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SEARCHING FOR SELF Trans* students at Georgetown build a sense of community.

EDITORIAL A Fossil Free referendum would be a proper use of the student vote.

GUIDE, B1

GUSA SENATE Seventy-seven students are running for 28 GUSA senate seats.

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MEN’S SOCCER The Hoyas shut out Penn in 3-0 road win; prep for Princeton at home.

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GU Receives Record $100 Million Gift McCourt New School Targets And His Massive Data Study Millions

EMMA HINCHLIFFE Hoya Staff Writer

PENNY HUNG

Hoya Staff Writer

Many at Georgetown were introduced to Frank McCourt Jr. (CAS ’75) through his record donation to the university this week, yet this staggering generosity also prompts curiosity about the man and his money.

McCourt, who majored in economics at Georgetown — where he met his ex-wife Jamie McCourt (CAS ’75) — founded the McCourt Company in 1977, which specialized in real estate and construction, particularly with parking lots.

McCourt’s grandfather was a part-owner of the then-Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise), and Frank McCourt continued that tradition. He unsuccessfully attempted to buy the Boston Red Sox, the former Anaheim Angels and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team before acquiring the Los Angeles Dodgers for $430 million in 2004. McCourt took out a $205 million loan to buy the team and used his own South Boston property as collateral to finance the acquisition.

In order to balance the debt and increase the team’s viability, McCourt increased ticket and concession prices each year. By 2009, Forbes reported that the team’s See MCCOURT, A6

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Frank McCourt and John DeGioia first discussed public policy innovation in 2006.

McCourt made more than $1 billion after a tumultuous ownership of the LA Dodgers.

A gift of $100 million from former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt Jr. (CAS ’75) will help create the McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown’s ninth school and its first new school since the School of Business Administration in 1957, the university announced Wednesday.

McCourt’s gift is the largest Georgetown has ever received, breaking a 2010 record set by Harry Toulmin Jr.’s $87 million endowment to support medical research granted through a charitable trust established in his will. The son of Rafik B. Hariri, for whom the new business school building is named, donated $20 million to the university.

The McCourt School was first conceptualized during a conversation between McCourt and University President John J. DeGioia at a 2006 Board of Directors meeting. It will incorporate the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, which is currently part of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, in its emphasis on a data-driven study of public policy through a Center for Politics and Policy at the McCourt School, a Massive Data Institute and the McCourt Fellows Program.

“Following the first World

War, we created our Walsh School of Foreign Service to contribute to global peace by preparing young diplomatic leaders,” DeGioia told reporters Wednesday morning. “In 1957, we started what is now our McDonough School of Business as a recognition of America’s place in a growing world economy.

And now, we have the ability to build on our existing strengths once again to meet the needs of the complex and evolving field of public policy and its application in solving global challenges.”

The Massive Data Institute will focus on data from government agencies in its policy analysis, emphasizing the role of data in informing work on healthcare, education, poverty and other policy areas, while the fellowship program will offer full scholarships to students and five endowed faculty positions along with other faculty openings, including interdisciplinary and inter-school appointments.

“It is clear that the problems facing this country and many other countries in the world don’t come packaged in little boxes that can be solved only by economists or only by political scientists with their knowledge of their discipline, but what we need really are See DONATION, A6

Fossil Free Seeks Referendum DC Council Takes Up Marijuana Legalization MADISON ASHLEY Hoya Staff Writer

Growing arrest rate, racial discrepency spur push for reform CHRISTOPHER ZAWORA Hoya Staff Writer

In response to a severe racial discrepancy among those arrested for marijuana-related offenses, D.C. Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) introduced a bill Tuesday that would legalize recreational usage of marijuana in the District.

If passed, the Marijuana Legalization and Regulation Act would permit people over the age of 21 to possess and use up to two ounces of marijuana, which could be purchased from licensed distributors. All marijuana sales would carry a 10 percent excise tax, the proceeds of which would go toward substance-abuse prevention programs.

An American Civil Liberties Union study released in June showed that D.C. has a higher marijuana-related arrest rate per capita than any state in the country; 846 out of 100,000 D.C. residents were arrested for marijuana-related arrests in 2010, and the Metropolitan Police Department has reported a steady rise in marijuana-related arrests from 2009 to 2013.

A 2010 National Drug Use survey found that approximately 15 percent of both black and white populations in the United States use marijuana, but the ACLU found that black residents are 8.05 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana than their white counterparts.

Medical marijuana is already legalized in the District. Additionally, the Department of Justice announced Aug. 29 that it would not interfere with decriminalization or legalization laws proposed at the

state and local level, provided that businesses are tightly regulated.

Grosso’s efforts follow a bill introduced in July by Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and councilmember and mayoral candidate Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Wells and Barry plan to re-introduce the bill this fall and are holding a public hearing in early October.

The decriminalization bill, which has six co-sponsors, would reduce the punishment for possession of marijuana from a criminal offense to a civil penalty. Currently, the punishment for possessing less than one ounce of marijuana is six months in prison and a $1,000 fine; Wells and Barry’s bill would reduce the penalty to a $100 fine.

But while Grosso supports the decriminalization movement, he argued that it would not do enough to solve the racial component of marijuana-related arrests.

He has also introduced another bill, the Marijuana Possession Act of 2013, which would seal the records of all people whose only criminal offense is possession of marijuana.

“The war on drugs has not worked,” Grosso said in a press release. “It has been a war on people of color. … I want to remove the opportunity for MPD to disproportionately arrest African Americans for non-violent drug offenses. This is a matter of justice.”

ALCU organizer Seema Sadanandan agreed and said that MPD officers target black residents by using use the city’s stopand-frisk policy, which leads to marijuanarelated arrests.

“We hear a lot of issues where many people are confronted by police officers and stop-and-frisk tactics. This forces them to

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GU Fossil Free — a student campaign asking Georgetown to divest from investments in fossil fuel companies — has gathered 1,400 signatures on a petition to hold a student-wide referendum on the issue later this fall.

The group launched its divestment campaign last January by presenting a proposal to University President John J. DeGioia, which outlined a plan for the university to abandon its investments in fossil fuel companies. Details of the university’s

investments are not public.

However, after meeting with administrators, including Chief Investment Officer Michael Barry, Chief Operating Office Chris Augostini and Vice President for Public Affairs Erik Smulson last spring, GU Fossil Free has modified its position to focus on staged divestment.

“They wanted to initiate a dialogue with us to figure out how to move this conversation forward in a positive way,” Patricia Cipollitti (SFS ’15), a student involved in GU Fossil Free, said. “They basically told us divestment is very difficult logistically but that’s it feasible in the

future.”

While referendums have traditionally been brought forth

by Georgetown University Student Association leaders and through the GUSA senate, GU Fossil Free is pursuing a referendum independently of the student association, though it must gain GUSA senate approval. The “One Georgetown, One Campus” campaign against a satellite residence, though led mainly by GUSA members, has also emphasized its status as distinct from GUSA as a way of reinforcing its relevance to the See DIVESTMENT, A6

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The new student group GU Fossil Free made waves on campus in January by advocating for full university divestment from coal and fossil fuel within five years. Now, these same students, frustrated by administrative inaction, are looking to achieve divestment through a laudable and effective use of the student referendum.

Student referendums that arise from outside initiatives, rather than through Georgetown University Student Association senate proposals, are unusual on campus. However, they have the unique power to bring attention to relevant campus conflicts, gauge student opinion and present a powerful statement to the university administration — if they are successful.

A petition circulated by GU Fossil Free last spring garnered 1,400 signatures, proving that Georgetown students are attuned to this issue and indicating that many do value sustainability over endowment growth. While the purpose of a referendum is to come down on one side

of an issue, this one gains legitimacy because its passage is not a foregone conclusion. There would be no insight gained from this referendum if it would inevitably be overwhelmingly supported or opposed. Although it takes 300 petition signatures to initiate a referendum, there is no guarantee that the vote will be one sided.

Another legitimizing factor of this referendum is that it specifically pertains to university policy; it does not create legally binding contracts with a third party such as the local government. The power to act upon the referendum’s verdict, in this case, resides solely in the hands of the administration.

Though this proposal comes too late to be included on the Sept. 26 GUSA senate ballot, it is an impressive example of a student group outside of GUSA exercising its right to a referendum. This is a rare, if not unprecedented, occurrence that will hopefully inspire other groups to make similarly effective use of bringing contentious issues before the student body.

