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Scream Queens is Pure Fun

What do you get when you cross American Horror Story with Glee? Quite literally, Scream Queens. FOX’s newest hit is the concoction of the same writer-producer team (Ryan Murphy and... Read more

By Sarika Ramaswamy October 21, 2015

The Cubs’ Unlikely Chance to Make History

It’s official. The Chicago Cubs, who have not won a World Series in over a century, are well into the National League Championship Series. For the first time since 2003,... Read more

By Tyler Walsh October 21, 2015

Higher Edge: Challenging Without Triggering

“I don’t believe in trigger warnings,” my professor tells the class, proud of her refusal to succumb to the excessive coddling of college students. The problem with the discussion around... Read more

By Lara Fishbane October 20, 2015

The Weekly List: Country Songs for Country Haters

One of the most clichéd responses to the question, “What type of music do you like?” is “Anything but country.” Before I saw the light, I too was in this... Read more

By Jay Benjamin October 20, 2015

Volleyball Road-Trip Roundup: Hoyas come up short against Xavier and Butler

The Georgetown volleyball team (8-14, 2-7 Big East) fell to the Xavier Musketeers (10-8, 6-2 Big East) 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18) and the Butler Bulldogs (6-15, 3-6 BIG EAST)... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 20, 2015

The Ice Cream Flavor You Deserve

“I love ice cream” is not a shocking, special, or compelling statement. I would be far more concerned if someone stated the opposite than if someone simply confirmed what I... Read more

By Brian McMahon October 20, 2015

Panel on women and climate change discusses women’s agency, looks forward to Paris climate conference

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS) hosted a panel Oct. 16 that discussed the role women play in combating climate change and the importance of women’s agency in... Read more

By Ryan Miller October 19, 2015

Vandaveer: A Local Group Finds Its Folk

In a world of over-autotuned, synthetic music, folk is a genre often overlooked by the average listener. Washington DC started group, Vandaveer is in an active battle to defy this... Read more

By Claire Smith October 19, 2015

Two Much Too Soon: Women’s soccer ties Marquette after surrendering two-goal lead

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (9-5-1, 4-1-1 Big East) tied the Marquette Golden Eagles (6-6-4, 3-2-1 Big East) 2-2 after overtime Sunday afternoon to remain tied with St. John’s (12-2-1,... Read more

By Alex Boyd October 19, 2015

The Genius of Jürgen Klopp

As the 6’4’’ German strode into the press conference room, a tangible wave of excitement swept through the crowd of eager reporters. It was October 9, 2015, the day that... Read more

By Brendan Pierce October 19, 2015

New course cluster explores interdisciplinary field of disability studies

Faculty from Georgetown’s English Department and Disability Studies Working Group have joined forces to pilot the university’s first Disability Studies Course Cluster. English Professors Libbie Rifkin and Jennifer Natalya Fink... Read more

By Emily Masiel October 18, 2015

No End in Sight: Men’s soccer defeats DePaul 1-0, extends unbeaten streak to 10

The No. 10/7 Georgetown men’s soccer team (9-2-2, 5-0-0 Big East) defeated the DePaul Blue Demons (3-11-0, 2-3-0 Big East) on the road in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. The game... Read more

By Tyler Pearre October 18, 2015

Brushed Aside: Hoyas’ fourth quarter comeback falls short in 17-13 loss to Colgate

Too little, too late. The Georgetown football team (3-4, 1-1 Patriot League) lost to Colgate (3-4, 2-0 Patriot League) 17-13 Saturday afternoon in front of sold-out Cooper Field crowd of... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 18, 2015

Medstar Georgetown seeks approval for $567 million renovation plan

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) has applied for the approval of $567 million renovation and construction plan, which would include building a new surgical pavilion on part of what is... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz and Thomas Stubna October 17, 2015

Writing Center and SEED D.C. partner for tutoring program

This Wednesday began a new partnership between Georgetown and the SEED School of Washington D.C. as eight students of the tuition-free college preparatory boarding school started tutoring sessions at the... Read more

By Thomas Stubna October 16, 2015

Football Pre-Game Primer: Hoyas look to stay unbeaten in Patriot League against Colgate

Fresh off their dominating 38-7 win against Lafayette last week during Homecoming weekend, the Georgetown football team (3-3, 1-0 Patriot League) will look to stay unbeaten in conference play when... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 16, 2015

The Cap: Saving Money on a World Series Contender

Halftime Sports Editor Matt Jasko examines the intersection between finance, economics, and athletics in his segment, “The Cap.” After last night’s NLDS series conclusions, SportsCenter released a fascinating graphic on its social media... Read more

By Matt Jasko October 16, 2015

Why Cooper is my Favorite Manning… And He Should Be Yours Too

The past few articles I have written have, in general, have been either criticisms or lamentations about the NFL…so, in order to prove to readers (but mostly myself) that I... Read more

By Amanda Christovich October 16, 2015

Halftime Reviews: V by Wavves

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Nathan Williams, lead singer of the San Diego based band Wavves, described the band’s new album: “If it’s cold outside and you listen to... Read more

By Michael Bergin October 16, 2015

Diving is for Jerks

Why hello there! Diving is a phenomenon in the sport of soccer that is one of the most obnoxious, if not the most obnoxious aspect of the game. Oh... Read more

By Susanna Herrmann October 16, 2015

Halftime Brunch Bracket: Mark’s Duck House

There’s escaping the Georgetown bubble, and then there’s going to Mark’s Duck House. For those of you who really, REALLY need to leave our polished college town behind, have I... Read more

By Tim Annick October 16, 2015

KD, Come Home

At the end of the 2015-2016 NBA season, Kevin Durant will confront the toughest decision of his professional career. The three-time NBA All-Star and three-time scoring champion will have to... Read more

By Noah Nelson October 16, 2015

Let’s (Quickly) Fix College Football

“You…uhhhh, and you, hmmm, you right there in the red, and also the big guy right behind you. Everyone else, thanks for playing and try again next year!” What? Did... Read more

By Christian Hallmark October 16, 2015