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SELECTION SUNDAY

COMMENTARY Justice Scalia proves an unexpected asset for liberals.

No. 2 seed GU will be close to home to start off the 2013 NCAA tourney.

SPORTS, A10

OPINION, A3

CHOICE WEEK Forty years after Roe v.

Wade, Choice Week fosters sexual choice dialogue.

C-SPAN CELEBRITIES GU history lectures are broadcast on C-SPAN several times a year.

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Calvin Harris Set For Spring Concert however, that GPB would book the winning artist this year.

“This year, we had the opportunity where whoever won that poll was definitely going to be brought in, so I thought it was worth it to get the students involved,” Henderson said in November.

Eitan Sayag Robinson said that she was not Hoya Staff Writer aware of the guarantees made by Electronic dance musician Cal- her predecessor. vin Harris will headline the Spring “I wasn’t really involved in that Kickoff Concert in McDonough whole process, so I don’t know Arena on April 6, the Georgetown what promises were made and Program Board announced Mon- what they were told at the time,” day.

Robinson said.

Harris was not included in a poll Tickets will go on sale online measuring student preferences for Wednesday at noon. The first 500 artists contickets are $20, adducted by “I don’t know what ditional presale GPB in Notickets sold in Red vember, de- promises were made.”

Square will cost spite assur$25 and tickets ances that an purchased at the jill robinson (col ’15) artist from door will cost GPB Concerts Chair the polling $30. Intern Sushi, options would be chosen. a website for students searching The artists in the poll were Af- for internships, is offering a $5 rojack, Alesso, Axwell, Bassnectar discount on online tickets for stuand Steve Aoki. dents who sign up for their site.

GPB Concerts Chair Jill Robinson Last year, all presale tickets for (COL ’15) said she was unfamiliar Wiz Khalifa’s performance at the with the results of the poll. spring concert cost $20 presale In past years, GPB has polled and $25 at the door for students, students without a guarantee that and in a November interview with they would be able to book the The Hoya, Henderson said that GPB winner, upsetting students who would try to keep the cost of tickets objected to what they saw as GPB’s below $20. disregard of their vote, according However, Robinson said that unto former GPB Concerts Chair Wil- like last year, the April 6 concert is liam Henderson (MSB ’14). Henderson told The Hoya in November, See CONCERT, A6

Despite assurances, GPB ignores polling results for headliner

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GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) was sworn in by predecessor Clara Gustafson (SFS ’13) as outgoing Vice President Vail Kohnert-Yount (SFS ’13) looked on Sunday. Tisa plans to continue several of the pair’s initiatives.

Tisa, Ramadan Begin Term Annie Chen

Hoya Staff Writer

GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) and Vice President Adam Ramadan (SFS ’14) were sworn into office Saturday afternoon by outgoing GUSA executives Clara Gustafson (SFS ’13) and Vail Kohnert-Yount (SFS ’13).

Tisa, who is the university’s first openly gay student body president, was sworn in with the book “Taking a Chance on God” by John McNeill, a gay Jesuit priest. He said he chose the book because it redefines Catholicism in a way that affirms

LGBTQ Catholics and other groups.

“I thought it had special significance at Georgetown, where our

“We’re going to face a lot of voices on campus that haven’t been faced before.” nate tisa (sfs ’14) GUSA President

Catholic and Jesuit identity is a strong and crucial part of our heritage that can promote, rather than

conflict with, our values of diversity, inclusion and the dignity of all members of our community,” Tisa said.

Tisa also acknowledged the challenges he expects to face as the second openly gay student body president of a Jesuit university.

“We’re going to face a lot of voices from on campus that haven’t been faced before,” Tisa said. “I have absolutely no fear and complete confidence in my team that we can rise to the occasion.”

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Club Sports Restaurant Closures Outpace New Arrivals Denied Trainers

Kylie Mohr

Special to The Hoya

CHARLIE LOWE FOR THE HOYA

Capital City Care, the District’s first medical marijuana dispensary, will impose strict standards to prevent recreational use.

First Marijuana Dispensary to Open Natasha Khan

Special to The Hoya

The District’s first medical marijuana dispensary, Capital City Care, is slated to open next month at 1334 North Capitol Street NW, two years after the D.C. Council legalized medical use of the drug.

“This will be the first time qualified patients in D.C. have legal access to this medicine.

Patients interested in pursuing this treatment option will finally have a safe and reliable way to do so,” the dispensary’s

Communications Director, Scott Morgan, wrote in an email.

The dispensary’s services will be offered exclusively to patients suffering from verifiable chronic illnesses, including HIV/AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, severe muscle spasm conditions such as multiple sclerosis, or those undergoing medical treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy or the use of protease inhibitors, according to Morgan.

These limited access policies will make Capital City Care See MARIJUANA, A7

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Despite the planned opening of five new restaurants in Georgetown this year, local blog The Georgetown Metropolitan reported that 13 closed in 2012.

According to the Metropolitan, that number compares to 11 closures in 2011 and only five in 2010.

Nancy Miyahira, marketing director of the Georgetown Business Improvement District, wrote in an email that one specific cause for the large number of closures could not be pinpointed. She indicated that retirement, a change in business strategy or the end of a lease term were among the reasons for the closings.

Uno Chicago Grill, an independently owned franchise which was located at 3211 M St. NW, closed in September 2012. Uno’s Senior Vice President of Marketing Dick Hendrie told The Hoya that, to his knowledge, the business owners were no longer interested in continuing operations when the time came to renew the lease.

“Looking at all [of] the options, it didn’t make sense for them to continue,” he said.

George Deheshdi, owner of Fino Italian Restaurant at 3011 M St. NW, which closed last September, said that he had been located in Georgetown for 22 years and plans to relocate to Foggy Bottom. Deheshdi opened a new location at 1230 9th Street NW. Sri Suku, owner of the now-closed Crepe Amour and Georgetown Wing Co., formerly located at 3291 M St. NW, said that the costs of doing business in the prestigious neighborhood made it difficult to turn a profit.

“Georgetown is a great place to build a brand,” Suku said. “Everybody likes to have a Georgetown address …

Club sports will not receive GUSA funding for athletic training Carly Graf

Hoya Staff Writer

but those Georgetown addresses are probably the least profitable ones in their portfolio. From a business owner’s perspective, when it comes down to economics, it really doesn’t make sense at the moment.”

Among the reasons Suku cited for closing his restaurants was what he called a “greedy” landlord, who raised his monthly rent from $6,000 to $15,000.

Suku predicted that the high costs of doing business will force even more restaurants to close.

Not all business owners, however, share Suku’s concerns.

Good Stuff Eatery, which specializes in burgers, fries and milkshakes, looks to open shop this spring in the

After months of advocating for an athletic training program for club sports, the Advisory Board for Club Sports requested $41,000 from GUSA but was denied any funding at GUSA’s Feb. 24 budget summit for the 2014 fiscal year.

The Georgetown University Student Association sent out a survey over winter break gauging interest in a trainer program. Two-thirds of the 100 respondents said that they would be very likely to use a club sports trainer if one were made available to them.

Despite this demonstrated interest, the GUSA Finance and Appropriations Committee hesitated to fully fund an athletic training program without first seeing a pilot program.

“Everyone pretty much agreed that it’s a worthwhile idea, but we want to see some sort of pilot program even with one trainer. We want to see what the impacts are and how well it is received,” Fin/App Committee Chair Sheila Walsh (COL ’14) said.

Walsh recommended that ABCS use money already allocated to the board

by GUSA for their initial test program.

“We can’t really dictate how they actually go about spending it, so they can make a conscious decision to direct more of that money to a pilot training program,” Walsh said.

ABCS does not plan to appeal the

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Crepe Amour was one of 13 restaurants to close its doors in Georgetown in 2012.

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OPINION

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TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013

THE VERDICT Founded January 14, 1920

EDITORIALS

AlcoholismEdu

“You’re only an alcoholic once you graduate.”

This philosophy is accepted by most as an unspoken rule of college life. And while most of the time that attitude is voiced as a harmless joke after a heavy night (or several nights) of partying, it can foster an environment that understates a serious medical condition.

In a campus culture that promotes the dominant presence of alcohol at weekend events, it’s hard to determine whether a friend’s drinking habits are simply a reflection of a benign fixture of college life or if they pose a true health risk.

Georgetown Health Education Services’ website provides a multitude of important resources on alcohol-related issues, including counselling services, information and referrals to community alcohol organizations. B­ut for students unsure of whether their friends have a problem, the notion of using these resources — and having to disclose their friends’ identities and drag them into a formal university process — presents too high a risk of harming friendships. A user-friendly website designed to inform students on warning signs for abnormal college alcohol behavior, which could even come equipped with an anon-

ymous questions forum that Georgetown health professionals could monitor and reply to, would help students seek out information in a less implicative process.

Campus services are well positioned to step in when problems get serious, and ideally educational services like AlcoholEdu serve as a foundation for responsible alcohol use. But in the wide swath of time between taking AlcoholEdu freshman year and the onset of a culture of alcohol later in college, it becomes unclear when individual — or even group — habits extend beyond a normal, relatively safe college experience. A joint effort from students and health professionals in the form of an interactive website, which both realistically tackles the college drinking experience and provides a scientific health risk evaluation, could provide an important source of information for uncertain students.

The Georgetown community is generally sensitive to the safety of others when engaging in alcohol-related activities. By providing this new resource, the university could allow students to be more sober-minded about the dangers of drinking.

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March Madness — The Hoyas earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and will face off against Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Friday.

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A Better Georgetown — A planning session discussing future plans for student housing, transportation issues, the Healey Family Student Center, GUTS and other campus improvements will be held today in Lohrfink Auditorium.

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Green Screen — The District is playing host to an Environmental Film Festival until March 24, showing global films at venues across the city.

Paper for a Price — The Washington Post will begin charging frequent online readers a monthly charge beginning this summer but will preserve free access to the home page, section front pages and classified ads.

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Arturo Altamirano

A Wary Gun Violence Week

This week, the College Democrats will hold a gun violence awareness week, that will feature speeches from prominent figures and a documentary that will cover some of the most contentious issues being debated in legislatures across the country.

One of the core tenets of Georgetown’s mission is an emphasis on dialogue. A gun violence awareness week is an opportunity for Georgetown’s community to embrace this appreciation for discourse and apply it to a national issue. In order to generate effective discussion that includes the majority of the student body, the College Democrats ought to be wary of how they structure the event.

The issue of gun violence is bipartisan. Certainly the two parties have stark differences on gun policy, but the issue is dear to both. If the upcoming events intend to discuss all the facets that affect gun violence issues, it should not only feature voices from both sides of the aisle but also delve into related topics like mental health issues and the lack of support for those who suffer from such ailments in the United

States.

Mental health experts, law-enforcement officers, victims of gun violence and law-abiding gun owners all have something to contribute to the discussion of this complex issue. The College Democrats should take this into account so that their awareness week provides as much information about the factors in the debate as possible, enabling students to develop educated opinions. A balanced perspective will allow students to decide where they stand on the politics that are associated with gun violence and will not risk stigmatizing the issue as a uniquely Democratic cause, which could not be farther from the truth.

A week that features only pro-Democrat perspectives will alienate portions of the student body that may not subscribe to that line of thinking. “Awareness,” after all, involves complete knowledge of an issue, not just one side of it. A week centered on education as opposed to the propagation of a political agenda will get more students involved and provide an opportunity for increased student activism and aware-

The Upside of a Crackdown The recently announced crackdown on offcampus rowdiness comes as no surprise given Georgetown’s long history of sordid town-gown relations. But what has turned out to be a pleasant surprise is the university’s approach to revitalizing nightlife within the front gates.

