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CHIN: Consider the Legacy of Loss

CHIN: Consider the Legacy of Loss

By Lauren Chin February 15, 2024

I’ve only been to one funeral in my life. I was two or three at the time. I’m told that my Aunt Wan-Ching loved playing with my sisters and me; in the few videos we have, she is always with one of...

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Georgetown Chimes Dedicate 50th Cherry Tree Massacre to Lost Chimes Members

By Kate Hwang, Graduate Desk Editor February 9, 2024

A cappella groups from Georgetown University and other nearby colleges performed in the 50th annual Cherry Tree Massacre a cappella show Feb. 2 in Gaston Hall, during Senior Parents and Family Weekend. The...

HERMAN | Baseball Fans Just Wanna Have Fun

HERMAN | Baseball Fans Just Wanna Have Fun

By Eilat Herman January 24, 2024

My brain is wired for watching baseball. I can sit still for three hours, watch nine innings of play and not descend into boredom.  And I do mean “sit still.” If I freeze in a certain way, and...

VORA: Consider the Value Within Tradition

VORA: Consider the Value Within Tradition

By Shivali Vora January 20, 2023

While watching a movie called “Goodbye” over winter break, I was happy to see many of my own personality traits reflected in the unorthodox protagonist, Tara Bhalla (Rashmika Mandanna), who clashes...

CHAKRAVARTI: Personalize OGS Advising

CHAKRAVARTI: Personalize OGS Advising

By Priyasha Chakravarti September 30, 2022

While gearing up for my first year at Georgetown University, I found myself stressed out about issues involving my F-1 visa status. On top of worrying about being homesick, making friends, moving to a...

VIEWPOINT: Dining With the Jesuits

By Alexandre Kleitman and Victor Gamas January 20, 2019

To many students they are friends; to others, spiritual mentors. Since Georgetown University’s founding, their intellectual and spiritual tradition has been intertwined with the institution’s mission...

HOWELL: Keep H*yas for Choice Unrecognized

By Richard Howell March 28, 2018

Georgetown University prides itself on facilitating dialogue among a variety of passionately held and often contradictory views, a truth confirmed by a stroll through Red Square. In line with this spirit...

ADJROUD: My Mountain to Climb

ADJROUD: My Mountain to Climb

By Sonia Adjroud February 13, 2018

I spent days learning how to hold her, learning where my hands fit perfectly on the smooth inside of her crevices, learning how to penetrate her rough exterior and grab a hold of her. I spent countless...

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Georgetown campus police are investigating after the Healy Tower clock hands were stolen early Monday morning.

Suspects Identified in Healy Tower Clock Hands Theft

By Jeff Cirillo May 1, 2017

At least two students have been referred to the Office of Student Conduct after the clock hands were stolen from the clock tower of Healy Hall early Monday morning and replaced with an inflatable...

Engage Through Alumni

By The Editorial Board November 3, 2015

Georgetown students love to stay busy — so busy that as clubs and organizations with legitimate and worthwhile causes compete for students’ finite time, conventional means of outreach such as tabling,...

Safety in Superstitions

By Brendan Kerwin February 19, 2015

I walk around the seal. I knock on wood. I blow on dice before I roll them. I make a wish when I blow out birthday candles. Although I have well-developed scientific understanding and religious beliefs,...

A Georgetown Lineage

By The Editorial Board January 27, 2015

Regardless of religious affiliation, it is undeniable that Jesuit values are woven into the Georgetown experience. Although religious practice may be a more important part of the Georgetown experience...

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