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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GU, DC Celebrate Cherry Blossom Cultural Diplomacy

GU, DC Celebrate Cherry Blossom Cultural Diplomacy

By Georgia Russello, Russello April 18, 2024

In a speech delivered to Congress on April 11, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that Japan will donate 250 cherry blossom trees to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 250th anniversary of...

NPS to Cut Down 158 Cherry Trees in Rehabilitation of Tidal Basin Wall

NPS to Cut Down 158 Cherry Trees in Rehabilitation of Tidal Basin Wall

By Sarah Sverdlov, Special to The Hoya March 22, 2024

The National Park Service (NPS) announced a $113 billion three-year construction project to rehabilitate the Tidal Basin seawall along the Potomac River and through West Potomac Park on March 13.  Of...

National Cherry Blossom Festival Returns

National Cherry Blossom Festival Returns

By Rushil Vashee March 24, 2022

Visitors lined the National Mall and Tidal Basin this week to celebrate spring in Washington, D.C., and gathered for the first in-person National Cherry Blossom Festival in three years. The National...

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Campaign Searches for Tidal Basin Restoration Options

By Afua Nyantakyi April 23, 2019

A campaign to preserve the tidal basin launched April 3, as the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Trust for the National Mall plan to collaborate in response to rising sea levels and heavy...

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Artechouse Unveils a ‘Cherry Blossom Dream’

By Alia Kawar April 4, 2018

As a young girl waved her arms in a slow, circular motion, her movements were mirrored onto an interactive wall: Waves of fluorescent colors appeared against the constantly turning cherry blossoms....

Friendship in Bloom: The Symbolism of Cherry Blossoms

Friendship in Bloom: The Symbolism of Cherry Blossoms

By Jasmine White April 7, 2017

On March 27, 1912, two women stood in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., and planted the first two cherry blossom trees in the United States. These two women, former first lady Helen Herron Taft...

Peek at Peak Blossoms

Peek at Peak Blossoms

By Angella Liu and Angella Liu April 4, 2017

It is that time of the year again; the time where Hoyas can shed off their twenty pound Canada Goose parkas; the time where every weekend, students are double fisting at darties not in Village A but on Village...

SEE THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS...From Lau!

SEE THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS…From Lau!

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford April 15, 2015

How is the 3rd hour of your study session? Where is that study break you intended to take? You’ve somehow found yourself trapped in the unforgiving walls of Lau 2, wondering if the room is really...

Whats the Deal with the Cherry Blossoms?

What’s the Deal with the Cherry Blossoms?

By KP and KP March 30, 2014

Arguably one of the best things about going to Georgetown is being able to experience Washington in the spring. The birds are chirping, Healy beach lawn is bubbling with excitement and D.C.'s cherry blossoms...

Simply Science: Cherry Blossom Chem

Simply Science: Cherry Blossom Chem

By Matt Caulfield and Matt Caulfield April 11, 2013

As Spring cometh, it brings with it the beautiful Cherry Blossoms of DC (and allergy attacks). This weekend marks the last days of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. What many people may not realize...

Taking Advantage of a City in Bloom

By Audrey Wilson April 8, 2013

Last Wednesday, I went home for Easter break for the third year in a row. And for the third year in a row, I returned to the Hilltop with a distinct sense of dissatisfaction. Not because I didn’t even...

Best Bets: A Wiz and A Boss

By Kaitlyn Morio and Kaitlyn Morio March 30, 2012

It’s the last weekend before many of us leave campus for Easter break so Best Bets is here to make sure that you find something exciting to do with yourself  before heading home. Friday: Go to the...

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