Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

No. 7 – Haiti

By Sarah Kim December 8, 2014

She ran and wrapped her small arms around my leg. “Jackie Chan! Jackie Chan!” she squealed. I bent down and lifted her tiny body into my arms. Long, thick lashes framed eyes that seemed too...

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No. 6 – Plateau

By Sarah Kim November 23, 2014

My decision to take a gap-year after completing my second year of college was met with very little support and plenty of questions. “But wont you be falling behind? “Are you sure that’s...

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No. 5 — Cycles

By Sarah Kim November 9, 2014

June 10, 2012, 4:28 p.m. I’m sorry for giving you such a burden, but take this as a part of growing bigger and stronger. You are grown, but you have a lot more growing up to do. You worked very...

No. 4 - Fragments

No. 4 – Fragments

By Sarah Kim October 26, 2014

In all our deciphered knowledge of the English language today, our pool of understanding has only diminished in depth. We no longer read with a command of the language but as if we are borrowing the words...

No. 3: Salt Shaker

By Sarah Kim October 12, 2014

I would take my little ones to my mother’s every few months. We’d drive for a few hours and they’d open their eyes when the car shuddered to a stop, then rub the sleep from their lashes. My son was...

No. 2: Purple Flowers

No. 2: Purple Flowers

By Sarah Kim September 28, 2014

Whose fault can it be? We met and married when we were young, and my, was she was beautiful. Regal but delicate, like one of those purple flowers with the yellow centers and strong stems you see poking...

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