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The NFL Thermostat: Week 4

HOT 1. Steve Smith Sr. The former Carolina Panthers wide receiver promised “blood and guts” if he ever got the opportunity to face the Panthers as a member of the... Read more

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Twenty One Pilots Takes 9:30

In the middle of their set, lead singer of Twenty One Pilots Tyler Joseph said, “When you have the microphone you can do whatever you want,” and that’s exactly what... Read more

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Cracker Jack-Pot: The Million-Dollar Lyrics

When was the last time you heard the famous song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”? If you can’t remember, perhaps try the last baseball game you attended. Now... Read more

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The Weekly List: The 90s are Back!

[8tracks url=”http://8tracks.com/mkb108/return-of-the-90-s” width=”610″ ] Do you miss neon windbreakers, Saved by the Bell, and original Pokémon? Go get your Walkman and get ready for this edition of The Weekly List.... Read more

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The Fantasy Update

This is no ordinary year of football. Three weeks in, many of the presumed top scorers have either underperformed, sustained a major injury, or been served a suspension. Of the... Read more

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The NFL Thermostat: Week 3

HOT: 1. Arizona Cardinals: Is there a more quiet 3-0 team in the NFL than the Arizona Cardinals? After moving on from Carson Palmer, the Cardinals have now won two... Read more

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Premier League Preview: Derby Day

This weekend has the potential to be a sensational one in the Premier League, with two major derbies on Saturday. First comes the always fiery Merseyside derby, in which Liverpool... Read more

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College Football: Where We Are Now

Every season, the preseason narratives surrounding every seemingly unbeatable team are gradually stripped away, but this process rarely happens as quickly as it has in 2014. Through four weeks, no... Read more

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In Jeter’s Shadow

This will be the last season for one of the most loyal players in the Major Leagues.  This American League captain proudly donned his pinstripe jersey through thick and thin.... Read more

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A Case for the Classics: 12 Angry Men

Courtroom dramas, in film and elsewhere, are generally concerned with lawyers. This makes sense–after all, lawyers are the main actors in the courts, presenting arguments and making cases, locked in... Read more

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As the Dust Settles: One Week Left

Apparently, 162 games are unnecessary: barring calamitous change, we have our playoff teams. Let’s dive right in: The AL Central This is the only real race left. The Royals are... Read more

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Square Dancing not only for Squares

Our taxi driver carefully guided us through the maze of cars that lined the dark, narrow street. He seemed a little confused dropping off a group of college students in... Read more

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NEEDTOBREATHE Dazzles at the Filmore

Few concerts are worth going to if they are on a Monday night during a week with essays due and exams looming. The NEEDTOBREATHE performance at the Filmore on September... Read more

Features

GU IMPROV: A light in the darkness

When Joe Luther (COL ‘16) decided to come to Georgetown, he had many predictions about the future. Like many of his classmates, he was focused on making friends, excelling in... Read more

Editorials

Removal of H*yas for Choice evinces limits of free speech on campus

A Georgetown University Police Department officer temporarily removed H*yas for Choice from a public sidewalk just outside the front gates on Monday while the student group silently protested the University’s... Read more

Editorials

Israeli boycott restricts dialogue, but GU fosters academic approach

Georgetown recently became the American college with the highest number of academics to boycott Israeli academic institutions in response to Israeli Defense Forces operations against Hamas in Gaza, with 13... Read more

Editorials

“Daily Show” Redskins showdown displays monopoly of PC

The debate between Native American activists and National Football League officials over the Washington Redskins’ team name has antagonized participants on both sides of the issue. This past week, reporters... Read more

Leisure

District’s Fashion Week struts its stuff down the Capitol’s catwalks

Each September, the upper-echelon of the fashion editorial world sits shoulder-to-shoulder with celebrities and savvy socialites on the frontlines of designer runways displaying next season’s trends. The eyes of the... Read more

News

GUPD officer removes H*yas For Choice members protesting on 37th Street

An officer from Georgetown’s Department of Public Safety removed H*yas for Choice members from tabling on the sidewalk outside the University’s front gates Monday. The group was protesting a ceremony... Read more

Leisure

Corcoran curates concluding collection

Although the Corcoran Gallery of Art,  the capital’s oldest and largest private art museum will close its doors at the beginning of next month, the words “Dedicated to Art” will... Read more

Leisure

Thai restaurant, Soi 38, curries favor with Foggy Bottom residents

When you enter through the cage-like wood portico, the sultry reimagining of a groovy hotel bar incites the kind of villainy that Miami Vice’s Tubbs and Crockett could only dream... Read more

News

Malaysian Prime Minister discusses Southeast Asia, open society in Lecture Fund event

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak kicked off the year for the Georgetown University Lecture Fund, participating in an event concerning the global “pivot to the Pacific” on Tuesday. The event... Read more

News

GUSA introduces Multicultural Council in Town Hall

Bringing together representatives from different cultural groups on campus, GUSA debuted its Multicultural Council during a town hall session held on Sept. 23. The Multicultural Council’s leadership team, led by... Read more

Leisure

Idiot Box: All the single ladies, grab your claymores

Fantasy is a tricky genre for television, easily blown out of proportion and easily dismissed as a juvenile art form when dragons or witches are involved. Though shows with big... Read more