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

It’s the People That Count

By Bridget O'Laughlin May 19, 2011

I have always been a busy bee who loves making a difference by contributing to my community. So, when I arrived at Georgetown four years ago, I dove head-first into all the activities Georgetown had to...

A Deeper Meaning to the Mundane

By Josh Feller May 19, 2011

I still find it hard to think that my time at Georgetown is ending. For the past four years, this place has been home. As I inch closer and closer to my graduation, I've realized that I'm not quite ready...

Surviving the End of the World As We Know It

By Brad Glasser May 19, 2011

May 20, 2011: According to universally debunked scientific theories and globally mocked doomsday scholars, this Saturday will be significant for reasons other than Georgetown's commencement. Allegedly,...

Walking the Tightrope: A Balancing Act

By Carlos Reyes May 19, 2011

My four years on the Hilltop as an undergraduate student are coming to an end on Saturday. Georgetown has fundamentally changed me as a student and as a person. There have been ups and downs along the...

Learning by Doing: Lessons From Another Classroom

By Diamond Graham May 19, 2011

I remember my first week at Georgetown, back when the welcome event was in front of Village C West on the lawn. Learning the Georgetown chants, traditions, and seeing everyone together in one space made...

Act Two: Landing a Part Beyond the Front Gates

By Courtney Ulrich May 19, 2011

When I was 9 years old, I said to my dad, "I want to be an actor," and he said, "No." So I turned to other pursuits, although I continued to act, taking roles such as Frederic in "The Pirates of Penzance,"...

Growing Pains: At GU, There’s Room to Improve

By Jason Kluger May 19, 2011

Through my last two years as vice president of the Georgetown University Student Association and in an assortment of other roles in offices across campus, I've gotten an inside look into how Georgetown...

Making a Home on the Hilltop

By Thuy Tran May 19, 2011

I only found out about Georgetown University through my random college searches as a senior in high school. My parents, strict Vietnamese refugee immigrants, were disappointed that their daughter didn't...

Celebrations Over the Death of America’s Most Wanted Are Premature

By Ceyda Erten May 5, 2011

When I returned to campus from the wonderful Sweetlife music festival, I was greeted by the chants of my fellow friends who had begun celebrating Osama Bin Laden's death. As a student from Turkey, a country...

Fr. Boroughs in Talks to Be President of Holy Cross

By Upasana Kaku May 4, 2011

Vice President for Mission and Ministry Fr. Philip Boroughs, S.J., is being considered for the presidency of the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. Boroughs, who has served at Georgetown since...

A Triumph Over Terror and Party Politics

By Sam Dulik May 2, 2011

I will never forget last night. The news crackled across Facebook and Twitter like lightning, as an exponentially larger web of people pulsed with the rumor that Osama bin Laden, the face of evil in our...

Healthcare Reform Earns Praise

By Daniel Healy April 29, 2011

Healthcare reform is one of the most contentious issues in American politics, and for good reason. The current American healthcare system is broken, and while the reforms presented in the Affordable Care...

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