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How It Feels to Start Classes Again

How It Feels to Start Classes Again

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein January 8, 2014

By now most, if not all, of you are done with the Christmas cookies and never-ending family time. The holidays were fun, but now it's back to the Hilltop we love and the schoolwork we hate. It goes a little...

Home Sweet Home: A Personal Reflection

Home Sweet Home: A Personal Reflection

By Max Wheeler and Max Wheeler December 21, 2013

Going home is a funny thing, and it feels different for everyone. It feels different every time you go home, and the feeling can even change while you are home. So while I sit here, hanging out with my...

What We've Enjoyed While at Home

What We’ve Enjoyed While at Home

By Matt Sullivan and Matt Sullivan December 1, 2013

For a Georgetown student, breaks from school can sometimes feel few and far between. So, as the first holiday break of the school year, Thanksgiving provided the perfect chance to travel home and recharge...

A 4E Guide to Doing Thanksgivukkah Right

A 4E Guide to Doing Thanksgivukkah Right

By Harper Weissburg and Harper Weissburg November 29, 2013

In 1888, a miracle happened that lasted 8 crazy nights, Thanksgiving and Chanukah overlapped and all was alright. Potatoes for presents and dreidels for dinner, the holidays fused and everyone was a winner. This...

How to Survive Black Friday Shopping

How to Survive Black Friday Shopping

By Julia Kieserman and Julia Kieserman November 28, 2013

So, you’ve decided to shop on Black Friday. You’re doing one of those activities, something that will be miserable during the event itself but will give you mad bragging rights later, like a presidential...

Making Merry With Friends and Food

By Mary Burgoyne November 15, 2013

Georgetown has approximately 7,552 undergraduate students, and as a senior, I often feel like I know every one of them. I’ve met hundreds of my classmates through extracurriculars, projects and parties....

Halloween Movies for Easily Scared Souls

Halloween Movies for Easily Scared Souls

By Francisca Johanek and Francisca Johanek October 26, 2013

It’s that time of year again, Hoyas. I’m not talking about the fall, though you have already been warned about them. I'm not talking about the never-ending midterms, and I'm not talking about the equally...

Long Weekend Ho! How to Make the Best of a Long Weekend

Long Weekend Ho! How to Make the Best of a Long Weekend

By Will Cleaves and Will Cleaves October 11, 2013

Looking forward to a long weekend is similar to counting down the days before Christmas or Hanukkah, or maybe a slightly less significant holiday like St. Patrick’s Day. (Deputy Editor's note: I highly...

That One Time I Got Lost In The Woods...

That One Time I Got Lost In The Woods…

By KP and KP September 11, 2013

It feels so great to be back on the Hilltop. While I missed a lot of things during my summer absence, one of the things I missed the most was the exhilarating feeling of running in D.C. I'll admit, I'm...

The 12 Things That Will Likely Happen On Your First Day at Georgetown

The 12 Things That Will Likely Happen On Your First Day at Georgetown

By KP and KP August 23, 2013

Every Hoya has their own one-of-a-kind experience on the first day of college. Some Hoyas make life-changing journeys across continents to come here to the Hilltop while others travel only minutes from...

Shaking the Empire State of Mind: Life Doesn’t Happen Just in NYC

By Victoria Edel March 15, 2012

I grew up in New York City. The first six years of my life were spent in Queens, home of my beloved Mets, and then my family moved in with my grandma in Brooklyn where we’ve lived ever since. Before...

Facebook Uses Friends for Marketing

By Kelly Church and Mariah Byrne February 1, 2011

Facebook has recently become more than the perfect excuse for creeping on friends: Now companies can creep on you. The website has begun to blend its traditional advertising techniques with the information...

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