The Hoya: The Guide: October 17, 2014

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The Social Media Takeover An examination of increasingly online lives ALLISON HILLSBERY Hoya Staff Writer

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’m heading straight to the library, but I can totally Facebook you later if you want,” Neha Shah (COL ’17) said.

This was the response to an interview request for an article on social media and their effect on campus social life — one that made clear how second-nature all forms of social media are to our daily interactions.

According to a study by Study Breaks College Media, approximately 95 percent of college students in the United States use Facebook, while 40 percent of these students check the site at least six times a day.

Of course, Facebook is just one of the many social networks that are widely used by students.

This generation takes social media for granted. By the time many college students got their first smartphones and computers, the first social-networking sites were already off the ground and on their way to becoming social phenomena.

Since the launch of Myspace, which arguably pioneered the social media movement in 2003, modern outlets for digital socialization have rapidly and powerfully expanded to include Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and relative newcomers YikYak and Tinder.

Social media are already fundamentally ingrained in everyday life both on and off campus, despite their relative youth.

But the question remains — is social media’s popularity at Georgetown for better or for worse?

————— Social media usage has expanded and evolved: Many Georgetown students see social media sites as tools for keeping up with people from their hometowns and high schools.

“I have friends at colleges all over the country, and it’s hard to be able to find time to talk to them. So, looking at their online accounts is a good way to stay in touch and to

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be able to see what’s going on in their lives,” Paige Hannah (MSB ’17) said.

Alexa DeAngelis (COL ’16) said that using social media has allowed her to maintain important relationships without distracting her from her life here on campus.

“I feel like [social media] enhance my social life just because of the way I use it. Most of the time, if I’m on Facebook it’s because I’m talking to a friend from home that I don’t get to see very often, or I’m organizing ways to get together with my friends here: not online, but in person,” DeAngelis said.

Mina Araz (COL ’17), an international student who is originally from Istanbul, Turkey, added that this benefit especially holds true on a global level.

“Some of my friends from high school in Turkey decided to go abroad for college, and the rest stayed in Turkey. Seeing their pictures and seeing what they are up to on

Facebook is so convenient. It’s a great way to communicate,” Araz said.

Social networks add an unprecedented level of convenience to friendship. However, for new students who might be struggling with the common issue of homesickness and yearning for familiarity, retreating to an online community can be a seemingly harmless escape with potentially damaging consequences. The option of connecting to a virtual reality may offer a tempting alternatie to having to deal with the work of building a new life on campus. “[Social media] can start off as a positive thing. I think it can start off as a way to bridge connections and get to know people. But, if people focus too much on social media, it can pull them out of the reality,” Conor Ross (COL ’16) said.

For Sebastian Hart (MSB ’17), however, social media were integral in helping him

fully integrate into campus life. Hart, who transferred from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md., thinks that social media can be useful tools in both maintaining old relationships and forging new ones.

“I think it’s really a way that people can connect to the community here while staying connected back home, but that’s not really as big a part of their life as it was when they were with those people on a regular basis,” Hart said.

Vicki Lam (NHS ’18) is also unworried about social media preventing her and her freshman peers from adjusting to on-campus life.

“In my experience, social media makes it more convenient to keep up with your old friends’ lives, but it’s also very helpful in making new connections here. Especially See SOCIAL, B2

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Drama in the Courtroom Mask & Bauble tackles gritty legal play ‘Inherit the Wind’

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Confronting Racial Stereotypes

In an interview, the director of new satirical drama “Dear White People” explains the story behind the college film. B3

Shared Life Struggles Explored In her new book “Not That Kind of Girl,” actress Lena Dunham shares memories and experiences of “figuring it out.” B4

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Putting on the Ritz

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Album Broods Softly The debut album by duo Broods impresses with dreamy vocals. B6

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an a cast of college students breathe new life into an old play?

Definitely.

The Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society proves this point with Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s play “Inherit the Wind,” opening this week on Thursday.

Written in the 1950s, the play is a fictional recreation of the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, where legal giants Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan faced off in a small Tennessee courtroom to determine the legality of teaching human evolution in a state-funded classroom.

The play is an allegory for McCarthyism, acting as a rebuttal to the era’s anti-communist persecutions. The performance imitates some of the trial’s actual events and discusses the inherent conflict between science and religion, placing special emphasis on the role of freedom of speech and thought.

In “Inherit the Wind,” the right to think is on the chopping block in sweltering Hillsboro, Tenn., with the town’s courtroom bustling with local citizens and national reporters for one of the most controversial and high-profile trials of its time.

School teacher Bertram Cates, played by Matt Beshke (COL ’18), has been arrested and is on trial for violating a state law by teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution to his students.

Conservative locals are anxious to convict Cates, while intellectuals in other parts of the country want the law overturned.

At the center of the trial are old friends turned adversaries, prosecutor Matthew Harrison Brady, a Bible Belt fundamentalist and three-time presidential candidate played by Peter Fanone (COL ’15), and defense attorney Henry Drummond, a religious agonstic and civil libertarian played

by Matt Grisier (COL ’16). The stage is set for the heated showdown between evolutionary theory and divine creation, church and

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Kathleen Hill (SFS ’15), Peter Fanone (COL ’15), Josh Street (COL ’15) and Tim Lyons (COL ’15) in a heated courtroom scene in Mask & Bauble’s “Inherit the Wind.” state, and the right to free speech and the role of education.

Student Director Will Redmond (COL ’15) takes on this formidable battle in his debut main stage production. His honest vision and delivery of the gritty trial scene hammers home the fundamental conflict in the play.

“It’s about being willing to engage in con-

versation, which I think is really important in a college setting, particularly at a Jesuit university,” Redmond said. “This play is about being able to share ideas. It’s about the importance of a community coming together to talk about ideas and people being willing to listen to other ideas and being See WIND, B3

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Social Lives Redefined by Social Media SOCIAL, from B1 because I’m bad with names, and I need to put a face to a name when I first meet someone. So, Facebook is really helpful with that and with getting to know other people,” Lam said.

————— Beyond maintaining high-school friendships, social media have fulfilled certain needs in modern life, particularly in the realm of modern dating.

“There’s the whole guy-girl interaction,” Hart said. “If you ask for someone’s number, it might seem kind of forward. There’s definitely that connotation of asking for someone’s number. But, if I friend you the day after I meet you because I remember your name, it’s a lot more casual.”

This subtle distinction between texting and Facebook messaging appears to be a universal concept in this day and age.

“It will start on Facebook,” Araz said. “They start a conversation, and if one person asks for the other one’s number that would be a huge deal, like they are saying they are interested. In Turkey, guys do this all the time. They start talking on Facebook, and then, this is so cliche, they say, ‘One of the things I

hate the most is talking through Facebook messenger.’ We both know what you’re trying to do, but us girls just go, ‘Yeah, haha, of course.’”

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Beyond bringing two people closer together, social media are invaluable tools for students to coordinate events or organize their social lives. Busy students consider online notifications to be the best

If we were all to put away our phones, we would be having actual conversations.”

Paige Hannah (MSB ’17) way to find out what is happening on campus and how best to spend their limited free time.

“A lot of getting integrated on campus is about going to events and meeting people with similar interests, so Facebook especially helps you know what events are happening, when and who’s running them. You can try to coordinate with your friends — invite them, things like that — so it’s just

useful for getting the word out,” Hart said.

Publicity through social media sites seems to be the key component of successful plays, club meetings, speaker series and other events on the Hilltop.

“If I couldn’t use Facebook or Twitter to find out where different events were being held, it would be a lot more difficult to figure out where I was going on the weekends,” Hannah said.

However, knowing about what’s going on around campus during the weekends can lead to new instances of peer pressure and unhealthy comparisons. One of the most popular Twitter hashtags attests to this phenomenon: #FOMO, the “fear of missing out.”

“If I’m already in my pajamas, I’m not very likely to change my plans, but my feelings will definitely change,” Hannah said. “It probably wouldn’t be enough to actually make me change my plans, but it would definitely be enough to affect my mentality about staying in for the night and would probably make me feel less satisfied with my decision to stay in.”

Ross responded differently.

“I think two years ago I would have felt very left out, but since being at Georgetown, I have grown and kind of adopted that more mature perspective of ‘I can do what I want to do, what’s best for me.’

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Now if I saw that, I would be fine,” Ross said. “Honestly, it would probably reaffirm my decision because I’m at a place where I’m comfortable enough that when I want to see people that I know, I can make plans to do that. Whereas when you’re just starting at college, you want to meet people, so you don’t want to miss out on any events.”

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Social media-induced anxiety does not stop at weekend plans.

Online profiles that only show the highlights of a person’s experiences can lead other students to feel alienated if they feel they are experiencing less exciting lives.

“If you’re scrolling through someone’s timeline and all you see are the happy moments of people’s lives, I guess you can feel kind of self-conscious. I think it’s just important to recognize that Facebook doesn’t show it all,” Lam said.

Filtered and edited perfection on Instagram can have the same effect as mass media in regards to young women and body image.

“Is she too skinny? Am I too fat?

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What is she compared to me? It skews your thought process as far as what’s considered normal and whether or not your friends are healthy. You compare yourselves to them, and that affects how you see yourself,” Hannah said.

Social media provide yet another avenue where college students might feel the need to seek approval. Instead of being outlets for selfexpression, social media can quickly transform into twisted measures of self-worth.

“Instagram is my favorite app on the iPhone; I use it a lot. I’m very into art and photography. I feel like I can upload whatever I want; it doesn’t have to be some perfect picture of myself. For example, if I find some art piece that I really like, I would love to post that,” Araz said.

“But people, especially girls, really consider what they need to upload and how many likes they want to get; if they don’t see that they have as many likes as they want, they will delete it. I feel like that doesn’t matter, and that if you like something you should upload it, but that’s not the case for everyone.”

————— Regardless of where a person comes from, it is impossible to deny social media’s significant presence in college students’ lives.

“I would say that in general, social media has a negative impact on people’s lives. I think about me and my friends and how oftentimes, we’ll be sitting around the table at dinner, all of us on Twitter or Facebook instead of chatting with each other; while if we were all to put away our phones, we would be having actual conversations,” Hannah said.

But one thing is clear — even social media’s critics intend to keep using them.

“After graduation, I’ll definitely use it to stay in touch with all of the friends that I have made here because even now I know that we will all be doing different things in different cities. Social media are a really great way to still be in touch with them and to know what’s happening in their lives,” Hannah said.

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The Role of the Black House on Campus Justin kotwicki Special to The Hoya

Nancy Hinojos (SFS ’15) keeps herself very busy. She is a dancer in Groove Theory; she sits on the board of the Georgetown Aspiring Minority Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs; she is on the School of Foreign Service Academic Council; and she is a Patrick Healy Fellow through the Center for Multicultural Equity & Access. In the midst of all these activities, Hinojos also holds a leadership role as resident director of the Black House, a community that holds programs and encourages dialogue related to the experiences of students of color.

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Nancy Hinojos (SFS ’15) holds many campus positions, including one as resident director of the Black House.

When and how did you first hear about Black House?

I first heard about it when I came for Hoya Saxa weekend, which is the multicultural student weekend that the CMEA holds during one of the Georgetown Admissions Ambassador Program weekends. They flew us out and had a program for us where we had exposure to the wide variety of resources that there are on campus and the Black House was one of them, when it was located at its old location on 36th Street, closer to P Street. We had an open house there and got to talk to the president, and I found it to be a very important space, but I didn’t know I was going to be a resident leader down the line. I started coming to events my freshman year, then junior year I applied to be a resident director.

Why did you choose to get involved?

I think that having a space like the Black House is very important. It serves as a safe space for the community of color to host students of color on campus and to have really important discussions about what it means to be a diverse student at Georgetown, and there are also a lot of critical resources that the house offers that our community really needs. That just creates a very strong sense of community.