To complement the initiatives introduced last fall, such as on-campus food trucks and the elimination of the party registration system for on-campus residences, the Office of Student Affairs has planned a Georgetown Day keg party in O’Donovan Hall for those over 21 and introduced late-night weekend shuttle services to Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan.

While these changes have understandably elicited a lukewarm reception, especially considering the motivating factors behind the policies, it is undeniable that they will ultimately bring benefits to the student body. The expanded shuttle service allows students more accessibility to the greater D.C. area. And for all we know, a keg-

ger at Leo’s could become a quirky Georgetown tradition, even if it excludes the three-quarters of the student body who are underage.

Many of these changes can be seen as concessions made by the university not to our neighbors, but to students. The administration has recognized that simply cracking down on rowdy off-campus parties and telling students to be quieter without providing alternatives for students to blow off steam on the weekends is ineffective and will ultimately exacerbate tensions between off-campus residents and their neighbors.

These policies alone are unlikely to overturn current partying habits and trends anytime soon, and many loose ends — such as the discrepancy in evidentiary standards between onand off-campus conduct violations — remain untied. However, they can be seen as a studentconscious step by the university in the right direction.

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Letter to the Editor To the Editor: I learned from a college friend that the issue of the Stewards has reared its head again at Georgetown. As an undergraduate in 1988, I was working on an article about Fr. Joseph Durkin, S.J., for Blue & Gray magazine. Research related to the article made it clear to me that Fr. Durkin was the Jesuit sponsor of the Stewards and that Blue & Gray was headed up by many undergraduates and one graduate who were all part of the male secret society. In my final interview, I asked Fr. Durkin if he felt that it was fair to the women at Georgetown to support an all-male secret society. Most of the members held positions of leadership in student organizations, including key student government posts. He paused and then assured me that he never thought the organization had done anything to hurt anyone but did agree that its presence may have encroached on the advancement of women at Georgetown. He then wrote an open letter to the women of Georgetown that was published in The Hoya.

I have never written about this experience publicly, but all of my friends in my class knew that I found myself, unwittingly, at the epicenter of the “big reveal” of the Stewards. Several graduates who held positions at Georgetown, including the director of the Alumni Association, were revealed to be members of the Stewards. It saddened me that in 2013, an all-male secret society can continue to exist on a college campus where academic standards and Jesuit theology are held in the highest esteem.

We are taught to be “people for others.” The exclusivity of any secret society, especially one that draws its membership along gender lines, has no place at a prestigious university like Georgetown. I commend those who came forward to reveal the Second Steward Society and the potential damage such an organization could cause.

Though the events of 1988 were challenging for me as an undergraduate, they have shaped who I have become as an adult. I spent my first year after Georgetown as a Jesuit volunteer in Northern California as a volunteer educator. I have been an educator ever since. I view issues of equity as one of the primary concerns facing schools today. With my colleagues, I work to promote advancement for all of our students. I would hate to think that this sort of injustice persists at a wonderful place of learning like Georgetown.

Peg Dowley Donohue (COL ‘89)

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VIEWPOINT • Hussain

THE ETHNICITY OF FEMININITY

A ‘Like’ for Georgetown Compliments I

Khadijah Davis

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ave you seen, or at least heard of, Terrilynn Monette? The young New Orleans schoolteacher went missing earlier this March after a night out with her friends. Allegedly, they left Monette in her car as she requested so she could sober up before driving back home. As she rested in the parking lot, witnesses say they saw her chatting with an unidentified man. In the following days, it was reported that she had disappeared without a trace.

It isn’t surprising that Monette, an African American, is not yet a household name like, say, Natalee Holloway, a young woman who went missing and was found murdered after a vacation in Aruba. She got attention from news organizations like CNN. News agencies have a tendency to create fairy tales out of these tragedies — but only if the victim matches a particular description. As Clutch Magazine columnist Danielle Belton said in her recent article, “Have You Seen This Woman?: Terrilynn Monette,” “CNN and other cable news outlets have received their fair share of criticism in the past for an overemphasis on miss-

Refusal to tell the stories of these victims leads the public to believe they have no stories. ing young, typically blonde, upper-middle-class white women over everyone else. If you’re a man, African American or not conventionally attractive, the cable news tends to not care.”

We constantly see this issue play out. However, we turn a blind eye to it because, in a case like this, the victims that the media does focus on are truly victims and deserve all the attention they garner. But what about the others just like them? If we consider the Newtown tragedy alongside the battlefield that is Chicago and the effect of the violence there on innocent children, which cases tend to get more mainstream buzz or evoke the conversations surrounding gun control?

Children are victims of homicide every day by guns and the people who own them, especially in urban areas like Chicago. But mainstream America has either become numb or unconcerned when these kids are from a city or a part of a culture that is used to seeing 43 murders in a single month or 500 in a single year. It has become the norm, or what people expect of those who do not exactly fit a certain image of class, culture or race. A nation that truly cared about putting an end to the violence that afflicts those of disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds or minorities in general would most certainly shine a spotlight on their stories as much as they do on the Natalee Holloways of the world.

The lack of attention makes it seem like these bodies, whether they are old or young, had no soul to begin with. Refusal to tell the stories of these victims leads the public to believe they have no stories. It denies them their status as human beings.

“The complaint about the lack of news coverage when a person of color goes missing is valid because for our Amber Alerts, missing bulletins and kidnappings to go ignored often means them going unsolved, reinforcing the idea that some life isn’t worth as much as others lives in America,” said Belton.

Alas, a subject that should be considered an epidemic for the entire nation to see and play a role in preventing is effectively irrelevant and unstoppable.

It is alarming to know that if a member of my family or a friend of color were to turn up missing, maimed or murdered, the news and the world would not stop to care in the same way that it does for others. Are they ineligible for a proper search or for attention to their cases because of the color of their skin or the neighborhoods they live in? Are their stories any less tragic?

Should they be void of all of the blessings of humanity?

Khadijah Davis is a sophomore in the School of Nursing & Health Studies.

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f you have a Facebook account, chances are that you or one of your friends has received an anonymous compliment during the last few months courtesy of Georgetown Compliments, a profile on Facebook that posts messages complimenting members of the Georgetown community.

Though the good-natured student behind the profile, which was created in November, has yet to reveal his or her identity, I would like to thank him or her for using Facebook — a social media outlet often associated with time-wasting, procrastination and occasionally, bullying — to promote positive energy on the Hilltop and beyond.

Through a remarkably simple technique, Georgetown Compliments has encouraged all members of the Georgetown community to speak positively of others online. Anyone can submit a compliment by simply sending a message to the account. Because all messages are anonymous, one can send a truly honest message without fear of embarrassment.

Friends can let each other know how much they are appreciated; clubs can publicly recognize outstanding members.

A few sentences on Facebook may seem meaningless, but in my experience, these compliments have had a deep and positive impact on recipients. I received a compliment in December, shortly before I was leaving campus to study abroad. I was having a bad week and felt — wrongly, of course — that some people did not even care that I would not be at Georgetown for over seven months.

When I opened Facebook and read the anonymous message wishing me an amazing study abroad experience and saying

Georgetown Compliments has encouraged the community to speak positively of others online. that I would be missed, my mood completely changed. I was profoundly grateful that someone had taken the time to write such a moving message. I realized that my initial feeling was completely unfounded and that I was truly lucky to have such a supportive group of friends.

To this day, I have no idea who wrote the message, but if he or she is reading this, I really did ap-

preciate your kind words.

My experience is not unique.

I have heard from many of my friends that these compliments have helped to boost their selfesteem, motivated them to work harder and, best of all, inspired them to send good wishes to others.

As a Muslim student, I especially admire Georgetown Compliments because it is a forum for

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good speech — one of the values important in my religion. Indeed, the Quran encourages all people to “speak words of peace to each other” (25:63), and the Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said, “A good word is a charitable act.” Also, even short compliments are not meaningless because “Everyone who does [even] an atom’s worth of good will [receive a reward from God],” (99:7).

Compliments are a double source of goodness because they constitute good actions on the part of the giver and make the recipient feel valued as well.

As such, I have made a personal goal to send as many compliments as possible. This is especially important for me because I am currently studying abroad in Rio de Janeiro. I know from personal experience that you miss things most when they’re gone, and despite my fun adventures and new friends in Brazil, I often miss my friends at Georgetown. I am grateful for Georgetown Compliments because it has provided me with a way to express my respect and admiration for others publicly while being in a foreign country.

Once again, I would like to thank the individual — or individuals — behind Georgetown Compliments for spreading positive energy and promoting good speech on campus. Nothing beats a face-to-face compliment to someone you care about, but for the majority of us who can’t muster the courage to do that, Georgetown Compliments is the next best thing. Our time on the Hilltop is limited, and we should constantly let our friends know what they mean to us. We may not get many more chances.

Aamir Hussain is a junior in the College.

VIEWPOINT • Sorrells

Scalia: A Disguised Israel-US Bromance Blessing for Democrats Must Keep It Real

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uring recent arguments in- like Citizens United. volving the Voting Rights Act, Within the Court, Scalia can act as Justice Antonin Scalia made a an equally divisive figure. The conremark that was shocking even by his servative wing is often fractured by own blustering standards. Musing on his acidic obstinacy. When the Court the recent unanimous, bipartisan re- overturned most of Arizona’s antinewal of the Act, Scalia decided that immigrant law, Scalia issued a flaits continued support in Congress is grantly political dissent that bashed attributable to “the perpetuation of President Obama and bordered on naracial entitlement.” tivism. Neither Thomas nor Alito was Scalia’s outrageous remarks and willing to join this polemic, leading vehemently vitriolic dissents have to a muddle of different voices and made him the conservative justice lib- theories that withered in contrast to erals love to hate. But liberals’ loath- the majority’s powerfully patriotic ing of Scalia and his bombastic con- opinion. servatism is misguided. The justice Moreover, Scalia’s flashes of extremshouldn’t be seen as a threat to the ism on issues like immigration and left. He should be seen gay rights may have as a hero. even driven swing Scalia is no more justices to the liberal conservative than side. Justice Kennedy his three right-wing bucked against his brethren — Justices death penalty bloodClarence Thomas, lust, while Justice Samuel Alito and O’Connor fled his hoJohn Roberts. He’s just mophobic intolerance. more vocal about it.

Even Roberts may have The three are more been swayed to uphold Mark Joseph Stern restrained in their the Affordable Care language, while Scalia Act in part by Scalia.

Scalia provides a broadcasts his conserAnd when a new memvatism at every turn ber of the Court shows rallying point with his caustically signs of moderateness, for the left. funny comments, savas Kagan did, Scalia is age dissents and bramore likely to scare zenly dismissive opinion of any op- her off than to coax her toward conposing views. servatism.

But this openness is in fact a blessIt’s also worth noting that behind ing for liberals. Thomas, Roberts and all of Scalia’s ballyhooed conservaAlito pose a serious danger in their tism lies a libertarian streak that has tacit conservatism: They are able to helped preserve American civil libersneak reactionary decisions past the ties for over two decades. On cases general public without much notice. involving flag burning, violent video When Scalia gets involved, however, games and hate speech, Scalia has his outrageousness drags cases into been the deciding vote in favor of prethe public spotlight and the Rob- serving freedom of expression. He has erts Court become less successful at also been the Court’s chief defender quietly achieving their conservative of the Sixth Amendment’s Confronagenda. You probably don’t know, for tation Clause, which mandates that instance, that the Court has vastly the accused have a right to confront broadened the definition of “proba- their accusers at trial, as well as trial ble cause” to search a home without by jury. a warrant; in such cases, Scalia often These flashes of libertarianism do hands the wheel to Roberts. But you not redeem Scalia’s record. But they likely do know that Scalia loathed do illustrate why his image as the the Affordable Care Act and saw it as Court’s arch-conservative is overstata Democratic political power-grab. ed. As a galvanizing figure and a spoilHe also provides a rallying point for er for certain conservative causes, Scathe left. Liberal news sources like the lia is indispensable. Liberals should Huffington Post and MSNBC subject direct their anger toward the Court’s every shocking Scalia invective to end- quiet reactionaries, not its swaggerless analysis. Progressive fundraising ing celebrity. As far as conservatives groups like Act Blue blast donors with go, Scalia is more of a blessing than emails condemning his alleged politi- a curse. cal agenda. Democratic politicians cite him as a disturbing example of Mark Joseph Stern is a senior in the the politicization of the Court, cam- College. LETTERS OF THE LAW appaigning on the illegitimacy of cases pears every other Tuesday.

