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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

RIGHT TO LIFE/FACEBOOK | Conservative-leaning student groups like GU Right to Life report being stigmatized for displaying their views while tabling in Red Square. Students have reported getting glares from passerby.

Conservative Faculty, Student Voices Feel Underrepresented at GU

By Daria Crawford and Angela Perez February 14, 2020

During the 2016 presidential campaign, professor Michael Czinkota, a self-identifying conservative who teaches classes in international trade and international business in the McDonough School of Business,...

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Students Stress Significance of Cultural Awareness in Classes

By Lexi Nelson February 7, 2020

Like many other freshmen, Emma Chowdhury (COL ’23) took “Problem of God” her first semester at Georgetown University. For the course’s first homework in the Buddhism unit, Chowdhury’s professor...

KIKI SCHMALFULSS FOR THE HOYA | Students report inadequate care at the Student Health Center, alongside a lack of transparency surrounding Georgetowns health insurance plan.

GU Health Services Lack Adequate Accessibility for Students

By Kirsten Garino January 31, 2020

After several days of fever and achiness to start his sophomore year at Georgetown University, Niels Ruigrok (COL ’22) visited the Student Health Center on Sept. 10, 2019, where a doctor diagnosed him...

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GU Jesuit Sexually Harassed Students. Georgetown Let Him Resign.

By Mason Mandell and Sana Rahman January 24, 2020

This article discusses sexual misconduct at Georgetown University. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. John had known Fr. Alvaro Ribeiro, S.J., his former English...

CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES/GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | Professor Rebecca Patterson draws upon her experience working at the State Department to inform her students on policy choices such as when intervention from the United Nations is warranted.

GU Professors Bridge Gap Between Academia, Policymaking

By Liam Scott January 17, 2020

During the 1990s and the early 2000s, high political instability in Liberia resulted in two civil wars that led to the deaths of over 250,000 people. These civil wars are estimated to have shrunk Liberia’s...

The Centennial Issue

The Centennial Issue

By Kiera Geraghty January 14, 2020

’90s Prove Pivotal as The Hoya Goes Online Illustration By: Tarika Kumar/The Hoya In fall 1988, The Hoya reached an inflection point. Just a year earlier, the paper had started printing twice...

’90s Prove Pivotal as The Hoya Goes Online

’90s Prove Pivotal as The Hoya Goes Online

By Maya Gandhi and Katherine DeMatteo January 14, 2020

In fall 1988, The Hoya reached an inflection point. Just a year earlier, the paper had started printing twice a week, a decision that would last until fall 2017, doubling its weekly production and stretching...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY RUGBY/ FACEBOOK Club Rugby faced a $3,000 budget cut, leading to increased risk of injury due to not having a trainer at all team practices.

Club Sports Face Barriers to Membership Amid Budget Cuts

By Maja Ochojska December 6, 2019

When Sarah Watson (SFS ’23) came to Georgetown University this fall, she was excited to join the university’s Club Rock Climbing team. The high fee to try out for the team, however, forced her to...

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Within the last five years, there has only been one formal bias report filed against the Georgetown University Police Department. Outside of GUPD, there have been 201 bias related incidents reported.

Allegations of Poor Policing at GU Persist; Few Reports Follow

By Daria Crawford November 22, 2019

Georgetown University Student Association President Norman Francis Jr. (COL ’20) was working in the GUSA office in Sellinger Lounge this summer when he was questioned by the Georgetown University Police...

FILE PHOTO: JULIA ALVEY/THE HOYA  After a nine-month period of free rides since February, the DC Circulator’s $1 fare was recently reinstated on October 1. The Circulator provides six routes servicing areas like Adams Morgan, Georgetown, and the National Mall among others.

Students Find New Ways Around Georgetown’s Transport Desert

By lexinelson November 15, 2019

Almost 50 years ago, Georgetown residents banded together to block the construction of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority station in their neighborhood. Fearing the subway would bring with...

Georgetown Partnered with PNC Bank in 2014 to grant PNC exclusive on-campus access to its student body. As part of its agreements, Georgetown can make up to $180,000 each year, but only if a certain threshold of students and faculty open new accounts.

PNC Bank’s Exclusive Access Fuels University Profits

By Maja Ochojska November 8, 2019

On June 30, 2014, Georgetown University earned $240,000 dollars for granting PNC Bank exclusive access to its students. Since then, Georgetown has helped ensure that PNC has the capability to meet its...

@UNIVERSITYHUSTLE/INSTAGRAM | Natalia Suska (COL ’22) stands in front of her booth showcasing her artwork at UHustle’s first ever Hustle fair, an event dedicated to connecting student entrepreneurs with a broader Georgetown audience.

Students Start-Up New Culture for Entrepreneurship

By Adam Pack November 1, 2019

When professor Jeff Reid arrived at Georgetown University’s campus 10 years ago from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, student entrepreneurship was not an integral part of Georgetown’s...

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