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The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Its My Truth

It’s My Truth

By Cyrena Touros July 8, 2015

When I wrote “What Would You Do for Your Dream School?” (The Hoya, April 5th 2015, A3), I had no idea that I would be writing a love letter to my future self. The idea of a dream school is something...

Snapchat Updates: D.C. Takeover

Snapchat Updates: D.C. Takeover

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein June 30, 2015

Everyone knows that 4E loves Snapchat. Like really, really, REALLY loves Snapchat. It is basically required when you are hired to have the skill of taking tactful selfies with a variety of filters. Due...

Georgetown for Gender Equality

Georgetown for Gender Equality

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford June 18, 2015

BREAKING NEWS: What do Twitter, Vodaphone and Georgetown all have in common?! … Yeah, buddy at first we were stumped too, but it's: GENDER EQUALITY. As part of Emma Watson's... Well yes, her. But,...

Josh Smith: Becoming a California Girl?

Josh Smith: Becoming a California Girl?

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia June 6, 2015

Attention Georgetown basketball fans: the "Joshington Monument" might be moving across the country. This week it was revealed that not one but two former Big East centers are trying out for the Los Angeles...

RIP Jack Sr.

RIP Jack Sr.

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein June 6, 2015

As any Georgetown student, D.C. citizen and dog-lover already knows, our dear Jack Sr. passed on this past Tuesday. The pup was 12 years old, and had been in his second year of retirement. Anyone who...

A Summer in the District

A Summer in the District

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein June 2, 2015

I have only been in D.C. for the summer for less than a week. Practically no time at all. Less than a week, and I have already encountered a ton of changes in Georgetown during the semester and Georgetown...

A-Rod Visits Georgetown 

A-Rod Visits Georgetown 

By KP and KP May 20, 2015

Georgetown might be known for its incredible basketball program, but that didn’t stop one baseball great from swinging by this week for a tour. That phenom was none other than New York Yankees third...

Confessions of a Certified NHS Unicorn

By Victor Wang May 14, 2015

‘Hey, what school are you in?” “Oh, I’m in the NHS, human science, pre-med.” “Oh my God, you’re like a unicorn.” “Wait, what?” Freeze. Rewind. Looking back on those moments...

How I Defined a Successful Career

By Catharine Maitner May 14, 2015

As I reflect on the four years I have spent in this whirlwind, I ask myself: was I successful? On a campus filled with over 7,000 undergraduate students, I don’t think I have the energy, nor my fingers...

Georgetown Without Absolutes

By Emlyn Crenshaw May 14, 2015

In my freshman spring, I took “Intro to Justice and Peace Studies” with Professor Andrea Wisler. In one of our first sessions, she had us do an exercise that evaluated our beliefs in various spiritual...

Chem 108 Study Guide: ORGO

Chem 108 Study Guide: ORGO

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia May 3, 2015

It’s that time of year when even the quietest of Hoyas begins to complain about every. single. thing. Shut up already. No one cares. The one group of kids that does retain the right to crumble and grumble...

The Night Before the Map Exam

The Night Before the Map Exam

By Molly Simio and Molly Simio April 30, 2015

‘Twas the night before the Map final, when all through the Hilltop, Nervous SFS freshmen were studying, though they wished they could stop. Their Sporcle quizzes were aced, all filled out carefully, From...

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