The Hoya: The Guide: Sept. 13, 2013

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THIS WEEK

Making Waves

LIFESTYLE

Foundations for Success

Maggie Cleary (COL ’14) has been involved in all things political, from the Georgetown College Republicans to GUSA. B2

Georgetown Radio: Broadcasting Voices Through the Years

Series Finale Falls Short

The final book in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian saga, MaddAddam, fails to live up to its thought-provoking predecessors. B3

FOOD&DRINK

Going Greek

Kapnos, a new restaurant from Mike Isabella of ‘Top Chef,’ offers modern twists on classic Greek food. B4

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

Contemporary Country

Keith Urban’s newest album is a successful blend of multiple musical styles. B5

Riddick Packs a Punch

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NEW RELEASES

The loss of WGTB’s broadcast signal is a telling story, one indicative of political divides in the 1970s that embroiled the nation and campus radio’s place at the forefront of that unrest.

After Georgetown Radio, as it’s often called, began as an AM broadcast in 1946 and moved to 90.1 FM in 1960, University President Fr. Timothy Healy, S.J., donated the signal to the University of the District of Columbia for just $1 in 1979. Eighteen years later, the same frequency was sold by UDC to C-SPAN for $25 million.

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The newest addition to the sci-fi series is an action-packed film with plenty of escapist value. B5

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A CONTENTIOUS PAST At its peak of generating commotion, WGTB was a beacon of left-wing politics. Staffers would broadcast live from anti-Vietnam protests and Black Panther demonstrations, play advertisements for contraception, vocally back the liberation armies associated with Communist regimes and air shows that served as the roots of the gay community and feminist movement on

REPUBLIC

Artists from Miranda Lambert to The Civil Wars have produced singles that graced The Hunger Games soundtrack. This year, Coldplay adds their musical talent to the series’ second installment, Catching Fire, due out later this year. With a somber, chilling melody and relatively sparse arrangement, “Atlas” is the group’s first studio recording since Mylo Xyloto and exceeds expectations. The sweeping vocals are accompanied by haunting lyrics and the track is more than fitting for The Hunger Games sequel.

‘READY’ B.O.B. FEAT. FUTURE 

ATLANTIC

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LIFESTYLE

Going Backstage and Behind the Scenes Georgetown theater groups bring original and classic plays to life KELLY LUI

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While best known for its academic programs, Georgetown’s strengths don’t solely lie solely in the intellectual realm. The university also boasts an exception-

ally vibrant theater scene, with multiple performing groups like the Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society, the Black Theatre Ensemble, the Children’s Theater and more. Their most recent notable productions include “The History Boys,” “The Bald Soprano”

While “Ready” might offer a fast-paced beat with a pulsing percussion and surprisingly well-manipulated instrumentals that combine to make an almost grandiose sound, it struggles to live up to B.o.B.’s past works.

His collaboration with Future leads to something that tries too hard to leave behind his days of singing with Taylor Swift or the more pop-infused “Magic.”

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campus.

As the guidelines of the university and the Federal Communications Commission were — for the most part — disregarded, and the station moved out of the hands of students and into those community members, the station gained national notoriety for its programming.

In 1973, Rep. Harley Orrin Staggers (D-W.Va.) filed a complaint with the FCC after hearing John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero” on air.

Then-Vice President Spiro Agnew also had objections to the station’s programming.

“There is little will to oppose Communism in America anymore, [and] the voice of third-world communism is pervasive in academia. WGTB … broadcasts what seems to be propaganda for the third world,” Agnew told The New York Times Magazine.

The station was shut down primarily due to its liberal programming, but reappeared in several iterations throughout the second half of the 20th Century, finally launching as an Internet-only

GU CHILDRENS’ THEATER

Georgetown University Children’s Theater writes, performs and directs performances for younger members of the community.

and “Trojan Barbie.” This year, students can anticipate more exciting productions, thanks to the untiring enthusiasts behind the scenes.

The performing groups on campus are completely student run, but the quality of their productions is highly professional — partly thanks to strong support from the department of performing arts. Though theater programs sometimes fly under the radar at Georgetown, the students who participate in them tout their strength.

“It’s second best in the country as far as theater rankings go,” said Nehemiah Markos (COL ’14), current assistant producer for the Black Theater Ensemble and co-director for the play “Patient A.” The faculty is also extremely supportive of the student productions.

“These professionals who work at the department will come in and become mentors to us,” Caleb Lewis (COL ’16) said.

Lewis’ experience is representative of typical theater involvement. Last year, he was cast in “The History Boys,” one of Mask & Bauble’s biggest productions

of the year last year, and now he will be co-director of the play “How to Succeed With Dolls.” The theater production requires the collaboration of many different roles: writer, producer, director, stage manager, tech assistants and actors. Be it center-stage or backstage, the combination of all these collective efforts results in such a successful final product.

“The audience misses a lot,” “Patient A” co-director Joshua Street (COL ’15) said of the production process. “It is the task of the cast and crew to make the production look effortless,” Street said.

But behind the scenes, with tight timing of around only one month to complete the play, there are not only frequent rehearsals but also bureaucratic procedures to address, technological details and set-ups to be finished and perfected and other logistics. “It’s a lot of pains, a lot of tears, a lot of shouting at people. It’s dangerous backstage,” Street said.

It is not always easy for the students involved in theater, either.

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FEATURE

Georgetown Radio Creates Campus Culture RADIO, from B1 outlet in 2001.

No longer under the purview of the Federal Communications Commission, today WGTB broadcasts 24 hours a day online and offers 112 live shows hosted by over 200 DJs from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., seven days a week.

Its programming is also available via WGTB’s digital archives, which went live in November 2012 and allow the public to download shows from the past two weeks of broadcasts.

NOTHING BUT THE LOCAL DJ After spending her first semester on Georgetown’s women’s crew team, Catherine DeGennaro (COL ’13) decided that she wanted a change of pace for the spring. While she had never had time for music in high school, she had always enjoyed making playlists and turned to Georgetown Radio as a way to meet new people.

DeGennaro explained that she wasn’t drawn to the chance of reaching a wide audience. “I had a 9 a.m. slot on Saturday morning, so it wasn’t like I had this huge listenership,” she said.

The more DeGennaro got to meet other students devoted to music, the better she wanted to get to know them.

By the beginning of her sophomore year, she was serving as a music director, a position she kept through the

winter of her senior year.

Like DeGennaro, most of WGTB’s DJs today aren’t in it for the numbers.

Only the station’s executive board can view the number of listeners per show.

“We don’t make numbers on listenership public. If I had to estimate with last semester’s numbers though, I’d say most shows get between 10-15 listeners, with well-promoted shows getting 3-5 times that at least,” said general manager Allie Prescott (COL ’14).

As former General Manager Caroline Klibanoff (COL ’12) noted, for most students, getting involved in Georgetown Radio is about the communal effort.

“You have a set of common interests, but more than that you’re really working on something together,” she said. “Being on the board is like an instant group of friends.”

Additionally, WGTB brands itself as an outlet for talking about music that isn’t available elsewhere on campus.

When Prescott came to college, she pursued radio as a means to explore her own music tastes, which she had always felt differed from the norm and find people whose likings were similar to her own.

“In high school, I had a lot of friends who liked music. I was the orchestra kid; they were all the band kids. I liked classical music, but just in general, I liked very different music from

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The executive board gathers regularly and forms a tightly knit group of people with similar interests and who work on projects together.

the rest of them,” she said. “I kind of like this different type of music, and I felt that college radio at Georgetown would be the place to find that.”

After one semester as the DJ of “Allie’s Anthologies,” Prescott joined the programming department, reviewing other students’ shows and ensuring that every DJ is following their contract — an agreement which bans cursing during show dialogue, advocating abortion or contraception and penalizes racism, anti-Semitism and rape jokes on air.

A little over two years later and she is the general manager of a 14-member board comprised three females and 11 males.

As general manager, Prescott prides herself on holding people accountable and developing the station’s professionalism. While Klibanoff focused on expanding alumni relations as GM and Prescott’s predecessor Alex Podkul (COL ’13) updated WGTB’s technology and online presence, Prescott has pushed creating better resources for student musicians at Georgetown to the top of her agenda.

Georgetown Radio members have long been leveraging their experience with WGTB to get jobs in the music industry — DeGennaro even switched her major from government to American music culture after joining WGTB — but the university’s music scene leaves much to be desired, according to Klibanoff “It’s getting a lot better, but without the radio station there, it’s really lacking a place for musicians to come, be supported and find other musicians,” she said.

This is exactly the problem the Prescott hopes to address.

“What we’re really focusing on over the summer and this semester is giving a place for student musicians and student artists … giving them a way to get their names out, give them performance opportunities, give them the media coverage they need,” she said.

This summer Prescott produced a short audio feature about student musician Mary Ellen Funke (SFS ’15), or Mellen’s, EP Last the Year. Pieces like this are only part of the type of press kit that Prescott hopes WGTB can help develop for aspiring undergraduate performers.

DeGennaro sees promise in this initiative, as she saw the quality of student musicians skyrocket during her time at Georgetown and hopes that WGTB can

help highlight that a strong music community does exist on campus. “[The music scene] is still small and just being at Georgetown — it’s not inherently what people are going to think about when the think about Georgetown, but it’s still there,” she said.

A GROWING MOVEMENT Three generations of WGTB members agreed that it’s the people that kept them committed to WGTB, but each also believed that the culture of Georgetown Radio changed during their time as an undergraduate.

When DeGennaro arrived at Georgetown in 2009, WGTB’s board was a very small, tightly knit community of friends who all lived in the same house and hung out all the time.

“In my time on the board, I watched it get a little bit more broad appeal with the whole student body. When I first joined, it was little bit of a more niche group of people,” DeGennaro said.

Part of that change in culture can be attributed to the intentional growth of the student organization. In recent years, WGTB has pushed recruitment and changed its format from two-hour to one-hour broadcasts, efforts that resulted in more DJs — the number grew from 70 to 223 in three years — and a greater diversity of shows.