Rolling the Dice on Big Data

Frank McCourt Jr.’s (CAS ’75) $100 million donation to develop a new public policy school offers many reasons to celebrate. But one reason — the school’s inclusion of a Massive Data Institute — presents an interesting development: Georgetown is betting on big data.

In recent years, big data, which is the accumulation of massive data files enabled by advanced tracking technology and cutting-edge collection methods, has become a hot-button issue in the private and public sectors. Reliance on big data remains contentious, but if the McCourt School of Public Policy sticks to the interdisciplinary approach that has been promised, the Massive Data Institute has the potential to tap into the university’s tradition of mobilizing campus members to address modern social problems.

The strengths of massive data files are clear: They contain a wealth of untapped information that can inform policy decisions in a quantitative, relatively objective manner. Through rigorous statistical analysis, it is possible to glean empirical results — policy rooted in observation rather than possibly biased judgments.

Booking a Room — Georgetown residents are looking to open a branch of popular Washington bookstore Politics and Prose to the vacant Georgetown Theater.

A Helping Hand — Two funds have been set up by the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region to provide immediate aid for the families of victims of the Navy Yard shooting.

Free Parking — Parking spaces in front of five Georgetown stores and eateries will be left open to the public for creative use today in celebration of PARK(ing) Day. Get Your Read On — The free National Book Festival will feature over 100 renowned authors signing copies of their books on the National Mall this weekend.

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Training policymakers to be literate in big data would bring Georgetown to the forefront of national and international policy conversations.

But in tapping into this trend, the university would do well not to blindly trust data. While data itself may be unbiased, numbers are always subject to interpretation and manipulation, and analysts run the risk of blindly accepting arguments rooted in empirics without full understanding. To avoid this pitfall, Georgetown should remember that its most prestigious professors and researchers have focused on theory rather than quantitative study.

Luckily, Georgetown sits in an ideal position to address the challenge of balancing new and old approaches. Historically, our strengths have been in nuance and taking an interdisciplinary approach. Drawing on a tradition of reflection, the university is equipped to approach modern policy problems in a thoughtful manner.

As with any intellectual trend, Georgetown’s bet on big data contains an element of risk. But if the university sticks to its roots of responsible and thoughtful analysis, McCourt’s investment could certainly pay off.

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Sania Salman

Dis-O a Poorly Timed Party As freshmen are finally getting oriented to the Hilltop, the beloved tradition of senior Dis-Orientation is entering its homestretch this weekend. But while these meticulously planned 10 days of frivolity have undoubtedly been a high point in ushering in senior year for many students, Dis-O’s scheduling amid the flow of students’ last — and for many, best — year of college is inopportune.

Mid-September marks peak season for timeconsuming senior job hunts, and across campus, academics have already hit their unyielding stride.

Forced to prioritize, many in the Class of 2014 found themselves unable to dive into Dis-O as fully as they would have liked. A simple solution — one that would satisfy both organizers and attendees — would be moving the celebrations in future years to the week immediately following New Student Orientation. This would both serve to increase participation and give seniors the chance to enjoy DisO without having to, say, leave early to study.

Despite their obvious attraction, many Dis-O events this year have been poorly attended, in large

part due to scheduling conflicts and work pressures. A Dis-O party last Friday on Leavey Esplanade occurred on the night of Yom Kippur, and a kayaking event on Monday drew only 10 people. While the third week of classes has been a previously traditional time for Dis-O, there is little reason that the celebrations could not be held earlier, even concurrently with Welcome Week. The events are clearly geared at different age groups, and Dis-O’s events are almost always later in the day or at night. And because the events are planned as a playful counterpart to NSO, scheduling it to immediately follow NSO events would be logical.

The current timing of Dis-O denies many seniors the opportunity to enjoy the carefree atmosphere that pervades the Hilltop before more serious time commitments get into full swing, and seniors deserve the chance to properly inaugurate their last year on campus. A scheduling shift would keep the mood light and attendance up for all of the revelry, mayhem and good times that the Senior Class Committee seeks to deliver.

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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

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Sharing a Jesuit History With Japan

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James Gadea

No Way To Mask Identities I

n his iconic American novel, “The Scarlet Letter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote that “no man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.” Why, you might ask, do I choose this moment to bring up Hawthorne? I’ve recently become intrigued by the idea of masks, fronts and images.

We all know that to wear a mask is to create a new face for ourselves and to pretend to be someone different. Many people don metaphorical masks to hide their true identities. I’ve found that at Georgetown, masks have a large presence in our culture, from students attempting to fit in to the anonymous posts on Georgetown Confessions. In the process, many people’s true identities become confused.

As they work on keeping their masks in place, too often they become the person they are pretending to be.

This is truly unfortunate.

Masks may provide feelings of courage. They may provide a sense of freedom. But in the end, neither of these feelings are legitimate — they are merely false senses of security. Only when we remove these pretenses and come out from behind anonymity can we have a platform to stand on, from which we can make positive changes to ourselves and to the world. If we do not know who we truly are, then we cannot know what problems

I’ve found that at Georgetown, masks have a large presence in our culture. In the process, many people’s true identities become confused. we truly have, and we therefore won’t know how to transform ourselves for the better.

A truly tragic use of a mask came about on Monday, when a gunman in a military uniform killed 12 innocent victims at the Navy Yard here in the District before being shot himself. The gunman, who was revealed to be a former Navy reservist, wore a mask. It is too early to tell what exactly led him to carry out these evil deeds — whether it was rage, hate or a lack of any sense of humanity. The perpetrator let these emotions and evil spirits control him and take hold of the reins to his life, leading him into the darkness. He was changed by his mask of hate, and this mask led him to destroy precious human lives in the process. While there was no way of foreseeing this tragedy or replacing those lost to it, in its wake we all have the chance to reflect on how we can best interact in a benevolent and honest way.

The truth can often be hard to handle. Often times, it is not easy to acknowledge, but it is necessary and beneficial to our personal and communal existence. Truth is the basis for the Jesuit emphasis on contemplation, and it is the foundation of all healthy human interactions.

In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” Polonius advises his son: “To thine own self be true.” When we take off our masks and listen to our true selves, we wisely follow this advice.

James Gadea is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service. The Elephant in the Room appears every other Friday.

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or two days last week, the campus enjoyed a remarkable moment in international and intra-Jesuit relations. Sophia University’s president, vice president and Jesuit chancellor led a delegation of faculty and students to Georgetown, where we joined in celebrating our sister Jesuit university’s centennial anniversary. I’d like to offer some reflections on why this event and today’s guest lecturer from Akita University — and by extension, our relationship with Japan — is significant, particularly in the context of Georgetown’s identity as America’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university.

We at Georgetown are deeply invested in the successes and challenges of our friends in Japan, particularly those of our sister Jesuit university in Tokyo. Their successes are, in a sense, our successes. Our relationship with Japan is a diplomatic one not only between two friendly nations but also through our shared links to the Society of Jesus. It is a deep, historical relationship that provides us with the opportunity to delve deeper into the true meaning of globalization.

Globalization rests on the concept of “the global” as a singular unit in a broader and deeper sense of the “we” than internationalism tends to invoke — with its primary units of the nation and national difference.

Globalization in this deeper sense requires consideration of the Catholic Church as a global Church and the Jesuits as a global religious order — not belonging to a particular diocese or country. Globalization does not reduce difference to the ostensible universal values of a particular culture in the manner that high internationalism has done in the past,

We at Georgetown are deeply invested in the successes and challenges of our friends in Japan. often in the service of cultural imperialism. Rather, it is at its best when articulated in relation to the natural law, that sense of justice written on the human heart — hence, a morality both secular and also intensely Catholic and truly global in scope.

Sophia University and Georgetown are ideal places to see this logic of globalization unfold in reality. Rather than seeing both schools through the national lens of “Japan” or “America,” their shared Catholic and Jesuit identities can serve as bridges to this deeper sense of globalization

and shared moral truths. Sophia’s very existence ultimately rests on the globalization of Japan that happened in the mid-16th century, following the arrival of St. Francis Xavier, S.J., who introduced the Catholic Church to Japan. A hundred years of cultural transformation — recorded in the Namban art of the time — laid a strong foundation for this globalized Japanese culture today.

