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WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Hoyas scored in the last minute against the Providence Friars to win 1-0.

COMMENTARY Finding an unexpected pulpit in Town Danceboutique.

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CHILD MIGRATION Jesuits are advocating for immigration reform in the midst of this crisis.

OPINION, A3

MURIEL BOWSER President Obama endorsed the Democratic nominee for D.C. mayor.

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Heritage Months Nab Presidential Funding Disability Tom Garzillo

Special to the Hoya

Cultural and advocacy groups with official months designated in their honor will receive funding and support from the Office of the President for programming during that time of the year.

Cultural groups will receive $500 in funding each year for

their respective heritage months, with an additional $1,000 available for groups that demonstrate need. This money is in addition to funding that the groups already receive.

The university will fund Latino and Hispanic Heritage Month from mid-September to mid-October, Disability Culture and Awareness Month in October, LGBTQ History

Month or “OUTober,” Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month in May, Native American Heritage Month in November, Black History Month in February and Women’s History Month in March.

In recent years, programming during these months has included has included a flash mob in Red Square for Black History Month sponsored by the Black Student Al-

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OUTober, celebrating LGBTQ identity, will be one of several heritage months to receive $500 or more in funding from the Office of the President for cultural programming this year.

A New School, And a New Home DC’s homeless valedictorian adjusts to life at Georgetown Andrew Wallender Special to The Hoya

The trip from D.C. General Homeless Shelter to Georgetown may only take about 20 minutes, but for Rashema Melson (COL ’18), that journey has been years in the making.

The freshman, who graduated as valedictorian of the District of Columbia’s Anacostia High School in June after being homeless for more than half a decade, now attends Georgetown on a full scholarship.

In a high school where over 80 percent of students ranked below proficient in reading and math, Melson’s story offered a glimpse into the ways hard work can pay off.

“Throughout my journey ... I have learned that time doesn’t wait, pity or adjust for or to anyone, and life is not fair. Life is not fair,” Melson said during her valedictory address this spring. Her enrollment at Georgetown was

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Rashema Melson (COL ’18) has settled in on the Hilltop.

covered by media outlets across the country.

Melson’s roommate Whitney Wantong (COL ’18) said that she was not aware of Melson’s history when they first moved into their room in August, even though her mother had posted an article about it on Facebook this summer.

“I didn’t realize her story when I met her,” Wantong said. “It was until she told me about it after I noticed different reporters coming to talk to her or film her that she told me why this is all happening. I kind of put two and two together and realized this was the girl my mom had told me about.”

Melson, who ran track in high school, said that she is holding off on getting involved in extracurricular activities at Georgetown, instead choosing to focus on her academics as she gets adjusted to college life.

During high school, Melson lived at D.C. General Homeless Shelter, one of D.C.’s housing projects. According to NPR, the shelter, which served as a hospital until 2001, now houses up to 300 adults and 500 children Although Melson said she never felt unsafe at the shelter, The Washington Post published a report in July citing a number of recurring problems at D.C. General. The article stated that dangerous living conditions at the shelter have caused nearly 30 people over the past two years to be hospitalized or treated. The health concerns include parasites, insect bites, rashes, dirty showers and other problems related to the facility’s poor maintenance.

“You know, you have to look at what you’ve got and be thankful that there is a roof over your head,” Melson said. “I think that when you have your eye on a goal, there is no such thing as a distraction because you really want to get that goal. I don’t think anything really has the power to distract you from it.”

For Melson, that goal is becoming a forensic pathologist to help

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liance, a semi-formal dinner in Copley Formal Lounge sponsored by the Latin American Alliance and the South Asian Society’s annual Rangila dance performance during Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

Joseph Ferrara, chief of staff to the president of the university, said that this initiative is built to aid the efforts of committed students in each cultural group.

“Students work together, bringing together a variety of student groups to develop programming for these months” Ferrara said.

“This is nothing new. We are simply providing support to this existing process.”

This initiative was set into motion last February when a group of student representatives of the Black House submitted a set of proposals about cultural groups to University President John J. DeGioia. A committee of students, faculty and administrators was created to address each proposal.

The student groups that would become a part of this initiative were not selected by the university, but were selected instead based on their federally recognized national heritage months.

According to Ferrara, student groups are not limited to this university funding, and can fundraise for their respective heritage months as well.

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RESIDENTIAL BLESSING

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Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., blessed the future site of the Northeast Triangle dorm Monday afternoon as construction begins.

Seminar Falls Flat

Lack of attendance draws concerns of indifference to accessibility Margaret Heftler Special to The Hoya

At a training session on disability for student leaders last week, Lydia Brown (COL ’15) faced an empty room.

The disability rights advocate, who runs a blog called “Autistic Hoya,” was scheduled to give a presentation on making campus events accessible. However, no student leaders showed up for the session.

“Why doesn’t the word disability catch people’s attention? This is because if you’re not disabled yourself, you aren’t good friends with someone who’s disabled, you don’t have a family member who’s disabled, disability isn’t on your radar,” Brown said.

“It’s not something you’re going to be looking for or something that will catch your attention when you’re skimming through an email.”

The session, scheduled at noon on Sept.

29, was part of the Center for Student Engagement’s Lunch and Learn series, which has also drawn low attendance for events covering budgeting, event planning and the platform HoyaLink.

According to Associate Dean of Student Engagement Erika Cohen Derr, the CSE broadcasted the event with flyers, emails and a Facebook event. Despite this, leaders of student groups said that they could not attend due to both advertising and scheduling problems.

College Democrats Chair Chandini Jha (COL ’16), Lecture Fund Chair Marcus Stromeyer (SFS ’15) and Georgetown University Student Association Director of Communications Max Harris (COL ’15) all said that the event occurred when many club representatives were in class and that the event was not well-advertised.

“The email we received from CSE did not mention the event in the title, causing [College Democrats] as an executive board to be collectively unaware about it happening,” Jha wrote in an email.

Cohen Derr said CSE administrators are working to address the lack of student attendance at these events.

“Given the low attendance throughout the Lunch and Learn series, my colleagues in CSE and I are consulting with campus partners, and student leaders in GUSA and See DISABILITY, A6

In DC, Marching for Michael Brown Simon Rhee

Special to The Hoya

Protesters, including several Georgetown students, marched through the streets of Foggy Bottom and Georgetown on Saturday, calling for the arrest of police officer Darren Wilson and the demilitarization of the U.S. police force in response to the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in August.

The protest coincided with the initial stages of a Metropolitan Police Department program to increase transparency. MPD began equipping police officers with body cameras Oct. 1 to document all actions taken by officers in relation to civilians. The pilot program, which cost the department $1 million, includes 165 MPD officers.

“We are looking at the best practices for implementing these devices,” MPD Chief Cathy Lanier said in a press release. “We are in an age where this type of technology is becoming more common, and we want to capitalize on that. The presence of cameras will benefit the community and MPD members by improving police services, increasing accountability and enhancing public safety.”

Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray pointed at the events in Ferguson as a catalyst for MPD’s body camera

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Georgetown students joined hundreds of marchers who stopped traffic on M Street and Wisconsin Avenue in a protest of events in Ferguson, Mo.

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Following California’s Lead Last week, California passed a law defining sexual consent as when both partners affirm the choice to engage in sexual activity, noting that consent cannot be given if either party is unconscious and that consent can be revoked at any time. The Yes Means Yes law gives Californian universities new standards on dealing with sexual assault accusations as well as a new definition of affirmative consent as a necessity to any sexual activity.

The law marks a definite step forward in the fight against sexual assault on college campuses by codifying affirmative consent and moving away from the old “no means no” standard, which left disciplinary ambiguity in decidedly unambiguous conditions — for example, when one party was too inebriated to say “no.” The bill has been hailed as a deterrent of sexual assault by ensuring that Californian universities adopt formalized policies that cover more than a dozen situations that can arise in sexual assault cases.

It would be prudent for the Georgetown administration to adopt a similar set of policies, even if the District of Columbia does not. It reduces the chances of sexual assault

cases slipping through the system while promoting a healthy culture that protects survivors of sexual assault and punishes perpetrators. The new standards would amend Georgetown’s current definition of sexual assault — one that still focuses on the lack of consent rather than the existence of affirmative consent — and clarify a variety of policies ranging from the contacting and interviewing of the accused to the role of institutional staff.

Some critics of the law highlight the burden that is placed on the accused, while others question if it is simply an unrealistic policy born out of government overreach. As Legislative Policy Director at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Joe Cohn said in a statement, affirmative consent will be difficult to prove “shy of having it videotaped.”

However, in the case of college sexual assault, these policies are specifically designed to encourage students on college campuses to err on the side of caution and only have sex when consent is explicitly expressed.

And with an issue that affects so many of our classmates in such a significant way, certainly we should accept nothing less.

All the Pot That’s Fit — The New York Times editorial board has endorsed D.C.’s Ballot Initiative 71, which would legalize marijuana in the District if passed this November.

Give a Little More — Charitable donations in the D.C. area have dropped 24.6 percent between 2006 and 2012, as concluded in a recent analysis conducted by the Chronicle for Philanthropy on IRS data.

About Time — The first same-sex couples were wed in Virginia this past Monday, marking a definite step forward for marriage equality after the Supreme Court rejects gay marriage appeals from a lower court.

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We Can at Least Do Better Than Florida — The D.C. Board of Elections ruled that all of D.C.’s 10-year-old electronic voting machines are outdated and need to be replaced.

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Michelle Xu

More Money, More Months This semester, the Office of the President motioned to offer funding to various culturerelated student groups on campus in an effort to establish and finance several cultural heritage months at Georgetown University.

This action reflects a growing recognition and appreciation of the diversity of these student groups and how they contribute to the Georgetown community. Among them are GU Pride, the Black House and the Latino American board, which will each receive a start of $500, and can receive up to $1,500 if they demonstrate need for programming events within their respective heritage months. The offer for funding was additionally extended to any group that could offer programming during a nationally recognized heritage month.

This precedent surely arrives with well wishes from the Office of the President, but with only eight or so full months in the academic calendar, one might wonder if there is a limit to how many student culture groups can be

recognized in this limited time frame.

But in actuality, even if heritage months overlap or occupy the same month altogether, this offer from the university allows for even the smallest heritage groups to program during their dedicated month without going through the trouble of fundraising or applying for funds on their own. And with more programming for these months, the Hilltop will become a more inclusive place for all.

This venture in its nascent stages, so patience should be exercised in judging the form and scope of the program as it stands.

Surely, this is a strong first step in the right direction toward an era in which minority recognition becomes the rule instead of the exception. Georgetown is a dynamic and cultured campus thanks to the programming of culture groups, so it is due time we give them the means to continue their missions, and by extension, our collective mission as women and men for others.

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Expanding the Business Model Georgetown students and alumni have long lamented our school’s stagnant ratings in U.S. News and World Report. It seems only necessary, then, that whenever Georgetown scores exceptionally well in college rankings, that we congratulate ourselves for our accomplishments, no matter how superficial.

Last week, rankings in recent alumni career success from LinkedIn placed Georgetown as the No. 1 school for aspiring investment bankers. Among the eight categories that LinkedIn rated, Georgetown also ranked third for finance, sixth for marketing and 15th for media professionals. While the rankings and criteria have come under some scrutiny because of the difficulty in measuring the success of individual career paths, these rankings — most of which are related to majors in the McDonough School of Business — are indicative of some of Georgetown’s specific strengths.

The LinkedIn rankings exhibit that the MSB has been very successful in connecting undergraduates with desirable career paths in graduates’ respective fields. This is, of course, no surprise, given the business school’s school-

specific career center and alumni offices, two features that no other undergraduate school can boast.

The MSB’s well-connected alumni network is greatly effective in helping students land internships and jobs with prominent banks and consulting firms. Georgetown’s other undergraduate schools should strive to model their already strong alumni networks to be more like that of the MSB, and the graduates of other Georgetown schools who also pursue finance. While jobs in finance often lend themselves to more direct recruiting and networking, there is still a lesson to be learned from the MSB’s success as measured

by LinkedIn: Georgetown’s other schools can do more to help graduates reach the top of their respective fields, as the MSB has done for its alumni.

Even if LinkedIn cannot collect enough data to rank colleges for liberal arts, foreign service or health studies careers in the near future, Georgetown’s other three schools should still be able to say that they would top those lists, too.

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Connor Maytnier (COL ’17) argues against the practicality of preseason rankings in college football: Preseason rankings set a constraint on how teams can be ranked in Week 2 and consequently, all succeeding weeks.

Guesswork is setting the baseline. Do away with preseason rankings altogether and take speculation out of the equation. Start ranking in Week 2 so that judgments are actually based on what transpires in the field of play.”

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Emma Lux (COL ’18) reflects on the inadequacies of the argument against feminism: While many American women might think that they do not need feminism, the world still does. Still, while the Women Against Feminism campaign is wrong to reject feminism altogether, it does make some fair criticisms of certain deplorable aspects of modern American feminism, such as the vilifying of men.”

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OPINION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014

POLITICS OF PARTH

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VIEWPOINT • Coles

Sports Fandom Worthy of High Culture

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Parth Shah

In India, Newly Kept Promises I remember listening to my father’s stories about growing up in India and the difficulty of living in a country that, for centuries, was squeezed so tightly by the grip of colonialism, only to be so suddenly released.

The bare necessities were scarce, the opportunities to advance few and far between and the wars against Pakistan frequent. Unfortunately, despite all of these rather grim issues, India’s policy leaders did not have the vision or character of Mahatma Gandhi and corruption ran unchecked. Hope of sustained growth for a rapidly growing population ebbed and flowed — things would go well for a few years and then progress would stagnate. A new administration would arrive, only to deliver more empty promises.

This time is a little different.

Narendra Modi visited the United States last week and was greeted with a fervor that seldom meets a foreign state leader. A sold-out event at Madison Square Garden usually means that the Knicks are on a winning streak — rare as that might be — and is not often reserved for political heavyweights.

But the promises Modi has made, backed up with actual substance, has bucked this trend.

