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SENIOR DAY SLAUGHTER

Structural improvements to the Key Bridge may be done as early as 2013 if the jobs bill passes Congress.

The 8-2 Georgetown football team blew out Fordham, 30-13, on the Hoyas’ Senior Day.

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Captured Alum Returns Home 24 Call Boxes Broken GLENN RUSSO

A routine check Friday found the emergency phones in need of repair

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Matthew VanDyke (GRD ’04) strode out of the gate slowly, dressed in Libyan rebel military fatigues and brandishing a Libyan flag.

“Victory! We won,” he said, smiling as his friends and loved ones scrambled to welcome him home.

The Georgetown grad had just returned from an eight-month trek to Libya, where he fought on the rebel side in the country’s civil war. He went missing after about 3 weeks and spent the next six months imprisoned by loyalist forces. Once VanDyke escaped and rejoined the Libyan rebel brigade, he fought alongside them during the dying days of Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi’s regime, manning a mounted Russian machine gun on a Jeep.

And after having been detained for two hours by Homeland Security personnel at JFK Airport for debriefing, VanDyke, 32, finally made it back to his hometown of Baltimore Saturday night.

A small crowd of 15 of his close friends had gathered to meet him at Baltimore-Washington International Airport when he walked off the flight. By the time he arrived, about 20 more bystanders had joined the entourage, intrigued by the ‘welcome home’ signs, American flags

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Matthew VanDyke (GRD ’04) greets his mother in Baltimore after spending time in a Libyan prison and fighting for a rebel brigade.

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Gift Boosts LGBTQ Programs

The Department of Public Safety is in the process of repairing 24 of the 188 emergency call boxes throughout the medical center and main campus after discovering they were out of service during a routine test on Friday.

Low battery power caused the boxes to stop working, according to university spokeswoman Stacy Kerr. Though technicians were able to repair 14 of the boxes between Friday and Monday night, the remainder will be fixed in the coming days. All of the broken boxes have been labeled as such by DPS. Nineteen of the inoperable boxes are among the 159 newer wired call boxes that DPS is able to check daily through automatic updates from the boxes. Of these boxes, five are still out of service.

“Those are expected to be fixed as quickly as the technicians are able to fix them,” Kerr said.

In the review, DPS also found that five of the university’s 22 wireless call boxes were inoperable. DPS will now be checking these older boxes, which were previously checked twice a month, once a week.

“They’re 32 years old … and showing

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DPS repaired over half of campus’ broken call boxes this weekend. signs of [their] age,” Kerr said.

According to her, one box has been used to make an emergency call in the past four years.

Though the boxes rarely see any use, students expressed concern that the boxes were inoperable. “[The call boxes] symbolize some type of safety. With so many out of order, I think the effect is more psychological if anything,” Nadir Zaidi (COL ’13) said.

Priya Sharma (MSB ’15), who noticed the outages while walking with friends this weekend, agreed that the boxes typically make her feel safe.

“It made me uncomfortable to see that something [that is] supposed to provide safety … was broken,” she said.

MORBID MEMORIES: LXR WAS ONCE A HOME TO HOSPITAL, MORGUE

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staff, students and alumni.

“The way I see it, LGBTQ life is not separate from or apart from all other diversity on A $1 million donation to the LGBTQ Re- campus,” Subbaraman said. “For me, Georgesource Center will help expand its presence town’s Jesuit identity means allowing flouron campus according to its director, Sivaga- ishing. Gay students have not always had to right to or the ability to flourish.” mi Subbaraman.

Subbaraman hopes to use the money to Chairman of the Board of Directors Paul Tagliabue (CAS ’62) and his wife, Chandler, allo- bring high-level speakers to campus and incated one-fifth of their $5 milvolve more student groups lion donation to the center as in promoting campus diverpart of the capital campaign “LGBTQ life is not sity. For her, this is critical drive two weekends ago. to countering the percepseparate from or “This is an opportunity tion that the donation is to elevate the conversation apart from all other going to a marginal group. around gay issues to be a “I think it’s really imdiversity on campus.” portant Georgetown issue,” Subfor all students to baraman said. “Tagliabue know that the endowment SIVAGAMI SUBBARAMAN realizes that it is not a narDirector, LGBTQ Resource Center is for all students to live in row issue in a corner — it is a better community,” she relevant to all of campus.” said.

Dubbed “The Tagliabue Initiative for LGIn a statement to the university, the BTQ Life: Fostering Formation and Trans- Tagliabues wrote that they hope the gift will formation,” the push will fund work by help establish a safe and inclusive environstudents and student organizations to make ment on campus. the campus more accepting as well as estabSee LGBTQ, A5 lish an advisory group comprised of faculty, Special to The Hoya

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION HONORS JACKSON’S LIFE AND LEGACY

COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

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Students reside in rooms that served as operating rooms and mortuary facilities. See photo essay on A5.

Student Investors Weather Crisis JONATHAN GILLIS Hoya Staff Writer

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Prominent civil rights activists and black leaders gathered Monday in Gaston Hall to commemorate the lasting efforts of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s work fighting for racial equality. See story on A6.

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There are 18 people in Healy 103, and all of them are annoyed with the Greeks.

“If you guys have Greek friends, kill them. My best friend is Greek, and I want to kill him,” Graham Robertson (COL ’12) says in a joking manner.

It may sound like a gathering of ancient Persians, but in fact it’s a meeting of the Georgetown Collegiate Investors, and Robertson is their CEO. For the past week, they have been anxiously watching the stock market wobble over speculation about Greece, which is facing a severe debt crisis. On this night, the major concern

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is whether or not the country will leave the Eurozone, the economic and monetary union of states that adopted the euro as their official currency.

“Our inexperience is ... an asset, because it allows us to look at things in a different way.”

GRAHAM ROBERTSON (COL ’12) CEO, Georgetown Collegiate Investors

This is how the Georgetown Collegiate Investors spend their Wednesday nights.

They analyze their holdings, pinpoint rising companies and struggle to understand what global events mean for

the American markets. They look like college students, but they talk like partners in an investing firm.

In fact, they are both.

Georgetown Collegiate Investors, LLC, is the nation’s largest student investing firm, with over 240 members and $100,000 to work with. They are entirely separate from the university, filing their own taxes and investing their own money. And for the past few years, they have been growing.

That’s an impressive statistic, especially considering the fact that the United States has been in a recession since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the first semester of college for this year’s See GCI, A6

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EDITORIAL

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

THE VERDICT by The Editorial Board

Jack Evans has represented Ward 2 in the D.C. Council for 20 years, and that is long enough.

Every four years, the D.C. councilmember has won re-election, scoring landslide wins or running unopposed. Next year, however, may come as a watershed moment: A hotly contested election is on the horizon for Ward 2, thanks to Georgetown resident Fiona Greig’s entry into the race last week. While no contender is perfect, Greig’s candidacy provides an opportunity for both residents and students to consider what they want and deserve in a councilmember — and Jack Evans just doesn’t cut it.

The university, many of our neighbors and this very editorial board have taken a reasonable, thoughtful and consistent approach to studentneighbor relations in Ward 2. Unfortunately for both parties, Evans has not. Rather than committing to facilitating discussion and working toward compromise, Evans has chosen to demonize the Hilltop, becoming a major antagonist in the 2010 Campus Plan approval process.

Like many of the most vocal neighbors in West Georgetown and Burleith, Evans believes that the university’s plan to modestly increase the student population without building a new, on-campus dorm is unacceptable. Last spring, at neighbors’ and Evans’ behest, the Zoning Commission decreed that Georgetown must house all undergraduates on campus by 2016. This plan is unrealistic, even outlandish: Not only is there no space on campus to make this feasible — the university has gone so far as to consider converting the Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center in the Leavey Center into a dormitory — but it is a waste of our limited finances.

What’s more, Evans’ proposal is unfair to students, many of whom count down the days until they can live off campus.

For many students, the housing hunt — dealing with landlords and troubleshooting residence issues, for example — becomes a stepping stone to the real world, teaching us all valuable lessons.

As the city council faces accusations of unethical behavior, Evans is no exception. For example, Evans has spent roughly one third of his constituent service funds on tickets to D.C.-area sporting events. These funds are privately raised by councilmembers and can be used on anything a member deems to be relevant to serving his or her constituents. While Evans says that he gives the tickets away to constituents, he has yet to produce any evidence to support this claim.

For those who support Jack Evans, the economic expansion that Ward 2 has experienced since he was elected is a campaign talking point. They are correct in arguing that the Georgetown economy has improved since 1991 — hitting its peak by reaching a AAA bond rating — but the economy is not in an ideal state.

The growth in the 1990s mirrored nationwide trends, and Georgetown like-

wise has suffered during the recession.

Evans’ work in recent years has done nothing to protect the District from this economic downturn.

Evans has had some undeniable accomplishments. His public safety push has seen strengthened criminal penalties and a call for a bump in the number of Metropolitan Police Department officers patrolling the area. He co-sponsored the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act and has supported extensive renovations to Ward 2’s parks and recreational spaces.

But for students, those accomplishments should not outweigh his hostile attitude on the issues most prevalent to them.

That’s where Greig comes in. As a backer of the campus plan, the candidate has told The Hoya (“Vying for Council, Grieg Backs GU,” Nov. 4, 2011, A7) that she supports some off-campus housing for students and that she hopes to boost collaboration between the council and the university. Given many vocal neighbors’ opposition to the plan, that’s about as much as students can hope for.

Greig is currently a manager at the consulting firm McKinsey and Company, and though she does not have significant public office experience, she holds a doctorate in public policy from Harvard.

In 2008, she led a team to brainstorm economic development for the greater Washington area and then spent a year in the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.

Before she moved to Ward 2 in 2007, Greig worked to improve global outcomes for women and those living with HIV/AIDS. Greig’s shortcomings have cropped up more recently, with the Washington City Paper reporting that one of the candidate’s volunteers classified potential donors as “homosexual” or “super-rich” in documents filed in the city’s Office of Campaign Finance. While Greig maintains that this was an embarrassing oversight on the first draft of records, it reveals a politicking side of the candidate that could be offensive to voters. Even so, Greig’s record in public policy makes us think this instance is a mere bump in an otherwise smooth, reassuring career path.

Voters should take a long, hard look at Evans’ record in the lead-up to election day 2012. While it’s too soon to tell if Greig is the best candidate, this election gives students a chance to take a stand by giving Evans the ouster, an opportunity they haven’t had in years. Perhaps Greig’s courage to run may even inspire other worthy candidates to join the race and broaden the field of appealing contenders.

After years of deteriorating community relations, we find ourselves at a fork in the road. Diverging from the Evans trajectory and opting for a reasonable path to town-gown ties like Greig proposes will position the university well as it seeks to thrive in tandem, not in conflict, with the community beyond the front gates.

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Worst to First? — The football team secured its fifth consecutive victory Saturday, setting up a Patriot League championship game at Lehigh Nov. 12. See our coverage on A12.

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A Rebel Returns — Matthew VanDyke (GRD ’04) returned Saturday night from eight months of fighting for the rebel forces in Libya. See our coverage on A1.

Occupy Jails and Hospitals — Six Occupy D.C. protestors were arrested Friday night, and at least two were hit by a car at a rally outside the Washington Convention Center.

Secondhand Chic — Buffalo Exchange, one of the nation’s largest thrift store chains, will open a new store in D.C. in January, offering vintage fashion at low prices.

Not About the Thin Mints — Four suspects stole a cash box from a Girl Scout troop selling cookies outside a Wal-Mart in nearby Bowie, Md., Saturday.

Off the Web “Curb Lines, Not Enthusiasm” Article posted Nov. 3, 2011 Comments posted Nov. 4, 2011 Anonymous: The whole point of having a lottery is that each person who “clicks through” the form has an equal opportunity to go see the speakers talk. A lottery is therefore inherently a fair way to distribute tickets. Not everyone has the time and/ or energy to go sit outside and wait ... and wait ... possibly in vain.

