Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

(Saturday) Fixat10ns: Really Nice Weather

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff September 15, 2012

Friday Fixat10ns: Nice Weather from thehoya on 8tracks Radio. This was the first week since May where you didn't start sweating immediately after you walked outside. And even though this lack of sweat...

Left Speechless by ‘The Words’

By Bisi Orisamolu September 14, 2012

5/5 stars Quite some time has passed since I’ve seen a movie as beautiful as The Words. I admit that the real reason I went to go see it is because of my undying love for Bradley Cooper (COL...

‘Shields’ Brings the Beat

By Alex Sanchez September 14, 2012

4/5 stars Brooklyn-based indie rock band Grizzly Bear is set to release its fourth studio album, Shields, on Sept. 18. This will be the band’s first release since 2009’s Veckatimest, an album...

Soundtrack to Success: Your New Study Playlist

By Allie Prescott September 14, 2012

You’re sitting in a study carrel in Lau, seemingly isolated from the world around you. The buzz of the florescent lights almost overpowers the frantic typing of your fellow miserable comrades. Pretty...

Not Just Raising the Roof

By Jessica Natinsky September 14, 2012

Georgetown students live by the phrase “work hard, play hard,” and in 2008 Georgetown students found a way to transform a fun night out into something philanthropic. Party-For-A-Cause, a nonprofit...

Advocacy Group Reclaims the Night

By Nicole Jarvis September 14, 2012

Walking around Georgetown’s campus, it’s difficult not to notice that there are women everywhere. With the female population topping 55 percent of the student body, it may seem like issues of women’s...

Pondering Post-Grad: The Struggles of an English Major

By Meagan Kelly September 14, 2012

This past weekend, I rang in senior year with the annual event that marks the maturity and sophistication that is so characteristic of this time: I went to Club Lau* for the first time and danced with...

Grab a Lime and Salt Up

By Preston Mui September 14, 2012

There’s a scene in a mediocre movie called Three Amigos where Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase enter a seedy Mexican cantina and experience tequila for the first time. Our three heroes...

Hidden Gem Serves Up Fresh, Authentic Thai Food

By Emily Manbeck September 14, 2012

4/5 stars $$$$ A short 15-minute walk from campus, Basil Thai gives its competitors in Georgetown a run for their Baht. With only 11 tables and 30 seats, the restaurant creates a welcoming and...

How Far We Haven’t Come

By Victoria Edel September 14, 2012

2/5 stars Full disclosure: I love Matchbox Twenty. Maybe it’s because, growing up, they were constantly on the radio. I never bought any of their albums, but I know the words of so many of their...

Walsh Exhibit Blends Art and Science

By Joanie Greve September 14, 2012

I can’t decide if the creation before me reminds me more of an autumn leaf or a fire. It’s three-dimensional, with wispy, irregular paper formations that jump off the surface in a way that reminds...

Run This Town

By Katherine Foley September 14, 2012

When Patrick Musgrave (COL ’16) arrived on campus last month, the first thing he noticed about Georgetown wasn’t the preppy clothing or his dancing Orientation Adviser. It was the runners. “From...

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