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

Party Registration System Abolished

By Sarah Patrick August 23, 2012

Effective immediately, the university will no longer require advance registration from students holding parties on campus, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson announced in an email to the campus...

GU Life: A Family Matter

By Greg Lavarriere May 18, 2012

If my time on the Hilltop has taught me anything, it is that Georgetown students make up a unique family. My Georgetown story starts back in 2000, when I first arrived on the Hilltop to help move my oldest...

The Final Word

By The Editorial Board April 29, 2012

The prevailing themes of the last eight months illustrate a year of contradictions. On the one hand, arbitration of the campus plan and student activism were troublingly passive. In contrast, GUSA elections...

GUSA Sparks Widespread Discussions

By Sam Rodman April 27, 2012

During a year characterized by a seven-candidate presidential election with record-breaking turnout and a delayed start to Georgetown Day planning, student interest has surged in the Georgetown University...

A Site to Behold

By The Editorial Board April 24, 2012

University Information Services launched its much-anticipated mobile website Thursday, and the finished product was well worth the wait. The new website meets almost all of our expectations for a portable...

GUSA Considers SafeRides Revamp

By Annie Chen April 24, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association is considering plans to improve the student-runSafeRides program and to alter the Collegiate Readership Program. According to GUSA Secretary of Student...

GUSA May Pilot Game Rentals

By Sam Rodman April 13, 2012

The Georgetown University Student Association senate will vote Sunday on a proposal to launch a game equipment rental program on Harbin Patio next fall. The program, spearheaded by Senator Ben Weiss...

The Intent Behind the Proposed LGBTQ Checkbox

By Laura Kresse April 2, 2012

To the Editor: Two viewpoints that appeared in The Hoya last week, (“As Bias Lingers, LGBTQ Students Need Safeguards,” A3, March 30, 2012; “Acceptance Shouldn’t be Optional, but Expected,” A3,...

Stuff Georgetown Kids Like: Acronyms

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy April 2, 2012

If you want to fit in at Georgetown, you have to speak the language. And no, I'm not talking about Arabic or Spanish or Chinese — I'm talking about acronyms. So much more than collections of letters,...

Student Ideas Put to Work Online

By Annie Chen March 30, 2012

Hoya Ideas Community, an online platform that allows students to submit, comment on and vote for suggestions to the university, has accumulated about 50 ideas and more than individual 700 users since its...

GUSA Executive Invites Discussion

By Clara Gustafson and Vail Kohnert-Yount March 29, 2012

To the Editor: As newly inaugurated president and vice president of the Georgetown University Student Association, we want to take this opportunity to address some of the issues that have arisen during...

It’s Not Easy Being Green

By The Editorial Board March 29, 2012

It may be that students are interested in sustainability, but initiatives like the Switch It Off Challenge have left us in the dark. The new Georgetown University Student Association executive team,...

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