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LONG DISTANCE LOVE

EDITORIAL Kehoe Field demands immediate action by the university.

Those in long-distance relationships sometimes best the odds.

GUIDE, B1

Basketball Upgrades Planned

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SPORTS, B10

Kehoe Safety In Doubt

SEPT. 2012 - APRIL 2013

Eitan Sayag

Hoya Staff Writer

Unanimous vote

Pat Curran

Nonunanimous vote

Hoya Staff Writer

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ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 2E VOTES

Mobile tickets, transport to Verizon Center set for men’s basketball season

The trek from the Hilltop to Chinatown for Georgetown men’s basketball games has been blamed for lackluster student attendance, and three athletic department initiatives this season aim to help fill up seats at Verizon Center.

A direct busing program from campus to the arena, a mobile ticketing service and a minor expansion of student section seating at games will all be instituted this basketball season.

The shuttles — operating on a pilot basis this season, with potentially expanded service in the future — will supplement the regular practice of increased Georgetown University Transportation Service buses running on game days. Because D.C. traffic patterns are expected to make bus travel slower than Metro travel on weeknights, the program will operate primarily for weekend and holiday games.

However, not all students will be eligible to participate in the pilot program. In an apparent effort to incentivize attendance at non-conference games, the athletic department will offer bus vouchers only to students who attend either two out of the first three games or half of all non-conference games.

“Eligible students will be notified via email and given three to five days prior to game day to pick up their direct bus voucher,” said Pete Kirschner, the athletic department’s senior director of marketing.

Kirschner left the door open for expansions of the program, provided that it’s successful this year.

“It is important to note that this is a pilot program that, if found to be enjoyed by the majority of student season ticket holders, can be expanded in the future,” he said.

FALL SPORTS PREVIEW From Harbin Field to the Potomac, the latest on GU’s fall lineup.

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Of the 67 resolutions voted on by ANC2E from September 2012 to April 2013, after which meeting records have not been made public, all but the final two votes were passed unanimously.

ANC 2E Votes in Lockstep

In last year, 97% of local board votes unanimous Braden McDonald Hoya Staff Writer

In a city notorious for political gridlock, the elected body that oversees neighborhood of Georgetown, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, has voted almost exclusively with unanimity in the past year.

Between September 2012 and April of this year, only two of the 67 resolutions passed by the commission have received a down vote. No resolutions have failed to pass in the last 12 months.

Monthly meeting minutes for May through September have not been posted online, and the ANC did not provide these records after repeated requests from The Hoya beginning July 5.

Following a hotly debated redistricting of the ANC last year, two single-member districts were

formed with almost entirely student residents, all but guaranteeing two student seats. When Peter Prindiville (SFS ’14) and Craig Cassey (COL ’15) joined the eightmember commission in January, it marked the first time in a decade that the student body saw dual representation on the board and was widely regarded as a victory for students after a period of acrid town-gown relations.

Of the two resolutions that did not elicit a unanimous vote, only one faced dissent from a student commissioner. Prindiville voted down an April resolution to limit the capacity of the outdoor seating area of Washington Harbour restaurant Farmers Fishers Bakers to 85, though it still passed with a 6-to-1 vote. The other nonunanimous resolution, which concerned the capacity of the summer patio at Old Glory, an M

Street bar, also passed 6-to-1, with Charles Eason of SMD 07 voting “no.”

Although Cassey did not vote against a resolution between September 2012 and April 2013, he said that he voted against a resolution at the meeting this Tuesday that would stop the installation of an American flag and an elevator on the top of the Dog Tag Bakery, a new bakery staffed by veterans studying at the School of Continuing Studies set to open on Grace Street in February.

Several of the commission’s resolutions concern only simple administrative matters, such as the approval of each meeting’s minutes and agenda. But the past year has seen more significant resolutions, including one that limits the construction of

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The surface of Kehoe Field has long been known for endangering athletes.

‘On Faith’ Gathers GU Following

TRASH TORCHED

Elaina Koros Hoya Staff Writer

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A fire erupted in a dumpster behind White Gravenor Hall on Saturday at 3 p.m.

The cause was not determined, and it is not being investigated. See story on A9.

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Six years after deeming Kehoe Field unfit for varsity practice, the university is conducting a semester-long study to determine the best way to repair the field, which has deteriorated into a minefield of safety risks.

The preliminary survey will not be completed until the spring, and students who regularly play on the field said that the conditions worsened over the summer.

A large section in the northeast area of Kehoe is torn up, and there are patches of exposed concrete where the artificial turf is missing. The field, which is used for club and intramural sports, has an uneven surface on which twisted ankles are commonplace.

“Large sections of the field are simply unplayable,” said Luke Carter (COL ’14), Georgetown University Student Association undersecretary for athletic affairs and president of Club Ultimate. “Most of the field is not safe to play to the fullest extent.”

Yates Field House allocates a portion of its budget for minor annual repairs, and some renovations will continue this semester.

“These repairs have helped in the past, but now we’ve reached the point when spot repairs cannot realistically mitigate the deteriorated condition of the field,” Yates Assistant Director of

Faith, spirituality and politics are popular food for thought and discussion on campus. But a select few have extended their contributions to these debates to a broader audience through The Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog.

The blog, which is managed

by Elizabeth Tenety (COL ’07), has featured the writing of a handful of Georgetown students and professors, including Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J., and Director of the Program for Jewish Civilization Jacques Berlinerblau.

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs Director Thomas Banchoff announced the partnership in July 2007.

“The fit is excellent. ‘On Faith,’ the leading online conversation about religion, brings together thought leaders and the public for vibrant exchanges,” Banchoff wrote on the blog. “Georgetown, the oldest Published Tuesdays and Fridays

Catholic and Jesuit University in America, welcomes students of all faith traditions and is a global leader in the interdisciplinary study of religion and its role in world affairs.”

Tenety worked for the Berkley Center while majoring in theology and government at Georgetown and said she encourages faculty and students to write

“There’s been a sort of symbiotic relationship.”

ELIZABETH TENETY “On Faith” Editor

about their thoughts and ideas on the blog.

“Frankly, Georgetown students are often very politically, theologically and journalistically aware. They are already saturated in those questions,” Tenety said. “For me, it was a natural fit at the Post because of the environment I had at Georgetown studying religion and politics.”

Tenety considers diversity of

content a main priority in her editing role.

“Not only are we diverse in terms of having all the faith traditions represented as well as talking to atheists, agnostics and humanists, we also strive for diversity within those traditions,” she said.

O’Brien first wrote for “On Faith” in May 2009 at the request of On Faith founder Sally Quinn. O’Brien has since written four articles for the blog.

“I like writing for both The Hoya and ‘On Faith’ because I like to seek a wider audience on matters of faith and spirituality, to reach a lot of people I wouldn’t reach here at Georgetown,” he said. “I want to reach people who are thirsting for very good questions about faith and who are thirsting for some thoughtful answers. I hope that I can, if not provide answers, help keep the conversation going and help the conversation become deeper.”

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OPINION

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THE VERDICT

C C EDITORIALS C Kehoe Safety Isn’t a Game Founded January 14, 1920

The threat of injury is an accepted risk taken by athletes. What’s unacceptable, however, is when neglected upkeep of sports facilities needlessly imperils those who play on them.

The condition of Kehoe Field has been steadily deteriorating despite localized repairs each year, and it has now reached a state of neglect that must be corrected.

Beyond the more than 800 varsity athletes at Georgetown, there are 30 club sports teams, many of which have no choice but to practice on Kehoe. But conditions are now so bad that some have been forced to alter practice routines to avoid injury. The Ultimate team — one of the fastest-growing club sports at Georgetown — now prohibits diving on Kehoe Field because of the risk of landing and skidding in a damaged, turfless area.

Earlier this week, club soccer had to cram its 100-person tryouts onto a restricted section of the field due to safety concerns. Who knows what measures intramural sports

will have to take to avoid constant twisted ankles and gashed elbows.

Confusion about who is responsible for the field — control moved from the athletics department to a department within the Office of Student Affairs in 2007 when the field was declared unfit for varsity practice — have hindered renovation efforts. Since then, club sports membership has grown.

In January, the university received a $1 million donation for repairs to Shaw (formerly North Kehoe) Field, where the varsity soccer teams compete.

While administrators now maintain that the field is safe for recreational use and will eventually be renovated entirely, no construction will be initiated until studies of the field have been completed in the spring.

Meanwhile, even a cursory glance reveals its poor condition, unfit for the hundreds of club sports athletes who will spend this year playing for a school that has failed to prioritize their safety.

Make Waitlists History If you were looking to complete your history requirement in the School of Foreign Service this semester, there’s a good chance you hit some roadblocks.

The SFS requires students to take three history classes: one introductory and two nonWestern regional classes. While the introductory-level course can be satisfied by AP or IB credit, the regional histories cannot and are notoriously difficult to fulfill with classes taken abroad.

