Archive

Halftime Brunch Bracket Round Two: Cafe Bonaparte

The grandiose Wisconsin Avenue, what with it’s modern art galleries and upscale boutiques, seems to be the perfect location for Cafe Bonaparte, an ornate French cafe that specializes in upscale... Read more

By Daniel Varghese November 12, 2015

How The Tide Stemmed Fournette

Without a doubt, the most impressive player thus far this season has been LSU running back Leonard Fournette. The presumptive Heisman favorite carried the Tigers to a 7-0 start, gaining... Read more

By Jay Benjamin November 12, 2015

The UNC Scandal: Managing Expectations and Allegations

Every NCAA rule violation comes and goes in the exact same way. They are so similar that it’s a never-ending broken record of official statements that mean absolutely nothing, press... Read more

By Nick Gavio November 12, 2015

Men’s Soccer Pre-Game Primer: No. 3 Hoyas host Xavier in Big East Semifinals

Following a week-long break after winning the Big East regular season title outright, the No. 3 Georgetown men’s soccer team (13-2-2, 9-0 Big East) hosts fourth-seeded Xavier (12-5-1, 5-3-1 Big... Read more

By Tyler Pearre November 11, 2015

Student-athletes cover up Nike logo on university-provided equipment

A group of unidentified Georgetown student-athletes have taped over the Nike logo on parts of their university-provided equipment in response to an event led by activist Jim Keady that explored... Read more

By Ryan Miller November 11, 2015

Activist questions relationship between Nike and Georgetown, discusses labor practices of company

On Nov. 9, Jim Keady, a social activist focused on improving the lives of workers in Nike sweatshops in Indonesia, called into question the relationship between Nike and Georgetown University... Read more

By Rachel Eshelman November 11, 2015

A Day at the International Spy Museum

I have always wanted to be a spy. At the ripe old age of eight, to build my own résumé in the field, I decided to start keeping “spy notes”... Read more

By Katie LaScaleia November 11, 2015

The 250: The Imitation Game

After Bond Week, Halftime writers Danielle Hewitt and Katie LaScaleia are back with The 250’s regular programming—and this week’s film has just as much cunning, intrigue, and secrecy as any... Read more

By Halftime Staff November 11, 2015

Carrying On

Carrying On: Learning to Define Oneself in a Label-Obsessed World

I have always tried to find a simple way to define my personality. Quite often, I become curious about why I feel the way I feel or why I like... Read more

By Michael Bergin November 11, 2015

MLB Offseason First Look

The 2015 Major League Baseball season is over, but the 2015-2016 offseason has officially begun. The beginning of the offseason is an exciting time for baseball fans all across the... Read more

By Tyler Walsh November 11, 2015

Berkley Center symposium panel examines relationship between religion and climate change

On Nov. 9, the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State held a symposium on religion and climate change in the... Read more

By Justin Plumb November 10, 2015

Tourney Worthy: Women’s soccer earns bid to the NCAA Tournament, will host Hofstra Saturday

After falling to the Providence Friars (13-8-1, 5-4-0 Big East) in penalty kicks in the Big East Tournament semi-finals last Friday night, the Georgetown women’s soccer team (11-5-3, 6-1-2 Big... Read more

By Alex Boyd November 10, 2015

Get Up to Date: Champions League ’15-16

The Champions League group stage is four games in, and there is excitement around (most) every corner. There have been lots of goals, lots of awesome saves, and a few... Read more

By Susanna Herrmann November 10, 2015

The Mystery Behind America’s Best Soccer Player

There’s a good chance that you’ve never even heard of the man who is currently the best soccer player for the United States of America. No, it’s not Clint Dempsey,... Read more

By Brendan Pierce November 10, 2015

McDonough GUTS Bus turnaround opens, Library Walk closes

On Nov. 9, Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS) buses started using the McDonough bus turnaround that consolidates four stops in one location on the south end of campus. Another event... Read more

By Thomas Stubna November 9, 2015

Voices

The Right to a Choice: Understanding the Positions of the Pro-Choice Movement

This past week, The Georgetown Academy, an online forum posted a piece entitled “How Dumb is H*yas for Abortion?” In an attempt to clear the air around this sensitive subject,... Read more

By Allison Pfotzer November 9, 2015

The Weekly List: Hamilton

When I first heard about the rap musical about a founding father my first thought was “that couldn’t possibly be any good.” I cannot stress enough how wrong I was.... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt November 9, 2015

IPPS and Independent Journal co-host day-long software development competition in preparation for presidential debates

On Nov. 8, the Institute of Politics and Public Service (IPPS) hosted Independent Journal’s (IJ) Hack the Debate. The event was a day-long hackathon, or software development competition, during which... Read more

By Anna Gloor November 8, 2015

Honor Roll: Yaro, Marcinkowski lead Hoyas in near-sweep of Big East awards

The Big East conference announced their annual soccer season awards on Friday, and Georgetown was well represented. Two members of the team, junior defender Joshua Yaro and freshman goalkeeper JT... Read more

By Tyler Pearre November 8, 2015

Features

Feet to the Fire: The University and Kalmanovitz Institute Celebrate Ten Years of Just Employment

The Kalmanovitz Institute commemorate ten years of Just Employment. PHOTO: Elizabeth Teitz“Don’t die in Red Square.”That’s what Father Raymond Kemp remembers telling student Zack Pesavento (SFS ’08) in March 2005. Pesavento was one of 26 students and members of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee (GSC) who took part in a nine-day hunger strike, protesting what they saw as unjust employment practices by the university towards campus-wide employees, including janitorial and facilities staff. These

By Elizabeth Teitz November 7, 2015

Battle Hardened: The Women’s Basketball Seniors

Logan Battle sits up straight, smiles, and speaks straightforwardly about her time at Georgetown. A turbulent career has not diminished the senior guard’s candor, nor has it dimmed the hope... Read more

By Santul Nerkar November 6, 2015