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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

Three Musketeers: Corboz’s two goals help Hoyas down Xavier 3-0

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (9-5-0, 4-1-0 Big East) defeated the Xavier Musketeers (6-7-1, 1-4-0 Big East) 3-0 at Shaw Field Wednesday afternoon, bouncing back from their 1-0 loss away... Read more

By Alex Boyd October 14, 2015

News

Politics Institute hosts second debate watch party for Democrats

Over 300 Georgetown students packed the Healey Family Student Center Great Room on Oct. 13 to watch Democratic presidential candidates meet on the debate stage for the first time of the 2016... Read more

By Justin Plumb October 14, 2015

Big East Media Day Roundup: DSR, Copeland earn preseason honors

Georgetown senior guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and sophomore forward Isaac Copeland earned preseason honors at the Big East’s annual media day Wednesday at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In a poll... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 14, 2015

Big East Media Day Roundup: Hoyas picked to finish second in coaches’ poll

For the second consecutive season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team has been picked to finish second in the Big East’s annual preseason coaches’ poll. The league announced the results at... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 14, 2015

The Weekly List: Classic Coffee Shop Tunes

Greetings and welcome to another edition of Halftime’s the Week List! We are now in a time of pumpkin spice, colorful leaves on the trees, and apparently hurricanes (all the... Read more

By Michael Bergin October 14, 2015

Halftime TasteTest: “SmallBites”

Halftime TasteTest is back! And this time, we have a compilation of ultra-mini-pods, called “Small Bites,” where our writers try different foods from around the DC Area and give live... Read more

By Halftime Staff October 13, 2015

Features

Role Call: Feminism in Pop Culture

This summer saw the budding friendship between Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer, much to the joy of every Buzzfeed user and Twitter fanatic. According to Rolling Stone, after spending the... Read more

By Amy Guay October 13, 2015

Leisure

Critical Voices: Ryan Adams, 1989

It’s fashionable to hate Taylor Swift these days—but Ryan Adams didn’t seem to get the memo. When Adams announced he would cover Swift’s 2014 blockbuster album 1989 in mid-August, many... Read more

By Noah Buyon October 13, 2015

Leisure

Zemeckis’ New Film a Walk to Remember

A work of art is forever. The Walk tells the true story of Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the high-wire artist who walked between the World Trade Center towers, which... Read more

By Sarika Ramaswamy October 13, 2015

The Chase Utley Suspension: The Consequences of Hard Play

On Saturday night, during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the NLDS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, Dodgers infielder Chase Utley, in sliding to... Read more

By Tyler Walsh October 13, 2015