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SEEING DOUBLE

Twins on the Hilltop navigate college together, sharing a unique set of joys and challenges.

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SFS Dean to Join US State Department Vittles Mariah Byrne Hoya Staff Writer

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Kasper will leave the university at the end of the fall semester.

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Bryan Kasper, an assistant dean of the School of Foreign Service, will leave the university for a position in the U.S. State Department at the end of the semester, according to SFS Director of Undergraduate Studies Mitch Kaneda.

Kasper is a first year student adviser and curricular dean for international politics majors. He has been at Georgetown since 1998 and with the SFS for six and a half years. Kasper previously worked in the Office of Student Affairs, Housing and Conference Services and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

“Dean Kasper has been the ‘brain, muscle and heart’ of the SFS Dean’s

Office,” Kaneda wrote in an email to The Hoya. “He would resolve complex academic and student personal issues, while not hesitating to step up to tasks beyond the call of duty, at the same time as balancing … fairness in light of university rules and the need of the students.”

Kasper is responsible for all students in the international politics major. With 150 students per class, the major is the largest in the SFS, but students said Kasper was able to develop personal relationships as he helped them formulate their schedules and explore academic options.

“He gave you the information you needed and wanted to hear,” Michael Hogan (SFS ’14), an international politics

major with a concentration in security studies, said. “He made the declaration process really straightforward so you [could] walk yourself through.”

Kasper has represented the SFS on the university’s Bias Reporting Team, the Overseas Study Advisory Committee, the Student Conduct Judicial Hearing Board and the University Honor Council.

“We will miss Dean Kasper greatly, but at the same time wish him the very best as he pursues his professional interest in the U.S. government,” Kaneda wrote in an email sent to SFS undergraduates Wednesday.

The SFS Dean’s Office will appoint an interim dean to take over Kasper’s duties as he transitions out of his role, according to Kaneda.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME: SWEENEY RETURNS AFTER Detention in EGYPT

GUSA senate will vote Sunday on funding allocations Sam Rodman Hoya Staff Writer

Members of the Georgetown University Student Association’s Finance and Appropriations Committee finalized a proposal Wednesday that allocates funds from the Student Activities Fee Endowment to the Social Innovation and Public Service Fund, Georgetown Energy and the New South Student Center renovation effort.

The GUSA senate will vote on the document Sunday. If it passes, students will vote on the proposal in a referendum from Jan. 24 to Jan. 26.

In marathon meetings held Tuesday and Wednesday, Fin/ App reviewed endowment proposals submitted by the three student groups. The committee voted unanimously to allocate $1.25 million to the SIPS Fund, $250,000 to Georgetown Energy’s initiative to install solar panels on the roofs of university townhouses and $1.6 million to the construction of an outdoor terrace on the south side of the New South Student Center.

The Healy Pub proposal, originally a primary recommendation of the commission set up to review all ideas, was deemed infeasible.

The committee also voted to allocate the remaining $450,000 of the $3.57 million endowment to the renovation of the NSSC’s first level. Because this construction is projected to cost more than $600,000, the remainder of the construction costs for the first level would be paid using interest gained on the endowment. Interest gained beyond the renovation costs would be given to the SIPS Fund, if the proposal passes both the senate vote and referendum.

Proponents of the New South renovation project also requested funding for three fireplaces and a skylight, which the Finance and Appropriations Committee elected not to provide.

Senator Zach Singer (SFS ’15) argued that of the three projects, the New South Student Center would make the most tangible difference for Georgetown students.

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Derrik Sweeney (COL ’13) embraces his mother, Joy, upon returning home from Cairo. He was detained for three days by Egyptian authorities for alleged participation in political protests but was never charged.

Fr. Bodnar Dies at 91 Mariah Byrne Hoya Staff Writer

Fr. Edward Bodnar, S.J., a retired classics professor, died Tuesday morning at the age of 91.

A graduate of Gonzaga and Princeton Universities, Bodnar was ordained in 1952. He taught in the classics department at Georgetown from 1967 until his retirement in 1991.

Bodnar served as a mentor for many students and faculty members and kept in touch with students, some who graduated more than 30 years ago, according to Catherine Keesling, an associate professor of

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Bodnar remained active in the community even in retirement.

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“The thing that students took away from learning with Ed … was a long-term friend,” she said.

Bodnar officiated at the marriages of several former students and baptized the children of members of the university community, including Keesling’s.

According to Fr. Charles Gonzalez, S.J.,(CAS ’56), a lecturer in the theology department and the rector of the university from 1988 to 1994, Bodnar was a fixture in the Jesuit community. “As a spiritual guide, he was direct and compassionate, speaking with a conviction learned over years of deep companionship with the Lord,” he said.

Bodnar remained a presence within the classics department and the Catholic community after his retirement and could be seen frequently strolling through campus with his signature Walkman.

“I remember seeing him at Mass and being very impressed that he was still actively saying Mass and participating in the community. You could tell he still really cared about students and the community,” Adrienne Lane (SFS ’14) said.

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Robbed Of $200

Suspect caught on tape stealing unattended cash from store’s back office Sarah Kaplan Hoya Staff Writer

More than $200 in cash was stolen from a Vital Vittles office at 1:08 p.m. Thursday, according to The Corp’s Chief Executive Officer Alexander Pon (COL ’12).

Pon said that employees noticed a man entering the convenience store’s back office and fleeing with the cash. The suspect pushed a Vittles employee out of the way as he left the store. Employees followed the man to his car, which was parked outside the Leavey Center but were unable to apprehend him. The Department of Public Safety and the Metropolitan Police Department responded to the incident and are managing the ongoing investigation.

According to Pon, the money had been left unsecured for 30 seconds while a manager was on his way to count it.

“It was in that intermediate time the suspect entered our back office area,” he said.

A DPS public safety alert emailed to the campus community at 7:40 p.m. Thursday stated that $600 had been taken from the store, a number which Pon said was incorrect.

“I know for a fact ... the number in the PSA is wrong,” he said.

The PSA identified the suspect as a light-skinned black male about 5-foot-8 in height and wearing blue jeans and a gray sweatshirt. His car was described as a black SUV. See VITTLES, A7

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Members of the Georgetown team, which placed second in the national MBA Challenge fundraiser for prostate cancer research, shaved their mustaches Thursday.

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THE VERDICT by The Editorial Board

Georgetown has long produced students keen on both activism and international affairs. But in light of Derrik Sweeney’s (COL ’13) recent experiences in Cairo, it’s time to remind ourselves of the responsibility that accompanies the privilege of studying abroad.

Considering our myriad study abroad programs, immersion language programs and majors dedicated to the study of global cultures, it’s no surprise Georgetown students have taken interest in the uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East. But while we have the opportunity to study in these places and experience the excitement of the events unfolding there, studying abroad is not justification to join in the movements.

Derrik Sweeney and two other students from American universities were released from detention in Cairoafter being arrested last Tuesday for participating in protests in Tahrir Square. While we are extremely grateful for the safe return of Sweeney to the United States, his actions could have jeopardized the ability of students to study abroad in Egypt and other Arab nations in the future.

Although we encourage students to indulge their love of international affairs and witness history in the making while abroad, we urge them to exercise caution and common sense. There is a fine line between observing and actively participating in potentially dangerous events in foreign countries, and serious consequences can follow the latter.

The opportunity to study abroad is a luxury our university has worked hard to afford and to share with its students.

Whether they want to study archeology and classical texts in Rome, learn about microfinance in India or practice Span-

ish in Latin America, the Office of International Programs has the resources and wherewithal to get students almost anywhere they want to go. In return, students owe it to the university to stay out of trouble and represent the university well while they’re away.

When turmoil strikes in and around students’ study abroad locations — and even before it does — the university administration and OIP work from afar to keep students safe. Before they are even approved to leave the United States, students must sign a contract agreeing not to participate in political activism while abroad. OIP and administrators send safety warnings to alert students of potentially dangerous situations around them. And when necessary, as was the case in Egypt in January, OIP has proven capable of conducting an evacuation.

These safety measures are negated, though, if students fail to take university instructions seriously.

Admittedly, OIP warned students last week of the dangers of the recent protests in Egypt only after Sweeney was detained, but the American University in Cairo — where Sweeney and the two other U.S. citizens were studying — cautioned students to stay away from Tahrir Square before the arrests. Regardless of which institution issued the preemptive warning, Sweeney’s ordeal should serve as a reminder that students must heed university advice and exercise caution while abroad.

Georgetown students, for better or worse, seem to find themselves at the epicenter of international events. But while the desire to participate in historic occasions as they unfold is a natural tendency, study abroad is not a license to join in prohibited activism.

Season’s Givings The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting colder and Lau is full of stressed-out students: It is the holiday season again.

This is a time to call to mind what we are grateful for and how we can give back to others, and around this time of year, students and campus organizations often join in the holiday spirit through community service projects.

While these efforts are admirable, more could be done. The Student Activities Commission needs to mandate that all student groups that receive funding for events allocate a certain percentage to put on community service functions.

Obviously, there are several strong advocates of community service on campus. The Center for Social Justice provides a variety of service opportunities in which many students actively participate. In addition, various student organizations have engaged in group service projects, most notably through the campus-wide “25 Days of Service” program in October. During this year’s program, over 60 projects

were completed. Many clubs were able to generate excitement about their individual endeavors and engage a wide range of students.

Though the efforts of certain groups to give back to the community are noteworthy, they should be the norm and not the exception. SAC has avoided dictating how clubs spend their money to ensure that sponsored student groups remain autonomous, but community service should be an initiative that trumps the value of club independence.

Still, service and autonomy need not be mutually exclusive. As part of this recommended service mandate, student groups should have the right to choose which cause they support in fulfilling their obligation.

During the cold winter months ahead, all student groups need to remember those in need. The imposition of a requirement for student groups to give back would be a small but meaningful step toward reinforcing our Jesuit identity of men and women for others.

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Holidays on the Hilltop — The annual tree lighting in Dahlgren Quad at 5 p.m. today ushers in the holiday season with performances by various music groups and a rendition of “A Christmas Carol.”

Profiled by The Post — In a Nov. 16 article, The Washington Post featured a group of Georgetown students led by professor Phillip Karber, who will soon publish a study on China’s nuclear weapons tunnel system.

Groggy Bottom — The George Washington University reported a spike in pneumonia cases this year, with 46 cases so far this fall.

Single-Sided No More — Lauinger Library announced that starting Dec. 1, they will match University Information Systems’ structure for printing in an effort to increase campus sustainability.