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lthough I’ve had my neglect to meet its bromantic share of fond bro- obligations. mantic escapades, As both parties become it doesn’t take a fratstar to more and more entrenched know a bonafide bromance in hawkish pessimism, the when he sees one. We’re all window of opportunity for a familiar with the telltale two-state solution to the Israeli signs: the effusion of endear- and Palestinian conflict is closing personal titles (e.g. “bro,” ing fast. If peace prospects die, “dude,” “man”), constant re- Israel as we know it will soon affirmations of commitment cease to exist. Israel’s occupa(e.g. “I love you, dude”) and tion of the West Bank will bethe consistent flow of inno- come a permanent de facto cent favors (e.g. wingman- annexation. Israel will either ning, bench-spotting, sham- grant citizenship to all the poo-sharing). people between the Jordan RivThat is why, petty personal er and the Mediterranean Sea, politics between Benjamin Ne- losing its Jewish majority and tanyahu and Obama aside, the thereby ending the dream of relationship between the Unit- a Jewish homeland, or it will ed States withhold and Israel rights to appears vote and Obama must make nothing uproot its short of cherished peace a priority in his bromandemocrattic — and discussions with Israeli and ic foundaapproprition.

Palestinian leadership. ately so.

In either It satisfies situation, all the the Palaforementioned criteria. We estinians lose as well, as even lavish Israel with affectionate the former scenario wouldn’t monikers like “our strongest give them true self-governance. ally in the Middle East.” U.S. For these reasons — and many politicians from both sides of more — a two-state solution is the aisle constantly compete the only option. to see who can more eloquentTo save its bromance and to ly flex their “I love Israel” mus- save Israel, U.S. leaders must cles. The nations are continu- create a framework for bringally exchanging technology ing the two sides together to and information. mediate a two-state solution.

According to this analyObama’s current visit to Issis, one assumes the United rael and the West Bank could States and Israel will be bros be a great step in that direcfor life, just like Harry and tion, but we must urge the Ron, Scooby and Shaggy, Jay-Z president to make this trip and Kanye and the countless substantive and not merely other stalwart bromances ceremonial. Both Israelis and since Cain and Abel — or at Palestinians are distrustful of least since before things got the other side, soured by desticky. Right? Well, not so fast. cades of violence and failed A real bromance is defined peace attempts. by something far deeper than It is unlikely that they will nicknames, gushy utterances, come to the table without a favors and other flirtations. mediator. Obama must make It’s defined by a mutual and peace a priority in his discushonest concern for each oth- sions with Israeli and Palestiner’s long-term welfare and, at ian leadership. Two-state diplotimes, can require a construc- macy cannot be overshadowed tive — but more critical — type by other issues. We must seize of brotherly support. U.S. ac- this opportunity before the tions undoubtedly reflect a clock strikes midnight. This is concern for Israel’s security no time to break the bro code. in the future. But what about Israel’s future as a democratic Jacob Sorrells is a freshJewish homeland? Unless the man in the College and United States acts soon, it will president of J Street U.

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H*yas for Choice Encourages Balanced Dialogue KATHERINE SEEVERS Special to The Hoya

For the sixth consecutive year, H*yas for Choice is holding Choice Week to promote dialogue about sexual choice on campus. However, this year the event has stronger significance — it is also the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

“Even though Roe v. Wade helped to secure the right to a safe and legal abortion, 40 years later there are still those out there who are working extremely hard to restrict this right, especially for the most marginalized women in the U.S.,” HFC Vice President Haylie Jacobson (SFS ’15) said. “Choice Week is a reminder that there is always work to be done in protecting a woman’s right to choose.”

In years past, Choice Week was HFC’s only visible time of year, but the organization has increased its year-round campus visibility in recent years, growing from six members in 2010 to a Listserv of 400 this semester. “[Choice Week] doesn’t hold as much weight as in years past, when it was kind of our coming-out event every year, but it’s just kind of to remind people of how important choice is,” HFC President Kelsey Warrick (COL ’14) said.

According to Jacobson, Choice Week still has a role to play in educating the student body about the complexity of the pro-choice movement.

“We’re trying to show that there’s a diversity of opinions and beliefs within the choice movement,” Jacobson said.

The week began with a screening of “The Secret History of Sex, Choice and Catholics” on Monday.

The film encouraged Catholics to follow their beliefs even if they contradict with the Vatican’s official teachings.

In addition, the film warned viewers against imposing their own views regarding abortion and contraception on others.

“I’m not Catholic myself, so I didn’t know too much about the Catholic reasoning behind their views,” HFC Events Co-Coordinator Zoey Krulick (SFS ’15) said. “It opened my eyes to a lot of Catholic ideas, and it really made me happy to see that there is a place in the Catholic community for people who are pro-choice.”

Other events scheduled for this week include “Bro-Choice,” a discussion about men’s role in the fight for reproductive justice Tuesday, a speech

by Planned Parenthood Metropolitan Washington CEO Laura Meyers on Wednesday and a “Celebration of Choice” event Friday.

HFC Events Co-Coordinator Laura Narefsky (COL ’14) highlighted “BroChoice” as an important event, adding that male support for the issue is often overlooked.

“It’s an aspect of choice that people kind of skim over a lot,” Narefsky said. “Everyone associates choice with a women’s issue and that women should get involved, but [‘Bro-Choice’] has been one of our most popular events.”

Bringing diverse issues of sexual choice out into the open can help facilitate discussion on a subject that is sometimes considered taboo, HFC events Co-Coordinator Laura Narefsky (COL ’14) said.

“I would love it if people of all opinions could come to the events and learn from it because I think a lot of the problem with what we’ve talked about is that people don’t know what pro-choice is,” Narefsky said. “Prochoice is not just pro-abortion, and so coming to these events [and] learning about these things is one of the best ways that you can engage in dialogue.”

HFC is not recognized by the university, which can make logistical coordination for the weeklong event challenging because the group does not have access to official funding and cannot table or advertise in spaces on campus beyond Red Square, which is designated a free-speech zone. However, board members say they have grown used to these roadblocks.

“We actually love not being a [Student Activities Commission]-recognized group because if we were, we would be so limited in the things that we could do,” Warrick said. “While it’s hard to navigate the red tape, we don’t really feel like it’s detracting from our mission at all.”

Reflecting on its unofficial status on campus, Narefsky said that the student body is generally accepting of the group.

“People respect you if you’re passionate,” Narefsky said. “With the occasional controversy or tension, I think it’s maybe not a welcoming environment, but people understand that we’re here.”

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Megan Smith of Catholics for Choice led a discussion after a film screening of “The History of Sex, Choice and Catholics” Monday night. the Cardinal O’Connor Conference on Life. Conference Co-Director and Right to Life Treasurer Kevin Sullivan (SFS ’14) said that he respected HFC members’ right to express their opinions.

“We honestly disagree on a lot of issues, but we’re happy to engage in dialogue at all times,” Sullivan said.

Sullivan said that he believes that the manner of expression of pro-choice views has begun to alienate some students from engaging in dialogue.

“On the pro-choice side, it’s becoming more and more radicalized in the sense of what kind of language is

used,” Sullivan said. “There’s less of a tolerance for students who try to voice their pro-life opinions, especially women who are pro-life.”

Regardless of her individual perspective, Chandini Jha (COL ’16) said that she valued the events as a way to be part of an open dialogue about sexual choice.

“I feel like the whole idea of choice is something that we don’t really talk about on campus in a way that’s really open,” Jha said. “Even if you don’t agree with what people say during Choice Week, it’s good to hear other people’s perspectives.”

UIS Overhauls Campus Wi-Fi, University Printing EITAN SAYAG

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University Information Services is in the final stages of overhauling WiFi infrastructure for Georgetown’s 11,000 continuous Wi-Fi users while also evaluating an overhaul to printing on all three campuses in the D.C. area.

The Wi-Fi upgrades will be completed after Internet access in Healy Hall and White-Gravenor are updated this semester.

UIS upgraded or installed Wi-Fi in 24 buildings on the main campus,

affecting the Wi-Fi access of approximately one-sixth of undergraduate Georgetown students.

Before the overhaul, 33 percent of all network equipment on campus was outdated and insufficient, according to Chief Information Officer Lisa Davis.

“The Georgetown network was nearing capacity,” Davis said. “I made it a priority to bring ubiquitous Wi-Fi to Georgetown [and] as part of that goal, last year promised students we would have Wi-Fi in 100 percent of residence halls.”

Georgetown used a network built

in 1987 to support all Internet and telephone traffic. Before the overhaul, there had been few improvements to Georgetown’s network in the 26 years since then.

Davis said that UIS focused its improvements on libraries and residence halls. The New South upgrade quadrupled its Internet capability from 20 to 89 access points.

UIS more than doubled the Southwest Quad’s access points from 74 to 192.

“Creating a strong Wi-Fi network is part of an emphasis on building a solid, modern technology

foundation on which Georgetown can continue to grow,” Davis said.

“We’re trying to transform the way people think about technology at Georgetown. We’re excited about the changes we’re bringing to campus.”

UIS is also partnering with Xerox to overhaul the university’s printing system and allow for more web printing, mobile printing and greater sustainability. Davis said the project, which was started three months ago, is scheduled to be completed before the end of the semester.

Davis cited the McDonough School of Business’ printing program, which includes printing in tuition, as a potential model for other schools due to its popularity among students. UIS is also looking at ways to reduce printing and copying costs.

“We are working with the provost and housing to figure out how we begin to implement Xerox and bring capabilities to students and faculty,” she said.

Davis said that Xerox is helping determine how to phase in the printing overhaul.

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cated by South Capitol Street SE and I Street SW, is in close proximity to several Metro staHoya Staff Writer tions and accessible from both sides of the KIPP D.C., a network of charter schools in Anacostia River. the District of Columbia, proposed plans last Shawe said that KIPP had been exploring week for a new high school on the Randall Rec- potential locations for a new school for over reation Center site in Ward 6 that may include a year and that the organization wanted an a clinic operated by MedStar Georgetown. operational high school campus by summer According to Knowledge Is Power Program 2014. However, Shawe noted that others may D.C. Director of Real Estate Alex Shawe, KIPP also be looking at the Ward 6 property. and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital “We think there’s going to be a competition have been in preliminary discussions to col- for the site, that the city will lead a [request laborate on the development of a medical clin- for proposal] process and that we’ll compete ic at the new school. The university and KIPP for it,” Shawe said. “If we’re fortunate to win formed a partnership in November to provide the rights to build at the site, then we would resources to students from the organization’s go ahead and start construction.” charter schools who matriculate at GeorgeKIPP aims to open the school within a year town. Shawe said that KIPP D.C. approached of breaking ground if it wins the RFP. The Assistant Professor Matproject would cost approxithew Biel, the director mately $40 million and of child and adolescent “If we do form a be financed by tax-exempt psychiatry at MedStar partnership, we want to bond issuances.

