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

In Response to “Engage in a Relevant Pro-Life Discussion”

By Zoe Dobkin February 5, 2015

After reading Mallory Carr’s recent piece in The Hoya titled “Engage in a Relevant Pro-Life Discussion” on H*yas for Choice and the Annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life (The Hoya, A3, Jan....

Club Covers Cost of Cups to Control Contamination

By Ashley Miller January 13, 2015

Cups for Campus, a new program initiated by School of Nursing and Health Studies students, is a program that, if initiated, would provide free cups and health education to students in order to prevent...

Meat Free Monday, and Other Stories

By Emma Lux September 22, 2014

Paul McCartney is best known for singing songs such as “Let it Be,” “Hey Jude,” and “Eleanor Rigby.” However, one of his newer songs may be less known—it’s called “Meat Free Monday,”...

The Ugly Side of Modeling

By Daria Etezadi July 7, 2014

I was listening to the radio when the host announced, “Up next, an underwear model with body image issues,” to which her co-worker scoffed, “This is important stuff right here.” I guess...

Fighting Against Duplicitous Food Marketing

By William Rydzewski May 2, 2014

Each fall, incoming college freshmen start their undergraduate careers with a considerable amount of independence. For the first time, many of these seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds are forced to make...

CVS Eliminates Tobacco Products From Store

By Maddy Moore February 11, 2014

With CVS Caremark’s recent announcement that it would discontinue the sale of tobacco products from its stores by Oct. 1, 2014, student smokers may find themselves with fewer options outside the Hilltop,...

Fitness to Shape Your Mind, Body and Soul

By Kylie Mohr September 27, 2013

Fitness. You hear the word thrown around all the time. Magazine headlines promise miraculous exercise regimes. Advertisements dangle tempting clothing, gear and hot bodies as motivation to finally start...

How to Beat the Flu (Before it Happens)

How to Beat the Flu (Before it Happens)

By KP and KP September 17, 2013

It's that time again, Hoyas: BeWell Week. So if your life is anywhere near as ironic as mine tends to be, you're either deathly ill or you're about to become so in the coming days. And, chances are, you're...

BeWell Week Expands Focus

By Lily Westergaard September 13, 2013

BeWell Week, which promotes healthy habits and wellness with a series of educational activities for the student body, will expand this year with its kickoff Monday. The event, in its third year, is...

Too Fit To Quit

Too Fit To Quit

By KP and KP May 29, 2013

Did you work out today? Eat healthy? Drink lots of water? Get proper sleep? Believe it or not, Hoyas, the answer is probably yes. That is, if you're in the D.C.-Metro Area. According to the American...

Stomaching the Digestive Process

By David Sterns February 15, 2013

When you walk into a room full of Nalgene-toting gym addicts getting their sweat on during a late afternoon Yates workout, what is the first thing that comes to mind? You’re probably wondering how...

A Cup of Joe a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

By Kelly Lui January 18, 2013

Coffee consumption is an essential part of college life — just look at the never-ending lines at Uncommon Grounds or Saxby’s. But rumors circulate about the detriments of coffee, such as itsaddictiveness and...

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