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The women’s soccer team followed up a loss to West Virginia by crushing Pitt.

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2010 CAMPUS CRIME REPORT

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Mayor Gray Slams Campus Plan BRADEN MCDONALD

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The number of reported alcohol violations rose from 2009 to 2010 after having declined over the previous three years. Overall on-campus crime dropped 22 percent.

Alcohol Violations Spike 30% in 2010 KELLY CHURCH Hoya Staff Writer

Reported crime on-campus began to decline in 2010, but alcohol violtions jumped 30 percent in the same period, according to the Department of Public Safety’s 2010 Crime Awareness and Campus Security Report.

The report listed a total of 477 alcohol violations in the 2010 calendar year, a significant increase from the 334 incidents reported in 2009.

This jump comes after the number of alcohol violations had dropped 50 percent from 2007 to 2009. At the time, the university attributed the decline to a stricter alcohol policy implemented in 2007.

“This downward trend may be attributed to measures that the university has taken to curtail excessive drinking,” Joseph Smith, associate director of DPS, wrote in an email to The Hoya last year.

The new policy included a requirement that students to undergo training before holding weekend parties and register them by Thursday night.

Parties in townhouses and apartments were also limited to 25 and 35 people.

The policy was amended in fall 2008 in response to strong student

protests and now includes a clarification of the Code of Student Conduct.

The reason for the increase in 2010 is unclear, as resident assistants did not increase patrols, Director of Residence Life Stephanie Lynch said last year.

Alcohol violations make up a large chunk of Category A infractions, detailed by the Student Code of Conduct, and were barely outnumbered by the 481 noise violations reported in 2010. These offenses can include the possession or consumption of alcohol in an alcohol-free location, possession of an unauthorized keg and possession or use of alcoholrelated paraphernalia. Drug violations accounted for the remaining 41 infractions in this category. These violations can be punished by housing relocation, housing probation or suspension and disciplinary probation or a suspension of up to two years, according to the Code of Student Conduct.

In total, there were 220 on-campus crimes in 2010, including eight forcible sexual offences, 38 burglaries and one aggravated assault. The 2010 data marked a decrease from the 282 reported crimes in 2009.

Category B violations, which are See CRIME, A8

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray spoke out against Georgetown’s 2010 Campus Plan at the Advisory Neighborhood Commission District 2E’s monthly meeting Monday night.

“I’ve met with all parties involved, and I support the community,” he said. “In this instance, I’m in one place and the university is in another.”

Though he commended the university for taking on new initiatives to smooth relations with surrounding neighborhoods — namely daily trash pick-up, shuttle buses to M Street and the increased presence of Metropolitan Police Department details near campus — Gray stressed that his sympathies lie with neighborhood opponents to the Campus Plan.

The mayor told the audience of about 100 ANC 2E residents that he would not support lifting enrollment caps on District universities as he had suggested at a job creation summit in January. According to Gray, his change in opinion is due in part to the outpouring of neighborhood concerns stemming from the See GRAY, A7

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At an Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E meeting Monday night, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said that he “supports the community” against the 2010 Campus Plan.

Navigating the Greek Alphabet KENDALL SARSON Special to The Hoya

To many a tour-taker, the strong Jesuit identity on campus seems to promise a refreshing lack of fraternity-related frivolity.

“When I was looking at colleges, the last thing that I wanted was Greek life,” says Mitchel Hochberg (SFS ’15). “That’s what I liked about Georgetown.”

Hochberg, like most incoming freshmen, arrived on campus in August under the impression that the only Greek he would have to know during the next four years was the first half of the phrase “Hoya Saxa.”

To his surprise, he discovered a network of fraternities and sororities that is both alive and active.

Now a pledge of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, an international Jewish fraternity with over 150 chapters and 40 members at Georgetown, Hochberg stifled a laugh as he recalled his recent change of heart.

“I didn’t want Greek life to be an essential part of the social life on campus, and yet I wound up joining a fraternity as an essential part of my social life.”

Hochberg is not alone in his newfound appreciation of the Greek alphabet. As the fourth full week of the fall semester begins, pledging is

in full swing at the majority of the university’s nearly dozen fraternities and sororities.

Many of these lettered organizations, flourishing despite a lack of formal recognition, will spend most of this month introducing curious new members to a Greek tradition that has existed at Georgetown for almost a century.

From service-oriented to socially focused to pre-professional, 11 fraternities and sororities bring Georgetown brothers and sisters together.

But striking today’s balance between university interests and See GREEK, A7

New South Student Space Projected to Open by 2014

IN MOORE’S TALK, A CALL FOR STUDENT ACTIVISM

SAM RODMAN

from the student center’s intended undergraduate focus, saying that New South’s location will help moderate The university unveiled plans at a graduate student presence. In order to student forum on Monday night to fin- offer the new amenities, the renovated ish the New South Student Center by space will no longer provide office August 2014. space for student organizations.

Updated architectural models for According to Olson, clubs that the space include a club-like food currently work out of the Riverside venue, breakout rooms, a gathering Lounge will likely be moved to the space and a large multi-purpose room Leavey Center, which will undergo a for banquets, lectures, restoration process of musical performances its own within a few “These plans are and other events. years.

Fundraising for the just a guideplate.

Architect Bill Ash of renovation, estimated SmithGroup, the firm to cost $15.5 million, They are absolutely that is designing the will begin as part of a center, cautioned that not set in stone.” planned Capital camthe designs were not paign set to kick off at BILL ASH permanent. the end of the month.

Architect, SmithGroup “The plans are just The center could a guideplate. They are also include space to absolutely not set in serve alcohol, according to Todd Olson, stone,” he said. vice president for student affairs. The Ash laid out a timetable for the renoproposed alcohol venue would resem- vation process that he described as ble a bar or lounge but would not be “aggressive.” The timeline detailed the solely focused on serving alcohol. fundraising campaign and the current “The administration is seriously in- feasibility stage, during which Smithterested in having a venue that serves Group will assess how its design plans alcohol in that space,” Olson said. will fit with the student space, will be Olson addressed concerns that a See CENTER, A7 venue serving alcohol would detract Special to The Hoya

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EDITORIAL

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011

THE VERDICT by The Editorial Board

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A Voice of Reason In order to learn from mistakes, the punishment must fit the crime.

Back in August, two editors and a former staff member of The Georgetown Voice evaded Department of Public Safety officers while reporting on Hurricane Irene, causing thousands of dollars in damage to the Leavey Center offices that fell along as their escape route. While these students were subject to individual punishment, the sanctions that the university issued for the publication as a whole — namely removal from their own office — hardly fit the offense.

In the middle of the hurricane, the three students were reporting from the Leavey Esplanade on flying debris from the New Science Center. While DPS had declared the building and the surrounding area unsafe at the time, when officers asked the students to leave the area, the trio fled to the Voice’s office on the fourth floor and then climbed through the ceiling to evade capture; they caused more than $4,000 in damages to ceilings of offices on the fourth floor, including The Hoya’s. All of the student reporters were charged with destruction of property of more than $1,000, and two of the three with unlawful entry. They were fired from staff, and the Voice was forced to suspend publication of one of its weekly issues.

Alas, last week the Center for Student Programs announced it would be forcing the Voice to trade offices with the Georgetown Debate Program by the beginning of next week.

This new office is a fraction of the size of their original space. Fewer people can now gather to create the Voice’s weekly issue, diminishing the organization’s ability to recruit and retain new members and jeopardizing the future leadership and quality of the newsmagazine.

CSP has every right to punish organizations that have crossed the lines of appropriate student conduct. Two

years ago, a member of the International Relations Club sent out an offensive prank message to its entire listserv. In response, the club was forced to cancel one of its fall conferences and later put on a town hall to discuss its own violation of proper student conduct. The same spring, The Hoya published an offensive April Fools’ Day edition, spurring campus outcry, a town hall, and a delay to its push for independence. Later sanctions included a mandatory staff exercise in diversity education and an audit by a third-party media adviser.

Both of these cases justifiably led to punishment of the organizations as a whole.

But the Voice’s situation is slightly different. All known facts at this point in time suggest that the reporters acted on their own will, unbeknownst to their fellow staffers. As a peer publication, we understand that senior editors are entrusted with responsibility and discretion in reporting as leaders within the organization. The three students responsible were duly punished by both the university and the criminal system for their offenses — but removing the entire organization from its office is a misguided move.

A more fitting reprimand would have been a mandatory training on ethical and responsible reporting practices for Voice staff. If CSP were looking for a more immediate punishment, halting Voice publication for more than a single issue would have been another option.

Student leaders are there for a reason; they ought to set a tone for mature conduct from their staff. Evicting the Voice, however, does not fill this apparent void in its senior leadership.

CSP could have taken a more proactive approach to ensure prevention of future violations, rather than dealing an unwarranted blow to workflow and staff morale.

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Toilet Tumult — Multiple toilets exploded Monday due to excessive pressure in pipes in the General Services Administration headquarters, injuring two federal employees.

Slow-Go Gray — D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has yet to fill over 800 vacancies on city boards and commissions after struggling to find willing candidates.

Roar On — Lion King 3D, which hit theaters Sept. 16, is playing on screen until Thursday, despite reports that the flick would play for only two weeks.

Helpful Heads-Up — During a gunman scare at the Law Center Friday afternoon, the HoyaAlert instant communication system successfully updated students on all campuses.

Off the Web “Concert Protests D.C. Noise Ordinance” Article posted Sept. 30, 2011 Comment posted Oct. 2, 2011 Anonymous: Wait, what? They protested a law by conforming with it, on campus?

Why wasn’t the concert held from 10-11 p.m.? Normally a protest involves disobedience. I don’t remember reading about Vietnam protesters at Berkeley signing up for the military. Also, I’m tired of DC Students Speak being described as “representing 85,000 college students.” Nobody knows who they are. They are unelected. They get 39 kids to attend a protest. The Hoya need not propagate this group’s deceptive selfpromotion.

“Risky Rents: University Lacks Off-Campus Housing Help” Article posted Sept. 30, 2011 Comment posted Sept. 30, 2011 COL ’11: ... Failure to cite the other half of Georgetown’s off-campus student programs is just bad “reporting.” Sorry, but this isn’t much of an editorial. (Coming from someone who has their own share of issues with OCSL.) Comment posted Oct. 2, 2011 nyhoya: While I agree that this editorial doesn’t fully articulate the real problem at hand, I disagree that they neglected to cite university resources. The editorial board absolutely does so, but argues that the resources are not sufficient or accessible enough to be effective. I wholeheartedly agree with their opinion, and I would actually go a step further.

Not only does the university not do enough to educate its students or aid its students in the search for housing or the process of signing a lease, they take their usual stance of putting up so much red tape and bureaucratic nonsense that students end up resenting the resources that do exist. Those sessions that seniors need to take in the beginning of the year (otherwise they are blocked from registering for second semester classes, God forbid) should be at the end of junior year, and instead of going through what days garbage is collected and yet another lecture about not serving alcohol to minors, they should, as this editorial begins to suggest, go through what students ought to look for in a lease and serious issues that can and will arise with their landlords. (For example, what happens when your basement floods — who is liable? What happens if your house is burglarized? Do you have the right to ask for more locks to be put in?)

Because most landlords who rent to students have been doing so for a long time, they are not necessarily inclined to be the tenants’ advocates. Students are not experienced or informed enough to be their own advocates, and the university puts up too much red tape in order to be the students’ advocate. Something needs to change, and the editorial board is spot on with that.

“Devastation in the Wake of Progress: Tragedy of the African Famine” Article posted Oct. 2, 2011 Comment posted Oct. 3, 2011 Arafat: Why do the Islamists in Somalia and Sudan steal food intended to feed the starving? What sort of people do this? Is it true they find their inspiration from the Qur’an and from the example Mohammed set when he stole and pillaged from helpless caravans traveling near Medina?

