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STREAK BROKEN

The volleyball team beat DePaul Sunday for its first Big East win this season.

COMMENTARY Recent ads in the Metro may be hateful, but they are still protected speech.

SECURITY A hall director has teamed up with DPS to promote crime prevention.

SPORTS, A10

OPINION, A3

NEWS, A5

DEBT The Class of 2011’s student debt was above the national average.

NEWS, A6

Leavey Eateries Violate Health Code Epicurean Owner

May Be Indicted

Ted Murphy

Hoya Staff Writer

Recent food safety and hygiene inspections conducted by the D.C. Department of Health revealed health code violations at five restaurants in Leavey Center and eight combined violations at Uncommon Grounds and Vital Vittles.

Cosi, Pizza Hut, Subway, KFC and Taco Bell were all inspected on Oct. 3 and were cited for a total of 12 violations. The DOH gave these locations five days to correct the violations.

Cosi, which is managed by Aramark Higher Education, had three critical violations, which included cold food items being held at improper temperatures, prepared food items with no date or content labels and an out-of-order hand-washing sink in the kitchen, none of which could be corrected on site. According to the DOH, a food establishment would typically need six or more critical violations to be closed immediately.

Cosi was cited for more violations than any of the other Leavey Center restaurants that were inspected on Oct. 3, but those violations were immediately See VIOLATIONS, A6

Owner faces criminal charges after allegedly threatening worker’s job Upasana Kaku Hoya Staff Writer

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Taco Bell, Subway and Pizza Hut are among the seven Leavey Center restaurants that were cited for violations.

English Requirement Reassessed Penny Hung

Hoya Staff Writer

The humanities and writing general education requirement could see changes next year if a proposal aimed at strengthening the role of writing in the curriculum is approved this December.

Professors from the General Education Committee have developed a preliminary proposal recommending the introduction of a first-year writing seminar capped at 15 students, a humanities and writing

requirement integrated into majors and the transformation of the second humanities and writing requirement into a broader arts and humanities distribution requirement.

The proposal will be presented to the Main Campus Executive Faculty Senate this Friday. According to English professor Randall Bass, the presentation will be an opportunity for the Faculty Senate to question and give feedback on the recommendations. If the committee addresses all concerns, the proposal will be put to

a vote in December.

Currently, the humanities and writing requirement for all four schools consists of two courses: Humanities and Writing I and II. However, students who earn a four or five on the College Board Advanced Placement English Literature or English Language exam or a six or seven on the International Baccalaureate English Higher Level exam have the option of skipping the first course, while students in the School

Corp Reports No Thefts After Security Upgrade Penny Hung

Hoya Staff Writer

Increased store security and employee vigilance have helped prevent theft from Students of Georgetown, Inc. retail locations since late January, according to Chief Operating Officer

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Security cameras at Hoya Snaxa and Vital Vittles have helped alleviate theft problems at Corp locations.

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GU OCCUPY PROTEST INTERRUPTS SCREENING OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

and Vice President Stephanie Wolfram (MSB ’13).

Last academic year, more than $6,000 in cigarettes was stolen from Vital Vittles over the course of five months in three separate thefts on Sept. 1, 2011, Dec. 6, 2011 and Jan. 23, 2012. In addition, $200 in cash was taken from the store’s office on Dec. 1, 2011.

“We have not had any issues [with theft] this year so far,” Wolfram said.

“There have not been any big thefts that we know of.”

Wolfram attributed the decrease to The Corp’s recently installed preemptive measures.

“Last year, we had some issues with theft. They were [committed by] students or people outside of the community,” Wolfram said. “So once that happened, we took a lot of security measures.”

The Corp installed 24-hour security cameras in Hoya Snaxa, Vital Vittles and their offices, hallways and storage rooms. Safe combinations and locks were also changed. “[Our combinations] probably hadn’t been changed in a while,” Wolfram said. “So we wanted to make sure that we fixed those.”

According to Katherine Bruce (NHS ’13), director of Hoya Snaxa, raising employee awareness has been among The Corp’s major initiatives to reduce thefts at its locations.

“One of the basic things has just been awareness of theft as an issue,” she said. “There have definitely been

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The owner of Epicurean and Co. could be facing criminal indictment for violating a court order that was issued during a civil lawsuit which began in 2010.

The owner, Chang Wook Chon, was issued a show cause order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colombia during a hearing last week. The order mandates that he appear at a status conference next month to determine a time and place for a trial on the criminal contempt charges.

The 2010 lawsuit was filed as a class action case by four employees of Epicurean and Co. who alleged that Chon had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to fully compensate them for overtime work.

Chon offered settlement payments to the four plaintiffs outside of court during a meeting at which no attorneys were present, according to court documents. However, a judge ruled in 2011 that there was not sufficient evidence that these settlements were fair and reasonable and that the case should continue in court.

According to Darin Dalmat, an attorney for the employees, his firm had by that time lost touch with the plaintiffs. But this May, one of the original plaintiffs contacted Dalmat to reopen the case. Dalmat said that the plaintiff had stopped communicating with attorneys because Chon said he would report the plaintiff to immigration authorities.

According to the plaintiff’s testimony last week, he received a notice

from the court in December of 2011 regarding a continuation of the case and informed Chon that he would need a day off to appear in court.

The plaintiff alleged that Chon told him that if he wanted to keep his job, he should ignore the notice.

At a hearing last week, the court determined that this violated a 2011 court order that prohibited Chon from discussing the case with the plaintiffs. The court referred the case to the U.S. Attorneys’ Office, which must decide whether it will prosecute the case by the end of the month.

According to Dalmat, criminal proceedings would effectively put the civil case on hold and could lead to a fine or prison sentence.

“An order to show cause regarding criminal contempt is a matter that must be addressed with the utmost seriousness and care,” Kimberly Jandrain, an attorney for Chon, wrote in an email. “Our client and we are approaching it that way.

Given that it is a criminal matter, we cannot comment on the merits, other than to say that we look forward to the matter being heard on the merits.”

The show cause order comes a day after a judge approved two settlements in another lawsuit against Chon, which was filed this summer by three former employees of Epicurean and Co. also alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The defendant filed an agreement known as an offer of judgment with regard to two of the plaintiffs, which means judgment was entered in their favor.

As a result of the judgment, the plaintiffs will receive a total of $18,250 in damages and attorney’s fees. The third plaintiff agreed to drop her case and release the defendant from liability for a settlement of $200.

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OPINION

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THE VERDICT Founded January 14, 1920

EDITORIALS

Part Time Pays Off Many students fantasize about prolonging their years spent on the Hilltop, but the reality of some undergraduates’ finances and futures can make studying part time as a senior a more practical option. The university could do more to make part-time accommodations easily accessible to these upperclassmen.

There are two main motivations for taking fewer than 12 credits in a semester: monetary savings and pursuit of professional opportunities in the city. Whether it requires racking up debt before graduation or paying Georgetown’s hefty tuition upfront, a full-time situation for four years takes a toll on many families. Some students may opt for a part-time alternative to shorten their time at college; others might use it to stretch the process out. In any case, when so much money is on the line, students deserve to have a full array of options on the table.

A more flexible part-time policy would also allow for complementary out-of-classroom experiences. Transitioning to a job during senior year, for instance, would be made easier with a part-time class schedule, and juniors would have the opportunity to work at off-campus jobs that are too demanding to balance with a full class schedule. Studying part time may not be the ideal Georgetown experience, but

neither is graduating early or taking time off from school, which some students elect to do in the absence of a part-time option. The District has an incredible range of educational opportunities, and students should have the ability to take advantage of these resources in the same way that students who study abroad can.

Given the possibilities that a more comprehensive part-time program would entail, Georgetown’s current policies fall short. Only seniors are allowed to take fewer than 12 credits, and they can only be part time for a single semester. There are clear reasons why the dean’s office would be wary of part-time students. There are financial concerns: Students who live in university housing and use club resources must pay full tuition. There are also curricular concerns to be addressed: There is value in students’ immersion in their studies without distractions from the other activities that a part-time schedule might encourage.

Despite these reservations, the university should consider making part-time course loads a more feasible option. The option may not be heavily utilized, but the ability to choose a part-time experience could contribute to a learning environment that serves each student’s needs and interests.

Gen Ed Adds Missing Link As Georgetown reexamines its general education requirements for English, the proposal under consideration entails an obligatory first-year writing seminar and a broader array of options for fulfilling the Humanities and Writing II requirement. We support these initiatives, which will place greater emphasis on developing writing skills for all students.

Of course, caution should be exercised when reevaluating the core curriculum, and the university must preserve its commitment to liberal arts education without overwhelming students with compulsory classes.

Fortunately, it seems that the principles behind the English department’s proposal are sound. Writing techniques shouldn’t be an afterthought, and we’re happy that the department is focused on making the craft itself a priority.

The current proposal could do more, however, to improve the situation. Students who receive a five on an Advanced Placement exam in English will still be excused a portion of the requirement. AP credit is typically a suitable substitute for general education requirements, but writing ought to be an exception to this rule. The university’s policy should reflect an understanding that any freshman, regardless of skill and experience, has room for growth in writing that deserves specific attention.

The general education requirements at Georgetown, although at times cumbersome, are a reminder of our university’s commitment to educating the whole person. Writing is a useful skill for almost any course or job, and we’re pleased that the university and the English department are pushing it to the forefront of our academic focus.

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Hardball on the Hilltop — Television host and author Chris Matthews will speak at Lohrfink Auditorium at 6:30 pm Thursday.

Winging It — Wingo’s will offer 20 percent off orders paid with GOCard through Sunday, Oct. 28.

Spare Change — The District tops the list of most affordable cities, according to a study conducted by the Center for Housing Policy and the Center for Neighborhood Technology.

Hannah Miller (COL ’14) on comparing Romney to George W. Bush: “The Obama campaign compares Romney with Bush not only to inject doubt into the voter’s mind about the Republican candidate’s foreign relations ability but also to distract Americans from the fact that Obama himself has not been very successful in the Middle East … Ask Obama why the economy is in the toilet, and you’ll hear that that is Bush’s fault, too. He put two costly wars on a credit card. On top of that, he cut taxes on the wealthy.”

