Archive

A Case for the Classics: Jurassic Park

Anyone who complains that CGI is ruining movies needs to see Jurassic Park. The blend of CGI and animatronics could be a how-to guide for any filmmaker on using CGI... Read more

By Graham Piro February 9, 2017

Adjunct professor arrested on meth charges

On Feb. 1, Jack Vitayanon, adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School and attorney in the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility, was arrested and charged for conspiracy with others to distribute... Read more

By Noah Telerski February 9, 2017

University announces reappointment of provost

In a Feb. 2 email, university President John J. DeGioia announced that the university has decided to reappoint Robert M. Groves as university provost. The decision will be effective as... Read more

By Devon O'Dwyer February 8, 2017

Georgetown alumnus and Exorcist author dies at 89

William Blatty (COL ‘50) passed away at the age of 89 on Jan. 12 from multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. Blatty, a Georgetown graduate, is best known for... Read more

By Noah Telerski February 8, 2017

Columns

And Now for Something Different: How Many Students Are From New Jersey?

Georgetown says it is committed to the geographic diversity of its undergraduate student body. Anecdotal experience has supported this; my classmates hail from parts of the country and the world... Read more

By Alan Chen February 8, 2017

Hart over Hoyas: Men’s basketball unable to complete comeback at No. 2 Villanova

VILLANOVA, Pa. — In just six minutes and fifty five seconds, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-12, 4-8 Big East) erased a 12-point deficit, silenced the once-raucous crowd at The Pavilion,... Read more

By Tyler Pearre February 7, 2017

Trailer Takes: Land of Mine, Transformers: The Last Knight, and From Nowhere

Land of Mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GafFkkl0xt0 Brynne: I am so intrigued by this trailer. This may just be my bias for historical dramas, but this film looks like it’s going to have... Read more

By Halftime Staff February 7, 2017

Halftime

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season Finale Review

In the last number of the second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rebecca looks out over the waters just hours before her wedding to Josh Chan, the man she’s been chasing... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt February 7, 2017

Puppy Bowl XIII: The Biggest Winner Was America

In Sunday’s historic match-up, Team Ruff and Team Fluff competed for the Lombarky Trophy at the Puppy Bowl XIII. For those who were disappointed in the outcome of the “real” Super... Read more

By Claire Goldberg February 7, 2017

Columns

Hidden Hegemony: The Twisted Narratives of “American Carnage”

Over the course of the transition period and during the preliminary days of his presidency, Donald Trump has maintained much of the rhetoric that propelled him to the White House.... Read more

By Isaiah Fleming-Klink February 7, 2017

CV: Train, a girl a bottle a boat

The title of Train’s newest album, a girl a bottle a boat, reflects the band’s excessive effort to appeal to pop trends, but hardly matches the album’s actual emotions in... Read more

By Emily Jaster February 7, 2017

Preview: Story District’s Sucker for Love-A Valentine’s Day Special

In theory, all you need is an audience, a mic, and a way with words to be in the business of telling stories. Formally known as SpeakeasyDC, Story District joins... Read more

By Amy Guay February 7, 2017

Rings Satisfies Newcomers and Old Fans of the Cult Classic Alike

After fans of the The Ring (2002) waited for 15 years for a sequel to settle The Ring’s uneasy aftertaste, the sequel Rings succeeds in satisfying audiences. The movie opens... Read more

By Michelle Amoedo February 7, 2017

Columns

Open Access: “But What About Overdiagnosis?”

Is mental illness overdiagnosed? I’m not going to answer that question. The idea that we’re mistakenly diagnosing people who don’t have mental illnesses is more harmful than many realize. These... Read more

By Rebecca Zaritsky February 6, 2017

Feeling the Blues: Women’s basketball falls to Creighton, snapping Big East winning streak

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (14-8, 6-6 Big East) saw its Big East winning streak come to an end with a loss to the visiting Creighton Blue Jays (17-6, 11-2... Read more

By Graham Piro February 6, 2017

The Weekly List: Emilia’s Playlist

On January 31, 2017, I watched St. Joseph’s Chapel fill with the flickering flames of hundreds of candles in loving memory of Emilia Worth. She was the light of the... Read more

By Brynn Furey February 6, 2017

CV: Kidz Bop, Kidz Bop 34

“Kidz Bop 34” is the mind-boggling 34th offering from the children’s music brand. Created in 2001 as some sort of elaborate device for making prisoners talk, Kidz Bop has been... Read more

By Daniel Sheehan and Graham Piro February 6, 2017

Student protesters from Nike sit-in receive conduct violations

Eight students in Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) who participated in a sit-in to protest Georgetown’s licensing contract with Nike on Dec. 8, 2016 have been found to be in violation... Read more

By Jake Maher February 6, 2017

Bands You Should Know: Pinegrove

For Evan Stephens Hall, the ampersand is more than semi-alphabetic—it’s prophetic. Hall, lead singer of indie rock band Pinegrove, has been deeply moved by the symbolism behind the character “&.”... Read more

By Anne Paglia February 5, 2017

Fall to Hall: Hoyas drop overtime contest to Pirates

Another close game led to another heartbreaking loss as the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-11, 4-7 Big East) fell to Seton Hall (14-8, 4-6 Big East) in overtime, 68-66, Saturday... Read more

By Santul Nerkar February 4, 2017

GU Politics hosts sitcom creators

Georgetown alumni Scott Conroy (COL ’05) and Peter Hamby (COL ’03), co-creators of the sitcom Embeds, discussed their experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaigns as embedded reporters during the Institute... Read more

By Anne Paglia February 4, 2017

Halftime Sports

Matt Ryan, Do it for me

There have been twenty Super Bowls in my life, and I have almost certainly watched all of them. I have no recollection of the first one, Super Bowl XXXI, but... Read more

By Chris Dunn February 4, 2017

Women’s basketball earns fifth consecutive Big East win in an overtime thriller

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (14-7, 6-5 Big East) won a thrilling conference contest against the Providence Friars (10-13, 2-10 Big East), 72-70, in overtime on Friday afternoon. Georgetown was... Read more

By Tyler Pearre February 3, 2017