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MONDAY The GW August 30, 2010 Always online: www.Gwhatchet.com Vol. 107 • Iss. 5 Hatchet Tea party rally crowds campus SJS seeks to reform Rallies led by Glenn Beck and the Rev. Al Sharpton draw thousands disciplinary process by Amy D'onofrio daunting. Metro News Editor Pereira stressed that procedures for serious offenses – like sexual as- After years of complaints over sault – will not change. Rather, the procedure and transparency, the head focus for the changes is on lower and of Student Judicial Services plans to mid-level offenses like alcohol and reform the board that doles out pun- drug violations, and keeping students ishments to students who have violat- who accept responsibility for their ac- ed GW’s Student Code of Conduct. tions from having to endure a full SJS Tara Pereira, the assistant dean hearing. of students and head of SJS, said she In her 10 years at GW – eight will be holding town hall meetings years as head of discipline – Pereira throughout the year to seek input said some students want everything from students on how they want the in SJS to be handled on a case-by-case disciplinary process to improve. basis, and others want to know exact- “SJS has an image problem. I rec- ly what is going to happen to them in ognize that,” Pereira said in an inter- any SJS situation. view with The Hatchet. “I also know “Maintaining the integrity of the that we have a hard job. We need to system while gathering student, fac- find a balance between correcting, or ulty and staff feedback to address the addressing, the image problem, with image issue, that’s our daunting task, maintaining the integrity of the sys- and we’re working on that,” she said. tem.” Pereira said she doesn’t have The reformation process will like- a timeline for when meetings will ly take a year to flesh out, and the ul- start, but said this interview with The timate decision on how to change SJS Hatchet is a large part of getting the procedure will likely be implemented ball rolling on the process, adding that in the fall of 2011. she has already purchased Hatchet Pereira said she has already be- ads to address myths about SJS and gun to seek input, meeting with her CADE – Center for Alcohol and other staff, administrators from across the Drug Education – policies. University, as well as Student Asso- “We’re trying to figure out the by Jeff Richards and ciation President Jason Lifton and Ex- best way to solicit feedback,” Pereira Andrea Vittorio ecutive Vice President Rob Maxim to said. Hatchet Staff Writers come up with ways to improve SJS’s During this year of review, stu- procedures. dents going through SJS will still see A steady stream of red, white From the meetings she has had some changes, Pereira said. and blue-clad tea party members over the summer, Pereira said she has She said a common recipe of an flowed through the Foggy Bottom made three goals for the year: Make SJS case – making up about 50 percent Campus Saturday – the first official the judicial process less formidable for of SJS hearing boards last year – is one day of move-in – for the much-antic- students, create new learning points where a student with no judicial his- ipated “Restoring Honor" rally, caus- she wants students to take away from tory is caught with a small amount ing only minor delays for students SJS and attempt to create SJS resolu- of marijuana, a piece or two of drug moving into residence halls across tions that focus on education rather paraphernalia or a small amount of campus. than on creating judicial records for alcohol, usually shared among room- Students moving into their resi- students. mates. dence halls said the rally crowded “Not everyone who goes through She said almost every student in sidewalks as they moved their be- this system or who makes a bad de- those cases admits to possession and longings into their rooms, but many cision needs a judicial sanction to accepts responsibility. said they weren’t too affected by the learn,” Pereira said. “Not everyone For those cases, Pereira said, day's events. needs a punishment. Most people, in students who would have pleaded Freshman Tamia Burkett de- fact, need a conversation.” guilty at an SJS hearing will have the scribed her move into Madison Hall francis rivera and chris gregory | hatchet staff photographers Overall, Pereira said students opportunity to accept an agreement Saturday afternoon as “pretty fast,” Top: A rally attendee at Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial. can be fearful of the SJS process, so saying she thought she avoided the Bottom: The Rev. Al Sharpton led a rally along the route of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s the goal is to make the process less See SJS: Page 8 rush. historic march. The University sent Infomails to students warning of potential chal- freshman Andre Garcia-Lutri said it ees got into a heated argument with lenges due to the rally, including was “confusing trying to move into an employee at the GW Deli over Amid global recession, traffic issues and non-GW affiliated Somers when all of the rally attend- the D.C. bag tax, which ultimately rally attendees attempting to enter ees were blocking up the streets.” resulted in the tea party member residence halls to use restrooms. While Dean of Students Peter throwing a sandwich in the deli em- Freshman Vickie Walsh moved Konwerski said campus was busier ployee’s face. The GW Deli declined Univ. endowment grows into Potomac Hall before Saturday, for move-in than in years past, he to comment on the issue. but said her roommate had a hard said the rallies on the Mall didn’t im- The rally – which was hosted Endowment Growth Since 2006 time finding parking on campus to pact safety and security on campus. by Fox News host Glenn Beck and move in that day. “We did not experience prob- featured other prominent speakers 1.4 “It was so crowded, just packed,” lems,” he said. including former Alaskan Governor she said. Though the rally was a mostly On the Mount Vernon Campus, peaceful gathering, two rally attend- See RALLY: Page 3 1.2 1.0 0.8 Knapp lends a helping hand on Move-In Day .06 by Justin Kits .04 Hatchet Staff Writer billions of dollars Among a sea of yellow-shirted .02 move-in volunteers, you’d think the University president would 0 stand out. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 But on Saturday, President Ste- Graphic by Rachel Lee ven Knapp was just one of more than 1,000 volunteers that were by Madeleine morgenstern university endowments in 2008 stationed to help lift the heavy Campus News Editor was 23 percent, according to a re- luggage of freshmen moving onto port released by the National As- campus for the first time. The University’s endowment sociation of College and University Students on both the Foggy Bot- rose 13 percent over the last fiscal Business Officers. tom and Mount Vernon campuses year to stand at $1.14 billion as of Lindsey said the most difficult received help from Knapp, who June 30, Executive Vice President quarter of the 2010 fiscal year was spent three hours assisting with and Treasurer Lou Katz said. the fourth quarter, which ran from move-in at five residence halls. The endowment gained $135 the beginning of April through the Many of the students who received million during fiscal year 2010, end of June, a time period which Knapp’s move-in help said they which began July 1, 2009 and end- coincided with the economic crisis were impressed that the Universi- ed June 30, 2010, an improvement Becky crowder | hatchet photographer plaguing Greece and other Euro- ty’s highest-ranking official would University President Steven Knapp greets a student in front of Thurston Hall as he after its 18 percent drop last fiscal pean countries. help lug boxes and belongings into helped with move-in Saturday afternoon. year. “The market was down 12 per- their new homes for the year. Don Lindsey, the University’s cent, [but] we held up very well,” The gray-haired administrator – chief financial officer, called the Lindsey said. “We were only down clad in a baseball cap and a yellow brim with the belongings that will Tessler said the key debacle 2010 fiscal year a “mirror image” about 1 percent for the quarter.” move-in shirt with “GW President” fill her room this year. ended up being “kind of comical.” of the 2009 fiscal year for GW, in Lindsey said the University is emblazoned on the back – carried Having the president carrying “It really kind of broke the ice the sense that all assets were up in- positioned conservatively, given one of freshman Jill Tessler's large her belongings, however, did not for moving in,” Tessler said. “It was stead of down. the volatility of the markets, which green duffel bags on his shoulder ensure smooth sailing for Tessler. really nice to meet him, and it was a “Everything had double digit he called the “biggest risk” to the and hauled another under his arm When they reached her door, the really personal connection the first returns,” Lindsey said. endowment fund. “[The market] into the F Street building. key wouldn’t work. After a couple second I got here.” Last fiscal year, GW’s endow- could be up several percent one “I really felt bad he was carry- of seconds, Tessler allowed Knapp Jeff Smith, whose daughter ment lost nearly $250 million, but month and down several percent ing all my stuff,” Tessler said, her to try to open the door. He, too, even then fared better than other two, 6-foot-long bags stuffed to the could not get the door to budge. See KNAPP: Page 11 institutions. The average loss for See ENDOWMENT: Page 11 SPORTS OPINIONS NEWS Men's soccer Letter to the Editor GWorld 2.0 causes SA has $1 million to allocate to students Team readies Alexander Laska urges GW to boycott 'Target problems for Increase in student fee pool promises to fund for life without Takeover.' • Page 4 vendors more student events. • Page 3 former standout ARTS Some GWorld University releases summer melt statistics player Andy OMG the text-talk takeover is NBD partners won't The number of freshmen who submitted Stadler. The Hatchet looks the effects of texting on students' switch to new card deposits but won't attend GW this year • Page 9 writing skills. • Page 7 readers. • Page 8 decreased. • Page 11 Emily Cahn | Senior News Editor | [email protected] Madeleine Morgenstern | Campus News Editor | [email protected] August 30, 2010 Amy D’Onofrio | Metro News Editor | [email protected] Kara Dunford | Contributing Editor | [email protected] Amy Rhodin | Campus News Editor | [email protected] Priya Anand | Contributing Editor | [email protected] H News SnapShot IN Brief Parking structure to become Marriott Hotel The Colonial Parking structure sand- wiched between Old Main and the 1959 E St. building is slated to become a Marriott hotel next spring, the developer said last week. Allstate Hotel LLC and Marriott Inter- national Inc. plan to convert the six-story parking deck into a hotel with more than 150 guest suites, Mike Tyler, the spokesperson for the developers, said. Years of legal battles have stalled the proj- ect, but Tyler said demolition permits “seem imminent.” “We’re working on trying to get our per- mit to demolish it now,” said Mike Tyler. The permit is expected to be delivered by early to mid-September, and demolition will last approximately two months followed by con- struction, he said. The site, located at 515 20th St., originally received approval for construction in 2006 by the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment. A lawsuit from a member of the Foggy Bot- tom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission, however, halted the progres- sion of plans. Then-ANC Commissioner Dorothy Mill- er filed the suit, telling The Hatchet in 2007 that “the street cannot take any more traffic.” In her brief filed with the D.C. Court of Ap- peals, Miller said the hotel would create an francis rivera | hatchet staff photographer unbalanced amount of commercial traffic in Members of Sigma Chi and Alpha Delta Pi cooled off at a barbecue in front of the Sigma Chi house Sunday afternoon. The house is located on the an area containing many private and Univer- corner of F and 22nd streets. The members of the Greek-letter life organizations were celebrating the start of the academic year. sity residences. In 2008, the D.C. courts ruled against Miller and approved of the development. Now, Allstate Hotel LLC says it is await- ing the issuance of the demolition permit, On the web www.gwhatchet.com and hopes to complete the project by April 2012. With the project moving forward, current video slideshow video ANC chair Rebecca Coder stressed that for- Women’s soccer A Freshman Weekend Two rallies converge in D.C. mer ANC Commissioner Miller filed her suit on an individual basis, adding that cases are never brought forth by the ANC as a whole. Nonetheless, Coder said she hopes the con- struction team will be mindful of those living in the Foggy Bottom community. “Any time there’s construction, we like The Colonials had their first game of Freshmen partake in move-in, Convocation Rallies led by Glenn Beck and the Rev. Al to see the developers work with the commu- the season against Georgetown. and a barbecue in University Yard. Sharpton took over D.C. Saturday. nity to ensure that it has the least amount of impact on the [community’s] quality of life,” she said. –Alex Markoff August-September Corrections Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday In “Former UPD officers file discrimina- 30 31 1 2 tion complaints,” (Aug. 26, 2010) The Hatchet Student Performance University Services and Conversation with Joe Lockhart Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox incorrectly reported that one of the former Showcase Student Organization Fair Ask questions of former White House Root for your favorite team at Camden Yards as the Orioles University Police Department officers was a Join GW’s theater, music and Learn about ways to get involved with the spokesman Joe Lockhart with SMPA director take on the Red Sox. Cost is $30 and includes game ticket graduate of the GW Law School. This is incor- dance groups for a look at the hundreds of organizations GW has to offer. Frank Sesno. Open to SMPA students. and bus transportation. rect. The student attended GW as an under- graduate and received his law degree from performing arts at GW. University Yard •7 to 9 p.m. Jack Morton Auditorium • 12:45 to Meet at Lerner Health and Wellness Center Suffolk University. Lisner Auditorium •8 p.m. Rain site: Marvin Center 1:30 p.m. • 3:30 p.m. The GW Hatchet News August 30, 2010 w Page 3 SA has $1 million to allocate to student organizations this year. campus. be paying the higher fee. well as anyone the opportunities Record student fee This is partly due to the fact Beginning in the fall of 2008, Student organizations greeted that exist right now for student that last year’s finance chair did the student fee was increased from the news of the SA’s large pool organizations,” Altman said. “I pot will provide more not allocate all of the $800,000 $1 per credit hour to $1.50, with the of money enthusiastically, saying expect that programming across the SA had to hand out last year. University matching the 50-cent they were looking forward to more campus will benefit.” The $1.1 million figure is about hike. With each passing year, the funding to host more events. The campus radio station funding for orgs $300,000 more than was given out The College Democrats and WRGW, which tried unsuccess- last year, said SA Finance Commit- College Republicans both said the fully to appeal its initial allocation by Jamie blynn tee Chair Chris Clark, U-At large. "Our goal is to strongly additional funding would enable for more funding last year, will Hatchet Staff Writer Already, the increased stu- their organizations to bring prom- upgrade its studio equipment if dent fee pot has allowed the SA support the big events inent speakers and programming it receives more funding from the For the first time in University to help support Fall Fest, allowing to campus. SA. Jamie Benson, WRGW’s gen- history, the Student Association Program Board to secure two big- that affect the most “We will be able to greatly eral manager, said she is “excited has more than $1 million to dole name artists – rapper Wale and expand our programming sched- to bring quality programming for out to student organizations and hip-hop artist Travie McCoy – for amount of people in our ule,” Jake Wolf, chairman of the listeners.” fund University-wide events, a the event. College Republicans, said. “This Working with the SA Finance number that will greatly increase The amount the SA has to al- community." will greatly strengthen our orga- Committee and Student Activi- the amount of programming the locate has increased incrementally nization throughout the coming ties Center Executive Director Tim SA can fund, the chair of the SA Fi- since 2008, when a student ref- Jason lifton years. Miller, SA President Jason Lifton nance Committee said last week. erendum was passed to increase Student Association President President of the College Dem- said he spent the summer identi- The exact figure won’t be cal- the student fee, and subsequently ocrats Josh Altman agreed, adding fying student-run activities that culated until all of the Univer- increased the amount in the SA’s that he is looking forward to what would benefit the most from an sity’s students pay their tuition allocations pool. Before the stu- SA’s pool of money to fund stu- his organization will be able to SA funding boost. within the next two weeks, but dent fee was passed in the 2007- dent organizations has increased do creatively with the additional “Our goal is to strongly sup- SA President Jason Lifton said the 2008 academic year, the SA had by about $200,000, Clark said, and funding. port the big events that affect the SA is expected to receive between $476,314 to allocate to more than will continue to increase until the “I am confident that the SA Fi- most amount of people in our $1.1 and $1.2 million to allocate 300 student organizations across fall of 2012, when all students will nance Committee understands as community,” Lifton said. u

