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Proposal Extends College Tax Credit

By Matthew Larson February 3, 2015

President Barack Obama announced his proposal to permanently extend the American Opportunity Tax Credit past its current expiration date in 2017 as part of his effort to improve college affordability for...

On Playing the Internship Game

On Playing the Internship Game

By Jenny Chen February 3, 2015

Dear Georgetown: After spending four months in a country on the other side of the world, I felt like a changed person. India had challenged me in many ways, pushing me outside of my comfort zone and...

Beyond the Type A Personality

By Cyrena Touros January 26, 2015

I think I've had such a hard time adjusting to Georgetown because I used to be “that” girl: wrapped up in doing everything, trying to be the best, getting perfect grades, running around chasing after...

Leaving Childhood Behind

By Jasmine White January 23, 2015

I’ve never been the type to adjust to change well. After my eighth-grade graduation, I went through a sort of mid-life crisis or whatever you might call a 14-year-old’s equivalent of that. I didn’t...

4E Recaps the State of the Union

4E Recaps the State of the Union

By Sydney Bolling and Sydney Bolling January 21, 2015

On Tuesday night, President Obama gave his State of the Union address. I know all you politically minded, intelligent Hoyas have probably already watched it, but for those of you who might have missed...

Never too Early, Never too Late

By Tom Bianco January 18, 2015

With the revolution of social media, it has become a way of life to receive a reminder of a friend’s birthday on Facebook. Just press the “1” to wish your friends a Happy Birthday on their special...

GILLIS: Liberal Arts Lay a Flexible Groundwork

By Chester Gillis January 13, 2015

In a period when some question the value of the humanities, social sciences and hard sciences, we in the College Dean’s office want to share our perspective. We write from years (and in many cases decades)...

5 Ways to Get in the Holiday Spirit at College

5 Ways to Get in the Holiday Spirit at College

By Elizabeth Harvey and Elizabeth Harvey December 11, 2014

Here at 4E, we rejoice in all things Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza-related. Not even the soul-crushing Grinch that is Lau during finals can bring down our holiday spirits. This week, we did some Pinterest...

Destigmatizing Depression

Destigmatizing Depression

By Joe Murdy December 5, 2014

“No, I can’t be depressed. I’m not some psycho,” I remember telling myself once. For two-and a-half years I had felt this way. I went on with my life just telling myself I was in the wrong...

OBRIEN: The Beauty of Our Individual Chaos

O’BRIEN: The Beauty of Our Individual Chaos

By Fr. Kevin O'Brien, S.J. December 5, 2014

A proverb tells us, “God writes straight with crooked lines.” When I look back on my 48-year-old life, I celebrate satisfying successes and reckon with painful regrets and losses. I try to draw...

Party Themes 2.0

Party Themes 2.0

By Michaela Murphy and Michaela Murphy November 24, 2014

Whiteout. Anything But Clothes. Toga. Flannels and handles. In a report released this afternoon by the Frat Boy Association of America (FBAA), these time-honored, critically acclaimed college party themes...

Education Lost to Policy

By The Editorial Board November 21, 2014

Preregistration can be a very stressful process. Filtering through scores of classes to find those with the highest-rated professors and the most interesting topics, all while fulfilling demanding requirements...

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