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GUTV Film Fest returns with stellar selection of student shorts

Student filmmakers are receiving an opportunity to demonstrate their talent in a short film competition sponsored by Georgetown University Television later this evening. 12 student-produced films are to be judged... Read more

Leisure

Grilled Cheese DC not gouda-nough

I don’t often think about class warfare while eating grilled cheese. But as I bit into an artisanal sandwich oozing Grilled Cheese D.C.’s custom Gruyere blend, bourgeois offenses were all... Read more

Leisure

Hirshhorn Washington Color School exhibition edgy, defies gravity

D.C.’s place in popular memory is one of power grabs and political scandal. I often forget, as I imagine others do, that the District is a real city with its... Read more

Leisure

Under the Covers: Boy, snow, bird walk into a bar…

There once was a girl. She had a childlike freshness that suggested an initial impression of juvenility, but she wasn’t. She didn’t fall into convention. She believed in monsters and... Read more

Leisure

Reel Talk: History repeats itself, almost

With Hollywood running out of ideas, there has been a resurgence of historical films. In the past two years alone, we’ve seen blockbuster releases such as Argo, Dallas Buyers Club,... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Criminal Hygiene & Dagos, Raid b/w Dinosaurs Are Sad

The East and West coasts have always had their musical differences. The two are united, however, in the new split release by Los Angeles rockers Criminal Hygiene and Georgetown’s own... Read more

Leisure

Critical Voices: Future, Honest

As I listened to Future’s new album Honest, I came to love its brusk, old-school lyricism and tried-and-tested trap beats. The Georgia rapper broke into the tier of relatively mainstream... Read more

Editorials

Housing measures leave GU with few options

On Monday, University Planning and Facilities Management announced its intent to convert Ryan and Mulledy Halls, the vacant former Jesuit residences, into undergraduate residence halls to house at least 385... Read more

Editorials

D.C. mayoral primary displays voter apathy

On April 1, the citizens of Washington, D.C. elected Muriel Bowser as the Democratic primary candidate for this fall’s mayoral race. Bowser, D.C. Council representative of Ward 4, defeated a... Read more

Editorials

Adams Morgan liquor moratorium should expire

The moratorium on issuing liquor licenses to bars and restaurants in the neighborhood of Adams Morgan expires this month and faces possible renewal. The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board first... Read more

Sports

Women’s sailing changes course

The Georgetown women’s sailing team won the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Spring Conference Championship this past Saturday and qualified for the Women’s National Championship that will take place in... Read more

Sports

Despite initial lead, men’s lacrosse surrenders to Marquette

The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team (4-9, 1-4 Big East) traveled to Milwaukee this past Saturday to face the Marquette Golden Eagles (6-8, 4-1 Big East) for a crucial game.  The... Read more

Sports

D.C. United on the rise

After dropping their opening two games, DC United has turned their young season around, winning two of their last four matches, while taking draws in the two others. This year’s... Read more

Sports

The Sports Sermon: World Cup worth the wait

People are going to spend ridiculous amounts of money on my favorite holiday, but it’s not Christmas or Chanukah. People dress up and drink heavily on my favorite holiday, but... Read more

Voices

Childish Gambino’s promotional scheme misses the mark

The versatile performer, who got his start as a writer on 30 Rock, has pretty much been everywhere and doing everything. But lately, we’ve seen a lot less of him... Read more

Voices

Got 99 problems and one percent feminism is all of them

On April 12, Georgetown University’s Women in Leadership hosted their inaugural Own It Summit. Tickets for the event sold out within 24 hours, hundreds of students and community members attended... Read more

Voices

Carrying On: Don’t stop believin’

Religion is everywhere. It’s a highly relevant topic in world history and in our lives, irrespective of our relationship with it. I learned this truth at a young age: Easter... Read more

Voices

H*ya Saxa: A senior’s reflection on ‘success’ past the Hilltop

Something I’ve noticed during my four years at Georgetown: students here will check and recheck their decisions to make sure they’re doing the right thing at the right time. I’d... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Whistle While you Work

Earworm (n)—that catchy, though sometimes unwarranted, 2-4 bar melody that won’t seem to get out of your head. My roommates and I are always humming. Sometimes we’ve all caught on... Read more

Halftime Leisure

The Power of the Photo

We spend a lot of money on big, new, fancy cameras in order to capture perfection: a golden sunset over clear Caribbean waters, a young budding poppy hidden among a... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Riddle Me This, Riddle Me That: Who Still Cares about the Grumpy Young Bat?

Writer Scott Snyder and Artist Greg Capullo’s Batman series is a line that I have been recommending to people since the start of the DC Comics continuity reboot back in... Read more

Halftime Leisure

Mad Men  premiere impresses

Missed the Mad Men premiere last weekend? No worries! Ian Philbrick breaks down the episode, so that you’re all set for episode two! Don Draper (Jon Hamm) has never looked... Read more

Halftime Sports

Elgin Baylor: The Father of Flight

Because sports fans are obsessed with categories, we tend to associate each basketball position with a specific set of skills and responsibilities. The center towers over the rest and sparks... Read more