The Hoya: November 15, 2016

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

A RIVALRY CONTINUED

After winning its first game, the men’s basketball team hosts Maryland on Tuesday.

EDITORIAL Students should sign the petition for a disability studies minor.

GSP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES The #GSProud campaign begins its programming this week.

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UndocuHoyas Seeks Liaison jesus Rodriguez Hoya Staff Writer

A petition urging the university to hire a full-time coordinator for students without documentation has amassed 721 signatures from members of the Georgetown community as of press time.

Student advocacy group UndocuHoyas launched the petition Nov. 1 in coordination with Hoyas for Immigrant Rights, which represents immigrant students at Georgetown. It aims to bridge a gap between the administration’s Undocumneted Students Task Force and students without documentation at Georgetown.

The university established the Undocumented Students Task Force in the summer of 2015 to address issues related to students without documentation. The task force is composed of faculty, financial aid staff, deans and members of the religious community.

The work of the task force culminated in the institutionalization of resources in a support website that was launched April 7.

“Though we appreciate the support we have received from the university so far, we find it imperative to hire a coordinator to help direct students to

the correct resources and to help UndocuHoyas find their home on the Hilltop,” the petition reads.

“We need someone to be there that we can go to express our concerns.”

CLARA MEJIA ORTA (COL ’18) Member, UndocuHoyas

The online petition, which will be delivered to Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, will remain open for signatures until December, when the Office of Student Affairs is due to discuss the budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, in time to hire the coordinator for the next academic year.

The university has not had a liaison between undocumented students and the administration since December 2015, when part-time liaison Cinthya Salazar left to pursue a doctorate degree at the University of Maryland.

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Georgetown University Law Center student Julie Rheinstrom (LAW ’17) organized a vigil outside the White House against the rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump, which was attended by more than 2,000 people on Saturday evening.

Student Hosts Vigil Against Trump HANNAH URTZ Hoya Staff Writer

More than 2,000 people, including Georgetown students, gathered for a vigil and peaceful demonstration against the rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Saturday.

The hourlong event, which was organized by Georgetown University Law Center student Julie Rheinstrom (LAW ’17), featured the distribution of

over 1,000 electric candles and glow sticks, singing, a moment of silence and poetry readings to show solidarity for communities that may be affected by Trump’s policies and rhetoric. Although the event was not affiliated with any political organization, participants were encouraged to express support for Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community by wearing clothing representing the causes and communities.

With help from 10 friends living in Washington, D.C., Rheinstrom mobilized demonstrators through a Facebook event created three days prior to the scheduled event, which ended up being shared with over 14,000 people. Rheinstrom attained a permit for the vigil in Lafayette Square from the National Parks Service on Nov. 10.

Rheinstrom said she created the event after feeling crestfallen at Trump’s elec-

tion and his remarks calling for a ban on Muslim immigration to the United States, as well as characterizing Mexican immigrants without documentation as criminals and rapists.

“There’s a big ‘us versus them’ dichotomy that is very dangerous for our country that I wanted to stand up against,” Rheinstrom wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Our theme for the event was a quote See VIGIL, A6

Petition for Tice’s Release Garners Campus Support

Letter backed by GUSA, journalism program aims to receive 5,000 signatures TARA SUBRAMANIAM Hoya Staff Writer

A group of students launched a petition yesterday addresed to Special Presidential Envoy to Hostage Affairs James O’Brien to expedite the release of Austin Tice (SFS ’02), a journalist who was kidnapped while on assignment in Syria on Aug. 14, 2012.

Georgetown University Student Association Chief of Staff Ari Goldstein (SFS ’18), who was involved in creating the online petition, said it aims to receive 5,000 signatures from members of the Georgetown community by Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day.

The petition is in the form of a letter addressed to O’Brien.

“We’re just trying to keep his name in the news so people don’t forget him.”

BARBARA FEINMAN TODD Director, Journalism Program

The GUSA senate passed a resolution Sunday in support of the petition prior to its launch, urg-

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ing the university to raise awareness for Austin Tice’s situation.

“We decided to do this as a letter that people could sign on to rather than as traditional petition because we thought it would have more of a narrative effect and because Austin’s story is so much bigger than any of us,” Goldstein said.

Emily Kaye (COL ’18), Samantha Rhodes (COL ’17), Naaz Modan (COL ’18) (Full disclosure: Modan is a member of The Hoya’s editorial board), Henry Callander (COL ’18) and other students started the petition with the support of journalism program Director Barbara Feinman Todd and Georgetown Director of Federal Relations Scott Fleming.

According to Feinman Todd, the GUSA resolution, which calls for the university to take action, including hanging a banner on campus with Austin Tice’s name and creating a university-sponsored web page for the cause, could help attract further attention to Austin’s cause beyond the Georgetown community.

Feinman Todd took a group of students to the Newseum two weeks ago, when it unveiled a large banner of Austin Tice outside its Pennsylvania Avenue entrance, pledging to keep it up until he returns.

“There’s always more we can do. A specific thing I’m hoping Georgetown will do is hang a banner similar to the one at the Newseum in a prominent place,” Feinman Todd said. “It would be the next thing and it could be a big public thing.”

Goldstein said GUSA’s support of the petition indicates solidarity for the cause.

“It’s incredibly helpful for Austin and for us to have that kind of support.”

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“The resolution in GUSA was GUSA coming together saying we as a body sign on to this letter. For the 29 senators to speak with one voice and say we need to stand together with Austin Tice and urge President Obama to do more to secure his release is a powerful statement,” Goldstein said.

The Georgetown University Law Center Student Bar Association House of Delegates passed a resolution in support of Austin Tice on March 15, 2016.

His mother, Deborah Tice,

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Georgetown University Student Association Chief of Staff Ari Goldstein (SFS ’18) and other students called for Austin Tice’s release outside the Newseum on Nov. 2. said she was touched by the continuing efforts of Georgetown and its students in support of her son.

“We are humbled and deeply amazed,” Deborah Tice said in an interview with The Hoya. “We have a new appreciation for the

rallying cry ‘Hoya Saxa.’”

Both Deborah Tice and her husband Mark Tice have signed the petition. Mark Tice said the support from the Georgetown community is immensely powerful in pushing for Austin Tice’s release.

“Georgetown University,

its alumni and its students are so highly respected. So many Georgetown alumni are on Capitol Hill and go on to positions of real prominence so it’s incredibly helpful for Austin and See TICE, A6

NEWS

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SPORTS

GULC Tech Institute Founded The GULC launched its first institute focusing on technology and the law.

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Party Overhaul The Democratic Party needs to reform following its major election defeat last Tuesday.

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Shutout Victory The women’s soccer team won 2-0 on Sunday to advance to the second round.

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NEWS Feasts Foster Friendships

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SPORTS Hoyas Split Openers

The Moveable Feasts program has funded dinners for about 200 students and faculty.

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South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is part of a worrying trend.

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OPINION

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Tuesday, november 15, 2016

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Gas Attack — A construction team outside the Georgetown University front gates ruptured a gas line, blocking the area and causing multiple HOYAlert emails.

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Second Attempt — This Saturday the Colombian government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have signed a new peace deal after the last deal was shockingly rejected in a referendum.

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What About My Networking? — On Thursday, a Moscow court ruled that LinkedIn violates data regulation, setting the scene for Russia to completely block the website.

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Old Dog, New Tricks — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made her debut with the Washington National Opera with a speaking role,

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studies minor could follow a similar format and development.

In addition, there are currently 38 schools in the country that have disability studies programs. The seven classes offered at Georgetown this semester reach the threshold for being considered a minor, and there is already enough academic funding to support the transition, according to GUSA Accessibility Policy Chair Danielle Zamalin (NHS ’18). The petition would serve as a final step in the process to formalize disability studies as a minor. Considering the scholarly importance of the field and its interest to students, Georgetown holds an opportunity to add its name to the growing list of schools that have already taken this step.

The process of creating a minor requires a formal proposal to be made to the College Dean’s Office, with members of the College Academic Council giving their final vote of approval or disapproval. Yet given that the cluster already has enough courses, enough funding and enough student support, the barriers to this initiative are easily surmountable and should pose little problem in the near future.

A disability studies minor would allow students to be exposed to the issues and complexities of approximately 55 million people in the United States. With the support of students and the existing infrastructure available, there is no reason for the program to be delayed any longer, and all students should welcome the inclusion of this program. In a community that seeks to educate and craft a culture of learning, we can only stand to benefit from a widening of our academic curriculum, and a disability study minor would be a welcome addition.

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As an academic institution, our community benefits from opportunities to learn from a wide range of academic disciplines. The Georgetown University Student Association is currently circulating a petition calling for the university to launch a disability studies minor. The minor would consist of foundational courses, electives and a capstone, similar to currently existing curricula The program would also build upon the existing disability studies cluster, which has seen over 200 participating students in seven classes this semester.

One in five Americans identifies as having a disability according to 2012 census data. Given such a sizable population, Georgetown would only stand to benefit from a disability study minor, and students across our community should sign this petition to support the program. A disability studies minor would cater to the diverse interests of students while contributing to the breadth of interdisciplinary offerings Georgetown provides.

This minor would add to the variety of current identity studies programs such as African American studies, women’s and gender studies and Latin American studies, which are already well-established and successful. People with disabilities belong to a group and set of experiences worth acknowledging also.

Women’s and gender studies serves as an excellent model for such a minor to follow; it offers a major and a minor, while still maintaining a great deal of intersectionality. Students from all schools, be it the School of Nursing and Health Studies or the College, can benefit from a program that expands into fields of history, science, English and policy. A disability

Ol’ Timey Prices — Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown is offering 1991 prices for select meals from Nov. 14 to Nov. 20 to celebrate 25 years in business.

Sugar Rush — A Canadian man was found guilty this Saturday for stealing over 9,500 barrels of maple syrup.

