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A First Glimpse at Ed Sheeran’s Newest Album

In the early hours of New Year’s Day the Internet was buzzing with the news that Ed Sheeran had already saved 2017. He had posted a nine second video to... Read more

Sports

Men’s basketall stops skid, earning first Big East win against St. John’s

A big second half run from the Hoyas proved the deciding factor as Georgetown won its first Big East game of the season against St. John’s Monday night at the... Read more

Sports

Men’s basketball dropped by No. 18 Butler in overtime, worst conference start since 1998-99

Another Big East game led to another disappointment for the Georgetown men’s basketball team (8-8, 0-4 Big East) on Saturday afternoon. The Hoyas lost to No. 18 Butler (14-2, 3-1... Read more

Leisure

Scorsese’s Silence Speaks Volumes

The opening of Martin Scorsese’s Silence is bleak, blunt, and harsh: a plain-text title slide cuts directly to a foggy image of a man standing beside a pair of severed... Read more

Sports

Men’s basketball falls to 8-7 with loss at Providence

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (8-7, 0-3 Big East) fell to the Providence Friars (11-5, 1-2 Big East), 76-70, in a Big East conference game on Wednesday night in Providence,... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Sherlock Proceeds With A Game of Expectations

Sherlock continues to combine the rapid pace of an action film with the complexity of a novel, while simultaneously defying the principle that television shows wind down the moment a... Read more

News

University allows Nike contract to expire while protesters face student conduct meetings

Georgetown’s licensing contract with Nike expired on Dec. 31, and the university and apparel company continue to negotiate a new agreement just weeks after a student protest led to the... Read more

Halftime

The Untitled Leisure Project: Best of 2016

On this episode of Untitled Leisure Project, Voice staffers look back on the 2016’s best offerings in movies and music. Daniel Varghese sits down with Chris Dunn to discuss albums,... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Creativity in Crisis: Is it Really Alternative?

Literally, the term “alternative” denotes something that departs from the norm, seeking creative and artistic divergence by uncovering unconventional sounds that provide listening ears with new options to tune into.... Read more

Opinion

Making Space for Faith in Liberalism

We sat in silence with our eyes closed for half an hour, contemplating the people who motivate and inspire us. Those in attendance could share their thoughts periodically, but there... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Why Gilmore Girls is the Worst (But You Should Binge Watch It Anyway)

This one’s for the Ivy rejects. For the girls who can’t get boys to commit to relationships. This is for everyone who hates when writers think purposefully-annoying characters are funny.... Read more

Sports

X Gon’ Give it to You: Sumner and Macura combine for 51 to lift No. 17 Xavier over Georgetown

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (9-6, 0-2 Big East) was unable to gain a much needed conference win on Saturday afternoon, falling to No. 17 Xavier (12-2, 2-0 Big East),... Read more

Leisure

CV: Kid Cudi, Passion, Pain, and Demon Slayin’

Kid Cudi had hit rock bottom. Personally, the depression that he had expressed with his signature pain-filled lyricism had finally caught up with him. He had checked into rehab, dealing... Read more

Leisure

Manchester by the Sea Confronts Tragedy in a Gritty, Realistic Way

Anything said here will undoubtedly be unintelligible against the din of praise for Manchester by the Sea. Although it’s tempting to be a dissenting voice, if only to be heard,... Read more

Sports

Pregame Primer: Xavier Musketeers

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (8-5, 0-1 Big East) will face the No. 17 Xavier Musketeers (11-2, 1-0 Big East) at the Verizon Center in the nation’s capital on Saturday.... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Halftime’s Top 10 Films of 2016

2016 was an up and down year in Hollywood. While the box office is set to break records, the plethora of celebrity deaths and underachieving summer blockbusters cast a shadow... Read more

Leisure

CV: J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only

Days before the release of his new album 4 Your Eyez Only, J. Cole released a short film documenting the creative process behind the album, with footage of Cole and... Read more

Sports

Big East, New Beast: Men’s basketball falls to Marquette in Conference Opener

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (8-5, 0-1 Big East) opened Big East conference play with a 76-66 loss to Marquette (10-3, 1-0 Big East) at the BMO Harris Bradley Center... Read more

Sports

Facing Their Demons: Women’s basketball loses in Big East opener

Sophomore guard Dionna White’s game-high 18 points weren’t enough to hold off DePaul’s (9-4, 1-0 Big East) second half surge as the Georgetown women’s basketball team (8-3, 0-1 Big East)... Read more

Halftime Leisure

May the Force Be With Her

On December 23, 2016, Carrie Fisher went into cardiac arrest while on board a flight to Los Angeles. The heart attack she suffered proved to be fatal; Fisher passed away... Read more

Leisure

Lost in Space: Pratt and Lawrence Carry Thought-Provoking Passengers

Chris Pratt has gone from lovable loser to saving the galaxy to hunting dinosaurs in his rollercoaster of a career. In director Morten Tyldum’s Passengers, he is now charged with... Read more

Sports

Men’s basketball defeats UNC Greensboro for sixth consecutive win

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (8-4, Big East) defeated the visiting UNC Greensboro Spartans (9-4, Southern), 78-56, Thursday evening at the Verizon Center. Georgetown was led by the trio of... Read more

Halftime Sports

Big Problems: How the Sixers Could fix their Struggles at Center

“They need to figure this sh-t out, man,” a clearly upset Nerlens Noel said after the Philadelphia 76ers lost 100-89 to the Lakers on national television. “F–k out of here.”... Read more

Halftime Sports

Pogba Dab vs. Griezmann Dance: The Definitive Judgment

The sport of soccer is full of tough to answer questions. Who’s the world’s best player, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Who’s a better manager, Pep Guardiola or Jurgen Klopp?... Read more

Sports

Nolan, Assisants Earn NSCAA Coaching Staff of the Year Award

The Georgetown women’s soccer team just turned in its best season in program history under the guidance of Head Coach Dave Nolan. The 13th year head coach was joined on... Read more