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Courtesy of Toluwani Baoku / Nearly 600 Georgetown University students and faculty have signed a petition as of Feb. 2 against a schedule change slated to shorten winter break by one week beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.

Don’t Shorten Winter Break, Students Say

By Jack Willis February 2, 2024

Nearly 600 Georgetown University students and faculty have signed a petition as of Feb. 2 against a schedule change slated to shorten winter break by one week beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. The...

SUH: The Cracks in College Identity

SUH: The Cracks in College Identity

By Christina Suh January 27, 2022

Winter break freshman year induces a disorienting regression. Back in Pennsylvania, I was tucked in the warmth of my queen-sized bed in my single suite, sipping the overly sweet coffee that sustained...

EDITORIAL: Expand Winter Break Housing

EDITORIAL: Expand Winter Break Housing

By Editorial Board February 14, 2020

As spring break approaches, Georgetown University students have the option to remain on campus, return home or travel. Students living on campus do not have this choice over winter break, however, when...

EDITORIAL: Reopen Residence Halls Earlier After Winter Break

EDITORIAL: Reopen Residence Halls Earlier After Winter Break

By The Editorial Board December 6, 2019

When Georgetown University students return for the spring semester after winter break, they will not be allowed to enter their campus residences until the day before classes start. After campus closes...

An Ode to Finals Season

An Ode to Finals Season

By Jessica Lin and Jessica Lin December 18, 2017

As the long-awaited Dec. 20 draws near, we here at 4E have prepared an ode to undoubtedly the merriest time of the year: FINALS SZN. Whether you're reading this post in the sanctity of your own dearly...

Winter Break Grill Session

Winter Break Grill Session

By Keaton O'Neil and Keaton O'Neil January 13, 2016

Winter break may be the closest the college body comes to hibernation. We build caves out of our comforters to watch Netflix, forbidding all other humans to enter this sanctuary except for parents returning...

Winter Break Life Lessons: the 8 Things You Discover

Winter Break Life Lessons: the 8 Things You Discover

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford January 4, 2016

Winter break is an interesting time. In the middle of the school year, it’s a weird lapse between the fall and spring semesters, just a few weeks full of extravagant (or monotonous) family holidays,...

2015-16 Schedule Altered

By Matthew Larson January 23, 2015

Georgetown students will enjoy an extra two days of rest during the next academic year because of a scheduling phenomenon that occurs once every seven years. The 2015 winter break will last a total...

Winter Break, as Told by Kristen Wiig

Winter Break, as Told by Kristen Wiig

By Meg Lizza and Meg Lizza December 18, 2014

Winter break is a sacred time for college students, when they will experience a variety of different events and encounters. Some of these things we will try to avoid at all costs, while some we have...

A Lonely Hoya on the Hilltop

A Lonely Hoya on the Hilltop

By Marnie Wallach and Marnie Wallach January 5, 2014

When you arrive on campus four days before classes start, you're greeted by something that looks a little like this:   You know it's bad when you can walk from Epi to Village A and not see a single...

The Ultimate Holiday Break Netflix Guide

The Ultimate Holiday Break Netflix Guide

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 22, 2013

Thank goodness finals are finally over! Now it is time for food, family and my favorite friend, Netflix. The shows, the options, the never ending episode reel ... oh the thrills! Since the dawn of time...

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