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A TRIUMPHANT WIN

The No. 3 women’s soccer team won at No. 2 WVU this past weekend.

EDITORIAL The university’s email on Greek life misrepresents campus culture.

RECRUITMENT MOVED AHEAD Upperclassmen face earlier recruitment processes this fall.

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NEWS, A4

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Sexual Assault Kerry, Grenier Defend World’s Oceans Suspect Arrested ELLEN BAKER Hoya Staff Writer

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The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department apprehended and arrested a suspect for third-degree sexual assault on the 3300 block of Prospect Street on Saturday at around 1 a.m.

The arrest came after a series of four sexual assaults in the Georgetown area reported between Aug. 3 and Sept. 12. The Aug. 3 assault targeted a Georgetown University Medical Center student and occurred on the 1600 block of 35th Street NW, with the perpetrator carrying a knife. An assault targeting an undergraduate student occurred Aug. 24 as the student was entering her residence in Village A. Another student was assaulted Sept. 6 on Potomac and N Streets NW.

A fourth student was sexually assaulted on 35th and N Streets NW. Georgetown University Police Department Chief Jay Gruber said although the apprehended suspect matches some of the descriptions given by victims of these assaults, it is still unknown whether he was definitely involved with all the asJay gruber Chief, GUPD saults.

A c cording to a statement by MPD, 34-year-old Sergio Waldo Velazquez-Cardozo from Falls Church, Va., was detained after Second District police officers observed him closely following and groping a woman around 1 a.m. Saturday.

Gruber sent a notice to all students that afternoon.

“At approximately 1:03 a.m., members of the Second District were on

Secretary of State John Kerry and actor and environmentalist Adrian Grenier joined youth environmental leaders in Gaston Hall to advocate for increased awareness and regulation of the world’s oceans as part of

the “Our Ocean, One Future Leadership Summit”, held in parallel with the third annual “Our Ocean Conference” held throughout the District on Thursday and Friday.

The School of Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State and Sustainable Oceans Alliance sponsored the “Our Ocean, One Future Leader-

ship Summit,” which aimed to engage the next generation of leaders in a dialogue about ocean conservation.

The “Our Ocean Conference “was started in 2014 by the State Department to help develop ways to protect the world’s oceans.

The conference hosted a series of events across the Dis-

trict, including speeches by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Prince of Wales.

Kerry highlighted the vital role the ocean plays in sustaining the world’s population in a discussion with Grenier moderated by SFS Dean Joel Hellman on Friday.

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“[VelazquezCardozo] matches the description of a couple of the assaults. ”

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Secretary of State John Kerry spoke on the need for increased oversight of the world’s oceans and a panel of international advocates addressed global regulations in the “Our Ocean, One Future Leadership Summit.”

Donor Sponsors CAPS Services for GSP Ranking Reports Mixed Outcomes CHRISTIAN PAZ Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown Scholarship Program students can now receive all Counseling and Psychiatric Services mental health resources for free, and schedule appointments with a CAPS staff psychologist specifically assigned to supporting GSP students as of the beginning of this academic year through a partnership funded by an anonymous donor this summer.

GSP students who visit CAPS psychologists or request a psychiatric followup will be able to bill the recently reduced appointment fees of $10 and $15 respectively directly to GSP. CAPS staff psychologist Daniel Phillip has been appointed as GSP’s in-house wellness advisor, or counselor, and is available for GSP students during office hours Monday, Tuesday and Friday afternoons in the GSP office. Phillip is one of six staff psychologists at CAPS and will assume other responsibilities as a staff psychologist outside of his GSP work.

Previously, GSP students could place a request for a grant from GSP to cover a medical expense.

GSO Program Director Melissa Foy (COL ’03) said the donation will also provide CAPS with resources to improve response times and flexibility for all students.

“It is important to note

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moved Georgetown up one spot from last year among national univerWhile Sept. 13 saw sities, along with No. 34 Georgetown reclaim a among best value schools spot as the No. 20 top col- and No. 10 in high school lege in the U.S. News and counselor rankings. Last World Report’s 2017 na- year, Georgetown ranked tional universities rank- eighth in high school ings, it counselor was abrankings. sent from Accordthe instiing to U.S. tution’s News Chief list of best Data Stratcolleges egist Robfor vetert Morse, erans — Georgewhich saw town reGeorgemained town in r e l a t i ve ly first place stable in just two its nationyears ago al ranking. and 16th H o w e v e r, last year the imple— due to a mentation CHARLES DEACON change in of an upDean of Admissions ranking date based methodolon the ogy.

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Georgetown clinched To be eligible for placeNo. 20 in a three-way tie ment in the list, universiwith Emory University ties must be certified for and the University of California at Berkeley. This

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“Generally, we believe that the way U.S. News produces its ranking is essentially a lagging indicator.”

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GSP students were given access to free mental health resources and appointed an in-house wellness adviser as a result of an anonymous donation this academic year. that this donation was hopefully a little helpful to CAPS in allowing them to hire another person,” Foy said. “We [GSP] have him for 10 hours of his time, they [CAPS] get the other 30 hours, but their budget was also increased to hire more folks in general. That is really important for students to know. If you went in the past and told there was a wait, those issues are not going unnoticed.”

The hiring of Phillip was

made possible by the donation, according to CAPS Director Phil Meilman. Foy declined to provide the value of the donation. “[Phillip’s] presence helps make CAPS a more user-friendly service, and it gives us the ability to reach out to an important campus constituency,” Meilman wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Foy said the donation will help alleviate stresses about finances that GSP students

face, particularly around medical expenses.

“Georgetown is a stressful place,” Foy said. “If you look at the national stressors of college students, financial is the number one or number two consistently.”

The donation came in the form of a current-use gift — a donation that can be used at the discretion of the university. GSP worked with CAPS, the See GSP, A6

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NEWS

OPINION

SPORTS

Almagro Talks Diplomacy Secretary General of the Organization of American States spoke on human rights.

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Optimism for Our Oceans It is the millennial generation leading the developments that could save the Earth’s oceans.

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Men’s Basketball Commentary The release of the Big East schedule is a frustrating issue for fans.

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NEWS NHS Cuts Printing Budget

opinion Editorial

SPORTS Track and Field

NHS Dean Patricia Cloonan cut the $50 stipend for student printing beginning this fall.

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While making impressive strides with other causes, the NCAA needs to address compensation issues.

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Published Tuesdays and Fridays

Assistant Coach Julie Culley was named interim director of the crosscountry and track and field program.

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OPINION

THE HOYA

Tuesday, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

THE VERDICT

zations hold a monopoly on hazing. Other student clubs and organizations that are known for their exclusivity — and have nothing to do with Greek life — can be plagued with the same issues of high-risk behavior and negative social cultures that are mentioned in Lord and Olson’s email.

To simply condemn a small and select group of organizations ignores the potential benefits experienced by the 10 percent of students who do participate in Greek life.

Members of Greek life are not cloistered off behind impenetrable walls, but well-integrated into the social and cultural fabric of life on the Hilltop. They volunteer for Relay for Life, lead club athletics and seek to serve their peers in student government.

The university’s antagonism to social fraternities and sororities is not only inappropriate, it also perpetuates a standing status quo of Greek organizations’ relationship with the school. Instead of ostracizing Greek life, the university should develop more open relationships with Greek organizations, giving the administration a chance to effectively deal with and confront the possibly dangerous cultures and social norms mentioned in the email. Pushing Greek groups away through blanket condemnation contributes to further animosity between administrators and members of Greek life. If the university continues to show a hostile attitude toward social fraternities and sororities, then the potential for constructive and effective discourse between administrators and these organization breaks down.

Seeing other student groups rally to the side of Greek groups following the email is a positive sign of support. GUSA’s reaction to the administration’s email showed that the organization is willing to support students no matter their organizational affiliation.

The administration needs to revisit its perspectives on Greek life and our social culture as a whole. Only then, perhaps, will it begin to stop labeling Greek life as inherently bad and start building bridges of discourse and dialogue with such students.

Last Wednesday, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Jeanne Lord sent an email — co-signed by Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson — to the student body on the university’s position on social fraternities and sororities. Within the email were statements reiterating the university’s position in not supporting Greek life, again asserting that “Georgetown’s decision not to support a social Greek system reflects our concerns for the safety and well-being of our students, and is rooted in the values that have animated this university for more than two centuries.”

A similar email was sent to students in September last year, but what is notable is how Georgetown’s perceptions of social fraternities and sororities have not evolved and how the university still considers Greek life to be only a negative without any benefit for our student body. A blanket condemnation of certain students does not solve any of the email’s concerns over healthy social behavior and values.

On Friday, the Georgetown University Student Association issued a response to the university’s email, saying that “for many, Greek organizations are spaces to find community, enhance leadership skills, and develop into women and men for others.”

GUSA also mentioned how only around 10 percent of students are involved in a fraternity or sorority. Couple this with the reality that only four social fraternities and two social sororities, along with three historically black Greek groups, exist on the Hilltop, and it appears that the university’s broad and open hostility to Greek life is misplaced and an overreaction.

The email from Lord and Olson noted how “social Greek organizations are often associated with serious high-risk behavior, including hazing and alcohol abuse.” While there is no denying that such organizations across the country have proven to be hotbeds of dangerous behaviors and cultures, it is an overstep to say that the problem is endemic to Georgetown and that social Greek organi-

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Going for the Gold — ABC aired the Emmys on Sunday, with “Game of Thrones” breaking the record for the most awards in one night.

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Out on a School Night — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will be in D.C. from Oct. 10 to 13 at the Warner Theatre. The Georgetown Program Board released an access code providing free tickets.

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Which Witch? — Ava DuVernay, acclaimed director of “Selma,” released the cast list for her upcoming adaption of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved children’s book “A Wrinkle in Time,” which includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and Mindy Kaling.