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Elinor Walker

Support Our UndocuHoyas Students have circulated a petition through social media calling for the university to hire a full-time coordinator for students living in the country without documentation. The petition was launched Nov. 1 by the student group UndocuHoyas in partnership with Hoyas for Immigrant Rights, another studentled organization, and has amassed more than 700 signatures to date. This was prompted by the issues these groups see students without documentation on this campus facing, as well as the loss of their former coordinator, Cinthya Salazar.

Students who are interested in the well-being of their peers should sign this petition, and the university should hire a permanent coordinator for undocumented students in our community. This petition requires almost nothing on the behalf of those who sign — only a few minutes to read and fill out a Google form. But its result could be immensely valuable for the undocumented community at Georgetown.

This editorial board calls on university officials to honor their promise, made on the Undocumented Student Resources page of the Georgetown University website, to support all Georgetown students, regardless of their immigration status, and hire a full-time coordinator to assist students living without documentation at Georgetown. Duties of a full-time coordinator would include connecting students with resources on campus, serving as a base of support and advocating on the behalf of undocumented students — among other potential responsibilities.

In the aftermath of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the election, individuals who are living in the country without documentation face a new threat to their safety. The president-elect promised on “60 Minutes” on Sunday evening to deport 2 million to 3 million people living in this country. Those living without documentation have always been at risk in this country, but Trump’s election should make that danger clearer to everyone. Rather than being some distant threat, the next president has

made strong anti-immigrant policies central to his platform. These policies are very present in the normal discourse at Georgetown, so students cannot feign ignorance to the issues facing their undocumented peers.

Georgetown must not wait any longer to take action to support students living without documentation. Hiring a fulltime staff member requires additional or reallocated funding by the university, but it is necessary to be proactive in helping students access resources and prevent them from facing additional harms, such as losing their ability to continue to attend Georgetown or, at worst, even being deported.

By signing the petition, not only would students express their interest to the university in hiring a full-time coordinator, but they would also demonstrate their solidarity with the undocumented community at Georgetown. Students without documentation dealing with issues such as marginalization and a lack of institutional support cannot and should not be expected to do this all on their own.

We ought to follow the precedent of institutions like the University of California, San Diego, which established a full-time coordinator for undocumented students and all the complementary resources necessary to advocate for these students.

Beyond signing the petition, students need to continue advocating for the rights of students without documentation. Important conversations with administrators will have to continue so that important measures, like the establishment of this coordinator position, are not brushed to the side for months on end. While this issue is complex and unable to be solved overnight, signing the UndocuHoyas petition can begin the process of developing a greater base of support for students without documentation. This petition is the important first step to improving the quality of the Georgetown experience for students living here without documentation.

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CORRECTIONS The article “Survey Data Undisclosed” [The Hoya, Nov. 8, 2016, A5], previously stated Senior Director for Strategic Communications Rachel Pugh did not respond to requests for comment; this was an error due to miscommunication.

The article “Seven Alumni Elected to Congress” [The Hoya, Nov. 11, 2016, A7] previously stated Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (CAS ’80) was elected to a seat for Arkansas. She was elected to a seat for Alaska.

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OPINION

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Martha Petrocheilos

Allowing Anger To Drive Change

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ith the divisive presidential election finally over, many people have expressed their concerns of a Republican executive branch combined with a Republican-controlled Congress. Rallies against Donald Trump across the country continue to make headlines alongside the Twitter hashtag #notmypresident.

Frustrations continue to rise because former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton lost despite winning over 1 million more votes than Trump.

However, the reality is that Trump won in the Electoral College with 290 electoral votes over Clinton’s 232. Rejecting this outcome would be even more dangerous than the victory of an alleged demagogue since, ultimately, the world will not end with Trump as president. If anything, this is the beginning of a new chapter. Trump will — and should — be held accountable to his rhetoric, policies and initiatives, as the world’s eyes are upon him more than any other president-elect so early in his administration.

The president-elect has a lot of work to do in reuniting a disheveled and seriously divided Republican party, which is evident from both his and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s (R-Wisc.) victory speeches. Yet it is important to not see the election result as an endorsement of sexist comments, racist beliefs, allegations of sexual assault and overall disrespect for others. Trump’s victory can be more easily understood as a stunning repudiation of the establishment.

His victory is an explosive culmination of a populist and polarizing campaign, one that challenged American democracy and its largely unquestioned institutions. In my view, the significance of Trump’s victory as a political outsider was about Clinton, an experienced politician, losing rather than Trump winning.

Clinton was perceived as the poster child of the establishment, having carried out her husband’s legacy as first lady and President Barack

Obama’s as secretary of state.

She undoubtedly has experience, a fact Trump himself recognized, yet she failed to match Trump’s ability to connect with certain voters. Her loss serves as a reminder that the Democratic Party needs to reconsider how to win back its estranged electoral base — blue-collar working-class voters who felt their own party had failed them.

Pennsylvania and Ohio, both key swing states, went red for the first time since 1988, demonstrating Trump’s appeal to voters eager to reform their existing political reality. Trump’s unfiltered comments in his rallies, paired with promises of sweeping victory and blunt criticism of the political status quo, created an ideal setting for the economic populism that quickly became a nationwide movement.

If anything, Trump’s victory should compel us to fight for causes we believe in. With such an outcry of voices and protest following Trump’s election victory, there is proof enough that his success might usher in an era of more vocal citizens who are not afraid of speaking out. Already there is a massive engagement on social media, with many citizens trying to grapple with not only Trump’s victory, but the potential effect his presidency might have on their lives; there are members of immigrant, LGBTQ, Hispanic and Muslim communities who feel threatened by Trump’s looming presidency.

I hope this anger will not die down. I hope this anger does not have an expiration date, and that it continues to drive change. As Clinton stated in her graceful concession speech, “We need to keep up these fights now and for the rest of our lives.” Hopefully, Trump’s victory will push us to recognize there should be no part-time reactions to an otherwise seemingly full-time anger.

Martha Petrocheilos is a student at the Law Center.

Millennial’s Corner appears every other Tuesday.

The Democratic Party purports to be the party of the common people, but this election indicates that perhaps we have lost touch with those who used to form the base of our party.

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hat do we do now?” That is the question I know many Hoyas and millions of Americans across this country are asking themselves in the aftermath of President--elect Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s election. For many, the results of the election came as a complete surprise. Through all the ups and downs of her campaign, former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s election as president seemed inevitable. We were wrong. We lost. But as Clinton herself said in her concession speech, we should “never stop believing that fighting for what’s right is worth it.”

In light of the party’s defeat in this election, it is important, now more than ever, for all us who supported Clinton and the Democratic Party to think deeply about how we got here as a nation and how we can move forward.

For all those Democrats and Clinton supporters who are stricken with grief, like myself, take some time.

It is important to not rush into any dramatic actions following an ugly and po-

larizing election. We must organize. We must elect candidates across this country that will stand up for the ideas that we believe in. And most importantly, we must be prepared to hold Trump and the rest of the GOP Congress in check for these next four years.

In years following the election, we should continue to fight for the issues that we believe in.

We can start by looking at four years ago, when President Barack Obama won re-election based in large part on assembling a coalition that included working-class whites, including those belonging to cities in Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as minorities. This captured both the popular vote and the Electoral College. In 2016, Clinton ran on very much the same platform and received an exuberant endorsement from Obama

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and nearly the entire Democratic Party. Yet, she still lost those states and had a lower turnout among minority voters, which ultimately cost her the election.

The Democratic Party purports to be the party of the common people, but the results of this election indicate that perhaps we have lost touch with those who used to form the base of our party. Instead of simply attacking those who did not vote for Clinton, we have to understand why many did not support her, and how we can begin restructuring an Obama-like coalition once again. This includes reaching back into those blue-collar areas and revitalizing the support of minorities for the party.

Sometimes, it takes a tremendous loss to galvanize a movement to future success. When Obama first won the presidential election in 2008, the Democratic Party swept the Senate, the House of Representatives and state houses all across the nation. Yet the Republican Party was able to reclaim the House of Representatives in 2010 by galvanizing support

in rural areas and among white working-class voters, especially in manufacturingbased industries. Now, they have a commanding hold on the federal government, but their victory should signal to Democrats how it is entirely possible to come back from a wholesome electoral defeat by galvanizing new, and old, supporters.

In the weeks, months and years following this election, we should all take lessons from Clinton and her lifelong fight. We should be ready to continue to fight for the issues that we believe in, regardless of the failures we will inevitably endure and the pushback from the new administration. As Clinton said in her concession speech: “Our constitutional democracy depends on our participation, not just every four years, but all the time.”

These words are the bedrock of our American democracy. Let’s make Clinton proud and keep fighting that good fight, no matter what.

Grant Olson is a sophomore in the College.

He is the president of Hoyas for Hillary.

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Putting Politics Before Justice Break Through Liberal Bubble

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ast month, South Africa announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.

The decision came only days after Burundi announced that it would also leave the court. This brings the number of African countries that have either left or initiated the process of leaving the ICC to five, raising concerns regarding the ability of the international justice organization to effectively prevent state-sponsored violence.

South Africa’s official reason for withdrawal was that the Rome Statute, which established the ICC in 2002, affected cordial diplomatic relations in the region.

Yet the real trigger of the change was a case in which a civil society organization had taken the government to court for refusing to arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan while on a visit to South Africa, as is required by the Rome Statute. AlBashir is wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes in Darfur, where more than 300,000 people have died since 2003.

So why would a number of African countries reject a court designed to deter crimes against humanity?

The simple answer is that a lot has changed since 2002.

South Africa’s formal withdrawal from the ICC has reignited debate over whether the Hague-based court unfairly targets African nationals. Since its formation in 2002, the court has initiated six cases in the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Mali and

Sudan, all of which have involved African nationals.

Two sitting African presidents, al-Bashir and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, have been charged by the ICC for crimes against humanity. Former President of the Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo is also currently on trial at court. Many of the anti-ICC voices in the region view these cases as a sign of disrespect at best, and neo-colonialism by a European court at worst.

Many of the anti-ICC voices in the region view these cases as a sign of disrespect at best.

Before the charges were dropped against Kenyatta, the government of Kenya urged members of the African Union to leave the ICC in defense of African sovereignty. Ultimately this did not happen, not least because most of the 34 African countries are heavily dependent on Western aid that would have dried up if they left the court.

