Archive

Suburbicon is a Paradigm of Directorial Disaster

When you cross a Coen Brother screenplay with a race-relations subplot set in the 1950s, things are bound to get a little interesting. However, in the case of Suburbicon, this... Read more

By Mary Mei October 31, 2017

SAC Ends Hearing Without Vote on Defunding of Love Saxa

The Student Activities Commission (SAC) adjourned its hearing regarding Love Saxa early Tuesday morning without deciding whether to defund the student organization due to the nightly closure of the HFSC.... Read more

By Austin Corona October 31, 2017

Concert Review: Louis the Child, Oct. 25, 9:30 Club

Chicago-based DJ duo Louis the Child have come a long way since their first hit “It’s Strange” was recommended personally by Taylor Swift on Instagram. After numerous shows at intimate... Read more

By Kyle Parisi October 30, 2017

Oaxaca meets Wisconsin Ave: Luis Pablo at The Phoenix

Boutiques parade up Wisconsin Avenue. Slick acrylic furniture and uninteresting floor-lamps grow up into the windows with looming price tags—reminders of empty wallets. In the window of the Phoenix, one... Read more

By Austin Corona October 30, 2017

Halftime

A Case for the Classics: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

It’s Halloween season! This is the season in which everyone loves to gather around, dress up in costumes, trick-or-treat, and watch some classic Halloween movies—Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street,... Read more

By Dajour Evans October 30, 2017

Students Call on SAC to Defund Love Saxa

Student activists Chad Gasman (COL ‘20) and Jasmin Ouseph (SFS ‘19) have circulated a petition to support the defunding of Love Saxa, an official student group. Love Saxa is an... Read more

By Lilah Burke October 30, 2017

Men’s Cross Country Three-Peats, Women Take Third at Big East Championships

On Saturday, October 28, the Georgetown men’s cross country team took first place and the women’s team took third place at the 2017 Big East cross country championships. The event... Read more

By Tristan Lee October 30, 2017

Defensive Woes Continue for Football, Team Drops Seventh Consecutive Game

The Georgetown football team (1-7, 0-3 Patriot League) lost to Holy Cross (3-6, 2-2 Patriot League) at the Crusaders’ home field, 24-10, on Saturday afternoon. This is the seventh straight... Read more

By Umar Asif October 30, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: “Better” Beginnings

Back in high school, I had a pretty bad reputation among my friends for making a new playlist for every new mood I was in. Naturally, I called these playlists... Read more

By Camille Kurtz October 30, 2017

Podcasts

The Vault: Offseason Review

With the change in the name of Georgetown’s home venue from the Verizon Center to the Capital One Arena, your favorite Georgetown hoops podcast also needed a new name. Ladies... Read more

By Tyler Pearre, Nick Gavio and Santul Nerkar October 30, 2017

DeGioia Affirms Support for DREAM Act in Op-Ed

University president John DeGioia co-authored an Oct 16 op-ed in The Hill with three other presidents of area universities asking Congress to pass the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien... Read more

By Noah Telerski October 30, 2017

Volleyball’s Losing Streak Continues

The Georgetown women’s volleyball team (7-17, 1-11 Big East) dropped both of its weekend matches on the road, losing in straight sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) to Xavier (9-17, 4-8 Big... Read more

By Santul Nerkar October 29, 2017

“The Utopian Projects” Combines Fantasy and Post-Stalinist Russia

“The Utopian Projects,” an exhibition which will be on display at the Hirshhorn Museum from Sept. 7 to March 4, is a culmination of works by two of the most... Read more

By Miranda Saunders October 29, 2017

Concert Preview: Flying Lotus in 3D, Nov. 5, Echostage

Since releasing his debut album, 1983, eleven years ago, Flying Lotus (born Steven Ellison) has rocketed to the elite of a very distinct and unorthodox community of musicians, directors, and... Read more

By Gustav Honl-Stuenkel October 29, 2017

No. 10 Men’s Soccer Falls at St. John’s, Drops From Regular Season Championship Race

The No. 10 Georgetown men’s soccer team (11-3-2, 5-1-1 Big East) fell to St. John’s (8-6-2, 5-2-1 Big East), 1-0, on the road on Saturday evening. The game’s lone goal... Read more

By Tyler Pearre October 29, 2017

Opinion

Upon Turning 20

It was Oct. 6, the day before I turned 20. Suddenly the urge to do something crazy, something teenager-y, came over me. I think what’s odd about how I felt... Read more

By Julia Pinney October 27, 2017

Women’s and Gender Studies Program Turns 30

“Georgetown has [historically] proven to be one of the slower institutions to react to the growing need for an expansive Women’s Studies program,” the New Press, Georgetown’s former feminist quarterly,... Read more

By Alice Ye October 27, 2017