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Georgetown Buildings and the Hoyas You Find in Them

Georgetown Buildings and the Hoyas You Find in Them

By Sarah Reuter and Sarah Reuter January 23, 2017

Welcome back to the Hilltop, Hoyas! With the first full weeks of classes upon us, you are likely still navigating your way to new buildings and classes, trying to get the hang of your new schedule. From...

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Relationships Build Our Memories and Moments

By Abbey McNaughton May 20, 2016

Walking out of Lauinger Library at 4 a.m. after a long night writing a paper and looking up to see Healy Hall towering, stable and beautiful, always makes me pause and remember how special this campus...

GUPD Officers Honored For Arrest of Armed Suspect

By Kristen Fedor May 11, 2015

University President John J. DeGioia honored three Georgetown University Police Department officers for the arrest of an armed robbery suspect in a brief ceremony on the steps of Healy Hall Monday morning. Officer...

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The Carroll Parlor, which is located on the first floor of Healy Hall, reopened as a study space for senior undergraduates during a ceremony Thursday.

Carroll Parlor Opens for Senior Study

By Andrew Wallender March 31, 2015

The university’s newest study space, the Carroll Parlor, reopened Thursday on the first floor of Healy Hall after being converted from an art show room. Dedicated to senior undergraduates, the study...

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Freedom Hall will be renamed Isaac Hawkins Hall after the first slave who was listed in a record of the sale of the 272 slaves that benefitted Georgetown.

Reviving History With New Academy

By Owen Eagan March 3, 2015

As more than 35,000 Civil War soldiers fought at the Battle of Bull Run in July of 1861, the blasts from the cannons could be heard 30 miles away at the Former Jesuit Residence on Georgetown’s campus. When...

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Members of the Chimes gather every year in Healy Hall to present their popular a cappella concert, the Cherry Tree Massacre.

A Cappella on the Hilltop

By Madison Stingray January 30, 2015

The stoic and hallowed space of Gaston Hall will be filled with music as Georgetown’s a cappella singers gather to share the stage and kick off the 42nd annual Cherry Tree Massacre on Jan. 30. Hosted...

Bioethics Library Extends Hours

By Matthew Larson January 27, 2015

Beginning last Tuesday, the Bioethics Research Library in Healy Hall extended its weekday hours until 9 p.m. on days when it is not hosting an event. The library’s usual hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will...

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Tradition Returns With Theft of Healy Clock Hands

By Mallika Sen December 10, 2014

In the latest iteration of a long-running tradition, the clock hands of Healy Tower went missing in the early hours of this morning, as the final examination period dawned. The university has confirmed...

The Healy Clock Hands Are Gone!

The Healy Clock Hands Are Gone!

By Emily Min and Emily Min December 10, 2014

Well, it's happened — an occurrence that this blogger had only heard of and never seen. Sometime last night, the hands of Healy clock tower went mysteriously missing. Was it a group of seniors?...

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A University for All Seasons

By Bebe Albornoz May 16, 2014

Healy Tower is arresting. At least, every time I pass through the front gates or cross Key Bridge from Rosslyn to return to my home on the Hilltop, I am utterly captivated by its awesome beauty. This...

Georgetown eCards: Sass to the Max

Georgetown eCards: Sass to the Max

By Lindsay Lee and Lindsay Lee April 24, 2013

It's finals season for universities all over the country, and people are looking for ways to procrastinate. The 4E staff has collaborated to offer you a very Hilltop-specific method of getting nothing...

Taking Back Campus

By Alex Henderson April 5, 2011

In the past, students congregated in Healy Hall and White-Gravenor Hall to socialize. Modern-day students, however, only get the mess of gray concrete and cinderblocks that is Lauinger Library, the sterile...

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