‘Unsung Heroes’ Frantically Fundraises for Suru’s Return Flight
By Administrator | October 18, 2016
photo from Unsung Heroes HFSC — Having forgotten to purchase a round-trip ticket, the students of ‘Unsung Heroes’, scrambled throughout Monday night to raise the funds needed to purchase Suru Ripai a flight back to Washington. The student organization collected more than $5,000 in donations to send the cherished dining hall employee to South Sudan, the region from which he left […]
Apology Letter from the Editor to the NHS: We’re sorry we forgot about you.
By Carolina Edgecumb | October 17, 2016
Georgetown, You might have read the news we covered this morning regarding an NHS student excited about contracting a foreign disease. To the students, faculty, and staff of the NHS, and on behalf of The Heckler, I apologize. Not because of the content of the article – by that I still stand – but because this morning marked the […]
NHS Student Excited to See What Cool Diseases She’ll Get While Abroad
By Frances Lumley-Saunderson | October 17, 2016
SANTIAGO — As NHS junior Jordan Smith (NHS ’18) discussed her experience abroad in a phone interview, she made sure to emphasize her excitement at the prospect of coming down with a cool infection or hosting an exotic virus that she would not ordinarily come across in Washington. “Studying abroad is an amazing opportunity to […]
The Corp Reveals New Five-Year Plan to Transform Yates into One Huge Soulcycle
By Contributor | October 16, 2016
LEAVEY CENTER — Citing numerous online health articles and questionable financial statistics, the Corp revealed its plans on Sunday to convert Yates Field House into one huge SoulCycle over the next five years. “We felt that the old model of going to the gym and exercising however you’d like is outdated. We at the Corp […]
Senior with Thriving Life Wears Sweatpants to Class Once, Declares Self “SWUG”
By Carolina Edgecumb | October 12, 2016
ICC — SFS senior and board member of multiple clubs Sandra Flannery (SFS ’17) turned some confused heads this morning when, after donning a pair of blue joggers to class, declared to her peers that she was actually a “washed up girl”. “Call me a SWUG, but I didn’t feel like putting jeans on this […]
Quiz: How Long Can You Hide Your Cluelessness About Syria From These SFS Students?
By Frances Lumley-Saunderson | October 6, 2016
As a guide for how you did: Anything under 100% is, “Jack and Anna are smirking. ‘Do you even know who’s fighting in Syria?’ they ask and then laugh. You walk away, ashamed you understand so little about international relations, but somehow knowing you definitely won’t learn more about it.”
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Benjamin Harrison forgets to shave before seeing his mother
By Shackleford Hedgecock, Esq. | October 5, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 100 years ago on October 5, 1892, our 23rd President forgot remembered to shave for the first mother’s annual visit to the White House. Crowds flocked all the way from Baltimore to South East DC, hoping to see one of Mrs. Harrison’s famous wise cracks about her son’s unkempt nature. Once word […]
Freshman Glad She Dumped Friends in Favor of Anonymous Juniors that Read Her Club Application
By Shackleford Hedgecock, Esq. | October 4, 2016
DARNALL HALL – Earlier this week, reports came in that freshman Grace Stevens (COL ’18) was seen hugging each individual of the 20 person mob from her new club knocking on her door. “In one word: surreal. Just all the people who I’m guaranteed to love because they all applied to the same thing I applied to!” Stevens […]