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Vintage Vogue

This fall’s fashion issue looks at the resurgence of ’80s styles in modern trends.

EDITORIAL Nontenured faculty deserve the same parental leave as their tenured peers.

LOCAL LANDMARK Georgetown residents proposed naming the Exorcist Steps a historic landmark.

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Alumni Secure Seats as Democrats Seize House Bowser Secures 2nd Term, Incumbents Sweep in DC Area KATRINA SCHMIDT AND AMY LI Hoya Staff Writers

Incumbents picked up wins across major races in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia on Tuesday, with Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) winning re-election.

Georgetown faculty, students and alumni also won races across the city and country, including Matias Burdman (COL ’21) and Anna Landre (SFS ’21), who both won uncontested seats for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, and Georgetown professor Emily Gasoi, who won the election to represent Ward 1 on the D.C. State Board of Education.

The results come as the Democratic Party gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while the Republican Party maintained control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night.

The only one of three Georgetown alumni senators up for re-election this year, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) (CAS ’74, GRD ’78) was elected for another term, according to The New York Times.

Alumni Del. Stacey Plasket (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) (SFS ’88), Lori Trahan (SFS ’95), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) (CAS ’86), Jim Maxwell (CAS ’71), Rep. Debbie

“Together with all of our neighbors, whether you have been here for five generations like us, or five minutes, I am your mayor.”

MURIEL BOWSER (D) D.C. MAYOR

Dingell (D-Mich.) (CAS ’75), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) (SFS ’78), Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) (CAS ’85), Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) (CAS ’75, LAW ’78) and adjunct professor Lauren Underwood all won elections to the House of Representatives.

Recent alumnus and Democratic candidate Will Haskell (COL ’18) won his race for Connecticut’s 26th District in the Connecticut

State Senate, according to The Connecticut Mirror. The Obama-endorsed, 22-year-old candidate defeated Republican incumbent and 22-year veteran of the state legislature Toni Boucher.

Bowser became the first D.C. mayor to win re-election since 2002, with an unprecedented 43.15 percent voter turnout, one of the highest turnouts ever for a midterm election in the District since 2002, according to the United States Election Project. Bowser received 76.18 percent of the vote, ahead of second-place Green Party candidate Ann Wilcox, who received 9.4 percent.

“Together with all of our neighbors, whether you have been here for five generations like us, or five minutes, I am your mayor,” Bowser said in her election night speech. “We’re going to get it done together.”

Despite Bowser’s endorsement of third-generation Washingtonian and restaurant owner Dionne Reeder, an independent, incumbent Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) won a second term as one of the See ELECTION, A7

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Tuesday night’s midterm elections elicited a mixed response from the audience at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service’s watch party in the HFSC, co-hosted by GUCR and GUCD.

Across Party Lines, Students See Victory in Split Election MEENA MORAR Hoya Staff Writer

A pile of stickers lay on a table in the Healey Family Student Center, reading “friends don’t let friends miss elections” and “civically engaged AF.” Hand-drawn maps, depicting where students voted, either via absentee ballot or in person, surrounded the room. A mock polling station, where students could predict election results, was

open throughout the night.

The midterms watch party’s atmosphere in the HFSC on Nov. 6 was marked by such scenes. The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted the event alongside Georgetown University College Democrats and Georgetown University College Republicans. Accompanying a livestream of CNN’s elections coverage, scattered cheers and sighs of defeat arose from the crowd as

results rolled in, from the Democratic sweep of the House of Representatives to the strengthening of Republican control in the Senate and tight gubernatorial races.

GETTING OUT THE VOTE

In an attempt to increase voter turnout, GU Votes, the student-led initiative housed under GU Politics, launched a voter drop box sysSee REACTIONS, A7

Hundreds Vote in Graduate Union Election Students Call For Transparency In Degree Reviews WILL CASSOU Hoya Staff Writer

Hundreds of Georgetown University graduate student workers voted this week on whether the university will recognize the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees as a union, allowing it to engage in collective bargaining with the university.

Results are set to be announced Friday morning: Official counting begins at 9 a.m. in New North 204.

Over 400 graduate students had voted by the time polls closed Wednesday evening, according to a spokesperson for the university. Approximately 1,100 graduate students were eligible to vote.

Official estimates after the polls closed Thursday were not available as of press time.

0000 The American Arbitration Association, a neutral thirdparty organization, moderated the election, which began Nov. 5 and ended on the evening of Nov. 8. GAGE filed for election with the AAA on Oct. 8, after a yearlong push to receive official recognition from the university as a union.

GAGE is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, a national union that represents 1.7 million

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members from over 3,000 affiliates. If a majority of the students who vote support unionization, GAGE and AFT will become the sole collective bargaining agents for all graduate students at the university.

GAGE would then be able to negotiate stipend amounts, wage rates, benefits, hours and similar matters for grad-

uate student workers, according to the April 2 agreement between GAGE and the university.

All graduate research assistants, as well as graduate teaching assistants and doctoral teaching associates, were eligible to vote in the election. Graduate students were able to vote at four polling locations in Regents Hall,

the Intercultural Center, Lauinger Library and the Preclinical Science Building.

Polling stations remained open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. throughout the four days of voting, and poll observers from GAGE were present to help ensure fairness, according to Sarah Fisher, a GAGE mem-

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Hundreds of graduate students voted in this week’s elections on whether the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees should unionize. Polls were open from Nov. 5 to Nov. 8.

MASON MANDELL Hoya Staff Writer

Students are pushing for expediency and greater input into a newly formed working group evaluating honorary degrees, including those held by cardinals implicated in the sexual abuse crisis, as it met the first time this week.

The launch of the working group comes after student concerns about honorary degrees held by the cardinals. On Nov. 2, Georgetown University Vice President Joseph Ferrara informed five students from Catholic-affiliated student groups that they would be able to voice their concerns to the working group, according to Grace Laria (SFS ’19), who was present at the meeting. Laria coauthored a petition in September urging the honorary degree revocation of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Cardinal Donald Wuerl. (Full disclosure: Laria is a former member of The Hoya’s editorial board.)

However, students said the university fails to adequately communicate the status of the honorary degrees to students. In the meeting with Ferrara, students also asked for students to be placed on

the working group.

The working group is set to meet this week, according to university spokesperson Matt Hill.

The same five students from Catholic-affiliated student groups met with Ferrara and Vice President for Mission and Ministry Fr. Mark Bosco, S.J., on Oct. 17.

Ferrara informed the students of the creation of an ad hoc working group at the board of directors’ standard fall meeting to examine the issue of honorary degrees broadly and to reconsider those given to McCarrick and Wuerl.

Catholic retreat leader Julie Bevilacqua (COL ’19) was one of five students in the meeting and urged for greater transparency from the university.

“We wanted more transparency from the university; we wanted more information about what was happening — why action hadn’t been taken yet — just kind of what was going [on] administratively, because I think that hasn’t been made clear to the student body,” Bevilacqua said in an interview with The Hoya.

The four-person working group composed of members of the See HONORARY DEGREES, A6

NEWS

OPINION

SPORTS

Campus Sexual Assault Response After student efforts, the university released updates on its response to the 2016 Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey.

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Failures of Justice Georgetown’s Title IX investigations are conducted without regard for survivors’ interests.

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Conference Title The Georgetown women’s soccer team earned its third straight conference title after defeating Butler on Sunday.

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NEWS #FreeMeekMill

OPINION Honoring Veterans

SPORTS Opening Victory

Rapper Meek Mill spoke Wednesday in Lohrfink Auditorium on the importance of criminal justice reform.

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The daughter of a U.S. service member makes the case for observing Veterans Day at Georgetown.

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The men’s basketball team cruised past UMES on Tuesday to open its 2018-19 season.

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OPINION

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THE VERDICT

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As the United States mourns another tragedy fueled by bigotry, members of the Georgetown University community — both students and administrators — must look inward to realize the danger of enabling antisemitism on campus.

On Oct. 27, a man entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh with an AR-15-style assault rifle and three handguns. He left behind the corpses of 11 congregants who had been praying that Saturday morning, according to city authorities.

This attack is horrific, and its roots must be condemned in the strongest terms.

The most effective means of combatting this form of hatred, however, is not a distant outrage, but rather an awareness of — and active opposition to — its enabling factors close to home.

The Georgetown community cannot view antisemitism as a distant problem; our campus has been plagued by hateful behavior and incidents throughout its history, particularly in the last two years.

In May 2017, a Leavey Center restroom near the Makóm Jewish Gathering Space was defaced with antisemitic graffiti.

Four months later, coinciding with the Jewish High Holy Days, seven incidents of antisemitic graffiti — including swastikas — and threatening messages toward women were found on campus, prompting a university investigation. The university has not yet reported on the progress of this investigation.

These disturbing examples — which contributed to a rise in hate crimes, from four in 2016 to 15 in 2017 — are not entirely new to our campus (“Hate Crimes Surge at Georgetown in 2017,” The Hoya, Nov. 2, 2018, A5).

At a 1966 basketball game, Georgetown students dressed as Nazi soldiers and Arabs, shouting “Sieg Heil” and impersonating the people they were dressed as.

Georgetown also used quotas to limit attendance to five Jewish students per year throughout the first half of the 20th century, accord-

ing to former Georgetown University Student Association historian Ari Goldstein (COL ’18).

The Georgetown community cannot forget the role our university played in perpetuating antisemitism, nor can we brush off on-campus instances of antisemitism.

The university has taken strides to clearly oppose bias.

After the shooting in Pittsburgh, the Office of Campus Ministry held an interfaith vigil at which Georgetown community members grieved for the dead but also resolved to renew their fight against antisemitism on campus.

Georgetown has also displayed an increased understanding of the danger antisemitic crimes pose to the university’s Jewish community. This recognition has resulted in “crucial initiatives and dialogue sessions to foster inclusive communities on campus, raise awareness, and prevent future incidents,” university spokesperson Matt Hill wrote in an email to The Hoya.

While institutional efforts are important, students must take responsibility in recognizing the prevalence of antisemitism on Georgetown’s campus.

Acts of solidarity and advocacy in the wake of highly public incidents are appreciated, but they are only a step toward a more deeply rooted and multifaceted solution. Antisemitism exists in jokes and acts of tokenism that must be combatted by students every day. Every member of the Georgetown community carries responsibility in supporting the Jewish community on campus.

“Call out the antisemitism of your family, your friends, your ‘groups,’” said Paige Harouse (COL ’19), who last week co-wrote an oped in The Hoya on this same topic, at the Campus Ministry vigil (“Study Roots of Synagogue Attack,” The Hoya, Nov. 2, 2018, A3).

Georgetown’s record of antisemitism is disturbing and dangerous, but continued support and advocacy can help foster an environment of welcoming and inclusion. That work must start with students.

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Don’t Hike With Ike — After months of wandering lost in Yellowstone, Ike the llama was rescued by a Montana woman who will be keeping him. The llama escaped a guided hike in August “because he’s sneaky, and he knows he can.”

Virginia is for Bigfoot Lovers — Republican Denver Riggleman won his bid for Virginia’s 5th congressional district Tuesday after being exposed as a devotee of Bigfoot erotica. His opponent, Democrat Leslie Cockburn, exposed some of Riggleman’s scandalous drawings on her Instagram during the campaign, inciting worldwide ridicule.

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Pushing Daisies — Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs department in the U.K. came under fire for spending over 10,000 pounds on flowers over the past four years. The department claims that flowers are necessary for personal apologies when the office makes mistakes.

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Kentucky Binge Derby — Kentucky police arrested a man at horse racing’s Breeder’s Cup after he allegedly tried to ride a horse onto the track at Churchill Downs. Under the influence of alcohol, the perpetrator reportedly “snuck into a restricted area” and mounted a horse.

Election Post Mortem — Dennis Hof, a dead brothel owner, won his election in Nevada’s 36th assembly district after officials were unable to remove his name from the ballot in time for the election. County officials have decided to appoint a different Republican to the office because of Hof’s inability to serve.

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Adam Semprevivo

Equalize GU Parental Leave Academic hierarchy should not determine faculty members’ ability to raise their children.

After years of dismissing the concerns of its employees, Georgetown University must take action now to strengthen crucial benefits for nontenured professors.

Last month, Provost Robert Groves received a petition signed by 282 individuals asking the university to increase parental leave of full-time nontenured faculty to equal that of their tenured counterparts. The university is seriously considering the proposal, according to Groves.

Under current policy, female nontenured faculty receive only eight weeks of leave; men are not granted paid leave in any scenario. Nontenured faculty are also not permitted to take any paid leave after adopting children.

Georgetown must implement the policies requested in the petition to bridge an unnecessary divide between faculty members, all of whom deserve support from their employer. The university should also adopt a more proactive stance on ensuring workers’ rights across campus, instead of waiting for workers themselves to be driven to activism by cumbersome — and avoidable — situations.

The petition calls for Georgetown to grant a full semester of paid leave to all faculty members “who will be the primary caregiver of a child” within a year after the child is born, or for an adopted child 5 years or younger.

Paid leave policies had positive effects on children’s well-being and public health, in addition to “parents’ incomes and job stability and employers’ productivity,” according to a 2014 study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Parents and newborn — or newly adopted — children need and deserve time together. By restricting paid leave for nontenured faculty, Georgetown is actively hampering its employees’ home lives. Implementing the simple changes requested in the petition would take better care of current faculty and foster a better workplace for future employees.

Georgetown should also take this opportunity to counteract its own historical narrative of dismissing workers’ concerns.

The three full-time nontenured faculty mem-

bers who delivered the petition — Turkish professor Sylvia Önder, School of Foreign Service professor Clare Fieseler (SFS ’06), and Astrid Weigert, chair of the Joint Main Campus Committee on Full-Time Non-Tenure Issues — have raised the issue to the provost’s office for the past four years.

This delay demonstrates a fundamental disinterest in meeting faculty’s needs.

Georgetown’s long-overdue consideration of this proposal arrives amid progress on other issues related to faculty organizing behind their own rights.

The nearly 1,100 graduate student assistants at Georgetown yesterday concluded a vote on whether to unionize. This election itself is an enormous victory as it follows two years of opposition from the university.

Just last year, in fact, Georgetown argued its relationship with graduate students was purely academic and denied them the benefits of the Just Employment Policy. Only after sustained student organizing and protest did the university reconsider the validity of its employees’ claims, culminating in this week’s vote.

The university also improved benefits for adjunct faculty in 2017, but only after extended negotiations and a weekslong gap after the expiration of the original agreement, which left adjuncts in limbo and unsure of their standing. Even after advocacy and negotiation, however, adjunct pay at Georgetown trails the earnings of adjuncts at peer universities, according to past reporting in The Hoya (“University Offers Adjuncts Bargaining Deal,” The Hoya, Nov. 3, 2017, A1). The average Georgetown adjunct is paid $7,750 per three-credit course, while Duke University, for example, pays adjuncts $8,207 for the same workload.

Georgetown’s current administration has a clear record of delaying action on workers’ rights and benefits until activism leaves it with no other option but to support its employees. Now, the university has an opportunity to reverse course.

