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

Students Prepare for Service Learning Trips

By Eitan Sayag November 9, 2012

Fr. Patrick Rogers, S.J., began gauging student interest for the World Youth Day trip that will take place in July at an information session Wednesday night. Roughly 10 students attended the session. “I...

Corp Plans to Implement Customer Rewards Card

By Penny Hung November 9, 2012

Regulars at Corp locations could be earning loyalty points through a new customer rewards card as early as this spring. The program, which will be called “Shareholder Card,” was developed by Students...

Two Students Elected to ANC

By Tia Baheri November 9, 2012

Although Tuesday’s general election was marked by a surge in student voter turnout and two seats secured by students on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for the first time in 10 years, the remainder...

Speechwriting Group Takes Off

By Ted Murphy November 9, 2012

Max Harris (COL ’15) returned to campus this fall hoping to find an internship as a speechwriter in the D.C. area. But when he never got a job offer, he decided to create one of his own, partnering...

Georgetown Day Planning Starts Early

By Sheeva Nesva November 9, 2012

Ten students began early planning this year’s Georgetown Day at a meeting Thursday night to avoid the last-minute hiccups that plagued last year’s event. During the meeting, students shared ideas...

Panel Discusses War on Poverty

By Molly DePippo November 9, 2012

A panel inspired by 1960s activist Michael Harrington and his book “The Other America” discussed the progression of issues of activism since Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty Thursday evening. The...

Project Promotes Cultural Exchange

By Carly Cianci November 9, 2012

For the sixth graders at Jefferson Middle School, the world just got a little bigger thanks to a group of Georgetown students involved with the One World Youth Project. The organization, founded by...

Airport Authority Investigated

By Abbey McNaughton November 9, 2012

The authority that manages Washington, D.C., airports was condemned for corrupt contracting and hiring practices in a report released Nov. 1 by the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department...

Tech Tune-Ups Key to Modern Campus

By Guide Editor November 9, 2012

One of the core values that shapes the work that takes place here at Georgetown is a commitment to doing more, being more and always looking for new ways to improve. The concept of magis informs the...

An Education

By Nicole Jarvis November 9, 2012

I t’s Monday morning, and Zach Ashenfarb (COL ’15) is sitting in a too-small chair in a classroom at Beers Elementary School in Anacostia. Across from him sits Robert, a third grader struggling to...

Seeking Statehood

By Bethany Imondi November 9, 2012

Each license plate on a car registered in the District reads “Taxation Without Representation,” the old Revolutionary War-era saying. But to residents of this city, that sentiment isn’t merely historical...

Faulty Machinery Sounds Leo’s Alarms

By Emma Iannini November 6, 2012

O’Donovan Hall has been evacuated three times this semester after fire alarms have sounded due to faulty equipment. According to university spokeswoman Stacy Kerr, the most recent fire alarm went...

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