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The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Amid Opioid Crisis, Student Organizations Train, Advocate

By Anya Warrier April 19, 2024

As the local Washington, D.C., government continues to try and reduce record-high opioid overdose death rates, Francesca Hales (CAS ’26) is among a group of Georgetown University students aspiring toward...

Georgetown students can take LRED courses, zero-credit classes that give them the chance to take instructed physical education courses with the goal of promoting a healthy lifestyle. | GU Campus Recreation

A ‘Hidden Gem:’ Leisure and Recreation Education Classes Offer Opportunity for Destressing, Wellness Benefits

By Alex Goodale April 11, 2024

As class registration rapidly approaches, Hoyas across campus are crafting their ideal schedules — constantly creating and recreating their Coursicles, scanning Rate My Professor and syncing courses...

Georgetown University accepted 12% of applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2028, a one percentage point decrease from the Class of 2027. | Georgetown University

Georgetown Admits 12% of Applicants to Undergraduate Class of 2028 as Students Call for End to Legacy Admissions

By Caroline Rareshide April 5, 2024

When Ethan Henshaw (CAS ’26) heard the Supreme Court had ruled against affirmative action, he saw Georgetown as facing a different issue from many other elite national universities. “I just remember...

Lauren Tao | This semester, the university held a pilot version of the class “Race, Power and Justice at Georgetown,” which every Georgetown University freshman will take starting in Fall 2024 to introduce them to the GU272+ and ongoing issues of justice.

‘Race, Power and Justice at GU’ Pilot Class Finishes, Broadens Perspectives on Diverse Issues

By Erin Saunders March 22, 2024

Starting in Fall 2024, every Georgetown University first-year will take a one-credit course titled “Race, Power and Justice at Georgetown,” which will introduce them to the GU272+ — the 314 enslaved...

The new class Hoyas Connected and student groups on campus work to connect students and provide them with support amidst the stresses of campus life.

Hoyas Connected, Mental Health Groups Offer Reprieve From Rigorous Academic, Extracurricular Environment

By Nola Goodwin March 15, 2024

Every week, students gather in a Georgetown University classroom — not to discuss international politics or to complete a biology lab, but instead to talk about themselves and their relationships with...

Spain to Seoul: Religion and Reflection in Global Seminars

Spain to Seoul: Religion and Reflection in Global Seminars

By Jack Willis, Executive Editor February 23, 2024

After graduating from college in the 1970s, Fr. Ron Anton, S.J., spent the summer with his roommates traipsing through the Greek isles and sleeping under the stars on the beaches of the Aegean Sea. Anton...

Georgetown University / Leticia Bode, a professor in Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture and Technology (CCT) graduate program, is working to study misinformation and the changing political landscape ahead of the 2024 elections.

PROFILE: As 2024 Election Looms, Professor Leticia Bode Tackles Misinformation in Politics

By Erin Saunders February 16, 2024

From working on Capitol Hill to taking classes on congressional reporting, Georgetown University students often immerse themselves in the American political landscape.  In an increasingly digital age,...

From Downtown to the Hilltop: CALL Transfers Reflect on Campus Experiences

From Downtown to the Hilltop: CALL Transfers Reflect on Campus Experiences

By Hayley Young February 8, 2024

Of the new cohort of transfer students that joined Georgetown University this fall, eight began their academic journey beyond the Hilltop. The university accepts a small number of transfer students...

Bill Auth/The Hoya | Although sports may not be the main draw for some students applying to Georgetown today, many Hoyas look back fondly on the peak of Georgetown basketball in the 1980s.

Bleeding Blue, Gray: Tracing Georgetown School Spirit Through the Ages

By Luna Elkhoury November 30, 2023

Hopeful students, eager alumni and fervent sports fans come to Georgetown University from all over the country, hoping to glimpse the remains of the university’s athletic golden age in the ’80s, an...

Oh Rats! Hoyas Say Georgetown’s Rodent Problem Grows

Oh Rats! Hoyas Say Georgetown’s Rodent Problem Grows

By Alex Goodale November 17, 2023

On a late October night, Reesa Bhowmik (SFS ’26) and her friend were walking back to their Village C dorms from Lauinger Library when a rat jumped out of the bushes, scuttling directly over their feet. “It...

Grief, Justice, Hope: On-Campus Resonances From Israel and Palestine

Grief, Justice, Hope: On-Campus Resonances From Israel and Palestine

By Jack Willis November 3, 2023

Content warning: This article discusses violence and death. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. U.S. college campuses have been at the center of a heated debate...

Georgetown Ranks in Bottom Four Colleges in Controversial Free Speech Rankings

Georgetown Ranks in Bottom Four Colleges in Controversial Free Speech Rankings

By Catherine Alaimo October 19, 2023

Georgetown University placed 245 out of 248 schools in the 2024 College Free Speech Rankings by College Pulse and the controversial Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), an organization...

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