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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Addressing Academic Diversity

By Molly O'Connell October 19, 2017

To the Editor: Given the pervasive divisiveness that defines our current political environment, let me start with some common ground. The author of a recent column, entitled “Closing the Academic...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: End Unpaid Internships

By Nick Biggs-Chiropolos October 15, 2017

To the Editor: I commend GUSA and The Hoya's editorial board for speaking out against and seeking solutions regarding the injustice of unpaid internships. However, the problem runs deeper than just...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Letter to a ‘College Virgin’

By Jennifer Clifford October 1, 2017

To “a College Virgin,” I was sorry to read that you feel as though other Hoyas are judging you for your choice to abstain from sex – I can assure you that this Hoya is not. I cannot speak for...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Why Are We Surprised?

By Jonathan Lanz September 26, 2017

To the Editor: A recent Pew Research Center study indicates that 73 percent of Jews in America stated that “remembering the Holocaust” is an essential part of what being Jewish means to them. As...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Being Opinionated Will Not Help

By Benjamin Croner September 23, 2017

To the Editor, In the viewpoint “Learning to Be Fearlessly Opinionated,”  [The Hoya, Sept. 22, 2017, A3] I can relate to a lot of what the author is feeling. As I am more reserved, I tend to keep...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Expand Advocacy to Protect Dreamers

By Maura Patricia Masters September 8, 2017

As a Georgetown alumna and a high school teacher, who over the years has taught many talented, determined students without documentation, I applaud your support of the bipartisan Dream Act. I urge you...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: After 52 Years, A Confession

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: After 52 Years, A Confession

By Mark G. Griffin May 4, 2017

Dear Editor: In the fall of 1965, I was a freshman in the Georgetown College living on the fourth floor of Old North. Another freshman, who shall remain unnamed, and I decided to steal the hands...

Do You Love Medicine?

By Samuel Kareff December 8, 2015

To all pre-med “Josh” Hoyas, I write this as I sit in the depths of another university’s library, preparing myself for yet another physiology test in less than 36 hours. I was privileged, unlike...

Levels of Learning Lacks Awareness

By The Faculty of the Classics Department November 17, 2015

In their column, Naman Trivedi (SFS ’16) and Rohan Shetty (MSB ’16) criticize “formalized, course-based teaching” at Georgetown for “fail[ing] to make learning integrative and high-impact”...

The Catholic Vision of Sexuality

By Taylor Colwell November 3, 2015

As a recent alumnus who “feels that Georgetown must change to include more church teaching,” I very much appreciated Lexi Dever’s viewpoint (“The Georgetown That Saved Me,” Oct. 30, 2015, The...

The Space For South Asian Culture

By Jeh Tirodkar and Yash Johri October 9, 2015

In response to Piyusha Mittal’s viewpoint (“Making Space for South Asian Culture,” Oct. 2, 2015, The Hoya), it is important to note that, over the course of the last year, Georgetown University and...

What Has Become of Us?

By Travis Blais May 14, 2015

To the Editor: My undergraduate class will celebrate its 20-year reunion at the end of May. Though I have attended in the past, I’ll stay home this year for the sake of my classmates. I would be such...

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