The Hoya: The Guide: November 21, 2014

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Targeting the truth

THIS WEEK LIFESTYLE

The stories of journalists imprisoned FOR INVESTIGATING regimes

HANNAH KAUFMAN & JESS KELHAM-HOHLER Hoya Staff Writers

L From Venice to the District

A new exhibit at the Freer Gallery displays beautiful prints of Venice by famed artist James Whistler. B3

Punk Revived

New book by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain gives an uncensored and intriguing history of punk. B4

FOOD & DRINK

ast Sunday, Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari came to Georgetown with Jon Stewart to screen the latter’s directorial debut “Rosewater,” a drama based on Bahari’s experiences of interrogation and incarceration in Iran. His father and sister were both arrested for their political views, and at first Bahari distanced his work from these controversial issues.

But while covering the 2009 Iranian elections, Bahari filmed Iranian citizens protesting the allegedly corrupt votecounting. On the morning of June 21, 2009, Bahari was arrested at his family home in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison, where he was interrogated and threatened into confessing that all Western journalists were actually spies in a televised interview in July. Bahari was

held for 118 days, during which he was in solitary confinement and subject to daily interrogation, emotional torment and mock execution. At the screening in Gaston Hall, Stewart said the film is meant to expand beyond Bahari’s individual experience in order to draw attention to journalists held in captivity by regimes worldwide.

“For the purposes of this and to give it a universal aspect so that you can’t just dismiss it as the singular atrocities of one regime, these are the types of things that are being committed to journalists and against citizens all around the world,” Stewart said.

THE HOYA spoke in a round-table interview with Bahari prior to his appearance at Georgetown. An edited transcript of that interview appears below, interspersed with stories of interred journalists.

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Bulldog Tavern Disappoints

Highly anticipated pub in Healey Family Student Center disappoints with poor service and unimpressive dishes. B5

Luxury Deserving Its Fame

COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Rose’s Luxury in Eastern Market delivers high-quality experimental dishes wellworth its popularity. B5

Maziar Bahari speaking at Georgetown last week.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

One Direction Returns

Beloved by teenage girls everywhere, the band returns with an average album. B6

FAMILYOFAUSTINTICE.

Austin Tice (SFS ’02, LAW ’13) was arrested in Syria 829 days ago.

Franchise Limps On

The third installment of “Hunger Games” franchise leaves much to be desired. B7

THE NEW YORKER

James Foley, abducted in Syria in 2012, was executed this August.

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Kim Bodnia as the interrogator and Gael García Bernal as Maziar Bahari in Jon Stewart’s directorial debut “Rosewater” about Bahari’s experience.

THE WASHINGTON POST

TIME

Jason Rezaian and his wife are being held by Iranian authorities.

Peter Theo Curtis was released after being held in Syria for nearly two years.

THEATER FEATURE

Play Peels Back the Mask

Student piece deconstructs the self as part of One-Acts Festival MADISON STINGRAY Special to The Hoya

The newest production from Mask & Bauble Dramatic Society, the 35-minute one-act play entitled “Sonder,” is an experience rather than a show, a haunting portrayal of the reality of our own lives and our existence in relation to each other.

Written by Claytia Gonsalves (SFS ’15) and director Marlene Cox (COL ’16), the play, this year’s installment of the Donn B. Murphy One-Acts Festival, creates a world where society is deconstructed, all pretenses are removed and the characters are set free from the trappings of life to move in a space of truths, musings and rain.

There’s no real beginning — the actors start onstage in a cozy store reminiscent of Saxby’s or an M Street coffee shop, speaking quietly and browsing newspapers and menus. It’s an intimate yet distanced setting with people sliding by and fitting around each other, as if the audience is peeking in on the world of the pop song “Cool Kids,” playing softly and ethereally in the background.

So how can the play get beneath this projected exterior? With a line of people, each existing in his or her own bubble, dialogue bouncing back and forth as they finish each other’s all-too-familiar sentences. As the characters slowly melt into their respective places onstage, they settle into conversations exploring how they view

themselves, pushing against the fuzzy edges of life that societal expectations seem to have created.

Big philosophical questions are sporadically interrupted with lighter remarks about Instagram, names and weather, and some of the dialogue is taken directly from discussions that the actors had during their rehearsal time.

“What I would do was interview the actors,” Cox said. “I don’t think they were super aware of that for a while, until I actually scheduled one-on-one rehearsals with them, where I said, ‘You’re going to talk, and I’m going to type.’ Most of our rehearsals weren’t acting-oriented at all; they were me getting dialogue from them and taking that and adapting it into some kind of script form.”

Because of this, the stage is filled with people we know, voices we’ve heard and experiences we recognize, punctuated by unexpectedly hilarious moments that keep the show grounded and familiar.

“We started with the prompts of names and nicknames, and then we moved onto prompts of facades, and masks, what we show other people, and what our names signify to us,” Cox said of writing the actual script.

She had the cast play games, discuss heavy topics and undergo periods of introspection to create the personalities and the dynamics of the play.

The result is a playback of a slice of life in an average Georgetown stu-

dent’s shoes, but its big questions and original poetry reveal snapshots of that life that we all tend to miss or fail to capture as we rush forward to classes or events. On this campus, it is easy to focus on material goals and the things that seem most impressive on a resume, but as the characters question each other and think aloud, they exemplify the ever-present disconnect between who we are and who we present ourselves to be.

“We know what our name represents to some people,” said Annie Ludtke (MSB ’18), whose own character struggles with a heartbreaking delicacy to make sense of how others see and call her. “But we have our own special personal definition, and that’s where your identity starts. We all talk about what it means to be us, not just what our name actually means, but what our name means to us, and how we live through our name or don’t.”

This theme of names begs the question of how you come to define yourself. Yet in teasing out the answer, the play refuses to come to any simple and concrete conclusion. In one single line, each actor shares his or her own name, and his or her own personal definition of it as related to how they see themselves and how they see the character they have created.

According to Tori Forelli (COL ’18), whose own four letter, two syllable first name becomes a character of sorts as she explores how she adapts to it and presents herself under it, this

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In Mask & Bauble’s new production “Sonder,” normal students look beyond their projected selves to discover the true source of their identity. frank personal honesty is what makes the production so special.

“This is one of the most unique and exciting opportunities I’ve had as an actor in theater because I learned so much about myself. One of our prompts was to write a six-word autobiography, and I was like, how do you do that?” she said.

This show becomes less of a performance and more of a relationship with character that blurs the reality of life on and off stage, with our fellow Hoyas who are brave enough to reveal themselves under the masks of grades, school clubs, and expectations.

“That’s what we really circled

around: having names and forming our identities, and how we break away from that,” Cox said.

The actors onstage are prophets and strangers, names and nicknames, you and me. Sitting back and listening to them recite poetry in an old cafe, for a moment you can feel yourself break from a Georgetown bubble that exists not only between the campus and the rest of the District, but also between each student and the way they present themselves to the world.

“Sonder” will be playing in Poulton Stage III this Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 19 to21, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m..

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FEATURE

LEFT: COURTESY LAITH Al-MAJALI, RIGHT: COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Gael García Bernal behind the scenes of “Rosewater” with director Jon Stewart. Jon Stewart and Maziar Bahari discuss the film with Karim Sadjadpour in Gaston Hall last Sunday.

Bahari Discusses Time in Iranian Prison

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Do you see yourself [in the film], or are you somewhat removed from it?

The thing is that the film is based on my story — it’s inspired by my story — but it’s really a universal story of so many different journalists, thousands of journalists and activists who are going through the same thing every day. And it’s also the story of their families and their loved ones. So I see, of course, parts of myself in the film, but it is really more than my story, it is the story of many of my colleagues and friends.

What was it like adjusting to normal life afterward?

It is difficult and easier at the same time, funny to say. In prison, you are on your own. Especially in solitary confinement, you are deprived of all your senses. You cannot see anything except the walls around you. You cannot smell anything because it’s very clean and institutionalized, the interrogation and torture. You cannot hear anything because the walls are thick.

The first thing that you notice in prison is not all these ideological or emotional aspects of imprisonment, it’s the pragmatic thing of saying, “Where am I going to pee?” When you’re in a cell and there’s no toilet, it is that practical side of it. So when you come out of prison, you can go whenever you want; you can drink water as much as you want without worrying about that.

This is all overwhelming in the beginning. But at the same time, I think that it makes life easier because you put life in perspective. So when you are on the metro or subway here, boarding the tube in London when it’s hot and it’s crowded, you’re not going to say “Ah, it’s torture!” No, it’s not torture. You have experienced the real torture; you know what real torture means. So, you just put life in perspective. It’s much easier to live after that.

How did you keep your sense of humor during your incarceration, and after that, what has changed you the most?

Sense of humor comes from cultural background and observation.

Also, it comes when you can compare one situation to another. As an Iranian, you grow up with humor because Iranians are very funny; they are very humorous. It’s not, unfortunately, that translatable like most humor is. But Iranians have endured a very tragic history through humor. Iran is a country that has been at the cross section of different civilizations. It’s been invaded by Alexander the Great, the Mongols, the Arabs, the British, the Russians, the Americans and, most recently, Iraq.

Because of that, people have endured this hardship and tragedy through a sense of humor. Humor is an inherent part of any Iranian.

When you are in prison and in solitary confinement, as I’ve said, you are deprived of all your senses, so you really don’t have any kind of support outside of yourself. You have to tap into yourself and find things that are embedded in you. Parts of that are the humorous experiences you’ve had, humorous films that you’ve seen, humorous books that you’ve read. So when you’re in a situation in the interrogation room when you are charged with these really absurd and ridiculous charges, then you can put that culture within yourself within that bigger cultural context.

I have become much more hopeful because of that experience because I put everything in context.

With your family’s political background, was there ever any trepidation about covering the protests?

Since the beginning of the Iranian revolution, I’ve had maybe a little bit of sympathy toward the

movement. After the suppression in the early ’80s and my sister’s arrest, seeing my dad and how dogmatic he was about politics, I just didn’t like to be involved in politics directly.

But at the same time, I was interested in social issues and helping

people.

When the government intrudes into every aspect of your life in Iran — or in many other countries — whatever you do is political; it is politicized. I was a journalist — I was just doing my job. I was observ-

Case Studies: Targeted Journalists jASON rEZAIAN

Austin tice (sFS ’02, LAW ’13)

Jason Rezaian, The Washi n g t o n Post correspondent in Tehran, and his wife Ye g a n e h Salehi have been held in custody by Iranian authorities since July 22, 2014. The couple was arrested in their home in the middle of the night without being charged with any crime. Their whereabouts are unknown, and those who have tried to investigate their case have been warned off by Iranian authorities.

News sources close to security authorities in Iran claim that the couple, who have dual American and Iranian citizenship, are American spies. They are allegedly responsible for distributing a video of Iranians dancing to Pharrell Williams’s “Happy.” The charges are remarkably similar to those pitted against Bahari, as is the response of the American public. Friends and family have led a similar media campaign to demand the couple’s release.

After becoming increasingly frustrated with news outlets that were providing only limited coverage of events in Syria as a result of the lack of journalists in the field, Austin Tice (SFS ’02, LAW ’13) decided to put his Georgetown law degree on hold and travel there himself in May 2012. From some of the most dangerous areas in Syria, Tice delivered in-depth, awardwinning journalism, which he did freelance for outlets such as The Washington Post and CBS News.

On Aug. 13, 2012, Tice’s editors, family and friends lost contact with him as he was preparing to leave Daraya, near Damascus, to travel to Lebanon. The site set up by his family reports that it has now been 831 days since anyone has heard from Tice.

According to the Rory Peck Trust, an organization that works with freelance journalists and supports those who are working in serious conflict zones, the last

two years have been the most dangerous for journalists on record. Over the past two years, 70 journalists have been killed while covering the conflict in Syria (out of the 174 deaths of journalists working in the field worldwide), and an additional 20 journalists — including Tice — are currently missing.

Most recently, the Western world was shocked by the brutal murder of freelance journalist James Foley, who was killed by Islamic militants in Syria after being held for 21 months. His death has escalated fears about Tice’s safety as well as growing concerns about protecting journalists in conflict zones; this holds especially true in light of the U.S. government’s policy of not paying ransom to terrorist groups. Although Tice is believed to be held by the Bashar al-Assad regime, his exact whereabouts are still unknown. His parents, Marc and Debra Tice, are still hoping for his safe return.