By finally increasing necessary benefits for fulltime, nontenured faculty, the university can start on a path of active engagement with workers. Going forward, however, Georgetown must be proactive in understanding and addressing workers’ rights concerns.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Making My Voice Heard At All Costs Like most Americans, I learned during the 2016 presidential election that elections have consequences. Though I myself voted in the election, many of my friends chose to abstain due to frustration with both major candidates. Since that election, the importance of voting has become more clear to young people.

I placed a request for my absentee ballot to vote in my home state of Georgia on Oct. 5, 2018, with my local election board which was approved and issued 5 days later.

Roughly a week later, I had not yet received my ballot, so I decided to call my election board. They informed me it was impossible to

track my ballot once it had been mailed, and I was encouraged to visit the office so that I could vote in person. This lack of regard surrounding the location of my ballot and the dismissal of my desire to vote only worried me further as stories surrounding voter suppression emerged from Georgia.

A few days later, my local election board again encouraged me to vote in person. After explaining to the election board official that doing so was not feasible, I was assured that they would issue a new ballot to me.

The very next day, Oct. 30, my initial ballot finally arrived. I immediately called my election board and was told that the bal-

lot I had received — 20 days after I had requested it — had been cancelled. I was told to wait for a new ballot, although there was no guarantee that it would arrive in time. I hung up and resolved to figure out a different way to vote.

Five days later, I found myself sitting at home in Lithonia, Ga., where I remained until Tuesday afternoon. I made a 10-hour journey so that I could cast my vote in person. Though the trip came at an inconvenient time I refuse to allow my vote to be suppressed and I did not return to school until my voice had been heard.

Eriss Donaldson COL ’19

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Hannah Urtz

Practicing Hospitality When I lost my credit card in a crowded market last month, I initially felt panic.

Yet, as I moved up and down the line of stalls, a crowd began to grow behind me. A man selling his paintings abandoned his post to walk alongside me and assist with my questioning. A woman selling artisan soaps probed me on my card’s last known whereabouts.

A groundskeeper scoured the entrance for clues.

Complete strangers kindly offered me food, a ride, cash loans and even a warm bed. By the end of the day, several people had extended invitations for me to live with them temporarily, thinking I was truly desperate.

To my surprise at this encounter, my Arabic teacher responded simply, “We’re Jordanians. We welcome everyone.”

Jordanians’ hospitality extends beyond their willingness to provide room and board to a strange and potentially poor American girl; rather, it’s most evident in Jordan’s readiness to provide for millions of refugees and immigrants entering the country, even as their own resources are stretched thin.

Jordan’s willingness to accept refugees and immigrants is admirable, and a sentiment we should see more of in the United States.

Even as potable water levels drop and unemployment rises throughout the country, Jordan has continued to accept a steady stream of refugees and immigrants from across the Arab world.

Jordan is one of the countries most affected by the crisis in Syria, with the second-highest share of refugees compared to its population in the world — 89 refugees for every 1,000 inhabitants. Jordan is home to 655,624 registered Syrian refugees, according to a December 2017 statement by the United Nations high commissioner for refugees..

Meanwhile, the country has also welcomed close to 1 million Iraqi refugees since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and millions of Palestinians since the 1940s. Approximately 2.1 million Palestinians are registered as refugees, not including many Jordanians of Palestinian origin who have not registered as refugees with the UN agency for

Palestinian refugees.

Jordan has a strong track record of integrating immigrants into the population at large: The government has provided education as well as work permits to many refugees, allowing them to work and engage with Jordan’s economy.

Beyond policy, Jordanians’ accepting attitude is also reflected in the way they appear to embrace other cultures and customs.

For instance, classic mezze lunch at any local restaurant here could start with kubbe from Lebanon and stuffed grape leaves from Syria and end in sweet kunafeh from Palestine and chai from Iraq.

Refugees and their traditions are welcomed and celebrated, often showcased as a point of successful cohesion and integration for Jordan and the Levant region.

Meanwhile, U.S. political discourse and policy do not reflect this same attitude of acceptance.

Instead, some of the nation’s most powerful politicians openly promote xenophobia. Most recently, rhetoric against a group of migrants travelling from Honduras toward the U.S.-Mexico border has dominated the news cycle, stirring vitriolic sentiments against a group of vulnerable people.

I grew up believing — and being taught — that the United States is a nation of immigrants, that our very differences make us richer and all the more excellent. But living in Jordan has drawn a sharp contrast to burgeoning U.S. isolationism, shattering my ideas about my home country’s composition and spirit. Here, I have seen genuine acceptance and celebration of diversity, in a way unfamiliar to many parts of the United States.

Americans often claim the moral high ground and espouse cultural superiority over many countries — particularly Muslim Arab states — with regard to tolerance and inclusivity. Yet, when it comes to embracing the migrants fleeing conflict zones in search of a better life, the United States could certainly take a page out of Jordan’s book.

Hannah Urtz is a junior in the School of Foreign Service. AMMAN IT appears online every other Thursday.

If there were no classes on the observed Veterans Day, students would have the opportunity to reflect on veterans’ sacrifice and attend events to help bridge the civilian-military gap.

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ne tour in Saudi Arabia, two tours in Afghanistan, 28 years in the Marine Corps: My father is a proud veteran who has spent most of his life serving and fighting for the United States.

He and other veterans get one day each November to be recognized for their service and sacrifice, and I am unable to observe this significant holiday with him because I have to go to class. Veterans Day is a federal holiday, so nonessential government offices are closed; federal employees, including service members, are given the day off to observe. Private institutions, however, can decide whether to remain open.

Of the eight federal holidays that fall within the regular academic year, Georgetown University cancels classes for all but Veterans Day. To give students the opportunity to observe and truly appreciate Veterans Day, Georgetown should cancel classes as it does for other federal holidays.

As a result of the elimination of the draft-based system in 1973, the U.S. military has become an all-volunteer force.

One consequence of this change is the general decreasing number of close connections to

and awareness of the military among U.S. citizens. The lives of service members and their families are increasingly hidden from the public eye, and when their lives are hidden, so are their problems. This separation contributes to the lack of understanding civilians have of the military, often referred to as the military-civilian gap.

The military-civilian gap describes a separation between the lives of military service members and those of civilians.

For the most part, many military families live their lives separate from the civilian world, as larger military bases provide enough services that people don’t have to leave the base. The true depth of the divide shows when service members begin to transition out of the military and reintegrate into the civilian world. Veterans may find living in the civilian world difficult, while some civilians and businesses may not understand the needs of career veterans recently separated from the military.

If there were no classes on the observed Veterans Day, students would have the opportunity to reflect on veterans’ sacrifice and attend events or other programming to help bridge the gap from the civilian side.

Georgetown celebrates its

military-connected students and faculty by observing Military Awareness Month in November with a host of events open to anyone, regardless of military connection. On Veterans Day, Georgetown will host three events, but the timing makes this programming largely inaccessible to students given class schedules.

The official Georgetown University Veterans Day Ceremony and Reception will take place on the main campus in Copley Formal Lounge, but many students, including myself, will be in class when it starts at 3 p.m. and will still be in class when it finishes. The two other events begin later in the day, at times during which many students may still be in class. Classes on Veterans Day deprive us of valuable opportunities to learn about and engage with the military-connected community at Georgetown.

For me and others related to veterans, classes on Veterans Day are an annual frustration.

I am unable to celebrate with my dad on a day meant for him, a day meant to recognize his contributions to this country, a day meant to honor him for selflessly putting his life on the line countless times. Every year, I feel guilty for choosing my ed-

ucation over my father on a day as important as Veterans Day, because of fear of my grades dropping. I should not have to choose at all.

The issue at hand is not just about having the day off or cancelling classes but rather celebrating honor and respect.

Georgetown should be demonstrating these values by providing students a day to reflect or spend time celebrating with the veterans in their lives.

I am grateful to my father for all he has done for me and for the United States. At his retirement ceremony in May, emotions ran high as he was recognized for all his accomplishments during his almost three decades of service, many of which I learned about that day. I saw so much support for him and so much pride. Veterans Day is the perfect opportunity to show this pride year after year.

I am proud to be the daughter of a veteran, and I tell my father that every day. But to have the opportunity to show him and other veterans my support for them on their holiday would mean so much more.

VENISHEA SMITH is a sophomore in the College.

VIEWPOINT • ANONYMOUS

Georgetown Fails Survivors, Protects Predators This Viewpoint discusses sexual assault on campus. Please refer to the end of the article for onand off-campus resources.

The author of this Viewpoint chose to remain anonymous and wrote with assistance from Emma Oechsner (COL ’21) and a third student, who left Georgetown University in summer 2018 and is referred to by the pseudonym “Annie.” All firstperson references should be attributed to the anonymous author.

Blue denim skirt. Vodka on a Village A rooftop. Trapped between an athlete and a brick wall on a twin-sized bed.

These details ring familiar to many Georgetown University women. These same details I painfully recounted in December 2017 to then-Title IX investigator — now also occupying the role of Title IX coordinator — Samantha Berner.

I reported to the university what had happened to me a month earlier because I knew it was unjust; Georgetown had just spent weeks informing my whole freshman class about its purportedly extensive resources for sexual assault survivors.

Instead, my experience with the university’s Title IX proceedings was assaultive. *** I brought my case to Georgetown at the same time as Annie, who had been assaulted by the same perpetrator just before I was.

We brought separate cases to Title IX. The office told us that we could have a friend or trusted teacher as an adviser, but we could not have legal counsel. However, it failed to mention that the adviser could be lawyer. Not until later conversations with Health Education Services did we learn legal counsel was not only allowed but practically imperative to building a successful case.

The perpetrator had the correct information at least three months before I did, and his parents hired a private lawyer

before Annie or I even knew to find one. Amid midterm assignments and without the support of my parents, I frantically searched for pro bono legal counsel. Annie, who had already named a friend as her adviser, was discouraged from switching after she found a lawyer instead. After finally allowing Annie the adviser she was entitled to, the Office of Student Conduct warned her she would not be allowed to switch counsel again.

My preliminary meetings with Title IX officials were conducted without regard for my sensitivity to talking about my assault and without acknowledging the potential that their questions would trigger trauma. Berner asked me what I had eaten and drank, who I had seen, what I had said — every detail of the day I was assaulted.

When my answers were inconsistent with information Berner had received, she pressed me and asked if I was “sure” this was the case. I was made to look at a picture of the man who assaulted me. In fact, they took into high consideration details that were tangential at best.

My interviews were like crossexaminations. I was asked what time of day I was in a certain room unrelated to the assault, or whether a photo was taken on Saturday or Monday. I felt like Berner was trying to get me to accidentally slip on tiny, inconsistent details in an effort to dismiss my case.

When a preliminary hearing date was proposed, my pro bono counsel was unavailable. My lawyer urged me to schedule a fake gynecologist appointment in order to get Georgetown to move the hearing date, wasting my time and my doctor’s.

When preparing my statement, the Title IX office removed a line based on its guidelines, which state past sexual history cannot be referenced.

This line included a coercive quote from my assailant, which proved the instance inarguably nonconsensual.

*** Annie and I both lived in the same dorm as our assailant.

The standard practice for nocontact orders between victim and assailant in these cases is to have each individual live in a separate building, according to an email to Annie from Heather Kimball. The Office of Student Conduct, however, disregarded its own rules, neglecting to follow up on the order to make sure it was enforceable.

Annie lived on his floor, and — with no support from Student Conduct — was left no choice but to move to a new dorm entirely and was banned from her old building, where all of her friends lived.

In both Annie’s and my experiences, several meetings in the Title IX office were dotted with comforting smiles and “you can drop this at any time.”

The assailant’s two cases were kept separate: The hearing panel — made up of one undergraduate student and two faculty members — was not allowed to know he had two cases being brought against him. He was also granted 50 percent more time to respond to emails and interviews than I was, and 50 percent more time to prepare with his lawyer throughout the process. I was never told why these accommodations were made.

As a student in the Academic Resource Center, I am granted extra time and testing accommodations, yet throughout my process I was never offered any additional resources.

In both Annie’s and my experiences, several meetings in the Title IX office were dotted with comforting smiles and “you can drop this at any time.”

Between 2014 and 2017, Title IX held only 14 hearings, and only four perpetrators were

found responsible, even though 31 percent of undergraduate women at Georgetown report experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact as a result of physical force or incapacitation since entering Georgetown, according to Title IX’s 2017 annual report and Georgetown’s 2016 Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey. *** Annie’s hearing process was over before the end of spring semester, having started in December. Title IX told Annie that the student on Annie’s hearing panel had previously interacted with the perpetrator and asked if Annie wished to replace this student. When Annie and her lawyer confirmed their wish to replace the student with an unbiased panel member, Heather Kimball of the Office of Student Conduct dismissed the request and kept the student who knew the assailant.

The panel ruled her assailant to be not responsible. Annie lost her case because the perpetrator admitted to touching her nonconsensually on the thigh, and when asked by the panel to demonstrate where, she motioned to her upper, outer thigh. According to the university’s sexual misconduct definitions, touching is only misconduct if it occurs on certain specific areas, including the inner thigh or buttocks, but not including the outer thigh. The university was able to manipulate its absurd policies to serve the purposes of a male student with a private lawyer.

My hearing process was drawn out for over nine months. Title IX consumed my entire freshman year and beyond: Georgetown placed the burden of cost on my shoulders when it asked me to stay in Washington, D.C., after the school year ended for my hearing, which would have required me to fly back from studying overseas during the summer. The university was wholly unsympathetic to my desire to keep the situation pri-

vate from my parents.

Georgetown also never alerted me when Laura Cutway, the Title IX coordinator, quietly resigned over the summer — during my proceedings. The entire process was completely unclear: Which office or person was handling what job? What, in fact, was the process I was meant to follow? What was I allowed to do, and for what could the university take responsibility? I still can’t tell you. *** By the beginning of fall semester, I could not take the weight and disappointment any longer. I did what the office seemed to want me to do all along: I dropped my case.

I could not let my assault be my Georgetown story; I had already lost a full year begging for unforthcoming relief from an endless nightmare.

When I went to officially withdraw my case in September, I was informed by Director of the Office of Student Conduct Judy Johnson that the university had the option to pursue the case on my behalf but had chosen not to.

The university may move forward with an investigation without the person who filed the complaint if “there is a community safety concern,” according to Title IX’s stated policies. *** When I walk across campus, I cannot help but look at the faces of my peers and professors — the people who composed my hearing panel. Which of them know every gritty detail of my assault, my most vulnerable moment? Maybe they read his words when he said I liked it.

Maybe they believe him.

Georgetown’s system of trial by peers is not like that of a court system, where members of a jury have never met the defendants: It is cruel and inevitably biased, a complete violation of students’ privacy. Survivors may feel they are being violated all over again.

Coming forward to the uni-

versity was difficult. Speaking out publicly now is even more so. But our university community and the national community must learn how gravely Georgetown is failing its survivors. The university must act as an institution for all its people: It must care for the entirety of its student population, so its students can care for their whole selves.

