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FALL FASHION

This fall’s trends are inspired by crisp, clean-cut menswear and sleek, tailored silhouettes.

EDITORIAL The administration must take efforts to better support disabled students.

GUSA SENATE 46 students vied for GUSA senate, but some districts remained empty.

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Low-Income Accessibility Falters Aly Pachter

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Nobel Prize winner George Akerlof, an economics professor, released a new book.

Akerlof Co-Authors New Book

Nobel Prize-winning faculty member discusses markets

Georgetown dropped in The New York Times’ rankings of colleges doing the most for low-income students, falling from 46th to 88th among the 179 schools on the list, released Sept. 16.

Launched in 2014 by The Upshot, the newspaper’s politics, policy and economic analysis section, the rankings are based on the number of students who receive federal Pell Grants, the graduation rates of those students and the average tuition cost for low- and middle-income students. Pell Grants typically go to families making less than $70,000 a year.

$84K endowment per student rate.

In the second year of the rankings, The Upshot included colleges with a five-year graduation rate of 75 percent or higher, whereas the cutoff last year only applied to the four-year graduation rate,

including only 90 schools versus this year’s total of 179. Each school is given a College Access Index, a figure derived from the number of Pell graduates and the net price for middle-income students.

A college with an average

score based on these two factors would receive a score of one.

Scores of higher than one indicate that a school exerts aboveaverage effort in these areas, See SOCIOECONOMICS, A6

“That’s the most difficult part of our ability to compete out there — the fact that we are not as generous as many of our competitors are in financial aid.”

CHARLES DEACON Dean, Undergraduate Admissions

For Georgetown, the rankings reveal the Pell Grant share is 12, the net price for middle-income students is $16K and there is an

Jesse Jacobs

Special to The Hoya

George Akerlof, an economics professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy, released “Phishing for Phools,” co-written with Robert Shiller of Yale University, Sept. 22. The co-recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Akerlof served as a visiting scholar at the International Monetary Fund from 2010 to 2014. His career in teaching began in 1978, and he taught at the London School of Economics and the University of California, Berkeley before joining Georgetown’s faculty last year.

In his book, Akerlof argues against the idea that economic markets solely provide citizens with material well-being and can actually harm more than help. “Phishing for Phools” is Akerlof’s second collaboration with Shiller, after 2009’s “Animal Spirits,” which also examined economic policy making, but on a macro level.

In an exclusive interview with The Hoya, Akerlof discussed the economic ideas in his new book and how his experience in academia influenced his work.

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Chan Outlines Responsibility Toby Hung

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What are the main ideas of your book and what are you trying to convey?

Economics is mainly about equilibrium.

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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright discussed the role of women in peacekeeping efforts in Gaston Hall on Wednesday.

Dining With a Strange Twist Returns Lisa Burgoa

Special to The Hoya

When Janine Karo (COL ’19) walked into her host’s apartment in Arlington, Va., for dinner Sunday evening, she did not have the faintest idea of what to expect.

Over a meal of pasta, she exchanged pleasantries with her host, an alumna interning at the Department of Justice, and six complete strangers from the Georgetown community: a graduate student, a sophomore Arabic major, two selfproclaimed theater geeks and a

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freshman who had graduated high school in Hong Kong.

By the time the guests were presented with a dessert of homemade brownies and pumpkin spice macarons, Karo felt at ease. The small talk had dissipated and evolved into peals of laughter over an impersonation of one guest’s professor’s French accent, gripes about the bureaucracy behind student employment and speculation about who was behind Dinner With 7 Strangers, the secretive organization that had brought them all together.

While the current coordinators of DW7S maintain their anonymity, the initiative, which organizes dinners for six guests and a host who sign up through its website, has nonetheless gained traction since it first launched its campaign in late February through Facebook and fliers across campus.

DW7S relaunched this year, with invitations to sign up for a dinner put up around campus.

Last semester alone, the coordinators organized three dinners per day at its peak to accommodate more than 500 sign-ups from Georgetown students, faculty and staff. In May, The Washington Post featured

World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan discussed the responsibility of governments and international organizations to address global health issues Friday in Gaston Hall at the second Global Futures Initiative lecture of this semester.

The event, entitled “Governance, Global Health, 21st Century Challenges,” continued the semester’s series topic of the future of global governance.

Vice President for Global Engagement Thomas Ban-

choff, who leads the Global Futures Initiative, began the event by connecting the topic of the lecture to the Sustainable Development Goals approved by the United Nations last weekend.

“Health connects to so many of the other goals, ranging from the elimination of poverty to the achievement of gender equality,” Banchoff said. “They are issues with a strong justice dimension that involve governance challenges at the local, national and international levels.”

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NEWS Planned Parenthood

Students in College Democrats held a rally in support of the organization.

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Sports Road Warriors

Georgetown’s football team travels to Cambridge to face undefeated Harvard.

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OPINION A Cultural Campus

Our intersectional campus must embrace South Asian cultures and traditions.

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NEWS Taste of Georgetown

Numerous local eateries will present their fare at the 22nd annual festival this weekend.

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OPINION Taking Action

The creation of a working group should not delay a name change for Mulledy Hall.

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EDITORIALS

Inclusivity, Now For most Georgetown students, the seemingly ever-present maze of construction on campus is little more than an inconvenient eyesore.

Yet, this labyrinth of barricades and detours poses a substantial obstacle to many disabled students navigating Georgetown’s fractured campus.

The university is responsible for accommodating the needs of all Hoyas and must make conscientious policy decisions during future construction and reconstruction projects to uphold its promise of an inclusive campus community.

University President John J. DeGioia acknowledged the university’s failure to cultivate a disability-friendly campus during a conversation with The Hoya last Thursday (“Q&A: DeGioia on Faith, A Campus Reconstructed,” The Hoya, Sept. 25, 2015).

There is no excuse for not being able to accommodate. We know what our responsibilities are to respect a number of our community,” DeGioia said.

A culture of inclusivity could begin with replacing those doors in Lauinger Library that are not disability-friendly. This change would be a meaningful and feasible first step toward the goal, as would ensuring the availability of wheelchair-accessible tables in popular study spaces.

Cultivating true disability justice at Georgetown, however, extends far beyond the implementation of these fixtures. In January 2014, disabled

student activists prompted an online conversation using the hashtag #BDGU, or “Being Disabled at Georgetown University.” A large number of disabled students lent their voices to the discussion, with many choosing to highlight the necessity of cultural rather than physical, structural transformation at Georgetown. It is important to note that disability at Georgetown does not just refer to those with a mobility disability, but also includes mental or psychiatric disabilities.

Several students expressed frustration with professors who failed to remember their accommodations throughout the semester. Consequently, many also advocated for the creation of a disability cultural center on campus.

The grassroots Disability Justice for Georgetown campaign is devoted to the creation of a disability cultural center similar to those that already exist on the campuses of schools like the University of Minnesota and Syracuse University. This center would serve to facilitate conversation and awareness about disability at Georgetown.

Georgetown’s commitment to upholding diversity on campus cannot mean ignoring the needs of others.

Both structural and cultural changes are necessary to ensure the full inclusion of all students as respected members of the campus community.

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The online Chatter column “The Hilltoss: Healthy or Hyped-Up?” (thehoya. com, Sept. 29, 2015) has been retracted due to misinformation and inaccuracy regarding the genesis of the Students of Georgetown, Inc. storefront, The Hilltoss and its offerings, thus invalidating the premise of the op-ed’s argument. In spring 2012, The Corp shared a poll with the entire student body to get feedback on what they would like to see in the space that would eventually become The Hilltoss. After more than 1,300 responses, the overwhelming majority wanted smoothies or salads, and The Hilltoss became the combined result. While many of the storefront’s products are priced on the high end, the store has made efforts to introduce low-cost items; the unfounded claims that followed these assertions turned a potentially collaborative and productive discussion into an unsubstantiated criticism of The Corp. The Hoya regrets the editorial oversight.

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Bae Bae — The baby panda has a name! First Lady Michelle Obama and China’s first lady Madame Peng Liyuan announced Sept. 25 that the five-week old panda cub is named Bei Bei. Good Eats — Residents look forward to sampling food from the neighborhood’s best restaurants at the Taste of Georgetown this Saturday.

Certified Spooky — The Exorcist Steps will be commemorated by the city as a significant location Oct. 30.

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring — As we draw closer to the weekend, Georgetown students are seeing the return of the familiar mix of rain and cold that we know and love.

[ CHATTER ]

Be sure to check Chatter, The Hoya’s online opinion section, throughout the week for additional opinion pieces. meliNa hsiao (col ’18) speaking on Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s recent statement concerning a possible Muslim president:

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In most religions, a key portion of faith can include proliferating said religion – think along the lines of mission trips. However, the American Constitution requires that no religion be spread through government action. So it could be argued in this view that no person practicing any religion that requires such proliferation is fit to be president.

Isn’t it the case, then, that there have been many past presidents who would fall in the category of being unqualified for their post? It is so if we follow Carson’s logic.

Why is it that Ben Carson only sees this valuing of every small religious principle over the duties of one’s occupation as a potential downfall of a Muslim candidate rather than a Protestant, Jewish, or Catholic one or candidates subscribing to other faiths?”

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Toby Hung, Campus News Editor Kristen Fedor, City News Editor Tyler Park, Sports Editor Jess Kelham-Hohler, Guide Editor Daniel Almeida, Opinion Editor Isabel Binamira, Photography Editor Shannon Hou, Layout Editor Becca Saltzman, Copy Chief Courtney Klein, Blog Editor Laixin Li, Multimedia Editor

Guess Who’s Back? — Mitt Romney briefly visited campus to the delight of many McDonough School of Business students to discuss politics and business.

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Georgetown has also distinguished itself through a scholarship program that provides mentorship, academic support and access to a wide network of resources. Here, low-income and middle-income students do not simply receive a scholarship. GSP’s offices help students face other significant barriers after enrollment, helping with high tutor costs by connecting students with lost cost alternatives a lack of financial planning with the Common Sense workshops.

Even so, The New York Times’ ranking does reveal how Georgetown’s small endowment correlates to a lack of resources directly available to lowincome students. As Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon acknowledged, the lack of financial aid dollars puts a strain on the financial aid office’s ability to compete with other peer institutions.

Nevertheless, Georgetown has made tremendous strides in the past to dramatically increase access to all students. If you look at the historical trend, with the creation of organizations like GSP in 2004, Georgetown has vastly increased the quality of aid offered to low-income students. Even if the current endowment holds the university back, Georgetown is moving in the right direction.

Katherine Richardson, Executive Editor Daniel Smith, Managing Editor Molly Simio, Online Editor

Honored Profs — Christian Wolf and Derek Goldman have been awarded the President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.

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A Different Metric

While Georgetown’s steep drop from No. 46 to No. 88 in The New York Times’ College Access Index rankings might seem concerning, the rankings do not reveal the full picture. The university has prioritized funding full scholarships and meeting the financial needs of students in spite of a small endowment, indicating a genuine commitment to socioeconomic diversity that did not show in the rankings.

