The Hoya: March 21, 2017

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Tuesday, MARCH 21, 2017

RECAP: OWN IT 2017

Read the takeaways from this Saturday’s panels, which covered a range of different issues.

EDITORIAL The Saxa Fund provides an effective, streamlined approach to donations.

GIVING BACK TO GEORGETOWN The One for Georgetown campaign is looking to raise $150,000 this year.

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NEWS, A8

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Mack, Andino Inaugurated OWN IT Returns in 4th Year Amid Discord With Senate With Diverse Perspectives Joe Egler and Jeff Cirillo Hoya Staff Writers

One day after the Saturday inauguration of Georgetown University Student Association President Kamar Mack (COL ’19) and Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18), the senate voted down the duo’s proposal to restructure the executive branch into policy coalitions, in a sign of disconnect between the executive branch and senate.

The Mack-Andino bill proposed replacing the existing policy teams with coalitions, which would have fewer members than do the current teams, but would give those members more power to make direct policy decisions.

The coalitions would also in-

clude members of organizations outside of GUSA. The proposal would have changed GUSA bylaws to reform the recently established policy teams in the GUSA executive. Former GUSA President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) and Vice President Chris Fisk (COL ’17) established policy teams in March 2016, to bring together the executive branch and senate in policy development.

After debating the merits of the bill, the senate voted by acclamation to remove the substance of the reforms, leaving only the semantic change of renaming “policy teams” to “policy coalitions.” The senate removed the ability of policy coalitions, which sought to bring together GUSA and student advocacy groups in developing policy, to be held in

private and not publish meeting notes.

Ultimately, the senate voted down the then-largely dismantled bill altogether, with the bill receiving only 13 of the 20 necessary votes to pass with a two-thirds majority of all senators. Nine senators voted against the bill, one abstained and seven senators were absent for the vote.

Mack said some senators said the vote to kill the bill was largely motivated by senators’ antipathy toward the new administration.

“A lot of people have moved past the election, but everyone has not. Getting hung up over semantics that do not affect the senate is something that speaks to that,” Mack said.

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GUSA President Kamar Mack (COL ’19) and Vice President Jessica Andino (COL ’18) took over for Enushe Khan (MSB ’17), left, and Chris Fisk (COL ’17) on Saturday.

Yasmine Salam Hoya Staff Writer

In the spirit of feminist activist Susan B. Anthony’s call to organize, agitate and educate, more than 100 invited speakers and 500 attendees convened for the fourth annual OWN IT Summit on Saturday in a daylong series of discussions on women’s rights and female empowerment.

The summit included panels, breakout sessions, performances and presentations, with three of the four main panels tasked with tackling these verbs as they relate to women. The fourth panel, Hoya Visionaries, featured female Georgetown faculty and alumnae.

University President John J. DeGioia kicked off the summit, following a slam poem

by Summer Durant (COL ’18) and a singing performance by former Georgetown University Student Association President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17). DeGioia said the summit embodied Georgetown’s commitment to inclusivity.

“Your presence and participation is a testament to the strength of our university’s commitment to fostering a sense of inclusiveness,” DeGioia said.

Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla., GRD ’04) received the 2017 OWN IT Trailblazer Award, which seeks to recognize an outstanding contributor to the cause of women’s rights. In her acceptance speech, Murphy said young girls should not be discouraged by those who doubt their abilities.

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Stephanie Murphy, top, received the Trailblazer Award at OWN IT, led by Executive Director Soraya Eid (COL ’17).

Congress Passes GU Tops List of Peace Corps Suppliers District School Thirty-one alumni currently serve in volunteer programs Voucher Bill Lily Steinberg Hoya Staff Writer

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and public charter schools in the District.

The rift between Washington, D.C. leaders and the federal government has deepened as the House of Representatives passed the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act, a federal school voucher program for D.C., on Wednesday.

The act was voted through by the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday, despite District leaders criticizing federal interference in the city.

SOAR, Washington, D.C.’s federally funded school voucher program, provides vouchers to more than 1,100 low-income D.C. students to transfer from public schools to private schools. Since being passed by Congress in 2004, the program also has provided federal funding to traditional public schools

“Republicans ... abuse their power over a jurisdiction they view as defenseless.”

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ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON (D) Representative

However, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the District’s non-voting delegate to Congress, opposed the bill, saying the SOAR program weakens the public education system and serves as a partisan grab by Congressional Republicans to experiment with See VOUCHERS, A6

When Zoe Mowl (SFS ’15) graduated, she did not join the 42 percent of her graduating class that went into consulting or financial services. Instead, she went to Junik, Kosovo, to teach English to elementary school children through the Peace Corps.

Mowl, who is in her second year in Kosovo, is one of 31 alumni currently serving communities around the world in countries including Botswana, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Rwanda and Thailand through the federal volunteer program. These participants work in fields of education, health, agriculture, environment, youth development and economic development.

The 31 alumni currently in the Peace Corps are just a small fraction of a long history of Georgetown graduates’ involvement in the service. Since the Peace Corps was founded in 1961, Georgetown has produced 957 of its 225,000 volunteers. On Feb. 28, the Peace Corps ranked Georgetown sev-

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

Zoe Mowl (SFS ’15) currently serves as a Peace Corps volunteer in Junik, Kosovo, where she teaches English to elementary school students. enth on its list of top volunteerproducing colleges of medium size, its 11th year in a row in the top 10 ranking.

Georgetown’s ranking is one component of its relationship with the Peace Corps. Last summer, the

Peace Corps teamed up with the McDonough School of Business to create the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, which offers scholarships to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to attend graduate school.

Emily Webb, a public affairs specialist for the Peace Corps, said Georgetown plays an important role in the success of the organization.

“The Peace Corps thrives on See VOLUNTEERS, A6

NEWS

OPINION

SPORTS

Trials Make Progress The GUMC launched trials to test a drug that could potentially combat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

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Run the World Women’s rights movements in Latin America echo American struggles for equality.

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Postseason Blues The women’s basketball team failed to advance past the first round of the NIT, ending its season.

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NEWS Website Honors Hidden Figures

opinion Turning the Tables

SPORTS Hoyas Bounce Back

As part of Women’s History Month, the university launched a website celebrating women in science.

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Presence does not equate to participation for minorities at elite institutions.

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Published Tuesdays and Fridays

Coming off its fifth loss of the season, the women’s lacrosse team defeated Butler in its Big East opener.

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OPINION

THE HOYA

Tuesday, march 21, 2017

THE VERDICT

Invest in Shared Initiatives na to guarantee that his or her money goes directly to a particular student’s efforts through the university.

The Saxa Fund not only addresses the issue of specificity, but also promotes greater transparency and accountability in the donation process. All proposals are reviewed by a board consisting of The Corp CEO, GUASFCU CEO, GUSA executive and three alumni and require an itemized budget and contingency plan.

Furthermore, the Saxa Fund does not contribute to the core operating expenses of student organizations, instead providing subsidies for projects that would otherwise be outside the fiscal reach of students. Once the funding goals are met, the project is removed from the site and replaced with a new initiative, allowing for as many projects as possible to have the opportunity to benefit from alumni donations.

These mechanisms insulate the fundraising process from student organizations directly receiving enormous or suspicious donations, as well as protect from the possibility that the Student Activities Commission reduces funding for students groups that benefit from the program.

However, the only way for the platform to become a viable fundraising tool is if students continue to come up with creative initiatives they feel will improve Georgetown. The program currently features three projects, but through the sustained investment of students and alumni, the program stands to become an integral institution that provides key linkages between students and alumni.

If today’s undergraduates view the program as a central vehicle to improving university life, the Saxa Fund can serve as a lasting program that empowers the community for generations. The mantle of responsibility for this initiative lies not only with the alumni making the donations, but also with the student in organizations who can inspire their generosity to the university.

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Smile a While — In the United Nations World Happiness Report, the United States ranked 14th, down one place from last year. Norway took first place.

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R is for Representation — Sesame Street announced that it is introducing a new Muppet, Julia, who has autism.

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The launch of Saxa Fund, a fundraising platform that streamlines the relationship between donors and students, represents an enormous stride for the university in engaging its alumni base.

The platform, which aims to “connect creative campus initiatives with community support,” will allow alumni to give tax-deductible donations directly to student-led initiatives posted on the Saxa Fund site.

A joint project between Students of Georgetown, Inc., the Georgetown University Alumni Student Federal Credit Union and the Georgetown University Student Association, the Saxa Fund currently hosts three initiatives: a credit builder program for low-income students, a student film project and a fund for portable lights for Kehoe Field.

Currently, about 35 percent of Georgetown alumni donate to the university, compared to an average of 60 percent at peer institutions such as Princeton University and Duke University. By cutting out the university as an intermediary, Georgetown alumni can potentially bolster their participation by directly funding initiatives to which they would like to contribute.

The development of the Saxa Fund remedies a long-standing shortcoming of the existing Georgetown Giving program through Georgetown’s Office of Advancement, which only provides broad categories for alumni donations such as the Georgetown Fund, Mission and Ministry and Undergraduate Financial Aid. This system precludes the donation to individual academic departments, only allowing broad options for the four undergraduate schools.

Furthermore, these existing donation channels prioritize institutions instead of student projects. The broadness of Georgetown Giving’s categories dissuades students from establishing personal connections with alumni because there is no way for an alumnus or alum-

Rocky Horror — The largest goldfish in the U.K., Rocky, weighs 2 pounds and 10 ounces and is worth approximately 4,500 pounds.

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EDITORIALS

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Founded January 14, 1920

Saving Face — The K-pop group SixBomb underwent $90,000 worth of plastic surgery for the upcoming music video for their song “Becoming Pretty.”

Later Gator — An Australian teen who jumped into an alligator-infested river to impress a girl was attacked seconds later by an alligator and seriously injured.

Shine Bright — A pastor in Sierra Leone found a 706-carat diamond while mining and decided to donate it to the government. The stone could be worth millions of dollars.

EDITORIAL CARTOON by Elinor Walker

Dangers of the Digital Age When Georgetown alumnus Jon Ossoff (SFS ’09) launched his bid for a House seat representing Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, his degree from the School of Foreign Service appeared to be an asset in a crowded race of 16 other candidates.

Instead, the 30-year-old Democrat’s college years are under scrutiny after a Republican Party-backed super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, released footage of Ossoff as a student spoofing Georgetown’s alcohol policy in a “Star Wars” parody and performing a Billy Joelinspired rendition of “Georgetown Girl” as a member of the a cappella group the Georgetown Chimes. The attack ads were part of a $1.1 million campaign by the super PAC to characterize Ossoff as “not honest, not serious, not ready” ahead of the April 18 special election.

Georgetown students and those familiar with the university’s culture will likely find these videos innocuous — in fact, they did not appear to dent Ossoff’s 25 percent lead in the polls, which has increased nine percent since the advertisement first ran. Nevertheless, the release of these videos signals a chilling precedent for millennials, who make up the first generation to seek entry into the political field while contending with the inconvenient staying power of social media.

Now we have crossed a threshold where documentation of one’s college experience can be weaponized, ripped from social media, stripped of context and deployed to inflict untold damage on the careers of unsuspecting millennials. There is no telling how many of Georgetown’s future members of Congress, judges and CEOs will be felled by unflattering screenshots saved on their friends’ phones.

