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All-Star Break Retrospective: Eastern Leaders

With the NBA All-Star game coming up, questions still swirl about the competence and depth of the much-maligned Eastern Conference. Everyone expected the Eastern Conference to be a two horse... Read more

By February 2, 2015

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The Weekly List: Alone On Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and couples everywhere are preparing. Guys are making dinner reservations and buying flowers, gals are getting fancy new dresses, and I’m receiving angry comments for... Read more

By February 2, 2015

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Rooting for the Bad Guys

Greatness isn’t as easy as it seems. Feel free to begin rolling your eyes at any moment, but the life of a Patriots fan has become more and more difficult... Read more

By January 30, 2015

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Premier League Midseason(ish) Grades: Part 1

With the coming of the New Year, the Premier League reached its halfway point. Admittedly, we are currently three matchdays past the halfway point at 22, but it’s still a... Read more

By January 30, 2015

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The False Notion of Productivity

It’s 3:30 pm on a Sunday. I’ve done less than half of the work I planned to do; I’m sitting in my Henle living room, reading a good book, looking... Read more

By January 30, 2015

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On Thin Ice: This Week In Hockey

It’s January, and the NHL is already stratifying. In the East, there sits an unusual seven point divide between the eighth place Bruins and their playoff seat and the ninth... Read more

By January 29, 2015

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Love On The Hilltop: From Valparaiso To DC

From now until Valentine’s Day, Halftime will publish the column Love on the Hilltop, a modern take on relationships of all kinds around Georgetown’s campus. 1. Radical honesty. Each person... Read more

By January 29, 2015

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The Sports Sermon: Enough With the Witch Hunt

Rather than just accept the fact that steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs were part of the sport’s culture at the time, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, the electoral body... Read more

By January 29, 2015

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Archer  Is Back In Style

Sterling Malory Archer, everyone’s favorite socially dysfunctional spy, is back in a big way. Airing every Thursday at 10, season 6 of Archer takes the show back to its roots.... Read more

By January 29, 2015

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I’d Like to Thank the Academy

For many, the start of the New Year is an opportunity to turn the page, to start anew, a clean slate. This is especially true for the 25-year-old American striker... Read more

By January 28, 2015

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College Disorientation: All the tools, none of the vision

We’re told that college is where it’s at.  So that’s what you’d expect when you lug your entire life into Terminal E and ship it, along with yourself, to university.... Read more

By January 28, 2015

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The Future of A-Rod

It wasn’t all that long ago when we first saw a young shortstop in Seattle named Alex Rodriquez tearing his way up through the ranks. Then we saw him in... Read more

By January 28, 2015

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Critical Voices: The Decemberists, What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World

There are few bands that can be compared to R.E.M., the Smiths, and Neil Young through the lense of folk music. The Decemberists have released a number of hit songs... Read more

By January 28, 2015

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NCAAB’s Most Underrated and Overrated Teams

Somehow, someway, the unpredictable nature of NCAA basketball never fails to entertain basketball enthusiasts across the country. So far, this  year’s college basketball season has been defined by several massive... Read more

By January 27, 2015

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Wanted: One True Friend, Must Like Ghosts

My roommate Caroline and I were convinced our room was haunted. Since we had moved in, there had been a series of strangely supernatural occurrences. Posters and curtain rods we... Read more

By January 27, 2015

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Three Crafty MLB Free Agent Signings

With the end of the winter meetings and the beginning of Spring Training only a month away, Major League Baseball fans are slowly beginning to awake from their hibernation to... Read more

By January 27, 2015

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HONM: skating in uniform

“The red and yellow ribbon is a first award service ribbon. It means we joined the Navy in a time of war.” Rodney Hahn, Jennifer Hedgecoth, and John Campbell are... Read more

By January 27, 2015

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The 16-Year-Old with the World at His Feet

Pirlo, Hummels, Courtois, Reus, Pogba, de Gea, Matic: these soccer superstars share a few things in common, including the fact that any top team would be more than overjoyed to have them in... Read more

By January 26, 2015

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Nicki Minaj’s Pinkprint  Movie Sizzles

You may know Nicki Minaj for her edgy verses and “own it” attitude, but the iconic rapper may just be blossoming from talented musician into a full-fledged movie star. On... Read more

By January 26, 2015

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Critical Voices: Phony Ppl, Yesterday’s Tomorrow

Phony Ppl has made a name for itself in the New York music scene, and through a strong social media influence and a unique aesthetic, the band continues to widen... Read more

By January 26, 2015