Archive

Unshelved: Call Me a Classic

Ever since I saw Call Me By Your Name (2017), I’ve wanted to read the book. The film was so beautiful: the dreamlike Italian setting, the connection between the two... Read more

By Sienna Brancato October 11, 2018

GAGE announces election, next step in unionization

The Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) announced that on Oct. 8 they had notified the university of their intent to hold an election with the American Arbitration Association (AAA).... Read more

By Noah Telerski October 11, 2018

March for Black Women calls for legislative and cultural changes

People met at 7th Street and Madison Drive NW on the National Mall for the March for Black Women on Sept. 29. Marchers were calling for the full reauthorization of... Read more

By Jaden Kielty October 10, 2018

Panel discusses journalism and whistleblowers

The Georgetown Free Speech Project and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University hosted a panel discussion regarding the role of whistleblowers in our political discourse on Sept. 26... Read more

By Alice Gao October 10, 2018

Opinion

Solidarity Shouts: Why I’m a Socialist

Growing up, I assumed my family was middle class. We had our own house, and my parents had stable jobs. We never seemed to lack anything. But the Great Recession... Read more

By Obed Ventura October 10, 2018

Concert Preview: Brockhampton, Oct. 16, The Anthem

The members of Brockhampton refer to themselves as the “hardest working boyband in show business”, as described in their Twitter bio, for a good reason. After releasing their first—and heavily... Read more

By Nicole Lai October 10, 2018

Trailer Takes: House of Cards: Season 6, Speed Kills, and Here and Now

House of Cards: Season 6 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OdjW2WSfp8 Dajour: Let’s just get this out of the way now: I’m not going to watch this. I watched the first season of House... Read more

By Halftime Staff October 10, 2018

Halftime

Safety Not Free: Abolish the Body Weight Rule

This year’s football season has been full of questions, such as: What’s wrong with the Steelers? How do the Browns have a better record than the Patriots? Why didn’t Patrick... Read more

By Jake Gilstrap October 10, 2018

Concert Preview: Denzel Curry, Oct. 11, The Fillmore Silver Spring

On Thursday, Oct. 11, The Fillmore Silver Spring will host 23-year-old South Florida rapper Denzel Curry. A pioneer of the genre of SoundCloud rap (different from rap music posted on... Read more

By Caitlin Mannering October 10, 2018

Childish Gambino Welcomes Us to Church

Donald Glover, otherwise known by his stage name Childish Gambino, has made his mark on the hip-hop scene as one of the industry’s bravest artists. The Internet has been taken over... Read more

By Nicole Lai October 10, 2018

Critical Voices: High On Fire, Electric Messiah

Matt Pike, the guitarist and vocalist for High On Fire, is restless. This power-metal trio was borne out of his need to jam in his garage while his first band,... Read more

By Max Fredell October 9, 2018

D.C. Fashion Week Celebrates Experimentation and Activism

For one week in September and February, a stardust fabric or a chartreuse stiletto may trick you into thinking D.C. is overrun by fashionistas instead of by politicians. Like its... Read more

By Emma Francois and Isabel Lord October 9, 2018

Panel discusses moving forward in wake of clerical sex abuse reports

Four panelists discussed clerical sexual abuse in the Catholic Church at an event in Gaston Hall on Sept. 25. The event was hosted by Georgetown’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought... Read more

By Peter Guthrie October 9, 2018

How A24 Breaks All the Rules of Hollywood

Nobody used to watch a film at the cinema and wonder how it got there. Apart from Miramax and Fox Spotlight, film distribution and production was always a bit of... Read more

By Nicole Lai October 9, 2018

Podcasts

Afternoon Tea: Season 1, Episode 1

In this episode, Max and Kayla discuss campus parties and the unspoken decorum that comes with them.

By Kayla Hewitt and Max Fredell October 9, 2018

Sports

Men’s Soccer Ends in Scoreless Draw Against Maryland

The Georgetown men’s soccer team (6-3-3, 2-1-1 Big East) played to a scoreless draw against Maryland (4-4-3, 2-2 Big 10) on Monday afternoon. Neither team created many clear cut chances... Read more

By Jorge DeNeve October 8, 2018

Opinion

“Dangerous Women” Are Not Responsible For Men’s Behavior

Content Warning: This piece discusses substance abuse and death. “You made him do it. This is all your fault. I’m 100% blaming this on you. Kill yourself.” After Mac Miller... Read more

By Sienna Brancato October 8, 2018

New GUSA Vice President, new Senators sworn in

Kenna Chick (SFS ’20) was confirmed as the new GUSA vice president following the swearing in of 14 new GUSA senators on Oct. 2. Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) and Patrick... Read more

By Michael Xu October 8, 2018

Dining in DC: The Best Restaurants on Caviar

My roommate and I recently made a life-changing discovery: We tried Caviar. Nope, we did not discover the fish roe delicacy, but rather a new food-delivering platform. Similar to Postmates... Read more

By Rose Cheng October 8, 2018