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All the World’s a Page — The annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 24 and will feature big names such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shonda Rhimes, Rep. John Lewis (DGa.) and Lois Lowry.

Beach Traffic — A portion of Beach Drive, which passes through Rock Creek Park, will be closed as part of a three-year rehabilitation project, forcing many D.C. commuters to rethink their routes to work.

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Revisiting Greek Life Policy

Our Favorite Things — Charmian Carr, best known for her role as the naive but lovable Liesl Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music,” died Saturday at the age of 73.

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Casting Call — Last week, “Saturday Night Live” announced the addition of Melissa Villaseñor to its cast, making her the late-night show’s first Latina comedienne.

Foul Prank — A black female student at American University reported that a banana was thrown at her earlier this month, prompting outrage and a call for action as the incident follows several other racially charged episodes on the campus.

No More Joking Around — Margot Robbie has reportedly signed with Warner Bros. to co-produce a new film featuring her character Harley Quinn, who previously played a prominent role in DC Comics’ “Suicide Squad.”

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Noah Taylor

Athletes Deserve Recompense name, and thus, in violation of rules, he was suspended.

In 2015, the football team at Northwestern University attempted to unionize, to no avail, after players expressed a desire to receive employee status in a pursuit of better health coverage and increased stipends — costs that were not covered under existing scholarships and aid. They wished to be recognized as employees with rights and entitled to some compensation for the revenue their program brings to their school and the NCAA. Yet the NCAA strongly opposed their efforts, claiming that the attempt to “turn student-athletes into employees undermines the purpose of college: an education.”

College athletics is a $12 billion industry, with $1 billion in ad revenue, ticket sales and merchandise going straight to the NCAA, according to its own 2015 statistics. The total amount that players like those at Northwestern, who generate the revenue in the first place and do not receive health benefits at all, received in compensation? Nothing.

Ultimately, the NCAA’s relocation of championships is the right thing to do.

Other governing and public organizations should take note of the potential power they have to enact change. Yet such a commitment to players should extend to granting employee status to student-athletes. Just because these individuals voluntarily play for athletics does not mean they should be cut off from the revenue that their names and achievements bring to both the organization and their schools. It is time for the organization to go a step further and, in an effort to enhance its commitments to thousands of college athletes across the country, make sure they receive the benefits they deserve as both students and revenue-generating athletes.

The NCAA is back in the spotlight for recently announced plans to relocate seven championship events from the state of North Carolina throughout the 2016-17 academic year due to a discriminatory law against transgender individuals — House Bill 2 law, passed in the state in March earlier this year.

The praise the NCAA is currently receiving is well-earned. It is demonstrating how an organization can enact positive social change for the students it cares about. However, the positive attention the organization is dealing with in the current news cycle should not overshadow the other issues with which it is still affiliated, namely the problem of player compensation. It is past time for the organization to be committed to providing fair and equitable financial recompense to revenue-generating student-athletes.

As a governing body, the NCAA claims to be serving students as best it can, yet the status quo is such where there is no commitment by the organization to compensate student-athletes for the revenue they bring their schools. Historically, the NCAA has enacted strict punishments and challenges to athletes and teams that have attempted to buck the norm. Before 2013, video game publishing studio Electronic Arts partnered with the NCAA to create football video games. Yet the players included in the game were not compensated at all for the use of their likeness: EA and the NCAA were.

In 2014, Todd Gurley, a Georgia State football player, was suspended for signing autographs and other memorabilia.

According to NCAA policy, student-athletes are unable to generate any form of compensation or income from college athletics. That means an individual like Gurley cannot make money off his own

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OPINION

tuesday, september 20, 2016

BRAIN HISTORY

Material Body, Immaterial Soul

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ccording to a recent Harris poll, around 64 percent of Americans believe the soul survives after death. Of course, they would disagree upon the exact nature of the soul, but most will agree that it possesses two central characteristics: one, it is nonmaterial, and two, it allows us to be conscious and make decisions.

It is easy for most to attribute abstract concepts such as thought or decision-making to a nonphysical entity such as the soul. This is because it is very difficult to imagine that these abstractions have a basis in messy cells and tissue. But, if we believe a soul can affect how we behave, at some point it must affect the biological processes that govern how we move our bodies.

This question was considered by late-medieval philosopher René Descartes.

Descartes championed a philosophy known as dualism that stressed fundamental differences between physical bodies and nonphysical minds.

As I have just pointed out, this philosophy faces a strong problem: How do physical and nonphysical things interact?

Descartes’ answer? The pineal gland. A nut-shaped structure near the center of the brain, the pineal gland is now known to be important for producing melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate sleep patterns. But ancient medics ascribed a greater significance to the gland. It is close to the brain’s ventricles — cavities that contain cerebrospinal fluid keeping the brain moist.

But the ancients believed these ventricles contained “psychic pneuma,” an airy substance thought to be an instrument for the soul.

Descartes borrowed this idea from the medics, maintaining that airy animal spirits flowed through the ventricles, controlling movement and sensation.

These spirits could both communicate with and be affected by the pineal gland and by the soul. This is how consciousness was explained: It is the result of the body’s sensations com-

municating with the mind through the bridge of the pineal gland. Free will is also explained as the result of the independent mind sending commands back to the body via the pineal gland bridge.

Yet it does not exactly answer the question, since the interactions between the physical pineal gland and nonmaterial soul still remain a mystery. Furthermore, the pineal gland is actually not located inside the ventricles, as would be necessary for Descartes’ account to be true. Even his contemporaries frowned upon the theory, citing how animals have pineal glands that are just as large as humans, yet their thought processes are not nearly as complex.

Nevertheless, we should not overlook the intellectual courage necessary to take on a problem so difficult. Descartes’ unsatisfying answers just show how one of philosophy’s greatest thinkers could not take this problem down. And the persistence of the problem does not necessarily disprove the existence of a soul. Rather, it forces us to wrestle with the contradictions that our current worldviews may hold.

While the lofty, metaphysical questions considered here may seem unimportant, they potentially color how we approach a number of ethical issues. Many object to physician-assisted suicide based off the premise that human life is fundamentally valuable since persons have souls. For such people, exploring the nature of the soul means to explore what makes life valuable. For atheists, the opposite question persists: If people do not have souls, then what — if anything) — gives life inherent value?

Nobody has a perfectly consistent worldview anyway, yet at the very least, we should be willing to ask ourselves tough questions about our fundamental beliefs. Otherwise, we risk leading lives unexamined, with values unfounded.

Ayan Mandal is a junior in the College. Brain History appears every other Tuesday.

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Inspired to Go Beyond Our Front Gates

n 2013, I stepped into the home of the Flores family in the Brightwood neighborhood of northern Washington, D.C., for the first time. As a freshman, I was new to the city and had some tutoring experience under my belt from high school, as well as a work-study award in my financial aid package. I did not want a job at Lauinger Library or swiping cards in Harbin Hall because I knew I needed a break from being on campus. When I found out about the D.C. Schools Project, I knew I had to jump at the opportunity of becoming an English as a second language tutor, thus beginning my journey with the Center for Social Justice, the Flores family and other communities around the country that I would never have imagined encountering.

While tutoring Jenny*, a high schooler who had recently moved to Washington, D.C., from El Salvador, I had the privilege of learning about her unique narrative as an immigrant.

It was from my personal relationship with her that I saw a glimpse of the challenging lives that newly arrived, Central American youth lead in Washington, D.C. Jenny’s trust in me as a tutor was one of the greatest gifts I could receive.

All I could give in return were English lessons and

a glimpse into my life as lives of Georgetown stuwell. These tutoring ses- dents through a mission sions with Jenny humbled of service that values comme, and my experience munity immersion and rewith DCSP made me at- search.

The CSJ is a gateway tached to the principle of immersion-based service for students to go beyond throughout my past three the Hilltop and discover years at Georgetown. I the issues that surround went on to serve as a DCSP our greater community. coordinator, participate Georgetown students hailin two Alternative Breaks ing from various backProgram trips in New York grounds are able to come and Mississippi, and co- together, united in service, and learn lead the about the Kino Borpeople that der ImmerThe CSJ contributes s u r r o u n d sion trip local in Arizona to the Georgetown our D.C. area as last spring.

None of tradition of cultivating well as other commuthis would have been “men and women for nities spanning across possible others.” the United without S t a t e s . the Center Whether for Social Justice Research, Teach- it be through teaching in ing and Service, which is D.C. public schools over celebrating its 15th an- the summer, taking a niversary this January. spring break trip to learn This marks a period of about poverty in Appalatremendous growth and chia or serving on Comsuccess for the organiza- munity Day, Georgetown tion. As the CSJ celebrates students not only have the this accomplishment over opportunity to serve, but Homecoming Weekend, also to learn and reflect.

My time participating in Georgetown alumni will be coming back to the Hill- CSJ programs has pushed top to reflect on their time me to think critically as past participants in about the causes of poverty CSJ programs, how it has and inequality. Spiritually, progressed and in what I have grown by reflecting, direction it will continue in the Jesuit tradition, on to grow. With over 35 my place in this world and student-run organizations the contexts that surround and 10 programs under its my daily life. I will always wing, the CSJ touches the remember CSJ Executive

Director Andria Wisler’s speech during my first general meeting as an ABP leader in May 2015, during which she emphasized the importance of valuing the intrinsic merits of service instead of viewing it solely as a stepping stone for a career or as a “resume builder.”

Through this philosophy, the CSJ encourages students to develop a sense of individuality, to think critically about the challenges society faces and to let service become an integral part of their lives rather than a way to receive external validation.

The CSJ is an organization that values “first steps,” meaning it encourages students and members to step outside of their comfort zones for the sake of service and a greater good. Thanks to the CSJ and the people I have met there, I have taken first steps outside the “Georgetown bubble” into communities I otherwise would never have known. By providing students with the opportunity to step into an unfamiliar place, the CSJ contributes to the Georgetown tradition of cultivating “men and women for others.”

