Like Vox, Brett thinks of every possible excuse to not take an exam. Imagine the email: “Professor, I couldn’t study because someone stole my books in the library!” It’d work about as well as “My dog ate my research paper.”

Allie Prescott failed to understand how romantic that XXL Steak Nacho truly was.

Vox has a special double tweetacular this week with many more tweets after the jump!

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Don’t panic. Finals may be just around the corner, but there’s still a whole weekend and the first few study days between now and then. Whether you plan on moving your mattress into Lau tonight until the morning of your last final, or if you plan on spending your last real weekend before break with other activities, Vox is here to offer some of the best spots in Georgetown to meet your study needs.

Happy studying, and forgive Vox for the light posting schedule over the next two weeks.

Let’s face it: Lau will be packed. While the lower levels offer some nice solitude and (mostly) working power outlets, securing your place there won’t be easy. If you call (202) 687-7607 one day in advance you can reserve a study spot or a group study room for 6-8 people, but only for a three-hour period.

Instead, try these spots:

The Blommer Science Library on the third floor of Reiss is easily accessible and has a lot of the benefits of Lau, like easy printing, study carrels, and desktops. But Blommer offers a bit more seclusion: you’re not likely to run into that crush of yours who will drag you off on a coffee break.

The Hariri Building is a campus favorite for its nice work booths and pleasant aesthetic and ambiance. It’s also very close to the snacks and coffee in the Leavey Center. If you need a nice place to spend long afternoons and evenings studying, then Hariri is a good choice. Just be sure to get there early if you want any chance of snagging a booth.

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Mike tweets the dreaded thought creeping into the minds of students attempting to put the realization off until study days begin. Based on this week’s weather, however, Georgetown students can still look forward to the fact that unlike finals, winter is not coming.

Allie Prescott‘s logic is impeccable until you consider the $200,000 you are paying to be told to do said homework.

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Adam Ramadan could really use a hug right now. Well, he could also use three Monsters, a 5 Hour Energy, and two large Awakenings from Midnight Mug.

Julia Grace makes no secret of her progress on finals studying. Next in line: pencil sharpening, breaking pencil, more pencil sharpening…
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With finals fast approaching and Lauinger reaching capacity every night, Vox has put together a list of some of Georgetown’s other, better places to study this finals season (not including the place we want to keep secret for ourselves).

Our on-campus suggestions:

• Hariri Building. The hidden gem for on-campus studying. As former Vox editor Molly Redden puts it, “Aside from probably having the highest working-to-non-working outlet ratio of any building on campus, it’s shiny, clean, and within I-hope-no-one-steals-my-laptop walking distance from Uncommon Grounds and Vital Vittles.”
• Blommer Science Library. Tucked away on the third floor of the Reiss Science Center, Blommer is Lau’s oft-forgotten, nerdy sibling. Study here and you will be neither seen nor heard.
• The Car Barn. Former Vox editor Juliana Brint gushed over the Car Barn two years ago, writing, “[it has] lots of tables and couches, tons of outlets, [and] multiple vending machines. It’s got its own microwave, and it’s right near one of the nicest bathrooms on campus.” Consider us sold.
• The ICC. Classrooms can only be reserved by clubs and professors, they say. Vox has seen quite a few one-person club meetings taking place during finals time in ICC rooms, so take that rule as you will.
• Walsh Building, 4th Floor. No people. No distractions. When you need to hunker down, Walsh is the place to go. With Wisey’s a short hop across the street, Vox wonders why Walsh isn’t more popular, especially considering the alleged improvements to the building’s wireless Internet.
• Healy and Maguire Halls. Vox‘s personal favorite place to write a paper, Healy Hall offers space to spread out, plenty of outlets, and a much more pleasant environment to work in than Lau. Maguire is also a great place for groups to get together when the second floor of Lau is packed. For full details on hours, consult the library’s website.

For those who want to hole themselves up off-campus, the neighborhood’s various cafes and coffee shops offer many options for hours of studying at the price of a latte. Note: this is your last chance to study at the Barnes and Noble on M Street because it is closing at the end of this year. In addition to its on-campus location, Starbucks has two shops nearby: one on M Street that offers a lovely second floor with piped-in jazz music and a fireplace to remind you it’s not Lau, and a second at the Safeway on Wisconsin that is more convenient to Burleithers.

Want Vox readers to descend upon your own secret study space? Tell us all about it in the comments!

Last Thursday was “Puppy Day” at George Mason’s law school, when the school paired with a local rescue organization to bring cuddly puppies to campus as a study break for stressed law students.

The Washington Post‘s description of the event makes it difficult not to say aww (video included at link):

The stress of looming exams at George Mason University School of Law lifted for a couple of hours Thursday, thanks to the arrival of 15 homeless and adoptable puppies with velvety ears, soul-searching eyes and names like Doughboy, Sugar and Sue.

