The Hoya: November 1, 2016

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ROAD TO RECOVERY

A year after a life-threatening injury, Ty Williams is back and fighting to walk again.

EDITORIAL Following the chalk incident, students must focus on dialogue.

UNSUNG HEROES EXPANDS The student-run organization is looking to obtain nonprofit status.

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NEWS, A5

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Trump Hotel Opening Spurs Labor Protests GRACE LOBO

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More than 400 people protested the grand opening ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue to demonstrate against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s stances on issues ranging from labor rights to concerns about his treatment of women last Wednesday.

Protestors remained outside the building while the opening ceremony occurred indoors. According to The Washington Post, Trump originally planned to hold a ribbon-cutting outside, going so far as to apply for a permit to use the sidewalk. The Tuesday before the event, Trump Old Post Office LLC withdrew its request for a permit.

The $212 million hotel made its official debut after the Trump Organization won a 60-year lease from the federal government in 2012 to transform the Old Post Office Pavilion building on Pennsylvania Avenue NW into a 263-room hotel. Construction began in 2014.

The protest was officially organized by the group UNITE HERE, a labor union that focuses primarily on the hotel, food service, laundry and casino gaming industries.

UNITE HERE has also organized a nationwide boycott of Trump products, an effort supported by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the largest federation of unions in the United States, which represents more than 12 million workers across the country.

UNITE HERE called specifically for Trump and his business partners at Trump Hotel Las Vegas to recognize the unionization efforts of the workers there and begin negotiations for an official contract.

Last March, the National Labor

Relations Board, an independent federal entity that oversees labor disputes, approved the union vote of about 500 Trump Hotel Las Vegas employees. However, since then the Trump Organization has unsuccessfully appealed the decision and refused to begin bargaining the contract for the union.

“By setting up a picket line ... we are asking people not to direspect this ethical call for solidarity by the workers in Las Vegas.”

COURTESY GEORGETOWN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE

After presenting a petition to the university advocating for increased worker wages last Tuesday, members of the Georgetown Solidarity Committee, pictured, expressed concerns over the tentative agreement.

Union Approves New Contract

University stands by 2 percent wage increase

SARAH JACOBSON Organizing Director, UNITE HERE

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UNITE HERE represents Aramark workers at Georgetown, some of whom attended the protest last Wednesday.

Joshua Armstead, who works at O’Donovan Hall and attended the protests as a member of the local chapter of UNITE HERE, said the protests brought awareness to the plight of workers at Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas.

“I decided to attend because my brothers and sisters in Las Vegas have been looking to negotiate in good faith and make the most American choice possible in fighting for their rights, and Donald Trump has been running from that,” Armstead said.

UNITE HERE Organizing Director Sarah Jacobson said the protest aimed to spotlight the incongruity See OPENING, A6

TRUMPHOTELS.COM

The opening of Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C., has sparked protests over Donald Trump’s statements and complaints from his hotels’ staff.

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Hoya Staff Writer

After five months of negotiations, the university reached a tentative agreement with the union representing Georgetown’s facilities workers Wednesday to increase annual wages by 2 percent, falling short of the 1199 SEIU’s original demand of a 6 percent increase.

The agreement, obtained Monday night by The Hoya, comes before yesterday’s con-

If the vote passes, the negotiations on wages will come to an end.

In addition to a 2 percent annual increase in wages, the agreement denotes a $0.25 increase in wages every year until June 2019. The proposal requires all minimum wages to increase to $13.50 per hour by June 2017 and $14.25 per hour by June 2019, in line with Washington, D.C. minimum wage increases.

tract renewal deadline between the university and facilities workers, who are currently reviewing the agreement for ratification.

The agreement is the same contract the university initially offered facilities workers in June.

The current contract expired Oct. 30 after it was extended from its initial June 30 contract end.

The workers will vote on the proposal in the next few weeks.

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The Georgetown University Student Association senate addressed concerns with the plan to abolish the senate and establish a new assembly, during a public senate meeting Sunday in which two senators argued that the plan will make policy making less democratic and is being approached too quickly.

The senate is hoping to vote on holding a referendum on a constitutional amendment to enable the restructuring Sunday.

GUSA Senate Speaker Richie Mullaney (COL ’18) presented the most recent iteration of the restructuring plan to senators during the Sunday meeting. The plan has undergone significant changes since it was first reported by The Hoya on Oct. 21 in response to input from senators and stakeholders. According to Mullaney, the proposal will likely not be finalized until Friday.

If passed in a studentwide referendum, the plan would abolish the senate in its current form and replace it with an assembly consisting of elected representatives and appointees from club boards, which would consist of four elected students from each class year and delegates appointed by advisory boards.

The assembly would be solely responsible for appropriating funds to Georgetown clubs, a role currently administered by the Finance and Appropriations Committee, known as Fin/App, within the senate.

In order to pass, a two-thirds

supermajority of the senate must agree to put the plan forward to a studentwide referendum. The plan must then pass or fail with support by a majority vote of students in a studentwide referendum.

“I’m more concerned with replacing the senate, and with taking the senate out of policy.”

ISAAC LIU (COL ’20) GUSA Senator

The plan would also shift the role of policy advocacy from the senate to policy teams in the executive, according to Mullaney.

Policy teams consisting of leaders and members appointed by the GUSA executive were established to replace senate subcommittees and executive chiefsof-staff at the beginning of the current administration under GUSA President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) and Vice President Chris Fisk (COL ’17).

Mullaney, who has been involved in developing the plan, said policy teams are a much more inclusive system for creating policy and have largely overtaken the role of the senate.

“It’s a good system, and it’s much more inclusive than the

old system,” Mullaney said.

“Now that basically anyone can get involved if they really care and are passionate about something, the senate as a whole doesn’t serve the same purpose it necessarily used to.”

However, GUSA Senator Isaac Liu (COL ’20), who opposes the current plan, said removing elected representatives from policy advocacy is undemocratic.

“I’m more concerned with replacing the senate, and with taking the senate out of policy,” Liu said. “Although people have said that anyone can join policy teams, policy teams are still mostly run by the executive. I think people’s elected representatives should have a say in those policy teams and on policy in general.”

GUSA Senator Jasmin Ouseph (SFS ’19), who also opposes the current plan, said she is concerned that there will no longer be elected representatives working on policy decisions.

“Besides the president and the vice president, there aren’t really any elected representatives from the undergraduate body that are working on policy issues, which I think is a problem because that’s a huge part of what student government is,” Ouseph said.

Ouseph also said she is concerned that including delegates from advisory boards in budgetary negotiations to the clubs they represent could lead to conflicts of interest.

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NEWS

Opinion

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SigEp Hosts Charity 5K The fraternity’s third annual marathon raised about $9,000 for a domestic violence charity.

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Another Way For many conservatives, Evan McMullin represents an alternative option this election season.

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Unbeaten Streak Extended The men’s soccer team won 3-2 against Villanova to push its unbeaten streak to four.

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NEWS Offensive Flyers Spread

SPORTS Back-to-Back Champions

SPORTS Boxing Breaks Out

GUPD is investigating flyers for a “Frito Bandito Party” that were distributed across campus.

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The men’s cross-country team repeated as Big East champions this past weekend.

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Published Tuesdays and Fridays

The growth of the club boxing team has been both steady and impressive.

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OPINION

THE HOYA

Tuesday, november 1, 2016

THE VERDICT

Maintain Effective Expression In 1989, when Georgetown University first implemented its policy for free speech and expression, Rev. James Walsh, S.J., its creator, explained that at the very core of a university is the “untrammelled expression of ideas and information.”

This dedication to a constructive exchange of ideas was not reflected in last week’s chalking incident in Red Square. Last Tuesday, anti-abortion student group Georgetown University Right to Life chalked messages in Red Square,such as “End abortion” to celebrate National Pro-Life Chalk Day. By Wednesday morning, the messages were scrubbed away and replaced with different messages, including “End hate,” “Choose women” and “End the racist sexist capitalist cishetro patriarchy.”

This incident clearly represents a violation of the university’s speech and expression policy, which forbids actions that “curtail the free speech of others.” It is also the antithesis of actual constructive dialogue on an issue as salient as abortion, and thus it should serve as a reminder to the community about the importance of productive and meaningful discourse.

While the nature of the incident involved the alteration of water-soluble chalk, the action is still unacceptable given that it interfered with the perspectives and expressions of individuals.

It would have been more sensible for those who disagree with the chalk messages to chalk their own messages next to those written by GU Right to Life. To secretly and anonymously change its messages, however, is both a sign of disrespect and an affront to Georgetown’s commitment to the open exchange of ideas.

Red Square is one of the public places on campus for individuals to conduct constructive dialogue and, according to university policy, its existence is “available for the purpose of exchanging ideas.” Every day in Red Square, students table for their organizations,

post flyers to promote events and protest to raise awareness for causes. Chalking is another form of expression for students to write messages that will remain visible to the thousands of passersby who traverse Red Square every day.

However, because Red Square is a space for open expression, students should not tear down flyers promoting causes they do not agree with, prevent people from protesting or deface provocative chalk messages. Red Square’s status in our community as a meeting point for dialogue should be upheld, and students must respect the open discourse that occurs there.

Fortunately, the conversations sparked in light of the chalk incident have been largely optimistic. After GU Right to Life’s chalk messages were found defaced, pro-abortion rights group H*yas for Choice released a statement indicating that although its members disagree with the views expressed by GU Right to Life, they “ultimately know the free speech rights of students on campus allow them to share their opinions in public spaces.” Such an acknowledgment is crucial for constructive and fruitful expression to continue in the future.

In addition, GU Right to Life President Amelia Irvine (COL ’19) said she reached out to HFC in order to understand “how we can do better to love one another and treat each other with respect.” The mutual respect between groups with opposing views needs to be maintained in order for members of the community to learn from one another.

Nearly every day, students will encounter an opinion with which they disagree and find fault. However, they only stand to gain by respecting all forms of expression and discourse that are within the bounds of Georgetown’s policies. This way, the community can begin to emulate the core ideals promoted by Walsh nearly 30 years ago.

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Today’s Forecast: Pollution — According to a UNICEF report released in October, at least 300 million children worldwide regularly inhale extremely toxic air. The report also stated that air pollution is a major factor in the deaths of at least 600,000 children worldwide.

