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6 Reasons To Let Kimmy Schmidt Into Your Life

There I sat, wallowing in self-pity, feeling empty after having my wisdom teeth removed. I needed something to pick me up. Having already watched enough college basketball to drive one... Read more

Halftime Sports

The Cost(a) of Winning

“Mourinho’s teams will always be respected but they’ll never be loved.” This was Jamie Carragher’s assessment of Chelsea following their Champions League match with Paris Saint Germain. This comment attacks... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Spring Break: A Mental Regathering

The morning is crucial and different for every single person. You can hit the ground running with a 6am jog, or sleep in until noon. I’ve always found myself to... Read more

Halftime Sports

This Week in Hockey: The Bigger They Come…

The Nashville Predators, widely regarded as the best in hockey, even recently by the New York Times, are simply not right now. Four consecutive losses have spoiled the eight-point lead... Read more

Halftime Sports

Falling Wizards Need a Change of Face

The Washington Wizards have lost 12 of their last 15 games. Somehow, this makes both total sense and none at all. Over this stretch, Washington has played many of its... Read more

Voices

After hate, a new imperative to embrace the ‘other’

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, I woke up to horrifying news: 23-year-old Deah Barkat, 21-year-old Yusor Abu-Salha, and 19-year-old Razan Abu-Salha—three Muslim students in the Chapel Hill area of North Carolina—had... Read more

Voices

I want you: Apply to serve in Joe and Connor’s cabinet

Not a lot of people on campus really get what it’s like to be HoyaLink. Legally speaking, I am the third-oldest website in existence, right behind SovietSingles.com and AztecSwipe.gov. Oldies... Read more

Voices

Trevor and Omika connect to Georgetown one last time

With our tenure as GUSA President and Vice President coming to a close, we wanted to set aside some time to take stock of what’s surely been one of the... Read more

Features

Charting a New Course: The new Big East and Georgetown Athletics

On Dec. 15, 2012, the seven Catholic, non-football affiliated member universities of the Big East Conference decided that enough was enough. The seven schools, Georgetown among them, chose to split... Read more

Sports

Sports Sermon: The other March Madness

The madness has commenced. Millions of Americans will tune in regularly over the next month or so to get their regular fix of what has quickly evolved into one of... Read more

Sports

Women’s hoops preps for Big East

For the Georgetown women’s basketball team (4-26, 2-16 Big East), the postseason is a new season. “It’s a great opportunity for our student athletes, because at this point there are... Read more

Sports

Abracadabra: A quick fix for the Wizards’ woes

The Washington Wizards have lost 12 of their last 15 games. Somehow, this makes both total sense and none at all. Over this stretch, Washington has played many of its... Read more

Sports

Mixed results for softball in Fla.

Georgetown Softball (6 – 5, 0 – 0 Big East) took one out of three in the Citrus Classic in an odd weekend that saw half of its games canceled.... Read more

Sports

Men’s basketball beats Butler after falling to St. John’s

It’s hard to say how one should feel about this team heading into postseason play. Last week, after beating DePaul (12-18, 6-11 Big East), the Hoyas (19-9, 11-6 Big East)... Read more

Leisure

Blomkamp’s Chappie short circuits on arrival, fails to come to life

Ever since Hal 9000 uttered the immortal words “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that,” artificial intelligence has been a hot topic for science fiction movies. Chappie, the... Read more

Leisure

Second State celebrates rustic elegance

The new upscale eatery Second State manages to bring the taste and atmosphere of Pennsylvania to Dupont Circle, even without the presence of a single bearded Quaker. Regardless, Second State... Read more

Leisure

Willem de Looper’s paintings blur lines with color at Hemphill Gallery

“I don’t like abstract art,” muttered one of my roommates dismissively after glancing at photos from the exhibition I had just visited. “I mean, yeah, it’s pretty, but it’s all... Read more

Leisure

Out of Control: Say goodbye to griefers, hello teamwork

Some of my fondest gaming memories happened at my local public library. Every so often, my brother and I would bike there to take advantage of its setup of multiple... Read more

Leisure

Reel Talk: 2015 brings the box office back

This can be a sad, dark time of year for moviegoers. With awards season behind us and blockbuster season waiting for warmer weather, your local cinema’s fare may be looking... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: AJR, Living Room

Surprise, listeners: the world is, in fact, ready for more AJR. Brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met gained prominence last year with their single “I’m Ready,” using the memorable line... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: The Ripples, The Ripples

Skepticism is often the response when a college band promotes their music, but that shouldn’t be the case with The Ripples. The Georgetown band just released their eponymous second album,... Read more

News

Last Campaign for Academic Reform advocates for diversity core requirement

On Mar. 27, Main Campus Executive Faculty will vote on a proposal that would require all undergraduate students to take two classes that relate to multiple diversity-related issues as part... Read more

News

Georgetown reminds Aramark of its continued commitment to the Just Employment Policy

In the midst of a campaign for campus-wide unionization of Aramark employees, Georgetown has reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to the Just Employment Policy. The university wrote a letter to CEO... Read more

News

Brown’s proposal for establishment of Disability Cultural Center gains momentum

GUSA Undersecretary for Disability Affairs Lydia Brown (COL ‘15) hosted a panel on Monday, Mar. 2, to discuss her proposal to create a Disability Cultural Center at Georgetown and the... Read more