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GEORGETOWN IN FICTION

From legal dramas to horror films to rap lyrics, Georgetown has had its fair share of fame.

EDITORIAL The university should work to make off-campus students safer.

GSC RALLIES FOR UNION GSC protested for workers’ rights during contract negotiations.

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Condom Envelopes Removed ian scoville Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown University Police Department officers removed condom envelopes from the doors of two condom representatives for H*yas for Choice early Wednesday morning in response to a report of vandalism.

“GUPD took down the condom envelope erroneously.”

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Natasha Thompson (COL ’17), GUSA Director of Communications Natalia Pena (COL ’17) and Deputy to the Chief of Staff and Communications Manager in the Office of the President Lyndsay Taylor hosted a photobooth for students to make gender equality.

Georgetown Launches HeForShe Campaign

DJ Angelini (MSB ’17) Mental Free Speech Policy Team Chair, GUSA

According to GUPD Chief of Police Jay Gruber, the condom envelopes were removed after a resident assistant on the fifth floor of Village C West reported an incident of vandalism to GUPD. “Upon their arrival they observed that the common space and two rooms on that floor appeared to be vandalized. This included envelopes on the doors of two rooms See ENVELOPE, A6

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As one of the 10 IMPACT partner universities with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women’s gender equality initiative, HeForShe, Georgetown launched the first phase of a campaign for gender equality on campus this week.

HeForShe is an international movement that aims to engage

people of all genders to advocate for gender equality. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.N. Women Global Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson launched the campaign in 2014 and identified partner universities, heads of state and corporations to encourage activism at an institutional level. Georgetown announced its partnership with the campaign in February.

The launch this week fol-

lowed the Tuesday release of a study conducted on the partner universities’ goals and progress on achieving gender parity.

The HeForShe 10x10x10 IMPACT University Parity Report outlines three areas in which universities can work on to empower women. These include highlighting the ratio of men to women represented in faculty and administration, the fields of study chosen by female students compared to males as

well as the number of female students at universities and their access to academic and professional tracks.

University President John J. DeGioia and other administrative and student representatives joined U.N. Women in announcing the results of the study at the 71st U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

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Casa Latina Opens, Looks to Establish Campus Role cecia soza

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Casa Latina opened its doors to the Georgetown community Saturday, marking a historic milestone in a multi-yearlong effort to create a space for Latinx students to build and empower their community.

Led by the Latino Leadership Forum, Casa Latina was approved last year to be created as a safe and inclusive space on campus for Latinx students. The space is located on 36th Street, NW, next to the Black House and will house five residents on an annual basis.

“There aren’t too many spaces where we can be ready to enjoy being Latino.” josue coronado (COL ’18) Resident, Casa Latina

Georgetown’s Latinx community worked for several years to acquire Casa Latina. The Latino Leadership Forum and the Last Campaign for Academic Reform initiated a sit-in outside President John J. DeGioia’s office in April 2015 to push for the house’s establishment. The sitin resulted in a working group tasked with organizing the logistics of house’s development.

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Reform also pushed for the implementation of a diversity requirement in the same sit-in.

This year’s inaugural residents are Ximena Cespedes (SFS ’19), Josué Coronado (COL ’18), Zeke Gutierrez (SFS ’19), Citlalli Velazquez (COL ’17) and Bria Wade (COL ’19).

Casa Latina hosted a welcome barbecue to ring in the academic year Saturday, with several members of the Georgetown community in attendance.

Coronado, the dialogue coordinator for Casa Latina, said the house’s establishment was significant not only for Georgetown, but also for other Latinx college students across the nation.

“For me, it’s like history in the making,” Coronado said. “There aren’t many Casa Latinas around the nation and for Georgetown to finally have one after over 200 years is pretty empowering for many different people in the community.”

Casa Latina is currently planning what direction its programming will take. According to Coronado, it is important that the house serve as a safe space for Latinx identity and self-care.

“There aren’t too many spaces where we can be ready to enjoy being Latino because it’s such a white space on campus,” Coronado said. “It’s great just to have this center where we can come together and succeed in it. It’s Georgetown — it’s such a hard school to get into and even harder to stay in and it’s really important that we’re able to balance our happiness with academics.”

Much of Casa Latina’s mission and foundation were based off the principles of the Black

House, which has served as the center for communities of color on campus since 1972.

Gutierrez, the Student of Color Alliance liaison for Casa Latina, said Casa Latina is committed to continuing to build a relationship with the Black House community.

“I think that there’s been a lot of collaboration going on between Casa Latina and the Black House.”

ZEKE GUTIERREZ (SFS ’19) Student of Color Alliance Liason, Casa Latina

“I think that there’s been a lot of collaboration going on between Casa Latina and the Black House that’s been more logistical and behind the scenes, but I really like the fact that we’re always talking to each other and whenever I need advice or need help with anything, I can just ask and they help me,” Gutierrez said.

According to Wade, the marketing outreach chair for Casa Latina, the group is looking to build solidarity with other groups for students of color to discuss issues that surround their communities on predominantly white campuses.

“For me, a personal goal is to in some way address or work to See CASA, A6

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After years of campaigning, Casa Latina opened this year, welcoming five students as the inaugural residents.

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Lynch Talks Opiate Epidemic Attorney General Lorretta Lynch discussed the nation’s drug issues with FBI director and DEA director.

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McMullin on Interventionism Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin discussed America’s role in global affairs.

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Women in STEM To improve the representation of women in STEM fields, there must be a culture of inclusivity.

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NEWS Crime Falls, Homicide Rises

BUSINESS Alumnus Named Time CEO

OPINION Accepting Mental Health

A study reveals that while overall crime rates have fallen over the past years, murder rates increased.

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MSB graduate Rich Battista shares insights into media careers and his time at Georgetown.

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OPINION

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Friday, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

THE VERDICT

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operates on a daily basis and can be requested by phone between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.. However, students often report long wait times upward of 30 minutes that can deter people from using the service in the future.

The university should also seek to make students who choose to walk home safer. One way to do this would be to encourage more students to use the services that currently exist to keep them safe while they walk. UAsk Washington D.C., a mobile app that includes a collection of phone numbers, resources and contacts specifically for those dealing with sexual assault, is available for all to download free of charge. The program also includes a specific messaging service to put students into immediate contact with emergency responders and the police.

The introduction of the free LiveSafe app to campus also allows students quick and easy access to resources including GUPD, MPD and GERMS. It also includes the Georgetown-specific Safe Walk program, an initiative that allows individuals to share their location and information with friends to ensure they reach a destination safely.

However, there are institutional changes that would not just make students safer in dangerous situations, but also reduce the amount of danger overall.

Several students report lack of lighting that contributes to this dangerous environment and seek more patrols by GUPD and MPD in the neighborhoods themselves. Increasing the amount of lighting and increasing the patrols outside our gates should have an effect of deterring potentially dangerous actors. It was a patrol car that was in the right place at the right time when police arrested an individual for sexual assault on Sept. 17.

This would be an ambitious solution as the university has often faced resistance from the surrounding neighborhoods when undertaking policies that appear to expand the university’s presence off main campus. However, these expanded safety measures as in the best interests of local residents. They have families and children who live in these areas, so the concerns of college students, in this case, should align with their concerns of safety and security as well. Such initiatives serve to only make everyone — students and local residents alike — safer. To enact effective change, one of the first steps should be to engage with local neighborhood councils, like the Burleith Citizens Association, to explore these options.

On campus, there should also be an open forum that invites members of the neighborhood, GUPD, administrators and students to openly engage in a discussion of major concerns as well as possible solutions. This can be a platform where personal stories and anecdotes are highlighted in order to put a voice to those who face these potential risks.

This could be facilitated by a collaboration between the current Sexual Assault Working Group, which brings together faculty, staff and students to address sexual misconduct on the Hilltop while educating and encouraging discussion on the issue in conjunction with GUPD and the new Campus Climate Volunteer Corps. These groups representing the university and student interests to the neighborhood could create meaningful breakthroughs in regard to student safety by engaging in these issues with an emphasis on data, practical solutions and personal stories.

From the progress our university has made with issues of sexual assault, it is clear that our community’s safety is a primary concern. Looking ahead, we must also consider issues of security and safety that affect our off-campus community. In order to make Georgetown a home for all, we must make a commitment to not only making our campus a safer place, but the neighborhood beyond our gates as well.

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Trainwreck — Comedian Amy Schumer comes to Washington, D.C., tonight for a live stand-up show at the Verizon Center. Her last feature film, “Trainwreck,” grossed around $140 million in 2015.

Square Up — The first presidential debate airs Monday Sept. 26. Moderated by journalist Lester Holt, it will take place at Hofstra University in New York, with the vice presidential debate to come Oct. 4.

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College is a time for students to pursue their academic, professional and personal aspirations. Questions of personal safety and security should not be at the forefront of their minds, and over the past year, numerous advancements have been made to address students’ concerns of safety and security. However, recent incidents of sexual assault and crime right outside our front gates and on campus warrant a re-evaluation of the resources and tools that we have to address student safety.

Sexual assault is an endemic problem across college campuses, the United States and the world as a whole. Our administration and students have made great strides in developing policies and initiatives that contribute to a more survivor-centric campus. On an institutional level, departments like our own Georgetown University Police Department, Counseling and Psychiatric Services and other services across campus are attempting to address sexual assault and misconduct. There has also been an increase in access points for resources and professional assistance in the case of an emergency.

The available resources to addressing issues of sexual misconduct and assault do not stop there. Sexual Assault Peer Educators is a group “that aims to create a survivor-centric campus at Georgetown,” while other annual initiatives such as “Are You Ready?” and “Take Back the Night” continue to show how students and community members maintain a commitment to the cause.

In addition, bystander intervention programming was implemented in this year’s New Student Orientation so all students know how to more effectively help their peers when dangerous situations arise. Meanwhile, CAPS has been offering a semester’s worth of free appointments and services for sexual assault survivors and accused perpetrators since April 2016.

All these initiatives are positive and welcome. They are serious reforms and programs that will have a benefit for our community as a whole. However, beyond our front gates — specifically in the neighborhoods of Burleith and West Georgetown — we must ask how our institution can better improve the lives of those who live outside main campus boundaries.

Students who live off campus face unique dangers that do not apply to students residing on campus. 2015 statistics from the FBI and MPD show that Washington, D.C., has over two times as many reported assaults and over five times as many reported robberies compared to the national average. Although our school is in one of the safest areas of D.C., according to Neighborhood Scout, students living outside our gates are at a greater risk of harm and, as recent cases of sexual assaults in the neighborhood demonstrate, there is a need for additional security.

We can never truly live in a community that is totally rid of robberies, sexual assault and other criminal activity.

However, there are steps the university can take to make students who live off campus safer.

