Farewell, Black Mamba!

Kaleel Weatherly Sports Blogger, WGMU December 4, 2015 (Photo designed by: Tyson Beck)               As you all may know, Kobe Bryant is retiring after this season. He had a phenomenal career and will go down as one of the greatest players in NBA history. His will to score and …

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Caps Weekly 11/27-12/3

Mitchell Westall Sports Blogger, WGMU December 3, 2015 (Photo Credit: Nick Wass/The Associated Press)                   What a time to be a Caps fan! The Capitals are in the midst of a five game winning streak as they travel to Canada this weekend for match-ups against the Montreal …

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The Milestones EP: Honey

Local band The Milestones recently dropped their EP titled Honey, a collection of four songs titled “Edgar Allen Poe”, “UFO”, “Shadow Enemies”, and “True Love Never Waits”. All of the songs are guaranteed to remind you of someone, or something in your life, that made you feel something. Whether that be a good or bad …

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American Holly EP: Four Ways to Say Goodbye Forever

Released September 5, DC-based folk-rock band American Holly dropped four emotionally-charged, but soothing songs. With the sound of a modern-day Beatles, American Holly creates an EP of four songs that also doubles as a guide for getting away from whatever relationship you need to get away from. The first song, “Sensitive Skin” advises the listener …

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Four Reasons the Washington Redskins Will Win the NFC East

Nicholas Ortiz Director of Sports Media, WGMU December 1, 2015 (Photo Credit: Associated Press)     Is it just me or is the NFC East always delivers on being the most consistently inconsistent division in the National Football League? One week, the New York Giants were in first place. Then all of a sudden, the …

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Album Review: Fight Night Singles

Local group Fight Night consists of GMU alumni Josh Grant and fellow musician Andy Gruhin. This group has recently released 2 songs as part of their upcoming EP: Underground. The first song released, Call Me Back, was dropped on August 12th, and since has gained an enormous amount of traction with reviews by EDM blogs and …

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Caps Weekly 11/26: Thanksgiving Edition

Mitchell Westall Sports Blogger, WGMU November 28, 2016 (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett/Fox Sports)                 This past week saw Alex Ovechkin break finally score goal number 484, Braden Holtby record his first shutout of the season, and Evgeny Kuznetsov continue to make amazing things happen. The Capitals played four …

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El Clasico Debacle at the Bernabeu

Becker Alshowk Sports Blogger, WGMU November 24, 2015 (Photo Credit: Alejandro Garcia/EPA)               For soccer fans, The Clasico between Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona is seen as the most popular game of every season. Each team is usually made up of some of the best players in the …

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Jahlil Okafor Will Be the Rookie of the Year

Kaleel Weatherly Sports Blogger, WGMU November 20, 2015 (Photo Credit: Associated Press)                         Okay, so maybe the Philadelphia 76ers are tanking for the third consecutive year. They will not be competing for a seed in the playoffs this season, but they do have young …

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Caps Weekly 11/19

Mitchell Westall Sports Blogger, WGMU November 19, 2015 Photo credit: Evan Vucci/Associated Press                 In their three games this past week, the Washington Capitals were able to post a 2-0-1 record against Philadelphia, Calgary, and Detroit. They earned standings points in all three games. Last Thursday, the Caps …

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