“I do not accept that he is missing. I live in a place where he is coming home,” Debra Tice said in an interview with CBS News last September.

JAMES FOLEY

ic State group uploaded a video to YouTube entitled “A Message to America,” which depicted Foley’s execution. Fellow captive and American journalist Steven Joel Sotloff was shown next to him, threatening the U.S. government to act. The Islamic State group later released a video of Sotloff’s execution on Sept. 2.

All letters written by James Foley during his captivity were confiscated. He asked his fellow hostage, Danish photographer Daniel Rye Ottosen, to memorize the letter he wanted his family and friends to receive. Soon after Ottosen’s release, he called Foley’s mother and dictated the letter, an excerpt of which is below.

“I know you are thinking of me and praying for me. And I am so thankful. I feel you all especially when I pray. I pray for you to stay strong and to believe. I really feel I can touch you even in this darkness when I pray.

Eighteen of us have been held together in one cell, which has helped me. We have had each other to have endless long conversations about movies, trivia,

sports. We have played games made up of scraps found in our cell … we have found ways to play checkers, chess, and Risk … and have had tournaments of competition, spending some days preparing strategies for the next day’s game or lecture. The games and teaching each other have helped the time pass. They have been a huge help. We repeat stories and laugh to break the tension.

I have had weak and strong days. We are so grateful when anyone is freed; but of course, yearn for our own freedom. We try to encourage each other and share strength. We are being fed better now and daily. We have tea, occasional coffee. I have regained most of my weight lost last year.

I think a lot about my brothers and sister. I remember playing Werewolf in the dark with Michael and so many other adventures.

I think of chasing Mattie and T around the kitchen counter. It makes me happy to think of them ... I am so proud of you, Michael, and thankful to you for happy childhood memories, and to you and Kristie for happy adult ones ...”

Qaida’s official branch in Syria for nearly two years.

No one had heard any word from Curtis until the previous summer, when American photojournalist Matthew Schrier, who shared a cell with Curtis, managed to escape through a hole in the wall of the prison in Aleppo, Syria. After Schrier was able to confirm to American authorities that Curtis was alive, Curtis’

family began receiving ransom demands ranging from $3 million to $25 million. The American government continued to stick to its strict no-ransom policy, ensuring that the Qatari officials who secured Curtis’ release did not trade money for him. Schrier confirmed that both he and Curtis were tortured. The group that kept Curtis hostage is still holding at least two other Americans.

While travelling to the Turkish border on Nov. 22, 2012 freelance journalist James Foley, his translator and fellow British journalist John Cantlie were kidnapped by a group that was thought to be part of the Shabiha militia, which was associated with the Assad regime. His captors were later identified to be part of the terrorist Islamic State group. On Aug. 12, 2014, Foley’s parents received an email from their son’s captors that condemned the U.S. government’s refusal to pay the ransom of approximately $132 million and threatened to respond by bombing the United States.

It has been reported that during his time as a hostage, Foley was subjected to numerous mock executions and methods of torture like Bahari. On Aug. 19, the Islam-

peter theo curtis On Aug. 26, 2014, American writer and freelance journalist Peter Theo Curtis arrived home in Boston after being held captive by al

ing the truth, recording the truth, documenting the truth — that was all I was doing. I had worked in Iran for 12 years, and I always respected the law; I always tried to work within the framework of the law. I never thought I was doing anything that could put me in trouble. I knew that I was pushing the envelope here and there, and I was doing things that the government didn’t like, and I thought that I could be imprisoned for maybe a day or a week. I remember when I was put in prison I thought “OK, I’m going to come out and write about one week in Iranian prison.” I never thought I would go through such an ordeal because of what I did, but something changed in 2009.

Is there anything on screen that was hard for you to watch personally?

Still, there are a lot of things on the screen that are difficult for me to watch. It’s different every time I watch it because sometimes I wake up and unfortunately get the news that someone was arrested in Iran, a newspaper’s been shut down, a journalist was beheaded by this crazy ISIS. And when I watch the film, I think about that journalist, I think about their loved ones, I think about their families, and that really affects me. Of course, it’s always difficult to watch the movie.

In the film, the character Rosewater [Bahari’s interrogator] has some distinctive habits, like the perfume spraying and his comical obsession with pornography.

What do you think those minute details add to the overall story you’re trying to get across?

I think it just humanizes him because what we were really trying to avoid was having another Hollywood rendition of Iran on the screen — that it is black and white, that these people are evil and we are good and let’s kill them. It wasn’t like that.

Everything is humanized, and that again came from my experience in the book. I tried to do that in order to be able to have the upper hand on my interrogator. When you regard someone or an institution as evil or monstrous, then you are defeated to start with because you cannot really defeat evil, you cannot really defeat monsters. But when you regard a human being as a human being, then you can find vulnerabilities, you can find the complexities of them. Then you can exploit it.

You can exploit it to your advantage, not because of altruistic or idealistic reasons. No. Sometimes for very selfish reasons — that I wanted my interrogator to stop beating me, for example.

That’s why I came up with those massage stories. In the beginning, they wanted to charge me with espionage. They kept on saying “Name names, name names,” and I didn’t want to name names, and I didn’t want to confess that I was a spy because I knew it would be very dangerous. But then they changed their strategy and wanted to charge me with being morally corrupt, which is easier to handle than espionage. If you’re a spy, you get killed. But then I said, “Morally corrupt, OK.” But then again, morally corrupt, you have different degrees. These are all laws, that if you have had any kind of penetration, then again you can be sentenced to death. So, I had to find a way that I could do a sexual story — that I could satisfy him — but without involving any kind of penetration. So that was the massage story. I think I somehow mischievously was torturing my torturer.

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ARTS FEATURE

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Jasmine White

Criticism Prompts Reflection M

y last piece in this column, “Why I’ll Never Change My Last Name” caused a bit of a stir. While I knew the topic might be seen as controversial, I never expected the response that I got. Some felt offended by the piece and interpreted my words as “condemning” all married women who changed their last name. I’d like to make it clear that this was not the purpose of the piece, nor is this my view on women who partake in the practice. My intended purpose was actually to just create discussion on a tradition that is solely based in habit.

Still, I wondered why exactly people cared so much about this article.

Why did people care about me, one unimportant person, deciding to not take part in a social norm? Why did it elicit the response it did? I realized that certain people may have felt my opinion personally attacked their values, or perhaps personally attacked them, just because my view differed from theirs so greatly. And though I find this to be silly, I too am very often guilty of it.

After reading some of the negative comments, I began to second guess myself. Perhaps I am wrong. Maybe I should reconsider my values. I became truly bothered. For years, I’d been pretty steadfast in my view. Yet, all it took were a few disagreements and I was doubting myself. Why? Because I felt threatened, maybe even a little stupid. I wondered if I even really knew myself, if I actually knew what I wanted.

However, this isn’t the first time I’ve been criticized, and it won’t be the last. At least, I hope it won’t be because I mature so much as a result of criticism.

When I came to Georgetown, I realized how different I am from a lot of kids who go here. I’m just a chubby black girl from Alabama who doesn’t carry a Longchamp bag, whose backpack is from Wal-Mart, not Herschel, and whose father is not a businessman, lawyer or doctor.

Again, I began to second guess myself. Could I ever fit in? Was I good enough to be here? Did I belong?

It took me a while, but now I’m OK with myself. Actually, I’m not just OK with myself. I’m happy because I don’t need to be any other way. This is my story, and changing it would be changing who I am.

So, I’m realizing that I don’t need to be afraid of divergence. I know that diversity is a beautiful thing, and that it comes in many different forms ranging from differing nationalities to contrasting political views.

When people disagree with me, I don’t need to cower or nor do I need to become angry because their critiques either help me to reaffirm my beliefs or instead introduce to me a concept I’d never even considered before.

After being at Georgetown for almost an entire semester, I now understand why so many family members have had a hard time leaving home. If I had stayed in Birmingham, it would have been familiar and easy. However, it would have also been predictable.

Being at Georgetown has been a challenge for me, and, at times, it has been uncomfortable. But I am learning to be comfortable with the uncomfortable because I know that is when I evolve the most as an individual.

I definitely made the right choice in coming here because I’ve been exposed to so much, to people and places I would have never discovered if I had decided to rest in the safety of my hometown.

This world is a big and scary place with lots of big and scary people who are nothing like me. And that’s both frightening and exhilarating. I’m grateful that there’s such a place for me to explore; grateful that I haven’t seen it all yet.

There will definitely be more times when I will have my feelings hurt.

There will be times when I want to get on the fastest plane back to Alabama, back to the place that I know will be accepting of me always, and I am appreciative of the fact that such an environment exists.

However, I also know that the moment I do that is the moment I cheat myself of something great. So I won’t let fear or doubt or anything else dissuade me. I will continue to advance and develop myself, and even if it’s painful sometimes, I won’t stop because I came to college to do one thing: grow.

Jasmine White is a freshman in the College. This is the final appearance of ’BAMA ROGUE this semester.

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Nineteenth-century Venice is brought to life in the artistic works of James McNeill Whistler. Applying a complex variety of patterns and strokes, his original prints reveal a city of days gone by whose haunting beauty is found in the everyday activities of its citizens.

Venice Past Printed

Gallery captures spirit of the 19th-century city ELSA GIVAN

Special to The Hoya

James McNeill Whistler’s Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery of Art may be his most famous and lauded work, but his lesserknown prints of Venice have recently been put on display and represent a different facet of his artistic talent. The twenty-six prints were originally purchased in 1887 by Charles Lang Freer — the man whose donation created the Freer Gallery in the first place. It was this set of prints that ultimately prompted him to collect and preserve a vast array of Whistler’s work, which now resides at the Freer Gallery for public viewing.

Whistler was born in 1834 in Massachusetts, but most of his later life was spent in Britain. He began his career as an artist for the U.S. military, rendering maps of U.S. coastlines for the Navy. It was there that he was first exposed to the etching technique that he would eventually use to create his experimental Venice prints.

After completing his brief stint with the U.S. army, Whistler moved to Paris to study art. He gained footing in more traditional art methods and traveled extensively around Europe, creating artistic records of his adventures along the way. One such record, his set of Venice prints, now resides at the Freer Gallery.

The prints themselves are truly impressive. They were painstakingly created with etching and dry point, showing an acute awareness of minute details. What from a distance seems to be a series of indistinct squiggles, closer inspection reveals to be a network of carefully drawn etchings that bring the character of Venice to life. Long black ink slashes of the sky and water are intentionally contrasted with the more finely

patterned scribbles of boats, architecture, and human figures, weaving together the complex beauty of the famous city.

Each print is equally haunting and alluring. Almost all of the people depicted either have their backs turned or do not have distinct facial features. The result is a picture of this beautiful, historically rich city full of people with blank stares. Other prints are haunting in their solitude, such as the lonely man standing in the darkness in the print “Nocturne: Furnace.”These elements evoke a balance between the perpetual and ephemeral nature of the experience of Venice. Every day brings with it a new set of faces that are there for a moment and vanish with the next, yet they are ever present in a city that continues to thrive. Whistler preserved this spirit in the deceptively simple texture of his scribbles. Detailed yet indistinct, the figures embody the ghostly presence of the ordinary people that have made Venice into the historical destination that it is today.

An especially poignant takeaway from the prints is the realization that this was everyday life for Venetians in the late 19th century. One print depicts a woman sitting outside her house in front of a canal as she prepares to sell fruit. Another shows a different group of women stringing beads and holding children nonchalantly. It’s striking that, while Venice seems something like a European Disneyland nowadays, it was a center of normal life for hundreds of years.

The set of prints contains images ranging from panoramic views of the city to street views to views of the inside of homes, providing a comprehensive view of life in 19th century Venice.

If you’ve ever been to Venice, you might be inclined to agree that it has become

very touristy and built-up in recent decades. Much of its original magic has been lost or replaced with fabrications. Whistler’s Venice prints give viewers the opportunity to glimpse what the Venice of our imaginations once looked like — a scene of winding, quiet canals, authentic gondolas and crumbling, ornate buildings that are wonderfully devoid of the McDonald’s signs that now seem to be present on every street corner.

While the prints themselves are reason enough to check out the exhibit, the story of how the prints came to reside at the Freer Gallery only adds to the display’s worth.

When Freer first glimpsed Whistler’s work, he was not at all impressed. He did not understand “why anyone in the world should make any fuss over Whistler as an artist” and adamantly refused to show substantial interest.

