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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

By Tim Annick September 25, 2014

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

By Elizabeth Teitz September 25, 2014

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

By Lara Fishbane September 25, 2014

In emergency vote, D.C. council approves concealed carry law

The D.C. Council unanimously approved emergency legislation on Tuesday that will allow D.C. residents to carry concealed handguns with a permit. Council members met for this emergency vote after a... Read more

By Ryan Miller September 25, 2014

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

By Julia Lloyd-George September 25, 2014

White House ‘It’s On Us’ campaign includes GU leadership

The White House announced its latest campaign aimed at ending sexual assault on campuses nationwide last Friday with the “It’s On Us” initiative—the day after Georgetown officials sent students two... Read more

By Dayana Morales Gomez September 25, 2014

Critical Voices: The Drums, Encyclopedia

The Drums drive home their predilection for eerie contrast, setting unapologetically somber lyrics against a background of cheerful synth-pop in the sickly-sweet darkness of Encyclopedia, their third and newest release.... Read more

By Elizabeth Coscia September 25, 2014

University holds Ebola symposium, addresses student concerns

In light of concerns from disease experts about the Ebola epidemic, Georgetown hosted a symposium, “The Ebola Crisis: Context, Systemic Challenges, Consequences” on Sept. 23. Panelists—students, professors, and luminaries including... Read more

By Morgan Hines September 25, 2014

Critical Voices: alt-J, This Is All Yours

Alt-J’s new album, This Is All Yours, is like cappuccino-flavored potato chips: mystifying and unconventional, yet also a joyride for the senses. Building upon their hit debut album An Awesome... Read more

By Dinah Farell September 25, 2014

City on a Hill: The brutal truth about D.C.’s finest

Watching the riots unfold in Ferguson while sitting on my couch back home in Jackson, Miss., during the 50th anniversary of the South’s Freedom Summer movement for racial equality no... Read more

By Shalina Chatlani September 25, 2014

The Sports Sermon: Nipping it in the bud

These days, you can’t so much as look at the homepage of a major sporting news outlet without seeing Johnny “Football” Manziel’s name somewhere in the headlines. Between tearing it... Read more

By Chris Castano September 25, 2014

Football poisons Ivy, beats Brown

The Georgetown University football team (2-2, 0-0 Patriot League) capped its 50th anniversary off this Saturday with a definitive win over Brown University (0-1, 0-0 Ivy League) by a score... Read more

By Max Roberts September 25, 2014

Women’s soccer dethrones Dukes

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (5-2-2, 0-0 Big East) strolled to a comfortable victory over Duquesne University (3-3-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10) this past Sunday by a score of 2-0. ... Read more

By Max Borowitz September 25, 2014

Men’s soccer defeats William and Mary in brutal heat

Some wins come ugly. That was the case this past Sunday as the Georgetown men’s soccer team (3-1-3, 0-0 Big East) faced off against William and Mary (2-4-0, 0-0 Colonial... Read more

By Kevin Huggard September 25, 2014

You are what you commit to, so stick to what you love

Commitment is one quality that heavily defines who we are as human beings. It is a reflection of not only our values and beliefs, but also of how strongly... Read more

By Jupiter El-Asmar September 25, 2014

Females and the family feud: Why we deserve to have it all

Every conversation I have with my mother nowadays seems to end up in the same place: my future. In my mother’s mind, women of my generation are supposed to... Read more

By Leila Lebreton September 25, 2014

Carrying On: Navigating a commitment-phobic culture

Sex has changed drastically in recent years. Well, not the act of sex itself, but American cultural norms surrounding it have certainly changed substantially. Most of us consider it... Read more

By Isabel Echarte September 25, 2014