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HOYAlert mistakenly announces tornado warning

Georgetown’s emergency notification system, HOYAlert, mistakenly announced that a tornado warning was in place “for [an] area that includes Georgetown University,” according to GUPD Chief Jay Gruber. The texts and emails, which... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz January 20, 2016

Smoke and Mirrors: Bay’s 13 Hours Celebrates Benghazi Heroes, Derides U.S. Intelligence

You can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys. Jack Silva (John Krasinski) hears this line early in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, and the rest of... Read more

By Brian McMahon January 20, 2016

The 250: Fight Club

Welcome to another edition of the 250! A weekly podcast in which Voice Staffers view a film selected from the IMDb Top 250 and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week,... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt and Chris Castano January 20, 2016

No Effing Tre: Campbell-led Hoyas down No. 5 Xavier

A seemingly hopeless season just changed its tune. The Georgetown men’s basketball team (12-7, 5-2 Big East) finally notched a signature victory, knocking off No. 5 Xavier (16-2, 4-2 Big... Read more

By Santul Nerkar January 20, 2016

The Voice’s Big East Weekly Power Rankings: Volume 3

Every Monday during conference play, the Voice Sports Staff will provide its take on each team’s performance to date. Villanova (16-2, 6-0 Big East) Last week’s ranking: 1, unchanged Last... Read more

By The Voice Sports Staff January 19, 2016

Library student employees protest policy changes

Student workers at Lauinger and Blommer Library are protesting changes in policy regarding payment for student library employees that resulted from the rise in the Washington, D.C. minimum wage. The... Read more

By Brendan Saunders January 19, 2016

Halftime Reviews: Awake Remixes by Tycho

Composer and producer of Tycho, Scott Hansen, has once again impressed listeners with his 2016 release Awake Remixes. Tycho’s sound in the original Awake is organic, ambient, electronic. The San... Read more

By Megan Howell January 19, 2016

Critical Voices: Anderson .Paak, Malibu

Anderson .Paak’s most recent release has been receiving a lot of hype, and with good reason. The southern California singer-rapper’s sophomore project, entitled Malibu, released simultaneously by Steel Wool, OBE, Art Club,... Read more

By Daniel Sheehan January 19, 2016

Cloudy in Philadelphia: Always Sunny Premiere Fails to Shine

After the mildly entertaining, somewhat waning 10th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, fans like me were left questioning if the show’s dark comedy formula had finally reached its... Read more

By Michael Bergin January 19, 2016

Institute of Politics and Public Service welcomes new fellows

This semester, the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service is ushering in a new class of Political Fellows. The five new Fellows, with careers politics and public service, are... Read more

By Lilah Burke January 19, 2016

Golden Globes 2016: Recap, Reactions, and Ricky

Due to free-flowing booze, circular tables rather than rigid auditorium seats, and twice the number of A-listers (stars from both television and film attend), the Golden Globes is notoriously known... Read more

By Amy Guay January 18, 2016

We Are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas seek first top-10 win at No. 5 Xavier

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-7, 4-2 Big East) will take on its second straight top-ten ranked team when the Hoyas travel to Cincinnati to face the No. 5 Xavier... Read more

By Chris Dunn January 18, 2016

GUSA Mental Health Committee announces new initiative

On Jan. 13, the GUSA Mental Health Committee announced a new initiative, Project Lighthouse, that offers an anonymous online chatting space that Hoyas may use to discuss questions or... Read more

By Sarah Pavlak January 18, 2016

The Halftime Report: Week of 1/18

Welcome to the first ever edition of the Halftime Report! Every week we’re going to bring you the best of the best in entertainment for the week to come, from... Read more

By Halftime Staff January 18, 2016

The Weekly List: Middle School Dance Edition

Ah, middle school. That strange time of budding maturity, where you weren’t quite trusted with responsibility but could choose whether to take art or drama class. Essential to those formative... Read more

By Claire Smith January 18, 2016

Big East Beetdown: Women’s basketball suffers fourth-straight loss at home against Seton Hall

On Free Beets Day at McDonough Arena, the Georgetown women’s basketball team (9-9, 2-6 Big East) lost their fourth game in a row to visiting Seton Hall (14-4, 4-3 Big... Read more

By Tyler Pearre January 17, 2016

Georgetown Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. with Week of Events

Georgetown University is to commemorate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by hosting a week of events across Georgetown’s campuses starting Sunday, Jan. 17. Through the MLK Week... Read more

By Roey Hadar January 17, 2016

Starman in the Sky: Remembering David Bowie

David Bowie was… the champion of the misfits, those that dared to be different. He was… a boundary pusher, causing society to take a good, hard look at itself. His... Read more

By Sarah Pavlak January 16, 2016

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

Welcome to “And-Ones,” the Voice’s post-game notebook for all news, stats, and notes following each Georgetown men’s basketball game. After missing Wednesday’s game against St. John’s as a precautionary measure... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 16, 2016

Can’t Get ‘Nova the Hump: Hoyas drop third game to top-10 opponent in loss to No. 6 Villanova

Another opportunity against a premier opponent turned into another heartbreak, as the Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-7, 4-2 Big East) fell to No. 6 Villanova (15-2, 6-0 Big East) 55-50... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 16, 2016

We Are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas return home for first taste of rival Villanova

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-6, 4-1, Big East) will attempt to deal the rival No. 6 Villanova Wildcats (15-2, 5-0, Big East) their first loss in conference play on... Read more

By Alex Boyd January 15, 2016

Stormy Present: Women’s hoops falls to St. John’s, drop third-straight

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (9-8, 2-5 Big East) lost its third consecutive game Friday afternoon, falling to first-place St. John’s (14-3, 5-1 Big East) 65-60 in front of 733... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 15, 2016

GUPD develops new active shooter response training program and website

A new training program and website aims to educate community members about responding to an active shooter situation, Georgetown University Police Department Chief Jay Gruber announced in a university-wide... Read more

By Thomas Stubna January 15, 2016