Universities were ranked based on their share of students who receive Pell Grants, the graduation rate of those students and the price that colleges charge low- and middle-income students. Among 179 schools, Georgetown received the same index score as Colgate University, the University of Southern California, Mount Holyoke College, the University of Connecticut and Lawrence University.

The problem with these metrics is that they do not pay nearly enough attention to graduation rates. Georgetown is compared to schools with 25 percent low-income student drop-out rates like the University of Connecticut. Although Georgetown is ranked alongside schools with as low as 72 percent graduation rates for students on aid, GSP students —of whom 150 made up the incoming class of 2018 — graduate at an impressive rate of 97 percent.

Going Green — D.C. public schools are officially in the process of getting a new, healthier food contract.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Best Option on the Table A recent article from the column The False Dichotomy unfairly criticizes the Corp for occupying the new space in the Healey Family Student Center with a “Sweetgreen knockoff” that targets “white middle-class America” foodies (“The Hilltoss: Healthy or Hyped-Up?” thehoya.com, Sept. 29, 2015). Author Yashovardhan Diwan, however, aims his attack in the wrong direction. It is the university, not the Students of Georgetown, Inc., that should be lined up in his scope.

First, Diwan unfairly belittles The Hilltoss’ price arrangements ($8.50 for a salad and $10-$12 for a full meal) as too expensive for an organization of students serving students. I can think of another food-providing organization that should be much more dedicated to serving students: the university. While The Corp is now

offering a fun, trendy new space with healthy and decently priced options, its competing neighbor Leo’s, run by the university through Aramark, costs over $13 per meal.

Diwan claims that The Corp has “failed in its mission to serve the student body” at large with its latest endeavor, yet it seems to me like The Hilltoss is a needed alternative to the southern side of campus, wedged between Leo’s and Bulldog Tavern.

Diwan also complains about not being able to study due to the “blaring weird Corp music,” which, in fairness, can get pretty weird. Nevertheless, The Hilltoss is not a place to study — to find one, just step outside its door. The Hilltoss is a needed outlet from the silence and gravity of the study area, much like Midnight Mug is to Lau 2 or Hoya Snaxa is to

Georgetown football games.

I would also argue that this restaurant does not only serve The Corp’s own demographic. It is rarely empty and business is doing well. The Hilltoss is filling a niche for which there is great demand.

I agree with Diwan that the monopoly that The Corp holds on campus is beginning to feel overpowering. Why has the university consistently allocated and rented space out to The Corp? Was there even a proposal competition from student organizations to offer alternatives for the new space? Alas, I must ask, if not The Corp, then who else will open the next campus restaurant? Aramark?

Nicky Rault (SFS ’17) [Ed. Note: The op-ed in question has since been retracted.]

On Representative Student Organizations I was reading the “Greek Life, Targeted” editorial (The Hoya, A2, Sept. 25, 2015), and I agree with the sentiment of the article. However, I wanted to comment on two examples given in the piece.

The article says “Georgetown’s extracurricular offerings” include large Georgetown groups, specifically naming The Corp and GUASFCU. However, despite being a member of neither The Corp nor GUASFCU, those two organizations are not the best examples of Georgetown University extracurricular groups. (Yes, students participate in those organizations, but not as extra-

curricular activities. They are privately hired. They are in the same category as say, working at Saxby’s or interning on the Hill, except not everyone at those employers is a Georgetown student).

Georgetown does not offer jobs to students through those organizations because they are private entities, whose employees happen to be entirely comprised of Georgetown students.

The university does not control those groups as, say, GUSA or Groove Theory or College Dems, because they are not under the university umbrella. The Corp and GUASFCU are not university

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groups with access to benefits nor subject to the school’s funding policies and other practices.

(However I believe any organization, whether a student group or 100-year-old consulting company should have ethical practices in its hiring process, line of work, etc.).

Although all of the employees of those two groups are students and they rent space from the school, I believe they are poor examples of Georgetown University organizations because they are not subject to the university’s policies, which the article is critiquing.

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Justice Cannot Wait for Working Groups

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here’s no hope for the rest of us.

By that, I mean anyone whose heritage, values and principles are not wholly consistent with what are deemed “American” principles.

That is what I got out of Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson’s recent interview on “Meet the Press,” during which he insinuated that Islam is inconsistent with the Constitution and that he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.”

Taking things a step further, he added that a president’s faith does matter, depending on which religion he practices and whether it is compatible with the Constitution. The incompatible religion he had in mind, needless to say, is Islam.

As much as I am disgusted by the brainwashed and prejudiced bigotry that enables such rhetoric, in a way, Carson isn’t lying. His fallacy, however, lies in focusing on just Muslims, because the American way of life of which he speaks is hardly compatible with anyone who does not believe in his God. Carson defines American principles and values as Christian ones, intimating that any belief system that does not comply with Christianity or preserve it in some way is un-American. This Christian domination, perpetrated by generations before Carson’s, embodies unconstitutionality; every other belief system in this country tolerates Christianity to its fullest extent, yet Christianity has a remarkably low threshold of toleration. Of course, this is not to say that each person who practices Christianity in this country adheres to religious discrimination as demonstrated by Carson. However, it is hard to deny that the culture of American Christianity is indeed heavily discriminatory against “incompatible” religions and that it has practically monopolized religious freedom.

Although not by design, Christianity has become a bedrock of American democracy. The Constitution and the laws of this land have been interpreted to promote the welfare of Christianity, and anything that does not support the advancement of that welfare is vehemently opposed. For example, the rise of terrorist groups affiliating themselves with Islam threatens Christianity as the foundation of America, even though the actuality of the threat is not that extreme. Yet, the presence of the threat prompts the established culture to react, labeling all Muslims as a part of that threat. This fuels the prejudice that led to the arrest of a young Muslim boy who brought a clock to school a couple of weeks ago, that incites “random” airport security checks on Muslims, that motivated Ben Carson to oppress the opportunities of an entire population and that ranks Christianity superior to all other beliefs.

As I mentioned before, this effort to preserve Christianity does not only target Muslims. A recent effort of Christian preservation was directed at homosexuality when Kim Davis cited her constitutional right of religious freedom as a reason to not issue marriage licenses to gay couples. What Davis fails to comprehend and what all of these efforts fail to take into account is that her interpretation of the Constitution is wrong. Religious freedom laws allow one to practice his religion, but it does not allow one to coerce others into practicing a particular religion. The Constitution allows one to exercise religious freedom insofar as it does not intrude on the rights of others, which Kim Davis and all those who are taking substantial measures to oppress the equality of sexuality are doing.

Time and time again, interpretations of the law have been used to discriminate against certain groups of people. I said that there is no longer any hope for the rest of us, because as long as the culture of American Christianity thrives, equality is certainly not a reality. While the Constitution emphasizes that all are created equal, the experience of that “equality” is determined by how one’s heritage and beliefs align with the intrinsic prejudice of America. Initial equality at birth is tainted over time as one’s development becomes incompatible with the narrow image of what an American should be. Although that image has incrementally broadened to diversify the definition of an American, it still carries an underlying bias that has existed since the founding of this country, excluding people based on ignorant stereotypes of those who are not white, straight, Christian and so on. Perhaps we are all created equal in that we are all born into the same flawed and damaged nation, but that equality is ephemeral, and it dies with every second we are alive.

Lam Nguyen in a sophomore in the College. But I Digress appears every other Friday.

ere are a couple serious questions for the newly minted Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation: What new information could possibly come to light on the nature of slavery that will change what we already know about Mulledy Hall?

Why should changing this building’s shameful name be delayed?

Any Georgetown student who tries to do anything around campus quickly becomes familiar with the concept of a working group. During my four years at Georgetown, it was the administration’s preferred method of adjudicating roiling campus controversies. Put a few folks in a room, let a couple of years tick off the clock, put out a report and, just like that, the issue has gone away, whether it’s been solved or not. Post talk ergo propter talk, if you will.

Frankly, all things considered, that’s a fine way to handle standard procedural issues such as the availability of forks at O’Donovan Hall, the allocation of student activities fees or how many juniors, exactly, the neighbors get to require to live in Copley Crypt in next decade’s campus plan. The administration’s impulse here is understandable.

Running a university is complicated and taxing. It legitimately can’t address every student (or alumni) concern and relying on working groups as a pressure-release valve seems pretty natural.

But let’s be clear: doing so on an issue of conscience like whether to memorialize a slave profiteer on every campus map and tour is a moral abomination. If you’re new to this topic, please do read Matthew Quallen’s essential piece (“Georgetown, Financed By Slave Trading,” The

Stalling an issue of conscience, like whether to memoralize a slave profiteer, is moral abomination.

Hoya , A3, Sept. 26, 2014) on Mulledy the man — and the details of how he was so roundly condemned by his Jesuit contemporaries that he temporarily fled the country.

It’s important to define what we are and aren’t talking about here.

Convening a group to better consolidate and put front and center Georgetown’s troubled history on slavery and race is an important idea. It will require some scouring introspection, lots of rigorous academic work and, presumably, a couple generous alumni to fund to fruition.

But before all that (frankly, immediately), prove a commitment to the process by rechristening the building “in

the heart of Georgetown’s campus” that is named for a man, supposedly of the cloth, who sold away Georgetown’s 272 slaves rather than manumit them as emancipation loomed.

And while we’re at it — at a moment when Confederate flags are coming down across the country — let’s dispense with the lazy rhetoric that renaming Mulledy Hall is “erasing” or “rewriting” history. This is silly nonsense. It would take roughly a week to put a plaque in the entryway that says, “For a long time people thought it was OK to memorialize a slave profiteer by naming this building after him. They were very wrong. Now it has a different

name that, frankly, doesn’t undercut the university’s core values that we put in all the brochures.” History duly preserved.

Instead, let’s acknowledge that the concern for history and the sanctity of Georgetown’s architecture implicit in this arrangement is a little bit selective. During my four years at Georgetown, I don’t think I ever once heard someone refer to that building as Mulledy Hall in conversation. To us, it was “the old Jesuit residence,” “that building in the heart of campus that was allowed to sit vacant for more than a decade” or “the place you sneak into if you want mesothelioma.”

If I sound a bit cynical, it’s because this working group impulse is so monolithic and smothering.

It’s a terrific way to give a simple problem a complicated “solution.”

And, my goodness, it leads educated people to churn out word salad like “it’s more than about the name of a building. … It’s about bringing into consciousness and expanding our concrete knowledge of what happened, what the implications and significance are for that and how it should be part of our self-understanding as not just any university, but as Georgetown University” (“Group to Address Slavery, Memory,” The Hoya, A1, Sept. 29, 2015).

This is not a metaphysical issue.

There is no need to call in the mystics.

This is a matter of justice and basic empathy. It’s absolutely essential to tackle the hard work of reconciliation and, most importantly, to do better moving forward. But first and foremost, by God, rename the darn place.

Adam Talbot graduated from the College in 2012.

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VIEWPOINT • Mittal

Making Space for Apartheid Lingers in South Asian Culture Language Division

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s I scanned the screen, my brows furrowed and my eyes narrowed in anger and frustration, but not in shock.

I could easily believe the events of Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, when a United States citizen was viciously attacked in a Chicago suburb.

Inderjit Singh Mukker was accused of being a “terrorist” before he was severely beaten. When it was announced that there would be no hate crimes charged, the Sikh community put pressure on officials and succeeded in adding hate crime charges on Sept. 10.

