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Study abroad housing hold applications surge

Applications surged in the Spring Housing Selection for the 2016-2017 academic year, exceeding five times the number of applications for the 2015-2016 academic year.

By Jake Maher March 19, 2016

Leisure

Fractured Beauty Found in Malick’s Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups is a fairly difficult movie to pin down. It’s a film that plays out as if in memory, a collection of disjointed, stream-of-consciousness images coupled with vague,... Read more

By Andrew Gutman March 18, 2016

Leisure

Critical Voices: The Struts, Everybody Wants

Long hair, leather jackets, cigarettes, dark eye shadow—it would appear that classic rock is making a comeback. Imagine a blend of The Rolling Stones, Queen and Oasis and you might... Read more

By Sarah Pavlak March 18, 2016

Features

Disengaged District: A History of D.C. Sports

Ed Cole remembers January 30, 1983. He remembers grocery stores in his suburb closing early. He remembers sitting with his in-laws around a television. He remembers excitedly thrusting his fist... Read more

By Chris Almeida March 18, 2016

Halftime

Will concussions take down the NFL?

On December 25, 2015, Sony Pictures released a film that, for all intents and purposes, culminated reports, concerns and lawsuits regarding the increasing fear that American football is detrimental to... Read more

By Amanda Christovich March 18, 2016

GSC Presents Administration with Pillows, Demands More Just Employment

On March 16, the Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) presented five administrators or their staff with packages of pillows, sheets, and towels, along with a list of demands.

By Lilah Burke March 18, 2016

Features

Uprooted: The Displacement of Georgetown’s Black Community

In 1957, the year Little Rock Central High School was desegregated, Sen. John F. Kennedy bought a house in the Georgetown neighborhood. Attached to the deed was a restrictive covenant:... Read more

By Lilah Burke March 18, 2016

Fiorina talks candidacy, leadership with GU Politics

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 presidential candidate Carly Fiorina discussed the trials and triumphs of her campaign journey with a crowd of more than two hundred Georgetown students on Monday, March 14.

By Margaret Gach March 18, 2016

A Case for the Classics: His Girl Friday

Older movies can be a drag. No matter how classic, well-constructed or entertaining, it goes without saying that movies predating the 1950s usually lack the rapid-fire editing, breakneck plotting and... Read more

By Amy Guay March 18, 2016

Suits Season Five Falls Short

USA’s Suits has made a name for itself as one of the most clever dramas on television. The show’s premise concerns a brilliant college-dropout who lies his way into an... Read more

By Graham Piro March 16, 2016

GU Politics hosts Huckabee for first ‘Reflections on Running’

Gov. Mike Huckabee, two-time Republican presidential hopeful and the 44th Governor of Arkansas, gave a retrospective on his political career and his 2016 campaign to Georgetown students on Wed., March... Read more

By Michael Coyne March 15, 2016

An Interview with the creator of Virtual Reality Experience, Doors of Silence

If you’ve played with one of Gelardin’s two Oculus Rifts in the past few months, you may have noticed a particularly frightening Virtual Reality Experience on the menu: Doors of... Read more

By Erika Bullock March 15, 2016

Leisure

Critical Voices: Macklemore, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have not released an official album since “The Heist” in 2012, which contained hits like “Can’t Hold Us”, “Thrift Shop”, and “Same Love” and thrust them... Read more

By Claire Smith March 15, 2016

The Weekly List: Unique Rap

Most would agree that hip hop and rap are often dominate the musical charts. Most songs heard on the radio, although mostly pop, feature at least some components of these... Read more

By Michael Bergin March 14, 2016

Over and Out: Hoyas will not play in postseason tournament, 2015-16 season officially over

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-18, 7-11 Big East) will not play in the brand new Vegas 16 Tournament, a source told The Voice early Monday morning. The source said... Read more

By Joe Pollicino March 14, 2016

The Dream is ‘Nova: Hoyas’ Big East run ends at the hands of Villanova in Quarterfinals

NEW YORK — The slipper doesn’t fit. The prospective Cinderella run through the Big East Tournament needed for the Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-18, 7-11 Big East) to make the... Read more

By Joe Pollicino March 10, 2016

Walk This Way: Ra’Mond Hines’ two-week journey from Georgetown manager to the floor of MSG

NEW YORK — Two weeks ago, Ra’Mond Hines was a student manager for the Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-17, 7-11 Big East). Wednesday night, he played at Madison Square Garden.... Read more

By Alex Boyd March 10, 2016

And-Ones: Additional news and notes from Georgetown-DePaul

Welcome to “And-Ones,” the Voice’s post-game notebook for all news, stats, and notes following each Georgetown men’s basketball game. Sophomore guard and walk-on Ra’Mond Hines made his first appearance for... Read more

By Joe Pollicino March 9, 2016

Hand of God: Hayes’ return lifts Hoyas past DePaul in 1st Round of Big East Tournament, Villanova up next

NEW YORK — He’s not Willis Reed, but senior center Bradley Hayes’ return from a broken hand at Madison Square Garden might be what the Georgetown men’s basketball team (15-17,... Read more

By Joe Pollicino March 9, 2016

The Voice’s Third Annual Super Dooper Big East Preview

NEW YORK—It’s that time of year again. The snow is melting, the birds are chirping, and magic is in the air. The 10 teams of the Big East head to... Read more

By The Voice Sports Staff March 9, 2016

University’s ice-melting practices raise concern

University Planning and Facilities Management had its hands full keeping Georgetown’s sidewalks and streets clear and free of ice as record snow hit the District in January. University employees worked to... Read more

By Michael Coyne March 6, 2016

Peaking Early: 31-points from Peak can’t stop disappointing loss to Villanova to finish regular season

In their final game of the regular season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-17, 7-11 Big East) fell to No. 3 Villanova (27-4, 16-2 Big East) by a score of... Read more

By Phillip Steuber March 5, 2016

Life after Kehoe: Club sports struggle to find field space

Until a suitable replacement for Kehoe Field is found, club sports face difficulty in finding field time for their practices.

By Jake Maher March 5, 2016