Quit Clowning Around — Many D.C.-area events have banned clown costumes and local Target stores have removed clown attire from shelves. Local clowns are encouraging people to challenge their preconceived notions of clowns.

Chinese Miners Missing — At least 15 miners were killed in a gas explosion in a mine in Chongqing, China, on Monday morning. Two miners escaped while 18 remain missing.

Comedy Craze — This Wednesday, Emmy-nominated “SNL” and “Portlandia” comedian Fred Armisen will perform at the 9:30 Club in Northeast D.C. with Ana Fabrega.

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Elinor Walker

Respecting Honorable Service During an Illinois senatorial debate last week, incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk (R–Ill.) disparaged House Representative Tammy Duckworth (D–Ill.) as she discussed her family’s service in the American Revolutionary War and her general perspective of American military interventions abroad. Kirk replied to her remarks by saying, “I had forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington.”

Duckworth, a veteran who lost her legs after her helicopter was shot down in Iraq in 2004, is a genealogical descendent of proponents for American independence through her father, who is a veteran of the Vietnam War. She is also a Bangkok-born daughter of an immigrant from Thailand. What Kirk said not only smeared Duckworth, but also blatantly disrespected both the value of service members in the United States and the important contributions immigrants make in our society.

From this incident, students should not only be reminded to respect working through the differences between members in our community, but also the value of bringing people of different backgrounds and creeds together in a single campus. In a community as pluralistic and diverse as Georgetown’s, so many of our students, faculty and staff belong to a rich amalgamation of different nations, histories and creeds, coming from both long American lineages and first-generation families.

The impact immigrants have had in the formation of this country is undeniable, with their ancestors having laid the foundation for modern-day America in the form of this country’s original revolutionary ideals and first immigrants: colonizers and puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the modern day, according to the National Academy of Sciences in 2013, over 28 percent of all immigrants arrived in the United States with at least a bachelor’s degree. Between 2003 and 2013, 86 percent of foreign-born men were employed, compared to 82 percent of nativeborn men in the labor force.

Even within our gates, immigrants, descendeants of immigrants and those from other countries contribute daily to Georgetown. Such individuals are professors, staff members, student leaders and chaplains. Our

community is an example of how communities can be made stronger and more vibrant with people from varying backgrounds. Even so, there still exists a tangible anti-immigrant sentiment beyond our gates. A Pew Research Center poll from 2015 found that at least 34 percent of Americans believe immigration does not benefit the country in the long run.

Fifty percent also claimed that immigrants commit crime and weaken the domestic economy.

Contrary to stereotypes prevalent in today’s media, the same report found that immigrants are actually some of the least criminal individuals in the United States, while individuals born in the United States are nearly five times as likely to commit crimes as immigrants.

The facts simply do not match up with the narrative of anti-immigrant sentiment that currently exists in this country. Yet Kirk’s remarks during the debate went beyond disdain for immigrants. He belittled Duckworth’s military service to this country, and the service of so many others, by bringing up immigrant heritage as a probable cause for criticism.

Duckworth is a decorated veteran, receiving two Purple Hearts for her service in Iraq.

She is just one example of what immigrant families can bring to the country. Another example of valuable contributions from an immigrant comes from a man who has received much attention this year, deceased Army Capt. Humayun Khan, the son of Pakistani parents and a man who sacrificed his life to save members of his platoon when he confronted a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004.

Khan’s and Duckworth’s stories — and the stories of so many other service members and immigrants alike — should teach us how one’s service to this country should not be viewed through the lens of your country of birth. Recognition should simply be based on the service itself, something Kirk failed to understand with his remarks.

On campus, honoring the stories and backgrounds of one another brings us a step closer to respecting the role immigrants play in all our lives, as well as in the success of this country. This respect is something we as a campus need to understand and seek to perpetuate on a daily basis.

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CORRECTIONS The article “SAPE Sees Expanded Reach” (The Hoya, Oct. 28 2016, A5) previously stated SAPE’s Development Chair Maneesha Panja’s (COL ’18) last name was Pancha.

The article “Federal Team Looks Ahead” (The Hoya, Oct. 28 2016, A7) previously stated the Federal and D.C. Relations Committee is named the D.C. and Federal Relations Committee.

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OPINION

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MENTAL MUSINGS

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Sudhanshu Sisodiya

Fueling the Body, Feeding the Mind

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ood is central to all of our lives. We often talk about food, watch TV shows about food and share food with friends and family.

This should not be surprising given the fundamental necessity of food in our lives; we not only need it to survive, but it plays a massive role in our culture, our traditions and, sometimes, our identity.

The old adage “You are what you eat” is more accurate than most people realize. Gastroenterological research over the past decade has increasingly shown that the foods we consume have a deep impact on our mood and cognition, affecting our personal identities and even our decision-making.

In order to really understand how real of an impact food has on our lives, it is important to see the human body as a giant ecosystem.

Inside our bodies exists an entire universe of bacteria and microorganisms, all living and contributing to our bodily processes. In fact, our bodies are biomes, housing over trillions of bacterial cells from every inch of skin to the corners of our organs. These bacteria outnumber human cells to a ratio of 10 to one, but it is the input of food, the ultimate source of life for all these organisms, that impacts how we operate on a day to day basis.

Most of these bacteria lie across a portion of the nervous system, interacting constantly with layers of more than 100 million nerve cells lined up across the esophagus to the rectum. From swallowing the food to the process of nutrient absorption, our nervous system is interconnected with the digestive process and it sends chemical signals to the brain when our food is digested. The greatest amount of these vital microbial bacteria reside in the gut. The type of foods that one consumes matters, since this system is connected to the nervous, hormonal and immune systems; a change in such microbacteria can actually lead to a change in biochemistry and

thus a change in mood.

During an experiment conducted by scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, two groups of women were divided into sample groups in an effort to discover the impact foods can have on our moods. The subjects were either given yogurt, known to be a healthy probiotic encouraging efficient digestion, or were not given yogurt.

Following the trial period, the yogurt eaters’ gut bacteria changed, leading to changes in brain chemistry. The subjects then reacted more calmly to images and other stimuli than the control group that was denied yogurt. What is most notable is how, when the researchers were able to look deeper at MRIs of subjects who ate yogurt and then reacted to stimuli, the changed makeup of gut microbes led to an entire change in gut chemistry and correlated into modified brain chemistry.

Many brain functions are influenced by what we eat, and there are even specific strains of bacteria that survive on sugar. Such specific forms of bacteria tend to cause feelings of laziness and boredom when we consume high amounts of sugar, and they influence insulin levels and the overall biochemistry of the body, causing a cascading effect in mood and overall cognition.

The way food can affect our mood is an incredible byproduct of the way our biochemistry can be adjusted by simply, say, a bag of Doritos or the consistent consumption of yogurt. While there are thousands of stimuli that impact how we feel on a day-to-day basis, food is one of those factors that we can actively control. To live a healthier life, the least we can do is regulate what we put in our mouths.

Sudhanshu Sisodiya is a freshman in the College.

MENTAL MUSINGS appears every other Tuesday.

It may be difficult now to hear someone say, “That’s OK,” but understand that by taking a few steps back to begin your personal discernment process, things really will be OK.

Re-Evaluate Campus Career Search

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all recruiting is well under way at Georgetown, and while this is an exciting time on campus, it can also cause stress for students. Recently, the editorial board of Duke University’s The Chronicle addressed the topic of coping with a pervasive campus culture of careerism.

The authors urged students to reflect on their motivations to pursue a particular career rather than merely “jump on the bandwagon” and follow what could be perceived as a norm.

The editorial encouraged students to engage in conversations about their choices and create a culture where there are true reasons for choosing a career path. In addition, during a recent What’s a Hoya? discussion on professional mentorship, the moderator asked the panel to comment about the campus climate toward professional development.

The panel shared a variety of perspectives, using words such as “stressful,” “intense,” “exciting” and “pervasive.”

The panel, composed of students and staff, advised students to take advantage of opportunities that align with their passions

while at the same time exercising care to maintain a healthy life balance.

Although some students find the prospect of career exploration energizing, many students experience anxiety and confusion. Perhaps your roommate put on a business suit during the first week of school to attend an employer event, or your classmate mentioned she already has a full-time job offer. At the Cawley Career Education Center, we have seen an increase in the number of students stressed as a result of their friends’ internships and job searches. These students often find themselves wondering, “Where are the employers from my industry?” or “Where are the job postings for my field?”

As executive director of the Career Center, I have worked with students who overlook original passions in order to consider careers in business, just because their peers are pursuing it. Certainly, the finance and consulting industries are popular and highly visible on campus, but if these fields are not for you, I have two messages: “That’s OK” and “We’re here to help.” The Career

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Center offers many services and opportunities that span all majors and career interests, and our team can help you sort it all out.

Most importantly, however, is that being caught up in careerism can distract one from pursuing actual passions and goals.

Although some students find the prospect of career exploration energizing, many students experience anxiety and confusion.

Last year the Career Center rolled out the career development cycle, a helpful model to guide students in managing career development. This framework centers around five primary components: introspection, information gathering, preparing materials, making connections and applying.

The first principle of introspection is relevant to students’ career searches and is an important element to the Ignatian principle of discernment.

There are several key questions to ask yourself to begin the discernment process, including: “What moves my soul?” “How do my values, interests, skills and personality inform my choices?” “What are my true motivations for considering a line of work?”

Introspection must be intentional, and you should allow yourself time to genuinely engage in the process.

At Georgetown, you will find many professionals who want to help you find a career aligned with your authentic self. Meeting with a counselor at the Career Center is one place to start, while colleagues in the Office of Student Affairs, the Center for Social Justice, Campus Ministry and others are ready to guide you.

It may be difficult now to hear someone say, “That’s OK” when you express indecision or anxiety about your professional development, but understand that by taking a few steps back to begin your personal discernment process, things really will be OK. Schaub is the executive director of the Cawley Career Education Center.

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MILLENNIAL’S CORNER

In Support of Evan McMullin Overcome Electoral Flaws

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hroughout this presidential election, many have found it difficult to feel excited about the two major party candidates, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Within this political context, several third-party candidates have gained significant support for their campaigns, though one has been stunted by a lack of knowledge of the geographic placement of Aleppo, while another faces arrest warrants after protesting a North Dakota pipeline.