I’m very active in the Latino community and there has been a lot of discussion so far among the residents, because one of our goals is to assess the needs of the community and start programming around that. There is also a need for a Latino house, because while we are one big community, our communities within the community have differ-

ent needs. I wanted to get involved in that discussion, and I want to be a part of that, and so far it has been a really amazing experience in working very closely with the CMEA, and I think that the liaison role has been very important. Overall, I wanted to get involved in more outreach to use the house and make it become an integrated space.

cided that we would like to have an advocacy campaign to start a Latino house.

What makes the Black House such an important organization on campus?

One of the biggest components of it is that it is a safe space where people can come together. It can serve as programming space or a place to just chat or relax or just a place to break away from the madness that is Georgetown. We have critical conversations among residents about what it means to be a diverse student here and how we can program our events to reach the maximum amount of people.

What do you think the perception of Black House is throughout campus?

We’ve partnered very closely with the Latino initiative for Latino Heritage Month, and all of our events, whether they were a collaboration or just strictly Black-House-sponsored, were packed. I love seeing that. People can just come, chill and relax and have resident chats. I have, as resident director, run into cases where I say I live in the Black House and people don’t know where it is, what it is and why it exists. So I have had a lot of conversations with people about the history and the purpose of it. This year, especially with Latino Heritage Month, and the proposal that happened with the President’s Office and the Provost’s committee, these very important conversations are coming to the surface.

What do you hope to accomplish in your time as resident director?

One of the things that I’m working on right now with the CMEA is to compile a list of the various groups that compose the community of color at Georgetown and then just doing outreach blasting. And every group, regardless of where they are in the community, should have access to the house. Like I mentioned before, the residents got together about three weeks ago and discussed how we are one community of color and have a lot of similarities, but we have a lot of diversity within our community, and we have different needs that our community serves. Right now we have two African-American residents and two Latino residents. As a team we de-

What has been your most rewarding experience outside of the Black House?

You know, I am going to showcase Patrick Healy Fellows on this. The program is run out of the CMEA, and every year they pick up about four to five fellows out of an application pool. It was started in either ’98 or ’97 by a group of students who wanted more support from alumni, as well as students of color who wanted more support through mentorship and fellowship in general.You apply as a sophomore, and so I joined. We had an allfemale year, became such good friends, and I think that we were able to support each other through Georgetown. I look forward to being an alumna now, because I can come back and contribute.

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European Art Delights H

alfway through the second act, amid the browbeating and emotional turmoil that comes with this kind of existential crisis, my gaze shifted to the ceiling. Hidden high above the stage lights, far from the absurdist nihilism playing out down below, were the soaring vaults and arches of the neo-Gothic cathedral.

These simultaneously timeless and timeworn vaults have hosted everything from the New North Free Church 19th-century congregation to the newest plays of the Edinburgh University Theatre Company, the oldest student-run theater in Britain. Yet watching a play about the existential struggle of a writer attempting to write a play (now that’s theatrical inception for you) in a refurbished church didn’t seem sacrilegious in the least. Instead, it captured the unlikely harmony of religion, art, history and everyday life in 21st-century Europe.

Five days before this church-set existentialism, I rode the airport bus into Prague with not one but two Russian bands. When I asked Cloud Maze, the experimental pop-rock group sitting closest to me, if they were performing in Prague, the guitarist shook his head and said that they weren’t big enough for the capital. He explained in broken English that they were playing in a town spelled C-H-E-B but he didn’t know how to pronounce the name.

Research has since taught me that Cheb is an ancient town in western Czech Republic populated by a fair share of spires and churches. It’s marked by Romanesque and Gothic architecture and tourist hotspots of historical buildings dating all the way from the 13th century. That this turned out to be the detsination of the punky group was thus rather a surprise. After all, this is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking of radical pop-rock groups. But what do absurdist theater, Prague, Cloud Maze and the tiny town of Cheb have to do with modern aestheticism? Everything.

Prague was a Baroque fairy tale set to the tunes of the troubadours wandering the streets.

Creativity — seen in everything from the soaring architecture of the buildings to the activist graffiti on the subway and the Czech figurines sold on the sidewalks — is so interwoven into the fabric of the city that it’s easy to take it for granted.

After touring around for hours, we stopped in a corner restaurant for some authentic Czech goulash.

Only halfway through my meal did I start to notice the photographs lining the walls: close-ups of nude women curiously watched us polish of our plates. Like much of the modern art throughout the city, including the metal sculpture of a pregnant woman off of Old Town Square, no one seemed bothered by the presence of these women and, in truth, they didn’t seem very obscene. Instead, these black-and-white snapshots lining the red walls only added to the quirky character of the place and the greater Czech idea that art, however strange, is an integral part of life.

Listening to the quiet hum of nightlife from the comfort of my sleeping bag, I couldn’t help but think about how Prague’s past is never fully history: It’s alive in the present and playing a dynamic role in the shaping the future.

Perhaps this harmony was more noticeable because I was somewhere entirely unfamiliar and enveloped in the interplay of art, history and everyday life.

Little experiences like taking an ad-covered street tram up to the ancient castle or sitting next to two Russian bands revealed that art was all around me. Having spent even such as short time as I did in Prague, I was immediately made aware of the city’s creative culture. Sitting in an Edinburgh church-turned-playhouse, in the midst of the protagonist’s existential crisis, I realized that this spirit of arts and aestheticism was not so invisible after all.

Margie Fuchs is a junior in the College. LIFE ON THE FRINGE appears every other Friday.

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Tessa Thompson, who stars as Sam in the critically acclaimed film “Dear White People,” on set with director Justin Simien, winner of the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent in 2014, who based the film on his experience as an undergraduate.

Satirizing Prejudice

Film explores collegiate racial attitudes OGECHI NWODIM Hoya Staff writer

“Dear White People” is a skillfully done satirical film that sheds light on the experience of the African-American in a predominately white institution, while simultaneously dealing with the age-old phenomenon of the identity crisis.

Justin Simien, winner of the U. S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the Sundance Festival in 2014, decided to base the film on his experience in college, at Chapman University in Orange, Calif. “I wanted to talk about this experience in a new way. I wanted to find an interesting way to convey a black kid in a white place,” Simien told THE HOYA. For Simien, college provided the perfect setting to talk about the black experience.

“Here, a microcosm of racial relations is created,” he said. Although he creates caricatures of typical “black” personalities, Simean uses these personalities to creatively tell the saga of black college students, a story that is quite rarely portrayed accurately.

Sam (Tessa Thompson), the strong female lead and creator of the campus radio show “Dear White People,” attempts to untangle her own persona while also struggling to express the issues of many of the African-Americans on her Ivy League campus. In the film, Sam beats Troy (Brandon Bell), the “golden black child,” to the presidency of the historically black dorm building on campus. She uses her newfound position and radio show to become a beacon for issues she believes hamper the black students on campus. “I made her

into an Angela Davis or Huey Davis from the Boondocks purposefully,” Simien said.

“She shows things as they are. She’s rambunctious and a true freedom fighter.”

Colandria (Teyonah Parris), or “Coco,” is another strong black female, but she sits on the opposite side of the spectrum from Sam. Coco desires to escape a background of poverty and regards black culture with an attitude of reproach. Similar to Sam, she begins to re-evaluate her worldview as certain events unfold.

Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams), the timid black boy trying to understand his sexuality, is the only character with whom one continuously empathizes during the film. He finds himself in a university setting that caters only to those who belong in distinctive groups. He neither fully fits into the “black” group, nor into the “white” group. As a result, he is in a permanent state of stagnancy and helplessness.

“I relate to Lionel the most. His experience in college closely mirrors my own,” Simien said. “I feel like those who are black and gay are often marginalized in the media. One can be black or gay, but seldom is the story of a black and gay individual accurately portrayed and explored.

Often, we are stuck in no man’s land.”

As the film progresses, racial tensions on campus come to a head when a fraternity throws a party where one student comes dressed in blackface. Considering that similar events have recently occurred at institutions such as Arizona State University and Duke University, this plot line is especially poignant.

The phenomena of microaggressions — racial insults or biases of daily occurrence

that can morph into outright racial aggression and hostility — is pre-eminent in the film. It is a distinct reminder that society can easily fall into the conditions that perpetuate the blatant racial injustices of the past and present. In fact, the film’s students dress following the theme of 1960s style at times. The resultant setting displays a distinct reminder of the past, but also shows the ways in which the past could bleed into the present.

“I wanted to create this hyper reality of sorts. I created the characters based on how they looked in my head. Creating them as both fictional and archetypal characters,” Simien said.

At the end of the film, Sam finishes her “Dear White People” series. Instead of her typical criticisms, she claims that she should not have to explicitly tell her audience of wrongs committed — as moral human beings, they should know. Her film simply holds up a mirror for others to examine themselves in.

“You see, that is the ultimate purpose of art: to look at it and see oneself more clearly,” Simien said, explaining his decision to end his film in this manner. “What are we [film directors, artists] doing if we are not facilitating the way in order to see ourselves more clearly, more honestly?”

“Dear White People” facilitates a means for not only college students, but also American society as a whole to re-examine racial relations in America. As a whole, the film artfully creates a confluence of laughter, discomfort and stark reality.

With no doubt, at the end of the film, all viewers, regardless of race, will feel compelled to reanalyze themselves and their moral views.

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Play Proves Relevance of Past Debates WIND, from B1 open to them.”

“Inherit the Wind” retains its relevance, and the subject seems as meaningful as ever.

“The show is another example of how quickly group thinking can take over and how [we] quickly become unwilling to consider new ideas.

It’s something we constantly face in

America, and we’re going to continue to face it.We saw it with Ferguson and gay rights,” Fanone said.

Redmond, Producer Audrey Denis (SFS ’15) and the casting team made an innovative decision to cast the sassy character of E.K. Hornbeck, originally a male newspaper columnist for The Baltimore Herald, as a female. Claire Derriennic (COL ’17) rises to the occasion,

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Tim Lyons (COL ’15) takes the stand with Matt Grisier (COL ’16), who plays defense attorney and religious agnostic Henry Drummond.

embodying Hornbeck’s cynical swagger with gusto. This decision engages with issues of women in political positions of power today and renders the play even more relevant to current societal issues.

Surprisingly, Katie Rosenberg (COL ’15), who plays Bert Cates’ love interest Rachel Brown, cites the opening stage directions of the show as the most insightful part of “Inherit the Wind.” The directions state that the play should not be taken solely as a historical account, and it is therefore not restricted to any one corresponding time period.

“It’s a parable of this world that could happen at any time and even to us here at Georgetown. It’s about the questions we ask and what we choose to believe. How to navigate believing in a certain religion and thinking for yourself is crucial,” Rosenberg said.

“Inherit the Wind” boasts a 17-person cast and 36-person production team, the largest Mask & Bauble has juggled in years, as well as a stage that runs almost the entire length of Poulton Hall Stage 3.

Despite the fact that many production team members were new to their roles, both Redmond and

Denis attest to the surprisingly seamless journey of taking the play from casting to show week.

“Incorporating students into these new roles has allowed them to grow, which is exactly what we’re trying to do with this. It’s student theatre; we want people to learn things and come away as part of a community,” Denis said.

By no means is “Inherit the Wind” a warm and fuzzy play, nor is it a short production. Be prepared to engage and ponder the hard-hitting matter of creationist ideology. With that said, the tongue and cheek humor and dynamo energy make the serious nature of the play more digestible. Mask & Bauble successfully tackles the nuances and antique nature of the play while putting its own stamp on the production.

The story reminds us that issues debated decades ago — science versus religion, the control of education in the United States and the freedom to think — are still as relevant today as they were then. “Inherit the Wind” will be performed Thursday to Saturday, Oct. 16 to 18 at 8 p.m., Sunday Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. and Wednesday to Saturday, Oct. 22 to 25 at 8 p.m. in Poulton Hall.