However, after viewing more of Whistler’s remarkable work, Freer sheepishly admitted that he wanted to begin purchasing his pieces. Eventually, what began as a professional slight turned into a decadeslong friendship between the two men. It’s accordingly poetic that the Freer Gallery now houses the largest collection of Whistler’s work.

Whether you’re in it for the story or the art itself, the Venice prints pull the viewer in with a cognizance of the underlying forces that built the character of such a wellknown city. They provide both artistic dynamism and historical appeal with depths that do not fail to impress. The Venice prints at the Freer Gallery are definitely worth seeing, are cheaper than a trip to Venice and more authentic in their depiction of the city’s roots than the modern tourism that now permeates it.

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Sophomore Designs Innovative Social App HANNAH KAUFMAN

a daily basis. People can post whenever a thought comes to their mind.

On the Hilltop, students seem to juggle dozens of different projects, some of which are never fully realized because of time constraints and other priorities. This year, Yatpang Cheung (MSB ’17) sought to break the mold and create his own iPhone app. With countless hours of planning and dedication, Cheung managed to bring his vision of a fun social networking tool to life.

What kind of users are you targeting with this app?

It was designed to focus on Georgetown undergraduate students, but if the app grows, it can spread to other campuses. With this type of app, its content can easily be used for cyberbullying and abusing the power of anonymity among the younger generations. College campuses and undergraduate students are more mature about it.

Hoya Staff Writer

What is the point of “Blurtalk?”

I was trying to create something like “Georgetown Confessions.” It’s a way for people to share what’s on their mind; to confess secrets, share their crushes, or just share their opinions about someone or something they’ve just always wanted to say. Because “Georgetown Confessions” is on Facebook and it’s rarely updated and is often behind schedule, I thought I’d create an app that mimics it and that people could check on

So you talked about the dangers of anonymity. Did you take any steps to prevent those risks?

With other anonymous apps, you can’t really mention people’s names. They have a filter system or they report when something bad is mentioned or a threat is made. Basically there is a report option. With my app, you can set how many times your post can be viewed. After the view count is up, then that can no longer be viewed. It’s technically deleted. So that helps prevent any cyberbullying from spreading to a large audience.

What was your personal goal in making the app?

At first I created an app to test my coding skills.

It took 200 hours of coding and 10,000 lines of code. Also, I just wanted to make something that the Georgetown community can bond over. I’m trying to create a new tool for all Georgetown students to use.

How did you balance all of those hours of work with your social life and school work?

Whenever I have something in mind, I just devote everything to it. The 200 hours of work are spread around less than two months. After classes, I’d come back, do my schoolwork, go to the gym, and then I’d just stay up from midnight all the way to 6 or 7 a.m. Then I’d wake up at 9 a.m. for class, so I’d get three hours of sleep just to get all the coding in.

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Yatpang Cheung (MSB ’17) spent over 200 hours coding his new app “Blurtalk.”

What is the location radius of these users and posts?

The app finds users within a set two-mile radi-

us of the post. I decided on that distance because it’s supposed to be something that’s local. On a Georgetown campus, it’s meant to be used by people within the campus, so the two-mile radius helps connect people that are easily reachable and that you know are around you.

It seems like this campus is overflowing with new ideas all the time. But what made you decide to actually sit down and start coding this app?

I was very motivated by all the other startups on campus, like Katrina Vassel’s “Nosh Delivery” and Rahul Desai’s “Trendify.” I was very inspired and thought, “Well, I’m going to create something of my own from my own idea.” My difference is that rather than getting someone else to do the coding for me, I did everything myself just for the experience. They hired outside sources to code for them. Everyone has their pros and cons.

Those other people are very good at marketing and are very social. I, on the other hand, am more of a computer and inventive tech person — I’m not really the one to market something that way.

Did making this app change your perspective in any way?

The thing is, when I came to Georgetown, I was very set on majoring in finance and OPIM in the business school. Deep down, I’ve always wanted to do something with computer science, so I decided to minor in computer science to begin with. I started talking computer science classes and I thought, “Wow, this is so interesting, and I love it so much compared to the business classes I’m taking.” Because of that, I just went ahead and thought what the heck, I’ll just transfer to the college and flat-out major in computer science and take all computer science classes. So I did.

What would you say to students who are also trying to launch such innovative ideas?

Everyone has ideas. You can just walk down the campus and hear 10 different ideas from 10 different people. Practically everyone has ideas.

But they’re just thoughts inside the brain until you materialize it. In order to materialize it, the steps seem pretty simple, but in practice they’re painstakingly hard; all you’ve got to do is put in the time, effort and dedication.

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The history of the cultural punk movement is explored and embodied by the tales told in the book “Please Kill Me.” The story is filled with firsthand accounts of leading punk figures spanning the ’60s through the ’80s.

‘Please Kill Me’

By: Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain ABBY REUTZEL Hoya Staff Writer

To say that the punk movement is hard to describe would be quite an understatement. On its surface, punk style is quickly associated with generational angst, a multitude of piercings, and spiked hair or dyed mohawks. Yet when one looks beyond this stereotype at the differing scenes and variety of artists that make up the movement, trying to get a handle on what exactly punk is can be quite a challenge.

Over the past few years, tons of books, documentaries and articles have been written about various facets of this musical movement, but only one is considered to be the definitive source of information about the beginning of punk — “Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk” by authors Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain.

The book’s role as a credible account of punk history arises from a unique layout that embodies the movement in its own way. It includes firsthand accounts from influential figures who took part in the shaping of an entire culture from its origins to its expansive peak, concluding in a decline as 80s moved music in divergent directions. Iggy Pop, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Danny Fields, Malcom McLaren, and Jim Carroll are among the punk stars that lend their names and stories to this diverse yet unified tale.

“Please Kill Me” does more than just chronicle a new genre and the bands that made it famous. It explores the

turbulence of its time both within the actual music sphere and without. From the ’60s to the ’80s, the stories of punk pioneers are revealed and placed within the context of a drug-rampant culture and a conservative backlash that sought to restrict it.

On Nov. 10, McNeil and McCain visited the Georgetown campus and spoke to students in Anna Celenza’s “Music Industry” seminar and Benjamin Harbert’s “History of Rock” courses. During the 75-minute period of question-andanswer, the duo covered their thoughts on the term itself, the beginning of the genre, their aims with the book and what the future holds. The casual session enlightened the students about a part of musical history that is far too commonly neglected when people mention the greats.

At the start of the visit, students were hesitant to start asking questions, which was perhaps due to the intimidating nature of an artistic movement that many of us have never experienced firsthand.

The duo joked that they would start reading off passages from the book, but once the students got more into the swing of things, they asked poignant and interesting questions that got to the heart of what the book was about.

McNeil and McCain tackled these tough questions with equally fascinating stories, McNeil, who was very close with The Ramones, told one student that he thinks the band would be happy with the validation that is has received today. Back then, no one paid their work any attention, and they were

often not taken seriously.

The duo also spoke fondly about the idealized New York City of the past.

Today, it appears that urban, musical and technological changes have restructured the social norm and removed what was so vital about the city, which has negatively restricted the kind of innovative artistic movements that can be birthed in the iconic city.

“Music reflects what is going on in the culture,” McNeil said.

The duo also touched upon their writing process. They were inspired to write the book as an oral history because of their experience reading “Edie: American Girl” by Jean Stein. They spoke about how an oral history is a great means to write about something that is as convoluted as punk, but that it is a “very, very delicate form.”

McCain added that it is very important for the “text to flow.” The book that they ended up writing is compiled from hundreds of hours of interviews with some of the biggest names in the genre.

“Each line of every passage is meant to pull you in,” said McCain.

Toward the end of the session the two spoke about their new projects. McNeil and McCain are teaming up again to create a new music oral history. They’re currently conducting interviews for a book that will cover music of the 1960s and the effect it had in California. The book will range from “the Beach Boys to Helter Skelter,” due on shelves in about two years. If it’s anything like “Please Kill Me,” then it will surely be a must-read.

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Pizza Nights in Italy Leave a Lingering Taste

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s I write my final column for we were greeted with ciaos, double the semester, I am currently cheek kisses, and the amazing smell of recovering from my weeklong homemade lasagna. We were immediItalian food coma. For my final travel ately escorted from the doorway to the break, I toured Italy from Milan to large dining room to find our plates Rome, including a few destinations being filled with meat lasagna and a in between, with two of my George- spread of homemade bread and olive town friends, Sydney and Megan. Al- oil on the table. For those unfamiliar though all the places that we went with traditional Italian dining, pasta is were breathtaking, I think the high- only the first plate. I tapped out at one lights of our trip were the dinners plate of lasagna, knowing that there with my family. was more to come, but Megan and Quick backstory: I was adopted from Sydney had no idea what was in store.

South Korea by an Italian-Chinese fa- Plates of meat and Tuscan-style potather and an Italian mother. My pater- toes, as well as multiple desserts and nal grandmother was born and raised many bottles of wine followed. Comin Lucca, Italy. Fast forward to today: I munication was a little uncomfortable have a lot of second cousins who still at first, but food and wine have a way live in Italy, right outside of easing things for all. of Lucca. I’ve met three of By the time “Pizza Tuesthem before, and had plans day” rolled around, we had to stay with one of them, already been eating some of Gigliola, and her husband, the most delicious foods of Claudio, for four days while our lives, but we were still we took day trips from our looking forward to La Casa base at their Tuscan coundi Pizza. Unfortunately, tryside villa. My only rewe arrived to find no pizza quest, as suggested by my or even any signs of pizza.

Christina dad, was to have a family Little did we know that Wing dinner so I could meet all Gioia had a brick pizza oven of my relatives. downstairs and was just On our first day, we arrived in Pisa getting started with rolling out the Centrale train station approximately dough.

50 minutes late because of unknown If you have never had homemade train trouble. I hadn’t seen Claudio brick oven pizza, then you need to in years and he was the one picking us drop everything and book a flight to up. Dazed and confused, I was saved Italy immediately. Life-changing is the by the familiar presence of a small Ital- only appropriate phrase to describe it. ian woman named Gioia, Gigliola’s sis- Add a little bit of prosciutto or speck ter and my other second cousin, who on top if you’re feeling adventurous I also had previously met and luckily and you’re at a whole other level. remembered. Our journey was not The only things that could possibly nearly close to being over, as we had make the pizza better were the comto drive past aqueducts and through a pany and the wine. Now that we were mountain to arrive to Gigliola’s home. past the initial meeting, everyone was The drive was probably no more much more comfortable and more than 30 minutes, but the language talkative. Although we’ve only met a barrier was quite apparent. My high few times and are not blood related, school Italian skills were not as sharp we still felt like a loving family. It was as they once were, and their English the prosciutto to my homemade pizwas only slightly better. The only con- za: everything I could’ve ever wanted clusion that we came to during that and more to top off my study abroad ride was that we liked pizza and that experience. we would go to Gioia’s house on Tuesday to eat pizza. From then on, Gioia’s Christina Wing is a junior in the Mchouse was known as “La Casa di Pizza” Donough School of Business studying (The House of Pizza) and Tuesday’s abroad in Copenhagen. This is the final plans were shaped around pizza. appearance of DAMSEL IN DENMARK When we entered Gigliola’s house, this semester.

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Highly Anticipated Campus Pub Disappoints bulldog tavern

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Instead of dining at The Tombs once again or quickly grabbing a Sweetgreen salad, my friends and I decided to try something new this week. For a convenient, close-tohome meal, we took a short walk down to the recently opened Bulldog Tavern in the Healey Family Student Center. The pub is located to the left of the entrance, which is a little confusing if you’re not familiar with the building.

We were not greeted by a host or hostess when we entered, which created some confusion, as we were unsure if we should head on and grab a table or actually wait to be seated. Finally someone came and simply signaled to us where we should take a seat.

The ambiance falls short of what one would generally expect from a pub. It looks as if the decor of the venue is still in progress, and there’s a lot of work to be done to evoke that authentic pub feeling.

There is a very cool wall in the middle of the restaurant made out of kegs, and the bar is trendy and modern looking, featuring several TV screens showing sports games, but that’s pretty much all there is. One of the walls is just plain white, which makes the whole venue seem rather empty and

bland. There was some music playing, which did add to the ambiance even though one has to make an effort to actually hear it.

The menu at Bulldog Tavern is not very extensive and mostly offers typical American food, so it is easy to pick out what you would like. The prices are extremely reasonable and adequately tailored to the college student’s wallet, so don’t worry about having to break the bank to enjoy a meal here.