Much of the anti-ICC rhetoric ignores the fact that the court does not investigate cases of its own volition.

The court either has to be invited by the host country or receive directions from the United Nations Security Council. Of the six African cases, only in Sudan’s case did the ICC initiate investigations without invitation by

the host country.

For the majority of its interventions in Africa, the ICC has stepped in where local judicial processes failed to address alleged cases of crimes against humanity. It is precisely for this reason that a mass withdrawal by African states would be worrisome — it would take away a potential deterrent against eliteorchestrated mass violence.

However, these concerns are likely to be drowned out by politics. In 2002, many African states signed the Rome Statute from a position of economic and political weakness. Now, more African countries are less reliant on Western aid, and it is not lost on the ICC’s critics that many important countries in the world — including the United States, India, China, Russia and Israel — are not members of the court. These factors, coupled with an aversion to domestic interference by international organizations, suggest that further ICC interventions in Africa are likely to be met by even stronger resistance by the region’s states.

Ultimately, the international community will soon have to confront the reality that it is impossible to depoliticize international justice, and that international institutions, like the ICC, are a poor substitute for strong domestic law enforcement and judicial institutions.

Ken Opalo is an assistant professor in the School of Foreign Service. His research focuses on the political economy of development in Africa.

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aving grown up in the suburbs of New York, my worldview was largely a liberal bubble of social progressivism, where most right-wing people were conservative for fiscal reasons rather than social ones. Needless to say, my bubble burst Nov. 8.

After looking at the results from that day, I finally realized that half of those who voted in our country truly wanted President-elect Donald Trump, a man whose virulent rhetoric and ideology were powerful enough to get him into our highest elected office. I felt completely blindsided by this reality, and it made me think deeper about how the media and privilege foster disillusionment.

We rely on news outlets to tell us the news, but as Salena Zito so eloquently explained in The Atlantic: “The press took Trump literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally.” Perhaps it was my own inability to see past what the news was feeding me, but it seems the closeness of the race was downplayed across media sources, with most camps of supporters believing the truths that were being filtered through their selfselecting worldviews.

If I temporarily look past the racism, misogyny and xenophobia that occupied a huge amount of Trump’s platform, I can see how a group of people whose own struggles have been sidelined felt as though

Trump addressed its needs.

There is a key separation between the people who voted for Trump because they felt he was addressing their needs and those who support him because he legitimizes their hate. Even so, I personally find difficulty in understanding how someone can be so focused on his or her own personal tribulations to dismiss notions openly threatening the livelihoods of other human beings, from immigrants and Muslims to women and political opponents.

Privilege is a dangerous thing, for it provides an exclusionary form of safety.

Privilege, in all forms, has had a grave impact on this election and will continue to be influential in the way people act in the coming years if we are not careful. I am privileged, even as a nonwhite woman in Trump’s America, to come from an uppermiddle class family, attend a prestigious university and to face less discrimination than otherwise, since most people find it difficult to identify my race.

But privilege is a dangerous thing, for it provides an illegitimate and exclusionary form of safety. It enables people to act in their own interest even if

these same actions are in the disinterest of others, and it tolerates neutrality when others’ rights are infringed upon. Just as not everyone had the privilege to be able to vote for Trump, or any preferred candidate, few have the privilege of being able to wait out Trump’s presidency, which for the next four years has the potential to painfully change lives.

We cannot allow the playing field to be separated into “them” and “us.”

This division is even more dangerous than privilege since it puts all of us at risk. We, whoever your “we” is, cannot perpetuate a blame game that has been so prevalent throughout this election cycle. We have to understand the impacts of our actions as well as how individual choices have greater fallout than individual repercussions.

It is humbling to realize that no matter who you are, your worldview is limited. Such an eye-opener has motivated me to break through this liberal bubble and learn more about the wide spectrum of diverse beliefs that make up our country. Social rights that have been vigorously fought for in the past few decades are coming under fire, and in a time when conflicting ideologies have torn apart a nation, we must not disengage. We all have an obligation to defend each other.

Gabriella Wan is a sophomore in the School of Nursing and Health Studies.

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The Georgetown Scholarship Program launches its third annual #GSProud campaign today with events lined up for the week to celebrate students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds at Georgetown. #GSProud began two years ago in celebration of GSP’s 10th anniversary as a campaign to acknowledge Georgetown’s socioeconomic diversity and has evolved into a celebration of GSP students’ accomplishments.

“It’s about really putting spotlight on what is an amazing program that has supported an amazing group of students.”

ENUSHE KHAN (MSB ’17) President, Georgetown University Student Association

GSP provides financial support for over 625 undergraduates — many of whom are first-generation students — through access to resources and support networks, such as peer advisors and free Counseling and Psychiatric Services.

The week’s programming includes a discussion of economic inclusivity on campus on Wednesday titled “Designing a More Class-Inclusive Georgetown.” Featuring a panel discussion and breakout sessions, the event will invite students to share their stories of inclusivity and challenges while discussing ways to improve inclusion at Georgetown.

GSP members and organizers will distribute information and memorabilia from the program at the kickoff in Red Square, and lead a social media initiative beginning Thursday on Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.

GSP Student Board President Jason Low (COL ’17) said the campaign’s goal is to change the perceptions of low-income and first-generation college students to showcase their achievements.

“[GSP students] are often categorized in a narrow framework as students of color, ‘poor,’ and come from low-performing high schools without strong networks or knowledge about college life,” Low wrote in an email to THE HOYA. “In the moment, we forget that low-income and first-generation college students enrich our community so much more than what the university provides for them.”

GSP Student Board Outreach and Strategic Partnership Co-Chair Bserat Ghebremicael (MSB’17) said the social media aspect of the campaign has increased the visibility of GSP as an organization and its students.

“Since the hashtag was created a couple years ago, I’ve truly seen how #GSProud has really brought the Georgetown community together,” Ghebremicael wrote in an email to THE HOYA. “More people are aware of the Georgetown Scholarship Program and we’re really starting to increase the dialogue around low income and/or first generation students.”

Ghebremicael said the increased awareness of socioeconomic issues has led to a tangible response from the university community.

“You see that with the new Advisory Board for Affordability and Access, and with student organizations being cognizant of the students they hire and/or accept,” Ghebremicael wrote. “We still have some work to do, however, and that’s why #GSProud has turned into an annual celebration of students — for more awareness, more dialogue, and more structural change at Georgetown.”

Low said #GSProud works to bring the GSP community and other students together.

“Most of all, #GSProud reminds us that there is an everlasting opportunity to grow and to engage in ongoing dialogue with one another — ultimately with the intention of producing a more supportive and inclusive Hilltop for low-income and firstgeneration college students,” Low wrote.

Georgetown University Student Association President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) said #GSProud is a unique

opportunity to highlight student accomplishments. “#GSProud is always a great time of the year because it’s about empowering those students in GSP because a lot of them are leaders on campus and active change-makers here.” Khan said. “It’s about really putting spotlight on what is an amazing program that has supported an amazing group of students.”

GUSA Vice President Chris

Fisk said the campaign helps celebrate the diverse backgrounds of GSP students.

“The #GSProud campaign encourages us to celebrate and take pride in our identities — including our socioeconomic backgrounds — because these things have unquestionably contributed to our authenticity and helped to make us who we are today,” Fisk wrote in an email to THE HOYA. Low said the campaign is

meant to remind students that they belong at Georgetown. “#GSProud is a moment to celebrate the incredible accomplishments and successes of our students. This celebration reaffirms the notion that low-income and first-generation students belong on the Hilltop and demonstrates that Georgetown has cultivated a community where we welcome, include and recognize these

students,” Low wrote.

Office of the President Chief of Staff Joseph Ferrara said the organization is central to student life at Georgetown.

“We are deeply proud of the achievements of our students in GSP, and we remain grateful to GSP for its role in contributing to an ever more inclusive, caring and supportive campus community,” Ferrara wrote in an email to THE HOYA.

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The Georgetown Scholarship Program, which provides financial support for over 600 students, lauched itsthird annual #GSProud campaign to promote solidarity with students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds.

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Law Center Launches New Institute GUPD Investigates Institute to focus on privacy and technology laws Cyber Harassment Yasmine Salam Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown University Law Center announced the Nov. 4 launch of the Institute for Technology Law and Policy, a new initiative geared toward examining emerging issues in technology ranging from cybersecurity to intellectual property.

The institute aims to convene conferences and workshops on technology issues as well as assemble a team of technology law and policy scholars seeking an immersive experience in the field. Later this fall, the institute will also launch the Georgetown Technology Review, a new studentled journal that aims to provide legal analysis and news in the world of technology policy.

Executive Director of the Institute for Technology Policy Alexandra Reeve Givens most recently served as chief counsel for IP and antitrust on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary while working for Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) (GRD ’64).

GULC Dean William Treanor said the institute was created to consolidate the existing programs that delve into technology policy.

“In each way technology is transforming the practice of law and the law school has a number of faculty members and a number of centers that are focused on part of that issue,” Treanor said. “But we wanted to create an umbrella organization that would bring everyone together and look at issues in the broadest context.”

Treanor added that the legal field had evolved greatly as a result of technological advances over the past few decades.

“A few years ago, cybersecurity or data privacy were not issues of great significance. Now they are issues of fundamental importance,” Treanor said.

“When I graduated from law school and even 10

years ago, new litigators would spend most of their time reviewing documents by hand. A computer algorithm can now do in nanoseconds what it took thousands of hours of lawyers to do in the past.”

Reeve Givens said the institute will equip a new generation of lawyers with the tools necessary to remain competitive in the changing legal field.

“Going forward, every company is going to be a technology company and every lawyer and adviser needs to be equipped with the skills to provide advice in a new digital economy,” Reeve Givens said. “We are really trying to integrate the training of our students to make sure they feel prepared to serve the 21st century market place.”

Reeve Givens said the institute’s launch has been met with enthusiasm from the student body, particularly with the creation of the Georgetown Technology Review.