National Debt Crisis Solved — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released a plan Wednesday to raise Metrorail fares by 5.7 percent in 2012.

Off the Web “Sweeney Arrives in St. Louis” Article posted Nov. 26, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 28, 2011 Anonymous: I saw an interview on TV where Sweeney said the first night they punched him in the face and held a bottle of gasoline to his mouth. Is it sad that we barely even mention the abusive treatment in foreign prisons?

“An Overlooked Disorder: Exploring Panic Attacks” Article posted Nov. 17, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 17, 2011 Anonymous: Thank you so much for this article. What I don’t understand is how you expect the rest of the population to help, other than simply understanding the pain. I have a generalized anxiety disorder and I’m not really too private about it, since I too am pretty outgoing in groups. Some concrete suggestions for how others could help — even if it’s just by reacting appropriately — would be extremely helpful and would push your article to the next level.

Comment posted Nov. 18, 2011 Anonymous: Thank you for explaining how debilitating panic disorder is for those who endure it. Fortunately, students have CAPS and the faculty/staff have the FSAP to help them should they need it. One of the best things about Georgetown is that no one ever needs to be alone in dealing with these issues. There is skilled and caring help available, and we hope that people will reach out.

Comment posted Nov. 18, 2011 Anonymous: Thank you for this article. Generalized anxiety and panic disorders have come to define the last several months of my life. For anyone suffering from severe anxiety and panic, GU Wellness and CAPS are amazing resources. I sympathize with those who have more run-of-the-mill physical diseases. But with all things psychological, there is stigma to deal with. Do we tell employers, “Um, I was sick a lot that semester”? Or, “I have panic disorder, I spent hours in my room with my heart rate at 180 b.p.m. curled up in a ball.”

Comment posted Nov. 20, 2011 Anonymous: I graduated a few years ago, and had my first bout with panic disorder in my sophomore year at Georgetown. I found it to be a terrifying and lonely struggle.

Years later, I am outwardly a very successful person but work (and at times struggle) every day to keep panic from defining my life. Thank you for sharing this; I believe there are more of us out there than we realize.

“Transsexual Shares New Identity” Article posted Nov. 17, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 19, 2011 Guest: In these situations where the person decides to undergo a gender transformation later in life, I always feel particularly bad for the family. Their lives underwent a profound transformation as well, though one they did not elect to have. I think I would put my duty to my wife and son before any concerns over my own gender, but that’s easy for me to say as someone who is not gender confused. Is it insensitive or ignorant to think this way?

Comment posted Nov. 21, 2011 Leah Peters: Transsexual is an adjective, not a noun, despite what a dictionary may say. Transsexualism is a medical condition, not an identity. She is a woman who was born transsexual (mindbody mismatch), she is not a “transsexual.” Maybe someday the media will figure this out.

“Dance Into Their Hearts” Article posted Nov. 17, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 21, 2011 Anonymous: Too bad not a single neighbor showed up.

Comment posted Nov. 22, 2011 Anonymous: Of course they would be too proud to show up! The performers should put on a special show for the neighbors. But since they won’t come to us, we’ll go to them.

Do the show on their front lawns. To really highlight our wonderful arts, begin the show at sunrise. The neighbors will never forget it!

“Student Robbed on P Street” Article posted Nov. 17, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 21, 2011 Anonymous: Can The Hoya please write a review of what DPS actually does for students? I’m sick of getting emails about sexual harassment and armed robberies every week. When does DPS ever protect student rights or safety? I’m sick of not feeling safe on or near this campus, and I’m sick of officers being rude to students. I’ve seen officers in a golf cart cut in front of a blind pedestrian. I mean really? I want to know when DPS has protected a student.

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COMMENTARY

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011

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Nicole Trawick

Elizabeth Cerabino & Katherine Perzan

Caught Up in the Sales The Familial Ties That Bind

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ost of us are familiar with the phrase, “Men and women in the service of others.”

It’s a key part of Georgetown’s mission statement and an integral aspect of its identity as a Jesuit institution.

The call to service is particularly strong around Thanksgiving and the winter holidays as people reflect on the good things in their lives. As the chairs of Hoya Outreach Programs and Education, a community service group within the Center for Social Justice, we have been able to see firsthand how powerful service can be. However, in recent years, the holiday emphasis on the spirit of community and giving has been overshadowed by a competitive drive for material things.

The real question, though, is why students should take time out of their busy schedules to help the homeless, a group with which most probably don’t have much contact? What drives the two of us, at least, is the ability to connect with another human being and directly see the impact of our efforts in someone else’s life, as cliched as it might sound.

The week before Thanksgiving, we hosted Hunger and Homelessness Week on campus. Our experiences during week reaffirmed our belief in the generosity of Georgetown’s community, and of humankind in general. We went home for Thanksgiving on this high note, with hope in our hearts.

Yet, after the generosity of Hunger and Homelessness Week we were confronted with the selfishness that characterizes Black Friday and the new “Cyber Monday” spending frenzies.

Picking out the most repulsive Black Friday commercial is hard to do. It could Target’s, with the heroine decked out in a red sweatsuit and pearls, doing sit-ups and sprints to prepare for the 4 a.m. dash. Or the Best Buy commercial that proclaims, “Game on, Santa.” These and other commercials present the idea to viewers that shoppers are not just shopping for their own sakes; instead, they are competing

against each other for ultimate consumer glory. Black Friday is not for the faint of heart.

It seems that some people took these ads to heart this year, like the woman in California who pepper-sprayed other shoppers or the West Virginia shoppers who blindly stepped over a man who collapsed in a Target. These incidents and the frenzy surrounding Black Friday each year show that people forget the message of Thanksgiving before the turkey has been fully digested. After breaking bread with Grandma, people head to the mall and trample other people’s grandmothers for flat screen TVs. Just because someone can’t train up for Black Friday like Miss Target doesn’t mean they “deserve” the items any less.

Similarly, just because a man, woman or child is homeless doesn’t mean he or she deserves any less respect as a human being. After a week of events recognizing hunger and homelessness, the greatest lesson to take away is that the easiest thing we as Georgetown students can do is treat homeless individuals as fellow human beings. This doesn’t necessarily mean giving money, but can be as simple as a smile or eye contact. These simple acts are free and can be given without having to wait in line at midnight after Thanksgiving. As women and men for others, we should strive to make these personal connections with the people in our very own neighborhood who have been pushed to the ground in the Black Friday of life and just need a little help and support standing up.

Don’t get us wrong; we love good deals as much as the next person. But perhaps as the holiday season progresses we should consider other forms of giving, whether in time or money, to those less fortunate than us.

ELIZABETH CERABINO & KATHERINE PERZAN are seniors in the College. They are the cochairs of Hoya Outreach Programs and Education.

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had a hot date last Saturday.

Sure, I was taller than the girl by almost two feet, and the hand holding mine in the movie theatre was a tad sticky from a Ring Pop, not to mention that “Hugo” was not my first choice for a movie, but that evening with my baby sister was the event of my Thanksgiving break.

Two years ago, nights like these were the norm, rather than precious, semi-annual occasions. My sister coached me through relationship issues and I helped her transition through four best friends during the first grade. We were confidants, dance buddies and “Law & Order” junkies.

Now, I’m a voice on the telephone that occasionally materializes and a presence that barges back into her home, distracts her parents and monopolizes cuddle time with her dog. Each time I come back, it takes a little longer for her to recognize me as her playmate. This past trip, it took four days. Our movie outing was the first time she touched me, giggled with me, held my hand. At Christmas, I may have to wait an entire week.

I’m always surprised by something when I come home. A new dining room table. Our favorite Japanese restaurant closed. Small things, sure, but they add up. And the street goes both ways.

This is not from lack of trying.

I text my dad constantly. I talk on the phone with my mom daily; she sends me letters once a week. Tracking down my sister between horseback-riding lessons, dance class and play dates is tricky, but we still talk most days.

With all this back-and-forth between my parents and myself, I am amazed that they still know so little about my life at Georgetown. I’ve come to realize that my world here is just too huge to cram into a daily half-hour phone call. Invariably, important aspects are lost. With that in mind, you might wonder why I try so hard to keep in such close contact with my family, knowing that it will be a futile struggle.

Simply put, I’ve tried college without my family, and it was impossible. Last semester, a fight with my mom and a long business trip for my dad resulted in my not speaking to any member of my family for three weeks. Without them, I didn’t know who I was any-

I’ve tried college without my family, and it was impossible. more, almost as if I’d found myself in the middle of a lake, unable to swim and unsure even of which direction to go. I had a support system here of friends who loved me and cared about me, but they only knew the polished version of me that had arrived at Georgetown with straightened teeth, de-frizzed hair and a brand-new J. Crew wardrobe. One of the best things about college is that it allows us to reinvent ourselves and become the people we always wanted to be. That said, it also makes it easy to forget where we came from and how we

got here.

One of my favorite quotes is Faulkner’s assertion that “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

For me, that’s certainly true. The college me isn’t a fraud or some veneer, it just isn’t the whole me. My family loved and appreciated me even in those horrible junior high years before I learned to value myself; and when my awkward phase ended, they were the only people who didn’t pay any more attention to me for my less geeky looks and more polished social graces.

Talking to my family daily is a way for me to access reality, to remind myself of what is actually important and what I can leave aside.

They don’t buy my baloney, but they don’t tire of my venting either.

I can tell them anything I like about my world here, and they have no choice but to believe in the validity of my side of the story. They give me a shoulder to cry on and a kick in the shins when I need it.

I don’t see my need for my family slackening any time soon. So I’ll keep on pursuing my marathon text conversations with my father and phone chats with my mom. Over Christmas, I plan to steal every minute I can with my sister, with giggle, chatters and much hand-holding. Hopefully in 10 years’ time, when she’s in her freshman year somewhere, chats with me can give her the same peace, solace and grasp on reality that her young voice currently gives me.

NICOLE TRAWICK is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service.

It’s All in the American Accent

THE RAW DEAL by Anthony Mastroianni

Sarah Stodder An International Development

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hose of you who happened to read my very first column this semester may remember a reference made to Indian call centers as the most common point of contact between the average American and the world’s largest democracy. I wrote that India’s call centers have changed its international image and given employment opportunities to many people there. It is perhaps fitting that, just in time for my final column of the semester, events necessitate a reexamination of outsourcing in today’s world and what it means for countries on both ends of this phenomenon.

Although India may still be the quintessential image of the call-center country, in reality, it has been quietly overtaken by a lesser-known call center hub: the Philippines. The New York Times published an article this week highlighting the Philippines’ takeover as the king (or queen) of call centers — the article has now been widely reprinted in the Indian press and paraphrased among Filipino newspapers.