First, the shuttle and ride sharing programs that already exist can improve their response times and expand the amount of services they provide. Currently, neighborhood shuttles operate between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, allowing students living in areas like Burleith, West Georgetown and as far as Dupont Circle access to a safe and reliable mode of transportation. However, there should be a greater push to have the shuttles operate more frequently. Two separate incidents of sexual assault occurred off campus Sept. 12 and Sept. 5 — days on which the shuttle service was not offered.

There is also SafeRides, a free ride ordering service operating late at night,

Crack a Book — The Library of Congress hosts its 16th annual National Book Festival at the Washington Convention Center, with speakers from Stephen King to Ken Burns to Shonda Rhimes.

Technical Error — A delay last week on the D.C. Metro’s Red Line was found to be caused by technical glitches with new radios on the trains, contributing to extensive delays.

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Catwalk — The Washington, D.C. Fashion Week continues this weekend, with shows Friday and Saturday showcasing men’s wear and up-and-coming designers.

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acism is a disease you can help cure by standing up for your rights and by your commitment to excellence and to performance. By being ready to take advantage of your rights and the opportunities that will come from those rights. Never let the dying hand of racism rest on your shoulder, weighing you down. Let racism always be someone else’s burden to carry. As you seek your way in the world, never fail to find a way to serve your community. Use your education and your success in life to help those still trapped in cycles of poverty and violence. Above all, never lose faith in America. Its faults are yours to fix, not to curse. America is a family.

Believe in America with all your heart and soul and mind. It remains the “last best hope of Earth.” You are its inheritors and its future is today placed in your hands. Go forth from this place today inspired by those who went before you. Go forth with the love of your families and the blessings of your teachers. Go forth to make this a better country and society. Prosper, raise strong families, remembering that all you will leave behind is your good works and your children. Go forth with my humble congratulations. And let your dreams be your only limitations. Now and forever.”

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OPINION

Friday, september 23, 2016

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Immigration Policy Weakens the Left

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ontrols on Immigration.” These words, written on Britain’s Labour Party mugs, wreaked havoc in the 2015 general election. The Twitter storm that followed revealed the taboo surrounding immigration in leftist parties. For many supporters, anti-immigration positions have no place in socialleft parties, yet it is becoming clear that the left must revise its stances on immigration to ensure future political survival.

In the 1980s, the social left bartered its Marxist vision of free-market liberalism in exchange for multiculturalism, finding a new fight to protect society’s weakest. Yet from Labour in Britain to the left in Germany, the social left needs to have a new debate on immigration before it loses its working class base.

In the postwar era, the left divided society between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. The campaigns of socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) or Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn have demonstrated how this discourse never died. Yet their leftist ancestors had a difference. Marx claimed immigrants were capitalism’s “army of reserve,” damaging local classes as a whole.

This came true when Irish immigrants in England put massive downward pressure on the wages of workers, causing Englanders to turn against those same poor immigrants in the 1950s and 1960s.

Yet in the 1980s, the communist bloc fell. A new generation of leftists rose from its ashes.

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan enacted deregulation while antiquating the old class struggle. The discourse changed and a new “second left” crushed the old “hard left” in electoral contests. In England, the Labour Party abandoned the class struggle narrative to focus on a new grievance narrative no longer concerning a white factory worker: an immigrant shopkeeper attacked for his religion or ethnicity. European societies became more tolerant and culturally rich, and leftist parties embraced immigration as being to their benefit.

Many studies support the claim that immigration makes countries financially richer.

Immigrants are healthier, use fewer benefits than natives and have a higher uptake in jobs.

However, what fewer have noticed is the veracity of Marx’s 19th century claim: Immigration lowers working class wages. A study of the Federal Bank of Boston demonstrated that an increase of 1 percent of the migrant share in low-wage sector decreases wages by 0.5 percent.

In a sector with a 20 percent share of migrants, like what occured in 1990s London, a small effect becomes dramatic.

While the electoral success of the left stemmed from embracing immigration, its future cannot rest on its current stance. In 2012, Terra Nova, a French think tank, urged the socialist party to abandon its working class base for a new electorate, making obvious a three-decadeslong strategy. A coalition of ethnic and sexual minorities and young professionals replaced the working classes, once the party’s backbone. These are the majorities that elected President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande.

Across Europe, the parties affiliated with social-liberal dogma are in shambles. Eviscerated in Austrian elections, humiliated in Britain and endangered in France, the left cannot claim to win back the 43 percent of registered factory workers who voted for the National Front in 2015 without a collected debate and revisiting of immigration and its burden on the working class.

Abandoned by the “third way” left, it was native workers and industrialists who voted massively for Brexit. Terrified by immigration, they are the Trumpeters of Europe, the British factory workers of Marx.

Multicultural tolerance will not win that vote back, yet clear social protection and revisited immigration policy could.

Francois Valentin is a junior in the School of Foreign Service. Fault Lines appears every other Friday.

A mentally healthy Hilltop requires more than administrative reform. We will have better mental health when we build a culture of Hoyas committed to supporting fellow Hoyas.

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Mental Health Requires Culture of Care

ast year, 58.6 percent of college students surveyed by the National College Health Assessment expressed feeling “overwhelming anxiety” in the last 12 months. Of college students surveyed, 36.1 percent “felt so depressed it was difficult to function.” At Georgetown University, we can see the clench of anxiety or ache of depression revealing itself in quiet ways in the people around us. The NCHA survey confirms just how many of our peers suffer from mental health challenges.

Strengthening our campus infrastructure to resolve specific obstacles will allow Georgetown to more effectively combat the challenges of mental health. But we must also make a commitment to addressing mental health concerns through our student culture.

For the last five months, the Mental Health Advisory Board, a coalition of students and administrators chartered by the Division of Student Affairs to engage with mental health obstacles on campus, focused on the voluntary medical leave of absence system. MHAB identified that two of the most significant challenges for students returning to campus after a medical leave are a lack of

consistent support and a lack of multifaceted support opportunities.

The board took to enacting changes that benefit both returning students and those who still consistently struggle in their daily lives. Returning students have access to the Student Outreach and Support group where a clinician provides them with consistent care as they navigate the return process. Counseling and Psychiatric Services has also made significant improvements. Not only does CAPS offer a group session for students returning from medical leaves, other services such as first appointment and referrals are still free for all.

In addition, CAPS will also require a more affordable copay of $10 for additional psychotherapy or $15 for psychiatric support is the entire fee.

One of the limitations to mental health improvements has been the complexity of the system, making it challenging for students, particularly those in crisis, to understand how to access resources. To mitigate this challenge, the “Counseling and Mental Health” section of the Georgetown website now includes a list of on-campus mental health and wellness resources to help students

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parse through their available options.

A mentally healthy Hilltop requires more than administrative reform, however. We will have better mental health when we build a culture of Hoyas committed to supporting fellow Hoyas. This is not mere conjecture. A study conducted within our own psychology department demonstrated that the single biggest variable in determining how first year students adjusted to college was the strength of the students’ peer support system.

Currently, there are some initiatives that contribute to this long-term goal. On the student side, Project Lighthouse — an online chat and support system run by students — is back in operation for the fall semester. Project Lighthouse allows students to access an anonymous support system to chat with a Project Lighthouse peer supporter, another undergraduate student. The Georgetown University Student Association Mental Health Policy Team is preparing for its “Mental Health Open Forum.” Undergraduates will be able to hold dialogue with student health administrators in late October, contributing to an ongoing discus-

sion of how, on every level, our mental health culture can be improved.

Building a culture of support starts small. A first step would be checking in with one’s roommates or friends to make sure they are taking care of themselves. As we saw from the NCHA data, there is a significant disparity between the number of people we think are doing okay and the number of people who actually are. Over the coming months and years we have to take a hard look at what we prioritize within our student culture and determine what values we want to foster within ourselves and within our peer groups.

An underrated motto of Georgetown is “Utraque unum,” “Many into one.”

Hilltop residents are many, and, as the numbers and countless personal experiences show, many of us have been through challenging times during our years here.

But while we are many, we can also be one. And as one, we can take the next steps toward raising our university to be the school that it can be.

William Emery is a sophomore in the College. He is the student chair of the Mental Health Advisory Board.

SPIRITUAL SEARCH

Closing Gap for Women in STEM Acts of Mercy in Conservation

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hen we discuss the involvement of women in fields like science, technology, engineering or mathematics, the data itself tells a story.

The Department of Commerce reports that women hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs in the United States, but hold 48 percent of all jobs in the labor market. In a randomized doubleblind study from Montana State University, science faculty consistently ranked application materials from male students significantly higher than those from identical female students, regardless of quality. Even more starkly, the report noted how male STEM faculty members are far more likely to challenge research on gender bias than male faculty in other departments.

This evidence clearly points to a gender gap in STEM fields. It is therefore easy to feel as though the odds are stacked against women. But the best part of being a scientist and a feminist is that the analytical skills fostered through academic experience sharpen the tools to point out and pull apart gender biases in education and the workforce. Scientists need to be feminists — the innovation economy is on the line and our intellectual resources will be cut in half if we fail to motivate women to pursue research and careers in STEM. Gender inequality in STEM fields does not simply appear at the higher education level. In fact, it is fostered long before any woman gets to college. The issue is not that girls lack interest

in science: Instead, they are told that they should not be interested in science. Of course, a little girl’s fascination with nature or building structures with Legos is not discouraged from the getgo, but rather there comes a time when parents, teachers and the media tell the little girl that her interests are just hobbies. Just by watching TV shows and other programming, girls from a young age are encouraged to pursue non-STEM fields later on, as demonstrated by studies from the American Association of University Women and FEM Inc. As high schoolers, we made up only a few girls in Advanced Placement classes on STEM subjects. We were used to boys grumbling whenever they were partnered with one of the girls. Though it was clear that every person in the class deserved to be there, my confidence wavered and I began doubting my abilities given how few girls were present as opposed to boys. However, solace could be found in connecting with the few other girls in the class, relying on each other for motivation and encouragement in the face of bias.

Our society has taught us that the lack of women in STEM fields is natural.

We constantly assume that women are simply less interested in the fields than men, but this is not the case at all.

By the time high school rolls around, many girls have removed themselves from STEM entirely. They discount their abilities based on societal norms that were adopted long before any of us were even born.

Upon entering Georgetown, thanks to our science curriculum, we were introduced to strong female role models and professors who have dedicated their lives to STEM. Yet the knowledge that STEM as a whole is maledominated still weighed heavily on us.

At Georgetown, we joined a group, Stemme, that cultivates a community to encourage and challenge the next generation of women leaders in all fields of science.