It seems that Jack the Bulldog has read on Facebook and Twitter that a lot of Hoyas wanted something similar at Georgetown. From noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Jack will be in Shea Commons on the first floor of the Hariri Building, according to an e-mail sent to students in the McDonough School of Business. Charitably taking a break from his entitled, luxurious lifestyle that includes transportation via golf cart and personal service from a crew of doting undergraduates, Jack will supposedly allow students to pet him for good luck.

While only students in the MSB received the e-mail, that doesn’t mean stressed students from the College, the SFS and the NHS shouldn’t descend on Hariri. But you might want to wear the school’s colors of green and silver to blend in.

Don’t worry guys, we’re not dead (yet). But we’ll be trying to pick up the pieces of our GPA’s over the next few days. As such, we’ll be scaling back our coverage over the next few days. If anything happens, though, you know we’ll have you covered. Thanks for a great first couple of weeks!

Photo: calebdf

[Editor's Note: This post was originally published last year.]

We know you’ve already started studying, which puts you miles ahead of most of us here at Vox. But here’s a couple tips for places to go if you find yourself a living like a refugee in Lauinger.

Our suggestions:

• Hariri Building. Once the hidden gem for on-campus studying, Hariri still calls the sleepless masses with its plentiful desks, power outlets, and free coffee. Unfortunately, only MSB students can reserve the precious study rooms, but many are open anyway. Also, while the building might not have a Corp stalwart like Midnight Mug, it’s close enough to Vital Vittles and Uncommon Grounds that a late-night snack break isn’t out of the question.
• Blommer Science Library. Tucked away on the third floor of the Reiss Science Center, Blommer is Lau’s oft-forgotten, nerdy sibling. Study here and you will be neither seen nor heard.
• The Car Barn. Former Vox editor Juliana Brint gushed over the Car Barn a couple years ago, writing, “[it has] lots of tables and couches, tons of outlets, [and] multiple vending machines. It’s got its own microwave, and it’s right near one of the nicest bathrooms on campus.” Consider us sold.
• Walsh Building, 4th Floor. No internet. No people. No distractions. When you need to hunker down, Walsh is the place to go. Who would’ve guessed that the University’s shoddy wireless access could be helpful once in a while?
• Off-campus WiFi spots. Although it’s a bit extreme to leave campus, sometimes a self-imposed exile works wonders to stop procrastination. Barnes and Noble on M Street is close enough that the trip won’t be a hassle and there’s plenty of food and tables to go around one you settle down. If you’re not the “book superstore” type, don’t forget to look at some of the WiFi locations Jim McGrory has suggested.

After the jump, check out some of the University’s suggested study spots.

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Did finals creep up on anybody else? Suddenly, Lauinger Library is filled with students—some cramming, some writing, and some watching Hulu to avoid impending work. As in semesters past, expect Lau to be packed until that very last final on May 15.

To help out, Voice staffers suggested some of their favorite (i.e. lesser-known) study spots both on and off-campus.

Our suggestions:

• Hariri Building. The hidden gem for on-campus studying. Hariri is clean, often empty, and has a ton of working power outlets. (Take that, Lau!) While the building might not have a Corp stalwart like Midnight Mug, it’s close enough to Vital Vittles and Uncommon Grounds that a late-night snack break isn’t out of the question.
• Blommer Science Library. Tucked away on the third floor of the Reiss Science Center, Blommer is Lau’s oft-forgotten, nerdy sibling. Study here and you will be neither seen nor heard.
• The Car Barn. Former Vox editor Juliana Brint gushed over the Car Barn last December, writing, “[it has] lots of tables and couches, tons of outlets, [and] multiple vending machines. It’s got its own microwave, and it’s right near one of the nicest bathrooms on campus.” Consider us sold.
• Walsh Building, 4th Floor. No internet. No people. No distractions. When you need to hunker down, Walsh is the place to go. Who would’ve guessed that the University’s shoddy wireless access could be helpful once in a while?
• Off-campus WiFi spots. Although it’s a bit extreme to leave campus, sometimes a self-imposed exile works wonders to stop procrastination. Barnes and Noble on M Street is close enough that the trip won’t be a hassle and there’s plenty of food and tables to go around one you settle down. If you’re not the “book superstore” type, don’t forget to look at some of the WiFi locations Jim McGrory wrote about last August.

After the jump, check out some of the University’s suggested study spots.

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We at Vox wade through the web 2.0 morass and pick out the top 5 Georgetown tweets of the week. Wanna be considered? Start following GtownVoxPop on Twitter and, if you’re connected to Georgetown, we’ll return the favor and you’ll automatically be in the running for your own 15-seconds of internet micro-micro-fame!

nsevs finished senior your with a bang.

Jenna Lowenstein got too familiar for comfort with Wisey’s.

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