Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

HOLLISTER: Foster Compassion in Campaigns

HOLLISTER: Foster Compassion in Campaigns

By Rebecca Hollister September 24, 2020

If someone had told me that this summer I would be standing in the backyard of an elderly stranger who would ask me to feel his lymph nodes to prove he was having health problems his insurance would not...

HOLLISTER: Eliminate Voting Barriers

HOLLISTER: Eliminate Voting Barriers

By Rebecca Hollister September 10, 2020

The Kansas state primary was Aug. 4, and in an ideal world, campaigns are in full Get Out the Vote mode the two weeks before each election, making sure supporters vote rather than trying to increase the...

HOLLISTER: Promote Community Leaders

HOLLISTER: Promote Community Leaders

By Rebecca Hollister July 5, 2020

It has now been about one month since police killed George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests began sweeping the nation. In the days after Floyd’s death, I spent a lot of my time on Twitter watching...

HOLLISTER: Connect with the Community

HOLLISTER: Connect with the Community

By Rebecca Hollister June 18, 2020

Running a campaign is a little like the cooking show “Chopped.” As a campaign manager, I must use ingredients I didn’t get to choose — the candidate, the demographics of the area and available...

HOLLISTER: Advocate for Young Professionals

HOLLISTER: Advocate for Young Professionals

By Rebecca Hollister June 1, 2020

“Wait, you didn’t negotiate pay before you got the job?” I scrunched up my nose at hearing one of my former boss’s questions through my phone speaker. A few days prior, just after returning to...

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