Sam Dulik (SFS ’13) on neck-and-neck gubernatorial races: “It is said that the states are 50 political laboratories, and some of the most important policymaking in the country occurs at the state level.

But with the attention of the media and the public fixed on the presidential contest and the battle for control of Capitol Hill, the 11 gubernatorial races taking place on Nov. 6 have been largely overlooked.

That’s just wrong — these races have the potential to significantly alter politics and policy for the coming years.”

For more on the election from Miller and Dulik, and for campaign commentary from Scott Stirrett (SFS ’13) and Daniel Pierro (COL ’15), check out thehoya.com.

Reader responses to Kieran Raval’s viewpoint ‘God’s Plan on Sexuality’ Julia Maddera (COL ’13) “Appeals to natural law and normative language cast LGBT individuals like me as inferior, living outside the bounds of what is ‘normal,’ which is synonymous with ‘good.’ For some, this is all it takes to justify actions of hatred and discrimination against me, no matter what the Church urges. You can dress it up in philosophy all you like, but the sense of superiority and judgment seeps through.”

Kaley Beins (COL ’14) “Although homosexual couples cannot conceive a child through sex, this should not prevent them from being together. If gay couples are ‘disqualified’ because of their inability to procreate, so too should barren individuals and women with ovarian cancer be considered ‘unnatural’ in relationships.”

For the full responses from Maddera and Beins, visit thehoya.com.

1789 PROBLEMS by Arturo Altamirano

The Credit They Deserve Internships are not just a tool for building resumes; they can give students the chance to gain significant, real-world experience that can’t be duplicated in the classroom. Since internships are often unpaid positions, the university should make it a point to facilitate academic compensation in the form of course credit.

Georgetown’s policy on granting course credit to interns, however, does not reflect the value of this kind of work. Not all internships are created equal, but that doesn’t mean that they should be dismissed indiscriminately.

Under the current policy, students who have their internship approved can enroll in a onecredit course, the College Internship Experience.

Georgetown College students can receive three credits for internships in government or media if they take a complementary course. Within this constraint, only students who are government majors are allowed to enroll in the four-credit government course, the Public Affairs Seminar Internship.

There are rewarding opportunities in the District to intern at a variety of locations, and a one-credit course hardly reflects the commitment and content many of these positions entail.

Georgetown seriously undervalues the range of experiences available off campus. In comparison, biology students who perform research with professors can be granted up to six credits for their work through the Research Intensive Senior Experience program — and, unlike interns, they are not required to take an accompanying class on top of the work they are already doing. The university understandably wants to promote activities on campus, but denying interns credit for their work is not the right way to go about that.

In order to vet an internship and determine whether it is substantive and worthwhile, students should simply be required to submit a proposal for approval. Georgetown also ought to give course credit that accurately reflects both the time students spend at their internships and the experience they derive from them.

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OPINION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012

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LETTERS OF THE LAW

AGGIORNAMENTO

Church Community No Suppression of Stupidity Goes Unappreciated A I

magine asking three of your peers community at Mass is a fundamental — people in their late teens or part of the human experience with the early 20s — about their religious divine. Moreover, a community and affiliations. On average, according to organization that offers an internally a recent survey from The Pew Forum coherent moral system provides a beton Religion & Public Life, one of these ter path to a well-lived, ethical life than three people will say that he doesn’t individual conceptions of what is good.

While at college — and especially at affiliate with any one organization or Georgetown — students often spend faith in particular.

Perhaps the average Georgetown their weeks bouncing from class to restudent would not be surprised by this hearsal, dinner, networking events and information. After all, it’s our friends, study sessions without really engaging classmates, brothers and sisters who in communal activities. Mass is one of answer surveys like the one above. those few times when individuals actBut in the long run, this lack of reli- ing individually become part of a comgiosity among young people is rather munity. Regardless of where you come from, what your poliremarkable.

The tics are or what sociocurrent decline in economic class you religious affiliation, fall in, Mass is a unitboth among young ing force for prayer people and in the and adoration that population in genknows none of these eral, is faster paced boundaries. When and more acute than so many believe that any similar decline organized religion is in recorded history. too controversial or Nearly 20 percent Alex Honjiyo & Pat Gavin too divisive, we see of Americans identhe Church and Mass tify as “unaffiliated,” which marks a 4 per- The disaffiliation and disen- as means of unity and inclusion. cent increase from chantment with organized The Church also 2007. offers a coherent This great burst religion is a great tragedy. framework for living of disaffiliation calls a good human life. for an explanation, and many attribute the trend to grow- Church teachers throughout history ing disbelief. Formal lack of belief has have striven to interpret scripture and certainly gained larger measures of revelation in a way that converts the social acceptance recently, as the New Bible’s often contradictory instrucAtheists — intellectuals like Richard tions into a livable set of guidelines.

Dawkins and the late Christopher The Church also offers a group of dediHitchens — have promoted their brand cated priests to apply the Church’s teachings to life-as-lived in their homiof disbelief in best-selling books.

But formal atheism or agnosticism lies at Mass. Humans benefit from this doesn’t seem to be the primary causes kind of guidance; drawing from a conof declining affiliation. People still have sistent, well-formed and long-standing faith: Even among this group of unaf- moral tradition is, in our view, subfiliated Americans, over 60 percent stantively better than any alternative.

Luckily, the Church need not express belief in God. One in three recounts a religious or mystical experi- change course too drastically in reence — a first-person encounter with sponse to rising disaffiliation in the divine. Rather, dissatisfaction with America — if she needs to change at organized religion seems to explain all. As long as the Church remains a this pattern. Although many unaffiliat- medium through which human beed individuals believe in God and may ings can commune with each other often subscribe to some religious ideas and with God and gives us a way to such as heaven, they see participation approach life’s challenges and mysin a religious community to be an un- teries in a way that leads to happier and more flourishing lives in God, necessary part of their spiritual life.

We believe this disaffiliation and dis- she will survive. enchantment with organized religion to be a great tragedy. In our view, com- Alex Honjiyo and Pat Gavin are seniors munity, an idea at the very core of the in the School of Foreign Service and Catholic mission, is a necessary and the College, respectively. AGGIORNAenriching aspect of any spirituality. The MENTO appears every other Tuesday.

slew of advertisements that are being displayed in Metro stations have caused much public turmoil. Sponsored by the pro-Israel American Freedom Defense Initiative, the ads read: “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.”

Are these ads disturbing? Yes. Are they absurd? Yes. Are they protected speech? Absolutely.

After successfully suing to place the advertisements in New York City subway stations, the AFDI bought advertising space in the District. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, however, officially “deferred” the ads, pleading sensitivity to “the timing of the placement out of concern for public safety.” The AFDI took the case to court, and District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer ruled in the group’s favor, demanding that the ads be displayed immediately. Judge Collyer’s decision may be unpopular, but it is undoubtedly proper. Our Constitution commands freedom of speech even for the speech we hate.

Moreover, while the speech in question may be stupid, it pertains to a hotly contested issue in American society today: the IsraeliPalestinian conflict and the United States’ support of Israel. Indeed, Metro allowed pro-Palestinian, antiIsraeli ads to run only 10 months ago. By censoring the AFDI’s posters, Metro is effectively promoting one side of the debate while silencing the other. A government-run, government-funded agency like Metro cannot be permitted to tip the scale of public opinion by muffling dissent.

Opponents of the advertisements point to their nasty phrasing, labeling their content “hate speech.” There is no doubt that the AFDI’s posters are offensive and ridiculous, but hatefulness and stupidity have never been cause for censorship in the United States.

The public sphere is a place for expression of all ideas, good and bad.

The First Amendment leaves it up to us to decide which ideas to ac-

cept and reject.

As the U.S. Supreme Court recognized in Texas v. Johnson, a flagburner’s rights must be protected because the “bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment … is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”

Furthermore, in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, the Court prevented a city from forbidding hateful speech against particular groups, noting that “the point of the First Amend-

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Hatefulness and stupidity have never been cause for censorship in America. ment is that majority preferences must be expressed in some fashion other than silencing speech on the basis of its content.”

Yet silencing speech on the basis of content is precisely what Metro was attempting to do, and its defense of its censorship simply did not pass constitutional muster.

Metro claimed that displaying the ads could provoke a retributive act of violence, although this fear was purely speculative. The Supreme Court rejected this rationale in Cohen v. California, famously calling it a “self-defeating proposition” that, to avoid violent reaction “by a hypothetical coterie of the violent and lawless, the States may more appropriately effectuate that censorship themselves.” Metro might

have a stronger claim if the advertisements urged violence against Muslims, but they do no such thing; they merely endorse Israel over the vague forces of “jihad.” A democracy cannot function on the assumption that hurt feelings will lead to mass bloodshed.

Finally, in this case as in Cohen, the speech in question may seem “trifling and annoying,” but its protection remains fundamental to maintaining our First Amendment rights. Once we permit government agencies like Metro to censor ads they deem degrading, it is not hard to imagine the consequences. Occupy Wall Street ads labeling Wall Street CEOs as evil and greedy could be censored. So could Tea Party ads calling poor people lazy. Virtually any political ad could conceivably be censored as long as it spoke out offensively against the opposite party. The censors here want to avoid insulting Muslims, but surely the suppression will not end there. Americans are a diverse people with a broad range of beliefs; once the government is permitted to disfavor certain viewpoints by suppressing speech, the journey to widespread censorship will be short and swift.

Hate speech is not a new phenomenon in America. The Court has wrangled with the issue time and time again, most recently in Snyder v. Phelps. That case — which dealt with insults against Marines too odious to be printed here — pushed our notions of freedom and tolerance to their limits.

In his ruling, Chief Justice Roberts reminded us that although speech can “inflict great pain,” we must not “react to that pain by punishing the speaker.” As much pain as the AFDI’s posters may cause to rational, tolerant people, Judge Collyer was absolutely correct in allowing the ads to run. It is only by protecting the speech of those whom we like least that we preserve the liberties we cherish most.

Mark Joseph Stern is a senior in the College. LETTERS OF THE LAW appears every other Tuesday.

