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A NEW GOURMET CAPITAL

The Guide chats with celebrity chefs José Andrés and Mike Isabella about D.C.’s burgeoning food scene.

BRICKS ON THE BAYOU

The No. 14 women’s basketball team’s shooting woes continued in a loss to No. 20 LSU.

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SPORTS, A12

Protesters March on Key Bridge GU Defends Plan Thursday’s hearing was the last in the 2010 Campus Plan process

HIROMI OKA

Hoya Staff Writer

Hundreds of protesters, including about a dozen students, protested on the Key Bridge Thursday afternoon as part of a national “day of action” organized by Occupy DC. At about 3:30 p.m., approximately 300 protesters, including representatives of several workers’ unions, crossed from the Georgetown side of the bridge to Arlington, Va., completing a march that began at McPherson Square earlier Thursday afternoon.

Protesters chanted and carried signs, but most remained on the sidewalks and did not disrupt traffic. Police officers from D.C. and Virginia stayed on guard throughout the afternoon, but the peaceful crowd largely dissipated by 4 p.m.

Some student participants, including Carly Rosenfield (COL ’14), said that they walked to show that the Occupy movement remains strong despite recent setbacks like the clearing of Zuccotti Park in New York City.

“This isn’t a short-lived thing.

It’s not some tantrum the younger generation is throwing,” Rosenfield said. “We know what we want, and what we want is for all the institution, nationally and internationally, to be embedded in justice and not in profits.”

Timothy Wickham-Crowley, associate professor and chairman of the sociology department, sent an email to sociology majors and minors Wednesday morning notifying them of the demonstration.

“If we’re willing to send along those other types of internship See OCCUPY, A5

BRADEN MCDONALD Hoya Staff Writer

Administrators, neighborhood commissioners and officials from the District Department of Transportation offered final testimony on the university’s 2010 Campus Plan in a last hearing before the D.C. Zoning Commission Thursday night.

Arguments extended for more than five hours before Anthony Hood, chairman of the Zoning Commission, called the hearing to a close.

Though the commission will continue to accept written testimony through December, Thursday was LEONEL DE VELEZ/THE HOYA the last hearing for the plan’s advoGU’s attorney, Maureen Dwyer, decates and opponents to make their case before the commission releas- liberates with a transport consultant. es its final ruling on Feb. 9.

Georgetown’s attorney Maureen crete programs, and the evidence Dwyer, Vice President for Student shows that they are working,” DwAffairs Todd Olson, Vice President yer said.

Neighborhood representatives of Student Safety Rocco DelMonaco and Associate Vice President for expressed less certainty about the effectiveness Student Affairs of the proJeanne Lord grams, citgave a rebuttal ing ongoing on behalf of grievances the university.

For a timeline of key with noise, The continmoments in the Campus trash and gent stressed Plan debate, see A5. general rowdithe measures ness. During the university his cross-exhas taken in recent months, including the twice- amination of university adminisdaily trash collection program, a trators, Advisory Neighborhood new M Street shuttle and the addi- Commission 2E Chair Ron Lewis tion of seven Metropolitan Police complained that student trash on Department officers to George- local properties remains a problem despite regular trash pickups. town’s weekend night detail.

“The university has responded to what it heard with new, conSee HEARING, A5

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Protesters made their way from McPherson Square to the Key Bridge Thursday afternoon in a demonstration coordinated by Occupy DC.

GUSA to Restructure Districts

RANGILA TO COLOR THE STAGE THIS WEEKEND

Senate will vote on redistricing bill to boost representation Sunday ANNIE CHEN

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The pep band is a staple at all home basketball games.

Pep Band Sets Tone MATTHEW STRAUSS

rendition of the fight song.

Pep band President Stephanie Grice (NHS ’12) believes the An hour and a half before tip- group’s motto — “Loud, raucous off, Verizon Center is usually and out of tune since 1922” — accurately reflects the personality pretty quiet. of the band.

The most de“I think it fits, voted student because we're fans are just be- “There was no sitting kind of goofy ginning to trick- on the sidelines as and fun,” she le into their seats, while most freshmen in other said.

U n l i k e maintenance [university] bands do.” marching crews clean the court and run ALLISON LINK (SFS ’14) bands at many Georgetown Pep Band co-manager larger schools, checks of the G e o r ge tow n sound system.

But nestled into its designated athletics’ self-proclaimed best area of the student section is the cheering section prides itself on Georgetown Pep Band, ready to make some noise with a rousing See BAND, A6 Hoya Staff Writer

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The Georgetown University Student Association Senate District Reconciliation Committee finalized legislation Wednesday evening that will redraw the boundaries of some senate seats.

The bill, which will go to a vote before the senate Sunday, aims to address freshmen and off-campus student underrepresentation as well as disproportionate representation among dorms. The bill must receive a two-thirds majority to pass.

The proposed changes would reduce the number of at-large seats from six to four, increase off-campus seats from three to five and add one on-campus seat.

Overall, the proposal would increase the number of senate seats from 27 to 28.

According to Election Commissioner Ethan Chess (COL ’14), one of the members of the committee that drafted the bill, the new system would resolve several problems with the current districting formula.

“The first thing we had to do was to keep the senate seats See SENATE, A6

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Dancers practice their intricate moves at a dress rehearsal for the two soldout performances of “The Rangila Files: Mystery at Gaston.”

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Dance Into Their Hearts Neighbors complain that we play too hard on the weekends, but perhaps they would feel differently if they saw dance.

While universities all over the country have South Asian dance performances, few can boast an event so encompassing of campus culture as Rangila; the annual show is on par with traditions like Georgetown Day and home basketball games against Syracuse. Neighbors should seize the opportunity to experience one of our signature events and grasp a broader view of Georgetown — rather than the small snapshot of those students who keep them awake on weekend nights.

In an effort to improve town-gown ties, the Georgetown University Student Association, in collaboration with the South Asian Society, has set aside 10 free Rangila tickets for neighbors. We hope to see them

take advantage of this opportunity. Providing positive, cross-cultural interaction, Rangila is a reminder of the impact that the university can have on its community.

There are reasons Rangila is one of the Hilltop’s favorite events: It features over 400 dancers and 30 choreographers, colorful costumes, upbeat music and palpable enthusiasm. The sale of Rangila tickets on a Friday morning in Red Square leads to long lines and, in the days after, frantic quests by students to score one of the few tickets still remaining. Even University President John J. DeGioia attends the Friday night performance, usually accompanied by a handful of diplomats and dignitaries.

We hope that neighbors accept our invitation and turn out to see the show. It’s a party they won’t have to call the police to break up.

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Crime and Punishment – An Idaho man accused of firing shots at the White House last week has been charged with the attempted assassination of President Barack Obama.

Snow or Shine — The National Gallery of Art will open its Sculpture Garden ice rink this Saturday at 10 a.m., despite the expectation of warmer temperatures.

The Case of the Missing Dresses — Marc Jacobs’s 2012 spring/summer collection was stolen from a train travelling from Paris to London.

No Southern Hospitality — The No.14-ranked women’s basketball team lost Wednesday night to No. 20 LSU, 51-40, in Baton Rouge, La. Georgetown is now 1-2. See our coverage on A12 for details.

Comment posted Nov. 15, 2011 Hector Gerardo Cendejas-Vigliotti: I think it is unfortunate how people believe that the faces of Georgetown University must [be] rich, elitists, et cetera. I have seen many Georgetown alumni (including myself) in Freedom Plaza being active. … We do not carry a Georgetown University banner or poster, but we are well represented. I guess I do not fit the description of a Georgetown student since I am a working-class person, yet with a Georgetown degree.

gates or at the bottom of the steps to Lauinger Library every weekend since the last weekend of October, allowing students to fulfill their desire for post-party fare without crossing 37th Street.

While the food truck pilot is a good start, campus needs a greater variety of late-night options. To start, O’Donovan Dining Hall should be open more often.

Sunday through Thursday night, food is available until 11 p.m., but on Fridays and Saturdays, Leo’s closes at 8 p.m. Keeping Leo’s open until 1 or 2 a.m. on weekend nights would bring students back on campus late at night and allow would-be wasted meals to be used.

Leo’s has the potential to keep students off the streets on the weekends, and it absolutely should. As town-gown relations continue to be strained, both neighbors and university officials must recognize that students aren’t going to change their weekend habits. Where they choose to indulge their midnight cravings, however, can change.

search by department, professor or class time, students are now able to search by cluster.

Yet as it stands, there is no uniform course numbering system across departments. Within the English department, a 300-level class isn’t more challenging than a 100-level class; it simply focuses on the literature of a later time period. But in the economics department, courses are numbered by degree of difficulty. For many freshmen and transfer students, lack of familiarity with these different systems creates confusion as they search for classes across departments.

Georgetown attracts students who get excited about the prospects of future syllabi, and we shouldn’t be disenchanted by the complexity of the preregistration process. With a few more clusters and some numbering clarity, this time of the semester would include an added — and welcomed — sense of certainty.

And We Know It – Bradley Cooper (COL ’97) was named People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2011 Wednesday.

“GU Absent From Occupy DC” Article posted Nov. 14, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 15, 2011 James Fenimore Cooper: Georgetown University was always a bastion of conservatives.

They supported McCarthyism, for example. The FBI sent some of their executives there, and they handed out right-wing material in class. So don’t be surprised they don’t support Occupy Wall Street. Lot of old, Catholic conservative money there at Georgetown.

Comment posted Nov. 15, 2011 Student: Listen, I care about the 99 percent and jobs and equality and all that. But seriously, I’m not going to a protest unless there are cupcakes.

“All Hands on Deck” Article posted Nov. 14, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 15, 2011 Lummer: I think students see the Campus Plan issue as an “administrator’s thing” and there is a natural resistance or apathy to anything that has to do with the administration. It’s a broader Georgetown issue — students think that administrators are working against them, unless they are among the few campus leaders who have direct contact with administrators and understand the complexity of their job. They really are working for us. At the least, for Georgetown. Students need to understand that just because administrators are the ones spearheading the initiative doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea, or one that doesn’t require or deserve students’ attention. Students don’t need to agree 100 percent with the plan, but they need to at least take the five minutes needed to just become informed and then form an opinion before writing it off as “an administration thing.”

“Workers Advocate Dies” Article posted Nov. 14, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 15, 2011 Jared: Truly, an incredible presence at Georgetown. In a sea of administrators apathetic to students needs, LaMarr was always available and sympathetic, even if what the students (and workers on and off campus) wanted went against the university’s or licensees’/contractors’ bottom line. I feel incredibly privileged to have served as a student on the Licensing and Oversight Committee with LaMarr. You’ll be missed, LaMarr.

Clarifying Classes During the preregistration craze, it’s tempting to look ahead to next term rather than focus on the end of this one.

While the university has made strides toward decoding course listings on MyAccess during preregistration via curriculum clusters, academic departments need to more clearly define the meaning of course levels online. This clarification would help make pre-registration more of a happy distraction than an added stress.

The registrar — through the initiatives of associate professor of French and Francophone studies Sylvie Durmelat — announced last week the addition of a food studies cluster that will imitate the race and ethnic studies cluster implemented this semester. These clusters group together classes pertaining to similar topics, linking themes across different departments. Compared to cross-listed courses, clusters are broader and allow students to filter by topic. Just as they can

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Food for Thought Neighborhood complaints about rowdy students roaming the area in search of late-night food may sound like business as usual. But there is something the university can do to keep students off the streets, and breaking up more parties isn’t it.

On any Saturday night of the year, the line at Tuscany Cafe is usually out the door. While The Guide gave the parlor a positive review (The Guide, G11, Sept. 2, 2011), in reality it’s the closest — and only available — option to satisfy a late-night craving. To draw students off the sidewalks and back within the gates, the university should serve food on campus later on weekend nights.

During the last weekend of October, the university brought an Armand’s Pizza truck to campus for the first time.

The idea of an on-campus, late-night food truck was originally suggested at the first Hoya Roundtable, and the administration deserves credit for acting quickly to make the proposal a reality. The truck has appeared parked just outside the front

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“Beyond the News: A Paper in Progress” Article posted Nov. 10, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 13, 2011 Dutch Mandel: As someone who knows a thing or two about ever-changing media, your perceptions are spot on. These entities are alive. They must also resemble Darwinism; like those who shepherd them, adapt or die. You are part of convergence journalism, now more than ever, using multiple disciplines to get the word out to myriad constituents. Good luck in the future. And know that to paraphrase Ben Franklin is not a bad thing: The greatest joy life has to give is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

“Campus Plan to Face Final Review” Article posted Nov. 14, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 15, 2011 Proud Alum: “[Students] cannot follow basic rules of living,” ANC Commissioner Tom Birch said at the hearing.

