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FATHER FIGURES
From John Carroll to St. Joseph, Georgetown is replete with richly storied statues.
EDITORIAL The disciplinary policies for off-campus students are unfairly severe.
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YOU’RE HIRED Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates joined GULC as a distinguished lecturer.
OPINION, A2
NEWS, A8
Justice Ginsburg Praises Higher Representation Of Women in Law Hannah Urtz Hoya Staff Writer
Opportunities for women in the legal field have improved drastically over the past 50 years, said Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Georgetown University Law Center on Wednesday afternoon. Ginsburg, speaking to first-year students at GULC, said the industry has seen a monumental shift toward gender equity in recent years,
but that certain underlying issues still pervade. “When I graduated from law school, there was no anti-discrimination law, there wasn’t even an equal pay act and employers were entirely up front about wanting no lady lawyers. Sign-up sheets for interviews for summer jobs or permanent associates on graduation often said ‘men only,’” Ginsburg said. “I don’t know how many times I heard See JUSTICE, A6
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After anti-Semitic graffiti were found in LXR Hall late Wednesday night, a group of Jewish students chalked messages of solidarity in Red Square. On Thursday morning, another incident of vandalism was found in the residence hall.
Campus Rebukes Anti-Semitic Graffiti Swastikas found in LXR Hall in separate incidents Jeff Cirillo
Hoya Staff Writer
COURTESY INES HILDE
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised growing equality for women in the legal field in an address at the Law Center.
Multiple swastikas were found painted inside an LXR Hall women’s restroom, alongside language threatening violence against women, in two separate incidents Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The swastika accompanied by misogynistic threats was first found painted inside the stall of a second-floor LXR women’s restroom Wednesday night. The graffiti was reported to the Georgetown University Police Department, which increased patrols in the areas around residence halls after the incident.
DeGioia Receives Honor for CJC Opening, Interfaith Programs
A second, similar act of vandalism was discovered in the same restroom the next day. A university spokesperson said GUPD has increased surveillance in LXR and is investigating the incidents with the help of the Metropolitan Police Department. “Perpetrators will be held fully responsible, in conjunction with Georgetown’s Code of Conduct. They could face additional criminal charges following the GUPD and MPD’s investigation of these incidents,” the spokesperson wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Georgetown University strongly condemns acts of hatred, racism, bigotry, anti-Semitism, sexism, and Islamophobia.”
The incidents mark the third and fourth occurrences of anti-Semitic graffiti this semester. Three of the four instances were in LXR common areas and involved swastikas painted in red. Two swastikas were previously found painted inside an LXR elevator Sept. 6, and one swastika was found carved onto the wall of a Village C West elevator the day before. A group of students responded to Wednesday night’s incident with messages of solidarity written in chalk in Red Square — a “countergraffiti” effort organized early See VANDALISM, A6
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Hannah Urtz and Jeff Cirillo Hoya Staff Writers
University President John J. DeGioia received the Anti-Defamation League’s 2017 Achievement award, the highest award bestowed in Washington, D.C. by the Jewish advocacy and civil rights organization, on Monday. ADL National Director Jonathan Greenblatt and D.C. Regional Director Doron Ezickson noted the opening of Georgetown’s Center for Jewish Civilization in 2016 and DeGioia’s collaboration with the ADL to establish the Bearing Witness program, which trains Catholic school educators to teach students about the history of anti-Semitism. They also acknowledged DeGioia’s public stances against two of President Donald Trump’s major policies: an executive order banning refugees and travel from six Muslim-majority countries and the termination of former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DeGioia has openly pushed back against the Trump administration’s elimination of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protected 800,000 young students without documentation from deportation. DeGioia called the terminiation of DACA “unconscionable” in a campuswide
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University President John J. DeGioia was awarded the 2017 Achievement award from the Anti-Defamation League for his work over the past year. email and has personally lobbied members of Congress to pass a permanent legislative replacement for the program. The university is also offering legal support for students applying for protected status before the October deadline and called for students and alumni to join the push for a legislative fix. In January, DeGioia led the univer-
sity’s efforts against the travel ban, which is currently being challenged in the Supreme Court by refugee rights organizations and others affected by the temporary ban. The university signed onto an amicus brief arguing against the ban March 6 in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, with oral arguments set to begin
GU POLITICS
Ronna McDaniel spoke to a room packed with students Tuesday night about the Republican Party’s strategy to appeal to more millennials.
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NEWS
OPINION
SPORTS
Red All Over The loss-suffering Newseum remains open as its owner considers a sale of the museum’s exhibition space. A9
Period Problems The stigma surrounding menstruation is a roadblock to effective advocacy efforts. A3
Face Off The football team will travel to New York City to face Columbia on Saturday. A12
NEWS Band Against the Ban
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SPORTS Home Game
Georgetown joined 30 other universities in signing an amicus brief against President Trump’s travel ban. A8 Published Fridays
Partnerships between students and faculty are powerful forces for change. A3
The men’s soccer team overcame a two-goal defecit to defeat Stony Brook in extra time Wednesday. A12 Send story ideas and tips to news@thehoya.com
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OPINION
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THE VERDICT
EDITORIALS
Enshrine Ideological Diversity One of the hallmarks of higher education is the opportunity to understand and grapple with a wide range of ideas. Yet, Georgetown falls short on its commitment to this ideological diversity in the makeup of its instructional corps. The university must work to remedy its lack of politically conservative professors by considering a diversity of viewpoints when hiring instructors, from assistant professors to those with tenure, and by ensuring that no bias exists against conservative educators in the hiring process. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact proportion of conservative professors at Georgetown, due to the lack of available data, but their absence has nevertheless been noted before: In March 2016, John Hasnas — a professor at the McDonough School of Business and the Georgetown University Law Center — penned an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal discussing not only the near-absence of conservative professors at universities but the dearth at Georgetown specifically. According to Hasnas, in his experience, faculty search committees were never instructed to increase political or ideological diversity, but were in fact often told the opposite. In his op-ed, Hasnas describes episodes in which a job description was altered to mitigate the number of conservative applicants and in which candidates were removed from consideration due to their affiliations with libertarian or conservative institutions. If the university truly wishes to cultivate a diverse faculty, it must re-examine this aspect of its hiring process to ensure that a conscious bias against conservative professors does not exist. As Hasnas noted, a lack of conservative professors is not an issue that appears solely at Georgetown. According to an annual survey conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute, professors who identify as conservative or far-right have always been outnumbered by those who identify as liberal or far-left. Still, in recent years the percentage of both moderate and conservative professors have declined while that of liberal professors has skyrocketed.
In 1990, 42 percent of college professors identified as liberal or far-left, according to the HERI survey data; by 2014, that figure had risen to nearly 60 percent, while a mere 12 percent of professors identified as conservative. By failing to enshrine ideological diversity, Georgetown falters in some of the most fundamental promises of higher education. A robust exchange of ideas requires students and faculty to have the greatest possible variety of backgrounds, to expose ourselves to myriad viewpoints. Only by having our views challenged can we refine our own stances, learn how to best justify our arguments and hone our critical thinking abilities. Moreover, the absence of true ideological diversity on our campus is problematic for all students. Allowing one specific political ideology a monopoly on our campus can foster dangerous levels of intolerance for contradictory beliefs. The results of permitting such ideological homogeneity have been witnessed at college campuses nationwide, including at Middlebury College, where violent protests erupted in response to a speech by author Charles Murray, and at the University of California, Berkeley, which has become a battleground for free expression. The imbalance of ideological diversity in our faculty disadvantages students of all political persuasions: Liberal students fall into the trap of groupthink, while conservative students feel alienated by the absence of faculty supportive of their political ideals. Both sides lack an adequate model of reasonable, academic, respectful debate that professors often provide for their students, leading us to become more entrenched in our own ideas instead of learning how to disagree reasonably. To truly foster the freedom of expression to which it claims to be committed, Georgetown must ensure there is no bias in its process of hiring professors to ensure that ideological diversity is considered. If not, we risk perpetuating an echo chamber of ideas, denying students the opportunity to challenge their own beliefs and learn how to respectfully disagree with the beliefs of others.
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Miraculous Medicine — A new drug trial created in San Diego, Calif. helps to heal arthritic dogs, using stem cell technology to grow cartilage in their joints.
Emmy Embarrassment — Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made a surprise appearance at the Emmys on Sunday, garnering shocked reactions from the crowd and largely negative reviews online.
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World’s End — A number of conspiracy theorists believe the world will end this Saturday, Sept. 23 after a mysterious planet collides with and destroys Earth. The scientific community has rejected this claim and reassures the public that the world will not, in fact, end this week.
Health Crisis — A hepatitis A outbreak hit Los Angeles County this week, with two confirmed “community-acquired” cases. Food and Fun — Taste of Georgetown, one of Washington, D.C.’s most highly anticipated food festivals, is this Sunday, Aug. 24 along the Georgetown waterfront.
EDITORIAL CARTOON by Elinor Walker
Correct Off-Campus Penalties For Georgetown University students, living off campus is often perceived as a privilege — an honor afforded only to seniors and graduate students. Yet many of the policies imposed on off-campus students are unfairly levied and unreasonably severe. Under Georgetown’s current policy, students living off campus can face double penalties from both the university and the city of Washington, D.C., for their offenses. Students who incur infractions — for example, a citation for improper trash disposal — can be punished under District law and still be subjected to additional penalties from the Office of Neighborhood Life, for instance through work sanction hours or a fine. Despite the fact that it was codified in the 2017 Campus Plan, the additional policing of off-campus residents, who are already regulated by the city and the D.C. Department of Public Works, is an overstep on the part of the university. This imposition of double jeopardy is just one way in which the university disadvantages students who choose to live off campus. Georgetown also lowers the burden of proof required to discipline an off-campus student. The Code of Student Conduct indicates that the school must provide “clear and convincing” evidence of guilt for incidents that occur on campus, while the burden of proof for incidents that occur off campus is merely “more likely than not.” Along the same lines, students can face vastly differing punishments for nearly identical crimes, based solely on whether they live in university-owned housing. In the case of noise violations, for example, students who live on campus and are facing their third noise infraction can face 10 work sanction hours, $50 in fines and housing probation for one semester. Conversely, off-campus students who commit the same offense can face 15 to 20 work sanction hours, $150200 in fines, disciplinary probation and possible relocation on campus. This is not to say that off-campus students should face no consequences for their actions, but rather that they should not face disproportionate punishment simply because of where they choose to live. The university should either apply the same disciplinary standards to off-campus students as they do
to on-campus students, or it should leave the discipline of these students to the city, so that they are treated as any other residents of the Georgetown neighborhood would be. It is unreasonable to sanction students living off campus more harshly than those living on campus, particularly when the burden of proof for off-campus infractions is lower. The U.S. judicial system, in contrast, imposes higher levels of scrutiny for more severe punishments with the understanding that it is illogical to lower the burden of proof for those vulnerable to harsher penalties. Moreover, using relocation as a punishment — effectively forcing students to move back onto campus and thus pay rent both to a private landlord and to the university — is not only financially unsustainable for students but is also counter to the university’s mission of caring for and supporting its students. While students who live off campus should undoubtedly face consequences for infractions, in particular for repeated offenses, a punishment that would be financially unfeasible for many students is both unreasonable and unnecessarily harsh. It is not the university’s role to act as a parent to students who are adults. In fact, the university’s website specifically describes the experience of living off campus as “an opportunity for learning and personal growth.” If students are expected to act like responsible, adult members of the neighborhood community, they must be treated as such. The university may argue that students who live off campus are representatives of Georgetown University and must act accordingly, and this is true. Yet this in no way justifies levying harsher punishments against these students than against students who live on campus. Punishing off-campus students twice does not benefit anyone, but rather contributes to the often-adversarial relationship between off-campus students, the university and the neighborhood. Though students should face disciplinary action for their offenses, subjecting off-campus students to a harsher standard of punishment is simply unfair. If the university truly hopes to present the offcampus living experience as a transitional period to adulthood, it must start treating off-campus students like grown-ups.
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HOYA HISTORY: Sept. 26, 1986
Georgetown Votes to Divest From South Africa, Prompted by Bishops’ Letters The board of directors of Georgetown voted last Friday for the university to divest itself of all holdings in companies conducting business in South Africa. The decision came at a meeting of the board’s finance and executive committees in New York City. The committees resolved “to begin a process of orderly divestment of the university’s stockholdings in American companies that do business in South Africa,” according to The Chronicle, Georgetown’s faculty and staff newsletter. The board declared that “when a company has announced a schedule to withdraw or announces within 90 days after its 1987 stockholders’ meetings, a plan to withdraw, the University will encourage these plans in every way it can and will not divest itself of such holdings.” The resolution was formulat-
ed on the basis of three recommendations: a May, 1986, letter from the South African Catholic bishops, the September, 1986, declaration of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the final recommendation of the university’s Committee on Investment and Social Responsibility. CISR Chairman and Associate Dean of the Business School Charles J. Beirne said that University President Timothy S. Healy, S.J., also offered his personal insights to the board before the vote. Healy visited South Africa this summer. Neither Healy nor Chairman of the board of directors Peter P. Mullen were available for comment. George R. Houston Jr., university treasurer, said the divestment decision would affect approximately $28.6 million of
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the university’s investments out of a total endowment of $175 million. Houston noted that despite the large amounts of money invested in companies that do business in South Africa, most of those companies could only attribute less than 1 percent of their total sales to business done in South Africa. Thus, according to Houston, the combined dividends that Georgetown received from those companies that could be directly attributed to sales in South Africa amounted to roughly $5,300. Houston offered no opinion regarding the board’s decision, saying, “It was the decision of the board, my role is only to implement it.”
