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Kate Hwang

Kate Hwang, Senior Multimedia Editor

Kate Hwang is a junior in the School of Foreign Service from White Rock, British Columbia, studying international politics and French. She is a certified Goodreads author.

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The Hoya Setlist: Wonk Live Performance

By Kate Hwang, Michael Scime, and Claiborne Martell
KASSIDY ANGELO FOR THE HOYA | Call Your Mother, a popular Petworth bagel deli, is at the center of local debate as officials weigh granting the location an exception to its zoning rules.

Call Your Mother Wins Legal Battle to Stay Open

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University Campus Ministry gathered with students to mourn the loss of the willow oak tree in Red Square.

GU Community Holds Prayer for Red Square Tree Before Removal

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Courtesy of BellRinger | BellRinger, an annual event where individuals and teams bike to raise money for cancer research, raised over $1.5 million Oct. 26.

Third BellRinger Raises Over $1.5 Million For Cancer Research

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Lebanese Student Association Hosts Vigil in Solidarity With Lebanon

Lebanese Student Association Hosts Vigil in Solidarity With Lebanon

By Kate Hwang and Aamir Jamil
Meghan Hall/The Hoya

2024 Annual Hillary Clinton Awards Honor Former Women Heads of State, Palestinian, Israeli Peacemakers

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | The McCourt School of Public Policy and School of Foreign Service (SFS) hosted a debate on ongoing foreign policy challenges to the United States on Sept. 26.

McCourt and SFS Host Debate on Foreign Policy Stakes in 2024 Election

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University community members gathered at a commemorative vigil to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death on Sept. 16.

ICS Hosts Vigil in Remembrance of Mahsa Amini Two Years After Her Death

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University community members gathered at a commemorative vigil to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death on Sept. 16.

Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University community members gathered at a commemorative vigil to mark the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death on Sept. 16.

Meghan Hall/The Hoya | The Office of Planning and Facilities Management informed the Georgetown University community about a broken pipe underneath the sidewalk next to Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall.

Emergency Pipe Repair Outside Dining Hall Draws Student Concern for Transparency

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | An expert on national security and the Middle East addressed the Israeli government’s strategy and ethics within the Israel-Hamas war at a Sept. 10 event.

Center for Jewish Civilization Discusses Israel’s Need to End War in Gaza

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Georgetown University’s Free Speech Project, a research initiative dedicated to analyzing trends in free speech access across the globe, hosted a panel about what exercising free speech and protest rights on campus means in a university setting Sept 4.

Professors Talk Right to Free Speech In Campus Protests

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
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GUPD Crime Log Shows Recent Incidents of Theft on Campus

By Kate Hwang and Patrick Clapsaddle
Maren Fagan/The Hoya | Waving Palestinian flags, Georgetown University students, faculty and staff passed through the Georgetown neighborhood.

Photo Gallery: GU Students, Faculty Rally for Gaza, Join Encampment at GWU

By Maren Fagan, Aamir Jamil, and Kate Hwang
Sydney Carroll | Georgetown University Bachelor Appreciation Club Hoyas (BACH) created the university’s first-ever live “The Bachelorette”-inspired show April 22.

Bachelor Appreciation Club for Hoyas Hosts First-Ever Georgetown Bachelorette

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Caitlyn Dovel | Georgetown Renewable Energy and Environmental Network (GREEN), a student-run environmental advocacy group at Georgetown University, celebrated Earth Month with their first-ever Trashion Show.

First-Ever Trashion Show Celebrates Earth Month With Recycled Fashion

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Foxtrot, a Chicago-based coffee chain and grocery store, shocked Georgetown University students when it announced April 23 that it would close all 33 of its locations and file for bankruptcy.

Foxtrot Shutters All Locations, Costs GU Students Popular Study Spot

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | The 11th Annual Global Expo, coinciding with GAAP Weekend for admitted students, showcased international cuisine, performances and culture on April 20 with more than 20 student clubs.

Global Expo Showcases International Cuisine, Performances to Community, Admitted Students

By Kate Hwang, Student Life Desk Editor
Meghan Hall | Georgetown University student bands and artists performed in Prospect Records and HOME’s Cosmic Bloom concert April 13 to raise money for low-income and unhoused individuals and families in Ward 2 of Washington, D.C.

Student Performers Raise Money For Ward 2 Mutual Fund in Outdoor Concert

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | Members of the Georgetown University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a student group that demonstrates support for Palestinian students, organized a die-in protest in Red Square while prospective students and parents visited campus during Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program (GAAP) Weekend on April 12, commemorating Palestinians killed in a Gazan hospital.