It also provides a space for women in all STEM fields on the Hilltop to come together to provide guidance and support for one another. Such a bottom-up community effort is one of the ways more women can continue pursuing our interests in STEM. Yet the issue cannot be addressed only with more reports on the gender disparity, but rather with a widespread, cultural acknowledgement. When all individuals, men and women, can understand that the pursuit of all passions and industries is not limited to gender norms and scientists across the spectrum realize the value in gender equality that is currently lacking, then the numbers will change. If a culture of equality is accepted and welcomed by all, then the lack of women in STEM fields will not be an endemic problem of the future, but a footnote in the past.

Abbie Beier is a senior in the College. Katherine Ryan is a junior in the School of Nursing and Health Studies. They are board members on Stemme.

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arlier this month Pope Francis renewed a vision of environmental justice and mercy as the theme of this jubilee year, also named the Year of Mercy in the Catholic tradition. The Pope recommended that caring for the environment be added to the seven traditional spiritual works of mercy. Caring for the environment is a particularly merciful work because, according to Francis, “The world’s poor, though least responsible for climate change, are most vulnerable.”

The destruction of our ecosystem is the present trauma of poor communities, eliminating both habitat and livelihood, while threatening spirituality. Indeed, the pressing task of environmental stewardship is now one of the greatest works of merciful actions available to humanity.

Recently featured on “Democracy Now!,” political analyst and dissident Noam Chomsky referred to climate change as one of the “worst threats that the human species has ever faced.” The deplorable aspect of this claim is that we know how to quell this threat.

Scientists know how much carbon dioxide the Earth can handle and have developed thorough plans to restructure our economy based on renewable resources, like those created by the Stanford researcher Mark Z. Jacobson. But as 350. org founder Bill McKibben likes to point out, the fossil fuel industry is consciously determined to “burn more fuel than the planet’s atmosphere can begin to absorb,” reflecting an ethos Francis calls “profit at any price.” Even if that price is, quite literally, the sheer habitability of our planet.

Francis’ answer to this threat is mercy as explained in the Catholic tradition. The risks involved in climate irresponsibility make this an especially superlative time in human history for merciful actions like those enumerated in the traditional corporal works of mercy of the Catholic Church.

Scrimenti Caring for the Earth certainly represents a great act of mercy, as those who suffer most from this crisis are poor, hungry and homeless.

We have seen this be the case during Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, as well as in coastal cities and plains across the world.

Yet the magnitude of suffering present as a result of climate change makes this newest work of mercy the greatest ever available to us. As environmental activist Naomi Klein argues in her book “This Changes Everything,” solving the climate crisis necessitates a complete upending of the status quo, which can concurrently solve many of the socio-economic inequalities we are already fighting.

It is exactly why groups with social causes, including social groups like Black Lives Matter, have adopted climate activism as part of their platforms, as climate change does disproportionately kill people

of color according to a recent Newsweek article.

But what about spirituality? What are the implications of climate destruction for our spirits and faiths?

When indigenous groups, most recently the Standing Rock Sioux tribes of North Dakota, decry the destruction of Mother Earth, they are not just expressing a folksy metaphor for creation, but they are expressing a worldview based on the harmonious nature of the primordial female.

Therefore, we are quite literally bulldozing and burning this spirituality into oblivion for the sake of pipelines and profits. There is a reason why the most spiritual among us, such as indigenous tribes, are the most active in fighting climate change. The issue does not only affect their livelihood and deepen their poverty, but also their connection to the divine, which depends on the health of nature.

The call to mercy for our environment is therefore one that potentially encompasses a great number of social movements and represents a fight for both physical and spiritual existence. Although it may be easy to adopt a defeatist attitude when confronting the scale of climate change, there is an alternative: atonement for what Francis call the sin of climate destruction through the greatest works of mercy ever performed. As such, the act of protecting and conserving our Earth stand as one of our greatest challenges, both tangibly and spiritually.

Nicholas Scrimenti is a junior in the College. Spiritual Search appears every other Friday.

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Loretta Lynch Talks Opioid Addiction Policy GAIA MATTIACE Hoya Staff Writer

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg and Director of the FBI James Comey promoted a unified response to the nation’s opioid epidemic Wednesday during the official Prescription Opioid and Heroine Epidemic Awareness Week.

“The only way that we can end this epidemic is by adopting the all-hands approach that brings everyone together.”

LORETTA LYNCH Attorney General, United States

Held in Gaston Hall, the discussion also featured a screening of “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict,” a documentary co-produced by the FBI and DEA, illustrating the impacts of drug abuse.

The event was co-hosted by the McCourt School of Public Policy and the School of Nursing and Health Studies. Individuals featured in the documentary were also in attendance.

University President John J. DeGioia said Lynch’s work has made significant contributions in addressing the opioid epidemic.

“She has worked tirelessly to address the epidemic levels of opioid and heroine abuse and overdose deaths in our country,” DeGioia said, “Successfully engaging with this complex challenge facing our society is about, in her own words, quote, ‘making real and lasting progress on behalf of those with desperate need.’”

The Department of Health and Human Services reported 3.8 million people ages 12 and up are currently misusing prescription pain relievers in the United States. According to Rosenberg, 47,000 people are dying each year from drug overdoses.

“Georgetown undergrads number about 1,800, give or take; that would be like 25 years worth of graduates of this institution vanishing from the planet,” Rosenberg said.

Lynch said the epidemic transcends all facets of society.

“This number reflects the fact that this opioid epidemic is in-

different to race, to class, to age or towards geography,” Lynch said. “It cuts across our entire society young, old, poor, rich, rural communities are some of the hardest hit, as well as our major cities.”

Lynch said it is important to set up a network of support for families dealing with the problem of drug addiction.

“Despite the devastation that these families experienced, they have all chosen to act because they knew that one of the problems that they faced when they were fighting the fight, trying to save their loved ones, was the thought that they were alone in the fight, not knowing that other families were also in the same situation,” Lynch said.

Lynch said it was necessary for all aspects of society to work together in order to address the opioid epidemic.

“The only way that we can end this epidemic is by adopting the all-hands approach that brings everyone together: law

enforcement, community leaders, medical professionals and ordinary citizens in a truly united front against this destructive epidemic,” Lynch said.

Rosenberg said the DEA’s work goes far beyond simply the criminal prosecution of those responsible for drug accessibility, as it also seeks to reduce demand through education.

“Part of this has to be demand reduction, and part of that involves all of you, so take this, show it to someone you love, have that conversation, don’t just leave here tonight and do nothing. This is an epidemic, and we are losing way too many people to it,” Rosenberg said.

Comey said this mission is universal and has ramifications for a series of areas of concern for the FBI. “It also aligns with our professional responsibilities because we see echoes of this in all the rest of our world: We see its echoes in our sex trafficking work, we see its echoes in our

cyber extortion and sextortion work, we see its echoes in our fraud work, our money laundering work, our gangs work,” Comey said.

“Our obligation is to not let evil hold the field, to make sure something good comes from that loss.”

JAMES COMEY Acting Administrator, U.S. DEA

Comey emphasized that there is a duty to those who have suffered from this disease, as well as to their families, to make a unified effort to combat it.

“I believe to my core that no matter why that bad thing happened to a good family, to a good child, to a good spouse, our obligation is to not let evil hold the field, to make sure something good comes from that loss; not

to make it worth it — it will never be worth it — but simply because that’s our obligation: to go on and to ensure that evil is fought,” Comey said.

The event also included a panel after the movie with the Assistant Administrator of the DEA Louis Milione, Executive Director of the Steve Rummler Foundation Lexi Reed Holtum, Interim Chair of the School of Nursing and Health Studies Peggy Compton and Gina Woodward, whose son was a heroin addict and is now an advocate against opioid abuse. Dean Edward Montgomery of the McCourt School of Public Policy moderated the panel.

Emily Spann (MSB ’20) said she found the event to be an innovative way of fighting against the opioid epidemic.

“I found the event to be extremely enticing and a real eyeopener. The discussion was very informative as well as welcoming to students and the questions they had,” Spann said.

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GU Politics hosted independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin in the Healey Family Student Center on Tuesday, where he discussed his interventionist policy.

McMullin Talks Foreign Policy LÉA NICOLAS Hoya Staff Writer

Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin advocated for an American interventionist policy abroad at a Sept. 20 speech hosted by the McCourt School of Public Policy’s Institute of Politics and Public Service, which was followed by a question-andanswer session.

Hosted in the Healey Family Student Center, McMullin’s remarks, entitled “A New Era of American Leadership,” focused on human rights, the armed forces and America’s relationships with other countries.

McMullin, a former Central Intelligence Agency operations officer from 2001 to 2011 and chief policy director for the House Republican Conference, announced his candidacy for president last month. He also worked for Goldman Sachs, as a deckhand on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska and as a United Nations volunteer refugee resettlement officer.

In his speech at Georgetown, McMullin stressed that the repercussions of foreign conflicts can manifest themselves domestically. He attributed the rise of forces such as the Islamic State Group to the withdrawal of American leadership in the Middle East, allowing terrorism to reign in the resulting power vacuum.

“We may wish that we could simply ignore the world, but we can be sure that the rest of the world will not ignore us,” McMullin said.

McMullin maintained that health crises such as Ebola in West Africa and Zika in Latin America, as well as cyberattacks originating in China, Russia and North Korea, are deeply emblematic of a globalized world order where foreign problems cause domestic concerns.

However, McMullin also acknowledged not all American national security problems originate overseas, citing the United States’ debt crisis as a threat to its ability to uphold its armed forces.

According to the United States Treasury, the current national debt stands around

$19.5 trillion.

McMullin cautioned that without reforms, the United States will spend $100 million more annually on interest payments than on defense.

“This will confront us with an untenable choice between massive tax increases or drastic spending cuts that could dangerously weaken our armed forces,” McMullin said. “If we do nothing, our debt will spiral out of control, bringing us ever closer to economic calamity.”

The presidential candidate offered his solution, insisting the government must make responsible reforms to entitlement programs, which are estimated to consume well over 75 percent of the U.S. budget.

He strictly maintained that no further cuts should be imposed on the budget of U.S. Armed Forces, calling the $900 billion budget cut by the Pentagon’s 10-year spending plan under the Obama administration a costly mistake.

According to McMullin, this mistake resulted in the armed forces shouldering half the burden of deficit reduction cutting measures, despite the military only accounting for every one in every six federal dollars.

“Our fiscal challenges are choking off the resources that our troops need to remain the best in the world,” McMullin said.

McMullin also criticized the subpar equipment of the military, some of which dates back to the 1980s and ’90s. Furthermore, he argued the military has insufficient funds for training. As a believer in achieving peace through strength, he advocated for the improvement of military equipment and training in order to maintain an unquestionable advantage over the rapidly rising armies of countries such as China and Russia.

At the same time, McMullin emphasized how the American commitment to the principle of freedom, both economic and personal, enables it to build a global network of allies and partners who value its leadership instead of fearing its domination.

“We seek not to build an empire, but rather to lead by

example, to be a strong friend, a trusted ally, and to the adversaries of liberty, a feared enemy,” McMullin said.