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OPINION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
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VIEWPOINT • DONAGHU
CONTRIBUTING A VERSE
Taylor Harding
Learning to Be Fearlessly Opinionated
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y life has often been a series of realizing what I should have said an hour too late. Perhaps this is why I write — and revise — instead of competing with Georgetown’s debate team. I have always tried to keep my biases and political opinions to a minimum, particularly on social media, as I continue to consider a future career in journalism. In all honesty, though, I never truly felt articulate or authoritative enough to give my two cents on a public debate without my arguments being obliterated by those around me. It can be uncomfortable and frightening to be vocal, even when you are passionate about something. I do not particularly enjoy conflict; I hate feeling short on figures and talking points, and I cannot stand being wrong. All in all, this means that I have often been the one at the dinner table or discussion sections who simply sits and listens. For a long time, it has felt like there was a part of me that desperately wanted to participate during these moments but was fearful to express my opinions aloud. Those days are gone, though. They simply have to be. Since the shock of the 2016 presidential election and the rollout of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda in the months that followed, people have had few qualms about publicizing their frustrations and fears — especially on social media. I have lost count of the times I have seen “I don’t normally post about politics but…” on my Facebook feed. People who had never before pushed political content began sharing their views on the current state of affairs and on how they intended to respond. Social media has long been a place for people to broadcast their ideas, yet now these various platforms have created open spaces for people to constructively share their opinions, experiences and plans for action — all while reaching mass audiences and staying in sync with the news cycle. Social media is the ultimate tool for mobilization; the post-Nov. 8, 2016 world clearly demonstrates that. The historic Women’s March in January is one of the strongest examples of this phenomenon. The march started as a Facebook event
with just a handful of attendees, but it ultimately drew as many as 4 million participants in the United States alone, thanks to massive social media outreach. Writers, activists and organizers, such as Lauren Duca, DeRay Mckesson and Julissa Arce, have emerged as leaders of the movement and consequently garnered thousands of followers. People like this felt empowered to share their unadulterated thoughts, whether it was via Facebook, Twitter, op-eds or blog posts, even while knowing that many disagreed with them. As we entered the Trump era, this online community of resistance was being built by thoughtful, intelligent and — most importantly — unapologetically opinionated people. Our convictions compel us to fight. Opinions, whether they are posted online or written in Sharpie on a poster board, are essential to the resistance movement in the age of Trump. Our opinions empower us to march, to sit in, to write, to call and to even put our bodies in harm’s way, as the late Heather Heyer so courageously did in Charlottesville, Va., last month. Through their enthusiasm and established credibility, these voices motivate others to show up in defense of women’s rights and civil rights, among countless other issues. It is the efforts of figures like these, as well all of the people who answer their calls to actions, that overturned Trump’s first Muslim travel ban, that killed the Senate’s last plan to strip over 15 million people of health insurance and that remain at the forefront of resistance every single day. On Nov. 9, the day after the election, Vox published the audio of Hillary Clinton’s 1969 commencement address from Wellesley College. I will never forget listening to that speech while my roommates and I sat in complete silence, doing our absolute best to keep from crying. “Fear is always with us,” she said. “But we just don’t have time for it. Not now.” If ever there were time to overcome the fear of being opinionated, it is right now.
Taylor Harding is a senior in the College. CONTRIBUTING A VERSE appears online every other Monday.
Access to feminine hygiene products — and the knowledge of how to use them safely — is not a luxury but rather a right.
Eradicate Menstruation Taboos
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hen you see a person begging on the street, how do you feel? Most of us are able to empathize, at least on some level, with being cold or hungry. But how many of us can sympathize with the feeling of blood soaking our underwear? Nearly half of the global population will never have a period, and even many of us who do still often fail to realize the full ramifications of periods for many women. Once a month, homeless women have to devise a way to address their periods. Some will have to choose between buying food or a tampon. Those who cannot afford tampons frequently use socks, cardboard or newspaper in place of a pad. Practices like these are not only extremely dangerous to their health but are also debilitating and humiliating. All women should have access to feminine hygiene products that are safe and effective. Currently, those who are poor or homeless are disproportionately affected by the consequences of poor access to these key medical supplies. As such, the Georgetown Period Empowerment Project is dedicated to not only raising awareness around “period poverty” but also to providing clean and
safe feminine hygiene products to the homeless population of Washington, D.C. Access to feminine hygiene products — and the knowledge of how to use them safely — is not a luxury but rather a right. Yet it is impossible for us to advocate this cause effectively if our nation continues to shy away from publicly discussing this topic. One of the most significant obstacles to tackling this issue is the stigma against the topic of menstruation in modern American culture; our country’s disdain for discussing periods has kept us from addressing many of the issues that surround feminine hygiene. For instance, the Food and Drug Administration does not legally regulate the safety of the materials used in pads and tampons. Without proper regulation, these products could pose serious dangers to the health of women, such as greater risk of toxic shock syndrome, a condition that occurs when toxic chemicals in tampons are absorbed into the bloodstream. In this way, the FDA signals its apathy to the health of female consumers, and we, as a nation, are too shy to speak out about the issue and effect change. The lack of regulation is not the only way in which the market disadvantages women
on their periods. The tampon tax is another issue that has gained awareness in the past few years. Many states that levy a sales tax exclude certain items, such as food and medical necessities, from being taxed. Tampons, however, fall into the “luxury” category and are thus not exempt from this tax. As a result, women are currently forced to pay sales tax on feminine hygiene products in 38 states and the District, though D.C. will begin exempting feminine hygiene products from sales tax beginning next month. The office of California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D), who has spearheaded efforts against the tampon tax, estimated that the tax brought approximately $20 million into the state annually. Although the complexities of the tax code make this issue difficult to address, the mere fact that tampons have been categorized as a luxury — rather than as a medical necessity — shows where our nation stands in regard to the experience of menstruation. Women should not have to choose between paying extra or forfeiting their right to a product that will keep them clean and safe. Nevertheless, the issues of the tampon tax and nonexistent FDA regulation are largely irrelevant to women who
cannot afford these products in the first place. A lack of access to feminine hygiene products undoubtedly feeds into the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Because she does not feel comfortable going outside with blood staining her pants, a homeless woman might skip out on a week’s worth of potential job interviews. She might spend her entire life savings on a medical bill to treat toxic shock syndrome from using a sock as a pad. She might be arrested for illegally selling her food stamps for cash to purchase tampons. Each of these scenarios inhibits a woman from ascending out of poverty, and each can be avoided if we accept the necessity of safe, accessible feminine hygiene products. First, we have to learn how to talk about periods. Only by breaking this cultural stigma can we make work to solve the injustices associated with periods. The Georgetown Period Empowerment Project hopes to take the first steps to address this stigma on Saturday, Sept. 30 in the Kennedy Multipurpose Room, where you can help us pack feminine hygiene supplies for D.C. homeless shelters. PIPER DONAGHU is a senior in the
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VIEWPOINT • AIKEN
FROM THE DEAN’S DESK
Creating a More Inclusive GULC
Toward Purposeful Change
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t a time when the law is more important than ever, the Georgetown University Law Center is now accepting the GRE graduate school entry exam in addition to the LSAT law school aptitude test as a part of its application process, joining the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Harvard Law School and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in expanding the ways law school applicants are evaluated. As was confirmed by our own correlation study, the GRE is an equal, if not better, predictor of law school performance compared to the LSAT and will hopefully allow us to cultivate a more diverse class. In 2014, an all-time high of 2,149,455 people applied to graduate programs in the United States, according to the Council of Graduate Schools. Meanwhile, the number of applicants to law schools steadily declined to an all-time low: In 2017, 355,227 law school applications were submitted, down from 604,300 in 2010. GULC believes that many of those graduate school applicants would make excellent lawyers, and accepting the GRE in our admission process will facilitate that process. The GRE is more easily administered and readily available than the LSAT. Accepting the GRE opens the doors to people who may be interested in pursuing a law degree but do not want to make the substantial time and financial investments in a test that is only useful for law admissions. Even more important, expanding the number of reliable entrance exams might also dislodge excessive reliance on test scores as a reason for admission. GULC has
always focused on more than an applicant’s test scores: We always look for new ways to deepen our understanding of applicants. For example, over the last few years, we have substantially grown our interview program and have increasingly made it an important part of the admissions process.
By expanding testing opportunities and continuing to personalize the admissions process, we hope to create even more diversity in our classes. Having multiple tests to consider enhances our ability to make meaningful admission choices. Adding the GRE may also help reduce the LSAT’s detrimental impact on racial and ethnic diversity. By expanding testing opportunities and continuing to personalize the admissions process, we hope to create even more diversity in our classes. The Law School Admission Council, the body that administers the LSAT, has also taken positive steps over the last 15 years to reduce reliance on the LSAT as an admissions tool. In 1996, the LSAC published the “Cautionary Policies Concerning LSAT Scores and Related Services.” The “Cautionary Policies” are ostensibly addressed to law school admissions offices, and their expressed objective is “to promote wise and equitable treatment of all applicants through [the] proper
use” of the LSAT. Yet the introduction to the “Cautionary Policies” warns that, while the LSAT is nominally objective, it does “not measure, nor [is it] intended to measure, all the elements important to success at individual institutions.” However, there is reason to believe that the GRE may test a broader range of skills important to success as a lawyer. In July 2009, the GRE began testing the Personal Potential Index, a noncognitive component of the GRE. The index, which some see as a way to “quantify nonacademic success,” rates an applicant’s knowledge, creativity, communication skills, capacity for teamwork, resilience, planning and organizational skills, as well as ethics and integrity. In this way, the GRE is able to test important elements of success that the LSAT may fail to identify. Given these benefits, Georgetown is pleased to offer students the choice to provide an LSAT or GRE score — or both — as a part of their application. As GULC Dean of Admissions Andrew Cornblatt noted when announcing this change, “we believe that it is well past time that the legal profession open wide the doors to an even more diverse population that better reflects American society as a whole. We think that allowing the use of the GRE will help us to accomplish that goal.” GULC is proud to be a leader among law schools, as we continue to reflect and adapt our educational approach to a dynamic legal profession. JANE AIKEN is the vice dean and associate dean for academic affairs at Georgetown University Law Center.
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eorgetown is at its best when its faculty and administrators partner with students during their educational journeys. I have witnessed this phenomenon — both inside and outside of the classroom — countless times over my five short years on the Hilltop. Creating meaningful, sustainable change is hard work. Yet, the great ideas of Georgetown students have often permanently changed the Hilltop. Changes to the way Georgetown responds to sexual assault and teaches bystander intervention were led by student activism. The creation of La Casa Latina and a full-time staff member to support Hoyas without documentation were also efforts led by students. There are many examples of effective student efforts and, in my opinion, there are three integral catalysts for these changes: passion, partnership and perseverance. In fall 2015, Jacy Neczypor (NHS ’18) and Jaclynne Nader (NHS ’18) presented an idea while in professor Joan Riley’s “Health Promotion and Disease Prevention” class: to start a pre-orientation program for students interested in health. This program would immerse students in the Washington, D.C. community and expose them to concepts like health disparities and social justice in a way that reaffirms our Jesuit values. Impressed by their proposal, Riley encouraged the students to pursue the idea. Neczypor and Nader began breathing life into their idea, calling it CURA, the Latin word for “care.” Over the next year, they — with faculty support — did everything possible to transform this idea into a working program, and in December 2016 we were notified
that the program had been approved for a fall 2017 launch. We continued to refine the program and established partnerships both on campus and in the greater D.C.-MarylandVirginia area. We collaborated with the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington to find a space in the community for our students to have direct access to those most in need. Georgetown’s Office of Mission and Ministry worked with us to flesh out how we could use the Examen as a tool to reflect on the day’s events. The LGBTQ Resource Center helped us develop space for participants to reflect on their own identities and learn about identities different than their own. CURA would not be what it is today without all of these integral partnerships.
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There are three integral catalysts for change: passion, partnership and perseverance. On Aug. 20, CURA officially launched. Two coordinators, five student leaders and 15 participants spent the next five days learning about health care issues, social justice, themselves and each other. Words cannot capture the stark contrast between
the anxious, somewhat forced smiles on the first day and the laughter filling Copley Crypt the last evening of the program. The experience was transformative for everyone involved. As Nader described the program, “The totality of these experiences forced all of us outside of our comfort zone to the margins of society when we worked with the most vulnerable populations. From dynamic seminars on identity and inclusion to conversations around health disparities, CURA fostered an environment that allowed students to grow in empathy as part of a community that will continue over their entire undergraduate career.” At times, building this program was uncomfortable, exhausting and left us feeling raw. Emotions ran high, and there were moments where we looked at each other across the table and thought, “Is all of this worth it?” Yet, reflecting on our journey, it was an absolute privilege to ride along as two passionate students took an idea, partnered with exceptional, generous people, persevered through challenges and saw their dream come to life. This success represents the incredible potential of student-led efforts, particularly when they have the support of faculty. We leaned into the discomfort, uncertainty and sheer amount of work, coming out on the other side forever changed and having hopefully made Georgetown just a little better.
Justin Smith is an assistant dean of academic affairs in the School of Nursing and Health Studies. FROM THE DEAN’S DESK appears online every other Thursday.
