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TUESDAY, august 27, 2013

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Without Daphne Corboz, the Hoyas still won their first two games.

EDITORIAL Troubling trend found in unpopular summer announcements.

SPORTS, A10

NEW HOME FOR JJ The former mascot-intraining has found a new home off campus.

OPINION, A2

NEWS, A4

NORTHEAST TRIANGLE Sasaki revised designs for the planned dorm ahead of Wednesday’s forum.

NEWS, A6

Summer Decisions Shun Student Input

WELCOME, CLASS OF 2017

String of surprising announcements riles campus community

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Freshmen and transfer students were greeted by a balloon arch and cheerring orientation advisors when they arrived on campus for New Student Orientation on Friday night and Saturday morning. See story on A6.

GU Law UniversityPartnerVies Feels Heat For Walter Reed Land For Policy Penny Hung

Hoya Staff Writer

Hiromi Oka

Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown University Law Center received criticism for its Loan Repayment Assistance Program earlier this month.

Because the Law Center’s LRAP is funded with federal dollars, the university charges higher rates for tuition than is necessary, the Federal Education Budget Project at the New America Foundation Director Jason Delisle alleged in a post on the NAF website.

Currently, graduates who work for 10 years for the government, a nonprofit or in public service and make no more than $75,000 a year can have their loan repayments reimbursed by the university. Because of the 2007 Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, any Grad PLUS loans remaining after that 10-year period are forgiven, so students who qualify for both programs and go into public service will receive a free education.

In 2011, Law Center Assistant Dean for Financial Aid and professor Philip Schrag said that a program such as Georgetown’s LRAP that is also tied See LAW, A5

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Georgetown University’s partner firm in master planning, Forest City Washington, is on the short list for redevelopment of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Mayor Vincent Gray will choose a developer for the 67-acre tract of land, located in the District’s Ward 4 near the Maryland border, that the District is expected to receive from the Army for redevelopment, though some of the land will be occupied by the State Department. The location has been vacant since Walter Reed closed in 2011.

Georgetown announced its partnership with Forest City on this project in a campus-wide email July 12.

Since then, Forest City has presented to D.C. officials, as did other finalists under consideration. Georgetown’s

campus at the site would include graduate programs and research facilities, as well as the possibility of collaboration with other institutions, though the exact nature of its programming is still unclear.

The Forest City team’s plan contains four interconnected neighborhood districts and related open space, which will surround a central area. This core would include Georgetown’s innovation center, restaurants, retail shops and a park.

Retailers including Wegmans, Whole Foods and Harris Teeter have been suggested by Forest City developers as possibilities for the space.

The three finalists — Forest City, Roadside Development and HinesUrban Atlantic-Triden — launched project websites in early August, each detailing specific visions for See EXPANSION, A5

sign, directed all requests for comment to the Office of Communications.

“We tried to communicate as much information as we could as soon as we could,” Director of Media Relations Rachel Pugh said.

Eitan Sayag Throughout the summer, stuHoya Staff Writer dents and faculty reacted to the A series of contentious decisions unclear decision-making processmade by the university adminis- es behind university announcetration this summer have received ments. criticism for excluding students “If this is what the campus plan from the deliberation process. is going to be like for the next few Plans for the Northeast Triangle years, that’s not good.” Tisa said to residence hall were initially pre- The Hoya about the vehicle ban in sented in what appeared to be a July. finished form to Advisory NeighAfter the decision to remove borhood Commission 2E and the J.J. from campus, Steck authored Old Georgetown Board with mini- an op-ed in The Hoya calling for mal student or alumni input. A a transparent process moving forban on cars for undergraduates ward. that was a component of the 2010 “The university is at its best Campus Plan agreement was im- when it is a place of candid and plemented without any discussion transparent dialogue,” Steck with students in July. And George- wrote. “If the mascot is to be an town’s decision to remove former adequate symbol of Georgetown, mascot-in-training Jack Jr. from decisions about him should reflect campus was made without input its rich, dialogical life.” from students, alumni or J.J.’s careCriticism of Northeast Triangle taker, Fr. Chrisprompted the topher Steck, university to “It would have been S.J. hold forums “This sumfor discussion mer there better to be more of designs were a few mis- transparent and active over the next steps,” Georgefew months, town Univer- in communicating.” and Morey sity Student responded to TODD OLSON Vice President for Student Affairs Association backlash by President Nate emphasizing Tisa (SFS ’14) this commitsaid. “I think that the announce- ment to dialogue. ments that were made this sum“The recent criticism has made mer demonstrated the importance it clear to us that we need to redouof communicating with students ble our efforts to communicate often early on in the process.” broadly and transparently regardAdministrators have since re- ing our planning work,” he wrote sponded to criticism of an opaque, in July. internal decision-making process Some university decisions inat the university. volved student representatives in “On the parking policy, it would GUSA and other bodies but were have been better to be more trans- not communicated to the general parent and more active in com- student body. For example, GUSA municating that earlier,” Vice leaders and student members of a President for Student Affairs Todd design committee saw designs of Olson said about the vehicle ban. “I Northeast Triangle before the ANC certainly take responsibility that it 2E meeting. would have been ideal to publicize “I think it’s very appropriate for it more broadly earlier on.” us to work with elected student Regarding the new dormitory leaders as sort of a key connecting proposal, Olson added, “What point and also with them to reach we’ve all acknowledged since then out and provide opportunities to is it certainly would have been ide- the overall student body,” Olson al to have broader student discus- said. sions and publicity before [the preGUSA is working with adminissentation at the ANC meeting].” trators to establish office hours, inVice President for Facilities and crease the number of Hoya RoundPlanning Robin Morey, who leads tables and establish more student the university’s master planning and is a key player in the dorm deSee TRANSPARENCY, A6

Globetrotting Graduate Dies in Plane Crash Danny Funt

Hoya Staff Writer

Bess Rosenzweig was worldly, in every sense of the word. She was an avid traveler, and she and her mother were vacationing in Kenya when the two were killed in a plane crash July 25, just 10 weeks after Bess graduated from Georgetown College.

Rosenzweig, 22, seemed destined for a life abroad. Born in London and raised in Cambridge, Mass., Rosenzweig had visited virtually every corner of the globe, from Venezuela and Bali to Greece and Sydney, where she studied as a junior. She was particularly fond of Africa, and was contemplating a job at a nonprofit in South Africa at the time of her death.

A psychology major with a minor in French and certificate in African studies, Rosenzweig was known for being passionate and thoughtful, enamored with exploring new places but disenchanted by some aspects of modern society. She was not particularly involved on campus, although her aca-

demic advisor, Sandra Calvert, said that Georgetown’s emphasis on social justice resonated with Rosenzweig.

“I always thought of Bess as a Renaissance woman,” said Calvert, who also taught Rosenzweig in two psychology courses. “I think Bess was someone who always had her own inner voice. She had a clear vision of her own life and what she wanted out of it.”

Rosenzweig enjoyed traveling with her mother, Claire Clube, who was 48. They were nearing the end of a two-week vacation in Kenya when their small plane crashed en route to the capital city of Nairobi, killing the two passengers and the pilot. Their bodies were recovered three days after the crash, the cause of which is unknown.

Although a privileged socio-economic background allowed Rosenzweig to travel so extensively, her time spent abroad was usually unlike that of the average tourist.

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Bess Rosenzweig and her mother, pictured above, enjoyed travelling the world together, including to a beach in Venezuela, left. The pair died in a plane crash in Kenya on July 25.

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OPINION

THE HOYA

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013

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EDITORIALS

No Break for Transparency The end of summer: shorter days, preorientation programs and an opening to sweep unpopular news under the rug.

Over the past several summer vacations, a concerning pattern has emerged of the administration announcing contentious policy changes when the majority of students are away from campus. That tactic suggests a lack of administrative interest in hearing out dissent, which has proven particularly unfortunate on several recent occasions.

In June 2012, the administration announced the terms of the 2010 Campus Plan agreement. Although introduced as a positive development for the university and its students, a closer look at the agreement revealed a number of setbacks for student life — including the university’s decisions to convert townhouses on 36th Street to administrative offices and to housing 90 percent of students on campus by 2025. With students having been excluded from these final negotiations, making the announcement in the summer added insult to injury for open dialogue.

This July, students received an email informing them of a ban on cars for undergraduates. While this provision of the campus plan agreement has already been public

for one year, the administration offered no opportunities for discussion of its implementation. Then, The Hoya broke news that mascot-in-training Jack Jr. would not return to campus in the fall — a decision the university later said was made after months of in-the-dark deliberation.

The unpleasant substance of some announcements is inevitable. But the contrast between the timing of school-year announcements — like the April decision to lift the one-keg limit for on-campus parties or the March addition of free weekend shuttles to Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle, both of which show the administration in a positive light — and less favorable news revealed quietly during summer months suggests an unwillingness to facilitate dialogue with students.

To be sure, students can increasingly stay connected to campus from afar, and this summer’s announcements did not slip entirely under the radar. Yet the trend is troubling. As with the new dormitory debacle last month, a little student input goes a long way to disinfect misguided university decisions. Unfortunately, the university has chosen in recent summers to keep too many decisions out of the sunlight.

More Clubs Than Meet the Eye It is easy for incoming freshmen to be overwhelmed by the hype surrounding a few highprofile student groups and then quickly disheartened by a generic email rejection.

