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Refugees International President address global refugee crisis

Michel Gabaudan, former member of the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), came to Georgetown to speak on the global refugee crisis.

By Nicole Steinberg February 24, 2016

Editorials

Just Do It: Holding the Swoosh Accountable

Nike has long enjoyed a special type of relationship with Georgetown’s athletics programs. As noted in this week’s feature, titled “In Foul Trouble: Unlacing Georgetown’s Relationship with Nike,” this partnership... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 24, 2016

Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘N’ Roll: HBO’s Vinyl off to an Exciting Start

“So this is my story. Clouded by lost brain cells, self-aggrandizement, and maybe a little bit of bullshit,” Richie Fenestra gruffly narrates in one of the opening scenes of Vinyl,... Read more

By Devon O'Dwyer February 24, 2016

A Case for the Classics: Reservoir Dogs

The year is 1992, Quentin Tarantino’s directorial debut, Reservoir Dogs, is released, beginning more than twenty years of Tarantino’s iconic movie formula. The violent movie follows a botched diamond heist,... Read more

By Caitlin Mannering February 24, 2016

Editorials

Free Speech Tabled: A Need for New Rules at the Georgetown University Law Center

The law is blind, but it need not be mute. At the Georgetown University Law Center, however, students have found their expression of political speech blocked by the administration. This... Read more

By the Editorial Board February 23, 2016

Critical Voices: Dr. Dog, The Psychedelic Swamp

There are a plethora of factors that can go into naming an album. Maybe the name comes from a hit single, or some particularly clever lyrics on a song, or... Read more

By Jon Block February 23, 2016

Serenity, Charm, and Cover Songs: Alessia Cara at the Lincoln Theater

Alessia Cara finished the US leg of her Know-It-All tour on Saturday in DC. Delayed because of Snowzilla 2016, the show took place in U Street’s Lincoln Theater, a much... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt February 23, 2016

Cherry on Top: Wavves and Best Coast at 9:30 Club

It was fitting that last Tuesday, February 15, was the warmest day in weeks as California-based bands Wavves and Best Coast came to the 9:30 Club on their Summer Is... Read more

By Jon Block February 23, 2016

High lead content in water affects Prospect Street housing

Student residents of at least two university-owned properties on Prospect Street were informed that their water has been moving through lead pipes on Friday, Feb. 19.

By Lilah Burke February 23, 2016

Critical Voices: Lake Street Dive, Side Pony

If there’s one word to describe Side Pony, it’s different. On the cusp of mainstream success, Lake Street Dive has refused to repeat themselves and this record takes their sound... Read more

By Carlos Miranda February 23, 2016

The Weekly List: I Dream of Dream Pop

Dream Pop is in its own little subcategory of music. Loosely stemming from the 1980s New Wave movement, somewhere between The Cocteau Twins and Depeche Mode, it is, simply put,... Read more

By Michael Bergin February 22, 2016

The Halftime Report: Week of 2/22

With the weather finally starting to warm up, this is the week to go out. Go to a concert, see a play, do something else. We don’t care what it... Read more

By Halftime Staff February 22, 2016

Right on Track: Race Fails to Wow but Tells an Important Story

Some stories should have no expiration date. Such stories, often true, are important because they compel us to reconsider societal truths. These stories serve as reminders, as affirmations of justice,... Read more

By Tanner Garrity February 21, 2016

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

Welcome to “And-Ones,” the Voice’s post-game notebook for all news, stats, and notes following each Georgetown men’s basketball game. The Hoyas are now 9-7 at home, tying the program record... Read more

By Joe Pollicino February 20, 2016

X’s and Oh’s: Hoyas smothered by No. 8 Xavier, drop third-straight

Despite Saturday being the annual Gray Out game, it was the black and white jerseys of Xavier that shined, as the No. 8 Musketeers (24-3, 12-3 Big East) routed the... Read more

By Joe Pollicino February 20, 2016

Hunches and Hopes: Voice predicts the Oscars

Best Picture Who Will Win: The Big Short Who Should Win: Mad Max: Fury Road The Oscar race this year has been all over the place, and for the first... Read more

By Brian McMahon, Amy Guay, Chris Almeida, Andrew Gutman and Caitlin Mannering February 20, 2016

Clarity and Comedy: Cyrano Shines at the Poulton Theatre

A few dirty jokes, poetry, sword fights, and a bit of panache sum up Mask and Bauble’s most recent production, Cyrano. The show, created by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner,... Read more

By Michael Bergin February 20, 2016

Khan and Fisk elected 2016 GUSA President and Vice President

Enushe Khan (MSB ‘17) and Chris Fisk (COL ‘17) are the winners of the 2016 GUSA Executive Election, the Election Commission announced on Friday, Feb. 19 at 5:20 p.m. Despite... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz February 19, 2016

Men’s Lax Pre-Game Primer: Hoyas open season against No. 1 Notre Dame

Fresh off their first winning season since 2012, the No. 14 Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (0-0, Big East) opens its 2016 campaign with a neutral-site matchup against No. 1 Notre... Read more

By Joe Pollicino February 19, 2016

Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, and the Album of the Year

Earlier this week, Taylor Swift’s 1989 won the Grammy for Album of the Year over Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly. In her acceptance speech, Swift said the following: “As... Read more

By Chris Almeida February 19, 2016

Halftime

A Guide to Some of Baseball’s Wackiest Lingo

You’re twelve years old, sitting in the dugout of your local baseball field listening to your eccentric little-league coach give his post-game speech. “That game turned into a barn burner... Read more

By Amanda Christovich February 19, 2016

Election Commission: ‘We will not be able to release the results tonight’

The GUSA Election Commission announced at 12:33 a.m. that the results of the Executive election will not be released tonight due to procedural issues. “We will be presenting these procedural issues to the... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz February 19, 2016

We Are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas seek to end skid with sweep of Xavier

With only four games remaining in the season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-13, 7-7 Big East) will attempt to crack the right side of .500 in conference play with... Read more

By Jonny Amon February 18, 2016