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The Sports Sermon: Beyoncé takes Super Bowl stage

Super Bowls are remembered for a few pivotal plays or colorful characters on the field. With over 100 million people tuning in to watch the event, though, there are bound to be those who are not avid football fans, preferring the spectacle of a glitzy halftime show to the back-and-forth movement of the pigskin.

By February 7, 2013

Sports

Double-Teamed: Lubick this year’s big man

One of the joys of college basketball, at least for fans, is watching players grow up. Many times, that evolution is startling, making it all the more memorable. Remember Henry Sims from last season? Of course you do. But there are certain times when that maturing occurs right under our noses. Halfway through this year’s Big East campaign, Nate Lubick’s transformation into the Hoyas’ best big man and vocal leader serves as the latest example.

By February 7, 2013

Sports

Women’s basketball mired in middle

This past Saturday, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (13-9, 4-5 Big East) failed to continue its two-game winning streak, as they fell to No. 12 Louisville (19-4, 7-2 Big East) 74-60. Despite only being down four points at the break, the Cardinals proved too much to handle for the Hoyas in the second-half as they cruised to a win.

By February 7, 2013

Sports

Highs and lows for tennis

Streaks are one of sports’ great, unsolved mysteries. For whatever reason, teams of the highest and lowest caliber can inexplicably embark on winning or losing runs that defy all logic. It’s a query both the men’s and women’s tennis teams will be pondering in the days to come, although for very different reasons.

By February 7, 2013

Leisure

Critical Voices: My Bloody Valentine, m b v

Hope—though mostly false—and occasional outbursts of fury have accompanied Dublin alt rock outfit My Bloody Valentine on a 12-year journey to a third studio album. In spite of over a decade of production, the quality of the LP was never in question; MBV delivers a hauntingly fascinating album that occasionally breaks off into seemingly absurd yet exhilarating stylistic development.

By February 7, 2013

Leisure

Under the Covers: Caution: Anti-Fragile

Georgetown student: congratulations, you are on the right track! On your way to being Mr. Secretary of State, Ms. President, Mr. Non-Profit Manager, (or more likely) Mr. Consultant. You’re absolutely right—that summer internship you snagged will endear you to the right people to land a slightly above-entry-level job after graduation, so in 10 years, your salary will be high enough to pay off your law school debt and fund a social life in your off hours.

By February 7, 2013

Leisure

Reel Talk: Cinephiles return to the Oscars

The 2012 Academy Awards sucked. Despite Billy Crystal’s resurrection as host, the nominees (Midnight in Paris, Hugo, The Artist) didn’t possess the characteristic gravitas or ambition you’d expect from the candidates for Hollywood’s highest honors. But the tide has turned, and 2013’s high-caliber Oscar nominees are set to engage in the most nerve-racking Academy Awards show in recent memory.

By February 6, 2013

Voices

Lacking in documents, not lacking in American pride

On Monday, Jan. 28 a bipartisan group of senators held a press conference to reveal their plan for comprehensive immigration reform. The key points of their five page plan include... Read more

By February 6, 2013

Voices

A frank portrait of anorexia; carrying on

Those in the medical community will tell you that anorexia nervosa is characterized by depression, a negative self-image, and appearing underweight. I can tell you that there is a paralyzing... Read more

By February 6, 2013

Voices

Part-time professors deserve their full-time rights

Our education shapes us. What we learn and how we learn determines who we are and how we think. And while books, newspapers, and the internet are important sources of... Read more

By February 6, 2013