The possibility that hate crimes would not be charged in Mukker’s case was absurd because Mukker was clearly targeted on the basis of his race and outward religious expressions.

Mukker is a South Asian Sikh-American. He is brown, has a long beard, and wears a turban. He was easily targeted because of his ethnicity and adherence to Sikh customs.

This horrifying incident reeks of racism, Islamophobia, intolerance and general ignorance. The news and social media have analyzed those topics thoroughly, but I want to discuss the marginalization of Sikh and broader South Asian communities on our campus.

While the term “South Asian” is a broad category, our community is not homogenous; there are differences in the social hardships that each group faces. The Sikh turban and beard are prominent markers of their religion, which gives way for the general public to assume that they are Muslim. I, as a Hindu, never worry that my family will be attacked. As a (relatively) fair-skinned woman, I do not face the same level of shaming that white beauty standards impose on darker-skinned South Asians.

There are endless examples of invisible barriers that make it difficult to discuss “South Asia” as one whole. But for the sake of convenience and unity on our campus, “South Asian” is a salient identity.

This incident shook me not just because of the racism and violence, but also because it portrayed an extreme version of the marginalization that the South Asian Hoya community faces everyday.

How many courses that are consistently offered discuss South Asian religion, philosophy, history, movements, politics, economics or arts? How many South Asian languages are offered on campus?

In answer: Georgetown only offers a couple classes on South Asian religion and philosophy in addition to a special course taught by a professor sent by the Indian Embassy each year. No modern South Asian languages are taught here.

There is no official prayer space dedicated to either Hindu, Sikh or Jain faiths on campus. In general, South Asian faiths are left out of interfaith dialogue and events — especially, Sikhism, which is an important faith to include during this uptick of Islamophobia. Although we had a Hindu chaplain for a short while, currently there are no Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain chaplains or chaplains-in-residence. Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, or Jain religious holidays are hardly afforded the same level of respect as holidays of the Abrahamic faith traditions are.

“But we have Rangila!” Sure, we have one token cultural event.

But Rangila is not a true representation of South Asian culture as a whole. Rangila showcases a watered-down version of North Indian culture. But South Asia includes many countries, eah with a rich and diverse culture.

Every culture is worth studying and has value, perspective, and depth.

When Georgetown’s Asian studies department excludes South Asia, it tells me that my people, culture and heritage don’t matter. When I can’t study Hindi, my family’s language, the university tells me that it’s okay for students to not even acknowledge the fourth mostspoken language in the world.

When the School of Foreign Service, one of the most prestigious international affairs institutions in the world, dismisses South Asia, it tells the South Asian community that our cultures are not worth appreciating, are not worth our intellectual thought, that “globalization” does not include the 1.7 billion people in South Asia.

According to Georgetown, I, as a South Asian, don’t matter.

How does this connect to the Chicago Sikh man? He was marginalized: his identity was deemed unimportant and less valued. Our society makes no effort to counter unawareness and ignorance. Maybe if our educational institutions put more value on studying the Sikh religion, on learning about Indian and Pakistani customs, on discussing American racism in a South Asian context, then maybe that man wouldn’t have been attacked. After all, more Americans than ever are now attending higher-education institutions.

It’s up to us to extend our academia to South Asia in order to truly globalize our education and perspectives. The more ignorance we counter on our campus, the more ignorance we can dispel in the real world.

When the university dismisses South Asia, it tells me that my culture doesn’t matter.

Piyusha Mittal is a sophomore in the School of Foreign Service.

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anguage is the foundation for com- for discussion and learning, leaving room munity and culture. It allows us to for flexibility in the case that someone communicate, learn and collaborate can’t understand everything said, rather with one another, but it can also be exploit- than adhering to a model of lecturing all ed as a means to enforce segregation. The the course material so that one must uncase of Stellenbosch University in South derstand everything said to pass exams.

Africa shows the power language can have Most importantly, the language policy as a tool or as a weapon. Over the past few at Stellenbosch cannot be seen as a battle months, Stellenbosch has been ground of good versus evil. This is a dangerous zero in the South African language war in path, but it’s one that some students have terms of both emotion and even violence. already taken. Afrikaans being institutionUntil the fall of apartheid in South Af- alized to uphold apartheid is a form of racrica in 1994, Stellenboch University was ism, but Afrikaans being spoken in an acaa predominantly white Afrikaner univer- demic setting and not being systematically sity. While the Afrikaner language was used to exclude students is not apartheid. originally weaponized to uphold apartViolent exploitation of issues like lanheid, the country eventually adopted guage to appease political ideas is not 11 official languages. Over the past two new to South Africa. The Economic Freedecades, the university has slowly been dom Fighter is a radical Marxist political integrating English with the goal of it party known for its bright red uniforms eventually reaching equal academic foot- and disruptive protests. Following “Luing with Afrikaans. For ister,” EFF members example, some classes and student supportare offered on parallel ers blocked predomilanguage tracks and nantly white students others are offered as from entering a testing bilingual. site at another college Unfortunately, many in Stellenbosch. They primary and secondary proceeded to violently English-speaking stuassault students with dents — blacks, whites whips. The result? and Indians — feel StelWhite students, espeAlexander Bobroske lenbosch University is cially Afrikaners, were moving too slowly to in fear. These acts iminstitutionalize Engpede reconciliation lish equally. Instead of and dialogue in South using language as a Africa. force for progress, they While abroad, I’ve feel the university is had the opportunity using Afrikaans as an to make friends from apartheid relic that oball different ethnicistructs their academic opportunities. ties and language backgrounds, and I’ve Open Stellenbosch, an organization heard diverse opinions on Open Stellenpushing for change, regularly organizes bosch and transformation at the univerprotests on the Rooiplein — the equivalent sity. Some feel it is completely necessary to of Georgetown’s Red Square. It created a allow students of all backgrounds to reach documentary in August called “Luister” their full potential. Others, including Eng(Listen) highlighting stories of more than lish speakers, quite frankly believe Open Stel30 students and faculty members who lenbosch is just making unnecessary noise. have faced discrimination. In academic Clearly the language policy and transforsettings, some students cannot under- mation at Stellenbosch go far beyond signstand the professor while other professors ing a decree on paper to properly ensure do not translate their Afrikaans lecture students of all backgrounds receive an slides to English. Because classes are only equal education and an equal opportu50-minute periods, every moment of con- nity to unlock their potentials. fusion takes a toll. There are also stories of What’s happening in Stellenbosch can discrimination in everyday life, such as be- serve as a learning experience here at ing subjected to racial slurs, or excluded Georgetown. For example, I have heard an at bars by bouncers for not being white. argument against Casa Latina that creatThese serious allegations caused a na- ing a house for Spanish-speaking Hoyas to tional and political thunderstorm as both converse in their native tongue will lead of South Africa’s major political parties to self-segregation. Is it not possible to called for investigations at the university have multiple, complementary identities? and demanded reform.

Do you yourself not feel various amounts Reform is a popular buzzword, but it is of salience and loyalties to overlapping much easier said than done. Reconciling communities — your family, community, and building a diverse nation after a half school and nation? Is it seriously not poscentury of apartheid — literally, apartness sible to be a Baptist and a Democrat? Gay — to include 11 national languages in edu- and Republican? A Spanish speaker and a cation, business and government is not an patriotic citizen of the United States? easy task. To ensure that diverse identities If Stellenbosch is to achieve the transare complementary identities under one formation it aims for, and if Georgetown unified South Africa rather than compet- is to be a welcoming home for Hoyas of all ing identities that split the country apart backgrounds, we all must adhere to the is an incredibly difficult domestic task for virtues of patience and dialogue. It is the a country to face. only way we will unlock the potentials in Stellenbosch University’s administration ourselves and in one another. must use its finite resources to carefully prioritize which classes should receive more Alexander Bobroske is a junior in professors instructing in different lan- the School of Foreign Service. Oh guages. It must determine how to change The Places You’ll Go appears every curriculums to make classrooms a place other Friday.

I have seen the power language can have as a tool or a weapon.

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Truth Telling Project Co-Directors Cori Bush and David Ragland spoke about their experiences on the frontlines of the police brutality protests in Ferguson, Mo. Friday morning in the Healey Family Student Center.

The event, titled “The Radical Act of Truth Telling: For Ferguson and Beyond,” was organized by the Georgetown chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Lannan Center for Poetics and Social Practice, the Justice and Peace Studies Program and the Center for Social Justice.

The Truth Telling Project is an initiative that promotes discussion of structural racism and injustice as a response to the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in August 2014 and the subsequent civil unrest in Ferguson.

Aside from the project, Bush serves as a pastor at Kingdom Embassy International, a church in Durban, South Africa, while Ragland is an assistant professor of peace and conflict studies at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. The two were inspired to start the project in November 2014 by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a commission set up in South Africa following the abolition of apartheid in 1996.

Bush began the conversation by recalling how the city of Ferguson reacted when news of Brown’s shooting initially broke.

“When I first stepped on the scene it was something like I could have never imagined,” Bush said.

“Thousands of people outside in the streets — angry, outraged, not knowing what to do — police dogs, police in SWAT gear. It was a night of horrors.”

Bush said that the protests were a traumatizing experience, which led her to experience flashbacks at the sound of helicopters and dog barks.

“It took me to that combat zone,” Bush said. “It’s in my backyard, streets that I use, officers that I can see if I go to the grocery store and they are in plainclothes. … It’s those people that when they clock in, now those are the ones that have a gun in my face. Those are the ones that are beating my friends.”

Ragland then mentioned how police violence does not align with the principles of democracy.

“It’s sickening that a society that would call itself a democracy would

use its military on its own citizens,” Ragland said. “Urban communities in America are under occupation by their own society.”

According to both Bush and Ragland, their participation in the movement came at a personal price. Bush said that she has received violent threats, such as death threats from the Ku Klux Klan, but she said that she refuses to back down in the face of adversity.

“We keep protesting because they keep killing us,” Bush said. “It’s not OK that I have to fight to be free the way a white woman is free. What makes my son different that I have to fight for him to be able to walk out of my home and walk to the corner store and come back safely?

Why do I have to fear? That is a reality in my community every day. My son may not come home.”

Ragland called on members of the audience to join the resistance against police brutality.

“Police violence is contingent upon what America approves, and my hope is that the rest of America will begin to understand what happens in some communities and withdraw their consent so that democracy is possible, because police violence wouldn’t happen if white America said we don’t want it to happen,” Ragland said.

“It’s sickening that a society that would call itself a democracy would use its military against its own citizens.”

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Bush also explained how George-

town students can make a tangible difference in the university community.

“If everybody just here in this university did something, their thing, whatever it is, and used it for social justice … think about how much would change, just here,” Bush said.

Ragland said he was frustrated that the majority of Americans responded passively to the protests.

“America wants reconciliation.

America is like, ‘Forgive, shut up and go away,’” Ragland said. “We cannot push people to forgive if they are not ready to, especially if [the police] are still killing us. … America wants to hear ‘I have a dream,’ then go back to sleep.”

Ragland also said reconciliation must involve a direct interaction between the perpetrators and victims.