Some of the appetizers include 12 hot wings, cheesy fries, onion rings, seasoned garlic and parsley fries, and chili bread bowls, all ranging from $3.99 to $9.99. The entrees include a number of sandwiches, burgers and salads, all fairly priced at around $8.

For those who are lucky enough to be 21 already, there is a range of very creative signature cocktails to choose from. And of course, essential to any pub, there is a wide array of ice-cold beers that patrons can enjoy with their meals.

Unfortunately, the experience at Bulldog Tavern was not particularly satisfying, especially because we expected a different atmosphere and faster service. We ordered the garlic and parsley fries to start with, the Hoya burger, falafel with tomato cucumber salad and Italian chicken salad as main courses.

About 15 minutes after order-

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Bulldog Tavern is a pub and therefore offers the expected list of classic American dishes and beer. The Hoya burger stands out as a solid bet among an array of dishes that didn’t quite hit the mark. ing, we were given the sad news that the kitchen had run out of fries, so we had to change our minds about the appetizer and get chips as the side for the burger.

Running out of fries or any given ingredient might be acceptable at a regular restaurant, but not when it is needed for almost half of the items on the menu. We ordered hummus and pita chips instead, which took about another half an hour to arrive — and then only after we asked about its whereabouts because we were painfully hungry by then.

After a seemingly endless hour of sitting and waiting in our booth, our dishes finally arrived.

The Hoya burger, topped with let-

tuce, tomato, caramelized sweet onions, cheddar cheese and herb mayo was delicious. If you are a burger lover, you should definitely head over and try this one.

The falafel, however, was not up to par, with three balls that were not even green and barely tasted like falafel, over mixed greens, tomato and cucumber. Additionally, the salad was inedible because it was basically drenched in dressing, overpowering any other taste it had to offer. The Italian chicken salad was fine; nothing too exciting, as it didn’t have enough dressing and taste, but overall a good meal. They say good things come to those who wait, but this wasn’t exactly the case at Bulldog Tavern.

Despite the slow service, the wait staff was very friendly, which is a must for a pleasant dining experience. However, it was clear that all the employees were in a big rush and had a lot to handle at the same time.

In all honesty, our meal at the Bulldog Tavern was not great and our reward for the long wait was nothing we couldn’t have gotten somewhere else. Nonetheless, it is important to keep in mind that the pub has only been operating for about 10 days and it is reasonable to expect that the establishment will improve with time. All we can do now is hope that it will only get better and evolve as the weeks pass.

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Eastern Market is a well-known destination for food lovers and even so, Rose’s Luxury stands out among the crowd. The dishes at this upscale diner feature bold flavor combinations that never fail to impress.

Odd Flavors Are Worth the Hype Rose’s luxury 717 Eighth St. SE | Cuisine: New American | $$$$ Yiwen Hu

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At just 20 past 4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, still 40 minutes before Rose’s Luxury opened its door, a line of well over 30 people had already formed in front of the neighborhood favorite in Eastern Market.

Among the string of restaurants along the Barracks Row, this tiny and quaint-looking diner arguably enjoys the most popularity. Parties of over four almost always need to arrive an hour before the restaurant starts serving dinner to avoid another three, or even five, hours of waiting. Patrons both from and outside the area flock to 717 8th St. SE, to taste for themselves whether or not Rose’s Luxury lives up to the neon “Awesome” sign hanging on its back wall.

With all the hype on the Internet, it’s easy to wonder if the quality of the food at Rose’s Luxury has been exaggerated; with over half an hour of waiting in line, the anticipation raises even higher.

However, doubts dissipate as soon as the interior of the diner comes into sight — the bricks on the wall and the lanterns overhead create a familial atmosphere, while the art pieces add an aesthetic and elegant appeal to the space.

Depending upon availability and preference, patrons are seated in one of the four dining areas: the patio, which is pleasant on nice days; the front salon, where larger parties are usually accommodated; the bar, which is located in front of the open kitchen; and the back salon under the glass roof. In fact, many a “veteran” patron purposefully asks to be

seated on the stools in order to enjoy the most well-paced dining experience and to engage in lively conversations with the team working the culinary magic.

Unless orders of raw bar items have been placed, dinners at Rose’s usually start with a loaf of challah. The golden-crusted bread, always fresh out of the oven, infuses the air with an irresistible aroma. When peeled into pieces, dipped in honey and spread with a thin layer of sesame-sprinkled butter, the warm Challah alone already exceeds every expectation one might have had for the restaurant.

Although the menu at Rose’s Luxury changes on a seasonal basis, there are nonetheless several time-honored signature dishes, one of which is the pork sausage habanero and lychee salad ($13). Present in the cute white bowl are the stated ingredients, as well as sour cream, slices of red onions and a variety of spices. Customers are encouraged to mix everything up and to eat the salad straight from the bowl. This way, all of the flavors can be savored at once: the crunchy lychee halves, the silky sour cream, the spicy onions, the savory sausages.

Not a single layer of taste is lost.

Here at Rose’s Luxury, ingredients are mixed and matched in surprising combinations. Among the seasonal options on the list of cold dishes, the Malpeque oysters with green apple and wasabi granita ($3 each) have found favor both among the diners and the wait staff. Lying on a bed of shredded ice, the oysters come in their teardrop-shaped half shells.

Known for their tender texture and briny taste, the oysters have a sweet finish that is complemented by the

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refreshing green wasabi. On the other hand, the caramelized cauliflower, greek yogurt and some other stuff ($13) has the power to turn a stout meat-lover into a pious vegetarian.

Any personal opinion on cauliflowers is bound to change after just one bite into the crispy veggie blossom; aversion will subside and become a newfound love.

Pasta is another one of Rose’s many renowned house specialties.

The mezze rigatoni with Parmesan cream and truffled breadcrumbs ($12) is the paradise for cream-andcheese lovers. When paired with white truffles ($20 a portion), the flavor escalates. It might not bring one to his knees, but it is certainly capable of driving one to the verge of shedding tears of joy. In comparison, the classic cacio e pepe ($13), though loyal to the traditional rendition and undeniably delicious, is nevertheless eclipsed by the rigatoni.

The chef’s ingenuity does not end with the main dishes. The famous foie gras french toast with cinnamon crumb and ice cream ($8) again testifies to the limitless creation of Rose’s Luxury. As strange and heavy as it sounds, the actual plate is a perfect harmony of sweet and savory, hot and cold. For those with a penchant for a minty flavor, the lighter English pea cake with mint curd and pistachio crunch ($8) might be an ideal alternative to conclude the meal.

Cozy, welcoming, incredible, unique, awe-inspiring — perhaps not enough adjectives can ever suffice to describe a dinner at Rose’s. Truly, as what is written on top of the menu, one can only “eat, go home, come back tomorrow.”

Sausage stuffing balls

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INGREDIENTS

12 oz. uncooked sausage meat 2 tbsp.butter 3 stalks celery, chopped 1 large onion, chopped salt and pepper 1 tsp. dried sage leaves, crushed

8 cups 1/2-inch bread cubes (we like potato bread, but any kind will do) 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken stock

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet.

Brown the sausage in a skillet, break it into small pieces and set it aside in a bowl.

Add butter to the pan and cook the celery and onion for 6 to 7 minutes or until translucent. Add salt, pepper, and sage.

Pour the onion mixture onto the sausage. Add the bread cubes and stir in the beaten eggs and the chicken stock.

Form into 2-inch balls, put them on the baking sheet, and cook in the oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

apple cranberry Cocktail

whatkatieate.com With family members travelling from near and far for the holiday season, a seasonal cocktail can really bring everyone together. This recipe has the sweet yet spicy tastes of apple cider and cranberries to make you feel at home.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups (500 ml) apple juice 2 cups (500 ml) cranberry juice 100 ml vodka 2 cups (500 ml) ginger ale Ice, to serve Blend ingredients until pink and frothy Serve over ice.

2009 Pine ridge chenin blanc viognier, $14 realsimple.com Some tasty wine can really be the key to a successful family gathering. Enjoy this bottle, with its crisp yet savory notes that provide the necessary ambiance to truly relax over Thanksgiving break.

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ALBUM REVIEW

Four

One Direction GIANNA PISANO Hoya Staff Writer

The names Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik are no strangers to anyone nowadays; they make up the famous pop band One Direction. With a loyal following of “directioners” and three successful studio albums, which all debuted at number one in the U.S. Billboard 200, the band had big shoes to fill in its latest studio album “Four,” released in the United States on Nov. 17.

The album immediately produces a dissatisfactory sense of deja vu — it has been done multiple times before. Full of formulaic pop sounds and hollow lyrics, the album is a catchy yet unsophisticated series of songs that feeds fans exactly what they’ve come to expect.

The first single from the album, “Steal My Girl,” is also the first of the 12 tracks.

The music video for this song, released on Sept. 29, broke the VEVO record for most views in 24 hours. The song sticks to a happy-go-lucky pop vibe and superficial lyrics that fail to be anything impressive or memorable. Describing a love conquest that he has had since age 16, the speaker tells the tale of his woes because everybody “wanna steal [his]

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girl.” This and other truly “tragic” topics are the subjects of the songs found on this album. The repetitive pop-synth sounds are target material for pop radio but nothing impressive for a more serious music connoisseur.

Following this first track is “Ready to Run,” a fast-paced song that sounds just like every other song the band has produced. The boys attempt to relate to the uncertainties of teenage life as they discuss the “future that [they] can’t foresee,” which is ironic because of their success as a band. The song progresses with some generic, heard-before lines thrown in, such as “wherever you are is the place I belong.”

The most impressive song on the album is the high-school love story “18,” a typical heartthrob romance story that is sure to please infatuated younger generations. A melodic bridge into the chorus is pleasing to the ears, and the “Prince Charming-esque” feel is exactly what the teenage audience desires to hear.

While the song is not the most original one on the album, it definitely has the most potential of becoming another quick hit for the band.

“Fool’s Gold” brings in some acoustic guitar rhythm and more complex lyrics, stringing along a more impressive,

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In its new album “Four,” One Direction fails to impress listeners. It falls into an uncreative pattern of the same music and lyrics that first shot the band to fame.

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in-depth metaphor that compares a bird on a wire to trying to get a girl to fall in love with the singer. While his love is unrequited, he refuses to give up on her, and the almost universally relatable love story described pulls at the heartstrings of anyone listening, although it can be safely assumed that the lyrics are not inspired by the hearts of the writers.

“Nobody loves you, baby, the way I do,” the band sings in “Fireproof,” continuing the familiar (and exhausted) theme of invincible love with the perfectly imperfect girl.

The techno-pop beat of “Stockholm Syndrome” is a bit atypical of the band’s usual melodies, but yet again, it contains hackneyed, unimaginative lyrics that are almost identical to those found in other songs on the album: “But now together we’re alone/And there’s no other place I’d ever wanna go.”

The majority of the songs weave together the same series of components to produce a similar sound and indistinguishable structure: a guitar riff in the beginning, a few meaningless lyrics here and there, a chorus that is sure to stick in the listener’s head, a bridge that rarely ever stretches the band’s musical boundaries and a happy ending.

Each song lacks originality, but playing it safe does have it perks. One Direction has constructed its image around a heartthrob group of young men that, by avoiding specifics and producing uncomplicated, uplifting music, is able to capture the hearts of millions of loyal listeners simply because of this catchy oversimplification.

One Direction brings listeners yet another fun, fast-paced album full of likeable songs and cute lyrics, but it still has not seen any noteworthy thematic or musical growth among a maturing group of men in their early 20s. Any listeners in search of a pop album to brighten up the cold winter months will be pleased to dance along to “Four,” but for those looking for more complex musical compositions whose inspirational messages are not as oversimplified, One Direction’s fourth studio album is probably not for you.

THE BEAT

Young Australian DJ Rocks EDM Scene

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he Electronic Dance Music scene in America has rapidly grown in popularity over the last ten years or so. New songs are appearing everyday and it seems that if you flip a coin in the air, the chances of it landing on a DJ here in America are pretty high.

However, amidst all the mayhem of the EDM scene over the last several years, one artist is quickly gaining stock in the hearts of the American audience.

His name is Just A Gent. The origins of EDM and techno-style DJs and producers can be traced back to the UK and Germany, especially beginning around the late 1970s. Electronic dance music was seen as an underground movement that seemed to be stuck in obscurity and not gaining any ground in mainstream music. Night after night, clubs in the UK, Germany and many other Western European countries were packed to the brim with crowds who would come to hear these high-tempo, low-bass, reverberating songs that would drive the underground music scene for years.