Nevertheless, one candidate has outlined an alternative vision for the nation and is quickly gaining steam in polls in several states. Former CIA operative Evan McMullin announced his candidacy quite late — Aug. 8 to be exact — but is running his campaign on the idea that “it’s never too late to do the right thing,” a message resonating with voters across the country.

Though he may not win the presidency, McMullin’s candidacy is a noble effort to offer the nation a vision of moral fortitude and pure conservatism in a race that is lacking both from the two most prominent political parties.

Since McMullin announced his candidacy, he has made an effort to share his credentials with voters, yet many Americans are still unfamiliar with him. With a background in international diplomacy, McMullin has served in a variety of roles. He worked

on refugee resettlement in Jordan, on counterterrorism and intelligence operations with the CIA, as an investment banker, as senior advisor for the House Foreign Affairs Committee and then as the chief house policy director.

We should honor our right to vote by choosing leaders with high moral foundations.

But what exactly is the purpose of his candidacy?

McMullin’s campaign means more than just a conservative third-party candidate’s bid for the White House. The efforts of his campaign highlight the fact that although some claim Trump represents the Republican Party, he will never represent conservatism. McMullin has taken upon himself the admirable burden of being the level-headed foil to Trump, demonstrating how a real conservative would respond to today’s issues and Clinton’s lackluster campaign.

With its optimistic message rooted in conservative principles, McMullin’s campaign has risen above the chaos of this election and has understandably earned the votes of millennials who feel especially distraught at the direction and tone of this election.

A recent poll showed him

four points ahead of Trump in Utah. His base of support is rapidly growing across the nation, and thousands of people are beginning to view him as a viable option, especially as Trump’s campaign continues to flounder and spiral downward in the polls.

The truth is that both main party candidates have disqualified themselves from the office of the presidency. America deserves better from its leader.

The president is not only the greatest power-holder in the free world but also the cultural leader for a generation. In the end, character is king, and we should honor our right to vote by choosing leaders with high moral foundations. We as Americans have the obligation to reject sexism, corruption, racism and power-hungry politicians, no matter what side of the aisle they come from.

A vote for the lesser of two evils is still one for evil. The only vote we can honorably cast is one for a person who inspires hope and optimism for the future of our nation. The truth is, I do not know what the future of the Republican Party looks like.

However, I do know that there is a powerful base of support for conservative ideals and high moral standards in our leaders, and in this election, that support is embodied through Evan McMullin.

is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service.

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D

uring the third and final presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump reiterated his claim that the presidential election was being rigged against him and that he would keep the American people “in suspense” as to whether he will accept the election results as legitimate. This starkly contrasts the manner in which both his running mate, vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), and Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), have publicly rejected such doubts of the electoral system.

Trump has followed up his claim with various tweets, claiming the election is “absolutely rigged by the dishonest and distorted” media at various polling places in favor of his opponent, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, whom he calls “Crooked Hillary.” What is missing from these claims, however are existing policies that do affect voting outcomes in many elections, from the most local ones to those of national importance.

Issues that affect votes for opposing parties, like voteflipping and gerrymandering, are prevalent in the American electoral system and have been ongoing for quite some time. Yet even in light of the legal entrenchment of these practices, abstaining from voting only perpetuates disillusionment while voters should be encouraged to vote no matter the rhetoric at hand.

Vote-flipping occurs when voters press on an electronic voting screen to cast their vote for one candidate, but

their vote gets counted to another instead. This practice been reported in various states like North Carolina, Nevada and Texas that use voting machines with touchscreens that often rely on outdated technology. There is an increasing fear that such machines could be biased against a specific candidate, yet such situations have recently been debunked in states like Texas and North Carolina, where the reports of flipping actually emerged from human error instead of a problem in the software.

Martha Petrocheilos While vote-flipping is not an inherent problem for this election, gerrymandering — the process of manipulating district boundaries to gain a political advantage — has long been an issue that has plagued the electoral system.

Gerrymandering has been used by political leaders and lawmakers since the 19th century, but it generally does not lead to a rigged election.

Gerrymandering has often been attributed to the Republican Party. Redrawing congressional districts in key states in 2010 is arguably the reason many Republican representatives will win reelection this year and maintain a Republican-controlled House. Democratic candi-

dates won 1.4 million more votes than Republicans in the House 2012 elections, yet the GOP ended up with a 234-201 majority in the chamber.

Yet given the fact that gerrymandering has been legal for such a long period of time, its existence is hardly grounds for calling the presidential election rigged. Even more importantly, the issues with the electoral system should not be grounds at all for staying home Nov. 8 given that a victory for either candidate is hardly guaranteed.

Several publications including The New York Times and data hubs like FiveThirtyEight predict a Clinton victory north of 80 percent, yet a current 15 percent of undecided voters leaves huge potential for a last-minute swing in the election result.

Election guru Nate Silver, who called 49 out of 50 states in the 2008 general election and all 50 in 2012, is predicting a Clinton win, yet he has been wrong in the past, especially when predicting a surmountable Trump collapse earlier this year in February.

Any claim that the election is being rigged falls under the weight of evidence and this country’s long history with the democratic process. These claims should not deter voters from reaching voting stations on Nov. 8. The power of the ballot should never be taken for granted, and, in any case, each vote will do its part to shape the outcome of this election.

Martha Petrocheilos is a student at the Law Center.

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155 Take Part in SigEp Run for Domestic Violence COLIN MALONEY Special to The Hoya

One hundred and fiftyfive runners took part in Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity’s third annual Halloween 5K marathon Saturday to raise about $9,000 for Doorways for Women and Family, a charity that works to support victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

The 5K concludes a monthlong fundraising effort by SigEp as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

“The gift is really essential to us year after year and especially now that the need is greater than ever.”

ly goes a long way for an event like this.”

According to Doorways’ Communications and Outreach Manager Linley Beckbridge, SigEp’s contributions this year are especially important given the organization’s current budgetary status.

“This gift is really essential to us year after year and especially now that the need is greater than ever,” Beckbridge said. “This gift is huge and makes a great impact.”

In addition to serving as Arlington’s only domestic violence emergency shelter, Doorways provides a wide range of services to help its clients in the longterm, including a court

advocacy program to help victims obtain orders of protection against their abusers, child care services to help children adjust to the effects of homelessness and domestic abuse and an economic empowerment program, which educates Doorways’ clients on budgeting and managing debt.

Beckbridge said the money raised by SigEp will mostly go to supporting the charity’s long-term programs.

“All of the comprehensive support services, counseling and case management, the financial independence, education, kid services are covered though private support,” Beckbridge said. “So they

are really going beyond our immediate response and our emergency shelter and are the key difference in helping our clients achieve the longterm safety and stability.”

Health Education Services Staff Clinician and Sexual Assault Specialist Jennifer Wiggins said SigEp’s annual 5K draws attention to domestic violence, a topic that often receives too little attention on campus.

“What often happens is domestic violence gets associated with married couples and couples that are having families, but we don’t always take a look at how domestic violence impacts college-age students,” Wiggins said.

Tara Smith (COL ’19), who ran in the 5K, said she hopes the community will continue to address the issue of domestic abuse.

“To be able to again use our influence and use our manpower to make a difference is very important to us.”

CHRISTIAN DEROSA (COL ’17) Vice President of Philanthropy, Sigma Phi Epsilon

“I think that it is a really important issue, so I think

that members of our community should do something to support it,” Smith said.

DeRosa said he hopes the 5K helps raise awareness about domestic violence.

“Most of the brothers and people in Georgetown come from pretty solid families and don’t have to deal with these issues and come from a secure home, and even if not, many can consider Georgetown a secure home and that’s not something that these women and these children are facing,” DeRosa said.

“To be able to again use our influence and use our manpower to make a difference is very important to us.”

LINLEY BECKBRIDGE Communications and Outreach Manager, Doorways

This year’s run, which saw 40 fewer runners than last year’s turnout of 195, was co-sponsored by the Georgetown University Real Estate Club, the Georgetown University Student Association, Knights of Columbus, Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union, Blue & Gray Tour Guide Society and Students of Georgetown, Inc. In addition to the $15 dollar race registration fee, the fraternity sold raffle tickets for the charity throughout the month.

SigEp’s Vice President of Philanthropy Christian DeRosa (COL ’17) said the amount raised has a significant impact on the charity.

“Doorways is a fairly small shelter in Arlington, Virginia. The money that we raise — we are a very large portion of the money that they have,” DeRosa said. “They don’t have necessarily massive channels of marketing like some other bigger charities may have. Each dollar definite-

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Report Ranks Wealth Growth Unsung Heroes Expands Olivia Chiu Special to The Hoya

Washington, D.C., is the third best city in the United States for building wealth in 2016, according to a report released Oct. 24 by consumer financial services website Bankrate.

The report identified the top 21 cities in America most conducive to building wealth, ranking the District behind San Francisco, Calif., and Minneapolis, Minn. The study has been conducted for two consecutive years and this year saw D.C. fall from second to third in the rankings.

Bankrate Mobile Editor and Analyst Claes Bell, who designed the study and completed most of its analysis, said an interest in household wealth creation and its widespread impact on daily life inspired the report.

“People think a lot about income, they can probably tell you what they made last year, and the year before that and the year before that, but they probably can’t tell you what their net worth is,” Bell said.

“Wealth can be used to pay for college, a house down payment or saved in a retirement account. Accessible wealth allows individuals to pay for any needs they encounter.”

In the report, Bell identified five specific categories used to judge which cities promoted building wealth. These categories are savable income, which refers to the difference between money earned and the amount that can be saved and invested, human capital, which includes the skills and knowledge of residents, access to financial services, homeownership benefits and debt burden.

In D.C., the average savable income is the second highest of cities across the nation at $15,246. San Francisco ranked first in savable income with a difference of $16,657.

At 64.2 percent, the rate of homeownership in the District is slightly above the na-

tional average of 63.5 percent.

The data for the homeownership analysis came from a combination of statistics from the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau and the National Association of Realtors.

Georgetown economics assistant teaching professor Mustafa Karakaplan said he thought homeownership had particular weight in D.C., where it may be harder to purchase a home.

“Land is scarce in D.C., and owning a house is a valuable form of investment. So that plays an important role in the homeownership benefits component of their criteria,” Karakaplan wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce Chief Economist Nicole Smith, who is also a research professor, said there is a connection between wealth building and education.

