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September 2013

Leisure

Al-Mansour triumphs with first film shot in Saudi Arabia

On paper, Wadjda is your typical Saudi preteen girl. She also possesses more spunk and spice than the entire cast of Mean Girls combined. This may be surprising given Wadjda’s context, but viewers cannot help but feel an inner glow every time the film’s titular character out-sasses the boys.

By September 19, 2013

Leisure

Marxist manic pixie girls

It’s hard to imagine a Healy Lawn devoid of Vineyard Vines and Sperrys. But even Georgetown had an edgier age when The Who and The Grateful Dead were typical lineups at our spring concert. Beyond the gates, anti-establishment America flourished, and Jonathan Lethem’s new novel Dissident Gardens pulls you by the hand through a maze of iconic rebellious decades.

By September 19, 2013

Leisure

This season’s comic relief

Any show whose opening sequence revolves around Andy Samberg wearing a leather jacket and moving in slow motion is already at a serious advantage in my book. Now that I... Read more

By September 19, 2013

Leisure

Critical Voices: MGMT, MGMT

MGMT’s self-titled LP is a beautiful labyrinth that can only be appreciated once you break free of its constricting walls. Though weirder than ever, the electro-soaked, psych-rock sound, first shared with the world on MGMT’s breakout success Oracular Spectacular, has become more refined and distinctive in their third full-length recording.

By September 19, 2013

Features

Life Beyond the Rainbow: LGBTQ at Georgetown

In the past year, Georgetown has been cited in national media as a trailblazer in LGBTQ issues for a Catholic university. Although seeing students sporting “I am” shirts and toting rainbow flags around campus feels as normal today to the average student as Nantucket Reds and Sperrys, activists say Georgetown still has a long way to go before it can truly call itself “gay-friendly.”

By September 19, 2013

News

Georgetown University to create new Public Policy School

Wednesday morning, Georgetown University President John DeGioia announced the creation of the McCourt Public Policy School, a project funded by the largest donation received in the school’s history. Frank McCourt... Read more

By September 19, 2013

News

Sukkah opens on Healy

    Wednesday marked the completion of the custom-built sukkah on Healy Lawn in anticipation of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Georgetown. The sukkah, designed and constructed by architects Babak... Read more

By September 19, 2013

News

Library announces student council

This Monday, Georgetown University Library hosted an information session on the creation of a new Student Library Council  that will allow students on the Main Campus and from the School... Read more

By September 19, 2013

News

Gray vetoes LRAA, councilmembers push for new bills

On Tuesday, D.C. councilmembers failed to override Mayor Gray’s veto of the contentious Large Retailers Accountability Act (LRAA), legislation that would have required retailers with gross revenues of at least... Read more

By September 19, 2013

News

Saxa Politica: The case for a satellite campus

GUSA leaders talk at length about the need to “start a campus discussion” surrounding whether to create a satellite campus. In the same breath, they condemn it as an abomination... Read more

By September 19, 2013