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Your Thought Process When You See a Fellow Hoya on Tinder

Your Thought Process When You See a Fellow Hoya on Tinder

By Sam Shapiro and Sam Shapiro November 3, 2017

We at Georgetown have a unique way of doing just about everything. From bragging about being busy, to blowing up our favorite sandwich shop for falling victim to the ~Great Wisey's Rat Scandal of 2017~,...

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Movie Review: ‘Dina’

By Alexandra Brunjes October 20, 2017

★★★★☆ Telling an ordinary story with extraordinary subjects, “Dina” boldly defies the conventions of nonfiction film. The winner of the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for documentaries at the...

Best Summer Movies

By Marina Tian May 19, 2017

“Adventureland” (2009) Directed by Greg Mottola | Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart Recent college graduates who still do not feel ready to tackle the world will find an unlikely...

MICHAEL DE LUCA PRODUCTIONS

Movie Review: “Fifty Shades Darker”

By Jessica Batey February 17, 2017

★★★★☆ Mr. Grey will see you — again. Bolder, darker and intensely intimate, “Fifty Shades Darker” is the much-anticipated sequel to the global sensation “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Based...

Things Worth Loving This Valentines Day

Things Worth Loving This Valentine’s Day

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford February 13, 2017

Down with capitalistic consumer culture that tells us that showering in materialism one day a year is a necessary approach to demonstrating our care for a significant other! Down with societal expectations...

KARNA: The Reign of Hookup Culture

By Caitlin Karna February 10, 2017

The college microcosm has seen the idea of sex, and the larger picture of romance in today’s society develop dramatically over the last decade. These changes have evolved into the young adult world...

EPSTEIN: Be an Alpha Female

By Zoe Epstein June 22, 2016

A male friend once told me that he never goes home with girls who hit on him at parties. When I asked why, I anticipated a slut-shaming answer. But instead his response was, “Because all the girls who...

Hes Just Not That Into You: Hoya Edition

He’s Just Not That Into You: Hoya Edition

By Molly Hamilton and Molly Hamilton February 10, 2016

Six short years ago, a less-than-mediocre romantic comedy appeared on the big screen and broke our hearts. Ken Kwapis' "He's Just Not That Into You" revealed a sad truth to a slew of  hopeless romantics....

Get Ready for SoulCycle Georgetown

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia March 20, 2015

Do you have a soul? Do you sometimes cycle, or occasionally look at a bicycle? If so, you’ll love SoulCycle, the country’s premier full-body cycling studio, which is slated to open in Georgetown...

Econ Crushes: 7 Ways to Tell if They Mean True Love

Econ Crushes: 7 Ways to Tell if They Mean True Love

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford March 18, 2015

Ladies and Gents, gents and ladies, fellow Hoyas and fellow Hoya followers: Love is in the air. With just a mere 8 or so weeks left of the semester, you may or may not be realizing that the time you...

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Valentine’s Day is full of longstanding customs dating back across the centuries. However, its significance for Georgetown students refuses to be a stable one; this past weekend, both heterosexual and LGBTQ couples challenged traditional romantic norms in their effort to celebrate the holiday.

Unconventional Valentines

By Hannah Kaufman February 20, 2015

Valentine’s Day has a set of expectations and traditions compiled throughout the centuries. Today, however, it’s a largely commercialized event notorious for its avalanche of food, flowers and...

CHOLVIN & CHRISTIANSEN: Cataloging Our Dating Mishaps

By Tucker Cholvin and Thomas Christiansen January 27, 2015

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we thought that we would lighten the mood by celebrating that which often goes uncelebrated in February: disastrous romantic misadventure. Without further ado, we present...

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