As a former CIA operative, he stressed his firsthand experience as an advantage if he were to become president.

“I’ve experienced multiple wars firsthand. They’re more horrible than people who haven’t experienced them can imagine,” McMullin said.

“I learned the precious value of peace and, as president, it would drive me to take the necessary steps to ensure our security.”

McMullin finished his speech by highlighting key principles that he says will inform his leadership and help make America safer, including the importance of the president’s personal conduct, the promotion of democracy and fundamental human rights, and the U.S. duty to intervene when human rights violations occur abroad.

The speech was followed by a question-and-answer session and concluded with an opportunity for attendees to engage with the candidate personally.

During the question-andanswer session, the conversation broached topics ranging from women’s rights in Saudi Arabia to the current refugee crisis.

Grant Olson (COL ’19), who was in attendance, said he appreciated the aspect of the event that gave students the opportunity to ask McMullin questions about his foreign policy.

“I had read a lot about McMullin and his candidacy in the news over the summer, and I was incredibly excited to see him talk,” Olson said.

“Even though I am not a supporter of his candidacy, he is an ideas-focused candidate who adds to the debate that we are having about the direction that we want to head in as a nation.”

Lizzie Porterfield (COL ’19), who met McMullin after the event, also said she believed McMullin heightens the level of national political discourse.

“He was a really nice, downto-earth guy,” Porterfield said.

“And his policies were precise and well-thought-out.”

Georgetown Solidarity Committee members led a demonstration by around 25 students outside McShain Lounge in McCarthy Hall where contract negotiations between facilities workers and the university took place Thursday to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for facilities workers.

Facilities workers and administrators have been negotiating terms for a labor contract extension with the university since June. GSC, which has sought to observe the negotiations, has not been able to participate in the conversation between members of the union and the university because a mutually agreed upon federal mediator for the negotiations has excluded third-party observation.

In a handout, GSC members specified goals of ending understaffing and alleged racism and discrimination in the workplace, tying yearly raises in pay to inflation in Washington, D.C., and a minimum wage starting at $15 per hour.

Union members were pushing for a 6 percent wage increase. The District’s minimum wage is currently $11.50.

GSC member Lily Ryan (COL ’18) said she is frustrated with the working conditions utilities workers face at Georgetown, citing understaffing, racism in the workplace and low wages.

“Our goal here is to make sure the workers are being treated with dignity and respect by the administration

and our hope is that students can help build power with workers to accomplish that,” Ryan said. “The plan is to make sure that the administration and the people negotiating and the workers know that students are consistently supporting them. Students are going to be out here to make sure they’re aware that we’re behind the workers all the way.”

The rally was scheduled in three stages throughout Thursday’s negotiations. The first phase began at 9:30 a.m. outside McShain Lounge and lasted until 10:30 a.m.; the second phase of action began at 1 p.m. and the third phase of action began at 3 p.m.

By the day’s lunchtime break, the union had conceded a percentage point increase in negotiations but had reached an agreement on a health care plan. Wage negotiations will continue next Tuesday and Wednesday and are expected to last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days.

The demonstrators shouted chants of “Six percent, won’t settle for less,” and “Hey hey, ho ho, discrimination has got to go,” among others, in both English and Spanish. Chants after the lunchtime concession were altered to “Five percent, won’t settle for less!”

Half a dozen protestors marched with a megaphone aimed at the room where administrators and facilities workers were meeting for negotiations. In the afternoon sessions, around 25 protestors were present outside McShain Lounge.

A maintenance worker at-

tending the negotiations, who asked to remain anonymous out of concern for administrative retaliation, said he was frustrated with inconsistent wage increase offers.

“They keep trying to give us 2 percent pay raise and we keep shoving it back to them,” he said. “The hospital got the same union and they make more than we make and they got the same job as some of us. … All of the skilled employees like plumbers, electricians, and maintenance mechanics, they make like $34, $35 an hour. Over here is like, make maybe $20, $23 an hour.”

GSC member Esmeralda Huerta (SFS ’17) said university administrators have denied most of the workers’ requests.

“The university has been denying them for the past few months any request that they make. One of the things that the workers are asking for right now is a 6 percent wage increase every year over the next three years as well as better benefits, dignity and respect in the workplace.

The university hasn’t really budged,” Huerta said.

Huerta said she hoped the student presence would encourage workers and show them support.

“What I see happening here is students and workers coming together to ask for more from this university for things that they righteously deserve,” Huerta said. “We’ll see what the result is, but given the fact that the university hasn’t given anything over the past couple of months, I’m furious and I wonder whether the university is going to negotiate.”

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DC Homicide Rate Spikes MATT LARSON Hoya Staff Writer

Although violent crime in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area has declined by more than 27 percent since 2006, there has been a recent surge in homicides, according to a Sept. 14 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments report.

The report showed violent crimes had decreased from 21,483 reported incidents in 2006 to 15,543 in 2015, while property crime decreased 21 percent during the same period.

In the 2014 to 2015 period alone, violent crimes fell from 16,617 in 2014 to 15,543 in 2015.

However, last year saw a 55 percent increase in homicides, from 197 incidents in 2014 to 307 in 2015, and the incidence of sexual assaults increased by 3.7 percent. All other offenses were down year to year.

Maryland’s Takoma Park Police Department Chief Alan Goldberg noted the crime rate declined in the area despite an 80,000-person population increase in D.C. alone since 2000. The Takoma Park Department is one of the 21 departments covered in the report.

“It’s almost counterintuitive, since the population density has gone up and the crime rate continues to drop,” Goldberg said. “That’s a good thing, and we really don’t want to complain about it too much.”

Despite the decline, Goldberg said he found the increase in homicides over the past year troubling, particularly because they primarily occurred among subjects who knew each other — a factor Goldberg said makes them difficult to prevent.

“The vast majority of homicides are still known subjects,” Goldberg said. “They’re

not stranger homicides, [so] there’s very little we can do to prevent that kind of crime.”

Goldberg noted the difficulty of pinpointing one factor contributing to the lower crime rate. He suggested addressing gang violence and fostering better communication between different police jurisdictions as a way to allow officers to use technology to stop criminals.

“The vast majority of homicides are still known subjects, not stranger homicides.”

ALAN GOLDBERG Chief, Takoma Park Police Department

“The criminals go from one jurisdiction to another without concern, and we are limited by our jurisdictions,” Goldberg said. “We actually do a much better job now of communicating and cooperating. We have been targeting some of the more violent criminals and groups.”

The MPD also noted the importance of community policing in lessening violent crime.

In a statement to THE HOYA, the MPD said the department would continue to assess its crime stopping capabilities in order to make D.C. safer.

“The Metropolitan Police Department is pleased to have seen a decrease in violent crimes in the District of Columbia the past ten years,” the statement read. “It is our philosophy to reduce violent crimes and we do this by building trust among all segments of the community, and by building relationships.”

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Police Department Chief Jay Gruber said crime rates tend to fluctuate due to the large number of outside factors involved, including legislation and the state of the economy.

He said another reason crime rates have decreased is due to better community policing in neighborhoods around the District. “[Community policing] is being part of the community,” Gruber said. “Getting out of your cars and meeting the community, getting to know the people in the community, doing joint community events, going to community meetings, helping with problem solving in the community.”

Gruber noted despite the decrease, places like Georgetown are not immune to crime, citing the four recent sexual assaults in the Georgetown neighborhood as an example. He said students should continue to help GUPD keep the community safe by reporting suspicious activity to officers.

“Georgetown’s insulated in some ways because we’re in a contiguous campus and we’re in a nice neighborhood, but we still have crime here,” Gruber said. “We had the sexual assaults, the unlawful touching and we still see property taken from campus because of unlocked and open doors.”

Georgetown Law’s Institute of Criminal Law Co-Director and professor William McDonald attributed some of the decreased crime in the city to the increase of immigrants, who he said statistically have lower rates of crime in their communities.

“Migrants, such as in New York City, are moving into old areas of the city where nobody else would want to live, and they’re fixing them up,” McDonald said. “They’re not involved in crime, and they have lower crime rates than natives.”

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that had explicit images and comments written on them,” Gruber wrote in an email to The Hoya. “The envelopes and other items were removed from the doors and the incident was documented in a police report.”

Nam Sivakumar (SFS ’20), who was one of the condom representatives to have a condom envelope removed from her door, said GUPD appeared to misunderstand the condom envelopes as an act of vandalism.

“This issue, in terms of free speech, has been pretty well-settled for a number of years.”

BRINNA LUDWIG (NHS ’17) Co-President, H*yas for Choice

Condom envelopes are envelopes posted on condom representatives’ doors — students who volunteer with H*yas for Choice to post the envelopes — that contain free condoms for any student to take.

Sivakumar said GUPD was responding to a case of vandalism on the door of another room on her floor, which was vandalized as part of a prank.

“They looked at the condom bags on my door and the door across from me, neither of which were involved in the prank, and I think they thought that they were some kind of harassment, that

someone had put it up on our door without our consent or we had put it up to make fun of somebody,” Sivakumar said.

H*yas for Choice first reported the removal of the condom envelopes on the group’s Facebook page Wednesday evening.

H*yas for Choice Co-President Brinna Ludwig (NHS ’17) said GUPD’s removal of the condom envelopes was inappropriate without prior consultation of condom representatives.

“As much as it is [our] role to support our condom rep in any way we can, you know it’s their door, it’s their property, so they should be the ones who want to initiate who should be talked to and then the ones who also want to initiate with GUPD, they should be the ones initiating it,” Ludwig said.

Georgetown University Student Association Free Speech Policy Team Chair DJ Angelini (MSB ’17) said GUSA views GUPD’s response as inappropriate.

“GUPD took down the condom envelope erroneously, and it’s something that GUSA finds is a very serious issue and it’s something that will be brought up at the next speech and expression committee by myself because I think it’s something that’s important to make sure that all actors are on the same page to protect the rights of free speech for students,” Angelini said.

Condom envelopes are covered under the university’s free speech and expression Policy for students to place posters of their choice on their doors, according to Angelini.

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GUPD officers removed condom envelopes from two condom representatives’ dorm rooms early Wednesday. ity of the resident; students may use this space to post flyers or materials intended to express personal views,” the policy states.

Angelini said that students have the right to decorate their door with content from both recognized and unrecognized student groups.

“It doesn’t even tie into recognized versus unrecognized, that door is an extension of their right to freely express themselves, and it’s their responsibility under the speech and expression policy,” Angelini said.

Violations of the free speech and expression policy — particularly around condom envelopes — has been a problem for H*yas for Choice in the past, according to Ludwig and H*yas for Choice Co-President Emily Stephens (SFS ’17).

“Condom vandalism is something that’s definitely happened a lot, and we’ve had in the past former people have said that their envelopes have been torn off,” Stephens said. “Sometimes it’s an accident where people are super drunk and they rip it off. It’s hard to tell whether it’s malicious or accidental.”

