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Georgetown’s Reconciliation Attempt Falls Slightly Short

Last Thursday, Georgetown University announced the findings of its working group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation. The group’s recommendations include renaming Freedom Hall and Remembrance Hall, offering an apology, engaging... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Reel Pulpit: Why Ben Affleck is the Best Batman

If you had told me right after the Dark Knight Rises that I would be writing an article about Ben Affleck being the best Batman, I would have laughed you... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The 2016 Emmys Highlight Television’s Impact

I’m going to make a case for the Emmys. This year, they plateaued; those who spoke tried to be bold, but few succeeded. The host, Jimmy Kimmel (who also hosted... Read more

Leisure

Preview: All Things Go Fall Classic 10/8

The third annual All Things Go Fall Classic music festival will hit Yards Park at The Capitol Riverfront on Saturday, October 8. Passion Pit and electronic duo Empire of the... Read more

Leisure

Don’t Go in the Woods, Blair Witch Completes the Horror Legacy

The foundation for The Blair Witch Project sequel, Blair Witch, is simple: James (James Allen McCune), his best friend Peter (Brandon Scott), and Peter’s girlfriend Ashley (Corbin Reid) venture back... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Broadway’s Best

Showtunes get a bad rep. From jazz hands to overly enthusiastic dancing and singing, people always consider showtunes to be cheesy or obnoxious. However, there are a lot of songs... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: Glass Animals, 9/25 Echostage

The British indie-rock group Glass Animals released their sophomore album, How to be a Human Being, on August 26th. Following the success of their 2014 debut album ZABA, Glass Animals continues... Read more

Leisure

Concert Preview: George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, 9:30 Club 9/24

Because for whatever reason they never stop touring, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic are returning to D.C. for a show at the 9:30 Club Saturday, September 24th. Inducted into the Rock... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Untitled Leisure Podcast: Sausage Party

In this week’s Untitled Leisure Podcast, Daniel Varghese and Erika Bullock discuss Seth Rogen’s animated comedy Sausage Party. Beware, there are lots of food puns.

Halftime Sports

NCAA Week Three Losers

You win some; you lose most. Sorry if I have to be the one to break it to you, but the world is a cruel place, and there’s nothing any... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016

After nearly twenty years of killer riffs, face-melting solos, and unadulterated shredding, Jack White has become virtually synonymous with the electric guitar. But in his newest release, the garage-rock pioneer... Read more

News

Employees raise labor concerns in HFSC

Georgetown’s facilities management has not hired additional custodial staff to clean Healey Family Student Center (HFSC) since its opening in Sept. 2014, according to employees. Night shift workers say they... Read more

News

Sexual crimes suspect apprehended on Prospect St.

On Sept. 17, a suspect possibly involved in several crimes around the Georgetown neighborhood, including attempted sexual assault, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Georgetown University Police Department... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Travis Scott, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight

Since the release of his breakout debut mixtape, Owl Pharaoh, in 2013, Travis Scott has cemented himself as being synonymous with incredibly ambitious production, hard-hitting basslines, and non-stop partying.  The... Read more

Opinion

Freedom and Remembrance: The Problem with Memorializing

If you walk through Rosslyn, Virginia, out of the tiny downtown and over the freeway, you can see the U.S. Marine Corp memorial at the trailhead of Arlington National Cemetery.... Read more

Opinion

The Case for Trigger Warnings

This article contains a trigger warning for trigger warnings. Okay, that’s facetious. There has been a lot of backlash against trigger warnings lately, especially at universities. Recently, the University of... Read more

Opinion

Byte the Bullet: Let Students Use Their Computers

So far, my time at Georgetown has been one of adjustment. Like most freshmen, I got lost in the labyrinth as I searched for Darnall’s I-9 office for student employees.... Read more

Carrying On

Carrying On: Getting Comfortable with the Discomfort of Diversity

Tabling for three hours for the undergraduate Japanese club at the student activities fair a few weekends ago made me realize why diversity education is so important to the studies... Read more

Opinion

Reckless Rhetoric: Why Georgetown’s Apology Isn’t “Reparations”

President DeGioia, in his remarks introducing the measures to be taken to atone for the University’s sale of 272 slaves, spoke of a need to “reconcile” Georgetown’s history of and... Read more

News

Federal Ruling Sparks TA Unionization Discussions across Campuses

Teaching and research assistants at private universities like Georgetown gained the right to unionize on Aug. 23 with a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling, the Voice reported on Sept.... Read more

Features

High on the Hill: D.C.’s Uncovered Cannabis Industry

D.C. has a complicated relationship with marijuana policy. The capital of the nation is generally considered America’s gray area when it comes to marijuana legalization. Although previously subjected to stringent... Read more

Leisure

Bastille Returns with Confidence

It’s been three long years since Bastille’s first album, Bad Blood, rocketed the band into the public eye. Their single, “Pompeii,” was certified 5x platinum after selling 5,000,000 copies, driving... Read more

Leisure

LVL UP is Lost in the Noise

After two albums full of frenetic energy, LVL UP’s third album, Return to Love, displays many of the tropes of a maturing band. While the band’s songs were previously short... Read more

Leisure

Hanks Soars in Sully’s Gripping Story

News concerning airplanes in New York City is rarely positive, as one character knowingly recalls in Sully. Yet, this film, starring Tom Hanks, uses recent history to make flying exciting... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Taste Test: Frozen Dinner for Breakfast

On this episode of Taste Test, host Erika Bullock wakes up early with Danielle Hewitt and Daniel Varghese to try the finest in frozen dinners, from Lean Cuisine to Kid Cuisine.... Read more