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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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District Wharf

On Your Radar: St. Patrick’s Day Weekend

By Elizabethe Bogrette, Deputy Guide Editor March 13, 2024

Ireland at The Wharf Explore live music, dancing and more this weekend at The Wharf, with featured performances by the 19th Street Band, Poehemia and the Boyle School of Irish Dance. The Wharf will...

Three Award-Winning Authors Reflect on Northern Irish Life Amidst Conflict

Three Award-Winning Authors Reflect on Northern Irish Life Amidst Conflict

By Joshua Chilmaid December 1, 2023

A trio of female authors shared how their experiences living through conflict in Northern Ireland influenced their work during a Georgetown University event. Global Irish Studies (GIS), the university’s...

College Across the Pond

By Mason Stempel September 7, 2022

Ireland is the best place to have craic.  Craic (pronounced “crack”) is Irish for “good fun” and is a central tenet of Irish culture. After endless years of struggle, brutality and famine...

KEEGAN THEATRE

‘Stones in His Pockets’ at the Keegan Theatre

By Rachel Linton October 3, 2017

  The set consists of only eight objects: on the left and right sides of the stage, two black production cases, and in the center, two movie-set black folding chairs, stamped with “EXTRAS”...

LONELY PLANET

24 Hours in Dublin

By Katherine Pietro March 17, 2017

Dublin is currently experiencing a period of significant economic and cultural growth. The walkable and tourist-friendly city is a fascinating amalgamation of old and new, blending tradition with modernity....

HOCHBERG: Legalize The Use Of Drugs

HOCHBERG: Legalize The Use Of Drugs

By Gracie Hochberg November 13, 2015

The competitive college debate world loves debating whether or not the United States should legalize all drugs. As radical as this concept sounds, it is a favorite among debate teams because not only is...

St. Pattys Day

St. Patty’s Day

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling March 17, 2015

Anyone who has been out and about around campus today can probably tell that today is St. Patrick's Day! The copious amounts of green and festive leprechaun attire have been very helpful in reminding...

Dublin, Ireland

By Zoe Bertrand December 6, 2013

There are few things I love more than Georgetown. I could, and frequently do, go on about the school for hours, even when the person I’m talking to has already lost interest by the time I’ve reached...

A Semester Abroad, but Still in the Bubble

By Fiona Meagher September 20, 2013

When people talk about the “Georgetown bubble,” I doubt they’re referring to the traditional Irish pubs or monuments mentioned in the works of James Joyce. But so far in my semester abroad here in...

There and Back Again

A Georgetown education is punctuated for most by many meaningful academic and social experiences. For some, however, many of the most eye-opening ones do not happen on the Hilltop. A semester abroad immerses...

Student Wins Mitchell Scholarship

By Emma Hinchliffe November 15, 2012

Wardah Athar (COL ’13) was named a recipient of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship, an award that provides for a year of graduate study at a university in Ireland, Monday. The scholarship is named...

‘Blaguards’: An Irish Blessing

By Emily Grau September 28, 2012

As I patiently awaited show time in the Keegan Theatre, I came to a strange realization: The audience members directly around me all had Irish accents, and “bloke” was being tossed around with...

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