University Fundraising University raises record amount Efforts Since 2008 Morsberger added that chari- didn’t come through. In a troubled 140 Fundraising tops table giving has been down every- economy, people pull back.” Goal: $131 million where due to the economy, another Morsberger – who led a $3 bil- $93 million, but obstacle the fundraising team had to lion fundraising campaign at Johns overcome in reaching the previously Hopkins University – said he antici- 120 set goal. pates a much better year for GW, but $37 falls short of goal “The economy in the recent two shied away from setting a precise left years has certainly played a role in numerical goal. by Madeleine Morgenstern fundraising results,” he said, adding “I’d like to avoid a single specific 100 $94 Campus News Editor that giving to colleges and universi- number,” he said. “I’d like to see a 10 ties fell 11.9 percent in 2009. The University raised a record- Fundraising totals are mea- $84 breaking $94 million last fiscal year, a sured by fiscal years, which begin senior administrator said last week. July 1 and end June 30 the follow- "You cannot be in 80 Despite missing the University’s ing year. This past fiscal year, the $131 million fundraising goal, Vice Office of Development and Alum- fundraising and not be an President for Development and ni Relations was without a head eternal optimist at heart." $58 Alumni Relations Michael Mors- fundraiser for more than seven 60 berger said the $93.82 million is a months until Morsberger took the record amount for the University, reigns in early April. Laurel Price Michael Morsberger showing a slow but nevertheless Jones, the former vice president for Vice President for Development and upward trend in philanthropic con- development and alumni relations, Alumni Relations ofMillions Dollars tributions. resigned from her position at the 40 Morsberger said he believes phi- end of August 2009, shortly after lanthropy toward the University is the fiscal year began. on the rise. In February, with just over four to 15 percent growth.” “Our annual giving was up, gifts months to go until the fundraising Overall, Morsberger said he is 20 to the Power & Promise student aid goal’s deadline, the University had optimistic about the University’s fund greatly increased, Senior Class raised just $43 million, The Hatchet fundraising potential. Gift participation was up and the to- previously reported. Morsberger “You cannot be in fundraising tal number of gifts and pledges also helped GW pull in $51 million by the and not be an eternal optimist at increased,” Morsberger said. “So we end of that fiscal year. heart,” Morsberger said. “I took this know people want to give.” “It’s difficult to know how they job because of the immense poten- 2008 2009 2010 The Power & Promise Fund is a arrived at that [$131 million] num- tial I see in dramatically increasing Year philanthropic campaign by the Uni- ber,” Morsberger said of the Univer- our giving participation, constituent versity to fund student aid, research sity’s goal. “We had a couple eight- engagement and philanthropic part- SOURCE: GW office of Development Graphic by Eve Chan and other academic opportunities. figure-size donor prospects that nerships over the next decade.” u

