The Hoya: The Guide: September 25, 2015

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THE LIFE OF PEBBLES

Archives provide a glimpse into a long-forgotten character — and campus

COURTESY OF GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL HISTORY PROJECT (FAR LEFT) AND THE HOYA ARCHIVES

A figure generally unknown to today’s students and faculty, Raymond Medley — commonly known on campus as “Pebbles” — was an ephemeral Georgetown legend, serving as a mascot, sometime baseball coach and figure of entertainment for a campus devoid of racial awareness.

MATTHEW QUALLEN Columnist, Hoya Historian

In the coming months, the university will open a campus-wide dialogue on its relationship with racism and slavery, which reached its nadir in 1838 when Fr. Thomas Mulledy, S.J., and the Maryland Jesuits sold 272 slaves to a Louisiana planter.

Some might assume that Georgetown’s racial transformation took place in the aftermath. Some might choose 1874, when Fr. Patrick Healy, S.J., became the first black presi-

dent of the university. Others might choose the 1960s, when substantial numbers of black students began to arrive at Georgetown. Still others would suggest that our racial transformation is ongoing. If I were to select a date, it would be June 10, 1982...

The 1929 edition of “Ye Domesday Book,” Georgetown’s yearbook, includes a photo of a young boy. Centered and foregrounded, the boy stands — swaggers, really — arms akimbo and left hip popped. Practically dripping with minstrelsy charisma, he looks like he could be turning at the end of a runway. He is a performer.

Like any good performer, he has the attention of his audience. There is a beaming crowd of men behind him — but they look different from him. In the photograph, the boy is mostly likely 11 years old; the men, mortarboards and all, are about to become college graduates. The boy is wearing dark overalls and a light shirt. The men are wearing sweaters, slacks and jackets. The boy is black. The men are all white.

The caption: “Love Pebbles.”

There are dueling interpretations as to how an 11-year-old black boy named Raymond Medley came to be known to Georgetown as “Pebbles.”

Bill Bain (SFS ’76), had this to say of the moniker in a 1976 letter to the editor of THE HOYA: “Pebbles was so nicknamed, as the story goes, as a result of throwing, you guessed it, pebbles at the first girls that entered the front gates of this hallowed institution. A guardian of the status quo at that time and referring to the young ladies as a ‘herd of cattle,’ Pebbles quickly became an expert marksman with Hoya concretum. “ Medley, of course, would never study at Georgetown.

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THIS WEEK ARTS FEATURE

LIFESTYLE

A Culturally Richer Sound Resonant Essence Live emphasizes diversity in its music JASMINE WHITE Hoya Staff Writer

Self-Taught Artist on Display

Landmark Festival welcomes numerous popular acts on the National Mall including Drake, The Strokes and alt-J (pictured). B4

FOOD & DRINK

A Taste of the Farm in DC

Garrison looks set to compete with many student favorites with dishes that cater to meat-lovers and vegetarians alike. B5

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

When Drake Met Future

Produced in just six days, the mixtape by Drake and Future lacks any expected spark. B6

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When it comes to a cappella groups, Georgetown has no shortages. This means that making a group stand out among the many musical ensembles on campus is not an easy task.

However, Resonant Essence Live is a group taking up this very challenge. Its mission is to leave a distinguished legacy on campus by bringing a culturally conscious twist to the Georgetown music scene.

“The group’s presence is so important to ensuring that the Hilltop is reflective of the growing diverse student population, especially those who share a love for music and the arts. The way we arrange and perform our music is a direct reflection of an important pillar of African-American culture,” former R.E.L. President Brittney Blakely (COL ’14) said.

While the 13-person group describes its sound as being particularly “soulful and urban,” it always tries to mix it up in order to cater to its audience’s taste. From Bob Marley remixes to Caribbean mashups, the group is never afraid of experimenting with SOPHIE FAABORG-ANDERSEN/THE HOYA

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Resonant Essence Live, featuring the vocal talents of Nona Johnson (COL ’17), Michelle Darko (NHS ’17) and Jordan Smith (NHS ’17), has made a place for itself in the a cappella scene.

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FEATURE

A Campus Legacy, Marred by Racism and Ridicule PEBBLES , from B1 But he was a campus institution — on equal footing, according to some students, with the Jesuits and the Healy Clock Tower. In 1976, one student facetiously claimed to The Hoya that all decisions of real importance at the university should be lodged with “Pebbles.” In 1975, another recommended that incoming freshman meet Pebbles, their deans and their professors, in that order. Between 1963 and 1980, Medley appears in the pages of The Hoya no fewer than 45 times.

In a November 1984 issue of Sports Illustrated that carried John Thompson, Patrick Ewing and a tiny by comparison Ronald Reagan on its cover, the juggernaut basketball coach offered his own theory: “Let me tell you why he was called Pebbles. It’s his hair, man. The Georgetown students used to rub Medley’s head for good luck. He was a mascot.

Like a bulldog. His hair grew in tight, kinky curls. It’s like rubbing pebbles.” *** Raymond Medley spent his whole life in Georgetown. He was born at Georgetown University Hospital in 1918 and grew up at 37th and Prospect streets, about where the brutal rear of Lauinger Library now hulks. Little is known of his family members, including their occupations — or fates.

He did have two siblings, and sometime around his ninth birthday, Medley came to the attention of the football team, who practiced on the front lawn. As a neighbor asserted, the Medley boys could play ball. He was adopted by the team, according to one source, as “a mascot of sorts.”

The name Pebbles appears several more times in yearbooks in the 1930s.

But around there, the trail seems to go cold. Raymond Medley does not again become a point of conversation until the 1960s.

At least two milestones came to pass in the meantime. Sometime around 1942, when Medley would have been in his mid-twenties, the university’s athletics department hired him, where he worked for the next 27 years, eventually becoming assistant equipment manager. And at a date that cannot be determined with any certainty, Medley began to drink to the point of alcoholism.

In the 1960s, Medley begins to appear again in the sports section of The Hoya, usually with the baseball team, whom he helped coach. But at least as often, Medley graced these pages as a spectacle.

For much of Medley’s later life, his drinking problems and irregular employment were the subject of gossip, the object of consternation and the butt of jokes. In the 1976 April Fool’s Day issue, the staff of The Hoya joked that Medley had been fired for excessive drinking. The fake headline read: “Georgetown Fires Pebs; Students Cry ‘Dummies.’” Asked what he was going to do next, the fictitious alwayscrocked Medley responded that he was going to the pub.

Pebbles made his way into at least 13 April Fool’s Day issues. Often, Georgetown’s star was cast in a supporting role, his name usually slipped somewhere into the April Fool’s masthead.

Other times, the man himself “spoke.”

In the 1972 edition, the paper conducted a fake interview with Pebbles, asking him “what if anything was the real reality of G.U.” Pebbles’ imagined response: “You mean the reel reality?

Haw, s- - -, fella. Don’ ask me!”

The 1975 edition featured an advice column with the Rev. Raymond Medley, S.J. Throughout the 1960s, Medley’s presence was mesmerizing. Pebbles fascinated Hoyas every day of the year.

In 1966, an unnamed college prefect, speaking of Georgetown’s bureaucracy, asserted to this paper, “You’ll send around from office to office and finally you’ll come back and say, ‘I think Pebbles runs this university.’”

But in 1969, Medley nearly met his match. In an instance of art imitating life, Col. Robert Stiglitz, the new assistant director of athletics, fired Medley for “repeatedly being intoxicated while at work.” Stiglitz, who explained to The Hoya that he was “sorry about it … but had to fire him,” touched off a firestorm. Future Illinois governor Pat Quinn (SFS ’71) ran a headline in The Hoya that read “Pebbles Purged.”

A student constitutional convention gathered in response to the dissolving of the original student government in 1968/9 stipulated as one of their demands that Medley be reinstated.

Stiglitz did not relent. “I’m made out to be the bad guy, the hatchet man, but I’m just doing my job,” Stiglitz protested. “Pebbles wasn’t doing his job.”

By that point, Medley was 51 years old. He had been a part of the university community for 42 years, and an employee for 27. In that time, he had crashed alumni parties, received multiple formal reprimands for failure to show up to work and seen a university moderator and sociologist, after which the odds of his rehabilitation were judged to be slim. Medley received four weeks’ severance and no pension.

Toward Stiglitz, Medley did not mince words: “That man is an idiot,” he told The Hoya.

When asked what he did when he found out he had been fired, Medley explained that he had gone to watch a movie and gotten stoned. In the days that followed, Medley, who was widely known as the Hoyas’ “No. 1 fan,” would be barred by Stiglitz and the Athletic department from basketball games, put into open conflict with the university and forced to reckon with whether he could return to Georgetown at all. *** Medley’s dismissal, as severe a blow as it seemed at the time, was the beginning of the leading man’s third act. Although he skipped his first two interviews, Medley was offered a job as porter for the Jesuit community. Although several Jesuits shared that they doubted Medley was ever employed by the Jesuit community, the written sources, including obituaries, were unanimous. What is clear is this: Med-

LEFT: COURTESY DOMESDAY BOOK, RIGHT: THE HOYA ARCHIVES

From a young age, Pebbles became an immediately recognizable and expected presence at sports games, as the Hoyas’ biggest fan, in addition to his employment in the athletics deparment.

ley didn’t leave Georgetown. His reputation simply grew.

In the spring of 1972, Stiglitz resigned his post under fire from students, with whom he was becoming increasingly unpopular. It was no surprise. Medley told one Hoya reporter, “I’m never gonna leave.” That March, a headline blared “Pebbles Is Not Alone,” referencing the possibility that a black coach would lead the basketball team.

John Thompson Jr. was about to burst onto the scene.

And then the Thompson era landed like a thunderbolt. By 1976, Thompson had been selected by Dean Smith to serve as an assistant coach for the gold medal Olympic basketball team. In 1984, Georgetown captured the NCAA championship.

The racial transformation that attended the Thompson era was not without its casualties, John Thompson himself almost among them. In 1975, before the team took off, the peanut gallery was calling for J.T.’s head. At a home game in McDonough Gymnasium, a group of students rolled open a vicious banner: “Thompson the n- - - - flop must go.” But Thompson stayed and Thompson triumphed.

Thompson confessed that he did not know how to deal with his team’s biggest fan: Raymond Medley. The gladiator began to outshine the minstrel, and Medley embarrassed Thompson, who told Sports Illustrated’s John Wideman, a major black novelist and essayist, that he would hide when he saw Medley coming. Thompson compared Medley, who would often embrace the female cheerleaders uncomfortably, to Dancing Harry, a popular 1970s figure at basketball games who would entertain crowds with his bizarre dances. To Thompson, Medley performed an old sort of blackness that Georgetown was then in the busy process of displacing.

But Medley, like an old fielder,

ground on for another decade. Students, at once covetous and distant, continued to fete their jester. One article makes mention of an annual “Pebbles’ birthday party” on the third floor of Ryan Hall. Students frequently entered Medley in Alpha Phi Omega’s Ugliest Face on Campus fundraiser.

One year, the nomination claimed that “the department of health once condemned Pebbles’ face.” An alumnus who graduated in 1981 told me Medley may have lived in a small room above Ryan Gymnasium, but he was not sure.

Then, in 1982, it all stopped. That year, on June 10, Medley died where he was born — Georgetown University Hospital. That year, the Hoyas surged to the finals in the NCAA Tournament only to suffer a heartbreaking loss to Dean Smith and Carolina.

One source cited the causes of death as “old age” — although he was only 64 — “and drinking [that] had caught up with him.”

Medley’s star faded dizzyingly fast.

When I asked Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., who arrived on the Hilltop in 1984, if the names Pebbles or Raymond Medley meant anything to him, he confessed that they did not. “We did not hear much about him,” O’Brien wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Another Jesuit shared with me that amnesia toward Medley did not surprise him. He described the relationships most students had with the man as “superficial.”

All told, Raymond “Pebbles” Medley spent 55 years on the Hilltop, from the time he became unofficial mascot for the football team at age nine to his death at 64. In that time, he occupied an uncomfortable position — one that was supposed to have disappeared when, in the 1870s, we selected Patrick Healy as president and hoisted the Blue and Gray to

signal our readiness to set aside the past. Under interrogation, that story does not hold up.

What rings true is this: Once, there was a man named Raymond Medley.

Georgetown remade Raymond, and he spent his life here. “Pebbles” was tradition, heritage — he was a Georgetown original.