Neighbors are looking at a handful of disrespectful students and calling all Georgetown students as somehow worth less than any other neighbor.

I urge all students to police themselves and their fellow student neighbors. An “F you” attitude doesn’t do anyone any good, and you’ll regret it in the long term if your actions contribute to Georgetown not being able to continue its growth and improvement.

What other neighbors are doing is NOT fair, and those who are still at Georgetown have the responsibility to represent Hoyas past, present and future.

CORRECTIONS In the article “GU Absent From Occupy DC” (The Hoya, A1, Nov. 15, 2011), quotations said by Gina Bull (SFS ’12) were mistakenly attributed to Vail Kohnert-Yount (SFS ’13).

The article “RIG Funds Granted” (The Hoya, A1, Nov. 15, 2011) incorrectly stated that the workshops spearheaded by Christina Crisostomo (SFS ’13) would be led online. They will be led on campus.

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COMMENTARY

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Philip Gardner

An Overlooked Disorder: Exploring Panic Attacks Those who suffer from debilitating anxiety appear to be fine but struggle to manage bouts of severe stress.

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hen people meet me for the first time, they tend to assume that I’m a confident person — as they should, because I would describe myself that way as well.

I feel at home in public forums, laughing with friends and interacting with people.

Trying to build relationships is what brought me to Georgetown and what gets me up in the morning. I just love people.

But what people don’t notice about me is probably more important. For the past three years I have suffered from a panic/anxiety disorder that challenges my identity as a confident and self-assured person.

Unfortunately, people in the United States seem to perceive a panic attack as a fancy way of describing a migraine, or perhaps as a tactic to gain attention. The lack of understanding of panic disorders is simply stunning.

More than three million Americans will experience a panic attack once in their lives, but many around campus shrug and figure it is medical jargon for having a bad day. In light of these gross misperceptions, it is important to educate people and have an honest conversation about a serious problem.

A panic attack, simply put, is caused by the release of an enormous amount of adrenaline, evoking the ‘fight or flight’ response. In other words, your mind believes it has identified a fatal threat and releases adrenaline to give you the strength to combat the threat or escape it. The adrenaline is flowing, and you are highly focused — you’re ready to respond to perceived . But if no vital threat really exists, your mind becomes increasingly confused and releases more adrenaline. This vicious circle may go on for 10 minutes, but it may go on for hours.

Unfortunately, the science behind the disorder does nothing to convey the actual sensation of a panic attack. During an attack, you are afraid and can’t understand why. You

are filled with a feeling of intense apprehension, of absolute certainty that something catastrophic is about to take place that and nothing can be done to stop it. What’s worse is that everyone else seems perfectly fine, while you are convinced that you will die.

My panic attacks reduce me to a quivering wreck. For hours on end I can’t function properly, consumed by irrational fear and complete despair. I suffer from mild agoraphobia and social anxiety disorder. In other words, sometimes open crowds, uncontrolled social situations and deeply personal one-to-one interactions are fine, but sometimes they terrify me into becoming a helpless child for hours. This is my experience as someone with a relatively controlled panic disorder.

To give you some idea, a panic attack — especially your first — will often mirror the symptoms of a heart attack. The pain is simply excruciating.

The real point I am trying to make is that millions of people worldwide suffer from this debilitating condition, and in many cases you would never know who they are. The people who know of my panic disorder usually express disbelief that I could be so fragile, considering my enthusiastic and extroverted behavior. I wrestle daily with whether or not I can say what I want to people with whom I hope for a deep and meaningful relationship. I try and imagine what it will be like to enter politics — as is my dream — with a disorder that defines my life so much.

The United States in general and Georgetown University in particular are diverse and tolerant communities where a real sense of compassion and camaraderie exists. Our society needs to do what it can to better understand those with panic disorders and not just seek to medicate them until they stop complaining.

Those of us with panic and anxiety disorders want to contribute so much. So let me ask you, the Georgetown community, on our behalf: Please. Help us. Understand our pain.

PhilIP Gardner is an exchange student from King’s College London and a junior in the College. He is also a board member of the International Student Association.

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Recognizing Our Humanity Margaret Delaney I Know This Much Is True

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ver the course of my time at Georgetown, I’ve found that I have a difficult time sticking to certain personal goals that I set for myself.

These are usually small things — new semester resolutions, so to speak — and I consistently break them. It’s like a cruel joke that I play on myself over and over again.

I wish I could tell you that they are lofty goals (ameliorate the achievement gap, learn to speak another language), but they pale in comparison to some of the things my peers accomplish regularly. I’m looking at you, marathon runners and general go-getter types.

I suppose I should give examples of past failed resolutions.

For the sake of both brevity and levity, I’ll focus on two seemingly trivial resolutions from my recent experience.

Resolution A: Thou shalt not wear leggings as pants. They are, in fact, glorified footless tights and really are unsuitable to be worn out of the house unless properly hidden under an exceptionally long shirt.

When I made this resolution, I had yet to fully realize just what a hindrance it is to wear constricting clothing when trying to study, when I doing laundry or when showering had somehow become a second-tier priority. And since the Georgetown community at large seems to have some sort of implicit understanding that donning sweatpants for class is reserved for actual athletes or rare

occasions like midterms, I had to find a compromise. In short, I caved. As I write this, I am wearing leggings.

Resolution B: Thou shalt not tweet. I vowed to myself that I would never get a Twitter account. With no shortage of smugness I told myself — and my friends — that it was a great source of personal pride for me, because having a Twitter was this great act of narcissism.

“Who would want to know what I am doing all the time? No one!

Who even cares? I’m not important!” I cried to my friends, who would raise eyebrows and point to my rather excessive use of hashtags on Facebook — an embarrassing mixing of genres I succumbed to in a last-ditch effort to appear culturally savvy.

Earlier this fall, on the day that Steve Jobs died, I decided that I was tired of being the last one to hear breaking news.

Without the advantage of a Twitter feed, I had to wait for actual news outlets to publish the story, or worse, find out from a long-forgotten Facebook friend whose status suddenly read “RIP Steve <3333.” I made a Twitter account that same night.

I took to Twitter with a vengeance, trying to make up for the fact that I was woefully late to this particular Internet party.

But my fervor (I was finally using hashtags in their natural habitat) slowed quickly. I felt out of place in the “Twitterverse,” like a fish floundering for followers on the sand.

Whereas the currency of Facebook friendships is often exchanged freely and with little deliberation, following someone on Twitter, even acquaintanc-

es with whom I am Facebook friends, felt somehow wrong — like I was trespassing on their own little plot of Twitter land. It is likely that was all in my mind, but I grew disillusioned quickly.

Also, neither Ellen DeGeneres nor Mindy Kaling ever responded to a single one of my tweets.

The shiny newness of Twitter dulled for me. I am keeping the account, (how could I go without gems of updates from the likes of the Fug Girls or The Onion?) but I can’t help but be reminded of my irksome earlier conviction that Twitter is silly.

These are two pretty ridiculous examples of personal resolutions I have made and broken.

But I’d like to think that despite my shortcomings, they hint at a deeper message about self-acceptance in college.

These four years are huge in terms of growth and personal development. While I may be tempted to feel anxious about my various shortcomings and foibles, I need to remember that I have made a great deal of progress.

We shouldn’t forget to cut ourselves some slack once in a while.

There is a pressure to have it all together in college (and in life) — or, perhaps more dangerously, to look like you have it all together.

But frankly, having it all together, while desirable, sometimes isn’t nearly as fun as sitting on your bed wearing leggings and tweeting at your roommate … who is downstairs at the kitchen table. #IKnowThisMuchIsTrue.

Margaret Delaney is a senior in the Collegeand a former member of The Hoya’s Board of Directors.

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Prayer Services Complement Our Classroom Experiences

THE RAW DEAL by Anthony Mastroianni

Andrew Toporoff Multumque Unum

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wo weeks ago, Campus Ministry held its first religious services open house of the year, a week in which the ministry encouraged students to observe and participate in the services of other religions.

But unless you were already practicing a faith, odds are you never heard about it.

I, for one, found out about the open house only after attending Catholic Mass. But my initial excitement eventually gave way to ambivalence. The week passed, and I made empty promises to attend another time — or perhaps Googling the religion would be good enough.

Instead, I chose to spend my time on other things, like many of the students who had heard of the open house. And as for the majority of students who never received the memo, well, they were likely elsewhere, too.

While Georgetown currently promotes the study of religion and provides outstanding resources for the curious student, it should take greater strides in making the appreciation of religious ceremony a fundamental, rather than optional, part of our experience. In other words, Georgetown’s formal curriculum fosters theological discussion, but the most integral component of religion — communal worship — must also play an important role in our education.

Sacred texts, the conception of God and the methods of worship can all make a rightful claim to be the center of a faith.

But whereas we can describe the first two in a classroom, prayer can only be experienced and is most profound when shared.

When we participate in a service together, we partake in a tradition that transcends ourselves. The service is an expression of faith that binds us with others, equally devout in their convictions, who lived thousands of years before. Religion has inspired great art and music and driven historical events. Everyone — regardless of religious

Religion should be the cornerstone of our constantly thoughtful atmosphere. background — should at least try to appreciate the ceremonies and rituals that captivate billions of humans worldwide.

As evidence of how important ritual can be, in the near future, the Catholic Church will change certain words of the American English Mass to more closely reflect the original Latin. Though the adjustments are subtle, the decision demonstrates the importance of religious tradition — in this case, a tradition that extends two millennia into the past.

Our Jesuit identity hardly asks us to filter everything through a Christian lens. But it requires us to facilitate dialogue

and constantly ask questions about our beliefs. And yet, unless we explore other faiths — which we hardly do of our own accord — we are unfit to hold any sort of deeper conversation.

We could more effectively engage with different religious cultures by incorporating their ceremonies into the syllabi of theology, history and philosophy courses. If attending services constituted homework assignments, we would be extending the intellectual discussion beyond the classroom. Art classes make use of the museums downtown, and a Shakespeare class might venture to see a play’s latest interpretation on stage, so it hardly makes sense that religious services right on campus rarely make it into a lesson plan.

In his series of essays, “Idea of the University,” Cardinal John Henry Newman describes a model he calls an “atmosphere of thought,” in which intellectualism pervades our daily lives from the classrooms to the dormitories. The atmosphere cultivated here is part of what makes Georgetown special. But religion should be the cornerstone of our constantly thinking atmosphere.

Bridging the active engagement with the passive study of faiths should not come with the timid encouragement of Campus Ministry; it should be the work of the university as a whole today.

Andrew Toporoff is a sophomore in the College. MULTUMQUE UNUM appears every other Friday.

Masha Goncharova

Our Generation’s Various Distractions Shape the Future

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e are our own unique generation. In fact, we are a generation that’s at the crux of changing technology and social patterns. But more than anything else, we are a generation distracted.

We are so distracted that musicians must accommodate our interest in song, dance and fashion simultaneously: Justin Bieber can’t just write love songs; he must also dance with Usher and sport Georgetown apparel every now and then.

We voluntarily distract ourselves.

It is a challenge to get from one place to another without checking our phones. A day without Facebook must

mean you’ve disabled it, because when you’re sick you check it even more. If, on the other hand, you’re out doing something extraordinary, you at least post a picture.

Why is this distraction bad? Because when it engages with our basic need to feel important, we become dependent on distraction, and this prevents us from becoming great.

Admit it: When someone “likes” something you do on Facebook, you feel good. It’s almost as if they are saying they like you. But that’s precisely it — people like what we do.

That’s because our purposes shape who we are.

When somebody “likes” a photo of you meeting your senator, it’s because they like the idea that you are engaging in politics. The commercial about booking hotels captivates us because the phone app helps the tourist fulfill his purpose of quickly booking a hotel. We are interested in Justin Bieber because at such a young age he has achieved his goal of becoming a famous singer.

But we can’t maintain focus for very long. The tourist can’t just be booking a hotel; he also has to be skydiving. Justin Bieber can’t just be singing; he also needs to make movies. On Facebook we need to

have pictures of meeting senators, partying at clubs and reading in cafes to display our diverse interests.

