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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

EDITORIAL: Listen to Student RHO Workers

By Editorial Board April 6, 2018

Without student workers employed by the Office of Residential Living, Georgetown University would not function properly. Student employees are vital to the maintenance of the residential communities...

EDITORIAL: Specify GUSA Objectives

By Editorial Board April 6, 2018

The recent swearing-in of Georgetown University Student Association President Sahil Nair (SFS ’19) and Vice President Naba Rahman (SFS ’19) brings to mind their campaign promises of an inclusive and...

EDITORIAL: Develop Ethnic Studies Programs

By Editorial Board March 23, 2018

Georgetown University’s curriculum does not reflect the academic demands of its underrepresented communities. Ethnic studies programs empower students to learn more about their own cultures and the cultures...

EDITORIAL: Respect Civil Disobedience

By Editorial Board March 23, 2018

Georgetown University should not punish students for their disobedience simply because protesters expose problems within Georgetown’s institutions. Georgetown recently vowed not to punish incoming...

EDITORIAL: Recognize H*yas for Choice

By Editorial Board March 16, 2018

Georgetown University should prioritize free speech over religious policy by recognizing H*yas for Choice, a pro-reproductive rights student group. As a university, Georgetown must commit to the free...

EDITORIAL: Despite Bigotry, Debate Shapiro

By Editorial Board March 16, 2018

Many students — understandably — feel Ben Shapiro’s March 21 lecture on campus, organized and endorsed by Georgetown University College Republicans and Lecture Fund, risks normalizing and legitimizing...

EDITORIAL: Reveal Foreign Government Ties

By Editorial Board February 23, 2018

When Georgetown University student groups work with foreign governments, the wider community should not find out from national news. Last week, by obtaining private documents, Foreign Policy magazine...

EDITORIAL: Define Centennial Goals

By Editorial Board February 23, 2018

As Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service approaches the 2019-20 academic year, the school is developing a vision for the SFS centennial. Unfortunately, a major fundraising effort has been...

EDITORIAL: Vote Sirois and Doherty

By Editorial Board February 16, 2018

In a campaign season marked by mediocrity and similarity, only one ticket rises above the pack with a demonstrated grasp of the issues facing Georgetown students and an ability to include minority voices. All...

EDITORIAL: Form Descendant-Led Foundation

By Editorial Board February 9, 2018

Georgetown University would have folded if not for the sale of 272 slaves in 1838. Today, the university must take extraordinary steps to grapple with its past. The university was kept financially afloat...

EDITORIAL: Confront Ongoing Anti-Semitism

By Editorial Board February 2, 2018

While Georgetown’s mission and administration have historically fought to create an inclusive environment for its Jewish students, the campus has long been — and still is — an unfortunate microcosm...

EDITORIAL: Extend Mental Health Services

By Editorial Board February 2, 2018

Despite Georgetown University’s Wednesday decision to partially subsidize the care of low-income students, the mental health care options provided to students are still frustratingly inadequate. In addition...

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