“A significant number of the jobs in Washington, D.C. definitely require education and training beyond high school, to the point beyond even a bachelor’s degree,” Smith said. “What that means is there’s a sort of rough rule of thumb: ‘The more you learn, the more you earn.’”

Smith said though the District should celebrate the reports of financial benefits in the city, Georgetown students should also give attention to D.C.’s income inequality.

“When we talk about the high incomes in Washington, D.C., we almost forget that there’s a great amount of inequality as well,” Smith said.

“We have a social responsibility at Georgetown University.

If we consider ourselves part of the affluent part of the city, there’s a social responsibility to give back.”

Smith said a key factor in D.C.’s wealth disparity is access to higher education.

“Georgetown University as a whole can reach out to more of our high school kids in Washington, D.C., to ensure that there’s a transition

for D.C. kids to have an opportunity to have Georgetown education,” Smith said. “If you look at America’s poor and you look at some characteristics, a lot of our poor are not able to connect to jobs that can offer them a middle class wage, because they just don’t have the required education.”

Karakaplan agreed that income disparity and unemployment should be considered as well as the positive aspects of the report but said education and overall productivity could counteract these factors.

“It is true that the income disparity and unemployment rate in D.C. are larger than the national averages. These variables would impact the human capital component of their criteria,” Karakaplan wrote. “However, there are very good education opportunities in the D.C. area, and productivity is high.”

According to Bell, the report is important to help people understand how to increase overall wealth, which involves the different factors considered in the study.

“If you don’t have a positive net worth, if you don’t have the ability to access some household wealth, it’s going to make that much more difficult,” Bell said. “Wealth is tied up in all of these things, and it’s not something we think about much. I want to get people thinking about what are some things that help people build wealth and what are some things that are impediments to building wealth.”

Karakaplan said students should value the results of the report, even if they do not plan on staying in D.C. for a career.

“This is the second year that they have run this analysis and Washington, D.C., is once again one of the top cities, which definitely is good for everybody in the D.C. area including Georgetown students and the Georgetown community in general,” Karakaplan wrote.

Student-run group seeks nonprofit status

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Unsung Heroes, a studentrun initiative that shares the stories of workers in the Georgetown community using social media, is seeking nonprofit status to enable it to develop similar programs at other universities in Washington, D.C., and around the country.

After showcasing over 20 Georgetown workers in the past year and a half under its original name Unsung Hoyas, Unsung Heroes Founder Febin Bellamy (MSB ’17) said he wants to spread his model to other schools across the country, with Unsung Heroes acting as the overarching organization.

The project has been featured prominently in national press in recent weeks, appearing in The Washington Post, NBC News and CNN. “We want to use Unsung Heroes as a platform that encourage every university across the U.S. to start chapters: Georgetown is Unsung Hoyas; Harvard could be Unsung Crimson; [the University of Pennsylvania] could be Unsung Quakers,” Bellamy said.

“The whole point [of contacting press] was to get the attention of [The George Washington University] and other schools in D.C., but next thing you know it went viral.”

Bellamy said over 40 schools have contacted him to start chapters, including Duke University and Columbia University.

Before welcoming new schools into the fold, however, Bellamy and his team of five student staff members must obtain nonprofit status from the Washington, D.C. government, according to Unsung Heroes Chief Administrative Officer Julia Muzquiz (SFS ’19).

Along with reaching nonprofit status, Bellamy said the team is ironing out key details in its expansion plan necessary to expand a campus movement into a national one.

“Right now, we have to solidify our own structure first.

We’re in the process of establishing some sort of toolkit: bylaws, chapter bylaws, all the stuff to start a club,” Bellamy said. “Once that’s finished, and we apply for a nonprofit for Unsung Heroes, we have all the contacts of the universities — we’re going to reach out to them immediately.”

Bellamy said it is important for Unsung Heroes to keep consistent branding across different potential chapters to successfully create and sustain a nationwide movement.

“This is a change agent.

Other schools want to get in on the action and have that sense of full community.”

Precious King (sfs ’20) Chief Development Officer, Unsung Heroes

“We really want to keep it uniform, where, for example, Unsung Hoyas does something very similar to Unsung Crimson — maybe a month of appreciation just for custodians, or food and service workers or ‘get a cup of coffee for a worker’ Fridays,” Bellamy said.

“That’s the best way to make an impact and create unity.”

Chief Development Officer Precious King (SFS ’20) said she is confident that Unsung Heroes will both strengthen its ties to Georgetown and also catch on rapidly at other schools nationwide.

“I see this going very far.

This is a change agent. Other schools want to get in on the action and have that sense of full community,” King said. “[Unsung Heroes] will have an

impact that is longlasting and hopefully make our communities stronger and everybody appreciate each other in a more intimate way.”

The five members of the Unsung Heroes team work together on both executing recognition efforts and expanding the program to other universities.

For instance, when Unsung Hoyas featured O’Donovan Hall worker Umberto “Suru” Ripai, Chief Operating Officer Elizabeth Nalunga (SFS ’19) contacted dining hall staff extensively beforehand.

“For Suru’s story, we always made sure we were in tight communication with the dining hall staff and his boss, making sure we were not interrupting workers’ hours,” Nalunga said. “There’s lots of different things students might not be thinking about; it’s not very easy to just approach someone on the job and say ‘I want to take a picture of you.’”

As Unsung Heroes looks to expand beyond campus, Nalunga said Unsung Heroes hopes to continue its work on the Hilltop and allow interested Georgetown students to contribute in a multitude of ways.

“This is a community effort. ... We’ve definitely had a lot of Georgetown students message us, and we’re getting a structure involved where they can start going out and doing interviews and writing stories and getting involved on that level,” Nalunga said. “We’re going to have training sessions for those who want to interview workers or take pictures.”

Bellamy said showing appreciation can be as simple as saying “thank you” and acknowledging a worker’s presence, but can also include going out of one’s way to strike up conversation with or buy a cup of coffee for a worker.

“Everyone can do their part, no matter where you are or where you come from,” Bellamy said. “It’s a change of mindset — you’re making visible the invisibles.”

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The Georgetown University Student Association is addressing concerns by members of the GUSA senate with its plan to abolish the senate and establish a new assembly.

“The biggest issue to me is we’re adding members of advisory boards,” Ouseph said. “GUSA is supposed to be impartial in the budgetary process, and I don’t see how having members of advisory boards voting on the budget in any way makes that impartial.”

Fin/App Chair Owen Hayes (COL ’18) said advisory board members can contribute more knowledge than students to the appropriations process.

“There’s also a really high value in expertise, and the institutional knowledge necessary to make recommendations and changes,” Hayes said.

“That’s something that’s very important, and that needs to be in the room and involved in making decisions that affect those advisory boards.”

Council of Advisory Boards Vice Chair Taylor Oster (SFS ’17) said advisory boards should have a central role in the funding process.

“Obviously, I think advisory boards should have a full vote when it comes to the budget process — we’re the most knowledgeable about what clubs and students by extension — need. I think that a vote provides accountability, agency, and makes advi-

sory boards feel equally invested in the funding process,” Oster wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Mullaney said concerns about politicking and collusion by advisory board delegates have already been addressed in the most recent version of the plan.

“Those are all very legitimate concerns if we’re looking at the plan last week, before the revisions that we made.”

RICHIE MULLANEY (COL ’18) Speaker, GUSA Senate

“Those are all very legitimate concerns if we’re looking at the plan last week, before the revisions that we made, because we heard all of those concerns and we addressed them and fixed it,” Mullaney said.

Some senators also expressed concerns about the timeline of the reform, which is expected to be implemented in fall 2017 if students to vote to support the constitutional change.

“It’s way too fast, it’s way too early,” Liu said

in an interview with The Hoya. “There’s a lot of freshmen in the senate, and we haven’t even been fully exposed to the process yet. Now really isn’t the time to think about restructuring, before everyone’s even settled in.”

Ouseph said the fast pace may not be fair for freshman senators who are still learning how GUSA operates.

“I think it’s easy to manipulate the fact that a lot of people here are new to this,” Ouseph said. “I feel like if I were a freshman senator, I don’t think I would be confident enough voting on something like this.”

Mullaney said the accelerated pace was necessary to avoid overlapping with the GUSA executive election this spring.

“We also just didn’t want this to be politicized,” Mullaney said.

“People would take stances on it and it would be just muddled. It would be a second-rate conversation.”

Khan said even though some senators oppose the plan, the senate is largely united behind the proposal.

“I think within the senate there isn’t much of a dissenting opinion,” Khan said. “I think they are very much on board with the plan.”

Labor Union Protests Trump Hotel Opening OPENING, from A1 between Trump’s attempts to block unions and his claims to champion the working class.

“By setting up a picket line in the grand opening of this hotel, we are asking people not to disrespect this ethical call for solidarity made by the workers in Las Vegas,” Jacobson said.

Trump Hotel D.C. Director of Sales and Marketing Patricia Tang dismissed the notion that protesters would have an adverse impact on the hotel’s business, which currently charges upward of $900 per night.

“Protests happen all over America. As long as it happens peacefully, it’s fine,” Tang said in an interview with The Hoya.

“There’s only a small portion of the population that would ever be able to afford the hotel. But the people who can afford us, they’re coming.”

Georgetown Solidarity Committee Member Esmeralda Huerta (SFS ’17), who did not attend the protest but knew people who did, said she appreciated that people came together to protest the hotel’s opening.

“During actions like these, we’re able to come together because these issues impact all of us. We are all complicit and affected by systems of privilege, oppression, and power regardless of whether we can afford to book a room at the Trump hotel or not,” Huerta wrote in an email to The Hoya. “It is our responsibility to hold giants accountable to the realities that they create in people’s lives.”

With less than two weeks until the election, the ribboncutting ceremony and accompanying press conference inside the hotel ballroom featured the nominee touting the opening of the hotel as a metaphor for his platform’s

subversion of a broken political system.

“We turned a property that had been neglected for decades and which was losing huge sums of money for the federal government into a major producer and job creator,” Trump said. “This is what I want to do for our country and what we’re working so hard to do. Right now, just about everything our government touches is broken or they break it. It’s always over budget and behind schedule, and simply nothing works.”

Huerta said she recognized similarities between the labor disputes occurring at Georgetown and the protests at the new Trump hotel.