But how does this apply to our potential greatness? We may not be pop stars or skydivers (yet), but we approach society in just the way it approaches us: by embracing our distractions.

It seems we can’t just be students anymore; we also have to be interns and campus leaders. Starting to multitask early gives us permission to eliminate reliability in the future.

Switching jobs and moving cities is normal; living abroad for a few years and re-orienting our careers is commonplace.

This mindset propels distraction to the point of eliminating the potential in good people to become great.

Distraction becomes beneficial when it has direction. If you are interested and grow to truly believe in one goal — even if it starts as a daydream or mindless time killer — you can shape it into something meaningful.

Perhaps if we were interested in our distractions as part of a larger theme in our lives, we could live to help carry out the world’s greatest ideas rather than living to do work for utilitarian reasons.

Masha Goncharova is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service.

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Students Gather to FROM THE WEB Give Early Thanks Gallery Sarah Patrick Special to The Hoya

Students from a variety of religious backgrounds gathered for the Student Interfaith Council and the Office of Campus Ministry’s annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service in McShain Lounge Tuesday night.

Jordan Denari (SFS ’13), president of the council, and Lisa Pannucci, interreligious coordinator, organized the event, which aimed to recognize the diversity of beliefs on campus.

“I hope [students are] able to think a little bit deeper, not only about their own spirituality and where they stand in their faith journies, but about the other [beliefs] that they see every day,” Pannucci said.

Denari challenged the audience to focus on and give thanks for the positive influences in their lives.

“Gratitude helps us to achieve better perspective about what’s important in our lives, and I charge all of you to give yourselves these moments of reflection during these busy days at Georgetown,” she said.

Denari also emphasized the importance of an interfaith community.

“Though we may go about the practice of our faith in different ways, we all are searching, and that is one commonality that we will always share,” she said.

Participating groups included the Catholic Student Association, the Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Buddhist Meditation Sangha, Muslim Student Association, the Protestant Student Forum, the Hindu Student Association, Jewish Student

Association and the Orthodox Christian Fellowship. Prayers included readings of a Buddhist meditation, selections from the Book of Mormon and Hindu prayers.

Students emphasized the need for peace during this time of Thanksgiving and the importance of expressing one’s faith.

“Thanksgiving to God is not a passive thing; it’s something we take and live with,” Ivan Plis (SFS ’12), a member of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, said.

The service also included the perspective of an agnostic, Jesse Milzman (COL ’15). He admitted that in past years he was unsure of how to celebrate Thanksgiving. He now focuses, however, on the relationships he has formed as a source of gratitude.

“I realize I am thankful every day, not to God, but to those in my life who are meaningful,” he said. “The love of friends is something that all people experience regardless of their faith.”

Interfaith Council Outreach Chair Aamir Hussain (COL ’14) concluded the service by explaining the significance of the bag of cracked corn that was placed on every attendee’s chair, a tradition that symbolizes hardships suffered by the Pilgrims during their first winter. Hussain entreated the audience to give thanks for everything, both big and small.

“As you gather around your Thanksgiving table to give thanks, place five kernels of corn at each place as a reminder of how far we have come and how far we have yet to go until all our brothers and sisters can take their rightful place at the table,” he said.

Check out our coverage of Occupy DC’s protest and march across the Key Bridge supporting the 99 percent Thursday afternoon.

ONLINE ONLY Read about the Wong Fu Productions’ lecture Thursday on finding a voice and making their way in the film industry at thehoya.com.

GALLERY Excited for Ranglia? Browse through more photos of the performance’s dress rehearsal Thursday before the weekend’s festivities.

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They take care of each other ... which is a way of finding a bit of home here.

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Helene Robertson, director of the International Scholars Division at the Office of International Programs, speaking on the experiences of Chinese students studying at Georgetown.

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Polis Urges Israeli-Palestinian Peace Carolyn Clendenin Special to The Hoya

Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) discussed the current Arab-Israeli conflict and potential solutions to the problem Tuesday.

The event was sponsored by the Georgetown University College Democrats, Georgetown Israel Alliance, GU Pride and J Street U Georgetown, As a part of Israel Issues Week, the discussion was designed to increase awareness about the situation in the Middle East.

In his talk, Polis stressed the need for a peaceful two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. He proposed the restoration of Israel’s 1967 borders and a series of land swaps to formally establish boundaries between Israel and Palestine.

“The land is really one of the easy

impediments,” Polis said.

According to Polis, the more serious barriers are irresolvable claims to power within the region, because both Palestine and Israel feel entitled to the land.

He also discussed the need to continue providing American aid to Israel.

“This would be a very dangerous time to zero out foreign aid,” Polis said. “It’s the job of many of us Democrats in the room to hold the Republican’s feet to the fire on their sensibly pro-Israel policies when they talk about zeroing out foreign aid to Israel.”

He added that the acquisition of nuclear weapons by Iran — which would further disrupt the unstable forces in the area and threaten international security — is a primary concern for the United States and

Israel.

The lecture was also an opportunity to raise awareness about Georgetown’s recently established chapter of J Street U, a national organization that seeks to increase understanding of Israeli issues and promote a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Jason Gerson (SFS ’14), co-president of the university’s chapter of J Street U, believes that support for this organization is particularly important for Georgetown.

“I think that particularly Georgetown has a very strong interest and investment in what happens in regions outside of our own, which include the Middle East,” he said. “[There is a general] consensus that concessions on both sides are needed and that a peaceful resolution in this conflict is imperative.”

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Donna Rose, formerly Daniel Rose, spoke about her decision to undergo gender transformation surgery.

Transsexual Shares New Identity Julia Dean

Special to The Hoya

Donna Rose, a transsexual who champions the right of self-expression, spoke Tuesday about her personal experiences and challenged traditional views of gender roles as part of Gender Liberation Week.

An author and advocate for the transgender community, Rose acknowledged that although transsexuality is an uncomfortable subject for many, it is one that must be addressed.

“If you don’t put a face to it, things will never change,” she said.

Born as a male, Rose knew by the age of 6 that her body did not express her sense of self. Without an outlet for discussion of transgender issues, she hid her insecurities.

Rose realized in her mid-40s that she could not hide her true self any longer. In her lecture,

she said that witnessing a successful surgery was the impetus for beginning her own physical transformation.

Rose described both the physical pain of the procedure and the emotional pain of rejection by her son and wife. She documented the experience of moving away from her family through letters and journal entries that she eventually compiled into a book, “Wrapped in Blue.”

Describing how her new femininity affected various aspects of her life after her transformation, Rose said that the privileges she received as a white, middle-aged man disappeared after the surgery. Rose told her audience that she makes $10,000 less as a woman than she did as a man.

She added that her sister worries because she is not conscientious about her personal safety as a woman.

“I don’t know what it’s like to

feel vulnerable,” Rose said. “My life experience didn’t give me that fear.”

Rose is currently training for the freestyle women’s wrestling event in the 2012 Olympics. Although her transition was difficult, she now speaks nationwide about her experiences and about issues affecting the transgender community, always attempting to leave her audience with a positive message.

“You are more than the sum of your parts,” Rose said.

Her talk, which was sponsored by the LGBTQ Resource Center, Diversity Action Council, The Lecture Fund, GU Pride, Men of Strength, GU Minority Association of Pre-Health Students and the Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action, opened Gender Liberation Week.

The week will conclude with a vigil in Red Square Friday afternoon in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance.

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2010 CAMPUS PLAN IN REVIEW Jan. 20, 2011 University Provost James O’Donnell and Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson, along with 30 to 40 undergraduate students, speak out in support of the university at an ANC-2E public meeting on the plan.

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Dec. 30, 2010 Georgetown files its 2010 Campus Plan with the D.C. Office of Zoning.

April 14, 2011 The Zoning Commission’s first hearing on the plan is attended

by University President John J. DeGioia.

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May 12, 2011 At the second Zoning Commission hearing, opponents of the plan echo the Office of Planning’s call to house 100 percent of students on campus.

APRIL

March 31, 2011 In response to community pressures, the plan is amended to include a freeze on undergraduate enrollment and the addition of 250 beds on campus.

After almost a year of debate, Thursday was the final hearing in the 2010 Campus Plan process. The D.C. Zoning Commission will reconvene to release its ruling on the plan Feb. 9.

June 20, 2011 At the Zoning Commission’s fourth hearing, the District Department of Transportation says that it requires more information to conduct its review of the plan and a fifth hearing is planned for Nov. 17.

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May 5, 2011 The D.C. Office of Planning calls for Georgetown to house all students on campus by 2016.

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Nov. 8, 2011 The District Department of Transportation announces that it has no objections to Georgetown’s revised transportation proposals.

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Sept. 19, 2011 Georgetown University drops the proposal for a loop road running behind Yates Field House and McDonough Arena from the Campus Plan.

May 19, 2011 Neighbors criticize the university for failing to control student noise and trash at the third Zoning Commission hearing on the plan.

NOV. 17, 2011 At its last meeting, the D.C. Zoning Commission hears more than five hours of testimony from the DDOT and neighbors along with a final rebuttal by the university.

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Trash, Student Noise Monopolize Debate at Hearing HEARING, from A1 While Zoning Commission representatives expressed guarded appreciation for the steps taken by the university thus far, commissioners said that they were unable to accurately evaluate the measures.

“It’s unfortunate that this is coming so late in the game. This puts me in a difficult spot. I don’t have any evidence, I don’t have a track record,” Hood said Olson said that while these measures have been introduced in response to concerns voiced at previous hearings, the university has consistently been enhancing its response to student behavioral violations in the area throughout the past decade, citing higher sanctions for code of conduct violations and stricter party regulations.

“We have done exactly what you asked us to do in a meaningful, sustainable manner. … But these new measures are part of a longer story,” he said.

Zoning Commissioner Michael Turnbull expressed concern that Georgetown’s failure to respond to neighborhood concerns in the decade after the implementation of the 2000 Campus Plan would be repeated. He said that this history of inaction would factor into the commission’s final ruling.

“There’s a track record we have to look at and we have to ensure that [Georgetown] really [is] striking a balance,” Turnbull said.

Though the hearing was scheduled to focus on DDOT’s testimony in favor of Georgetown’s proposed on-campus loop road and routing of GUTS buses through the Canal Road

entrance, other issues elicited more heated debate.

Zoning Commissioner Andrew May sympathized with concerns that neighbors have been expressing in letters to commissioners describing ongoing noise and vandalism, and calling into question Georgetown’s measures to address them.

“There is unbelievably egregious behavior depicted in those letters. … Dealing with that is just an absolutely jarring and potentially scarring experience,” he said. “It’s a very difficult circumstance and it makes it very difficult for us to make decisions about it.”

But Lord, who lives next to Georgetown students in a home three blocks from campus, assured the commission that the university takes seriously any disturbances

brought to its attention. Olson added that students living off campus are held to a higher disciplinary standard.

“Students off campus have more layers of supervision. There are strict, specifically tailored off-campus policies,” he said.

Dwyer said that while the university has agreed to an enrollment cap of 6,675 undergraduates and other proposals brought forth at prior hearings, it could not agree to house 100 percent of students on campus.

“That requirement is unprecedented, financially and reputationally debilitating and unnecessary,” she said.

Olson added that to meet its commitment to house 250 more students on campus, Georgetown is strongly considering converting the Georgetown University Hotel and

Conference Center, which is located in the Leavey Center, into a residence hall, though it has not fully committed to this plan.

He emphasized that Georgetown’s responses to neighborhood concerns have come at a considerable cost to the university.

According to Dwyer, the voluntary initiatives undertaken by the university cost $1 million per year.

The overall expenses incurred by the Campus Plan, including the potential conversion of the Georgetown University Hotel into a student residence, could cost the university $126.7 million.

“It hasn’t been easy for us to address these issues, as we have had to balance conflicting priorities and make tradeoffs that affect the university’s resources and educational mission,” Olson said.

DPS BLOTTER Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 Theft, Harbin Hall, 11:45 a.m.

A student reported that his bike was stolen from the listed location. The case is under investigation.

Theft, Healy Hall, 6 p.m.

Complainant reported the theft of his bike from the outside rear of the listed location. The case is under investigation.

Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 Drug Violation, 3821 O St., 12:28 a.m.

DPS officers made contact with the occupants of the listed location who were hosting a party after hours. Officers found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in plain sight. The case has been referred to student conduct.

Alcohol Violation, Village C West, 3:31 a.m.

