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The NFC Least

When my Washington Football Team won this past week, clinching the division, I laughed and laughed and then laughed some more. It wasn’t the kind of celebration I am accustomed... Read more

By January 4, 2021

Podcasts

Full Court Press: Season 3, Episode 1

Nathan, Roman, and Tristan are back with hopefully more consistent episodes of Full Court Press! In this first one for the 2020-21 season, they break down the women’s first game... Read more

By , and January 4, 2021

Halftime Leisure

Top K-Dramas of 2020

This packaged deal includes my absolutely objective Top 5 K-Dramas for you to binge this winter.  But wait! There’s more. I added an additional 5 dramas that everyone’s raved about... Read more

By January 4, 2021

Sports

A Tale of Two Halves Dooms Hoyas Against Marquette

The new year opened in a painfully familiar fashion for the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (3-6, 1-4 Big East) with a strong first half effort giving way to a... Read more

By January 3, 2021

Sports

Pro Hoyas: Week of 1/3-1/9

Believe it or not, the NBA is not the only professional basketball league that exists. Many Georgetown men’s basketball alumni have played long and successful careers abroad, and Pro Hoyas... Read more

By January 2, 2021

Sports

Stifling zone defense keys Hoyas comeback against Butler

The Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team (1-1, 1-1 Big East) defeated the Butler Bulldogs (0-4, 0-3 Big East) on Thursday afternoon at McDonough Arena by a score of 56-45. A... Read more

By December 31, 2020

Movies

Promising Young Woman tackles complicated topics while maintaining a sense of humor

Content warning: This film discusses issues surrounding sexual assault  The opening shot sequence to Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut Promising Young Woman (2020) says it all. As the names of cast... Read more

By December 31, 2020

Leisure

Immortals Fenyx Rising satisfies, but occasionally misses its mark

Romping through Ubisoft’s gorgeous fantasy world and contending with ancient Greece’s most formidable mythical beasts is an enjoyable experience to try out in the post-holiday lull. I just wish I... Read more

By December 31, 2020

Georgetown Explained

Meet Georgetown’s Board of Directors

An explainer piece on Georgetown's Board of Directors

By December 29, 2020

Sports

Pro Hoyas: Week of 12/27-1/2

Believe it or not, the NBA is not the only professional basketball league that exists. Many Georgetown men’s basketball alumni have played long and successful careers abroad, and Pro Hoyas... Read more

By December 26, 2020

Sports

Sluggish start dooms the Hoyas in loss to Seton Hall

The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (3-5, 1-3 Big East) fell to the Seton Hall Pirates (6-4, 3-1 Big East) on Wednesday evening at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey... Read more

By December 23, 2020

On The Pandemic

On the Pandemic: Aid disparities put graduate students in financial binds

When it comes to pandemic aid, Georgetown graduate students are seriously undervalued relative to undergraduates in the eyes of the administration.

By December 22, 2020

News

School of Nursing and Health Studies to be split into two separate colleges

President John DeGioia announced on Dec. 7 the School of Nursing and Health Studies (NHS) will be split into two different schools, the Georgetown School of Nursing (GSN) and the Georgetown School of Health (GSH).

By December 22, 2020

Sports

2021 guard Aminu Mohammed commits to Georgetown

On December 21, 2020, at 6:00 pm E.T., 2021 guard Aminu Mohammed announced his commitment to the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team. Listed at 6’4″ and weighing 200 pounds, Mohammed... Read more

By December 21, 2020

Sports

Men’s Basketball Suffers Tough Loss at St. John’s

On Sunday night, the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team (3-4, 1-2 Big East) fell to the St. John’s Red Storm (6-4, 1-3 Big East), 94-83 at Carnesecca Arena in Queens,... Read more

By December 20, 2020

Sports

Pro Hoyas: Week of 12/20-12/26

Believe it or not, the NBA is not the only professional basketball league that exists. Many Georgetown men’s basketball alumni have played long and successful careers abroad, and Pro Hoyas... Read more

By December 19, 2020

Sports

Capable Guard Play Can’t Overcome Constant Pressure in Hoyas Loss to DePaul

The DePaul women’s basketball team (4-2, 1-0 Big East) defeated the Georgetown Hoyas (0-1, 0-1 Big East) 72-54 Saturday Afternoon at Wintrust Arena, with the Hoyas strong first half doomed... Read more

By December 19, 2020

News

Students’ experiences with enforcement of Georgetown’s COVID-19 regulations

Students on and living around Georgetown University’s campus are subject to a number of COVID-19 regulations, and, while they feel the regulations are fair, some worry the process for enforcing them is not.

By December 19, 2020

Sports

Women’s basketball opens with stiff test against No. 24 DePaul

The Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team (0-0, Big East) will face the No. 24 DePaul Blue Demons (3-2, Big East) at 3:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at WinTrust Arena in... Read more

By December 18, 2020

Performance

Theatre at a distance: Nomadic’s Love & Information

Georgetown’s Nomadic Theatre has been hard at work, even at a distance. The student-run theatre troupe presented its pre-recorded, virtual production of Love & Information on Facebook Live from Nov.... Read more

By December 17, 2020

Voices

It’s time to rethink “success” in America

"Success" in America has too long been defined in terms of wealth and money. It's a destructive pattern—and it's time for change.

By December 16, 2020

News

Amid university divestment pledges, undisclosed investments in fossil fuel companies revealed

A new report revealed university investments in three companies with a focus on the extraction of unconventional fossil fuel resources.

By December 16, 2020

News

Limited dining options on campus lead to student fears of food insecurity over break

Students staying on campus over break worry about affordable access to food, even with a weekly university stipend to offset the costs.

By December 15, 2020

Halftime Leisure

Mismatched: A story of an unlikely, unexpected pair

Scrolling through Netflix looking for a fun, quick show to watch over Thanksgiving break, I came across the Netflix mini-series Mismatched. Based on Sanhya Menon’s bestselling book When Dimple Met... Read more

By December 15, 2020

News

WMATA prepares to drastically cut service

WMATA is facing massive cuts to service proposed for fiscal year 2022, which begins in July 2o21.0

By December 14, 2020