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Three Of A Kind: Thoughts From A Freshman Hoya

The first time I ever encountered Georgetown University, aside from viewing the entirely under-appreciated masterpiece College Road Trip starring Martin Lawrence and Raven Symoné, was when I was 12 years... Read more

By September 15, 2017

News

Georgetown Community Responds to DACA Repeal

As Georgetown students started their second week of class, President Donald Trump made a decision that may bring the academic aspirations of some students here in the United States to... Read more

By September 15, 2017

Editorials

DeVos Offers a Step Backwards

In a speech at George Mason University last week, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced her intention to roll back Obama-era guidelines for how universities receiving federal funding handle cases... Read more

By the September 15, 2017

Leisure

It Captivates with both Scares and Laughs

Adapting a Stephen King novel is never an easy task. Most directors have struggled with walking a fine line between creative liberty and adherence to the source material. When filmmakers... Read more

By September 15, 2017

Halftime Sports

Tracy McGrady: A testament to ability over production

This past Friday, the Basketball Hall of Fame inducted Tracy McGrady, honoring a remarkable player with the sports equivalent of putting the tastiest possible cherry on top of a career... Read more

By September 15, 2017

News

Georgetown Community Responds to DACA Repeal

As Georgetown students started their second week of class, President Donald Trump made a decision that may bring the academic aspirations of some students here in the United States to... Read more

By September 15, 2017

Features

Georgetown’s Journey Toward Diversity in STEM

Georgetown alumna Vera Rubin never received a Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking evidence of dark matter, much to the shock of the science world. Rubin, who passed away last year,... Read more

By September 15, 2017

Carrying On

Carrying On: The revolution will not make you five pounds thinner

Halfway through my freshman year, I looked in the mirror, considered what I had eaten that day, and decided that something had to be done. I came to what I... Read more

By September 15, 2017

Editorials

Protections for Undocumented Students Under Attack

Last week, President Trump reneged on a promise and threw the livelihoods of 800,000 young people into jeopardy by announcing that he plans to phase out the Deferred Action for... Read more

By the September 15, 2017

Halftime

The 250: Wild Tales

By September 14, 2017

Photography

By September 14, 2017

News

Administrators Share Tools for Supporting Undocumented Students

University administrators explained the recent rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and ways to support undocumented students at an information session in the HFSC Social Room.... Read more

By September 12, 2017

Leisure

Concert Preview: Young the Giant, September 16, Merriweather Post Pavilion

Young the Giant has long graced the alternative world with their soft and positive energy, but they recently have taken a social stance by commenting directly on the disparity between... Read more

By September 11, 2017

Leisure

Concert Preview: BADBADNOTGOOD, September 17, 9:30 Club

Jazz has a long history of persevering as other genres eclipse its popularity and adapting itself to fit alongside the dominant cultural trend. With rap’s recent move to be the... Read more

By September 11, 2017

Sports

Women’s soccer remains goalless against ranked opposition in draw vs. No. 14 Rutgers

The No. 15 Georgetown women’s soccer team (5-2-1, Big East) played a hard fought 0-0 draw against No. 14 Rutgers (6-0-1, Big Ten). Georgetown senior midfielder Rachel Corboz came the... Read more

By September 11, 2017

Halftime Sports

Why Liverpool should have sold Philippe Coutinho

The summer of 2017 will likely be remembered as the summer that changed soccer transfers forever. Paris Saint-Germain’s newest attraction, Neymar Jr., was purchased from perennial superpower FC Barcelona for... Read more

By September 11, 2017

Sports

Volleyball splits pair of games on final day of Georgetown Invitational

The Georgetown women’s volleyball team (6-3, Big East) split its two matches on the final day of the Georgetown Classic on Saturday, prevailing against Coppin State (0-9, MEAC) in straight... Read more

By September 11, 2017

News

GU Politics Introduces New Fellows

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, an initiative of the McCourt School of Public Policy, recently invited its fall 2017 fellows to campus. On Friday, Sept. 8, the... Read more

By September 11, 2017

Sports

Volleyball falls short against James Madison

The Georgetown volleyball team (5-2, Big East) fell to James Madison (7-0, CAA) in five sets (25-20, 20-25, 25-11, 22-25, 15-6) on the first night of the Georgetown Classic in... Read more

By September 9, 2017

Opinion

Swastikas and Silence

As always, they came for the Jews. I’m watching TV after the riots in Charlottesville. I hear that a girl died after a neo-Nazi hit her with his car, I... Read more

By September 9, 2017

Sports

No. 15 women’s soccer flattens St. Francis (Pa.)

The No. 15 Georgetown women’s soccer team (5-2, Big East) routed the St. Francis Red Flash (2-4, Northeast) by a 5-0 scoreline on Friday evening. Sophomore forward/midfielder Paula Germino-Watnick led... Read more

By September 9, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Seventh Season: How It Ended and What’s to Come

Since the finale premiered some time ago, I have had ample time to digest my initial reactions. In the week or so that has passed since the finale’s initial airing,... Read more

By September 8, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Spider-Man: Homecoming is a Fresh Take on a Recycled Story

Superhero movies are not hard to come by nowadays. With over five superhero movies coming out this year alone, it’s safe to say the genre has exploded, possibly to the... Read more

By September 7, 2017

News

[Updated]: Swastikas found in VCW and LXR elevators

A swastika was found carved into the interior of a Village C West elevator last night, as reported in an email to the Georgetown community from Rev. Mark Bosco, S.J.,... Read more

By and September 6, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: 9/11, Jigsaw, and The Mountain Between Us

9/11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djELni-bfHQ Brynn: I don’t think I would watch this movie for free, forget paying to see it in theaters or as a rental. Aside from the fact that it... Read more

By September 6, 2017