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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Restructure Attendance Policies for Illness

VIEWPOINT: Restructure Attendance Policies for Illness

By Ryan Thurz April 22, 2022

Releasing a sigh of relief is not a normal reaction after testing positive for COVID-19.  A few weeks ago, though, this was my reaction as I tested to determine the cause of my insufferable symptoms....

TESTING TRUISMS: Is Productive Procrastination an Oxymoron?

TESTING TRUISMS: Is Productive Procrastination an Oxymoron?

By Vera Mastrorilli February 26, 2018

Location: Lauinger Library at 3 a.m. You squint at your computer screen and punch out a few more words on the keyboard. You lost your ability to write coherently a long time ago; now you’re just trying...

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The School That Tests and Heals

By Bassam Sidiki May 20, 2016

Throughout my first semester at Georgetown, I was presented with the biggest challenges I have ever had to overcome in my life. I first explored this school during Georgetown Admissions Ambassador...

Destigmatizing Depression

Destigmatizing Depression

By Joe Murdy December 5, 2014

“No, I can’t be depressed. I’m not some psycho,” I remember telling myself once. For two-and a-half years I had felt this way. I went on with my life just telling myself I was in the wrong...

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...

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