VIEWPOINT: Refocusing as a Digital-First Publication
Toby Hung (COL’18) and Daniel Almeida (MSB ’18) reflect on the decision to transition The Hoya to a digital-first publication.
VIEWPOINT: Challenging The Hoya’s Male Culture
Elaine Brousseau (CAS ’73) recalls navigating a male-dominated office at The Hoya as a member of Georgetown’s first coed class in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Recent Articles
VIEWPOINT: Establish HoyaLift Program
Last fall, I realized that Georgetown University critically needs to become more accessible for students with mobility disabilities such as athletic injuries and other temporary…
EDITORIAL: Eliminate Application Fee
After Georgetown University’s early action applicant pool decreased for the second year in a row, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon (CAS ’64, GRD ’69)…
EDITORIAL: Invest in Lau Renovations
Study spaces are an essential part of college campuses, and Georgetown University doesn’t have enough. To increase the total number of students that can be…
KEHOE: Reject Calls for Facebook Censorship
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to have no friends. After giving a speech at Georgetown University last fall advocating for “voice and inclusion,”…
FELDMAN & SHAHAM: Stop Failing Survivors
Since the release of the 2016 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct, Georgetown University has failed to adequately address the rate of sexual…
VIEWPOINT: Address Menstrual Inequity
Half of the population on college campuses bleed monthly. It can’t be controlled and it usually isn’t enjoyed. But menstruating on Georgetown University’s campus is…
VIEWPOINT: Rebranding as a Digital-Focused Publication
At our first onboarding event for The Hoya, we remember how a well-known news media professional who then consulted for The Hoya informed us that…
VIEWPOINT: Taking The Hoya Online
“Oh my god, you are so old.” That was the reaction from my younger ABC News colleague when I told him I was writing a…
VIEWPOINT: The Hoya Belongs to the Students
All decades respond to a past and choose an approach to the future. The Georgetown Voice began its bold response to the 1960s when it…
VIEWPOINT: Transitions on a Newly Coed Campus
As astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon in July 1969 forever expanded humanity’s horizons, women setting foot on the Hilltop just a few…
VIEWPOINT: Challenging The Hoya’s Male Culture
Somehow, Clifton Daniel was there. It was the 50th anniversary of The Hoya, and the managing editor of The New York Times was at the…
VIEWPOINT: Revamp Civil Service
As the United States faces increasing political polarization, we must look to specific policy ideas that will help to foster a sense of national unity.…
EDITORIAL: Reopen Residence Halls Earlier After Winter Break
When Georgetown University students return for the spring semester after winter break, they will not be allowed to enter their campus residences until the day…
EDITORIAL: Provide Food Stipend Over Thanksgiving Break
When Georgetown University closes campus dining locations over Thanksgiving, spring and Easter breaks, students remaining on campus have to find their own food options. But…
VIEWPOINT: Recognize Appropriation of Yoga
I have long struggled with sharing certain elements of my culture. Whether it is a bindi at Coachella or the art of mehendi turned into…
TALATI: Find Meaning in Combating Injustice
“What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done; there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes…
VIEWPOINT: Finding Hope in Hong Kong
A part of me feels unprepared to read the news every morning for fear of what my city has become. Hong Kong, the place where…
VIEWPOINT: Take Action for AIDS Day
On Dec. 1, we commemorate World AIDS Day. As of 2018, approximately 38 million people around the world are living with HIV. 770,000 people died…
SCHENDEN: Forge Meaningful Legacies
All of us are emboldened in our lives by the desire to do great things. This desire is at the heart of our Ignatian heritage…
EDITORIAL: Welcome Call Your Mother Deli
Though popular bagel deli Call Your Mother was scheduled to open at the intersection of 35th and O streets in late October, the deli has…
EDITORIAL: Increase Holiday Breaks
As Thanksgiving break approaches, Georgetown University’s four-day weekend offers students an important but insufficient opportunity to rest and prevent burnout. Besides weekends, students currently have…
VIEWPOINT: Recognize Impact of Hong Kong Protests
The timing was a little too perfect. The Georgetown University Hong Kong Student Association hosted Robert Delaney, U.S. bureau chief of the Hong Kong-based English…
KANG: Reject Ableist Ideas
Before starting college, I used to think of ableist barriers in visible and measurable terms. At Georgetown University, I saw inaccessible elevators, malfunctioning automatic doors…
GOODMAN: Redefining the Jewish Past
My favorite childhood movie “The Lion King” provides the perfect analogy for my Jewish identity. In the film’s turning point, Rafiki tracks down and confronts…
GANDHI: Georgetown Needs a Watchdog. So Does The Hoya.
I joined The Hoya three weeks into my freshman fall, and I retire just weeks away from graduating. The Hoya has, in every way, defined…
EDITORIAL: Implement Discounts for Scooter Services
Georgetown University’s inaccessibility to the rest of the nation’s capital is no secret: With subpar public transportation, limited schedules of Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle buses…
EDITORIAL: Bolster Off-Campus Learning
Conveniently situated in Washington, D.C., Georgetown University provides students the privilege of accessing the endless resources the city has to offer, from internship opportunities to…
VIEWPOINT: Stop Whitewashing Baseball
After the Washington Nationals’ sensational win in the 2019 World Series, the team’s diversity was hailed as one of the reasons the team was so…
VIEWPOINT: Discourage Bloomberg Presidential Bid
Michael Bloomberg, I implore you: Don’t run for president. Stop this vanity project before it gets off the ground. The last thing the Democratic Party…
TALATI: Reject Restrictive Refugee Policy
Over the course of his first three years in office, President Donald Trump and the members of his administration have drastically reduced the number of…
VIEWPOINT: Valuing Hands-On Creativity
I was worried I wouldn’t fit in at graduate school. After having been in the workforce for four years, I was excited to be entering…
EDITORIAL: Demand Transparency in Facilities
Georgetown University’s facilities and maintenance problems reached a peak last semester with pervasive mold outbreaks throughout campus and structural concerns with the Alumni Square roofs.…
EDITORIAL: Improve GU272 Initiative
Last week, Georgetown University announced an initiative to collaborate with descendant communities to support community-based projects to benefit descendants of the GU272, the 272 enslaved…
VIEWPOINT: Promote GAAP Weekend Accessibility
The first time I saw the entirety of Georgetown University’s campus was move-in day. While it was so exciting and special to see where I…
VIEWPOINT: Engage Graduate Student Voices in GU272 Initiative
Graduate Students Need Seat at the Table for Discussions Around Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation. Prior to applying to Georgetown University in 2018, one of my…
KANG: Redefine Inclusive Housing
On Oct. 31, 2019, Jillian Copeland and David Godoy visited my Ignatius Seminar, “Disability, Culture, and Question of Care.” Copeland is the founder of Main…
VIEWPOINT: Expand Impact of Disability Studies
When I arrived on Georgetown University’s campus as a freshman in 2016, the disability studies minor did not exist, and the primary way I thought…