Georgetown Hospital, The proposed clinic about a potential clini- do it with ... best in class would only take up about cal partnership. three percent of the total providers.”

“We’d heard great building, which will rest things about him and on the 8.5 total acres that ALEX SHAWE so we reached out to make up the Randall site.

KIPP D.C. Director of Real Estate see what’s possible,” KIPP plans to include a Shawe said. “If we do community center, pool consider a partnership, we only want to do it and fields at the site. with people who have demonstrated that they Facing backlash from neighbors who see are a best in class provider.” the school as potentially keeping out their Shawe said that MedStar Georgetown, which children, KIPP emphasized the community runs the Georgetown hospital but is not directly aspect of its education program. affiliated with the university, is the only non“We’re interested in establishing partnerKIPP entity considering the possibility of joining ships with neighboring elementary and forces with the new campus. middle schools, and we hope that those partKIPP currently operates some of the highest- nerships would result in a relationship that achieving charter schools in the District and is will make it known to those students that our looking to relocate its Douglass Campus high high school is open enrollment,” Shawe said. school in Ward 8, which shares the site with Although current KIPP eighth graders three other schools that serve children from pre- would have priority at the new high school, kindergarten to grade eight.

Shawe said that any child living in the Dis“As the program matures and enrollment trict could apply to the new campus. has reached capacity, it’s become clear that Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D that high school needs additional and space Commissioners David Garber and Ed Kaminand its own campus,” Shawe said. “And be- ski have expressed support for KIPP’s procause the high school serves children that posal, as have four D.C. Councilmembers, come from all over the city, it’s important including Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) and Mary that that high school is located in a central Cheh (D-Ward 3). location that is accessible from areas both east and west of the river.”

Hoya Staff Writer Hiromi Oka contributed The proposed school, which would be lo- reporting.

Although a recent survey conducted by the Campus Life Working Group stated that the Department of Public Safety is now the Georgetown University Police Department, the name has not officially been changed, according to Chief of Police Jay Gruber.

“My interest is not to abruptly change the name of the department. … It takes a while to acclimate people to change,” said Gruber, who assumed his current post last July. “So many people are used to calling us the Department of Public Safety.”

But Gruber said that the references to DPS as “police” represent efforts to shape the department’s public image.

“We do university policing, so we want to focus the public’s attention to the fact that we are the university’s police

department,” Gruber said.

“I’m trying to focus attention on what our core responsibility is, which is policing the campus.”

Gruber, former assistant chief of police at the University of Maryland, said that the unofficial shift to the new name is partly an effort to distinguish Georgetown’s force from public safety departments at other universities, which also oversee such mandates as emergency management and environmental health and safety.

“We don’t do that here,” Gruber said. “We really just do university policing and all aspects of it from crime prevention to patrol work to working with students, staff and residence life halls.”

Even though Gruber says the department has not officially change its name, DPS is now being referred to as The Department of Public Safety/ The Georgetown University

Police Department in various forms of correspondence, like mass email notifications and public service announcements.

Ed Gilhool, associate director of the Office of Residential Life, said he did not know why the student life survey specifically mentioned that GUPD was previously known as DPS. Some changes have been less subtle. In December, DPS purchased new squad cars that featured a “Police” logo as opposed to vehicles from the older fleet that say “Department of Public Safety.”

Despite the re-imaging campaign, Gruber indicated that the department’s core mission and responsibilities will not change. “[The new name] doesn’t change how we do things, it doesn’t change why we do things, it doesn’t affect how we interact with the community,” Gruber said.

Gun Issue Week Launched Mallika Sen

Special to The Hoya

In response to the Sandy Hook shooting last December, the Georgetown University College Democrats have launched a week of programming centered on discussing gun violence as one of its biennial “issue weeks” designed to highlight salient political issues.

GUCD President Trevor Tezel (SFS ’15) said the group originally considered topics including the environment and alternative energy sources for this semester’s issue week but decided to discuss gun control in light of the Dec. 16 tragedy.

“If there was ever a semester to have an issue week focused on gun violence, this would be the semester,” Tezel said.

The first event of the week featured a presentation by Stop Handgun Violence Chairman John Rosenthal about the government’s role in handgun proliferation in a talk Monday cosponsored by Georgetown’s Amnesty International.

“This is a public health crisis that is resulting in, today, 87 Americans that wake up will be buried,” Rosenthal said. “Eight kids under [age] 19 … that’s a classroom every three days.”

Rosenthal expressed his disillusionment with the federal government’s ability to regulate firearm sales.

“Having been to the White

House today, I can tell you a universal background check for all gun sales will not pass Congress,” Rosenthal said.

“Every once in a while, there’s a high-profile massacre … and that seems to get attention.”

Rosenthal disparaged Congress for its inaction in the wake of Sandy Hook and other high-profile shootings.

“Nothing has been done since Newtown,” Rosenthal said. “Six- and seven-year-olds, 20 of them … those are little coffins.”

Rosenthal also discussed the financial influence of companies on U.S. handgun policy.

“Somewhere along the way, we became completely financially co-opted as a country,” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal rallied students to get involved in the fight for gun control, adding that other movements, such as divestment, also began on college campuses.

“You guys will have to take responsibility for the democracy,” Rosenthal said. “You guys are in a unique position here in D.C. to maybe organize and put heat on Congress.”

National Gun Victims Action Council President and CEO Elliot Fineman will speak Tuesday evening, and GUCD will conclude the week with a screening of “Living for 32,” a documentary submitted to the 2011 Sundance Festival by Colin Goddard, a victim of the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech and an advocate for the Brady Campaign

to Prevent Gun Violence.

GUCD and the Georgetown University College Republicans have previously debated gun control. According to GUCR Vice-Chair Mallory Carr (COL ’15), the two organizations agreed upon the necessity of banning highcapacity magazines and instituting increased background checks, including mental health examinations.

“This really isn’t a political issue,” Carr said. “There [are] lives at stake, and Congress needs to look at what works and what doesn’t to reduce the incidences of gun violence. We believe in smart and responsible gun ownership and … so do the Democrats.”

Throughout this issue week, GUCD aims to further focus the spotlight on firearms issues.

“Our main goal is to have the issue at hand become a topic of discussion among the Georgetown regular political discourse, in the same way that recent issues like the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act … or maintaining the Pell Grant program did,” Tezel said.

Students have been inspired by Gun Issue Week’s events so far.

“After hearing [Rosenthal] speak, I wanted to march to the Capitol, get arrested for practicing civil disobedience and break my phone dialing my representatives in Congress,” Zoe Dobkin (SFS ’16) said.

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S. Brent Plate Religion Professor

“The crux of religion itself is our engagement of physical objects with the world.”

“In human settings across time and space, objects have power.”

“Five small [stones] and a sling may kill a giant, while one large one may take down two birds. If that’s too grand an idea, we might also put them in a box, call them our pet and sell them.”

“To understand soul, we would do well to listen to soul music, to eat soul food. Soul comes forth when head and heart meet.”

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Hamilton College Religion professor S. Brent Plate spoke about the role of religious objects in a talk titled “Five and a Half Objects” Monday evening.

Plate structured his lecture, sponsored by the theology department and part of the Robert S. Mason lecture series,

around objects humans have historically associated with religion — stones, crosses, incense, drums and bread.

According to Plate, stones signify power, crosses serve as a point of reference, incense represents the sense of smell — the sense closest to memory and experience, drums embody a sense of community and bread represents the sense of taste —

“Religion, in its deepest form, rebinds the half body to the world, thus crafting soul.

Soul craft is not some immutable substance, but a human production that comes and goes, ebbs and

the sense that allows humans to engage with the world.

Plate stressed the “half object,” which he described as humans’ incompleteness.

Plate used Aristotle’s idea of a “half being,” in which individuals are incomplete halves of a greater whole. According to Plate, these “five and a half” objects work together to create souls.

Lectures Broadcast on C-SPAN Emily Brown

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History professor Michael Kazin’s audience for his course “United States History Since 1865” grew from 69 to thousands Feb. 24 when C-SPAN recorded his lecture for a national audience.

The lecture will air May 4 as part of the network’s “American History TV” series, which broadcasts 48 hours of history programming each weekend. In addition to lectures, the program includes interviews with historians and book discussions.

“The goal is to have someone who is interested in history learn something and find the class interesting,” C-SPAN producer Russell Logan said. “The idea is that we can get these snapshots from around the country of what it’s like to sit a day in a college classroom. We’re hoping that it comes across as having something of an authentic feel and that it’s different [from] a public event.”

According to Arts and Sciences Communications Officer Maggie Moore, it is not uncommon for C-SPAN to film history classes at Georgetown; the network asks several times a semester to cover lectures on the Hilltop.

Once a professor has given permission, the Office of Communications coordinates with C-SPAN to arrange the logistics for film-

ing. Students are informed prior to the filming and are accommodated if they do not want to be on camera.

As part of the same series, CSPAN broadcasted a lecture about emancipation and the enlistment of black soldiers from associate history professor Chandra Manning’s course “Civil War and Reconstruction History” last spring.

“There are big cameras looking at you, but after a while, you stop noticing them because the students are still there, and I talk to them the way I normally would,” Manning said. “That is what [CSPAN] is going for. They want to try to capture, so far as they can, how a classroom usually runs.

That’s the idea behind the program.”

According to Logan, C-SPAN chooses Georgetown professors because of their familiarity with the network.

“We know that they are interesting to listen to and are good speakers,” Logan said. “We are looking for people who are considered good classroom lecturers.”

Kazin, who said he has appeared on C-SPAN two dozen times throughout his career to deliver lectures and discuss his books, chose his lecture on cultural conflict in the United States in the 1920s for last month’s filming.

Besides having to hold class in

a different location and remain still while lecturing, Kazin said that the film crew did not disturb the class.

“I think it’s a great service, especially for people who want to learn about American history, so I’m happy to help them,” he said.

Matt Dever (COL ’16), a student in Kazin’s course, said that class proceeded as usual.

“The most difficult part was simply remembering to go to the [Intercultural Center] auditorium instead of the usual classroom,” he said. “The camera crew simply made sure we were all front and center, and I was not bothered by their presence. … It felt like little more than a regular lecture, just in a different location.”

But Manning said that some aspects of classroom lectures can get lost on television.

“I don’t believe the interactivestyle lecture … that I use translates all that well to a taped format,” she said.

Nonetheless, Dan Stewart (COL ’13), a former student in Manning’s course, agreed that filming these classroom lectures is worthwhile.

“I think that the topic of my class is of strong interest to many people not attending classes here at Georgetown,” Stewart said.

“Making it accessible on a grand scale is something that we should be doing.”

13 Restaurants Shut in 2012 RESTAURANT, from A1 location Suku’s restaurants used to occupy.

“We are really excited about it,” Jordyn Lazar, a spokesperson for the restaurant said. “Georgetown is a really vibrant community.

You have a great mix of people.”

Farmers Fishers Bakers, which opened last November in Washington Harbour, has been able to meet forecasted sales expectations, according to Jennifer Motruk Loy, vice president of marketing and public relations.

Motruk Loy credited the Georgetown location for the sales figures.

“Georgetown is perhaps one of the top destinations in the country,” Loy said. “It is a wonderful combination of historic interests,

shopping, dining and entertaining.”

In response to Suku’s comments about business in Georgetown, Loy theorized that marketing may have played a factor in Crepe Amour’s closure.

“There are a number of factors, of course, that are going to make a business succeed or fail,” she said. “Marketing is definitely one of them. It sounds to me like he didn’t understand his market area. He didn’t understand the demographics of what he was dealing with or the way that traffic worked.”