According to the statistics given in the article, the Philippines currently outnumbers India by roughly 50,000 call center workers.

The 400,000 Filipino call center workers make up 4.3 percent of their country’s population. For India, with its significantly larger population of 1.1 billion, a difference of 50,000 workers means much less than it does in the Philippines. After doing the math, call-center workers make up just 0.3 percent of India’s population.

While this shift didn’t just material-

ize over the Thanksgiving break, it still represents a relatively rapid change.

The number of call-center workers in the Philippines has risen by 100,000 in the past year alone, which is especially striking since, at the beginning of the decade, most industry analysts didn’t think the country was capable of maintaining effective call centers. There is a reason India is frequently thought of as the back office of America: Its powerful combination of educated, urban young people and low wages came first. But the passing of the call center torch indicates a shift in these two countries as well as the changing nature of customer demand.

What do Americans want on the other end of the phone? Generally, they want someone who speaks English, is polite, has basic knowledge of American culture and values and is informed enough to answer questions.

The shift toward the Philippines indicates that general English-speaking ability is simply not enough. The fact that Filipinos speak with American English, whereas Indians use British English, has become a major factor encouraging companies to move further east. In addition, Filipinos generally begin English instruction earlier in their school years and are described by companies as having a subtler accent.

Another reason for the shift is that Filipinos are more steeped in American culture than Indians. Governmentsponsored call centers and subsidized training programs have helped the Philippines take advantage of these emerging advantages. The fact that the call-center industry is now a few decades old is not inconsequential; the time it has taken for the industry to develop has clarified for companies what English-speaking clients really want on the receiving line.

For the Philippines, the time is now to capitalize on the country’s new role. There, an increase in call-center jobs affects a much larger percentage of the population than the same increase would in India. Filipino wages don’t necessarily have to be as low as Indian wages; companies are willing to pay more for American English.

However, as the Filipino peso gains against the American dollar, call centers run the risk of losing their appeal.

For India, the prognosis is mixed.

On one hand, the loss of call-center employement to the Philippines is related to India’s lack of quality urban infrastructure. On the other hand, India can be seen as moving on to bigger and better things. There are now Indian companies that outsource to the Philippines, and — excluding call centers — India still supplies a much larger portion of business process outsourcing than the Philippines does.

Perhaps the shift actually indicates that India is trending toward eventually becoming an outsourcer rather than the outsourced, but this can only be proven with time.

And for American companies, the news comes as a signal that seemingly minute differences — British versus American English, for example — have bearing. The outsourcing industry, by definition, connects countries of all different incomes and people of all different cultures. It exposes Americans to those different from themselves but at the same time strives to cover up those differences. When it comes down to it, does an American just want an American on the other end of the line?

Sarah Stodder is a senior in the School of Foreign Service. AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT appears every other Friday.

The State of the World: Reflecting on the Semester’s End Fr. James Schall

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n the “Phaedo,” the dialogue of Socrates’ last day, a question arises about Socrates’ burial after he is to drink the fatal hemlock.

His friend, Crito, is fussing about what he will do with the body. Socrates does not think it makes much difference. No matter what they do with it, wherever it is deposited, the real Socrates will be elsewhere, immortal. He will continue the conversational life he lived in Athens. Death destroyed the body, not the soul.

In this light, Socrates corrects the language of Crito. Calling a dead body specifically “Socrates” is inaccurate, demonstrated by the quote “To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.”

If we do not call things by a name that indicates what the thing really is, we not only misuse words, but also damage our souls. Why is this? We search for a reality that is not simply of our own construction or imagination. The things we name really exist. Because we are able to identify objects around us, we construct our lives around them.

We need to distinguish, to know.

As we come to the end of a semester, it is worth pondering such an observation.

Putting aside grades and external signs of accomplishment (or lack thereof), we still ask ourselves whether we have in fact learned anything, and particularly, anything that is true. It’s possible, even perhaps likely, we haven’t reflected on this aspect so far.

Furthermore, we need to test the propositions that we think we know.

If we find ourselves merely floating along on the surface of things and never really wondering about anything, we need to have a spark of discontent.

We sometimes think that nothing much matters, especially thinking it-

self.

Take an example from “Charlie Brown.” Linus is sitting in an easy chair in the front room thinking, ostensibly. His sister, Lucy, definitely a young lady who stirs things up, begins to yell at him on account of a recently received report card.

“You think being average is enough, don’t you?” Lucy asks. Linus gets up to escape this barrage of criticism. Lucy follows right behind him. “Well, it isn’t,” she informs him.

Linus is next seen sitting despondently at the kitchen table. Lucy continues: “What shape would the world be in today if everyone settled for being average?” At this moment, Linus lights up.

He turns on her to ask logically: “What shape is the world in today?” Lucy gets the point. That is a pretty amusing and universal question. We might do well to ask it of ourselves.

In the “Phaedras,” Socrates remarked that “to be unaware of the difference between a dream-image and the reality of what is just and unjust, good and bad,

must truly be grounds for reproach even if the crowd praises it with one voice.”

Simply to be unaware of what we ought to be aware of reveals our souls both to ourselves and to others, if we would but see them. We are, after all, admonished to know ourselves.

No doubt, something can be said for being average. The excellent and the average are related. Most men are average. Most learn gradually, as St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. put it. On the other hand, Plato has a point. The crowd of average people, and even those said to be intelligent, can praise things with one voice.

We look back on a semester. We suddenly realize we do not have that many semesters left. We have already pre-registered for next semester. Our immediate future is settled.

Sometimes I ask myself, “What does a university look like from the inside?” We hear talk of things like the core curriculum — mandatory courses that are designed to give everyone a common store of ideas and

intellectual experiences. Yet, if we look at the myriad of course offerings, we are overwhelmed by diversity. There is simply no way we can take more than a few of the courses offered. “Is there an order in learning?” we wonder.

We recall the admonition of Socrates. Inaccurate language, especially deliberately obscure words, fuzzy words, not only confuse our conversation but hurt our very souls.

We suspect that words are often deliberately used to confuse us. We have heard of the sophists. We wonder about those who take fees for their services.

How do we express ourselves? A semester’s end should be the time when we are awake. Are we?

Fr. James V. Schall, S.J., is a faculty member of the government department. Fr. Schall, Fr. Maher and Fr. O’Brien alternate as the writers of As This Jesuit Sees It ... , which appears every other Friday.

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Landlord Pledge FROM THE WEB Sparks Debate ONLINE EXCLUSIVE Braden McDonald Hoya Staff Writer

Twenty-six landlords have signed the university’s landlord pledge, but according to university spokeswoman Stacy Kerr, the initiative has elicited anger from others.

The document, which asks local landlords to commit to addressing issues affecting quality of life in the community and mandates that they comply with D.C. law and license properties with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, was sent to landlords in mid-October.

Kerr said that most landlords have responded well to the pledge and signatories represent 53 properties in West Georgetown and Burleith.

“We’ve received a great response so far,” Kerr wrote in an email to members of the press.

“We believe that landlords renting properties to students have an equal role to play in maintaining the quality of life in our historic neighborhoods, and we are grateful to those who have signed the pledge.”

The university publishes the names of those who have signed the pledge on its website, with the hope that students will consult the list before selecting offcampus homes.

However, Kerr said that some landlords were upset by the invitation to sign the pledge and informed the university that they would not obtain a business license, violating D.C. law.

“We heard from several landlords who were upset … enough by [the pledge] that they wanted to express their displeasure

to us. [This] suggests that we have started a conversation that is worth having,” she told The Hoya. “I think that it proves that there is an issue to be dealt with.”

The landlord pledge also faced scrutiny at a hearing on the university’s 2010 Campus Plan before the D.C. Zoning Commission Nov. 17.

Zoning Commissioner Michael Turnbull questioned the wording of the document.

“How effective is this pledge? There’s nothing legally binding on that pledge.

There’s no real teeth in that,” he said.

However, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson said that the pledge has the potential to affect landlords’ reputations.

“I think that [the pledge has] teeth in that … no landlord wants to be on the bad list or not on the good list of the university,” he said at the hearing.

“We’re working actively to engage and educate our students … and while there are certain kinds of teeth this approach may not have I think it does have important reputational teeth that landlords do care about.”

He added that the outpouring of anger from some landlords shows that the pledge is effective.

“Several landlords who don’t have basic business licenses have called us to complain, some rather heatedly, that we’re getting too much into their business here. We take that [as] a sign that we have touched a nerve, that we’ve made a difference,” Olson said.

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Mussie, D.C. Taxi Driver, explaining why he expects Mayor Vincent Gray to support a proposal to raise cab fares in the District by as much as 83 percent.

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University Preps for Reaccreditation Emma Hinchliffe Hoya Staff Writer

As students prepare for final exams, the administration is working on completing its own test – the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccreditation.

Required of colleges and universities every 10 years, reaccreditation confirms that the university is operating in accordance with the standards of the commission and the U.S. Department of Education.

“It’s like a Good Housekeeping seal of approval,” Associate Provost Marjory Blumenthal said. “It’s a mark of prestige, but also a method of determining federal financial aid.”

This year, Georgetown has opted to follow a custom approach to the accreditation process. Instead of a comprehensive self-study, the university will participate in the new option of evaluation in “selected topics.”

The development of the self-study began

in February 2010, and the university is now in the process of the self-evaluation.

University officials feel that 10 of the commission’s 14 standards have been sufficiently achieved based on a comprehensive collection of internal documentation.

Two representatives from the commission reviewed the collection of over 1,400 documents that demonstrate that the university meets the commission’s criteria.

“They said it was the best documentation presentation they had seen, and it could be a model for Middle States,” Blumenthal said.

The remaining four standards – planning, institutional assessment, general education and assessment of student learning – will be evaluated through self-study by administrators, faculty and students.

“I think the contribution our self-study will make to the community will be to provide in one place an integrated discussion of how we do planning at different levels,” Blumenthal

said. “Putting that all together will be a contribution to the community even though we’re motivated by an outside group.”

A committee of faculty from the four undergraduate schools is examining the coherence of the general education standards across the four colleges and will remain intact after the accreditation process is over to act as a faculty academic council.

“We didn’t do as good a job as we might have done at explaining why it is we ask students to take these courses, even though we’ve been asking them for over 30 years,” Blumenthal said. “Self-study will provide a more coherent discussion and talk about assessment of how well students are doing.”

A committee led by Swarthmore College President Rebecca Chopp will begin to evaluate Georgetown’s self-study in early April.

