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The endless cycle goes like this: your phone alarm goes off on a Sunday morning, and you instantly hit snooze. You lie back down, desperate …
When Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016, I couldn’t have cared less.
I was a young middle schooler living in South Korea, far removed …
Amid calls to end legacy admissions, hate crimes on campus and an onslaught of rising university costs, the annual Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) executive …
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska’s recent visit to Georgetown University served as a gesture of gratitude toward the university for its unwavering support and …
We’ve all had those talks — the ones that drift into politics like a ship getting sucked into a whirlpool. Everything is so peaceful, and …
In my first year at Georgetown University, I’ve had the privilege of giving tours to hundreds of prospective students and families. A disproportionately large number …
Albert Einstein said, “insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
I, however, would like to say that by doing the …
Despite having lived with my father for my entire life, I know very little about who he is — something that has brought me a …
The legacy of Madeleine Albright is a double-edged sword.
Inside the classroom, she was a legendary professor and mentor for nearly 40 years at Georgetown University’s …
Kevin O’Leary — the Canadian businessman and investor made famous by “Shark Tank” and for his moniker, “Mr. Wonderful” — hates store-bought coffee. He calls it …
As students, staff and faculty settle into the semester, campus security and safety are on many Georgetown University community members’ minds.
The topic is especially relevant …
As a Catholic and Jesuit university established in the spirit of the new republic, Georgetown was founded on the principle that discourse among people of …
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action — a policy that aims to increase opportunities for underrepresented groups by explicitly considering race …
Trending on Twitter: “Asians.”
As soon as I saw it, I knew it was about affirmative action. And as an Asian student who applied to college …
As a result of the Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair …
On June 29, 2023, a group of nine adults, averaging 63 years of age, gathered and reached a controversial consensus that would impact the lives …
One of the reasons I came to Georgetown is its emphasis on Jesuit values, specifically the concept of interreligious understanding. That is the notion that …
For too long, Georgetown University consulting clubs have championed an exclusive culture of low acceptance rates ranging from 15% to a measly 5%. With these …
The start of the school year usually comes with a flurry of new academic endeavors, extracurricular opportunities and social experiences. But it may also come …
If you’ve ever seen the movie “Roman Holiday” — or even if you haven’t — there’s one iconic scene that everybody knows: Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck …
The United States faced its largest ban of books recorded in any year from July 2021 to June 2022. There were more than 2,500 individual …
As our readers know, The Hoya’s slogan is “Read the Paper.” With the emergence of the internet and the development of a 24-hour news cycle, …
Summer is not technically over yet, but your LinkedIn feed might indicate otherwise with its endless stream of:
I’m so grateful to announce that I have …
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the group of law schools that runs the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), is in the midst of reforming …
If there’s one thing I know, it’s that I’ll never be someone’s airport crush.
I’m a frantic, last-minute packer. I procrastinate until the night before, stay …
For years, I joked that I could fit Georgetown University into two suitcases and a carry-on. There’s been some truth to that.
On a rainy August …
With their collective bargaining agreement set to expire June 30, graduate student workers and university administrators have been locked in negotiations since October 2022 over …
I’m new to Georgetown University. I’m the vice president for student affairs, which means I’m in charge of the university’s efforts to support students and …
The Georgetown community is grappling with a battle over the neighborhood’s iconic Optimus Prime and Bumblebee statues from the Transformers franchise, as the Old Georgetown …
I throw myself into any leadership or team-oriented position that is remotely available to me. Any email about open positions, opportunities, clubs or research, I …
In February 2021, President Joe Biden’s administration officially rejoined the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change, and thus established greenhouse gas emission reduction …
Here’s a familiar scene: you’re walking down the hallway and recognize someone approaching. You, a socially anxious Georgetown University student, go into panic mode. A …
I knew Georgetown University from the start was not established for students like me: a person of color, female and queer. After all, it wasn’t …
I fall into the questioning part of the LGBTQ+ community, which is an under-discussed portion of the queer experience. There is no one right way …
“Wow, being gay at Georgetown … you must be fighting for your life.”
This is a common refrain that I hear from others when they learn …
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has built a platform and rabid following, not by solving any kind of real issue but by targeting “wokeness,” a word …
“Do you have a boyfriend?”
The dental hygienist asked the question in jest as I sat in the chair awaiting my routine teeth cleaning.
I laughed politely …