“It involves a relationship between the perpetrators and the victims. The harm must be repaired

and in some cases, reparations should be paid,” Ragland said.

Ragland said that it is important to expose the truth even if it is bitter.

“How do you not be complicit in a society where you breathe and drink in racism?” Ragland said.

“We are all complicit to a certain extent in this structure, as victims, in different intersectionalities and in different identities, but we are all complicit in a racist, patriarchal system that is homophobic and prizes money over bodies and persons.”

Eliza McCurdy (COL ’17), an attendee of the event, was struck by the intensity of the discussion.

“It was one of the most real, genuine, terrifying, but inspiring things that I’ve done at Georgetown in three years,” McCurdy said.

“It pointed out a lot of the issues that are not only present in Ferguson but are present on this campus that we have yet to address.”

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The Georgetown University Medical Center named Susan Cheng the first senior associate dean of diversity and inclusion in August. She is heading a new office focusing on fostering diversity across the institution.

Formerly called the Office of Minority Student Development, Cheng’s office is now called the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

“The focus is really looking at increasing and cultivating diversity and inclusion among students, staff and faculty at the School of Medicine,” Cheng said. “I’m excited that I get the chance to really impact the school culture at the Georgetown School of Medicine by really partnering with other faculty members and staff, and actually the students, to make it more of a comprehensive approach to diversity and inclusion.”

In the first month of her position, Cheng created the Council on Diversity Affairs, an advisory board comprised of students, staff and faculty members that will give the dean the opportunity to collaborate with other GUMC members on issues dealing with diversity.

She has also established the Innovations on Diversity and Inclusion Team, a program that offers internships in her office that are open to undergraduates. Students will be able to conduct research on new policies that increase diversity and inclusivity.

The program has already recruited Georgetown College and School of Foreign Service students, and has received applications from American University students.

Cheng highlighted the importance of a collaborative effort in developing diversity and spoke of her excitement as she takes on this new role.

“I don’t think diversity lies within just one office or one person. I think it’s going to be embedded in a lot of different collaborations and partnerships amongst offices, and, like I said, faculty, staff and students, to make a very rich community that supports diversity and inclusion,” Cheng said.

Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity Rosemary Kilkenny expressed the need to reach out to underrepresented students and to fight health disparities.

“The need is still very much there for medical and health practitioners from underrepresented communities

to have such educational opportunities,” Kilkenny wrote in an email to The Hoya. “It is also important to continue examining how best to eradicate health disparities. I am excited about continuing our work in these areas and I welcome a partnership with Dr. Cheng as we strive to address these common goals and interests.”

Luke Brown (COL ’17), one of the interns on the Innovations in Diversity and Inclusion Team, praised Cheng’s leadership in her new role.

“My hope is that Dean Cheng can use her expertise in leadership development and educational access to foster new ways of recruiting and retaining medical students from historically marginalized communities,” Brown wrote in an email to The Hoya. “Dean Cheng has already begun the process of designing new ways of engaging prospective students, augmenting the services, programs, and student organizations already in place, and incorporating the larger campus in conversations focused on diversity and inclusion.”

Michael Sobalvarro (COL ’16), another intern on the team, highlighted Cheng’s continuous commitment and positive energy.

“Dr. Cheng is very motivated,” Sobalvarro wrote in an email to The Hoya. “We have autonomy between ourselves to discuss and execute projects, but Dr. Cheng knows exactly when to chime in, and direct the workflow. She’s like an orchestrator and we’re the musicians.”

Before Cheng, Joy Williams held the role of senior associate dean for students and special programs for 35 years before retiring in July 2014.

She established the Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies Program, which sought to bring students underrepresented in medicine into the field.

The GEMS has educated more than 400 students, around 80 percent of whom completed medical school.

Dean for Medical Education Dr. Stephen Ray Mitchell is confident in Cheng’s ability to contribute to inclusivity at GUMC. “Susan Cheng is a remarkable woman who will provide the deserved tribute to the decades of work by Dean Joy Williams to challenge us all to live up to our Jesuit mission of reaching out to all individuals regardless of origins,” Mitchell wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“It is an exciting time that this remarkable young woman joins the team to maintain this wonderful momentum.”

In the lead-up to Congress’ vote to defund the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Georgetown College Democrats organized a rally advocating for the organization in Red Square on Tuesday, which was met with counterprotestors in support of defunding the nonprofit.

The rally coincided with National Pink Out Day, in which there were national demonstrations and two local rallies in support of the organization outside of the Capitol Building and the Planned Parenthood headquarters.

Planned Parenthood, which has provided reproductive health services since the early 20th century, received national media attention in July when undercover videos were released showing the nonprofit’s officials discussing the use of aborted fetus tissue in medical research. Since then, hundreds of politicians, mainly Republicans, have called for the defunding of the organization.

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a spending bill that retained funds for Planned Parenthood, averting a government shutdown.

At the rally in Red Square, the College Democrats organized a photo campaign in which students took pictures holding signs showing support for Planned Parenthood. The pictures were subsequently posted on social media.

Vice Chair of the College Democrats Tracey Zhang (SFS ’17) said that the goal of the rally was to demonstrate the importance of Planned Parenthood to a range of demographics.

“There’s been a lot of talk recently in Congress about defunding Planned Parenthood, and we just want to show how integral this organization is to supporting women’s health and to providing services, especially for low-income women who otherwise wouldn’t be able to have access,” Zhang said.

Willem Miller (COL ’17), who participated in the rally and the photo campaign, said that he supported Planned Parenthood because of the variety of health care services it provides for women.

“I feel like people get very wrapped up into one service they provide, which is a very important service and one that needs to be provided for health and safety reasons,” Miller said. “Of course, I’m talking about abortion, but even if you never feel like you could get an abortion personally, that’s not all they do. They do so much else for health care in general.

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GU College Democrats hosted a rally in Red Square on Tuesday in support of reproductive health services nonprofit Planned Parenthood.

Sarah Madoff (COL ’16), said that supporting Planned Parenthood should have a special relevancy and urgency for Georgetown students, who often do not have access to the services provided by the nonprofit.

“Georgetown, as a Catholic institution, doesn’t always do as much as it can to support reproductive health on campus. ... Especially since our health center doesn’t provide a lot of things that Planned Parenthood does, it’s especially important for us to have Planned Parenthood as an option,” Madoff said.

As the College Democrats rally took place, pro-life student group Vita Saxa staged a simultaneous counterdemonstration in Red Square to show its support for defunding Planned Parenthood.

Members of Vita Saxa held signs that read “Defund Planned Parenthood” and “I am the Pro-Life Generation.”

Justine Worden (COL ’17), a member of Vita Saxa, said that the goal of the counter-rally was to remind students of options other than Planned Parenthood that support women’s health. To demonstrate this, Worden held signs that read “I Stand for Comprehensive Care without Planned Parenthood” and “Women need Love, not Planned Parenthood.”

“We got the signs to show that there’s equal support for compre-

hensive care without Planned Parenthood and without abortion, so that’s why we’re here,” Worden said. “[Comprehensive care is] everything that Planned Parenthood claims they do, without abortion.”

After the rally, several members of the College Democrats attended the general rally at the Planned Parenthood headquarters on 1110 Vermont Ave. NW, where they briefly spoke with Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards.

Meredith Forsyth (SFS ’19), who organized the trip to the rally at the Planned Parenthood headquarters, said that the College Democrats also set up a marketing initiative to spread awareness about Planned Parenthood.

“Each group would go to a different neighborhood or location in D.C. and do canvassing,” Forsyth said. “We were basically just trying to garner support by getting people to sign up for the Planned Parenthood newsletter and show that they support Planned Parenthood.”

In response to the counter-rally held by Vita Saxa, Forsyth said that while the College Democrats did not agree with its views, both groups had the right to publically express their opinions.

“It’s a free speech space and everyone has the right to be there,” Forsyth said.

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More than 60 dishes from local Georgetown establishments, including Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place (pictured), will be featured Saturday at the Taste of Georgetown food festival.

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The 22-year-old Taste of Georgetown food festival makes its return to the waterfront this weekend, featuring food from more than 30 local restaurants.

The annual festival, hosted by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, will showcase more than 60 dishes from popular eateries such as Baked & Wired, Dog Tag Bakery, 1789 Restaurant and Clyde’s of Georgetown. Each dish costs $5 to taste.

Even with the expected inclement weather with Hurricane Joaquin, the festival will still take place, according to BID Communications Director Rachel Cothran.

“Despite the rain we anticipate on Saturday, we expect a great turnout for the festival. Our location underneath the Whitehurst Freeway means that we’ll be completely covered — one of few events happening this weekend that isn’t cancelled,” Cothran wrote in an email to The Hoya.

Four of the restaurants featuring dishes at this weekend’s Taste of Georgetown previewed their offerings Sept. 24 at their respective locations. The minds behind Olivia Macaron, Chaia, Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place, Eno Wine Bar and Chez Billy Sud were on hand to showcase the dishes that are available to this year’s festivalgoers.

Ana Claudia Lopez, co-owner of Olivia Macaron, located at 3222 M St. NW, said she hopes the French delicacies brighten

her patrons’ days.

“If they’re just having a bad day, I hope a little macaron is going to make that day a little better,” Lopez said.

Lopez met her business partner, pastry chef Michel Gaion, after she ordered macarons from Gaion’s online business. Together, they now sell macarons in 14 signature flavors in addition to a rotating set of seasonal flavors. To celebrate the store’s two-year anniversary Oct. 19, Olivia Macaron will feature a pumpkin-spice-flavored macaron and a “jet black mac,” which is flavored with fig and balsamic.

Another featured establishment, Tony and Joe’s, has been a fixture on the Georgetown waterfront for 20 years and is known for its Sunday brunch, featuring live music and bottomless mimosas. In addition to partnering with local charities for restaurant events, Tony and Joe’s also aims to reduce its environmental impact through its membership in an oyster shell recycling program.

Its signature fresh-shucked Wellfleet and Belon oysters are part of its tentative tasting menu for this weekend, as well as yellow fin tuna, monchong and mini corn muffins.

The youngest of the festival’s featured establishments, farm-to taco-restaurant Chaia, has yet to officially open its Georgetown location at 3207 Grace St. NW, but founders Bettina Stern and Susan Simon continue to serve their all-vegetarian tacos from their tent at the Dupont Circle farmers market. Like Tony and Joe’s, Chaia is committed to sus-

tainability and all of its utensils and cups are fully compostable.

All of Chaia’s ingredients are locally sourced, including ingredients for signature kale and potato and mushroom tacos. Though the farmers market tent only sells the tacos, the restaurant plans to also have a wide variety of drinks on tap, including natural juices from Misfit Juicery, a company started by Georgetown students, as well as local beers, wines and shrubs.

An emphasis on local ingredients is also prominent at Eno Wine Bar. The nearly 2-year-old bar, located at 2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, does more than just serve wine, with an extensive selection of local charcuterie and cheeses, as well as salads, flatbreads and grilled cheese.

The final featured restaurant, Chez Billy Sud, is also expanding by adding a wine bar in the space next door. The downstairs dining room is intimate and decorated in an old French style, creating a feeling of home within the walls of the restaurant, while the pastry kitchen dominates the upstairs.

