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After a slow start, the Hoyas respond in the second half to down DePaul.

COMMENTARY Sochi presents the perfect chance to comment on Russia’s policies.

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JACK SR. The elder Jack the Bulldog enjoys golden years with Fr. Steck.

GREEN TUNNELS D.C. Water looking to add green infrastructure in tunnel project.

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Domino’s Robbed at Gunpoint ‘They dragged him with his hair,’ employee says Katherine Richardson Hoya Staff Writer

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In April 2012, Sandra Fluke (LAW ’12) shares her story with Judith Feder in Gaston Hall. The reproductive rights advocate is mulling a run for office.

Fluke Considers Run for Congress Suzanne Monyak Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown’s most famous advocate for reproductive rights might soon seek a larger national stage.

After longtime Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) announced his retirement Thursday, Sandra Fluke (LAW ’12) told Southern California radio station 89.3 KPCC that she is considering running for his seat in Congress.

Best known for her work supporting reproductive rights and women’s rights, Fluke entered the national spotlight in February 2012 when conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh called her a “slut” following her testimony on the importance of contraceptive coverage. Fluke went on to speak at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, where she pushed for increased access to contraception and equal pay for women.

“I’m flattered that I’m being discussed as a potential candidate, especially for Rep. Waxman’s seat, considering his incredible legacy. A number of folks I respect very deeply have reached out today and encouraged me to run. I am strongly considering running. I’ll be making my decision soon,” Fluke said in a statement released Thursday.

Judy Feder, former dean of what is now the McCourt School of Public Pol-

icy, moderated last year’s Georgetown University Lecture Fund series featuring Fluke. Having run for Congress twice, Feder said that Fluke would make a promising candidate.

“I find her enormously impressive, articulate, principled and able to connect with an audience of diverse points of view, and based on my experience running for Congress, that’s a terrific set of credentials,” Feder said.

If Fluke chooses to formalize her bid for Congress, she will run as a representative of California’s 33rd congressional district, which includes affluent areas like Malibu and Santa Monica.

Fluke’s competition would include Democrats former Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel and State Senator Ted Lieu, both of whom declared their candidacy early last week.

Mathew Grubman, a junior at the University of Colorado-Boulder who grew up in District 33, said that he would definitely consider voting for Fluke should she choose to run.

“I like her stance on women’s rights, that’s always a major point for me in any sort of election, so her stance on that definitely is appealing to me,” Grubman said.

Kelsey Read (NHS ’17), also from Fluke’s potential district, said that she would most likely vote for Fluke. But, See FLUKE, A6

Three Domino’s Pizza employees were held at gunpoint in an armed robbery early Monday morning in which suspects stole $3,000 worth of money and goods from the restaurant in a manner that has led some employees to suspect it may have been an inside job.

The robbery took place at 1:43 a.m., as Domino’s staff were preparing to close the restaurant at 2 a.m. At the time of the robbery, there were two delivery men and one manager inside the establishment, located at 3255 Prospect St. NW. No patrons were present, and no one was seriously injured.

The Georgetown University Police Department sent a public safety alert at 10:50 a.m. Monday identifying the suspects as six black men between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall wearing all black clothing and masks.

This is the second armed robbery that has occurred in the Georgetown neighborhood in recent weeks, after a student was robbed while walking near 3500 O St. on Jan. 21.

Mohammed Farhan Tai, a Domino’s driver, was in the back of the

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Six men entered Domino’s at 3255 Prospect St. NW armed with guns and wearing masks early Monday, escaping the store with $3,000. store washing dishes when men entered the store.

“Last night I was doing the dishes, washing, and then one person, then two people came in the back, and they had guns. They said, ‘Come inside the room’ where the safe was. And another person came and they said, ‘Open the safe, open the safe’ and I said, ‘I don’t know how to open it, I’m just a driver,’” Tai said.

According to Domino’s employees, the main safe is on a timed lock and can only be opened by

Students over 21 with vertical licenses rejected from Irish pub Madison Ashley Hoya Staff Writer

grown, it’s become more diverse, both socioeconomically and in particular by ethnic background,” Deacon said.

While this year’s applicant pool saw higher levels of diversity, the number of international applicants declined. International students made up 12.8 percent of applicants to the Class of 2017 but just 10.5 percent of applicants for next year’s incoming class.

“We hadn’t counted on the rather significant drop-off in international applicants,” Deacon said.

“We would have been even [with last year] if it hadn’t dropped off internationally.”

After receiving a record number of 3,370 applicants last year, the McDonough School of Business experienced decreases of 1.63 percent. The School of Nursing and Health Studies which had approximately 1,250 applicants last year, experienced decreases of 8.47 percent.

“We had been seeing a pattern where there was a big growth for the McDonough School of Business and the School of Nursing and Health Studies, which are job creators, but that has leveled off,” Deacon said.

While students have flocked to popular Irish pub Rí Rá since its opening in December, unclear policies regarding identification have drawn confusion and hostility from some of its younger patrons.

According to Rí Rá manager Andie Christie, the pub requires two forms of identification to be admitted at night.

“Our policy has always been to ask for two forms of ID: passport, license, state or military ID,” Christie said.

This includes accepting driver’s licenses that are both horizontal and vertical. Some states use a vertical orientation to distinguish licenses for those under 21 with a quick glance, but a person over 21 years old can still have a valid vertical license. At Georgetown, many students who have not made it to the Department of Motor Vehicles in their home states to receive a new license rely on a vertical license for months or years after reaching the legal drinking age.

Christie confirmed that Rí Rá, located at 3125 M St. NW, accepts both vertical and horizontal IDs despite the varying degrees of confusion both forms can cause.

“Vertical admittance? If that ID was valid than indeed, yes,” Christie said.

However, students who have visited the establishment in recent weeks have been surprised to find that, though they are over the legal drinking age, they were not admitted to the establishment because their licenses were vertically, rather than horizontally, oriented.

Jacob Eder (COL ’14) who visited the pub last Thursday, was surprised to find that, though he is 22 years old, he was unable to get a drink at the bar after the waitress noted his Virginia ID’s vertical orientation.

“I went with two friends who had been told they weren’t taking vertical IDs, so they brought their passports,” Eder said. “I was not informed, and even after bouncer let me into the bar, the waitress asked for my ID and she

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the general manager, who was not in the store at the time. When the burglars learned of this information, they began to steal personal items and delivery tips, as well as money left in a smaller safe and cash register, which totaled to the estimated $3,000.

“I had money in my pocket and tried to save it,” Tai said. “They saw me and kicked me and took all my money, then one more guy in the front dragged the guy from the

Regular decision applications declined by 2.62 percent this year from 20,025 for the current freshman class to 19,500 for the Class of 2018.

This slight decrease continues a trend from last year, in which applications plateaued, declining by 0.1 percent from the year before.

The Class of 2018 applicant pool, however, has an average critical reading SAT score of 674, up seven points from last year. The average math SAT score rose four points to 681.

“Even though the pool has gone down a little bit, it’s gotten stronger,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon said.

“From an admissions committee’s point of view, it will be every bit as competitive [as] or even more competitive than it was two years ago when we had that peak number.”

The applicant pool includes 1,875 self-identified African-American students, or 9.6 percent of applicants, and 2,200 self-identified Hispanics, or 11.3 percent of applicants. Fewer than half of this year’s applicants self-identified as white.

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Medical Amnesty for All C Dialing the number for Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service is never a decision taken lightly. However, too much focus on matters other than a person’s safety can make such deliberation more dangerous than it is worth.

While the well-being of those in need should always be the primary concern during a medical emergency, the ramifications of dialing GERMS or 911 should be an afterthought, regardless of context. Yet the current consequences for alcohol- or drug-related incidents involving GERMS are foggy at best. Students treated by GERMS generally receive a letter from a member of their residential-life staff recommending a conversation between the patient and the community director. Although this consequence is minor, many students are simply unaware of its existence — or the lack of worse punishments — which can lead to delayed emergency calls, costing valuable time in getting GERMS to the scene of an emergency.

According to the National Institutes of Health, alcohol-related incidents are a leading

cause of injury and death among college students, accounting for 1,825 deaths and hundreds of thousands more injuries each year.

Neither GERMS nor any EMT service can effectively do its job if Georgetown students are afraid to pick up the phone. For this reason, the medical amnesty policy for alcohol and drug use currently proposed by members of GERMS should be instituted.

In practice, medical amnesty is often granted to underage students treated for binge drinking. However, it is necessary for the university to codify this policy if students are to successfully take advantage of available resources when in a potentially life-threatening situation. If the proposal were to be rejected, then students deserve, at the very least, clarity in what disciplinary action will result from an encounter with GERMS. Life-threatening encounters with alcohol are far too common on campus, but until they have been eliminated, the university should take all possible steps to protect students from this unfortunate reality.

An Air Ball in Academia Late last month, it became public knowledge that Georgetown’s transfer center Joshua Smith would be ineligible to play basketball at Georgetown for the rest of the 2013-2014 season for academic reasons. Many Georgetown supporters bemoaned the announcement’s impact on the team’s tournament chances.

Still, others questioned why basketball was experiencing a second-straight year with academically challenged stars. Why can’t John Thompson III keep all his players on the court, and why can’t our prominent athletes stay eligible for the whole season? These questions may be difficult to answer without more information, but their importance is undeniable, and the university community ought to demand accountability for what may otherwise become a foreseeable regularity for high-profile Georgetown athletes.

Student-athletes face demanding burdens on the Hilltop. Those of us who struggle to succeed as students could never understand the difficulties of becoming a world-class athlete in the process. Nevertheless, whatever one’s view on the proper relationship between student-athletes and the universities they attend, no one can deny that the resources and

attention devoted to the success of collegiate athletes represents an investment on behalf of the university community. Smith’s ineligibility was a disappointing setback to the basketball program, but this failure rests on many shoulders, not just Smith’s. Still, the investors in Georgetown and the varsity basketball program are justified in seeking recompense.

Every time a Georgetown athletic program fails to field a team with the most talented, hardest-working students available because a student is not academically competitive, athletic administrators ought to be disappointed. If we as a university are committed to maintaining a basketball program we can be proud of, we need to accept the obligation of assisting fellow students and helping educators succeed. There is simply no reason to spend money recruiting talented players if we can’t keep them eligible to play. Thompson should step up and explain how he and the rest of the Georgetown community can better support his student-athletes. The current culture of academic underperformance among our athletes should not be tolerated on the Hilltop, and everyone — athletes included — deserves better.

THE VERDICT Fracking Fears — The gas industry is pressuring the U.S. Forest Service to lift a ban on fracking in the George Washington National Forest, despite fears that the practice could contaminate the Potomac.

Healthcare for Owls — After being struck by a bus and an SUV last week, the snowy owl from McPherson Square is steadily improving in the care of D.C.’s City Wildlife.

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Flights of Fancy — Southwest and JetBlue Airlines are looking to add more daily flights to their current roster of options at Reagan National Airport, pending approval by the Justice Department.

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Footing the Bill — The National Park Service is planning to install parking meters along the National Mall to help fund a new Circulator route.

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Backing the Future — Monday marked the official unveiling of the “Georgetown 2028 15-Year Action Plan,” of which the university is a partner. The plan calls for a gondola spanning the Potomac, another pedestrian bridge to Roosevelt Island and a Metro stop for the Georgetown area.

Better Bundle Up — D.C.’s own “Potomac Phil,” a stuffed groundhog, saw his own shadow Sunday in a ceremony at Dupont Circle, prompting six more weeks of winter and six more months of political gridlock.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON by Megan Schmidt

Our 21st-Century Snow Day Provost Robert Groves quietly introduced a major change to intellectual life at Georgetown last week: the potential to hold class during campus closures. Though the sentiment elicits groans from students across campus, in the long term, it represents a smart use of technology to counter an ageold problem.