Personally, I watched the Clinton speech from the webcast, which was great. Sure, I wasn’t in Gaston Hall, but I didn’t feel like I missed anything — certainly not any of the speech. The fact is that due to the popularity and prominence of these speakers, there is not enough room to house everyone to hear the speech. So a lottery is the best, fairest way to assign tickets.

Anonymous: The point behind an online lottery is that students do not have to line up and waste hours to get tickets or lottery spots. Students rightly complain when they are made to waste time, and the online lottery remains the most efficient way [to eliminate wasted time.] Anyone who’s really interested could, for instance, wait in the line for the Clinton event, in case spots opened.

“The Blueprint for Academia” Article posted Nov. 3, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 5, 2011 Katie J.: Almost there, but you missed a few steps … What I think you meant to say is that we study those classics in order to understand our lives today. It’s not just that we can apply Plato to TV shows if we want to, it’s that there’s really no point in studying the classics if we don’t then run with them. Academia should have some sort of bearing on our actual lives or there’s no point to it. Maybe Dyson’s comparisons are a bit off, but Jay-Z is important — not necessarily because he’s a genius himself (because that is arguable) but because, as a cultural product and an icon for many members of our generation — his life and music reflect and affect so many larger trends that contribute to so many people’s experiences.

“Repaying the Place That Gives So Much” Article posted Oct. 31, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 4, 2011 Alum: Just because Georgetown is life changing or forever part of our lives (both are true in my case) doesn’t mean we have a duty to fork over more money. We paid dearly for that life-changing experience already, and we’ll continue paying for it for 10 to 25 years if we have student loans. Georgetown is one of the most expensive schools in the country; they already got all the money they’re gonna get from me.

“Not the Left Wing’s Tea Party” Article posted Oct. 27, 2011 Comment posted Nov. 2, 2011 Anonymous: Cheers for recognizing Double Check! It’s unbelievable that these protesters have been given immunity to mess with so many public icons that create a bit of fun and culture in the Financial District. Tourists can’t even have their picture taken with The Bull because the occupiers threaten to trash it.

“Do Cheaters Never Win?” Article posted Nov. 3, 2011 Comments posted Nov. 5, 2011 Anonymous: I completely understand why you think those who are in charge should be held accountable no matter what. Truth is though, the coach can’t be around to see what goes on 24/7. Not only that, Rose was cleared by the NCAA, then the organization went back and found more info and punished the school. Had he gone anywhere else, that school would have been punished. But he went to Memphis.

That seals the deal for people who dislike him. I’m a UK fan, but this article has people up in arms due to how Matt Emch approached it. It was a personal attack out of left field. No one gets anything out of this except that his article will receive more hits. They say John Calipari is the monster. It’s really the ones who write negative things to get hits and make a group of people (college basketball fans) feel a certain way about someone. And that someone is John Calipari.

Anonymous: Everyone laments the cheating and corner cutting in college sports, but nobody (at least the vocal commenters) wants to put any responsibility on the people in charge. I don’t care if Cal knew his teams were cheating — he was the one in charge and should be made responsible for the team’s conduct. If you allow him to skate by and move to a new team, coaches will never make any attempt to root out cheating in their programs. On a side note, I always find it funny when fans get so inordinately angry when a college writer says something negative about their team.

Michael Bayes: Do you really think that Georgetown went from winning three or four games circa 1978 to the final four in 1984 without cheating? Maybe you should look a little closer to home before attacking someone who you obviously know little about.

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COMMENTARY

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Small Talk, Big Role David Freenock Chronically Me

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ell me about what you are studying,” the nurse said as she plunged the needle into my arm. “I am a dime a dozen government major in D.C.,” I responded, my vision starting to blur.

“Oh, that’s really interesting!” she said, perhaps too enthusiastically. “I missed your vein. We have to start again on the left arm.”

The conversation — if it can be labeled one — abruptly ended only to begin again minutes later as she inserted another needle. To her credit, my nurse seemed keenly aware that I was susceptible to fainting and was attempting to distract me from the inevitable. “So tell me what you are studying again,” she said. Then, as is normally the case, I lost consciousness.

This happens to everyone I know at least several times a day. Not the fainting, but rather the conversation. We routinely engage in empty exchanges with strangers and friends. We ask questions without caring about the answers; we dispense answers without caring about the questions.

Our words add no value.

Inane conversation is ubiquitous. It is in elevators, on subways, at parties and in classrooms — it’s inescapable. Empty dialogues are employed to fill painful silences and temper awkward situations. In general, shallow conversations are all variations on a theme and, as would be expected, are simple to identify.

The common practice is to initiate the discussion with an innocuous question or statement. If you have been asked a question, you answer plainly, smiling or nodding if the opportunity presents itself. Then, you parrot whatever question was asked of you, and the roles reverse.

During the entire chat, it is essential to include a healthy mix of feigned intrigue and laughter when appropriate. Eventually, the interaction concludes when you spot your friends across the room, the elevator or metro reaches your destination or class finally starts.

At the beginning of the school year, freshman dorms are a rampant breeding ground for those empty conversations, as new students desperately try to latch onto each other in search of

friends. Any coincidence or similarity — and sometimes even extreme differences, for that matter — are enough to spark a conversation. “Wait, you are from Pittsburgh? I think my aunt once-removed lives there.”

No one can be blamed for such discourses; we have all been guilty of talking to fill the silence. Entire friendships can be built around shared middle-child status or exotic tea-collecting hobbies. When two conversations are compatible, their conversation can slowly evolve and take on actual meaning.

Inane conversation isn’t entirely useless. Filling silences, lessening awkward moments and distracting a patient from the shard of metal jammed in his arm are praiseworthy goals. We may not value empty conversation for its own sake, but it serves as a means to a desirable end. In fact, our world without mindless interactions would actually be more boring than it is with them.

We all have a reserve of stock questions and answers that we pull out on a daily basis. Such programmed speech allows us to be instinctively polite and friendly.

We know what to say because we have said it all before. We ask innocent, cheerful questions to strangers and expect standard responses. At times, we are surprised by certain reactions. As a result, we are more interested, glimpsing the potential for something beyond chatter. Perhaps value will materialize. Then again, maybe it will not. In the end, we want to have commodified conversations because we enjoy their effects: the hint of a smile flash across someone’s face, the chance at a new friendship or romantic encounter and words to occupy otherwise empty space. Next time you are alone in an elevator with someone, ask him or her a boring question. Maybe you will get a mechanical answer. In truth, you assuredly will. But that is okay. Virtually all relationships, even your truest friendships, begin with inane conversation.

My most meaningful friendship at Georgetown began with a simple question: “Where are you from?” “Canada.”

“Oh, I’ve been there.”

Continue to make shallow conversation. Life’s more interesting that way.

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

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Dennis Williams

The Catch-22 of Scholarship Caught between the pull of hiring excellent professors and those with research experience, GU faces a dilemma.

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n the higher education system, students are served by two groups: the scholars who create knowledge and the teachers who disseminate it. Unlike the criminal justice system, however, these groups are neither separate nor equally important.

Both are embodied in the tenured faculty — and apparently, teaching barely matters.

It has long been the practice in American universities that faculties are comprised of experts in their respective academic fields: those who have earned the highest academic degrees with demonstrated scholarly contributions and promises of continued productivity. At major research universities, tenured faculty focus on their research and the training of the next generation of scholars through graduate courses. A significant percentage of undergraduate courses are taught by graduate students and folks like me — adjunct and part-time instructors who may not have the scholarly credentials to gain tenure, but who are career teachers.

Few students appreciate how much the system is rigged in one direction.

In fact, the professors whose scholarly work helps to establish a university’s academic reputation are not trained or hired primarily to teach students.

Yet, it is the students who also add to a top university’s reputation through their own scholastic achievement and desire to attend, making it highly competitive and difficult to gain admission. Consciously or not, those students strike a bargain. They sacrifice a greater certainty of high-quality teaching for the reflected glow provided by

academic stars they may never meet.

In most cases that choice is clear when comparing smaller private liberal arts colleges and larger public universities.

Georgetown is a different kind of animal: It is one of about 100 schools in the highest category of research universities as established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, only about onethird of which are private. Among those, Georgetown is one of the most poorly endowed and, in fact, carries one of the thinner research portfolios.

For example, as an institution steeped in the humanities, where every undergraduate takes classes in theology and English, Georgetown has only recently upgraded to confer doctoral degrees in the former and still does not in the latter. If this were the Big East, we might as well be Providence.

That’s okay, because despite its academic aspirations, Georgetown has never quite felt like most major research universities. Not to me, anyway, and I suspect not to most of the Georgetown students who carry fond memories of legendary professors who took personal interests in their students’ lives. I told friends after my first week on campus that this was a university with the soul of a liberal arts college, which was what appealed to me as an administrator and a teacher.

But Georgetown could be in danger of compromising that soul in a misguided attempt to climb a ladder whose apex it can never reach.

Georgetown is already in higher demand among students than some better-endowed, more active research universities, and it is unlikely to acquire the resources to overtake those that already boast both a higher research profile and a tougher admissions ticket. You know who they are, and they are not going anywhere. So why get sucked into a no-win game of hiring researchers without regard to their demonstrated excellence in

teaching?

Consider your favorite Georgetown professors. Unless you have actually worked with them on a research project, do you know their specific areas of academic inquiry? Did you ever read anything they wrote if they did not assign it? Do you care?

On the other hand, did they help you learn to love the subject?

Did they instill a confidence in you about your own abilities as a student? Did they help to make your Georgetown experience memorable and fulfilling? If so, that is a happy coincidence, because those are not the qualities that secured their employment. Indeed, the way things are now, professors might never be hired permanently if they have not secured contracts for a second book before the tenure clock runs out.

If that’s what mattered most, you could read all the scholarly publications of every professor at Georgetown for less than $55,000 per year.

But of course, we don’t really believe that is all that matters. Georgetown should have the courage of its educational convictions and embrace its unique position in the academic marketplace. People now debate the value of a college education even as they continue to pay steep prices to separate themselves more than ever from those who do not. This is a place that can legitimately confer both eye-popping car-decal prestige and a transformative learning experience provided by dedicated educators. Georgetown simply needs to trust its own history, believe its own rhetoric and recreate a culture of academic engagement that demands high standards for teaching as well as scholarship.

DENNIS WILLIAMS is the director of the Center for Multicultural Equity & Access, the associate dean of students and a lecturer in the English department.

THE DISCONCERTED DEMAGOGUE by Daniel Yang

Sarcastic for Survival: The Hookup Culture Caitlin Gilbert The Cortext

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ollege romance, for the most part, is f leeting at best. Casual hookups, one-night stands and, if you’re lucky, the occasional date, comprise the “romantic” norm on campuses. Many attribute the punctuatedequilibrium style of love to a lack of time or desire for no commitment. While both factors might contribute to the phenomenon, the issue involves a much more substantive element: emotion.

Among college students (and likely any member of Generation Z), sarcasm often trumps sincerity. Though we scoff at the hilarity of the counter-cultural hipster, it has actually become socially advantageous to throw out ironic witticisms as opposed to heartfelt confessions. In fact, the prevalence of cynicism and sardonicism, which often lacks any emotional coloring whatsoever, permeates our social interactions — from those with complete strangers to those with our best friends and significant others.

Before analyzing this cultural behavior, one needs to understand the fundamental psychology behind emotional inhibition. Everyone represses his or her emotions to some extent. In fact, everyone must do so — an individual that acts like a human mood ring wouldn’t fare too well in society. Aside from specific disorders and anomalies, emotional control never really stops; moreover, we get better at it with experience.

In terms of neuroanatomy, the most recent research points to the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC — region of the brain immediately behind the forehead), the anterior cingulate cortex and the anterior insular cortex as structural correlates for emotional regulation; all three regions tend to be bigger in people who have more emotional control. Furthermore, the latter two domains work in tandem to generate a subjective self-awareness: The insular cortex processes interoception, or the sensitivity to physical stimuli, while the cingulate cortices attach emotional salience to that sensitivity.