The natural reaction to this develop-

ment is to urge students to use their discretion when posting on social media and exercise caution in social situations that can be captured by others. But this advice neglects the fact that Ossoff did not capture these videos himself and elect to post them on social media, nor did he do anything but perform a sketch with his friends or sing at Gaston Hall with a student club.

As a result, students are discouraged from participating in activities that are irreverent or insufficiently “serious” in the singular pursuit of advancing a student’s career. In an atmosphere that can already sometimes be stiflingly pre-professional, participating in student groups like a cappella groups, fraternities and sororities is not an indicator of immaturity so much as an outlet for socialization and spontaneity.

In the videos, Ossoff did not engage in any activity that was illegal or elicit; instead, the footage captures him in an embarrassing display typical of a college student. There is an inherent hypocrisy in condemning millennials for behavior previous generations were fortunate enough to experience before the existence of digital media.

This editorial board cautions students — not out of disagreement, but rather out of necessity — to refrain from posting potentially damaging material online, where employers or potential opponents can access this information as easily as scrolling the Google results page or scrounging the photo section of Facebook. But more importantly, readers of every age must remain cognizant that seconds-long snatches on social media — particularly if rehashed without context — provide little insight into a person’s character or qualifications.

Toby Hung, Editor-in-Chief Cirillo Paolo Santamaria, Executive Editor Jeffrey Tara Subramaniam Jesus Rodriguez, Managing Editor Christian Paz

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Off-Court Values Redeem GU Basketball I strongly but respectfully disagree with the editorial from 3/17/17 [“Georgetown Basketball Must Confront Off-Court Issues,” The Hoya, March 17, 2017, A2]. What would “irredeemably smear Georgetown basketball’s national reputation” for me is not losing seasons, but instances of cheating, rampant substance abuse, “rape culture,” disregard for academics and an abysmal graduation rate.

Unfortunately, we have seen examples of such behavior across college athletics, but not from our basketball team. Their high standard of behavior matters greatly to this season ticket holder.

My grateful memory holds images of Georgetown’s demeanor when attacked by the Chinese Military team and of team efforts to help those in the SUV hit by the team bus. The players I’ve had in class who work hard to keep up with their studies while on the road. I treasure the team’s iconic deflated

basketball: “A basketball is eight to 10 pounds of compressed air; what are you doing with the rest of your life?” I believe our university, and the leadership of the basketball team in particular, have the right priorities.

I think the editorial would have been more balanced if The Hoya acknowledged the sterling educational leadership and example of Coach John Thompson. Beyond his labors, I doubt we can ever appreciate fully how much Georgetown, as a university, owes to the Thompson family.

Before I came to Georgetown, when I lived in the California Bay Area and in Seattle, I knew about, respected and was grateful for the national impact of John Thompson Junior’s leadership on race issues.

Since I moved to Washington in 1992, I have seen how the city at large embraces Georgetown because of that Thompson legacy.

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As a committed fan and season ticket holder, I can assure you my relationship with the team is not “fundamentally broken.”

Of course, I wish the team would win more and advance. Yes, I want to see effort, improvement, indefatigability, teamwork and creative strategy. Yet when The Hoya seems to imply fans are somehow “owed” a winning season and national standing, I disagree.

For me, being a fan means supporting the team in season and out — provided the team works hard and does not engage in the heinous behaviors I listed above.

Frankly, the hardest part of the past year for me has been having those seated around me at Verizon Center repeatedly ask, since I’m a faculty member and supposedly know: “Where are the students?”

Marilyn McMorrow RSCJ, Ph.D Government Department

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OPINION

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VIEWPOINT • GUAMAN

fIRESIDE CHATS

Anu Osibajo & Isatou Bah

More Than a Seat At the Table

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he most effective conversations on diversity and inclusion are the ones focused on solutions that take into account the nation’s history of discrimination. For this reason, conversations that have surrounded the concept of minorities having “a seat at the table” have neglected to mention that, historically, having a seat has not been enough.

Inviting minorities into the conversation is not enough; it is the first step. Keeping these groups at the table and encouraging participation calls for an effort to create a genuine sense of inclusivity that allows not only their presence, but also their participation.

Minority students who have made it to the top universities have essentially been given a seat at the table; however, the fact that they still experience the crippling emotions of imposter syndrome shows this has not been enough. As Marion Sewer of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology explains, “For minorities, impostor syndrome can complicate an already challenging career path in which isolation and the pressure of representing an entire race is already in play.”

This phenomenon propels minorities to question their admission and intellect, as well as feel incompetent despite their accomplishments.

A lack of preparation and feelings of alienation lead to the gap in minority retention and graduation. In many instances at top-tier institutions, this significant gap in student retention is due to social pressures and self-doubt.

In an joint poll, the Jed Foundation and Steve Fund found that black and Hispanic students were more likely to feel overwhelmed in college, but also more likely to keep their

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concerns to themselves compared to white classmates.

All students face emotional and academic pressures as they transition to college, but minority students are more likely to internalize these feelings and not seek help.

Perhaps it is time to revise what it means to give minorities a seat at the table, particularly at institutions like universities. To reduce the challenges that they face, colleges must foster environments that help alleviate these feelings of inadequacy among students of color. In particular, mental health resources and counseling must be promoted in such a way that these students know they have the support they need when they struggle at school.

On campus, this process can involve cultural diffusion across students of all backgrounds in their classrooms, clubs and all other social engagements. Simply letting everyone, even those who do not suffer from the phenomenon, know that there is a problem can induce people to make conscious efforts to create a better experience for everyone.

So yes, having a seat at the table is great, and is very important for increasing diversity at college campuses, but this alone cannot be a token solution for inclusion. Let us not just invite minorities to the table; let us welcome them and provide them with the support they need so they know they are not just there to fill a quota. The appearance of diversity is one thing, but the actual integration of these voices can benefit everyone at the table.

Anu Osibajo and Isatou Bah are freshmen in the College.

Fireside Chats appears every other Tuesday.

By standing together and raising the collective voice of women, powerful and meaningful direct action can be taken against injustices.

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Unite Women Across Borders

n the day after the inauguration, the world witnessed a storm of women in pink hats standing up for what they believe. Yet the women of the Women’s March on Washington were not the first to unite, and they will certainly not be the last.

Over the past decade, women in Latin America have been at the forefront of this battle, most recently with the slogan #NiUnaMenos, or “not one less.”

Originating in Argentina, this message denounces violence against women and has spread across Latin America to the United States. The goals of #NiUnaMenos and #WomensMarch have become interconnected in their quest for solidarity, justice and safety for the women of the world.

Ni Una Menos was launched by a group of Argentine journalists, artists and activists who demanded that women be protected from violent death at the hands of men. The inspiration for the hashtag arose from Mexican poet and activist Susana Chávez, who was murdered in 2011 and was known for her advocacy against gender-based violence, primarily “femicide,” in Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez.

The first Ni Una Menos demonstrations in Argentina

were held June 3, 2015, in Buenos Aires’ Plaza del Congreso. Nearly 300,000 people showed up, with support from women’s rights groups, political organizations and the Catholic Church.

Violence against women in Argentina is a growing problem, with Argentina-based human rights nonprofit La Casa del Encuentro estimating that every 30 hours, a woman is killed in crimes ranging from rape to live burnings, usually committed by husbands, boyfriends, family members or acquaintances of the victim.

In the movement’s first triumphs following the 2015 rallies, Judge Elena Highton announced that the Supreme Court of Argentina would set up a specific registry for femicides. Beyond the protests, the movement has had a viral impact on the internet, with its call to serve as “a collective cry against machista violence,” according to its website.

Meanwhile, the Women’s March platform is best summarized by the mantra “Women’s rights are human rights.” Though it appears Ni Una Menos focuses on violence and the Women’s March focuses on civil and reproductive rights — which seem unrelated — it is important to note that violence against women is not

exclusive to the countries of Latin America.

Rather, it is a global problem that affects women everywhere, including elite institutions similar to Georgetown.

Recall the rape of an unconscious woman by ex-Stanford student Brock Turner in January 2015. When this resulted in a minor six-month jail sentence, of which he only served three, the voices of women united in protest. In doing so, women in the United States followed in the footsteps of Latin American women.

Connections between the two movements abound. On the actual day of the Women’s March, sister marches were held in Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. Many wore pink hats while continuing their rhetoric of #NiUnaMenos.

It is imperative today, more than ever, that we in the United States recognize the value of maintaining relationships and learning from the rest of the Americas. What the Latin American movement has modelled for women is that telling the stories of victims does not need to be passive. By standing together and raising the collective voice of women, powerful and meaningful direct action can be taken against these injustices.

Latina women have taught us time and time again how

to be strong in the face of adversity. As is evident by the incredible solidarity seen across Latin America and in the United States, we are stronger when we unite across borders.

This is important because although Latina women may seem far away, in reality they live all around us. We must celebrate the diversity that exists in our country and world and use it to our advantage.

To do so, we must recognize and respect our differences, including racial, cultural and religious ones. We should use them to empower rather than separate us.

On March 8, women all across the world committed to an International Women’s Strike. This day was one where women joined in solidarity to fight for the issues affecting them and their sisters by being absent from their workplaces, their roles and showing the world what a day without women feels like. While the fight for women’s rights is certainly not over, the women of #NiUnaMenos and the #WomensMarch were united in showing the world that women standing together will prevail.

Guaman is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service. She is a student fellow with the Latin America Initiative.

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VIEWPOINT • AL-HUSSEINI

STILL HERE

A Boycott for Humanity

Giving Up the Ghost

ut yourself in the place of an elderly Palestinian farmer, who just had his house bulldozed, his livestock confiscated and his land stolen. Put yourself in the place of a Palestinian mother who has just been informed her 6-year-old son was blown to bits by an Israeli missile while playing outside. Put yourself in the place of a Palestinian man who just lost his job and ability to feed his family because numerous Israeli checkpoints caused him to be late for the third time this week.

Now go back to being a Georgetown student. Knowing the very real issue of Israeli human rights violations against Palestinians, it is time to take action. You may think that the problem is too distant and complex to have a voice, but that is not true.

A growing movement known as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions is spreading across college campuses around the world, aimed at placing international pressure on Israel for its consistent human rights violations: a growing occupation of Palestinian land within the West Bank, the use of excessive military force against civilians in Gaza, the detention of political prisoners with no evidence of illegal activities, the establishment of an apartheid system that legalizes discrimination against Palestinian Arabs and many more.

For a university that prides itself on the implementation of Jesuit values — such as cura personalis and being women and men for others — Georgetown has much to do to demonstrate its dedication to these values in the face of the oppression happening within Palestine.

Our student body, along with the entire U.S. political sphere, seems to have turned a blind eye to the very real issue regarding human rights violations within Palestine.

Why must we wait for another

deadly Israeli bombing campaign over Gaza to express support for the Palestinians?

There is no better platform than the BDS movement for students to become proactive in expressing anger with the Israeli apartheid system and the United States’ continued support of these policies.

