Archive

The Lasting Legacy of Landon Donovan

On soccer fields all across the Inland Empire, the name Landon Donovan was legendary long before he achieved star status as a member of the United States Men’s National Team.... Read more

By Robbie Ponce October 21, 2014

The Knick Concludes Its First Season In Style

Clive Owen has played the brooding antihero before (see his Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated turn as Ernest Hemingway in Hemingway and Gellhorn). In The Knick, Cinemax’s period piece that wrapped... Read more

By Brian McMahon October 21, 2014

Christian McBride Trio captivates at Bohemian Caverns

Christian McBride is imposing in every sense of the word. Standing almost as tall as his instrument, the bass player, planted in the center of U Street’s Bohemian Caverns in... Read more

By Chris Almeida October 21, 2014

Royals vs. Giants: A World Series Preview

Tuesday will mark the beginning of the 111th Fall Classic. It will feature the Kansas City Royals, a white-hot squad of young players that has won eight straight games to... Read more

By Steve Filocoma October 20, 2014

Fury Successfully Captures The Horrors Of War

Director and screenwriter David Ayer knows a thing or two about grit, as evidenced by the hard-hitting stories he crafted in End of Watch and Training Day. With Fury, named... Read more

By Brian McMahon October 20, 2014

NBA Preview: Southwest Division

As the NBA heads into the 2014-15 season, it seems rather clear that the Southwest Division stands head and shoulders above all others. With the Spurs entering the season as... Read more

By Max Borowitz October 20, 2014

The Rise of the Shared Universe

The world of the blockbuster was turned upside-down this past week. First came the announcement that Robert Downey, Jr. would be joining Chris Evans in Captain America 3 to kick... Read more

By Graham Piro October 20, 2014

The Sports Sermon: Can’t Hide the Dollar Signs

Finances are private. Everyone knows that. We learn this reality from a young age. We teach kids that asking for such information is not polite, and they, in turn, carry... Read more

By Chris Castano October 17, 2014

Politics and Soccer Collide as Drone Flies Over Game

On Tuesday, during a European 2016 Championship qualifying match between Serbia and Albania, a small drone flew over the pitch carrying a low-hanging flag that depicted an image promoting the... Read more

By Pietro Bartoli October 16, 2014

Get Out of Town!

Once midterm season rises and rears its ugly head, it is necessary to remind yourself that there is a world outside of Economics tests and Philosophy papers. For me, this... Read more

By Connor Letendre October 16, 2014

The NLCS: A Battle of Empires

Following Wednesday’s victory, the Royals will return to the World Series for the first time since the 1985. Both NLCS teams, on the other hand, have been World Series regulars.... Read more

By Alex Boyd October 16, 2014

Critical Voices: Broods, Evergreen

Following the release of their popular single “Bridges” roughly a year ago, brother-sister duo Broods have just released their first album, Evergreen. The band is comprised of New Zealand’s Georgia... Read more

By Michael Bergin October 16, 2014

Features

No Exit Strategy: The effects of the 2010 Campus Plan on student life

In December 2010, Georgetown neighborhood organizations, including the Citizens Association of Georgetown, Burleith Citizens Association, Foxhall Community Citizens Association, and others, in anticipation of Georgetown’s 2011-2020 Campus Plan, began rallying... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani October 16, 2014

Editorials

ANC elections demand more GU student-neighborhood engagement

Georgetown shares little more than a name with the community that surrounds it. While students inhabit streets, sidewalks, and buildings alongside neighborhood residents, their political interactions are limited. The Advisory... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 16, 2014

Editorials

In VA case, racial gerrymandering corrosive to American democracy

Last week, a panel of federal judges ruled Virginia Republicans’ newly redrawn congressional district map unconstitutional on the grounds that it sequestered a large swath of the state’s voting-age African-American... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 16, 2014

Editorials

U.S. media outlets that cultivate Ebola fear distract from real issue

Ebola has made its way to the U.S. Two cases have emerged on American soil thus far. Two nurses who helped treat Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man visiting family... Read more

By the Editorial Board October 16, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

Page 13: The Third Year Housing Requirement Explained

By Dylan Cutler and Megan Howell October 16, 2014

Student candidates run for ANC to represent undergrad voices in new Campus Plan

Georgetown students will have the opportunity to turn out for their Advisory Neighborhood Commission student representatives on Nov. 4—Kendyl Clausen (SFS ’16) and Reed Howard (SFS ’17) are running for... Read more

By Lara Fishbane October 16, 2014

Georgetown students travel to Ferguson, protest police violence and racism

This past weekend, 16 Georgetown students traveled to St. Louis, Mo. to participate in Ferguson October, a movement calling attention to police violence and racial injustice in the aftermath of... Read more

By Elizabeth Teitz October 16, 2014

New DC Taxicab Commission proposals challenge Uber

The DC Taxicab Commission disclosed a series of proposals on Oct. 8 that would make the city’s fleet of nearly 7,000 cabs a model for other taxi commissions in the... Read more

By Courtnie Baek October 16, 2014