Jenny’s name changed to protect confidentiality.

Sofia Vargas is a senior in the School of Foreign Service.

The CSJ is a gateway for students to go beyond the Hilltop and discover the issues that surround our greater community.

VIEWPOINT • HECKMAN

NILESCOPE

Rethinking Ocean Conservation Reforms Combat Radicalization

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he ocean is a magnificent and fundamental part of our planet.

This gigantic body of water covers roughly 75 percent of the Earth’s surface while regulating our climate and providing the oxygen necessary for us to breathe. More than 3.5 billion people depend on the ocean for food, and countless countries rely on it as a source of revenue through ecotourism and coastal attractions.

While the ocean is undoubtedly necessary for human survival and advancement, it has faced a growing number of threats in the past decades. Climate change and ocean acidification threaten marine populations, including the phytoplankton that produce the oxygen we breathe.

Rising sea levels endanger coastlines and encroach on dry land; as a result, countries such as the Maldives may soon vanish underwater. Overfishing is depleting fish stocks around the world while destroying coral reefs at alarming rates.

Given these threats, it is easy to be pessimistic about the future of the ocean. Even Secretary of State John Kerry, who spoke at Georgetown during the “Our Ocean Conference” on Friday, said we may be past a stage of prevention and must instead resort to mitigation efforts to address these threats.

However, the same conference at which Kerry spoke helps provide a beacon of hope for our future.

The “Our Ocean Conference” addresses pertinent issues while highlighting individuals’ dedication to

the cause. Across Washington, D.C., at the same time, a joint effort between the Georgetown Sustainable Oceans Alliance — an organization founded and run

by Georgetown — and the U.S. Department of State helped bring the “Our Ocean, One Future: Leadership Summit,” a youth conference corresponding with the “Our Ocean Conference.” Over 150 students from around the world gathered for this forum in September, united by environmental optimism and passion for change.

These young people exchanged ideas about how to combat the multitude of ocean issues we face today, including overfishing and reef bleaching. Such a conference encourages the exchange of ideas among a generation of students whose future will directly be affected by the future of our seas and climate.

A few of those ideas include those of Ugoeze Achilike, a senior at American University and conference participant. She is seeking to implement community-centered education to provide children the opportunity to interact more with the environment while promoting sustainable lifestyles at a young age. Hannah MacDonald, a junior at Michigan State, is a member of the EarthEcho International Youth Leadership, a youth organization founded by ocean conservationist Philippe Cousteau.

EarthEcho’s 15 student members have dedicated this year’s efforts to launching an ocean plastic

pollution project in order to gather debris and show how small actions can lead to significant change.

Beyond the conference, there are many young people who continue to work toward combating ocean issues. Boyan Slat, a 22-year-old Dutch entrepreneur, spoke at Georgetown last spring at the second “Sustainable Oceans Alliance Summit” about his idea to rid the ocean of plastic pollution. He is leading what is known as the world’s largest cleanup through inventions designed to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: a floating collection of trash and plastic in the ocean roughly the size of Texas.

Ugoeze, McDonald and Slat are just a few of the young individuals working to preserve the ocean and consequently, the planet.

We cannot change the past, and Kerry was correct when he stated that we can no longer prevent certain planetary changes.

Even so, one can look to millennials and younger individuals who are forming innovative methods to combat ocean issues and find hope for a promising future for the ocean and the planet. Sylvia Earle, the first female chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, may have said it best: “Our past, our present and whatever remains of our future absolutely depend on what we do now.”

Josh Heckman is a junior in the College. He is the chief networking officer for the Sustainable Oceans Alliance.

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oday, the presence of the so-called Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq threatens not only the Middle East, but the entire world. The terrorist organization has conquered vast areas of Iraq and Syria through fear and mass killings and has succeeded in carrying out acts of terror in Western countries such as France and Germany.

Even after multiple military interventions, the roots of terrorism have not been eliminated. It is time for foreign governments to work in tandem with the current regimes in the Middle East, even if they have deplorable human rights violation records, to introduce economic and social reform that might mitigate radicilization among the population.

The IS group is one of the most extreme groups in the Middle East, and part of its rise stems from the 2011 Arab Spring. The Arab Spring brought forth numerous revolutions in dictatorial countries, creating power vacuums that led to civil wars and widespread instability. Unemployment and poverty have risen as companies have halted business amid concerns of civil and sectarian strife, and violence disrupted the peace.

With many unemployed amid ongoing conflicts, terrorist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and the IS group have the financial means to attract supporters with guaranteed benefits, including salaries for members and benefits for their families. The use of religion to justify terrorism works in several countries in the Middle East due to the poor standard of education as well as the decay and ineffective nature of social institutions. These are among the

reasons why the IS group expanded so quickly throughout the Middle East.

The Arab world did have greater stability and less radicalization under dictators like Saddam Hussein, even with great amounts of injustices inflicted upon citizens. Violations of civil liberties and human rights under these leaders cannot be ignored. But, we should not disregard how the IS group is committing more human rights violations than past regimes. It is time, then for foreign governments to support the current legitimate governments, including that of Bashar al-Assad in Syria where the ongoing civil war has created thousands of casualties and millions of refugees.

Wasil Rezk Yet other nations like Egypt and Saudi Arabia have managed to maintain relative stability among their populations. Through tough security measures and improved social services, ranging from new government jobs programs to welfare reform and taxbreaks, both countries are beginning to deter their citizens from radicalizing. Egyptian President Abdel Fateh el-Sisi has allocated billions of dollars toward national mega projects and King Salman of Saudi Arabia has introduced a nationwide unemployment insurance scheme and housing loan sup-

port program to appease his citizens.

However, the roots of radicalization have yet to be addressed effectively throughout the region. Improved education and effective social services need to be implemented to foster educated, open-minded populations that support their governments for providing necessary services to the people. All these developments require and depend on a stable economy and political forum.

For this environment to exist, a government with extensive power and authority is necessary to prevent any disturbances during the period of maintaining peace. This has been done before in the Middle East. For example, the United Arab Emirates has enjoyed decades of stability and social development as a result of this. At the same time, there is always the danger of limited human rights and social freedoms, yet the UAE has so far mitigated radicalization through there generous government subsidies, an effective primary education system and a diversified economy.

The issue of radicalization is not new. Each generation has faced its own kind of radicals.

Radicalization itself can be traced to a result of poor or failed governance. It will take more than the assistance of foreign governments to curb radicalization in the region.

It will be the responsibility of future world leaders to curb these dangers through reforms that both please the masses and maintain strong, effective modes of governance.

Wasil Rezk is a freshman in the School of Foreign Service. Nilescope appears every other Tuesday.

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Students Adjust to Fall Recruitment Shift TAYLOR HARDING Hoya Staff Writer

Upperclassman students were met by an earlier recruitment process when they returned to campus this fall, as the annual recruiting cycle for jobs and internships at financial institutions and many consulting firms moved from the spring semester to the fall semester for the first time.

In previous years, recruiters from firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Deloitte visited campus to host information sessions, meet-and-greets and on-campus interviews during the spring semester. This year, these firms, and many others, shifted recruiting to the fall after investment banks initially moved up their recruitment season.

Financial institutions shifted the schedule to allow themselves more time to staff their summer internship classes and conduct the advance planning that goes into their programs, according to Cawley Career Center’s Executive Director Mike Schaub. The new schedule also allows employers to connect with Georgetown students earlier in the year and increase outreach.

According to the Career Center’s 2015 First Destination Report, the top two hiring industries were financial services and consulting.

Companies in these two industries hired 25 percent and 17 percent of students who graduated with full-time job offers that year, respectively.

Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers each hired 33 students, employing the most Georgetown students that year.

Schaub said Georgetown was originally asked to adjust to the fall hiring schedule last year, but only implemented it this year to better support students studying abroad.

“A number of schools accommodated this request during the 2015-2016 academic year. At Georgetown, we asked our recruiters to postpone this shift until the 2016-2017 academic year so that study abroad students would have full access to

recruiting and to give the Career Center time to help students prepare for interviews,” Schaub said.

Students, deans, academic advisors and staff were first notified of changes in the recruiting timeline last September.

“For the majority of nights, you see yourself devoting two to three hours a night to the process.”

“Recruitment isn’t supposed to attract only those who are positive they want to go into the industry — it’s supposed to provide a platform for students to learn more about it and ask questions from a point of view where they are still undecided about whether the industry is right for them,” Jeong said.

The Career Center has adapted its services to better support students with an earlier recruitment schedule. The Career Center no

longer requires students to attend an on-campus interview workshop to prepare for recruiting season; however, some finance internships required students to attend an information session and sign confirmation forms in applicants’ sophomore Spring.

Instead, students must review a PowerPoint presentation that describes the recruiting process and outlines expectations for participating students and answer a series of questions on the process to be

considered eligible to participate in on-campus interviews.

Schaub said he believes both financial services and consulting will remain popular career paths at Georgetown. However, it is too early to say how the new recruiting schedule will affect the number of students pursuing these types of jobs and internships.

“Banking is appealing to many Georgetown students because it offers opportunities in which they

can apply their coursework to a business setting and they are stimulated by the fast pace and competitive culture,” Schaub said. “As for consulting firms, they look for students with demonstrated analytical, quantitative, problem solving, communication and team skills. These are skills that students develop across all majors at Georgetown due to our emphasis on providing a liberal arts education.”

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Although many companies now recruit earlier in the year, the process itself has not changed significantly, according to students like Dalric Fields (MSB ’18), who is currently recruiting for an internship.

“I think recruiting would be stressful at any time during the year,” Fields said. “But I do think having it directly at the beginning is definitely different, but it’s just adversity that everyone goes through in life.”

Maximilian Fiege (SFS ’18) said strong networking skills are essential for recruiting – especially because information sessions can be attended by over 200 students..