Groves’ memorandum, which was approved by the Main Campus Executive Faculty last week, encourages professors to hold class, virtually or otherwise, to compensate for missed sessions in the case of inclement weather or at other times when the university ceases operating. Though some faculty members have already taken such steps, the memorandum’s potential to prompt wider adoption of these policies will benefit students and faculty alike.

Even though the momentary joy from a snow day is uplifting, it is more important for students and faculty to keep the obligations they make to each other at the beginning of the semester to follow the guidelines

set out for a course. Cancelling class because of bad weather disrupts these expectations and creates confusion for both students and professors. Especially for lengthy seminars that meet only once per week, missing even one class session represents a loss of a significant portion of course content.

To effectively combat these problems, the university must ensure all faculty members are able to access the resources available to them during campus closures. For those who have not integrated technology like lecture capture or Blackboard into their courses, using technology suggested for academic continuity for the first time will likely be confusing and time consuming. In such situations, University Information Services should be obligated to help professors who request assistance.

The loss of snowball fights and unexpected extended weekends will be an adjustment for the campus community, but the benefits of holding class in inclement conditions are sure to pay off come final exam time.

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A Chemical Cocktail For Love L

ove has been compared to drugs so many times, so I won’t invent a new analogy (though I do think Beyonce does it best with her single “Drunk in Love”).

There is, however, some truth to this oft-used allusion: Scientists have found that there is a predictable biochemical reaction to falling in love with someone. With the Valentine’s Day season approaching, it seemed only fitting to write about it.

It all starts with the neurotransmitter dopamine. A neurotransmitter is a chemical produced in our brains — depending on where it’s present in the brain, it may have different effects. You’ve probably heard of this chemical before; it’s actually quite well known for the role it plays in addictions.

Though dopamine has a number of important functions in bodies, the one involved in love — and other addictions — is called the mesolimbic pathway. This particular pathway is the reward pathway; when you bite into a delicious piece of cake or win at a slot machine, dopamine surges through your brain. The same thing happens when you first fall in love or experience lust — whatever you want to call it.

Dopamine is powerful stuff. A few years ago, biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher scanned several individuals’ brains while they were looking at pictures of their sweethearts. She found that of the many different regions of the brain that lit up, one of them was the same region that becomes activated by a cocaine rush.

But without norepinephrine, dopamine is useless.

Norepinephrine is another neurotransmitter; it provides us with focus, attention and directs the general euphoria provided by dopamine. Dopamine could have you in a cheerful mood, but when you see that special someone at a party and he or she immediately takes all your attention, that’s norepinephrine at

Scientists have found that there is a predictable chemical pattern to falling in love with someone. work. In an interview on Radiolab, science reporter Neely Tucker from The Washington Post equated this neurotransmitter to physical passion and infatuation: It’s the drive that makes us literally want to cross that one person off your to-do list.

So while this is, in fact, the neurotransmitter that makes your eyes dilate and your pulse increase, if you’re like me it also means your palms get sweaty and you lose the ability to form complete, coherent sentences.

But have no fear! If you’re able to make it through those first awkward conversations to those first few dates (or however you get close to your significant other), there’s a chance the rushes of dopamine and norepinephrine will wear off into something more permanent: oxytocin.

Oxytocin is the attachment hormone, and in terms of romantic love, oxytocin is the difference between a fling and a long-term relationship. After you spend a lot of time with a partner, the spark becomes less exciting. And not because your significant other is boring; your relationship just isn’t new anymore.

Some couples are dependent on the dopamine and norepinephrine to keep them going; when there’s no more left, they go their separate ways and look to start the chemical trip all over again. And that’s fine — assuming you can find someone else who pleases you, you’re in for another great high.

But for others, depleting levels of these first two neurotransmitters leads to the creation of a relationship that generates oxytocin.

Oxytocin doesn’t have the same highs, but it provides the feeling of contentment and companionship associated with life partners. It’s a much more emotionally stable feeling, and it can come anywhere between six months and a year after seeing someone.

What we call love requires all three of these chemicals, though; one is not better than the others in any biological sense. I suppose it’s not very romantic to think of love as just another set of chemical reactions. It implies that when you swoon when your significant other remembered your favorite flowers or took you on a picnic or to that concert you’ve always wanted, it was all just some chemicals at play.

But there are two ways of making this fact hopeful: First, it takes some of the pressure off to find “the one.” Who knows how many people will trigger those chemicals for you?

Second, it helps put breakups into context: We’re just going through a little withdrawal, but ultimately we’re going to be okay.

Happy Valentine’s Day. May your Feb. 14 be filled with all the neurotransmitters you deserve, and then some.

Katherine Foley is a senior in the School of Foreign Service. CURIOUS BY NATURE appears every other Tuesday.

ith the Winter Olympic Games quickly approaching, attention has intensified around Russia and its controversial anti-LGBTQ law. The law, passed last June, bans “gay propaganda,” including displays of affection and symbols associated with the LGBTQ community. Since then, numerous reports of homophobic attacks and violence have surfaced, leading many to believe that this law has become a green light for attacks against LGBTQ people in Russia.

In response, more than 400,000 people, including 50 Olympic athletes, have signed a petition demanding that Russia end this ban before the Olympics, and several Olympians have called on the International Olympic Committee to pressure Russia toward this same goal.

U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun, however, recently told ESPN, “They’re there to compete. They’re not there to talk about their politics or their religion or anything else.”

In one sense, Blackmun is right; our Olympic athletes are there to win medals, not necessarily to push an agenda. Nevertheless, his comments show a lack of understanding of the impact that Olympic athletes could have on the world. The Olympics are one of the most widely broadcast events of the year, and top athletes have the potential to be universally revered. The words of Olympians have weight, whether Blackmun would like to admit it or not, and that power should be used for good.

This law denies freedom and justice for Russia’s LGBTQ citizens, particularly because the Russian government is using the term “gay propaganda” very liberally. Russians are no longer allowed to discuss gay rights in schools or the media, nor are they allowed to hold events like pride parades. Furthermore, the

Olympians must take this opportunity to take a stand against the oppressive laws that Russia has passed. situation could potentially worsen, as a bill currently in front of the Russian parliament could take children away from LGBTQ parents.

This anti-gay climate affects not only Russian citizens, but also citizens from all over the world and athletes who will travel there this

month. In an effort to appease critics, Russian President Vladimir Putin recently stated that gay tourists would be safe in Russia as long as they left kids alone. Yet, these words may not hold true and are still inflammatory. Olympic security personnel tackled a man for holding a rainbow flag as

the Olympic flame passed by, and the British government warned openly gay British actor Sir Ian McKellen against attending the Olympics because of growing concerns for the law’s wide ramifications.

But while this law is harmful to the many LGBTQ people who will attend the Olympics, even athletes, many of them will be protected thanks to their celebrity status. This benefit, however, is not afforded to the millions of Russians who fall victim to the law in their daily lives. Olympians must take this opportunity to take a stand against the oppressive laws that Russia has passed and that Russia intends to pass in the coming months and years. It is their duty and responsibility to speak for those who are being silenced right now, as well as stand up for those who are not afforded the same protections.

To rectify this situation, some have suggested a boycott of the Olympics. After all, there is precedent — the United States led a boycott against the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which was followed by the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. But while a boycott would send a clear message to the international community, it would also effectively silence the would-be loud voice of Olympians. The Olympics offer a perfect platform for athletes, thanks to extensive television coverage, advertisements and other media coverage. In a field often relegated to the back section of a newspaper, athletes suddenly find themselves on full-page spreads and front pages. This chance comes only every couple of years, and it would be a waste to squander it.

Eric Nevalsky is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service.

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Ending Homelessness An Honor for Clinton’s Collegiate Legacy One Act at a Time

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tudent relations with the neighborhood of Georgetown are often defined by our Friday- and Saturday-night brushes with the wealthy residents of West Georgetown. Relations with neighbors typically bring to mind late-night Student Neighborhood Assistance Program calls, discussion of building more on-campus housing and the blog called “‘Drunken’ Georgetown Students.” On the walk to Booeymonger, it is impossible to ignore the big, white signs advertising $4 million condominiums for sale on Prospect Street.

However, among these icons of the D.C. establishment, there is also another part of our community that we all too frequently ignore — our neighbors without homes.

It is equally impossible to walk to the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street without passing a homeless man or woman on your way, many of whom you come to recognize depending on how frequently you find yourself in that part of the neighborhood.

However, these neighbors, who arguably spend just as much time in the Georgetown area, are certainly not regarded as part of the Georgetown community.

According to the District of Columbia Interagency Council on Homelessness’s Point-inTime Count, there were 6,859 individuals counted as literally homeless on one night in January 2013, meaning that the individuals accounted for either lived on the street, in a shelter or in transitional housing. This does not include individuals who are doubled up — e.g., they currently reside in hospitals, jails or foster care. But what does this statistic mean to the Georgetown community?

Homeless individuals are not considered part of our community because of the stigma associated with homelessness, the lack of permanent housing and simply the business of our daily lives.

While I do not have the answer to homelessness, I do believe that acknowledging the presence of homeless individuals in our neighborhood will bring about more awareness and compassion in the student body. Both indi-

vidual actions and institutional practices to treat the homeless with more respect will become commonplace and eventually part of the student mentality.

Just as students know that there are certain neighborhood requirements on the weekends, hopefully there will become an intrinsic standard of acceptance and willingness to help our other neighbors.

Small acts of kindness can hopefully become part of the mentality of bettering the Georgetown community. For example, buying a sandwich or a warm drink can make a huge difference for someone who lives out in the cold. Or call D.C.’s Hypothermia Hotline — 1-800-5357252 — a 24-hour resource that provides transportation to shelters as well as winter clothing. Although addressing homelessness is more complex than the quick fix offered by food and a night’s stay at a shelter, there are actions we can take that make a difference on a personal and individual level. A phone call may seem trivial, but it could save a person’s life.

These simple changes in the mentality of students, faculty and the Georgetown community as a whole can help us all become more respectful, accommodating and — most importantly — kind to all of our neighbors.

Perhaps soon Georgetown will open an office to combat poverty in our neighborhood and devote funds and resources to do so. But this change will only occur at the grassroots level if it becomes ingrained in the character of Georgetown students to recognize and reach out to help their neighbors.

Next time you are on M Street shopping or grabbing a bite to eat, don’t just walk by. You don’t need to take the coat off of your back, but a small acknowledgment — just saying hello or buying an apple — can help a person’s day. When I was younger, a homeless man said hello to me, and I kept my head down; he quietly said, “I am human, too. I deserve a response.”

Small acts of kindness can hopefully become part of the mentality of bettering Georgetown.

Grace Fenton is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service.

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hile Georgetown has Georgetown, but he was not always many respected and ac- a successful one. He lost races for stucomplished alumni, one dent government, yet went on to far individual stands in a league of his greater things. At Georgetown, we own in terms of prestige and attain- do not let a temporary lack of success ment. William Jefferson Clinton, serve as a disqualifier, nor do we take the 42nd president of the United success for granted. Clinton captures States, captures many of the values the striving spirit and ambition that that make Georgetown great and de- many Georgetown students seek to serves to be celebrated with a build- cultivate. ing named in his honor.

