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Virtual Social Lives and the Freshman Experience

Virtual Social Lives and the Freshman Experience

By Kendel Barber November 6, 2020

Starting her college career from home, Rita Alan (SFS ’24) began doing Zoom baking sessions with friends as a new way to connect with fellow freshmen.   “Two weeks ago, I did Zoom baking...

Brown House: An Institution of Student Life

Brown House: An Institution of Student Life

By Connor Rohan April 22, 2016

As of fall 2016, 3616 N St. NW will no longer be used for undergraduate student housing. Instead, Brown House is slated to be repurposed for Office of the Provost “strategic needs,” the purpose of...

It’s Good To Be Busy

By Rahul Desai April 5, 2016

Many have railed against the perceived detriments of Georgetown’s overly busy, extracurricular-oriented culture. These arguments condense into a few points. First, extracurriculars force students to...

Sex Sells Georgetown Short

By Summer Lyle-Holmes February 26, 2016

It is in the wind here at Georgetown, carried in every puff of hurried breath laced with 5 gum, Marlboro or coffee mixed with last night’s Burnett’s. Connotations, insinuations and expectations pour...

Social Life a Must for Clubs

By The Editorial Board September 6, 2013

As club recruitment winds down this week, student leaders should take care to expand their focus from attracting new members to retaining those they already have. Most underclassmen looking to get involved...

Keg Limit Abolished on Campus

By Penny Hung April 19, 2013

The one-keg limit for on-campus parties will be abolished effective today, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson announced last night. The decision comes just days after the Georgetown University...

Key to Vibrant Campus Life Lies With Students

By Justin Mercer and Erika Cohen Derr March 14, 2013

Depending on where you are in your Hilltop career, you might be thinking about pregaming in your room, finding the weekend’s best house party or dancing at the Tombs or somewhere down M Street. Georgetown...

Better Social Life a Two-Way Street

By Clara Gustafson and Nate Tisa March 14, 2013

As the incoming and outgoing presidents of the student body, we find ourselves in parallel states of reflection: one looking at past accomplishments and the other looking to future plans for making Georgetown...

Like a Good Neighbor

By The Editorial Board February 26, 2013

Last Friday, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson held the semester’s first collaborative luncheon, an informal meeting run by his office to promote an ideas exchange between group leaders and...

Confessions of a 20 Year Old Virgin

By Anonymous Submission February 15, 2013

I am a virgin. I’m not trying to shout it out from the rooftops, but I’m also not ashamed of it. I’ve never had sex.  And? To be fair, I’ve never encountered a situation in my life where the...

Three’s Company

By Zach Gordon February 14, 2013

One may be the loneliest number, but as the song goes, two can be just as bad. Britney Spears provided a possible solution — “3.” At Georgetown, threesomes are more prevalent than many might expect....

The Hilltop’s Black Greek Life

By Kate McClellan February 18, 2011

The Divine Nine — a group of nationwide historically black fraternities and sororities — have a rich history. For some, that history began in the District. In fact, five of the Divine Nine were...

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