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Club Culture At Georgetown

Club Culture At Georgetown

By Dyuthi Harikar February 15, 2024

The Hoya · Club Culture at Georgetown. All podcasts are available for streaming on Spotify Soundcloud and thehoya.com.   Transcript Dyuthi Harikar (DH): Hi everyone! Welcome back to the...

VIEWPOINT: Find Magic in Rangila

VIEWPOINT: Find Magic in Rangila

By Saar Shah and Sanaa Mehta January 19, 2024

The aroma of 412 pizzas mixes with that of freshly printed playbills and posters. The pitter-patter of chappals echoes through Healy Hall as board members arrange merchandise on tables. The Gaston Hall...

GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

By Maren Fagan September 28, 2023

The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service’s GU Votes initiative held its seventh annual Storm the Dorms voter registration event on National Voter Registration Day, successfully...

Mondays with Melanie Episode 1: Tap Room, Club Policies and Rugby – Oh My!

Mondays with Melanie Episode 1: Tap Room, Club Policies and Rugby – Oh My!

By Melanie Elliott September 11, 2023

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/mondays-with-melanie-episode-1?si=2d07dc3e053c4a328a7a969d80c45a2c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Join us every...

VIEWPOINT: End Extracurricular Exclusivity

VIEWPOINT: End Extracurricular Exclusivity

By Shray Dewan September 8, 2023

For too long, Georgetown University consulting clubs have championed an exclusive culture of low acceptance rates ranging from 15% to a measly 5%. With these rates lower than the university’s own acceptance...

VIEWPOINT: Say Hi in the Hallways

VIEWPOINT: Say Hi in the Hallways

By Jack Gigante April 30, 2023

Here’s a familiar scene: you’re walking down the hallway and recognize someone approaching. You, a socially anxious Georgetown University student, go into panic mode. A dozen questions pass through...

EDITORIAL: Redefine Professional Growth

By The Editorial Board October 28, 2022

Georgetown University’s pre-professional clubs, a hallmark of extracurricular life, are widely appealing to students because they simulate fields students would want to establish careers in, such as...

EDITORIAL: Compensate Club Leaders

EDITORIAL: Compensate Club Leaders

By The Editorial Board September 16, 2022

Club culture is a fixture of life at Georgetown University, with significant social and professional benefits. This culture causes many students to strive for leadership positions in various organizations,...

Student Leaders Work To Support Survivors, Struggle To Navigate Current Title IX Policies

Student Leaders Work To Support Survivors, Struggle To Navigate Current Title IX Policies

By Sahana Arumani September 15, 2022

CW: This article contains mentions of sexual misconduct, sexual assault and Title IX processes. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. When asked about her knowledge...

VIEWPOINT: Reimagine Georgetown Extracurricular Life

VIEWPOINT: Reimagine Georgetown Extracurricular Life

By Anne Poulos April 29, 2022

There’s a lot that I have learned in my first year of college. For example, attempting to do laundry on a Sunday afternoon is futile and waking up for an 8 a.m. class is not just as easy as it was in...

VIEWPOINT: Encourage Club Entrepreneurship

VIEWPOINT: Encourage Club Entrepreneurship

By Ridwan Meah June 13, 2020

I never could have predicted the number of emails I would receive from on-campus clubs with the subject line “Thank You for Your Interest in Our Organization.” These emails, addressed “Dear Applicant,”...

REUTER: Value Diversity of Georgetown Experiences

By Sarah Reuter March 3, 2020

Standing at my research bench, I was holding two petri dishes over a Bunsen burner flame comparing bacterial growth between the two plates. Culturing bacteria may not fall on most people’s summer bucket...

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