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Georgetown University students launched a social app, What’s the Word, that aims to create a more efficient way for college students to share events and build community on campus March 24.

Students Launch App to Connect GU Communities

By Merik Zhang, Special to The Hoya April 18, 2025

Georgetown University students launched a social app that aims to create a more efficient way for college students to share events March 24. Gardner Heitzmann (MSB ’27) and Alpha Barry (CAS ’26)...

The third cohort of Tech & Public Policy (TPP) fellows, who aim to engage students on the intersection of technology and politics, at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy was announced by the university Jan. 14.

McCourt Welcomes Tech & Public Policy Fellows

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor January 23, 2025

Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy announced its third cohort of Tech & Public Policy (TPP) fellows, who aim to engage students on the intersection of technology and politics,...

VIEWPOINT: Re-evaluate Purpose in Georgetown's Outreach

VIEWPOINT: Re-evaluate Purpose in Georgetown’s Outreach

By Charlotte Hibbert November 1, 2024

On Oct. 18, Georgetown University’s Instagram account posted a “day in the life” style video, showcasing a snippet of the “average” academic life of a first-year undergraduate student. At first...

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What’s Fizzin’? The Unique Culture of College Forum App Fizz

By Ethan Hill, Hoya Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Moving into their first semester in college, Braedon Troy (CAS ’27) kept hearing about an app called Fizz — especially since a close friend quickly reached the top 20 most-liked posters.  “My...

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 March 15, 2024

A congressional bill that could ban TikTok may mean a drop in revenue and a loss of opportunities for content creators at Georgetown University.  The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill...

VIEWPOINT: Find Humanity in Politics

VIEWPOINT: Find Humanity in Politics

By Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee January 25, 2024

Here at Georgetown, I’ve had plenty of discussions regarding political polarization, and they usually converge at two conclusions. First, polarization is harmful and we need to talk about it. Second,...

VIEWPOINT: Lights, Camera, Take Action

VIEWPOINT: Lights, Camera, Take Action

By Iris Wu December 1, 2023

I hate telling stories in front of big groups of people. As soon as I start to speak, I become conscious of the eyes studying me, and I feel an obligation to entertain. The strand of hair I found in my...

STUDENT SELF-IMPROVEMENT | The Screen Time Issue

STUDENT SELF-IMPROVEMENT | The Screen Time Issue

By Dashiell Barnett March 29, 2023

For college students, every Sunday is a wake-up call. God did enough in six days to rest on the seventh, but many of us send off our weekends in Lauinger Library or the Leavey Center, atoning for Saturday’s...

VIEWPOINT: Mindfulness in the Modern Media Age

VIEWPOINT: Mindfulness in the Modern Media Age

By Abby Gardner October 27, 2022

I’m a 20-year-old who does not use social media in 2022.  “What are you, a serial killer?” That’s a very common response to this revelation when I tell my peers. You can’t find me on...

EDITORIAL: Beware of Online Anonymity

EDITORIAL: Beware of Online Anonymity

By The Editorial Board October 7, 2022

Last spring, a new social media platform called Flok joined the likes of Instagram, GroupMe and BeReal in becoming a pervasive facilitator of campus communication at Georgetown University. Flok is an...

LOHMAN: Unplug to Recharge

LOHMAN: Unplug to Recharge

By Nicholas Lohman July 3, 2022

Your alarm jolts you awake at an ungodly hour, disrupting a fantastical dream and replacing it with the sense of existential dread. You quickly grab your phone and head straight to Instagram. As you fill...

Spread of Misinformation Threatens Democracy, Experts Say

Spread of Misinformation Threatens Democracy, Experts Say

By Alicia Novoa November 18, 2021

The increased spread of misinformation on social media is a threat to democracy, experts said at a Nov. 15 event.  At the online event, titled “Truth and the Rise of Popular Lies,” political...

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