“For the majority of nights, you see yourself devoting two to three hours a night to the process. Information sessions take 45 minutes to an hour, and if you’re doing productive networking, that usually adds on another half hour,” Fiege said. “On top of all that, the follow up emails and phone calls — all of these auxiliary things that kind of float around the term ‘information session.’”

Some students — especially those who attended recruiting events in previous semesters — think the earlier schedule is problematic.

Hayden Jeong (MSB ’17) who attended recruiting events last spring and interned at PwC over the summer, said the new schedule excludes students who might need more time to prepare for the recruitment process.

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Ward 5 Library Set to Open gaia mattice Hoya Staff Writer

As part of an effort to renovate nearly 20 of Washington, D.C. libraries, the newly reconstructed Woodridge Neighborhood Library, located in Ward 5, is set to open Sept. 28, three years after the old library closed.

The $16.5 million project, which marks the 16th completed venture, covers 20,000 square feet and includes a new large meeting room, two conference rooms and seating for 200 visitors.

In addition to 40,000 books, CDs, DVDs and 40 computers equipped with high-speed WiFi, the Woodridge Library will be the first in the District to have a roof terrace serving as a space for library programming.

According to James Jones, the assistant project manager for construction and development firm Blue Skye, the construction provides a series of benefits including an open interior rich in natural light and great views of the park and neighborhood.

“There are several engaging features of the library, the exterior concrete sloped concrete walls accompanied by the orange metal panel areas creates a nice contrast to go along with the steel canopy at the roof level,” Jones wrote in an email to The Hoya. “I believe the library just enhances what is already present in the neighborhood but provides new perspectives to view it from while also providing a place to continue helping the community to learn, grow, and flourish together.”

The building is also equipped with a series of environmentally friendly features including the provision of achieving at minimum a Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Certification, which ranks projects as either certified, silver, gold

or platinum. The project also includes a green roof to keep the building cool in the summer and reduce runoff during storms.

Library officials and community members selected the Woodridge Library’s architects, Wiencek & Associates and Bing Thom Architects, through a competitive bid process.

The Woodridge Library will be the first library Bing Thom Architects, well-known for its innovative design of the Surrey City Centre Library in Surrey, British Columbia.

Wiencek & Associates will serve as the architect of record, and has also served as the architect of record for the new Francis Gregory and Bellevue libraries.

Coakley Williams, Inc. and Blue Skye Development handled the construction of the library and partnered to build it with the library’s mentorprotege program, which was developed with the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development. The mentor- protege program works to pair small, local businesses with larger businesses in order to get smaller businesses working on more government contracts. Through this program Blue Skye was contracted by Coakley Williams to provide additional construction management.

Furthermore, local high school students from the NAF Academy of Engineering, Phelps Architecture and Construction and Engineering High School had the opportunity to be directly involved with the construction of the Woodridge Library through an internship program.

Friends of the Woodridge Library President Sharon Turner pushed for the creation of the internship program and set up a meeting with library and school officials to facilitate its inception. To Turner, the program

is just a natural consequence of Ward 5’s working as a community.

“I’m a native Washingtonian and I live in Ward 5 and Phelps is a high school which was very close to where I grew up,” Turner said. “And so it just seemed like Phelps is in Ward 5, the library’s in Ward 5, I spent most of my life in Ward 5, let’s see what we can put together here.”

Jones supervised the interns’ work on the project and emphasized how he particularly enjoyed sharing a contractor’s perspective with them.

“It was also gratifying to see them get hands on and successfully completing the same daily tasks and assignments as the project team in the office or field. Being able to witness their growth and hearing their plans to use their experiences they gained through the internship during their next school year was also rewarding,” Jones said in an email to The Hoya. “They were able to contribute to the library in their own neighborhood and show pride in that.”

Former program intern Williams Djepeno, a Morgan State University student, expressed how this opportunity provided him with essential insight into construction and architecture, his fields of interest.

“It impacted me a lot because it let me know what kind of direction that the people that are out there on this field [have] and how important communication is when it comes to the architect,” Djepeno said. “It showed me the responsibility that the architect must have, because he has to deal with the contractors on a day-to-day basis.”

With current construction coming to a close, the library staff is getting ready to celebrate with a grand opening party Oct. 1.

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Woodbrige Neighborhood Library will open Sept. 28, as part of an effort to renovate nearly 20 Washington, D.C. public libraries.

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Secretary-General of the Organization of American States Luis Almagro advocated for the importance of improving human rights in Latin America yesterday.

Almagro Talks Latin America Henry Greene Hoya Staff Writer

are less likely to seek violent and destructive ways to force change.”

The Americas are facing systemic inequality that must be addressed as soon as possible, according to Almagro.

“Even today, our hemisphere remains one of the most unequal regions,” Almagro said. “The unequal distribution of income, access to basic goods and services is a constant factor that directly affects the full enjoyment of our citizens’ political, economic, social and cultural rights.”

Secretary General of the Organization of American States Luis Almagro stressed the need to address the Latin American human rights crisis in countries such as Cuba and Venezuela – which Freedom House currently rates as only partly free and not free, respectively – as he was awarded the 2016 Mark Palmer Prize for human rights diplomacy by Freedom House and Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in Copley Formal Lounge yesterday.

Following Almagro’s keynote, Wilson Center fellow Diana Villiers Negroponte moderated a discussion on the human and civil rights issues facing the Americas.

The Organization of American States was founded in 1948 to promote regional solidarity and cooperation among countries in North and South America. The OAS LUIS ALMAGRO has no access to military Secretary-General, Organization of American States force.

Almagro said the upholding of international Almagro also addressed human rights conven- current issues in the retions in the region was his gion, including Cuba, primary concern during Venezuela and Colomhis tenure as Secretary- bia’s turbulent political General of the OAS. climates.

“A government canAlmagro said the Cunot judge itself, it must bans – who are not curbe judged by its people. rently a member of the This is the vital role that OAS – are welcome as citizens on our continent long as they make a commust play,” Almagro said. mitment to satisfy certain “Accountability comes human rights standards. from the outside and the “The decision to lift the right of the people to elect suspension of Cuba from their leaders must not be the OAS in 2009 gave the TERN A T sysI O N ACubans L infringed.I NWith this the invitation to tem in place, the people re-enter the organization.

“This deal has given Colombians a chance to live in peace and they should take it.”

So far they have not done that,” Almagro said. “The thing is that it will not be a short process. It will take a while for the Cubans to adapt to these international human rights standards.”

Venezuela has faced significant economic challenges as the price of oil has declined. According to Almagro, a referendum on whether Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should remain in power would do the greatest good toward attaining stability in the country.

“We have to be strong and firm and keep the pressure and ensure the referendum takes place this year,” Almagro said.

“That is the most important step in Venezuelan democracy.”

Almagro said he supports the peace deal signed between Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – a terrorist group that has been plaguing the country with violence for decades – despite FARC’s alleged links to international drug trafficking.

“This deal has given Colombians a chance to live in peace and they should take it,” Almagro said.

Arjun Mehrotra (SFS ’20), who attended the event, said it was both enjoyable and enlightening.

“This was very informative for me because I personally did not know too much about the OAS, and having an opportunity to hear from the Secretary General and recently announced winner of the Mark Palmer Prize, Mr. Luis Almagro, was honestly a privilege,” Mehrotra said.

NHS Removes Printing Budget Tara subramaniam Hoya Staff Writer

The School of Nursing and Health Studies eliminated its printing budget for students — which provided students around $50 a year for printing use — beginning this fall.

The printing budget, which previously cost the NHS $64,500, was cut by NHS Dean Patricia Cloonan’s administrative team, which considered how the other schools at Georgetown manage their printing budgets. Neither the School of Foreign Service nor the College provides a printing budget for its students, while all printing in the McDonough School of Business is free as part of tuition.

“We’re really trying to take a look at how can we better get in line with the rest of the university on this issue in a way that is fiscally responsible,” Cloonan said.

The funding came previously from an alumni donation which ran out two years ago, according to Cloonan. The NHS selffunded the program last year.

Cloonan said she hopes students who are upset by this change will share their views with her and the rest of the NHS administration.

“We’re deeply committed to trying to be responsive to students’ concerns. I would hope that if students have concerns about this or anything else, they can certainly

feel free to bring their concerns here,” Cloonan said. “We are more than happy to have a conversation with them about that and to really think through what makes sense for our school and for our instance in the future.”

Saumya Kasliwal (NHS ’19) said the printing budget cut is cost-efficient for both students and the university.

“Last semester I just did not use $25 worth of printing a semester and

that money was taken onto my tuition package,” Kasliwal said. “So it’s actually pretty beneficial that now we aren’t restricted to that one lab. If I only end up printing $10 a semester, that’s fine.”

JJ Larkins (NHS ’19) said eliminating the built-in printing budget was an improvement.

“Before, we were almost forced to use $25 to print in this one lab in the basement of St. Mary’s, so I kind of like that we don’t have it anymore,” Larkins said.

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Grenier founded the Lonely Whale Foundation in 2015 to raise awareness for protecting the oceans and marine life.

“We have almost 50 percent of the planet dependent on food from the ocean, and 12 percent of the world’s workforce depends on the oceans for their livelihood,” Kerry said. “This is life and death.

This is national security. It is international security.”

Other summit speakers included Judith G. Garber, U.S. Department of State acting assistant secretary for cceans and international environmental and scientific affairs; underwater exploration robot manufacturer OpenROV founder David Lang; and environmental nonprofit the Nature Conservancy Global Managing Director for Oceans Maria Damanaki.

A selected group of 150 students from colleges around the country participated in the summit through breakout sessions on topics including “Science, Research,

the University and Problem Solving” and “Moving Policy Forward.” In a statement to The Hoya, Sustainable Ocean Alliance Co-Presidents France Farrell (COL ’17) and Mimi Troxel (COL ’17) said the breakout sessions were key to reaching the summit’s purpose of engaging young leaders.

