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Theater Preview: Prof. Natsu Onoda Power Adapts “The Lathe of Heaven”

As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, Georgetown’s Theater and Performance Studies Program collaborated with the Washington-based Spooky Action Theater troupe to produce “The Lathe of Heaven.” The play,... Read more

By January 25, 2018

Halftime Leisure

A Look at the 2018 Oscar Nominations

This week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, with the help of Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis, presented the nominees for the 2018 Academy Awards. This year was... Read more

By January 24, 2018

Halftime

Sarah Silverman Shines in Controversy

It’s easy to quickly fall in love with comedians: they make us happy, and they know just what to say and when. In 2018, when it’s hard to make a joke... Read more

By January 24, 2018

Halftime

Trailer Takes: Ocean’s 8, Tomb Raider, and You Were Never Really Here

Ocean’s 8 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFWF9dU5Zc0 Margaret: As a huge fan of the Ocean’s trilogy, you bet I’ve already watched this trailer five times since it came out. And while I’m starstruck... Read more

By January 24, 2018

Sports

Pregame Primer: DePaul Blue Demons

On Wednesday, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-6, 3-5 Big East) will take on the DePaul Blue Demons (8-11, 1-6 Big East) at the Capital One Arena. The Hoyas and... Read more

By January 23, 2018

Leisure

Concert Preview: Cuco, Jan. 23, U Street Music Hall

It may be clichéd to say an artist is “up-and-coming,” but there’s no better way to describe Cuco, the 18-year-old singer fresh out of Los Angeles. His music is filled... Read more

By January 22, 2018

Halftime Leisure

Weekly List: The Soundtrack to Procrastination

You get out of your first class only to have 30 minutes before your next lecture. You lowkey know you should be productive with that time, but in reality, you... Read more

By January 22, 2018

Halftime

The Punisher: The Best of Marvel Netflix

Out of all the things about this show, Marvel’s The Punisher’s release date had to be the most puzzling. Planned for November 2017 after fans’ wildly positive reviews about the... Read more

By January 21, 2018

Sports

Back to Earth: Women’s basketball falls short in fourth quarter against DePaul

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (8-11, 3-6 Big East) faded late against the DePaul Blue Demons (15-6, 7-2 Big East), falling 78-62 Sunday afternoon at McDonough Arena. Senior forward Cynthia... Read more

By January 21, 2018

Podcasts

Reel Pulpit: Best of 2017

In this episode of the Reel Pulpit, Graham Piro is joined by his new cohost, Halftime Leisure Assistant Dajour Evans, and Halftime Leisure Assistant Eman Rahman, to discuss their favorite movies from... Read more

By and January 21, 2018

Columns

Memes on the Brain

In a place where your 2300 SAT score and your 3.99 GPA do very little to distinguish you from your fellow Hoyas, no skill is more valuable than creativity. And... Read more

By January 21, 2018

Sports

Right back in: Women’s basketball hosts DePaul’s Big East leading offense

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (8-10, 3-5 Big East) will host the DePaul Blue Demons (14-6, 6-2 Big East) on Sunday afternoon. The Hoyas emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak... Read more

By January 20, 2018

Sports

Tougher than the Storm: Men’s basketball wins in double overtime to sweep St. John’s

Oh, the nostalgia. Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin back at it again, only this time in the Capital One Arena as head coaches of their alma maters instead of the... Read more

By January 20, 2018

Columns

Beyond the Screen: How Skam’s Greatest Romance Touched the World

“Whether you believe in Allah or Jesus or evolution or parallel universes, there is only one thing we know for sure. That life is… now” – Isak Valtersen In 2015,... Read more

By January 20, 2018

Halftime Sports

NFL Conference Championships Preview

Jaguars @ Patriots Last September, Sports Illustrated staff writers predicted that the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers would meet in the 2017 AFC Championship game. Indeed, for a... Read more

By January 20, 2018

Leisure

Concert Preview: Tennis, Jan. 24, 9:30 Club

Last year’s Tennis concert at the 9:30 Club was one of the best I’ve ever seen. The duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley is impossibly magical live, and their... Read more

By January 20, 2018

Sports

The Avocado Effect: Hoyas Emphatically Snap 4-Game Skid with 85-58 Win Over Marquette

Who saw that one coming? Senior forward Cynthia Petke had 26 points and 13 rebounds, junior guard Dionna White added 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, and first-year Georgetown... Read more

By January 19, 2018

Halftime Sports

Why, Landon?

Brett Favre came out of retirement twice. And when he retired the third time, I wondered if it was truly for good or whether he was just hoping his teammates... Read more

By January 19, 2018

News

Georgetown advisory board member steps down after #MeToo tweet controversy

On Jan. 15, a member of the Georgetown Masters of Science of Foreign Service advisory board resigned after his tweets at a conservative female blogger on the #MeToo movement garnered... Read more

By January 19, 2018

Sports

Pregame Primer: St. John’s Red Storm

On Saturday, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (12-6, 2-5 Big East) will take on the St. John’s Red Storm (10-9, 0-7 Big East) at the Capital One Arena. The Hoyas... Read more

By January 19, 2018

Halftime Sports

A More Free Flowing Offense Makes the Raptors a Serious Contender

The past few years have undoubtedly been the most successful in Toronto Raptors history. Since Dwane Casey took over as head coach in 2011, the team has improved tremendously. In... Read more

By January 19, 2018

Sports

Looking for answers: Women’s basketball looks to avoid five straight losses against Marquette

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (7-10, 2-5 Big East) looks to avoid a fifth straight loss Friday night with a matchup against Marquette (13-5, 7-0 Big East) at McDonough Arena.... Read more

By January 19, 2018

Columns

Gaudium et spes: What Not to Do in Your Last Semester

For some of us, it’s already here: the final semester. For fewer of us, we know where we’ll be and what we’ll be doing when it’s done. Unfortunately, I’m not... Read more

By January 19, 2018

Columns

Solidarity Shouts: GAGE Deserves Better

  On Dec. 4, Georgetown abdicated its core values. We hope the university will change its course. Last month, Provost Robert Groves didn’t just refuse to recognize the Georgetown Alliance... Read more

By , , and January 19, 2018

News

University considers private arbitrator in graduate student union election

Georgetown University will consider a Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) proposal to allow a neutral arbitrator to conduct an election on the recognition of a graduate student union by... Read more

By January 18, 2018