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Govan’s Career Night Helps Men’s Basketball Past Providence in Double OT

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (12-5, 2-2 Big East) defeated the Providence Friars (10-6, 0-3 Big East) in double overtime on Saturday at Capital One Arena, snapping an eight game... Read more

By January 13, 2019

Editorials

Community action must accompany Amazon’s move to the District

Amazon’s “HQ2” is coming to the D.C. metropolitan area this year. In an editorial last March, we noted our concerns about the possible negative effects of Amazon coming to D.C.... Read more

By the January 12, 2019

Sports

Women’s Basketball Stumbles in Second Half and Falls to DePaul

On Friday, the Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team (9-7, 3-2 Big East) suffered a heartbreaking loss to DePaul (10-6, 1-3 Big East) by a score of 69-64 at McDonough Arena.... Read more

By January 12, 2019

Sports

Pregame Primer: Men’s Basketball Hosts Providence

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-5, 1-2 Big East) will return to action against the Providence Friars (10-5, 0-2 Big East) on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET... Read more

By January 11, 2019

Sports

Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Faces Reigning Big East Champions DePaul

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (8-7, 2-2 Big East) returns to McDonough Arena on Friday to host the DePaul Blue Demons (10-5, 1-2 Big East). The game will tip off... Read more

By January 10, 2019

Sports

Govan’s 27 Not Enough as Men’s Basketball Falls to Xavier

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-5, 1-2 Big East) could not hold onto a halftime lead against Xavier (10-7, 2-2 Big East), and fell, 81-75, in Cincinnati, OH on Wednesday... Read more

By January 9, 2019

Halftime Sports

Weekly Recap in College Basketball

With the new year in full swing, the pigskin no longer exercises a monopoly over sports discussion. After last night, when Clemson and Alabama met for the 500th time in... Read more

By January 8, 2019

Leisure

Epic Adventure Aquaman Reaches for Greatness

For DC Comics fans, it has been a rough few years. Between the cliffhanger ending of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War and the cultural significance of Black Panther, DC seems to... Read more

By January 8, 2019

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Baila Conmigo (Part 4)!

Semester two of the academic year: we call it the “spring” semester, but truth be told, this five-month life experience spans a variety of ~szns~. Here are the Latinx songs... Read more

By January 8, 2019

Halftime Leisure

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards: the Good, the Bad, and the Unlistenable

As we approach the dreaded/celebrated season in which celebrities gather in expensive outfits to recognize the best in television, film, and music, the Grammy Awards often stand out as the... Read more

By January 8, 2019

Sports

Creighton Hands Women’s Basketball Its Worst Loss of the Season

On Sunday, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (8-7, 2-2 Big East) fell at Creighton (8-7, Big East), 65-38. Senior guard Dionna White was the only Hoya to reach double-digit scoring... Read more

By January 7, 2019

Voices

The Fault in Our Novels

When I was in fifth grade, I had seven boyfriends. All of them were tall, dark, handsome, and entirely fictional. I’ve had a complicated love affair with Young Adult (YA)... Read more

By January 6, 2019

Sports

Men’s Basketball Drops to 1-1 in Big East with Overtime Loss to St. John’s

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-4, 1-1 Big East) dropped an overtime thriller against St. John’s (14-1, 2-1 Big East) at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon, 97-94. Despite leading... Read more

By January 5, 2019

Sports

Women’s Basketball Defeats Providence With Strong Fourth Quarter Performance

Following a strong fourth quarter performance, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (8-6, 2-1 Big East) defeated Providence (8-7, 0-3 Big East), 68-52, on Friday night at Alumni Hall in Providence,... Read more

By January 5, 2019

Leisure

Mary Queen of Scots is an Uneven, but Enjoyable Period Drama

Mary Queen of Scots is an entertaining, but ultimately uneven period drama. It has gorgeous costumes, a wonderful pair of lead actresses, some genuinely compelling palace intrigue, and a few... Read more

By January 4, 2019

Halftime Leisure

Why Solo: A Star Wars Story Was Everything We Didn’t Need in 2018

Last May, Disney and Lucasfilm committed a crime against humanity that almost went overlooked. Seven months after the first (and last) time I watched it, Solo: A Star Wars Story... Read more

By January 3, 2019

Leisure

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Reinvents the Classic Hero

On top of a New York City skyscraper, a teenager clad in the blue-and-red Spider-Man suit hangs over the edge, gazing at the cars on the streets below. This is... Read more

By January 3, 2019

Sports

Malinowski’s 26 Helps Men’s Basketball Past Butler

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-3, 1-0 Big East) picked up a big road win in their Big East opener against Butler (9-5, 0-1 Big East) on Wednesday night, 84-76.... Read more

By January 3, 2019

Voices

Behind Your Back

On a given day, one-fifth to two-thirds of conversation is dedicated to gossip. On the higher end, that is around three hours per day, 21 hours per week, and 156... Read more

By January 2, 2019

The Untitled Leisure Project

Untitled Leisure Project: Award season predictions w/ Hunter Harris

In this episode, Claire Goldberg, Dajour Evans, and Danielle Guida are joined by special guest, Vulture writer Hunter Harris to discuss the close of this year in culture and the... Read more

By , and January 1, 2019

Sports

Women’s Basketball Falls to 1-1 in Big East Play with Loss to Butler

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (7-6, 1-1 Big East) could not hold on to a halftime lead against Butler (12-1, 2-0 Big East), and lost, 59-50, Monday afternoon at McDonough... Read more

By December 31, 2018

Halftime

Best of 2018: Underrated

2018 delivered many great albums and movies. To end the year, we’re celebrating some of our favorites that you may not have heard of before. All stories deserve a chance,... Read more

By , and December 31, 2018

Halftime Leisure

Best of 2018: Television

The Voice‘s “Best Of” section would be incomplete without all the amazing shows and seasons that came out in 2018. When it comes to all the binge-watch-worthy series, Halftime will always... Read more

By , and December 30, 2018

Sports

Women’s Basketball Opens Big East Action with Comeback Over Xavier

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (7-5, 1-0 Big East) overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat Xavier (9-3, 0-1 Big East), 68-61, Saturday evening at McDonough Arena. In their opening... Read more

By December 30, 2018

Sports

Men’s Basketball Crushes Howard by 35 to Finish Non-Conference Play

To wrap up their non-conference schedule, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (10-3, Big East) dominated Howard (6-8, MEAC) at Capital One Arena to the tune of a 102-67 final score.... Read more

By December 29, 2018