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New Latin American eatery Tico boasts small plates, big flavors

At first glance, chef Michael Schlow’s new restaurant Tico might be mistaken for a recording studio. When designing this new gem of an eatery at the heart of U St.,... Read more

By Tyler Kranawetter September 11, 2014

Leisure

Idiot Box: Zuck it, Silicon Valley is the new Wall Street

Let me get something out of the way: I am not a techie. Though my parents marvel at my ability to perform such Herculean tasks as shutting down a computer... Read more

By Julia Lloyd-George September 11, 2014

Leisure

Critical Voices: Tennis, Ritual In Repeat

With the sun still shining and term papers nowhere in sight, Tennis’s third studio album, Ritual in Repeat, is the perfect soundtrack to lazy Sundays on Copley Lawn. Ritual in... Read more

By Ida Dhanuka September 11, 2014

Leisure

Critical Voices: Meek Mill, Dreams Worth More Than Money

In an environment as superficial and generic as the popular music scene has become, it is refreshing to find artists who don’t care how others perceive them. In his new... Read more

By Emmanuel Elone September 11, 2014

Voices

Carrying On: Thinking outside of the lines in Russia

It was my second day shopping for school supplies in St. Petersburg. I thumbed the thin, flimsy pages and then turned the notebook over on its spine, and inspected... Read more

By Nicole Steinberg September 10, 2014

Voices

Freshmen: Fight pressure to mold to school surroundings

When I see this year’s freshman class wandering around campus, I’m filled with nostalgia for my own first year. I remember the excitement of leaving home and meeting new people.... Read more

By Caitriona Pagni September 10, 2014

Voices

Natural tendency toward drinking on campus being taken lightly

In the fall of 2011, I arrived at Georgetown. I was full of excitement for the grand adventure I was going to embark on at this lauded institution. I had... Read more

By Steven Criss September 10, 2014

Halftime Sports

Baseball in the time of Football

We’re another week closer to the playoffs and everybody else is watching football. But I still love America’s pastime, so here’s another week of baseball analysis: Detroit Detroit deserves to... Read more

By Joe Laposata September 10, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Under the Covers: Somewhere Over the Rainbow

This column originally appeared in The Georgetown Voice. It can be found on the main site, here. When we look at our lives in hindsight, we tend to see the events... Read more

By Micaela Beltran September 10, 2014

Halftime Sports

The NFL Thermostat: Week 1

HOT: 1) Cordarrelle Patterson Unless you’re a Minnesota Vikings fan or a hardcore fantasy football buff, you might not recognize the name of the youthful wide receiver for the Vikings,... Read more

By Max Roberts September 10, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Looking in to Look Out: Wyeth and Windows

Windows can be an opening to the outdoors. They can provide glimpses into enclosed, secret rooms or become gateways to unreachable places. But the square or rectangular shape of windows... Read more

By Carley Tucker September 10, 2014

Halftime Sports

The Case for the Swans

Have you ever heard of Swansea? I promise, I didn’t pose that question just so I could patronize you. A few weeks ago, I didn’t know much of anything about... Read more

By Robbie Ponce September 9, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Free in DC: Part I

DC becomes a ghost town on the weekends, where one can walk for blocks and blocks in its concrete jungle and only pass a few families of confused tourists looking... Read more

By Katherine Landau September 9, 2014

Halftime Sports

NBA Preview: Southeast Division

In one of surprises of the offseason, the Southeast division has become one of the league’s least predictable, with some serious potential to produce surprises come playoff time. Miami Heat... Read more

By Max Borowitz September 9, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Dispatch from the DC Chinese Film Festival

he DC Chinese Film Festival, founded in 2011, finished its 2014 run last Sunday. Dedicated to making Chinese-language cinema more visible in the US, the festival ran for four days,... Read more

By Andrew Gutman September 9, 2014

Halftime Sports

The Other Spanish National Team

“FIBA? Don’t you mean FIFA World Cup?” Nope! The International Basketball Association renamed their quadrennial event from the “2014 FIBA World Championship” to the “2014 FIBA World Cup,” highlighting a... Read more

By Stanley Dai September 8, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Latest Doctor Who is a Pleasure

The third episode of Season Eight of Doctor Who, The Robots of Sherwood, pits one English legend against another. It’s a lighthearted romp penned by longtime Who and Sherlock scribe... Read more

By Graham Piro September 8, 2014

Halftime Sports

A Texan Tragedy

When late December rolled around in 2013, the Texas Rangers completed a seven-year, 130 million dollar deal with Shin-Soo Choo that had some commentators calling for high expectations from the... Read more

By Steven Criss September 8, 2014

Halftime Leisure

De-Mock-Cracy:Veep Takes on Politics and Family

The following contains spoilers for season three of Veep. Hyperlinked material may contain objectionable language. While I sincerely meant my reflections last week on how Netflix’s House of Cards has... Read more

By Ian Philbrick September 8, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Service with Rakes and Gumballs

On Saturday morning, about 800 freshmen and transfer students gathered in Red Square to participate in service projects in Ward 7. My group of fifty-three traveled by bus across the... Read more

By Tori Morgan September 5, 2014

Halftime Sports

The Confused World Of Soccer’s Transfer Market

This summer, Luis Suarez transferred from Liverpool to Barcelona for €95 million. After a brilliant World Cup, James Rodriguez moved to Real Madrid for €80 million. Last year, Tottenham sold... Read more

By Kevin Huggard September 5, 2014

Halftime Leisure

Indelible: Permanence and Photography

We use photography to make a moment concrete, perfectly capture a scene, or preserve the fleeting burnt oranges and deep royal purples of a setting sunset. We are on the... Read more

By Carley Tucker September 5, 2014

News

Sneak peek of the Healey Family Student Center

The Healey Family Student Center will open Friday at noon—and the Voice got a sneak peak of the long-awaited space. Director of the Center for Student Engagement Erika Cohen-Derr and... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani September 4, 2014

News

Complying with White House standards, GU reforms sexual assault policy

Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson announced “an enhancement of the Office of Student Conduct’s efforts to broaden its response to sexual misconduct” in an email sent to the... Read more

By James Constant September 4, 2014

Halftime Sports

Champions League Preview: Groups A-D

On August 28th in Monaco, the representatives of 32 teams from across Europe joined to witness the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League Draw. For those who don’t know, the Champions League... Read more

By Pietro Bartoli September 4, 2014

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