crowd similar in size to the one years, we haven’t lived up to said. “I’ve been so impressed at the Inaugural Concert in our responsibility of achieving with how the realization is hit- RALLY 2009 lining the reflecting pool that dream, and I think Glenn ting so far and wide.” from p. 1 as Beck stood on stage. wants to capture that.” Beck stressed both before Beck placed the number Palin said she spoke “not and during the rally that it Sarah Palin, Dr. Aleveda King, of people in attendance at as as a politician...but as the wasn’t a political event. niece of the late Martin Luther much as 500,000. The Associ- mother of a soldier.” “[This] has nothing to do King, Jr. – seemed more like ated Press, however, said there She introduced a few with politics and everything a religious revival than a po- were tens of thousands of peo- soldiers and veterans and re- to do with God,” he said. He litical event. Rally attendees ple at the rally. The National counted their acts of bravery. stressed the need for America calmly cheered, clapped and Park Service doesn’t give out Palin drew loud applause to wake up, and that anyone in occasionally uttered “Amen.” crowd estimates. when she said, “We must not the audience could be the one “Today America begins to Beck stressed the themes transform America, as some to do it. turn back to God,” Beck said at of faith, hope and charity want; we must restore it.” Also Saturday morning, the event. throughout his rally, and gave Many who attended the Al Sharpton and the National As most students were out a medal for each theme to Beck rally shared Palin’s dis- Action Network gathered for moving in, the GW College Pastor C.L. Jackson, baseball satisfaction with the state of speeches about equality and Republicans were at the Beck player Albert Pujols and phi- the nation. marched as King did decades rally handing out pamphlets lanthropist Jon Huntsman, re- “I’ve fought for my coun- ago. advertising a rally for Rep. spectively. try and I never thought, as I “They called us trouble- Bachmann, R-Minn., that took The event drew wide- saw the demonstrators in the makers, but now the folks that place later that day. Bachmann spread criticism for Beck’s plan 1960s as I was going off to Viet- used to criticize us for march- formed the tea party caucus in to hold it on the anniversary of nam, I thought we were done ing, are trying to have a march Congress, and many partici- civil rights activist Martin Lu- with that,” said Carl Scheidegg themselves,” Sharpton said, ac- pants wore shirts associated ther King Jr.’s storied “I Have a of New Hampshire, a 23-year cording to video of his speech with the tea party. Dream” speech. Air Force veteran. “Now that given at Dunbar high school. “While the event in itself is Beck gave a brief speech on I’m in my 60s, I’m on the grass Sharpton said blacks and nonpolitical, it gives our mem- justice and King’s original ide- for the first time with the peo- whites have unequal employ- bers an unprecedented op- als, saying that “love is the only ple you see around us saying ment opportunities, and that portunity to witness the mar- way to create change. We’re all enough is enough. We cannot black students remain behind velous transformation of the born knowing the truth and to- lose this nation for our chil- in reading and math compared Republican Party,” said Jake day we as a group are reawak- dren.” to white students. Wolf, chairman of the CRs. ening the collective conscience Delia Mannix, a retired em- “We come because the “We are able to see the move of our great nation.” ployee of the New York Police dream has not been achieved. Got Sex? of our Party in the rightward “I think he wants to cap- Department, came to Beck's We made a lot of progress, but The Hatchet is looking for a sex columnist. direction, strengthening the ture what Martin Luther King event from Whitestone, N.Y. we still have a long way to go,” electability of the GOP while said because we as Americans “I’ve seen a growing he said, emphasizing that his also ensuring allegiance to have lost that,” said Donald awareness of where this coun- message was “not about a one [email protected] conservative principles.” Turner, 53, who came from Ar- try is heading politically, and day thing.” The "Restoring Honor" izona to attend the rally. “MLK fundamentally where we were –Ethan Bursofsky contributed to Show 'em how it's done. rally began at 10 a.m. with a had a dream, and for the last 47 never meant to go,” Mannix this article. Lyndsey Wajert Annu Subramanian Opinions Editor Contributing Editor [email protected] [email protected] H "Ever since I have gotten to this University for her orientation, I have been impressed. Quotable By far, this place has class." –Jeff Smith, a GW parent, on President Steven Knapp helping his daughter move in Saturday OpinionsAugust 30, 2010 w Page 4 Staff Editorial Helicopter parents: Day 1 by Colleen Psomas Fixing Student Judicial Services

As a department, GW’s Student Ju- dicial Services has been plagued by an unfavorable reputation for years. This may not be surprising considering it is the body that GW students must face af- ter breaking a University policy, but the disciplinary role SJS serves on campus is not the sole cause for the animosity it receives. It is promising that Assistant Dean of Students and head of SJS Tara Pereira wants to make changes to her depart- ment, especially with the help of student feedback. She has taken the first step by outlining vague goals for changing the reputation of SJS among students. We appreciate that she is at least aware of SJS’s reputation and flaws and that she is attempting to make improvements. A major improvement students need to see from SJS is the way the body han- dles violations. Currently, there is an imbalance between the repercussions students can expect from a violation and the case-by-case treatment they actually encounter. While it is not necessarily a flaw of the process to consider cases in- dividually, students need to know what they should expect for a violation. For example, if a student is facing an SJS hearing for a second EMeRG offense, he or she should know the standard punish- ment for breaking University policy. If SJS wavers on the consistency of the dis- ciplinary action for regular offenses, this will inevitably mar the credibility of the body. SJS needs to strike a better balance in how it processes student violations by setting an algorithm for punishment. A more conservative change It is understandable that SJS would ac- knowledge other factors in individual cases, such as a student’s grades or if he The Republican Party is addressing the nation's problems or she has a history of other violations, To all the incoming freshmen, transfer stu- Students are always hungry for change, and on the right. Saturday saw tens of thousands but these reasons for concession need to dents and everyone else who has returned to embrace new and cutting edge ideas. However, from across the country gather on the National be better publicized. This way, a student the District after a long, hot summer: we could it seems that nowadays, all the new ideas – cra- Mall with conservative stars Glenn Beck and with a violation can stand before SJS not have picked a more exciting time to come zy or not – seem to be coming from the GOP. Sarah Palin, waving the famous “Don’t Tread with the knowledge of the consequences to Washington, where politics, For example – why are we content On Me” flags. The anger is growing, and No- culture and everything in be- to allow portions of our paychecks vember 2010 is going to be judgment day for tween seem to collide. to be siphoned off to Social Secu- Obama and the Democrats who seem stuck in Nearly two years ago, GW rity, when we know we are never stasis. Currently, there is an erupted into euphoria when going to get that money back? However, regardless of where your po- President Barack Obama won his The GOP has not been afraid to litical affiliations lie, from Bible-thumping imbalance between the historic election. Change was in propose ideas of privatization, or evangelicals to Marxists, we can all agree that the air! A new era of Democratic reform to a defined-contribution America is in the midst of change, and the des- repercussions students can and liberal dominance was sup- system, in an attempt to preserve tination is perhaps unknown. Americans of all posedly upon us! But two years Andrew Clark the program so that it can actually stripes have finally woken up to the Pandora’s expect from a violation and the is a lifetime in politics, and now continue to work. box of problems plaguing the country, and are look where we are. Columnist As GW students moved back more determined than ever to do something case-by-case treatment they Obama’s approval ratings to campus Saturday, they wit- about it. actually encounter. have dropped on nearly every is- nessed firsthand how America’s As students carrying the passed-down sue to the point where a majority dormant libertarian streak has fi- torch, we should be at the forefront of these of the country opposes his policies on almost nally awoken from a long slumber. Yes, I am debates. This year, in classrooms and residence everything. Students, concerned about job op- referring to the tea party. While it is home to halls across GW, I hope you encourage these portunities and our own economic security many crazies, tea party rallies focus almost debates about the future of America, and put he or she will likely face, and what other after graduation, are more willing to look to entirely on libertarian, anti-government eco- your own ideas on the table. A new kind of factors the members of SJS will take into the Republican Party for answers. Republicans nomics in a time when the country faces a dire change is here and we can be a part of it. consideration. have not been afraid to talk directly to voters economic situation. –The writer, a senior majoring in political Students may be willing to voice about the state of the economy, and how we The Republican Party may be on the verge communication, is a Hatchet columnist and additional concerns about SJS, but we can get back on the right track and this method of a massive transition – for better or worse, all a former member of the College Republicans worry that the townhall method will not is paying off in the polls. the political action this season is taking place executive board. yield the results required to make sub- stantial changes. In similar situations, other GW departments utilize townhalls to receive feedback, but the sensitive na- Remembering the little guys Letters to the editor ture of SJS violations may prevent stu- dents from openly discussing their ex- President Knapp - on the Facebook pages of periences with the department. Pereira With over $1 million to dole out, the SA can't "The George Washington should act accordingly and implement Dump Target! University" and “Target another way for students to provide the College Events at The necessary feedback. An online submis- simply give more funds to larger orgs Every year, The George George Washington Uni- sion form should prove accessible and f money is power, then the Student SA President Jason Lifton spent the Washington University versity,” with dozens of draw more responses from students. Association has a lot of power at its summer working with the Finance Com- hosts “Target Takeover,” people posting comments SJS may be flawed, but in order to disposal this year. mittee to identify student-run activities an event during which expressing disappoint- change, it needs student input. This de- I Because of an increased student fee the SA could co-sponsor. I hope by do- buses take students to the ment with Target’s fund- partment is very much responsible for a and leftover allocation money, the Stu- ing so, he also learned about smaller local Target store to buy ing of anti-gay politics. student’s academic and future careers, dent Association has more organizations that often supplies for their rooms The comments on Target’s so all students should take the time to than $1.1 million to dole go unnoticed on campus. and classes. In light of re- page have been deleted, attend the townhall meetings and voice out this year for Universi- Clubs like Best Buddies cent events, I, as an LGBT but our message is being their concerns. ty-wide events and student or Trafficking Free GW student of GW, am calling heard loud and clear. We hope to see a more tangible out- organizations. This money unfortunately can’t com- on President Steven Knapp But we have not gone line of changes from SJS in the future, so gives the SA more power pete with the member- and the GW administra- far enough yet. And so I the department can deal with students than ever, but they should ship of the College Dem- tion to cut its ties to Target have launched a campaign in a more consistent and transparent remember to give more to ocrats or the publicity of and call off the event. to call on President Steven manner. The negative view of SJS will smaller student organiza- the College Republicans. GW has always been Knapp directly to dump change if the department demystifies the tions. But they should get a fair known as a gay-friendly Target. I called Knapp’s way it handles violations and if Pereira All students can and share of love from their school. Sure, it’s not per- office at 994-6500 and left is receptive to student concerns. Lyndsey Wajert should benefit from this student government. fect, but we are definitely a voicemail urging him to better than associating cancel “Target Takeover.” money, but the SA needs to Opinions Editor With such a large ensure that the largest stu- amount of money avail- ourselves with a corpora- I will call him every day dent orgs don’t automati- able, it is the SA’s re- tion that donated $150,000 until the event Thursday cally see more funding. If sponsibility to give that to the vehemently anti- to make sure my voice, this money is to benefit the most stu- money back to the students, and more gay Tom Emmer via the as an LGBT student of his Have an opinion? dents, then the SA Finance Committee students will benefit if the SA does not Minnesota Forward PAC. school, is heard. I ask that should allocate more money to smaller simply give a larger amount to the larg- Washington University my fellow students, LGBT orgs that have received fewer funds in er clubs. in St. Louis has already and straight allies, do the the past. Year after year, the Student Asso- dropped Target, and it’s same. Even if you are not There are many small, well-man- ciation is tasked with an important job, time for GW to do the a member of the GW com- Share it with us! aged organizations that host important and now it seems to be in a favorable same. Based on Target’s munity, you should still events or outreach, but they don’t re- financial situation to do that job bet- homophobic campaign call – Knapp should know ceive enough funds from the SA allo- ter. But the only way members of the contributions – and its the world is watching. cations process. These orgs could use Financial Committee can really know lackluster apology and un- So please, join the Fa- the SA’s patronage to grow and expand that students are getting the most out of willingness to make finan- cebook event, pick up your their popularity on campus. their student fee is if all student orgs get cial amends – I implore phone and dial 994-6500 to This does not mean every organiza- a fighting chance at more money. One the GW administration to call Knapp and tell him to H tion should receive the exact funding million dollars will be good for student renounce its relationship drop Target. Let’s make it requests, but with almost $300,000 activities and event co-sponsorships. with Target altogether. sure The George Washing- more to allocate, clubs that are contrib- And while money can mean great pow- Last week, the “Boycott ton University stands up [email protected] uting to GW should see more funds. If er, I can’t help but think of the idea that Target Until They Cease for all of its students. anything, set aside that $300,000 and with great power comes great respon- Funding Anti-Gay Poli- –Alexander Laska is a give it solely to organizations that have sibility. tics” Facebook page pro- junior majoring in political received less than $250 from the SA al- –The writer, a junior majoring in journal- voked a flash mob of sorts communication. locations in the past. ism, is The Hatchet's opinions editor.