The other closures include Homemade Pizza Co., Papa Razzi, Mie N Yu, La Madeleine, The Guards, Leonidas, Georgetown Candy Bar and two eateries in the Georgetown Mall — Cafe Europe

and K’s Deli.

Despite the series of closures, at least five new restaurants have announced that they will be opening in Georgetown this year.

Miyahira added that the neighborhood will continue to attract different businesses because of the name recognition.

“People love to come to Georgetown — it’s a destination,” Miyahira wrote. “For a business to open here means they’ll benefit from the abundant mix of customers — including locals, college students, office employees who work in Georgetown, residents and tourists. Georgetown has international name-brand recognition; people ‘know Georgetown,’ and it’ll always be a popular destination in the D.C. metro area.”

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Space Lost in Construction Mallika Sen

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While plans are underway for the Healey Family Student Center, some student groups are struggling with the consequences of its construction.

Construction of the student center, which will be formed partly of the existing Riverside Lounge in New South, will obstruct practice space for dance groups and storage space for other student organizations, including the Advisory Board for Service Organizations. Groups that currently use the space must vacate by June 1 and will not be able to return until the 2014-2015 academic year, when the student center opens.

With the June deadline fast approaching, however, most groups are still unsure of where they will practice and move materials throughout the upcoming year.

“They really haven’t given us alternatives at all,” Flip Dis Funk That member Mary Lim (SFS ’13) said. “Construction is going to take awhile, and for groups to have to compete with other meetings and other groups … it’s going to be really hard.”

According to Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, the university is in the process of developing plans for alternative space. These plans have not yet been made available to student groups.

“We take the issue seriously, and [Center for Student Programs Director] Erika Cohen Derr has been working on it actively,” Olson said.

“Clear plans are coming soon.”

In the meantime, groups are turning to options like studios in Yates Field House for dance rehearsals. Studios in Yates are also used for exercise classes, cutting into time for use by student groups.

“It’s definitely going to be a tougher year, especially because we’re not 100 percent sure if we have the weekend time, which is important to us,” Cae Maitner (COL ’15), Performing Arts Advisory Council dance representative and Georgetown University Dance Company secretary, said. “We might have to change time slots.”

Lim said that while dance groups had been

consulted about HFSC, they had not been consulted about alternatives during the construction period.

According to GUSA Chief of Staff and member of the student center committee Zach Singer (SFS ’15), the committee has discussed student space.

“Dr. Olson is obviously aware of needs going on with student groups,” Singer said. “It’s not going to get lost. I wouldn’t worry about it.”

Nevertheless, Singer acknowledged that the committee has mostly focused on HFSC as a final product.

“We don’t spend most of our time talking about the intermediary steps,” Singer said.

“We’re supposed to focus on making sure the building is built on time, making sure it looks good and making sure student voices are heard.”

ABSO Chair Morgan McDaniel (SFS ’13) said that moving from the New South facilities would be a difficult for social justice groups.

“Many of our groups rely heavily on the storage space in Riverside Lounge to conduct their service on a weekly or even daily basis, and some groups even use it for office space or staging areas for events,” McDaniel said. “ABSO is working with CSP and other university departments to identify unused space on campus and find an optimal solution.”

Singer said that GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) stressed the importance of finding alternative space for the upcoming year.

“It’s really a priority of the administration, of GUSA and pretty much [of] everyone involved to find the space for the year,” Singer said. “I’m sure we will make a solution, make it work.”

Despite the difficulties for student organizations, Singer said that he was hopeful for a successful resolution to the issue.

“We understand that there will be growing pains while the project is going on, but once [it’s] done, it will be better for all,” Singer said.

“For the year and a bit that it’s getting built, we’re going to make the best of it, and I’m sure we’ll find a way to make sure groups won’t lose their stuff. I’m not too concerned — I’m sure we’ll find a way to do it.”

GPB Spring Concert Pick Inconsistent With Poll CONCERT, from A1 open only to students, which contributed to higher ticket prices because non-students traditionally paid higher ticket prices.

“The company that we are working with tries to keep the ticket prices as low as possible, but we were working with them to switch up and get a better headliner, so getting a big-name headliner is going to cost more money, so that’s why the ticket prices are increased,” she said.

Harris is known for mixing electronic and pop music genres. After his first album “I Created Disco,” which included such hits as “Acceptable in the ’80s” and “Colours,” the Scottish performer collaborated with such artists as Rihanna in the

10-week Billboard Hot 100 hit “We Found Love” and with Ne-Yo on “Let’s Go.” Robinson said that she is excited Harris is coming, even though he was not one of the artists on the poll.

“He is a big name that is recognized by people who don’t just listen to [electronic dance music],” Robinson said. “He has the crossover, so I think he appeals to more of the Georgetown population than maybe some of the other DJs that we had on the list originally.”

Robinson said that she does not think that the GPB will conduct a poll again with specific artists’ names but instead may use a poll to assess students’ genre preferences in the future.

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ABCS to Seek Admin Funds TRAINERS, from A1 decision but remains committed to making the program a reality.

Now that GUSA has denied the program funding for the 2013-2014 academic year, ABCS plans to present to Center for Student Programs Director Erika Cohen Derr, Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and other representatives of the campus administration, risk management and legal departments.

“Currently we are working on finalizing our proposal,” GUSA Undersecretary for Athletic Affairs Luke Carter (COL ’14) said.

ABCS envisions that the program would include two professional, part-time trainers: one for injury follow-ups and related care and another to be available from Monday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., when most club sports teams practice.

ABCS consulted with club sports athletes at universities with comparable programs to develop their budget proposal. According to ABCS Chair Meredith Kolff (SFS ’13), the advisory board’s findings estimate that payroll costs for two part-time trainers would be $25,000. The remaining

$16,000 would cover travel, overtime pay and startup equipment.

“This program would improve the club sports experience immensely, as it would allow our athletes to train more safely and effectively, thus improving their overall health and peak performance potential,” Carter said.

According to Kolff, students would not work with trainers beyond receiving injury care, but if the program were to become successful, students could possibly be employed as trainers.

Club sports athletes said that there is currently no comparable alternative to trainers.

“It seems to me that players are responsible for their own care,” club field hockey captain Jenn Pollock (COL ’14) said. “There really is no system in place for long-term sports-injury care readily available for club players.”

Robert Rosa (COL ’14), captain of the Georgetown University Rugby Football Club, has been advocating for the institution of an athletic training program since his freshman year because of the inherently violent nature of his sport.

“We need to have access to

trainer support on the field when we come out with injuries,” Rosa said. “We do our best to treat our own injuries, but some of them are serious and we do not know how to do so.”

During the past two seasons, approximately 25 players on club rugby have suffered concussions. Players on the team have also torn knee ligaments and broken bones. Unfortunately, professional medical service is not readily available.

“Athletic trainers for rugby should not be a luxury. It is a necessity,” Rosa said.

The potential athletic training program would ideally designate a trainer for away games for contact sports as well as for games and practices at Georgetown for all sports.

Advocates for the program said that an athletic training office would have many benefits for dealing with both serious injuries and day-to-day care.

“Even just a universal resource center where personnel [is] not always on hand, but there [are] at least resources available to tend to injuries, provide ice and bandages and request consultation later on would be very helpful,” club soccer captain Dereck Hough (COL ’13) said.

Dispensary to Open in April MARIJUANA, from A1 among the most stringent distributors in the nation, according to local ABC affiliate WJLA. The dispensary will have security cameras and biometric locks to deter theft, and customers will be asked to present IDs issued by the Department of Health upon entering the store. Patients will also be limited to purchasing two ounces per visit.

The business model envisioned by Capital City Care contrasts sharply with those of dispensaries in states such as Colorado that have garnered a reputation of providing a legal channel for recreational users to have access to the drug.

“We want to build a program in D.C. that can serve a national example and that requires taking great care throughout every step of the process,” Morgan said.

City officials also contend that the District’s regulations are stricter compared to those in other states.

“This will not be the kind of setup like they have in California where doctors will just see you and write medical marijuana prescriptions,” Department of Health attorney Carla Williams said at a town hall meeting last year.

This stringency could potentially lessen the stigma associated with medical marijuana and allow further research into the medical and social effects of legalization.

“I think it’s a social experiment,” James Giordano, professor of biochemistry and chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program at the Georgetown University Medical Center said. “It will be very important to use this dispen-

sary as a ‘living laboratory’ to determine what works, what doesn’t and why. We can then adapt in such a way as to more effectively meet the demands of patients and also to operate ethically within the scope of the law.”

Marijuana Policy Project, a lobbying organization working towards the legalization of marijuana, was supportive of the launch of Capital City Care.

“Medical marijuana dispensaries will provide seriously ill patients with legal, safe and consistent access to their medicine,” MPP Communica-

“This will not be the kind of setup like they have in California.”

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tions Director Mason Tvert said. “They will no longer be forced to seek out marijuana in the underground market, and they will actually know what they are getting.”

The drug has gained popularity in recent years for its ability to alleviate symptoms associated with serious illnesses and is seen by many in the medical community as a viable treatment option, particularly for patients who have not responded to other forms of treatment.

“Marijuana is a politically charged issue, but if you take away the politics, it is just a pharmacologically active botanical medicine,” Adriane Fugh-Berman, professor of pharmacology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, wrote in an email.

“Marijuana can be helpful

for cancer patients by increasing appetite and curbing nausea and has other therapeutic effects, including helping reduce spasm in multiple sclerosis and helping to treat glaucoma.”

Some medical professionals, however, remain skeptical about the benefits of the drug.

“I fear the hype surpasses any real benefit,” Thomas Sherman, professor of pharmacology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, wrote in an email. “In terms of hard science, there is little evidence to support marijuana as a medicine, especially when smoked.”

Nevertheless, Sherman supported the dispensary’s opening, saying that he thinks it will do more good than harm until further clinical trials can be conducted.

Capital City Care’s opening comes two years after the D.C. Council legalized medical marijuana. According to MPP Communications Manager Morgan Fox, the council’s desire to reconcile District regulations with federal ones accounted for the delay in the dispensary’s opening.

Marijuana, whether medical or recreational, remains illegal under federal law. Although an early Obama Administration memo indicated that the president would not take action to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries if they complied with state law, the president began cracking down on dispensaries in 2011.

The Obama Administration has not indicated how it will react to a dispensary opening in its backyard.

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Outgoing GUSA president Clara Gustafson (SFS ’13) embraced new student body leader Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) after his historic swearing-in Sunday evening.

New GUSA Administration Enters Term With High Hopes GUSA, from A1 Tisa outlined his administration’s major initiatives, which include the expansion of free-speech zones, measures to heighten awareness of sexual assault, improvements to workers’ rights, increased access to student space and a push for gender-neutral housing.

One of the first steps Tisa’s administration has taken is to add the position of secretary of D.C. relations to the Georgetown University Student Association to supplement the secretary of neighborhood relations.

“The D.C. relations person will take a wider scope and go out into the city government, keep an eye on what’s going legislatively and advocate for not just Georgetown students, but all college students in the D.C. area,” Tisa said.

Tisa identified the implementation of the final tenets of the 2010 Campus Plan agreement, which mandates that the university house 90 percent of undergraduates on campus by fall 2025, as the largest challenge facing current students in the upcoming year.

“The new campus plan will bring changes for many students,” Tisa said. “I won’t sugarcoat it; especially off-campus life is going to get a lot harder, and we will be right there with you.”

He said the secretary of D.C. relations will help students address the challenge of the campus plan agreement.

“Things like the campus plan, we could have seen it coming from another way if we had someone at that level thinking in those terms,” Tisa said.

Tisa also explained his reasoning behind recruiting former rivals for the GUSA presidency, including Jack Appelbaum (COL ’14), Shavonnia Corbin Johnson (SFS ’14) and Spencer Walsh (MSB ’14), to his executive staff.

