Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

AMENDOEIRA: Reconsider a Life in XL

AMENDOEIRA: Reconsider a Life in XL

By Claudia Amendoeira March 1, 2024

You enter the kitchen and there it is, 17 cubic feet that promise to fulfill your biggest dreams. With one yank — which gives you a cramp from stretching your arm too far — happiness greets you. When...

AMENDOEIRA: Rethink the American Ideal

AMENDOEIRA: Rethink the American Ideal

By Claudia Amendoeira February 8, 2024

My high school did not have a guidance counselor, but that didn’t stop me. I bought an SAT prep book on Amazon and religiously studied “How to Get Into Georgetown” YouTube videos. During my last...

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

Mortara Center Honors Annual Lepgold Book Prize Winner

By Maren Fagan November 30, 2023

The Georgetown University Mortara Center for International Studies honored the winner of this year’s Joseph S. Lepgold Book Prize on Nov. 30.  The annual Lepgold Book Award honors contributions...

CHAKRAVARTI: Personalize OGS Advising

CHAKRAVARTI: Personalize OGS Advising

By Priyasha Chakravarti September 30, 2022

While gearing up for my first year at Georgetown University, I found myself stressed out about issues involving my F-1 visa status. On top of worrying about being homesick, making friends, moving to a...

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Economic Experts Urge Renewed Participation in International Trade

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo March 18, 2019

Increased commitment to international economic cooperation from world powers is necessary to protect the advantages of globalism, according to a March 13 panel of economic experts that included the former...

In Limbo: The International Experience on the Hilltop

In Limbo: The International Experience on the Hilltop

By Meena Morar October 12, 2018

Jetlagged from a 12-hour flight and lugging two 50-pound suitcases behind her, Rachelle Bonja (SFS ’20) had finally made it to the United States. Growing up in Aleppo, Syria, Bonja, arrived alone...

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Tastes of the World: International Cuisines in DC

By William Leo May 19, 2017

  The District is an amazing place to learn about other cultures, whether by exploring its museums or attending a heritage festival on the National Mall. For some, a taste of the many world cuisines...

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University of Michigan professor Joyojeet Pal argued that Prime Minister Modi revolutionized his political activism through social media.

Expert Talks Modi, Social Media

By Charlotte Allen April 1, 2016

Assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information Joyojeet Pal discussed the impact of social media and political rebranding on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s global image...

The GU Farmers Market Rocks

The GU Farmer’s Market Rocks

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia September 28, 2015

What says “happy hump day” like an hour spent wandering through Red Square blowing all your money? I give you: The GU Farmer’s Market. Here’s a rundown of what’s there, what’s good and what...

End the Fight to Work

By The Editorial Board May 14, 2015

With students from over 100 countries, Georgetown proudly touts its international status; the campus’ cultural vibrancy, further augmented by its investment in international programs, makes for an especially...

Education Drives America’s Strongest Soft Power Resource

By Duy Mai April 2, 2015

In an essay that was excerpted from his 1990 book, Bound to Lead: The Changing Nature of American Power, and published in Foreign Affairs Magazine, Professor Joseph Nye of Harvard Kennedy School first...

Navigating the HB1 Visa Cap

Navigating the HB1 Visa Cap

By Xinlan Hu January 16, 2015

‘I know this is a bit far away, but …” My heart sank as I saw the all-too-familiar question coming, “What’s your plan after graduation, going back to China or staying in America?” To leave...

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