Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Stop Sensationalizing Coronavirus

VIEWPOINT: Stop Sensationalizing Coronavirus

By Melissa Deng February 6, 2020

Everyday life in China is coming to a standstill; streets once filled with people are now practically empty. During Chinese New Year, celebration was muted, with many family reunions curtailed by travel...

WILL CROMARTY/THE HOYA | A review of Georgetown Universitys yearbook found five instances of blackface and several other symbols of racism and bigotry.

Blackface, Bigotry Found in University Archives

By Connor Thomas and Chelsea Hafer March 1, 2019

Georgetown University’s archives are on the fifth floor of Lauinger Library, and its yearbooks have been digitized for anyone to delve into. These physical and digital records host old stories and...

LAMA, WANI, SHAVER & YOUNG: Don’t Join Our Fraternity

By Andrew Lama, James Shaver, Shima Wani, and Stephen Young August 29, 2018

Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Fraternity was founded in 1920 at Georgetown University, just months after the establishment of the university’s School of Foreign Service. Many of its...

GUERRERO: Kirstjen Nielsen Went to Georgetown. That Doesn’t Make Her a Hoya

By Andrea Guerrero July 2, 2018

Georgetown University prides itself on providing a “world-class learning experience … [where] students are challenged to engage in the world and become men and women in the service of others, especially...

BAO, MACK & XIE: Protect Chinese Students

By Yi Bao, Kamar Mack, and Gary Xie February 27, 2018

Georgetown University’s Chinese students need President John J. DeGioia’s support. On Feb. 13, 2018, FBI Director Christopher Wray implied Chinese students and faculty in America are spies in a...

KAPASI: The Wounded Knee Massacre

KAPASI: The Wounded Knee Massacre

By Nabil Kapasi January 26, 2018

The Wounded Knee Massacre, the murder of Lakota refugees by the U.S. Cavalry in 1890, was inevitable. This atrocity was the culmination of the centuries-long effort by European immigrants to exterminate...

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VALENTIN: Populism Fuels Far-Right Rise

By Opinion Editor September 9, 2016

In the post-Brexit chaos, The Guardian published a feature in June 2016 titled “Why elections are bad for democracy,” which argued how referendums can be detrimental to democracies. It was astonishing...

BROTHERS: Why Muslim Americans Cannot Buy Into Identity Politics

By Laila Brothers July 12, 2016

One month ago, the worst mass shooting in the United States took the lives of 49 innocent people. I still recall my initial reaction — I hoped the shooter was not somehow connected to Islam, which is...

BROTHERS: Sometimes We Do Not Choose Our Labels

By Laila Brothers June 20, 2016

Some time ago, I read the words of Sayed Kashua, a Muslim journalist from Haaretz, who wrote after the attacks in Paris: “My first thought was: How the blazes do I cancel my labeling as a Muslim? How...

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