The challenge many underclassmen and even upperclassmen face when trying to find their niche on campus stems not only from a battery of rejection notifications but also the misconceptions that only several select groups provide an exciting social experience and that most of these members were accepted on their first attempt. Adding in the fact that most new students are more accustomed to overachievement than rejection can create an atmosphere of discouragement and isolation.

Fortunately, such an attitude is misguided.

There are more than 200 clubs and organizations on campus, and each provides a unique opportunity to connect. Be it in Campus Ministry, the Corp or the Caribbean Cultural Circle,

dozens of clubs have the potential to enhance one’s college experience. Though it’s true that some clubs have a larger presence on campus, it is important not to lose sight of what makes getting involved worthwhile: finding a smaller community whose ideas resonate with you within the sometimes-overwhelming setting of a university. And this isn’t always achieved by simply joining the most popular, selective group, but often done through perseverance, even in the face of initial rejection.

If you ask most Georgetown students, they will admit they did not find their niche by submitting a single application. Many applied to the same organization more than once or realized later on that a different club offered a better fit. In either case, underclassmen can take heart in the fact that all Georgetown students who desires to feel like they fit into a larger group have many paths toward doing so.

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Holy Money — The Cardinal Newman Society cited Georgetown as the highest-paying Catholic college in the country, paying full-time professors an average salary of $170,000.

The South Comes North — Pier 2934 Cajun Seafood restaurant has proposed a location on M Street in the space now occupied by Little Viet Garden.

A Sad Day at the Zoo — Following the successful birth of a panda cub, the National Zoo reported that a second cub was delivered stillborn late Saturday night The Dream Lives On — Thousands of people marked the nearing of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall on Saturday.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR To our readers: Welcome back to the Hilltop.

At The Hoya, we’re conscientious of the high bar set by our predecessors and expected by our readers, and that requires us to constantly consider ways to enhance and expand our product.

This fall, we are excited to introduce some new elements to the paper that we hope will help us better serve the Georgetown community.

That community has an open forum in our opinion pages, and we are launching an expanded online opinion section this Friday to broaden the discussion.

This new section, Chatter, will feature content on a wide range of issues, and we are always accepting op-ed submissions from any of our readers.

The McDonough School of Business is an integral part of the university, rising in national rankings while receiving increased applications and recognition in recent years. Each Friday, we will have a business page devoted to everything from the post-graduate job search to the careers of alumni. It’s not specific

to the MSB — after all, almost all of us must confront the business world at some point, and this page offers us the chance to hone in on those issues.

The Hoya is also adding an ombudsman: an alumnus and former member of our staff who will periodically write about concerns with our coverage. We could always be doing things better, and this position reinforces our sense of accountability for what we put in print.

Of course, we also can’t take our eye off the ball, and that means working to improve on what we’ve been doing for 93 years. Our staff is the backbone of the paper, and applications to join The Hoya are now available.

Students old and new are invited to our information session Sept. 4, and more information about applying can be found at thehoya.com.

We’re grateful for your readership, and I’m optimistic that we can accomplish more this year to enhance that experience. It’s good to be back.

Danny Funt Editor-in-Chief

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Alyssa Huberts

Lease and Learn Moving off campus comes with a minefield of complications that may seem more frustrating than rewarding. But the experience of living on one’s own before fully leaving the Georgetown community is valuable preparation for the real world.

Off-campus life provides a lesson in personal and financial responsibility. Many new off-campus residents had perhaps never used a checkbook or managed bank deposits until the ink dried on their senior or junior year lease. The benefits of planning ahead pay off for students who snag the most reasonable or convenient houses in West Georgetown. And students who have grown used to leaving air conditioning and lights on at home and in Georgetown dorms finally face the unpleasant reality of a staggering utilities bill at their doorstep.

In the housing search, discrepancies in income and living preferences between friends can be challenging. And Georgetown’s commitment to housing 90 percent of students on campus by 2025 as a part of the 2010 Campus Plan agreement means fewer future students will be able to take advantage of the surrounding neighborhoods. Juniors and select sophomores currently in the throes of this process should take heart in the fact that working to resolve these tensions will prepare them for future negotiations with landlords and roommates.

The first year of college is often referenced as the most important step in one’s transition to adulthood. Less acknowledged, however, is the essential personal growth resulting from the jump to off-campus housing.

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OPINION

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013

CURMUDGEON’S CORNER

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VIEWPOINT • Smith

March Inspires Reflection 50 Years Later A Nicholas Dirago

Classroom Not a Place For Twitter

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ith the new semester upon us, it is that time again for undergraduates: time to make ambitious promises to ourselves about our study habits and time management for the upcoming year. This semester will be different, we say to ourselves. We’ll stick to a schedule, do all of our reading, finish assignments early, get enough sleep, cut back on the coffee and maybe even get that nonprofit we’ve been dreaming about off the ground.

Most of us, though, have been at this long enough to realize that we’re not going to do any of that. I suggest one smaller, more realistic goal, because every go-getter knows that the key is in setting attainable goals, after all. I call on Georgetown students: Don’t go on Facebook during class time. Or Twitter. Or Buzzfeed. Or Casual Hoya. Or The Economist. Or that website that’s having a giant sale on an item you’ve been coveting. Go to class and engage.

The first reason to do this is the incredible sum of money that you, your family, the university, a scholarship program, the government or some combination thereof is volunteering so that you can be here. According to Georgetown’s current tuition figures, a course that meets twice weekly for 75 minutes costs $55 per session. If you plan to spend those 75 minutes surfing the net, it would be much cheaper to head to Starbucks for Wi-Fi and spend $6 on a Frappucino.

The second reason is that professors can totally tell what you’re doing. The Georgetown faculty are smart, after all, and they can easily discern the difference between the face of a bright-eyed, engaged student and that of one whose glazed eyes are fixed to a single spot as he or she scrolls through an endless Facebook news feed.

The third reason is respect for the students who would eagerly take your spot at the university. I would venture to guess that the majority of students who ended up rejected or on the waitlist would have shown more respect and appreciation in the classroom if any of them were able to switch places. I think this point gets at the crux of the issue: A lack of attention paid

Make a new semester resolution to close your laptop and open your ears. in class signifies a lack of appreciation of our education and even a sense of entitlement.

At the same time, Georgetown is not doing its full part to incentivize academic engagement. A clear relation exists between this failure and the rising monetary priorities of higher education: At the end of the day, the university has to keep the customer satisfied. As a result, one in two students graduates with Latin honors — figures that suggest that some of those students must have paid minimal attention in class. But for a student body as intelligent and motivated as ours, academic engagement should not have to be incentivized; it is the reason you came here.

Some will retort that they also came here for the cultural capital, clubs and access to internships that Georgetown offers and that sometimes time management demands multitasking — perhaps responding to a few emails or doing work for another course during class time.

Some will also say they are disenchanted with their classes and no longer see them as a viable route to personal growth.

To these students, I would say that all of the non-academic components of the Georgetown experience are designed to complement your studies, not vice versa.

Therefore, I urge every Georgetown student to challenge himself by crafting his own experience of a course and questioning the boundaries of its ideas. You might grow more this way than by sorting Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) mail or by scrolling through another tired Buzzfeed list.

You have only four years to access a high-caliber Georgetown undergraduate education. I have been floored by how many students forego this opportunity by checking out in class. So make a new-semester resolution to close the laptop and open your ears. Let’s take this chance to prove ourselves capable of having a larger role in our college experience.

Nicholas Dirago is a senior in the College. CURMUDGEON’S CORNER appears every other Tuesday.

s a senior, I find it a humbling coincidence that this historic 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom will occur tomorrow, on my last first day of classes. The connection between the motivation for the march and the values that craft the identity of our university, reinvigorated within us each fall semester, is deeply symbolic.

We all remember the impetus behind the march from our elementary and high school classrooms. The demonstration addressed the race discrimination laws, particularly Jim Crow, which systemically propagated black Americans as second-class citizens. This march unified the freedom fighters of our nation, finally giving them a medium through which they could present their grievances to the world.

Through it, each protester, in solidarity, charged this nation’s leaders with allowing black people — and other minorities — the human rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

As sons and daughters of Georgetown, this history should resonate especially within us.

We are a community based on service, reflection and social consciousness. Each student that enters through the front gates should keep a fundamental cognizance for the issues affecting humanity as well as the duty to address these issues in some capacity, large or small.

As we enter the new school year, reunite with our friends and classmates, welcome a new class

Tomorrow, let’s commit to improving our world as we celebrate the forefathers who did so for us. to our community and brace ourselves for academic rigor, we will surely hear speeches referencing our identity as a university. We will be reminded of the Jesuit values that ethically ground our community and distinguish us from our academic peers: community in diversity, contemplatives in action and women and men for others. As we use these first autumn weeks to reflect on ourselves as individuals, our pur-

poses and goals within the context of this university and the greater context of this world, let us not forget these three facets of our Georgetown character and draw inspiration from the historical example that those men and women provided us at the National Mall 50 years ago. Tomorrow, we will draw inspiration from their deep commitment to diversity.

March on Washington demon-

strators realized the equity and intrinsic worth of every individual, regardless of race. Let us embrace these qualities of acceptance and love and use them to embrace each other as well as the communities we serve and seek to serve.

Moreover, let us be inspired by the demonstrators of the March on Washington as living examples of contemplatives in action. On the Hilltop, let us formulate habits of continuous reflection upon our place and situation in our respective societies. Let us use these immense academic and human resources to seek the theories and wisdom of previous generations.

Then, let us use this knowledge to begin formulating habits of action, using this wisdom to sustain and uplift all of the communities to which we belong. Finally, let us model ourselves after the spirits of these freedom fighters in our quests to become men and women for others.

