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

GPB Announces Potential Spring Concert Picks

By Eitan Sayag November 20, 2012

Approximately 1,300 students have voted for the spring concert’s headline artist since the Georgetown Program Board launched an online poll Thursday night. Voters could rank five electronic dance...

Student Wins Mitchell Scholarship

By Emma Hinchliffe November 15, 2012

Wardah Athar (COL ’13) was named a recipient of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, an award that provides for a year of graduate study at a university in Ireland, Monday. The scholarship is named...

New Student Center Blueprint Presented at Forum

By Lily Westergaard November 15, 2012

The final New South Student Center forum in Bulldog Alley Thursday included discussions between students, administrators and architects as the university looks to finalize plans for the renovation. ikon.5...

MLK Initiative to Honor Activist

By Penny Hung November 15, 2012

Planning is underway for the 11th annual Let Freedom Ring Initiative, which will be held this January. Based on the ideals championed in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,”...

RIG Reexamines Impact

By Eitan Sayag November 15, 2012

Of the 13 initiatives that have won ReImagine Georgetown grants in the last five years, eight are still thriving. But funding for some inactive projects have been cut for the first time, and organizers...

Panelists Discuss Disability Culture

By Tia Baheri November 15, 2012

Student autism activist Lydia Brown (COL ’15) organized a panel that addressed disability culture in the classrooms and mainstream society in Intercultural Center Wednesday. The panel, titled “Disability...

Corp Expands Philanthropic Reach

By Meghan Patzer November 15, 2012

The Corp Philanthropy Committee has increased its annual scholarship awards by $10,500 this year, according to CPC Chair Ryan Muldoon (COL ’13). In fiscal year 2012, the Students of Georgetown,...

GU to Sponsor First Hackathon

By Annie Chen November 15, 2012

This weekend, students, alumni, faculty and staff will participate in Georgetown’s first Hackathon, an idea development and implementation session. “Hacking is about identifying [a] problem, breaking...

Senate Considers Election Reform

By Sarah Patrick November 15, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate began discussions about altering the electoral system for senate elections at its weekly meeting Sunday evening. Currently, senators are elected...

Dining Services to Donate Food

By Carly Cianci November 15, 2012

Georgetown University Dining Services held a canned food drive in O’Donovan Hall this week in honor of Thanksgiving. Donations will be given to Bread for the City, a nonprofit organization that...

GU Makes Full Switch to SaxaNet

By Hiromi Oka November 13, 2012

The university will convert its wireless coverage entirely to SaxaNet and GuestNet by Nov. 14, at which time the unsecured HOYAS network will be removed from all access points on campus. The change...

Students Advocate for Women

By Emma Iannini November 13, 2012

Half the Sky, a global advocacy group that seeks to empower women and girls, formed a new branch at Georgetown this semester. Moriah Lenhart-Wees (COL’13) was inspired to create Georgetown’s Half...

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