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Third time’s the charm?: Women’s basketball faces Villanova in the Big East quarterfinals

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (14-14, 9-9 Big East) will play its quarterfinal in the 2018 Big East Tournament on Sunday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The Hoyas have... Read more

By March 4, 2018

Sports

Off the Marcus: Hoyas fall to Villanova in Derrickson’s absence

In its final game of the regular season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-14, 5-13 Big East) fell to the No. 4 Villanova Wildcats (27-4, 14-4 Big East) 97-73 at... Read more

By March 4, 2018

Halftime Sports

Jeter’s New Job

Last September, a group including former Yankees superstar Derek Jeter purchased the Miami Marlins for 1.2 billion dollars. While Jeter only owns a 4% stake in the team, controlling owner... Read more

By March 3, 2018

Leisure

Red Sparrow is Seductive, Deadly, and Dull

The worst thing about Jennifer Lawrence’s new movie, Red Sparrow, is her terrible attempt at a Russian accent. The second worst thing is the plot. Red Sparrow follows Lawrence’s character,... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Leisure

Game Night : A Refreshingly Light, Creative Film

Game Night begins with an irresistibly funny and ridiculous montage in which the main couple meets that sets the tone for the entire film. Max and Annie (Jason Bateman and... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Features

Charlie Visconage on Color, Beginnings, and Doing it All

Charlie Visconage is taking it easy. The 31-year-old Washington artist responsible for Cool Guy Alert!, a Hill Center exhibit on display from Jan. 4 to Feb. 24, recently donated a... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Features

Shutout: Inequality in Access to D.C. Youth Sports

“You’re here for Kevin, aren’t you?” she said. The woman at the front desk of the Seat Pleasant Activities Center is aware of the building’s significance. After all, this is... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Features

Wakanda Forever: Representation, Colonization, and the Cultural Impact of Marvel’s “Black Panther”

The theater is crowded and buzzing with excitement as people file in. It’s a chilly Sunday evening, when most Georgetown students would be holed up studying. On this particular Sunday,... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Editorials

Walk Out for Gun Violence Prevention on the 14th

When 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida were murdered on Feb. 14 by a former MSD student, the United States once again began... Read more

By the March 2, 2018

Columns

Gaudium et spes: Experiencing Community

Pope Francis once said, “No one is saved alone, as an isolated individual, but God attracts us looking at the complex web of relationships that take place in the human... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Carrying On

Carrying On: I Promise I’m Not A Luddite

Can you be both a Luddite and a computer science major? I study computers and the internet in class but I never publicly interact on social media. I want to... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Leisure

The Voice Predicts the 2018 Oscars

Best Picture by Dajour Evans Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has had a successful awards season so far. From snagging the Golden Globe for Best Drama to receiving Best Film at the... Read more

By , , , and March 2, 2018

Opinion

Black, American, and Catholic

The Catholic Church defines itself as a welcoming home for all believers. In fact, the word “catholic” comes from the Greek adjective katholikós, which literally translates to “universal.” As a... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Columns

Solidarity Shouts: School of Foreign “Service”?

Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is preparing to celebrate its centennial in the coming academic year. This is truly a momentous occasion for a school that has produced... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Editorials

D.C.’s Amazon Bid Neglects Residents’ Needs

Earlier this month, consulting firm Hamilton Place Strategies released a report ranking Washington, D.C. the most qualified of the 19 U.S. cities that Amazon is considering for its “HQ2,” the... Read more

By the March 2, 2018

News

Rejected applicant sues university over alleged age discrimination

George Mazza, a 62-year old attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, is suing Georgetown for rejecting his application to the university’s theology doctoral program because of alleged age discrimination.... Read more

By March 2, 2018

Halftime

The 250: Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator

In this episode of The 250, Danielle and Kayla Hewitt discuss Charlie Chaplin’s anti-fascist commentary, The Great Dictator (1940). In it, they talk about the movie’s historical context and share their thoughts... Read more

By and March 1, 2018

Fresh Voices

Fresh Voices: Jack Townsend Promises He’s Not a Luddite

In this episode of Fresh Voices, assistant Voices editor Julia Pinney talks with Jack Townsend, who wrote “I Promise I’m Not a Luddite” in this week’s issue, on stands now.... Read more

By and March 1, 2018

Sports

Hoyas Fall to Colonials Continuing Slow Start

The Georgetown University baseball team (0-7, Big East) faced off against George Washington University (3-5, Atlantic 10) on Tuesday, losing 6-3. Despite the Hoyas outhitting GW 9-6 and establishing an... Read more

By March 1, 2018

Halftime

She Runs the World: A Conversation with Dorothy McAuliffe, Former First Lady of Virginia

In this episode of She Runs the World, Kaei Li and Emily Jaster are joined by News Editor Margaret Gach in a discussion with Dorothy McAuliffe, the former First Lady... Read more

By , and March 1, 2018

Sports

Women’s golf opens the spring with a 9th place finish

The Georgetown women’s golf team kicked off its 2018 campaign with a ninth-place finish at the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The Hoyas shot a 36-over... Read more

By March 1, 2018

Opinion

What This American, From Eastern Ghouta, Knows about Syria

For the past seven years, Syria has been filled with carnage beyond the imagination’s reach. The headlines—about sarin gas, refugees fleeing in hoards never before seen, and children, covered in... Read more

By March 1, 2018

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: Rampage, Best F(r)iends, and On Chesil Beach

Rampage – https://youtu.be/jDrPYOK31GI Juliana: I saw this trailer in the movie theaters this week, and I’ll echo my thoughts from then: What even is this movie? It’s like someone took... Read more

By February 28, 2018

Sports

Extra play, extra pain: Men’s basketball falls in overtime again

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-13, 5-12 Big East) lost an overtime thriller to Marquette (17-12, 8-9 Big East) on Monday, 90-86. In their final game at Capital One Arena... Read more

By February 27, 2018

Leisure

Concert Review: Adult Mom, Feb. 13, Songbyrd

On Feb. 13, Adult Mom played the final show of their two-week long tour at The Songbyrd Record Cafe and Music House. With opening acts by Field Medic and Chris... Read more

By February 27, 2018