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Lena Dunham’s memoir “Not That Kind of Girl” deals with issues of self-image and learning to accept yourself.

The autobiography explores her personal struggles and what it took for her to find inner happiness.

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am 20 years old and I hate myself.”

And with that, “Not That Kind of Girl” throws us into the whirlwind that is the life of Lena Dunham.

Humorous, heartwarming and heartbreaking, this memoir offers up a tale of a young woman and her very real, human experiences on the road to “having it all.”

When Dunham says she’s interested in “having it all,” she’s referencing the book that inspired her own: legendary Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown’s “Having It All.” In Brown’s memoir, Dunham appreciated that “Helen shares her own embarrassing, acne-ridden history in an attempt to say, ‘Look, happiness and satisfaction can happen to anyone.’”

Dunham does the same exact thing with “Not That Kind of Girl,” providing us with her humiliating encounters and profound thoughts on young-adult life that reassure those in similar situations that it’ll all be OK. In Dunham’s words, “If I could take what I’ve learned and make one menial job easier for you … then every misstep of mine was worthwhile.”

Split into five sections (Love & Sex, Body, Friendship, Work and Big Picture), Dunham details nearly every aspect of her multifaceted life, reminding us that she’s just a young woman, trying to make her way in the world. She takes us with her to the first time she had sex, every therapy session she’s ever been to for her anxiety, every breakup she’s had, her lack of employment post-college and her long-term struggle with body image and dieting: all relatable topics for anyone in their 20s.

An especially poignant moment happens when Dunham walks us through the sexual assault she encountered in college. In a chapter entitled “Barry,” she recounts the blurry memory of a night she went home with a man she barely knew.

“I feel like there are 50 ways it’s my fault,” says Dunham, giving us insight into her mind as she blamed herself for this rape she experienced years ago. In a time when this topic is highly debated, this particular moment is encouraging and empowering, giving a voice to young women everywhere who have had similar experiences with assault and rape on college campuses.

Between the essays of memories and mishaps, she throws in collections of lists such as “18 Unlikely Things I’ve Said Flirtatiously” (11. “I’m obsessed with the curtains in your van!”) or “15 Things I’ve Learned from My Mother” (3. “Barbie’s disfigured. It’s fine to play with her just as long as you keep that in mind.”), which provide most of the humor in the memoir, along with short and unexpectedly poignant thoughts on life.

It’s safe to say that if you’re already not a huge fan of Dunham, you won’t enjoy this book. It’s a work all about Lena: but that’s the essence of a memoir. Much of the humor resembles her HBO series “Girls,” and some familiar with the show might even recognize the likenesses between Dunham and her character, Hannah Horvath: a bit self-involved, struggling with crippling anxiety disorders and possessing a selfdeprecating humor.

Noticeably missing from the novel is any sort of in-depth discussion on the harsh criticism Dunham has faced

since the premiere of “Girls.” Although Dunham is an Emmy award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning writer, there exists a staunch opposition to her work.

Many say she’s a girl who did not actually work her way to the top, having been given opportunities because of her privileged New York City childhood.

Yes, there are moments in her book akin to this way of thinking that are worthy of an eye roll: her summer home in the country, her European family trips and her casual snacking on goose liver pate as a child. But Dunham never clearly addresses criticisms about herself.

There’s one moment where a student at her alma mater conducting an interview with her asks, “How does it feel to be a line item in so many people’s narratives of privilege and oppression?” At first, she doesn’t have an answer, but after some scrambling eventually replies, “There are some worse guys than me.”

Here, we don’t see Lena Dunham, the over-privileged white girl. We don’t even see Lena Dunham, the director, writer and actress. We see Lena Dunham, the young woman who is still trying to figure out the answer to this question; who is still trying to figure out life.

Admittedly, most of us reading this book might not have New York City artists for parents. We did not create an award-winning television series at 25. And we most certainly don’t “have it all.”

Most of us are just trying to figure things out. Dunham and her struggle to find simply happiness, self-acceptance and purpose offers solace to those people, encouraging all of those readers that they can one day have it all, too. And that’s all she aims to do.

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eorgetown does Halloween well. So Roosevelt with his frequent appearances. it should — we have a serious repuJust across Pennsylvania Avenue, Lafaytation to uphold after the 1973 re- ette Square serves as the launch point for lease of William Friedkin’s cult horror film a number of ghost tours. For the most part, “The Exorcist.” The movie’s chilling score, these can be ignored — the haunting inforwhich crawls up and down my spine even mation can be found online, and it’s a great now as I listen to it for the 10th time, serves source of entertainment if you’re procrastias the perfect anthem for our favorite holi- nating for midterms. The park’s most faday here on the Hilltop. mous haunt is the son of Francis Scott Key. As narrow streets become lined with The young man had an affair with a wompumpkins and giant inflatable cats peer an and then an unfortunate run-in with over the edges of townhouses, we Hoyas are her jilted husband at night. The man fired just gearing up for the season. The arrival three shots and Philip Barton Key died a of the special day will deliver some pre- few hours later in the nearby Tahoe House. dictable, yet nonetheless enjoyable sights, The Tahoe House, or as it’s more comincluding a few brave students attending monly known, the Octagon House, holds lecture in full costume and a few bolder the title of Most Haunted Location in professors doing the same.

Washington, D.C. The AmeriO’Donovan Hall will go heavy can Institute of Architects uses on the pumpkin, to the delight the house as a museum today of some and to the chagrin of and likes to downplay this fact, others. And as the light fades, but the house still serves as packs of students will wander a gem in many ghost walks. to the Exorcist Steps, loiter for a Three women have fallen to while and tell a few scary stories their deaths from the third as they huddle closely under the floor landing and the ghosts Erin Hickok of slaves reportedly still ring streetlight.

The Georgetown neighborbells from their living quarters hood itself harbors a healthy share of in the back of the house. Guests have seen haunted locations. Old Stone House sits a man reclined in the third-floor bedroom unassumingly on M Street, tucked between and a female presence that brings the scent the Kate Spade and the Paper Source, two of lilacs with each visit. The house is dripdecidedly un-spooky locations. But just in- ping in ghosts. side, an evil spirit named George watches Even if you’re not captured by the stories over the third-floor bedroom. of supernatural mischief, a walk to downOn multiple occasions, female visitors town on Halloween is a good idea. M Street to the house (now a museum that closes is electric and alive on Halloween. If you around 4 p.m.), have felt his hands wrap make it past the buzzing throngs of tipsy around their neck. Four or five other spirits partygoers, there are some more approachbounce around the house, running up and able celebrations in the surrounding areas. down the stairs or peeking out of the win- Silver Spring hosts a zombie walk each year dows. The building’s plot of land has been that’s worth an eternity on the Red Line, designated a national park, so even if you’re and there a number of haunted trail walks not in the mood to be strangled, the quaint that provide some terrifying diversions. yard behind Stone House may be a good If all else fails, grab some friends and a place to spend an hour or two. computer. As the opening chords of “The Beyond the confines of our creepy neigh- Exorcist’s” lilting track fill the room, borhood, the White House is a surprising take a moment to reflect on the abunepicenter of spiritual activity. If you man- dance of local haunts that make Georgeage to secure one of the highly desired holi- town unique. Then stop thinking about day tours, keep an eye open for Lincoln. The it. That stuff is scary. lanky figure has been seen many times in Hickok is a sophomore the last century, and he reportedly visits Erin most during times of crisis. He visited most in the School of Foreign Serfrequently during the Franklin D. Roosevelt vice. DISTRICT ON A DIME appears years, surprising Churchill and Eleanor every other Friday.

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Seafood Restaurant Jazzes Up Southern Classics acadiana restaurant

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901 New York Ave. NW Cuisine: Louisiana $$$$ Yiwen Hu

Hoya Staff Writer

It is not uncommon for cuisine distinctions to become over-generalized — the diversity of food found from region to region within a given country is rarely appreciated.

Therefore, Spanish cuisine is equated with tapas, while Catalan food is neglected; Japanese cuisine is equated with sushi, while Okinawan food is overlooked. American food is stereotypically associated with burgers and fries; however, little is known — especially among internationals — about Louisianan food. The state boasts a rich culinary culture of unique dishes that are curious in their pronunciation, presentation and taste.

Acadiana Restaurant, an establishment that markets itself as “the only restaurant in the nation’s capital to serve Louisianan cuisine at a heightened level of elegance,” is tucked away in a relatively tranquil corner of New York Avenue. The restaurant features dishes created by chef Jeff Tunks, who takes pride in his years of experience working in New Orleans and advertises Acadiana as “the only contemporary Louisiana fish house in the D.C. area.”

For weekend brunch, Acadiana offers a prix fixe menu of three courses at a reasonable price of $29.

Options include several of the res-

taurant’s signature dishes, as well as some classic brunch plates with a creative Louisiana twist. Enticing as the a la carte sides appear, ordering the full three-course meal will guarantee a full stomach. Given the high quality of the food, patrons will leave completely satisfied and content without springing for any of the extra items.

The brunch menu offers nine choices as far as appetizer selections, each distinctively different from the rest. Some of the more popular picks include the rather traditional Louisiana dish smoked chicken and andouille sausage gumbo, the innovative fried green tomatoes and the typical brunch starter — deviled eggs.

Our waitress, however, highly recommended the charbroiled oysters, which have garnered an incredibly high reputation among Acadiana’s guests. Indeed they should: Perfect to share between two to three people, the six oysters were presented in an enormous plate, each charbroiled with garlic butter and covered with parmesan romano cheese. Drizzled with a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon, the savory oysters tasted decadently flavorful.

On the other hand, the seafood crepe gratin, though slightly less lauded, was no less delicious. A thin layer of crepe encased melted cheese and an abundant amount of fresh shrimp, jumbo lump crab and Louisi-

ana crawfish, all of which had a tender texture and a fresh taste. Despite the creaminess of the cheese, the crepe was nevertheless delightfully light.

The entree section of the brunch menu offers another 10 selections, among which the eggs Acadiana and the southern shrimp and grits enjoyed the most praise. The eggs Acadiana substituted the Canadian bacon, used in classic eggs Benedict, for Louisiana crawfish crab cakes. The quality of any crab-cake version of eggs Benedict depends upon the selection of fine ingredients and the execution of the dish itself. Acadiana excelled in both: The crawfish was so fresh that no trace of fishiness could be detected; meanwhile, its flavor did not eclipse, but rather complemented that of the tasso ham hollandaise sauce.

Another entree, the southern shrimp and grits, whet the appetite the very moment it arrived at the table, as the dish was pleasing to the eye with its vibrant colors. Like any other seafood dish at Acadiana, the freshness of the ingredients was proved by the chewy texture of the sauteed gulf shrimp. The cheddar cheese grits cake in the middle had an equally memorable taste, its cheesiness harmonized by the light, yet flavorful, sauce in which it sat.

With a final touch of tasso ham, the dish had the magical ability to convert any patron into a devout follow-

RESTAURANT review

Local Hotel Restaurant Impresses With Variety of Ritzy Fusion Plates Degrees bistro at the ritz carlton

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Acadiana offers fresh, exceptional versions of classic Louisiana dishes like this delicious plate of southern shrimp and grits. er of Louisiana cuisine.

Finally, diners get to choose from the five dessert options. Probably the most popular dish is the coffeecognac creme brulee. This classic French invention took on a pleasant coffee flavor, thus neutralizing the sweetness of the sugar crust and the caramel cream. The French market beignets, another favorite of the patrons frequenting Acadiana, also trace their origin to the French heritage of Lousiana. This fluffy pastry made from deep-fried choux paste is commonly served with powdered sugar on top in New Orleans. Dipped

in the complementary chicory coffee creme anglaise, which is a light pouring dessert sauce, the beignets would undoubtedly succeed in concluding the dining experience with an amazing end note.

