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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

COURTESY MELISSA NYMAN
College Dean Chester Gillis recently announced he would step down in June 2017. He plans on taking a yearlong sabbatical before returning to Georgetown’s theology department.

Gillis Reflects on Term

By Sarah Griffin April 5, 2016

From hosting intimate conversations with first-year students over dinner at his home to promoting increased racial awareness through the development of an African American studies major, College Dean...

When it Comes to Hookups, It Is All a Game

When it Comes to Hookups, It Is All a Game

By Anirudha Vaddadi January 22, 2016

As I graduate this semester with a degree in economics, I’m still having trouble figuring out what exactly I’ve learned in those countless lectures filled with supply-and-demand graphs and equations....

SHETTY & TRIVEDI: The Lasting Value of Peers in Education

SHETTY & TRIVEDI: The Lasting Value of Peers in Education

By Rohan Shetty and Naman Trivedi December 8, 2015

Professor Steenhuisen was just the sort of sweet, grizzled presence that I needed to ease into university life. She posed questions to students with immense tenderness, smiling at every response as if...

Which Georgetown School Are You?

Which Georgetown School Are You?

By Annie Fraser and Annie Fraser November 10, 2015

Feeling isolated? No one understands you? Struggling with your sense of self and purpose? Not the smartest kid anymore? Don't worry, this has nothing to do with your overinflated sense of self being confronted...

How to Get a Great Internship

How to Get a Great Internship

By Kat Vassell and Kat Vassell November 3, 2015

Break out your suits and resume folders because it's time to find an internship. Perhaps you don't know how to format your resume or even where to begin? If you want to get offers from your favorite employers,...

Suffering From Undeclared-ness

Suffering From ‘Undeclared-ness’

By Sarah Jackmauh October 20, 2015

I have a severe case of “undeclared-ness.” When I decided to come to college in the nation’s capital, I thought I would be able to figure out what I wanted to do for the next four years of my...

4Es Fall Fashion Preview 2015

4E’s Fall Fashion Preview 2015

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein October 12, 2015

A few weeks ago, The Hoya released their "Fall Fashion Issue" documenting the hottest trends this year on the Hilltop. They actually did a pretty awesome job, so you should check it out. It just so...

OWSIANY: Make Equality A Priority

By Laura Owsiany October 9, 2015

Last year as a news writer for The Hoya, I covered the New York Times’ first annual ranking of socioeconomic diversity on college campuses. This year, Georgetown plummeted in the rankings from 46 to...

Finding Stars to Brighten a New Home

Finding Stars to Brighten a New Home

By Jessica Portales October 6, 2015

The stars. Any time my family asks, that’s the answer. The question isn’t anything special. I’m certain that plenty of others have been asked it as well — have been interrogated about it by parents,...

Colleges Must Create Equal Opportunities

By Emily Kaye October 6, 2015

Every March, students across the country fail to join elite higher-education institutions despite their hard work and intelligence. It is not because they were rejected; it is because they did not apply. While...

High School vs. Georgetown

High School vs. Georgetown

By Kat Vassell and Kat Vassell October 4, 2015

Everyone knows that high school and college are pretty different. From academics to the social scene, they are essentially worlds apart. 4E brings you a few situations that demonstrate this difference...

KHAN: When the Right Is Left Out

KHAN: When the Right Is Left Out

By Michael Khan September 29, 2015

A true liberal arts education is meant to introduce students to a wide variety of thoughts, and professors are supposed to be the well-intentioned and informed mediators of discussion. However, it is very...

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