There is a false notion that one must be somehow tied to the conflict, whether it be through Arab and Israeli ancestry or religious connections, to have any reason to get involved. This mentality is dangerously apathetic and a huge reason why Israel is able to get away with so many human rights violations against the Palestinians.

Another common falsehood emphasized by pro-Israel groups is that BDS uses antiSemitism to delegitimize the right of Jewish people to live in peace. This claim is not just intellectually inconsistent, but also morally demeaning.

Firstly, there is not a single mention of the word “Jew” or any mention of religion from any official BDS sources.

The focus of this movement is purely political and in no way spreads anti-Jewish rhetoric. Criticism of Israel can be attributed to anti-Zionism, an ideology rooted in hate through the displacement of a native people, which in no way correlates to criticism of the beautiful religion of Judaism.

It is important to remember that, as is the case with all influential political movements, BDS will undoubtedly appeal to individuals who hold extremist views.

There will always be truly anti-Semitic individuals who misunderstand the real goals of the movement and use it as an excuse to spread hateful rhetoric. However, it is intellectually dishonest to take the actions of few extremists and use them to reflect an entire movement.

The BDS movement seeks

equality, justice and an end to systematic oppression. In no way do these goals encroach on the respect and rights of Israeli citizens; rather, they simply call for the recognition of Palestinians as equals. It is not only blatantly incorrect to label BDS as anti-Semitic, but also disrespectful to those suffering from the persistent issue of actual anti-Semitism.

There are multiple ways to support BDS here on campus.

First, our Students for Justice in Palestine chapter organizes several events each semester to promote equality for Palestinians and peacefully protest Israel’s apartheid policies. There is a disappointingly low turnout at many of these events, which are often a great opportunity for neutral students to simply gain insight into the Palestinian perspective.

At the same time, Georgetown Forming a Radically Ethical Endowment calls for greater transparency of Georgetown’s investment portfolio and divestment from companies that support Israel’s ongoing human rights violations. This new endeavor has the admirable goal of making clear the importance of equality for all human life and can surely use assistance from any students trying to become more involved.

It is time for us students to rally together and pressure Israel to abandon its divisive policies and allow Palestinians their basic human liberties. BDS is an effective platform to respectfully express disgust at inhumane Israeli policies and the United States’ negligence to act accordingly.

As Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, a staunch supporter of BDS and human rights in Palestine, once said, “By remaining neutral in the face of oppression, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

AHMAD AL-HUSSEINI is a freshman in the School of Nursing and Health Studies.

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’ve been seeing him for a while, but then he just stopped texting me. I don’t know what happened.”

These words have been a familiar refrain for me throughout my time at Georgetown. There is actually a word for this scenario of abruptly ending a relationship and ignoring all communication from a former partner. It is called “ghosting,” and it has become more and more prevalent in recent years.

Research regarding who exactly is responsible for ghosting has been mixed. An informal 2014 survey in Elle magazine found that women are more likely to be ghosted than are men, with 27 percent of women saying they had been ghosted at some point compared to 14 percent of men. However, in the same survey, more women admit to ghosting a former partner — 25 percent of women compared to 17 percent of men.

Ghosting, however, has been proven to be one of the worst ways to break up with someone.

Perhaps one reason why ghosting has become so prominent is the very nature of relationships has changed, particularly on college campuses. In his book “Guyland,” Stony Brook University sociology professor Michael Kimmel argues that the structure of social life on college campuses is characterized by “hookup culture,” in which fewer men and women participate in longterm relationships, opting to instead engage in several sexual encounters and then move on.

Ghosting appears to be

a natural response to this change. Because relationships themselves are more elusive, so are breakups — it is much more awkward to end a relationship if it was never defined. So more and more people are taking the easy way out, letting messages go unanswered until the other person gets the hint.

Emma Lux The advent of social media and online dating is also largely responsible for the prevalence of ghosting. In a way, viewing a person’s social media or online dating profile makes that person seem less real. An article in Psychology Today explains the thought process behind ghosting, saying “thanks to a myriad supply of anonymous suitors, there just isn’t any time, desire or need to treat everyone like the special butterfly they are.”

Ghosting, however, has been proven to be one of the worst ways to break up with someone, according to a study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships journal, leading to greater conflict and anxiety down the line.

Unfortunately, the prominence of ghosting seems to normalize it. In a Huffington Post article about ghosting, a woman said that she is a hypocrite when it comes to ghosting, saying, “I’ll ghost someone without a second thought, but when it happens to me, I’m the first to run to my girlfriend in disbelief.”

The phenomenon is ex-

tremely inconsiderate as it prolongs the process of moving on; it leaves the victim of ghosting feeling confused about what happened while experiencing self-doubt and self-consciousness.

To break off a relationship, one should demonstrate the emotional maturity to not ghost a person.

If someone wishes to break off a relationship, they should demonstrate the emotional maturity to not ghost a person. In a Mic article titled, “Why Are We All Ghosting Each Other When the Alternative Is So Simple?” author Ellie Krupnick describes how she and her friends send a variation of this text when breaking off a causal relationship: “Hey I had a really good time at [whatever date we went on], but I don’t see this going anywhere romantic, so I don’t think it would be right to go on another date.” While sending a text to break off a casual relationship seems taboo, it still offers more closure than does radio silence, and shows greater respect for the person on the other end. In fact, we should make ghosting the taboo.

Similarly, if a person finds themself a victim of ghosting, he or she should not be afraid to speak up. My peers at Georgetown are smart and ambitious students. They demand respect from their peers in both their academic and extracurricular lives.

They should demand the same respect from and for themselves in their romantic endeavors.

Emma Lux is a junior in the College. STILL HERE appears every other Tuesday.

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DC Lab Investigated After Flawed Zika Testing LILY STEINBERG

Special to The Hoya After at least nine pregnant women were erroneously told they tested negative for the Zika virus and months of flawed testing, the Washington, D.C. Public Health Laboratory Division is being audited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversee human tests in labs across the country.

Between July and December of last year, the PHL routinely made mistakes in testing that were noted or corrected for over six months.

The PHL’s procedures failed at two stages. A chemical indicator was over-diluted, rendering it less sensitive to detecting the Zika virus. Furthermore, a lab worker incorrectly entered a formula used to analyze test results into an electronic spreadsheet.

According to D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Director Jenifer Smith, the city no longer employs any of the staff

members who made the mistakes. During the period time of faulty testing, the PHL was understaffed and without permanent management.

“Since the discovery of these errors, several measures have been instituted into the PHL.” JENIFER SMITH Director, D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences

One of the nine pregnant women tested positive for the virus. The other eight may have tested positive for antibodies that could signal the presence of the virus, but the tests were inconclusive. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol, these cases ought to have been treated as pos-

itive for Zika.

Zika is a virus that can be contracted after a bite from a carrier mosquito or through unprotected sexual activity with an infected partner. Those infected often exhibit symptoms of fever, red eyes, rash, joint pain and headaches.

If a woman is pregnant when she contracts the virus, her baby may suffer from the birth defect microcephaly, a condition characterized by a shrunken head and an underdeveloped brain.

As of March 8, the CDC has recorded 5,109 cases of Zika in the United States, and 38,099 cases in United States territories. Of the cases in the U.S., a majority came from people who travelled abroad to other affected areas. Currently, there are no medicines or vaccines to treat or prevent Zika.

Samples from approximately 400 District residents will be retested for the virus in light of the mistakes, including 294 from pregnant women that were sent directly to

the CDC. The audit could potentially lead to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to revoke the PHL’s license, shuttering it until it comes into compliance and preventing the facility from serving District residents The health care providers of individuals who tested positive for the virus during the retest process have been notified. The children of the infected pregnant women will be tested again after one year to assess their vitals and development.

The botched Zika testing was a major topic at the annual meeting of the D.C City Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety on Feb. 28. Smith explained the reaction to the inaccurate testing.

“Our response reflects our ethic and desire to be transparent,” Smith said.

“As we received the initial results, we contacted over 3,000 medical providers, set up conference calls and a contact email to ensure their questions would be

answered. We went one step further, and working with the mayor’s staff, we held a press conference sharing this information with the public.”

“All protocols that involve a person embedding a calculation into a worksheet will be technically reviewed.”

JENIFER SMITH Director, D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences

CDC spokesperson Benjamin Haynes said the center will be working to address the failed tests in the coming months.

“CDC has confirmed in the last two weeks that of the 62 samples they have retested to date, that two

of the tests were incorrect,” Haynes wrote in an email to THE HOYA. “The additional testing on the remaining samples will occur over the next few weeks and confirmed if any others are shown to be positive.”

PHL Director Anthony Tran, who discovered the testing mistakes last year, is no longer taking interviews.

According to Smith, the lab is now working on changing its protocols in an attempt to prevent future errors.

“Since the discovery of these errors, several measures have been instituted into the PHL to ensure that newly added tests are preforming optimally.” Smith said at the committee meeting. “PHL will conduct more extensive internal validation testing on all CDC issued protocols beyond what is recommended to verify that the tests work. Additionally, all protocols that involve a person embedding a calculation into a worksheet will be technically reviewed by at least one other individual for verification.”

DC BOARD OF ETHICS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

The Washington, D.C. Public Health Laboratory Division is currently being audited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after mistakenly informing at least nine pregnant women that they did not have the Zika virus; however, the PHL’s testing methods had been flawed with routine mistakes for over six months.

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Med Center Trials to Focus on Memory Loss Diseases lily steinberg Special to The Hoya

Georgetown University Medical Center has begun two trials to test a cancer drug’s ability to modify the progression of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease, potentially creating the first drug to successfully combat these two diseases.

Nilotinib is currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a drug treatment for leukemia.

In 2015, GUMC researchers found that among 12 patients given nilotinib in small doses, the drug reduced the toxic proteins that build up in the brain with the development of Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, without killing the brain cells.

These trials, which started Feb. 27, mark the second phase of trials launched in 2015.

The GUMC Parkinson’s trial will last one year. The outcomes will be evaluated after six and 12 months. Afterwards, patients will participate in a one-year extended trial to observe nilotinib’s long-term effects. The GUMC Alzheimer’s trial will last six months and include brain imaging and spinal fluid collections.

Novartis, the company that manufactures nilotinib, is donating the drug and the matching placebo pills for all the participants in the Parkinson’s study. For a 28-pill prescription, the cost would normally be between about

$9,000 to $10,000.

Potential side effects of nilotinib include an elevated risk of heart rhythm disturbances.

While the trials are using a lower dose than typically prescribed to cancer patients, the participants will be monitored every two to four weeks, and patients with heart diseases are barred from participating.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s are the two most common neurodegenerative diseases, and both arise from damage in brain cells.

Parkinson’s involves physical effects on movement such as tremors, stiffness, loss of balance and slurred speech.

Alzheimer’s is characterized by memory problems, disorientation, mood swings and language difficulties.

Currently, there are no known cures for the diseases. Though medications able to treat the symptoms are available, none halt their progression.

Last year, the FDA approved this stage of testing after it evaluated the studies GUMC ran in 2015. These studies are based on years of research conducted by Charbel Moussa, the scientific and clinical research director for Georgetown’s Translational Neurotherapeutics Program.