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The GW Hatchet August 30, 2010 w Page 5 Page 6 w August 30, 2010 News The GW Hatchet Student loan debt outpaces credit card debt in US growth in student loan debt,” Americans owe Kantrowitz said. Credit Card and Student Loan Debt Average Student Debt After Kantrowitz attributed the Graduation At... $830 billion in escalation in student loan debt For the first time in history, Americans carry more student to anemic growth in academic 35 grants. Student debt, he said, loan debt than revolving debt. Collectively: $ $ student loans will continue to “go up just $30,817 like the sun comes up every $826.5 billion in revolving debt by PRiya Anand 30 $ Contributing Editor morning.” By his math, there is $605.6 $829.78 billion in student loans Consumers owe more on billion in federal student loans their student loans than their outstanding and $167.8 billion Source: Federal Reserve $ credit cards, according to data in private student loans out- 25 released this month by the standing. spectively. Last September, it upon graduation and will not Federal Reserve. In 2008, 49 percent of was reported that GW students have the comfort of spending $ The data found that in June, GW students graduated with graduate with an average of 13 time to choose what she would Americans owed $826.5 billion debt, incurring an average of percent higher debt than the like to pursue. 20 in revolving debt – which usu- $30,817, according to The Proj- average of private universities “That piece of it is stress- ally takes the form of credit ect on Student Debt. Of that across the nation. ful, not having the freedom to card debt – and $829.78 billion debt, 47 percent is owed to the Rising senior Mindy Mi- choose what I will be doing,” 15 in student loan debt. This is the federal government at an aver- chaels, who will be almost Michaels said. first time in history Americans age of $17,198. $35,000 in debt after gradua- Elizabeth Barnett, also a se- have carried more student loan American University had tion next spring, said she has nior, said she is worried about Universityton debt than credit card debt. the highest student debt of the watched her older siblings go paying for graduate school be- Thousands of dollars 10 An analysis by Mark Kan- D.C.-area universities in 2008, through the process of tak- cause she has no option but to trowitz, who publishes the with an average of $34,213, ing out and repaying student take out loans and incur debt. college scholarship and loan according to the data. George- loans so the process is less “I will graduate at zero, a n University

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Fastweb.org, said the increase cumulated $23,333 according “Because I accept [student account and zero in student g g in student loan debt is another to the report. loans] are the reality of life, loan debt. The downside is, consequence of the economic At GW’s market basket it’s not as stressful,” Michaels I’m terrified of taking out Americ N ew Y downfall. schools Boston University and said. “It does limit me on what loans,” Barnett said. “I could 0 Geor University Boston Geor “This is as much due to New York University, students I can do after school, though.” take out loans, or I could just Source: 2008 Project on Student Debt families paying down their accrued an average of $26,586 Michaels said she will need not go to [graduate] school be- Graphic By Rachel Lee credit card debt as it is to the and $34,850 by graduation, re- to find a job as soon as possible cause I have no money.” u Knapp, deans welcome Class of 2014 at Convocation

use those 100 waking hours ill, Thomas struggled to get was one of the worst times of Administrators in a week,” Cannaday Saul- through final exams and the my life, it was my GW family ny said. “These hours, when end of his freshman year, at that really pulled me through stress service, time used effectively, can produce one point questioning wheth- the experience.” results that will surpass your er he would be able to return The ceremony culminated own expectations.” to GW. with an introduction of each management Cannaday Saulny also of the school's deans. With encouraged students to use all students invited to stand by amanda D'ambra her office as a resource. "I want to congratulate with the other members of Hatchet Staff Writer “I urge you to bring your their schools, the Smith Cen- questions and concerns to all that hard work that ter was alive with applause Dean of Freshmen Helen my office, but to bring your and enthusiastic cheering. Cannaday Saulny implored joys as well,” she said. got you here today. “It was exciting to see ev- the Class of 2014 to make the Students applauded and eryone all together, with all most out of their four years at some stood up when Knapp But the truth is, that the different schools in the GW during Freshman Con- was introduced. He articulat- same place,” said freshman vocation in the Smith Center ed GW’s commitment to ser- hard work is just the Gracie Bayliss. Sunday afternoon. vice, telling stories of alumni Francis rivera | staff photographer beginning." As students flooded out Cannaday Saulny – along who have performed great Dean of Freshmen Helen Cannaday Saulny urged students to use her of the Smith Center to head with University President deeds. office for both concerns and triumphs during Convocation Sunday Steven lerman toward a freshman cookout Steven Knapp and Provost “These stories give a afternoon. in University Yard, the excite- Steven Lerman – officially sense of personal qualities University Provost ment for the next four years kicked off the academic ca- of the kinds of students this Lerman, another new you here today. But the truth was palpable. reers of the freshman class, University attracts,” Knapp member of the GW commu- is, that hard work is just the “Convocation was a great an event that was followed said. “These embody the nity, called the Class of 2014 beginning,” Lerman said. “I now understand the way to gather the whole class by a barbecue in University deep tradition and culture of “the most academically tal- Sophomore Hunter advice that I heard at my together,” said Joe McHenry, yard. service and volunteering that ented among the classes we Thomas had a personal mes- own Convocation, to get in- a freshman. “It was exciting “The challenging part is has been a hallmark of this have admitted.” sage to share at Convocation. volved and get to know both to see us all as one big class, managing your time success- University since it was first “I want to congratulate Upon learning this spring classmates and professors,” all starting out on the same fully, how you are going to conceived by its namesake.” all that hard work that got that his father was gravely Thomas said. “During what thing.” u Andrea Vittorio Miranda Green Christian Ewing Life Editor Contributing Editor Contributing Editor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] H This Week in 11 years ago... 21 years ago... 23 years ago... GW replaces the phone College Storage Service GW bans alcohol in GW History class registration system fails to return 25 GW public areas of Thurston Life August 30, 2010 w Page 7 with online registration. students' belongings. and Strong halls.

