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COMMENTARY It’s well past time for this country to reconsider its gun laws.

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Students confront the legal and financial costs of working for free.

CLASSES A handful of unusual courses spice up the fall semester catalog. NEWS, A5

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Washington Harbour’s central water fountain will be retrofitted to feature a 12,000-square-foot ice rink in November as part of a $20 million renovation to the waterfront area that began this spring. The fountain was upgraded to shoot water 60 feet in the air during the non-winter months and is now accompanied by a multicolored light show. According to a press release from MRP Realty, which owns the space, the construction for the rink will begin this fall, after a Sept. 12 opening event for the newly upgraded plaza. The rink will be operative throughout the winter months. Other upgrades to the area include an exterior redesign of the storefronts

on both the upper and lower levels of the facility. The restaurants Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place and Nick’s Riverside Grille will be reopening with revamped interiors as well as new plaza furniture. Nick’s will expand into part of the space that was previously occupied by Cabanas, and an unconfirmed restaurant will move into the remainder of that space. Farmers & Fishers will be reopening as Farmers Fishers Bakers in October. The restaurant is a new concept from the creators of Founding Farmers, featuring a bakery in addition to their farmland-inspired menu. This opportunity for upgrades and renovations came after the plaza incurred millions of dollars in damages in the wake of extensive See WATERFRONT, A7

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The renovated plaza will include a new fountain, which will be replaced by a skating rink during the winter months.

Students Take an Inside Look at Convention Hiromi Oka

tion to the Democratic National Convention, beginning Sept. 4 in Charlotte, NC. While most students spent the According to SCS Senior Associbeginning of this week fine-tuning ate Dean James Parenti, planning their course schedules and lugging for the trip began six months ago, their storage boxes across campus, when the school was evaluating Chair of the Georgetown Univer- its “Semester in Washington D.C.” sity College Republicans Maggie program, which allows college Cleary (COL ’14) students from and 19 other u n i ve r s i t i e s representatives “They have an outside of D.C. from Georgeto take classes opportunity to have a town joined at Georgetown the nearly truly unique behind-thewhile intern20,000-strong ing in the Discrowd at the scenes experience.” trict. Parenti Republican Narealized that JAMES PARENTI, SCS senior associate dean tional Conventhe SCS was tion in Tampa, missing out Fla. on an opportunity to collaborate “[It] was amazing,” Cleary said. more with Georgetown under“This was a tremendous opportu- graduates, and decided to arrange nity, certainly not one that every- a delegation of Georgetown stuone gets, and we’re lucky to get dents and faculty to attend each of this while we’re at Georgetown.” the conventions. The trip to the convention, “It’s very much in line with which was held from Aug. 28 to what SCS does in all of our proAug. 30, was sponsored by the grams,” Parenti said. “We provide School of Continuing Studies. The SCS will also be sending a delegaSee CONVENTION, A7

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COURTESY CRAIG CASSEY

Chief among Craig Cassey’s (COL ’15) goals as possible ANC 2E commissioner is to foster a better relationship with GU’s neighbors.

Cassey Discusses ANC Bid, Student Rights Braden McDonald

from an ANC commissioner in these next few years.

Though he did not obtain enough signatures to get his name on the ballot for this November’s ANC election, Craig Cassey (COL ’15) announced his intent to run a write-in campaign for a seat on the commission late last month. The recent redistricting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E’s jurisdictional area allots two seats to single member districts entirely occupied by students. Thus the commission could potentially seat more than one student representative for the first time in 10 years. Cassey is running to represent SMD 2E 04, while Peter Prindiville (SFS ’14) will run for SMD 2E 08. If elected, both students will serve on the commission for two years. The Hoya sat down with Cassey to talk about his goals for the campaign.

What are some of those problems? In the past years we witnessed a lot of friction due to the [2010] Campus Plan debates, and I believe that, going forward, student inclusion in the entire process is essential. Another issue we face is the noise ordinance, which still reads as an unfair ordinance against students and would not have come about if we … had more students and studentfriendly commissioners on the ANC board. We need to increase voter registration across the university, getting students involved in the conversation pertaining to local politics as well as giving them opportunities to get involved so their voices may be heard and something like [the noise ordinance] will never be passed in the future.

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Why did you decide to run for ANC commissioner? As a freshman, I was involved in College Democrats and [the student advocacy group] D.C. Students Speak, and both of those experiences gave me insight into what … problems … the Georgetown community was facing … and what the Georgetown community needs

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Campus IT Gets Upgrade

Waterfront Revamp Moves Forward Kelly Church

ATHLETICS Lee Reed talks about the IAC and GU’s approach to football scholarships.

Building on momentum from the summer, Georgetown’s Chief Information Officer Lisa Davis has set lofty goals for the current semester. Since she became CIO in February, Davis has overseen the university’s inaugural Innovation Summit, the launch of Georgetown’s mobile application, the expansion of oncampus wireless coverage and the integration of Georgetown’s email system onto Google Apps. Over the summer, University Information Services transferred 50,000 students and alumni onto HoyaWorks, an email and calendar system that is merged with Google, increasing the total users from the previous 10,000 original faculty and staff. “Everyone is now on a single integrated platform for email and calendar, allowing greatly increased efficiency and communication among all members of the Georgetown community,” Davis said. HoyaWorks increased the efficiency of communication across campus by enabling the sharing of documents and calendars. According to Chief Innovation Officer Michael Wang (COL’14), the new system reduced past space management problems. “The confusion between students and faculty in regards to booking spaces for events will be drastically reduced by having a single system in place that allows for the sharing of resources such as Google Docs,” Wang said. Now students and faculty can use this feature to reserve lounges and spaces throughout the semester. This summer, Davis was able to cross another goal off her list: expanding wireless coverage on the university’s SaxaNet server to encompass the entire main campus. Nearly 300 old wireless devices were replaced to improve coverage and connect the entire campus to a See TECHNOLOGY, A6

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What are the key tenets of your platform? Fostering community, empowering students and engaging with the student body at large. Having proceeded through the Campus Plan hearings, we are at an opportune moment to build a community that is both cohesive and positive in all their interactions. I want to

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Corp Needs Competitors C in Leavey Center, it also rents space in several venues on campus where it’s the only service of its kind. Most notable of these is The Midnight MUG in Lauinger Library, for which Khatri said The Corp pays “pretty favorable rent” — almost $20,000 in fiscal year 2011, according to The Corp’s most recent annual report. It should be noted that The Corp generally offers highly competitive prices for each of its services. But that does not negate the importance of having an open on-campus market. Even if the university elects to support a student-run enterprise, it should still strive to give its thousands of student consumers an array of competing on-campus options. The Corp has been a Georgetown mainstay for 40 years, and it has earned the respect of many students and the administration. Our request for greater competition should not be viewed as a general dissatisfaction with The Corp but rather a desire to provide all Georgetown students with the most advantageous consumer marketplace. Defenders of the status quo will likely argue that, given The Corp’s position as a nonprofit and large student employer, the university should be interested in its continued success — and they’re right. But we also expect that greater competition among oncampus businesses would benefit the entire student body. We hope to see Students of Georgetown, Inc. continue to flourish, but not without the greatest possible consideration given to the needs of all Georgetown students.

There are close to 7,000 undergraduates at Georgetown, about 270 of whom are employees of Students of Georgetown, Inc. While we support our peers and hope that The Corp continues to thrive, it’s time the university allowed greater on-campus business competition in the interest of student consumers. We are not implying that the university holds the hand of The Corp. According to CFO Vidur Khatri (MSB ’14), The Corp pays roughly $250,000 to Georgetown in total annual rent. But The Corp maintains too tight a grip on the on-campus market, and the inclusion of more outside businesses would provide students more choices and, potentially, better value. Most obstructive of open competition, we believe, is the university’s formal endorsement of Corp Storage. Georgetown prohibits outside competitors from even advertising on campus, while allowing The Corp to market itself freely and access dormitories. It’s one thing for a business to dominate an industry solely on merit, but this institutional advantage creates a disadvantage for student consumers. This is not the only example of Georgetown offering The Corp a leg up over the competition. When allotting space for the planned New South Student Center, The Corp was allowed to secure a location for a dining establishment before outside businesses could express interest. And while Khatri said that The Corp pays rent for its Uncommon Grounds location comparable to that paid by other businesses

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Bragging Rights — American University beat out Georgetown for having the most politically active students, according to an annual report from the Princeton Review. Now Hiring — The Student Activities Fair, Georgetown’s annual, often dizzying exhibition of campus clubs, will take over Healy and Copley Lawns and much of Red Square this Saturday afternoon. Mamma Mia! — Among other frustrating changes, O’Donovan Hall has decided to eliminate the make-your-own pizza station, a longtime student favorite. All Dried Off — Three restaurants along the Georgetown waterfront — Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place, Nick’s Riverside Grill and Farmers Fishers Bakers — all announced they would reopen in the coming weeks after suffering damages from flooding last year.

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READER’S RESPONSE … I and others are hoping that [the new Department of Public Safety police chief] takes a good look at the tactics that certain security guards use against students. I know there are guards who use their power and the policies of the university to act like bullies toward the students. They do this mostly toward athletes, and this needs to stop. Guards should be treating all students and visitors with respect. I also know there needs to be a change in management. … I know they have a job to do, but it needs to be done a bit more professionally and respectfully.