With such a wide array of brunch dishes, each so exceptional that they are sure to meet even the highest of expectations, Acadiana truly deserves the popularity it enjoys. Every Sunday, the restaurant features live jazz performance — another incentive for anyone with a penchant for a relaxing, enjoyable and elegant Sunday brunch.

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3100 South St. NW | Cuisine: French | $$$$ Sophie Saguil

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With Parent and Family Weekend just around the corner, Georgetown hotels will soon be full of eager Hoya families ready to explore the District. But every Parents’ Weekend, students are constantly faced with the dilemma: Where should I take my parents to eat? The perfect place to dine this weekend might just be at the very hotel where your parents are staying.

Located at 3100 South St. NW, the sleek and swanky Degrees Bar & Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown is a hidden gem delivering fun fusion food sure to satisfy parents and students alike.

I decided to dine at Degrees after the ill-informed decision of taking a walk to the waterfront with a friend on a very, very hot day. Exhausted from the heat, my friend and I resigned to eating somewhere nearby. However, we were bored with the usual restaurants on the waterfront that Georgetown students frequent so often.

We wanted something new, so after a few searches on Yelp, we came across Degrees, which boasted an impressive four out of five stars.

Intrigued, we decided to make the short trek over to The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown.

Upon our arrival, we were

very politely greeted by the hotel concierge, who escorted us to Degrees. The lighting was dark and intimate and the decor was modern and sleek, perfectly suited for a casual evening out. The space featured a medley of seating — bar stools, high tables and chairs, lower dining room style tables, as well as couches with coffee tables. It was early in the evening, so the restaurant was mostly empty, with the exception of a few well-dressed hotel guests who sat at the bar, sipping cocktails and watching the football game on the hanging TVs. We were immediately seated at one of the dining tables and promptly served water and bread, courtesy of our very efficient waiter. The menu featured international cuisine, but all with some sort of cross-cultural, fusioninspired twist. Korean tacos ($14), French onion soup dumplings ($8) and blue crab croquettes ($16) sounded fun, unusual and intriguing. Our waiter informed us that the restaurant served small plates fit for sharing, so my friend and I decided on the artisan charcuterie board ($18), the Ramen Sliders ($12) and the aforementioned Korean tacos.

The charcuterie board (serrano ham, herbes de Provence salami, sopressata, Spanish chorizo, cornichons, whole-grain mustard,

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The Korean tacos at Degrees Bistro successfully mixed eastern and western flavors in a delicious combination.

sliced baguette) featured an assortment of meats and cheeses that would have stood well enough individually but were even more fantastic when paired together.

The ramen sliders — traditional beef sliders served with buns made out of pan-fried ramen noodles instead of bread — were served with hoisin sauce and Sriracha aioli and were simply out of this world.

The ramen noodle buns added an unexpected crunch to the burger that regular bread simply cannot achieve.

And finally, the Korean tacos delivered a similar East-meetsWest flair — warm corn tortillas filled with braised galbi short rib, pickled jicama and sesame slaw flavored to perfection. My friend and I were so impressed with our meal that despite our full stomachs, we decided to order dessert, settling on the Georgetown s’more, a delicious deconstructed s’more with smoked vanilla marshmallow and homemade graham crackers.

Degrees is headed by The RitzCarlton, Georgetown Executive Chef Quang Duong, who immigrated to the United States in the 1980s. Before being named The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown executive chef in 2007, Chef Duong worked at various Washington, D.C. luxury hotels and restaurants, such as The Westin, Nicholas Restaurant in The Mayflower Hotel, Citronelle, Ana Hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, The Willard Intercontinental Hotel, The Hilton Old Town Hotel, Eurasian Harbor Restaurant and The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. During his impressive cooking career, Duong has been lauded with many culinary awards, including the prestigious International Award of Excellence as one of the Best Chefs in America. Duong is known for the incredible quality of dishes, using only the freshest seasonal produce and best ingredients.

So if you’ve got parents coming this weekend — and better yet, if they’re staying at The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown — head on over to this hidden hotel lobby restaurant for an exciting and inspiring meal you won’t regret. Degrees is open for dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., but remains open during early morning and afternoon hours throughout the day, serving a variety of menus for hotel guests and M Street walk-ins.

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INGREDIENTS

1 package brownie mix 1 cup peanut butter 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips 1/2 cup M&Ms

Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare brownie mix as directed. Spoon batter into lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan. Bake 23 to 27 minutes.

Place peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk in medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until mixture is smooth.

Spread over prepared brownie pizza. Melt the chocolate chips and drizzle over the top with M&M’s scattered alongside.

Blood Orange and bourbon

loveandlemons.com Citrus is great this time of year, so lighten up the evening while keeping it classy with this fresh whisky cocktail.

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice 3 to 5 tbsp. bourbon 2 drops angostura bitters Splash of sparkling water Orange slices & sprigs of mint, for garnish Mix all blood orange juice, bourbon, bitters and sparkling water in a glass.

Garnish with orange slices and serve.

Robert mondavi private selection Cabernet Sauvignon

wineexpress.com Chocolate and cabernet go together like peanut butter and jelly, like bacon and eggs, like burgers and fries. The full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon’s tannins and acidity balance perfectly with the sweet smoothness of a chocolate brownie. This particular label is noted for its fruity undertones of blackberry and plum. Sip it slowly and enjoy the combined flavors of this classic food and wine pairing.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Evergreen

MOVIE REVIEW

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NICK BIGGS-CHIROPOLOS Hoya Staff Writer

After the rise of New Zealander Lorde in the world of American mainstream music last year, more young Kiwis are making their marks, with 19-year-old Georgia and 21-year-old Caleb Nott, a brother-sister band called Broods, just releasing their debut album, “Evergreen.”

Georgia is the duo’s main vocalist, while Caleb works production and backing vocals. It is no coincidence that their creative consultant is Joel Little, who helped guide Lorde’s breakthrough album, “Pure Heroine,” to success at this time last year. Every song is written by this trio and produced by Caleb Nott and Little as well.

With a trance-like production, textured vocals and generally sad themes, the songs in “Evergreen” are not like the catchy types one would hear while listening to the radio in the car. These tracks involve powerful and distinctive female vocals and heavy, yet simple production that sounds more indie than pop, but that utilizes modern electronic beats and synths.

This is the type of music that will grow on the listener as one learns to appreciate the duo’s more subtle differences and deeply emotional lyrics.

They are most reminiscent of up-andcoming singer-songwriter Banks, who released her own debut album just weeks ago, which provides a similar sound to Georgia’s vocals and Caleb’s production. The increasing exposure of these artists represents the rise of the

indie-pop genre.

“Bridges” is the clear standout track.

It first helped Broods gain exposure in the United States when it was featured as the iTunes free single of the week back in February, and it has gained limited airplay circulation since then.

The song boldly declares the duo is “burning all the bridges down/watching it go up in flames” in the catchiest chorus on the album. With its powerful vocals and production, “Bridges” is a great introductory track to the sound Broods provides on the rest of the album.

“Mother & Father” is another memorable song that immediately commands attention with its rhythmically thumping drums. In it, the Notts describe their experience moving out from their parents’ home. This sets the stage for the somewhat dark and lonely theme of the album, but it can actually get the listeners singing as Georgia softly repeats the phrase “I don’t want to wake up lonely.” Nine of the 11 songs on the album contain similarly dark themes, yet for the most part they retain an upbeat sound.

For this reason, some of the slower songs such as “Medicine” and “Evergreen” are more forgettable. Since the lyrics of every single song on “Evergreen” are powerful in their own way, these mellower songs end up feeling like downers as melancholy tunes swallow up the meaning of the words.

However, the band masters the slow effect on “Four Walls” — my personal favorite — which fervently describes trying to make someone love you back. It

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New Zealand brother and sister duo Broods combine entrancing vocals with impressive electronic production in their debut album.

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provides a positive, though uncertain message, that “those four walls [for] now are home.” The layered production and vocals combine perfectly.

Other standout tracks include “Everytime” and “L.A.F.” “Everytime’s” energetic spirit is only paralleled by that of “Bridges.” It incorporates the EDM genre in its production, and Georgia’s vocals alternate between trance-like build-ups and frantic declarations that “every time is the last time” in the chorus. “L.A.F” is probably the most fun and positive song on the album, which describes going out with friends and being carefree.

The album does a great job showcasing the maturity of the Notts’ musical skills and emotions in the songwriting of each individual track. Many songs stand out, although a few others blend together and leave one questioning what the words are trying to say.

The Notts are still very young, so the overall content is impressive for their age, but one thing their album does not provide is a cohesive message, continuous theme or even a clear progression from one track to the next. Instead, it feels more like a collection of 11 songs sold together, so the themes definitely could have been developed a bit more.

The songs do provide a deep insight into the highs and lows of these siblings’ lives, but they do not succeed in connecting to any overarching meaning. Nevertheless, any student at Georgetown can relate to the idea that the life of a teenager involves many ups and downs and often leaves us very confused, so in this sense the disconnect is actually very real.

In any case, these siblings clearly have the musical talent to justify the buzz surrounding them. While this album is unlikely to give them a major breakthrough outside their native New Zealand, they are the type of band I expect will gain a devoting following — particularly in the age of the Internet, which means that we will probably be hearing a lot more of them as their sound and fanbase continue to develop.

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Epic Film Deserves the Time it Takes

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nly in the 21st century would it seem perfectly plausible to recommend that a friend binge watch 10 to 12 hours of the hottest new TV show and yet utterly ridiculous to recommend that anyone go spend more than 3 hours in a movie theater to watch a single film.

Granted, there are a lot of factors at play here — the cost of a movie ticket versus the monthly price of a Netflix subscription, the ability to pause and grab a snack, etc. — but strip away all the fussy externalities and you will find the core of the issue to be a matter of length: No one (in general) wants a movie to be anything more than two to two-and-a-half hours long tops.

Consider now the paradox that is “Mysteries of Lisbon.” This four-anda-half-hour period epic from the late Portuguese director Raúl Ruiz was initially conceived as a television miniseries but debuted at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in a version tailor-made for the big screen, a format the film has retained in its post-festival afterlife.

Getting through the film in the middle of the semester would be no more difficult than watching the newest season of “Downton Abbey” in the same timeframe; the story is episodic in nature and has an intermission between halves. Nor is “Mysteries of Lisbon” even the longest film ever made by any stretch of the imagination. Béla Tarr’s “Sátántang ,” for one, towers over it at a monstrous seven hours and 12 minutes.

Nevertheless, streaming Ruiz’s epic on

the portable device of your choice will deny you the full experience of viewing the film as it was meant to be seen.

At first glance, “Mysteries of Lisbon” may seem like nothing more than a glorified, foreign-language soap opera.

Starting with the story of João, a Portuguese orphan in the early 19th century, the film weaves together a magnificent

Tim Markatos tapestry of contemporaneous events across Europe as told by saints and sinners of every social standing and filtered through the receptive ears of Father Dinis, headmaster of João’s orphanage and designated keeper of everyone’s secrets.

There’s plenty of romancing — licit and adulterous — swashbuckling and plottwisting to go around for audiences of all persuasions, yet at the end of the day the story offers nothing radically new to the “private lives of aristocratic Europeans and Their Servants” genre.

What justifies four and a half hours of a story that essentially amounts to little more than period-piece comfort food is the remarkable craftsmanship.

In a movie as largely dialogue-driven as this one, the standard shot-counter shot style of filming and editing would have sufficed for most filmmakers; not so for

Ruiz.

Whether he is filming an intense conversation in a shadowy drawing room, a soiree at a stately country manor or an impromptu duel on the side of the road, Ruiz never lets his camera sit still.