SCRIBBLES OF A MADMAN by Ben Mazzara

VIEWPOINT • Chess & Sax

Campus Innovation Finds New Ally in SIPS U niversities like Georgetown serve as gathering places for amazing collections of active and open minds. The world owes a great deal to these fervent and energizing environments. Few go a day in 2012 without taking advantage of something conceived of and developed in a dorm room at Stanford or Harvard (Think Facebook). We owe developments in medical research and science to places like Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But where is Georgetown on that list?

This university is unlikely to be the birthplace of the next great piece of hardware or a revolutionary social network, but Georgetown is still a place for innovation. In fact, we not only have the potential to be innovators but also are also uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of a category of our own: social innovation.

Society tends to emphasize the value of one field of thinking at a time.

For much of the 20th century, the best and the brightest in this country were thinking about economics.

With the birth of the Internet, the focus shifted to technology. Today, we see a future where the best minds this country has to offer will be engaged in forming innovative solutions to social problems and doing good in the world. To think like a social innovator means to think about ways to better be men and women for others — an area where Georgetown students are poised to shine.

There are a few steps between where we are now and where we could be. We need to think of where we can apply ourselves creatively in the disciplines in which we already excel. Picture government majors doing hard-hitting research on education or welfare policy here in the District. Internationally minded students can use their talents to think of effective solutions for the hands-on implementation of development policies. Students in the School

of Nursing and Health Studies ought to be on the front lines of health projects around the globe, while business students need to take advantage of opportunities to extend what they learn in the classroom in new and creative ways using their liberal arts backgrounds to focus on ethics and practice. Georgetown is uniquely positioned to offer this sort of social innovation — but only if the resources are available and the right culture exists.

This is where the Social Innovation and Public Service Fund enters the conversation. Two years ago, a group of students asked, “How can Georgetown better put into practice its Jesuit value of men and women for others?” Today, the SIPS Fund is a $1.5 million studentrun endowment and community eager to be part of the answer to that question. By putting our resources behind social innovation, we have taken the first step toward making it a hallmark of the Georgetown experience.

This semester marks the beginning of SIPS’s journey. As the executive committee, it is our responsibility to take the resources we have and directly invest in Georgetown students and our ideas. SIPS’ goal is twofold.

First, we aim to use our resources to lower the barriers to doing good in the world. Students with great ideas can come to us for grants or loans to kick-start or amplify their social impact. Second, we imagine a community of students, alumni and faculty all working together out of support for Georgetown’s central mission of forming men and women for others. SIPS will also be a central pool of human resources. That’s a look at our job. The rest is up to the passion and talents of Georgetown, and we’d take that bet any day.

ETHAN CHESS is a junior in the College.

He is director of communications of SIPS. TYLER SAX is a senior in the College. He is managing director of SIPS.

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GERMS Thrives 30 Years Later

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eginning when Survival Technological Company donated a single golf cart to the Department of Emergency Medicine to use as an EMS vehicle, Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service has grown exponentially.

With over 100 active members, two ambulances and a mass-casualty response unit, GERMS operates 24/7 essentially all year, giving Georgetown students and residents free, confidential treatment and transport to surrounding hospitals.

While running about 1,000 calls per year, GERMS coordinates its own EMT class, provides ongoing education and training for its members and is about to establish a CPR training center. Needless to say, GERMS is a well-oiled, student-run machine.

This weekend, past and present members, administrators and supporters of GERMS will come together to celebrate 30 years of providing the Georgetown campus and surrounding community with emergency medical care. While GERMS is one of many organizations that embodies the Jesuit value of being men and women for others, it also serves as an example of how this motto shapes our campus and its students.

GERMS has long depended on the commitment and hard work of devoted members, dating back to its official founding by a group of students led by Robert Doherty (COL ’83, MED ’87) in 1982. From that point on, all logistics and operations

have relied on student initiative supplemented by counsel from its medical director and faculty adviser.

From the most basic operations, like partnering with the Department of Public Safety for dispatching services, to working with the university to acquire new ambulances when needed, students have continually pushed GERMS forward to keep up with — and often exceed — contemporary standards and practices of professional EMS organizations.

GERMS epitomizes how this core principle of men and women for others sparks the desire of Georgetown students to push themselves to their highest potentials. Much of the Georgetown community only interacts with members of GERMS in the case of an emergency. It doesn’t necessarily see that, when not running calls, GERMS is an organization that fosters education, personal growth and community. About half of our membership is pre med, and GERMS provides a hands-on glimpse into medicine.

While GERMS provides a handson glimpse into medicine for about half of the membership that is premed, the organization also offers countless leadership opportunities in a variety of areas.Whether leading emergency calls, designing the website, managing the office or giving advice to younger members, those in GERMS have the chance to be a part of an empowering community united in its commitment

to serve others. Bound by the love of helping others and the inevitable rapport established after running countless back-to-back calls late into the night, members come to depend on one another’s support, as well as finding role models in the people whom they also consider their closest friends. In trying to ensure that the organization gives Georgetown the best emergency care possible, students become more confident and self assured. This supportive yet challenging structure is one of the main reasons GERMS has continued to thrive 30 years after its founding.

It is an honor to have worked with so many selfless individuals, many of whom ride over 40 hours a week and hold administrative positions in the organization on top of a full class schedule. We are in the practice of saving lives, and there is no greater reward than that. Even on calls that are less serious — even especially ones in which the patient opts not to go to the hospital — we leave knowing that we have at least dissuaded his or her fears during a sometimes overwhelming experience. Being part of such a strong tradition of student leadership, community and service has forever changed me, just as those who have come before us have changed GERMS in modeling men and women for others.

KATE MCCLELLAN is a junior in the College. She is director of public relations for GERMS.

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Living Learning Communities Foster Connections EITAN SAYAG

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Georgetown’s expanded Living Learning Communities, which now encompass ten living spaces in both dorms and townhouses, bring students with common interests together under one roof.

The LLCs include Bayit — the Jewish interest living area — Culture and Performance, Explore D.C., the French Floor, Global Living, The Greenhouse, Justice and Diversity in Action, Living Well, Magis Row and Muslim Interest.

“Living Learning Communities empower students to integrate academic achievement with co-curricular programs in a collaborative environment allowing students to connect their learning,” Associate Director of Residence Life Katie Heather wrote in an email. “Although each LLC is different, the goals are the same.”

These goals, according to Heather, include enhancing the overall educational experience of participants, establishing a sense of community and encouraging members to maintain the university’s traditions and mission.

Building a Home This semester, students founded two new LLCs: Bayit and The Greenhouse.

“I thought it was time that Georgetown [developed] a space where stu-

dents can … live sustainably,” Megan Griffin (COL ’14) wrote in an email about her idea for establishing The Greenhouse, an LLC devoted to the environment and sustainability. “A lot of other universities have had that for a long time. But then my idea expanded to include programming, outreach [and] trips, and I realized this community could help to influence Georgetown as a whole … and I think this approach will make The Greenhouse much more dynamic and inclusive.”

While most LLCs are the product of student efforts, others were created under different circumstances.

In 2010, the French Floor was established by late French professor Dorothy Betz’s husband, professor emeritus of English Paul Betz. Dorothy Betz had advocated for a Francophone floor during her time at the university.

“The French LLC is fairly new,” French Floor Residential Assistant Jessica Rempe (COL ’15) said. “It was basically designed to give students a place to practice speaking their French and to help prepare them for study abroad or returners who want to keep speaking French when they get back from their study abroad.”

Heather said that Residence Life hopes to add more LLCs as long as students and faculty remain interested.

“The long-term vision is to associate an academic class with a Living Learning Community,” Heather wrote. “This

would add to the richness of the community and allow students and faculty to integrate the experience inside and outside of the classroom.”

The Muslim Interest Living Community is currently one of only two reliigous-based LLCs; however, approximately one-third of its residents are non-Muslims, according to student coordinator Shifa Kanjwal (SFS ’13).

“The Muslim Interest Living Community was actually created as a living space primarily for Muslim students, but also [for] non-Muslim students who share similar interests in community building, campus activism and service,” Kanjwal said. “It seeks to create a strong and supportive alternative living environment for students who want to focus on things like prayer and service.”

Cultivating Community Although four LLCs this year are grade-level specific — Explore D.C., the French Floor, Magis Row and Muslim Interest — the four others are open to all students. However, of the four LLCs that allow students from all years to apply, only three — Justice and Diversity in Action, Culture and Performance and Global Living — have freshmen through seniors living together in one location.

Eric Nevalsky (SFS ’16), one of six freshmen living on the JDA floor, said the community has helped define his

first year at Georgetown.

“I think it’s been good to be on a floor that’s all four years because then you aren’t sucked into the craziness of freshman year,” Nevalsky said. “I think the community is very welcoming. There are people … who have been there four years, so a lot of them came in as freshmen, [and] know what it’s like.”

Lisa Frank (COL ’13) has lived in JDA since freshman year and said that she appreciates living in an LLC that includes people from all years and provides opportunities to interact with other students.

“I like being a leader, to help people just coming to Georgetown [figure] out what they want to get involved with.

The energy of having new people on the floor every year is fantastic,” Frank said. “JDA allows you to walk into any community on campus and say, ‘Hey I know this person.’”

Like JDA, the Culture and Performance LLC also includes students from every grade. This year, there are 11 freshmen on the floor.

“So far, I really love it. I am so glad that I am living here my freshman year,” JDA resident Ericka Mabrie (COL ’16) said. “I still have lots of opportunities to meet freshmen and hang out with freshmen, but here, I feel so welcomed by the older people on the floor. There were all just really friendly, and no one made me feel like, ‘Oh, I’m

a freshman so I’m not a part of anything.’”

Students who have lived in LLCs said that the close-knit communities allow residents to build unique relationships.

“I think it’s really a great way to connect with like-minded people on campus [whom] you wouldn’t have gotten the opportunity to meet before, to engage in things like activism and interfaith dialogue and really live in a supportive environment that makes you feel comfortable to hone these as parts of your identity as a student on Georgetown’s campus,” Kanjwal said.

Heather reiterated this objective.

“Living Learning Communities offer residential students the opportunity to live with people who share their interests and passions,” Heather wrote.

