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Studying for Midterms: Freshman Year vs. Senior Year

Studying for Midterms: Freshman Year vs. Senior Year

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein October 20, 2015

It is that time of year again, when Lau becomes our second home, Mai Thai delivery orders spike and classroom friendships emerge solely out of necessity. That's right, midterm season has hit the...

Friday Fixat10ns: Freshman Year Throwbacks

Friday Fixat10ns: Freshman Year Throwbacks

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein September 18, 2015

Has it really been 3 years since we, the Class of 2016, were mere Freshies struggling to find our way through the ICC? Yes my friends it has been that long. While I am a firm advocate for not accepting...

Club Lau TONIGHT

Club Lau TONIGHT

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia September 5, 2015

Tonight (Sept. 5) at 10:00 p.m. is the event of the year: Club Lau. Located on the third floor (main entrance floor) of our very own Lauinger Library, Club Lau is the raunchiest, sloppiest, sweatiest...

Friday Fixat10ns: The Soundtrack to Your First Freshman Crawl

Friday Fixat10ns: The Soundtrack to Your First Freshman Crawl

By Marina Smith and Marina Smith September 4, 2015

[8tracks width="300" height="250" playops="" url="https://8tracks.com/mixes/6898998"] Attention freshman: tonight is the night you've all been waiting for. You're finished with your first week of classes,...

How to Make the Most of GAAP Weekend

How to Make the Most of GAAP Weekend

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford March 27, 2015

Dear joyous prospective students, CONGRATS ON BEING ACCEPTED TO GEORGETOWN! Your friends here at 4E would like to welcome you to to our home, the Hilltop, which we look forward to sharing with you...

DFMO or Dating?

DFMO or Dating?

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally January 22, 2015

We here at 4E excel at a few things... like channeling our inner Beyoncé, partaking in debauchery and giving dating advice, allegedly. Word of that last area of expertise seems to have reached our...

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: The Shared Cluelessness Of Freshmen and Seniors

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: The Shared Cluelessness Of Freshmen and Seniors

By Tucker Cholvin and Thomas Christiansen September 16, 2014

Far better than the return of professional football, the biggest buzz on campus right now is indisputably the arrival of a new freshman class. Somewhat dazed and more than confused, freshmen find poorly...

Finding Good in Goodbyes

By Jasmine White August 29, 2014

Raised by a single father in Birmingham, Ala., Jasmine’s choice to attend a university outside her home state was a difficult and surprising decision. As she breaks tradition, leaving behind her family,...

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Author Dinaw Mengestu speaks at New Student Orientation’s Marino Workshop on Monday, for which one of his novels, “All Our Names,” was required reading for all incoming freshmen for the second time in four years.

Anchors Aweigh for NSO 2014

By Katherine Richardson August 26, 2014

This year’s nautical-themed New Student Orientation, "Anchors Aweigh," led by about 180 orientation advisors, began Aug. 23, featuring the new "I Am Ready," a class-wide discussion about sexual assault...

4Es Unconventional Packing Guide

4E’s Unconventional Packing Guide

By Max Wheeler and Max Wheeler August 18, 2014

As the summer slowly winds down, and move-in weekend draws closer by the day, it is time to start shopping and packing for the school year.  For incoming freshmen, that means getting ready to live away...

College Life and the Joy of New Beginnings

By Justin Kotwicki August 13, 2014

I grew up dreading the start of high school and middle school. As I held on to the final weeks of long nights and late mornings, the days of endless homework and 6 a.m. alarms frighteningly crept forward....

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22 Jump Street gave a perfect example of how no one knows exactly what to expect when they start living together in college.

Navigating the Delights and Difficulties of a Roommate

By Justin Kotwicki July 30, 2014

Having a roommate is a lot like living with a sibling. You see them at their worst, and they see the same of you. Just as interfamilial relationships can differ immensely, so can roommate relations. Not...

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