While forced underground for several centuries during the era of Catholic persecutions, this globalized Japanese culture re-emerged in

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1865 when the Japanese Yuri Isabelina Sugimoto approached French missionary Fr. Bernard Petitjean and told him, “All our hearts are the same as yours.” This is the core of cultural globalization. No foreign power forced Isabelina to hold her Catholic values; she received them from her ancestors who accepted them from St. Francis Xavier because they recognized the inherent morality in the Church’s doctrines. She approached the foreign missionary; he did not force his religion on her.

Another example of globalization led directly to the founding of Sophia University in 1913. As Isabelina’s Catholic community grew in the decades that followed, its values were challenged by the modernism and atheism of the late 19th century. American priest Fr. O’Connell, sent to Japan in 1905 at the request of Pope Pius X, told him it was imperative to establish Catholic institutions of higher education in Japan to prepare a new generation that could engage with the culture on the basis of both faith and reason. As a result, a decision was made to send the Jesuits to Japan, and they returned in 1908.

Sophia University was founded by the Jesuits in 1913, and the rest, as they say, is history.

I, however, believe it to be a paradoxical history, for this history bears witness to that which transcends history, unfolding across cultures. It is the scent of a global history that has yet to be fully made manifest.

Kevin Doak is a professor and Nippon Foundation endowed chair of Japanese studies.

STATE OF PLAY

A Semester Abroad, Politicizing Appointments But Still in the Bubble A Losing Game for All

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hen people talk about Pop culture and older classmates the “Georgetown bub- depict studying abroad as a magble,” I doubt they’re nificent, once-in-a-lifetime advenreferring to the traditional Irish ture. This often makes me feel pubs or monuments mentioned pressured to constantly be off doin the works of James Joyce. But so ing something exciting and phofar in my semester abroad here in to-worthy. To be honest, however, Dublin, I’ve found that the bubble some of my happiest hours here has somehow stretched across the have been spent alone, shopping Atlantic. While I’ve been study- for groceries and books or even ing at University College, Dublin, just wandering through the city.

I’ve been living 15 minutes from While studying abroad is more campus in an apartment with immersive than, say, a family vacatwo Georgetown and two Cornell tion, there is still a fundamental students. I elected to live in an off- difference between living somecampus apartment near City Cen- where as a temporary student tre in order to immerse myself in and living there as a citizen. My the culture of Dublin. Ironically, American peers and I visit tourist however, I’ve found that even liv- sites, picturesque Irish villages and ing here has not facilitated meet- other European countries on my ing many new people or absorb- weekends — obviously not the hobing Irish culture. bies of a typical resident. And, even Thus far, I’ve spent my first few at the end of these four months, I weeks primarily with the other doubt I’ll be as comfortable here as Georgetown and Cornell stu- I am in Washington, D.C. dents in my program. Getting to This can be frustrating to stuknow these dents who students feel let is excitdown by all So far in my semester ing, but in the study some ways, a b r o a d abroad, I’ve found it makes hype. But, that the bubble has me feel as if we can though I am understand somehow stretched on vacation this differacross the Atlantic. in Ireland. ence, we E v e n can start to though I’ve realize that met some Irish classmates who we don’t need “full immersion” live in my apartment building, to have a worthwhile experience we American students often run and that hitting every place menon different schedules than they tioned in the travel guides isn’t do. Many Irish students hold the only way to enjoy a semester weekend jobs in their hometowns abroad. The bubble might form outside of Dublin. Therefore, naturally, but it is neither inescapthey rarely have time to socialize able nor necessarily detrimental with us. I also assume that, just to one’s experience. as there’s a limit to how often I’d My favorite place at Georgetown want to visit the Smithsonian Mu- is the grassy hill between Village C seums, real Dubliners don’t have East and New North. My favorite much interest in visiting Dublin place here has become a secluded Castle again with us visitors. It’s area of St. Stephen’s Green, a park much easier to turn to George- near my apartment. Neither offers town students for company on particularly brilliant views, but excursions to coastal Irish-speak- each is a simple part of my daily ing towns, the Blarney Stone or life and beautiful in a quiet way. Is the much-loved Jameson Distill- this a better use of my time than ery. Practically, it makes sense to constantly checking out tourist explore with other Georgetown sites with other Georgetown stustudents who are as new to the dents? Maybe not, but it is my way country as I am. Before I arrived, of “breaking the bubble.” In these I knew few of the other George- quiet moments, I do feel both a town students studying here. connection to and love for DubNow, however, they are a familiar lin beyond what I experience at and comforting source of com- landmarks like the Blarney Stone. panionship.

I think that, just maybe, I am startWhen I decided to go abroad, ing to feel, if not at home, then at I had a grand vision of all the peace in the city of Dublin. trips I would take, sites I would see and stories I would get to tell Fiona Meagher is a junior in the back home — an attitude that was College. She is currently encouraged by Georgetown’s Of- studying abroad at University fice of International Programs. College in Dublin, Ireland.

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his week’s announcement that for- not while the president was considering mer U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry whom to choose for the nomination.

Summers was withdrawing his The Summers narrative marks the third name from consideration to become the time this year that Obama and his aides next Federal Reserve Chairman didn’t publicly and privately floated a nominee surprise anyone. However, it marks a dis- for a major office, allowed him or her to turbing trend of nominations becoming come under brutal attack from all commajor political footballs — often without ers and then was left flummoxed as his clear reason — before they are even made. or her chances of success on Capitol Hill Summers, who served as Secretary rapidly diminished. of the Treasury under Bill Clinton, as The first was former U.S. Amb. to the president of Harvard and on President U.N. Susan Rice, who came under witherObama’s economic team, was by all ac- ing — and trumped-up — Republican atcounts well qualified for the nation’s top tack over controversial “talking points” economic policymaking position. Un- she delivered in response to the attack fortunately — like other previously well- on the American consulate in Benghazi, respected institutions — the Fed has in Libya in September 2012. Led by Sen. John recent years become increasingly politi- McCain (R-Ariz.), a bulk of the criticisms cized, and Summers’ nomination drew were unduly focused on her supposed ire across the ideological spectrum. “unfitness” for the position of secretary Although opposition of state. from gold standard exCaught off guard by tremists like Ron Paul the timing and intensity is expected for any reaof the attacks, the White sonable Fed nominee, House was flat-footed Summers was notably and Obama was belated defeated by the populist in stepping up to Rice’s end of his own party. defense. After she tumSenators like Elizabled from contention, beth Warren (D-Mass.) the vultures and conEvan Hollander and Sherrod Brown servative groups of the (D-Ohio) threatened to Senate set their eyes on block Summers in the A disturbing trend in former U.S. Sen. Chuck Banking Committee, Hagel (R-Neb.), who was recent federal arguing that he was inunder consideration to sufficiently supportive be secretary of defense. appointments. on financial regulation Fortunately for Hagel, and — bizarrely — blaming him for the he was able to garner significant out-offinancial crisis. This is funny in a way, as Senate support and turn the battle into Warren and Summers were both serv- to one over policy substance rather than ing on Harvard’s faculty — not in Wash- personal style. ington — during the crisis.

With the White House working overLosing Summers is undoubtedly a time to keep wavering Democrats in line blow to the government. But there are and with a bipartisan group of foreign other strong choices for candidates: Fed policy luminaries backing him, Hagel Vice Chair Janet Yellen is liberals’ favored landed the Pentagon job, thereby writing pick, and there have even been rumors the playbook on how to overcome preabout former Vice Chair Donald Kohn. emptive attacks on nominations.

Of more pressing importance, the saga Still, adding a pre-nomination mineof Summers signifies an unfortunate in- field to an already arduous process is tensification in conflict over presidential wrong. Public service is limited as it stands appointments. by its low salaries — Harvard scholar MiNominations, as this summer’s fight chael Sandel points out that television’s over the filibuster proved, have long been Judge Judy makes 125 times more than contentious. Although the Senate has ad- Chief Justice of the United States John Robvised — not consented — to nominations erts — and a debatably eroding prestige. since our republic’s early days, there Senators and outside groups should seems to have been a shift beginning wait for a nomination to arrive instead of when Ronald Reagan’s Supreme Court forcing accomplished men and women nomination of Robert Bork was thwarted through a gauntlet before their names are in 1987. even considered. In the meantime, Obama The episode, which gave rise to the should fight back, limiting leaks from the Politico-style verb “borking,” was high- White House over who is under considerlighted when Sen. Edward Kennedy ation for appointments and be willing to (D-Mass.) slammed Bork on the Senate decisively defend potential nominees infloor mere hours after he was nominat- stead of letting them twist in the wind. ed. Similar battles shortly after nominaOtherwise, we’ll be left disappointed by tion have developed during the parade the caliber of candidates willing to answer of nominees who have since failed to our country’s fickle call to service. clean up the paper trail of back taxes and undocumented nannies.

