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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Professors Reflect on Lasting Global Impacts of 9/11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

Professors Reflect on Lasting Global Impacts of 9/11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

By Paige Kupas and Alicia Novoa September 2, 2021

CW: This article references the 9/11 attacks and violence in Afghanistan. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and the Jan. 6...

Terrorism Experts Reflect on 9/11

By Gaia Mattiace September 9, 2016

Former United States State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Daniel Benjamin and CNN National Security analyst Peter Bergen discussed the declining threat of foreign terrorism and...

Tragedy Remembered

By Molly Simio and Molly Simio September 11, 2015

"Averting their eyes from her anguish and trying, wishing, not to hear her cries, students treaded past her and through the Leavey Center foyer. At 10:30 a.m. some went in and others went out, caught...

Hoya History

By The Hoya Staff January 16, 2015

In its mission to cover Georgetown’s news of the day, The Hoya has in fact covered some of the 20th and 21st centuries’ most enduring news. Below is a collection of some of The Hoya’s most memorable...

Megan Schmidt

Bringing Our Attention Back to 9/11

By Kit Clemente September 12, 2014

For students and faculty members alike, every day of September seems to get harder as school gains momentum and the first real assignments are doled out. But for me, no day is harder than Sept. 11. Having...

Disaster Movies Sell Out a Serious Situation

By Victoria Edel September 13, 2013

Imagine this scene: There’s a large, booming explosion and glass shatters. The people scatter; confusion is rampant. What’s happening and who’s doing it are questions that won’t be answered for...

9/11 Waves Still Felt Across Sport

By Corey Blaine September 16, 2011

Last Sunday, we all paused to remember the 10th anniversary of a defining moment of our generation: the attacks of Sept. 11. On a level unseen since the Cuban Missile Crisis, our nation was gripped with...

University Holds Vigils to Commemorate 9/11 Tragedy

By Mariah Byrne and Alyssa Huberts September 13, 2011

Beginning with a moment of silence and the tolling of the Healy bells, a vigil ceremony on Sunday commemorated the attacks of Sept. 11 through moments of silence, reflection and prayer. At the memorial,...

Haunted by Memories: Lives Touched by 9/11

By Michael Palmer September 12, 2011

Trauma has an astounding effect on the memory. I can recount pretty much most of my memories from September 11th, 2001. I was 11 years old, sitting in sixth grade English class when the planes struck the...

A Decade’s Worth of Apologies

By Jonathan Gillis September 12, 2011

I was born a Bible-wielding southerner in Lawrenceville, Ga. and groomed by a family so Protestant that even my Catholic friends were foreigners. Most of my classmates had last names like "Jones" or "Smith." Everyone...

Generation 9/11

By Peter Brigham September 9, 2011

The 9/11 attacks have become a part of our generation in ways that extend far beyond the days after the attacks. Reaching past the limits of New York and Washington, the atrocities on that day —...

Hilltop Holds Peace Conference

By Upasana Kaku September 9, 2011

As the community prepares to remember the violence of the Sept.11th terrorist attacks, students and faculty will close discussions in a conference designed to highlight recent successes and challenges...

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