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The Walking Dead Season 7 Premiere: Bats, Bodies, and Blood

After ending Season 6 on the cliffhanger to rule them all, Negan and Lucille came out swinging (see what I did there?) in the Season 7 premiere of AMC’s The... Read more

By October 26, 2016

Leisure

Concert Preview: GWAR Oct. 30, 9:30 Club

American hardcore thrash/ heavy metal band GWAR is not easy to miss. Donning grotesque costumes and screeching vocals, the band is known for an unforgettable, albeit disturbing stage presence. Following... Read more

By October 25, 2016

Halftime Leisure

Untitled Leisure Project: Black Mirror

In this week’s Untitled Leisure Project, Danielle Hewitt, filling in for Daniel Varghese, sits down with Jon Block and Kenneth Lee to discuss the Netflix (and former Channel 4) show... Read more

By , and October 25, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The 250: WALL-E

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 Daniel... Read more

By , and October 25, 2016

Halftime Leisure

A Case for the Classics: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Being made up of movies filmed on dry, punishing landscapes and populated with reticent, tobacco-chewing male characters cloaking their fragile masculinity with some good ol’ American blood and guts, the... Read more

By October 25, 2016

News

Maker Hub debuts in Lau

On Oct. 19 the Maker Hub in Lauinger Library hosted its grand opening for students, faculty and staff. The Maker Hub will serve as a collaborative space for Georgetown community... Read more

By October 25, 2016

Halftime Leisure

Voice Your Style: Keeping It Bright

Bailey Frank is a senior studying international law and is going on to study law to become an animal rights lawyer. She became a vegan on her Study Abroad in... Read more

By October 24, 2016

Halftime Sports

The Sports Sermon: NBA Season Preview

On this episode of The Sports Sermon, host Jon Block lets the Voice‘s NBA experts (Tyler Pearre, Jonny Amon, and Parker Houston) discuss changes and predictions for the upcoming season.

By , , and October 24, 2016

Leisure

Subtle Perplexity: Pespective at the Touchstone Gallery

On October 7th, 2016, David Alfuth premiered his latest exhibit, Perspective, available at the Touchstone Gallery through the month of October. It features a combination of framed, three-dimensional, architecture-inspired works... Read more

By October 24, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: If Authors Were Musicians

Have you ever wondered, “If writers were musical artists, who would they be?” Well, we have. Halftime presents, The Weekly List: If Authors Were Musicians. Shakespeare: The Beatles The Beatles... Read more

By October 24, 2016

Halftime

Spooky NBA Predictions 2016-2017

Halloween is a time for scary things. Fortunately, there are few things as scary as the Golden State Warriors this upcoming season. Never in NBA history has there been as... Read more

By October 22, 2016

News

Suru contemplates return to South Sudan after donation

On Oct. 12, Georgetown dining employee Umberto Ripai Suru got quite the surprise, a check from Unsung Heroes for $5,400 to return to his home in South Sudan for the... Read more

By October 21, 2016

News

Election of Jesuit Superior General prompts reflection

On Oct. 14, in Rome, the General Congregation of the Jesuit order elected Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, S.J., of Venezuela as the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus,... Read more

By October 21, 2016

News

CAPS introduces accesible policies

Over the summer, Georgetown’s Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) introduced two new policies to increase accessibility. The policies work to lower the cost and increase the anonymity of treatment and... Read more

By October 21, 2016

Halftime

Warning to the Big 12: You Screwed Yourself

On Tuesday, the Big 12 Conference announced that it would not be accepting new members, ending an expansion search that began in July of this year. In total, the conference... Read more

By October 21, 2016

News

GUSA Senate debates smoke-free referendum

GUSA senators debated a referendum proposal about a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus at their Oct. 16 meeting. The Senate will again debate an updated version of the original proposal, sponsored... Read more

By October 20, 2016

Leisure

It’s Accounting, What Could Be Boring About That?

The Accountant is the latest offering from director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior, Miracle). The crime drama offers very little in the way of crime and even less in the way of... Read more

By October 20, 2016

Opinion

Teaching Tolerance: Colleges Need Better Diversity Education

It has become clear as the 2016 presidential campaign has progressed that there has been a  resurgence of racial tensions on college campuses and a backlash against a culture of... Read more

By October 20, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The Art of the Movie Trailer

I’ll admit it: I look forward to watching the trailers before a film when I go to the movies. I try not to publicize this fact too much because then... Read more

By October 19, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The Closet Otaku: But What is an Otaku?

Five years ago, Saturday Night Live satirized Americans fans of anime in a segment called “J-Pop America Fun Time Now.”Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer put on a hyperactive display of... Read more

By October 19, 2016

News

Students protest at university negotiations with workers

On Oct. 14, undergraduates members of Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC), as well as several Georgetown University Law students, protested after being denied access to deliver a petition in support of... Read more

By October 18, 2016

News

Graduate and undergrad students join in march against police brutality

On Oct. 10, students marched from Georgetown’s front gates to those of the White House in opposition to excessive police force used against black men and women in the U.S.... Read more

By October 18, 2016

Sports

Blue 42: Mountain Hawks outmaneuver Hoyas in 32-point rout

On a picture-perfect 66º fall day at Cooper FIeld, the Georgetown football team (3-3, 0-1 Patriot League) lost its third straight game of the season to the Lehigh Mountain Hawks... Read more

By October 17, 2016

Halftime

Clayton Kershaw Seeks to Redefine His Legacy

I’m sure you’ve thought it, at least once. Maybe October came around and your team was set to face the Dodgers. Maybe you and your friends were in one of... Read more

By October 17, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: The Art of Losing

With Columbus Day and Parent and Family Weekend out of the way, we don’t have any breaks in sight until Thanksgiving Break. If you’re like me, you’ve probably accepted that... Read more

By October 17, 2016