Head pastry chef Jonte Hughes, who hails from Atlanta, has been at Chez Billy Sud since the restaurant’s inception.

“In the United States, you don’t see it too often, but here at Chez Billy we like to focus on classic French desserts and French food in general,” Hughes said. “It’s nice to go back and look at what started it all, and kind of embrace it. … You can’t help but appreciate the classics.”

Forty-six students campaigned over the past week for one of the 28 Georgetown University Student Association Senate seats, for which three districts received no contenders.

The results of yesterday’s election will be announced today.

With seats divided into residence-based districts, this year’s election also included a new senate position for the representative of the Former Jesuit Residence and Leavey Hotel district, which combines the FJR and Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center dorms.

Interest in the senate election was found mainly in the freshman class, with 12 and nine candidates vying for seats in the Darnall-Harbin and New South-Village C West districts, respectively. There were no official candidates for the upperclassmen townhouses and LXR districts, while the off-campus district saw three candidates compete for four seats.

With no official contenders for the LXR district, Musa Bassey (COL ’18) and Harry Halem (SFS ’18) started a satirical campaign to elect former Chancellor of Germany Otto von Bismarck as the district’s senator last Saturday.

This year also saw fewer female candidates, who made up 40 percent of the campaigns, than male candidates.

According to GUSA Election Commission Vice-Commissioner Grady Willard (SFS ’18), write-in votes have a large impact on the outcome of the election when there are not enough candidates to fill seats.

“All of the districts have spots for writeins,” Willard said. “If [the leading] writein doesn’t want to take the seat, they can decline … and we would have to have another special election.”

GUSA Election Commission Chair Alden Fletcher (SFS ’17) said that the absence of upperclassmen in the senate election is offset by their participation in the executive branch. “[Their absence] is counterbalanced by the executive, which sort of draws heavily from the upperclassmen, and the executive has some ability to put policies forward and make propositions just because it’s more of a unitary actor than the senate,” Fletcher said.

As per previous years, the rules of campaigning pertained mainly to spending, locations of flyers and appropriate hours for door-to-door knocking and meet-and-greets.

The election commission uses instant runoff voting to select the seats, as students rank their candidates in order of preference. These votes are then tallied and redistributed according to rank, eliminating one candidate each round until the number remaining is equal to the number

of available senate seats.

As the year group with the most candidates, freshmen had to vie for recognition, in addition to promoting their campaign platforms.

Vance Vaughan (SFS ’19), a candidate for the New South-VCW district, held meet-andgreets with the slogan “Dance with Vance.”

“I got my name out in the race early and so I do think I have some name recognition,” Vaughan said. “Among the pool of people, there is some pretty stiff competition.”

Rob Kasper (COL ’19), who campaigned for the Darnall-Harbin district, said that he found the competition motivating.

“It inspires us to put forth even more of an effort and to be more involved,” Kasper said.

“To get our name more out there and to think deeper about issues rather than if there were just a few of us.”

Connor Pace (COL ’19), who ran for a seat in the New South-VCW district, said that he drew inspiration to run from events held during New Student Orientation.

“The capture-the-flag event was seminal for a lot of kids because they got to meet students from other dorms and really talk to them, get to know them and form friendships they wouldn’t otherwise have,” Pace said. “I also think that the club culture that is created by Georgetown is not necessarily the most healthy thing because it tends to put people into cliques.”

William Morris (COL ’19), a candidate in the Darnall-Harbin district, agreed that coordination between groups on campus is an important issue.

“I’d like to see interaction between clubs. I’d like to see interaction between dorms,” Morris said. “I’d like to see more friendly coordination between clubs that may even be on opposite sides of issues as opposed to the animosity that you sometimes see.”

Other candidates placed emphasis on issues such as sexual assault policy reform and diverse representation advocacy in student campaigns.

Camion Horton (SCS ’17), who ran for the Village C East district seat, said that she led her campaign with issues of diversity in mind.

“I want to provide a sense of inclusion, a sense of reliability, a listening ear and bring about a voice of reason … on a schoolwide basis,” Horton said. “It is 2015, times are changing, people are changing and we have to be able to embrace those differences in things around us.”

Fletcher said that being elected to serve as GUSA senator allows one to become involved in a variety of campus issues.

“Their benefit is that they can definitely claim to represent a specific portion of the student populace, as well as sort of having that connection to a more specific area which makes it easier to direct projects,” Fletcher said.

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Chan Talks Health, Governance Initiative Invites CHAN, from A1 J. DeGioia then introduced Chan’s achievements in guiding the WHO through multiple health crises in her current position, which she assumed in 2006. Prior to her involvement in the WHO, she navigated the responses to avian influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome as director of health in Hong Kong.

Chan began her discussion by stressing the importance of the government’s role in managing potential health threats, citing the misusage of antibiotics, vaccine refusal and the industrialization of food production as examples over the past century.

She then pointed to the danger of current health threats, many of which are tied to economic growth.

“Instead of diseases vanishing as living conditions improve, socioeconomic progress is actually creating the conditions that favor the rise of noncommunicable diseases,” Chan said. “Economic growth, modernization and urbanization have opened wide the entry point for the spread of unhealthy lifestyles.”

Chan said that health issues have significant implications on other aspects of livelihood.

“Health is related to nutrition.

Health is linked to the environment.

Health is also linked to water and sanitation. We need to think of a comprehensive, integrated approach to address the complex multiple challenges the world is giving us,” Chan said.

Chan also emphasized the necessity

of collaboration between government offices and the community in overcoming health issues such as obesity.

“Ministers of health look at the medical evidence. They look at the science. But ministers of trade and finance often listen to other voices,” Chan said. “The health sector acting alone cannot protect children from the marketing of unhealthy food and beverages.”

Chan said that individuals should pressure their governments to pass legislation that prioritizes the health of their citizens, praising the efforts of Australian lawmakers who pushed for plain tobacco packaging.

“What is at stake here is nothing less than the sovereign right of a nation to enact legislation that protects its citizens from harm,” Chan said.

In addition, Chan said that the governments of countries need to work together to combat global health challenges.

“The newer threats to health also lie beyond the traditional domain of sovereign nations,” Chan said. “In a world of radical interdependence, all of these threats are transboundary. The globalized marketing of unhealthy products respects no borders. … Drug-resistant pathogens travel very well internationally. They don’t need visas.”

Chan acknowledged the failings of the WHO in providing an immediate response to the Ebola crisis in late 2013.

“The Ebola outbreak shattered the notion that a disease of poor African nations will have no consequences elsewhere,” Chan said. “The WHO and the international community were

too slow to recognize the explosive potential of the outbreak. The world as a whole lacked the adequate response capacity.”

Chan said that in the aftermath of global disease outbreaks, the WHO has worked on incentivizing countries to act together in solidarity.

“The tension between sovereign states and being a good global citizen as part of global solidarity is a tension we need to address,” Chan said. “I put together a list of countries to come together and look at the International Health Regulations [to create] incentivizes for countries to report early, support for countries to build capacities, and disincentivizes for governments who overreact.”

In a question-and-answer session that followed her speech, Chan said that the Ebola outbreak was an indicator that the WHO needed to reform its practices.

“We did not invest in our capacity and our preparedness for huge outbreaks, especially in fragile states,” Chan said. “We did not anticipate the challenge. We need to change that.”

Shashank Rai (GRD ’17) said that he enjoyed the connections Chan made between health and governance issues.

“The talk really put things into perspective for me as a public policy student,” Rai said. “It created an understanding of how important some of these issues could be. The lecture followed up on previous governance issues, which is more important than just having an understanding of health.”

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“The [host] really gave me some incredible advice about my years at DW7S in an article, revealing one of Georgetown, like ‘Don’t burn any the organization’s founders as Lexi bridges’ or to only follow professors if you like them, not necessarily if Cotcamp (MSB ’15).

Cotcamp, who now works for you like their class,” Currie said. “It Google’s Global Security and Intel- was a great experience because evligence team in California, attended eryone was very nice and genuine.”

College Dean Chester Gillis, who the functions incognito until the publication of The Washington attended a dinner last semester, said Post’s feature. Her anonymous suc- that the experience provided him cessors are tasked with overseeing with insights about student culture. an operation that is funded by the Gillis himself regularly hosts dinners for students of the College at contributions of private donors.

Cotcamp said she started the his own home, but said that DW7S initiative to promote inclusivity at allowed him to interact with students from the other schools.

Georgetown.

“It’s interesting in my point of “I created DW7S as a way to invite everyone to the table, from fresh- view because it gives me a clue or a sense about what men to seniors, students are enfrom student to “Mixing up these gaged in, what stuprofessor, from one friend to an- groups helps develop dents are passionate about, whether other,” Cotcamp empathy, which is they’re interested wrote in an email in the conversato The Hoya. “We something we need tions that we had understand that to move forward as and even the differGeorgetown and ences among stuits organizations productive members dents,” Gillis said. can’t accept every of society.”

“As we sometimes person that apsay, there’s no sinplies. But truth be gular Georgetown told, we believe any SARAH STILES experience, there’s Hoya should have Sociology Professor multiple Georgea standing invitation to dinner. ‘You can’t sit with town experiences for different stuus’ is great in ‘Mean Girls,’ but not dents in different ways, and those so much at Georgetown. Exclusivity who don’t interact with one another get to live them out on this one isn’t our style.”

Cotcamp said she hopes the din- occasion.”

For sociology professor Sarah ners are meaningful experiences for Stiles, who attended a dinner in guests.

“When I started DW7S, I wanted Burleith last April, DW7S not only people to feel something beyond fosters a more cohesive community, the everyday,” Cotcamp wrote. “The but also provides a memorable perlegacy is not in the program, but sonal experience.

“Mixing up these groups helps derather how it compels people to feel velop empathy, which is something something.”

Karo was first drawn to DW7S we need to move forward as proafter her mother showed her The ductive members of society,” Stiles Washington Post’s article, which said. “Our little bit of Georgetown was published several weeks after Hoya culture is just a little bit of she committed to Georgetown. She the whole, but people need to know resolved to attend a dinner upon how to hang out with people who her arrival on campus in order to are different than them.”

Ultimately, Cotcamp said while bolster her interactions with other every dinner is different, each constudents.

“It was really interesting to me to tributes to the understanding that hear about how someone had just everyone at Georgetown is “cut decided to make all these students from the same cloth.”

“I’ve had people break out into meet, and I just felt that Georgetown’s a big school, and it’s hard song at dinner,” Cotcamp wrote. sometimes as a freshman to click “I’ve witnessed emotional freshman and seniors with more sass than and meet new people,” Karo said.

Unlike Karo, Zachary Currie (COL you can imagine. I’ve had alumni ’18) accidentally ended up at his ask if they could celebrate their DW7S dinner Sept. 27, filling in for 50th birthday by attending DW7S. a friend who was originally sup- Every dinner is different. That’s the beauty of it.” posed to attend.

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Director General of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan discussed health issues in relation to governance in the Global Futures Initiative’s second lecture in Gaston Hall on Wednesday.

GU Falls in NYT Rankings SOCIOECONOMICS, from A1 with the University of CaliforniaIrvine topping the list with a score of 1.91. Georgetown, along with six other schools, including Colgate University and the University of Southern California, received a score of 0.95 this year.

