Although it feels as if senior spring just started, the beloved tradition of the 99 Days Club at The Tombs is about to begin. For those of you that don’t know, the 99 Days Club is a senior year endeavor in which Georgetown students attempt to visit a favorite Hoya hangout, The Tombs, every day for the 99 days leading up to graduation, purchase at least one item, and if successful, have their name immortalized on a plaque on the wall. As Tombs puts it on their Facebook page, it is their way “of showing that perfect attendance does matter.” It is a great opportunity to spend time with friends and reminisce on the past few years on the Hilltop, but also to meet new, fascinating people you may otherwise have never gotten to know. As many of us in the senior class begin to (if we haven’t already) feel the nostalgia as we face our impending graduation and journey beyond the Hilltop, and in the spirit of this senior class favorite, it’s only fitting to think about the 99 things to look forward to during the remainder of our time here at Georgetown. Here we go:
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- The first day that it is truly nice enough to lay out on Healy Lawn
- Outdoor classes
- One last game cheering on the Hoyas from the student section at the Capital One Arena
- Peak cherry blossom season
- The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
- The smell of GUGS grilling in Red Square
- The return of the Farmers’ Market
- T Sweet’s
- Dahlgren fountain turning back on
- Taking in the never-gets-old view of Georgetown from the Key Bridge
- The return of outdoor IM sports
- Professors ignoring instructional continuity when we finally have a snow day
- Lau Sings
- More chances for free food
- Brunch at that restaurant you’ve been wanting to try forever
- The next cool speaker to come to campus
- Not having to go through the housing selection process
- Ms. Frankie’s smile and welcome every time you visit Einstein’s
- Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
- Tombs Trivia Nights
- Sitting outside at the HFSC
- Reconnecting and catching up with friends you haven’t seen in a while
- More Georgetown memes
- Hoping someone steals the Healy clock hands right before finals
- Free printing during finals
- Wisey’s cookies for every occasion
- Taking a walk, run, or bike ride to the Mall without having to put on a bunch of layers
- Seeing the tourists on the Mall experiencing the city you’ve been lucky enough to call home
- Listen to Georgetown acapella groups during the Cherry Tree Massacre
- Warmer weather to enjoy the view from the Village A rooftops
- Wingo’s Wednesdays
- Happy hour(s), just because
- Lounging in a hammock in your favorite spot on campus
- Actually getting to sit outside at UG on the Leavey Esplanade
- Sunbathing on the Leavey Esplanade
- Improv shows
- Finding a part of Georgetown’s campus that you haven’t explored yet
- Hoping Sweetgreen opens their outdoor patio
- Holi festival on Copley Lawn
- The Georgetown French Market
- Alternative Spring Break trips
- Spending time with your friends on spring break
- Kayaking or paddleboating on the Potomac
- Girl Scouts selling cookies outside of Saxby’s
- Actually waking up to go to First Bake
- Flowers all around campus
- Anticipating the Georgetown hit party song of the spring
- Insomnia Cookies opening on O Street
- GUGS Guggernaut Week
- Oscars watch parties
- The Washington Capitals being in contention for the Stanley Cup playoffs
- Waiting to hear who is headlining the GPB Spring Concert
- Tanktop season
- Watching the hype unfold on Facebook during GUSA election season
- Seeing if Hot Chick and Chicken Madness are in the running for GUSA again this year
- Hoping Dr. Todd Olson will bring back handing out lollipops to students on their way home on weekend nights
- Easter Break
- Seeing the excitement of accepted students during GAAP Weekend
- The return of outdoor sports games on campus
- GUASFCU membership discounts
- New Stall Seat Journals
- NationalsOpening Day
- Catching a free show at Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center
- White House Spring Garden tours
- Not dreading the walk to the gym in a few weeks because it will no longer be an arctic tundra outside
- The end of flu season
- Sitting outside at Booeymonger’s and Mai Thai
- Hearing music coming from the Village A rooftops on the weekend
- Watching everyone fly kites on the Mall at the Kite Festival during the Cherry Blossom Festival
- Truckeroo starting back up again
- Half-price burger Mondays
- When it’s warm enough to eat Chick-fil-A outside
- Talking about life goals and post-Georgetown plans with a favorite professor
- Having a picnic on the Georgetown Waterfront
- Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day
- Passport DC at the embassies
- The Anacostia River Festival
- Trips to shop outside at Eastern Market
- Tuesday morning Pop-Tarts and coffee from the Office of Neighborhood Life
- Not having to go to Lau quite as much as you used to
- Baked & Wired’s spring cupcake flavors
- Tombs Senior Night giveaways
- 3 a.m. conversations in Lau
- When it isn’t too cold to make the trek to Epi from off campus
- Cheering friends on while listening to great music during the Rock N’ Roll Marathon
- Joining in on a tour group to remember what it felt like the first time you visited campus
- CFT at Leo’s
- Celebrating post-graduation-related achievements
- Not having to preregister for classes
- More dogs running around campus
- Realizing how much you’ve learned at Georgetown
- Going to your last class as an undergraduate
- Finals study breaks & study snacks
- Finishing final exams
- Celebrating Georgetown Day
- Returning to your freshman dorm room during Senior Week
- Senior Week
- Sunsets over Healy Hall
Watching the sunrise at Lincoln Memorial on the morning of graduation