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Despite living in a “fractious world,” students looking for a career in diplomacy should continue to pursue their dreams, said Ambassador Nancy McEldowney, the new director of the Masters in Foreign Service program, in an exclusive interview with THE HOYA. Before beginning her term at Georgetown University this fall, McEldowney served as director of the Foreign Service Institute at the Department of State, where she oversaw the government’s diplomatic training program. She was one of several officials who left the State Department following policy and leadership decisions she said would “make America weaker.” THE HOYA interviewed McEldowney about the state of the foreign service, her goals for the MSFS program, and the future of diplomacy. Let’s start with a question that a lot of students get asked at the start of the year: Why SFS? For me, the answer to that question is two parts: I am in SFS because I believe in international service. People of conscience need to act to help the world and the people in it. I have spent many years trying to support the next generation of global leaders as part of my public service, so this is a continuation of that personal passion. But I also want to ask a question that you didn’t ask which is, “Why Georgetown?” I wanted to be in SFS, but I also wanted to be at Georgetown, because I believe that this is a place with values, a place with conscience. This isn’t just a place where you get an education, it’s where you develop your own worldview. Now more than ever do we need institutions like this one that are going to stand for truth, integrity and compassion, and that was the combination that was irresistible. What do you think is the role of a program like MSFS in today’s political environment? There are some enduring qualities about this program: to give people the grounding they need in both theory and practice of international relations [and] to give them specific skills sets in one of our concentration areas — whether it’s business and finance or development or
national security. But there’s an added element now. We are seeing a resurgence of certain things that have been present always in this country and elsewhere, but they are coming out in unexpected ways: racism, misogyny, Islamophobia, xenophobia. We need to position our students to navigate through a world of nationalism and populism where the institutions that governed the post-World War II era are eroding away. What are some of the most significant developments or changes in the foreign service that you have seen in your career? I was in graduate school in the late ’80s and entered the U.S. government when the Cold War was coming to an end … There was great optimism about the fact that we had successfully managed this momentous competition. Few expected the period of chaos and conflict that ensued. We didn’t have the kind of potential for nuclear cataclysm between the United States and the Soviet Union, but we had asymmetrical conflicts that caused people to go, “Wait a minute. We misunderstood.” What you see [now] is that actually the world has become more fractious and more fragmented. Many people thought globalization would lead to a sense of global identity, but those who feel disenfranchised and dispossessed as a result of globalization … [have] actually become more provincial, more parochial, more vested in their localized identity. The institutions have lost credibility and when you see traditional leaders like the United States undergoing their own internal upheaval, people from the German leader to the Canadian leader are all saying, “we need to chart our own path.” What are some aspects of your experience with diplomacy training that you hope to bring to MSFS? I start with a sense of humility and an honor to be here. I’ve met students and faculty and staff who are truly world class. I have no negative judgments at all, only positive ones to share about the program. We are getting people ready to take on not just a job, but a lifetime of jobs in global service. I’ll start with the capacity to undertake critical analysis — to understand the biases, both the cognitive biases [and] the unconscious interpersonal biases that each individual inevitably brings
to something; but then to be able to look at a problem, a phenomenon, and understand the unintended consequences to any action or decision, to recognize history [and] theory applied.
“If you trust your leader, you will follow your leader into incredibly difficult circumstances.” NANCY MCELDOWNEY Director, Masters in Foreign Service Program
Also, [we have] to make sure that we’re interdisciplinary. It’s one thing to talk about global warming from a scientific perspective, but what about from an anthropological one? How do social relations affect people’s interpretation of or behavior toward a particular issue? What are the narratives, the unwritten social narratives that drive an entire society to make decisions, to act in a certain way? We also need to look harder at our methodology. The old style of “sage on a stage,” where a learned professor gives a lecture is great for some things, but we need experiential learning, peer-to-peer learning that gets at [students’] needs. In a July 28 New York Times column, you were quoted calling the State Department a “toxic, troubled environment.” When and why did that opinion continue begin to change? Let me begin by saying, public service is an incredibly noble profession. I want as many people as possible to go into public service … It is hugely important for the world. It has a tremendous positive impact on the individual lives of the people who are doing the public service and those who are benefiting from it. I made the decision to leave the Department of State, because I was troubled by what I feared was a negative and divisive approach by the new president. I had many colleagues express concern about the rhetoric during the campaign, initial policy decisions, the role that America had traditionally played in the world as a force for good. If it’s zero sum, and I’m going to deny everything from you, you’re going to walk away resentful. I might be able to dominate you in the debate for one day, but you won’t trust me or be my friend un-
less I am also acknowledging the legitimacy of your concerns. On top of my concern about the policy line, we had a combination of management decisions — about a one-third budget cut, hiring freezes, transfer freezes, the cutoff of recruitment programs designed to enhance diversity inside the State Department — that we knew, over time, wasn’t a bureaucratic or turf protection issue. The decisions that are going to be taken today are going to undermine America’s capacity to operate effectively. Ultimately it was going to make America weaker and make the world more dangerous. Finally, there was an issue which is so so important. That’s trust. Trust makes the difference in everything. If you trust your leader, you will follow your leader
into incredibly difficult circumstances. The trust inside the State Department was diminished and damaged, and without that it’s very hard to go on. Where do you see the future of diplomacy going? Diplomacy is enormously important. It is a profession that has been built over many years with a lot of tradition and orthodoxy associated with it and, in some respects, has been resistant to change. It must change and adapt and modernize if it’s going to help us solve the world’s problems. I think [this] is the very large challenge for diplomats, … to be open to completely unorthodox solutions, because they’re going to come at us anyway.
It’s easy, when looking around the world right now, to be daunted by the challenges. And there are challenges, to be sure. But there are also tremendous opportunities. Poverty is down, the middle class is growing, more people have access to education and health care and the internet. We could end many diseases, we can significantly eliminate poverty, if we do it right. So what I would say to the students all across Georgetown, is they should be excited about what lies ahead and optimistic about the fact that they can shape the future. We need them to.
This interview has been edited and condensed. For the full interview, visit thehoya.com.
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International Students Criticize Lack of Support at Career Fair sarah wright Hoya Staff Writer
International students seeking employment opportunities criticized the Cawley Career Education Center’s Sept. 15 Career Fair for a perceived lack of employers that sponsored work visas for students interested in working in the United States after graduation. Of the 103 companies listed on the Career Center’s website participating in the event, 38 claimed to offer visa sponsorships, 23 reportedly accepted candidates who possessed a valid student visa, and the remaining 52 required proof of permanent work authorization from international applicants. But upon arriving at the fair, international students realized that the list was inaccurate. Some companies that apparently sponsored work visas denied that they did so, while others that indicated they did not claimed otherwise. Ingrid Glitz (SFS ’18), an international student from Brazil who is leading a crowdsourcing effort to petition additional information and resources for international students, said she was frustrated by the confusing information and the inconveniences international students had to go through to find out which employers might support them. “When we got there, some of the companies were mad, actually. Some said they didn’t but they did, and some of the companies said
that they did sponsor visas but they didn’t,” Glitz said. “So, the list was not completely correct.” Glitz recounted her experiences and outlined her concerns and suggestions the next day through a post in a Georgetown Class of 2018 Facebook group. She also wrote that she wanted the support of other international students in presenting a letter to the university highlighting these issues and suggested improvements. “Together with a group of other international students on campus, I want to write an official letter to the school complaining about the lack of support for students on an F-1 visa and suggesting some measures that they should take to help us out more when it comes to finding jobs,” Glitz wrote in the Facebook post. As of press time, 191 students, both American and international, had signed onto the letter. To work in the United States, international students with valid student visas but without permanent work authorization must first obtain an extension to their stay in the United States before they secure a job with an employer who sponsors their work visa by representing them in the application process. Still, even international students who already possess permanent work authorization may only seek employment with companies that accept their permit. Cawley Center Executive Direc-
tor Mike Schaub said the Career Center had anticipated the companies attending the fair would be transparent about their work visa policies. “It is our expectation that that employers who indicate that they hire international students actually communicate this fact during the fair,” Schaub wrote in an email to The Hoya. Glitz said some recruiters were not even aware if their companies sponsored visas. “International students were basically going from one booth to another and having to wait in line for 20 minutes and then just start with a question that is not the most sympathetic question ever, just like, ‘Are you going to sponsor me?’ Glitz said. Schaub acknowledged the difficulties that international students face when searching for jobs and called for a more coordinated response from the university and recruiters alike. “We understand the unique challenges experienced by international students who are engaged in the job search process,” Schaub wrote. “There is a need for intentional efforts across the university to assist students, and for recruiters to be more informed about employing students with visas.” Though Glitz did not attribute any responsibility to the Career Center for the low number of visa-sponsoring employers in attendance, she said hiring an adviser
that worked directly with international students could help international students better navigate an at-times complex process. “The immigration system is not helpful. I just think that the Cawley Career Center could be doing a better job,” Glitz said. “They should have a person specific for international students, at least one person, like they have one person specific for law school. Because I think that we have a very specific scenario that they should be aware of.” The Career Center offers re-
sources to support international students, including workshops for networking and interviewing and digital platform PassportCareer for job searching, according to Schaub. “The Cawley Career Education Center sees first hand the incredible talent represented by our international students through our daily interactions with these students,” Schaub wrote. “We want to make sure that employers recognize this talent pool and are informed
about navigating the hiring process for students with visas.” Glitz said finding employment as an international student is a struggle few others understand. “It’s very frustrating that no one knows how hard it is to get a job here as a foreigner,” Glitz said. “People just assume because the U.S. is the ‘country of immigrants’ that it is going to be so easy for all of us to get a job here.”
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International students attending the Cawley Career Education Center’s Career Fair criticized companies that did not sponsor work visas, including some that had claimed otherwise.
RNC Chairwoman Pushes GOP Outreach to Millennials madeline charbonneau Hoya Staff Writer
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Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel discussed the future of the Republican Party and its engagement with college students in a GU Politics event Tuesday.
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel spoke to students Tuesday night about the party’s goals for gaining millennials’ support and current issues including the recent end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The event was hosted in the Healey Family Student Center by the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service and co-sponsored by the Georgetown University College Republicans. The talk was moderated by GU Politics Executive Director Mo Elleithee. Regarding DACA, McDaniel said Congress must find a permanent legal solution to protect the students without documentation who were previously protected under the Obama-era policy eliminated this month by President Donald Trump’s administration, while also focusing on controlling the border. “You’ve got 800,000 people in limbo. I think, no matter what, Congress needs to
deal with this some way or another and create at least some policy that does not leave those people in limbo,” McDaniel said. McDaniel, who comes from a family of active Republicans and is the niece of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said the party needs to earn college students’ votes by showing up on campuses and making their case directly to younger voters. “Overall, the party needs to show up, and that’s something we’re focused on — creating college Republicans chapters on campuses,” McDaniel said. “We have to start showing up and bringing that conversation to campuses, because maybe you’re a Republican and you don’t know it. Maybe you’ve never thought about it. Maybe there are things you think about the Republican Party that aren’t right.” Elleithee asked McDaniel about the core principles of the Republican Party in the Trump era, how the party plans to market itself to millennials and how the different “brands” of Republicans are all connected.
McDaniel also noted that millennials are less responsive to traditional campaign methods than past generations. She said the Republican Party should rally millennials to their cause using tools like social media. McDaniel said the country’s deep political divide has halted the Republican party’s agenda, and she called on members of Congress to work together in a bipartisan way. “We started this presidency probably with the most division in this country that I’ve ever seen,” McDaniel said. “If you’re never going to have a bipartisan effort on anything, you’re not going to get things done.” Finally, McDaniel advocated for more dialogue in the future between people of opposing beliefs, and said that only this will bring the nation together. “Any time somebody is feeling like they cannot speak and they cannot share what they think in this country, then our country is going in the wrong direction,” McDaniel said.
DeGioia Touts Georgetown’s Approach to Empowering Women ALfredo carrillo and christian paz Hoya Staff Writers
Universities can learn from Georgetown University’s initiatives to empower women, such as sexual assault awareness and prevention programs, as well as the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, explained University President John J. DeGioia at a United Nations Women event Wednesday morning. Speaking at the third-year anniversary celebration of UN Women’s HeForShe campaign launch, DeGioia discussed GIWPS’ ongoing project measuring female participation in peacebuilding efforts around the world and the university’s response to campus sexual assault. HeForShe is a global initiative launched by UN Women in 2014 to research best practices, implement policy changes to empower women and engage men and boys as allies in gender equity. DeGioia is one of two U.S. university presidents who were named IMPACT champions in 2016, while Georgetown and Stony Brook University in New York are the only two American universities researching and testing gender equity policies on their campuses. Speaking on the sidelines of the 2017 United Nations General Assembly, DeGioia shared the stage with Vittorio Colao, CEO of the Vodafone Group, and moderator Susanna Schrobsdorff, columnist and chief strategic partnerships editor for TIME. The panel discussions host-
ed in New York City centered on HeForShe’s latest IMPACT 10x10x10 Gender Parity Report, which highlighted the tactics and policies that HeForShe’s corporate, governmental and education allies, called IMPACT Champions, are taking around the world. The 2017 report, released Wednesday morning, commended Georgetown for its efforts to also counter genderbased violence on its own campus through sexual assault prevention and healthy relationship education programs, specifically, the “Bringing in the Bystander” program for first-year students. “Sexual assault is not an issue that can be tackled solely with a top-down approach,” the report reads. “We need to engage all members of our community in order to understand the full scope of the problem and work towards solutions.” The report signaled support for student-led initiatives to counter sexual assault, such as efforts to institutionalize support for survivors and consolidate information about resources for survivors of sexual assault or misconduct like “How to Get Help,” a guide to resources at Georgetown. GIWPS — the founding of which was inspired by former President Barack Obama’s 2011 executive order mandating women representation in all U.S. negotiating teams — is collaborating closely with the Norway-based Oslo Center, a think tank dedicated to advancing world peace, human rights and inter-religious dialogue, to rank countries based on their female population’s contribution to national stability.