We should use this anniversary to appreciate the sacrifices of these demonstrators in risking their safety to unite in this city in 1963. From their example, we can better understand commitment to social consciousness and our duty to use our gifts, talents and skills to right the injustices we encounter. Tomorrow, let’s commit to improving our world as we celebrate these forefathers who did so for us.

George Smith is a senior in the College. He is the secretary of D.C. relations for the Georgetown University Student Association and a Patrick Healy Fellow.

VIEWPOINT • Sementelli

AS THIS JESUIT SEES IT ...

s a young alumnus, I’ve time university employee dedibeen tracking the prog- cated to gay issues yet. The Out ress of the new pub in for Change campaign that won Healey Family Student Cen- these and other critical reforms ter with excitement. Having a was still a semester away, and safe, communal place to grab hateful harassment and even via drink on campus would have olent attacks were a part of far filled a substantial hole in stu- too many Georgetown students’ dent life during my years on experiences. the Hilltop, and the pub is parSo Brogan’s message — that ticularly encouraging to those LGBTQ students were welcome of us for whom tales of exploits only in the quiet margins of in the Healy Hall basement and our community — unfortunateBulldog Alley were Georgetown ly reinforced many people’s legends, examples of long-gone fears that the administration’s glory days. inadequate support structure As a former GU Pride board meant they felt the same way. member, my ears especially The letter was unnecessary and perked up when I heard that hurtful, and it ultimately made the name Stonewall was a pos- it more difficult for those of us sibility for the pub. Whether trying to change both the realintentional or not, the nod to ity and perceptions of campus the most famous gay bar in his- culture. tory would N o w be fitting that he is tribute to again takthe strides a more I hope Fritz Brogan will take ing Georgeprominent town has this opportunity to clarify his role in the made toGeorgeposition on LGBTQ students. town comward becoming a munity, I commubelieve Bronity that is gan’s letmore inclusive and welcoming ter has a renewed importance. to all.

I hope he can understand why By helping to gather together the record of these comments all types of Georgetown stu- might make some students nerdents, a central pub facilitates vous about how welcome they a strengthened community and will feel be in his bar. Will sharis an ideal place to put these ing an affectionate moment newly inclusive values into with a significant other be conpractice. But whether this new sidered objectionable? Will pub venue fulfills that promise will management defend students largely depend on the attitudes who experience harassment or of its leaders. And on that front, slurs? Will all student groups I have several concerns about receive equal treatment in uswhat pub manager Fritz Bro- ing the space or partnering gan’s (COL ’07) past comments with the pub? on homosexuality might mean People change, and I don’t for gay students who patronize presume to know whether Brohis pub. gan still has the same views These concerns stem from an that he held seven years ago. incident in 2006 when, as an That’s why I hope he will take undergraduate, Brogan wrote a this opportunity to clarify his letter to the editor in The Hoya in position. Going out of his way response to the paper’s decision to publicly renounce his previto place a photo of a same-sex ous comments and make clear kiss on its front page. Outraged that the entire Georgetown by what he saw as an affront to community will be free to be Georgetown’s Catholic identity, who they are in his bar would Brogan described the photo as be a powerful statement. Not inappropriately “flaunting ho- only could it set minds at ease, mosexual activity” and making but it could also be a proud “a mockery of our school’s tra- symbol of just how far we’ve come as a community in such dition.”

While now, seven years lat- a short time.

I look forward to Brogan’s reer, such comments may seem easy to dismiss as an overreac- ply and to stopping by the pub tion, they carried significantly as soon as it is open. more weight on campus at the time. Not only did the LGBTQ Nick Sementelli graduated Resource Center not yet exist, from the School of Foreign Serbut there wasn’t even a full- vice in 2009.

omorrow the nation cele- Jesuits, was a dreamer by nature. brates the 50th anniversary A Basque coming of age in Spain of the March on Washing- in the early 1500s, the passionate ton for Jobs and Freedom. About Ignatius was a romantic at heart. a quarter million people — includ- Convinced that he was meant to ing members of the Georgetown serve the royal court and enamcommunity — congregated on the ored with the chivalry of the day, National Mall in 1963 for what the he threw himself into a losing Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called battle against the French at Pam“the greatest demonstration for plona. freedom in the history of our naAfter he was hit in the legs by a tion.” Tomorrow, we will com- cannonball, Ignatius convalesced memorate this historic moment at his family home for months. on the Hilltop. At 3 p.m., the bells Stuck in bed, he had only two of Healy will peal, books to read: a joining a chorus of version of the lives church bells across of the saints and a the country. Shortly popular rendition after, students will of the life of Christ. read King’s “I Have Books in hand, Iga Dream” speech natius dreamed. As from the steps of he imagined the Healy. courtly life he had Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J. Reflecting on Dr. dreamed of since King’s words, we his youth, he nocan assess how far ticed that his initial Far from flights of we have come in excitement quickly fancy, dreams can 50 years and how receded. In contrast, much more we as he imagined a life reveal the Divine. need to do to realof simplicity, prayer ize the dream of racial equality, on and service, as Christ and the saints campus and off. These are conver- had lived, Ignatius experienced a sations particularly suitable for a deep interior joy that lingered. NotJesuit university where educating ing the difference, he tried out the for justice is central to its animat- new life he dreamed about, leaving ing spirit. behind the family castle and his The most memorable part of former ambitions. The road was the speech — the refrain, “I have a long, but the dream kept him godream…” — was not in the prepared ing. Along the way, he experienced text. Dr. King had used that litany more visions and dreams that he before, but he had not planned to discerned were inspired by God. sketch the dream during that hot These imaginings led him to Rome, August day on the Mall. However, where he founded the Society of Jein the midst of the speech, Mahalia sus.

Jackson, his favorite gospel singer, From his own experience, Ignashouted from behind him on the tius learned that God works not stage, “Tell them about the dream, simply through our thinking and Martin!” Dr. King continued fol- remembering but also through our lowing the text. Jackson persisted, imagining and dreaming. In our “Tell them about the dream!” He hurried and practical age, dreampaused, pushed the text to the ing can be too easily dismissed as a side, grabbed the podium and waste of time. But Dr. King, as well spoke from the heart, voicing “a as St. Ignatius, teaches us about the dream deeply rooted in the Ameri- power of dreams to bring the future can dream.” not yet our own into the reach of Dr. King called his listeners to em- the present. brace “the fierce urgency of now,” We all have dreams of some sort. not to postpone the dream for an- Thank God that Mahalia Jackson other day. Yet, to seize the moment, urged Dr. King to share the dream we need something to guide us, 50 years ago. Perhaps we too need and that is where the dream comes to hear the same summons to in. Amid all of the challenges that share our dream. “Tell them about come with making the dream a re- the dream!” we hear. At that moality, the dream inspires thought, ment, we face the choice of Dr. action and hope.

King at his podium and St. Ignatius Once we understand the trans- in his sickbed: to stick to the script formative power of dreams, we can or to risk voicing — and then living more easily appreciate how, in the — a dream that can transform the biblical tradition, God speaks to world. human beings through dreams.

Far from flights of fancy, dreams Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., is the vice can reveal the Divine. In the Jesuit president of mission and ministry. tradition, dreams are central. St. AS THIS JESUIT SEES IT … appears Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the every other Tuesday.

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From Mascot to Pet: A New Home for JJ EMMA HINCHLIFFE Hoya Staff Writer

After losing his spot as the next mascot, Jack Jr. has found a home with a family close to Georgetown’s campus.

J.J. went to his new home August 18 to test the environment and ended up staying after the visit was successful.

“It worked so well I decided it was best for him to stay there,” said Fr. Christopher Steck, S.J., who cared for J.J. and mascot Jack in New South.

While Steck was not consulted about the decision to send J.J. away from campus, he was responsible for finding a new home for the dog. Steck declined to comment further on the search process.

Steck received more than 100 requests for J.J. after announcing he would begin the search process on Twitter. He visited 15 homes that met “ideals, not requirements” that he had posted online and narrowed them down to five top choices.

His requirements included that the family had experience raising “disciplined, well-behaved dogs,” lived locally in order for Steck to visit and help J.J. get used to his new surroundings, had mul-

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Former mascot-in-training J.J. is now living with a family off campus.

tiple adults living at home and one adult who would be at home regularly and had no dogs that would not live well with J.J. He said the house should have a fenced-in backyard and provide a stable environment, and that children would require discussion.

The university’s decision to remove J.J., influenced by a settlement with parents whose child was bitten by J.J. last fall and an evaluation of the dog by experts without emotional attachment, prompted backlash from students and alumni who objected to its unilateral nature. No students were consulted in the decision, and Steck authored a viewpoint in THE HOYA calling for transparency moving forward with the mascot tradition.

Students were not involved in the search for J.J.’s new home, but Director of Media Relations Rachel Pugh said that student dog-walkers from the Jack Crew would have the opportunity to say goodbye.

“I think J.J. would be most comfortable with somebody who’d always be ready to play with him. I think we provided that at Georgetown, but I can also see how a backyard and the ability to run around would be great. He’s a very adaptable dog,” said Georgetown University Student Association Vice President Adam Ramadan (SFS ’14), who is a member of the Jack Crew and the newly formed Bulldog Advisory Committee.

“I trust Fr. Steck’s judgment 100 percent,” said Neve Schadler (COL ’15), head of the Jack Crew.

