Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

WikiWhat? The Earth is Flat? Australia is NOT Down Under?

WikiWhat? The Earth is Flat? Australia is NOT Down Under?

By Matt Caulfield and Matt Caulfield February 20, 2013

Here at Georgetown, we love to create clubs. We’ve got clubs for creative writers, aspiring political leaders, aca-tastic a cappella-ers, dancers, and a crap load of other people. But there’s one thing...

WikiWhat? Oxytocin? LOVE IS A LIE?

WikiWhat? Oxytocin? LOVE IS A LIE?

By Rabia Mirza and Rabia Mirza February 12, 2013

Picture this: a frantic biology student searches through Wikipedia for better explanations of the concepts sure to be on Wednesday's midterm. Of course, Wikipedia is already a questionable method of studying...

The Risk of Jumping on the Online Bandwagon

By The Editorial Board January 23, 2012

Viral internet trends aren't always a bad thing, but they are when they galvanize a largely uninformed opposition to weighty legislation. On Jan. 18, Wikipedia blocked all its content to protest the...

Wikipedia Founder Decries Hostility Online

By Glenn Russo June 13, 2011

Discussing online civility and digital discourse, the creators of Wikipedia and CiviliNation emphasized the importance of a healthy online culture that will discourage harassment Monday in Copley Formal...

Wikipedia: A Class Tool

By Gideon Hanft September 17, 2010

Students in Study of the Arab World or Theorizing Culture and Politics this semester will go where few professors have allowed them to go before. Since the rise of the online, community-based encyclopedia...

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