Archive

In a Perfectly Crafted, Emotionally Resonant Finale, The Americans Says Goodbye

The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The Berlin Wall fell in 1989. The Washington Summit on nuclear arms reduction took place in December 1987. While this last event aptly set... Read more

By Luis Borrero June 18, 2018

A Lot Happened In Pop Culture Last Month, But Our Website Was Down and I Was Lazy

In the past month, Childish Gambino released the most earth-shattering song and music video I’ve ever seen, the Met Gala convinced me to convert to Catholicism (and then the Catholic... Read more

By Claire Goldberg June 18, 2018

Opinion

A Student Server’s Perspective on Initiative 77

On June 19, District of Columbia residents will vote on Initiative 77, which aims to get rid of the tipping system and instead implement one minimum wage for all workers.... Read more

By Claire Goldberg June 16, 2018

Unshelved: The Power of Speech in Pygmalion

So I clearly had a lot of thoughts about Pygmalion. In another article, I wrote about whether I consider Eliza Doolittle to be a feminist role model. But now I... Read more

By Sienna Brancato June 15, 2018

Unshelved: Is Eliza Doolittle A Feminist Role Model?

If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a bookshelf full of books in your room at home just begging to be read. For holidays and birthdays, family members and friends... Read more

By Sienna Brancato June 15, 2018

Concert Preview: Paramore with Foster the People, June 23, Merriweather Post Pavilion

In the fourteen years since they came together in Franklin, Tennessee, Paramore has released five albums, gone through three bass players, and seen lead singer Hayley Williams go through countless... Read more

By Katherine Randolph June 15, 2018

Best in the Galaxy: Han Solo gets a Backstory in Solo: A Star Wars Story

Just five months after the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), fans of the franchise rejoice. Solo: A Star Wars Story is here, and it’s a blast(er). The... Read more

By Brynne Long June 14, 2018

Finding Catharsis Through Entertainment

Ross Geller opens the door and says, “Hey. I just got my teacher evaluations. Check out what this one student wrote. ‘I loved Dr. Geller’s class. Mind-blowing lectures. Dr. Geller,... Read more

By Sienna Brancato June 14, 2018

Editorials

Support GUAPA’s Petition to Keep GUPD Unarmed

This editorial was originally written in response to GUAPA’s letter to President DeGioia from May 5, 2018. On May 5, 2018 Georgetown United Against Police Aggression (GUAPA) delivered a letter... Read more

By the Editorial Board June 11, 2018

Royal Wedding Recap: In a World of Turmoil, a Celebration of Love

At noon on Saturday, Prince Harry and Suits actress Meghan Markle wed, and it was a spectacle viewed by an estimated 1.9 million television viewers worldwide. If you weren’t awake... Read more

By Katherine Randolph May 21, 2018

Women’s Lacrosse Falls in NCAA Tournament

The season came to a disappointing end for the Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (12-7, 7-2 Big East), as it fell to Virginia Tech (14-6, 5-2 ACC) 13-10 in the first... Read more

By Jorge DeNeve May 20, 2018

Buoyed by Gifted Performances and an Infectious Score, Waitress Bakes From the Heart

All conscious Broadway lovers can agree that the 2015-2016 season belonged to a scrappy little show called Hamilton. At the 2016 Tony Awards, musicals with the unfortunate luck of debuting... Read more

By Amy Guay May 20, 2018

Women’s Lacrosse Falls in Big East Semifinal

The Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (12-6, 8-1 Big East) fell in the Big East semifinals to Denver (12-6, 6-3 Big East) by a score of 12-7. Sophomore attacker Michaela Bruno... Read more

By Jorge DeNeve May 11, 2018

Baseball Gets Revenge Against Mount St. Mary’s

Last Tuesday, the Georgetown Hoyas baseball team (18-24, 4-5 Big East) hosted Mount St. Mary’s (17-24, 11-10 Northeast) for a midweek non-conference matchup. Both teams had played solid ball coming... Read more

By Tristan Lee May 11, 2018

Men’s Golf Takes Home Big East Championship

The Georgetown men’s golf team won its fourth ever Big East championship last Tuesday at the Callawassie Island golf club in South Carolina. The Hoyas finished off the tournament with... Read more

By Aaron Wolf May 11, 2018

Halftime

Champions League Reactions: Semifinals, Part 2

Let me get the scores out of the way, because I want to depart from the usual formula. Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern Munich (4-3 agg.) Ulreich messed up, and... Read more

By Jorge DeNeve May 10, 2018

Broccoli City Festival Mixes Activism With All-Star Performances

On Saturday, April 28, Washington D.C. hosted the sixth annual Broccoli City Festival. The festival, which took place on the sprawling lot outside of the historic RFK Stadium in Southeast,... Read more

By Kayla Hewitt May 9, 2018

Concert Preview: Fleet Foxes, May 18, The Anthem

After a six-year hiatus, Fleet Foxes erupted back into the limelight in the summer of 2017 with their third full-length album, Crack-Up. The band built excitement in the mid aughts... Read more

By Gustav Honl-Stuenkel May 9, 2018

Halftime

The Case for Morocco to Host the 2026 World Cup

As amazing as the Super Bowl, NCAA Tournament – Women’s if we’re being real – and Winter Olympics were, the greatest sporting event of the year is still two months... Read more

By Jon Block May 2, 2018

News

The Voice’s Bunn Award Winners 2017-2018

Every year, the Georgetown University Center for Student Engagement selects 18 pieces of student journalism to win the Edward B. Bunn Awards for Journalistic Excellence. The awards are in six categories: news,... Read more

By Lilah Burke May 2, 2018

Concert Preview: Tokyo Police Club, May 2 & 3, 9:30 Club

Tokyo Police Club’s newest single, “New Blues” is a clash of old and new for the Toronto based indie rock band. The heavy distortion on the track recalls the frantic... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt May 2, 2018

National Portrait Gallery’s Unseen Exhibit is Halfway There

50 years ago, the National Portrait Gallery opened its America’s Presidents exhibit, which has since become one of the Smithsonian’s landmark tourist destinations. As the Portrait Gallery celebrates its history,... Read more

By Nancy Garrett May 2, 2018