The university said it planned to continue the live mascot tradition when it announced its decision after THE HOYA broke the news in late July, but no public progress has been made regarding the search for a new mascot.

“We’ve been really focused on trying to make sure that we get J.J. into the best home, and now that that process is coming to a close, I think we can start to focus on pursuing some opportunities to bring another mascot here to campus,” Pugh said. “J.J. came here in a fairly confidential process between a bulldog breeder and the caretaker and the university, and I don’t know how it will transpire that we bring another dog to campus, but that’s what happened last time. … I think we’ll look for the right dog and the right opportunity presenting itself will dictate the timeline.”

Jack, who retired as mascot in March, remains on campus with Steck.

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GU Bike Share Set for Spring MADISON ASHLEY Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown University Student Association is partnering with the new Office of Sustainability to make the campus more bike friendly ahead of a planned rollout of a Georgetown bikeshare program next semester.

The Georgetown bike share would tentatively be a collaboration between GUSA, the Office of Sustainability, Lauinger Library, the Office of Student Financial Services and the Department of Public Safety.

The bike share could operate on both a short-term and longterm condition, with rentals running through the library, while the Office of Student Financial Services would be responsible for billing.

The supply of bicycles would be split between long-term and short-term rentals, with some bicycles available to check out for an entire semester and other hourly rentals available through Lauinger.

The bikes for the proposed program would come from DPS, which has a stock of bikes that are left abandoned on campus at the end of the school year.

“I was ecstatic and happy to partner with a student group on the bike share program,” DPS Chief of Police Jay Gruber said.

“You know it’s great that we have the opportunity to donate a lot of these bikes that have been abandoned and put them to good use.”

Summer sustainability fellow Greg Miller (SFS ’14) and GUSA Secretary of Sustainability Gabe Pincus (SFS ’14) worked with DPS and Lauinger staff throughout the summer to discuss the viability of a bike share program.

“We kind of realized there was a lot more that could and should be done before we set up the bike program,” Pincus said. “There’s just a lack of awareness about biking infrastructure at Georgetown. … We don’t want to establish this program in a vacuum.”

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Abandoned bicycles found by DPS wlll make up a new bike share program as an alternative to Capital Bikeshare for Georgetown students. spring.

The Georgetown groups are working to partner with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, a Washington, D.C., bike advocacy group, to get the university certified as bike friendly.

WABA representatives will attend campus events throughout the semester to raise biking awareness on campus.

“They’re coming to [the Student Activities] fair and various other events to table and distribute bike maps and info about riding safely,” Miller said. “We’re hoping to bring a bike mechanic through the GU Farmers Market.

They set up bike repair stands and they’ll teach people basic repair skills.”

This semester, Miller hopes to expand bike education and safety on campus by expanding on-campus classes about proper bike usage. Freshmen also received flyers with information on bike safety during NSO. “One aspect is having classes to try to build confidence, use the bike trail network, et cetera,” Miller said. “The university already has a once-a-month bike safety class, mainly for faculty and commuters, which we’re hoping to expand to students.”

The implementation of a bikeshare program would coincide with Georgetown’s official ban

on cars for undergraduates.

“This definitely gives us a springboard to jump off of in terms of this issue [of transportation],” Miller said. “We hope to host a campus-wide bicycling forum to come together and speak about what it is they like about biking at Georgetown.”

Although Capital Bikeshare operates a station right outside the front gates, Pincus said there is still a need for a Georgetownspecific program.

“Capital Bikeshare was insufficient for student needs,” Pincus said. “Not that Capital Bikeshare is a bad program in any way, but it’s mostly geared toward tourists or commuters rather than students.”

The idea for a bike share program originated in a report two years ago but was prioritized again as a term goal by Pincus and GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14).

Office of Sustainability Director Audrey Stewart said that increasing bike usage at Georgetown is consistent with her office’s goals.

“Bicycling is a key component of sustainability at the university,” Stewart said. “Whether for commuting or just for fun, biking is a low-resource way to get around and promotes a healthier community and planet.”

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EXPANSION, from A1 the area. The three proposals all meet the project team’s requirements that the plans integrate the site with the community through public benefits, provide a variety of possibilities for use by the community, create jobs and revenue for the District and minimize vacancies on the site.

“We are actively engaged in master planning and therefore don’t yet know exactly what programs we would locate off of our current campus,” university spokeswoman Stacy Kerr said. “We’re still in the middle of the [process], which includes evaluating what makes most sense on the main campus, what would make more sense to have in another part of the city. We envision a sort of innovation hub that could really look at partnerships in new ways.”

Roadside’s plan proposes four distinct neighborhoods with an institutional core, like the proposal presented by Forest City. The Roadside proposal, however, specifies two residential areas, a town center and a park, as well as partnerships with Wegmans and the Children’s National Medical Center.

Wegmans, which will be located in the town center area, would pull shoppers from sur-

rounding communities to create new retail opportunities.

Roadside co-founder Richard Lake told The Washington Post that if Roadside’s proposal is chosen, he could open Wegmans by 2017.

The Children’s National Medical Center would be located in the institutional core and include a caregiver and first responder museum, which would be dedicated to the memory of people who served at the former Walter Reed hospital.

Hines Urban Atlantic’s proposal, named The Park at Walter Reed, focused on parks and recreational space.

“Our mission is to re-introduce the community to Walter Reed,” Hines Senior Vice President Chuck Waters told The Washington Post.

The institutional core is anchored in the life and health sciences, with partnerships with The George Washington University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Biotrial, a contract research organization for drug development and clinical services. Hines Urban Atlantic also presented two plans for retail space, one for a large format retailer and the other for a smaller specialty grocer.

Comments on the proposals are open until Sept. 25.

Young Alumna Remembered ROSENZWEIG, from A1 One friend recalled a trip to Jamaica over spring break, during which Rosenzweig befriended a Rastafarian service worker and spoke with him for hours while her friends relaxed at the pool.

She climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with a high school friend to raise money for a wildlife fund and Kenyan school.

Rosenzweig developed a close friendship with her roommate, Amy Lewis (COL ’13), and the two were companions at Georgetown and in many of Rosenzweig’s travels, including their semester abroad and a road trip to the West Coast after graduation.

“She was inspired by Kenya — the landscape, the people, the wildlife,” Lewis said. “Bess felt like the people were open, free, adventurous and non-judgmental. She wanted to live there eventually.”

Rosenzweig spoke several languages, including Swahili, which she studied for three semesters under Georgetown professor Vivian Lusweti. Lusweti said the language came naturally to Rosenzweig, who was known as dedicated and thoughtful in the classroom.

Her extensive time abroad was evident in her everyday life, often discreetly. She was known for wearing a pair of Converse sneakers with elaborate beading that she acquired in Kenya.

In Calvert’s “Children and Technology” course, Rosenzweig remarked that she didn’t particularly miss technology while traveling in less developed parts of the world.

Friends described her as a free spirit, someone who found joy

in simplicity and was passionate about learning for learning’s sake. Rosenzweig was not caught up in the frenzied job search, and although she considered moving to Cape Town or New York City, she did not have any definite career plans. Yet despite the absence of a specific professional ambition, friends noted Rosenzweig’s enthusiasm for the next chapter in her life.

“Georgetown is a hyperactive and achievement-oriented community,” said Sam Schneider (COL ’13), a friend of Rosenzweig’s and former member of The Hoya’s board of directors.

“Bess valued a slow pace of life, caring more about spending time with people she loved and doing things she loved than grinding to reach some professional or academic goal that would advance her resume.”

Caley Beard, who became close friends with Rosenzweig in high school at Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, recalled how much pleasure Rosenzweig took in simple things like her mother’s banana chocolate chip muffins.

Although Rosenzweig enjoyed normal activities for someone her age, she could also engage in coversations for hours, whether with close friends or complete strangers.

“Her friends were her extended family,” said Anna Christiansen (COL ’13), who met Rosenzweig in 2009. “Her tremendous ability to read and understand people was reflected by how many on campus loved her.”

A memorial service for Rosenzweig is scheduled for Sept. 28 at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.

The School of Continuing Studies officially moved to its new downtown location August 20 in time for the start of the fall semester.

“The opening so far has been going pretty well,” SCS Interim Dean Walter Rankin said. “Given that we moved everybody from two campuses, we managed it in three days’ time.”

Although classes start Wednesday, the building’s renovation work is still incomplete. The construction company prioritized classrooms and office space so that the building could open for the fall semester. Throughout the next few months, work will continue on the cafe and auditorium. Some AV equipment and screens need to be adjusted and installed, which Rankin said should be completed within the next few weeks.

The new space at 640 Massachusetts Ave. NW contains faculty-only areas, such as a faculty lounge and a work lounge, which the previous campuses on M Street and in Clarendon, Va., lacked. There are also breakout rooms that can be used for one-on-one meetings with students.

“So far, the faculty reaction has been really great,” Rankin said. “I think some faculty were a little nervous at first, but it’s really very accessible and many of our faculty work downtown, so for many it makes the commute shorter.”

Rankin said that student reaction has been positive so far.

“We were completely prepared that some people might not know what to make of the transition, but the excitement level is extremely high,” Rankin said. “Nobody has withdrawn from any of the programs because of the [new] location. We’re on track for our largest fall enrollment ever.”

To celebrate the official opening of the building, SCS organized a service event Saturday, engaging with the local neighborhood through the Central Union Mission and the Asian and Pa-

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The School of Continuing Studies officially moved from Clarendon, Va., and M Street campuses to 640 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Classes began Aug. 20. cific Islander Senior Center. This was the first time the SCS had organized a service event, and roughly 45 students participated, along with SCS faculty and staff.

