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

PAN: Dematerialize Your Dreams

PAN: Dematerialize Your Dreams

By Christina Pan October 19, 2023

Nothing feels better than a late-night walk through the Georgetown neighborhood.  As twilight turns to dusk, people are settling in for the night. Although a few college students may still be...

KIM: Embrace Anonymity

KIM: Embrace Anonymity

By Madison Kim October 6, 2023

The realization that I was largely inconspicuous came, as most epiphanies do, quite simply.  It was a Tuesday afternoon, nearing the end of my first semester as a high school freshman, and I was...

VIEWPOINT: Choose the Path Less Traveled

VIEWPOINT: Choose the Path Less Traveled

By Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee September 1, 2023

If you’ve ever seen the movie “Roman Holiday” — or even if you haven’t — there’s one iconic scene that everybody knows: Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck riding a Vespa through the...

METZGER: Follow Pope Francis’ Lead

By MyLan Metzger March 13, 2018

Five years after his election, Pope Francis continues to energize the Roman Catholic Church by calling for people to experience God’s love and mercy. Catholics, and those who attend Catholic institutions...

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Movie Review: ‘Life’

By Kathryn Lenihan March 31, 2017

★★☆☆☆ Director Daniel Espinosa brings extraterrestrial life on Mars to audiences in “Life,” in which a rapidly evolving life form that could lead to mass extinction on Earth threatens...

Quiz: Are You a SWUG?

Quiz: Are You a SWUG?

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 11, 2015

Ah, the age old question. Being a SWUG is an honor that not everyone can achieve. Across the country, and even across time, people have pondered this group of people and tried to earn this coveted status. For...

An Ode to Princess

An Ode to Princess

By Darius Baxter November 14, 2015

Dear Reader, My dog died recently. She was an almost two-year-old Yorkie that somehow managed to find herself stuck in a Georgetown townhouse with four rowdy football players. Her name was Princess....

GRAY: Easter’s Crucial Reflections

By Fr. Howard Gray, S.J. March 30, 2015

During this challenging winter, I often returned to the final lines of Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind:” “The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind, If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” The...

Life Hacks: Midterm-Style

Life Hacks: Midterm-Style

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford February 24, 2015

Tis the season... Oh wait, not that season!! EVEN BETTER: MIDTERMS SEASON! 4E is back and ready to help you combat them. In 2012 we told you some great tips, but have decided with all of the advancement...

O’BRIEN: On The Blessing of Our Belovedness

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. January 27, 2015

I met Nancy on my first night at Georgetown in August 1984. I had moved into my room on New South 1 (which looks very much the same today) and wandered anxiously over to a party on the Harbin patio. I...

OBRIEN: The Beauty of Our Individual Chaos

O’BRIEN: The Beauty of Our Individual Chaos

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. December 5, 2014

A proverb tells us, “God writes straight with crooked lines.” When I look back on my 48-year-old life, I celebrate satisfying successes and reckon with painful regrets and losses. I try to draw...

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