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Red Hot Effort: Hoyas run over St. John’s to snap three-game skid

The bubble hasn’t burst yet. The Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-11, 7-5 Big East) snapped its three-game losing streak Monday night, as the Hoyas defeated St. John’s (7-18, 0-12 Big... Read more

News

The Pool Widens: Applicants’ Diversity On the Rise

Statistics from the 2016 first-year and transfer student applications show that Georgetown’s applicant pool increased by a little more than two percent this year, and over the past five years... Read more

Features

The Shaw Field Six: The story behind the most improbable team in the history of Georgetown soccer

In college sports, a few months is a lifetime. In that time, someone can transform from a nobody to a contender, a frontrunner to a spectator, or a student to... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Elton John, Wonderful Crazy Night

Friday saw the release of Elton John’s thirty-third studio album. Wonderful Crazy Night is his first since 2013 and the first to enlist the Elton John Band (guitarist Davey Johnstone,... Read more

News

City on a Hill: Snow More Parking Tickets

Winter Storm Jonas left more than just two feet of snow on the ground. In the days following the blizzard, a massive city-wide clean up effort was underway in order... Read more

Features

“Oh, Hello” Again: Georgetown Welcomes Back Comedic Duo

At first glance, Bulldog Alley may not seem like much of a performance area. But for comedians John Mulaney (COL ‘04) and Nick Kroll (COL ‘01), this unassuming venue would... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: The Best of the Super Bowl

There is no event in the world quite like the Super Bowl. Nowhere else can one find so much brutality and pageantry crammed into a single event. It is, perhaps,... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Halftime Report: Week of 2/8

Football season may be over, but there is still plenty of entertainment to go around (plus we all get a nice reprieve from hearing Joe Buck’s voice). Here’s what you... Read more

Sports

Left Hanging: No season-high five-game winning streak for Women’s basketball

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (13-10, 6-7 Big East) had their four-game winning streak snapped by the No.24 DePaul Blue Demons (19-7, 11-2 Big East), 80-66, Sunday afternoon in McDonough... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Sia, This is Acting

“Everyone in entertainment is insecure. We’ve been dancing our entire lives for your approval,” commented Australian singer-songwriter, Sia. With the release of her 7th album, This is Acting, Sia dances... Read more

Sports

We are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas hope to stop skid against St. John’s

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-11, 6-5 Big East) will return home to host the St. John’s Red Storm (7-17, 0-11 Big East) Monday night at the Verizon Center. The... Read more

Editorials

An Apathetic Effort: Young People Fail to Make it to the Polls

Young people, it seems, just don’t like to vote. In the 2012 presidential election, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 15 percent of voters were young adults aged 18 to... Read more

Editorials

On Injured Reserve: The University Closes Kehoe Field

It appears that Kehoe Field has sprained its final ankle and torn its last ligament. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, Todd Olson, Vice President for Student Affairs and Robin Morey, Vice... Read more

Voices

Drowning in Success: Seeking a New Kind of Excellence

Students at Georgetown so often hear their teachers and faculty expounding the merits of cura personalis or being a man or woman for others, but it is often hard to... Read more

Voices

Where Are You From? Looking Beyond the Boxes of Cultural Identity

“Where are you from?” This question precedes all small talk at orientation, parties, or other  inevitable social events (it’s usually quickly followed by “what’s your major?”). This simple question begs... Read more

Sports

Sunk: Hoyas fall to Seton Hall as NCAA Tournament hopes continue to fade

This may have been the straw that broke the NCAA Tournament camel’s back. The Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-11, 6-5 Big East) dropped their third straight game Saturday night to... Read more

Sports

A Tale of Two Halves: Hoyas rebound from double-digit deficit to defeat Marquette, extend winning streak to four

It was the worst of times, and then it was the best of times. Last night, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (13-9, 6-6 Big East) rallied from as much as... Read more

Voices

A Beginning and An End: Nineteen years of Jesuit Formation

Nineteen years. Forty percent of my life here on Planet Earth. That’s how long I’ve been a Jesuit. Nineteen years. It’s not uncommon at significant moments in one’s life to... Read more

Leisure

Et Tu, Brolin? An Ensemble Cast Carries the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!

The Coen Brothers have become cinematic chameleons. Over the course of their career, they have moved from the absurdly comical, The Big Lebowski, to the darkly comical, Fargo, to the... Read more

Halftime

What This Super Bowl Means for Peyton Manning’s Legacy

It feels weird to legitimately discuss the legacy of the NFL’s career passing leader as he enters his fourth Super Bowl weekend, yet here we are with Peyton Manning. As... Read more

Sports

We Are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas look to avoid walking the plank against Seton Hall

Following a double-digit loss to the Butler Bulldogs (15-7, 4-6 Big East) Tuesday, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (13-10, 6-4 Big East) will travel to New Jersey for a date... Read more

Halftime Leisure

American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson, A Long-Awaited Success

American Crime Story’s concept is attention grabbing as is, so I had high expectations for the premiere. I must say, as I had expected, the show really delivered. As an... Read more

Sports

Women’s Hoops Pre-Game Primer: Hoyas return to McDonough after three straight wins on the road

It’s been just under three weeks since the Georgetown women’s basketball team (12-9, 5-6 Big East) last played in McDonough Arena, but that hasn’t stopped the Blue and Gray from... Read more

Halftime

The five people you meet in heaven–and by heaven, I mean the Super Bowl party

It’s 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 7. If you’re like me, you’ve been watching Super Bowl pregame analysis for approximately a week straight. If you’re a normal human being, you’ve... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Pocket Mortys: Do it for Grandpa, Morty

On January 13th, something beautiful arrived in the multiverse. It is morbid, vaguely reminiscent of Pokémon, and best of all free. A quick glance at the app store will lead... Read more