Keep Tests in Class Time At Georgetown, the cold weather brings along with it something far more sinister: midterm season.

For some students, the requisite stress and anxiety are compounded by the sheer logistics of college testtaking. While most professors hold exams during scheduled class time, others — like those who teach accounting, physics and organic chemistry — schedule midterms outside of class, putting unsuspecting students at a great disadvantage.

The rationale behind evening tests is simple: It frees up those two to three classes that a test would consume, providing professors with more time to teach. Considering that the average twice-a-week course will only meet 28 times during the fall semester, extra time can be necessary for those classes that cover extensive amounts of material.

However, this time-saving measure is often invalidated by professors

Democracy Now — Voter turnout for GUSA Senate elections last Thursday jumped by hundreds compared to last year.

who cancel class the day of or the day after exams. While students will celebrate this additional time to study or recover, there seems to be nothing gained from adding class time in the evening while excusing students from their normally scheduled class.

While some professors include their evening test times in their course’s scheduled meeting times during preregistration, others do not. For those students who pack their schedule tightly with evening jobs or internships, a make-up exam usually offered in the wee hours of the morning is far from ideal.

As the next round of pre-registration approaches, professors need to inform students if their course will have evening exams by at least putting a note in their syllabuses. Midterms are stressful enough without having to worry about scheduling them into an already crammed timetable.

“Abuse of Oversigning Loophole Hurting ‘Scholarship’ Players” Article posted Sept. 30, 2011 Comment posted Sept. 30, 2011 Anonymous: 2011 — 457 transfers in D1 college basketball; 2010 — 467; 2009 — 442. I’ll make an extrapolation that college basketball averages around 450 transfers a year between its 345 schools. This means each school averages about 1.3 transfers per year, or about nine in seven years. So in seven years Georgetown had 12 transfers, hardly an outlier. Keep in mind that coaching changes also result in an increase in transfers and that Causey, Reed and Guibunda were primarily recruited by Esherick. Was the Sanford transfer on the up-and-up? I can’t answer that question and neither can you unless you know him or have a source within the program. So your claims, while strong on the surface, don’t mean as much as you think they do.

“US Rep. Won’t Play to Party” Article posted Sept. 23, 2011 Comment posted Oct. 3, 2011 Lisa Matlock of Manning, S.C.: I think it’s great that she is running for Senate! It may finally give homosexuals the boost of energy they need to keep fighting for the right to get married and be in love like heterosexual couples.

“The Meaning of Character Value” Article posted Sept. 30, 2011 Comment posted Oct. 3, 2011 Dominic A.A. Randolph: We are implementing this more in the younger grades: Pre-K through grade six has been our emphasis at Riverdale. I do think that you are correct that starting this earlier is better.

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COMMENTARY

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011

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With Morality, the Online Action Lacks Real Depth Heart Calls the Shots Chris Mlysarski

Facebook chain statuses allow us to broadcast our concerns but rarely call users to take any meaningful action.

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ecently, Facebook chain statuses have taken on a moral tone. Often, while trying to creep on people’s pictures I see posts supporting those suffering from cancer, AIDS and other serious illnesses. These posts remind me of how fortunate I am and how superficial my desires are compared to those of people with life-threatening diseases. They ask that I don’t think of myself as “too cool” to repost, and that I instead choose to “honor” those who have died by copying and pasting a post to display my own support. “I know that not everyone will post this, but maybe 3 percent of my friends will.”

It isn’t difficult to discern that online efforts don’t really do anything. Not once have I found a link to the American Cancer Society’s website hidden among these posts. No one gains any more knowledge about these terrible diseases. But having no effect isn’t necessarily bad, just inconsequential, right? Unfortunately, I feel that this trend may cause more damage than we realize.

This use of social networks to pay tribute is not surprising. In some ways, it seems symptomatic of our use of social media to validate experience. For many, that party on Saturday night only happened if there are pictures to prove it. Spring break in Mexico is primarily remembered

by that photo album “PV Spring Break ’10.”

I’m assuming this is also why girls take pictures in their dorm room before going out. They strike that “weird-skinny-arm-bent-over-cockedhead pose” to capture them at their best (or most contorted). They show off the outfit they’re wearing and make that Friday night permanent.

Guys are just as guilty. We take pictures of our friends passed out, throwing up or planking on John Carroll. Once our iPhones and cameras fill up, we dump our uploads on Facebook and anticipate the oncoming flood of likes and comments.

This is why people have always taken pictures. Memories are fallible, and tangible images remind us. But due to the instant transmission offered by social networks, pictures can no longer only be used for personal use or sharing with friends and family. Rather, pictures — along with statuses, videos and the other material we post online — are used to define and present our online selves. We are less capable of enjoying an experience’s inherent significance and are more inclined to value the experience by showing it to other people.

But more importantly, I believe that this need to exhibit our experiences and thoughts has lead to the creation of these “feel good” chain notes. With a simple copy, paste and click, people can champion the purge of incurable disease.

“We all want a new car, a new phone. A person who has cancer only wants one thing ... to survive,” we type. Content with ourselves, we are convinced that showing our support via Facebook has made a

slight difference in the world. We take pride in our courage to stand up against cancer and our campaign for others to do the same.

By posting this seemingly supportive statement, we trick ourselves into thinking we’ve done some good.

We weren’t “too cool” to not repost, because we don’t care if others think we’re losers because we condemn cancer. We satisfy our karmic need to feel just and moral with a simple click of a mouse. But in doing so, we take the path of least resistance and avoid actively pursuing change.

Choosing to announce to our friends how good we are is enough. What we are saying isn’t “cancer sucks,” but rather “I want everyone to know that I think cancer sucks.” At best, by writing these posts we’re doing nothing but unintentionally boasting to our friends about how good we are, but at worst we are creating the illusion that what we are doing is actually helping.

I don’t want to suggest that those who post these sentiments are bad people. I have many friends that make these posts, and they happen to be very good people. But if we habituate and encourage a show of support that doesn’t actually do anything, we run the risk of fueling a culture of inaction.

I know that not all of you who read this article will act. But maybe 3 percent of you will run a 5K for Alzheimer’s research or volunteer at the D.C. Central Soup Kitchen. Some of us might even put our lucrative degrees to use and excel in our field of study, changing the world for the better as we go.

CHRIS MLYSARSKI is a senior in the College.

THE DISCONCERTED DEMAGOGUE by Daniel Yang

Caitlin Gilbert The Cortext

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ast Monday, I had the pleasure of meeting The New York Times columnist David Brooks after he gave a talk on campus. He spoke primarily about the generational culture shift from humility to excessive pride that has occurred over the past 50 years or so. I was more interested, however, in his discussion of moral exemplars: He noted that “sermons don’t work; someone telling you how to behave doesn’t do anything — but if you model yourself after an exemplar, that kind of stuff works, no matter what your age.”

Why does this “stuff” work so well? When one hears a compelling story about a moral person or simply knows such an individual, the exemplar’s behavior leaves an inherent effect. University of Southern California researcher Mary Helen Immordino-Yang recently found that effect to be manifested in a real, physiological response in both the body and brain. Immordino-Yang looked at subjects’ responses to hearing stories designed to invoke compassion and admiration of virtues. She saw that after hearing these tales of moral exemplars, subjects not only described feeling physical changes (in one case, a participant described the sensation of a “balloon or something under [his] sternum, inflating and moving up and out”), but also showed changes in brain activity. She now hypothesizes that the emotion-triggered physical response “co-opts” with the brain to ultimately change behavior — the emotions invoked by hearing the story inspire an individual to mimic those morally compelling qualities.

The definition of “morally compelling” fluctuates from person to person. Yet, the role of those initial emotions in making moral judgments is universal. Joshua Greene’s recent research at Harvard University has found that these variations in emotional engagement influence, and are therefore a great predictor of, moral judgments. Greene’s studies also showed that an increase in cognitive load causes an individual to revert more to this emotion-based morality. When given mental tasks in addition to the moral judgment task, subjects took longer to assess the morality of a scenario using utilitarian judgment than with one that was deontological — in other words, it is cognitively easier to think, “I wouldn’t do that, because I would feel bad,” than it is to think,

“I would do that, because I would prevent more people from being hurt than would get hurt if I didn’t.”

Moreover, renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio led a 2007 study that found that damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex — a region of the brain that is immediately behind the forehead and has been tied to various executive functions — increased the amount of utilitarian moral judgments, as opposed to more emotionally derived ones. The work of Greene, Damasio and many others suggests the notion that, in normal neurological conditions, the default morality system is more emotionally rather than rationally derived.

If these scientists are correct, the best evidence for it would be in babies. Developmental psychology research tells us that young children and even infants exhibit mastery of basic morality. Georgetown’s own Norman Finkel led a 1997 study that found 4- and 5-year-olds use a “proportionality principle” to gauge appropriate levels of punishment to either “principal” characters in a scenario or “accessory” characters. Even more amazing is the research, led by Paul Bloom and his wife Karen Wynn at Yale University, which found that 9- and 12-month-old infants disproportionately prefer “helpful” characters (e.g. the cartoon that helped another up a hill) to “hindering” ones (the cartoon that pushed down the one trying to climb up) in a given scenario.

In his column, “If It Feels Right,” (The New York Times, Sept. 12, 2011) Brooks himself criticized college students for behaving a bit too much like these morally-efficient children, as they are “quick to talk about their moral feelings, but … hesitant to link these feelings to any broader thinking about a shared moral framework or obligation.” He believes that college students should “think more broadly about moral obligations, to check behaviors that may be degrading.” If these “behaviors” are actually degrading, the cause cannot be an increasing immorality in younger people, simply because they are just as moral as anyone else.

The difference stems from lacking an awareness of how one’s own morality works.

As a generation, we need to be more metacognitive and understand the inherent emotional nature of our morality. The problem is not that we are lacking a shared “moral framework” but that we are not cognizant of the emotional framework that is already there.

Caitlin Gilbert is a junior in the College. THE CORTEXT appears every other Tuesday.

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Living on the Rational Side

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ast year, I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome. After suffering through the first few months of the semester, I was forced to take a medical leave of absence. Though it was one of the hardest times of my life — and I am still dealing with symptoms — I am so glad to be back on campus this fall.

CFIDS is a relatively unknown disease that affects about a million Americans per year. Its symptoms include prolonged fatigue (more than six months) that substantially impairs functioning, as well as creates post-exertion exhaustion, headaches, joint and muscle pain and unrefreshing sleep. The presentation of CFIDS is often severe; patients are routinely bedridden or housebound.

Although the constellation of symptoms — today known as CFIDS — has existed in medical literature for over a century, the illness has only recently been legitimized by the medical community. At times, doctors have attributed the condition to depression, anxiety or hypochondria. The disease, then, was seen as primarily psychological.

As a consequence, patients have suffered two fold. First, they are often prescribed medication that does not address their underlying problems. Second, they are left with the impression that their physiological illness is all in their head, which causes more frustration and unnecessary isolation.

Even if doctors reach the proper diagnosis, treatment options are

limited and the prognosis is bleak.

Sufferers of chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome were dealt a blow last week when an end-all, government-coordinated study failed to find any connection between xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related disease and CFIDS. Though this may be good news, it leaves doctors at a loss for treatment advice. Thus, most doctors attempt to alleviate symptoms with graded exercise therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. However, GET and CBT have proven mostly ineffective and, worse still, counterproductive.

The long-term recovery rate from

The medical community has never given CFIDS the care and attention it warrants.

CFIDS is abysmally low. Sadly, most patients never fully recover.

Given the debilitating nature of CFIDS and the vast number of sufferers, the lack of National Institutes of Health involvement in discovering a cause is distressing. In truth, government-funded research has been woefully inadequate. Doctors could use knowledge of a cause to diagnose, treat and perhaps even prevent the disease. However, funding has too regularly been diverted to more recognizable conditions — cancer, HIV, etc. — at the expense of CFIDS patients.