Moussa performed the initial research on the effect of nilotinib on neurodegenerative diseases in animal models to ensure that the drug was

worthwhile and safe to test on human patients.

Fernando Pagan, the medical director of the GUMC Translational Neurotherapeutics Program, is the principal investigator on the Parkinson’s study. Pagan had teamed up with Moussa for the 2015 trials. He said the trials were designed to measure the effects the proposed treatment will have on the patients.

“This study isn’t for treating symptoms, but rather aims to modify disease progression,” Pagan wrote in an email to The Hoya. “If the drug is safe and shows some benefit, the drug would then need to be studied in a much larger population and at several different institutions. It’s important to note that while I’m optimistic and certainly hopeful, many drugs that do well in early phases of study fail in larger trials.”

GUMC Professor of Neurology and Director of the Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown R. Scott Turner is serving as the principal investigator on the Alzheimer’s study.

Turner said the studies mark a significant point in the history of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research.

“If successful, these trials would have a tremendous impact. Current treatments for AD and PD are symptomatic only — not disease-modifying.

This may be a first,” Turner wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Jonathan Lessin, a retired anesthesiologist and one of Pagan’s patients, is currently in

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The Georgetown University Medical Center has launched two trials to test the effectiveness of a cancer drug in treating Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. the screening phase to participate in the Parkinson’s study.

He was diagnosed 14 years ago, at age 38. He will find out if he was approved for the study in the next few weeks, and he said he is hopeful about the possibility that the trial has an impact on patients suffering from these diseases.

“I’m cautiously optimistic,” Lessin said. “He’s had some pretty impressive results in mice that he’s cured of Parkinson’s. He’s got people to walk again and talk again — they were in stage four or five Parkinson’s. I’m always cautiously optimistic. I’ve heard so many

things that were promising in the past.”

One way in which this phase’s trials differ from the one performed in 2015 is the inclusion of a placebo group, designed to test how much of the changes experienced by patients can be attributed to psychological factors and not the drug. Neither the patients nor the researchers will know who is in the experimental group and who is in the placebo group until the end of the trials.

According to Turner, if these trials are successful, then phase-three studies could be-

gin. These would involve many more participants receiving treatment at study sites all over the country. This would be the next step toward FDA approval to prescribe nilotinib for neurodegenerative diseases, not just cancer.

Lessin, whose medical background helped him critically read and interpret the results of the 2015 phase-one study, found the trial’s potential to find cures for these diseases impressive.

“It’s the most promising research I’ve heard of in a long time about Parkinson’s,” Lessin said.

SCS to Offer Scholarships For Federal Employees Jeff Cirillo

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The 1634 Society has launched its third annual One for Georgetown Campaign, which seeks to raise $150,000 for scholarships for undergraduate students.

One for Georgetown Returns With $150,000 Target Tala al rajjal Hoya Staff Writer

The 1634 Society is looking to raise $150,000 in its third annual One for Georgetown fundraising campaign, which launched March 15.

The campaign asks freshmen, sophomores and juniors to make a one-time donation of $1 to access daily free food, beverages and events for a month. The schedule of events is released weekly on social media and via email.

Student donations unlock scholarships for future undergraduate students in various increments. Donations up to $150,000 will be matched by an anonymous alumnus.

All proceeds will go to Georgetown’s general scholarship fund.

988 student donors have activated $15,000 in donations for the general scholarship fund as of March 19. The program hopes to reach 1,012 more donors to reach the full scholarship of $150,000.

In 2016, 38 percent of the student body participated in the campaign, raising $100,000 in scholarships. This year, the program hopes to have 40 percent of students participate overall, which ideally consists of 51 percent participation among the freshman class, 41 percent of the sophomore class and 31 percent of the junior class, according to Caitlin Garrabrant (SFS ’18), one of two philanthropy chairs for the 1634 Society.

One for Georgetown 2017 has partnered thus far with Georgetown Bubble, GUGS, Dunkin Donuts and Ledo

Pizza. Garrabrant said vendors connected to the Georgetown community have been especially supportive.

“I’m really excited about how much cooperation we’ve gotten from local vendors like Georgetown Bubble, Amsterdam Falafel Shop and Dog Tag Bakery that want to see the campaign be a success,” Garrabrant said.

Garrabrant said One for Georgetown has gained increased traction this year and is gradually becoming a wellknown campus event.

“The purpose of the campaign is to foster a spirit of giving back at Georgetown in a way that is still financially feasible and inclusive for undergraduate students,” Garrabrant said. “This year we’ve really seen a lot of recognition of the campaign that we haven’t in years past. I’ve heard people explaining it to their friends as they’re walking up to the table, and most people already know how it works before they make a gift.”

Jack Pelose (COL ’19), who is responsible for marketing for the campaign, said One for Georgetown aims to make donating easy for students.

“I hope students realize that giving back to Georgetown doesn’t have to be difficult or onerous and can still have a tremendous impact,” Pelose said. “Scholarships are a great way to help people come to Georgetown who otherwise would not be able to come here and donations to scholarships almost completely go directly towards helping students.”

1634 Society President Luke

Gile (SFS ’18) said interest in One for Georgetown has increased substantially over the past three years.

“I am most excited about this campaign because it’s the first year that every class has participated all three years.

Even the juniors saw this campaign when they were freshmen,” Gile said. “People have come to expect it and get genuinely excited about it. We’ve built some buzz and students are starting to learn about and support our mission.”

Pelose said One for Georgetown is engaging in new ways to reach more Georgetown students, .

“We are trying to engage even more students before they even show up at one of our tables by increasing our social media presence and flyering across more of campus,” Pelose said. “We are also working to sustain engagement through our giveaway program. Students who engage with us on Snapchat will be entered into a drawing for a swag bag or a gift card to Sweetgreen or Good Stuff Eatery.”

Pelose said in order to increase their presence on campus, the campaign will continue to table in new locations.

“The biggest challenge is breaking through to students in the Georgetown environment, which is highly saturated with clubs and events,” Pelose said.

“We try to break out of the noise by tabling in unique spots on campus so students will see us as they’re walking around.”

The Georgetown School of Continuing Studies finalized a partnership with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to provide scholarship benefits to current federal employees, the university announced in a press release Tuesday.

The scholarship benefits for federal civil servants applying to the SCS cover 10 percent of tuition costs each semester. Students using the program, called the OPM Federal Scholarship Alliance, can receive benefits for every semester during which they remain employed by the federal government.

In a statement provided to The Hoya, SCS Dean Kelly Otter said the collaboration will improve access for students and enrich the classroom academic environment.

“We are proud to expand and enhance the ability for qualified federal employees to access a worldclass Georgetown education,” Otter said. “Federal employees bring a broad and rich perspective to the classroom which compliments the skills and knowledge of students working in other sectors. It is my hope that this agreement will expand educational opportunity for talented civil servants.”

According to the SCS website, the school was founded in 1970 and offers 17 Master of Professional Studies pro-

grams in areas including project management, technology management and global strategic communications. The school currently has a student body of about 5,000 students. Students can take classes at the school’s Washington, D.C. campus, and an expanding number of programs are offered online.

“We are proud to expand and enhance the ability for qualified federal employees to access a worldclass Georgetown education.”

Kelly Otter Dean, School of Continuing Studies

The partnership is the latest in a line of collaborations between the SCS and the federal government. In response to the 2013 federal government furlough, the school offered free courses to affected federal employees and contractors, and also trained and assisted outgoing executive branch staffers with future career plans during the 2016 presidential transition.

SCS Chief of Staff Kristen Consolo said the federal scholarship program

is in keeping with the purpose of the school.

“We have a long history of trying to be cognizant of the needs of the workforce,” Consolo said. “This has kind of just grown out of that mentality that I think our school has had for its entire existence.”

Consolo said the timing of the program is not related to the recent transition of federal administrations, noting that the program had been in the works for nearly two years.

Though the focus of the program is on federal employees in the D.C. area, Consolo noted that the SCS has an expanding range of online programs that federal employees around the nation can use.

“More and more, how we offer more and more online programs is just going to make them more available to civil servants around the country,” SCS Manager of Communications Andrew Glass said. “The number going forward, it’s not going to just be in the D.C. area, it’s going to be in the states that we’re approved to operate in all around the country.”

Georgetown does not have any concrete prediction as to how many federal employees will enroll in the program, but several dozen current students may apply for a tuition reduction. About 7 percent of the 5,000-person student body works in public administration, a portion of which works in the federal government.

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Expanded Programming Georgetown Ranks 7th Marks 4th Annual OWN IT In Peace Corps Participation SUMMIT, from A1 “I remember that any time I am discounted for my gender, my immigration status, my race or any other factor that’s out of my control, that I do what I’ve always done, and that’s to kill them with confidence,” Murphy said.

Murphy urged attendees to find their voice and forge their own unique path to success.

“I encourage you all to find your own voice, and to use it, and to blaze your own trail through the wild country that we find in our nation right now because this is not the time for silence. It’s the time for action,” Murphy said. “Together, we will blaze a trail, far and wide, so that every girl and every woman is empowered to choose her own future and seize her own destiny.”

OWN IT Executive Director Soraya Eid (COL ’17) said in her opening address the summit is a call for further action to promote women’s rights.

“We must continue to listen and learn from those different than us,” Eid said.

“Let’s do that here today, in a comfortable and welcoming environment. Wherever you lie on the gender spectrum, your contribution to advancing women’s rights is incredibly valuable.”

Twenty undergraduate women led the organization of the conference with the support of 70 male and female students. This year’s summit marked a roughly 38 percent decrease in attendance from last year’s 800 attendees.

Helen Brosnan (SFS ’16) and Kendall Ciesemier

(COL ’15) started OWN IT in 2014, which has expanded to 11 universities since its inaugural summit in 2013.

This year’s summit featured a number of changes from last year, including the introduction of four panels in Gaston Hall instead of individual keynote speeches, as well as updated topics of discussion to reflect the current state of feminism.

“We must continue to listen and learn from those different than us. Let’s do that here today, in a comfortable and welcome environment.”

SORAYA EID Executive Director, OWN IT 2017

According to Eid, the OWN IT board aimed to make the conference more relevant to the current state of feminism.

Eid said the implementation of four panels instead of individual keynote speeches reflect the shift in dynamics within the women’s movement.

“You don’t really see any one woman leading the charge in any one cause or any one industry or one endeavor, very much you see communities of women coming together to support each other and lift each other up,” Eid said. “That’s why we went with four panels of equal sizes and equal

lengths because we wanted to give everyone the same amount of time to share their incredibly valuable thoughts and experiences.”

According to Eid, Murphy was chosen for the award because of her status as a role model for Georgetown students.

“It was a remarkable, big achievement for us on the main stage,” Eid said. “But I think it’s beautiful because she’s a Hoya, so we can identify with her, and her life story is so moving and so beautiful.”

The two morning and afternoon panels were separated by breakout sessions, and within the breakout sessions attendees could choose from panels, workshops and office hours. Attendees had access to 90 breakout session speakers who spoke on topics ranging from “Storytelling in the Media” and “Arts & Activism” to “Deconstructing Masculinity” and “InterReligious Dialogue: Feminism & Faith.”