In the mid 1990s to the early 2000s this up-tempo style of music began to finally make its way across the pond to the United States, where it became commercialized and marketed into the mainstream flow of American music.

Bands such as The Black Eyed Peas began to incorporate this style of music into their songs, which in turn would be projected to the American public. A whole new genre of music, fashion and entertainment became popular, thanks to DJs like David Guetta, Swedish House

Mafia and Avici. These new DJs, with the help of others, helped revive music festivals here in the states with extreme visual effects that combined lights and video with a sense of futuristic qualities.

These DJs are still leading the commercial EDM scene here in America. However, there is a new generation of producers who are beginning to take over and Just A Gent qualifies as one of them.

An Australian-born DJ and producer, Jacob Grant is only 17 years old and is al-

Bryson Greene ready making waves across the world, as he has just wrapped up his North American tour. However, a tour of North America wouldn’t be complete without a stop here in our nation’s capital, and that is exactly what Just A Gent did on Oct. 25.

His music creates a sense of positivity and levity that embraces the crowd with a high-tempo, trap-style music that has been popular as of late here in America.

The young producer from Newcastle, Australia, has just recently hit 40,000 likes on Facebook and 50,000 followers on Soundcloud, which in today’s realm of digital media and social networking is extremely impressive. His style of mu-

sic is blissful yet exhilarating and his fan base loves it; streams upon streams of positive remarks flow through his Facebook page, from fans all over the world.

Grant also has a specific clothing style that matches his persona of the gentleman. He dons a three-piece suit and top hat at every event he plays, reiterating that not only can he please his fans with his music but with his personality as well. He thrives on being a charming gentleman, and in a world that revolves around image through the media, having those qualities will help him go a long way.

It is extremely obvious that his fan base is strong, as they know all of his songs. Being the young producer that he is, he has already conquered that daunting task of developing a strong following. Although, sadly, his North American tour has come to an end, we can only hope for Just A Gent’s return to our country as we count the days. In the meantime, hop onto Facebook and Soundcloud and give him a follow, it only takes a few seconds and it is worth much than that.

Concert Grade: A-/B+ Songs: “Everybody Wants to Rule The World (Just A Gent Remix),” “Best Day of My Life (Just A Gent Remix),” “Back & Forth (Just A Gent Remix)” Bryson Greene is a senior in the College. This is the final appearance of THE BEAT this semester.

BEST BETS GUILD OF BANDS

Georgetown doesn’t have a reputation as a performing arts school but it still has fantastic programs and a very talented student body. Come check out your peers as they perform at Davis Center for the Fall Band Blast, under the advisement of professor Joe McCarthy. Acts will include Tyler Pierce (COL ’15), Peter Laughlin (COL ’16), Ethan Beaman (COL ’16), Zoo Bop and Giant’s Causeway.

WHERE: Gonda Theater, Davis Center WHEN: Saturday, 8 p.m.

INFO: performingarts.georgetown.com PRICE: Free to students, $5 general

FANDANGO

Steve Carell and Channing Tatum shed their normally comedic roles in the intense drama film “Foxcatcher.”

Foxcatcher

Starring: Channing Tatum Directed by: Bennett Miller

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Sometimes watching a trailer can result in the entire plot being laid out clipby-clip without any forewarning. It can leave an audience with the feeling that actually going to the movie would be a waste at that point, because they just saw all of the important moments reeled out in those three minutes.

The trailer for “Foxcatcher” is the complete opposite. In fact, the trailer alone is enough to amaze. It draws the crowd in with the superstar actors Channing Tatum and Steve Carell, confuses them with questions about how they will tackle their abnormally serious roles and leaves everyone intrigued, wondering how the drama of this true story will all play out.

That being said, “Foxcatcher” does not live up to the expectations set by the trailer. In the film, Olympian wrestler Mark Shultz, played by Channing Tatum, and millionaire John Du Pont, played

by Steve Carell, team up in a business contract that quickly warps into a doomed relationship burdened by excess wealth and a lack of morality.

The story begins when Du Pont encourages Shultz with an opportunity to win a gold medal and emerge from beneath the shadow of his older brother, Dave Shultz (Mark Ruffalo). After growing up living paycheck to paycheck, Mark is easily lured by Du Pont into a contract to live and train on what he hopes to be the future training site of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team. This starts the trio down a path of loss, death, betrayal and most importantly, little happiness for the audience.

At points, the film slowly and painfully drags its viewers through minor details that seem to hold little importance to the main plot. It over-emphasizes aspects of the characters’ personalities that are not crucial to their overall development, and in doing so, it refuses to let even a little bit of hope find its way into the story. After a while, the experience begins to feel more like an obligation to get your money’s worth, rather than an enjoyable experience that you wished would last that much longer.

Apart from this overwhelming sense of dejection, the film also serves

to remind the audience why wrestling does not occupy the same stage as professional basketball or soccer. Simply put, the sport is not a glamorous one. It is a very intricate, technique-based game that does not promote glitz and glam in the way other sports do. In a society where wrestling does not enjoy the popularity of other major sports, creating an engaging, relatable movie around it might have faced long odds.

The film does an adequate job illustrating a few other thematic points, mainly that money does not buy the respect of those from whom we most desire it. The highlight of the film is watching the audience’s disdain for Steve Carell’s character slowly but surely grow.

By the end of the movie, the crowd is sure to hate John Du Pont and have a newfound respect for Carell’s ability to take on a role that breaks his comedic streak.

But what is a villain without a hero? To the disappointment of the audience, Channing Tatum’s character never embraces the role of the heroic protagonist.

Here, the fault lies with the script and the true events that it had to work around. Dave Shultz seems to provide the only momentary relief from the dark embrace of the plot.

Overall, the film absolutely refuses to let the audience get the faintest glimmer of hope for a fairytale ending. It is clear from the get-go that evil will triumph over good, and without any sort of anticipatory tactics or hopeful moments of revelation to hold it through, the audience is left with a film that seems predestined to dampen the viewer’s mood.

“Foxcatcher’s” interplay of inherited wealth and working-class ambition provokes many profound questions. Nevertheless, these thoughtprovoking ideas are not enough to counteract the overbearing melancholy of the movie. The perpetually tense, no-win situation is not a happy crowd pleaser by any means, and if you are at first lured in by the bigname comedic actors, be warned that you will probably be far more depressed walking out of the movie theater than you had hoped to be.

ON CAMPUS

GOSPEL CHOIR: A SERVICE OF SONG AND PRAISE

INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING BANQUET

The GU Gospel Choir is one of the hidden gems of Georgetown and its fall concert promises to be a reflective, uplifting and thought-provoking music event. DeGioia himself attends every semester and this show always fills up fast, so be sure to come early to save a seat and enjoy this great performance.

As Thanksgiving approaches, many Hoyas are looking forward to going home for some good, home-cooked food. Whether you will be staying on campus or you just can’t wait until Thursday, Campus Ministries is hosting an event to satisfy your last-minute craving for turkey. Head over to the Interfaith Thanksgiving Banquet to enjoy fellowship, gratitude and a delicious spread.

WHERE: St. William Chapel, Copley Hall WHEN: Sunday, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

INFO: georgetown.edu/events PRICE: Free

WHERE: Copley Formal Lounge WHEN: Monday, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

INFO: georgetown.edu/events PRICE: Free

GU CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES — FALL CONCERT

Looking for a classy way to spend your Tuesday night? Grab some friends and head to the Davis Performing Arts Center to enjoy an evening of classical music. The GU Chamber Ensembles, under the direction of professor Lura Johnson and coached by professor Netanel Draiblate will be performing a collection of chamber music masterpieces.

WHERE: Gonda Theater, Davis Center WHEN: Tuesday, 8 p.m.

INFO: performingarts.georgetown.edu PRICE: Free to students, $5 general

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friday, november 21, 2014

THE HOYA

Movie Review

Mockingjay Pt.1

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Starring: Jennifer Lawrence Directed by: Francis Lawrence Michael Fiedorowicz Hoya Staff Writer

Turning a trilogy into a movie is never easy to pull off, but splitting the final book into two films is even harder. The new “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” proves why.

While the “Harry Potter” series was able to finish with a bang in a two-part finale, its advantage lies in the fact that, unlike the “Hunger Games,” there was enough plot and material to spread evenly across two installments. “Mockingjay — Part 1” simply does not tell us enough about what’s next for the hero, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Law-

rence). The lack of innovative vision or revolutionary acting only serves to remind viewers throughout the movie just how little they’re being told.

The film opens with Katniss Everdeen awakening frantically in District 13, where she was taken after the previous “Hunger Games.” District 13 leaders President Coin (Julianne Moore) and Plutarch Heavensbee (the late Philip Seymour Hoffman) hope to lead a rebellion against the wealthy Capitol. Lacking a symbol to lead their fight, they hope to recruit Katniss to step into her role as the great Mockingjay. The remainder of the film revolves around a series of actions and

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Jennifer Lawrence’s strong performance as Katniss Everdeen remains the highlight in the third installment of the “Hunger Games.”

reactions exchanged between Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) as spokesperson for the Capitol and the District 13 militants.

Director Francis Lawrence was also the mind behind the sequels successful predecessor “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” and while he continues to skillfully navigate the old thematic territories of economic inequality and its pitfalls, little else is added.

The rich citizens of the Capitol are repeatedly played up with lively, colorful scenes and costumes, while the poor of District 13 are contrastingly portrayed in dark, drab scenes and attire. At the same time, the prescient issue of establishing Katniss as the Mockingjay reminds viewers of the importance that leadership plays in change and revolution.

For a film of such shallow thematic depth, it moves far too slowly. A longer duration would have been valuable had there been more subtle messages that the viewer needed time to process, but in the highly polarized dystopian world of the young adult trilogy, the themes are accordingly simple and obvious.

This lack of thematic expansion dictates that the film should progress more quickly and set the pace through the actual action of the story, rather than its underlying meaning. But in this case, the pace of the movie never lets one forget that this is only the first part of something else.

The film moves at a snail’s pace with so little plot-driving drama or action that it’s difficult to believe that dividing “Mockingjay” was motivated by anything other

than profit.

One would hope that the cast could offer a welcome distraction from this slow speed, but sadly, that is not the case. Hutcherson receives very little screen time, despite what has long been advertised as a major role. The few times he is onscreen are underwhelming and dosed with a hefty amount of over-the-top emotion from the young actor.

Liam Hemsworth, who plays Gale Hawthorne, does not show any improvement in the new film and continues to display a marked lack of emotional range.

On the other hand, Woody Harrelson is consistently kind yet distant in his portrayal of Haymitch, Katniss’ alcoholic mentor, again proving that he was cast perfectly for this role.

The one truly impressive constant across these films is Jennifer Lawrence’s performance.

Many continue to wait for the film in which this young actress will trip up and disappoint, but she will have none of it. There is not a hint of inconsistency in her portrayal of Katniss Everdeen.

While it may be a more rigid role that does not allow her to reach the character depth achieved in “Silver Linings Playbook,” or “American Hustle,” there is still much to be admired in Lawrence’s captivating presence every time she is on the screen.

The new “Hunger Games” is simply unexciting and disappointing. The entire film fills you with anticipation for turning points in the plot, but they never come. Aside from Lawrence’s work, there are few technical accomplishments in this blockbuster to draw attention away from how boring the story is to begin with.

There is no harm in skipping this installment of “Hunger Games” and waiting for the second part of the final work, because it seems like the creative team has left all of the exciting punches for the very end.

Album Review

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Special to The Hoya

The upcoming third installment of the “Hunger Games” trilogy brings with it an album mixed with artists famous and unknown, along with a relatively stable and thematic sound. If you’re a fan of Lorde, who curated the entire collection and whose own work is featured several times, then this album is most definitely for you. But if not, then it will be much harder to enjoy the album’s overall sound.

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, better known as Lorde, is a native of New Zealand and has taken the United States by storm within the past year. Her unique sound and young age are ironically perfect as she takes center stage in this album, commanding the list with a

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whopping four songs out of fourteen. In a way, her dominance over the album is symbolic, as she too is an empowered, famous young girl, much like Katniss Everdeen. In addition, her gothic look and sinister sound fit nicely with the tone of the movie.

