Alex Lalli

Alex Lalli is the opinion executive and a senior in the College who loves a good yap. And miraculously, some of that yapping just happens to make it into print. When she’s not in the office, you can find her rehearsing with Superfood (the best a cappella group on campus), making her fifth playlist of the week, or running around DC.


Leisure

What Do Celebrities Owe Us?

Celebrities occupied a major part of my mental and emotional adolescent headspace, and that connection begs the question of reciprocity.

Podcasts

Post Pitch: It’s okay to not like it here

Welcome back to Post Pitch! This week, the Voice‘s Podcast Editor Stefani Murciano sits down with Executive Editor of Opinion Alex Lalli to expand on her piece, “It’s Okay Not... Read more

Opinion

It’s okay to not like it here

For anyone wondering, no: the questions don’t stop. “How did you know Georgetown was the one?”  “Is it just the perfect fit?”  “Are you so happy?” The first time I... Read more

Books

In Half His Age, Jennette McCurdy is twice as candid

Rather than building toward a clear moral thesis, the book accumulates fragments of shame, thrill, self-justification, and humiliation.

Leisure

On West End Girl, Lily Allen bares her teeth and her soul. And it’s bloody brilliant!

In a 2023 interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Lily Allen commented on her hesitation to perform with pop it girl Olivia Rodrigo as her Glastonbury guest in 2022. “I... Read more

Halftime Sports

So you want to run a marathon? Realistic advice from your average college runner

Last week, I watched (on Instagram Reels) a record 59,226 runners finish the New York Marathon. I was envious, despite having just finished my first 26.2-mile race at the Marine... Read more

In the District

A gorl’s guide to dining in Georgetown

Looking to impress an out-of-town visitor? Desperate to dine with your latest situationship? Wanting to take a class friendship to a new level?  Welcome to our guide to dining in... Read more

Halftime Leisure

It’s not the album cover that’s the problem—it’s our fear of female sexuality and the violence it contends with

This summer, I worked for Ms. Magazine and became a bit of their “unofficial official” Sabrina Carpenter Correspondent, as well as all things pop and sex. Naturally, the Man’s Best... Read more

Leisure

Persona-fication of fabulous: Mx. Georgetown is back

Tiara Wink, along with four other contestants, will perform at the Mx. Georgetown drag competition—a more campy and suggestive spoof on Mr. Georgetown.

Halftime Leisure

The Voice Predicts the 2025 Grammys

After a particularly nasty streak of snubs in the Big Four categories over the last few years, the Academy has backed itself into a corner.