John Thompson seemed to recognize as much in 1984. That November, describing a photo of Raymond Medley he kept on his desk, Thompson told Wideman: “[Medley] grew up here, and they expected him to be a clown, as mascot.

That’s all he knew and that’s what he became. The students didn’t see anything wrong. It’s what they were taught. So I became a little ashamed about being angry at Pebbles. I named one of our basketball awards after him — the Raymond Medley award for sportsmanship. His life wasn’t easy. He did the best he could. I keep his picture to remind me.”

In 1980, Tom Egan, writing in these pages, put it more bluntly. “Pebbles,” he wrote, “exists only at Georgetown.

Pebbles was born the first time he walked through the doors of McDonough Gymnasium. Before that time, he did not exist. Whoever he was and whatever he did, he was not ‘Pebbles.’”

Editor’s Note: Matthew Quallen’s “Hoya Historian” column generally runs on A3 every other Friday. In the process of researching for this week’s iteration, Quallen stumbled upon a topic that merited expanded space, and thus, “Hoya Historian” became our Friday feature.

This piece retains the facets assigned to signed columns, and is the viewpoint of its author, not indicative of the editorial position of this newspaper.

center stage

The Heckler Enters Yet Another New Era The satirical newspaper’s editor-in-chief Craig Levites (COL ’17) provides his insight into its success SAM ABRAMS Hoya Staff Writer

Following Joe Luther’s (COL ’16) immensely successful revitalization of satirical campus newspaper The Heckler, Craig Levites (COL ’17) has now taken the helm as the publication’s editor-in-chief. Levites discussed The Heckler’s style, sense of humor, hopes and heists with The Hoya last week.

Why, in the past year, has The Heck-

ler’s presence on campus become so much more pronounced?

The direct answer to that is just volume. Before last year, the club was just a few people. After last year, Joe Luther just took the reins. He wanted to make it more legitimate, so he hired a staff of 20-plus people and we instituted an editorial cycle and posting cycle. That helped us get an article out every day. I think our streak for an article per day went close to 300 days. It was broken the day I left for Iceland for

spring break. I was supposed to post something at the airport, and I just didn’t. So Joe sent me a very angry text. He wasn’t actually angry, but he did let me know that I broke the streak, which he was very proud of.

Before he hired a staff in the fall of 2014, it was really just him posting an article every day and carrying it until we had a staff hired. So I attribute the rise to the sheer volume, and the entailing spike in quality of everything since we had an actual system. We took The Onion’s system and transplanted it onto our own.

We give all our writers time to come up with headlines. We read them out. We cut it up. About a third will make it through to the end. And then they get assigned, and the next week is about writing and editing.

What are some college satirical papers that you admire?

The Emory Spoke is the one, I guess, that’s most similar to us.

They’re funny. They don’t post as often as we do. The Princeton Tiger.

The obvious answer is The Harvard Lampoon. They’re like the gold standard. But what’s funny about them is that they’re incorporated as a nonprofit, if I recall correctly. I may be wrong, but legally they’re not allowed to make jokes about presidential elections. Even though they’re satirical, they’re not a news parody.

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Craig Levites (COL ‘17) has taken on the crucial role of guiding the Heckler through another year of producing constant satirical content.

Do you go for shock value? What’s the lean?

We talk about this a lot. Shock value is definitely a path you can take. We don’t do that for a lot of reasons. It’s uncomfortable. It’s usually not funny, and it doesn’t say anything. We’ve never placed any value on shock humor or

things that are just offensive to get people riled up. That’s never been a goal. Just by rule of thumb, if we’re going to use language or imagery that’s biting or that is a little uncomfortable, which is perfectly natural in comedy, it should also being saying something. I think that’s what good satire is.

What do you think has been your most successful story from the past year?

That’s easily the article we had about the realist professors invading the liberal professors in the government department. That one had tens of thousands of views. There were page views from Europe and stuff.

That article blew up.

Talk to me about the Georgetown sense of humor.

Academics definitely has a lot to do with it. Not to say that anything we do at all is intellectually challenging or takes some sort of refined palette to understand, but I think if you could put words to it, it would devalue it a little bit. If you were to show articles that do well here to kids at other schools, I just don’t think they’d [understand] it.

I don’t know if I can tell you why, really. When there’s a shared experience that everyone has whether that’s in school or in the social life here, there’s room for satire and a humor around it. I don’t know if it’s something you can verbalize or give an assignment to, but I’d just say it’s embedded in the Georgetown experience as a whole, whatever that means to people.

What do you think has been your most controversial story? What have

you gotten the most flack for?

With my time [at] The Heckler, I think we’ve been good at keeping a strict editorial process with like hearing everyone’s input and keeping everyone involved that we haven’t really caught flack. If you count a couple of angry Facebook comments as flack, then, yeah, that happens with a lot of our articles.

That’s just unavoidable.

That’s the thing about satire; you have to use language or imagery that’s uncomfortable and sometimes people are made uncomfortable by that, but we’ve never dealt with the administration. We’ve never been approached by a student group to my knowledge about anything we’ve ever written or even personally. I think it’s a reflection of how much more seriously we’re taking it than The Heckler in previous years when it was always getting in trouble. We’re not going for shock humor. We want our jokes to be smart and thought-out and to have depth. Again, nothing more than the occasional angry Facebook commenter or maybe tweet.

The Heckler has grown so much. Do you need a space?

Yeah. That’s just our daydream right now is to one day have our own space that we can hopefully make as dirty as the Hoya office one day, but for now that’s a distant dream because we’re not recognized and we have no way of securing campus space. We just meet in empty classrooms at night for now, which we’re all fine with. But maybe one day in the future maybe one of us will become very successful and buy us a townhouse, but for now no such prospects exist.

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Resurrect The Date

The Cereal Dater

Daring to Find a Date At Yates

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o matter where Amanda Bynes is in her life, I will always remember her as Viola/Sebastian Hastings in the 2006 cult classic “She’s the Man.” In one scene, Olivia Lennox walks up to Duke Orsino on the bench press and whips out this casual cool line: “How many reps could you do with me?” When I decided I was going to woman up and ask my Yates crush on a date, I immediately wondered how to reenact this scene.

We go to a school that is commonly known to rank A+ for both guys’ and girls’ looks. When your second home is Yates, you inevitably develop Yates crushes. We’ll call this one Apple Jacks. I’ve seen A.J. at Yates for the past two years, yet never on campus or at the same party. Considering his attractiveness, I might even say he’s out of my league. In the same vein as my attempts at being fearless and a strong woman who doesn’t unnecessarily say “sorry” or “just,” I’m trying to reject the idea of leagues.

A couple weeks ago, I saw A.J. and started hyperventilating. Instead of asking him on a date, I went around and asked several guys I didn’t know what they would do if a young woman such as myself walked up to them and asked them on a date…

Male Opinion #1: “That might be a little weird.”

Male Opinion #2: “I’d consider it.”

Male Opinion #3: “I would say ‘Thank you very much. I’m in.’”

Male Opinion #4: “Just don’t be weird about it.”

Male Opinion #5: “Go for it, I believe in you.”

Male Opinion #6: “No guy will hold it against a girl for making the first move.”

We go to a school that is commonly known to rank A+ for both guys’ and girls’ looks. When your second home is Yates, you inevitably develop Yates crushes.

A few days later, I felt that I had sufficiently gathered my confidence, yet AJ wasn’t there. Instead, I went around and asked several guys I didn’t know if the script I had planned would work for them.

Three out of three respondents gave me positive feedback.

After practicing the script with Attractive Male #1 and standing up to resume my workout, Male #1 continued “I would go on a date with you if you asked me that.” To which I responded “Cool, thanks.”

Shortly after, I realized he said yes to a date I did not ask him on. But just like that, he was gone.

Finally the day arrived. Yates crush A.J. was there, and I was feeling brave.

I am demanding props, because there were innocent bystanders without earbuds in who had the privilege of watching this. With the deadline for this article looming, I went for it.

“Hi, my name is … I don’t know anything about you but I would like to. Can I buy you coffee sometime?”

BOOM. A.J. respected my bold Yates move and fortunately did not turn me down. We’re going on a coffee date, and I’m terrified. Have I mentioned I’m a self-proclaimed introvert who has never been on a real date before?

A friend once told me Yates is not the place to make a move.

We’re all “too in the zone” apparently. This is not a hard and fast rule. Introduce yourself to your Yates crush, Hoya friends. Sparks might fly.

Then again they may not, but you can avoid anyone with your earbuds and a lack of shame.

The Cereal Dater is a senior in the McDonough School of Business. Resurrect the date appears every other Friday.

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Arts FEATURE

From Church to Stage After tragedy, R.E.L. looks to a soulful future

RESONANT, from B1 its sound.

“We’re really dynamic in everything that we sing. We’re not really set in one mold.” said President Michelle Darko (NHS ’17).

R.E.L. has performed for a number of Georgetown’s ethnic groups including the Caribbean Culture Society and the African Society of Georgetown.

Nona Johnson (COL ’17), the group’s vice president, said that the group has remained adamant about maintaining cultural diversity.

“The community doesn’t really see a need for it, but we respect the founder of our group. He really had a vision,” Johnson said.

R.E.L. was founded in 2007 by the late Terrance Davis (COL ’10). Davis was a part of Georgetown University’s Gospel Choir and was active in the theater program. He died in 2008 in a presumed drowning while studying abroad in South Africa.

“A lot of students lost a great presence when [Davis] passed,” Johnson said. “He was a huge part of the atmosphere on campus.

We’re just lucky to be a part of something he left behind.”

While the group is interested in creating culturally varied music, it also performs a number of mixes with contemporary American rhythm and blues and hip-hop artists from Beyoncé to John Legend to Wale. One of the group’s latest mixes features a number of hits by Michael Jackson.

The groups song producing process varies depending on the occasion.

“If there’s a specific event, we want to sing a song that the audience] will know so that they’ll be able to sing along with us,” said Darko, who is in charge of most of R.E.L.’s musical arrangements.

“Our sound is soulful, eclectic and distinct, and any opportunity to share that with an audience is an honor for us, an ode

to those before us and a good time for those who hear and feel what we aim to deliver,” Brinkley said.

The group tries to maintain an open environment during rehearsals, allowing members to exert creative control as it desires.

“If anyone has a song they really like, they might suggest it in one of our practices, and I’ll see if I can come up with a mix,” Darko said.

“Also I might bring a song to the group and someone might add a better suggestion.

It really is a creative environment where ev-

erybody gets to put in their input so we can create something that’s great.”

Johnson and Darko emphasized that they developed a love of music at a young age; from singing in church choirs to being active in their school theater programs, music has always been more of an instinct than hobby.

“The idea of being able to turn the song, that’s what makes it most exciting,” secretary Jordan Smith (NHS ’17) said. “It’s just you. You’re recreating all these drums and bass with just your voice.”

FILE PHOTO: ISABEL BINAMIRA/THE HOYA

Besides performing for campus groups such as the Caribbean Culture Society and the African Society of Georgetown, R.E.L. has also brought their soulful sound to Gaston Hall.

Arts Feature

Bohemia Abound at New York Fashion Week Grace Wydeven Hoiya Staff Writer

Colored light filters through spectacular stained-glass hanging lamps, and music begins to play as the first model struts across the catwalk. Moments into her walk she stumbles, falls and quickly gathers herself, seeming unphased. The crowd gasps, looking to each other in secondhand embarrassment as she bolts upright and continues her walk. Just as audience begins to catch their collective breath, the next model, does the exact same thing: trip, fall, recover, repeat.

This is New York Fashion Week, Spring 2016.

Here, at the opening of the most prestigious and anticipated fashion event of the fall, the models seemed to have two left feet.

Of course, in the predictably unpredictable and surprising spirit of creativity, the directors of fashion label Opening Ceremony and their models didn’t trip up at all in their choreography. Inspired by famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the show was meant to embody and emanate his philosophy of “organic architecture” in which buildings (or in this case models in couture designs) work in harmony with nature and their surroundings. The green foliage and stained glass scattered throughout the venue, in addition to the undercover ballet dancers disguised as models, all contributed to the out-of-the-box kind of ceremony that fashion lovers everywhere have come to expect of this whirlwind week.

Seventy shows, three locations and hundreds of seconds in Snapchat stories later, New York Fashion week, which began Sept 10, came to a close last Wednesday, Sept 17.

