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The Sun is Shining, The Birds Are Chirping: Vampire Weekend Announces New Music

Ezra Koenig just announced information about Vampire Weekend’s new album, and I am currently having a heart attack, just in case you were wondering. There has been little noise from... Read more

By March 27, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: A Weekend at South By

Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit Austin, TX (the self-proclaimed weirdest city in America) for South by Southwest (SXSW). Serving as one of the largest film and music... Read more

By March 27, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Taste Test: Pocky

Welcome to Taste Test! This week, host Erika Bullock recounts the wild history of the Japanese snack Pocky with Danielle Hewitt and special guests, Voice alums Chris Almeida and Chris Castano. http://media.blubrry.com/voicepodcastnetwork/georgetownvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Pocky.mp3 Podcast:... Read more

By and March 27, 2017

Columns

Hidden Hegemony: Housing Accessibility Is Missing From Our Conversations

In an August campaign rally in Ohio, after months of describing his perceptions of despair and dissolution in America’s “inner cities,” candidate Donald Trump urged black and Latino voters to... Read more

By March 24, 2017

Columns

And Now for Something Different: Why Is Everything so Obvious?

As a math major, there’s nothing I hate more than when a professor points to a theorem and says, “The proof is obvious.” More often than not, I then sit... Read more

By March 24, 2017

Sports

The Phone Booth: End of an era

Tyler Pearre, Nick Gavio, Parker Houston, and Jorge DeNeve are joined by Chris Almeida of the Ringer to discuss the recent Georgetown men’s basketball coaching change. Bobby Bancroft of Casual Hoya... Read more

By , , and March 24, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Track Takes: Kendrick Lamar, “The Heart Part 4”

After dropping a cryptic Instagram post midday on Thursday March 23, Kendrick Lamar released his first single since Untitled Unmastered a year ago this month. “The Heart Part 4” is a... Read more

By March 24, 2017

News

Women discuss taking action at Own It Summit 2017

Hundreds of women gathered in Gaston Hall at Own It Summit 2017 to discuss the importance of women taking action in the current political climate of the country. The theme... Read more

By March 24, 2017

Breaking

Georgetown parts ways with John Thompson III

Georgetown men’s basketball Head Coach John Thompson III will not return to the team next season, university President John DeGioia announced in a statement on Thursday afternoon. “It is with... Read more

By March 23, 2017

Halftime Sports

The Simple Solution to the NBA Rest Issue

On March 11, the Golden State Warriors, reigning Western Conference Champions, faced off against the San Antonio Spurs, the team that currently sits at second place in the Western Conference,... Read more

By March 23, 2017

Leisure

Concert Review: Tennis, 9:30 Club, March 19

Wearing a sequined shirt that looked like it belonged to Donna Summer, Tennis guitarist Patrick Riley walked on stage ready to perform. The duo’s second half and lead singer, Alaina... Read more

By March 23, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Grouplove’s Recent Trailer Builds Excitement for Little Mess

In anticipation of their upcoming EP, Little Mess, Grouplove released a thrilling trailer on Youtube on Tuesday, Mar. 21. The EP will be a close companion to their recent LP,... Read more

By March 22, 2017

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Lessons From Literature: The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas

“Let Pascal say that man is a thinking reed. He is wrong; man is a thinking erratum. Each period in life is a new edition that corrects the preceding one... Read more

By March 22, 2017

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Trailer Takes: The Secret Scripture, Coco, and Atomic Blonde

The Secret Scripture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85bdcbawodQ Laura: While I usually like a movie with competing stories, philosophical questions, and high stakes, I felt like the tension, initially displayed as one story, between... Read more

By March 22, 2017

Leisure

CV: Drake, More Life

More record sales. More streams. More Life. More Everything.   Less than eleven months ago the 6-God released one of the most anticipated projects in the history of rap music,... Read more

By March 22, 2017

Columns

Dividing Lines: Who Owns the Culture My Friends Appropriate?

A few weeks ago, I brought a friend to a delightful reception celebrating the Lunar New Year at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A lion dance troupe broke out the... Read more

By March 22, 2017

News

Writing Center expands awards program

The Georgetown University Writing Center is expanding its awards program to include four awards categories, each with a $1000 prize. The program, sponsored by US News & World Report, is... Read more

By March 22, 2017

News

Georgetown to offer tuition discounts to federal employees

Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies (SCS) announced on Mar. 14 that it had reached an agreement with the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to offer 10% scholarships to... Read more

By March 22, 2017

Breaking

L.J. Peak to forego senior season, enter NBA Draft

Georgetown men’s basketball junior guard L.J. Peak will forego his senior season and will enter the NBA Draft. The story was first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, who also reports... Read more

By March 21, 2017

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Stripped: Calvin Klein, Oscars Fashion and More

This week on Stripped, Isabel Lord and Emma Francois are joined by guests Caitlin Mannering and Amy Guay to briefly discuss fashion’s growing political consciousness and the Calvin Klein ad featuring the... Read more

By and March 21, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Baila Conmigo!

With GU’s LatinX Dance Showcase Reventón right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to put some *lit* Spanish songs on the playlist for your next party. Expand your Latin... Read more

By March 21, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Studio Ghibli Series is a Nostalgic and Heartwarming Study Break

At this point in the semester, midterms abound and professors are not so subtly encouraging us to start thinking about our final papers and projects.  With all these impending deadlines,... Read more

By March 20, 2017

Sports

Rammed: Women’s basketball falls to Fordham in first round of WNIT

The Georgetown Women’s basketball team (17-13, 9-9 Big East) fell to the Fordham University Rams (22-11, 11-5 A-10) Friday evening at McDonough Arena in the first round of the Women’s... Read more

By March 17, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Night I Saw Cate Blanchett on Broadway

Because I’m a bougie millennial, I spent part of my Spring break in New York with my roommate and beloved companion, Grace. We shared a bialy from Russ and Daughters;... Read more

By March 17, 2017

News

Unsung Heroes expands to other campuses

Unsung Heroes, a student-run initiative which runs a Facebook page sharing stories and photos of facilities, service, and other workers at Georgetown, has begun launching new chapters at campuses throughout... Read more

By March 17, 2017