The SFS has ample reason to impose such extensive requirements in this subject, as a foundation of historical knowledge on a region or culture is essential to an education in foreign affairs. However, given the fact that these courses also serve to satisfy the College history requirement and the McDonough School of Business’ international business major, plus both the Regional and Comparative Studies major in that region and any region-specific certificate programs, demand for these far exceeds their supply. As late as Thursday night — right before the add/drop period ended and after many students had simply given up on their desired courses — nine of the 25 regional core requirements still had waitlists.

An additional problem arises when considering how many SFS students choose to specialize in a specific region. While students

might easily swap one theology course with another, for example, the regional focus of the second-level histories means that for many students, there is only a single history course that is consistent with their course of study.

The problem is undoubtedly associated with the limited availability of large lecture halls on campus. No auditorium on campus seats more than the Intercultural Center auditorium whose 350 seats are in near-constant demand. Yet prescribing a strict set of courses without providing enough spaces in them for this reason puts students in an unfair bind.

Other elements of the SFS core have found remedies to this type of problem. Like history courses, introductory-level economics classes are demanded, or strongly encouraged, across schools. The solution for economics has been providing the same lecture back to back, doubling the number of available sections — a potential solution for overflowing regional courses in the SFS. Inevitably, the add/drop period won’t yield good news for every student. Core requirements have been criticized in the past undeservedly. Yet there are requirements on the university’s part when enforcing course requirements, and some of those have been neglected.

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It’s a Girl! — The National Zoo announced that its 2-week-old panda cub, fathered by giant panda Tian Tian, is a girl.

Too Sweet to Last — Dolcezza, a highly popular gelato shop in Georgetown is selling its Wisconsin location and moving to a location in Ward 5.

High Crime Area — According to the Metropolitan Police Department, summer burglaries in the Georgetown neighborhood rose by 39 percent compared to the same period in 2012.

All Aboard — A new water taxi service has opened in Georgetown, providing service to the National Mall and National Harbor every day except for Mondays.

Sequester Hits Home — A new financial report by the District predicts that D.C. will see $60 million loss in federal revenue next year, with a large chunk of the money coming from the education and housing budgets.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON by Alyssa Huberts

Social Life a Must for Clubs As club recruitment winds down this week, student leaders should take care to expand their focus from attracting new members to retaining those they already have.

Most underclassmen looking to get involved on campus are primarily driven to apply to student organizations because of the missions of those clubs. However, at Georgetown — where social life is almost exclusively organized around student groups, as opposed to Greek life — it is not difficult to see why some students choose to commit to clubs simply because they offer a vibrant social setting. Though Georgetown offers a diverse array of student groups that cater to most students’ interests, it’s unfortunate that some of these groups

suffer from low recruitment numbers or retention rates because they don’t prioritize fostering a sense of community among their members.

To bolster numbers and retain members, student groups should emphasize the importance of social structures or put such constructs in place if they are lacking. These efforts do not necessarily have to include alcohol or throwing parties every weekend, or spending money in general. Social success tends to depend more on participation than a price tag.

The attraction of a club, after all, is not just the chance to engage in a subject in which one is interested but also to engage with peers who share that interest.

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OPINION

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ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

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Finding Company With ROTC Cadets

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ith loud cries of war around the world, it can be easy to miss the quieter signs of social injustice close to home. However, these indecencies must be paid heed, as they affect us in a direct — albeit less headlineworthy — way. One such wrong is the abuse of power by Epicurean and Company owner Chang Wook Chon.

Chon, originally charged in 2010 with withholding overtime wages from his workers and violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, allegedly continued threatening his employees even as his case proceeded.

Chon allegedly bribed an employee who had attempted to recover back wages through the lawsuit with the promise of a promotion if he would drop the civil case. Chon then allegedly demanded that the employee cut off all contact with his lawyers. Though the situation was resolved to a degree, it underscores Chon’s flagrant disrespect of workers’ rights.

In a restaurant named for Epicureanism — an ancient Greek philosophy where pleasure and the absence of pain are the primary aims of human life — it is grimly ironic that management has caused so much emotional, financial and mental ache to those it employs.

Epicurean occupies a valuable piece of real estate on Georgetown’s campus — a place where other food service providers could thrive. We are lucky that the neighborhoods surrounding us have plenty of thriving restaurants that are successful in the area and could easily expand onto campus to replace a lackluster Epicurean. If Epicurean’s present management cannot commit to serving others with dignity and treating its employees with kindness and understanding, there is no need for Georgetown to continue doing business with them.

If Epicurean does not swiftly change its treatment of workers, Georgetown should remove it from campus.

At a school like Georgetown, whose identity is rooted in social justice, resident businesses must be held accountable to even higher standards. If Epicurean does not swiftly change its treatment of workers, our values instruct us to remove it from campus. Georgetown, its students and Epicurean customers have the responsibility to demand a better option. A better, socially conscious restaurant could — at the university’s and students’ behest — re-employ Epicurean’s current staff.

If the restaurant’s leadership will not commit to serving its own employees with respect and decency, they do not deserve to serve our community. I do not mean to attack the restaurant as a whole but rather to call for positive change.

Last March, Cho pled guilty to the charge of criminal contempt for violating a court order issued during a civil lawsuit, which carries a maximum of one year in prison, a potential fine and other penalties. It remains to be seen how the case will proceed in the coming months. With the Greek roots of “Epicurean” again on my mind, I remembered another Greek word, metanoia, meaning a change of heart and mind. This column is a call for the transformation of character that Epicurean must undergo if it wishes to keep its place here on Georgetown’s campus.

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

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any students can tell you what a sunset at Georgetown looks like. Few can tell you what a sunrise on campus looks like. Even fewer can tell you what a sunrise looks like from the top of Kehoe Field. If you happen to be up around 6:30 in the morning during the fall, you’ll have the privilege of watching the last wisps of the midnight sky fade into the pinktinged clouds that signal the start of the day. And if the day you’re up watching the sunrise is a Monday, Wednesday or Friday, you’ll probably see me.

I’m not a varsity athlete, and I’m not enough of an early bird that that I get to Yates at sunrise just to beat the crowds. What I am is a proud member of the Hoya Battalion, Georgetown’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.

The Hoya Battalion breaks down into two companies composed of four universities in D.C.: American University and Georgetown make up Alpha Company, while George Washington University and Catholic University make up Bravo Company. Georgetown’s platoon is better known as A2 because it’s the second platoon of Alpha Company.

It is made up of about 25 Georgetown students who are all amazing, talented people in their own rights.

We’re a group of people from all walks of life, but we are united in the choice we make every day we’re up at o’dark thirty: choosing to serve our nation.

As one of the few women in ROTC at Georgetown, I get a lot of questions. From the serious “How do you feel about being a woman in a male-dominated organization?” to the amusing “Don’t you think

Gender doesn’t play a role in how much mentoring and development you receive as a cadet. so-and-so in your platoon is cute?” plenty of people ask me for my perspective on the program and how it’s affecting my college experience. As a disclaimer, the opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent the ROTC program or the United States Army. The truth is that without ROTC, my college experience would be incomplete. I entered the program as a new cadet, shortly after classes started my freshman year, so I’ve never really experienced college without ROTC. As a current sophomore, I wouldn’t

have it any other way. ROTC has changed my life for the better and I can’t imagine my life if I weren’t a member of the program.

But to answer the question about being a woman in a male-dominated organization, it isn’t something I spend too much time actively thinking about. Do I notice it? Yes, but it’s noticeable in other organizations, not just ROTC. Outside of differences in physical fitness standards, I don’t believe being a woman has made my experience any different than a male cadet’s. The purpose of

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ROTC is to develop the best military leaders possible, and gender doesn’t play a role in how much mentoring and development you receive during your time as a cadet. That’s another reason I can’t imagine my life without this program. I’ve had -- and continue to have -- amazing mentors who are invested in my success and inspire me to do things I would never consider on my own. It’s never a question of where to get help with an issue — be it academic or personal — but when, because both the upperclassmen and your classmates are always there when you need them. No one would ask something of you that they believe you aren’t capable of, and if something is difficult for you to accomplish, they’ll work with you until you get it.

Being around so many guys is, as a friend called it, “an important educational experience.” I’ve learned a lot from the guys in my platoon: about what it means to be confident in your abilities, how to carry yourself with pride and how to speak so others listen. The guys in my platoon have taught me that the privilege of someone’s respect isn’t to be taken lightly and that to lead a group of people effectively requires more than just a high rank.

These are men I am glad to call the brothers I’ve never really had, and I’m grateful to have met them.

ROTC is something I try not to take for granted and to truly enjoy. I have found that being a member of ROTC is an honor, and to be a member of Georgetown’s ROTC program doubly so.

Brenna MuldroW is a sophomore in the McDonough School of Business.

