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Ranking the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Merch from Worst to Best

Last week’s Climate Forum meant Gaston Hall was alive with a rainbow of campaign colors. Due to the sheer number of Democratic candidates (19 at press time, although only 11... Read more

News

Georgetown Research Centers Host AI Conference

Georgetown hosted the Kalaris Intelligence Conference on Sept. 25 in Gaston Hall. The event brought together experts from the government, academia, and the private sector to discuss the risks and... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: GRLwood, Oct. 2, Black Cat

Louisville punk duo GRLwood will open for indie rock group Man Man at the Black Cat on October 2nd. The duo, made up of guitarist/vocalist Rej Forester and drummer Karen... Read more

Sports

Field Hockey Falls Short In Weekend Doubleheader

This weekend, the Georgetown field hockey team (5-5, 1-1 Big East) suffered tough losses at the hands of Quinnipiac (3-5, 1-1 Big East) followed by American (5-4, 1-0 Patriot League).... Read more

News

GUSA Swears in New Senators, Elects Leadership

The GUSA Senate swore in 12 new senators and elected Senate leadership for the coming year during the Sept. 29 meeting.  Sens. Juan Martinez (SFS ’20), and Samantha Moreland (COL... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Spotify Cosmic Playlist Takes

Spotify always seems to have a playlist for everything. Recently, they partnered with astrologist Chani Nicholas to make personalized playlists for all 12 star signs. Halftime writers set out to... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Sad Girl Autumn

As hot girl summer officially comes to an end and mid term season threatens to devastate us all, I find myself resorting to commiserating with musicians for moral support. Why... Read more

News

Clinton Honors Female Leaders in Peace and Security 

Georgetown hosted the annual Hillary Clinton Awards on Sept. 27 in Gaston Hall. As the Honorary Founding Chair of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security , former Secretary... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Coffee Chat: Kristina’s Cafe and Pastries

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

Sports

Women’s Soccer Cruises Past Marquette in Big East Opener

The No. 12 Georgetown women’s soccer team (7-2-1, 1-0-0 Big East) put on a classy display Sunday afternoon at Shaw Field, taking down Marquette (3-7-0, 0-1-0 Big East) 3-0 in... Read more

Sports

No. 12 Women’s Soccer Gets Ready To Start Big East Play At Home

The No.12 Georgetown women’s soccer team (6-2-1, Big East) will take on Marquette (3-6, Big East) Sunday afternoon in the final leg of their homestand. Last weekend, the Hoyas swept... Read more

Sports

No. 2 Men’s Soccer Bounces Back with a Win Over Providence

The No. 2 Georgetown Hoyas (7-1, 2-0 Big East) took care of business on Sunday afternoon, disposing of the Providence Friars (6-3, 1-1 Big East) two goals to one. The... Read more

News

GroupMe message prompts campus-wide reaction

In the past week, various student groups have responded to the invocation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a comment written by Jackson Wagner (COL ’21) in the... Read more

Sports

Football Takes Back the Lou Little Trophy in a 24-10 Triumph over Columbia

On Saturday, the Georgetown Hoyas football team (3-1, Patriot League) earned a statement win in the fifth installment of the Lou Little Trophy series, taking down Columbia (1-1, Ivy League)... Read more

Sports

No. 2 Men’s Soccer Takes On Providence In First Big East Home Game

This afternoon, the No. 2 Georgetown men’s soccer team (6-1, 1-0 Big East) returns home to take on Providence (6-2, 1-0 Big East). The Hoyas will try to bounce back... Read more

News

Georgetown parent sentenced in college admissions scandal

A federal judge sentenced Stephen Semprevivo, who paid a $400,000 bribe for his son to be admitted to Georgetown as a tennis recruit, to four months in prison on Thursday.... Read more

News

Climate Change activism takes Capitol Hill, Georgetown

Last Friday thousands across the country rallied for climate change policy. Georgetown students also took part in the protest; in an event promoted by GREEN, an environmental group on campus,... Read more

Sports

Field Hockey Looks To Continue Hot Streak

At 1 p.m., ET the Georgetown field hockey team (5-3, 1-0 Big East) will finish their three-game homestand with a Big East conference game against Quinnipiac (2-5, 0-1 Big East).... Read more

News

GUSA Senate Invokes Disciplinary Measures on Hamilton

The GUSA Senate met on Sept. 22 and passed three pieces of legislation concerning CAPS programming, the disciplinary steps for Sen. Peter Lee Hamilton (COL ’20) following impeachment, and the... Read more

News

Journalists, Tech Leaders Debate Free Speech

Georgetown’s Free Speech Project hosted a panel this Monday in Gaston Hall to discuss how speech on social media platforms should be regulated. Titled “Social Media and the First Amendment,”... Read more

Leisure

The Phillips Collection’s Newest Exhibit Poignantly Portrays the Stories of Migrants

In 1945 Richard Wright wrote a poem influenced by his experience of being a part of the Great Migration, the movement of around 6 million African Americans from the rural... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Storm Area 51: They Could Stop All of Them

For weeks, the internet has been obsessed with one story and one story only: the storming of Area 51 set to occur on September 20, 2019. This past Friday, after... Read more

Opinion

Where Are All the Ladies in Gaming?

When game designer Luke Crane asked a deceptively simple question on Twitter: “Why are there so few lady game creators,” he might not have expected an overflow of responses from... Read more

Features

Students Question 2020 Candidates on Climate Change in Gaston Hall

“You don’t have 90 seconds to make your point and then 30 seconds to rebut what someone said about you,” said Mo Elleithee, founder and executive director of the Georgetown... Read more

Opinion

Politics Over Prose?

Washington’s geographical center is saturated with Greek revival columns that tower over thousands of scurrying suits. Plaques, giant obelisks, and statues remind passersby that decisions of great political weight are... Read more