Modi is a pragmatic guy who understands the serious ideological challenges that accompany governing a nation as diverse as India. He realizes the importance of stronger United States-India ties, notwithstanding the fact that the United States denied him a visa in 2005, and has commensurately made America one of his first foreign visits as head of state. Instead of pushing a more aggressive stance against Pakistan than the mild-mannered Manmohan Singh, he invited Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif to his inauguration.

In gauging what must be focused on at home, he remains similarly practical. Modi looks to address issues that former politicians have not touched because they do not offer great political talking points.

He seeks to address the huge lack of infrastructure by implementing bank accounts for every citizen (and thereby increasing the tax base and lending opportunities), signing an infrastructure deal with China worth $20 billion, reevaluating public health and sanitation and ensuring that the poorest of citizens have access to the benefits created by these programs.

In a rare ideological alignment, Modi looks to increase social programs while also articulating a firm probusiness strategy. The idea is that such a strategy will provide the ancillary financing necessary to provide such ambitious infrastructure programs.

From 2004 to 2012, Gujarat, the state in which Modi served as chief minister, enjoyed a 10 percent growth rate, higher than the national average. Some of this growth was tied to greater foreign direct investment. Public projects also increased during this time. I remember visiting India in 2007 and noticing a new highway system modelled in quality after the interstate, a far cry from the earlier weak, maintenanceheavy roads in Gujarat.

Of course, his opponents cite the very poignant case of neglect or sordid compliance with the anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat in 2002, where hundreds of Muslims were killed. While a valid concern, Modi has been acquitted by India’s Supreme Court on three occasions and in light of his increased national role, has moved away from advocating stringently divisive politics.

It would not only be poor governance to ignore the 150 million Muslims and other minorities of an eclectic India, but would also place a damper on hope of re-election, both legislatively and in the executive branch, as India operates under a parliamentary structure.

The man is a workaholic, hates unnecessary bureaucracy and is a bachelor with few known vices so the potential for corruption seems limited. The legislative authority he enjoys with the complete overhaul of Parliament as a result of the recent election is unprecedented, allowing legroom to pursue policies that can make an impact.

Constraints are far more pronounced on the national scale to conduct policy with a sectarian agenda and Modi does not seem like he is interested in prioritizing such an agenda over his vision of growth for the entire country.

Parth Shah is a junior in the College.

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his is an exciting time of the year to be a sports fan. October baseball has already been incredible and football season has come into full stride just as basketball training camps are starting up. However, when sports enthusiasm reaches the height of its intensity, mockery of sports fandom also rises to the occasion.

Despite being dominated by athletic competition, American culture has many voices that regard sports as irredeemably trivial, perplexed by the idea that so many could be so enthralled by what amounts to throwing a ball around. In an informal poll conducted on my Facebook wall, 1 in 20 said they would rather see fewer posts about sports and a further 1 in 30 could produce a pseudo-intellectual rant regarding how unimportant sports are.

At one level, at least, this is just more noise in the social media echo chamber. Snark begets likes and likes beget status, which in turn begets snark. Ad infinitum.

Nevertheless, there is a tempting criticism at work here. In the grand scheme of things, how could watching athletic men and women run and jump be a worthwhile use of our finite time in the world? After all, a sport is just a game.

Something like this line of thought seems to be going on behind casual dismissals of sports fandom. Implicit in such thinking is the idea that sports media is a kind of low culture: superficially exciting but ultimately unworthy of serious attention. I think this perspective misses something very significant about why people follow sports and the meaning that they have for who we are.

At its most basic, our culture tells us stories. These stories take many forms and serve many purposes, but what they have in common is the way that they help us make sense of our lives and get in touch with what it means to be human. We learn who we are and how we should be from the culture in which we live. We read novels, watch plays and study film so that we can see the beauty and ugliness of the human condition by peering through the lenses of the characters.

Sports allow us to watch awestruck as our fellow human beings push themselves to master the art of the game.

Furthermore, we appreciate the technical mastery of an artist over her craft and proudly describe this kind of creativity as a defin-

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ing mark of humanity. We often think of so-called high culture as the arts that best exemplify this feature. However, it would be a

mistake to think that sports were somehow different and less valuable because their participants do not think of themselves in these terms.

Professional sports are a bountiful source of modern-day narratives. Fans observe, create and develop the themes and characters that are acted out on the playing field. Week after week, good triumphs over evil and vice versa. Men and women fight to bear the burden of heroism only to become the victims of cruel fate. Above all, sports allow us to watch awestruck as our fellow human beings push themselves against the limits of our shared physicality, mastering the art of the game.

Self-cultivation, teamwork and sacrifice have become buzzwords to sell Gatorade, but to deny that these concepts are realities on the field is to choose cynicism over human empathy. These ideas, and many more, are what make sports the beautiful things they are to fans across the world. The merely physical, through the alchemy of human intention and will, becomes the meaningful.

Admittedly, the venerated forms of high culture are better at hiding their origins in muscle and sinew. When we participate in them, we dress ourselves up and turn our passion into cultivated disinterest. At the art gallery, we allow ourselves to entertain the all-too-familiar fantasy of being minds that are only incidentally bodies.

In the same way, the self-styled intellectual in an armchair fancies himself as catering to a higher calling than the woman sitting courtside. Despite this elitism, sports fandom continues unabated for the same reason that art will continue to have an enduring grasp on the human soul.

Both of these practices allow us to tell stories in which we see ourselves and our situation in the cosmos. Ultimately, despite their differences, both of them help us cultivate a passion for being the sort of finite creatures we are.

TAYLOR COLES is a senior in the College. He is a former member of The Hoya’s editorial board.

THE CHURCH AND STATESMAN

In the Face of Death, An Unsure Response

Dance Club Confessional: Embracing Christ’s Love

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am the youngest in my family — the youngest of not just my nuclear family, but of my entire extended family in America.

That means that as I was the last to be born, I was also the last to reach puberty, get a phone and attend college. I’ve recently come to the realization that this also means that, most likely, I’ll be the last to die. Just as I had to attend everyone’s high school graduation before attending my own, I’ll have to attend everyone’s funeral before attending my own.

I understand that death is a grim topic of discussion, but it is a topic that has been all too relevant to the Georgetown community for the past couple weeks.

Furthermore, I recently attended my uncle’s funeral, and I think that the idea of a funeral warrants reflection.

Of all the human rites of passage, it is safe to say that funerals are the most awkward. Most of the time, you gather with your family to celebrate a graduation or a marriage with many laughs and more than a few alcoholic beverages.

At funerals, you face this ambivalent joy upon seeing cousins for the first time in months, yet grief because someone is missing. In short, funerals aren’t exactly pleasurable. But we honor them anyway. Why? We honor funerals out of duty to our loved ones, and I think it says something noble about human beings that we sometimes act out of duty alone. We don’t mourn the dead because it makes us happy. We do it because of an impulse just as true to the human experience as the search for pleasure.

And after we mourn, we move on. The passing away of Andrea Jaime (NHS ’17) last month saddened us all, but we must eventually move on. Some grieved for just a couple minutes before the inevitable, all too regular Georgetown busyness captured and captivated us. For those of

us who knew her more closely, the process wasn’t so quick. But as grim as it is to say, life goes on. And as your typical busy 24/7 Georgetown student, I even found myself worrying about the chemistry test I had the next morning throughout my uncle’s funeral.

But there must be some golden mean to be found between mourning too little and mourning too much over the death of a loved one. Psychologists recognize grief after a family death to be natural, but in some instances, grief can evolve into a crippling depression that we can all recognize as extreme.

So while it’s clear that we should keep our humanity and honor our deceased, the tragedies of life seem to necessitate a certain degree of stoicism.

Especially as I realize that with a combination of luck and general prudence over my lifetime, there will be many funerals left for me to attend, and it would be a mistake to get too emotional after each loved one passes away.

And honestly, I think that’s OK. As scary as it may be for a pre-med student to say this, I don’t think that death is the worst thing in the world.

To be honest, I don’t know.

Death is such a mysterious thing anyway, even for those of us with religious convictions.

We have hope in an afterlife, we have faith in an afterlife, but can we really speak about such matters with absolute certainty? But even then, as we take faith that our loved ones end up “in a better place,” it becomes obvious that death has its most poignant effect on those who live on. What is undeniable is that death bereaves those stuck in life and challenges them to adapt.

I don’t know. Life goes on. I think that’s all that can really be said.

As scary as it is, death isn’t the worst thing in the world.

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orgive me father for I have ergy and excitement. As 2 Corinthians sinned,” I heard a man mum- 3:17 states, “where the Spirit of the ble as I turned the corner Lord is, there is freedom” and there heading backstage. Like many Chris- can be few places as free or as spirited tians, I was familiar with this phrase. I as the bustling floors of Town. was not, however, accustomed to hearWhile I was struck by the interesting ing it addressed to a 6-foot-tall drag location of Debbie’s work, I also reflectqueen backstage at Town Dancebou- ed on my own reaction. Why had I initique. tially been so appalled by seeing a drag Confused, but realizing I had bumbled queen receive a confession in a packed into something I shouldn’t have, I quickly club? What could Christianity learn backed out of the hallway and back into from the ministry of Debbie Dent? the gyrating mass on the dance floor.

The people who fit into my narrow Had I just witnessed some kind of sacri- view of Christians need spiritual nourlegious joke, some ishment, but they do variant of a black not desperately need mass? At that preaccess to God. As Pope cise moment, I was Francis said, if someactually a bit more one “searches for the concerned about Lord and has goodwill, the fact that Debwho am I to judge?” I bie needed to be should applaud Father on stage hosting in Dent for his ministry. It Tim Rosenberger about 20 seconds. takes a profound kind And she did not of leadership to serve disappoint. parishioners who are “Are you bitches less likely to be engaged ready for a show?” in genuflection than in Debbie bellowed back alley fellatio at the and strode out Crew Club. from behind a But, it is these people curtain. Her paupon whom Christ most rishioner also clearly calls Christians to stepped out from around the corner serve. Christ was never a friend to the reand joined the teaming crowd to the ligious elite, rather he dined with sinners right of the stage. and prostitutes. A Christian may feel conI walked over to one of the longer victed to avoid acts they view as sinful, but tenured club employees and asked her they should never consider the actions of about what I had seen. She explained others as valid grounds for rejecting the that Chris — Debbie’s name when extension of Christian love. she’s not in drag — is a priest with the I have resolved to make a further efNorth American Old Catholic Church fort to be more open and available to and frequently serves the spiritual all people I encounter. God may well be needs of people finding themselves in giving me opportunities to serve if only I need of God while at the club. am open to hearing his call. While awaitAs I went about my work for the ing that call, I should not use my faith rest of the evening, the idea made as an excuse to hide from the work of more and more sense to me. Clubs are living. particularly vulnerable places and ofGod can find ways to employ me ten ones that bring out our need for and give me fulfillment in all kinds spiritual nourishment. Few places of walks and places. My newfound so aggressively confront us with our spiritual understanding was accomfrailties and limitations. Few places ex- panied by an appreciation for why pose us so thoroughly and create such Debbie changes back into Chris so a potential for rawness. As such, it is quickly after the drag show conin these places, far more than in the cludes. While someone might have dusky sanctuaries of churches, that to confess at the beginning of the we really feel the need for God. night, business is booming enough In many ways though, Town brings to merit wearing clerics by the time out something beautiful and praise- Donna Summer’s last dance heralds worthy. People dress up and look fan- the arrival of 4 a.m. tastic. If our bodies are temples, nights at Town represent the sanctuary of a Tim Rosenberger is a junior in the church at Easter. This can be a rowdy College. THE CHURCH AND STATESMAN and joyful place that brings out en- appears every other Tuesday.

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Carney Discusses WH Career ‘Yes Means Yes’ ANDREW WALLENDER Special to The Hoya

Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney spoke Monday evening in Gaston Hall about his experiences as the nation’s 29th press secretary and recounted parts of his nearly three-decade career as a journalist for TIME Magazine.

The event, organized by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund, consisted mostly of a student question-and-answer session during which over a dozen students asked Carney questions on topics ranging from the state of the American media to which television show most accurately captured life in the White House.

Carney began the session by speaking about his background as a press secretary. Jerald terHorst, the only other journalist to hold the office of press secretary retired about a month into his job for moral reasons after Gerald Ford pardoned Richard

Nixon.

“I wasn’t a typical press secretary,” Carney, who succeeded Robert Gibbs as press secretary in 2011, said. “I hadn’t been a party operative working on campaigns. I hadn’t come from the president’s inner circle of friends or aides. And even though I spent two years working in the White House for the vice president, I was still very much an outsider.”

Carney also spoke about his background as a journalist and how it played into his decisions as press secretary. According to Carney, the way the White House is viewed from the outside does not align with how things actually are on the inside.

“I didn’t know how little I knew as a reporter,” Carney said. “What you find out very early on when you’re inside the White House is just the sheer volume of unbelievably pressing matters that are on the president’s desk every day.”

Before Carney turned to the audience for questions he said that the

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two biggest challenges during his time as press secretary was the Newtown school shooting and the faults of the Healthcare.gov website, a comment that drew a loud laugh from the crowd.

“Healthcare.gov was entirely our fault,” Carney said. “It was entirely our responsibility and the president took that seriously. There was a period there in October of 2013 when it became clear to everyone, including us, how badly this thing was functioning [and] that it may not work at all.”

Carney briefly discussed the rough relationship the Obama administration had with journalists, especially the White House Press Corps. Journalists frequently complained about access to the president, especially in regards to photography, while Carney held his position as press secretary. A New York Times op-ed by the Associated Press Photography Director in December 2013 criticized the White House for its “Orwellian image control.” During the question -and-answer session Carney said the op-ed was inaccurate.

“My belief is always that the day that the White House Press Corps stops complaining about access is the day we should worry about our democracy. If there is ever a day where they’re happy, we’re screwed,” Carney said.

Carney also emphasized the effect that social media, especially Twitter, has had on the job of the White House press secretary.

