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What Does the Fox Say?

What Does the Fox Say?

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling March 22, 2015

You may have noticed around campus that there are a myriad of orange fox stickers that look something like this:   This adorable little fox started popping up in odd places on campus towards the beginning...

The Five Stages of the GAAP Facebook Group

The Five Stages of the GAAP Facebook Group

By Max Wheeler and Max Wheeler February 5, 2015

Perhaps the only thing that connects and unites each and every class on campus are our respective GAAP Facebook groups. We eagerly joined them right after being accepted into Georgetown, hesitantly began to...

Survive the Wrath of SuxaNet

Survive the Wrath of SuxaNet

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia November 26, 2014

The Internet has really, really, really sucked lately. Really really sucked. Get the picture? Here at 4E we know the importance of good, strong WiFi so... Here are some tips to help you survive: Handwrite...

Questionable Facebook Trends

Questionable Facebook Trends

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia November 18, 2014

Despite my status as a social media aficionado, it took me until last week to notice that Facebook now offers us a list of trending topics on the homepage (in that sidebar under the birthday notifications). This...

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The Social Media Takeover

By Allison Hillsbery October 17, 2014

“I’m heading straight to the library, but I can totally Facebook you later if you want,” Neha Shah (COL ’17) said. This was the response to an interview request for an article on social...

AGGARWAL: With IPO, Alibaba’s Global Rise to Power

By Reena Aggarwal and Editor-in-Chief September 19, 2014

This week, the global financial markets are buzzing with news about an initial public offering. The much talked about IPO isn’t for Facebook or Twitter or any company you have probably heard of before...

Protection in Policy and Person

By The Editorial Board September 12, 2014

Starting this fall, Georgetown’s Code of Student Conduct clearly defines punishments for cyberbullying and online harassment. After extensive changes, the code clearly defines harassment, hazing and...

Humans of New York Showcases Georgetown Grad

Humans of New York Showcases Georgetown Grad

By Ian Tice and Ian Tice June 11, 2014

Earlier today, popular Facebook page Humans of New York posted a picture with a Georgetown shoutout. In it, the woman photographed states that receiving a scholarship to Georgetown was the happiest...

ROSENBERGER: Putting Our Faith in Market Over Dogma

ROSENBERGER: Putting Our Faith in Market Over Dogma

By Tim Rosenberger April 8, 2014

This week, as I opened internet explorer — I’m a profoundly late adopter of technology — I saw several online news articles complaining that Brendan Eich, the CEO of software company Mozilla, had...

Social Media for Students

By Hannah Post March 25, 2014

In an attempt to advance Georgetown’s reputation as a connected, worldly university, the Office of Communications founded the Social Media Working Group in 2012 with the goal of developing a unified...

Georgetown Takes Top Spot for Social Media Influence

Georgetown Takes Top Spot for Social Media Influence

By KP and KP March 14, 2014

Here on the Hilltop, we already pride ourselves on being smart, but now, we can celebrate a new accomplishment: being social media savvy. According to InTheCapital, Georgetown University garnered the best...

Facebook Knows What’s Up

By Henry Parrott February 28, 2014

In the last decade there has been a movement away from communicating via SMS, which we call texting. Although unlimited texting plans are universal in the United States, in other countries, rates for texting...

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