In our experiences, the university acted solely, intentionally and recalcitrantly in the defense of a white man with money. Georgetown must act immediately to remedy its violent deficiencies, lest we help elevate another Brett Kavanaugh or Bill Clinton (SFS ’68) from the Hilltop to the highest offices in the United States.

THE AUTHOR is a student at Georgetown University.

The author encourages readers to follow @georgetown survivors on Instagram, where survivors’ stories will be shared to raise awareness of how common and persistent this problem is.

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Meek Mill: Justice System Protects Wealthy White Men RILEY ROGERSON Special to The Hoya

The U.S. criminal justice system protects wealthy white men, rapper Meek Mill said at an event Wednesday night in Lohrfink Auditorium.

Mill, a Philadelphia native, was first arrested in 2007 for possession of drugs and an unlicensed firearm, and was sentenced to prison two years later. Mill was released on good behavior in 2009 after eight months in prison. Mill later violated his probation multiple times, causing him to be sent back to prison in 2014.

He was arrested twice in 2017, once for getting into a fistfight in an airport and later for a video that showed him doing stunts on a dirt bike in New York City. A Philadelphia judge sent Mill back to prison in 2017. He was released this

year when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that he be granted bail after serving five months of his two- to four-year sentence.

Mill brought national attention in the spring to the criminal justice movement as the focus of the #FreeMeekMill movement, an effort by Meek Mill fans to draw attention to what they saw as Mill’s unfair imprisonment. At Wednesday’s event, Mill discussed prison and criminal justice reform with Professor Marc Howard, the founding director of Georgetown’s Prisons and Justice Initiative.

The criminal justice system works in favor of wealthy, white men, Mill said, referencing a conversation he had with Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

“I was sitting in the studio with Robert Kraft the other day and I said, ‘You’re an old,

rich, white, wealthy man,’” Mill said. “‘If you called the police right now and say I punched you in the face, and when they get here and I say, ‘No, he punched me in my face,’ what do you think is gonna happen? I’m gonna go to jail.’”

Mill’s childhood in South Philadelphia, where he witnessed violence and crime, made his interactions with the criminal justice system inevitable, he said.

“People were selling drugs on my doorstep. People were shooting on each corner of my neighborhood. Prostitutes all over my neighborhood and coming out and seeing that on a daily basis as a child.

That’s all I know,” Mill said.

“So you know, it’s like I’m on a hundred mile an hour race to meet the penitentiary.”

A police officer who testified at Mill’s trial accused the

rapper of assault because the officer’s hand broke when he punched Mill in the face, according to Mill.

“Actually, a cop came and testified,” Mill said. “I think he said that his hand got fractured and that I fractured his hand. They actually charged me with assault for his hand being fractured when his hand was fractured because he punched me in my face.”

The environment in which he grew up was a decisive factor in his later incarceration, according to Mill.

“I probably would have gotten killed or went to jail because I was destined,” he said.

“That’s what my neighborhood was about.”

Mill chose to carry a firearm without a license for self-protection when he was a teenager, leading to his imprisonment in 2009, he said.

“At the age of 18, I chose

to start carrying a firearm, I wasn’t old enough to get my firearm license and people was just dying in my neighborhood on a daily basis,” Mill said. “That’s just what it was and I made the decision that I would want to try and protect myself if I ever encounter that type of situation.”

Mill started selling drugs to pay for a lawyer better than the public defender the government would have provided him with.

“I didn’t have a public defender. Actually, I had to actually turn to selling drugs, to actually what they said I was doing,” Mill said. “I turned to start selling marijuana because I knew if I went to prison with a public defender, I would probably lose my freedom for sure, for 100 percent sure.”

Judges and police officers should be evaluated on regu-

lar basis, according to Mill.

“Judges should be evaluated. Police officers should be mentally evaluated. Anybody that has authority over the next person’s life should be evaluated at least on a sixmonth basis” Tuesday’s midterms elections were good for candidates that support criminal justice reform, especially in his home state of Pennsylvania, Mill said in an interview with The Hoya.

“You’re seeing a lot of people that supported reform’s numbers went up,” Mill said. “In Pennsylvania, our governor, he ran his campaign off of reform and reform was a major topic in his campaign and I think it will continue to grow stronger and stronger. America has never been in this season of reform as much as it is and I think it will continue to have an effect on all politics.”

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University to Form Response Team to Address Sexual Assault AMY LI

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The Georgetown Sexual Assault and Misconduct Advisory Committee announced Nov. 2 the development of a Coordinated Community Response Team to focus on prevention and addressing the needs of survivors of sexual misconduct.

The team’s formation is part of an update on the committee’s response to recommendations from the Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force.

The CCRT will include 70 experts and leaders from the community and faculty, staff and students, according to SAMAC Co-Chairs Vince WinklerPrins, assistant vice president for student health, and Jennifer Woolard, associate professor of psychology.

The team will focus on developing responses to sexual assault, sexual misconduct, harassment, stalking and interpersonal violence, particularly for those individuals from vulnerable populations.

The creation of the CCRT was one of 11 recommendations introduced by the Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force, a team established by University President John J. DeGioia in response to the results of Georgetown’s inaugural Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey in January 2016, which reported that of the respondents of the survey, one in three women had experienced sexual

assault.

Kory Stuer (COL ’19), Avery Moje (COL ’19), Daria Crawford (COL ’20), Andy Turner (SFS ’20) and Susu Zhao (COL ’19) released an open letter to Rosemary Kilkenny, Todd Olson and WinklerPrins on Aug. 31, regarding the lack of any updates about what progress SAMAC has made since the climate survey.

The students then met with Kilkenny, Olson and WinklerPrins on Sept. 20 and received a number of commitments, including to provide an update on SAMAC’s progress, according to Moje. The email sent Nov. 2 to the university community was the first response to the students’ demands, Moje said.

“The update that was released last Friday was the first time we saw a school-wide update released in response to our asks that we made in August and September,” Moje wrote in an email to The Hoya.

The university would not have updated the campus on developments in response to the recommendations from the task force had they not received pressure from students, Stuer said.

“Although this update was really helpful in a lot of ways, this was something that happened as a direct result of students asking for it,” Stuer said. “This was not something the university just gave to the campus.”

Following the Sept. 20 meeting, Stuer and Moje formed Students Taking Action against Interpersonal Violence, a student group formed to pressure the univer-

sity to increase its transparency in responding to the recommendations from the task force.

The group is concerned about the lack of timelines to hold the university accountable, Stuer said.

“Students need to know what concrete steps have been taken,” Stuer said. “There needs to be a place where they can find out that information.”

Students cannot hold SAMAC accountable if it does not regularly provide updates on its actions, Moje wrote.

“The University must also be setting accountability measures for itself and part of creating transparency with students is allowing students to hold the University to a certain standard, which includes implementing these recommendations on a reasonable timeline,” according to Moje.

The task force recommended that the CCRT begin working in the fall of 2017, but SAMAC’s recent update did not include a time frame for when the response team will be operational. Relevant administrators informed him that the team would be functional in the fall of 2019, Stuer said.

While this update was a step in the right direction, there still remains a lack of transparency in Georgetown’s sexual assault response and prevention policy, according to Moje.

“Even those of us students who work closely on sexual assault policy at Georgetown don’t really know what progress has been

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Students welcomed Georgetown’s announcement on the development of a Coordinated Community Response Team but criticized the university for a lack of transparency as it tackles sexual assault on campus. made,” Moje wrote.

Georgetown needs greater transparency surrounding Title IX resources and processes, Stuer said.

“They still haven’t told the student body that we have had a change in personnel around who is our Title IX coordinator. We don’t have a full-time Title IX coordinator. I don’t know how they can in good faith say they’re increasing transparency around Title IX when they haven’t even told the student body there’s been changes in who’s running it,” Stuer said.

“If you ask 100 Georgetown stu-

dents what the Title IX process is at Georgetown, 100 of them will tell you that they don’t know.”

As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to respond to recommendations from the task force, the university is finalizing plans to launch a second sexual misconduct campus climate survey in February 2019, according to Kilkenny.

“The university is also finalizing plans to launch our second sexual misconduct campus climate survey in February 2019,” according to Kilkenny. “Undergraduate, graduate and professional students will

be invited to participate so that the university can learn important information about the nature and prevalence of campus sexual assault and misconduct.

SAMAC recognized that there is still progress to be made and that its efforts are not finished, but they are committed to responding to recommendations from the task force.

“While SAMAC has made significant progress, our work is not finished,” SAMAC said in their email to the Georgetown community.

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Provost Robert Groves outlined the process through which tuition money is allocated to different projects around Georgetown University at a Hoya Roundtable on Tuesday. These projects include improvements to student housing and increasing mental health resources at GU.

Admins Shed Light on Tuition Allocation AMY LI

Hoya Staff Writer

Money from student tuition will fund financial aid, expand mental health resources and improve student housing, university administrators said at the Hoya Roundtable on tuition rate-setting in the Healey Family Student Center Great Room on Nov. 5.

Provost Robert Groves and Chief Operating Officer Geoff Chatas hosted the roundtable in an effort to increase transparency in the tuition rate-setting process. It aimed to address how undergraduate and graduate student tuition rates are decided and how tuition dollars are spent.

Hoya Roundtables enable students and administrators to discuss issues of interest to students including construction projects, housing and transportation for students, according to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer website.

The goal of this year’s tuition roundtable was to educate students about the tuition-setting process and tuition use, according to Groves.

“If this is a successful session

for you, you will understand a little bit more about how tuition is set, why the amount of tuition is what it is, what we’re doing to invest in the university, what we’re doing to cut costs, and how the whole machinery works over time,” Groves said.

The tution-setting process begins in the fall semester when the university gathers information from the community about desires for new initiatives, demand for new student services, the anticipated need for financial aid and administrative costs, according to Groves. The Board of Directors then reviews new budget materials in the winter and in the spring semester, the University decides and announces the tuition plan for the following year.

Georgetown is committed to maintaining undergraduate admissions as need-blind and meeting full need and is one of only about two dozen colleges and universities to do so, Groves said.

“We want to allow the brightest undergraduates to come here, regardless of their ability to pay,” Groves said.

About 40 percent of Georgetown’s undergraduate stu-

dent body received need-based scholarship aid in the last fiscal year, with the University investing $194 million into financial aid in 2018. More than $200 million annually is planned for fiscal years 2019 through 2021.

A priority for the university in the coming years is to increase its funding for developing sexual assault and mental health support services, according to Todd Olson, vice president for student affairs.

“We have added significant funding and significant new staff positions both in CAPS and in the main campus.

We’ve also grown in the Law Center and are now growing in the Medical Center as well,” Olson said. “We’ve also staffed up in a related area in Health Education Services, where they do a lot of work on sexual assault, Title IX, alcohol issues, eating disorders, nutrition and health.”

Amid complaints of mold and outdated facilities, the university will also invest more in renovating and updating buildings, dormitories and classrooms, according to Chatas.

“We have to make a contin-

ued effort to invest in the deferred maintenance across all of our facilities in the coming years,” Chatas said.

Administrators attempt to address the needs of students, faculty, administrators, financial affairs, and the Office of Advancement as they set tuition each year, Groves said.

“You can think of this as balancing our desires. All of us have more aspirations to build new programs, to build better facilities, to offer more services for students and faculty,” Groves said. “Our aspirations always exceed our ability to pay for them, so we’re constantly juggling what we want to do to make Georgetown even better than it is and what we can do given our resources.”

In order to improve its programs in a cost-effective way, the university will develop a more long-term budget plan, invest in technology and increase fundraising efforts, according to Groves.

“We’re actually being very robust at looking at all of our costs and making sure that every cost is legitimate and needed and managed appropriately,” Chatas said.

After the Georgetown University Law Center began mandating students to install an essay examination software, students launched a petition asking the university to halt the requirement, raising concerns about the privacy and accessibility of the software on Oct. 9.

The petition, now closed to signatures as of Oct. 23, garnered 595 Law Center students’ signatures. The signatories are requesting that the administration address technical difficulties and other issues related to the software, Exam4, which is used for all take-home and in-class examinations, according to the Law Center Registrar.

When the Law Center announced the new requirement over the summer, Exam4 was incompatible with the latest versions of Windows and macOS. Assistant Dean and Registrar Simone Woung attempted to address the stated concerns with Exam4 in an Oct. 23 email to Law Center students.

“Due to extenuating circumstances, we were required to implement Exam4 sooner than expected in Summer 2018,” Woung wrote in the email. “Unlike our peer schools who use Exam4, Georgetown Law is unique in having exams mid-semester, and the issue of OS updates did not arise during the due diligence process.”

The Student Bar Association, which functions as student government, initially supported the petition. However, after meeting with officials from the registrar’s office, the SBA informed students in an Oct. 24 email that their concerns were sufficiently addressed during the meeting and they currently support the administration’s implementation of Exam4.

Woung expressed confidence that Extegrity, the

company which produces Exam4, would release a new, compatible version of the software before exams began.

As of Nov. 5, the latest iteration of Exam4 works with macOS and Windows, according to the Exam4 website.

“Two weeks ago the vendor updated the software to work with the latest Mac and PC operating systems, and Law Center officials met with students to discuss additional questions and concerns,” wrote Tanya Weinberg, the director of media relations for the Law Center, in an email to The Hoya. “The meeting was productive, with agreement that many of the key issues had been resolved.”

The Law Center’s decision to move from the previous online examination system to Exam4 was prompted by the university’s discontinuation of internal examination systems, Woung wrote in her email to Law Center students.

Woung specified 10 different criteria the Law Center considered when selecting a new examination software; however, none of these criteria included operating system compatibility or student privacy and security issues.

“The Exam4 software is able to access and lock parts of students’ hard drives. It has monitoring functions. There is no documentation on how these functions work or what they can access,” the petition reads.

“This is a massive violation of student privacy and may cause issues with students that have data protected by NDAs.” Woung attempted to reassure students worried about data breaches in her email, saying that Exam4 does not access any non-exam-related data, Extegrity has assured the Law Center that it does not send any student data elsewhere and that the software is bound by the Law Center’s data security requirements and passed security testing in early 2018.

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GU Considers Degree Revocation GUSA Proposal Would Urge GU272 Memorial HONORARY DEGREES, from A1

board of directors in October was launched in response to ongoing calls to revoke the honorary degrees of McCarrick and Wuerl, both former archbishops of Washington, D.C., to examine honorary degrees in general.

McCarrick was suspended from public ministry in June after the Archdiocese of New York deemed an allegation of sexual abuse from a teenage altar boy “credible,” resulting in additional allegations of sexual abuse and disclosures of settlements with adult accusers.

McCarrick resigned from the College of Cardinals in July.

Wuerl was implicated in misconduct after a Pennsylvania grand jury report in August said he mishandled accusations of sexual abuse as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Wuerl resigned as Archbishop of Washington on Oct. 12 but has defended his record on protecting survivors of sexual abuse. Wuerl remains in the College of Cardinals and still holds his position as the interim apostolic administrator of the District.

A university spokesperson confirmed the working group is composed of four members but did not elaborate further.

