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KIM: Know What’s on the Line When Online Dating

KIM: Know What’s on the Line When Online Dating

By Diane Kim March 21, 2024

There’s a lot of discourse on the upsides and ugliness of online dating in college, but here’s the truth — it’s here to stay. Pick your poison, fiends. For the meet-cute lovers, maybe the Marriage...

KIM: Navigate Being The Third Roommate

KIM: Navigate Being The Third Roommate

By Diane Kim February 22, 2024

The jury’s out — there’s no trickier situationship out there than being the third roommate. It’s the ultimate “are-we-aren’t-we?” scenario. But before we get ahead of ourselves, congratulations...

KIM: This Just In (Or Out) For 2024

KIM: This Just In (Or Out) For 2024

By Diane Kim February 8, 2024

We barely made it past Jan. 1 before the first trend of the year made itself known: Ins and Outs. It’s fun, it’s pithy, and I’m here for it.  For those of you who weren’t rotting on X, formerly...

WELLNESS PERSONALIS | In the Mind of an Elite Student Athlete

WELLNESS PERSONALIS | In the Mind of an Elite Student Athlete

By Sophia Williams February 8, 2023

Hi, Hoyas! This week, I interviewed varsity swimmer Jordan Gross (CAS ’24) to get a peek into the mind of an elite college athlete and get insight on how he achieves wellness through commitment to his...

VIEWPOINT: Traverse Difficult Pathways

VIEWPOINT: Traverse Difficult Pathways

By Fiona Singer May 14, 2020

As I write this on the eve of my strange virtual graduation, I can’t help but think of my peers. During my freshman year, I met Hannah the Middle East expert, Spencer the political economy major and...

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Accomplish Your Goals by Baking Cookies

UNSOLICITED ADVICE: Accomplish Your Goals by Baking Cookies

By Maddie Finn July 28, 2019

I have a very specific ritual when I bake at home. I wear my long overalls that make me look like a farmer and my fuzzy socks that slide on the hardwood when I dance around. I always play my “vintage”...

CARNES: Rules for Returning Hoyas

CARNES: Rules for Returning Hoyas

By Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. September 14, 2017

At Georgetown, New Student Orientation offers a marvelous, nearly round-the-clock set of activities to welcome new Hoyas, introducing them to our community and offering them an array of tools to succeed....

SEGELSTEIN: An Open Letter to Catholic Freshmen

SEGELSTEIN: An Open Letter to Catholic Freshmen

By Jack Segelstein September 13, 2017

You’ve heard his name before, and you’ve likely walked past him countless times. But don’t be deceived by his immobility — he was well-travelled. Born in 1735, the steward of the Healy Gates...

HIGH-FUNCTIONING FAILURE: Guide to Pseudo-intellectuality

HIGH-FUNCTIONING FAILURE: Guide to Pseudo-intellectuality

By Alex Mitchell February 24, 2017

If you have ever heard someone say, “You know, it is actually whom,” then you are well-versed in the wild and wacky world of pseudo-intellectuality. Being smart is difficult. It requires hours of reading,...

Dating App Profile Picture Guide

Dating App Profile Picture Guide

By Alana McGovern and Alana McGovern February 16, 2017

Did Valentine's Day remind you of your single status? Did it spur you to re-download Tinder? Or prompt you to give Bumble a try? If so, then the members of 4E feel your heart-throbbing pain and we've created...

KANEDA: How To Be A Top Graduate Without Doing More Work

By Mitch Kaneda February 3, 2017

When School of Foreign Service students hear that they have to write an essay to declare their majors, their first reaction might be, “Not another paper!” Upon seeing the prompt of 250-500 words, “Oh,...

Takeaways From a Semester at Georgetown

Takeaways From a Semester at Georgetown

By Lisa Park and Lisa Park January 30, 2017

Congratulations! You made it through first semester (barely). But now you've returned wiser, crazier, somehow smarter and definitely fatter! This is what I've learned after my first semester of freshman...

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