In lieu of NIH studies, private research has sought to demystify the condition. Although a definitive cause has not been identified, the current consensus is that CFIDS is the result of a hyperactive immune system. Researchers believe a viral trigger provokes immune system

dysfunction. A number of viral triggers have been proposed, most recently, XMRV. In October 2009 the Whittemore Peterson Institute published a study that found XMRV in the blood of CFIDS sufferers. Almost immediately, patients began to request antiretroviral drugs — commonly used to treat AIDS — because of XMRV’s relation to HIV. Over the next year, however, follow-up studies failed to find any connection between XMRV and CFIDS. In fact, they failed to find XMRV at all.

As a result, persons with CFIDS are again left out in the cold with no known cause of their illness.

They have few, if any, marginally effective treatments and a heartbreaking prognosis.

I would not wish CFIDS upon my worst enemies. During the acute phrase of the illness — the first six months to a year — I received multiple misdiagnoses and was prescribed detrimental medication, while suffering like I never thought possible. I subsisted only on the support of my friends and family.

I cannot blame the doctors I saw at the Student Health Center, however, or any doctor I visited thereafter. The medical community has never given CFIDS the care and attention it warrants. It is my hope that the highly publicized XMRV results will change that.

It is past time to recognize CFIDS as a real and debilitating illness that deserves significant attention from organizations that fund medical research. Until a cause is identified and treatment protocol outlined, persons with CFIDS will continue to needlessly suffer.

David Freenock is a senior in the College. CHRONICALLY ME appears every other Tuesday.

hen David Brooks spoke in Gaston Hall a week ago, he solidified his position as the leader of an unholy alliance as he discussed his book “The Social Animal.” He marshalled both religion and science for an unrelenting attack on the life, liberty and happiness of the individual. While the concept of man guiding his actions through reason as a sovereign being with his happiness as his highest purpose is by no means held in high esteem in our culture, it is rare to see it come under so brazen an assault.

Brooks’s main target in addressing the audience was self-esteem — or, as he terms it, “self-expansion.”

Whereas Brooks views self-effacement as the cure for pride, I believe self-esteem is the virtue of pride. It is a combination of two evaluations of oneself: self-worth and self-efficacy. Self-worth is the judgment that you are a worthy moral end and that you deserve happiness in life.

Self-efficacy is the judgment that you can actually achieve the values that support your life.

Brooks needs no explicit reasons for his view that your life as an individual is an unworthy end. He can rely on the millennia of altruism and self-abnegation, preached by everyone from the Christians to the Communists to the new-age environmentalists. Selfish happiness is evil. They all say: Enjoy no luxuries which your neighbors don’t have already; cut back your frivolous consumption for the good of Mother Earth.

Maybe you find these arguments unconvincing. Maybe you recognize that the fundamental moral choice you make is between your own life and death, and that successful pursuit of your own life as your highest value is the only way to bring non-contradictory happiness.

Brooks doesn’t need to rely on religion (or the secular equivalent). He also has the scientific evidence to prove to you that you don’t exist.

Skeptical? According to Brooks, your body might exist, but your mind — and your capacity for reasoned choice — is apparently a figment of your imagination.

He brought the usual studies purporting to show that people’s choices are not self-determined. These he takes to have proven that we are not “masters of ourselves,” that we are ruled by unconscious outside forces and that free will is an illusion (Brooks does not state this last explicitly, but there is no such thing as a somewhat-free will.). In fact, even this

is inaccurate: Brooks claims that there is no “you” which is controlled from outside; instead, you are composed of a multitude of selves that come and go at random.

The first implication of this is that you have no ability to reason whatsoever — he calls this being “epistemologically modest.” Reason depends on the ability to choose what evidence to integrate and how to form conclusions on the basis of the evidence. If your conclusions are determined by what you ate for breakfast, you obviously cannot trust them. This goes doubly if your breakfast only sometimes determines your conclusions, since you cannot tell the difference between a deliberate use of reason and a conclusion made for you by General Mills.

The second implication is that you have no ability to determine how to act based on your own judgment. Since reason is out, Brooks claims that you must act on the basis of tradition. Education is not intended to develop your reason, but rather to “socialize” you. For Brooks, you must define your life not by an attempt to live for your own happiness, but by the demands others make on it. However, this view of man is no argument for tradition and altruism.

On his premises, one could claim that he feels that robbery is the right thing to do.

In reality, contra David Brooks, free will is a directly observed fact: Science can explain it, not disprove it. End of story.

The one legitimate problem that Brooks identifies is the current cultural obsession with encouraging baseless self-esteem. This pseudo-self-esteem rests on a failure to give reasons for your self-worth and self-efficacy. The solution is not the opposite error, humility, but to discover why you should feel pride.

Brooks’ ideology would destroy the certainty in your own goodness required for pride. His view of the individual is one without reason or self-esteem, one with no option but conformity to the collective. He hopes that you will take Brook’s “social animal” as the meaning of life. In his argument is the very face of evil, the anti-life, the anti-reason: You must reject it. For the sake of your own happiness, prove him wrong and live instead as Aristotle’s “rational animal.”

DANIEL KENDRICK is a freshman in the College.

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GUTV Highlights FROM THE WEB MULTIMEDIA New Career Focus MARGARET VIATOR Special to The Hoya

Georgetown University Television hits the airwaves this fall with an expanded lineup of both videos and professional connections for the student-run station.

Founded in 1998 by a small group of students interested in film and broadcasting, GUTV has made an effort in recent years to expand its programming. In the process, it has become an important stepping stone for students looking for careers in television.

“I would say that we definitely place a bigger emphasis on shows now at GUTV, but we are also really focused on creating those connections and relationships with big names in the field that will definitely help members in the future,” said Megan Acheampong (COL ’13), general manager of GUTV. Some of those efforts include weekly trips to the CBS news studio, where members are able to learn about the industry firsthand and interact with leaders in the field.

In past years, GUTV has had members intern at entertainment giants such as Nickelodeon and MTV. Acheampong interned in Beverly Hills this summer and will be interning at the Grammy Awards this upcoming summer.

“In today’s cutthroat entertainment industry, you have to have something to show for yourself when you go to apply to graduate school or look for a job,” she said. “Putting together a portfolio can be very expensive, and we have the resources that can make the whole process easier for students.”

GUTV covers events around campus — from graduation to Film Fest — in addition to featuring seven student-produced shows.

One of these shows, “Full Court Press,” was started by friends Coerte Voorhees (COL ’12) and James Pickens (COL ’12). The political talk show is loosely based on shows like “Meet the Press.”

The program, which debuted this year, places a special focus on interviews and debates. In the past, they have featured a wide range of guests across the political spectrum, such as professor Maxwell Gross of the university’s Center for MuslimChristian Understanding and members of the Georgetown Democrats and Republicans, for open debates and discussions. This year, former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) have agreed to make an appearance.

“We have had many esteemed people on our show who have done great things in the field, and we have made excellent, memorable shows,” Voorhees said. “I still find that Georgetown students who come on the show never cease to impress me, and they make for the best entertainment. Personally, I think they sound better than most of the people on MSNBC and CNN.” Acheampong thinks that students like Voorhees and others at GUTV have the potential to succeed in the future.

“Those are the kinds of students who thrive here at Georgetown.

Wherever they are in life, they are going to excel. I think that GUTV is just another one of those examples of an organization that can help students to excel. It’s a great stepping stone,” she said.

Need a study break? Check out the video of Relay for Life’s flash mob on the second floor of Lauinger Library Monday.

GALLERY See photos from Michael Moore’s talk Friday in the ICC Auditorium on student activism and his controversial work at thehoya.com.

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I wish they would integrate us more into the business school. … It’s frustrating.

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— Gaby Fares (COL’13), on her experience in the College’s newly introduced business minor program.

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SAT Scandal Sparks Testing Debate LILY WESTERGAARD Special to The Hoya

A recent scandal involving six Long Island high school students who hired a college student to take the SAT for them has renewed debate regarding the role standardized tests play in the college admissions process.

After it was discovered Sept. 27 that each of the six high school students paid Emory University student Sam Eshagoff between $1,500 and $2,500 to take the SAT in their places, all seven students implicated in the case were arrested. The New York district attorney is now investigating similar incidences at other area high schools.

The scandal has sparked a national debate about the role of the SAT in the college admissions process in light of the possibility of widespread cheating.

“As tests have become higher-stakes, … as the competition between kids

for scholarships and college entrance has increased, the likelihood of kids looking for ways to beat the system, to cheat, has increased,” said Henry Grishman, a schools superintendent on Long Island, told The New York Times.

But university officials say that admissions officers take steps to mitigate this possibility.

Jaime Briseno, senior associate director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, said that Georgetown takes precautions against cheating by contacting a student’s guidance counselor if there is a noticeable disparity between his or her SAT scores and academic record.

“It would prompt us to ask, ‘What happened here?’” he said.

Tina Luo (COL ’15) said that she thinks the pressure put on students by admissions boards to do well on the test tempts students to cheat.

“The huge amount of emphasis the admissions process puts on the SAT is probably the reason for the cheating,” she said.

According to Briseno, the SAT will continue to play an important role in Georgetown admissions, although a student’s high school transcript is the most important element of his or her application.

“There are so many different high schools with different ways of calculating GPA. The SAT is the most common yardstick. It is a very useful tool to use in conjunction with other factors,” he said.

According to Briseno, the admissions office has recently started adding weight to a student’s SAT II scores when reviewing applications.

“We see the SAT II’s as a more reliable tool and as more useful because it is more useful to evaluate specific strengths,” he said.

ERICA WONG FOR THE HOYA

The Saxatones were among the musical groups performing at the community picnic Saturday on Copley Lawn.

Rain Fails to Dampen Picnic Success KELLY CHURCH Hoya Staff Writer

The first community picnic sponsored by Off-Campus Student Life drew a small crowd Saturday, despite the emerging fall weather and heavy rain showers.

The picnic, which featured food, games and a raffle, was held in hopes of encouraging interactions between the campus community and the neighborhood as towngown relations continue to be tested during the campus plan approval process.

Advertisements for the event targeted the surrounding community as well as students, including a mention in the weekly “Neighborhood News” electronic newsletter that Georgetown neighborhood residents can sign up to receive.

OCSL estimated that in spite of the weather, about 200 students, staff, friends and neighbors turned out for the festivities.

The picnic also featured members of the Georgetown Emergency

Response Medical Service, Department of Public Safety and other safety groups to close the celebration of National Preparedness Month in September.

Director of Student Conduct Anne Koester began planning the picnic last spring as a way to bring together the community.

“A group of dedicated student and staff volunteers donned their raincoats early in the morning to prepare to welcome picnic goers,” Koester wrote in an email.

“The picnic was a great success, as it gave us a chance to meet some new neighbors and to remind our friends and neighbors that they are always welcome on the Georgetown campus.”

Marie Smithgall (COL ’13) attended the picnic as a member of the Georgetown University Pep Band, one of the many campus groups that performed.

“The pep band was happy that we were able to play and be there to support everyone,” she said. “It looked like everyone was having a

good time.”

A cappella groups including Superfood, the Chimes and the Saxatones, as well as the gospel choir, also performed at the event.

“All the groups that performed were amazing,” said Kristen Insana (COL ’13), the children’s activities coordinator for the picnic. “I really wish the weather had been better.”

Insana had planned activities and soccer games for the kids, but the rain drove many indoors to the ICC Galleria.

University spokeswoman Stacy Kerr said she thought that the picnic was an excellent way to unite the campus with the community.

“We are always looking for opportunities to welcome our neighbors to campus,” she wrote in an email.

“The picnic was a great opportunity to come together in a relaxed setting to get to learn more about our neighbors, and for our neighbors to share some of the unique traditions, like Jack the Bulldog and the a cappella groups, that make Georgetown so special.”

