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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

EDITORIAL: Pressure Administration on GU272

EDITORIAL: Pressure Administration on GU272

By The Editorial Board February 19, 2021

Georgetown University must follow through on its commitment to atone for its history with slavery, and students should direct new energy toward GU272 advocacy at Georgetown. The GU272 referendum —...

VIEWPOINT: Take the Cultural Climate Survey

VIEWPOINT: Take the Cultural Climate Survey

By Daniella Sanchez March 23, 2020

“We need concrete evidence.” “Where are the numbers on that?” “How do you know this is an issue?” Anyone advocating an issue at Georgetown University who has engaged with the administration...

Ferretti, Badger Emphasize Tangible Goals

Ferretti, Badger Emphasize Tangible Goals

By Riley Rogerson January 31, 2020

A shared passion for public service guided Nicolo Ferretti (SFS ’21) and Bryce Badger (MSB ’21) to the Georgetown University Student Association, where the two bonded over advocating for student interests....

VIEWPOINT: Advocate Beyond Social Media

VIEWPOINT: Advocate Beyond Social Media

By Amanda Estevez October 11, 2019

Social media is great for many things, like sharing photos  of your vacation, slick eyeliner or outfit. Activism, however, is not one of them. On Instagram, in particular, users like to pat themselves...

MAGGIE CHEN FOR THE HOYA Author Eli Clare (left) suggested a new model for the special education system that better integrates students with disabilities into the classroom at an event Oct. 4.

Author Urges Reform of Special Education System

By Chelsea Hafer October 11, 2018

The special education system contributes to the marginalization of people with disabilities, author Eli Clare said at an event Thursday hosted by the LGBTQ Center in the HFSC Social Room. The event,...

Equality Fight Goes On

By The Editorial Board April 5, 2016

In recent weeks, many Republican-led states — especially in the South — have made national headlines by considering, and in some cases passing, legislation promoting local anti-LGBTQ discrimination...

Creating a New ‘Mental Health’

By Scott Goldstein January 29, 2016

A university is meant to foster innovative ideas and social progress, but at the end of the day, it is also a business. Even a campus full of Albert Einsteins and Marie Curies will shut its gates if it...

Homeless Youth Surveyed

By Charlotte Allen January 29, 2016

A recent D.C. Department of Human Services survey found that 43 percent of the District’s 330 homeless youths identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to D.C.’s first Homeless...

Account Pushes Policy Reform

Account Pushes Policy Reform

By Toby Hung September 1, 2015

A student movement advocating for better university management of sexual assault cases gained traction last week after the Georgetown University Student Association came to an understanding with administrators...

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Rev. James Walsh, S.J., Father of Speech Policy, Dies

By Mallika Sen July 1, 2015

"A university is many things but central to its being is discourse, discussion, debate: the untrammeled expression of ideas and information." With those words, Rev. James Walsh, S.J., opened his preamble...

A Silent Campus

By Heather Artinian May 2, 2015

I am a Deaf student and sign language is my first language. I have cochlear implants, which enable me to hear and understand others in one-on-one interactions and most small group settings. As I approach...

Students, Incorporate

By The Editorial Board April 9, 2015

In a move to rediscover its original purpose, Students of Georgetown Inc., has added a social impact chair, an external position, to its governing board of directors this month. If the position is taken...

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