“We wanted to continue the tradition of eclectic programming by opening up the floodgates a little bit to see what other opinions what other genres we could incorporate into the station,” Podkul said.

It’s this environment that fosters the development of niche shows, like Podkul’s “Nothing But a G-O-D Thang,” a Christian rock show that ran for eight semesters. Podkful featured mainstream music the people often don’t know is Christian — by artists like The Fray and Switchfoot — simultaneously generating a cult following and a strong relationship with record companies in the Christian music industry.

According to Music Director Wil Curiel (SFS ’14), the music that Georgetown Radio charts in comparison to other schools via the college radio equivalent of the Billboard music charts — CMJ — is widely unique.

“The music that WGTB charts is usually very different than what you find on the top of the charts at CMJ,” he said. “Sometimes we get the ones coming out of left field, and I think that’s

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WGTB’s facility in Leavey Center contains a broadcasting booth. really cool.”

In line with the organization’s history, WGBT’s DJs continue to push the station to expand its content and include more voices. Recent lineups have included classical music, ska and wizard rock (Harry Potter-themed rock music), alongside talk shows by leftists, libertarians and sports enthusiasts.

“It’s this really great exercise in a sort of old media for a lot of people, and those kids, I think, take it seriously in a way that I don’t as a music DJ,” Prescott said. “As a Jesuit university, as this place where there are thousands of people with incredibly diverse backgrounds, it’s awesome that we have part of that on air.”

And WGTB hasn’t lost the long reach nor its cultural resonance of the 1970s. A man from the Ukraine recently asked the station’s management for “neckties” with their design.

Chicago-based indie band Kids These Days played their last concert ever at Georgetown. Das Racist gave a concert in Bulldog Alley and played on Conan O’Brien’s show the next week.

However, these recent legends still only exists within the context of the famous performances from WGTB’s past by the likes of The Who, Bruce Springsteen and the Talking Heads.

“That just blows me away. That we had … Bruce Springsteen in McDonough [Gymnasium]. That just floors me,” Curiel said. “I think we’re trying to keep that up.”

TECH TALK

LIFESTYLE Venturing Into the World of Wearable Tech From Campus to the Capitol

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f you already feel overwhelmed by juggling your smartphone, tablet and laptop, you may second guess a venture into the emerging world of wearable tech. Now that some of these products have been on the market for a while, however, a few in particular are beginning to reach the stage in development where they hit the sweet spot of functionality and price that makes them realistic options for college students. Below are my picks of the most useful wearable tech currently available, as well as some exciting products on the horizon.

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assess your habits. You can also scan food products to keep track of your diet. Certain devices include GPS trackers that can sync with Nike’s running app so that you can measure the distance of your run and record your heart rate without having to lug your phone along with you on a jog. In addition to exercise, one model of these bands can track your sleeping habits and sync to an app that analyzes your sleep quality.

Models include the Jawbone Up ($129) and the Fitbit Flex ($99).

Google Glass Probably the most emblematic and Smart watch The smart watch is a device that is recognizable device in the wearable tech designed to complement your smart- world, Google’s new smart glasses allow phone or work independently. The idea for hands-free web surfing and chatting. is that your watch, which is connected The device also allows for recording to your phone via Bluetooth, gives you and watching videos on the go. Google an easy way to check your notifications Glass is especially helpful in restrictive and ensure that you never miss an im- situations like driving, where it can be portant phone call or email again. On used to look up directions or send texts some of the more advanced models, without taking your eyes off the road or your hands off the wheel. you can even answer calls However, the device is still and respond to text mesin its early stage and is cursages. Imagine that you are rently available only in beta driving a car, your phone is for developers. However, in your bag during class or this is certainly a product you are at a party with loud to watch, as companies like music. If you’re wearing a Henry Parrott Mercedes-Benz are already smart watch, a gentle buzz on your wrist lets you know that you are designing their new cars to be compatible with Google Glass. The question receiving a call.

The best available models include the remains of how Google will price the Pebble Smart Watch ($149), the Sony product, as this will be the key factor that SmartWatch ($129), and the I’m Watch determines how available the glasses will be to the average consumer. According to ($299).

Devices rumored to be on the hori- rumors, glasses will cost a discriminatzon include the Apple iWatch and prod- ing $1,500.

While not as developed as the overucts from Google and Samsung. crowded smartphone and tablet markets, there are still many appealing Fitness band Those who take health and fitness choices among the up-and-coming seriously might want to consider the designs in wearable tech. If owning newest in fitness technology: the fit- something unique and cutting edge ness band. The idea behind this product does not appeal to you and you do is that all you need to wear is a wrist not like the idea of paying a higher band, which actually looks more like a price for a product that might fall fashion accessory than a piece of tech- out of use quickly, you may want to nology. The device automatically records hold off on buying anything wearyour physical activity — number of steps able until the market becomes more taken, distance traveled, calories burned developed and standardized. and heart rate throughout the day — and then wirelessly syncs with your comput- Henry Parrott is a junior in the School er or smartphone so you can view your of Foreign Service. TECH TALK apresults and examine long-term data to pears every other Friday in the guide.

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Whether she’s tabling in Red Square for College Republicans or pictured on the front page of the Georgetown website for winning the Ethics Bowl, senior Maggie Cleary is a recognizable face on campus. The American studies and philosophy major has been busy the past three years.

What is your involvement with College Republicans?

I used to be president of Georgetown Campus Republicans, but I’m not anymore. I am chair of D.C. College Republicans, which is the D.C. Federation of College Republicans. I got this from being chair of Georgetown College Republicans. I joined Georgetown College Republicans when I was a freshman; I later became director of campus affairs, which means I was the person out tabling all the time. I ran for chair my sophomore year and I won, so I was chair during the 2012 elections, which was really cool. At the end of my junior year, I ran for chair of the Federation of D.C. College Republicans. I have also become more involved in the College Republican National Committee, which is called the CRNC. I go to their offices and I was at the convention last June and I communicate with people throughout the nation.

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Maggie Cleary (COL ’14) is involved in politics on and off campus.

What do members of College Republicans do?

If someone were interested in joining College Republicans, it’s a great organization to meet other people with similar interests. I know I and many others have met our best friends through the club, not only in my grade but in other grades. There are lots of activities we do every semester. Something I started when I was chair is the club goes shooting every semester, because I always say, ‘You’re not a Republican if you’ve never shot a gun or if you’ve never been to Walmart;’ so we can take care of one of those. We are having a barbecue soon, and we table every week in Red Square. We also go out and help out on campaigns. Something that has shifted recently is that it has become both a social club and a political club.

How did you get involved in the Bioethics Debate Club?

I am an American studies major and a philosophy major, but in my philosophy major I have a focus on bioethics, so I am technically a bioethics major. The reason I am in College Republicans is because I am interested in politics, but I believe that my interest can be supplemented with my extracurricular activities, so I didn’t have to major in something government-related. So right before my sophomore year, a professor of mine who’s a Ph.D. grad student told me about the ethics debate, which had started in the spring of my freshman year, spring 2011. I went to the first meeting my sophomore year and I really liked it. I liked the people and started spending a lot of time there. It’s a lot of work, and the first semester you join, it’s about 15 to 20 hours a week because it takes a lot of time to look over cases before you get the hang of it. My sophomore year we got second at regionals, so we went to nationals. My junior year we won regionals and also went to nationals.

And I also did Bioethics Bowl, which is actually a different team but they are under the same purview. They are both coached by grad students who are teaching assistants and actually professors for many Georgetown philosophy courses.

What’s it like to be a part of the bioethics debate team?

Funny enough, a lot of students who participate are all not philosophy majors. We have someone from the SFS, two biology majors, a STIA major — so it’s kind of all over. But it’s really nice because it’s a small group, so it’s usually five to seven people, maybe a couple more. We get to know one another really well and we also get to travel. We’ve been to Cincinnati, San Antonio and this year’s nationals are in Jacksonville, Fla., and Bioethics Bowl will be in Chicago. We also got to debate at Bioethics Bowl last spring, which was at Georgetown on Gaston [Hall] stage, which was awesome. And we also won. I was team captain when we won, which was very exciting.

What type of topics do you discuss?

Bioethics debate topics are more medical centered. Last semester, they were also environmentally centered.

Last semester, we discussed land acquisition with Native American tribes but also evaluation to adapt.

In Bioethics Bowl, I’ve had cases on rape jokes, the morality of dead people leaving sums of money to their pets, organ donations between prisoners. We discuss political topics too.

What type of skills do you work on in bioethics debate?

I think of anything at Georgetown, even more so than some of my classes, Bioethics Bowl has definitely made me so much smarter and not just because we are discussing these issues in the cases. We go over them and do research on them, so I feel like I have a lot of wide spread knowledge on various topics. But also because I think it’s made me a better critical thinker, a faster thinker and a better speaker in general. Because for the cases when you present you have to speak without any notes for 10 minutes, and I never had done anything like that before. It’s made me a much better communicator and thinker. It’s helped in all my classes because we write cases, so my writing style has improved. Spending time on it is not only fun but beneficial.

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Final Installment Disappoints victoria edel Hoya Staff Writer

COURTESY JOSHUA STREET

The Black Theatre Ensemble, one of several theater groups on campus, performs one of their recent productions.

Performances Showcase Dramatic Talents classmen try to reach out to younger students, acting as mentors, both The time commitment required by in the theater program and outside each production is considered one of of it.

Some also see theater as a channel the biggest challenges of participatto create with one’s own hands. Doning in Georgetown theater.

“The struggle has been finding a nay, who has mostly been in charge productive balance between theater, of the technological side of theater, school and sleep. Sleep usually loses including tasks such as set buildout,” said Mask & Bauble Technical ing, stage managing and sound and Director Michael Donnay (COL ’16), light control, said that set building who is currently stage manager for is one of his favorite parts about the group’s fall production, “Don’t working in the theater, even though it is no easy task. “There were a lot Drink the Water.”

