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

Dining Workers’ Union Reaches Agreement With Aramark

By Matthew Strauss February 7, 2012

Ten months after the certification of their union, workers for Georgetown University Dining Services and their employer,Aramark Higher Education, have tentatively agreed upon a three-year employment contract. The...

Journalism Minor Now Accepting Applications

By Kelly Church February 7, 2012

Georgetown College's new minor in journalism, which was approved by the Executive Curriculum Committee in January, is now accepting applications for its first crop of students. The minor will require...

Streetcars on Track, but Not to GU

By Braden McDonald February 6, 2012

While segments of D.C.'s new streetcar system are expected to become operational by 2013, it is unlikely that routes will ever be expanded to Georgetown. According to John Lisle, a spokesman for the...

GUMC Targeted in Burglaries, Thefts

By Sarah Kaplan February 6, 2012

The Department of Public Safety is investigating a string of five thefts and burglaries of items totaling nearly $1,500 from buildings at the Georgetown University Medical Center. The incidents occurred...

For Children-in-Residence, Campus Is a Playground

By Heather Flynn February 6, 2012

For most children, college is at most a vague, unfamiliar concept. But for the children of the faculty- and chaplains-in-residence at Georgetown, this college campus is a warm home. About 13 children...

Chaplain Leaves Position

By Sarah Kaplan February 6, 2012

Emmanuel Kornyo, former chaplain-in-residence for the third floor of New South Hall, will not return to his position or live on campus after his alleged involvement in an incident of family disturbance...

Jesuit Professor Hospitalized

By Mariah Byrne February 5, 2012

Fr. Richard Curry, S.J., a professor in the Catholic studies department, was hospitalized Monday due to complications from pneumonia. He is in the intensive care unit at the Medstar Washington Hospital...

Chaplain Implicated in Family Disturbance

By Sarah Kaplan February 4, 2012

Emmanuel Kornyo, the chaplain-in-residence for the third floor of New South Hall, left campus after allegedly being involved in an incident of family disturbance Wednesday night. According to a Metropolitan...

NAACP Revamps Black History Month Events

By Carly Graf February 3, 2012

Hoping to boost awareness of Black History Month on campus after years of low visibility, Georgetown's chapter of the NAACP is planning to dramatically increase the number of events celebrating African-American...

ANC 2E: A Town-Gown Battleground

By Braden McDonald February 3, 2012

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E has long been an arena for perennial neighborhood relations debates. With the D.C Zoning Commission preparing to make its ruling on the 2010 Campus Plan next...

MPD Calls Decline as SNAPS Steps Up

By Laura Zhang February 3, 2012

The Metropolitan Police Department reported a decline in the number of calls to 911 for noise violations in Georgetown and Burleith in recent months, according to university spokeswoman Stacy Kerr. Kerr...

DPS Blotter

By DPS Blotter February 3, 2012

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 Theft, New Research Building, 12:26 p.m. A staff member left his backpack unattended in an unsecured office. When he returned, his backpack was missing. Thursday, Jan. 26,...

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