Although its effects are nearly imperceptible at first, the dynamic camerawork implicates the viewer in the sumptuous world of 19th-century Europe and invites us to observe every inch of every frame. Ruiz renders it all in a full-bodied color palette befitting the time and place of the story; no other film that I can think of endows the color green with as much warmth as this film does.

One can certainly appreciate all that “Mysteries of Lisbon” has to offer from a computer screen, but to deprive yourself of a theater screen and four and a half hours’ worth of undivided attention would be to deprive the film of the full potential of its beauty and intricacy.

Today, the most any of us could hope for is a rainy Saturday evening on which to watch Ruiz’s film uninterrupted at home (don’t plan on “Mysteries of Lisbon” showing up at Landmark’s E Street Cinema for a special screening anytime soon), but perhaps someday the opportunity will present itself to watch the film as its director intended — that is to say, by easing back into the cushioned embrace of a theater chair and allowing the mysteries of Ruiz’s Lisbon to hold us captive for an entire afternoon.

Tim Markatos is a senior in the College. THE CINEMA FILES appears every other Friday.

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Miles Teller stars as aspiring drummer Andrew Neyman in the critically acclaimed drama “Whiplash.”

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At some point in our academic careers, we’ve all probably encountered who one teacher that led us out of our comfort zones. If not a teacher, then a coach or a personal mentor — someone who pushed us further than we first thought possible through a grueling, and even painful, journey. In the poignant new release “Whiplash,” drumming student Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is pushed to excruciating limits beyond what most of us have experienced.

A jazz drummer at a prestigious school of music in New York, Andrew lives and breathes music. With a father that never lived out his dreams of becoming a writer, Andrew is hard on himself and continually pushes himself, feeling much more pressure than most other students. Andrew wants to become one of the greats of music and will do anything to get there, even if it means impressing the brutal jazz band instructor, Terrence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons).

Fletcher demands an extreme amount of his students, driving one of them to commit suicide.

How does one explain or justify Fletcher’s harsh ways of teaching? It is definitely up for debate as to whether or not Fletcher went too far, but according to him, the “greats” of music only become great after receiving that dramatic and painful push.

He constantly cites the example of Charlie Parker, a drummer who was only driven to success after another musician threw a cymbal at his head. According to Fletcher, if you quit after being pushed past your limits, as Parker had been, then you are simply not cut out to be a “Charlie Parker.”

Determined to become the next great drummer, Andrew listens to music day and night, torturing himself and moving himself to literal blood, sweat and tears. Every time Andrew plays, his obsession with the music and his playing is beyond intriguing. He sweats as if he has just run a marathon, and to add a little bit of gore to the film, the blisters on his hand from overplaying would burst and saturate double layers of Band-Aids, exemplifying his overly dedicated and obsessed state of mind.

The movie overall was enthralling. Directed by Damien Chazelle, the film has already played at the Sundance Film Festival in January, receiving the Grand Jury Prize for a Dramatic Film and the Dramatic Audience Award. It is definitely deserving of this prestigious honor, as “Whiplash” is so poignantly and effectively told.

When Andrew felt pain or disappointment, it seemed as though the audience in the theater felt his intense pain and suffering as well. For example, when Andrew’s family members get attention for being on high school sports teams, Andrew is frustrated beyond belief that his excruciating efforts are unnoticed.

This is easy to relate to in most families and that all-too-familiar sibling rivalry between kids who want to be recognized for their accomplishments.

As an audience member, I wanted so badly for Andrew to succeed and for the instructor to tone down his cruelty, but at the same time, had Fletcher not been so extreme, Andrew’s successes would not have been so monumental. Andrew persisted even when his physical and emotional states were in jeopardy, and his determination was truly inspirational.

The emotion was raw and realistic throughout the film, and the storyline was extraordinarily suspenseful.

Although the film is not just for music lovers, it is certainly music-oriented. The extent to which the movie focused on the music itself was a bit excessive. While the compositions and the drum solos were certainly enjoyable and more than well-done, it was a bit exhausting to continuously hear music throughout almost the entire film. However, with this exception, the film adequately incorporated musical references in a way that every audience member could understand.

“Whiplash” truly has great depth and meaning, going beyond the surface of the difficulties in pursuing a musical career. The film explores what college-age students and young adults are feeling most — an immense amount pressure. Thus, “Whiplash” easily relates to any audience member that has once felt or is currently feeling Andrew’s stress and desire to become someone significant.

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WHERE: Red Square WHEN: Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

INFO: csj.georgetown.edu PRICE: $20 ages 23+, $10 under 22

WHERE: Walsh Building, Spagnuolo Gallery WHEN: Thursday, 5 p.m.

INFO: performingarts.georgetown.edu PRICE: Free

Georgetown University’s Children’s Theater will be offering a free public performance of its new show “The Wizard of Oz,” directed by Sophia Wood (SFS ’17) and produced by Taylor Oster (COL ’17). While the troupe caters to younger audiences, the performance is meant to be enjoyed by viewers of all ages, so make sure to check out this fun classic.

The Georgetown Improv Association is ready to show their quick-thinking talent this weekend. Even though the group performs several times throughout the school year, this show in particular is guaranteed to be a standout performance. The actors spin their comedic tales from audience suggestions, so come ready with a few creative ideas.

The Georgetown Ministry Center is committed to the fight against homelessness in our local community. The race being held this Sunday is an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for this cause. Participants can choose between the 2k walk and the 5k run and can register online in advance or on-site the day of the event.

The Georgetown University Orchestra will be premiering a piece written by GU faculty member Joel Phillip Friedman. Friedman’s music has been lauded as “beautiful and intelligent” by the New Yorker. The piece was written especially for Benoy Behl’s “Buddhist Heritage Sites” photo exhibit. After the performance, a discussion with the artists will be held.

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When a typical student thinks of the website Amazon, she likely thinks of it as a center of online shopping to buy textbooks or something for a dorm room.

However, Amazon appears ready to change that view of itself with its foray into television programming, and it may have hit the jackpot with the premiere of the first season of “Transparent,” one of the best new series this fall.

“Transparent”centers on a 70-year-old father transitioning into life as a transgender woman.

The show focuses on how her dysfunctional family deals with this large change and how it affects their lives.

The show was created by Jill Soloway, best known for her work on the HBO drama “Six Feet Under,” who wrote seven of the episodes and directed three. Soloway deals with the sensitive topic beautifully and with great poise, giving a face to something many Americans are seldom exposed to in their daily lives. An important aspect of the show is the challenges that trans people face, such as coming out to their families and friends and even using restrooms.

The show gives viewers a good un-

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Amy Landecker and Jeffrey Tambor star in Amazon’s new show about a 70-year-old father adjusting to life as a transgender female.

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derstanding of what it means to be trans, a group that is extremely underrepresented in today’s media.

Jeffrey Tambor plays the lead character Maura, formerly known as Mort. Tambor is known for his role on “Arrested Development” as the lawbreaking patriarch of the family, a role which, though hilariously performed, was not particularly relateable However, the viewer easily finds an emotional connection with Tambor’s portrayal of Maura. We feel Maura’s successes, her failures and her difficulties in her new life. Tambor also makes us laugh quite frequently and manages to keep the show light even when it drifts into heavier subject matters.

A main focus of the show is Maura’s three grownup children, Sarah, Josh and Ali. Sarah (Amy Lendecker) is a wife and mother who seems to have life figured out, though by the end of the first episode we realize that this is far from the truth. Jay Duplass, known for his indie films “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” and “Cyrus,” plays Josh, a hip, buttons-his-topbutton kind of guy who has a different girlfriend in almost every episode but never seems happy.

The youngest sibling is Ali (Gaby Hoffman) who is perhaps the most messed up soul in the family. Most of her story lines are too inappropriate to print, so I’ll just say that “Transparent” has perhaps the most sex and nudity I have ever seen in a television show — and I watch “Game of Thrones”— and most of it is centered around her.

The feeling one gets from the series is that, out of all the characters, Maura is most comfortable in her life. Through flashbacks we see that Mort felt more comfortable as a woman all along, though he had to sneak around in hotels or sketchy looking stores, often teaming up with another closeted transgender, played by a funny and courageous Bradley Whitford (of “The West Wing”). Maura finally feels that this is her opportunity to be herself, and we see genuine happiness in her when she goes with her daughters on a shopping trip, or when she is simply one of the girls in her new group of friends.

Even when Maura faces difficulties, she talks about it with her support group and is honest with herself. In the beginning, the siblings are unhappy with themselves, but through the course of the series they finally try to do something about their unhappiness. Mort lived his entire life not being who he truly was, and the siblings do not want to make that mistake.

All 10 episodes of the first season are currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Instant Video, a service which offers a 30day free trial much like Netflix.

The show is incredibly well suited for binge-watching; I finished the entire season in two nights. Much like many other online shows, the place where each episode starts and ends seems like an afterthought, and the season runs more like a five-hour movie than an episodic television series.

“Transparent” is all about change. Whether it is changing their gender, their sexual orientation, their relationships or just finding out what makes them happy, the characters undergo many transformations throughout the season. Some of it is good, some of it is bad, but in the end the viewer is rewarded with an incredibly entertaining show that is remembered long after it comes to an end.

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What do you get when you cross a newly divorced mother, a drunken Vietnam War veteran, an innocent 11-year-old and a Russian prostitute? Something like the dramatic-comedy movie “St. Vincent,” the feature film debut of director Ted Melfi.

Starring Melissa McCarthy and Bill Murray, this movie is a definite crowd-pleaser with its mixture of classic slapstick comedy and absurd moments that leave the audience laughing, crying and all-around happy.

The plot involves divorced mother Maggie (McCarthy), who moves into a Brooklyn suburb with her young son, taking a new job at the hospital with very late hours. Her son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) must take public transportation to and from school, in addition to facing the problems of being the “new kid” and dealing with bullies. His school requires a religion class, where students discuss the personal meaning of a saint to them, leading Oliver to question whether anyone plays this role in his life.

He befriends the grumpy, elderly neighbor Vincent (Murray), a Vietnam War veteran, who has a knack for drinking, smoking and gambling at the racetrack.

Vincent “babysits” Oliver after school, initially to Vincent’s dismay, but the two take a liking to one another. Vincent teaches him the ways of the world, from

self-defense to playing one’s cards right.

The central conflicts come upon the audience all at once: First, Oliver’s father wants full custody of his son, and Daka, Vincent’s prostitute friend, is pregnant. The characters all form a special bond due to their overlapping conflicts. The mix of realistic dramatic events with hilarious comedic acts creates a blend of funny and serious that will have viewers laughing while on the edge of their seats.

Oliver’s character pulls at your heartstrings and comedian McCarthy throws in a few good jokes as well. However, it was refreshing to see both McCarthy and Murray in dramatic roles, which definitely upheld the high standards that the audience expected from them.

As much as the acting holds the audience’s attention, several parts of the storyline are rather cliche. Vincent’s elderly wife is in a nursing home suffering from Alzheimer’s and cannot remember her husband. He visits her often, does her laundry and admits that her mental illness is the ultimate source of his unhappiness (seeming a bit “Notebook”-esque).

Another recurring cliche in the plot is Oliver’s inability to deal with his bullies.

Writer, director and producer Ted Melfi hosted a question-andanswer session with viewers after the D.C. screening, where he described the film as a “blending of two true stories in [his] life,” that of adopting his brother’s

New Releases ‘All in the Value’ Honne  The relatively unknown U.K. duo is picking up heat with its newest single currently streaming on SoundCloud.

The song begins with lulling synthetic beats that set the R&B vibe, which permeates the rest of the song. These soft sounds combine with husky vocals that quietly waver before transitioning into a more definable tune that later rises in pitch. While the vocals and synthetic beat keep a mellow pace, the latter half of the song adds a rebellious flare with a strong guitar that breaks through the milder sound layers to form bold and memorable melody.

