Monday, March 9, 2020 I Vol. 116 Iss. 26 INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER • SERVING THE GW COMMUNITY SINCE 1904 WWW.GWHATCHET.COM What’s inside Opinions Culture Sports The editorial board Check out our round-up of Take a look at men’s comments on the best spots to celebrate basketball’s upcoming criticism of Thomas Women’s History Month in run for the conference LeBlanc. the District. crown. Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 GW, D.C. OFFICIALS TACKLE CORONAVIRUS Mayor Bowser Health offi cials c o n fi r m s fi r s t refuse to test COVID-19 case GW Hospital in the District patient for virus SHANNON MALLARD SHANNON MALLARD ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Mayor Muriel Bowser confi rmed A patient in the GW Hospital was the fi rst “presumptive positive” case refused testing for COVID-19 after of COVID-19 in the District during a she spent time in South Korea late press conference Saturday. last month and developed respiratory The patient, a male D.C. resident symptoms. in his 50s, did not appear to have a Maggie McDow, a strategic part- history of recent international travel nerships manager at the rainforest or close contact with anyone with a preservation nonprofi t Health and confi rmed case of COVID-19, Bowser Harmony, wrote in a Facebook post said. She added that D.C. Department Saturday that D.C. Department of of Health is now “contact tracing” – Health staff refused to test her for identifying people who may have had COVID-19 because she had not spent contact with COVID-19 infected indi- enough time in South Korea. McDow viduals – and planning the next steps said she connected through a South in response to the presumptive posi- Korean airport on her way to Thailand tive result. and began experiencing chest conges- Bowser added that offi cials are tion, coughing and shortness of breath also aware of people who visited the Tuesday. District and later tested positive for “Do I have COVID-19?” McDow COVID-19, like another man in his said in the post. “Who knows. Do 50s who tested positive for the virus FILE PHOTO BY DEAN WHITELAW | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER we have a broken public healthcare at a Maryland hospital after recently system that is utterly failing during a spending time in D.C. health pandemic? Absolutely.” “We are making our best eff ort to She said she spoke with a man work with the health departments of from the D.C. health department states where patients test positive to Tuesday who took down a history of understand if there was any exposure her symptoms and travel history and in D.C.,” she said. recommended that she limit her inter- The Washington Post reported actions with others, wash her hands Sunday that the D.C. patient with frequently and wear a mask in public. COVID-19 is Rector Timothy Cole, The representative from the health the highest-ranking clergy at Christ department said the department Church Georgetown, an Episcopal would monitor her case, she said. church. Cole has been hospitalized After her symptoms worsened since Thursday in stable condition, Wednesday night, McDow said she and church offi cials are reaching out spoke to a diff erent offi cial from the to congregants and have canceled D.C. health department unfamiliar Sunday services, The Post reported. with her case who told her she did not Eleven people in the District – in- need to self-quarantine and to treat her cluding Cole – are currently being illness like a cold or the fl u. She said monitored and have been tested for the woman directed her to ask her COVID-19, according to the latest data doctor to recommend that she be test- from the public health lab in the D.C. ed, but McDow said the doctor told her Department of Forensic Sciences. Ten that her offi ce lacked the “capacity” to of the 11 tests came back negative, ac- deal with COVID-19 and directed her cording to the lab. to go to the emergency room. Bowser said she will not yet de- South Korea is under the Center for clare a state of emergency because Disease Control and Prevention’s Lev- the unique structure of D.C.’s govern- el Three risk category, which advises ment gives her the ability to allocate Americans to avoid any non-essential resources to address COVID-19 with- travel to the country. Offi cials are re- out taking that drastic step. She said quiring students returning to the U.S. events like the annual Cherry Blos- from South Korea to “self-isolate” for som Festival will continue as planned. 14 days.

See RESPONSE Page 4 FILE PHOTO BY ALEXANDER WELLING | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR See MCDOW Page 4 Classes, housing options in fl ux as students return from China, Italy programs CIARA REGAN & provost for international programs, MAKENA ROBERTS said the offi ce is working with STAFF WRITERS more than 35 students in Italian GW-approved programs to accom- Students returning from abroad modate class changes and fi nancial amid COVID-19 worries said refunds. Scarboro said most pro- “vague” communication from offi - grams will continue through “dis- cials about their future plans for the tance learning” with the exception semester has left their housing and of a “few” courses, and all students academic status in fl ux. who studied in Italy will be able to Seven students studying in Chi- fi nish academic coursework they na and Italy, who were called home started abroad. in February, said offi cials did not “We are working with these in- give them the option to continue dividual situations in cooperation classes in person or guarantee on- with academic advising to provide campus housing for them for the guidance, recommendations and remainder of the semester. They other options to help a few students said the uncertainty has left their who need to supplement the online graduation status up in the air be- courses,” she said in an email. cause many of their programs ful- Scarboro declined to say the fi lled specifi c major requirements, number of students who have re- and their study abroad payments turned home from study abroad have not been refunded since their programs. transition back to the United States. Students who traveled abroad “It’s just been frustrating be- said offi cials have not reassured cause it’s like I am alone in this them that their academic credits whole process,” Isabella McCallum, will count or transfer to classes back a junior studying Chinese, said. home, and they cannot return to Offi cials announced last week a campus because there are “limited” FILE PHOTO BY WILLIAM STRICKLETT | PHOTOGRAPHER ban on international travel for GW- housing options currently available. Students who were enrolled in study abroad programs that were canceled say there are limited housing options back on campus. affi liated trips until July 1. Students McCallum, the junior study- returning home from abroad are ing Chinese, said she started a six- ternative abroad locations were out- “I’m in a situation where it’s fi ve classes toward her major, but required to stay quarantined off month program in Hamilton Col- side of Asia and did not match her very diffi cult for me to graduate on the Rome program only allows two campus for 14 days, while faculty lege’s Associate Colleges in Beijing, course curriculum requirements. time, especially because there are classes to count toward graduation on campus are preparing an online China in January. She said offi cials McCallum said she transferred Chinese classes at diff erent levels,” – one of which she petitioned to in- curriculum in case in-person class- told her to leave China in mid-Feb- to an abroad program in Rome that she said. clude. es are halted after spring break. ruary “immediately” and secure a off ered her the most transfer credits She said her original program Donna Scarboro, the associate spot in another program, but the al- of the options presented to her. in China allowed her to transfer See STUDENTS Page 3 Offi cials to reimburse students for canceled short-term abroad trips JARED GANS burse students for “demonstrat- ing in these short-term abroad related to the reimbursements. plete