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

Small Fire Forces Southwest Quad Evacuation

By Ted Murphy December 10, 2012

A small fire originating in the overhead light in room 604 of Kennedy Hall caused the evacuation of the entire Southwest Quad late Sunday evening. Residents of McCarthy, Kennedy and Reynolds Halls...

Burglary Reported in Kennedy Hall

By Hiromi Oka December 8, 2012

A student in Kennedy Hall found an unknown person in their room this morning, according to a Department of Public Safety alert. At 5:30 a.m., the victim woke up and saw the unidentified person, who...

Schall Interview With The Hoya

By The Hoya Staff December 7, 2012

THE HOYA: What led you to make this your last semester of teaching? SCHALL: Not any one thing, of course. In a broad sense, the day comes for everyone when he must decide. Just when is the best time...

Panel Discusses Sandy Relief Efforts

By Guthrie Angeles December 7, 2012

The Center for Social Justice and the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network hosted a panel discussion about Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and past responses to disasters in the Philodemic Room...

Interview Series Gives Students a Professional Platform

By Madison Ashley December 7, 2012

Faith Complex, a web interview series that explores the intersection of faith, religion and culture through interviews with various experts, filmed its latest installment in Riggs Library Tuesday. Jacques Berlinerblau,...

GU Invests $8 Million in Tech Initiative

By Emma Hinchliffe December 7, 2012

From the moment he arrived on the Hilltop this fall, University Provost Robert Groves has been fixated on correcting Georgetown’s technology shortcomings. Christmas came early Tuesday for Groves’ pet...

Study Site Promotes Student Discourse

By Andrew Wilson December 7, 2012

Georgetown students have joined forces with StudyHall, an online learning platform that they believe can complement Blackboard as a useful online platform for education, though they have not reached out...

Course Evals Go Online Only

By Annie Chen December 7, 2012

Two years after the online course evaluation system was first introduced in spring 2010, the University Registrar has completely eliminated paper evaluations this semester in addition to  posting evaluation...

Student Activity Funding Decreases

By Penny Hung December 7, 2012

The Student Activities Commission announced Monday that it would allocate $172,000 in funding for spring semester, fulfilling 66.9 percent of all funding requests. Though this figure is the highest...

SIPS Names First Grant Winners

By Carly Cianci December 7, 2012

The Social Innovation Public Service Fund will distribute $14,300 among four student winners announced last night in its first-ever round of grants. Kristin Trivelli (NHS ’14), Tommy Larson (SFS ’13),...

University President John J. DeGioia

By University President John J. DeGioia December 6, 2012

Fr. Schall's, S.J., presence and contributions to our community for the past 52 years have been extraordinary. His passion for philosophy is contagious, and both his scholarship and deep caring for his...

Kieran Raval (COL ’13)

By Kieran Raval December 6, 2012

I first met Fr. James Schall, S.J., in April 2008 while visiting Georgetown as a junior in high school. Instead of watching Pope Benedict XVI drive by my hotel, I walked up to campus to sit in on Fr. Schall’s “Elements...

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