However, emotional control is a vague notion; brand-new research, therefore, works to negotiate any ambiguity. Researchers have differentiated two basic emotional regulatory strategies: expressive suppression and emotional reappraisal. Suppression involves the actual inhibition of emotional response and behavior, while reappraisal is more of a cognitive reevaluation.

Swiss neuroscientists at the University of Geneva looked not only at how these two strategies differentially activate the brain (via frontal magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI), but also at how these activations changed with the context or valence of the stimulus (one of 240 possible images). The images depicted either a social or nonsocial context and a positive or negative valence. They found that the strategy used by the subject completely changed the brain response to negative, social and nonsocial stimuli.

The obvious question, then, is whether one brain response is better than the other. The latest neuroscience research suggests that the answer is often “yes.”

Expressive suppression has been tied to the emotional devaluation of faces (inhibition tended to yield a lower trustworthiness rating of the face), longer smoking histories (as opposed to those of smokers who utilized reappraisal) and even depression. Emotional regulation is also linked to working memory capacity, or the ability to process information while distracted or engaged in a separate task.

However, while reappraisal has many psychological benefits, the strategy itself is not always beneficial. Taken to its extreme, for example, reappraisal of grief as joy can be immoral, or even psychopathic.

People who utilize emotional reappraisal, moreover, tended to accept unfair offers more than those who regulated their emotions differently, according to a University of Arizona study — reappraising too much, then, generates a sort of “pushover” persona.

The reappraisal mechanism ultimately allows the individual to survive emotionally — without it, we would be plagued by various mood disorders like depression.

The ideal form of emotional control is always in flux: Sometimes we need to reconsider our emotions about a situation, sometimes we do not, and sometimes it’s simply easier to cut ourselves off from emotion. Maintaining a balance is both a conscious and unconscious effort, and, while metacognition (thinking about thinking) more often than not improves our mental well-being, excessive rumination about the most instinctual recesses of our minds will likely be counter-productive.

You should probably do some soulsearching, though, if your idea of an emotionally honest relationship is the general awkwardness of asking who the naked person in your bed is when you wake up hungover on a Sunday morning.

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

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hat will it take to make social entrepreneurship a field that Georgetown students dive into just as eagerly as they do consulting and investment banking?

At the Oct. 25 panel, “Community Service as an Undergraduate and Beyond,” moderator Paige Lovejoy (SFS ’12) used a new phrase inspired by panelist and Vice President of Education at Compass Partners Nabil Hashmi’s (SFS ’11) comment related to the creative culture at Google.

“What can we do to build a Georgetown DNA — or does Georgetown DNA already exist?” Lovejoy asked.

Georgetown students have an innate desire to make an impact. According to Nick Sementelli (SFS ‘09), communications associate at Faith in Public Life, our university attracts go-getters and self-starters who want to make tangible impacts on the world. Besides having academic accolades, most of us also have experience being leaders as captains and presidents in high school, and some even have founded their own companies and organizations. We “big fish” splashed into a large pond of impressive leaders by choosing Georgetown.

We have a tremendous opportunity in our short four years here to engage with our peers, who are incredibly smart and driven people.

The Georgetown DNA contains a love of learning, a relentless need to succeed and a need to give back.

To capitalize on this potential knowledge sharing and leadership exchange, Georgetown should encourage student partnership and

innovation from the moment students step through the front gates onto this campus of unprecedented opportunity.

Changing the Georgetown culture so that more students readily adopt the values of being men and women for others means stepping up rhetoric on the university level to encourage real action. I cannot agree more with Hashmi’s point of the evening: Though the university talks about cura personalis, it could do more to develop the mind, body and soul of its students to more actively promote holistic development.

Throughout the panel, Sement-

We’ve witnessed Georgetown graduates do great things already. elli brainstormed several ideas that could better foster student innovation at Georgetown, including subsidizing unpaid internships providing group housing support and general grants to fund everything from competitive alternative spring break trips to start-up social ventures.

These broad outlines could be realized by adopting the Social Innovation and Public Service mission of creating more opportunities for Georgetown students to perform public service. A fund that would invest $1.25 million in student ideas and initiatives that support public service and social entrepreneurship, SIPS could streamline support to

students with desire to impact the world. For the SIPS fund to come to fruition, the student body must demonstrate its support in the referendum this December.

We’ve witnessed Georgetown graduates do great things already: Jessica Rimington (SFS ’09) created One World Youth Project, an organization bringing college students to public middle and high schools to encourage cross-cultural, global and community awareness. David Lee (COL ’11) founded the Stinky Peace nonprofit, which converts organic waste into useable cooking and heating fuel globally. Similarly, Neil Shah’s (MSB ’10) and Arthur Woods’ (MSB ’10) Compass Partners project offers support to student fellows with innovative ideas who want to change the world through business.

Clearly, it’s natural for Georgetown students to actively advance values of service in business and nonprofit sectors. As a university, our community has the capacity to achieve the ultimate goal of developing solutions that work and lead to real social impact.

While Georgetown is sure to turn out more entrepreneurs, the proposed SIPS fund could help ingrain the Georgetown DNA into each of its students eager to leave impressions within and beyond the front gates.

If SIPS materializes, we can bring together ambitious students with true Georgetown DNA, and provide them with the support necessary to achieve their goals.

DEVEN COMEN is a senior in the College.

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Fulbright Funding FROM THE WEB Could Decrease GALLERY ESTEBAN GARCIA Special to The Hoya

In danger of losing around $3 million of State Department funding, the Fulbright program’s future is tied up in budget negotiations on Capitol Hill.

Allocations for the program, which provides grants to U.S. citizens to study, teach and conduct research abroad and for non-U.S. citizens to come to the states, were decreased by $16.4 million in 2011, giving it a $237.4 million budget for this year. A bill currently being considered in the House of Representatives would reduce the budget for next year by a further 10.1 percent, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Such a reduction could affect the more than 50 Georgetown students who apply for scholarships from the program every year.

According to Maryam Henson, associate director of the Office of the Fellowship Secretary, 56 students applied, 22 students won Fulbrights and about 40 faculty members received support from the program in 2011. This year 55 students and graduates are hoping to win grants.

Though the program is primarily a function of the American government, in the past, several foreign governments also allocated money for Fulbright projects.

Chile led the way in 2010 with $8.2 million with Germany, Brazil and Spain following closely behind.

But, according to Henson, many foreign governments do not have the capacity to provide

Fulbright scholars with the necessary financial aid and will not be able to make up for the U.S. cuts.

“Some foreign countries that are not able to support grants without U.S. government support may reduce the number of grants they make available, while other countries may be forced to cancel the grant entirely,” she said.

If the government continues with cutbacks, Henson said the program could become much more competitive and reduce the opportunities for undergraduate students to take part in it.

Associate Vice President for Federal Relations Scott Fleming said that the university will continue to push for government assistance.

But he added that he is unsure of what Congress will decide about the future of the Fulbright program.

“It’s not clear at this point how the House will react to this. It won’t be resolved for another six to seven weeks,” he said.

The bill has also caught the attention of the Obama administration. Though the president’s office pushed for increased funding for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which runs the Fulbright program, it also lobbied for a smaller cut of $1 million from Fulbright funds.

Fleming added that the program has fared well compared to other educational programs whose budgets were slashed by the government, such as Pell grants.

“We … all think, ‘Wow we dodged a bullet,’ because it is a relatively small cut,” he said.

See photos online of Matthew VanDyke’s (GRD ’04) homecoming from Libya, where he served fighting in a Libyan rebel brigade.

BASKETBALL PREVIEW Get ready for basketball season, which begins Friday, by checking out The Hoya’s magazine online or picking up a copy around campus.

GALLERY Curious about what used to be on the ground floor of LXR? View photos of the hospital morgue that occupied the dorm at thehoya.com.

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It was really powerful [and] one of the bestorganized actions I’ve ever seen.

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Codi Kane (COL ’12), at the White House Sunday on the protests against the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would link Alberta, Canada to Texas.

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UNICEF Leader Stresses Activism LILY WESTERGAARD Special to The Hoya

Students and professionals gathered Friday at the university’s ninth annual International Development Conference, an event organized by student group UNICEFGeorgetown.

The conference focused on development of universal education for children worldwide. The keynote speaker for the conference, United Nations Children’s Fund Chief of Staff Cynthia McCaffrey, said that raising awareness of global poverty was the most important mission for college students.

“You have a voice,” she said. “You are among the smartest people in the world, and you have to take that to the people making the decisions.”

Georgetown’s chapter has raised over

$6,000 for UNICEF this year, according to President Susan O’Rourke (COL ’12).

“The group and I are committed to carrying on UNICEF’s mission,” she said.

The conference began with workshop sessions in which speakers shared their perspectives on various topics relating to international development. Speakers included World Bank Senior Governance Officer Susan Hume, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy Reseach Associate Henry Burbridge and Vice President of Afghan education for A Better Tomorrow Nahid Aziz.

After the workshops, speakers and students gathered in the Copley Formal Lounge for a dinner and McCaffery’s talk.

Emphasizing the importance of equity in UNICEF’s work, McCaffrey said the group must focus on the poor in both urban and remote rural areas of developing nations.

“Reaching every kid is just the right thing

to do,” she said.

McCaffrey concluded her speech with an anecdote about a visit to a center for former child soldiers in the Congo.

According to McCaffery, the teenagers living there told her that they wanted to focus on the future, not their brutal pasts.

She thought they would ask her for a new truck or latrine, but, they only wanted to thank her.

“We ask you to tell everyone you meet ‘Thank you,’” McCaffery described them saying. “To UNICEF, to the United States: We will not let you down.’”

Janine Duffy (COL ’14), technology chair for UNICEF-Georgetown, stressed that the opportunity to connect with leaders was important.

“We’re actually interacting with professionals in the field and learning about their hands-on experience,” she said.

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A Lifetime Ago: Looking Back at LXR’s Past Residents MATTHEW STRAUSS Hoya Staff Writer

At the break of the 20th century, the ground floor of LXR Hall wasn’t housing students; it was housing dead bodies.

While today the building serves as a dormitory, its bottom floor functioned as the morgue of Georgetown University Hospital from 1898 to 1947.

The hospital originally sat at the corner of 35th and N Streets in the building that is currently LXR and Nevils, which is now home to students’ rooms and apartments, music practice rooms and lounge areas.

Former University President J. Havens Richards, S.J., constructed a comprehensive hospital complex in order to address an increase in the school’s size, according to “A History of Georgetown University” by Robert Emmett Curran, an emeritus professor of history at the university. Richards also wanted to encourage faculty clinical practice and serve the general community.

In the 49 years after the hospital opened outside the front gates in July 1898, its staff contributed to the study and practice of medicine as the hospital’s emergency room became noted for its practice of aseptic surgery, which emphasizes maintaining the cleanliness of the operating room.

Additionally, the National Laboratory of Hygiene, the first facility devoted to bacteria research in United States, was founded within the new complex.

During these years, medical school administration standardized the curriculum and increased the length of study from two to three years. In 1947, the university officially opened the current Georgetown University Hospital on Reservoir Road and saw through the building’s transformation into what is now LXR. Students now reside in what used to be hospital wards, operating rooms and mortuary facilities. Though the university does not hide this fact, students are often surprised by the building’s origins.

“I actually didn’t know [it used to be morgue],” Max Barrett (MSB ’14). “I’m kind of freaked out now.

“The mice are a bigger problem than the morgue,” David Finkelstein (COL ’14) said. “But I still think it’s better than [Village C West].”

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The building that contains Nevils and LXR Hall was once home to the Georgetown University Hospital from 1898 to 1947. Color photos show the structure currently and spaces on the ground floor, where the hospital morgue used to be. Black-and-white photos depict the hospital functioning in its heyday.

GUSA to Release $1 Million Gift From Tagliabues Bolsters LGBTQ Resource Center Bill of Rights SAM RODMAN

Special to The Hoya

The Georgetown University Student Association plans to release a draft of a student bill of rights this Monday as part of its efforts to reform the Student Code of Conduct.