the “academic portion of the ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ed out-of-pocket, unrecoverable programs who have directly in- Students should expect “initial program.” She urged students to program-specifi c expenses re- curred program-specifi c expens- outreach” from a staff member by get in touch with their academic Students whose short-term lated to airfare and lodging.” es,” she said in the email. “Given Tuesday regarding the process, adviser if they have any ques- abroad programs this semester The update comes after adminis- the unique nature of these indi- Scarboro said. tions. were canceled out of concern for trators suspended all non-essen- vidualized programs, the com- The moratorium on GW-relat- “We understand that this ini- COVID-19 will be reimbursed for tial GW-affi liated travel abroad pensation process will vary by ed travel will extend until July 1, tial outreach will not answer all their expenses. Thursday amid concerns over program and student.” offi cials announced in an email of your questions,” she said. “All Donna Scarboro, the asso- the virus. She said offi cials have se- last week. of us here at GW pledge to con- ciate provost of international “Because of the unusual na- lected a representative in each Scarboro said students en- tinue working with you as the se- programs, said in an email sent ture of this global health situa- of the schools and units aff ected rolled in short-term abroad pro- mester continues. Thank you for to aff ected students that the tion, the university is making a by the closure of the programs to grams related to spring academic your patience and understanding University will credit all of the special policy exception and will serve as a “point of contact” for coursework during the semester as we work together through this prepaid program fees and reim- compensate students participat- students to work through issues will have the opportunity to com- rapidly evolving situation.” March 9, 2020 • Page 2 NEWS THE GW HATCHET

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JACK LIU | WEB DEVELOPER

Amid federal crackdown, GW reports about $135 million in foreign funds over five years

OLIVIA COLUMBUS PARTH KOTAK ZACH SCHONFELD DESIGN EDITOR SENIOR NEWS EDITOR CONTRIBUTING NEWS EDITOR

Amid a nationwide crackdown on foreign gifts to universities, officials will require administrators at GW to hire additional staff to track foreign gifts. reported more than $135 million in foreign contributions between June 2013 Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has said the proposed regulations are and June 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Education records. intended to increase “transparency” and hold universities accountable. More than half of the total amount – about $78.6 million, more than any “If colleges and universities are accepting foreign money and gifts, their other university in the U.S. over the same period – originated from the Saudi students, donors and taxpayers deserve to know how much and from whom,” Arabian government through tuition payments for students attending GW, DeVos said in the release. “Moreover, it’s what the law requires. Unfortunate- according to the data. Title IV-eligible universities, including GW, are re- ly, the more we dig, the more we find that too many are underreporting or not quired to report foreign gifts and contributions in excess of $250,000 to the reporting at all.” Education Department twice a year. Foreign gifts and contracts have also received increased criticism in re- The department has intensified its scrutiny on foreign gifts to universities cent years over concerns of intellectual property theft and the human rights’ in recent months, proposing formal guidance for foreign gift reporting and records of giving countries. Nosal in January declined to take a position on opening investigations into Yale and Harvard universities last month for po- criticisms of ties between the U.S. and China and Saudi Arabia. tentially failing to disclose “hundreds of millions of dollars” in foreign gifts GW’s foreign gift and contract total ranked fourth out of its 12 peer and contracts, including those from Saudi Arabia. schools in fiscal year 2019, behind New York, Boston and Georgetown uni- The proposed regulations have received criticism from higher education versities and the University of Southern California. Northeastern, Syracuse organizations for the costs associated with meeting the new guidelines. Uni- and Tulane universities and the University of Rochester did not report any versity spokeswoman Crystal Nosal said in November that the new guidance foreign gifts or contracts that met the $250,000 threshold during the last was proposed with “little input” from the higher education community and fiscal year.

Foreign gifts, contracts among peer schools

Northeastern University 0.0 | 0. 0 25 24.5 23.0 Syracuse University 0.0 | 0. 0 Fiscal years 2014 to 2019 22.1 20.8 20.4 Tulane University 0.3 | 0. 0 Fiscal year 2019 20 Wake Forest University 5.5 | 0. 2 University of Rochester 11.7 | 0.0 14.8 15.3 University of Miami 18.2 | 1.8 15 13.2 13.1 13.6 University of Pittsburgh 44.8 | 0.8 11.5 Tufts University 45.1 | 4 10.1 George Washington University 125.5 | 24.4 10 total donations Boston University 131.7 | 77. 7 New York University 217.1 | 26.9 5 donations from University of Southern California 301.7 | 56.5 Saudi Arabia Georgetown University 381.4 | 61.7 Donations in millions of dollars

05 0 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Millions of dollars Fiscal year ALYSSA ILARIA | GRAPHICS EDITOR

Top three countries by total gifts and contracts awarded to GW and its peers United Kingdom Qatar China $69,410,297 $57,683,435 $37,263,364 total amount in foreign gifts across schools in FY19 total amount in foreign gifts across schools in FY19 total amount in foreign gifts across schools in FY19 Peer school with most donations: Boston University Peer school with most donations: Georgetown University Peer school with most donations: University of Southern California $1,458,430 $0.00 $723,065 total amount in gifts, contracts to GW for FY19 total amount in gifts, contracts to GW for FY19 total amount in gifts, contracts to GW for FY19 Ranking among peer schools: No. 4 Ranking among peer schools: N/A Ranking among peer schools: No. 4

Students rejected or wait months before securing work study positions JARROD WARDWELL them without extra funds study jobs, 558 students sub- her because she needs to Rios said employers took break deal,” Peeler said. REPORTER and prevented them from mitted applications and 347 set aside more time for her anywhere between two Peeler said career center racking up the amount they students accepted their of- studies. weeks to multiple months to officials should hire more ad- Freshman Delia Nelson are awarded per academic fered positions since Decem- “Work-study is supposed provide any updates on his visers and create more work- set aside a few hours per year. ber 2019. to take minimum hours application status. study positions to accommo- work last semester to dedi- “Coming here and try- Schwartz said officials do a week, but especially the The Student Employ- date students who qualify for cate to a federal work-study ing to do work-study and not limit how many applica- system here, people have to ment office transitioned the the award. He said officials position, but she did not start then having the school be so tions a student can submit for overload themselves because posting and hiring system should improve the visibil- a job until January. uncooperative with actually work-study jobs, and applica- it takes so long to get things,” in the fall from Handshake ity and advertisement of the Nelson said she received assisting students in getting tions that denote that student she said. “It’s like you’re set- to the Student Employment new application system and two responses from the 12 the jobs feels like a slap in the has received an FWS award ting students up to fail, aca- Talent Management System. work-study opportunities so applications she submitted