“We’re developing a global index,” DeGioia said. “We’re working together with the Norwegian government, with the Oslo Center, with support of the government of Norway, to develop an index that will enable us to rank nations in the contribution that women are making to ensuring peace
and security in their nations.” This project represents GIWPS’ most recent effort to promote the inclusion of women in security efforts, DeGioia said. “We’ve been able to do case studies in Northern Ireland, in Tunisia, in the Philippines, most recently in Colombia. [There is] ir-
refutable proof of the significant role women must play in peacebuilding,” DeGioia said. “We are establishing the case for the role of women in peacebuilding and in security.” DeGioia said involving women in peacebuilding initiatives leads to more thorough and substantive results.
“We will be able to achieve goals that we could not imagine if we just try to do it in an exclusive way,” DeGioia said. “The more inclusive we can be, the more diversity we can celebrate, the more women are central and connected to everything that we do, the more success we will have.”
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University President John J. DeGioia spoke at the third-year anniversary celebration of UN Women’s HeForShe campaign launch. HeForShe is a global initiative to implement policy changes to empower women and engage boys and men as allies for gender equality.
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Swastikas Painted in Dorm During Rosh Hashanah VANDALISM, from A1 Thursday morning by members of the Jewish Student Alliance. JSA President Claire Goldberg (COL ’19) said she was in bed when she was woken by texts from Jewish friends about the incident. “At first, it was like, ‘How did I know it was this again?’” Goldberg said. “A couple people came up with the idea of countergraffiti. Something positive. Something to show Jews at Georgetown are not going to sit back and whimper when something like this happens. And we will not be weak, and we will not be victimized by some punk in LXR.”
“Frustratingly, this cycle of antiSemitism and condemnation has become routine on our campus over the last few weeks. KAMAR MACK (COL ’19) President, Georgetown University Student Association
In a campuswide email condemning Wednesday night’s incident, University President John J. DeGioia called it an “abhorrent act of anti-Semitism.” “There is never a time or place for these acts, and this incident is even more disturbing during Rosh Hashanah. We stand in solidarity with our Jewish community and strongly condemn this act of hate, anti-Semitism, and sex-
ism,” DeGioia wrote. “Those found responsible for these acts of hate will be held fully accountable for their actions.” DeGioia reiterated calls for students to report any relevant information to campus police and report any future bias-related incidents. Kamar Mack (COL ’19), president of the Georgetown University Student Association, called for the expulsion of any student or students found responsible for the vandalism in a statement, writing that the move would “send a message that Georgetown does not tolerate acts of hatred on our campus.” “Frustratingly, this cycle of anti-Semitism and condemnation has become routine on our campus over the last few weeks,” Mack wrote. GUSA also plans to collaborate with GUPD to “promote a ‘See Something, Say Something’ culture” on campus and develop more programming for interreligious understanding. “Most importantly, we invite Jewish students and all other students to let us know how else we can best support you and be your partner in bringing about change on campus,” Mack wrote. At least eight bias-related incidents were announced by email to the university community in the 2016-17 academic year, including antiSemitic graffiti found near the Makóm Jewish gathering space in Leavey Center in May, the removal of Muslim and Hindu flyers from chaplain-inresidence bulletin boards in March and two reported offcampus assaults on students wearing hijabs in November.
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Multiple swastikas were found painted inside LXR Hall between Wednesday and Thursday, prompting increased patrols around the hall by Georgetown University Police Department officers and a GUSA initiative to encourage students to report bias-related incidents.
Ginsburg Urges Continued DeGioia Earns Top Honor Focus on Gender Equity in Law From ADL for CJC Work Award also commends interreligious efforts
JUSTICE, from A1 from potential employers ‘oh we had a woman once at this shop and she was dreadful.’” The discussion, moderated by GULC Dean William Treanor, covered a broad range of subjects, including the changing role of women in the field and the most notable cases the court has seen in recent sessions. The second female to receive an appointment to the Supreme Court, Ginsburg praised the fact that the current first-year class of GULC students is majority female — something unheard of in Ginsburg’s time as a student. “The contrast is gigantic. My entering class at Harvard included over 500 students. Nine of us were women. So we were strange, a curiosity,” Ginsburg said. “To look at a class like this is exhilarating.” Ginsburg said she credits the anti-discrimination and employment laws in the 1960s for opening the doors of the legal professional world to women. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, for example, included a ban on gender discrimination. Ginsburg recalled a large lawsuit against a dozen top law firms in New York that were found guilty of discriminating against female applicants as a striking example of the shift. A professor at Columbia Law School at the time, Ginsburg was privy to the early details of the case.
“I’m always sad to hear people say that to climb to the top of the tree ... a woman has to forgo her marriage and children.” Ruth bader Ginsburg Justice, United States Supreme Court
“The women at NYU and Columbia had this collaboration with their favorite male students and they asked the male students, ‘When you interviewed someone for a summer or a permanent job, ask them in their interviews: Level with me, what do you really think of woman lawyers?’” Ginsburg said. “And that’s the basis on which they got the 12 defendants.” Ginsburg also credits both national and global feminist movements with not only her own success but also the growing number of women in
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg urged continued focus on increasing equality in the legal industry. the legal field. “How did I decide to become a flaming feminist litigator?” Ginsburg said. “I was riding a wave, and was fantastically lucky that in the ’70s the women’s movement was coming alive all over the world.” Ginsburg said much work remains to be done to achieve full equality in the legal workforce despite the advances that women have made in law over the years. “There’s the question of having family life and a work life, and having a balance between those two. I’m always sad to hear people say that to climb to the top of the tree … a woman has to forgo her marriage and children,” Ginsburg said. Ginsburg also devoted a significant portion of her speech to analyzing the cases from last term, systematically reviewing the court’s most contentious decisions. Only nine cases of the 62 decisions released last term were categorized as a “sharp disagreement,” with the justices split between 5 and 3, or 5 and 4, after the appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch, according to Ginsburg. She also noted that the court reached unanimous decisions in at least 31 of the cases.
“Agreement is substantially higher than sharp disagreement on the court,” Ginsburg said. Ginsburg said a little-publicized case resonated with her the most — Maslenjuk v. United States, which posed the question, “Couldn’t a naturalized citizen be stripped of her citizenship if she committed an offense and failed to report it on her citizenship application?” Chief Justice John Roberts was visibly shaken by this question, according to Ginsburg. “Some time ago, [Roberts] confessed, of course, outside the statute of limitations, he drove 60 miles an hour in a 55. So, would such a confession prompt cancellation of naturalization?” Ginsburg said. “Justice Kagan said ‘I can’t recall how many times I have lied about my weight.’ The council comfortingly responded, unless they did so under oath.” The next court term will begin on the first Monday in October. While Ginsburg looks forward to court resuming session, she was hesitant to make any definitive claims for the future. “There’s only one prediction for the upcoming term, and that’s that it will be momentous,” Ginsburg said.
work convening the Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation in 2015 to reconcile with the university’s historical involvement with slavery. At the working group’s recommendation, the university apologized for its connections to slavery in April, renamed two residence halls for slaves formerly owned by the university and offered legacy status to slave descendant applicants. The ADL awards prominent members of the Washington, D.C. community for their involvement with civil and educational rights issues and their work that furthers the mission of the ADL. Past recipients include President and CEO of Medstar Health Kenneth A. Samet and David Trone, CEO of Total Wine and More. The organization was founded in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and infringements on civil rights, with the intention of carrying out the mission “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people” and “to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Ezickson said the ADL has enjoyed a lasting partnership with Georgetown, particularly under DeGioia’s leadership. DeGioia has been “committed to dialogue in a very serious level about differences in our society, about pulling people together,” Ezickson said. The Bearing Witness program was cited at the reception as one of the first collaborations
between Georgetown and the ADL. The program was created in 1995 by the university, the ADL and other partners to provide training and resources to Catholic educators on the history of anti-Semitism. The program has trained more than 1,900 educators since its creation, according to the ADL. Ted Leonsis (COL ’77), owner of Monumental Sports and Entertainment and a child of Greek immigrants, commended DeGioia’s active response to DACA, saying the effort struck a personal chord. “Some of the things that have been happening in the last month have made me go from being apolitical to having a loud voice. When I spoke to Jack and told him that we should talk about this, he goes ‘I got it. I’m representing higher education. We are working spiritually, legally. We got it,’” Leonsis said. “Whenever there is a person that you need to do the right thing, the right way, instinctively, we all look to Jack DeGioia.” Greenblatt also praised the university’s response to antiSemitic bias-related incidents on campus and in the District, including two incidents of swastikas found in residence hall elevators earlier this month. University officials responded to each of the incidents in campuswide emails condemning hatred and anti-Semitism. “Now unfortunately in this moment, we’ve seen an outbreak of anti-Semitism across the coun-
try like a virus,” Greenblatt said. “Anti-Semitic incidents are up here in the District of Columbia, our nation’s capital. Then rare is it that I find a university president who moves as swiftly and as strongly as Jack to denounce these incidents on campus.” Accepting the award, DeGioia said there is always more work to be done to improve the experiences of marginalized members of our community. “There is no more urgent question facing our world than this: How do we understand our responsibilities to one another? We look at the ADL to guide our way,” DeGioia said. “You have provided an enduring model of what it means to seek an ever-more just society and you have empowered a set of resources from which all of us can draw as we seek to address manifestations of injustice in our world.” Greenblatt ended by saying DeGioia was being honored not only for his actions, but also for his vision, values, honor and humility. “The ADL Achievement Award is given not to those who have just made an impression, but to those who have worked for a larger impact, to contribute to our nation, to our society, to shape our communities, to touch our lives and those of our children,” Greenblatt said. “Because the world in which we live is so haunted by intolerance, it’s still plagued by injustice, it’s still infected by inhumanity.”
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Intelligence Experts Raise Data, Staffing Concerns joe egler
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The sheer amount of data flooding national security agencies in the real world poses both challenges and opportunities to the intelligence community, argued the nation’s top geospatial intelligence experts at a conference Sept. 14. Returning for its fourth year, the George T. Kalaris Intelligence Conference hosted by Georgetown University and the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency gathered government officials, scholars, students and featured NGA Director Robert Cardillo (GRD ’88) and Major General Linda Urrutia-Varhall, NGA director of operations. The conference, “Global Intelligence Trends: Embracing Paradigm Shifts,” featured a panel of guests who analyzed the way increased access to larger and more varied datasets is changing how the United States acquires and uses intelligence. Georgetown Center for Security Studies Director Bruce Hoffman said the three panels featured as part of the event addressed the potential advantages and difficulties posed by the transition to increasingly data-based intelligence work. “The big paradigm shift was big data, and how to harness the information revolution and both the potentialities that it has in doing intelligence better, but also the challenges of just dealing with this onslaught of information that intelligence analysts and operators have to wade through,” Hoffman said in an interview with The Hoya. Cardillo said the spread of information through the in-
ternet has changed the role of the NGA. “We find ourselves in quite an interesting global landscape, and we could touch any part of that globe and talk about the challenges and the opportunities that exist,” Cardillo said. “For my profession, in my agency, it imposes a particular responsibility, one in which we need to apply our capabilities in ways that inform those that rely upon us.” Hoffman said that, just as data can be used for intelligence operations, it can also be used by U.S. adversaries to radicalize populations and undermine the U.S. agenda. “A lot of the technology that, in the 20th century, was in the domain of governments has migrated to the world at large,” Hoffman said. “So it’s benefited the general public and broad populations, but it’s also been seized upon by the terrorists as a weapon to use against us.” Hoffman said Islamist terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria demonstrate how technology and big data have spread to more than just American allies. “ISIS now is using commercial, off-the-shelf drones to drop bombs,” Hoffman said. “They’re not like the Predator, or the Reaper, which are very sophisticated UAVs. But nonetheless, they’re aping us, which I think underscores that terrorism doesn’t occur in a vacuum, and sometimes leverages off of developments in society.” Urrutia-Varhall analyzed how the intelligence community has evolved, saying larger amounts of information have allowed agents to focus on multiple issues. “When I came in, I looked at the world, and it was a puzzle. And I
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Georgetown Center for Security Studies Director Bruce Hoffman spoke on how to harness big data for intelligence purposes at the George T. Kalaris Intelligence Conference hosted by Georgetown University and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. had a piece of a puzzle that went into one specific location. For intel right now, it’s a mosaic,” UrrutiaVarhall said in an interview with The Hoya. “I am looking at terrorism. I am looking at North Korea. I’m looking at Russia doing an exercise. I’m looking at the technology for China. I’m looking at Iran missiles. I’m looking at Boko Haram, who’s kidnapped some young girls.” Despite the potential of tech-
nology and data, understaffing in the intelligence community has limited agencies’ abilities, UrrutiaVarhall said. “The resources, they’re going down,” Urrutia-Varhall said. “Doesn’t matter whether it’s a civilian agency. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the military. We have less people to do more work.” Urrutia-Varhall said that obtaining data is the first step in analyzing it to determine its authenticity
and usefulness. “It’s not the race to collect big data. It’s the race to make sense of that big data,” Urrutia-Varhall said. “And now we’re on an even playing field, with commercial imagery. It’s shareable, and it’s plentiful. Well, guess what? The image I’m getting, the terrorist is getting the same thing. They could be feeding that image. How do I, at NGA, ensure that’s real? That that’s not a decoy?”