Evan Hollander is a senior in the School of Still, these fights came while the Sen- Foreign Service. State of Play ate was considering the nomination, appears every other Friday.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia “Nina” Pillard’s nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the full Senate on Thursday, and Georgetown Law students have banded together to show their support through Hoya Lawyers for Nina Pillard.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 along party lines in favor of Pillard’s nomination. The full Senate must now approve Pillard’s nomination with at least 51 votes out of 100, although 60 votes are required to pass a cloture motion, which would protect the nomination from a filibuster.

Before the vote Thursday, Hoya Lawyers for Nina Pillard launched www.confirmpillard.com, along with a Facebook page, Twitter account and Google+ page. The website invites visitors to sign a statement of support.

According to group member Bradley Girard (LAW ’14), the group has expanded into the hundreds, although he was unsure of exact numbers, and the statement has received a similar number of signatures.

Although Hoya Lawyers for Nina Pillard has not formed any official partnerships with on-campus organizations, Girard said that several groups have offered support. In particular, several faith groups have organized to write an interfaith letter of support.

Girard added that the group had been confident that Pillard’s nomination would pass the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the group believes Pillard would pass the full Senate vote as well.

“She has a broad base of support, including some pretty prominent conservatives and people who fall on all sides of the ideological spectrum,” Girard said. “Not only is she a highly accomplished lawyer and really fairminded, she’s very committed.”

In contrast, the Blog of LegalTimes reported that several Republican members, such as ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), were wary of Pillard during the committee vote.

Grassley said that he thought President Barack Obama was attempting to “pack” the D.C. Circuit Court, with Pillard as the second of three Obama nominees to the D.C. Circuit court.

“The justification for moving forward with additional D.C. Circuit nominees appears to be a desire and intent to pack the court in order to determine the outcome of cases this court hears,” Grassley said during the vote. “It is no secret that this is the president’s intent.”

Democrats, however, have countered that filling vacancies is not “packing” the court. Rather, they claim that it is filling a need and alleviating the workload on the remaining members of the 11-judge court.

According to the LegalTimes, if the Republicans threaten again to filibuster or block Obama’s current three nominees to the D.C. Circuit court, Senate Democrats will threaten to change the Senate’s filibuster rules with regard to confirmation votes.

Regardless of Obama’s intent, however, other members of the Senate Judiciary Committee were wary of Pillard’s qualifications. Although Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said he respected Pillard’s skills as an attorney and that he attempted to avoid party loyalty biases, he said he thought Pillard’s views were too “political activist.”

“Her writings … do not simply take a liberal position but adopt a rigid ideology that clearly drives not only her view of the law but even her understanding of social facts,” Hatch said during the vote.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), however, argued that the same could be said of previous Republican nominees. Possessing strong political opinions is not paradoxical to being a fair judge, Feinstein said.

“I guess Republicans tend to believe the Democratic nominees who have a position on controversial issues cannot be fair judges, and yet, when the reverse happens, they all believe activist Republicans can be a fair judge,” Feinstein said. “I voted for some of [those Republicans], there’s no question of that, because I believe they can.”

The date for Pillard’s vote in front of the full Senate has not been announced.

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who headed the Bureau for 12 years until Sept. 4, will be Georgetown’s first distinguished executive-in-residence, a position created specifically for him.

The new position will not be affiliated with any specific academic department. Mueller will serve as a resource for faculty and will advise University President John J. DeGioia, who personally interviewed Mueller before hiring him.

Mueller will not receive a salary.

“The distinguished executive-inresidence is really meant to confer that he’s going to be a resource for our community, rather than calling him a professor,” said Joseph Ferrara, DeGioia’s chief of staff.

“He will engage with the leadership of the university, with our faculty, with our students.”

Mueller said this engagement would focus on the issues he dealt with as director of the FBI, according to a university press release.

“There are four areas that I’m interested in: national security, cyber security, organizations in transition and leadership,” Mueller said.

“I’ve been very fortunate to have experience in these areas, and I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to discuss these issues with students and faculty.”

Mueller took office as FBI director seven days before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. His tenure as director was extended by Congress from the usual 10 years to 12 for his distinguished service running the organization. Before serving as director of the FBI, Mueller was in the Marine Corps in Vietnam and worked as a lawyer for the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney’s Office.

Bruce Hoffman, director of Georgetown’s Center for Peace and Security Studies and the Security Studies Program, described Mueller as one of the FBI’s most effective directors.

“His assumption of a new key leadership role at a time of national crisis is inspirational and contains important lessons for Georgetown students who will go forth to assume important responsibilities at a time of other

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller will become Georgetown’s first executive-in-residence, an unpaid position. Mueller left the FBI Sept. 4. formidable challenges,” Hoffman wrote in an email. “Speaking for the Security Studies Program, we can’t think of anyone better to have on campus to teach and interact with our students and serve as a role model as they forge their own careers.”

Ferrara said Mueller has expressed interest in teaching, although his experience running an organization like the FBI will

be an asset to the university outside of the classroom.

“He can be an executive resource to help advise our president, our board,” Ferrara said. “He has a lot of expertise dealing with, for example, cyber security issues.”

Mueller will also return to practicing law in the Washington, D.C. area and will be settling into Georgetown in the next few weeks.

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MARIJUANA, from A1 live in a hyper-vigilant state which creates a dangerous dynamic in the community,” Sadanandan said. “This essentially disenfranchises an entire section of the community from full enjoyment of many of their rights.”

Adam Eidinger, a pro-marijuana activist who used to run the Capitol Hemp stores — stores that sold clothing and accessories made from hemp — is seeking to propose a ballot referendum in favor of legalization. Eidinger previously proposed a decriminalization referendum in early 2013 but withdrew it early this month following several objections from D.C. Attorney General Irv Natahan. According to Eidinger, the objections were procedural, in that the referendum called for the appropriation of city money, but District lab prohibits referendums from doing so. Eidinger told The Washingtonian that he planned to submit a legalization referendum in time to get it on the 2014 general election ballot.

Even if the D.C. Council passes marijuanarelated legislation, Congress has authority

“The war on drugs has not worked. It has been a war on people of color.”

DAVID GROSSO D.C. Councilmember

over D.C. laws — a power that it has exercised in the past. A 1998 referendum that approved medical marijuana was defeated on Capitol Hill.

Grosso, however, expressed confidence that Congress would not block the implementation of a council-approved bill. He said approximately 100 constituents have expressed their support, but an April Public Policy Polling survey found that 75 percent of District voters support the decriminalization of marijuana and more than 60 percent would support some sort of legalization initiative.

“The mood is turning, the tide is turning,” he told U.S. News & World Report.

Although Mayor Vincent Gray has not taken a position on decriminalization, a spokesperson in the mayor’s office told The Hoya that Gray welcomes the discussion of the issue.

Campaigns for the Georgetown University Student Association senate kicked off Thursday, with 77 students vying for 28 seats this year.

Unlike last year when three seats were left unfilled, enough candidates are running this year for all districts.

Candidates in three districts — LXR Hall, off-campus and townhouses — are uncontested.

This year’s race showed a continuation of a trend from previous years, with nearly half of the 77 candidates competing for six seats in the two freshman-only districts. The Harbin and Darnall district has 20 candidates, while the New South and Village C West district has 16 candidates.

This is the second election since the GUSA senate went through a redistricting reform, which combined certain districts into jurisdictions with multiple member representation and adjusted the number of seats to ensure each district was a similar size.

Last fall, 66 candidates ran compared to this year’s 77. Election Commission Chair Ethan Chess (COL ’14) attributed the increase to a rising interest in campus issues.

“I think there’s a build-up of numbers each year,” Chess said. “It would continue to increase even from now on. It’s a good sign that students are interested in getting involved.”

GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) agreed and said that GUSA representatives in both the senate and the executive are increasingly diverse.

“We prioritized reaching out to all students to make running for the senate accessible and appealing to people of every background,” Tisa said. “The success of diverse groups represented in GUSA last year have really spurred more people to be interested in getting involved.”

Last Saturday, the American Association of University Women partnered with Georgetown to hold the second annual Elect Her conference to encourage female students to run for the GUSA senate.