face,” Nelson said. in their financial aid package demic wise and financially.” The system update aimed to students can capitalize on the between September and University spokeswoman are not rejected. Oscar Rios, a freshman decrease the time between time they have in the semes- November, but she did not Crystal Nosal said a student “A student is not quali- studying political science, when a student receives a ter to work if they have to ap- get accepted until December could be immediately denied fied for a federal work-study said he was denied from 45 job offer and the official start ply to positions outside of a and could not finally start from a work-study position job if they have not been out of his 47 work-study jobs, date. work-study job. until January. She said she if the student was not ap- offered/did not accept a did not receive a response Tony Peeler Jr., a fresh- Peeler said navigating now spends up to 15 hours proved to apply for the posi- Federal Work-Study award from one application and man studying international the new recruitment system per week at SmartDC, a Uni- tion by the University in the from the Office of Student was hired to one earlier in affairs, said the work-study after being familiar with versity-sponsored tutoring first place. Financial Assistance for the September. Rios said he ap- program is “inefficient” be- Handshake led to confusion partnership with D.C. Public “The two reasons are relevant academic year,” she plied to 47 work-study po- cause students who are of- and miscommunication be- Schools, to make up for the either that the student an- said. “Federal Work-Study sitions to have a “massive” fered a work-study job op- tween students and officials. time last semester when she swered that they are not awards are given solely by safety net in case he was not portunity – as stated in their He said students are used to could not secure a job. approved for FWS or they the Office of Student Finan- accepted to some. financial aid – are not receiv- the Handshake system, so he Nelson is one of more answered a qualifying ques- cial Assistance based on the “They have to do more ing a job. Peeler said he ap- is unsure if he is using the than 30 students who said tion in a way that no longer student’s demonstrated fi- accommodating for the stu- plied to 12 work-study posi- new system correctly when officials have taken up to makes them qualified,” No- nancial need.” dents that depend on this tions two months ago but has submitting an application. two months to respond to sal said in an email. Nelson, the freshman federal work-study money not yet received an offer. “I guess they tried to their applications for Federal Bridget Schwartz, the working at SmartDC, added as part of their financial “Everyone should be make it better with a new Work-Study jobs or have re- director of student employ- that she doesn’t know if she aid,” he said. “Because if you able to have a job because website, but that’s just put- jected their requests. They ment, said the Center for Ca- can obtain the full financial don’t work, you don’t get that we’re promised that $3,000 ting a bandaid on it,” Peeler said the stagnant commu- reer Services has posted 953 reward that a full semes- money, you’re missing out on of work-study, and for some said. “It’s just not really fix- nication from FWS jobs left position openings for work- ter would have provided a crucial opportunity.” people that’s a make or ing it.” THE GW HATCHET NEWS March 9, 2020 • Page 3 Outgoing Elliott School dean shifted focus to ethics, African studies ALEC RICH & end of the semester to serve up for the value of what the JULIA RUSSO as president and vice-chan- Elliott School does and who STAFF WRITERS cellor of Sewanee: The Uni- will be part of a broader versity of the South. After academic leadership that When asked about his Brigety leaves, the Elliott is willing to challenge the greatest accomplishments School will be the seventh imperious behavior coming over his tenure as dean of out of GW’s 10 schools to from the top.” the Elliott School of Inter- lose its leader since Univer- Brigety emphasized stu- national Affairs, Reuben sity President Thomas LeB- dent and faculty research as Brigety thought of alumnus lanc arrived on campus in one of his top priorities when Atem Malik. 2017. he took the position of dean. Malik, who hails from Prior to his start as dean, Officials hosted the school’s South Sudan, received “criti- professors were hopeful that first-ever interdisciplinary cal financial assistance” Brigety’s experience as U.S. research conference last from a donor, Brigety said. Representative to the African March to allow researchers He now works for the pro- Union and his expertise in from various departments democracy nonprofit In- African relations would be- to share their research. ternational Republican In- get new research centers and In April, the school over- stitute on issues in Africa, opportunities for students. hauled its Undergraduate and Brigety said he had “no When Brigety arrived on Research Scholars Program doubt” that Malik will “go campus in 2015, he empha- by creating the Dean’s Schol- back in short order to help sized a “collaborative and ars Program, which gives build South Sudan.” transparent” leadership ap- students more time and “I have spent a great deal proach and introduced the funding to produce multi- of time over the past five STEP model – scholarship, year research projects. years seeking benefactors FILE PHOTO BY DONNA ARMSTRONG | SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER teaching, ethics and practice Outgoing Elliott School Dean Reuben Brigety said he is most proud of the relationships he formed with students Brigety has also worked for the school, explaining – to break down the areas he and his focus on improving research and diversity. to integrate freshmen more our mission and the need to identified for improvement thoroughly into the Elliott expand support for students at the school. During his tenure as “I hope that my succes- in 2017 to commemorate the School by creating a man- like Atem,” Brigety said. “It’s One year into his ten- dean, he hosted speakers sor continues to build on 50th anniversary of the start datory first-year experi- been challenging but also ure, Elliott School officials like French President Em- the strengths of the Elliott of the Nigeria-Biafra Civil ence course on leadership among the most rewarding launched the Institute for manuel Macron and NATO School, provides even more War in 1967 as an example of development in 2018 and a of our accomplishments.” African Studies, which has Secretary General Jens Stol- opportunities for our re- this commitment to explor- revamped first-year retreat As he prepares to depart worked to increase its pro- tenberg. markable students, cham- ing the increasingly relevant for incoming freshmen last the Elliott School after a half- file, hosting popular semi- Brigety said the most pions the important schol- – yet often neglected – field April. decade at its helm, Brigety nar series with experts and challenging part of his job arship and research that of international affairs. Andrew Zimmerman, named new programs like becoming a leader in both has been attracting donors advances the public debate She said that while a professor of history and the Leadership, Ethics and research and awareness per- to support the school’s mis- on global issues and policy Brigety’s new opportunity at international affairs and the Practice Initiative, the cre- taining to African studies sion but added that donors and, of course, continues to Sewanee is a “great step for- acting president of the Fac- ation of a full-time diversity since 2016. have contributed to the cre- develop the next generation ward and exciting for him,” ulty Association, said he has program manager and the The school under ation of new research ini- of leaders for the world,” he his successor will arrive at always had “very good feel- ability to garner donors as Brigety’s leadership also tiatives and offered direct said. GW in the middle of intense ings” for Brigety, especially