The always striking New York Fashion Week proved a forward-thinking and trendsetting affair. Givenchy’s show, for example, turned major heads (including those of Kim and Kanye West who sat front row alongside Nicki Minaj and Julia Roberts) with its thoughtful yet somber setting and even more sobering cost. Estimated to have put on one of the most expensive shows in fashion week history, the fashion house and its creative director Riccardo Tisci certainly did not disappoint. Calling in the renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic to choreograph and help design the runway show, Givenchy paid tribute to 9/11 with a visible view of the West tower from Pier 26 and the tasteful use of recycled and reconstructed materials to stress the need to reduce waste.

Throughout the week, veteran top guns like Badgley Mischka reasserted their runway dominance with a minimalist, regal beauty that permeated the flirty dresses and intricate overlays. However, some new designers also made their presence known outside the shadow of the famous designer. In a similar vein to Badgley Mischka, newcomer Erin Fetherson’s show featured similar girlish pleats and softer pastels to create a sophisticated daydream on the runway.

Taking those themes of sophistication and classical femininity to a more vintage chic level was Rachel Zoe. A fashion and style icon herself, Zoe’s collection featured tasteful fringe, burgundy suede, draped maxi dresses and monochrome sets. With undeniable and effortless ease, her personal style of tastefully accessorized bohemian pieces interspersed with modern interpretations of vintage trends served as the perfect signature

to her collection.

With so many designers displaying their collections at the three locations around New York (Skylight at Moynihan Station, MADE at Milk Studios and Skylight Clarkson Square), it would seem nearly impossible to craft a seamless narrative of overlapping trends and common color schemes. But despite the variety in designers, show styles, accessories, hair and makeup, there were more than a few common threads that popped up during fashion’s star-studded week in the Big Apple.

One pervading trend throughout the week was monochrome. From Rachel Zoe’s glorious white sets to Zang Toi’s sexy open white blazer and fitted pants, the use of the whitefit proved ethereal and doable: a look that has begun to catch on both on and off the runway. The monochrome look went hand in hand with the classic minimalism that designers such as Herve Ledger, Badgley Mischka and Calvin Klein utilized well to present the image of the modern woman: a mix of femininity with a modern, professional and crisp twist. Marc Jacobs put on a literal show (with the runway in a glamorous movie theater setting), featuring structured frocks that allude to the same kind of modern girlish charm.

The runway also provided inspiration for ready-to-wear trends that have been popular as summer turns to fall on. Trends like shoul-

der cutout tops and dresses by Herve Ledger and Reem Acra have translated well from runway to more affordable stores. In addition to specific fits and styles, themes of vintage chic such as the 90s inspired jelly shoes and denim separates in Georgine’s show and bohemian elegance in Rachel Zoe’s fringed maxis have a practical wearability about them. The vintage inspiration and playful cutouts have permeated student fashion here.

But as usual, the quintessential campus trendsetter J. Crew takes the cake in terms of college fashion. Donning bold mixed prints and intricately detailed accessories, the J. Crew models strutted down the catwalk in crisp and classy garments that showed both playfulness and professionalism all in one collection.

After a week of couture and culture, it may seem difficult to find worthwhile trends and fashions that can actual translate into daily life, much less the reality of the broke college student. However, while some of the high fashion designers that graced NYFW’s runways may have unattainable price tags for the average college student, the fresh inspiration and modern trends of minimalism, vintage chic and bohemian styling can serve as useful inspiration if not exact replication.

With a little creativity, even college students can find fun and realistic new trends and ideas to implement in their own wardrobes and styles.

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The Givenchy show, attended by Kanye West and NIcki Minaj, as shared on the brand’s Instagram.

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Drake and alt-J Headline Landmark Music Festival Kate Kim

Special to The Hoya

Although the political climate is heating up in the District with the pope’s arrival this week and election season approaching, the musical community is also abuzz with some exciting upcoming events. West Potomac Park will be filled with music this weekend during the Landmark Music Festival, which will feature big names like Drake and The Strokes.

The Landmark Music Festival, the first of its kind in Washington, D.C., is partnering with The Trust for the National Mall, an official partner of the National Park Service working to restore and renovate the National Mall. Through the event, the Landmark Campaign aims to raise awareness about and funds for the deteriorating conditions of the grounds and monuments on the mall.

Let’s take a look at some of the most talked-about artists performing at the show: With an exceptional year after the release of his album “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” Drake may be considered one of the most anticipated performers at the festival.

Many songs from his latest albums, including “Legend” and “Energy,” have kept their place on the top charts for a good portion of the year. This week, Drake released a surprise mixtape with fellow artist Future called “What a Time to Be Alive,” describing it as “a little soundtrack for people that need it right now.”

One of the other highly anticipated performers is the indie rock band, alt-J. Known for its hit single, “Breezeblocks,” this English band has gained a loyal fan base in the United States. This group is also performing at the Boston Calling festival on Saturday, the same day it will be giving a performance in D.C. The Strokes are another rock band performing at Landmark this weekend. Since

winning the award for the Best International Newcomer at the 2002 Brit Awards, The Strokes’ popularity has yet to fade. Julian Casablancas, lead singer and songwriter for The Strokes, has his own loyal following and his own label, Cult Records.

Other notable performers include George Ezra, known for his hit single “Budapest,” Nate Reuss, best known as the lead singer of Fun, the Mowglis, The War on Drugs, Manchester Orchestra and more.

Landmark will also provide a variety of gourmet snacks for concert-goers, including food from Ben’s Chili Bowl, Beefsteak, Amsterdam Falafelshop and Old Ebbitt Grill.

CamelBak will also provide free water at hydration stations located all around the park. Festival attendees are encouraged to bring their own water bottles to help reduce the number of plastic water bottles at the festival.

Just a little further down the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park is easily accessible from campus. Instead of taking an Uber to the park, the most convenient method of getting to and from the festival from campus is walking. Biking is also encouraged as bicycle parking is conveniently located near the corner of Independence Avenue SW and West Basin Drive SW. The Capital Bikeshare is also located right outside the front gates on campus and has multiple stations near the park.

For those who love the artists performing, but are unable to make it to the festival, Yahoo! will live stream the festival from the Landmark homepage on both Saturday and Sunday. But for those who have the time this weekend, the Landmark Festival is a perfect little weekend break for Georgetown music-lovers before midterm season officially hits.

Two-day passes start at $150, while single passes go for $105.

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alt-J, above, is headlining the inaugral Landmark Music Festival on the National Mall this weekend with co-headliners Drake and The Strokes. Passes start at $105.

Friday, september 25, 2015

APPS Pocket Free With more than 12 million users already enjoying the convenience of Pocket, it seems inevitable that this news-collecting app will soon be gaining traction with Georgetown students.

This app allows users to save articles, recipes, videos and more from websites and other apps all in one place.

The sleek interface makes it perfect for the organized-obsessed.

Whole foods market Free Do you love experimenting with recipes and creating splendid culinary creations?

Do you always look for new ways to make healthy recipes?

Whole Foods, the beloved organic and all-around healthy haven food store has now released this app that gives users the ability to find recipes and instructional videos, build grocery lists and order food delivery.

seedling comic studio Free Althought designed for kids, this app is a great creative outlet for anyone already struggling with the anxiety and despair of college work. Mix your own photos with custom backgrounds and different themes to create your own comic, and fancy yourself the next Marvel genius. Surprisingly entertaining, this app offers a great chance to let your inner child free.

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TAYLOR TRIES THINGS

Taylor Tries: Embracing The No-Shave Lifestyle

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ecently I changed my position from part-time to full-time feminist. While I had always believed in the core tenets of feminism (like that women should be considered equal to men, which is also known as simply being a decent person who believes in basic human rights”), I usually never acted on them. College changed that. The sudden burst of freedom and the end of contact with people who only mildly affected my life was an act of liberation, and suddenly I cared less about impressing others and more about answering questions I came in direct contact with on a day-to-day basis.

Now I’ll be honest on some of this “feminism” is just a form of laziness on my part.

Did I forget to wear a bra today? Well, yes, but who cares, because a body is a body and the faint illusion of my boobs is a part of life so get over it.

Is my choice to generally Taylor forgo makeup a dauntless attack on the patriarchal belief that women must always be presentable and that their natural state is never good enough? No, it just takes too much time and I somehow always end up looking startled and sloppy. In fact, I respect the girls who use makeup as an art, able to coerce their natural beauty into supernatural good looks. Power to you.

My decision not to shave, both in the present and in past instances, has been rooted in thoughts from “this takes too much time” to “why should I?” On my first night back on campus when I walked into the shower and pawed through my shower caddy, my decision not to shave stemmed from the fact that I had forgotten my razor at home. Forget the fact that it only required five to 10 minutes to easily purchase one; for me, that was too much effort. I shrugged and continued on with business as usual.

I will never be the perfect woman; in fact, I’m not even sure the perfect woman exists. Whatever that ideal is, my legs will

never be skinny enough and my figure will not be bolstered with the right amount of curves and I certainly never have been, and never will be, described as dainty in my entire life. And that’s fine. I’ve realized that I don’t need to get my eyebrows to be “on fleek” or to work out every day to become someone’s version of perfection.

I don’t even need to shave my pits just to make somebody else happy either. I hope I never do. At the end of the day, the world is an egotistical place; the only person that truly matters is yourself.

I understand there will be reproach.

Frankly, dealing with that is uncomfortable. How do you explain politely to someone that you are rejecting the societal expectations they are accustomed to? More than that, I understand that it will make some uncomfortable.

There have been stares and there have been comments.

Bond For those people, understand this: I don’t care. (I retract that statement immediately.

While I do care how my actions affect you, unfortunately, I do not care as much if you take offense to my body hair.) There are so many restrictions placed upon people in society, not just women, that conforming to all of them is exhausting.

So I’m continuing this trend for a while.

I’ve got no one I need to impress. If you’re my friend, then you’ll be my friend regardless. If you’re a stranger, it’s not your place to judge, and if you do, your opinion is not of consequence to me. If you’re a potential love interest, I’ve got a certain special someone who does not care how often or how infrequently I shave (although there’s a chance that “person” is actually my dog).

Regardless, my life is not defined by fulfilling expectations of any kind, except for my own.

Taylor Bond is a sophomore in the College. TAYLOR TRIES THINGS appears every other Friday.

One Saturday morning Darnall and St. Mary’s residents awoke to chaos as backed-up sewer drains flooded the basement that contained all the electrical equipment.

The water was already 18 inches deep before custodians began pumping the floor after cutting off the dorm’s power source. Along with residents, cafeteria workers were also evacuated. During the haste of evacuation, a few workers accidently left food burning on a number of stoves. This resulted in a fire caused by spilled grease in the kitchen area.

Once the fire had been extinguished and most of the water cleared, students were asked to collect clothes, pillows and blankets and to find outside places to spend the night.

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Across Genres, Fall Shows Pique Interest Sean Davey

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After a summer dedicated to bingewatching throwbacks on Netflix including “Gilmore Girls” and “Friday Night Lights” and mourning the end of critical darlings like “Mad Men,” every television critic and fanatic’s favorite time of the year has arrived: fall TV season.

Over the past few years, the hype surrounding this particular period has begun to resemble that of the NBA playoffs as viewers pay more and more attention to the critical and commercial reception of their favorite programs.

Part of this phenomenon has to do with the new “Golden Age of Television,” as it were, that has established the small screen as a legitimate art medium, exemplified by high-quality programs such as “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” and “Game of Thrones.”

This newfound wave of uncommonly sensational TV also extends to the newfound streaming audiences of online platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, both of which have increased the demographic interested in following critically-respected shows such as “Orange Is the New Black,” “House of Cards,” and “Transparent.”

These online platforms have only heightened the pressure surrounding fall TV season, with the return of old favorites and the advent of newcomers hoping to appeal to critics, casual viewers and the masses gathered on social media. This year is proving to be no different, and only time (and Twitter) will tell which have the staying power to break the mold.

Of the bevy of shows slated to premiere in the coming month, few, if any, have a cast to rival the star power of “Scream Queens,” Ryan Murphy’s latest venture on Fox that serves as an “American Horror Story”-type thriller

for the PG-13 audience. Sure enough, Emma Roberts, Nick Jonas, and Ariana Grande are just some of the names the show has recruited in an effort to draw the tween crowd. However, the addition of veteran horror star Jamie Lee Curtis and “Saturday Night Live” alum Nasim Pedrad could be enough to attract Fox’s adult fans as well.

Nonetheless, those who are watching should know by now that in any Ryan Murphy production, the recipient of the most gruesome fate of all is usually the star.