STATE OF PLAY

US Must Not Delay Obama Blows Chance Intervention in Syria To Bypass Congress

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espite recent revelations This foreign finance means that of chemical weapon Syria could become a major usage resulting in the proxy war for the Arab World. deaths of 1,429 people outside Syria’s location also makes it a of Syria’s capital city, a recent major threat to America’s closReuters poll claims that only 9 est ally and friend in the Middle percent of Americans support East: Israel.

Many observers worry about military intervention. This is a serious miscalculation, as not what Syria would look like after intervening in Syria would have the fall of Bashar al-Assad and dire humanitarian and geopo- predict that an extreme Islamist government could follow him. litical implications.

As an Iraqi-American, my Arab This is a fair concern. However, if roots have led me to travel all Bashar al-Assad succeeds, he will over the Middle East. I studied in be indebted to Iran and HezbolDamascus over the summer of lah in the future. The effects of 2010 — less than six months pri- this will be, at least, comparable or to the start of the Arab Spring. to the radical Islamist governThere I observed a country that ment that might follow Assad.

By now we have reached a had potential and a middle class growing in a country that was point of no return with Assad’s slowly opening up. Though I re- regime. If it succeeds, our relations with turned to the Syria or the United States rest of the optimistic Not sending a message Arab World about Syrwill be ia’s future, against the use of negatively my parents chemical weapons would altered. On warned me the other that I was be a serious regret for the hand, a being naive United States. new reabout Bashar g i m e al-Assad and would give his Ba’ath party. Their experiences with the America a fresh slate, a new Ba’ath party in Iraq led them to chance with a government who believe that it would just be a we could potentially turn into matter of time before Assad start- an invaluable ally in the region.

To be sure that we do not have ed to mass murder his own people, in a pattern similar to the a repeat of Afghanistan, where way Saddam Hussein attacked the weapons we gave to fighters Kurds and Shi’as in Iraq. At the against the Soviet Union were time, I had no idea how correct later used to attack American soldiers, we need not provide their predictions would be.

Assad has displayed no re- weapons directly to Syrian rebmorse about killing thousands els but rather use our own caof his own people. Reports from pabilities to defeat Assad. While Human Rights Watch illustrate this is much more than the mass torture and the mur- Obama administration plans to der of innocent children and do, anything less would fail to adults alike. Mutilations, bodies add real value in the conflict.

Consequences of inaction in dumped on the side of the roads and random snipers are now Syria would be enormous. The commonplace in many parts current death toll in Syria is of the country. Assad’s behav- 110,000. If this war lasts for eight ior over the past two years has more years — as did the Algerian made it abundantly clear that, civil war — millions will die. barring a massive turn of events, Assad’s victory would embolden he will torture and slaughter ev- Hezbollah and Iran while createry man, woman or child who ing a serious security threat to us stands remotely in his way to- and our close allies: Israel, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Not sending a ward complete control.

I believe that the geopolitical message against the use of chemimplications of nonintervention ical weapons, not trying to blunt are just as dire as the humani- Assad’s recent successes and not tarian. Internal conflicts in Arab trying to work with those who countries often last for years on oppose him would be a serious end, and it is becoming clear regret for the United States down that Syria is set to follow this de- the road. structive pattern. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are funding the rebel Ziad Jawadi is a junior in the colforces, while Iran and Hezbol- lege with a concentration in Arab lah have been supporting Assad. Studies.

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aturday was the opening day of passed. Congress and the country the college football season, and have lurched from one self-inflicted President Barack Obama — in- crisis to another. terrupting the games for a passionEven the re-elected president’s ate address on Syria from the White clear victory over Republican chalHouse Rose Garden — seemed intent lenger Mitt Romney failed to break on imitating a coach who continues the mold. That makes it all the more to call the same plays long after they odd that, after hinting that he was have stopped working. prepared to strike Syrian President Dealing with Congress, cajoling Bashar al-Assad without Congresits members to adopt legislation sional approval, Obama seemed to and haranguing them when they take heart from the example of Britfail to do so is one of the president’s ish Prime Minister David Cameron. biggest tasks. But the president also Cameron deferred to parliament has the responsibility to act deci- only to be defeated by a coalition sively when confronted with a crisis of those with deep memories of the such as the use of sarin gas in Syria. Iraq War. Although some on Capitol Hill Polls show that Americans seem have been bickering about Obama’s to be forgetting the lessons of Iraq “red line” against chemical weap- — just look at opinion polls showons, the illegality of their use has ing renewed admiration for George longstanding precedent. So severe W. Bush. Yet a similar grouping of are the repercussions of these weap- isolationist conservatives and mulons that Hilter himself, tilateral liberals after being gassed durhas already being World War I, refused gun to machinate to deploy chemical against Obama’s weapons during World resolution.

War II combat.

Of course, in Two of the most pressa perfect world, ing recent lessons of Obama’s lead sellAmerican foreign policy ers in committee are those of Srebrenica rooms this week Evan Hollander and Rwanda, where the would have put United States stayed those fears to aloof while thousands rest. Proponents Obama needs to of civilians were killed. of military action The arguments rolled in Syria, Chuck stiffen his spine on out last week to keep Hagel and John the issue of Syria. the country out of Syria Kerry — both Vietmimic those used to jusnam veterans, fortify these past examples of inaction. mer senators and Iraq skeptics — are Even within months of those catas- two of the nation’s most respected trophes, opponents of intervention, public servants. But the bipartimost notably President Bill Clinton, sanship that the duo represents is had already expressed regret. rapidly receding. The Senate ForAfter adopting a similarly de- eign Relations Committee, which tached posture while 100,000 peo- was deeply divided in adopting the ple have died in Syria in the past two resolution Wednesday, was only reyears, Obama finally seems ready to cently the preserve of statesmen like act. But not very swiftly. Instead, he Richard Lugar. Now it’s the stomphas resumed his unfortunate habit ing ground of radicals such as Rand of eschewing leadership in favor of Paul. lecturing the legislative branch.

The result has been three years of During Obama’s first two years failed leadership in the House and in office, he and his staff deferred obstructionism in the Senate. The to Congress time and again on big people’s business has been neglectmeasures. The results were less than ed. Finally, on this critical foreign ideal: a stimulus package laden policy question, the U.S. Constituwith pork, a mismanaged health tion and the War Powers Resolution care debate and the monstrosity give Obama the chance to act on his that was the Dodd-Frank financial own. He should have done so. reform bill.

Given that Congress has spent the Then, as John Boehner claimed better part of the last three years the House speakership and Demo- abdicating all responsibility, it did cratic majorities eroded in the Sen- not deserve a chance to weigh in. ate following the 2010 midterm Unfortunately, by passing the ball elections, even imperfect achieve- back to them again, Obama shows ments became impossible. During that even on an issue that should the past two-and-a-half years, the stiffen his spine, he still can’t break House has voted 40 times to repeal the mold. the Affordable Care Act. Virtually no meaningful legislation has been Evan Hollander is a senior in the

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Kappa Kappa Gamma Law Dean Backs Third Year Founded at Georgetown COLETTE GILNER Special to The Hoya

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The Georgetown colony of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority held its pledge ceremony Sunday, making it the first National Panhellenic Conference sorority at the university.

The colony was founded by Carrie Cosgrove (NHS ’16), Bayla Pidgeon (SFS ’16) and Katie Steininger (MSB ’16) and has 25 members in its inaugural pledge class. Last spring, the founders started looking into bringing KKG to Georgetown.

“We all really loved Georgetown but felt like something was missing,” Pidgeon said.

“We lucked out because we all felt that Kappa was the right organization for us. … We got in touch with Kappa. They were really eager to start a colony here.”

Like all social fraternities and sororities, KKG will not be recognized by the university.

Cosgrove, Pidgeon and Steininger reached out to friends on Facebook to gather interest in a sorority.

“A lot of girls did respond and wanted to form the initial interest group,” Cosgrove said.

Margaret Krackeler (NHS ’16) expressed interest in joining over the summer and is now part of the new colony.

“It just seemed like a good way to get to know people who I probably wouldn’t have met otherwise,” Krackeler said. “Hopefully it won’t be too stereotypical a sorority.”

The original founders have been in close contact with the KKG alumni network in Washington, D.C., who are working to gain national affiliation for Georgetown’s chapter.

National Fraternity President of KKG Julie Leshay expressed enthusiasm for the new chapter on the KKG website.

“The interested women at Georgetown share a desire to have a community with their female peers,” Leshay wrote. “We are thrilled to welcome the interested women at Georgetown into Kappa, and to provide them with an infrastructure to support their aspirations.”

Members of Georgetown’s other two sororities, Delta Phi Epsilon and Adelfi, will be allowed to join KKG in addition to their current groups.

“It’s a bunch of girls from different organizations and different places on campus, from around the country and the world, who have different interests and come together despite these differences,” Pidgeon said.

The first class, formed entirely of girls from the original summer interest group, began their eight-week pledge program last weekend. The program will culminate in an initiation at the end of October.

Like Panhellenic sororities and fraternities across the country, new members will be required to pay dues each semester. Members of KKG declined to share the size of the fee for the fall semester.