DPS officers made contact with the occupants of a room at the listed location after investigating a loud music complaint. All occupants, who were underage, were found to have been consuming alcohol and alcohol was discovered inside the room. The case has been referred to student conduct.

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More than 300 protesters, including Georgetown students, voiced their concerns about the current political and economic system at a demonstration on the Key Bridge Thursday.

Occupy Rally Draws Crowd OCCUPY, from A1 opportunity information to students, why not send this?” he said. “Georgetown has this whole Center for Social Justice, and Georgetown as an institution [has] committed itself to faith, service and learning. Service involves attempts to do something about unjust practices.”

Although WickhamCrowley has not studied the Occupy movement extensively, he said that he thinks there is a basis for the demonstrators’ grievances.

“One of the contexts that the protesters themselves refer to is the massive economic inequalities in American society, and those inequalities are real and they are expanding,” he said.

“There’s no question about

that.”

While some students attended the march in support of Occupy DC, Matt Hubbard (MSB ’13) said he attended out of curiosity.

“We heard this huge ruckus was going on down here [by the Key Bridge], and we came down here and there wasn’t really anyone so we were kind of disappointed,” he said. “I have pretty good job prospects in general.

I’m not really against it or for it.”

Students at the march expressed concern about Georgetown’s slim presence at both the Key Bridge demonstrations and those in McPherson Square.

Patricia Cipollitti (SFS ’15) said that the university’s underrepresentation in the demonstration does not accurately reflect the number

of students who agree with Occupy’s philosophy.

“There are many of us who believe in social equality and egalitarian principles,” she said. “We should come down and support it.”

Kate Stonehill (SFS ’12) was shopping on M Street as the protest headed past her toward the Key Bridge.

Stonehill said she thinks if young people joined Occupy demonstrations in greater numbers, they could inspire policy change.

“I think it is an effective way of getting people’s attention, because there will come a point where they will need to lay out specific demands,” she said.

“But the point, at least in the early stages, is to just get out there and say we’re here and we live in a very unequal world.”

Theft, LXR Hall, 11:30 a.m.

A student reported that his bike was stolen from the listed location. The case is under investigation.

Theft, Reynolds Hall, 9:30 a.m.

A student reported that she left her shoulder bag containing assorted property in a common room at the listed location. When she came back to retrieve the bag, it was gone. The case is under investigation.

Drug Violation, Copley Hall, 11:55 p.m.

DPS officers made contact with numerous individuals inside a room at the listed location where they detected the smell of marijuana.

The individuals were identified and drugs were confiscated. The case has been referred to student conduct.

Saturday, Nov.12, 2011 Public Urination, 3606 N St., 1:47 a.m.

An MPD officer arrested a student for urinating in public after observing the student urinating on the sidewalk outside the listed location. The case was closed with an arrest by the Metropolitan Police Department.

Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 Unlawful Entry, LXR Hall, 1:11 a.m.

DPS officers made contact with a student who entered the listed location, passing the uniformed guard without showing ID and proceeded to enter a restricted area that was under con-

struction. The case has been referred to student conduct.

Bias Incident, 1304 1/2 38th St., 1:40 a.m.

A staff member reported that a student uttered a derogatory term toward him outside the listed location. The case has been referred to student conduct.

Open Container, 1316 Prospect St., 1:38 a.m.

A DPS officer responded to the listed location after an MPD officer made contact with a student in possession of an open container of alcohol.

The case has been referred to student conduct.

Alcohol Violation, Alumni Square, 2:09 a.m.

DPS officers investigating a loud noise complaint made contact with underage students who were found to be in possession of alcoholic beverages. The case has been referred to student conduct.

Theft, 1661 35th St., 12:30 a.m.

A student reported that while at a party at the listed location, her purse was stolen. The case has been closed. There are no leads.

Monday, Nov. 14, 2011 Theft, Red Square, 7:30 p.m.

A student reported that his bike was stolen from the listed location. The case is under investigation.

Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 Simple Assault, Hariri Building, 3:40 p.m.

At the listed location, two affiliates were engaged in a verbal altercation that turned physical with each alleging that the other was the aggressor. Both parties were barred from university property and released from employment. The case is closed.

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 Theft, New North, 4:18 p.m.

A student reported that while she was waiting to meet with a professor at the listed location, she went to the restroom, leaving her handbag and jacket in a hallway chair. When she returned from the restroom, her property had been stolen. The case is under investigation.

Theft, New North, 4:43 p.m.

A student reported that his guitar was stolen out of a locker at the listed location. The case is under investigation.

Theft, New North, 7:30 p.m.

A student reported that his guitar was stolen from a studio at the listed location. The case is under investigation.

The blotter is compiled weekly by the Department of Public Safety.

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Senate May Redistrict SENATE, from A1 about the same number and [then, based] on that number, determine the best way to make sure that everyone’s vote counted,” Chess said. “Our target was to get every student equally represented, on or off campus, upperclassmen or freshmen, large dorms or small dorms.”

The redistricting committee also included senate Vice Speaker Nate Tisa (SFS ’14), Senior Counselor to the Student Body President Sam Ungar (COL ’12), the three members of the Georgetown University Election Commission and three senators.

To boost the presence of freshmen in the senate, the bill would create two blocks of first-year students. Three senators would represent a grouping comprised of New South Hall and Village C West, and another three would represent Darnall and Harbin Halls. Currently, Harbin has two senators while all other freshman dorms have one.

In 2009, GUSA reduced the number of senate seats from 35 to 25, but due to increased interest from freshmen during the most recent Student Activities Committee fair, two at-large seats were added just before this year’s elections to increase freshman representation.

“The new blocking provides freshmen with a more certain and increased number of [representatives], which eliminates the primary need of the at-large seats added in the beginning

of the semester,” at-large senator Ben Weiss (COL ’15) said.

Three students would also represent the Southwest Quadrangle as a whole if the bill passes. Under the present system, Kennedy, Reynolds and McCarthy Halls are each represented by their own senator. The change would allow the best candidates living in the Quadrangle a greater chance to be elected, according to Copley Hall Senator Sheila Walsh (COL ’14).

“Previously, Kennedy, Reynolds and McCarthy Halls each had one seat,” Walsh said. “Under certain situations, for example, three great candidates campaigning might all live in Kennedy, but only one of them could be elected.

But under the new blocking system … all of them could be elected.”

In an effort to reduce the variance of the size of the geographic districts, the bill would also bring the number of students in each region closer to a target number of 277.

According to Chess, the committee worked to create a system in which senators would be more accountable and more closely tied to the students they represent.

“We wanted direct representation along with geographic representation,” he said. “We wanted to make sure the system would not only be user friendly in the way that students will be able to identify with their geographic and class location, but also democratically sound.”

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Pep band members create a unique community despite the diversity of their backgrounds and academic interests. Students play at all home basketball and football games, and some travel with the team.

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The seven winners presented their selected works, for which they received a new scholarship from The Corp, at a reading in The Midnight MUG Tuesday.

Contest Fosters Creativity Sarah Patrick Special to The Hoya

Students packed The Midnight MUG to hear the recipients of The Corp’s first Midnight Writers Scholarship read their award-winning submissions Tuesday night.

Four writers — Kaylee Walsh (COL ’13), Ryan Dull (COL ’12), Ciara Foldenauer (COL’14) and Elizabeth Sinden (COL ’12) — received $1,000 for their formally submitted work.

Three others — Melissa Riggio (COL ’14), Heather Regen (SFS ’14) and an anonymous writer — won $500 each for short works written while waiting in line at The Midnight MUG. Created by Alex Mark (MSB ’12) and Ellie DiBerardino (COL ’13), director and marketing director of The Midnight MUG, respectively, the competition asked students to submit a variety of creative writing pieces ranging from short submissions to longer poems, screenplays and stories. Winning entries received either a $500 or $1,000 prize funded by The Corp Philanthropy Committee.

“I wanted the scholarship to be something that reflected our role as the campus’s library coffee shop, and I wanted it to encourage people to get creative,” DiBerardino wrote in an email. “We agreed in designing it that we wanted to allow people to maximize their creativity in this process, so we didn’t specify many limits.”

A committee comprised of 20 students reviewed the 107 entries submitted during the month of October.

Foldenauer opened the reading with her piece, “An Aging Philanthropist,” a short story in which the narrator finds release from his monotonous life through art. For Foldenauer, the competition allowed her to explore her passion and talent.

“I submitted a piece … because I am always looking for reasons to write,” she said. “Someday I’d like to be a writer or an editor, so every writing challenge strengthens my understanding of the English language.”

Several of the submissions were re-

cognized for their wit or humor.

Dull’s reading of “Ghost,” a humorous story of how a young boy discovers that a fearful phantom is actually a woodpecker, elicited laughter from the audience.

The comedic anonymous submission, “Who Dat Barista, Who Dat Barista,” written while in line at The Midnight MUG, relates the innocent actions of a young man who is peoplewatching while waiting in line for a midnight snack.

On behalf of the anonymous winner, The Midnight MUG donated a $500 prize and an extra $100 to the D.C. Creative Writing Workshop, a charity that teaches the power of self-expression to D.C. public school students.

Other students used the competition to experiment with their writing.

Regen’s submission, a short poem written in Spanish, presents an abstract message, allowing the narrator to express herself freely.

In her one-act script, “The Cleaners,” Walsh described the mysterious actions of cleaners Frank and Joe, using different voices and gestures to bring her play to life.

Riggio’s submission was a short piece about young love that she scribbled on an advertisement slip before handing it to a cashier at The Midnight MUG. The event ended with Sinden’s reading of her story, “Recipe Writer,” a stylistic piece that uses short, blunt sentences to chronicle the tumultuous dynamics of a young family and the conflicts that arise as the main character pursues his love of food.

Organizers of the event said they felt that the scholarship allowed The Midnight MUG to engage with its customers in a unique way.

“I really enjoyed getting into the minds of my peers. It was interesting to see the subject matter they chose,” Jen Leahey (COL ’14), middle marketing manager of The Midnight MUG, wrote in an email. “There is such an amazing creativity flowing on this campus, and I loved giving people the opportunity to get creative and contribute their work to something other than class.”

being a small and accessable organization.

“There are no tryouts for our band, so for someone like me, who was a very mediocre trumpet player before I joined, I could still have all of these amazing opportunities,” Evan Cunningham (COL ’14), a co-manager of pep band, said. “I loved band, but I just thought I wasn't good enough. But here, it's ok if you're not amazing at your instrument.”

It was the open nature of the 85-member group that also attracted Allison Link (SFS ’14), another co-manager, when she first arrived at Georgetown.

“Since it’s such a small band, I was able to get playing time right away. There was no sitting on the sidelines as most freshmen in other [university] bands do,” she said.

The perks that band members enjoy — including free food at events, athletic tickets and the chance to travel with the basketball teams during the postseason — are often the initial draws for new members of the band. Last year, members had the opportunity to meet former President Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) at a men’s basketball game. But for Student Conductor and pep band Vice President Jess Hebert (COL ’12), the true value of the group lies elsewhere.

“Once you're in the band, it’s a lot more about being in the band community and being a part of the Georgetown athletic commu-

nity,” he said.

The group plays at every home football and basketball game in addition to special campus events. If either basketball team makes it to the Big East or NCAA tournament 29 members of the band follow the squad.

The pep band must work closely with a variety of other groups throughout the basketball season.

“We do a lot of coordination with the cheerleading squad.

There will be certain times when they want us to play certain songs,” Hebert said. “We also have to coordinate with athletics and with the arena advertisements.”

This coordination responsibility is shared between Hebert, who conducts at women’s basketball games, and professor Aaron Broadus, the director of the band.

Affectionately called “Chops” by band members, Broadus is a Washington native and wellknown trumpet player and vocalist. Recently, he added several selections from D.C.’s go-go genre to the band’s repertoire to represent the city’s unique brand of funk music.

According to Grice, these latest additions have been particularly popular with local fans, who have been spotted swaying along in Verizon Center.

“If we can make people dance, our job is done,” she said.

Grice particularly enjoys when students recognize the pep band’s new songs.

“I finally convinced professor Broadus to add ‘Party Like a Rock Star,’ she said. “When I see a stu-

dent go, ‘Oh! I know that song,’ it means we are doing something right.”

While the band appreciates the majesty of Verizon Center, where they once played “Hail to the Chief” for President Obama, it has a particular affinity for McDonough Arena, where the women’s basketball team plays its home games.

