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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Friday Fixat10ns: It’s Summatime!

Friday Fixat10ns: It’s Summatime!

By Guest Writer and Guest Writer June 20, 2014

Whether you are struggle-bussing through a suit-and-tie internship or kicking it at a beach bonfire with your pals from back home, here are ten songs you need to celebrate tomorrow, the first official...

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The example set by the characters in Community may set unrealistic expectations about forming relationships.

The Question of Community

By Justin Kotwicki June 18, 2014

“Community” is not only a great show title, but also perfectly sums up the TV show’s Greendale Community College’s Spanish class study group. The show follows a group of students who hail...

Discovering Local Literary Pride

By Kim Bussing June 18, 2014

To compare this summer and last summer would be like comparing my life before and after I went gluten-free: completely unrecognizable. Last summer, I was earning minimum wage at a restaurant in Tucson...

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1984 by George Orwell.

Social Rules As Dictated By Social Media

By Hannah Kaufman June 16, 2014

“War is Peace.” “Freedom is Slavery.” “Ignorance is Strength.” For anybody who’s ever read George Orwell’s “1984,” these three lines are among the most memorable phrases...

The Adventure of Finding Your Own Way

By Laura Wagner June 16, 2014

When I boarded the plane from Seville to Palermo, I had two suitcases, 17 euros, the phone number of my host family in Marsala, Sicily, and a plan: take a bus from Palermo airport to Trapani (a coastal...

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The signature Frutti di Mare dish at Fiola Mare.

A Taste of the Ocean

By Yiwen Hu June 11, 2014

I have been long aware that when it comes to food, my favorites are only temporary. For example, despite my mom’s effort to convert me into a completely omnivorous foodie, I am still reluctant to...

The Perks of Going Home

By Rita Chang June 11, 2014

As the summer began and I finally left Georgetown, I encountered a strange dread to return to what should be the most familiar place on Earth — home. After spending a long period of time so far away,...

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Valeria Lukyanova has undergone several plastic surgeries and follows an extreme diet in order to have looks similar to that of  a Barbie doll

Proving That Ideas of Beauty Are Simply Unnatural

By Daria Etezadi June 9, 2014

“What is art? What makes it good or bad, and who decides?” I was re-watching the film “Mona Lisa Smile” when I considered the broader implications of Professor Katherine Watson’s questions....

The Stress of Preparing to Travel Abroad

By Allison Hillsbery June 9, 2014

Visto. Consulado. Estrangeiro. Visa. Consulate. Foreigner. These are words that have unfortunately become very familiar for me over the past few weeks. It all started when I returned home to California...

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Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort give emotionally convincing performances as terminally ill teenagers in The Fault in Our Stars.

Movie Review: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’

By Allison Cannella June 6, 2014

★★★★☆ Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by John Green, “The Fault in Our Stars” isn’t a typical tale of adolescent romance. Rather, it is a heart-wrenching love story that...

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Relationships formed at Georgetown that mirror that of Rudy and Fortune from the movie Rudy can be the most valuable.

The Search For Rudy’s Fortune

By Justin Kotwicki June 4, 2014

It can be easy to forget that part of what makes Georgetown our home for most of the year is the people who work there. Relationships formed with staff members are unlike those formed with faculty,...

Fierceness of The Literary World Exposed

By Kim Bussing June 4, 2014

Up until about five months ago, I saw the process of bringing a book from some amorphous concept in an author’s brain to a glittering title on The New York Times’ bestseller list as bordering on...

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