‘YOU GOT IT ALL’ Union J  In the wake of its previous single “Tonight (We Live Forever),” which didn’t receive much attention in the music world, Union J is back with yet another song, to be released early next year through Epic Records. The band is competing within a saturated market of boy bands which is perhaps why it decided to shake things up in this single and tone down its predictably bubbly pop sound. The boys trade in their upbeat party stereotypes for a slower-paced song that struggles to venture away from the territory of their pop star contemporaries. The single does justice to the band’s flexible and synergetic vocals through a powerfully harmonized chorus and difficult, fluctuating solo melodies.

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The band is working on expanding its fan base, and “White Noise” shows that it is definitely gaining the right momentum. The song introduces funky disco-synth sounds that combine with a guitar part to create a cohesive indie-pop-rock background. Vocalist Amalie Bruun captures the heart of the song with a voice that continually varies in style. Her dainty singing transitions into passionate vocals that launch off the song and give it its rock twist, alternating with more laid-back verses.

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Bill Murray triumphs in his lead role alongside the young Jaeden Lieberher in the absurd, yet moving new movie “St Vincent.” daughter when his brother passed away, which provided the inspiration behind Oliver’s character, and the other concerning his father-in-law, the inspiration behind Vincent’s character. The application of stories from his real life was so inspiring that he wrote the script in a mere five weeks. Melfi made commercials and short films for years before finally venturing into the world of feature films, but once he began with “St. Vincent,” he knew he had a success on his hands.

The process of finding the perfect actors to portray was the bigger challenge: Melfi knew Murray would make an ideal Vincent, and he finally found actor Jaeden Lieberher in a Hyundai commercial after auditioning hundreds of other actors for the role of Oliver. The on-screen relationship

portrayed between Vincent and Oliver has also budded in real life, and the pair plans on starring in a movie together again in the future.

Melfi described the final takeaway of the film to be “value”— everyone has it, even if they do not know what it is.

“Value gets chipped away as life hits you,” Melfi said.

This is evident among several characters in the movie: the young boy getting bullied, the middle-class divorced mother, the pregnant prostitute and the drunk war veteran. The variety of characters is what makes this film so unique; it is a good mix of movie cliches with new twists that artistically combine quirky comedy and intense drama, making it a heartwarming film that is highly recommended.

‘make me wanna’ Emile Haynie feat.

Andrew Wyatt and Brian Wilson  American music producer Emile Haynie’s new single features Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt and the Beach Boy’s Brian Wilson, creating rather high expectations for the anticipated song. With an orchestral opening tinged with profound emotions and a distinctive, hoarse voice to accompany it, the song definitely lives up to Haynie’s reputation. These elements are combined with a pounding, rhythmic drum, a discreet background choir and even more synthetic tweaks that add an uplifting feel to the overall piece. This is a comforting, wistful single, perfect for hopeful and sad listeners alike.

AROUND TOWN GHOST TOUR

If you’re looking for a new D.C. adventure but you’ve already become too familiar with the National Mall, consider walking four blocks over to the National Building Museum for one of its October Ghost Tours. Led on a lantern-lit journey through the museum, you’ll witness a spookier side to this impressive cultural center.

Where: National Mall When: Oct. 17, 19, 28 Info: go.nbm.org Price: $25

I Made This Just For You

Artist Michael Booker mixes a striking blend of past and present inspirations to produce this experimental gallery. He has created vivid oil paintings that draw from his personal experiences and photos of his past. Any type of art lover can visit the D.C. Arts Center to appreciate his bold work and original sense of ingenuity.

Where: D.C. Arts Center When: Oct. 17 to Nov. 16 Info: dcartscenter.org Price: Free

You Me at Six with Young Guns and Stars in Stereo

Join 9:30 club this Saturday for a great concert. You Me at Six and Young Guns are British rock bands making their mark in the United States. Stars in Stereo is an American-based band. The three groups will come together to deliver a night of high quality entertainment and a great music experience.

Where: 9:30 Club When: 7 p.m., Saturday Oct. 18 Info: 930.com Price: $20

DC Dead HAUNTED HOUSE EXPERIENCE

Relieve midterm stress by grabbing five of your best friends and some “fatal neurotoxin darts.”

Part haunted house, part interacyive theater experience, explore Fort Fringe and take part in an interactive and thrilling zombie chase game that’s sure to get your Halloween blood flowing.

Where: The Shop at Fort Fringe When: 7 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays, Oct. 10 to Nov. 1 Info: dc-dead.com Price: $35

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Hawks Snatch 4-1 win, ‘Nova Next for GU TOM KITS VAN HEYNINGEN Special to The Hoya

Despite an early lead, the Georgetown field hockey team fell to the Saint Joseph’s Hawks in a 4-1 decision Sunday afternoon at the MultiSport Facility.

“It was definitely a team that was compatible to our level, and we definitely could have come away with the win, so it is a little upsetting to come out with a loss,” junior forward Sarah Butterfield said. “We started out playing really well, playing good, team field hockey for the first half.”

The Hoyas started off strong, with a shot on goal just 44 seconds into the game by sophomore forward Aliyah Graves-Brown. Just seconds later, at the 1:39 mark, Butterfield knocked in the lone Hoya goal off the rebound of a sophomore forward Devin Holmes shot.

“Scoring the first goal is always really important, since it allows yourself the initial advantage and the ability to set the pace of the game,” Butterfield said.

After failing to convert three penalty corners, the Hawks equalized at 12:38 when sophomore forward Kerri Turk beat sophomore goalie Rachel Skonecki with a shot from the left side.

Georgetown began the second half as aggressively as the first, forcing

MARQUETTE, from B10 Freshman midfielder Taylor Pak scored the fourth goal from a goal-mouth scrum off of a corner kick.

“We knew these two games, Marquette here and at St. John’s, were going to go a long way towards defining our season,” Nolan said. “And we’ve got one of them under our belt and now we’ve got to get ready and play St. John’s up at St. John’s, which is a tough place to play.”

The Hoyas traveled to play the Red Storm (9-5-1, 5-0-1 Big East) late Thursday night.

“It keeps us going in the Big East,” Newins said. “Now we have a chance to win the regular season, and move on into the tournament with no fears of any team, really.

Marquette is usually the one that we’re worried about, but we’ve proven today that we can beat them.”

Saint Joseph’s sophomore goalkeeper Amelia Deibler to make two saves within the first two minutes of the half.

“The forward line in general had a really good game,” Butterfield said.

“We’ve been working a lot with them lately on their leads, and their cutting, and they looked really great as an attacking threat and by drawing corners.”

Sophomore back Katja Hansen scored the game-winning goal when the rebound from a penalty corner fell to her. The Hawks were able to tack on two more goals in the second half, winning the contest 4-1.

“We needed to stay mentally tough, hold our lead and use it to our advantage, which I don’t think we did the best job at during that game, but I think we can learn a lot from it moving forward,” Butterfield said.

Head Coach Shannon Soares saw a significant difference between the team’s best and worst play during the game.

“The Saint Joe’s game was a tale of two halves,” Soares said. “We came out firing on all cylinders, got the lead and then in the second half we weren’t able to keep doing the little things well, and they were able to exploit us in that.”

Soares will look to bounce back from the loss this Friday when they take the field against conference rival Villanova (3-10, 0-2 Big East). Both

squads are winless in the conference this season, so both teams will be vying for their first win in conference play. Georgetown will also look to earn its first win over Villanova since the 1998 season. The two teams met in College Park, Md., for the Hoyas’ last game of the season last year, a contest that the Wildcats won 1-0.

Sophomore goalkeeper Rosalie Nolen had six saves in that game.

“I would definitely say that Villanova is a winnable game. They are always a good competitor of ours,” Butterfield said. “It will be fun game since it is under the lights at their field, and it is always interesting playing another team from the Big East. There would be nothing greater than coming out with a win on their home field.”

Georgetown has focused on developing a style of play from the very beginning of the season. That style is based on maintaining possession and taking advantage of counterattacks. Despite that simple method, the Hoyas have struggled in recent games to eliminate mistakes, contributing to four losses in the last five games.

“I think that when you take a look at Villanova either on film or on paper, you’ll see that we’re very similar — we play a very similar style of hockey, I think our strengths and weaknesses align,” Soares said. “We are excited about that opportunity,

he NHL season is underway, and while the playoffs won’t begin until next spring, a few teams already stand out as top contenders for the Stanley Cup. Over the past six seasons, four teams have captured the Stanley Cup: the Los Angeles Kings (twice), the Chicago Blackhawks (twice), the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins. These teams have managed to retain winning formulas and once again have the best chance to win it all.

As the defending champions, the Los Angeles Kings are an early favorite. They have won two of the last three Stanley Cups and managed to keep the core of their team together. The Kings boast tremendous depth and experience at forward with Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik and have one of the NHL’s best defensemen in Drew Doughty.

Goaltender Jonathan Quick will once again give the Kings a strong chance to win the Cup. Quick knows how to win, particularly in the playoffs. He has won two Stanley Cups and a Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player of the playoffs. At 28 years old, he is in his prime and will likely continue his consistently strong play.

The Chicago Blackhawks are also top contenders this season.

Like the Kings, the Blackhawks have had recent success, winning the Cup in 2010 and 2013.

Their core, featuring superstar forwards Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp, has remained intact since that 2010 championship. The strong attack has provided the Blackhawks with the offensive firepower to remain perennial contenders. Having led the NHL in goals last season with 267, they

will likely continue to score goals at an elite pace.

The Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues round out a strong assembly of Western Conference Stanley Cup contenders.

In the East, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins look like the teams best suited to compete for the cup.

The Bruins finished first in the league during last year’s regular season with 117 points and will once again be a favorite to win the Cup. With one of the most physically imposing

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Boston and Los Angeles are among teams that are primed for success. rosters in the league, including 6-foot-9-inch defenseman Zdeno Chara, the Bruins possess the toughness and size to win tightly contested playoff games — a formula that brought a championship to Beantown in 2011.

Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask also has the ability to carry the Bruins deep into the playoffs. The Finnish stalwart has been one of the NHL’s strongest goalies in recent years and has the hardware to prove it. Last year he won the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s most outstanding goaltender.

While the Pittsburgh Penguins do not have the team

depth of the Kings, Blackhawks or Bruins, they do have forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin — widely regarded as the two most gifted players in the world. In 2009, Crosby and Malkin dominated the playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup championship.

Since winning the Cup in 2009, the Penguins have been strong in the regular season but have failed to reach another Stanley Cup final. A number of early playoff exits during that time period have left many skeptical about the Penguins’ ability to win when it matters.

The Penguins attempted to address this issue in the offseason by replacing their general manager and head coach. While it remains to be seen if these changes will make a difference in the playoffs, as long as the Penguins have Crosby and Malkin, they should be treated as serious contenders.

While the Eastern Conference lacks the depth of the West, it could produce a number of other candidates. The New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadians are all viable contenders for the Cup. The Kings, Blackhawks, Bruins and Penguins will look to return to their winning ways this season. Whether it is their goaltending, scoring prowess, toughness or star power, these teams have battle-tested formulas that have once again made them Stanley Cup favorites.

However, a lot can change over the course of a season, and with an increasingly competitive league, the Stanley Cup contenders may look a lot different come playoff time.

Daniel Litke is a senior in the School of Foreign Service. CAPITALS HILL appears every Friday.

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Senior defensive lineman Alec May has 12.5 sacks.

part. They forced Lafayette into three turnovers — two interceptions and one fumble recovery — and only allowed the Leopards to gain 250 total yards.