H*yas for Choice was also prevented from tabling outside the front gates in September 2014 by GUPD officers. Gruber later admitted preventing the group from tabling was a mistake.

Ludwig said the condom envelopes’ coverage under the free speech policy has been set for years.

“This issue, in terms of free speech, has been pretty well settled for a number of years, so it’s always jarring,” Ludwig said.

“We want to make sure that we’re not dictating what we think people want to see from us.”

COURTESY HEFORSHE

The United Nations’ Women HeForShe campaign, aimed at promoting gender equality, selected Georgetown as one of its 10 partner universities to carry out a study on gender parity on college campuses around the world. University President John J. DeGioia met with U.N. representatives Tuesday morning.

United Nations Campaign Sparks HoyasForShe on Campus HEFORSHE, from A1 Student ambassadors for HeForShe, partnered with the Georgetown University Student Association communications team, raised awareness of the campaign this week by tabling and setting up a photo booth in Red Square.

The university chose student ambassadors based on previous experience in United Nations advocacy or leadership on campus in an effort to include student leaders in the university’s progress with the project. Georgetown is one of two American universities, along with Stony Brook University, invited to serve as an IMPACT partner in addition to eight other international schools.

When DeGioia announced the partnership in February, he outlined three specific goals for the university.

First, the university is committed to using its Institute for Women, Peace and Security to conduct research and analyze data about the role of women in peace-building, political activism and prevention and protection of women from sexual violence in conflict. The institute also consolidates key articles and studies as well as facilitates the work of academics studying female participation in politics.

According to Georgetown Associate Vice President for Strategic Communications Stacy Kerr, administration from the 10 IMPACT universities will convene during the next five years to evaluate the work all schools are doing on their respective campuses to

address issues of sexual violence on campuses, closing the gender gap in pay at universities and improving the ability for women to attain leadership positions. These independent projects have not been previously announced.

“We are working to create new knowledge and research that advance women.”

ROSEMARY KILKENNY Vice President, Instititutional Diversity and Equity

“In addition to what each of us are doing on our individual campuses, we want to tackle [those] three areas together where we think that if we do some collective work together, we could have an impact,” Kerr said.

Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity Rosemary Kilkenny said the commitments provide clear steps for the university to take.

“We are working to make our campus a safe and healthy environment where students, faculty and staff can do their very best work,” Kilkenny wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“We are working to create new knowledge and research that advance women and contribute towards gender parity worldwide.”

Kilkenny also underscored

the role of student participation.

“Our students have a significant role to play in this movement and we want to empower them to be aware of their power to bring gender parity not only to our campus, but to their lives beyond Georgetown,” Kilkenny wrote.

Georgetown pledged to build a campus that is safe for women by strengthening its response to sexual assault and sexual violence issues using information from last year’s campus climate survey, and to update its “RESPECT: Preventing Discrimination, Harassment and Sexual Misconduct” training for faculty members, which is a university program focused on providing information to faculty and staff about their legal responsibilities and rights.

The university has also been using the Georgetown Women’s Alliance, which was founded in 2015 by university administration, to consolidate the work done by the Women’s Center, Georgetown Women in Medicine and the Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security Communications Manager Sarah Rutherford said student partners have already planned future campaigns, including a video campaign and extending invitations to HeForShe advocates Emma Watson and Trevor Noah to speak on campus.

“As a follow-on to this week’s call for personal commitments to gender equality, we plan to invite student

clubs to make commitments to gender equality — such as a pledge to reach gender equity in club leadership or an agreement to offer programming that supports women’s voices, rights or opportunities,” Rutherford wrote in an email to The Hoya. “GIWPS and other university staff will continue to support the #HoyasForShe student movement.”

DeGioia said HeForShe’s goals overlap with the priorities of the university as an institution.

“As universities, we are animated by a shared mission: the formation of our students, the creation of new knowledge, and to act on behalf of the common good,” DeGioia wrote in a statement to The Hoya. “These roles shape the ways in which we can impact gender parity efforts — providing us with tools, resources, and opportunities to make a positive difference.”

Georgetown University Student Association Director of Communications Natalia Peña (COL ’17) said although HeForShe’s commitments to gender parity are being organized and measured solely by university administrators since the partnership was announced in February, student partners have taken the lead in raising awareness about gender equality on campus beginning this week through tabling and a photo booth campaign in Red Square.

“Starting with that visibility — we are working from that point,” Peña said. “This is the start of the student initiative. It is really led by the administration, but it’s not a club.”

DeGioia also said this student activism is a crucial part of ensuring gender equality at a grassroots level.

“This is the start of the student initiative.

It is really led by the administration, but it’s not a club.”

Natalia PENA (COL ’17) Director for Communications, GUSA

“We are especially grateful to our students, who are also deeply engaged in this work, just this week actively inviting their peers to make their own personal commitments to ending gender discrimination and advocating on behalf of women across our campus,” DeGioia wrote.

According to Peña, from Monday to Wednesday, more than 100 students signed a pledge to empower female peers and took photos with their promises written on cards. While U.N. Women’s international movement is formally known as #HeForShe, student partners have decided to rebrand it “#HoyasForShe” on campus.

“We want HoyasForShe to encapsulate all genders, which doesn’t necessarily limit it to women,” Peña said.

HeForShe student ambassador Axel Khayat (SFS ’19) said the student-led initiative was

launched to inform the university community about how students can become a part of the HeForShe movement by raising awareness and taking a pledge for gender equality.

“Last year we decided to launch a student campaign to spread the word because we thought not enough students knew about the campaign,” Khayat said. “I think in that case of gender equality, which is especially aimed at targeting men to get them involved, it’s especially important to have noise around the campaign and to make sure people know about it.”

Khayat said the HeForShe initiative is unique since it calls on males in positions of power to take part in achieving gender equality by raising awareness.

“Usually there’s a lot of women’s rights initiatives on campus, but most of them are almost completely led by women, which I think is normal but sad as men don’t want to get involved in that fight, which I think is their role too,” Khayat said.

Georgetown University Student Association Vice President Chris Fisk (COL ’17) said he appreciated the HeForShe cause because it petitions men to join the cause for gender parity.

“It’s so valuable to talk about gender equality in a way that includes and calls on all men to be involved,” Fisk wrote in an email to The Hoya. “After all, feminism isn’t an attack on men, it’s just the promotion of the not-so-radical idea that men and women are equal.”

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Fundraising Campaign Surpasses Goal GU Transitions From Blackboard Simon Carroll Hoya Staff Writer

The university’s most profitable fundraising campaign in history, “For Generations to Come: The Campaign for Georgetown,” ended this June, raising $1.67 billion and surpassing its initial goal by more than $170 million.

Since its inception in 2006, the campaign has generated donations used to fund the launch of the McCourt School of Public Policy, academic centers such as the Steers Center for Global Real Estate at the McDonough School of Business, construction projects such as the John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletic Center, faculty endowments and increased scholarship funding.

In a university-wide email to students sent Sept. 16, Vice President of Student Affairs Todd Olson announced that during October the university will host a series of events to commemorate the campaign.

The first of these, a “Campaign Cookout” in Red Square, will take place Friday, Oct. 7 and be followed by “Hoya Gateway Live,” a student-alumni networking event in the Healey Family Student Center.

“As a university community, we will be celebrating For Generations To Come: The Campaign For Georgetown, the most successful fundraising endeavor in the university’s history,” Olson wrote. “We set out ten years ago in pursuit of an ambitious set of goals to advance Georgetown—and with the support of our generous community of donors, including record-breaking participation from our student body, we were able to achieve extraordinary things.”

Vice President of Advancement Bart Moore (SFS ’87) said that philanthropic efforts are essential to preserving the mission of Georgetown.

“Great universities are built on great philanthropy. The university sector has learned that excellence in high education is not a readily profit generating business,” Moore said.

“So we think it is a truth that to be an outstanding university dedicated to research and teaching, that the ever-high level that defines excellence in higher education globally, that requires philanthropy.”

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In June, Georgetown’s most profitable fundraising campaign in history, which raised over $1 billion, came to a close, passing its initial campaign goal. meeting its initial goal of $1.5 billion, the campaign allocated 42 percent of its funds to academics and 26 percent to recruiting students. The remaining funds were divided between student life and other new initiatives.

Forty-eight percent of donations came from alumni, in addition to 9 percent from parents and 7.5 percent from unaffiliated individuals. The remaining balance came from corporations and foundations, such as the Coca-Cola Foundation and family foundations of university alumni.

Though ultimately the most successful campaign in university history, it faced roadblocks during the mid-2000s as a result of the global financial crisis. Having a particularly difficult time achieving fundraising goals in fiscal year 2010, during which the campaign was only able to raise $96 million, Moore said the university made the decision to delay the initiation of the campaign’s public period by 18 months, beginning public fundraising efforts in October 2011.

Despite this period of slow fundraising, the campaign rebounded with a series of significant donations, including $100 million from Frank McCourt in fiscal year 2014 —

the most successful year of the campaign.

Over the course of the 10year campaign, fundraising methods transitioned from traditional mailing systems to social media and online advertising efforts. By 2014, 50 percent of all donations were made online, compared to less than 10 percent of those in 2010.

Olson said that the fundraising campaign has enhanced the university’s ability to provide opportunities for its students.

“For my part, I will note that this campaign, ‘For Generations to Come,’ has been a huge benefit to students — through strengthening our faculty, through the ambitious support for financial aid and access to Georgetown, and through new facilities like the Healey Family Student Center,” Olson wrote in an email to The Hoya.

More recently, the fundraising campaign engaged in an effort entitled “The Power of Many: Participation Matters” to increase undergraduate alumni participation, with a 35.3 percent participation rate as of June 2016.

Moore said that he is proud of the fact that the campaign was able to achieve an undergraduate alumni participation rate that he estimates is among

the top 20 in the country.

“What everyone in higher education fundraising looks at is not the total number of donors but what percentage of your [donors are alumni]. It’s something that we all track, we report proudly and we’re very competitive about,” Moore said.

As part of the campaign, The Georgetown Fund recently began directing all of its donations to the 1789 Scholarship Fund, for the Georgetown Scholarship Program. After raising $428,576,224, the 1789 Scholarship Fund aims to support 1,789 undergraduate scholarships annually, with scholarships being provided in increments of $25,000.

In a university press release, Dean of Admissions Charles A. Deacon (CAS ’64, GRD ’69) said that providing better financial aid to international students has become a priority.

“It is important for Georgetown to continue developing support for scholarships,” Deacon said. “One of our goals is to create a larger pool of funds for international students, where the need is significant. Increasing our scholarship support for these students builds the opportunity for the university to play a greater role in the global community.”

