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Halftime Reviews: Depression Cherry by Beach House

A single mood dictating an album usually spells disaster for an artist’s newest project. One tone, whether emotionally distraught or joyous, can turn to pure monotony with extreme ease. Beach... Read more

By September 7, 2015

Halftime Leisure

“I cannot live without books”: The 2015 National Book Festival

At first glance, the 15th annual National Book Festival looks like any other convention. It’s filled with confused attendees, stealing quick glances between their Walter E. Washington Convention Center maps... Read more

By September 7, 2015

News

Gaston reopens with new and improved features

The Office of Planning and Facilities Management completed renovations to Gaston Hall this summer,  with its reopening on August 27 marking the end to the stage’s limited availability. Concerns about... Read more

By September 7, 2015

Sports

Georgetown football player Ty Williams suffers serious neck injury

Georgetown junior linebacker Ty Williams suffered a serious neck injury during the football team’s 20-48 season-opening loss at St. Francis (Pa.) Saturday afternoon. Williams lied motionless on the field after... Read more

By September 6, 2015

News

New Weeks of Welcome programming welcomes Hoyas home

This year, Georgetown Weeks of Welcome (GWOW) replaced Welcome Week as the series of events welcoming students back to the Hilltop. The new festivities are now longer and incorporate a... Read more

By September 6, 2015

Sports

Men’s Soccer Falls 1-Zip in Home Opener

No. 12 Georgetown’s (0-2-1 Big East) first home game of 2015 delivered a great deal to Shaw Field.  First and foremost, the Hoyas’ battle with the Akron Zips (2-1-0 MAC)... Read more

By September 5, 2015

News

Georgetown redesigns website to better organize resources

Although the official Georgetown.edu website unveiled its new design June 15, for many students the return to campus has been the first they’ve seen the homepage’s new look. The changes... Read more

By September 4, 2015

Halftime Leisure

The Halftime Brunch Bracket

Brunch. Everyone who’s anyone in DC has been there. There are many kinds of brunchers: the Eager Instagrammer, looking out for the most aesthetically pleasing brunch platters, iPhone in hand;... Read more

By September 4, 2015

Prefrosh Preview

Club Lau: A Preview

This coming Saturday, hundreds of students will be stuck in Lau scared and pressured as the night grows darker. No, it’s not because professors have scheduled midterms for next week... Read more

By September 3, 2015

Halftime Leisure

The Soil: God, soul-pop, and the culture of South Africa

While in Cape Town this summer, I heard the South African acapella group The Soil’s new album blaring everywhere I went, from the insides of taxicabs, to farmers’ market shops,... Read more

By September 3, 2015

Halftime Leisure

The Operatic Friendzone

When most people think of opera, the plot goes a little something like this: boy meets girl, girl meets boy, both characters fall in love with one another in less... Read more

By September 2, 2015

News

Rabbi Harold White, 83, dies

Rabbi Harold S. White passed away at age 83, according to an August 31 campus-wide email from Georgetown University President John DeGioia. White came to Georgetown in 1968 and served... Read more

By September 2, 2015

Editorials

The Hilltop: Under Construction

Freshmen getting their bearings on campus may well get lost in the ongoing construction, for none of it is marked on the maps they’ll receive during NSO. Others might get... Read more

By the September 1, 2015

Editorials

Georgetown’s Wake-up Call

Once again, Georgetown is grappling with the graphic reality of sexual assault on the Hilltop. A slate of survivors have come forward to tell their stories over the summer months—many... Read more

By the September 1, 2015

Prefrosh Preview

Guide to the Student Activities Fair

While classes and where you live are defining factors of your Georgetown experience, student involvements hold a big impact on a typical Hoya’s time on the Hilltop. The Council of Advisory Boards... Read more

By September 1, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Small Plots, Big Actors: A look at Southpaw and The Influence of “Boxing Films”

Despite featuring a muscle-bound Jake Gyllenhaal, a strong, tailor-made score, and scenes of heart-rending tension, Antoine Fuqua presents a film that relies on generic clichés to carry out a nonsensical... Read more

By September 1, 2015

Halftime

The Weekly List: Back to School

  Welcome back to the Hilltop, Hoyas! For our inaugural Weekly List, we’ve put together a playlist of some great end of summer/beginning of school tunes to get you acclimated... Read more

By August 31, 2015

News

Beyond Title IX: Georgetown’s changing conversation around sexual assault

“The sexual harassment of students, including sexual violence, interferes with students’ right to receive an education free from discrimination and, in the case of sexual violence, is a crime.” –U.S.... Read more

By August 30, 2015

Sports

Laying the Foundation: How Georgetown football seeks to build a winning culture

“This place should have a good football program,” says Georgetown Head Coach Rob Sgarlata in his office while preparing for his team’s Tuesday morning practice. “We’re excellent at everything that... Read more

By August 30, 2015

Features

Unexpected Turns: Georgetown students talk about changing paths

Georgetown students from around the world are returning to the hilltop this week, all with one thing on their mind: the future. As a new school year commences, it opens... Read more

By August 30, 2015

Opinion

Carrying On: More Choice Isn’t Always Good

My favorite food has always been and will always be the sandwich. The sandwich, despite being named after a town in England, represents the cornerstone of the American dream. This... Read more

By August 29, 2015

Opinion

A Raw Deal: The Iran Agreement Should Be Rejected

Diplomacy should always be the preferred alternative to war. But the truth is that there are times when diplomatic efforts fail and war is therefore both just and necessary. While... Read more

By August 29, 2015

Opinion

Apply Now: The Benefits of the Club Application Process

“Just enter your Net ID, and we’ll send you more information about the application in the next few days.” As I sheepishly made my way across Healy Lawn during CAB... Read more

By August 29, 2015

Leisure

Best of Summer 2015

It’s been a busy summer for the arts. From big-budget franchise films to thought-provoking reads and album releases, a leisure team of writers and editors have pooled together a list... Read more

By the August 29, 2015

Halftime

True Detective Season 2 Collapses Under Its Own Weight

Warning: Spoilers for Season 2 of True Detective ahead Season 2 of True Detective was already at a disadvantage by the end of the first season. It was so good that... Read more

By August 26, 2015