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Band Aid: Merging Music with a Social Conscience

By Sarah Amos September 30, 2011

It's one in the afternoon and the Do Good Bus is parked outside the 9:30 Club, right beside the tour bus of smash-hit indie band Foster the People. While the band is inside warming up, excited volunteers...

Campus Spotlight: Lecture Fund

By Onni Irish September 30, 2011

The Georgetown University Lecture Fund exists to provide a forum for the free exchange of speech and expression. We are a non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting dialogue and to bringing the...

Spice Up Your Saturday with Salsa and Poetry

By Madeleine Joelson September 30, 2011

Head over to Bulldog Alley this Saturday night and you'll get a taste of poetry, music and Hispanic culture. Georgetown's What's After Dark is teaming up with Be-Well Week 2011 to celebrate Hispanic...

New Releases // 9.30.11

By Nick Donahue September 30, 2011

"Everything" Megafaun Megafaun Promising indie-folk-experimental group Megafaun has finally come into its own. "Everything" has a straightforward Americana feel, giving it an edge over many...

Hit the Road, Jack

By Kinne Chapin September 30, 2011

Ahh, the great American road trip. A time when we can explore our nation from sea to shining sea, sleep in dingy motels, eat exclusively from diners and vending machines and generally pretend to be Jack Kerouac....

Inspiring Drama Finds Humor in Unlikely Places

By Victoria Perrachon September 30, 2011

Going into the movie theater, I knew that 50/50 was a comedy. However, Jonathan Levine's new film is not your typical blockbuster comedy; it mingles the gravity of real-life events with the humor...

Indie Soloist Shines Brightly in Fourth Album

By Nicole Jarvis September 30, 2011

While the name Leslie Feist may not ring any bells for many listeners, her music certainly will.  Performing under the mononym Feist, she released her first album, 2007'sThe Reminder, to near-universal...

New Releases // 9.23.11

By Victoria Edel September 23, 2011

"Is It Me" The Kooks Junk of the Heart 3 stars The English indie-rock band The Kooks has a catchy hit on its hands with this first single from its third album, Junk of the Heart. Infused with...

Campus Spotlight: The Big Hunt

By Richard Rinaldi September 23, 2011

The Big Hunt is a daylong adventure that you'll remember forever and an experience a first-year Hoya must not miss. The Big Hunt combines the fun of a night out with your friends with the urgency of The...

Gosling Takes a Wild and Dangerous Ride

By Sarah Amos September 23, 2011

Opening with a suspenseful car chase, Drive may at first seem to be your typical fast-driving, muscle-car movie. But as soon as the opening credits roll (in a florid, hot pink font) to the tune of an '80s-inspired electro-pop...

One Night in Paris

By Molly Mitchell September 23, 2011

This summer, I experienced a tour-de-force of food on a trip to Paris. There, I tasted heaven daily through the delicacies of the simple yet consistently amazing French cuisine. Needless to say, upon returning...

Crime and Corruption Run Deep in Baltimore

By Steven Piccione September 22, 2011

Since the finale of HBO's "The Wire," no show has been able to deliver the same level of complexity and gruesome realism. Having aired from 2002 to 2008, the show hasn't had a contemporary audience for...

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