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

Cries for Help: Carvings in Lau Cubicles

Cries for Help: Carvings in Lau Cubicles

By Izzy Roemer and Izzy Roemer May 1, 2018

As a nearly 230-year-old institution, Georgetown is host to secrets that current students can hardly fathom. Some of these secrets date back to the school’s founding. Messages etched by early students...

50 Things Better Than SaxaNet

50 Things Better Than SaxaNet

By Caroline Bucca and Caroline Bucca December 5, 2017

Despite being 3 months into a school year that has graced us with new Leo's and a NUG, we still have no new SaxaNet. Maybe this is a cry for help or just an attempt to make sure that we live in a constant...

The Five Phases of Writing a Final Paper, as told by Melania Trump

The Five Phases of Writing a Final Paper, as told by Melania Trump

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell December 11, 2016

We’re sad to report that finals season is once again upon us, and the only thing that could make this worse is remembering that Donald Trump won the election. But here at 4E, we have decided to embrace...

What Your Favorite Study Spot Says About You

What Your Favorite Study Spot Says About You

By Meg Lizza and Meg Lizza November 11, 2014

We all have that place. It's where, when the going gets tough, we hunker down and bust out that paper due in T-minus five hours, or cram as much information into our already occupied coffee-addicted...

Struggle City: the Best and the Worst of the Finals Wall

Struggle City: the Best and the Worst of the Finals Wall

By Matt Sullivan and Matt Sullivan December 17, 2013

Every semester, it's the same trip to Struggle City for us Hoyas. Whether you're writing a 20-page paper, studying for Orgo or just avoiding all of life on Lau 2, finals week at Georgetown gets really...

Library Renovations Add Study Space on Second Floor

By Mallika Sen September 10, 2013

As classes begin in earnest and students return to Lauinger Library this semester, the look of the second floor may be a shock to some. The library’s overhaul eliminated half of its shelving, leaving...

21 Ways You Know Youre About to Graduate from Georgetown

21 Ways You Know You’re About to Graduate from Georgetown

By Hoya Staff Writer and Hoya Staff Writer April 25, 2013

There are only three days of classes left (if we're really counting Georgetown Day as a day of class), and for the Class of 2013, this is a bittersweet fact. Some of the seniors on The Hoya pushed through...

Georgetown eCards: Sass to the Max

Georgetown eCards: Sass to the Max

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee April 24, 2013

It's finals season for universities all over the country, and people are looking for ways to procrastinate. The 4E staff has collaborated to offer you a very Hilltop-specific method of getting nothing...

Sixteen Sweet Study Songs

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff December 11, 2012

4E's Study Sixteen from thehoya on 8tracks Radio. Studying sucks. Luckily for you, music doesn't. And for those of you whose friends are distracting you by whispering in Pierce (which is forbidden, but...

Survivor: My First All-Nighter

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee December 6, 2012

Well good morning Hoyas! Or, if you're like me, you're wondering why it's so bright out when the night still hasn't ended. Yes, I have survived my first all-nighter (read as: I'm a freshman taking only...

The Five People You’ll Meet On Lau 2

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee October 31, 2012

Midterms. You're stressed, you're scared, you're underprepared. Your hall is loud at all hours of the night, the Leavey center is just too far from your dorm, and you’re desperately looking for a place...

Freshman Fails: What’s a DFMO?

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee September 18, 2012

So I'm a freshman – you were all in my shoes at some point, but it doesn’t make those shoes any less awkward. And nothing is funnier than the misfortune of others, so here is a list of 10 of my more...

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