Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Defend the Transformers

VIEWPOINT: Defend the Transformers

By Victor Muresan April 30, 2023

The Georgetown community is grappling with a battle over the neighborhood’s iconic Optimus Prime and Bumblebee statues from the Transformers franchise, as the Old Georgetown Board (OGB), a federal commission...

The Transformers’ Next Battle: Optimus Prime vs. Neighborhood Board

The Transformers’ Next Battle: Optimus Prime vs. Neighborhood Board

By Julia Butler April 14, 2023

Georgetown University students may soon give their last wave to the Optimus Prime and Bumblebee Transformers statues that line many Hoyas’ walks to class.  The Old Georgetown Board (OGB), a...

Georgetown Liquor Store Moves Location, Offers Discounts

Georgetown Liquor Store Moves Location, Offers Discounts

By Kirit Minhas November 4, 2021

Towne Wine and Liquor has relocated to a new storefront because of its inability to pay the rent at its former location. The popular liquor store among students and members of the Georgetown University...

EDITORIAL: Persevere Through Pandemic Restrictions

EDITORIAL: Persevere Through Pandemic Restrictions

By The Editorial Board February 11, 2021

Despite heightened hopes for a return to normal life during another difficult virtual semester, Georgetown University students must obey university health restrictions amid a rise in positive COVID-19...

Adams Morgan: Historic Counterculture Persists in Quirky Quarter

Adams Morgan: Historic Counterculture Persists in Quirky Quarter

By Dennese Mae Javier and Tarina Touret November 14, 2018

As one of Washington, D.C.’s premier late-night neighborhoods, Adams Morgan features myriad live music options, all-night diners and bars. Though the area is notorious for its nightlife, Adams Morgan...

Architectural Ancestry: Georgetown’s Buildings Blend Old and New

By William Leo January 19, 2018

Healy Hall and Lauinger Library, visible from both the Key Bridge and the front gates of Georgetown University, are what first come to mind when the words “Georgetown” and “architecture” are...

Safety Beyond Our Gates

By Editorial Board September 23, 2016

College is a time for students to pursue their academic, professional and personal aspirations. Questions of personal safety and security should not be at the forefront of their minds, and over the past...

A Loss for Students

By The Editorial Board April 22, 2016

In a secretive bait-and-switch this month, the university administration quietly took the famous Brown House — 3616 N St. NW — out of the housing lottery, assigning it for renovation and repurposing...

Antagonism Beyond Our Front Gates

By Matthew Quallen April 19, 2016

It arrived through email in February of last year. The subject line declared, “Office of Student Conduct: Notice of Off-Campus Citation.” My eyes rolled passed the complaint: “Failing to ensure trash,...

Fight For Campus

By The Editorial Board April 12, 2016

Last April, over a third of the undergraduate student body rallied to advocate for a student voice in master planning by participating in the “Let’s Not Get Screwed Again” campaign. The movement...

Serve and Protect

By The Editorial Board February 26, 2016

D.C. City Council’s Judiciary Committee is currently reviewing a bill that would extend the jurisdiction of the Georgetown University Police Department to off-campus areas. At first, the bill may seem...

Vehicle of Erratic Policing

Vehicle of Erratic Policing

By The Editorial Board November 6, 2015

Students who live off campus have had enough. Enough of Student Neighborhood Assistance Program intervention in the smallest of social gatherings. Enough of draconian responses to open trash can lids....

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