Another show coming down the pipeline is perhaps better suited to the female empowerment theme: CBS’ “Supergirl.” This entry from Greg Berlanti, the creator of superhero hits such as “Arrow” and “The Flash,” has long been anticipated as a star vehicle for Melissa Benoist of “Glee” and “Homeland” fame. Viewers should expect a lighthearted, network-friendly take on the usual comic book tropes, something far closer to a Marvel/Disney production than the dark and gritty style of DC/ Warner Bros. pictures like “The Dark Knight” franchise.

More shocking: it’s been 40 years since a female has headlined a superhero show on a major network; under the dream team of Benoist and Berlanti, the time may finally be right for Supergirl to soar.

However, the biggest potential breakout star of the season has to be Priyanka Chopra, a Bollywood star on the verge of American fame through her role in ABC’s spy drama “Quantico.” Taking cues from any good Shonda Rhimes production, this sleek, soapy thriller follows FBI trainees as they attempt to uncover the identity of a major terrorist threat. As the audience for glossy portrayals of high-powered young professionals juggling their responsibilities has grown exponentially thanks to the

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The arrival of the fall season brings a new hoard of characters, including (from left to right, Priyanka Chopra in ABC spy drama “Qauntico,” Melissa Benoist in “Supergirl” and Emma Roberts in “Scream Queens.”

ShondaLand juggernauts of “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder,” the odds are quite in favor of this one starting off with a bang.

But tempting as the flock of new shows may sound, the real heavy hitters this fall will be returning sensations such as “Empire,” “The Walking Dead,” and “American Horror Story.”

All eyes will be on Fox’s “Empire” when it returns on Sept. 23 and attempts to capture the same ratings craze that it did when it took off in the spring. Lead actress Taraji P. Henson may have just lost the Emmy for her role as Cookie Lyons, but she will be ver-

itably at the forefront this season with Luscious behind bars. Everyone was watching for Cookie before, and if all goes according to creator Lee Daniels’ plan, they surely will be again.

Come October, one of cable TV’s most celebrated serial thrillers will return in the form of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”

Riding on the heels of its recently debuted prequel, “Fear of the Walking Dead,” “TWD” makes some promising new additions to the cast including Xander Berkeley (“24”) and Ethan Embry (“Empire Records”).

Lastly, the other big horror premiere not to be missed is that of “American

Horror Story: Hotel.” Tune in for a chance to see Lady Gaga in her first legitimate acting role and whatever outlandish tragedy Ryan Murphy has concocted this time. From hints producers and actors have been dropping all summer, expect decatuplet vampire children, Hollywood junkies and the bloody trail of a mysterious biblical serial killer. On Murphy’s terms, nothing is too outlandish.

On the whole, this season of television promises a number of intriguing new offerings, but at best they will likely only be chipping away at the audiences of the more established phenomena.

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RESTAURANT review

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Garrison’s farm-to-table ethos brings diners a meal packed with flavor and fresh tastes. Dishes are seasonal and varied, offering a variety of choices for vegetarians and meat-lovers alike.

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Eighth Street’s newest restaurant, Garrison, may be good enough to pose competition for neighbor and longtime favorite Rose’s Luxury. Rob Weland, a well-known D.C. restaurateur and chef, opened the doors to this chic eatery on Barracks Row in July. He chose the name Garrison because of the restaurant’s close proximity to the Washington Navy Yard. The chic new eatery is in good company, surrounded by D.C. foodie favorites such as the nationally acclaimed Belga Cafe and many more.

In order to keep with the farmto-table trend, Weland opened Garrison in collaboration with Mike Protas of One Acre Farm, based in Maryland. The restaurant only serves local, seasonal ingredients. In fact, nearly a third of the menu is strictly devoted to vegetables. You’re bound to try something new each time you go, as the menu changes daily based on the quality of the produce available. Even the elaborate cocktail menu, created by Gina Chersevani, rotates seasonally.

My advice is to go as soon as possible while they’re still serving summer crops such as heirloom tomatoes and sweet corn.

That being said, I don’t doubt that chef Weland will have a brilliant fall menu to offer in the coming months.

Inside, the eatery boasts a sleek décor. The wooden booths, accompanied by various patterned pillows and jars of house-pickled

vegetables give Garrison a casual, “homey” feel. However, with every table in the house full and a bustling bar scene on a Tuesday night, this eatery is definitely more exciting than a quiet dinner at home. I’ve never been to any restaurant that makes veggies taste so good.

We got a little carried away while ordering, but it all sounded too delicious to miss. The crowd favorite was the squash blossoms, which were lightly fried and were served with smoked provolone and romesco sauce ($12). The cauliflower was also well worth the stiff price for vegetables ($11).

Roasted and served with pine nuts, mint and parmesan, this dish was definitely one of my personal favorites. However, beware that the dish has a bit of an unexpected kick of spice. Two other dishes that aren’t to be missed are the pasta courses. There are only two choices: sweet corn tortellini with Stracchino cheese and chives ($23) and house-made ricotta ravioli with chanterelles mushrooms, spinach and soft herbs ($26). I was partial to the ravioli even though, I’ll admit, the sweet corn tortellini sounded more appealing when we ordered. Everyone at the table concluded that these were some of the best pasta dishes we’d ever had, as well as the most expensive.

Don’t worry if you’re not a vegetarian, because Garrison has a lot to offer its carnivorous diners ,too. The most memorable dish of the evening by far was the bison hanger ($30), served with heirloom tomatoes, grilled onions and bleu cheese. I was a bit skeptical at

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www.chef-in-training.com With fall officially here, this sweet appetizer is the perfect dish to serve at your next gathering or to scoop up as a late-night guilty pleasure. first. as it was my first time eating bison, but words cannot describe how delectable it was. Paired with the vine-ripe tomatoes and a giant chunk of aged bleu cheese, it’s an unmissable treat.

We also ordered the crispy skin Arctic char, served with dill and cucumbers ($27). This dish was also very good but fell a bit flat compared to the bison. Ironically, in a restaurant known for its vegetables, the meat dish alone proves that Weland’s Garrison is well worth the hype.

Finally, what meal is complete without dessert? We ordered the stone fruit papillote ($9) and the chocolate terrine served with raspberries ($10). The terrine was quite good; decadent and rich. However, the papillotte was my favorite. It was a true end-ofsummer treat: chef-baked stone fruit, a fancy name for peaches, in a parchment paper bag, as one would usually cook fish. The waiter cut the bag open at the table and poured a ricotta cream sauce on top. It was the perfect dessert to top off our highly seasonal meal.

Garrison is definitely an exciting new addition to the D.C. food scene. The staff was incredibly friendly and our waiter made great suggestions. Ultimately, we had a wonderfully delicious meal that was well worth the high prices. With parents’ weekend on the horizon, I highly suggest you give Garrison a try. Definitely book now, though, as its exponentially growing reputation is making it the hippest and most coveted reservation in town.

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16 individually wrapped caramels ¼ cup water

8 ounces cream cheese, softened ½ cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla

Over medium-low heat, melt caramels with water, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and set aside.

Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla together. Fold caramel mixture into cream cheese mixture.

Serve immediately with fresh apple slices or dried apple chips.

sparkling whiskey punch

www.apracticalwedding.org Cider season is here, and what better way to drink up than with a sassy splash of whiskey?

INGREDIENTS

1 ounce whiskey 3 ounces sparkling cider Lemon wedge Apple slice (optional) Pour whiskey (about one shots worth) into a glass and top with the sparkling cider.

Squeeze in lemon wedge and top with apple slice for garnish.

Fetzer Gewurztraminer Loam California 2011

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A sweet dessert wine that mixes rich flavors of cinnamon and caramelized apples with a crisp acidity, this will pair well with any and all fall desserts you start munching on this week-- and for only around $10.

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movie review

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Sicario

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Building on the momentum of her breakout action performance in the film “Edge of Tomorrow,” Emily Blunt joins Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin in the drug cartel drama “Sicario,” directed by Denis Villeneuve. Blunt plays an FBI field officer tasked with joining an interagency task force investigating cartel activity, while Brolin and del Toro play two agents with ambiguous origins bent on dismantling the cartel. The Sonora Cartel, an obvious stand-in for El Chapo’s Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, has stirred up violence on U.S. soil, prompting a response from U.S. drug agencies.

The resulting investigation leads the team across Mexico and the Southwest.

Blunt should have portrayed a strong female lead in the mold of Charlize Theron in “Mad Max,” but her character lacks depth. She cracks under the pressure of the carnage she witnesses and bears the emotional and moral weight of the film. Once you’ve figured out her character’s emotional shtick, all her reactions and actions are predictable 10 minutes before they happen. One can’t help but question why Blunt’s character is weighed down by grief from this investigation, when she has surely already seen the worst side of humanity as an FBI field officer.

Del Toro, on the other hand, mastered his role as Alejandro, the dark, brooding

agent with an obviously troubled past.

The performance has made him a strong contender in the race for Best Supporting Actor in the upcoming awards season. As the movie progresses, what felt like cold indifference from Alejandro turns out to be the aggrieved precision of a calculating killer. Del Toro sells every minute of his performance.

Josh Brolin also provides solid support in a small but crucial role. Altogether, the film touts some good performances from established actors.

The script, written by Taylor Sheridan, is a departure from the regular shoot’em-up drug dramas that have become all too prevalent in modern cinema. In multiple scenes, the film follows the daily routine of a dirty cop embedded in the Mexican drug trade. For this cop, delivering drugs isn’t morally reprehensible, but rather a perfectly sensible way to provide for his family. The multiperspective plot isn’t some new trope developed

by Villeneuve, but a solid and unique way to provide layers of depth to a plot, in the mold of “Traffic” and “Crash.” But Villeneuve doesn’t stick with this multiperspective method, so the sequences following the cop feel awkward and untied to the plot as a whole. Aside from this, Sheridan crafted a plot that jumps to the core of the drug trade and its effect on the Mexican people while entertaining the viewer.

Villeneuve crafts something wholly unique with this movie. “Sicario” is not a

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run-of-the-mill drug-trade thriller, since it avoids the romanticization of drug dealers that usually surrounds movies of its kind. The visceral shot selections and gripping action sequences attempt to demonstrate the true carnage of the war on drugs being waged across the border and now within the United States itself. The lingering shots of murdered and flayed corpses throughout the film imbue the viewer with a sense that the director will not tiptoe around the savagery of the cartels.

Villeneuve also makes a point of showcasing the begrudging acceptance of average Mexican citizens toward the violence around them. They’ve been conditioned to expect the brazen acts of carnage displayed in the film. While the plot is a slow-burning affair, there are moments with genuine thrills and tense action scenes. Villeneuve builds on the success of his direction of “Prisoners” with this movie and showcases his developing flair for gritty, crime-inspired film direction. “Sicario” is definitely worth a trip to the theater.

album Review

No, No, No Beirut

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Austin Hong

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Indie-rock band Beirut originally began as the solo act of frontman Zach Condon, who wrote and recorded the band’s debut album mostly by himself. After the record had some success, Condon recruited some friends to make a live debut, and the band Beirut was born. The band quickly found success with its well-rounded instrumentation. It used horns, strings and keyboards to achieve a folksy, yet full and nuanced sound that displayed influences ranging from traditional European folk to electronic. Four well-received albums and several EPs later, Condon and Beirut were more successful than ever, touring extensively at increasingly larger venues until Condon put an end to the band, citing both physical and creative exhaustion. “No No No” is Condon’s eagerly anticipated return to the music industry, and marks the band’s return to recording after four years.

Beirut’s “No No No” achieves a sound that is instantly pleasant and recognizably thoughtful in its instrumental choices. The subtle use

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Indie-rock band Beirut return after four years with its known, soulful sound.

of electronic sounds combined with traditional instruments makes the album feel like a fresh take on an old concept. Unfortunately, the repetitive rhythm of certain songs often blurs the line between structural and downright boring. Regardless, the album is a pleasure, and goes great with a morning coffee, or perhaps a nice book.

The album opens with “Gibraltar,” one of the strongest tracks on the album. The tune draws heavily on the band’s strengths, opening with a cheerful drum beat that is soon accompanied by a piano motif that lasts the length of the song. Condon’s rich vocals are understated, but they fit nicely into the generally relaxed vibe.

