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Georgetown University • Washington, D.C. Vol. 95, No. 22, © 2013
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Professors and their children reflect on what it’s like to have family on campus.
EDITORIAL Campus space should not be allocated to advertisers.
GUIDE, B1
OPINION, A2
SAC: ROUND TWO Unclear voting led the election commission to hold a second chair race.
PHISHING Attacks on Georgetown email accounts are up 60 percent.
NEWS, A4
NEWS, A5
Typhoon Spurs GU to Action Club Filipino, CSJ organize relief efforts after Haiyan Jennifer Ding Hoya Staff Writer
COURTESY BRIAN MCGUIRE
Patrick Sheehan (CAS ’81) wore the first Jack the Bulldog costume during his four years on campus. He died in a car crash Saturday.
Sheehan, First Mascot, Dies at 54 Kayla Cross Hoya Staff Writer
Patrick Sheehan (CAS ’81) embodied Hoya spirit. As Georgetown’s first costumed mascot, he entertained crowds at basketball games during his four years on campus as a human-sized Jack the Bulldog. Sheehan, 54, died in a car crash Saturday when the town car he was riding in was hit by an SUV on Hudson River Parkway in the Bronx, N.Y. The car’s driver, Ata Noorzi, 51, also died in the crash. Sheehan, who was a managing director for public finance at Wells Fargo & Co. in New York, was instrumental in establishing the mascot tradition now visible at every sporting and spirit event. He is remembered as a fun-loving friend who always entertained those around him. “Pat lights up the room when he walks in,” said Paolo Clemente (GSB ’81), who was friends with Sheehan at Georgetown. “Always a smile on his face, very interested in you. Always makes you feel warm and loved.” Associate Athletics Director for Operations and Facilities Brian McGuire (CAS ’72) was part of the Alumni Association group that chose Sheehan
as mascot during his freshman year in 1977 — a position that replaced the role of the live bulldog, which was absent from campus from 1977 to 1999. Sheehan stood out at the time because of his clear commitment to staying in the mascot role for four years and his lively personality, McGuire said. “We put the head on him, we made him do some things … and he was great,” McGuire said. “Without a doubt, he stood above all the others as far as acting like what we wanted the mascot to act like.” It was quickly clear that McGuire had selected the right student for the position. “He was the perfect choice, and we just got really lucky with him, because we’d never had a costumed mascot before him,” McGuire said. “And he was perfect at it. We were really happy all four years.” Shawn Feeney (GSB ’81), who held a work-study position in McGuire’s office with Sheehan, became close to the mascot pioneer. “The thing anyone who knew Pat would enjoy is when you had a long bus ride … Pat would have a captive See SHEEHAN, A6
Members of Club Filipino have mobilized support for a fundraising campaign to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan. The typhoon, which swept through the Philippines last week, is among the strongest storms in recorded history and left more than 4,000 people dead and 921,000 people displaced, as estimated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. In total, 11.8 million people were affected by the typhoon. “Typhoon Haiyan was the largest storm recorded in history, so it’s only necessary that it receives the largest amount of relief in history,” said Bianca Castro (MSB ’15), a member of Club Filipino’s Hoyas for the Philippines fundraising campaign whose family lives in the Filipino capital Manila. Hoyas for the Philippines, which has approximately 10 active planning members in addition to other volunteers, launched a donation page Tuesday morning on Fundly, an online fundraising platform, which will continue for 60 days. In addition to the campaign’s online presence, students tabled each day this week in Leavey Center to collect donations and spread awareness. The campaign set a fundraising
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Fr. Patrick Rogers, S.J., celebrates a memorial Mass on Wednesday evening in Copley Crypt Chapel for those lost during Typhoon Haiyan. goal of $2,000 and had raised $757 at press time. “Everyone worked really hard and really quickly to get the website together and reach out to groups,” Club Filipino Secretary Jemm Dela Cruz (SFS ’16) said. “People reached out to us too, so it was really great to hear the support from others. We’re looking forward to working with other entities on how to further get more collections and donations.”
