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W Marks the Spot: Women’s soccer looks for win against Pirates to gain ground on first-place DePaul

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (9-5-1, 3-1-1 Big East) gets set to take on the Seton Hall Pirates (2-11-2, 1-5-0 Big East) this Thursday at Shaw Field to close out... Read more

By Alex Boyd October 21, 2015

Liebegott and Chatelain talk gender and LGBTQ identity in the media

On Oct. 20, the LGBTQ Resource Center hosted the event “The Tipping Point in Transgender Popular Culture,” a conversation about the challenges of representation for female and genderqueer writers in... Read more

By Cassidy Jensen October 21, 2015

Happy Back to The Future Day, McFly

Today, October 21st, 2015, is one of the most anticipated in film-geek history. It’s the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown travelled to in the classic Robert Zemeckis film,... Read more

By Graham Piro October 21, 2015

Hoya Hoops Madness: Fun for Everyone (Plus 2 Chainz!)

1984 was a year of many things. There was a wall dividing Berlin, George Orwell’s vision did not quite ring true, and the Georgetown University Men’s Basketball team won the... Read more

By Claire Smith October 21, 2015

Reactions to First College Basketball Poll

If you’re itching for leather through nylon like me while the rest of the country is still fixated on the pigskin, Thursday was the first day of a five-month-long Christmas... Read more

By Santul Nerkar October 21, 2015

Scream Queens is Pure Fun

What do you get when you cross American Horror Story with Glee? Quite literally, Scream Queens. FOX’s newest hit is the concoction of the same writer-producer team (Ryan Murphy and... Read more

By Sarika Ramaswamy October 21, 2015

The Cubs’ Unlikely Chance to Make History

It’s official. The Chicago Cubs, who have not won a World Series in over a century, are well into the National League Championship Series. For the first time since 2003,... Read more

By Tyler Walsh October 21, 2015

Higher Edge: Challenging Without Triggering

“I don’t believe in trigger warnings,” my professor tells the class, proud of her refusal to succumb to the excessive coddling of college students. The problem with the discussion around... Read more

By Lara Fishbane October 20, 2015

The Weekly List: Country Songs for Country Haters

One of the most clichéd responses to the question, “What type of music do you like?” is “Anything but country.” Before I saw the light, I too was in this... Read more

By Jay Benjamin October 20, 2015

Volleyball Road-Trip Roundup: Hoyas come up short against Xavier and Butler

The Georgetown volleyball team (8-14, 2-7 Big East) fell to the Xavier Musketeers (10-8, 6-2 Big East) 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-18) and the Butler Bulldogs (6-15, 3-6 BIG EAST)... Read more

By Joe Pollicino October 20, 2015

The Ice Cream Flavor You Deserve

“I love ice cream” is not a shocking, special, or compelling statement. I would be far more concerned if someone stated the opposite than if someone simply confirmed what I... Read more

By Brian McMahon October 20, 2015

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