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For example, if a student drank one shot too many and his roommate called GERMS, those students should be protected from punishment, even if they’re not of age and alcohol is still present at the scene upon GERMS’ arrival. It may sound extreme, but immunity would need to cover the presence or use of any illegal drugs. Again, student safety should trump considerations for this type of transgression, however unlawful their cause of illness may be. On the other hand, immunity should not cover the discovery of drug possession with the intention to distribute, weapons or a violent encounter. These represent an impending danger to the campus at large, and it is completely within the rightful authority of DPS to take appropriate action. In the case that students believe DPS has acted unfairly, an appeals process is already in place to protect them. If nothing else, the rules concerning DPS and GERMS must be more transparent, and students should know exactly whom they’re inviting into their homes when they call for help. Hospitals recognize the necessity of patient confidentiality, because nobody should have to think twice about receiving emergency medical treatment for fear of punishment. DPS should share this concern for safety, not intimidation. In light of the recent attempts to push nightlife on campus, enacting a more effective system to ensure student safety should be at the top of the administration’s to-do list.

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Ambulance Chasers Every second counts when a student needs medical attention, but a flawed DPS policy can make students think twice about getting help when their health is in jeopardy. It has become standard procedure for Department of Public Safety officers to accompany the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service on calls — which would be fine, except that DPS reserves the right to report students for what they discover at the scene. In potential matters of life and death, students should not hesitate to phone for help for fear of being caught drinking underage or using illegal drugs. It is a common misconception that calling GERMS grants students amnesty from being written up for Code of Student Conduct violations. Georgetown’s “Be Well” website even wrongly states that “no disciplinary action will ever occur as a result of calling GERMS.” And although GERMS is listed as having a separate phone number from that of DPS, campus police actually answer all phone calls for GERMS and subsequently dispatch student responders. That’s deceitful, and it misleads students concerning the security of calling for medical help. DPS accompanies GERMS responders primarily for the student responders’ own protection, and students should be expected to tolerate the presence of police during a medical response. But to address this problem, students requiring medical attention need the protection of immunity. That can have dramatic implications, but it’s a necessary safeguard for students’ overall well-being.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012

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VIEWPOINT • Curran

CONTEMPLATION IN ACTION

Unplanned Opportunity Gun Rights Gone Wrong T W

hen the university announced conces- when it diverges from the administration’s. Georgetown University Student Association sions regarding the 2010 Campus Plan in June, the student body felt the sting and student Advisory Neighborhood Commission representation will enable students to exof something like betrayal. The university conducted its negotiations in press their grievances directly to the surroundsecret. Students were excluded. Legal objections ing community. Social change is now afoot on campus. Now, to restrictions on enrollment and student offcampus life, long held by the university and sup- for the first time since the strict keg bans and party limits in 2007, social policy is back on the ported by students, were abandoned. For many students, the agreement represents table. Everyone stands to benefit from bringing a full reversal of Georgetown’s commitment to parties back to campus, where they are condefend our city-wide rights and reputation. Stu- tained and safer. The ANC handed us a golden dent comments in response to the announce- calf when it included a clause supporting “imment sounded like — forgive me — Padmé promptu parties” and campus-oriented social Amidala’s invective in “Star Wars: Episode III”: life in the final agreement this June. Likewise, reduction in the off-campus student “So this is how liberty dies: with thunderous appopulation is a short-term plause.” As THE HOYA’s Editorial defeat with the potential for Board concluded on June 22, long-term benefits. Adminis“It is impossible to view this trators will be forced to conrecent agreement as anything front long-festering student debut a defeat.” mands for a more responsive By all accounts, the final facilities department. Seniors version of the campus plan will no longer be forced to unhas been received as a loss for dergo the grueling process of students. But we don’t have to finding and contracting and accept this conclusion. dealing with landlords who The agreement is certainly Nate Tisa are often dictatorial and fail to a blow to student rights and follow the law. Members of the reflects the broken reality of LGBTQ and larger Georgetown urban politics in the United States. Current and future Will other rules be deemed community, now forced to go students will have to navigate unnecessary, now that the off campus for mixed-gender housing options, are in a betthe legal and philosophical problems arising from its as- system has been shaken? ter position to request them on campus. sertions. In the meantime, The 2012 agreement is what we make of it. however, we live in a practical world. With the right attitude, the campus plan agreement may This year, it’s up to the student body to put forth just be the best thing that ever happened to un- a coordinated effort to squeeze every drop we can from the new arrangement. GUSA must addergraduate life at Georgetown. The university has responded to student dress this issue directly and with bold action. dissent with an all-out campaign to win back Every student must stay informed and active our approval, trumpeting late-night food as Georgetown enters a period of holistic selftrucks and relaxed requirements for party assessment and redefinition. We may disagree on specifics, but students registration. Although an encouraging start, this “bread and circuses” approach reveals and the university share fundamental interests. After all, that is why we became Georgetown much deeper issues at stake here. If party registration is not necessary to se- students in the first place. The generational, cure student safety, why was the system ever cultural and value gaps that separate us from put in place? What other unpopular rules and policymakers create experiences of learning regulations will be deemed unnecessary, now and growth for all involved. The next few years may very well set the tone that the system has been thoroughly shaken? The campus plan agreement has opened the for coming decades on the Hilltop. Let us be floodgates, and it is an exciting time to be a sure to set a tone that keeps our alma mater vibrant for generations to come. Georgetown student. This process proved that the student body needs to become an effective third party in the Nate Tisa is a junior in the School of Foreign Seruniversity-neighborhood dynamic. Supporting vice. He is transition chair of the GUSA senate. university interests failed to secure our own, and CONTEMPLATION IN ACTION appears every other it is time we advocated for our own vision, even Friday.

here are few sights as poignant as an American flag flying at half

staff. In an era of vicious partisanship, this sight serves as a dark reminder that our country remains united. We unite in respect for our fallen countrymen, in sorrow for their loved ones and in a promise to work toward a better future. A flag should fly at half staff only a few times a year — on Memorial Day, the anniversaries of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center and when a prominent statesman passes away. Not this year. In the nation’s capital this summer, it seemed as though the ring of flags surrounding the Washington Monument lingered at perpetual half staff, weighed down by the mourning of a bloodied nation. For all its greatness, the United States has a glaring weakness: Many consider unrestricted access to firearms to be one of our inalienable rights. Born from the need for a militia in the nation’s fledgling years, nurtured by the glorification of gun culture and refined by a powerful, ambitious lobby, this sentiment has achieved remarkable influence in modern political discourse. Its influence results in laws that allow millions of lawabiding gun owners across the country to hunt, practice target shooting and collect antique weapons. Which is nice. But they also allowed James Holmes to legally purchase the AR-15 assault rifle that tore into a crowd of innocent moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., on July 20. The government has a responsibility to protect its citizens, and today’s gun control laws aren’t doing an adequate job. Two weeks after the Aurora shooting, Wade

Michael Page murdered six worshipers at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee. A week later, Thomas Caffall killed two and wounded four in College Station, Texas. In total, more than 30,000 people are killed by firearms in the United States each year. Gun activists so often point out, “Guns don’t kill people — people kill people,” which is true. Stricter gun control laws won’t be able to prevent the occasional lunatic from committing a planned murder. What they can do is limit the scale of these events. Holmes and the others couldn’t have slaughtered nearly as many people as they did had they been equipped with knives or even hunting rifles. This reform starts with renewing the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. The ban made weapons like Holmes’ illegal for purchase by civilians, but it expired in 2004. The truth is that the AR-15 isn’t a deerhunting rifle, it’s an instrument of war. Police believe the rifle malfunctioned during the Aurora shooting, and Holmes still managed to rack up 70 casualties. Why would any citizen of a politically stable first-world country with the world’s most powerful army need such a weapon? Yes, target shooting is a hobby for some, but the federal government has never had a problem restricting people’s hobbies for the good of society — just look at drug, alcohol and gambling laws. And yes, murderers aren’t likely to care much about federal gun regulations any more than drug addicts care about drug regulations, but the more difficult you make it to obtain these kinds of weapons, the more likely it is that people will get caught before opening fire. In their effort to crack down on guns, lawmakers

must be careful not to infringe on the rights of reasonable, law-abiding gun owners. But that truly isn’t what most gun control advocates are after. In some states, it’s easier to buy an assault rifle at a gun show than it is to buy beer at a convenience store. That shouldn’t be the case. As President Obama said at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, “Don’t tell me we can’t uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.” Presentation of a valid ID isn’t unreasonable to ask of the nation’s law-abiding gun owners, and a mandatory background check and waiting period should be considered for legislation. This isn’t a petition for the government to come banging on everyone’s door, nor is it meant to demonize gun owners. This is a call for a return to careful, reasonable policy regarding instruments meant to kill. Snarky liberal pundits have been quick to point out the Republican Party’s simultaneous support of voter ID laws and opposition to gun purchase ID laws. According to Republicans, they quip, firearms should be more accessible to the public than the vote. The issues are obviously more complicated than that, but in a way, their criticism makes a good point. If you want to see change in this country, the vote is the greatest weapon you have. Take note of where candidates during this election stand on gun control laws, and vote accordingly. Maybe — just maybe — the stars and stripes on the National Mall will spend a little more time flying as high as our forefathers intended. PAT CURRAN is a junior in the College. He is a member of The Hoya’s Board of Directors.

