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The Miracle Season is Average, But in a Good Way

There is a genre of film, often based on true stories, that is characterized by its coupling of heart-wrenching tragedies with inspirational tales of hope and redemption. The Miracle Season... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Sports

Baseball holds off Navy

The Georgetown men’s baseball team (10-20, 2-1 Big East) defeated Navy (25-10, 9-5 Patriot League) 3-2 Wednesday afternoon in Annapolis, Maryland. With freshman pitcher Jacob Grzebinski starting on the mound,... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Features

How Nationals Park Transformed the Riverfront

The Capitol Riverfront, the neighborhood encompassing the Washington Navy Yard, the Yards Park, and the riverfront area that stretches to the edge of Southwest D.C., sits along the Anacostia River.... Read more

By April 13, 2018

News

Dean Deacon on Diversity of Class of 2022

The students who opened their Georgetown acceptance letters last week are part of the most diverse group the university has admitted to date. According to Charles Deacon (COL ’64), dean... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Features

One-Two Punch: Georgetown Club Boxing Mixes Combat with Camaraderie

The scene outside Bulldog Alley on a Tuesday evening is laid-back: Students mingle near Chick-fil-A or Crop Chop, lingering around the tables with open books. Step inside the multipurpose studio,... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Leisure

A Quiet Place is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare

A Quiet Place begins in the middle of a story: Without speaking, a mother and her children search a disordered, abandoned store. As the older daughter walks around the space,... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Leisure

She Kills Monsters is Bursting with Friendship, Foes, and Fantasy

Blood. Humor. Geeks. Nomadic Theatre’s spring production, Qui Nguyen’s She Kills Monsters, is a comedic, action-packed, and down-to-earth narrative that is easy to enjoy. A heartfelt story about the fraught... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Columns

Gaudium et spes: Moment by Moment

My time on the Hilltop is winding down. People have been telling me for years this moment would come, but when you’re a freshman or sophomore, it’s easy to dismiss... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Carrying On

Carrying On: “Don’t Forget the Happy Thoughts”

“Believe me, sweetie, I got enough to feed the needy / No need to be greedy, I got mad friends with Benz’s” The lyrical musings of The Notorious B.I.G blasted... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Editorials

Teacher Walkouts Show Unfair Conditions

Teachers across the country are walking out of classrooms for better pay and support from their state governments. Starting in West Virginia, where a nine-day strike resulted in a 5... Read more

By the April 13, 2018

Opinion

Hard Truths or Soft People?

I remember being very confused as a child listening to Queen’s “Another One Bites The Dust.” My underdeveloped brain could not fathom why anyone would find dust appetizing. I contemplated... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Leisure

Two Trains Running Meanders to a Comfort Food Finish at Arena Stage

The agitation that shook the 1960s doesn’t rattle Memphis Lee’s diner, or any on-stage portion of Two Trains Running, yet there’s a sense that change is approaching at breakneck speed.... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Editorials

Howard Students Take Necessary Action

Hundreds of Howard University students staged a nine-day sit-in late last month to protest misappropriated financial aid funds, long-standing deterioration of housing conditions, and lack of transparency in administrative communications.... Read more

By the April 13, 2018

Opinion

Dieuson Octave and Me

Dieuson Octave is Kodak Black, a 20-year-old Broward County rapper, two years older than I am. He’s been in and out of jail and the court system since I was... Read more

By April 13, 2018

News

Solar farm proposal to power university moves through Maryland hearings

A proposal for an off-site solar farm that will power half of Georgetown’s campus is continuing progress towards approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission. Origis Energy, the company planning... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Halftime

The Voice‘s Favorite DC Coffee Shops

There may be a Starbucks on every corner in this nation’s capital, but look a little further and you’ll find some true gems of cafés and coffee shops. While some... Read more

By April 11, 2018

Halftime

The Weekly List: Best of Fleetwood Mac

Since 1967, Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 100 million albums, been through 16 different band members, and done a lot of cocaine. The band’s legacy has assured them a... Read more

By April 10, 2018

Halftime

Trailer Takes: Terminal, The First Purge, and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Terminal – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18RqtFuaNe8 Juliana: I’m gonna be honest: I’m totally loving this movie’s dimly lit aesthetic. I have no idea what the plot is, but it looks like your typical... Read more

By April 10, 2018

News

Former deputy attorney general Yates discusses dangers of “normalizing” Trump

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates discussed the Trump administration’s effects on democratic institutions on April 4. The event was sponsored by The New York Times and the Georgetown Institute... Read more

By April 9, 2018

Halftime Leisure

Maids to Make Wives: Jamestown Review

Jamestown was very nearly a complete failure. Most of the original men were dead after the first year, and had it not been for John Smith’s accidental leadership, it is... Read more

By April 9, 2018

Columns

Open Access: On Learning I Won’t Die of My Grandmother’s Disease

So, it looks like I won’t be getting Alzheimer’s Disease early. After looking at my genetic data, it turns out that I have no mutations in familial Alzheimer’s genes and... Read more

By April 7, 2018

Halftime Sports

Champions League Reactions: Quarterfinal, Leg 1

Here we go again. This time, there’s only a week between the two legs so we have less time to stew over what happened in these legs and how to... Read more

By April 6, 2018

Columns

Solidarity Shouts: Students Must Work Effectively for Workers’ Rights

As university students, we all have high hopes. Changing the world for the better, in any shape or form, is a priority for many of us. However, skepticism and pessimism... Read more

By April 6, 2018

Leisure

Concert Review: Cigarettes After Sex Knows Its Niche, But Fails to Impress at the 9:30 Club

Everything about Cigarettes After Sex is on brand: their album artwork, their stage lighting, their outfits, and even their salt-and-pepper hair reflect their subdued, grayscale aesthetic. At their show on... Read more

By April 6, 2018

Fresh Voices

Fresh Voices: Lizz Pankova on Existentialism, Absurdism and the Eric Andre Show

In this episode of Fresh Voices, Voices Editor Sienna Brancato talks with Assistant Voices Editor Lizz Pankova about her column, “On the Brain.” In her latest article, Lizz writes about the Eric... Read more

By and April 6, 2018