In a meeting Sunday, members of GUSA’s executive branch laid out the main points of the bill, including a right to freedom of expression, freedom from discrimination and prompt notification of disciplinary action.

In order to be incorporated into the code of conduct, the bill must be passed by the Disciplinary Review Committee, a group that consists of GUSA cabinet members, the director of student conduct, the associate vice president for student affairs, two faculty members and two students appointed by the vice president for student affairs.

According to Michael Barclay (COL ’12), a member of the Student Code of Conduct Reform Committee and the chief of staff for the GUSA executive, the group hopes to gain student support for the bill by holding a campuswide referendum. In many cases, the bill of rights would codify liberties that students already exercise, Barclay said.

“By adding the bill to the Student Code of Conduct, we hope to have the university explicitly recognize these rights and expectations of students,” he wrote in an email.

He added that the code of conduct reforms are also intended to give students a

better understanding of their own rights and responsibilities.

The previous administration, under President Calen Angert (MSB ’11) and Vice President Jason Kluger (MSB ’11), also attempted to revamp the Student Code of Conduct. Reform Committee member and Deputy Chief of Staff for the GUSA executive John Morris (COL ’13) said that during the last revision process, several people each reviewed a separate section of the code, making the final product jumbled and incompatible.

“Bringing them all together into one cohesive code of conduct was a nightmare,” Morris said.

The reform initiative failed to make significant progress before the administration changed hands.

In an effort to correct past problems, the current committee has fewer people working on the initiative than the previous one, and every member is reviewing the complete document, Morris said. He added that the group is also interested in studying documents created by the Alcohol Policy Working Group, an initiative that submitted five alcohol policy-related recommendations to the Disciplinary Review Committee in 2008 but ultimately failed to make any changes.

According to Morris, one of the primary goals is to clarify the expectations of the Student Code of Conduct.

“There’s very little common standard,” Morris said.

“We’re hoping to flesh it out a little and make it more blackand-white.”

LGBTQ, from A1 In a statement to the university, the Tagliabues wrote that they hope the gift will help establish a safe and inclusive environment on campus.

“The center is inspired by Catholic and Jesuit principles of respect for the dignity of all and education of the whole person, and we are very pleased to support its services,” they wrote.

Paul Tagliabue received a scholarship

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The LGBTQ Resource Center is mapping out a plan to utilize a recent $1 million gift by Chairman of the Board of Directors Paul Tagliabue (CAS ’62) to expand its presence.

to play basketball at Georgetown, graduating as both a Dean’s List student and president of his senior class. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1965. Before beginning his term on the board of directors, Tagliabue served as commissioner of the National Football League.

Subbaraman said that Tagliabue is proud of the center, both as a member of the university community and as the father of an openly gay son, Drew, who serves as executive director of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays in New York City.

James Saucedo (MSB ’13), the treasurer of student organization GU Pride, also said the donation is critical to fostering a community of acceptance and awareness at Georgetown in the coming years.

“The donation is such an amazing way to kick off the Campaign for Georgetown,” he said. “So much of our understanding of what the university will be like in 10 or 20 years depends on what financial resources we have now.”

Subbaraman hopes that the Tagliabues’ donation will set a precedent to encourage all parents, gay or straight, to support their children by working to improve campus life.

“Traditionally, high levels of giving go to buildings or academic programs,” Subbaraman said. “Because Paul and [Chandler’s] donation is going to needbased scholarships and athletic scholarships as well as the LGBTQ center, it raises student life and affairs to the same level of priority, which is essential for the health of the entire campus.”

The first of its kind at a Catholic university, the LGBTQ Resource Center was established in 2008 in the wake of a student campaign, Out for Change, spurred by an anti-gay hate crime on campus.

Subbaraman said that while the center has grown rapidly since its establishment, she hopes that one day it will become more than just a resource center for students.

“In the three short years since we’ve been established, there have been visible, dramatic changes on campus. I don’t even recognize the place anymore,” she said. “My dream is to build on this endowment, so that one day we will have a full-fledged research center, unique to Georgetown, where scholars can publish on topics at the intersection of LGBTQ topics and interfaith topics.”

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Alum, Freedom Fighter Returns From Libyan Civil War VANDYKE, from A1 and news cameras.

He cut straight through the throng to reach his mother, Sharon.

“It was a long eight months,” he said.

After saying hello to everyone, he answered questions until his girlfriend, Lauren Fischer (SFS ’07), ran up behind him, late to the scene. He paused to give her a long kiss.

Family friends Dennis and Sandy Mayer, who have known VanDyke since he was born, were also waiting to welcome him home.

“I would have never thought, knowing his personality like I know it, he would be the type of [guy] to do the things he’s done,” Mayer said. “I’m really happy, ecstatic that he’s coming home.”

VanDyke’s arrival from Libya came after months of uncertainty as to whether he would ever make it back stateside.

VanDyke, who has a master’s degree in security studies, left for Libya Feb. 26 to join the rebels in their fight after hearing from his contacts in Libya about the country’s condition. He had made friends in the region throughout his four years motorcycling across the Middle East as a documentary filmmaker and author. “[My friends there] were telling me about family members disappearing or being hurt, and I wasn’t going to stand back and let that happen to people that I cared about and not do anything about it,” he said.

So VanDyke, whose public Facebook profile reads, “I live my life for what they’ll write on my tombstone,” boarded a flight overseas.

Before leaving, he told his mother and girlfriend that he wanted to film and document the building of a new democratic state.

“You don’t tell your mother you’re going to fight in a war,” VanDyke said. “I was supporting the revolution when I was captured.”

The day before he left, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory warning citizens to stay out of Libya.

His loved ones’ worst fears came true when, after a month of steady contact, VanDyke went missing. For five months, Fischer and his mother searched diligently for any trace of the lost American. They attracted international press coverage as well as help from their local congressman and a number of international organizations, including

the Red Cross.

Finally, they got word that VanDyke was safe and alive in prison, held in a five-by-seven solitary confinement cell. Though he was not tortured, he said that the psychological effects took their toll.

“When I was in prison, I thought that I would never get out in 30 years, or ever,” VanDyke said. “I thought that I was finished.”

He broke out of captivity a month later when the rebels stormed Tripoli.

After VanDyke managed to get in contact with his mother for the first time after escaping from prison, he told her about his original intention to fight in the war.

“He did what he had to do,” Sharon VanDyke said. “He’s one of a kind.”

As soon as VanDyke broke out, though, he returned to fighting.

“I expected it. I wasn’t the least bit surprised,” his mother said. “He was raised [to believe] that when you make a commitment, you finish it. … But as I told him, I meant lacrosse or soccer. Not fighting in someone else’s war,” she added, laughing.

VanDyke explained that leaving the country after escaping from prison never was an option, despite pressure from the State Department as well as Human Rights Watch and other nongovernmental organizations.

VanDyke wanted to see the war through to its completion.

“I broke out of prison, and I ran that day for my life with other prisoners. I freed myself, and I come home when I want,” he said.

Now that he is home, VanDyke also added that he has some personal business on his agenda.

“Tomorrow I’m going to church and thanking God for protecting me during combat and in prison,” Van Dyke said.

He didn’t want to speculate about future plans but did offer a suggestion.

“I think I’m going to start training … for the next Arab revolution,” he said.

For now, VanDyke is not sure whether he will return to the Middle East soon. He plans to finish a book and documentary recording his experiences.

“I see how people are suffering under regimes like this, and it is time for it to end,” he said.

“If you saw the look on people’s faces right when they taste freedom for the first time, it is something you never forget and something that inspires you.”

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Counterclockwise, Matthew VanDyke (GRD ’04) answers questions form the media after arriving in the airport from Libya, VanDyke with his girlfriend Lauren Fischer (SFS ’07) and VanDyke holds a Libyan flag, a sign of victory.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke in Gaston Hall yesterday as part of a celebration of his legacy of civil rights activism.

High-Profile Event Honors Jackson UPASANA KAKU Hoya Staff Writer

Gathering in Gaston Hall to celebrate the legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson in an emotional event Monday, academics, activists and students looked back on Jackson’s contributions to American society.

The event, organized by professor Michael Eric Dyson to coincide with Jackson’s 70th birthday, featured prominent speakers and a panel discussion before Jackson himself took the stage.

Describing him as “one of the most extraordinary figures in American history,” Dyson emphasized Jackson’s role in shaking up politics.

“Without Jesse Jackson, there would be no Barack Obama,” he said.

Jackson, who spoke last, said that he had sought to continue the legacy of previous civil rights leaders in his own work.

“I have never, in some way or another, stopped trying to serve,” he said.

In a speech peppered with both biblical references and barbs aimed at politicians, Rev. Al Sharpton said that Jackson’s skill in both politics and activism played a critical part in protecting the gains of the civil rights movement after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

“You had to play the Beltway and the march route,” Sharpton said.

Like Dyson, Sharpton pointed to the importance of Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns, along with his role in organizing for several mayoral races during the ’80s.

“All of these were steps toward empowerment,” he said.

According to Sharpton, Jackson’s role is often under-recognized today. Drawing parallels between Jackson and King, he told the story of a mayoral election in which King led voter registration drives but didn’t receive any recognition for his role.

“The people you pull through don’t invite you to the party,” he said, to applause from the audience.

Former Georgetown men’s basketball Head Coach John Thompson Jr., and his son, current coach John Thompson III, made an appearance at the celebration, which also featured a panel of activists and academics moderated by Rev. Marcia Dyson, Michael Eric Dyson’s wife.

One of the panelists, James Peterson, director of African studies and a professor of English at Lehigh University, was unable to hold back tears when he expressed his gratitude to Jackson. Dyson herself also began to cry as she concluded the

panel discussion.

The last speaker to take the stage before Jackson was Rev. Frederick J. Haynes III, who delivered what he called a thank you note to Jackson in the form of a thundering, lyrical sermon. He thanked Jackson for serving as an inspiration and for fighting to address systemic issues.

“Rev. Jesse Jackson, you’ve taught us that it’s a structural issue,” he said.

Tyler Bilbo (COL ’12) said Haynes’ talk was his favorite part of the celebration.

“He delivered a great sermon,” Bilbo said.

Throughout the event, speakers emphasized the breadth of issues that Jackson has become involved in. While some of his projects have seen more success than others, Jackson and panelists said his continued activism raises issues that others have been unwilling to bring to the public’s attention.

“I am really a seed-thrower. Some hit the rock, and some hit the air and some germinate,” he said.

Closing his talk, Jackson referenced the ongoing Occupy movements as continuing a legacy of engagement.

“Dr. King’s last act was to Occupy the mall,” he said, adding that he thinks students in particular should be troubled by rising student debt. “Somebody’s got to say

seniors.

Perhaps more impressive, though, is the fact that their returns on average beat the S&P 500 index. In every man’s language, that means that a group of college students is beating the market average for making money.

Unlike day traders, who focus on buying and selling stock in the same day for a profit, GCI is a long-term investment firm, looking to make a profit over a four-year window.

This gives them the opportunity to ride out the peaks and falls of the daily market without worrying about losing it all at once.

“The one thing that really determines how you look at investment is time horizon,” Robertson said. “Absolutely, if you’re a day trader, you’re in the market saying ‘ … Greece is in trouble, sell, sell, sell.’ But we’re interested in that four-year horizon.”

Statistically, stocks generally trend up two years out of three. To GCI, that means that intelligent investing in stable companies should provide a positive return after four years.

Looking past that horizon and focusing on the recession or the financial crisis in Greece, though, can be a recipe for disaster.

“I don’t know if you’ve heard this, but ‘in the long run, we’re all dead,’ is a common phrase that economists will use,” he said.

If that sounds ominous, it isn’t meant to be. The quote actually comes from John Maynard Keynes, an economist who was active during the Great Depression. He wrote the phrase to counter his contemporaries, many of whom were reluctant to focus on short-term gains. Keynes’s point, and the goal of GCI investors, is to capitalize on smaller windows of time rather than trying to strategize around something as long as a recession.

