I find myself eating lunch alone in Leo’s once or twice a week. I can’t even imagine what I’d do with myself if I couldn’t look at Bleacher Report or... Read more
I can think of a lot of mistakes that I have made in my life. As a first grader, I earned myself detention after walking through a puddle an administrator... Read more
The subject of politics frequently finds its way into the Academy Awards, and the 2015 Oscars were no exception. Not even including red carpet movements such as #AskHerMore, this year’s... Read more
The Feb. 19 edition of this paper featured a racially insensitive cartoon called “Beating the Dead Horse,” depicting GUSA candidate Chris Wadibia, the only black man in the race, as a... Read more
Over the past two years, perhaps no other private tech company has generated the kind of press, positive or negative, that Uber has. The popular ridesharing app, a mainstay on... Read more
“It really causes you to question who you think you are,” Jessica Hickle (SFS ‘18) describes how she believes the Georgetown’s Carroll Fellows Initiative has shaped her time on the... Read more
Last week, the Latin@ Leadership Forum sent out a survey to Georgetown students to ask for support for its efforts to create a Casa Latina through an online survey. The... Read more
The College Academic Council held a town hall on Feb. 18 to discuss the possibility of restructuring Georgetown’s undergraduate course structure, which currently operates under a five-course, three-credit system. College... Read more
As with any university, Georgetown reflects larger discourses played out on the national or international stage. Conversations surrounding undocumented individuals in the U.S. are one example. Last month, the Editorial... Read more
Every song has a story, and classical symphonies are no exception. Take, for example, the origins of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, the Sinfonia Eroica (Italian for “heroic... Read more
While it certainly is not going to go down as one of the all time greats, or even as one of the all time goods, Focus has some enjoyable moments.... Read more
“Is it joy? Is it friendship? Is it experience? Is it a means to survival? What is food to you?” These are the kinds of questions my friend, Katherine, posed... Read more
Georgetown’s Black Movements Dance Theatre brings a complex set of issues and experiences to life in their newest show, Truth Be Told. The performance—choreographed by BMDT’s Artistic Director Alfreda Davis,... Read more
I was a big reader during elementary school, which probably won’t surprise anyone, but I didn’t start out with a love for literature. The book that left the biggest impression... Read more
Last Friday night, Georgetown Cabaret hosted their annual charity show at the Black Cat. The show was a big success—selling more tickets this year than the previous two years combined.... Read more
For as long as Big Sean has been a household name in hip hop, it has never seemed that his body of work merits his success. Indeed, the Detroit rapper... Read more
Gloomy, devastated love songs get flipped on their head in MisterWives’ debut album Our Own House, which turns tracks about sad upbringings and emotional breakups into lively dance anthems. The... Read more
The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (0-2, 0-0 Big East) suffered a 9-6 loss to the Towson Tigers (2-1, 0-0 CAA) in their home opener. The Hoyas fell behind early in... Read more
Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile in history in 1954, in one of the most groundbreaking athletic milestones of all time. Over sixty years later, breaking four is still... Read more
On Thursday, Feb. 19, at around 3 p.m., Jerian Grant, a senior and standout basketball player at the University of Notre Dame, asked his nearly 7,000 Twitter followers a simple... Read more
As a 10-year-old at sleepaway camp, I fell in love with horseback riding. Learning to trot, canter, and jump a horse gave me a bigger adrenaline rush than, say, serving... Read more
The Georgetown men’s basketball team (18-8, 10-5 Big East) had many opportunities to break open Saturday night’s game against DePaul (12-16, 6-9 Big East), but waited until the final moments... Read more
Last Thursday, Feb. 20, the Page 13 section of the Georgetown Voice featured a full-page cartoon entitled “Beating a Dead Horse,” which depicted two white students, GUSA president-elect Joe Luther... Read more
It hurts to get rejected from your dream college, especially if you believe you’re qualified. It even makes sense to bear a bit of resentment in the years following your... Read more
The Latin@ Leadership Forum shared a survey with members of the Georgetown community on Feb 18. to gain support for a Latino House, Casa Latina. The Forum claims that Casa... Read more
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