OMG! Text-talk takeover is NBD

Texting language is not actually destroying the English language by Andrea Vittorio to be that the texting-destroys-lan- Schell, who is the director of the first- Life Editor guage theory is, well, all talk. year writing program, said in an Assistant '' writing professor e-mail that emoticons “offer an ex- It was a linguistic nightmare. As- Mark Mullen, whose classes focus tremely handy way to convey tone” sociate English professor Margaret on themes of media and technology, and can be especially useful in peer Soltan was reading a student’s in- said he hasn’t seen any texting lingo reviews of writing as a way to “take class assignment and nestled innocu- whatsoever in the formal writing of the sting out of criticism.” ously between arguments and analy- his students. The occasional appearance of tex- sis was a ‘lol.’ “I think the reason I haven’t seen tisms outside the realm of cell phones, But despite the student laughing it in classes is I always feel like GW however, does not worry the writing out loud, there’s (probs) no need to students are smart,” he said. “They community at GW. panic (:o) over the inclusion of texting know they’re writing essays to me. “There will always be these kinds language in a paper or two. The acro- They know that they’re not texting of moral panics about the effect of nyms, emoticons and abbreviations technology on our communication of text talk are not replacing standard practices. Does this stuff change the English, according to multiple aca- way we communicate? Oh yeah. But demic studies and GW professors. language evolves and writing prac- Soltan said bits of texting lan- tices evolve,” Mullen said. “To expect guage occur only on very rare occa- There will always be it to do anything different is to kind sions and in informal settings. of be stuck in the past.” “If it’s an in-class writing as- these kinds of moral Variants of texting language have signment and it’s a student that’s panics about the effect actually existed since the 19th centu- writing in a very relaxed, colloquial ry. An exhibition currently on display way, then maybe a student makes a of technology on our at the British Library features Victori- mistake and is kind of embarrassed an poems that contain abbreviations and might put ‘lol’ in parentheses,” communication practices. that closely resemble today’s texting Solton said. abbreviations. An example of such Despite media myths that the use Does this stuff change the emblematic poetry is Charles C. Bom- of text speak among young people baugh’s poem in “Gleanings From has contributed to the deterioration way we communicate? the Harvest-Fields of Literature.” of the English language and has had One verse reads, “He says he loves U a detrimental effect on their literacy, Oh, yeah. But language 2 X S,/ U R virtuous and Y’s,/ In X L GW professors—not to mention N C U X L/ All others in his i’s.” scholarly research on memory and evolves and writing Professors are more worried literacy—say otherwise. about the negative learning habits as- One such study called “R u tex- practices evolve. sociated with texting than its poten- ting? Is the Use of Text Speak Hurt- tial impact on writing. ing your Literacy?,” which was mark mullen “I have noticed to my irritation published in the Journal of Literacy Assistant Writing Professor that there are some students who Research in 2009, found that the use can’t control their texting in my of texting lingo has no effect on the class,” said Soltan. literacy levels of college-age students. In the “R u Texting?” study, self- In their sample of 80 students from described texters tended to have low- a midwestern four-year commuter er GPAs than non-texters. university, literacy scores of self- me. I think you’d have to be extraor- Texting during class also repre- described "texters" and "non-texters" dinarily stupid to make that mistake. Photo Illustration by MICHELLE RATTINGER | PHOTO EDITOR sents a broader risk of overstimula- were almost identical. And I just don’t think that GW stu- Despite myths claiming otherwise, text talk has a limited effect on language. Shorthand tion. Even the notion of text speak ruin- dents are.” '' lingo, like *$ (translation: Starbucks) may be prevalent in texting, but not in class. “Studies show that being con- ing spelling practices, fears of retroac- Mullen said that writers make stantly plugged in and the conse- tive learning of text speak interfering shifts in the way they communicate is appropriate for texting and when Point presentation for a class, a stu- quent failure to disconnect and give with standard English in the memory based on their audience. The formal- to use a more formal written style. dent put up a sarcastic bullet point, your brain some ‘downtime’ can and claims of textisms appearing on a ity of discourse, he says, depends They cringe when they see other stu- followed by 'lol’ and several of the inhibit the formation of memories regular basis in secondary schools are heavily on the context. dents trying to use one of these styles other students in the class rolled their and the integration of experience,” largely unfounded. “I find that students are good at in the wrong context,” Professor Joel eyes and shook their heads.” Kuipers said. “I think this is a greater The consensus among writing style switching; that is, they know Kuipers, a linguistic anthropologist, Emoticons, likewise, have their danger than any grammatical threat and English professors at GW seems when to use the style of writing that said in an e-mail. “Once in a Power- uses and misuses. Professor Heather from texting.” u SLICE Gambling on grades of life Ultrinsic.com makes money a grade motivator by Christian Ewing ing and other factors. wind of the new gambling program Contributing Life Editor For now the payouts for GW and has no policy against it, accord-

Pride, prejudice and 4-RIDE students aren’t huge, no matter ing to Greg Maggs, the senior as- How much is an A in biology how well they do. sociate dean for academic affairs of He knew me by my first name. mances, I had 4-RIDE. I loved how worth? Ten dollars? Twenty? Fifty? “There are limits in place based the GW Law School. To him, I wasn’t "Ali the Intern," or quickly they answered my calls, If you ever thought you’d score on the amount of incentives [a stu- “It’s interesting to see the cre- the slighted high school version of remembered my name and picked a better grade if money were on the dent] is making and whether it’s ation of incentives to do better,” myself, "Little Peters," or even my me up. The conversations between line, you’re in luck. Ultrinsic.com, a [the student’s] first semester in the Maggs said. “But I don’t know if it’s

friends’ personal favorite, "Alitude." destinations were usually short, but website that allows students to bet program,” Gelbart said. “You could effective or professionally appropri- I was Miss Peters, and he was my I like to think in terms of quality not on their grades, is expanding to GW probably make up to $300 or $400 ate.” therapist, carpool mom and tour quantity. and 33 other schools this year. this semester, but next semester, af- GW seniors Dani Nesmith said guide all in one. Superman should By the time July rolled around, The site allows students to pick ter we get to know the schools, we’ll she’s turned off by the idea of gam- have given up while he was ahead; I was one of the regulars. One espe- a payout for getting a particular increase the maximums.” bling itself, and believes that her that archaic red cape has nothing on cially outgoing guy routinely asked grade and then requires students As for the legality of students solid academic history would hurt my 4-RIDE man. me, ”Done anything you can’t talk to bet a portion'' of that amount at gambling on their grades, Ultrinsic her chances. Sticking around campus this about yet?” Of course I did, and he the beginning of the semester. If the sought out Catania Gaming Con- “I could use the extra money, summer meant finally getting back wanted to hear it. We talk interna- student meets or exceeds his or her sultants to make sure everything but I could probably make more to GW for the crappy housing situ- tional politics and the hottest D.C. goal, Ultrinsic returns the initial in- they were doing was legal. money submitting my notes,” she ations and the oh-so-pleasant 8 a.m. club scenes in the span of the short vestment and matches the payout. The GW Law School has caught said. u Guthridge construction wake-up blocks. I loved the idea that I never As with any gamble, the risk of calls. If I was going to beat this sum- knew which driver I would end up losing the initial investment exists. mer heat, I had to get my money’s with, which quirks, which common- “If you don’t get the grade, worth from GW. To make up for alities, I would uncover. you lose it,” says Jeremy Gelbart, every inflated bookstore buy, every Dating advice was another favor- who cofounded Ultrinsic with his study room closed early because of ite among my 4-RIDE drivers. Hav- college friend, Steven Wolf. “If we University policy, and every brain- ing chauffeured around The Good, dead TA, I was going to chisel away The Drunk and The Ugly of the GW at my GW grief through 4-RIDE gas dating scene, the drivers could fill prices. Gas prices got higher, and I the Gelman stacks with their dating It's interesting to grew lazier—it was the perfect mar- knowledge. A definite 4-RIDE high- riage of innocuous G-dub rebellion. light was the summer matchmaking see the creation How’s that for sticking it to the service. It was like the GW version of Knapp? MTV’s hit dating show "Next." Some of incentives to do Feeling like I hatched the smart- unsuspecting guy would schlep into est plan on Earth, I called 4-RIDE the car and the driver would play better. But I don't like it was my job. When 7 p.m. mood music and prompt conversa- rolled around, you bet I had some- tion. Once the guy left, the driver know if it's effective where 4-RIDE could take me. El- and I would have a good laugh. vis Presley had tight leather pants, “Not for you,” he guffawed. “No, or professionally Lindsay Lohan had Absolut Vodka not for me,” I giggled back. While and I had 4-RIDE. I was addicted. my 4-RIDE dates more often than not appropriate. During this past school year, I ended up being 4-RIDE duds, I still often avoided 4-RIDE. They took credit 4-RIDE with some of my most Gregg Maggs too long, and by the time you actu- memorable first dates—even if they Senior Associate Dean for ally got on the phone with someone only lasted a few blocks. Academic Affairs of the GW Law you could never understand them. All summer flings come to an School Too often, 4-RIDE seemed like the end, and my 4-RIDE affair ended in place where common courtesy, per- early August. I knew our meaning- sonal privacy and music taste went ful relationship was ending when to die. No thank you, I’d rather take the response center stopped picking my chances of running into the up my calls on the first ring. Still, I gave students their money back, Georgetown Cuddler or infamous look back on my time with 4-RIDE then it wouldn’t be a good incen- Bicycle Flasher. as a completely remarkable experi- tive. Hopefully if they lose their So, imagine my surprise this ence. I’ve had drivers go out of their money this time, they’ll'' do better summer when my 4-RIDE request way to accommodate completely next semester.” was picked up after only two rings inebriated students. I’ve seen drivers A demo on the website dis- and then, a van actually came to rather heroically look the other way plays the course list for a student my building no later than 5 min- as students steam up the back win- taking four classes and allows us- utes after I called. What’s more, the dows. They pick us up at our slop- ers to test out the Ultrinsic process. tunes and air condition were on full piest and put up with our 20-person For instance, if students wanted to blast, and there were no awkward cramfests. Talk about modern-day make $50 for getting a 3.7 GPA or acquaintance passengers. Now this superheroes, this crew deserves a higher, the student would have to was living. medal, a plaque, a cookie and dip- put down $25 at the beginning of At some point in mid-June, I lomatic keys to D.C. If the journey the semester. stopped calling only out of ven- is part of the destination, then GW A student's offer, however, de- geance and tuition spite. Some peo- 4-RIDEs literally gave me the ride of pends on a formula that includes ple had hot summer flings in Cape my summer. difficulty of classes, the student’s Photo illustration by ANNE WERNIKOFF | PHOTO EDITOR Cod, others had real-life Parisian ro- -Ali Peters personal academic history, the Students at GW and 33 other colleges can now bet on their grades through the amount of courses a student is tak- college gambling website Ultrinsic.com. Page 8 w August 30, 2010 News The GW Hatchet Univ. charges vendors for mandatory GWorld upgrades