The song is followed by the title track of the album, “No No No.” It is one of the few songs where Condon’s lead vocals actually feel like they lead the song, despite the bare minimum of lyrics. He implores an unknown lover, telling her that “if we don’t go now, we won’t get very far.” (To put “bare minimum of lyrics” into perspective, the previous line is one-fourth of the total lyrics in the song). The follow-up track “At Once” falls into much of the same vein, with strong vocals that occupy the bare minimum of language, but still deliver in emotional content.

“August Holland” brings more strong vocals, but Condon’s strength also starts to become his weakness. The strength of his voice creates what I like to call the “Hozier effect.” His voice is so unique, distinctive and simply powerful that overuse begins to draw attention away from the rest of the song. Regardless, the sweet, haunting woodwind melodies work with Condon’s lyrics to evoke a gentle sense of longing.

Perhaps Condon realizes the effect of his vocals, because the entirely instrumental and appropriately titled, “As Needed” follows the first vocally led trio of songs. The music stirs up gentle, nuanced emotions, with two recognizable sections trading melody lines. The first consists of a string section backing up light ukulele melodies with a violin lead. These sections trade off with the piano and drum-set rhythm that is omnipresent in this album, but with a violin lead in this song.

The next two songs, “Perth” and “Pacheco,” are pleasant, use keyboard motifs to create a playful background for Condon’s relaxed vo-

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cal work. In “Perth,” the use of the horn (sparse as it is in this album compared to previous ones) does wonders to differentiate it tonally from the rest of the album.

“Fener,” the album’s penultimate piece, again uses the piano and drum-set formula.

However, a mid-song tempo change and the use of haunting, ethereal background vocals do much to bring the album’s general cheerful mood into something a bit more introspective.

Introspection seems to be the theme of the denouement of “No No No,” as “So Allowed” begins with a thoughtful intro, with a subtle, tight bassline complimenting the piano and drum-set rhythms. The song also hits one of the higher emotional climaxes of the album, with Condon momentarily abandoning his relaxed, distant style of singing. The horns also make a return, giving the album a lively finish and elegantly displaying the band’s ability to balance its sounds across a wide range of instruments.

Interestingly, the album ultimately comes off as almost instrumental; Condon’s lyrics are sparse, often consisting of repetitive single verses and choruses, and performed subtly, with little intention to dominate the song. Unfortunately, the weak lead draws attention to the structurally repetitive nature of the songs.

The overused rhythms occasionally make the music come across as unambitious.

However, there is no doubt that Beirut has created a tonally enjoyable album. The tight, consistent structure also serves to create and subsequently fulfill listener expectations. The album especially shines on the more cheerful tracks, where Beirut’s ability to layer instrumentals is used to create excitement rather than melancholy. Condon, however, ultimately had to do more than just please in his return to recording. He delivered on creating an instrumentally enjoyable album, but came up lacking in lyrical ambition.

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Beyond the Artistry of Photography T

wo years ago, I did not own a camera. Honestly, I didn’t even take particularly good pictures on my phone. In high school, my artistic side focused on singing in an a cappella group. I was a singer. Other kids worked at the literary magazine and went to poetry club meetings every Wednesday. They were the writers.

The politicians were on student council and sat on the board of education as student representatives, and the humanitarians collected money for UNICEF. Similarly, the photographers worked in the photo section of the newspaper. By my insecure 15-year-old logic, I was not, and could never really be, a photographer.

It is still puzzling, sometimes, that only two years after graduating high school I think of myself, and hopefully am thought of, as a photographer — though my passion for singing has not changed.

My camera, a Nikon D5200, usually fitted with a zoom lens for convenience and a fixed 50 mm when I’m feeling snobby, is only 2 years old. Yet something about getting it for my birthday in late September of my freshman year makes being a photographer so deeply intermingled with my career at Georgetown that I can now only vaguely imagine what I would be doing if I weren’t.

If I were not a photographer, I would not be able to count on both hands the number of times I have almost spent the entire night in the Gelardin New Media Center editing room or the Walsh Building’s multimedia and dark rooms. If I were not a photographer, my Instagram posts and Facebook profile pictures would be stagnant at 15 likes each, if I was lucky. If I were not a photographer, I would probably be a much lonelier person.

Taking a picture to me is inescapably social. Making friends with people you never would have met if you weren’t taking their picture is hard to avoid if you’re a photographer on a campus full of people and student groups in constant need of headshots, class photos and campaign posters. I say that without complaint, as someone who was so nervous and antisocial that he did not say his first word at college until the second day of New Student Orientation.

I doubt that I am as knowledgeable as I should be about my craft. It’s true that I admire a handful of the legends and upcoming stars of this field and I get excited about exhibitions of their work in Chelsea or the Upper East Side of Manhattan, both 10 minutes from my house this summer. I have taken enough photography classes to feel comfortable with exposure techniques and editing with Photoshop.

What gives me this sense of doubt is that I am, for the most part, not in it to make a statement. I am not in this field to be profound or blaze a trail through an uncomfortable conversation, as much of today’s art can sometimes be spun into trying to do.

The most important question I ask myself in critique of my work is not whether it is strikingly meaningful or artistic enough, but simply whether I like the way it looks, whether I have done a good job of capturing the thing I set out to photograph, whether I, looking back on it a few years from now, will smile at the memory.

In all honesty, I am a photographer because of the Phantoms. I took my first picture with my 2-year-old camera in October of my freshman year, at a wedding I was singing at with the Phantoms. The excitement with which the group was hurriedly posing for pictures, laughing at some of the unfortunate candids and passing my camera off to others to pull me into the frame made it one of the best days of my life. Photography, this new, awkward thing I had picked up on a whim, was quickly throwing me into a new role of documenting backstage antics, formal performances and parties.

I do not plan on making a career in art out of taking pictures. Frankly, I’m not sure if I am good enough at it to make a living from it, but more importantly, I don’t see myself wanting to, either.

As a photographer, I have a few small, simple dreams.

I hope to photograph my family at barbecues and birthday parties. I hope to photograph my kids on their first day of school. I hope to travel the world, meet people and take a few good pictures. It has become more of a hobby than anything else in my life, even though the amount of time I currently spend coordinating photo shoots and covering big, serious events may indicate otherwise.

A long time from now, I will probably come across an art project I’m currently working on, a set of 26 portraits featuring models with large, messy letters scrawled over their faces and bodies in face paint, and wonder what I was trying to get at.

I’m all but sure that I will also find the countless pictures I’ve taken of my friends and family at parties or out to dinner or spending the day outside, and consider them all the more entertaining and infinitely more valuable.

Jinwoo Chong is a junior in the College. LIFE IN ARt appears every Friday, written by different members of campus performing arts groups.

ON CAMPUS

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african fall market

The African Society of Georgetown invites you to an afternoon filled with culture and art. Both East and West African cuisine from local restaurants will be provided. Vendors from all over the metropolitan area will also be in attendance selling African clothing, jewelry and other accessories. There will also be crafts, live music and henna tattoo artists.

Come and join The Restless Collective and WGTB for a night of poetry, food and music.

Enjoy the talent of Georgetown artists, comics, musicians and poets and chill out with the live disc jockey. Special guests Imani Cezanne and The Baby Grand will also be in attendance.

Join the Vietnamese Student Association, the Chinese Student Association and the Taiwanese Student Association to celebrate the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. The VSA will provide paper lanterns and art supplies for decorating. The CSA will be doing calligraphy, and the TASA will provide delicious mooncakes.

WHERE: New South Film Screening Room When: Friday, Sept. 25, 8 p.m.

INFO: hoyalink.georgetown.edu Price: Free

WHERE: Healy Lawn When: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2 p.m. info: facebook.com price: Free

WHERE: Leavey Esplanade WHEN: Friday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.

INFO: facebook.com Price: Free

WHERE: Copley Lawn WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 26, 6 p.m.

INFO: facebook.com PRICE: Free

The latest installment in a series of screenings in the New South Film Screening Room of the Healey Family Student Center is one of the blockbuster films of the summer, “Jurassic World.” The latest installment of Steven Spielberg’s iconic dinosaur adventure takes place on a new island in an all-new park, only this time, with thousands of visitors there and wandering among its deadly residents.

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friday, september 25, 2015

THE HOYA

album Review

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What a Time to Be Alive

Drake and Future Daniel Smith Hoya Staff Writer

With a title as hype-inducing as “What a Time to Be Alive,” Drake and Future’s mixtape was set to fan the flames of an already scorching year for hip-hop. With three months still to go, 2015 has already seen releases from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean and A$AP Rocky, not to mention Drake and Future’s own solo projects as well.

Unfortunately, the end result is 11 songs that fail to live up to Drake’s past work and Future’s potential.

The project falls flat, likely a symptom of the six-day window in which the duo recorded the songs. The production is stellar on each song individually, but as a compilation, the simple synth melodies become unimaginative. Future’s mumbling delivery has had success throughout 2015, but its polarizing style might

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“Big Rings,” the project’s second track, exemplifies the mixtape’s shortcomings. Drake shouts over a barrage of plucked strings and heavy 808s produced by Metro Boomin: “I got a really big team / And they need some really big rings / They need some really nice things / Better be comin’ with no strings.” His tone recalls the bravado of “6 God” from his last mixtape, but without the same substance.

Future joins in with a verse heavy on Auto-Tune, symptomatic of the rest of the mixtape. Hip-hop has seen the resurgence of Auto-Tune over the past few years, with pitch correction serving as a stylistic addon rather than a crutch. The issue with Future’s use of it, however, is that it is often disturbingly off-key and used habitually rather than for its artistic merits.

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Future, left, and Drake released “What a Time to Be Alive,” a mixtape with a few hits but a generic feel due to its six-day recording period.

Executive producer Metro Boomin does a skillful job of putting together a cohesive project, but the cohesion comes at a price of repetitiveness that makes it difficult to listen to the project as a whole — something that shouldn’t be the case for a mixtape with only 11 songs. A few cuts will make listeners’ party rotations — most likely “Big Rings” and “Jumpman” — but ultimately the energy of the project tapers off halfway through as the instrumentals reveal their lack of variation and any initial excitement over the collaboration fades.

Most of all, the content of the lyrics rarely gets personal, and when it does, it incorporates the materialistic machismo that runs rampant across most of the 11 songs.

On “Plastic Bag,” the duo serenades a stripper over a swinging rhythm one can imagine accompanying slow-motion visuals at Magic City, Atlanta’s highest-profile strip club.

Drake and Future take turns on the chorus, crooning, “Get a plastic bag / Go ahead and pick up all the cash / Go ahead and pick up all the cash / You danced all night, girl, you deserve it.”

There are some bright spots, though. On the mixtape’s standout track, “Diamonds Dancing,” Metro Boomin offers listeners the project’s most interesting instrumental: an intricate air-horn synth melody and a deep bass line accompanied by an imaginative drum pattern and a steel guitar that invokes the feeling of an old Western duel. Future branches out with a decently filtered falsetto, while Drake adds an outro demonstrating an impressive range of emotion over the span of just a few lines, going from hurt to dismissive: “I haven’t even heard from you / Not a single word from you / Ungrateful / I’m too good for you, too good for you / You should go back to him, perfect match for you / Unstable.”

Drake has found astounding suc-

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cess in his career due to his dual threat as a talented, confident rapper who is also willing to show a vulnerable and accessible side in his music. His magnum opus, “Take Care,” earned a Grammy Award in 2013 for the effect it had on the rest of hip-hop, allowing a new breed of artists to take the spotlight. His subsequent releases have built on his trailblazer image, from “Nothing Was the Same” to “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.”

Aside from the outro on “Diamonds Dancing,” Drake’s vulnerability is missing from “What a Time to Be Alive.” High-energy songs where Drake oozes confidence are fun, but they have the strongest effect when balanced out by his more emotional songs. It’s a very different Drake we’re seeing here.

But maybe Drake knows this already. “I can’t rap like that, all young and naive / Not after all the s--- I seen and the things I believe,” he confesses on the mixtape’s closer, “30 for 30 Freestyle.” One would hope that the old Drake isn’t completely gone — his summer single “Hotline Bling” laments the lack of contact with a past love — but he certainly makes no appearance here.

Overall, “What a Time to Be Alive” sounds like a Future and Metro Boomin collaboration that Drake decided to visit. This project is a testament to the power of the producer — Future and Metro have developed a sound together that might graciously host Drake for one or two songs. But Drake, despite his status as one of hip-hop’s top dogs, overstays his welcome.

