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Georgetown University • Washington, D.C. Vol. 100, No. 16, © 2019
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019
Under Her Influence
Join The Guide as we give an inside look at the enigma that is blogger Caroline Calloway’s tour.
EDITORIAL Georgetown must increase funding for CAPS to better support students.
FELLOWS COME TO CAMPUS Five new GU Politics fellows talked to The Hoya about politics, service and journalism.
OPINION, A2
NEWS, A5
Students Demand GU Divestment From Fossil Fuels SATYA ADABALA
climate change. We want our degrees to be fossil free.” GUFF has previously successfulGU Fossil Free, a campus stu- ly petitioned the university to alter dent group advocating for George- its investment practices. In Novemtown University to adopt socially ber 2017, the group submitted responsible investment policies, a proposal for the university to submitted a proposal Jan. 16 call- divest from tar sands, which the ing for Georgetown to completely university accepted after a meetdivest its $1.5 billion endowment ing of the board of directors in fund from June 2018. GUFF all fossil fuel also petitioned energy comthe university to panies. divest from fossil The profuels in 2012. The posal calls on 2012 petition has the univergarnered over sity to cease 3,000 signatures, all new inincluding those vestments in of 176 faculty fossil fuels, members. with the goal While the of completely university has divesting removed all infrom fossil vestments in coal fuel compaand tar sands, SAMANTHA PANCHÈVRE (SFS ’19) nies in 2024. which consist Member, GU Fossil Free Investing of a mixture of in fossil fuel sand, clay, water violates Georgetown’s Socially Re- and bitumen, from its endowsponsible Investment policy passed ment, the proposal says full divestin 2017, according to Samantha ment of fossil fuel energy compaPanchèvre (SFS ’19), a member of nies would build upon initiatives GUFF. the university has already started. “With climate change, our ar“Divestment from all fossil gument is that it’s not a political fuels would give Georgetown concept,” Panchèvre said. “It’s hap- more credibility as the University pening to everyone, it’s not con- pursues other sustainability troversial and right now we have See GUFF, A6 money that is directly supporting Special to The Hoya
“It’s not controversial and right now, we have money that is directly supporting climate change. We want our degrees to be fossil free.”
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Norman Francis Jr. (COL ’20) and Aleida Olvera (COL ’20), Nicki Gray (NHS ’20) and Sam Appel (COL ’20), and Sina Nemazi (COL ’21) and Roya Wolfe (SFS ’21) launched GUSA campaigns in Red Square on Friday morning. Ryan Zuccala (MSB ’20) and John Dolan (MSB ’20) are also running.
Candidates Set Sights on GUSA Executive CADY STANTON AND RILEY ROGERSON Hoya Staff Writers
Three tickets launched their campaigns and a fourth confirmed its candidacy for the Georgetown University Student Association 2019 executive election early Friday morning, with candidates calling for greater campus inclusivity and stressing realistic goals. The four announced tickets are: Norman Francis Jr. (COL ’20) and Aleida Olvera (COL ’20); Nicki Gray (NHS ’20) and Sam Appel (COL ’20); Sina Nemazi (COL ’21) and Roya Wolfe (SFS ’21); Ryan Zuccala (MSB ’20) and John Dolan (MSB ’20). All four tickets are
officially registered to run, co-chair of the GUSA Election Commission Grant Castle (SFS ’21) said. Typical to the start of every GUSA executive election season, Francis-Olvera, Gray-Appel and Nemazi-Wolfe arrived in Red Square with their campaign staff and posters just after midnight to mark the official start of their campaign season. While not present alongside the three tickets in Red Square, Zuccala and Dolan are confirmed to have entered the race. The pair are both members of the Georgetown men’s lightweight rowing team. The election is set for Friday, Feb. 8. Additional tickets are permitted to enter the
Admin Releases Draft Title IX Comment
race if they collect and submit 100 student signatures to the GUSA Election Commission by Monday, Jan. 28.
