Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Mullikin: Simplifying Diplomacy Yields Little Benefit

By Andrew Mullikin February 18, 2011

Last week, protests in Egypt filled the headlines of mainstream newspapers and provided political pundits with more talking points than they could ever have hoped for. Over and over again, so-called experts...

Vote Joyce-Lovejoy for GUSA

By The Editorial Board February 18, 2011

For two years, Calen Angert (MSB '11) and Jason Kluger (MSB '11) have overseen unprecedented institutional strengthening of the Georgetown University Student Association. This week, as we interviewed the...

What to Expect With a SAC of Problems

By Shuo Yan Tan February 18, 2011

In 1999, the Georgetown Report on Student Life bemoaned the unwieldy process that students had to submit themselves to in order to gain approval for student activities from the administration. The authors...

Gilbert: Decision-Making Under the Microscope

By Caitlin Gilbert February 18, 2011

We all know one of those people who is seemingly perfect, filled with immeasurable "togetherness." This person appears immune to procrastination of any sort, be it for school work, a job or just daily...

Editorial: For DMT Conviction, Lack of Time Fits the Crime

By The Editorial Board February 15, 2011

The drug lab debacle that engrossed campus in October came to a close last week when D.C.'s U.S. District Court sentenced former Georgetown freshman Charles Smith and his co-defendant John Perrone, a former...

Editorial: If You Give a Mouse a Home

By The Editorial Board February 15, 2011

The pitter-patter of tiny feet in the middle of the night is not a welcome sound to on-campus residents. Yet many students are caught in a battle with mice intent on squeaking their way into campus life...

Editorial: DC Students Speak, But Still Lack Significant Power

By The Editorial Board February 15, 2011

Every Facebook user has gotten notifications with invites to groups, events and the occasional petition request. One group, DC Students Speak has set itself apart, but its efforts have been stunted by...

Tables Turned: Learning From Undergraduates

By Paul Musgrave February 15, 2011

When it comes to running a student government, graduate students could learn a lot from Georgetown undergraduates. As a Ph.D. student in political science, I find most political life interesting, be...

Noise Law Perpetuates Neighborhood Animosity

By Michael Berardo February 15, 2011

With the recent implementation of the Disorderly Conduct Amendment Act of 2010 in Washington, D.C., the ongoing squabble between Georgetown residents and students has seemingly reached a boiling point....

Jackson: The Dangers of the ‘University Catalyst’ and Fast Track Relationships

By Nneka Jackson February 15, 2011

Now that Valentine's Day is over and the dust of romance has settled, it's time to look around. The person whom you only saw as a friend just took you out, and now you've placed them in a new category...

Tripathi: Gay Rights in Uganda at a Crisis Point

By Udayan Tripathi February 15, 2011

Uganda has not enjoyed an easy independence. Following a hurried British exit in 1962, the country suffered under the vicious regime of Idi Amin, whose berserk dictates and rulings terrorized a population...

Delaney: A Thank-You Note for Everything

By Margaret Delaney February 15, 2011

My introduction to thank-you notes as a kid was rather formal, primly fenced in by the parameters of good manners and etiquette. I grew up hand-writing thank-you notes to friends after birthday parties,...

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