“The working group, comprised of four members of the Board of Directors, will be meeting this week to consider all aspects of the honorary degree process,” university spokesperson Matt Hill wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“Students who have been engaged on the topic of honorary degrees will be invited to join the working group for a discussion. After conferring, the working group will make recommendations to the board’s executive committee.”

The effort to revoke the degrees began as early as August, when Catholic Women at Georgetown President Erica Lizza (COL ’19) contacted the office of University President John J. DeGioia to request that the university revoke McCarrick’s degree amid allegations. Full disclosure: Lizza is a current member of The Hoya’s editorial board.)

In September, Max Rosner (COL ’18), Tomás Álvarez Belón (SFS ’18) and Laria shared a petition asking the university to call for Wuerl’s resignation and revoke McCarrick’s and Wuerl’s honorary degrees. McCarick received an honorary degree from the university in 2014 and Wuerl received a degree in 2015. The petition, which has now garnered over 1,500 signatures, was delivered to DeGioia’s office Sept. 14.

In a meeting about the petition with Ferrara later that month, the students who crafted the petition reiterated the demands and spoke about the personal importance of the issue to them, according to interviews with The Hoya with students who attended.

Georgetown University has a responsibility as a Catholic institution to be a leader in protecting survivors of sexual abuse, Bevilacqua said.

“I think for as much conversation and dialogues we have about this crisis in the Catholic Church, I’m still aware in the back of my mind that action needs to be taken for us to move forward,” Bevilacqua said. “Because I think before we’re able to take that step, it’s going to be an obstacle to the type of healing we need in the community.”

Numerous institutions revoked honorary degrees given to McCarrick, including Fordham University and the University of Portland, but none have revoked degrees given to Wuerl.

The Catholic University of America revoked its honorary degree to McCarrick in late July. It was the first time CUA

has ever revoked an honorary degree.

“The entire Catholic University community acknowledges the tragedy of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy, and the deep and lasting pain and suffering of survivors,” CUA said in a statement.

CUA has not revoked Wuerl’s honorary degree, and he remains chancellor of CUA, according to The Tower, CUA’s independent student newspaper.

Notre Dame University decided against revoking the honorary degree granted to McCarrick, saying it would wait for the conclusion of the canonical trial by the Vatican.

The decision was consistent with the university’s tradition of waiting for the conclusion of trials before deciding whether to withdraw an honorary degree, according to the university.

“While the allegations in this case are most grave, as they were in the case of Bill Cosby, we believe it respects not only the rights of those involved but also the adjudicatory process itself to allow that process to reach a conclusion before taking action,” the university said in a statement.

Bevilacqua described Wuerl’s and McCarrick’s honorary degrees as “an obstacle to the type of healing we need” to move forward on the sexual abuse scandal that is roiling the Catholic community.

“Because of my engagement, because I know what this community has meant to me, I want to see it be better and improve and live out all the things it says to live out,” Bevilacqua said. “I think when you love something, you want it to be better.”

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Cardinal Donald Wuerl currently holds an honorary degree from Georgetown University. Following allegations that Wuerl mishandled accusations of sexual abuse, students demanded his degree be revoked.

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Douglas McRae, a fifth-year doctoral candidate and history department employee who is a member of GAGE, said he was happy to see his peers share similar enthusiasm for the election and for GAGE’s cause.

“Frankly, the past few days have been very exciting — you know, it’s been a long voting time frame, and it’s been just exciting seeing people turn out to vote, seeing people being able to have a say into whether we should form a union or not, and it’s also exciting to see our members turn out,” McRae said. “It’s the culmination of a huge effort, so we’re waiting in anticipation to see the results tomorrow.”

Charlotte Xing (GRD ’19) was happy to have voted in the election and supported the union as she left the polls Thursday afternoon.

“I think it’s quite important to have a union to represent student labor,” Xing said. “I’m excited to be a part of this, and it’s been a pleasure.”

Deidre Nelms, a third-year doctoral candidate and philosophy department employee who is also a member of GAGE, was pleased to see how many people had voted so far.

“It was so exciting to see a

huge number of my colleagues come out to vote yes and hold each other accountable for voting this week,” Nelms wrote in an email to The Hoya.

The university remained neutral throughout the election and encouraged all eligible students to vote, regardless of their view on unionization.

“At Georgetown, we’re committed to ensuring that members of our community have a voice in their experience,” a university spokesperson wrote in an email to The Hoya. “We value our graduate students, who are an important part of our academic community.

Georgetown is committed to continuing to enhance the resources provided to graduate students.”

GAGE began to pressure the university for the ability to form a union in November 2017.

The university first considered allowing the AAA to oversee a potential vote on whether to grant official recognition to GAGE in January 2018 after receiving a proposal from GAGE and the AFT. Provost Robert Groves wrote in a Jan. 9 email that the university would accept an election moderated by the AAA rather than the National Labor Relations Board, which usually oversees union elections in the United States, because of the NLRB’s current categorization

of graduate teaching assistants as university employees.

The university initially declined to recognize GAGE as a union because it considers graduate student workers primarily as students, not as employees.

This sentiment has been voiced by multiple prominent U.S. universities as they reflect on their relationships with their student workers.

Brown University Provost Richard Locke also expressed this view in an email to Brown’s student body.

Stand Up for Graduate Student Employees, Brown’s would-be union for its graduate student workers pending a formal vote, also filed for election with the AAA, rather than the NLRB, according to an Oct. 11 AFT news release. Its election is set to begin Nov. 14 and conclude Nov. 16.

AFT President Randi Weingarten praised Georgetown for its willingness to find alternative means to cooperate with its graduate student workers in the Oct. 11 news release.

“Both schools are on the road of long-lasting partnership with the employees who conduct the research, teach the classes and grade the papers that make their schools run, and we trust their commitment to democracy will not falter as the elections draw near,” Weingarten said.

Several universities have also recently sought private recognition as unions from their universities, rather than through the NLRB. Graduate student worker unions from both the University of Chicago and Yale University withdrew their recognition petitions in February 2018 out of fear of a possible overturn of the 2016 NLRB ruling that classified graduate student workers as employees of the university.

With a private agreement directly with the universities, unions will retain recognition even if the 2016 ruling were overturned, according to a spokesperson from Georgetown.

Though the university has upheld its promise to hold the election, students should not forget the effort it took to get to this point, according to workers’ rights advocacy group Georgetown Solidarity Committee member Logan Arkema (COL ’20).

“At the end of the day, graduate workers wouldn’t be in a position to have a voice in their working conditions if they didn’t stand up and demand that,” Arkema said. “At the end of the day, the university is only going to take extra steps to make this institution a better place for all of us if we stand up and fight for it.”

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The Georgetown University Student Association senate is considering a resolution calling on the university to erect a memorial honoring the 272 slaves sold in 1838 by the Maryland Society of Jesus and to take up the recommendations proposed by the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation.

Senator Sam Appel (COL ’20) drafted the proposal, titled “A Resolution Calling For Georgetown To Transform Its Legacy.” The resolution contextualizes Georgetown’s recent attempts to acknowledge its historical dependence on slavery.

The resolution concludes by urging Georgetown’s administration to execute more of the suggestions provided in the Working Group’s 2016 report. Georgetown completed one recommendation when it announced in Sept. 2016 that the university would offer legacy preference in admissions to descendants of the 272 slaves who applied to the university.

The proposal specifies three key steps for the university: creating an on-campus memorial in concert with the recognition of slavery-related historical sites, launching an oral history initiative to preserve accounts of the descendants of the 272 slaves and funding scholarships named for former Georgetown slaves that promote racial equality.

Appel said that the university’s rejection of Fax Victor’s (COL ’19) offer to design, build and fund a small on-campus memorial honoring the 272 slaves was what spurred him to write the resolution Victor, who helped Appel draft the resolution, has experience in illuminated tombstone design.

He was inspired by reading the report of the working group, which devoted an entire committee to the issue of memorialization at Georgetown. Victor designed a model of a small memorial and offered to finance its supplies and construction. He said he met with university officials, asking for a concrete platform and the necessary space outside Arrupe Hall, which is located on the former site of a segregated graveyard. Several human remains were found during Arrupe’s construction in 2014.

University officials told Victor they supported the idea, but had to engage in discussions with other groups, such as the Society of Jesus and the descendants of the 272 slaves, according to Victor. Memorialization efforts have lost their momentum in the past few years, and Victor worries that future students will be unaware of slavery’s legacy at Georgetown.

“I absolutely feel that progress has stalled since the working group finished, but there’s more to be done,” he said. “I love Georgetown, and I love the tenets that we pride ourself [sic] on, but we have to practice what we preach.”

The university is actively working to make sure it properly addresses and atones for its history with slavery, university spokesperson Meghan Dubyak wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“The Descendant Community, the Society of Jesus, and Georgetown are engaged in a dialogue with the goal of reconciliation and

transformation regarding the legacy of slavery,” Dubyak wrote. “The process is anchored in the practice of trust-building, truth-telling, racial healing, and transformation.”

The university welcomes open dialogue with GUSA and with the broader student body in its efforts to confront the terrible legacy of slavery, both in its own history and nationally, according to Dubyak.

“We believe that this kind of collaborative approach is the best path toward reconciliation and responding to the challenges of racial injustice today,” she said.

Appel, who began writing the resolution on Tuesday, had not formally submitted it for introduction as of Thursday, according to senate Speaker Eliza Lafferty (COL ’21) in a message to The Hoya. Senate bylaws require that a resolution be referred to the Speaker by 5 p.m. on Friday in order to be debated at the weekly Sunday senate meeting.

Appel intends to submit the resolution before the deadline, but is waiting in order to gain as many signatures in support from students as possible, he said. The resolution had 201 signatures at time of publication. Appel remains optimistic about the resolution’s chances of enactment.

“I think the senate will approve this resolution. We definitely have senators who are passionate on this issue and will push for it,” Appel said. “I think the GUSA executive will also absolutely be behind us.”

Other activists welcomed the resolution, but cautioned that it was only a first step towards increasing pressure on the university, due to GUSA’s limited power.

Hannah Michael (SFS ’21), who helped Appel draft the resolution, said memorialization is only one of many initiatives recommended by the working group.

“Passing the resolution is meant to be symbolic. Ideally, the university would see that students care and be compelled to act on that,” Michael said. “But the resolution is only the bare bones of what absolutely must happen. We don’t want the dialogue to end with the resolution being passed.” degree granted to McCarrick, saying it would wait for the conclusion of the canonical trial by the Vatican. The decision was consistent with the university’s tradition of waiting for the conclusion of trials before deciding whether to withdraw an honorary degree, according to the university.

“While the allegations in this case are most grave, as they were in the case of Bill Cosby, we believe it respects not only the rights of those involved but also the adjudicatory process itself to allow that process to reach a conclusion before taking action,” the university said in a statement.

Bevilacqua described Wuerl’s and McCarrick’s honorary degrees as “an obstacle to the type of healing we need” to move forward on the sexual abuse scandal that is roiling the Catholic community.

“Because of my engagement, because I know what this community has meant to me, I want to see it be better and improve and live out all the things it says to live out,” Bevilacqua said. “I think when you love something, you want it to be better.”

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GUSA Senator Sam Appel (COL ’20) drafted a resolution to urge the university to construct a memorial to the GU272 outside Arrupe Hall.

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DC Elections Dominated

By Incumbent Victories ELECTION, from A1 D.C. Council’s at-large members. Silverman has received backlash for supporting a paid family medical leave law that Reeder and Bowser argue is a burden to businesses, according to The Washington Post.

Silverman defeated Reeder by a 12.2 percent margin for one of the two at-large seats on the D.C. Council. Incumbent Councilmember Anita Bonds (D-At Large) picked up the second at-large seat.

In addition to Silverman and Bonds, all D.C. Council incumbents secured victories in elections for the D.C. Council, according to the D.C. Board of Elections.

Phil Mendelson (D) was reelected as D.C. Council chairman with 89.1 percent of the vote. Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1), Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), Kenyan McDuffie (D-Ward 5) and Charles Allen (DWard 6) all won re-election with over 70 percent of the vote in each of their respective wards.

Despite trailing behind alumnus Jason Andrean (MSB ’05) in terms of funds raised, Georgetown University education, inquiry and justice professor Emily Gasoi defeated Andrean to serve on the D.C. Board of Education. Andrean raised the most of any candidate in the race with over $65,000 as of October, according to WAMU. Incumbent Ruth Wattenberg retained her seat as the Ward 3 Board of Education member, Zachary Parker won Ward 5, and Jessica Sutter won Ward 6.

Gasoi attributed her victory to her stance on education issues and her background as a professional educator and parent of a child in D.C. Public Schools.

“I think the issues that differentiated me from my opponents were the ones that really resonated with Ward 1 voters: they are interested in protecting and strengthening our by-right neighborhood schools, shifting away from over-emphasis on student test scores, especially as a measure for school quality, and in having a more transparent and responsive school system,” Gasoi wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Democrat Ben Jealous’ cam-

paign to unseat Republican Hogan as Maryland governor failed, with Hogan winning all but three counties in the state, according to The Baltimore Sun. Historically liberal voting districts Baltimore City, Prince George’s County and Montgomery County voted for Jealous, but Hogan took 56.4 percent of the vote across the state.

Hogan ran on a pro-business campaign emphasizing his record on bipartisanship.

As the second Republican governor to be re-elected in the history of Maryland, Hogan emphasized his efforts to work with Democrats in his victory speech.

“Tonight in this deep blue state, in this blue year, with a blue wave, it turns out I can surf,” Hogan said at his postelection celebration, according to the Baltimore Sun. In Virginia, Kaine defeated Republican Corey Stewart (SFS ’91) to win his second term

in the Senate. Kaine, former governor of Virginia and Hillary Clinton’s running mate in 2016, outraised Stewart, an ally of President Donald Trump.

Back in Georgetown, Burdman said that he and Landre celebrated their victory and aim to bring the perspective of Georgetown University students to the ANC. “By working to improve some of the most fundamental components of our student experience, such as transportation, accessibility, safety, and campus planning, we aim to make our campus—and the greater neighborhood—better and more equitable for all of our students,” Burdman wrote in an email to The Hoya. “In short, we want to continue to make our campus nicer and we want ensure that people can get around easily; both within the university and to and from the greater city.”

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As part of the GU Politics “Walk to the Polls,” Zac Schroepfer (MSB ’19) guided students to Georgetown’s local polling station.

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Midterm Election Results Yield Mixed Student Reactions WILL CASSOU Hoya Staff Writer

Cheers erupted from Democratic students in the Healey Family Student Center as CNN projected that Democrats would win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives after hours filled with doubt that the promised blue wave would arrive.

Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service co-hosted a watch party for the 2018 midterm elections with Georgetown University College Democrats and Georgetown University College Republicans in the HFSC on Tuesday night.

There was a strong consensus among pollsters before the polls closed Tuesday — including Quinnipiac University, Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight and The New York Times in collaboration with Siena College — that Democrats would gain the 23 seats necessary to take control of the House. Going into Election Day, Republicans held 51 Senate and 241 House seats, and Democrats held 49 Senate and 194 House seats.

