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COURTESY CHARLIE LONG
The university placed a red chair in Healy Circle this past spring to symbolize the seat women should take in technology development.

Georgetown Partners with Sit With Me

By Patricja Okuniewska September 11, 2015

Despite rapid growth in the technology industry, there is only one woman for every three men employed in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics job. The Sit With Me initiative hopes to...

Snapchat Updates: D.C. Takeover

Snapchat Updates: D.C. Takeover

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein June 30, 2015

Everyone knows that 4E loves Snapchat. Like really, really, REALLY loves Snapchat. It is basically required when you are hired to have the skill of taking tactful selfies with a variety of filters. Due...

OWN IT Speaker Profiles: Madison Maxey

OWN IT Speaker Profiles: Madison Maxey

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 23, 2015

After last year’s overwhelming success, the OWN IT Summit is back! As The Hoya is the campus media partner, 4E will be periodically bringing you profiles of the illustrious speakers. Today, 4E is...

Where Are the Female STEM Majors?

Where Are the Female STEM Majors?

By Paul Healy March 16, 2015

Choosing a major can be one of the most consequential, agonizing decisions that we make in our college careers. Unsurprisingly, male and female students tend to choose different majors. We most often hear...

Staffer of the Week: Matthew De Silva

Staffer of the Week: Matthew De Silva

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 9, 2015

Once a week, The Hoya recognizes one or two staffers who have done a particularly awesome job — now you can get to know about them, too. Here’s our interview with Staffer of the Week, Matthew De...

DESHPANDE: Embrace Spices, Not Prescriptions

By Nikita Deshpande February 6, 2015

Unlike the bland and insipid food of Leo’s, Indian food is seasoned, sautéed and garnished with a range of exotic spices. My mother’s pantry stocks a spectrum of fragrant masalas, herbs and natural...

Have No Fear, Rapchat is Here

Have No Fear, Rapchat is Here

By D.J. Angelini and D.J. Angelini January 29, 2015

This is what we've all been waiting for. Years of technological development have brought us to this very moment. Thank you Benjamin Franklin for flying your kite and getting us electricity. Thank you...

CHISHOLM: 2015: A Knockout Year for Technology

By Celeste Chisholm January 23, 2015

I grew with anticipatory delight as I traveled back into Georgetown this winter, and I remember my immediate satisfaction as I was greeted with different storefronts, a rapidly evolved local fashion sense...

The Dubious Ethics of Self-Driving Cars

By Nikita Deshpande January 22, 2015

Golden rays of sunshine stream through the mountaintops, illuminating the rugged contours of the ocher-hued landscape. Past the curves of the road and peeking between trees lies a glimpse of frothy waves...

A New Phenomenon: Georgetown Geofilters

A New Phenomenon: Georgetown Geofilters

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling January 18, 2015

If you’ve been using Snapchat in the past several months, you’ve obviously noticed their new geofilter feature. Or, if you’re technologically challenged like me, you might have no idea what I’m...

UIS Opens New Lau Service Desk

By Matthew Larson January 13, 2015

University Information Services opened its third service desk on the third floor of Lauinger Library last Wednesday after a three-month pilot program. The walk-up desk will be the third of its kind, joining...

Stop by the Samsung T-Mobile Time Out

Stop by the Samsung T-Mobile Time Out

By Emily Min and Emily Min December 2, 2014

Because fall semester is winding down and finals are quickly approaching, many of you Hoyas might be looking for ways to decompress. Well, what better way to relax than by playing with cool technology? To...

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