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VIEWPOINT • Fischer

Faith in Our Founding A

university is a place of conversation. Last year, discussion about the 2010 Campus Plan dominated much of Georgetown’s dialogue. This year, with campus plan negotiations behind us for now, Georgetown begins a new conversation, one of the most important that can be had: a dialogue on the Catholic and Jesuit identity of this university. The Father King Society is a group of Georgetown alumni and benefactors, led by the wellknown Exorcist writer and filmmaker William Peter Blatty (C ’50). Taking inspiration from deceased Georgetown Jesuit Fr. Thomas King, S.J., and a similar effort led in 1991, the Father King Society wants Georgetown to implement more faithfully the papal encyclical “Ex corde Ecclesiae,” a Pope John Paul II document that helps govern Catholic education. Ultimately, the critiques and recommendations of the Father King petition may be engaged at the highest levels of Church hierarchy and university administration. The questions raised in this petition should concern all Georgetown students, lest the fires rage uncontrolled around us. No matter one’s opinion of the Father King Society or the nuanced details of the petition, every student should appreciate one thing: This petition has created an opportunity for a broad conversation on a fundamental aspect of Georgetown. The dialogue on Georgetown’s Catholic identity and Jesuit heritage is beneficial and necessary. Each generation of students that passes through these gates must wrestle with how that identity and heritage should be lived out in the present day. No matter one’s background or beliefs, every student can agree that a Georgetown divorced of Catholicism and the Jesuits is not the Georgetown we love. Since its founding in 1789, Georgetown has been a Catholic university. The names of the Jesuits who built it are engraved on many of our

buildings: White and Gravenor, Carroll and Healy, Poulton and Walsh, as well as countless others remembered or lost to the annals of time. Georgetown was raised on Catholic principles, with a Catholic mission and a cohort of blackrobed Jesuits to shepherd the university along. But Georgetown exists in time and space. Throughout the years, our Jesuit school has grown and changed. Georgetown has had this conversation before and has tried to reaffirm its Catholic identity and Jesuit heritage again and again. A conversation on the Catholic DNA of Georgetown presents the chance to increase our understanding of our heritage and values, expand our appreciation of what sets us apart from other universities and strengthen our community. If handled poorly, such a conversation could tear us apart, pitting students of different backgrounds and perspectives against one another in strife and hubris. Any institution that lays claim to a religious truth, as a Catholic and Jesuit institution must, runs such a risk. As the insightful Fr. James Schall, S.J., would say, among men and women, there is always the great risk that we might come to know the truth and choose to reject it. By far the worst outcome of this scenario would be one steeped in apathy and indifference. To ignore this conversation, however difficult it may be, would spell the end of the Georgetown generations have known and loved. At Georgetown, each student gets a Jesuit education, no matter his intention. With respect and civility, energy and conviction, every student should speak up. Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit nature will not be the only matter of importance this year, but it will be significant. And so we must be ready. MICHAEL FISCHER is a senior in the School of Foreign Service.

e crossed over the verdant hills of Nairobi and made our way north in a small propeller plane built in the 1970s. There were 12 of us from Georgetown cramped in the plane, about to embark on a twoweek immersion program during which we’d learn about the social justice work of the churches, colleges and Jesuits in Kenya. We traveled to a remote area in the country’s northwest region. Green hills yielded to plains and then desert. We landed in Lodwar “airport,” a landing strip marked by potholes and a single burnt-out plane engine sitting ominously at the end of the runway. Upon arrival, we loaded up in vans and drove for over two hours on a bumpy road. The landscape was barren, although at various intervals we came upon villages of the Turkana, a local tribe who live in huts that shield them from the oppressive heat and sun. Beyond the town of Kakuma we reached our destination, a refugee camp run by the United Nations. Opened in the early 1990s, Kakuma Refugee Camp houses over 98,000 refugees from neighboring countries, such as South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia. We stayed in a walled compound where workers from relief organizations live in relative safety but utter simplicity. Our hosts were priests, sisters and laypeople from the Jesuit Refugee Service. Within the camp — which was really more like a city — the JRS runs pastoral services, as well as a mental health wellness center, an education center and a day-care center for orphans and the mentally ill. In the school buildings, we entered an air-conditioned classroom, where we were greeted by a blue and gray Georgetown banner. In this small corner of the earth, 20 young men and women are getting a Jesuit education of-

fered through Regis University in Denver, empowered by distance learning technology and the efforts of instructors on the ground and halfway across the globe. Georgetown has been a proud participant in this most imaginative program for a number of years. When we first arrived at the refugee camp, surrounded by the desert landscape, we couldn’t have been further from everything we knew. Yet there in that classroom where the banner hung and learning was taking place, we felt so close to the Hilltop. The JRS project in higher education is a testament to how much good can be accomplished when talented, imaginative people get together and think out of the box to meet urgent needs. God works through human

Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J.

Shallow thinking did not bring a college program to a refugee camp. ingenuity and generosity to guide ideas to fruition. Just as He is at Kakuma, God is at work here at Georgetown. When I arrived here in 1984 as a student, Fr. Timothy Healy, S.J., the president of Georgetown at the time, told our class that the function of a university is to gather people so that great conversations can begin. At a Jesuit and Catholic university, we believe that it is not by accident that we are all here together. God gathers us here not only for personal growth, but for a purpose greater than ourselves. The needs

of the city and of the world press upon our gates, clamoring for attention. A humanitarian or religious conviction summons us to respond. At this juncture, we face a choice. Modern-day challenges can seem insurmountable, and it is tempting to fall back on conventional wisdom and do things the way they’ve always been done. Overwhelmed, we may simply settle for the status quo. But that’s not why we are here. At a Jesuit university, we do not settle for mediocrity, but rather embrace what the Jesuits call a “holy boldness” that challenges us to think, imagine, feel and love deeply. Shallow thinking did not bring a college education program to a refugee camp. Shallow thinking did not get you here to Georgetown. Be bold. Once you encounter needs that are not being served, particularly needs that others are not prepared to address, let God kindle your imagination so that you can discover new possibilities and untraveled pathways of thought and action. Bold thinking and imagining do more than self-motivate; they inspire, reaching deep down in minds and hearts to rally others to the cause. Admittedly, being bold presents the risk of failure, but, in the words of Teddy Roosevelt, better the one who “strives valiantly … and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat.” Whether you’ve just arrived here or graduated from Georgetown many years ago, look around you and see great-souled people who dare to learn and live with holy boldness. Fr. O’Brien, S.J., is the vice president for mission and ministry. He is one of the alternating writers for AS THIS JESUIT SEES IT ..., which appears every other Friday.

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A new Zipcar fleet is stationed outside McDonough Arena this semester, but only a fraction of the student body is eligible to drive them. Under the university’s current agreement with Zipcar, a short-term car rental service, drivers must be at least 21 years old, have a driving record with no more than two moving violations or accidents in the past three years and have no history of alcohol- or drug-related violations. The new program was announced in an Aug. 23 email from Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and is part of a larger effort on the part of the university to better accommodate student transportation

needs. “Although our campus offers many services and is easily accessed by public transportation and university shuttles, we recognize that students may at times have a need for their own vehicles,” Olson wrote in the email. “We hope this service will be useful to those who need a vehicle for short periods of time.” The fleet of Zipcars initially available to Georgetown students includes five vehicles, ranging from a Ford Focus to a Honda CR-V, with rental rates starting at $9 an hour or $74 a day. Zipcar’s university program website states that age constraints may be set at either 18 or 21 depending on the location. Campuses in an urban setting, like Georgetown, pose a greater insurance liability than

rural campuses. However, university spokesperson Stacy Kerr said that the university hopes to be able to negotiate a lower age requirement in order to allow a greater number of students to participate in the program. Zipcar officials declined to comment on the status of age restriction negotiations but confirmed that those discussions are ongoing. Scott Hall, D.C. Zipcar’s general manager, expressed enthusiasm about the launch of the service. “We know it can be difficult and expensive to bring cars to campus, so we hope the Zipcar program will help our Georgetown members run errands, attend job interviews and internships or get away for the weekend on a pay-as-you-go basis,” he wrote in an email.

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Georgetown’s department of philosophy debuted a new minor in philosophy and bioethics this fall. The Class of 2014 will be the first class allowed to pursue the minor, which requires six classes — “Ethical Theory,” two general education philosophy courses, a philosophy of science class and two other classes that explore bioethical issues. Students in the program must reach outside the philosophy department for two of these courses. Georgetown College Dean Chester Gillis is enthusiastic about the new minor, which was approved last spring by the departments of philosophy and theology. According to Gillis, bioethics — an area of study that focuses on ethical issues regarding health, medicine and the environment and the implications of new technologies — is a cutting-edge issue that would benefit undergraduates as its own minor. “[The minor] will enhance the curriculum and give our students new opportunities,” he said. The department of philosophy will collaborate with Georgetown’s Kennedy Institue of Ethics -- a bioethics think tank where most of the senior research scholars are also philosophers -- to teach and advise new philosophy and bioethics minor students, according to Matthew Burstein, academic program officer for instruction and new media at the Kennedy Institute. “The philosophy department is ranked high in applied ethics, so the combination of philosophy and bioethics comes quite naturally,” Burstein said. Burstein assisted in organizing the introduction of the minor and choosing the required coursework. He will also help advise interested students. “There were a few inspirations for the minor: first, to fulfill the growing demand for bioethics education among undergradu-

ates, and second, to ensure that undergraduates were able to access the world-class resources available in bioethics,” Burstein said. He added that the minor aims to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary studies at the undergraduate level. “The main goal of the minor is to bring together students from across campus who have a shared intellectual pursuit but who otherwise might not be in contact, and to do so in a way that develops both the depth and breadth of their ethical vision and reasoning skills,” Burstein said. Undergraduate Bioethics Society Co-President Sam Dowling (COL ’13) also emphasized the minor’s appeal. He was optimistic about the prospect of fostering a cohesive relationship between the society and philosophy and bioethics minor students. “A lot of our [members] have taken bioethics courses,” he said. “They’d be interested in picking up that minor.” Dowling added that the minor would provide students with a new way of approaching philosophy. “Bioethics is relevant to a variety of topics and career paths,” Dowling said. “I’m interested in oncology, [and] that experience will be informed by my experience with bioethics.” Burstein echoed Dowling’s optimism. “Any student with career interests in health care, biotechnology or the environment could benefit from the opportunity to think carefully about these issues,” he said. “Bioethics, as a field, is marked by its grounding in realworld problems, and so anyone who will confront these issues — let alone try to solve them — will be better equipped to do so.” According to Burstein, establishing the philosophy and bioethics minor required writing a detailed proposal, which was followed by numerous conversations with the College deans to solidify the course requirements.