“Fires burn a lot more brightly now because of the intensity that Twitter can create, but they burn out more quickly,” Carney said.

Carney ended the discussion with a question from an audience member on how he was able to balance his commitment as a parent with his commitment as the president’s press secretary. Carney said that his decision to play a major role in his two children’s lives was one the main reason he resigned as press secretary a few months ago.

“You guys all have parents, and I know they all feel the same way I do,” Carney said. “You don’t get it back. My daughter is never going to be 9 again. She’s going to be 9 now.”

Nearly 800 students RSVPed for the event on Facebook, although the 750-seat auditorium was not at capacity during the event.

Zhuoyun Liu (MSB ’18) said that she enjoyed listening to Carney speak and thought it was one of the better lectures she has been to this semester.

“It was very interesting and educational,” Liu said. “He’s a really good and fun speaker compared to other speeches I’ve been to this semester.

He had more content and there was more to digest.”

Redefines Consent

MAUREEN TABET Special to The Hoya

The state of California redefined the law of consent for sexual activity on college campuses to require affirmative consent in a piece of legislation entitled “Yes Means Yes.” Under the new legislation, for two parties to engage in sexual activity, there must be, “an affirmative, unambiguous, and conscious decision,” from each party. Additionally, each party can revoke that consent at any time.

Setting the legislation apart from the “no means no” definition of consent, the legislation specifically outlines that consent does not include lack of protest and cannot be given if someone is asleep or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

“The State of California will not allow schools to sweep rape cases under the rug,” California State Senator Kevin de León, who introduced the bill, said in a statement.

The bill further requires colleges to put rules in place that protect the privacy of survivors, train campus officials, and provide counseling for survivors.

Laura Kovach, director of the Georgetown University’s Women’s Center, applauded the legislation, adding that she hoped that more states would follow California’s footsteps.

“I believe that everyone is paying attention to what California has done and we may see more states, and perhaps the Federal government, move in the direction of Yes Means Yes legislation,” Kovach wrote in an email to THE HOYA. Sarah Rabon (COL ’16), president of Take Back the Night, a student advocacy group combatting sexual assault, praised the “Yes Means Yes” legislation as clearing up ambiguities that were present in the “no means no” definition of consent, which can cause sexual assault trials on college campuses to be dismissed too easily.

“Consent is about the presence of a ‘yes,’ not the absence of a ‘no.’

‘No means no’ definitions can sometimes ignore or discredit survivors of sexual assault that were unable to vocalize their lack of consent,” Rabon wrote in an email to THE HOYA. Rabon explained the importance of the guidelines set forth by the legislation in addressing the full range of problems behind sexual assault.

“Fear, drugs, coercion and unconsciousness are just a few ex-

amples of things that can keep a survivor from vocalizing their lack of consent, but that doesn’t mean they were not assaulted or traumatized,” Rabon wrote. “‘No’ does mean no. For me there is no debate about that. However this legislation recognizes that the majority of assaults happen between people who know each other and that consent must be achieved at every point. Hearing yes is affirming,” Kovach wrote.

Although Georgetown University’s sexual assault policy does not explicitly articulate California’s “Yes Means Yes” policy of consent, it does employ similar language as the legislation’s requirement of affirmative consent.

According to the University policy on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Assault, consent is defined as “an understandable exchange of affirmative words or actions that indicate a willingness to participate in mutual agreed upon sexually explicit touching or sexual penetration.” The Code of Student Conduct defines consent as “words or overt actions indicating a freely given agreement to the sexual act or sexual contact in question.”

Also in accordance with the California legislation, Georgetown’s policy specifically states that if one of the individuals changes his or her mind during the sexual activity, the consent is rescinded.

The Yes Means Yes legislation falls in line with the “It’s On Us” initiative recently launched by the White House to urge colleges to assess the extent of sexual assault on their campuses and take steps to prevent it.

“So the goal is to hold ourselves and each other accountable, and to look out for those who don’t consent and can’t consent. And anybody can be a part of this campaign,” President Barack Obama said at the launch event for the initiative. California universities, including Occidental College, University of CaliforniaBerkeley and University of Southern California, were included in the list release in May of the 55 colleges and universities under federal investigation for the mishandling of sexual assault cases last year. Georgetown was not on that list.

However, Kovach emphasized that the work done by the Women’s Center and student organizations on campus was still unfinished.

“We need to continue our work to educate about consent and the importance of healthy communication,” wrote Kovach.

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Pharmacology and Neuroscience Professor Dies at 65 Deirdre Collins Special to The Hoya

Karen Gale, a professor of pharmacology and neuroscience at Georgetown for 37 years, lived her life as a mentor to her students, colleagues and daughters, with a devotion to fostering creativity, thinking outside of the box and promoting diversity wherever she went. Gale died Aug. 21 from cancer at a hospital in Washington., D.C. She was 65.

Gale joined the faculty at Georgetown University Medical Center’s department of pharmacology and physiology in 1977, leading a research program that focused on the neuropharmacology of basil ganglia in the brain. Gale’s work allowed her to rise through the ranks of faculty and become a full professor in 1988.

According to her daughter Justine Underhill (COL ’11), Gale’s inspiring commitment to creativity and innovation led to major accomplishments in the lab, care for her students and role as a devoted mother. Underhill said Gale constantly encouraged others to go above and beyond their expectations of themselves, allowing them to reach new levels of understanding and achievement.

“She was a neuroscientist but also an artist and a performer,” Underhill said. “She went to a high school for music and art so that greatly impacted all of her science and how she raised my sister and I with a love of theater, art and music.”

According to Underhill, Gale’s creativity made her both an excellent teacher and mother.

“She really thought outside the box,” Underhill said. “She had a very different way of thinking and constantly challenging the status quo that extended from her art and her creativity.”

Gale made two pivotal discoveries in the early 1980s, including the substantia nigra pars reticula, a key basal ganglia output nucleus in the brain as well as a highly circumscribed region within piriform cortex, a critical site for seizure initiation.

Her early successes led to her incredible achievements, having published 175 papers and received $10,000,000 in research and training funding over her lifetime. In the last 10 years, Gale focused on researching the effects of anticonvulsant drugs on brain development and has been recognized as an expert in seizure circuitry.

Barry Wolfe, who began working as a professor of pharmacology at Georgetown in 1989, was Gale’s colleague for 25 years. In 1993, they developed the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, a graduate program not operating under a specific department and currently in its 20th year. Gale was the director of the IPN for 9 years and served as the dean of admissions for IPN for the last 10 years of her life.

“In 1994, Karen ran for the election for director of the IPN and won it,” Wolfe said. “When the results were announced, she hugged me and cried and said, ‘this is my lifetime ambition.’

It really was. She put her all into that program for many years and took it from essentially nothing up to the 14th-ranked program in the country.

It was mostly because of her unlimited energy.”

According to Wolfe, Gale showcased her dedication to students and passion for the program during her time as the dean of admissions.

“She would reach out to potential applicants and by the time they came to interview they would realize that this is the place for them. They realized this was a really good place that really cared about students,” Wolfe said.

Patrick Forcelli (GRD ’11), Gale’s former postdoctoral student and colleague said Gale was extremely generous with her time and wholeheartedly devoted herself to her students, guiding them and urging them to reach their full potentials. Forcelli said he looked up to Gale’s mentorship and strengths as a scientist.

“She had such a big picture view of neuroscience and pharmacology,” Forcelli said. “The aspect of her science that always impressed me was that she always went where the data took her, even if she found something surprising.”

According to Forcelli, Gale served as an incredible teacher and mentor to each of her students.

“She was an amazing mentor,” Forcelli said. “Every person we have graduated from the IPN had her as a first contact. Personally, I wouldn’t be where I am without her and I know that is true for many of my science brothers and sisters. We learned so incredibly much from her.”

Gale also spent hours helping students with grants and papers, Forcelli said.

“She was so generous with her time and once she took an interest in somebody, she was 100 percent committed,” Forcelli said. “There was no getting away from it because she was going to care about you. She without a doubt had a huge impact on students, faculty, and everybody that she came in contact with.”

Gale’s passions extended beyond science and teaching; she was also a fierce proponent of women’s rights.

Gale helped found Georgetown Women in Medicine, a group that promotes the professional advancement of women faculty at the Georgetown University Medical Center.

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Karen Gale poses with her daughter, Justine Underhill (COL ’11), who remembers her for her creativity and passion. women faculty and underrepresented minority faculty members,” Forcelli said.

Gale also had high hopes to invite more females in neuroscience to campus to speak. University President John J. DeGioia posthumously awarded Gale the President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers on Sept. 26, and created “The Karen Gale Memorial Lecture Fund for Women in

Neuroscience” to fulfill Gale’s wish.

Underhill said Gale constantly challenged those around her to succeed and improve in new and innovative ways.

“When working with her, you realize there is always another level that you can reach,” Underhill said. “She was always challenging me to go beyond whatever was expected. I was one of her students in that way.”

GU Expands Massive Jesuits Lobby for Immigration Reform Open Online Courses Lucy Prout

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Jack Bennett

that simply highlight and help emphasize main points in the mateSpecial to The Hoya rial,” he added. Byman, who teaches Georgetown expanded its mas- an eight-week course that started on sive open online courses this year Oct. 1, found the different method with two new offerings: “Terrorism of teaching engaging, though was and Counter-terrorism,” taught by unsure that he would recommend professor Daniel Byman, and “The the experience to anyone interested.

Divine Comedy: Dante’s Journey to “Well it’s exciting to reach so Freedom,” taught by professor Frank many people — even a big course Ambrosio. at Georgetown isn’t close to that, The program, conceived last year, and it’s interesting to try and do it also includes an Advanced Place- by video. So it’s a different way of ment physics course and a course on learning than a more traditional globalization, “Globalization’s Win- Socratic method that I take in the ners and Losers: Challenges for De- classroom,” he said. “It’s not for evveloped and Developing Countries,” eryone.” which has been revamped from last EdX, the website that hosts year. According to Ambrosio, there Georgetown’s MOOCs, provides part are currently 10,000 students regis- of the work and some of the money tered in the MOOC program, across for the courses. The rest of the effort courses. Georgetown presented its comes from the professors and the first online course last fall to an Center for New Designs in Learning audience of 14,000 students from and Scholarship. across the globe through the web“EdX is a big outfit, and they have site edX and released two other a platform of their own that procourses in the spring. vides the framework. … CNDLS has This move to incorporate more a support team of about eight to 12 online offerings follows in line people to work with the [Georgewith Georgetown’s town] professors wider scheme to involved, to figure include more techout the best way to nology in the classstructure the materoom, after the rial, produce video university invested that supports the $8 million in the written material, Initiative on Techand then get all of nology-Enhanced that translated into Learning in fall the edX context,” 2012.

Ambrosio said.

Free and availAnna Kruse (COL able to all, the ’09), the program FRANK AMBROSIO Associate professor of Philosophy courses are not manager of CNDLS, graded and do not said that she apgrant college credit, but students preciated the ability of the online will be presented with an “Honor courses to reach disparate parts of Code Certificate” to verify that they the world. have each completed the course re“I love seeing the excitement stuquirements. dents around the world have as they “The only incentive for participat- go through the MOOCs. There’s a ing in one of these is learning,” Am- lot of enthusiasm and it’s nice to brosio said. be able share some of the knowlFaculty interested in teaching an edge we have here at Georgetown online course are chosen through in the signature areas with students an application process, based in part around the world,” she said. on course proposals they submit to Kruse noted that the courses were the Office of the Provost. Professors constantly in a state of revision, uswho are granted an online course ing feedback from students to imare not paid extra, but the MOOC prove the courses. The globalization qualifies as a regular course for pro- course was revamped this year in refessors’ teaching obligations. sponse to student feedback.

Ambrosio’s course offering is split “We’ve included more content on into three courses, with the first sec- the developing world and were also tion debuting Oct.15, to align with experimenting with smaller groups the three books of Dante’s “Divine for conversation this time around,” Comedy.” The course, composed of she said. videos, small assignments and readDespite the reach of the online ings, also required the construction courses, Ambrosio noted that the of a separate website as a teaching MOOCs did not provide the same extool. perience as a regular course at the “It’s kind of an experiment,” Am- university. brosio said. “We think that the web“They are not designed to replace site we designed at Georgetown is classroom courses. They’re not desomething that other teachers at signed to provide college credit, other schools could use to teach not they’re designed to share knowledge, only Dante, and not only Dante with learning, with as many people as posmy material, but any other literary sible, to try to figure out the most efwork you might want … because it’s fective way to do that,” he said. not about a specific work of literaByman agreed that the courses ture but a way of reading literature.” were not as rigorous as classes Ambrosio said that the videos are taught on campus. not recordings of full classes.

“In terms of how demanding it “These aren’t lectures though, is, its level of evaluation is nowhere they’re like five-to-10 minute clips close to a regular Georgetown class,”

“It’s a different way of learning than a more traditional Socratic method.”

Jesuits nationwide are taking action in response to the large-scale child immigration crisis that began this summer as tens of thousands of children — many unaccompanied by parents or guardians — from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico migrated to the United States.

The Jesuit Conference of the United States collaborated with 23 other national faith-based organizations to author a letter addressed to President Barack Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Attorney General Eric Holder last week.

“As national faith-based organizations hailing from a diversity of traditions, we write to express our disappointment at the decision to delay acting to provide immigration relief for millions of our fellow community members,” the Sept. 30 letter states.

The letter urges the Obama administration to end deportation practices that make migrants more vulnerable to trafficking, exploitation and violence, change Customs and Border Protection polices, which currently allow lethal use of force, address the lack of accountability and responsiveness to complaints at CBP and end the inhumane practice of family detention.

U.S. Jesuit Conference National Advocacy Office Policy Director Shaina Aber said that these delays and inaction are an infringement of basic human rights.