FRANCIS AND OLVERA
With rap music playing from a speaker and a lit candle, Francis and Olvera emerged from the Intercultural Center to Red Square, holding their campaign poster and leading a group of supporters behind them. If elected, the candidates will prioritize achievable targets, according to Francis. “We’re really big on trying to do things that we really can accomplish,” Francis said in an interview with The Hoya. “We don’t want to just give empty promises; we
want to actually make sure we can actually have attainable goals and make tangible change at the university during our tenure.” The pair intends to run a platform based on four main policy themes — transparency, reform, accessibility and progress — which will guide their approach to tackling student issues, according to Olvera. “We want to push the university to bring about these four key points, and our platform is basically a scaffold from there,” Olvera said. Francis is a student office assistant at the Georgetown University department of African American studies and See GUSA, A6
BOWSER HOSTS MAYORS AT GU
University criticizes proposed DOE rules, reflecting student feedback
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Participants commented on changes to Title IX definitions and standards of proof in feedback sessions hosted by the university.
JOSHUA LEVY AND MEENA MORAR Hoya Staff Writers
The Georgetown community can now review the draft of the university’s comment to the U.S. Department of Education regarding proposed Title IX reforms. Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity Rosemary Kilkenny shared the document in a Wednesday email and welcomed student feedback by
FEATURED
Sunday, Jan. 27, through an anonymous form. The university’s 10-page draft comment includes criticism of the Department of Education’s proposed definitions of the terms “sexual harassment” and “formal complaint.” The administration also argued against the proposal for requiring cross-examination of all parties and witnesses in Title IX cases, among other critiques. University spokesperson Matt Hill expressed the administration’s gratitude for
the Georgetown community’s input into the draft comment. “We are very pleased with the University’s comment, which is a product of the collaboration and insight of our entire community,” Hill wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Through the listening sessions, online feedback forms, and the STAIV town hall, our community provided valuable perspectives, insights, and information.” After the Department of Education released proposed changes to Title IX regulations last November, the university held 10 feedback sessions in December open to Georgetown students, faculty and staff. Last week, campus student group Students Taking Action Against Interpersonal Violence held a town hall as a forum for students to voice concerns about the changes directly to school administrators. Community members can also submit their own comments directly to the Department of Education until Jan. 30, a deadline that was extended from Jan. 28 last week following issues with the department’s website. Georgetown’s sexual assault and misconduct climate survey, administered in January and February 2016, found that 31 percent of female undergraduates and 10.8 percent of
male undergraduates had experienced nonconsensual sexual contact since entering Georgetown; nearly half of all students and more than three-quarters of all female students had experienced sexual harassment. The university feedback sessions aimed to provide students, faculty and staff with an opportunity to share their views on the new policies before the university drafted its official comment. Kilkenny sent out a document to the Georgetown community on Jan 14 summarizing the feedback from the feedback sessions. More than 370 participants made comments or asked questions at those feedback sessions. Attendees focused their concerns on several issues that the university highlighted in its draft comment, including the legal definition of sexual misconduct, the role of advisers at hearing sessions and the standard of proof in cases of sexual harassment and assault.
NARROW DEFINITION OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Participants in the feedback sessions were particularly concerned with the proposed redefinition of sexual misconduct. More than 70 See TITLE IX, A6
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and mayors from across the United States discussed housing in Lohrfink Auditorium on Jan. 22. Story on A7.
NEWS
OPINION
SPORTS
Laughs for Cash Three alum comedians raised $1 million to benefit first-generation, low-income students Jan. 14. A7
Navigating Identities A student claims ownership over her Filipino and Irish heritage at Georgetown University. A3
Coach Howard’s 100th Victory The women’s basketball team defeated Villanova on Sunday, marking Head Coach James Howard’s 100th win. A12
NEWS
OPINION
SPORTS
Basketball Star Faces Charges Former Georgetown basketball player Victor Page has been accused of attempted rape. A5
Support for GU272 Students should support the GU272 referendum to demonstrate responsibility. A3
A Hoya Goes Pro Graduate student forward Kyla Carusa was drafted into the National Women’s Soccer League on Jan. 18. A12
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