Archive

Rooting for the Bad Guys

Greatness isn’t as easy as it seems. Feel free to begin rolling your eyes at any moment, but the life of a Patriots fan has become more and more difficult... Read more

By Kevin Huggard January 30, 2015

Premier League Midseason(ish) Grades: Part 1

With the coming of the New Year, the Premier League reached its halfway point. Admittedly, we are currently three matchdays past the halfway point at 22, but it’s still a... Read more

By Sri Ramesh January 30, 2015

Halftime Leisure

The False Notion of Productivity

It’s 3:30 pm on a Sunday. I’ve done less than half of the work I planned to do; I’m sitting in my Henle living room, reading a good book, looking... Read more

By Erika Bullock January 30, 2015

Voices

The view from Florida: Solar Energy proposal casts light on GOP schism

There are few things the GOP loves more than defending the coal industry and dismantling economic regulations. But what happens when these goals come into conflict? This is the question... Read more

By Bardia Rahmani January 30, 2015

On Thin Ice: This Week In Hockey

It’s January, and the NHL is already stratifying. In the East, there sits an unusual seven point divide between the eighth place Bruins and their playoff seat and the ninth... Read more

By Joe Laposata January 29, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Love On The Hilltop: From Valparaiso To DC

From now until Valentine’s Day, Halftime will publish the column Love on the Hilltop, a modern take on relationships of all kinds around Georgetown’s campus. 1. Radical honesty. Each person... Read more

By Caroline Albers January 29, 2015

The Sports Sermon: Enough With the Witch Hunt

Rather than just accept the fact that steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs were part of the sport’s culture at the time, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, the electoral body... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 29, 2015

The Sports Sermon: Lynch needs to grow up

Sometimes in life, you have to do things you don’t want to do. That holds true whether you’re an adolescent who greatly disdains household chores or an adult who gets... Read more

By Joe Pollicino January 29, 2015

Shot down: Musketeers ruin Hoyas’ rise into top 25

It was a decidedly mixed week for the Georgetown men’s basketball team (14-6, 6-3 Big East). On one hand, the game against Marquette (10-9, 2-5 Big East) last weekend saw... Read more

By Kevin Huggard January 29, 2015

Women’s hoops learns from defeats

It has often been said that the fiercest competitors are those with the shortest memories. Throughout this season, first-year Head Coach Natasha Adair has challenged the Georgetown women’s basketball team... Read more

By Robbie Ponce January 29, 2015

Hoya soccer stars to go pro

Women’s midfielder Daphne Corboz and men’s goalkeeper Tomas Gomez were selected in the college drafts of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) last week. Sky... Read more

By Sourabh Bhat January 29, 2015

Halftime Leisure

Archer Is Back In Style

Sterling Malory Archer, everyone’s favorite socially dysfunctional spy, is back in a big way. Airing every Thursday at 10, season 6 of Archer takes the show back to its roots.... Read more

By Jon Block January 29, 2015

Features

DC to Qatar: A Georgetown presence in Doha

Next Tuesday, Georgetown’s Qatar campus of the School of Foreign Service kicks off a two-day academic conference entitled “Scapes of Power: A Critical Appraisal” to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Mohammed... Read more

By Ian Philbrick January 29, 2015

Editorials

Partial divestment a welcome compromise for all

On Monday, the Committee on Investments and Social Responsibility rejected GU Fossil Free’s proposal to divest from the 200 largest fossil fuel companies from its endowment. Instead, it recommended that... Read more

By the Editorial Board January 29, 2015

Editorials

Undocumented Hoyas deserve more resources

The admissions office has taken a step forward in its outreach to undocumented students across the nation. After collaborating with UndocuHoyas, a student group that advocates for undocumented students, it... Read more

By the Editorial Board January 29, 2015

Editorials

GUSA candidates must fight for student voice

With this year’s Georgetown University Student Association executive election campaigns gearing up to officially begin on Feb. 5, it is time for voters and presidential hopefuls to consider the issues... Read more

By the Editorial Board January 29, 2015

News

City on a Hill: Obama’s Odd Duck Politics

With the twilight two years of the Obama administration well under way and the president’s sixth State of the Union address now under his belt, it’s worth remembering that, of... Read more

By Ian Philbrick January 29, 2015

News

On the Record with President DeGioia

The Voice sat down with University President John DeGioia on Tuesday to discuss pertinent issues on campus. How do you see the free speech policy evolving and where do you... Read more

By Dayana Morales Gomez January 29, 2015

Oribe Ware shatters experimental expectations at Freer Gallery

Fully expecting a ceramic exhibition that showcased the traditional precision and symmetry of Japanese art—think delicate cherry blossoms on a silk screen—I could initially only find two words to justify... Read more

By Maneesha Panja January 29, 2015

China Chilcano’s combinations prove all that glitters is (edible) gold

From its fascinating décor to its agglomeratic dishes, José Andres’ newest eatery, China Chilcano, manages to find near-perfect harmony in cultural synthesis. Chilcano combines traditional Peruvian cuisine with Chinese and... Read more

By Sergio Betancourt January 29, 2015

Black Sea drowns in own claustrophobia

Claustrophobia can be a little maddening. At least, that seems to be the overarching message of Black Sea, an anxiety-inducing, modern pirate romp featuring a Scottish-accented Jude Law on a... Read more

By Julia Lloyd-George January 29, 2015

Cherry Tree Massacres

This Friday, Jan. 30, the Cherry Tree Massacre will bring together the voices of various Hoyas for the 42nd year. (romantichoneymoonisland.com) Presented by the Georgetown Chimes, Cherry Tree is known... Read more

By Dinah Farell January 29, 2015