Professors have been transitioning to Canvas — an alternative to learning management system Blackboard — after the university made the system available to all professors for this fall.

Current students and faculty who use Canvas have reported that while there have been challenges transitioning to the new system’s interface, the system is more flexible than Blackboard.

The university piloted Canvas last spring in several main campus courses before making the learning management system available to all professors to use for their courses. This fall’s transition to Canvas — which included moving Blackboard courses to Canvas, training teachers and paying an annual subscription fee — has cost the university $250,000.

Georgetown joins a series of schools including the University of Maryland and the University of California at Davis in transitioning to Canvas.

According to Interim Vice President of University Information Services and Chief Information Officer Judd Nicholson, faculty members have been pushing for a more modern, intuitive and efficient course management system for years. UIS found Canvas to be a suitable alternative for Blackboard.

“Canvas provides a clean, intuitive, and user-friendly interface,” Nicholson wrote in an email to The Hoya. “It was designed from the start to address user expectations for mobile access, improved notification, collaboration, and multimedia support with easy integration to a variety of tools using the latest standards. As a cloud-based system that is continually updated, it provides an open, stable and scalable platform.”

According to Nicholson, UIS plans to survey faculty later this fall to learn more about their experience with the system.

“Faculty and student reception and adoption of the new platform will determine how we move forward with the

implementation of Canvas and Blackboard,” Nicholson wrote.

Canvas has been wellreceived by faculty and students alike since its introduction in some classes this fall, according to Nicholson.

However, some students and faculty have reported some difficulties in the transition.

“Both faculty and students expressed that Canvas has a learning curve and that faculty need support to be able to effectively and strategically integrate it into their courses,” Nicholson wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Faculty noted specifically that Canvas was responsive, flexible and easy to use.”

Performing arts professor Robynn Stilwell, who was a part of the spring pilot program, has switched all of her courses to Canvas. Stilwell said she has appreciated Canvas’ flexibility over Blackboard.

“I’m actually really excited about Canvas, as much as you can be with something like that,” Stilwell said. “I’ve felt that Blackboard for a while has been okay, it’s been useful, but it hasn’t been as flexible as I would’ve liked, whereas Canvas allows me to do a lot more a lot quicker than I could do with Blackboard.”

Leigh Ann Fairley (COL ’19), whose history professor uses Canvas, said that the transition to Canvas has been challenging because of a lack of training for students.

“My history teacher puts all course materials on Canvas but has not explained to us how to use Canvas,” Fairley said. “So I have no idea how to access any of the materials for class and it’s very frustrating.

Stilwell said Canvas is more intuitive than Blackboard and will become the preferred learning management system for Professors once the Georgetown community as a whole becomes more comfortable with how it works.

“What I find is that [Canvas] is a lot more instinctive than Blackboard, you still have to look up how to do things but it’s not as oldfashioned as Blackboard,” Stilwell said.

Panel Examines Media, Public Distrust in 2016 Election Haley Snyder Hoya Staff Writer

During this year’s unconventional election season, the media are subject to a barrage of public distrust, according to a panel event organized by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service and the School of Continuing Studies on Monday.

Moderated by independent journalist and Professor Linda Kramer Jenning, the panel featured GU Politics Executive Director Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94), The Washington Post’s Deputy National Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand (COL ’99), former Senior Policy and Political Adviser to the Jeb Bush presidential campaign Michael Steel and The Daily Beast’s Washington Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich. Sinderbrand and Steel are GU Politics 2016 fall fellows, and Kucinich is a 2016 spring fellow.

“Usually, if you get factchecked enough on the same lie, you stop saying the lie.” michael steel Former Senior Policy and Political Adviser to Jeb Bush

The event began with the four panelists giving a grade to media coverage of the current election. Elleithee gave the media a C, while Sinderbrand gave a B, Steel a C and Kucinich a B+.

According to Elleithee, it is difficult for the media to operate amid a shifting political landscape.

“I’m going to start by saying I am not one of those

political hacks who just throws bombs at reporters all the time. I actually like the press,” Elleithee said.

“The age of communications that we live in right now is so rapidly transforming, and I think the press as an industry itself is also so rapidly transforming that it’s struggling to keep up. I don’t think you need much greater evidence of that than public opinion polls that tell you people trust the media just a hair more than they trust politicians.”

Sinderbrand praised the efforts of The Washington Post, which has been subject to a revocation of press credentials by Republican candidate Donald Trump’s campaign.

“I feel The Washington Post is doing a pretty good job this election,” Sinderbrand said. “We have a very good team, very dedicated journalists. I think we’ve done a good job of balancing different areas of coverage.”

Steel claimed the media was ill-equipped to cover the unique candidacies of Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

“What my grade reflects is a bifurcated opinion.

There are individual reporters and institutions doing an incredible job covering this campaign,” Steel said. “The media as an institution has failed to successfully grapple with the challenges posed by the candidacies of Donald Trump and Secretary Clinton. Donald Trump is covered as an entertainer.

Secretary Clinton has used the sideshow that is Donald Trump and the coverage around him to insulate herself from the press to a remarkable degree.”

Kucinich said her publication, The Daily Beast, managed balanced coverage but stressed it was difficult to assess the media as

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GU Politics and the School of Continuing Studies co-hosted an event featuring media operatives and GU Politics Director Mo Elleithee (SFS ’94) to discuss the public’s distrust of the media during the presidential election. a whole.

“I write for a small publication, and when I see big publications publishing stories that we wrote a year ago, I think that we did a pretty good job,” Kucinich said. “It is hard to judge us as a monolith. These are very hard people to cover.

Every election feels important, but for some reason this election feels more important.”

When Jenning asked whether there are certain strategies journalists should be implementing given the obstacles in this current election, Steel called for equal air time between the candidates.

“I would make one modest proposal particularly to cable news: some modicum of equal time,” Steel said.

“Donald Trump’s every carnival show is broadcast in full. I don’t think Secretary Clinton has gotten any-

thing like that wall-to-wall coverage.”

Elleithee reflected on how social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook are increasingly impacting voter outlooks.

“What the press used to be able to do in presenting the world with at least a set of facts. Now we don’t even agree on that,” Elleithee said. “People are consuming information differently, and the way they’re consuming information is putting them in information silos.”

Steel also addressed the importance of fact-checking in an era when candidates repeatedly go back on their statements.

“Usually, if you get the fact checked enough on the same lie, you stop saying the lie,” Steel said.

“Donald Trump’s just impervious to it this year.”

Elleithee anticipated a

confrontational relationship between the White House and the press regardless of who assumes office in January.

“I don’t see a time in the immediate future where you’re going to have a comfortable, open relationship between whomever occupies the Oval Office and the press,” Elleithee said.

“I want more access. I don’t see it happening any time soon, no matter whom is elected president.”

Steel further emphasized the vital role of the press in maintaining government transparency.

“I worry about honesty and truth,” Steel said.

“Both for practical and idealistic reasons, if you are a presidential candidate, except on matters of actual security where perhaps there are many reasons not to, you tell the truth.”

The floor was then opened to questions from the audience, which ranged from the safety of reporters to objectivity in journalism. Sinderbrand described how The Washington Post attempts to stifle displays of partisanship in reporting.

“In my own news organization, you can get fired for a Facebook post, or a Tshirt, for going to an event that has a political tinge and you didn’t even realize,” Sinderbrand said.

“People think about this constantly, and I work and have worked with some journalists in this town for years and could not tell you what their own personal political views are.

To a certain extent, it’s a formula; you’re looking to break the news, you’re not rooting for anyone, you’re rooting for ‘I want to get this story right.’”

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DCPS Launches Academy Marina Pitofsky Hoya Staff Writer

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced the launch of the Anacostia Public Safety Academy, an institution aimed at helping District of Columbia Public Schools high school students pursue a career in criminal justice, on Sept. 15.

In a joint press conference with DCPS, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Police Foundation, Bowser explained that the academy will allow current Anacostia High School students to enroll at the University of the District of Columbia Community College’s MPD Cadet Program with six credits toward their high school degree. It will also guarantee students employment at the MPD while enrolled in the Cadet Program.

Bowser said the academy is a result of a citywide effort to connect the MPD and other District agencies with communities across the city.

In this case, Bowser said she hopes to reach out to young adults in order to further connect them with their communities,

“Our city thrives when our public servants live in neighborhoods they serve.” muriel bowser (D) Mayor, D.C.

“Our city thrives when our public servants live in neighborhoods they serve and know the residents in those neighborhoods, and that’s especially true of the police department,” Bowser said during the press conference.

“So that’s why I’m excited about the opportunity that this program brings.”

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John Gordon said being an active participant in the program was important to UDC-CC ever since the program was in its planning stages. Gordon said this support stemmed from UDC-CC’s goal of giving back to D.C. by providing education and workforce opportunities to residents across the District.

“If there are those who are interested in a criminal justice kind of track, we want to help them get there.” john gordon Spokesperson, UDC-CC

“We try to offer to the residents of the District a seamless pipeline to academics, starting with our non-degree certificate programs for workforce development on through associate degrees to bachelor’s degrees to graduate degrees,” Gordon said. “If there are those who are interested in a criminal justice kind of track, we want to help them get that here. We are a partner with the mayor and the City Council, particularly in efforts to provide pathways to the middle class.”

DCPS Spokesperson Janae Hinson said the program is intended to help students gain professional opportunities both during and after high school as they pursue higher education and enter the workforce. Hinson emphasized the fact that this program will provide a stronger workforce in D.C. “Our goal is for students to have better access to great career paths right here in Washington, DC,” Hinson wrote in an email to the Hoya. “Together, DCPS, MPD, and UDC put together a program that will ensure our students get real-world experience while in high school and a

clear path to college and a high-wage career.”

Sixty-one Anacostia High School students will participate in the academy during the 2016-17 school year. Students will be able to take specialized courses in law and criminal justice, as well as pursue internships and shadowing opportunities within the MPD. MPD Interim Chief of Police Peter Newsham said these internships and shadowing opportunities are also coming at a critical time for the MPD, which needs to add new officers to its ranks. Newsham said the MPD is facing a so-called “retirement bubble,” during which officers who enlisted in the early 1990s are beginning to retire with no one to replace them.

“We are grateful that Anacostia High School has embraced this partnership that will undoubtedly be a tremendous success,” Newsham wrote in a Sept. 15 press release.

“These students are taking the first step toward becoming the next generation of leaders at the Metropolitan Police Department.”

Meredith Barber (NHS ’19), who was raised in the D.C. suburb of Potomac, Md., said while this program sounds productive, local efforts could be better channeled to assist programs addressing community issues earlier than high school.

Barber cited the program Head Start, which is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families.

“The wards are really segregated based on race and the achievement gap really starts around birth, basically,” Barber said.

“So I think that’s a good program idea, but they should also focus more on earlier programs like Head Start. Head Start is a good program, but it doesn’t reach enough people.”