In an article accompanying the rankings, Upshot Managing Editor David Leonhardt wrote that economic diversity has stagnated at many top universities because university leaders refuse to prioritize it.

“Officials at other top colleges, for their part, often say that they want to enroll more of these talented lowand middle-income students. But only some colleges have followed up these words with actions,” Leonhardt wrote.

Director of Georgetown Media Relations Rachel Pugh attributed the university’s significant drop in rank to the increased number of schools on this year’s list.

“The change in methodology this year nearly doubled the amount of schools that made the rankings,” Pugh wrote in an email to The Hoya.

“Computed as percentiles, we actually improved, going from the 52nd percentile to the 49th. In reality, not much changed other than the methodology itself.”

However, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon suggested Georgetown’s drop in rankings could be a result of the university’s low endowment and struggle to raise money for scholarships.

“The lack of a deep pool of endowed scholarships or a very large amount of current dollars coming in makes the financial aid office have to be pretty strict in how they award the money,”

Deacon said. “You would think admissions would not be so involved in raising money for scholarship, but we’re very concerned about that. That’s the most difficult part of our ability to compete out there — the fact that we are not as generous as many of our competitors are in financial aid.”

The endowment per student of the other six schools that match Georgetown with a 0.95 College Access Index varies substantially, from Emory University’s $382,000 to the University of Connecticut’s $13,000. Georgetown falls on the lower end of this spectrum with an endowment per student of $84,000, the second lowest in this group of seven.

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There is still a ways to go to make Georgetown more accessible to people from all backgrounds.”

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Despite Georgetown’s rank in the College Access Index, Deacon said that the success of Georgetown graduates should incentivize low-income prospective students to apply.

“When you look at outcomes, if you get to Georgetown, you are likely to do well on the other end,” Deacon said.

Associate professor Marcia Chatelain said that Georgetown has room for improvement in attracting lowerincome students.

“I think we’re in a time of transition

right now,” Chatelain said. “There is still a ways to go to make Georgetown more accessible to people from all backgrounds.”

The Georgetown Scholarship Program is tailored to help students receive financial aid and the support necessary to succeed at Georgetown.

As of November 2014, the GSP provided financial aid for 625 students from all 50 states and nine countries. GSP Director Missy Foy said she is unconcerned by these numbers.

“I’m not losing sleep over it because I know the real story,” Foy said. “That being said, I’d love to see more socioeconomic diversity at Georgetown, and I think that’s the goal of most university leaders. We continue to work at it.”

Ariana Sadoughi (SFS ’19), a workstudy student, said that she valued the hard work of the Office of Student Financial Services.

“The people who work in the financial aid office are really helpful and they really do try to help you the best that they can,” Sadoughi said. “Not only just by giving you the money, but by explaining to you all your options with loans and everything.”

Sadoughi added she was unsurprised at the news that Georgetown had dropped in The New York Times rankings.

“To be honest, coming to Georgetown, I had heard that their endowments are really low for financial aid,” Sadoughi said. “So I kind of figured that it would be this way.”

According to data relased by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute, Georgetown is ranked 66th in total endowment for universities nationwide as of January 2015.

Psychology is about how we mainly make dysfunctional choices.

So what this book does is combine psychology and also sociology with the notion of equilibrium, and we discover that there is another serious problem with Adam Smith and that is that people make those dysfunctional choices. … Markets are very efficient if we know what we want, but they also give us what is not good for us when we can be tempted.

What would you say the main thesis of the book is?

The main thesis is that this basic ideology that markets should just be able to let us choose also fails to take into account that markets will also tempt, dupe, manipulate us into making choices that are not good for us, so long as there is a profit to be made.

You have been an economics professor for a very long time. How do you feel like your time in academics has contributed to your book?

This book is really aimed at what economics is. I think when I first began as an assistant professor at Berkeley teaching economics, they emphasized what is known as general equilibrium theory, and at the time I don’t think that I really appreciated general equilibrium theory, but being there and knowing that this was something that people took seriously actually led what to I think is the key idea of the book. The key of the book is to go back to Adam Smith, who says that markets are essentially good for us. This says that there is an important codicil also is that markets will do is that they will fool us and manipulate us as long as they can make a profit out of us. You don’t see economics writing about this.

For the past 50 years American economics have been very similar in policy. Would you have changed any of those? And clearly we are now in a very different type of economy. What economic ideas should account for the economic theory that you put out?

The original title of the book, before we got “Phishing for Phools,” was going to be “Common Sense.”

We used to have economics which was rather pragmatic. If there was something that you would need, you would look at the costs and look at the benefits. … You did something if you thought it was going to work.

Unfortunately, I think we have come to view government as a problem rather than a solution. Now, government may not be a perfect solution.

We don’t have perfect solutions to all of our problems. We work toward them by a sort of trial and error and we sort of get there.

The view of the book is that over a very long period of time, over the whole progressive era, that we evolved solutions to problems that were better than having no government involvement at all. These things make major, major, major differences in people’s lives. One example is social security. There’s environmental regulation. There is regulation of businesses in all kinds of ways. There is the national highway system. Regulations regarding employment, which means that they are nondiscrimination. The list goes on and on and we all depend on this, but the thing is that we depend on them so much that we tend to take them for granted. … So my view is that we should appreciate what we have. That government insofar as it should play a role does play a role and we should act cautiously so that it continues to work.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

The more I am here at Georgetown, the more I admire the Georgetown community and the values that it has. I think that this book is supposed to be basically about. The book is about going back to the values of the Georgetown community where people care about each other. That is a very important aspect of an economic system that works right. That says that I can do anything and then you go out and whatever markets allow is going to in some sense need all of pulling together to help each other, and that’s not just the government, but is everybody. It’s government. It’s businesses. It’s all sorts of people, and I think that’s what Georgetown is all about.

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hree weeks into the fantasy football season is a good time to step back and reflect on the performance of your team and its outlook going forward. You are in one of two categories, the first being boasting a 3-0 or 2-1 record and feeling rather confident about your team’s direction. Sure, every squad can use tweaks here and there, but you probably aren’t panicking or thinking of tearing apart your roster and starting over. If you are a member of the second group and your team is 1-2 or even (try not to gasp) 0-3, then you might be dreaming of the 2016 season when you will avenge this year’s shortcomings.

Now, if your team is struggling, a major reason might be because you own a so-called draft day disappointment — a player who was ranked highly across the board when you did your predraft preparation but has failed to live up to expectations. This article delves into these players and advises which ones to hold onto and which ones to cut.

Looking at the quarterback ranks, Andrew Luck has had a rollercoaster beginning of the year. Fantasy owners who drafted Luck with one of their top two or three picks are probably cursing themselves after seeing players like Carson Palmer and Tyrod Taylor outscore Luck. Granted, although Palmer and Taylor have been excellent, they are not alone. Luck ranks 21st out of all eligible quarterbacks right now in fantasy points and has thrown more interceptions (seven) than touchdowns (five). So, the question becomes: Should you trade him for Taylor, Palmer or any of those other 20 quarterbacks?

The short answer is, unless the quarterback you are getting back is Aaron Rodgers or Tom Brady, then no. Luck is still one of the best quarterbacks in the game, and regardless of this rough stretch, he will rebound. More than anything, this is a case that shows you can win in fantasy with just about any quarterback, as the QB position is the one with the most parity across the board.

Whether you’re 3-0 or 0-3, remember: The season is still young. Make some smart pickups and crafty trades, and who knows what can happen.

Turning to running backs, former Philadelphia Eagle LeSean McCoy and current Eagle DeMarco Murray have fantasy owners praying for better days. Rookie Karlos Williams has overshadowed McCoy through three games, and now that McCoy is dealing with an injured hamstring, he’ll probably be sidelined for Week 4. This gives Williams — who has scored in every game this year and posted 110 yards rushing last week compared to McCoy’s 16 — a chance to shine. While I would not trade McCoy at this juncture, as it’s unlikely you’ll get anything near fair value for him, Williams’ role is something to keep an eye on going forward as he mounts a challenge to McCoy’s status as a bell-cow back.

DeMarco Murray, who totaled 1845 rushing yards last year, accrued a total of 11 yards on 21 carries in the first two games of this year before sitting out this past week due to injury. Murray apologists, my friends included, blamed the former running champ’s slow start on a porous offensive line. However, the line did not seem like too much of a problem for Ryan Mathews, who started in Murray’s place Sunday and averaged 4.3 yards per carry on his way to a 100-yard game. What does this mean? Again, you probably won’t be able to get good trade value for Murray in your league right now, but be wary that this situation could quickly spiral into a three-way timeshare between Murray, Mathews and Darren Sproles.

One last running back to discuss is Cincinnati Bengal Jeremy Hill. After a nice two-touchdown effort in Week 1, Hill fumbled twice in Week 2 and struggled to see the field in Week 3. I own Hill in my league and felt like punching holes in the wall every time I saw running back Giovani Bernard lined up next to Andy Dalton in Sunday’s game.

I would still rather have Hill over the aforementioned McCoy and Murray, but if you have an upstart running back on your bench (think Joseph Randle or Latavius Murray or, if you’re feeling lucky, Matt Jones or Devonta Freeman) feel free to start him over Hill in Week 4 as the Bengals square off against a tough Chiefs run defense. You should never feel good about not starting your “studs,” but I’m worried Hill might not qualify as a definite “stud” anymore after his performance this year.

Whether you’re 3-0 or 0-3, remember: The season is still young. Make some smart pickups and crafty trades, and who knows what can happen.

Until next time, fantasy lovers, play on.

Joe Lanzilla is a senior in the School of Foreign Service. Fantasy Football Corner appears every other Friday.

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Look at the court while watching any of their matches and they will likely be the first players you see. They soar into the air, one arm outstretched and swinging forward, their eyes laserfocused on their target. Positioned on the sidelines of the court, they are the team’s go-to players during tense plays, whether the team is scrambling just to get the ball over the net or trying to clinch a victory in a game-point situation.

Since the early days of the season, freshman outside hitters Alyssa Sinnette and Liv King have not shied away from their task of driving the Georgetown volleyball team’s offense (6-9, 0-2 Big East). Sinnette leads the team with 201 total kills and 3.59 kills per set this season, while King follows her with 137 total kills and 2.45 kills per set.

Even in losses, their offensive efforts shine. On Sept. 4, Sinnette recorded a 20-kill, 21-dig effort when Georgetown fell 3-1 to Robert Morris, marking the Hoyas’ first 20-20 performance since 2012. In Georgetown’s loss to Seton Hall on Sept. 27, King picked up 23 kills for a career-high performance.

King’s and Sinnette’s offensive roles were all but cemented during the Hoyas’ first match of the season when they combined for 51 attack attempts, more attempts than all their other teammates combined. However, the freshmen said they did not expect to have as large a role on the team’s offense as they currently do when they first joined the team.

“I did not know that we would get involved and [my team would] just be like, ‘We need you guys, and these are the balls you’re going to get,’” Sinnette said.

The Hoyas are primarily practicing together as one unit, focusing on building team chemistry on the floor.

