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COMMENTARY: Women’s Basketball Season Ends With Close Loss

By Molly O'Connell March 24, 2015

For the Georgetown women’s basketball team (4-27, 2-16 Big East), the Big East tournament was a chance at a fresh start. In numerous interviews, Head Coach Natasha Adair referred to the conference playoffs...

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Freshman forward Isaac Copeland has been named the Big East Rookie of the Week three times this season, including the last two weeks.

COMMENTARY | Copeland’s Rise Tied to Hoyas’ Success

By Tyler Park February 24, 2015

As the final seconds ticked away, the Georgetown men’s basketball team trailed Butler 59-58. Senior guard and co-captain Jabril Trawick dribbled up the court, shrugged off a screen set by senior...

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady earned his fourth Super Bowl victory, a tie for the most Super Bowl wins by an NFL quarterback.

COMMENTARY: Patriots Establish Legacy With Super Bowl Victory

By Nick Barton February 3, 2015

The Super Bowl defines legacies. In the span of just four hours, anyone from a fifth-round draft pick who has barely played to a renowned legend can rewrite football history. Two teams, the Seattle...

Commentary

By The Hoya Staff January 16, 2015

Throughout The Hoya’s 95 years, Hoya staffers and guest writers have offered advice, shared reflections and commented on issues of the day. Some of these pieces, like a 1941 editorial on breaking the...

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: Pluralism Still Essential Amid Gay Marriage Victories

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: Pluralism Still Essential Amid Gay Marriage Victories

By Tucker Cholvin and Thomas Christiansen October 21, 2014

Between the time we’ve finished this column and the time this article goes to press Tuesday morning, it’s entirely likely that several more completely improbable states will have been added to the...

On Eve of Championship Series, Reflecting on Hometown Success

By Contributors October 10, 2014

After high-profile division series matchups, the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants will face off in the National League Championship Series, while the Kansas City Royals meet the Baltimore Orioles...

Commentary | 29-Year Drought Ends in Dramatic Fashion in KC

By Sam Abrams October 10, 2014

Kansas City sports fans have been spoiled as of late. Sporting Kansas City won the 2013 Major League Soccer Cup. The Chiefs of the NFL broke the Guinness World Record for the loudest indoor stadium at...

Commentary | Path to World Series Goes Through Gateway City

By Andrew May October 10, 2014

The St. Louis Cardinals clinched a spot in their fourth consecutive National League Championship Series on Wednesday night. For those who are counting — and as an avid Cardinals fan, I am — that makes...

Commentary | Bay Area Bruisers Bring Experience, Grit to NLCS

By Kshithij Shrinath October 10, 2014

The day after the Giants won the World Series in 2010, I remember going to HOPE Services, a community center in my hometown of San Jose, Calif., as part of a class field trip. As we got close to the facility,...

Commentary | Baltimore Brings Unique Flair to October Baseball

By Laura Wagner October 10, 2014

William “Wild Bill” Hagy was a cab driver from Dundalk, Md., who sported a straw cowboy hat, sunglasses, a big beer belly and an even bigger personality. An original super fan, Wild Bill was an institution...

Commentary: An 18-inning Classic in DC

By Kara Avanceña October 7, 2014

Sports are horrible. Those three words ran through my mind as I, a Giants fan, sat alone in a sea of red-and-white-clad Nationals fans. It was the top of the ninth inning and I was almost certain that...

Moral Neutrality’s Threat to Free Speech

By Evelyn Flashner September 30, 2014

In her critique of a perceived lack of substantive pluralism on campus, H*yas for Choice President Abby Grace (SFS ’16) appealed to the university, “Please don’t bestow a degree completely willingly...

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