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Pro Bowl or No Bowl? What to do before next year

I made it through watching almost the full first half of the NFL’s Pro Bowl this year, which is an improvement upon last year’s viewing. I made a point to... Read more

By January 28, 2014

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Across the river: UVA Could go deep

Here at Mr. Jefferson’s University, we have a lot to be proud of.  Academically, we’re the best public university in the country, no matter what the hippies in California will... Read more

By January 27, 2014

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Curling 2014: More than it’s cracked up to be

It’s hard not to be excited for the Sochi Winter Olympics, now just a few short weeks away. Spectators the world over will be wowed by breath-taking feats of athleticism... Read more

By January 27, 2014

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Mohamed Salah’s Full Halt

I don’t get it. I just don’t freakin’ get it. I understand why footballers take what they can get in terms of career advancement, and I understand that a footballer... Read more

By January 26, 2014

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Roberts Report: Super Bowl Analysis

The Conference Championships are over and now only two teams are left standing: The Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Before the season, this was an extremely popular Super Bowl... Read more

By January 26, 2014

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Lester takes the cut: Player loyalty in the MLB

I am in no way a Boston sports fan. Regardless of the sports season, I actually secretly hope that Boston teams fail in their pursuit of a championship. Super Bowl,... Read more

By January 24, 2014

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A very Knickerbocker Christmas

I thought it would be interesting to imagine how the New York Knicks would behave if they celebrated Christmas, family-style. The setting is Mike Woodson’s house. Woodson sits in a... Read more

By January 24, 2014

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Full Court Press: The right man for the job

This is a column from the January 23, 2014 edition of The Georgetown Voice. It can be found here The last nine months have not been kind to the Georgetown men’s basketball team,... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

Cairo study abroad program indefinitely closed

Due to safety and security concerns, all Georgetown study abroad programs held at the American University in Cairo will be suspended indefinitely, according to the University’s updated international travel policy,... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

Georgetown celebrates MLK

This week, Georgetown University is holding a series of events to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Let Freedom Ring musical celebration, which took... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

Constitutional Council sets precedent for speaker confirmation

The Georgetown University Student Association Constitutional Council ruled that the Jan. 12 confirmation vote and election for a new speaker of the GUSA Senate violated the organization’s bylaws. The Jan.... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

News Hit: Sexual assault workshop Thursday

“Creating a Culture of Consent,” an originally male-exclusive sexual assault prevention workshop organized by Sean Foley (MSB ‘15) and sponsored by anti-violence group Men Can Stop Rape, occurs today and... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

News Hit: Marijuana amendment passes

The Marijuana Possession Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2014, which proposes an amendment to Councilmember Tommy Wells’ (D-Ward 6) bill to decriminalize marijuana within the district, unanimously passed the judiciary committee... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

Corp debuts Hilltoss

The Corp’s new salad and smoothie shop slated to open in the Healy Student Family Center during the 2015-2016 academic year, The Hilltoss announced its first class of hires Tuesday... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

Alum pilots class participation smartphone app

Many courses at Georgetown University and other D.C. schools are piloting nClass, a smartphone app, developed by Georgetown alumnus Gaurav Malik (MBA ‘12), that aims to encourage classroom participation and... Read more

By January 23, 2014

News

Saxa Politica: Inclusivity over exclusivity

The average Georgetown student is racing toward middle-aged life. You know the type: in a suit Monday through Friday, half of their net worth is tied up in investments at... Read more

By January 23, 2014

Features

Homefield Disadvantage: Why hasn’t Georgetown’s field hockey team had a winning season in over a decade?

Two years ago, Hannah Carey was facing a hard decision. She had an offer from Harvard, where she could have played field hockey for the Crimson. However, she also had an offer from Georgetown. Even though Georgetown’s field hockey team was not as prestigious as Harvard’s, the promise of a team on the rise convinced her to join the Hoyas. A year after playing, she’s dropped the sport completely.

By January 23, 2014

Page 13 Cartoons

Where Hoyas are two weeks into the semester

By January 23, 2014

Editorials

Free speech code fails to live up to promises

GUSA and the Georgetown University Speech and Expression Committee held a free speech forum last Friday titled, “Free Speech in the Digital Age: Are There Boundaries?” During the question and... Read more

By the January 23, 2014

Editorials

D.C. moves closer to marijuana decriminalization

Lawmakers in the District of Columbia made another significant stride toward the decriminalization of marijuana last Wednesday when the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the D.C. Council... Read more

By the January 23, 2014

Editorials

Chemical spill reveals unacceptable neglect

About two weeks ago, a storage tank owned by mining chemical manufacturer Freedom Industries spilled 7,500 gallons of chemicals—4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol (MCHM) and polyglycol ether (PPH)—into the Elk River in Charleston,... Read more

By the January 23, 2014

Leisure

Iranian festival gives Persian films exposure they deserve

The Iranian Moral Police scan the crowds for inappropriate glimpses of skin or too much hair showing under a woman’s corruptingly colorful scarf. To elude their gaze, people wait until... Read more

By January 23, 2014

Sports

Boxing ready to knock out competiton in England

Georgetown Boxing Club practices aren’t easy places to enter. Opening the doors of their practice space in Leavey and walking in is akin to walking blindfolded in Red Square between... Read more

By January 23, 2014

Sports

Full Court Press: The right man for the job

The last nine months have not been kind to the Georgetown men’s basketball team, especially Head Coach John Thompson III. After clinching the Big East regular season title against longtime... Read more

By January 23, 2014

Leisure

New restaurant Silo teases the taste buds

The Scotch Striptease cocktail makes a playful nod to the past tenants of the space Silo now inhabits. Before Reza Akhavan opened the restaurant in Mount Vernon, the industrial building... Read more

By January 23, 2014