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This Week In Sportswriting

Welcome to The Week in Sportswriting, where Chris Dunn outlines the top sports stories of the past week. Lynx Outlast Sparks to Win Fourth WNBA Championship ESPN, Mechelle Voepel With the... Read more

By October 6, 2017

Halftime Sports

MLB Awards Predictions: Cy Young Winners

Every year, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America votes for the Cy Young Award, given to the best pitcher of each league during the regular season. Over the years, there... Read more

By October 6, 2017

Sports

Georgetown’s late goal not enough as No. 12 women’s soccer draws with Creighton

The sun beat down as the No. 12 Georgetown women’s soccer team (9-2-2, 3-0-1 Big East) drew with the Creighton Bluejays (2-9-2, 0-3-1 Big East) 1-1 after overtime on Thursday.... Read more

By October 6, 2017

Podcasts

Defenders United: Bahar Ansari

As a meditation on the role of public defense in our society, “Defenders United” explores the lives and work of public defense attorneys across the United States from the perspective... Read more

By October 6, 2017

Halftime Sports

Athletes should kneel for the right reasons

I would like to thank social justice twitter for incessantly reminding us all these past two weeks that when NFL players kneel, it is not because they are protesting Donald... Read more

By October 6, 2017

Podcasts

The Sports Sermon: MLB Postseason Preview

In this episode of the Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio is joined by Graham Piro and Tristan Lee to discuss the MLB Playoffs.

By , and October 6, 2017

News

Islamic Studies Professor Speaks on Rise of Islamophobia

Georgetown professor of Religion & International Affairs and Islamic Studies John L. Esposito presented a talk entitled “Islamophobia – A social disorder that impacts our nation and students,” hosted by... Read more

By October 5, 2017

Halftime Sports

A Look at the New NBA Rule Changes

The NBA is taking steps this year to improve the quality of regular season games. Over the course of the summer, a myriad of changes have been approved, including modifications... Read more

By October 5, 2017

Leisure

Don’t Accept This Friend Request

It’s a great time to be a fan of horror movies. The past five years have seen mainstream hits like The Conjuring franchise that has combined critical and commercial success,... Read more

By October 5, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: Annihilation, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and A Wrinkle in Time

Annihilation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjdPKwoY7g Anna: First off, I love Oscar Isaac, although I guess the premise of this film is that he dies which is sad. It was directed by the... Read more

By October 5, 2017

News

International Students Criticize Career Fair

International students have expressed disappointment with the Sep 15 career fair. The fair, sponsored by the Cawley Career Education Center, featured 104 employers, but according to the Career Fair website,... Read more

By October 4, 2017

Sports

No. 12 women’s soccer hosts last place Creighton

The No. 12 Georgetown women’s soccer team (9-2-1, 3-0-0 Big East) will look to extend its win streak to five when it hosts the Creighton Bluejays (2-9-1, 0-3-0 Big East)... Read more

By October 4, 2017

Halftime Sports

Is This the Year of the Nationals?

As the weather starts to cool down, the MLB postseason is just beginning. Teams across the league are preparing for a World Series push, with a few legitimate contenders beginning... Read more

By October 4, 2017

Halftime Sports

FBI Reveals the Shaky Foundation of College Basketball

The morning of Tuesday, September 26th will likely be remembered as the beginning of the end of college basketball as we know it. While most programs and fans were gearing... Read more

By October 4, 2017

Halftime

Channel Chasers Episode 3: BoJack Horseman and Rick & Morty

On the third episode of Channel Chasers, Jon Block and Graham Piro convene to discuss BoJack Horseman, and are joined again by Alex Boyd to discuss the season finale of Rick &... Read more

By , and October 4, 2017

News

GUPD Issues Response to Anti-Semitic Graffiti

Two incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti took place in East Campus last week. A swastika was found in an LXR bathroom on Sep 27. The swastika was drawn in lipstick on... Read more

By October 3, 2017

Halftime Sports

NHL Western Conference Preview

Three seasons ago, this section would have been easier to write. From 2010 to 2015, the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings dominated the NHL’s Western Conference, combining for five... Read more

By October 3, 2017

Halftime Sports

MLB Playoff Preview – National League

The MLB Playoffs are upon us. Below is an overview of the National League playoff teams and predictions for how far they’ll go. You can read Halftime’s piece on the... Read more

By October 3, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Lessons from Literature: Norwegian Wood

“In that moment I understood what that tremor of the heart had been. It was a kind of childhood longing that had always remained – and would forever remain –... Read more

By October 3, 2017

The Reel Pulpit

Reel Pulpit Episode 2: Seeing Spies

On the second episode of Reel Pulpit, Graham Piro discusses spy movies with Emily Jaster and Gustav Honl-Stuenkel. They make sure to devote a good amount of time to the James... Read more

By , and October 3, 2017

News

LGBTQ Resource Center Launches New Mentorship Program

The LGBTQ Resource Center launched a new mentorship program for underclassmen and transfer students this past week. The program, “Passages,” which was announced earlier in the semester, is entirely student-led.... Read more

By October 3, 2017

Halftime Sports

NHL Eastern Conference Preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins have dominated the Eastern conference the past two seasons on their way to winning back to back Stanley Cups. The Washington Capitals have also been on top,... Read more

By October 2, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Freshman Feels

Fellow freshmen, we have made it through the first month. At this point, the constant social interaction, the aggressively average food, and the work we put off every weekend is... Read more

By October 2, 2017

Halftime Sports

MLB Playoff Preview – American League

My favorite time of the year is coming up: the MLB playoffs. So here is my overview of each team in the American League and my (maybe) surprising predictions for... Read more

By October 2, 2017

News

Washington Archbishop Speaks on Synodality

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, offered the eighth installment of Georgetown’s Sacred Lectures series at Dahlgren Chapel, speaking on the importance of synodality and Pope Francis’s approach to the... Read more

By October 1, 2017