After official forecasts came in at 11 p.m. announcing the Democrats’ victory in the House, GUCD Chair Maria Cornell (SFS ’20) said she was excited Democrats prevailed in the face of reported efforts to create structural barriers to voting.

“It’s incredible to see with such rampant voter suppression and just the extent of control that the GOP has had over local and state governments and how they’ve been able to write election laws and gerrymander districts,” Cornell said. “To see us taking so many seats under those conditions and being so close to many other districts that you wouldn’t have even thought of — that’s beyond anything I would have expected for sure.”

Cornell said she was particularly excited about the number of women who won election Tuesday night. At the time of publication, 112 women have won their respective races, 42 of whom are women of color.

“Representation matters,” Cornell said. “It’s not everything, but it matters so much,

and being able to change the demographics of the United States Congress is really historic and meaningful.”

Joseph Gomez (SFS ’19), resident director of La Casa Latina, said he was pleased with tonight’s results, despite multiple disappointing outcomes for Democratic hopefuls, including Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) narrow loss to incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

“While I’m disappointed about the way the senate race in Texas turned out and the way Florida turned out in general, Democrats have flipped some key house seats which, although expected, is still nice to see,” Gomez wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Several Republican incumbents lost their seats in competitive House elections Tuesday night; however, reactions from conservatives varied, with some acknowledging that this outcome, though undesirable, did not come as a surprise.

GUCR President Jake Lyons (COL ’20) said that he hopes Democrats will use their newfound power in the House responsibly.

“Honestly this has been my expectation, the numbers and states were always in republicans’ favor and I’m very happy we retained control of the senate,” Lyons wrote in a message to The Hoya. “I would hope that the house will hopefully work in the next Congress to form bipartisan, principled compromises that advance the best interest of the American people with the administration - and I fully expect that they do so.”

Other conservative students hoped that a Democrat-controlled House would encourage more cooperation or, at the very least, limit the authority of President Donald Trump.

Donning apparel displaying the GOP’s emblematic elephant, Michael Lundgren (SFS ’22), who had volunteered for Republican Knute Buehler’s campaign for governor of Oregon, said he wanted Republicans to lose the House.

“I’m not a Trump supporter, so I was hoping Democrats would take the House to provide an extra check on the

President’s power,” Lundgren said in an interview with The Hoya. “But I was hoping Republicans would hold the Senate.”

AJ Williamson (COL ’21), vice president of Georgetown’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, said the crowd’s spirits faded in the face of initially discouraging results for Democrats, but that he was relieved Democrats gained momentum as the night progressed.

“The path to get there was a little wonky, but in the end we’re actually pretty much where we expected to be at the start of the night,” Williamson wrote in a message to The Hoya.

Despite strong predictions that Democrats would flip the 23 seats needed to win a majority in the House, hopes of Democratic victories began to diminish as early results from the polls came in around 9 p.m.

Alec Camhi (COL ’20), host of the GU Politics podcast “Fly on the Wall,” though concerned about the Democrats’ performance, said at the time that he still believed that the Democrats would manage to win control of the House.

“It doesn’t look like quite as good of a night for Democrats as I had hoped, but we might still take the House,” Camhi said. “I still think at this point we have a chance there.”

Morale returned to initial levels once results indicated that Democratic hopes of taking the House were not lost, Cornell said.

H*yas For Choice President Angela Maske (NHS ’19), watching from a watch party hosted

by HFC, cautioned against only considering the Democratic victory in the House on Tuesday night when determining the party’s success in the midterms.

“It’s important to also realize that a lot of where the key battles on reproductive health care and reproductive justice take place is at the state level, and so we can’t ignore the governors races at all in this, so that’s something we’ll be watching for as well,” Maske said.

Hoya staff writers Mason Mandell, Sana Rahman, Yolanda Spura and Connor Thomas contributed reporting.

Victories on Both Sides Garner Range of Responses REACTIONS, from A1 system Sept. 24. The system allowed students to drop their absentee ballot request forms in boxes located in every Residence Hall Office. Boxes were checked nightly

by GU Votes volunteers through late October.

The role young adults play in boosting national electoral participation is foundational to GU Votes’ mission. In the 2016 elections, 62.4 percent of Georgetown students voted, according to a 2016 report by the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement. About 114 million votes were cast in U.S. House of Representatives races compared to 83 million in 2014, The New York Times estimated.

The increased turnout marks the first time the total number of voters exceeded 100 million in a midterm election, according to GU Votes Co-President Jacqueline Beveridge (SFS ’19). About 31 percent of young people are estimated to have turned out to vote, which is almost double the turnout four years ago, Beveridge said.

Despite high levels of youth participation, delays in the absentee ballot process prevented many Georgetown students from voting.

“I’ve been registered since I turned 18, so that wasn’t an issue, but I actually had to request three different absentee ballots in order to vote,” Georgia native Jack Dobkin (SFS ’20) said. “I ordered my first absentee ballot on September 19, and it was not delivered until my third attempt a week before Election Day, which is just inexplicable to me.”

The results from Georgia’s election still remain too close to call. Although Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp has declared victory, resigning from his position as Georgia secretary of state, Democrat Stacey Abrams’ legal team announced it will take legal action over uncounted votes, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Residents from Dougherty County, among other counties, were allegedly denied the chance to cast their vote by mail.

Georgia’s gubernatorial race between Abrams and Kemp shows a “brokenness of the system,” according to Dobkin.

“Over the past few years, Brian Kemp used his power to disenfranchise thousands of people, especially people of color, in Georgia, and today on Election Day there were all sorts of intimidation and suppressive tactics targeted at people of color,” Dobkin said. “The fact that the end results came out to be the closest statewide race I’ve seen in my time growing up in Georgia shows just how impactful the effect of these restrictive policies are.”

Georgia is not the only state facing allegations of voter suppression. In North Dakota, a court reinstated a law requiring voters to have a residential street addresses, jeopardizing the voting rights of Native American residents, ABC News reported.

Voter suppression is a major point of concern post-election, according to Angela Maske (COL ’19), the president of pro-reproductive rights group H*yas for Choice.

“In Georgia, Florida, and North Dakota the clear disregard for voting rights was particularly apparent. These unapologetic moves to restrict voting access in order to retain power for [Donald] Trump and his hard-right allies makes it clear that voting alone will not get our oppressors out of power,” Maske wrote in an email to The Hoya. “We need to recommit ourselves to organizing towards justice, not simply through voting, but also through actively challenging systems of oppression that continue to harm and disenfranchise people all over the country.”

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In response to the elections, student groups across campus have looked past the immediate red and blue and are instead focusing on communities affected by the results.

Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) became the first two Muslim women elected to the U.S. Congress. Tlaib is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, and Omar is a Somali-American refugee, according to CNN. For Youssef Osman (SFS ’21), the Muslim Students Association’s director of programming, these historic wins give him pride in his Muslim faith and Palestinian

heritage.

“The election of two Muslim women in Congress speaks so much to me on a personal level.

Rashida Tlaib gives me pride as a Palestinian myself and hope that anything is possible with hard work and commitment to doing justice,” Osman said. “Ilhan Omar has been an inspiration for Muslims around the country, including myself, because she is an individual who has persevered in light of being a refugee and ridiculed for her faith.”

GU Pride was happy to see Massachusetts pass a referendum to maintain nondiscrimination protections for transgender people, Co-President Jenny Xu (COL ’21) said. In the first statewide referendum on trans rights, residents voted to extend a 2016 law, granting further legal protection for transgender people, according The Hill.

“This matters,” Xu said. “It matters because it means that even though the federal government may try to legislate trans folks out of existence, states can step in to fill the vacuum of common sense in our government. It matters because it means that transgender people in Massachusetts maintain the necessary rights and freedoms they have long deserved. And it matters because the people of Massachusetts are choosing to stand up for their fellow trans citizens.”

Certain election results reflected communities rising against Trump’s divisive rhetoric, according to Maske. During the midterm campaign season, Trump pledged to secure the border against an “invading caravan” of Central American migrants and narrow the definition of gender to male or female at birth, harming the transgender community, according to Reuters.

“Many of these races have also been about challenging the white supremacy, homophobia, transphobia, and sexism propagated by the Trump Administration, and for us that makes them particularly salient,” Maske wrote.

Echoing Maske’s sentiments, Osman said this election separates itself from previous U.S. political races because of the more diverse array candidates.

“These midterm results mean

so much more than any other election. History is being made in the right way as a response to rising Islamophobia and racism,” Osman said. “This is what ‘make America great again’ truly is — where anyone, regardless of race, gender or religion, can become a representative for all those who stand firmly for justice and equality in a free and democratic way.”

Despite Democrats’ gains in the House, Hunter Estes (SFS ’19), GUCR’s membership director in 2016, said certain losses for the party could be an indication of voters’ support for more moderate candidates.

“I think last night was bad for progressives,” Estes wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Whether it be Beto [O’Rourke] in Texas or [Andrew] Gillum in Florida, it seems that voters soundly rejected pro-

gressivism in a way that many were not expecting. I think the implications for this are huge, as the dozens of potential Democratic presidential candidates need to take note of the support for moderates and the political center that was shown by 2018 voters.”

GUCR Communications Director Harrison Nugent (SFS ’20) interpreted the national election results as a cautionary tale, calling for Republicans to change their message.

“Democrats taking control of the House should serve as a warning sign to Republicans that the party needs to do a better job of reaching out to young people and African Americans if they hope to regain competitiveness in urban areas and (traditionally Republican) suburban districts,” Nugent wrote in an email to The Hoya.

The rise in political participation and election of candidates from typically underrepresented communities is a positive trend for the future of the U.S. political climate, according to GUCD Chair Maria Cornell (SFS ’20).

“I am hopeful we will see great, meaningful change in the coming years because of the collective organizing and activism we have seen erupt across communities and intersecting identities,” Cornell said.

A healthy future of the United States requires bipartisan efforts and voter turnout, according to GUCR President Jake Lyons (COL ’20).

“We’re an imperfect union that’s been moving toward a more perfect one - and elections like these are our part in that process,” Lyons wrote in an email to The Hoya.

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Students who filled the Healey Family Student Center throughout the day Tuesday could mark where they cast their ballot on a map at a station organized by GU Votes.

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Ramp to White-Gravenor Entrance Planned to Increase Accessibility MEREDITH MILLER Special to The Hoya

Georgetown University is set to construct a ramp to the entrance of White-Gravenor Hall to increase accessibility to the academic building.

An upcoming renovation initiative aims to make White-Gravenor Hall more accessible by constructing a ramp to the front entrance of the building. The goal of the project is to create a “barrier-free, [Americans with Disabilities Act] accessible entry while meeting best historic preservation practices,” according to a university spokesperson. The project’s design is expected to be completed by early 2019, and construction is set to start in the summer of 2019, the spokesperson said.

The main entrance to WhiteGravenor currently requires the use of stairs, which presents challenges for students who use mobility aids. White-Gravenor’s only current ramp is at a far corner of the building and leads into the basement.

Anna Landre (SFS ’21), who is the chair of Georgetown University Student Association’s accessibility team and uses a wheel-

chair, has experienced difficulty with White-Gravenor’s current layout.

“I’ve had issues with not being able to get into certain club meetings because a lot of times they lock the accessible entrance after hours and they don’t lock the front door — I don’t know why,” Landre said. “And then at night [the accessible entrance is] not very well-lit because it’s not, you know, a well-trafficked area of campus. It’s a place that — you’re only there at night if you need to get into White-Gravenor at night and you have a disability.”

The Old Georgetown Board, a committee of architects appointed by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an agency that oversees the design of all construction in D.C., granted concept to the project in February 2018 after the university filed for an application with Washington, D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. All proposed projects in the Old Georgetown historic district, which encompasses the entire Georgetown neighborhood, must receive design review from the OGB. The OGB approved the permit application at its meeting in No-

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An upcoming renovation is set to install a ramp to the entrance of White-Gravenor Hall to make the building more accessible.

vember after having previously returned it to the University for design review. The design will now go to the CFA for review at its Nov. 15 meeting before Georgetown can begin construction of the ramp.

The planning for this project required more consideration than the university’s other concurrent projects because of White-Gravenor’s prominent role in the appearance and history of Georgetown’s campus, according to CFA Secretary Thomas Luebke.

“It involves changes to historic building fabric in one of the most sensitive contexts of the university,” he said.

White-Gravenor, built between 1932 and 1933, has been a prominent feature of Georgetown’s campus since its construction and stands noticeably as one of three collegiate gothic buildings, along with Copley and Healy Halls, at the front of Georgetown’s campus.

Evan Farrara (COL ’19), vice chair of the GUSA accessibility team, addressed these concerns about preserving Georgetown’s history.

“Is the entrance to this historical building what is really historical?” he said. “It needs to be accessible, and the needs of people to actually easily access it outweigh the concern of needing to be historical.”

Student activism and input have been crucial forces in prompting the university to update their accessibility standards and policies, according to Farrara and Landre. Input from students with disabilities and GUSA members was considered in the construction of the ramp, and both Landre and Farrara have helped to advise the university on how best to improve accessibility in White-Gravenor and across campus more generally.

Though she believes Georgetown still has much progress to make, Landre is optimistic about the signal that this latest project sends to students.

“We can’t underestimate the symbolism of something like the front entrance to a building, in terms of inclusion.”

Hoya Staff Writer Will Cassou contributed reporting.

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Georgetown received approval to post 21 signs around campus that promote the university’s ban on weapons, including licensed handguns, following increased national concerns about security in schools.

GU to Promote On-Campus Weapons Ban With New Signs WILL CASSOU Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown University is set to post 21 signs around campus that will advertise the university’s explicit ban of weapons, including licensed handguns, on university grounds, approved at a Nov. 1 Old Georgetown Board meeting.

The regulatory signs received approval from the OGB, a council of architects appointed by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that oversees design review of proposed projects within Washington, D.C. The signs will likely begin appearing on campus within the coming months, according to a university spokesperson.

The signs will now undergo review from the CFA at their Nov. 15 meeting, which takes recommendations from the OGB. The posting of the signs follows a 2017 appellate court ruling that overturned the district’s 2014 ban on concealed weapons except for those with

“good reason to fear injury to [their] person or property,” according to the ruling. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a provision of the statute that allows for universities to prohibit firearms within the limits of private properties.

Regulatory signs typically do not face many obstacles in receiving approval from the OGB, according to Secretary of the CFA Thomas Luebke.

“Because these signs are fairly small in their visual impact and have been carefully located by the applicant, Georgetown University, on its campus, these signs as physical elements within the Old Georgetown Historic District are not generally controversial,” Luebke wrote in an email to The Hoya.

The signs come after increased national scrutiny on gun safety protocols on school campuses, following the mass shooting in Parkland in February, which killed 17 high schoolers. The university reviews its procedures after every

national incident and multiple students expressed concern with the university’s protocol, according to Georgetown University Police Department Chief Jay Gruber.

Zachary Fagan (COL ’21), who spoke at Georgetown’s walkout for gun violence in February about his personal connection to the Sandy Hook shooting, said though the signs are important to students’ safety, the university should use its platform more in the discussion about gun violence.

