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Vice President Harris will not speak at Howard University tonight

Vice President Kamala Harris is hosting an election night event at Howard University, where she graduated with a degree in economics and political science in 1986 and was an active... Read more

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Election Day at Georgetown

As millions across the country go to the polls today, Georgetown students will participate in a variety of Election Day events. From marching to the polls, to calling voters in... Read more

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GUSA Senate candidates talk supporting freshmen and “reasonable” change

It is once again time for another GUSA election cycle. This year, ten candidates have entered the bid for the seven open Class of 2028 Senate seats. Polls for the... Read more

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Need a break from the U.S. election? GUSA Executive candidates had a town hall!

Running eerily parallel to the U.S. presidential election, it is once again time for Hoyas to engage in a GUSA election cycle. This year, two candidates have entered the bid... Read more

Editorials

For more from student government, vote Henshaw-Wagner for GUSA Executive

Elections open for GUSA president and vice president, and for class of 2028 and at-large senators, on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. eastern. Polls close Thursday, Nov. 7, at... Read more

News

Meet the 2024 candidates for GUSA Executive

After turning in their ballots for federal and state elections, it’ll be time for Hoyas to cast their votes again, this time for the next GUSA Executive team. Elections open... Read more

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It’s Georgetown’s most important week: GUSA Senate elections

Starting tonight at 8 p.m., Georgetown students will be able to vote for their next GUSA representatives. This fall, the executive team, freshman senators, and senators at-large will be on... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Blue Lock Season 2: Transformation of the sports anime genre or a downturn from its legacy?

If you’re looking for a refreshing, antiheroic sports anime that will overturn your perception of soccer and teamwork, Blue Lock is guaranteed to have you “locked-in.”

News

How to spend Election Day at Georgetown

Stressed about the election? Can’t stop the intrusive thoughts about what comes next for our nation and democracy? Well, we can’t offer much help there, but here are some opportunities... Read more

Voices

The out-of-state student struggle to vote absentee

In the midst of early voting season, I’ve begun to notice a trend: voting-by-mail is anything but convenient–even more so depending on which state one is mailing their ballot back... Read more

Leisure

Folger Theatre’s contemporary reimagining of “Romeo and Juliet” is quintessentially D.C.

Folger Theatre has breathed new life into Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

News

“A feminist future is possible”: Ahead of the election, thousands rally in Women’s March

Days before the Nov. 5 presidential election, thousands gathered at Freedom Plaza for the Women’s March, which has happened annually since 2017. This year, demonstrators rallied on Nov. 2 in... Read more

News

Community members find comfort in security measures ahead of election

On Jan. 6, 2021, Francin Vasquez (CAS ’25) arrived back in D.C. from her home in New York City. As she got off the train in Union Station, she noticed... Read more

Georgetown Explained

Georgetown Explained: Philanthropy

Georgetown University received a $10 million gift from the Leonsis family to the Medstar Georgetown Hospital and the MSB in September. This donation, which is evenly split between Medstar’s Verstandig... Read more

Features

51 years after home rule, D.C. fights to be the 51st state

For 51 years, D.C. has elected its own mayor and city council to manage local affairs. But in the last five decades, residents have not settled for the limited self-government... Read more

News

Kamala Harris promises “a new generation of leadership” at D.C. rally

With one week until the election, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her campaign’s closing argument at the Ellipse outside the White House, the site of former President Donald Trump’s speech... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The highs and lows of group Halloween costumes 2024

’Tis the season to get spooky (and creative!) with your costumes, and what better way to do that than with a group of your closest friends (or bitterest rivals?). 

Photography

Photo Essay: Celebrations in the sukkah

Georgetown University students celebrated the Jewish autumn harvest festival Sukkot, meaning “the Feast of Booths,” in their very own sukkah on Copley Lawn from Oct. 15-23. The sukkah is a... Read more

Leisure

Sun Room brings Californian melodies to D.C.

Although their following might be relatively small, Sun Room’s rise to stardom feels imminent.

Leisure

Charli xcx switches it up on the remix

The world has been blessed with Charli’s new testament—brat and it’s completely different but also still brat (2024). 

Sports

Georgetown football keeps Bucknell Bison at bay

Georgetown football (5-3, 2-1 Patriot League)  held off the Bucknell Bison’s late push (3-5, 1-1 Patriot League) to win a dramatic game 21-20. The Hoyas trailed early, but figured out... Read more

News

Race, Power, and Justice course inspires conversation around university history

One of Georgetown’s newest classes, Race, Power, and Justice at Georgetown, has been in the works for almost a decade. Now, as the fall semester progresses, the six-week long, one-credit... Read more

Leisure

The French Cassettes have it all but are still missing an arcade

After 18 years of working together, The French Cassettes are masters of having fun up on stage.

Leisure

Smile 2 ups the stakes and the scares

Smile 2 is certainly not winning any awards any time soon, but it does stand out as a thrilling entry in the slog of horror flicks.