It doesn’t make it any easier that of late nights,where a couple of us Georgetown students are all highly will go with a couple of saws and for motivated people who try to be in- hours at a time we’ll cut out these volved in as many extracurriculars really complicated shapes,” Donnay described his experience with as possible.

“At Georgetown, if you are work- “Spring Awakening,” a production ing with students who are involved last spring. “[But] I get to see somein one extracurricular, they are prob- thing that I have a hand in creating come together in a ably also involved in really visible way,” a hundred other ex“Theater is one of he said. tracurriculars,” said For others, theGianna Maita (COL the places where ater provides a re’15), co-writer and you are encouraged freshing break from co-director of the Georgetown’s often Children’s Theater to do something competitive, careerproduction, “Paintdriven culture. ers and Pirates.” different.”

“Theater is one Finding the balof the places where ance between differNehemiah Markos (COL ’14) Co-Director of “Patient A” are you encouraged ent obligations can to do something difbe problematic for the theater enthusiasts in George- ferent,” Markos said.

In the theater, where diversity is town, but there are multiple reasons that ensure the theater community appreciated and students’ attention stays intact despite the difficulties. shifts from beyond post-grad career For Lewis, the huge time commit- plans to just enjoying the college ment required by theater is both a experience. It also creates a commublessing and a curse. The fact that nity where members can explore theater people have to interact with interests that may not fall into the each other almost every day leads traditional academic sphere.

“It is a unique community where to an intimate bond among the cast you will meet some of the most inand crew.

“We work hard to try to make it teresting people you will ever meet, that way so that people know that who are so creative and wild,” Lewis we are here for each other. Also, the- said.

But for those who haven’t yet ater people are just interesting people, and we just want to be with each explored the dramatic side of the Hilltop, it is never too late to get inother,” Lewis said.

Maita attests to the strength of volved: “How to Succeed With Dolls” the bond: There are goofy warm-up will be holding auditions this week, exercises before rehearsals, after- and Children’s Theater and the rehearsal activities and other get- Black Theater Ensemble will start together sessions to help to build a running their productions in the close community. Moreover, upper- first two weeks of October.

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In a world obsessed with dystopias, one accomplished author put her name in the rink with a trilogy of her own. Margaret Atwood released the first in the series, Oryx & Crake, in 2003, the second, The Year of the Flood, in 2009, and the finale, MaddAddam this month. And while parts are intriguing — exceptional, even — the uneven MaddAddam provides an unsatisfactory end.

But, first, some background: Atwood is responsible for one of the best dystopian novels of all time, The Handmaid’s Tale. It imagines a future where the extreme Christian right has created a theocratic America where women have no rights.

She’s also written a prolific amount of novels, short stories and essays and is an avid Twitter user.

The MaddAddam series goes in a different direction. In that world, everything is controlled by a worldwide corporation that uses science to control the masses. People are consumed by materialism, spending more time looking at new hair extensions or plastic surgery than doing anything else. Nature is nonexistent; scientists have genetically engineered animals to fulfill the things they need. The Internet is omnipresent, and people are, for the most part, incapable of deep engagement with each other.

Oryx & Crake follows the story of Jimmy, who was raised inside that structure. Until his best friend Crake uses a pill that promised blissful sex to kill most of the people on the planet, leaving Jimmy with the Crakers, humans genetically controlled to be “perfect.” The novel reflects on Jimmy’s present life, taking

care of the Crakers, while flashing back to his sordid past.

The Year of the Flood also takes place in this dystopian society, as it runs in the same time frame as the original novel but focuses on members of a religious, pro-nature cult called God’s Gardners. The book follows Toby, Amanda and Ren, three women who found the cult in the midst of some terrible experiences.

All three have miraculously survived the aforementioned horrible disease that plagued the planet.

And that’s where MaddAddam picks up — after the end of the world.

Some parts of it are really wonderful. Atwood is a beautiful writer, and her powers really shine in this book.

I laughed a lot, I cried a little and I worried about our planet’s future, which I imagine is at least partially what she wanted. Toby’s interactions with the endlessly naive and inquisitive Crakers are some of the books highlights — sometimes hysterical and other times, depressing.

But nothing really happens. I kept reading the book hoping that something would, but nothing ever did.

A lot of the book is spent on flashbacks to characters I didn’t really care about. Toby, who was always portrayed as strong, confident and intelligent, does a lot of pining after the man she loves.

Jimmy’s plot is also essentially nonexistent. For most of the book, he’s in a coma. There’s finally some action at the end — though, for the record, a book doesn’t need an “action scene” to be interesting — but it’s short, fleeting and kind of wedged in.

And then the book is over. Atwood describes what happens to them, in brief, and that’s it. Maybe the point is that even in the face of the end of the world, what’s left will adapt

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and change, and the world itself will carry on, even if most humans have been left behind.

But as a reader, it felt that Atwood didn’t have a plan. She’d created this exciting world and these interesting characters but was at a loss for what exactly she wanted to do with them.

The story had no drive, no gusto — it’s as if Atwood just didn’t want to let the story go.

I get that. I’m the type of person who will spend a few days after a novel is over wondering just what the characters will do next. If I ever wrote a novel, I’d be the one who keeps writing sequels because I can’t let it go. But there has to be a point to it all. Reading a 416-page book where nothing really happens becomes too much.

Read the series. It will give you a lot to think about with respect to where the world is going and where our ethics should lie (and it’s also just a good story). It’s not only thoughtful, but a compelling story about extremely flawed humans.

But don’t expect a satisfying ending.

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HEALTHY HOYA

Adventures to Soak Up the Last Summer Rays S ummer is over, and all the Hoyas are back on the Hilltop preparing for the fall semester.

But if you’re anything like me, your last three months were spent with the beautiful outdoors. Perhaps you went camping on the West Coast, decided to explore the hidden treasures in America’s heartland or did your own version of “roughing it” on the Cape. Even if you were interning in the city, maybe you snuck in some Central Park time when it wasn’t too hot. The point is, we’re all hooked on vitamin D. But just because we’ve returned to classrooms doesn’t mean the sunglasses should collect dust in our dorm rooms. Getting outside is great both mentally and physically, so here are my suggestions for those that want to break away from Healy Lawn every once and a while.

Enjoying our beautiful early fall weather in Washington, D.C., is

surprisingly easy. Although you may need to do a little tug of war with our good friend humidity, there is always that magical day about three or four weeks into school when it finally just disappears. I remember that day vividly last fall because I walked outside and wanted to start doing a happy dance. Wait, I’m not covered in sweat anymore? I don’t instantly need another shower? I was ecstatic, and I can guarantee you will be too.

While you wait for that magical day, be inspired by our alma mater and explore the Potomac; after all, we are the river’s “lovely daughter!”

Cooling off while getting in some exercise presents itself in a variety of different ways. Formerly Jack’s Boathouse, the Key Bridge Boathouse is an easy five to 10 minute walk from campus. You’ll instantly want to spend the day here — the

place is super cute, brightly decorated and generally just exudes the vibes of summer (or, in this case, fall) fun. The large Adirondack chairs function as a perfect chill spot for the less adventurous.

Kylie Mohr At the boathouse, you can rent kayaks, canoes or standup paddleboards. This is the closest you will ever feel to being Hawaiian at Georgetown, so soak it up while you can. The flower lei is optional, but the life jacket is not. But don’t let the fear of falling in the Potomac keep you away from these awesome forms of exercise (although I would still recommend not falling

in). When I went with a group of friends last fall, everyone came back completely dry. Being out on the river beats lifting in Yates any day but lacks the commitment that, say, joining the rowing team would entail. The Key Bridge Boathouse also offers classes and clinics if you really want to get into the techniques and specifics. Regardless, being on the water is a tranquil escape from the heat and the city.

Once it cools down a bit, another great way to explore D.C. is by bike.

Those red bikes right outside the front gates? They aren’t just for awkward tourists. For a small fee, you can feel slightly silly riding around too. The bikes aren’t the smoothest ride or the lightest to lift up and down the canal steps — I’ve tried — but that doesn’t matter when the wind is in your hair and you are sailing past the monuments. Biking is the best way to see the sights and

get some exercise without breaking the bank. Most people buy the 24-hour membership, which is $7.

You then get the first 30 minutes free and pay an additional variable fee for every 30-minute period after that. It gets a little complicated, but for example, a basic hour and a half costs $4.50. A plethora of paths are at your disposal. Choose canal routes if you want to navigate around pedestrians … and, if you’re feeling fearless, brave harried politicians and crazy commuters on the roads. Whatever you do, avoid rush hour on M street at all costs.

Take advantage of the sun’s rays now. You’ll be wishing you were sweaty and enjoying the sunshine when January rolls around. I’ll take a sunburn over sleet any day.

Kylie Mohr is a sophomore in the College. Healthy Hoya appears every other Friday in the guide.

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RECIPE BOX

Enhancing the Classics

CHICKEN AND GRUYERE TURNOVERS The best kinds of recipes are the ones that reappropriate our favorite foods and cast them in a new light. They’re fresh, while containing familiar tastes and textures. This turnover recipe falls nicely into this mold. Combining a protein staple, chicken, with the slightly less familiar gruyere cheese creates a savory treat which is flaky and rich with a hint of gruyere sharpness.

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1201 24th St. NW cuisine: American price: $$$$

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INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken 1 1/2 cups grated gruyere 1 cup frozen peas 1 large egg, beaten

2 sheets (one 17.25-oz. package) frozen puff pastry, thawed 1/4 cup Dijon mustard

Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine the chicken, gruyere and peas.

Cut the two sheets of puff pastry in half to form four rectangles and place on a baking sheet. Divide evenly; top half of each rectangle with the chicken mixture.

Fold over and seal the turnovers; brush the tops with the egg. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Serve with the mustard.