“I’d like the next administration to increase the amount of water space by tenfold at least. ” ADRIAN GRENIER Actor and Environmentalist

“In our minds, the breakout sessions were perhaps the most powerful portion of the summit because we were truly able to see innovative and collaborative discussions between speakers and participants,” Farrell and Troxel

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Actor and environmentalist Adrian Grenier calls for increased ocean protections on Friday.

said. “Giving the leaders of tomorrow a platform to get together and talk about today’s ocean issues, on a global scale, provides promise for the future.”

Both Grenier and Kerry stressed the importance of security and enforcement regarding protected waters and the need to eliminate illegal fishing activity. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he would create the Atlantic Ocean’s first U.S. marine monument off the coast of New England to help protect the area.

“I’d like the next administration to increase the amount of water space by tenfold at least. I also think it’s one thing to designate an area as protected but I think we also need to look at how are we going to make sure that we actually have areas that are being taken care of,” Grenier said.

Kerry said climate change deniers are the biggest challenge he and other politicians advocating for environmental issues face.

“We still have people who have run for president of the United States who deny it,” Kerry said. “We are in a race against time, that’s what science tells us. Remember the old saying, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.”

A shift in mindset is a necessary next step toward advancing the ocean protection cause, according to Grenier.

“We need to change who we are as a culture, we need to re-evaluate how we imagine our future to be,” Grenier said. “We have to recognize that we are part of this interconnected global community and we have to act accordingly.”

Kerry said while significant work remains to create sustainable use of the oceans, the world today is on the brink of making important steps in environmental protection and sustainable living.

“When we started this conference two years ago, only 10 countries in the world had signed onto the port state Measures Agreement and you needed 25 countries in order to make a law,” Kerry said. “Now today as we come here again, we have 60 who have signed up for the port state measures.”

Port state measures are legal tools to protect local ports from illegal fishing.

According to Grenier,

ocean conservation benefits a wide variety of populations.

“If we change what we value away from materialism and conspicuous consumption and toward what is really valuable, the preciousness of the planet, the future that we all can enjoy will be that much better,” Grenier said.

Before the discussion with Kerry and Grenier, a panel discussed the current state of ocean conservation policy. The panelists included Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate of Sweden Isabella Lövin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina Susana Malcorra, climate change conference COP 21 President Ségolène Royal and Panama’s Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Isabel de Saint Malo.

Saint Malo said young people must take action to protect the oceans.

“This is an effort we will only overcome by a coalition: a coalition of youth, of private enterprises, of student societies,” Saint Malo said. “I ask you to take your passion as young leaders, and to mobilize ever more people in this quest that is really a need for sustaining our communities.”

Lövin said protecting the ocean was an urgent issue and required instant action.

“We need to have more cooperation, we need to take leadership on this issue because we can’t do it later,” Lövin said. “Later it would be absolutely too late.”

Sohil Shah, a student at at the University of North Carolina and a summit attendee, said the event was inspiring.

“It was awesome to meet Secretary Kerry and Adrien Grenier, and really just understand from them what we can do as the next generation because as they move on, it’s our turn,” Shah said.

Christian Mesa (COL ’19), who attended Friday’s portion of the summit, said the event imparted upon him the need for immediate conservation action.

“A big problem we have in our system is the fact that our government tends to wait until a crisis is serious to deal with it instead of dealing with problems ahead of time,” Mesa said.

“Secretary Kerry and Mr. Grenier underscored the fact that we need to do something now about climate change, not in 20 years when our cities are underwater.”

GU Drops From Vets Rankings RANKING, from A1 the GI Bill, which finances tuition for service members and veterans, and participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which provides additional funds available to supplement the GI Bill. Universities must further enroll a minimum of 20 students using GI Bill benefits to qualify.

Veterans Office Director LeNaya Hezel said despite Georgetown’s 120 undergraduate students’ receiving GI Bill benefits last year, a change in U.S. News’ process for collecting and submitting data and an error in submitting the data for 2017 resulted in an incorrect number of students not being recorded with Georgetown’s submission. This resulted in Georgetown’s failing to meet the 20-person threshold needed to qualify for the ranking in the data used by U.S. News.

“I am disappointed in this year’s U.S. News & World Report process of collecting information and their decision, but it is important to focus on our campus community contributions to supporting our service members, veterans, and their families and our efforts in advancing our services and programs,” Hezel wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“What has been consistent is Georgetown’s commitment to provide opportunities to military-connected students to pursue higher education at any point in their career.”

When asked about Georgetown’s absence in the rankings for best colleges for veterans, Morse did not respond to a request for comment.

Currently in the overall best colleges rankings, Princeton University tops the list, followed by Harvard University and a two-way tie for third between the University of Chicago and Yale University.

Morse said U.S. News further changed the way it factors class size — a metric considered into its rankings — by creating one index to better reflect varying class sizes across campus.

“What has been consistent is Georgetown’s commitment to provide opportunities. ”

ing students so far in 2016, including the four recent heightened patrol in the attacks. There were three rearea, when they observed a ported assaults in 2015 and female walking on the side- four in 2014. walk. They immediately obHealth Education Services served the suspect following and Sexual Assault Response closely behind her,” the state- and Prevention Services Asment reads. “Within seconds, sociate Director Jen Luettel the suspect ran up behind Schweer said she believes the the victim and groped her. increase in reported assaults The victim ran off, as did the may reflect a more comfortsuspect. Officers were able to able environment for survistop the suspect and he was vors who want to report an subsequently placed under attack. arrest.”

“When T h e “Walking in reports Georgetown go up, we community groups is much think that has seen in- safer than walking it is a posicreased MPD tive thing, and GUPD by yourself. Don’t because it patrols after means that cut through being notimore people fied of the alleys or areas are aware of four assaults the systems in the past that aren’t welland resourctwo months traveled.” es that are involving stuin place to jay gruber dents, which respond to Chief, GUPD are currently the needs of being investigated by MPD’s survivors,” Schweer said.

Criminal Investigations DiviGeorgetown University sion Sexual Assault Unit.

Student Association Safety “[Velazquez-Cardozo] and Sexual Assault Team Polmatches the description of a icy Chair Maddy Moore (SFS couple of the assaults,” Gru- ’17) said an increased number said. “We think that this ber of students has voiced person is responsible for sev- concerns about sexual aseral of them, but we’ll have sault. to wait and see to see if the “I have noticed many stucrimes continue.” dents asking questions and Although there has been raising concerns about the an uptick in reports of as- recent campus alerts, demsaults involving students, Gr- onstrating that this is an uber said he does not believe issue the community cares there is an increase in danger about and wants to address,” to students or members of Moore wrote in an email to the Georgetown community The Hoya. because the four recent asMoore added that GUSA is saults are believed to be con- planning to facilitate a disnected. cussion with GUPD leader“I’m not particularly con- ship ito better inform GUSA. cerned about the uptick “Over the next month, in general,” Gruber said. “I GUSA is hoping to host a think sometimes you get a GUPD Roundtable with the peak in these types of crimes Department’s leadership and sometimes you have to learn more about the nothing for a long period of current climate and what time; there’s no real pattern changes have been made,” to it. You have one perpetra- Moore wrote. tor doing this and commitApart from increasing ting multiple assaults, so you the number of patrol ofsee a big spike. It’s not like we ficers, Gruber also encourhave a rash of these things aged students to use tools from multiple people, but Georgetown offers such as one person can cause the sta- Safe Rides, the LiveSafe app tistics to rise.” and the police escort service With regards to on- and to ensure their own safety off-campus security, Gruber in a campuswide email. Adsaid there has been an in- ditionally, Gruber advised crease in patrol officers by students to take personal both GUPD and MPD follow- precautions when travelling ing the series of incidents. between campus and the “We have a lot of tools al- Georgetown neighborhood. ready in place, but when we “Use common sense. If do see an uptick in crimes you’re going to be walking like this, we take more from campus and into the of our human resources neighborhoods or vice-versa, and put them in the areas try to do it with a friend or of concern,” Gruber said. a roommate. Walking in “We’re still going to keep our groups is much safer than heightened posture in the walking by yourself,” Gruneighborhood and the Sec- ber said. “Also, walk on esond District Metropolitan tablished routes. Don’t cut Police Department is going through alleys or areas that to keep their heightened pos- aren’t well-traveled. Stick to ture as well.” the main streets. There are According to GUPD crime usually cars driving by and log archives, there have been just much more visibility on six sexual assaults involv- those main streets.”

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“Research shows that smaller classes foster a productive and positive learning environment,” Morse wrote in an email to The Hoya. “This change enabled us to take full advantage of all the class size data schools provide, while still rewarding schools that make an effort to better serve their students with smaller classes.”

Morse extolled the ranking as a definitive measure of academic quality, which can guide families in making the decision when selecting a college.

“In addition to considering factors like location, cost, course offerings and activities, families should pay close attention to graduation and retention rates,” Morse wrote.

“The Best Colleges rankings measure academic excellence, and we believe that students and their families should strongly consider academic quality when choosing a college.”

Dean of Admissions Charles Deacon disputed the veracity of U.S. News’ findings, arguing it neglects to examine outcome-driven data, such as

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Georgetown ranked in the top 20 colleges by the U.S. News and World Report, but fell in veteran rankings. student incomes one decade after graduation or the number of leading alumni in an industry.

“Generally we believe that the way U.S. News produces its ranking is essentially a lagging indicator,” Deacon said. “I don’t happen to agree that they are using all the best factors, and I think and have argued and will continue to argue that there are other things you can use that Georgetown will do a lot better.”

The Department of Education ranked Georgetown the third highest on its College Scorecard last year for graduates with the highest median earnings, behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

Georgetown University Student Veterans Association President Cristine Starke (SFS ’18), who served five years in the Marine Corps as an Arabic linguist, said the rankings are misleading, as they

do not reflect the broader resources available to veterans on campus. These resources include a designated veteran’s chaplain and a Vet Allies program, which introduces faculty and student leaders to challenges that confront student veterans.