The Middle States Commission will meet in June to decide whether to grant the university reaccreditation.

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Professor Barbara Wien left the stage during the panel to demonstrate her opposition to social hierarchies.

Panelists Applaud Occupy Protests Sarah Kaplan Hoya Staff Writer

A group of about 50 students, professors and D.C. residents gathered to discuss the Occupy movement in the ICC auditorium Tuesday night.

The event, organized by Georgetown Occupy, included a panel discussion and breakout session aimed at identifying the nature and goals of the Occupy protests.

The discussion ranged from the event’s theme of “What is Occupy?” to the 2008 economic crisis and problems with American culture.

“The greatest thing that Occupy Wall Street has done so far is change the conversation,” said Michael Kazin, a history professor and panelist at the event. “It’s got people in the media and outside the media talking about all kinds of things we’d like them to talk about.”

Still, Kazin voiced concern about the movement’s lack of structure.

“The structureless-ness … is unsustainable,” he said. “In the end, there are no leaderless movements.”

Barbara Wien, a professor in the justice and peace studies department and a frequent attendee of the Occupy protests, said that the conception that the protesters lack goals is false.

“The Occupy movement has very clear goals and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise,” she said, listing stricter regulation of financial institutions and cuts to military spending as primacy concerns for the movement.

During her turn on the panel, Wien left the stage and walked among the audience members.

“I’m going to interrupt this culture right here, this hierarchy,” she said, pointing to the stage. “That’s what the Occupy movement is about, is interrupting culture.”

Wien also discussed her hopes for expansion of the protests in the coming months.

“The encampments are just one small part of this movement.

They’re going to be doing housing takeovers for people who have lost their homes due to predatory lending … They’re going to be taking

over malls … They’re also calling for the birth of a new hybrid political party,” she said. “We live in the most exciting time probably in the history of the world right now.”

After the panel, the audience divided into two smaller groups to discuss the issues informally.

Samuel Geaney-Moore (SFS ’12), a member of Georgetown Occupy who stayed for the breakout session, said that he attended the event in order to show his support for the working class.

“The thing I care about the most is the struggle of the working people in the United States,” he said. “This is a way … to fight the inequality.”

According to the panel’s moderator, Madeline Grayson Howard (COL ’12), the goal of the event was to attract a wider group of people involved in the Occupy movement.

“We really wanted to get more contact with people who have these tendencies,” she said. “I think that it was pretty successful because we reached a lot of people who I have never met before.”

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ANC Approves Changes Thefts Spike in November To Wisconsin Avenue Pavan Rajgopal Hoya Staff Writer

Esteban Garcia Hoya Staff Writer

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E voted to approve the first phase of a District Department of Transportation project that would restrict traffic on Wisconsin Avenue to allow for widened sidewalks and the addition of bike lanes.

The project, which was proposed at ANC2E’s monthly meeting on Monday, would limit vehicular traffic to a single lane going either direction during all non-rush hour times to allow for the expansions.

According to DDOT project manager Paul Hoffman, who presented the proposal, the six-month project would begin in March 2012 and reach completion by the fall.

The changes would affect the stretch of Wisconsin Avenue between Whitehaven Parkway, where the university has administrative offices, and Massachusetts Avenue.

This section of the road lies within the boundaries of Glover Park and ANC3B. Ben Cohen, the treasurer of ANC3B, pointed to the positive effects of the project, including increased pedestrian safety and increased visibility for Glover Park’s commercial district along Wisconsin Avenue.

At the meeting, neighbors and commissioners expressed apprehension about the plan. Jake Sticka (COL ’13), the ANC2E Commissioner whose constituency includes most Georgetown students, questioned

Hoffman about the project’s impact on Georgetown University Transportation Service.

“Making the left turn, it’s tight, and occasionally the buses can delay traffic,” Sticka said, pointing out that if the project goes ahead as planned the proposed addition of parking lanes would further limit the GUTS buses from making proper left turns at Whitehaven Parkway.

Hoffman said that there would be sufficient clearance for the bus service to continue running normally.

Further opposition was raised by a resident of Burleith, who asked DDOT if traffic diverted by the construction would disrupt the community by running through residential streets. According to Hoffman, DDOT is not able to control how traffic will be affected by the changes.

“Traffic, like water, finds the path of least resistance,” he said.

ANC2E Vice Chair Bill Starrels endorsed the first phase of the project but asked for greater inclusion of local residents in the process in order to avoid misinformation.

In the end, the motion to tentatively endorse the project passed unanimously.

Also on the commission’s agenda Monday was the improvement work being done to O and P Streets. According to ANC2E Commissioner Jeff Jones, new water mains will be completely installed by January. The new mains will be made of copper and will replace the lead ones currently in place.

November saw an increase in the number of thefts and alcohol-related incidents reported by the Department of Public Safety as well as a moderate uptick in crime overall.

Overall, the number of reported incidents increased 22 percent from 45 to 55.

Thefts jumped 35 percent from 17 in October to 23 this month, reaching a high for this academic year. Theft remained the most commonly reported crime, accounting for 42 percent of incidents.

However, this number remains lower than the 28 thefts reported last November, when 17 laptops were reported stolen during a rash of thefts.

Of the 23 thefts reported, all but five are still under investigation.

One other case also remains open, involving padlocks that were cut from the posts at the main gates.

Alcohol incidents rose this month, too, with DPS reporting 10 alcohol-related offenses. After thefts, alcohol offenses represent the second-largest portion of cases.

All of the cases reported this month were referred to the Office of Stu-

dent Conduct for disciplinary action.

The number of DPS citations for alcohol has increased steadily throughout the academic year, with one in September and six in October.

Seven of the 30 other incidents reported were either handed over to the Metropolitan Police Department or were directly handled by DPS officers, while 22 were referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

The remaining five cases, including two thefts and three incidents of defacing property, have been closed with no leads.

Jesuit Left Legacy in Classics Dept.

BODNAR, from A1 according to Keesling.

“For years, he was the classics department,” she said.

Bodnar’s work focused on the writings of Cyriac of Ancona, a 15th-century Italian merchant, and the study of Renaissance travel in Greece, a subject that has become increasingly popular among classics scholars in recent years, according to Keesling.

“It was nice that he lived to see lots of people get suddenly interested in this subject that was his life’s work,”

Keesling said.

According to Provost James O’Donnell, Bodnar also impacted members of the university outside of the classics department and Catholic chaplaincy.

“Priest, scholar and Hoya, his gentle way, his keen intellect and that distinctive twinkle will be remembered by many, including a provost for whom he has been his ‘oldest’ Georgetown friend, dating from our meeting in Woodrow Wilson’s living room 35 years ago,” O’Donnell wrote in an email announcing Bodnar’s

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death to the university community Tuesday evening.

Each year, the classics department holds the Bodnar Lecture featuring a renowned classics scholar. The annual event will be continued posthumously in Bodnar’s honor and is scheduled for March 26, 2012.

A wake will be held for Bodnar today from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m in Wolfington Hall, and his funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in Dahlgren Chapel. Bodnar will be buried in the Jesuit cemetery on campus.

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The popular M Street eatery opened for dinner Tuesday exactly five months after the building was gutted by fire in June. Tackle Box’s sister restaurant, Hook, which was also damaged in the fire, will be replaced by a new Mexican restaurant called Bandolero.

Revitalized Graduate Journal Debuted Thurs.

Bebe Albornoz Hoya Staff Writer

Celebrating a revamped website and increased submissions, the university’s journal of culture, communication and technology re-launched Thursday.

Gnovis, a peer-reviewed journal and academic blog run by graduate students in the Communication, Culture and Technology program, saw a sharp rise in articles submitted by graduate students in the United States and seven other countries this year.

“Students are more aware of technology and how to use it … so I think that coincides with the exponential number of submissions we have been receiving,” Editor-in-Chief Lauren Bar-

nett (GRD ’12) said.

The journal’s spring 2011 issue published 12 papers with a 19 percent acceptance rate for submissions, according to Managing Editor Colleen Valentine (GRD ’12).

Gnovis addresses subjects such as technology, media, politics, arts and culture and is released online each spring and fall. This year, the journal published its first summer multimedia edition.

The journal was first launched in the fall of 2000 as a studentorganized initiative. After its formation, it underwent a dormant period and relaunched in 2002. The completion of the new site marks the culmination of a remodeling that began in August 2007.

“We redid our website over the summer and that was a big project for us. At this point, it’s about continuing the momentum that we’ve built around this new website,” Barnett said.

A staff of student bloggers posts daily on the updated website. The increased volume of blog posts this semester has been facilitated by the new site design, according to Alicia Dillon (GRD ’12), Gnovis’s lead blogger.

“We work on Word Press now, so it is a different platform, but the process for blogging has remained the same,” she said.

While the bloggers are students and members of the core staff at Gnovis, the journal relies on submissions from scholars in the field. Like many aca-

demic journals, the publication is peer reviewed and employs a double-blind review process.

“We try to offer for students … a way to experience the peer review process,” Barnett said. “We have received feedback from those graduate students that feel like that’s a worthwhile cause and say that that has definitely helped them look at their academic projects in a different light.”

According to Davis, she and other staff members have been designing a downloadable version of the publication.

“I think it’s really important moving forward with the prevalence of tablet readers and the way people are reading … to have that option as a viable alternate,” Davis said.

to shortchange,” he said.

But in Tuesday’s meeting, SIPS fund cofounder Nick Troiano (COL ’12) criticized the New South Student Center proposal, questioning its long-term impact and influence outside of the university.

“Anyone can think of ways to make their own lives marginally better. How do we use our own potential to make a difference?”

Troiano said.

Troiano explained that he was ultimately satisfied with the funding that the committee voted to allocate to the SIPS fund, which plans to use its endowment money to support student service projects.

Georgetown Energy initially requested funding for solar panel additions to the roofs of 43 townhouses but revised its request when it determined that some roofs might not be able to physically support the installation. Fin/App’s plan would allocate funding for all 43 townhouses, and money that is not spent by May 2012 would be moved to Georgetown Energy’s Green Revolving Loan Fund. The GRLF will be managed by the SIPS Fund and finance future student-run energy projects.

Georgetown Energy’s proposal aroused controversy Tuesday when Senator Daniel LaMagna (COL ’13) announced that two of his constituents, Tyler Eldridge (COL ’13) and Evan Abrams (SFS ’12), claimed that Georgetown Energy had stolen concepts from their plans for a revolving sustainability loan fund, which would be facilitated by a student group called The Fund.