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Greek Eatery Dishes Up Smokey Pairings CAROLINE DESANTIS Hoya Staff Writer

With a bustling bar and a smoky aroma, it is evident right when you walk through the doors of “Top Chef” personality Mike Isabella’s new restaurant, Kapnos, that this place was designed to exceed expectations. Isabella, who also owns the Italian-inspired Graffiato and used to own the modern Mexican Bandolero, opened the doors to Kapnos, which puts a contemporary spin on traditional Northern Greek cuisine, this past summer.

The restaurant, located on the 14th street corridor, is both sexy and rustic, with dark eggplant and sage colored walls, chandeliers made of wineglasses and hardwood floors.

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect is the open-air kitchen, where a huge rotisserie cooks entire lambs, goats and chickens. This style of cooking gives Kapnos’ meats a delectable smoky flavor and was also the inspiration for the restaurant’s name, which translates to smoke.

All of the dishes are served mezze style and are designed to be shared. Depending on your appetite, it is recommended to order two or three dishes per person. The menu offers a little bit of everything from whole fish to chickpeas fritters, phyllo-roasted duck pie to spiced baby goat or tzatziki spread to fava beans. Kapnos also offers daily specials of classic Greek dishes like moussaka, an eggplant-based dish, and spanakopita, a savory spinach pastry.

Kapnos offers a host of beautiful handcrafted cocktails that taste as great as they sound.

The Picasso — a rye cocktail mixed with aged apple vinegar, raspberries, rhubarb bitters and mint was a standout. The Gameface, which is a lighter rye cocktail with maraschino, cinnamon, lemon and sea salt, is also a great choice.

There is also a variety of hard lemonades and a hefty, if slightly pricy, wine list, and for those who aren’t in the mood for alcoholic beverages, Kapnos features housemade sodas and iced tea, including mandarin and mint or watermelon and fennel-flavored drinks.

A visit to Kapnos should not go without one of its signature spreads. Each one is served with fresh, fluffy and warm flatbread with

KAPNOS

 2201 14th St. NW cuisine: Greek price: $$$$ hints of salt and a light brushing of olive oil.

The taramasalata, which is a cauliflower dip with carp roe and caviar, was both tangy and creamy. The garnish of the latter was a nice briny complement to the delectable spread.

From the garden mezze section of the menu, we chose the grilled asparagus, which was smoky and excellently paired with a creamy, salty feta and a tangy sundried tomato garnish. A sprinkling of fresh dill was the finishing touch that fused all of the flavors together. The daily special, kapama, was a hearty lamb stew in a cinnamon-spiced tomato broth served over orzo, was also spectacular. The lamb was extremely tender, and the orzo was the perfect complement. The tangy broth paired well with the rich meat, and a sprinkling of fresh herbs gave the homey stew a pop of freshness.

For dessert, the semolina cake was outstanding. It was soaked in orange syrup and was balanced perfectly with a crusty outside and a moist inside. Although perhaps not traditional pairings, roasted figs and a light olive oil ice cream accompanied the cake. For a post-dinner drink, the spiked coffee is a musthave. The concoction is infused with fennel, ginger and cinnamon and topped with anise whipped cream.

It is obvious with a trip to Kapnos that Isabella is extremely talented at pairing perhaps untraditional flavors together in order to create an outstandingly delectable experience for guests. The combination of a stylish ambience, an attentive staff and delicious Greek food sets Kapnos apart from other restaurants in the city.

Hoya Staff Writer

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who eat to live and those who live to eat. I definitely fall into the former category. It’s not that I don’t like food, but it just doesn’t excite me like it does for some of my other friends.

Blue Duck Tavern, however, may threaten to change my ways.

I found myself there for a celebration last week. Located just outside of the typical Georgetown dining scene at 24th and M, the restaurant advertises simple, elegant American food with an atmosphere that emulates a familiar dinner party.

Though of course the restaurant welcomes guests to dine however they choose, typically patrons will share a family-style meal. Entrees include high-end meat and vegetarian options and offer plenty of savory sides from which to choose.

Blue Duck offers the best of Mid-Atlantic classic dishes.

Indeed, the chefs boast of the locality of the food they prepare: The menu lists every single item’s origin, from mushrooms from Pennsylvania to crab cakes from the Chesapeake. Personally, I found the effect of the chefs reassuring guests of the high-quality of their meal to reflect the home-style atmosphere even more. It felt like it was a really well prepared home-cooked meal; especially because the portions were filling without leaving you feeling stuffed.

To start, we enjoyed a crab cake and avocado salad, an heirloom tomato salad and beef bone marrow. Though I tried this rather obscure form of meat, I couldn’t get past the biology behind it to truly enjoy it. For our main course, we shared the duck, roasted local grains and vegetables, sauteed mushrooms and truffle French fries. It was delicious, but it didn’t feel too stuffy or pretentious (even with an appetizer like bone marrow).

I enjoyed the main courses,

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Blue Duck Tavern specializes in Mid-Atlantic cuisine with local ingredients, including crab cakes from the Chesapeake. but Blue Duck truly establishes itself as an American cuisine restaurant to be reckoned with for its apple pie. Although I was rather full and didn’t think I would have interest in dessert, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved it. It was brought out as a single pie made for four, with a flakey crust, warm apple center and a delicious caramelized top. To seal the deal, we were given housemade vanilla ice cream served with a big wooden spoon. We had leftovers, too, which were just as delicious the next day.

The decor isn’t overwhelmingly elegant; while you know you’re in for a treat, it’s definitely not lavish or over the top. I actually felt exceptionally welcomed to enjoy my meal in an area that could have been decorated by Martha Stewart. Though I never felt overwhelmed by our waiters’ attention to us, which has its advantages and disadvantages, my water glass was

always full. I actually felt like they were genuinely happy to have us, but at the same time, they gave us enough breathing room for ourselves.

When we visited, it was still cool enough to enjoy a pleasant meal outside, and the staff made sure that we felt like we could continue our dinner well after dark.

As much as I loved Blue Duck Tavern, I definitely won’t be going there casually.

We had made reservations back in July for a 6:30 p.m. dinner spot. Though it was a special treat, the prices were well outside a typical meal range — about $50 per person, without too many drinks included. Additionally, we were happy to take our time, but it’s not a quick meal and wouldn’t be enjoyable if you felt rushed to be somewhere after eating. I would recommend reserving this place for special occasions or a planned family visit, but it’s definitely worth the wait.

HAPPY HOUR THE FITZGERALD

thekitchn.com In memory of one our great writers and great drinkers, the Fitzgerald is a cocktail with some style to spare and is a throwback to simpler drinks. A variation on the gin sour, the Fitzgerald requires only a few ingredients. For a sweeter twist, substitute maraschino liquer for the simple syrup, or add a touch of creem de violette for a more delicate, floral taste. Feel free to get creative to channel the elegant favorite of the Prohibition world.

Pour 2 oz. of gin, 3/4 oz. of lemon juice and 3/4 oz. of simple syrup. Shake all ingredients over ice and then strain it into a cocktail glass. Finally, add a dash or two of angostura bitters.

SIDECAR

esquire.com Prohibition was a tough time for alcohol. But if there was any silver lining to this dark period in our nation’s drinking history, it’s the Sidecar, a wonderful drink born out of the hard struggle to drink in peace. A combination of citrus undertones paired with rich brandy, the Sidecar is a classic cocktail with a velvety finish and both sweet and sour notes. A favorite, it is perfect for any situation, mood or event.

Pour 3/4 oz. lemon juice, 3/4 oz. triple sec and 1 1/2 oz. cognac with shaved ice into a shaker. Shake vigorously, and then pour into a cocktail glass rimmed with lemon juice and dipped in sugar.

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Greek restaurant Kapnos offers authentic dishes like moussaka and spanakopita.

Daily specials include kapama, a lamb and tomato stew that is served over orzo.

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If you’ve been meaning to see the hit comedy about celebrities attempting to survive the apocalypse, this is your chance. This is the End, starring Seth Rogen, James Franco and Danny McBride, is a roller coaster of disastrous events from beginning to end. It is a story of friendship in spite of world destruction that is guaranteed to keep you laughing!

Partnering with Georgetown University, the MidAtlantic Venture Association spotlights over 15 emerging technology startup companies. Nathaniel Ru, MSB alumnus and founder of Sweetgreen, will open the Entrepreneurial Kickoff. Early stage investors, VCs and CEOs will comment in response to the Tech Buzz presentations and provide information for future business leaders.

Take time out of your hectic Monday to partake in the ultimate de-stressing activity: playing with adorable puppies! People Animals Love is a non-profit organization dedicated to integrating the healing bond between humans and animals into everyday life in an effort to create social change. Stop by the hut and spend your afternoon with some four-legged friends.

One of Brazil’s most acclaimed guitarists, Rogério Souza, will be performing this weekend, along with some of his old band members and friends, at McNeir Auditorium.

Other instruments to be played include bass, clarinet and a percussion ensemble. Spice up your Friday night with a taste of authentic South American tunes!

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MGMT

Connor Valaik Hoya Staff Writer

Keith Urban is easily one of the most recognized country singers on the charts. His unusual background for a country star (born in New Zealand and raised in Australia) means that he has always mixed genres to create his own distinct sound. His guitar-driven songs, although country at heart, have contained hints of rock, pop and alternative.

With Fuse, Keith Urban has ambitiously pushed himself to seamlessly fuse his brand of country with even more genres to create an album that impresses and propels country music to new territories.

Urban worked with many different producers on this album, ranging from collaborators who normally work with Rihanna to those who work with Fall Out Boy. This revelation might scare die-hard country fans, but every song is unmistakably country. Songs like “Cop Car,” whose lyrics are about a couple falling in love in the back of a cop car, cannot come from anywhere but a country song. Plus, all of the classic country instruments are still present. The elements of other genres come in the layers of each song.

