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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

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The title of Black Movement Dance Theater’s spring show “Defiance” was chosen to reflect the current state of the black community in the United States, and to emphasize the importance of empowerment. Student directors hope the show will facilitate dialogue.

BMDT Breaks Barriers Through Dance

By Dani Guerrero February 17, 2017

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Georgetown’s Black Movements Dance Theater presents “Defiance,” the company’s final production for the 2016-17 season. The dance concert, “an exploratory...

Student Stars Shine at Improv Fest 2017

Student Stars Shine at Improv Fest 2017

By Eleanor Tolf and Meena Raman February 10, 2017

Boasting alumni like Nick Kroll (COL ’01), John Mulaney (COL ’04) and Mike Birbiglia (COL ’00), the Georgetown Improv Association has long established its reputation as a comic authority in the...

CLARA MEJíA ORTA/THE HOYA

Despite common student perceptions, there have been significant improvements in campus health and wellness. Collaborations between the Georgetown University Student Association, Health Education Services and the Student Health Center, among others, have led to increased awareness and engagement.

Campus Health: Where Are We Now?

By Eleanor Tolf February 3, 2017

When reflecting on student wellness on campus, it is easy to sensationalize and laser focus on extreme examples of poor health. With their risky behavior and lack of self-care, college students have...

Bringing a Focus to Center Stage

By Cosima Schelfhout and technology October 28, 2016

From Georgetown Dance Company, which focuses on classical ballet and jazz, and Hoya Break Squad to Black Movements Dance Theatre and Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Georgetown, Georgetown’s slew of...

Students Face Move-In Issues

By Taylor Harding September 2, 2016

Students returned to uncleaned apartments, water leaks, mold and broken furniture during the early move-in period last week, which left some students in temporary housing as they waited for their accommodations...

Greener Campus Needed

By The Editorial Board September 25, 2015

Pope Francis addressed a crowd of nearly 15,000 people in a White House speech on sustainability Wednesday. The speech was a call to action to combat climate change and protect the planet. As a Jesuit...

QUALLEN: A Campus Plan’s Long Lineage

By Matthew Quallen April 9, 2015

In its bicentennial campus plan, developed between 1989 and 1990, Georgetown committed itself to “adopt as a long term goal … the ability to provide housing for 100 percent of its undergraduate students...

Campus Plan or Student Sell-Out?

By Ryan Shymansky March 27, 2015

Ever take a look at the 2010 Campus Plan? Hopefully you haven’t, because you have much better things to do than pore over a set of five-year-old zoning requirements. It’s more likely, however, that...

Some New Places2Go

By The Editorial Board December 5, 2014

For a university bent on the strict prohibition of on-campus personal vehicular transportation, it seems that Georgetown is finally bending toward the needs of its students, striking a deal with car-sharing...

Through Campus Groups, Diversity is Celebrated

By Eng Gin Moe April 11, 2014

I have always been used to diversity and difference. In Myanmar, I attended an international school where my classmates were the children of foreign diplomats from all over the world. I attended high school...

The Academic Value of Vulgarity

The Academic Value of Vulgarity

By Parth Shah April 7, 2014

My U.S. literary history course deals very heavily with issues of race and culture in 20th-century America, and much of this discourse has been generated from works written by African-American authors. We...

Cutting the Confusion From Religious Texts

By Ashley Miller January 17, 2014

Director of Muslim Chaplaincy Imam Yahya Hendi and Director of Jewish Chaplaincy Rabbi Rachel Gartner discussed the difficulty of interpreting religious text and their societal role in an interfaith...

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