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

EDITORIAL: Maintain SFS Name, Honor Albrights Legacy

EDITORIAL: Maintain SFS Name, Honor Albright’s Legacy

By The Editorial Board September 22, 2023

The legacy of Madeleine Albright is a double-edged sword.  Inside the classroom, she was a legendary professor and mentor for nearly 40 years at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School...

VIEWPOINT: Cherish Your Coffee

VIEWPOINT: Cherish Your Coffee

By Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee September 21, 2023

Kevin O’Leary — the Canadian businessman and investor made famous by “Shark Tank” and for his moniker, “Mr. Wonderful” — hates store-bought coffee. He calls it “a waste of money”...

EDITORIAL: Protect Students, Prioritize Safety

EDITORIAL: Protect Students, Prioritize Safety

By The Editorial Board September 15, 2023

As students, staff and faculty settle into the semester, campus security and safety are on many Georgetown University community members’ minds. The topic is especially relevant since a homicide suspect,...

VIEWPOINT: Value Community in Diversity

VIEWPOINT: Value ‘Community in Diversity’

By Rosemary Kilkenny September 15, 2023

As a Catholic and Jesuit university established in the spirit of the new republic, Georgetown was founded on the principle that discourse among people of different faiths, cultures and beliefs promotes...

VIEWPOINT: Ground University Admissions in Merit

VIEWPOINT: Ground University Admissions in Merit

By Johnson Zian Tang September 15, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action — a policy that aims to increase opportunities for underrepresented groups by explicitly considering race and ethnicity — a historic,...

VIEWPOINT: Understand Asian Perspectives

VIEWPOINT: Understand Asian Perspectives

By Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee September 15, 2023

Trending on Twitter: “Asians.” As soon as I saw it, I knew it was about affirmative action. And as an Asian student who applied to college just a year and a half ago, I’ve got a lot to say. On...

VIEWPOINT: Terminate Legacy Admissions at Georgetown

VIEWPOINT: Terminate Legacy Admissions at Georgetown

By Asher Maxwell, Sebastian Cardena, and Ethan Henshaw September 15, 2023

As a result of the Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina which...

VIEWPOINT: Act on Affirmative Action Now

VIEWPOINT: Act on Affirmative Action Now

By Nestory Ngolle September 15, 2023

On June 29, 2023, a group of nine adults, averaging 63 years of age, gathered and reached a controversial consensus that would impact the lives of people 40 years younger than themselves.  The...

VIEWPOINT: Preserve Tradition, Protect Fr. Walshs Legacy

VIEWPOINT: Preserve Tradition, Protect Fr. Walsh’s Legacy

By Renato L. Calosi September 10, 2023

One of the reasons I came to Georgetown is its emphasis on Jesuit values, specifically the concept of interreligious understanding. That is the notion that we should recognize and celebrate the spiritual...

VIEWPOINT: End Extracurricular Exclusivity

VIEWPOINT: End Extracurricular Exclusivity

By Shray Dewan September 8, 2023

For too long, Georgetown University consulting clubs have championed an exclusive culture of low acceptance rates ranging from 15% to a measly 5%. With these rates lower than the university’s own acceptance...

VIEWPOINT: Phase Out Unpaid Internships

VIEWPOINT: Phase Out Unpaid Internships

By Priyasha Chakravarti September 7, 2023

The start of the school year usually comes with a flurry of new academic endeavors, extracurricular opportunities and social experiences. But it may also come with the looming stress of internship applications,...

VIEWPOINT: Choose the Path Less Traveled

VIEWPOINT: Choose the Path Less Traveled

By Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee September 1, 2023

If you’ve ever seen the movie “Roman Holiday” — or even if you haven’t — there’s one iconic scene that everybody knows: Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck riding a Vespa through the...

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