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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Vehicle Ban Sparks Student Backlash

By Eitan Sayag July 19, 2013

Students will be prohibited from bringing cars to campus after a change to the Code of Student Conduct, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson announced Thursday. The move to reduce street...

Thank You, Turkey

By Merjan Bubernack June 11, 2013

As a disclaimer, I’d like to say that my purpose is not to offer a political commentary. I am far from qualified to deliver a column of that sort. However, I felt compelled to write for Turkey. A...

Students Continue Protests After Metro Installs Anti-Muslim Ads

By Carly Cianci October 12, 2012

After a U.S. District Judge Mary Collyer ruled that anti-jihad advertisements be immediately installed in D.C. Metro stations last Friday, Georgetown students have launched a protest against the decision. The...

Sebelius Speech Brings Heckler, Protest

By Matthew Strauss May 18, 2012

After a storm of criticism from Catholic organizations, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' speech to the Georgetown Public Policy Institute drew a small protest and a heckler Friday...

Arrested Abroad

By Upasana Kaku April 27, 2012

Four months ago, Derrik Sweeney (COL ’13) landed in St. Louis, Mo., marking the end of a four-day-long ordeal that began when he was arrested by Egyptian police for protesting in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. As...

After Quiet Term, DC Students Speak Seeks Louder Voice

By Sarah Patrick April 24, 2012

Despite a muted presence on campus this semester, the advocacy group D.C. Students Speak has been making strides toward increased student representation in local politics. According to Andrew Klemperer (SFS ’13), DCSS co-chair,...

Sunday Night Wrapup: Recovering

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy March 18, 2012

Between March Madness and all of the Saint Patrick's Day festivities, how could we expect anybody to keep up with the news? So while you recover from this the double whammy of a Guinness hangover and...

George Clooney Arrested at Protest

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff March 16, 2012

It's like a scene straight from Ocean's Eleven. Except replace a Las Vegas casino with the Sudanese Embassy here in D.C. and a gang of eleven robbers with Martin Luther King III and Reps. James Moran (D-Va.)...

Friday Fixat10ns: Stand Up

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy January 27, 2012

by Michelle Cassidy [8tracks width="300" height="250" playops="" url="https://8tracks.com/mixes/552863"] Between the first anniversary of the uprisings in Egypt and a lunchtime demonstration in Leo's,...

Stay Behind the Barricade

By The Editorial Board December 1, 2011

Georgetown has long produced students keen on both activism and international affairs. But in light ofDerrik Sweeney's (COL '13) recent experiences in Cairo, it's time to remind ourselves of the responsibility...

Sweeney Reflects on Imprisonment

By Upasana Kaku December 1, 2011

It's been almost a week since Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was released from police custody in Cairo, but the experience is still fresh in his mind. "It's mind-boggling that now I'm here, texting with my...

Student Arrested in Cairo

By Sarah Kaplan and Upasana Kaku November 21, 2011

Georgetown student Derrik Sweeney (COL '13) was among three students at the American University in Cairo arrested by Egyptian police Tuesday and accused of participating in violent demonstrations. The...

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