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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

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

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

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

News

Court rules against university, neighborhood in aircraft noise petition

A federal appeals court struck down a challenge from Georgetown University and other neighborhood groups against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The complaint concerned redesigned flight paths of arriving and... Read more

By April 5, 2018

Halftime Sports

How Villanova became the Golden State Warriors of College Basketball

It’s not long ago that the Villanova Wildcats were the unfortunate punchline to jokes about early-tournament exits. After reaching the Final Four in 2009, the Wildcats didn’t make it out... Read more

By April 4, 2018

Halftime Sports

Los Angeles, You’re Welcome.

Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barca, Milan, PSG, United, now the Galaxy. The career arc of Zlatan Ibrahimovic seemed to follow that of any European footballer from a non-powerhouse nation making... Read more

By April 4, 2018

Leisure

Concert Review: Coast Modern, March 19, 9:30 Club

“We’re gonna get weird tonight!” Singer Coleman Trapp of Coast Modern proclaimed such after performing the first track of the band’s 9:30 Club setlist: “Tiny Umbrella,” a beachy tongue-in-cheek tune... Read more

By April 3, 2018

Sports

Baseball swept by UNC-Greensboro over Easter

Over Easter weekend, the Georgetown baseball team (7-19, Big East) played a three game set against the UNC-Greensboro Spartans (20-6, 2-1 Southern Conference). The series was played at UNCG Baseball... Read more

By April 3, 2018

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Moxy Früvous

I have never met anyone else outside of my family who has heard of “Moxy Früvous,” which makes sense. As a 90s politically satirical folk-pop band from Canada, I could... Read more

By April 2, 2018

News

GAGE and university agree to union election

Georgetown University and the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) signed an agreement today to hold a union election for graduate student teaching and research assistants in the Graduate School... Read more

By April 2, 2018

Sports

Baseball goes 2-2 in the buildup to Easter weekend

The Georgetown baseball team (7-19, Big East) played four games in the days leading up to Easter weekend, splitting the results down the middle. They began play with a road... Read more

By April 2, 2018

Sports

Women’s tennis finds a groove

Since last Friday, Georgetown’s women’s tennis (3-10, 0-1 Big East) has put forth impressive performances in three separate matches, coming out with a 2-1 record. The Hoyas faced Rhode Island... Read more

By April 2, 2018

Leisure

Critical Voices: George Ezra, Staying at Tamara’s

It’s not widely remembered that George Ezra was 2014’s third best-selling artist, only behind Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. At 19, he burst onto the scene with his hit release... Read more

By April 2, 2018