The Editorial Board urges Georgetown administrators and GUPD to reevaluate the decision to increase patrol presence around student residence halls.
In her farewell viewpoint, Editor in Chief Riley Rogerson (COL ’22) reflects on her experience at The Hoya, offering her perspective on what she has learned and what The Hoya should strive to uphold next semester and beyond.
Srishti Khemka (SFS ’23) discusses BeReal, the latest social media app sweeping Georgetown’s campus, reminding students of the dangers the app poses towards data privacy.
In her newest edition of “Beyond Glass Ceilings,” author Yana Gitelman (SFS ’25) invites readers to critically examine the role white women play in upholding white supremacy during election season.
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