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an unofficial TEDx conference, “Netcetera, Internet and EveryHoya Staff Writer thing Else,” in March 2011. At the conference, Georgetown This fall, Georgetown will hold its first-ever independently or- students and professors spoke ganized event as a fully licensed about the Internet’s impact on society. The participants’ speechTED member. TED, which stands for technol- es were filmed and posted on the ogy, entertainment and design, organization’s website. Erten tapped members of is a nonprofit organization that invites speakers to give 18-min- Georgetown University Lecture ute lectures and then posts video Fund to help organize the first recordings online. Operating event, which occurred last March. While TEDx is an independent under the slogan “Ideas worth spreading,” the program aims to organization, many committee provide a forum for sharing in- members overlap with Lecture formation between countries and Fund leadership. Both Erten and Sharp are Lecacross disciplines. Georgetown’s event, which is ture Fund members, but Sharp designated TEDx because it is emphasized that the two organizations are run independently independent of organized, is one another. planned for Sept. “It’s been a long “TED rules state 28 and will feathat TEDx must ture lectures on road, yet a fun and be an indepenthe theme “Pow- exciting one, so I dent event,” he er 2020.” said. “Some TEDx L e c t u r e r s don’t see [any realeaders are from include TIME Lecture Fund and Magazine Editor- son not to] make some aren’t, but At-Large Bobby this a yearly event.” TEDx gets speakGhosh, violinist ers by itself and Tai Murray and JAMIE SHARP (MSB ’15), Lecture Fund adMoisés Naím, TEDx Chair vises us.” chief internaSharp said he tional columnist for Spain’s largest newspaper, El looks forward to organizing more TEDx events at GeorgePaís. “We were really looking for town. “It’s been a long road, yet a fun speakers from all fields,” TEDx Chair Jamie Sharp (MSB ’15) said. and exciting one, so I don’t see “Anyone can give a TEDx talk, [any reason not to] make this a and the topic, ‘Power,’ is broad yearly event,”he said. Kamran Haris (SFS ’15), who is enough that … [speakers must be] capable of giving a really high- unaffiliated with the event, said quality speech in a short space of he believes TEDx programs will time that conveys a specific idea.” provide a refreshing variety of According to Sharp, George- speaker events to the university. “It’s one thing to read about town applied for a TED license for the first time in 2010, but a potential topic and hear snipeach individual event must be pets from news articles. It’s another thing entirely to see somerelicensed. “TEDx is happy to give you the one in live flesh talk about it,” license, as long as you are pre- Haris said. “I think that a TEDx pared to stick to their rules and talk … will finally bring to light regulations, such as no branding some of those unique stories that have brought us here toand no speaker fees,” Sharp said. Ceyda Erten (SFS’13) organized gether at Georgetown.”

For those who find their weekdays weighed down by economics textbooks and bland lectures in the ICC basement, Georgetown’s fall course catalog includes more than a few classes that will spice up any schedule.

A NEW VIEW OF HISTORY Multiple history offerings this term approach old material in novel ways. Taught by April Yoder, the class “Sports in the Americas” explores how sports influence race relations, political movements and modernization in Latin America. Yoder’s inspiration for the class arose from her dissertation, which she is writing on the intersection between baseball and politics in the Dominican Republic during the Cold War. Her original thesis topic stemmed from her belief that the history of sports in Latin America mirrors the region’s history. “I knew that I was interested in popular culture and politics, and looking at popular culture is a way to understand the political history of a place,” she said. Yoder said she hopes the class’s unique premise will persuade students to take a history class. “Focusing on sports is a good way to get people who are not otherwise interested in history into history class … [and] make a history class something someone with a business major will actually enjoy,” Yoder said. The class’s angle attracted student athletes and sports fanatics this semester. “I’ve played sports almost my whole life, and I’m also doing research about Latin America, so [that’s] two really cool things I’m interested in combined in one class,” Katie Farias (COL ’13) said. “History of Rock” may sound like the perfect class for music junkies and concert-goers, but according to assistant professor Benjamin Harbert and Lauinger Library’s Head of Research and Instruction Will Wheeler, rock history is more complicated than simply listening to a couple Beatles songs. Harbert, who began teaching the course three years ago, said that the

class has existed for several years under different instructors. While Harbert taught the class last year, Wheeler took over this semester. Wheeler said he hopes to use his experience with ethnomusicology and jazz elements to bolster the course material. His main goal is to improve students’ knowledge of how rock and roll shaped cultural, social and political events in the 20th century. In the past, Harbert’s syllabus featured an array of artists including Led Zeppelin, The Supremes and Sleater-Kinney, and this year, Eric Johnson of The Shins and Fruit Bats and Ian MacKaye of Fugazi and Minor Threat will both appear as guest lecturers. Harbert characterized the class as a cultural studies and history course that enables students to examine the role of music in society. “I say this to students right at the beginning: I don’t care if you like this music,” he said. “I want you to understand this music and how this music allows you to understand other issues.” Students praised the course’s multidisciplinary and eye-opening nature. “I cannot suggest taking this class more,” Sonia Kikeri (SFS ’13) said. “I liked that it was a different way of learning [that] incorporates different materials. It was an awesome way to get a new perspective.”

TREKKIE PHILOSOPHY In the same vein of melding academics with popular culture, for the past decade, professor Linda Wetzel has taught “Philosophy and ‘Star Trek,’” which employs elements from the famed television show to spark philosophical discussions. A self-proclaimed fan but adamantly not a “Trekkie,” Wetzel said she first became interested in “Star Trek” as a child. “Sometimes I would see an episode and say, ‘That’s the mind-body issue!’” she said. The class has no tests, and grades are determined primarily by papers so that students have the opportunity to articulate and defend their positions, according to Wetzel. While Wetzel said students have criticized the class for being weird or easy, she emphasized that the course is intended to engage rigorous philo-

sophical inquiry in addition to being fun and informational. Students read works by Aristotle, Isaac Newton and David Hume and discuss topics ranging from metaphysics to issues of free will. “[I want to give my students] a way of looking at things and asking questions and … evaluating answers to these deep questions [so] they can apply to their life, the burning questions everyone has to decide,” she said. “These are all questions which are philosophical, and I hope to give [my students] the means to tackle those questions and anything else they come across.”

OCCUPY THE STAGE While Wetzel’s class concentrates on a fictional world, the theater department’s new class, “Real Things Onstage: War & Witness,” directs students’ focus in the opposite direction to real-world current events. “It’s an analytical and critical look at documentary theater,” professor Christine Evans said. “It’s really about what happens in the theater when stories and facts and objects that come from outside the theater are staged,” she said. Students will study nonfiction plays and then write and perform their own productions using modern-day political and social issues, such as the Occupy movement, for inspiration. Evans said that the course straddles the line between news and fictional theater, combining the disciplines to enable students to apply their studies to real-world situations. “All stories have to be shaped to be performed in some ways,” she said. “One of the key differences is in the contract with the audience; the expectation that something is made from [true] testimony or materials creates a different contract with the audience than something [that] everyone knows is fictional.” As a new professor, Evans said she is excited for the course and believes students will appreciate studying a genre that may be entirely new to them. “I’m really thrilled to be at Georgetown and [to] have the opportunity to try out this course with a brave band of students,” she said. “It’s an incredibly rich topic, and it’s also one that can change a lot, depending on the interest of the class.”

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TECHNOLOGY from A1 single high-performance network, we largely improved wireless security for students and staff and increased usage efficiency,” Davis said. According to Davis, the next step is to increase wireless coverage for New South and the Southwest Quad residence halls by placing new devices in weak Wi-Fi locations. She also plans to test the current status of Wi-Fi coverage on campus during the fall semester in order to identify any network gaps that remain after the initial overhaul. Also on the agenda is a second Innovation Summit, to be held in mid-November. This time, Davis said, she hopes to involve alumni in discussions about ways to improve technology on campus. Davis added that she intends to use the two months before the second summit to identify specific issues that need to be addressed. “We have more time to leverage and target problem sets,” she said. In the meantime, a working group is forming to determine the university’s next technology-related project, according to Wang. The group will explore the possibility of using Modo Labs, a service that integrates and transforms data and content from any source for use on any mobile device, to exchange information and applications with other universities who

have similar data integration systems, such as Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This year, Davis wants to add Georgetown’s mobile application to the Apple Store in order to facilitate downloading the software onto mobile devices. Davis and her team are also collaborating with the Georgetown University Student Association and newly appointed Chief of Police Jay Gruber to investigate how to use technology to increase student safety. “As we modernize the infrastructure and systems of technology at Georgetown, we are looking to create programs based on the needs of students,” Davis said. “Safety is certainly one of those needs, and we are planning to collaborate with the Department of Public Safety to address these wishes.” GUSA President Clara Gustafson (SFS ’13) and Vice President Vail Kohnert-Yount (SFS ’13) want to equip the mobile app with an “emergency” section. Sources under the emergency heading would include police department contact information and GPS-tracking technology for university emergency response groups and service shuttles. “These changes are dependent on the development of an ecosystem in which we build dialogue and develop programs and applications based on the needs of students, faculty and staff,” Davis said.