“We’re excited because we want to keep doing these activities to build strong relationships with the neighborhood,” Rankin said. “[The proximity] will get us a chance to do this on a regular basis. We’re looking forward to expanding this image of Georgetown downtown … really to help the community and engage people.”

The university is applying for Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design status for the building, the

second-highest certification granted by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Rankin expressed confidence in the building’s certification, citing its proximity to all major metro lines and Circulator bus lines as a factor, along with its water-efficient plumbing and powerefficient LED fixtures.

During construction, the builders also used non volatile organic compounds, and the furniture in the new building has very low organic compound content. Many of the materials used were also recyclable and regional.

The university should receive notice about the certification by the end of the year.

Law School Loan Program Criticized LAW, from A1 to Public Service Loan Forgiveness can help increase donations to the school. It also allows students to pursue work in public service instead of choosing the private sector to repay debt.

But according to NAF, there is no cap on the amount of Grad PLUS loans that students can take out or on the amount of money that can be forgiven. As a result, the university is increasing tuition and using the money from federally funded student loans to pay for LRAP — in effect, paying the government back with taxpayer dollars.

“We’re not saying Georgetown is doing something illegal, and I’m not arguing it’s immoral — I think Georgetown is taking advantage of a program that has all the wrong incentives,” Holt told The Hoya.

However, in an Aug. 21 piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Law Center Dean William Treanor said that Georgetown was not circumventing the law.

“Our decision to provide loan assistance

beyond what the federal program offers is not a ‘loophole’ in the federal program; it is a supplement to public support for our graduates who serve the public,” Treanor wrote.

Instead, Treanor argued that LRAP is funded primarily through alumni donations and by students who do not qualify for the program.

“In short, 90 percent of Georgetown Law students do not benefit from the program,” Treanor wrote. “Through their loan repayments, these graduates — not the federal government — are supporting our Loan Repayment Assistance Program.”

Although Treanor wrote that LRAP barely factors into the Law Center’s budget, Holt said Treanor’s response did not justify the increasingly higher tuition at Georgetown Law and other law schools across the country.

“The problem with this particular thing we’ve uncovered, it’s complicated and it’s easy to confuse people with public service, but at the end of the day, it allows Georgetown to continue increasing

tuition without questioning whether it’s valued at that,” Holt said.

According to Holt, the problem of unaffordable tuition is systemic.

“We picked Georgetown because they were so open about what they were doing, but they’re definitely not the only ones doing it,” Holt said, citing similar programs at the University of California at Berkeley, Duke University and New York University.

Holt disputed Treanor’s claim that Law Center is committed to helping graduates who go into public service.

“My question would be, does [Treanor] really think that $160,000 in loan forgiveness is a reasonable number for the government to forgive?” Holt said. “I don’t think Georgetown is quite as fully in the public interest as they say. They like to mention their Jesuit-inspired mission, but that’s $160,000 their students are borrowing.”

Georgetown Vice President for Federal Relations Scott Fleming said he was unfamiliar with the program and declined to comment further.

DPS Updates Campus Security for Fall Emma Hinchliffe Hoya Staff Writer

The Department of Public Safety followed through this summer on a promise to improve campus security made in response to heightened threats after last year’s bombing at the Boston Marathon.

Chief of Police Jay Gruber announced that there would be an increased number of officers on campus, among other security updates, in a campus-wide email April 19. This summer, improvements to campus security included updated closed-circuit TV cameras, the new EmergenSee segment of the Georgetown mobile app and behavior pattern recognition training for plainclothes officers, he said.

“The Boston Marathon bombings reminded us we’re not immune to terrorist acts. It really helped reinforce the fact we need to make enhancements to keep our community safer,” Gruber said. “It provided the impetus to get these projects moving forward.”

However, over the summer, the number of burglaries at Georgetown and in the surrounding neighborhood rose, with 10 burglaries of unlocked apartments and houses reported in August.

“We always have some level of crime in the community, but unfortunately the opportunity for that crime has spiked,” Gruber said. “Our student population over the summer hasn’t heeded warnings to keep their doors locked.”

Gruber said he expects the level of crime to subside as the regular student

population returns to campus and advised all students to lock their doors.

Gruber was also confident that improvements to campus security would keep crime in check. DPS updated approximately 30 percent of closed-circuit TV cameras on campus over the summer, replacing cameras that were broken or had low picture quality.

The implementation of behavior pattern recognition training for plainclothes officers from the DPS Commu-

“The Boston Marathon bombings reminded us we’re not immune.”

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nity Action Team would be applicable to both criminals and terrorists, Gruber said.

“It takes profiling out of the picture, because you’re looking at behaviors, not people,” Gruber said. “Behaviors of people who are potential terrorists are also seen in criminals.”

The partnership with EmergenSee emerged as an alternative to updating the blue light phone system on campus, a system Gruber said seemed outdated. Gruber reached out to the company, whose app is used by universities, high schools and businesses around the country, to adapt the program for Georgetown. The app uses WiFi and GPS signals to live stream audio

and video to DPS officers when activated in an emergency situation within the designated perimeter of Burleith, Foxhall and West Georgetown established by geochief of fence technology. police jay Students can downgruber load EmergenSee through a link on the Georgetown mobile app. In addition to reporting emergencies back to DPS, students can add a contact who will also be notified in the case of an emergency.

EmergenSee automatically calls DPS when launched unless the auto-start incident setting is turned off.

DPS beta tested the app throughout the spring semester and summer before its launch this fall. No students have used the app to report an emergency yet.

“The beta test went well. We found little things the company needed to do to enhance the product. Now, we have a product we feel comfortable with going forward,” Gruber said.

Gruber said DPS was able to pursue all security updates it had planned this summer.

“Enhancements to the video system and EmergenSee were big pushes for us to get moving before the academic semester,” he said.

Another minor change for the semester is an online lost-and-found system, replacing the former method that required students to fill out a card in the DPS office to inquire about lost items.

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Spy Theme for Mission: NSO After Harsh Reviews, Mallika Sen Hoya Staff Writer

As each freshman and transfer student begins to figure out his or her mission at Georgetown, this year, they will get to participate in a different kind of mission: New Student Orientation.

The spy-themed incarnation of New Student Orientation kicked off Saturday and is scheduled to continue through Tuesday night.

The coordinators were inspired to choose the theme after participating in the Operation Spy program at the International Spy Museum.

The museum was scheduled to assist with Sunday night’s events but cancelled at the last minute.

“We’d actually had a lot of changes this year. We’ve really revamped the [program] and presence on campus,” NSO Co-coordinator Sydney Davis (MSB ’15) said. “Every year we redo the events … and always try and add something in.”

NSO opened with a new prelude program, offering students the chance to move in early on Friday and meet with student leaders and administrators, like Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson.

“We chose students who showed interest in getting engaged and involved on campus early before classes began,” Davis said.

The invitees were gathered from applicants to pre-orientation programs who could

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Freshmen picked up room keys and registered for New Student Orientation outside Darnall Hall on Saturday.

not attend or were rejected.

Eighty students accepted the invite, a number Davis described as unexpected.

Familiar mandatory activities also received face-lifts.

The coordinators hired a theater program member to direct “Pluralism in Action.”

The NSO Show, a musical program that presents information about Georgetown in show form, was rebranded as “This is Georgetown: Navigating New Territory” and integrated sexual assault awareness into its programming. The play was followed by a discussion in orientation groups, allowing for further examination and education.

Sexual assault peer educators and other students originally pushed for an hour-long sexual assault workshop to be added to NSO, but coordinators found such an event incompatible with the schedule.

New students enjoyed the show, and acknowledged the importance of sexual assault awareness.

“This sort of thing does happen on college campuses so I obviously believe it’s an important conversation to have,” Cameron Ward (COL ’17) said. “[The presentation] was informative.”

“I think the presentation we had … was very well done.

I thought it was a fun and informative show and it was really relevant,” Ana Sofia Garcia (COL ’17) said. “It was a good reminder for everyone, and it wasn’t boring.”

Another new development this year included the addition of the NSO schedule to the Georgetown mobile app.

The schedule was also available as a PDF on the NSO website, but no paper schedules were distributed to new students this year.

Registration for NSO, which was previously held on its own in Leavey Ballroom, was incorporated into the housing check-in process.

Banchoff Talks New Post The Hoya’s editor-in-chief, Danny Funt (COL ’14), sat down with Thomas Banchoff, Georgetown’s first vice president for global engagement, last week to discuss the new position. Below is an excerpted transcript of the interview.

See full video online at thehoya.com.

When the position was announced early his summer, President DeGioia said he hopes the position is part of an effort “to strengthen our stature as a global university.” What does a global university look like as you and Dr. DeGioia envision it?

We are already a global community and a global university in many ways. But we are also in a competitive global context. In the context of globalization, with the world more interconnected, the higher education sector is becoming much more competitive and the competition for the best students, the best faculty, for research grants on international topics has grown more and more intense, so being a global university has to be positioning us in that space, strengthening our existing global programs and initiatives and finding ways to support our faculty and administrators as we deepen and strengthen our global profile.

Was there anything specific that prompted creating this position now?

We are already a global university. We’ve emerged as a leading global university

under President DeGioia, but we can’t rest on our laurels.

There is a lot of competition out there. This position is designed at this moment to strengthen our overall efforts to support faculty and students and connect their efforts as well so that we can collaborate more effectively as a community.