Hoya Staff Writer
The D.C. mayoral race formally went underway Nov. 8, with candidates beginning to circulate petitions to get their names on the ballot. Absent from the pool of nine contenders, however, was incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray. Candidates thus far include D.C. Councilmembers Tommy Wells (DWard 6), Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), Vincent Orange (D-At Large) (LAW ’88) and Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), former State Department official Reta Jo Lewis and Busboys and Poets restaurant owner Andy Shallal. Three lesser-known, Democratic, candidates — former D.C. councilmember candidate Frank Sewell, perennial mayoral candidate Nester Djonkam and businessman Christian Carter — have filed paperwork to run as well. The first debate of the mayoral race, sponsored by the D.C. Bar Association, was held Wednesday evening before a live audience at the @thehoya
downtown offices of the Arent Fox law firm, located at 1717 K St. NW. Candidates must collect at least 2,000 signatures from registered Democrats in the District in order to get their names on the ballot for the Democratic primary in April; there are currently no declared Republican candidates. Gray’s delayed pursuit of reelection coincides with a pending criminal investigation of allegations of corruption related to his 2010 victory over incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty in the Democratic primary. “He has not given a timeline for running,” Gray spokeswoman Doxie McCoy wrote in an email. “When he decides, he will make some sort of announcement.” The investigation into Gray and other District officials has brought campaign ethics to the forefront of other candidates’ platforms. During the debate, Wells criticized Gray for what he deemed rampant government corruption. See MAYOR, A5
See TYPHOON, A6
McCourt’s $100M Leaves Out Building Sam Abrams Hoya Staff Writer
The university plans to construct a new building to house the McCourt School of Public Policy, but none of Frank McCourt Jr.’s (CAS ’75) $100 million donation can be used for that purpose. Although no specific plans for a building were laid out when McCourt gave his record-breaking donation in September, Vice President for Advancement Bartley Moore said that the parties involved shared the belief that a new building, likely in downtown Washington, D.C., would be necessary. The school is currently located in Old North, which housed the Georgetown Public Policy Institute until it
was incorporated into MSPP. “[McCourt] and the university share the belief that the fullest vision for the McCourt School will require new facilities that provide ample room to grow,” Moore said. “Though this was not a condition of the founding gift, we share a commitment to put the school near the city center at some point during its first decade.” All of McCourt’s gift will go toward developing the school through initiatives like student and faculty recruitment and research. The McCourt Fellows Program will help recruit promising students; furthermore, the Massive Data Institute and Center for See MCCOURT, A6
As Mayoral Race Begins, Gray Absent Johnny Verhovek
In addition to these fundraising efforts, Hoyas for the Philippines is working on an online campaign video to be posted this weekend. “One thing that we wanted to do was to highlight members of the Georgetown community for whom this issue is particularly important,” Club Filipino External Liaison Helena Manguerra (NHS ’15), whose
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Clockwise from top left: Councilmembers Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), Vincent Orange (D-At Large), Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6). Published Tuesdays and Fridays
COURTESY WOODROW WILSON CENTER
GOP senators filibustered GULC professor Nina Pillard’s nomination.
GOP Blocks Pillard Molly Simio
Hoya Staff Writer
Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia “Nina” Pillard’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was defeated by a U.S. Senate Republican filibuster Tuesday. With the Senate’s near partyline vote of 56-41, Pillard was four votes short of the 60 needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. Only two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), voted in favor of Pillard’s confirmation. Pillard, a graduate of Yale College and Harvard University Law School, is President Obama’s third nominee to the D.C. Circuit to have been blocked by Republicans this year. She joins Caitlin Halligan, general counsel for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, and Patricia Millett, an Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner, in being unable to sway enough GOP senators See PILLARD, A5
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