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The Phone Booth: Trending Downward

Host Tyler Pearre examines the Georgetown men’s and women’s basketball teams’ recent performances with Santul Nerkar, Nick Gavio, and Jorge DeNeve in this episode of The Phone Booth. The panel discusses... Read more

By , , and January 18, 2017

Halftime Leisure

Lessons From Literature: The Leopard

This Italian classic of historical fiction tells of the slow decay of an aristocratic Sicilian family of the 19th century. The patriarch, Don Fabrizio, is the protagonist and tragic hero... Read more

By January 18, 2017

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Case for the Classics: M*A*S*H

Two army surgeons work day and night to save wounded young men turned soldiers during the Korean War. If this sounds like the plot of a war drama, you’ve likely... Read more

By January 18, 2017

News

Graduate and law students hold teach-in

A team of Georgetown doctoral and law students led a teach-in Jan. 14 called “Resisting, Organizing, and Building in the Age of Trump” in the ICC Auditorium. The program united... Read more

By January 17, 2017

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Dennis Reynolds: Official Psychopath

With a new season of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia coming out of FXX, I would like to take a moment to explore one of the questions that has repeatedly... Read more

By January 17, 2017

Sports

Men’s basketball loses sixth-straight matchup with Providence, falls to 1-5 in Big East play

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (10-9, 1-5 Big East) fell to the Providence Friars (13-7, 3-4 Big East), 74-56, in a Big East conference game at the Verizon Center on... Read more

By January 17, 2017

Sports

Righting the Ship: Women’s basketball cruises past Seton Hall for second conference win

A breakout night for senior guard Mykia Jones led the Georgetown women’s basketball team (10-7, 2-5 Big East) to a 77-58 victory over Seton Hall (8-10, 1-6 Big East) on... Read more

By January 16, 2017

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The Weekly List: Inauguration Chill

This weekend is a big one with the Inauguration (or The End of the World, whichever title you find more appropriate) on Friday and the Women’s March on Saturday. It’s... Read more

By January 16, 2017

Sports

UConn Do It: Men’s basketball defeats former conference foe

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (10-8, 1-4 Big East) earned a much-needed non-conference victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating former Big East rival Connecticut (7-10, 2-3 American), 72-69. The Hoyas were... Read more

By January 14, 2017

Columns

Open Access: The Harm in Romanticizing Mental Illnesses

Acceptance of mental illness has come really far. We’re having open and honest conversations about what it feels like to live with depression or anxiety, and people who haven’t experienced... Read more

By January 14, 2017

Sports

Overpowered: Women’s Basketball unable to weather rebounding storm in loss against St. John’s

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (9-7, 1-5 Big East) fell, 71-66, at home to St. John’s (12-5, 4-2 Big East) on Friday night. Junior guard Dorothy Adomako and sophomore guard... Read more

By January 14, 2017

News

Anti-Trump group protests on campus

GUPD escorted a small group of six to seven representatives from RefuseFascism.org off-campus after they protested Jan. 11 throughout university grounds. The group, none of whom were students, protested and distributed flyers... Read more

By January 13, 2017

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10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You

Gil Junger’s 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) is a 90’s coming of age film that pokes fun at the classic adolescent dilemma of identity. This lovable comedy portrays... Read more

By January 13, 2017

Sports

Pregame Primer: Connecticut Huskies

Following Monday night’s blowout win over St. John’s (8-10, 2-3 Big East), the Georgetown men’s basketball team (9-8, 1-4 Big East) will look to secure a non-conference victory over former... Read more

By January 13, 2017

Halftime

The Sports Sermon: NFL Playoffs

Host Nick Gavio discusses the NFL’s Wild Card round results and previews the Divisional round with Graham Piro, Kevin Huggard, and Jorge DeNeve.

By , , and January 13, 2017

Podcasts

The Phone Booth: Beginning of the Big East

Host Tyler Pearre discusses the Georgetown men’s basketball team’s early Big East woes with Nick Gavio, Santul Nerkar, and Jonny Amon.

By , , and January 11, 2017

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Taste Test: Coffee

Welcome to Test Test, the Voice Podcast Network’s premiere food podcast! On this episode, Erika Bullock sits down with Daniel Varghese and Danielle Hewitt to discuss all things coffee.

By , and January 10, 2017

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Binged: Search Party

In the first episode of TBS’s freshman comedy Search Party, main character Dory (Alia Shawkat of Arrested Development fame), brings up the disappearance of a college acquaintance, Chantal, at brunch.... Read more

By January 10, 2017

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In Defense of The Bachelor

On Jan. 2, the 21st season of The Bachelor premiered on ABC. It’s easy to dismiss The Bachelor as merely trashy reality television, and for sure, there’s a valid criticism... Read more

By January 10, 2017

Leisure

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

By January 10, 2017

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

By January 9, 2017

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

By January 9, 2017

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

By January 9, 2017

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

By January 9, 2017

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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

By January 4, 2017