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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 Peter Guthrie February 6, 2019

The Miseducation of Lauryn and Mariah

“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 Darren Jian February 6, 2019

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 Mariah Johnson and Lauryn Reynolds February 5, 2019

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 Tristan Lee 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 Juliana Vaccaro 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 Will Shanahan February 5, 2019

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 Annemarie Cuccia February 4, 2019

“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 Damian Garcia February 4, 2019

Some Students Attend Women’s March, Others Sit Out to Protest Leadership

The 2019 Women’s March rallied hundreds of thousands of marchers in D.C.’s Freedom Plaza on Jan. 19. Amid controversy and cold temperatures, an estimated 725,000 marchers showed up, a smaller... Read more

By Jaden Kielty February 4, 2019

Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life draws crowd from around the world

More than 200 people—from Nashville to Australia to Georgetown—flocked to campus on Jan. 19 for the 20th annual Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life. The conference followed the Jan. 18 March... Read more

By Katherine Randolph and Cameron Hill February 4, 2019

Hoyas of the Week (1/28 – 2/3)

Welcome to ‘Hoyas of the Week,’ where we take a look at some outstanding performances in the past week across all of Georgetown’s athletic programs. James Akinjo – Men’s Basketball... Read more

By Aaron Wolf February 4, 2019

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: GUSA Season

With GUSA season well under way, I’m personally exhausted by campaign platitudes and promises. Abolish GUSA flyers litter Red Square, and dissatisfaction and mistrust seem to be at a peak... Read more

By Sienna Brancato February 4, 2019

Women’s Basketball Outlasts Providence in Tight Affair

On Sunday, the Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team (11-11, 5-6 Big East) defeated the Providence Friars (13-10, 5-6 Big East), 61-56, at McDonough Arena. The victory makes it two in... Read more

By Tristan Lee February 3, 2019

Men’s Basketball Runs Out of Gas Late, Falls to Villanova

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5 Big East) fell on Sunday afternoon to Villanova (18-4, 9-0 Big East), 77-65, at Wells Fargo Center. GU kept the contest tight throughout... Read more

By Will Shanahan February 3, 2019

Stripped: Sweater Weather

In this episode of Stripped, hosts Isabel and Emma take a breather during this freezing cold weather to discuss their personal, seasonal styles and how sweaters may or may not... Read more

By Emma Francois and Isabel Lord February 3, 2019

Double Feature 2: Superman

Angela and Sheryl discuss Superman (1978), Aquaman (2018), and changes (or lack thereof) in the superhero genre over the past forty years. Jingle Credits: Feel by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd Creative... Read more

By Angela Wu and Sheryl Soundar February 3, 2019

Pregame Primer: Men’s Basketball Looks to Steal a Win at Villanova

Coming off a comeback win over Xavier (11-11, 3-6 Big East) at home, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-7, 4-4 Big East) hits the road on Sunday to take on... Read more

By Aaron Wolf February 2, 2019

Pregame Primer: Women’s Basketball Looks for a Season Sweep of Providence

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-11, 4-6 Big East) hosts Providence (13-9, 5-5 Big East) at 2:00 p.m. ET on Sunday in McDonough Arena. The Hoyas will be looking to... Read more

By Jorge DeNeve February 2, 2019

Afternoon Tea: Weddings

In this episode, Kayla and Max take a break from campus culture to plan their future weddings. Jingle: Bensound.com

By Kayla Hewitt and Max Fredell February 2, 2019

Adomako Leads Women’s Basketball to Key Victory over Creighton

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-11, 4-6 Big East) came away with a 62-53 win over Creighton (10-11, 4-6 Big East) on Friday night in McDonough Arena. Graduate student guard... Read more

By Jorge DeNeve February 2, 2019

Candidates for GUSA Vice President debate

Aleida Olvera (COL ’20) and Roya Wolfe (SFS ’21), representing two of the four campaigns for GUSA Executive, took the stage in an ICC classroom Thursday night to debate questions... Read more

By Jack Townsend February 1, 2019

Fresh Voices: Hannah Song on learning to speak her family’s language

In this episode of Fresh Voices, Julia talks to Hannah Song about her Korean-American identity.

By Julia Pinney February 1, 2019