How does Georgetown’s religious identity play into how it approaches global engagement?

The idea that we are training students not just to be successful professionally, but to give back, to serve the wider community, to be skilled in ethical reflection and intercultural communication.

That is really the heart of the Georgetown identity and experience. I think it should and it does infuse everything we do not in a doctrinaire way, not in a narrow way, but in the way we have seen over the last couple of decades, in particular under President DeGioia and his predecessors.

Georgetown is a Catholic and Jesuit institution open to other religious traditions and the wider world.

The elevation of Pope Francis brought a lot of global attention to the Society of Jesus.

Does his global visibility affect the way Georgetown proceeds in developing its international ties?

There is definitely some impact, or I should say, there will be some impact. Things move slowly with the new papacy.

These are large structures

like Georgetown that have been around a long time and how this specific Jesuit idenVP for Global tity will Engagement play out as thomas supreme banchoff pontiff and how that will play out for Georgetown, we’ll have to wait and see. So far, he has made a point of emphasizing Jesuit spirituality in his own life and in his reflection on world affairs and the challenges of his office. In there already you see a great connection with Georgetown and the role that Jesuit spirituality plays in our community and in the wider tradition.

Is there any worry that the university’s attention is being diverted from that undergraduate experience?

It’s critical that this new role and everything we do around global engagement strengthen our core academic enterprise — the teaching and the research mission of the university. Georgetown is a student-centered research university, so it is a kind of a litmus test. If we are in China or Latin America, if we are expanding our partnerships with universities abroad, we’ve got 250 or more [memorandums of understanding] with universities in some 40 countries. We have to keep asking ourselves how does this benefit our students, how does it create opportunities.

Summer Decisions Critiqued TRANSPARENCY, from A1 forums to improve transparency this semester.

“We are working to get the university to a place where consulting with students is not viewed as something that happens in special situations but is just something

that’s assumed because of its effectiveness,” Tisa said.

“Talking to students makes every decision that much better.”

Tisa acknowledged that students need to stay involved over the summer because the administration works year-round.

“There is an understanding that when students aren’t here over the summer, they are less likely to be active, they are less likely to be aware of what’s going on and that’s why it’s so important and so crucial for students to be engaged and to stay engaged,” Tisa said.

Sasaki Adjusts Dorm Madison Ashley Hoya Staff Writer

After passionate reactions from students and alumni to a preliminary design this summer, Sasaki Associates will reveal changes to the Northeast Triangle dorm designs at a forum Wednesday evening.

The forum, the second of its kind, will take place a week before Georgetown administrators and Sasaki are set to present their designs to the Old Georgetown Board on Sept. 4. The board, which must approve all construction in Georgetown’s historic district, postponed deliberations on the dorm in July until the university could present alternate options that appeared less final.

Sasaki spent the past month working to incorporate suggestions from the mid-July forum and address concerns of the OGB, students and alumni.

Student and alumni objections to the design’s modern appearance have been incorporated in the new proposal, which Vincent Gorgati, chief Sasaki architect for Northeast Triangle, said more clearly reflects the influence of Georgetown’s traditional architecture.

“The coloration [of the new dorm] was informed by Copley and White-Gravenor,” Gorgati said. “By all means that has been a very strong reference for this building and hopefully the evolution of the design will reflect that.”

However, Sasaki also attempted to incorporate the “duality” of Georgetown’s campus, or the marriage of stone and brick architectural styles.

“I think one of the key concepts that came out of that conversation with students was this concept of duality,” Gorgati said. “This is a campus that has, sometimes, not contradictory but complementary aspects. The recent buildings that have been built explore what it means to be a Georgetown building in different ways.”

The dorm has also been scaled down from housing 250 to 225 beds.

“The building is a little more modest in a number of ways than the previous version in terms of architecture, exterior and interior space,” Gorgati said. “What’s changed has to do with innovations. One important aspect of this is related to the use of technology and application of sustainable concepts to the building — green roofs … and natural light — which have a direct bearing on the building’s design.”

Students can expect to see multiple, revised designs that reflect feedback given at both the forum in July as well as in continued meetings with an advisory committee of students.

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Sasaki Associates altered its plans for Northeast Triangle after student feedback.

“I think what we’ll see on Wednesday are some new designs that really reflect and take into account things that most resonate with our community,” Director of Media Relations Rachel Pugh said, confirming that multiple designs would be shown.

Georgetown University Student Association Director of Student Space Jack Appelbaum (COL ’14), who serves as a student representative on the design committee, has seen the designs that will be presented at the forum.

“I think through interacting with students, I feel like they’ve been able to capture Georgetown’s culture a little bit more and really create something that’s awe-inspiring,” Appelbaum said. “I think they’re really taking the time to incorporate the feedback, and it shows in what they’re presenting.”

The university and Sasaki Associates plan to continue communicating with students and alumni throughout the semester and year as designs for the dorm progress. To provice alumni with relevant information, the university will hold an online webinar Sept. 11.

“There’s still more to be done and a lot of it’s going to depend on what students are going to say at the forum,” Appelbaum said. “It’s still been in a fairly insulated group and you can’t really tell what feedback and what people think of it until it goes to a much bigger group, like the forum on Wednesday.”

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Twelve Georgetown students joined thousands of Catholics on a pilgrimage to Brazil for World Youth Day this summer.

The festival, held once every three years in a different city, was organized by the Roman Catholic Church to engage young people with the Catholic faith. The 2013 event in Rio de Janeiro was held one year early to avoid conflict with the 2014 World Cup. After raising $2,200 each from friends and family for the trip, the Georgetown group met 2,000 students from Jesuit universities for Magis in Salvador, Brazil, before heading on a pilgrimage to Sao Paulo and other cities and reconvening in Rio for final WYD festivities.

Director of Catholic Campus Ministry Fr. Patrick Rogers, S.J. — one of two chaperones on the trip — emphasized the importance of raising money by “begging” for donations as pilgrims have done for centuries.

“When we beg … it’s humbling,” Rogers said. “When we arrive in country, there’s that reminder that it’s not your trip. We go to represent Georgetown, not ourselves.”

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The 12 Georgetown students who travelled to Rio for World Youth Day saw Pope Francis.

The 2,000 students were split into groups of 20 for service projects around Brazil. Though most Georgetown students were sent to Sao Paulo, some went to other areas of the country with students from other universities.

“I’ve done service projects but what made the circumstances unique was because we were randomly divided up … you might end up knowing only one other person [in your group],” Anebi Adoga (COL ’16) said.

Projects included installing an irrigation system in the countryside and working in a local shelter.

“It was very rewarding because these are people with whom few of us have the ability to communicate, as much on a linguistic level as on a lifeexperience level,” Esteban Garcia (SFS ’15), who worked in the shelter, said.

“Those of us who have the privilege of studying and the privilege of being full-time students don’t know what it is to be homeless or don’t know what it is to struggle to find work.”

After the missionary week, the 2,000 students went to Rio for five days of activities for World Youth Day. The Georgetown group saw the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado Mountain in Rio; attended Mass celebrated by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York; and saw Pope Francis, who was in Brazil on his first trip abroad as pope.

“We ran outside as he came by in a silver Fiat,” Adoga said. “It was an incredible experience.”

Garcia said that seeing the pope was the highlight of his trip.

“It was really emotional. I didn’t think that I was going to have the reaction that I did,” he said. “To see our first Jesuit pope and our first pope from the Americas and a pope who seems to be a new voice was very, very exciting and emotional for me.”

Adoga offered advice for future World Youth Day pilgrims from Georgetown.

“For those considering travelling to a future World Youth Day, have an open mind and be prepared for anything,” he said “It will allow the trip to have a greater impact on you.”

Construction on Dahlgren Chapel, Hoya Court and other renovation projects will continue through the beginning of the school year.

Dahlgren Chapel Dahlgren Chapel, which closed for interior renovations in mid-July, will reopen on weekends for services and weddings Sept. 7 but will remain closed during the week for continued renovation.

During the first weekend of school, morning masses will be held at St. William’s Chapel in Copley Hall, and evening masses will be held at Holy Trinity Church. Services during the week will occur as usual in Copley Crypt Chapel.

Although a majority of the chapel’s exterior work was completed by the end of the spring semester, the interior structural renovations remain incomplete, said Vice President for Mission and Ministry Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J. The floor, originally composed of slate, was removed and is being replaced by stronger Portuguese limestone, with added flooring support.

The floor will be completed by the weekend of Sept. 7. During the week, construction workers will continue painting the chapel’s interior, installing lighting and sound systems and adding a video system to record liturgies. Seating will be temporary until new wooden seats are installed in early October.

Landscaping will continue through late fall, as will work on sidewalks surrounding the chapel.

A new, custom-commissioned organ will be installed during winter break, since the chapel must close for its installation. The old organ was donated to a Catholic church in Cleveland.

“When completed, students will find the chapel familiar in look as what they’re used to,” O’Brien said.

“It will be more refreshed. They will be improvements that will make it an even more attractive place to pray.”

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Dahlgren Chapel will reopen for weekend services Sept. 7, but construction on the interior and exterior of the chapel will continue on weekdays.

Clarke County, Va., which has been under construction since fall 2011, will open to hold the first ESCAPE retreat Sept. 20. The official opening of the 55acre center, however, is not until Oct. 3, when the formal blessing will take place.

Most campus ministry retreats will take place at the center, which will also be open to other departments depending on availability. The center’s zoning agreement with the county limits the number of days it may be in use.