Fourteen senators are running for re-election, most of whom expressed high hopes to continue their work from last year now that they are more familiar with the university’s bureaucratic process.

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Abby Cooner (SFS ’16), a current senator running for re-election, said she pushed to allow students to swipe a meal at Einstein Brother’s Bagels last spring and plans to further expand flexibility and options for food if elected.

GUSA senate Speaker and Chair of the transitional senate committee George Spyropolous (COL ’14), who is running uncontested for the townhouse district, said he would focus on regularizing the use of Blackboard Gradebook by professors during his upcoming term.

GUSA Finance and Appropriation Chair Cannon Warren (SFS ’14) and Andrew Logerfo (COL ’14), who ran unsuccessfully on a ticket for the GUSA executive in the spring, are both running for the senate.

“For me, the most important thing is to equalize the evidentiary standard on and off campus, extend the clear and convincing clause for all incidents,” Warren said, referring to the disparity between the “clear and

convincing” evidentiary standard for on-campus incidents and the “more likely than not” evidentiary standard that still remains in place off campus.

Freshman candidates in hotly contested districts also hope to rally support for their platforms. Jonathan Thrall (SFS ’17) said the student government’s prominent presence immediately caught his attention when he arrived on campus.

“My impression is that students in GUSA are really involved in all aspects of student life,” Thrall said. “The past reforms they have advocated for make me want to also have an impact on campus.”

Thrall identified the communication gap between the student government and the freshman class as a problem he hopes to tackle if elected.

“Most of us aren’t here long enough to grasp what’s going on,” he said. “I want to make sure that freshmen are involved and informed [of] what’s going on [on] campus, because things and policies that are changed

now will likely have a bigger impact on freshmen because we’re here for another four years.”

Despite the asymmetric competition across freshman and upperclassman districts, Chess stressed the importance of abiding to the student government’s constitution, rather than allowing more freshmen to participate in GUSA. “The constitution says we are required to have the seat numbers lined up with the student population,” he said. “From the Election Commission’s perspective, we have to go by the rules.”

However, Chess pointed out that senate seats and districts are re-evaluated every three years. He specifically noted that the 2010 Campus Plan agreement — which requires the university to house 90 percent of the undergraduate students by 2025 — could lead to notable decrease in off-campus student population and changes in the distribution of senate seats.

Libraries Add Student Council Mallika Sen & Madison Ashley Hoya Staff Writers

Rather than complaining about Lauinger Library’s architecture, students will now be able to give more constructive feedback through the Student Library Council, an initiative started by library staff this year.

The council is open to undergraduate and graduate representatives from the four undergraduate schools, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Continuing Studies. Graduate students and undergraduates will be equally represented and will serve alongside four library staff members.

Currently, the main campus library system, which governs Lauinger, Blommer and Woodstock, receives suggestions through the Georgetown Ideas online platform, from the student representative on the Faculty Advisory Committee and individual students who approach staff members. “[It was] very ad hoc,” Library Coordinator of Communications, Outreach and Programming Jennifer Smith said. “We wanted people to know where they could go so we can hopefully take a more proactive ap-

proach in responding to them.”

The council, which will meet once a month, will have three primary roles. Members will relay student ideas, provide feedback and address needs; serve as liaisons between the student body and the library system; and discuss effective communication on both sides.

“The agenda will be very student driven,” Smith said, adding that the council will elect a president and vice president.

The library seeks to add 20 students to the committee, which will have appointed representatives from the Georgetown University Student Association and the Graduate Student Organization. SCS is included, though it moved to a new location downtown this semester, as the school’s library is included in the main campus system. The Georgetown University Law Center has its own library, with a student advisory council that served as a model for main campus.

“The focus of the council seems to be for advocacy. Students recognize changes need to be happening,” Seamus Guerin (COL ’16), the appointee to the council, said. “There’s also more potential for programming. They cited that Club Lau is the only program-

ming going on here.”

A mix of majors and interests will be represented in the council, whose inaugural meeting will take place Oct. 7. Applications are due Friday.

Smith said the difference between the nascent council and the Faculty Library Advisory Committee is that the latter is focused on issues related to research and the tenure track, whereas the new body will focus more on student needs and space.

Applicant Dan Silkman (COL ’15) expressed excitement over the library’s move.

“I just saw the library as being one of the places on campus where admins were really responsive, and I thought it was inspiring,” he said. “The formalization is really cool because it’s nice to take the ideas from [Georgetown Ideas], but it might not be enough to have those conversations as to how we can improve the academic life and capacity of the library.”

Silkman pointed to specific areas of improvement.

“I would prioritize study space, sort of a small breakout room, upkeep,” he said. “I think this is a great thing that the library is doing and I can only see good things coming from it.”

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McCourt Wealth Has Complex Roots GU Fossil Free MCCOURT, from A1 assets had increased in value to $722 million, thanks to McCourt’s heavy investment in improvement, but the team had also become mired in $600 million of debt.

McCourt separated from his wife in 2009 and fired her as CEO of the Dodgers. Jamie McCourt, who had been the first female CEO of a Major League Baseball team, filed for divorce soon thereafter, leading to an expensive proceeding with the Dodgers in the middle.

McCourt accused his wife of having an affair with her driver and subsequently attempted to take sole ownership of the Dodgers by pointing to the couple’s post-nuptial marital property agreement. In 2010, however, a judge invalidated the agreement based on inconsistencies between various versions of the document.

McCourt then attempted to use other legal avenues to establish sole ownership, while Jamie McCourt continued to say that the team was community property. After two years of extensive and heavily publicized legal maneuvering,

the McCourts reached a divorce settlement in 2011 in which Jamie McCourt received $131 million but relinquished her claim to the Dodgers in what The Los Angeles Times reported was the most costly divorce in California history.

This divorce, however, was not the end of McCourt’s legal and financial troubles.

In 2010, then-California Attorney General Jerry Brown investigated the Dodgers’ Dream Foundation, the team’s second-largest charity, for improper expenditures totaling $361,432 in 2007 and 2008. Based on tax returns, Brown found that the funds had been used primarily for the benefit of Jamie McCourt, as well as a bonus payment of approximately $240,000 to Dodgers executive Howard Sunkin.

According to Georgetown’s press release announcing the McCourt School for Public Policy, McCourt is still involved with ThinkCure!, the Dodgers’ largest charity, which raises money for cancer research.

Following reports in 2011 that McCourt had needed to obtain a personal loan in order to cover the team’s payroll

for two months, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig appointed a representative to oversee Dodgers operations out of concern for the team’s finances. The Washington Post reported that league officials were also critical of McCourt’s ownership, and despite McCourt’s protests, pushed him to sell the team. The Dodgers officially filed for bankruptcy in June 2011 and were subsequently placed on the market.

The team was eventually sold for $2 billion in 2012 to a group consisting of former Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson, former baseball executive Stan Kasten and financial services firm Guggenheim Partners — more than double what any MLB franchise had ever sold for. The land around the team’s stadium was also sold for $150 million to the same group, which inherits the team’s massive debt.

According to The Los Angeles Times, McCourt profited more than $1.2 billion from the sale, and Guggenheim Partners agreed to invest as much as $650 million in his investment fund.

McCourt still receives $7 million a year from Dodger Stadium parking lots.

GUSA Promotes Mayoral Board Spots Natasha Khan Hoya Staff Writer

In order to increase Georgetown students’ participation in Washington, D.C. government, the Georgetown University Student Association has created a new cabinet department for D.C. Relations.

Undersecretary of D.C. Relations Thomas Moakley (SFS ’17) aims to help students to apply to Mayor Vincent Gray’s mayoral advisory boards, which are open to all D.C. residents. The boards meet monthly and are geared toward particular topics, such as homelessness, disabilities, domestic violence and human rights issues.

“The fact that we’re here at Georgetown, I think, is reason enough to try and give back to the community, and this a great way to do it,” Moakley added.

“I’d hope that Georgetown would have a strong presence, although I’m sure all the schools will have representation.”

Although students have always been able to serve on these boards, GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) made it a priority.

Tisa stressed the importance of expanding the voice of Georgetown students and

of connecting with the local government.

“Serving on D.C. mayoral boards is great for the individual, it’s a good experience in government [and] it’s a good experience talking about issues outside of the Hilltop,” Tisa said. “It’s also good for students at Georgetown and everywhere else in D.C. because it increases the student voice and it helps make D.C. an easier place for students to live.”