among his achievements in kicked off the Leadership, support to students through Melani McAlister, a debate over the future of the after Brigety issued a ban the position. Faculty said Ethics and Practice Initia- scholarships. professor of international institution, given LeBlanc’s in 2017 on events featuring Brigety’s departure leaves tive, which includes a speak- “It’s been challenging affairs and the director of push to grow the ratio of all-male panels at the school a void in the Elliott School er series and a review of the but also among the most re- undergraduate studies in STEM students to 30 percent to address “signs of gender that the next dean can fill by undergraduate curriculum warding of our accomplish- the American studies de- of the student body. bias” and to promote diverse embracing research and pro- to incorporate the LEAP ments,” Brigety said. partment, said Brigety has “At a time when students, viewpoints, despite receiv- moting African studies. framework across all of the Brigety said the Office of made a “very important dif- staff and faculty are deeply ing some faculty backlash. “It has been a great school’s courses. Brigety the Provost will make the fi- ference” in the school’s aca- angered about LeBlanc’s re- “This is the kind of lead- honor for me to have been spearheaded new diversity nal announcement regarding demics by supporting the cent statements, GW is at a ership that we need from your dean for these last five initiatives like unconscious an interim dean, but he ad- Institute for African Studies. crisis point,” McAlister said. administrators – one com- years,” Brigety said. bias training for faculty and vised his successor to capital- McAlister cited Brigety’s “I think it will be a challenge mitted, not just in words but Brigety announced last staff after meeting with stu- ize on the school’s research “significant” contribution to replace Dean Brigety in also in action, to excellence week that he would step dents over coffee to chat, a programs to provide new op- from the Elliott School to a that context. But we need through diversity and inclu- down from his post at the fixture of his tenure. portunities to students. conference she organized somebody who can stand sion,” Zimmerman said.

Students feel like they are Change in market value of endowment from scal year 2018 to 2019 set up for failure, they say University of Miami -2.36 prepared for either.” George Washington University -1.13 From Page 1 She said officials emailed Tufts University 1.19 her that re-enrollment on 1.96 McCallum said officials GW’s campus depends on New York University told her she could not enroll class availability in each de- University of Pittsburgh 2.65 in GW spring classes or re- partment, and officials are Wake Forest University 2.72 ceive an exemption for the working with the housing de- credits she could not make up partment to open up housing University of Rochester 2.84 in Rome because officials - of space – though it is “extremely Georgetown University 2.99 fered her alternative abroad limited.” The email states that Tulane University 3.27 options. financial officers are working She said she reached out in tandem with “provider pro- University of Southern California 3.29 to professors in the Chinese grams to discuss the possibili- Syracuse University 4.07 department to find out if she ties of recoverable funds.” 6.06 could enroll in courses for the “This is very last minute, Boston University remainder of the spring, but but the situation wasn’t that Northeastern University 27.0 one said re-enrolling would bad in Italy,” she said. “We -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 be “a real stretch” and the were not quarantined and it other told her University rules wasn’t, in my opinion, a threat state she cannot re-enroll. to our safety to stay. Since they Percent change in market value McCallum said academic didn’t know what they were ALYSSA ILARIA | GRAPHICS EDITOR advising officials were “very going to do with us, I really do helpful” in providing timely believe that they should have responses about course infor- thought about it first before GW fell behind most peers in endowment mation and credit fulfillment they told us to just pick up our moving forward, but study apartment and leave.” abroad officials did not pres- Liat Wasserman, a junior growth last year ent her with other Asia-based who participated in the Tel AMY LIU turns varied across dif- spend less,” he said. “It spending rates.” course options that would Aviv University Spring Se- STAFF WRITER ferent size endowment could also simply indicate Mark Stater, an associ- help her fulfill credits. mester Abroad, said officials cohorts.” that they failed to get any ate professor of econom- She said she will return to instructed the group to stay GW’s endowment Eleven of GW’s 12 substantial gifts to build ics at Trinity College, said the United States on March 13 quarantined in their Tel Aviv shrunk in value during peer institutions experi- the endowment.” a shrinking endowment because she already bought residence halls for 10 days. fiscal year 2019 while all enced positive endow- Rick Seltzer, a project could necessitate budget tickets to travel around Europe She said there was initially but one of its peers’ en- ment growth during the editor for news outlet In- cuts. over spring break. McCallum little instruction as to how dowments grew. fiscal year, while Miami’s side Higher Ed, said ad- Former University said she’ll return to campus students should spend their Only two schools endowment shrunk ministrators rely on the President Steven Knapp after the mandatory 14-day time, get food or complete among the University by about 2.36 percent – funds generated by an instituted a budget cut of period of “self-isolation” offi- their courses while staying in and its peers – GW itself double the rate of GW’s institution’s endowment 3 to 5 percent across all cials instructed and will meet Israel. and the University of Mi- decline. Northeastern to supplement spending administrative units over with advisers to understand The Health Ministry in ami, University President University’s endowment needs. He added that a five years, starting with her next steps forward. Jerusalem has confirmed 17 Thomas LeBlanc’s former grew the fastest, at 27 per- drop in the endowment the 2017 budget year fol- Gemma Guttenberg – a COVID-19 cases in Israel as of institution – faced nega- cent over fiscal year 2019. value is normal from time lowing a drop in graduate junior studying political sci- March 7, and more than 70,000 tive growth in the market In fiscal year 2018, the to time but deserves scru- student enrollment. ence enrolled in the Institute individuals are quarantined value of its endowment, University’s endowment tiny if the negative rate “The higher the en- for International Education of in the country. according to a report re- grew by 4 percent, the makes the institution an dowment, the more funds Students Abroad program in “At the beginning of my leased last month. GW’s slowest among its peers. outlier relative to peers. are available for the insti- Rome, a GW partner program quarantine my friends and I endowment decreased in The sluggish endow- “In a year like last tution to spend,” Stater – said officials requested her didn’t feel very supported by value by 1.13 percent in fis- ment growth comes after year, when most posted said in an email. “So the to “leave immediately” from the University mostly because cal year 2019 – from about students concerned with growth, I think it’s fair administration can either Rome mid-February. there was a lot that wasn’t $1.80 billion to about $1.78 climate change organized to look at any institution balance the budget more Officials emailed students clear in terms of how we were billion – according to the several protests calling on losing endowment mar- easily or use the addition- in the Rome program to take going to spend our time,” report, which officials LeBlanc to divest GW’s ket value and ask what al funds for spending on IES Abroad courses from Wasserman said. have said is the result of