“Members of Living Learning Communities report that they feel a strong sense of community and have access to programs, events and faculty they would not have otherwise. LLCs enable students to apply and synthesize classroom learning with everyday personal experience and encounters.”

Looking back at her four years as a member of JDA, Frank said the LLC has defined her time at college.

“JDA has been the most important aspect of my experience at Georgetown so far because of the people you meet, the places you can go with it and the way JDA challenges you to do more.”

Campus Satire Magazine Returns in Online Format CARLY CIANCI

Special to The Hoya

The Georgetown Heckler, Georgetown’s online humor magazine of record since 2003, has undergone a revival under new management this year.

“I put it on my resume that I ‘resuscitated a defunct news magazine’,” newly appointed Editor-inChief Henry Thaler (COL ’14) said.

After taking over for former Editor-in-Chief Dan Thoennessen (COL ’12), Thaler transformed the Heckler from a seldom-updated site to one that regularly posts satirical Georgetown-related news articles with headlines ranging from “WiFi Cuts Out in ICC, Lord of the Flies

Reenacted” to “Gluten-Free Freezer Actually Portal to Narnia.”

The Heckler has long considered itself the university’s gadfly.

“The definition of satire is to take a viewpoint and adopt it to specifically point out how untenable it is,” writer Joe Laposata (COL ’16) said.

According to former Editor-inChief Jack Stuef (COL ’10), past Heckler antics have gotten the magazine in trouble with the university.

“We made a fake Twitter account for [University President] John J. DeGioia, but the university had Twitter shut it down,” he said.

University administrators have also complained about using Georgetown’s name in the Heckler articles, Stuef said.

“You could always get the sense that the university didn’t like the Heckler and tried to marginalize it whenever they could,” he said. “The print issues always seemed to disappear.”

Now, with a staff of two consistent writers, Sam Kane (SFS ’14) and Laposata, Thaler is trying to rejuvenate the magazine’s online presence.

“We’ve changed it from being an online magazine where you put up an ‘issue’ every couple of months to updating it regularly as articles come up,” Thaler said.

Though reenergized, the magazine’s organization is mostly informal.

“It’s not a [SAC-approved] club.

There’s no budget. I haven’t held

a meeting, and I’ve met a couple of the writers but not all of them,” Thaler said. “I’m an editor, but it’s minimal responsibility.”

Still, Thaler, Laposata and Kane are discussing ways to increase the Heckler’s writing staff and expand its readership.

“We are going to think about expansion … when my midterms are over,” he said.

Laposata has taken it upon himself to generate weekly article ideas but ultimately creates his own work schedule. Each Monday, he composes a list of 10 articles he aims to write that week. All articles are edited by Thaler.

Because some topics can be considered offensive, Thaler, Laposata

and Kane have adopted aliases to preserve their identities.

“Sometimes you’re making fun of a specific club, and if it was actually going to be written under my name I would be a little concerned … so writing under a pseudonym is not really a problem,” Kane said.

Laposata, who has posted 17 articles since the start of the semester, said he is not afraid of negative responses to his writing.

“I have not gotten to that [controversy] yet. It may come up, but I’m going to try to not be afraid about that,” he said. “I’m going to try to post what I can post with little fear of recrimination simply because this is free speech, and it is comedy.”

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Vigilance Abates Corp Theft Hall Director Partners CORP, from A1 measures taken to mitigate that. … Both technical measures, like the cameras, as well as just educating employees.”

In addition, Corp management modified daily employee tasks to ensure extra security.

“We went above and beyond to make sure that all of our locations are secure at all times,” Wolfram said. “Our employees have been doing a really good job of keeping up with the new measures that we’ve put in place to keep security tighter.”

According to Wolfram, one such modification is that Corp employees count money in cash registers more frequently than in the past.

“It’s just so we can keep track and know that there are not thefts occurring,” Wolfram said. “But in gen-

eral, our employees have just been keeping vigilant. If they see a suspicious person lurking around our back hallways that isn’t with FedEx or fa-

“If [employees] see a suspicious person lurking around our back hallways ... they let us know right away.”

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cilities and really shouldn’t be there, they’ll let us know right away.”

In addition, The Corp has been working with the Department of Public Safety to prevent thefts.

“We have a really good relationship with DPS now because they helped us out a lot last year with our theft problem,” Wolfram said. “So they will alert us if we need to look out for a suspicious person or if there has been a theft in another part of campus so we can know to be extra vigilant.”

Wolfram also stressed that despite extra emphasis on security, employee safety is The Corp’s foremost priority.

“We always tell our employees to never put themselves in harm’s way,” Wolfram said.

“Our employees are instructed to call me or DPS in case of an incident.”

Wolfram added that strong communication about the importance of safety from The Corp’s upper management has contributed to the security of the storefronts.

Alum’s App Gets 14,000 Buys Caitlin Casey

Special to The Hoya

With over 14,000 downloads in less than a year, Georgetown alumnus Ethan Diamond’s (COL ’09) iPhone app, MyFaceWhen, has exceeded his expectations.

Inspired by his time as a computer science major at Georgetown, Diamond and business partner Rodney Curl co-created the app, which allows users to create and share animated images in a graphics interchange format through iMessage, email and Twitter.

The app, which costs $0.99, was launched last May. Users can record a video, convert it into a high-resolution GIF and use it in iMessage in a manner similar to an emoticon.

The app lets users browse and import hundreds of GIFs from reddit.com to share with friends and family.

Diamond said that MyFaceWhen enhances the social media network because it allows users to communicate and express themselves in innovative ways.

“Why write ‘Oops’ when you can post a picture of Will Arnett’s ‘I’ve made a huge mistake’ face from ‘Arrested Development?’” Diamond said.

Diamond became interested in computer science while completing his undergraduate degree at Georgetown and began working at startup technology companies after graduating.

“There’s no way I’d be here doing this if I hadn’t taken that computer science class sophomore year. I’m the type of person who loves logic problems and riddles,” Diamond said. “I took it to fulfill one of my math requirements, but by the time I graduated, I knew it’s what

I wanted to do.”

According to Diamond, inspiration for the app was a collaborative effort.

“Rodney sent me various animated GIFs throughout the day,” he said. “We combined his habit of working them into the texting conversation with my idea of using the iPhone to create them.”

Diamond said developing the app was a relaxed process, but busy work schedules made it difficult.

Diamond said he hopes to improve the app by making a website, like Facebook and Tumblr, where people publicly can share and view each other’s GIFs. “It’s been a crazy ride, but it’s a great project to work on,” Diamond said. “There are so many different roads we can take. We have a long ways to go, but MyFaceWhen will only get better.”

With DPS to Cut Crime Lily Westergaard Hoya Staff Writer

In response to the high theft rate at Georgetown in recent years, Lamar Dawson, the hall director for McCarthy, has launched an initiative to increase student awareness about on-campus safety measures.

Working in partnership with the Department of Public Safety, Dawson has implemented a variety of programs geared toward educating students about on-campus crime, safety precautions and resources provided by the university to combat crime.

In addition to raising awareness, Dawson envisions the program as a way of fostering a sense of community in the Southwest Quad.

“The mission is to foster inclusive and vibrant communities,” Dawson said. “You can’t have a vibrant community if it’s not safe.”

Citing the examples of SafeRides and a DPS service that allows students to engrave and register laptops and other valuables, Dawson said that Georgetown offers an array of safety resources of which many students are unaware.

“The biggest thing is that there are so many campus resources already that they can use to make sure they are being safe,” he said. “A lot of people don’t realize that service is even here.”

As part of the initiative, Dawson organized an event Oct. 16 and 17 in which students could meet Adrian Black, the DPS Liaison to Southwest Quad, and ask him a question in exchange for a cupcake. Dawson said the purpose of the event was to break down barriers between DPS officers and students.

Brian Monahan (COL ’15), a Resident Assistant in McCarthy Hall, attended the program.

“I thought it was a great way for the residents to interact with DPS in a different way than most people are used to,” he said. “DPS has a negative connotation among students, and having an officer there interacting with students and fielding their questions and addressing their concerns was great for both DPS and the residents.”

Black is one of several members of DPS assigned to various areas of campus as liaisons.

According to Dawson, these officers attend staff meetings, participate in RA training and walk on rounds with RAs in high-activity communities. Black, who has been working with DPS since February, has been working closely with Dawson on his initiative.

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Department of Public Safety officer Sgt. Adrian Black answered questions and registered possessions in McCarthy last week.

Black agreed that the project is a good way to foster better relationships between DPS staff and students, adding that he would like to see more opportunities for similar interaction in the future.

“Students get to know us ... on a one-onone basis. It’s not so standoffish. … I just get up there and talk to people,” he said.

Monahan said he believes Dawson’s initiative is beneficial because it educates students about basic safety precautions.

“I think that it is often very easy to get lost in the ‘Georgetown bubble’ and be lured into a false sense of security,” he said Dawson has also created a display in the lobby of McCarthy listing facts and figures about on-campus crime. According to RA Ellie Smith (COL ’13), McCarthy RAs are required to have at least one safety-themed bulletin board during the month of October.

“Students are becoming more aware that there is a general safety problem in our environment,” Smith said. “This program is about how you can protect and enforce your safety. It empowers students.”

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VIOLATIONS, from A1 addressed and corrected according to an email from Aramark Marketing Manager Kendra Boyer. She did not elaborate on the violations or the corrective steps taken by Cosi.

“We have ongoing, rigorous training and quality assurance processes to ensure we meet very high standards,” Boyer wrote.

“Consistent with our rigorous practices, the issues noted in the inspection reports were all immediately addressed and corrected.”

Cosi employee Kia Hellams said that the hand-washing sink has been repaired since the inspection.

The DOH cited Pizza Hut for two critical violations, including the lack of a certified food protection manager certificate and an out-of-order garbage disposal. Subway shares the disposal with Pizza Hut and was therefore also cited for this violation.

According to Mithu Hasan, manager of both Pizza Hut and Subway, the garbage disposal is in the process of being fixed. He said that parts for the garbage disposal have been ordered and should arrive next week, and he obtained a food protection manager certificate after the inspection.