Urban’s best examples of effectively blending different genres come from the album’s first two singles. His wildly popular “Little Bit of Everything” gives off your typical driving-down-a-dirt-roadin-a-pickup-truck vibes. However, instead of the usual guitar riff, Urban uses a ukelele. It’s an unexpected twist that, although subtle, gives the song a pop feel.

His second single, “Even the Stars Fall 4 U,” is backed heavily by a choir and has a strong drum beat that are common in alternative/pop crossover hits.

The two duets on Fuse are also particularly successful. The collaboration with Miranda Lambert, “We Were Us,” will inevitably be a great country party song.

The guitar heavy song about young love makes it the perfect sing-along. “Raise ’Em Up” is perhaps the most traditional country song on the album. Although aided by some subtle effects and synths, the lyrics include allusions to all country’s usual favorites, like the American flag, the troops and independence. Plus, Eric Church’s timeless voice is undeniably country.

The album, though, is not without one or two missteps. The worst of these is “Good Thing.” There’s just a little too much going on: guitar riffs combined with a boring synth beat. It gives off the impression of trying too hard to cater to what is expected of popular music.

While the other songs bend genre barriers without being too obvious, this one loses the effortless country sound.

Some country music stars have tried and failed to mix genres to become more mainstream. Keith Urban, however, has found a way to unify other genres into traditional country songs to create something fresh and surprising that’s certainly worth a listen.

Sci-Fi Film Offers Pure Entertainment riddick

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Speaking about his band’s upcoming self-titled album, MGMT co-vocalist and keyboard player Ben Goldwasser has said, “We’re not trying to make music that everyone understands the first time they hear it.”

That isn’t to say that the band can’t be catchy — the instantly infectious “Time to Pretend” and “Electric Feel” are what made them so big in the first place — but with MGMT, the band tries too hard not to be.

2010’s Congratulations was one of the year’s best albums, but it lacked a track like “Kids” that could propel it commercially, causing it to sell just a quarter of the copies of the band’s debut. But MGMT, a band aware of the fleeting nature of success, has never really cared about continuing it, and MGMT isn’t a reaction to Congratulations, but an extension of it.

Where they’ve ended up, however, is a place where necessary things like “hooks” and “structure” are buried under an impenetrable wall of pure psychedelic texture.

The texture is, admittedly, spectacular. Producer Dave Fridmann, who worked on the band’s previous two albums, finally gives MGMT the treatment he’s used with the Flaming Lips and Tame Impala, filling the sonic landscape to the brim with synthesizers and noise; the band’s flirtation with a guitar-based sound on Congratulations is nowhere to be found. In addition, the drums are impeccable, with an enormity that nearly brings order to the chaos around them.

But the whole thing often feels labored and cluttered, especially when coupled with the vocals, which, in true psychedelic fashion, never go beyond the energy level of someone just waking up from a nap. On MGMT, everything is texture, and anything that approaches catchiness is smothered and drowned in the song around it. Congratulations was criticized for not having a real single,

Nine years after its previous installment, Riddick comes back to screens as the latest episode in the futuristic sci-fi saga of the same name.

The film starts with Richard B. Riddick (Vin Diesel) stranded on a desolate planet. Audiences are unaware of how Riddick got into his current predicament, but the titular character is injured with a broken leg and a deep cut across the side of his face.

As he roams around searching for food and water, Riddick is slowly introduced to the beautifully treacherous environment and its incredibly dangerous inhabitants.

Through a series of flashbacks we soon learn that Riddick was betrayed by the treasonous Vaako (Karl Urban), and abandoned on this unnamed planet.

Once he is finally recovered, Riddick experiences a rebirth to his formerly uncivilized self. He searches for shelter, takes a zebra-wolf hybrid as his pet and comes across an area of the planet that shows signs of vegetation. Unfortunately, he must first pass through a cavernous, mud-filled area inhabited by

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but even the 12-minute “Siberian Breaks” had more of an essence of pop than anything found on MGMT. “Plenty of Girls in the Sea,” the slightest and most archetypically pop-y song on the album, is completely buried by the arrangement; every acoustic guitar strum that emerges from the muck is pushed back down again by an arrhythmic synthesizer.

It’s as if the band was embarrassed by the conventional chord changes and melody and tried their best to force the listener to ignore it.

The lyrics are often unintelligible, with lead singer Andrew VanWyngarden’s voice rarely going above a hushed murmur. While some lines often veer into cliche — there’s quite a bit about floating — the majority of the lyrics fit well enough into the mood, especially those of “I Love You Too, Death,” which sounds like a song Animal Collective would make if they were recording on a cloud.

MGMT is designed to be an album that is meant to be experienced rather than just listened to; it includes a video called “The Optimizer” that provides accompanying optical stimulation. This doesn’t excuse the formlessness and clutter that define the album. With MGMT, the band has stepped completely away from the pop of Oracular Spectacular and the psych-rock of Congratulations, but with it, the band may have fallen too deep down the rabbit hole.

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Vin Diesel reprises his role as scifi warrior Richard B. Riddick.

an alien race of predators equipped with poisonous teeth and scorpionesque tails.

Riddick eventually traverses this valley of death and makes it to the more Earth-looking area where he comes across an outpost. He activates an emergency beacon in an attempt to escape but instead draws attention from mercenaries looking to collect the bounty on his head and a group led by someone from his past.

These groups arrive on ships that are his only hope of escape, but the humans and aliens stand in his way.

Riddick is by no means an Oscarworthy film, but it is still very entertaining. Riddick possesses all the elements that make over-the-top action films so appealing. The humorous banter trying to establish a power structure between “badass” characters is as present as ever, the futuristically innovative weapons and vehicles are on full display and the impressively gory deaths are impactful and fitting. It is successful in what it sets out to achieve.

Diesel reprises his role as Riddick perfectly. To a certain extent, the character is one-dimensional, but this is purposefully done. Other actors also stand out in their roles, particularly Matt Nable as Johns — a father searching for the truth about his son — and Katee Sackhoff as Dahl, a lesbian mercenary who (literally) fights off advances from male counterparts while attempting to capture Riddick.

One of the most impactful aspects of the film, however, is the scenery.

The planet’s environment is visually striking and Riddick’s survivalist journey serves as a wonderfully adept way to explore the natural splendor of the land.

Overall, Riddick is very entertaining. If you want cinematic brilliance, go watch something else. But if you want to see exactly what you’d expect from a Vin Diesel movie, I encourage you to see Riddick because it embodies the expectation of an entertaining film.

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Disaster Movies Sell Out a Serious Situation

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magine this scene: There’s a large, booming explosion and glass shatters. The people scatter; confusion is rampant. What’s happening and who’s doing it are questions that won’t be answered for days or weeks to come.

That’s the scenario in many blockbuster movies. The Joker attacks Gotham. Loki demolishes Manhattan with his alien army. The Decepticons wreck buildings and cars while the Autobots and Shia LaBeouf try to stop them.

But however fictional it may seem, it’s an experience that became much more real than any movie scene 12 years ago on September 11th.

I love action movies,but every time I watch New York or any other city blown to smithereens — even though it’s just CGI — I can’t help but squirm.

I am a proud Brooklynite, and, in many ways, I can divide my life into pre- and post-9/11. Before that day, Manhattan was the exciting place where my dad worked and I got to see musicals on Broadway. After 9/11, I closed my eyes every time we drove over the bridge or through the tunnel.

Before, taking the subway was an adventure. After, I worried about every person carrying a dark bag. Before, I loved going to Mets games. After, I worried that someone had snuck some-

thing past the new metal detectors. es. Because Gotham is presented as a I’m no longer that scared 10-, 11- and city with an already large amount of 12-year-old, but those feelings are still crime, these insane criminals don’t there, though more deeply hidden. seem to shake the people too much.

It’s not just for me that this is true. There’s an underlying feeling that This is the experience of thousands of they’re used to it.

New Yorkers and millions of AmeriThat part doesn’t make any sense. cans. It’s the experience of people in New Yorkers dealt with a lot of crime Boston, London, the Middle East — in the ’80s and ’90s; 9/11 was commillions of people worldwide. pletely different. For Gothamites, the In films like The Dark Knight Rises, Joker should have been something director Christopher Nolan subjected completely different. Yet there’s no the city of Gotham — which has been sense that exploding hospitals and mass hysteria have any a stand-in for New York effect on the collective City for many fans — to Gotham consciousness. all of my post-9/11 nightThus, the explosions and mares. The bridges blew terror — things that aren’t up, a football game was just plot points, but events turned into a sick nightthat many have experimare and nuclear detonaVictoria Edel enced — become devices tion was imminent. for exploring Batman’s isI’m not denying the artistic value of these movies. In many sues. I’m not OK with simply using the ways, they’re about how far we’re will- terror a city faces — a very real terror ing to go to stop evil and what we’re for the audience — as another reflecwilling to give up for justice and good tion of Batman’s internal conflicts.

It’s not just Nolan. Every Spider— a relevant topic. This heightened sense of terror is essential to the plot. Man movie does this. Joss Whedon’s However, the continued fetishization The Avengers completely decimated of terror is excessive. At some point, Manhattan — though Iron Man 3 did a it’s exploitation of people’s fears for good job of showing the fallout of that nothing but cheap entertainment. At terror for Tony Stark and the nation. some point, it’s too much.

Films with arguably less artistic value The thing that really puts it over have an even poorer defense, because the edge is that the city never chang- it’s unclear that films like Transform-

ers, The Day After Tomorrow or 2012 were interested in anything besides creating massive explosions and scenic destruction. They’re disaster-porn at its worst.

The issue becomes more complicated considering the superhero genre in the post-9/11 context. The genre’s resurgence feels like a direct response to the horrors of terrorism: In a world where nothing is certain, it’s wonderful to know that the good guy is going to save the day. The heroes and villains are easily identifiable from the start.

Good will win. Terror will cease to exist.

