Archive

University Information Services resolves SaxaNet and Google Apps outages

University Information Services resolved weeklong outages and delays of both SaxaNet and Google Apps on Friday, Nov. 21 after the department identified a broken circuit at one of the university’s... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz December 4, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

Georgetown Celebrates Saturnalia

By Dylan Cutler December 4, 2014

College Academic Council and Dean Gillis discuss possible four course curriculum

Over the course of the past semester, the College Academic Council and College Dean Chester Gillis have been discussing the possibility of a university-wide change to a curriculum consisting of... Read more

By Thomas Stubna December 4, 2014

Students push for further changes to university’s Free Speech Policy

Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson released updates to the university’s Speech and Expression Policy in an email to the student body on Nov. 17, clarifying the uses of... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz December 4, 2014

City on a Hill: Marion in Ferguson

If death marks the beginning of legacy, Washington, D.C.’s so-called “Mayor for Life,” Marion Barry Jr., started strong. Despite a controversial career marred by crack-smoking and womanizing, the four-term mayor... Read more

By Ian Philbrick December 4, 2014

Editorials

Plans for former Jesuit Residence LLC lack concrete, unique vision

Next Monday, the Office of Residential Living will release application materials for upperclassmen interested in living in the refurbished Ryan and Mulledy Halls during the 2015-2016 academic year. The entirety... Read more

By the Editorial Board December 4, 2014

Editorials

Harbin power outage exhibits Facilities Management’s persistent inefficiencies

On the afternoon of Nov. 23, a transformer failure left Harbin Hall, among other nearby academic buildings, without power. The Office of Facilities Management did not successfully restore power until... Read more

By the Editorial Board December 4, 2014

Editorials

Rapid-fire news cycle threatens to dampen impetus for social change

“A potent symbol of a D.C. that no longer exists,” writes a Washington Post article on Marion Barry’s visionary leadership for what was then a racially and socioeconomically integrated city.... Read more

By the Editorial Board December 4, 2014

Benoy Behl and the Art of Buddhism

From the moment I entered the Benoy Behl art exhibit, I was mesmerized by the colorful contrast of eye-catching art pieces that lined the stark white exhibit walls. The photographs... Read more

By Sarah Joseph December 3, 2014

Thoughts Running Through My Head

Running the same route squeezed between the Potomac and the parkway to the tourist filled monuments isn’t exactly escapism. It’s beautiful and enjoyable, but it doesn’t remove you from the... Read more

By Lara Fishbane December 3, 2014

The Weekly List: For your EDM friends

[8tracks url=”http://8tracks.com/mkb108/house-indie-peace-treaty” ] You are an Indie Alternative fan. Most people have not heard of the artists you listen to, and you like it that way. Unfortunately, being the one... Read more

By Michael Bergin December 2, 2014

Opera Review: The Barber of Seville

Suit up, Halftime. It’s time to get classy and attend a night at the Met. As an aspiring performer and lover of all things classical music, my parents only thought... Read more

By Elizabeth Baker December 2, 2014

Can the Thunder Rise Again?

Mere weeks ago, If someone had told you the Oklahoma City Thunder would start 5-12, you’d think they were crazy—or a still-disgruntled Sonics fan. But here we are, just past... Read more

By Brian McMahon December 1, 2014

National Geographic: "Food: Our Global Kitchen"

Sitting down at a table in Leo’s with friends, I never talk about where my food comes from. Usually the conversation involves the bad feeling Leo’s food leaves in our... Read more

By Carley Tucker December 1, 2014

Leisure

Fox’s Gotham shows promise

Gotham’s mission — appealing to Batman and DC fans without showing the Dark Knight himself — was always going to be a difficult one. Now that the show has run... Read more

By Brian McMahon December 1, 2014

MLB Offseason Preview: NL Central

St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals head into the offseason with a team comprised of excellent young pitching that carries them to the playoffs seemingly every year. After losing to the... Read more

By Steve Filocoma November 24, 2014

Damning with Praise: Rex Ryan

The Jets are the worst New York football team this year…which is saying something. Wasting away at the bottom of the AFC East at a measly 2-8, the Jets need... Read more

By Alex Boyd November 24, 2014

Controlling the Game

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff selection committee released their third weekly ranking. It was, of course, met with harsh criticism from the college football world. Apart from fans of... Read more

By Jay Benjamin November 21, 2014

How to Appreciate Brisk Winter Runs

The lower the temperature drops, the harder I find it to convince myself to get out of bed when my 8:21am alarm goes off. I don’t know how some students... Read more

By Lara Fishbane November 21, 2014

The State of Hockey Thus Far

Welcome to the 2014-15 Regular Season of the NHL! We’re about a quarter of the way into the season thus far, long enough that success isn’t a fluke and failure... Read more

By Joe Laposata November 21, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

Portrait of a Basic Hoya

By Dylan Cutler November 20, 2014

Features

Curtain Call: The diversity of Georgetown’s theater scene

Few come to Georgetown for the theater scene. Until recently, the university did not even have a theater major or administrative structures to support acting or set design. In spite of... Read more

By Steven Criss, Lara Fishbane, Dayana Morales Gomez and Chris Castano November 20, 2014

Five Guys vs. Thunder Burger & Bar: Burger Week

Here we have a true set of opposites—the sloppily satisfying casual dining of Five Guys (Burgers and Fries) and the noveau-hip “serious” patty craft of Thunder Burger (& Bar). One... Read more

By Andrew Gutman November 20, 2014