Starke said she chose to attend Georgetown despite being offered admittance at Stanford, which is currently ranked first for best colleges for veterans.

“I didn’t view the rankings as being really reflective of the best colleges for veterans, I just thought it seemed to be more about the best colleges that also might have veterans, as though that was their only metric,” Starke said. “I thought it was so funny, I had to choose between Georgetown and Stanford, and I was specifically not drawn toward that university and picked Georgetown over Stanford because I felt that I might not have as much of a community there.”

Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, the Division of Student Affairs and Health Education Services to determine the best way to use the donor’s contribution. “[The donor] approached me and he said he’d like to make a gift that will help alleviate some of the mental health issues that our students encounter,” Foy said. “I went on a wild goose chase and tried to figure out how to use the funds with my lack of expertise.”

Foy said she ultimately decided to follow the CMEA’s model of offering students a trained professional who becomes part of the program staff. CAPS Assistant Director John Wright currently spends a day a week supporting students at CMEA as part of a program launched last year. “[Wright] is embedded within the fabric of this program so students are seeing him as a member of our team which I think was really important to everybody,” Foy said.

Foy said students who have had negative experiences with CAPS will notice improvements in its services.

“If you had a bad experi-

ence with CAPS in terms of waiting in the past, or getting in, I think that we are going to see improvements in those areas by the increased bandwidth and capacity of their staff,” Foy said.

Phillip said his presence in the GSP office is intended to help establish trust with students.

“Whenever I spend time in the GSP lounge or at the front desk or attend some of the social events, I humanize the role of mental health practitioner. This reduces any hesitation students may have regarding help-seeking, as students can drop by and talk informally,” Phillip wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Bserat Ghebremicael (MSB ’17), a GSP student, said Phillip’s office hours in the GSP office provide students with a more intimate experience than visiting the CAPS office in Darnall Hall.

“Having Dr. P come to the GSP office offers students a much more comfortable space to share thoughts in,” Ghebremicael said. “GSP itself is a home away from home and over the past 11 years, the staff have done an incredible job in keeping GSP as a safe space for students.

Bringing Dr. P here allows us to maintain that.”

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ll NFL fans in the past locker and playing in the decade would agree postseason.

Week one was chock-full that you shouldn’t model your organization of games where different off the Oakland Raiders. teams could have won had However, the Raiders may they just tried to earn two finally be doing something points instead of one. In the right despite their recent fu- heated Giants vs. Cowboys tility, and other NFL teams game, which the Giants should take note. In week ultimately won by a point, one, intrepid head coach Giants kicker Randy BullJack Del Rio coached the ock missed a point after.

Raiders to a late comeback Had the Cowboys decided victory against the New Or- to go for two points after their only touchdown of leans Saints.

After Derek Carr’s 10-yard the game, they could have touchdown pass brought forced the game into overthe Raiders within a point time instead of screaming of the Saints with 47 sec- in agony as Terrance Wilonds remaining, Del Rio liams failed to run out of decided to send his offense bounds and stop the clock.

The Jets lost to the Benback on the field rather than kick the extra point gals by one point when Jets and tie the game up. Carr kicker Nick Folk missed the completed a pass to Michael point after an attempt in Crabtree for two points and the second quarter. Even the lead. The Raiders man- the primetime Sunday eveaged to hold on to their lead ning game could have had a in the final minute and win different victor had the Cardinals decided to go for two the game. points afThis gutsy ter each of decision paid off for the The real story should their three t o u c h Raiders and be why more teams downs. provided Those them with are not doing exactly three admomentum the same and going d i t i o n a l and confip o i n t s dence as they for two. w o u l d begin their have been season. enough to The real story from this game, however, carry them to victory over a should not be the question- Tom Brady-less Patriots.

The movement of the exable decision to go for two.

The real story should be tra point back to the 15-yard why more teams are not do- line has left teams feeling as though they need to heavily ing exactly the same.

The 2016-17 season marks invest in kickers. This year’s the second season since the draft saw the Tampa Bay NFL and its rules committee Buccaneers trade up in the decided to move the extra second round in order to point from the 2-yard line to draft the seemingly autothe 15-yard line, transform- matic kicker from Florida ing what was once a 19-yard State, Roberto Aguayo.

A move like this is usuchip shot into a more chalally reserved for key polenging 33-yard kick.

In 2014, kickers convert- sitional players. Aguayo ed at 99.2 percent rate. After would go on to miss his the extra point was moved first preseason extra point to the 15-yard line in 2015, along with two other short the extra point conversion field goals, demonstrating that teams should divert rate fell to 94.2 percent.

Of the 94 attempted their resources to players two-point conversions last that are more active on the season, 47.9 percent were field rather than kicker posuccessfully converted. On sitions.

While it remains abaverage, 9.42 points were scored per ten extra points, solute taboo to consider while 9.57 points were going for two after every scored per ten two-point touchdown, the proof is in the pudding. Coaches conversion attempts.

As long as two-point con- should not be criticized versions remain more than when their team fails to half as likely as an extra convert. As long as they get point, it is worth going for the next one, they are still ahead of the typical score. two.

Let’s all start taking Throughout week one this year, a record-tying notes from the example of 13 games were decided an NFL franchise, the Oakby single digits. Since the land Raiders. Kick the old scores are so close, it might habit. Go for two. be worth it for teams to try to score every single point Thomas Schlarp is a sophpossible. When the play- omore in the School of offs come along, a single Nursing and Health Studwin can be the difference ies. The Stove appears evbetween packing up your ery Tuesday.

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The Georgetown men’s soccer team (2-5, 1-0 Big East) succeeded in its first Big East game, managing to finish with a 1-0 victory over the Providence Friars (4-3, 0-1 Big East), despite the Friars’ outshooting the visiting Hoyas 16 shots to 11.

Saturday marked an important day for Georgetown men’s soccer, as it buoyed a lackluster start to the season.

The team’s lone goal came in the 54th minute off a free kick taken by junior midfielder Christopher Lema that senior forward and co-captain Brett Campbell was able to lift the Hoyas over the Friars.

“I thought Brett Campbell had one of his better games for us, which is good to see because I think he’s put a lot of pressure on himself as a senior and a captain and I think that was weighing on him,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said. “I think Saturday night was him looking like his old self, for lack of a better term, and I think he feels pretty good about that, so hopefully we can see more of that from him going forward.”

Wiese said that coming out of the first conference game with a win is a confidence booster for his Hoyas, and that the win means much more to the team than the simple three points on the scoresheet.

“It’s huge, I mean to get off on the right foot in the league is always a really good feeling, I think it’s really hard to do,” Wiese said. “I think the league is really interesting this year in that it is wide open, there are a lot of teams that could win it.”

This open field means that each win is vital, no matter how it is secured.

“It was always going to be a hard game. You’d always say, well, your best case scenario is you win a game 3-0 or 4-0, but against a team like Providence, on the road, it’s just not realistic, I don’t care who you are,” Wiese said.

Wiese also noted the newly constructed stadium in Providence, one he described as among the nicest in the country. This contributed to a high-pressure atmosphere for the Hoyas, but it was one they were prepared to face.

“The schedule had us at Akron, at Maryland, in games that are designed to simulate what this game was like,” Wiese said. “When we go to Creighton at the end of the year, there’s going to be a very similar atmosphere to it, and the guys were really well-prepared for that from even just earlier in the season.”

This mental strength has been extremely important for the Hoyas, whose games have all been decided by a one-goal margin, meaning that the team has to maintain its maximum intensity for the entire 90-minute game.

Wiese said these close margins are a product of the difficulty of teams the Hoyas have faced and will continue to face in Big East play.

“The reality is the nature of the schedule has you playing against a team like Providence who just doesn’t concede a lot of goals [at home]. On Saturday, you’re playing a team in Xavier [3-2-2, 1-0 Big East] who is a defensively really disciplined, hard team, so they don’t concede a lot of shots.

Even so, if we can take a 1-0 win over Xavier, we’d be over-the-moon happy about that,” Wiese said.

The team managed to notch a victory despite the absence of freshman

forward Achara, who has been injured since Georgetown’s game against Virginia Tech (6-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast), and who has since had to sit out three games. Wiese remarked that the team has been doing a very good job of filling this gap.

“I think from our point of view there were a lot of really good performances. I thought [junior forward] Zach Knudson, up front for us, while he didn’t generate a goal or an assist, was really important, and I think he had comfortably his best game as a Hoya,” Wiese

said.

While several performances stood out, it was a team effort that ultimately allowed the Hoyas to secure the win.

“In general, for where we’ve been in the early part of the season with a lot of these really hard, really tight results, to see that kind of resolve, to see out a game properly and to find a way to get a win like that was good,” Wiese said.

The team hopes to take this confidence and success with it as it prepares to face Xavier at home Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Sophomore goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski posted his second clean sheet of the season in Saturday’s win.

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Despite Defensive Efforts, GU Falls Emily Dalton Hoya Staff Writer

After a scoreless first half, Georgetown field hockey (2-6, 0-1 Big East) conceded four goals to Yale (4-2) in just under six minutes, ultimately dropping the game 4-2.

The loss comes off the back of a 4-2 loss to Quinnipiac (1-6, 1-0 Big East) in Georgetown’s conference opener last Friday.

Friday’s match, which was the first time in program history that Georgetown faced Quinnipiac, was a back-and-forth battle between the two squads.

Quinnipiac Graduate student forward Savanna Reilly opened the scoring five minutes into the match by putting away a rebound, giving the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.

Junior midfielder Megan Parsons put the Hoyas on the board around the 18-minute mark with a low shot from the top of the circle that skipped past freshman goalkeeper Olivia Golini. The two teams then traded a pair of goals before heading into halftime.

