Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper
October 2, 2019
Volume CXXXVIV Issue 16
Sigma Kappa Sorority wins first place in Songfest 2019
and entertainment to the audience throughout the evening. This year’s theme of Game Night allowed each competing group to show their creativity and highlight their sepa-
rate talents and skills. In Phi Mu’s skit, the audience was transported into the Georgetown-themed world of Jumanji where the characters went head to head against a swarm
of monkeys, while in PHA’s performance the audience laughed along as they jokingly time and time again misunderstood the theme of the show. Alpha Gamma Delta brought the onlookers into the world of our childhoods’ beloved Wii games, as Kappa Delta reminded students, parents and other audience members of our favorite board games featuring some of Georgetown’s finest professors. Lambda Chi Alpha showed us their goofy side cracking jokes while “playing cards” and the freshmen reminded us of the beginning of our journey here at college. The night was a never-ending series of entertainment, making it was clear that each organization put
disorder not even a month before England can leave the European Union, according to The New York Times. Yet, the British Supreme Court found the decision to be void and are still able to converse over Brexit; the courts in Britain have avoided politics and have very little precedent for judicial ruling for the governmental decisions.
Because of the courts lack of experience over this subject matter, the courts may decide that they have no right or authority to overturn the Prime Minister’s actions, or if they do, the court may come to an undecided vote. The New York Times reported that Lady Hale, the President of the Court, was very unhappy with the Prime
Minister’s decision, saying that he was “preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification” or that “the prime minister’s advice to Her Majesty was unlawful, void and of no effect, Parliament has not been prorogued.” The speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow,
said that the chamber will reconvene next Wednesday which is three weeks ahead of what Prime Minister Johnson had set. Despite being ruled against, Johnson did not rule out the possibility of suspending Parliament again, but was unclear of when he would...
Georgetown reboots family weekend for 2019 page 3
GC Lacrosse overcomes Centre Colonels page 4
Kineseology and Health Science Club page 6
Fall is overrated...there I said it page 11
By WILLOW DOVE Staff Writer Georgetown finished off September with a bang as multiple groups and organizations showed off their Georgetown spirit in the annual tradition of Songfest. Each year this lively, fun—spirited competition is something to remember, and this year’s show was no exception. The show was emceed by a 2011 graduate of Georgetown College, Stu Perry. At Georgetown, Stu was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and he currently serves as a mental health counselor and competes on the WWE wrestling network. Perry did an outstanding job as Songfest emcee, providing lots of fun
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Sigma Kappa Sorority recieves their first place award on stage.
THE GEORGETONIAN / SHAKAYLA LUMPKINS
PHA Senior Andrew Alvey walks the stage dressed as Ariana Grande. everything they had into their performances. Freshman Carter Felton attended Songfest for the first time this year and was impressed by what he saw. One of his favorite...
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Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament declared illegal By TYLER EVANS Staff Writer
This past week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a decision to suspend The British Parliament until Oct. 14. This suspension was declared illegal by The British Supreme Court. Johnson’s decision is throwing the country’s politics into further
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