“It is frankly pretty shameful that our government hasn’t responded to these issues,” Aber said. “It is abhorrent that the U.S. government has chosen to give guidelines to border patrol that are so out of step with their guidelines for other law enforcement agencies. There is simply no political calculus that can justify the loss of human lives because an election season is coming up.”

Currently the Jesuit Conference is waiting for a response from the Obama administration and is working to raise awareness about unsafe deportation practices and the family detention crisis. Many leaders are reaching out to Jesuit parishes, working with Jesuit communities across the United States and conducting meetings with the White House.

While the community awaits an answer from the government, Georgetown theology professor Fr. James Walsh, S.J., said that the Jesuit community has a duty to combat the infringement of immigrant rights.

“When St. Ignatius and his companions started the outfit that would eventually turn into the Jesuit order in the 1530s, central to their identity was that they would go serve and help the most neglected, the most in need. That is central to our identity, historically, and therefore, this is what we are for,” Walsh said.

Walsh said he has abided by the Jesuit call to action by combating critics of religious involvement in immigrant rights through his studies of the Old Testament.

“The best thing any Jesuit can do

is to do his work and then make it available to other people, as opposed to direct action,” Walsh said. “The Jesuits are the bridge builders between the church and the world — it is the Jesuits’ duty to go past the ordinary frontier of things.”

Hoyas for Immigrant Rights has also participated in advocacy efforts, holding a vigil in front of the White House on Monday for refugee children from Central American. The vigil occurred in response to the current legislative pause on immigration reform and faulty policy, which will not resume until after the upcoming midterm election.

Kim Maima (SFS ’15), a Hoyas for Immigrant Rights member, said that she attended the vigil to show that she does not support the administration’s policies, which she believes persecute individuals who are fleeing from violence. Maima said that the Jesuit community at the university helped the club plan and execute the vigil.

“Right now the focus of Hoyas for Immigrant Rights is on the crisis of undocumented minors along the border,” Maima said. “We reached out to the Jesuit community on that issue through hosting our vigil, aiming to create an event that was very spiritual, very reflective — different from the events we’ve had in the past, which have been more about advocacy, activism and public demonstration. We want to show them that we have empathy for what they are going through, by standing in solidarity with them.”

GMS Causes Problems for Clubs Kristen Fedor

Special to The Hoya

Student clubs have had difficulty accessing and managing their finances due to glitches in the Georgetown Management System since a June update to the cloud-based site. Problems have also stemmed from an increased volume of activity, with 1,174 additional users joining in June alone, according to GMS. These changes have temporarily barred student groups from accessing their finances and tracking records kept by the Center for Student Engagement on HoyaLink.

HoyaLink Finance, which is operated by GMS, has faced technical errors recently, and often is unavailable for students.

In a statement on GMS’s website, Vice President of Finance and University Treasurer David Rubenstein said that the system is experiencing delays in invoice processing, issues with data conversion and troubles with viewing research and startup funds. “Overall, from a system perspective, the financial system is working as planned,” Rubenstein wrote. “Any downtime has been minimal and the system is quite responsive, despite the volume of activity. However, we are aware of some issues that have come up primarily in three areas.”

Joseph Laposata (COL ’16), treasurer of the Georgetown University College Democrats, said the lack of HoyaLink

Finance has made it difficult to balance the organization’s finances.

“The absence of HoyaLink Finance is preventing me from doing my job the best I can, because I have no way of detecting discrepancies between how much money I think we’ve spent and how much money CSE thinks we’ve spent,” Laposata said.

Laposata added that overall, he still thinks the new system has potential, and that the problems may just be an issue of poor execution.

“The new system isn’t the end of the world, and I’m sure it provides a legitimate service to CSE,” Laposata said. “However, as far as I can see on my end, it’s an annoyance, another line of red tape to deal with.”

Running Club Treasurer Alden Fletcher (SFS ’17) said that he has not had access to real-time budget information through HoyaLink Finance all semester.

“I don’t know how much I’ve taken out, how much I’ve put in. What I’ve been going by for now is just my own bookkeeping,” Fletcher said. “It’s a source of worry, not having that indicator of how well we’re doing with the finances.”

Fletcher said that he has been in touch with the CSE about the inconvenience.

“We were aware, and CSE told us that it would take them a while to put up the budget.”

Curt Topper, Assistant Vice President for Purchasing, Contracts and Accounts Payable, attributed these

issues in the system to the natural adjustment to new protocols.

“It is to be expected when undertaking a system conversion for something as large and complex as a university financial system that there will be some issues that crop up upon conversion,” Topper wrote in an email to The Hoya.

According to Topper, staff members have been working to speed up invoice processing and to reconvert data to resolve grant issues. Additionally, faculty who need information about balances have been able to access it from GMS using alternative methods.

Topper said that the updating system to be a cloud-based program was a necessary progression for GMS to accommodate the needs of the community.

“With the new system, we will continue to grow more efficient and identify potential cost savings opportunities over time,” Topper wrote.

Alyssa Russell (COL ’17), one of the Welcome Week student coordinators, said while the new system caused some delays in transferring money to student groups during the week of events last month. She added that she does not think this new system will have a noticeable impact on planning in the future.

“I did not notice any changes to GMS that were major benefits for the planning of Welcome Week but there weren’t any negative consequences that I observed either,” Russell said.

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Students Join Ferguson March, Call for MPD Reform MARCH, from A1 program.

“Especially since the unfortunate incidents in Ferguson, Mo., have brought the issue of body cameras to national attention, I’m proud that MPD will continue to show leadership in this area,” Gray said in a press release.

The D.C. Ferguson march was organized by the National Black United Front, the ANSWER Coalition, Party for Socialism and Liberation, American Muslim Alliance and We Act Radio, a progressive radio station in D.C. Around 250 to 300 people attended the event, including about 20 Georgetown students.

Demonstrators gathered for the march at the Foggy Bottom Metro Station at approximately 7 p.m., after which protesters gradually made their way to Georgetown by way of M Street. The group stopped traffic at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, and at the corner of 34th Avenue and M Street to talk publicly about the issues surrounding the shooting.

“The idea of the event was that, since people are starting to lose interest and lose focus on the Ferguson issue, which still remains an issue in Ferguson and with police brutality in America, by disrupting traffic and going to the epicenter of privileged Washington in Georgetown, it’s bringing back that this issue is not over, and we’re going to keep fighting for it regardless of whether the rest of the country wants to listen,” said Vincent DeLaurentis (SFS ’17), who attended the march.

Police cars followed the rally through the streets of D.C. to ensure the safety of the protestors and civilians.

“As it relates to marches, the Metropolitan Police Department recognizes individuals’ rights to assemble,” Gwendolyn Crump, director of the MPD Office of Communications, wrote in an email.

Throughout the march, protesters cried, “Shut down police brutality,” accompanied by drumbeats and dancing by the attendees.

“The atmosphere was very inclusive, and onlookers on the sidewalk were encouraged to join, and cars honked all the way from Foggy Bottom to Georgetown,” Carlo Izzo (COL ’17), who participated in the march, said.

Two months after the shooting of Brown, attendees hoped that the march would prevent the incident from fading from the public consciousness.

“I decided to go because I wanted to show how I stand in solidarity with Ferguson and how I am against police brutality, and how I am against racism we’re seeing in police structure. I also wanted to make sure the case of Michael Brown is not only a moment, but a movement,” Patrick Bylis (COL ’17) said.

Attendees also highlighted the lack of accountability for police brutality as a major concern.

“I think the hopes are indicative of the wider Ferguson movement: for people to become aware of how police brutality affects communities of color in America and to take substantive reforms so that brutality isn’t happening, and that when it does happen, there is accountability for the people involved,” DeLaurentis said.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which had advocated for MPD reforms, applauded MPD’s efforts to increase transparency.

“The NAACP supports MPD officers wearing cameras to ensure transparency and accountability of misconduct by both police officers and citizens. These cameras will offer evidence supporting justice for victims of police misconduct and police officers also deserve proof against unjust claims of misconduct,” NAACP D.C. President Akosua Ali said in a statement.

The NAACP has also called for an expanded crisis intervention training program for MPD, changes to the assault on a police officer statute, a requirement that all MPD officers live in the District and an elimination of racial bias in police work.

Despite the improvements, at-

tendees of the rally were hesitant to call the body camera program a triumph, hoping for more sustainable reforms.

“I think that could definitely be a step in the right direction, but I think if they come at it from more of a training perspective, training police officers in terms of privilege and diversity and inclusion, or getting people to be on a commission to investigate crimes that occur between police and civilians, I think coming from that perspective might be a little more sensitive,” Bylis said.

Saturday’s rally was the latest in a series of similar marches in other areas of the city since Brown’s shooting, including through Chinatown, H Street and Adams Morgan, as well as in front of the White House.

Hoya Staff Writer Kshithij Shrinath contributed reporting.

Melson Adjusts to Hilltop HOME, from A1 solve crimes.

“I wanted to work with the dead for some reason after my father’s death,” Melson said “I wanted to get into helping people like family members learn how their family members died or who [committed] the crime.”

Although Melson lives on Georgetown’s campus, her family continues to live at the homeless shelter eight miles away.

“It’s really hard,” Melson’s mother Vanessa Brown told CNN in an interview in late July. “But I just have to let [Rashema] know that no matter what, we still are going to survive.”

Melson’s family found out in the past few months that D.C. General is facing closure and the residents must find new locations to live. According to Melson, her family has yet to find another living situation.

“I haven’t been there [at the shelter] in a couple weeks. And the last time I was, the mayor was there, and he was saying he was going to

help people. But I honestly don’t believe that,” Melson said.

In spite of the difficulty facing her family, Melson created the nonprofit Rashema Melson Scholarship Foundation this past summer to help disadvantaged teenagers achieve their goals of going to college. The scholarship will be offered to students across the country after enough money is raised.

Melson said that she started the scholarship foundation as a way to give back after all of the support she has received, and also because she hopes to support people like her who are trying to rise above their circumstances and succeed.

“There’s no limit to where the struggle is, there’s no limit to people who do hard work,” Melson said.

Nicole Berroa (COL ’18), one of Melson’s suitemates during the Community Scholars Program, a five-week academic summer program for incoming freshmen, said that compassion is an essential part of who Melson is.

“She’s just very giving, very loving and very caring,” Berroa said.

“She listens to you. She has a very motherly personality and likes to take care of people.”

Melson will share her story by delivering a keynote address at the Evidence-Based Programs for Children, Youth and Families Fourth Annual D.C. Summit on Oct. 8. The event is sponsored by the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health and will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center near Mt. Vernon Square.

“I plan to encourage people to just keep going,” Melson said. “And I want to encourage people by using my story. You can do anything and can achieve whatever you put your hard work toward.”

Hard work is something Melson knows a good deal about, according to Wantong.

“She’s definitely hardworking.

I have seen very few people put as much effort into things as she does,” Wantong said. “And she also has this very positive way of life where she has this good love for herself, a very healthy love for herself.”

Club Leaders Absent at CSE Event DISABILITY, from A1 the Council of Advisory Boards to consider how to best share this information with student leaders so that organizations can be prepared proactively,” Cohen Derr wrote.

Despite the issues with publicity, Brown said that the lack of attendance shows that student leaders do not prioritize disability access on campus. She wrote a blog post titled “This is What the Empty Room Means” on her website, autistichoya. com, about these slights of “casual indifference.” The post, published Sept. 29, garnered 50 comments.

“At Georgetown, we in theory have a commitment to diversity; in theory we have a commitment to representing people from different communities, different backgrounds of different experience and identities; but in reality that often doesn’t play out,” Brown said.

According to Jha, the College Democrats put disability access at a high priority for its events. Jha said that she has spoken with Brown to plan a training session for the club’s executive board.

“Creating ability-accessible events is a definite priority,” Jha wrote.

“The fact that no clubs sent representatives to the Lunch and Learn event was a major wake-up call to how this issue is just not addressed comprehensively on campus.”

Stromeyer said that the Lecture Fund is also dedicated to accessibil-

ity, but that cost prohibits hiring sign language interpreters at every event. He said that the Lecture Fund will work with Brown in a training session as well.

“We run into trouble having sign language interpreters at our events, which is really expensive,” Stromeyer said. “We always want it at events [but] we have a limited budget, and it’s $500 per event at least, so we keep hounding [the Academic Resource Center], but they would say they’re funding academic events so they can’t pay for the Lecture Fund to have accessibility for deaf students.”

Harris said that he thinks that the problem lies mostly with university administrators who should take steps to improve disability access.

“I think the administration should be doing a lot more,” Harris said. “The door to the Healey Family Student Center doesn’t have a disability access button, elevators are failing all over campus, the new construction on campus because of the campus plan — I don’t even know how you enter Leavey Center in a wheelchair.”

Brown agreed that funding for disability access and lack of support from university administrators were the main issues with creating a more accessible campus for students with disabilities.

“Student groups and academic departments do not receive enough funding in their budgets to pay for

such costs so they are routinely holding events that are not accessible,” Brown said. “They have to chose: do we hold this event and be inaccessible and risk criticism from Lydia Brown and other disabled people, or do we dig into our budget and use all of the money from the whole semester on one event?

They shouldn’t have to make that choice.”

Doctoral Candidate Chris DeLorenzo, who has autism, said that he feels that there is a cycle of indifference to disability issues at Georgetown.

“Our problem is institutional, it’s systematic,” DeLorenzo said. “It’s this cycle where disability isn’t on people’s radar screens, therefore it is kept off of people’s radar screens.

It’s a self-perpetuating cycle for as long as I’ve been here, at least.”

Brown said that while the university has made attempts to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act on paper, access has not improved for disabled students.

“When we talk about disability, we approach it as if it is somebody’s private, individual medical problem,” Brown said. “The way to deal with it is to treat it and hope to cure it, as opposed to thinking about disability as a diversity and a social justice issue. We’re here. We’re a part of the world but we are not considered a community because people deny us the ability to be recognized as a community.”

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Students and protesters marched from Foggy Bottom to Georgetown on Saturday night in opposition to police brutality in Ferguson, Mo.