While Clinton is certainly deservGeorgetown’s history is a com- ing of a building, one wonders what plicated one in which the only reli- that building should be. The obvious able factor has been a lack of funds. and most immediate choice is the Clinton, like this university, came Northeast Triangle project. While from humble roots we fifth-floor Harto assume a position bin residents will of the highest presalways be able to tige. In the early- to claim that we’ve mid-1900s, Georgelived on the floor town could count once occupied by on a steady stream Clinton during his of America’s most time as an undertalented young graduate, countless Catholic students current and future to help it succeed.

Hoyas could live in a Tim Rosenberger As Catholics assimibeautiful residence lated into society, hall that bears his they choose schools Naming an Clinton captures the name. seen as more prestienormous student spirit many students housing project gious, and Georgetown suffered. The after Clinton is seek to cultivate. school’s renaissance uniquely appropricame when it beate. While efforts gan to attract academically gifted to give the name of this building to young people independent beyond another Jesuit or notable donor are its Catholic identity. One such per- noble, the activities of a Georgetown son was the young Bill Clinton. Clin- housing complex are entirely better ton, a Baptist from Arkansas, came suited to a Clinton moniker. to Georgetown to be in the nation’s Some might claim that naming capital and to participate in a vi- a building after Clinton is unprecbrant academic community. edented or premature. Even as a Georgetown could only benefit staunch Republican, I would arfrom having a building named in gue that there is no better name honor of its most famous graduate. and no better time for it. BecomOther Georgetown values, such as ing president with a Georgetown creating wealth, enacting social jus- degree was, at the time, unprectice and — more recently — focusing edented. Clinton helped solidify keenly on physical appearance, also our reputation as a premier destiare embodied in Clinton. nation for future leaders, and he One story that has captured the may have paved the way for countrapid change in Georgetown’s insti- less more Hoyas. We should not tutional culture at that time involves wait for Clinton to age before honClinton meeting with a Jesuit faculty oring him in this manner. The formember within weeks of his gradua- mer president has been an active tion. This member encouraged Clin- presence on this campus since his ton to consider the priesthood, to time in office and would enjoy the which the future president replied, permanent recognition of his im“I will, Father, but first I will have to portance to our community. For become a Catholic.” better or worse, Clinton captures Clinton’s experience mirrors the ideal of a Georgetown career. that of a multitude of students who He managed to rack up astoundhave enjoyed the Georgetown com- ing achievements while having a munity in the years since he gradu- fantastic time doing it. Hoyas of ated. Many religious traditions can the future deserve to reach toward be practiced and celebrated here. their aspirations in a hall named Georgetown, uniquely among Amer- for this great man. ican universities, takes an active role in feeding the spiritual hunger of all Tim Rosenberger is a sophomore of its undergraduates, irrespective of in the College. THE CHURCH AND their faith backgrounds.

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On Monday, Professor Bruce Hoffman, director of the Center for Security Studies in Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, was appointed to a commission that will conduct a review of the policies implemented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation addressing the threat of terrorism to the United States.

As the current director of the security studies program and a tenured professor in the SFS, Hoffman comes to the job with over 30 years of expertise in terrorism and insurgency. He previously served as corporate chair in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency at RAND Corporation, vice president for external affairs at RAND and acting director of RAND’s Center for Middle East Public Policy.

Designed to assess the FBI’s progress over the past decade, the independent commission panel focuses on three main issues: assessing the progress made since 9/11 in transforming the FBI’s response to threats of terrorism, evaluating how the FBI has implemented policies since 2004 and finally, reviewing all new information received since 2004, including information received in the raid of Osama Bin Laden’s compound in 2011.

Professor Hoffman noted that terrorist attacks have evolved to become newer and more diverse, challenging the FBI to react more efficiently and comprehensively.

“Responding to terrorist attacks has less to do with resources now,” Hoffman said. “It’s really up to figuring out how to maximize efficiency and to address these attacks accordingly with the current available skills.”

Hoffman is the only academic commissioner out of the three appointees

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on the panel, which also includes former Attorney General Ed Meese and former Ambassador Tim Roemer. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), chairman of the house appropriations subcommittee that funds the FBI, expressed his confidence in the individuals chosen for the panel in a Jan. 27. press release.

“I cannot think of three more qualified individuals to serve on the commission,” Wolf wrote. “They are all men of integrity and have significant credibility and expertise on counterterrorism policy.”

Hoffman expressed his intention to bring rigorous academic knowledge and public policy to the group. He explained that, having completed two books last year, he plans to use his newfound free time for the commission’s workload.

“I think that if you’re teaching in [the] SFS, you need to be actively involved in precisely what your students are sitting in classes to learn about.

So this opportunity is such an honor and privilege,” Hoffman said. “Service on the commission is not a full-time job. In that sense, I’m grateful since it allows me to simultaneously keep up my responsibilities of teaching and also work with my patriotism.”

Genevieve Lester, a fellow professor in the Security Studies Program, applauded Hoffman for his professionalism and scholastic intelligence.

“Bruce is an inspired choice for this commission. Not only is he one of the foremost scholars of terrorism, but he has also served on government commissions before. He was the first executive director of the Gilmore Commission — a commission that assessed domestic response capabilities to terrorism using weapons of mass destruction — and has held high level advisory positions, including in the Central Intelligence Agency,” Lester said.

Lester also noted that Hoffman’s broad knowledge base would help the commission during a trying time in the world of intelligence.

“Beyond Bruce’s experience, I think the best thing about this choice is that the intelligence community is now in a state of flux — the Snowden leaks, potential changes in the way intelligence activities are conducted and how oversight is done and challenges to the role of intelligence and law enforcement mean we need someone with a long view. The U.S. must become more proactive in dealing with emergent threats. Bruce has studied how terrorism and counterterrorism have changed over the past four decades and understands how institutions must rise to meet this challenge,” Lester said.

As the puppy John B. Carroll, now known as Jack, captures the collective heart of campus, his predecessor is enjoying his twilight years in retirement — far from the madding crowd of Verizon Center.

John S. Carroll, who, like all of Georgetown’s mascots, enjoyed the appellation “Jack” in his heyday, arrived on campus in 2003 and was entrusted to Fr. Christopher Steck, S.J. After a decade of service, he retired last year and passed the mascotmantle to J.J., whose reign was momentary. The senior bulldog spends his days in the lobby of the Jesuit residence Wolfington Hall, where he receives visitors before returning to the fourth floor of New South Hall in the evening. According to Steck, Jack still relishes socializing with the Georgetown community.

“There’s still a sense of liking to be with people,” Steck said. “He comes back after dinner, usually, and immediately goes to the student lounge. He likes hanging out with the students.”

Jack Sr. no longer attends official events and does not participate in performances at basketball games.

While boxes no longer constitute a major part of his diet, he does still attend the occasional sporting event at the MultiSport Facility; however, most of his time in public consists of wandering around campus.

“I will take him around campus, and Red Square and things like that.

And people take pictures of him all the time still,” Steck said.

Jack Sr. also grants evening audiences in the New South lobby, although Steck says he can exude a “diva personality.”

“We walk back inside and he immediately walks to one particular spot in the lobby where he sits there and waits for people to come pet him,” Steck said. “And when he’s had enough, about five or 10 minutes of being in the lobby, he just gets up and walks to the elevator, expecting me to follow him.”

Jack Sr. injured the canine equivalent of his anterior cruciate ligament in 2012. The injury can be aggravated by running on slippery floors, which precludes his public on-court performances. Steck feels that the legendary canine palpably misses going to the basketball games.

“Sometimes he’ll look out to the Jesuit circle and he’ll kind of want a car because when we went to the basketball games, there’d be a car there, and we’d park it, and he’d jump into the car and we’d go off to the basketball games,” Steck said. “So sometimes he’s like looking for that

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The senior Jack the Bulldog enjoys a plush retirement, replete with languid campus strolls and audiences with adoring students. car and of course it’s not there.”

The familiar game environment would probably trigger Jack’s desire to perform, which Steck does not want to risk.

“So I could not just bring him to the game and just have him kind of wander around a little bit because he would just focus so much on the things he wanted to do. I think ideally if he weren’t going to get distracted by all of that what would be great would be to bring him to the concourse level,” Steck said.

Jack’s energy levels have decreased throughout his time in retirement.

“There might be a little bit of boredom, but like I said, his energy level is so low compared to what it used to be, that I think there is enough activity to keep him busy,” Steck said.

The retired mascot’s presence on campus does not detract from the limelight the new mascot receives.

“I don’t think it ends up being a big deal as far as Jack going around campus and visiting people. In fact,

I suspect the university would want to have both kind of present,” Steck said.

Adam Ramadan (SFS ’14) has had a lot of interaction with the dog because he is a member of the Jack Crew.

“From my understanding, he’s doing just fine with Fr. Steck,” Ramadan said. “I see him around campus and that video of the snow when he was rolling around in the snow was kind of really cute when he was out there. I mean he’s happy; he’s doing his thing.”

New South Four denizens like Abi Vega (MSB ’17) enjoy living in close proximity to the school’s former mascot. Jack, however, is not the most social floor-mate, which is partly due to his old age.

“Sometimes he doesn’t particularly pay attention to you if you are petting him or stuff. I just think that that’s because he’s old and kind of tired of other people’s crap,” Vega said.

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Students played host to 10 students from the University of Guyana last week, as a part of the Virtually There Project, touring the Capitol and various other sites in Washington, D.C., all in conjunction with One World Youth Project.

The project, facilitated by the State Department and the United States Embassy in Guyana, allowed students in OWYP from both countries to meet and discuss their work together. The two university student groups have been working together, virtually, for the past year to connect middle school classrooms at Jefferson Middle School in Washington, D.C., to the Richard Ishmael Secondary School in the South American nation.

“We have project ambassadors that go into middle schools and lead classroom activities that focus on cultural awareness and education about the partner hub, because each classroom gets paired with another classroom in one of our other hubs,” Eddie Percarpio (SFS ’16), an OWYP project manager fellow, said. “The middle school students get the chance to interact and see each other via YouTube or social media sites.”

Along with their central offices in D.C., OWYP also has hubs in Guyana, Kosovo, Pakistan and Boston. The group of Guyanese students also visited Boston University during their week in the United States.

After interacting for almost a year, the two groups decided to find a way to meet. OWYP received a grant from the State Department Innovation Fund, which made it possible to send the Guyanese students to the United States for the Virtually There Project.

“I feel like there’s only so much you can do with technology, and we have this global education curriculum, but you do open the middle schoolers’ eyes to people around the world and how they’re different and how they’re similar,” Percarpio said. “But actually getting them to come here and enter the classroom after about a year of communicating online, it was so rewarding to see the middle schoolers get all excited that they’re finally here.”

While in D.C., the University of Guyana students toured the Capitol, visited their partner middle school, met with Georgetown Jesuits and visited embassies.

“I really loved being able to talk to the students about how they were experiencing the United States. … The expressions on their faces when they came back from the Capitol were just really heartwarming,” Maddie Sposato (COL ’17), an OWYP project ambassador, said. “It made me proud to be American and proud to share my culture, which sometimes isn’t always the case. It also made me interested to learn more about them and what their personal experiences were like.”

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The Virtually There Project allowed 10 Guyanese students to come to D.C. last week. ambassadors met with the middle schoolers and taught them Guyanese songs.

“It was really cool for the kids who had been seeing these people and learning about their culture to see them in their classroom and have a discussion with them,” Project Ambassador Leia Alex (SFS ’16) said. “I think it was really great for them to actually meet them and see their culture literally in their classroom. … When the Guyana hub came, I was so impressed with how much the kids remembered, and their excitement at these people who they’d been interacting with.

They still have this connection with a completely different culture, and that really stood out to me.”