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New Minors: Finding Their Footing

EMMA HINCHLIFFE Special to The Hoya

After months of ironing out the particulars, all three of the College’s newest minors enrolled full classes of students this fall.

But the year has also been one of transition as the business administration, film and media studies and education, inquiry and justice minors continue to develop their curricula and expand their resources.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Out of the trio, the business administration minor has had the easiest time getting off the ground. Unlike for the film and education courses, no new faculty or equipment were needed to create the program, as business minors take existing classes in the McDonough School of Business.

While the first batch of business students last fall was limited by the number who had completed the prerequisites, the second class, comprising 50 students, met the program’s capacity.

“The basic motivation is … exposure to the world of business in the context of a liberal arts setting,” Associate Dean of the College Tad Howard, who directs the business minor, wrote in an email. “It’s great to give students a chance to expand the academic landscape over which they’re exploring possible interests, careers and vocations.”

Gaby Fares (COL ’13), a business minor, also emphasized the significance of studying business in conjunction with a traditional liberal arts major.

“No matter what field I enter, what job I apply for, it’s a good thing to have on my resume,” she said. “I’m getting a real business school experience in a more streamlined way.”

While the business minor curriculum is very closely linked to that of the MSB, some students said that the program does not do enough to give students access to the same resources as business majors.

“I wish they would integrate us more into the business school,” Fares said. “I still can’t print in the

MSB facilities, even though I’m there for my classes. I can’t reserve a room in the MSB building. It’s frustrating.”

Andrew Moreno (COL ’13) echoed that sentiment remarking on registration difficulties.

“We cannot waitlist for things,” Moreno said. “There are classes that are really popular and that I have almost no hope of getting into.”

The College Academic Council, the force behind the establishment of the minor last year, is looking into the issue, according to Moreno, who is a member of the council.

FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES Unlike business, the new minor in film and media studies required the creation of an entirely new department and significant funding for film equipment. Though the idea for a film and media studies program has been suggested repeatedly over the past 10 years, it was not until recently that faculty availability, alumni financial support and student interest aligned.

“The reason to have a [film program] is to pull together resources from around campus and create a center of gravity,” said Associate Dean Bernie Cook, director of the Film and Media Studies Program.

According to Cook, the interdisciplinary characteristics of the courses and faculty make the program unique among film departments at major universities.

Each class of incoming minors is composed of 16 students who begin the process together in a gateway course and end it with a capstone course, where students present what they have learned through a final project.

Beyond the academic sphere, film minors said the program creates a strong community among those enrolled.

“Since Georgetown isn’t a very artsy school, it’s great to meet interesting people with these same interests,” film minor Zoe Lillian (COL ’13) said.

The program, now in its second semester, is still taking shape, but alumni funding has allowed the department to provide the students with cameras, lighting and other

equipment. The department also plans to hold film screenings and other events open to the campus community throughout the fall.

According to Cook, the film program is expected to eventually offer a major in addition to the minor.

While that goal remains distant, Cook said that it was important to develop a major while preserving the minor program, which allows more students to add media classes to their course of study.

“Every Georgetown graduate should have the opportunity to study film and media,” Cook said.

“It’s part of what every educated student should study in the 21st century.”

EDUCATION, INQUIRY AND JUSTICE The new education minor draws from departments across the College, including sociology, government, linguistics and philosophy.

Accepting 15 students each year, the minor involves significant work with the D.C. public school system.

“This minor is somewhat unique in situating the study within the liberal arts, as opposed to straight pedagogy theory or … actual teaching certification or licensing,” wrote Howard, who also directs the education minor.

According to Evan Curdts (COL ’13), a student in the program, this perspective makes classes more engaging for students interested in the broader, societal significance of education.

“The social justice component allows you to see education in a broader scope,” he said. “We’re trying to see education as a key to advancement for not just the individual but societies as a whole.”

But Curdts said that the highly interdisciplinary nature of the program may deter some students who see the curriculum as scattered.

“The program is really undeveloped,” he said. “It’s really just a jumble of classes from other areas of study.”

Also in its second semester, the education program is still changing. Curdts said that helping to shape a still-developing program from within is a unique experience.

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University of New Hampshire banned energy drinks for a brief period last week, prompting conversation nationwide about the health effects of such products.

Energy Drinks Pose Risks MATTHEW STRAUSS Special to The Hoya

Last week, the University of New Hampshire instituted a campus-wide ban on sales of all energy drinks.

Though the ban was repealed within hours by UNH President Mark Huddleston, the policy has sparked conversation about college students’ dependence on these products.

“In this case, I am personally aware of conflicting reports about the caffeine and sugar content of some of these beverages, and I want to be sure we respect our students’ ability to make informed choices about what they consume,” Huddleston said.

At Georgetown, the sale and consumption of energy drinks at Hoya Snaxa and Vital Vittles remains sizeable.

According to figures provided by The Corp management, the organization sold 301 total energy drinks in the week of Sept. 16 through Sept.

22. Friday and Thursday ranked as the highest-selling days, with 23 and 19 percent of the week’s total sold on these days, respectively.

Of the five brands sold by The Corp, Red Bull and Monster are the most popular, representing 45 and 31 percent of the total number of energy drinks sold.

Richard Weiner (MSB ’15) said he uses “5-Hour ENERGY” drinks four to

five nights per month.

“I tend to procrastinate, which creates the need for last-minute work and all-nighters,” he said. Weiner prefers 5-Hour ENERGY over other brands because the “crash” following consumption is not as severe as with other brands.

In November of last year, a research team led by John Higgins at the University of Texas Health Science Center warned that certain susceptible people who drink these caffeine-rich drinks risk dangerous and even lifethreatening effects on blood pressure, heart rate and brain function.

The researchers explained that the caffeinated drinks were linked to four instances of death and five of seizures.

Brands like 5-Hour ENERGY refute the arguments against their products.

“While some studies show that caffeine may result in a short-term increase of blood pressure, 5-Hour ENERGY has not been proven to increase blood pressure, let alone to dangerous levels,” the company wrote on its++ website.

Mark Stern (COL ’13) drinks four cups of coffee each day but said that he avoids energy drinks because of their dubious health effects.

“Energy drinks are filled with sugar, artificial sweeteners and weird chemicals. I don’t want to drink that stuff,” he said.

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student motivations was no simple task for the first students engaging in Greek life.

THE RISE AND FALL The first fraternity to arrive on the Hilltop debuted shortly after the formal opening of the School of Foreign Service in October 1919. The creation of four SFS students in November of that year, Delta Phi Epsilon (DPE) became Georgetown’s Greek guinea pig in January 1920. Its mission aimed to unite foreign service junkies behind a common banner.

By 1946, 11 fraternities had sprung up to fill the career education needs for a variety of disciplines.

The fraternities operated for more than a decade under the umbrella of university funding but began to run into resistance in 1956 as their members became more social than professional. An increasingly large number of alcohol-related incidents were reported over the next few semesters. By the fall of 1958, Dr. John Parr, the dean of the SFS, had grown weary of empty kegs replacing educational conversation at many campus fraternities.

In a statement issued in September of that year, Parr ordered all fraternities associated with the SFS to give up their houses by September 1, 1960. Those who did not comply with the declaration would no longer be recognized by the SFS, and the remaining Greek life was deflated as the fraternities fell away.

Of the school’s four fraternities, three survived the transformation from university organizations to independently operated student groups — Delta Phi Epsilon, Alpha Phi Omega and Delta Sigma Pi — leaving the fourth, Alpha Kappa Phi, to rejoin the Greek alphabet soup.

BIG THREE Fifty years later, Delta Phi Epsilon is alive and well, boasting over 40 members in its fraternity. When the university withdrew its support, the fraternity chose to keep its independently owned house. Breaking from the university payroll, it continued business as usual.

In February 1973, the fraternity expanded to include a female counterpart, the Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, for young women with similar global interests. Today, the sorority is comprised of over 20 members.

Founded in 1956, the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, another of the three survivors, took a different route forward. Working in compliance with Student Handbook guidelines, which stipulated that clubs must be open to all undergraduate students and that there can be no discriminatory entrance requirements, admitted women in 1977.

This change made APO the only fraternity on campus to be recognized by the university. Decades after the decision was made, APO remains the only Greek body to have received the nod from the administration. Today, APO has over 100 students in its ranks.

“We don’t have an application pro-

cess or any kind of bid process,” says Erin Brinig (MSB ’13), vice president of communications for APO. “If you want to pledge, you can sign up and pledge.”

This pledge process, which began for APO on Friday, differs from typical notions of fraternity life. Requiring pledges to complete a certain amount of community service, fraternity leaders hope the six-week period helps new members realize the importance of friendship, leadership and service — the group’s cardinal principles.

“Greek life at Georgetown is different,” Brinig says. “A lot of fraternities, in addition to APO, offer more than just hanging out. You have the professional sorority and fraternity, the foreign service ones, the business ones. They have focuses too, and that adds to those organizations.”

Kelsey Steele (MSB ’12), vice president of marketing for Alpha Kappa Psi, would have to agree. The Omega Lambda Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, Georgetown’s business fraternity, replaced the original pre-professional Delta Sigma Pi in 2006.

AKPsi, now entering its sixth year of operation with over 90 members, focuses on preparing students across all the schools for careers in business. According to the fraternity’s website, the Georgetown chapter strives to teach its brothers (gender-specific only in name) life skills through teamwork, communication and the bonds of brotherhood.

Those types of goals seem to find common ground in the university’s Greek

community. Unlike fraternities at other schools, which often develop more of a party reputation than a professional one, some Greek organizations here seem more driven by the virtues than the vices.

“At Georgetown, you get all the good aspects of being in a fraternity — the bonds, the brotherhood, the professional aspect,” Steele says.

FRATS AND THE FUTURE At the heart of Georgetown’s informal Greek system is the desire to prepare students for their adult lives, professional or otherwise. Brothers and sisters never fail to acknowledge the positive influence that a tight campus network has on their experience as an undergraduate — and as a prospect in the job market.

After only two weeks as an AEPi pledge, Hochberg can already identify the benefits that he assumes will come his way.

“The secret is, if you want to go into banking, you have to start at AEPi,” he jokes.

Hochberg is certainly on the right page. AEPi’s extensive alumni network gives brothers contacts across the country to help them find work after graduation. Lowell Karr (MSB ’11), former president of AEPi, believes that this opportunity is an invaluable advantage for members of the brotherhood.

“AEPi is a fraternity, and the biggest impact on your life is as a student, but after you graduate you’re part of a mas-

sive network. We’re talking tens of thousands of people across the globe today who are brothers of AEPi.” At the same time, this support system also helps younger brothers to navigate the ins and outs of their new Georgetown life. Evan Karr (SFS ’12) and Lance Pauker (COL ’12), now seniors, both remembered times that this undergraduate network worked in their favor.

“No matter what you’re doing, there’s usually an older brother who’s done it. You know, if you’re taking a certain class or applying for a job, there’s someone who’s been there and is willing to help,” says Evan, who connected with AEPi through his brother Lowell.

“As a senior, it’s really interesting that we have the opportunity to shape younger brothers’ college experiences for the better,” remarks Pauker.

Those new brothers, now in their third week of pledging, already can barely remember a time when they didn’t know about fraternities at Georgetown.

“It’s not something I have to do. It’s something I want to do, and I’m glad I did it,” says Hochberg.

For him, “fraternity” has become more than a scene out of “Animal House.”

“Yeah, I’m in a frat, but it’s not what you think. It’s a little bit of what you think, but not in any of those negative ways. It’s ‘fraternity’ in the lasting brotherhood and community aspects.”

SAFE Funds May Go to Center Gray Calls On University to Cap CENTER, from A1

followed by a design documentation process that is expected to run from May 2012 to February 2013.