Students eating at O’Donovan Hall will notice more than a few changes this semester. The cafeteria’s new layout includes more tables on the lower level, more cutlery stations and tweaks to several food stations, while Grab ’n’ Go has begun offering a hot food option. The changes came about as a result of Georgetown University Dining Services’ “We Hear You” campaign, which used feedback from student petitions, suggestions and surveys to revamp the dining experience on campus. The campaign aims to improve the variety and quality of food served in O’Donovan Hall. “I’m excited that Leo’s is actually listening to student input and providing more options,” Hannah Muldavin (COL ’15) said. Over the summer, diner-style booths were removed from the lower level and replaced with additional tables to combat meal-hour rushes. Extra cups, plates and silverware were also added to both levels of the building to end the scramble for utensils and improve traffic flow between the multiple food stations. New ingredients — pecans, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries and goldfish — complement the mixed greens and vegetables at the salad stations on both levels, while the stir-fry station, now called the Wok, began “Sushi Wednesdays” and added a rotating meat specialty and vegetarian dishes. Meanwhile, The Bistro now features new pizza stuffers, homemade bread and frozen yogurt. Grab ’n’ Go will also include coffee during breakfast in addition to the hot food option during lunch and

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Students navigating the dinner-hour rush in Leo’s take advantage of the updated salad station, which now includes craisins and quinoa. dinner. “The better quality of Grab ’n’ Go will definitely make going to class easier,” Muldavin said. To encourage students to take advantage of the broader array of dining options available on campus, students are now equipped with a “dining passport” upon entering Leo’s, which sends them to Grab ’n’ Go locations, Starbucks, Cosi, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Dr. Mug with the promise of a 50 percent discount on their last-stop purchase. During the restoration, Dining Services placed a strong focus on providing healthier options, and the vegan and vegetarian menu now incorporates more whole grains, protein options and steamed vegetables with less oil, butter and seasonings.

“I’m really happy to hear there will be more whole grains like quinoa available now,” Madeline Curtis (NHS ’14) said. Despite the new ingredients and more diverse food options, students have still voiced concerns. “The changes were extremely noticeable, and basically, they are just really bad, to be honest,” Nick Baker (COL ’15) said. “I went in there for lunch … and it seems like all the stations where we were able to put together our own meals have been taken away.” Baker referenced the stir-fry, pasta and salad stations as having undergone the most changes: Wraps are no longer prepared at the salad bar, and students cannot choose the ingredients to include in their pasta and stirfry dishes.

DPS BLOTTER Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 Unlawful Entry, Alumni House, 3:40 p.m. An individual who was previously barred from the university was stopped and arrested by a DPS officer. Unlawful Entry/Drug Violation, Alumni House, 4:44 p.m. An individual who was previously barred from Georgetown was stopped and arrested by a Department of Public Safety officer. Upon official search, the subject was found to be in possession of illegal narcotics. Theft, Nevils, 7:30 p.m. A student reported the theft of her unsecured bike from outside of her room. Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012 Drug Violation, 3519 Prospect St., 12:49 p.m. DPS officers discovered illegal narcotics in the listed location. Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 Theft, Village C East, 8:55 a.m. A student reported the theft of a rug from a laundry room.

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Theft, 3628 N St., 6:30 p.m. A student reported the theft of personal property. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 Theft, Alumni Square Bike Rack, 1 p.m. A student reported the disappearance of her bike. Unlawful Entry, Village A, 4:18 p.m. DPS officers encountered a non-affiliate who had entered a student’s room. Theft, 35th & Prospect Streets, 12 p.m. A student reported the theft of his bike. Unlawful Entry, Leavey Center Bus Stop, 10:14 p.m. DPS officers arrested an individual who was previously barred from the university. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 Theft, New North, 7:30 a.m. A staff member reported the theft of a university laptop. The blotter is compiled weekly by the Department of Public Safety.

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reduce friction that was created the past few years, and I believe firmly that now is the time. If we can do that in the next Campus Plan hearings in 2017, it may go much more smoothly. I hope to empower students not just through reaching out and getting their opinions and speaking to those on the ANC board but also providing them with other opportunities to get involved. Several boards and commissions in the District pertaining to green construction, LGBTQ issues, safety — everything you can possibly imagine — have unfilled seats. As an ANC commissioner, I will be able to reach out to more students and hopefully get them to apply to these seats. [Current ANC 2E student commissioner] Jake Sticka (COL ’13) did a great job of engaging students, and I want to continue that tradition … by making use of social media and being present in [my] district — not just having hall meetings but going to dorms to get firsthand opinions of what [students] feel is going on and what they don’t support, and keeping all students in the loop, because they deserve to be. What was your reaction to the ultimate outcome of the 2010 Campus Plan, and how do you hope to address it going forward? Some of the changes are positive, such as the addition of food trucks, the removal of restrictions regarding party planning as well as proposals for the New South Student Center. Having said that, I feel that students were shafted in some ways, but due to the finality of the Campus Plan, I believe we should press ahead, move forward on things we have control over and make sure the [New South Student Center] is a viable option for on-campus student activity. If it is going to be a pub or a bar, we have to make sure it is an appealing option. This is a process that will be taking place over the next few years and will be a main focus in this ANC term. Also, the Georgetown Community Partnership was a body created as part of the Campus Plan agreement that will meet frequently to help all parties stick to the tenets outlined in the Campus Plan. There will be a main student committee that will have a student chair. While that is essential, I feel we still need more student representation in the sub-committees that will be part of the partnership. I would like to push for more inclusion in that specific area. I think there’s a lot of potential for the Georgetown Community Partnership to be effective. I think time will tell, and it will be made more effective if more students are included in the process, and hopefully it will help reduce the stigma currently surrounding both students and residents. That is the greatest gain we can make as a community if we are trying to create one Georgetown. I think that needs to be the first step.

Is there anything you would like to change about the ANC 2E? Like any student commissioner, I would like to have more students on the ANC to begin with. I also would like to see a change in the location of meetings. It would be good for the university and the community if we alternated meetings between the Georgetown campus and the current location [at Georgetown Visitation School]. That would be a very strong, small gesture of the progress and teamwork we hope to see in the next five years and into the future. What are your plans for getting students out to vote? I’d like to continue registering students to vote. I will inform students of the logistics of where to vote and same-day registration, which D.C. allows, and how to go about writing in a candidate. That means information flyers, making information available by social media, going door to door and getting to know the potential constituents. Have you had any form of dialogue with other ANC 2E commissioners about possibilities for cooperation after the election? I’ve met Jeff Jones, commissioner for district 2E 03, and we’ve spoken about the potential for Georgetown to exist as one community. We were encouraged not just by what this means for the ANC but also about how we can increase student engagement across the board in various D.C. political ventures. What is your professional relationship with Prindiville, and how do you envision cooperating if you are both elected? Peter and I are running for different seats, so we’re not running against each other. There’s no opposition, and we’re cooperating. My district, 2E 04, includes Village C West, Village A, New South, the Southwest Quad and the Jesuit Residence. Peter and I are different people and operate in different ways, but I feel the combination of our varying skill sets while on the ANC when fighting for student rights will be very effective. Single Member District 2E 03 is made up of both students and permanent residents. Do you think there is potential for a student to occupy that district’s seat, thus meaning that Georgetown would have three representatives on ANC 2E? I do think there’s hope that that seat will go to a Georgetown student. This year when we were talking about potential candidates for that district, there seemed to be a lot of interest, but not enough student interest yet to make it a viable campaign. I see it as a … possibility that someone will run and potentially win in that district. If that were the case, we could get more students engaged, because with three more students on the board, we’ll have a lot more ability to stand up for student rights. The Hoya interviewed Cassey’s fellow candidate Prindiville in the Apr. 27 issue. Read it online at thehoya.com.

area and draw people to it. “The Harbour will be much more of a year-round destination and more family friendly with improved restaurants, the lively fountains and the ice skating rink,” Chase wrote.

Students Experience RNC CONVENTION from A1 opportunities for students to have rich and engaging classroom experiences that every student looks forward to when they attend Georgetown, but we also provide them [with] opportunities where they can take the theory that they’re studying and learning about in the classroom environment and actually see how that theory is applied in the real world.” According to Parenti, the organization process was long and complicated, but Georgetown’s political connections — SCS faculty member and former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush Bradley Blakemen as well as Georgetown Public Policy Institute Professor and former Counselor to President Clinton Paul Begala — helped make the program possible. Once details of the trips were finalized, the SCS contacted

GUCR and the Georgetown University College Democrats to encourage interested members to apply. Blakemen and Parenti accompanied the 20 members of the Georgetown delegation to Tampa. All participants were selected by a lottery and include undergraduate, graduate and SCS students. “For individuals who have never attended a political convention, this has been a very eye-opening experience for them,” Parenti said. “What you see behind the scenes and what takes place at the convention and surrounding the convention are experiences not typically covered by the media, and they’re not typically experienced by the average American, so they have an opportunity to have a truly unique behind-the-scenes experience.” Cleary, who is also the head of the Washington D.C. chapter

of Students for Romney, said she was surprised by some aspects of the convention. “Sometimes, when you think convention, you don’t think policy talks as much as you think of rallies and cheering,” she said. “[But] it was very intellectual,” she said. Cleary said she attended policy discussions, met reporters from Bloomberg and Politico and attended some of the convention’s biggest speeches at night. Speakers included New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Ann Romney and Republican primary candidates Rick Santorum and Tim Pawlenty. “Their speeches were really, really great,” Cleary said of Christie and Romney’s talks. “One of the bigger purposes of the convention is to get people excited and … I think they both did that very successfully.”