The students also spoke to Jesuits at the Jesuit Commons one afternoon so that they could learn more about the university’s culture.

“The Jesuits held a reception for the students and they basically explained the idea of a Jesuit identity at Georgetown University and how they integrate not only Catholic spirituality, but also how that heritage helps bound the way they educate other Georgetown students,” Sposato said.

The two groups of OWYP ambassadors were able to talk to and learn from each other over the course of the week.

“I learned a lot about Guyana, just factually. … I learned a lot about how they see themselves in terms of their worldview, like where Guyana is compared to the U.S., and how they’re very dedicated to cross-cultural interchange,” Sposato said. “A lot of them are fourth-year medical students, which you wouldn’t expect. Generally, you would expect humanities majors or people who are interested in becoming ambassadors, but these were people who have obviously dedicated themselves, regardless of what they were pursuing as their degree, to a higher ideal.”

Select students received free bicycles last semester from the California startup FreeBike Project, which served as promotional tools for the startup and advertising space for companies such as The North Face and Ticketmaster.

The company, started by Denmark natives Johan Bender and Kim Sanderhoff, currently provides free bikes to numerous schools across the country, including schools in Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and D.C. areas.

FreeBike Project additionally partners with the United States-based nonprofit Bikes For The World, and provides one bike in a developing country for every bike leased in the country.

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ture advertisements for The North Face store on M Street and Ticketmaster, among others.

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, campus officials banned the bikes, citing campus advertising policies. However, after a backlash from students, the university changed the policy and decided to allow the bikes to stay.

The Georgetown administration has no involvement with the presence of the bikes on campus. While Associate Vice President for Auxiliary Services Joelle Wiese said she was unaware of the bikes, Audrey Stewart, the director of the Office of Sustainability, commended the project’s model.

“From a sustainability standpoint, it’s great to see innovative models helping to make bicycles available to students at lowcost, and also promoting sharing and reuse of resources, which leads to more sustainable consumption patterns,” Stewart said.

“Bicycling is a key component of sustainability and it is a win-win-win way to get around — low cost, good for your health and good for the planet.”

“We recognize that it is a gray area when it comes to advertising, but it is ultimately a win-win for everyone and it provides a great service for students,” Bender said.

Although the bikes are very convenient for the purpose of getting to class and around campus, the design is very simple.

“I’m really satisfied, it’s a free bike for the semester,” Anirudha Vaddadi (SFS ’16) said. “The only downside is that, while the bikes are new, they’re very basic bikes to conserve cost. They’re just single gear and you need to pedal backwards to brake.” Vaddadi also cited Georgetown’s hilly campus as a problem when using the single-gear bikes.

The founders plan to continue expanding the project to include additional schools around the country. By 2016, they hope to have 10,000 bikes at schools across the United States, a goal they are on their way to meeting.

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we can grow, we thought the value of doing something greater than just marketing outweighed the extra capital that could drive us forward,” Bender told THE HOYA, highlighting the power of the extra marketing push.

Students who sign up for the program are required to make a $130 refundable deposit for the bike and lock and post a picture of the bike along with a certain hashtag at least once a month on social media. Students are responsible for safekeeping and the maintenance.

“I thought it was really cool, and I needed a bike, so I decided to get one, and I decided to get more involved,” Student Ambassador Rio Djiwandana (SFS ’16) said.

In order to fund the program, the space between the seat and handlebars is rented for advertisement. At Georgetown, the bikes currently fea-

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The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority has proposed modifying its current $2.6 billion D.C. Clean Rivers Project to incorporate green infrastructure into the later stages of its expansive three-tunnel anti-pollution initiative in Rock Creek and the Anacostia and Potomac rivers.

“The D.C. Clean Rivers Project is currently being implemented under a federally mandated consent decree among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Justice, D.C. Water and the District of Columbia,” Green Infrastructure Planning Coordinator Bethany Bezak said.

The original plan, which was initiated in 2003, sought to construct three tunnels that would prevent water pollution in the Anacostia and Potomac rivers and Rock Creek due to sewer overflow caused by rainfall.

The overflows, which currently dilute approximately 1.5 billion gallons of combined sewage into the Anacostia each year, will be curbed by 98 percent when the D.C .Clean Rivers Project is tentatively completed in 2022 Since 2010, however, D.C. Water has been exploring a new modification to the original plan: green infrastructure.

“In contrast to gray infrastructure, which is the traditional method of building tunnels underneath the ground, green infrastructure engages in construction above the surface,” Bezak said.

Green infrastructure imitates the natural processes of storm water before entering the D.C. Water’s combined sewer system. Green infrastructure technologies include rain gardens, green roofs, infiltration basins and bio retention facilities. “[Green infrastructure] will create new green jobs that are beneficial in the long-term scope,” Bezak said. “There is a long-term maintenance component to these green jobs

that traditional temporary jobs during construction of gray infrastructure do not have, and this will raise employment.”

The proposal to implement green infrastructure would not affect the initial stages of the project, which include tunneling under the Anacostia River and are already underway.

“The initial phase of the project is currently being implemented, in which a large underground tunnel is being built,” Bezak said. “But the later phases that involve the Potomac River and Rock Creek

improvements in the quality of water each time one small part is completed.”

GUSA Secretary of Sustainability Gabe Pincus (SFS ’14) pointed out that the very presence of the tunnels is demonstrative of the District’s failure to support the environment.

“I think it’s unfortunate that we can’t accommodate the natural rainfall of the city, that we would even need to consider building a gigantic cistern tunnel under the river to hold all of our storm water runoff,” Pincus said.

Pincus explained that the tunnels would do little more than act as a Band-Aid for an ongoing problem.

“If we don’t adjust green space and permeable surfaces in the city, and the city continues to develGABE PINCUS (SFS ’14) op, and it inevitably GUSA Secretary of Sustainability will, if we don’t have is where we are proposing the standards for where we put changes.” green space in the city and Under the new arrange- how much there needs to be. ment, a $90 million combined And if it continues to develop, investment in green infra- we’re going to continue to structure in Rock Creek and have increased storm water the Potomac would replace runoff, so building one storthe proposed Rock Creek sec- age container or two...that’s a tion of the tunnel and signifi- patch. It’s not really addresscantly reduce the size of the ing the root of the problem.”

Potomac tunnel, which would D.C. Water is reaching out to be completed in 2030. local communities to collabo“The construction of green rate on ideas as well as gain fiinfrastructure, if implement- nancial support for the project. ed according to the new pro- “Advisory Neighborhood Composal, will allow the District mission 2E is planning to work to see improvements in wa- closely with D.C. Water and ter quality as early as 2015, communities regarding D.C. whereas the original plan Water’s green infrastructure would allow us to see the en- proposals and/or any CSO tunhancements starting 2025,” nel proposals,” ANC2E ComBezak said. missioner Jeffrey Jones said.

While enhancements to Dis- In turn, local communities trict water quality would only also hope to hear more about occur after the original plan, the proposal and the potenwhich calls for the construc- tial direction toward which tion of gray infrastructure, is the D.C. Clean Rivers Project completed in 2025, the new might move in the future. proposal allows for gradual “I am hoping D.C. Water improvements in water qual- will be able to present some ity. of these plans at an ANC2e “The new proposal is like a public hearing in the near step-by-step approach, where future,” Jones said. “I am small construction will con- supportive of plans that tinue one by one,” Bezak said. promote a healthier envi“The original plan shows ronment for all of our resiwater quality enhancements dents while preserving and in one significant blow at its protecting the historic charcompletion, whereas for this acter, beauty and economic new proposal we will see clear vitality of Georgetown.”

“That’s a patch. It’s not really addressing the root of the problem.”

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GUSA to Challenge Housing Jennifer Ding Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown University Student Association passed a resolution challenging the Office of Residential Living’s change in housing policy, which renders current sophomores planning to study abroad in fall 2014 unable to participate in the housing lottery, after the housing selection date was moved from October to February.

The bill, which calls for a shortterm delay or reversion of the policy in order to allow for longterm review, was introduced in the senate on Feb. 2, around the same time the student-led social media campaigns against the policy began.

“What we were really frustrated about at heart was that the policy was released [in] mid-January. By the way I’m told it was a procedural change, not a policy change. It was so close to studyabroad deadlines, and granted it was still seven or eight weeks out from the housing deadline, but it was so close to study abroad that it sent a lot of students into a panic and not unnecessarily,” Senator Ken Nunnenkamp (MSB ’16), who introduced the bill into the senate, said. “A lot of people had actually set their own housing groups and they found out those would be dissolved essentially, so they were a little worried about what was going to happen.”

According to GUSA senators, the resolution also lends greater legitimacy to the student concerns towards the issue.

“I’m hoping what this will do is give us legitimate support in the face of the administration and explain that the students stand together on this. We want to be a part of the discussion, that there are legitimate claims to the decisions that were made without student input,” bill co-sponsor Senator Abbey McNaughton (COL ‘16) said. “It’s our job to represent the student body, and we feel that this further emphasizes the importance of discussion.”

Many students are frustrated with the timing of the event, as those with plans to go abroad rush to find housing solutions.

“I think that it’s important that students have sufficiently advanced notice that they won’t have a shot to have their place held,” Senator Abby Cooner (SFS ’16) said.

Following the passage of the resolution and the student-led Facebook event and Georgetown Roundtables proposition entitled “Students Against Restrictive Housing Policy,” GUSA will focus on meeting with administrators to review the process and to hear student reactions.

“We wanted definitive proof that people feel strongly about this, not in an emotional reaction sense, but in a ‘I’ve read the policy and I still feel strongly

about this’ sense, so that’s why we took our time. But we’re meeting with key administrators,” Nunnenkamp said.

Recently, GUSA senators met with administrators such as Director of Overseas Studies Craig Rinker and Executive Director of Student Housing Pat Killilee.

“We’re getting in to see as many people as possible and consulting with as many people as possible. My opinion on the entire thing, the most important thing is to have everybody be on the same page,” Nunnenkamp said.

For Nunnenkamp, an open dialogue between students and the administration is essential.

“If the students collaborate with the administrators and they decide that they like the policy, that’s perfectly reasonable. If the students decide that with the administrators, good for them.

I want the students to be able to make that decision,” he said.

“The more student input, the better.”

Other senators are also optimistic about affecting change after a discussion with the administration.

“After showing them that students have a stand on this issue, I’m confident that we’ll be able to get some change to the policy to make it less detrimental to students,” GUSA Speaker Sam Greco (SFS ‘15), who also co-sponsored the bill, said.

3 Employees Held Up, Robbed ROBBERY, from A1 front all the way to the back with his hair. They took his phone. ... They walked around and they said ‘Give me all the money.’ I gave all of my pocket money, and in five to seven minutes they went away.”

Tai had left his phone in the car that night. After the men left, Tai called the police, who arrived in around five minutes.

According to a Domino’s employee who asked to remain anonymous, the burglars were very knowledgeable of the operations and layout of the store.

“I thought it was maybe somebody inside. The way that they knew the operations and what time they knew everything was going to be done. Maybe they weren’t the ones that actually robbed, but they had to be the brains of the operation. … It doesn’t sound right,” the source said.

Woody Tongrugs, manager of Mai Thai, located down the street from Domino’s at 3251 Prospect St. NW, said he was not concerned about his own store being robbed, and that

crime like this is unusual in the area.

“Maybe somebody snatched a purse about a year ago, and then some drunk kid ran down a tree,” Tongrugs said of crime at Mai Thai. “We have a security guy here 24 hours, and we also have a security camera outside here. … Domino’s is a little bit farther away from the security, so that’s maybe why it happened.”

