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The Upside of a Crackdown

By The Editorial Board March 19, 2013

The recently announced crackdown on off-campus rowdiness comes as no surprise given Georgetown’s long history of sordid town-gown relations. But what has turned out to be a pleasant surprise is the university’s...

MARCH MADNESS: Georgetown Traditions Round 1

MARCH MADNESS: Georgetown Traditions Round 1

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy March 18, 2013

 See full bracket and results here Welcome to the second installment of 4E's March Madness: The Best of Georgetown. Our first matchup for Georgetown Traditions: Georgetown Day vs. Swimming in Dahlgren...

MARCH MADNESS: The Best of Georgetown

MARCH MADNESS: The Best of Georgetown

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee March 17, 2013

CLOSED: We have a winner! GEORGETOWN DAY! Ah March: the beginning of Spring, the excitement of two separate vacations, the unpredictable weather, and, of course, MARCH MADNESS. To celebrate March, 4E...

GU Tradition in Good Hands

By The Editorial Board January 18, 2013

In the weeks leading up to last year’s Georgetown Day, coordinators of the event found themselves frantically recruiting volunteers, booking vendors and working with the administration in a last-minute...

Georgetown Day Planning Starts Early

By Sheeva Nesva November 9, 2012

Ten students began early planning this year’s Georgetown Day at a meeting Thursday night to avoid the last-minute hiccups that plagued last year’s event. During the meeting, students shared ideas...

Butterfield Criticism Inappropriate

By Michael Barclay May 5, 2012

To the Editor: The “Georgetown Day 2012” blog and “Save Georgetown Day” Facebook posts calling out Senior Class Committee Chair Chris Butterfield were inappropriate and immature, falling far...

Best Bets: The Last Weekend

By Kaitlyn Morio and Kaitlyn Morio April 27, 2012

It’s the last weekend before most of us will be living in Lau studying for finals so we have to go out with a bang, and there is plenty to do this weekend to make sure that happens. See what you can...

How to Enjoy Georgetown Day, Regardless

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy April 26, 2012

The traditional celebration of the last Friday of classes will undoubtedly be a little different this year. But don't let a few metal barricades security checkpoints get you down – after all, we still...

Fight for Your Right to Georgetown Day

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy April 26, 2012

Since Tuesday's announcement that Georgetown Day activities would be limited to Copley Lawn and fenced in with metal barricades, there's been a fairly strong negative reaction from the student body (to...

Georgetown Day Security Plans Announced

By Sarah Patrick April 26, 2012

Despite the absence of a beer garden, the Georgetown Day Planning Committee announced that metal barricades will surround Copley Lawn so that security staff can inspect bags and monitor Friday’s Georgetown...

Where will you be this Saturday?

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff April 25, 2012

This weekend is sort of like a choose-your-own-adventure book (remember those?). It starts with a fabulous introduction, in the form of all-out Georgetown Day celebration and the second part is up to...

Stuff Georgetown Kids Like: Healy Beach

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy April 18, 2012

With weather climbing into the 90s this week, it's hard to deny that Healy Beach season is officially upon us. One of the common denominators of Georgetown student life lies in the grassy expanse of...

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