Archive

Well done, Indians. Now change the name.

On Monday, Major League Baseball announced that, in 2019, the Cleveland Indians will remove the controversial Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms. The move, in the works for several decades,... Read more

By Aaron Wolf February 4, 2018

Track gears up for Big East Championships with strong showings in Boston and Villanova

The Georgetown track and field team went to two meets this weekend, traveling to Boston for the BU Scarlet and White Invitational and Staten Island for the Villanova Invitational. Both... Read more

By Jayan Hanson February 4, 2018

Taste Test Returns to Discuss Skittles

After a long hiatus, Taste Test has returned! Danielle Hewitt, Amy Guay and Michael Bergin meet to try one of America’s most popular candies: Skittles. Through mastication and discussion, the three... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt, Michael Bergin and Amy Guay February 4, 2018

Podcasts

The Reel Pulpit: Oscars Predictions and Picks

In this episode of The Reel Pulpit, Graham Piro, Dajour Evans, and Eman Rahman convene once again, discussing the Academy Awards. They dive into their choices and predictions for the hotly... Read more

By Graham Piro and Dajour Evans February 4, 2018

Weekly List: A History of Halftime

On Sunday Feb. 4, the Philadelphia Eagles will play the New England Patriots at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota in the 52nd Super Bowl game. Justin Timberlake is scheduled... Read more

By Brynn Furey February 4, 2018

Injuries Sweep Through the NBA

With the all-star break approaching, an unfortunate number of injuries have incurred among the top players in the league. DeMarcus Cousins, Pelican twin tower alongside Anthony Davis, went down with... Read more

By Cam Smith February 4, 2018

By a sword’s length: Musketeers outlast Hoyas in OT

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-9, 3-8 Big East) fell to No. 6 Xavier (21-3, 9-2 Big East) in overtime on Saturday evening. Senior guard Trevon Bluiett led the Musketeers... Read more

By Beth Cunniff February 3, 2018

Copycats: Georgetown falls to Villanova in another close defeat

After a heartbreakingly close finish, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-12, 5-7 Big East) fell to Villanova (18-5, 8-4 Big East) 68-67 on Saturday at a sold-out Jake Nevin Field... Read more

By Margaux Fontaine February 3, 2018

Year of the Birds

Super Bowl Sunday, arguably the most popular unofficial holiday in America, is finally upon us. This year’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles will be... Read more

By Jake Gilstrap February 3, 2018

Women’s basketball looks for third straight victory at Villanova

After last weekend’s victories away at Butler (13-11, 5-7 Big East) and Xavier (9-14, 2-10 Big East), the Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-11, 5-6, Big East) will conclude its road... Read more

By Aaron Wolf February 3, 2018

Leisure

Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sovereignty Teaches What You Should Have Learned in American History Class

Cue the opening scene of Georgetown alumnus Mary Kathryn Nagle’s Sovereignty: A drunken white man wearing a “Make America Great Again” shirt stumbles into a Casino and hurls racial slurs... Read more

By Brynn Furey February 3, 2018

Columns

Beyond the Screen: The Brightest Witch of Her Age

“Hermione was that perfect example of turning on its head this initial prejudice that she gets… Hermione is the one with the plan. She’s in control.” -Emma Watson The Harry... Read more

By Dajour Evans February 3, 2018

The Voice‘s Favorite Football Movies

Super Bowl LII is right around the corner, so we’ve assembled the team here in the name of all that is football to bring you the Voice’s favorite football films.... Read more

By Halftime Staff February 2, 2018

The 250: Crime Noir and The Maltese Falcon

In this episode of The 250, Danielle and Kayla Hewitt discuss The Maltese Falcon (1941). One of Roger Ebert’s “Great Movies,” it is ranked 215 on the IMDb 250, and stars Humphrey Bogart and... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt and Kayla Hewitt February 2, 2018

Leisure

Critical Voices: Migos, Culture II

Back in 2015, Quavo, leader and migos-est member of Migos, alerted the world “Gangsta rap is back.” This came off of Yung Rich Nation, the middle release of the YRN... Read more

By Max Fredell February 2, 2018

Columns

Joy and Hope in Gaudium et spes

October 1962 was a busy month. On the 6th, the Sino-Indian War broke out, which would claim over 10,000 casualties in the span of a month. On the 9th, Uganda... Read more

By Jack Segelstein and Max Wolfgang Rosner February 2, 2018

Columns

Solidarity Shouts: Immigrant Solidarity

My name is Anahi Figueroa-Flores, and I came to the United States at the age of two. I came to Commerce City, Colorado with my mother and older sister because... Read more

By Arisaid Gonzalez Porras and Anahi Figueroa-Flores February 2, 2018

Halftime Leisure

A Case for the Classics: Cowboy Bebop

Upon reading this title, half of you will be getting excited, while the other half will be questioning how Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999) is a classic when you’ve never heard of... Read more

By Tatiana Lebreton February 1, 2018

Halftime Leisure

Broward County: Gucci Gang and Yeezus

Audio mixing is a fairly benign element of a song’s form in contemporary-pop music. While Ed Sheeran may opt for a more open and acoustic recording style than Bruno Mars,... Read more

By Max Fredell February 1, 2018

Opinion

Beyond the Beats: Reckon with Homophobia in Hip-Hop

For the Voice’s 2017’s end of year list, I wrote about why Migos’ Culture was one of the best albums of the year. Migos, one of the most popular rap... Read more

By Gustav Honl-Stuenkel February 1, 2018

Leisure

Concert Preview: J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Feb. 8, 9:30 Club

The first thing that stands out about J. Roddy Walston & the Business is the long flowing locks of three out of four band members. The second thing that stands... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt February 1, 2018