Keeping that in mind, the GCI investment strategy is really fairly simple: invest in stable and profitable American equities on a fouryear horizon. The challenge for partners is to find those qualities in the market today.

For that, GCI and investment tycoon Warren Buffet share the same mantra. As Buffet has said, “Do a lot of reading.”

“We look deep into a company’s balance sheets and compare key financial ratios with those of competing firms,” said Caspian Tavallali (SFS ’14), GCI’s secretary of the board. “We also concentrate on learning about the company’s management and understanding their impact on the company.”

With that knowledge, partners then pitch stocks to the investing body, and the rest of the group votes in a majority rules system.

Once the money is invested, the partners keep up with the activities of the company and constantly reevaluate the company’s standing.

Take, for example, Apple, Inc. “Following the unfortunate death of [former Apple CEO Steve Jobs], we have had to

reassess Apple, one of our oldest and best-performing holdings, so as to evaluate whether the incumbent Mr. Cook will continue pushing Apple’s innovative culture forward,” Tavallali wrote in an email.

The business plan is fairly fluid, allowing new members to cycle in and take the initiative to research opportunities on their own.

Some investors do so right away. Others invest their money and don’t show up to meetings at all. Individually, their experience pales in comparison to their competition in the rest of the market. Together, though, they have plenty.

According to GCI leaders, the key to their success may actually be the fact that they are amateurs.

“Our inexperience is actually an asset, because it allows us to look at things in a different way than the rest of the market,” Robertson said.

That is the message that they preach to their partners.

“Looking for things that the market doesn’t see should be our goal,” Chief Risk Officer Christina Taranenko (COL ’13) told the small dedicated group that gathered Wednesday night.

That strategy isn’t a novel idea, but it is working, in large part because the members of GCI are after more than just money. According to Robertson, most members join because they want to better understand the stock market, which means that as they expand their knowledge, they get a chance to look outside the box.

Christian Crosby (MSB ’13) can attest to the benefits. When he began investing with GCI, he knew a little about the markets, but probably not enough to excel on his own. His investment, as he saw it, was an educational one.

“It seemed like a great opportunity to learn about markets and investing with a good group of people that were genuinely interested in the markets and teaching others about them,” he said.

With that peer schooling, he has since been able to take on much more initiative in the firm.

“GCI has taught me the skills necessary to make sense of the market, manage a large portfolio, manage a group of analysts (I’m currently our healthcare sector head) and successfully pitch a stock to a large group,” Crosby wrote in an email.

With a constantly changing membership and a flexible strategy, GCI is unique among stock market funds. The fresh-minded group has set about finding paths around hurdles like Greece, for example, that other investors may be blind to either by habit or knowledge.

That is the company’s real draw to potential investors, according to Robertson.

“The reason that students invest with GCI is that you believe that our 240 partners collectively know more than the rest of the market. And so you’re trusting us,” he said.

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Workshop Aims to Consolidate GU Sustainability Movement ANDY MILLER

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In a push to better coordinate disparate elements of the environmental movement on campus, students, faculty and administrators gathered Monday night to discuss strategies for improving sustainability efforts.

The three-hour workshop was held by a steering committee that included student representatives from EcoAction, the Georgetown University Student Association, the Meditation House and Georgetown Energy.

According to GUSA Secretary of Sustainability Jessie Robbins (SFS ’12), one of the driving forces behind the workshop’s organization, this event has been in the works since last spring.

“It seemed like there was a lack of awareness of energy issues on campus, but at the same time, there was a concern for what the university was doing for the environment,” Robbins said. “We thought what better way to get some momentum going than to have a planning forum on all student input on sustainability issues.”

According to Robbins, the event was the first step in a larger plan to implement new sustainability initiatives. The findings from Monday’s discussion will be recorded in a detailed report to be sent to administrators in the spring.

The conversation will then shift to a town hall meeting with student leaders and faculty, at which point the work of coming up with timelines and implementation strategies

for the initiatives will begin.

Robbins added that underclassman interest is extremely important to the plan’s success.

“When you look around this room, most of the students are young,” she said. “They will be the ones who will make things happen two or three years from now.”

Audrey Stewart, Georgetown’s sustainability coordinator and the committee’s adviser, said she was thrilled to see a high turnout of both students and administrators at the event. “I’m so excited to see the student enthusiasm,” she said.

“I think this will be a great opportunity for the sustainability initiative to learn more about what is interesting to students.”

Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., vice president for mission and ministry, kicked off the event.

“When we speak about men and women for others, we at Georgetown can expand that to not simply fellow students but also to the natural world,” O’Brien said. “We have to properly steward what we have been given. We steward the natural world given to us today, but we also are stewards for future generations.”

Director of Student Programs Erika Cohen-Derr emphasized how important sustainability issues have become in her work with student organizations. She urged students to find the best way to communicate with faculty members in order to ensure that their efforts will not be lost.

“We want you to think about how you can connect all of us so that the

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Students devise plans for sustainability improvements while working in groups as part of a forum Monday. energy you expend to make this a more sustainable campus will continue,” Cohen-Derr said.

For the second half of the event, students divided into discussion groups that focused on more specific issues, such as energy efficiency, food sourcing, purchasing and pro-

curement, waste management and transportation. Following a series of brainstorming sessions, the groups recorded their ideas and shared their key findings with the others.

Scotie Conner (MSB ’15), one of the GUSA senators who attended the forum, said he hopes that Georgetown

can begin to put green efforts first.

“I really care about creating a more sustainable society, and I think that universities are a great area for that because we can really harness the energy of young people to make positive changes,” Conner said.

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The Key Bridge, which was declared “structurally deficient” last month, may receive federal funds through an Obama Administration initiative that is part of the American Jobs Act being considered by Congress.

2013 Finish Date Possible for Key Bridge Repairs BRADEN MCDONALD Hoya Staff Writer

The rehabilitation of the Key Bridge could be bumped up two years to 2013, according to District Department of Transportation spokesman John Lisle.

In a report released last month, the advocacy group Transportation for America classified the bridge as “structurally deficient,” meaning

that it requires repair work but does not pose an immediate public safety threat. Initially, the bridge was slated to undergo construction in the next two to four years.

But when President Obama gave a speech beneath the bridge last Wednesday calling for Congress’ support for transportation funding in the American Jobs Act, he proposed that appropriations from the

bill, if passed, be used to begin the bridge’s rehabilitation early.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the initiative would invest $50 billion in American transportation infrastructure, giving hundreds of thousands of laid-off construction workers a chance to return to work. Some of this federal money would also be allocated to the restoration of bridges selected for re-

pair, such as the Key Bridge. “[The Key Bridge] is an example of a project that could be accomplished with the bill,” Lisle said. “That’s why [Obama] held the event there.”

Lisle said that while the bridge is currently in the District’s transportation plan for 2015, work could begin sooner with more federal money.

He added that most infrastructure projects in the District are com-

posed of 80 percent federal funds and 20 percent municipal funds, but the proposed legislation could potentially increase the federal share to 100 percent.

Although the bridge links D.C. with Virginia, no funding would come from Virginia, according to Lisle, because the Potomac River and Key Bridge are wholly owned

by D.C.

Thousands Gather to Protest Canada-Texas Oil Pipeline ANNE SKOMBA Hoya Staff Writer

At least 10 Georgetown students joined an estimated 10 thousand demonstrators in front of the White House Sunday to protest the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Protestors urged the government to reconsider plans to construct the pipeline, a 1,700-mile-long structure which will carry oil from Alberta, Canada to refineries in Oklahoma and Texas’ Gulf Coast.

Because the pipeline is slated to cross the Canada-U.S. border, its creation must be first approved by

President Obama.

In a press briefing yesterday, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Kerri-Ann Jones said that the State Department has not made a decision about the project.

“The Department of State is committed to an impartial, rigorous, transparent and thorough process for the National Interest Determination to determine whether or not this pipeline proposed by Keystone XL is in the national interest,” Jones said.

The protestors joined hands to form three concentric circles

FCC to Run National Test Of Alert System CAROLYN CLENDENIN Special to The Hoya

The federal government will conduct the first nationwide test of the National Emergency Alert System Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST. The run-through, sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency, will test whether the system can notify the public of immediate threats.

Lasting 30 seconds, the message will be transmitted by television and radio stations in all U.S. states and territories.

The EAS was set up in 2006 as a public warning system to alert Americans to national and local crises, including terrorist attacks, weather emergencies and missing children.

The FCC and FEMA will use the test as a way to assess which local systems are unable to properly provide the information.

According to Phil Petree, president of NWA, Inc., local alerts do not actually test that particular device’s ability to receive critical alerts from the Emergency Alerting System.

“By sending emergency codes throughout the entire network, FEMA will find the failure points in the system,” he said.

Petree said that FEMA is notifying citizens about the test because it does not want the message, which will interrupt broadcasting services, to inspire panic. He said that uniformed citizens could misinterpret the test and overload 911 centers with unnecessary calls.

“No matter how large or small your community [is], your 911 center is sized, equipped and staffed to handle a normal amount of 911 calls. If all of a sudden, 1 percent of your population calls 911, your system will not be able to respond and you may suffer a 911 outage,” he said.

On its website, FEMA said that it will conduct the test at 2 p.m. to minimize the disruption to citizens’ daily routines and that programming will resume as normal after its conclusion.

around the White House to symbolically “hug” the president, calling on Obama to reject the pipeline plan.

“It was really powerful [and] one of the best-organized actions I’ve ever seen,” protest attendee Codie Kane (COL ’12) said.

According to fellow protestor Madeline Collins (COL ’13), who was arrested for participating in a sit-in against the project in September, the pipeline could cause serious environmental damage.

“It would cut through national parks and rivers and farms. It’s unsafe and could hurt various indigenous communities,” she said. “This

is a really important issue for environmental advocates and students.”

Many at the protest, including Eli August (COL ’12), said that they participated in order to stand up to the government, which they claim has been too favorable in its treatment of the pipeline.

“I think there is a sketchy relationship between TransCanada and the State Department,” August said.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that the State Department will conduct an investigation of the government’s interactions with TransCanada in response to a request from 14 members of Congress

last month that the department’s relationship with the company be more closely scrutinized.

According to the Times, in a Nov. 4 memorandum to members of the inspector general’s office, senior official Harold Geisel said that the administration will ensure that all parties in the pipeline approval process complied with the law.

For Collins, the protests are a way to publicly appeal to President Obama.

“We were trying to send a message,” she said. “Obama can just say no [to the pipeline]. The protests were a way of telling him to do the right thing.”

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Gala Raises Cancer Research Funds KELLY CHURCH Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center brought its research fundraising total to over $18 million for the last 25 years at its 25th anniversary gala Saturday night.

The gala, which included a dinner and award presentation, is a decades-old Lombardi Center tradition.

Most of the gala’s proceeds come from the silent auction, where attendees can bid on a wide range of donated luxury items including vacations, art, wine and jewelry.

Event co-chair Paul Schweitzer, who first became involved at Lombardi when his mother was treated there for breast cancer, has been attending the gala for the past 20 years. According to Schweitzer, though the layout of the gala has changed very little since its inception, each year it brings in larger donations.

“We’ve attracted a younger crowd, every year we bring new people in,” he said, adding that this year the center is now using BidPal, an electronic bidding technology, to facilitate the donation process.

This year’s special guest and honorary chair was DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the National Football League Players’ Association.

Smith’s wife is a breast cancer survivor, as are the wives of several

of his friends and players.

During his speech, Smith urged the audience to take out their BidPal devices and use the “make a donation” button. As members made donations, their names would appear on a screen next to the stage.

Later in the evening, the center presented the Margaret L. Hodges Leadership award to Thomas and Elizabeth Donohue. The Donohues have a long history of working at the event, including serving as the co-chairs of the 2006 gala. According to Laurie Hodges Lapeyre, who presented the award, the event raised over $1.5 million dollars that year, the most successful night in the gala’s 25-year history.