Conversely, Christian Liberman, who works at Booeymonger’s at 3265 Prospect St. NW by Domino’s, said that crime is common in the neighborhood.

“It’s a combination of factors. The economy is pretty rough right now for a lot of people. They’re out of work, and I think probably robbing or stealing is a quick and easy way to make ends meet,” Liberman said.

Liberman attributed the recent occurrence to the seemingly cyclical nature of crime in Georgetown.

“I’m not too personally concerned.

I grew up in the area, and it goes through cycles. Georgetown isn’t insulated despite the properties’ values and the fact that the university is

here,” Liberman said.

According to Georgetown University Police Department Chief of Police Jay Gruber, MPD will investigate this crime.

“It’s the MPD’s jurisdiction, so they’ll take the lead in the investigation. Our officers have descriptions of some of the individuals in the robbery, so we’ll definitely keep an eye out, but again it’s the MPD’s primary responsibility to investigate that crime.”

Gruber said that his officers will not change the way in which they patrol the neighborhood, since the robbery was not in close enough proximity to the university.

“Our officers who work in that beat that includes LXR, Walsh, Nevils and Alumni Square need to be diligent, and at our briefings we give out the descriptions of these people,” Gruber said.

Gruber urged students to remain vigilant of their surroundings when walking in the neighborhood.

“I think our students always need to be diligent when they’re outside of the gates of campus,” Gruber said.

Fluke May Fill Vacant Seat FLUKE, from A1 she did express concern that Fluke’s liberal contraceptive policy might encroach on institutions’ rights to religious freedom — something that has proved problematic for Georgetown in the past.

“I think on the one hand it’s important to have contraceptives or birth control available for girls everywhere, but I think also that there is a legitimate concern with

religious institutions,” Read said.

Elissa Free, executive director of communications for the Georgetown University Law Center, confirmed the university’s support for Fluke should she choose to run for office.

“Georgetown Law has a long tradition of its graduates going into public service, with many serving in Congress on both sides of the aisle. We wish all of them well and follow their careers with interest,” Free wrote in a statement.

Chandini Jha (COL ’16), chair of the College Democrats, noted that while her organization does not officially endorse candidates, she herself was energized by Fluke’s potential candidacy.

“I think it’s really great to see an issue that she has really stood up for, which is reproductive justice and women’s rights, move to the forefront of congressional races.

And especially the fact that she’s a young woman in Congress,” Jha said.

Unclear Policies for Pub Patrons PUB, from A1 wouldn’t serve me because it was vertical.”

Eder disagrees with the policy, and believes it is actually encouraging the use of false identification.

“They’re not even looking at the birthdate — they’re only looking at whether it’s horizontal or vertical because neither the bouncer nor waitress commented that it was [my friend’s] 21st birthday,” Eder said. “I’m 22 years old, and I’m not going back.”

Alexandra Douglas (COL ’15) had a similar experience when she went with two friends to the bar Friday.

“We walked down there at a pretty reasonable hour. Two of us had vertical IDs — we’ve all been 21 for a couple of months — but the bouncer turned us away,” Douglas said. “We spoke to the manager as well, and he wouldn’t even really explain what the policy was and told us it was up to us to order horizontal IDs if we ever wanted to come back.”

While Douglas understood why the bar would want to stem underage drinking, she did not appreciate the establishment’s lack of clarity concerning the policy.

“It’s understandable that they need to track down underage patrons, but it’s just disappointing we weren’t treated respectfully and couldn’t really understand the policy,” Douglas said.

Another area bar, Mr. Smith’s, lo-

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Village C East is one dorm being considered for renovation by administrators to increase the number of students housed on campus by fall 2015.

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With the Northeast Triangle Residence Hall not set to be completed until the summer of 2016, administrators plan to add capacity to existing facilities in order to meet its commitment, per the 2010 Campus Plan agreement, of housing an additional 385 students on campus by fall 2015 by expanding rooms in dorms like LXR and Village C East, in addition to continuing longstanding construction projects and renovations.

Although the Old Jesuit Residence Project, as the conversion of Ryan and Mulledy Halls has been officially termed, is on track for completion in fall 2015, 105 to 165 additional beds are still needed on campus for the 2015-2016 academic year, depending on whether the university decides to convert one or two floors of the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center.

The university will utilize revenue bonds to fund the housing projects.

“We’re going to have a revenue stream in the future from these beds that we’re creating,” Vice President for Planning and Facilities Robin Morey said, as room rates will be adjusted to cover costs. “That bond helps us build a bridge until we get there.”

In addition to creating new student housing options, administrators plan to improve existing buildings on campus as part of the university’s master plan.

“We’re very much aware of our existing facilities and the need to make progress and make them more updated and more comfortable,” Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson said.

In order to meet the commitment, administrators plan to modify large common rooms in residence halls such as LXR, Village C East and the Southwest Quad to include additional dorm rooms.

“It may make sense for us to have part of these floor lounges, and we believe it may make sense to create one new room and make that a permanent change,” Olson said. The need to include bathrooms with any rooms created in VCE may complicate the process and increase the cost of the renovation.

In order to achieve these housing

goals, the university will work with students to incorporate their opinion in the process.

“We’ve worked with colleagues around campus, we’ve worked with student leaders on everything from starting to imagine new facilities to changing some policies that encourage more comfortable social life with students on campus to more connections with academic life. We’re continuing all of that,” Olson said.

Olson and Morey will organize a student forum this semester to discuss the future of Henle Village.

“We know that’s of specific interest.

Everyone kind of identified that there are opportunities for growth there,” Olson said.

The first housing fair, Feb. 6, is the nearest date on which students can actively engage with administrators about housing.

“We will be giving students an opportunity to come up and ask us questions, and certainly have opportunities that if students have great ideas that they want to bring into the pool of information we are certainly open and want to have that conversation with students,” Director of Residence Life Stephanie Lynch said.

Going forward, Lynch will work with students in three subgroups that focus on academic engagement, campus life and the use of facilities.

According to Director of Residential Education Ed Gilhool, a group of students will work closely to build on the LLC possibilities.

“I will be working directly with a group of students over the next few weeks and months around the living and learning experience around the new communities we’re looking to build. And we’re excited to partner with the students to really ask the question about when you think about living on campus, what matters most?” Gilhool said. In order to look at the student experience, the effects of policies will be explored.

“We’ve also been looking at campus life and the student experience. Some of the things they’ve been looking at and will delve deeper into this semester is looking at some of our policies and how they may help or hinder student interaction, taking a look at how we may provide a better experience for our sophomore, international and transfer students,” Lynch said.

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Students are upset by an apparent lack of consistency in the newly opened pub’s acceptance of various forms of identification. cated at 3104 M St. NW, is also under the impression that Rí Rá does not accept vertical orientation, and noted that they would not be following Rí Rá’s apparent policy.

“Yeah, they won’t accept any vertical IDs. The problem with them is they think they’re going to misread the IDs. I’ve talked to some of the managers and that’s why they’ve gone with that,” Robert, a bar manager at Mr. Smith’s who would not give

his last name, said. “The problem we run into with the vertical IDs is the picture looks a lot different. Usually they’re 15 or 16 when the pictures are taken.”

George Kennedy, a manager of Rhino Bar and Pumphouse at 3295 M St. said that his establishment takes both forms of identification.

“If your ID says you’re 21 it doesn’t matter if it’s vertical or not as long as you’re of age,” Kennedy said.

Applicants to the School of Foreign Service decreased by 5.28 percent. The College’s pool decreased by 1.83 percent, with fewer applicants indicating a major in hard sciences or entering as undecided, a change Deacon sees in line with an economy that has yet to settle since the 2008 recession.

Last year, Deacon attributed a 4.2 percent jump in applications to the NHS to an increased interest in the sciences.

“Students are more interested in job security. They are gravitating [toward] science and pre-med tracks,” he said in February 2013.

This year, Deacon analyzed pre-professional trends differently.

“If you’re in college today, you really want to say that you want to be adept at being flexible and making moves that make sense based on what the economy is going to be like when you graduate,” Deacon said. “It’s hard to know what it’s going to be because the world is changing so quickly.”

Deacon anticipates an acceptance rate of between 16 and 17 percent across the four schools for an incoming freshman class of around 1,580 students. Last year’s acceptance rate was 16.6 percent.

This year’s admissions process included the debut of an individualized online form for secondary school reports and teacher recommendations. The form requires teachers and counselors to answer Georgetown-specific questions, rather than sending identical information to each school to which a student is applying. Twothirds of applicants, or those who chose to submit the form electronically, utilized the new form.

“For those who did use the system, we have much better information about the students. We know a lot more about them personally, and we have individual comments about how great this person would be, especially for Georgetown,” Deacon said.

The Office of Admissions will release regular application decisions in late March.

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Alex Luta (COL ’16) was awarded first place in the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s poster competition Jan. 27 for his project on the analysis of geospatial technologies in human rights conflicts.

Founded in 1848, the AAAS aims to “advance science, engineering and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.” The Science and Human Rights Coalition, the AAAS subdivision relevant to Luta’s project, was established in 2009 to support the relationship between the work of scientists and engineers and to advance the perception of science as a human right.

Ali Arab, an assistant professor in the department of mathematics and statistics, mentored Luta.

“Many Nobel laureates are members of the AAAS. It is very prestigious. Usually people recognize it through its flagship publication, Science Magazine, which is probably the highest ranking journal in science or among the top five,” Arab said.

Arab chairs the AAAS outreach and communications committee and noted that the poster competition was an attempt to engage students in the discussion of science’s relevance to human rights.

Luta began his work with geospatial technology last July as a research assistant to Arab and completed a majority of the research over the summer months.

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Alex Luta’s (COL ’16) winning poster showcases conflict analysis.

algorithms for human rights abuses. Geospatial technology primarily uses satellite images and other visualizations to analyze and track changes in conditions, populations and environments.

“The world is so interconnected today, and everything is based on spatial relationships. It is one of our nation’s essential core tools,” said Phillip Davis, director of the National Geospatial Technology Center.

Luta described how when there is a human rights conflict in a country, it is hard for reporters to get on the ground and accurately report on what is happening.

However, these conflict zones are partially accessible with the aid of geospatial imagery and technology.

“You can look at camps in North Korea, for instance, even if you are not allowed in the country,” Luta said.

Students at Pennsylvania State University have also worked with geo-visual analytics to observe the effects of improvised explosive device detonations in Iraq. Students can put the effects and frequency of the explosions in a broader context with the use of thermal imaging charts and radius maps.

Luta discussed how he approached the project with Arab.

“We read through cases and looked at what problems [scientists] bumped into.

Basically, they did not have much of a way of scanning the photos, so they had to look for human rights abuses with their own eyes and count structures that were destroyed and populations that were displaced,” Luta said. “We thought that maybe there was a way for computers to help them out through certain statistical pattern recognition software or algorithms.”

Luta wrote a paper analyzing geospatial technology and then transferred his writing onto a poster. He submitted an abstract design to the coalition and was invited to present his work at the annual meeting.

The competition was adjudicated by eight officials and only included the work of its finalists. Luta was the only undergraduate who was accepted into the competition.

“Alex did a really good job describing and really understanding the problem.

One of the comments the judges actually made as part of why he was the top prize winner of the competition was because of how Alex was able to answer questions to the judges about the process. Alex did a very good job going over literature review cases that have been done,” Arab said.

Luta’s future plan is to analyze data from organizations like Amnesty International and the AAAS in order to devise a systematic method of evaluating conditional changes similar to the way that multi-resonance imaging is analyzed in medicine.