“While Georgetown and Trump might be different employers, the fact that both companies have the same history of disenfranchising workers speaks volumes,” Huerta wrote.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who participated in the hotel’s ceremonial groundbreaking in October 2014, was absent from the ribbon-cutting, saying she did not want to participate in a political campaign event.

“I decided it was a political event more than anything, and I’m not going to be involved in a political event,” Bowser said in an Oct. 26 interview with D.C.’s Channel 7 news.

Jacobson added that UNITE HERE is calling for a boycott of all Trump-related products until the candidate accepts the National Labor Relations Board’s decision to allow the unionization of workers at the Las Vegas hotel.

“Our union is asking people not to sleep, not to eat, not to spend money at this or any other Trump-owned property until he respects the decision and comes to the table and

bargains with the workers in Las Vegas in a contract that addresses the concerns that caused them to create the union,” Jacobson said.

Georgetown University College Republicans Chair Megan Pohl (COL ’17) said she was not surprised at the amount of attention the hotel garnered in recent months.

“Given the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s treatment of workers and contractors on several of his past projects, it is not surprising that the hotel’s opening attracted protesters,” Pohl wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Georgetown University College Republicans member Mike Parmiter (MSB ’18) said he thought American workers should be celebrating rather than protesting the hotel opening.

“Particularly for the unions, they should be happy he is opening up a hotel as he is for the workers and for your average American trying to live paycheck to paycheck,” Parmiter said. “I think that the unions should be on the other side of the issue and happy he’s opening up a hotel.”

Jacobson said she found it symbolic that the grand opening of the hotel saw nearly all the hotel’s doors blocked by metal barricades, secret service agents and protesters.

“I watched a little bit of the news story from Trump himself inside the hotel bragging about the opening of his business, even though functionally, that hotel was closed,” Jacobson said. “People were not moving in throughout the hotel, people were not celebrating the opening of the hotel, and that really reflects what I see as the future of that hotel. Trump’s actions are driving people’s business away from the places where he makes money.”

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During the grand opening of the D.C. Trump International Hotel on Wednesday, which was attended by Donald Trump, a crowd gathered outside to protest workers’ rights.

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The university and the union representing facilities workers have reached a tentative agreement on a contract after five months of negotiations.

University, Union Reach Tentative Agreement Contract remains unchanged from June offer WORKERS, from A1 The tentative agreement does not address workers’ health care and parking benefits.

The union originally demanded a 6 percent annual increase in wages and similar parking and health care benefits to what workers at the Georgetown University MedStar Hospital receive.

Facilities workers currently pay $140 per month for parking and $15 for health care visits.

Workers have argued the proposed wage increase does not sufficiently account for the rising cost of living in Washington, D.C. Facilities workers interviewed by The Hoya said they were disappointed with the university’s proposal and the union’s negotiation efforts.

A facilities worker who asked to remain anonymous said the university’s wages do not cover living expenses for the D.C. area even though he has worked for the university for over a decade.

“I have been here for over 10 years and only make $14.24 an hour,” the worker said. “That is below the standard in this area for any maintenance workers or housekeeping in this whole entire region and that is below living wages.”

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore area has increased 0.8 percent from September 2015 to September 2016.

A second facilities worker who asked to remain anonymous said she is disappointed with the end result.

“If it was 2 percent, then I am really upset, because 2 percent really does nothing

for us,” the worker said.

The worker also said she was disappointed by the administration’s lack of care toward the workers.

“We are proud of our facilities workers and deeply appreciate all that they do to support our university.”

Rachel Pugh Senior Director for Strategic Communications, Georgetown

“We basically make it $40 a day for eight hours of work and I don’t think anyone has sat down and seen what small of an amount of money it is,” the worker said. “What I am really surprised at is how Georgetown is always in the news about helping employees become better overall, but they do nothing for the people here that are making the least amount of money.”

The worker voiced her displeasure at the efforts of the union, which she believes does not represent them properly for the high membership fee they charge.

“I have been here four years. We have had three different representatives. The main person who represents us comes in, introduces us to other people and we don’t see him anymore,” the worker said. “With the amount of money that we are making versus paying the union, as far as I am concerned, they can get rid of the union. It does nothing for us.”

In response to the university’s original offer, Georgetown Solidarity Committee, a student group advocating

for workers’ rights, has organized protests and demonstrations both on the main campus and at the Georgetown University Law Center to support workers over the past month.

On Oct. 25, GSC led more than 50 students and facilities workers on a march from Red Square to University President John J. DeGoia’s office to deliver a petition signed by over 1,000 members of the Georgetown community.

The petition demanded “raises that cover the cost of living and inflation, sufficient staff assigned to each task and work order, accountability for managers that engage in intimidation or discriminatory tactics, workplaces that are healthy and safe and accommodation for the language needs of all workers.”

Senior Director for Strategic Communications Rachel Pugh said the university values its employees and hopes the agreement is satisfactory for facilities workers to ratify it.

“We are proud of our facilities workers and deeply appreciate all that they do to support our university community,” Pugh wrote in an email to The Hoya.

GSC held a meeting last night to discuss the agreement’s terms and the upcoming vote. GSC said despite the perception of dissatisfaction with the proposal among workers, it will stand by them and support them regardless of the vote’s outcome.

“While Georgetown Solidarity Committee has spoken to workers who are unhappy about the proposed contract, the next step is for workers to vote on it,” GSC members wrote. “GSC will support whatever decision they make.”

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Andrew Bazemore, an adjunct professor of family medicine at the Georgetown University Medical Center, was appointed to a National Academy of Medicine lifetime membership Oct. 17.

The independent nonprofit organization, which provides advice to policymakers and the public on health care issues, elected 79 new members this year based on their achievements and commitment to service.

Bazemore, who also serves as the director of the Robert Graham Center, a family and primary care research institute, is involved with the Robert L. Phillips Jr. Health Policy Fellowship, a GUMC program that pairs primary care policy researchers with leading health care organizations.

He has published over 150 peer-reviewed works, including studies on the impact of medical schools on their communities and the relationship between health systems and population health.

In an interview with The Hoya, Bazemore attributed his success in the medical field both to his role as an adjunct professor at Georgetown and his collaboration with medical professionals at the Graham Center.

“It’s an excellent way for me to stay in touch with learners and the issues that really matter to them, and I’ll say that between the fellows and scholars here at the Graham Center, I’m really personally blessed with all of the ideas and energy that they bring to our shared work,” Bazemore said.

The National Academy of Medicine’s new members include 70 regular

members and nine international members, who are added to its nearly 2,000 other members. In its selection process, the academy said it attempts to enhance diversity by requiring at least 25 percent of the new members to come from fields outside the health profession, such as law, engineering or the humanities.

“Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.”

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The National Academy of Medicine Senior Media Officer Molly Galvin said membership in the organization is reserved for those who have made major contributions to the field of medicine.

“Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service,” Galvin wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Other current members of the Georgetown faculty who have National Academy of Medicine memberships include Lucile Adams-Campbell, Judith Feder, Jesse Goodman, Lawrence Gostin, Robert Groves, Patricia King and Ira Shoulson.

Douglas E. Henley, executive vice president and chief executive officer of

the American Academy of Family Physicians, which established the Robert Graham Center in 1999, said the center has flourished under Bazemore’s leadership.

“We applaud his leadership at the Robert Graham Center in developing research into access to care for underserved populations, the health care workforce, training for primary care clinicians and social determinants of health,” Henley wrote in an Oct. 18 press release. “This work has become foundational to establishing health policy that affects all Americans.”

Bazemore said he was particularly proud of his recent projects at the center, which examine social accountability in medical education for institutions such as Georgetown.

“I’m very happy to keep exploring ways to bring out the power of the primary care function through innovative ideas that drive the richness of population and clinical data into the hands of providers to make more informed and effective policy,” Bazemore said.

Bazemore advised aspiring health care providers to stay intellectually engaged and keep in mind their motives for studying medicine.

“I think that looking to stay intellectually challenged is something that every health provider-intraining really needs to be successful, so finding ways to stay engaged in scholarly activity in any sort and showing curiosity in your everyday practice is really important,” Bazemore said. “Training in the medical field is a long but noble path, and making sure that you’re constantly keeping an eye on why you got into this very long road is key not only to sanity but also satisfaction.”

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The Georgetown University Police Department is investigating flyers posted on and off campus this weekend advertising a “Frito Bandito Party” to be hosted last night, which featured phrases misattributed to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump regarding immigrants.

The flyers included the address of a private residence off Georgetown’s campus, as well as a phone number with a message to call for a sombrero that directed to American University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion. Students reported sightings of the flyers in the Healey Family Student Center, the Intercultural Center, Red Square, hallways in Alumni Square residence halls and townhouse mail slots on N Street NW. The image of Frito Bandito, a mascot for Fritos corn chips from 1967 to 1971, is accompanied by lyrics to a Frito Bandito commercial.

In addition, the flyers featured an image of Trump and a quote: “The Donald says, ‘You Illegal Aliens can come over the wall for this one! We didn’t invite ICE this time … and don’t forget your Taco, it’s Yuge!’”

The university administration has condemned the flyers. Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson said administrators are following up with any students affected by the messages the flyer communicated.

“We learned about these very troubling and offensive flyers earlier today, and have been following up with students who are affected and who have raised concerns,” Olson wrote in an email to The Hoya.

GUPD Chief Jay Gruber said the Criminal Investigations Unit is investigating the incident.

Members from Casa Latina declined to comment on the flyers.

The flyers have also appeared at American University, according to Alumni Square resident Jawad Pullin (COL ’18).

Pullin said he was leaving his home when he noticed one of the flyers in his hallway.

“It’s actually the second time I’ve come across the photo. A friend of mine showed me the photo and said he first saw it from his friend at American University,” Pullin said.

Georgetown University Student Association President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) said she was shocked to see the flyers.

“I think that kind of speech is not OK on our campus.”

ENUSHE KHAN (MSB ’17) President, GUSA

“Seeing those flyers and getting some texts about them today, quite frankly, I’m shocked and it was disturbing to see something like that,” Khan said. “I think regardless of the source, whether this was something developed and disseminated off campus or on campus, it was upsetting. My heart goes out to and I stand with the students who felt affected. I think that kind of speech is not OK on our campus.”

