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Gun Control Gains Ground at Georgetown and Across the District

As of Feb. 12, twenty-one people have been killed in Washington, D.C., this year. Homicide rates in the District have been climbing since 2012, and this year’s rate marks a... Read more

News

Students Lead the Way for New Composting Options at Leo’s

As Georgetown University Student Association’s (GUSA)sustainability chair, Samantha Panchèvre (SFS ’19) knows that there is composting at Leo O’Donovan’s Dining Hall. But she also knows many students are unaware of... Read more

Voices

Carrying On: Amanda and the Pimpin’ Focus

When I was a kid, I wanted my first car to be a Ford Focus. I dreamed of whipping my cool, worldly friends around my tiny Texas town in a... Read more

Editorials

Transparency is Key for Sustainability Initiatives

The university has taken a variety of steps to reduce its environmental impact, including on- and off-campus solar projects to generate more renewable energy. While these plans are well-intentioned, issues... Read more

The Reel Pulpit

The Reel Pulpit: Awards Season

In this episode of The Reel Pulpit, host Dajour Evans is joined by leisure writer Danielle Guida to discuss the mess that is this 2019 awards season including our Oscar... Read more

Editorials

Replace Jack the Bulldog with a Rescue

A series of Jack the Bulldogs have been at Georgetown for 57 years. He became the university’s official mascot after a committee of students raised funds to invest in a... Read more

Opinion

Taking Control by Opening Up

When I was a kid, I used to rewatch Monsters, Inc. all the time, enough that I wore out the family VHS tape. Do you remember that scene when one... Read more

Opinion

We Were Never Silent: Calling for a More Inclusive Feminism

Coming to Washington, D.C., for college, I looked forward to my first Women’s March. In the weeks leading up to the event, I ordered red bandanas from Amazon to resemble... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Meme Files: Powerful Shaggy

I like to consider myself pretty well-versed in memes. I keep up with trends, and even if I’m confronted with a meme format I’ve never seen before, I’ve never found... Read more

Halftime Sports

The Great Ice Hockey Time Zones World Cup: UTC +1

*If you already read Parts I, II, III and IV of this article, skip down to where it says “UTC +1.” Sports are generally fun. Reality is generally not as fun. Sports in the... Read more

Leisure

Let Freedom Ring! Exhorts Radical Love and Resiliance Through Song

The 17th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Let Freedom Ring Celebration, presented by Georgetown University in collaboration with The Kennedy Center, began with an accusation of inequity. Over an original... Read more

Podcasts

Harry Pottercast: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Movie Edition)

In this episode, Dajour and Sienna are once again joined by Gaby to discuss the film version of Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone.    

Sports

Men’s Basketball Stumbles in Blowout Loss to Seton Hall

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-10, 5-7 Big East) came out flat against Seton Hall (15-9, 6-6 Big East) and lost 90-75 on Wednesday night. Senior center Jessie Govan led... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: The Sun is Also A Star, Shaft, and Shazam!

The Sun is Also A Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnbdH4IHvkM Jake: What I’ve always appreciated about every rom-com made after the release of Notting Hill (1999) on May 13, 1999 is how definitively... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: Daughters, Feb. 17, Black Cat

Since punk rock’s inception, musicians, critics, and popular culture writ large have been quick to declare the genre dead. They eagerly proclaim that nobody knows how to truly “rock” anymore,... Read more

News

New Second District MPD Commander Named

Duncan Bedlion was recently named Second District Commander of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The Second District includes the Georgetown campus and runs between the Potomac River and Western Avenue.... Read more

News

Landre and Burdman Begin Terms as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners

Anna Landre (SFS ’21) was sworn into her role as a commissioner on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2E on Feb. 4. She is joined by Matias Burdman (COL ’21), who... Read more

Podcasts

Stripped: On Photography (and Marriage)

In this episode of Stripped, your almost-healthy and intrepid hosts Isabel Lord and Emma Francois discuss Mr. & Mrs. Biebs and the philosophy of marriage before seamlessly segueing into Phil Oh’s recent... Read more

Podcasts

Fresh Voices: Lilah Burke on her Quest For the Personal

In this episode of Fresh Voices, Voices editor Julia Pinney talks with Lilah Burke about her personal question game and letting yourself be known.

Podcasts

Afternoon Tea: Valentine’s Day

In this episode, Max and Kayla are joined by their friend Jacob to talk about romance, love languages, and their Valentine’s Day plans.   Jingle: Bensound.com

Leisure

Critical Voices: Ariana Grande, thank u, next

Following the wild success of her two singles “thank u, next” and “7 rings,” Ariana Grande’s new album has arrived and has immediately captivated many listeners. thank u, next is... Read more

Leisure

Thousands of (Almost) Expired Condoms to Give Birth to Student Art

On a college campus, one has options when faced with a stealthy count of condoms eager to be employed. But when that number of contraceptives is in the thousands, and... Read more

Sports

Pregame Primer: Men’s Basketball Clashes with Seton Hall on the Road

After a disappointing 73-69 home loss to Butler (14-10, 5-6 Big East) on Saturday, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-9, 5-6 Big East) will look to regroup and come out... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: Vince Staples and Buddy, Feb. 22, 9:30 Club

On Friday, Feb. 22, Compton Rappers Vince Staples and Buddy will be performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC as a part of their “Smile, You’re on Camera” tour.... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Love Galore

Loveless or love-stricken, lovesick or sick of love, these are your jams for this Valentine’s Day. Eat some chocolate, send some flowers, and listen up.   1. “Everybody Here Wants... Read more