WASHINGTON – Responding to the demand for transparency in a climate of growing public skepticism, the U.S. Department of State launched a new facet of their communications strategy on Tuesday – an actively managed Formspring account. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel stated that by expanding the State Department’s social media […]

WASHINGTON – As the nation reels from last week’s revelation that Jeb Bush self-identified as Hispanic on a 2009 voter registration form, attendees of Bush’s quinceañera have had enough. The party, held belatedly last week in an effort to control the potential Presidential candidate’s sudden PR crisis, was chock full of people who insisted that […]

BURLEITH –  As the Healy bells tolled 6 am over a sleepy campus this Thursday morning, one member of the Georgetown community awoke with a start.   “Only four more days until debate,” whispered Rosenberger’s Navy Slim Fit blazer from Men’s Warehouse, its miniscule fibers quivering with nervous energy. “Only four more days until I […]

2014 was the year that Hoyas needed heart. Amidst the cancellation of Tombs Wine Nights, the threat of strict new snow day policies, and the not-so-subtle exile of all Henle Village residents, sometimes life on the Hilltop could only be brightened by a particularly friendly face – or rather, one of three friendly faces. After […]

NEW SOUTH — While packing her suitcase for Thanksgiving vacation, freshman Miranda Frankel (COL ’18) expressed her relief for the chance to “get home and stress over family shit, for a change.”   Frankel, exhausted from an arduous semester of transitioning to college life, said she has been dying for a break at her troubled […]

YOUR RESIDENCE — In the throes of passionate copulation happening a floor above your room, local couple Lauren French (SFS ’17) and Mike Powell (COL ’17) paused to confirm with The Heckler that they were in dirty, dirty heaven.   “There are no words to describe how hot the past eighteen minutes have been,” said […]

LAUINGER — In a research consultation held Thursday for ANTH-001: Intro to Cultural Anthropology, Senior Research Librarian Miriam O’Neil reportedly gave students an extensive Google lesson.   Attendees said O’Neil showed near mastery of skills like typing in search words, scrolling through multiple results, and finally, selecting an article to read.   “These students have […]

RED SQUARE — ICC 218 overflowed with students on Tuesday night, gathered to attend the first Islamic State in the Levant-U interest meeting of the semester and share refreshments provided by the fledgling club. ISIL-U, a new network of college-level ISIL chapters, had ordered pizza for 60 attendees – which ended up being a vast […]

GASTON HALL — Though the dining options at Georgetown’s Leo O’Donnovan Hall (affectionately dubbed ‘Leo’s’) have plagued students’ bowels for years, the subject has been beautifully finessed throughout the University sponsored multi-media project ‘Georgetown Stories.’ As 11 undergrads record their Hoya experience via video blog, social media, and photography, they’ve somehow managed to keep widespread […]

Jack Jr., Georgetown’s shortlived Bulldog mascot once affectionately known as JJ, was spotted several times over Homecoming weekend in the dark corner of Rhino. The dog, fired in July 2013 for biting a child, was reportedly slumped in the furthest chair and drank whiskey on the rocks for the majority of the weekend.   “Yeah, […]