Georgetown University Student Association Senator Colton Malkerson (COL ’13), who serves as chair of the Finance and Appropriations Committee, described GUSA’s role in the redesign as one aimed at facilitating continued student input

in the process.

“GUSA is responsible for ensuring students have an appropriate and important voice in the student center,” Malkerson said.

According to Ash, students will have a more involved role in planning the center’s function and aesthetic once the design phase begins.

GUSA will also determine the extent to which student finances contribute to the renovation

based on a student body referendum slated for the end of this semester. If other plans for the Student Activities Fee Endowment fall through — including the proposed Healy Pub — the student center could receive up to $1.75 million of student funding.

With additional funding from students, the space could feature design enhancements such as a green roof and fireplaces, according to Malkerson.

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effects of off-campus student residences on the surrounding community.

“I want to work with universities in a number of ways, but now I’m not looking at [lifting enrollment caps] after seeing the concerns.”

Scott Stirrett (SFS ’13), chair of student advocacy group DC Students Speak, said that Gray’s refusal to support the elimination of enrollment caps failed to take into account the economic gains that come with growing universities, citing Georgetown’s status as the District’s number-one employer besides the federal government.

“Lifting enrollment caps is something that definitely makes sense,” Stirrett said. “D.C. officials need to take note of the economic benefits caused by universities in D.C.” Concerned by what he termed the “creeping presence” of universities into surrounding neighborhoods, Gray also said that he is not opposed to implementing taxation on District universities similar to the voluntary payments Harvard University pays to the city of Boston in lieu of real estate taxes. He said that District universities’ resources could help fund municipal services run by the D.C. government.

“What we’re looking at is, are there any city services that the universities can step up to with the vast capacities they have to do that?” he said.

Gray’s remarks in favor of neighborhood interests were met with vocal support from the audience.

Burleith Citizens Association President Lenore Rubino said she is grateful for Gray’s backing of neighborhood interests in the Campus Plan.

“We’ve witnessed the devastating loss of single-family homes being turned into student housing,” she said.

Eitan Paul (SFS ’12) raised concerns to the mayor about the recent developments in the redistricting debate, which would see Georgetown students grouped into one disproportionately populous single-member district.

Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) replied that he has sought to incorporate all interested parties in the redistricting process,

adding that concerned individuals could testify at a final hearing at the end of the year.

“The issue that makes people the maddest is redistricting. There’s still an opportunity to be involved, but not everyone goes home happy,” Evans said.

Gray expressed his support for the redistricting process; however, he stressed that it is beyond the purview of his executive responsibilities to become involved.

“That’s the democratic process at work,” he said.

But in Paul’s opinion, an organization with significant power like the mayor’s office needs to step in to move the redistricting process forward.

“It’s difficult for a group that is already underrepresented to democratically represent itself in a proportionate way,” he said.

Gray expressed his support for instituting a town hall for college and university students, as proposed by Jake Sticka (COL ’13), the student commissioner on ANC 2E. “I try to be extremely inclusive, and I would be amenable to that,” Gray said, adding that he hopes the outcomes of the Campus Plan and redistricting processes will satisfy all stakeholders.

“There’s been positive movement [in the neighborhood], and hopefully things will continue in that direction,” he said.

In the public works portion of the meeting, Sticka fielded a motion against changes to Metrobus lines D2 and G2 schedules, which would have cut evening services. The motion passed unanimously, and the proposal will be brought to the District Department of Transportation tomorrow.

DDOT Deputy Associate Director Aaron Overman responded to community concerns about the reduction in the number of Circulator stops in the Georgetown area, a change that is intended to improve the efficiency of the bus line.

“We’re looking to have a quarter of a mile between stops, and right now stops [in Georgetown] are too close together based on that standard. ... But if you feel they can be better located, we will definitely consider it,” he told the audience.

GUSA Ushers in Full Roster Of Senators for New Semester GLENN RUSSO Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate inaugurated a full class of senators tonight following the election last Thursday.

The voting participation rate this year was about 25 percent, with 1,946 undergraduates casting ballots. This is significantly higher than last year, almost doubling the number of students casting an electronic ballot. However, 200 of those votes were considered invalid in the at-large election, as they failed to properly rank the candidates.

Overall, 56 students competed for 27 spots in the senate. Write-in candidates filled the two seats that did not have declared candidates.

To determine the winners, the GUSA election commission uses an instant runoff system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference. The candidate who gets the least votes is eliminated in each round, and the loser’s votes are reassigned to the voters’ next choice.

The New South Hall race was the most heated, with 220 votes counted into the seventh

round. The Village A E-H district, which cast 25 votes in the second round, had the least amount of interest.

The senate increased in size this year from 25 to 27 senators, after two at-large seats representing the entire student body were added in a legislative session in the beginning of the semester before campaigns began.

The bill expanding the senate was introduced by Adam Mortillaro (COL ’12), speaker of the senate, to the transition committee of the senate — an interim group that controls the legislature from the end of the spring semester until new senators are inaugurated in October.

“This was a change which originated within the executive because at the SAC fair … a number of people expressed interest in running for the senate,” Mortillaro said.

The modification was meant to open more positions for those hoping to get involved and passed overwhelmingly on the floor. It was the first expanision of the senate since it was downsized two years ago for lack of interest. ”We think that this was, in hindsight, a good move,” he said.

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Court Set to Review Civil DC Wins Greenest City Rights at Religious Schools ELIZABETH GARBITELLI Hoya Staff Writer

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a landmark case that could reshape the employment practices of religious institutions.

Since the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, religious institutions have been considered exempt from many anti-discrimination laws. However, a teacher who was fired from a Lutheran school in Michigan after taking sick leave for narcolepsy is claiming that her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act were violated, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit agreed.

It is unclear how the Court’s decision could affect Georgetown.

Assistant Vice President for Communications Stacy Kerr declined to address whether Georgetown officials have discussed the pending case, or if Georgetown claims religious immunity on matters of employment discrimination.

“We await the Court’s ultimate decision, so that we can assess the impact, if any, on Georgetown University,” Kerr said.

Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., vice president of mission and ministry, declined to comment.

This is one of the first cases in which the Supreme Court has considered whether religious schools should be required to meet the same non-discrimination requirements as other institutions.

Professor Andrea Mayer, who teaches constitutional law at Georgetown and has worked for the federal government on employment discrimination cases, said she was not surprised that the case has reached the Supreme Court.

“Any time there is a persistent U.S. Court of Appeals split concerning constitutional interpretation,” she said, “It doesn’t surprise me that the Supreme Court would want to resolve that – serving that impor-

tant function of providing consistency in the law.”

The debate before the court centers on whether faculty at religious schools who are teaching secular subjects should receive the same legal treatment as religious leaders. The school argues that it is impossible to distinguish what is secular and non-secular in religious education.

“There is a really interesting debate about how religious institutions operate, and the degree to which every member of that institution is carrying out a religious purpose,” Mayer said. “I think this decision could have a fairly broad-sweeping impact on all types of religious institutions.”

Dozens of amicus briefs have been filed, including one from a group of law and religion professors who believe that the ministerial exception has no constitutional basis.

“What’s at stake are the protections for hundreds of thousands of people who work for religious employers,” brief coauthor Caroline Mala Corbin, a professor at the University of Miami School of Law told The Hoya. “The question is will they be covered by anti-discrimination laws? Will they have the right to sue if they’ve been discriminated against on the basis of race, or age, or sex, or as is the case here, disabilities?”

Advocates for the exception argue that giving the courts the authority to determine who is and is not serving a religious function would create an excessive entanglement between the government and religious institutions, which past Supreme Court decisions have condemned.

Corbin argues that the exception creates the greatest entanglement.

“In my view, it should be eliminated entirely, and it shouldn’t matter if you are a minister,” she explained. “If you have a discrimination claim, you should be able to bring it.”

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Documentarian Michael Moore addressed a full house in Gaston Hall Friday.

Moore Talks Student Activism ELIZABETH GARBITELLI Hoya Staff Writer

Activist and filmmaker Michael Moore, infamous for his irreverent take on popular controversies, tackled politics and student activism in Gaston Hall Friday.

Despite discussing heavy issues such as the national debt and health care, Moore set a casual tone for the packed afternoon lecture with his own attire, sporting a green baseball hat, plain T-shirt, jeans and sneakers.

The famous activist centered his talk, which was sponsored by the Lecture Fund, on the importance of student activism and how he first got involved in the issues on which he focuses his films.

Moore threaded Christian references throughout his talk while commenting on his spiritual upbringing. As a Catholic himself, he cited the influence anti-war activists Philip Berrigan and Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J., had on his interest in the priesthood. Moore attended seminary for a year, but he eventually left to pursue a different path.

“Jesuits have always had a social conscience. … I think this country is fortunate to have a number of Jesuit colleges,” Moore told The Hoya after the event. “Georgetown is one of the great institutions in this country. There are people have gone here who have gone on to do tremendous good and there are people who’ve gone here who’ve gone on to do tremendous evil — like most great institutions.”

Moore attended University of Michigan-Flint, majoring in political science and theater. However, he also chose to leave college after a year of enrollment.

“I enjoyed school,” Moore said in his speech.

“But I was bored of it all.”

Not shying away from controversial topics, such as a strong re-evaluation of the capitalist system, Moore encouraged dialogue during his visit, urging conservative students to ask questions during the question and answer session.

“We all agree on more things than we disagree on, and we never really talk about that,” Moore said in an interview with The Hoya.

He recounted an episode featured in his auto-

biography, “Here Comes Trouble,” in which he highlighted the type of authority figures who galvanized him to run for school board and begin his life as political activist. For Moore, after seeing a student stopped from walking during his high school graduation ceremony, something snapped.

“That changed me for the rest of my life,” Moore said. “I couldn’t live with myself like that, that I just let that happen, that I didn’t say anything. It was a small thing, but it really affected me and I haven’t shut up since.”

Reinforcing the importance of voicing one’s opinions, Moore identified an earlier experience when he won a competition for giving a speech about racial discrimination.

“I don’t think you have to do a lot, just a little bit,” Moore said, addressing how students can get involved in social justice. “Don’t turn your head the other way.”

Students in attendance were impressed by Moore’s openness to student opinions and personal approach to controversies, which was more relaxed than in his films.

“I think that he came across as much less of an extremist than he is often made out to be,” Melissa Miller (COL ’12) said. “He seemed passionate and liberal, but not the foaming nutcase that he often is made to seem. In general, I thought it was a cool opportunity to hear such a prominent public voice speak on the issues of the day.”

When asked about the amount of activism he sees present in the younger generation today, Moore responded that he felt youth engagement often occurs but goes unreported.

“I think there’s actually a lot of activism, but the press just doesn’t cover it,” Moore said.

“You made Obama happen. Obama wouldn’t have been elected without young people. He lost every other white age group except 18 [through] 29.”

Throughout the talk, he continually emphasized the overarching theme of the power of youth.

“Most stuff happens because of young people,” Moore said. “All through history, it’s young people that are out there doing it [and] making it happen. That just has to continue.”

Aided by commitments from the community and university to reduce its carbon footprint, D.C. was named the nation’s first “Top Green Power Community” by the Environmental Protection Agency last Tuesday.

The District won this award, established by the EPA last September, for providing the city with 772 million kilowatt-hours of green energy per year.

Green power, as measured by the government, is classified as electricity generated from renewable sources like wind, solar, geothermal and low-impact hydro.

Georgetown was also recognized by the EPA as this year’s largest collegiate purchaser of green power in the Big East, contributing approximately 37 million kilowatt-hours of green power bought in recent years. This makes the university one of the top 20 green power-producing schools in the country.

In the national contest, D.C. beat out Hillsboro, Ore., which logged 709,336,690 kWh, and Portland, Ore., which counted 708,666,565 kWh of green energy, to cap-

ture the top spot. University Director of Communications Rachel Pugh said that Georgetown has done its best to contribute to the District’s environmentally friendly goals.