“I believe the signs are definitely a step in the right direction regarding Georgetown’s response to firearm safety. In a city that has such a high rate of gun violence, it’s important that our campus makes it clear that weapons are prohibited,” Fagan said. “The university should continue to become more involved in the conversation surrounding gun violence — both locally and nationally — and find ways in which we can influence other schools around the country to do the same.”

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A new vice president for facilities management and planning will take over the role in December, the university announced in a news release Nov. 2.

Benjamin Kuo, currently an associate vice president for facilities management at Cornell University, will replace interim Vice President for Facilities Management and Planning Gregory Simmons.

The previous VP, Robin Morey, took an executive role at Emory University in July.

Kuo will guide the university’s master plan for Georgetown’s campus as vice president for planning and facilities management. He is also set to oversee the university’s maintenance and sustainability initiatives as well as its construction projects, transportation services and day to day operations, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Geoff Chatas wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Kuo previously worked as Cornell’s environmental health and safety director for continuity, emergency and fire management and as its interim director for transportation services, according to Chatas. In this capacity, Kuo worked to transform the university’s emergency management response with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Before his time at Cornell, Kuo worked corporate and engineering roles at Toyota.

Kuo said his prior experience both at Cornell and with Toyota would help him focus on innovative aspects of facilities, which will improve the quality of university life for both students and staff.

“In addition to my experience at Cornell University, my background with Toyota has helped me to bring a sense of innovative problem solving and consensus building to the teams that I’ve led,” Kuo wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Higher education institutions

NASA awarded a $7 million grant to Georgetown University biology professor Sarah Johnson and a team of researchers to work on a project in search of extraterrestrial life.

The Laboratory for Agnostic Biosignatures led by Johnson and her team is working to pioneer a new way of approaching the search for life outside of planet Earth, focusing on Mars and on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. The NASA funding is set to continue for the next five years. LAB is a collaborative effort of 15 members from universities and scientific research institutions from around the world.

LAB researchers plan to work alongside existing efforts to find life outside of Earth, including the team for NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012.

Past efforts to locate life or the remnants of life on Mars through traditional methods, including searching for the presence of water, have been unsuccessful.

Johnson’s research will aim to find new methods of searching for extraterrestrial life, according to a Nov. 2 news release.

“Time and again, we’ve been bowled over by the indescribable foreignness of other worlds,” Johnson said in the news release. “Our goal is to go beyond what we currently understand and devise ways to find forms of life we can scarcely imagine.”

Johnson’s project was chosen for its attention to the development of new technology to find life outside of earth, according to Lindsay Hays, deputy program scientist of the NASA Astrobiology Program.

“It was considered highly meritorious scientifically, and the proposed goals and objectives for this project were well-aligned with one of the new research coordination networks that the NASA Astrobiology Program was seeking to start up centered on life detection science and technology development,” Hays wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Past researchers have searched for molecular frameworks that are present on Earth, as well as re-

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Benjamin Kuo will replace the interim vice president of facilities managment and planning at Georgetown in December. must balance fiscal responsibility with ensuring that our existing facilities (including our green spaces) have the appropriate stewardship while achieving future-forward aspirations of student life, teaching, and research.”

Kuo’s breadth of relevant experience will make him a good fit for the job, according to Chatas.

“He will be a great partner as we strive to deepen engagement with our neighbors and the District of Columbia and plan responsibly in ways that strengthen both our university and our impact within Washington,” Chatas wrote in the news release.

Kuo hopes to create a tightknit community within the department, focusing on a commitment to the university’s well-being. He plans on reaching out to the community to understand the areas of improvement that his team will be tackling.

“Although I will lead a large department, I hope to foster a tight-knit team, instill a sense of dedication and service towards the campus community, and strive for continued

improvements,” Kuo wrote.

“We will be reaching out to various stakeholders across the campus community to understand their aspirations as well as learn about opportunities for us to improve in order to develop shared expectations moving forward.”

Kuo lived in Arlington, Va., in the early 1990s after he graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and, as a former resident of the area, Kuo said he is amazed by the progress the area has made and looks forward to contributing to the continued improvement of the neighborhood.

“It’s amazed me how different the District is decades later from when I lived here, and I’m excited to be a part of Georgetown and the District’s continued future development as part of the Georgetown University Campus Plan (2017-2036) that was recently approved,” Kuo wrote.

“Georgetown is a world-class institution with a vibrant university community and historic campus … I look forward to coming full circle and having my family call this area home.”

sources like water that have been deemed critical for the evolution of living beings.

Recent scientific discoveries of new life forms, including microorganisms like archaea and bacteria, fuel Johnson’s research and make her optimistic about the possibility of finding extraterrestrial life, according to Johnson.

“Novel bacteria and archaea are continually being found in what were previously believed to be lifeless niches – from sea ice, to the deep subsurface, to the high atmosphere,” Johnson wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Johnson’s project will reevaluate the current methods of looking for life on other planets as a part of NASA’s wider effort to explore potentially habitable environments, according to Hays.

“This project will seek to understand how to identify life that is truly alien, and help researchers and instrument developers take these ideas into context as NASA moves forward with more Astrobiology and life detection focused missions,” Hays wrote.

Researchers plan to focus on chemical and surface patterns that do not assume new life forms will be similar to life on Earth — key in the search for extraterrestrial life.

With such groundbreaking and experimental work, there is some uncertainty as to whether the initiative will yield fruitful discoveries, according to Hays.

“As with all grants awarded by NASA, LAB will submit annual reports to show progress on the proposed research project; though continued support is dependent on progress, continued relevance to the NASA program, and the availability of funds, this is standard,” Hays wrote.

Hays hopes the initiative will improve and increase scientific collaboration into the future.

“As one of three co-leads to the new Research Coordination Network, the Network for Life Detection (or NfoLD), this team will be part of a larger group working on the science and technology of life detection and facilitate activities for this broader community,” Hays wrote.

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Professor Sarah Johnson, along with a team of researchers, received a $7 million grant from NASA to research extraterrestrial life.

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Bloomberg Awards DC Passion Drives Success, Funds for Clean Energy Lamborghini CEO Says MEREDITH MILLER Special to The Hoya

Washington, D.C., was selected as one of 20 winners of the American Cities Climate Challenge for its commitment to reducing air pollution and Districtwide carbon emissions.

As a winner, D.C. is expected to work with the Natural Resources Defense Council, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, and Delivery Associates, a company that assists governments in initiative implementation, to meet its clean energy goals, receiving financial and strategical support from a two-year accelerator program.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D), who organized the challenge, is investing a total of $70 million in the 20 winners of the challenge through his charitable organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, according to an Oct. 21 news release.

The winners of the challenge have been announced on a rolling basis. The District was in the second group of cities to receive the award alongside Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Boston.

The challenge was unveiled in summer 2018, on the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. Bloomberg, an outspoken critic of Trump’s decision, said winning cities had to demonstrate ongoing dedication to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement to be considered.

“When Bloomberg Philanthropies announced the Climate Challenge, cities all across the country, with both Republican and Democratic mayors, put forward thoughtful and innovative proposals,” Bloomberg said in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Oct. 21 news

release. “With our federal government asleep at the wheel, cities are more important than ever in the fight against climate change.”

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) plans to work with Bloomberg Philanthropies to implement her administration’s Clean Energy D.C. plan, the city’s proposed outline to cut carbon emissions in half by 2032, according to Bowser’s Oct. 21 news release.

The partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies will allow D.C. to jumpstart its environmental initiatives, Bowser said.

“As the nation’s capital and a city of 700,000 people, Washington, DC has a unique obligation to lead on and push for bold actions that keep us on track to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement,” Bowser said in the news release. “The District is already committed to acting with urgency, and with this support from the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge, we can accelerate our progress toward a carbon-neutral and climate-resilient future.”

The District’s first joint measure with Bloomberg Philanthropies is to create a higher standard of energy efficiency for the construction of large city buildings by 2020, according to the news release.

Through this effort, D.C. hopes to achieve its goal of net-zero carbon buildings by the year 2050 — a target the Bowser administration announced at the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit.

D.C. also plans to work with the NRDC to assist in the launch of the D.C. Green Bank, an initiative established July 2 to connect private capital with public clean energy projects. Bloomberg Philanthropies seeks to incentivize the future implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency by sup-

porting the Green Bank.

Money from the winnings will also go toward encouraging alternative methods of inner city transportation to decrease carbon emissions and the usage of fossil fuels.

The initiatives will include new options of transportation and expanded infrastructure for cyclers and pedestrians, according to the news release.

Buildings and public transportation account for up to 80 percent of total citywide carbon emissions, according to Bloomberg Philanthropies. Promoting higher building efficiency standards and alternative methods of transportation could significantly reduce the District’s carbon footprint.

Bowser has long expressed D.C.’s commitment as a national leader in addressing issues of the environment, describing D.C.’s “unique obligation” to the fight against climate change.

“Cities around the world are leading the fight against climate change by thinking globally and acting locally, and Washington, DC is proud to lead the way,” Bowser said in the news release.

In September, D.C. sent a representative to the Global Action Climate Summit in San Francisco and signed on to several environmentally based agreements, including the C40 Net Zero Carbon Buildings Declaration and the Advancing Towards Zero Waste Declaration.

D.C. is also one of over 230 American cities that has pledged to continue to uphold the standards of the Paris Climate Agreement, as part of the “We Are Still In” campaign.

Hoya Staff Writer Deepika Jonnalagadda contributed reporting.

MYROSLAV DOBROSHYNSKYI Hoya Staff Writer

Maintaining a luxury brand requires passion and innovation to deliver an effective customer experience, Alessandro Farmeschi, CEO of Lamborghini Americas said at an event in Lohrfink Auditorium at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business Tuesday evening.

Farmeschi became CEO of Lamborghini Americas in April of this year. Prior to that, he served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Farmeschi has worked in the auto industry since 2001, starting with BMW and moving to Lamborghini in 2006.

Italian businessman Ferruccio Lamborghini founded Lamborghini in 1963 as a luxury sports car company.

Since then, Lamborghini has maintained its status as a luxury sports car company by adapting to changes in the auto industry, Farmeschi said.

“If you want to maintain your competitive advantage, since things are changing around you, you need to change,” Farmeschi said.

Futuristic designs and advanced technology are at the forefront of the brand’s marketing strategy, Farmeschi said, while showing videos that portrayed Lamborghini’s role as an innovator and pioneer in the sports car industry.

An important aspect of the company is Lamborghini’s tailored service, the Ad Personam program, which allows buyers to customize their car, Farmeschi said. Buyers can work with designers and en-

gineers to perfect how their car looks.

“We offer our clients, who are peculiar, really special products, produced in 20 units, 40 units,” Farmeschi said. “So in terms of luxury, in terms of uniqueness, they basically have no price.”

“If you want to maintain your competitive advantage, since things are changing around you, you need to change.”

ALESSANDRO FARMESCHI, CEO OF LAMBORGHINI AMERICAS

Lamborghini operates in 49 markets worldwide, which include 145 total Lamborghini dealers. The U.S. market is the largest for the company, which had almost 1,100 sales in the country last year. Japan was second, with around 400 deliveries made in 2017.

Decisions about the company’s present and future come from its base in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Bologna, Italy, Farmeschi said. Sant’Agata Bolognese is a municipality that is part of the “motor valley,” a region in Italy that is home to many luxury car manufacturers, such as Maserati, Ferrari and Ducati, he said.

The location of Lamborghi-

ni’s headquarters situates the company in a place of innovation, according to Farmeschi.

“This is where passion is translated into excellence,” Farmeschi said. “Quality and attention to details is an element that makes Lamborghini a great international company despite small volume.”

Lamborghini stands out compared to its competitors because it invests in the future, according to Farmeschi.

The company invests more than 10 percent of its revenue in research and development, whereas the industry as a whole invests on average five percent of its revenue in development.

Lamborghini is currently working on a long-term investment project called Terzo Millenio, which aims to improve sports cars’ energy storage capacity, make their engines more sophisticated and reinvent the sound of Lamborghini’s cars.

Lamborghini’s focus on delivering an experience rather than just a commodity will protect the company from new changes in the auto industry such as the advent of ride-share services like Lyft and Uber, Farmeschi said. According to Farmeschi, Lamborghini will persevere because it sells a type of lifestyle and experience that customers desire.

Farneschi encouraged students to work hard at what they are passionate about to achieve their goals.

“For me, the key is passion,” Farmeschi said. “If you have passion and engagement and push hard to achieve what you want, you will succeed.”

Exorcist Steps May Gain Landmark Distinction DUSTIN HARTUV Hoya Staff Writer

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The 2018 graduating class of the Master of Business Administration program reported record rates in job placement offers and an average full-time starting salary of $116,946, a 4 percent increase from last year.

MBA Graduates Set Salary, Employment Records SATYA ADABALA Special to The Hoya

Graduates from the Master of Business Administration program set new records in 2018 for salaries and job placements, the McDonough MBA Career Center announced Oct. 31.

For the class of 2018, 98 percent of graduates received an employment offer within three months of graduation, an increase from 93 percent in 2017. The career center reported that its services facilitated three out of four offers. Top employers for the graduating class of 2017 include Amazon, Deloitte and Uber.

“In recent years, Georgetown’s MBA program has expanded in areas such as experiential learning, data analytics, the intersection of business and policy, and strategic mindset preparedness. As a result, our students have become increasingly competitive as top candidates for the roles they seek upon graduation,” Doreen Amorosa, associate dean and managing director for McDonough Career Services, wrote in an email to The Hoya.

The percentage of employed graduates is not the only metric of graduate success that increased.

For the class of 2018, the average full-time starting salary was $116,946, a four percent increase from 2017, according to the MBA Employment Report released by the career center. The average signing bonus was $31,036, a nine percent increase from $28,516 in

2017.

According to a McDonough MBA news release, career preparation for these roles is provided to students through the MBA Career Center and is incorporated into the MBA program through partnerships between the career team, student peer advisors and alumni.

“Our 28 Peer Advisors are second-year MBA students who have had successful summer internships across a variety of industries,” Amorosa said. “They are graduate assistants hired by the MBA Career Center to provide career coaching, mock interviews, resume critiques and cover letter reviews.”

Students also have the opportunity to engage and network through alumni, employer presentations, workshops, webinars and informational interviews.

JingFeng Wang, a 2018 MBA program graduate who is now a senior consultant for Deloitte, valued the resources provided to him through the career center.

“When I first came to McDonough, the Career Center helped me clarify my career search roadmap,” he wrote in an email to The Hoya. “During the recruiting process, coaches and peer advisors helped me improve my applications, build my stories for behavioral interviews, and connect me with alumni. With the help of the Georgetown alumni network, I was able to learn about Deloitte, understand its business, and adapt myself to company culture.”

The MBA program’s modernized approach also helps graduates market themselves to employers, Prashant Malaviya, senior associate dean of MBA programs, wrote in an email to The Hoya. Continuing to integrate technology into every aspect of the program, from admissions to student support, is a key priority for continued growth and success in the future, Malaviva wrote.

