The Hoya

The Hoya

Georgetown University's oldest newspaper.
Type	Twice-weekly newspaper
Editor-in-chief	Connor Gregoire
Staff writers	100
Founded	1920
Headquarters	Georgetown University
Circulation	6,500
Official website	www.thehoya.com

The Hoya, the oldest and largest student newspaper of Georgetown University in Washington, DC, was founded in 1920. The Hoya prints an edition every Tuesday and Friday during the academic year and has a circulation of 6,500. The newspaper has four main editorial sections: news, opinion, sports, and The Guide, a weekly arts and lifestyle magazine.

History

The first issue of The Hoya was published on January 14, 1920. In its earlier days, coverage focused primarily on Georgetown's athletic teams. However, beginning in the 1940s, the publication shifted its coverage to campus events. In 1987, The Hoya began publishing twice-weekly, and in 1998, it launched a website.

The Hoya has its office in the Leavey Center

Editors are elected at the end of the fall and spring semesters and the general manager and departmental directors are hired by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors oversees the overall well-being of the newspaper, the Editorial Division is responsible for decisions regarding the publication's content, and the Publishing Division manages the business operations. The Editorial Board is chaired by the opinion editor and is responsible for producing the staff editorials.

In 2004 the newspaper began its official bid to gain financial independence from the university. Late in 2004, the newspaper launched a publicity bid to build grassroots support for the proposition; however, the move failed to galvanize widespread support. The newspaper relaunched the campaign in early 2008 and circulated a petition that gained over 600 signatures from students and alumni. Though this campaign may have been successful, an April Fool's issue in 2009 that was deemed inappropriate by Georgetown University officials put a hold on the independence movement. The newspaper faced significant sanctions for the controversial nature of the issue, though all of the content was intended to be satirical. Negotiations for independence are currently ongoing, although The Hoya's Board of Directors voted in 2010 to delay independence until the national economy and the paper's financial situation improve.

The current editor-in-chief is Connor Gregoire, the general manager is Jonathan Rabar, and the chair of the Board of Directors is Carolyn Shanahan.

Notable Alumni

• Melissa Anelli - author of Harry, A History, webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron
• Mark Landler - journalist for The New York Times and Bloomberg Businessweek
• Jonathan Nolan - author of Memento, co-writer of screenplay for The Dark Knight
• Scott Pilarz - president of Marquette University
• Pat Quinn - 41st Governor of Illinois
• Edward F. Sherman - professor of law, former dean at Tulane University Law School
• Matthew VanDyke - journalist, documentary filmmaker

External links

• The Hoya
• Freedom of the Press: The Hoya’s struggle to buck the University by Sam Sweeney
• The Hoya 1959-1980
• The Guide
• Saxaspeak--The Talk of the Hilltop