The office hours, capped at 10 participants each, were hosted by a diversity of speakers from the first female U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith to Muslim Girl Founder and Editor-in-Chief Amani AlKhatabeh.

For Eid, the speakers at this year’s summit represented a variety of perspectives but all conveyed a distinct message of female empowerment.

“I’ve gotten a lot of feedback that a lot of women were super impressed by the diversity of the women on stage,” Eid said. “Every woman brought such a unique perspective and such fascinating stories and such passion.”

VOLUNTEERS, from A1 a volunteer force that represents the best and the brightest our country has to offer, so we hope that Georgetown graduates can help to fortify that legacy for years to come,” Webb said.

Mowl said her commitment to service comes in part from the values she learned at Georgetown, specifically the Jesuit objective of being “women and men for others.”

“They influenced me through the Jesuit identity,” Mowl said. “They really drill in that those who have a lot should be giving back. They just make it clear that they expect this out of their students, that we will contribute to the greater good. Their identity pushes it towards students, and probably because they attract those students to begin with.”

Before her participation in the Peace Corps, Mowl was introduced to international service through several programs at Georgetown. She went to Ghana with the Summer Impacts Fellowship through the

Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation in her sophomore year, and spent two years working for the Center for Social Justice.

Elyssa Skeirik (SFS ’15) also joined the Peace Corps after graduation. Currently stationed in East Java, Indonesia, Skeirik works as a high school English teacher.

“Peace Corps is also an unmatched experience in terms of opportunities for cultural integration and technical training,” Skeirik wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Skeirik had served abroad before joining the Peace Corps.

In the spring of 2014, she studied in Amman, Jordan, and taught Syrian refugees. After receiving grants from Georgetown’s Social Innovation and Public Service Fund and the School of Foreign Service, she continued that project through the summer.

Sheirik said her Georgetown education motivated her involvement in the Peace Corps.

“My Georgetown education taught me how to combine critical thinking with an open mind. Inside and outside the

classroom I was confronted with new ideas and different cultures that challenged my conception of reality and broadened my worldview,” Skeirik wrote in an email to The Hoya.

An additional responsibility of a Peace Corps volunteer involves acting as an ambassador for the United States.

Skeirik, who served as the vice president of the College Democrats while attending Georgetown, acknowledged the added struggle of representing the United States in the current political climate following President Donald Trump’s November victory.

“People here have a lot of questions and fears about what the Trump administration means for world politics, Indonesian-American relations, and particularly Muslim people – and I don’t know the right answers,” Skeirik wrote.

“It sometimes feels like the US of today is a different place than the US I left a year ago, but ultimately my job is to represent the American people and I don’t think they have changed.”

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Elyssa Skeirik (SFS ’15), center, is currently in Indonesia teaching high school English as one of 31 Georgetown alumni in the Peace Corps.

Mack, Andino Sworn Congressional Committee In as GUSA Executives Passes School Vouchers Act Local District leaders voice opposition

GUSA, from A1 During the campaign in February, the majority of senators supported and campaigned for Mack and Andino’s opponents, Garet Williams (COL ’18) and Habon Ali (SFS ’18).

Mack and Andino received 1,160 votes in the final round, defeating Williams and Ali by 34 votes.

Mack said the senate has been largely cooperative and helpful during the transition, but that the vote reflects the possibility that some senators have not yet accepted the election results. However, Mack said he is not concerned about the senate and the executive branch’s ability to work together on the administration’s proposed reforms.

“Folks who don’t want to work with us, and don’t want to improve Georgetown, can do as they please. There are enough senators that want to do the actual job, that it will not affect the ability of GUSA to get its work done,” Mack said.

“There are a lot of senators who don’t want this to be what the senate is. And those are going to be the senators who are going to be working with us hand-inhand on the ‘exec’ side.”

GUSA senator Isaac Liu (COL ’20), who helped the new administration write the bill, attributed some senators’ decisions to vote against it in part to resentment of the election results.

“A couple people are still not very happy about the election results, because it was so close,” Liu said. “Some of that anger has carried over and is not creating a productive environment.”

GUSA senator Zach Oschin (SFS ’20) said some senators remain hostile toward the new administration, but that he is optimistic the senate and executive will be able to work together.

“The people who are currently in the senate will get over that animosity,” Oschin said. “Hopefully, there will be a recognition that this is going to be the leaders of our student government, and we are not going to make progress by stifling what they want to do.”

Oschin said he did not agree with the administration’s proposed changes, but said the senate should have allowed the administration to enact its own agenda.

“If the executive wants to

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Former GUSA President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17), left, swore in GUSA President Kamar Mack (COL ’19). move forward with structuring their government in this way, the senate should be okay with changing the bylaws to fit that,” Oschin said. “Even if I disagree with that, we should respect the wishes of the executive and codify them in the bylaws.”

GUSA senator Scott Lowder (COL ’17), who chairs the Finance and Appropriations Committee that appropriates the student activity fee, said he voted to remove the provisions to have closed-door meetings and unpublished meeting notes in keeping with the principle of transparency, though he acknowledged they may do little practical harm.

“I doubt we’ll find anyone that says the public is banging down the door of the room to get into policy team meetings, but it definitely is about the principle,” Lowder said. “Some of us who supported those changes last year were hesitant about going back and making things less transparent.”

GUSA senator William Morris said the senate only voted to reject the bill because passing it would not be necessary for the administration to enact its proposed policies.

“While some may interpret Sunday’s debate as an example of Senate obstructionism towards the new administration, this is frankly not the case,” Morris wrote in an email to The Hoya. “The Senate simply concluded that alterations to the bylaws were not needed for the Mack-Andino administration to move forward with their policy initiatives.”

Lowder said he rejected the bill in opposition to the name change and to signal opposition to parts of the new administration’s push to develop policy coalitions.

“Coalition, in the minds of many senators, myself included, becomes synonymous with heading back to a more insular GUSA that focuses on the opinions of certain student leaders rather than the student body at large,” Lowder said. “If the bill had passed, it wouldn’t have done a lot substantively. For me, the ‘No’ vote was to register opposition to codifying a whole new system again after we had this huge reform just one year ago.”

At the Saturday ceremony, Mack discussed his vision for what his administration will accomplish.

“We want to continue building on the good work that’s been done, but also reacting to things that students see as negative,” Mack said. “Jessica and I want to continue reaching out to people who oftentimes feel like they’ve been left out, and that they haven’t had a seat at the table.”

Former GUSA President Enushe Khan (MSB ’17) spoke about the challenges of having such a limited time to enact her desired change.

“Obviously, if we each had four-year terms, it’d be great.

We’d get a thousand things done. But the reality is we have only one year, and what you take out of the year is what’s really important, because at the end of the day, students need change,” Khan said.

the District to test a contentious policy on a community outside of their constituency.

“The most interesting question today is why Republicans consider the D.C. voucher program necessary in light of such a strong charter school alternative choice from the public schools,” Norton said.

“There is very limited support for private school vouchers in the Congress and in the nation. When Republicans cannot pass controversial national legislation, they instead abuse their power over a jurisdiction they view as defenseless.”

President Donald Trump promised to expand state school voucher programs by $20 billion, while Trump’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is also a champion of school voucher programs.

The Opportunity Scholarship Program, the central program that regulates the voucher funds within the District, faced mixed support among congressional leaders during the committee meeting.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) sponsored the bill, arguing that it provides educational opportunities for District students.

“Providing every possible opportunity for students to achieve the best education available ensures that the next generation is on a path to success,” Chaffetz said at the committee markup session. “This is exactly why this SOAR reauthorization act is so desperately needed for what it will do.”

House Democrats proposed amendments to ensure that private schools participating in the voucher program must obey civil rights laws and protect LGBTQ students and students with disabilities. However, these amendments failed along party lines.

A majority of D.C. councilmembers have maintained their opposition to the program.

Councilmembers, including David Grosso (I-At Large), Anita Bonds (D-At Large), Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), Trayon White (D-Ward 8), Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), Vincent Gray

(D-Ward 7), Brianne Nadeau (DWard 1) and Elissa Silverman (IAt Large), sent a letter Tuesday to Chaffetz encouraging the committee to phase out the SOAR program, temporarily extending the program to allow students currently receiving vouchers to graduate from high school.

The councilmembers cited a U.S. Department of Education study on the effectiveness of the scholarships administered through the SOAR program, finding that the program has no effect on student achievement on math and English assessments.

“Despite ample evidence that the Congressionallyimposed voucher program is ineffective, and while D.C. public schools improve every year, some members of Congress continue to see our city as their personal petri dish,” the letter reads. “With the new Administration and leadership in the Department of Education, it is even clearer that our public education system is and will remain under attack.”

The letter also references studies on school voucher programs from school systems in Ohio, Louisiana and Indiana.

In each of the states, student scores on math and English assessments fell between 6 and 25 percent.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) Communications Director Kevin Harries said Bowser has been a long-time champion of the SOAR Act because it offers area students greater choice in pursuing their education and provides funds necessary to improving District of Columbia Public Schools.

“It will safeguard millions of dollars in federal funds the District currently receives for both DCPS and D.C. Public Charter Schools,” Harries wrote regarding SOAR in an email to The Hoya. “The legislation has been an asset in helping Washington, D.C., become the fastest improving urban school district in the country, with increasing enrollment and graduation rates. Her goal is to ensure we are doubling down on these successes and expanding opportunities to every child in the District.”

House Democrats proposed amendments to ensure that private schools participating

in the voucher program must obey civil rights laws and protect LGBTQ students and students with disabilities. However, these amendments failed along party lines.

At a Feb. 2 press conference, Bowser argued the District has achieved a balance between charter school options and the traditional public school system.

“We have achieved a delicate balance that has worked for us,” Bowser said. “There’s enough choice for parents who want to go outside of their neighborhood schools and we have a robust investment in our traditional public neighborhood schools.”

Despite her support, Bowser maintained her opposition to increased federal government interference in local education policy as inappropriate.

“People who like to experiment with education have sometimes looked to Washington, D.C., as a place to try things,” Bowser said. “In my discussions with the president and people who are surrounding him regarding education policy, my message is, ‘We got it right in D.C.’” Rachel Sotsky, the executive director of Serving Our Children, the organization that distributes OSP funds to District students, said she was glad to see a program extended that helps District students gain access to education.

“We believe it is important to reauthorize the program, and that the House bill is an excellent measure,” Sotsky wrote in an email to The Hoya.

The councilmembers also took issue with the committee’s interference into District policies, calling the congressional action a violation of the Home Rule Act of 1973, which grants the District the power to elect its own city council and pass legislation.

“It is insulting to our constituents that members of Congress, where D.C. has no voting representation, would push their personal agendas on our city in a way they could never do in their home states,” the letter reads.

“Attacking D.C. Home Rule, including any expansion of the voucher program, is irresponsible governing on the part of Congress.

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In an annual study, Washington, D.C. ranked fourth-most expensive city for renters and sixth globally when compared by average price of renting per square foot. According to the United States Social Security Administration, over one-third of wage-earners earned less than the amount necessary to rent in D.C.