Every year the Hodges award is given to a Lombardi volunteer who has demonstrated leadership and made great philanthropic contributions. Named after the gala’s original director and Lapeyre’s mother, Margaret Hodges, the award celebrates her creation of the event to aid in the center’s fundraising efforts.

But executive committee member Kim Baich said the event has been consistently well attended each year.

“In spite of the economy, people still come out to support cancer research,” Baich said. “It speaks to leadership at Lombardi and talent and dedication of researchers, but also to the steadfast dedication to the cause that the D.C. community supports.”

Greig Campaign Slips In Donor Form Gaffe BETH GARBITELLI Hoya Staff Writer

Ward 2 city council candidate Fiona Greig mistakenly released an internal spreadsheet of campaign finances that classified one donor as “super wealthy” and another as “homosexual” on Sept. 30.

The Georgetown Patch reported Friday that when Greig provided the District’s Office of Campaign Finance with a list of donors to her campaign, she additionally turned in this unofficial list of potential donors. Yet according to the Washington City Paper, the notes were made by a volunteer during a brainstorming session that included Greig.

Georgetown Advisory Neighborhood Commission representative Jake Sticka (COL ’13) added that the incident should not affect Greig’s prospects for election.

“This is an unfortunate event but it is important to note that it was a volunteer, and clearly an inexperienced one, that put this list together, not Ms. Greig herself,” he said.

Campus campaign manager Craig Cassey (COL ’15) said that the Greig camp has faced significant backlash from the incident. “[Some are saying] she’s done with, and commenting ‘Rest In Peace,’” Cassey said.

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harsh reaction from within the Georgetown community.

Meghan Ferguson (COL ’15), coprogramming chair of GU Pride, said that she found the contents of the spreadsheet discouraging.

“I am disheartened by the fact that Greig felt it was necessary to differentiate between heterosexual and homosexual donors because a person’s sexual orientation has nothing to do with the matter at hand,” she wrote in an email.

According to the Patch, Greig issued an apology for the phrasing on the spreadsheet.

“I convey my deepest and most sincere apologies for anyone who might take offense,” Greig said to the news outlet. “I have family members who are gay.”

Cassey commended the apology.

“Her choice to apologize is not a rookie move, but is what we would want to expect from an elected figure,” Cassey said.

Sticka added that, while critics have focused on Greig’s spreadsheet blunder, discrepancies in the Evans camp have gone underreported.

“I also think that if we’re discussing campaign finance, it is worth noting that Jack Evans has been far from perfect,” Sticka said.

Fiona Greig could not be reached for comment and Jack Evans declined to comment on the incident.

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U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine attributed inspiration for his poetry to his years of work in the automobile industry.

US Poet Laureate Channels Past ADRIANNA SMITH Special to The Hoya

Speaking to an audience in Gaston Hall Monday night, U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine shared how his background as both a factory worker and professional academic has shaped his award-winning work.

Levine engaged the audience with readings of selected poems and anecdotes from his working life, which has transformed from job in a Detroit automobile factory in the 1940s and 50s to a career as a renowned professor at universities nationwide.

“I decided to live on my wits,” he said.

The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Levine drew inspiration from his life experience, particularly his time at work in the auto industry.

“Those years were a gift because of the people, the sense of community, solidarity, love and tenderness,” he said.

Jennifer Luff, research director for the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, which sponsored the event, introduced Levine as one of the few authors in contemporary literature who gives voice to modern laborers.

Levine, 83, spoke negatively of the arduous nature of his factory jobs and said that it took him a long time before he felt comfortable writing about his past.

In the works he selected to read, Levine focused heavily on individual people and memories.

“I discovered that the real wealth I had was contained with the people I worked with,” Levine said.

Levine, who was appointed poet laureate in August by the Library of Congress, has received numerous awards for his work, including the 1991 National Book Award for “What Work Is” and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for “The Simple Truth.”

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air and critic-in-residence and lecturer at Georgetown, moderated a discussion with Levine after he shared his works aloud. Corrigan addressed the role that literature and poetry currently play in movements including Occupy Wall Street.

“I’m nobody’s voice but my own,” Levine said. He expressed his desire to continue to stay involved with labor rights issues despite his appointment as poet laureate. The only real difference, he pointed out, is that the new position expands his readership.

Levine explained that he began rehearsing poetry so he could stay focused while he undertook taxing manual labor. He realized later that he felt called to poetry, a revelation that kicked off a career as a poet and lecturer.

“Although my poetry doesn’t always turn out well, it’s something that I have to do,” Levine said.

Pub Backers Refocus on Student Center LAUREN WEBER Hoya Staff Writer

While University President John J. DeGioia and other top administrators formally cut the cord on the Healy Pub proposal Monday, they reassured student leaders in a meeting that their push for more social space and a greater student presence in Healy Hall could come to fruition over time.

In a long-awaited meeting of university leadership and the Healy Pub task force, the students pressed to have a say in the future of the New South Student Center pub area as well as added student space in Healy Hall. According to Georgetown University Student Association Deputy Chief of Staff and Healy Pub Student Space Working Group Leader Chris Pigott (COL ’12), the group of administrators has already warmed up to the idea.

Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and DeGioia each told the group that the Healy Pub Stu-

dent Space Working Group would be considered “significant stakeholders” in planning for the design and functionality of the space, Pigott said. The group hopes to submit a model of its ideas, including its status as a student-run venture with administrative oversight, in the next few months.

“We deserve the ability and the right to present a model where it would work,” Pigott said, citing other universities’ successful student-run pubs.

As for Healy Hall, DeGioia said that he recognizes the need for student space in the iconic building that houses mostly classrooms and administrative offices, according to Fitz Lufkin (COL ’11, GRD ’12), the Healy Pub Project Leader and co-author of the 2010 Report on Student Space.

“They agreed that students have a right to have space in Healy. They recognized the importance of that,” Pigott said.

“They would like to move those offices, but they need a space to move

them,” Lufkin added.

In order to address a call for more student-centric space in and around campus’s most prominent building, administrators said they were looking to refurbish the buildings surrounding Dahlgren Quadrangle in order to make the area a center for academic life and mission and ministry.

According to Pigott, once the university builds up enough funding for the revamp, university leaders will make it their next big project along with renovations to Lauinger Library.

Olson, Chief Operating Officer Chris Augostini, Chief of Staff Joseph Ferrara and Vice President for Public Affairs Erik Smulson weighed in on the discussion along with GUSA President Mike Meaney (SFS ’12) and Vice President Greg Laverriere (COL ’12).

GUSA Speaker Adam Talbot (COL ’12) and Chairman of GUSA’s Finance and Appropriations Committee Colton Malkerson (COL ’13) were also in attendance.

History Viewed From the President’s Side JAKE GREEN

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Former Director of the U.S. Secret Service Brian Stafford spoke in Copley Formal Lounge Monday, describing the close calls and working relationship with four presidents during his 33-year career in the organization.

“I had a front row seat to history,” Stafford said.

Stafford began his time in the organization after returning from a tour of duty in Vietnam, protecting Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clinton.

Stafford told stories about his interactions with the presidents he served, describing Reagan as a practical joker. “[Reagan] was the kind of guy who had a joke for you every day and expected a joke in return,” he said.

Stafford also discussed the difficulty his job presented in protecting politicians, who often seek public exposure, offering an anecdote from his time in the Clinton administration.

When Clinton once asked him to stop his car in a bad neighborhood, Stafford said he pretended he could not hear him. On the third request, Clinton jokingly threw his newspaper at Stafford and said, “I know at

least one of the agents in this car isn’t deaf.”

For some students in attendance, these anecdotes were the highlight of Stafford’s talk.

“It was really cool to hear firsthand experiences of what it is like to be working next to the president on a day-to-day basis,” Brooke Heinichen (SFS ’12) said.

In addition to sharing the challenges he faced in trying to maintain control of security when the president travelled overseas, Stafford discussed that the U.S. Secret Service handles security when foreign heads of state travel here.

“It’s the ugly American syndrome,” he said. “We’re in charge here, and we’re in charge in their country. And they point that out to us regularly.”

In addition to sharing his experience working in the Secret Service, Stafford discussed the history of the agency. During his tenure, the Secret Service switched from primarily investigating counterfeit money to providing security for the president.

He also encouraged students to consider a career in the Secret Service, explaining the many different career paths available within the agency.

Numerous times throughout the talk, Stafford emphasized his devotion to the Secret Service and his pride in his career.

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Brian Stafford shared his experiences heading the Secret Service Monday night.

“It was a labor of love,” he said.

Now that he has retired, Stafford hopes to make the Secret Service a family tradition. Just before he retired, his son joined the organization.

“The most exciting thing was swearing in my son, passing the torch.”

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Madden Cover Curse Strikes Again in 2012 Nick Fedyk

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here is a big difference be-

tween logical and illogical superstitions. Many sports superstitions are baseless, followed mostly for show or tradition. Think of the playoff beard, the lucky jersey number or LeBron’s chalk tossing. These practices are based on nothing but speculation and hunches. Even the Curse of the Bambino was simply invented by angry Red Sox fans who were sour over their franchise’s inferiority.

But there is one curse that has had a real, consistent effect on the outcome of professional sports — the Madden Curse. Unlike most superstitions, this curse is based on consistent, observable patterns of player performance.

It all started in 2000, when Electronic Arts, the videogame giant that produces the wildly popular Madden NFL football series, featured Barry Sanders on the cover of its game. That year, Sanders abruptly announced his retirement before the season even started, a shock to most of the NFL community.

2000 was just the beginning.

For the next decade, each Madden cover athlete has suffered a downfall or surprise in some way. Each is either injured, subject to an off-thefield controversy or experiences an unexpected decrease in production.

But don’t let me tell you what to believe. I’ll give you the facts, and you decide for yourself: Is it a coincidence or a curse?

2001, Eddie George, Titans running back: After rushing for over 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns in the previous season, George failed to top the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career. The Titans lost in the playoffs, and George never rushed for more than 3.4 yards per carry in his last four seasons.

2002, Daunte Culpepper, Vikings quarterback: Culpepper threw 23 interceptions as the Madden cover boy, leading his team to a 6-10 record in 2002. He also set the NFL record for fumbles, coughing up 23. The curse later resurfaced, as he tore ligaments in both of his knees in 2005 and 2006.

2003, Marshall Faulk, Rams running back: Since starting for the Colts in 1994, Faulk had had an illustrious NFL career, including a Super Bowl victory and an NFL MVP award in 2000. Then Faulk was hampered by knee problems and only started 21 of 32 possible games in 2002 and 2003. He never rushed for 1,000 yards again.

2004, Michael Vick, Eagles quarterback: The curse quickly

swarmed Vick — he broke his fibula in a preseason game, and his Falcons finished 5-11. The following year, Vick was arrested and jailed for his participation in a dogfighting ring and didn’t return to the NFL until 2009.

2005, Ray Lewis, Ravens linebacker: Lewis did not record a single interception for the first and only time in his career. Not much else to report here. I guess even the Madden Curse is scared of Ray Lewis.

2006, Donovan McNabb, Eagles quarterback: McNabb suffered two major injuries this year: a sports hernia in the first game and a torn ACL and meniscus about halfway through the year. He didn’t finish the season, and his popularity with the always-demanding Philadelphia fans quickly declined.

2007, Shaun Alexander, Seahawks running back: After bulldozing for over 5,000 yards and 60 touchdowns in the previous three seasons, a foot injury in 2007 caused him to miss six games. He failed to eclipse 900 yards in each of the next two years.

2008, Vince Young, Titans quarterback: Young injured his knee in 2008 and missed several games as a result. He lost favor with his fans, briefly went missing and was surrounded by rumors of depression and other emotional issues.

2009, Brett Favre, Jets quarterback: Favre threw 22 interceptions with the Jets and went 1-4 in the last five games of the season. He played through a torn bicep for most of the year.