endowment from fossil happened,” he said in academic or athletic pro- home after departing from She said professors were natural variation in re- fuel companies. LeBlanc an email. “The answer grams and campus infra- abroad programs to fulfill told to give students “more turns on investments. revealed last month that to this question could be structure.” their credit requirements, flexibility” in accepting as- The National Associa- about 3 percent of the en- extremely varied. One He said administra- Guttenberg said. She said signments for students who tion of College and Uni- dowment is invested in investment in particular tors can counteract small- professors restructured their had to stay in their residence versity Business Officers fossil fuels. could have lost a lot of er or negative returns to Rome course syllabi to adapt halls and away from class. A and the Teachers Insur- Higher education value, there could have an endowment’s value to an online curriculum, like $100 meal stipend per day was ance and Annuity Associ- and economics experts been some sort of extraor- through fundraising cam- uploading videos for students given to students living off ation of America released said the reduction in the dinary draw for a project paigns and investments. to watch so they can finish as- campus, and programs gave the report, which details endowment’s value can that will be paid back GW’s alumni giving rate signments. students living in residence the endowments of 774 place a restraint on the over time or accounting has clocked in as the low- But Guttenberg said some halls two hot meals per day, U.S. colleges and uni- University’s ability to pay for a certain gift may have est of its 12 peer schools courses, like “Rome is a liv- Wasserman said. versities and found that for additional resources changed.” for two consecutive years, ing museum,” are difficult to She said quarantined stu- university endowments and increase the possibil- Seltzer added that the but the University expe- study online because each as- dents use Moodle, a managing grew by 5.3 percent on ity of budget cuts. degree to which endow- rienced its third highest signment depends on visiting and education system, to keep average in fiscal year 2019. Ronald Ehrenberg, ment decreases could fundraising year in fiscal museums and analyzing ar- track of assignment dates and “Endowments con- a professor of industrial affect the student body year 2019. chitecture in the country. view PowerPoint lectures. tinue to play a signifi- and labor relations and depends on the duration “Universities can “It’s really hard to keep Wasserman said her non-GW cant role in institutions’ economics at Cornell Uni- and size of the decrease. build up endowment track of what you’re supposed affiliated friends who are still operations and financial versity, said below-aver- “Colleges and univer- through fundraising, to be doing – the videos buf- able to go to class send her strength, making it essen- age endowment growth sities generally don’t set conducting capital cam- fer for the whole time, you can notes to help her study. tial to take advantage of a relative to peer schools spending rates based on paigns, working with barely watch them and there’s “It feels more difficult wide range of investment could indicate poor in- one year’s change, so a their fund managers to no way for the teachers to even than actually being in class options and strategies,” vestment performance. single year of losses prob- adopt a higher-return in- know if you’re watching,” Gut- because I’m missing out on a Kevin O’Leary, the chief “A decrease in endow- ably won’t be felt directly vestment strategy, which tenberg said. “It’s just setting ton of context and explanation executive officer of TIAA ment may indicate that by students currently on also probably entails students up for failure because of readings,” she said. “I wish Endowment and Philan- they were spending too campus,” he said. “But higher risk, or simply it’s just so unorganized and that they would have found a thropic Services, said in much out of the endow- if you have losses year trusting the existing in- last minute and something way to record lectures for us a release. “Endowment ment and that it would after year, it’s possible in- vestment strategy and that I don’t think they were as well.” asset allocations and re- be prudent for them to stitutions will lower their waiting,” he said. March 9, 2020 • Page 4 NEWS THE GW HATCHET Lach plans to boost interdisciplinary programs, expand diversity as dean JARED GANS few months, he has met mul- with the fi elds. ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR tiple times with individual students, related student Diversity in engineering When John Lach fi rst told organizations and the Engi- Lach said improving the his colleagues that he would neers’ Council to hear their number of female and un- be taking the reins of GW’s suggestions about how to im- derrepresented minority fac- engineering school, some of prove their experience. ulty and students in SEAS is them didn’t know the Uni- “A lot of my interac- “one of the most important” versity had one. tions with students too have questions that offi cials must He said that gap in knowl- been through these student confront as an engineering edge – that people don’t iden- groups where they have a school and as an academic tify GW as an engineering passion, they want to achieve institution. school – is a problem his old something and I meet with “I’m a big believer that if institution, the University of them to talk about what their we are going to make prog- Virginia, faced roughly two needs are from that,” he said. ress on solving grand soci- decades ago with its own Lach said he met a senior etal challenges, not only does engineering program. He at a lunch with students who it require an interdisciplin- said he worked to change the told him she wanted to be a ary approach, as we’ve been narrative by consulting with leader in transportation engi- talking about, but it’s go- companies that hired UVA neering, which she believed ing to take just diff erent life students to determine what required her to study other perspectives, diff erent lived skills they found desirable in topics than those in tradi- experiences, brought to the UVA graduates. tional engineering courses. table,” he said. Almost seven months She enrolled in courses re- He said GW shows a lot of after taking over as dean, lated to urban planning and promise with respect to gen- Lach said he will work to cre- social justice off ered in other GABRIELLE RHOADS | PHOTOGRAPHER der diversity – the number of ate a “unique” brand for the schools outside of SEAS, but School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean John Lach said he wants to bolster the school's relationship with non- female engineering students School of Engineering and Lach said she faced diffi cul- STEM schools. at GW is about twice the Applied Science that synthe- ties petitioning the school to national average – but he is sizes GW’s STEM and non- count the courses toward her He said the greater inte- lot of time” interacting with how international aff airs focused on bringing in more STEM strengths. He said he already-established major re- gration between SEAS and the deans of some of GW’s students can apply their female faculty, which he said wants the engineering school quirements. other schools may lead to op- other schools to look for op- knowledge of the problems female engineering students to bolster interdisciplinary He said he wants to make portunities to meet Univer- portunities for a bridge be- refugees face to temper the have relayed to him would programs that connect to changes to the school to en- sity President Thomas LeB- tween STEM and non-STEM solutions engineering stu- fi x one of their main con- GW’s traditional strengths, courage students like her lanc’s goal of increasing the disciplines. He said he asked dents are able to devise for cerns about the school. like politics and international to add cross-disciplinary share of STEM students to 30 for one-on-one meetings the