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Christine Fair, associate professor in the security studies program, went on research leave following a tweet on her personal Twitter account advocating violence against Republican senators during the Kavanaugh hearings.

GU Professor on Leave After Facing Criticism for Tweet

By Elizabeth Douglas October 12, 2018

Professor Christine Fair is on immediate research leave after a tweet on her personal Twitter account calling for violence against Republican senators received backlash last week, according to an email...

ELIZA LAFFERTY AND PATRICK WALSH Georgetown University Student Association senate elected Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) and Patrick Walsh (SFS ’21) as speaker and vice speaker.

GUSA Senate Elects Speaker, Vice Speaker

By Emily Leng October 12, 2018

Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) and Patrick Walsh (SFS ’21) were elected speaker and vice speaker of the Georgetown University Student Association senate in an emergency senate meeting Oct. 2. Lafferty,...

The Vatican Initiates Deeper Investigation Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against McCarrick

The Vatican Initiates Deeper Investigation Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against McCarrick

By Mason Mandell October 10, 2018

Pope Francis sanctioned a deeper examination of Vatican archives to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The...

Wasting Money 101

Wasting Money 101

By Barbara McDuffee and Barbara McDuffee October 7, 2018

We're already a month into the school year, and I still only own one notebook and one pencil, so we're off to a strong start :') Clearly, organization, planning and most other life skills may not be...

Midterm Szn: Sophomore Year Edition

Midterm Szn: Sophomore Year Edition

By Elizabeth Park and Elizabeth Park October 6, 2018

It's sophomore year, ladies and gentlemen, which means we're all ~experienced~ and can now look down on the lowly freshmen who walk the dreaded path to Darnall Hall. But besides the slightly upgraded situation...

The Five Stages of Being Sick at Georgetown

The Five Stages of Being Sick at Georgetown

By Abigail Weintz and Abigail Weintz October 6, 2018

If you haven’t spent these past weeks drowning in used tissues and Advil, this Hoya desperately wants to know your secret.  Yes! You heard that barely concealed coughing fit from the back of your crowded...

Georgetown University Student Association opened an on-campus food pantry called Hoya Hub located on the fourth floor of the Leavey Center.

On-Campus Food Pantry Opens in Leavey Center

By Myroslav October 4, 2018

The Hoya Hub, an on-campus pantry offering free, non-perishable food items to members of the Georgetown community, opened Monday in the Leavey Center as part of a Georgetown University Student Association...

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES The School of Continuing Studies established a partnership with FC Barcelona last year. This July, participants in the program met with team executives.

Georgetown Sports Industry Management Program Solidifies Partnership With FC Barcelona

By Kareeda Kabir October 4, 2018

  The School of Continuing Studies’ Sports Industry Management program’s partnership with professional soccer team FC Barcelona continued in July with a trip to Barcelona and a meeting...

KISHORE MAHBUBANI Kishore Mahbubani, former Singaporean diplomat and professor at the National University of Singapore, critiqued Western policies towards China at an event on Monday.

Trump Transformed US China Policy, Former Singaporean Diplomat Says

By Riley Rogerson October 4, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump’s China policy transforms the West’s historic attitude toward China, former Singaporean diplomat and professor at the National University of Singapore Kishore Mahbubani...

Curator of Music and Performing Arts at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture Dwandalyn Reece, Georgetown University Distinguished Artist in Residence and Kennedy Center Artistic Director of Jazz Jason Moran, and Associate Professor of the History Department Maurice Jackson discussed the state of jazz in Washington, D.C.

DC Jazz Threatened by Gentrification, Says Kennedy Center Artistic Director of Jazz Jason Moran

By Dustin Hartuv October 4, 2018

Gentrification threatens Washington, D.C. jazz and art, jazz musician and composer Jason Moran said at an event Tuesday in Copley Lounge. Moran, a distinguished artist-in-residence at Georgetown...

AARON WEINMANN/THE HOYA Robert Bennett (CAS ’61, LAW ’64), Karen Tumulty, John Carr, Dawn Eden Goldstein and Kevin Byrnes react to sexual abuse in the church.

Church Must Reform Internal Hierarchy, Panelists Say

By Will Cassou September 28, 2018

Catholic clergy cannot be trusted to initiate meaningful reforms combatting widespread clerical abuse, leaving the responsibility to lay people, former federal prosecutor and original member of the...

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