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Francis in the District: Pope Canonizes Junípero Serra, Addresses Congress

Becoming the fourth pope to officially visit the United States, Pope Francis began his apostolic journey to America this past Tuesday, spending three days in Washington before traveling to New... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Introducing Halftime’s newest podcast: TasteTest

Ahh, fall. The wonderful season of scarves, hot tea, apple-picking and of course…pumpkin-flavored, mass-produced, packaged foods. What started as a seasonal selection at Starbucks has turned into a full-fledged food... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Halftime

Why Golf has been Waiting for Jordan Spieth

The year was 1997. Michael Jordan had earned his fifth NBA Finals MVP, putting aside the Utah Jazz in six games. Renowned college hoops coach Dean Smith had decided to... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Halftime

The Cap: Kam Chancellor

Halftime Sports Editor Matt Jasko examines the intersection between finance, economics, and athletics in his segment, “The Cap.” The Seattle Seahawks’ 27-year-old star superstar safety, “Bam Bam” Kam Chancellor, concluded his Emmet Smith-esque... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Sports

Football Friday: Hoyas to face off against Ivy League foe Columbia

Brains vs. Brawn, or maybe Brains and Brawn vs. Brains and Brawn, as two schools with strong academic reputations face off on the gridiron. Saturday’s game will mark the second... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Leisure

Black Mass: Depp Shines in Dark Places

What makes a monster, and what brings him down? Black Mass director Scott Cooper (Out of the Furnace, Crazy Heart) explores these questions through Boston crime lord James “Whitey” Bulger.... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Sports

Women’s Soccer Road-Trip Primer: Hoyas open Big East play against Providence

The Georgetown women’s Soccer team (5-4-0, Big East) travels to face the Providence Friars (7-3-0, Big East) this Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm, marking the start of Big East play for... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Leisure

Everest Takes Viewers on Heart-Pounding Climb

Why does man want to climb to impossible heights? In one of the first scenes of the movie Everest, Rob Hall,played by Jason Clarke, tells his clients how the human... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Halftime

What’s in the Cards: Sizing Up the MLB Postseason

As the leaves turn brown and the pumpkin spice lattes make their way back into our lives, only one thing is on everyone’s mind: the Fall Classic is just around... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Halftime Leisure

The Weekly List: The Best That Live Performance Has to Offer

With Landmark Music Festival coming next week and a number of great bands (The Fratellis, The Cribs, FIDLAR) all playing shows here in the near future, what better way to... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Leisure

Get ready for Landmark!

The first ever Landmark Music Festival will take place this weekend at West Potomac Park, on the National Mall just south of the Lincoln Memorial. The festival, occurring all day... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Halftime

What’s a Lewandowski?

Imagine if Marshawn Lynch had a five touchdown game– and recorded each score within a single quarter– against the Green Bay Packers. ESPN would light up like it was Christmas, Pete... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Dear Supernatural, quit while you’re behind

Since 2005, the CW (formerly the WB) has been entertaining viewers with one of their most successful hits, Supernatural. The show follows the lives of Sam and Dean Winchester (played... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Features

Reaching Out: Georgetown Students Redefine Engagement with the Immigrant Community

This semester, the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor (KI), which develops strategies and public policy to improve workers’ lives and advance justice, launched a new Immigration and... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Features

Closing the Gap: Innovative Solutions to Hunger Cropping Up in Food Deserts

Fresh food isn’t exactly hard to find for Georgetown students. Each Wednesday, the Georgetown University Farmers Market sets up in Red Square, offering fresh fruits to students right in the... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Features

Bucking the Trend: Georgetown Athletics and Hoya Blue’s efforts to increase student attendance at home games

With the fall sports season in full swing and basketball season right around the corner, many students’ Facebook feeds have been flooded with notifications of upcoming athletic events and had... Read more

By September 25, 2015

News

#PopeInDC: Highlights From Social Media

Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Canonization of Junipero Serra with over 25,000 people at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Sept. 23. The... Read more

By the September 25, 2015

Leisure

Critical Voices: Paper Gods

Duran Duran took off in the 1980s thanks to catchy hits and risqué music videos. With upbeat tempos and memorable lyrics, the group was able to remain a part of... Read more

By September 25, 2015

News

CSE and GUSA work together to establish campaign funding for students

This semester, the Center for Student Engagement (CSE) is implementing the Student Leadership Fund as a pilot program. This fund is aimed at eliminating financial barriers for students who want... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Editorials

Doubling Down on Going Green

In case you missed it, Pope Francis was in town this week. In true American political fashion, both sides of the aisle sought to repurpose his moral authority to suit... Read more

By the September 25, 2015

Editorials

Editorial Cartoon: The Cold Shoulder

The editorial cartoon for the Sept. 25, 2015 issue.

By the September 25, 2015

News

Club sports revamps concussion protocols

This academic year, several new concussion safety programs for club sports have been implemented to better protect student health when dealing with concussions. Katharine Gray, the club sports athletic trainer,... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Opinion

Fashionably Great: The Value of Fashion as an Art Form

I never felt more uncomfortable in an outfit than I did on fifth grade picture day. My mother, who I somehow consider my style icon, dressed me in a pink... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Opinion

House of Farce: Politics in the Age of The Donald

While watching the debate last Wednesday night, I had a flashback to my junior year of high school. I had written a column for my school newspaper deriding a proposed... Read more

By September 25, 2015

Opinion

Hoyas, RealTalk More: Increasing dialogue about sexual assault

Throughout the summer, and especially since the Georgetown University Student Association and Georgetown’s administration reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the topic last week, there’s been a lot of... Read more

By September 25, 2015