Members of Georgetown Energy refuted the accusations at Tuesday’s meeting, pointing to the existence of approximately 170 similar green funds at other institutions. The group also claimed to have several emails proving that the idea was discussed before Georgetown Energy was aware of The Fund.

Fin/App Chair Colton Malkerson (COL ’13) said that the accusations were an issue separate from the meeting’s student activity endowment allocation discussion. Abrams declined to comment because of continuing discussions between The Fund and Georgetown Energy, and members of Georgetown Energy declined to be interviewed for the same reason.

At Wednesday’s meeting, Malkerson said that the two groups had come to a mutual agreement and will submit a joint letter of recommendation to the SIPS Fund on how to best implement the GRLF. “Both sides are happy,” he said.

SFS Unveils Masters Degrees in Global Development, Asian Studies Jake Green and Emma Hinchliffe Hoya Staff Writers

The School of Foreign Service announced Tuesday that it will introduce two new Master of Arts degrees in hopes of giving students an edge in changing industries.

The Global Human Development and Asian Studies degrees will both begin to enroll students next fall and will be awarded for the first time in 2014.

The Global Human Development graduate program, which was approved last summer, will be open to 20 students.

“The program is trying to look

forward [to] what the development challenges are going to be over the next 40 or 50 years,” Ann Van Dusen, interim director of the Global Human Development degree, said.

The program intends to help foster the practical skills needed for global development.

“It is a very applied and practitioner-oriented degree, which distinguishes it from many others,” Van Dusen said.

She added that she believes that businesses will begin to view an understanding of global development as crucial to success.

“It is going to be a relatively quick change from businesses looking at

work in developing countries as sort of corporate responsibility — one step beyond charity — they are moving from that to seeing this as part of their business strategy,” she said.

The requirements of the program include courses in the economics and politics of development, project design and evaluation, financing, management and technology.

According to Van Dusen, one of the unique features of the degree, which is targeted at those who already have professional experience in development, is the required international work project between a student’s first and second year in the program.

“It will build [students’] skills as well as their networks,” she said.

The Master of Arts degree in Asian Studies will be housed at the National Resource Center for East Asia, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Victor Cha, the director of the new degree, believes the university can benefit from reaching out to China. University President John J. DeGioia has also made outreach to the region a priority.

“Georgetown is very interested in expanding its national and international profile on Asia,” Cha said.

“The best way to do that is by having a serious graduate degree program.”

According to Cha, the curriculum will give students a broad knowledge of Asia in addition to a focus on one or two of three specializations — politics and security, political economy and business or history and society.

Students will also learn Chinese, Japanese or Korean and, if they choose, a sub-regional specialization.

Cha believes the new degree is long overdue.

“So many people were coming here for years surprised that we didn’t have a graduate program on Asia,” he said. “We’re very happy to get this through the university.”

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DPS BLOTTER Thursday, November 17, 2011 Theft, Lauinger Library, 2:21 p.m.

A student reported the theft of a laptop. The student stated she left her laptop on top of a desk and left the area.

When she in returned a few minutes, her property was missing. There are no suspects or witnesses.

Friday, November 18, 2011 Alcohol Violation, Nevils, 8:54 p.m.

An unregistered keg was removed from a registered party. The students hosting the party were underage. The case has been referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

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A proposal to increase per-mile cab fares by 83 percent is being considered by the D.C. Taxicab Commission.

Taxi Fares in DC May Jump Toniann Maniscalco Special to The Hoya

Taxi fares in the District could rise by as much as 83 percent if a rate increase proposal is approved by the D.C. Taxicab Commission later this month.

The commission held a hearing Tuesday to debate the proposal, which was submitted by independent taxi operator Nicholas Maxwell.

The plan would increase to the per-mile rate from $1.50 to $2.75, while dropping the starting fee from $3.00 to $2.75 and eliminating surcharges.

At the meeting, several taxi drivers called the increase insuf-

ficient and instead called for a plan that would keep the current starting fee and surcharges and change the per-mile rate from $1.50 to $2.00.

The commission is expected to make its final ruling on the changes Dec. 13.

Though they debated the specifics of the plan, many taxi drivers agree that there is need for reform.

They said that District taxicabs have one of the lowest fare rates in the nation, though the cost of living has steadily increased.

“I just want a fair fare,” Mussie, a D.C. taxi driver who did not want to provide his last name, told The Hoya.

Since the taxicab union was a

major backer of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s campaign for office, some speculate that Gray will be partial to the proposal.

“Certainly any politician is going to work to reward his supporters once they’re in office,” Jack Jacobson, a spokesman for taxi rider advocacy group DC Taxi Watch, told the Washington Examiner.

“I would hope that’s not the case here, but it certainly looks that way.”

Mussie said he voted for Gray because he seemed favorable to taxi drivers.

“I voted for Mayor Gray because he … listens to the city,” he said.

The mayor’s office declined to comment.

Vittles Theft Caught on Camera VITTLES, from A1 The Corp Chief Operating Officer Brooke Heinichen (SFS ’12) did not believe that the man was affiliated with The Corp.

“It was not anyone that we recognized,” she said.

Pon added that the suspect did

not appear to be of college age.

According to Heinichen, the man’s image was captured by the convenience store’s security cameras, which were installed in Corp locations in the past few weeks as part of routine safety improvements.

“We were able to review tapes and provide DPS with significantly

more information than we would have been able to without the cameras,” she said. She added that the employees were also able to note the license plate on the suspect’s car.

Representatives of DPS could not be reached for comment at press time.

Crews Investigate Building Collapse Beth Garbitelli Hoya Staff Writer

The cause of a partial building collapse at an empty storefront at 1424 Wisconsin Ave. remains unknown after Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs work crews investigated the site Wednesday.

Helder Gil, public information officer for the DCRA, said that the inspectors had not yet determined the reason for the collapse because of large amounts of rubble at the site.

“The initial report … was that the collapse was caused by a gas leak, but as far as we can tell that was not the case,” he said.

DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the collapse on Thursday afternoon after being contacted by an unidentified person.

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formation officer at DC Fire and EMS, also reported significant damage to a vacant building at 1422 Wisconsin Ave., which neighbors the collapsed building. The building at 1426 Wisconsin Ave., which houses Major, a clothes and shoes retailer, also sustained some damages.

The Metropolitan Police Department was also called to the scene of the collapse to assist in closing off a portion of the street for pedestrian safety, according to public information officer Anthony Clay. Neither DC Fire and EMS nor MPD reported any injuries.

Work crews visited the site on Wednesday, but Gil said that he could not estimate when the cause of the collapse would be determined. He added that the site is too dangerous to perform thorough investigations until the rubble is safely removed.

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“It really depends on how fast and how safely we can [remove the rubble],” Gil said.

The building at 1424 Wisconsin Ave. was due to be partially torn down before it was damaged in the incident last week. The demolition permit was issued earlier this year and is set to expire on Aug. 16, 2012, according to Gil. The permit was granted to M Street Five Limited Partnership, with an owner address listed as Axent Realty Group in Potomac, Md. Axent Realty owns several shops in Georgetown and commercial properties in both Maryland and Virginia, according to their website.

Gil said that none of the buildings have been condemned and that the damage appeared to be limited to 1424 Wisconsin Ave. and the two adjacent properties at 1422 and 1426 Wisconsin Ave.

Alcohol Violation, LXR Hall, 12:07 a.m.

DPS responded to a noise complaint and discovered underage possession of alcohol in the dorm room. The case has been referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Drug Violation, McCarthy Hall, 12:40 a.m.

DPS confiscated drug paraphernalia from a dorm room. The case has been referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 Alcohol Violation, Henle Village, 1:13 a.m.

DPS responded to a loud noise coming from an apartment and discovered underage consumption of alcohol. The case has been referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Robbery-Weapon, 37th and T Streets, 10:01 a.m.

A student reported being robbed of a wallet and cell phone by two male suspects. While walking, the student noticed two males emerge from some bushes. The student fled from the area and was chased by the two suspects.

The two suspects fled the scene in a vehicle. DPS and MPD are investigating the case. The two suspects were described as black males both wearing bandanas covering a portion of their faces and dressed in dark clothing.

One suspect was approximately 5-foot10 with a slim build. The second suspect was approximately 5-foot-9 with a heavy build.

Monday, November 21, 2011 Burglary-Forcible Entry, New Research Building, 8:31 a.m.

An unknown suspect pried open an office door and removed a safe containing approximately $800 in gift cards and a chair that was worth approximately $100. No suspects or witnesses have been identified. The case is under investigation.

Theft, Leavey Center, 2:31 p.m.

Two unknown males entered the bookstore and stole five iPods valued at approximately $1,795. Both suspects were black males. One had a dark complexion, bald head, was approximately 30 years of age and wore a black North Face jacket, black gloves, blue jeans and black sneakers. The second suspect has a light complexion, was in his mid-20s and was dressed in all black with a black puffy jacket. Both suspects fled the store and headed in an unknown direction. The case is under investigation.

Drug Violation, Nevils, 7:06 p.m.

DPS confiscated two bottles containing a small amount of an unknown substance and a glass pipe. The unknown

substance tested positive for THC content. The case has been referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Robbery-Snatch, 3500 Block of P Street NW, 8:49 p.m.

A student reported that while walking home a suspect approached her and snatched her purse, which a witness was able to retrieve. The suspect fled down 35th Street toward Prospect. The suspect was described as a black male approximately 5-foot-10, with his hair in dreadlocks. The witness sustained an injury. The case is under investigation.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 Theft, 3600 Block of O Street NW, 6:15 p.m.

The complainant reported the unauthorized use of his credit cards, stolen in a book bag from a car. There was evidence that the suspect entered the vehicle by compromising one of the doors. DPS and MPD are investigating the case.

Thursday, November 24, 2011 Alcohol Violation, Village A, 3:00 a.m.

DPS closed down a party that was being attended by underage students. There was alcohol present. The case has been referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Friday, November 25, 2011 Theft, Lauinger Library, 4:47 p.m.

A student reported the theft of his laptop and two credit cards that were removed from his wallet. The student stated that he left his property unattended while using the restroom. There are no suspects or witnesses.

Monday, November 28, 2011 Theft, Red Square, 12:59 p.m.

A student reported his bicycle stolen from a bike rack. There are no witnesses or suspects.

Theft, Intercultural Center, 1:32 p.m.

An employee reported the theft of $24.52 from a petty cash box. There are no witnesses or suspects.

Theft, Alumni Square, 5:35 p.m.

