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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Follow-up Album Misses Mark

By Allie Doughty November 14, 2012

3/5 stars After doling out such hits as “Basket Case” and “American Idiot,” one might think that a rapid-fire trilogy of albums would be a great idea for the punk rock band that had every teenager...

Follow-Up Album Misses the Mark

By Allie Doughty November 14, 2012

3/5 stars After doling out such hits as “Basket Case” and “American Idiot,” one might think that a rapid-fire trilogy of albums would be a great idea for the punk rock band that had every teenager...

Follow-up Album Misses Mark

By Allie Doughty November 14, 2012

3/5 stars After doling out such hits as “Basket Case” and “American Idiot,” one might think that a rapid-fire trilogy of albums would be a great idea for the punk rock band that had every teenager...

British Boy Band Steals Hearts

By Emily Manbeck November 10, 2012

4/5 stars   Every girl has had an obsession with a group of young, talented and attractive male singers. This timeless group, the boy band, dominates her iTunes, and she collects all kinds of...

Getting Lost in the Weird World of Science Fiction

By Nicole Jarvis November 10, 2012

Everybody has a favorite movie and TV genre. For some, nothing gets their blood pumping like a bloody horror film. For others, a cheesy sitcom is their favorite way to waste a few hours. While I enjoy...

Raising Awareness About Gang Violence

By Bethany Blakeman November 9, 2012

Khadijah Brydson (COL ’14) knows from experience that Jamaica is not just a vacation destination. Having lived in the town of Savanna-la-Mar until she was 5, she spent most of her summers there as...

Money Problems Make Life Miserable

By Meagan Kelly November 9, 2012

As the great prolific lyricist Calvin Cordozar “Snoop Dogg” Broadus Jr. once profoundly stated, “I’ve got my mind on my money, and my money on my mind.” Yes, it’s true, loyal readers: I’ve...

Original Plays Flaunt Student Artistry

By Emily Grau November 9, 2012

After a few months at school and one too many late nights in Lau, it’s easy to get Georgetown’s abbreviations muddled together. Too much precious brainpower is used trying to decipher these abridged...

Cozy Drinks For a Night In

By Preston Mui November 9, 2012

Now that the weather’s getting colder, we’re going to be seeing more “sweatpants days,” as I like to call them. A sweatpants day is a day — preferably a Saturday or Sunday — when you wake up...

High Quality Television: Not Just on Cable

By Bridget Mullen November 9, 2012

Most people are aware of the fact that much of television’s quality programming currently airs on cable and not on broadcast networks.  In an unprecedented TV occurrence, all six of this year’s Emmy...

Chicago Band Rises to the Top

By Zach Gordon November 9, 2012

4/5 stars   There’s nothing better than watching an incredible band ascend to fame, which is exactly what Chicago-based Kids These Days is doing. With diverse influences, their debut album Traphouse Rock,...

The Evolution of the Cover Song Genre

By Allie Prescott November 9, 2012

Despite the fact that I’ve taken a grand total of zero science courses and that I have been known to pass out when getting shots, I still haven’t come to terms with the reality that none of my parents’...

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