As has been the case for most of the season, senior defensive lineman Alec May was the star of the Hoya defense, collecting three sacks, driving his season total up to 12.5. He currently leads all of Division I Football Championship Subdivision in sacks this season.

“I just play hard every snap and work on getting better every day in practice,” May said.

“We just need to keep playing our game. The whole defense has complete trust in each other and we know that if we keep working, the wins will come.”

With his solid performance, May moved into fifth in program history with 25 career sacks. Meanwhile, senior line-

backer Nick Alfieri had seven tackles to move into third in program history with 286 career tackles.

Georgetown has a bye week this upcoming weekend, giving the team a week to regroup and get ready for their homecoming weekend game on Oct. 25 at home against Bucknell University.

“Our bye week comes at a great time,” Sgarlata said. “After seven straight weeks it is good for the players and staff to get a little break. We gave the players off on Monday and Tuesday to heal and get their academics in order. We had a great lift this morning, followed by a light practice.”

Georgetown will have two normal practices Thursday and Friday to start their preparations to face the impressive Bison (5-1, 1-0 Patriot League).

Kickoff at the MultiSport Facility is scheduled for 2 p.m.

since we’ll both be fighting for our first Big East conference win, and I think that’s just exciting in and of itself.”

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3rd-Ranked Hoyas Upset In Wednesday Morning Loss ANDREW MAY Hoya Staff Writer

The No. 3 Georgetown men’s soccer team (7-2-4, 2-1-1 Big East) has battled the elements as much as its opponents this season. Wednesday’s surprising homedefeat against Providence College (7-2-1, 2-0-1 Big East) was no different. Inclement, rainy weather that was predicted to begin at the game’s original 3 p.m. start time forced the teams to shift to a highly unorthodox 10 a.m. kickoff at Shaw Field.

With storm clouds looming, the game began in front of a mere handful of spectators. Just two minutes later, Georgetown trailed Providence 1-0 behind a secondeffort goal from sophomore forward Mac Steeves. The Hoyas would not overcome the deficit. Despite the unusual morning start, the weather was hot and humid for much of the match. The Hoyas clearly were affected by the conditions, especially early in the match.

“Suddenly we are playing at 10 a.m. and we do not have any fans. We just rolled out of bed, and we are playing a game,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said. “It makes it tough when you take away what Shaw Field is. It felt like more of a scrimmage.”

Georgetown conceded its earliest goal of the season to Providence, falling into an early hole that it could not climb out of. Junior defender and captain Keegan Rosenberry slipped and fell, leaving Providence’s sophomore midfielder Dominik Machado open to cross the ball into the box. Senior goalkeeper and captain Tomas Gomez made the first save, but Steeves buried the rebound to put the Friars ahead less than 90 seconds into the match.

Steeves doubled his team’s lead in the 38th minute after Georgetown could not slow down Providence’s breakaway opportunity. Steeves found himself one-on-one with Gomez and calmly converted the chance.

“They just took advantage of their chances,” Gomez said. “It is frustrating.

You are down 1-0 two minutes in and you are like, ‘What just happened?’”

Georgetown began to push for goals in the second half in an attempt to overcome

the 2-0 score. Despite their increased sense of urgency, the Hoyas could not produce many meaningful chances. In fact, the team’s best scoring opportunities came from corner kicks in the 12th and 15th minutes, when junior defender Josh Turnley first hit the crossbar and then forced a quick save from Providence’s senior goalkeeper Keasel Broome. Nevertheless, Gomez was happy to see his team press on in the second half.

“The fact that we had the urgency through the final seconds is a good thing.

Sometimes this is how it happens. Sometimes you go down 2-0, and we in the past have been capable of scoring three goals.

It was just not our day today,” Gomez said.

Georgetown’s best plays of the afternoon came from set pieces, especially corner kicks. The Hoyas had 13 corner kicks compared to the Friars’ one, but they were unable to convert any of them. In fact, the team has not scored on any of its 90 corner kicks this season, a number that is more than double the amount it has conceded.

“This one glaring stat that continues to stare us in the face is this corner-kick thing. [We are] zero for a lot. We lead the Big East in corners by a wide margin. We generate a lot of corners, and we are not getting anything out of that. It is something we have to fix,” Wiese said.

Overall, Georgetown will be disappointed in its performance against unranked Providence. Neither the defense nor offense played near its potential Wednesday, and the entire team lacked the sharpness and decisiveness on the ball that usually makes the Hoyas such a formidable team.

“It was pretty comfortably the flattest performance we have had in the year,” Wiese said. “It was a Wednesday at 10 a.m., and you are wondering, ‘Are we going to get the game in, will there be lightening or a deluge of rain?’ You are thinking about all these things … and you are down after two minutes.”

The Hoyas will look to get back on track Saturday when they travel north to face the Seton Hall Pirates (3-6-3, 0-3-1 Big East).

Kickoff is in South Orange, N.J., at 1 p.m.

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Freshmen Impress Early in D1 Careers mentor for the younger players.

“You have Shane and Alex who have played almost every single match for us — singles, doubles or both — who have just been through the battles and can help the freshmen in that regard,” Ernst said.

Despite their wins, Beatty and Lam are still expected to improve as the season progresses.

Beatty hopes to continue to adjust his game to play smarter baseline tennis, while Lam’s per-

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sonal goal is to improve his serve and speed. This desire to learn is indicative of the two players’ enthusiasm on the court, in practice and in match play.

“They’re working on things they need to work on — a lot of freshmen aren’t like that,” Ernst said. “They come in and they get kind of stubborn and they’ve been playing a certain way for awhile and they resist change, but these guys just want to get better.”

Kickoff in Chicago will be at 1 p.m.

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ing the match at Belgrade’s Partizan Stadium to prevent violence, the Serbians had homefield advantage and soon forced the team to flee back into the locker room under a hail of projectiles and blows. Needless to say, there will be an asterisk next to the 0-0 score recorded for the game, which was not resumed after the stoppage.

The fallout from this event got even stranger. Serbian officials initially claimed the drone was controlled from the VIP box by match attendee Olsi Rama, the brother of the Albanian prime minister, and subsequently arrested him. He has since been returned to his country and has refuted the claim, along with the soccer team, which was greeted at the Tirana airport by 3,000 cheering fans. Serbia further claims that Mitrovic, who was accosted almost immediately upon handling the drone, was simply attempting to fold up the flag to hand to an official, and that it was the Albanians who instigated the ruckus.

Outside of the political implications of the event, both Serbia and Albania have been promised heavy fines and sanctions by the UEFA governing body. These can possibly result in the countries’ chances for competition in 2016 becoming very slim in terms of the aggregate points that determine eligibility. Granted, Serbia is currently ranked 34th in the world while Albania is ranked

45th, but regardless, one should not automatically rule out either. Albania has never featured in a European Championship or World Cup, while Serbia last played in the Euro Cup in 2000 and the World Cup in 2010.

Ultimately, this match will not go down in history as the beginning of some grand armed conflict between Serbia and Albania. However, what it does is highlight the growth of disturbing trends within Europe. Nationalist tensions and movements are gaining steam throughout the continent, as shown by this year’s European Parliamentary elections and independence movements in Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders. The rhetoric of continental unity that has been pushed by the growth of the European Union in recent decades is slowly being undermined by this resurgence.

Soccer games provide the perfect venues for these vocal minorities because they provide the airtime and crowdsourcing that these grassroots movements thrive on. Despite all the money FIFA and its subsidiary leagues invest in promoting open-mindedness and understanding, matches will continue to be politicized, especially in international play, because of these sorts of nationalist stunts.

Max Fiege is a freshman in the School of Foreign Service. Out of our league appears every other Friday.

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The Georgetown volleyball team (7-13, 1-6 Big East) is optimistic as it heads into Friday’s matchup against the struggling Providence Friars (4-17, 0-7 Big East). The Friars travel to the Hilltop in the wake of their eighth straight loss, a fact that junior outside hitter Lauren Saar vows will not alter the team’s preparation.

“We respect every team and just try to take care of our side. If we play Georgetown volleyball, the rest takes care of itself,” Saar said.

Ninth-year Head Coach Arlisa Williams explained the team’s preparation for facing the Providence lineup.

“We have something in our conference called open tape exchange, so I have video for how Providence is playing. … We can make a game plan based on the video we scouted them with,” Coach Williams said.

The Hoyas will lean on freshmen standouts Terese Cannon and Casey Speer as they head deeper into conference play. Cannon, a 6-foot-3-inch outside hitter, is well regarded by teammates and coaches alike. Fresh off a Seton Hall match in which she notched match highs of 20 kills and nine digs, the young Hoya’s athletic ability can change the complexion of a game.

“Terese can bring something that we didn’t have on the outside. She’s brushing over 10 feet on her jumps,” Coach Williams said.

Speer, who has found time on the

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court as a defensive specialist, libero and setter, is another x-factor vital to Georgetown’s immediate and long-term future success. The 5-foot7-inch versatile player tallied 50 assists in last Saturday’s loss to Seton Hall (17-3, 7-0 Big East).

Senior libero and captain MacKenzie Simpson also heaped praise on the impact freshmen.

“Both Terese and Casey just set high expectations for themselves, and we all try to hold each other to a higher standard,” Simpson said.

On top of its energizing young talent, Georgetown volleyball has enjoyed strong performances from its veterans.

Senior middle blocker Dani White recently secured 1000 career kills in a four-set loss against Villanova (10-12, 3-4 Big East) on Oct. 10, just a week after senior outside hitter Alex Johnson reached the same feat.

Though the milestones offer an affirmation of the excellence and hard work of individuals, Coach Williams reinforces the team’s commitment to each other over any sort of personal record.

“I’m very excited for our players who have reached milestones or are getting close to them, but I think everything we achieve is a team effort, and every one of our players is pulling hard,” Coach Williams said. “In our program we don’t really focus on the individual milestones right now, but we focus on what we need to do at this game to be successful.”

Despite the development of the

freshmen and the career achievements of White and Johnson, the team has struggled of late. Georgetown just recently snapped an eight-match losing streak and has won just one conference game in seven tries. The Hoyas’ longest win streak is just two games, which they have managed three times over the course of the year.

Establishing team-wide consistency is the most important key to Georgetown’s future success.

“Our thing right now is staying consistent. Every single one of our players has it in them to do very good things on the court,” Coach Williams said.

Though last Saturday’s match with Seton Hall resulted in a 3-1 loss, the Hoyas played well, with strong performances across the board. Seton Hall, (17-3, 7-0 Big East) is this year’s conference team to beat, featuring a strong roster headed by senior Ashani Rubin, the Big East Defensive Player of the Week.

Hoya sophomore middle blocker Ashlie Williams believes the squad has the momentum to steer matters in the right direction.

“Everyone performed really well at Seton Hall and that gave me more motivation and confidence,” Williams said. “If everyone steps up for this next match we can see some big improvement.”

The Hoyas will be favored to pick up an important victory against the Friars on Friday at McDonough Arena Friday at 12 p.m.

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Junior outside hitter Lauren Saar has played in all 20 matches this season, starting 16. She is fourth on the team with 133 kills, averaging 1.99 kills per set. Saar is also third on the team in digs with 171, good for 2.55 per set.

Georgetown’s cross-country teams will head to the Indiana State Pre-Nationals Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind., this weekend to race against some of top-ranked teams in the nation. The women’s team will look to finish in first place for its second straight year while the men’s team hopes to build on its team-oriented running style while adding to its young squad’s experience on the course.

Unlike the earlier meets of the season, almost all the top runners for the Hoyas are expected to race.

Many of them were able to take a three-week long break from competitive running prior to pre-nationals, giving them time to rest and train for their biggest meet of the season thus far.

“With the schedule we have, it’s not often that we’d go three weeks in the middle of the season without racing,” Men’s Distance Coach Brandon Bonsey said. “I couldn’t have asked for better training these last three weeks. The guys are fit and really ready to go for this weekend.”