Still, this challenge should not deter the United States from leading the fight against threats through the use of information, Urrutia-Varhall said. “As the U.S., we can’t give up our time to lead. We have to empower our international partners to step forward, so that we become — we do this together, because nobody’s going to fight alone anymore,” Urrutia-Varhall said.
Union Tensions Disrupt WMATA Services District Launches Bid for New Amazon HQ Christian Paz Hoya Staff Writer
Tensions between the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the largest labor union representing Metro employees tipped over twice this week amid labor contract negotiations, prompting service meltdowns across the rail system and delaying transit operations for hours on end. Following the discovery of a mechanical hazard that dealt an employee an electrical shock during inspections of WMATA’s new 7000-series railcar last Saturday, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 issued an urgent stand-down safety order for employees Thursday. This was done as a preventative measure until Metro engineers could ensure each railcar was safe for inspectors to work on. The measure forced Metro leadership to pull hundreds of rail cars from the six-line system and shortened the length of trains to six-car arrangements during the morning rush hour. Service cuts extended into Thursday afternoon. Metro announced it completed a review of ATU Local
689’s safety concerns at noon, saying its inspection procedures were appropriate and consistent with guidelines set by the railcar manufacturer; they continued inspections into the afternoon. Metro Chief Safety Officer Patrick Lavin said Metro values safety over service, despite the inconveniences the employee stand-down caused commuters on the Red Line. “Part of creating a safety culture means taking immediate action to address concerns raised by employees. If a concern cannot be immediately resolved or requires further investigation, sometimes additional steps—such as a safety stand-down—must be taken in an abundance of caution,” Lavin wrote in a statement. “We encourage the reporting of safety concerns, and thank our customers for their understanding as we place safety first.” Meanwhile on Monday, thousands of Orange line commuters experienced delays as Metro single-tracked service, using only the line’s outbound track from New Carrollton to Cheverly, Md. The decision to reduce service came after a construction delay Sunday night over-
ran into the Monday morning commute. A mobile concrete mixer broke down during repairs of the Orange line on Sunday, prompting Metro to ask workers to mix concrete by hand and carry construction materials using wheelbarrows. Still, though Metro leadership blamed its own equipment, ATU Local 689 countered with allegations of planning failures on WMATA’s part and blamed the construction delays on private contractors’ “shoddy” work. “Metro could have avoided this morning’s delay if they had properly planned for the project and had Metro workers, who understand the work and system, complete it the first time,” the union wrote in a press release. “Here are many instances where contractors do shoddy work and Metro workers have to come back to correct their mistakes; today was one of those instances.” Earlier this month, Metro announced their self-assessed improvements, stating that they were “showing signs of getting ‘back to good,’” a reference to WMATA’s ongoing “Back to Good” campaign to improve service and reliabil-
ity. Most recently, WMATA completed its SafeTrack initiatives to improve infrastructure along Metro’s most used rail lines. WMATA General Manager and CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld said Metro customers have seen fewer train offloads, better on-time performance and fewer unscheduled delays as a result of new railcars and improved maintenance programs. “Our customers will determine when we are ultimately back to good, but I am confident we are on the way,” said Wiedefeld wrote in a Sept. 11 statement. “I am very proud of the thousands of Metro employees who are working day and night to improve safety and service for our customers.” Despite these claims, WMATA is engaged in a back-andforth discussion with ATU Local 689 over safety guarantees for employees, the role of private contractors in the second phase of construction of the Silver line extension to Washington Dulles International Airport and the cost of retirement benefits, wages, healthcare and pensions. A three-member arbitration panel will now monitor negotiations between the two entities.
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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority services saw severe disruptions this week, as the authority and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 589, the largest union representing WMATA employees, clashed over contract negotiations.
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The growing and highly educated population of Washington, D.C., makes it the perfect metropolitan area for Amazon to build a second headquarters, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Sept. 14 while launching the District’s bid. Bowser officially announced D.C.’s bid though a video titled “Obviously, Washington, D.C.” In the video, Bowser discusses why the District is a good fit for the new headquarters. “Trying to attract 50,000 more employees, they’re looking for a great place to live and to work. And they want to be able to walk around the city and have great restaurants and arts,” Bowser said in the video. “Well, that’s why a thousand people move here every month.” D.C.’s bid comes after Amazon’s public request last month for proposals, which asks cities to show the company why they should build their new headquarters there. Amazon said it is seeking a metropolitan area accessible by public transportation and near a national airport, according to its website. The company plans to invest $5 billion into the urban area it chooses for its new headquarters and aims to make its new campus “a full equal” to the company’s headquarters in Seattle. The new headquarters will reportedly take up over 8 million square feet of office space, an area greater than that of the Pentagon. Amazon has said that the headquarters will provide up to 50,000 jobs, raising the stakes for cities that have announced bids. Cities across the United States like Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and Denver have already announced bids. Toronto and Vancouver have also announced bids. Citing D.C.’s growing population and tech scene, Bowser believes that D.C. is ideal for a new headquarters. “With our growing tech scene, talented and diverse
workforce and inclusive environment, Washington, D.C., is well-positioned to welcome Amazon,” Bowser said at a press conference Sept. 14. Bowser also explained that the city is attractive to potential employees. “People know they’re coming to D.C. to start and grow their businesses and they have access to some of the most talented people and the top universities in the world,” Bowser said in the video. Washington, D.C., is the world’s first LEED Platinum city, which could be a draw if Amazon wants to increase their focus on sustainability as a company, and is also a hub for technological innovation, Bowser said. “I’m sure Amazon employees are just as committed as we are to being green and sustainable,” Bowser said in the video. “They’re making big decisions around shopping and changing the world and we do the same thing right here in Washington, D.C.” Bowser also mentioned Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s ties to D.C., including his ownership of The Washington Post and a $23 million home in the Kalorama Heights neighborhood. Bowser is seeking assistance from D.C. residents in integrating community suggestions in the proposal. Given that Amazon’s new headquarters will affect residents, she has also asked for locals’ input. All suggestions are due by Sept. 22, in advance of Amazon’s Oct. 19 proposal deadline. “So, in addition to weighing in on social media, I am asking residents and stakeholders in all eight wards to help my team by submitting testimonials about why D.C. is a great place to do business, suggestions for creative [Response For Proposal] response elements that showcase D.C., and any and all ideas you may have for our proposal,” Bowser said on the website.
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SaxaFund Boosts Student Projects GU Signs Amicus Three initiatives funded by student-alumni collaboration Brief Against Trump Order HANNAH URTZ Hoya Staff Writer
Three student projects have received funding from community donationts through SaxaFund, a student-alumni collaboration launched in the spring. SaxaFund was launched in March 2017 by a coalition of Georgetown University alumni, the Georgetown University Student Association and Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union and Students of Georgetown, Inc. CEOs to serve as a crowdfunding tool for student initiatives and products. Projects appealing for donations through SaxaFund are raising money successfully, according to GUSA President Kamar Mack (COL ’19). Successfully funded projects include a student film and a service for building credit history. The fund’s financial support comes primarily from alumni donations, and three alumni are members of its board, broadening SaxaFund’s reach to potential donors willing to support student initiatives. “We have alumni sit on the board of the SaxaFund; it’s a partnership between current students and alumni themselves,” Mack said. One of the first endeavors SaxaFund promoted was an initiative to fund portable field lights for club sports teams after the closure of Kehoe Field. The field was closed
in February 2016 after university administrators and club sports teams using the field raised safety concerns about uneven playing surfaces, exposed concrete and large sections of torn-up artificial turf. The closure left club sports teams without an on-campus playing location, forcing them to practice on off-campus fields, which often lacked lights for nighttime practices. This proceeded until a SaxaFund grant helped fund the portable lights. GUSA Athletics Policy Chair Daniel Fain (COL ‘18) said using SaxaFund to raise money for portable lights has allowed the various club sports teams to continue in a relatively stable manner. “While the lights are not a permanent solution to the problem of field space, they are vital to the growth and well-being of the club sports community,” Fain said. “SaxaFund offered the opportunity for the Georgetown community to acknowledge this need and come together in support.” Fain said that without the help of SaxaFund, raising money for the lights would have been very challenging. “Without SaxaFund, we would likely have hoped for a single large donation, which would have been unlikely,” Fain said. Each of the three studentrun organizations involved manage a different aspect of SaxaFund: GUASFCU handles the finances, The Corp is involved in the business and
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SaxaFund, a crowd-sourcing initiative launched by GUSA,The Corp and GUASFCU, has funded three student projects. marketing side, while GUSA provides institutional support. “It really stemmed from a sense that a quick, flexible funding source is very helpful. And it is very much student-run and student owned. And I think one of the things that makes Georgetown great is that students take an entrepreneurial initiative and SaxaFund really filled that need as something run by The Corp, GUSA and GUASFCU. And we all kind of support each other and play a role,” Mack said. Former GUSA President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) and
Vice President Chris Fisk (COL ’17) pushed forward the launch of SaxaFund last year, according to current GUSA Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18). This year, Garrett Williams (COL ’18) is one of the principle GUSA members involved in the initiative. However, with regards to exposure to student groups who need donations from SaxaFund, both Mack and Fain believe there is more that can be done. “I hope that awareness of SaxaFund continues to increase among the entire Georgetown community,” Fain said.
Fired Deputy AG Joins Law Center isabelle groenEwegen Hoya Staff Writer
Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates will serve as a distinguished lecturer at the Georgetown University Law Center in government during the 2017 fall semester, according to a GULC press release Sep. 21. “Sally Yates is an extraordinary public servant who has had a career of the greatest consequence,” GULC Dean William M. Treanor wrote in the press release. “It is a privilege to have her join our faculty this fall.” According to the press release, Yates will be working with faculty
to lecture and advise students at the Law Center. In the press release, Yates expressed her excitement to take on the position. “Georgetown has a long and distinguished history of rigorous and thoughtful academic dialogue and a commitment to social justice. I look forward to being a part of this dynamic environment and interacting with their outstanding students and faculty,” Yates said. Yates was confirmed as Deputy Attorney General in May 2015, nominated by former President Barack Obama. Yates gained national attention after refusing to enforce President Donald
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Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, whom President Donald Trump fired in January, will teach at the Law Center this fall.
Trump’s executive order banning entry to travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries on Jan. 27. Before serving as deputy U.S. attorney general, Yates worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and was the lead prosecutor in the case against the Centennial Olympic Park bomber, Eric Rudolf. Trump’s immigration measure initially barred visa and green card-holders from entering the United States and prompted protests across the country, including on Georgetown University’s campus. The University submitted an amicus brief arguing against the immigration ban and provided free immigration consultations for those affected on campus by Trump’s ban. The executive order was halted by federal judges after several states and organizations took legal action against the Trump administration. The Supreme Court reinstated some aspects of the executive order on June 26 and has agreed to review the case later in October of this year. Yates did not find the ban to be in accordance with the mission of the Justice Department and was therefore terminated from her position,
which would later be filled by current Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Yates is not the first person associated with the GULC to oppose Trump’s immigration ban. Senior United States District Court Judge James Robart (LAW ’73) suspended the ban a week after it was issued on Feb. 3. On May 8, Yates and former United States Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified in front of the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Yates testified on her efforts to warn the Trump administration about then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s dealings with Russian officials. Almost a year after being fired from Trump’s administration, Sally Yates will be joining the Law Center as part of the Distinguished Visitors from Government program, which brings former officials who were recently active in public service to teach students. Yates will also deliver GULC’s annual Philip A. Hart Memorial Lecture, named after a U.S Senator and Georgetown alumnus.
Georgetown University joined 30 other U.S. universities on an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court calling for the invalidation of President Donald Trump’s second executive order restricting travel from six predominantly Muslim countries. The Sept. 18 amicus brief is the second signed by Georgetown that relates to the Jan. 27 order. Georgetown previously filed a brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Apr. 20. The court ruled in May to keep the travel ban on hold after refugee rights organizations and others argued it was discriminatory and unconstitutional. Taking all considerations into account, the brief called on the Supreme Court to strike down the executive order. “The Order falls far short of justifying its ban on individuals from the specified countries,” the brief concluded. “Even in its more limited form, the Order harms American colleges and universities and should be invalidated.” However, on June 26 the Supreme Court upheld some of the executive order’s restrictions while granting entry to people with “bona fide personal relationships” to U.S. residents, and will begin to hear arguments again beginning on Oct. 10. Under the status of amici — a group that is invested in the case but is not a party to it — the institutions condemned the order, saying that international students, faculty and scholars make vital contributions to their campuses, to the United States and to the world. “American colleges and universities have long recognized the importance of attracting international students, faculty, staff, and scholars,” the brief read. “Their work leads to critical advancements across all disciplines, from science and technology to arts and letters, often through cross-border collaborations that enhance their teaching and research.” By using their educations to benefit foreign countries and communities, international students have contributed to growth across the world, the brief argued. “International students study here and return home as leaders in business, medicine, politics, and other fields. The benefits of international diversity in American higher education thus inure not only to colleges and universities themselves, but to the country and indeed the world as a whole.” Throughout the brief, the group further made the case that the executive order undercut their outreach efforts and their institutional values. “The Order directly threatens amici’s ability to attract persons not only from the six specified countries, but from around the world,” the brief read. “The Order contradicts the values that American colleges and universities have traditionally touted as
benefits of studying and working here, including the freedom of religion and equality embodied in the First and Fourteenth Amendments.” Referring to Georgetown in particular, the brief appealed to the university’s Jesuit identity and values while affirming its commitment to diversity. “Since its founding, Georgetown University has been a global community, engaged in training future generations of global citizens to lead and make a difference in the world, and is made stronger by religious, cultural and international diversity,” the brief read. The brief highlighted the university’s alumni, including Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri (MSB ’92) and former Deputy Prime Minister of Jordan Nasser Judeh (SFS ’83), to further the case for accepting international students who would move on to become leaders and major contributors to the world.