“We are really trying to integrate the training of our students to make sure they feel prepared to serve the 21st century marketplace.”

Alexandra Reeve Givens Executive Director, Institute for Technology and Policy

“The response has been great so far,” Reeve Givens said.

“The editors of that opened up the application process for student participation and they had 85 applicants within the first two hours.”

Reeve Givens said what separates Georgetown’s offerings in technology from

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GULC announced the launch of the Institute for Technology and Policy on Nov. 4. other institutions is their location and ability to utilize D.C.’s resources.

“For us, from the law school, Congress is five blocks away,” Reeve Givens said. “What we want is our students understanding the technology but then spending significant time with the policy makers who affect the technology industries to get exposure to ideas and the type of debate that happens in D.C.” Stephanie Goldberg (GRD ’19) echoed this sentiment, affirming her belief that the institute’s location in the District will allow for the inclusion of leading figures in technology policy.

“I’m a student interested in this area, so personally I am excited to see this sort of development occur, especially because I think we will be able to bring in really top-level officials just being in D.C.,” Gold-

berg said. “This is really the nexus for policy, so we can really access officials at different agencies and it really allows us to assert our position in being a top law school.”

Kelly Singleton (GRD ’17), who currently serves as a research assistant at the Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology, which will be part of the new institute, said the program will strengthen GULC’s existing technology-based classes.

“We are the perfect place for lawyers, policy makers and technologists to come together and contribute to advancing privacy and civil liberties concerns associated with new technology,” Singleton said. “It’s going to concentrate all our efforts into one space so that students are able to take advantage of the resources we already have at Georgetown.”

The university is investigating potential cyber harassment incidents by a Facebook account under the name John Carroll, after a student and the Georgetown University Student Association reported the account for multiple incidents of harassment following President-elect Donald Trump’s Nov. 8 victory.

The account sent private messages to multiple students, including Jawad Pullin (SFS ’18), who received a series of messages Nov. 9 and Nov. 13 during a Facebook conversation between Pullin and the account, including messages encouraging him to take his own life.

“I’ve received follow-up messages from the account that have descended from the original comment to threats of retaliation, then blackmail, then victim blaming, then trying to clarify that is was a joke, and most recently offering a truce,” Pullin wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Pullin initially reported these incidents to the Georgetown University Police Department Nov. 9.

The account’s namesake is the university’s first president, Fr. John Carroll, S.J., who founded Georgetown in 1789. The account has made inflammatory comments on students’ posts.

GUPD is aware of the reports and is currently investigating them, according to GUPD Deputy Chief Joseph Smith.

The Georgetown University Student Association has reported the incidents to GUPD and the Division of Student Affairs, according to GUSA President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17).

Khan said there is no place for the account, or the type of speech it expresses, at Georgetown.

“The next step is further investigating the account.

Ideally, an account bullying students shouldn’t be on

Facebook or using university Wi-Fi,” Khan said.

Khan said it is important students feel comfortable reporting harassment to the university.

“My feeling is there is a number of other students who have received unwanted messages from this John Carroll account,” Khan said.

“How do we create a culture where students feel comfortable speaking up to the university? Is there a mistrust of the university? Because that may be a barrier to reporting and something we need to continue to address.”

Pullin said the account poses a threat to all members of the Georgetown community.

“I’ve dealt with much worse in my life, and a keyboard coward with Twitter fingers is not going to make me lose sleep,” Pullin wrote.

“However, if he could say that to me he could say it to anyone, and honestly that’s the kind of unchecked behavior that needs to be ended immediately.”

Khan also said GUSA will address these incidents and the larger topic of appropriate speech at a Free Speech Open Forum on Thursday sponsored by GUSA’s Free Speech Policy Team and the university’s Speech and Expression Committee, which oversees implementation and interpretation of the Speech and Expression Policy.

“Where do we draw the line? This is not just a John Carroll conversation, especially with the election,” Khan said. “How do we draw the line between expressing political opinion versus harassment and bullying?

Students being aware they should report these things is a big part of that.”

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UndocuHoyas Advocates for Full-Time Coordinator PETITION, from A1 Olson said he and Associate Dean of Students Dennis Williams have been working to identify a candidate to liaise between the university and students without documentation.

“Dean Dennis Williams and I have been meeting with students on this, the concerns raised are being carefully considered, and we are actively working to identify a point person to coordinate our support for undocumented students,” Olson wrote in an email to THE HOYA. “We care about these experiences and the needs of these students, and we are committed to supporting them.”

Clara Mejía Orta (COL ’18), a student without documentation and a member of UndocuHoyas, said students without documentation need a liaison with the university.

“This position is essential to guarantee not only the well-being but also the overall success of undocumented students on campus. We need someone to be there that we can go to express our concerns and express

our feelings and would actively advocate and fight for us at the institutional level,” Mejía Orta said.

“It’s the moment where we need to support each other, but undocumented people are on the frontline.”

CITLALLI VELASQUEZ (COL ’17) Resident, Casa Latina

Students without documentation originally met with Olson on Oct. 20 to address the need for a coordinator in a meeting facilitated by the Georgetown University Student Association.

GUSA has also worked to connect students without documentation and the university. This semester, GUSA created an Undocumented Student Inclusivity policy team, which advocates for the university to recognize students without documentation as it does other stu-

dents.

“We heard loud and clear that this is something they needed, and immediately we jumped on convening those students to talk to key administrators about those issues,” GUSA Vice President Chris Fisk (COL ’17) said. “At that meeting, administrators were very receptive to the need, so our role moving forward is pushing the end as much as we can and holding administrators accountable.”

The policy team has been focused on reconvening the task force following a summer hiatus, pushing for the undocumented student coordinator position and creating connections within the community.

Josué Coronado (COL ’18), who lives in Casa Latina, a living learning community for Latinx students, said education on issues surrounding Georgetown students without documentation must be brought to the forefront.

“These conversations are going on in House and Senate buildings a mile and a half away from here, but these conversations aren’t even happening here at

Georgetown.”

Coronado said. “There needs to be more education about this, and that education starts with a conversation, and that conversation starts with awareness. That’s why spaces are so important.”

Mejía Orta said students without documentation have missed having Salazar as a liaison with the university.

“She was really the force of support I found here at Georgetown, and after her transition out of the school, there definitely was this disconnection between the undocumented community as a whole,” Mejía Orta said.

A coordinator for undocumented students is crucial in raising greater awareness for issues affecting students without documentation especially given the current political climate, according to Casa Latina resident Citlalli Velasquez (COL ’17).

“What’s scary is that we don’t know what’s going to happen,” Velasquez said.

“It’s the moment where we need to support each other, but undocumented people are on the frontline. If you’re

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Student advocacy group Hoyas for Immigrant Rights coordinated with UndocuHoyas to produce a petition. not a citizen, you’re not considered a human.”

Mizraim Belman Guerrero (SFS ’20), a student without documentation, said there is hope to be found in the communal aspect of the conversation surrounding immigration.

“I think we’re all proud

of being such a closeknit community here at Georgetown, and I think we should always take care of one another. I think every student should have that opportunity to thrive, and this is a community that faces unique challenges,” Belman Guerrero said.

Austin Tice Petition Launched TICE, from A1 for us to have that kind of support from that institution and the people representing it,” Mark Tice said.

Deborah Tice and Mark Tice participated in a panel discussion at Georgetown on April 6 as part of the Salim El-Lozi Lecture Series, organized by Feinman Todd and sponsored by the undergraduate journalism program.

Discussion at Georgetown inspired media attention, as well as a rally at the

White House on April 18.

Feinman Todd said these efforts are important to ensure sure the government is continually reminded of Austin Tice’s situation.

“We’re just trying to keep his name in the news so people don’t forget him,” Feinman Todd said.

“Whomever else is making decisions about where our government puts our resources toward, I am hoping that they will understand that the Georgetown community has not forgotten Austin, that he is one of

our own and that we care and that we want them to do whatever they can within their power to find a way to bring him home.”

Deborah Tice said the campaigns have served as encouragement for her and the larger community to keep fighting for acknowl-

“It’s imperative that freedom of the press is a value that is honored by our government, now more than ever.”

BARBARA FEINMAN TODD Director, Journalism Program

edgment from government officials such as Secretary of State John Kerry.

“They have all been such positive campaigns of encouragement. There hasn’t been anything critical or shaming, it’s just looking to secure Austin’s release and encouraging President Obama to keep up the good work, encouraging Secretary Kerry to push on,” Deborah Tice said. “Now this new letter that’s going out says that we recognize that you are committed to this and we encourage you not to grow weary of doing good.”

According to Feinman

Todd, Austin Tice’s case is important not only on a personal level, but in terms of its larger significance of protecting the freedom of the press.

“In addition to wanting the spotlight to be on Austin, we feel it’s imperative that freedom of the press is a value that is honored by our government, now more than ever,” Feinman Todd said. “In light of the election last week we feel it’s important that we keep this situation front and center. It’s about Austin, about a Hoya, but it’s also about global freedom of the press. We feel that freedom of the press is being held hostage.”

Mark Tice said supporting Austin Tice is supporting every individual’s right to free speech.

“While we are of course laser focused on getting our son home safely, there is a much larger issue here which is our freedom of the press.” Mark Tice said.

“Everything Georgetown is doing, while it may have Austin’s name on it, we feel is also a support of the right to press freedom.”

Feinman Todd said the petition is a small action that will have a large impact.

“It takes 20 seconds,” Feinman Todd said. “This is something that will get the attention of people who can do something. It

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Thousands gathered at the White House on Saturday for a vigil following Tuesday’s presidential election results.

2016 Election Spurs DC Vigil VIGIL, from A1 popularized by Eleanor Roosevelt: ‘It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.’”

The event included original poetry recitations from American University juniors Molly McGinnis and Emma Claire-Martin. Martin said her poem “Nothing Rhymes with Orange” encapsulated the fear, anger and heartbreak many Americans felt after the election.

“When there’s nothing poetic about people fearing for their lives, our poetry will not be gentle.”