QuinnipiacJunior forward Michelle Federico opened the second period scoring with back-to-back goals for the Bobcats--the first a shot from the left side of the cage off a pass from Quinnipiac junior forward Felicia Costanzo, and the second a blast from the top of the circle.

Georgetown’s sophomore midfielder Helena Masiello closed out the scoring after finishing a deflection near the front of the cage off a penalty

corner by freshman midfielder Michaela Bruno.

In Sunday’s match, Bruno was the first to answer back for the Hoyas after trailing by four, tallying her second career goal.

She also helped cut the deficit in half by assisting freshman forward Lindsay Getz’s goal at the 2:25-minute mark.

The two freshmen’s contributions bring them to a team-leading six points on the season, tying them with senior forward Aliyah Graves-Brown. Eight different Hoyas have found the back of the net at least once so far this year, and Getz leads the team with three goals.

On the defensive end of the field, senior goalkeeper Rachel Skonecki has played a huge role in

keeping the Hoyas in their past few games. Three of her top six single-game save records have come during this season. On Friday, Skonecki recorded six saves, and she totaled another 13 on Sunday.

During the opening half against Yale, the Bulldogs jumped out to an 18-3 shooting advantage over the first 38 minutes, forcing Skonecki to make 10 saves before Yale’s leading scorer, junior forward Carol Middough, finally broke through. Between both matches, Georgetown was outshot 49-24.

Up next, the Hoyas will play their second home game of the season Friday.

Georgetown is set to host Old Dominion in the Big East matchup at 1 p.m in McDonough Arena.

Volleyball

Hoyas Split Tournaments, Now Turn to Big East Play Cameron Perales Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown volleyball team split matches in the Air Force Invitational and the Denver Invitational on a long road trip to Colorado, completing its final two tournaments of the nonconference season over the past weekend.

Georgetown went 2-2 in its matches over the weekend, splitting their games in the Air Force Invitational with a win against Air Force (9-4) and a loss against Northern Colorado (6-6) on Friday.

Georgetown then played in the Denver Invitational on Saturday and split games against Southern Utah (2-10), in which the Hoyas defeated the Thunderbirds, and a loss to host Denver University (8-4).

Sophomores Symone Speech and Paige McKnight led the way for Georgetown offensively throughout the weekend, forming a dynamic scoring duo in key moments.

Speech accounted for 55 kills over the weekend, nearly a third of the entire team’s kills, and McKnight set a career high in assists with 57 against Southern Utah on Saturday.

Speech was named to the All-Tournament team for the Denver Invitational due to her outstanding offensive play.

Sophomore libero Kenzie Higareda, who leads the team with 219 digs on the season, also contributed significantly, accounting for over a quarter of the team’s digs in its matches over the weekend.

Speech remained modest in response to being named to the All-Tournament team.

“It feels really good to be recognized that you’re working really hard. I want the team to do well, and I really want to do what I can to help my team win, and it feels great to be recognized for that,” Speech said.

On the other hand, Coach Arlisa Williams lit up when asked about Speech’s play over the weekend, seeing a bur-

geoning leader and a player in straight sets to University truly coming into her own of Northern Colorado. The this season.

Hoyas won the opening point “Symone was amazing for of all three sets but could not us this weekend, and I think maintain the leads, falling 16a lightbulb 25, 24-26 and went off 19-26. for her, After the and she is difficult openjust hitting er, the Hoyas over top of turned things everybody around in and hitting a big way hard, super against the fast blockFalcons in ing-wise. their second She is very match. This talented time, it was athletically, Georgetown’s and now turn to win she’s trying in straight Arlisa williams to contribsets, picking Head Coach ute more up the 3-0 vicemotionally. Volleyball is a tory. Sophomore outside hitgame of momentum shifts, ter Alyssa Sinnette led the way and we really thrive on that with 14 kills. energy. She’s really trying to Looking back on this tourbring that on the floor and off nament and the weekend as the floor,” Williams said. a whole, Speech commented Georgetown dropped the that these experiences are first match of the set, falling causing the Hoyas to truly

“We know when we communicate effectively, when we have great energy ... we play better.”

grow in the mental aspects of the game, something that was on display in the Air Force match.

“One of the things we learned the most about is our energy and staying positive throughout the game, because when we get down or hit our heads that’s when we make errors. When we stay calm and play our game and focus on our control, we do well and play so much better as a team,” Speech said.

On Saturday, Georgetown came from behind to force a fifth set against Southern Utah and then again stormed back from behind to win the deciding points. Three different players had 20 kills for Georgetown.

Coming off that match, Williams praised the team’s mental toughness to get through a grueling match.

“They are really working on their mental part of the game, and I think that helped them power through the Southern

Utah match. It was a really awesome thing to watch them finish that match, and I was really pleased,” Williams said.

The Hoyas’ final match of their back-to-back tournaments saw them fall to the Denver Pioneers in straight sets. The Hoyas did not finish any of the sets within five points of the Pioneers.

Coming off this uneven weekend, the Hoyas are looking to take the lessons and successes of the nonconference season into Big East play against St. John’s.

“The starting six — extremely talented. We have considerable depth that we can use. We are a highly offensive team, and we continue to get better. We know when we communicate effectively, when we have great energy, when we compete with enthusiasm, we play better,” Williams said.

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Hart. Coming off of a dismal Euro campaign, Hart was clearly not the same player that he used to be, but Guardiola essentially shunned him by choosing goalkeeper Willy Caballero over him.

While many thought that this was just a temporary move, the writing on the wall became clear when Guardiola brought in Barcelona keeper Claudio Bravo. Hart was shipped out on loan to Serie A side Torino FC, a far cry from a prestigious club like Manchester City.

I agree that Guardiola’s treatment of Hart was rather harsh. Guardiola damaged Hart’s confidence not once but twice by choosing other goalies over him. While it is true that Hart is in need of improvement, Guardiola could have handled this situation better by helping to build Hart’s confidence instead of transferring him. I can only hope that Hart regains his confidence in Italy and ends up at a club that values his talents.

With the exception of City’s shaky opening day win over Sunderland and the entire Hart crisis, Guardiola has been very successful at City

thus far. The team is once more looking like a dangerous threat, largely thanks to the stellar play of midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and the revitalized Raheem Sterling.

While I think that Guardiola’s comment that De Bruyne is second only to Lionel Messi is stretching the truth, there is no denying the positive impact that De Bruyne has had on City.

Manchester City is simply a delight to watch, which is why it is deservedly the only team with a perfect record in the Premier League.

Guardiola may have only had a summer to make his mark, but the results are already showing. Every week, Manchester City looks more and more like a team that is capable of winning the title quite handily.

While the Champions League may prove to be a different story, seeing as the team frequently crashes out after the group stage and attendance has been abysmal thus far, this appears to be a very promising season for Guardiola and his boys.

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“They ran out of ideas of how to break us down,” Nolan said. “If they couldn’t have success out wide, they would start to get impatient, and they started shooting from everywhere. And they had a lot of shots from distance, none of which really troubled us.”

Though the team found itself slightly short on forwards, with sophomore forward Amanda Carolan picking up a knock in practice, freshman defenders Meaghan Nally and Vashti Williams stepped in and gave Damaska and sophomore forward Caitlin Farrell muchneeded breaks. Graduate student forward Crystal Thomas started in Carolan’s place.

“It was exhausting,” Damaska said. “I don’t know how the defenders did what they did; they played amazing.

But I really think the team we have this season, we work for each other no matter what the circumstances. And that’s been what’s differentiated us from our opponents.

We haven’t stopped working.”

Once the Mountaineers started playing through the middle of the field, the Hoyas could pick passes off in the midfield and counterattack.

Despite the team’s exhaustion, this strategy came to

fruition when junior midfielder Rachel Corboz and junior defender Taylor Pak pressured the ball, allowing Pak to send it to Damaska for her game-winning run.

The attacking midfielders were all for the change in game plan for an athletic West Virginia side, and they were confident at halftime that they should continue sitting back and counterattacking in the second half, despite Mountaineer pressure.

“I was talking to Marina about it, and we mentioned to the rest of the team, that’s where we were with the Stanford game our opening weekend,” Damaska said. “It was 0-0 at half, and we had shortened the game against a team that had a lot of dangerous parts of their offense. So we made sure to keep that in mind, but we’d also got a few chances on them.”

The NCAA coaches’ poll slotted the Hoyas in at No. 18 last week, but the team is sure to jump several spots in today’s poll. TopDrawerSoccer.com now rates Georgetown at No. 10, and West Virginia dropped from No. 1 to No. 4 as they suffered their first home loss since August 2014 against Duke.

“West Virginia were selling themselves as the number one team in the country, so we just went up and beat

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the number one team in the country, which we haven’t done before,” Nolan said.

“Coming off a week where we had a tough game against a local rival, George Washington, in the superclasico, and then also coming off a tough game against Virginia last Saturday, this sustained run of form indicates to me that this could very well be our most successful team.”

Confident from a strong start to the season, the Hoyas

now turn to conference play on Sunday with one goal in mind.

“We had set a goal for ourselves to be 6-3 coming out of nonconference, and the fact that we came out 8-1,” Damaska said. “It’s just a testament to how well this team is working together, how dedicated we are to reaching our goals for this season, and it makes us more excited to go into the Big East and go win a championship.”

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Senior forward Grace Damaska scored the gamewinning goal in Sunday’s double-overtime win.

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Continued Success Expected Georgetown Brand Ignored DIRECTOR, from A10

cross-country teams have each experienced early season success so far. At the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Club Invitational, junior Autumn Eastman claimed sixth place, leading the way for the women with a time of 21:17. Meanwhile, on the men’s side, junior Christian Alvardo was named the Big East Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week for his performance. Alvarado crossed the finish line in fourth place at a time of 26:31.6.

Culley hopes that the Hoyas can continue to build on this performance and strive for excellence.

Consistent excellence, the coach believes, will bring national recognition to the program. She will have the help of recent success and

the crop of elite athletes currently on the team.

