Archive

Stripped: Power Dressing and Hillary Clinton

In this first episode of Stripped, Emma Francois and Isabel Lord address Hillary Clinton’s style evolution, the political role of the pantsuit, and the meaning behind the morphing landscape of... Read more

By Emma Francois and Isabel Lord November 8, 2016

CV: Jill Stein’s circuits to the sun

2016 Presidential hopeful Jill Stein had a folk rock band in the 1990s called somebody’s sister (intentionally lowercase for some reason). The duo was made up of Stein and folk... Read more

By Brice Russo November 8, 2016

A Love Letter to Leo’s

Dear Leo’s, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I’ll miss you. No, no, not because I’m graduating in May and getting nostalgic about everything on Georgetown’s cam…... Read more

By Ryan Miller November 8, 2016

Moana, an Exciting Change in the Disney Formula

Three years after the cultural phenomenon that was Frozen, Disney’s newest “princess” movie isn’t about a princess at all. It’s about a chief, perhaps the first female in her village... Read more

By Isabel Lord November 8, 2016

Sports

Champs at Last: Georgetown dominates Marquette, wins Big East title

Though the two goal margin had all but given the team victory, the final seconds on Shaw Field were tense as the No. 7 Georgetown women’s soccer team (16-2-2, 6-1-2... Read more

By Chris Dunn and Jorge DeNeve November 7, 2016

Grad students discuss unionization at town hall

Georgetown’s graduate students held a town hall on Nov. 2 for teaching assistants to discuss the possibility of unionizing in response to an Aug. 23 ruling from the National Labor... Read more

By Noah Telerski November 7, 2016

Potomac gondola declared feasible

On Nov. 3, the Georgetown Business Improvement District (BID) released the results of the preliminary feasibility study for a public gondola system from Georgetown to Rosslyn, showing the concept is... Read more

By Margaret Gach November 7, 2016

Opinion

Beyond Sound Bites: Unsung Heroes Fails Workers

Unsung Heroes, an organization founded by Febin Bellamy (MSB ’17), has received significant news attention recently for highlighting the stories of on-campus workers and including them in the Georgetown community.... Read more

By Daniel Luis Zager November 7, 2016

Weekly List: And All that Jazz

Jazz is one of the most resilient forms of music, surviving and staying relevant through world wars, cultural revolutions, the frosted tips of the early 2000s, and now the explosion... Read more

By Gustav Honl-Stuenkel November 7, 2016

Doctor Strange Has Dimensionality

The trope of the arrogant, assholish genius is one familiar to both Benedict Cumberbatch and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Both actor and movie empire have thrived because of the archetype,... Read more

By Brian McMahon November 7, 2016

The 250: Inside Out

Welcome to the 250! The 250 is a weekly podcast where Halftime staffers watch a movie on IMDb’s Top 250 list and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt, Daniel Varghese and Erika Bullock November 7, 2016

Hacksaw Ridge Looks for God in Hell

Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson, tells the story of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Private Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield). Doss, a conscientious objector to violence, heroically saves the lives... Read more

By Brynne Long November 7, 2016

Critical Voices: Meek Mill, Dreamchasers 4

It has been over a year since rapper Meek Mill released a full-length studio album, but the Philadelphia-based rapper has certainly remained a relevant name in the hip-hop world. Since... Read more

By Tyler Pearre November 7, 2016

Offensive fliers target Latin American and language programs

Just before 7am on Oct. 31, doctoral student and Spanish instructor Chrissy Bistline-Bonilla discovered a flier glued to the door of the Spanish and Portuguese Department advertising a “Frito Bandito... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen November 6, 2016

Sports

Exorcised: Women’s soccer squeaks past Blue Demons and into Big East Championship

On a dramatic Friday afternoon contest at Shaw Field, the Georgetown women’s soccer team (15-2-3, 7-2-2 Big East) defeated the DePaul Blue Demons (10-6-3, 7-2-1 Big East) in penalty kicks... Read more

By Jorge DeNeve November 5, 2016

Taste Test: Pumpkin Party

On this episode of Taste Test, host Erika Bullock and Danielle Hewitt explore the wonderful Fall world of pumpkin flavored foods. Tune in to learn about the history of the pumpkin,... Read more

By Erika Bullock and Danielle Hewitt November 4, 2016

The Reel Pulpit: What Happened to Good Parody?

Until this summer, I had never considered walking out of a movie theater before the film ended. I’ve always thought that no matter how bad the film is, because I... Read more

By Graham Piro November 4, 2016

Halftime Sports

The Sports Sermon: World Series Reflections

On this week’s Sports Sermon, host Jon Block sits down with Chris Dunn and Graham Piro to look back on an incredible World Series. They discuss the excitement of game... Read more

By Jon Block, Chris Dunn and Graham Piro November 4, 2016

Georgetown students attend Wendy’s boycott march

On Oct. 30, the university’s chapter of the Student Farmworker Alliance (SFA) attended a march from the White House to a Wendy’s on New York Avenue in order to protest... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky November 4, 2016

Voice Your Style: Hong Kong to D.C.

I had to stop Shan Jiang in the library because her jacket was so unique. In fact, so unique that I had to change to a Hong Kong VPN to... Read more

By Isabelle Groenewegen November 4, 2016

James Vincent McMorrow: 9:30 Club, Wednesday 11/9

James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish singer-songwriter known for his soulful indie-acoustic sound and delicate vocals. He has released three albums to date, each one building on the previous to... Read more

By Devon O'Dwyer November 4, 2016

Opinion

Is the Smoke-Free Movement on Campus Being Purposefully Intransigent?

The recent smoking roundtable represents a very sad state of affairs for the Georgetown administration regarding the issue of smoking on campus. It is clear from the meeting that the... Read more

By Irsyad Iskandar November 3, 2016