“Even in its more limited form, the Order harms American colleges and universities and should be invalidated.” amicus brief
The 30 schools argued that they have already been adversely affected by the order, saying some international students turned down their offers of admission out of concern for their safety. They argued that loosening the ban by permitting entry to people with personal connections inside the United States was too vague a remedy to sufficiently compensate for the proposed legislation’s damages. “This line has not resolved the uncertainty the Order injected into amici’s engagement with international students, faculty, and scholars, who are left to wonder at what point their relationship with amici becomes ‘bona fide,’” the brief read. University President John J. DeGioia made Georgetown’s position towards the order clear Jan. 29, when President Trump had released the first version of the executive order. DeGioia said Georgetown aimed to provide a space where people from all backgrounds could engage with each other freely. “We are an institution that values the contributions of our international students, staff and faculty, and we are deeply committed to interreligious dialogue and providing a context in which members of all faith backgrounds are welcomed and encouraged to practice their faith,” DeGioia said.
Religious Leaders Urge Post-Charlottesville Unity Megan Carey Hoya Staff Writer
Open dialogue and intercultural engagement can mend social flaws exposed by last month’s events in Charlottesville, Va., argued campus religious leaders at a panel hosted in Gaston Hall on Tuesday. Charlottesville was the scene of violent confrontations in early August, where a planned white nationalist rally opposing the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee clashed violently with counterprotesters, leading to the death of three people. As part of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs’ “Charlottesville and Beyond: Bending Toward Social Justice” discussion, panelists analyzed the intersection of religion and social tensions within U.S. communities. Berkley Center Director Shaun Casey said the Charlottesville protests call into question the connection between white evangelism and bigotry. “Charlottesville shines a bright light on the status of white supremacy in the white evangelical community,” Casey said. “There is the question of how much are these movements driven by different forms of white evangelical theology.” Casey said President Donald Trump’s administration’s exclusive reliance on advice and counsel
from the White House Evangelical Advisory Board for policy issues related to race is problematic. Following the violence in Charlottesville, Trump was harshly criticized by members of Congress from both parties, his own business and manufacturing advisers and media figures for not immediately and unequivocally condemning white supremacy. “With a couple exceptions, all of the members of that board have been silent with respect to criticizing the president’s moral equivalence that he continues to draw between the neo-Nazis and the citizens of Charlottesville who were there in counterprotest,” Casey said. Dialogue and support within religious communities is crucial to fight racism, according to Rabbi Rachel Gartner, director of Jewish Chaplaincy; history and AfricanAmerican studies professor Marcia Chatelain; and Berkley Center Fellow Terrence Johnson. Chatelain said religious leaders should foster support for those who take a stand and create a community of respect, love and support for members who may experience hate. “I can tell someone who worships with me, ‘you should fight racism,’ but when a cross is burned in front of your house for being an ally, or you are badmouthed at work, or people on the internet threaten your life, the strength of
that community has to provide you with something,” Chatelain said. Gartner stressed the importance of introspection in coming to terms with social challenges. “One of the responses I’ve seen is to turn inward and say: ‘How have we benefitted from the systems of racism in our country?’ And to, as we look at ourselves, remind ourselves in community that we have the resilience to be able to be selfexamining and self-critical and ask hard questions,” Gartner said. Johnson said those affected by discrimination, such as the African-American community, are struggling to find a way to mend the underlying social issues motivating bigotry and racism. “A number of African-American churches are trying to figure out: ‘How do I make sense of this brokenness?’ particularly the brokenness they are seeing in their communities, and how to link that to institutional work that must be done at the federal and state level,” Johnson said. The panelists insisted that open engagement among communities was essential for widespread change. Casey highlighted the need to appeal to centrist and progressive members within the white evangelical community. “We need to see behavior that exhibits a different view of race, that repudiates white supremacy,”
Casey said. Chatelain said universities should foster open, safe spaces and prevent inflammatory, provocative speakers from receiving a platform and justifying such invitations on the grounds of free speech. “The biggest lie that we tell ourselves about universities is that they are open spaces. We constantly discriminate as universities,” Chatelain said. “But when a troll Nazi wants to come to our campus, we start believing that these are free and open spaces for everyone.” “The people who have professionalized the practice of mayhem;
they don’t engage,” Chatelain said. Johnson reaffirmed his commitment to creating spaces in which all voices could be heard so that all perspectives contributed to the community. “I want to encourage students to stop saying, ‘you can’t say something,’ because my fear is that, that then creates a kind of impact that we can’t get beyond and that kind of reinforces your privilege in the classroom,” Johnson said. “It allows you to say you don’t have to participate in rebuilding the community.” Advising that background did
not determine political views, the panelists warned against stereotypes and closed-mindedness. “When the conversation is happening we have to resist the simplicity, we have to resist these inevitability arguments: ‘Because you are poor that means you will hate immigrants, because you are struggling it means you think that children should not have health care,’” Chatelain said. “White resentment is not inevitability,” Chatelain said. “White resentment is a choice among many choices, of how you want to express yourself in the world.”
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Campus leaders Matthew Carnes, Shaun Casey, Marcia Chatelain, Rachel Gartner and Terrence Johnson urged interreligious dialogue on campus in the aftermath of violence in Charlottesville.
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Exhibit Humanizes, Raises Awareness for Ebola Victims sarah wright Hoya Staff Writer
Photojournalism has the power to raise awareness for otherwise forgotten stories, according to humanitarian photojournalist Sara May at an opening of her exhibit detailing the aftermath of the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone at the Leica Store in downtown Washington, D.C., on Friday. Entitled “After the Crisis,” the exhibit features photos from May’s travels to Sierra Leone and offers an intimate look into quotidian life, focusing on human subjects as they move through their days and documenting their struggle to adapt to life without the loved ones they lost to Ebola.
“At the moment, I’m really focused on going back to Sierra Leone and continuing the story of these few individuals that I’ve been following since Ebola. ” Sara May Humanitarian Photojournalist
May’s career as a humanitarian photojournalist came about as a result of her experience as an emergency relief physician deployed internationally. While serving in impoverished areas worldwide, May said she quickly realized that storytelling through photojournalism has a far-reaching effect that would outlast her work on the ground. “It became evident to me
that, you know, there is an amount of good you can do as a physician,” May said. “You provide someone care, but then it doesn’t really go much beyond that as far as raising awareness internationally about the narrative that needs attention. I wanted to be able to have a little bit more of a reach with my work.” May emphasized the importance of gaining the trust of her subjects and establishing positive relationships early on with small nonprofits in the area. “If you have the benefit of working with a local nonprofit group, you have a win-win situation,” May said. “You’re giving them the benefit of being able to use your images in media for their publicity efforts, but you’re also telling a story that’s much bigger than the nonprofit by getting access to those populations that they serve and telling those stories.” She also commented on the difficulty of living and working in a country with limited infrastructure and a physically demanding climate. To prepare for her day, May would wake up early to drink two liters of water before she went outside in 100 degree weather. “You’ve got to be able to accept the fact that there’s going to be some risk involved. Public transportation, roads and bridges were not at all guaranteed to be intact. So there’s a certain amount of risk that you just have to be OK with taking,” May said. “You have to just be willing to submit to the conditions.” According to May, she tried to strike a balance of being both
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Photojournalism can direct attention to the stories that are otherwise lost amid tragedies, Sara May said at the exhbit of the images that documented her travels to Sierra Leone in the process of recovering from a deadly outbreak of Ebola. well-informed about her subjects and also willing to learn and be surprised by them. “The most important part of all of it is not having any expectations going into your shooting situation, not having any preconceived ideas about the story that you’re going to be recording,” May said. “If you come into it with too many expectations or too strong an idea of the story you want to tell, you’re going to ac-
tually miss the real story.” Olivia Weise, gallery coordinator for Leica Store DC, said the store was interested in displaying May’s work because it reflects the company’s heritage and mission. “Leica has a rich history and so do journalism, documentary photography and reportage. I think this show really speaks to that,” Weise said. “There is something about the process of using a Leica cam-
era that make the photographer really tuned into what they’re doing, because the camera becomes an extension of themselves.” The proceeds from May’s print sales will benefit the We Yone Child Foundation, an organization based in Sierra Leone that provides education and care to underprivileged children. May plans to return to Sierra Leone to continue her work documenting the lives of
children whose parents died from Ebola and are growing up without a stable household and guardians. “At the moment, I’m really focused on going back to Sierra Leone and continuing the story of these few individuals that I’ve been following since Ebola,” May said. “My number one priority is to follow the trajectories of each of these kids because each story stands on its own.”
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The Freedom Forum, the principal founder of the Newseum in downtown Washington, D.C., may look to consolidate and sell parts of the seven-story property that houses the museum.
Newseum Directors Consider Property Sale EMMA KOTFICA Hoya Staff Writer
The Newseum remains open to the public for now while its owners consider selling all or part of its seven-story Pennsylvania Avenue property after years of financial turmoil for the journalism museum. The Freedom Forum, a Washington, D.C.-based foundation and the principal founder of the Newseum, announced Aug. 28 it is undergoing a strategic review of whether it can remain open and operational at its current level without continuing to run on a spending deficit. The review was announced on the same day as the resignation of the museum President and CEO Jeffrey Herbst. Herbst did not state publicly the reasons for his resignation. The review will cover Newseum funding, program priorities, new leadership and all available options regarding use of the museum’s building, according to the Newseum’s Aug. 30 press release. The museum will remain open throughout the review process. The review may ultimately result in a range of outcomes for the museum, including the sale or lease of parts of the building or the sale of the building entirely, according to a statement from the Freedom Forum. Leadership will also be looking to fill Herbst’s former post.
The Newseum has a history of financial struggles, beginning with its $450 million construction in 2008, which placed it among the most expensive museums under construction at the time, according to Politico. Costly interactive exhibits, state-of-the-art television studios and 15 galleries and theaters have all contributed to the museum’s financial woes. Despite attracting over 800,000 visitors a year and charging an admission fee of $24.95, the Newseum has never been able to produce a profit, according to Politico. Since the museum’s founding, the Freedom Forum has been funding the budget deficit. The Freedom Forum is also the principal founder of the Newseum Institute, which runs educational programs about the First Amendment and religious freedom. Chair and CEO of the Freedom Forum Jan Neuharth said the museum’s current model with the Freedom Forum as the museum’s primary funder “cannot continue indefinitely at this level.” “Left unchecked, this deficit spending rate would eventually drain the Freedom Forum’s entire endowment, and the annual cash drain prevents us from allocating any new capital to First Amendment programs that are at the heart of our educational mission,” Neuharth said.
The goal is “ensuring that the Freedom Forum will be able to continue and increase its efforts to support the First Amendment and educate people across the nation and around the world about the value of these bedrock freedoms,” the press release reads. While the Newseum’s future currently hangs in the balance, Georgetown students, including Lexi LaShelle (COL ’18), hold out hope that it will be able to remain afloat. “I think it’s an incredibly important museum and don’t think there’s anything else like it in D.C.,” LaShelle said. “It always has the best and most interesting exhibits and is such a great way to learn about the many different sides of journalism.” Neuharth said museum leadership remains committed to the mission of upholding and honoring freedom of speech and the press. “The First Amendment is under assault as never before. We want to be sure our programs are aligned with our mission to be First Amendment advocates in this environment,” Neuharth said in a press release. “Our goal is to find ways to further advance the educational programs and advocacy opportunities of both the Freedom Forum and the Newseum, and to examine how we responsibly and financially sustain this effort.”
Georgetown University has partnered with Origis Energy USA to build a solar power system off campus that could provide nearly 50 percent of the campus’s electricity by the 2019-20 academic year. The agreement, announced Monday, aligns with the university’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Origis will install 105,000 solar panels on a 518-acre property in La Plata, Md. The panels will be owned and operated by Origis and produce 75,000 megawatt hours of power each year, according to a company press release. Construction is slated to start in January 2019 after the company completes research and permitting. The system is expected to be fully operational by June of that same year. The deal involves no up-front costs to Georgetown and is expected to generate significant electricity cost savings in the long term, according to Vice President of Planning and Facilities Management Robin Morey. Morey said the agreement would allow the university to meet its ambitious green goals. “The initiative helps fulfill Georgetown University’s sustainability mission, including the University’s commitment to reduce its carbon footprint 50 percent by the year 2020 - a goal which we met in 2014 by purchasing 100 percent Renewable Energy Certificates and now strive to meet through
new investments in energy efficiency, conservation and new renewable power projects,” Morey wrote in an email to The Hoya. Johan Vanhee, business development managing director at Origis Energy, said the university made a wise choice in selecting solar energy as a renewable alternative.