Student leaders of East Coast Catholic universities discussed pressing issues including student debt and college affordability for undergraduates at a summit organized and hosted by the Georgetown University Student Association from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

The East Coast Catholic Colleges and Universities Affordability Summit featured leaders from St. Anselm College, Fairfield University, Loyola University Maryland, Caldwell College, St. Joseph’s College, St. Michael’s College, Thomas Aquinas College and Providence College.

Those in attendance debated topics that included student debt, college affordability and Catholic identity in McShain Lounge. The range of schools and leaders in attendance led to an interesting and varied dialogue.

“Often among our peer Catholic schools, Georgetown has a unique position and a separate position. We’re bigger, a national school. The strategies we’ve used to do so have been very effective, but in some ways they’ve drawn us out of the pack,” GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) said. “We wanted to get to know these differences to see what the other strategies were, how we might be able to import them here and what things we do here that might be helpful to other student leaders.”

The conference, co-sponsored by the Loyola University of Maryland Student Government Association and the National Campus Leadership Council, played host to guest speakers who led discussions on particular themes.

On Friday, the panel focused on the issue of college affordability, particularly regarding tuition costs and the availability of adequate financial aid.

Many representatives, including Alexander Ieronimo of St. Michael’s College, noted the financial strains to which their schools have been subjected as of late.

“Tuition could possibly go up to $60,000 per year, which is quite a lot,” Ieronimo said.

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GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) talks to keynote speaker Ovide Lamontagne at the affordability summit. of the ideas discussed was the simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, which prospective college students must complete in order to receive federal financial aid. U.S. Public Interest Research Group Higher Education Associate Ethan Senack, who spoke to the student leaders, mentioned a proposal to shorten the lengthy application from over 150 questions to only two.

“There’s an example of a very small piece of the financial aid puzzle that actually has a real impact on families,” Senack said. “Whether you’re at a public school or a private school, this is the gateway to financial aid.”

In addition to the burdens faced by students applying to college, the student body executives at the conference noted the strains that the institutions themselves face due to a harsh economic climate.

“Some ways the administration has thought of to combat this problem is through more summer courses and more online courses,” Ieronimo said.

According to St. Joseph’s College Student Body President Nicholas Paolizzi, St. Joseph’s admittance rate could rise as high as 90% if economic concerns were pushed aside.

“The board of trustees feels that the answer to this issue is admitting more students to drive more revenue into the university,” Paolizzi said.

The panel additionally heard from William Sealy, a policy expert from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, who led

a discussion on the challenges college students face concerning the accumulation and repayment of debt. Currently, the college loan market has reached 1.2 trillion dollars, a figure second only to the national mortgage market. Sealy prescribed two programs, Income-Based Repayment and Pay as You Earn, which help students repay loans at a rate determined by their current level of income.

“These are repayment options that actually cap the amount of money that is paid back on your student debt each month as a portion of your income,” Sealy said.

However, Sealy additionally noted that because many students lack proper information regarding how best to apply for these programs, only a fraction of the graduating population is able to take advantage of the opportunities they present.

“It is actually amazing how many people could be eligible for income-based repayment, versus the small selection of people who enroll,” he said.

The Saturday sessions focused on the role of media in leadership and advocacy, immigration in the context of higher education and the themes of leadership and social justice.

Leaders involved found the conference to be successful, and many felt the quality of discussion was high.

“It was a very engaging conference,” Tisa said. “We learned a lot, got a lot of new resources and also built a lot of connections that will be helpful this year and also next year.”

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While sophomores anxiously discuss housing policy changes, freshmen are beginning to attend the second module of the “What’s a Hoya” workshop series, which has drawn more students than its first iteration in the fall while continuing to improve and expound on its Jesuit theme.

The first module of workshops focused on the theme of men and women for others, a core Jesuit ideal vital to Georgetown’s Jesuit identity.

The current workshop continues with the Jesuit theme, focusing on cura personalis.

Attendees provided the coordinators, Megan Murday (SFS ’15), Dan Silkman (COL ’15) and Chandini Jha (COL ’16), who worked with the Georgetown University Student Association, with feedback to increase the success of the second module.

“We do pre- and post- surveys. We listened to feedback after the first one and tried to make it more interactive,” Murday said.

After identifying the topic for the workshops, Murday, Silkman and Jha worked with the administration to gather campus for the event.

“We sort of identify the kinds of issues we want to discuss or the kinds of issues that might be relevant, and how we come up with those issues is to talk to different administrators and resource centers on campus,” Silkman said. “We went to Carol Day, from Health Education services, and she referred us to a bunch of different people on campus who are experts in their fields.”

For the current workshop, experts provided knowledge on issues including stress culture, sexual assault and neighborhood safety.

“For the speakers for this module, we knew that we needed experts because these are obviously emotionally triggering issues, so we wanted to make sure we were doing it in a really respectable and

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Village A chaplain Luke O’Connell addresses the freshmen assembled for the second “What’s a Hoya” module. responsible way. We wanted to make it a really safe space,” Jha said.

As the workshop focused on sensitive issues, the coordinators also included an optout option for this particular module.

Yet, coordinators report an increased draw of students during the second module.

Although the housing incentive is a prominent factor in students’ decision to attend, 400 to 500 students attend each session, demonstrating the long-term sustainability of the program.

“The workshops have been very effective in the sense that people know what the program is now, we have had a lot of people returning from January sessions, and we have strived to make it more interactive in order to make it more engaging for the audience,” Jha said. “We heard comments from the last session about what students wanted to see more of, so we tried to incorporate more technology

to make a more interactive, engaging process.”

Despite larger student turnout and improved content, the primary incentive for students to attend remains accruing housing points.

“If there were no housing incentives, then I most likely would not have gone in the first place. However, if I had known what the workshops were about, looking back, I may have gone,” Maggie Cirullo (NHS ’17) said.

Michael Hosbein (NHS ’17) attended the first module as well as the current cura personalis-themed workshop and has noted the changes between the two.

“The second one was definitely better. The speakers were more engaging. They had more interesting stories.

The first one was more like telling freshmen what to do, and that was kind of boring because it was kind of like a lecture, but this one was more speaking engagingly not lecturing,” Hosbein said.

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Freshman center Natalie Butler had 14 points and eight rebounds in the Marquette loss. The Hoyas, who were without starters senior forward Andrea White and sophomore guard Katie McCormick, lost 77-54.

GU Falters Without Two Starters MARQUETTE, from A10 pointers and free-throw percentage while White is the team’s leading scorer.

“Andrea [White] has started every game and Katie [McCormick] has started most of the games, so we’re missing two starters who are so valuable on both ends of the floor,” Lewis said. “Our anchor, our true anchor on the team in general is Andrea White. She’s the co-captain, she’s the senior leader, she’s the rock, she’s the anchor and when she’s not on the floor we’re just not the same team.”

The two are currently day-to-day according to Lewis, and in their place the younger side of Georgetown’s roster is receiving playing

time. Freshman forward Faith Woodard played all but 38 minutes for the Hoyas and led the team with 18 points. Freshman center Natalie Butler added 14 points while grabbing eight rebounds.

“Hopefully younger people will grow from the opportunities that are presented with them being out,” Lewis said. “We talked to our medical people constantly about [White and McCormick], about everyone. ... The most important thing is that they get healthy and move towards a level of stability where they’re not in the lineup one day and out the next.”

Georgetown has eight games remaining on its regular season schedule. In order to secure a .500 record, the Hoyas must win all re-

maining eight games. The next two matchups will be away against Creighton Feb. 5, and at home against Xavier Feb. 7.

“We’re looking toward the big game against Creighton, a repeat of an opponent we saw and played down to the last possession, as we did the first time we played Marquette,” Lewis said. “We often like to couch games together so we can have a mini-tournament focus and goal, so that’s what we’re doing with the game at Creighton on Wednesday and then, equally if not more important, the home game against Xavier this Friday.”

The Hoyas will look to end their six-game slide Wednesday against Creighton. Tipoff against the Bluejays is scheduled for 8:05 p.m.

n Friday, Russia will lift the weeks and months leading the veil on the 2014 itera- up to the London games were tion of the Winter Olym- certainly no different. Organizpic Games, but many in the world ers were forced to play defense are approaching Sochi with a in the wake of scandals over the ineptitude of the games’ secudeep sense of unease.

The first cause for concern rity contractors and controversial cropped up late last June, when plans to heavily regulate traffic in Russian President Vladimir Putin and around London. Once again, approved a set of laws prohibiting the media wondered if the IOC the teaching of “nontraditional had made a huge mistake in its sexual practices to minors.” Pu- choice of host city. Yet surpristin’s heavy-handed attempt to ingly, in each of these instances shield his country’s youth drew the pre-games fear never really the ire of gay rights activists in played out. Salt Lake, London the West and certainly did little and Vancouver are generally reto make the many gay and lesbi- membered as largely successful an athletes arriving in Sochi for fortnights, even in spite of their the games feel welcome. inauspicious starts.

A few weeks ago, a media reAs the world anxiously waits port estimated that the cost of to see what will happen in Sothe Sochi Games chi, it is worth would approach remembering $50 billion — a price that the Olymtag far greater than pic Games are a any other Olympic massive underGames. Last week, taking whose many members of 10-figure price the world press artags do not necrived in Russia only essarily account Drew Cunningham to find out that their for the unparal& Ethan Chess hotels were still unleled national der construction and local efforts and would certainly necessary for The media have not be ready in the their staging. rushed to judge the Without the acnext two weeks. Furthermore, terrorism tual events to Sochi games. remains an everdistract our atpresent threat with two attacks tention, it is inevitable that the having already occurred only a global media will focus our attenfew hours to the north in Volgo- tion on whatever problems have grad last December. cropped up, rather than prepaHowever, while the issues fac- ration for the games. In so many ing the Sochi Games are cer- cases we don’t see all that has tainly serious, it is important gone right until the games really to remember that judging an get underway.

Olympic Games before the openChallenges like incomplete hoing ceremony can be a futile en- tels, controversial laws and very deavor. While four years later real threats from terrorists probwe recall the Vancouver games ably make Sochi’s task as dauntas a truly Canadian affair — po- ing as any an organizing commitlite, fun and well-run — 24 hours tee has faced in the days leading after the opening ceremonies, up to the lighting of the Olympic The Guardian and other media torch. From the beginning, Sooutlets warned that they risked chi and the surrounding region being the “worst ever.” Georgian needed a radical transformation luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in order to be ready to host the in a tragic high-speed crash dur- world. Yet looking beyond the ing training, and warm weather headlines, it appears that by and and rain — a problem Sochi may large much of that has been sufalso face — knocked out some of ficiently accomplished, and when the early events. Protestors also the games open on Friday, the blocked an entire busload of spec- athletes can finally take center tators, causing them to miss their stage. event.

No host city, country or OlymNearly a decade before Van- pic Games will ever be perfect. couver, the Salt Lake City games Let’s remember that over the were mired in controversy in the next two weeks, and let’s keep wake of allegations that the bid our eyes focused on the sporting organizers bribed International spectacle to which we are treated Olympic Committee members to every two years. select Salt Lake as the host city.

A little-know turn-around art- Drew Cunningham and Ethan ist by the name of Mitt Romney Chess are seniors in the college. was brought in to resuscitate the The Third Half appears every wounded organizing efforts.

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The Georgetown tennis program had its fair share of ups and downs over the weekend. Traveling to nearby Fairfax, Va., the men’s team (3-1) picked up its third win in a row with a decisive 6-1 rout of the George Mason Patriots. Conversely, the women’s team (1-5) lost twice within the span of 24 hours, falling 5-2 to the Boston College Eagles (30) and 5-1 to the Boston University Terriers (3-1).

