Prefrosh Preview

Club Lau: A Preview

This coming Saturday, hundreds of students will be stuck in Lau scared and pressured as the night grows darker. No, it’s not because professors have scheduled midterms for next week... Read more

By Jeffrey Lin September 3, 2015

Guide to the Student Activities Fair

While classes and where you live are defining factors of your Georgetown experience, student involvements hold a big impact on a typical Hoya’s time on the Hilltop. The Council of Advisory Boards... Read more

By Grace Brennan September 1, 2015

Religion at Georgetown

On April 27th, 2015, a group of protestors from the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) picketed outside of Georgetown’s front gates. The group, known for their hate speech on homosexuality and... Read more

By Daniel Varghese August 7, 2015

Money matters: financial aid, work-study, and on-campus jobs

Being a Hoya is expensive. For the 2015-16 school year, Georgetown University estimates that its undergraduates will be spending between $69,770 and $70,140 this school year alone, depending on school and class... Read more

By Dayana Morales Gomez August 6, 2015

Guide to New Student Orientation

With NSO starting in just a few weeks, you’re probably wondering what this orientation thing is all about. Below, we’ve republished and compiled some words of wisdom from previous Voice staffers... Read more

By the Voice Staff August 5, 2015

Greek life at Georgetown

As a 225-year old Jesuit institution, Georgetown has had a lukewarm relationship with Greek life. The university has long maintained its stance that Greek organizations are incompatible with the University’s... Read more

By Courtnie Baek August 5, 2015

Georgetown’s Year in Review 2014-15

As your summer comes to a close and your freshman year begins, you’re about to be thrown onto this big campus we call “the Hilltop” to begin the college adventure.... Read more

By Ryan Miller August 1, 2015

The four freshman dorms

After you’ve chosen, or left up to fate, your roommate, the University assigns you to live in one of four freshmen dorms in early August. It doesn’t really matter whether you made... Read more

By Kenneth Lee August 1, 2015

Every conversation you’ll have at NSO

Six years ago, the Voice made a flowchart predicting every conversation you’ll have at New Student Orientation. Six years later, everything still rings true. (click to embiggen) The moral of the story... Read more

By Kenneth Lee August 1, 2015

Academics

Buying your textbooks

As a college student, you’ll easily find yourself cash-strapped in pretty much every living moment. One way to try and preserve the dwindling balance in your checking account is to... Read more

By Kenneth Lee August 1, 2015

Traditions at Georgetown

In a couple of weeks when you and the rest of the Prefrosh move onto campus, you’ll find that becoming a Hoya is much more than just receiving your Convocation... Read more

By Grace Brennan July 31, 2015

Getting fit at Georgetown

At Georgetown, students both work hard and play hard. While the more popular meaning of play hard will be covered later on in another preview, the more literal meaning refers... Read more

By Max Roberts July 31, 2015

Getting drunk at Georgetown

Editor’s note: This post is intended to provide a realistic and helpful picture of the undergraduate drinking culture at Georgetown. The information in this post is generally common knowledge and... Read more

By the Voice Staff July 31, 2015

D.C.’s internship scene

To enroll in Georgetown is to live in what is becoming one of the most dynamic and attractive metropolitan areas for young professionals in the country. There’s a reason why you’ll... Read more

By Kenneth Lee July 31, 2015

The Arts at Georgetown

For a school known for its preppy atmosphere, the performing arts are certainly not the centerpiece of Georgetown. But if you look hard enough, you’ll find a tight-knit community of... Read more

By Chris Almeida July 31, 2015

Breaking the Georgetown Bubble

Georgetown students have certainly earned their reputation as the most prestigiousand preppy students in the city. Unfortunately, we are also known for being the least city-savvy. (Vox has even overheard Georgetown seniors... Read more

By Marisa Hawley July 31, 2015

Transportation and getting around in D.C.

For reasons ranging from Georgetown’s small campus footprint to our prickly relationship with our rich and influential neighborhood residents, you can’t bring a car onto campus. So don’t go asking... Read more

By Kenneth Lee July 31, 2015

Off-campus restaurants you could use

As the semester goes on, pretty much every Hoya gets tired of Leo’s or Epicurean. However, every Hoya should be grateful by the fact that they live in one of... Read more

By Kenneth Lee July 31, 2015