The propensity to walk through crowded streets with a nose stuck in a book. The tendency to launch myself out of pools, whipping my hair back in an arc. An affinity for men who give me stolen apples and ask cryptic questions, like: “Do you trust me?” You may recognize[Read More…]
★★★★☆ Captivating performances, deft dialogue and evocative scenery distinguish “The Happy Prince” as a carefully cultivated biopic of 19th-century Irish author Oscar Wilde that may be unapproachable for those unfamiliar with Oscar. Exploring the legendary author’s slow death in his time as a social pariah, Rupert Everett, who wrote, directed[Read More…]
I want to open this installment with a confession: “Bad Times at the El Royale” is the fall 2018 film I have been waiting for. The Tarantino-esque trailer, the crossover storylines, the secrets that each character is harboring — all aspects of the film piqued my excitement. The man behind[Read More…]
The Metropolitan Police Department is conducting an ongoing investigation in search of the driver responsible for hitting two Georgetown University medical students in a hit-and-run incident Sept. 5, according to MPD Communications Director Dustin Sternbeck. The two students, Rayva Khanna (MED ’22) and Areeg Abu El Hawa (MED ’22), were[Read More…]
The Georgetown field hockey team extended its winning streak to three games after defeating Temple on Friday, Oct. 5. The team could not continue its unbeaten run, however, and fell to Rutgers on Sunday, Oct. 7. On the road against Temple (2-10, 0-4 Big East) in Philadelphia, Georgetown (9-4, 2-2[Read More…]
The Tijaniyyah branch of Sufism in Islam had a larger influence on Islamic thought than many historians believe, Northwestern University Professor Zachary Wright said at an event Friday afternoon in the Edward B. Bunn S.J. Intercultural Center. Wright teaches at Northwestern University in Qatar and focuses his studies on the[Read More…]
The Washington, D.C. Council voted 8-5 Tuesday to repeal Initiative 77, which would have gradually raised the minimum wage for tipped workers from $3.89 to match the standard minimum wage by 2026. Initiative 77 was approved by District voters with a 56 percent majority in a June primary election, according[Read More…]
Fourteen senators were elected to the Georgetown University Student Association senate Sept. 30 in the first GUSA elections held since the mid-September resignations of GUSA’s executive leadership. The elections filled seven freshmen seats and four at-large seats that were regularly scheduled for the fall cycle, as well as three vacant junior seats.[Read More…]
‘As cold rain drowned the streets outside with somber, gray tones, Jeffrey Gibson’s “DON’T MAKE ME OVER” infused Georgetown University’s newly built exhibition space with vibrant colors and sound. The Maria & Alberto De La Cruz Art Gallery, under construction since February 2018, made its debut this fall in the[Read More…]
The photos of the week for Sept. 28 include an event welcoming Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) to speak on the relationship between pro-Israel beliefs and progressive thinking, freshman goalie Giannis Nikopolidis booting the ball down the field, an event highlighting the right to free speech and the future of careers[Read More…]
LIU: Moral and Strategic Failures in Saudi Arabia 
OUT OF OFFICE: Balancing Quotidien Life with Tourist To-Do’s 
Phantoms, Gracenotes and Chimes Dominate the DC A Cappella Festival’s First Weekend 
Jonah Hill’s ‘Mid90s’ Evokes Bittersweet Nostalgia 
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