A student reported that he secured his bicycle to a bike rack on Tuesday, Nov. 22. When he returned to the area to retrieve his property on Sunday, Nov. 27, he discovered his property was missing.

There are no witnesses or suspects.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Theft, Reynolds Hall, 11:00 p.m.

A student reported the theft of her phone from her dorm room. There are no witnesses or suspects.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Theft, Walsh Building, 4:02 p.m.

The complainant filed a report regarding the theft of his phone, which he had left in a public restroom. There are no witnesses or suspects.

Theft, St. Mary’s Hall, 6:03 p.m.

A student reported the theft of her bicycle from a bike rack. There are no witnesses or suspects.

Theft, Copley Hall, 10:25 p.m.

A student reported the theft of his bicycle from a bike rack. There are no witnesses or suspects.

The blotter is compiled weekly by the Department of Public Safety.

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Miltenberg Named Top Coach CROSS COUNTRY, from A10 to us. We’ll have to go take it,’” Miltenberg said. “In the Big East, when you’re third in your own conference, it’s a bit of a wake-up call.”

But despite the roller-coaster ride of a season, the team showed mental toughness and regained its composure.

“We [had to] take this winor-bust mentality off the table and tried to be the best team we could with the guys we’ve got,” Miltenberg said.

But it wasn’t just the athletes that were recognized for the national championship — Miltenberg received the coveted national coach of the year award.

“It’s a huge honor,” Miltenberg said. “It’s great that peers have recognized what we’ve done.”

Despite the impressive accolade, Miltenberg was quick to deflect credit back to his runners, wryly noting that he did not compete in the final race of the year.

“Great athletes make great coaches and not the other way around,” he said. “It’s a testament to what our team has done this year.”

Miltenberg believes the award means that coaches have begun to appreciate Georgetown’s method of recruiting, training and racing.

It’s a mentality that emphasized team running and allowed the squad to peak when it mattered most.

Looking forward, the team will lose Claire Richardson and Emily Infeld, the top finishers for Georgetown at nationals.

Returnees include sophomore Madeline Chambers

and Rachel Schneider — both All-Americans who redshirted this year. Miltenberg is confident that this group will be able to come together and mesh well.

“It’s going to be a great time and a different team,” Miltenberg said. “You can never replace an Emily Infeld, so next year is going to be more about the team than ever before. I think we’re going to be right back to having great senior leadership and won’t miss a beat.”

But next year is far away for a team that is still enjoying its national championship and reflecting on the ups and downs of the season.

“This season was a journey, to say the least,” Miltenberg said.

But it was a journey well worth the ride.

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Senior wide receiver Jeremiah Kayal was named to the academic all-Patriot League team.

Georgetown Caps Season GU Readies for Catholic Meet With Conference Awards swimming and diving

LAURA WAGNER Special to The Hoya

At 1 p.m. this Saturday, the Georgetown swimming and diving team will face off in a dual meet against Catholic in their second home event of the year.

The Hoyas’ last competition in McCarthy Pool, which took place on Sept. 30, yielded disappointing results as both the men’s and women’s teams lost to Towson. Despite strong individual performances from sophomore Lauren Opatrny, junior Paul Quincy and freshman Michael Ng, all of whom won multiple races, the Tigers bested the men, 156-135, and the women, 171-128. This Saturday gives the Blue and Gray an opportunity to redeem that loss on the Hilltop against a local rival .

Most recently, the Hoyas competed against Bucknell, Colgate, Delaware, Fordham and La Salle in the three-day Bucknell Invitational. Both the men’s and women’s teams

finished in fifth place overall, driven by strong performances from Opatrny, Quincy and sophomore Christian Kilgore, all of whom made the finals in each of the three individual events. Quincy’s dominance continued with first-place finishes in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle, and a secondplace finish in the 200 freestyle. Opatrny enjoyed similar success, finishing first in the 200 individual medley, second in the 100-yard butterfly, and third in the 100 backstroke.

Other notable performances included Ng’s second place finish in the 100 backstroke and freshman Jillian Carter’s second place finish in the 200 butterfly.

These kinds of performances would undoubtedly help the Blue and Gray come away with the win this weekend, but the team will rely on the strength of the entire squad to reach their larger goals at the conference championship this spring. While Catholic’s swimming and diving team is not a conference opponent, the

squad will still offer some quality competition for the Hoyas.

The Cardinals have enjoyed a winning season so far, with both the men’s team and the women’s team winning three meets while losing only two all year. Earlier in the year, Catholic competed in two unscored tri-meets against Division I area rivals GWU and American, where they registered solid performances in the men’s 1650 free, women’s 1650 free,and women’s 400 IM. While the Hoyas have so far recorded faster times in all of these events, the Blue and Gray cannot afford to underestimate the competition.

A win this weekend would help the Hoyas gather momentum as they anticipate the conference championship in February. With only three meets left — at James Madison, George Washington and Maryland — before the big event, the Hoyas are looking to tally up some victories so they can head to the Big East championship with confidence.

FOOTBALL, from A10 The squad showed significant improvement this season, racking up eight wins en route to a second-place finish in the Patriot League.

Kelly, however, was reluctant to take the credit.

“The coach of the year — I really see [it] as a staff of the year award, Kelly said. We’re very fortunate here at Georgetown to have the staff that we have, and they deserve a lot of credit for all that they do and have done to put us on the right track.”

The season culminated with a Nov. 12 matchup against Lehigh in the Patriot League championship game. Although the Hoyas fell to the defending champs, 34-12, the team put up a strong effort and looks to continue its growth into next season.

Kelly was also named one of 20 finalists for the Eddie Robinson FCS coach of the year award, which will be announced on Jan. 6 at the FCS national awards banquet in Frisco, Texas, the day before the FCS national championship game.

In addition to Coach Kelly, a number of Hoyas received honors for their standout performances this season.

Heading the list was senior Andrew Schaetzke, who earned Patriot League defensive player of the year following a season in which he recorded 69 tackles, 22.5 tackles for

a loss of 108 yards, 13 quarterback sacks and an interception.

Schaetzke, who rose to the second spot on the Georgetown all-time sacks list and third in the Patriot League with 30.5 sacks in his career, was also named to the Buck Buchanan FCS defensive player of the year watch list.

“Andrew, as I’ve said all along, is the best defensive player in the league,” Kelly said He’s a guy that everyone in this league has to scheme for, so it’s not surprising that he earned this honor.”

Schaetzke was also named to the Patriot League first team defense along with juniors Robert McCabe and Jeremy Moore.

In addition to earning first team honors at his primary cornerback spot on defense, Moore was named to the first team offense for his impressive performance as a return specialist with his 29.2 yards per kick return average.

Freshman defensive lineman Mike Roland, sophomore running back Nick Campanella, senior cornerback Jayah Kaisamba and senior place kicker Brett Weiss earned second team honors.

Senior running back Chance Logan and senior wide receiver Jeremiah Kayal also earned honors, being named to the academic all-Patriot League team.

The Hoyas’ breakthrough season is clearly receiving the recognition it deserves. Georgetown football fans hope the end-of-season hardware collection becomes a trend.

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Options for Football Sidelines Club Sports Welcome All Levels Matt Emch

Riding the Pine

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ith the end of the college football regular season is upon us, the annual coaching carousel is about to start up again.

With Ohio State, Washington State and Arizona all luring bigname coaches in Urban Meyer, Mike Leach and Rich Rodriguez, respectively, the picture is becoming clearer every day.

Here are my thoughts about the seven current openings in the BCS conferences and who I see taking the reins at each school. The schools are ranked from most to least desirable for potential coaches.

1. While the UNC Tar Heels will continue to work their way past looming NCAA sanctions, they will also be looking to find a coach to get them back on track. Even with these issues overshadowing the program, UNC remains the top available coaching vacancy. Known predominantly as a basketball school, UNC has shown a commitment to football as well in recent years. Its academic reputation, brand-new facilities and wealthy alumni base create an opportunity for the school to make a fantastic hire that could potentially lead to a step forward on the gridiron. I look for Gus Malzahn, a spread-offense mastermind, to be the leading candidate here with Vanderbilt Head Coach James Franklin also in contention.

2. In recent years Ole Miss has slipped to being only the thirdmost popular team in the state, which is embarrassing given their rich history. They’re not that far off considering that former coach Houston Nutt knew how to recruit well in the mid-

dle of SEC territory. Even so, the cupboard is pretty bare. James Fedora, who has succeeded just down the road at Southern Miss, is the best bet, considering his Mississippi roots. Baylor coach Art Briles is also gaining steam as a potential replacement for Nutt.

3. When Rick Neuheisel proclaimed that the monopoly on football in Los Angeles was over, he spoke a little prematurely.

Four years later, the USC monopoly is still alive and well as UCLA has struggled under his watch. Early reports indicate that the Bruins are willing to shell out as much as $3 million to land a top-tier coach and make Neuheisel’s proclamation reality and, if this is the case, expect them to pursue Boise State’s Chris Petersen.

Landing Petersen would be a long shot, but it’s still worth a call. If he doesn’t work out, I see Houston’s Kevin Sumlin as the next man in line.

4. I’m assuming that the Penn State job will open up in the near future, due to one of the biggest scandals in the history of college sports. Tom Bradley has done a solid job replacing the legendary Joe Paterno, but all signs point to his being dismissed after the season. Any other year Penn State would be unquestionably the top available job, but the magnitude of this scandal will surely hurt everything from recruiting to ticket sales to alumni donations. Even so, being the head coach at Happy Valley is still a prime job. Dan Mullen, the head coach at Mississippi State, has been the leader to replace Paterno since day one. Born in Philadelphia and educated at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa., Mullen looks to be a perfect fit for the Nittany Lions.

5. As soon as Arizona State was in contention to win a wide-

open Pac-12 South, they lost five out of their last six games. As a result, Dennis Erickson is once again without a job as the Sun Devils look to find a coach who can get them over the hump. Being a beautiful school with ties to the Los Angeles recruiting scene has its perks, but ASU has nevertheless struggled for the majority of the last decade. The aforementioned Kevin Sumlin looks to be the man whom the Sun Devils want the most, but recent rumors have him leaning toward UCLA if the California school should come calling.

In that case, look for SMU coach June Jones to wind up with this job.

6. After the failed tenure of Ron Zook at Illinois, it is difficult to think that the brass will take a big gamble with the next coaching hire. As an historic basketball school, football will always play second fiddle, a problem for the Illini given that their successful coaches often use the program as a stepping stone. Cincinnati’s Butch Jones is the safe bet for Illinois considering that he knows how to win with programs that aren’t always in the limelight.

