Archive

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 Amy Guay February 27, 2017

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 Jake Maher February 25, 2017

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 Graham Piro 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 Santul Nerkar February 25, 2017

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 Susana Gil Del Real 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 Aly Panjwani February 25, 2017

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 Brian McMahon February 24, 2017

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 Graham Piro February 24, 2017

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 Mary Mei February 24, 2017

Untitled Leisure Project: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

Welcome to the Untitled Leisure Project, the podcast where Voice staffers talk all things leisure. This week Leisure Editor Caitlin Mannering, Halftime Leisure Editor Amy Guay and Leisure Assistant Devon... Read more

By Amy Guay, Caitlin Mannering and Devon O'Dwyer February 24, 2017

GUSA presidential candidates discuss platforms in debate

On Monday, Feb. 20, three GUSA presidential candidates discussed why they would be the best nominee to mitigate rising tuition and improve health care services on campus, while reforming the... Read more

By Margaret Gach February 23, 2017

Halftime Sports

The Sports Sermon: NBA Trade Deadline Madness

In this episode of The Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio discusses NBA deadline-day trades with Ryan Miller, Parker Houston, Tyler Pearre, and Chris Dunn.

By Chris Dunn, Nick Gavio, Parker Houston, Ryan Miller and Tyler Pearre February 23, 2017

GUSA Constitutional Council upholds previous referendum ruling

On Feb. 18, the GUSA Constitutional Council ruled that the results of the Dec. 1 Senate restructuring referendum would remain invalid but allowed the invalidated results to be released. The... Read more

By Margaret Gach February 23, 2017

Opinion

Why We Need to #TrustWomen and #DeleteUber

Last weekend, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler posted a blog about her experience with the company’s use of human resources (HR) and managerial tactics to cover up blatant sexual harassment,... Read more

By Claire Goldberg February 23, 2017

A Not-So-Definitive Ranking of Kanye’s Cover Art

When The Life of Pablo was released, I came across this tweet linking Kanye’s previous three albums to the three phases of Pablo Picasso’s artwork, which might’ve been a stretch,... Read more

By Claire Goldberg and Theresa Werick February 23, 2017

Halftime Sports

How DeMarcus Cousins made me a Kings fan, again

I put on my DeMarcus Cousins t-shirt with a blissful ignorance that all Kings fans experienced Sunday morning as I prepared for Boogie’s third All-Star game. I said to a... Read more

By Ryan Miller February 23, 2017

A United Kingdom: Not a Failure, But Hardly a Success

Biographical films are tough as they tell the story of usually unknown real-life heroes that rose to the occasion and defied the system. Therefore, on one hand, filmmakers feel pressured... Read more

By Luis Borrero February 23, 2017

Sports

Dancing with the Devil: Men’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament hopes crushed in loss to DePaul

This may just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. With its NCAA Tournament hopes on the line, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-14, 5-10 Big East) was unable... Read more

By Tyler Pearre February 22, 2017

Trailer Takes: Ghost in the Shell, Song to Song, and The House

Ghost in the Shell, Trailer #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEDctELIm3I Xavier: The jam-packed action of this trailer snatches my attention immediately. From start to finish, guns are blazing, explosions are detonating, and punches are... Read more

By Halftime Staff February 22, 2017

The Lego Batman Movie Builds a Better Batman

The Lego system has served as a building block for many people’s childhoods. With Legos, children and adults can create while limited only by the bricks in hand and the... Read more

By Sahil Nair February 22, 2017

We Are Now Entering The Twilight Zone

Good horror is hard to come by nowadays, either because the plots are unoriginal or the filming is focused on gruesome, bloody imagery. Shaking our heads in disappointment at the... Read more

By Brynn Furey February 22, 2017

CV: Wyclef Jean, J’ouvert

After an almost four year hiatus, Wyclef Jean has returned with the release of his new EP, J’ouvert. The former Fugees frontman demonstrates that despite years of musical absence, he... Read more

By Xavier Ruffin February 22, 2017