DC Ranks 4th-Most Expensive City for Renters Matt Bennett

Special to The Hoya

Washington, D.C., is ranked the fourth-most expensive city for renters in the United States. and sixth globally, according to a study released last month

by Nested, a London-based online realtor and property research service.

Nested compared the average price of renting per square foot of property across 72 cities worldwide in its annual rental affordability index.

A single person renting in the District can expect to pay $1,397.90 per month on average, requiring an annual income of at least $57,670.76.

For a family of four, rental costs soar to $2,652.44 per month, and a combined income of at least $109,756.14 is required. The price per square foot of property was calculated based on the average market rate for apartments, condominiums and houses in each of the cities included in the study.

Nested conducts the survey each year to raise awareness about the lack of affordable housing in cities worldwide.

“It quickly became obvious that the average rent for west Georgetown was well above what it would cost to live on campus.”

BIANCA DISANTO (MSB ’17)

“The comprehensive study was undertaken in order to understand the costs associated with renting as an individual and as a family, and to determine whether cities are becoming increasingly unaffordable,” the survey said.

According to the United States Social Security Administration’s most recent Average Wage Index, the average wage for Americans is $46,119.78. However, the SSA data show that about 67 percent of wage earners earned less than or equal to this number, making the District’s rental costs out of reach for most ordinary Americans.

The Georgetown Office of Neighborhood Life Director Cory Peterson said it is important for students to be aware of how to find affordable, safe housing that best meets their needs.

Peterson said the ONL has worked to get over 150 properties inspected and licensed with D.C.’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, which sets health and safety laws for student housing.

“Over spring break this year, ONL sent postcards to all sophomores to make sure students considering living off campus are aware of all the resources available to them,” Peterson said.

“ONL encourages students to consider their options carefully — to shop around, talk to the ONL team and know their rights as tenants.”

Georgetown students have expressed frustration with housing prices in the Georgetown and Burleith neighborhoods.

Bianca DiSanto (MSB ’17) said she decided to live in university housing during her senior year because she found it to be a cheaper housing option than living off campus. (Full disclosure: DiSanto was a columnist for The Hoya last semester.)

“While I initially planned to move off campus for senior year, as my housing group began looking at the options available it quickly became obvious that the average rent for west Georgetown townhouses was well above what it would cost to live on campus,” DiSanto said.

“As a result, we decided to just take our chances in entering the university’s

townhouse lottery, and luckily it worked out for us.”

Adriana Kranjac (NHS ’17) chose to move off campus and said she has struggled with the cost of living in Georgetown as well as interacting with her private landlord.

“My rent is actually still a little lower than on-campus housing prices through Georgetown.”

CLARE KELLY (COL ’17)

“My rent is ridiculously high; it’s like robbery,” Kranjac said.

However, Clare Kelly (COL ’17) lives in Burleith and said she believes living off campus presents a

better value for money for students.

“My rent is actually still a little lower than oncampus housing prices through Georgetown. which is why I decided it was possible to live off campus,” Kelly said. “There are definitely a lot of interesting and challenging issues surrounding housing for people in the greater D.C. area because of the definition of affordable and who or what kinds of people are intended to be given access to such spaces.”

Tori Morgan (COL’17), who also lives in Burleith, agreed that it is an affordable option for students who want to live off campus.

“I calculated last year that living off campus for an academic year was about $250 cheaper than living on campus, which is not a huge difference in price,” Morgan said.

“That said, the square footage that my rent buys me is strikingly more than what I could get on campus.”

Georgetown Launches ‘Women in Science’ Website Joe Egler

Hoya Staff Writer

The university launched a website dedicated to Georgetown women in science March 9 in conjunction with Women’s History Month.

The website celebrates the contributions of Georgetown’s female students, alumnae and faculty members in the mathematics, medicine, physical, social, computer and life sciences.

Fourteen events are being held at Georgetown for Women’s History Month, including a panel on women in the military March 23 and a panel called “Unboxing the Patriarchy” March 29.

Women remain minorities in the sciences across the United States. According to a report from the National Girls Collaborative Project, although they constitute half of the total American college-educated workforce, women constitute only 29 percent of the American science and engineering workforce.

University Media Relations Manager Ryan King said the website was inspired by the December death of astronomer Vera Rubin (GRD ’54), whose research exploring galaxy rotation rates and dark matter led to a major shift in understandings of the cosmos among scientists.

“The idea for this project was formed after Georgetown alumna and renowned astronomer Vera Rubin died this past December,” King said. “Our office began to evaluate our legacy of pioneering women in science and also to reflect

on the current female faculty in science at Georgetown.

We are continually looking for opportunities to feature research conducted by our outstanding faculty.”

Vice Provost for Research Janet Mann, who is also a professor in the biology and psychology departments, said the website showcases just some of the successes of Georgetown women in science.

“The website was created to highlight women scientists, past and present, during Women’s History Month,” Mann said. “This was an opportunity to highlight the many women who make Georgetown a great place to engage in scientific endeavors. This feature is just a snapshot and not comprehensive of everyone—or even every woman— contributing to our rich community.”

Mann said she hopes the website draws attention to the scientific work being done by women at the university.

“As Vice Provost for Research, we want to promote Georgetown research, across every discipline, as much as possible. Sometimes I hear members of our own community say, ‘Georgetown doesn’t do science.’ That is patently false,” Mann said. “We have some truly exceptional scientists, natural and social scientists, from past and present, male and female. Some of the historical figures are legendary — and many community members are unaware of their achievements and incredible contributions.”

Current Georgetown undergraduate students fea-

tured directly on the website include Breanna Walsh (COL ’17) and Angela Bai (COL ’17).

King said the website helps showcase Georgetown’s diversity and innovation, especially in light of Women’s History Month.

“It’s clear that we have a rich and diverse community of faculty, students and alumni in the sciences,” King said. “We saw that we had generated a great collection of digital content that features female faculty, students and alumni in the sciences through our regular coverage. We saw an opportunity to pull this content together in a showcase to our larger campus community during Women’s History Month and on International Women’s Day.” King said the university hopes to continue highlighting under-recognized communities on campus.

“We hope visitors will gain a better understanding of the scientific work being done within the campus community through faculty, graduate and undergraduate research,” King said. “We hope to do similar projects in the future that highlight contributions of our communities in different disciplines.”

While the website highlights accomplishments of women in science, assistant professor of molecular oncology Chunling Yi said the field is still full of obstacles for women.

“Science is still a very male-dominant field, like many other fields,” Yi said.

“So it is also an extra challenge for women just in terms of socializing with our scientists.”

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Change Benefits Leicester Teams Scout New Coaches M A

couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column heavily criticizing Leicester City’s decision to fire its beloved manager, Claudio Ranieri. While I agreed that management had to take some kind of action to spur the Foxes into action, I completely disagreed with the manner in which they handled the situation.

I predicted that this decision would backfire catastrophically, leaving Leicester to become the first defending champion since the 1930s to be relegated.

It is time for me to admit that I was wrong.

Since letting go of the affable Italian, Leicester City has not lost a single game.

This streak has included stunning victories over Liverpool, Hull City, West Ham and Sevilla.

Yes, Leicester City, the team that looked to be in danger of relegation, is now the Premier League’s only team left in the Champions League. Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham all failed to withstand the pressure, but somehow the team that was once in League One is exceeding all expectations.

For me personally, it is comparable to watching the Pittsburgh Penguins last year. A midseason coaching switch ultimately ended up leading the team to a Stanley Cup victory. While a Premier League title run is out of the question for Leicester, an even more unlikely scenario has now become possible once again.

It appears that getting rid of Ranieri was the best decision that Leicester’s owners could have possibly made.

Interim manager Craig Shakespeare — who will be in charge through the end of the season — has simply reverted to the formula that worked so well for the champions last year.

Gone are the questionable defensive decisions that left goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, the only player who stayed true to his last-season self, utterly defenseless against attackers.

Vanessa Craige

It appears that getting rid of Ranieri was the best decision that Leicester’s owners could have made.

Gone are the tentative striking options, where it looked like nobody other than Islam Slimani tried to score.

But most importantly, gone are the demons that plagued Jamie Vardy throughout the season.

The way Vardy suddenly rediscovered how to find the net, scoring two goals in the game against Liverpool alone, was close to a miracle.

Even Riyad Mahrez, whose form I have found even more disappointing than Vardy’s, is back to looking like the Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year that terrorized teams last season.

Whatever the reason behind Leicester’s shocking early-season form, it appears that all doubts have vanished. The dream, amazingly, is alive again, and it is something that we should all get behind.

Nowhere was this more evident than in the pivotal Champions League match against Sevilla. Thanks to the first leg and the crucial away goals rule — a

rather odd rule that many disagree with, myself included — meant that the Foxes were only facing a 2-1 deficit at home.

We all thought that it would be a swan song, a Champions League game to be played at the raucous King Power Stadium as the cherry on top of the greatest soccer story ever told.

The inexperience of playing in European football, coupled with the tumultuous coaching change, meant that Leicester would probably suffer a heavy defeat at the hands of the mighty Sevilla.

However, that was not the case.

From the very first minute of the game, the hunger and desire appeared evident in each and every single Leicester player.

It was like watching the champions of last season all over again, except that, for once, the team did not miss the departed N’Golo Kanté.

That game ended in a stunning 2-0 victory for the Foxes, who now face La Liga heavyweight Atlético Madrid in the quarterfinals.

It is a daunting task, especially considering that Atletico has Antoine Griezmann at its disposal, but one that Leicester should be used to by now.

While the regular season will remain a disappointment — Leicester is still not completely safe from the dangers of relegation — the unlikeliest of dreams is thriving, defying all expectations.

I would not be surprised if Leicester surprised us once more by lifting the most coveted of European trophies, and while I am saddened that it will not be due to Ranieri, I take comfort in the fact that we can delight in Leicester once more.

Vanessa Craige is a junior in the College. The Beautiful game appears every Tuesday.

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Playoff Berth Sparks Anxiety

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he Washington Capitals were the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the 2016-17 season following Saturday night’s 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

While this should be reason enough for celebration, it has inevitably turned to anxiety for many Caps fans who have started thinking about possible playoff matchups. Possible opponents for the Caps in the first round include the Islanders, Maple Leafs, Blue Jackets, Penguins or Bruins — some are promising, and some are terrifying. Here is the status report.

If the Capitals can hang on to first place in their division, they will play the team that holds the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Currently, that team is the Toronto Maple Leafs, an organization that has not won the Stanley Cup since 1967 and has qualified for the playoffs once in the past 12 years.

This year, however, Toronto has been an exciting team to watch; with the addition of rookies Auston Matthews, Mitchell Marner and William Nylander, the Maple Leafs have been an offensively dominant team and a persistent threat in the Atlantic Division. Although they have turned heads with their energetic play, they have also been inconsistent. Reliance on such a young and inexperienced foundation could be dangerous for their playoff chances. For the Caps, this is one of the two best-case scenarios for a first-round matchup.

The New York Islanders have also been hovering around the second wildcard spot, with one point separating them from the Maple Leafs in the standings. Coming back from a disappointing first half of the season, the Islanders have turned a corner after firing Head Coach Jack Capuano and could make a

playoff run if they can finish the season strong. However, lack of depth, inconsistent goaltending and low offensive output all point to postseason failure, and as such the Islanders would make excellent opponents for the Capitals in the first round.