“Our first semester will always be a little more expensive, mainly because you have to pay a new member fee,” Pidgeon said.

The sorority has no plans to partner exclusively with fraternities on campus.

“We are really eager to program with all the organizations on campus, not just Greek ones,” Pidgeon added.

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Kappa Kappa Gamma began its eight-week pledge program last weekend with Bid Night. It is the first National Panhellenic Conference sorority at Georgetown.

As part of his recent push for more affordable higher education, President Barack Obama recommended that law schools would be more cost effective if they offered two-year curriculums instead of the traditional three-year programs.

“Can law schools maintain quality and keep good professors and sustain themselves without that third year?” Obama asked.

“My suspicion is, is that if they thought creatively about it, they probably could.”

The speech, which was part of Obama’s college affordability and financial aid tour, highlighted the president’s concerns about increased education costs coupled with increasingly competitive job markets.

Obama, a former constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School, criticized law schools for maintaining high-cost programs while the legal job market is diminishing. A 2012 American Bar Association report said that only 56 percent of the Class of 2012 had found full-time, long-term employment.

“Myriad services are now being outsourced (often abroad) to non-lawyers, and the number of positions with large firms is dwindling, making it harder for graduating students — many of whom are saddled with sixfigure student-loan debts — to find work at the outset of their careers that can even begin to pay off their obligations,” New York University Law School professor Samuel Estreicher, an outspoken advocate for two-year law schools, wrote in a New York Times op-ed in January.

Obama added that third-year students would benefit more from clerking or practicing at a firm. Despite the low wage paid to clerks, Obama argued that the cost would still be lower for the student.

Georgetown University Law Center Dean William Treanor disagreed with Obama’s proposed solution.

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Law Center Dean William Treanor opposes Obama’s push to cut law school education from three years to two years. profession continue to change, I don’t think [what] legal education needs in today’s world is a two-year program,” Treanor said. “If we are concerned with educating lawyers who will contribute to society, our focus should not be on cutting back on what they learn; our focus should be on providing them with the education they need.”

Nevertheless, Treanor agreed that today’s lawyers need more hands-on training, but not at the expense of a third year of education.

“Students today should learn to be better writers, and they should learn subjects like management, finance and accounting,” Treanor said.

Diego Soto (LAW ’16) said he would be appreciative of a lighter tuition load.

“Assuming cost of attendance does not rise significantly in direct response to the lost year, I would graduate from law school with less debt,” Soto said. “This would make accepting a lowerpaying job in some sort of public interest work more realistic and less risky. While there [are] options for law school graduates who want to take these types of jobs … [those programs] never

lift the heavy burden that debt places on law students from the first day those loans are disbursed.”

Soto added that Obama’s opinion regarding legal education should be respected.

“He said himself … that he understands the importance of a quality legal education, so his proposal to cut law school down to two years is not one made with merely saving money in mind,” Soto said.

Kevin Barber (LAW ’14), however, stressed the importance of hands-on third-year work.

“This coming year, I’ll be doing a clinic, which is basically where you work on actual cases for actual clients,” Barber said. “So for me, I do not think my third year will be a waste of time, but I do understand people who aren’t doing something like that might feel like it’s a waste of $50,000.”

Overall, Soto said that even if law school remains a three-year institution for years to come, law schools must do more to alleviate the challenges recent graduates face in the job market.

“Law schools would have to seriously improve their career services … in order to keep up,” Soto said.

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Though the Athletics Department declared Kehoe Field unfit for use by varsity athletes in 2007, the field remains one of few options for club sports and intramural teams. Severe damage to the artificial turf limits club and intramural practices and games and exposes athletes to what some say are dangerous conditions. Administrators acknowledge the need for repairs.

Kehoe Field an Obstacle Course of Injury Risks KEHOE, from A1 Intramurals and Special Programs Tim Smith wrote in an email.

The field, located on top of Yates, is worsening due to structural factors that will eventually require a complete renovation, according to Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and Vice President for Facilities and Planning Robin Morey.

“Replacing the field is one thing, but we have an underlying superstructure there that also needs work as well,” Morey said. “We certainly would not want to replace the field without addressing really the reason for the deterioration of the field, which is the structure below.”

Morey said he did not know how much repairs would cost and could not specify a prospective timeline.

Because the field will not be replaced for at least another year, club teams

will have to continue practicing on areas that many consider unsafe. Former Athletic Director Bernard Muir decided that Kehoe Field posed too high a risk and was unsuitable for varsity athletics in October 2007, and conditions have worsened since then.

“It is definitely dangerous,” Advisory Board for Club Sports Chair Alex Skarzynski (SFS ’15) said. “I have knee problems, and when we’re on Kehoe, they tend to be a lot more exacerbated and hard to deal with.”

Skarzynski, who is on the club rugby team, said that many of his teammates have also suffered injuries.

Olson, however, said that the field remains safe for recreational use, citing the greater intensity of varsity sports compared to club and intramural sports.

GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) is pushing for the university to prioritize

club sports.

“Now we have a field which a lot of teams use that has been deemed unsafe for varsity athletics, and yet it is still apparently safe enough for club athletes,”

“Anyone who has just looked at the field knows that it’s not really safe.”

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Tisa said. “That’s a contradiction.”

Many club teams alter their playing style on Kehoe due to the field’s conditions. Ultimate Frisbee, for example, does not allow its players to dive — what’s normally a fundamental move

in the game. The club rugby team bans contact when playing on the field, and the club lacrosse team has stopped playing on Kehoe altogether.

“Anyone who has just looked at the field knows that it’s not really safe for a lot of those different things,” Carter said.

Smith and Club Sports Advisor Lauren Gagliardi sent out a survey to gauge feedback on students’ use of Kehoe, including any injuries stemming from the field’s conditions. Smith and Gagliardi could not yet specify the implications drawn from the survey’s 1,529 respondents, but the pair plans to use the survey to demonstrate the urgency of repairs to upper-level administrators. Olson has seen the survey’s preliminary results.

“We care about student perspectives [and] we’ve gained a lot of those through this survey,” Olson said. “We

are actively pursuing [repairs]. We know it’s an important priority and we’re looking at it in the context of our master planning.”

ABCS has also pushed to hire athletic trainers for club sports teams, but the board was denied GUSA funding last spring. This semester, ABCS is working to begin an athletic training pilot program with funding independent of GUSA. Tisa, who was in office when the GUSA Finance and Appropriation Committee decided to deny the request for athletic trainers, nevertheless said that trainers for club sports should have been a budget priority.

“When you talk about safety, part of the need for an athletic training program came from the fact that the facilities, including the field on top of Yates, Kehoe Field, are so poor and undermaintained,” Tisa said.

Post Blog Partners With GU ANC Claims Voting Record FAITH, from A1 sation become deeper.”

O’Brien has encouraged reflective Georgetown students to contribute to “On Faith,” helping them form and edit their ideas, as well as offering his expertise during the writing process.

He recently assisted Jordan Denari (SFS ’13) in writing an article on finding Jesus at Georgetown, which was published in June.

“I was encouraging Jordan because she’s a great writer,” O’Brien said. “I had her in class and her perspective on interreligious dialogue is unique. She really found her voice.”

Denari said she appreciated the chance to share her ideas.

“The Post has a very wide readership, so of course it is an honor to be published there, alongside other bloggers like Desmond Tutu and other famous leaders,” she said.

Denari said writing for “On Faith” was a natural fit.

“Because of my passion for both interreligious dialogue and my desire to share my own experiences regarding Muslim-Christian relations, I wanted to look for outlets in which to publish outside of my personal blog,” she wrote in an email. “Because I write about religion and

because I lived in D.C., the ‘On Faith’ blog was a natural choice.”

O’Brien appreciates the depth of “On Faith,” which he said helps reach Millennials in its online format.

“There are a lot of sites that are looking at questions of faith, but I think what The Washington Post brings is the reputation of The Washington Post as well as a commitment to writing that is provocative, deep and meaningful,” he said.

“There are a wide variety of voices on the blog.”

Tenety emphasized that “On Faith” is a news organization that looks at today’s headlines through a religious lens.

“My goal is to make sure that this site is relevant to digital users,” she said.

“We’re trying to not only represent the real conversations that are happening inside church buildings about religion and values but also the conversations that are happening online.”

Denari has written three articles for “On Faith,” which has recently granted her a more permanent blog presence due to the success of her stories.

“Student writers have so many venues for writing these days, thanks to the blogosphere. More and more I see friends writing

for New York Times blogs, PolicyMic, Slate,” she wrote.

“For those who want a voice, there are so many options.

What’s important is having something unique to say and pitching it to an outlet that fits.”

Tenety works with young writers such as Denari on their proposals. She said that young writers should draw from their own experiences and insights to write in a voice that is purely their own.