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flooding in the area. The changes faced minimal resistance from neighborhood groups. “We are good to go with

all these plans and have all approvals,” Julie Chase, public relations representative for MRP Realty, wrote in an email. MRP is hopeful that the new changes will enliven the

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Despite Changes, Reed Says IAC Will Meet GU Needs REED, from A10 renovation of North Kehoe Field. “Soccer is important to us. Those are two sports out of our 29 that we’ve had some recent success with,” Reed said, noting that both the men’s and women’s teams are ranked in the national top 25 early in the season. According to Reed, the project was able to get off the ground so quickly because of a $750,000 donation from an anonymous donor. Spearheaded by the donor, coaches for both the men’s and women’s teams and Georgetown’s facilities staff, the project began in the spring and was completed in time for the beginning of the soccer season earlier this month. “What we learned is that you can get a lot done when you have money in the bank,” Reed said. “So when people ask about the timeline for the IAC and how quickly we will be able to build that, that’s really all dependent on our

success fundraising.” That building will include practice courts, offices for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, new locker rooms for Georgetown’s soccer and lacrosse teams and training and sports medicine facilities. Reed said that the building will be modeled stylistically after Georgetown’s most recent construction projects, incorporating sleek design and cutting-edge technology. “When you look at [the Rafik B. Hariri Building], that is going to be the standard moving forward,” Reed said. “All of [Georgetown’s] facilities … will be state of the art. Ours will be no different.” While infrastructure is one of Reed’s top priorities, it is far from the only one. With the football season set to begin tomorrow, Georgetown finds itself in a conference — the Patriot League — that now allows its members to offer football scholarships based on athletic merit.

Georgetown has opposed offering football scholarships, with University President John J. DeGioia, who played football on the Hilltop in the 1970s arguing that they are not compatible with Georgetown’s culture. “Most schools are starting to make a move towards merit aid. Right now, we haven’t made that decision yet. That’s not what we’ve been or what we want to do,” Reed said. “We’ll maintain our position as a need-based aid program.” However, Reed hinted that Georgetown’s football program might have to adapt to the new rules. “Like anything, leagues evolve as policies change. We continue to assess that in terms of where we are and what our ability to be successful is. We’ll go through that process over the next couple years,” Reed said Despite the in-conference changes, Georgetown football is set to play Princeton, Yale and Brown this season, all Ivy League teams that do not offer

merit-based aid. “I think you’ll see a lot more Ivy League schools on our football schedule, intentionally, because they are need-based as well,” Reed said. “We want to play schools that have a similar philosophy when it comes to aid. We are running out of schools to do that against, so it makes sense because the Ivies are our peers.” Reed is dealing with changes off the football field as well, as the Big East prepares to enter a period of media rights negotiations with a new commissioner at the helm. Commissioner Mike Aresco, a former executive at CBS, is tasked with leading the conference in negotiations with its current TV rights holder, ESPN, for the next 60 days. If no deal is reached, the Big East would be able to sell its rights on the open market. “I’m pleased to report that we’ve got the right person for the job in [Aresco]: somebody who has a TV background,

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After extensive review proceedings, final plans for the IAC exterior were released by Georgetown’s athletic department in July.

somebody who’s from the Big East footprint — Connecticut — and more specifically, [someone who] understands Big East basketball and its value and what it means to the Northeast and what it means nationally,” Reed said. Despite the defections of three members — Syracuse, Pittsburgh and West Virginia — Reed is confident that the media rights negotiations deal will end well for the league and that the fundamentals of the Big East are strong. “I think we all feel really good where we are right now. Certainly, losing Syracuse was not something that was good, especially for Georgetown,” Reed said. “That rivalry has changed a bit.” However, Reed pointed to the new teams the Big East has attracted — including basketball schools like Memphis and Temple — as a sign that the league isn’t rolling over. “We’re very, very deep, and we will still have multiple — six, seven, eight, nine — bids to the NCAA tournament each year,” Reed said. Reed also faced two hiring decisions over the past few months, first when Terri Williams-Flournoy left the women’s basketball team for Auburn and then when men’s lacrosse Head Coach Dave Urick retired after 23 years. And with women’s cross country Head Coach Chris Miltenberg leaving to become director of track and field and head cross country coach at Stanford, Reed will have to embark on another coaching search soon. To fill the first two vacancies, he promoted Georgetown Assistant Coach Keith Brown to the women’s basketball top job and hired former Maryland Assistant Coach Kevin Warne to lead the lacrosse program, easing concerns that — with the IAC still in the pipeline — facilities are holding the Hoyas back in their hunt for elite coaches. “We have so many other positives at Georgetown: the academics at Georgetown, the location in D.C., the location in Georgetown, our athletic history,” he said. “These things make our jobs — all of our jobs — pretty coveted.”

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ach generation has its fond memories of a mid-major team experiencing success in the NCAA tournament and captivating a nation in the process. For our parents, Indiana State and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas provided tournament excitement. Our generation, meanwhile, has experienced runs by Gonzaga, Butler, George Mason and Xavier. The arc of relevance for each of these teams has varied in length, with Indiana State and Mason achieving fleeting success, while Gonzaga has remained solid since the ’90s. But the brilliant run for Xavier, a small Jesuit school situated off of Victory Parkway in Cincinnati, Ohio, came to a disappointing but necessary end last week with the news that Dez Wells had been expelled from the school following allegations of sexual assault. With Wells’ dismissal, all five starters from last year’s Musketeers squad are gone, signaling the end of an era and a fresh start for head coach Chris Mack. So as it comes to an end, an assessment of Xavier’s long boom must touch on the incredible talent the program has produced — both players and coaches — and the tournament success that it has achieved. The roster of coaches who went

on to lead major programs includes Skip Prosser (Wake Forest), Thad Matta (Ohio State) and Sean Miller (Arizona). And in the tournament, Xavier has done more than just knock off a 1990 Georgetown squad that included Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo. It has reached two Elite Eights since 2004 and four of the last five Sweet 16s — an unprecedented run. Yet Xavier’s fall as a mid-major powerhouse, which took years to build and lasted for so long, was caused in large part by the events of December 10 — an unfortunate day that still lingers over the school’s small campus in Cincinnati. With just a few seconds left in a blowout win over cross-town rival Cincinnati, a violent brawl erupted that left the students in the Cintas Center torn between cheering and gasping in shock. The team before them, ranked No. 8 nationally, was by all accounts a rough crew, known for its gritty comebacks and led by players like center Yancy Gates with swaggers rivaling that of Kanye West. Before the game, Xavier’s players had adopted the motto “zip ‘em up” to describe their team’s tenacity with which it beat opponents and in the process implied that they intended to put the University

of Cincinnati players in body bags. With that mentality, the players relished the brawl, seeing it as a chance to demonstrate their toughness. During the press conference im-

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mediately following the game, star senior guard Tu Holloway explained to the media that his team would never apologize for the brawl, justifying this attitude by

saying, “We got a whole bunch of gangsters in the locker room.” As a result, perspective about the brawl was lost. Nobody remembered that this rivalry has always been testy, as evidenced by former Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins refusal to shake hands with Xavier’s coaches and players. And many seemed to forget that Cincinnati players had punched and stomped on Xavier players that afternoon. Instead, the focus in the aftermath was solely on the Xavier squad and their self-labeled “gangster” persona. Blasted by the media, the team seemed to spiral out of control. The video of seven-foot senior center Kenny Frease, face bloodied and screaming profanities, did not fade from national attention, and the team sputtered to a third-place finish in the Atlantic 10. Though XU rallied behind its own strength — and considerable talent — to make yet another Sweet 16, the damage was done. Previously thought to be a firstround pick, Tu Holloway is without an NBA contract. Fellow superstar Mark Lyons left Xavier for Arizona. Following Wells’ expulsion last week, the final epitaph can now officially be written. The team that screamed “zip ‘em up” in the Cintas Center on

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Sick of Practice, Hoyas Ready to Play KICKOFF, from A10 his preseason all-Patriot League honors. “[Offensive Coordinator Vinny] Marino has allowed me to be more vocal and have more input in the offense this year, which I’m grateful for,” Kempf said. “We have enough senior leadership on the offensive side that [we’re] going to [know to] do the right thing[s].” Kempf’s job will be made easier by the return of his top two receivers from last season, senior Max Waizenegger and redshirt junior Jamal Davis. But the biggest advantage the Blue and Gray hold over the hosts on Saturday will come in the trenches. According to Kempf, the

Wildcats’ linemen can’t match the size of their Hoya counterparts, and Georgetown will try to exploit that advantage as much as possible by pounding the ball up the middle. “We have three or four running backs who can do some damage in open space,” Kempf said. “Our line’s big — a lot bigger than their defensive front — so that’s something we should be able to use to our advantage.” The Hoyas appeared energetic and confident after an intense practice Thursday morning, but one question remains: Who are the kickers? As The Hoya reported earlier this week, the Blue and Gray announced an open tryout for kickers to be held late yesterday

afternoon. Whether any walkon will get field time is up in the air — the coaching staff insisted that the tryout was simply to add depth — but Kelly was quick to point out that walk-on kickers are not out of the ordinary. “You never know out there,” Kelly said. “We had Jose-Pablo Buerba (SFS ’10), who walked into my office one day, said ‘Coach, I want to kick,’ and ended up being our kicker.” Once the placekicker situation is settled — which could be as soon as today — Georgetown will be ready to begin its season in the Tar Heel State. And, by the sound of it, the day couldn’t come any sooner. “This is our 28th practice [of the preseason] today. We’re sick

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Senior Isaiah Kempf will look to validate his preseason award. and tired of practicing,” Kelly said. “It’s like Christmas: We’re going to see what we’ve got.”

that cold winter day now stands in shambles. Although his potential Final Four team fizzled and his starters are gone, Mack, the team’s always-agreeable coach, now has an opportunity to start anew. Forced to cut ties with a team that brought national shame to a small Jesuit school, Xavier’s chances of making the Final Four in the near future have faded definitively into history. Yes, the Musketeers will still be competitive in the Atlantic 10, but they will not likely be heard from on the national stage any time soon. In the blink of an eye, a team and program complimented and admired for its toughness, grittiness and swagger became villains. Xavier, unlike Indiana State, survived several rounds of graduations. But unlike Gonzaga, its success eventually caved in on itself in a singular moment of rage and fury. The healing can now begin in Cincinnati, but success may never come with as much frequency as before. Following Wells’ expulsion last week, the final epitaph can now officially be written. Corey Blaine is a senior in the McDonough School of Business. THE BLEACHER SEATS appears every Friday.