KFC and Taco Bell also received two critical violations each. When the inspection began, KFC did not have a certified food protection manager on duty, but this issue was corrected during the inspection. Meanwhile, Taco Bell was cited for unclean food surfaces.

Additionally, neither restaurant’s employee health policies required employees to report information about their health and activities related to diseases that are transmissible through food, according to the report.

According to DOH Area Supervisor Ronnie

Taylor, the DOH has not yet conducted followup investigations of the Leavey Center restaurants. Taylor said that the restaurants have the responsibility to correct all violations before the follow-up investigation, The DOH also found two violations at Uncommon Grounds after a Sept. 5 inspection.

Inspectors found holes in the kitchen floor and dust, dirt, food residue and debris on non-food contact surfaces.

According to Chief Operating Officer of Students of Georgetown, Inc. Stephanie Wolfram (MSB ’13), all violations have been addressed.

Wolfram added that the hole referred to in the DOH inspection was located in the wooden platform on the barista stand.

“We patched that up right after they noticed it,” she said.

To correct the second violation, Wolfram said that Uncommon Grounds employees now sweep the crumbs that accumulate under the bagel toaster multiple times per day.

Vital Vittles, which was inspected on Oct. 3, received five non-critical violations — not having a hand-washing sign or paper towels above the sink, inadequate ventilation and lighting and improper temperature in a refrigerator — and one critical violation, a dirty sink.

The store has since installed a handwashing sign, according to Wolfram. She also said that the inspector did not see the paper towels, which were in fact present, and that the dirty sink was not used by employees.

The remaining violations were also corrected by cleaning up spilled milk, adjusting the refrigerator temperature and ordering new light bulbs for the freezer.

Toastmasters Hone Public Speaking Skills Lily Westergaard Hoya Staff Writer

From aspiring politicians polishing their rhetoric to overseas students looking to practice their English, Georgetown Toastmasters has been providing the community with a unique opportunity for a decade.

Toastmasters, an international organization comprising 13,500 clubs in 116 countries, aims to help its members hone their speaking and leadership skills. The Georgetown chapter, which was formally chartered in October 2002, celebrated its tenth anniversary last week.

Assistant Dean of Career and Alumni Services Jennifer Blanck (GRD ’06) founded the chapter during her freshman year at Georgetown.

“It’s amazing what can happen,” she said.

According to club president Nancy Crowell (GRD ’09), the club, which now has 20 members, mostly pulls on students and professors but also includes people from the wider community.

“Georgetown Toastmasters pulls together such a diverse group of people,” she said.

“It’s such a great community to practice speaking and to practice leadership skills.”

At meetings, which occur every two weeks, group members give prepared speeches and impromptu table topics presentations before being evaluated by their peers.

“Everything is timed. We watch for inter-

rupters, things like ‘like’ and ‘so,’ to make us better, more accomplished speakers. Everyone gets a chance to participate,” Crowell said.

Vice President of Public Relations Rodney Fisher (SCS ’11) has been participating in Georgetown Toastmasters for four years.

He says that his experience with the group was particularly helpful when he worked as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill.

“I had to meet with people, sit on panels, give speeches to groups,” he said. “To this day I can’t speak enough. I love being in front of the group.”

Fisher said that Toastmasters can be especially beneficial for Georgetown students.

“Some people just want to learn the basics … other people are going into jobs that require public speaking,” he said. “It helps you focus on areas to improve on. When they see that people want them to succeed … that’s really helpful. We’re harsh critics of ourselves, so these evaluations point out things you did well and things you can improve on.”

Fisher said that now the group is focused on gaining members, especially undergraduate students, and increasing the group’s presence on campus by advertising on their website and on campus.

“We want to bring in as many people as possible,” he said. “It’s really benefited us, and we want people to know about it.

When someone is struggling or wants to improve their communication abilities, they’ll think Toastmasters.”

of Foreign Service that earn these AP or IB scores may skip the second requirement as well.

“A lot of students never actually take Humanities and Writing I due to AP credits, though on the books, everyone is supposed to take the two courses,” Bass said.

Under the new proposal, the Humanities and Writing I course would be replaced by a more writing-intensive class, according to Sherry Linkon, director of writing curriculum initiatives.

Linkon said that the new firstyear writing seminar would place a greater emphasis on writing than the current Humanities and Writing I course does and that the criteria for opting out of the class will be a five on the AP English exam.

The second aspect of the proposal would integrate the humanities and writing requirement into major-specific courses.

Bass stressed that this second requirement would not add credits to the overall general education requirements; instead, an existing course already in the core curriculum would place a stronger emphasis on developing writing techniques.

“We understand that students and faculty are often concerned that the general education program is requirement heavy,”

Bass said. “The major requirement would be overlaid with current courses. It is not an additional course, so there is no increase in terms of actual course requirements.”

The final component of the proposal would allow a broader array of arts and humanities courses to fulfill the Humanities and Writing II requirement.

“This will preserve the importance of the role of humanities in general education so that there would still be a requirement for the humanities course, though it wouldn’t necessarily be a writing-specific course,” Bass said.

According to Linkon, the discussions about changing the requirements began several years ago in the university’s General Education Committee in preparation for last year’s Middle States accreditation process.

However, the committee did not begin formalizing a proposal until the summer.

Bass said that the group is now examining input from various faculty members who are concerned about the effect of the revised requirement, though he was optimistic about the proposal’s future.

“There was a growing sense among faculty that we weren’t doing enough to pay attention to the strength of student writing

as it progressed through the curriculum,” Bass said. “We want to strengthen it the first year but also throughout their time at the university.”

According to Bass, student input supported this idea.

“We had some evidence from students that they would like to have more attention on writing, which is not the same as being assigned more writing,” he said.

“There was a feeling that the way we were teaching writing was out of sync with national practices.”

But some students said they did not want the writing requirement to change.

“I think it’s a good idea that they’re trying to help students and their writing skills, but I liked how my humanities and writing course was structured,” Carmen Hernandez (COL ’15), who took the Humanities and Writing I class, “Reading & Writing Seminar,” said. “We learned about other things besides just reading and writing.”

Courtney Choy (COL ’14), who took the Humanities and Writing II course, “Germanic Christian Hero,” agreed.

“I like the way the Humanities and Writing requirement program is right now, but the second course, the writing course integrated into majors, sounds like a good idea.”

Panel Knocks Debate Formats Tia Baheri

Special to The Hoya

Journalists and politicos criticized the structure and substance of the 2012 presidential debates at a panel in Lohrfink Auditorium Friday night.

The event, called “Presidential Debates: Performance, Spin and the Press,” was sponsored by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund, Georgetown University College Democrats and Georgetown University College Republicans.

Robert Siegel, senior host of National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” moderated the panel, which featured Bloomberg News editor Al Hunt, Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker and NBC News political director and chief White House correspondent Chuck Todd.

The panel was hosted by the News Literacy Project, a national program that seeks to educate middle and high school students to think critically and synthesize information in the digital age.

Alan C. Miller, president and CEO of the News Literacy Project, delivered the opening remarks and explained the organization’s purpose.

“Our ultimate goal is to educate students in politics and media studies … in an age where they are being bombarded by information from all sides,” Miller said.

Siegel first presented clips from the two presidential debates and compared them to the media’s coverage of the events.

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Panelists Robert Siegel, Al Hunt, Kathleen Parker and Chuck Todd analyzed the presidential debates Friday evening.

The panelists then pointed out how social media’s tendency to sensationalize has influenced political campaigns.

“When you say something like ‘binders full of women,’ something is going to happen,” Parker said, referring to Romney’s comment during the debate last Tuesday. “[But what] concerns me is that it forces the media to pay attention to something that is a joke.”

Todd said that the debate format is too focused on time.

“The goal was to get rid of the clock. … It is the campaigns that renegotiated everything, even the temperature,” Todd said. “They negotiated that the candidates

couldn’t question each other directly.”

“The irony of television debates is that they have never been won on substance,” he said.

The panelists ended their discussion by taking questions from students.

Students who attended the event were impressed with the high turnout on a Friday night.

“I think it is great that many students attend speaker events, even on a weekend night. I love that students are so interested,” Charlotte Cherry (SFS ’16) said. “I think that the speakers acknowledged the good questions and really interacted with the students.”

GU Student Debt $1,435 Senate Lauds Standard Change Above National Average Annie Chen

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Kelly Church Hoya Staff Writer

While Georgetown student debt in 2011 was slightly higher than the national average, a lower overall proportion of its students were in debt.

According to a study released Oct. 18 by the Institute for College Access and Success, approximately 66 percent of 2011 American college graduates had student debt, which averaged $26,600 per student. In contrast, the study found that only 39 percent of Georgetown students graduated with debt, with an average of $28,035 per borrower in 2011. This figure represents a 10.7 percent increase over the 2010 average debt of $25,315, with the percentage of students in debt remaining unchanged.

The study broke down average student debt by state as well as by institution.

The District of Columbia had the ninth highest level of debt, with 52 percent of students graduating from D.C. schools saddled with an average of $28,241 in debt. The George Washington University had an average student debt of $32,714, with 45 percent of students facing debt.

Students at American University had the highest debt levels in the District in 2011, soaring to $37,674 and affecting 58 percent of students.

Schools with the highest student debts

included Kentucky State University, Temple University and La Salle University, each of which had average student debts between $31,900 and $45,100.

In comparison, colleges and universities that had the lowest debt included Yale, Princeton and Williams College with student debts averaging between $3,000 and $9,750.

According to Scott Fleming (F ’72), associate vice president for federal relations, the university tries to work with students to minimize the amount of debt they will carry come graduation day.

Georgetown’s recently launched Capital Campaign seeks to raise $1.5 billion, a part of which will be used for student scholarships. In particular, the new 1789 Scholarship fund will raise money for 1,789 new scholarships.

“The university continues its efforts to increase Georgetown scholarship funding, including making funds for Georgetown scholarships a major focus of the ongoing Capital Campaign,” Fleming said. “Increasing the pool of resources available for Georgetown’s scholarships, along with our work in the federal relations office to maintain strong federal grant aid programs, including Pell Grants and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, is designed to hold down the loan component of Georgetown financial aid packages.”

The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution endorsing the implementation of the new “clear and convincing” evidentiary standard at its meeting Sunday night.