The men took the courts on Friday at the International Country Club located in Fairfax, Va. The lone point the Patriots won against the Hoyas was the doubles point, with the Patriots pulling out tight wins in two of the three matches.

Senior Casey Distaso and freshman Max Novak fell in a close 6-5 (8-6) battle while senior Andrew Dottino and junior Alex Tropiano lost to George Mason’s Taylor Sargent and Tanner Baine 6-5 (7-2). Georgetown’s pair of freshmen standouts Yannik Mahlangu and Jack Murphy continued to dominate, defeating George Mason’s Jimmy Davis and Aaron Capitel 6-1.

The Georgetown men dominated in singles play, however, winning all six matches. In the first singles match for the Hoyas, sophomore Daniel Khanin completed a straight-sets victory against the Patriots’ Jimmy Lange with a 6-3, 6-2 result. All of Georgetown’s other singles victories were also straightsets matches, with the exception of Distaso’s third singles match against Davis. Distaso captured the first set 6-5 (7-3) but dropped the second 3-6. The senior responded, however, and picked up the third set 6-3 to keep the Georgetown singles players undefeated in the

match.

“It doesn’t happen much,” Head Coach Gordie Ernst said of the singles sweep. “They [George Mason] had a chance to take some of the matches from us but our guys stayed tough, especially Casey Distaso. He did a great job.”

Murphy and Mahlangu continued to impress in their singles events. Murphy and Mahlangu both were given the Big East Male Tennis Player of the Week in January, an award that they certainly deserved.

Not only did the pair dominate in doubles play, but they also each picked up singles wins with scores of 6-1, 6-3 for Murphy and 6-0, 6-4 for Mahlangu at fourth and fifth singles, respectively. Murphy is now 4-0 in singles play on the year.

“I was happy to see all [of] our guys competing in a very serious fashion,” Ernst stated regarding the team’s solid performance.

After falling in doubles, Tropiano competed in the sixth spot and won his first singles event of the year.

The women’s team did not have as much success as the men this weekend. On Saturday it fell to the formidable Boston College team.

The Eagles won seven matches in a row to begin the day: three doubles matches and four singles, giving BC a 5-0 advantage.

Georgetown responded with two singles victories courtesy of senior co-captain Madeline Jaeger and freshman Victoire Saperstein.

Jaeger and her opponent played a closely contested match, which was one of the last to finish. She captured the first set with a close 7-6 (4) score, but she had a much easier time securing the fourth singles point as she picked up the second set 6-2.

“Maddie Jaeger, the captain, played her best tennis in all four

years here at Georgetown in beating the girl from BC,” Ernst said.

Saperstein also overcame a stressful tiebreak in the sixth singles match against BC’s Sarah Dalton 7-6 (5). She finished off the entire match on a solid note for the Hoyas by taking the second set from Dalton 6-1.

The women’s fate did not change for the better as they took on Boston University on Sunday. The women’s record dropped to 1-5 on the season after the 5-1 loss to the Terriers. Saperstein won her second singles match of the weekend in the sixth singles spot for the Hoyas in her victory over BU’s Kim McCallum, 6-3, 6-4. The other five players for the Hoyas, unfortunately, were not as successful.

The Terriers’ Lauren Davis routed senior co-captain Kelly Comolli in the first singles match 6-2, 6-2.

The other singles losses were disappointing as well, all ending in straight-sets victories for BU. Freshman Sophia Barnard fell 6-3, 6-2 at second singles, sophomore Liselot Koenen only picked up two games in her 6-1, 6-1 loss and Jaeger lost 6-1, 6-2. Junior SophiePanarese did not win a single game in her first set, and only picked up two in her second.

Though results in Boston were not exactly what the women were looking for, the team is early in the season and Ernst is not too concerned.

“I was very happy with the way the girls competed,” Ernst said.

“That’s really what you’re looking for all the time. When the girls are competing as hard as they did, that’s what I’m proud of. I knew it was going to be tough.”

The women return home for their next match Friday against Big East foe St. John’s at 11 a.m.

The men will take on Richmond in Boyds, Md., at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

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Freshman Jack Murphy won his singles match 6-1, 6-3 against George Mason last Friday. Murphy is 4-0 in singles play this season.

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Senior guard Markel Starks led all scorers with 26 points in the win over DePaul. With the win, Georgetown improves to 4-6 in the Big East.

Free-Throws Propel GU to Big East Win DEPAUL, from A10 emphatic breakaway dunk from senior forward Aaron Bowen sealed the Georgetown victory.

Even though it was a much closer game than Georgetown wished for, it was an important victory to build on a potentially season-changing win against a tough, albeit undermanned Michigan State on Saturday.

The offensive stats are still troubling: Georgetown shot 36 percent from the field and only assisted on seven of its 18 field goals. Smith-Rivera’s shooting woes continued, although the sophomore showed signs of breaking out of his slump in the second half. He also did damage from the line, hitting all 11 of his free-throw attempts.

Ever since last week’s loss to Villanova, when the Wildcats got to the line 28 times compared to the Hoyas’ nine attempts, Thompson

and the Hoyas have made an attempt to even that gap. Monday was a success in that aspect, as the Hoyas took 15 more attempts from the line than the Blue Demons.

Maybe Georgetown has found its formula for victory. By grinding out games, playing physical defense and converting from the free-throw line, the Hoyas have managed to win two tough games after a brutal five-game losing streak. But if Georgetown wants to extend its winning streak, Smith-Rivera needs to regain his old form and a third scoring option needs to emerge. Tonight, that option was Trawick.

Georgetown next takes on Butler at home Saturday. Butler is looking for revenge after dropping a 70-67 decision to the Hoyas in overtime Jan. 11. The win was Georgetown’s last before its losing streak began.

Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m.

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am a Denver Broncos fan, but I was once a Seattle Seahawks fan. Let me explain: My dad grew up in Tacoma, Wash., and he has been a Seattle fan his entire life. He had the misfortune of identifying with the Mariners, the SuperSonics and the Seahawks.

But I grew up in Boulder, Colo., home of the potsmokers, rock climbers and Broncos fans.

When I was a child, I felt two strong forces pulling on my allegiance as I decided whether to join my dad in his fandom or to make the geographically sensible decision to cheer for the Broncos. Although my dad adopted the Broncos, there was never a question that his real allegiance was with the Seahawks. For me, though, it was more complicated. Conveniently, Denver and Seattle are in different conferences, so I was able to root for both teams throughout my childhood because the teams rarely competed against each other. Regardless, I found that I often pulled harder for the Seahawks, led by running back Shaun Alexander, than the Broncos and their perennially mediocre quarterback Jake Plummer.

In the early and mid-2000s; my two teams had fallen into a routine. The Broncos would grab an AFC Wild Card, playoff berth and lose in the first round to Peyton Manning’s Colts. Meanwhile, the Seahawks would win a notoriously weak NFC West and then get smashed in the Wild Card round. But 2005 was special. Denver cornerback Champ Bailey had one of the greatest defensive seasons of all time, and for an encore in the playoffs, he intercepted a Tom Brady pass and returned it 100 yards, sealing a Broncos victory against the untouchable Patriots. Meanwhile, the Seahawks were finding as much success. Alexander broke the all-time touchdown record, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck had a great season and the Seahawks swaggered their way into the Super Bowl.

I vividly remember a conversation I had with my dad that season. It was the eve of conference championship Sunday, and both teams were favored to win their respective division. After a day of skiing, my dad sat me down and told me to savor this moment. He said it’s rare to have two teams to cheer for, and it’s even rarer that both of them could possibly compete against each other in the Super Bowl. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Unfortunately, though, the ending was not

sweet. The Steelers beat the Broncos before they defeated the Seahawks in the Super Bowl.

But almost eight years later, I still think about the conversation on that January day. Contrary to my dad’s prediction, the Broncos and the Seahawks simultaneously took the league by storm once more. However, when both teams reached the Super Bowl this year, I didn’t feel giddy with excitement like I had in early 2006; instead, I was surprisingly unmoved.

When I was in eighth grade, I moved to California. Rooting for the Broncos became a way for me to take pride in my roots. I no longer identify with the current iteration of the Seahawks, anchored by Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and a stingy defense. However,

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Ultimately, the Broncos’ Super Bowl loss won’t matter to me. my perceived disillusionment with the Super Bowl goes far beyond not cheering for the Seahawks anymore. I used to be one of those kids who would read the sports section of the newspaper every day and could recite baseball and basketball statistics off the top of my head. Today, apart from my Broncos, Georgetown basketball and the occasional soccer team, I rarely follow sports at all. I believe this phenomenon, however, is not uncommon. As students develop different passions and navigate busy schedules, sports begin to take a backseat. Personally, I find it hard to ignore the trivial nature of sports, and I worry someday, that I will regret all the time I’ve spent watching sports. Nevertheless, I thought that the chance to see the Broncos play — in and possibly win — the Super Bowl would bring my passion back.

You know how the story goes from there. The Super Bowl was an absolute horror show for the Broncos and ev-

erything that could have gone wrong did. At the end of the game, I felt confused, angry and resigned. Then the Seahawks fan texted me.

“There is always next year for the Broncos,” the text from my dad read.

“I have to say that I feel like a burden since 1975 has been lifted.”

Before the Seahawks won Sunday, they had never captured a Super Bowl in nearly four decades of existence. The Mariners have never won the World Series. Oh, and by the way, the SuperSonics don’t exist anymore. For a city starved of success, Sunday represented a welcome reprieve. And for me, the Super Bowl provided some perspective. Through ups and downs, my dad has stuck with the Seahawks for nearly 40 years. In the meantime, he has introduced not only me, but my entire family to the culture of sports. My sister can go toe-to-toe with any sports fan when it comes to sports knowledge, and my mom, despite being originally from Japan, frequently watches NFL games (she also thinks Eli Manning is cute).

Ultimately, the Super Bowl loss won’t matter to me. Someday, Manny Ramirez’s botched snap on the first play of the game, Peyton Manning’s two ugly interceptions and Demaryius Thomas’ horrific fumble will be swept away. However, I will always remember receiving my first football jersey as a kid — Shaun Alexander’s No. 37 — and wearing it proudly around my grandparents’ house. I will remember the Seahawks-Broncos game that my dad took me to, when it was 10 degrees outside and the Broncos fans in the seats behind us kept swinging a stuffed “seachicken” into the back of my dad’s head. I will remember yelling Mile High’s trademark “incomplete” chant, and I’ll remember experiencing the deafening noise of Seattle’s CenturyLink Field in person.

Just as a team experiences peaks and valleys, my dedication to my favorite sports teams will fall and rise in the future. However, I know that even at the worst points, sports will serve as a key to my childhood and a connection between my father and me. So congratulations to my dad and congratulations to a fan base that has waited for so long. You deserved it. And we’ll see you next year.

Will Edman is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service.

track & field

Hoyas Impress at National Meet Molly Malone Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown’s track and field team travelled to Penn State this weekend to compete in the National Invitational Meet. Though first-place finishes were scarce, the Hoyas proved to be among the top teams in the distance medley relay. Additionally, both the men’s and women’s relay squads performed well.

Overall, the Hoyas finished strong in many events and set themselves up well for the Big East Championships, which will take place later this month.

On the women’s side, the distance medley relay consisted of four schools in addition to Georgetown: Stanford, Dartmouth, Villanova and Duke. Georgetown came in fourth, just a quarter of a second behind Big East rival Villanova.

