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

Not Being a Hero on Alternative Spring Break

By William Fonseca March 16, 2015

I just came back from my third Alternative Spring Break trip, and it was refreshingly wonderful. Every year on these trips, one song emerges as the “trip song.” It usually comes from a set of three...

Breaking Up With Deadlines

By William Fonseca March 3, 2015

I’m writing this as I sit on a bus headed for New York. Today is Feb. 28, 2015, and as I pondered that fact nearly 10 minutes ago, it occurred to me the deadline for the summer job I had decided I...

Valentine’s Day is Over

By William Fonseca February 16, 2015

This Valentine’s Day, I woke up late, saw a matinee showing of the Vagina Monologues with four other men, made a sandwich, worked the 10:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. graveyard shift at Hoya Snaxa and listened...

The Wimphood of the Consulting World

By William Fonseca February 2, 2015

It seems my roommates and most of my friends have begun applying for consulting internships this summer. This is a holy rite of passage for Georgetown juniors. I spent the last three weeks biting my fingernails...

How Not to Get Coffee with Your Old Girlfriend

By William Fonseca January 19, 2015

Over winter break I had coffee with the girl I dated in high school. “Dated” is a strong way of putting it — we spent a summer together after junior year. She lived in Connecticut, where I grew...

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