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

English Requirement Reassessed

By Penny Hung October 23, 2012

The humanities and writing general education requirement could see changes next year if a proposal aimed at strengthening the role of writing in the curriculum is approved this December. Professors...

Senate Lauds Standard Change

By Guide Editor October 23, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution endorsing the implementation of the new “clear and convincing” evidentiary standard at its meeting Sunday night. Though the...

Campus Satire Magazine Returns in Online Format

By Carly Cianci October 23, 2012

The Georgetown Heckler, Georgetown’s online humor magazine of record since 2003, has undergone a revival under new management this year. “I put it on my resume that I ‘resuscitated a defunct news...

Hall Director Partners With DPS to Cut Crime

By Lily Westergaard October 23, 2012

In response to the high theft rate at Georgetown in recent years, Lamar Dawson, the hall director for McCarthy, has launched an initiative to increase student awareness about on-campus safety measures. Working...

Living Learning Communities Foster Connections

By Eitan Sayag October 23, 2012

Georgetown’s expanded Living Learning Communities, which now encompass ten living spaces in both dorms and townhouses, bring students with common interests together under one roof. The LLCs include Bayit —...

Corp Reports No Thefts After Security Upgrade

By Penny Hung October 23, 2012

Increased store security and employee vigilance have helped prevent theft from Students of Georgetown, Inc. retail locations since late January, according to Chief Operating Officer and Vice President...

Church’s ‘Monopoly on Truth’ Alienates LGBT

By Julia Maddera October 23, 2012

Claiming that you believe in LGBT individuals’ inherent dignity and, in the same breath, telling them that their consensual love is fundamentally disordered requires a peculiar brand of cognitive dissonance,...

Alum’s App Gets 14,000 Buys

By Caitlyn Casey October 23, 2012

With over 14,000 downloads in less than a year, Georgetown alumnus Ethan Diamond’s (COL ’09) iPhone app, MyFaceWhen, has exceeded his expectations. Inspired by his time as a computer science major...

MILLER: Bush Comparisons Worn Thin

MILLER: Bush Comparisons Worn Thin

By Hannah Miller October 23, 2012

Let’s get this straight: Mitt Romney is not George Bush.

False Inclusiveness Plagues Debate

By Kaley Beins October 23, 2012

In his address at Germany’s Regensburg University in September 2006, Pope Benedict XVI asserted that faith without reason is fanaticism. Although he was not speaking about homosexuality, I think that...

GU Student Debt $1,435 Above National Average

By Kelly Church October 23, 2012

While Georgetown student debt in 2011 was slightly higher than the national average, a lower overall proportion of its students were in debt. According to a study released Oct. 18 by the Institute for...

Panel Knocks Debate Formats

By Tia Baheri October 23, 2012

Journalists and politicos criticized the structure and substance of the 2012 presidential debates at a panel inLohrfink Auditorium Friday night. The event, called “Presidential Debates: Performance,...

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