2010, Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu, Cardinals wide receiver and Steelers safety: Fitzgerald managed to escape the curse, as he posted some of the best numbers of his career. Polamalu was not as lucky — he sustained two knee injuries and missed several games.

2011, Drew Brees, Saints quarterback: Brees played with a torn MCL for six weeks and threw a careerhigh 22 interceptions. His team was upset by the Seahawks in the first round of the playoffs.

2012, Peyton Hillis, Brown running back: this year, Hillis has been plagued with strep throat, a hamstring injury and other undisclosed ‘sicknesses’ that have caused him to miss the majority of the year’s games. He has lost the support of his teammates, and the Browns’ front office is reportedly already looking to cut ties with him next year.

These are the facts. Call me crazy, but I see a definite pattern here.

After a decade of observing the doomed fate of Madden cover athletes, I think it’s the nonbelievers that have something to prove.

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Senior defensive end Andrew Schaetzke had three tackles for a loss in Saturday’s 30-13 Senior Day win over Fordham, including 1.5 sacks. His seven total tackles tied him for fourth on the team.

Seniors Lead Way Against Fordham ANDREW LOGERFO Hoya Staff Writer

Senior Days are always meaningful. But for the Georgetown football team (8-2, 3-1 Patriot League), Saturday’s Senior Day was especially sweet, both on and off the field. The Hoyas hope it will set them up to make one more memory next Saturday: a Patriot League championship.

The senior athletes honored in Saturday’s 30-13 victory over Fordham have overcome more adversity than most in their collegiate careers. After enduring seasons of two and zero wins, respectively, as freshmen and sophomores, this group began last season with two straight victories, causing chatter on campus and around the league.

And while the team finished with a losing record once again, going 4-7, their efforts laid the foundation for what has been the best season for the program in over a decade and their best since returning to the Football Championship Subdivision in 2001.

“To turn things around like this, it is everything we wanted to do as a class coming in. It has been the mantra every year, and I think it has been huge in the Georgetown community,” senior quarterback Scott Darby said. “Who doesn’t want to have a good football team at their school? We feed off [the student body]. It feels pretty good.”

Darby, who was the primary starter last season before being overtaken this preseason by junior Isaiah Kempf, led the offense Saturday.

And although Darby has appeared in every game this season to relieve

Kempf and serve as a change of pace for the offense, the opportunity to start and play the entire game was special.

“It was nice knowing I was going to play the whole game. It is easier to settle in and get into a rhythm,” Darby said. “It feels great not only to play in front of the home crowd and everybody else’s family but [my family] as well. [It was] pretty priceless.”

Darby responded to the honor of starting by completing 18 passes for 199 yards and a 26-yard touchdown strike to fellow senior and receiver Patrick Ryan, capping an 80-yard third-quarter drive.

Other seniors providing major contributions on the offensive side included running back Chance Logan, who ran for 50 yards, tight end Tucker Stafford, who had 34 yards receiving and kicker Brett Weiss, who connected on all three of his field goal attempts.

And although it was certainly a special and memorable day for Darby and the other seniors on offense, the seniors on the defensive side of the ball have been leaders and standout performers for a unit which has distinguished itself as one of the premier groups in the FCS. Saturday’s effort was no different, with seniors Andrew Schaetzke, co-captain Wayne Heimuli, David Quintero and Jayah Kaisamba leading the way. The Georgetown defense put constant pressure on Fordham quarterback Ryan Higgins and shut down the run, a strength which has come to define the unit.

“When you take away the run, you make a team one-dimensional,

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and that makes it really easy for the defensive coordinator to call plays specifically [to counter] that,” Schaetzke said. “We were able to adjust [to Fordham’s passing attack] and we had some guys, specifically Jeremy Moore, making plays to turn that around.”

Schaetzke added 1.5 sacks and three tackles for a loss to his teamleading totals. Heimuli grabbed a late interception, and Kaisamba picked up a fumble and returned it 22 yards.

After four years together, these players have formed a chemistry that is noticeable on and off the field, contributing to one of Georgetown’s most memorable football seasons in recent years and potentially redefining perceptions of the program both locally and nationwide.

“Georgetown has treated us well.

We were able to finish out [at home] right, so there are no regrets. You have to look at the positives, you can’t look back at any of the negatives,” Schaetzke said. “For the years to come, as long as [the program] can keep building on [student support], get the funding, the support from the school, I think that Georgetown can only go up from here.”

But the seniors’ work is not finished yet.

“We are playing for all the marbles [next week]. [We] couldn’t ask for more,” Darby said.

And if things go as these seniors plan next week against Lehigh, this group will go down in Georgetown history as the group that propelled the school to the upper echelon of the FCS.

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the top three in all the National League’s major traditional statistical categories, finishing with a .324 batting average (putting him in third place), 39 home runs (first), 126 runs batted in (first), 115 runs (first) and 40 stolen bases (tied for second). Runner-up Ryan Braun had an impressive year as well. In other seasons, his performance might have brought him the award, as he edged Kemp in average (.332) and finished first in OPS (.994), but Kemp’s year proved superior.

American League Most Valuable Player — Jose Bautista, Blue Jays (Honorable Mention: Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox) Like Kemp, Bautista found himself trapped on a team that limited his opportunities to produce and rack up RBIs. Nonetheless, Bautista’s torrid 33-homer first half enabled the former journeyman to lead the entire league with 43 home runs and a 1.056 OPS. The Red Sox’s Jacoby Ellsbury and Yankees’ Curtis Granderson also garnered consideration based on their power and speed combination (Ellsbury had 32 homeruns and 39 stolen bases; Granderson, 41 and 25, respectively), as did the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera after winning the batting title (.344). Bautista’s record, however, stood out the most.

National League Cy Young Award — Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers (Hon-

orable Mention: Roy Halladay, Phillies) In just three and a half years, Kershaw has established himself as the best lefty in the game. Like the AL’s Justin Verlander (see below), Kershaw was an easy choice, eclipsing the hallowed 20-win plateau with 21, along with a Major Leagueleading 2.28 ERA. He also finished second only to Verlander in strikeouts (248) and WHIP (0.98). It’s really a shame the Dodgers wasted Kemp and Kershaw’s magnificent seasons; without them, the team very well could have finished at the bottom of the league.

American League Cy Young Award — Justin Verlander, Tigers (Honorable Mention: Jered Weaver, Angels) Verlander is the easiest choice on this list, as he led the league in wins (24), ERA (2.40), strikeouts (250) and WHIP (0.92). Jered Weaver had an excellent season in his own right (18 wins, 2.41 ERA, 198 strikeouts, 1.01 WHIP) but Verlander’s year was historic.

National League Rookie of the Year — Craig Kimbrel, Braves (Honorable Mention: Vance Worley, Phillies) It’s rare that a closer would earn such a distinction, but Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel deserves it after a year that ranks among the best of all closers in the game. Kimbrel’s league-leading 46 saves were accompanied by a sparkling 2.10 ERA

and 1.04 WHIP. Perhaps most impressive, however, was his tremendous strikeout rate, sending down 127 batters in just 77 innings. The Phillies’ Vance Worley (11-3, 3.01 ERA) and Kimbrel’s teammate Freddie Freeman (.282 average, 21 home runs) were also considered.

American League Rookie of the Year — Jeremy Hellickson, Rays (Honorable Mention: Eric Hosmer, Royals) Many players were worthy of consideration, but “Hell Boy,” with a pristine 2.95 ERA and 1.15 WHIP, topped them all as a key member of the Rays’ historic march to the playoffs. After being called up after the first month of the year, runnerup Eric Hosmer’s campaign featured 19 home runs, 78 RBIs and a .293 average. Mark Trumbo’s 29 home runs were also impressive, but Hellickson’s numbers were terrific for a rookie pitcher in the brutal AL East.

And with that, it’s time to close the book on the 2011 season. Congratulations are once again in order to the Cardinals, but beginning next week, the focus will be on next year. Free agency has begun and changes will be plentiful, as teams look to make 2012 their year.

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“Rob is leading the Patriot League in tackles. Last year we had him as an outside linebacker. When our two guys graduated we decided to move him inside,” Kelly said. “He’s [a] natural at it. And he’s been great this year.”

Fordham picked up a field goal on the next drive, and after Georgetown was forced to punt on their next drive, sent another one home to cut the lead to 10-6 at the end of the quarter.

The second quarter was relatively slow, with a Weiss field goal the only scoring play for either team.

The Hoyas entered the break ahead, 13-6.

Darby connected on two long passes in the third quarter: One for 35 yards to junior slot receiver Max Waizenegger and one for 26 yards and the touchdown to senior wide receiver Patrick Ryan.

Fordham answered in the opening moments of the fourth quarter, as junior running back Carlton Koonce ran it in from the 1-yard line to narrow Georgetown’s lead to 20-13.

But as the going got tough, junior cornerback Jeremy Moore rose to

meet the challenge. After the Fordham touchdown, he returned the kick for 73 yards, which led to Weiss’ 18-yard field goal that put the Hoyas up, 23-13.

“The kicker has a good leg, so we’d been trying to guess which way he was going to kick it. I guess we finally guessed right,” Moore said. “I read the holes and was able to explode through.”

On the Rams’ next drive, Moore made the game-sealing interception and ran the football back 75 yards for a touchdown to clinch the game for the Hoyas.

“They did a great job blocking all day long, it was just a great read at the time. There was some eye contact with the receiver, looking at me a bit too much,” Moore said. “You can’t go wrong playing the reads. I was able to make that play.”

With the win, Georgetown picked up its eighth victory of the season and will have momentum heading into their showdown with No. 6 Lehigh on Saturday. The Patriot League championship hangs in the balance.

“We’ve handled success well so far, we’ve been in a position to handle success,” Moore said. “[We] just have to continue to work hard. Lehigh’s got the status, but we’re hungry, we’re coming.”

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St. John’s Loss Makes Postseason Unclear USF Snaps GU Streak

MAGGIE LAW

Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown men’s soccer team (10-5-4, 5-3-1 Big East) suffered a heartbreaking loss to St. John’s (12-6-2, 4-5-0 Big East) in the first round of the Big East tournament Thursday night, but the team still has hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as it anticipates the selection show next Monday afternoon.

Georgetown currently sits at 47 in the Ratings Percentage Index rankings, but the NCAA will release a new list this afternoon.

That revised version will give the Hoyas a clearer picture of their chance at a bid as the selection draws near.

The team has been ranked within the top 20 for almost the entire season — a factor it hopes will work in its favor next week. But for Head Coach Brian Wiese, there is an equal possibility that the Hoyas miss out on the tournament this year. A lack of quality victories could potentially plague a team that had one of the most successful seasons in its history.

“Sadly I think our chances are about 50-50,” he said. “I think where we’ve been in the rankings for most of the year is important, but the heaviest and most important criteria for gauging where you’re going to be in the selection is the RPI. I think some of the teams that we played and that we scheduled intentionally to help us with our RPI didn’t really help.”

Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Penn and Princeton were expected to be solid bets for high RPI games, but their own disappointing records could end up having a negative effect on Georgetown’s chances. Few victories against topranked teams could also impact the Hoyas’ shot at the tournament.

“I think if we’re not going to make the tournament the thing that’s going to keep us out is that what we don’t have is a big win,” Wiese said. “We have some good wins, but we don’t have a top-20 RPI victory. We have some good road wins, we have the tie against UConn on the road, and that’s a good result, but it’s still not a win.”

Their Senior Day loss against Providence could also prove costly for the Hoyas as they await the selection. A victory would have earned the team second place in the Big East and almost guaranteed an at-large bid into the NCAA

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Sophomore Steve Neumann and the Hoyas will find out their NCAA tournament fate Monday afternoon. tournament, even with the loss in the league tournament.

“I think it just goes to show you how little there is between a hugely successful season and one where you’re sitting on the fence biting your nails. It was that Saturday — that snowy, weird weather Saturday. It comes down to something as small as that one moment and that one game,” Wiese said.