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If the Capitals fail to maintain their lead in the division, they will be forced to play either the Blue Jackets or Penguins.

The Boston Bruins have a slimmer, yet still existent, chance of playing the Caps in the first round. Currently sitting in the third playoff spot in the Atlantic, the Bruins own a three-point lead on the Maple Leafs. If Boston were to have a lackluster finish to the season and fall behind Toronto, Boston would find itself in the second wild-card spot.

The Bruins have been consistently mediocre this season; originally on track to miss the playoffs for the second year in a row, the Bruins fired Head Coach Claude Julien earlier this year and have since improved. They have the age and experience that the Maple Leafs lack, with notable veterans like Tuukka Rask, Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara, in addition to a lethal offensive weapon in Brad Marchand. Despite a weaker regular season, the Bruins are historically fearsome playoff contenders, and a matchup with Boston would prove to be a tougher matchup for Washington.

The other options are even less enticing. The Columbus Blue Jackets were the second team to clinch a playoff spot and are currently tied with the Caps at 100 standings points as of Sunday. What will ensue is a frenzied finish to the season for first place in the Metropolitan Division between Columbus, Washington and Pittsburgh — which trail only by 1 point.

If the Capitals cannot hang on to their lead in the division, they will be forced to play either the Blue Jackets or the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Columbus has had a breakout year with its 16-game winning streak, earlier this season making national headlines, and remain a strong team with depth scoring and solid goaltending in Sergei Bobrovsky.

Pittsburgh defeated Washington in the second round of the playoffs last season on its way on to win the Cup. Not much has changed since then.

Pittsburgh remains the playoff juggernaut it was last year. It is tough to say which would be worse, but if I had to choose, I would rather take the Penguins in the first round than have to face them in the second. The Caps have long struggled with the “secondround curse,” and having to face arguably the toughest team in the Metropolitan during that critical turning point for the Caps would be disastrous.

If the Caps should slip to second or third in their division, our best hope is taking regular season momentum and converting it into an early playoff victory against one of our most bitter rivals. Perhaps that would provide the Caps with the momentum and confidence needed to push through and raise their first Stanley Cup.

Kyle Parisi is a sophomore in the College. Between the pipes appears every Tuesday.

arch means madness in college hoops. It also means that some head coaches are on the chopping block. Indiana University’s Tom Crean and North Carolina State University’s Mark Gottfried have already been fired, with more big names likely to come. For historic powerhouses that have recently fallen by the wayside, this is the time of year to start thinking about new leadership that typically falls into one of five categories: bigshots, schoolspecifics, won’t-leavers, ones-ina-million and diamonds in the rough.

Crean and Gottfried head a list of big-name college coaches who have had success in the past. They have experience running a program, can recruit effectively and know what it is like to play in the NCAA tournament. But big names sometimes come with big baggage, and their failure to innovate is often the reason they were fired in the first place.

School-specifics are coaches who will only take a new job at a school at which they have personal connections — take Steve Alford and Patrick Ewing, for example. Alford, the current coach at UCLA, is an Indiana grad who could possibly replace Crean and bring glory back to Hoosier hoops.

However, he led a successful UCLA squad this year and it is not clear whether he wants to leave. Ewing, a Georgetown hero, is an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets. There is speculation that he could return to Georgetown, but for that to happen, current coach John Thompson III would have to be removed.

In the “won’t-leaver” category are coaches who are very successful at small-time

programs but do not seem to have any immediate plans to head to a big-name school. Gonzaga’s Mark Few was a perennial on this list, but Gonzaga has become such a big name at this point that it cannot be justified labeling him as such anymore. Now another West Coast Conference coach takes his place — St. Mary’s Randy Bennett. Bennett has coached the Gaels to a winning percentage of over .700 in his 15 years as coach, but he is unlikely to leave the Bay Area.

Hugh Ramlow The one-in-a-million category is my own special grouping for Gregg Marshall, head coach of Wichita State University.

Somehow, Marshall has lead the Shockers to six straight NCAA tournaments, including a Final Four run in 2013. Marshall recruits excellent players, develops them over four years and then occasionally sends them on to NBA careers. Marshall likes to keep speculation open by dropping hints about leaving, but it would take a lot to lure him away from Wichita State. If a high-profile school is able to land Marshall, they will have truly hit the jackpot.

The diamonds in the rough are the most interesting coaches on this list, as they coach at schools that do not appear on national television with little to no NBA-caliber talent. They are coaches who have done well, but re-

main somewhat unknown.

First is King Rice of Monmouth. Rice played his college ball under Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina.

Monmouth gained national attention last year when its bench performed such scenes as the “Creation of Adam.” This somewhat obscured a season in which Monmouth secured victories over UCLA, Southern California, Notre Dame and Georgetown. Rice’s teams can play ball, and his fast-paced offenses have won him Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coach of the Year awards for two years straight.

Next is Chris Collins of Northwestern. Collins brought Northwestern to its first ever NCAA tournament bid this year, thanks to its second consecutive 20-win season. Collins played at Duke and was a longtime assistant under Coach Mike Krzyzewski. He brings Coach K-style discipline to a stalwart defense, but also coaches an innovative offense.

Finally, Scott Cross of the University of Texas at Arlington.

Cross has stayed with UT-Arlington since his playing days, taking over as head coach in 2006.

His tenure is easily the most successful that UT-Arlington has ever witnessed. He has brought the Mavericks to four post-season tournaments after reaching just one prior to his arrival.

Although Cross does not always get them to the Big Dance, he does much with little.

These are the coaches that athletic directors should be targeting as they search for the best leaders to pull their basketball programs back to national relevance.

Hugh Ramlow is a junior in the College. The zone appears every other Tuesday.

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GU Strives for Consistency Tyler Welsh Hoya Staff Writer

The past two weekends have been busy for the Georgetown sailing team as it started its spring competition season.

Drastic weather changes, a fast approaching post-season and a full schedule have made for a hectic March for the Hoyas as they competed in six races, traveling to four different schools.

On March 11, Georgetown competed in the Charleston Spring Coed race, placing second out of 18 teams. Bested only by Harvard, Georgetown sailed through difficult and unpredictable weather with winds reaching 20 mph.

The same weekend, Georgetown hosted the John Jackson Memorial Team Race on the Potomac, securing the top

spot. The race is named after John T. Jackson (MSB ’03) who tragically passed away in a deck collapse in Chicago in 2003. The third competition of the weekend was the Navy Spring Women’s Race, in which Georgetown placed seventh out of 20 teams.

This past weekend, Georgetown competed in three different regattas. The team travelled to the Naval Academy for the Graham Hall Interconference match, placing second out of 16 teams. At the St. Mary’s Women’s Interconference Regatta, the Hoyas placed seventh out of 18 teams. The team also competed at Connecticut College’s Southern New England Team Race, where it finished fifth out of eight teams.

The team has performed inconsistently thus far, mainly

due to its inexperience. Georgetown’s roster of 13 freshmen represents the new identity the team must find to follow up on its National Championship a year ago. In addition, the cold front D.C. experienced this past week certainly made practice more difficult.

With only six more weekends between now and National Championship Weekend, the Hoyas must focus on improving on their past weekend’s performance to compete with the prominent sailing programs of the University of Charleston and Yale. Next weekend, Georgetown travels to New York and Virginia to compete in the Admiral Moore Team Race, the CJ Woolum Regatta and the Szambecki Team Race.

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Hoyas Look for Identity Christopher Gay Special to the Hoya

The Georgetown men’s tennis team dropped its Big East opener on Friday, losing to the Xavier Musketeers 5-2. Scheduled to take on the Hofstra Pride on Sunday, Georgetown did not get the opportunity to regain its winning touch as both the men and women’s team’s matches were cancelled.

In addition to its match against Hofstra on Sunday, the men’s team’s match against Wagner on Thursday, March 16 was also cancelled due to inclement weather.

However, when Georgetown (3-7, 0-1 Big East) has been able to take the court, the team has struggled to find success, dropping its fourth straight match.

In Georgetown’s loss to Xavier, junior Mac Rechan picked up the lone singles victory. Rechan, who played at the number five spot for the match, notched a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Xavier freshman Nate Dell. The Hoyas grabbed two of the three doubles matches to win the doubles’ point, but the Musketeers (4-9, 1-0 Big East) defeated the Blue and Gray in the remaining five singles matches for a victory of 5-2.

“We were fighting and they snatched it from us,” Head Coach Gordie Ernst

said. “I have to give them credit because our guys played well.”

Georgetown’s loss to Xavier is representative of how the season has played out thus far: the Hoyas have struggled to find consistent, reliable play. Before its loss to Xavier, Georgetown fell to Utah State by a score of 6-0, dropping every singles match in straight sets. Despite the team’s recent struggles, Ernst has remained very positive about his team.

“We were fighting and they snatched it from us. I have to give them credit because our guys played well.”

Gordie Ernst Head Coach

“Overall, our guys are not that dejected right now. We lost a couple of tight matches, but they’re still fired up for St. John’s on Friday.

They’re still hungry. They’re not down,” Ernst said.

The Hoyas look to rebound from four straight losses when they take on St. John’s (7-12) on Friday. Similar the Hoyas, the Red Storm have struggled lately, as the team

has lost four straight and five of its last six. After losing its first conference game to Xavier, Georgetown looks to grab its first conference victory against St. John’s.

Similarly, the women’s team (7-3) takes on St. John’s (10-3, 3-0 Big East) on Fri., March 24. However, before its first Big East matchup, Georgetown hosts Williams College (5-1, 1-0 NESCAC) on Tuesday.

Williams has started off hot this season, but all of its opponents have been fellow Division III opponents.

Georgetown will be Williams’ first Division I opponent of the season.

Due the cancellation of the match against Hofstra, the women’s team has not competed in a match since March 10.

“It will actually make them hungrier a little bit,” Ernst said of his team’s extended rest. “We actually play Williams tomorrow, the best DIII team in the country. So that will be a great way to prepare for Friday’s match against St. John’s.”

The Georgetown women’s team host Williams on Tues., March 21 at 11 a.m. Then, both the men’s and women’s team travel to Flushing, N.Y., on Friday to face St. John’s at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., respectively.

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there were plays where that first stop would have made a difference, but she got the second and third opportunities, and percentages go up at that point.”

For most of the first half, Georgetown’s aggressive half-court defense caused problems for Fordham.

The Rams made just 24.1 percent of their field goal attempts, scoring just 14 points in the 20-minute half. Georgetown’s defense also caused nine turnovers in the first half. White was particularly effective defensively, using her quick hands to finish with four steals.

However, the Rams found gaps in the Hoyas’ defense in the third quarter, and they did not miss their open shots.

“Just a lack of focus,” senior forward Faith Woodard said of her team’s defensive breakdowns early in the third quarter. “A lack of doing the things that our coaches told us to do.

We knew that they were a three-point shooting team.

We knew that we had to get out there and touch the ball, and it was just a lack of focus.”

Meanwhile, on defense, Fordham packed the paint and forced Georgetown to settle for outside shots. The Hoyas, who are normally most effective attacking the rim, made just two of their 16 three-point attempts.