pus locations have already made remained unchanged in the transi- students located at the Watergate transaction history in real time. In Some locations plan the switch to the new card readers, tion, Schonfeld said. complex – new card readers were the past, vendors complained they and more vendors will continue Vendors that have made the installed last week. did not receive payments from to switch to the new system over switch include 11 CVS locations, The upgraded GWorld 2.0 sys- the old GWorld system quickly to drop GWorld over the coming weeks. The number of Bertucci’s, Crepeaway, Starbucks tem will feature several benefits enough. In one instance last Sep- vendors leaving the program is not and Froggy Bottom Pub. tember, vendors did not receive program costs known because some vendors are Crepeaway, located at 2001 L payments from GWorld for more still in negotiations over the new St., transitioned to the new card than one month due to a software by kara dunford Merchant Service Agreement. reader in July. Saad Jallad, Crepe- "We wanted to continue error. Contributing News Editor With the switch, some vendors away’s owner, said his business Students are also affected by said they will not upgrade to the had no choice other than to switch taking GWorld ... We the GWorld 2.0 transition and The new GWorld 2.0 card sys- new card readers, effectively end- over to the new system. must switch over to the new cards. tem will require all off-campus ing their GWorld contracts. “We wanted to continue taking didn't really have a The University has not set a firm vendors to pay for upgraded card Esteem Cleaners, located at GWorld. We switched over to the deadline for students to change readers, the University confirmed 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., said they new grid system as required,” Jal- choice not to switch." their cards, but has strongly en- this week, a move GWorld ven- chose not to upgrade to a new card lad said. “We didn’t really have a couraged students to update their dors called a frustrating but un- reader. choice not to switch.” Saad Jallad cards as soon as possible through avoidable necessity. An employee who spoke on Jallad said he does not know Owner, Crepeaway advertising campaigns and social Ed Schonfeld, senior associate the condition of anonymity cited how much the new swipe ma- media posts. vice president for administration, the cost of the new machine and chines cost, as the cost of the ma- The new card features en- said the new GWorld card reader the interest rate associated with chine is taken directly out of his hanced security measures such as systems are not compatible with accepting GWorld payments as GWorld profits. for the vendors, according to a let- a larger picture for easier identi- the old ones, and vendors who do decision-making factors for the The new machines were in- ter sent to vendors from Kenneth fication, a hologram to make the not wish to upgrade to the new business. One GWorld vendor said stalled at the vendor locations Pimental, managing director of card difficult to duplicate and an card readers will no longer be able the interest rate for GWorld profits beginning July 1, and during the the GWorld Card Program. expiration date to help University to accept GWorld as a method of is around 8 percent. installation process vendors were According to the letter, the officials determine whether card- payment. Schonfeld declined to GWorld vendors are forced to not able to accept GWorld for sev- system allows for daily settle- holders are current GW commu- comment on the cost of the new give a cut of their GWorld profits eral days. ment of funds into the vendors’ nity members. The new cards also machines. to the University. The commis- At Safeway – a frequent gro- bank accounts, as well as access clearly identify the holder as a stu- Schonfeld said that 94 off-cam- sion percentage for the vendors cery-shopping destination for to a website that shows complete dent, faculty or staff member. u

needed review. dean of GW Housing Pro- Pereira also oversees grams; and Brian Hamluk, as- SJS CADE, and noted some chang- sociate director of athletics for from p. 1 es to CADE’s Alcohol Medical administration, who will talk Amnesty program this year, with athletes. of sanctions, which she said which works with students “To utilize community would not be harsher than who are hospitalized for the members from across the Uni- the punishment the student overconsumption of alcohol. versity is a very wise initiative would have received if the stu- The program isn’t a judicial and helps broaden the number dent went before an SJS hear- process in SJS. of stakeholders helping to ed- ing board. Before, students finished ucate students about responsi- “We are trying to decrease hospital treatment and then ble alcohol use,” Hamluk said. the number of students who spoke to a representative of Pereira said the University have to go through the pro- the dean of students’ office, doesn’t want students to en- cess at the hearing board level followed by alcohol education gage in underage drinking, but when they fully accept respon- and assessment. realizes some do anyway, so sibility for their behavior,” “Now [students] are going campaigns like BeWiser, which Pereira said. to go directly to the Univer- have been used in the past will She said this was a ma- sity Counseling Center and continue to give students tips jor change, and could cut the go through an education and on how to drink wisely if they number of SJS hearing boards assessment process, and then choose to consume alcohol. by half or more. they’re going to come and Maxim said the BeWiser “We have also looked at ev- meet with me or one of a few campaign is part of a change ery single type of violation and other administrators, because in attitude at GW, explaining we have looked at the scale on getting them the education that the thinking is, “students which we measure them,” she faster is better for them. From drink, so let’s do something said, noting an example of stu- my experience I just believe practical about it.” dents who have a party that that that’s a better way,” Perei- Pereira said the Univer- isn’t out of control. “Do you ra said. sity’s message about alcohol – need to have a judicial record Other administrators com- to work smart and play smart to help you make a different ing into the amnesty conversa- – will be brought to all parts of decision next time? In some tions represent specific student GW. cases yes, in that case no, you groups. “We need to do some- probably need education.” Three identified so far are thing to help this culture make For students who need Tim Miller, the executive direc- healthier decisions. The way more help, Pereira said she tor of the Student Activities that we are going to address thinks the judicial system has Center, who will work with underage drinking is in large been progressive and helpful, Greek-letter life students; Re- part a focus on binge and high- but low and mid-level cases becca Sawyer, senior assistant risk drinking.” u Louis Nelson Sports Editor [email protected] H The number of kills Lauren Whyte Number recorded in the volleyball team's 3-0 crunch 21 win over Georgetown Friday. SportsAugust 30, 2010 w Page 9 Upcoming EVENTS W. soccer opens season with pair of losses

Men's soccer by ELIZABETH TRAYNOR will be watching video of the Hatchet Staff Writer match to identify necessary im- at George Mason provements in their game, both The women’s soccer team as a team and as individuals. Fairfax, Va. opened its season this week- “The three biggest things we end not with a bang, but with will focus on this week in train- Wednesday, 2 p.m. a sputter. The Colonials fell 3-0 ing are speed of play, off the ball to District rival Georgetown movement and coordinated pat- Friday and then 1-0 on the road tern play,” Vogel said, adding Sunday against Robert Morris, that honing the team’s identity Men's Soccer results that, taken individu- will also be crucial during these ally, could have left head coach early games if GW hopes to be- Open tryouts Tanya Vogel frustrated with her come a force in the A-10. team’s performance. On Sunday, GW once again Mount Vernon soccer field Instead, Vogel remained struggled to score goals, put- optimistic after her team’s sea- ting nine shots on goal against Thursday, 11:30 a.m. son-opening loss to the Hoyas, Robert Morris but coming away stressing that she was “most empty-handed. GW’s defense pleased with the fact that our played well against Robert team fought hard for 90 min- Morris, keeping the team within Women's soccer utes.” striking distance by allowing Facing a tough opponent Lizzy cookson | hatchet photographer just one shot on goal the entire vs. UMBC like Georgetown in their first The women's soccer team lost 3-0 at Georgetown Friday and 1-0 at Robert Morris game. But when that shot found game, Vogel said, gave the Co- Sunday. The Colonials totaled just nine shots on goal in the two games. the back of the net less than a Mount Vernon soccer field lonials (0-2-0) a chance to test minute into the second half, GW themselves early in the season. in the team’s season opener. Samie Cloutier, a defender, and couldn’t find an answer. Friday, 4 p.m. “To open the season against Georgetown, by contrast, Molly Bruh, a midfielder, as Even after the rough start, a top-ranked team like George- kept constant pressure on the high points. Pre-season Atlan- Vogel remained optimistic about town, I am walking away GW defense, attempting 17 tic 10 All-Rookie Team member her team’s outlook this season. pleased with areas of play and shots and putting six shots on Alex Neal also earned praise “Two biggest strengths of the Women's volleyball our full 90 minutes of effort,” goal against the Colonials. from her coach in her first-ever 2010 women’s soccer team are Vogel said. Despite her team’s struggles game for GW. our battling mentality and our UVa Holiday Inn Jefferson Offensively, GW labored to keep the Hoyas from scoring The loss served as an op- depth,” Vogel said. “If our team against the Hoyas, with senior Friday, Vogel was quick to praise portunity to evaluate the team’s can stay focused on the mission Cup forward Ashley Starks record- the play of both her freshmen strengths and weaknesses, pro- of the team while improving ing the Colonials’ only two and her returning players. The viding them with a regular-sea- their individual performances, vs. Liberty (at Virginia) shots Friday. Nobody for GW GW head coach pointed to the son starting point from which to we will be able to utilize this managed to put a shot on goal performances of sophomores build. Vogel said the Colonials depth to win games.” u Charlottesville, Va. Friday, 10:30 a.m. Men's soccer steadies for life without Stadler