“A high priority for the MBA program is to infuse technology in all we do. Some initial ideas include using predictive analytics in the admissions process, using performance analytics to provide customized student support, incorporating AR/VR technology to enrich case and class discussions and using prediction models in facilitating career support,” he wrote. “These are some initial ideas we are toying with.”

Malaviya stressed the importance of being able to evolve and adapt the MBA program to changing times within the business education world.

“The business of business education is changing, with new formats of delivery emerging, new degree options available and a maturing of the traditional MBA,” Malaviya said.

“In light of these changes, we need to continuously innovate to provide the best education for our students, and to set them up for success in the professional world.”

The Washington, D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board is set to vote on an application for the Georgetown Exorcist Steps, an outdoor staircase connecting Prospect Street and M Street, to become a historic landmark Nov. 15.

The Prospect Street Citizens Association filed the proposal Sept. 25 seeking to preserve the steps and adjacent retaining wall because of their historical significance, according to the application.

The steps were originally built in 1895 during the construction of the Car Barn, which was used to store trolley-cars. The 75-step stairway was featured in the 1973 film The Exorcist, which was based off the book written

by William Peter Blatty (CAS ’50).

In the film, one of the priests is depicted falling down the stairs.

The stairs were officially recognized as a tourist destination in 2015 with an official plaque signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), an effort organized by D.C. resident Andrew Huff, according to The New York Times.

Huff expressed his support of the historic landmark proposal.

“I think the steps should get every recognition humanly possible,” Huff said in an interview with The Hoya.

The PSCA submitted the application over concerns of commercial development in the area,

PSCA Board Member Catherine Emmerson said in an interview with DCist.

“Our group has long been concerned with any ongoing development activity at 3601 M St., NW,” Emmerson said. “It is our hope that raising awareness about these issues will preserve the Exorcist steps and the retaining wall for all to enjoy for decades to come. It’s too important a fixture in Georgetown to be rubber-stamped by another development-friendly bureaucracy without weighing all the facts.”

The group fears that the construction of condos at the former site of the Exxon Mobil Station on M Street could damage or disrupt the steps. The plans for the condos were conceived in 2013, but developers have faced difficulties in progressing because of Georgetown residents’ concerns, according to Curbed D.C. Huff expressed his doubt over the effect that a historic landmark designation would have in halting the development of the condos.

“They’re making an effort to either stop or slow down this proposed development with the Key Bridge Exxon,” Huff said. “But from what I understand, this historic designation would not actually impact that proposed development.”

If approved as a historic landmark, any proposed alternation or demolition would require the mayor’s express approval, according to the Historic Land-

mark and Historic Protection Act of 1978.

Current D.C. historic sites not only include landmarks and districts, but also other sites such as parks and cemeteries, according to the Office of Planning website.

If a property-owner wishes to have a historical designation, then the individual nominating the property must conduct research on the site and consider the level of public interest before submitting an application that can cost from $100 to $1000, according to the Office of Planning website. The Historic Preservation Office then reviews the application within 10 days and sets up a hearing. During the 30-minute hearing, the applicants present their case to the HPRB which then votes on the proposal.

Although Georgetown itself is already a historic neighborhood, the historic landmark designation would provide the Exorcist Steps with additional protections, D.C. Office of Planning Associate Director Edward Giefer wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“The application seeks to recognize the wall and stairs as a landmark on the DC Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register,” according to Giefer. “In general, this classification brings additional recognition to aspects of historic significance that make these properties individually distinctive above and beyond their being part of a historic neighborhood.”

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GU Qualifies For Big East Tournament, Defeats DePaul CONOR NICHOLSON Hoya Staff Writer

SOPHIA NUNN FOR THE HOYA

Freshman goalkeeper Giannis Nikopolidis has seven shutouts in 15 games this season for the Georgetown men's soccer team. He has 53 total saves and an 82 percent save percentage.

Hoyas Advance to Conference Final With Victory Over Friars DREW SEWALL Hoya Staff Writer

On Wednesday, the Georgetown men’s soccer team put on a strong performance at home to defeat Providence 4-0 in the semifinal of the Big East tournament.

The two teams had played two weeks prior, with the Hoyas (11-4-3, 6-2-1 Big East) topping the Friars (107-2, 6-2-1 Big East) 2-1 following a late goal from sophomore forward Derek Dodson.

The Big East semifinal started slowly, as neither team generated chances to score. Georgetown controlled most of the possession early on and generated its first chance of the game in the 30th minute following a mistake by Providence.

A cross-field pass intended for junior defender Dylan Nealis was handled in the box by a Providence defender, leading to a penalty kick.

Senior midfielder Kyle Zajec fired the ball past Providence’s keeper into the bottom left corner to give Georgetown a 1-0 lead, marking his fourth goal of the season.

Following the opening goal, Georgetown continued to control the match, but neither team had another scoring opportunity before halftime.

Head Coach Brian Wiese praised the performance of his defense, which limited Providence’s opportunities to score and avoided mistakes.

“I really think our back four, in general, was really good today.

[Peter] Schropp and [Brendan] McDonough have been really good all season and they're playing better and better.” Wiese said in an inter-

view with The Hoya. “Giannis [Nikopolidis] I think had one save. The things that we did deal with, we dealt with pretty well and handled their threats in the box. We didn't concede a lot of silly free kicks and we minimized some of their threats there,” Wiese said.

The Friars started the second half strong, which Wiese expected after a tightly contested first half.

“I thought the first five or ten minutes of the second half you knew you would have to endure a good push by them. It did take a little while for us to get a hold of the ball and play,” Wiese said.

Following a Providence giveaway in its own half, sophomore midfielder Jacob Montes played junior forward Achara through on net. However, Achara’s shot from 12 yards out went wide of the post.

The Hoyas continued to put pressure on the Friars’ defense and scored their second goal minutes later.

In the 59th minute, senior midfielder Ethan Lochner cut inside and played a ball across the field to Nealis. After getting the ball on the touchline, Nealis played a cross into the six-yard box and found junior forward Riley Strassner, who headed the ball on net. Providence’s keeper saved Strassner’s first effort, but he capitalized on the rebound and scored to give the Hoyas a 2-0 lead.

Lochner said that the Hoyas were pushing for more goals in the second half.

“The boys were just buzzing.

We were just hungry. We were up 1-0 at half and just said we want a bunch more,” Lochner said in an

interview with The Hoya.

As the second half progressed, the physicality intensified and multiple yellow cards were handed out. A Providence player was sent off after receiving a straight red card for a challenge on Zajec in the 69th minute.

After Providence went down to 10 men, Georgetown continued to push numbers forward, looking to secure its lead. Lochner dominated play in the late stages, scoring two goals in the 80th minute.

Lochner found space on the left side of the box and hit a shot low toward the near post, which was saved by Providence’s keeper. An alert Lochner pounced on the rebound and buried the chance to give the Hoyas a 3-0 lead.

Moments later, Lochner again found himself in on net at the top of the box following a through-ball from Montes. Lochner rounded Providence’s keeper and passed the ball into the open net, clinching a dominant 4-0 victory.

The Hoyas outshot the Friars 18-8, and freshman goalkeeper Giannis Nikopolidis earned his seventh shutout of the season.

Georgetown will host Marquette on Sunday at Shaw Field in the Big East championship. The Hoyas are looking to win their third Big East tournament in the past four years. The final will take place at 2 p.m. and will be televised on FS2.

Lochner is looking for the Hoyas to repeat as Big East champions.

“We’re defending champs and we want to go for it again,” Lochner said.

The Georgetown volleyball team split its Big East home matchups last week, sweeping DePaul but falling to Marquette in three sets.

On Friday, the Hoyas (1412, 7-7 Big East) faced the Blue Demons (5-20, 3-11 Big East), who narrowly defeated Georgetown on Sept. 29 in four sets.

With a Big East tournament bid on the line, Georgetown swept DePaul by in three sets, with scores of 25-16, 25-21 and 25-20.

The Hoyas and the Blue Demons were neck and neck in the early going, with both teams trading the first four points of the first set before Georgetown took the lead at 5-2.

DePaul fought back to level the scoring at 8-8 behind strong play from freshman outsider hitter Mattie Norris.

The Hoyas responded, starting an 8-4 run and forcing the Blue Demons to call a timeout at 16-12.

This stoppage of play did not halt Georgetown’s momentum, and the Blue and Gray closed out the set behind runs of 5-2 and 4-2 to win 25-16.

The Hoyas carried their momentum into the second set, carving out an early 5-2 lead.

The Blue Demons responded with a 5-2 run to knot the game at 7-7, forcing Georgetown to call a timeout.

DePaul extended its lead to 13-10, its largest of the match.

After regaining the lead, Georgetown never looked back, claiming the second frame 25-21.

The Hoyas continued their success early in the third set, pulling out to a 6-2 lead.

They remained comfortably ahead throughout the rest of the set, with the Blue Demons not coming within four points. Georgetown clinched the victory with a 25-20 win in the final set.

On Saturday, Georgetown could not replicate the previous day’s success against Marquette, dropping a 3-0 decision to the No. 19 Golden Eagles (22-5, 12-2 Big East) by scores of 25-14, 26-24 and 25-10.

The second frame proved the tightest of the match. The Golden Eagles dominated the start of the second set, seizing the first four points on their way to an 8-2 early lead.

Georgetown answered with a 4-1 run to shrink Marquette’s lead to 9-6, but the Golden Eagles pushed ahead and ex-

tended their lead to 16-11.

Georgetown then registered a 6-3 run to force a Marquette timeout at 19-17. The Hoyas battled the Golden Eagles to a tie score at 24-24 before dropping the final two points and falling 26-24.

Sophomore outside hitter Hope Werch and junior outside hitter Allie Barber led the Golden Eagle offense with 13 kills apiece, while junior setter Lauren Speckman registered a game-high 19 assists.

Georgetown’s defense was led by senior libero Kenzie Higareda, who recorded 15 digs.

The Hoya offense saw strong performances from sophomore setter Margo Pivonka, who added 18 assists, and senior outside hitter Alyssa Sinnette, who totaled 12 kills.

Sinnette was named to the Big East weekly honor roll for her play against DePaul and Marquette. She registered five kills per set over the weekend while hitting at a .355 clip from the outside. She tallied 18 kills at a .577 rate on her way to recording her 1,300th career kill against DePaul, moving into sixth place all-time for kills in program history.

Georgetown journeys to Omaha, Neb., on Nov. 9 for a pivotal matchup against Big East foe Creighton.

KIRK ZIESER FOR THE HOYA

Junior outside hitter Iva Vujosevic has 273 kills this season for the Hoyas. Defensively, Vujosevic has 201 digs. In Georgetown's sweep against DePaul, Vujosevic recorded 12 kills and four digs.

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Teams Dominate at Occoquan College Sports Need Mobile Regatta, Close Out Fall Season SPORTS BUSINESS

Ticket Apps to Draw Crowds Rohit Mahtani When it comes to college football, Georgetown fans do not have the same luxury as students from schools like Penn State or Ohio State -- the ability to tote around college football jerseys and proudly represent their universities’ successful programs.

Regardless, all universities share the same problem. They still have an old-fashioned, ineffective way of disbursing tickets to students for large sporting events.

While it seems that long lines, wasted days and missed classes are part of the fan’s game-day experience, it is simply embarrassing at this point that so many schools refuse to take the initiative to become more technologically advanced.

In other words, we need an app.

Student ticketing has simplified the process of claiming tickets to merely a few taps on one’s smartphone. In fact, Experience is an Atlanta-based technology firm that works with professional and college teams to transition to mobile ticket-

ing.

The company website harps on three primary benefits to users: attracting new fans, increasing ticket utilization and capturing data on every engagement. Athletic departments should be moving student ticketing to mobile platforms, as they would see a significantly higher claim rate and gain a better idea of the number of students attending their games.

Experience, which has been in business for just one season, has already signed 14 schools to use its mobile ticketing application.

Junior Gaspard, the President and CEO of Experience, claims that mobile ticketing puts the prospect of acquiring a ticket right in front of students. It allows them to purchase tickets at the place in which they spend the most time, thus reducing a significant portion of the effort traditionally associated with acquiring tickets.

With Experience’s method, ticket purchases still remain first-come, first-serve. The CEO himself said that, “for students, this is a solution that’s flexible and easy to use.”

First-time users will obviously have questions. But, nothing extinguishes doubt about a new project like positive feedback and prior success with other organizations. In this case, Experience snagged the business of the University of South Carolina, which transitioned

to mobile student ticketing this season. Their students go through the Gamecocks’ gameday mobile platform to access a portal at which tickets are sold.

Sure enough, over half the student body, more than 17,000 students, downloaded the app.

South Carolina’s senior associate director Lance Grantham stated, “it’s been an ongoing process as long as I’ve been here to make it as simple as possible for students to get their ticket and get into the game.”

Analyzing the actual idea of the startup from a business standpoint, mobile ticketing is an application that is patentable for a unique user-friendly experience. Professional teams and university athletic departments are always more likely to pursue services that enhance students’ game-day experiences, as fans are the number one priority. Mobile ticketing puts the fans first by reducing the effort that goes into the ticket purchasing process.

Throughout the transition, schools should have understood one very important lesson: students are completely reliant on their phones and will jump at the chance to gain access to game-day tickets at their fingertips.

ROHIT MAHTANI is a junior in

the McDonough School of Business. SPORTS BUSINESS appears every other week.

JAKE WEXELBLATT Hoya Staff Writer

Last weekend, the Georgetown men’s and women’s crew teams recorded strong showings at the Head of the Occoquan Regatta in Sandy Run, Va., at the final regatta of the fall season.

All four varsity eight boats for the men’s and women’s teams had successful weekends; the men’s varsity eights finished first with a time of 14:38.74, while the women’s varsity eights placed first with a time of 16:40.40. The Hoyas also earned second place in both the men’s and women’s varsity eights races.

Sophomore coxswain Schylar Jacobs led the victorious women’s varsity eight boat, which comprised sophomore Mia Tsudis, senior Emily Phelps, junior Mara Sylvia, senior Monica Firmani and freshmen Anatasia Sukharevsky, Helena Jensen, Erica Arnold and Hannah Weingartner.

The women’s eights faced a field of 15 teams, with the top competition coming from George Mason University, Robert Morris and the University of Pittsburgh. Each school finished more than one minute behind Georgetown’s top boat.

The top men’s varsity eight boat was composed of junior coxswain Hannah Elwell, senior Artym Hayda, junior Olivier Malle, senior Joe Cecil, senior Kiefer Mueller, junior Reid Noch, sophomore Jonathan Menendez, freshman Charles Koontz and junior Liam Lafferty.

The men’s varsity eights defeated a 22-boat field, which included Marietta College, the University of Delaware and Saint Joseph’s University.

Georgetown also earned vic-

tories in all of its races across the men’s and women’s teams in the varsity and lightweight fours.

The men’s varsity fours finished ahead of the pack with a time of 16:19.0, while the lightweight fours recorded the top time in their race, coming in at 17:26.95.

The women’s varsity fours defeated the field by more than 40 seconds, recording a time of 18:38.20.