Office of the President Funds Heritage Months MONTHS, from A1 the various activities they are developing,” Ferrara said. “Students may well raise funds from other sources and we encourage that.”

One of the heritage months that the university will be recognizing is OUTober, a month dedicated to the LGBTQ community. GU Pride President Thomas Lloyd (SFS ’15) said that he recognized the significance of the Office of the President’s recognition of the LGBTQ movement, which received university recognition comparatively recently, with the 2007 opening of the LGBTQ Center.

“Having the Office of the President recognize your program is dramatic,” Lloyd said. “DeGioia will be the first president of any Catholic campus to formally recognize this many programs.”

According to Lloyd, this new funding initiative symbolizes the administration’s growing acceptance of LGBTQ students and clubs.

“Georgetown has been the model for other schools,” Lloyd said.

“To have the president say ‘This is important to us’ and meeting the needs of LGBTQ students really sends a message.”

Lloyd said he is critical of the Student Activities Commission budget, and said that the monetary benefit of university recognition is essential, especially since hosting a cultural month event puts additional

financial strains on a student group.

“The reality is that the SAC budget has been stretched to the limit,” Lloyd said. “For diversity groups, this is particularly troubling. The university should be demonstrating a priority for respecting the diversities of its students.”

In addition to OUTober, the Office of the President will fund and recognize Latin@ Leadership month.

Nancy Hinojos (SFS ’15), the resident director of Black House and a member of the Latino Leadership Forum, said that the new funding made the group feel supported by the university and its administrators.

“It’s important to not only acknowledge that yes, this is our heritage month, but also to see how much depth there is,” Hinojos said.

“We feel very supported by the Office of the President and we’re glad this is happening.”

According to Hinojos, prior to this initiative, the Latino community did not have significant institutional support for heritage events. Now, Hinojos said that it is much easier to be in contact with the president’s office.

“There have been several points of contact that have been helping us, attending our meetings and staying engaged with our leadership,” Hinojos said.

Hinojos said she has noticed that the support of the president has led to more successful events and a greater range of diversity.

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Residential Living DC Poverty Rate Increases Conducts Inspections Lucy Pash

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doesn’t seem very consistent to me. I’m more bothered by the inconsistency than Special to The Hoya I am by the inspection itself.”

The Office of Residential Living conProhibited items include, but are not ducted health and safety inspections in limited to, extension cords, space heaters, all on-campus residences last week, and pets, explosives, electric cooking appliwill continue through this Friday. At least ances and candles. Upon completion of two staff members can enter dorm rooms the inspection, staff members will leave a any time between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. to checklist and follow up with the students look for prohibited items and safety con- found violating residential policies. cerns in plain sight.

Hollingshead explained the right of staff Although this was common practice in members to enter residential spaces. the past, no health and safety inspections “Any staff members, according to the were performed last year. housing agreement, are allowed to enter According to Associate Director of Resi- any residential space,” Hollingshead said. dential Services Matthew Hollingshead, “We obviously have the discretion to do mid-semester inspections failed to happen that. We do it when we have a reason to last year because the Office of Residential do it: health and safety is one of the reaLiving was, at that sons, and also in castime, newly merged es of emergency.” with Housing OperaAlthough Hollingstions and Residents’ head admitted that Life. the staff members As both departwould still abide by ments used to conduct the regular policy, the impromptu visits including reporttogether, the recent reing alcohol found in MADELINE SPOSATO (SFS ’17) structuring disrupted freshman dorms, he last year’s scheduled inspections. emphasized that this was not the purpose “The Office of Residential Living just of the inspection. started its second year of existence. So we “We are not here to cause problems. We were consolidating a lot of our processes are not here to get people in trouble. Our and procedures last year,” Hollingshead purpose is safety,” he said. said. “The inspection wasn’t reimagined Mark Gori (MSB ’18), a resident of Darunder the new department.” nall Hall, said that he feels that this inHollingshead added that the inspec- spection is an unnecessary invasion of tions have been a common occurrence in privacy, and doubts the inspection has a past years to keep the campus safe. safety-only focus.

“We hope these policies will be fol“I know it’s allowed. I don’t prefer it. I’d lowed all the time. The announcement rather not have people in my room and is just out of precaution,” he said. “This is open my stuff,” Gori said. “At first they are something that is done naturally. It’s not listing things like extension cords, all the new to Georgetown. It’s not a new trend normal prohibited things, but they are in higher education in general. It’s some- probably looking for basically everything thing that we need to ensure the safety for that they can confiscate.” our students.”

Hollingshead noted that the health Madeline Sposato (SFS ’17) of Reynolds and safety inspection will be a regular Hall said she was frustrated about the in- practice in the future, occurring once consistency of these inspections. each semester.

“As far as the purpose is looking for pro“It is expected for people living in hibited items, safety and facilities concerns, dorms,” Zhuoyun Liu (MSB ’18) of Village I can understand why they would choose C West noted. “From my experience, I’m to do the safety inspection,” Sposato said. not that surprised. I think it’s good and “But the fact that they didn’t do one last it’s made pretty clear that this is for the year and they decided to do one this year general safety of the entire building,”

“I’m more bothered by the inconsistency than I am by the inspection itself.”

Obama Endorses Bowser for Mayor Suzanne Monyak Hoya Staff Writer

President Barack Obama announced his endorsement for Washington, D.C. Democratic mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser on Monday.

“As we continue our efforts to move our country’s economy forward, I know I’ll be able to count on Muriel to expand opportunity for all,” Obama said in the statement. “That’s why I’m asking for you to vote for her in the general election this November.”

According to a poll released Wednesday conducted by Economic Growth D.C., Ward 4 councilmember Bowser has amassed the support of 35 percent of voters. Fellow mayoral candidates, D.C. councilmember David Catania and former councilmember Carol Schwartz, both independents, followed behind with 27 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

“I am extremely honored to receive President Obama’s endorsement. We share a progressive vision, believing that we only succeed when opportunity is available to everyone,” Bowser said in a press release.

“If the residents of the District of Columbia elect me to be their next mayor on November 4th, I will emulate the President by bringing people together to find solutions to our toughest challenges.”

Obama praised Bowser for entering into a career in politics from a middleclass background, as he did.

“I am proud to endorse Democratic Councilmember Muriel Bowser in her mayoral election bid. She is a champion for working and middle-class families, and a passionate proponent of Washington, D.C.,” Obama said in the statement.

Georgetown University College Democrats Chair Chandini Jha (COL ’16) thought that their similarity in upbringing could have motivated Obama to choose to endorse her.

“I think to him, perhaps, Muriel Bowser, coming from the, starting from the beginning, without having any political dynasty she’s following and not having any big city politics, or machine politics, kind of echoes Obama’s story of coming from working-class America to a single mother, and then being the president of the United States,” Jha said.

Jha added that she thought the endorsement would be a significant help to Bowser’s campaign.

“I think it’s more of a symbolic gesture than anything, but it’s a symbolic gesture for Obama that can have real results in this race. Like it’s definitely going to help voter turnout for Muriel Bowser,” Jha said.

The D.C. mayoral election will take place Nov. 4.

As the region struggles to recover from the recession, the poverty rate in Washington, D.C., which has steadily risen since 2007, reached 18.9 percent in 2013, a marginal increase from the previous year, according to recent findings from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

The survey revealed that about 115,550 D.C. residents were living below the poverty line in 2013.

The percentage marked an increase from 16.4 percent in 2007 and from 18.2 percent in 2012.

Jenny Reed, deputy director of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, stressed the problems resulted from the District’s trend of rising poverty.

“Not only is the recovery not reaching a large share of D.C. families, changes to D.C.’s economy are actually making it harder for many residents to maintain their foothold,” Reed said in a press release. “Wages have fallen, and jobs are scarce for residents without a college degree, making it harder to afford the basics like housing and food.”

Despite the small difference between 2012 and 2013, professor of public policy at the McCourt School of Public Policy Harry Holzer addressed the negative consequences of high poverty rates on trends in employment among the city’s poor. Of the 88,773 people living in poverty over the age of 16, only 1.9 percent had a fulltime job throughout the year,

while 64.6 percent did not work at all in 2013.

“The rise in poverty in Washington, D.C., between 2012 and 2013 was not statistically significant. The biggest set of factors that affected poverty were those of the labor market. Because people were dropping out of the job market, not only did unemployment fall, but actual employment fell as well,” Holzer said.

Despite the significant poverty, the median household income for the District of $67,572 was the third-highest of all metropolitan areas in the country, behind only the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.

Divergent experiences existed within the city itself. Wards 1, 5 and 6 saw a decline in poverty from 22 percent to 12 percent.

Wards 7 and 8, however, saw their poverty rates reach nearly one-third of the population. The survey revealed that approximately 75 percent of the people living in poverty in D.C. are African-American.

“I used to think the Southeast was bad, but everywhere east of the Anacostia River suffers from poverty. To me, poverty means a lack of resources, and there are no resources in those areas,” Alexia Currie (COL ’16), a coordinator for the D.C. Reads program, said.

This income disparity is often a direct result of educational disparities. In 2012, more than one in three residents without a college degree lived below the poverty line. According to a 2013 Census Bureau survey, just over

22 percent of residents with a high school diploma lived in poverty in 2012, and D.C. residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher saw a poverty rate of just 5 percent that same year.

Community organizers have noticed the increase, particularly in children who do not have access to as many educational opportunities.

Tina Beeks, an employee at Paradise Community Center in Ward 7, identified the high price of higher education as a common obstacle for lower-income adolescents trying to attend university.

“Over the years, we have gotten many more kids coming to [the Paradise Community Center], especially in the summer. The worst thing about college is how expensive it is,” Beeks said.

D.C. has also demonstrated the high economic stratification within the District. According to Forbes’ “America’s Richest Counties 2014,” six of the 10 richest counties in America encircle the Washington metropolitan area, including Fairfax County, Va., and Loudon County, Va. Holzer attributes this suburban wealth to those who hold high-profile careers in D.C. and choose to live in counties outside of the District.

“Many people of high education, who have law degrees, Ph.D.s, or who work in think tanks, commute into Washington for work, but do not live there. Poverty rates are based on residencies, not workplaces,” Holzer said.

AEPi Shows Solidarity With Emory Molly Simio

Hoya Staff Writer

After the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house at Emory University was vandalized with swastikas on Sunday following Yom Kippur, the Georgetown chapter of AEPi will wear blue on Tuesday in solidarity and in a statement against anti-Semitism.

“We’re trying to show support for the brothers at that chapter and stand up against anti-Semitism by wearing blue, which is one of the colors of AEPi nationally,” Josh Milgrom (MSB ’15), president of Georgetown’s AEPi Eta Sigma chapter said. “We’re

just trying to … show the entire college community that these acts won’t be tolerated and have no place on any college campus.”

According to Milgrom, AEPi’s executive director sent an email to every chapter in the country, encouraging their members to wear blue.

“Hopefully this will turn into a national thing across every college campus where there’s an AEPi chapter,” Milgrom said.

Members of Emory’s Student Government Association wore blue in solidarity with the fraternity on Monday.

Ben Reiser (COL ’17), a member of AEPi’s Georgetown chapter,

said that he was excited to bring the movement to Georgetown.

“We wanted to show that there are other people in AEPi and in the Jewish community elsewhere in the country showing their support,” Reiser said.

AEPi invited all members of the Georgetown community to demonstrate their support by wearing blue on Tuesday.

“This is really our way of making a statement by saying that these hate crimes are inexcusable,” Reiser said.

Milgrom said that the Georgetown chapter has no further plans to address the anti-Semetic vandalism at Emory University.

University Addresses Catcalling Kshithij Shrinath Hoya Staff Writer

In light of recent student media reports of harassment and catcalling directed at female students by construction workers on campus, Georgetown administrators have contacted the WhitingTurner Contracting Company this week to denounce the practice and prevent its recurrence.

Vice President for Planning and Facilities Management Robin Morey sent a letter to the contractor Oct. 2, highlighting the contractual agreement and the policy statement on sexual misconduct. Morey also conducted direct conversations with contractors to highlight the issue.

“It is important for me to clearly and simply state our expectation that such behavior is unac-

ceptable and will be treated with zero tolerance,” Morey wrote.

“I trust that we can partner to proactively establish the desired environment on our job sites and reject a ‘boys will be boys’ culture.”

Students reported catcalls and harassment from construction workers on campus beginning in the summer and continuing into the school year. Morey noted that no specific action would be taken since the reports did not point to exact incidents of misconduct, but noted that the harassment violates the university’s contract with Whiting-Turner.

“The contractor shall enforce strict discipline and good order among the contractor’s employees and other persons carrying out the work,” the contract states. “Any contractor or subcon-

tractor shall have courteous and respectful behavior with university faculty, staff and students.”

Morey also included the university’s policy statement on sexual misconduct in his letter.

University spokesperson Stacy Kerr said that the response to the letter from contractors was swift and decisive.

“Many of the contractors immediately responded to the letter, articulating the seriousness with which they also take this matter and the steps they are taking to address this with their employees,” Kerr wrote in an email to student media. “We were encouraged that some contractors have their own individual sexual harassment training programs that they are reinforcing our expectations with their employees.”

Catholic U. Cancels Screening of ‘Milk,’ Draws Ire Suzanne Monyak Hoya Staff Writer

The Catholic University of America cancelled a “Milk and Cookies” event last minute Wednesday, during which the movie “Milk,” about LGBTQ rights activist Harvey Milk, would be shown in honor of the OUTober LGBTQ Awareness Month.

“We were completely shocked that that happened,” Catholic University College Democrats communications representative Jackson Tovar, a sophomore, said. The College Democrats were to sponsor the event.

The university said the event was postponed due to a miscommunication between the College Democrats and the administration surrounding the intention behind the event.

“For university administrators, it called into question whether the event had changed in nature from one of education to one of advocacy,” university spokesperson Victor Nakas said in a statement. “Given the confusion caused by the advertising, the Office of the Dean of Students contacted the College Democrats to postpone the event.”