“I think one of the important things for students to think about when they are pitching is what can they say that they’re an expert on,” Tenety said. “What I want people to do is to write from their own wealth of wisdom. It’s figuring out what you can offer this conversation.”

Tenety hopes that Georgetown’s relationship with “On Faith” will continue to flourish as both entities support each other.

“As someone who’s been on the Georgetown side as well as the ‘On Faith’ side of this, I know that we deeply value the expertise, the effort, the insight from a number of people at Georgetown,” she said. “There’s been a sort of symbiotic relationship going on that’s been very constructive, I hope to our readers as well.”

A Product of Compromise

that it’s not an award — it’s a commendation for service,” Prindiville said. “I think that the windows and another that rejects the con- ANC, students, the university, the community struction of a bowling alley in the former as a whole, should be supporting and valuing Shops at Georgetown Park. Prindiville and civic engagement.”

Cassey were aligned with their fellow neigh“If you read the text of the resolution, borhood commissioners in both instances. there is nothing in there about supporting According to Prindiville, the reason for the her views [regarding] … the campus plan,” he consensus lies in the way the ANC votes on added. resolutions. Rather than voting on line items, Cassey agreed, adding that former student ANC commissioners re-evaluate and edit each commissioner Jake Sticka (COL ’13), who was resolution until commissioners can all agree often at odds with the commission, was also on the resolution’s contents. honored for his service to the community af“It is a conciliatory body in many ways, and ter leaving his post. we try to make our resolu“If there were ever a stutions reflect all our opindent who would not be ions,” Prindiville said. “It’s commended, it would be not an up-down vote on isSticka,” Cassey said. “But sues. I can think of many we still made special note times when I’ve had conof his work during a tucern with an initial draft. multuous time.”

I expressed my concerns to Prindiville said that, PETER PRINDIVILLE (sfs ’14) ANC Commissioner my colleagues, and often despite the apparent vottimes, they understand my ing consensus, he is in a concern and incorporate my concern into the unique position to represent students’ interresolution to the point to where I feel com- est in the commission. fortable voting in the affirmation.”

“I really do believe that I’m a unique voice In July, The Hoya reported that Prindiville … I think I’m the highest dissenting voice — and Cassey had both supported a resolution I’ve dissented the most times. It might not be recognizing Jennifer Altemus (COL ’88), for- many, but it proves something,” Prindiville mer president of the Citizens Association of said. “I genuinely believe in the consensus Georgetown, for her “sustained contributions model … but I think my voting record proves to the community,” eliciting concern because that if I’m not able to change the wording of of Altemus’s outspoken opposition to the uni- the resolution enough to reflect the views of versity’s 2010 Campus Plan. my constituents, I’m not afraid to vote no.”

Prindiville defended his vote, stating that Cassey echoed that statement. the recognition was for civic service, not po“I don’t feel pressured — I wasn’t elected to litical views. go sit alongside them and vote,” Cassey said.

“I don’t agree with anything she said about “I’m elected to work with them, make progstudents … [or] her positions about the univer- ress and help reunite two communities that sity, but I think the important point here is were at odds.”

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GU Defends NE Triangle Location Mariah Byrne Hoya Staff Writer

The Old Georgetown Board received a presentation justifying the selected location of the university’s planned Northeast Triangle Residence Hall at their monthly meeting Wednesday morning.

The meeting also included discussion of Georgetown’s plans for the Intercollegiate Athletics Center.

In July, the OGB requested more information regarding why the grassy area between Henle Village and the Reiss Building was selected for Northeast Triangle as well as any alternative proposals.

Gregory Janks, a principal planner with architectural firm Sasaki Associates, stressed that the site and the building’s design were conceived with student convenience and concerns in mind and did not present any alternative locations.

The location on the north side of campus is particularly intended to reinforce existing pedestrian networks across campus, increase the density of the campus and strengthen existing student life communities within the front gates.

“The north [community] is the one that’s lacking that critical mass,” Janks said.

The Northeast Triangle Resident Hall was first presented to replace the planned renovation of the Leavey Hotel and Conference Center into a dormitory in March 2013. While the university planned to add 385 beds to the Leavey Center, further exploration found that the location would isolate students and harm a facility that has been performing well financially.

Ultimately, the northeast location, which will house 230 beds in suites or semi-suites, was considered the least encumbered site. However, the architects acknowledged that the location does have some shortcomings.

“The biggest hurdle that the site has to overcome is that it does have limited construction access,” Janks said.

Today’s presentation was part of a months-long process working toward the ultimate approval of the planned building by the OGB and the D.C. Zoning Commission.

While there were more than 2,700 responses to the MyCampus survey sent by the university in April to include student and faculty input in the university’s long-term master planning, Sasaki has yet to incorporate the consolidated data and further student feedback from town halls into its design plans.

OGB members were critical of the residence hall designs thus far, questioning how the university would reach its commitment to house 90 percent of all students on campus by 2025 and if the location allows for enough open exterior space.

“It would be great if the new dormitory has its own outside space for student activity,” OGB Chair David Cox said.

According to Janks, Sasaki Associates has identified the Kober-Cogan Building and Harbin Terrace as the next-most feasible sites for student residences.

With the conversion of these two areas, the university would then reach its voluntary minimum of housing 90 percent of the student body on campus.

While the OGB was cautious about the plans for the Northeast Triangle, it reacted positively to the design developments for the new Intercollegiate Athletics Center presented by the university.

The tweaks, which create a more consistent architectural approach for the center, responded almost directly to comments by board members at previous OGB meetings. This time, members suggested that the university revisit its current design for the proposed atrium over the entrance to McDonough Gymnasium.

“Coming together from what was previously there, I think this it’s a major improvement,” Cox said.

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UIS Streamlines With Budget Cuts ­Madison Ashley Hoya Staff Writer

Amid tight budget cuts, University Information Services has adopted a series of changes to simultaneously modernize and cut costs for Georgetown’s wireless network.

“With the constrained budgets that all of us are operating under, we had to find and drive efficiencies in how we were doing the business of IT,” Chief Information Office Lisa Davis said.

“Through those efficiencies we were able to find those savings to reinvest those savings into modernizing campus.”

The modernization efforts include streamlining Georgetown’s mobile device application, transitioning from the aging mainframe to a cloud system, switching from GUmailstore to Gmail and changing staffing.

In total, the modernization efforts saved UIS $2.25 million, or approximately 10 percent of their nearly $30 million dollar budget.

“Most of it went to Wi-Fi. We actually provided increased research licenses for our medical community,” Davis said.

UIS also hopes to unveil a reDavis said that some of the saved money funded Drupal, an vamped printing network withopen-source software, and UIS in 18 months that will give stumobile app developments, such dents access to mobile printing.

“Everyone wanted printing as NextGUTS. Davis noted that many of like [the McDonough School of these modernization efforts re- Business],” Davis said. “We’re volve around centralizing ser- just finalizing a contract deal with Xerox. With mobile print, vices on campus.

“Finding ways to centralize you have all the locations of services helps us lower costs,” [on-campus] printers on your deDavis said. “Wi-Fi is the biggest vice and you’ll be able to choose where to print things. We’re one example of that.” of the first Georgeuniversities town, which to offer this has struggled modern and with campusmobile printwide Wi-Fi in ing.” the past, is E v e n scheduled to though UIS have ubiquiis cutting tous Wi-Fi by costs, Davis December.

LISA DAVIS Chief Information Officer stressed that Davis said none of the that the budget for fiscal year 2014 is even changes will decrease service tighter, and will call for even quality.

“I see easier access, faster remore cuts. To that end, UIS will introduce two new money-sav- sponse,” Davis said. “It’s not just about saving money, it’s about ing programs.

“We just launched our unified increasing performance or we help desk, increasing coverage just won’t do it.”

Long term, Davis said it will to 24/7. Instead of having to call separate help desks there will be crucial to address Georgebe one number to call for assis- town’s aging, 25-year-old network. tance,” Davis said.

“Finding ways to centralize services helps us lower costs.”

“One of our top issues continues to be addressing Georgetown’s network infrastructure,” Davis said. “We have tweaked and leveraged that network to its full capacity to the point where we have multiple points of failure on the network.”

In the case of an outage, this could prove problematic for campus.

“We have no redundancy on our network. This is a problem.

If we have an outage, it would be serious — you wouldn’t have access to data, applications or Wi-Fi,” Davis said. “I’ve spent the last year-and-a-half trying to address and modernize the network infrastructure.”

UIS has charted that the modernization project would cost approximately $2.5 million, which the team has broken down over five years. The department is looking to see if any of its corporate partners would be interested in owning the university’s network.

“We know what needs to be done. Now we’re trying to identify a funding strategy,” Davis said.

“We’re looking at alternatives of how we may fund a project like this. We’re integrating our strategy with master planning.”