Though the resolution expresses support for Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson’s decision to raise the standard, it also urges the university to extend the new standard to off-campus incidents.

Olson announced last Thursday afternoon that he had accepted the recommendation made by the Disciplinary Review Committee to raise the burden of proof to “clear and convincing” from “more likely than not” for all on-campus incidents other than sexual assault.

The change will come into effect Jan. 1 and will not apply to violations that happen offcampus, which will continue to be judged by the current “more likely than not” standard.

According to Director of Media Relations Rachel Pugh, off-campus designates all non-university property. Incidents that occur in university-owned townhouses and East Campus will still be con-

sidered on-campus.

GUSA Senate Speaker Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) applauded past and current executive efforts that pushed for the change. He also acknowledged the senate for introducing bills at critical moments, including a bill that endorsed the Disciplinary Review Committee’s recommendation to raise the burden of proof last spring and a bill that introduced the evidentiary standard referendum in September.

“This resolution is a cumulative effort of the senate,” Tisa said.

Several off-campus senators, however, voiced concerns about the resolution’s failure to consider the rights of off-campus students.

“I think we do need to recognize that as significant as this is, it’s also very meek,” off-campus senator Sam Buckley (COL ’14), who voted against the bill, said.

Buckley expressed disappointment in the standard’s inconsistent application.

“We seem to be moving rather consistently in campus debates recently towards the system [in] which there is a separate set of standards being applied to on-campus and off-campus students. That’s deeply concerning,” Buckley said.

GUSA Senate Vice Speaker Zach Singer (SFS ’15) agreed with Buckley but argued that the resolution tempers its endorsement with criticism.

“I think this resolution balances both the step forward and the step that needs to be taken in the sense that we acknowledge we’re happy that the change is made — which is better than no change being made — but we’re not fully satisfied with it,” Singer said.

Tisa acknowledged the need to push for equal rights for both oncampus and off-campus students but said that the evidentiary standard change will have a substantial effect on student life.

“It needs to be the policy of the student association that student rights can’t be denied or shifted,” Tisa said. “However, for anyone on campus, which includes about 90 percent of all incidents that are adjudicated, they are now protected by this new standard.”

GUSA Chief of Staff Jake Sticka (COL ’13) expressed optimism that the standard would be expanded to apply to off-campus incidents.

“We’re committed to advocate for the standard to be extended to off-campus incidents,” he said.

“In good faith conversation, it will occur.”

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Senior Key in Recent Stretch MULLER, from A10 back into an unfamiliar position in the center of the defense alongside inexperienced junior Ted Helfrich and freshman right back Keegan Rosenberry. With Muller out, Nealis became the only returning defensive starter.

The calming influence and

confidence that the center back has brought to the defense since coming back was evident in gritty wins over Providence and No. 4 Marquette, a game in which Muller himself supplied the game-winner.

“He’s the everything guy.

He’s fast, he can play with both feet, he can score goals, he’s a leader, he’s good in the air

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Senior Tommy Muller has scored two goals for Georgetown this year but does almost all of his work on defense.

[and] he’s smart on the field.

He’s the complete package,” Wiese said.

Those many talents are also what might prove to be Muller’s career after he graduates early in December. The MLS’ FC Dallas and a Swedish club team are both interested in the Floridian, who plans to participate in January’s MLS combine.

But in spite of his injuryriddled past and what looks to be a promising future, it’s all about the present for Muller, who, with his team sitting at No. 6 in the country, still has every chance of having the senior season he’d been hoping for.

“I’m glad to have him back,” sophomore goalkeeper Tomas Gomez said. “Obviously, we have a great record [largely] because he’s in there for us.”

A season-ending home-andhome series against Seton Hall awaits Georgetown this week, and the Big East quarterfinals loom on Nov. 3.

From the start, the goal of this year’s Hoyas has been a spot at Red Bull Arena for the Big East semifinals, and that opportunity is very much within their grasp. With the way things have been going, a deep run in the NCAA tournament may be in the cards as well.

If it happens, it will be in large part because of Muller’s big game reputation and his classmates’ experience on the most pressure-packed stages.

“We know what it’s like [now], we know the feeling, we know the pressure and think we’re prepared to win those games,” Muller said. “Having those experiences and having those failures, I think, will set us up for success moving into this postseason.”

And with the stakes raised higher than ever, Wiese is glad to see his oft-injured, oft-overshadowed but always big-time “general” restored to the helm, “He’s a guy that nobody outside of the league really talks about, but I guarantee you this: He would be the guy that everybody would love to have.”

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Sophomore forward Jessica Clinton led Georgetown with a game-high and career-high seven shots in the Hoyas 1-0 defeat at Villanova.

Hoyas Drop First League Game in Villanova Loss WOMEN’S SOCCER, from A10 the second half. Perhaps the Hoyas’ best opportunity came in the 59th minute, when sophomore forward Jessica Clinton saw her shot cleared off the line by a Villanova defender. Three minutes later, Clinton threatened again with a shot, but the Wildcats keeper was able to make the save.

The Blue and Gray continued to threaten with dangerous efforts from leading scorer and sophomore midfielder Daphne Corboz and junior forward Kailtin Brenn. Clinton led the team with a gamehigh and career-high seven shots, while Brenn added another five.

The Hoyas dominated the second half, outshooting the Wildcats 16-2. On the game, Georgetown held the advantage in shots (19-12) and corner kicks (11-5). But Villanova had the advantage in the only statistic that mattered — goals scored — allowing the Wildcats to walk away with the 1-0 win.

“It was a game of two halves, and credit to Villanova — they scored a very good goal in the first half,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said. “We had great goal-scoring

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opportunities in the second half, 12 that I thought were really good, and just couldn’t get one in.”

The loss nonwithstanding, Georgetown captured its first National Division title and secured the No. 1 seed in the National Division and a bye to the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. The Hoyas finished tied atop the National Division with Notre Dame but hold the tiebreaker, having defeated the Irish 2-0 on Oct. 12.

Despite the disappointing finish to the regular season, the Hoyas will have the opportunity to redeem themselves in postseason play. The Blue and Gray — making their 10th appearance — is 3-9-0 in the tournament’s history. Georgetown will play the winner of the Oct. 25 Villanova/DePaul game this coming Sunday.

Having already faced both Villanova and DePaul this year, that quarterfinal matchup will be a rematch no matter the outcome. The Hoyas previously defeated DePaul in a 1-0 overtime thriller on Senior Day, Oct. 14.

Regardless of the opponent, Nolan’s team will play host to that Big East Tournament contest on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at North Kehoe Field.

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Just as Head Coach James Holder had predicted, the Georgetown men’s swim team was locked in a dogfight at Towson Saturday.

The result, however, fell on the wrong side of the ledger, with the men losing 154-134. On the women’s side, the Tigers easily outdistanced the Hoyas, 188.5-106.5.

Although the Blue and Gray did not emerge from the pool victorious, their 11 event wins — including in all four relays — were a testament to the team’s continued improvement.

“My expectations were that we’d swim better than we did in our first heat against Delaware, and we definitely did,” Head Coach James Holder said. “I think almost everybody swam a lot better races. I’m really pleased with where we are.”

Although the women knew they would have a tough time beating a strong Towson squad, they competed well, notching several key performances.

“We were able to come away with a couple [of] wins, especially in the [200yard medley] relay,” Holder said. “It set a good tone for the meet, winning the first event.”

The 200 medley relay team of junior Lauren Opatrny, freshmen Maryellen Campbell, Erin Timochenko and Erica Fabbri won with a time of 1:48.55, less than a second in front of Towson.

Timochenko also competed in the 100 butterfly, finishing third. Though she did not win, Holder was very pleased with Timochenko’s improvement.

“Her 100 butterfly was very impressive; we’re working hard right now. That’s a pretty fast time for her for this time of year,” Holder said.

Opatrny, another member of the medley relay team, also made an important contribution for the Blue and Gray, winning the 200 individual medley in 2:09.59.

“She had a really good 200 IM, two seconds faster than the Delaware meet,” Holder said.

Opatrny was also a part of the winning 400 freestyle relay team along with Fabbri, senior Amy Ballanfant and senior

Sarah Chiles.

Fabbri, a member of both relay teams, won the 100 freestyle in 54.72, while Chiles finished third in the event with a time of 54.91.

The men’s team, which competed closely with Towson, was disappointed with the loss but still turned in strong performances in both the relays and individual events.

“I was hoping we’d be able to make the meet a little closer on the guys’ side, but there were a few races that didn’t go our way that may have changed the outcome of the meet,” Holder said. “But I was really pleased with how they swam.”

The men won the 200 yard medley relay in 1:35.82, over two seconds faster than Towson, with a team of sophomore Michael Ng, junior Christian Kilgore, senior Victor Lopez-Cantera and junior Matt Mandel.

Ng claimed victory in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes, with respective times of 52.69 and 1:55.33, while Kilgore won the 100 and 200 yard breaststrokes in 59.80 and 2:12.85, respectively, and the 200 IM in 1:59.40.

The men were also victorious in the final event of the meet, the 400 freestyle relay, thanks to Lopez-Cantera, Mandel, freshman Cal Rhode and sophomore Will Lawler.

“We came away with the last win, at least on the guys’ side, so I think overall it gives us some confidence as a team,” Holder said of the relay.

With the Towson meet now behind it, the team can use the momentum from its event victories there to focus on its upcoming Big East quad meet.

“We’re working really hard right now and basically we will continue to do so.

They should have some good confidence going into our next competition,” Holder said.

The two-day format of the Big East meet will allow swimmers the chance to participate in all of their best events without having to worry about back to back heats.

“Everyone should be able to swim all their key events. We’re looking forward to some good swims,” Holder said.

t’s easy to hate the New York Yankees. In American sports, the teams that spend the most money tend to provoke the most animosity. The “Evil Empire” is the most blatant example: If you’re not a Yankees fan, you’re probably cheering against them.

The Steinbrenners paid their players just under $198 million in 2012, the highest payroll not just in the league, but in all of North American professional sports.

New York’s loose purse strings enable the Yankees to steal players away from smaller-market teams. That turns baseball fans off because it’s viewed as the wrong way to play the game.