Unfortunately for those who aren’t fans of Lorde, the singersongwriter doesn’t bring much sound variance to the table. There is no remarkable difference between her previous hits and her new ones on this album. “Yellow Flicker Beat” attests to this lack of experimentation and constrained style. This lack of diversity brought on by the overload of Lorde makes the soundtrack a bit repetitive and boring to those who are not already followers of the popular musician.

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The well-known singer-songwriter Lorde dominates the “Hunger Games” soundtrack as both its curator and its most featured artist.

That is not to say that the soundtrack is not worth a listen. It does include some mix of beats that provide you with an experience of the “Hunger Games” in quite the musical sense. The song “Original Beast” by Grace Jones takes the prize as the most representative song on the album. While there is no lyrical depth, or for that matter many lyrics in the song at all, the tribal background beat mixed with electronic sounds bump up the tempo in an otherwise slower collection of songs. It gives the impression of someone who is wild, untamed and unafraid; the developing attitude of the characters of the movie. This is the song where anyone can immediately picture Jennifer Lawrence in the middle of some big action scene.

The song that seems most out of place in the lineup is “All My Love”

by Major Lazer featuring Ariana Grande. Its light lyrics and pop beat seem geared more toward a spot on the radio’s top-10 hits than the more eclectic “Hunger Games” soundtrack. Yet the daintier style coupled with Ariana Grande’s familiar high-pitched voice serves as a nice pick-me-up to the otherwise similarly-paced tracks.

The best song on the album has to be “Meltdown” by Stromae featuring Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM. Stromae is a young Belgian singer-songwriter who is slowly gaining more and more recognition in the States, and it’s about time. His distinct sound and catchy lyrics have made him quite famous in Europe, with famous hits like “Alors on danse” and “Papaoutai.”

Whether you know French or not, his music is definitely worth checking out, and his big break on the

New Releases ‘Clueless’ Usher  The former “Voice” judge and eight-time Grammy Award-winner is back with his new single “Clueless.” While the song, like most of his music, is heavily auto-tuned pop, Usher tries much harder to be a crooner in this song. This fusion of his upbeat and electric style with a more sentimental tone ultimately fails. The bass and synths combine for a decent track but as a whole, Usher’s style just does not mesh well with the content of the song, leaving listeners of his single “Clueless” quite clueless.

‘get away’ CHVrches  Chvrches’ new single “Get Away” is electro music that non-electro fans can appreciate.

The relatively new Scottish electronic band combines quality vocals with mellow synthesizers for a stunning result.

Unlike many electronic songs that rely on the high-energy rhythm from their synths, Chvrches’ use of synthesizers actually creates a deep melody layered with broken chords as opposed to a single baseline. Instead of big-sound electro, Chvrches successfully showcases a softer and more beautiful side of the genre.

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Mockingjay Pt.1 Soundtrack

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Hunger Games soundtrack may indicate his future growth in fame in the coming months. Although Stromae only produced the background music of “Meltdown,” it provides a good taste into his genre of music. In short, Stromae’s sounds add spice to Lorde’s voice and combined smoothly with the verses provided by Pusha T and QTip. Its futuristic and mysterious sound fits the setting of the movie like a glove.

For the most part, the album follows the theme of foreboding with echoes and ominous sounds that creep in between the lyrics. It’s the sounds of an upcoming struggle and of danger ahead, which is exactly what the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay” is all about. Although Lorde steals the spotlight the album still attempts to provide a sufficient mix of young artists that make for an interesting soundtrack. Unfortunately, the overall lack of rhythmic diversity made the album fall somewhat flat.

Let’s just hope that the album does not foreshadow the quality of the movie. There is always the part two album soundtrack to look forward to, and hopefully it will come with a bit more variety. As for this album, it’s neither spectacular nor absolutely horrible. Consequently, this subpar standard is not enough to live up to its global “Hunger Games” hype.

American Idol judge Nicki Minaj is back at it with her new single “Bed of Lies” featuring singer-songwriter Skylar Grey. However, “Bed of Lies” as a song is about as strange as Nicki Minaj’s fashion sense. Her opening vocals are so heavily auto-tuned and raised in pitch that they sound more like nightcore than any other genre. While Nicki Minaj’s rapping and Skylar Grey’s singing later in the song is alright, the melody and effect of the song are thrown off by the heavy digital editing.

‘Different Colors’ Walk the moon  Walk the Moon’s new single Different “Colors” (neither wows nor fails to impress). The indie band’s vocals and synths combine nicely and go well with the great drums that begin the track, but the song still does not have much of a punch. There really is no fluctuation in tempo or volume, so the song as a whole contains little depth. ”Different Colors” is not terrible, but lacks some key engaging aspects that would make it a great song. Walk the Moon certainly shows that it is capable of creating good music, but this single is not a hit.

AROUND TOWN jewelry by the sea

Jennifer Stone is a jeweler who gained fame with her magnificent JenStones Jewelry Collection.

Stop by at this exhibit to see exquisitely crafted pieces that are works of art in their own right.

Stone used a menagerie of gems, stones, and metals to produce this colorful exhibit.

Where: Zenith Gallery Salon, 1429 Iris St. NW When: Through Jan. 4, Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Info: zenithgallery.com Price: Free

National Symphony Orchestra

Four National Symphony Orchestra members will be performing a range of pieces free of charge for audiences this Saturday.

Known as the Last Stand Quartet, the group includes Joel Fuller (violin), Alexandra Osborne (violin), MahokoEguchi (viola), and Rachel Young (cello).

Where: The Kennedy Center When: Saturday, Nov. 22, 6 p.m.

Info: kennedy-center.org Price: Free

Four Young Adult Authors

Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series

Where: Politics & Prose Bookstore When: Monday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m.

Info: politics-prose.com Price: Free

Where: Anacostia Arts Center When: Nov. 22, 25 to 29, Dec. 2 to 6, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Info: anacostiaartscenter.com Price: Free

Four popular authors Tanuja Desai Hidier, Coe Booth, Bill Konigsburg and Rainbow Rowell all focus their sucessful young adult novels around contemporary issues of younger generations. The four authors will come together to discuss societal problems and how their characters react, adapt to and eventually overcome them.

The Artisan Series is an annual event designed to give lesser-known artists a turn in the spotlight. With submissions spanning over ten cities, it works with local partner galleries to feature these incredible pieces and expose their work to the art world.

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THE HOYA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Rebounding and Defense Deliver 71-44 Victory MICHAEL SAXON Special to The Hoya

The Georgetown women’s basketball team (2-1) faced the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds (0-3) at McDonough Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Displaying impressive rebounding and defensive tenacity, the Hoyas defeated the Greyhounds handily, 71–44.

Georgetown jumped out to an early lead, starting the game by scoring 17 unanswered points. “[My players] were ready,” Head Coach Natasha Adair said. “They were fired up.

Coming out of the locker room to start the game, they were sitting on the edge of their seats, they were bouncing and they were ready to go.”

Freshman guard Dorothy Adomako scored six of the Hoyas’ first eight points.

Adomako, who was recently named the Big East Freshman of the Week, led the Hoyas with 13 points on the game.

“I just come in and I don’t think like I’m playing as a freshman. I just come and contribute to my team and try to do everything the coaches ask of me,” Adomako said.

Despite her early success in the game,

Adomako had to sit out much of the first half after picking up two quick fouls.

Other players were forced to step up.

Junior forward Brittany Horne came off the bench and made an immediate impact, scoring a quick basket in transition only seconds after entering the game.

Freshman center Yazmine Belk was also effective down low, scoring seven points in the first half.

“It’s just hustling,” Belk said. “Coach always tells us to hustle. She wants us to get on the floor for every 50-50 ball.”

It was the Hoyas’ defense, however, that contributed to much of their success in the first half. Adair employed several types of defensive tactics against Loyola Maryland, switching from manon-man to zone, press and even zone-press defensive strategies.

“We have to work on some rotations, but it’s great to see us to be able to change with different players, with different lineups and with different personnel,” Adair said.

Georgetown entered halftime ahead by 13 points off of 42.9 percent shooting from the field.

When the Hoyas returned from the

locker room for the second half, they attacked the basket with an undiminished ferocity. The Hoyas jumped out to a quick 10-2 run and did not look back.

Junior forwards Dominique Vitalis and Logan Battle added baskets in transition.

The Hoyas also continued to be strong on defense, forcing seven turnovers in the second half.

“We want to be disruptive. One of our strengths is our length — we’re very long in certain areas. We want to use that length against teams that may not be as tall,” Adair said. “We wanted to pressure them, we wanted to force them to turn [the ball] over and we wanted to get easy transition baskets. I thought we did that for the most part.”

The Hoyas’ length helped on the glass, where they outrebounded their Patriot League opponents 57-40.

Georgetown snagged 23 offensive rebounds, allowing for multiple secondchance points.

“No one should outrebound us,” Adair said. “Right now we’re leading the league in rebounds and we want to stay there.”

Despite the eventual 27-point margin of victory, Adair still sees room for the

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Junior forward Dominique Vitalis scored eight points on Wednesday. She leads the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game. team to improve.

“I thought we executed at times and I thought our defense was effective at times, but I still think we have to put together a 40-minute game. We did have little lulls throughout the game.

But when we are playing our best and we’re playing effectively, it’s going to be a 40-minute, full effort on both sides of

the ball,” Adair said.

The Hoyas will look to build on their success when they travel to Lawrence, Kan., for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge. The team will have the opportunity to win its first game away from McDonough Arena when it faces Temple (1-1), Alabama (12) and Kansas (2-0) over the weekend.

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CAPITALS HILL

Second-Half Defense Defeats Islanders ISLANDERS, from B10 go out, and when we get rebounds, we look to run in transition and get guys open.”

Another difference-maker in the game was senior forward Aaron Bowen. Tied at 34 going into the half, the Hoyas desperately needed to find momentum against the Islanders, who, clad in the same blue and green as Florida Gulf Coast University, brought back painful memories of the Hoyas’ NCAA first round exit in 2013.

Thanks in large part to his five second-half steals, Bowen made sure that Texas A&M-Corpus Christi did not repeat FCGU’s feat.

“I look at this as very different, but I think that he can have the same type of effect as [former forward] Patrick Ewing Jr. [COL ’08],” Thompson said. “A couple of years ago, Pat was starting, and then I brought him off the bench and he affected the game with his energy, much like Aaron. Pat was always

getting deflections, getting steals, getting rebounds. I think Aaron can have a similar effect on this year’s team.”

Bowen did seem to energize the Hoya defense, which held the Islanders to 37 percent shooting and forced 11 turnovers in the second half — compared to a paltry five in the first.

“That’s how you win games, playing defense,” Bowen said. “That was the mindset on the court in the second half.”

In the first half, however, Georgetown struggled to find its rhythm.

The normally effective junior guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who controlled the floor for the Hoyas in the opener, was just 2-7 from the floor in his 18 first-half minutes. He played six minutes in the second half, during which he did not attempt a single shot.

“He was in a little bit of a funk, that’s going to happen,” Thompson said.

“We have one of these teams this year where who knows what the combination is going to be. We have eight, nine,

10, 11 players that we can put out there that I’m comfortable with, and they’re comfortable with each other. We took him out, and we went on a little run, so I left those guys out there.”

That winning combination included Bowen, who finished with 13 points, senior forward Mikael Hopkins, who finished with 12, and freshman forward L.J. Peak, who finished with 10.

Though the Hoyas dwarfed the Islanders in size and length, nine firsthalf turnovers and an inability to contain senior point guard John Jordan kept Corpus Christi competitive.

“He’s so poised, nothing fazes him,” Thompson said of Jordan. “He just skates along and gets to where he wants to go and places his people, so when you play against a really good point guard like that you have to work.”

After making key halftime adjustments, the Hoyas held Jordan to just 1-6 from the field while Georgetown capitalized on superior rebounding to outscore the Islanders 48-22 in the sec-

ond half. There were 11 lead changes in the first half, but in the second, the Hoyas took the lead from the outset and did not look back.

Smith, who played 26 minutes total, was subbed out for good with 3:48 left to play after flashing the thumbs-up sign to Thompson several times in the waning minutes of the game.

“If Josh plays with that intensity and effort and that energy, that should happen every time,” Thompson said.

With that statement — both a challenge and a promise — Thompson may have revealed more than he meant to about Georgetown’s thinking this season: How goes Smith, so goes the Hoyas.

The Blue and Gray’s next game is Saturday at noon against Northeast Conference foe Robert Morris University (12) at the Verizon Center. The Colonials suffered a 44 point loss to North Carolina last Sunday, but bounced back with a close win against Bradley University on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m.

