Alexandra Risi

Alex is the features editor and a sophomore in the college. She likes all movies (especially really bad ones), eating (literally anything and everything but mainly Italian food), being pretty cool and funny sometimes, and exploring the city with friends!

Halftime Leisure

Syllabi standouts: The best books Voice writers read for class

From comedy classes to ghost stories to Shakespeare, we’re making the most of our $95,000 year of education and sharing the highlights from our assigned course readings with you. Big... Read more

By , , , , and April 28, 2026

News

“Never been treated as ‘whole’ people”: RAs speak out after launching petition against Georgetown’s “union-busting activities”

The Georgetown Resident Assistant Coalition (GRAC) has launched a new petition calling on the Department of Residential Education to “immediately cease its union-busting activities.”  The petition, launched on April 23... Read more

By and April 24, 2026

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Georgetown’s 2026 Edible Book Festival delights the community with creative edible literary submissions

Georgetown’s Lauinger Library hosted its annual Edible Book Festival on April 13 in the newly renovated Pierce Reading Room, bringing together students, faculty, and library staff to celebrate literature through... Read more

By and April 23, 2026

News

Meet the Candidates for The 2026 GUSA Senate

Well, it’s that time of year again. Tonight through April 17th at 8:00 PM, Georgetown students will vote for next year’s GUSA Senate. There are 19 open seats with six... Read more

By , , and April 15, 2026

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Georgetown’s dance community unites in “One Move, One Groove”

The evening of March 20, students poured into Gaston Hall to see “One Move, One Groove,” a dance showcase hosted by Groove Theory, Georgetown’s hip-hop dance team. By the end... Read more

By and April 10, 2026

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Halftime Leisure’s guide to the 2026 Oscar-nominated films

Sinners – Aaron Pollock Sinners (2025) transports moviegoers to an enchanted Mississippi Delta, during Prohibition when illicit booze and blues flooded juke joints. Twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B.... Read more

By , , , , , and March 13, 2026

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Georgetown Program Board names Yung Gravy as 2026 Spring Concert headliner 

Georgetown Program Board (GPB) announced its artist for this year’s annual Spring Concert this afternoon, via their Instagram account. Platinum-certified rapper Yung Gravy will perform for Georgetown students on April... Read more

By and March 12, 2026

Features

“Time for us to start telling our story”: Celebrating 50 years of go-go 

Growing up in D.C., Ronald Moten remembers his mother blasting music in the kitchen throughout the day. These beats were a distinct homegrown blend of funk, hip-hop, jazz, and R&B.... Read more

By February 20, 2026

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Let the light in! “Aperture” signifies a surprising shift for Harries worldwide

Millions of fans around the world spent the weekend recovering from severe whiplash. Over the course of eight days, Harry Styles announced a new album, dropped notice of a world... Read more

By February 14, 2026

Features

From noodles to nails, student entrepreneurs find their niches at Georgetown

During his freshman year at Georgetown, Hansel Guo (MSB ’27) struggled to reconnect with his passion for cooking. It was difficult to cook in the freshman dorms and balance classes... Read more

By February 7, 2026