Articles by D. Pierce Nixon

Georgetown: 'Disappointment' to Destination

By D. Pierce Nixon | Apr 22 2008

It’s common for long-established communities to ignore the history that preceded them. The history of the Americas didn’t ...

Some of the Days in My Mailbox

By D. Pierce Nixon | Apr 08 2008

In HOYA lore, DAYS ON THE HILLTOP has a personality. The goal of the column, traditionally written by a senior ...

GU's Catholic Identity Means More Than Blind Submission

By D. Pierce Nixon | Mar 25 2008

It looks like Georgetown is not on the Holy Father’s nice list.

During a visit to Washington, D.C ...

Hoya Paranoia No Excuse for Esherick's Treatment

By D. Pierce Nixon | Feb 26 2008

Now in his fourth year as head coach of the men’s basketball team, it’s apparent that John Thompson ...

GU Must Blame Itself for Its Lack of Intellectualism

By D. Pierce Nixon | Feb 12 2008

When I was a greenhorn reporter for THE HOYA a few years ago, my editor assigned me a story about ...

America's Future Lies in Hope, Arkansas

By D. Pierce Nixon | Jan 29 2008

It doesn’t take long to drive through Hope, a sleepy town of about 10,000 set back in the ...

GU Shirks Duties to Undergrads

By D. Pierce Nixon | Jan 15 2008

Earlier this year, 20 members of the Georgetown faculty and administration released a report on Georgetown’s intellectual life. The ...

Oh Thanksgiving

By D. Pierce Nixon | Nov 23 2007

Sometimes, after spending too many months on the Hilltop, we get caught up in the daily routine of being students ...

University Addresses Security, Mental Health During Open Forum

By D. Pierce Nixon and ... | Apr 27 2007

Less than two weeks after 32 people were murdered at Virginia Tech, Georgetown administrators and students are still attempting to ...

Border Activist Speaks, Sparking Rally

By D. Pierce Nixon | Nov 03 2006

Poor enforcement of laws along the U.S.-Mexico border poses a major threat to national security, anti-illegal immigration activist ...