During a recent interview, members of the band council were anxiously checking box scores from the women’s game at Louisiana State University.

“If I could change anything [about Georgetown], I would increase awareness about the women’s team,” Hebert said.

Mara Hollander (COL ’12), band treasurer, agreed.

“We try to create an atmosphere at the women's games that’s unique,” she said. “They’re just as much fun, but they’re fun in a different way [than the men’s basketball games].”

Hollander said that although members come from a variety of academic and extracurricular backgrounds, the group is a unifying force for participating students.

“The best decision I ever made was coming to Georgetown. The second best decision I ever made was joining the pep band,” she said. “It's a music group, it's a social group, it’s an athletic support group. It’s a great group of people, and it’s an amazing experience.”

Hoya Staff Writer Taylor Colwell contributed to this report.

Wisconsin Ave. May Hold Festival Adrianna Smith Hoya Staff Writer

Pending the approval of several neighborhood and city organizations, Wisconsin Avenue might become home to a monthly Georgetown street festival within the coming year.

Wisconsin Avenue business owner John Hays, who first pitched the idea, envisions roping off the road from Q through M Streets once a month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The plan would allow businesses and neighborhood groups to hold a monthly festival in the open space.

Hays is a co-owner of The Phoenix, a clothing store that has been run by his family for more than 50 years. At a forum organized by the Georgetown Business Association last week, he suggested blocking off sections of Wisconsin to all vehicular traffic in an effort to increase business revenue and strengthen community ties.

“Many cities have walking streets,” he said. “This creates a sense of community and is a wonderful way for neighbors and visitors [to explore Georgetown].”

Hays said he hoped that the proposal could be implemented within the next year, but first it must be approved by the City Council, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, the District Department of Transportation and other city agencies along with several business and neighborhood groups.

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Local business owner John Hays proposed that Wisconsin Avenue be closed to cars once a month to make the street more pedestrian friendly. ber for Ward 2 Jack Evans said that city planners would need to find a way to redirect Wisconsin Avenue’s regular traffic before the proposal could be considered.

“An event like this would take a lot of planning, and we couldn’t just close down the street. We would need to offer [alternative routes],” he told The Hoya.

James Bracco, executive director of the Georgetown Business Improvement District, echoed Evans’ views of the proposal, emphasizing the need to reroute bus lines that usually run on Wisconsin.

“Wisconsin Avenue is a major way in and out of the city,” Bracco said. “It will really depend on

the residents more than us [as to whether this idea will be approved] since traffic will have to be rerouted through the neighborhoods.”

Students who frequent the street on weekends expressed enthusiasm about the idea.

“I’m all for outdoor markets,” Lina Jamis (COL ’12) said. “I think that if they defined boundaries, rezoned places and made alternate routes [for traffic] clearly marked, the idea could work well.”

But according to Bracco, the plan is still a long way from becoming a reality.

“This is not a high priority, but it is on our to-do list,” he said.

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Crossing Borders, Chinese Students Overcome Obstacles Jake Green

Hoya Staff Writer

Chinese fervor for American education is growing rapidly.

In the past year, the number of Chinese undergraduate and graduate students at Georgetown has jumped 35 percent to a new high of 342.

Coming from a country where education is highly prized, many students hope a Georgetown degree will gave them an edge in the competitive Chinese economy.

“There is definitely this talk in China that American education is better than Chinese education,” said Yongle Xue (COL ’14), who graduated from a Chinese high school.

“If you graduate from an American university, especially a prestigious American university, you will have more job opportunities.”

But for these students, the road to the Hilltop and their time on campus are strewn with unique difficulties. Whether they are struggling with immigration concerns or navigating a new social scene, these students face challenges that are both strikingly familiar and utterly foreign.

GETTING IN In the last five years, the number of Chinese students applying to Georgetown as undergraduates has jumped from fewer than 100 in 2006 to more than 350 in the admissions cycle for the Class of 2015, according to James Colman, senior associate director at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

In recent years, admission rates for students applying from Chinese high schools have ranged from the single digits to 20 percent, Colman said. But the overall trend is towards increasingly competitive rates as the applicant pool expands while the number of spots for Chinese applicants remains roughly the same.

“Although the number of applicants from China continues to grow, we are not seeking to change the mix of students admitted and enrolling at Georgetown,” he wrote in an email.

Language difficulties can be a major barrier to Georgetown hopefuls applying from high schools in China, who often have to compete with peers who attended Englishlanguage schools in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

“For those whose English language skills are sufficiently strong, I suspect that the admit rate has not changed dramatically,” Colman wrote. “The larger number of applicants coming from China often do not yet have the language skills needed to thrive at Georgetown.

This may change over time, but there remains much headway to be made in English language instruction on the mainland.”

In addition to language issues, the idiosyncrasies of the application process may also present challenges.

The application’s personal statement can be difficult for Chinese students who may never have written such essays in school.

“Writing the essay is difficult because it’s different from the way we are used to writing,” Xue said.

Diana Bao (SFS ’15) re-wrote her statement seven or eight times before she felt comfortable submitting it. Bao turned to an agency for guidance in the application and essaywriting process.

“The agent that helped me is mostly like a college counselor at a U.S. high school,” she said.

But Xue said that for other students, there is a stigma associated with using outside resources to get help with applications.

“I don’t want other people to control my decisions,” she said. “Students who do their applications themselves don’t like those agencies.”

Applying to Georgetown from overseas poses logistical challenges, as well.

Letters take about two extra weeks to go through the international postal system, so even after Xue had been notified by schools via email, she was still waiting to hear whether she was accepted to Georgetown.

When her acceptance letter finally arrived, Bao wrote on the Chinese

equivalent of Facebook, “I feel closer to my dreams.”

FINDING THEIR WAY Accepted Chinese students lack many of the resources Americans take for granted. They can’t log on to their class Facebook page to connect with peers before the year begins, for example, because the social networking site is blocked by the Chinese government.

But they often have more pressing matters on their minds.

“They’re always worried about being stopped at the border and not being allowed in [to the U.S.],” said Helene Robertson, director of the International Scholars Division at the Office of International Programs.

“Immigration status is a huge concern.”

Though this issue is beyond the scope of what the typical Georgetown student deals with, other challenges facing Chinese students are more familiar.

Many applicants struggle to pay Georgetown’s tuition, especially because the university does not provide substantial financial aid to international students.

According to Xue, many Chinese parents will spend a great deal of their savings to allow their children to come to America.

“Most Chinese parents are willing to give everything to their children,” Xue said. “But then you still have the psychological stress that you’re taking their money. It’s very unsettling.”

Bao had a similar experience.

When another university offered her money, she almost gave up on her dream of going to Georgetown. “[Financial issues] are the biggest thing for me and my family,” she said.

Students continue to struggle with finances even after they’ve made the decision to attend Georgetown.

“I know of some Chinese students who live multiple people to an apartment,” Robertson said. “It used to be they really struggled with the cost of living [in D.C.]” Some Chinese students seek employment in the United States to

ease the financial burden.

According to Robertson, a number of scholarship programs created by the Chinese government in recent years can help alleviate students’ financial concerns, and may help explain the recent enrollment spike.

“There is a huge official push to create partnerships with American universities,” she said.

MAKING A HOME ON THE HILLTOP Once students arrive at Georgetown, the university provides a number of resources to help international students, including international pre-orientation and global living communities.

“We try to match them up with international ambassadors [and] that has become one of the best things that we offer,” Robertson said. “Even before they come here they have a chance to connect.”

Xue said these programs make a difference.

“The OIP definitely provides a lot of help,” she said. “They introduced us to American life and … resources on campus that we can use.”

Given that the number of Chinese students studying at Georgetown is larger than ever, the OIP is also considering developing a program to meet their specific needs, according to Robertson.

“It’s something that different offices on campus have started talking about to see what challenges we’re facing and how we can best help some students…fit more smoothly into the GU community,” she said.

But Robertson is concerned that many Chinese students don’t take advantage of the resources the university already offers.

“When they run into difficulty they don’t reach out for help,” she said.

Roberston also hoped that additional programs could help Chinese students adjust to the American style of teaching — a hard transition for some students.

“The way of education is really different,” Bao said, recalling how difficult it was to transition to Georgetown from Chinese classrooms,

where students are not expected to voice their opinions.

“One reason more kids apply to study abroad … is because we don’t like the Chinese education,” she said. “But suddenly, when you are encouraged to talk, you don’t know what to say.”

The altered expectations can be difficult for many.

“Because participation counted in the grade, I had to raise my hand and talk. So for my English class, I always had my hand up and I just didn’t know what to say, but I knew I had to talk or I [would] have a bad grade,” Xue said.

Chinese students also face considerable challenges in adjusting to social differences across the cultures. While some mix easily with American students, other Chinese students find it easier to befriend others from China.

“There are a lot of cultural differences that need to be unpacked,” Robertson said.

“It’s easier for us to make friends with American students who are interested in Chinese culture,” Xue said. “Some of my best American friends speak fluent Chinese or are really into Chinese culture.”

Bao agreed.

“It is natural for us to have closer Chinese friends. We are from the same background. We can easily makes jokes to each other that nobody else understands,” she said.

But Robertson expressed concern about this phenomenon.

“They are an amazingly supportive community. They take care of each other … which is a way of finding a bit of home here, but it also keeps them from interacting with others.”

Yet in many ways, Chinese students face the same obstacles as their American peers.

“They struggle with the same things any Georgetown student struggles with,” Robertson said.

“They’re a long way from home.

They have the expectations of their families.”

Hoya Staff Writer Sarah Kaplan contributed to this report.

Study Abroad Numbers Stable Administration Seeks to Laura Zhang

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Study abroad programs nationwide have now begun to rebound following the 2008 financial crisis, but the number of Georgetown students studying abroad never dropped during the downturn.

According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange released last week, study abroad participation dropped 0.8 percent in 2008-2009, the first time in the report’s 25-year history that the numbers decreased.

During the recession, many colleges cut funding for study abroad programs and financial aid for students studying abroad, while others were forced to forgo all but a few program offerings, the report said.

But recent polls indicate that study abroad programs are once again on the rise. According to the Open Doors Report, 270,604

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students earned academic credit for studying abroad during the 2009-2010 academic year. This marked a 4 percent increase from the 260,327 students who participated in the previous academic year.

Throughout this turbulence, Georgetown students’ participation in study abroad programs has remained consistently high, according to Director of Overseas Studies Laura Monarch.

According to Monarch, about 57 percent of Georgetown students will go abroad at some point during their academic career. In contrast, 14 percent of American undergraduates studied abroad during the 2009-2010 school year.

“Here at the Office of International Programs, we continue to see large numbers of students coming to our open houses, information sessions and individual advising appointments,” she said.

In the past four years, over 900 Georgetown students have stud-

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ied abroad each year through semester-long, full-year and summer programs.

Monarch added that Georgetown’s strong financial aid offerings helped maintain the university’s overseas presence during the recession.

“Since Georgetown ensures that financial aid is transportable to semester and academic year study abroad programs, studying overseas continues to be a viable option,” she said.

Currently, a financial aid package for a student participating in a university-approved study abroad program takes into consideration tuition, rooming and boarding fees, textbook costs and flight expenses. The university also provides small fellowships to supplement traditional aid offerings.

Representatives of the Office of Student Financial Services declined to give statistics about students receiving financial aid for overseas study.

Fill Vacant CSP Position Emma Hinchliffe Hoya Staff Writer

The Center for Student Programs will soon interview three candidates for assistant director of student programs, a position that has been vacant since August.

Former Associate Director Bill McCoy left the university last summer to become director of LGBT awareness at Bucknell University.

“A successful candidate for this job will demonstrate an understanding of the priorities and complexities of supporting a highly engaged student population in creating a vibrant co-curricular experience in a Catholic and Jesuit higher educational context,” Erika Cohen-Derr, director of student programs, wrote in an email.

The Center for Student Programs will conduct the interviews in the next few weeks, with the goal of choosing a new assistant director in time for the spring

semester. The new hire will also serve as adviser to the Student Activities Commission, as McCoy did during his tenure.

In accordance with standard CSP protocol, students are invited to contribute to the process as part of a search committee. According to Cohen-Derr, interested students will have the opportunity to meet with candidates in both formal and informal settings.

According to SAC Chairman-elect Jack Appelbaum (COL ’14), dates for two interviews are currently finalized, while the last is still tentative.

