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Tucci’s The Final Portrait is Brooding Yet Boring

Stanley Tucci’s The Final Portrait explores the trope of the tortured artist through its vignette of painter and sculptor, Alberto Giacometti, as he creates one of his last great works.... Read more

By April 17, 2018

Sports

Baseball Stays Hot With Sweep of George Mason

This weekend, the Georgetown Hoyas baseball team (13-20, 2-1 Big East) hosted the George Mason Patriots (14-20, 6-3 Atlantic-10) at Shirley Povich Field for a three game set, including a... Read more

By April 15, 2018

Halftime Leisure

The Good in The Mechanism

Chances are, if you’ve already watched this show, you’re from Brazil or going through a Narcos hangover. I don’t blame you: I’m a combination of both, which is probably what... Read more

By April 15, 2018

Halftime Sports

Champions League Reactions: Quarterfinals, Leg 2

The quarters are complete in the Champions League, and now we look forward to the semifinals. The four remaining teams harbor legitimate aspirations of winning the whole trophy, so let’s... Read more

By April 14, 2018

Fresh Voices

Fresh Voices: Dajour Evans on Music and the Black Community That Raised Her

In this episode of Fresh Voices, Assistant Voices Editor Julia Pinney is joined by Dajour Evans to discuss her recent Carrying On piece, “Don’t Forget the Happy Thoughts.” The two touch... Read more

By and April 13, 2018

Halftime Sports

NBA Eastern Conference First Round Preview

Raptors (1) vs Wizards (8) Before the season began, it seemed unlikely that Toronto would be able to collect the first seed in the Eastern conference. The Celtics made enormous... Read more

By April 13, 2018

Leisure

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