7. Kansas finds itself at the bottom of this list due to the fact that they will, once again, have to start from scratch. After Turner Gill left the program decimated, it will be difficult to find a true winner who wants to go to a place where his accomplishments will always be overshadowed by basketball.

Accordingly, the top two realistic choices are TCU offensive coordinator and quarterbacks’ coach Justin Fuente and Kansas State defensive coordinator Dana Dimel, who has deep connections within the state.

Matt Emch is a sophomore in the College. Riding the Pine appears every Friday.

Corey Blaine

The Bleacher Seats

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hen Andy Weaver crossed the finish line in first place at the 2011 cross country national championships, the scene wasn’t anything like he had imagined. For starters, Weaver wasn’t winning the NCAA Division I Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. — he was destroying the field at the National Intercollegiate Running Club Association championship in Charlotte, N.C. Just a year ago, Weaver finished 24th at the NCAA regionals and was plotting his strategy to earn a berth in the national meet for the following season. Unfortunately for Weaver and the rest of the University of Delaware team, the university decided to drop the team following last season due to Title IX restrictions, forcing Weaver and his teammates to continue running elsewhere.

So they turned to NIRCA, where they were able to share their love for running with a staggering total of 525 college runners. From Weaver, who finished in 23:59, to the slowest runner, who crossed the line in 51:38, NIRCA has afforded the opportunity for all college runners who were unable to run varsity for any number of reasons the chance to experience the thrill of competition. Anyone can join; my twin brother even started his own NIRCA-sanctioned club.

This isn’t an unfamiliar story; club sports are common on nearly every campus. It just speaks volumes to the success of the NIRCA program to attract teams from as far away as Oregon and California. In all, NIRCA spans across 30 states and represents over 90 clubs.

So what are the advantages in organizations like NIRCA or the governing bodies for club soccer and wrestling (which each had over 70 participants in their national competitions)? For starters, an estimated two million students participate in club sports, meaning that these governing bodies provide two million individuals with the experience of competing on an athletic team in college.

The greatest strength in these organizations is their inclusivity. In the case of NIRCA, the qualifying process for the national championship consists of having a few members run at least one sanctioned

meet over the course of the fall season. By shutting off only non-active clubs from the national championships, NIRCA was able to host 824 runners.

As overly played-out as the storyline is in cinema, there really is an identity issue in high school athletes who do not go on to play at the collegiate level. Most of us can still remember the feelings of relief mixed with emptiness at the conclusion of our high school careers, whether it ended in a heartbreaking postseason loss in a one-run game with a runner on third (true story about my baseball career) or a state championship. Previously, the majority of us were defined at our schools by which sport we played, a label that disappeared when we entered college.

Through the efforts of NIRCA and other club organizations, athletes like Andy Weaver and others are learning how to just enjoy the sport without the label, a deep love that can last a lifetime. We still get the opportunity to participate in the game we love and against others with similar interests and skill levels. I’ll never run an 8K in 23:58 like he did, yet I still find myself in a sprint finish against an unknown participant from Eastern Michigan. Without NIRCA, there’s very little chance I’d ever even meet anyone from Eastern Michigan.

For those of us not among the 430,000 athletes under the NCAA and NAIA umbrella, club sports represents an opportunity to still participate in the team dinners, bus rides and competition of sport. Some of us, like Andy Weaver, compete after our promising careers were cut short by events out of our control. Still others just join to get in shape and to have fun in the process.

Despite the motivations, the NIRCA cross country championships stand as an example of the benefits of a well-organized governing body for club sports. By providing so many opportunities for so many runners, this organization is able to effectively service former collegiate runners capable of running sub-5-minute miles and runners who fail to run a mile in less than 10 minutes. For them and for everyone in between, NIRCA has facilitated many opportunities and experiences that would otherwise be left in high school.

Corey Blaine is a junior in the McDonough School of Business. The Bleacher Seats appears every Friday.

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Junior guard Sugar Rodgers, shown against Longwood, was named most valuable player of the Lady Rebel Roundup after averaging 19.5 points in the Hoyas’ two wins.

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Senior guard Jason Clark, shown against IUPUI, was named to the Maui Invitational alltouirnament team after averaging 23 points per game on 57.1 percent shooting.

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GU Knocks Off No. 10 Georgia, Wins Tourney BENO PICCIANO Hoya Staff Writer

After two losses in its first two meetings with ranked opponents, No. 20 Georgetown (6-2) needed a statement win at last weekend’s Lady Rebel Roundup in Las Vegas, Nev., to prove that its fading top-25 status was not a mere remnant of preseason fanfare.

The Hoyas got that win on Saturday, toppling No. 10 Georgia (6-1), 64-56, thanks to a combination of lethal three-point shooting and suffocating defense in Sin City. The Blue and Gray then posted a comfortable 64-45 victory over host University of Nevada-Las Vegas (6-1) in the tournament’s championship game to take first-place hardware back to the Hilltop.

“Our defense was very good in both games,” Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “Both Georgia and UNLV were averaging over 70 points a game, and we managed to hold both teams under their average, which was a key for us entering the games.”

With star junior guard Sugar Rodgers back after posting the first DNP of her career with an ankle injury last Monday, Georgetown battled back from an early seven-point deficit against the favored Georgia Bulldogs and entered the break with a 3129 lead.

A 13-2 run shortly after halftime gave the Hoyas a 48-37 lead with 12:10 remaining, but their SEC foes worked their way back into the game, coming within three points of the Blue and Gray with under two minutes remaining. Senior point guard Rubylee Wright then converted a layup to give the Hoyas a 61-56 lead, and Georgetown’s swarming defense did the rest, holding Georgia scoreless the rest of the way.

Rodgers led the Hoyas with 23 points, while senior forward Tia Magee contributed 14 points and six rebounds to the effort. The Blue and Gray shot 47.1 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range.

“I’m very proud of our young ladies. I thought everyone contributed to this victory,” Williams-Flournoy said in a press release. “I think [senior guard] Alexa Rocheheld it down for us in the first half, and we were very happy to see Sugar Rodgers wake up. Tia Magee had some big buckets down the stretch, Rubylee Wright did a great job running the point and our little freshman Taylor Brown hit some big threes.”

Facing undefeated UNLV in the weekend finale, the Hoyas took the lead for good with 12:53 remaining in the first half, capitalizing on second-chance points to build a 15-10 cushion. The Blue and Gray led 30-22 at the half and stretched the lead to as many as 19 points in the second half.

As against the Bulldogs, the Hoyas were more consistent from behind the arc than they were overall in the game. The Blue and Gray shot 37.9 percent from downtown and 35.4 percent from the field.

Rodgers and Magee again led Georgetown with 16 and 12 points, respectively, while Roche led the team with seven rebounds and added 10 points. However, success in the championship game reminded the veteran squad that it can rely on a number of sources for offensive and defensive contributions.

“Once again, this was a full-team effort, and we had everyone contributing to today’s win and the tournament championship,” Williams-Flournoy said.

As is so often the case for the Hoyas, a pressing defense and the ability to create takeaways were among the decisive factors in the contest.

“I thought we played very well defensively tonight,” Williams-Flournoy said. “We forced them into 25 turnovers and held them to 45 points. This is what we need to do defensively to win games.”

The Blue and Gray extended their unbeaten run to five with a 70-54 victory at Coppin State Wednesday night and will take on Rider this Sunday at McDonough Arena. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.

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Young Hoyas Step Up in Maui MICHAEL PALMER Hoya Staff Writer

The Maui Invitational proved to be another beneficial trip for the Hoyas, even if not everything was sunny in the Aloha State.

Head Coach John Thompson III made it no secret that he was frustrated with the Hoyas’ opening round 67-63 loss to Kansas.

“It’s frustrating. That’s a good team,” Thompson III said following Monday’s loss. “But there are a few things that we can control.

We’re not going to be singing this young- team song all year. These guys are ready to play. So what grade they’re in doesn’t matter. We have to take care of our business a little better.”

With 30 seconds left and Georgetown down by two, Kansas had the ball and the Hoyas seemed confused about what to do, finally fouling Kansas redshirt junior guard Travis Releford with 15 seconds left.

But after those few seconds of confusion, the damage was done.

Those 15 seconds could have meant two extra possessions in the game. Still, Releford deserves credit for knocking down his free throws at a critical time in the game, especially on a night where Kansas shot only 64 percent from the charity stripe.

Overall, the Blue and Gray did not take, or make, many good shots against the Jayhawks. Only a flurry of exceptional baskets — including a floater by junior forward Hollis Thompson and a three-pointer by freshman forward Otto Porter — kept the Hoyas within reach. This was partly due to Kansas’ strong defense, but Georgetown’s shot selection needs improvement.

The Jayhawks’ lead was also in part because of Thomas Robinson, who proved to be an all-tournament team player and looks like a

contender for national player of the year. He was ferocious, throwing down dunk after dunk and grabbing rebounds. “[Robinson] played very well,” Thompson III said. “We did not execute our plan. We wanted him to take 12 [or] 15 foot jump shot. Now their guards did a very good job of getting into the meat of our defense, and our [big men] probably stepped up a little bit too much and ended up with what feels like 14 dunks.”

Robinson’s play is certainly unique, but the Hoyas have not seen the last of talented big men.

Andre Drummond of Connecticut will be a challenge, and Fab Melo at Syracuse also looms on the schedule. Even so, aggressive play by senior center Henry Sims and Porter kept the rebounding nearly even against Kansas.

Defensively, Georgetown is faster and more intense than they have been in the last few years. They played great perimeter defense on the Jayhawks in a big game in a de facto away-game environment.

In the end, losing to Kansas by four — especially when the Hoyas put the onus on Releford to hit the free throws to secure the game — is not a big deal, especially early in the season.

“I think we’re a very tough team.

I’ve known that since we started working out over the summer going through the championship,” senior guard Jason Clark said. “I think that the team is getting better with dealing with adversity. We’re getting better. I think we responded well after the loss to Kansas. I think everybody’s starting to pay a lot more attention to what we need to do on the court offense.”

Division II Chaminade, the Hoyas’ next opponent, was not nearly of the same caliber as Kansas. Georgetown hit a lot of shots early before going cold from long

range, which was disconcerting.

That said, the Silverswords stayed within 30 points only because they swished several threes of their own.

With that win in their pocket, Georgetown came up big against Memphis in what would be their most impressive game of the tournament. The quick, athletic Tigers squad played a good game but committed a lot of turnovers and fell to the Hoyas in overtime, 91-88.