Honeymoon Madison stingray Hoya Staff Writer

Amid all the stress of the fall semester and the crush of classes that never seem to let up, Lana Del Rey’s new album, “Honeymoon,” is the perfect vacation from a busy schedule. “Honeymoon” is an escape into nostalgia, to the romance and sense of self that can become buried under Georgetown’s rigorous demands.

The album starts with its title song, a haunting and slow track that makes the listener feel as if he is floating on the edge of something unexplored and steep. The bluesy swing of the melody, echoing harmonies and simple piano provoke a retro feel and at the same time an exciting and almost dangerous reminder of how im-

 portant it is to sometimes just live in the moment before it’s gone and deal with consequences later. As always for Lana Del Rey, it shows that love is a priority for the album.

“Terrence Loves You” starts off with a different vibe, much more somber and raw than the first couple of songs. The same breathy harmonies still keep it in the same vein as the rest of the album, but the heavy undertone of jazz throws it back and transports listeners to the nostalgic moments of America’s past. The song is an effusive confession of loneliness to which anyone can relate, but with a resigned sense of acceptance that is both heartbreaking and inspirational.

The next track, “God Knows I Tried,” is by far one of the best on the

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Taking a break from singing movie theme songs, retro songstress Lana Del Rey returns to the main stage with “Honeymoon.”

C h r i s Brown’s new single, promoted sparsely through Instagram and other channels, is a catchy reminder to his ex about how many times he’s thought about her (hint: it’s zero). The song features Brown’s smooth vocals along with distorted repetitions of “zero” over a Daft Punk-esque funk beat. While it’s not especially groundbreaking or movingly deep, “Zero” is a fun pop song that is sure to have people singing along.

Sam Smith and Disclosure “Hotline Bling”  It’s been said that ever yt hing Sam Smith touches turns to gold, that is to say both money and Grammy Awards. Not that Drake’s original “Hotline Bling” wasn’t already great, but Smith’s trademark buttery falsetto and frequent collaborator Disclosure’s original beats took the hit to a whole new level. The song gets especially lower-lip-bitingly sexy when Sam Smith takes us into the slinky, sultry verse, “These days all I do is wonder if you’re bendin’ over backwards for someone else.”

Safe to say, it’s absolutely worth a listen. Or 20.

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album, a perfect mix of minor notes and lyrical images. This is a song that captures the essence of the human spirit, the resilience and determination that can come out of weakness; this song gives a sense of hope that no one has to go through everything alone.

“High By The Beach” is the most well-known song on the album for a reason-: its mantra to let go despite the confusion and intensity of reality.

However, stark phrases like “we won’t survive” and “I’ll do it on my own” emphasize the hidden strength inside any person, saying it’s OK sometimes to let something, or someone, go. The soft sound of waves in the background of this track only adds to the feeling of liberation and calm.

“Freak” is there mainly as a sharp contrast to the track “Art Deco” that follows it. With a soft techno beat that is more than refreshing, “Art Deco” pumps a little more life into the album. This song fills the listener with a sense of wanderlust, reflecting the feelings of anyone who’s ever wanted more and providing an escape into this imagined world of “Honeymoon.” This song perfectly understates the effects of trying too hard: the lyrics, “you want more (why?)” make the listener question the value of what he has, which can very often be taken for granted at a place like Georgetown. It’s a song that transports the listener from the bubble here back to reality.

The whole album is cut in half by a strange interlude of poetry, not sung but spoken. It’s an exhilarating

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experience, like an intimate poetry reading in the dark corner of an old coffee shop; the whole album could end there and be more than enough.

One other song that really deserves notice is “Swan Song,” one of the most mesmerizing on the album.

Out of all the tracks, this one paints the most complete world of escape, an anthem for the wild and free. It imagines the possibilities of living by your own rules and desires. It provides a fantasy respite from papers and midterms and GPAs. It’s important to remember that life doesn’t have to be all work and no play, and this song brings that sentiment out of the nostalgic otherworldliness the album creates and gives it relevancy in the present.

While it can be a challenge to understand all of her meanings, Lana Del Rey’s beautiful melodies pick up the lost lyrics and the overarching themes of love, freedom and memory connect every line. Imagined, inspired and sincere, “Honeymoon” offers a door to what we’ve been missing as we focus on exams and next year’s internships: the romance, reflection and recklessness that give substance to everything we should do.

Back to claim her place on party playlists everywhere is,Ellie Goulding, who delivers another satisfying dance hit with her everpleasing combination of unique breathy vocals and thumping clubhit bass rhythms. Goulding proves that she is adding even more to the dance floor sounds with what sound like her most intriguing instrumentals yet. However, for those who remain unconvinced by her occasionally irritating vocal style, this will unfortunately appear to be nothing new.

Naughty Boy “Runnin’” [feat. Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin]  Beyoncé astonished her hordes of fans with this surprise collaboration, and the result is a track that is very distant from the sound that dominated her latest album, the incredibly successful selfnamed one released last year. This track has a classic Naughty Boy sound – a combination of soulful vocals and adrenaline-packed base beat. Addictive listening for loyal fans, and an interesting new collaboration for those looking for the next club hit.

AROUND TOWN The Neighbourhood, Bad Suns and HUNNY

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Turkish Festival 2015

The Washington Nationals will be taking on the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend in D.C. The Nationals are currently ranked second in the Eastern division of the National League, with a record of 78-72. Friday will also mark the first-ever Yoga Day at Nationals Park, featuring “yoga in the outfield” at 1:35 p.m. the same day as the game.

Come get physcially active with a healthy treat and join SerenaFit and Craft Kombucha this Saturday for a fun mix of interval training and endurance tests with some trendy tea. The founder and CEO of Craft Kombucha, Antonia Loucks, will be leading a presentation on kombucha and its health benefits at the Mt. Pleasant Farmer’s Market after the cardio session.

Where: 9:30 Club When: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 Info: www.930.com Price: $40

Where: Nationals Park When: Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 Info: washington.nationals.mlb.com Price: $16+

Where: Meridian Hill Park When: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 Info: activelifedc.com Price: $10

Where: Freedom Plaza When: Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 Info: turkishfestival.org Price: Free

It’s a triple threat at 9:30 Club on Tuesday. Combining the intriguing alternative sounds of The Neighbourhood, the alternative-rock hits by Bad Suns and the little-known tracks by newcomer HUNNY, this is a great music opportunity for those with a passion for discovering the next cool band. Concerts at 9:30 Club rarely disappoint, and this impressive set is not to be missed.

The annual Turkish Festival celebrates Turkish culture by featuring Turkish art, folk dances and live performances. The festival will also feature food from vendors serving authentic Turkish cuisine such as kabobs, vegetarian dishes and coffee. Hands-on activities and demonstrations such as calligraphy, tile-making and carpet-weaving will also be available in tents all across the plaza.

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Friday, september 25, 2015

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Hoyas Focus on Ground Boulder Presents New Rivals Game in NYC Matchup COLUMBIA, from B10 Georgetown senior Kyle Nolan mainly occupies the quarterback position for the Hoyas, the Lions used two quarterbacks for significant chunks of their game against Fordham.

Junior quarterback Skyler Mornhinweg, a transfer from Florida and the son of former NFL head coach and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, started against the Rams. After Fordham scored its second passing touchdown of the game in the second quarter, sophomore Anders Hill took over for Mornhinweg. The two rotated for the rest of the game. This quarterback rotation may make preparing for the contest against the Lions difficult for the Hoyas. “[Columbia’s two quarterbacks] are similar but not the same,” Sgarlata said. “Mornhinweg threw the ball a little bit better in the game — he just had better statistics.”

“They have some designed quarterback runs for both kids, which presents some problems from a numbers standpoint in the box,” he said. “But they both played well. They put up a good amount of yards and points against a good Fordham defense. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see them both.”

Making things even more difficult for the Hoyas is the string of injuries the team has suffered recently. In addition to junior linebacker Ty Williams’ severe neck injury, the team’s offensive line has been plagued with injuries.

Having a healthy team will be critical to limit mistakes against Columbia. Despite posting 331 yards of total offense in its last

game against Dartmouth — 33 more yards than it opponent — Georgetown still lost by 21 points. This was due in large part to three fumbles and two interceptions.

“We need to make less mistakes,” Sgarlata said. “Against Dartmouth, we had a good offensive game, we moved the ball, but we just made too many mistakes to put points on the board.”

“We’re just worried about the first series of the game,” he said. “We’re not dwelling on our past mistakes. We’re going to learn from them and come out and try to build a win from the ground up. … The six penalties against Dartmouth and the turnovers, if we can eliminate those, we’ll have a good shot.”

In addition, the Hoyas will try to improve their running game. While the team posted an impressive 308 yards through the air, it managed just 23 on the ground — 120 fewer than Dartmouth. Even worse, it gained those yards on 32 attempts for an average of just 0.7 yards per carry. Senior running back Jo’el Kimpela, the team’s starter, gained just 29 yards on 14 attempts.

“Our run stats weren’t great,” Sgarlata said. “We need to get Jo’el Kimpela the ball and get him running.”

Kimpela, a team captain, will try to regain the momentum of his successful 2014 campaign, in which he posted 833 rushing yards and 73 receiving yards and scored three touchdowns. In addition, the team will look to captains Hunter Kiselick, Kevin Liddy and Matthew Satchell for leadership against Columbia.

Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. on Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Manhattan, N.Y.

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Senior running back and team captain Jo’el Kimpela recorded 838 rushing yards and 73 receiving yards and scored three touchdowns in the 2014 season.

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Longer Extra Point Changes Kickers’ Role IPPOLITO, from B10 yard kick was too easy. The numbers essentially prove that to be true. From 20042014, over 99 percent of extra points were successful. Two weeks after moving the distance to 33 yards, that rate now stands at 94.2 percent. The last time the extrapoint conversion rate was this low — below 95 percent — was in 1982. In the first 32 games of this season, kickers have already missed nine extra points — more than in all of 2014. However, kickers have only missed one field goal from 30-39 yards in 2015 so far. While this year’s current sample size is a fraction of the data from past years, these early numbers are astounding because only last year, kickers converted more than 90 percent of field goals from this range. More specifically, kickers have converted 97.6 percent of kicks between 30 and 35 yards over the past two seasons.

Using that percentage and last season’s numbers, a total of 30 extra points would have been missed — but the league is on pace for more than double that this year.

This surprisingly low figure could be due to early season jitters or an adjustment period, even though preseason games were played with this change in effect, which gave every team and its kicker several in-game opportunities to adjust.

Even if kickers improve to meet expectations, at least one coach has already said he would be willing to experiment and go for two points. The ball would still be placed at the two-yard line, just as it was under the old extra point rules, which now makes this option more appealing.

After Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller scored a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Mike Tomlin decided to go for two, and the team succeeded. This gave the team an early lead of 8-0, which is unusual because teams almost never go for two points so early in the game. However, there are several reasons why this strategy might be the best play overall and could be used on a wider scale as the season goes on and weather conditions worsen.

First, going for two points early in the game is a relatively low-risk, high-reward

play. If successful, the team is obviously rewarded with two points instead of one.

Aside from the fact that all points are valuable, this places additional strategic burdens on opponents who may be more conservative. Because a vast majority of NFL head coaches are rather conservative play-callers and strategists, this could give risk-seeking teams an advantage. There is already ample evidence as to why coaches should be going for two more often, regardless of the time left in the game — so the rule change essentially incentivizes coaches to make a more strategic, rational decision.

Even if the conversion attempt fails, the team still has the entire game to make up the conversion or adjust its game plan because of the failed attempt; this seems like a much better idea than waiting until the final drive in the fourth quarter to go for two, failing, and having no recourse.

Second, basic math shows that teams would probably be better, or at least not any worse off, by foregoing the 33-yard attempt altogether. In theory, coaches should favor the option that can get them the most points. With the extra point at its new distance, the expected value is .942 points per try. To get that same expected value, teams would have to be successful on 47.1 percent of their two-point attempts from the two-yard line. So even if teams convert 50 percent of their conversion attempts, they will be better off in the long run. Since 2010, teams have actually converted 50.5 percent of their two-point attempts, which yields an expected value of 1.01 points per attempt.

Nothing in the NFL comes easy, and the league has done its part to ensure that kickers now have to earn their keep too.

Kickers have undoubtedly improved both in range and accuracy over the years, and have proven themselves to be invaluable assets to their teams. The real challenge of this rule change falls on coaches and what decisions they will make as they face mounting evidence that the traditional way of operating is a losing bet.