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GU Travels to Penn State for NCAA Game HOKIES, from B10 schedule.

Head Coach Dave Nolan believes this game will be different from the Hoyas’ 6-1 away loss to Virginia Tech on Sept.

5, largely due to the Hokies’ loss of home-field advantage.

“I just don’t think they can have that same type of day where everything can go their way,” Nolan said. “And I mean everything. We’ve had games like that where it’s gone for us; I think our game against Marquette this year was a little like that. The 4-0 scoreline flattered us in that game.”

The Georgetown defense, tied with No. 13 DePaul (16-1-4, 7-0-2 Big East) for stingiest in the Big East, has improved greatly since September, allowing just five goals in their last nine matches.

Senior goalkeeper Emma Newins, who was named to the Big East Second Team, agrees that this game will be different given the Hoyas’recent strong

run of form.

“We played Virginia Tech early in the season with little experience on defense,” Newins said. “I think they played well, but we didn’t have the best luck, and it seemed like every shot they took went in. The game on Friday will be very different, especially if we play like we did against West Virginia.”

In the September match, the Hoyas were demoralized early after senior attacking midfielder Daphne Corboz had one goal-scoring opportunity called back for offside and seemed to be fouled on another when she was nearly one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

“We didn’t play that bad when we played Virginia Tech the last time. We really didn’t,” Nolan said. “What happened was, they scored a wonder-strike early in the game, a shot that wouldn’t go in again if the kid hit it a hundred times. And the game turned on crucial moments…It was 2-0 at halftime. We got back to 2-1, and as soon we scored

for 2-1 they came down the field and made it 3-1, and that was game-over.”

When Virginia Tech scored their third goal, Nolan made the decision to rest some of his starters for another game later that weekend; unfortunately, not only did the Hokies rack up three more goals, but the Hoyas fell 2-0 again two days later to unranked Wake Forest.

As in the West Virginia game, the Georgetown defense will face an intimidating attack from Virginia Tech. “[The Hokies] have a very talented kid up front, [sophomore forward] Murielle Tiernan, who has scored a lot of goals for them this year and who is the real deal,” Nolan said. “She’s big and strong and powerful and fast, and she has a nose for goal.”

Freshman defenders Drew Topor and Elizabeth Wenger will once again look to fill the hole left by junior defender Marina Paul, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Big

East final against DePaul.

Nolan knows that his team needs to stop Virginia Tech’s offense before it reaches the Hoyas’ 18-yard box in order to create chances going forward, though a change of playing style is not necessary to win.

“I think we need to own the midfield in this game,”Nolan said. “I didn’t think, in the last game, we ever got to grips with their midfield. So I probably feel our two defensive centers [midfielders], [freshman] Taylor [Pak] and [sophomore] Emily Morgan, are two kids we need to get a good game out of.”

Reaching the NCAA third round was one of the team’s goals from the beginning of the season, as they have found themselves knocked out of the tournament in the second round the past two seasons. Now, the third round is just 90 minutes away.

Virginia Tech and Georgetown will kick off at 4:30 p.m. Friday on Penn State’s Jeffrey Field.

VOLLEYBALL

Season Finishes With Pair of Home Matches TYLER PARK

Hoya Staff Writer

Georgetown’s volleyball team (9-20, 3-13 Big East) will play its final two games of the 2014 season this weekend when it host Seton Hall (25-6, 13-3 Big East) Friday and Villanova (13-18, 6-10 Big East) Sunday. The Hoyas will say goodbye to an accomplished group of seniors and will look to finish their season by breaking its current six-match losing streak.

Last weekend, the team suffered two demoralizing losses on the road at St. John’s University (19-12, 8-8 Big East) and Providence College (6-24, 2-14). Although they have been eliminated from postseason contention, the team’s younger players, such as freshman setter Casey Speer, will be motivated to send the seniors out on a high note this weekend.

“It’s sad that we have our last two games coming up, but I think that it’s important that we all play for [the seniors],” Speer said. “These last two matches could really go either way, and we want to end their careers on a high by playing for them and making sure we leave it all out there because they deserve it.”

Seton Hall will represent another

stern test for Georgetown, as the team will enter Friday’s game riding a sixgame winning streak. Senior outside hitter Stacey Manthorpe and her sister, senior setter Shelbey Manthorpe, are two of the Pirates’ most accomplished players. Stacey ranks fifth in the Big East with 3.60 kills per set, and Shelbey averages 10.11 assists per set, which ranks her third in the conference.

In addition, Seton Hall boasts two top-notch middle blockers in senior Ashani Rubin and junior Amanda Hansen, who each rank among the top four in blocks per set among Big East players. Rubin and Hansen lead a Seton Hall defense that has allowed a miniscule 15.1 percent hitting percentage to its opponents, the lowest rate in the conference. Georgetown Head Coach Arlisa Williams is well aware of all of the Pirates’strengths and will work hard to prepare her team for a tough game.

“They’re a scrappy team, they’re a smart team, so we just need to expect all the balls to come back, and when they give us an opportunity, we have to take advantage of it,” Williams said.

Villanova should represent a more manageable opponent for the Hoyas.

The Wildcats defeated the Hoyas 3-1 back on Saturday, Oct. 10, but the

Hoyas will be motivated and ready to compete as the teams meet for a rematch.

“I remember Villanova from when we played them earlier on, and our team wants revenge, I’ll tell you that,” Williams said.

Junior outside hitter Lauren Carpenter leads the Wildcats with 3.46 kills per set, which is good for seventh in the Big East. 6-foot-4-inch freshman middle blocker Cara Cunningham ranks seventh in the conference with 1.14 blocks per set.

Although each of these opponents will bring a different set of skills to the table, the Hoyas will be focused on their own progress and on ending their seniors’careers on a positive note.

“We’re going to go out, we’re going to play hard, and we’re going to leave it all out on the floor. And hopefully not only celebrate our seniors, but also celebrate our entire group,” Williams said.

Georgetown’s five-player senior class has accomplished a great deal on the Hilltop. Senior outside hitter Alex Johnson has accumulated 1,159 kills and 1,067 digs over the course of her career to become one of a selectfew players in Georgetown’s history to record more than 1,000 kills and

1,000 digs in a career. Senior libero MacKenzie Simpson, who has been sidelined recently with an arm injury, has recorded a staggering 1,369 digs in her career.

Senior middle blocker Dani White joins Johnson in the 1,000-kills club with 1,075 career kills in addition to registering over 400 blocks over her four years. Rounding out the senior class, outside hitter Elizabeth Riggins and defensive specialist Kieley Culbertson have each contributed years of hard work to an improving program.

This class has undoubtedly been a special group for Georgetown’s volleyball program and will look to end their careers with a successful weekend.

“I want to make sure that every play is meaningful and done with no regrets. This is the final countdown, the last time that these 13 women will be playing together, and so I want to make the most of this experience because it’s unique, and it won’t happen again,” White said.

Georgetown will attempt to tie last season’s 10 wins with their match against the Pirates Friday at 8 p.m. and will look to better that win total in its final game against the Wildcats Sunday at 2 p.m. Both matches will be played at McDonough Arena.

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here has been an outpouring of support from the sports community for National Hockey League legend Gordie Howe, thanking him for his incredible contributions to the sport. Despite Howe’s weak state, his legacy remains strong.

Howe is in poor condition after suffering a stroke last week. It was his second stroke this year.

According to Howe’s family, the 86-yearold’s chronic back pain, dementia and high blood pressure took a turn for the worse after the stroke, and they fear he may not have much time left.

Howe, who played most of his career for the Detroit Red Wings, certainly made an impact with his offensive ability. With remarkable skill and intelligence with the puck, he amassed 1,850 points and countless major achievements. He was named league MVP six times, won six scoring titles and lifted the Stanley Cup four times. However, his legacy goes far beyond his offensive ability and awards.

His statistics may not be comparable to those of fellow forwards Wayne Gretzy and Mario Lemieux, but for an offensively gifted player, Howe had unmatched toughness and grit. He would never shy away from a big hit or a fight. His physical play was all the more remarkable considering he holds the NHL record for most games played, with 1,767, in a career spanning from 1946 to 1980.

Howe’s unique blend of offensive ability, and toughness earned him admiration and elevated him to legend-status. Over the years, NHL players have aspired to achieve the “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” by registering a goal, assist and a fight.

The Saskatchewan native played his last NHL season in 1980 for the Hartford Whalers after an eight-year retirement. At the age of 52, Howe had 15 goals and 41 points in his final season of an illustrious career.

When he hung up his skates, it was evident that the beloved NHL player’s legacy would continue even longer than the span of his playing days.

ESPN’s Keith Olbermann was one of many to pay tribute to Howe. He dedicated a six-minute segment of his show to the Red Wings great that has since gone viral due to an anecdote that Olbermann shared about Howe’s resilience.

Olbermann considers Howe’s ultimate display of perseverance as not his ability to play in the NHL at an old age, but rather an incident that occurred early in his career.

After a blow to his head during the 1950 playoffs, Howe required a 90-minute procedure that involved drilling a hole in his head to drain the blood. The operation put his mental health and career in jeopardy, but Howe would recover in time to play the next season and many more after that.

Over his long career, Howe’s skill and attitude inspired many. His well-rounded approach to the game shaped what it means to be a good hockey player. Players take as much pride in toughness and intelligence as they do in skill. Gretzky, largely considered the best player in the world, may not have had the same impact if he had not idolized Howe and his playing style.

Whether or not Howe’s health condition improves, he will continue to impact the game for years to come.

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

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The No. 11 Georgetown men’s soccer team will take the field Sunday to play in the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive year, taking on the No. 23 Old Dominion Monarchs at Shaw Field at 1 p.m. in a rematch of last season’s NCAA tournament second round.

“We are hopefully five games away from winning a national championship and going off on a high note,” senior goalkeeper and captain Tomas Gomez said.

The 2014 season is the third consecutive season in which the Hoyas have made it to the NCAA tournament. In 2012, a team that included six players who would eventually be drafted into Major League Soccer, reached the national championship game before falling to Indiana.

Georgetown earned a first-round bye last season as the No. 8 overall team and won the second round against Old Dominion 3-0, but it was stopped in the third round by No. 11 Michigan State 1-0. A repeat of 2012 was not in the cards, as the Spartans came to Shaw Field and won the closely contested match on the back of a surprise goal against the run of play.

The 2014 Hoyas finished the year with a 12-4-3 record and a 6-2-1 record in the Big East. Their loss to the No. 14 Xavier Musketeers (13-5-2, 6-1-2 Big East) on Nov. 14 in the Big East semifinals ended a five-game winning streak that began Oct. 25 against the No. 9 Creighton Bluejays (14-3-2, 7-1-1 Big East). Despite the mild upset, the Hoyas’ recent solid play was enough to land them the eighth overall seed in the tournament and secure a first-round bye.

“We kind of got unlucky in the Big East [semifinals],” Gomez said.

“A lot of the teams that go on to win national championships don’t win their conference titles, so I feel like we will grind it out.”

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Senior goalkeeper Tomas Gomez has 10 shutouts this season.

an opening round bye in the NCAA tournament could prove to make a difference for the Hoyas. They did not earn an early bye in the conference tournament and would have had to win three games instead of two to bring home the Big East title.

The Hoyas also benefit from an added off day to recover from what has been a difficult run of games. They have played four times over the last two weeks, and a game Thursday would have been the third in six days.

“Getting a [bye] is massive. In 2010 when we made the [NCAA] tournament … we ended up having to play a first-round game. Even though it was a home game, it was a hard game. You have to win that game, and then it means you’re playing someone on the road who is rested and able to focus in on what they are doing for the week,” Head Coach Brian Wiese said.

In last year’s second-round defeat of Old Dominion, goals by junior defender Cole Seiler, sophomore midfielder Bakie Goodman and sophomore forward Alex Muyl brought Georgetown to victory. That game ended in a physical altercation, which centered on former forward Steve Neumann (MSB ’14) and former Monarchs goalkeeper Sean Stowe. The benches cleared, and referees had to separate the sides before the game could resume.

This year’s Old Dominion squad qualified for the tournament by winning the Conference USA title. It had marquee wins in the regular season over No. 8 Charlotte and Virginia Commonwealth. Its losses, however, tell a different story. Old Dominion was unable to defeat a number of weak opponents, including UNCWilmington and Marshall. Even though the Monarchs were heavily favored to win in their opening round match Thursday against St. Francis, Wiese and the Hoyas had to prepare for both possible opponents.