Moakley agreed and emphasized the benefits of working outside of Georgetown, particularly because of the boards’ minimal time commitment.

“Obviously, the lives of students can be very busy between classes and other activities, but these boards really offer a chance … for students to not only have experience in advocating for issues that are important to them but also just to see a little bit about how local government works,” Moakley said. “In this case, it’s the city government, but the principles can apply to any sort of local government in the sense that people are really concerned about their own community.”

“There’s going to be boards that appeal to different people depending on their in-

terests,” Moakley said.

In particular, Moakley encouraged students to apply for a new task force about students in higher education. Because the task force is relatively new, Moakley said the opportunity for growth and participation would be particularly strong.

“Anyone who got involved in that could really be on the front lines for the improvement of the college experience here in D.C.,” Moakley said.

Several students are excited to take advantage of this opportunity, including Eamon Johnston (SFS ’15).

“I really like local politics, and I’ve never really gotten the opportunity to participate in any of it,” Johnston said. “I don’t know too much about D.C., but I want to learn more.”

Johnson expressed particular interest in the higher education task force because of its relevance to Georgetown students, although he is also applying to the Interagency Council on Homelessness and the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group.

The boards are accepting applications on a rolling basis.

Vets Run to Raise Money for Wounded Joanie Greve Hoya Staff Writer

Two active-duty soldiers will finish a 185-mile, seven-day run on Copley Lawn on Saturday to raise money to assist wounded veterans.

Since the event’s inception four years ago, two soldiers, accompanied by a bicycle support group, have annually run the entire length of the C&O Canal Trail, a 185 mile-long path. The two runners will speak at Saturday’s event, along with other veterans, followed by a performance by the U.S. Army Silent Drill Team. This year’s runners are David Brown and Michael Rychlik.

“I have been a support guy for infantry units almost my whole career and I know many soldiers that have been injured or have made the ultimate sacrifice,” Rychlik said in a statement on the 185 for Heroes blog. “I could not pass up the chance to give back to them for all

they have given us.”

185 for Heroes works in conjunction with Georgetown University Running Club leadership to coordinate the event, which raises money and awareness for Operation Second Chance, an organization that assists wounded servicemen and servicewomen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and helps them transition back to civilian life.

“I am always in awe of the work and dedication of our military service members,” said GURC member James Allen (COL ’16), who organized the event. “As college students, we are so removed from the reality that faces many people our age. Every year, the 185-mile runners approach this seemingly impossible task with an attitude of total confidence and an inability to accept failure.”

The Georgetown University Student Veterans Association has partnered with 185 for Heroes and the Running Club to help publicize the event among the

veteran population, which includes 500 students across the undergraduate and graduate schools.

“We’re really more of a support role,” GUSVA President Zach Zimmerman (MSB ’14) said. “We hope to see at least 20 to 40 people there; last year, we had about 100.”

Allen said that the event provides perspective for students who may not be familiar with the experiences of veteran soldiers.

“They approach all obstacles with this mentality and are an inspiration to me in my daily life which seems trivial by comparison,” Allen said.

Allen said he hopes to expand the annual event in the future so the work of servicemen can continue to be recognized and honored.

“I hope to make this event bigger every year and eventually make it the premier military tribute for Georgetown’s academic year,” Allen said.

$100M Gift Funds Public Policy School DONATION, from A1 interdisciplinary teams,” Provost Robert Groves said.

“We have at this moment in the country — because of the rise of the Internet, because all of the records that used to be on paper from government agencies of the federal, state and local level are now digitized — vast data resources that can guide the analysis of what works and what doesn’t work in very practical ways, so answers to the puzzling questions of how can we as a society approach these knotty problems now have information resources we didn’t have before,” added Groves, who previously served as director of the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McCourt School will initially be housed in Old North, which is currently the home of GPPI, and GPPI Dean Edward Montgomery will be dean of the new school. DeGioia said that the university plans to look for a location “in the heart of the policy-formation part of the city” for the McCourt School in the long term.

Many current GPPI faculty members also teach undergraduates, and a move downtown could make crossover between the school and main campus difficult.

“That’s going to be one of our main

challenges for many of us who also work with undergraduates,” said Mark Rom, a GPPI faculty member and co-director of undergraduate studies in government. “The farther we move away from campus, the harder it will be to maintain our true relationship with main campus.”

McCourt, who is president of the real estate development firm Mc-

“Our announcement today represented the convergence of the right idea, the right university, the right family and the right city.”

JOHN J. DEGIOIA University President

Court Global, served on Georgetown’s board of directors from 2005 to 2011 and co-chaired the university’s Third Century Campaign in the New England region. His family ties with Georgetown are extensive; his father, two brothers and one of four sons are also alumni. A member of the McCourt family, Alexandra McCourt, is a current undergraduate.

Nationally, he is best known for his eight-year tenure as owner of the Dodgers, which took the team into bankruptcy in 2011. McCourt fired his wife, Jamie McCourt, as the team’s chief executive in 2009 and then battled her in a messy divorce before selling the team in 2012.

His gift to Georgetown marks a milestone in the university’s Campaign for Georgetown, which aims to raise $1.5 billion by 2016 and reached the $1 billion milestone last March.

“Me and my family have had the real privilege of being part of this worldclass institution, in my case literally my entire life,” McCourt said Wednesday. “We’ve had an 82-year-old relationship that grows and thrives. … Georgetown is part of my family.”

DeGioia emphasized the serendipity of McCourt’s interest and Georgetown’s renewed focus on public policy.

“Our announcement today represents the convergence of the right idea, the right university, the right family and the right city at the right time,” DeGioia said.

The McCourt School’s official launch will occur at an academic ceremony on Copley Lawn on Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m., with a larger event featuring members of Congress and other D.C. figures to follow Oct. 9.

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Though GU Fossil Free more divided than they have initially planned on join- been on other issues,” Spyroing the upcoming Sept. 26 poulos said.

GUSA Secretary of Sustainballot, which will include GUSA senate elections and a ability Gabe Pincus (SFS ’14) referendum on a proposed sees the referendum as an opsatellite residence, it was un- portunity to raise awareness able to get senate approval of sustainability issues on before the body went into campus. recess Sunday. It is standard “We think it’s an important protocol for the GUSA senate conversation that needs to be to approve a referendum for had about divestment, and if a proposal with more than the referendum brings this to 300 signatures. the forefront of the campus Daniel Dylewsky (COL ’15), conversation, I think that’s a student involved in GU Fos- fantastic,” Pincus said. “There sil Free, acknowledged that needs to be a lot of conversaconcurrent referendums tion about what divestment would have increased visibil- entails both environmentally ity and turnout for GU Fossil and also financially for the Free, if for the wrong reasons. university.”

“I think it’ll be more difHowever, Pincus is wary of ficult to generate the same students voting on an issue amount of turnout, but this they might not fully underwill give us more time to stand. make people more aware of “I do think that the unithe issue,” Dylewsky said. versity responds to students “Maybe we’ll get more people when student voices are voting who have a stronger strong and unified,” he said. opinion on the issue, rather “My worry is that the campus than it just being next to the hasn’t been engaged fully on issue they really care about the subject in a meaningon the ballot.” ful way where students are Fossil Free aware of all m e m b e r s “If we have official of the imhope to have plications, a referen- student support of of what didum before vestment Thanksgiv- the cause, it’ll bolster actually ening and are our case with the tails.” looking to S o m e engage stu- administration.” students, dents furincluding DANIEL DYLEwSKY (COL ’15) ther on the members GU Fossil Free member issue over of Young the course of the semester Americans for Liberty oppose through campaigns, speakers divestment. and panels.

“I think the argument that “We will have a more tar- we should divest the endowgeted campaign, one that is ment of fossil fuels is an overmore inclusive of other stu- reaction meant to embarrass dent voices because we want the fossil fuel industry,” YAL this to be a productive conver- President Mitchell Tu (SFS sation with everyone,” Cipol- ’17) said. litti said.

Director of Media RelaRegardless of its timing, GU tions Rachel Pugh clarified Fossil Free members hope the the university’s continued referendum will bolster their consideration of GU Fossil cause with the student body Free’s proposal. and the administration.