“Operationally, Georgetown seeks to reduce its carbon footprint through recycling, energy efficiency … and other initiatives, such as promoting greener information technology practices,” Pugh said. “The university also conducts research and teaching on sustainability and encourages community engagement in a range of events and activities.”

Last year University President John J. DeGioia committed to cutting the university’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2020 by signing a “Sustainable Campus Charter” at the 2010 meeting of the World Economic Forum. According to Pugh, the university has achieved an overall 19.8 percent decrease in emissions from earlier levels as of 2010.

Georgetown has also sponsored non-traditional green initiatives, such as Car Free Day on Sept. 22. The event featured about 279 Georgetown students, faculty and staff who pledged to use public transportation, carpooling or

bicycles for the day.

The university regularly supports a carpool matching program and incentives, including free parking for groups of four or more.

“We are proud to contribute to the District of Columbia’s sustainability efforts,” Pugh said.

According to Claire Austin (SFS ’12), co-president of the university environmental group EcoAction, Georgetown still lags behind in terms of strategic planning and advertising of efforts.

Though Austin noted Georgetown’s high recycling rates, the “Switch It Off Challenge” and farmer’s markets as significant parts of the university’s green commitment, she said that the results of green initiatives are not always wellreceived by the student body since they are often given without full explanation.

Austin said that she hopes to inform students about the benefits of a greener Georgetown through publicity events, like the Visions for a Sustainable Georgetown workshop that EcoAction will be co-sponsoring on Nov. 7.

“The more students get involved, the faster our school can compete with peer institutions,” she said.

DPS Releases Annual Report CRIME, from A1 more severe in nature, include harassment, theft and sexual misconduct. Of the 48 Category B violations reported last year, disorderly conduct was the most common, with a total of nine reported incidents.

The Crime Awareness and Campus Security report, released in conjunction with the

Fire and Safety Report and Fire Log, highlights the crime and safety policies of the university and lists crime statistics from the previous calendar year. These reports are issued annually in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act, which requires universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to disclose information about crime and related

campus policies.

Assistant Vice President for Communications Stacy Kerr said that the annual reports help to promote safety practices on the Hilltop.

“This report is one of the university’s many efforts to communicate with our community about personal safety,” she said.

DPS and the Office of Student Conduct could not be reached for comment.

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Understrength Women’s Team Stumbles to Fourth ASHWIN WADEKAR Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Bethlehem, Pa. this weekend and fared credibly well in their toughest test of the season so far. The No. 22 men’s team placed second, while the top-ranked women — who held out four All-Americans — finished fourth.

The men’s team planned out conservative pacing in the beginning of the race in order to run down their opponents in the last 1200 meters. Unfortunately for the Hoyas, several runners may have put themselves too far back from the outset.

“A couple of our guys got caught off guard when the starting gun went off, and a few guys started out in dead last,

so that was further back than we wanted [to be],” Director of Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Patrick Henner said.

Still, the Blue and Gray recovered to finish respectably in second place, especially given the quality of the competition they faced. Oklahoma was the runaway winner, taking four of the top 10 places and putting another runner in the top 20.

“Right now Oklahoma is out of our league, but we’re going to keep getting a lot better,” Henner said. “It’s going to be tough to compete with Oklahoma, but we need to focus on beating teams we can beat. Oklahoma might compete for a win [at nationals], but we can potentially be a top 10 or 15 team by the end of the season.”

Given that Georgetown was projected

to finish in fifth or sixth based on rankings, Henner thinks a runner-up finish proves that the Hoyas are only going to improve.

“Nothing [about the race] was too surprising. … That’s why we can get a lot better,” Henner said. “When we start racing as a team, then a few guys can pop out and have great individual races. And that’s what’s going to take us to the next level.”

The women, ranked No. 1 in the country, finished in fourth place amidst a cluster of Big East squads at the top.

“If you look at the overall placing, especially behind three Big East teams, it would seem a bit concerning,” Assistant Coach Chris Miltenberg said. “But for me, I’m looking at it as far as who we ran.”

Georgetown withheld seniors Emily Infeld and Katie McCafferty, junior Rachel Schneider and sophomore Chelsea Cox — the top runners on the team.

Instead, Miltenberg opted for a mix of youth and experience.

Led by junior Emily Jones, who finished eighth overall, the Hoyas ran a pair of freshmen — Annmarie Maag and Katrina Coogan — for the first time this year.

“Annmarie was phenomenal. She was really aggressive,” Miltenberg said.

“She didn’t hesitate to make a commitment from 3K to 5K when the course gets more challenging. And Katrina did a great job through 5500-meter [before she fell at the end].”

Freshman Hannah Neczypor ran de-

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spite being the the process of recovering from the flu. She was not able to finish.

The seemingly disappointing team finish will surely hurt the Hoyas’ ranking, but Miltenberg thinks it may be a blessing in disguise.

“This No. 1 ranking thing was hanging over us a little bit, and we’ve always been a team that can grind,” Miltenberg said.

“We’re going to drop dramatically in the polls, and that’s the best thing that could ever [have] happened to us.”

The men and women both look forward to two weeks of rest and training before going their separate ways. The men will travel to Madison, Wis., to compete in the Adidas Invitational while the women will run in the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind.

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receiver Jamal Davis for a 19-yard touchdown strike with only 27 seconds remaining.

Because of this quick scoring drive — which lasted only four plays and 26 seconds while covering 60 yards — the Blue and Gray went into the locker room with a glimmer of hope and momentum.

This hope grew at the outset of the third quarter, as senior defensive end Andrew Schaetzke intercepted Wesley’s first pass after the opening kickoff and brought the ball to the Bucknell 15-yard line, immediately putting the Hoyas in position to further close the gap.

Schaetzke, who also contributed a sack, and junior linebacker Robert McCabe, who racked up 13 tackles, were two of the only bright spots for the Georgetown defense.

The Hoyas struggled all day to contain the crafty Wesley and stay with the Bucknell receivers.

The drive ended disappointingly, however, as the Blue and Gray only managed a 24-yard field goal from senior kicker Brett Weiss, making the score 28-10.

The Hoyas soon caught another break when the Bison punt returner flubbed a punt from sophomore punter Matt MacZura midway through the third quarter.

Freshman linebacker and gunner Nick Alfieri was able to jump on the fumble at the Bucknell 14-yard line, once again putting the Blue and Gray in prime scoring territory.

This time, the Blue and Gray pushed the ball into the end zone on a 4-yard pass from Kempf to junior wide receiver Kenneth Furlough. Kempf successfully completed the 2-point conversion pass to senior running back Wilburn Logan, closing the gap to 2818. The score was closer than it had been

CONNOR GREGOIRE Hoya Staff Writer

The presidents of the 14 remaining Big East schools met on campus Sunday and voted unanimously to authorize Commissioner John Marinatto to “aggressively pursue discussions with a select number of institutions that have indicated a strong interest” in joining the conference.

The meeting had been scheduled before last month’s announcement that Syracuse and Pittsburgh will leave the Big East to join the Atlantic Coast Conference. The meeting was originally supposed to center on discussion of the conference’s upcoming television rights negotiations, but expansion was added to the agenda in light of the departures.

since early in the second quarter.

The momentum, however, disappeared almost as quickly as it had arrived, with the Hoyas’ next drive ending in a punt. The ensuing Bucknell drive culminated in what would be the final score of the game for either side: a 55yard completion from Wesley to senior wide receiver Frank DeNick 10 seconds

into the final quarter.

The rest of the quarter was even more disappointing, marked by two Kempf interceptions and a turnover on downs, which sealed the win for the Bison.

The Blue and Gray head to Staten Island, N.Y., next weekend to take on Wagner in their fourth straight road game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday.

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Hoyas Earn First Conference Win LEONARD OLSEN Hoya Staff Writer

This weekend, the Georgetown volleyball team (9-8, 1-3 Big East) played host to both Pittsburgh (12-6, 2-2 Big East) and West Virginia (3-12, 1-3 Big East) at McDonough Arena. The Hoyas fell in four sets to the Panthers on Friday but rebounded nicely to beat the Mountaineers on Sunday and earn their first conference win of the season.

“We had a great week of practice and demonstrated it inconsistently this weekend,” Head Coach Arlisa Williams said. “[But] I think that we are passing much better and are able to terminate at a higher level … and on Sunday [we] came out and took it to West Virginia.”

Playing at home for the first time in over three weeks, the Blue and Gray jumped out to an early lead by winning the first set, 23-16. The set saw a lot of sloppy play, as Georgetown committed 10 errors and Pittsburgh 11.

Unfortunately for the Blue and Gray, the Panthers were able to limit their errors going forward while the Hoyas continued making mistakes. Pittsburgh took the next three sets, 25-24, 25-17 and 25-20, to seal the match.

One positive for the Hoyas was the play of their middle blockers. Junior Lindsay Wise led the team with 14 kills to go along with a spectacular .737 hitting percentage, while freshman Dani White had five kills and hit .444.

“Lindsay did a great job making herself available in transition. I think that she had a phenomenal match,” Williams said. “[Dani] played well also in the middle and was able to execute for us,” she added.

The Hoyas took to the court again on Sunday and were able to ride their elevated play to a straight-set win against West Virginia.

The match was tightly contested, however, as Georgetown had to come from behind in each of the three sets. The final set score was 28-26, 25-23 and 25-23.

“One of the things that this team has demonstrated all year is their ability to fight their way out of things,” Williams said. “[The team] played hard and climbed their way out of several holes. I was really proud of them.”

The Hoyas rallied behind four straight points off the serve of freshman libero MacKenzie Simpson to take the first set. In the second set, the Blue and Gray won five straight points after being tied at nine and never looked back. In the final set, George-

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town benefited from several West Virginia mistakes to wrap up the victory.

Georgetown received another strong effort from their middle blockers, as Wise led the way with 10 kills, White notched eight and redshirt sophomore Annalee Abell had eight to go along with a .583 hitting percentage. The trio also helped the Hoyas out-block the Mountaineers 8-4.

Senior setter Ashley Malone continued her trend of effectively creating opportunities for the Georgetown hitters, recording 34 assists to go along with eight digs, five kills and a .714 hitting percentage.

“We had back-to-back strong performances from our middle blockers,” Williams said. “[And] Ashley just goes back there and does what she needs to do. She’s playing some very disciplined defense.”

The Blue and Gray will set out on a tough road trip this weekend, traveling to Milwaukee, Wis., to face Marquette (13-4, 3-0 Big East) on Friday and to New York for a date with rival Syracuse (11-6, 2-1 Big East) on Sunday.

“We’re going to focus on our side of the net [in practice] this week,” Williams said.

“We need to focus not only on what we’re doing on the court, but making sure we are mentally prepared for what lays ahead.”

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According to ESPN.com’s Andy Katz, a source with knowledge of the meeting said Navy, Army, Air Force, Temple, Central Florida and SMU were among a number of schools discussed as possible targets for expansion. The source told Katz that the conference did not issue any invitations Sunday.

The presidents also discussed when Syracuse and Pittsburgh will leave the Big East. Both schools wish to join the ACC for the 2012-13 season, but Marinatto would like to hold the schools to the 27-month exit requirement.

In a statement released after Sunday’s meeting, the league said its presidents are also “actively considering changes to the conference’s governing bylaws to further solidify the membership of the conference.”

Georgetown Suffers Sixth Straight Loss RACHAEL AUGOSTINI Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown Field Hockey team (2-9, 0-2 Big East) dropped a pair of away games this weekend when they fell to both Rutgers (3-8, 1-2 Big East) and Monmouth (8-4, 0-0 Northeast) in New Jersey.

The Hoyas lost to the Scarlet Knights on Friday after squandering a 2-0 lead. The loss dropped the Blue and Gray to 0-2 in the Big East. Georgetown then made the short trip south to Monmouth where they were unable to stop the Hawks’ potent offense. The pair of losses brings the Hoyas’ losing streak to six.

