Archive

Men’s Soccer Suffers First Loss to Louisville in Overtime

On the day they moved to No. 2 in the nation after starting the 2019 campaign in blistering form, the Georgetown men’s soccer team (6-1-0, 1-0-0 Big East) fell to... Read more

By Will Shanahan September 24, 2019

The Weekly List: Dollizzo Rae Musglynne

There are many different genres of music. There’s pop, country, hip-hop, R&B, classical, folk, sad boy, sad girl, sad person of any gender. There’s long songs and short songs, fast... Read more

By Katherine Randolph September 24, 2019

Halftime

Mr. Georgetown Preview 2019—Meet the Candidates

Scroll through to discover the characters and charismatic personalities ready to take the stage at the Georgetown Program Board’s 2019 Mr. Georgetown pageant. Meet all the candidates representing your favorite... Read more

By Inès de Miranda and Panna Gattyan September 23, 2019

Concert Review: Vampire Weekend, Aug. 29, Merriweather Post Pavilion

On a pleasantly warm, late-summer evening in Columbia, Maryland, Vampire Weekend proved they had not lost their “step” during a five-year hiatus. The New York City-based indie rock band performed... Read more

By Skyler Coffey and Eli Lefcowitz September 23, 2019

Tall Girl: Another Formulaic Teenage Rom-Com with a Towering Gimmick

I tried not to judge the movie before I watched it. Although the general premise isn’t my cup of tea and the groan-inducing trailer did nothing to alleviate my fears,... Read more

By Nathan Barber September 23, 2019

Halftime Sports

Manchester City Sets New Premier League Record Against Watford

Before last weekend, Manchester City had only dropped two points in a controversial tie with Tottenham Hotspur. With summer signings Rodrigo, Cancelo, and Angeliño, City looked set to take the... Read more

By Steven Kingkiner September 22, 2019

Trailer Takes: Little Monsters, The Lighthouse, and Villains

Little Monsters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlKnp52moe4 Haley: If you want to hear the eerie version of the childhood tune “If You’re Happy and You Know It” while watching zombies eat people, this is... Read more

By Haley Resnick, Lucy Cook and Orly Salik September 22, 2019

Field Hockey Wins Back-To-Back Games

After their huge 3-2 win against Villanova (3-3, 0-1 Big East) on Friday, the Georgetown field hockey team (5-3, 1-0 Big East) continued their good run of form against La... Read more

By Steven Kingkiner September 22, 2019

Concert Preview: Mallrat, Sept. 26, DC9

Australian singer songwriter Grace Shaw, known by her stage name Mallrat, is bringing her eclecticism to DC9 on Thursday, September 26th. Characterized by her surprisingly blunt vulnerability, the 20 year... Read more

By Maya Cassady September 22, 2019

Field Hockey Upsets Villanova in Big East Opener

Returning to the Hilltop after a four-game road trip, the Georgetown field hockey team (4-3, 1-0 Big East) opened Big East play against Villanova (3-2, 0-1 Big East) with a... Read more

By Steven Kingkiner September 21, 2019

Halftime Sports

What’s in Store for Lamar Jackson? Looking Back at the Greatest Dual-Threat QBs in History

Lamar Jackson was the fifth quarterback selected when he was taken 32nd overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. Despite winning the 2016 Heisman Trophy and coming in third in 2017,... Read more

By Aaron Wolf September 21, 2019

No. 12 Women’s Soccer Routs Ohio University 7-0 in Final Non-Conference Matchup

The No. 12 Georgetown women’s soccer team (6-2-1, Big East) clobbered the Ohio University Bobcats (5-3-0, Mid-American) 7-0 on Friday, stretching their win streak to four. The Hoya attack is... Read more

By John Picker September 21, 2019

The Goldfinch is a Poor Reproduction of a Work of Art

In a rustic West Village workshop, two ostensibly twin claw-foot chairs are set in front of a young Theodore Decker (Oakes Fegley): one an authentic piece of period furniture, the... Read more

By Abby Webster September 21, 2019

Critical Voices: The Nothing, Korn

To be blunt, Korn’s The Nothing is their emotionally darkest record yet. The nu-metal outfit’s thirteenth, thirteen-song record dropped (in the most authentically Korn style) on September the thirteenth. The... Read more

By Savannah Benko September 21, 2019

Coffee Chat: SoHo Tea and Coffee

Arguably the most important hallmark in an average undergrad’s life is a new, if not enhanced passion for coffee. Around October of freshman year, what was priorly bitter becomes heavenly.... Read more

By Katie Woodhouse September 21, 2019

News

Georgetown Hosts Climate Forum with Presidential Candidates

The Georgetown Institute of Politics held a two-day forum on climate change featuring 2020 presidential candidates on Thursday and Friday. The Gaston Hall event featured 12 candidates and was co-sponsored... Read more

By Noah Telerski September 21, 2019

Men’s Soccer Charges Past Butler in Big East Opener

On the road for their Big East opener after climbing to No. 3 in the nation this week, the Georgetown men’s soccer team (6-0-0, 1-0-0 Big East) downed Butler (3-3-0,... Read more

By Will Shanahan September 20, 2019

Critical Voices: All My Heroes Are Cornballs, JPEGMAFIA

In the leadup to the release of JPEGMAFIA’s third studio album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs, the Baltimore-based rapper released a series of mock promotional interviews in which he plays... Read more

By Eli Lefcowitz September 20, 2019

An Elite Teen Drama

After watching the entire second season of Netflix’s teen drama Elite in two days, I feel the need to justify the hours spent holed up in my dorm blinking blearily... Read more

By Lucy Cook September 20, 2019

In Defense of TikTok

I am home for the summer for the first time since high school and it is weird. My family moved from Arizona to Illinois three weeks before I started at... Read more

By Timmy Sutton September 20, 2019

News

GUSA Hosts First Fall Roundtable with Administrators

GUSA hosted its first fall roundtable on Sept. 18 to allow students the opportunity to communicate directly with administrators. Students could question administrators at all seven round tables, labelled mental... Read more

By Sienna Brancato September 20, 2019

News

Protests disrupt rebuttal to Climate Change Forum

The Georgetown University College Republicans (GUCR) hosted a rebuttal to the Democratic presidential candidates’ Climate Change Forum, held at the university, on Thursday. The GUCR event highlighted several presenters, including... Read more

By Annemarie Cuccia and Sarah Watson September 19, 2019

No. 3 Men’s Soccer Kicks Off Big East Play Against Butler

On Friday, the red-hot No. 3 Georgetown men’s soccer team (5-0-0, Big East) will begin Big East play in Indianapolis. The undefeated Hoyas last played on Saturday, when they thrashed... Read more

By Tristan Lee September 19, 2019