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Making a Name for Yourself: The Quest for Individuality at College

Most people don’t choose their names, and I didn’t choose mine. My parents picked it for the melody of syllables in “Madelyn,” and I’ve lived with the misspellings and the... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Mac Miller, The Divine Feminine

Mac Miller has come a long way since the early frat rap days of his career. “Donald Trump,” the best known single off of his 2011 debut album Blue Slide... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Reel Pulpit: How to do Horror Right

It has practically become cliché at this point to say that jump scares are ruining horror movies. A litany of recent films, from Annabelle to The Woman in Black 2... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Young Thug, Jeffery

After the release of two mixtapes, a modeling gig with Calvin Klein alongside Frank Ocean, and features on Kanye West’s extremely popular The Life of Pablo, Young Thug has dropped... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Hawaiian Reggae

If there are two things I miss most about the west coast, it is Mexican Food and surf music. Being a California girl and having a roommate from Honolulu, Hawaii,... Read more

News

University decommissions Reiss labs

The University started decommissioning and demolishing labs on the third floor of the Reiss Science Building on Aug. 1. As part of the demolitions, an asbestos removal project started on... Read more

Halftime Leisure

American Horror Story Goes Back to Basics

As fans of the show know, it was clear after the last two seasons of popular anthology series “American Horror Story” that it was time for a change. After the... Read more

Leisure

Austen Cut Loose: A Charming and Disarming Production of Sense and Sensibility

In Jane Austen’s classic novel Sense and Sensibility, gossip flies across tearooms and parlors in regards to the futures of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Left no inheritance by... Read more

Halftime

The league that could have been

This past NBA offseason is one that will certainly be remembered. With some of the biggest names in basketball: Dwight Howard, Al Horford, Dwyane Wade, and many others becoming free... Read more

News

Meal exchange program causes back ups in Hoya Court

After the expansion of the meal swipe exchange program this semester, restaurants in Hoya Court and the North Gallery of the Leavey Center are experiencing unpredictable long lines and longer... Read more

News

Committee searches for new dean of College

On Sept. 20, the College Dean Search Committee held open forums for students, staff, and faculty to voice their opinions on the characteristics that a new dean of the College... Read more

Sports

Three’s Company: Hoyas defeat Columbia by 3, improve to 3-0 on Homecoming

The Georgetown University football team (3-0, Patriot League) picked up another close win on Saturday against Columbia University (0-2, Ivy League) in the Hoyas’ annual homecoming game by a score... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: Bob Moses, 9:30 Club 9/29

Robert Moses was not a musician, but an urban planner of New York – though his name now describes an up-and-coming pair of musicians from Vancouver, Canada. Tom Howie and... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: Ryan Bingham and Brian Fallon & the Crowes, The Lincoln Theater 9/28

The Texas raised singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham is probably best known for his work on the movie Crazy Heart for which he won an Academy Award and a Grammy.  In January... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: An unlikely beacon of hope in a sea of lost shows

Tuesday night saw comedic cop sitcom Brooklyn Nine Nine return for its fourth season. For those of you unacquainted with the good folks down at the fictional 99th precinct, the... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Taste Test: Vegan Food for Non-Vegans

On the latest episode of Taste Test, host Erika Bullock breaks (vegan) bread with Danielle Hewitt, Jon Block, and Daniel Varghese. This week: vegan food for non-vegans. The crew breaks... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Bad Suns, Disappear Here

Following the success of their first album Language & Perspective (2014) featuring hits “Cardiac Arrest” and “Salt,” Bad Suns released their sophomore album, Disappear Here, on September 16. Bad Suns... Read more

Editorials

GUSA Should Reconsider Position on Greek life

Last week, Georgetown students received two emails regarding Greek life on campus. On September 14, the administration sent out a message reminding students of their unchanged policy on social fraternities... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: Jake Bugg at Lincoln Theatre 9/29

Twenty-two year old British singer-songwriter Jake Bugg is back with his third album On My One, released on June 17. Rising to success at the young age of 18 in... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Artist Spotlight: Marianas Trench

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit of an obsessive person. Especially when it comes to music. I tend to pick a band and then listen to... Read more

News

Secretary of Labor Perez discusses principles

Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez spoke the morning of Sept. 20 at Riggs Library about the importance of building a “shared prosperity” for America. Perez emphasized that Americans have choices... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The 250: Batman Begins

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

News

GU Politics welcomes new fellows

The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service welcomed its new class of fellows to Georgetown with the start of semester. These fellows will use their career experience to give... Read more

Halftime

Who Wore it Best: NFL Color Rush Edition

The designers of this season’s color rush jerseys did their homework. In case you’ve been living under a rock all season: monochrome is winning. But for the less educated, we’ll... Read more

Halftime Sports

The Sports Sermon: Heisman Hopefuls and Christian Pulisic

On this episode of The Sports Sermon, Jon Block, Chris Dunn, Nick Gavio, and Tyler Pearre discuss some up-and-coming young talent, from Heisman hopefuls to soccer phenom Christian Pulisic. They... Read more