Appelbaum hopes that the new assistant director will aid in SAC’s transition to the new comprehensive budget funding system this winter.

“We’re looking for someone that’s open to hearing student opinions, open to working with students collaboratively and finding a way to solve issues that is compatible with student wants and university policy,” he said.

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Young Georgetown Squad Shows Promise in 2011 Maggie Law

Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown men’s soccer team may not have made it to the NCAA tournament this year, but the young squad can look back on the season with pride.

The Hoyas spent most of the fall in the top 25 and earned a 10-5-4 record, one of their best ever, thanks to a 10-game unbeaten streak and seven shutouts.

The Hoyas had a bumpy start to the season after a one-goal overtime loss to Virginia Commonwealth in the season opener, but the squad quickly rebounded with a pair of victories over Radford and Stanford. Sophomore midfielder Steve Neumann made his mark early in the season, scoring all three goals in the two home wins.

Georgetown saw a lot of playing time in its first road swing of the season, ending all three games in double overtime.

The extra minutes worked favorably against Michigan State as the squad downed the Spartans, 2-1. The games against Michigan and Penn proved more challenging, however, and the Hoyas walked away with two draws.

Back home on North Kehoe Field, the team earned its third shutout of the season against Ivy League rival Princeton before downing Villanova, 2-0, in its first conference game of the year. The Hoyas went on to finish the season with a record of 5-3-1 in the Big East.

The Georgetown defense sparkled against No. 19 Penn State in the squad’s sixth overtime game of the season. Junior Tommy Muller was named Big East defender of the week for holding the Nittany Lions to zero shots on goal, but the offense struggled to capitalize and the game ended in a scoreless draw.

The Hoyas opened play in October

with yet another clean sheet against league opponent DePaul before defeating cross-town rival American, 2-1, under the lights in the squad’s second home night game in program history.

But the 10-game unbeaten streak came to an end in Morgantown, W.Va., as the Mountaineers handed the Hoyas their second loss of the season on Oct. 8.

The squad hoped to start another win streak with its 3-1 victory over Seton Hall but suffered a tough loss to No. 12 Notre Dame just three days later in front of 1,200 people on Parents’ Weekend.

The Hoyas rebounded on the road to hand Marquette its first conference loss of the season. But with only two conference losses on their record this year, the Golden Eagles snagged Georgetown’s title of Blue Division regular season champions.

On Oct. 22 the squad faced off against its toughest opponent, No. 1 Connecticut. The Hoyas had several opportunities on goal after heading into double overtime, but the game once again ended in a scoreless tie.

Georgetown’s offensive skills recovered quickly, however, as a scoring frenzy led four different players to score in the team’s 6-2 victory over Pitt. The Hoyas finished up the regular season with a disappointing conference loss to Providence amid a wintry mix of rain, snow and sleet.

The one-goal loss to Providence would prevent the Hoyas from a second-place spot in the Big East, but a respectable conference record landed Georgetown the sixth seed in the league tournament.

The squad faced off against St. John’s in the first round of the tournament but dropped the decision, 2-1. The Red Storm went on to capture the Big East Championship and the ninth seed in the NCAA

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Freshman midfielder Tom Skelly led all frreshmen with 10 points on the season, includiing three goals and four assists. tournament.

Georgetown’s offense this season was led by Neumann, who finished with 29 points on 11 goals and seven assists, as well as three nods to the Big East weekly honor roll. He earned his second consecutive all-conference honor last week after being named first team all-Big East for his performance this season.

Junior midfielder Ian Christianson finished second on the team in scoring with one assist and six goals, including three game-winners. Christianson was named second team all-Big East last week. Classmate and co-midfielder Andy Riemer had five goals and three assists to place third in scoring.

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Rookie midfielder Tom Skelly finished his first season on the Hilltop with 10 points on three goals and four assists, while classmate and defender Tyler Rudy added three goals and two assists to round out the top five. As a team, Georgetown finished second in the Big East in scoring with 17 goals and a 1.89 goals-per-game average.

The most impressive rookie performance this season came from goalkeeper Tomas Gomez. The freshman started in 17 games for the Hoyas, tallying 60 saves and seven shutouts. His performance in net earned him a nod to the Big East all-rookie team last week.

The loss of midfielders Ben Slinger-

land and Ibu Otegbeye and forward Uche Onyeador will prove significant for the Hoyas, but a young and talented group of players are ready to fill their shoes. And while Georgetown missed out on a bid to this year’s NCAA tournament, the team already has its sights set on next year’s success.

“We won’t miss a beat,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said. “We want to win the Big East. We want to get to Red Bull Arena for the Big East championship, and we want to go deep in the NCAA tournament. To stand back up and do it again for 2012, to see if we can hit all three of them — I think we’re very capable of it.”

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Twists, Turns Abound GU Aims to Lock Down KU Backcourt In Horrifying Scandal MEN’S BASKETBALL, from A12

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nless you’ve been under a rock for the last week and a half, you have been inundated with the news from Happy Valley about the decade-long cover up of Jerry Sandusky’s grotesque crimes. I’m assuming that if you’re reading this, you are already aware of the basics. So I’ll skip the background information and cut right to some facts that are both disheartening and sickening. We all knew that this would be bad when it broke, but it has since become an unimaginable disaster.

While this bombshell is only 13 days old, it has already taken more twists and turns than a Dan Brown thriller. The first was when the judge who arraigned Sandusky on the charges, Leslie Dutchcot, granted him $100,000 unsecured bail even though the prosecutors asked for $500,000 and an electronic leg monitor. For 40 accounts of sexual assault, such a low bail, especially one that does not make the accused put up money or property as security, is uncommon.

As it turns out, Dutchcot is not only a volunteer for The Second Mile — Sandusky’s charity that he allegedly used to prey on young boys — she is a donor who gave to the charity in 2009. The fact that she didn’t recuse herself immediately is unbelievable.

Fortunately, the state stepped in on Wednesday and pulled her from the case citing “unique circumstances,” code words for a conflict of interest.

The next shocking piece of news to come from Happy Valley was that Sandusky had access to the program until the week he was finally arrested.

Even though Penn State had banned him from bringing children onto campus after 2002, he remained a regular at State College. Up until his arrest, Sandusky was seen using Penn State’s facilities to work out. Even more shocking is that he was allowed to run overnight football camps for children up until 2009 at Penn State’s satellite campuses.

After these twists came to light, Joe Paterno was fired. Now, let me say this as a caveat: I am sure that the vast majority of Penn State students and fans are level-headed people.

But the actions of the boisterous few after Paterno’s firing were heartless, if not downright cruel to the people that were abused. Watching the “riot” unfold on Penn State’s campus was like watching a train wreck in slow motion. While most students were no doubt contemplating the moral implications of this scandal, the vocal knuckleheads could only think about football.

One day after Penn State’s loss to Nebraska, Mike McQueary, the graduate assistant who saw Sandusky sexually abusing a child in 2002, decided to clear his name. He sent an email to some select friends and asked them for secrecy, a decision he surely regrets. In the original testimony that he gave to the grand jury, McQueary stated that even though he saw the abuse, he never tried to physically break it up. The email he sent seems to contradict his previous testimony and states that he made sure the abuse stopped and even called the police. Apparently, McQueary has issues with the truth as well.

I certainly hope that he tried to break up whatever he saw, but I’m not convinced. State College Police reported Wednesday that they received no statement from McQueary in 2002.

Further, they had never even been notified of Sandusky sexually abusing anyone on campus even though a bevy of school employees either directly or indirectly knew about his crimes.

In perhaps the biggest blunder since the incident was reported, Joseph Amendola, Sandusky’s attorney, thought it would be a good idea to have Sandusky answer some of Bob Costas’ questions, a mistake that he will not soon forget. In response to one of Costas’s questions, Sandusky bizarrely said the following: “I have horsed around with kids. I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact.”

Then, Costas went for the knockout, and Sandusky awkwardly balked when he was asked a question about whether he is sexually attracted to young boys. After repeating the question and mumbling for about 17 seconds, he finally answered: “I enjoy young people, I love to be around them, but, no, I’m not sexually attracted to young boys.”

I’m sure the jury will see it that way as well, Mr. Sandusky.

All of these bizarre twists are a microcosm of why Sandusky’s alleged crimes were swept under the rug for so long. It only would have taken one good coach or administrator to stand up and report Sandusky’s abuse, but all those who knew prioritized the status quo of the university over the plight of the victims. They all failed their human moral duty and enabled a monster. The saddest part of this entire story is that even if Sandusky is brought to justice, no one wins. — not the school, not the students or alumni, and certainly not the children who will be forever haunted by Sandusky’s heinous actions.

Matt Emch is a sophomore in the College. Riding the Pine appears every Friday.

fore losing by only 10 to No. 2 Kentucky (2-0) in a marquee battle at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night.

If Georgetown wants any chance at pulling off the upset, it will have to focus on shutting down the Jayhawks’ deep backcourt. Taylor, junior point guard Elijah Johnson, junior guard Travis Releford and senior guard Conner Teahan are all capable shooters whom the Blue and Gray can ill afford to leave open on the perimeter. Teahan has been particularly impressive off the bench this year, albeit in limited action, hitting 5-of-9 three-point attempts thus far after seeing limited action in his first three years in Lawrence.

Taylor is also adept at getting to the line and went 15-of-17 from the stripe

against Kentucky. This bodes poorly for Georgetown sophomore guard Markel Starks, who has struggled to stay out of foul trouble in the first two games and will likely match up with Taylor.

But while the Jayhawks hold a definite advantage in backcourt scoring, the Hoyas plan to make use of their height to get some easy points in the paint. Kansas’ frontcourt is shallow beyond Robinson and 7-foot junior center Jeff Withey, who is playing a major role on the team for the first time. Georgetown, in contrast, has occasionally run with four players 6-foot-8 or taller, and both senior center Henry Sims and sophomore forward Nate Lubick have looked excellent so far.

Head Coach John Thompson III has uncharacteristically favored the fullcourt press in the early season, using

the length of his versatile freshman forwards to trap guards and cut off passing lanes. Whether the Hoyas will stick with this strategy against the much more adept Kansas ballhandlers remains to be seen, but it could a crucial factor in determining the outcome of the game.

Ultimately, though, the Blue and Gray will need senior guard Jason Clark and junior forward Hollis Thompson to play at least as well as they did against UNC-Greensboro (17 and 19 points, respectively) to have a shot at winning. If those two shoot well, Sims dominates the paint, and the Hoyas’ press can slow down the dangerous Jayhawk guards, Georgetown could pull off the upset. Otherwise, it could be a long 40 minutes for the Blue and Gray. Tipoff is scheduled for 11:50 p.m. Monday night.

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Infeld Poised to Lead Hoyas to Finish CROSS COUNTRY, from A12 Coach Chris Miltenberg, seem poised to live up to the lofty expectations for the season and validate their preseason No. 1 ranking. Each runner seems to be finding her groove late in the season. “[Senior Emily] Infeld is finding her stride again, Jones had by far the best race of the year, Richardson is back where she belongs … I think Richardson and Kasper are the two who ran really well yesterday, but they can run even better next week,” Miltenberg said. “They can be more assertive during the middle of the race.”

But perhaps most promising for the Blue and Gray is the performance of

the highly-touted freshman class, all three of whom finished ahead of any other freshman runner in regionals this past weekend.

“I’m excited to see the progress they’re making,” Miltenberg said. “We might have the three best freshmen in the country.”

All season, the Hoyas have relied on veteran leadership to push the program forward, and it has been the AllAmerican Infeld who has taken on that role.

“Balancing her personal goals and team goals has really been the learning curve for [Infeld] this year,” Miltenberg said. “I tell her, ‘you’ve got to remember how you got here.’ She loves training,

she’s the most excited person on race day. ... She’s always racing to win, never scared to lose.”

Looking forward, Infeld’s confidence next week and aggressiveness towards the end of the race will embody Georgetown’s strategy and dictate the Hoyas’ success. But Miltenberg knows that the season isn’t about one event — it’s about the journey to reach that final race.

“You’ve got to believe in October, because in October, it’s going to be hard.

We’ve had a challenging fall and unforeseen circumstances, but [the regionals] show how they’ve persevered. No matter what happens in the next week, I’m proud of these guys. They believe in each other and what we’re doing.”