EMMA CLAIRE-MARTIN Junior, American University

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A group of students has launched a petition pushing for Special Presidential Envoy to Hostage Affairs James O’Brien to prioritize the release of Austin Tice, whose mother Debra Tice, above, spoke at the Newseum banner unveiling.

“When there’s nothing poetic about people fearing for their lives, our poetry will not be gentle,” Martin said during her performance.

A video of Martin’s poem, along with photographs from the event, were documented on social media under the hashtag #solidarityDC. Rheinstrom said she hopes students continue to use social media to speak out against hateful rhetoric from the 2016 presidential election.

“As Georgetown students, we are all incredibly wellpositioned to serve as advocates,” Rheinstrom wrote. “It has never been more important to help each other out, and to show each other and the world that the rhetoric from this campaign — the racism and the xenophobia — do not define who we are.”

The vigil was one of several demonstrations held in the District since Trump’s election. The White House previously was the site of

protests in the early hours of Nov. 9, even before the election results were announced. Protesters have also gathered in front of the newly opened Trump International Hotel, Washington, D.C., every night since Nov. 10, causing an increase in security around the hotel.

Wednesday night, the U.S. Park Police arrested one person at the White House protest.

Similar demonstrations have been held in other large cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, along with smaller cities such as Iowa City, Iowa, and Richmond, Va. Brenna McSweeney (COL ’20), who attended the event, said it was cathartic after an emotional week.

“I have had a really rough past few days emotionally, and I wanted to be in a community where no one would judge me if I cried or got upset,” McSweeney said. “I think there are a lot of people in this community and in the world who are genuinely afraid right now and it’s important to show support for those people.”

Susu Zhao (COL ’19), who also attended, said the event was a refreshing reminder of unity after an election fraught with divisive rhetoric.

“I thought it was really nice that people were coming together in a show of solidarity, not just to protest the recent election results but also to show that there are people who care about the groups of people who will be deeply impacted

by Donald Trump as president,” Zhao said.

Zhao added that she considered the event necessary given the division and anger she has seen in the country since the election.

“There was just a lot of love at the event and I think that’s what we really need right now, to support each other and kind of gather strength to make our voices heard,” Zhao said.

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Forum Pushes Gender Equity Sophie Donnelly Special to The Hoya

Women in business have the potential to break down societal gender divides, according to speakers at the Georgetown’s Gender and Development Forum in the Intercultural Center Auditorium on Friday.

The event, co-hosted by Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society and Georgetown Women in International Affairs, featured “A Series of Short, Powerful Talks,” aimed to engage students in understanding the role of gender in careers.

Melanne Verveer, the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and former U.S. ambassador for Global Women’s Issues, said women have the power to promote change.

“Women are on the frontlines of change, all over the world,” Verveer said.

Sudhir Shetty, the chief economist for the East Asia and Pacific region of the World Bank, said it is important to target the determinants of gender inequality rather than the symptoms.

“A lot of differences between men and women are not caused by discrimination, but by the fact that they work in different sections of the labor force,” Shetty said. “Carpenters earn a lot more than caterers. So the question becomes, how can we get women into those sectors of the economy that pay more?”

Evelyn Suarez, the president of the Association of Women in International Trade, said women participating in trade have the potential to help women across the world.

“It offers opportunities for women on both ends of the development spectrum,” Suarez said. “But unfortunately, trade is in trouble.”

Suarez said the Trump administration may enact far-reaching consequences on global trade.

“This is a very painful time for people in international trade,” Suarez said.

“Unfortunately, we have had a movement against globalization, against trade, which is reflected in things like Brexit and the rhetoric of the 2016 presidential election.”

Emily Bove, the executive director of the advocacy group Women Thrive Alliance, said a grassroots movement working directly with women’s rights organizations is necessary.

“How can we get women into those sectors of the economy that pay more?”

SUDHIR SHETTY Chief Economist for the East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank

“If you take all the money that is being invested in gender and development, only 0.5 percent is reaching women’s rights organizations,” Bove said.

Bove said enhanced collaboration between the women’s rights movement and the international development community is necessary to ensure the continuity of the women’s rights movement in light of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

“It is important to do so today more than ever to ensure that the global women’s rights movement survives the next four years,” Bove said.

Elizabeth Vazquez, the president, CEO and co-

founder of WEConnect International, a nonprofit that connects female suppliers and women-owned businesses to global markets, expressed the importance of funding women’s business opportunities.

“If we can get more money into the hands of women, they will ensure that this will be a better world for everyone,” Vazquez said.

Vazquez said female entrepreneurs face numerous challenges in securing startup funding.

“It is really hard in an asset-based lending environment to secure funding if you don’t have assets in the first place, if you don’t have equal access to economic opportunity,” Vazquez said.

The forum provided a platform for discussion on how to build a more inclusive global economy for everyone, according to Vazquez.

“It was really exciting to hear what is happening in the space of women’s development and seeing this not only as a discussion about human rights, but at the same time about having economic empowerment and resources,” Vasquez said.

GAPS Board Member Spencer Parsons (GRD ’17), who attended the forum, praised the scope and depth of topics covered by the speakers.

“This was a great opportunity to have a lot of different practitioners come together and talk about gender in a cross-sectional way, that was very impactful,” Parsons said.

Meghan Bodette (SFS ’20), who also attended the forum, said the forum successfully promoted the theme of female empowerment and ability.

“Women aren’t necessarily the victims of their own circumstance,” Bodette said. “They are actors with agency.”

Gas Leak Shuts Front Gates William Zhu Hoya Staff Writer

The main gates and Copley Lawn were cordoned off with caution tape for about eight hours yesterday after Washington Gas Light contractors struck a natural gas line while performing excavations in front of the main gate, causing a gas leak.

The university issued a HoyaAlert at 1:43 p.m. urging the community to avoid the intersection of 37th and O sreets. The D.C. Fire and EMS Department, Georgetown University Police Department and Washington Gas responded to the incident.

A second HoyaAlert was sent at 9:39 p.m. announcing the gas leak had been repaired.

Workers at the intersection could be seen breaking the pavement and digging a hole in ground, while a strong odor of natural gas was noted by students in the area near Healy and Copley lawns.

Washington Gas Light provides natural gas for customers in the D.C. metro area. The company was unavailable for comment

as of press time.

According to Senior Director for Strategic Communications Rachel Pugh, the situation was quickly addressed by emergency crews and the university.

“Students were only affected by detours around the repair. Services were not affected.”

Rachel pugh Senior Director for Strategic Communications

“Washington Gas’ contractor struck the line and reported it immediately to the emergency crews onsite so the response was rapid and quickly plugged the leak,” Pugh wrote in an email to The Hoya.

A GUPD officer on scene said the gas leak posed no imminent danger to students on campus and advised everyone to avoid the area while repairs were in

progress.

The Hoya could not reach GUPD for an official statement as of press time.

Despite the proximity of the leak to Alumni Square, Pugh said no students were forced to evacuate and no university operations were impacted.

Residents of the Alumni Square Townhouses reported normal functioning of their gas stoves and heating systems.

“Students were only affected by detours around the repair. Services were not affected,” Pugh wrote.

Students were advised against using entrances close to the main gates, according to Alumni Square Community Director Eileen Rodriguez in an email to all residents of Alumni Square.

Prithish David (MSB ’17) said he first noticed the warning signs on 36th Street, and immediately began to smell the gas as soon as he approached the fenced-off front gates.

“When I walked up here I could smell the weird gas smell,” David said.

“It is literally all blocked off and you can’t go anywhere.”

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A report by the Georgetown University Medical Center cautioned the use of inflammation to halt cancer due to its detrimental effects once tumors are established.

Cancer Treatments Studied Gene inflammation can slow cancer growth Matt Larson Hoya Staff Writer

Inflammation can slow the early development of cancers in a protein-producing gene, said Georgetown University Medical Center researchers and alumni who took part in a five-year study published Nov. 3.

The report also advised cancer patients to exercise caution when using anti-inflammatory antioxidants.

The slowing down of cancers linked to the mutation of the Neurofibromin 2 gene can be triggered by inflammation, according to the research team led by researcher Chunling Yi, an assistant professor at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s molecular oncology program. However, inflammation can also speed up the growth of cancerous cells after a certain point, placing patients taking over-the-counter antiinflammatory drugs at risk.

In an interview with The Hoya, Yi explained the positive effects DNA damage can have on cancerous cells and why inflammation can be beneficial.

“When you have a tumor that is already formed, DNA damage can actually be a good thing for the tumor cells because it makes the tumor cells grow slower,” Yi said. “So, if you try to reduce DNA damage and inflammation in a tumor cell, it can actually have a counterproductive result.”

Yi added that one of the pathways linked to the NF2 gene’s formation of merlin, which involves a protein known as Rac1, actually suppresses cancerous cells

About 200 participate in Moveable Feasts hANNAH uRTZ Hoya Staff Writer

The Office of Residential Living’s “A Moveable Feast” program has provided about 200 Georgetown students and faculty members opportunities to gather for conversation in a casual setting over a meal paid for

by Residential Living in the 2015-16 school year.

The program, established in 2013, was designed to encourage students to connect with their professors and deans in a more casual space, according to Associate Director of Residential Living Katie Heather.

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for that specific disease.”

Bollam said with the new information, some treatments of cancers involving the Rac1 protein could be made more effective.

“You have to be careful on how you see the conclusion from any study because there’s obvious limitations,” Bollam said. “What we were able to achieve, in part, was there’s some treatments that are being given to patients who have cancers that have a molecular background that might not work as well.”

Both Shi and Bollam praised working in a lab environment with Yi. Shi, who worked with Yi during his freshman year at Georgetown, encouraged other undergraduate students with an interest in the sciences to get involved with research.

“I think this was a great story for undergrads who are pursuing research now.

And that is, you can do a lot, and there’s a lot to be accomplished as an undergrad in a lab,” Shi said.

“That’s undervalued sometimes.”

Bollam, who worked with Yi from her sophomore to senior year, said students might find the application of concepts learned from class to be helpful to their overall understanding of scientific issues.