SJP Organizes Die-In Protest to Commemorate Palestinians Killed in Gaza

By Aamir Jamil and Kate Hwang
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | Five teams of graduate students presented pitches to address policy issues in the Washington, D.C. area at the McCourt School’s Public Policy Challenge, an annual graduate policy innovation competition, April 5.

McCourt School Public Policy Challenge Finalists Pitch Innovative Ideas To Solve DC Policy Issues

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Credits to ACLS | The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) announced April 5 that a Georgetown University graduate and CCAS visiting professor received faculty fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).

CCAS Alumnus, Visiting Professor Recognized in Nationwide Fellowship

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
McCourt Graduate Students Join Top Rank of GU Finalists in Management Fellows Program

McCourt Graduate Students Join Top Rank of GU Finalists in Management Fellows Program

By Riley Flynn and Kate Hwang
Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy | Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy welcomed the fall 2024 cohort of six McCourt Scholars, a select group of promising future policy makers whose background, experience and academic achievements qualify them for the award.

International Expansion of MSBA Program Commits to Institutional Inclusivity

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Kate Hwang/The Hoya | A recent Georgetown graduate curated a new exhibition in Lauinger Library on renowned Irish poet Paul Muldoon, which is open for viewing from March 1 to May 31.

An Irish Poet’s Landmark in Literature Revealed in New Lau 5 Poetry Exhibition

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Hoyas in Clearwater: Floridian Sun, Gulf Breeze

Hoyas in Clearwater: Floridian Sun, Gulf Breeze

By Kate Hwang and Laura Kopec
Courtesy of Rep. Jamaal Bowman | Congress voted to ban TikTok, a popular social media platform in the form of short 10-15 second videos, Mar. 13, raising various reactions from Georgetown students and content creators, including dismay, indifference, and skepticism.

TikTok Ban May Cost Georgetown Creators Their Side Hustles

By Kate Hwang and Aamir Jamil
Former Professor Reveals Insight in Overlooked Natural Phenomenon: Tar Seeps

Former Professor Reveals Insight in Overlooked Natural Phenomenon: Tar Seeps

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Inaugural GradGov Gala Gathers Over 1,000 Attendees

Inaugural GradGov Gala Gathers Over 1,000 Attendees

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Maddie Fouberg/The Hoya | The Middle East Studies Association of North America’s (MESA) new relocation to Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service’s (SFS) Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) expands Middle East studies at Georgetown through increased interaction with field experts.

Premier Middle East Studies Nonprofit Relocates Headquarters to Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Capstone MBA Course Propels MSB to Top Business School Rankings

Capstone MBA Course Propels MSB to Top Business School Rankings

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
Kathryn Schweikert/The Hoya

Georgetown Chimes Dedicate 50th Cherry Tree Massacre to Lost Chimes Members

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor
New Inclusive Spaces to Open February in New South Basement

New Inclusive Spaces to Open February in New South Basement

By Kate Hwang
The university is set to expand its East-end Capitol campus on 77H Street near Union Station and has been under contract to purchase the approximately $89 million apartment complex.

New Academic Spaces to Open With Capitol Campus Expansion

By Kate Hwang and Paulina Inglima

GUSA Senate Votes for More Accessible Menstrual Products on Campus

By Kate Hwang
Charlie Wang (SFS '24), technology policy researcher and 2024 Rhodes Scholar

Georgetown Alumnus, GU-Q Student Win Rhodes Scholarships

By Kate Hwang

Georgetown Students Rally to Disarm Domestic Abusers

By Kate Hwang and Michael Scime
twitter/@jduch.webloc | Director-General for Communication of the European Parliament, Jaume Duch Guillot, spoke with the BMW Center for German European Studies on Nov. 1, about the upcoming 2024 European Parliament election.

European Parliament Director-General for Communications Discusses Importance of the 2024 European Parliament Election

By Kate Hwang

Bark Tank Winners Take Home $125,000 for Their Startups

By Kate Hwang

Lauinger Library Launches Three New Technology Spaces

By Kate Hwang

Georgetown Masters Student Receives Prestigious Journalism Scholarship

By Kate Hwang
Scholars Reflect One-Year Anniversary of Iran’s Fight for Women’s Rights

Scholars Reflect One-Year Anniversary of Iran’s Fight for Women’s Rights

By Kate Hwang
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