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Excessive, aimless workloads displacing creativity on the Hilltop

          I was passively scrolling through Tumblr with five reading assignments open in adjacent tabs when my roommates asked me when I was going to bake... Read more

By October 8, 2014

Halftime Sports

Raising the Specter of Corruption in Serie A

I am writing this because I am bitter. I am bitter about a league that has been diminished by corruption.  I am bitter about the blatant disparity with which teams... Read more

By October 8, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Latest Who, "Kill the Moon," Tries a Little Too Hard

Doctor Who has proven in the past that it can be a scary show. Despite its origin as a program for children, the show has evolved significantly over the course... Read more

By October 8, 2014

Halftime Sports

The Chaos of Week 6 in College Football

The sixth week of the college football season contained all the marks of excitement, including marquee matchups featuring top teams, a successful Hail Mary pass, record-setting shootouts, and upsets. Lots... Read more

By October 8, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Tea in DC: The Caffeine-Rich DuPont Circle

If your are dissatisfied with the lack of proper appeasement of your caffeine addiction in the greater Georgetown area, let me suggest a journey for you. Take an extremely pleasant... Read more

By October 8, 2014

Halftime Sports

Rooting for L.A.’s Other Basketball Team

Because I am likely one of the only Los Angeles Clippers fans you’ll ever know in your lifetime, I’ll be the first to admit it-being a Clippers fan can be... Read more

By October 7, 2014

Halftime Sports

The NFL Thermostat: Week 5

HOT 1. New York Giants Offensive Rookies This comes in part from my own bias for my hometown team, as several rookies have helped contribute to their team’s success this... Read more

By October 7, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Gone Girl is Mostly Successful

You might know David Fincher, director of such films as Seven, Fight Club, and The Social Network. You probably also know Gone Girl, the 2012 novel by Gillian Flynn that... Read more

By October 7, 2014

Halftime Sports

A Game Worth Watching: The NBA Preseason

June 16th, 2014 marked one of the saddest days of the calendar year. Suffering and despair came over our souls as we went from the highest of highs to the... Read more

By October 6, 2014

Halftime Sports

NBA Preview: Pacific Division

In a conference full of remarkable talent and promise, the Pacific Division offers a peculiar mix of potential and weakness. Los Angeles Clippers At the top of the Pacific are... Read more

By October 6, 2014

Halftime Leisure

The Empire Strikes Out: Star Wars loses Expanded Universe

What ever happened to artistry? It’s a legitimate societal concern given the omnipresence of 140-character Twitter screeds and Buzzfeed articles that pare life down to short, consumable, forgettable numbered lists.... Read more

By October 6, 2014

Halftime Leisure

New Hendrix Biopic Emerges from the "Purple Haze"

  Music biopics have a tendency to rear toward hagiography, as the stars they depict often end up falling into the stereotype of tortured genius or underdog who bucked the... Read more

By October 3, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Free in DC: Part II

Midterm season hit in full force last week, so after spending a weekend working on a 10 page paper and studying I desperately needed to get off campus and into... Read more

By October 3, 2014

Halftime Sports

Champions League Roundup: Week 2

Another week. Another set of Champions League matches. With Week 3 play wrapping up, we are now a third of the way through the group stages. Here’s a look back... Read more

By October 3, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Critical Voices: Prince, Art Official Age and PlectrumElectrum

The summer of 1995 saw an ugly divorce between Prince and Warner Brothers Records, with whom Prince had signed in 1978. While under contract with Warner Brothers, Prince released several... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Halftime Sports

A King-Sized Victory

Tuesday marked the end of the longest active postseason drought in baseball as the Royals returned to the playoffs after 29 long and painful years.  For the past six months,... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Craig Ferguson’s Name Game Shows Promise

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Wheeeeel of Fortune! Deal or No Deal? These phrases are etched in our memory from wasting days away on our couches with the flu,... Read more

By October 2, 2014

Editorials

District police body cameras offer promising solution to misconduct

D.C. police began wearing body cameras yesterday as part of a six-month pilot program that spreads dozens of camera-equipped officers across the city’s seven police districts. This is a common-sense, pragmatic,... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Editorials

SafeRides program’s inefficiencies do disservice to GU students

SafeRides is a valuable program run by the Georgetown University Police Department that gives students, staff, and faculty the option to avoid walking alone at night. Although the Georgetown neighborhood... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Editorials

New D.C. paid family leave program provides a model for the nation

Yesterday, District government employees received a much-needed and long-overdue boon to their occupational benefits—the ability to apply for up to eight weeks of paid family leave. Announced Tuesday by D.C. Mayor Vincent... Read more

By the October 2, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

Page 13: Should you catcall?

By October 2, 2014

Features

Walk This Way: Female students subjected to sexual harassment by construction workers

As Georgetown breaks ground on the many construction projects planned for the next two years, several female students have raised concerns for their personal safety in response to incidents of... Read more

By October 2, 2014

News

Students, GUPD express concerns about SafeRides system

Both students and the Georgetown University Police Department have recently expressed concerns over the operation of SafeRides, the free service offered to Georgetown students, staff, and faculty as a safe... Read more

By October 2, 2014

News

Vendor bankruptcy leaves store shelves empty at Vital Vittles

A new sign in Vital Vittles this week informed shoppers that its largest vendor, Associated Wholesalers Inc., has gone bankrupt—explaining the temporary shortage of certain items until the Corp reorganizes... Read more

By October 2, 2014

News

GUPD addresses free speech at GUSA roundtable

At a GUSA Hoya Roundtable meeting this Tuesday, Georgetown University Police Department Chief Jay Gruber addressed free speech concerns. He called his department’s actions against H*yas for Choice last Monday... Read more

By October 2, 2014