Archive

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

Four No-Scores And Nine Games Ago: Men’s soccer downs Marquette 3-0, extends undefeated streak to nine

The Georgetown men’s soccer team (8-2-2, 4-0-0 Big East) stayed perfect in conference play by shutting out the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-5-2, 1-2-1 Big East) 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon at... Read more

By Chris Dunn October 15, 2015

Leisure

Mask and Bauble Welcomes All My Sons to 164th Season

In its mission statement, Mask and Bauble strives to bring theatrical classes to Georgetown student life. Thus, their choice to open the season with a production of Arthur Miller’s All... Read more

By Tatiana Lebreton October 15, 2015

The New Prince Of Georgetown: A Evening at the Mr. Georgetown Pageant 2015

The weekend of October 3rd, hurricane Joaquin hit the Washington D.C. area. On October 9th D.C. found itself in back to back weekends of torrential downpour as the sky opened... Read more

By Sarah Pavlak October 15, 2015

The 250: The Lion King

The Halftime Staff breaks down a childhood favorite.

By Halftime Staff October 15, 2015

Silencing the DH Debate

The debate about whether or not the MLB should keep the designated hitter has been raging throughout baseball’s long history. It’s about time that we shut down this debate: the... Read more

By Max Schreiner October 15, 2015

Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming: The Future of the USMNT

The United States Men’s Soccer Team will win a World Cup in the next 20 years. Am I crazy? Probably. Will this happen? Probably not. But, it wouldn’t surprise me... Read more

By Nick Gavio October 15, 2015