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Solidarity Shouts: Maintaining the Conversation about Criminal Justice

Last month, Valentino Dixon was exonerated and released from Wende Correctional Facility, thankfully. He had spent the last 27 years wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder. The linchpin to his freedom... Read more

News

GUSA Senate passes resolution in support of singing GUTS bus driver

The GUSA senate unanimously passed a resolution supporting GUTS bus driver Larry Calloway during its Oct. 21 meeting. Calloway is known for singing and giving short speeches on his bus... Read more

Sports

No. 24 Men’s Soccer Takes on Providence in Big East Title Race

Coming off a dominant 4-0 victory over Seton Hall (5-5-2, 1-4-1 Big East) on Saturday, the No. 24 Georgetown men’s soccer team (8-3-3, 4-1-1 Big East) will look to continue... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Mystery of Iron Fist and Luke Cage

Since Iron Man (2008), Marvel has had a careful plan for each storyline and character brought to life on the big screen. The same is true for its Netflix shows:... Read more

News

Library hosts “Women in Writing” panel

Hosting their sixth annual Georgetown Writes event, the Georgetown Library presented a panel on Oct. 11, highlighting “Women in Writing” both in the Georgetown community and around the world. The... Read more

Halftime

Women’s World Cup Qualifying Leaves Something to be Desired

This summer, the eighth Women’s World Cup will be held in France, and the sport will once again come out of the shadows. This cycle has been a little bit... Read more

News

GAGE election to be held in November

The university announced that the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) unionization election will take place from Nov. 5 to Nov. 8. in an email from Provost Robert Groves and... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: LGBTQ+ Bangers

It’s smack dab in the middle of October, and that means taking a break from all of your favorite spooky playlists to celebrate the real holiday this month: LGBTQ+ history... Read more

Sports

Volleyball Drops Weekend Pair on the Road

The Georgetown volleyball team (13-10, 6-5 Big East) lost both ends of their weekend road trip north, falling to Seton Hall (8-16, 3-8 Big East) in straight sets in South... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Usher, A

This summer, I went to an E-40 and Bone Thugz-n-Harmony concert. Between sets, one of the MC’s was working the crowd, joking around and playing radio hits to get people... Read more

News

“Edges that Blur” marks 10 year anniversary of LGBTQ Resource Center

Commemorating the tenth anniversary of Georgetown’s LGBTQ Resource Center, a group of about 150 students, faculty, alumni, and other supporters gathered for a conversation with Daniel Porterfield (COL ’83) and... Read more

Sports

Women’s soccer wins Big East regular season title against Butler

The No. 4 Georgetown women’s soccer team (15-0-2, 8-0 Big East) won its second straight Big East regular season title with a 2-0 win over Butler (11-5-1, 5-2-1 Big East).... Read more

Sports

Men’s Soccer Gets Needed Win Over Seton Hall

The Georgetown men’s soccer team (8-3-3, 4-1-1 Big East) took on Seton Hall (5-5-2, 1-4-1 Big East) in what proved to be a very important 4-0 victory. Junior forward Achara... Read more

News

GUSA Senate adopts new meeting rules, elects Finance and Appropriations committee members

The GUSA Senate adopted new rules for the body and elected members to the Finance and Appropriations committee at its Oct 14 meeting. The senate unanimously passed a proposal introduced... Read more

News

Condoleezza Rice discusses China, trade in webcast

Georgetown’s Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Affairs hosted a viewing of a webcast in which Condoleezza Rice discussed U.S-Chinese relations. The viewing was held at the Mortara Center for... Read more

Sports

Women’s Soccer looks to clinch Big East regular season crown against Butler

The undefeated, No. 4 Georgetown women’s soccer team (14-0-2, 7-0 Big East) will take on the Butler bulldogs (11-4-1, 5-1-1 Big East) this Sunday. The match will be held at... Read more

Sports

Football Remains Unbeaten in Conference with OT Win Over Lehigh

On Saturday, the Georgetown football team (4-4, 3-0 Patriot League) defeated defending conference champions Lehigh (1-6, 0-2 Patriot League) in an exciting 22-16 double overtime bout. This was the first... Read more

Opinion

Branching Out: How to Break the Georgetown Bubble

“Break the bubble.” I heard those words often in the September of my freshman year. It sounded like kind advice, sometimes, and other times, like a threat–break the bubble, or... Read more

Sports

Men’s Soccer Looks to Keep Winning Against Seton Hall

The Georgetown men’s soccer team (7-3-3, 3-1-1 Big East) travels to South Orange, NJ on Saturday for a matchup with Seton Hall (5-4-2, 1-3-1 Big East). The Hoyas will be... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Twenty One Pilots, Trench

It was never really “cool” to like Twenty One Pilots. Consisting of singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, Twenty One Pilots has always been associated with wannabe edgy, cringe-worthy... Read more

Sports

No. 4 Women’s Soccer Stays Undefeated With OT Win Over Marquette

The No. 4 Georgetown women’s soccer team (13-0-2, 7-0 Big East) overcame Marquette (3-11-2, 1-5-1 Big East) 2-1 on a cool Thursday evening in Milwaukee, WI. It took two overtime... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Best of Lady Gaga

To celebrate Lady Gaga’s recent critically acclaimed role in A Star is Born (2018), some wonderful Halftime staffers have decided to take a look at the star’s (get it?) long... Read more

Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea: Season 1, Episode 2

In this episode, Max and Kayla talk about safe spaces on campus and how they translate to the world outside Georgetown.

Leisure

Critical Voices: alt-J, Reduxer

Alt-J is an indie-rock band that hails from Leeds, England, with an appetite for experimentation and a great capacity for individuality. Typically known for their ethereal vocals and eccentric beats,... Read more

Sports

Football Looks for Third Consecutive Win Against Lehigh

The Georgetown football team (3-4, 2-0 Patriot League) will host Lehigh (1-5, 0-1 Patriot League) on Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field. Kickoff is slated for 2:00 p.m. ET. The Hoyas... Read more