“Our Committee on Invest“Our hope with the referen- ments and Social Responsidum is if we have official stu- bility is currently reviewing dent support of the cause it’ll the proposal from the Fossil bolster our case with the ad- Free group, and senior leadministration,” Dylewsky said. ers continue to engage in GUSA senate Speaker thoughtful dialogue with George Spyropoulos (COL ’14) the group. Georgetown is supported the referendum, very proud of its record on but noted that it would be sustainability both in its busimore contentious than past ness practices and academic referendums, like those gag- initiatives,” Pugh wrote in an ing student support of Stu- email. dent Activities Fee EndowGU Fossil Free will be able ment reform and raising to renew their referendum the evidentiary standard for efforts when the new GUSA on-campus disciplinary viola- senate is elected and sworn tions from “more likely than in over the next few weeks.

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Clinton Joins Call JVC Alum Authors Book For New Social Covenant LILY WESTERGAARD Hoya Staff Writer

MALLIKA SEN Hoya Staff Writer

Chelsea Clinton was among a group of global leaders who convened in Riggs Library on Wednesday to cap the World Economic Forum’s 2013 Global Agenda Council on Values, where experts drafted a document that proposed ways to rebuild trust between business, government and society earlier this week.

The event, “The New Social Covenant: Committing to Human Dignity and Common Values in the Global Economy,” which was sponsored by the World Economic Forum, marked the conclusion of a two-day symposium.

To write the New Social Covenant, various experts privately convened at Georgetown Monday and Tuesday to work on the literature that was first presented in Davos, Switzerland in January.

The covenant calls for businesses, government, religious groups and citizens to agree to universal ethical values, reduce inequality in the workforce and prioritize environmental concerns.

“The historic social contract between business, government and society seems to be broken, and the legitimacy of corporations has reached a low point,” the covenant reads.

The event’s three conversations in Riggs highlighted different aspects of the collapse and intended rebuilding of a social contract.

Council Vice Chair Michael Gerson, a columnist for The Washington Post and senior advisor to the ONE Campaign, interviewed Diana Farrell, director of McKinsey & Company and former deputy director of the National Economic Council.

Farrell spoke about economic policies, especially in relation to corporations, whose social responsibility departments, she said, merely plastered over problems.

“The most important thing is inequality within wage compensation,” Farrell said. “It’s a technology story, an automation story, but I would argue that it’s a societal tolerance story.”

Farrell described a shift from a society that has a market economy to a market society, where all aspects of life are reduced to numbers and monetary values.

“People who have less have even less access,” she said.

Farrell said that these pressing issues are increasingly being raised but that too few resources exist to meet these challenges. She highlighted the importance of innovation and trust-building in government.

“The strength and weakness of the U.S. system is that government was established here as the trustee of the status quo,” Farrell said.

After Farrell and Gerson spoke, University President John J. DeGioia conversed with Clinton, who

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Chelsea Clinton represented her family’s foundation at a symposium Wednesday. was representing the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation. The two discussed the role of philanthropy in relation to the New Social Covenant.

“Delineating the responsibility of government versus business versus philanthropy is really important,” Clinton said. “What gets rendered unto whom is important … because we can hold these institutions accountable.”

Clinton, who expressed her initial desire to follow a different path from her parents’ political careers, largely discussed the work of the Clinton Foundation as an example of philanthropic responsibility.

“I don’t think we’re short on optimism or ambition, admittedly. I think we have a sense of things we can’t do, though,” she said. “We try to be really judicious [and try] to have other people solve problems [when] we’re not the right actor.”

The last conversation took place between keynote speaker Jim Wallis, the president of Sojourners magazine and council chair, and Stewart Wallis, the executive director of the New Economic Foundation, of no relation to Jim Wallis.

Stewart Wallis spoke about the degradation of values in the economic system.

“I would say we’ve got markets as religion and I think that’s very dangerous,” he said.

Jim Wallis advocated a “wisdom-based economy.”

“Let’s not have a values seminar every year at Davos and then go back to our places of work and not see anything change,” he said. “I’ve learned most about the world from being in places I wasn’t supposed to be or with people I wasn’t supposed to ever meet.”

To encourage students to reflect on how they can best serve others, Campus Ministry has invited author Jay Sullivan to share his experiences volunteering at an allboys orphanage in Jamaica on Monday.

After graduating from Boston College, Sullivan volunteered teaching high school in Jamaica through the Boston College Volunteer Corp, now the Jesuit Volunteer Corp, and eventually moved into the Jamaican orphanage.

“In every Jesuit high school, the students have to do social outreach work, even in a poor country like Jamaica,” Sullivan said. “I started bringing my students to Alpha Boy’s School … and after a year I asked the nuns if I could just move in. It was a way to immerse myself in working with the kids.”

Together with a handful of nuns and staff members, Sullivan helped care for more than 250 children during his time in Jamaica. After returning to the United States and becoming a lawyer, Sullivan resolved to find a way to support the orphanage.

“I decided I should just write a book about the work that goes on at the orphanage,” Sullivan said.

“It’s about how different people who pass through the orphanage try to make a connection, and make a difference.”

Sullivan’s memoir, “Raising Gentle Men: Lives at the Orphanage Edge,” recounts his experiences volunteering at the Alpha Boys’ School, an orphanage in Kingston, Jamaica, between 1984 and 1985. All proceeds from the sale of his book will go to the orphanage.

To promote the book, which came out in March, Sullivan reached out to various Jesuit colleges and universities, and was eventually invited by Georgetown’s Campus Ministry to give a talk on campus.

Sullivan’s talk is being organized by Josh Evans, the chaplain-in-residence for Alumni Square and townhouses. Evans said that Sullivan’s story is in line with Georgetown’s mission and values.

“The event is an occasion for people to come and hear a story of someone who dedicated a couple of years of his life to serving others,” Evans

said. “Through that, students can see a way to understand their own lives. By hearing someone’s story, you can place yourself in it and see how it relates to your own life. The idea is to provoke students to think about their own lives and how they can serve others.”

Evans added that the book addresses racial and class issues, which may be of interest to students.

“He weaves the story in with a lot of themes related to social justice,” Evans said.

“He tries to say that this experience reveals a new perspective on how to talk about our identities.”

Sullivan said that he plans to incorporate themes of identity, purpose and community into his talk Monday, and to discuss the relevance of his book to college students.

“College is that in between period when you’re going to be out on your own for the first time,” Sullivan said. “It’s a huge time when people are doing a lot of soul-searching, so you’re realizing, I have to start having an identity on my own.”

Sullivan will speak Monday at 7 p.m. in White-Gravenor Hall 211.

Scholars Question Recent Wars COLETTE GILNER Special to The Hoya

Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Ryan Crocker and Chair of the International Relations at Boston University Andrew Bacevich weighed the pros and cons of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and cautioned against going to war too quickly at an event in Lohrfink Auditorium on Tuesday.

The event was held at the invitation of School of Foreign Service Dean Carol Lancaster and the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Vice President for New Initiatives Aaron David Miller and was the first discussion in a series to be co-sponsored with the Woodrow Wilson Center that will address key foreign policy challenges facing the United States.

Robin Wright, a Wilson Center distinguished scholar at the United States Institute of Peace, moderated the event, which explored how to bring clarity and honesty to discussion of war and intervention.

Wright began by citing Crocker’s and Bacevich’s personal experiences with service in Iraq and by asking them if the war in Iraq was justified.

Crocker, who is also dean of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, said that the future trajectory of Iraq is unclear.

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“I am not sure that we have placed enough emphasis on the strategic framework agreement that might help Iraq deal with its problems,” Crocker said. “There are no short answers. These are complex questions. Is everything ever worth that number of casualties? It’s a hard thing to answer.”

Bacevich, who wrote “Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country,” firmly believes that the Iraq war was not worth it.

“We should judge a war by

“Wars are Evil.

There can, however, be necessary wars.”

ANDREW BACEVICH Boston University Professor

the purpose by which the war was undertaken and whether that purpose is fulfilled,” Bacevich said. “Are we making the region more stable? Are we making the region more democratic? Are we persuading the people who live in that part of the world to hold the United States in warm regard? I think the answer to those questions is obvious: No.” Bacevich and Crocker also discussed what should be done in Syria. Wright asked them what they would say in a memo to the President.

Crocker said that the United States must proceed with

caution. He emphasized containment over intervention, a point with which Bacevich agreed.

“We do not know the ground rules in Syria. It is an enormous human tragedy that we cannot fix militarily, and we would be fools to try.” Crocker said. “When it comes to national interest of the United States, Mr. President, I think you’d rather be considered heartless than mindless.”

The rest of the discussion focused on other complex issues in the region, such as problems in Iran and Israel.