problems they anticipate He said he has discussed aff airs, while improving the coursework to their sched- percent of the undergraduate with as many current deans that refugees encounter. expanding the reach of the school’s diversity and inclu- ules and to press SEAS stu- body without removing the as possible during his inter- He said one of the re- SEAS Center for Women in sion eff orts. dents to experiment outside students from schools that tilt view as a fi nalist for the dean sponsibilities SEAS offi cials Engineering to highlight “The thing that drew me of the school. heavily in favor of the liberal position to plan for possible should take on is to make its and promote other forms of to GW in the fi rst place was “We should say, ‘Here arts, like the Elliott School of partnerships. courses more accessible for diversity than gender with just tremendous opportu- are those courses,’” he said. International Aff airs. He said one of his most non-STEM students that may Rachelle Heller, the center’s nity,” Lach said. “This is a “And we should say, ‘And “That’s right in line with “vivid” memories during lack the quantitative back- director. The center opened world-class institution and in they’ll count, and here’s how what I saw as the best op- that process was his meet- ground needed to succeed in last May to identify and solve a very dynamic international they’ll count.’” portunity for engineering at ing with Reuben Brigety, the STEM coursework. problems that women in city, and I’m a big believer Lach said he hopes SEAS GW going forward, and it outgoing dean of the Elliott He said offi cials debuted engineering face and to in- that engineering is going to can become an “outward- also is in line with my own School, about ways for en- the “CS for All Initiative” crease the number of female play an increasingly large facing” engineering school personal interests,” he said. gineering and international earlier this academic year to faculty and students in the role in shaping the future.” that is more closely integrat- “I’ve always been interested aff airs students and faculty make computer science and school. ed with other schools and in interdisciplinary educa- to collaborate on refugee-re- programming more acces- “You can have diversity, Interdisciplinary work professional organizations tion and research.” lated issues. sible for students who might but you might not have equi- Lach said that in his fi rst across D.C. Lach said he has taken “a He and Brigety discussed not have as much familiarity ty and inclusion,” Lach said. CRIME LOG D.C. response to COVID-19 ‘fl uid’: Bowser From Page 1 ing the tests available to everyone who partment of Health offi cials refused to THREATS TO DO BODILY HARM meets the guidelines, but if there are test her for COVID-19. Anjali Talwalkar, Thurston Hall special circumstances that present, that the principal senior deputy director for 2/28/2020 – 4:49 p.m. Bowser said offi cials’ response to they will get a hard look from us and be D.C. Department of Health, said at the Closed Case COVID-19 is “fl uid,” and the D.C. health implemented to test if the situation war- press conference that the patient did department has the “discretion” to take rants it,” Bowser said. not fi t the CDC’s criteria for COVID-19 A male student reported that his roommate Bowser advised D.C. residents to testing because she had only been to a verbally threatened him during a dispute. action to protect the District’s residents. Referred to the Division of Student Affairs She said public health offi cials are close- frequently wash their hands, to avoid South Korean airport and did not ven- ly monitoring Centers for Disease Con- touching their faces, to stay home if ture elsewhere in the country. trol and Prevention guidelines and will they are not feeling well and to call “We look at where they actually were PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS react accordingly. health care centers in advance if they in that country, where they were actually Public Property On Campus (700 block of “I will be very sure that our health suspect they have COVID-19. exposed to, what communities outside of department has checked and double- A GW Hospital patient alleged in a an airport that they were actually experi- 23rd Street) Facebook post Saturday that D.C. De- encing to assess their risk,” she said. 3/1/2020 – 3:23 a.m. checked to make sure that we’re mak- Closed Case GW Police Department offi cers responded to a report of an intoxicated female student on campus. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical McDow required no testing, health offi cials say Services arrived on scene and transported the student to the GW Hospital emergency room From Page 1 discharged from the hospital the same ence earlier this month were not at risk for medical treatment. day, but her doctor told her to return of contracting the disease. Two other Referred to the Division of Student Affairs for treatment if her symptoms wors- attendees to AIPAC’s conference in “I asked her whether I should ex- ened. D.C. have tested positive for COVID-19. tend my self-quarantine since I am “She was furious,” McDow said The email states that public health HARASSMENT (VERBAL OR now displaying symptoms, and she about her doctor. “She said she was offi cials determined that the two in- WRITTEN), DISORDERLY CONDUCT said ‘no,’ that I don’t need to self-quar- still trying to get them to change their dividuals did not present symptoms antine, and that I should treat it just Marvin Center mind. She got the chief of staff in- while in the District and current infor- like if I had a cold or the fl u,” McDow volved. She kept trying. Nothing.” mation indicates there is no “identifi - 3/2/2020 – 9:10 a.m. said, referring to the health depart- McDow was not immediately avail- able risk” posed to anyone who inter- Closed Case ment worker she contacted. “I can go able for comment. acted with them at the conference. GWPD responded to a report of a female stu- out in public just try not to cough on Anjali Talwalkar, the principal se- Offi cials said they provided stu- dent being verbally harassed by an unknown anyone and wash my hands a lot. I was nior deputy director for D.C. Depart- dents who attended the conference man. Offi cers who arrived on scene did not stunned.” ment of Health, said at a press confer- space to self-quarantine in a separate locate the suspect. GWPD received a report McDow said she arrived at GW ence with Mayor Muriel Bowser that the email sent to the GW community early that the suspect had entered the women’s Hospital’s emergency room Friday, patient did not fi t the CDC’s criteria for Saturday morning. After conferring restroom. Offi cers escorted the subject from where a doctor administered tests for COVID-19 testing because she had only with D.C. Department of Health and viral illnesses like infl uenza that came been to a South Korean airport and did public health experts at GW, adminis- the restroom and issued him a warning bar back negative, which led the doctor to notice. not venture elsewhere in the country. trators have determined that there is no Subject barred tell McDow she would test her for CO- McDow’s complaints about D.C.’s “current need” for attendees to continue VID-19. McDow said the doctor told testing standards come as Bowser con- to self-quarantine, the email states. her she had a high likelihood of having fi rmed the fi rst presumptive positive “We appreciate the fl exibility of the COVID-19 based on her travel history, case of the novel coronavirus, a rector students to rearrange their plans so symptoms and negative test results. at a Georgetown Episcopal church. that they could help keep their friends After “several” hours, McDow Administrators informed students and community healthy,” the email claimed that her doctor said the D.C. in an email Saturday that 30 students states. “In every community there are –Compiled by Kateryna Stepanenko health department was “refusing” to who attended the American Israel Pub- those who may be more vulnerable be- administer the test. She said she was lic Aff airs