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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Diversity at a Standstill

By The Editorial Board October 19, 2012

The Initiative for Diversity and Inclusiveness was launched in 2009 in response to campus sentiment that there was too much talk and too little action on improving diversity. Three years later, the initiative...

Fairness Falters Off Campus

By The Editorial Board October 19, 2012

While we may never know what concessions were put on the negotiating table by the university to reach an agreement on the 2010 Campus Plan, we are sad to learn of yet another area where our school’s...

Study Sciences Abroad

By The Editorial Board October 16, 2012

With the opening of Regents Hall and talk of expanding the School of Medicine, Georgetown is clearly invested in fostering the study of the sciences on campus. Yet the university does not offer enough...

Solving the Stress of Tests

By The Editorial Board October 2, 2012

There is a palpable point where school-related stress ceases to be a necessary part of the learning process and becomes an impediment to it. The university has implemented simple but effective remedies...

An Unsung Initiative

By The Editorial Board October 2, 2012

Each candidate endorsed by Georgetown this year for the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell Scholarships are current or former members of the Carroll Fellows Initiative. Last year, Carroll Fellows made up three...

Rash of Thefts Treatable

By The Editorial Board October 2, 2012

In reviewing the Department of Public Safety’s 2012 annual crime report, two statistics stand out: Crime on Georgetown’s main campus fell 16 percent between 2009 and 2011, and the number of thefts...

Carded at the Polls

By The Editorial Board September 25, 2012

A political argument has been brewing this election cycle that, on the surface, might appear remarkably ordinary: More than half the states have recently passed some form of voter identification law. These...

Students Shunned, Shorted in Campus Plan Negotiations

By The Editorial Board June 23, 2012

If sunlight is the best disinfectant, the 2010 Campus Plan process was doomed by darkness. After two months of closed negotiations with Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E and neighborhood groups, the...

The Bubble Mentality

By The Editorial Board May 17, 2012

With all the resources of Hilltop life at our fingertips, it’s no wonder Georgetown students don’t pop the bubble more often. The “Georgetown bubble” describes the physical and emotional isolation...

Beyond the Job Hunt

By The Editorial Board May 17, 2012

The future has been at the forefront of senior class members’ minds for the past few months as their undergraduate years come to a close. More specifically, graduating seniors are asking themselves whether...

A Time for Mischief

By The Editorial Board May 17, 2012

The recent theft of the Healy clock hands has forced both students and administrators to re-evaluate what the tradition means to us. Given the safety hazards and extreme risks involved in stealing the...

Meaney and Laverriere Gained Ground for GUSA

By The Editorial Board March 1, 2012

One week ago, the buzz surrounding GUSA centered on the election of a new president and vice president. But one year ago, outgoing President Mike Meaney (SFS '12) and Vice President GregLaverriere (COL...

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