“This new announcement shows the university’s commitment to a more sustainable footprint.” Zac Schroepfer GUSA Deputy Chief of Staff
“I think we are currently the most cost-efficient energy source there is in the U.S. markets,” Vanhee said. “Because of economies of scale we are able to offer energy prices to the customer, utilities, universities, commercial and industrial customers, that are the most costeffective in the current energy market.” Georgetown University Student Association Deputy Chief of Staff Zachary Schroepfer (MSB ’19), who has previously advocated on behalf for sus-
tainability on campus, said the agreement reflected an increased commitment on behalf of the administration to sustainability. “GUSA definitely views sustainability as a priority. With a policy team dedicated to sustainability issues to focus on making our school more environmentally friendly, we as an organization want to advocate for a more sustainable campus for our student body,” Schroepfer wrote in an email to The Hoya. The Origis deal builds on the university’s smaller, on-campus solar panel projects, Schroepfer said. “We found out earlier that they would be renewing the solar panels on the [Intercultural Center] and adding additional ones around campus; however, these weren’t to be used to power our school, but to be sold back to the [Washington,] D.C. power grid,” Schroepfer wrote. “However, this new announcement shows the university’s commitment to a more sustainable footprint.” Vanhee said Georgetown’s status as a leading university greatly motivated Origis to pursue a partnership. “It is clear that any party in the solar space is very interested in working together with an icon in the academic world such as Georgetown University,” Vanhee said. “I think Georgetown University has an absolute leadership role and many universities will follow the example of Georgetown University.”
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A partnership between Georgetown and the Origis Energy USA company aims to use solar panels to provide 50 percent of energy required by campus facilities by 2019.
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Hoyas Display Inconsistency as Old Dominion Match Looms allie babyak Hoya Staff Writer
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Sophomore forward Lindsay Getz has eight points and four goals this season, ranking second on the team in both categories. Getz led the team with 15 total points last season.
After losing to Quinnipiac Universitty in its first conference game of the season Friday, the Georgetown field hockey team rebounded to defeat Towson University by a score of 5-1 on Sunday. Friday’s matchup marked the second time in team history that Georgetown (5-3, 0-1 Big East) faced Quinnipiac (2-5, 1-0 Big East). Last season, Georgetown lost 4-2. The Hoyas came out early and had six shots in the first half compared to the Bobcats’ five. Georgetown hit the ground running, an improvement compared to the sluggish starts the Hoyas had in their previous games, but still hopes to improve striker movement, according to Georgetown Head Coach Shannon Soares. “We have a new volunteer assistant from the University of North Carolina Sam Night, who was a striker there, and I think [she] has brought a great new dynamic to the staff and will be a massive help in that area for us,” Soares said. Despite Georgetown’s press, Quinnipiac’s junior midfielder Anna Walmsley scored off a pass from senior midfielder Dayna Barlow with 17:53 remaining in the first half. The goal was Walmsley’s first of the season. Quinnipiac capitalized on its chances early in the second half. The Bobcats’ third shot of the second half resulted in a goal by senior back Lauren Belskie from inside the circle at 49:37. After going down 2-0, Georgetown continued to pressure, enabling sophomore forward
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Lindsay Getz to score with 7:58 remaining in the game. With 2:13 remaining, the Hoyas nearly tied the game off freshman forward Ali Cronin’s penalty corner. Georgetown was unable to capitalize, leading the coaches to take out junior goalie Chloe Verwiel and put junior back Katie Maransky on the field. “It basically pushes numbers up in the attacking half for us,” Soares said. “While it’s a risky move to make, often times you can be rewarded by having that extra striker. For us, there was no harm; we didn’t have a goal scored on us. But, we also weren’t able to capitalize on the attacking end off of that decision.” On Sunday, Georgetown bounced back to beat Towson (0-8, Colonial Athletic Association) 5-1. The Hoyas took 21 shots over the course of the game, 13 of which were on goal, while the Tigers only took five shots. Seven minutes into the game, freshman back Anna Farley took a penalty corner, sparking a goal by Getz off sophomore midfielder Emily Fraser’s shot attempt. Four minutes later, freshman forward Kendra Sykes responded for the Tigers, scoring off a pass from senior forward Taylor Kvilhaug from right. Despite allowing one goal, the Hoyas quickly regained momentum, scoring three more goals in the half. Junior midfielder Helena Masiello, Cronin and freshman forward Cami Osborne scored. Osborne scored again in the 58th minute. In the dominant performance, Soares gave playing time to 19 different players.
“That was a full team effort, and the play from our starting group was strong enough to allow those other student-athletes the opportunity to get in,” Soares said. “Those kids did a terrific job when they came in and held their own.” Georgetown looks to carry that energy and momentum into their two away games this weekend against No. 27 Old Dominion University (3-4, 0-1 Big East) and Longwood University (6-1, Mid American). The Hoyas have tough matchups to look forward to, particularly against Old Dominion. Having played four nationallyranked teams already, Old Dominion is used to competition. The Monarchs are recovering from a 6-0 loss against the University of Connecticut Huskies (7-0, 1-0 Big East). Friday’s game will be the teams’ third meeting in program history. “Our area of focus will continue to be control the control-ables and value possession,” Soares said. “For us, in terms of making sure we take care of the ball, and we don’t have any unforced errors. It will be important for our strikers to get the right kind of movement and get above the ball this weekend as well.” Georgetown will then take on the Longwood Lancers (6-1, Big South) on Sunday. The Lancers have only one loss thus far. Longwood beat Towson 1-0 on Aug. 27 compared to the Hoyas’ 5-1 victory over the Tigers last weekend. Georgetown takes on Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va. on Friday at 5 p.m. and faces Longwood in Farmville, Va. on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Volleyball
Team Dominates Competition GU Drops 3 Straight Games, Prepares for Big East Play Mitchell taylor Hoya Staff Writer
The Georgetown sailing team embarked on its 2017 season with six regattas over the past two weekends, putting up strong performances and achieving first-place finishes in four of the five events. At the Navy Women’s Radial Regatta in Annapolis, Md., junior Haddon Hughes won eight out of 14 races to win by 15 points. Freshman Carly Broussard finished second in her first Georgetown event. “Carly is one of our most talented freshman recruits. We’re really excited about the potential that she brings,” Georgetown Head Coach Mike Callahan said. “She lost to Haddon Hughes, who’s one of the best in the world, so it’s not a terrible person to lose to.” The Navy Laser Regatta, also in Annapolis, was the only event in which a Hoya did not
achieve a first-place finish. Senior Jack Marshall led Georgetown to a third-place finish, 10 points shy of first. In Norfolk, Va., the Blue and Gray wrapped up their first weekend of sailing as Riley Cup champions. Eight Hoyas competed overall in the event, and both Georgetown boats finished in the top three spots. “Bringing in a different group of people with different backgrounds, different experience levels — it makes for a more fun group,” Callahan said. “It makes for a good school-sailing balance. The given is that we all work together to try and win national championships.” Georgetown returned to action this weekend, posting firstplace finishes at the Nevins Trophy in Kings Point, N.Y., as well as the N.Y. Maritime Fall Open in the Bronx. “We went up there and had a good battle with a bunch of teams and came out in first
place,” Callahan said. “There were some really talented teams from Tufts, Stanford, Navy, the College of Charlestown, and we were able to come out ahead of all of those schools. It was a good start to the season, and it bodes well for things to come.” Up next, the Hoyas will compete in the South Qualifier in Norfolk on Sept. 23. Georgetown will also compete in the Laser Qualifier, MAISA Women’s Singlehanded Championships and the St. Mary’s Fall Intersectional in Maryland on Sept. 24. Callahan also emphasized the importance of consistency throughout a long season of sailing. “I think always that consistency throughout the season is very good,” Callahan said. “We have our ups and downs throughout the year, so it’s always good to try and remain consistent.”
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Prized Prospect Excites per game. Doncic’s high level of play has caught the attention of both current NBA players and
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ext year’s NBA Draft already has front office executives around the league drooling in anticipation of some fantastic prospects. An already excellent group of college freshmen, including Michael Porter Jr., Deandre Ayton and Mohamed Bamba, was supplemented with Marvin Bagle y after he successfully graduated high school early and classified into this year’s class. NBA fans will be eager to tune into college basketball this year in hopes of getting a glimpse of the next generation of potential professional stars. However, spectators looking at prospects would do well not to solely focus on the NCAA; after all, the best player in the 2018 draft might just be perfecting his trade in Europe. Luka Doncic, an 18-year-old basketball star, has already established himself as a regular starter for Real Madrid, a top team in the Spanish Liga Endesa, and helped lead his native Slovenia to the 2017 FIBA Eurobasket title. Doncic, despite his tender age, was a key contributor for the Slovenian team, averaging over 14 points, eight rebounds and nearly four assists
front office executives. So, besides his youth, what is it that makes Doncic so special? The Slovenian shows a preternatural basketball IQ and feel for the game, intangible qualities that so many young players lack in today’s game. Despite standing at 6 feet 7, Doncic is a smooth ball handler and projects to play as a guard in the NBA. He boasts a reliable outside shot, having hit on 43 percent of his three-point attempts in his debut season for Real Madrid. That combination of deadly perimeter shooting and ball handling, along with his instinctive ability to find open teammates with accurate passes, makes Doncic a tough defensive assignment for any player. As the primary ball handler in the pick-and-roll set, the Slovenian can pull up from long range, forcing his defender to press up close. That makes it easier for Doncic to blow by a defender, using a combination of speed, length and ball control. And if the defense is so concerned with Doncic that it sends an extra defender, he has the court vision to find open teammates for easy shots. Such a well-rounded skill set is rare and could make Doncic virtually impossible to guard. However, while Doncic certainly has NBA scouts excited about his potential, he is not a perfect player. Many of his athletic advantages come from his size and length compared
to other guards, but he is not particularly quick in his movements or explosive with his leaping ability. With the most athletic defenders in the world awaiting him in the NBA, some have voiced concerns over whether Doncic will be able to create separation as an offensive player. This lack of athleticism also hurts Doncic on the defensive end of the floor. While it is typical for young players to struggle to adjust to the pace and schemes of the professional game, Doncic’s defensive ceiling may be low because of his relative lack of agility. In a league with premier scoring guards such as Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kyrie Irving and so many others, this is a major concern for whichever team might draft him. Still, the Slovenian is setting off alarm bells across NBA front offices. His ability to establish himself as a key player for Real Madrid in Spain and the Slovenian national team at such a young age is evidence of his extraordinary talent. Taken in combination with his diverse offensive skill set, which fits perfectly in the modern NBA, Doncic could well be the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft. Whichever team ends up selecting him will be getting a coveted prospect and one of the most intriguing players to enter the NBA in a long time.
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The Georgetown women’s volleyball team suffered a tough set of losses on the road last weekend at the 2017 Rice Adidas Invitational II, where it went 0-3 overall against Arkansas State, Stephen F. Austin and Rice. After winning the opening set in a nail biter against Arkansas State (7-6, Sun Belt 0-0), Georgetown dropped the next three. Junior hitter Symone Speech led the team with 15 kills, and junior setter Paige McKnight tallied 40 assists. Despite the team’s strong efforts, the match ended in a 3-1 defeat by the Red Wolves. Later that day, the Blue and Gray (6-6, 0-0 Big East) faced the Stephen F. Austin Lady Jacks (12-4, 0-0 Southland). The Hoyas reduced their service errors to eight and improved their blocking, but lost the first two sets. Georgetown rallied to win the third set but could not keep the win alive, dropping the fourth and final set for another 3-1 loss. Graduate student middle blocker Aima Eichie led the squad with 12 kills, and junior libero Kenzie Higareda dug out 15 of the Lady Jacks’ attack attempts. On Saturday, the Hoyas fell to their hosts, the Rice University Owls (10-4, Conference USA), in another first set victory that turned into 3-1 defeat. Georgetown easily handled Rice in the first set, outhitting Rice .300 to -.031, but the Owls fought hard to even the score and
pull away from the Hoyas in the next three sets. Georgetown Head Coach Arlisa Williams attributed the trend of tough losses to a lack of stamina. “We really have to stay focused every single point, be intentional every single point, and it’s difficult to do that,” Williams said. “The stronger that we are mentally, the easier that will be for us, so that’s an area that we continue to work on.” Against Rice, Speech once again led the team with 14 kills and a match-best three blocks. She was named to the All-Tournament team for her stellar performance on the weekend. Junior outside hitter Alyssa Sinnette contributed with her first double-double of the season, adding 11 kills and 11 digs. McKnight also had a doubledouble with 39 assists and 11 digs; it is her sixth double-double of the season. Higareda racked up 20 out of the team’s weekend-high 74 digs in the match. Despite the final record for the tournament, Williams said she remained optimistic. “We had moments that we just did really good things, playing clean volleyball,” Williams said. “We had moments that we were a very, very talented serving team and when our serves are in, we are very good at getting other teams out of system. So, I was pleased with that.” The Hoyas have the opportunity to put everything together when they begin Big East play this coming weekend with two competitions.
First, they will play No. 12 Creighton (7-4, Big East) on Friday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. “[Our first 12 games] allowed us to see where we stand, highlighted some areas that we need to work on, and overall, the group is pretty confident moving forward and we’re ready for Big East play,” Williams said. The Creighton Blue Jays comes into the match-up also following a losing weekend. Creighton dropped matches to Wichita State (8-3, American) and No. 19 Iowa State (9-1, Big 12) at the Shocker Volleyball Classic in Wichita, Kan. last weekend. The Hoyas then leave Omaha, Neb. and head to Providence, R.I. to take on the Friars (11-3, 0-0 Big East), who are also looking for a win after losing all three matches last weekend at the USMA Army Invitational. The game will take place Sunday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. and will be aired on Fox Sports. Only seven players have taken shots for the Tigers, while 10 different Hoyas have scored. Offensively, Georgetown looks to take advantage of its depth and get more players shooting opportunities, as it did on Sunday against Holy Cross. Georgetown begins its Big East season Friday against Quinnipiac at 2 p.m. on Cooper Field. Sunday’s game against Towson is scheduled for 12 p.m. in Towson, Md.