“They packed it in, and they wanted us to shoot because the percentages say we’re not that strong of a perimeter shooting team,” Adair said. “Once everything settles, emotions calm down a little bit, this is still teaching points.”

Woodard finished her standout career with 1,270 points, 682 rebounds and 177 assists. Her final season was her best, as she posted career highs in points, rebounds, three-pointers, steals and blocks.

“I had a really good experience,” Woodard said after her final game. “And I wanted to get the win, but it obviously didn’t happen tonight, and I just hope that the future of this program is able to do something that

we weren’t able to do this year. But I’m very hopeful about our team, very hopeful about our coaches in the future, and I know positive things will come out of this program.”

Despite the loss, the Hoyas finished the season with an improved record for the third consecutive time in Adair’s three years at the helm. The team finished 4-27 in 2014-15 before improving to 16-14 last season and finishing 17-13 this season.

The Hoyas will reload their roster for next season, most notably by adding junior guard Mikayla Venson, a transfer from Virginia who led the Cavaliers in scoring at 15.1 points per game last season, including a single-season program record of 70 three-pointers.

“I’m proud of this group.

This group is learning how to fight,” Adair said. “It hurts today, and it should hurt. This will fuel us and motivate us to continue to grow, continue to get better. But it’s tough right now.”

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Junior guard DiDi Burton scored five points and dished out two assists in Friday night’s loss to Fordham. Burton averaged 5.7 points and 3.4 assists per game during the season.

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Xavier, which knocked off No. 6 seed Maryland (249, 12-6 Big Ten) in the first round, hit big shots on perimeter and forced Florida State to rely on long-range shooting by sitting in a 2-3 zone much of the game.

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Redshirt junior attack Pete Conelly had two assists in Saturday’s loss to Duke. Conelly ranks second on the team in points with 24 on 15 goals and nine assists.

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season, but the deficit proved too great in the end.

The Hoyas struggled all afternoon to find a consistent flow on offense, finishing with eight fewer shots and one more turnover than their opponent. Coach Warne stated that he would have liked his offense to be less selfish with its

shot selection.

“It’s okay to take smart shots.

When you watched us play, I feel like we just held onto the ball too much,” Warne said.

Georgetown will have little turnaround time, as it returns to play on Wednesday, facing No. 18 Loyola Maryland (4-3) on the road.

Heading into the game, the team hopes to recapture the

flow that it possessed in its two big wins last week.

“We weren’t who we were the past couple of weeks, and we’ve got to get back to that quickly,” Warne said.

The Hoyas are set to face off against the Loyola Greyhounds at Ridley Athletic Complex in Baltimore, on Wednesday. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 3 p.m.

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Junior guard Trevon Bluiett powered Xavier with a team-high 29 points and sophomore forward Kaiser Gates nailed four three-pointers, contributing to the Musketeers’ 11-of-17 three-point shooting. The Musketeers knocked down five threepointers during the first half compared to just one by the Seminoles.

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Rising Raiders Despite its close loss to fourth-seeded Butler (258, 12-6 Big East) in the round of 32 last Saturday, No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee (31-5, 17-1 C-USA) became one of the feelgood stories in college basketball, becoming the first team to win games in back-to-back years as a double-digit seed.

The Blue Raiders proved they were no one-hit wonder in their win against the No. 5 seed Minnesota Gophers (24-10, 11-7 Big Ten) in this year’s first round after shocking then-title favorite Michigan State in last tournament’s opening round as a 15 seed. Middle Tennessee continued to grow ex-

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from its strong sophomore class. Sophomore attacker Taylor Gebhardt finished with a hat trick and an assist for the Blue and Gray, while sophomore midfielder Francesca Whitehurst added two goals and two assists.

Junior and freshman midfielders Georgia Tunney and Natalia Lynch each added two goals of their own.

Sophomore attack Morgan Ryan and freshman attack Emily Ehle also made their offensive presence known; Ryan added a goal and an assist, and Ehle had two assists.

team. Five of their six losses are to teams in the top 15, and outside of Florida, they haven’t lost by more than four,” Fried said. “They’re really competitive, they’re re-

ally athletic and they’re going to be hungry because they haven’t won.

So we’re really going to have to make sure that we’re not trying to match their energy, they have to

match our energy. If we do that, we’re going to be successful.”

The game against Loyola is scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. in Baltimore.

“Honestly, our biggest mindset was just focusing on what we were going to do.”

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For the next stop on Georgetown’s four-game road trip, the team travels to Baltimore to face the Loyola Greyhounds (1-6).

The game against Loyola rounds off Georgetown’s non-conference schedule for the season.

In preparation for Loyola, a team that currently suffers from a -30 goal differential thus far this season, Coach Fried insisted on looking past their win-loss record.

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Junior midfielder Georgia Tunney tallied two goals on seven shots in Saturday’s victory. Tunney is tied for the team lead in goals with 16 goals in eight games this season.

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The Georgetown men’s lacrosse team fell short of its upset bid last Saturday, falling 12-7 to the No. 11 Duke Blue Devils at home, halting its winning streak at just two games.

Georgetown (2-5) entered the matchup fresh off its first two wins of the season against Robert Morris (5-3) and Hobart (4-4) over spring break. Duke (7-2) was able to dissipate that momentum, however, as it maintained a commanding lead starting from the opening minutes of the game.

Five minutes into the first quarter, the Blue Devils put in back-to-back goals, but the Hoyas responded promptly with a goal from freshman attack Jake Carraway. Duke left little time for Georgetown to celebrate, banging in four consecutive goals and giving it a 6-1 advantage with 9:33 left in the second quarter.

Georgetown’s senior midfielder Devon Lewis stopped the bleeding with a goal off an assist from sophomore attack Daniel Bucaro. The Georgetown defense gave up one more goal on a mandown penalty before halftime, allowing Duke to go up 7-2.

To start the second half, junior midfielder Craig Berge scored an unassisted goal that was countered

almost immediately by a goal from Duke. Carraway then scored two straight goals to bring Georgetown back to within three.

Carraway, who was named Big East Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week, finished the game with three goals along with three ground balls. The hat trick puts him at 11 goals in the season.

Though a young player, Carraway possesses the ability to turn the corner and place the ball, which makes him a valuable offensive contributor. He received high praise from Head Coach Kevin Warne.

“We weren’t who we were the past couple of weeks, and we’ve got to get back to that quickly.”

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“I don’t think we can really consider him a freshman at this point,” Warne said.

The Blue Devils punched back by going on a fourgoal scoring streak, however, and the game quickly grew out of reach. Georgetown’s Bucaro capped off the match by scoring his 21st and 22nd goals of the See DUKE, A9

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Sophomore guard Dionna White scored 17 points in Friday night’s loss to Fordham. White averaged a career-high 15.2 points and finished as the team’s top scorer this season.

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Despite a strong start, the Georgetown women’s basketball team failed to fight off a third-quarter surge from Fordham, eventually falling 60-49 at home in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, ending the Hoyas’ season.

Fordham (22-11, 11-5 Atlantic 10) made 6-of-9 three-point attempts and outscored Georgetown (1713, 9-9 Big East) 27-11 in the third quarter, which proved to be the difference in the game.

“I just didn’t think that there was a sense of urgency coming out of that halftime,” Head Coach Natasha Adair said. “This time of year, it doesn’t matter what’s across your chest; all the teams that are in postseason are good enough.

Twenty-seven to 11 in the third — that sparked the momentum shift their way.”

Sophomore guard Dionna White and junior guard Dorothy Adomako led the Hoyas with 17 points apiece.

Fordham junior forward G’mrice Davis — who ranks second in the nation with 12.8 rebounds per game — posted 16 points and 17 rebounds, proving to be a tough matchup in the interior for Georgetown.

“She’s the real deal, and she showed it,” Adair said.

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Senior defender Candace Pallito finished with one ground ball in Saturday’s victory over Butler. Pallito ranks third on the team with 11 ground balls in addition to four caused turnovers so far this season.

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Looking to bounce back from a loss suffered three days before, the Georgetown women’s lacrosse team opened Big East play against Butler in Indianapolis last Saturday, defeating the Bulldogs 18-2.

“Honestly, our biggest mindset was just focusing on what we we’re going to do. They didn’t have a lot of tendencies, we don’t know them as well as we know other teams,” Georgetown Head Coach Ricky Fried said.

The unknowns surrounding the inexperienced Butler team (1-8, 0-1 Big East) allowed Georgetown (3-5, 1-0 Big East) to focus on itself in the practices leading up to the game.

“Our biggest challenge right now is us: So, focusing on what we’re doing, how we’re doing it, is really more important than what other people are doing at the end of the day,” Fried said.

In its first year of play, Butler has notched one win and been outscored by its opposition 147-72. The Blue and Gray held the Bulldogs to four shots, while generat-

ing 41 of their own. Fried credited the Hoyas’ victory to their enhanced concentratoin.

“It’s about us staying mentally focused and present. We have a tendency to drift and then try to check back in, and I thought we stayed engaged for the majority of the game,” Fried said.

The first half set the tone for the rest of the game, with senior attack Kate Snouffer scoring on an unassisted tally less than one minute into play. By the end of the game, Snouffer had contributed seven points

to Georgetown’s final tally, scoring a career-high four goals and three assists.

Fried emphasized, however, the importance of the little details over big plays.

“I think that a lot of the momentum pieces aren’t about goals or takeaways,” Fried said. “Consistently doing the little things as opposed to doing a big thing to try to get over the edge — it’s the little things that add up to make it look like a big thing a lot of the time.”

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BADGERS DO NOT CARE In shocking fashion on Saturday, No. 8 seed Wisconsin (27-9, 12-6 Big Ten) upset the overall No. 1 seed, Villanova (32-4, 15-3 Big East), 65-62 in the round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament to end the latter’s hopes of repeating as national champion.

Known as a team that peaks in March, the Badgers added the Wildcats to the list of opponents they have upset, including last year’s defeat of then-No. 2 seed Xavier (23-13, 9-9 Big East) at the hands of a game-winning, buzzerbeater three-pointer by then-junior guard Bronson Koenig.

The Badgers were 5.5-point underdogs to the Wildcats, but in some ways, the result continued recent trends. As the only school to advance to the Sweet 16 for four straight years, Wisconsin continues to emerge as an extremely underrated program, while Villanova’s loss marks the fourth time in the past five years it has lost in the round of 32. The Badgers next take on the No. 4 seed Florida Gators (26-8, 14-4 SEC),

who just completed a demolition of the No. 5 seed Virginia Cavaliers (2311, 11-7 ACC) 65-39, with a spot in the Elite 8 on the line. With its performances thus far, Wisconsin should be considered a legitimate Final Four threat.

With its performances thus far, Wisconsin should be considered a legitmate Final Four threat.

BIG EAST REPRESENT Despite the poor showing by the Big East in this year’s tournament, the conference’s lone bright spot has been an unexpected one. After crushing the No. 3 seed Florida State Seminoles (26-9, 12-6 ACC) 91-66, the No. 11 seed Xavier Musketeers earned a spot in the regional semifinal round for the second consecutive year and eighth time in See OWEN, A9