Women's cross by Louis Nelson said. “A lot of these freshmen Sports Editor are going to have to contribute country straight away.” For the past two seasons, But even with Stadler out of Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals the GW men’s soccer team has the picture, the cupboard is far had the luxury of having one of from bare for the Colonials. Back Emmitsburg, Pa. the best offensive players in the for 2010 are junior Yoni Berhanu country in forward Andy Sta- and sophomore Seth Rudolph, Friday, 2 p.m. dler. both of whom were named to In 2008, Stadler was second A-10 All-Rookie squads after in the Atlantic 10 in goals scored their freshman years. Berhanu and was an All-Conference First- led the team in assists last sea- Men's Cross Country Team selection. As a senior in son with six, and both he and 2009, Stadler averaged one goal Rudolph scored four goals in Mount St. Mary's 5K Duals per game and was a candidate for 2009, good enough for second the Hermann Trophy, the award on the team behind Stadler. Emmitsburg, Pa. given annually to the nation’s In the absence of a single top collegiate soccer player. dominant scorer, Berhanu said Friday, 2 p.m. This year Stadler, along with he hoped he and Rudolph the nine other seniors from last would be able to feed off of each season no longer suiting up other on offense and press op- for the Colonials, is gone, put- posing defenders into difficult Women's volleyball ting GW in the midst of a youth situations. movement as it attempts to “I feel like it helps me that UVa Holiday Inn Jefferson qualify for the A-10 Tournament Seth came in in such great shape, for the first time since 2004. and he’s doing so well and he’s Cup The solution, GW head such a great athlete that it com- coach George Lidster said, will plements me and we can work vs. North Florida be a new offensive strategy to together up top and take some go with his new-look team. pressure off our defense,” he Charlottesville, Va. “I think we’re gonna show said. “We definitely, the two of some different formations from us, have to do a lot to try and Friday, 4:30 p.m. last year, because before with do what we can to add to the of- a big senior class, the players fensive force this year.” knew each other, they knew Rudolph agreed he and Ber- how to get the ball to Andy, and hanu would be up to the task, Men's soccer more or less we got the ball to adding that the freshmen would him, [we had a] good chance also play a role in GW’s offen- at Howard of scoring goals,” Lidster said. sive scheme this season. “Now, I think everybody’s gon- “We plan on stepping on Washington, D.C. na be involved. We’re going to and getting the goals that Sta- play a possession-style game dler had, but we think that new Saturday, 12 p.m. and I think the goals will be members of the team will con- spread out this year.” tribute, too," he said. "I think With 11 new freshmen in the we’ll fill in nicely, where there fold for 2010, Lidster said prac- won’t be too much pressure.” Men's Water Polo tices this summer have changed It is the pressure that most Michelle Rattinger| photo editor focus as well. In recent years, concerns Lidster, who said he Junior Yoni Berhanu, above, will be counted on this season for offensive Navy Open summer workouts focused more will try to minimize compari- production as GW looks to replace the scoring of former Colonial Andy Stadler. on individual skills than team sons to Stadler as the offense vs. Fordham strategy. This summer, Lidster adapts to life without him. The said, training has been dedi- footsteps in which to follow are pressure on them, not to even and there is reason to be opti- Annapolis, Md. cated largely to teaching new too big, and the consequenc- mention Andy Stadler, even mistic that the pairing will be a formations and tactics to a team es for Berhanu and Rudolph, though he was a great player for good one. Saturday, 9:15 a.m. learning to play together. should they try to single-hand- us,” Lidster said. “If they put “Already both of them are “It’s gonna take awhile for edly attempt to replicate the for- pressure on themselves, they’re blossoming, they’re showing us all to get on the same page, mer Colonial’s offensive prow- not gonna perform.” great creativity,” he said. “Both to get us all playing the same ess, could be disastrous. The two seem to be handling of them are gonna have tremen- Men's Water Polo style, know each other,” Lidster “The big thing is not to put it well though, Lidster insists, dous seasons.” u Navy Open vs. Penn State Behrend Whyte shines as Volleyball goes 2-1 Check out Annapolis, Md. against areas teams in DC Challenge The Hatchet's Saturday, 2:15 p.m. The GW volleyball 32-30 and 26-24. Whyte team went 2-1 in the DC once again led the Colo- Challenge over the week- nials with 17 kills and 11 Courtside end, beating Georgetown digs. three games to one Friday GW fared better in Last word and splitting its games the late game Saturday, Blog Saturday, falling to Amer- sweeping George Mason ican 3-0 in its early game on the Patriots' home floor "The big thing is not to before topping George 28-26, 25-20 and 25-16. The put pressure on them, Mason 3-0 later that eve- Colonials came from be- ning. hind in each of their three blogs.gwhatchet.com/courtside@ not to even mention Against the Hoyas, sets, overcoming deficits sophomore Lauren Whyte of three points in the first Andy Stadler, even set a career high with 21 set, six points in the sec- kills in a game played at ond and four points in the Live blogs. though he was a great American’s Bender Arena. third. player for us." Senior Leah Hill led the GW placed second in Colonials (2-1) with 19 the DC Challenge behind Updates between issues. –Men's soccer coach digs, followed by sopho- American, which had a George Lidster, on how he more Candace Silva-Mar- 6-3 record in its sets com- tin with 17 and Whyte, pared to the Colonials’ 6-4 Breaking news. plans to manage the pressure who had 12. record. on junior Yoni Berhanu and In the first of two Next up for the Colo- games played at George nials is a road date Sept. 3 sophomore Seth Rudolph this Mason Saturday, GW against Liberty in the UVa season as the two transition struggled against an expe- Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup rienced American squad Tournament in Charlot- into their roles as offensive becky crowder | hatchet photographer that featured five seniors tesville, Va. playmakers for GW. GW beat local rivals Georgetown and George Ma- in its starting six, getting son, but lost to American, in the DC Challenge. swept by the Eagles 25-19, –Louis Nelson Page 10 w August 30, 2010 The GW Hatchet The GW Hatchet News August 30, 2010 w Page 11 Senior launches textbook fund for African school children