But when that terror is only used as a device to get Batman to stand his ground, to give the Avengers background noise or to let Spider-Man save the girl, it’s not OK. It’s lazy moviemaking. If you’re going to graphically revisit that trauma on screen, as many have chosen to, there better be a good reason for it. When a director decides to decimate New York City yet again, they ought to consider the millions of people for whom this isn’t just another story, but reality. They need to bring empathy and sympathy. Because disasters don’t just affect the man in the cape who came to save the day.

Victoria Edel is a senior in the College. GIRL MEETS WORLD appears every other Friday in the guide.

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Still clinging to the idea of summer? Celebrate the vibrant DuPont area at the 17th Street Festival, which offers music performances, artist vendors and a pet zone. Local artists such as Stephan Alexander, Capitol Movement and Drag City Artists will entertain guests as they peruse non-profit stands. The festival, which began in 2010, aims to promote local businesses.

A new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art honors the 54th Massachusetts regiment depicted in the Civil War film Glory. Featuring photographs, documents and historical artifacts, the exhibit praises one of the first all African-American Union regiments. The opening of the exhibit corresponds with the 150th anniversary of battle of Fort Wagner, where the 54th Massachusetts fought.

Come experience North America’s premiere Independent Cartooning and Comic Arts Festival this weekend. Boasting an array of prominent comics, the expo will debut 200 new works in addition to presenting the coveted Ignatz awards, which celebrate excellence in cartoons and comics. Hop on the metro and join the hundreds of artists, writers and publishers at this celebrated artistic forum.

Immerse yourself in the rich culture of Ethiopia at the third annual Ethiopian Festival in Silver Springs, Maryland this Sunday. Be sure to arrive with an empty stomach; the festival offers a plethora of delectable, ethic foods. Dance, art, music, vendors, a fashion show and live music will be featured as well. After having drawn in thousands of attendees last year, the event is sure to be a lively affair.

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Hoyas Look for Seventh Straight Win Over Yale Tom Schnoor Hoya Staff Writer

For the No. 12 Georgetown women’s soccer team, the 2013 season couldn’t have started out any better. Exactly onethird of a way through their regular season schedule, the Hoyas sit at a perfect 6-0, having won their games by a combined score of 19-3.

With four full days off between last Sunday’s 3-0 shutout of Delaware and this Friday’s match against Yale, one might think that the Hoyas would take some time to relax and soak in the sweetness of their victories. Head Coach Dave Nolan, however, knows better than to become complacent.

“I want us to get better,” Nolan said.

“I’m always at these guys that it’s not just about the result, it’s about how we play and getting better.”

In Nolan’s mind, Sunday’s shutout over the Blue Hens was a missed opportunity to do just that.

“I thought we had a good chance to take a big step forward [against Delaware],” said Nolan. “I wanted us to build [on our two previous victories] and put in a complete performance, but we didn’t. We put in 45 minutes in the second half and that’s a little disappointing.”

After a week of practice, Friday afternoon’s match against the Yale Bulldogs (2-0) presents a fresh opportunity for Georgetown to make the desired improvements.

The Bulldogs pay a trip to the Hilltop coming off of a 3-1 win over UMass-Lowell and a 1-0 victory against Stony Brook.

Yale, like all of the Ivy League, begins its season several weeks after the rest of Division I and therefore poses a unique

challenge to the Hoyas.

“You don’t know with the Ivies because they start on such a different schedule,” Nolan said. “They could be fresh because it’s just their second week or they could be unprepared.”

The tale of the tape, however, would seem to give the advantage to Georgetown.

While the Hoyas set a school record with 16 wins last year, the Bulldogs were merely a game over .500 and finished only 1-4-2 in the Ivy League.

Compared to Georgetown, whose starting 11 is full of upperclassmen, Yale has only two seniors in its starting lineup.

Finally, only three Bulldog players, Frannie Coxe, Geny Decker and Melissa Gavin, have managed to tally points thus far this season. That will be an issue when Yale is forced to attack against

the all-senior Georgetown defense of Colleen Dinn, Mary Kroening, Emily Menges and Alexa St. Martin, and redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Emily Newins, who shut out their last three opponents. For her efforts in last week’s games against NC State and Delaware, Kroening was named the Big East defensive player of the week.

Despite a matchup seemingly tilted in his favor, Nolan is making sure not to overlook his squad’s opponent. “[Yale Head Coach Rudy Meredith] is such a good coach, and he’s got a couple of good players,” Nolan said.

“We’ll treat them like we treat every other team; we want to step on the field and play well and let them worry about us.”

For Georgetown, all eyes will be on junior midfielder Daphne Corboz, the preseason Big East offensive player of

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the year who made her season debut on Sunday after missing the first five games of the year due to a leg injury.

Nolan seems to be set on easing his star attacker back into the swing of things.

“It’ll take a couple of games for her to get back to herself,” said Nolan.

When asked if she thought she had any chance of starting against Yale, Corboz responded, “It’s not up to me.”

Corboz, who recorded an assist on the Hoyas’ third goal against Delaware, will provide a sizeable boost to an already potent Georgetown attack when she returns to full health.

“When Daphne is on the field we play a certain way because she tends to dominate so much of what we do,” said Nolan.

Kickoff against Yale is slated for 3 p.m. Friday on Shaw Field.

FOOTBALL

GU Ready to Duke It Out Georgetown Hopes to Roll MEN’S SOCCER, from B8 grind-it-out game, even though they were outshot 16-10. Sunday’s game promises to be equally competitive— just the way Wiese prefers it.

“From what I know, they’re going to be very hard nosed, very disciplined. They got some guys that can hurt you, and some big guys in the back,” Wiese said.

“Like the other [games] we put this on the schedule, they’re going to be a team that is going to replicate a lot of the challenges we’re going to see in our Big East

games.”

Another factor that could complicate Sunday’s match up is that the Hoyas will going into the game with only one day of rest instead of two. For Wiese, this means he will be counting on his bench to step up.

“We’ll have to be a deep team and be a fit team. It’s just one of those things you have to say, ‘It is what it is’ and deal with it,” Wiese said. “Maybe we’ll have to use more guys than normally we’d like to. But I like our depth and I have a lot of faith in the guys we have.”

Though confident in his bench, Wiese admits that the Friday-Sunday game format and consequent reliance on substitutes can throw off a team’s dynamic.

“You can lose a little rhythm when you’re subbing more, but I’m certainly not going use that as an excuse if things don’t go our way on Sunday,” Wiese said. “We know we’re in for a challenge and the boys’ll be ready.”

Georgetown faces off against Duquesne today at noon and James Madison on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both games will be played on Shaw Field.

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Fans Find Fellowship in DC FEDYK, from B8 and Stevie Johnson. There were some throwbacks, too, like Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas. It felt like a circus — the “Bills Backers” were selling raffle tickets for a bus trip to watch the Bills play at home in December, and giant plates of chicken wings and nachos were being hustled around by nimble waitresses. Hundreds of people were standing shoulder-to-shoulder watching the dozens of TV screens decorating the walls.

This was certainly not what I was expecting. I knew Bills fans were a passionate bunch, but I never knew that so many would make the trek to the Laughing Man Tavern. Who would have thought that the Bills — one of the perennial disappointments of the NFL — would attract such an audience? I was definitely excited; heck, I would have biked twice as far to watch my team play our AFC East rivals. But to know that hundreds of other fans cared just as much, and

some even more, was really an amazing thing to behold. Swallowed in a motley crew of college students, young graduates and older professionals, I did not feel like I was four hundred miles away from home.

And I probably was not the only sports fan that had such a revelation. Every Sunday, there are undoubtedly dozens of other bars and restaurants serving as the “home” of a certain football team.

The Redskins obviously dominate the headlines and the culture; but in a city as large and diverse as Washington, other teams are also well represented. Indeed, many D.C. residents are not born and raised in the city; rather, they are outsiders, migrating to the city to attend college or find employment. They bring passion for their hometown sports teams with them, holding onto their jerseys as a sign of who they are and where they come from.

And because many out-of-town teams are rarely televised, fans make that weekly pilgrimage to whatever restaurant or bar will

show their games. It sure beats sitting on the couch and staring at the game-tracker on the computer screen, constantly hitting the refresh button in between each play, and being surrounded by hundreds of fellow fans trumps watching by yourself. In this home away from home, you feel a fiery adrenaline that makes every touchdown and close call much more exciting.

And when your team loses on a last-second field goal, it makes the disappointment a little less bitter. Last week, I walked back onto the street knowing that I was not the only one crushed

by Tom Brady’s game-winning drive. I had friends who felt the same way. I had fellow fans with whom I could sympathize.

Playing football is all about the collective. You win as a team and lose as a team. Watching football is no different. On Sundays, the couch is for loners, so do some research and find out where fans go to watch your hometown team. Trust me, your experience will be epic.

CROSS COUNTRY

Hoyas Hope for Quick Start CROSS COUNTRY, from B8 are given to those who have not run much cross country since high school. The race provides the runners a chance to adjust to racing on grass again; additionally, Gordon will be exposed to his first college meet with a distance he is more comfortable with.

“The thought process with running some guys in the 3.2 miler is to rather have them run a true cross country pace for a shorter period of time, than run an 8k at a slower pace, this early in the season,” men’s Assistant Coach Brandon Bonsey said.

Forming most of the team in the 8k race, on the other hand, will be many of the more seasoned athletes, including All-American graduate student Andrew Springer, fellow grad student Dylan Sorensen and experienced seniors Brian King and Bobby Peavey.

The racing strategy for this early season meet will be focused on the beginning stages of the race, as some of the runners struggled last year when opponents set quick paces early on.

This week, the team will work on starting fast to simulate an NCAA regional or national race.

Then, they plan on settling in for the middle part of the race before ramping up the pace towards the finish. This is designed to get the runners comfortable with being uncomfortable and still being able to run well after being taxed early. As this is an early season meet, the team will focus on overall performances rather than race results and finish positions.

“This is a low-key meet, kind of a rust-buster for us, but I think it is important to kind of set the tone for the season, and get off on the right foot,” Bonsey said.