Committee policy confer- cause of underlying health issues.” THE GW HATCHET NEWS March 9, 2020 • Page 5 On-campus fires rise after hitting nine-year low LIA DEGROOT Two fires have oc- dents misuse additional ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR curred so far since the Residence hall res since 2015 heating units in their resi- start of the 2020 calen- dence halls. After on-campus fires dar year – a stovetop fire “What you have to hit a nine-year low in 2018, in Fulbright Hall and a 15 take into account is vari- residence hall fires are on stovetop fire in District ance just based on the the rise again. House, according to the 12 season so I mean, like Eight fires occurred fire log. right now in D.C., we’ve in 2019 – the majority Nosal said officials got this big cold coming of which started from a are not aware of any fires 9 through, which probably kitchen appliance, like a other than the incidents means people are going to microwave or stovetop listed on the daily fire log. 6 start looking for alterna- – compared with five in She said students should tive heat sources,” Roszak 2018, according to GW’s follow University policies said. annual fire log. Fire safety about banned items to 3 A heating unit in Thur- Number of res experts said GW’s year-to- prevent fires on campus. 14 9 10 5 8 ston Hall caught fire in year variation is fairly low “Students should take 0 October, according to the relative to the number of the policy on banned 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 annual fire log. students who live on cam- items seriously and avoid Roszak said universi- pus, and students should bringing those items into ties with a large number vigilantly attend to their residence halls,” she said. Calendar year of housing options pres- cooking and use proper “If students are cooking, ALYSSA ILARIA | GRAPHICS EDITOR ent more opportunities for extension cords to prevent they should supervise the fires to occur, resulting in starting a fire in their resi- cooking tools at all times.” a higher yearly average of dence hall room. Vito Maggiolo, a to a fire starting with tained just one residential the door behind them sustained fires. University spokes- spokesperson for D.C. Fire cooking,” Maggiolo said. fire in 2019, according to while evacuating a fire to “GW is, I wouldn’t say woman Crystal Nosal said and Emergency Medical He said students the university’s daily fire contain the fire’s flames it’s an outlier, I would say the fires that occurred in Services, said GW’s three- should heed the Univer- log. Georgetown Universi- and heat. it’s pretty standard for 2019 – which all started fire uptick is too small sity’s fire policies, like ty tallied one fire in 2018, “If you leave the door what you’re seeing across from unsafe cooking prac- of an increase to draw a keeping the smoke alarm according to its annual open, the heat and smoke most college campuses,” tices or banned items, like significant causal analy- turned on and not using fire safety report. and fire will spread from he said. candles and toaster ovens sis. He said the majority candles in the room, to Maggiolo said D.C. that room to other areas of Roszak said distrac- – could have been pre- of fires on campus from ensure fire safety in resi- FEMS will send about 40 the building,” Maggiolo tions while cooking, like vented. the past two years have dence hall rooms. firefighters for any report said. falling asleep or taking She said the Division started in a residence hall Maggiolo said a fairly of a fire in a large build- Andrew Roszak, the a phone call, can often of Safety and Security and kitchen, which students low number of fires oc- ing, like a residence hall. executive director of the lead to fires erupting in a Campus Living and Resi- can prevent by not leaving cur at GW given the large He said firefighters will Institute for Childhood kitchen. dential Education posted cooking unattended. number of students liv- work with GW Police De- Preparedness, which “It’s the person that is fire prevention safety “Don’t be trying to ing in residence halls. partment officers to file trains children and early cooking on the stove and content in the lobby of cook when you’re under GW houses about 7,400 students out of the build- childhood educators on then answers a phone call each residence hall this the influence of alcohol, or students, according to the ing and communicate how emergency prepared- or an Instagram or a Tik academic year and held a anything else for that mat- housing website. students should evacuate ness, said an uptick in Tok or whatever and gets Student Advisory Board ter, because your judg- American University, in case of a fire. fires at universities some- distracted and forgets the meeting dedicated specif- ment may be impaired, which sleeps about 4,000 He added that students times occurs in the winter pot’s on the stove and not ically to fire safety. and that could lend itself undergraduates, sus- should remember to close months when many stu- it’s boiling over,” he said.

Efficient lights conserve 18 million kilowatt-hours over four years LIA DEGROOT processes. ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Michael Craig, an as- sistant professor of energy Four years after officials systems at the University first piloted LED lights in of Michigan, said institu- Amsterdam Hall, officials tions will almost always save said GW has saved enough money by switching from energy to power more than traditional light bulbs to LED 2,000 homes for a year. lights. University spokeswoman “Every single study says Crystal Nosal said the Uni- if you have incandescents, versity’s use of energy-effi- throw them out immediately cient lights has saved 18 mil- and put in an LED,” Craig lion kilowatt-hours over the said. “You will pay some past four years, the amount of amount of money upfront, energy needed to power 2,150 but you will save money and homes for a year, removing you will reduce emissions. COURTESY OF REAMER BUSHARDT 2,700 cars from the road for a Zero uncertainty about that.” Reamer Bushardt, the senior associate dean for health sciences, said GW has eight agreements with local community colleges to accept transfer year or planting 210,000 trees. He said the University students. Energy efficiency experts could hold off on adding said GW’s push to switch to light bulbs to 100 percent of LED lighting is consistent its buildings because replac- Community college partnerships increase with other U.S. universities’ ing compact fluorescent light efforts to lower overall car- bulbs can be more costly than bon emissions. the amount of money saved. health sciences enrollment in first five years “From a GW perspec- “I think the key question tive, these energy savings would be ‘One, do they actu- SHANNON MALLARD generally gained populari- said. for marginalized commu- are enough to power District ally save money for replacing ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ty as health care employers Bushardt said health nities to begin careers in House since construction, right away?’” he said. “‘And increasingly require more sciences faculty received a historically exclusive fields with enough remaining to two, how much do they care A partnership between advanced academic quali- $3.1 million grant in Sep- like medicine. power Amsterdam Hall the about carbon emissions?’” the School of Medicine fications. tember 2018 to collaborate “It’s just really valuable past four years,” Nosal said James Sweeney, a profes- and Health Sciences and Bushardt did not speci- with Northern Virginia to help our community col- in an email. sor of management science Virginia-area community fy how much the program Community College, lege populations move into LED light bulbs last for and engineering at Stanford colleges has boosted en- has grown since 2015, but Prince George’s Commu- those higher levels of cre- about 25,000 hours and cost University, said Stanford rollment five years after its total enrollment in the nity College and Mont- dentials,” Getz said. $1 in annual energy, accord- has made efforts for “quite implementation, medical