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Die-Hard Fans First in Basketball Shuttle Pilot Program during the 2012 GUSA executive campaign. Rather than attemptOnce they arrive at the arena, ing to start a new system through students will notice a change at the GUSA, he talked to his contacts in door: For the first time, students Hoya Blue and the athletic departwill be able to gain admittance usment to see how older, failed ating their iPhone, Android or Wintempts at direct busing could be dows smartphones instead of the revamped in a successful way.

MyHoyas season ticket card, which “It was the first time that GUSA will not be continued this season. had somebody with previous ties to Students without smartphones the athletic department,” Ramadan will be able to either print out ticksaid. “And the athletic department ets or download tickets to credit or had an infrastructure in place. So debit cards — an option that was rather than reinventing the wheel, available last season. Students will why not take advantage of what we still be able to transfer indialready have, and make more vidual game tickets to other students aware of it?”

“We want the student section students’ accounts, which beThe athletic department came available last year. to be as intimate, as rowdy, as has a clear impetus for makExecutive Director for Ticking games more appealing to fun as possible.” et Operations and Donor Relastudents this season in partictions Steve Alleva compared ular: This year’s schedule, parthe new smartphone system tially due to the conference RACHAEL AUGOSTINI (COL ’14) Hoya Blue Vice President to those used by airlines for move, lacks many of the bigmobile check-in. draw games from years past.

“We’ll be creating user-friendly Blue Vice President Rachael AugosWith the marketability of games how-to guides,” Alleva said. “You’ll tini (COL ’14) said. “I think the team against Butler, Creighton and Xavigo to your online MyHoyas account will appreciate that as much as the er an unknown quantity — and jugthrough your smartphone, and students do.” gernauts like Louisville and Syrathat will bring up a QR-like code The new initiatives this season cuse off the schedule — Hoya Blue that will be scannable at the Veri- sprouted from talks over the sum- and the athletic department are zon Center.” mer between athletic department banking on a simplified approach The third change instituted this officials, Hoya Blue and the George- bringing in more fans. Ramadan, season concerns the student sec- town University Student Associa- for one, thinks it’s a winning bet. tion itself. In an effort to make a tion.

“We’re in kind of uncharted ter“more intimate” atmosphere, the The bus conversation in particu- ritory, but I’m personally very exseats allocated to students will in- lar arose after GUSA Vice Presi- cited,” Ramadan said. “I think the clude all of sections 105 and 106 — dent and former Hoya Blue board busing is a home run — it’s just a commonly known as the “non-pep member Adam Ramadan (SFS ’14) matter of making sure student band” side — as well as rows CC- realized how popular the idea was know about it.”

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KK in section 117 — the “pep band side.”

This represents little change from past years, except that the athletic department will not close off the pep band side during games not anticipated to draw large crowds, as it has done on occasion in the past.

Excess students will continue to be placed in sections 424-427, and no student will be denied the opportunity to buy season tickets.

“We’re students. We want the student section to be as intimate, as rowdy, as fun as possible,” Hoya

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Starting this season, students will be able to take buses directly from campus to Verizon Center and use smartphones to enter the stadium.

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SIPS Fund Projects Have International Reach Lily Westergaard Hoya Staff Writer

When students voted to pass the Student Activities Fee Endowment reform in February 2012, their votes had an impact far beyond campus by creating the Social Innovation Public Service Fund. The first SIPS grant winners did service projects abroad with the funds they received.

The SIPS Fund awarded its first grants last fall from a $1.5 million endowment that was established by the SAFE reform.

SIPS has awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $13,000.

SIPS provided funds to Kristen Trivelli (NHS ’14) to travel to Guwahati, India, last winter but also set up meetings with SIPS board members, professors and Deloitte in order to help her plan the trip.

SATs Free For DC Matt Walters Special to The Hoya

SAT testing will be free for all juniors and seniors at public and charter high schools in Washington, D.C., this year, Mayor Vincent Gray recently announced.

The new program, which will affect more than 7,000 students this year, is funded through the Office of the State Superintendent of Education in partnership with local education agencies and the College Board’s SAT School Day initiative, which allows students in participating areas to take the test in a familiar environment and provides SAT preparatory materials for one year prior to the exam.

“I’m so pleased that we are able to make this crucial college-entrance exam more accessible to all our students, making it easier for them to gain admission to institutions of higher education across the country,” Gray said in a press release.

The test, formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is traditionally offered only one Saturday morning each month during the school year at select testing centers. The registration fee is $51, although students who are unable to pay can apply for a fee waiver. It is unclear how many D.C. students would have needed to apply for a fee waiver without this new program, but D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson said that cost was often an issue for students.

“The SAT is the gateway to college for many students, but too often the cost is a tremendous barrier,” Henderson said in a press release. “Making the SAT more accessible is great news for our students and their future success.”

Junior and senior students in the District will receive vouchers from registration coordinators at their school, which they will then use to register for the exam online. Vouchers for the ACT are also available, but only for eligible low-income students. All other exams must be paid for at students’ own expense.

Ricki Eshman (COL ’14), the president of Georgetown Strive for College, an organization that connects low-income high school students with Georgetown student mentors to work on-on-one through the college application and financial aid processes, said that the announcement was a step in the right direction.

“Waiving the fee is leveling the playing field for the students we work with by allowing them full access to tests that can bring them one step closer to a brighter future through higher education,” Eshman said.

Nevertheless, Eshman stressed that the test fee was just one aspect of eliminating education inequality.

“One of the greatest limitations for many students is the financial burden of higher education,” Eshman said. “While this program is a step closer to reducing part of that burden, there is still a lot of work to be done to lower tuition costs and make college fully accessible to people from all backgrounds.”

Trivelli initially became interested in volunteering with Operation Smile, which treats facial deformities in children but ended up also volunteering at an orphanage for girls and the Pratiyasha Foundation, which brings meals to the slums of Guwahati.

Trivelli said her work with Pratyasha was life changing.

“It was amazing, because literally we spent $12 and we fed over 80 kids every Sunday,” Trivelli said. “They are the most honest kids you’ve ever met. … You’re hugging and playing with them, and you’re like, ‘How do they have so much joy when they have nothing?’”

Trivelli has continued to work with Pratyasha since returning and plans to raise funds by selling laptop cases made from fabric she bought in India. The on-

going involvement was an important part of the SIPS application process.

“It was something we always talked about, how to take my experience and apply it to the Georgetown community,” she said.

Nitya Ramlogan (SFS ’13) travelled to Oaxaca, Mexico, on SIPS funds with a plan to market the crafts of local artisans to Georgetown students.

Ramlogan connected with a community partner in Oaxaca, which has now hired her as a consultant. Ramlogan is working to bring the Oaxaca artisans’ goods to the Georgetown Farmers Market.

“The project has even exceeded the boundaries I originally had in mind, and become a broader project, but the connection with Georgetown will be a last-

ing one,” she said.

Alumni are also eligible to receive SIPS funding.

Claire Charamnac (SFS ’11) is the cofounder of Women LEAD, which works to empower young Nepalese women through intensive, yearlong programs focused on real-world skills, leadership and confidence. She described the SIPS grant, awarded to Women LEAD earlier this year, as the largest her organization has received.

“SIPS is a critical part of our success,” she said. “They’re our biggest partner at this point.”

Women LEAD is now working to lengthen the program from one to two years and to expand the program to other countries.

In addition to project assistance, the

fund provides programming, including lecture series and innovation labs.

SIPS Development Director Michael Grasso (SFS ’14), who is a former director of personnel for The Hoya, said that the majority of SIPS-funded projects are international because that is where students’ interests tend to lie. The organization also aims to expand its domestic efforts. SIPS tries to go beyond just paying grantees’ travel expenses.

“What SIPS does is it provides this extra layer of providing resources, connections and funding,” Grasso said. “Our preference is always to support and fund the programmatic aspects of an applicant’s project, meaning materials and support for them. We prefer to partner them in what they’re actually doing on the ground, instead of just getting there.”

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GUSA Tackles Accessibility Professors Compare Caroline Welch Hoya Staff Writer

To address confusion about available resources for students with disabilities, the Georgetown University Student Association’s Office of Disabilities launched “No Wrong Door,” an initiative to provide a comprehensive manual for navigating university and D.C. area disability resources.

The 35-page manual will include information about housing and academic accommodations, legal aid, community resources and internships for students with disabilities.

No Wrong Door stemmed from what GUSA saw as the absence of a consolidated and accessible resource hub for disabled students at Georgetown. Alyssa Peterson (COL ’14), GUSA deputy chief of staff for diversity and one of the leaders of the No Wrong Door initiative, recognized the discrepancy of information between minority Georgetown communities.

“I think the disability group as a community is marginalized on campus,” Peterson said. “If you look, we have the women’s center, the LGBTQ center, but there’s no sort of comparison for students with disabilities.”

No Wrong Door Chief Coordinator and GUSA Undersecretary for Disabilities Lydia Brown (COL ’15), who is autistic, pointed out that the initiative shares its name with statelevel policies that guarantee universal access of certain ser-

matter who you are and what you did for the information before.”

