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Forcing Athletes to Play College Ball Isn’t Right: Enter the D-League

Let’s face it: money matters. Even the most modest and well-liked players in the NBA won’t deny the impact that money has on their decision. This is especially true when... Read more

By October 8, 2015

News

Darnall roof experience leaks with heavy rain

Last week, heavy rainfall caused leaks from the ceilings of two dorm rooms on the top floor of Darnall Hall, drawing attention to a damaged roof, which is now set... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Sports

There’s a Red Storm Coming: Hoyas Prepare to Host Big East Rival St. John’s

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (7-4-0, 2-0-0 Big East) faces off against conference foe St. John’s (11-1-0, 3-0-0 Big East) this Thursday in what may prove to be a pivotal... Read more

By October 7, 2015

News

Georgetown receives $50 million gift from parents of alumni to fund athletics program

Student-athletes at Georgetown are set to benefit from one of the largest donations ever made to the school, a $50 million gift from Peter and Susan Cooper to support athletic leadership... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Opinion

Love Conquers All: America’s Reaction to Francis’ Call for Change

It’s 4:15 a.m. Why am I awake? No, I did not spend a night at Lau finishing a paper—instead I was up and getting ready to see the Pope. I... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Halftime

2015 in Review: MLB Awards Predictions

After a long, winding season, the 2015 Major League Baseball regular season has finally come to an end. With the playoffs now underway, it is a good time to look... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Halftime

MLS: Professional Soccer’s Retirement Home

Today, Major League Soccer is well infused with better known players who played for most of their soccer careers in Europe before deciding to make the move to the USA.... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Taste of Georgetown: a foodie paradise

Last Saturday, in the midst of this weekend’s hazy, overcast and generally gloomy weather, there was some light and warmth on K Street under the bridged Whitehurst Freeway. Taste of... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Halftime Brunch Bracket: El Centro

For most Georgetown students, “brunch” is not the first word they associate with El Centro (for those under 21, El Centro has a… lively weekend crowd). Featuring modern Mexican cuisine,... Read more

By October 7, 2015

News

California Secretary of State examines U.S. voting rights in IPPS panel

The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (IPPS) hosted a panel discussion about voting rights in America on Oct. 5th titled “Battle for the Ballot: How Progressives are Fighting... Read more

By October 7, 2015

News

Open forum allows student and administrators to discuss mental health issues on campus

GUSA held its first Mental Health Open Forum on Oct. 5 to provide students with the opportunity to speak directly to student health administrations on the topics of mental health... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Sports

Poison Ivy: Football blown out by Harvard

The Georgetown football team (2-3, 0-0 Patriot League) suffered an Ivy League beatdown at the hands of Harvard University (3-0, 1-0 Ivy League) 45-0 last Friday. Led by freshman running... Read more

By October 7, 2015

Halftime

Plea Flicker: Serving Justice to the NFL’s Early Season Culprits

September was an interesting month for our nation and world. The pope visited, the Speaker of the House decided to step down, and heartbreaking stories of the European refugees were... Read more

By October 6, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Halftime Brunch Bracket: The Tombs

Despite a name that harkens to a large hole in the ground for dead bodies, The Tombs has been a Georgetown institution since it opened in 1962. A popular spot... Read more

By October 6, 2015

Halftime Leisure

A Walk Through Crafty Bastards 2015

Washington City Paper and Whole Foods put on DC’s 12th annual Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts fair last weekend at Union Market.  For those who have never been up to... Read more

By October 6, 2015

News

Higher Edge: When the Grading System Misses the Mark

The day the school year starts, reading stops feeling like reading. It starts with looking at the number of pages and hopefully ends with a neat bulleted list of discussion... Read more

By October 6, 2015

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: Songs My Mom Made Me Listen To

When I was younger, I thought my taste in music was the end all be all. I mean who could be better than A*teens and S Club 7? However, my... Read more

By October 5, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Halftime Reviews: Unbreakable by Janet Jackson

At 49 years young, Janet Jackson has returned on October 2nd to show the music world that she is not done yet. Unfortunately, with her new album Unbreakable, , Ms.... Read more

By October 5, 2015

News

Sweetgreen founders kick off Startup Weekend, Startup Hoyas engage with student entrepreneurship

Startup Hoyas, a student club designed to promote entrepreneurship on campus, held Georgetown Entrepreneurship Day on Oct. 2 to launch its Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend is the organization’s first event... Read more

By October 5, 2015

News

Students and administrators discuss campus renovations at Hoya Roundtable

On Sept. 30, administrators and students gathered for a dialogue on campus planning with regard to student housing as part of the university’s Hoya Roundtables series in the Healey Family... Read more

By October 5, 2015

News

Greek organizations express discontent at university’s message on fraternities and sororities

On Sept. 18, the Friday before rushing for Greek societies started, the student body received an email titled “Message About Social Fraternities and Sororities” from Vice President for Student Affairs... Read more

By October 5, 2015

Leisure

Introducing Out of Control, a column on gaming

In video gaming, so much depends on a player’s sightlines. How does a developer’s decision to situate a game in the first-person or the third-person impact the playing experience? Which... Read more

By October 4, 2015

Opinion

The $100 Billion Fallacy

Of all the criticisms of the Iran nuclear deal, the “$100 billion” argument has proven one of the most pernicious. Ted Cruz summed it up at a recent rally near... Read more

By October 4, 2015

Leisure

Critical Voices: GO:OD AM, Mac Miller, Warner Bros. Records

According to his social media comments earlier in 2015, Mac Miller had to scrap a total of nine albums worth of content in order to arrive at his third studio... Read more

By October 3, 2015

News

German leaders of reunification celebrate 25th anniversary of reunited country

Georgetown’s BMW Center for German and European Studies hosted the sixth Herbert Quandt Lecture on Thursday Oct. 1 in Gaston Hall. The lecture, titled “The 25th Anniversary of German Unification:... Read more

By October 3, 2015