Minor construction will continue after the center’s opening to comply with requirements of the certificate of occupancy, on which Georgetown is currently working to secure for the center.

The Calcagnini family also fully endowed the ESCAPE First Year Experience program in 1991.

Hoya Court Construction of new restaurants in Hoya Court, originally scheduled to be completed before the fall semester, will continue through mid-October.

The new restaurants — Elevation Burger, Salad Creations and a larger Subway — will replace Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and the former Subway restaurant as healthier options. Students of Georgetown Inc. is also planning to open a salad and smoothie shop in Healey Family Student Center in 2014.

Until construction is complete, Einstein Bagel Bros. will operate a kiosk in Hoya Court, and Auxiliary Services will operate an unspecified hot food station.

Healey Family Student Center Construction on the Healey Family Student Center in New South began in June. According to Director of Media Relations Rachel Pugh, construction is going well and the space is on track to be completed by fall 2014.

“You can tell when you walk around campus that there is a lot of activity,” Pugh said. “There were a lot of other projects over the summer to improve student spaces.”

In August, Mason Inn owner Fritz Brogan (COL ’07, LAW ’10) joined students at a forum to solicit feedback on the HFSC pub. Students discussed the pub’s name, its relationships with student groups and concerns about underage drinking at the meeting.

Some additional projects include replacing furniture in student lounges, painting and replacing carpet in Copley Hall.

“The living-learning experience and that environment that we have here is really important,” Pugh said.

“We always have some renovations projects going on over the summer but these in particular, a lot of them focused on student space.”

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or years, the powers that be and fans alike have searched for a better system to determine college football’s champion. With the Bowl Championship Series imminently being replaced with playoffs — likely a four- or eight-team system — it is easy to point out all the flaws that are being corrected; the BCS was a vague system decided by computer models with suspect machinations, and “experts” with even more suspect and vague criteria. It required too many “eye tests” and placing faith in the strengths of conferences that did not have an accurate non-conference sample size to corroborate their relative standing. In a division with 120 teams, it was deemed futile to accurately pick out the two best teams because the good teams were spread too thinly to establish a consistent body of work.

However, in spite of the BCS’s flaws, there was always one factor that I always appreciated — something that will be somewhat neutered in the new playoff formula: Every week was a playoff. With so many teams vying for just two bids toward a title game, there is no margin for error, and great teams are punished for not bringing their A-game every week.

This is not an endorsement of the BCS system, which is undoubtedly too imperfect and inconsistent to last; it’s simply recognition of the competitive mentality that the BCS creates.

While playoffs are undoubtedly exciting and superior when it comes to entertainment — and absolutely necessary for college football given the number of teams — I think it is important to consider whether they are always the best solution for crowning the best team.

The necessity of playoffs in their current form is much more dubious in the NFL than it is in college football; with only 32 teams, there is a small enough statistical population to reasonably differentiate the good teams from the best teams.

I am a die-hard Giants fan, but if the 2007 Giants played the 2007 Patriots 10 times, I would bet everything I own that the Patriots would win the majority. As exciting as the Super Bowl was that year due to the Giants’ ruining the Patriots’ 18-0 win streak, ba-

sic logic tells me that a system that would reward a 10-6 team with a chance to overwrite the success of a team with a perfect regular season record didn’t make sense.

There is certainly something to be said about momentum in sports; the argument that the best teams use the season to develop and be their best by playoff time certainly holds a lot of credence. This is particularly true in football, where injuries are the norm and it takes time to establish rhythm. A team that improves steadily and plays their best at the end of the season could stay at the level for a lot longer than the playoffs would

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Does the body of work truly hold less weight than the unstable fortunes of a postseason game? show, but even then, this simply points to a new flaw: The cutoff between the regular season and the playoffs is somewhat arbitrary. Regardless, when the relative performance over a season between two teams is so vastly different, does the body of work truly hold less weight than the unstable fortunes of a single postseason game?

This is difficult to answer with regards to the NFL, but not in baseball. Whereas the NFL playoffs, despite the aforementioned flaws, are for the most part an acceptable mix of entertainment and a fair format, MLB has clearly sold out for ratings with its addition of a second wild card.

Likely inspired by the excitement of the 2007 play-in game between the Padres and Rockies, the MLB brass has artificially enforced the drama of a one game playoff where it was not necessary. The Padres vs. Rockies playin game was an imperfect solution to a unique problem (two

teams who finished with identical records after 162 games).

The new system is enforcing this imperfect solution without the problem, and in doing so has created new problems — namely, a team that has won five or six more games than an opponent over the course of 162 games can now be usurped in a single baseball game, with all of its chance occurrences.

There are differences in each sport that make universal formatting impossible and economic and entertainment interests that make others unrealistic, but there is one system that I believe all sporting executives should look at for ideas for innovation: European soccer. All of the European soccer leagues operate on a pure regular season point basis with no playoffs; the team that is crowned champion is the team that objectively performed the best over the course of the season. Late hot streaks are not given more weight than early streaks, and everyone walks away feeling that the right team won. Even when crowning a champion of Europe, which features far too many teams for a non-playoff system to work, the system does its best to reward consistency; there is group play before a knockout stage, and every stage features home and away games leading up to the final.

The regular season system may not be applicable in this exact form in American sports, which primarily feature between 30 and 32 teams rather than 20, but the sentiment holds: Consistency over the long run should matter more than one chance encounter. One step toward changing the way champions are crowned would be to shrink the number of playoff teams rather than expanding the field, and using the extra time to make each playoff series longer.

The BCS conference commissioners are the latest to recognize the need for a more complete post-season system, but if they heed the desire of fans to see the best teams get the titles they deserve, they likely won’t be the last.

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’Cuse Up 2-0 Early in Match SYRACUSE, from A10 on the scoreboard with less than ten minutes to go, when Neumann converted a penalty kick to add Georgetown’s lone goal.

As the team heads to the West Coast to begin its season this Friday, questions remain about how Georgetown will cope with the loss of the members of last year’s vaunted senior class, four of whom were drafted by Major League Soccer. While the team has the talent to live up to its No. 3 national ranking,

replicating last year’s success without the leadership of its eldest members may be easier on paper than it is in practice.

Notably, the remarkable stretch of one-goal victories that began last year’s slate — eight of the team’s first ten wins — may be difficult to repeat, especially if the Blue and Gray get off to such slow starts. Should the Hoyas dig themselves into deep enough holes early, as they did against Syracuse, Neumann and Allen’s usual late-game heroics may not be enough.

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Brandon Allen is a preseason all-Big East team selection.

‘Redskins’ Insensitive a change in name will hurt the Redskins brand, potentially resulting in a large financial loss that will take years to recover as the team will be forced to recreate a brand behind a new team name.

Also, the Redskins have maintained their name since 1937, and many are recalcitrant to ruin this tradition.

But tradition is not a sufficient justification to keep in place a name that is racially insensitive. Further, even if one does not see the name as being racist, the implications on Native American youth offer another compelling reason for a name change.

In a letter to Snyder, ten members of Congress, including D.C.’s representative, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, explained how “the usage of [Redskin] is especially harmful to Native American youth, tending to lower their sense of dignity and self-esteem. It also diminishes feelings of community worth among the Native American tribes and dampens the aspirations of their people.” Even if some may not find the name particularly offensive, the fact is that culturally insensitive names like the Redskins are having noticeable negative impacts on Native American communities across the country.

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Come-From-Behind Win Followed by Blowout W&M, from A10 played the confidence and poise that made her the conference’s third-leading scorer last season.

“We talked about having players who are brave enough and courageous enough to make plays instead of hoping for it,” Nolan told the Hoyas athletic website. “KK [Kaitlin] is a great player and she’s very confident. She never lacks confidence in her own ability and she came up big for us twice today.”

And when the game remained knotted at the end of regulation and went into overtime, it was Brenn who, five minutes in, scored the go-ahead goal. After receiving a pass from junior midfielder Audra Ayotte, Brenn took the ball into the box and powered it past the William & Mary goalkeeper for her second goal of the game.

While it took an overtime period to determine the winner of Friday’s contest, it only took the opening minutes of Sunday’s match against Quinnipiac to surmise who the victor would be. After shots by junior forward Vanessa Skrumbis and sophomore forward Sarah

Adams in the opening minutes put immediate pressure on the Bobcats, Skrumbis succeeded on her second attempt and put one in at the 14th minute.

Georgetown didn’t relent, putting constant pressure on Quinnipiac with shot after shot for the rest of the half while only allowing one from the opposition. That lone attempt, however, came after junior forward Jessica Clinton added a second tally for the Hoyas a minute earlier.

The offensive kept up the pace in the second half, with the third Georgetown goal coming from Adams in the 53rd minute. Not content with the comfortable 3-0 lead, Adams continued to attack the goal with aplomb, missing out on a goal five minutes later but tapping in her second of the game in the 62nd minute.

With the victory all but guaranteed, Nelson removed most of the remaining starters with ten minutes to go. That didn’t mean the Hoyas were finished; freshman forward Hannah Howell netted the first goal of her young career with five minutes to go to bring the total to five. On the day, Georgetown attempted 17 shots to Quinnipiac’s two.

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Senior forward Kaitlin Brenn looks to improve on an impressive 2012 campaign, when she finished second on the team in goals while leading the team in assists.

flective of societal attitudes and have played an important role in shaping change.

Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali and many others helped change American society for the better through sports.

