A word to the wise Hoya: Take mental notes. Keep a diary. Snap some digital photos. Because the way things are going, the traditional form of documenting our time at Georgetown, the yearbook, may soon only be a shadow of its former self.

What was once a shining star at Georgetown has dimmed to a barely noticeable glow, but some students believe that it can make a reappearance.

As the year draws to a close, observant students can draw many lessons from the past year’s trials and tribulations.

One familiar principle upon which the time-honored act of gift giving has always stood is that “it’s the thought that counts.”

The sweet advantages of GOCard ownership are obvious to even the least adventurous of Hoyas. Those delightful little plastic ID cards, fittingly emblazoned with images of our faces and our campus, allow us to enter into our dorms, check out books and eat at Leo’s and The Tombs. And, if events pan out correctly over the next couple of months, GOCards may also be your ticket to ride the Metro.

A cacophony of preemptive praise and criticism has, inevitably, engulfed the national conversation as the public prepares for Pope Benedict XVI’s first official voyage to the United States.

The arrogance of area residents has once again ruined our day.

By any measure, this year’s Blanket New Orleans service trip was a model of success for Georgetown’s alternative spring break trips, attracting roughly 30 students to travel down to New Orleans in early March and assist in the ongoing recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This past week, the student body learned that over $800,000 in unspent club funds has accumulated in the reserve accounts of six advisory boards. These reserves are intended to provide backup funds in the event that a student club falls into a financial crisis. But it seems that $800,000 is a little more than enough for a figurative “rainy day.”