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FILE PHOTO: DAN KREYTAK/THE HOYA | Hoya Hospitality and the Office of Sustainability introduced student volunteers to monitor compost bins in O'Donovan Hall during peak meal times after high levels of contamination forced the closure of the bins for most of the semester.

Student Monitors Reduce Contamination in Leo’s Compost Bins

By Erika Gebhardt March 13, 2019

Because of high levels of contamination, student volunteers have begun monitoring a composting pilot program in O’Donovan Hall. Beginning this past fall, post-consumer composting, an initiative led...

What to Expect During Semi Formal Szn

What to Expect During Semi Formal Szn

By Jenna Ryu and Jenna Ryu November 26, 2018

In between the time of the turkey and the weeks of Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey Christmas carols, Georgetown celebrates another special season: Semi Formal Szn. Around this time, the Facebook notifications...

10 Things Hoyas Should Be Thankful For

10 Things Hoyas Should Be Thankful For

By Emily Anthony and Emily Anthony November 21, 2018

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HOYAS! Can you believe it? Midterms are (finally) over and Christmas is literally WEEKS away! Before I get too far ahead and offend all those people who "love" Thanksgiving, let's jump...

4E’s Thanksgiving Countdown

4E’s Thanksgiving Countdown

By Izzy Roemer and Izzy Roemer November 3, 2018

It doesn't seem valid to get excited year after year about a holiday that commemorates our subjugation of native peoples and destructive colonial ways, but let me tell you: I am excited for Thanksgiving...

Essential End-Of-Night Songs

Essential End-Of-Night Songs

By Maddy Kogler and Maddy Kogler August 23, 2018

Well, it looks like summer is coming to an end, which means the incoming wave of mixed emotions that comes with ~going back to school~. I know how you must be feeling at this time. If you’re like me,...

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

By Izzy Roemer and Izzy Roemer August 22, 2018

The trees on Prospect Street are starting to change color. The NSO horde has descended upon campus, tasked with welcoming over a thousand new students. Jack the Bulldog is on his way home from a restful...

Places to Eat at 2 AM Now That Wingo’s Is Gone

Places to Eat at 2 AM Now That Wingo’s Is Gone

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell July 22, 2018

My time at Georgetown has not been without its fair share of tragedy. Hillary lost the election. Quick Pita closed. Chi Di (allegedly) shut down. Leo’s has (somehow) remained open. My GoCard picture...

Cries for Help: Carvings in Lau Cubicles

Cries for Help: Carvings in Lau Cubicles

By Izzy Roemer and Izzy Roemer May 1, 2018

As a nearly 230-year-old institution, Georgetown is host to secrets that current students can hardly fathom. Some of these secrets date back to the school’s founding. Messages etched by early students...

Blue and Gray, Please Be Honest

Blue and Gray, Please Be Honest

By Barbara McDuffee and Barbara McDuffee April 16, 2018

Nothing says spring on the Hilltop like being boxed into a corner by a tour group on your way to class. In my experience, while college tours seem informative as a naive senior in high school, seeing...

The Very Best of D.C. TV

The Very Best of D.C. TV

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell April 16, 2018

Get #hype, Hoyas, because Hollywood is coming to Georgetown! Kind of. On April 17th, Joshua Malina and Bradley Whitford, former stars of the television classic The West Wing, will be making an appearance...

You Are What You Eat: What Your Georgetown Dining Preference Says About You

You Are What You Eat: What Your Georgetown Dining Preference Says About You

By Jenna Ryu and Jenna Ryu March 20, 2018

Let’s be honest: Georgetown isn’t exactly known for its food. (Fun fact: Niche.com ranked us 1,017 out of 1,384  schools in its 2017 rankings for the “Best College Food in America"). Nevertheless,...

Snakes of Georgetown

Snakes of Georgetown

By Caroline Porterfield and Caroline Porterfield March 15, 2018

Urban Dictionary defines a snake as: "someone who you think is sincere and really nice, but then turns out to be a backstabber." To people of Georgetown who have slightly inconvenienced me: welcome to...

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