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Carrying On: Reflecting on Death and My Grandmother’s Disease

Sometimes I run to think through a problem, but this is not one of those days. I’m at Yates, running on the treadmill because my left knee is too messed... Read more

By March 3, 2017

Opinion

Growing up Godless

I’m three or four years old, holding up a popsicle stick cross I made in day care for my mom to see. I had colored it using pink washable marker... Read more

By March 3, 2017

Opinion

Fashioning a New Understanding of Gender Equality

When most of us hear the words “gender equality,” our minds jump to women’s issues. We automatically conjure images of feminist rallies, calls for equal pay, and ownership of reproductive... Read more

By March 3, 2017

Halftime Leisure

A Case for the Classics: The O.C.

The O.C. is, was, and always will be the perfect show. It was full of teen drama, including class divisions and tumultuous romance; it had a heartwarming family dynamic complete... Read more

By March 2, 2017

Halftime Sports

MLB Season Preview

In this MLB season preview, we’re predicting the division winners and the outcome of the World Series, even though spring training just started. There are a lot of well-matched teams... Read more

By and March 2, 2017

Halftime Sports

The Sports Sermon: the Business Side

Welcome to the Sports Sermon, the Voice‘s global sports podcast. In this episode of the Sermon, Nick Gavio talks with Graham Piro, Jonny Amon, and Woodley Jean-Louis about salary caps, free... Read more

By , , and March 2, 2017

Leisure

CV: Dams of the West, Youngish American

Vampire Weekend’s side projects have been tried and tested, with notable successes including Rostam Batmanglij’s duo with Ra Ra Riot’s lead singer, Discovery, and Ezra Koenig’s L’Homme Run. VW drummer... Read more

By March 2, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Lessons From Literature: The Woman Destroyed

“Youth and what the Italians so prettily call stamina. The vigor, the fire, that enables you to love and create. When you’ve lost that, you’ve lost everything.” ― Simone de... Read more

By March 1, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Trailer Takes: As You Are, The Discovery, and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

As You Are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkVe4fEn7W0 Brynne: Compelling as this film looks, I can’t tell exactly what it’s getting at. The overhead shot in the opening, the music, and the creepy ending... Read more

By March 1, 2017

Leisure

CV: The Orwells, Terrible Human Beings

At first glance, Terrible Human Beings, The Orwells’ latest album, has all the makings of a cult classic. The title is shameless, the cover art screams 90’s alternative with its... Read more

By March 1, 2017

Leisure

CV: Future, FUTURE

In his latest project, Future is focused on identity. After retreating from social media and laboring day and night on his latest album, FUTURE, Future has delivered a mixed bag... Read more

By March 1, 2017

Halftime Leisure

An Artist’s Input: Why Experimental Film Needs Its Own Category At The Oscars

I, like many others, enjoy participating in the annual magic surrounding the Oscars. From the way the California sun illuminates the red carpet to the manner in which the world... Read more

By March 1, 2017

Sports

Shipwrecked: Men’s basketball loses fourth straight game, clinches ninth in Big East Tournament

In need of a win to avoid securing back-to-back losing seasons, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-16, 5-12 Big East) was unable to maintain a late lead, falling to Seton... Read more

By February 28, 2017

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Spring Break Road Trip

What’s that? You were rejected from all the ABP trips you applied to and failed to make adequate backup plans? The best you could think up was an impromptu road... Read more

By February 28, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Recollections of the past in “Memoryscapes: Blurry Lines III”

In a little corner of the Touchstone Gallery, next to a window looking out onto busy New York Avenue, is the latest collection of paintings from local artist Steve Alderton.... Read more

By February 27, 2017

Sports

Lean on Me: Faith Woodard making her mark on women’s basketball

Faith Woodard is trying to leave a legacy. The women’s basketball senior forward played her final regular season home game at historic McDonough Arena on Feb. 19, helping the Hoyas... Read more

By February 27, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Some Disparate Thoughts I Had While Watching the 2017 Academy Awards, or Just Wow.

Thoughts On The Opening Number and Jimmy Kimmel’s Monologue Justin Timberlake opens the Oscars with a rendition of “Can’t Stop the Feeling” and gets the A-listers on their feet, reminding... Read more

By February 27, 2017

News

Office of Student Conduct upholds Nike protest sanctions

The Office of Student Conduct affirmed sanctions placed on eight members of Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) who participated in the sit-in in University President John DeGioia’s office last December to... Read more

By February 25, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Science Fiction at the Oscars

Two years ago, I wrote a very passionate piece about why I believed that Interstellar should have been nominated for Best Picture. Today, I absolutely stand by that opinion. But... Read more

By February 25, 2017

Sports

Freefalling: Men’s basketball falls to St. John’s, solidifies ninth place standing in Big East

Just when you thought the Georgetown basketball team was at its nadir, the Hoyas outdid themselves once more. Adding more misery to an already disappointing season, Georgetown (14-15, 5-11 Big... Read more

By February 25, 2017

Leisure

ImprovFest Charms with Wit and Talent

Last week’s ImprovFest featured 7 schools and spanned the course of 2 nights. On Friday, the schools that performed included George Mason University, George Washington University, and Georgetown’s two teams,... Read more

By February 25, 2017

Opinion

Upcoming Campus Speakers Fuel Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

It has been clear through President Trump’s campaign rhetoric, his nominations and appointees for Cabinet positions, and his proposed policies like the Muslim ban, that Muslims and those perceived as... Read more

By February 25, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Fear and Self-Loathing in Oxon Hill, MD

Casinos are magical places, unless you’re inside of one. Driving from Georgetown, the first glimpse of the MGM National Harbor you catch comes from I-295, a few miles out from... Read more

By February 24, 2017

News

Mack/Andino win GUSA executive election

On Feb. 26 at 2:06 a.m., the GUSA Election Commission announced on Twitter that Kamar Mack and Jessica Andino won the 2017 GUSA Executive Election. Mack/Andino won in the fourth... Read more

By February 24, 2017

Leisure

Natural Simplicity: Metallics at the Touchstone Gallery

At first glance, Mary D. Ott’s metallic paintings seem to be characterized by their lack of complexity; her aptly titled piece “Gold on Black” refers to a dark canvas interrupted... Read more

By February 24, 2017