“I found that I did my best learning in Dr. Yi’s lab,” Bollam said. “It was miles more beneficial to me to learn by doing than learn by lectures in the classroom and there was a lot that I learned through my regular classes I was able to apply in the lab.”

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“We hope this program will encourage reflective conversations with students and faculty.”

A gas leak on 37th and O streets caused the Georgetown University Police Department to close the main gates and Copley Lawn on Monday afternoon.

early in their development.

“You think about Rac1 like a brake on the tumor cells,” Yi said. “The sense is that there’s too much happening so they actually put a brake on it. When you take this brake away, the cells will grow out of control.”

Yi noted that the study’s original purpose was to see which pathway involved with NF2 was most important for cancer proliferation: either the one involving Rac1 or another involving the protein Yap. According to Yi, the discovery of Rac1’s role as a cancer suppressor actually surprised the researchers, who did not think it inhibited cancer.

“We realized when we did this experiment in a mouse, it was much more complicated than we thought,” Yi said. “Rac1 actually had the opposite effect than we originally hypothesized.”

Two former Georgetown undergraduate students, Yuhao Shi (NHS ’15) and Saumya Bollam (COL ’16), assisted Yi in the study, marking the first times their names have appeared in a research publication.

Shi said the study could have multiple potential effects, including helping drug developers create more targeted therapies to treat cancers involved with the NF2 pathway.

“Once we can find more druggable targets to different proteins that are essential for how the disease happened, those therapies are more specific,” Shi said.

“There’s less side effects and it’s more personalized

Students may apply in groups of three or more for a $100 stipend for their meal with one faculty member, which can take place in a residence hall or at a local restaurant.

Heather said students and faculty participated in

40 events during the 201516 academic year. Each meal included a faculty member or a dean.

“The reaction from students has been overwhelmingly positive. Additionally, the program was well-received by representatives from Academic Affairs,” Heather said.

The name of the program comes from author Ernest Hemingway’s memoir “A Moveable Feast,” where he writes, “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”

Heather said she hopes students who participate in a dinner will remember their conversations after graduation.

“We hope this program will encourage reflective conversations with students and faculty that will stay with students after their final class at Georgetown,” Heather said.

Students said they have found the meals to be a good way to connect with their professors outside of the classroom.

Joyce Song (SFS ’18) organized a meal for her Chinese class last year with her teaching assistant. The class met at Kafe Leopold and enjoyed discussion outside of the classroom, according to Song.

“It was pretty cool because it eliminates the fi-

nancial burden for a lot of students. It was nice to get out and talk about other things besides classwork, especially since Georgetown students tend to get really caught up with our academics,” Song said.

“The reaction from students has been overwhelmingly positive.”

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Brody Ladd (SFS ’19) shared a meal with his proseminar class last fall.

Ladd said they spent their evening listening to stories of their professor’s time in Latin America.

Ladd said he saw the value in learning from his professor in a different context.

“It was great getting to know our professor on a more personal level, and some of his experiences he shared were as valuable as the topics we were sharing in class,” Ladd said. “I feel like a lot of professors have similarly valuable experiences and these dinners allow them to share those stories with their students.”

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s sports fans, we all have our favorite players. We adorn their jerseys every game day and study every statistic on the backs of their trading cards. Certain players become synonymous with their teams: Joe Montana and the 49ers, Emmitt Smith and the Cowboys, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. It is difficult to picture any of those athletes in a different team’s uniform, but the reality is sports are a business. The best teams separate emotional ties to on-field performance. No one owes anyone anything, and players are expendable.

Cut ties before it is too late. Pay players for what they give, not what they gave.

This past week, NBA superstar and Miami Heat legend Dwayne Wade made his longawaited return to American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., for the first time since signing with the Chicago Bulls. Wade, the 2006 NBA Final MVP, a future NBA Hall of Famer and the Heat’s all-time leader in minutes played, points scored and championship rings, turned down a two-year $40 million deal with the Heat for a two-year $47 million deal with his hometown Bulls. In a post-game press conference, he called Thursday’s game the “weirdest basketball game I’ve played in my life” — a life that included 13 seasons in Miami.

After Wade turned down the deal, Pat Riley, the president of the Miami Heat, fell under heavy criticism for his lack of negotiations with Wade and failure to offer him a larger contract. Heat fans feel as though Wade should have been allowed to name his price.

He helped build the Heat into a dynasty and is arguably Miami’s best professional athlete ever. He voluntarily accepted a six-year contract with a $15 mil-

lion discount in order to allow the team to sign LeBron James and Chris Bosh in 2010. Fans say Wade should have been offered a larger contract this offseason as an act of good faith, a way to repay the man for all of the greatness he has brought to the city of Miami.

Thomas Schlarp If we have learned anything, however, from watching teams spend exorbitant amounts on colossal contracts to aging superstars, it is that Riley made the right business decision.

Signing Wade to a lofty contract in a league with a salary cap would surely hamstring the Miami Heat, preventing them from using their salaries toward other, younger players.

Providing him a parachutepackage contract would stifle the Heat’s potential for growth and delay their plans at rebuilding toward another championship, as we saw with last year’s Los Angeles Lakers.

At $24 million a year, the Lakers made Kobe Bryant the highest-paid player in the NBA for his final two seasons, despite being arguably the statistically worst player in the league over that same span. While fans were able to salute an NBA all-timer, the organization was prevented from successfully entering the free agent market and proposing legitimate contract offers to other talented stars. Bryant’s behemoth contract, seen as a “thank you” present from the organization for 20 great seasons, ended up

forming a roadblock for the team’s path to future success.

As the Lakers have started the 2016 NBA season, one free of the anvil and anchor himself, they have jumped out to a surprisingly fast start. With plenty of cash to spend and a team lacking a dominant ball hog, young talent is improving and the Lakers appear to be headed back to the playoffs.

Then there is the pinnacle of all model sports franchises, the New England Patriots. Bill Belichick has fostered a reputation of ridding the organization of players perhaps a year too early, rather than a year late. This past offseason, the Patriots gave up one of their best defenders, Chandler Jones, to the Arizona Cardinals for a second-round draft pick and an offensive lineman who has since been cut. Earlier this season, the Patriots even sent their best defender, Jamie Collins — who was rumored to be seeking the richest linebacker contract in the league — to the NFL purgatory Cleveland Browns for just a draft pick. Conversations of life after Brady have even risen.

For years, Belichick has made these questionable decisions to make business-savvy moves that will save the Patriots money in the long run, all while continuing to dominate opponents on the field.

In professional sports, players are owed no favors. The Cowboys are not obligated to play Tony Romo. The Cardinals let Albert Pujols walk. The Packers cut ties with Brett Favre. The Colts said goodbye to Peyton Manning. Do not fall victim to your love for a player. Relationships are great.

Winning is better.

Thomas Schlarp is a sophomore in the School of Nursing and Health Studies.

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Senior Scott Carpenter finished second overall at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional championship last weekend. It is his second consecutive second-place finish.

GU Defends Regional Title Daniel Baldwin Hoya Staff Writer

One meet after defending its 2015 Big East Championship, the No. 22 Georgetown men’s crosscountry team successfully defended its 2015 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional championship this past weekend, edging out the Naval Academy for the top spot.

The women claimed fifth place out of 28 teams while recording 141 points.

Senior Scott Carpenter led the Hoyas in another duel with Villanova’s senior Patrick Tiernan. The result remained the same, as Tiernan grabbed first and Carpenter followed for second place with a time of 30:43 on the 10-kilometer course.

Graduate student Michael Clevenger, who has burst onto the scene for the Hoyas this season, was the second Hoya to cross the finish line with a time of 30:59. This performance

secured him seventh place.

Junior Christian Alvarado snagged 11th place overall, finishing the race in 30:59.

Alvarado has consistently been a point scorer for the Hoyas this season.

Senior Scott Carpenter led the Hoyas in another duel with Villanova’s senior Patrick Tiernan.

Graduate student Michael Lederhouse and freshman Jack Van Scoter rounded out the top five for the men, finishing in 16th and 30th place, respectively, with times of 31:13 and 31:28.

The Georgetown women also enjoyed their fair share of successful performances on the 6-kilometer course. Freshman Paige

Hofstad continued her impressive debut season, as she was the first Hoya to cross the finish line.

She finished with a time of 21:05, good enough for 15th overall.

Sophomore transfer Josette Norris has proven to be a big addition to the team, as she claimed 24th place overall as the second Hoya to finish the race. She ran a time of 21:17 and scored 24 points. Junior Autumn Eastman added another impressive performance to her resume, capturing 26th place in 21:20.

Junior Kennedy Weisner and freshman Margie Cullen rounded out the top five, running 21:30 and 21:51, respectively. Weisner captured 30th place while Cullen snagged 46th place.

Both squads have the rest of the week to prepare for the NCAA Championship meet Nov. 19 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross-Country Course located in Terre Haute, Ind.

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Sophomore linebacker J’V’on Butler tied a career-high with 11 tackles Saturday against Bucknell. In the fourth quarter, he forced a fumble that Georgetown recovered.

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Commemorating Senior Day on Saturday evening at Cooper Field, the Georgetown football team dropped its seventh consecutive loss, falling 21-7 to the Bucknell Bison.

Both offenses struggled early in the game, with neither team scoring in the first quarter. Making his second straight start for the Hoyas under center, sophomore quarterback Clay Norris threw an interception on the team’s second drive on a high pass looking for senior receiver Justin Hill. Georgetown (3-7, 0-5 Patriot League) punted on four of its first five possessions, tallying only three first downs in the first half.

Meanwhile, Bucknell’s (4-6, 3-2 Patriot League) large offensive line of seniors paved the way for junior running back Joey DeFloria to pound the ball on the ground. Standout senior wide receiver Will Carter also made several catches on the perimeter, but the Bison’s offense struggled to convert its initial yardage into points, twice stalling deep in Hoya territory.

Just before halftime, the Bison finally broke the ice with a 12-play, 67-yard drive capped by a 14-yard DeFloria touchdown run to make the score 7-0.

