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Trailer Takes: Untitled Deadpool Sequel, Mute, and Hereditary

Untitled Deadpool Sequel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZNBFcwd7zc Gustav: Like the first Deadpool, this looks like a nice breath of fresh air from our oversaturation of superhero flicks that have sprouted from the... Read more

By February 14, 2018

Sports

Storming out of the gates: Men’s lacrosse wins season opener against High Point

The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (1-0, Big East) kicked off the season with a dominant victory over High Point (0-2, Southern). The Hoyas opened up the scoring with five goals... Read more

By February 14, 2018

Sports

Top Dogs: Hoyas outlast Butler on the road

Georgetown basketball head coach Patrick Ewing may have caught lightning in the bottle. The Hoyas (15-10, 5-9 Big East) notched perhaps the biggest victory of their coach’s young career, defeating... Read more

By February 13, 2018

News

Clinton presents peace awards at Georgetown

Hillary Clinton spoke at Gaston Hall Feb. 6 with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security to present the 2018 Hillary R. Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace... Read more

By February 13, 2018

Leisure

Concert Preview: STRFKR, Feb. 17, 9:30 Club

Despite their best attempts in choosing a name that is both anti-fame and unfit for radio broadcast, STRFKR’s unique brand of dark, indie-pop dance music has earned them a wide... Read more

By February 13, 2018

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The Weekly List: Pre-Valentine’s Day

Last year, I wrote an angst-filled playlist for the feelings you feel after V-Day. You’ve seen all your friends snapchats of their lovely dates with their signifs. You’ve watched a... Read more

By February 12, 2018

Sports

Pregame Primer: Butler Bulldogs

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-10, 4-9 Big East) travels to Butler (17-9, 7-6 Big East) on Tuesday. The Hoyas are looking to build off of a huge win over... Read more

By February 12, 2018

Sports

Track and Field continues to prepare for Big East championship meet

Over the weekend, the Georgetown men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in two meets, the Iowa State Classic andthe BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational. The Hoyas bolstered their... Read more

By February 12, 2018

Sports

Caught in the storm: Women’s basketball falls short of victory against St. John’s

Although the Georgetown women’s basketball team (11-13, 6-8 Big East) started this weekend strong with a win against Seton Hall (15-10, 7-7 Big East), they were unable to walk away... Read more

By February 12, 2018

Sports

Slow start: Softball struggles on opening weekend

The Georgetown softball team (1-4, Big East) struggled mightily in the season’s opening weekend, but managed to finish their trip strong with a win. Sophomore pitcher Anna Brooks Pacha finished... Read more

By February 12, 2018

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Cleveland Cavaliers Receive Much Needed Upgrades

The Cleveland Cavaliers have completely exploded. When Kyrie Irving requested a trade last summer, the balancing act that LeBron and the Cavaliers’ front office have been playing for years finally... Read more

By February 11, 2018

Columns

Roses and Chocolate on the Brain

Valentine’s Day festivities remind me of the (fairly accurate) cliché of the typical Georgetown club—desirable and enticing but exclusive, cliquey, and restricted to a select few lucky individuals. The look... Read more

By February 11, 2018

Sports

Women’s basketball looks to reach .500 with a win over St. John’s

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (11-12, 6-7 Big East) will take on St. John’s (14-11, 7-7 Big East) on Sunday at McDonough Arena at 2 p.m. ET. The Hoyas are... Read more

By February 10, 2018

Sports

Derrickson does it again: Late heroics from the junior forward down Seton Hall

The Georgetown men’s basketball (14-10, 4-9 Big East) avoided a fifth straight defeat Saturday at Capital One Arena with a thrilling 83-80 victory over Seton Hall (17-8, 6-6 Big East).... Read more

By February 10, 2018

Sports

When it rains, it pours: Women’s lacrosse wins high scoring season opener

The Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (1-0, Big East) won its season opener against St. Joseph’s (0-1, A-10), 18-15 on a rain-soaked Cooper Field. Junior attacker Taylor Gebhardt led the way... Read more

By February 10, 2018

Sports

Pregame Primer: Seton Hall Pirates

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-10, 3-9 Big East) look for a return to winning ways when they take on Seton Hall (17-7, 6-5 Big East) Saturday afternoon at the... Read more

By February 10, 2018

Sports

Smooth Sailing: Fourth quarter pushes women’s basketball past Seton Hall

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (11-12, 6-7 Big East) cruised to victory over Seton Hall (15-10, 7-7 Big East), 71-52 on Friday afternoon. Junior guard Dionna White led the way... Read more

By February 10, 2018

Columns

Open Access: Veganism and Science

For the first two years I was vegan, I didn’t get a flu shot. I also believed that eating too much protein would lower the pH of my blood and... Read more

By February 10, 2018

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New Lions, Who This?: Three Keys to Success

The Detroit Lions made several moves this off season to improve their coaching staff, hopefully putting them in contention for a title. The Lions recently parted ways with Head Coach... Read more

By February 9, 2018

Editorials

Georgetown Must Make Tuition Affordable

Last month, the office of the provost emailed the Georgetown community to announce that tuition rates for the 2018-2019 academic year would be raised by 3.5 percent. Georgetown is just... Read more

By the February 9, 2018

Editorials

Time to Quit Qatar

2018 marks the 13th  anniversary of the opening of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). Georgetown’s satellite campus in Doha is a joint partnership between the university and the Qatar Foundation.... Read more

By the February 9, 2018

Fresh Voices

Fresh Voices: Mica Bernhard on Friendship in the Digital Age

In this episode of the Fresh Voices podcast, Julia Pinney talks with Mica Bernhard about her piece in the Feb. 9 issue, Friendship Send Failure. In it, she talks about her experience... Read more

By and February 9, 2018

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The 250: Christopher Nolan’s Inception

In this episode of The 250, Kayla Hewitt is joined by special guest Max Fredell to discuss Christopher Nolan’s infamous seventh film, Inception. The film is ranked 14th on IMDb’s top 250,... Read more

By and February 9, 2018

Features

Stressed and Silent: Georgetown’s Culture and Mental Health

Will Emery (COL ’19) has noticed that Georgetown students have the same conversation over and over as midterm season arrives. “They go, ‘How are you?’ ‘Well, I have nine tests,... Read more

By February 9, 2018

Features

An Integrative Education: Georgetown’s Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program Sparks Debate

Dr. David Gorski has quite a bit to say about “quackademic medicine.” “Quackademic,” a portmanteau of quack and academic, means exactly that. “It’s the infiltration of quackery into academic medicine,”... Read more

By February 9, 2018