Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

For Exchange Students, Georgetown Elicits Culture Shock

By Carly Graf and Penny Hung March 1, 2013

Despite his preconceived notions of American culture, Max Campbell did not expect to personally experience the Second Amendment in action when he arrived at International Pre-Orientation in August. "I...

DPS Blotter

By DPS Blotter March 1, 2013

Thursday, Feb. 21   Drug Violation, New South, 9:15 p.m.   The Department of Public Safety responded to reports of a suspicious odor. A male identified as a student admitted to having...

Professional Foreign Service Sorority Celebrates Forty Years

By Madison Ashley March 1, 2013

For four decades, the sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority have been encouraging foreign service among the women of Georgetown. Founded in 1973, the sorority celebrated...

Assaults See Highest Rate on Record

By Lily Westergaard March 1, 2013

Georgetown’s Department of Public Safety reported eight cases of assault this February — the most on record since DPS started posting crime numbers on its website in 2009 — in addition to a continued...

Corp Revenue Rises, Profits Dip

By Andrew Wilson March 1, 2013

In the year of its 40th anniversary, Students of Georgetown, Inc. announced a record revenue of $5,077,956.24 in its annual report released Feb. 18, marking the first time the company’s revenue has...

New Leaders for Corp, GUASFCU

By Bebe Albornoz and Natasha Khan March 1, 2013

The new leaders of Georgetown’s two largest student-run companies, Students of Georgetown Inc. and the Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union, will begin their terms today. Both Lizzy MacGill (COL...

Off-Campus Discipline Crackdown Looms

By Penny Hung March 1, 2013

The university is planning a crackdown on rowdy off-campus parties after spring break, outgoing GUSA President Clara Gustafson (SFS '13) confirmed. “It’s not that the university is going to be...

Abuse Victim Opens Inaugural GPPI Conference

By Emma Iannini February 27, 2013

Actress Sonja Sohn of HBO’s “The Wire” shared stories of the abuse she faced as the daughter of an abusive, schizophrenic Vietnam War veteran to a crowd of juvenile justice experts last Thursday...

NSSC Draws Big Donation

By Andrew Wilson February 26, 2013

With Georgetown’s Feb. 20 announcement that the Healey Family Foundation will make a major donation to the New South Student Center, plans for the center’s construction are underway. The Healey...

Like a Good Neighbor

By The Editorial Board February 26, 2013

Last Friday, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson held the semester’s first collaborative luncheon, an informal meeting run by his office to promote an ideas exchange between group leaders and...

Club Embraces Acts of Kindness

By Christopher Zawora February 25, 2013

In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, initiatives promoting kindness and service have earned a prominent position nationwide. And with Georgetown Individuals Vocal and Energetic for Service — or GIVES...

Disability Survey Reveals Support From GUSA Candidates

By Lacey Henry February 24, 2013

Amid all the GUSA executive candidates’ discussion of social justice, diversity, pluralism and funding, Lydia Brown (COL ’15) noticed one topic missing from the debates: disability issues. Brown,...

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