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#WasteHisTime2016

#WasteHisTime2016

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia January 13, 2016

If you have WiFi in that rock you've been living under for the last few weeks, you've probably seen this hashtag trending on Twitter: #WasteHisTime2016. Basically girls (and probably guys because, equality)...

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Best of #BernieAtGU

By Shannon Hou and Shannon Hou November 19, 2015

  If you missed Bernie in Gaston today, don't worry, 4E has all the updates from his speech today. Check out some tweets below! https://twitter.com/thehoya/status/667419367047565312 https://twitter.com/thehoya/status/667422441656983552 https://twitter.com/thehoya/status/667428188688138240 https://twitter.com/KThomasDC/status/667428442477084672   https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Barnes/status/667429368386461697 https://twitter.com/It_Me_Obed/status/667429509692588033 https://twitter.com/gtownforbernie/status/667430045489733632 https://twitter.com/thehoya/status/667430277258616832 https://twitter.com/thehoya/status/667431051657089026 https://twitter.com/blueridergrl/status/667430995818344448   https://twitter.com/thehoya/status/667436669314932736 https://twitter.com/MatthewFried/status/667438690252267522 https://twitter.com/jlupf/status/667439086827937792 https://twitter.com/thehoya/status/667437695174631424

NGUYEN: Twitter Success Is Decieving

NGUYEN: Twitter Success Is Decieving

By Lam Nguyen November 13, 2015

As we inch closer and closer to 2016, one thing that pundits have emphasized is a candidate’s Twitter success, measured by the number of followers or retweets a candidate accumulates following a debate...

BARTON: Stop Directing Vitriol Toward College Athletes

BARTON: Stop Directing Vitriol Toward College Athletes

By Nick Barton October 20, 2015

With only a few seconds remaining in the game, fifth-year senior Michigan punter Blake O’Neill stood on a football field in Ann Arbor, Mich., surrounded by thousands of people donning the maize and blue....

(Free) ICE CREAM ON WHEELS

(Free) ICE CREAM ON WHEELS

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia July 6, 2015

Okay Georgetown: how many times have you said, “I would kill for a pint of ice cream right now” or “If you bring me a pint of ice cream right now I’ll love you forever"? Well now you can have...

Georgetown for Gender Equality

Georgetown for Gender Equality

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford June 18, 2015

BREAKING NEWS: What do Twitter, Vodaphone and Georgetown all have in common?! … Yeah, buddy at first we were stumped too, but it's: GENDER EQUALITY. As part of Emma Watson's... Well yes, her. But,...

WBC Protest, As Told By Social Media

WBC Protest, As Told By Social Media

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein April 29, 2015

Unless you were abroad or in some Georgetown-day induced coma, you know that the Westboro Baptist Church visited our dear Hilltop yesterday. Their presence created quite a ruckus, leading to both a counter-protest...

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: The Trouble With Online Witch Hunts

By Tucker Cholvin and Thomas Christiansen March 30, 2015

In 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, transgressions as small as kissing one’s spouse in public on a Sunday could earn one several hours of public shame in the stocks. In the stocks, offenders were...

Tweets on Fleek

Tweets on Fleek

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia March 27, 2015

Twitter has been on fleek lately, even though a lot of popular accounts have just been sharing the same jokes – I’m looking at you, @CommonWhiteGirl, @FillWerrell and @GirlPosts. Lame! Despite this...

What’s in a Word? Privilege in the Media

By Tithi Patel February 15, 2015

Last Tuesday, three North Carolina students were shot dead. I learned of this news, as many of you likely did, through social media. I went in pursuit of more information about this #ChapelHillShooting,...

Free Nutella

Free Nutella

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia February 5, 2015

Between now and Feb. 17 you can tweet a picture of Nutella pancakes @Nutella using the hashtag #NutellaPancakeSweeps and you’ll be entered to win a coupon for a free jar of Nutella! Leo’s puts...

Georgetown Improv: How Are They Single?

Georgetown Improv: How Are They Single?

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia January 23, 2015

Georgetown Improv’s first show of 2015 is tomorrow, Jan. 24, at 9 p.m. in Bulldog Alley. Please, try to control your excitement! I had the privilege of sitting down (well, standing at the front desk...

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