Drafted iterations of the policy have been posted on the GUSA website, and a finalized version will be made available to the public in the next few weeks. Additionally, GUSA has coordinated the initiative with Assistant Dean for Student Engagement Erika Cohen Derr, Director of the Academic Resource Center Jane Holahan and Counseling and Psychiatric Services.

The initiative’s list of contacts builds upon current, well-established university resources such as the ARC and CAPS to include additional groups and services within the D.C. area.

Although the initiative focuses ALYSSA PETERSON GUSA Deputy Chief of Staff for Diversity on empowering disabled students, one of the university’s main both contributors see No problems, historically, has Wrong Door as applicable to been a lack of publicity for its all Georgetown students.

“I think it’s more of an overdisability services.

“Georgetown does have all [resource],” Peterson said. good accommodations for stu- “I think we have included dents — they just don’t know things that the community about them — and that’s our as a whole can use. We’re trying to create a comprehensive concern,” Peterson said.

Brown shared Peterson’s resource for all people rather concern for the accessibility of than trying to segregate disabled students into separate resources.

“The reason for creating No categories.”

Peterson said that GUSA Wrong Door is that students don’t often know what re- hopes to distribute the finalsources are available, so hope- ized version of the document fully this will empower staff at New Student Orientation in and the university to provide coming years.

“Even though the people this information to students,” Brown said. “Everything that’s and personnel will shift, I in here is already something think the document will be that exists, but what this is very viable next year and the intended to do is provide a years after that,” Peterson said. central hub of information no

vices to disabled citizens.

“In a state that has a No Wrong Door policy, a person with a disability, one of their family members or a caregiver could go to any state office, and … be able to access the services [they need],” Brown said.

“They can enter through any door, so to speak.”

The GUSA initiative provides students and faculty with a similarly thorough list of resources and contacts from such resources to provide services for students with disabilities. Peterson said that

“The disability group as a community is marginalized on campus.

Students Predict GU Future Andrew Wilson

Elaina Koros Hoya Staff Writer

Three Georgetown professors highlighted the similarities among the maturing democracies of Egypt, Turkey and Brazil at a panel discussion Wednesday.

Government professor Charles King, international relations professor James Vreeland and government professor Diana Kapiszewski spoke at the event, which was co-sponsored by the Mortara Center for International Studies, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies.

While seemingly variant, all three countries have featured some form of civil unrest in recent months.

“With respect to the emergence of democracies, we do see some association between democracies emerging and poor economic performance in an autocracy,” Vreeland said. “When an autocracy is struggling, its economy is not growing and discontent is more likely to lead to the overthrow of a regime.”

Additionally, Vreeland suggested that countries with oil stray from democracy, while countries with highly unequal societies are more likely to revolt.

Turning to Egypt, Vreeland said that while the country’s economic growth has decreased substantially since 2010, its economic state is not beyond redemption at approximately $5,000 per capita.

“The single most important predictor of the survival of a democracy is probably per capita income,” Vreeland said.

“No democracy has ever fallen with an income above that of Argentina in 1975, which was about $8,000 per capita.”

King continued the discussion with the role of social media in uprisings in Turkey, where citizens protested a plan to raze a park in Istanbul over the summer.

Police responded to the protests with teargas and protesters alleged police brutality.

King stressed that it is important not use an outdated lens to view such a complex situation.

“Our categories don’t quite match the reality of what is happening in the street,” King said. “We talk about regime, we talk about regime transition, we talk about consolidation of democracy, but

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Government professors compared Egypt, Turkey and Brazil at Wednesday’s event. those really look like such 1990s concepts compared to what’s actually happening on the ground.”

“We don’t have a very good way of talking about how democracies behave,” he added.

Kapiszewski spoke about Brazil, where 250,000 citizens protested a 9-cent increase in public transportation fares.

Kapiszewski explained that the demonstrations stemmed from a burgeoning, wealthier middle class, which is calling for a better government with less corruption.

According to Kapiszewski, the fare increase was only the short-term cause of the desperate riots. She said the real anger is rooted in Brazil’s financial inequality and citizens’ disgust with politicians.

Manassinee Moottatarn (GRD ’15) enjoyed the comparative discussion.

“It encompassed a bunch of different countries and continents but the common thread was the thread of not consolidating democracy while making interesting comparisons with the U.S.,” Moottatarn said. “It was a very informed discussion and it was very interesting.”

DPS Closes Inconclusive Dumpster Fire Case

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Student leaders shared their visions for the future of the university at “Georgetown in Five Years: A Conversation with Student Leaders” on Tuesday.

The event, sponsored by The Hoya, was moderated by Evan Hollander (SFS ’14), chair of The Hoya’s board of directors.

The panelists acknowledged the work the administration has done to include students in planning the future of Georgetown, but said that there were still challenges ahead.

“The [2010 Campus Plan], I think, has been challenging for everyone to deal with — students, administration and the surrounding community as well,” Georgetown University Student Association President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) said. “I think in five years, we’re going to be in a much better position than we are now.”

Students of Georgetown Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lizzy MacGill (COL ’14) said that when The Corp was building the Classy pre-registration website, there were occasional disagreements between students and the administration.

“It’s a good example of how there’s this conflict between The Corp’s mission, which has always been kind of ‘no adults allowed,’ and things the university can’t release,” MacGill said.

Students of Color Alliance Co-Chair Aya Waller-Bey (COL ’14) added that the bureaucratic nature of the administration hinders student group operations.

“We wanted to bring an outside speaker to campus, and it took about three months,” Waller-Bey said, noting that the speaker ended up not coming. “Just having opportunities to have speakers I find extremely difficult because of the processes and the difficulties and the bureaucracies of it all.”

The panelists did agree that students could do more overall to make the university aware of concerns.

“I think that in five years, when we really look forward, I think we can do a lot more as a student body,” School of Foreign Service Academic Council President Kyle Zhu (SFS ’14) said. “We Georgetown

Emerging Democracies

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petus to investigate the cause of the fire and to find out who set it,” Gruber said.

“Because the fire didn’t hurt anybody An investigation into the fire behind and it did not cause any damage to the White Gravenor Hall on Saturday after- dumpster, it’s just time and effort to go noon was inconclusive, Chief of Police Jay through the dumpster to find out what Gruber said. the nexus of the fire was. The chances of The incident occurred around 3:00 actually finding the person are very slim, p.m., when the unknown contents of a and it is very resource-intensive to do a large steel dumpster behind the build- fire or arson investigation.” ing caught on fire. The D.C. Fire DepartGruber added that this cost-benefit ment arrived at approxianalysis is common in mately 3:20 p.m., and the “The chances of fire investigations, esfire was promptly extinpecially for cases that guished. caused no damage like actually finding the According to Gruber, this one. no property was dam- person are very slim.”

Gruber guessed the aged, and the fire did not fire was accidental.

JAY GRUBER extend to the surround“I don’t have any hard Chief of Police ing area. The university evidence as to somehas also resumed use of the dumpster in one’s motive or what started it, but if I question, as it remains viable. had to venture a guess, it was probably “We were lucky that it was just con- accidental,” Gruber said. “Someone tained to the steel trash dump,” Gruber probably threw something away that said. was still hot. That’s how a lot of these As a result, the Department of Public things start.”

Safety and DCFD will not pursue further Gruber added that on-campus fires are investigation. a rare occurrence.

“If someone had been hurt or someone “We respond to a lot of fire alarms, but had been killed, or if property had been we don’t respond to a lot of fires,” Gruber damaged, then it would really be an im- said.

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GUSA President Nate Tisa (SFS ’14) and SFS Academic Council President Kyle Zhu (SFS ’14) discussed Georgetown’s future on Wednesday. students are ambitious and we want to run things.”

Tisa concurred, citing the importance of recognizing student initiative.

“The more we can convince the university that we’re people who should be treated not like minors, but like adults … the better off we’ll be,” Tisa said.

MacGill pointed to an evolution in the student-administration responsibility balance.

“The university has done more to include students along the way,” MacGill said.

The student panelists agreed and said that they want to engage a wider population of students in improving life at the university.

“One thing I do want to stress the importance of is that students who aren’t the same visible leaders in the community get involved,” Waller-Bey said. “I think it’s also important … that we have a diverse amount of opinions contributing to the conversation.”

Tisa stressed the need for creating impetuses to amplify student engagement.

“We need projects that will get the conversation away

from these people up here and to the people who are sitting in their dorm rooms right now and not going to events,” Tisa said.

Waller-Bey said the university should work harder to embrace diversity, possibly through academics.

“I think that’s one of my biggest disappointments about Georgetown is this lack of consistency,” she said. “We say diversity and we say we want to recruit a diverse group of students, and we have these conversations, but after NSO they just die.”

The panel finished its discussion by offering advice for younger students on how to make a difference during their time at Georgetown.

“Advice I wish I’d heard is start slowly, with something you’re sure you’ll like and build relationships with older students who are involved with those groups,” MacGill said.

