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Vote Your Values: Defending our Reproductive and Sexual Rights

In these scary times known as the 2016 presidential election season, we face many choices. But ultimately they boil down to one: how do we pick our president for the... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Leisure

Beautiful Reminders of a Grim Future: Mist of the Earth Intersects Art and Science

Through skillful integration of art and science, Brazilian artist Denise Milan’s latest exhibition, Mist of the Earth, expertly depicts the importance of nature to humanity. This stunning exhibition, housed in... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Halftime Leisure

Lessons From Literature: The Alchemist

“There was a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boy had used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at the shop. It... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Leisure

Crash and Burn: Inferno Fails to Ignite

It is never a good sign when the part of the film I’m most interested in is the score. Yet midway through Inferno, I stopped and thought to myself, “Is... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Features

Students Share Their Thoughts on the Election and the Nation’s Political Climate

For months now, talk of the upcoming elections has been everywhere. It has been virtually impossible to open a news site or to scroll through Twitter without encountering yet another... Read more

By and October 28, 2016

Columns

Hidden Hegemony: Being a Voice of Vested Interest

Last week, I had one of those 2 a.m. conversations with my closest friend at Georgetown that kept me up when I tried to fall asleep. Most essentially, he questioned... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Features

Free Speech, With Restrictions: Is Georgetown’s Free Speech Policy Enough?

Georgetown was one of the ten worst schools in the nation for free speech in 2014. That is according to a report released in 2015 by FIRE (the Foundation for... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Opinion

Forging a Path: Learn to Trust Yourself

I remember how my hands were shaking. How I couldn’t seem to get rid of the adrenaline coursing through my veins, the shallow breathing, the thoughts in my head like... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Halftime Leisure

Voice Your Style: Trio of Style

Just when I was lacking inspiration on a gray Thursday morning I stumbled upon the best trio Georgetown style has ever seen. Luckily, these guys were on campus to find... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Leisure

Concert Preview: Foals, 11/3 Echostage

British indie/alt rock band Foals  has an impressive resume. Having released four studio album and over 18 singles, the group doesn’t show any signs of stopping. Popular for their songs... Read more

By October 28, 2016

Leisure

Fugue Explores Memory, Identity, and the Secrets We Keep

Nomadic Theatre’s first production of the season, Fugue, handles intense themes and an ambitious script with tact and skill. Identity, sexuality, guilt, grief, and the complexity of the human existence are unpacked... Read more

By October 28, 2016

News

GSC delivers petition in support of facilities workers

On Sept. 24, members of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) and a group of university workers held a rally and delivered a petition with over 1,000 signatures in support of... Read more

By October 27, 2016

Halftime Leisure

Life After Deathly Hallows: The Wizarding World’s Extended Life

Like Lord Voldemort at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the enthusiasm of Harry Potter’s fandom has been resurrected in full-force, after years of being not-so-dormant.... Read more

By October 27, 2016

Halftime Leisure

The 250: Donnie Darko

Welcome to the 250! On this special Halloween episode, Danielle Hewitt and Daniel Varghese discuss the convoluted plot of Donnie Darko. 

By and October 27, 2016

Columns

Open Access: Addressing Addiction in a Campus-Wide Smoking Ban

Smoking isn’t really as cool as it used to be. I can’t say why for certain, though maybe it’s awareness about the health risks, the growing cultural interest in marijuana,... Read more

By October 26, 2016

Sports

Calming the Storm: Men’s soccer downs St. John’s

The Georgetown University men’s soccer team (5-8-1, 2-3-1 Big East) defeated the visiting St. John’s Red Storm (6-4-4, 2-2-2 Big East) on Saturday by a score of 1-0.  The lone... Read more

By October 26, 2016

Halftime Leisure

Taste Test: UberEATS

In the latest episode of Taste Test, host Erika Bullock, Danielle Hewitt, and Daniel Varghese explore the history of food delivery, from its origins around the world to the advent of... Read more

By , and October 26, 2016

Leisure

Ornate Beauty at the Freer and Sackler Galleries

“If all the trees on earth were pens, and all the seas, with seven more seas beside them [were ink], still the words of God would not be exhausted.” (31:27)... Read more

By October 26, 2016

Sports

Demon Possessed: Women’s soccer falls to Depaul

The Georgetown women’s soccer team fell to 13-2-2 on the season (5-1-2, Big East) after a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of the DePaul Blue Demons (10-5-2, 7-1, Big East).... Read more

By October 26, 2016

Halftime Leisure

Artist Spotlight: Our Last Night

You could listen to pop music, but maybe that’s too mainstream for your angsty, alternative self. Might I recommend the Punk Goes Pop albums? They’re exactly what they sound like:... Read more

By October 26, 2016

Halftime Leisure

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