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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Halloween is over, and the creepiest things on campus are not the rotting pumpkins or leftover fake cobwebs, but the new social media app BeReal.
BeReal, the newest social media craze that seems to...
When the internet became widely available, billions of people gained access to an extremely powerful tool without the necessary training to navigate it. The anonymous, monetized and viral nature of the...
When insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, many Georgetown University students living in the District found themselves in emotional and financial distress as they watched stores and businesses throughout...
