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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

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Self-Expression Inspires Georgetown Fashion Trends

By Jemima Denham and Michelle Brown November 30, 2018

Red Square passersby are immediately struck by the wave of Georgetown students’ messages supporting or denouncing various causes scrawled across bricks and posted above their heads. Yet another, more...

THE AVALON

HIGHLIGHT REEL: Independent Film Theaters in Limbo as the District Evolves

By Kiera Geraghty September 27, 2018

Passing by the CVS Pharmacy on M Street, visitors to the Georgetown neighborhood might never guess that intrepid students could visit the same building and catch screenings of avant-garde dramas or...

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Cafe Diem: How Coffee Shops Are Seizing the District

By Alia Kawar September 16, 2018

Rushed Metro riders can be seen tightly gripping thermoses as they ride the morning rails. Young professionals keep a row of eclectic mugs perched on their desks — just in case. Students carry their...

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Hey Siri, How Do I Fill Out Financial Forms?

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Hey Siri, How Do I Fill Out Financial Forms?

By Marina Pitofsky and Molly Cooke July 20, 2018

The lovely folks at the Office of Student Financial Services just released our financial aid awards, and as seniors, we can rejoice that we will never have to guess our way through a FAFSA application...

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Digital Dating and Confused Canoodling

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Digital Dating and Confused Canoodling

By Marina Pitofsky and Molly Cooke June 25, 2018

Doesn’t it seem like we’re all going on the same terrible first dates over and over again? Aren’t we all in the constant state of avoiding that person we hooked up with sophomore year when Brown...

GIANT NATIONAL BARBECUE BATTLE

Celebrate Pride, Barbecue at District Festivals

By Sarah Cammarota May 24, 2018

Capital Pride Festival 2018 marks the 43rd anniversary of Washington, D.C.’s Capital Pride Festival. The festival is sponsored by Capital Pride Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in the D.C....

FRUITIVE

Escape the Summer Heat With These 4 Drink Spots

By Gabrielle Irwin May 19, 2018

For the fierce coffee fiend: Tryst Coffeehouse Find seasonal blends crafted to perfection and enjoy an intense cup of joe in the cozy atmosphere of Tryst. Do not be fooled by the homey interior;...

AMANDA VANORDEN FOR THE HOYA

Georgetown Love Stories Unfold at Dahlgren

By Molly Cooke February 15, 2018

Years after meeting as participants at Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society’s Midnight Theater production of “All in the Timing,” Diana Valdivia (COL ’05, LAW ’10) and Carlos Valdivia (COL ’05)...

AARON WEINMANN FOR THE HOYA

New Prescription Chicken Company Delivers Soup to Your Front Door

By Emily Greffenius February 14, 2018

In spring 2016, Valerie Zweig, suffering from her second bout of laryngitis in six weeks, dragged herself down to her local bar and scratched a note on a piece of paper: “Can I just get some soup...

FARIS BSEISO FOR THE HOYA

The Poetry of a Diaspora

By Faris Bseiso February 8, 2018

In celebration of what would have been revolutionary Jamaican singer Bob Marley’s 73rd birthday, the Folger Shakespeare Library hosted renowned Jamaican poets Kwame Dawes and Safiya Sinclair for...

WARNER BROS.

Movie Review: ‘The Disaster Artist’

By Alexandra Brunjes December 4, 2017

★★★★☆ “The Disaster Artist,” released Dec. 1, delves deeply into the quirky backstory of “The Room,” arguably the worst movie of all time. “The Room,” described by one of its...

POR OTRO LADO: Reflections on Día de los Muertos

POR OTRO LADO: Reflections on Día de los Muertos

By Grace Laria November 15, 2017

While Hoyas on the Hilltop were recovering from Halloween weekend adventures, I travelled to Oaxaca de Juárez, the capital of the state of Oaxaca, to experience Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead....

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