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The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Interview with Georgetown Band Almeda

By Nick Harrison April 28, 2017

The Washington, D.C. music scene is among the nation’s best, boasting stadium-sized concert halls and offbeat venues all within a few streets of each other. Georgetown students, however, need look...

Carmen Livesay (COL 17) as protagonist Lexi and Katherine Pietro (COL 17) as her best friend Jessie
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Black Theatre Ensemble Haunts With ‘Hookman’

By Kathryn Baker April 3, 2017

From Georgetown’s Black Theatre Ensemble comes the hauntingly thought-provoking “Hookman.” Adapted from the show by playwright Lauren Yee, it follows Georgetown freshman Lexi, played by Carmen...

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The title of Black Movement Dance Theater’s spring show “Defiance” was chosen to reflect the current state of the black community in the United States, and to emphasize the importance of empowerment. Student directors hope the show will facilitate dialogue.

BMDT Breaks Barriers Through Dance

By Dani Guerrero February 17, 2017

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Georgetown’s Black Movements Dance Theater presents “Defiance,” the company’s final production for the 2016-17 season. The dance concert, “an exploratory...

NGUYEN: Beating My Second-Year Slump

NGUYEN: Beating My Second-Year Slump

By Lam Nguyen December 4, 2015

I am the epitome of the sophomore slump. When the year began, I was keen on buckling down hard on academics, knowing that I had left a few extra GPA points left unclaimed last semester. The semester started...

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Poetry Speaks in D.C.

By Jasmine White October 16, 2015

My metal plates feel like fire These are my hands When I place my palms together and hold them tight it looks as if I am praying to God beseeching for you With my pious hands I can make your...

Skating into Hearts

By Emily Welch February 20, 2015

It was hard to find one empty seat in the Verizon Center Wednesday night — a school night. Kids and adults alike, dressed in costumes of their favorite fantasy characters, chewed on shaved ice in...

Cast Carries August Wilson Play

By Hannah Kaufman February 20, 2015

Arena Stage’s iconic Fichandler Stage was filled almost to its 683-seat capacity last Thursday for the opening night of “King Hedley II.” With a stunning cast capitalizing on a script of powerful...

Sia Shakes Things Up

By Margie Fuchs February 13, 2015

For an event that is self-proclaimed, marketed, branded and sold to audiences worldwide as “music’s biggest night,” the Grammy Awards are only somewhat about music. The formula for the Grammys,...

South Asian A Cappella Group Penn Masala to Perform

By Katherine Richardson January 9, 2015

Penn Masala, University of Pennsylvania’s South Asian a cappella group, will perform to a sold-out Gaston Hall on Saturday evening. The proceeds of student and regular tickets, costing $12 and $20,...

Class Taps Across Campus for Final Exam

Class Taps Across Campus for Final Exam

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff December 4, 2014

The short-lived mystery about the origins of a band of tap dancers roving campus this afternoon has been solved. The performances across campus were the final exam for students in “Theater and...

of Montreal Rocks Out Through Sight and Sound

By Abby Reutzel October 29, 2013

If there’s one thing Kevin Barnes and his band, of Montreal, have been known for throughout the course of their career, it’s the amount of effort they put into their live performances. Their second...

Best Bets: Study Style

By KP and KP December 8, 2012

Well, Hoyas, we have good news and bad news. The good news is classes are done. The bad news is that finals haven’t even begun. That means that it’s time for papers, coffee, studying, (raging?), Lau,...

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