colonial threads: Would you like a bag with that?

Because it now costs five cents per bag in D.C. food stores, it's important for GW students to have a carry-all that does exactly that: carries all. But the issue always comes down to the big debate: backpack or tote?

"I think a backpack is way more practical," junior Caroline Buck said. "I can fit everything in it without killing my shoulders."

Caroline wears a simple Jansport every day to class.

"It's the same one I've had since high school and it still has held up!" she said.

Her friend Holly Johannson, on the other hand, is on Team Tote.

"I think totes are just much more stylish," she said. "They look less utilitarian and student-y."

Holly sports the ever-popular Longchamp bags, seen around GW in every color of the rainbow.