Michael Ippolito is a junior in the College. THE WATER COOLER appears every Friday.

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Junior captain Victoire Saperstein was an All-Big East selection in her sophomore season, going 11-3 in singles, including a five-match win streak, during the 2014 spring season.

Madeline Auerbach Hoya Staff Writer

Even though the fall season is barely underway, the Georgetown men’s and women’s tennis programs’ performances thus far have indicated a promising future. On Sept. 16, the Georgetown men (1-0) swept the University of the District of Columbia (0-1) 9-0.

Seven days earlier, the women’s side (1-0) also routed UDC (2-3, 2-2 East Coast) in a 9-0 finish. Before that, the men’s team beat Yale (00) at the UPenn Classic.

“That’s the first time we’ve beaten an Ivy in a pretty long time, at least 10 years, so that was really good for us,” junior Jordan Portner said. “We put a beating on them and it was good to see.”

These victories will give the Hoyas momentum going into two of the fall season’s key tournaments. The men’s side will play nearby in the Navy Invitational Sept. 25-27 in Annapolis, Md. The women’s team will head to Denver September 24 to compete in the University of Colorado Fall Invite.

The Navy Invitational will play host to several of Georgetown’s local rivals. George Washington (0-0) and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (0-0) both beat the Hoyas in the latter parts of the 2015 spring season. The two teams beat Georgetown in the 2014 spring season as well.

“These are all guys we compete against so we’ll be looking to make a name for ourselves and show those guys what they’re going to have to deal with when we play them in the spring,” Head Coach Gordie Ernst said.

Meanwhile, the women’s side will compete against several unfamiliar teams. The tournament,

hosted by University of Colorado at Boulder, will include the likes of Colorado (0-0), New Mexico (00) and Colorado State (0-0).

“There will be three teams we’ve never played before, but that’s always great to see some new competition, some different faces, because that’s just more experience for us and for some of the young players,” junior Sophie Barnard said.

“These are legitimate full scholarship programs, so it’s going to be exciting for the girls to play that level of competition,” Ernst said.

The matches at UDC featured both Georgetown’s new freshmen and its returning players.

Sophomore Marco Lam defeated sophomore Rok Bozac of UDC in straight sets at the number one singles slot. Sophomore Peter Beatty, freshman Michael Chen, sophomore Mac Rechnan, junior Yannik Mahlangu and freshman Bart Panarese also won in straight sets to cap off Georgetown’s singles sweep.

“Michael and Will [Sharton] have definitely made a good impact, they’re both in the starting lineup for singles and doubles right away,” Portner said. “They got their first win at the UPenn Invitational, they’re working really hard in practice and they’re great guys.”

Doubles turned out similar results, as all three of Georgetown’s doubles teams won decisively. Lam and Chen paired up to notch a victory at first doubles, while Beatty and Portner won their match at second doubles.

Junior Jack Murphy and Mahlangu dominated in third doubles, beating the UDC third doubles team in an 8-0 fashion.

“I think that’s really going to

help us out going into this weekend at Navy where a lot of the best teams in the region are going to be there, so hopefully we’ll keep playing confident and it’ll be a good weekend,” Portner said.

The women’s match against UDC similarly proved that the Hoyas are could be a force to be reckoned with this year. Though junior captain Victoire Saperstein typically occupies the number one singles slot, freshman Cecelia Lynham played first singles against UDC. Lynham fell in the first set 4-6, but picked up the second set 6-2 and went on to win the third set tiebreak 10-6.

Freshman Risa Nakagawa beat her second singles opponent 6-0, 6-0, again demonstrating the potential that this year’s freshman class has to offer.

“We have some really strong freshmen who have been fitting in super well,” Barnard said. “We’re all really close and I think that’s one of the most important parts, it makes you want to compete even harder for your team.”

Sophomore Daphne de Chatellus, Barnard, freshman Sydney Goodson and sophomore Casey Marx all won their respective singles matches. Like the men’s team, the Hoyas dominated in doubles play, winning all three matches.

As the Georgetown tennis program does not truly gear up for play until the spring season, the Navy and Colorado tournaments provide valuable opportunities to introduce young players to collegiate tennis.

“The spring comes up pretty fast so the more they can develop their confidence, especially with the freshman … the better off we’ll be,” Ernst said.

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GU Aims for 2nd Straight Win Daniel Baldwin Special to The Hoya

This upcoming weekend, the No. 4 Georgetown women’s cross country team will compete in the Coastto-Coast Beantown Invitational meet in Boston for the second time. The No. 18 men’s cross-country team competed in the Beantown Invitational last season — finishing fourth in a field of 18 teams — but it will not participate this season.

The Hoyas will look to build on an impressive outing at the JMU Invitational. Led by strong performances by senior Samantha Nadel, who placed first in the 5200-meter race with a time of 18:30.37, the Hoyas placed first overall in the meet.

Sophomores Piper Donaghu and Autumn Eastman finished immediately behind Nadel in second and third place, respectively. They were followed by sophomore Kennedy Weisner, who finished sixth, and senior Heather Martin, who finished seventh, giving the Hoyas five of the top seven finishers in the meet. Georgetown defeated James Madison, George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth to earn its first place finish. As a result of their strong performance, the Hoyas moved up one spot to No. 4 in the national rankings, which were released Tuesday.

As the team travels to Boston for Friday’s meet, the focus is on providing support and encouragement to each other. The team’s upperclassmen, including senior Heather Martin and Nadel said they try to cheer on the underclassmen on the roster.

“I’m not really sure which teams are even going, but I’m not really worried about them, I don’t think anyone is, since we’re just trying to see what we can do as a team and re-

ally find our identity as a team this year, that’s what we’re really trying to work on right now,” Martin said.

Donaghu, Eastman and Weisner will look to continue to run at a high level on Friday. This trio finished in the top six at the JMU Invitational. In order for the Hoyas to have a chance to claim first place on Friday, the sophomores must have another fine showing.

“I think everybody is really excited.

A lot of girls on the team raced on this course in high school, so they know it really well.”

HEATHER MARTIN Senior Runner

“I think that we’re really excited about this Boston meet because it’s a much bigger meet than the JMU meet was, and that was a really lowkey first meet and a lot of us just ran it as a work out. So we’re really excited to race against some good teams now and have some good competition and really try to come together as a team for this,” Martin said.

After winning the JMU Invitational, Georgetown enters the Coastto-Coast Invitational looking to continue the success it has seen at the meet in the past. In 2014, the Hoyas placed second out of 18 teams, led by graduate student Katrina Coogan, who finished fourth overall with a time of 17:07.0. The Hoyas also saw graduate student Andrea Keklak

and Eastman turn in fine performances as they finished in 11th and 23rd, respectively. Michigan, which won the meet last year, will not return to compete in 2015.

According to Head Coach Michael Smith, meets like the Coast-to-Coast Invitational provide an exciting opportunity for all of Georgetown’s top runners to lead the team.

“Anyone can step up on any given day and that’s just the way we have to see it as a team this year. We look for those natural spaces for our athletes to emerge and be fulfilled and defined as we go through the weeks,” Smith said.

Nadel echoed Smith’s sentiments, emphasizing the fact that the team is still discovering its identity.

“We don’t exactly know what’s going to happen because every year is a new team so we don’t know exactly what we’re capable of accomplishing, we’re going to put our best foot forward and see what happens,” Nadel said.

Because of their experience last year, the Hoyas are familiar with this course. Unlike track and field, each cross-country meet presents a unique race path that contains its own distinctive advantages and disadvantages. Familiarity with a course’s route can provide a runner with a sense of confidence and optimism leading up to the race.

“I think everybody is really excited. A lot of girls on the team raced on this course a lot in high school, so they know it really well,” Martin said. “I really liked the course last year when we went and I think a lot of people did. The weather should be good for a good race.”

The Coast-to-Coast Beantown Invitational, which is hosted by Boston College, will take place all day Friday.

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FRIDAY, September 25, 2015

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aking a list of corrupt Cup is the most watched organizations that television event in the entire exploit their workers world, routinely breaking all and the countries in which sorts of viewership records. they operate seems like some- However, in those companies’ thing that should not be easy defense, they really did have in 2015. Yet, it is, and FIFA is no idea that FIFA’s corruption at the top of that list. FIFA ran so deep.

Ignoring a laundry list of President Sepp Blatter’s list of cover-ups and scandals goes human rights violations is not on and on, and just this week, the only offense that FIFA has former Brazilian footballer committed. The internationand global soccer icon Pelé al community has recently told Blatter to “come clean,” cracked down on the conditions under which FIFA placed according to skysports.com.

While FIFA has always oper- the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, ated under shady pretenses, allegedly only awarding it this latest corruption crisis in- the hosting duties because of volved the FBI, which leveled massive bribes. While the incorruption charges against vestigation remains pending, nine FIFA officials. The Swiss and it does remain to be seen Department of Justice also if Russia and Qatar will lose opened up criminal inquiries their World Cup hosting priviinto FIFA’s awarding of the leges, one thing is for sure: the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to eyes of the world are on FIFA, Russia and Qatar, respectively. and rightfully so.

Several prominent interNow, Pelé has called for both national soccer teams have Blatter and supported all of FIFA to the idea of come clean. boycotting The tragedy the 2018 and of this whole 2022 World situation is Cups if FIFA not the fact does not eithat FIFA is ther change corrupt; in the locations all honesty, or reveal its what major Paolo Santamaria illicit activisports orgaties. Several nization is fans have benot at least a FIFA will continue to gun to look little shady? down on get away with unethical The tragedy e ve r y t h i n g lies in the behavior because of FIFA stands fact that FIFA for, but they soccer’s popularity. exploits its sound like a fans and the hollow voice people who treat soccer as their religion. in the crowd of complaints.

In the FIFA World Cup in It appears that FIFA is corrupt 2014, hosted in Brazil, nearly beyond belief, but the real 5 million children were ex- problem is that people will posed to some form of sexual only willingly protest if FIFA abuse, especially in the form threatens the very notion that of sexual tourism. Boys and it uses to exploit millions and girls as young as 10 and 11 millions of people: the love of were put on street corners the game.

Soccer is the world’s most and told to offer themselves to popular sport. As long as neartourists and fans for as little as 10 Brazilian reals, the equiva- ly two billion people follow lent of $2.39. While FIFA had a sport arguably more popuno direct relation to the ex- lar and more followed than ploitation of children, it did any major religion, FIFA will nothing to stop it and instead always be able to exploit the profited from the World Cup game so many love and woras a whole, giving little to ship. The solution is far from none of the profits back to Bra- easy, but as long as people love zil. Instead of condemning the the game of soccer more than Brazilian government and tak- they hate the exploitation ing actions to reduce the num- and abuse of underprivileged ber of victimized children, it peoples and countries, FIFA turned a blind eye and focused will continue getting away with murder. And, if anyone solely on marketing.

What the public saw were has paid attention to the conthe highlight tapes, the music ditions workers are subject to videos and the ads from Coca- while building stadiums in Cola, McDonalds, Visa and es- Qatar, that is not merely a figsentially any major company ure of speech. wanting to cash in on the Santamaria is hype of the World Cup. Who Paolo a sophomore in the would pass up an opportunity that profitable? The World College. SAXA SYNERGY

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pass to Basuljevic. The sophomore midfielder then saw Muyl out wide to the right and quickly played the ball in behind the defense. Muyl took the ball into the box and chose to go low and to the left of the keeper, putting the Hoyas in front 1-0.

“I thought it was a terrific individual performance by Muyl. He was fabulous today. His goal was terrific. Very composed. It was a classic counterattack that I thought we ran really, really well.

About as good as it gets,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said.

That lead would only last until the 69th minute, when Maryland freshman forward Sebastian Elney found himself in the box with only junior defender and co-captain Joshua Yaro and freshman goalkeeper J.T. Marcinkowski to beat. Yaro thought he held off Elney long enough for Marcinkowski to charge in and prevent a scoring opportunity, but the keeper could not get a firm handle on the ball. Instead, Elney had a wideopen net and easily tied the match at 1-1.

That is how the score would remain until Yaro led a counterattack after a Maryland free kick. Yaro dished the ball off to Allen, but a Maryland defender blocked the forward’s shot. Fortunately for the Hoyas, the deflection fell to Muyl, who easily found Basuljevic making a run into the box. The midfielder buried his chance in the back of the net and put Georgetown ahead for good.