The Hoyas came out ready to play in their first game. Junior forward Annie Wilson scored in the 13th minute when she was able to pass a defender and slip the ball past Rutgers’ sophomore goalie Sarah Stuby to give the Hoyas the lead. The Blue and Gray’s defense looked confident, and both sides of the field played a strong game well into the first half, after struggling in the past few games.

Junior goalie Briana Pereira made numerous saves in the first 20 minutes and junior midfielder Claire Mittermiller was able to push the ball past Stuby after two blocked shots from Wilson and gave the Hoyas a 2-0 lead.

The lead crumbled, however, as soon as the Blue and Gray reverted to their recent form. It seemed as if the Hoyas would go into halftime sitting pretty with a two-goal lead, but the Scarlet Knights somehow found it in them to even the score with two goals in less than five minutes before the halftime whistle blew.

It was clear that Rutgers’ spirits had been lifted by their offensive surge, and they came out fighting after the intermission. The Scarlet Knights took nine more shots than the Hoyas in the second half, but Georgetown’s defense managed to hold Rutgers even until the final minute of the game, when Scarlet Knights’ senior forward Nicole Gentile scored the game-winner and left the Hoyas with a heartbreaking loss.

“We need to work on consistency and giving 110 percent for all 70 minutes,” Shugrue said.

Fresh off defeat, the Hoyas looked to have a new start when they took on the Hawks Sunday. Shugrue gave the Hoyas a 1-0 advantage 27 seconds into the game, but the lead was short-lived. Monmouth tied the game and took the lead within 10 minutes of Shugrue’s goal.

Though that would be all they needed, the Hawks scored three more times and trampled the Hoyas both offensively and defensively. The Hawks’ defense was stifling and held the Hoyas to four shots the entire game.

“Rutgers and Monmouth are both highly-skilled teams,” Shugrue said. “Unfortunately they were able to outplay us and come away with wins this weekend.”

The Hoyas return home this weekend for two home games— first against Big East rival No. 2 Connecticut (10-1, 3-0 Big East) on Friday at 3 p.m. and then against St. Joseph’s (3-6, 0-0 Atlantic 10) on Sunday at noon.

Both games will be played at the William I Jacobs Recreational Complex at American University.

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of pressure for the first 10 or 15 minutes of that half.”

Freshman midfielder Tom Skelly scored Georgetown’s second and final

goal of the game with just 38 seconds left in the second half. The goal was a picture-perfect finish to the Hoyas’ last offensive attack. Junior midfielder Andy Riemer sent the ball towards Skelly, whose first attempt hit the

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Freshman midfielder Tom Skelly scored his first career goal Saturday.

crossbar before rebounding directly to his foot. The freshman then fired it past DePaul’s sophomore goalkeeper Eric Sorbey to make the final score 2-0. The goal was Skelly’s first for Georgetown.

“Getting up by one early was really important for us,” Wiese said. “We would’ve liked to have gotten that second goal a lot earlier than we did, but the goal that came in the last minute was a really pretty goal to see.”

DePaul outshot Georgetown, 11-6, despite Georgetown’s continuous offensive attacks. The Blue Demons also took eight corners to the Hoyas’ six.

Sorbey finished with two saves to his credit while Gomez tallied seven.

Gomez was named to the Big East honor roll for the third consecutive week after his performance against DePaul. The win marked his sixth shutout in ten games.

“It was really the Tomas Gomez show in goal for us,” Wiese said. “He made some terrific saves. In the Penn State game we got a shutout because the team in front of Tomas was terrific and was able to limit a very good Penn State team to no shots on goal, but the DePaul game was a shutout because Tomas made a lot of big plays for us to keep the ball out of the net.”

Junior defender and captain Tommy Muller was also recognized on

Monday for his performance last week. The centerback was named Big East Defender of the Week for the first time in his career after leading the Georgetown defense to two shutouts against the Nittany Lions and Blue Demons.

“Tommy was a big reason we did well in the Penn State game, and he was a rock back there against DePaul.

He is such an important player for us, and he does a lot of things that are underappreciated,” Wiese said. “He’s one of the best centerbacks in the country.

He’s also a big-time leader, and he’s athletic enough to play almost anyone on the field. The things he does for us as a centerback are definitely special.”

The win against DePaul was Georgetown’s second victory in the Big East.

The Hoyas are also now 4-1 at home, with their only loss coming against Virginia Commonwealth in the first game of the season.

“We’re happy with where we are right now,” Wiese said. “I think getting the maximum number of points for our first two league games is really important for the final stretch that’s coming up in the last couple weeks of the season.”

Georgetown will face off against American University under the lights on MultiSport Facility tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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“In the past, it’s been trying to push these guys to work.

Now they show up and want to get better,” Ernst said. “If we can work like we’ve been doing, we’re going to put ourselves in a position to beat better teams.”

These tournament results give the Hoyas a boost going into next weekend’s Navy Invitational tournament, where they will play three tough local opponents in Navy, George Washington and UMBC. “This weekend will be the test,” Ernst said. “We have a losing record to UMBC, George Washington has won the last two against [us] and Navy, we’ve gone back and forth with them every year.”

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Sports Give Late Collapses Set Stage for Playoff Drama Us Escape From Reality Preston Barclay

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FEDYK, from A12 Whether we were anxiously huddled around the TV in our room, standing under the Yates treadmill screens or following each pitch on an online game tracker, there is something spectacular about witnessing the impossible happen. For a few fleeting moments, we put down our homework and revel in the amazing.

Sports are that break from reality that we need on a daily basis. To a certain extent, we are all impacted and influenced by sports, no matter how nerdy we are.

We go to Hoya basketball games, play in intramurals, train at Yates, read the sports section of the newspaper, play fantasy football, watch SportsCenter and debate with our friends. Who would want to go through life without watching the Super Bowl or the World Cup? Life without sports would suck.

They’re why we buy overpriced cable just so we can watch ESPN, why we wear our favorite jerseys around campus, why we trek to the Metro through the D.C. snowpocalypse. They’re how we define where we’re from and where we go to school.

And yet, one question always bothers me. When I think about pursuing a career in the sports industry, I also wonder how I would be improving and contributing to society. Compare sports to politics, economics or medicine. Are they just mindless games that have no positive effects on the rest of the world? Whose job is really “worth” more, a baseball manager’s or my history professor’s? LeBron James’ or a hospital surgeon’s? I’m starting to sound like Karl Marx.

However, there is an obvious rebuttal.

In the end, the world of sports is a business, just like any other job where making money is the goal. With an estimated value of over $400 billion, it’s safe to say that the U.S. sports industry makes a pretty hefty contribution to the health of our society, at least from an economic perspective.

But its massive worth is not the main reason why we need athletics. Let’s face it — there is more to life than all the seriousness of politics, science and homework.

Sports help us stay sane.

And since I have not yet been married or become a father, my most spectacular memories of the past 10 years have mostly been sports-related. Moments that we could never even dream of happening happen right before our own eyes.

We’ll never forget Tyree’s or Holmes’ Super Bowl catches, Abby Wambach’s and Landon Donovan’s last-second World Cup goals, Marshawn Lynch’s game-winning touchdown against the Saints, George Mason’s Cinderella run, that Cubs fan who interfered with a home run, Tiger Woods’ one-legged U.S. Open victory or the Syracuse-UConn six-overtime thriller. Tack on last Thursday’s heroics at Tropicana Field, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for happiness and sheer amazement.

Impossible is nothing. That doesn’t sound so corny anymore, does it?

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ords cannot describe the emotions I felt around 1 a.m. on the last night of the regular season as a Red Sox fan.

After talking to my mom, I sensed the devastation back home in Boston after the Sox completed the greatest regular-season collapse in Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox led the Tampa Bay Rays by nine games on Sept.

2, but a 7-20 record in September led to their demise.

The Atlanta Braves had a similar meltdown in the National League at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals. Like the Red Sox, they blew a 3-2 lead in the late innings of the final game to a divisional foe, while the Cardinals blew out the Houston Astros to capture the National League Wild Card.

Wednesday’s action may have been the most exciting in baseball history, but there’s a lot of baseball left to be played. Here’s my take on the American League and National League Divisional Series.

NEW YORK YANKEES VS. DETROIT TIGERS (PREDICTION: YANKEES IN 5) There’s a lot to like about what the

Tigers have done this year. Justin Verlander established himself as the best pitcher in the league, Jose Valverde was a perfect 49-for-49 on save opportunities and Miguel Cabrera continued to demonstrate why he’s such an elite offensive talent. At the same time, General Manager Dave Dombrowski addressed several weaknesses with the midyear additions of Doug Fister, Wilson Betemit and Delmon Young — acquisitions that proved instrumental to their playoff run.

At the end of the day, however, the Yankees have proven themselves to be the team to beat. Despite an injury to Alex Rodriguez and underwhelming years from AJ Burnett and Jorge Posada — among others — the Bronx Bombers were still the AL’s best. Former Tiger Curtis Granderson put together an MVP caliber season, and solid years from Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano have made New York’s lineup arguably the most dangerous in the game.

Although the Yankees have issues with their starting rotation, a lot of pressure will be on Justin Verlander to take down a superior lineup twice. The Bombers’ offensive firepower will just be too much for the Tigers.

TEXAS RANGERS VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS (PREDICTION: RANGERS IN 5) Baseball’s a streaky sport, and as we’ve seen in the past, teams that are

hot going into the postseason can often continue the magic throughout it. The Rockies in 2007 nearly won the World Series, advancing to MLB’s championship only to be swept by the Red Sox. Although that could certainly be the case again, I believe the Rangers are a superior team and are desperate to return after tasting the World Series last year. Texas has a strong lineup from top to bottom and excellent depth in the bullpen after acquiring Koji Uehara and Mike Gonzalez from Baltimore and Mike Adams from San Diego during the season. Even though I love the Rays’ young arms compared to the Rangers’, in a five-game series that advantage means less.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (PREDICTION: PHILLIES IN 4) The Phillies were the best team in baseball on paper heading into the season, and unlike the Red Sox, proved it with their play. Their rotation is historically strong with four starters that could be aces of almost any other staff. Their offense, with the addition of Hunter Pence, is also one of the best in the game.

The Cardinals did well to reach the postseason, but ace Adam Wainwright’s injury will finally hurt them against Philadelphia’s lineup.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (PREDICTION: BREWERS IN 4) To be honest, I don’t understand how the Diamondbacks manufactured 94 wins this season. Granted, they did play in the worst division in the league, but they lack significant firepower with Justin Upton as arguably their only dynamic offensive player. On the other hand, they are solid across the board and exemplify a true team, which is refreshing to see. Former Yankees’ prospect Ian Kennedy had a breakthrough season with a 21-4 record, 2.88 ERA, and 198 strikeouts in 222 innings, and free agent acquisition J.J. Putz was exceptional out of the bullpen with 45 saves and a 2.17 ERA. But time is of the essence in Milwaukee with slugger Prince Fielder publicly acknowledging that this is likely his last year with the Brew Crew. The Brewers’ front office undoubtedly recognized that in the offseason, surrendering talented prospects for pitchers Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum, along with Francisco “K-Rod” Rodriguez in the middle of the year for bullpen support. I would be shocked if Ryan Braun, Rickie Weeks, Fielder and company couldn’t get it done in this series.

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Georgetown Falls to WVU, Routs Pittsburgh WOMEN’S SOCCER, from A12 three minutes later en route to a 6-0 demolition.

“They knew we didn’t have a margin of error today,” Nolan said. “We spoke about ... being the team that sets the tempo. We couldn’t ask for anything more than scoring in the first 30 seconds.”

WEST VIRIGNIA 3, GEORGETOWN 1 The visitors controlled play from the onset, seizing the early lead when freshman forward Kate Schwindel connected with a low ball crossing through the middle of the box. Schwindel fired the ball into the upper right corner of the net, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead.

