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The Return of Gilmore Girls

Denizens of Stars Hollow rejoice! Gilmore Girls is returning for a limited run on Netflix. On October 19th TV Line announced that the beloved 2000’s television show would be brought... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt October 27, 2015

2015: A Year of Success for Women’s Soccer in the U.S.

We are nearing the end of a very successful year for women’s soccer in the United States. The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has ended their season, and the USWNT... Read more

By Susanna Herrmann October 27, 2015

Weekend Volleyball Roundup: Hoyas fall victim to Red Storm but dismantle Friars

The Georgetown volleyball (9-15, 3-8 Big East) team went 1-1 over the weekend homestand, falling on Friday to St. John’s (15-10, 5-5 Big East) in straight sets (25-20, 25-12, 25-13),... Read more

By Santul Nerkar October 27, 2015

What’s Wrong With Chelsea FC?

Whichever way you look at it, Chelsea FC is in utter free-fall. Ten full games into the 2015-2016 Barclay’s Premier League season, the defending champions find themselves mired in the... Read more

By Brendan Pierce October 27, 2015

Saxa Politica: Back to Basics about Food

Georgetown Dining’s contract is due for renewal in just over a year, and a holistic conversation about making deep changes to the institutions of on-campus dining is long overdue. I’ve... Read more

By Kenneth Lee October 26, 2015

The Closet Otaku: The Implosion of the Anime Industry

Judging from the flood of yellow leaves that have descended upon my backyard (if that is even a valid description of the change in seasons), the fall 2015 anime season... Read more

By Kenneth Lee October 26, 2015

The Weekly List: Halloween Edition 2015

That time of year is once again upon us. Candy, pumpkin, and sexy cat outfit sales suddenly go through the roof, and everyone here at Georgetown prepares for a night... Read more

By Michael Bergin October 26, 2015

My Completely Unobjective Guide to the World Series

Anyone who has been following what I write here (read: my mom and her Facebook friends) can probably guess that I am none too happy with how this year’s fall... Read more

By Chris Dunn October 26, 2015

Symposium remembering Hurricane Katrina explores relationship between media and history

On Oct. 22 and 23, the Film and Media Studies Program hosted the Katrina@10 symposium, a collection of events reflecting on the role of Hurricane Katrina in history and media... Read more

By Brendan Saunders October 25, 2015

Four!: Men’s golf finishes in fourth at Georgetown Intercollegiate

The Georgetown men’s golf team finished in fourth place on Tuesday at the Georgetown Intercollegiate tournament, after two days of play. The Hoyas were surpassed by Princeton, University of Rhode... Read more

By Alex Lewontin October 25, 2015

Leisure

Dull Bits Cut Out: a column on film, on Greta Gerwig

The film opens on two women in a park, each poised for attack. They lunge at each other, stumbling, arms flailing, and they break into laughter. The film cuts, and... Read more

By Andrew Gutman October 25, 2015

Panel discusses issues facing Catholic church’s female leaders and Pope Francis

On Oct. 22, the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life hosted Women Taking the Lead: Acting on Pope Francis’ Message, a panel discussion featuring female leaders of Catholic... Read more

By Amelia Irvine October 25, 2015

Black Alumni Summit allows graduates to reconnect on the Hilltop

On Oct. 23 several hundred black undergraduate alumni gathered on Georgetown’s campus to take part in the first biennial Black Alumni Summit. The three-day event, the theme of which is... Read more

By Annie Wang October 24, 2015

TEDx seeks to engage Georgetown community on risk taking through new format

On Oct. 24, the fifth annual installment of TEDxGeorgetown will be held in Gaston Hall, consisting of talks by Georgetown students, faculty, and experts in a variety of fields about... Read more

By Benjamin Barrett October 24, 2015

Kicking into High Gear: Men’s soccer peaking at the right time

Three games into the 2015 season, the prospects for the Georgetown men’s soccer team (9-2-2, 5-0-0 Big East) looked bleak. After entering the season ranked as the No. 3 team... Read more

By Tyler Pearre October 24, 2015

Moniz speaks on clean energy innovation as part of larger State Department Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum

United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz spoke at Georgetown’s campus on Oct. 21 as part of a larger two-day event co-hosted by Georgetown University, Google, and the U.S. Department... Read more

By Isabel Echarte October 23, 2015

Halftime Reviews: Arms Around a Vision by Girls Names

Girls Names has brought post-punk revival their third album, Arms Around a Vision. They have composed a melancholy, introverted perspective that shows a distinct departure from the style of their... Read more

By Brooke Dudek October 23, 2015

The Cap: Despite Signs of Apocalypse, Baseball is Okay

Halftime Sports Editor Matt Jasko examines the intersection between finance, economics, and athletics in his segment, “The Cap.” The New York Mets are in the World Series. Following decades of underperformance, disappointment, and... Read more

By Matt Jasko October 23, 2015

The Art of the Interception

Sports media exploded this Tuesday after this week’s rendition of Monday Night Football sported a combined five interceptions between quarterbacks Eli Manning and Sam Bradford. What fans believed would... Read more

By Amanda Christovich October 23, 2015

Football Pre-Game Primer: Hoyas travel to Bucknell for first conference road game

The Georgetown football team (3-4, 1-1 Patriot League) will look to rediscover their winning ways when they travel to face Bucknell (3-4, 0-1 Patriot League) Saturday afternoon in the team’s... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 23, 2015

Halftime TasteTest: Vittles Finds

On today’s episode of TasteTest, we find the weirdest food items available at Vittles. Then we eat them in front of a microphone. Our selection for this podcast is the... Read more

By Halftime Staff October 23, 2015

Down(ey) Goes Seton Hall: Downey’s hat trick helps women’s soccer sink Pirates 4-0

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (10-5-1, 5-1-1 Big East) clinched an appearance at the Big East tournament Thursday, when they dominated the Seton Hall Pirates (2-12-2, 1-6-0 Big East) 4-0.... Read more

By Chris Dunn October 23, 2015