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

GUSA Prepares 2013 Draft Budget

By Annie Chen March 2, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association Finance and Appropriations Committee released a draft budget Thursday allocating its $960,000 in student activities fee money for the coming school year. The...

Beyond ASB: Trips Cross DC, Borders

By Kelly Church March 2, 2012

While the Alternative Spring Break trips through the Center for Social Justice attract hundreds of students, a handful of Hoyas will traverse the globe with other programs next week. Through an Outdoor...

Test Prep Program to Develop This Semester

By Bebe Albornoz March 2, 2012

After launching its partnership with Grockit, an online interactive test-prep service, in October, the university is looking to expand the pilot program this spring. According to Randy Bass, executive...

University Signs Sustainability Pledge

By Lily Westergaard March 2, 2012

President John J. DeGioia and other D.C. area university presidents signed on to Mayor Vincent Gray's College and University Sustainability Pledge Wednesday. The pledge, a voluntary public agreement...

LivingSocial a Questionable Deal for Local Businesses

By Laura Zhang March 1, 2012

While many local Georgetown businesses are increasingly using LivingSocial as a way of boosting sales, business owners described mixed experiences with the site. Launched in 2007 by Georgetown alum...

Law Faculty, Congressmen, Face Off in Annual Game

By Esteban Garcia March 1, 2012

Georgetown Law School faculty and staff took to a different kind of court Wednesday night, facing off against members of Congress in the 25th annual Home Court basketball game. The charity event,...

Georgetown Students Finalists For 2012 Truman Scholarship

By Matthew Strauss March 1, 2012

Two students, Joanna Foote (SFS '13) and Shea Houlihan (SFS '13), have advanced to the final round in this year's competition for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The juniors are two of 191 finalists...

Religious Group Banned From Campus

By Sarah Kaplan March 1, 2012

Members of the local arm of the International Church of Christ, an international group that critics characterize as a cult, have been barred from campus, according to Protestant Chaplaincy Director Rev....

English Major to Be Restructured

By Mariah Byrne February 29, 2012

The English department will restructure its curriculum next fall and alter requirements for English majors beginning with the class of 2015. The department will replace its Gateway courses with new...

Finalized Student Life Report Debuts

By Sam Rodman February 28, 2012

Aiming to provide a 10-year blueprint for the improvement of student life, GUSA released the final version of its Student Life Report Monday. Some of the report's recommendations, such as hiring...

Robbery, Assault On N St.

By Carly Graf February 28, 2012

Two male students were robbed at gunpoint of more than $2,000 worth of cash and other property Sunday night, according to a Metropolitan Police Department incident report. The students told MPD that...

DC Will Consider Taxi Rate Increases

By Emma Hinchliffe February 28, 2012

A proposed $0.66-per-mile fare increase for D.C. taxicabs could take effect within the next month. The proposal was first submitted in December. It was amended earlier this month and is now being...

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