The time has come for the Redskins to take a leadership role on this issue and begin the process of changing the names of Native American teams across the country at all different levels — high school, college and professional — to represent a more tolerant and racially accepting country.

Nabeel Zewali is a junior in the School of Foreign Service.

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Georgetown has never skirted around the fact that the new Big East is primarily meant to serve as a vehicle for men’s basketball. The three new schools joining the conference — Butler, Creighton and Xavier — all have storied histories in the sport, and University President John J. DeGioia even referred to the institutions joining the league as “basketball schools” in his letter announcing the new conference. While using this sort of language makes sense due to the heavily football- and basketballcentric college athletics landscape, dubbing the Big East a “basketball conference” glosses over the fact that the realignment affects hundreds of student-athletes at Georgetown that don’t play their home games at Verizon Center.

Both of Georgetown’s soccer teams, for example, were arguably better than the men’s basketball team last year; the men’s team finished the year ranked higher nationally, and the women’s team failed to lose a game at home. But Fox Sports 1 didn’t pay the conference $500 million so it could broadcast soccer — basketball reigns supreme financially. And be-

cause of this harsh reality, there are some notable scheduling casualties that the teams wish they could have back.

To put it bluntly, neither team is going to see the same level of competition it has seen in the past. Last year, the men’s squad lost to only three teams: Connecticut, Notre Dame and Indiana, its opponent in the national title game. Barring another NCAA tournament run by the Hoyas, none of these teams will be on Georgetown’s schedule this year. In May, Head Coach Brian Wiese admitted that he’s “going to miss playing against Notre Dame, playing against UConn,” who were ranked No. 10 and No. 2 in the country, respectively, when Georgetown lost to them in regular season play.

The women’s team is going to see an even greater decline in competition. Although the conference on the women’s side isn’t quite the powerhouse that it was on the men’s and is retaining Marquette, arguably its strongest team, the general drop in quality is steep; of the seven Big East

teams returning to the conference, only two finished in the top half of the league last year.

For both teams, however, the new conference still holds fierce competition, and the drop in quality is nowhere near as large as it may appear.

For both teams, Marquette’s presence is a welcome one, as the school tends to provide solid competition year in and year out. Last year’s thrilling double-overtime victory by the men’s side over the Golden Eagles in the Big East tournament was perhaps the most exciting thing to happen on North Kehoe — now called Shaw Field — all year. And the preseason Big East rankings have Marquette just barely edging the Georgetown women’s team for first place in the conference.

The incoming schools, seemingly chosen solely for their basketball aptitude, are a bigger surprise, especially on the men’s side. Both Creighton and Xavier made the NCAA tournament last year, with the former reaching the Final Four before losing to eventual champion Indiana. The

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Jays are currently ranked No. 6 in the nation, just three spots below the Hoyas, even after losing two NSCAA All-Americans to graduation. Xavier’s Nick Hagglund shared a spot on last year’s NSCAA All-America Second Team with Georgetown’s own Steve Neumann, and the team is currently sitting just outside the national rankings, with the second-highest vote total of any unranked school.

And while Butler cannot boast similar success on the men’s side, its women’s team will be the most accomplished of the newcomers.

However, an early-season loss to former Big East member Louisville is a painful reminder of what could have been.

But the fate of Louisville — trapped in the American Athletic Conference, a league with neither an identity nor a specialty — shows that although the destruction of the Big East may not have been the best thing for Georgetown soccer, inaction would have been significantly worse. The necessity of prioritizing basketball says less about Georgetown’s preferences than it does about the reality that surrounds the corporatization of ostensibly amateur athletics — an issue for another day. While the addition of a school like Saint Louis, which has

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Senior defender Emily Menges (3) was named the BIg East preseason defensive player of the year, helping complete a Georgetown sweep of the awards.

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Eking out a come-from-behind overtime win against William & Mary on Friday may not have been how the No. 18 Georgetown women’s soccer team would have liked to start its season.

All fears of a slow start to the season, however, were erased Sunday, when the team defeated Quinnipiac in a 5-0 drubbing.

“It’s always important to get the season off to a good start,” Nolan said afterward according to the Georgetown athletic website. “Momentum and confidence builds and the only way you can get it is by getting results.”

Despite outshooting William & Mary 6-1 in the first half, the Hoyas didn’t capitalize on any of their chances. The Tribe, on the other hand, found the net on its only attempt, scoring on a back-heeled shot following a corner kick. The Blue and Gray found themselves down one at the half and their home winning streak — which stretches back to October 2011 — at risk.

“We were disappointed with the goal and we fell asleep for a bit there,”

Nolan said, according to the Hoyas athletic website. “I know they’ll be upset when they watch it. Without us looking like we were going to score too many goals, we had the better of the play.”

The stifling Georgetown defense, which recorded 13 shutouts last season, came out in full force, putting consistent pressure on William & Mary. The Tribe only recorded one shot in the second half, which was cleanly saved by redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Emma Newins, the Big East preseason goalkeeper of the year.

Senior defender Emily Menges, who also won a Big East preseason award, was integral in helping the Hoyas on the way to their victories, earning her the honor of Big East Conference defensive player of the week.

After a number of close chances on offense for the Hoyas, the equalizer finally came in the 72nd minute from senior forward Kaitlin Brenn, who beat two defenders to net it in the top corner. Brenn, playing without her usual partner up top, junior midfielder and Big East preseason See W&M, A8

or all the talk on campus been scrutinized by many in the and around the country Native American community about racial tolerance, di- as racist and derogatory, and versity and acceptance, Wash- many Native American leaders ington, D.C.’s most famous team are requesting that the name continues to represent the prog- be changed. The term “redskin,” ress still needed on racial issues for many Native Americans, is in America today. The Washing- the equivalent of the n-word for ton Redskins have been a fixture blacks and the w-word for Latiin the D.C. sports scene for over nos, but in true Redskins tradi80 years, and even though the tion, current owner Dan Snyder team has languished at the bot- explained to USA Today that tom of the rankings for much “[he’ll] never change the name. ... of the last decade, the city has It’s that simple. Never — you can remained committed to the use caps.” Snyder’s comments Redskins. Their season-ticket reflect not only an unwillingness to change waitlist, with a the name of the reported 150,000 Redskins but people on it, is also a more sericlose to 25 years ous failing in not long, reflecting even acknowlthe strong conedging the symnection between pathies of the the District and Native American its football team.

Nabeel Zewali community in But for all the this matter. love D.C. has for To make the Redskins, The primary driving things worse, the team has a Roger Goodell, troubled and commiscontroversial his- force in maintaining the sioner tory. the name is money. NFL, sentof a the letGeorge Prester to the Native ton Marshall, the owner and president of the American Caucus expressing Redskins from 1932 until his his desire to see the Redskins death in 1969, was adamant keep their name. Goodell dethat his team not integrate black scribed the Redskins name as players – in fact, the Redskins “a unifying force that stands for were the last team in the NFL strength, courage, pride and reto integrate black players on its spect.” Goodell’s comments also roster. Marshall was once quoted reflect an attitude of insensitivas saying, “We’ll start signing ity and ambivalence towards the Negroes when the Harlem Glo- racial insensitivity of the Redbetrotters start signing whites.” skins name.

The primary driving force in After his death, Marshall left $6 million to serve the interests of maintaining the name is money. under-privileged D.C. youth with The team was valued by Forbes the one condition that none of it magazine as the third-most valucould be used “for any purpose able team in the NFL, behind the which supports or employs the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys, at $1.7 billion. principle of racial integration.”

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Even if it’s only for a preseason game, any matchup against Syracuse — especially when it’s no longer a mainstay on Georgetown’s schedule — is cause for excitement. Although it won’t count against the team’s record, the No. 3 Georgetown men’s soccer team’s 3-1 loss to No. 20 Syracuse will be a tough one to swallow — and not only because the defeat came at the hands of the dreaded Orange.

After the Blue and Gray’s recordshattering 2012-2013 season, which ended with an unprecedented run to the College Cup National Championship, expectations for this season are higher than ever, rendering this early preseason loss that much more disappointing.

The Orange physically outmatched the Hoyas, racking up 13 fouls to Georgetown’s four. But the game’s most costly transgression fell on the Blue and Gray. In just the eighth minute, junior goalkeeper Tomas Gomez was called for a foul after a hard tackle, leading to a penalty kick opportunity for Syracuse that was subsequently converted.

Less than four minutes later, the Orange added a second tally to their total, putting the Hoyas in a 2-0 hole just 11 minutes into the contest.

Last year’s Georgetown squad was no stranger to come-from-behind wins, even pulling one off in penalty kicks against Syracuse in the third round of last year’s NCAA tournament. Sophomore forward Brandon Allen — who had 10 game-winners last year — immediately tried to work his magic again, nearly scoring twice in the minutes after the Orange’s second goal. Barring some activity near the Georgetown goal in the waning seconds of the half, the remainder of the first half was all Georgetown, with some stellar attempts from senior forward Steve Neumann to get his team back in the game.

The second half started out strongly enough for Georgetown, with Neumann and sophomore midfielder Josh Turnley putting immediate pressure on the Syracuse keeper. But the failure to convert caught up to them in the 57th minute, when Syracuse added its third goal to seemingly put the game away for good.

Despite a number of near misses — most notably from freshman forward Alex Muyl in the 69th minute, whose attempt was barely quashed by a gutsy save from Syracuse’s goalkeeper — the Hoyas were only able to get See SYRACUSE, A8

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Senior forward Steve Neumann was named to the watchlist for the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy last week.