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A Guide to Navigating Your Exes and Their Families at Senior Ball

The Last Chance Dance came and went; students now eagerly await the actual last chance dance: Senior Ball. It’s the District’s messiest event of the year, as emotional train wrecks... Read more

By May 17, 2019

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Champions League Reactions: Semifinal Second Leg

Wow, what a week. Liverpool FC 4-0 FC Barcelona (4-3 agg.) You know what at this point I’m just going to do player ratings because I don’t think I can... Read more

By May 10, 2019

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The Voice’s Hockey Experts’ Round 3 Predictions

Our “experts” are keeping score of how many series they predict correctly and incorrectly, though doing anything would yield better results than what Will Shanahan has had. A bonus is... Read more

By , , and May 9, 2019

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Champions League Reactions: Semifinal First Leg

We got two very different semifinals this week, but I personally wasn’t all that surprised by anything that happened. So let’s take a look, shall we? Tottenham Hotspur FC 0-1... Read more

By May 3, 2019

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The Voice’s Hockey Experts’ Round 2 Predictions

Our “experts” are keeping score of how many series they predict correctly and incorrectly, though flipping a coin would yield better results than what they’ve had. A bonus is awarded... Read more

By , , and April 25, 2019

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Most Xtreme Primate: The Philosophical Implications of the Extremity of Modern Primates

Kubrick was a hack. Cinema is a joke. Everything you think you enjoy should make you feel ashamed. In the year of our Lord 2004 Anno Domini, MXP: Most Xtreme... Read more

By April 25, 2019

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Champions League Reactions: Quarterfinals Second Leg

This year’s Champions League quarterfinals didn’t disappoint as far as drama is concerned, and I’m definitely looking forward to the semifinals in a couple weeks. Short intro today, simply because... Read more

By April 21, 2019

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Women’s Soccer in Spain

Soccer in Spain is a religion. Kids grow up playing and watching it. There is not a single person who has not played at school. It is Spain’s way of... Read more

By April 21, 2019

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A Definitive Ranking of Every Georgetown Pizza Place

All I want is a decent slice of pizza within walking distance of campus. However, since Georgetown is anything but a college town, that feat proves incredibly difficult for the... Read more

By April 19, 2019

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The Perfect Date Is A Perfectly OK Movie to Watch on a Date

Netflix’s new movie, The Perfect Date (2019), features its highly-utilized heartthrob Noah Centineo as Brooks Rattigan, a senior in high school who has sky-high dreams, which is nothing new in... Read more

By and April 18, 2019

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Trailer Takes: Star Wars IX, The Last Summer, and The Professor

Star Wars IX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGAupmtXcMM Jake: Remember when we were supposed to let the past die, kill it if we had to? Yeah, me neither, because apparently nothing’s ever really gone.... Read more

By , and April 17, 2019

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The Weekly List: Songs to Listen to While You Stare Into the Void

Do you ever just…screech? I can’t quite put this feeling into words, but as we creep closer and closer to Georgetown Day and the pain and suffering of finals season,... Read more

By April 16, 2019

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Halftime’s Favorite Animal Films

Bambi (1942). The Lion King (1994). Kung Fu Panda (2008). Everybody loves a good animal film, and we at Halftime always have a lot to say about our favorite movies.... Read more

By , , , and April 15, 2019

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Halftime’s Game of Thrones Recap: Season 7

Halftime continues with our Game of Thrones recaps in preparation for the release of season eight on Sunday, April 14. Here is our recap of season seven. Warning: This post... Read more

By April 14, 2019

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Halftime’s Game Of Thrones Recap: Season 6

Halftime continues with our Game of Thrones recaps in preparation for the release of season eight on Sunday, April 14. Here is our recap of season six. Warning: This post... Read more

By April 13, 2019

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NBA Playoff Predictions

The NBA playoffs are finally upon us and, with them, many of our most burning questions will be answered. Can anyone challenge the Warriors out West? Who will emerge out... Read more

By and April 12, 2019

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Champions League Reactions: Quartefinals First Leg

Here’s where the games start to really be entertaining, or at least they should be. Here’s where legacies can be augmented or torn down. The big teams start to feel... Read more

By April 12, 2019

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Halftime’s Game Of Thrones Recap: Season 5

Halftime continues with our Game of Thrones recaps in preparation for the release of season eight on Sunday, April 14. Here is our recap of season five. Warning: This post contains... Read more

By April 12, 2019

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Halftime’s Game Of Thrones Recap: Season 4

Halftime continues with our Game of Thrones recaps in preparation for the release of season eight on Sunday, April 14. Here is our recap of season four. Warning: This article... Read more

By April 12, 2019

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Your Mood by Jon Rothstein Tweets

By now, if you have an ear to the world of college basketball, it’s pretty likely that you’ve seen Jon Rothstein. And by seen, I mean you’ve seen his ubiquitous... Read more

By April 11, 2019