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The NFL Thermostat: Week 10

HOT 1. Cleveland Browns If the season ended today, do you know who would be the AFC North champions, good for the fourth seed in the AFC? That’s right, the... Read more

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MLB Offseason Preview: NL East

The 2014 Major League season has come and gone, and with the postseason over, the discussion now turns to the hot stove. True championships are not won in October-they are... Read more

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Big Hero 6 is a humongous success

In the midst of Marvel and DC duking it out over control of the superhero film, Disney has landed a serious blow to the genre with Big Hero 6. The... Read more

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Free in DC: Part IV, The Hillwood Museum

Sometimes, you feel the urge to go back in time. Back to the time of grand mansions and artfully kept gardens; the time of opulently shiny wallpaper, pastels, elaborate china,... Read more

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Arsene Wenger is Under the Gun

There are three things in this world that can drive me to the brink of insanity: my 8 A.M. philosophy lectures, people at the gym who do curls in the... Read more

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Flaming Lips Set Sgt. Pepper on Fire

After thirty years, twenty albums, and tours around the world, The Flaming Lips have proven they are anything but irrelevant with a cover of/tribute to The Beatles’ iconic Sgt. Pepper’s... Read more

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The Weekly List: A Musical Sweater

[8tracks url=”http://8tracks.com/mkb108/fireside” ] Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic in November. It is cold. I bring you this message of mixed blessings for your Monday public service announcement.The torment of trudging through... Read more

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Spy Kids Review: Send in the Thumbs

Memories are so often idealized over time, and become simplified as they grow distant from initial realities. Retrospectives on Robert Rodriguez’ 2001 classic, Spy Kids, fit neatly into this category... Read more

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This Week in the BPL

We’re 10 matches into the Premier League, putting us at just over a quarter of the way through the season. Here are some thoughts from match day nine. 1. Chelsea:... Read more

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Passing by the Superstars

As I write this, the three undefeated teams in the NBA are the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Golden State Warriors.  Lebron James and the Cavaliers are 1-2, the Thunder... Read more

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Critical Voices: Haerts, Haerts

In their self-titled freshman album, Haerts crashes 80’s new wave into modern synth sound. However, this crash often comes with the calamity of too many genre-bending, mottled tracks. The majority... Read more

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GUSA establishes new committee on class, equity, and access

In collaboration with the Georgetown Scholarship Program, GUSA has established a new Committee on Class, Equity, and Access, applications for which are now open. According to the committee’s proposal, it... Read more

Features

Take It or Leave It: Does a medical leave of absence help or harm?

“I can’t go back to Georgetown, there’s no way I can come back the way I am.” When Georgetown students arrive on campus, they have their road map to success... Read more

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Remembering the Role Players

The NBA season is underway, and a lot of familiar faces are wearing different colors this year, with many free agent signings and trades taking place over the summer. The... Read more

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The Christopher Nolan Countdown You Deserve

Some may look at midterm election results and their ramifications as the highlight of this week’s news, but something far more important is taking place: the release of Interstellar. Consequently,... Read more

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Critical Voices: Damien RIce, My Favourite Faded Fantasy

My Favuorite Faded Fantasy, Damien Rice’s third album, is a refreshing, introspective twist on Rice’s usual, breathy laments on love and heartbreak. His first album since his move to Iceland,... Read more

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Sinatra aficionados ignore the reality behind the scenes

As we walked our prom dates back to the car, Emmett seemed to glide along beside me, holding hands with the French exchange student he’d fumbled his way through asking... Read more

Sports

Field hockey caps improved season with home win

The Georgetown women’s field hockey team (6-12, 0-5 Big East) concluded its first on-campus season since 2007 with an impressive 3-0 home shutout win over Towson (2-16, 0-6 Colonial Athletic... Read more

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The Sports Sermon: Bringing boxing back

I sat in my seat at DAR Constitution Hall and watched as professional boxer Michael Clark fell hard on the canvas—Dow Jones in 2008 hard, or your GPA after organic... Read more

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Football’s comeback falls short

“You are what your record says you are.” While the popular Bill Parcells adage may hold true in most cases, it is certainly not the case with the Georgetown football... Read more

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Capitals’ early woes continue

The Washington Capitals (4-6-2) started their season brightly under new Head Coach Barry Trotz. Their success, however, was short lived, as a five-game losing streak has darkened the 2014 debut,... Read more

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Buck Wild: Cheer-leading the charge for minimum wage

Professional cheerleading squads have become an integral part of sports entertainment. These women wave pom poms around, kick the air with spirit and deliver ostentatious smiles to the crowd. Professional... Read more

News

Rangila relocates from Gaston Hall to Kennedy Center

Georgetown University South Asian Society announced Saturday that its annual dance show, Rangila, will be held at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House Stage instead of Gaston Hall, where structural issues... Read more

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Bulldog Tavern to hold grand opening Friday in Healey Family Student Center

The Healey Family Student Center’s Bulldog Tavern will hold its grand opening on Friday evening as Georgetown’s newest on-campus location for student drinking and dining. The pub has been in... Read more