Set to begin Wednesday at 6 p.m., the event would have featured the screening of “Milk,” a documentary detailing the life of Harvey Milk, the first

openly gay elected official in America.

Milk, a San Francisco supervisor, was assassinated in 1978. The movie would have been preceded by introductory speeches by CUA alum Kevin Walling, chairman of the Democratic Party in Montgomery County, Md., as well as the first LGBTQ party chair, and John Whyte, a professor of politics at CUA, on how the LGBTQ movement has shaped the Democratic Party.

According to Tovar, however, the event was cancelled, not postponed, and there is no planning underway for a similar future event.

“We have not put any planning into rescheduling the event nor is there an event on the calendar,” Tovar said.

Tovar said that he did not completely understand what the university meant by “advocacy,” but maintained that the event was intended to promote awareness about the LGBTQ community, not advocate for anything.

“The College Democrats were not going to impose beliefs on anybody. We were not going to advocate for official rights, or homosexual marriage, or anything of that matter, strictly awareness,” Tovar said. “And [LGBTQ] awareness is a very important issue, whether it’s suicide rates among identifiers of [LGBTQ] or whether it’s showing ‘Milk’, the harassment, the bullying, and also the assassination that this elected offi-

cial went through. Just purely, purely awareness, and no advocacy whatsoever.”

He said that College Democrats had gone through all of the proper channels to have the event approved by the university administration, including having the speakers and flyers approved by the Office of Campus Activities.

The group distributed flyers, which were initially approved at the same time as the event, for the event that said “Kick off LGBT Awareness Month with The CUA College Democrats.”

“It had a stamp of approval that any flyer that is publicized on campus needs to have. The administrators were caught in a lie with their official statement and official reasoning. It’s more likely that the administrators had a problem with either me coming back to speak or the general topic itself,” Walling said.

Tovar said that he thought the flyers were clear on what the event would entail.

“In my opinion there was no miscommunication between the college democrats and the administration because we made it pretty clear that our event was for awareness, and that we wrote ‘LGBT awareness month’ on our posters,” Tovar said.

Though he does not identify as LG-

BTQ, Tovar has not observed any homophobic harassment between students on campus.

“Though it’s a Catholic school, there is an [LGBTQ] community on campus.

And I don’t think there’s any hostility toward the students from other students. I don’t identify [LGBTQ] myself so I can’t fully say what they go through everyday, but there is a community, there is a presence,” Tovar said.

According to Walling, Catholic University recognized an on-campus LGBTQ group starting in the 1980s up until the about 10 years ago, but an LGBTQ group has not been recognized since.

The Organization for Gay and Lesbian Rights, which existed on Catholic University’s campus from 1988 to 2002, was disbanded after the group saw a decline in membership as well as increased animosity that picked up as the national marriage equality movement began to grow. When Catholic University students attempted to start a new LGBTQ support group, called CUAllies, in 2009, the group again saw hostility from the community, prompting another decline in membership.

“There have been numerous efforts to re-charter the organization as a meeting space for LGBT Catholics to talk about their faith and to talk about

their sexual orientation or gender identity in an open, supporting atmosphere,” Walling said.

Despite Catholic University’s identity as a pontifical university, meaning that it has received papal approval and abides by Catholic doctrine, Walling pushed for a more accepting campus environment for students who identify as LGBTQ. Georgetown University is of Catholic and Jesuit affiliation, but has not received papal approval and is not obligated to follow Catholic doctrine.

“It speaks to a greater narrative here at Catholic U that instead of embracing diversity and creating a supporting environment … it shouldn’t be the case that we’re canceling [LGBTQ] advocacy events and it shouldn’t be the case that we don’t have a single [LGBTQ] organization on campus as a resource for students,” Walling said.

Walling conveyed his disappointment in his alma mater.

“That the university is scared of this topic in 2014 is pretty disheartening, especially given the views of the Holy Father. Pope Francis said, ‘Who am I to judge?’ At Catholic, it appears the administration is who to judge, and that’s disappointing,” Walling said.

Hoya Staff Writer Kshithij Shrinath contributed reporting.

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The Georgetown sailing teams travelled to Annapolis, Md., this past weekend to compete in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) Championships.

The women’s team competed in the Women’s MAISA Conference Championship, and the coed team competed in the regional qualifier for the Coed MAISA Championship.

The women’s team, currently ranked 14th in the country, placed first in its regatta, beating the secondplace Naval Academy by an impressive 43 points.

“Regattas can be very close,” Callahan said. “It can be hard to put points on the top teams. Typically, if you win by a lot, you’re winning by about 20 points.”

The women’s regatta featured the top 15 teams from the conference, most of which the team had not faced before.

“This was our first time competing against most of these teams this year. Going into the [MAISA] Conference Championship we hadn’t been to many regattas on the women’s circuit,” Head Coach Michael Callahan said.

According to Callahan, senior Katia DaSilva was one of the best performers this weekend for the women’s team. DaSilva sailed with senior Katie Olsen on Saturday and with junior Elizabeth Mullarney on Sunday. The Olsen and Mullarney won the last eight races in a row, and nine out of the 14 races.

Callahan believes that the women’s team has begun its season stronger this year than it has in years past.

“I would say for this season we’ve started out better,” Callahan said. “We’re deeper than we have been in the past, and I think all the girls are sailing well and improving every day.”

The coed team, currently ranked second in the country, competed in the regional qualifier for the MAISA Championship. While it

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The No. 14 women’s sailing team and No. 2 coed squad won their respective events at the MAISA regatta in Annapolis, Md. was not as significant as the women’s event, it was still important to gauge the team’s progress thus far.

“There’s a lot of pressure going into it,” said Callahan.

“The competition isn’t the best we’ll see all year but you have to perform well.”

Like the women’s team, the coed team also finished first, beating second-place St. Mary’s College by nine points.

Despite this first place finish, Callahan still called the coed team’s performance “average.”

“We could have done better,” Callahan said. “It’s about beating your personal bests and we were not beating our personal bests.”

Juniors Sean Golden and Isabelle Luzuriaga finished first in the B-Division. Out of 15 races, the duo secured 10 first-place finishes.

“Sean and Isabelle have been getting better throughout their three years at Georgetown,” Callahan said.

“They continue to improve with their boat-handling and their speed. They are sailing at a higher level than they

have in the past.”

Besides sailors in the ADivision not performing at their best, Callahan cited Golden and Luzuriaga as the reason the team won the regatta.

In the spring, the coed and women’s teams will compete in the MAISA National Championship. According to Callahan, the competition will be much tougher.

“Just winning our conference isn’t enough,” Callahan said. “We’re going to have to do well against top teams from New England like Yale and Boston College.”

All in all, however, Callahan believes “things are going in the right direction.”

The teams have four upcoming events this weekend, one for the women’s team and three for the coed team, the most notable being the Tom Curtis Memorial Regatta at the Washington Sailing Marina on Saturday, Oct. 11. Junior Greg Martinez will also attempt to qualify for the Coed Single-Handed National Championship, an event that he won last year.

The one-game Wild Card playoff is a verybody loves the underdog – the scrappy team that overcomes the laughable affront to logic and statistics. high-priced juggernaut when it In what universe does one game tell us matters most. The Kansas City Royals fit more about two teams than the previous the bill spectacularly. Casual fans would 162 games do? The best-of-five divisional be hard pressed to name the majority of rounds only make a little more sense. The the Royals’ lineup, and the team’s electric arbitrary decision to have shorter series in wild card play-in game against the Oak- the divisional rounds than in the champiland Athletics showcased a team fighting onship series makes for a skewed and nonback again and again in the face of adver- sensical standard of deciding a winner. sity. That this was the Royals’ first playoff Why are three victories sufficient to degame since the ‘80s only adds to the Cin- cide a victor in the divisional series, but derella outlook of the club. not mere days later when the victor is Major League Baseball and the big busi- playing in the next round? The 2004 Red nesses that partner with them may have Sox would have been swept by the Yankees been salivating for a World Series featur- if their matchup had been a round earlier, ing two Los Angeles-area teams, with the and yet, with that one extra game, they best hitter in the game, Mike Trout, going went on to win eight straight and capture against the best pitchthe World Series. What er in the game, Clayprevented the sweep ton Kershaw. For fans was not any action on of the game, the playthe part of either team, offs are all about the but it was arbitrary and stories with charm, illogical rulings on the not with superior talpart of the MLB regardent. ing their playoff strucWhen the Royals ture.

Darius Majd took their heroics to The fact remains Los Angeles, and flew that in a game with so back home with two much parity, and with Five-game divisional such a comprehensive extra-inning wins against the best team of opportunities playoff series do not list in baseball during for randomness and the regular season, accura tely determine chance, every team is one could be forgiven going to go through the better team. for ignoring the unpeaks and slumps. The fortunate and fickle current system of arbinature of the posttrary and short playoff season, and just enjoying the ride of the series does not do a good job of rewarding underdog. the best teams because of the nature of The reality is that the Angels’ three- the sport. Instead the MLB should be regame sweep at the hands of the Royals ducing teams and creating longer series. does not tell us much about who is the The old system of two pennants and a better team, it only tells us who was the World Series was a much more just way better team this week. In a sport with of rewarding consistently superior play. more consistency, this might not be a Granted, returning to this system is not problem, but baseball is a game with feasible given the profit-driven nature of such parity, with such randomness in the sports in the business world of today. But short run, that to leave the burden of su- we can do away with the Wild Card playperiority to a one-game playoff or a five- in game, which makes a mockery of the game series rather than looking at the grueling slog that is the regular season — aggregate production over 162 games is even if it does occasionally create exciteunsatisfactory. ment on the level of the epic Royals vs. A’s This is not football, where you have 13-3 affair this week. teams and 1-15 teams. Even the best and More importantly, there is no reason worst teams are separated only by roughly why the divisional rounds of the playoffs 20% in terms of winning percentage after cannot be expanded to a best-of-seven se162 games. This is a sport where greatness ries. If the NBA and the NHL can do four and superiority can only be accurately full rounds of best-of-seven, there is no measured in the long run, and yet the reason for the MLB to skimp on the ALDS powers that be in the MLB are actively and NLDS. trending in the other direction when it comes to deciding who advances in the Darius Majd is a senior in the College. THE playoffs.

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Junior linebacker Matthew Satchell had three solo tackles and a 31-yard fumble return in Georgetown’s home loss to the Harvard Crimson.

Offense Manages Just 3 Points in Home Loss HARVARD., from A12 son that Georgetown did not record a sack.

However, Georgetown did manage to force a turnover for the sixth straight game this season. Midway through the third quarter, junior defensive back Garrett Powers forced a fumble in the open field, and junior linebacker Matthew Satchell was able to recover the ball.

“You know, not going to know exactly the specifics where they were hitting us, but Harvard’s a great team like they said,” senior linebacker Nick Alfieri said. “All the credit to Harvard, they’re a great team, great O-line, great back. …

We’ll get it fixed, we’ll check the tape and figure out what we can do from there [and] continue to play hard.”

Alfieri personally had a career milestone in this game as he moved into fourth place in Georgetown history with 279 career tackles. Despite the personal accomplishments, Alfieri is currently focused on his team’s success.

“Doesn’t mean as much as a win,”

Alfieri said. “It’s just an honor to be up there with some of those guys that mentored me and who I look up to so much, so it’s kind of cool to be around there. But we don’t have a W.” In order to find more success, Georgetown must play more consistent football. While the offense dominated at times this season — against Brown it ran for 250 yards — it has struggled recently, only scoring three points in each of the last two games. Although the defense has been competitive, they have a small margin of error because of the struggling offense. However, Sgarlata is trying to look at the positives and examine new ways to build upon them.

“You know, we have a theme around here, it’s either win or learn,” Sgarlata said. “We learned lots of things, good play on both sides. We played an excellent opponent, and when you do that, you have to execute a high level. …We always tell the kids it’s not a one-game season. It’s a journey, it’s a process, and we’ll get on tomorrow, flush this out and see what we can learn from it, move on and focus on Lafayette.”

the ball into dangerous places so we could get dangerous crosses in.”

Ayotte, who played as a striker instead of an attacking midfielder Sunday, wasn’t exactly sure how the ball ended up in the net for her winning goal.

“I was just looking for scraps and rebounds in front of the goal and the next thing I know, the ball is in the back of the net, so it worked out,” Ayotte said. “I don’t know if it hit off me or it hit off the defender. I was just in there, and me and the girl were battling for the ball, and then it got there. I’ll have to watch it on film.”

A large chunk of the Blue and Gray’s offense came from sophomore forward Grace Damaska, who scored the first hat trick in Big East play since 2012. On Thursday, Damaska, who was named the Big East Player of the Week, made several runs down the left side before crossing the ball into the box, which created opportunities for the Hoyas.

“It’s more of a team effort, so I’m happy just to come off of the bench and offer new energy to the speed of play,” Damaska said about her role as a substitute.

“As long as we won, it doesn’t matter to me. My job is to get down the line and get crosses in the box so people can try to finish. And Audra finished, finally, and it was great.”

The Georgetown defense silenced the prolific Providence goal-scorer Catherine Zimmerman, a junior forward, who has five goals and five assists in the season.

However, Zimmerman did not have many opportunities. Like many Georgetown opponents this season, Providence played a defensive game that limited its own offensive opportunities.

“The hardest thing in the world to do is create and score,” Nolan said. “And it’s 10 times as hard when you’ve got a team that’s just going to put 10 or nine field players in a 40-yard space. We ran into this against Xavier, we ran into this against Duquesne, we ran into it to an extent against Butler. And each time we’ve managed to find a way to find a goal, and it’s usually been with a different person.”

The team has struggled in Sun-

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Senior midfielder Audra Ayotte scored a goal in the 89th minute to defeat the Providence Friars at home on Shaw Field. day games following a match on Thursday or Friday, but inspired performances from Damaska, freshman defensive midfielder Taylor Pak and especially senior fullback Jessica Clinton gave the squad a boost.

