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VIEWPOINT: A Love Note to Georgetown

VIEWPOINT: A Love Note to Georgetown

By Katrina Schmidt May 16, 2020

There is a note in my phone from early in the semester, when my fingers were reliably numb with or without gloves and I had never heard the word coronavirus, that says “i love georgetown so much more...

Bill Clinton: A True Hoya

Bill Clinton: A True Hoya

By Laura Bell and Laura Bell November 6, 2017

As you may have heard, Georgetown’s very own prodigal son is returning home to the Hilltop this week. And as cynical as we usually are here at 4E, this is actually a pretty cool thing. After all, since...

99 Problems But Jesuit Values Aint One

99 Problems But Jesuit Values Ain’t One

By Caroline Porterfield and Caroline Porterfield April 10, 2017

My college career started off to a horrifically basic start. My roommate and I invited new friends to our room before heading over to the Natty-littered Village A rooftops. Word spread quickly of our plan...

SWUG Life 101

SWUG Life 101

By Meg Lizza and Meg Lizza April 6, 2017

As an underclassman at Georgetown, I heard the term SWUG for the first time and I told myself I would never become one during my senior year. Alas, here I am, senior year, drinking a bottle of wine in...

36 Questions That Lead to Love at Georgetown

36 Questions That Lead to Love at Georgetown

By Alessandra Puccio and Alessandra Puccio February 14, 2017

We've all heard it before; heck, those lucky guides in Blue & Gray tout it as one of the shining moments of a campus tour, delivered while standing in front of historic Dahlgren Chapel: "Why...

Diary of a SWUG: The 10 Commandments of Tombs

Diary of a SWUG: The 10 Commandments of Tombs

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein February 24, 2016

Eleven days ago marked the 99th day before graduation (cue tears). Now, we are down to 88. How scary is that? 88 more days until I am officially irrelevant (Read: irrelevant here, I will always be relevant)....

Quiz: Are You a SWUG?

Quiz: Are You a SWUG?

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 11, 2015

Ah, the age old question. Being a SWUG is an honor that not everyone can achieve. Across the country, and even across time, people have pondered this group of people and tried to earn this coveted status. For...

Could We Love Tombs Any More?

Could We Love Tombs Any More?

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling September 19, 2015

If you’re a Hoya, chances are you’ve been to The Tombs at least once (even if you don’t remember it). Whether it's for a casual dinner with friends, or your hallowed Tombs Night, most of us can agree...

The Ten Commandments of Senior Year

The Ten Commandments of Senior Year

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein August 27, 2015

The Ten Commandments of Senior Year: 1. You shall have no other bars before Tombs.  Yes, you should actually take advantage of other bars in D.C. and hang with some of the yopros to see a glimpse into...

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...

Remembering More Than Tombs

By John C. Hirsh August 29, 2014

To the Editor: Re: “McCooey, Tombs Founder, Dies at 83,” A1, Aug. 26, 2014 One other contribution that Richard H. McCooey made to Georgetown was his part, with others, in helping to establish...

GAAP Weekend Etiquette

GAAP Weekend Etiquette

By D.J. Angelini and D.J. Angelini March 29, 2014

Judging from the crowds of young children with name tags and the abundance of middle-aged men wearing backpacks, it looks like GAAP Weekend is upon us! GAAP Weekend is a weekend where accepted students...

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