Bacevich and Crocker focused on the necessity of careful consideration before policy formation, understanding of adversarial forces and what constitutes American credibility in foreign affairs.

“Wars are evil,” Bacevich noted. “There can, however, be necessary wars.”

As a Syrian citizen, Sebastian Nicholls (SFS ’16) found the discussion of issues in the Middle East relevant and necessary and welcomed the event’s nonpartisan nature. “[It] provided a very thoughtful discussion of wars, presenting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as they are, without the glory that politicians attribute and with a clarity that is rarely, if ever, seen in the media,” Nicholls said. “It was a frank discussion, and the conversation allowed essential points to become clear.”

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Clyde’s Group Wary Of Sick Leave Bill TM GIBBONS-NEFF Hoya Staff Writer

A bill introduced in the D.C. City Council on Tuesday that would provide paid sick days to tipped wait staff has faced criticism from some D.C. restaurants, including the Clyde’s Restaurant Group.

The law would expand the 2008 Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act, which required paid sick days for all District workers, except tipped wait staff. The 2008 legislation made D.C. the second city in the country, following San Francisco, to require paid sick leave for its workers.

The Paid Sick Days for All coalition has spent the last two years advocating for the extension of required paid sick leave to tipped wait staff, citing its exclusion as a public health issue.

According to the coalition, 59 percent of D.C. restaurant workers have prepared food while sick.

Claude Andersen, corporate operations manager for Clyde’s Restaurant Group, which owns 13 eateries in the District, including Clyde’s, 1789 and The Tombs, stated that Clyde’s had yet to take a stand — either for or against — the proposed law.

“The laws that stand now are good laws,” Andersen said, referring to the current legislation that excludes tipped wait staff. “I’ve been in this business for 50 years and we’ve never had a problem with sick days.”

In 2011, the Clyde’s group received a score of zero in every category of the

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Tipped wait staff were not included in a 2008 law that obligates sick leave provisions.

Restaurant Opportunities Centered United dining guide, which rated restaurants based on working conditions.

Categories included hourly wages for tipped and non-tipped personnel, advancement and paid sick days.

Anderson responded to similar concerns about paid sick days in 2011 in a Washington City Paper article.

“We think that we allow them to easily make up whatever they want whenever they want,” he said at the time.

With the proposed law introduced Tuesday, Andersen voiced concerns over potential abuses by workers who might take advantage of the system.

“It could create problems for our customers without employees there to serve them,” Andersen said.

Andy Shallal, who owns Busboys and Poets at 14th and V streets, among other holdings, is a staunch supporter of the proposed law and has already given his workers paid sick days.

“It’s not without its challenges, but with constant communication and well-set parameters, we have had no experience with abuses,” Shallal said.

Erin Claire (MSB ’12), a full-time employee at The Tombs, however, saw potential for abuse of paid sick leave.

“I agree with the sentiment but I think implementation of the new law would be a challenge,” Claire said.

She noted that she makes enough to get by without paid sick days but could understand the benefits if she had a family to provide for.

Yelly Malinsky (SFS ’15), who is a part-time server at The Tombs, agreed with Claire, stating that she was in favor for paid sick days for full time employees but not for part-time workers like herself.

“It doesn’t make sense for the restaurant industry,” said Malinsky. “Not getting paid when you’re sick is an incentive to getting your shift covered.”

While most people get their shifts covered, Malinsky noted that Tombs employees have come into work when they have been sick.

“They definitely do it,” Malinsky said. “But if you’re sick, you’re sick.

They’re not going to make you come in.”

The bill has been referred to the committee on Workforce and Community Affairs, where it will be voted on before reaching the full council Eight councilmembers sponsored and support the bill, and the remaining three councilmembers, including Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), oppose it.

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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan address a packed Gaston Hall yesterday at an event sponsored by Bank of America and Georgetown’s Global Social Enterprise Initiative.

Buffett Lends Wealth of Insight TM GIBBONS-NEFF Hoya Staff Writer

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett advised Georgetown’s future investors and celebrated the United States’ economic comeback in Gaston Hall on Thursday afternoon.

Joining Buffett was Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, who co-sponsored the event, along with Georgetown’s Global Social Enterprise Initiative.

“If you have a 160-point IQ, sell 30 points to someone,” Buffett said about investing. “You need the right temperament, not intelligence.”

Besides investment advice, Buffett addressed a wide range of subjects, from his early years in D.C. during World War II to his partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

“I delivered papers to Georgetown Hospital. … It was great because they tipped,” Buffett said.

“During World War II the country was more united than any time in my entire life.”

COMMENTARY

Job Search Starts From Within I t may seem far away now, but four years of undergraduate study goes by quickly, and when it ends, suddenly it’s time to face the real world. If grad school isn’t in the cards — or even if it is; but not for a few years — students will eventually be faced with the prospect of finding suitable, interesting and worthwhile jobs. The economy may be in a slow recovery as defined by national economists, but entry-level jobs are still really hard to land, and many companies are not hiring at all. So where will you focus your job search energies, and how do you position yourself to win the job you want?

To land the position you want, you might begin by clarifying for yourself what type of job is right for you at this stage of your life. Most Georgetown students aren’t typical and won’t be satisfied in jobs that are typical, either. Georgetown students are smart, hardworking, high achievers with a broad world view. The types of jobs that meet their career needs will be the ones that challenge them and reward them, that provide global opportunities and that take full advantage of their intellect and drive. The more specific you can be in defining your interests, the more likely you are to find a job that will really make you happy.

If you go to work in a big company, you’ll learn how to do things right from the start of your career.

From there, they’ll say, you can go anywhere you want. Small- and medium-size companies love to hire people who’ve worked for and been trained by the big com-

R. Douglas Kahn

How do you position yourself to win the job you want? panies in their respective industries. All of this may be true, but it’s not universally so.

Small companies generally have less well-developed training programs and fewer resources to help you get started, but they have other benefits that may not be so apparent. Because they have fewer people to get the work done, they’re likely to want and need you to do more than their large counterparts. This means they’ll give you more responsibility faster

and let you run with the ball. Less structure and broader responsibilities mean you have a chance to learn more, spread your wings wider and grow more quickly in your new career environment.

Small companies often operate at a faster pace than large ones, too, which is generally much more satisfying for young professionals.

What’s right for you can be answered only by you. If you choose the large company path, identify companies that are the true leaders in their fields and pursue them. Do your research and know what they’re saying about themselves in the public media. Read the investment bank research analyst reports about them, too, so you know what the unbiased experts are saying. This way, you’ll be well-informed when you get to the interview stage.

No matter which path you choose, develop your list of target companies and go after them.

Don’t be waiting for the phone to ring, and don’t be afraid to ask for help getting your foot in the door.

If you know someone with a connection, use it. Everyone is ready to help a graduating student get his or her important first job.

Using WWII as a backdrop, Buffett discussed how the country has rallied since the recession in 2008.

“This country will come back — don’t ever worry about America,” Buffett said. “We were right on the edge of the cliff in 2008. … I give enormous credit to Ben Bernanke and — even though I didn’t vote for him — George W. Bush.”

Buffett also explained his ratio-

“You need to have the right temperament, not intelligence.”

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nale for partnering with the Gates foundation.

“I wanted to find people who were younger and intelligent and had the same outlook on philanthropy as I did,” he said.

Buffett, 83, expressed a strong desire to incorporate younger people into his campaign, noting that

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has signed on to participate with the foundation.

“Nobody in our group has given away money that affects the way they live,” Buffet said. “I respect the person who puts $5 in the collection plate in church on Sunday.”

After a half-hour of speaking, Buffett answered questions from the audience, which mostly focused on investing tips and global markets.

While giving clever answers, Buffett remained coy and did not reveal any specifics on future investment options.

“I don’t know where I’m going to invest next, but that’s what makes this job so interesting,” Buffett said. “I don’t know how this game is going to play out.”

Students started lining up for the 5 p.m. event around 2:30 p.m., and most thought his talk was worth the effort.

“He was a captivating speaker who made you feel at ease and in awe simultaneously,” Emily Gaffney (MSB ’15) said. “He inspired me to want to be successful enough to be able to give back to society.”

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Do you plan on seeking a job related to your MSB major after graduation?

R. DOUGLAS KAHN is executive chairman at Tetragenetics Inc., a Cambridge, Mass., biotech company. He previously served as CEO of two high-tech public companies and three venture capital-financed early stage technology companies.

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