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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown Radio Forges Platform for Creative Students

Georgetown Radio Forges Platform for Creative Students

By Grant Brown October 25, 2019

WGTB, the radio station on campus, creates an unparalleled platform for students to broadcast their own musical tastes for the entire world to hear. Student radio hosts center their identities and celebrate...

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Punk Rock Spread From WGTB to the Streets of DC

By Maddie Finn February 8, 2018

“It felt like things could explode at any moment into absolute chaos.” James Schneider, director of the upcoming documentary “Punk the Capital,” was not describing a heated protest but rather...

In Judging All Forms of Art, Audience, Timing Is Everything

By Samantha Kosarzycki September 18, 2015

Music is unlike most any other art form. It can be recreated, re-performed and, above all, reinterpreted. This semester, the Georgetown University Symphony Orchestra will perform a piece that has been...

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Tradition Returns With Theft of Healy Clock Hands

By Mallika Sen December 10, 2014

In the latest iteration of a long-running tradition, the clock hands of Healy Tower went missing in the early hours of this morning, as the final examination period dawned. The university has confirmed...

Today in Hoya History: Leavey Center Suggestions

Today in Hoya History: Leavey Center Suggestions

By KP and KP January 31, 2013

On this chilly 31st of January, you’ve probably been thinking about the upcoming weekend, the bipolar weather we’ve been having, whether Georgetown is going to crush St. John’s on Saturday (answer:...

Today in Hoya History: Why We Got Dorm Security

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff October 2, 2012

Most of us don't think anything of swiping into our buildings — unless you forgot your GOCard in your room. But 24-hour security didn't make its way into our dorms until about 40 years ago, after an...

Das Makes a Statement

By Danish Zaidi November 17, 2011

Walk around campus and you will see the same poster of two men everywhere. The one on the left has a scarf draped around his neck a necklace of chili peppers, and the other has his nose full of cigarettes....

Rediscovering WGTB’s Hidden Past

By Peter Brigham October 20, 2011

The year is 1975. In January, three men, including former attorney John Mitchell, are convicted for perjury stemming from the infamous Watergate break-in. Five months before, President Richard Nixon...

New School Spin on Old School Fun

By Victoria Ngare April 15, 2011

WGTB's playlist is on shuffle this year — the on-campus radio station has changed things up, adding new events such as this Saturday's Block Party on Copley Lawn from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. From the...

In Defense of the Music Industry’s So-Called Digital Doomsday

By Caroline Klibanoff January 28, 2011

It was a big week for music, y'all. We celebrated the would-be 80th birthday of soul king Sam Cooke and the 123rd of O.G. folk singer Leadbelly. Coachella released a lineup for a summer music festival...

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