“To me, the most remarkable thing about this campaign was not the differences between each of our platforms — though there were some significant ones — but the as-

toundingly large number of issues on which we all agreed,” Tisa said.

Both Tisa and Ramadan underscored the importance of uniting the students to accomplish their initiatives. Specifically, the duo distinguished two staff positions — director for GUSA outreach, a position included in Gustafson’s cabinet, and director for group outreach, a new position — that will facilitate greater engagement with the student body.

“Clara and Vail did a good job of GUSA outreach but probably not enough to really touch all of campus,” Tisa said. “GUSA outreach is going to focus more on strategic objectives of top issues at a given time. Group outreach is more of maintaining permanent connection with groups to hear what they want from us.”

Ramadan spoke of his commitment to connect with the student body in alignment with Georgetown’s values.

“We are at a crossroad of our Jesuit identity and who we are as a school,” Ramadan said. “As a campus, we can drift away from tradition and just kind of wander off, or we can really reunite the fire, the passion, the community and service that have defined Georgetown for so long. I am extremely humbled and excited to get started to show how much I love this place in a way I haven’t been able to.”

Tisa commended Gustafson and KohnertYount’s accomplishments over the past year, highlighting reforms to the Code of Student Conduct that raised the evidentiary standard from “more likely than not” to “clear and convincing,” a push for on-campus sustainability, sexual assault risk reduction and increased discussion of diversity.

“We intend to move many of these initiatives forward during our administration and are humbled to accept the torch of executive leadership from their capable hands,” Tisa said.

Gustafson said she was optimistic about her successors’ agenda.

“I’m excited,” Gustafson said. “I think they’ve got a lot of momentum moving for-

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Junior midfielder Meghan Farrell excelled Saturday, recording three goals.

Despite Farrell’s efforts, No. 10 Georgetown fell 17-11 to No. 3 North Carolina.

Comeback Comes Up Short Against UNC Josh Simmons Hoya Staff Writer

After the No. 10 Georgetown women’s lacrosse team (5-2, 0-0 Big East) put together its most complete performance of the season in a 15-8 drubbing of No. 12 Johns Hopkins last Wednesday, it appeared the run of play was completely on the side of the Blue and Gray. However, whatever momentum the Hoyas had heading into Saturday’s road clash with No. 3 North Carolina (7-1, 0-0 ACC) was immediately halted when they fell into a quick 7-1 deficit.

The Hoyas could never fully dig themselves out of that early hole, and they eventually fell 17-11 to the Tar Heels.

The game was devoid of Georgetown’s trademark physicality. The Hoyas — who pride themselves on defense and conditioning — were outshot (28-26) for the first time all season and worn out by the North Carolina’s steady control of possession.

After the game, Head Coach Ricky Fried claimed that a combination of things ultimately doomed Georgetown, especially on the defensive end.

“You have to give them credit for playing a good game. They played very fast,” Fried said. “I would say we gave them too many opportunities even when we had stops. [Those opportunities] ended up being too much for us against a good team.”

The Blue and Gray struck first when senior midfielder Kelsi Bozel netted a goal off of a free position shot. Unbeknownst to Georgetown at the time, that was to be the only lead the Hoyas would have all game.

From there, UNC scored seven unanswered goals over the next 15 minutes to take a controlling 7-1 advantage.

After Georgetown responded with a 3-0 run of their own spearheaded by senior attack Dina Jackson and sophomore attack Caroline Tarzian, the Tar Heels outscored the Hoyas 3-2 in the remainder of the half to go into the locker room up 10-6.

When North Carolina opened the scoring in the opening 30 seconds of the second half, the prospects looked bleak for the Blue and Gray. But it was from this seemingly vulnerable position that Georgetown made its best run of the

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game, scoring four consecutive goals over the next 10 minutes. When junior midfielder Meghan Farrell scored her second straight goal, the margin was suddenly reduced to just one in an 11-10 game.

Unfortunately, Georgetown could not capitalize on this opening and tie the game, as UNC was able to regain control of the action from there. The Tar Heels outscored Georgetown 6-1 the remainder of the game and eventually eased to the 17-11 victory.

Even in the loss, Fried was proud of how his team handled itself in making a tight game out of a seemingly hopeless start.

“We were chipping away and I thought we did a good job of focusing on smaller details. We didn’t do anything dramatic — we just kept working and fighting,” Fried said. “I think we had a couple moments where we could have changed the momentum with a few shots.”

The contest was a breakout offensive game for Farrell. Somewhat of an unsung hero on the talented Georgetown squad, the Maryland native led the way with a career-high three goals in the defeat.

As Fried lauded the midfielder’s performance, he was quick to point out her value as a complete, two-way player. “[Meghan]’s done a great job this year stepping up on the offensive end and I think even more importantly as a physical presence,” Fried said. “I’m really pleased with the improvements she’s made.”

Georgetown will need to regroup quickly as Big East play begins later this week with a home game against Cincinnati.

While Fried acknowledged there is room for improvement in several facets of the game before the Blue and Gray takes on its conference foes, he believes Georgetown has the physical talent to compete with anyone in the Big East.

“Our biggest aspect [we need] to improve is our mental game. We need to focus on us and not on who we are playing.”

Fried said. “When we do that we play very well. We just have to remain focused and play our brand of lacrosse for an entire 60 minutes.”

Georgetown’s Big East schedule gets underway at home on Friday at 4 p.m. against Cincinnati.

It was a weekend of breathless endings and dramatic performances for the Georgetown baseball team, as the Hoyas (126, 1-0 Big East) rode two walk-off victories to a three-game sweep over Princeton (1-10, 0-0 Ivy League), 5-4 and 3-0 in a doubleheader on Friday and 3-2 in 12 innings on Sunday.

“I was pleased; our guys battled and fought and competed well,” Head Coach Pete Wilk said. “I think [the tight wins] say a lot about our character and who our kids are as people.”

Although Georgetown may have entered the weekend with hopes of sweeping a relatively weak Princeton team, the Blue and Gray could not have imagined that it would earn two of its victories in such a dramatic fashion. Several Georgetown players stepped up in crunch time, but the star of the series was junior right fielder Christian Venditti, who went 5-for-9 on the weekend, including a two-run home run in the 3-0 win on Friday and a walk-off two-run single in Sunday’s game. Venditti — who endured a rough start to the season — raised his batting average to .290 and his team-leading home run and RBI totals to three and 18, respectively.

“He’s certainly seeing the ball well,” Wilk said of Venditti. “He stepped up a number of times when we really needed a big hit. He had a huge hand in the wins, and he’s a presence in the middle of our lineup. He really elevates his play when we need it.”

Despite his impact in the latter two games of the series, Venditti was not even in the lineup for Friday’s first game, which featured a remarkable ninthinning comeback. After redshirt sophomore starting pitcher Jack Vander Linden (1-0) gave up three runs and sophomore reliever Will Brown allowed anoth-

er, the Tigers entered the ninth inning with a 4-2 lead. However, the Hoyas — who developed a penchant for late-inning heroics during their spring break trip to Florida with two walk-off wins — put on their rally caps and promptly responded.

After freshman catcher Eric Webber loaded the bases on a bunt single, senior third baseman Trevor Matern hit a single to left, scoring two runs to tie the game. Senior center fielder Justin Leeson then singled to reload the bases before Webber scored to end the game on a

“Our guys battled and fought and competed well. I think [the close wins] say a lot about our character and who our kids are as people.”

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wild pitch by Princeton pitcher sophomore Tyler Foote.

Georgetown’s second game of the doubleheader proved to be much less stressful, thanks in large part to the play of senior starting pitcher Thomas Polus (2-1), who delivered arguably the best performance by a Georgetown starter this season, pitching seven shutout innings and allowing a mere five hits.

“Thomas has shown good command over three pitches in the last two starts, and he’s getting ahead of hitters better than he did earlier in the season,” Wilk said. “He’s not giving up any freebies.”

Polus was buoyed by third baseman Trevor Matern’s RBI single in the fourth inning and Venditti’s two-run bomb in the sixth. Thanks to shutout innings by senior relievers Neal Dennison and Charlie Steinman, the Hoyas finished the day with a comfortable victory.

On Sunday, the final game of the series was marked by much

of the drama that characterized the series opener. Sophomore starting pitcher Matt Hollenbeck (0-3) entered the game seeking his first win, but he could not earn it despite giving up only two runs over seven innings. As good as Hollenbeck was, he was matched by Princeton pitcher junior Mike Ford, who went nine full innings, giving up two runs and adding two hits on offense.

Trailing 2-1 in the eighth inning, Georgetown tied the game when sophomore shortstop Ryan Busch scored on a sacrifice fly by Matern. Georgetown would not score again until the twelfth inning, but outstanding performances in relief by Dennison and Steinman, who went two and three innings, respectively, kept the Tigers at bay.

In the twelfth inning, senior second baseman Danny Poplawski and freshman catcher Nick Collins drew consecutive walks before Venditti landed the winning hit, a line drive to left field that scored Poplawski and gave the Hoyas their second thrilling walk-off win in three days.

The sweep put the Hoyas in good position as their Big Eastopening series against Connecticut looms next weekend.

However, before its conference season starts, Georgetown must take care of away games against George Washington (4-14) today and Maryland Eastern Shore (4-15) Wednesday. After Georgetown’s resilient performance against Princeton, Wilk said that he was pleasantly surprised with the Hoyas’ play thus far.

“I didn’t know what we were getting … into this year, but we have a deeper and better pitching staff,” Wilk said. “I wasn’t sure what we were getting out of the lineup, but I’ve been pleased with the production. Hopefully the pitching will be as good as it has been so far.”

Georgetown will face George Washington at 3 p.m. today and Maryland Eastern Shore at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

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GU Drawn in Regional With Kansas, Florida SEEDING, from A10 each other,” Hoya Blue President Andrew Rennie (COL ‘13) said. “We do trips to ‘Nova on a regular basis. Philly is far enough away to warrant a road trip, but not so far that people will feel themselves aging on the bus [like with] Alabama, Cuse, etc.”

And although funding for the buses and tickets initially looked thin for Hoya Blue, Rennie said, the group was successfully able to lobby the Student Activities Commission towards the end of last week for the money it needed to subsidize the trip. Thanks to those efforts, two buses (accommodating 114 total students) will now be available for the Friday and Sunday games.

If Georgetown is to advance beyond Sunday, it would begin play in Arlington, Texas, where — in poetic fashion, perhaps — it could well finish an actual game against third-seeded Florida. That wasn’t the case, as Hoya fans know, in the two sides’ season opener Nov. 9 aboard the USS Bataan, with the contest canceled at halftime due to

condensation on the court. No. 6 seed UCLA, whom Georgetown topped 7870 at the Legends Classic 10 days later, represents another potential regional semifinal opponent.

As far as Kansas’ half of the region is concerned, VCU would represent a matchup nightmare if Head Coach Shaka Smart is able to continue his tournament magic and reach the Sweet 16. But that’d mean likely having to get past Burke, whose ability to protect the ball is just what has done in the uptempo Rams in most of their losses this season.

Thompson III has just two NCAA tournament wins to his name since leading the Hoyas to the 2007 Final Four. Since then: second-round loss, NIT, first-round loss, first-round loss, second-round loss. Three of their four defeats came in unequivocal upsets.

This time around, with unanimous Big East player of the year Otto Porter Jr. leading the way, Georgetown is hoping that the magic of ‘07 — rather than the futility of recent years — finally makes its triumphant return.

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Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson III, left, and junior point guard Markel Starks answer questions following the Hoyas’ overtime loss to Syracuse in New York. Starks scored 13 points in the defeat.