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“Maybe that something is a new coach with new ideas.” On Monday, Georgetown takes on perennially strong Columbia — making its season debut at Labor Day’s D.C. Invitational — from whom Nolan has a better idea of what to expect. “They play a certain style that’s high energy, they push you all over the field and they really get in your face,” he said. “The good thing is, it’ll be their second game — they play right down the street at GWU first, so there won’t be as many surprises as with Cornell.” The Blue and Gray are already riding high going in to these matchups: Junior forward Kaitlin Brenn was named to the Big East weekly honor roll after her performance last weekend. “Kaitlin is a wonderful player. She’s had to sit patiently behind a Big East first-team player, and this is her time. It’s great to see her stepping up.”

Along with somphomore forward Daphne Corboz, Brenn is tied for first on the team with with six points, although all of Brenn’s points have come from striking the mesh herself. “Our offense goes through those two, and I … look at them as a sort of Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen tandem, in that one of them is a scorer and the other a creator,” Nolan said. “They’re from the same club in New Jersey, so they do complement each other really well, and they enjoy playing with each other.” Despite the prowess of his attacking pair, Nolan recognizes the need to spread out the offense. “Daphne’s one of the best players in the conference even now, but teams will start to hone in on her, so we’ve got to make sure we’re getting more from the other players, not just her and Kaitlin,” Nolan said. The Hoyas play host to Cornell Saturday at 1 p.m., while Columbia comes to North Kehoe Monday at 1 p.m.

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.J. Simpson, Eric Dicker- game from the second he stepped son, Barry Sanders, Terrell onto the field, requiring the undivided attention of all 11 defendDavis and Jamal Lewis. That is the elite company Ten- ers at any given time. He always nessee Titans running back Chris demanded the ball, and he never Johnson joined when he eclipsed failed to disappoint. He forced dethe 2,000-yard single-season rush- fensive coordinators to machinate ing mark in a stellar 2009 cam- never-before-seen alignments. He paign. The list includes three Hall made a lucky few fantasy football of Famers — Simpson, Dickerson zealots very, very rich. The sheer dominance Johnson and Sanders — and two record-setting Super Bowl winners — Davis exhibited week in and week out made us reconsider the notion of and Lewis. In a league of increasingly pass- running back decline, if only for a heavy offenses and aerial duels be- second or two. Johnson’s leap to stardom surtween Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers, Chris Johnson remains one passed even that of Justin Bieber. of few running backs with true He zoomed past Adrian Petergame-changing ability. His raw son, (yes, Adrian Peterson!) as the speed and acute field vision make league’s premier rusher. Analysts him a threat to score any time he entertained the possibility of the running back position’s return to has the ball. Those first five members of the prominence. Yes, he had rushed 2,000-yard club accomplished the for over 2,000 yards. Yes, he had feat in a league that was far differ- broken broke Marshall Faulk’s NFL record of most ent than the one yards from scrimwhere Johnson mage. made his mark. But what experts In the time beand football enthutween Simpson’s siasts failed to con1973 mark and sider was Johnson’s Lewis’s 2003 finunorthodox style of ish, NFL offenses play. functioned under Many of his long a “run first, estabruns were clever inlish the pass later” Matt Bell ventions — jukes and mentality. jabs — that shook Football’s 21stfree of apcentury evolution Will the real Chris him proaching tacklers. has ushered in an A strong majority of era of five-receiver Johnson please his 2,000 yards were sets, dual tight stand up? direct results of his ends and an utter athleticism and disregard for the agility, not blocking fullback position. schemes and techniThat’s why Johnson’s 2009 season restored en- cally “smart” running. Johnson’s ergy and excitement to a position production predictability dipped in the following two seasons, and, many had dismissed as obsolete. Though he would ultimately be though he reached a still-comdrafted 24th overall by the Titans mendable 1,000 yards in each, in 2008, Johnson didn’t open eyes he only managed to total twelve until the later stages of his colle- 100-yard games between the two giate career. Out of high school, seasons. The honeymoon period was he was recruited by Eastern Kentucky and UConn before settling over, and running backs returned on East Carolina — no perennial to their afterthought status. As powerhouses there. Scouts saw fun as it was for those 16 games him as underweight, one dimen- in 2009, it was unrealistic and irrational to fall in love with what sional and inconsistent. Johnson generated big buzz, had taken place. What will 2012 bring for the face though, with back-to-back recordbreaking performances. He fol- of the Tennessee Titans franchise? A quick look at history says lowed up a Football Bowl Subdivision record of 408 all-purpose not much. O.J Simpson and Eric yards in the 2007 Hawaii Bowl Dickerson enjoyed long, prosperwith an NFL Scouting Combine ous careers. Barry Sanders left the that left fellow suitors, scouts and game in his prime, and Terrell Davis’s body began breaking down at doubters in the dust. A 4.24-second 40-yard dash time an early age. Perhaps Jamal Lewis serves as erased all concerns about Johnson’s ability to compete at the the easiest parallel in forecasting next level. He made the Pro Bowl Chris Johnson’s future. Lewis got as a rookie and entered his sopho- 2,000 yards in 2003 and never more season as the Titans’ lone again approached that number, wilting away in Cleveland in his feature back. And in 2009, Johnson was like final years. Johnson’s “bell curve” something out of a video game. of year-to-year stats is similar to He topped the century mark in Lewis’: one superb season super12 games, including the final 11, seded by less-than-spectacular and began drawing the attention performances. But ultimately, this is a quesof the sporting world one game at a time. On a mediocre team tion that can only be answered with a mediocre supporting cast one way. Will the real Chris Johnand mediocre playoff aspirations, son please stand up? Chris Johnson was unstoppable. He turned broken plays into 17- Matt Bell is a freshman in the yard gains and three-yard “safety McDonough School of Business. valves” into theatrical end zone FRESH OUT OF PHILLY appears evcelebrations. He dictated every ery Friday.

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Senior forward Annie Wilson, one of 10 seniors on Georgetown’s squad this year, had one goal and one assist in Georgetown’s 3-2 win over Appalachian State Saturday but was silent in the 4-0 loss to Davidson the next day.

Georgetown Looks for Second Win Celee Belmonte Hoya Staff Writer

After splitting a pair of games on their first weekend of play, Georgetown’s field hockey team looks to improve its early record as it travels to Virginia this weekend to take on Liberty and Richmond. On their swing through North Carolina last weekend, the Hoyas defeated Appalachian State, 3-2, on Saturday before falling, 4-0, to Davidson Sunday. This year’s squad boasts 10 seniors, and all three of Saturday’s goals came from members of that class. Forward Catherine Shugrue scored the first goal, midfielder Kimberly Keating put the Blue and Gray up 2-1 and forward Annie Wilson netted the team’s final goal. “This is the largest group of seniors since I have been here,” Head Coach Tiffany Marsh said. “They were brought in to do a complete 180 with the program. Their experience playing four years in the Big East is invaluable.”

Wilson, perhaps this season’s most talented player, was named to the allBig East second team at the end of last season, and Marsh hopes that her star will build off that success with an even better 2012. “Annie has worked really hard and never gives up,” Marsh said. “She is really a student of the game: She likes to watch and play. You can’t help but notice her on the field. She is so fast and feisty.” Wilson and the rest of the Hoyas will hit the road again this weekend, taking on Liberty at 1 p.m. Saturday in Lynchburg, Va., before heading to the Commonwealth’s capital to take on Richmond on Sunday at 1 p.m. Liberty fell 2-1 in its season opener against St. Joseph’s but bounced back to defeat Lehigh, 1-0, in its second game. That win also had the distinction of being the Flames’ first-ever victory against a Division I opponent. “With Liberty, it is hard to know what to expect, because it is a pretty new program,” Marsh said. “There seems to be a pretty solid group down there, [though].”

Like Liberty, Richmond also enters the weekend with a 1-1 record, but the Spiders have played two much more difficult opponents. UR defeated No. 25 American, 4-1, in their opener but lost, 6-1, to No. 8 Virginia. “We expect a lot from Richmond,” Marsh said. “They are very athletic and talented.” Although Richmond is a strong team, Marsh is confident that Georgetown has the tools to hang tough. “This is the most talented group overall since I have been here,” Marsh said. “We want to continue to make a mark in the Big East. I expect people to work hard at it and see where our season can take us.” After this weekend’s pair of games, Georgetown will head to St. Louis, Mo., to take on Missouri State on Saturday, Sept. 8, and Saint Louis on Sunday, Sept. 9. “Saint Louis is brand new. We have never been there before, so it will be a lot of fun,” Marsh said. “There is nowhere to go but up. We have a lot to look forward to.”

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Hoyas Prepare for Virginia Swing Josh Simmons

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After losing last year’s setter and libero, Georgetown’s volleyball team had questions to answer at last weekend’s D.C. Volleyball Challenge. But after notching two wins in two games, the only question about these Hoyas is if they can finish better than they did last season. Riding high on confidence and boasting a deep and talented roster, the Blue and Gray will get to test their potential this weekend against three opponents in the Tribe Invitational at William & Mary. “We have really focused during the preseason on making few errors and executing at a high level,” Head Coach Arlisa Williams said. “Our team went out and did that [last] weekend.” For the first time in seven years, George-

town went undefeated in the D.C. Challenge, sweeping American and George Mason with back-to-back 3-0 wins. Not only did the team execute well, but four Hoyas — sophomore outside hitter Alex Johnson, junior outside hitter Brooke Bachesta, junior setter Haley Lowrance and senior middle blocker Lindsay Wise — were named to the all-tournament team, while Johnson was tabbed as the Challenge’s MVP. Lowrance, a transfer from Haverford, wowed with 58 assists in her first two games. “We knew that [Haley] was going to be able to play, but we did not know how good she was going to be,” Williams said. “She led our team in digs, she ran our offense and she made great decisions getting our hitters one-on-ones.” Georgetown will now look to keep the ball rolling in a series of matchups with

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Freshman Lauren Saar made her Georgetown debut in the D.C. Challenge.