Competing in Terre Haute will give the Hoyas the opportunity to race on the same course that will be used for the NCAA championships in November.

The No. 4 women’s team, which rose one place in the national rankings in the past week, will aim to finish in first place for the second straight year at the pre-nationals meet. The Hoyas will face off against three teams that are nationally ranked in the top 10, including No. 1 University of Michigan. “[Michigan and No. 3 University of Oregon] are really good competi-

tion heading into it, but we’re going to definitely try and win the meet,” Women’s Cross-Country Head Coach Michael Smith said.

“We really need to target those athletes in the teams that we’re trying to beat and turn it into individual races.”

Most of the runners for the women’s team have previous experience on this course. Of the seven runners who competed in the team race at pre-nationals last October, five Hoyas will make their return appearances at Indiana State.

“It definitely helps, just getting a feel of where you are on the course at different points,” said senior AllAmerican Katrina Coogan, who finished in second place for the Hoyas at pre-nationals last year. “It’s not a surprise when you get into the race, and you know how to handle [the course].”

The Hoyas hope to continue the success and teamwork they have established within their team. The top five female runners for the Hoyas at last year’s pre-nationals finished within 12 seconds of each other, an accomplishment that the women’s team celebrated and hopes to repeat this year.

“Last year at [pre-nationals], that was one of the races where we felt like we really came together as a team when we were racing for each other and together,” Coogan said.

“We have really positive memories on this course so I think going back there will bring those [memories] back.”

While the women’s team boasts several runners who have experience with the course in Terre Haute, the men’s team will look to get its runners acclimated to the course for the first time.

The reason for this inexperience with the Terra Haute course is that instead of competing at the prenationals meet last year, the men’s team competed at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in Madison, Wis. “We’ve got this young team — we’ve only got one guy on our team who’s ever even run in Terre Haute, where the NCAAs [are],” Bonsey said. “We decided that we need to switch it up and have the guys go on the national course before the NCAA meet.”

Although the men’s team will include its top runners that have not raced in meets this season, including graduate student Brian King, senior Collin Leibold will not be competing for the Hoyas. Leibold, who is resting with a sore foot, finished in second place for the Hoyas at the Wisconsin meet last year.

“Collin’s training well, but we’re just going to wait until the Big East [championships] to race him,” Bonsey said.

Georgetown has emphasized the importance of running as team over its first three meets of the season.

They look forward to continuing their team-first approach to crosscountry, anticipating that positive results will follow.

“We’re really focused on running as a team,” said sophomore Scott Carpenter, who has been one of the leading runners for the Hoyas this season. “We want to work with each other, work off of each other and feed off of each other and hopefully finish together, too.”

Both teams are scheduled to begin racing on Saturday morning.

The women’s 6-kilometer race will start at 11 a.m., followed by the men’s 8k race at 11:35 a.m.

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Leopards Claw Way to Victory Hoyas Soar Past NADAV SENENSIEB Hoya Staff Writer

The Georgetown football team lost in heartbreaking fashion last Saturday, Oct. 11, to Lafayette College in a 24-21 road game. The Hoyas (2-5, 0-2 Patriot League) gave up a five-yard touchdown run with 5:24 remaining in the fourth quarter to fall to the Leopards (3-3, 1-1 Patriot League). It was an especially crushing loss because Georgetown led 14-0 early in the game and outgained Lafayette 447 yards to 250.

In the beginning stages, the game was all Georgetown, as the Hoyas jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. The Hoya offense was spearheaded by the efficient short passing play of junior quarterback Kyle Nolan. The signal-caller was 22-for-30 passing, totaling 165 yards to go along with two touchdowns. Nolan was aided by the most potent Georgetown rushing display this season, as the

Hoyas rushed the ball 42 times for 282 yards and a whopping 6.7 yards per carry. Georgetown took the lead on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Nolan to sophomore tight end Matthew Buckman midway through the first quarter.

Junior running back Jo’el Kimpela added another touchdown with a 19-yard scamper in the first five minutes of the second quarter.

Kimpela — who earned a Patriot League honorable mention — was the star of the Hoya rushing attack carrying the ball 20 times for 159 yards and a touchdown. Senior running back Daniel Wright added 106 yards on 15 carries.

“The offensive line really opened up holes for me and Daniel [Wright] the whole game,” Kimpela said. “[Offensive linemen] Mike Roland, Kevin Liddy, Nick Quintans, Gerverus Flagg and Mike McFarlane all did a great job blocking. I should take them out to dinner.”

However, after Kimpela’s touch-

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Sophomore tight end Matthew Buckman hauled in three passes for 30 yards, including a touchdown. He has 259 yards catching on the year.

down, Georgetown gave up 14 straight points to end the half. Lafayette was not able to get much going running the football — it only managed 103 yards on 40 carries — but all three of its touchdowns in the game came via short runs by senior Ross Scheuerman.

“Whether we are winning or losing we talk to the players about the concept of ‘next play,’” Head Coach Rob Sgarlata said. “After we were up 14-0 we stressed to the players to focus on the rest of the game that had to be played.”

Lafayette opened the second half with a field goal drive, taking the lead for the first time. Georgetown finally responded midway through the fourth quarter with a 55-yard drive capped off by a six-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Justin Hill. However, on the following drive Lafayette drove the ball 63 yards for the game-winning touchdown.

Sgarlata stressed the need to improve on offensive first down conversions and for the defense to come through with key stops.

“We felt like we played well at times,” Sgarlata said. “We need to be able to finish on offense on a third and fourth [down] and one [yard]. We also need to be able to stop Lafayette with a four-point lead in the fourth quarter. Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. We need to pay attention to the little details that make a huge difference in close games.”

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Lam and Beatty Show Promise MADDIE AUERBACH Hoya Staff Writer

The transition from high school sports to Division I collegiate athletics can be one of adjustment and difficulty, but that has not stopped Georgetown freshmen tennis players Peter Beatty and Marco Lam from performing admirably in their 2014 campaigns thus far.

Both Beatty and Lam found early success in their singles and doubles competitions. Although official season play has not yet begun for Georgetown, the Hoyas have participated in a handful of small tournaments that have put both freshmen to the test.

Head Coach Gordie Ernst has been pleased with the pair’s progress.

“That’s what you’re concerned about — can they come in and play like it’s just a normal tennis match,” Ernst said. “You’re really trying to find guys or girls who thrive on helping others and don’t mind the pressure that that entails.”

Beatty and Lam competed in extremely close matches at the Penn Invitational in late September against seniors on the Cornell squad, exhibiting their level of play and ability to compete under pressure against veterans.

“Peter and Marco have that quality where they’re going to play real hard, they’re going to compete and they’re guys that don’t want to let down the other guys on the team,” Ernst said.

Beatty pushed his match to three sets against Cornell senior Alex Sidney, ultimately losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

“Playing against the senior from Cornell at the UPenn tournament — I was proud of the way I played, I fought really hard, I didn’t come out on top but for me that was a big match — just knowing I can compete at that level,” Beatty said.

Lam played against Cornell senior Sam Fleck in the Penn Invitational, ending in a three-set Georgetown loss. The 7-6, 6-4,

Golden Eagles 4-0 CHRIS BALTHAZARD Hoya Staff Writer

The No. 25 Georgetown women’s soccer team (9-2-4, 4-0-2 Big East) routed Marquette (7-6-2, 3-1-1 Big East) on Sunday afternoon at Shaw Field, exorcising the memories of a pair of difficult losses with a 4-0 win.

After a series of remarkable firsthalf saves by senior goalkeeper Emma Newins, senior midfielder Daphne Corboz assisted freshman midfielder Rachel Corboz’s goal, giving Georgetown an early second half lead against the preseason Big East favorites.

By the time the fourth Hoya goal rolled over the Golden Eagles’ goal line, hope and surprise at the Hoyas’ strong start had turned to confidence and pure elation at beating a team which just one season ago had been on the other end of that 4-0 score line.

“We have lost two really tough games to Marquette,” Daphne Corboz said. “Two years ago, in the Big East final, taking a goal in the last minute was devastating. And then last year … well, 4-0 is a huge result.

Those are two very tough losses, so to be able to come here and beat them … is really special for all of us. And it’s a moment that we will all remember in our Georgetown careers.”

Despite the convincing final score line, the Hoyas gave up several opportunities to the Golden Eagles, including a one-on-one chance that Newins saved and then saw the rebound shot hit the post. In fact, her performance was so impressive that it won her Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors.

“The first [save was my favorite],” Newins said. “That was a really good opportunity for them with the header, really close on goal. It was basically a reaction save, and I barely saw it coming. But I thought that saved us; if they had scored there, the momentum would have shifted completely.”

Marquette certainly had its chances in the first half, but thanks to a tremendous goalkeeping performance from Newins, the Hoyas had a chance to turn the match around.

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Senior midfielder Daphne Corboz assisted all four goals.

“That’s what I told them at halftime: If we can just step up both sides of the ball just a little bit, I had a feeling they would get tired, because they had expended a lot of energy in the first half and maybe could have had a couple,” Head Coach Dave Nolan said. “Then it comes down to bigtime players making big plays.”

Daphne Corboz had all four assists on the day, giving her 16 for the season, eight clear of the second-place Big East assists leader and breaking the Georgetown single-season record of 13. She also leads the Big East with 30 points on the season, eight ahead of second place DePaul forward Elise Wyatt.

Goals count for two points, and assists for one.

“I got the ball out wide, beat the girl, and played a ball in the box,” Daphne said about the first goal. “And I saw it going to Rachel, and she was able to put in a very good header. And it was just great to connect with her and to be up 1-0 against Marquette.”

Sophomore midfielder Emily Morgan extended the 1-0 lead 20 minutes later from a Daphne Corboz cross after an incredible run that left four defenders behind.

The third goal came off of a Sarah Adams cross that found Big East Rookie of the Week Rachel Corboz wide open to finish her second goal of the match.

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Freshmen Marco Lam (left) and Peter Beatty (right) have both enjoyed early success in the Georgetown Classic and UPenn Invitational.

6-4 result came despite the freshman’s first set win, as Lam was unfazed by Fleck’s experience and talent level throughout the match.

“I’ve been playing around the world internationally so it doesn’t really make a difference in terms of experience,” Lam, a Hong Kong native, said. “Tennis is a sport about the mind so I think it doesn’t really matter as long as you compete well on the court.”

Lam’s experience competing with international tennis players is a vital reason behind his easy transition to high-level collegiate tennis.

“Already he understands when we go to play what’s on the line,” Ernst said of Lam. “That’s a guy that’s played against some of the best junior tennis players in the world, so what’s great about Marco is his command of the game and his ability. His talent level is very high.”

Matches against the University of the District of Columbia at the Sept. 19 Georgetown Classic marked Lam and Beatty’s Hoya debuts, and neither player failed to impress. Lam paired up with junior Danny Khanin in doubles to win 8-3, while Beatty played doubles with senior co-captain

Alex Tropiano to win 8-2. Lam and Beatty also won their individual singles matches in straight sets.

While Ernst points to Lam’s international experience as one of his most impressive qualities, Ernst says Beatty’s competitive nature is what sets him apart from other freshmen athletes.

“Peter is just one of my most impressive freshmen to date in terms of so many things,” Ernst said. “He thrives on this competition and he gets the college atmosphere. … He understands Division I collegiate sports. He gets that you lay it on the line for your teammates and his maturity, his work ethic and his focus in practice is all second to none.”

Also key to the freshmen’s success has been the mentorship and advice from older players on the team. Beatty’s current doubles partner, Tropiano, has been a particularly strong source of assistance. “[Tropiano] has really helped me with doubles play, and all the seniors are right there mentoring you,” Beatty said.

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