The Tigers did not expect Henry Sims to be as dominant as he was — and continued to be against IUPUI once the Hoyas returned to the mainland — as he has elevated his play to match his talent, dominating the post on both ends of the court.

Against the Big East teams with smaller centers, Sims will be hard to handle, his sheer size making him difficult to guard and tough to block out for rebounds.

This was a very important win for Georgetown. Games like Memphis, Kansas and last night’s win at Alabama will make or break the Blue and Gray’s NCAA hopes.

“They are the top teams in their conference,” senior center Henry Sims said. “That’s a tune-up for the Big East — gets us some experience, especially for physical play, so when the Big East comes around, it’s a physical league, so the guys won’t be surprised when they catch an elbow or something.”

All things considered, the fifthplace Maui finish was the secondbest way things could have worked out for Georgetown. They played Kansas into the final minute and beat a top-10 team, although the Tigers were probably over ranked.

“Hawaii, China — you accumulate all of that, it’s still making us a better team,” sophomore point guard Markel Starks said. “Maui helped us a lot, because there was a lot of really good competition out there.”

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The men’s basketball team knocks off No. 8 Memphis, 9188, in OT to secure fifth place.

NOVEMBER 26

The women’s basketball team beats host UNLV, 64-45, to win the Lady Rebel Roundup.

The men’s basketball team falls to No. 14 Kansas, 67-63, to open the Maui Invitational.

NOVEMBER 23

The women’s basketball team upsets No. 10 Georgia at the Lady Rebel roundup in Las Vegas, Nev.

NOVEMBER 27

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Hoyas’ Early Run Sinks Eagles Thompson Steps Up for GU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL, from A10 momentum for a 10-2 run that would put them ahead by 20 with eight minutes left to play.

Crawford sank four free throws in the final minutes of the game to seal Coppin State’s fate. At the end of the day the Hoyas pulled away with the victory, 70-54.

The commanding lead in the last 10 minutes gave several different players a chance to shine on the court.

“Last night’s game allowed us to play a lot of people that may not always have the opportu-

nity to play, and I think overall they did OK,” Williams-Flournoy said. “Obviously, there are things that everyone can work on and improve upon.”

Rodgers led the Hoyas in scoring with 26 points and added four assists and six rebounds.

The star guard shined defensively as well, tying her career high for steals in a game with six in the first half.

Crawford and Wright each notched 13 points in the decisive victory. Crawford led the team with seven rebounds and Wright racked up five assists, ex-

tending her team-leading total to 31.

The game marks Georgetown’s fifth consecutive win since falling to top-ranked Maryland and LSU three weeks ago.

On Sunday the Hoyas will take on Rider at home in McDonough Arena. The Broncs are currently 3-3 on the season with wins against Lafayette, Bucknell and St. Francis. Georgetown is 4-0 all time against Rider and defeated the Broncs 81-54 last season.

Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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“We’re definitely not where we want to be, because it’s the beginning of the season,” Sims said. “We have a lot of things to improve on.

But, the team plays hard, and that’s a start.”

Overall, Georgetown shot 43 percent from the field, including a 7-of-17 showing from three-point range, while matching Alabama on the boards.

The Hoyas played an outstanding first half defensively, limiting Alabama to just 16 points. The Crimson Tide made none of their nine attempted three-pointers, and the Hoyas went into the break with a 23-16 advantage.

The second half was a different story: The Crimson Tide came out firing. Junior power forward Tony Mitchell threw down two emphatic dunks off offensive rebounds to bring Alabama back into the game, and from there, it was an up-and-down affair.

“We knew they were a tough team. We knew that they weren’t going to just roll over,” Clark said. “But we just had to stick together. We told ourselves that we are going to stick together, keep playing our offense, keep playing defense, and just play it until the clock ran out.”

Georgetown will now return back home for a four-game homestand sandwiching final exams, beginning with NJIT this Saturday at Verizon Center. It will be the Hoyas’ sixth game in 13 days. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.

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WHAT’S INSIDE Michael Palmer and Beno Picciano recap the basketball teams’ recent tournament performances.

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Florida at Syracuse Tonight, 7 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Louisville Tonight, 9 p.m.

Cincinatti at Georgia Tonight, 7 p.m.

“In the end, cross country is a team sport, and the team aspect means so much more than an individual performance.”

Senior middle distance runner Emily Infeld

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CROSS COUNTRY

GU Women Win Nationals ASHWIN WADEKAR Hoya Staff Writer

After 27 years, Georgetown has finally won another non-sailing national championship.

After tying for first place in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals, the women’s cross country team continued its upward trend and took the NCAA national title. The men, meanwhile, placed a respectable 17th.

The Hoyas were led by senior All-American Emily Infeld, who finished fourth overall, but it was the Blue and Gray’s depth that carried the team to the top.

“In the end, cross country is a team sport, and the team aspect means so much more than an individual performance,” Infeld said.

Women’s Head Coach Chris Miltenberg has continually reiterated

that point throughout the season, focusing on running a team race through collective pacing.

“Nobody had any miraculous race,” Miltenberg said. “We did what we were ready to do and what we planned to do. … When you get to the level [Infeld] is at every year you want to think about winning, but it’s more important to run a great team race.”

Following Infeld for the Blue and Gray were senior Claire Richardson, who placed 50th overall, junior Emily Jones, who placed 54th, junior Kirsten Kasper, who placed 64th, and freshman Katrina Coogan, who placed 67th. Coogan’s performance was enough to take second among all freshmen in the event. Her classmates Annamarie Maag and Hannah Neczypor also competed for the Hoyas but were not in Georgetown’s top five.

“Coogan did an incredible job of keeping her composure early on, which is really tough to do in NCAAs,” Miltenberg said. “But what really did it for us was our [number] two through [number] five runners finishing within 10 seconds.”

Despite the triumphant finish, the season was not all smooth sailing for a team that faced adversity following its preseason No. 1 ranking.

The team opened with a victory at the Harry Groves Invitational, but followed up with a disappointing fourth-place finish at the Paul Short Invitational. In fact, the women failed to win any tournament outright after the first event of the year.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Rodgers Lights Up Coppin State MAGGIE LAW

Hoya Staff Writer

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Junior forward Hollis Thompson, shown against IUPUI, sank a long three-pointer with less than 2 seconds left to give the Hoyas a 57-55 victory over Alabama.

Hoyas Edge Crimson Tide in Barn-Burner MICHAEL PALMER Hoya Staff Writer

Hollis Thompson just altered the course of Georgetown’s season. The junior forward saved the Hoyas from an embarrassing road loss and all but catapulted Georgetown (6-1) into the top 25 after a 57-55 road victory against No. 12 Alabama (7-1) in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in front of a crowd of more than 15,000.

The Hoyas led by nine points with less than ALABAMA 55 three minutes remainGEORGETOWN 57 ing, only to miss several shots while the Crimson Tide made all of theirs in a 10-0 run to narrow the gap to 55-54. With 12 seconds left, the Hoyas had one last chance to win the game. Senior guard Jason Clark scurried around the perimeter and handed the ball off to Thompson, who hit a three-pointer

with 1.8 seconds on the clock, stunning the home crowd.

“We drew a play trying to penetrate and they played it pretty well,” Thompson said. “So we just drove it, and driving it was pretty much the basic offense.”

Back home in Georgetown, popular student bar The Tombs erupted at Thompson’s miracle shot, and the Hoya bench nearly spilled onto the floor as Head Coach John Thompson III frantically held players back.

Excluding the last two minutes, the Hoyas played a sparkling defensive game, limiting Alabama to 3-of16 shooting from three-point range, constantly contesting shots. Clark led all scorers with 22 points on 7-of11 shooting, including a 4-of-7 clip from three-point range. Senior center Henry Sims added 13 points, while Thompson scored 12 points, led the See MEN’S BASKETBALL, A9

Sparked by junior guard Sugar Rodgers, the No. 20 Georgetown women’s basketball team cruised to its fourth consecutive victory, defeating Coppin State, 70-54, Wednesday night. Rodgers led the offense with 26 points as the Hoyas improved to 6-2 on the season.

The Hoyas jumped out to an early lead in the first half and never looked back. Rodgers dominated the opening minutes of play, draining seven COPPIN STATE 54 threes in the first GEORGETOWN 70 seven minutes and tying her personal best for a single game. Her offensive explosion put Georgetown ahead, 25-8.

“One of the keys to last night was having Sugar come out and set the tone immediately,” Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said. “She gave us a lot of confidence right off the bat, and that made a difference.”

Senior forward Adria Crawford added to the barrage with backto-back layups off of offensive rebounds before handing it over to senior guard Rubylee Wright, who drained three consecutive baskets with five minutes left in the half.

Senior forward Vanessa Moore added two just 20 seconds later to put the Hoyas up, 40-16, and give the team its biggest lead of the game.

Georgetown entered the break ahead, 44-26. In the first half, the

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Senior point guard Rubylee Wright, shown against Longwood, scored 13 points in the Hoyas’ 70-54 win over Coppin State.

Hoya defense let up just four field goals from the Eagles for a total of 11 points. The Eagles came out strong in the second half, however, firing back with an offensive explosion of their own and cutting the lead to 11 within the first seven

minutes. Coppin capitalized on Georgetown fouls, hitting eight free throws in nine minutes of play.

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FOOTBALL

Kelly, Hoyas Bring Home All-Patriot League Honors ANDREW LOGERFO Hoya Staff Writer

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Redshirt sophomore Jamal Davis, shown against Colgate, finished second on the team in receiving with 31 receptions for 386 yards. The Hoyas finished 8-3, good for second in the Patriot League.

After the most successful season in his FCS career, Georgetown football Head Coach Kevin Kelly was named 2011 Patriot League coach of the year on Nov. 22.

In his sixth year at the helm of the football program on the Hilltop, Kelly led Georgetown to its best season since rejoining the FCS in 2001 as well as its best Patriot League finish over that same span.

Prior to coming to Georgetown, Kelly had over 20 years of coaching experience at many levels of college football. Immediately before being named the Hoyas’ head coach, Kelly spent four years at Navy, serving as the program’s special teams coordi-

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nator and linebackers’ coach.

During his time at Navy, the team appeared in three bowl games, winning two in 2004 and 2005.

When he arrived on the Hilltop, Kelly was charged with improving a program that had been mired in mediocrity through its first five years in the FCS. But despite his record of success as an assistant, his tenure with the Blue and Gray did not get off to a good start, as he led the squad to just five wins in his first four seasons.

However, behind Kelly’s firm and steady guidance, the Hoyas improved considerably in 2010 following a winless 2009 campaign.

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