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

Charting Your Academic Roadmap

By Daniel J. Hopkins August 30, 2013

Many of you are starting your first year as an undergraduate here at Georgetown. Welcome. By now, you know what "Hoya Saxa" means and have figured out how to navigate our modest campus. Georgetown might...

InternTips: A Balancing Act

InternTips: A Balancing Act

By Ryan Bacic and Ryan Bacic May 24, 2013

Some of you luckier ones out there might still be in that "cool summer job" phase this time around. You know what I mean: lifeguarding, babysitting, camp counseling, etc. — basically anything that's...

When You Get Back...

When You Get Back…

By KP and KP May 12, 2013

The studying has been done. The finals have been taken. The papers have been written. All that's left to say is . . . Congratulations, Hoyas! You made it through this year! All that's left to do is sit...

Beyond 101: Quirky Classes Enliven Fall Course Offerings

By Hiromi Oka and Annie Chen August 31, 2012

For those who find their weekdays weighed down by economics textbooks and bland lectures in the ICC basement, Georgetown’s fall course catalog includes more than a few classes that will spice up any...

More than Just Deals

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy February 15, 2012

by Michelle Cassidy It looks like daily deals are about to get a luxury upgrade in the District. Two weeks ago, The Guide explored the origins of Livingsocial, a startup co-founded by Georgetown grad...

Professors Take Their Lectures Online

By Hiromi Oka October 25, 2011

Professors in the McDonough School of Business are expanding their usage of technology that records and posts their lectures online in an initiative that may soon spread across campus. According to...

Keep Tests in Class Time

By The Editorial Board October 4, 2011

At Georgetown, the cold weather brings along with it something far more sinister: midterm season. For some students, the requisite stress and anxiety are compounded by the sheer logistics of college...

Registrar Adds to the Hilltop

By Masha Goncharova January 20, 2011

University Registrar John Q. Pierce could very easily be indentified with the spirit of Georgetown. Not only are his wife and three sons all Hoyas, but he has been on the Hilltop since his undergraduate...

University Utilizes Telecommunication to Benefit of Students

By Carly Timm-Bijold October 25, 2010

The university is making headlines in the technology community following the release of a case study on the efficacy of telecommunications and videoconferencing in university classrooms. Since 2008,...

A Right to Know

By The Editorial Board September 3, 2010

Navigating the murky waters of pre-registration has become clearer with the advent of MyAccess. The system still falls short, however, during the period between pre-registration and the start of the semester. yAccess...

Students Choose to Stay on Campus for Classes, Internships

By Elizabeth Schieffelin May 21, 2010

Every summer, Georgetown students from far and wide stay on campus, exchanging surfing lessons for international finance classes, trading ice cream for research fellowships and swapping the 4th of July...

Decades of Change at GU Are for The Better

By Carol Lancaster April 13, 2007

I am one of the longest surviving Georgetown graduates serving on the faculty today. The differences between the Georgetown University of the 1960s and the university we see today could not be more striking,...

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