Zhu cautioned selectivity.

“Don’t do too much at once.

Don’t do what I did, which is sign up for five clubs, and burn out,” Zhu said. “Find what your passion is.”

Students Learn to Invest

By Risking Own Money GCI, from A10 allows GCI to objectively select stocks and avoid groupthink “We hold anywhere between 10 to 18 stocks,” McIlhattan said. “Right now we have 13.”

While the group tries not to concentrate too heavily in any one industry, McIlhattan said it has strong concentration in tech stocks, especially Apple.

“We’ve always been pretty heavy with Apple,” McIlhattan said. “We’re students — we love our tech.”

While still heavily relying on Apple, GCI is looking to broaden its portfolio, drawing on Georgetown’s unique population to widen the group’s perspective.

“We want to be as broad a group as possible. … That’s our edge — the diverse student body of Georgetown,” McIlhattan said. “We generate [gain] through different perspectives. … We want to make it as

open as possible.”

The group encourages equal participation from new freshmen to veteran seniors.

GCI is very male dominated — only 10 percent of its 200 current members are female.

McIlhattan hopes to recruit more female members and reinforce GCI’s focus on education.

“We’re about learning just as much as we are about investing, so if you have a great stock idea then pitch it,” Mcilhattan said.

“It’s the best way to learn.”

Zach Zimmerman (MSB ’14), a former member of GCI, said his experience with the group was valuable.

“I learned at a very high level what to look for in a company [to invest in],” Zimmerman said.

GCI’s first meeting of the year is this coming Monday.

“It keeps you up at night with your own skin in the game,” Mcilhattan said. “It’s fun.”

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Russell Galeti Jr.

The True Marks of a Leader

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eadership and management are terms so frequently interchanged that they have almost lost their distinguishing characteristics. The images each word evokes, however, could not be more different. “Managers” are uninspiring sources of aggravation at low-paying high-school jobs.

“Leaders” are generals who have bronze statues cast in their honor. While leadership and management are not exactly interchangeable, they are also not mutually exclusive, and the differences between the two skill portfolios should not be confused.

When exploring the distinction between leadership and management, it is equally important to understand that effective leaders and managers are observant enough to recognize which circumstances call for leadership and which circumstances require management. The true art is in the individual’s ability to recognize which situations call for leadership or management, as well as the self-awareness to know whether one is better suited to lead or manage.

Too often, self-styled serious students of leadership pay thousands of dollars and devote thousands of hours to attend training seminars and build a paper trail which validates their self-image as a leader. A culture of professional leadership validation through everything from military badges to certification programs, originally intended to communicate one’s leadership or management qualifications to the outside world,

In general, all leaders must manage, but not all managers must lead.

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Alex Baker (MSB ’14) and Michael Norton (MSB ’15) worked with Rhino management to establish the Rhino Black Cards system.

At Rhino, a New Way of Getting Carded TM Gibbons-Neff Hoya Staff Writer

Rhino Bar and Pumphouse generates some notable — or hazy — memories for Georgetown students. For Alex Baker (MSB ’14) and Michael Norton (MSB ’15), however, Rhino is not just a place to get drinks with friends – it’s part of an entrepreneurial venture.

The pair’s new business plan is the Rhino Black Card, a membership card that gives Georgetown students a 25 percent discount on all drinks and allows them to cut to the front of the line at Rhino.

“Loyal customers were not getting the discount they deserve or expect,” Baker said.

The Rhino Black Card, which costs $100, was envisioned to be a “rewards” card, much like one someone would use at Safeway or CVS.

Russell Galeti Jr. (MSFS ’13) is an Ohio Army National Guard infantry captain, a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and a special assistant in USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance.

“We didn’t start it to raise money. It’s just for kids to get discounts for places they already go,” Baker said. “Not only does it help Georgetown students, but it also locks in customers for Rhino, too.”

Negotiations with Rhino to implement the card took seven months, Baker said, but both he and Norton are happy with the relationship they have formed with the bar’s management. Baker and Norton, both 21, declined to comment on how they are splitting profits with Rhino. Rhino’s manager is currently travelling and unavailable for comment, and the acting manager refused requests for comment.

In the past two weeks, Baker and Norton have sold 80 cards.

“We received three texts in the last 15 minutes asking for cards,” Norton said during an interview

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has become cluttered.

If one characteristic serves to demystify the opacity of the “leadership industry” and distinguishes leadership from management, it is that leadership is similar to management but significantly more dependent upon personal characteristics. While not an ironclad maxim, the assertion can be made that all leaders must manage, but not all managers must lead. Generals and admirals must effectively manage millions of dollars, facilities and human resources before they can begin to apply their own unique leadership styles.

Politicians must manage broad portfolios of relationships, risk and trade-offs.

Every organization seems to have its own theories about which leadership styles best suit the organizations’ missions. Given the complexity of interpersonal communications, searching for a unified theory of leadership seems almost a fool’s errand.

Whether it be employing a participative leadership style over a series of months to help an organization develop its strategic plan or using an authoritative leadership style to lead a military unit in pitched combat, a leader’s success toward achieving the organization’s mission relies heavily on a few essential characteristics.

A manager must be an excellent communicator and a savvy steward of resources and personnel. A leader either must be that steward also or be self-aware enough to know how to lead those who are. The paramount difference that distinguishes leaders, though, is recognizing the dynamic, complex nature of their human resources. Leaders’ human resources are most effective when they are given purpose, motivation and direction.

At the end of the day, leaders are essentially managers who communicate clearly and candidly, foster mutual respect, share hardship and strive to improve the organization with their most valuable resources – their human resources.

Georgetown students can purchase a Rhino Black Card for $100 to get discounts and cut to the front of the line at the M Street bar.

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Most student groups struggle to gain funding, but for the Georgetown Collegiate Investors LLC, money is less of an issue.

GCI, founded in 1997, claims to be the oldest and largest student-run investment company in the country. For $250, any student at Georgetown can be a member.

“We only use student money, so we have a lot more freedom to invest,” GCI Chief Investment Officer Joe McIlhattan (COL ’14) said.

Last year was a landmark year, with the group managing more than $100,000 of assets in management. Now, GCI is back down to around $60,000 after graduating many of its members in May. “We force people to cash out when they graduate,” McIlhattan said. “We want to keep student ownership in the group.”

With around 200 members, GCI provides ample opportunities for students looking to manage funds and gain leadership experience.

“Despite how many members are involved with or invested in the fund, all of the different opportunities and meetings are a chance to make the group feel much smaller,” GCI Chief Operating Officer David Finkelstein (COL ’14) said. “Every younger member has awesome opportunities to learn from older members and develop strong networks with people going into lots of great jobs.”

Nine sector heads with teams of analysts are responsible for scouting stocks from fields like telecommunication, technology and healthcare.

“When we vote [on stocks to invest in], we try and keep it anonymous,” McIlhattan said.

Keeping the votes secret

Wednesday afternoon.

With demand for Rhino Black Cards peaking, Baker and Norton are considering increasing the price and limiting the number of cards sold to 100.

“We don’t want to overdo it, though, we just don’t want to lose the exclusivity,” Baker said.

Each card is made of steel, serialized and colored black to match Rhino’s colors.

To stop exploitation of the card in the form of “pass backs,” where a patron using the card would pass it to other friends at the bar, Baker and Norton said they have ensured that bartenders are aware of names and faces associated with each serialized card.

“There’s a system in place to prevent abuse,” Baker said.

Dean D’Ambrosio (COL ’15) was the third person to buy the Rhino

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card and lauded its value.

“It’s nice to know that you’re a valued customer … and if you go frequently for two years, you’re going to make the money [that you spent on the card] back,” D’Ambrosio said.

Other students are less interested in the card. Anne Jamison (SFS ’14) showed little interest in the offer, stating that her time spent at Rhino had come to pass.

“I would get it if I weren’t a senior and it worked at Tombs,” Jamison said.

Baker and Norton said that they are in the Rhino Black Card business for the long haul, and hope to create more cards for other Georgetown hotspots that cater to large amounts of Georgetown students.

“We plan on making it a legacy,” Baker said.

TRADING

What’s the one thing you should bring to an information session?

“You need to have a good knowledge of current events so you can be remembered.”

CODY DONALD is a junior in the MSB.

“An interesting question to ask, one that makes you stand out.”

CATHERINE DEWING-HOMMES is a sophomore in the MSB.

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“Make sure you bring your resume with your name in large font at the top.”

STEPHANIE JOHNS is senior in the MSB.

COURTESY GEorgetown collegiate investors LLC

Georgetown Collegiate Investors LLC members manage $60,000 in student assets. Each member invests $250. From left to right: Michael Lee (MSB ‘14), Joe McIlhattan (COL ‘14), Alex Tesoriero (MSB ‘14), David Finklestein (MSB ‘14).

“Bring business cards and make sure they have accurate contact info and your current position at your job.”

MICHAEL LAYNE is a senior in the MSB.

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