If the team does capture a tournament berth next week, their first-round opponent would be up in the air. Typically the NCAA tries to mitigate travel by scheduling as many regional games as possible, while still ensuring that the teams who have earned high seeds are getting appropriate matchups.

Depending on this week’s tournament results and the committee’s choices, there is a chance Georgetown could face off against a local team, such as American, Maryland or James Madison.

“There’s a lot of local teams that we could play,” Wiese said.

“There’s just such a density of teams in the area that it literally could be anyone. We just have to wait and see where they select us.

At this stage, we’d be happy with anything.”

Last year the team earned its first NCAA tournament berth since 1997 and its first under Wiese. It was only the third tournament appearance in program history, with the first having come in 1994.

The Hoyas finished last year’s regular season as Big East Blue Division champions and earned a bye to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. Despite losing to Providence there, they were awarded an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated UNC-Greensboro before falling in penalty kicks to North Carolina in the second round.

Georgetown took a break from training this weekend but was back in action on Monday afternoon as they prepare to avenge last season’s second-round loss.

“We’ve been a little unlucky but I think all we can do now is wait and hope our case is strong enough to get in,” Wiese said. “I certainly think this team is good enough to be in the tournament — it’s just as good as any team I’ve had.”

“It’s just a terrific group of guys,” he continued. “They have all the chemistry and all the ingredients and they’ve done all the hard things they need to do to get to that goal of getting to the NCAA tournament. We’re just hoping the committee sees the same.”

The selection show will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14. If the team earns a bid, they will play a first-round matchup on Thursday afternoon.

battled to put the score at 23-22 in favor of the Bulls, but unfortunately for the Hoyas, two straight kills from USF freshman outside hitter Valerie El Houssine closed out the set.

Georgetown came out of intermission with authority and dominated the early part of the set, as six straight points off the serve of freshman libero Mackenzie Simpson put the Hoyas’ lead at 8-2. But the Bulls mounted a comeback, eventually tying the score at 17 apiece and pulling ahead on the next point. South Florida never looked back from there and went on to close out the set and the match.

Although the Hoyas outblocked and outdug the Bulls, they posted a subpar .133 hitting percentage as compared to South Florida’s .188. The Hoyas also totaled 20 errors – nine of which came in the third set – that snapped a four game winning streak.

“I did see some positive things, but we were inconsistent. If we had played as consistently as we did during October, I think the outcome would have been different,” Williams said.

Individually, freshman middle blocker Dani White was particularly strong for the Hoyas, recording an impressive match-high .389 hitting percentage in addition to eight kills on the day.

Johnson led the way in kills for the Blue and Gray with nine, and senior setter Ashley Malone had a team-high 23 assists and a match-high nine digs. She also added three kills.

“Dani’s hitting percentage was great.

[Junior defensive specialist] Whitney Jencks was rock solid passing and defending, and [junior middle blocker] Lindsay [Wise] was good early,” Williams noted.

Georgetown still sits in seventh place overall in the Big East standings with the loss but is currently vying with five other teams for the final three spots in the Big East Tournament.

The Hoyas will host the top two teams in the league, Louisville (19-7, 11-1 Big East) and Cincinnati (20-8, 10-2 Big East), at McDonough Arena this weekend to finish their regular season. The match against the Bearcats is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Cardinals will square off against Georgetown at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

“We’ll bounce back, we always do.

We’re going to do everything we can to make sure we beat someone,” Williams said. “We didn’t come this far to clean out our lockers.”

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“I think the [final score] really upset the kids because I think they know they played really well,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said. “Even at 5-1 we were still attacking, creating chances, hitting crossbars, playing really good soccer. But West Virginia is a pretty good team.”

Despite the margin of defeat, Georgetown outshot West Virginia 11-10 and held a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks. The undersized and more technical Hoyas were uncharacteristically whistled for nine fouls compared to two for the top-seeded hosts, oft-considered one of the most aggressive teams in the conference.

The Mountaineers, who scored in the first minute of the teams’ September meeting, struck early once again when senior forward Blake Miller flicked a perfect header into the near post off of a corner kick in the fourth minute. The Hoyas responded well, however, playing aggressively for the remainder of the half.

The Blue and Gray were rewarded for their good work in the 28th minute when senior midfielder Kelly D’Ambrisi ­— one of three Georgetown players to receive Big East first team honors — shook off a slew of challenges outside the box, retaining possession and emerging from the midst of three West Virginia players to slide the ball to senior forward Sam Baker in the penalty box.

The neat through-ball split a pair of defenders, and Baker made no mistake with her low, left-footed blast, tying the score at 1 apiece.

Controlling play and generating opportunities, the Hoyas made a strong appeal for a penalty kick in the waning minutes of the half.

Sophomore forward Kaitlin Brenn was poised to shoot from inside the box when a Mountaineer defender appeared to take her down from be-

hind. The referee deemed the challenge clean and the teams entered the half deadlocked.

“The first half was probably the best we’d played all year … a few minutes after [West Virginia’s goal] we started to get into the game, and we took over the game and actually dominated the first half,” Nolan said. “I still felt at halftime that we were so in control of the game, West Virginia had absolutely no answer for what we were doing.”

In the 49th minute, however, the Mountaineers took the lead for good when senior defender Meghan Lewis forced a turnover near the corner flag and rifled a high shot over the goalkeeper into the back of the net from the top right corner of the penalty box. The Hoyas’ defense was sliced open again in the 57th minute when freshman forward Kate Schwindel gathered a long ball and found a wide-open sophomore forward Frances Silva streaking through a gaping hole in the defensive third. Silva converted the breakaway, sidestepping the Blue and Gray goalkeeper and finishing coolly to extend West Virginia’s lead.

As Georgetown began to chase the game, pressing for a lifeline back into the match, an intercepted pass allowed Schwindel to fire a low shot from the upper-left corner of the box inside the near post for the 4-1 lead in the 61st minute. In the 74th minute, senior midfielder Chelsey Corroto gathered a through-ball in the right side of the box, slotting into the netting from outside the corner of the 6-yard box to complete the scoring.

“I just don’t think we defended well. It wasn’t one specific thing, it was one different thing on each goal, and I know the kids are disappointed by it because we had played so well in the first half,” Nolan said.

“To give them credit, in the second half they came out with a little bit of energy and unfortunately for us we gave up a bad goal in the first

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Senior forward Sam Baker scored the lone goal in Georgetown’s season-ending 5-1 loss to West Virginia. minutes of the half.”

While the Mountaineers proceeded to handle Louisville easily 2-0 in the Big East final on Sunday, claiming the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament, the Hoyas were left to wait for Monday’s decision from the at-large selection committee.

After recording a school-record 14 regular season wins, a second place finish in the Big East National

division, a semifinal appearance in the conference tournament, and a Ratings Percentage Index of 40, the Blue and Gray seemed poised to receive a bid to this year’s tournament, yet were not named to the 64team field.

Following last year’s Elite Eight finish, the season comes to an unanticipated early end for a talented team featuring six seniors and five recipients of Big East honors, in-

cluding redshirt senior and Big East midfielder of the year Ingrid Wells.

D’Ambrisi and senior forward Camille Trujillo joined Wells on the conference first team, while Baker and freshman midfielder Daphne Corboz received third team honors.

Wells led the team with 30 points on nine goals and 12 assists, while Trujillo scored a team-best 12 goals in the final season of her record-setting career.

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Fordham 13 Georgetown 30

Colgate Lafayette

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Georgetown at Lehigh Saturday, 1 p.m.

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“They’ve done all the things they need to do to get to that goal of getting to the NCAA tournament.

We’re just hoping the committee sees the same.”

Men’s soccer Head Coach Brian Wiese

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lthough only one team can be crowned champion at the end of the year, it would be unfair not to recognize the excellence of several players and managers whose efforts greatly impacted the course of the 2011 Major League Baseball season.

Many individuals were considered for the year’s top accolades, but a few people separated themselves as the best of the best in 2011.

National League Most Valuable Player — Matt Kemp, Dodgers (Honorable mention: Ryan Braun, Brewers) Many people believe that the league’s most valuable player should come from the league’s most successful team, but that would just be unfair. A player cannot control his supporting cast, and often the player that arguably performs the best does not have the best numbers. For example, he might lack the opportunity to beef up gaudy statistics like runs and runs batted in if people around him cannot get on base or knock him in.

But Matt Kemp not only outperformed the competition in the areas he could control. He also managed to produce, despite playing for a Dodgers team that was out of contention for most of the year and finished 82-79.

Kemp ultimately finished in See COMMENTARY, A10

Senior quarterback Scott Darby started in place of junior Isaiah Kempf in the Hoyas’ 30-13 Senior Day victory over Fordham.

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Hoyas Demolish Rams in Home Finale EVAN HOLLANDER Hoya Staff Writer

Senior quarterback Scott Darby made a surprise start in his final home game for the Georgetown football team (8-2, 3-1 Patriot League) and led the Hoyas to a stylish 30-13 Senior Day victory over Fordham (18) Saturday at MultiSport Facility.

Darby, who has played backup to junior Isaiah Kempf for much of the season, FORDHAM 13 went 18-of30 for 199 GEORGETOWN 30 yards passing and rushed for 19 yards on five carries.

“Isaiah had a little bit of an injury, and we had Scott the senior, and we

had to make a decision, and Scott was the guy,” Head Coach Kevin Kelly said. “It’s Senior Day, let the guy play. Scott’s a good player, [and he] was ready to go.”

Darby, motivated in part by a large cheering section, led the Blue and Gray with poise from the get-go. The opening drive netted a field goal from senior kicker Brett Weiss only

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six minutes into the game.

“It’s huge to play in front of your family on Senior Day. I thought it was an incredible gesture by Coach,” Darby said. “It feels great to play on the field in front of a home crowd.”

Junior linebacker Robert McCabe forced a fumble on the Rams’ See FOOTBALL, A10

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GU Falls to USF in Straight Sets LEONARD OLSEN Hoya Staff Writer

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Freshman outside hitter Alex Johnson, who has 290 kills on the season, led the Hoyas with nine kills in their loss to USF Saturday.

The Georgetown volleyball team (14-11, 6-6 Big East) hit the road to take on South Florida (1015, 6-6 Big East) Sunday but fell short to the Bulls in straight sets, 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.

Head Coach Arlisa Williams felt her team could have played better but also cited the hostile environment as difficult for the Hoyas to overcome.

“It was a disappointing loss, [but] USF is a good team and better than their record indicates.

They outplayed us on Sunday,” Williams said. “The environment was a USF 3 great volley GEORGETOWN 0 ball one, but I think it got to us a little. We couldn’t hear each other talking, and it’s tough to play volleyball when you can’t communicate.”

The first set started out neckand-neck for both teams, and the Hoyas even had a lead at 11-9 after three straight points off the serve of freshman outside hitter Alex Johnson. However, it was all Bulls from then on, as the hosts took 14 of the next 22 points en route to winning the set.

South Florida carried that momentum over into the second set, jumping out to an early 8-4 lead.

The lead held steady until 18-13, but the Blue and Gray then took six of the next eight points to draw to within 20-19. The teams See VOLLEYBALL, A11

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Senior midfielder Kelly D’Ambrisi, shown against Syracuse, assisted on Sam Baker’s goal in the Hoyas’ 5-1 semifinal loss to eventual Big East champion West Virginia.

West Virginia Ruins Hopes Of Repeat Elite Eight Run BENO PICCIANO Hoya Staff Writer

Four unanswered goals during the second half of the Big East women’s soccer semifinal game sent West Virginia to the championship WEST VIRGINIA 5 and put a dagger through the GEORGETOWN 1 heart of Georgetown’s tournament hopes. The Hoyas (15-6, 8-3 Big East) suffered a 5-1 loss to

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West Virginia (16-4, 10-1 Big East) last Friday and were subsequently left out of the NCAA tournament field Monday.

Having advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time since 2007, the Hoyas were hoping for a school-record 16th victory of the season. The Blue and Gray commanded play into halftime of the rematch against the Mountaineers, but couldn’t See WOMEN’S SOCCER, A11