“You’ll start preparing for both teams. … You really have a short turnaround once you know who you are playing. You have two working days to address it,” Wiese said.

For the five seniors on the roster, the NCAA tournament will be the last time they will put on the Georgetown uniform. Gomez is one of them, and he has started 54 consecutive matches for the team dating back to midway through the 2012 campaign. Despite being on the tail end of his college career, Gomez does not think that it is time for reflection yet — singularly focused on the upcoming match.

“I approach it one game at a time,” Gomez said. “You just have to leave it all out on the field. That’s just the main thing each year because this is do-or-die.”

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Junior wide receiver Jack DeCicco hauled in a fourth-quarter touchdown in Saturday’s 52-7 loss at Lehigh. He has 390 yards on the season, the most on the team. DeCicco also leads the team in receptions with 38.

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Georgetown Head Coach Rob Sgarlata said that stopping Pujals will be his team’s top priority.

“He’s a really talented kid. He came in the league last year as a freshman and was an impact player, and he’s had a great season,” Sgarlata said.“He’s a tough football player. They’ve decided to run him a bit more in the last four games, which is tough because he’s a really talented kid, and he can beat you running or throwing the ball.”

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had a couple of breakdowns in coverage, and a couple of third [down] and long coverages that we need to correct.”

Kimpela agreed with Sgarlata, noting that the Hoyas need to focus on not beating themselves with unforced errors.

“I think we had mental mistakes, a lot of penalties and missed assignments.

And the way to fix that is get into our playbooks more and keep trusting one another, and it will all come together,” Kimpela said.

Saturday will be an emotional day for the senior class, as it will be their last game on their home field as well as their last game in their collegiate careers. It is especially significant for May, one of the most decorated players in this team’s senior class.

“It’s huge. It really hasn’t hit me yet, but it’s definitely big to go out. I’d love to go out with a win. Playing with all these guys I’ve spent four years with, it’s kind of too much to think about right now, but I’m sure I’ll think about it when it’s done,” May said.

Kickoff is set for noon at Multi-Sport Facility.

Coach Key to Cardinals’ Success Not only did his performance garner him favor with the entire city of Indianapolis, it earned him a full-time job.

Starting as the Arizona Cardinals’ head coach in the 2012-2013 season, Bruce Arians continued his trend of successful rebuilding and incredible turnarounds.

Although the Cardinals missed the playoffs, losing out on a bid to the eventual champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC West division, they still boasted a 10-6 record, winning 10 games for only the second time in 37 years and doubling their win total from 2012.

Arians’ coaching style is one of confidence, and some describe him as an alpha male among alpha males. He brings out the personality in his players, and according to them, he is just as cocky as the guys who don the pads every Sunday.

That kind of attitude has absolutely carried into the current NFL season as the Cardinals sit at 9-1, leading the NFC West, the NFC, and the entire NFL. Aside from having the best defense in the NFL, Arizona has a fluid and adaptable offense. Despite starting quarterback Carson Palmer going down for the season with a torn ACL and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald spraining his MCL, the Cardinals are still finding ways to win. In a premier matchup against the second-best NFC team, the Detroit Lions, this past weekend, the Cardinals muscled their way to a 14-6 win, not letting the potent Lions offense into the end zone once.

Although talk of a Super Bowl run is still in the distance, as the Cardinals still need to play their final six games, it is safe to assume they will be making the playoffs and holding home-field ad-

vantage in the postseason. In the locker room, Arians’ leadership goes unquestioned and his confidence is infectious.

No matter the end result of the Cardinals’ season, it is safe to say that Arians’ impact on the team has been nothing short of sensational. More than that, he has proven that an impassioned coaching style can yield immediate results.

For a coach who had to wait 33 years before getting his first game as a head coach in the NFL, Arians — with his incredible 28-10 record — is clearly making up for lost time in a hurry with an incredible career 28-10 record at the helm. If all goes well, in February, Arians may very well hoist the coveted Lombardi trophy.

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wide receiver Kalif Raymond, who is third in the Patriot League in punt returning.

On defense, the Crusaders are led by junior linebacker John Zakrzewski, who is fourth in the Patriot League in tackles with 89. Junior strong safety Matt Bhaya leads a Holy Cross secondary that is last in the conference pass defense and fourth in the conference in interceptions.

If the Hoyas are to defeat the Crusaders in the last game of the year, just as they did last season, they will need to do much better on offense than last week’s showing against the Rams, in which they scored only seven points.

Sgarlata emphasized that effort will be key in coming out on the winning end of the game on Saturday.

“Our kids don’t stop playing. We had a touchdown to [junior wide receiver] Jake DeCicco late in the game from [junior quarterback] Kyle Nolan, and I can tell you that our kids played four quarters,” Sgarlata said. “The scoreboard wasn’t what we wanted it to be, but our effort throughout the season has been excellent. Offensively, I think we need to be a little more consistent. Defensively, we

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other runners to run more confidently knowing that the team score is already … going to be dramatically altered,” Smith said. “Katrina … has allowed our athletes to have a lot more confidence [during] the races about following the race plan and not needing to be perfect in the moment.”

Based on its impressive performance during the regular season, the women’s team was already guaranteed an at-large bid to the NCAA championships when it entered the Mid-Atlantic Region Championships last weekend. With this certainty, the team’s race plan at regionals focused on simulating some of the situations it would face at nationals.

“We wanted to focus on having a really strong second half of the race,” Coogan said. “We had to move through a lot of people and move forward and just keep building throughout the race.”

One of the biggest challenges that is unique to the national meet is the sheer number of runners competing in both the men’s and women’s competitions; 31 seven-person teams and 38 individuals qualify for each respec-

tive race. During the first 1000 meters, Georgetown will need to carefully navigate the crowded course in order to execute its race plan.

“There’s going to be a lot of people at the NCAA meet, so to practice staying composed and running relaxed with a lot of other people around was really important [during the regional meet],” Coogan said.

After overcoming a challenging race at regionals to seal a second-place finish overall, the Georgetown men’s team, ranked No. 13, is also confident in its preparation for the national meet.

The men’s team did not earn a bid to the national meet last year, so according to Men’s Distance Coach Brandon Bonsey, the opportunity to race this weekend marks the tremendous progress the team has made this year.

“We knew coming into the year that this was an inexperienced team — a talented team, but inexperienced — but I’ll take the talent over experience any day,” Bonsey said. “I guess our biggest obstacle would just be that we’re young.”

With a large portion of the men’s team having no experience competing at the national level, Bonsey said the

team’s main focus will be to utilize the talent that has carried it through every other race this season.

“It’s just a race, it’s no different than anything we’ve been doing all year,” Bonsey said.

Smith echoed this response, saying that the most important goal for the women’s team will be to maintain its consistency.

“We’re going to beat lots of people just based on trying not to do anything differently,” Smith said. “It’s just business as usual for our group, and we’re going to go about it the way we go about every race, and I think that really controls the range of outcomes that we’ll see at the end.”

During the remaining days before the NCAA National Championships, both teams are looking to end the season on a high note by controlling stress, staying loose and working together.

“We get to step on the line next to our best friends, and that’s something really cool that I don’t think is necessarily true on every other team,” Coogan said.

“When we go out there, we’re not focusing on what we’re doing for ourselves. …

We all have each other’s backs.”

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After dominating both the Big East Championships and Mid-Atlantic Region Championships over the past two weekends, Georgetown’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams are preparing to replicate their top finishes at the upcoming NCAA National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 22, in Terre Haute, Ind. The No. 2 women’s team earned first place overall at both the Big East and regional meets, with senior distance runner Katrina Coogan taking the individual title both times.

Coogan’s postseason performances place her among the top runners in the country, but she stresses that her individual success is just a part of accomplishing a larger goal.

“It definitely gives me confidence going into the national meet to believe that I belong with those girls up at the front of the race,” Coogan said. “But mostly, I was just happy that I could contribute in that way to the team score, because for me, the team success is so much more important — it’s way more important than any of us individually.”

Head Women’s Coach Michael Smith said that Coogan has instilled confidence in her teammates; given that the cross-country scoring system awards the win to the team with the lowest overall score, Coogan’s firstplace finishes take pressure off other scorers.

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“Better.”

That is how Georgetown men’s basketball Head Coach John Thompson III characterized senior center Josh Smith’s performance in the Hoyas’ 78-62 Tuesday night win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Verizon Center. But Smith’s gamehigh 20-point, 12-rebound effort was better than, well, better.

In his first double-double since he arrived at the Hilltop, Smith muscled his way to the rim time and time again, recording 10 points and six rebounds in each half. Smith’s dominant low-post presence provided the Hoyas with the consistency that they needed in order to put the game away in the second half. “[It] started with Josh,” Thompson said. “He was pursuing the ball very well today.”

Coming from the reserved coach, who called Smith’s two-rebound performance in the season opener “unacceptable,” this was high praise indeed.

Smith, however, seemed unfazed by both his coach’s previous criticism and current praise.

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The Georgetown women’s soccer team (11-4-6 6-1-2 Big East) will take on No. 14 Virginia Tech (15-5-0, 5-5-0 ACC) on Friday in University Park, Pa., in the second round of the NCAA women’s soccer championship.

The Hoyas reached their thirdconsecutive NCAA second round with a 4-3 penalty kick victory over Big 12 champions, No. 8 West Virginia (16-2-4, 7-0-1 Big 12), on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va., after 110 minutes of a 0-0 stalemate. Meanwhile, Virginia Tech used a barrage of four firsthalf goals to beat Dayton 4-0 and advance to take on Georgetown.

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Senior defensive lineman Alec May leads the Patriot League with 15.5 sacks this season. He is second on the team with 80 tackles.

After suffering a 52-7 defeat to the Patriot League-champion Fordham Rams (10-1, 6-0 Patriot League) last week, the Georgetown football team (2-8, 1-5 Patriot League) hosts the Holy Cross Crusaders (4-7, 2-5 Patriot League) on Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 22, in the last Georgetown football game of the 2014 season.

The Hoyas will look to salvage one final win in what has been a dismal season in which the team has lost six straight games by an average margin of 19 points. The Crusaders hope to end their season on a positive note after suffering a 31-24 overtime loss to the Bucknell Bison last week.

Junior running back Jo’el Kimpela noted the importance of getting one last win to send off the senior class on a high note.

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The team was in a similar position last year, with a 1-9 record heading into the final week. They travelled to Holy Cross for the last game of the season and ended up defeating the Crusaders, 28-21.

Holy Cross Head Coach Tom Gilmore’s team is led by dualthreat sophomore quarterback Peter Pujals, the 2013 Patriot League Rookie of the Year. Pujals started at quarterback for the Crusaders as a freshman and has not looked back since. He is fourth in the Patriot League in rushing with six rushing touchdowns, averaging 64.5 yards per game on the ground, and third in the conference in both passing scores with 10 touchdowns and average yards per game with 209.4.

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Arians Earned His Chance rom his humble beginning as the head coach of Temple University, Bruce Arians’ rise to power has been nothing short of remarkable.

After his days of playing football at Virginia Tech, Arians bounced around various offensive assistant coaching positions in the NCAA and NFL for more than 33 years before landing the interim head coach job for the Indianapolis Colts in 2012 as Head Coach Chuck Pagano sat out the year to combat his leukemia. Arians led the Colts to a 9-3 record, and then moved on to Phoenix, where he currently has his Arizona Cardinals atop the NFL standings at 9-1.

Arians’ use of his quarterback skills from his playing days at Virginia Tech to develop players at the collegiate level has translated to success in the NFL. After being hired as offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts in early 2012, Arians had little time to act in that role, as he was soon named interim head coach. For Week 5 through Week 17 of that season, Arians was at the reins, with the pressure of a historically great franchise on his shoulders.

He didn’t disappoint. His development of first overall draft pick, quarterback Andrew Luck was a vital factor in the Colts’ historic comeback from the previous season’s 2-14 record. Indianapolis finished the season with an 11-5 record, earning a playoff berth before losing in the wild-card round to the eventual Super Bowl Champion, the Baltimore Ravens.

A 9-3 record as an interim coach with a rookie quarterback leading the offense is impressive in and of itself, but considering the Colts’ 0-13 start in 2011-2012, as well as the departure of arguably the greatest quarterback to ever play the game, Peyton Manning, Arians’ season with the Colts was beyond impressive.

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