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Georgetown has begun the process for selecting a new dean to replace Dean of the College Chester Gillis, who will be stepping down at the end of this year.

Dean Selection Process Begins William Zhu Hoya Staff Writer

As part of the university’s selection process for a new dean, the Georgetown college dean search committee hosted four town halls Tuesday to gather student and faculty opinion on selection criteria for a replacement for Dean of the College Chester Gillis.

Held in the Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall multipurpose room, the town halls were spread across four different timeslots during the day, each for different groups on campus – one session for undergraduate students, one session for graduate students and two sessions for staff and faculty. Led by Terry Pinkard the 24 members of the search committee — which include senior leadership in various departments, staff members and students — attended the town halls.

Gillis announced last spring he would step down as dean by the end of the 2016-17 academic year and will return as a faculty

member in the theology department. Before beginning his tenure as dean in 2009, Gillis was the Amaturo chair in the theology department.

“The College dean will contribute to several transformational initiatives currently underway.” gEORGETOWn college dean leadership profile

According to the leadership profile posted by the university on Georgetown’s website — which is used to guide the selection process — the new dean needs to demonstrate excellence in both academics and administration and be able to lead the college in a changing academic landscape.

“The ideal candidate for

this position will be an accomplished scholar, a talented administrator, and a strategic thinker with the intellectual and personal qualities essential to guiding the College through a challenging and changing academic environment,” the profile states.

The new dean will also assist the university in several large projects, including expansions of academic programs and further support for the Working Group on Racial Injustice.

“The College will contribute to several transformational initiatives currently underway, including a major expansion of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Working Group on Racial Injustice, the establishment of a Humanities Center,” the profile states.

The dean of the college is responsible for managing and supporting the 26 academic departments and 12 interdisciplinary programs in the school. The dean also oversees the development of academic policy and curriculum for the college.

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The noodle bar at Epicurean could maintain the same late-night hours as the restaurant’s popular deli, depending upon student demand, according to management.

find the company’s ice pops at Vital Vittles, the GU Farmers Market and at the Georgetown Waterfront. The water-based fruit pops come in strawberry, kiwi, lime, pineapple, melon, coconut, mango, pear, watermelon and hibiscus flavors.

Another unique feature of Maracas is its tricycles, which serve as both a form of ecofriendly transportation and an eye-catching customer venue.

According to PadiernaPeralta, she required much training both within the United States and Mexico over the past decade to perfect her ice pop recipe.

“In the last 10 years or so, during my spare time, I obtained professional training, both in Mexico and in the U.S.,” Padierna-Peralta said. “I studied the science of freezing fruit pops, you know, everything that I could learn about frozen treats.”

Padierna-Peralta said Maracas uses all-natural ingredients in its ice pops and aims to use high-quality fruits.

“The pops are all-natural fruit,” Padierna-Peralta said. “I

use a little bit of organic sugar cane and a drop of natural gelato texturizer.”

Maracas ice pops are different from other brands, as they contain more natural ingredients compared to the large amount of artificial flavors and preservatives in commercial products, according to Padierna-Peralta.

“What sets Maracas ice pops apart from other frozen treats is the quality of its ingredients,” Padierna-Peralta said.

Maracas is not alone in embracing organic products. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the organic food industry has consistently shown double-digit growth in recent years, and currently accounts for 4 percent of total U.S. food sales. Nearly 20,000 natural food stores and three out of every four conventional grocery stores sell organic products nationwide.

Maracas is also claiming a niche in a massive market. Popsicle, a Unilever brand, sells 2 billion ice pops per year while the broader American frozen dessert industry accounted for $7.9 billion in product shipments in 2014, according to

the U.S. Census Bureau.

Padierna-Peralta said she felt lucky to have the opportunity to found Maracas.

“I just feel very fortunate that I’m able to pursue this childhood dream of being an ‘ice-pops-preneur,’” PadiernaPeralta said.

Nicholas McCarthy (COL ’18), tried the lime ice pop in an impromptu taste test and enjoyed how the flavor of the fruit pops was not overwhelming and could allow him to recharge during hot weather.

“The flavor’s actually really subtle, which is really nice,” McCarthy said. “It’s not overpowering, it’s not overbearing.

Just refreshing on a nice summer day.”

Andrew Ham (SFS ’18), who tried the watermelon flavor, noticed the genuine taste of the fresh fruit and appreciated how closely his ice pop matched the flavor of a real watermelon.

“It really does taste like a watermelon — it’s kind of incredible,” Ham said. “A lot of things that are watermelon-flavored aren’t really that authentic.

This is so nice.”

New Dining Option Arrives Adapting to a 5G World

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Chong said. “I know I like a little bit of grease sometimes. We just want a wide variety.”

Customers will order via menu screens similar to those that Epicurean already maintains at the deli.

According to Chong, hours of operation for the noodle bar will likely be similar to the lunch and dinner hours for the deli, which run from 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. If the noodle bar is well-received, Chong entertained the possibility that Epicurean will keep it open overnight to relieve the deli of its nightly strain from demand.

“I think if the concept goes well and people really like it we want to do it over night because it will take the stress off the deli a little bit,” Chong said.

Epicurean chef Sean Han, who was hired by the restaurant two years ago specifically to work in the noodle bar, said the new dining option is a good replacement of the former hibachi grill, which showed lackluster performance.

“The hibachi grill wasn’t really successful and we’ve been thinking of what we can do to better serve you guys,” Han said.

AHL Group Inc., a Marylandbased general contracting

firm, has been hired to complete Epicurean’s renovation for a cost that could not be disclosed to The Hoya.

According to Chong, the group will use existing gas lines, electricity and water sources, which previously supported the hibachi bar, for the renovation so that much of the work is cosmetic in nature.

Even so, Chong said this construction will be the most extensive the restaurant has seen since its 2008 opening.

“I know I like a little bit of grease sometimes.

We just want a wide variety.”

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Chong noted that Epicurean will hire at least four new staff members to support the noodle bar.

“Once the construction gets to the tail end, we’ll probably start hiring people to begin training, probably in the be-

ginning four to five new staff members — maybe a little extra,” Chong said.

Chong encouraged students to email Epicurean or visit the restaurant personally to speak with him or another staff member with further suggestions for the noodle bar’s menu.

“We’re more than happy to find out what students are interested in,” Chong said. “If they have a suggestion, we could try it. And if it works out, we can put it on the menu.”

Jessica Keller (COL ’20) said she appreciates the medley of dining options the university offers.

“I love how diverse the options are here and how the school provides us with the opportunity to try a bunch of different foods and have that range that we can choose what we want,” Keller said. “I think [the noodle bar] is a good addition.”

Natalie Soto-Wright (MSB ’19) said she is happy with Epicurean’s increase in variety.

“I think the noodle bar will be a great addition to the Epicurean restaurant,” SotoWright said. “The restaurant already features a sushi bar, a buffet and a deli, but the noodle bar will add even more variety.”

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innocuous objects to increase their “intelligence” through internet compatibility. With 5G, we will soon see the smart doorknob, pet collar, home appliance and medicine, all hardwired with internet access, remote control, and data collection capabilities.

But what does this all mean?

Of course it would be neat to replace a key with a mobile application that you are much less likely to lose or to be immediately notified whenever someone tries to open your locked door, but you don’t exactly need a smart door. Is the benefit of the smart doorknob actually worth the cost of its acquisition and installation just to marginally increase the flexibility you have in opening and locking your door?

The benefit of 5G technologies is best seen in the aggregate, when the sum of each individually connected device is netted together to yield unparalleled advancement in productivity. While one smart doorknob might not make a palpable difference in an area’s security, an entire neighborhood equipped with such a technology would make that difference.

When this concept is applied to the larger business environment, it is easy to see that the exponential increase in both professional and personal efficiency would likely be equivalent to our generation’s Industrial Revolution in terms of productivity growth.

While the projected increases in productivity and output are impressive, what is perhaps even more interesting is how 5G technologies will reshape the business environment in coming years. In the same way the Industrial Revolution dramatically altered the competitive environment of virtually every industry, the advent of 5G will completely reshape the way business is done in the not-so-distant future.

Although widespread access to 5G is likely still a few years away, it is important for college students who are preparing to enter the workforce as this technology takes off to prepare for how disruptive this technology will be. The status quo of today is likely to be outdated tomorrow.

Perhaps the importance of a liberal arts education will be realized now more than ever. When it becomes nearly impossible to predict how information will travel or how business will be conducted

next quarter, much less one to three years down the line, making a five-year plan based on today’s facts and figures seems almost idiotic.

Now is the time to learn how to learn. While quantitative courses in standard practices and procedures will always be a relevant part of university study, it is important to understand how rapidly these methods are likely to become outdated. What has become more important than procedural knowledge is having the ability to be dynamic and adaptable when met with constant change. When faced with such high levels of uncertainty, it has become almost imperative to become comfortable with ambiguity.

A liberal arts degree offers the wide-ranging skillset necessary to thrive in this oncoming and unpredictable new age of tech development.

While it is impossible to know exactly what the future holds, the best way to prepare is to be confident in your ability to consistently adapt to an evolving landscape where it pays to be innovative. While the 5G future may still seem far away, it is important to know it is coming and to be ready when it arrives.

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“In addition, I simply enjoy giving back, mentoring and engaging with today’s Georgetown students and young alumni — their curiosity and their desire to be the best that they can be inspire me and fill me with energy,” Battista wrote.

“I may be biased, but I meet and work with countless young people in the business world and many are very impressive, but there is a depth, a wellroundedness, a work ethic and a level of humility that simply makes Georgetown graduates stand out,” Battista wrote.

McDonough School of Business Interim Dean Rohan Williamson said the university’s alumni network is stronger than ever thanks to alumni like Battista who actively contribute to Georgetown in a number of ways.

“In recent years, we have focused our efforts on our alumni network, and in return, we have seen an outpouring of support for our students,” Williamson wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Some alumni dedicate their time and talent by speaking in classes, mentoring students interested in their industry, or recruiting our students to work at their organization.”

Tucker Cowden (MSB ’16) said he values the mentorship available to undergraduates from both alumni and their peers, especially when it is offered on an interpersonal level.

“I’ve always felt that the mentorship culture of the MSB and Georgetown as a whole in the business world is extremely strong,” Cowden said. “It begins with upperclassmen giving advice to underclassmen and extending to alumni who have never met a particular student being willing to give him or her the time of day in the name of helping another Hoya. This is present across a wide variety of industries and career paths.”

With $2.87 billion in media revenue, Business Insider ranks Time Inc. as the 30th largest media company in the world. The company’s brands, which include People, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Life, Entertainment Weekly and

their namesake, Time Magazine, aggregately serve a global print audience of 120 million per month and attract 150 million monthly digital visitors.

