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4Es Declassified Freshman Survival Guide: Club Lau

4E’s Declassified Freshman Survival Guide: Club Lau

By Mike Radice and Mike Radice August 22, 2016

During the first few days of your Georgetown experience, you will undoubtedly hear of a very "unique" tradition we have. You will hear of Club Lau, perhaps from an upperclassman friend, perhaps from a...

Bananas, Beauties, and Freshman Fails: Exploring Georgetown Via Instagram

Bananas, Beauties, and Freshman Fails: Exploring Georgetown Via Instagram

By Charlie Fritz and Charlie Fritz June 28, 2016

As most of you know (and if you don't, crawl out from under your rock), Georgetown University has a large social media presence. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more recently, Snapchat make up the...

Your Best Friends at Georgetown

Your Best Friends at Georgetown

By Kat Vassell and Kat Vassell April 24, 2016

We've all heard of the "Georgetown Stereotype." I'm not so sure there's only one. I present to you some of the many characters of Georgetown: The SWUG (Senior Washed-Up Girl) In Training: No stranger...

An Ode To Brown House

An Ode To Brown House

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford April 14, 2016

For those of you who haven't yet heard some of the worst news to ever arrive to a Georgetown student's ears, Brown House will no longer house students next year. So, without further adieu, here is 4E's...

How to Make the Most of Your Internship

How to Make the Most of Your Internship

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling July 26, 2015

It's hard to believe that summer is almost halfway over. For some of you, this is a horrific thought. You've been lounging on the beach, maybe life-guarding or working as a camp counselor and you never...

Soundtrack to Your Freshman Year

Soundtrack to Your Freshman Year

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally May 8, 2015

Freshman year is easily one of the most exciting times of your life.  You're away from home, completely for the most part independent from your parents and left to fend for yourself.  You have a lot...

Dinner with 7 Strangers: A Recipe for Disaster?

Dinner with 7 “Strangers”: A Recipe for Disaster?

By Marina Smith and Marina Smith February 27, 2015

A new and mysterious program, Dinner with 7 Strangers, has taken the Hoya world by storm, and 4E has several questions: Who's in charge? What if I get stuck with a bunch of duds? Is this some type of...

DFMO or Dating?

DFMO or Dating?

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally January 22, 2015

We here at 4E excel at a few things... like channeling our inner Beyoncé, partaking in debauchery and giving dating advice, allegedly. Word of that last area of expertise seems to have reached our...

5 Snapchats You Definitely Got This Weekend

5 Snapchats You Definitely Got This Weekend

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally November 17, 2014

Picture this. It’s Sunday morning and find yourself waking up bright and early rolling out of bed around 11:30 a.m. with a pounding headache. Your Brita pitcher is all the way across the room in your...

The 4E Guide to Emojis

The 4E Guide to Emojis

By D.J. Angelini and D.J. Angelini June 18, 2014

Here at 4E, we just have one question for you: And, of course, we know that you do. Emojis (or what the older generation refers to as "those tiny picture thingies") can enhance any text or Facebook...

Hoya Horrors on the Hilltop

Hoya Horrors on the Hilltop

By Marnie Wallach and Marnie Wallach October 31, 2013

Halloween is upon us! From horror movies to scary costumes, we all seek the thrills and chills that come with the season. Nonetheless, there are a few terrors better left untouched, as these sorts of horrors...

DFMO 101: Lessons Learned at The Third Edition

DFMO 101: Lessons Learned at The Third Edition

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy January 29, 2013

Now that the Third Edition, our friendly neighborhood bar (and this blog's namesake ... kinda), has closed its doors for the final time, it's as good a time as ever to reflect on some of the things that...

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