Either way, it exposes an undeniable truth: The financial landscape — especially in non-salary cap leagues — is unequal.

But having a lot of money and playing the wrong way are two very different claims.

That is clear because one European soccer team has found a way to have the best of both worlds.

FC Barcelona, for two years running, has been the highestpaying sports team in the world, with an average annual salary of $8.7 million per player. You don’t, however, see the type of animosity towards Barca as you do towards the Yankees.

This hatred, therefore, must go beyond the money. Barcelona, after all, stole Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas from the Gunners for close to $70 million and had previously purchased stars like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Deco and David Villa from smaller-market teams for large sums of money. Yet they never seem to get as much backlash for it.

And just as the Yankees have won 27 World Series titles, FC Barcelona has been incredibly successful on the world stage.

The Catalans have won 21 La Liga titles in Spain and two of the last

four UEFA Champions League titles.

Success, therefore, can’t differentiate this Spain heavyweight from other, more hated franchises, either. But something must.

In the first of a new series of features on the world’s biggest soccer clubs, Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl — or at least his editors — chose to name his opening feature on FC Barcelona, “The World’s Team.”

He describes the club as “the embodiment of a sporting ideal that has made it beloved across the globe.” Everybody knows Lio-

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Having a lot of money and playing the wrong way are two different claims. nel Messi, the greatest footballer on the planet — maybe of all time — but this story isn’t about Messi himself: It is about what he represents.

Barcelona didn’t buy the 5-foot7 Argentine for $130 million dollars from a competing club, as Madrid did with the equally wellknown Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi started with Barca’s youth academy from a young age, as did stars Xavi and Andres Iniesta, who, along with Messi, were the three finalists for FIFA’s Ballon d’Or for best player in the world in 2010. Fabregas also began his career with Barca’s youth squad, making his 2011 repur-

chase a homecoming of sorts.

It isn’t uncommon, in fact, to see as many as eight or nine products of Barcelona’s academy, known as “La Masia,” or “The Farmhouse,” in its starting 11.

While most of the world’s top soccer teams have youth academies, none is comparable to Barcelona’s: Madrid bought Ronaldo, Manchester United bought Rooney and Chelsea bought Fernando Torres. Messi was homegrown.

Does this account for the overwhelming support for the Spanish giants?

It certainly plays a part, as much of the respect for smallmarket teams comes from their commitment to young players and development. Despite having enough money not to do so, Barcelona has championed these same principles.

This strategy, perhaps because of Barca’s success, is starting to become more prominent, as businessmen realize that money — and reputation — can be saved by investing in grassroots-level sports.

Even the Yankees — at least since the beginning of general manager Brian Cashman’s reign — have started to build up their minor league affiliates. The Bronx Bombers have signed CC Sabathia, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira to insanely expensive contracts, but they have also developed stars like Robinson Cano and Phil Hughes from within their organization.

There is obviously more to the story: Barcelona plays a beautiful brand of football, has won more than any other team in recent years and has a remarkable club history. But to a growing base of soccer supporters, it is an example of a rich, successful team that is neither arrogant nor entitled.

That is something to be prized.

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or a moment, I thought I was ver, Md., everyone has his own way of watching John Thompson III get- being a fan. Most just wear Redskins jerseys, with the late Sean Taylor and ting introduced at Verizon Center.

Griffin’s being the most popular. Oth“RG3! RG3! RG3!”

Fans were chanting the initials of ers get really intense. An older fan in a Washington’s youngest hero, holding up wheelchair wears a full Native American three fingers in the air. They were crazy costume, complete with war paint and a for Robert Griffin III, the Redskins’ rook- headpiece full of feathers.

Some vehicles are works of art. There ie quarterback. He had scampered down the sideline for a 76-yard touchdown is a “Fanbulance” a few cars down from run, sealing an incredible 38-26 win over ours — some crazy fans bought an amthe Vikings. It was just one of many high- bulance, painted it red, installed a giant flat-screen TV and speaklights of a perfect day at ers and planted a few flagFedEx Field. poles on the roof for good It is my first football measure. People are hudgame in 10 years. The last dled around it watching time I went to one was at the 1 p.m. games. There Ralph Wilson Stadium in are a few converted school Buffalo, a venue dwarfed buses nearby and even by the Redskins’ complex. a row of Redskins tents FedEx Field regularly pitched in the back of the packs in almost 80,000 parking lot. You might fans every home game, Nick Fedyk even wonder whether this making it the secondis a tailgate or a state fair. largest stadium in the At the tailgate, people league.

You can miss this are completely in their Being surrounded by amazing part of element. The dress code is so many people dressed blue jeans, sneakers, and in red and gold is oversports culture if you backwards caps. No suits, whelming and impresno ties and certainly no sive. I’m not even a stay at home. high heels. You see nothRedskins’ fan, but it defiing but pick up trucks nitely feels like I am part of something much greater than my- and SUVs, with a few ambulances and self. As long as you are not wearing the school buses here and there.

It feels like America, with Fords and wrong colors, you fit in just fine. People who you don’t even know will give you Chevys all around. It’s casual on Sunday, high fives and pats on the back. When and I have never seen so many people the home team is winning, everyone is content with just eating, drinking and watching football. feeling good.

Football really is remarkable. It’s the While the game is the main event, the real fun begins in the shadows of the sta- only sport that turns a three-hour game dium. Forget the field; the parking lot is into a daylong event. Sadly, you can miss the mecca of football fans. Football is the this amazing part of sports culture if you only sport that worships the tailgate. On stay at home and only see what goes on Sundays, cars start filing into the parking inside the stadium.

Sure, you can buy a nice TV, plop down lot more than four hours before kickoff.

Fans line up side by side on the pave- on a comfy couch and still have a good ment, roll down their windows, turn time. But if you never bother tailgating, on the radio and fire up the grill. They you miss something that is just as inteopen up their coolers, unfold their lawns gral to the sport as the game itself. chairs and unwrap the hotdogs and hamburgers. They set up the corn-hole Nick Fedyk is a junior in the School of boards and toss around the football.

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Sophomore outside hitter Alex Johnson (16) had 12 kills and five digs in the win over DePaul, the Hoyas first win since beating Virginia on Sept. 8.

GU Claims Big East Victory DEPAUL, from A10 Sophomore outside hitter Alex Johnson led the Hoyas with 12 kills. White added 11 kills, and Riggins and redshirt junior rightside hitter Annalee Abell both recorded nine kills.

“The things we do in practice get us ready for matches,” Riggins said. “We need to make sure we put what the coaches say into action.”

In addition to improving their hitting, the Hoyas displayed their best passing performance so far in conference play, helped by strong performances from defensive stalwart sophomore libero MacKenzie Simpson and freshman defensive specialist Emily Gisolfi, who recorded 24 and 11 digs, respectively.

Junior setter Haley Lowrance put in a virtuoso performance in her own right, recording 42 assists, 10 digs and three kills.

“Good passing makes us harder to guard,” Williams said. “When we’re in system we can set all five of our hitters and make Haley an offensive threat.”

In a weekend full of positives, the Hoyas also welcomed back freshman outside hitter Lauren Saar from injury. Saar, who had not competed since Sept. 15, played a limited role as a defensive specialist in both matches, recording two and seven digs against the Irish and Blue Demons, respectively.

Although Saar does hope to eventually rejoin the front line, she excelled against DePaul in her limited role as the deepest defender in the back row, adding another dimension to Georgetown’s defense.

“It felt great because it’s been a bummer being out, but being back with my team and being able to get into practices and playing

is an awesome feeling and to get a win is a plus,” Saar said. “I love playing defense, but hopefully I can make it back into the front row. [But I’ll do] whatever is best for the team.”

Because of the victory against DePaul and Saar’s return, Georgetown is brimming with confidence ahead of weekend matches against Marquette (18-4, 8-1 Big East) and Syracuse (9-15, 1-8 Big East). After spending so much of the season in a tailspin, the Georgetown players believe that improved hitting and passing can help them escape the Big East basement.

“I am so energized because we needed this win,” Gisolfi said.

“We’ve been working hard, and even though we were losing, we’ve been fighting every game.

We come into practice, and we’re working every time to get better.

We’re going to take our energy and bring it against Marquette.”

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Senior Caitlin Hickey scored her first goal of the year when she connected off a pass from fellow senior Claire Mittermiller.

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Syracuse tallied two more goals in the first half to go into halftime up, 5-1. The Hoyas had a much stronger defensive efThe Georgetown field hockey team (2- fort after the intermission, holding the 15, 0-5 Big East) fell flat in its final regular Orange to two goals. season home game Friday, losing, 7-2, to Georgetown senior midfielder Caitlin Syracuse at the University of Maryland’s Hickey responded with her first goal of Field Hockey Complex. the year off a pass from fellow midfielder The No. 3 Orange (14-1, 5-0 Big East) did senior Claire Mittermiller. not take long to justify “Caitlin has been its ranking, scoring just great,” Marsh said. “She over one minute into is very consistent on the game. the field. She has this “Playing Syracuse spark. She is very motiis great opportunity,” vating and knows how Head Coach Tiffany to pump the girls up.”

Marsh said. “It is not ofDespite the loss, ten that you get to play Marsh was proud of her a top-seeded team in team. the nation.”

“Syracuse is always TIFFANY MARSH Field hockey head coach an emotional game,” Two more goals put the Orange ahead, 3-0, Marsh said. “Especially before senior Annie it being our last home Wilson, who leads the Hoyas in points game of the season, I think it’s the best with 17, registered her sixth goal of the game we’ve played.” season.

Next up for the Hoyas is a weekend “Annie has been doing great and is trip to Pennsylvania, where they will face only getting better as the season goes on,” Villanova and Lafayette in the final two Marsh said. “She is such a hard worker.” games of the regular season.

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“It is not often that you get to play a top-seeded team in the nation.”

individual cheers from the Blue and Gray, the final score on the field was another matter.

Colgate got off to a quick start Saturday, marching 71 yards on five plays in the first drive of the afternoon that culminated in a 19-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Gavin McCarney. After missing the extra-point attempt, the Raiders led, 6-0.