’Cuse Gets Last Big East Laugh SYRACUSE, from A10 on the Madison Square Garden nets throughout the first half, tying Orange alum Gerry McNamara’s tournament record of 16 threes.

“I want to apologize to G-Mac — sorry, man, I didn’t mean to do that,” Southerland joked after the game. “I just need to go in there and focus on what we need to do.”

Georgetown freshman guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was as cold as Southerland was hot, and with the Orange locking down Porter Jr. in the lane, the Hoyas’ offense slowed to a standstill. Syracuse entered the locker room with a nine-point lead, to the delight of the raucous, mostly orange Garden crowd.

Sophomore guard and desig-

nated stopper Jabril Trawick took on the Southerland assignment early in the second half, shutting down the red-hot forward and allowing the Hoyas some room to work on the offensive end.

With Starks beginning to heat up from three-point land and Porter Jr. and Hopkins working the high-low game to perfection, the Hoyas gradually chipped away at the Orange lead throughout the half. Syracuse sophomore point guard Michael Carter-Williams coughed up the ball six times — including five in the second half and overtime — allowing the Blue and Gray back in the game.

But in a matchup in which the referees rarely swallowed their whistles, Georgetown came up short at crucial junctures. Porter Jr. and Hopkins

shot 4-of-7 and 3-of-6 from the line, respectively, including several devastating misses. With Starks in foul trouble and the Syracuse zone at its best, such mistakes hurt.

“We just didn’t execute when we needed to,” Starks said. “I’m not going to take away from Syracuse’s victory, but it hurts.”

The Orange went on to lose 78-61 to Louisville in the Big East tournament finals, cementing the Cardinals’ place as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament — they were given the No. 1 overall seed on Selection Sunday — and relegating Syracuse to a No. 4 seeding.

The Hoyas, despite the loss, will enter the tournament as a No. 2 seed, and will play No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast (24-10) in the second round.

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O’Connor, Comeau Lead Hoya Offensive Explosion Ryan BaCic

Hoya Staff Writer

Sometimes, it’s just your day.

In what marked the conference opener for both teams Saturday, sophomore attack Reilly O’Connor could do no wrong for Georgetown (3-3, 1-0 Big East) against Providence (5-1, 0-1 Big East), lighting up the Friars to the tune of four goals and six assists in a 16-8 steamrolling at MultiSport Facility.

Senior attack and fellow Canadian Travis Comeau — who came into the weekend with a disappointing one goal through five contests — added four goals and two dimes of his own, as the Hoyas bested their previous season-high goal total by six in a dominant performance from the hosts on both sides of the ball.

“We did some different things, and we allowed our guys to really use their strengths.

I think that’s the best thing about today,” Head Coach Kevin Warne said. “We used our strengths, [and] we got back to a little oldschool Georgetown lacrosse — being physical, playing tough defense, scrapping on the ground.”

Indeed, the Georgetown defense showed a renewed vigor against Providence, as the eight goals allowed tied for the team’s low-

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Sophomore attack Reilly O’Connor put up four goals and six assists Saturday.

est mark of the season. That stinginess was especially impressive coming at the behest of the Friars, who came into the game averaging 13.4 goals per game and having scored in double digits in each of their previous five games.

In addition to Warne’s preparation for their opponents’ transition game, a major reason for the visitors’ inability to rattle the cage was the fact that they were allowed very little of the ball Saturday, thanks to redshirt junior defender Tyler Knarr.

Perhaps from a lacrosse purists’ perspective, Knarr had at least as impressive a day as O’Connor and Comeau, winning 17 of 25 faceoffs to keep Georgetown in possession for a large majority of the game.

Warne couldn’t say enough about Knarr’s performance afterwards.

“What you love about Tyler is that he’s competitive. He comes off the field [and says,] ‘Hey, coach, I’ll get it next time,’” Warne said.

“He’s such a joy to coach, does all the right things on and off the field, and I think today was just a result of his hard work and his preparation.”

It was Knarr’s stellar performance from the spot that gave his teammates up front the opportunity to shine, and they took full advantage.

O’Connor recorded a hat trick and two of his assists in the opening half, while Comeau got three of his goals after the break in an almost stunning display of balance. The undisputed highlight goal of the day for the Blue and Gray, unsurprisingly, was set up by a flashy interchange between the two that made it 10-5 in the beginning of the third quarter.

After the ball was collected behind the Providence net, it was passed to Comeau, who sent a beautiful behind-the-back pass to O’Connor. The sophomore quickly turned it over to defender Brennan Bicknese, and the senior rattled it home to send the Hilltop crowd into a frenzy.

“We’re both Canadian, so we had a little fun today,” O’Connor said. “We both had very good games, and it was a phenomenal play [by Comeau].”

And the result of that great tandem performance on the day was a big-time win for Georgetown, which stopped its twogame slide to open its conference slate with aplomb.

Now, with a more hardened mentality and a better understanding of what they do well as a unit on the field, the Hoyas are ready to start doing some Big East damage.

“We’d lost the last two, but we were 0-0 in the Big East, so it was kind of a fresh start for us,” O’Connor said. “We needed a win today, and we got it.”

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GU Hitting Comes Alive Rachael Augostini Hoya Staff Writer

In what may prove to be a critical stretch to its success going forward, the Georgetown softball team showed up in a big way this past weekend and enjoyed its best tournament of the season so far. The Blue and Gray came away from the UMBC Tournament with two wins and two losses.

The weekend started off strong for the Hoyas (6-20) but turned sour by the end of the first game when they blew a 2-0 lead against Siena (5-8) in the sixth inning. The Saints scored five runs in the top of the sixth and, despite a two-run comeback in the bottom of the inning, the Hoyas fell short and dropped their first game 5-4.

Georgetown looked to rebound in game two when it took on Hampton (13-18) — and rebound it did. Having struggled on offense going into the weekend, the Hoyas’ bats finally made an appearance in the second game of the day on Saturday. The Blue and Gray started off with three runs in the early innings, two of which came off the bat of senior catcher Shikara Lowe, who went 3-for-3 against the Pirates.

Lowe wasn’t the only one who showed up on offense for the Hoyas, however, as junior center fielder Elyse Graziano continued her strong day at the plate with an RBI single in the sixth.

Georgetown then added two more off of junior right fielder Allie Antilla’s two-run homer in the seventh to bring the game to its final 6-1 scoreline.

With the contributions from Graziano, Antilla and others on Saturday, the Hoyas finally received the strong offensive performance Conlan believes they are capable of throughout their lineup.

“Elyse is a spark plug. She has been a catalyst for our offense,” Head Coach Pat Conlan said.

“She has natural leadership skills and plays the game with

The Expert

We’ve all encountered this know-it-all type in our everyday lives, but this person is even more insufferable during March Madness.

He never misses an opportunity to explain to you in excruciating detail why your bracket is going to be completely busted by the second round and how you really should have consulted him or her before submitting it. In reality, it matters not how much SportsCenter you watch, if you are a Joe Lunardi disciple, or whether you have a Ph.D. in Bracketology: Unless you own a crystal ball and a knack for reading the future, you cannot predict more accurately than anyone else which teams will win which games. Sleeper picks and surprise runs will always play a role in the NCAA tournament, but if Nate Silver hasn’t been able to come up with an algorithm to correctly predict winners and losers, your self-proclaimed expert friend certainly can’t.

Tell-tale signs of an expert include unsubstantiated claims of having inside knowledge about teams or players and an annoying sense of smugness.

The Safe Bettor

This person probably enjoys college basketball but has an unfortunate lack of creativity or is cripplingly risk-averse. As a result, the safe bettor chooses only the higher-ranked seeds in every matchup from start to finish. When, inevitably, all of his No. 1 seeds make it to the Final Four, the safe bettor spends hours agonizing over the ensuing decision, tortured by the dilemma of which top seed to pick for the championship game. Unable to make such a difficult choice, the safe bettor ends up picking whomever the majority of ESPN analysts have picked and then flips a coin to decide the champion.

This robotic approach drains the fun (and the point) from an NCAA tourney pool. Only choosing the favorites is as spineless as it is snooze-worthy, so loosen up and pick at least one significant upset. The worst that can happen is losing $10.

The Arbitrary Chooser

This tourney pool regular is the opposite of the safe bettor. What this person lacks in basketball knowledge, he makes up for in enthusiasm. Paying no attention to the rankings, the arbitrary chooser will select only the

teams with interesting names and brightly colored jerseys, in addition to his own alma mater. An inevitable presence in any bracket game, this person makes most other participants, particularly the experts, feel confident in their own choices.

It is important to remember that because the arbitrary chooser’s method of selection is completely random and meaningless, this person retains zero bragging rights should a handful of his or her predictions turn out to be correct.

The Tasteless Trash Talker

While a little trash-talking is an established tradition in any NCAA tournament pool, the tasteless trash talker, as the name suggests, can turn a friendly competition into full-blown antagonism in one conversation. This person is overly competitive and is more interested in winning money than watching basketball, and — from obnoxious social media postings to constant texts — the trash-talker never misses an opportunity to rub his or her correct bracket predictions in your face. Should this person actually win the pool, it is advisable to cut off all communication with said individual for several weeks (if not longer).

Though this type is usually easily identifiable, avoiding the trash-talker proves more difficult, as he or she has likely entered brackets in several different tourney pools to increase both the chances of winning money and the opportunity to talk smack to everyone he or she knows.

The Sketchy Pool Manager

This is the person that will make your parents wag their fingers and say, “I told you gambling would lead to no good!” He will recruit as many participants as possible to enter his or her pool, collect the money and then rip off the winner. Unfortunately, this shady type strikes more often than you might think. Whether it’s that kid who lived on your floor freshman year, the dishwasher at the restaurant where you work or that flakey TA from last semester, if you don’t know the manager well or can’t easily track them down, save your buy-in for a different pool.

And if the above description applies to you, consider this your warning.

Laura Wagner is a sophomore in the College.

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Senior catcher Shikara Lowe went 3-for-3 in Saturday’s win over Hampton, driving in two runs as GU won 6-1. tremendous intensity.”

Sophomore pitcher Lauren O’Leary, meanwhile, pitched a strong seven innings and earned her third win of the season by allowing only three hits and one run.

“Pitching has been solid,” Conlan said. “If we get consistent pitching, we have a chance to win every game.”

Georgetown was back at it Sunday when it faced off against Siena for a second time. The game proved to be a familiar scene, with the Hoyas again taking an early lead and again giving it up.

After the Hoyas took a 6-3 lead in the sixth, the Saints came storming back with four in the bottom of the inning to again claim a one-run victory against the Hoyas, this time a 7-6 triumph. Siena previously hadn’t beaten a Big East team in 30 years, but they accomplished the feat twice in two days at the hands of the Hoyas.

“We didn’t execute on the mound and make the plays on defense,” Conlan said. “We put enough runs up on the scoreboard to win both games but didn’t execute the other parts of the game well enough to win.”

With one game to go, the Blue and Gray had their last shot to

redeem themselves, and as was the case against Hampton, they bounced back both at the plate and on the mound. O’Leary pitched her second complete game — and second three-hitter — of the weekend, and Georgetown scored nine runs against Morgan State (1-20) en route to a 9-2 final tally.

Eight Hoyas posted hits in the tourney finale, including four from freshman shortstop Samantha Giovanniello.

“Our offense has picked up, and we are finding ways to score runs,” Conlan said. “Even in our losses, we put up some good offensive numbers.”

If the Hoyas have shown anything this season, it is their capability to score runs with numerous contributors, a key turnaround for a team whose bats have tended to struggle in big tournaments in the past. Should the Hoyas continue this type of play, conference play might not turn out as bleak as seemed inevitable a few weeks ago.

