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Volleyball ends season with two five-set losses

The Georgetown women’s volleyball team (8-22, 2-16 BIg East) dropped both of its weekend matches at home, losing in five sets (14-25, 25-13, 16-25, 25-23, 15-9) to Providence (17-15, 6-11... Read more

By November 20, 2017

Leisure

Justice League Reinforces DC’s Course Correction, for Better or Worse

Few films have hit theaters with the same production problems as Justice League. Indeed, any comic fan would have been concerned with the litany of bad news coming out of... Read more

By November 20, 2017

Halftime

Weekly List: Daily Routine

Let me give you all a glimpse into my daily routine. The song titles say it all, except I had trouble finding anything called “Suffer Through Your Department Seminar.” We... Read more

By November 20, 2017

Leisure

Murder on the Orient Express: A Good Twist Covers For A Weak Adaptation

My first introduction to Agatha Christie was on Christmas Day 2007. My uncle gave ten-year-old me one of her novels with the inscription, “This is widely considered Christie’s best book,... Read more

By November 20, 2017

Sports

Women’s basketball falls to crosstown rival GW

After starting the season off 2-0, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (2-1 Big East) came up short in its first significant test of the season against George Washington (2-2 Atlantic... Read more

By November 19, 2017

Sports

Own Goal Dooms Men’s Soccer in Round of 32

With heavy winds bearing down on Shaw Field, the No. 14-seed Georgetown men’s soccer team (14-4-2) conceded a late game-winning own goal with just 14 seconds remaining in double overtime... Read more

By November 19, 2017

Sports

Football Falls to Colgate on Senior Day, 35-10

The Georgetown Football team (1-10, 0-6 Patriot League) was defeated by the Colgate Raiders (7-4, 5-1 Patriot League) 35-10 on Senior Day at Cooper Field Saturday, putting a cap on... Read more

By November 19, 2017

Leisure

Concert Preview: ODESZA, November 25, The Anthem

ODESZA don’t have any time for a Thanksgiving food coma. After releasing their first project, Summer’s Gone (2012), Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight have been on a breakneck streak through... Read more

By November 19, 2017

Sports

Johnson Leads Balanced Attack in Win over Eastern Shore

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (3-0, Big East) relied on a balanced scoring effort in its 83-57 victory over University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1-2, Mid-Eastern) on Saturday afternoon at... Read more

By November 18, 2017

Leisure

Wonder Delivers Captivating Characters in Heartwarming Story

Wonder will make you cry. Maybe it’s going to be when a boy mentions how he’d rather look at people’s shoes than at their facial reactions. Maybe it’s going to... Read more

By November 18, 2017

Leisure

Wonder Women! Draws Parallels Between Inspirational Artists and the Superhero Icon

Tucked away on the fourth floor of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, a passerby will find the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center (LRC), a quiet... Read more

By November 18, 2017

Sports

Pregame Primer: University of Maryland Eastern Shore

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (2-0, Big East) will take on University of Maryland Eastern Shore (1-1, Mid-Eastern) at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:00... Read more

By November 18, 2017

Halftime

The Voice‘s Favorite Superhero Movies

With the much-anticipated Justice League finally rolling around to theaters, we assemble the team in the name of all that is comic booky goodness. Here are some of our picks for the... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Halftime Sports

A History of the North London Derby

Arsenal fans have a different holiday schedule than everyone else. While most people enjoy Christmas or New Year’s, Arsenal fans look forward to St Totteringham’s day in the spring of... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Sports

Football prepares for Senior Day matchup with Colgate

The Georgetown football team (1-9, 0-5 Patriot League) will look to end its season on a high note this Saturday at home versus Colgate (6-4, 4-1 Patriot League). The Hoyas... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Sports

Women’s Basketball Downs Loyola Maryland

Following a 93-41 beatdown of Howard University (0-2, MEAC) in its season opener, the Georgetown Women’s basketball team (2-0, Big East) took care of business in the first road game... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Features

Judaism in D.C.: How Jewish Communities Made their Home in the Capital City

As Georgetown students reached the center of the stage to receive their degrees at the 1869 commencement, they were greeted by Catholic chaplains, university administrators, and the 18th president of... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Leisure

La Dolce Estate: Call Me by Your Name Captures Fleeting Love

There is a scene in Call Me by Your Name when Elio’s father, an archeologist dredging up Hellenistic-era statues from the sea, flips through slides of recent findings. One character... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Carrying On

Carrying On: Keep Dreaming

I’ve developed a set of strategies so that staying awake is no longer just a matter of endurance. Rationing caffeine intake is an artform. Personally, I tend to start with... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Opinion

When Home Is Hard to Define

Up until I left for Georgetown, it was simple to define “home.” Home was the house in Los Angeles where grew up. It was the place where I learned to... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Leisure

Pickett’s Charge Brings History to Light at the Hirshhorn Museum

Few moments in history carry as much weight in the modern day, and are as widely misunderstood, as the American Civil War. After more than 150 years, the Civil War... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Editorials

State Department Cuts Draw Concern

In the 11 months since his inauguration, President Donald Trump and his administration have weakened and eroded a number of top federal agencies. From the Department of Agriculture to the... Read more

By the November 17, 2017

Opinion

Life Infiltrating Art

I read reports of Louis C.K.’s alleged sexual misconduct, now confirmed by Louis himself, on the same laptop that held a “Louis C.K. is my spirit animal” sticker. Before I... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Features

The Beat That Goes and Goes: The Sound of D.C.

At most go-go shows, when the music starts, it doesn’t stop for hours. The ten musicians onstage have instruments ranging from keyboards to cowbells, conga drums, and roto toms. A... Read more

By November 17, 2017

Editorials

Tax Plan Shifts Burden Unfairly

In the past two weeks, Republicans in both the House of Representatives and the Senate released their respective proposals to overhaul the United States’ tax code. The versions have minor... Read more

By the November 17, 2017