“If I can ... always be contending for a national championship, I think that would be the ultimate.”

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“I think [consistent success is] a big challenge in and of itself because these teams are as good as they’ve ever been at Georgetown. If I can, along with the staff,

maintain where that is and always be contending for a national championship, I think that would be the ultimate in coaching,” Culley said.

Looking ahead, the Hoyas will race in the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. Looking beyond that, Culley spoke about how she ultimately wants to be remembered.

“Your legacy really is the experience of the studentathletes,” Culley said. “If you have cycles of studentathletes coming through every four years with great experiences, great performances and great learning lessons, and they walk away from Georgetown with their head held high as alumnae and individuals who want to contribute to this program, I think that’s really the ultimate.”

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game — the team’s final home contest of the season and thus senior night — asking all other students to change a entire family’s plans for a single game is unreasonable.

The truth is that most Georgetown students could not care less about the men’s basketball team. Compounding this problem with primetime games that are far easier to miss than make, attendance numbers are likely to dip even further.

Ultimately, the onus is on the Big East to schedule Georgetown — still one of its biggest names despite recent struggles — and some of its highest profile games at dates when more students and more fans can catch the action.

However, the scheduling

does speak to the writing on the wall: Mediocrity will not be tolerated in prime-time scheduling.

The truth about game attendance is that most Georgetown students could not care less about the men’s basketball team.

After two non-NCAA tournament seasons in the past three years, Hoya basketball demands a lot less fanfare and exultation than even in its late 2000s glory days. As a

result, it almost seems silly to demand high level games at convenient times.

Still, that caveat does little to address the greater problem at hand. For a school whose student body seems unwilling to give a night up of studying or club meetings for a big game, it is ridiculously poor judgment to schedule these otherwise seat-filling games at times when their crowd-drawing allure ironically cannot seat fill.

Without the attraction of big games on Saturday afternoons to entice on-the-fence fans to support the team all season long, only the team’s play — and a needed improvement from last year’s 15-18 performance — can bring hype for the basketball team back to the Hilltop.

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and then professionally for a number of years, [my experience is] only serving this After two years as an as- team in a way that helps sistant coach, Julie Culley them understand this sport has been promoted to the better.” position of interim direcAs an assistant coach to tor of the track and field the program last year, Culand cross-country program, ley helped steer the women replacing former director to the distance medley relay Mike Smith. title at the 2016 NCAA InCulley will be taking over door Track and Field Chama program that consists pionships. In the outdoor of two nationally ranked season, the women won cross-country teams, the No. the same race at the Penn 7 men and the No. 19 wom- Invitationals. The U.S. Track en, both of which have rich and Field and Cross Country histories of success both on Coaches Association named and off the race course.

Culley its 2016 Mid-Atlantic Culley was a former U.S. Women’s Assistant Coach Olympic of the Year runner, havfor her pering won the “I’ve coached on a f o r m a n c e . w o m e n ’ s bunch of different Culley plans 5000-meter on imparting race at the levels, so I’ve been her knowlU.S. Olympic edge about trials to send a head coach.” the sport to her to the all her stu2012 Olymdent-athletes.

JULIE CULLEY pics. She was “I think Interim Director a finalist in sometimes her event. being so Culley believes her experi- locked into one train of ence as a runner and a coach thinking, whether that’s will prove to be beneficial to the collegiate system, the the student-athletes. high school system or the “I’ve coached on a bunch professional system, you of different levels, so I’ve kind of lose perspective a been a head coach before little,” Culley said. “I think and I’ve been an assistant coming into this, the expecoach to several incredible rience I have coaching at coaches throughout my ca- many different levels and reer thus far,” Culley said. competing in a bunch of “Having been a collegiate different realms [helps].” athlete and then taking it The men’s and women’s to the next level and running semiprofessionally See DIRECTOR, A9

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Sophomore goalkeeper Arielle Schechtman posted a clean sheet in Sunday’s double-overtime win, allowing zero shots on goal. Schechtman has allowed eight goals through nine games and has an 8-1 record this season.

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Senior forward Grace Damaska’s goal in double overtime lifted the No. 18 Georgetown women’s soccer team (8-1) to another program-defining victory, a 1-0 result in Morgantown, W.Va., over No. 2 West Virginia (7-1-1). The game’s lone goal came off a counterattack in the 102nd minute, with Damaska running half the field while being hounded by two WVU defenders and finishing off

the crossbar from a tight angle over the goalkeeper. The Mountaineers had previously gone 30 home matches without a loss, the 11th-longest streak in NCAA history.

With the win, the Hoyas rounded off an impressive nonconference slate that also included wins over then-No. 12 Rutgers (6-1-1, 1-0-0 Big 10) and then-No. 3 Virginia (8-1-0, 1-0-0 ACC), which earned the team the No. 3 spot in RPI entering conference play.

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THE BEAUTIFUL GAME

Vanessa Craige

Guardiola Inspires City to Strong Start As crazy as it sounds, we are already five weeks into the 2016-17 English Premier League season. Thus far, the Premier League has gotten off to a great start without the insanity typical of last season.

The big clubs are back to their winning ways with a few teams like Everton joining them at the top of the table.

The newly promoted teams have managed to keep pace pretty well thus far. For example, Burnley upset Liverpool early in the season. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises has been Leicester City’s slow start to defending its title, though playing in the Champions League has spurred the Foxes back into action.

While it is far too early to predict the winner of this race for the title, one thing is very clear: Pep Guardiola has had a galvanizing effect on Manchester City.

The announcement released midway through last year that Guardiola would take over Manchester City was a clear indicator that City’s management meant business. The Guardiola news appeared to have had quite the negative effect on the team, as a series of losses caused City to finish out the year in fourth place, a full 15 points behind

champion Leicester City.

This was a result that nobody expected, and it raised serious questions. Would Guardiola be able to rejuvenate this team? How willing were the owners to grant Guardiola, who is regarded as one of the greatest managers in the game, complete control over the team? Was the end of the 2015-16 season merely a fluke, or was it a harbinger of things yet to come?

Five weeks into the season, I think that it is safe to say that Guardiola has managed to dismiss some fears. It was a hectic summer at the Etihad with Nolito, Claudio Bravo, John Stones, Ilkay Gündogan and Leroy Sané all joining the squad.

Guardiola raised some eyebrows when the news broke that he had implemented new rules. For instance, he reportedly told “unfit” players like Samir Nasri to not come train with the team until they had reached an acceptable weight. Is this unorthodox? It may be, but so far it has paid off.

Perhaps Guardiola has been most widely criticized for his treatment of former first team goalkeeper Joe See CRAIGE, A9

cally formidable opponent differed from the normal possession style Head Coach Dave Nolan prefers to play.

In order to minimize the number of crosses coming in from wide areas, an emphasis on defensive shape and spacing would prevent the Mountaineers from overloading the Hoyas with speed and numbers on the outside to get balls in.

“This particular West Virginia version is probably the most athletic team we’ve ever played,” Nolan said.

“So we knew they were go-

ing to give us some trouble with what they do, and we had to try to minimize that.

So we changed our game plan a little bit. We did the rope-and-dope, and tried to sit back and invite them on, and tried to pick off passes.”

The crosses West Virginia did manage to get into the box were almost always either claimed by sophomore goalkeeper Arielle Schechtman or headed clear by graduate student defender Marina Paul.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL COMMENTARY

Poor Scheduling Frustrates Fans As if Georgetown men’s lems; the Verizon Center basketball’s attendance was beyond empty.

To exacerbate an already numbers were not low enough — coming in at awful attendance situation, 8,879 per game last season, Xavier is one of the top the second lowest figure teams in the nation, with since the 2005-06 season — pundits and polls projectthe 2016-17 schedule will ing a top-10 season from the Mussurely keteers. A guaranmarquee tee record Big East lows. matchup At first outside the glance, limits of althe schedmost every ule seems student’s incredischedule bly rich is folly on in enterPaolo Santamaria the part of tainment. schedulers.

Matchups Although the Hoyas are against Maryland, Xavier, Butler, UConn and Villano- coming off a 15-18, 7-11 Big va at home are exciting to East performance last seame and any other George- son, they still play in the Vertown basketball fan — not to izon Center, one of the few mention road dates with ti- college arenas that also doutle-contending Oregon and bles as a professional arena.

A game like Xavier debitter rival Syracuse.

However, the Xavier, But- serves to be played at a time ler and Villanova games are where the most people can scheduled for Dec. 31, Jan. watch it.

And that is just one game.

7 and March 4. The former two are in the dead heat of Butler has recently been winter break, with Xavier at one of Georgetown’s clos11 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, est competitors in the conan awful TV time in addi- ference, with almost every tion to projecting as horri- recent game coming down ble for attendance for stu- to the wire, and like Xavier dents and locals alike.With the game will be played at Georgetown not allowing an inconvenient time for students to stay in dormi- students.

The Jan. 7, 12 p.m. tipoff tories and apartments over winter break, the chances time is convenient for local of any students being able fans, as most vacationers to attend the game are slim will be back, but students are not allowed to move to none.

As a student from the back into their on-campus area, I was able to attend housing until Jan. 10. Mark the Creighton game over the battle as yet another winter break in the 2014-15 marquee matchup likely to season. My friend and I ar- be lacking in attendance.

Perhaps the most egrerived five minutes to tipoff and walked straight to the gious oversight on the part front row without any prob- of the Big East in terms of

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Junior forward Isaac Copeland averaged 11.1 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game last season. scheduling its conference games is Villanova. The Wildcats are the Hoyas’ biggest in-conference rival and always make for one of the best home games of the season both in entertainment and attendance, posting well over 11,000 spectators each of the last three years.

The March 4 game is the day after most people leave

for spring break. While the university allows students to stay in campus housing for the weeklong holiday, many opt to return home, go on vacations with their friends or do other programs over the break.

And while I personally will be staying to watch the See SCHEDULE, A9