Khan said GUSA has been in contact with Gruber, Olson and Assistant Dean for Student Engagement Erika Cohen-Derr on how to formally address the situation in a universitywide email sometime Thursday.

“We will be releasing

something either very late [Monday] or [today] on our Facebook and we will be releasing a statement in our email, which comes out on Thursday,” Khan said. “I want to reiterate the point that there are certain conversations we need to have on campus about what is acceptable and what toes the line of free speech and hate speech.”

GUSA Free Speech Policy Team Chair D.J. Angelini (MSB ’17) said GUSA is planning on how to best support students following the incident.

“It’s been incredibly disheartening to see the offensive, crude and destructive posters containing targeted language posted in the ICC today,” Angelini wrote in an email to The Hoya. “GUSA is actively collaborating with administrators and members of policy teams to understand the negative implications of such a posting and how we move forward from here.”

GUSA Vice President Chris Fisk (COL ’17) said the flyers went beyond the boundaries of free speech.

“It’s disheartening,” Fisk wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“No one’s against free speech, in fact that’s how we are able to constructively engage different ideas here. But openly making discriminatory or offensive comments targeted at a specific group’s identity and culture is just disrespectful. This wasn’t an example of someone expressing their point of view or opinion on an issue, it was, really, just a deliberate insult.”

Khan said she will push to raise awareness of the line between free speech and hate speech.

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Football tickets are expensive. A hot dog in the stadium could cost you $10. One thing that is not expensive: college football head coaches.

Earlier this week, USA Today released the results of a survey containing the salaries of the head football coaches at 120 public universities. Topping that list is University of Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh, who sports an annual salary of $9 million in 2016. Rounding up the top three highest paid college coaches are University of Alabama’s Nick Saban, who receives $6.9 million annually, and Urban Meyer of Ohio State for $6 million annually.

Initial reactions from the public consisted of sheer outrage. People complained of a lack of fairness, that these universities have no grounds to pay astronomical salaries to coaches. There is one catch, however. Football coaches are worth every single penny they are paid.

Take the man at the top of the list, Harbaugh, for example. Harbaugh took over the struggling Michigan football program in 2015. After seven straight seasons of hovering around a mediocre .500, Harbaugh found instant success in Ann Arbor. In his first year, Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 10-3 record and finished the year ranked 12th in the country, returning the program back to its national prominence.

Seeing a successful product on the field is one thing, but it in no way justifies a $9 million salary. That is where the butterfly effect comes in. Following Harbaugh’s inaugural season’s success, Michigan sold 90,000 season tickets for this season. That is 14 percent higher than the season prior to Harbaugh’s hiring. Even student ticket sales increased by 57 percent from 2014. In 2015, Michigan’s football program generated $88 million of the

$152 million revenue that the entire university’s athletic department brought in.

Thomas Schlarp Aside from ticket sales, Michigan also signed a huge apparel deal in 2015. Harbaugh has been tabbed as leading the charge between the university and Nike’s Jumpman brand for an 11-year, $169 million deal. Harbaugh has done nothing but pump revenue into Michigan. A $9 million salary seems like a drop in the bucket compared to the amount he has raised for his university.

Not all of Harbaugh’s returns are football-related. Arguably the most important thing Harbaugh has brought to Michigan is a coaching persona that has raised the popularity and notoriety of the school across the country. Whether it is having sleepovers at recruits’ houses, climbing trees with recruits, attending football practice topless or drinking milk at five-star steak restaurants, Harbaugh’s eccentricity has increased the popularity of Michigan. While there can never be proof of direct causation, the success he has brought to the football team will most likely increase the amount of applications for admission that the university will see, further generating more cash for the school.

As we leave the Harbaugh empire, it becomes even more apparent that these coaches and their exorbitant contracts are worth it. Football coaches have the power to bring a community together and move it past a tragedy.

At schools like Penn State, coached by James Franklin

with his 10th largest salary in the country of $4.5 million, or at LSU with former Head Coach Les Miles and his $4.3 million salary, these coaches brought entire towns through some of their darkest moments.

Penn State was left in shambles after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, leaving fans outraged and causing them to become less supportive of the program. Applications to the school dropped, and the football program, the school’s biggest cash cow, was predicted to die. Franklin, however, quickly re-energized the program and continues to throw together one of the country’s best recruiting classes. The fire and passion of one man has helped save a program and reconnect a community.

Miles, although recently fired, helped strengthen the Baton Rouge community after horrible tragedies like Hurricane Katrina or the recent record-breaking floods.

In a time when people of Louisiana were down on their luck and looking for anything positive, Miles led charitable efforts to help those in need and provided an outlet for fans to escape some of the horrific realities of their home lives. It is hard to put a price on the humanity that Miles provided to a community in need.

While we can continue to complain about men who coach a game for a living not deserving to be some of the highest paid employees in their state, we fail to see the true value they bring to the table. Head coaches are more than just football heads. They are life coaches helping men grow and mature.

Thomas Schlarp is a sophomore in the School of Nursing and Health Studies.

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Freshman defensive lineman Khristian Tate had a blocked punt in Saturday’s loss, his third of the seaon. Tate was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week.

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The Georgetown football team’s woes continued on Saturday as the Hoyas dropped their fifth straight game overall after a 3-0 start, losing to the Lafayette Leopards by a score of 17-3.

The game snapped a sevengame losing streak for Lafayette (2-7, 1-3 Patriot League) and dropped Georgetown (3-5, 0-3 Patriot League) to last place in the Patriot League standings.

The game began as a defensive struggle, with neither team finding the end zone in the first half. Freshman quarterback Brock Johnson was given his first career start for the Hoyas after three games with sophomore quarterback Clay Norris under center. In the early going, Johnson completed nine of his first 12 passes, primarily to senior and junior wide receivers Justin Hill and Justin Harrell.

Though the offense has thrown the deep ball in previous games, Johnson stuck to short passes, which combined with a stagnant rushing attack, forced the team to punt on its first four drives.

The Lafayette offense, led by senior quarterback Drew Reed, produced the game’s first major play when sophomore receiver Joey Chenoweth hauled in a 37-yard pass from Reed. The Leopards capped the drive with a field goal to take a 3-0 lead.

After the teams traded stalled drives, the Georgetown special teams crew gave the offense an opportunity.

On a Lafayette punt from

midfield, freshman defensive lineman Khristian Tate reached the foot of senior punter Ryan Forrester for his third blocked kick of the season. Georgetown converted two first downs in Lafayette territory, and senior kicker Henry Darmstadter tied the game on a 26-yard field goal before halftime.

“Khristian Tate is a heck of a ball player,” Head Coach Rob Sgarlata said. “Any time you can block a kick in a game, you’re usually doing pretty well — the special teams continues to be really strong.”

“Any time you can block a kick in a game, you’re usually doing pretty well — the special teams continues to be really strong.”

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Early in the third quarter, the Leopard offense strung together a slow, methodical drive. Drew Reed completed five consecutive passes, the longest of which was good for 34 yards, putting Lafayette on the 1-yard line. Reed would finish the drive himself on a quarterback sneak, making the score 10-3.

Just three plays later, Brock Johnson’s pass was tipped and intercepted. Sophomore running back Tyler West punched it in to give the Leopards a 17-3 lead.

“We put the defense in a

bad spot with [that] pick on a pretty good throw [from Johnson] that got tipped, but we need to be able to recover from that,” Sgarlata said.

In the fourth quarter, sophomore Clay Norris would replace Johnson at quarterback, leading the offense on a 14-play, 52-yard drive with under five minutes left. However, the team would turn the ball over on downs, allowing Lafayette to take a knee to end the game.

The Hoyas’ offensive struggles persisted, as they were outgained 394 to 173 in total yards and had five three-and-outs. Johnson finished with 12 completions on 23 attempts for 107 yards, while Norris finished 4-of-12 for 26. Junior running back Alex Valles finished the game with 65 rushing yards, getting more touches this week due in part to junior running back Isaac Ellsworth’s ankle injury.

“We just had too many three-and-outs. ... To end the game we put together probably our best drive of the day, but we need that more consistently throughout on offense,” Sgarlata said.

Saturday also marked only the second game this season in which Georgetown failed to force a turnover on defense.

“Against any team in the Patriot League, if you don’t execute and you don’t bring your A-game, you’re going to really struggle,” Sgarlata said.

The Blue and Gray now look to end their losing streak when they host the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-6, 1-3 Patriot League) on Saturday.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

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Sophomore forward Helena Masiello had eight shots, one goal and one assist in Saturday’s loss against Villanova. Masiello has five goals and two assists on the season.

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Coming off a senior day victory last weekend, the Georgetown field hockey team was unable to keep the momentum going, falling 3-2 to Villanova on Saturday and 2-0 to La Salle (8-9, 4-4 Atlantic 10) on Sunday.

The Hoyas travelled to Conshohocken, Pa. to face the Villanova Wildcats (513, 2-5 Big East) in both teams’ Big East finale.

Villanova forward Molly Turner put the Wildcats on the scoreboard first, finding the back of the net just four minutes into the match.

By the end of the first half, Georgetown was facing a three-goal deficit after two Villanova goals, the second of which came with only 11 seconds remaining in the first period.

The Hoyas, however, rallied in the second half, starting with a goal from sophomore forward Sam Hickey in the 53rd minute.

Hickey’s goal came off an assist from freshman forward Lindsay Getz, who finished the season with a team-high seven goals and 15 points. She is the first freshman to finish the sea-

son in first place in goals and points in 14 years.

Six minutes later, sophomore forward Helena Masiello cut the Wildcats’ lead to one when the Hoyas executed on another penalty corner. Junior forward Megan Parsons and senior defender Molly Thompson tallied assists on the play, closing out the year with a team-high of six.

Ultimately, the Blue and Gray’s comeback bid fell short, as the Wildcats’ three-goal lead proved to be too much for the Hoyas to overcome. Despite outshooting Villanova 24-14 and holding a 14-9 advantage in penalty corners, Georgetown was unable to put another past Wildcat sophomore goalkeeper Erika Miller, who came up big in the final five minutes of play, stopping two shots from Masiello off penalty corners.

Twenty-four hours later, Georgetown travelled to Philadelphia, Pa., to compete against nonconference foe La Salle in its final game of year. Similar to the previous match, the Hoyas faced a deficit early on, as the Explorers took a 1-0 lead within the opening four minutes of play.

