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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: Establish WGST Department

EDITORIAL: Establish WGST Department

By Editorial Board October 25, 2019

Two years after students demanded Georgetown University give the women’s and gender studies program departmental status, students’ demands for such a department remain unmet. Georgetown’s WGST program...

EDITORIAL: Avoid Racist Halloween Costumes

EDITORIAL: Avoid Racist Halloween Costumes

By Editorial Board October 25, 2019

With Halloween less than a week away, many students are looking for a costume. When choosing Halloween costumes, students must make sure they avoid racist and otherwise inappropriate outfits.  This...

EDITORIAL: Improve Sexual Assault Prevention

EDITORIAL: Improve Sexual Assault Prevention

By Editorial Board October 18, 2019

As sexual misconduct remains a pervasive issue on Georgetown University’s campus, the university’s education programs surrounding this issue have also been woefully inadequate.  Moving forward,...

EDITORIAL: Establish Designated Smoking Areas

EDITORIAL: Establish Designated Smoking Areas

By Editorial Board October 18, 2019

On Aug. 15, 2020, Georgetown University’s tobacco-free campus policy will take effect, banning all students, staff members and visitors from using tobacco products on university grounds.  The...

EDITORIAL: Encourage Student Internet Access Abroad

EDITORIAL: Encourage Student Internet Access Abroad

By Editorial Board October 11, 2019

Some students studying abroad in countries like China and Russia may discover their access to internet is restricted by the local government, rendering them unable to access high quality news and essential...

EDITORIAL: Pay Student Tour Guides

EDITORIAL: Pay Student Tour Guides

By Editorial Board October 11, 2019

Students of the Blue and Gray Tour Guide Society regularly spend their free time representing Georgetown University to prospective students. Despite their job’s similarity to other campus jobs, the tour...

EDITORIAL: Allocate Board Seat to GUSA Executive

EDITORIAL: Allocate Board Seat to GUSA Executive

By Editorial Board October 4, 2019

Despite its efforts to serve as an advocate for students, the Georgetown University Student Association often falls short of accomplishing its goals. GUSA’s inefficacy is not entirely its fault: Structurally,...

EDITORIAL: Reverse The Corps Cash Ban

EDITORIAL: Reverse The Corp’s Cash Ban

By Editorial Board October 4, 2019

With seven storefronts on campus and a wide range of coffee and snack offerings, Students of Georgetown, Inc., commonly referred to as The Corp, gives students convenient food options on campus. But,...

EDITORIAL: Condemn Racist Remark

EDITORIAL: Condemn Racist Remark

By Editorial Board September 27, 2019

On Sept. 19, Jackson Wagner (COL ’21) wrote “Can we call ICE on them” in the “Republican Hoyas Group” group chat in response to student protestors at a Georgetown University College Republicans...

EDITORIAL: Eliminate Student Guards

By Editorial Board September 27, 2019

The student guard system at Georgetown University has been plagued with management and scheduling inefficiencies, a situation that has been exacerbated since the beginning of this school year. As a result,...

EDITORIAL: Prioritize Donations for University Maintenance

EDITORIAL: Prioritize Donations for University Maintenance

By Editorial Board September 20, 2019

As students on Georgetown University’s campus face constant health and safety hazards from crumbling infrastructure, pervasive mold and archaic lead water pipes, donations to the university continue...

EDITORIAL: Diversify Mental Health Support Systems

EDITORIAL: Diversify Mental Health Support Systems

By Editorial Board September 20, 2019

As stress and other mental health concerns continue to affect students on campus, Counseling and Psychiatric Services remains woefully underprepared and many students lack access to the mental health care...

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