The relay was made up of freshman Sabrina Southerland, freshman Emma Keenan, senior Chelsea Cox and junior Katrina Coogan. The team threatened throughout the race.

On the men’s side, the relay finished fifth overall in a race in which the Penn State team set both a school and meet record. The Nittany Lions blew past competition, finishing in 9:26.59.

The men’s 4-x-400 relay finished its race in third, just in front of Johnson C. Smith University.

Aside from the relays, Georgetown fared well in some of the individual events as well. Freshman Bobbie Burgess finished fourth in the women’s 5000-meter invitational while junior Joanna Stevens finished fourth in the women’s 3000m run. Sophomore Katrina Coogan came in second in the women’s 3000m invitational with a finishing time of 9:10.27.

The Hoyas had a strong showing in the women’s one-mile run. Junior Hannah Neczypor captured the first-place

finish while teammate junior Annamarie Waag finished in second in the mile run. In the invitational race of the same distance, junior Andrea Keklak finished second. Keklak crossed the line just ahead of a pack of three who all finished within the same second.

The men’s team showed both skill and strategy in the 1000m race in which they claimed both the first and second spots. In addition to finishing first, freshman Amos Bartelsmeyer set a meet record in his run. In the 800m race, junior Billy Ledder claimed the first spot, finishing just shy of a meet record.

Fifth-year runner Amanda Kimbers qualified for the semifinals in the 60m dash. Once there, however, she finished in 11th place and did not qualify for the finals. Kimbers, who did not run last year due to injury, is looking to make the most of her last year with Georgetown. Though she did not qualify for the finals this time, her success in the season is sure to prove consistent through the end and into the Big East Championship.

With the majority of athletes going to the National Invitational, Georgetown backed out of the second meet of the weekend, the Patriot Games, to which George Mason played host. The National Invitational was more important to the team in terms of obtaining qualifying times to advance to the Big East Championships, which caused the Hoyas to withdraw from the Patriots Games.

Though the Patriot Games would have served as good practice for the few inexperienced runners, the Hoyas did not feel as though they had enough participants to make the meet worthwhile.

Additionally, the rest of the indoor season and the entire outdoor season should serve to prepare the team for

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Senior Michael Reher was a part of the distance medley Jan. 26. championships and invitational meets.

The host of the meet, George Mason, ended up winning the meet on both the men’s and women’s side.

As the Blue and Gray move forward, they will compete in the Valentine Invitational this weekend in Boston. Last year, Boston University was forced to cancel the tournament due to weather conditions, but this year’s meet promises to provide quality competition for the Hoyas.

With the Big East Championship quickly coming up on Feb. 21 and 22, the Hoyas are working hard to qualify for events. With just four meets in between now and the Championships, there is an increased pressure to improve their times and their relay squads. The experienced runners, including several All-Americans, will be key to the success of the team from here on out.

more than a game

Outdoor Hockey is Overdone CASTALDO, from A10 major injury to any stars, merely exposing players to freezing weather or melting ice just weeks before the Olympics is a mind-boggling decision from the league.

Finally, injuries should not just be a concern regarding the Olympics. The Penguins and Blackhawks are two of the NHL’s premier teams and are loaded with high-priced, highly popular superstars. The March 1 date for a matchup at

Soldier Field in Chicago is cutting it dangerously close to the playoffs, and with such unpredictable weather this year, a balmy day in early March could jeopardize the health of some of the teams’ most crucial players.

Revenue is important for the NHL. Viewership, which has grown exponentially in recent years, is also important. And being able to brand games as a unique, outdoor stadium event does improve fan experience and sell tickets and merchandise.

But there has been growth in all of these categories in recent years without the additional outdoor games. If the league merely sticks to its principles of putting the best indoor, on-ice experience forward, it will maintain its success. Moderation in regard to outdoor hockey would ultimately prove a very wise decision for the NHL. Matt Castaldo is a junior in the College. MORE THAN A GAME appears every Tuesday.

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The men’s team won six singles matches in its victory over George Mason.

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Despite Slow Start, GU Downs DePaul ASHWIN WADEKAR Hoya Staff Writer

It wasn’t pretty, and it certainly wasn’t as triumphant as the victory over No. 7 Michigan State last Saturday, but Georgetown strung together consecutive wins for the first time in nearly a month with a 71-59 win over DePaul on Monday night.

Georgetown struggled out of the gate, hitting only one of its first 13 shots from the field, but it managed to stick around thanks to eight firsthalf turnovers from the Blue Demons. In all, the Hoyas scored 13 of their 27 points before the break off of DePaul turnovers but struggled to generate any offense in half-court sets.

Flustered by DePaul’s aggressive man-to-man defense, the Hoyas once again relied on senior guard Markel Starks, who finished with 26 points on 6-of-18 shooting. Starks scored the first nine points for Georgetown and didn’t receive any help from his teammates until junior guard Jabril Trawick hit a pair of free throws 10 minutes into the first half.

Despite the Hoyas’ early struggles, DePaul didn’t stand out offensively in the first half — or at any point in the game. Nevertheless, the Blue Demons led the entire first half and went into the break with a three-point lead. Sophomore guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera — Georgetown’s top scorer — continued his shooting slump, finishing 3-of-11 from the field, and failed to record a

field goal in the first half.

The quality of the play did not improve coming out of the locker room after the break. The two teams combined for just seven points and one field goal in the first five minutes of the second half and remained gridlocked at 32 points apiece for 3:19 until Head Coach John Thompson III called a timeout.

Over the next few minutes, the Georgetown offense finally got going.

Trawick played a key role in the run and finished with 15 points on an efficient 5-of-8 shooting. Georgetown took its first lead of the night with 14:43 left in the game and expanded the advantage to 44-37 by the time DePaul called a timeout with just under 11 minutes remaining.

The fouls began to mount for the Blue Demons and the Hoyas were sure to take full advantage. Georgetown shot 30-for-41 from the line and 16 of its final 27 points came on free throws. The Hoyas’ backcourt of Starks and Smith-Rivera was especially efficient from the charity stripe, shooting a combined 22-for-25.

Still, the final minutes of the game weren’t entirely smooth sailing. The frontcourt for the Hoyas took turns fouling out — first senior forward Nate Lubick, then junior forward Mikael Hopkins and senior center Moses Ayegba — and DePaul closed a 14-point gap to nine points with just over three minutes to play in the game. But clutch free throws and an See DEPAUL, A9

When Andrea White is not on the floor we’re just not the same team.

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Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jim Lewis

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The number of first-place finishes by the track and field team at the National Invitational.

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In his third game back from a broken jaw, junior guard Jabril Trawick finished with 15 points on an efficient 5-of-8 shooting. Georgetown overcame an eight-point, first-half deficit and defeated DePaul 71-59 Monday.

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fensive rebounds. Meanwhile, Georgetown only finished with 32 boards and 12 offensive rebounds.

“We gave up 23 offensive rebounds … and we were outrebounded by 15,” Head Coach Jim Lewis said. “Those two numbers tell as much about how the game went in their favor and how we failed in our attempts to be who we are.”

The Hoyas’ struggles with turnovers continued, as they committed 15 in the first half and 20 overall, which place them among the worst in the Big East in turnovers this season.

Georgetown averages 20.6 turnovers per game, which is seven more turnovers than it forces. Marquette, who has the second most turnovers in the Big East, averages 16.7 per game which is about one more than it forces.

“There lies the major concern we have, which is coming up with empty possessions and giving them multiple opportunities to hurt us,” Lewis said.

Lewis hopes to combat these numbers with a focus on defensive performance. Because the Blue and Gray struggled to get stops against the Golden Eagles, Lewis believes a defensive approach provide the best opportunity for success.

“We would like to have our program built on excellent defense, which will yield more opportunities for increased offense,” Lewis said. “It’s always offense, offense, offense to increase your offensive productivity. But I choose to take the defensive approach, which will yield a greater return on the offensive end.”

In the hopes of finding more defensive success, the team will simplify its schemes in order to best challenge its opponents, according to Lewis.

“We’ll be focusing on fewer things, so less is going to be more,” Lewis said.

“We’ve tried the other way of being more diverse, with not only how we go down court, with different presses, or how we defend on the quarter court. … Whatever the case may be, we’re going to change in that respect so our approach will be less, and hopefully less will be more, more productive.”

Georgetown struggled to score without McCormick and White, who are both offensive leaders for the Hoyas.

McCormick leads the team in three-

Freshman forward Faith Woodard led Georgetown with 18 points against Marquette. The Golden Eagles handed the Hoyas their sixth straight loss.

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Hoya Staff Writer

Conference woes continued for the Georgetown women’s basketball team against Marquette (14-6, 5-4 Big East) this Saturday with a 77-54 loss.

The loss extended the Hoyas’ (7-15, 1-9 Big East) losing streak to six games.

Georgetown, without senior co-captain and forward Andrea White and

sophomore guard Katie McCormick, was unable to overcome untimely turnovers. Marquette ultimately took advantage of second-chance opportunities to hand Georgetown its ninth Big East loss of the year.

In a matchup between the two top rebounding teams in the Big East, the Golden Eagles dominated the Hoyas on the boards. Marquette finished with 47 rebounds, including 23 of-

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veryone remembers the First, the higher frequency of outfirst NHL Winter Classic in door games affects the novelty 2008. Held at Ralph Wilson of the event. The Winter Classic Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., works so well because it is unique the game provided an aura of and happens on New Year’s Day newness, a sense that the league every year. When the league puts was past its 2004-2005 lockout forward three outdoor games in and had finally grasped that a one week in January, the outdoor better fan experience was neces- experience loses some of its lussary. The snowy outdoor game ter. ended in a shootout win for the The less unique fan experience, Pittsburgh Penguins over the however, is not the only factor Buffalo Sabres, with NHL golden that makes the Stadium Series a child Sidney Crosby netting the bad decision. The NHL season is game winner. nearly three-quarters complete, Ratings were high. The in-stadi- and the playoff chase is starting um record audience was thrilled. to heat up. Hockey, obviously, is The league prospered. meant to be played on ice, and So it was a given with this winter’s that the league u np r e d i c t a b l e would continue weather, ice conto run an outdoor ditions have not game on New been optimal for Year’s Day. The a fair playing surWinter Classic offace. For teams like fers a day of excitethe Rangers, Devment each year ils and Islanders, Matt Castaldo when nostalgic every point counts fans can rememtoward making ber lacing up the the playoffs.

And Unpredictable skates and playfor teams like ing pond hockey. weather makes the Ducks, Kings, The weather adds Blackhawks and a wrinkle that games memorable. Penguins, a lost changes the entire point because of nature of the fan and player expe- sub-optimal playing conditions riences, bringing hockey back to can be the difference between its wintry roots. home ice in the playoffs and playBut the NHL has made an in- ing on the road. teresting decision this season in Not only are the playoffs right its introduction of its Stadium around the corner, but so is anSeries this year. The 2014 series other major hockey experience: consists of four outdoor match- the Olympics. Every four years, ups, three of which have already fans get to experience the best occurred: the Los Angeles Kings talent that global hockey has to versus the Anaheim Ducks at offer competing on the world Dodger Stadium on Jan. 25, the stage. The concern for hockey New Jersey Devils versus the New fans is always player health when York Rangers at Yankee Stadium the Olympics come: First, they on Jan. 26, the New York Island- want their favorite players to be ers versus the New York Rangers healthy so that their Olympic again at Yankee Stadium on Jan. team plays well, and, second, they 29 and the upcoming matchup want to ensure that their players between the Pittsburgh Penguins are not injured at the Olympics. and the Chicago Blackhawks at While the first three games of the Soldier Field on March 1.

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