“It’s just something I have been working on in my game, making late runs into the box,” Basuljevic said. “I saw the space and went forward and hoped he would give it to me. Luckily [Muyl] saw me and played me a great ball.”

The Maryland match represents the end of Georgetown’s nonconference schedule. Those eight matches featured a pair of disappointing losses, a pair of draws that easily could have been wins and a pair of victories over elite opponents. In their last five matches, the

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The Hoyas have won both of their games since junior defender and All-American Joshua Yaro returned to the lineup after recovering from a leg injury.

Hoyas are 4-0-1.

“We would like to be 8-0, but it is not realistic with the schedule. The progression of the season is something where you’re saying, ‘We’re evolving a little bit. We’re getting better. We’re learning some lessons,’” Wiese said.

The wins over UCLA (2-4) and Maryland stand out as the most promising victories in the first portion of Georgetown’s schedule. UCLA was the top-ranked team in the nation when it visited Shaw Field, and

Maryland is a top team in its own right.

“It seems that when we play the big teams, we play better. I don’t know what it is. We have a lot of great players, just like all these programs. It’s a testament to the coaches. … We have a great team, we believe in ourselves and we think we can match up with anyone on any given day,” Basuljevic said.

Georgetown will return to Shaw Field on Saturday to take on conference foe Providence (4-2-1). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

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Prolific Offenses Meet in Opener FRIARS, from B10

Zimmerman, who leads the Friars in scoring, with four goals on the season compared to Zimmerman’s three.

However, two of Zimmerman’s three goals have been game-winners, demonstrating that despite her seemingly low offensive production, she has still managed to find the back of the net when the game is on the line.

Georgetown will look to counter Providence’s talented goal scorers with a balanced offensive attack of its own. The Hoyas’ starting forwards, graduate student Audra Ayotte, junior Grace Damaska and senior Crystal Thomas, have shown impressive play around the goal. Combined, the three have scored 11 of the team’s 18 goals this season. In addition, sophomore midfielder Rachel Corboz and freshman forward Caitlin Farrell have added solid production on offense.

“We create chances. The attacking quartet that we have between Grace, Crystal,

Rachel, Audra and even with Caitlin Farrell coming off the bench, we’ve got some players that can create chances,” Nolan said.

The Hoyas have also received significant offensive contributions from sources other

“She is being manmarked. She is being double-teamed. ... I think she is still trying to figure it out. But Rachel [Corboz] is our quarterback.” dave nolan Head Coach, Women’s Soccer

than their forwards. Sophomore defender Taylor Pak has tallied three goals and one assist this season. Corboz has scored two goals, one of which was a game winner,

and has assisted three others.

“Rachel is like our quarterback. She is young, and this is her first season playing at this position. Last season, she played a little bit further out, a little bit wider, which gave her more space and gave her more freedom,” Nolan said. “This year she is in the middle of the park, where most of the pressure is, and she is getting special treatment by teams. She is being man-marked.

She is getting double-teamed. … I think she is still trying to figure it out. But Rachel is our quarterback.”

Georgetown knows that the stakes are always higher once Big East play begins, and the team will look to rise to the occasion Sunday.

“It’s the Big East. Every game becomes a six-pointer because not only if you lose it do you lose three points, but you lose head to head with that team,” Nolan said. “It’s going to be a tough start for us to have these first two games on the road for us against Providence and Villanova.”

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

field hockey

Hoyas Aim to Match, Exceed Last Season Win Total Claire Schansinger Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown field hockey team (43) will play Towson (1-7) and Siena (1-6) this Friday and Sunday, respectively. Although the Hoyas’ three-game winning streak was snapped in a loss to Lock Ha-

ven (7-2, 0-2 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), they have strong momentum after a 1-0 victory over Lehigh (1-6, 0-1 Patriot League).

Last season, the Blue and Gray notched six victories on the season – its most since 2010 – but it has already impressed opponents this season and

hopes to maintain its winning record after this weekend.

Junior defender Devin Holmes is leading the Hoyas in goals this season with two, but six of her teammates have scored one goal each.

Holmes gives a lot of credit to her

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Junior defender Devin Holmes has two goals and two assists for a total of six points, leading the Hoyas in all three categories. Holmes has scored her two goals on only three shots for a shot percentage of 0.667.

offense, which has been working extremely hard during practice and games to set up scoring opportunities.

“The offense has done all the work for all my goals. They earned all the fouls so I have the opportunity to shoot. … They’ve been working a lot on their movement in the circle and their different leads to the corners of the field when we’re out letting the ball up from our defensive end. They have been working really hard on ripping shots on the circle and getting in the right position for tips into the cage. I expect a stellar performance from them this weekend,” Holmes said.

Although Georgetown has only scored eight goals this season, junior goalkeeper Rachel Skonecki has held opponents to only eight goals as well.

Skonecki has recorded 55 saves this season, while the Hoyas’ offense has totaled 49 shots on goal thus far.

Though Towson has lost its past five games, it defeated Lehigh 4-2 at the beginning of the season. Although the Tigers’ record is not outstanding, they have several notable players to look out for, including senior forward Heather Jenny and junior defender Morgan Skavdahl, who have each scored two goals on the season. Junior goalkeeper Megan Boyle and sophomore goalkeeper Emilee Woodall both have solid save percentages, with .688 and .622, respectively. Boyle recorded 11 saves in Towson’s loss against Saint Joseph’s (3-5, 1-1 Atlantic 10) Aug. 28. Holmes acknowledged the strength of the Hoyas’ opposition, and the team has been focusing all week on coming out strong during practice.

“We’re still putting a lot of focus on our press, which is forwards setting up

correctly, midfields being in the right position and defense stepping up to intercept balls because we know coming up, Siena and Towson are going to give us our best game. We played Towson in preseason and in spring season and we’re very familiar with them in their field, but they’re coming out with blood in the water and are going to give us their very best,” Holmes said. Siena has lost its last four games, but had a big win against Colgate (0-8, 0-1 Patriot League) by a score of 2-0 at the beginning of the season. Senior forward Sage Stebbins has two goals so far on the season, and freshman Marie Aloi, junior Ashley Dona and freshman Nicole Miller are all strong offensive players who have all scored one goal each. Siena has 58 shots on goal, but has only been able to convert five for points.

After this weekend, the Blue and Gray will play its first Big East matchup against the Providence Friars (1-7) Oct. 2, followed by a game against Old Dominion (5-2). The Hoyas need to win at least two Big East games to get into the Big East Tournament, which many players have stated is their overall goal.

Holmes said the team is focusing on each game individually but is excited for the upcoming October season and the matchup against Connecticut (7-0), its main rival, at the end of the month.

“We’re only as good as our next game, so we’re very much taking it one game at a time,” Holmes said. “However, we also know that the harder part of our season is coming up, and we want to treat every team like they are UConn, like they’re the best. Every time I go up against a forward, I pretend like it is UConn’s best, All American, Big East forward and can’t underestimate anyone.”

SPORTS

Men’s Soccer Georgetown (4-2-2) vs. Providence (4-2-1) Saturday, 1 p.m.

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TALKING POINTS

FIELD HOCKEY Georgetown aims to build on a 1-0 win over Lehigh in its two games this weekend.

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NUMBERS GAME

Anyone can step up on any given day and that’s just the way we have to see it as a team this year. ”

CROSS COUNTRY HEAD COACH MICHAEL SMITH

FOOTBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

Hoyas Prepare for Dual QB Threat PETER HIGGINS Hoya Staff Writer

This Saturday, the Georgetown football team (1-2) will travel to New York City to clash with Columbia (0-1). The Hoyas are looking to improve on their 1-2 record, when they take on the winless Lions.

Last week, Columbia, reconstructing its program under new Head Coach Al Bagnoli, fell to Fordham 44-24. Georgetown Head Coach Rob Sgarlata had high praise for Bagnoli.

“I’ve known Coach Bagnoli for a long time,” he said. “He did a legendary job at the University

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The number of times Georgetown’s men’s soccer team has beaten Maryland in a total of 31 games.

of Pennsylvania, and he’s always had good, tough teams. He’s got a good program and great assistants — Paul Ferrara was at Maine and then in the NFL for a long time as a defensive coordinator.”

“They teach a good, tough, hard-nose brand of football, and their kids are well-coached,” Sgarlata added. “You watch the film and they know what they’re doing, so that’s an excellent staff.”

One primary focus of the Hoyas heading into the game will be countering the Lions’ unique quarterback situation. While See COLUMBIA, B8

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Junior forward Alex Muyl had a goal and an assist in No. 25 Georgetown’s 2-1 win over No. 11 Maryland Wednesday. The Hoyas have beaten the Terrapins only twice in the team’s 31-game all-time series.

GU Earns Rare Win Over UMD ANDREW MAY Hoya Staff Writer

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Senior quarterback Kyle Nolan has thrown for 618 yards and three touchdowns in the Hoyas’ first three games of the 2015 season.

Entering Wednesday’s home match, the No. 25 Georgetown (4-2-2) men’s soccer team had a dismal 1-28-1 alltime record against No. 11 Maryland (3-2-3). The history between the teams could only be described as lopsided.

That record has now slightly improved to 2-28-1 as sophomore midfielder Arun Basuljevic and junior forward Alex Muyl led the Hoyas to a 2-1 win.

The teams played each other to a stalemate in the first half, which ended scoreless. The two sides combined for a mere 12 shots in the first 45 minutes, only three of which were on frame. Muyl had the best chance for either side when he attempted

to chip the ball over the opposing keeper in a one-on-one situation in the 12th minute.

“First half, credit to them, they made it really hard, and we didn’t deal with it as well as maybe we should have.”

ARUN BASULJEVIC Sophomore Midfielder

For most of the half, however, Maryland stifled Georgetown’s methodical, precise style of play. The Hoyas instead resorted to a more direct game, full of

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Familiar Foe Awaits in Big East Opener

long passes and quick attacks on goal.

“They just made it hard,” Basuljevic said. “They made it really hard on our outside backs and they were pressing us high. First half, credit to them, they made it really hard, and we didn’t deal with it as well as we maybe should have.”The goals that finally arrived for both teams in the second half came off counterattacks rather than intricate, build-up play.

Georgetown started the second 45 minutes off on the right foot, possessing the ball for longer and holding it in dangerous positions.

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WATER COOLER

MOLLY O’CONNELL Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown women’s soccer team (5-40) will begin Big East play this Sunday when it travels to Providence, R.I. to take on the Providence Friars (7-3-0). The Big East preseason coaches’ poll projected that the Hoyas will finish third in the conference standings this season, while the Friars were ranked fifth.

The Hoyas will come into the game following a mixed result in last weekend’s trip to Florida. Georgetown suffered a 3-1 loss to the University of Central Florida (5-2-1), before defeating Stetson (5-4-1) in a lopsided 4-0 result.

“I feel in the game against Central Florida on Friday, even though we lost, we created enough chances to win the game. The disappointing thing was that we dug ourselves a hole by going down three goals and that’s a tough hole to dig yourself out of against a top25 team,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said.

“Against Stetson … I think the kids were very determined. They were disappointed with the game on Friday. We scored four goals and we probably could have scored another four,” Nolan said.

In their matchup with the Friars, the Hoyas’ defense will have to be particularly cognizant of senior forward Catherine Zimmerman, who was selected as one of two Big East Preseason Co-Offensive Players of the Year. Zimmerman currently leads the Big East standings with 53 shots.

“I know her very well, she is very good player. She is rightly one of the best attacking players in the conference,” Nolan said of Zimmerman. “We just have to make sure when she gets the ball we’re aware of her and we want to make sure that in certain parts of the field, we can get some help to our first defender that engages her.”

Although Zimmerman’s 53 shots are more than double the number taken by any of her teammates, she has struggled so far this season to turn those scoring opportunities into goals.

In fact, it is junior forward Rachel Ugolik, not

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Junior forward Grace Damaska has scored four goals on 20 shots and has assisted three others for the Hoyas, giving her a team-leading 11 points so far in the 2015 season.

Michael Ippolito

New Rule Changes Strategy T

he life of an NFL kicker seems pretty enviable. Raking in a little over $1 million a year for swinging your leg a few times each Sunday is undoubtedly better than the vast majority of other jobs people do for a living. However, while deriding kickers and mocking their status as football players relative to their teammates is nothing new, recent rule changes have sought to make their job just a little harder. The NFL plans to move the extra-point kick back 13 yards, which will create new and exciting possibilities and strategies for ambitious coaches.

The NFL’s rule change moved the extra point back 13 yards this season.

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