In the same vein, the women’s team will be focused on younger, less-experienced athletes and working on specific aspects of the race this weekend.

Making their Blue and Gray debuts will be three sophomores, Haley Pierce, Rachel Paul and Heather Martin, and three freshmen, Sabrina Southerland, Stefanie Kurgatt and Bobbie Burgess.

Several of the possible frontrunners for Georgetown will be held out of this race, including senior Maddie Chambers, junior Katrina Coogan and sophomore Sam Nadel.

“Chambers, Coogan and Nadel are anxious to go, but they need

to be rested for November, so we’re going to be giving our younger athletes who haven’t been doing a lot of cross country races some time to shine,” said Women’s Head Coach Michael Smith.

The women’s squad is currently in a high-mileage stage of training, spending September preparing for the all-important post-season series in November.

This weekend’s emphasis, then, will be on giving new and less experienced team members a chance to get a low-pressure race in. The women’s team is very deep right now, so getting more and more athletes racing experience will contribute to momentum down the road when it matters most.

“We’ve got some people on our team that people maybe aren’t thinking a lot about right now, but we can see in training that these athletes are really coming along. What is going to be fun is giving these guys a chance to race.

This is a preview to some of the athletes who are really going to make an impact,” said Smith.

The starting gun for the Navy Invitational is set for 11 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for the Darmouth Invitational on Saturday.

Past Struggling Red Foxes in a season.

“It’s a day-to-day thing now, but we expect In his two games this season, Martin has had [Wharton] back,” Kelly said. “He is a real tough 10 catches for 128 yards and all four of Marist’s kid — real strong — so that has helped him with receiving touchdowns. According to Kelly, the the injury prevention over the years. But it is an Hoyas have specific coverage plans for Martin in injury that is not career-ending or season-endorder to limit his effectiveness on ing, so he’ll be back.”

The Hoyas and the Red Foxes Saturday.

“If you can run Last weekend, the Blue and last faced each other in 2010 when Gray’s pass defense struggled the football, Georgetown defeated Marist 52-28 against Davidson, allowing 214 en route to an 8-3 season. Two years passing yards to the Wildcats. you can start to removed from that matchup, both Georgetown will look to solidify its teams boast very different rosters. secondary in order to slow down throw it.”

“You have to respect all of your the pass-dependent Marist offense. opponents and the [last time we KEVIN KELLY Football Head Coach “We worked on a lot of the faced them] was two years ago,” things that Davidson hurt us Kelly said. “We have a completely with,” Kelly said. “We anticipate [Marist] trying to different team and they have a completely difdo some of the same things. It’s like every week, ferent team. History is history and we live in the you make mistakes and you have to correct them moment, so it’s like anyone else. We are preparing and work to get better.” like it is any other week.”

After returning an interception for a touchGeorgetown will look to capture its second win down against Davidson, senior linebacker tomorrow, as well as continue to build momenDustin Wharton missed most of the second half tum ahead of the Patriot League season. Kickoff on Saturday due to injury. He’ll look to return on between the Hoyas and Red Foxes at Multi-Sport Saturday and continue his quest for 100 tackles Facility is set for 6 p.m.

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Freshman setter Caitlin Brauneis serves against George Washington. The Hoyas will face their toughest task so far this season when they take on No. 9 Florida tonight.

Hoyas Prepare for FL Trip After Crushing GW to end the match. We were tracking their hitters, getting good touches on the ball, and that piece is because we’re thinking it through,” Williams said.

The Hoyas’s victory can be partially attributed to their attitude on the court. They had fun, enjoying their successes and shaking off the mistakes.

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Sophomore Lauren Saar will look to help the Hoyas climb over .500 this weekend.

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see that same off-the-court chemistry on the court. Volleyball is very much an interdependent sport. And so when we’re flowing, and we’re vibing, it clearly translates,” White said.

Johnson led all players with 15 kills, and Saar recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs, contributing early to get the Hoyas ahead. Freshman setter Caitlin Brauneis led all players with 35 assists.

Georgetown will look to use this momentum to power them to victory at the upcoming Active Ankle Challenge, where they’ll first face host Florida (5-1), who this week was ranked ninth in an American Volleyball Coaches’ Association poll.

“We’re facing a lot of bigger competition, and this win really is going to drive us for the next coming days,” White said.

Georgetown will also take on Western Michigan (6-2), who will be trying to bounce back from a recent loss that snapped its three-game win streak. The final game of the tournament will be against Iona (1-5).

As Georgetown looks to continue improving, the team is excited to take on its next challenge.

“Every game so far, we’ve gotten better.

We’ve worked out some of the kinks and I think we’re going to be really good by the end of the season, so I’m excited,” Brauneis said.

Williams, too, is excited for what’s ahead.

“Our team dynamic is good, our players really love each other, and they have heart for this program. And so what you see out there is just them doing what they do every day,” she said.

am willing to bet that a good number of football, basketball and hockey fans believe that their team’s biggest rival has more whining floppers than any other team in the league. But there’s a problem with that belief: Every team has floppers, and a lot of them.

Recently, the curtain has been pulled back on flopping in professional sports more than ever before. Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher recently admitted that the Bears had a designated “dive guy” who would pretend to be injured whenever the opposing team’s offense was in a rhythm. This past week, the New York Giants were accused of faking injuries for the second time in three seasons. We may be more informed about flopping now than before, but that doesn’t mean that players haven’t been doing it forever.

Last year, I heard many fellow Patriots fans complain about how teams would act injured in order to slow up their offense when it went no-huddle, and these complaints were completely legitimate. The thing is, the Pats, like just about every other team in the league, are guilty of the same practices. In one of the best Patriots vs. Colts games of the past decade, the Pats held on for a four-point victory after an epic goal line stand in Indianapolis in 2003.

What people forget is that the only reason the Pats’ defense had the right personnel on the field is because Willie McGinest had a “cramp” only a few plays before he (miraculously) returned in time to make the game-saving tackle on fourth down.

If you’re even a casual pro basketball fan, you’re aware that the Miami Heat’s Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh probably dive more than any other American superstar athletes save Michael Phelps. If you’re a hockey fan, you’re aware that stars like Sidney Crosby are routinely criticized for diving way too much, but the reality is that

there are probably more players in hockey who have faked or played up an injury than those who haven’t. And if you have a pulse, you know that soccer players flop like fishes.

So, if this faking phenomenon is so widespread and so obvious, why are the leagues not doing anything serious about it? Yes, I’m aware that the NHL penalizes players for diving and that NBA Commissioner David Stern inserted a rule before last year that fines players $5,000 for flopping for the first time, which ascends to a one-game suspension after their sixth offense.

Calling that progress, however, would be like Congress claiming that they had made

Tom Hoff

Sports needs to find new incentives to combat flopping. progress in an effort to become more bipartisan by sitting next to each other at the State of the Union address a few years back. Better than nothing? Sure. Anything to be excited about? No. As LeBron simply put it, players flop “because it works.” If we are to believe that players care primarily about winning, isn’t it plausible that they would forfeit $5,000 to swing a playoff game on a big play? In the NHL, when a player dives, and if the refs catch it, they usually call matching penalties against the player who dove and the opposing player who supposedly did whatever caused the diver to dive. Not much of a penalty.

No sports fan wants his or her favorite games to be determined by flopping. We’d all rather see scores that reflect athletic ability, not acting ability. But, because flopping is such a low-risk, high-reward move in just

about every sport, it poses a difficult problem that requires immediate treatment.

There needs to be a harsh deterrent in the minds of the players. In the NBA, Stern’s rules are not nearly tough enough. Six times in a season before a suspension? Really? Change that number to three, and make the first two fine amounts much greater than they already are. After all, LeBron James probably made more than five grand in the time it will take you to read this column.

While both the NBA and NHL need to fine players heavy amounts, leagues also should make rules that the league office should be able to review if a player flopped during the game. If there were a play that looked fishy, and if the league office informed the refs during the game that a player flopped, the ref could assign a technical foul or two-minute penalty. And, maybe most importantly, if a player dives, even if the opposing player did actually commit a foul or penalty on him, the fact that the player dove would wipe out the preceding infraction.

Football flopping is the hardest to enforce because it’s impossible to watch replay and disprove that a player went down because of a cramp. But if a guy grabs his leg without making a real effort to get off the field quickly, he should be forced to sit out a designated number of plays until he returns, and his team shouldn’t be allowed to make substitutions for that play. Hopefully, with the competitive nature of football players, the idea of sitting on the sidelines with no injury is unappealing enough to resolve the issue.

If a player got caught diving under these rules, he’d look not only like a wimp, but a wimp who was hurting all of his teammates’ chances of winning. This is the kind of powerful deterrent that professional sports leagues need.

Tom Hoff is a junior in the McDonough School of Business.

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FIELD HOCKEY

GU in Search of First Win Jonah Cashdan Hoya Staff Writer

Heading into the 2013 season, the Georgetown field hockey team (0-4) expected to make a comeback from a decade of losing seasons. Thus far, things have not gone according to plan.

Last Sunday’s loss at Lock Haven (3-1) was disappointing, as the Blue and Gray fell 5-0 to a Lady Eagles squad that surprised them with fast-paced gameplay and terrific execution.

“We really didn’t show up for Lock Haven,” Head Coach Tiffany Hubbard said about the defeat.

The loss marks the team’s fourth straight, but the season hasn’t been purely negative for the Hoyas.

“Our match on Friday vs. Towson was the best hockey we’ve played all fall. We had our opportunities to win that game,” Hubbard said.

Unfortunate miscues, ranging from simple miscommunications to unconverted penalty strokes, have been the reasons behind Georgetown’s losses, but Coach Hubbard believes that a few adjustments are all that it will take to get the season back on track.

“We are playing a completely new system this year, which is taking the upperclassmen some time to get used to, and the way that they are all fitting into that has been so impressive,” Hubbard said about the team’s structure against Towson.