Battista said the greatest challenge he expects is adapting to the rise of digital media, especially with a company like Time, the success of which has been historically grounded in print journalism.

“The media industry is going through major disruption and transformation with the rise of the digital age.

Navigating through that change is both challenging and exciting as a company that has historically been in traditional media,” Battista wrote.

“As I learned long ago working for

“I’ve always felt that the mentorship culture of the MSB and Georgetown as a whole is extremely strong .”

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one of the great business minds of our time, Rupert Murdoch, challenge and disruption creates opportunity — we are a company that is embracing this change, seizing the opportunities and transforming into a vibrant, 21st century multi-media enterprise — and that is exciting and fulfilling,” Battista wrote.

In an effort to meet those challenges, Time debuted the free, internet-only People/Entertainment Weekly Network the same day Battista was named as CEO. The network will feature 14 original shows and specials in its first month, including talk shows and live coverage of awards shows.

The initiative is part of a companywide pivot toward digital media in the face of an ebbing print media market.

According to the Pew Research Center, Time Magazine sales fell by nearly half from 2008 to 2014, but subscriptions have stayed remarkably steady.

Barbara Feinman Todd, journalism

director and professor of the practice, said that while the journalism program has had to adapt to the rise of digital news, it maintains an emphasis on time-tested reporting skills. “[T]he digital world has exploded and we are preparing our students for that through our digital-focused classes,” Feinman Todd said. “But we’re also teaching traditional journalistic practices, because all that good stuff like ethics and good writing and solid reporting still matter just as much in a digital world.”

Battista offered two pieces of advice to students aspiring to enter the entertainment and media industry.

“The first is establish a personal narrative — that is, create a credible story that demonstrates why you are so interested in the industry and why you are the right person for the job. For example, if you want to be a TV producer, then take classes in that subject or work for the relevant campus activity or intern at a TV-related company. That will allow you to tell a story that both shows your genuine passion and makes you a more interesting job applicant,” Battista wrote.

Battista’s second piece of advice had to do with the importance of networking courageously and creatively.

“The second is network, network, network. Because media is so competitive, any leg up you can get, you need to take advantage of,” Battista wrote. “You really have to be willing to put yourself out there, put in the time and be extremely resourceful (and sometimes leave your comfort zone) to find, forge and develop industry connections, be it with alumni, a friend’s parent or simply even a cold call to someone you admire in the industry — and volume counts.”

Battista tempered his recommendation with optimistic realism, noting that while not every connection will lead to a future job opportunity, persistence usually prevails in the end.

“If you make 10 connections, nine likely won’t pan out, but one may, so don’t be too discouraged, and keep pushing and believing in yourself – those who are truly passionate usually do,” Battista wrote.

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business bits GU Professor Talks Tech, Business Ethics Last week, Pablo Molina, a lecturer in the Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, spoke with the editorial branch of Technical.ly DC, a technology services company, about the ethical ramifications of rapidly evolving programming technology. Molina, who founded the International Applied Ethics of Technology Association, said life and death sometimes hang in the balance of industrial computer codes. “Remember that philosophy problem where there’s a runaway train?” Molina asked Technical.ly DC. “Well, fast forward to driverless cars. Let’s say it’s going to run over other passengers.

Should the car try to veer away and risk you? Or go forward and kill the passengers? Someone has to program that.”

Foundation Recognizes MBA Student for Ethical Leadership The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, a Chicago-based family foundation, awarded a fellowship to McDonough School of Business MBA candidate Alfredo Rivera (GRD ’17) last week. Rivera was one of 10 students from business schools across the nation accepted into the program, which recognizes emerging ethical leaders who demonstrate academic excellence.

McGowan Fellows receive full-tuition funding for their second year of master’s study and participate in a collaborative project focused on preventative medical care. McGowan fellows honor their namesake’s memory as an entrepreneur and ethical business leader who headed MCI Inc., a global telecommunications company, and contributed to its success for 24 years.

Alum Rich Battista Made CEO of Time Jack Segelstein Hoya Staff Writer

McDonough School of Business alumnus and founder and Chairman of the Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance Rich Battista (GSB ’86) was appointed CEO of Time Inc. last week after 25 years of experience in the media industry.

“It all starts with my love for and gratitude to Georgetown and my strong belief that it is a unique institution in higher education.”

Rich battista (GSB ’86) CEO, Time Inc.

Battista, who currently serves as executive vice president at Time, succeeds former CEO Joe Ripp, who stepped down due to an undisclosed health incident.

Though Battista has only been with the company two years, he has formerly served as CEO of Mandalay Sports Media.

In an interview with The Hoya, Battista said his experience at Georgetown was essential in preparing him for his career in the media.

“I had the good fortune of taking on several leadership roles during my four years, including as vice chairman of the Credit Union and as co-producer of Cabaret,” Battista wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“What made those organiza-

tions particularly unique were that they were — and still are — completely student-led, so I had to lead with minimum oversight and guidance, and that ‘trial by fire’ aspect allowed me at an early age to begin to develop and hone my leadership skills — skills that have been critical in my career success,” Battista wrote.

After graduating cum laude at Georgetown, Battista went on to receive his MBA from Harvard Business School and began his career as a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley. In 2002, he co-founded GEMA, a network of more than 4,500 alumni in the entertainment industry.

More recently, in 2015, Battista was awarded Georgetown’s John Carroll Award, the university’s highest alumni honor.

Since Battista has served on Georgetown’s Board of Regents. Battista said he has maintained such a strong connection to the university because of its institutional values.

“It all starts with my love for and gratitude to Georgetown and my strong belief that it is a unique institution in higher education,” Battista wrote.

“Georgetown’s ethos of educating the whole person really began to resonate with me after I had been out of school for about 10 to 15 years and I saw in my personal and professional experiences how important that ethos is in living a full life — and how truly distinctive that aspect of Georgetown is and thus how important it is to preserve, nurture and sustain,” Battista wrote.

Battista also said he stays involved with Georgetown’s affairs because he wants to be connected See CEO, A9

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Rich Battista attended the McDonough School of Business and was recently appointed CEO of the media giant Time Inc.

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GU Study Finds Religion Worth $1.2 Trillion in US Economy Brian Grim, associate scholar at the Religious Freedom Project, a subset of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, coauthored a new study that found religion contributes an estimated $1.2 trillion to the U.S. economy each year. The study, entitled The Socioeconomic Contribution of Religion to American Society: An Empirical Analysis, calculates the figure by adding the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations and the contribution of businesses with religious roots.

US News Ranks MSB Sixth in International Business The McDonough School of Business’ undergraduate international business program was ranked sixth in the 2017 U.S. News and World Report Best Undergraduate International Business rankings, rising three spots from last year.

The entire MSB undergraduate program was ranked 15th nationally. U.S. News calculates its rankings by surveying deans and senior faculty from peer programs accredited by the Association to Advance

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Epicurean and Company will add a new noodle bar feature to its location on Georgetown’s campus.

Renovations for the dining area will be completed in October, offering students new on-campus fare.

Prepping For the 5G Future

Epi Adds Noodle Station W lea nicolas AND Owen Eagan Hoya Staff Writers

After three months of renovations, Epicurean and Company will open a made-to-order noodle bar this October, offering students a variety of meat, vegetable and noodle dishes.

The noodle bar will be set beside the sushi bar, replacing the hibachi grills that Epicurean once maintained.

Beginning two years ago, Epicu-

rean offered customers a self-serve noodle station with a limited menu, which it closed in December 2015. According to Epicurean General Manager Michael Chong, the small station served as a trial period for the new area of dining. Chong explained that the station’s success showed promise that inspired a wider offering.

“Customers kept asking about [the noodle station], so it was kind of a test to see if it was going to work out or not,” Chong said.

“That’s when the owner decided that he wanted to do a noodle bar

like that.”

Although the menu has not yet been finalized, Chong said it will most likely include customer favorites such as pho and pad thai.

Chong also mentioned stir-fry and customizable rice bowls with toppings as possible menu items, but in general, the menu will include a wide selection of foods with different nutritional values to suit customers’ cravings.

“Hopefully it will be a mixture of healthy and comfort food,” See EPI, A9

Maracas Shakes Up GU Desserts Sarah Fisher Hoya Staff Writer

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Maracas uses all-natural ingredients to create Mexican-style ice pops now available to Georgetown students at a variety of local venues.

Born and raised in Mexico, Julia Padierna-Peralta (SFS ’87) left home to attend Georgetown in the early 1980s. From there, she flew over an ocean to enroll in the London School of Economics and Political Science for her master’s degree and then back to the District where she studied for her law degree and began working at a large international law firm.

But something was missing. It seemed that Padierna-Peralta had forgotten something at home, something sweet and flavorful — the ice pops of her childhood.

Honing in on her passion, Padierna-Peralta decided to resign from her attorney position of 15 years and founded a gourmet fruit ice pop company, Maracas.

Now approaching its two-year anniversary, Maracas has returned to campus to sell its organic products.

Padierna-Peralta said the inspiration for her startup’s name

came from her late mother, who was a musician.

“She was a professional singer.

Music is something she really cultivated in me since I was a child,” Padierna-Peralta said. “That’s where Maracas comes from.”

In order to form her startup, Padierna-Peralta partnered with the Latino Economic Development Center, a Washington, D.C.-based educational resource for local Latin-American homeowners and entrepreneurs. In addition, she received assistance from Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, which advises small business owners in the food and beverage industry in partnership with one of the country’s leading nonprofit microlenders, Accion.

Maracas has catered for many Georgetown events, including the recent 60th anniversary photo-op for the McDonough School of Business, but students can also See MARACAS, A9

hile some of us are still trying to figure out how to update to iOS 10, the fifth generation of the mobile network is looming in the not-so-distant horizon. Just like its 3G and 4G LTE predecessors, 5G comes with the promise of making internet access even faster for the seemingly endless array of devices that now require undisrupted internet connectivity.

The development of 5G technologies is paving the way for a brave new world that not even Aldous Huxley could have imagined, complete with smart cities, augmented reality and increased — if not total — industry automation. With the advent of 5G, we will no longer speak of the internet of certain things, for the most tech-savvy people, in key innovative industries, but of the internet of everything for everyone.

These capabilities are all ultimately aimed at servicing a projected 20.8 billion globally connected devices by 2020.

Simona Jankowski, a senior equity research analyst with Goldman Sachs, estimates on the company’s website that 5G will be 100 times faster than a 4G connection with one-50th its latency and having the scalability of connecting 100 times more devices to the internet than there are people on the planet. These capabilities are all ultimately aimed at servicing a projected 20.8 billion globally connected devices by 2020.

What is unique about these newly connected devices is that they extend far beyond what the average consumer typically imagines a smart device to be. While wearables are gaining credibility and popularity in the mainstream marketplace, 5G connectivity aims at building an infrastructure that will allow more See 5G, A9