“Jessie is Jessie. She’s tough, she’s fast, she’s fearless, sometimes brainless,” Nolan said.

“But she’s a kid that had the confidence to try to make things happen. And I really like what she did today, because she was always trying to find a way to make a play. Sometimes you get kids that hope you win; Jessie was trying to make us win.”

Sophomore midfielder Emily Morgan was also impressive off

the bench, putting in several important crunching tackles over the course of the game.

The strength and organization of the defensive midfield enabled the team to take the initiative in pressing forward over the last 20 minutes, as the offensive players knew that with every Friar defensive clearance, a Hoya would be there to send the ball right back into the box.

Georgetown’s next game is Sunday at 1 p.m. on Shaw Field against traditional Big East powerhouse Marquette (7-5-2, 3-0-1 Big East), who is unbeaten in its last six matches and is tied with Georgetown with seven points at the top of the Big East.

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Pitching, Defense Key for Underdogs IPPOLITO, from A12 4.77 runs per game, the Angels had baseball’s best offense, while the Nationals averaged only 4.23 runs per game, they had the highest run differential in the National League.

However, in 36 and 31 innings of baseball, respectively, the Nationals have plated just seven runs, while the Angels only scored six in their three-game series. But it is worse than that. Of the 13 total runs the Nats and Angels have scored, six are the result of solo home runs; in a combined 67 innings, the top two offensive teams in the majors have only been able to manufacture 13 runs, or just 1.74 runs per game.

Meanwhile, their opponents, the Royals and Giants, are producing. The Royals hit 95 home runs the entire season— the fewest in baseball by far — but they manufacture runs the old-fashioned way: they bunt, they get small hits and they run.

In its wildcard game against Oakland, Kansas City stole seven bases and 13 of its 15 hits were singles. Similarly, the Giants stole two bases and relied on 12 hits, 10 of which were singles, in their Game 1 3-2 win over Washington.

Teams that can run well essentially turn singles into doubles with their base stealing prowess, taking the pressure of having to hit home runs off of the rest of the lineup. The sudden inability to hit for power struck the Nationals and Angels stars.

Surely the Giants and Royals pitching staffs deserve a bulk of the credit, but even great pitching doesn’t fully explain how Los Angeles and Washington have gone a combined measly 4-for-43 with runners in scoring position in their series. The heart of the Angels’ offense, center fielder Mike Trout and first baseman Albert Pujols both batted under .200 in their three losses, and left fielder Josh Hamilton went 0-for-13

against Kansas City.

Without their power hitters producing, their lineups struggled to beat their smallmarket counterparts at their own game. In Los Angeles’ case, this ineptitude has already resulted in elimination.

The inept offenses of Washington and Los Angeles have essentially squandered amazing pitching from their starters and bullpen. In nearly 10 innings of work during its 18-inning Game 2 loss Saturday, Washington’s bullpen gave up only three hits. Unfortunately, one of those hits was the game-winning home run by Giants first baseman Brandon Belt.

The worst-kept secret of the postseason so f ar is the Kansas City pitching staff. In their total of 12 bullpen innings over the course of their three-game series sweep, the Royals relievers allowed just four hits, nine baserunners, and one run. Clearly, pitching and defense are why they’re in the playoffs to begin with.

Complementing their topranked bullpen, the Royals are also playing extraordinary defense. Center fielder Jarrod Dyson’s stellar throw to nab Angels runner Collin Cowgill at third base shifted the momentum of Game 2, and added to a host of other acrobatic plays by the defense, including four highlight-worthy diving catches by right fielder Lorenzo Cain over the course of the series.

Though the Royals and Giants may lack the broad national appeal of Los Angeles and Washington, any fan can appreciate their tenacity and high level of fundamental execution, as well as the passion and joy that is evident in their play. Take some time to appreciate this magical postseason, because if the first week was any indication, it is going to be a memorable and exciting October for baseball fans.

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Senior outside hitter Alex Johnson had 14 kills and 10 digs in a 3-0 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons on Saturday.

Johnson surpassed the 1,000 career kill mark in a straight-sets away loss to Marquette the day before.

Win at DePaul Rights the Ship VOLLEYBALL, from A12 weekend, and I think that our passing stepped up and we were able to terminate some more balls,” Head Coach Arlisa Williams said.

Georgetown began the match quickly and gained a 10-2 lead over DePaul in the first set. Though the Blue Demons managed to narrow the lead to five, the Hoyas pulled away to win the first set 25-14.

The second set was much closer, with DePaul jumping out to a 4-1 lead. Fifteen tied scores and eight lead changes characterized the remainder of the set, but Georgetown came out on top in the end with a kill from Williams to win 25-23.

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An 18-inning Classic in DC S ports are horrible.

Those three words ran through my mind as I, a Giants fan, sat alone in a sea of red-and-white-clad Nationals fans. It was the top of the ninth inning and I was almost certain that my hometown team would lose to Washington 1-0.

I was squeamish, anxious and bitter. Every time a ball rose in the air, my hopes and dreams soared with it, only to be dragged to the ground and trampled on when it amounted to nothing.

Nearly four hours and nine additional innings after that stressful top of the ninth, I was on the Metro headed home, after the tide had turned.

“Sports are horrible,” grumbled a Nationals fan sitting next to me, echoing my thought just 15 minutes earlier. He had purchased a standing-room-only ticket and had refused to sit down during the 18-inning game.

After all of that, he went back home disheartened after the Giants launched a comeback and won 2-1 on the strength of San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt’s home run.

For sports fans, this sense of anguish is familiar. Intense fandom links your level of happiness to the success of your beloved sports team.

This uniquely long game exemplified the dedication involved with being a sports fan. Thousands of people braved the cold and long night hours in the hope that their team would come out on top and inch one step closer to the World Series.

However, as each inning went by, I couldn’t help but wonder at these fans. Here we were, standing with worried and tired faces, clutching blankets and hot chocolate, trying to stay warm as the clock ticked past midnight.

Walking through Nationals Park was both a terrifying and exciting experience.

I stuck out in my Giants gear.

It seemed like every home fan glared at me as I walked by, wondering why I had dared to show up to their stadium in enemy attire. A few fans booed at the sight of my bright orange hat, while others stopped and engaged in friendly banter with me.

The experience was a unique opportunity to connect with every Giants fan I saw. Young and old, women and men — whenever two people in orange and black made eye contact, we smiled at each other and enthusiastically exchanged high-fives.

The game was a long, drawn-out pitching duel. The loudest cheers of the game came from Nationals fans

Six hours and 18 innings later, the joy of victory. in the third inning, when Giants pitcher Tim Hudson gave up the one and only Nationals run.

The ninth inning seemed like a culmination of my frustration with the game.

I stood alongside every Nationals fan as we watched Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann retire the first two Giants hitters. I buried my face in my hands, prepared to go home unhappy and with a heavy heart.

Meanwhile, Washington fans raised their white rally rags and whooped cheerfully.

But then the magic started.

Second baseman Joe Panik walked, Zimmermann was pulled from the game and consecutive hits from catcher Buster Posey and third baseman Pablo Sandoval tied the game. I jumped, clapped and screamed, much to the dismay and anger of the fans surrounding me. I cheered for extra innings, for the

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chance to win a game that seemed to slip past our fingers.

My desire for extra innings was answered in earnest — nine extra innings followed.

Although I was tired and my hands were numb, I knew that each inning after the ninth was a blessing to the Giants and their fans. Every Nationals hitter that went up to the plate made me shiver in my shoes, and every ball that went high up into the air, even if it went into foul territory, made my heart and stomach drop.

The 18th inning put an end to my distress. When Brandon Belt launched a onerun homer that eventually decided the game, I yelled at the top of my lungs. I shared hugs and high-fives with fellow Hoyas, who I had met that day and who were also Giants fans. This is what we stayed for — to bask in the glory of one home run 18 innings after the game started.

Yes, sports are horrible. Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper branded Giants baseball as “torture” back in 2010, and it still feels like that today.

The Nationals fans at Saturday’s game know the feeling. But I also know that many of them believe that if Washington miraculously wins the next three games against the Giants, suffering through a six-hour and 23-minute game will be remembered as an obstacle that was just part of the process.

For all the horrible things that sports can do, they are also just as inspiring, intoxicating and exhilarating — and fans know that those painful moments we endure are what make winning it all in the end so wonderful.

The Giants currently lead the series 2-1 and will host Game 4 on Tuesday at 9:07 p.m.

Kara Avenceña is a sophomore in the College.

“In the second set, DePaul picked up their passing a little bit,” Coach Williams said. “I think that we served pretty aggressively, and the first set they could not get in system to run their offense. In the second set, they were a little bit closer, and then we just stepped it up at the end to close it.”

The Hoyas started strong in the third set with a 15-4 lead, and DePaul couldn’t recover.

“Our players, I think, came out of the locker room after the break with a mindset that we are just going to crush this,” Coach Williams said.

Johnson sealed the Blue Demons’ fate with her 14th kill of the night to win the match.

“I think the DePaul match allowed us to finally come together,” Coach Williams said. “We just played a solid match from beginning to end, and our players were relaxed. They were confident, they were comfortable and they just went out there and executed in the way we know they’re capable of.”

Georgetown will continue on with road conference matches against Villanova and Seton Hall this upcoming weekend. Coach Williams is optimistic about the Hoyas’ chances.

“The fact that we know that we can win is just a huge confidence booster for us, and we have a lot of preparation to do for this weekend,” Coach Williams said.

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In its second Big East game of the year, the No. 7 Georgetown men’s soccer team (6-1-4, 1-0-1 Big East) played to a scoreless draw at home against the No. 12 Marquette Golden Eagles (6-2-1, 0-0-1 Big East). The regulation 90 minutes and two 10-minute overtime periods were not enough to separate the two favorites for the Big East title.

It was the seventh match in a row in which Marquette had not conceded a goal while it was the third straight shutout for Georgetown. With the defensive records of each side considered, the 0-0 draw seemed like a fitting result.

“Marquette’s a good team; they [had not] conceded a goal in six games,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said. “We’re on a shutout streak, and I think [it seemed like] both teams decided they wanted to keep that shutout streak, and they shook hands and said ‘alright, that’s it.’”

As the game began, neither side was able to jump out to keep possession or dictate the pace of play.

The Golden Eagles did, however, create the best chances of the first half, which were, ultimately, most of their best chances in the game.

Junior defender Joshua Turnley preserved the tie when he blocked a shot after senior goalkeeper and captain Tomas Gomez could not clear a cross out of the 18-yard box. Then, in the 26th minute, a chipped shot from the right side of the field by Marquette hit the outside of the left goalpost before being cleared out.

“Tomas had to make a couple of really good saves and some frightening moments. They had sort of a funny cross into a crossbar. Marquette poses some really unique challenges of how they play,” Wiese said.

The Georgetown defense settled in the second half with the exception of a handful of shots.

The Hoyas threatened the most, with junior forward Brandon Allen, sophomore midfielder Bakie Goodman and senior midfielder and captain Tyler Rudy, all having opportunities to put the team ahead.

Although the attack-minded players had most of Georgetown’s shots, it was a center back who had one of Georgetown’s most promising offensive plays of the game. Sophomore defender Joshua Yaro intercepted a pass and pushed into Marquette’s half before passing the ball. Instead of returning to his position, Yaro continued to run and received the ball again before sprinting past the defense. With several unmarked Hoyas waiting for a pass into the box, a Marquette

LEHIGH, from A12 in 29th with a 20:55. Freshman Kennedy Weisner (34th with a 21:01), graduate student Joanna Stevens (46th with a 21:07) and junior Sarah Cotton (56th with a 21:13) rounded out the second place women’s squad.

“Hannah Neczypor and Rachel Paul had a really good last 1,000 meters and they finished really hard. That is probably is what allowed us to beat Florida State. I think we were probably behind Florida State with 1,000 meters to go and those two finishing like they did is probably what allowed us to beat them,” Bonsey said.

For the men, the sixth-place finish would not have been possible without the team’s depth. Eight Hoyas who competed in Boston did not feature for the men at Lehigh, and six who did not compete earlier in the season recorded times under 25 minutes.

“I think that [the results] showed how deep we are, especially considering we held out eight guys who ran up at Boston last week. I think we showed we’re probably one of the deepest teams in the country,” Bonsey said.

Graduate student Stephen Kersh led the Hoyas with a 33rd-place finish in 24:32 in his first race of his Georgetown career.

He came to the team as a graduate student transfer from University of Portland, followed by fellow graduate student and All-American Matt Howard, who finished 42nd with a 24:41. ”[Kersh] got a little banged up, so this was his first race, both at Georgetown and of this season. I thought he did a really good job leading us. This was probably Matt Howard’s best cross-country race ever as well. … I think they are going to set us up well for the future.”

Despite its depth, the men’s team is still looking for more frontrunners to emerge in order to elevate the team to a higher level moving forward. Having fallen from the national rankings after being ranked 29th in the preseason, the men’s team is looking to continue its progress in two weeks at the NCAA preseason meet in Terre Haute, Ind. It will mark the first meet where the full team will compete, showing what the team can do with everyone present.

On the women’s side, the NCAA preseason meet will present a chance to continue the team’s momentum.

“At a meet like the one we are going to in two weeks, the pace will be fast and we have got to get used to locking into those faster paces,” Smith said. “We have yet to see what the national level competition is going to look like for the 6,000 meters.

We need to continue to practice and work hard at adjusting to those paces.”

Whatever the outcome in Terre Haute, the Paul Short Run showed the progress that the cross-country program is making this season and the strides both teams still need to make.

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Junior defender Josh Turnley (top) got the start and played in all 110 minutes of Georgetown’s 0-0 tie against No. 12 Marquette. Sophomore defender Joshua Yaro (bottom) also played the whole game. defender pulled Yaro down, earning a yellow card but also ending the threat.

“Most people wouldn’t expect [an attacking run] when a center back wins a ball,” Yaro said. “[They think] ‘well, he is either going to play a pass back or just play up.’