The Blue and Gray are ready to move on from their lackluster start, as a tough taskl ahead of them this weekend on the road.

Georgetown will need to find some rhythm and energy at Lehigh (1-3) on Friday and at Cornell (0-2) on Sunday; if they can do that, the Hoyas might finally get a win.

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Sophomore midfielder Emily Weinberg will have to continue to carry the offensive load if Georgetown is to find success.

“The biggest challenge is going to be playing our brand of hockey and our speed for all 70 minutes. We’ve had trouble playing together the whole game, and [Cornell] has several talented players on its team that we’re going to have to deal with as a team,” Hubbard said.

If the Hoyas hope to ride home with their first victory, their defense will need to put its best foot forward against Lehigh and Cornell. The team has allowed 18 goals already this season, something that must change in order for the team to finally turn things around.

“We have to be more disciplined and stronger defensively, and we need to finish and capitalize on opportunities that we have,” Hubbard said.

With the exception of the team’s last match against Lock Haven, Hubbard has been quite impressed with the play of her forwards and midfielders. One player in particular, however, has caught her attention.

“Sophomore [midfielder] Emily Weinberg has played some of the best hockey that I’ve seen out of her in the past couple of games. She’s really stepping up

and becoming a strong presence in the middle of the field,” Hubbard said of her leading returning scorer from last year’s squad.

Sunday’s opponent, Cornell, should be a good test for the young Georgetown team. The Big Red fell to Lock Haven 3-2 to open the season, and since then, the team has played only one match — a 3-0 loss to Albany. Although the Hoyas are growing anxious in anticipation of their first win, Coach Hubbard understands and appreciates the process that comes with a young team’s development.

“There’s still so much that they’re learning about each other. It’s about how hard we push each other and how much we demand from each other.”

“If we play a smart and disciplined game against them, we’ll be fine,” said Hubbard of the Cornell matchup. “The girls have been so focused, so determined, and they can’t wait to taste that first win. I’m really excited to see them put it all together.”

Georgetown plays at 6 p.m.

Friday against Lehigh, and will take on Cornell at noon on Sunday.

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Rain Makes for Busy Weekend LAURA WAGNER Hoya Staff Writer

With ominous storm clouds rolling in and the wind picking up, the No. 17 Georgetown men’s soccer team (22) took to Shaw Field on Thursday afternoon to take on Duquesne (4-0) in the third installment of a four-game home stand. Unfortunately, the looming storm derailed play, and the referee called the game due to lightning and inclement weather after only five

minutes. The game, which is the first meeting between the two teams, is rescheduled for today at noon.

“Its frustrating to have to be delayed. It’s frustrating for the guys to be ready to go, ready to play and then say, ‘No, no,’ and then be ready to do the same thing the next day,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said. “But you can only control what you have to control. And it’s going to be important — who is going to be able to manage this hiccup better.”

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Head Coach Brian Wiese will rely on substitutes, including freshman forward Alex Muyl, for fresh legs as they play two games in just three days.

MORE THAN A GAME

Not only will the Hoyas have to deal with the disruption of the game being rescheduled, but also they have to go up against phenom sophomore goalie Sam Frymier who hasn’t let a goal in all season. All four of the Dukes’ wins have been shutouts, and in their most recent victory over Incarnate Word, Frymier made nine saves. For his performances last week, he was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.

Wiese is aware of Frymier’s stellar start to the season, but he is confident the team can find a way to put the ball in the goal. “[He’s] one of the better keepers we’ve played against all year,” Wiese said of Frymier. “We just have to put the ball where he isn’t. He is very good, but we’ll see other goalies like him, and if we get the right looks, we’ll have enough chances to test him.”

Though Duquesne’s opponents haven’t been as high caliber as Georgetown’s so far this season, its 4 shut out wins speak for itself.

“They’ve got confidence and they’re well coached,” Wiese said.

“We’re going to have to find a way to break them down.”

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Underclassmen Aim Finding Home in a To Impress in Openers Sports Bar W PATRICK MUSGRAVE Hoya Staff Writer

atching the Buffalo Bills give the Patriots a run for their money this past Sunday was an epic experience, but for me, it was more about the venue than the game itself. Weaving my bike through traffic on the four-mile ride to downtown Washington, D.C., I arrived at the Laughing Man Tavern just before the 1 p.m. kickoff. Finally, it was the opening game of another hopeful season.

As fans packed into the tavern, a lot was on our minds. We crossed our fingers for another 1,700-rushing-yard miracle season by C.J. Spiller, proving that last year was not just a fluke. We prayed that rookie E.J. Manuel would be worth his first-round selection and

Youth is the theme of the opening weekend for the Georgetown cross country programs, as the men head to Annapolis, Md., for the Navy Invitational and the women head to Hanover, N.H., for Saturday’s Dartmouth Invitational.

The men’s side will run in two separate events at Navy, a short 3.2-mile race and a standard 8-kilometer race.

Younger Hoyas will dominate the scene in the 3.2-mile race, as sophomores Ahmed Bile, Ryun Holder and Mike Lederhouse, none of whom competed regularly during the cross country season last year, will form the core of the team. Joining them and making his debut

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Junior Miles Schoedler placed ninth at the 2012 Big East Outdoor Championships.

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Junior Dani White had nine kills in the Hoyas 3-0 sweep of George Washington on Wednesday night at McDonough Arena. Georgetown takes on Florida next.

Hoyas Claim DC Supremacy in Win JULIANA ZOVAK

21 after great hustle from sophomore outside hitter Lauren Saar, who dived to keep the ball in play as the teams In its first home game of the sea- were scrambling. son, the Georgetown volleyball team “I think that when you have a big (4-4) came out firing on all cylinders, play like that it’s a huge momentum cruising to a three-set win over cross- shifter, and it just kept us rolling, so town rival George Washington (3-4) in the air didn’t fall out of us,” Williams front of a lively home crowd. said.

“Everyone loves to win at home. We Georgetown went on to win on the have our fans, our atmosphere, our next play on a Colonial error to go up colors — it’s crucial. And the turnout two sets to none. today was amazing, so thank you to “Our passing broke down in the the fans for showing up, for being middle of the [set], and then we got loud,” junior middle blocker Dani our passing back on track and we White said. “That just translated to were able to run some things in systhe court.” tem, and then G e o r g e t o w n “Everyone loves to win I think that we jumped out to an served extremely impressive lead at home. We have our well at the end of in the first set that game also,” and never looked fans, our atmosphere, our Williams said. back, opening colors — it’s crucial.”

In what turned with a 12-2 run out to be the dethat forced two cisive third set, DANI WHITE early Colonial George WashingJunior Middle Blocker time outs. George ton started strong, Washington made a small run with jumping to a 5-1 lead. But the Hoyas five consecutive points, but the Hoyas clawed their way back to go up 11-10 came back to shut them down for a and then hung on for the victory. commanding 25-13 victory.

Georgetown finished the game on a “I think that we knew that we commanding hit from junior outside needed to serve aggressively and I hitter Alex Johnson to win 25-22. The think that we took care of it, serving third set was very much about the tough,” Head Coach Arlisa Williams mental composure of the team. said. “GW really struggled to get in “You’ve heard me talk for these last a system, and so they could not run couple weeks about it being in all their offense the way that they would the details, the little things, and that have liked to.” mental piece allows us to take care of In the second set, play was more the details. Alex took that great swing balanced, with the teams trading to end the match. We were tracking points until the end. The Blue and See VOLLEYBALL, B7 Gray clinched a key point to go up 24-

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Nick Fedyck

It felt like being teleported back home. that the new coaching staff could master the hurry-up offense. With visions of a Week 1 upset dancing in my head, I locked up my bike on G Street and headed towards the bar.

The atmosphere inside was surreal.

Walking through those doors felt like being teleported back home to upstate New York. For the first time in my four years at Georgetown, my bright blue Bills t-shirt did not seem out of place.

Everywhere I looked, I saw jerseys and signs worshipping my football superheroes. Of course, there are the staples — Spiller, Manuel, Mario Williams See FEDYK, B6

Hoyas in Search of Early Win Streak CAROLYN MAGUIRE Hoya Staff Writer

After a stellar performance in its home opener, the Georgetown football team will look to have another shining performance under the lights when it returns to the field Saturday night. Georgetown (1-1) will play host to Marist (0-2) tomorrow evening at the Multi-Sport Facility.

The Hoyas, coming off of a 42-6 throttling of Davidson last Saturday, will look to record their second consecutive win against Pioneer League teams. The Red Foxes, coming off of a 27-14 loss at Bucknell, are still searching for their elusive first win, an intangible that could give them an advantage on Saturday.

“Everyone is hungry to get a win,” Head Coach Kevin Kelly said. “I know

[Marist Head] Coach [Jim] Perry … is going to be well-prepared, his team is going to be well-prepared, and they are going to come down here thinking they can beat us.”

In their two losses, the Red Foxes have struggled on defense, especially in the first half. Against Bucknell, Marist allowed 285 yards of total offense in the first half alone. The Hoyas will look to take advantage of this weakness by running the ball early.

“Every week, we go into the game hoping that we can run the football because if you can run the football you can start to throw it,” Kelly said.

“It helps because you can control the game and control the clock.”

Although Marist has a weak defense overall, it has been especially susceptible to the running game this season. In 2013, the Red Foxes have allowed an average of 205 rush-

ing yards per game. Led by senior running back Nick Campanella, the Hoyas, who have averaged 135 rushing yards per game, will look to continue their success in the ground game.

“We do have several [running] backs. We have different tempo of backs. We have some quicker backs and some bigger backs, so we are going to use all of them in our game plan,” Kelly said.

Thus far this season, Marist has relied heavily on its quarterback, senior Chuckie Looney, by opting to pass on almost 70 percent of its offensive snaps. One of Looney’s favorite targets is senior wide receiver Armani Martin, whom the Blue and Gray will need to pay close attention to.

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Sophomore Jo’el Kimpela is an option for running back for the Hoyas.