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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Where is Kate Middleton?

By Caroline Rareshide and Caitlin McLean March 20, 2024

If you are anything like us, you have been intrigued by what on Earth is going on with Kate Middleton. Lucky for you, The Hoya has two royal experts, both of whom are Irish-American. (Our British-born...

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...

Caleigh Keating/The Hoya | Journalist Kara Swisher (SFS ’84) discussed the dangers and evolution of the internet and her professional journey as a pioneering technology reporter in a March 14 conversation in Gaston Hall.

Journalist, Georgetown Graduate Talks Evolution and Dangers of Technology

By Caleigh Keating, Events Desk Editor March 15, 2024

Technology journalist Kara Swisher (SFS ’84) stressed the dangers of the internet and reminisced about the excitement of reporting on the rise of the internet in a conversation that Georgetown University’s...

Content Creators Protest Potential TikTok Ban Outside US Capitol

Content Creators Protest Potential TikTok Ban Outside US Capitol

By Julia Butler March 31, 2023

Content creators rallied outside of the U.S. Capitol on March 22 in response to congressional talks of banning TikTok, a popular China-based social media application with over 1 billion users. Congressman...

Viral Spiral: ‘drivers license’

Viral Spiral: ‘drivers license’

By Caroline Timoney February 9, 2021

How does a relatively unknown popstar break the Spotify record for most streams of a single in one week? 17-year-old Olivia Rodrigo made waves in the music industry with the recent release of her record-breaking...

TikTok Review: October 2020

TikTok Review: October 2020

By Cece Ochoa and Cece Ochoa November 2, 2020

In case you missed it: The Hoya is on TikTok! We know, we know, try to contain your excitement.  With The Hoya’s newfound TikTok fame — we have over 100,000 likes! — we at 4E have...

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made Camp Rock Relevant Again

CURRENT NOSTALGIA: How TikTok Made ‘Camp Rock’ Relevant Again

By Parker Stubhar October 22, 2020

Picture this: it’s a balmy Friday evening in summer 2008. You’ve had a busy day alternating between Club Penguin and Webkinz accounts on the clunky desktop in your family’s designated computer room....

HOMEMADE GOURMET: TikTok Taste Test: Pasta Edition

HOMEMADE GOURMET: TikTok Taste Test: Pasta Edition

By Isabella Xu September 23, 2020

The first month of school flew by in a haze, and I find each day rapidly escaping me. Between classes, clubs and my Capital Bikeshare rides or jogs past the Supreme Court, I sometimes wonder how I find...

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