The women’s lightweight fours relied on senior Karatina Stough’s experience and placed first with a time of 18:25.63.

Women’s rowing Head Coach Kendall Mulligan said the Hoyas depth allowed them to have success across multiple races in the regatta.

“Depth was important for us as we push toward our goals,” Mulligan said in an interview with The Hoya. “70 Georgetown women [took] on the Occoquan.”

Men’ lightweight varsity Head Coach Lee Rumpf noted that multiple members of the men’s team

had experience at the Head of the Occoquan and were prepared for the regatta.

“Our junior coxwains have done that course a couple times now,” Rumpf said in an in interview with The Hoya.

Many other boats produced strong results to end the Hoyas’ fall season last weekend. The men’s junior varsity eights won with a final time of 15:20.81, while the top women’s junior varsity eights placed first with a time of 17:43.84 Georgetown also recorded victories in the novice women’s fours, novice men’s eights, novice women’s eights, men’s junior varsity fours and women’s junior varsity fours over the weekend.

Men’s rowing Head Coach Luke Agnini said that the Hoyas will look to build off their fall performances. “[We want] to think about taking what [we’ve] developed over the fall and adding one or two layers on top of it,” Agnini said.

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Among the youngsters is 18-year-old English winger Jadon Sancho, who said he looks up to Reus as an idol. Sancho chose to leave Manchester City, the defending champion in his home country’s Premier League, to “express himself” abroad. By scoring five goals and eight assists for Dortmund this season, Sancho’s statement has been delivered emphatically.

Sancho’s speed and dribbling

skills make him extremely dangerous on the edge, opening attacking options for Dortmund’s other forwards and midfielders.

He is supported on the other wing by 20-year-old American sensation Christian Pulisic.

The native of Hershey, Pa., has added three goals in 10 appearances for Dortmund this season and continues to show why many believe he could become the best American soccer player of all time.

Dortmund manager Lucien Favre deserves credit for the suc-

cess of his team’s young players.

In his career, Favre has developed the likes of goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen, who later joined Spanish giant Barcelona, and midfielder Granit Xhaka, who later joined Arsenal, a club with a storied history in England’s Premier League.

Favre’s tempo-changing attacking style, combined with strong organization in the midfield and defense, has Dortmund playing as well as almost any team in Europe.

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will host Bayern in front of a surely electric crowd. The team has the chance to take control of the Bundesliga, since a win would put them on top of the table by a sizeable margin of seven points.

More significantly, Dortmund has the chance to show the world of soccer that it is no longer second to its consistently more decorated archrival.

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Junior guard Morgan Smith tallied a career-best 11 rebounds in Georgetown’s loss to Duquesne in the second round of the WNIT last year.

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quarter, the Hoyas extended their lead to 25 and outscored the Spiders 21-9. Richmond found consistency offensively in the second half, tallying 21 points in the third quarter and 16 in the final quarter.

Georgetown totaled 45 rebounds to Richmond’s 31, shot 46.4 percent from the field and 5-18 from threepoint range. The Hoyas started strong, shooting 52.6 percent from the field in the first quarter and 52.94 percent in the second quarter.

Howard noted the uncertainties that lie ahead at the beginning of a new season.

“Our seniors and upperclassmen really came to play today. I didn’t know how we would start, and the way we started was fantastic,” Howard said.

Howard also emphasized Georgetown’s all-around play and contributions on both ends of the floor.

“They shot the ball well, they distributed the ball and they played defense,” Howard said. “So overall I was proud of our effort tonight.”

Georgetown will take the floor Nov. 9 against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the home opener in McDonough Arena.

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Kovacikova added eight points off the bench. Like Kelava, Kovacikova played overseas before coming to Georgetown, competing on the Slovak women’s national team.

Before the season, Head Coach James Howard said that Kovacikova will provide the Hoyas with experience and scoring ability.

“We are excited about the addition of Nikola to the Hoya family. Her experience playing on the international level will bring a wealth of knowledge to the court and the program. She has the ability to score at the combo guard position,” Howard said in an interview with GUHoyas.

Georgetown’s guard depth was on display against Richmond, as Louisville transfer senior guard Brianna Jones added four points in eight minutes in her first game as a Hoya, while junior guard Morgan Smith posted 11 points, more than doubling her average point total from last season.

Georgetown started quickly in the first quarter, opening a 13-point lead. In the second

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The Georgetown women’s soccer team has 13 shut outs this season, which is the most in the nation.

The Hoyas will face the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils in the NCAA Tournament. character that’s hard to quantify.”

Schechtman was named the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight year and recorded two saves against Butler. The shutout win marked her ninth in the last 12 games and 13th on the season, which leads the nation. In nine home games, Schechtman has allowed two total goals.

Four Hoyas were named to the Big East All-Tournament Team: Livingstone, Farrell, Carusa and junior midfielder Carson Nizialek.

Nolan and his assistants, who were named the Big East Coaching Staff of the Year, round out the Hoyas’ Big East accolades. The win over Butler on Sunday also marked Nolan’s 200th win in his 15 years of coaching at Georgetown.

Following the win, the Hoyas jumped from fourth to second in the United Soccer Coaches’ weekly poll. Georgetown is one of two undefeated teams in the nation, alongside No. 1 Stanford University, the defending national champions.

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Georgetown has many options on the offensive end, according to Ewing.

“We have a lot of firepower on this team, a lot of guys who can score,” Ewing said in a postgame press conference.

Freshman forward Josh LeBlanc also put forth a strong contribution, chipping in 11 points and leading the team in rebounds with 11 in 23 minutes off the bench.

LeBlanc has the intangibles to be a strong contributor for

the Hoyas this season, Ewing said.

“That’s what he does, that’s one of the reasons why I recruited him, you know — energy, effort,” Ewing said.

“He’s going to be a menace.

He’s going to be on the glass and getting steals. He’s going to do all of the energy things, the things you don’t always see on the stat sheet.”

Mourning, who had seven rebounds in 28 minutes, said it felt good to return to the court after redshirting last season due to injury.

“It was kind of like my first game ever, too,” Mourning said. “I think it’s probably

the most minutes I’ve played and it just felt good being out there and getting the win.”

Halfway through the first half, Georgetown went on a 13-0 run to take hold of the game. Govan scored five straight points for the Hoyas to extend their lead to 16 with 2:27 remaining in the half.

The Hoyas’ new backcourt duo of McClung and Akinjo saw mixed results in their first taste of college basketball. While they each scored eight points, they also turned the ball over a combined seven times.

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The Hoyas earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, which guarantees home games in the 64-team tournament through the quarterfinals. Georgetown will appear in its seventh straight NCAA tournament.

Georgetown will face the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (16-1-2, 8-0 Northeast), who clinched an automatic bid into the tournament after winning the Northeast Conference Championship by a score of 2-1, Nov. 10 on Shaw Field at 12 p.m.

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rell started the scoring early, rifling a shot past the Butler goalkeeper from the right side of the 18-yard box in the third minute. Junior midfielder Grace Nguyen and graduate student forward Kyra Carusa earned assists on the goal.

On Oct. 27, Farrell was named the Big East offensive player of the year. She led the Hoyas and the Big East with 37 points and 17 goals this season, while also contributing three assists.

Additionally, she scored eight game-winning goals this season, which ranks second in the nation. Farrell was also named the Big East championship most outstanding offensive player.

As they did all season, the Hoyas leaned on their strong defense to hold the lead. Georgetown allowed four shots and three corner kicks in the contest.

Sophomore defender Kelly Ann Livingstone, who was named the Big East Championship Most Outstanding Defensive Player, and junior defender Meaghan Nally, who was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, led the backline.

Livingstone said that the Hoyas followed their game plan for the match.

“We knew what we had to do defensively, stay tight, stay focused, and we did that today,” Livingstone said in an interview with The Hoya.

Nolan praised the stoutness and character of Georgetown’s defense.

“Whatever comes our way, they always seem to have an answer for it. This group, they don’t give up goals,” Nolan said.

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Freshman guard James Akinjo recorded eight points and seven assists while playing 26 minutes in his college debut. Akinjo attended Salesian College Preparatory High School in Richmond, Calif., and was a four-star recruit.

light-reel slam dunk off a Hawks turnover at the start of the second half. But with 13 minutes remaining, the Hawks cut their deficit to 12.

The Hoyas responded, as Mourning hit a jumper and Pickett followed with a threepointer to put the game out of reach at 50-33.

Georgetown shot 44 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range while holding Maryland Eastern Shore to 35 percent shooting.

With the help of Mourning and LeBlanc in the frontcourt, the Hoyas out-rebounded the Hawks 40-33.

Maryland Eastern Shore established control inside during the contest, outscoring Georgetown in the paint 32-24.

Pickett said the Hoyas must perform better in the paint.

“We could have got inside a little more, but first game, a few people had a little jitters,” Pickett said in an interview with The Hoya.

The Hoyas committed 19 turnovers on offense, which Ewing chalked up to early-season inexperience.

“We still have a long way to go.

We’re still working, still grinding, still building our team dynamics,” Ewing said. “We’re still learning and learning each other.”

Rebounding will be a focus in practice this week, Mourning said.

“Rebounds is the most important thing. We lost seven games last year in the last minute because we failed to get a rebound,” Mourning said. “And, that’s something we need to change in order to be successful this year.”

Georgetown returns to action Saturday night as they host Central Connecticut State (1-0) at 6 p.m. Fans can watch the game live on Fox Sports 2 and listen locally on 980 FM.

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Junior guard Jagan Mosley recorded two assists and three rebounds in Georgetown’s win over UMES on Tuesday.

New-Look Hoyas Win Home Opener The Georgetown men’s basketball team came out victorious against Maryland Eastern Shore in its home opener Nov. 6, defeating the Hawks 68-53 in Capital One Arena.

The Hoyas (1-0) will look to win their early-season nonconference games by large margins, according to graduate student forward Trey Mourning, who started his first game as a Hoya on Tuesday. Mourning missed all of last season due to injury.

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ference play,” Mourning said in a postgame press conference.

Sporting three new starters against the Hawks (0-1), the Hoyas came into Capital One Arena for their first game in year two of Head Coach Patrick Ewing’s (CAS ’85) tenure on the Hilltop. Ewing started Mourning alongside senior center Jessie Govan and sophomore guard Jamorko Pickett, as well as freshman guards Mac McClung and James Akinjo.

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With less than two minutes remaining in the final of the Big East tournament on Sunday at Shaw Field, the No. 2 seeded Butler Bulldogs had a chance to even the score with the No. 1 seeded Georgetown women’s soccer team and send the match into overtime.

Butler’s goalkeeper sent a free kick from just in front of the halfway line, which soared into the hands of Georgetown’s senior goalkeeper Arielle Schechtman.

The undefeated Hoyas (17-03, 8-0-1 Big East) ran out the remaining clock to capture their third-straight Big East Championship by a score of 1-0. Georgetown is the first Big East team to three-peat since Notre Dame.

Head Coach Dave Nolan said that the Hoyas’ strong culture and dedication allowed them to continue their Big East dominance.

“It’s never an easy thing to do. It’s just testament to these kids and how hard they work,” Nolan said in an interview with The Hoya. “They’ve done a great job of creating a culture where success is expected, but also it doesn’t come cheaply.”

Sunday’s matchup between Georgetown and Butler (136-1, 6-2-1 Big East) was a rematch of last year’s Big East championship, which the Hoyas won 3-0.

Georgetown experienced success against Butler earlier this season, defeating the Bulldogs on Oct. 21 by a score of 2-0 and clinching the Big East regular season champi-

onship for the second year in a row.

Nolan said that Butler has competed well against Georgetown this season.

“[The Bulldogs] are a great team. You feel bad for them, because they’ve been coming up a little bit short against us,” Nolan said. “They make

us better. They motivate us to stay one step ahead.”

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After a wait of nearly eight months, the Georgetown women’s basketball team kicked off its 2018-19 campaign with a decisive 73-53 win on the road over Richmond on Nov. 6.

The Hoyas saw contributions from a number of players on their path to victory, including graduate student guard Dorothy Adomako, who returned to the Hoyas after a season-ending injury last year.

Senior guard Dionna White

and graduate student guard Mikayla Venson picked up where they left off last year, while a new group of transfers and freshmen added strong performances as well.

Prior to the season, White was named to the Big East Conference preseason team and earned a spot on the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List, which recognizes the best shooting guard in the nation. Venson averaged 13.2 points per game and led the Hoyas in shooting behind the arc last season, knocking down 51 three-pointers.

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added 11 points and shot over 50 percent from the field against the Spiders, leading the Hoyas in minutes played.

White had a strong all-around game, taking away multiple second-chance opportunities from Richmond by grabbing nine rebounds and involving her teammates by adding four assists.

Adomako was the Hoyas’ high scorer of the evening, tallying 14 points along with three rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks in her first game in over a year.

The 2014-15 Big East rookie of the year, who has averaged

14.1 points per game and 6.4 rebounds per game in her collegiate career, returned to the team this year as a graduate student.

Freshman guard Nikola Kovacikova and junior forward Anita Kelava made their Georgetown debuts.

Kelava, who previously played for Croatia’s U-20 national team and transferred from the University of Maine, posted eight points and nine rebounds in her first game as a Hoya. Kelava sat out last season as a result of NCAA transfer See RICHMOND, A11

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Senior guard Dionna White scored a career-high 33 points in Georgetown’s loss to Duquesne in the second round of the WNIT last season.

White recorded 11 points against Richmond and earned a spot on the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List this season.

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Dortmund Poised To Top German Soccer This Season For decades, German soccer team Borussia Dortmund has lived in the shadow of its more successful rival in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich is the unquestionable titan of German soccer, having won the Bundesliga, Germany’s top soccer league, 23 times since 1980 and in each of the last six seasons.

Dortmund has occasionally come close to challenging Bayern’s glory and dominance. Its most notable opportunity to upstage Bayern came in 2013 when the two teams met in the Champions League Final, a game that still holds the record for most television viewers for a Champions League match with 360 million.

However, thanks to a late goal from Dutch winger Arjen Robben, Bayern bested Dortmund 2-1 in the match.

After years of second place finishes, this season’s Dortmund team is finally playing better than its wealthier domestic counterpart.

Eleven league games into the season, Dortmund sits four points ahead of Bayern in the Bundesliga and holds

a plus-20 goal difference compared to Bayern’s plus-seven differential.

Additionally, Dortmund has had a strong start to its Champions League campaign, winning each of its first three games. Although Dortmund lost an away game to Atletico Madrid this week, it did not have much to play for since it is nearly guaranteed a spot in the knockout stage due to its strong performance in the first three games.

Dortmund’s overall success this season is a result of strong team cohesion as well as talented skill players who are in top form.

Forward Marco Reus has been the centerpiece of Dortmund’s attacking play, notching nine goals and seven assists in 15 appearances this season. Reus has also shown his versatility by contributing defensively, adding 1.2 tackles and 0.6 interceptions per game.

At 29, the team captain is not only performing at his best but is also supporting the development of Dortmund’s younger players.

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