economics, said she has and give a sense of female Nonprofit has always been interested in empowerment in a tradi- going abroad. Throughout tionally male-dominated raised more than high school and college, culture. Adams studied the coun- “It serves as a reminder tries and people of sub-Sa- for us,” Adams said, add- $1,200 for books haran Africa. ing that she and Stuhr had A spur-of-the-moment the phrase tattooed on their by Kara Dunford phone call to Stuhr led the feet. “We wanted to focus Contributing News Editor two friends on a search for on the fact that just because a volunteer program that we’re two people doesn’t For GW senior Emily would allow them to teach mean we can’t do much.” Adams, the value of a text- students in the region. To extend the fundrais- book extends far beyond its Adams and Stuhr trav- ing campaign to a wider sticker price. eled to the town of Saikeri audience, the two created After spending a month in the Maasailand region of a website – amumashal. teaching in a primary Kenya and spent a month webs.com – and began to school in Kenya and seeing teaching at a primary encourage more people to firsthand the dire need for school with International get involved. textbooks and other learn- Volunteer Headquarters. The organization is ing materials in African Teaching in Saikeri was coming close to its goal of classrooms, Adams and a an experience that opened providing one textbook close friend from home, Adams’ eyes to the lack of for every two or three stu- Emily Stuhr, decided to resources available to the dents. In addition to books, pitch in to improve educa- students. Writing entire the organization is rais- tion for the students. paragraphs of social stud- ing funds to build secure “In a classroom of 50 ies textbooks on the board bookshelves in the school's kids, there might be three was not a practical or ef- classrooms, a project that books to share, which made fective way to teach the Photo Courtesy emily adams will cost approximately teaching and learning im- students, Adams said, add- Senior Emily Adams' nonprofit organization Amu Mashal raised more than $1,200 to supply a Kenyan $600 for six cabinets. possible,” Adams said. “We ing that she felt she had to school with textbooks and workbooks. Adams got the idea while studying abroad. Adams said the project wanted to do something. give students educational can remind people of the Raising money for text- opportunities beyond pri- portunities.” back to Kenya this summer, Adams and Stuhr cre- difference everyone can books is one concrete way mary school. Upon returning home, they brought more than ated a nonprofit organiza- make in the world. we can make sure the kids “There are a lot of dif- Adams and Stuhr began a $1,200 with them. tion named Amu Mashal, a “The average textbook have an easier time getting ferent ways we look at de- fundraising campaign to The money was enough Maasai saying that means costs about $3.25. That’s through primary schools.” velopment,” Adams said. provide the students they to supply the school with “Because I am not weak.” like skipping Starbucks for Adams, an internation- “Education is one of the had taught with textbooks 176 new textbooks, 1,040 The phrase is often repeat- the day,” she said. “It’s a al affairs major concentrat- biggest things that we can and other classroom sup- workbooks and other class- ed by Maasai women to small but concrete thing we ing in development and promote to give people op- plies. When they traveled room items. express their own strength can do to help.” u Fewer freshmen lost in summer melt SMPA adds three mer,” Executive Dean for Large financial Undergraduate Admissions media fellows Kathryn Napper said. “This 5% DECREASE 4% aid packages may year was on the low side, in summer melt with only about 4 percent of 2009 2010 Frank Sesno, a former Wash- the 2,500 who made depos- Major journalism ington bureau chief at CNN. have played a role its choosing not to enroll in Lockhart, Henry and Her- the fall.” Summer melt – percentage of prospective freshmen names will guest bert have all spoken at the Uni- by Amy Rhodin Scott Jaschik, an edi- who paid a deposit but decide to not attend GW in the versity or worked with Sesno in Campus News Editor tor at the newsmagazine the past, and the director said he Inside Higher Ed, said the fall. lecture, publish felt the three men would bring a Source: GW office of undergraduate admissions Only 100 students in small percentage was not professional and contemporary the Class of 2014 who made surprising, but is directly by ERica Obersi voice to the classroom. deposits to the University associated with fluctuations of $32,077 in need-based Class of 2014 would be the Hatchet Staff Writer Sesno said the fellows will have pulled out of enrolling in the economy. The incom- awards, from a total aid pool “most talented and aca- provide a different outlook to for the fall semester, a senior ing Class of 2014 may have of $148 million. demically qualified” of any In an effort to give students journalism and public relations administrator in the Office benefitted, he said, from Napper said there are group that had been accept- a firsthand perspective on the for students and faculty mem- of Undergraduate Admis- knowing throughout the en- many reasons why students ed to the University in years fall national campaign cycle, the bers. sions said last week. tire application process the may choose not to head to prior. School of Media and Public Af- “[We] are all about journal- Every year, the Univer- economy was in bad shape. GW for their freshman year. “We accepted a smaller fairs announced last week that ism, media and political com- sity expects a percentage of “The students who were She added that this year, the pool of students from the three big-name media players munication – so are the fellows. incoming freshmen not to applying to GW knew what number of students who highest pool of qualified ap- will act as fellows for the up- The premise here is that they attend the University for they were getting them- chose to defer for the semes- plications, for the lowest ad- coming academic year. will bring their unique perspec- various personal or finan- selves into with their financ- ter or the year was one of the missions rate ever,” Napper Joe Lockhart, a former tives and experiences that, tak- cial reasons — a number es,” Jaschik added. largest reasons for the melt. said. press secretary under former en together, offer [students and known as the summer melt. Another potential reason “A portion of those who Of the 6,670 students President Bill Clinton, Ed Hen- faculty] any number of unique This year, despite a contin- that more students chose to did not enroll, about 30 to who were offered admission ry, CNN’s senior White House opportunities,” Sesno said. uously wavering economy, fulfill their commitment of 40 percent, have expressed in the spring, 37.4 percent correspondent, and New York SMPA students will also only 4 percent of students enrollment may have to do a commitment to attend GW chose to submit deposits to Times columnist Bob Herbert have opportunities to interact that submitted deposits with the University granting at a later point,” Napper GW, a record yield for the will contribute to events, hold directly with the fellows dur- will not be attending the one of the highest financial said. University. ing various networking events University this fall, down 1 aid packages to the largest The high enrollment “Our yield rate – the "The premise here held in the school. percentage point from last amount of students in the correlates with other record amount of students who “We will be scheduling year. school’s history. rates the incoming freshman made a deposit after accept- is that they will lunches, dinners and other “We usually expect to More than 62 percent class has already broken. ing an offer of admission at events throughout the year,” lose about 5 to 6 percent of of undergraduate students In the spring, Napper GW – was very strong this bring their unique Sesno said. freshmen during the sum- have received an average told The Hatchet that the past spring,” Napper said. u The three fellows are not perspectives and the only high-profile media personalities that will be seen experiences." frequently on Foggy Bot- Prof. guest blogs for Washington Post tom throughout the next few Frank sesno months. SMPA Director The University announced Sides said he often uses in August that Dana Perino, a Political science the graphs and charts he former White House press sec- has created for GW courses guest lectures in classrooms, retary under former President professor fills in to discuss specific political meet with faculty and students George W. Bush, will be joining concerns on his blog, such and publish work as SMPA fel- the Graduate School of Politi- as the role of the president, lows throughout the year. This cal Management as an adjunct for Ezra Klein nationwide congressional is the first fellowship program faculty member for the fall se- campaigns and the concern the 20-year-old school has mester. by Eve Chan for global warming during a sponsored. On Sept. 1, Lockhart will Hatchet Reporter recession. “I initiated these fellow- address students at the Ameri- Sides said that he started ships with the idea that our can Political Science Associa- Professors at GW are his blog because he felt po- students, faculty and the wider tion. Henry is slated to speak often known more for their litical science bloggers were SMPA community would ben- to freshmen at SMPA's first academic pursuits outside of underrepresented in the on- efit from having access to three gathering Sept. 7. Herbert will the classroom than for what line community. people coming from very differ- speak in early October about they teach in class. Some “People do a lot of com- ent but influential points on the the role of commentary and contribute to research, oth- mentary on blogs in the news journalism and public affairs opinion in traditional and on- ers appear on television and and on TV, and people are compass,” said SMPA Director line media. u others have even less tra- debating topics that politi- ditional ways of providing cal scientists have studied a their expert opinions to the great deal and usually do so public. with more data,” Sides said Knapp praised the hous- John Sides, an assistant of the necessity for qualified KNAPP ing staff and student volun- professor of political science, voices in the online report- from p. 1 teers, saying that every year has joined the latter group. ing world. he has assisted with move-in Sides spent the last week While Sides and Klein – Jayme moved into Thurston “the operation has gotten of August as a guest con- who is also a columnist for Hall Saturday morning, said smoother and smoother.” tributor on Washington Post Newsweek – have only met he was impressed that the “People really know how reporter Ezra Klein’s popu- once, their online commen- University president was to do this,” Knapp said. “I lar blog, “Economic and taries share a similar reader helping move students into am hoping the new students Domestic Policy, and Lots of audience that has given the their residence halls. get the impression that we It." scholars ample opportuni- “Ever since I have got- are focused on them and “I’m talking about pub- ties to work together and ex- ten to this University for their experience. We want to lic opinion and elections; change ideas. her orientation, I have been make sure they have a good I’m talking about Congress, “When you regularly in- impressed,” Smith said. “By experience when they first the Supreme Court, Consti- teract with your blogs it feels far, this place has class.” arrive.” tution and all these kinds like something more than Knapp said he was moti- Since becoming presi- of things,” said Sides, who vated to help new freshmen dent of GW in August 2007, anne wernikoff | PHOTO editor just strangers,” Sides said. move in for a variety of rea- Knapp has assisted at every teaches courses focused on Political science professor John Sides is one of four guest writers His posts have been well- sons, including the fact that freshmen move-in. Though American politics. filling in for blogger Ezra Klein at the Washington Post. received by readers. Sides’ As one of four people articles are often picked up his home is directly across he says he started the tradi- filling in for Klein while the by mainstream news outlets, the street from Thurston tion of assisting every year political reporter is on va- rack Obama is a Muslim and and doctorate at the Univer- such as The Economist, The Hall where more than 1,000 “pretty much on [his] own,” cation, Sides has written at how the U.S. criminal justice sity of California at Berke- New Yorker and The New freshmen will live this year. he did meet new students in least one post each day on system has become skewed. ley. Sides’ personal political York Times. “I want to make a point a similar fashion during his contemporary issues, in- Blogging is nothing new science blog, The Monkey “It’s succeeded in a way of meeting families when time as dean and provost at cluding contemplating why for the popular professor, Cage, has been running for we’re all happy with,” Sides they first show up,” Knapp Johns Hopkins University. citizens think President Ba- who received a master’s three years. said. u said. “It’s just a good way to Knapp also had advice get to know the families and for incoming freshmen: get see where people are com- to know the city and get ev- adding that those regions “Having gone through market will continue to be ing from, and see how their erything you can out of it, ENDOWmenT include Latin America and a very different year than volatile,” he said. sons and daughters are do- while being sure to maintain from p. 1 Asia, particularly China. [2008-2009], the worst is be- All told, Lindsey said he ing when they first arrive on focus on school work. “You have to look all around hind us,” Lindsey said, while is looking forward to anoth- campus.” “It is an exciting time the world. You can’t just cautioning that the financial er successful year with the While Knapp told one here,” Knapp said. “It’s a another,” Lindsey said. have the majority of your situation is still unclear in endowment. parent he was “just carry- great city with a tremendous In terms of the Univer- assets in the U.S.” developing countries and “I think this is an excel- ing boxes,” he also said vol- amount going on. My mes- sity’s stock exposure, about With the global stock the rest of the world. lent time because there are unteering at move-in was a sage is to always try and bal- half of it is inside the U.S. market becoming less ex- “It’s difficult to antici- so many opportunities out good way to make sure ev- ance what you do in the city and half is out, Lindsey pensive, it is a good time pate if we’re going into a there that will supply excel- erything was going smooth- with your engagement in the said. to gradually increase stock second recession, but we lent returns throughout the ly and gather suggestions on life of this vibrant Universi- "We are looking to ex- exposure outside the U.S., can anticipate interest rates year,” Lindsey said. “I think improving the move-in pro- ty community right here on pand regions,” said Lindsey, Lindsey said. will be low and the stock we’ll end up doing well.” u cess in the future. campus.” u Page 12 w August 30, 2010 The GW Hatchet The GW Hatchet CLASSIFIEDS August 30, 2010 w Page 13 GWMa r k e t p l a c e www.gwmarketplace.com (202) 994-7079 | [email protected]

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