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VORA: Encourage Artistic Authenticity

VORA: Encourage Artistic Authenticity

By Shivali Vora April 14, 2023

If you show an average group of people the classic “Washington Crossing the Delaware” painting or images of the Colosseum, few would contest the artifacts’ categorization as “art.” But consider...

ROCHELLE VAYNTRUB/THE HOYA | Georgetown accepted 3,202 out of 22,788 total applicants to the Class of 2023, making this years acceptance rate the lowest in the university’s history.

Admissions Rate Falls to 14 Percent, Lowest in University History

By Taylor Kahn-Perry April 5, 2019

Georgetown University’s undergraduate acceptance rate dropped to 14 percent this admissions season, the lowest in the university’s history, marking the third consecutive year of record-low acceptance...

7 Types of Rejection at Georgetown

7 Types of Rejection at Georgetown

By Lisa Park and Lisa Park October 13, 2016

If you're a student at Georgetown, rejection is no stranger. Of course, there's the most obvious definition of rejection of being turned down by someone who is probably wayyyy out of your league. But...

The Work Ahead for Trans Student Rights

By Willem Miller September 1, 2015

This summer was big for the LGBTQ community — particularly the transgender community. Caitlyn Jenner came out as transgender and started a documentary series. Another season of “Orange Is the New...

SMITH: Noise

SMITH: Noise

By Grace Smith September 1, 2015

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? My restless analysis of this question began with a haircut. Over the summer, I cut off 12 inches of my hair. With...

Because You’re More Than Enough

Because You’re More Than Enough

By Samantha Rhodes August 12, 2015

Many of us construct intricate facades for ourselves — we practice so often in the mirror, we start to believe in them. But we never fully do. I am driven. I am strong. I am OK. I am happy. Obviously. …Can’t...

Not The Best Four Years

Not The Best Four Years

By Samantha Rhodes July 14, 2015

Sitting across the table from a couple family friends, the knot in my stomach tightened with excitement as I heard them exclaim, “College is going to be the best four years of your life!” The wistful...

A Dedication to Acceptance

A Dedication to Acceptance

By Samantha Rhodes June 30, 2015

My mother taught me to be tolerant. Never in my life have I thought of being any other way, all because of her. The first time I witnessed bullying, it shocked me so much that I thought I had simply misread...

Loud and Proud in the Capital

Loud and Proud in the Capital

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein January 7, 2014

Step aside New York and San Fran, there is a new LGBT-friendly city on top! According to DCist, The Advocate has determined that Washington, D.C., is the most gay-tolerant city in the United States....

Early Admissions Rate Remains Stable

By Madison Ashley December 20, 2013

Georgetown’s Class of 2018 accepted 14 percent of early applicants this past week, an acceptance number that remains largely unchanged from years past. Of the 6,734 applicants who applied early action,...

Five Steps for Coping with the Government Shutdown, As Told By Social Media

Five Steps for Coping with the Government Shutdown, As Told By Social Media

By Max Wheeler and Max Wheeler October 8, 2013

As everyone knows (and if you don't know, you've apparently been under a rock for the last week), the federal government has been shut down due to a failure to agree on a new debt budget.  Social media,...

As Bias Lingers, LGBTQ Students Need Safeguards

By Zenen Jaimes Perez and James Saucedo March 29, 2012

Upon reading “Acceptance Shouldn’t Be Optional, but Expected” (The Hoya, A3, March 27, 2012), we were excited to see campus issues pertinent to the LGBTQ community at Georgetown entering conversations...

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