Nevertheless, King and Sinnette know that they can look to their upperclassmen, particularly fellow outside hitter and lone senior Lauren Saar, to guide them through the ins and outs of collegiate play.

“I think it’s really nice to have someone that’s influential and a leader to help out specifically in the position because they know what we’re going through, and they know the different view from our position compared to different positions,” King said.

Saar, one of the three returning players on the team, embraces her role as a leader and finds ways for her team to grow as players by learning from each other.

“I think we all have different strengths,” Saar said. “I’m a little bit more savvy, I guess, whereas Alyssa can jump through the roof and Liv just has a really strong arm. So I think we each kind of can teach each other a little bit.”

The freshman pair have been the volume hitters for the team, but their hitting percentages still lag behind, with Sinnette and King hitting .134 and .122 for the season, respectively.

While their low efficiency can be partially attributed to the team having difficulty setting up a good ball for Sinnette and King to hit, Head Coach Arlisa Williams recognized that Sinette and King strive to improve their performances at every game.

“Both of them want to be the best that they can be, they want this team to be the best that it can be, and they each come in trying to get better every day,” Williams said.

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Freshman outside hitter Alyssa Sinette leads the Hoyas with 201 total kills and averages 3.59 kills per set in the 2015 season. still left to play and several more opportunities to soar and smoke the volleyball over the net, Sinnette and King knew exactly what they look forward to as their season progresses.

“Getting better,” Sinnette said, with-

out hesitation.

“Getting better, getting more wins,” King said, nodding in agreement.

Special to The Hoya Ryan McCoy contributed reporting.

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This weekend marks the beginning of the Georgetown swimming and diving team’s 2015-16 season.

The team remains local Friday, with the swimming unit traveling just a few blocks to participate in the Potomac Relays at American University and the diving unit staying on campus to participate in the Potomac Relays at McCarthy Pool. Both units will compete against nearby teams from Towson, George Washington, Mary Washington, American and Mount Saint Mary’s. The team then travels to the University of Delaware to compete in the season’s first dual meet Saturday.

Last Friday’s annual Blue & Gray Intra-Squad Meet is the only competition that the team has encountered thus far. This specific meet is designed to split the Georgetown team into two individual units that compete against one another. Such friendly competition not only provides a unique opportunity for team

bonding but also offers a chance for the coaches to set expectations for the teams’ performance in the first few competitions of the new season.

Head Coach Jamie Holder is the latest recipient of the Outstanding Coaching Achievement Award at Georgetown and the Big East Conference’s Men’s Co-Coach of the Year Award. He said that overall, it was an average exhibition of the team’s true potential.

“We had some good swims and some so-so swims,” Holder said. “I’d prefer to be a little further along in terms of our fitness level, but it’s to be expected for only being underway for about three to four weeks.

There’s nothing we can do about that; it just takes some time to get back into the swing of things.”

The events this weekend will also help the coaches gauge areas that need to be improved upon in order to eventually establish the team as a leading Big East competitor in the upcoming season. As Friday’s Potomac Relays lack individual events, the meet will put the spotlight on

the team as a whole. Essentially, the relay format puts the collective athleticism of the team on full display while forcing individual ability to take a back seat. Holder will approach the challenges of this meet with a relaxed mindset.

“I have very minimal expectations,” Holder said. “I guess the biggest challenge is just figuring out what our lineup is going to be and trying to see as many different swims as we can, because I really don’t know exactly what we have yet because we really haven’t raced much.”

Saturday’s event will debut more individual performances than Friday’s event, as well as additional relays. Fifteen freshmen join their seasoned teammates — many of whom were named Big East All-Conference last season — in striving to outpace their Colonial Athletic Association opponent the University of Delaware, whom they failed to defeat at the beginning of last season. Holder said he knows that Delaware will be a challenge for his team.

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“They’ve always been really good since I’ve been here at Georgetown,” Holder said. “I’m just using this as an opportunity to see what my team is like. I know they are going to be fast, but I hope that we can potentially win a few events and see where we are. If we end up on the winning end of things, great. If we don’t, I’m not going to be worried about it.”

Regardless of the outcome of this weekend, Holder has the utmost confidence that his team will ultimately achieve, if not surpass, the success it achieved last season as the second-place team in the Big East.

This potential for success, however, not only depends on the team’s athleticism, but also on its dynamics.

Luckily, Holder does not seem to be worried by either of those factors.

“I think the freshman are integrating really well,” Holder said. “They seem to be completely at home. We also have really great senior leaders.

I think it might be my most talented team since I’ve been here, so I hope to have a good season.”

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Ernst’s connections with his home have always been strong, especially since fact, one of Ernst’s favorite aspects of he still has tight-knit friendships with coaching is recruiting athletes from many of the players he competed with during those hundreds of tournaments areas across New England.

“It’s really fun to recruit New Eng- back in his days driving around New land kids because they played a lot of England. However, being inducted into tournaments that I played in. Like Kelly the USTA New England Tennis Hall of [Comolli] and Sophie and Will Lowell Fame has strengthened those relationwho graduated five years ago. … I’m try- ships even more.

“When you get ing to coach kids to reminisce you from towns I used to “I really enjoy go through these grow up playing in, stages when you get and they’re walking coaching, and I really older. It seems to be in each other’s footenjoy trying to make every five to 10 years, steps,” Ernst said. and then you reconFollowing his a difference in a nect,” Ernst said. “Begraduation from ing back here for the Brown in 1990, Ernst young person’s life.” tennis Hall of Fame, entered the profesdefinitely … brought sional tennis scene gordie ernst Tennis Head Coach me back home to and achieved the No. reconnect and have 1 ranking in Rhode Island. Following his professional career, my children reconnect and meet people Ernst chose to enter the business world that they’ve never met.”

Ernst has coached the Hoyas since with a brief stint on Wall Street.

However, coaching tennis offered 2006, leading the Georgetown womErnst something that working else- en’s team to five straight seasons where could not. He accepted a position with at least 10 wins. The men’s as an assistant coach at Northwestern, team, which upset DePaul in the Big bringing him back into tennis. He has East tournament this past April, has also been consistently strong. not looked back since.

“I really enjoy coaching, and I really “I think that it’s really what you miss, and what I miss the most is preparation enjoy trying to make a difference in a for competition,” Ernst said. “When you young person’s life,” Ernst said. “I restart your week off on Monday, and you ally try and help kids make the best know you have on Friday and Saturday decisions. It’s such a hard thing, unless these great matches that are like the Big there’s a kid who’s so singularly focused East Championship or whatever to pre- who knows exactly what they want, like pare for, to lead up to that and then go that they want to be a doctor, they want and win something. You don’t get that to be a pro athlete. Nienty-nine percent — there’s very few places in the work or of the kids don’t really know what they business world where you can find that want to do, so you help them through it. … That’s the fun part.” type of atmosphere.”

touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown. Junior this season, Harvard scored wide receiver Justin Hill con41 and 53 points, respectively. tinued his strong play, catchSo far, Hosch has connected ing four balls for a careerfor six touchdown passes and high 118 yards and hauling in recorded a 65.2 percent com- two touchdown passes.

“We want to play a completion rate. In the team’s last game against Brown, fresh- petitive schedule out of conman running back Noah Re- ference because once you get into conferimers scored ence play, his first two you know, career touch- “For us, I think it’s right now, downs while been a good out-ofit’s anyHosch added b o d y ’ s three touch- conference schedule. shot in the down passes. league,” The Blue We gained a lot of H e a d and Gray’s experience.”

Coach Rob defense will Sgarlata rob sgarlata look to stay Head Coach said. consistent T h i s against the game against Harvard is Bears’ offensive threats.

“We got our principles, we Georgetown’s last noncongot our roles, and we got our ference game of the season. keys. We read them and we Coming up, the Hoyas will make plays,” Scott said. “We continue focusing on the also have a mindset that if competitors as they come.

“For us, I think it’s been they do have success we’re not going to hang our heads a good out-of-conference down and get discouraged. schedule,” said Sgarlata. “We We’re going to keep battling gained a lot of experience. We got some of our young players the next play mentality.”

On defense, the Crimson some experience and the big forced four turnovers that result- thing is, we don’t look down ed in 28 points, recorded two the road very much.”

The Hoyas will look to end safeties and one blocked punt.

Last Saturday, the Hoyas the Crimson’s win streak defeated Columbia (0-2, 0-0 when they match up under Ivy League) 24-16 at Robert the lights at Harvard Stadium K. Kraft Field. Senior quar- in Cambridge, Mass. The game terback Kyle Nolan threw for will be televised on ESPN3 and 264 yards and recorded two is set to start at 7 p.m.

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scholarships over four years, a self-imposed postseason ban and a second look at just what an irresponsible head coach Boeheim was. Boeheim willingly allowed tutors to forge classwork for athletes and oversaw several relaxed drug tests that let the players dodge the school’s drug policy.

And, finally, there’s Williams, who has never been hit with the metaphorical hammer from the NCAA but has come under attack from one of his former players at North Carolina, Rashad McCants. McCants revealed scathing details about how tutors would write all of his papers for him.

In addition, McCants alleged that he was allowed to take many African-American studies classes, known as “paper classes,” with optional attendance and electronically submitted papers.

Despite what the NCAA may say or find, we may never fully know the truth of these allegations.

Regardless, these three coaches need to be held responsible and accountable for their oversights.

But it is not just them; it is what they represent.

The head coach who does nothing but coach is not a head coach at all. Being a Division I coach, in any sport, is often about mentoring and helping students manage their physical, academic and mental health.

It sounds like a lofty expectation for someone who is just really knowledgeable about throwing, kicking or shooting a ball. But college is a stressful and taxing time in all facets of life, so it’s only natural that both academic and mental health would have an effect on athletic performance.

Then why would Williams claim that he had no idea what classes his players were taking or deny that he gave them advice? McCants specifically recounted details of an encounter with Williams where he suggested McCants replace a failed class with a summer session class so that he could remain eligible, a policy not allowed by the university. Williams, when asked, claimed he had no recollection of the matter.

But the extent of the denial of responsibility is far from just direct media encounters. Brown, in the Frazier situation, refused to report the situation and, when questioned by the NCAA, gave vague answers and tried to muddy the investigation with confusing answers.

Boeheim, while he finally admitted some responsibility, willingly ignored regulations and failed to “promote a culture of compliance,” according to an NCAA committee. Boeheim did not cheat for the students or help them pass their drug tests, but he did nothing to stop them.

The bottom line is that Division I basketball is so profitable and so popular for many universities’ campus cultures that coaches at its highest level are willing to do whatever it takes to keep their winning environment intact, to the point where it has become more preferable for them to lie their way to victory rather than honestly discipline players who violate team policies.

The NCAA as an organization is not without blame; that much has always been true. But just because the coaches believe the greater organization is wrong or corrupt, it should not, and should never be, an excuse to look the other way.

Paolo Santamaria is a sophomore in the College.

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Senior forward Brandon Allen has been an All-Big East player in each of his first three seasons at Georgetown, earning Second Team honors as a freshman and First Team honors as a sophomore and junior. Allen scored 11 goals in the 2014 season.