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Georgetown Seeks Better Performance Dillon Mullan Special to The Hoya

The Georgetown swimming and diving team will make the trip up to Lewisburg, Pa. this weekend for the threeday Bucknell Invitational at the Kinney Natatorium. They will be competing against Colgate, Delaware, Fordham, La Salle and host Bucknell, schools the team last faced in the form of a rather one-sided loss in Delaware back on Oct. 8.

The weekend is a great opportunity for the Hoyas to gain some multi-team meet experience against some quality opponents while serving as an important warm-up for the Big East championship, which Pittsburgh will play host to in February.

“Bucknell will be very tough competition,” Head Coach Jamie Holder said.

“Colgate is also a very good team and Delaware beat us earlier in the year. …

It is probably the biggest meet of the semester for us,” Holder said. “It is our last big meet before the Big East championship.”

The team will only have four meets against local rivals Maryland, American, James Madison and Catholic between now and the conference championship, which is almost three months away. Holder knows the significance of this meet in the context of the overall season leading to Pittsburgh.

“We want to see some fast times and be able to focus on next semester’s championship part of the season,” Holder said.

While junior Paul Quincy will look to make a big impact this weekend, the Hoyas are confident they can turn to the depth of their squad to meet the

team’s goals.

“Paul is a great long distance guy who leads our team,” Holder said. “We pretty much have confidence in everyone to post good times and I’m interested to see what some of the freshmen can do.”

This meet marks the final tune-up before the conference championships, where last year the men’s and women’s teams finished eighth and 10th, respectively, out of the 11 participating teams.

The diving team did not fare much better, earning finishes of sixth by the men and seventh by the women.

The Blue and Gray hope to gain momentum moving forward, but to do so the team must come out and swim fast this weekend. A strong performance at the Bucknell Invitational and wins against some local rivals coming up mean that Georgetown will likely be peaking at an opportune time.

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Coach K Proves Nice Guys Can Finish First Corey Blaine The Bleacher Seats

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n the same calendar year that Derek Jeter recorded his 3,000th hit, an equally-loathed sports figure set the NCAA men’s basketball record for wins as a coach. In beating Michigan State, Coach K passed his mentor and former boss, Bobby Knight, for the most wins by a coach in Division I basketball history. As much as it sickens the majority of sports fans to see individuals like Jeter and Mike Krzyzewski (the pronunciation of his last name is nothing short of a field day for linguistic majors) succeed, we have to respect their accomplishments and the general class with which they went about their business.

I’m hesitant to praise Coach K’s character because of the events of the last few weeks, which have shown us that nobody is immune to a dramatic fall from grace. It can be said that Coach K did things the right way, however, and his 903 wins stand as one of the cleanest records in a world where Barry Bonds is still acknowledged as the all-time home runs record holder.

In his career, he’s never been stricken with NCAA sanctions as a result of recruiting violations like many of his peers. Coach K’s success serves as a direct contrast to those like John Calipari, whose first untainted Final Four appearance came this past spring despite its being his third visit. In this day and age, it’s rare to find a major college coach who hasn’t committed some form of a recruiting violation.

It’s almost nauseating how much of a role model the coach for a school like Duke can be. When he’s not keeping J.J. Redick from picking up a DWI until after his Duke days end, Coach K serves his country as the coach of a revamped national basketball team. Like his incredibly disciplined Duke teams, Krzyzewski ran the U.S. team without egos and successfully channeled the talents of Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to a gold medal (Erik Spoelstra, the Heat’s coach, could take a few pointers here). It’s safe at this point in time to ask if anyone in the country could possibly run a more successful clean program.

Or, for that matter, can any current coach run a more successful

program at all? Looking at the win totals for active coaches, Coach K’s record could be safe for many years to come. The two closest coaches to Krzyzewski, Jim Calhoun and Jim Boeheim, are both older than Coach K, making it unlikely that they will catch him. The trend for the rest of the list is very similar; any coach over 600 wins currently is either too old to seriously contest Coach K or — in the case of Bob “Huggy Bear” Huggins — parties a little too hard to have the stamina to reach 900 wins.

So where does that leave Coach K’s record? Assuming he continues coaching (he’s only 64 years old), Krzyzewski may set the bar so high that his record remains untouched for generations to come. One must look at the next crop of rising coaches to find a serious challenger.

The challenger that immediately comes to mind is Brad Stevens, Butler’s boy wonder coach. At the age of 35, Stevens has amassed 117 career wins while leading his mid-major university to two NCAA championship games. (It took Coach K until the age of 43 to reach his second title game.) Considering that Krzyzewski had already reached 219 wins at the age of 40, it isn’t hard to project that Stevens could collect 20 wins per year and celebrate his 40th birthday with a number close to K’s.

This speaks more toward Coach K’s achievements than Stevens’, though.

It takes a large amount of optimism to believe that Stevens can keep winning for the next 30 years and enter the same conversation as this legend.

Even J.J. Redick’s rap career has a better chance of making it than a challenger to his former coach’s accomplishment.

Very rarely is there a situation in sports when a nice guy truly finishes first. Mario Lemieux and Jim Valvano were forced to battle cancer during their careers and Roberto Clemente tragically died in a plane crash. It’s refreshing to see Coach K be rewarded for his career, one that saw his players excel on the court and in the classroom. Between 2004 and 2008, 92 percent of Duke basketball players graduated, a percentage significantly above the national average.

In basketball and life, Coach K is a winner and a role model, and this record only serves to draw attention to this living legend. It’s just a shame he accomplished all this at Duke.

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Junior guard Sugar Rodgers has struggled in Georgetown’s three games this year. She has shot 7-for-42 on the season, and the Hoyas have now lost to Maryland and LSU.

Rodgers’ Shooting Woes Continue WOMENS BASKETBALL from A12 the defense that we were supposed to, but on offense we had a lot of missed opportunities,” Georgetown Head Coach Terri Williams-Flournoy said in a press release. “This was especially at crucial times when we could have taken the lead.”

Georgetown took 4:15 to score its first points but still battled with LSU throughout the half. After six lead changes, the Tigers scored four points in the final six seconds of the half on a pair of free throws and a buzzer-beating layup to take a 26-21 halftime advantage. The five-point margin tied for LSU’s largest lead of the half.

Following the break, the hosts opened a six-point advantage only to see the Blue and Gray storm back to tie the contest at 32 points apiece with 13:58 remaining. LSU scored the next basket, however, and never looked back as Georgetown didn’t make another shot for more than 10 minutes until junior Sugar Rodgers connected on a jumper with

3:29 remaining. While the visitors’ defensive effort was enough to keep the spread within single digits until the final minute of play, Georgetown scored just three points from that moment onwards.

Senior forward Tia Magee topped the Hoyas’ scoresheet with 12 points, while Rodgers — a unanimous preseason selection for All-Big East honors and a member of the Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 — contributed 10 points, shooting just 4-of-20 from the field.

Forward LaSondra Barrett led the Tigers with eight rebounds and 11 points, including seven free throws, while guard Destini Hughes added 10 points for the hosts.

Georgetown scored just five bench points compared to LSU’s 20 and scored nearly half its total points off turnovers. The Hoyas forced 26 total turnovers from the Tigers, including 11 steals — four of which came at the hands of promising freshman guard Taylor Brown.

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While a strong defensive effort is typically a given when the Blue and Gray take the court, a 49-42 rebounding advantage was a pleasant surprise for a Georgetown team that has traditionally been punished on the glass in recent seasons. Senior guard Alexa Roche led the way with nine rebounds, while Magee added eight and senior forward Adria Crawford contributed seven.

The Hoyas’ veteran lineup will need to revitalize an offense that has averaged just 49.7 points in the opening three games. They will get the chance this weekend at home, when the Blue and Gray return for a pair of non conference matchups against Houston and Monmouth.

Georgetown will look to bounce back with a victory this Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in McDonough Arena against the Cougars, whom the Hoyas defeated, 77-37, last December. The Hawks then pay a visit to the Hilltop for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Monday night.

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the course of this season began to diverge.

After a win at Marist, followed by a loss at Bucknell, the Blue and Gray went on a five-game winning streak, winning by an average of 17 points per game while allowing only an average of 9.8 points per game behind one of the top defensive units in the FCS. Senior defensive end Andrew Schaetzke attributed the run to multiple units clicking at the same time.

“Our success has been based on a combination of things,” Schaetzke said. “We started forcing a lot of turnovers on defense and we were stopping the run better and all running toward the ball carrier better. Then the offense was capitalizing when they needed to.”

Schaetzke himself was often at the center of the defense’s success, compiling an eye-popping 22.5 tackles for a loss and 13 quarterback sacks while still drawing constant double teams, which gave his teammates better chances to make big plays.

Although the Hoyas will lose a number of standouts next year — including Schaetzke and senior defensive backs Wayne Heimuli, Jayah Kaisamba and David Quintero — dynamic defensive back Jeremy Moore (four interceptions) and single-season tackle record holder McCabe return to anchor the unit next year as seniors.

The squad will also return nearly all major contributors on offense, excluding running back Chance Logan and receivers Jeremiah Kayal and Patrick Ryan.

Top returning performers include sophomore running back

A lot of words could be used to describe Georgetown volleyball’s 2011 campaign, which saw the team finish 14-13, including a 6-8 mark in the Big East. “Inconsistent” may be one of them, but so might “gutsy” or “determined.”

Although the team fell just short of its goal of reaching the Big East tournament, Head Coach Arlisa Williams was pleased with her team’s performance.

“We played inconsistently early on but really figured out how to play high-level volleyball early in conference play,” she said. “The foundation has been laid and we will only move forward.”

The Hoyas began the year well, sporting an 8-5 record going into Big East play. The nonconference schedule was highlighted by a straight-set win against Virginia Commonwealth and a victory at James Madison’s Coca-Cola Classic that included wins over Appalachian State, James Madison and Eastern Tennessee State.

However, conference play proved much more difficult for the Hoyas. The Blue and Gray lost their first three league matches but righted the ship in October, when they found the spark that allowed them to reach their potential.

Georgetown went 6-2 in October and closed out the month with a home sweep of Connecticut and St. John’s, followed by a road sweep of Rutgers and Seton Hall.

“Winning in October was a goal that we talked about from the beginning of the season,” Williams said. “The team was focused and took each day as it came.”

Thanks to their stellar October, the Hoyas were seventh in the Big East with a 6-5 conference record going into their final three matches. Unfortunately, the Blue and Gray dropped a crucial game to South Florida on the road and were unable to upset conference powerhouses Louisville and Cincinnati in the final

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Redshirt sophomore Jamal Davis (15) will be among the Hoyas returning for next season. He had 31 receptions this year.

Nick Campanella (499 yards rushing, eight TDs) and receiver Jamal Davis (31 receptions, 386 yards) as well as junior quarterback Isaiah Kempf (1268 yards passing, 10 TDs; 372 yards rushing, four TDs) and receiver Max Waizenegger (35 catches, 424 yards, six TDs).

But McCabe will be the first to note how much of an impact the Class of 2012 has had on Georgetown football, both this year and for the future of the program.

“This senior class is going to go down in history as the class that turned around Georgetown football,” McCabe said. “We had a great season. We were disappointed we lost [the Patriot

League Championship] game, but for the guys coming back we’re going to remember how we feel after this game and learn from it and use it as motivation going into next season and make sure next year we’re on the winning end.”

McCabe’s confidence in his teammates should not be taken lightly. All season long, the belief in the locker room was that this year’s squad would compete for the league title, but no one believed them. In the end, their actions spoke even louder than their unwavering words.

Don’t be surprised if that trend continues next season and beyond.

weekend of play. The losses dropped the Hoyas to 10th in the league standings, two spots out of the tournament.

It was a disappointing end to the season that marked the end of an era for Georgetown volleyball. The senior core of the team, libero Tory Rezin and setter Ashley Malone, will graduate this spring, and their presence will surely be missed.

Both players were three-year starters and were crucial in every match for the Hoyas this season. Rezin was a rock on defense and racked up double-digit digs in almost every match; Malone not only effectively set up her teammates all year but also notched a significant number of kills and digs.

Malone ends her career second in program history in assists, while two-year Rezin goes out as Georgetown’s all-time leader in digs.

“My [career] as a whole has been very positive for me. Playing with this team has been all-around great,” Rezin said.

“It was competitive, fun and intense, and I met a ton of amazing people that I will continue to be friends with for many years.”

While the Hoyas will certainly miss their senior leaders next year, they will return all five of their main hitters. Unlike some other teams, Georgetown had a very widespread distribution of kills this year. Sophomore outside hitter Brooke Bachesta, junior middle blocker Lindsay Wise and redshirt sophomore middle blocker Annalee Abell each notched over 150 kills.

