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

Antibac Needs to Go

Antibac Needs to Go

By Nikita Deshpande August 15, 2015

It’s an undeniable truth that antibacterial is in vogue. Supermarket aisles champion the word, while most common products proudly tout this label. Even though the “kills 99.9 percent of germs” motto...

Organic Pro-tips

Organic Pro-tips

By Nikita Deshpande July 16, 2015

I never really understood the organic craze as a teenager. Around the mid-2000s, the label “organic” suddenly emerged and spread with vigorous intensity, surpassing the r-naught value of measles. Restaurants,...

Your Diet, Your Microbiome

Your Diet, Your Microbiome

By Nikita Deshpande July 1, 2015

This summer, my family veered on the adventurous side and planted one baby hibiscus tree in the yard. This may not sound particularly daring, but given our decades-long stance on refusing to grow anything...

A New Frontier: The Human Microbiome

By Nikita Deshpande June 3, 2015

In third grade, the word 'fart' was completely off-limits. A mere utterance of the forbidden term would incite thunderous laughter, incapacitating the class with a serious case of the giggles. Because...

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