As the half wore on, however, the Hoyas created chances of their own.

Wells had a one-on-one scoring opportunity in the 22nd minute, but the midfielder couldn’t put the ball home. It was the Mountaineers who capitalized on their chances next, as sophomore forward Emily Dillon slotted home another low cross in the 36th minute to make it 2-0.

Sophomore defender Mary Kroening nearly scored a vital goal for the Blue and Gray shortly before the half, getting her head to a corner kick before her close-range follow-up was saved by the West Virginia keeper.

“They defended with a vengeance. …We didn’t defend with a vengeance, and that was the difference,” Nolan said.

Georgetown was strong in the second half, dominating possession for spells and exploiting a speed advantage in the attacking third. The Hoyas out-

shot the Mountaineers 12-4 in the half and 21-13 on the afternoon, and the Blue and Gray were finally rewarded with an 86th minute strike from Wells off a long cross from Trujillo.

Hope for a comeback was quickly extinguished, however, as the Mountaineers put the game away 24 seconds later by scoring their next trip down the pitch.

“I’d like to think [the team] feels we can create chances against anybody, but I think they also now have to recognize that you’ve got to come out from the first minute,” Nolan said. “I just felt we made [an] inexcusable mistake.”

GEORGETOWN 6, PITTSBURGH 0 The Hoyas wasted no time delivering a message in the weekend’s finale.

Wells flicked a right-footed effort into the far post less than 30 seconds after the opening kickoff, Trujillo headed home freshman midfielder Daphne Corboz’s cross off a short corner in the fourth minute, and the result was all but certain with 86 minutes remaining.

Corboz then turned finisher, beating her marker to turn in a Wells free kick in the 40th minute after sophomore midfielder Alexa St. Martin was fouled 45 yards from the goal. The assist made Wells the first Hoya to ever reach the 100-point threshold — an homage to her remarkable career on the Hilltop.

The Blue and Gray, who have been dealing with injury problems all year, suffered a blow when sophomore centerback Emily Menges was helped off the field in the first half after aggravating an Achilles injury. That turned out

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Freshman midfielder Daphne Corboz scored against Pittsburgh. to be the only bit of bad news on a cold and rainy day at North Kehoe, as the Hoyas added three more goals in the second half.

“This is an injury Emily [first] picked up [against] St. John’s,” Nolan said. “It’s a recurring injury, but she should be good for next Friday.”

Sophomore forward Kaitlin Brenn scored her first goal of the year, and senior forward Sam Baker struck her fifth on either side of Trujillo’s 78thminute goal, an impressive right-footed strike from outside the penalty area that wound up inside the far post. The goal gave Trujillo 12 points (five goals and two assists) in her last four games, after opening the season with just one goal in Georgetown’s first 10 contests.

Trujillo’s great form coincides with

a return to her favored center forward position — from which she scored a program-record 13 goals last year — after injuries had forced Nolan to deploy the senior in an unfamiliar position on the right of midfield.

“Forward is a funny position ... sometimes everything you hit goes in, and sometimes everything you hit doesn’t go in,” Nolan said. “There was never any question that [Trujillo] was going to score goals. I told her, ‘goals are like buses – you can wait 25 minutes and one doesn’t come by, and all of a sudden three come by.’”

Georgetown continues its stretch of four consecutive home games with a visit from Cincinnati at 3 p.m. Friday.

The Blue and Gray will conclude the weekend Sunday against Louisville, with kickoff set for 1 p.m.

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Albany at Syracuse Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.

“Goals are like buses — you can wait 25 minutes and one doesn’t come by, and all of the sudden three come by.”

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Hoyas Rebound With Blowout Win GU Struggles Early

In Loss at Bucknell

BENO PICCIANO Hoya Staff Writer

Poised to kick off against No. 22 West Virginia (9-4, 5-1 Big East), Georgetown (10-4, 4-2 Big East) saw the ensuing 90 minutes as an opportunity to propel itself back into the national spotlight.

It took just 55 seconds for the Blue and Gray to find WEST VIRGINIA 3 t hemselves behind, as the GEORGETOWN 1 fastest strike in Mountaineers’ PITTSBURGH 0 history put the Hoyas in GEORGETOWN 6 an early hole.

Georgetown failed to climb out, suffering a 3-1 defeat to its conference foe. “[I am] disappointed with the result, very disappointed with the performance,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said after the West Virginia game. “I felt it was an opportunity for us to do something today, and for some reason we didn’t come to play until it was too late. Against teams of this caliber, you can’t afford to be giving them anything and … I really felt we gave them three goals today.”

Sunday afternoon then proved an unfortunate occasion for bottom-dwellers Pittsburgh (1-9-4, 0-4-2 Big East) to visit North Kehoe, as the Blue and Gray took out their frustration on the Panthers. Redshirt senior midfielder Ingrid Wells tallied the hosts’ first goal within 24 seconds in a striking twist of fortunes, and senior forward Camille Trujillo doubled the lead less than See WOMEN’S SOCCER, A11

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Senior forward Camille Trujillo scored twice and had one assist against overmatched Pittsburgh in the Hoyas’ 6-0 rout Sunday afternoon.

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Following a blowout win against Marist, the Georgetown football team (3-2, 1-1 Patriot League) came out flat-footed against Patriot League foe Bucknell (4-1, 1-0 Patriot League) on SaturBUCKNELL 35 day and found GEORGETOWN 18 itself in a huge hole before halftime. The hole proved insurmountable despite a strong second-half effort, and the Hoyas fell, 35-18.

Unable to carry over the momentum from last Saturday’s convincing victory, senior quarterback Scott Darby lost a fumble at the Georgetown 16-yard line on the Hoyas’ very first possession. The turnover led to an easy touchdown for the Bison less than four minutes into the game.

The fumble, which Bucknell standout senior defensive end and Patriot League defensive player of the week Josh Eden recovered, helped Bucknell set the tone for the entire matchup.

To cap the short drive, Bucknell sophomore quarterback Brandon Wesley took a keeper into the end zone for the open-

ing score.

The first quarter was mostly uneventful after that possession, with no points added to the scoreboard on either side.

But the floodgates opened up early in the second frame, and there was no relief in sight for the Hoyas. After running back Tyler Smith ran the ball 3 yards for the Bison’s second score of the afternoon, junior quarterback Isaiah Kempf relieved Darby, who had earned his second straight start after Kempf was injured two weeks ago versus Yale.

The change had little impact, initially, as the Blue and Gray were forced to punt on Kempf’s first three drives. Meanwhile, Bucknell added two additional touchdowns, pushing the score to 28-0.

Both subsequent Bucknell scores were products of Wesley’s arm, but it was the threat of the rush that made them possible.

He scrambled and completed passes of 36 and 41 yards against a Georgetown defense wary of him escaping for a big run.

As the first half was winding down, however, Kempf was able to breath some life into the Hoyas, finding sophomore See FOOTBALL, A10

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Rookies, Veterans Impress Rays Remind Us Why We Watch In Brown Tournament Nick Fedyk

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CHRIS JONES

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The Georgetown men’s tennis team headed up to Providence, R.I. this past weekend for the Margaux Powers Memorial Tournament. Hosted by Brown University, the tournament was an early chance for Georgetown’s young team to gain some confidence going into the season. Coming off a mediocre showing in the Georgetown Classic the previous weekend, Georgetown played hard to finish the weekend 2-1.

Georgetown outlasted Stony Brook in its opening match, 7-6, after four and a half grueling hours of play. The Blue and Gray’s victory snapped a two-game losing streak against the Sea Wolves.

The young Hoyas took five singles matches and two doubles matches against Stony Brook. Among the new faces with a win was promising freshman Shane Korber, who won his match, 6-3, 6-3.

“Shane’s a fighter, he’s a good competi-

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Senior Andrew Bruhn won in straight sets in the Hoyas’ match against Boston College.

tor,” Head Coach Gordie Ernst said. “He’s just a kid who wants to get better.”

When the match ended at 2:30 p.m., the team had to rebound quickly to face a well-rested Brown squad.

Unfortunately for the Hoyas, the hosts would prevail by a lopsided 12-1 count. The bright spot was the No. 4 doubles team of Korber and fellow freshman John Brosens, which won its match, 9-8, 7-5.

The next day they played another tough opponent, Boston College. The Eagles were missing several players and ultimately proved to be no match for the Blue and Gray, who won, 7-2.

Two veterans, senior captain Andrew Bruhn and junior Charlie Caris, led the way for Georgetown in the rout. Bruhn won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. Caris had a slightly tougher time, but ultimately prevailed, 6-7, 6-1, 10-5.

“Andrew Bruhn once again had another good win. He beat a guy who won three ACC matches last year. ... He continues to be a great leader and a good captain,” Ernst said. “[Caris is] stepping up, and his game is back. It was a real positive to see him do so well.”

Caris and Bruhn weren’t the only Hoyas to play well against the Eagles.

Ernst noticed several other positives from the early-season matchup.

“What I was impressed with the Boston College match was we really played good doubles,” Ernst said. “That’s the real positive, winning all three doubles matches. I mean, we never win all three doubles matches.”

The star of the weekend, however, was sophomore Andrew Dottino, who is coming off of a meniscus injury suffered over the summer.

“Dottino really brought his game. He crushed the BC guy. He beat up on the Stony Brook guy as well, and the Brown match went right down to a tie breaker in the third [set],” Ernst said. “I would give Andy Dottino the M.V.P. of the weekend.”

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ome moments just baff le us. We are left with gaping mouths, jumping up and down in shock and disbelief.

The early morning of Sept. 28 was one of those moments. As the clock struck midnight, fate had dealt its hand. The Red Sox and Rays were both down to the

final outs of their final regularseason games, and the end result was one of the most shocking headlines in sports history. The Orioles’ Robert Andino hit a walk-off single to upset Boston, while Tampa Bay’s Dan Johnson and Evan Longoria homered to pull off a stunning comeback against the Yankees in 12 innings. Talk about a movie script.

Even the casual baseball fan like me knew of the drama unfolding between the collapsing Red Sox and the upstart Rays.

Somehow, Boston managed to squander its nine-game wildcard lead in less than four weeks.

And the fact that it came down to the final game of a 162-game season is incredible. Anyone who even remotely follows sports heard about this miracle — or disaster, for Bostonians — when they woke up on Thursday morning.

These kinds of moments remind us why we watch the game.

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GU Earns Sixth Shutout of Season MAGGIE LAW

Hoya Staff Writer

Defense was the key yet again for the Georgetown men’s soccer team this past weekend as the squad held DePaul (3-6-1, 1-1 Big East) scoreless to secure its sixth clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 victory. The No. 17 Hoyas are now 6-1-3 overall and remain undefeated in conference play.

Georgetown jumped out to an early start on Saturday, scoring its first goal of the game just nine minu t e s DEPAUL 0 i n t o play.

GEORGETOWN 2 Sophomore midfielder Steve Neumann tallied the assist after crossing the ball to junior midfielder Ian Christianson, who knocked it in from 18 yards out. The goal would prove to be the game-winner for the Hoyas.

The team maintained its momentum throughout the rainy first half, tallying five shots and needing just two saves from freshman goalkeeper Tomas Gomez. DePaul matched Georgetown’s five shots but was unable to put any past Gomez.

The Blue Demons came out

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Junior midfielder Andy Riemer, shown battling for the ball against Stanford, has two goals and two assists this season.

strong in the second half, putting pressure on the Hoyas’ defense and testing Gomez in goal. But the freshman stepped up yet again with five saves for the Hoyas to earn his fourth consecutive shutout.

“In the second half we made some adjustments we thought

were going to be good, but I think we came out really flat,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said.

“A lot of that had to do with DePaul — they came out working really hard. We were under a lot See MEN’S SOCCER, A11