The Blue and Gary also had four very talented freshmen this year, from whom the team expects great things in the future. The group was headlined by outside hitter Alex Johnson, who led the team with 307 kills, and middle blocker Dani White, who posted a very impressive .304 hitting percentage.

“I am really proud of this group. They worked hard and overcame so many obstacles,” Williams said. “It was a really fun year for all of us.”

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2011 MAUI Invitational No. 17 Michigan Game 1 Nov. 21 3 p.m.

Game 5 Nov. 22 2 P.m.

5th place

No. 10 Memphis TENNESSEE

Game 7 Nov. 22 7 p.m.

Game 2 Nov. 21 5:30 P.m.

Game 10 Nov. 23 5 P.m.

Game 12 Nov. 23 10 P.m.

No. 6 DUKE UCLA Game 3 Nov. 21 9:30 P.m.

6th place Game 6 Nov. 22 4:30 P.m.

CHAMINADE Georgetown

Champion

RUNNER-UP Game 8 Nov. 22 9:30 P.m.

Game 4 Nov. 21 11:50 P.m.

NO. 12 KANSAS

7th place 8TH place

Game 9 Nov. 23 2:30 P.m.

Game 11 Nov. 23 7:30 P.m.

3rd place 4TH place

Hoyas SEEK UPSET, FACE LOADED TOURNEY FIELD If Georgetown Beats KansaS …

• It would be a huge win for a young team, handing Kansas their second loss of the season.

• Beating Kansas would potentially catapult the Hoyas into the national rankings and provide momentum for their game the next day.

• Georgetown would most likely play UCLA, which entered the season ranked No. 20 in the polls but is currently 0-2, with losses to Loyola Marymount and Middle Tennessee State. The Hoyas could easily beat the Bruins and would most likely face No. 6 Duke in the championship match.

• It would be the fifth time Georgetown squares off against Duke in the last seven years. Win or lose, just playing the Blue Devils would bolster Georgetown’s strength of schedule. Duke also opened their season with a bit of a blip, beating Belmont by just 1 point to escape a big openinggame upset.

• No team (even Duke) is unbeatable, as Pittsburgh’s and Vanderbilt’s losses have reminded us. If Georgetown wins, it would leave Maui with a 3-0 record and wins against two top-15 teams, assuring the Hoyas a spot amongst the nation’s elite.

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The No. 17 Wolverines — who nearly captured the nation’s heart last March when they lost 73-71 to Duke in the NCAA tournament — sit at 2-0 on the year, although they’ve yet to be truly tested. That will change when they take on No. 10 Memphis in the first game of the Maui Invitational, and they will look to sophomore guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and redshirt sophomore forward Jordan Morgan, last year’s second- and third-leading scorers after the graduated Darius Morris. It’s still early, but sophomore forward Evan Smotrycz has also impressed for the Wolverines.

Michigan’s opponent in the first round, Memphis begins its second year under Head Coach Josh Pastner after John Calipari left for the greener pastures of Kentucky. The Tigers have won their only game of the year so far, a 97-81 victory over Belmont, and are looking to build on last year’s first-round NCAA tournament exit. Memphis, as usual, will be led by its younger players but looks to senior forward Wesley Witherspoon for veteran leadership. If the results fall the right way, we could see a preview of the GeorgetownMemphis clash scheduled for Dec. 22 at Verizon Center.

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The 2-0 Volunteers face arguably the biggest test of the first round, as they will tip off against No. 6 Duke on Monday. The Vols opened their season against Georgetown’s most recent opponent, UNC-Greensboro, and the result wasn’t dissimilar to the win the Hoyas recorded, as Tennessee notched a 29-point home win. Trae Golden is one to watch, as the sophomore guard is averaging a double-double on the young season with averages of 23 points and 10 assists per game despite having played just 58 minutes.

Fresh off earning Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s NCAA men’s basketball-record 703rd win on Tuesday against Michigan State at Madison Square Garden, the No. 6 Blue Devils will take on Davidson at 6 p.m. today before heading to Maui. The roster features a trio of Plumlees — Miles, Mason and Marshall, the last of whom has yet to play this season — and is headlined by freshman guard Austin Rivers. Rivers, the son of Boston Celtics’ Head Coach Doc Rivers and brother of former Hoya Jeremiah Rivers, was the No. 1 recruit in the country according to Rivals.com and the No. 2 recruit according to ESPN and Scout.com.

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The Bruins — ranked 17th in the preseason AP poll — have gotten off to a stunningly poor start this year. They opened the season with an 11-point loss at home to Loyola Marymount before a 22-point blowout loss to Middle Tennessee State compounded the problems for Head Coach Ben Howland. Howland and the Bruins will hope junior forward Reeves Nelson, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder last year, provides a much-needed spark to the team as he returns from a suspension that saw him miss the team’s embarrassing loss to MTSU.

As the host of the Maui Invitational, Chaminade is the only non-Division I school in the eight-team field. The rest of the field would do well not to take the D-II Silverswords lightly, though, as they shocked Oklahoma in Maui last year and famously upset Ralph Sampson-led No. 1 Virginia in 1982. Chaminade is 2-0 so far this year with wins over Western Oregon and St. Martin’s and has been led by senior forward Matt Cousins and junior guard Bennie Murray, who have averaged 20.5 and 19.5 points per game, respectively.

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The Hoyas lost a lot of experience to graduation this offseason, and face a tough first-round matchup in No. 12 Kansas. Junior forward Hollis Thompson and senior guard Jason Clark have looked impressive thus far, but Georgetown will need significant contributions from its frontcourt to succeed.

Head Coach John Thompson III has employed the full-court press more than in years past, and lanky freshman forwards Otto Porter and Greg Whittington have shown the ability to create trouble for opposing guards, but whether they can stop Kansas’ backcourt remains to be seen.

The No. 12 Jayhawks (1-1) are still dangerous despite losing star forwards Marcus and Markieff Morris to the NBA. Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor headlines a deep backcourt, but all of the Kansas guards are a threat from beyond the arc. Junior forward Thomas Robinson, who is averaging a double-double through two games this season, anchors the Jayhawks inside. Kansas isn’t quite as deep and talented as it has been in the past few years — the Jayhawks went a combined 68-6 over the last two seasons — but Head Coach Bill Self’s teams can never be discounted.

If Georgetown Loses to Kansas …

• It would be an unsurprising loss to the No. 12 Jayhawks, which returned a few players from last year’s No. 1-seeded team.

• The Hoyas then would most likely play host Chaminade, which pulled off an upset against Oklahoma last season but remains an easy win for the Hoyas.

• Beating Chaminade would probably send Georgetown to play No. 17 Michigan for fifth place in the tournament. The Wolverines are so far 3-0 on the season, but narrowly escaped with a 4-point victory against Western Illinois on Thursday night.

• The Wolverines would have gotten to the championship of the loser’s bracket by losing to a very talented Memphis team, and then beating a depleted Tennessee team still reeling from Bruce Pearl’s departure from the program this past winter. The Hoyas could beat Michigan, providing them with at least two victories at the end of the tournament, one of which would come against a top-25 opponent.

• If the Hoyas lose again, they would finish the tournament 1-2. But with both losses against top-25 teams, the result would not necessarily hurt their NCAA tournament resume.

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Coming off a strong showing at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships that saw the men finish first and the women tie with Villanova for first, the Georgetown cross country teams are looking for a fittingly strong finish to a successful season at next week’s NCAA tournament in Terre Haute, Ind. Men’s cross country Assistant Coach Michael Banks believes that the No. 15 Hoyas are on the right track heading to nationals, and the best training this week will take place off the cross-country course.

“We’re going to keep working out a couple times, but it’s not going to be one that leaves them dead or exhausted,” Banks said.

“A lot of [training] is going to be the mental strategy. …We’re going to keep doing what we’re doing. A lot of teams get caught up in trying to do special things for races. By the end of the season [our strategy] is going to work.

We’re going to see the fruits of our labor.”

But while the strategy for the

Blue and Gray will remain constant, the focus on race day next week will likely adjust for the size of the field and the level of competition.

“The biggest difference is now, instead of looking at individual teams, it’s about finding the right groups of people to place in,” Banks said. “It’s more about where our guys should be during the race.”

The Hoyas will have to rely on their considerable depth and a strong finish to match up with the top teams and continue its upward trend into the top 10 in the country.

“There are so many good teams that you need to approach it based on placing, groups you want to be running in,” Banks said. “There are probably a handful of teams that are very, very good, and after that there are weaknesses in every team. If we hit it and we pick off straggling teams, we can definitely be a top10 team, even a top-15 with just a solid performance.”

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Senior forward Tia Magee, shown against Longwood, had 12 points in the Hoyas’ 51-40 loss to Louisiana State.

Hoyas Drop Second Top-25 Game Beno Picciano Hoya Staff Writer

No. 14 Georgetown women’s basketball (1-2) brought a flurry of defense to Wednesday night’s top-25 clash with No. 20 Louisiana State (20), but offensive droughts sealed the Hoyas’ fate. The Blue and Gray ultimately dropped yet another game in a 51-40 decision in Baton Rouge, La. The Tigers made for another ear-

ly-season stumbling block for the Hoyas, who returned 12 players from last year’s Sweet 16 squad. The defeat marked LSU 51 Georgetown’s second conGeorgetown 40 secutive shortcoming versus a ranked opponent in four days after the Blue and Gray fell, 72-53, at No. 11 Maryland Sunday.

The Hoyas, known for their up-

tempo, high-pressure defensive style of play, encountered a similar brand of basketball from the Tigers, which resulted in a low-scoring, turnoverfilled affair. The Blue and Gray forced 18 turnovers from their hosts in the first half alone but committed 23 turnovers themselves while shooting a meager 24.2 percent from the field.

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Junior forward Hollis Thompson, shown against UNC-Greensboro, will need to play well for the Hoyas to have a chance against No. 12 Kansas.

Hoyas Face First Real Test in No. 12 Kansas Pat Curran

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The Georgetown men’s basketball team’s trip to tropical paradise will start out as anything but relaxing when they kick off a three-game slate at the Maui Invitational as underdogs against No. 12 Kansas.

Starting the season unranked for the first time in six years, the Hoyas (2-0) have looked impressive through two home games, winning by a combined score of 169-99 against Savannah State (1-2) and UNC-Greensboro (0-2).

However, the Jayhawks (1-1) are in a completely different class than

either of these squads.

Despite losing star forwards Marcus and Markieff Morris — who await the end of the NBA lockout in Houston and Phoenix, respectively — Kansas still looks dangerous this season. Led by senior guard Tyshawn Taylor and junior forward Thomas Robinson, Head Coach Bill Self and the Jayhawks finished first in the Big 12 coaches’ poll even though the team lacks an all-Big 12 preseason first-team selection.

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In 2008, the Georgetown football team won two games.

Then, in 2009, the squad sunk to the lowest of lows, losing all 11 contests by a combined score of 309–106.

Finally, the 2010 season brought hope to a depressed program. After winning their first two games and three of their first four, the Hoyas impressed with wins against solid Patriot League squads such as Lafayette and Holy Cross — as well as a last second loss at Yale — and got people on the Hilltop talking about the team with excitement and optimism.

The Blue and Gray ended the season with four wins, a marked improvement over the previous two seasons.

But the players had tasted victory, and had every intention of making it a familiar feeling.

They got more than a taste this season, as Georgetown went 8-3 and fell just short of a conference championship in its most successful season since rejoining the Football Championship Subdivision in 1999.

Following the season-ending loss last weekend against Lehigh in the de facto Patriot League championship game, junior linebacker Robert McCabe voiced the self-confidence the players had going into this season.

“We went 0-11 two years ago, and we knew that wasn’t the type of team we were,” said McCabe. “Last year, we went 4-7, and it was still a disappointment.

We thought we could’ve been better.

We lost a lot of close games, so we

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Sophomore running back Nick Campanella (10) celebrates with senior wide receiver Max Waizenegger. The two led GU in rushing and receiving, respectively.

wanted to come out this year, especially with the talent we had in the senior class.

We expected to be in this position.”

During the season opener, the players proved that they were a dangerous foe by crushing Davidson, 40-16.

This game was followed by a close win

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against Lafayette and a loss at Yale. Coincidentally, the outcomes of these contests were exactly the same as the first three games of 2010.

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