In December 1999, Susan Lynskey took to the stage of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in her first starring role.

The musical, she said, was by comedic playwright Wendy MacLeod, and all of Lynskey’s neighbors from her hometown traveled down the coast to catch her performance.

“It was truly amazing,” she said, “to walk through the Kennedy Center doors and look up at all the flags and out over the city of Washington and to think ‘I’m performing here.’”

Leo’s seems like a place where “everybody knows your name.” Though it may not provide the five-star dining experience many Georgetown students would prefer, it’s bound to at least marginally satisfy almost any kind of appetite. For a quick bite on the run or a three-course meal, Leo’s brings together many members of the Georgetown community and is notably the only dining hall on campus, making it nearly impossible to walk in alone at any time of day and not find a group of friends to join.

As spring struggles to emerge from the District’s wintry slush, fashion aficionados worldwide are thinking of only one thing: Fashion Week. This week, a relatively new phenomenon, DC Fashion Week has come to the city once again to spark national interest and feature international flare, and Hoyas want a piece of the action.

The Georgetown fight song mentions some of the most well-established names in American education: Princeton, Harvard and Yale, to name a few. The tune ends on a high note, as Georgetown’s “Hoya Saxa” chant reigns over the rallying calls of other notable universities. The song may seem nothing more than a playful attempt to poke fun at Georgetown’s peers, but it begs the question: How does Georgetown fit into this maelstrom of elite higher education?

Some days, Timothy Brown (COL ’09) feels the urge to cry as he reaches his car door in the parking lot after a long day’s work, but in the end, he knows he is giving back; his students will benefit from his decision to become a Teach for America corps member.

“It came so suddenly. I had my 6-month-old nephew in my arms, and my brother was sitting next to me on the computer. The Internet, then my cable television went out. Next, we saw my mom’s china and Lladro clowns begin to break, one after another. The television and desktop computer also started to break. A split second later, my brother screamed, ‘Run!’”

Almost 40 percent of Georgetown students study abroad during their time on the Hilltop, and from the three to six months Hoyas may spend in another country, they return home with lasting impressions of a whole world beyond Healy Gates. The Hoya sought out reflections from students who spent their first semester away from Georgetown to better gauge a sense of their experiences both abroad and upon their return to the states.

Complementary Cultures

Only blocks from the heart of Washington, D.C., the NoMa neighborhood has been considered a forgotten land, filled with freight trains, parking lots and abandoned warehouses — a concrete jungle, but more recently, a developer’s gem.

There is something about sweet treats that just makes people smile. Whether it is a cookie or a brownie, desserts are guaranteed to brighten up everyone’s day. Today, cupcake mania has swept the nation as bakeries devoted specifically to the petite baked good have sprung up all over — there are two right here in Georgetown. Inspired by the popularity and success of the cupcake, a new business based in Baltimore is reaching out to customers with a different product: whoopie pies.

You sit down to a Thanksgiving dinner. A turkey, stuffing and your favorite vegetables — roast squash, fresh tomatoes, a big salad are the centerpiece of a crowded table. But unlike your neighbors’ dishes, all of the produce displayed on the table was cultivated in your own backyard.