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Men’s Tennis Picks Up Two Close Wins Over George Washington and Xavier

This weekend, the Georgetown Hoyas men’s tennis team (2-3, 1-2 Big East) picked up their first two victories of the spring season. The wins at the Junior Tennis Champions Center... Read more

By February 10, 2019

News

Senator Durbin Discusses Shutdown, Immigration, Health Care

The Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown’s McCourt School hosted an event featuring Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (SFS ’66, LAW ’69), the Senate Democratic Whip since 2005, on... Read more

By February 10, 2019

Sports

Women’s Lacrosse Begins 2019 Campaign with Strong Showing Against St. Joseph’s

The Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (1-0, Big East) won its season opener at St. Joseph’s (0-1, A-10) 12-9 on Saturday afternoon. Senior attacker Taylor Gebhardt scored three goals and added... Read more

By February 9, 2019

Sports

Poor Shooting Plagues Men’s Basketball in Home Loss to Butler

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-9, 5-6 Big East) fell behind Butler (14-10, 5-6 Big East) with 10:42 left in the first half and trailed the rest of the way... Read more

By February 9, 2019

News

Francis Jr and Olvera win 2019 GUSA Executive election

Norman Francis Jr (COL ’20) and Aleida Olvera (COL ’20) have won the 2019 GUSA executive election by a margin of 40 votes over Nicki Gray (NHS ’20). The results... Read more

By and February 9, 2019

Sports

Pregame Primer: Men’s Basketball Hosts Butler in Another Key Conference Battle

After prevailing in a 76-67 clash with the Providence Friars (13-10, 3-7 Big East) on Wednesday, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-8, 5-5 Big East) faces another divisional dogfight. The... Read more

By February 8, 2019

Sports

Women’s Basketball Comes up Short at Red-Hot Marquette

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (11-12, 5-7 Big East) fell, 59-52, at No. 8 Marquette (20-3, 11-0 Big East) on Friday night. Graduate student guard Dorothy Adomako led all scorers... Read more

By February 8, 2019

SaxaTalks

Saxatalks: Freshman 101

After one semester in college, what do Georgetown freshmen have to say? From issues with diversity to snow days with friends, John, Chris, Victoria, and your host Liana unravel the... Read more

By February 8, 2019

Halftime Sports

The Great Ice Hockey Time Zones World Cup: UTC -5

*If you already read Parts I and II of this article, skip down to where it says “UTC -5.” Sports are generally fun. Reality is generally not as fun. Sports in the... Read more

By February 8, 2019

Sports

Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Travels to Milwaukee to Play No. 8 Marquette

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (11-11, 5-6 Big East) will square off against the no. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles (19-3, 10-0 Big East) on Friday night at the Al McGuire... Read more

By February 7, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Conversations with a Killer: Netflix Reads Ted Bundy’s Wikipedia Page

Netflix’s recent release of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes reflects a renewed fascination with notorious serial killers and their horrific crimes. With 100 hours of recorded data,... Read more

By and February 7, 2019

Sports

Men’s Basketball Overwhelms Providence in Comfortable Away Win

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-8, 5-5 Big East) defeated Providence (13-10, 3-7 Big East) on the road Wednesday night to complete the sweep of the Friars. The win was... Read more

By February 7, 2019

Halftime

The Great Ice Hockey Time Zones World Cup: UTC -6

*If you already read Part I of this article, skip down to where it says “UTC -6.” Sports are generally fun. Reality is generally not as fun. Sports in the... Read more

By February 7, 2019

Editorials

Nemazi/Wolfe Offer Best, but Imperfect Choice for GUSA Executive

The Voice editorial board has decided to endorse the Sina Nemazi (COL ’21) and Roya Wolfe (SFS ’21) ticket for GUSA executives. They’re good candidates, especially with Nemazi’s GUSA experience,... Read more

By the February 7, 2019

Podcasts

Full Court Press: Season 1, Episode 4

In this episode, Beth, Jorge, and Errol talk about the the most recent men’s and women’s basketball games.

By , and February 6, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: Little, The Secret Life of Pets 2, and Russian Doll

Little: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKwhs5u9z8c   Jake S. : I was really worried that this movie was an unoriginal take on 17 Again (2009) that would take all the deserved rep Issa Rae... Read more

By , and February 6, 2019

News

Candidates for GUSA President Debate Title IX, Mental Health, Role of GUSA

The four candidates for Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) President, Nicki Gray (NHS ’20), Norman Francis Jr. (COL ’20), Sina Nemazi (COL ’21), and Ryan Zuccala (MSB ’20) took the... Read more

By February 6, 2019

News

University Issues $631 Million in New Bonds to Finance Infrastructure, Existing Debt

The university issued approximately $631 million in taxable revenue bonds across two series that will mature at different times. Moody’s Corporation, a credit agency, gave the bonds an A2 rating,... Read more

By February 6, 2019

News

“Breaking Boundaries, Created Spaces”: Lessons in America’s Oppressive Past, Radical Future

The Department of African-American Studies and the Department of Performing Arts hosted the “Breaking Boundaries, Created Spaces” conference on Jan. 24 and 25 with the goal of exploring how black... Read more

By February 6, 2019

The Miseducation of Lauryn and Mariah

The Miseducation of Lauryn and Mariah: HBCU v. PWI

In the inaugural episode, Lauryn and Mariah talk about their experiences as black women at a predominantly white institution and whether or not they wish they had attended a historically... Read more

By and February 5, 2019

Sports

Pregame Primer: Men’s Basketball Takes on Providence in Rhode Island

On Wednesday, the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5 Big East) will travel north to take on the Providence Friars (13-9, 3-6 Big East) at Dunkin’ Donuts Arena. Both... Read more

By February 5, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Runaways Doesn’t Slow Down in Sophomore Season

Spoiler Alert! Contains major spoilers for Marvel’s Runaways Season 2. Runaways finished its first season with genius Alex Wilder (Rhenzy Feliz), gothic witch Nico Minoru (Lyrica Okano), rainbow-colored alien Karolina Dean... Read more

By February 5, 2019

Halftime Sports

The Great Ice Hockey Time Zones World Cup: UTC -7

Sports are generally fun. Reality is generally not as fun. Sports in the context of reality are fluctuating levels of fun and not as fun. Since I do not consider... Read more

By February 5, 2019

News

272 Reconciliation Contribution Referendum Passes GUSA Senate

The GUSA Senate passed a resolution calling for a referendum to create a reconciliation contribution to be provided to programs to benefit the descendants of the 272 slaves who were... Read more

By February 4, 2019

News

“If a Cat Were a Dog, It Would Bark”: University Retirement Plan Fee Lawsuit Dismissed in Court

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia threw out a class-action lawsuit against the university regarding a possible violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.... Read more

By February 4, 2019