When I was a child, I thought vaccines gave me superpowers against disease. At my annual check-ups, my doctor would inject a magical potion, which gave me the ability to fight off any microscopic villains...
When I chose to come to Georgetown, I knew full well that I was leaving behind everyone I had known from high school, which was even a swaying factor in my decision. It was going to be a fresh start no...
On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Jon Stewart announced his departure from the hit Comedy Central segment “The Daily Show.” As expected, the Internet erupted as Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless bid him...
I walk around the seal. I knock on wood. I blow on dice before I roll them. I make a wish when I blow out birthday candles. Although I have well-developed scientific understanding and religious beliefs,...
It is no doubt that sensational claims always take place during Georgetown University Student Association elections — this time, in the form of an obvious character assassination attempt on Chris Wadibia...
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...
Last Tuesday, three North Carolina students were shot dead. I learned of this news, as many of you likely did, through social media. I went in pursuit of more information about this #ChapelHillShooting,...
Sexual assault needs to be taken seriously. As members of the Sexual Assault Peer Educators, Take Back the Night, the Sexual Assault Working Group, and the general Georgetown community, we know this. As...
According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, one in every 12 adults is affected by alcoholism. Alcoholism is diagnosed by risky drunk behaviors, alcohol dependence and binge drinking...
The Hoya has run a series of pieces about the relationship of the university in its early years to slavery. The two columns by Matthew Quallen and another by Suzanne Monyak are thoughtful examples of a...
Early on in “War and Peace”, the old prince Nikolai Bolkonsky says to his son Andrei, “Only fools and profligates can be unwell, my boy, and you know me: I’m busy from morning till evening, I’m...
Growing up in a big family — with two older siblings and a younger brother for whom to set an example — I have always felt like I had to grow up quickly to keep pace with them. I have always felt...