Norris made his second mistake of the game early in the second half, attempting to throw the ball away but not lofting it enough to reach the sideline. Bucknell’s Bryan Marine managed to snag the interception while keeping his feet inbounds, giving his team the ball at the Georgetown 32-yard

line. The Bison would capitalize with a 1-yard touchdown run to extend their lead to 14-0.

“It’s just tough to put our [defense] in that position, they were playing really well in the first half,” Georgetown Head Coach Rob Sgarlata said. “We do some really good things and we do some stuff that kills us.”

However, the Hoyas’ offense managed to respond quickly.

Hill shed his defender, caught a pass near the sideline and turned upfield for a 29-yard reception — the team’s longest pass play in three weeks.

On the very next play, Norris found junior wide receiver Jim McLaughlin near the pylon of the end zone for a 23-yard touchdown to suddenly cut the deficit in half, 14-7.

On the ensuing Bucknell drive, junior defensive back Jelani Williamson anticipated his receiver’s route and jumped in front of a pass, but dropped what surely would have been a pick-six, as no Hoyas were in front of him. He ripped his helmet off in frustration, causing a penalty and awarding the Hoyas with an automatic first down.

The defense clamped down on that drive, but the missed opportunity and lost momentum haunted the Hoyas, who were unable to score for the remainder of the game. DeFloria ran for his second touchdown on the day with two minutes left to make it 21-7 and end Georgetown’s comeback hopes.

Bucknell outperformed Georgetown in several statistical categories, most notably time of possession, as the Bison held the ball for over 39 of the

game’s 60 minutes.

“Any time you give them 2-to-1 in time of possession, all three sides are involved in that.

It’s not just the defense, it’s the offense keeping them off the field as well,” Sgarlata said.

Indeed, the offense continued its season-long third-down struggles, converting just three of 12. Norris finished with 157 yards through the air, while junior running back Alex Valles added 40 on the ground.

“We showed that we can move the ball but at the end of the day, consistency needs to be there,” Valles said. “We just have to be more consistent and finish our drives.”

Sophomore linebacker J’V’on Butler led the way on the defensive end with 11 tackles and a forced fumble. The defense played without freshman defensive lineman Khristian Tate and lost senior linebacker Leo Loughrey midway through the game due to injury. Nonetheless, the defense allowed only 295 total yards, its secondlowest total all season.

“It came down to sometimes [Bucknell having] more people than we had in certain situations, but I feel like we battled pretty well for what we had,” Butler said.

Having honored the team’s 20 seniors with a pre-game ceremony this week, Georgetown seeks to deliver a positive farewell for its graduating class next week in its season finale at Colgate.

“Our job this week is to come back and work twice as hard to get these [seniors] a win and get them to go out with a victory,” Sgarlata said.

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Sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Sinnette, center, tallied seven kills against Xavier on Sunday. She leads the team with 340 kills this season.

Final Homestand Spoiled Cameron Perales Hoya Staff Writer

In its last home stand of the season, Georgetown women’s volleyball fell to Butler and Xavier, extending its losing streak to 10 matches.

Georgetown closes out the season with a home record of 1-11, finding stiff competition throughout the Big East when the opponents travel to D.C. The Hoyas look to break the streak on the road now in their final two matches against Creighton and Providence.

The Hoyas (6-23, 2-14 Big East) nearly found that elusive victory in a hotly contested match with Butler (19-14, 8-8 Big East) that saw the Hoyas push the Bulldogs to five sets. The Hoyas played the Bulldogs tough, dropping the first set 25-20, despite a 6-2 scoring run to tie things up at 20 points apiece.

The fourth set was a mustwin for the Hoyas, and sophomore outside hitter Liv King came through in a big way, leading the Hoyas to a

26-24 win.

With the Hoya offense pulling through to force a fifth set, Butler turned the heat on from the opening, jumping out to an 8-4 lead.

This lead coupled with the drain of fighting to push it to a fifth set proved to be too difficult an obstacle for the Hoyas, who lost the set 15-6 and the match 3-2.

The match against Xavier (17-12, 11-5 Big East) came on senior night, where Williams and setter Caitlin Brauneis were honored for their past four years of dedication to the program. In their last match of the season, Brauneis contributed five digs, and Williams shared the team lead of seven kills for the match.

The Hoyas could not give their seniors the victory, as they were not able to stop Xavier from going on big scoring runs throughout the sets. The second set saw the Hoyas play much tighter volleyball, especially behind Speech’s six kills, but after a 19-19 tie Xavier was able to score on six out of eight

points to take it, 25-21.

Xavier’s 20-13 lead in the final set lead proved insurmountable, and the Hoyas fell 25-18 despite strong efforts from sophomore libero Kenzie Higareda on defense, tallying 10 digs – a team high for the Hoyas. Higareda is now sitting at 979 digs on her career, only 21 away from 1,000 career digs, a feat only accomplished by nine other Hoyas in program history.

Higareda will have an opportunity to reach this mark in Georgetown’s final two matches of the season, as the team also looks to break its losing streak on the road.

The Hoyas look to pull the upset on the road in Omaha, Neb., against Creighton, before they travel to Providence, R.I., to take on the Providence Friars, who currently sit in last place in the conference with only one conference win this year.

Georgetown will take on Creighton this Friday at 8 p.m., followed by Providence on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the season finale.

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Other players did make the switch. Midfielder Valon Berisha had 20 international appearances for Norway before playing for Kosovo and midfielder Milot Rashica, who previously played for Albania, switched to play for Kosovo.

On the day of its first qualifying match — an away fixture in Finland — Kosovo finally had permission to compete and a squad of professional players to field. But, instead of watching film and prepping players, Head Coach Albert Bunjaki had to wait for FIFA to finally approve the switch of players like Berisha and Rashica.

Months after giving Kosovo permission to play, FIFA had still not completed the paperwork needed to allow the team to play. It did not make its decisions until five hours before the game, when it announced that every player was eligible.

Kosovo drew the match against Finland 1-1. Berisha tied the match with a penalty kick, — the first competitive goal in his country’s history.

Kosovo’s president was in the stands to witness the moment.

Kosovo has lost every single match since the tie.

The creation of any new country comes with a huge array of problems. For every Velvet Divorce, there has been several violent splits. This is

especially true in the Balkans, where Yugoslavia and later Serbia, fought to keep every piece of territory.

As much as sports serve as a distraction from the harsh realities of the world, they often are unfortunately intertwined with politics, especially on the international level.

When Serbia hosted Albania, a drone carrying a flag of “Greater Albania” appeared over the stadium during the match. It incited riots that prompted and armed police response and the cancellation of the match. Parts of the crowd chanted “kill, kill the Albanians.” The territory of “Greater Albania” in question includes Kosovo.

This is the environment that the Kosovo national team entered. Nevertheless, the people of Kosovo now have their own representation on the international football stage.

FIFA may not be the UN, but after overcoming years of war and bureaucratic red tape, one should expect far more excitement in Pristina after the team’s first qualifying win than for any Security Council resolution.

Andrew May is a senior in the School of Foreign Service.

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the stretch.

Woodard and Adomako both finished with doubledoubles, and junior guard DiDi Burton finished in third on the team in scoring with 11 points.

Woodard said finishing the first game of the season with a win reaffirmed the team’s efforts to build on its steady progress over the past year.

“It was just a testament to everything that we’ve been doing over the summer,” Woodard said of the win. “We’ve been working really hard, and just to get this win was something that our whole team is really proud of. It’s momentum moving forward.”

That momentum was slowed, however, by a loss two days later on the road to Virginia Tech (20). Georgetown gained an early lead and managed to hold onto it for most of the game. But the Hoyas found themselves on the opposite end of a fourth-quarter comeback this time — the Hokies made 14 free throws in the fourth quarter and ended the game on a 12-2 run to pull ahead and seal a lead in the final minutes.

Virginia Tech redshirt sophomore forward Regan Magarity was a consistent threat to Georgetown, tallying a game-high 23

points and eight rebounds.

Like Georgetown on Friday, Virginia Tech’s accuracy at the free-throw line generated crucial points as Georgetown was charged with more and more fouls.

“Any time you give any opponent 40 free-throw attempts, you’ll make it tough on yourself. … We just have to get better.

We’re going to work on defense and get ready for the next game,” Adair said to GUHoyas after the loss.

Sophomore guard Dionna White was a bright spot for Georgetown, contributing a team-high 19 points and six assists in the loss.

Woodard and Adomako each scored in double-digits again Sunday, scoring 11 and 14 points, respectively.

Sunday’s competition marked the first of a sevengame road stretch for the Hoyas. Next up on Georgetown’s schedule is a Fridaynight game against Minnesota (1-0) in Minneapolis.

Minnesota’s first game of the season ended in a 103-87 win over Harvard on Saturday, when Minnesota junior guard Carlie Wagner rallied for 27 points and led five other teammates scoring in double digits. The team has a game this evening at VCU before returning home to take on Georgetown this weekend.

When asked if George-

town is prepared to be on the road for such a long stretch, Woodard said the team is ready for the challenge.

“Our coaches always talk about being tough,

not only on the court but being mentally tough, and that’s something we prepare for every single day in practice,” Woodard said.

Friday’s game is set for 5 p.m. EST in Minneapolis.

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Senior guard Mykia Jones scored three points and grabbed two rebounds on the weekend.

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just slipping out of the polls this week.

Head Coach John Thompson III has resigned himself to the immediacy of the game and implied wanting more time for the Blue and Gray to find their stride.

“In a perfect world, we wouldn’t play a team this difficult this soon, with so many new guys,” Thompson said of the test Maryland poses to Georgetown’s inexperienced roster. “When they put the games together, one of the main premises behind it was getting tough, difficult games on your sched-

ule early in the season. So that’s the reason for the union of the two leagues, and here we are.”

“In a perfect world, we wouldn’t play a team this difficult this soon with so many new guys.”

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Still, much fanfare is made of the local rivalry, with the teams renewing their historic rivalry last season after a seven-year

hiatus.