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All the rankings, statistics and personal success have not, however, brought a Big East or national title. The team came close in 2012, falling in double overtime to Notre Dame in the conference title game and losing 1-0 to Indiana in the College Cup final.

This year’s seniors have only one more opportunity to win a championship.

“After our long postseason runs, in your conversation you’re like, ‘Well, at least we have next year,” Seiler said. “Being our senior year, it’s our last try at it. Personally, I’m trying to be more [cognizant] of details and making sure I’m not taking days off from practice, as I have in years past.”

Qualities like attention to detail and commitment to

practice are what have made training,” Wiese said.

Seiler, Rosenberry and senior Georgetown has a special defender Josh Turnley — who group of players on the field Wiese described as the best left and leaders off it. However, it back in the nation — effective still remains to be seen if this co-captains this season. Wiese year’s senior class can power believes they the Hoyas to learned many “After our long postseason the elusive of those traits runs, in your conversation promised from the seland of a conniors in 2012. you’re like, ‘Well at least ference or Now, it is time we have next year.’ Being national title. for this year’s returns our senior year, it’s our last Early class to pass this season on its own try at it.” have been knowledge. encouraging, “The great as the team COLE SEILER thing for the has not lost Senior Defender current group a game when [of freshmen] is that they are all six of its most experienced seeing how it’s done by a lot of members have been healthy people who are doing it right. and available. Unfortunately [The seniors] handle them- for the Hoyas, this window is selves professionally with prep- closing quickly. aration, with how you eat, how Four of the six seniors — Alyou sleep, how you approach len, Rosenberry, Seiler and

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“It’s been a rollercoaster, but it’s been an enjoyable rollercoaster for me,” Snoh said.

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GU Preps for Rhode Island Trip Sean Hoffman

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Coming off a 2-0 victory over Siena (1-8, 0-0 MAAC), the Georgetown field hockey team (5-4, 0-0, Big East) travels to Rhode Island this weekend to play Providence (1-9, 0-0 Big East) and Brown (3-5, 0-1 Ivy League).

Georgetown successfully bounced back from a disappointing overtime loss to Towson (2-8, 0-0 CAA) by defeating Siena two days later on the Hoyas’ home turf. The Hoyas sharpened their defense, holding the Saints without a shot and giving junior goalkeeper Rachel Skonecki her fourth shutout of the young season.

The Hoyas’ offense also had an impressive outing against the Saints; they recorded an 8-0 advantage in shots, with senior midfielder Emily Weinberg leading the way with two shots.

Weinberg cited her team’s desire and home-field pride as driving factors behind the Hoyas’ fifth win of the season.

Opening up conference play against a Friars team that so far has only one win provides the Hoyas with great opportunities. If Georgetown can beat Providence, the Hoyas will only need one more win to clinch a spot in the Big East tournament. Weinberg credits the team’s new and improved culture with making the difference this season.

“What’s working well is having a fighter, hard-working mentality, always keeping our culture up. We maintain the fact that we’re a family [and are] always working hard for each other,” Weinberg said.

The Friars are currently on a threegame losing streak. Providence’s lone win this season came against Brown, and its most recent game was a 4-2 loss to Fairfield (4-4, 0-0 MAAC). Freshman midfielder Emma Lucas and junior forward Adrienne Houle lead the Friars with three goals apiece. Georgetown’s aggressive defense will look to contain these offensive threats and dismantle an offense that has already been shut

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Senior midfielder Emily Weinberg led Georgetown with two shots in a 2-0 win over Siena last week. Georgetown outshot Siena 8-0 in the game. out three times this season.

Graduate school goalkeeper Deidra Clymer and sophomore goalkeeper Megan Guilbert have been splitting starts this season, sporting save percentages of .638 and .722, respectively.

Although the matchup with Brown is not a conference game, it still carries importance as it could allow Georgetown to gain momentum as it heads into the second half of the season.

Senior forward Hannah Rogers carries the Bears’ offense. She is tied for the team lead in goals with junior defender Katarina Angus, who has shown that she is not only a defensive centerpiece, but also an offensive threat.

Freshman goalkeeper Katie Hammaker will most likely get the start Sunday. Hammaker has recorded a solid save percentage of .718 and has three wins under her belt. A Georgetown offense that only averages 1.22

goals per game will have to shine and take advantage of vulnerable defenses in both games this weekend. Both the Friars’ and the Bears’ defenses concede an average of 2.5 goals per game, while the Hoyas’ defense allows only 1.11 per game.

“For offense, we’re really just trying to focus on being very, very hungry in our attacking circle, getting a lot of goals, getting a lot of shots on goal,” Weinberg said. After winning six games in the 2014 season, the Hoyas have already won five games so far this season, with 10 regular season games on the schedule. According to Weinberg, the team still has room for improvement, but is on an upward trajectory.

The game against Providence is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.

Hoya Staff Writer Claire Schansinger contributed reporting.

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After bringing home the Lou Little Trophy from Columbia University last Saturday, the Georgetown football team (2-2, 0-0 Patriot League) will look to carry its momentum into a televised game this Friday against Harvard (2-0, 1-0 Ivy League). Harvard is currently on a 16-game win streak going back to the 2013 season. With many returning players on the Crimson’s roster, the Hoyas have a tough matchup ahead of them.

“We know that they can score, we know they’re a very good team,” senior defensive back Ettian Scott said. “They’re very sound; they’re real smart.”

When Georgetown faced Harvard last season, it lost 34-3 in front of its home fans.

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rushing yards and 293 passing yards. Its pass rushers were neutralized by the Crimson and were therefore unable to put pressure on Harvard’s quarterback.

On the other side of the ball, the Hoyas recorded a field goal on their opening drive but never made it into the end zone. With both its offense and defense stronger this season, Georgetown will look to improve on its execution against Harvard in this short turnaround. “[We want] to be really prepared for that game and come out and play Hoya football,” senior wide receiver Jake DeCicco said. “That’s what we’re focused on doing.”

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Senior defender and co-captain Keegan Rosenberry was named to the All-Big East Second Team in his junior and sophomore years. Rosenberry has started 78 of the 79 games his team has played in the last four years.

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Senior quarterback Kyle Nolan threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns in Georgetown’s recent 24-16 win over Columbia.

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The seniors of the Georgetown men’s soccer team had no doubt about the correct answer to the last question of a recent interview: If the six seniors on the roster played against themselves as they were four years ago as freshmen, who would win that game and why?

“We would dominate them now.

Just physically,” senior defender and co-captain Cole Seiler said.

That may very well be true, but they were certainly nothing to overlook as freshmen. This senior class came to Georgetown just prior to the 2012 season. Head Coach Brian Wiese and his staff had earned commitments from many of their top recruiting targets, although they would not fully realize how good some of those players were until they set foot on campus. Even then, few would have predicted the careers that those six freshmen would end up having.

Their impact on the program was felt from the outset of the 2012 season.

Three of the new recruits — Seiler, senior defender and co-captain Keegan Rosenberry and senior forward Brandon Allen — would start regularly. A fourth — senior midfielder Melvin Snoh — would appear in 24 of the team’s 26 matches.

In addition to being the start of their careers, the 2012 season and its trip to the national championship game represented the beginning of a new era in Georgetown soccer. The previous season had ended with an early exit in the Big East tournament and no NCAA bid. The Hoyas have earned a top-five ranking and an NCAA tournament spot in every season since.

“I don’t think I expected to have the success we’ve been having over the last couple years. When you look at schools and start to narrow it down and choose a school, you hope to have the success that you’ve been having.

Like I said, it definitely wasn’t something I expected to happen,” Rosenberry said.

For Wiese, the team’s recent success and the presence of this senior class is no coincidence. While other key mem-

bers have come and gone, these players have been a constant presence on the roster throughout the most successful years in program history.

“Coach Wiese definitely assured me when I was going through my recruiting process that he felt like the class that was coming in, what would have been my class, was definitely a special group … that they could eventually build the program around,” Seiler said.

Building the program around these six players is exactly what Wiese and his staff have done. The group has a combined 299 starts over the last four years, with Snoh and senior defender David Witkoff providing many more appearances off the bench. In that time, they have recorded 47 goals and 52 assists.

Allen has become one of the nation’s best goal-scorers, and Seiler, Rosenberry and defender Josh Turnley currently anchor a back line that is the envy of the NCAA. As many as four or five of them will likely have the opportunity to play professionally after this season.

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Ernst Honored for Illustrious Career MADELINE AUERBACH Hoya Staff Writer

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oy Williams, Jim Boeheim and now Larry Brown. Three college basketball coaches that are surefire Hall of Fame-ers. Three coaches of championship pedigree that have improved every organization at which they have coached.

Brown has even coached in the NBA, winning a championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.

They have also, however, faced allegations from former players about their conduct and accountability as head coaches. Boeheim and Brown have even had their programs receive punishment and postseason bans from the NCAA, with Brown and Southern Methodist University receiving their disciplinary action earlier this week.

Former basketball administrator and ex-Assistant Head Coach Ulric Maligi helped star junior guard Keith Frazier become eligible to play at SMU. Not only does this unwarranted and illegal assistance come with a postseason ban, it means that SMU will lose nine scholarships over the next three years.

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Georgetown tennis Head Coach Gordie Ernst still remembers the days when he and his mom trekked around New England, driving miles and miles to tournaments across six states.

His tennis career began when he was barely 10 years old.

On June 6, Ernst, who has coached at Georgetown for almost 10 years, was inducted into the United States Tennis Association New England Tennis Hall of Fame. Surrounded by family, friends and Georgetown tennis alumni, Ernst was given the honor after nearly four decades of commitment to the sport of tennis as a player and a coach.

“I think that it really started with playing the junior New England stuff. Ten and under, 12 and under, 14 and under; winning the New England championships in the 10s, 12s and 14s kind of got me going, it got me to be like, ‘Okay, now I want to do the national stuff,’” Ernst said.

Ernst’s career and success only intensified as he entered the realm of high school tennis, playing for Cranston High School East. He boasted an undefeated 97-0 overall record and also won the doubles title with his brother three times.

“I never lost a set,” Ernst said.

“To be the first person and the only person to do that, I think I

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Tennis Head Coach Gordie Ernst (fourth from left) was inducted into the USTA New England Hall of Fame in June. Ernst has already been inducted into two other halls of fame in Rhode Island. got some attention for that as a pretty major accomplishment.

Really, what it was about was high school, but mostly about the New England stuff I played; the juniors and the adults too.

I can’t even imagine counting up how many New England tournaments I played. I started playing men’s tournaments when I was eight years old — think about that.”

Ernst grew up in Rhode Island and has already been rec-

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ognized by his home state in two other halls of fame. He was inducted into the Cranston, R.I. Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2003.

Ernst was also an avid hockey player, scoring 60 or more points in all three of his seasons at Cranston High. Ernst was drafted by the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars in 1985 but instead chose to attend Brown University for his undergraduate study.

Tim Donovan, Ernst’s freshman roommate at Brown, introduced Ernst at the ceremony in Newport, R.I. Sophie Panarese (COL ’15), former captain of the Georgetown women’s tennis team, accompanied Donovan in the introduction segment. Panarese and Ernst’s common origins in New England (Panarese is a Massachusetts native) created a special bond between the two. In See ERNST, A8