Here’s a familiar scene: you’re walking down the hallway and recognize someone approaching. You, a socially anxious Georgetown University student, go into panic mode. A dozen questions pass through...
Starting her college career from home, Rita Alan (SFS ’24) began doing Zoom baking sessions with friends as a new way to connect with fellow freshmen.
“Two weeks ago, I did Zoom baking...
Freshman year of college is like the first episode of New Girl or the sex-ed class in 5th grade- awkward. But it’s okay because you’re a freshman and you get to embrace this identity throughout all...
Freshman year is easily one of the most exciting times of your life. You're away from home, completely for the most part independent from your parents and left to fend for yourself. You have a lot...
Let’s talk about Friday night, or rather, late Friday evening — right around 7:30 or 8 p.m. — when classes are over, Leo’s is closed and the true weekend is dawning.
It’s an awkward, transitional...
In my estimation, a fair number of the students dedicatedly reading The Hoya these first weeks are eager freshmen.
Some want to better know the campus they’ve stepped onto, while others are just itching...
