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VIEWPOINT: Include Faculty in COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

VIEWPOINT: Include Faculty in COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

By John O’Connor May 6, 2021

Georgetown University has a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of the entire campus community. The recent announcement from University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95), which...

Georgetown, Please Offer Better Electives

Georgetown, Please Offer Better Electives

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz May 2, 2021

Finals season may be upon us, but our fall classes are right around the corner, and hopefully, next semester won’t be over Zoom! While Georgetown students have just registered, it’s clear there needs...

How to Seem Intelligent in the Upcoming School Year

How to Seem Intelligent in the Upcoming School Year

By Jolie Ouyang and Jolie Ouyang April 30, 2021

With the impending start of the fall semester, many of us are itching to just get back on campus. This also means in-person classes and activities, but with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we haven’t...

Biden’s American Rescue Plan, written by Georgetown University:

Biden’s American Rescue Plan, written by Georgetown University:

By Matteo Lauto and Matteo Lauto March 8, 2021

Georgetown University, spearheaded by the government department, has recently announced their own version of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The university hopes Congress will take its vast...

Alternatives to Ted Cruz's Escape Plan to Cancún

Alternatives to Ted Cruz’s Escape Plan to Cancún

By Eri Hayakawa and Eri Hayakawa March 5, 2021

When the massive snowstorm hit Texas, the state had to deal with many catastrophes, such as power outages and food shortages. While Texans were struggling to stay warm and safe, what was Sen. Ted Cruz...

VIEWPOINT: Appreciate Professors Amid Virtual Learning

VIEWPOINT: Appreciate Professors Amid Virtual Learning

By Lily Brown February 4, 2021

The loud quacking of my phone’s alarm rouses me at 7:45 a.m., then 8:05 a.m., then 8:10 a.m. and then 8:15 a.m. before I finally force myself to get up and change my pajama top for a sweater around...

Study Abroad Alternatives Spring 2021

Study Abroad Alternatives Spring 2021

By Anastasia Nesterova and Anastasia Nesterova November 16, 2020

If you applied to study abroad this year, the cancellation news a few weeks ago may have come as a disappointment to you. But fear not! Here is a compilation of alternative destinations where you can...

TikTok Review: October 2020

TikTok Review: October 2020

By Cece Ochoa and Cece Ochoa November 2, 2020

In case you missed it: The Hoya is on TikTok! We know, we know, try to contain your excitement.  With The Hoya’s newfound TikTok fame — we have over 100,000 likes! — we at 4E have...

Meet the 2020 Mr. Georgetown Candidates

Meet the 2020 Mr. Georgetown Candidates

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz October 23, 2020

There are three constants to a fall as a Georgetown student, even remotely: midterms, good friends, and the Georgetown Program Board’s annual Mr. Georgetown pageant.  Not even a global pandemic...

Expectations vs. Reality of Virtual Freshman Year: A Timeline

Expectations vs. Reality of Virtual Freshman Year: A Timeline

By Eri Hayakawa and Eri Hayakawa October 20, 2020

May-July Let’s face it: as a current freshman, we have had a difficult semester so far, especially because everything is online. When we talked to upperclassmen before committing to be a Hoya, they...

Things Georgetown Students Spend More on Than a Certain President Spends on Income Taxes

Things Georgetown Students Spend More on Than a Certain President Spends on Income Taxes

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz October 20, 2020

Hoyas everywhere know the struggle of tuition, Flex dollars, Canada Geese (Gooses? Goslings?). Living in Washington, D.C., is costly and drains students' wallets. Me, begging my work-study job for...

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The Office of Undergraduate Admissions, housed in White-Gravenor Hall, accepted 13 percent of early applications for the Class of 2019

GAGE Turns to Arbitration To Resolve Contract Dispute With GU

By Samantha Sinutko September 19, 2020

Georgetown University’s graduate student union plans to enter arbitration proceedings with the school to resolve a contractual dispute, union leaders announced Friday afternoon.  Members of...

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