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The Crown‘s Future

Netflix recently announced that their critically acclaimed historical drama The Crown will end after season five, one season earlier than expected. First premiering in 2016, this ambitious project had English... Read more

By February 20, 2020

Halftime

QUIZ: Dress Pop Culture Icon Carly Rae Jepsen and I’ll Tell You What Carly Rae Jepsen Song to Listen To

Since 2011’s “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen has proved time and time again she isn’t like the other girls. We have seen the evidence in all her artistic endeavors,... Read more

By February 20, 2020

Opinion

The Political Punk: Riffs And Referendum—The Influence Of Classic Punk On Brexit

On Jan. 31, Britain formally left the European Union. The decision to split after the 2016 referendum has been rife with controversy with gritty fights in Parliament, explosive elections, and... Read more

By February 20, 2020

Sports

Men’s Basketball Falters in Second Half against Providence

The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (15-11, 5-8 Big East) fell apart in the second half to lose 73-63 to the Providence Friars (15-12, 8-6 Big East) on Wednesday. The... Read more

By February 20, 2020

Performance

Chris Distefano Brings Edgy Comedy to the Capital

From the beginning of Chris Distefano’s show, he seemed to immediately click with the audience. Between his impressions of millennial culture and the ease with which he talked about his... Read more

By February 19, 2020

Halftime Leisure

Halftime’s History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show

It’s hard to believe, but the Super Bowl Halftime show has not always featured pop star performers—in fact, this has only been the case since the ’90s. Occasionally, major stars... Read more

By February 19, 2020

Sports

Baseball Falls in Crosstown Matchup Against George Washington

On Tuesday afternoon, the Georgetown Hoyas baseball team (1-3, Big East) fell to George Washington (2-1, Atlantic-10) in a low scoring away game. The 3-2 loss for the Hoyas comes... Read more

By February 18, 2020

Halftime Sports

The MLB Has a Competitive Balance Issue, and It’s Related to Money and Payroll Inequalities

At the end of the 2019 regular season, the top four records in Major League Baseball should not have been a surprise: the Astros, Dodgers, Yankees, and Twins all put... Read more

By February 18, 2020

News

Sarah Onori to begin as Title IX and civil rights investigator later this month

Content warning: This article references sexual assault.  On Tuesday, Georgetown announced the onboarding of new Title IX and civil rights investigator Sarah Onori, who will begin work later in February.... Read more

By February 18, 2020

Halftime Leisure

To All the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Movies, I Still Love You; but I Know You Can Do Better

Like most sequels, the biggest hurdle To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) faces is measuring up to the hype of its predecessor, the extremely successful To... Read more

By February 18, 2020

Halftime Leisure

Sufjan Stevens Collaborates with Lowell Brams on New Single “The Unlimited”

Sufjan Stevens released a colorful new single, “The Unlimited” on Feb. 5, continuing his streak of branching into experimental music. Moving away from the stripped back, acoustic style of his... Read more

By February 18, 2020

Opinion

On Being A Childhood Reader

When students leave for college, they often bring something to remind them of home like a favorite childhood toy, a photo album, or a souvenir from a family vacation. For... Read more

By February 18, 2020

Sports

Georgetown Baseball Wins One of Three vs Navy to Open Season

Over the weekend, the Georgetown baseball team (1-2, Big East) traveled to North Carolina to face Navy (2-1, Patriot League) in the first series of the season for both teams.... Read more

By February 17, 2020

Halftime

Trailer Takes: Hunters, Fast & Furious 9, Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back

Trailer 1 — Hunters (2020) Chetan: At first, I thought I clicked on the wrong link when I opened this trailer because it didn’t even seem like a TV trailer—it... Read more

By , and February 17, 2020

Sports

After Slow Start, No. 15 Men’s Lacrosse Pull Away to Beat UMBC 14-8

The No. 15 Georgetown Hoyas men’s lacrosse team (2-0, Big East) won their second game of the season against the UMBC Retrievers (0-1, America East), who dropped their season opener.... Read more

By February 16, 2020

Sports

No. 19 Women’s Lacrosse Struggles Against No. 12 Pennsylvania

On Saturday, the No. 19/20 Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (1-1, Big East) lost 17-6 to No. 12/16 Pennsylvania (1-0, Ivy League). The Quakers dominated the game, scoring 17 goals in... Read more

By February 16, 2020

Sports

Allen Leads Men’s Basketball to Upset at No. 19 Butler

The Georgetown men’s basketball team pulled off an upset Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, defeating No. 19 Butler 73-66. Graduate student guard Terrell Allen led the way for... Read more

By February 16, 2020

Halftime Sports

Breaking Down The Impossible: Bartolo Colón’s Home Run

On March 7th 2016, Bartolo Colón solidified his place as one of the most memorable players of the past few decades when, with one marvelous swing, he hit the first,... Read more

By February 15, 2020

Halftime Sports

Using NHL General Managers’ Trading Preferences To Determine, Among Other Things, If Short Guys Really Are Cagier In Negotiations

Complaining about a short, tyrannical schoolmaster, Paul Baumer, the protagonist of Erich Maria Remarque’s World War I classic All Quiet on the Western Front, remarks: “It is very queer that... Read more

By February 15, 2020

Podcasts

What is Love #1: Self-Love

Welcome to “What Is Love,” affectionately known as WIL, a podcast and project series rooted in the intellectual exploration of love and empowerment. We invite you to engage more deeply, by listening weekly, following our... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Halftime Sports

Each NBA Team’s Worst Draft Pick of the Last Decade: Western Conference

Over this last decade there have been a plethora of great and not-so-great draft picks made in the NBA Draft. From high potential busts, late-round sleepers, to sure-thing star players,... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Performance

GUDC Spring Concert Creates Fervor Through Physicality

The minute that members of Georgetown University Dance Company (GUDC) take their places for rehearsal; they are no longer students. An intense focus grips their gaze as they immediately command... Read more

By February 14, 2020

News

Point-in-Time Count Surveys Homeless Population

Volunteers shivered as they circled Glover Park, scanned dark alleyways, and scoped out Georgetown’s canal for the second time that night. Ahead, a group of bodies sits perched on a... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Opinion

Carrying On: Deadheads To Doctors

“Psychedelics are to the study of the mind what the microscope is to biology and the telescope is to astronomy,” transpersonal psychology pioneer Dr. Stanislav Grof said. A substantial contingent... Read more

By February 14, 2020

Features

Georgetown’s Long Path to Divestment

Georgetown became one of the first private universities to introduce a plan to fully divest from fossil fuels on Feb. 6 following a board of directors vote. The university will... Read more

By February 14, 2020