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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

DC Deputy Mayor Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation

DC Deputy Mayor Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation

By Karenna Warden April 1, 2023

CW: This article references sexual harassment. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has launched an investigation into...

D.C. Jail Forced to Relocate Incarcerated Individuals, Elected Official Allowed to Stay

D.C. Jail Forced to Relocate Incarcerated Individuals, Elected Official Allowed to Stay

By Jemima Denham November 12, 2021

Joel Castón, an incarcerated individual elected as advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 7, will not be transferred out of the Washington, D.C., Central Detention Facility following reports of unsatisfactory...

WMATA Experiences Continued Delays Following Train Derailment, Inspection

WMATA Experiences Continued Delays Following Train Derailment, Inspection

By Paige Kupas November 4, 2021

Metro trains will be delayed until at least Nov. 15 amid an ongoing investigation into a recent train derailment. Riders found themselves in a dark, smoky Metro car after an Oct. 12 derailment of a...

Korean Pop Artist and Georgetown Graduate Cleared of Charges

Korean Pop Artist and Georgetown Graduate Cleared of Charges

By Hansen Lian February 28, 2020

Former Georgetown University student and South Korean pop artist Kim Sang-woo (COL ’19), popularly known as Roy Kim, has been cleared of charges of circulating obscene materials. Kim had been a suspected...

MOAKLEY COURTHOUSE | Stephen Semprevivo, one of five Georgetown parents implicated in a nationwide March 12 admissions bribery indictment, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court Monday after paying an intermediary $400,000 to give his son an advantage in the admissions process.

Georgetown Parent Pleads Guilty in Admissions Bribery Case

By Riley Rogerson April 9, 2019

Georgetown parent Stephen Semprevivo and 12 other university parents pleaded guilty to fraud for involvement in a college admissions bribery scheme in a Boston federal court Monday. The plea comes...

ROBERT MUELLER/FACEBOOK |  Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation did not find that President Donald Trump or members of his 2016 presidential campaign conspired with the Russian government, according to a March 24 report by Attorney General William Barr.

GU Students, Professors Urge Release of Mueller Report

By Harrison McBride March 28, 2019

Georgetown University students and professors joined bipartisan calls for the full release of the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference after Attorney...

FILE PHOTO: ALEXANDER BROWN | Georgetown is one of eight universities under investigation by the Department of Education for potentially violating education regulations tied to the admissions bribery scheme.

Education Department Investigates Admissions Bribery at GU

By Myroslav March 27, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into eight universities, including Georgetown, for potential misconduct relating to the admissions bribery scheme Monday. The investigation...

FILE PHOTO: ALEXANDRA BROWN/THE HOYA | Mickey Lee (COL 05), an admissions interviewer, drafted a petition urging Georgetown to rescind the degrees and admission of students implicated in the admissions bribery investigation. The University of Southern California revoked the admission of six students March 14.

Petition Urges GU to Rescind Degrees of Students Involved in Admissions Bribes

By Sana Rahman and Riley Rogerson March 21, 2019

An online petition calling for Georgetown University to revoke the degrees and admission of all current and former students involved in the college admissions bribery scheme has gained 16,691 signatures...

@JACK EVANS WARD 2/TWITTER | Washington, D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) was asked to resign after allegations that he abused his role in government to obtain corporate deals surfaced Feb. 28.

Open Letter Calls for DC Councilmember’s Resignation

By Connor Thomas March 14, 2019

An open letter requesting Washington, D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) step down as National Committeeman of the D.C. Democratic Party was published March 6, following allegations that he misused...

The Vatican Initiates Deeper Investigation Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against McCarrick

The Vatican Initiates Deeper Investigation Into Sexual Abuse Allegations Against McCarrick

By Mason Mandell October 10, 2018

Pope Francis sanctioned a deeper examination of Vatican archives to investigate allegations of sexual abuse against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The...

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The suspect list has narrowed in the joint investigation by GUPD and MPD into last months bias-related vandalisms has

Suspect List Narrows in Swastika Vandalism Investigation

By Isabelle Groenewegen October 6, 2017

The Georgetown University Police Department is narrowing a list of potential suspects in its investigation of incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti and threatening messages directed at women in LXR Hall...

EU Needs New Efforts Against Tax Evasion

By Nathan Crist April 19, 2016

Vladimir Putin, Bashar al Assad and Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson. That is probably not the company with whom the former Icelandic prime minister had hoped to be associated with in 2016, but connections with...

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