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Hot water in Henle to be ‘intermittent’ until ‘late next week’

The Office of Residential Living informed Henle Village residents on Friday, Jan. 21 that “due to a malfunctioning heat exchanger that supplies hot water to the complex,” access to hot water... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz January 22, 2016

We Are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas renew rivalry with UConn

Fresh off its most impressive victory of the roller coaster 2015-16 season, the Georgetown men’s basketball team (12-7, 5-2 Big East) will return to action Saturday afternoon for a rare... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 22, 2016

Who’s Laughing Now: McKay’s Script, Cast Make The Big Short One of the Best Films of the Year

Leave it to Adam McKay, director of the Anchorman movies and Step Brothers, to find humor in the economic collapse of 2008. That is not to say that he has... Read more

By Brian McMahon January 22, 2016

A Case for The Classics: Planet of the Apes

Many films display the danger and threat of nuclear annihilation, yet few present it with such style as 1968’s Planet of the Apes. With the recent release of Rise of... Read more

By Graham Piro January 22, 2016

Les Revenants Highlights Excellence in Foreign TV

The US is an exporter of pop culture but seldom imports it, a shame because many a marvelous foreign show has passed US dwellers by. The Returned is one such... Read more

By Tatiana Lebreton January 22, 2016

Mayors discuss urban economic policies

On Jan. 20, the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted “Building Cities of Opportunity for All: Policy Solutions for Equitable Economic Development,” a discussion between four mayors from... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen January 21, 2016

Lost in the Woods: The Forest Succumbs to Tropes of Terror

Horror movies are hard to get right, often in danger of becoming a string of clichés and cheap scares. Unfortunately, 2016’s first horror flick, The Forest, director Jason Zada’s first... Read more

By Tatiana Lebreton January 21, 2016

Halftime Reviews: Not to Disappear by Daughter

Daughter’s second full-length album, Not To Disappear, takes a sharp turn from lead singer Elena Tonra’s somber musings about broken relationships heard in the band’s first album, If You Leave.... Read more

By Caitlin Mannering January 21, 2016

“Before They Are Gone” by Leslie Johnston, Touchstone Gallery

As someone who is not a frequent advocate of abstract art, I, surprisingly, thoroughly enjoyed Leslie Johnston’s work. She is first and foremost an environmental scientist by profession, so it comes... Read more

By Leila Lebreton January 21, 2016

HOYAlert mistakenly announces tornado warning

Georgetown’s emergency notification system, HOYAlert, mistakenly announced that a tornado warning was in place “for [an] area that includes Georgetown University,” according to GUPD Chief Jay Gruber. The texts and emails, which... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz January 20, 2016

Smoke and Mirrors: Bay’s 13 Hours Celebrates Benghazi Heroes, Derides U.S. Intelligence

You can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys. Jack Silva (John Krasinski) hears this line early in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, and the rest of... Read more

By Brian McMahon January 20, 2016

The 250: Fight Club

Welcome to another edition of the 250! A weekly podcast in which Voice Staffers view a film selected from the IMDb Top 250 and discuss their thoughts on the work. This week,... Read more

By Danielle Hewitt and Chris Castano January 20, 2016

No Effing Tre: Campbell-led Hoyas down No. 5 Xavier

A seemingly hopeless season just changed its tune. The Georgetown men’s basketball team (12-7, 5-2 Big East) finally notched a signature victory, knocking off No. 5 Xavier (16-2, 4-2 Big... Read more

By Santul Nerkar January 20, 2016

The Voice’s Big East Weekly Power Rankings: Volume 3

Every Monday during conference play, the Voice Sports Staff will provide its take on each team’s performance to date. Villanova (16-2, 6-0 Big East) Last week’s ranking: 1, unchanged Last... Read more

By The Voice Sports Staff January 19, 2016

Library student employees protest policy changes

Student workers at Lauinger and Blommer Library are protesting changes in policy regarding payment for student library employees that resulted from the rise in the Washington, D.C. minimum wage. The... Read more

By Brendan Saunders January 19, 2016

Halftime Reviews: Awake Remixes by Tycho

Composer and producer of Tycho, Scott Hansen, has once again impressed listeners with his 2016 release Awake Remixes. Tycho’s sound in the original Awake is organic, ambient, electronic. The San... Read more

By Megan Howell January 19, 2016

Critical Voices: Anderson .Paak, Malibu

Anderson .Paak’s most recent release has been receiving a lot of hype, and with good reason. The southern California singer-rapper’s sophomore project, entitled Malibu, released simultaneously by Steel Wool, OBE, Art Club,... Read more

By Daniel Sheehan January 19, 2016

Cloudy in Philadelphia: Always Sunny Premiere Fails to Shine

After the mildly entertaining, somewhat waning 10th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, fans like me were left questioning if the show’s dark comedy formula had finally reached its... Read more

By Michael Bergin January 19, 2016

Institute of Politics and Public Service welcomes new fellows

This semester, the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service is ushering in a new class of Political Fellows. The five new Fellows, with careers politics and public service, are... Read more

By Lilah Burke January 19, 2016

Golden Globes 2016: Recap, Reactions, and Ricky

Due to free-flowing booze, circular tables rather than rigid auditorium seats, and twice the number of A-listers (stars from both television and film attend), the Golden Globes is notoriously known... Read more

By Amy Guay January 18, 2016

We Are Georgetown and You’re Not: Hoyas seek first top-10 win at No. 5 Xavier

The Georgetown men’s basketball team (11-7, 4-2 Big East) will take on its second straight top-ten ranked team when the Hoyas travel to Cincinnati to face the No. 5 Xavier... Read more

By Chris Dunn January 18, 2016

GUSA Mental Health Committee announces new initiative

On Jan. 13, the GUSA Mental Health Committee announced a new initiative, Project Lighthouse, that offers an anonymous online chatting space that Hoyas may use to discuss questions or... Read more

By Sarah Pavlak January 18, 2016

The Halftime Report: Week of 1/18

Welcome to the first ever edition of the Halftime Report! Every week we’re going to bring you the best of the best in entertainment for the week to come, from... Read more

By Halftime Staff January 18, 2016