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Cartoon Apes and Digital Strippers: Craving for Community in the Pandemic Continues Through NFTs

NFTs and their associated clubs may actually provide some real benefit given our evergreen interest in socialization with other like-minded people, united through their love of cards, cats, or video games.

By October 15, 2021

Voices

The Importance of a COVID-19 Science Communication “Ground Game”

As you can see, the science communication challenge in COVID-19 is immense and involves many different stakeholders. To move past the pandemic, we must have an all-hands-on-deck approach to science communication, involving people from all walks of life.

By October 15, 2021

Halftime Leisure

Taylor Swift’s savvy use of TikTok brings an old approach to a new audience

“[I] just remembered she’s a millennial,” joked one TikTok user in a video that got nearly 100,000 likes. The video, a duet of Taylor Swift’s first Tiktok in mid-August, was... Read more

By October 14, 2021

Halftime Leisure

The case of Couch Guy: what TikTok’s response says about us

“Girl, he ain’t loyal.” “It’s a red flag.” “She is fighting for her life in these comments.” The TikTok community spun out of control when a video of a girlfriend... Read more

By October 12, 2021

News

Student advocacy ensures GSP to remain in Healy

Student and alumni advocates pulled off a rare victory as the university announced the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) will return to its previous space in Healy Hall after renovations conclude.... Read more

By October 12, 2021

Halftime Leisure

Quiz: Which Fall Food Are You?

Now that it’s October, fall has officially begun! One of the best parts of fall is all of the fun seasonal foods and drinks that appear for a short period... Read more

By October 12, 2021

Sports

This Week in Soccer: October 4 – October 10

Another good week for the Hoyas, as both teams remain undefeated. Defense was the key, as both teams recorded shutouts and Sydney Cummings, Allie Augur, and Will Sands won weekly awards.

By October 12, 2021

Halftime Leisure

The curious comeback of Kendrick Lamar

If you’re a Kendrick Lamar fan, you’ve probably been paying attention to Baby Keem’s recent releases. Keem’s single, “family ties,” marks the first time Lamar has appeared on a song... Read more

By October 11, 2021

Sports

Georgetown volleyball snaps streak with win over UConn

Jessica Cusi recorded her 1000th career dig, and Georgetown volleyball upset UConn on Saturday.

By October 10, 2021

Sports

Men’s soccer survives scare against wily Butler squad

Georgetown struggled to get much going in this one as the Butler defense held strong but Dante Polvara was the difference. The Hoyas win streak moves to ten on the year.

By October 10, 2021

Sports

Hoyas bump off Butler in challenge for Big East supremacy

A tight battle with the Butler Bulldogs was broken open in the 89th minute thanks to a goal from Sydney Cummings. Georgetown moves back ahead of Butler in the Big East standings with the win

By October 9, 2021

Features

These “part-time” professors want Georgetown’s full-time respect

Georgetown employs about 1,000 contingent faculty who are not afforded the same benefits, job security, or voice in department governance as their full-time tenured and tenure-track counterparts.

By October 9, 2021

Movies

The Eyes of Tammy Faye engages with reality, but not cruelty

Content warning: sexual assault  There is a lot to unpack about the life of much-lampooned televangelist Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker). There’s the Christian worship broadcasting empire both built and... Read more

By October 9, 2021

Voices

The anti-women meaning of “women’s lit”

by framing everything they have to say as “women’s,” the label of “women’s fiction” effectively bars female writers from participation in broader, ungendered discussion through their work.

By October 9, 2021

News

Dining disasters: Is Georgetown creating food insecurity?

Since the return of all Hoyas to the Hilltop, finding food on campus has become a burden. Food insecurity among college students increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with a reported... Read more

By October 9, 2021

Features

SHIP was supposed to bring sophomores together, but some were left out

My decision to get a summer job instead of seizing the early opportunity to take in-person classes at Georgetown isolated me from my classmates as we came together for the first time.

By October 8, 2021

Editorials

Defund GUPD. With the right response systems, we won’t need them.

The Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) has maintained a dangerous and  imposing role on this campus for far too long.  As an organization, GUPD is not equipped to deal with... Read more

By the October 8, 2021

Halftime Sports

College athletes scored a big win in court. The NCAA wasn’t ready

For at least the past 70 years of college athletics, it has been a foundational principle that the athletes are neither paid nor able to profit off their brand.  Now,... Read more

By October 8, 2021

Music

Maisie Peters shows the duality of young adulthood on You Signed Up For This

After making a name for herself with her singles such as 2017’s “Places We Were Made,” a lyrical love letter to her hometown, and 2018’s wildly popular “Worst of You,”... Read more

By October 8, 2021

Voices

Contrary to Greg Abbott’s belief, cis men cannot make decisions about abortion

Yee pointed to the “bounty hunter provision” in the bill, which grants Texans the ability to sue someone aiding in an abortion for a monetary reward. Neighbors can report on anyone they know to be involved, including doctors, employees at abortion clinics, those seeking an abortion, and people transporting the patient.

By October 8, 2021

Halftime Leisure

Coldplay and BTS come together to promote the power of love in new song “My Universe”

Coldplay and BTS, two of the biggest bands in the world, recently released their celestial collaboration “My Universe,” a perfect blend of their musical styles and philosophies. “My Universe” conveys... Read more

By October 7, 2021

Halftime Leisure

The Voice Investigates: The Goldfish Files

You’re racing to the Leavey center for a Royal Jacket feast, hopefully sans norovirus. In the bush by Regents, a golden blob catches your eye. Is it a coin? An... Read more

By and October 7, 2021

Features

D.C. is in the midst of a housing crisis. Advocates believe it doesn’t have to be.

This article is part of our 2021 contribution to the D.C. Homeless Crisis Reporting Project in collaboration with other local newsrooms. The collective works will be published throughout the day... Read more

By and October 7, 2021

Music

Lil Nas X produced the goldilocks of pop albums with MONTERO

Pop songs often follow a carefully calculated formula for success: verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus. Writing a single that will top charts, or go viral, is a science that... Read more

By October 6, 2021

News

“Would I have said yes to this in Fall 2019?”: University attendance policy frustrates student body

During the last two weeks of September, student inboxes filled up with subject lines reading “Public Health Alert: Student Illnesses” and “Update on Gastrointestinal Illness on the Main Campus.” Not... Read more

By October 6, 2021