Campbell (2-2), Manhattan (1-2) and William & Mary (1-3) this weekend. The Hoyas’ first opponent will be Campbell, a team with a unique style that provides some unconventional challenges. The Camels are an offensiveminded team whose players often look for quick opportunities to go for kills. “We are going to have to make sure that we are taking good swings, that we are covering and that we are ready to play defense,” Williams said. Manhattan, which is still rebuilding in its third year under Head Coach Mark Jones, will not be a walkover for the Blue and Gray, but it does seem to be a bit overmatched. It’s the final game of the tournament versus William & Mary — better than its record suggests — that is always a tough one on Georgetown’s schedule. They are a physical team and share a recruiting homebase, meaning that several players on both sides have been competing with each other since high school. “Those players know who we are here at Georgetown, and they are going to be hungry [to beat] us,” Williams said. “So, we are just going to have to come out and fight all weekend.” If the Blue and Gray want the success of last weekend to become a pattern, they will have to practice intensely and take every opponent seriously. “Our players are going out every day, and they are working hard,” Williams said. “They are coming in with a purpose every single time they touch the ball.” The Hoyas look to bring that approach to the courts in Williamsburg, Va., where their first match against Campbell is set to take place Friday at 4:30 p.m. Saturday features a doubleheader for Georgetown, which faces Manhattan at 12:30 p.m. and William & Mary at 7 p.m.

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GU Seeks Reed Sees Bright Future in IAC Plans To Continue Hot Start EVAN HOLLANDER Hoya Staff Writer

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Few people, coach included, expected the Georgetown women’s soccer team (40) to find themselves undefeated going into Labor Day weekend. “Four and zero probably exceeded my expectations,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said. “I knew it was possible, but the likelihood was [that] in the last three games, we would have slipped up in one of them.” But his team hasn’t. The Hoyas have allowed just one goal in their first four games, establishing themselves as a different entity from last year’s high-flying, senior-laden team. “Last season we were a very offensiveminded team,” Nolan said, pointing to the Blue and Gray’s 53 goals scored. “This year we’re more the opposite. We’ve become a much better defensive unit. And we’re still managing to win games.” Despite the encouraging start, Nolan knows that his team must avoid a letdown defeat to either of this weekend’s Ivy League opponents. First up is Cornell, making its 2012 debut after struggling to a 2-13 finish last season. But similar to his own team, Nolan expects a much-changed Big Red this season. “They’ve changed coach[es],” Nolan said. “Their coach is one of the great dinosaurs of college coaching, a good friend of mine, Patrick Farmer, who’s coached at the highest level.” Farmer, who was an assistant at the University of Wisconsin for the past three years, has 19 years of head coaching experience, gathering a 261-97-40 record at Ithaca College, Penn State, Tennessee Tech and Syracuse. He also coached at the professional level, leading the New York Power for two seasons. “Patrick will have this team as ready as they can be,” Nolan said. “He’ll have them organized, fit, excited, motivated. And then it’s a matter of [whether] they have talent on top of that.” Nolan also isn’t convinced that the Big Red was as bad last season as its record suggests. “If you look closely at their results, they pushed everybody really close, and most of their games were one-goal losses, which tells you they’re knocking on the door but they’re missing something,” Nolan said. See CORNELL, A9

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Athletic Director Lee Reed is tasked with raising $125 million for athletics.

Despite the prospect of more Big East upheaval and the conference’s eroding prestige, Georgetown Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed believes that the future for Georgetown’s 29 teams is bright. Reed, who sat down with THE HOYA for an interview in his McDonough Arena office Thursday, derives much of his optimism from the planned Intercollegiate Athletics Center, for which he is leading an extensive fundraising effort. And although several D.C. and federal agencies ordered modifications to the original plans during a lengthy review process, Reed says the new facility will still meet his department’s needs. “From a programmatic standpoint, it never changed,” Reed said. “The outside went through several different variations in terms of look and the aesthetics of it all, but the internal programming that we needed for our student athletes and coaches is all there.” Reed also emphasized the cooperative nature of the changes, which were based on input from hearings before the Old George-

town Board, meetings with neighborhood groups and final approval from the D.C. Zoning Commission. “That process, while it was a long process in terms of months … was very collaborative in nature,” Reed said. “It made it a well designed facility, one that will make sense for our campus, one that fits into this region of the campus, so it’s a good project for us. We’ve embraced that whole process.” With regulatory approval secured, the only thing that stands in the way of construction is the IAC’s $60 million price tag, which is a component of the $125 million the athletic department is expecting to raise as part of Georgetown’s $1.5 billion capital campaign. Another $5 million to be used elsewhere than the IAC will bring the amount of money from the campaign devoted to infrastructure improvements to $65 million, while $40 million is earmarked for the department’s annual fund. The final $20 million will be used to endow 20 new athletic scholarships. While fundraising continues toward those goals, Reed expressed enthusiasm about one infrastructure improvement that did get off the ground earlier this year — the See REED, A8

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GU Opens Season Amid Lofty Expectations PAT CURRAN

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After a nine-month hiatus, the Georgetown football team wants nothing more than to hit players in different-colored jerseys. The squad will get its first chance Saturday afternoon, when it travels to North Carolina to take on Davidson in its 2012 season opener. Coming off a breakout 8-3 season in which they fell one game short of the Patriot League title, the Hoyas are primed to secure their third victory over Davidson in three years and kick off what is expected to be another successful campaign. They won’t, however, allow confidence to translate into cockiness. “It’s hard to play on the road, no matter who the team is,” redshirt senior running back Wilburn Lo-

gan said. “This year’s a new year.” Despite graduating superstar defensive lineman Andrew Schaetzke, the Blue and Gray return several key pieces from one of the league’s top defenses, including senior linebacker, Patriot League preseason defensive player of the year and all-around tackling machine Robert McCabe. The loaded defense has a clear mandate entering the season opener: Stop the pass. Davidson junior quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff threw for 3,326 yards and 18 touchdowns last season, leading a passing attack ranked eighth in the country. The Georgetown defense anticipates he’ll attempt at least 50 passes on Saturday. “They like to throw the ball a lot,” McCabe said. “There’ll be more of a passing emphasis for us,

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Georgetown’s offensive line is considerably larger than Davidson’s. but obviously we still have to stop the run.” The Hoyas’ own passing attack should be formidable as well. Senior quarterback Isaiah Kempf entered last season as the starter, but midseason injuries led to his split-

ting time under center with thensenior Scott Darby (MSB ’12). This year, the Georgetown field general is primed and ready to live up to See KICKOFF, A8

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Hoyas Aim for Two Wins to Complete Homestand Sweep RYAN BACIC

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With one week of games in the books, Georgetown’s men’s soccer team (2-0) has already jumped into the national polls at No. 21. This afternoon, they will have to validate that ranking when they

take on Cal State Northridge. “It’s great to start the season 2-0,” freshman striker Brandon Allen, who scored the game-winner against Florida Gulf Coast, said after the game. “It’s really exciting.” Head Coach Brian Wiese, however, made clear that the Hoyas are keeping

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Junior Steve Neumann needs a bigger effort than he showed in Monday’s game.

level heads about them. Being undefeated at 2-0 is light-years away from the squad’s end goal. “It’s always a good feeling to start well, [but] I think the expectation of this group was that we would be 2-0,” Wiese said. “I think this is a confident group [that] expects to win games.” Since the team boasts five seniors and six juniors, that mentality doesn’t come as a surprise. “We’ve got a long way to go with it, but I also think that we’re hoping to be a lot better come November. It’s a growing process, but we’re happy to be 2-0 while we’re still growing.” The Hoyas’ nonconference schedule features teams from all over the country that are sure to employ their own unique regional styles, something that should provide plenty of opportunities to foster the growth the team seeks. A Southeast team in Florida Gulf Coast is already behind them, and contests against Big Ten foes Penn State and Wisconsin are rapidly approaching. First on the docket, though, is West Coast team CS Northridge, which like-

wise is 2-0 after beating Portland and American to take the Wilson Titan Classic. The scoreline that stands out in those two wins is CSUN’s 4-0 drubbing of Portland last Friday, a game that featured a brace from sophomore forward Sagi Lev-Ari. Classmate and forward Edwin Rivas, meanwhile, provided a goal and an assist against the Pilots and added a second goal against the Eagles en route to being honored as Big West offensive player of the week. “One of our points of emphasis is seeing how we can slow them down a little bit on Friday,” Wiese said. “They’ve been on the upswing [in the last two years]. I think this year, they’re a team that’s going to be back to where their standards are, and it’s a very good game for us.” At the same time, one drawback to the geographic diversity of Georgetown’s schedule is the difficulty of obtaining quality scouting reports on teams like Cal State Northridge that are so far across the country. However, Wiese noted that in the

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world of college soccer, truly getting to know one’s opponent in depth before the whistle can be tough. “The challenge is figuring out what these teams are all about, and we try our best, but at the end of the day, we feel it’s going to be about us and how we perform,” Wiese said. “And if we do what we want to do, we always think we’re going to be competitive in every game we play.” After the CS Northridge matchup, Georgetown takes on Penn State in a high-profile Sunday showdown. The Nittany Lions are also 2-0, with wins over Stetson and Hartford to their credit. “We know they’re going to be good, and we’ll do our due diligence through this weekend to be prepped for them,” Wiese said. The opening kickoff on Friday is scheduled for 4 p.m. at North Kehoe Field, with a tailgate on the field preceding the game. The matchup with the Nittany Lions, taking place just two days later, is set to start at 1 p.m., also at home.