“This is a good sign as we move closer to our Big East schedule,” Conlan said.

The Hoyas will host a doubleheader against Princeton today at Guy Mason Field. The first game is slated to start at 4 p.m.

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here may never have been a more contentious debate regarding an individual award than the one surrounding last year’s American League MVP battle between Los Angeles Angels rookie phenom Mike Trout and the ultimate winner, Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera. The discussion highlighted two contending views regarding player analysis, with Trout winning the hearts of stat nerds everywhere by accumulating one of the best seasons ever according to most major sabermetric statistics and Cabrera rallying support from old-school fans by winning the league’s Triple Crown.

As part of the newest wave of analysts, I personally believe that it was a travesty that Trout was denied the honor.

With an astounding 10.0 wins above replacement (a statistic that attempts to examine all aspects of a player’s performance, including base-running and defense), Trout led all players. Cabrera finished in just eighth with a WAR of 7.1.

At the same time, of course, it was difficult to deny the MVP to a player who led the league in all three of baseball’s sexiest offensive statistics.

All we can hope is that 2013 will refrain from presenting us with such a difficult decision again. With six months of baseball ahead of us, here are my preseason predictions for baseball’s top honors.

American League MVP — Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels

After that whole monologue, did you really see me going anywhere else with this selection? The sky is truly the limit for the 21-year-old: In just 139 games as a rookie in 2012, Trout still managed to lead the league in runs (129) and stolen bases (49) while still crushing 30 home runs.

After he bulked up to 240 pounds over the offseason, expect Trout to potentially re-

alize the league’s fifth-ever 4040 (40 home runs and steals) season, the first since Alfonso Soriano’s with the Nationals in 2006.

American League Cy Young — Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

Another player sabermetrics wholeheartedly supported, the Tigers’ Justin Verlander was denied a second consecutive Cy Young award in 2012 only by the Tampa Bay Rays’ David Price. The

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I’m hoping that the 2013 award races aren’t nearly as hard to call as in 2012.

30-year-old led the league in innings, strikeouts and complete games while edging Price in Fielding Independent Pitching, which focuses solely on pitching performance; nonetheless, Price was the popular pick given his advantage in traditional statistics like wins (20) and earned run average (2.56).

In 2013, however, not even Price will be able to hold Verlander back from his spot atop the throne. Although team success should hardly have any bearing on such an award, the Tigers are the early front-runner to win the American League pennant, which can only aid Verlander’s candidacy. Detroit’s ace remains the league’s best pitcher and, despite facing opposition by Price and Seattle’s Felix Hernandez, has the advantage heading into 2013.

National League MVP — Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers

Forget the performanceenhancing drug questions and focus on the matter at hand — Braun remains one of the most dynamic players in the league.

After winning the MVP in 2011, Braun had an even more impressive 2012, belting 41 home runs to go along with 30 steals and a .319 average. Braun, though, was denied the award after a similarly excellent season from the Giants’ Buster Posey, who was the key to San Francisco’s World Series run.

But the wear and tear on a catcher can significantly affect offensive output and put him at a greater risk of injury, meaning that it is difficult to imagine a repeat performance by Posey. Ultimately, then, Braun remains the safe pick, while Posey, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and upstarts Bryce Harper of the Nationals and Justin Upton and Jason Heyward of the Braves remain possibilities.

National League Cy Young — Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

Kershaw is, for all intents and purposes, the NL version of Verlander: a 2011 Cy Young Award winner left just on the outside of a repeat in 2012 but ready to regain the crown in 2013. At just 25 years old when Opening Day rolls around, Kershaw still has his best days ahead, which is both hard to fathom and scary for his generation of hitters. In his brief five-year career, the lefty has a career 2.79 ERA, including particularly stingy marks of 2.28 and 2.52 the last two years.

Like Verlander, Kershaw is also a strikeout machine — earning 248 and 229 in 2011 and 2012, respectively — and, like the Tigers’ ace, he will have the added attention of a high-profile team expected to make the postseason.

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espite the entertainment quality and attendant television value of conference tournaments, league championships are not the best predictor of NCAA success. Even so, Georgetown’s loss to Syracuse on Friday taught us two things — one good, one bad — that will make all the difference as the Hoyas head into the Big Dance.

First, the bad news. The Orange are not a particularly good team, with a turnover-prone point guard in Michael Carter-Williams and a group that, despite sometimes heating up from three-point range, is not particularly adept at sinking field goals.

Given its strong defensive reputation, Georgetown should have dismantled Syracuse Friday night. Instead, it allowed the Orange to take one more field goal and knock down numerous uncontested three-pointers.

Unfortunately for the Hoyas, they lack the explosiveness to make a comeback based on turnovers after going down.

The proof? Big East champs Louisville made Syracuse cough it up 13 times in the second half of the title game, one fewer turnover than Georgetown forced in its entire semifinal game.

Georgetown relies on strong shooting, especially from junior point guard Markel Starks and freshman guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera on the perimeter and sophomore forward Otto Por-

ter Jr. in the paint. But at some point in the tournament — as was the case Friday — shots aren’t going to fall, and Georgetown’s defense will have to go beyond getting stops and instead create offense.

Whether it can do so remains to be seen.

There was also good news in New York, however, and that mostly dealt with the Hoyas’ depth.

In his best game of the season, Porter Jr. scored 33 points at Syracuse; in two subsequent meetings, he scored a combined 22. While the Big East player of the year offers immeasurable help across the court, someone has to step up to fill the scoring load.

Two players did just that in two games at the World’s Most Famous Arena: sophomore guard Jabril Trawick and sophomore center Mikael Hopkins.

Although Trawick had a poor shooting night — along with the rest of his teammates — against Syracuse, he performed well against Cincinnati, knocking down two big treys en route to nine points to pair with three assists.

Serving as another outside scoring threat to complement Starks and Smith-Rivera, Trawick helps free up Porter and junior forward Nate Lubick to do more inside.

That may also help Hopkins, who had his best game of the season in the loss to Syracuse. Although the sophomore has often been a source of frustration for fans, he nearly secured a double-double against the Orange, making the shots expected of him.

If he can stay out of foul trouble — and Trawick, who always seems one elbow away from a flagrant foul, can keep his temper in check — these two players have a lot to offer, especially in forcing other teams to focus as much on them as on proven scorers like Starks and Porter.

That’s a big positive for Georgetown, and it might just help the Hoyas prove that they can make a winning comeback. They’ll certainly need that if they are to reach Dallas, much less Atlanta.

EVAN HOLLANDER is a junior in the School of Foreign Service and former sports editor of The Hoya.

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Lose three star players, subtract a seed line: All in all, it wasn’t a bad haul for the 2012-13 Georgetown men’s basketball team (25-6, 14-4 Big East), which heard its name called Sunday as a No. 2 seed in the South Region of the 2013 NCAA tournament. The Blue and Gray will take on No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast in the Round of 64 in Philadelphia, with the winner of No. 7 San Diego State and No. 10 Oklahoma potentially up next.

Featured on CBS as part of the annual Selection Show, the Hoyas gathered in O’Donovan Dining Hall just after 5 p.m. Sunday, and throngs of fans joined them following a parade that began in Red Square.

None could really have left Leo’s disappointed.

Despite a devastating overtime loss in the Big East tournament semifinals to Syracuse — placed as a No. 4 seed in the East — in the teams’ third meeting, John Thompson III and Co. managed to hold on to the No. 2 seed that most resident bracketologists had been predicting for the final quarter or so of the season. Some pre-Selection Sunday bracket projections had Florida or New Mexico bumping Georgetown down one to their 2012 spot, but, in the end, the Hoyas did not even receive the last No. 2.

That slot, somewhat mind-bogglingly, belongs to Duke, which was drawn into the Midwest alongside overall No. 1 seed and Big East

tourney champs Louisville. The Cardinals’ placement at the top might indeed have been the Hoyas’ if they had been able to take care of business at the Garden, but Thompson III’s squad is likely better off as is.

Kansas is the No. 1 seed down South after its 70-54 demolition of West No. 4 Kansas State in the Big 12 title game Saturday. Bill Self’s team might have a tougher path to the Elite Eight than Georgetown does, however, with suddenly hot No. 8 seed North Carolina, No. 5 seed and constant upset threat Virginia Commonwealth and fourthseeded Michigan (and likely Wooden Award winner Trey Burke) all on the Jayhawks’ side of the bracket.

The Blue and Gray did draw what likely amounts to the field’s toughest No. 15 seed this year in Florida Gulf Coast — who easily handled another No. 2 seed, Miami (FL), 6351 in November; even so, ESPN’s GamePredictor model gives the Eagles just a 5.2% chance of pulling the upset. San Diego State or Oklahoma would obviously pose more of a threat in the Round of 32, but each will be even farther away from home than FGCU, seemingly given Georgetown a distinct advantage.

That’s not to say that the Wells Fargo Center was particularly kind to Georgetown during the team’s lone visit back on March 6, of course, when Villanova continued its Davidian takedown of top-10 teams at home in a 67-57 win. With the Wildcats far away on the other side of the South bracket, though, the Hoyas will presumably become the de facto home team in the City of Brotherly Love.

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Junior forward Nate Lubick (left) and sophomore forward Otto Porter Jr. look on Sunday in Leo’s prior to the announcement of their team’s No. 2 seed.

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NEW YORK — Syracuse’s final Big East tournament ended in embarrassment at the hands of Louisville, but the Orange first ensured that its longtime rival wouldn’t get a last laugh either.

The No. 19 Orange (26-9) escaped the tournament semifinal, held at Madison Square Garden, with a 58-55 overtime win over No. 5 Georgetown (25-6) Friday night, knocking their archrivals out of contention for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

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Sophomore guard Jabril Trawick gets stuffed at the rim by Syracuse’s interior defense Friday at MSG. GU would lose 58-55 in overtime.

kins led the Hoyas with 15 points in the loss, while junior guard Markel Starks added 13 before fouling out in overtime. Seniors James Southerland and Brandon Triche and junior Baye Moussa Keita all scored 13 for Syracuse.

Georgetown shot 11-of-20 from the free throw line in the loss.

After Triche missed the second free throw of a one-and-one late in the overtime, the Hoyas had a chance to tie the game with 15 seconds left. Thompson III drew up a play to free up Porter Jr. for three with a baseline screen, but the Orange brought in a physical double-team and the Georgetown star turned it over.

“They played it well,” Head Coach John Thompson III said.

A slow, steady Georgetown comeback in the second half culminated with the Hoyas down a basket with the ball and 13 seconds left. Syracuse junior C.J. Fair was whistled for a blocking foul after lightly bumping Porter Jr. on a drive attempt, and the Georgetown star sank both free throws to send the game to an extra period.

“It’s fitting that it went into overtime. It’s a shame that they’re heading down to Tobacco Road for a few dollars more,” Thompson III said, referring to Syracuse’s impending move to the ACC. For much of the game, though, it looked as though the Orange would dispatch the Hoyas as easily as they themselves were dispatched in the teams’ two meetings to date. Southerland continued his long-range assault

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election Sunday — that magical day in March when the NCAA tournament bracket is released to the eager public and when men and women of all ages, from President Obama to the first-grader down the street, come together for a month of gambling — has come and gone.

Oh, there’s basketball too, of course, but (I hate to break it to you) the madness of March is more about the gambling than anything else.

Laura Wagner After all, anyone with a pen and $10 can enter a bracket pool and have a shot at winning some cash.

Because everyone has the chance to be a part of the madness, everyone also runs the risk of being “that guy” (or girl) who won’t be invited back to participate in next year’s tourney pool. So, if you plan to enter a bracket in an NCAA tournament pool in the coming weeks, pay close attention to these common stereotypes so as to avoid becoming one yourself.

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