Freshman forward Mi-

chaela Bruno had an opportunity to tie the game off a penalty corner in the 14th minute. However, La Salle senior goalkeeper Rachel Hartman made a diving save to keep the Explorers ahead.

Then, in the 16th minute, La Salle scored again, increasing its lead to two before the end of the first half. The Hoyas avoided further damage, however, much in part due to senior goalkeeper Rachel Skonecki’s 11-save performance, 10 of which came in the first 35 minutes.

The Hoyas were outshout 14-5 in the opening period and trailed 8-4 in penalty corners. In the second half, they were able to shift momentum in their favor, outshooting the Explorers 9-4 and forcing Hartman to make six saves.

In the end, Georgetown was unable to find the back of the net, losing its final match of its 2016-17 campaign by a score of 2-0. Despite the tough weekend on the road, the Hoyas’ senior class finished with a total 21 career wins — the most since 2005 — and combined for 17 National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Team selections.

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Existing in relative obscurity for seven years, the club boxing team practiced in the shadows of Bulldog Alley, its events rarely attended or noticed.

Two weeks ago, the team put on a show in front of more than 200 students gathered around Harbin Patio. A quartet of Hoyas competed and showcased their unique blend of athleticism and mental toughness in the club’s fifth annual on-campus fight.

The four Hoyas who competed in the Georgetown Club Boxing Showcase saw great results, cementing improvement in the club’s growth and success in the ring. Sophomore Theresa Marie Romualdez and senior Tino Castanon made victorious debuts, while sophomore Aaron Vanya defeated her crosstown rival opponent from George Washington University. Junior Mike Hou, sparring against a University of Maryland opponent, fell in a close bout.

These admirable performances in the ring came as a result of a solid foundation of preparation and training — an ethos spearheaded by Coach John Garry. “Coach John is really the rock of the team. He guides all of us in what we need to work on and how to do it.

Our preparation was inspired by his instruction and his example; we knew what to work on and we worked hard on it,” Vanya said.

In addition to their level of preparation, those in the ring fed off the adrenaline of the crowd, as over 200 Hoyas packed around the ring on Har-

bin Patio.

“By the third round, I felt so much better. I felt like I was moving a lot faster and being a lot smoother,” Romualdez said.

“I think that also the crowd picked up towards the second and third round, and it was exhilarating. I could hear people shouting my name and I was like, ‘Well I have to keep going now.’”

Backed by numerous friends in the audience, Vanya remained unflustered through his opponent’s aggressive moments.

“It was honestly a really touching experience to leave the ring and see everyone so excited for me. The atmosphere of it all was great. Georgetown showed a lot of school pride in cheering for our fighters,” Vanya said. “As a club, we train really hard, but we aren’t always recognized for it; I think the showcase redeems that a bit.”

Vanya’s training, combined with inspiration from the crowd, culminated in a performance that Romualdez deemed Georgetown’s most impressive.

“It’s really fun to watch him box because he moves so fast, and I trained a lot with him so that helped me,” Romualdez said. “I think watching his fight was really exciting and he [is] really skilled.”

As the members of club boxing team continue to win in the ring and attract new members, the sport has an even stronger foundation upon which to thrive for years to come. “Boxing is looking forward to the USIBA National Tournament in the spring,” Vanya said. “We’ll be going to Virginia this year

with a handful of fighters and hopefully claiming some more belts.”

Given precipitous past growth, Romualdez is confident that it can continue.

“I feel like [Club Boxing] is going to get a lot bigger. We’ve been expanding so much in the past year and a lot of people are consistently coming, which is great,” Romualdez said.

Part of club boxing’s future and growth as an organization is a commitment to giving back to the Washington area as a whole. The team hosted a booth at this year’s Fall Fest in which students were able to train with members of the team, in hopes of instilling an interest in the sport in children at a young age.

These efforts to give back are a central focus of the club’s philanthropic mission.

“We are hoping to do a lot more community service,” Romualdez said. “Two members of our team worked with a school in Columbia Heights where they would consistently go and teach kids how to box.”

Romualdez also occupies a unique role in just her second year on the boxing team. She is a female holding an executive board position in a sport typically identified as masculine. After performing well in the ring, Romualdez credited her success to her wish to remove any stigma attached to women and boxing.

“The gender norms and stereotypes still affect us, but there’s so much solidarity on the team,” Romualdez said. “[The stigma] pushed me to join more, not because I have something to prove, but because I can do this. There’s nothing stopping me.”

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Competition Begets Stress Premiership Club and London Irish has a player development manager to help them with life outside of rugby, as well as courses on personal resilience and a 24-hour helpline. The Rugby Players Association is launching a campaign called “Lift the Weight” to highlight the importance of athletes’ well-being. Rugby league established its own program called State of Mind in 2011 after the death of player Terry Newton as well.

Professional sports put athletes under extremely high duress and it is not uncommon to find athletes suffering from mental health problems. A “Believe Perform” article referred to a recent study that found that more than a quarter of professional soccer players experience symptoms of depression and anxiety. Collegiate athletes also suffer from the combination of athletic and academic performance. The NCAA Sport Science Institute has committed to providing resources for stakeholders at involved universities to help athletes with their mental health. They have created a comprehensive e-book called “Mind, Body

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and Sport” that delineates the most common mental illnesses and how to address them.

As the conversation around mental health continues, it is important to create and improve these resources and make them easily accessible to the athletes who need them. The NCAA’s handbook even suggests that athletes with mental illness be considered “injured” in the same way that they would be injured from a physical ailment, highlighting the fact that mental health is just as important as physical health.

The boxing world has done little to no work on this front, which is why fighters like Fury have struggled so much with the negative consequences of mental illness. Perhaps if Fury had a support system within the sport, he would have been able to handle his disease in a healthier way. However, until the boxing world addresses these issues, fighters like Fury will continue to suffer and the sport risks losing some great athletes because of it.

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in a chair. Ty’s such a big and strong guy. It was tough to see him look helpless.”

Despite Williams’ tough situation and murky future at the time, he still carried the same upbeat attitude he had before, which helped calm his teammates’ frayed, scattered nerves.

“We were talking about something [at Shepherd] and he was like, ‘Hey guys, I almost died,’ just joking around, and we were like, ‘Dude, what’s the matter with you?’” Buckman said. “I think we just watched football all day, ate pizza. It was like a normal day, like a normal Sunday would have been.

It’s like things never changed no matter [what was] going on.”

Williams completed his rehab program at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta in time to begin the spring semester of his junior year at Georgetown in January. Since then, he has been rehabilitating at the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital in D.C., hoping to one day get his body back to full strength. Williams does not have a clear long-term prognosis on his ability to walk again.

“They tell you what heals, will heal, whenever it decides to, so there’s no guarantee that I ever get [better] … I could stop healing today and that’d be it unfortunately, but fortunately that has not been the case,” Williams said.

Williams rehabs during the week at MedStar and usually lifts twice a week as well in or-

der to try to regain some of the strength he lost, both in his upper and lower body.

“There are days that are harder than other ones. It’s not that every day is a hard day; it’s that every day, this kind of reality is forced on me,” Williams said. “This is my reality right now, and I don’t plan on that being my reality for my future.”

A No. 2 sticker decal is on every player’s helmet, and players like Jefferson — who engraved the No. 2 on his cleats as a source of motivation — have come up with other ways to honor Williams.

He remains on the active roster with the team and regularly attends team meetings, practices and games.

“We know football is going to end at some point, so you have time to work yourself to that end, but for Ty, it was taken so instantly and for him to keep going on, keep working, keep smiling and enjoying everything he’s done has given us the confidence and the courage that we will be able to do the same, and no matter what happens, we will be okay,” junior cornerback Jelani Williamson said.

Sophomore linebacker J’V’on Butler praised what Williams has done for him as both a mentor and friend. Williams was one of the first faces Butler saw on his visit to campus as a recruit. Williams then took him under his wing once he got to the Hilltop.

“I would say that he’s made me a better player, and a better person … I just always looked

at him as a big brother. He made me feel like I was a better person, just knowing him,” Butler said. “He always taught me to try to be the best you can be.”

Williams’ injury, while limiting his on-field impact, has allowed his impact off the field to be even greater.

“Watching the strides he’s been making in his recovery has been incredible, so he’s a daily inspiration when you see him and talk to him and look at the things that he’s doing,” Sgarlata said. “We use the [Finnish] term ‘Sisu’, and he’s the face of it. It’s defined as courage in the face of adversity

without complaint. … He just has such a great personality and outlook on things, like I said, anytime you’re having a tough day, you just go to kind of check yourself and realize what’s really important.”

For now, the journey toward a full recovery continues for Williams. Each day presents a new challenge, but also a new opportunity for him to continue to grow and be a role model to his teammates.

“I can’t wait for the day that he has a full recovery, and he’s walking around again,” Sgarlata said. “He’s really going to be a source of inspiration for people.”

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Senior linebacker Ty Williams recorded 47 total tackles in the 2014-15 season, his last full season of college football.

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my individual race plan was to go with him and see what I could do. It may have hurt me in the end a little bit. It was definitely an honor to be able to compete with someone [like him] as, historically throughout the Big East, he’s one of the most dominant runners we’ve ever seen come through.”

Senior Amos Bartelsmeyer claimed the fifth overall spot, crossing the finish line at 24:45.1. Graduate student Michael Clevenger came in right behind Bartelsmeyer in sixth place with a time of 24:49.8.

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Lederhouse rounded out the Hoyas in the top 10, finishing in ninth place and recording a time of 24:59.7. Junior Christian Alvarado continued to prove that he is here to stay, as he was the fifth Hoya to cross the finish line, coming in at 25:05.9 (11th).

Carpenter explained what it meant to see the team come together and run as a unit at the first meet of championship season.

“It’s really nice this year, specifically because we haven’t run really well as a team up until this point,” Carpenter said. “We knew we still had a chance at winning, but based on past results this year we

haven’t done our best. So it’s really rewarding for us to come together in the meets that are really important to us and to be able to come out with a championship is huge.”

On the women’s team junior Kennedy Weisner flashed her potential as she led the Hoyas with a 10th place finish and a time of 21:33.9. Weisner spoke about what it meant to her to compete and perform at such a high level.

“I think it’s just about building confidence and having race experiences,” Weisner said. “Just proving to myself that I can run up there with the top girls. It is defi-

nitely an experience thing and getting more confident.”

