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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

VIEWPOINT: Address CAPS Service Failures

VIEWPOINT: Address CAPS Service Failures

By Elena Evans November 1, 2019

After winter break last year, I returned to campus and almost immediately knew something was wrong. Within the first few days of the semester, I found myself teetering between overpowering tears or feeling...

VIEWPOINT: Promote Off-Campus Therapy Stipend

VIEWPOINT: Promote Off-Campus Therapy Stipend

By Anonymous October 25, 2019

This article discusses suicide and self-harm. Please refer to the end of the article for resources on and off campus. Having suffered from anxiety and depression throughout high school, I immediately...

VIEWPOINT: Support Mental Health Fund

VIEWPOINT: Support Mental Health Fund

By Kenna Chick October 11, 2019

This article discusses suicide and self-harm. Please refer to the end of the article for resources on and off campus. Like many Hoyas, Phillip, whose name is changed for privacy, was an overachiever:...

EDITORIAL: Diversify Mental Health Support Systems

EDITORIAL: Diversify Mental Health Support Systems

By Editorial Board September 20, 2019

As stress and other mental health concerns continue to affect students on campus, Counseling and Psychiatric Services remains woefully underprepared and many students lack access to the mental health care...

BIGGIO: Finding Hope in Compassion

BIGGIO: Finding Hope in Compassion

By Rachel Biggio April 15, 2019

Last year, I prided myself on my immunity to the “sophomore slump,” an experience of generalized apathy common among second-year university students. While many sophomores grapple with a dissipation...

PROJECT LIGHTHOUSE/FACEBOOK | While some clubs like Hoya Blue and the Georgetown University Astronomical Society emphasize an open membership structure to create an inclusive, low-stress environment, other organizations like CAPS and Project Lighthouse offer strategies and resources for managing the constant stress that comes with Georgetown student life.

Mental Health Clubs, Resources Address Stress Culture

By Maddie Finn April 12, 2019

Clubs on campus can be sources of friendship, academic growth, professional connections and party invites, but they can also be a stressful aspect of life for some on the Hilltop. Between the application...

VIEWPOINT: Prioritize Mental Health in GUSA Elections

By Escadar Alemayehu February 7, 2019

With intense academic demands and rigorous schedules, mental health care is essential for Georgetown University Student Association executive candidates to seriously consider. Candidates for the 2019...

EDITORIAL: Dedicate Resources to CAPS

By Editorial Board January 25, 2019

Nearly every syllabus emphasizes that Georgetown Counseling and Psychiatric Services is at your disposal if you are in need of mental health care. And yet, with student demand for services surpassing CAPS’...

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Tuition Set to Fund Improvements to Student Housing, Administrators Say

By Amy Li November 7, 2018

Money from student tuition will fund financial aid, expand mental health resources and improve student housing, university administrators said at the Hoya Roundtable on tuition rate-setting in the...

KIM: Through Meditation, A Path to Students Mental Health

KIM: Through Meditation, A Path to Students’ Mental Health

By Heerak Kim November 7, 2018

The mental health of college students can be negatively affected by the stress of exams, papers and dynamic socio-environmental factors, such as living away from home for the first time and making new...

EDITORIAL: Cancel Pre-Thanksgiving Class

By Editorial Board September 7, 2018

A disjointed policy regarding the week of Thanksgiving break leaves Georgetown University students frustrated and stressed. Under current policy, Georgetown observes a four-day weekend for Thanksgiving,...

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Natty and Nyquil Wont Keep the Doctor Away

ADVENTURES IN ADULTING: Natty and Nyquil Won’t Keep the Doctor Away

By Marina Pitofsky and Molly Cooke August 29, 2018

Now that school is about to start, we’re having those anxiety nightmares about all the things that can go wrong in college. You know the type: You get lost finding an ICC classroom on the first day even...

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