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“Glad It’s Over”: Students Reflect on California Wildfires

On Thanksgiving Day, the roads to Gaby Walton’s (COL ’20) home in Malibu, California, were closed. Walton does not normally return home for Thanksgiving due to the distance, however this... Read more

By December 7, 2018

Features

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines, and May the Best Woman Win

“It’s a high heel race, not a sensible wedge trot,” a drag queen shouted to the crowd on an unseasonably warm October evening. It was the 32nd Annual 17th Street... Read more

By and November 15, 2018

Features

Gaining Traction: Georgetown Alum Revives the Greek Sandal

Nickolas Theros’s knack for selling sandals surprised him at first. He’s new to the business, but he’s a natural. He brought two pairs of his leather Greek sandals to the... Read more

By November 15, 2018

Features

Playing it Forward: Women’s basketball’s Day Camp expands access to D.C. community

The Georgetown women’s basketball team has built a tradition of serving the community, and its basketball camp gives the team a chance to continue reaching out. Over three days during... Read more

By November 6, 2018

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Big Expectations for Jamorko Pickett in his Sophomore Season

Jamorko Pickett made his mark early on in his college career. For the Hoyas’ opening game last season against Jacksonville, head coach Patrick Ewing named Pickett, a four-star freshman, to... Read more

By November 6, 2018

Sports

For Georgetown’s Seniors, One Last Year to Make an Impact

When the Georgetown Hoyas tip off against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to start their season on Nov. 6, they are beginning the next year of a rebuilding phase... Read more

By November 6, 2018

Sports

On Point: Mikayla Venson Takes Over the Offense in Her Final Season

Mikayla Venson didn’t originally commit to play basketball at Georgetown. And when she did, she didn’t sign up to play under now-head coach James Howard. But in her fifth year... Read more

By November 6, 2018

Features

Native American Students Look for Campus Community

At a presentation on Oct. 12, “Indigenous Resistance Across Borders: Political Education and Storytelling,” many of the people gathered at Casa Latina were familiar with each other. Kelsey Lawson (SFS... Read more

By October 26, 2018

Features

Students Struggle for Absentee Ballot Access

Andrew Straky wants you to cast your ballot this November. Straky (COL ’20) is a co-president of GU Votes, a program within the GU Institute of Politics and Public Service... Read more

By October 26, 2018

Features

Looking to the Stars: D.C.’s Only UFO Investigator

For two weekends in July 1952, D.C.’s skies were falling. Or, so it seemed. Multiple reports of unexplained radar blips from airports around the District flooded news reports throughout the... Read more

By October 12, 2018

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Georgetown Students Run for Advisory Neighborhood Commission

Every other year on Election Day, two Hoyas land jobs their classmates probably did not even know they could get. They win spots on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2E,... Read more

By October 12, 2018

Features

Global Beats: Flash of the Spirit Worldwide Sound Festival Comes to Georgetown

Throughout October, Multiflora Productions is presenting the second annual Flash of the Spirit Worldwide Sound Festival, a celebration of immigrant communities through music. Groups native to countries such as Ethiopia,... Read more

By October 12, 2018

Features

Red, White, and Hoya Blue: Hoyas make their mark in U.S. Youth National Team camps

On a Thursday night, after a hard spring season practice, Georgetown women’s soccer head coach Dave Nolan called the team into the huddle to give junior defender Meaghan Nally incredible... Read more

By September 28, 2018

Features

Long Story Short: D.C. Short Film Festival Celebrates Creativity and Culture

In a city where politics reign supreme and attention spans are limited, a tweet can spark more conversation than a novel, a sound bite can change the course of an... Read more

By and September 28, 2018

Features

As HIV rates fall, inequalities persist

Residents of Joseph’s House, a home for homeless individuals with HIV and others with serious illnesses, gathered downstairs for a birthday celebration. Between bites of carrot cake and dancing to... Read more

By September 14, 2018

Sports

Wired for Success: Brian Wiese lifts men’s soccer into national prominence

The Georgetown men’s soccer program’s rise to the highest-tier of the collegiate ranks is almost entirely the product of coincidence. The man responsible for the Hoyas’ rise, head coach Brian... Read more

By September 14, 2018

Features

In his comfort zone: Omer Yurtseven comes to Georgetown for basketball, community, and religious inclusivity

Junior men’s basketball player Omer Yurtseven has taken an unusual path to Georgetown. He mentioned Georgetown’s top-tier academics, the Hoyas’ team culture, and the presence and experience of head men’s... Read more

By August 31, 2018

Features

Change in the district: The price of going cashless

“No Cashew Money,” reads a sign in the window of the fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen. At Sweetgreen’s 12 D.C. locations, as well as many of their national storefronts, cash is... Read more

By August 31, 2018

Features

Check Out Harriette Hemmasi, Georgetown’s New Dean of the Library

The new dean of library, Harriette Hemmasi has been working in and around libraries for nearly her entire career, but her first love was music. “I loved being around all... Read more

By August 31, 2018

Features

Easy Decision: Hoya Saxa Weekend Welcomes Students of Color

The Healey Family Student Center buzzed with nervous chatter. Dinner was being placed on a table in the back and music played on speakers as prospective Georgetown students sat around... Read more

By May 1, 2018