“It’s really rewarding for us to come together in the meets that are really important to us.”

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Junior Autumn Eastman followed Weisner as she captured 11th place with a time of 21:45.2. Sophomore transfer Josette Norris continued

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“I think [Hofstad] is very talented, and I think she’s a great addition to the team,” Weisner said. “She’s just another person in our pack and it’s great to have her.”

Junior Piper Donaghu ran a time of 22:05.0, and she came in 21st place, rounding out the top five for the Hoyas.

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Weisner also spoke about how her teammates pushed and motivated each other throughout the course of the race.

“I think even with [junior] Piper [Donaghu] and [freshman] Paige [Hofstad] too, we were all like in a group at the beginning just like you saw a different Hoya at different parts of the race and that just kind of helps to keep you focused to remember to keep moving forward and to try to stick with teammates as best as you can,” Weisner said.

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Lema kicked all of them, assisting on the two goals by Nealis and Knudson.

“Lema’s performance overall was fantastic, his ability to hit a good set piece that was dangerous made us focus on just putting it in. We were getting a lot of nonsense off of short stuff against Seton hall so we tried to put it in the box and whip it in and we got two world class goals off of those set pieces,” Wiese said.

Wiese subbed in more players, which led to more energetic play and the three unanswered Georgetown goals. But, in the 80th minute, after a few starters resting, Villanova got past the Hoyas back four and Wildcats

freshman defender Conor Bradley executed on a header to cut the Hoyas lead to 3-2.

For the last ten minutes after Bradley’s score, the game’s intensity elevated. Villanova’s reenergized attack pressed to send the game into overtime. Its best chance came in the 85th minute after a header which bounced around and made its way towards the left post. Marcinkowski’s full body dive to hit the ball off the goal line saved the game-tying goal and Georgetown held on to the win. “[Marcinkowski] made a couple pretty fantastic saves to keep that game from going into overtime,” Wiese said.

Georgetown now moves into the season finale Thursday away

at Creighton (8-5-3, 4-3-1), with postseason hopes still alive.

“We’re in a four-game unbeaten streak, I’m confident in my players. I think we’re going to go [into Creighton] and play just as good as today or better,” Lema said.

Wiese feels confident about the team being focused and motivated given the playoff implications, though he stressed a need to be efficient.

“We’re going to need to execute when we get the chances because they’re not going to give us a whole lot,” Wiese said.

A win would leapfrog Georgetown into sixth place in the Big East conference standings.

The regular season finale is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Omaha, Neb.

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We’re in a four-game unbeaten streak. I’m confident in my players.”

HEAD COACH BRIAN WIESE

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Extending its unbeaten streak to four games, the Georgetown men’s soccer team defeated the Villanova Wildcats 3-2 Saturday afternoon on Senior Day, keeping the Hoyas in the hunt for a postseason spot going into Thursday’s regular season finale.

Georgetown (6-8-2, 3-3-2 Big East) came out strong to start the first half, with aggressive play giving it an edge in possession. The Hoyas controlled the ball in the offensive half of the field, but solid efforts by the Wildcats’ (9-6-2, 4-3-1 Big East) back four resulted in no goals.

Scoring started in the 27th minute when Villanova senior forward Padriac McCullaugh headed the ball into the net off a cross from the right side.

Georgetown stayed persistent on offense despite the setback, and in the 38th minute freshman midfielder Dylan Nealis tied the game off a header from junior midfielder Christopher Lema’s corner kick.

Chances on both sides came at the end of the first half.

Sophomore goalkeeper and co-captain J.T. Marcinkowski came up with a kick save in the 42nd minute off Villanova junior midfielder Miguel Polley’s strike from 10 yards out.

Then, with 10 seconds left in the half, the Hoyas pushed forward, creating a breakaway chance to score. Junior midfielder Arun Basuljevic

struck the ball into the net, but the goal was called off, leaving the game tied at halftime.

Following the intermission, Georgetown dominated the second half. It had a clear advantage in possession and played with more energy.

“All the pieces were really working today. We made them defend for long stretches and I thought we were dangerous in transition,” Georgetown Head Coach Brian Wiese said.

Junior forward Zach Knudson particularly catalyzed the team’s control of the ball with his ability to win one-on-ones against Villanova’s back four.

“We moved off the ball a lot, and were playing really good ones and twos opening up space for the offense to work.

It was win or go home, so we knew to give everything or nothing,” Knudson said.

Knudson’s work paid off in the 60th minute when he scored a goal off an uncontested header from Lema’s corner kick, similar to Nealis’ first goal. The 2-1 lead shortly extended to a 3-1 lead on senior midfielder Jon Azzinari’s goal from the middle of the box.

He had one man to beat and his kick rolled past the Villanova goalkeeper to extend the Hoyas’ lead.

Georgetown consistently hustled for the loose ball deep in the Villanova zone, which set it up for 14 corner-kick opportunities. Christopher See VILLANOVA, A9

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The number of men’s cross-country runners who finished in the top 10 of the Big East championship.

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GU Keeps Playoff Aspirations Alive MATTHEW SACHS

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Senior linebacker Ty Williams broke five bones in his neck in last season’s first game at St. Francis in Pennsylvania. He has spent the past year rehabilitating his injury and is currently limited to a wheelchair, with future prognosis uncertain.

After Injury, Williams Battles Back AIDAN CURRAN Hoya Staff Writer

In the game of football, one step in the wrong direction or one missed tackle can change the trajectory of an entire game. For senior linebacker Ty Williams, however, what was supposed to be a simple tackle changed the trajectory of his entire life. Now, he may never walk again.

During his team’s season opener on the road at Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania on Sept. 5, 2015, Williams went in for what should have been a routine defensive play, closing in to tackle an opposing receiver right after a catch.

“It was something I’ve seen

him do a thousand times,” Georgetown football’s Head Coach Rob Sgarlata said.

The force of the blow and an awkward angle combined to break five bones in Williams’ neck and vertebrae.

“You just thought something like that could never happen,” senior tight end Matthew Buckman, who is a friend of Williams’, said. “You didn’t really think how real it was until he left on the ambulance, and I think that’s when all the emotions hit.”

The course of a single play, in which Williams went low and the receiver went high, began a year-plus journey that has taken the senior from Altoona, Pa., to Atlanta, Ga., and back to

Washington, D.C. — all in hopes of healing and getting back in shape. “[His injury] was a little eerie because the whole stadium went ‘Ooh.’ It was really hard to not understand what was going on,” senior defensive lineman and Williams’ roommate Bryan Jefferson said. “I started tearing up. I was worried because he wasn’t responding to anybody.”

Williams’ injury both shocked and devastated the team, and the adjustment of trying to move past the trauma of witnessing the hit was tough one most of his teammates. The healing process, both for Williams’ body and his teammates’ psyche, began when Williams

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started a rehabilitation program at the Shepherd Center, a rehabilitation center renowned for spinal cord and brain injuries in Atlanta, Ga. Eight of Williams’ teammates visited him during the team’s bye week, seeing him in person for the first time since the hit.

“We were warned before: ‘Hey, Ty might look a little different, but he’s still the same guy,’” Jefferson said.

“When I saw him in the wheelchair, it was really hard for me, and I began to kind of tear up. … Ty was significantly smaller than he was before, and he was See WILLIAMS, A9

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The men’s cross-country team defended its Big East title this past weekend, tallying 33 total points to win its first back-to-back conference titles. Georgetown saw four of its runners place in the top 10 of the entire meet.

Hoyas Repeat as Big East Champions DAN BALDWIN Hoya Staff Writer

Capturing the eighth men’s team title in conference history, the No. 23 Georgetown men’s crosscountry team defended its 2015 Big East championship by seeing four of its student-athletes place in the top 10.

The Hoyas recorded 33 total points, the same as their 2015 total. This title also marks the first time the Hoyas have won back-

to-back Big East championships since 1986 and 1987.

Senior Scott Carpenter explained what it meant to the Hoyas to defend its title despite missing key pieces to their team.

“It’s really cool to look at it from a program perspective that we’re good enough to do that,” Carpenter said.

“But we kind of have to move on and understand that those guys aren’t going to be part of our competitive team this year. It’s really cool to be able to say

we did that without them, but we also need to realize that this is the team we have right now.”

The Georgetown women’s cross-country team finished in third place out of 10 teams. With 68 total points, the Hoyas saw five student-athletes place in the top 25 in the 6-kilometer course.

On the men’s side, Carpenter continued a dominant tournament. He captured second place overall in the 8-km course. Car-

penter recorded a time of 24:28.7 while scoring two points for the Hoyas. He finished behind senior Patrick Tiernan from Villanova who won the meet with a time of 24:18.2. Carpenter spoke about his plan going up against Tiernan for the title.

“I’ve been looking forward to it all year,” Carpenter said. “I know that obviously he’s a tremendous athlete. It was cool. I know See CHAMPIONS, A9

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his past week, heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury voluntarily vacated multiple titles on the grounds that he was “medically unfit” to compete due to mental illness.

The British Board of Boxing Control has since suspended his boxing license in addition to stripping his World Boxing Organization, World Boxing Association and International Boxing Organization accolades.

There has already been a great deal of controversy surrounding Fury, who was accused of doping and doing cocaine last year. The former charge is currently under investigation by the UK Anti-Doping body.

His yearslong battle with manic depression only came to light this past month in a Rolling Stone interview, in which Fury admitted to using cocaine as a coping mechanism. He cited his increased visibility as the reason he sank so deeply into depression, and discussed the racial hatred he has faced as a Traveller, a term used for an ethnic group of people in the UK and Ireland who have historically faced discrimination

Today, Travellers are still denied service in many restaurants and parks. Fury’s championship win propelled him into the spotlight and has since exposed him to widespread targeting and abuse.

Although Fury still remains a controversial figure, the news of his mental illness has made many sympathetic to his situation and has also opened up questions about how different sports organizations manage their athletes’ mental health.

A recent article from BBC Sport explored this topic and found some encouraging information. For example, in the wake Wales Manager Gary Speed’s suicide in 2011, the Professional Footballers Association created guidelines on depression for its members and how to handle such situations. The organization also has a 24-hour helpline with 70 professional counselors available to talk to members suffering from mental illness.

Professional rugby also has a coherent support system for its athletes. Each See SCHENK, A9