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Graduate student middle blocker Aima Eichie has started all 12 of the team’s matches this season and ranks third on the squad with 82 kills. The Hoyas lost three straight games last weekend.
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Injuries Force GU To Adjust Scheme practices this week before taking the field. The Red Storm battled the Hoyas to a double overtime 0-0 draw last season in New York, a game in which Georgetown had only three shots on goal. St. John’s finished the season 11-4-5 and fell to Marquette in the Big East tournament semifinals.
“We have them here on the grass, which I’m happy about. But it’s a very difficult game to play as your first game.” DAVE NOLAN Head Coach
“Typically, when we play them up there, it’s always a challenge on the turf,” Nolan
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said. “We have them here on the grass, which I’m happy about. But it’s a very difficult game to play as your first game.” On Sunday, the Hoyas will again be without sophomore forward Casey Richards and redshirt sophomore forward Amanda Carolan, as both are recovering from injuries. The lack of depth up top has forced Nolan to adjust his scheme. “We’re playing a system that suits the personnel we have, and I’m not sure we would probably play that system if we had Amanda and Casey available,” Nolan said. “Once those two become available, then it becomes a decision for me, whether I stay with what we’re doing or do we revert back to something different.” Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. at Shaw Field. DERRICK ARTHUR/THE HOYA
Junior midfielder Edson Martinez has played in each of the team’s seven games this season. He had two assists in Georgetown’s win against the Stony Brook Seawolves, including an assist to junior defender Peter Schropp for the golden goal.
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“The guys were resilient today, and they knew they weren’t playing well, but they kept themselves pushing and found a way to get some goals. I was pushing for three goals after halftime because I didn’t want them to think after one goal that they had done it,” Georgetown Head Coach Brian Wiese said. Soon after, Georgetown stormed back. In the 65th minute, freshman midfielder Foster McCune sent a cross to the left side of the box, which ended up finding the back of the net past a diving Stony Brook sophomore goalkeeper Jacob Braham. McCune’s goal was the first of his career. With two minutes remaining in regulation, the Hoyas came up with a late surge. They pushed the ball deep
into the Stony Brook zone, and, after a blocked shot, Knudson sent off a shot that ricocheted into the back of the net, sending the game into extra time.
“We’re definitely going to need the day off, but after the day off, we’re flying.” Zach Knudson Senior Forward
“We went down 2-0 in the second half and found a way to come back. The fact that they got the game to overtime says a lot about this group, and that’s something where you can be in the situation again and say ‘you can do it,’”
Wiese said. In a very intense overtime period, Georgetown took control of possession and found its chance in the 98th minute. Junior midfielder Edson Martinez sent the ball into a crowded box, and the ball found Schropp’s feet. After gaining an open look, Schropp sent the ball to the back of the net and stunned the Seawolves with the golden goal. “I was out for the last 20 minutes of regulation, and the team fired me up and fired the entire bench up to fuel me to score that goal. I was just lucky enough that the ball fell to my feet,” Schropp said. The Hoyas have little time to recover before traveling to Chicago to take on Big East rival the DePaul Blue Demons (3-4-1, 0-0-1 Big East) on Saturday afternoon. The game
marks the team’s third in seven days. The team hopes to have Achara back, whose status is day-to-day. “[DePaul] beat us last year here and two years ago, when I had the best team I think I ever had, in 2015,” Wiese said. “It’s hard to play at their place; it’s a really unique environment. We’re going to have to be a lot better than we were today to have a shot at it.” The Georgetown players, though tired from two straight games, are optimistic about their chances to grab a win on the road. “It’s motivating to come back in this game and keep winning. We’re definitely going to need the day off, but after the day off, we’re flying,” Knudson said. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 4 p.m. this Saturday in Chicago.
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Senior defender Taylor Pak has played in every game for the team this season, earning one assist and one point.
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can control them and keep them from running outside. If we do that, we’ll be able to contain him,” Jefferson said. Offensively, Georgetown looks to clean up their mistakes from last week’s loss to Marist and build on areas in which they have found success. One of these areas has been utilizing the athletic ability of sophomore wide receiver Michael Dereus, who received a Patriot League Honorable Mention for his performance against Marist, during which he tallied four receptions for 72 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown. “Michael is a special athlete for us, and it’s important for us to get the ball in his hands. [Fifth-year quarterback] Tim [Barnes] has done a great job of finding him and throwing the deep ball, which is something we’ve worked on since the beginning of camp,” Sgarlata said. Georgetown faces a Columbia defense that held Wagner scoreless in the first half of
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its season opener but showed some weak spots, allowing Wagner to rush for 187 yards and gain a total of 307 yards of offense. The Hoyas look to execute better on third down, after posting an abysmal 20 percent conversion rate in their first two games. “Columbia does a good job playing a simple defense, and playing a “man free” or a man-to-man defense with some good athletes on the outside. So, for us [to execute on third down] we have to stay within what we do well and feature our talented outside kids,” Sgarlata said. The Hoyas seek to improve in these areas on the road and play more consistently as they travel to Lawrence A. Wien Stadium to take on the first of three Ivy League opponents on their schedule before the team enters Patriot League play. “Our overall theme for the week has been consistency. We’ve put together a great schedule: Every team we play is a good team, with good
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Fifth-year quarterback Tim Barnes completed 21 of 40 passes for 217 yards against Marist, with one touchdown and one interception. coaching and great athletes. So it’s more about us and what we do here day in and day out, week to week. We
worry about what Georgetown is doing,” Sgarlata said. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in New York City.
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Indians’ Streak Supports Hot Hand Theory GOODMAN, from A12
had made the previous shot. The paper dismissed the hot hand theory as a logical blunder popularized by confirmation bias — in other words, fans thought they “saw the hot hand” only because they were already inclined to look for it. Streaks, to these mathematicians, are simply natural and inevitable. When you flip a coin hundreds of times in a row, once in a while you will get a surprising string of tails. On the other hand, over the past several years, some countervailing evidence has challenged the scientific consensus; a few studies in the 2000s seemed to show that hot hands were real
after all. A Cornell University study analyzed free throw attempts and claimed that players are more likely to make their second free throw attempt if they also made their first. I have an immediate question: Wouldn’t better free throw shooters be more likely to have made their first shot and therefore also be more likely to make their second? Still, significant new mathematical contributions have brought the hot hand theory back into discussion. So, what do I think? It is complicated. It is definitely true that streaks are a necessary byproduct of iterated competitions. No one bats an eye when a team goes on a three-game win streak
or when a field goal kicker makes five kicks in a row — and for good reason.
The Indians’ streak invigorated their clubhouse and made each player feel individually empowered. However, there are things I believe mathematics simply cannot measure. As a one-time, fledgling athlete, I have enough experience to say that when you line a double into the gap, you really do feel good the next time
you step up to the plate. When you charge the net and put away a volley winner, you feel more confident the next time you attack. The Indians’ shocking winning streak had to make them feel fine. It invigorated their clubhouse, made each player feel individually empowered and built a thick layer of trust, camaraderie and belief in the team as a collective. Did the Indians really have the hot hand? If thinking that helped them keep winning, then why not?
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Women’s Soccer Georgetown (6-2-1) vs. St. John’s (4-4-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. Shaw Field
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The sailing team continued its dominance over the weekend, achieving first-place finishes in both of its events.
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The No. 15 Georgetown women’s soccer team has finished its nonconference schedule and opens its Big East play this Sunday at home against St. John’s University. The Hoyas (6-2-1) return to the nation’s capital after a 2-0 victory against the Towson Tigers (3-5-2) in Maryland last Sunday. Junior forward Caitlin Farrell and sophomore defender Meaghan Nally scored the goals for the Hoyas. Nally’s goal came off a corner kick in the second half. “This past week in practice, we spent a lot of time trying to find ways to shake it up and try and get some offen-
sive thrust, and we got a good goal on that,” Georgetown Head Coach Dave Nolan said. Despite having a 23-2 advantage in shots and an 11-0 advantage in corner kicks, Georgetown was unable to create quality scoring chances. “It’s the first time this season we’ve looked particularly flat. I think it was a case of it being our last nonconference game,” Nolan said. “To some extent, I think it was a situation where we had too much time between games; we actually had a whole week off.” Sunday’s matchup against St. John’s (4-4-1) offers a similar situation for the Hoyas, who will have a full slate of See STORM, A11
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The Georgetown offense threw for 217 yards and rushed for a touchdown against Marist on Saturday, while the defense has forced four turnovers this season and held opponents to an average of 311.5 yards per game.
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Junior forward Caitlin Farrell leads the Hoyas with five goals this season, including one in Georgetown’s victory over Towson on Sunday.
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Coming off a loss to Marist, the Georgetown football team looks to get back on track when it travels to New York City for the Lou Little Trophy against the Columbia Lions. In 2015, Georgetown (1-1) and Columbia (1-0) created the Lou Little Cup, a series of games pitting the Hoyas against the Lions to honor the late Lou Little, a beloved coach who had served as head coach at both schools. Little was the head coach of Georgetown football from 1924 to 1930. In six seasons, he posted a 41-12-13 record and a .759 winning percentage, the latter being a record
among Georgetown football coaches. At Columbia, he continued his winning ways from 1930 to 1956, leading the Lions to 110 victories and defeating the Stanford Cardinals in the 1934 Rose Bowl. Little was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1960 for his contributions to the sport as a coach. The Hoyas have owned the rivalry thus far, defeating the Lions in 2015 by a score of 2416 and holding on for a 17-14 victory in last year’s homecoming game. Georgetown Head Coach Rob Sgarlata noted that this rivalry and the games’ namesake reflect the deep history of Georgetown football.
“Our football program goes back to 1883. We have a history of playing up on Copley Lawn, and football has always been a part of Georgetown University,” Sgarlata said. “For us it’s a great rivalry, and it will be one that we hope continues and reminds our players of the shoulders of the guys that played before them that they’re standing on now.” With history and tradition on the line, the Hoyas look to stop the Lions’ dual-threat senior quarterback Anders Hill, who threw for nearly 200 yards and rushed for 90 more in a nail-biting victory over Wagner (1-2). Columbia’s offense found most of its success by throwing the ball
deep, completing three passes for 25, 30 and 55 yards, two of which went to sophomore wide receiver Josh Wainwright. Wainwright tallied four catches for 104 yards and a touchdown for the Lions. Senior defensive lineman Bryan Jefferson said that Georgetown’s defense is not worried about Columbia’s big-play ability. Instead, the players have focused on maintaining their attacking style and identity. “We are an attack defense and play stout against the run. We aren’t worried about how or what [the quarterback] does; we are more worried about how our defense See COLUMBIA, A11
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men’s soccer
Late Comeback Lifts Short-Handed Hoyas Matt Sachs
Hoya Staff Writer
With a golden goal in overtime, the No. 16 Georgetown men’s soccer team defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves 3-2 Wednesday afternoon at home. Georgetown (5-1-1) came back to tie the game after trailing 2-0 and eventually found the game winner off the foot of junior defender Peter Schropp. The Hoyas won the possession battle in the first half but struggled to find solid scoring chances. The team was without its leading scorer — sophomore forward Achara — due to injury. “Achara stays high and gets in behind, and we don’t have that right now. We have to adjust our style to make up for the areas where we don’t have speed,” senior forward Zach Knudson said. The Seawolves (5-2-1) were aggressive, and their push succeeded in the 25th minute. Stony Brook advanced the ball deep into the Georgetown zone, beating the Hoya defenders and sneaking a shot just past a diving junior goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski. The Hoyas had trouble producing any dangerous chances to tie the game up, and the score remained 1-0 going into the second half. Before Georgetown staged its comeback effort, the team managed to dig itself into a deeper hole. In the 63rd minute, off a free kick, Stony Brook sent in an accurate ball that connected on a header into the far post. The two-goal deficit was the largest Georgetown had faced this season.
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Senior midfielder Christopher Lema has scored two goals off penalty kicks this season to go along with one assist. Lema was named First Team All-Big East last season.
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Hot Hand Theory: A Heated Debate
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guess they call it “Believeland” for a reason. Of course, it was the Cleveland Cavaliers who popularized that moniker, back when superstar forward LeBron James helped the Cavs finally deliver a championship to The Land. Recently, though, “Believeland” best applies to the city’s baseball team, the Cleveland Indians, who are fresh off a historic 22-game win streak. How historic? The Indians saw their streak finally end merely four games short of the all-time record of 26. Baseball has existed for more than a century, folks. The defending American League Champions’ streak captivated the MLB and made the Indians arguably World Series favorites. When thinking about the Indians’ astonishing feat, you have to bring up the oftencontroversial phenomenon that cuts through almost every sport and comes with its backers and naysayers: the hot hand theory. Whether it’s Jordan Spieth sinking four birdies in a row, Steph Curry raining down shots from beyond the arc or the Indians’ 22-game win streak, sports fans debate the idea that these sudden barrages of success are owed to something other than
chance. Hot hand theorists would argue that when athletes experience a string of successes, they are then more likely to replicate that success again and again. After each Cleveland win added to its streak, did the team “heat up” and become stronger?
To many mathematicians, the hot hand theory is a joke. Some have even given it a not-so-nice new name: the hot hand fallacy. To many mathematicians, the hot hand theory is a joke. It is such a joke that some have given it a not-so-nice new name: the hot hand fallacy. Mathematicians Amos Tversky, Thomas Gilovich and Robert Vallone co-authored a famous 1985 paper “The Hot Hand in Basketball,” in which they rejected the notion that a player’s likelihood of making a shot depended on whether or not the player See GOODMAN, A11