“It means a lot,” Campbell said, referring to a victory in the game beyond just the win-loss column.

“They were ranked top-25, and that’s something that we’re trying to get to. Being from here — MarylandGeorgetown just came up two years ago — it’s big. A lot of people don’t know it’s that big because of Georgetown-Syracuse, but Georgetown-Maryland is big, too.”

As the two flagship basketball programs of the immediate D.C. area, the two schools have battled for recruits and media attention for years. While Georgetown went to four

Final Fours during the 1980s and captured a national title in 1984, Maryland made headlines in the 2000s with back-toback Final Four appearances and a national title in 2002.

Maryland holds the alltime series lead with a 3727 record against Georgetown.

In the larger season picture, however, the Terrapins mark the midpoint of a stretch in which the Hoyas play three games over the course of five days. While Thompson has urged his players to play their hardest, he also recognizes their imminent fatigue.

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You have to be conscious of guys getting their rest in practice and hopefully at night.”

While Thompson’s exact rotation remains unclear after a one-game blowout, its depth and versatility look to help weather the test that lies before the

“They were ranked top25, and that’s something that we’re trying to get to.”

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Graduate student defender Marina Paul scored in the 52nd minute of Georgetown’s victory in the first round of the NCAA tournament off a corner kick from sophomore midfielder Rachel Corboz.

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were open. This was a game where we had a lot of opportunities, and it was good preparation going into the next game. They kept fighting all the way to the end,” Thomas said. “Now we can capitalize on even more opportunities next weekend.”

After a bad miss right before halftime, the Hoyas started the second half strong, creating a string of more substantive chances.

“The field is hard and bumpy, so it took us a while to start to play,” Nolan said. “In the second half, we were able to play and connect more, and I think that was as much that they got tired,

and we had a little bit more room. In the first half, they always seemed to have numbers around the ball.”

Georgetown earned 19 corner kicks to St. Francis’ three, and the breakthrough to seal the game came off a corner in the 52nd minute.

“With corner kicks, it’s about delivery and it’s about the desire to get on the end of it,” Nolan said. “And I think Rachel’s delivery has been good. I’m surprised we haven’t scored more.

We were playing a lot more short corner kicks today, twoman corner kicks, because we needed to mix it up a little bit.

And I don’t know, maybe one game we’ll score five off corner

kicks.”

Paul headed in one of Corboz’s corners, possibly clattering into the Red Flash goalkeeper in the process. It went uncalled.

Should Georgetown beat Rutgers on Friday, it will take on the winner of Friday’s No. 15 Virginia (13-4-2) and Penn State (11-4-4) match.

“We definitely need to keep improving,” Thomas said.

“That’s the biggest difference that this team brings, that every week we’re going to keep getting better. And we know that we need to work on a lot of different things this week to be ready for Rutgers on Friday. So we’re really excited for that game, and we’ll be ready.”

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The No. 5 Georgetown women’s soccer team barraged St. Francis in the first round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, winning 2-0 behind goals from senior forward Grace Damaska and graduate student defender Marina Paul.

The second-seeded Hoyas (17-2-3) advance to play the No. 22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-4-6) at 11:30 a.m.

Friday at Shaw Field. Earlier in the season, Georgetown bested Rutgers 2-1 in overtime Sept. 2.

Despite the 2-0 score line, the Hoyas ran rampant against the Red Flash (10-12), racking up 24 total shots and limiting St. Francis to just two.

Head Coach Dave Nolan gave credit, though, to the Red Flash’s ability to battle despite low possession and to always have someone in the way of Hoya attacks.

“We’re happy to win, and we’re happy to advance,” Nolan said. “Going into these kinds of games, they’re never easy. You’re dealing with a team who obviously has had some success this year, and this is their game. This is the biggest game of their careers, for many of them, and you’re going to get a great effort from them.”

St. Francis largely sat back, even after conceding the goals, making the

game seem out of reach despite the two-goal margin.

Damaska opened up the scoring as she faced two lines of defenders in a 30yard area.

“The only way you can stretch them is to get it wide,” Nolan said bemoaning the lack of space. “And I thought in the first half we did a good job of getting it wide, but when we turned the corner and got crosses in they were already back on the goal line facing out.

And for them, it’s bread and butter, just stepping out and clearing the ball. We never really were able to get our runs across them quick enough.”

The first goal came in the 30th minute when Georgetown managed to get behind the St. Francis back line. Junior midfielder Rachel Corboz played a ball through, and Damaska finished calmly past the keeper.

Graduate student forward Crystal Thomas, who provided a spark off the bench and created several chances, said the game provided a good chance to get used to the lighter Wilson balls the NCAA uses, and discussed the team’s focus shifting toward Rutgers.

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Senior forward Faith Woodard scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Georgetown’s victory over George Washington last Friday. In the game against Virginia Tech, Woodard scored 11 points and recorded six rebounds.

Individuals Shine on Opening Weekend Elizabeth Cavacos Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown women’s basketball team split results in the opening weekend of its 2016-17 season, earning a 72-57 victory over George Washington University on Friday night and dropping a 73-63 loss to Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon.

Georgetown (1-1) kicked off the weekend with a home game at McDonough Gymnasium against George Washington (1-1), where the team’s composure under pressure and steady lategame performance drove its fourth-quarter comeback win.

“We talked about this being a statement game, and I think we made one: that Georgetown women’s basketball is going to grind it out and be tough, and we’re going to fight to the finish,” Head Coach Natasha Adair said of the win.

The game started out slow for Georgetown; a lowscoring first half, marked by turnovers and missed shots, left Georgetown trailing 32-24 heading into the locker room. The Hoyas struggled to pull ahead of the Colonials for most of the game, consistently trailing by less than 10 points until they started chipping away at the lead in the final

period.

With both teams racking up fouls — Georgetown finished with 26 and GW with 23 — one of the deciding factors of the game was each team’s performance at the free-throw line. And down the stretch, Georgetown made its free throws when it counted.

Senior forward Faith Woodard and junior guard Dorothy Adomako propelled Georgetown ahead of GW, combining for 10 made free throws and 19 points in the final period. Georgetown tallied a perfect 14for-14 at the free-throw line during the fourth quarter, compared to GW’s 0-for-6.

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Aside from capitalizing on easy shots, the Hoyas also focused on creating their own scoring opportunities.

Georgetown grabbed nine defensive and four offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter and generated five second-chance points.

Adair stressed the team’s defense-oriented mindset and said many of Georgetown’s late-game opportunities came from an increased intensity on defense.

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Junior guard L.J. Peak scored 14 points and tallied four assists and three rebounds in Georgetown’s home opener against USC Upstate. Peak started and played in 23 minutes, shooting 4-of-6 from the field.

Hoyas Seek Revenge Against Terps Paolo Santamaria Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown men’s basketball team hosts local rival Maryland today in the second installment of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, as the Hoyas (1-0) look to rebound from last year’s 7571 defeat at College Park.

While last year’s Maryland team (1-0) boasted current NBA players Jake Layman and Diamond Stone, the Terrapins now rely almost exclusively on junior guard Melo Trimble, a preseason second team All-American. In the team’s season-opening win against

American (0-2), a 62-56 contest, Trimble scored 22 points, using 37 percent of possessions during his 34 minutes of playing time.

“What we’ve been focusing on for the last two days is staying in front of him,” junior guard and Washington, D.C. native Tre Campbell said of the game plan to slow down the Terrapins’ star. “Just playing defense.”

On the other hand, Georgetown evenly distributed playing time and floored the USC Upstate Spartans (0-1) 105-60 in the team’s first game as 10 players played 10 minutes or more,

none playing more than 30.

Graduate student guard Rodney Pryor, named Big East Player of the Week on Monday, made his debut after transferring from Robert Morris (0-2) and scored 26 in the first half, finishing with 32 points.

His performance, however, came under criticism for its one-dimensional nature. Pryor finished with zero assists and zero steals.

“It’s tough because we won by 40, and everything looks like it’s going good,” Pryor said of his performance. “I pride myself on the defensive end, bringing activity, bring-

ing energy. To not have those stats — and we gave up 20 offensive rebounds, and I only had one rebound — I feel bad about that because on those offensive rebounds, I probably could have gotten a deflection or gotten my hand in there a couple times.”

Pryor and the rest of the team recognize the importance of the season’s first nationally televised game, not to mention a rivalry bout against a top-tier team.

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n Nov. 12, the Kosovo national soccer team lost 0-2 in a World Cup qualifying match against Turkey, dropping the team’s World Cup qualification record to 0-1-3. Kosovo now sits in last place in its qualifying group behind five other teams, including Croatia, Ukraine and Iceland. Barring a miracle, Kosovo will fail to qualify for the 2020 World Cup. Many teams would view that 0-1-3 record as a failure.

The fact that Kosovo is even competing for a spot, however, stands as a victory of its own.

After years of violent struggle for independence from Serbia, the former Yugoslav region has since taken its fight to international bodies in an attempt to gain recognition. It has not received a full place in the United Nations and only about half the world’s countries recognize Kosovo’s sovereignty.

FIFA and the European equivalent, the Union of European Football Associations, also refused to grant Kosovo’s teams the right to compete in international competitions, citing a clause in FIFA’s bylaws that states that a member must be “an independent state recognized by the international community.”

Then, in 2014, FIFA reversed its interpretation of Kosovo’s status as an independent state.

It sanctioned international friendly matches for Kosovo, with the caveat that it could not play other former Yugoslav countries. Kosovo played Haiti to a 1-1 draw in its first match.

In May 2016, both UEFA and FIFA accepted Kosovo as a full member team, granting the team the opportunity to compete for a spot in international tournaments, including the World Cup. The country’s journey to its first competitive international match, however, had just begun. Players must have citizenship in a country in order to represent it on the field. The issue of Kosovar citizenship is complicated at best.

The soccer world generally believes that a large number of players of Kosovar heritage with Albanian, Swiss or other citizenships would be allowed to play for the Kosovo team. Xherdan Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka and Valon Behrami are members of the Swiss national team whose families fled Kosovo. All three chose to stay with the Swiss.

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