Georgetown answered on the next drive, starting with a 34yard return by senior cornerback Jeremy Moore. After gaining a first down to the Colgate 40-yard line, Nolan completed a pass to fellow freshman Jake DeCicco for a first down. From there, the freshman found Macari with a 25-yard score, and junior Matt MacZura converted the extra point to put his team up, 7-6.

This first lead of the day for Georgetown would also be its last, however, as Colgate roared back to score four more touchdowns and a field goal in the first half. The Hoyas only managed one more touchdown in the first — a 9-yard pass from Macari to Nolan — sending the teams into the break with Colgate sitting on a 37-14 lead.

The Blue and Gray came out firing in the second half, though, with Nolan finding Macari again for a 62-yard touchdown reception that cut the Raiders’ lead to 37-21.

Senior linebacker Jeremy Grasso kept the Hoyas’ momentum going with an interception early in Colgate’s next drive. Georgetown was then able to pound it in on the ground for another score by Macari, and the ensuing 2-point conversion dive by Nolan pulled them to within one score at 37-29.

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Junior wide receiver Kevin Macari had four touchdowns in Georgetown’s 57-36 loss to Colgate Saturday. a touchdown. While Colgate’s special teams struggled once again and missed their point after touchdown, they didn’t miss a mark on their next touchdown, scoring on the first play of the fourth quarter to take an insurmountable 50-29 advantage.

The Hoyas’ final score of the game occurred on the ensuing drive on a 3-yard touchdown rush by freshman running back Jo’el Kimpela, but Colgate answered back with yet another touchdown, going on to win, 57-36.

Those 57 points scored — a season high allowed by Georgetown — and 707 yards gained by Colgate are big concerns for Kelly’s squad, no matter how prolific the Raiders may be on offense.

“It was kind of the perfect storm today. We didn’t execute very well on defense, and they

are a great offensive football team. Their [offense] put us on our heels, and we just played poorly,” Kelly said. “When you give up that many points, there aren’t a lot of players that played well. The only one who I think did really well was McCabe.”

To turn around the sagging season, Georgetown will have to make big adjustments before Saturday, when the team takes on Lafayette at 6:05 p.m. in Easton, Pa. “We’re going to go back to our roots, so to speak, and take a good look at what we’re doing. We’re going back to the basics of being a fundamental football team,” Kelly said. “That’s what defensive football is all about: execution.

When you make a mistake at this level of football, a good offensive team will take advantage of that.”

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The Georgetown volleyball team (7-15, 1-8 Big East) has developed a depressingly familiar routine this season: After shaking hands with the opponent, the dejected players head off the court and straight to the locker room.

But Sunday, for the first time in 43 days, the Hoyas lingered on the court in an energized huddle celebrating their first Big East win of the season.

The three-set sweep of DePaul (7-15, 2-7 Big East) — 27-25, 25-20, 25-17 — snapped a 14-game losing streak that had stretched back to the middle of non-conference play.

“It feels awesome [to win],” redshirt sophomore outside hitter Elizabeth Riggins said. “During the losing streak, I could tell that it was difficult not knowing whether we could win.

Now we know we can win if we play hard.”

While the Blue and Gray broke through Sunday, the weekend did not begin so auspiciously. Georgetown could not handle Notre Dame (15-6, 8-1 Big East) Friday, losing in straight sets, 25-17, 25-12, 25-13.

The Fighting Irish, whose hitters boasted a clear height advantage over the Hoyas, found numerous holes in Georgetown’s defense with a combination of powerful spikes and crafty tips.

Despite Notre Dame’s apparent superiority, Georgetown Head Coach Arlisa Williams blamed the loss on the Blue

Tied, 22-22, with the Blue Demons in the first set, Georgetown dug deeper and sealed the game thanks to one of sophomore middle blocker Dani White’s trademark crosscourt spikes.

After seizing the momentum, the Blue and Gray was not threatened as it took control and held onto the lead in each of the final two sets thanks to a composed and balanced attack.

The No. 12 Georgetown women’s soccer team (14-2-2, 8-1-1 Big East) was upset by Villanova (7-8-3, 5-4-1 Big East) in a shocking 1-0 loss in Pennsylvania on Friday. This was the Hoyas’ first conference loss in what was the final game of the regular season.

The Wildcats — needing a win to advance to the Big East tournament — came out of the gates strong. In the 28th minute, Villanova took the lead when senior forward Heidi Sabatura played the ball into the box and freshman midfielder Emily Damstrom rifled a shot passed redshirt freshman goalkeeper Emma Newins.

Georgetown, facing a deficit for the first time in conference play this year, was outplayed in the first half. Villanova outshot the Blue and Gray, 10-3, and registered four shots on goal.

But the game was a tale of two halves, as the Hoyas came out strong after the break, its potent offense threatening throughout

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Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Elizabeth Riggins (10) and sophomore middle blocker Dani White (9) combined for 20 kills in Georgetown’s straight-set victory over DePaul Sunday. and Gray’s offensive ineptitude.

“We only earned six points in the second game and seven points in the third,” Williams said. “When you only earn 13 points in the two games, you make it difficult to win.”

While the Hoyas took a hard psychological blow Friday, they came out against the Blue Demons with a measure of resilience.

“We talked about defending our house because we hadn’t won at home

yet this year,” Williams said. “We’ve just got to want it more, and we have to go out and fight harder. We talked about it after the Notre Dame match and in practice.”

Following Williams’ advice, Georgetown fought harder against DePaul, something that was clear during a pivotal sequence at the end of the first set. Before Sunday, the Hoyas had struggled to win close sets and capitalize on important points.

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Senior linebacker Robert McCabe (4) set a Georgetown program record for tackles against Colgate Saturday. He now has 364.

Different QB, Same Result in Fifth Loss The Georgetown football team (3-5, 0-2 Patriot League) was unable to contain the explosive offense of Colgate (4-3, 2-0 Patriot League) Saturday, dropping the conference road matchup, 57-36.

Despite the disappointment, the Hoyas were carried by several outstanding individual performances. Sophomore wideout Kevin Macari — who recorded 181 receiving yards and a career-high four touchdowns — and fourthstring freshman quarterback Kyle Nolan — who threw all three of Macari’s receiving touchdowns — provided the bulk of the highlights for the Blue and Gray in an otherwise bleak defeat.

Nolan, who was named Patriot League rookie of the week for his performance, was making the first start of his collegiate career after third-string sophomore Stephen Skon injured his foot. He

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Tackles by senior Robert McCabe in his career, a new Georgetown record.

finished the afternoon 16-for-37 passing with 260 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.

“We had a couple injuries, and Kyle [Nolan] has been working with the offense in practice and doing some good things, so we thought ‘Why not?’” Head Coach Kevin Kelly said. “We wanted to see him in the heat of battle, and he exceeded expectations. He did a terrific job. His pocket presence was terrific, and he did a great job in the huddle.”

Senior linebacker Robert McCabe, always a staple on the defensive side of the ball, set the program record for tackles Saturday, notching 17 to take his career total to 364 and surpassing 2011 graduate Nick Parrish’s mark of 349. McCabe is also leading the nation in tackles this season, with a total of 116.

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For the past several years, three names have consistently appeared on the list of the Georgetown men’s soccer team’s award recipients.

Center midfielder Ian Christianson — an All-American two years ago as a sophomore — and left back Jimmy Nealis — this year’s preseason Big East defensive player of the year — have been linchpins on the pitch for the Hoyas in each of their four years on the Hilltop, and they’ve been recognized accordingly.

After those two seniors, there’s junior forward Steve Neumann, who was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List prior to this season and was one of just two players honored as a unanimous preseason all-Big East selection.

If not for a nagging back injury that has hampered him throughout his career, senior center defender Tommy Muller’s name would likely have topped that list.

Head Coach Brian Wiese brought the Orlando native to Georgetown for a four-day camp the summer before Muller’s senior year of high school and quickly realized that he had found a can’tmiss recruit.

“By the second afternoon, I’m calling his club coach, saying, ‘We have to get this Tommy Muller kid,’” Wiese said. “I’m trying to find out everything I can about him because he was so good, and we knew he was going to be a special player.”

Exactly how special Muller would turn out to be, though, was still a surprise.

Wiese recalls starting him at right back in a Big East matchup with Syracuse during his freshman year and being blown away by the rookie’s talent and composure.

Unfortunately, it was during that season that Muller’s injury first manifested itself, and he was limited to just eight appearances on the

campaign.

“It’s been tough, just because the nature of the back injury is that it’s kind of sporadic. It comes off and on whenever. … It’s definitely been hard because there have been games that I thought I was playing in, and then my back would act up,” Muller said.

“So it’s been a progression all four years trying to manage it [and] trying to maintain good enough health to be able to play.”

But, in missing just two games his sophomore year and

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only one as a junior, Muller got the chance to make his mark.

“When we went to UNC two years ago in the [NCAA] Tournament, he was the best player on the field [when] we lost in penalty kicks,” Wiese said. “When we went to UConn last year — who was No. 1 in the country at the time — he was the best player on the field.” “[In big games,] he just says, ‘I’m going to take care of this,’ and he takes care of it.”

Having experienced the highest levels of collegiate soccer and having begun to cement his spot among the elite, Muller came into his senior year aiming higher than ever.

After starting Georgetown’s first two games in wins over Virginia and Florida Gulf Coast, though, his back problems resurfaced. It wasn’t until nine games later, in late September, that the Hoyas’ defensive anchor was once again a permanent fixture in the starting 11.

“It definitely wasn’t how I saw senior year playing out [because] obviously, I wanted to be a part of every game,” Muller said. “But in the beginning of the season when it happened, I had to step back and be smart about being ready for the most important games.”

That decision not to rush his recovery would prove a perceptive one, as Muller’s presence was always going to be needed most during the rigors of Big East play. As it turns out, however, the team pulled through without him. When Muller returned for good against Pittsburgh, his team was undefeated at 9-0-1.

That’s not to say that the senior’s presence wasn’t missed: Of the Blue and Gray’s eight shutouts on the season, just two have come with Muller watching from the sidelines.

The back line was the one unstable part of the highly ranked Hoyas’ lineup, with freshman midfielder Cole Seiler sliding See MULLER, A8