So it is kind of a surprise. You just go up and no one expects it, and there is always space.”

The two overtime periods passed without either team creating any real opportunities, and the game ended with both teams earning the single point in the Big East standings.

“Nobody likes ties, but they are better than a loss. So it is one of those things where you are lamenting some missed chances, but you’re also saying, ‘Boy, [the other team] coulda, woulda, shoulda,’” Wiese said.

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I think that’s one thing we have as a team that most teams don’t.

We have such a deep team that anyone who comes on is good enough to play,” Yaro said.

Georgetown will play its next Big East match against DePaul (4-5-1, 1-1-0 Big East) on Saturday.

Last year’s game was a 6-0 rout in favor of the Hoyas, and the Blue Demons are coming off a 4-0 loss to Villanova. Nevertheless, Wiese believes that the game could be just as challenging as the match against Marquette.

“Tying Marquette, there is no shame in it. We are not going to sit here and cry rivers because we could not take care of those three points, but there’s very little room for error in the league.

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Georgetown will carry more than just the point against, arguably, the strongest Big East opponent it will face this year into its game at DePaul on Saturday. The Hoyas’ backline returned to full strength in the second half and in overtime, as junior defender Cole Seiler played the last 70 minutes of the game. Seiler had missed the last two games due to injury but was replaced by senior defender Jared Rist. With both Seiler and Rist, who won Big East Defender of the Week last week, available, Yaro feels confident in whomever he is playing alongside.

“The guys that come from the bench, they come on and bring something new, and there is always the same standard. If not, they actually raise the standard when they come into the game.

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The Georgetown field hockey team (4-6, 0-1 Big East) suffered a difficult 6-0 setback to the defending national champions, No. 5 Connecticut Huskies (7-3, 1-0 Big East) Saturday. The game was the Big East conference opener for both teams.

Connecticut, now 12-0 all-time against the Hoyas, was led by freshman forward Casey Umstead, who recorded her first career hat trick. The Huskies dominated the possession for the majority of the game, taking a whopping 27 shots while the Hoyas only managed two. Georgetown got off to a strong start, only allowing two goals — both coming off of penalty corners — in the first half. However, the Huskies’ depth and experience began to show in the second half, as they recorded four goals in a span of 14 minutes.

Head Coach Shannon Soares and her players will look to focus on the positives of the game as they move forward. The Huskies undoubtedly represented a difficult test for the Hoyas, but Soares was pleased with her team’s execution.

“I thought the team did a really good job sticking to our game plan. We did our best to neutralize their strengths, but playing a half-field press requires a lot of discipline,” Soares said.

The Hoyas do have a number of areas that they will look to improve upon, according to Soares. Because UConn dominated possession, Georgetown did not have many scoring opportunities. Sophomore forward Aliyah Graves-Brown and junior midfielder Emily Weinberg recorded the only shots on goals for the Hoyas. while the Huskies registered 27 shots.

Soares was disappointed with her team’s execution on those few opportunities.

“Against a team like [Connecticut], you’re not going to get very many opportunities, and I think we could have done a better job in those counterattacking situations,” Soares said.

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Junior midfielder Emily Weinberg registered one of just two overall shots on goal for the Hoyas against the Huskies Saturday. UConn had 27 shots. dence (8-4, 0-1 Big East) and Saint Joseph’s (6-6, 2-2 Atlantic 10). Those games are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12, respectively, and both start at 12 p.m.. The Hoyas are optimistic that the experience from playing the Huskies will help them in those games and for the more distant future.

“UConn is the defending champion and they’re always great competition for us,” Weinberg said. “I think now that we have seen the best of the best we will be more ready for whatever comes to us in the future.”

Junior midfielder Louise Chakejian echoed that sentiment.

“Our game against UConn proved to our team and coaches that we will go out on the field ready to fight and play smart against any team we play,” she said.

Another reason for optimism is the play of sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Skonecki, who recorded a career-high 10 saves while facing a veritable barrage of Connecticut shots. Soares was thrilled with her goalkeeper’s performance.

“Rachel had a great game, especially in the first half. She has a lot of confidence, and I’m really proud of the way she has improved from last year to this year,” Soares said.

Prior to the game, the Hoyas enjoyed a lunch at the home of junior midfielder Callie Hiner, in Westport, Conn. Soares

explained that the team tries to the visit the homes of their players if they are near to the site of a game. The lunch provided a bonding experience for the team.

“We were privileged to have Callie Hiner’s family open up their beautiful home to us for ... lunch,” Soares said. “We consider ourselves a family, and I think it’s great for our coaches and players to be able to get a sense of their teammates’ roots.”

The team’s family-like atmosphere has been a major focus for the coaching staff.

“Since the start of preseason, we have worked on creating a new team identity and defining what it means to be a member of the Georgetown field hockey team,” Chakejian said.

Chakejian, Weinberg and the rest of the team’s players believe that their strong chemistry and sense of identity have helped them on the field.

“I think [the] team dynamic has really helped us,” Weinberg said. “We’re all fighters, and we’re all fighting for each other.”

The Hoyas have already shown great improvement this year, as their four wins so far this season match their total from the previous two seasons combined. Still, they hope that their close-knit team atmosphere will contribute to even further improvement. After playing a juggernaut like UConn, there is no doubt that they will be battle-tested for the challenges that lie ahead.

SPORTS

Field Hockey Providence (8-4) at Georgetown (4-6) Saturday, 12 p.m.

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MEN’S SOCCER

TALKING POINTS

No. 7 Georgetown fought to a 0-0 draw at home against No. 12 Marquette on Saturday.

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[Senior defender] Jessie [Clinton] is Jessie. She’s tough, she’s fast, she’s fearless ...

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Women’s Soccer Head Coach Kevin Nolan

FOOTBALL

Crimson Run Over Hoyas 34-3 Harvard totals 558 yards on offense in its blowout win NADAV SENENSIEB Hoya Staff Writer

In their first meeting in history, Harvard University dominated Georgetown’s football team en route to a 34-3 victory Sunday afternoon.

The Hoyas (2-4, 0-1 Patriot League) allowed 265 rushing yards and 293 yards passing to the Crimson (3-0, 1-0 Ivy League). After Georgetown

kicked a field goal on its opening drive to make the score 7-3, Harvard scored 27 unanswered points to finish the game.

Despite decent offensive performances, the Hoyas were unable to get in the endzone. Multiple times, Georgetown turned the ball over on downs deep into Harvard territory.

However, the defense also struggled against the Crimson. The Harvard offensive line overpowered the Georgetown defensive line, which opened holes for the Harvard running backs. Georgetown was then unable to make tackles in the open field. Midway through the third quarter, the game was all but decid-

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Junior defensive back Garrett Powers had seven tackles and forced a fumble Saturday. It was the third turnover forced by Powers this season.

CROSS-COUNTRY

ed as Harvard held a 20-3 lead.

“I’ll put that team physically up against any team in the Ivy, Patriot League, CAA,” Head Coach Rob Sgarlata said. “You’re not going to see a better-looking team than that from a physical standpoint. We talked to our kids about aim small, shoot small — you know as far as focusing on one play, one technique, one thing we’re doing during the game — and I thought for the most part we did that.”

The Georgetown offense came out aggressively in the first half. Junior quarterback Kyle Nolan was 6-of9 for 64 yards in the first quarter, threading the ball through tight windows. Although the usual trio of senior Michael Cimilluca, junior Jake DeCicco and sophomore Justin Hill led the team in receiving, Nolan connected with six different wide receivers. Even Nolan’s incomplete passes were well-thrown balls that Harvard answered with good plays.

However, the first drive stalled in the red zone, resulting in a field goal, and after that Georgetown was unable to score again.

“We were able to take advantage; we have some great players at the receiver position,” Nolan said of his first-quarter production. “We had some good protection today, it allowed us to get the receivers downfield, and we were able to take some shots.”

The defense, however, was not as successful. From the first drive of the game, Harvard’s offensive line dominated Georgetown’s defensive front. The Crimson consistently double teamed senior Alec May and the other pass rushers, which prevented the Hoyas from pressuring the quarterback. It was the first time this sea-

Special to The Hoya

The men’s and women’s crosscountry teams both had successful weekends at the Lehigh University Paul Short Run. The women, currently ranked fifth in the nation, finished second in a field of 38 teams, while the men’s team finished sixth in a field of 42.

Coming off of the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown last weekend, both teams decided to rest some runners, which may have prevented higher finishes.

Men’s Distance Coach Brandon Bonsey believes that the team benefited from managing its personnel rather than putting every runner in the race. The rest that this weekend off affords runners will pay off in postseason races.

“Obviously, if we had run everyone we would have gotten a better result, but that was not the purpose of this meet,” Men’s Distance Coach Brandon Bonsey said. ”When we get to the postseason stuff, that’s when we’ll really put everything together and start worrying about the team results.”

Despite the absence of several key contributors, the women’s team had a great outing, besting sixth-ranked Florida State. The team was led by graduate student All-American Madeline Chambers, who finished 14th overall with a time of 20:26, and junior Haley Pierce, who finished 22nd overall with a 20:40. However, Women’s Head Coach Michael Smith felt the difference makers were senior All-American Hannah Neczypor and junior Rachel Paul.

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VOLLEYBALL

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Senior middle blocker Dani White notched 10 kills in Friday’s loss against Marquette, and seven more in Saturday’s win over DePaul.

GU Halts Losing Streak at 8 Matches MADDIE AUERBACH

fensive end for the Hoyas with 10 kills, while senior outside hitter Alex Johnson hit the career 1,000The Georgetown volleyball team kill milestone with seven kills in (7-11, 1-4 Big East) split road confer- the game. Senior libero MacKenzie ence matches this weekend with a Simpson had 13 digs and sophostraight-sets loss against the Mar- more setter Caitlin Brauneis had 19 quette Golden Eagles (12-4, 3-1 Big assists.

East) and a straight-sets win against “Alex and I have started all four the DePaul Blue Demons (3-13, 1-3 years of our career, so being able Big East). to help her get that final milestone Marquette defeated Georgetown was huge,” White said.

Friday night in a win (25-18, 25-15, The Friday night loss against Mar25-13) on its home court. The Gold- quette was Georgetown’s eighth en Eagles led through the entirety loss in a row, but White says that of the first set, which they closed those numbers should not be taken on a 10-4 run, deat face value. spite the Hoyas’ “Though the ability to cut the losing streak lead to 13-10 early looks awful on on. paper, [if you look “They’re 30-3 in at] the specifics of the Big East since each match and 2011, and so when each game, we are you go up against right there with a team like that, it historically the HEAD COACH ARLISA WILLIAMS is really just about top four teams of how you handle this conference,” your side of the net because you White said. kind of know what’s coming at you The Hoyas’ Saturday night — there’s not going to be any sur- straight-sets victory (25-14, 25-23, prises,” senior middle blocker Dani 25-15) in Chicago against DePaul White said. marked its first win since Sept. 13 Georgetown managed to keep up and snapped the eight-game losing with Marquette at the beginning of streak. Johnson racked up a further the second set, with five tied scores 14 kills and 10 digs. Freshman outand two lead changes. However, side hitter Terese Cannon added with the score tied 6-6, the Golden 10 kills, while sophomore middle Eagles began a 5-1 run to widen blocker Ashlie Williams had 13 the scoring deficit. Notching three kills. Sophomore outside hitter more points to make the score 11-9 Lauren Saar served four aces, while was the closest Georgetown would Johnson added three service aces of get in the second set, which it went her own. Simpson led the team in on to lose 25-15. Marquette closed digs with 15. out the last set 25-13 to defeat “We served extremely well this Georgetown.

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THE WATER COOLER

Royals and O’s Prove Top-10 Finishes That They Belong At Lehigh F RUSSELL GUERTIN

The national ranking for the Georgetown coed sailing team through three major races.

“We’re right there with the top four teams of this conference.”

or Washington, Anaheim, Anaheim, the spring and summer Kansas City and San Francis- of hope have quickly turned into co, the first week of the 2014 the fall of despair. It was only one Major League Baseball postseason week ago that the Nationals and has been heart-stopping and con- Angels were considered favorites to appear in the founding for many World Series. Now different reasons. the Nationals are on Kansas City — a the brink of elimifranchise that has nation, while the struggled for the Angels were swept past 29 years to out of the playoffs reach the postseaby the Royals. Many son — has advanced Angels and Nationto the American Michael Ippolito als fans are wonLeague Championdering what went ship Series, solidifywrong and how ing the franchise’s Nationals and their teams went its greatest week from the two best to since the fall of Angels suffer from being routed.

1985. In that year, a power outage.

Wa s h i n g t o n ’ s the Royals won struggles against three straight games to defeat the St. Louis Car- San Francisco are eerily similar to dinals in seven games and capture Anaheim’s against Kansas City. At the World Series.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Ayotte Beats Providence in Final Minute CHRIS BALTHAZARD Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (8-2-3, 3-0-1 Big East) struck late to beat Providence (5-6-2, 1-3-0 Big East) at Shaw Field on Sunday, winning 1-0 on a goal by senior forward Audra Ayotte in the 89th minute.

The Hoyas threatened to score in the final 20 minutes of the second half, but despite many opportunities, they were unable to break through. However, in the final minute of regular time, senior midfielder Daphne Corboz began an attack that would decide the game in Georgetown’s favor. Corboz’s long header into the 18-yard box was re-

directed by junior defender Marina Paul directly into the path of Ayotte, who calmly placed her shot past the outstretched arms of Friars sophomore goalkeeper Kristyn Shea for the winning goal.

Head Coach Dave Nolan was impressed with how the players composed themselves in spite of their goalless frustration.

“I was real happy with how we managed out the game, and I just told them that,” Nolan said. “It would have been easy just to panic and start hitting hopeful balls, but we kept trying to be clever with our soccer, and we kept trying to build See PROVIDENCE, A9

NATE MOULTON FOR THE HOYA

Senior defender Jessie Clinton has helped contribute to Georgetown’s airtight backline, which has allowed just 1.15 goals per game.

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