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In Defense of “I Was Mugged…”

By Oliver Friedfeld December 5, 2014

To the Editor, When I first published my article, "I Was Mugged And I Understand Why," I could never have predicted the response it would receive. I hope this letter clarifies some of the points that...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rethinking the Dangers of Plagiarism

By Melissa Harris November 21, 2014

To the Editor: Just the utterance of the word “plagiarism” can elicit fear in students and professors alike. Most students have come to understand its parameters within an academic setting, but...

Why I’m Proud I Changed My Last Name

By Amy Volz November 14, 2014

To the Editor: I read Jasmine White’s “Why I Won’t Ever Change My Last Name” with curiosity … and indignation. I am a Class of 2014 alum and have been married a whopping five months. So clearly,...

Catholicism’s Exploration of Scripture

By Carlos A. Miranda November 4, 2014

To the Editor: “Born-again” Christian preachers demonstrated at Georgetown’s front gates last Wednesday, warning of the dangers of Catholicism and its inability to lead us to salvation. The event...

Old Leo’s Policy Flexible, Not Fraudulent

By Will Simons October 17, 2014

To the Editor: In an article titled “Leo’s Limits Meal Swipe Use” from Oct. 10 [A5], The Hoya described Aramark and the administration’s motivations and students’ reactions to the recent enforcement...

SAC Needs Nothing More Than a Diet

By Alexander Zajac October 17, 2014

To the editor: Patrick Musgrave, chair of SAC, recently wrote an article in which he proposed many steps to help get student groups more funding for their activities. The solution, however, is so much...

Mandatory Minimums a Better Path to Justice

By Kathryn McGinnis October 3, 2014

To The Editor: Re: “With Race, Holder’s Weak Action” The Hoya, Sept. 30, A3 I, too, have a bitter taste left in my mouth by the fact that those responsible for the financial collapse of the...

Holder Not Responsible for Economic Disparity

By Jonathan Marrow October 3, 2014

To The Editor: I find deeply tenuous Hunter Main’s argument (“With Race, Holder’s Weak Action,” The Hoya, Sept. 30, A3) that Attorney General Eric Holder’s racial legacy is murky due to his...

Responding to Concerns About H.Print

By Lisa Davis September 19, 2014

To the Editor: An editorial in last week's Hoya outlined deficiencies and poor service experienced by several students as they tried to print documents in Lauinger Library over the Labor Day weekend.We...

It Got Uglier Than You Thought

By Chris Murray April 25, 2014

To the Editor: I read with interest Braden McDonald and Molly Simio’s feature story on the “protest culture” at Georgetown University [“Marching On,” The Hoya, B1, March 21, 2014]. In their...

In Defense of Hip-Hop

By Connor Rohan April 10, 2014

To the Editor: Re: “Hip-Hop Unworthy of Academia” Since when has vulgarity been a valid indicator of cultural insignificance, and at what point did we decide that academia’s scope of study...

Uber Is Safer Than You Make It Seem

By Billy Guernier April 8, 2014

To the Editor: On Friday, The Hoya published an ill-researched, surface-level editorial (“Uber’s Risky Business,” The Hoya, A2, April 4, 2014) implying Uber is unsafe and calling for more regulation...

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