medical school has in- gomery College, to provide Health care provider ing to the Department of a while” to reduce its total school officials said. creased 15 percent between transfer students advising, employment is projected to Energy’s website. Officials carbon footprint, which in- The program – which 2015 and 2019, according to mentoring and financial grow by about 14 percent piloted LED lights to a room cluded adding LED lights to allows students with as- institutional data. assistance. between 2018 and 2028 in in Amsterdam Hall in 2016 to its campus. He said replac- sociate degrees in health He added that stu- Bushardt added that response to increasing de- track how much energy the ing incandescent light bulbs sciences to round out their dents who transferred to medical school officials mand for health care pro- lights could save. is easier than replacing fluo- education at the medical the medical school have established the Office of fessionals to care for the Nosal said just more than rescent light fixtures, which school – has increased the increased the diversity of Student Life and Academic aging U.S. population, ac- half of the University’s 24 res- often require more technical diversity of the student the student body, which Support in Health Sciences cording to the U.S. Bureau idence halls are completely work to replace. body and led to more em- “enriches” the experience “a few years back” to ac- of Labor Statistics. outfitted with LED lights. She “If the fluorescent light- ployment opportunities of other students who can commodate the academic Getz said the medical said “significant portions” ing that has been built into for students since its 2015 learn from their peers’ and personal needs of tra- school partnership allows of six halls like International the ceilings are built into the debut, officials said. Ream- varying backgrounds. ditional and transfer stu- students to “stack” their House, South and JBKO halls infrastructure, it takes some er Bushardt, the school’s Bushardt said the transfer dents. credentials or pursue high- have LED lights. more work to get in there senior associate dean for program and similar trans- He said the school col- er degrees without having Cole, Clark, Hensley, Mer- and take out the old ones health sciences, said the fer pathways will gradual- laborated with Graduate to retake previously com- riweather and Lafayette halls and replace it with whole transfer program creates a ly increase the diversity of School of Education and pleted community college were not included in the list new lighting fixtures,” Swee- “clear” and “direct” path- the health care workforce Human Development fac- courses. She said the part- Nosal provided as having ney said. way for students to earn because community col- ulty to research factors that nership allows students significant portions of LED He added that the money advanced professional cer- lege students tend to hail “positively” contribute or to easily complete degree lighting. that officials save from using tifications and degrees. from more diverse back- present obstacles to trans- programs without paying Nosal said the majority of LED lights is higher than the “Programs like these grounds. fer students’ academic suc- for courses they have al- academic buildings, like the money they put upfront to are part of a larger work- “Unfortunately, we cess, then altered the trans- ready taken. School of Media and Public pay for the LED lights. force development initia- have a long way to go in fer program accordingly. “A smooth transfer Affairs and Gelman Library, “This is the opposite of a tive focused on careers the United States to real- “We began enriching means that there are fewer are equipped with LED barrier,” Sweeney said. “It’s a in health care as well as ize a health workforce and our student support ser- credit flaws, and that im- lights. She said officials add- benefit for not having to con- clinical and translational research teams that better vices to make sure they pacts both the timeliness ed LED lights to residence stantly or frequently replace research,” Bushardt said in reflect the patients, fami- emphasized the positive of completion and also the halls at times least disruptive a light bulb. You do it once an email. lies and communities they factors we had identified cost for students,” Getz to students’ lives, like over and you’re done for eight to The program guaran- exist to serve,” he said. and addressed common said. the summer and when a hall 10 years.” tees admission to students “Health sciences is work- barriers to student suc- Whitney Lovelady, the was scheduled for construc- Leon Glicksman, a profes- from nine local community ing to shape a more cutting- cess,” he said. director of the transfer cen- tion. sor of building technology colleges who have com- edge, diverse workforce.” Higher education ex- ter at Virginia Common- “This summer’s LED and mechanical engineering pleted an associate degree Bushardt added that perts said the partnership wealth University, said the projects are currently being at the Massachusetts Insti- with a cumulative GPA maintaining local partner- will grant health sciences partnership broadens op- planned based on these crite- tute of Technology, said LED of at least 2.75 and earned ships over the past five students opportunities to portunities for community ria,” Nosal said. “Typical LED lighting saves about 25 to 50 a grade of C or higher in years has strengthened the earn advanced degrees college students to differ- lighting upgrade projects percent of the energy that flu- transferable coursework, medical school’s network- that will make them more entiate themselves to pro- produce a payback within orescent lights use and up to according to the school’s ing relationships with local competitive job applicants spective health care em- several years. These savings 80 percent of the energy that website. higher education institu- than those who don’t wield ployers, who she said are are enhanced by rebates from incandescent light bulbs use. Bushardt said the tions and health care pro- degrees. increasingly searching for the D.C. Sustainable Energy He said the University school maintains “active” viders. Amy Getz, the manager applicants with advanced Utility.” should opt-out from switch- transfer agreements with “In addition to grow- for systems implementa- degrees. She declined to say how ing LED light bulbs in areas eight DMV-area commu- ing our student body and tion for higher education “Especially with health much money the University in which the light is turned nity colleges like North- enhanced diversity, edu- at the University of Texas science programs, it is a has saved over the past four on for only a short period ern Virginia Community cational partnerships with at Austin, said growing de- booming field that’s not years from using LED light during the day, like a closet. College and the College of community colleges have mand for health care work- going to be slowing down bulbs. “If it’s only on say for half Southern Maryland. enabled health sciences to ers in the U.S. necessitates anytime soon, and we need Energy efficiency experts an hour per day, well then the He said the transfer build stronger connections that more students can to encourage our qualified, said officials may not have energy savings and the cost program has increased the with the community, em- access health sciences edu- diverse body of transfer switched to entirely LED savings just not very much,” school’s enrollment over ployers and gain impor- cation. She said opportuni- students to apply for those lighting because overhead Glicksman said. “And it cer- the past five years and that tant insights from regional ties to attend schools like competitive health science fluorescent lighting can re- tainly would not be high transfer programs have community colleges,” he GW increase opportunities programs,” she said. quire complex replacement enough on the priority list.” WHAT THE UNIVERSITY WON'T TALK ABOUT THIS WEEK How many students returned from Italy and China abroad programs. p. 1

FROM GWHATCHET.COM/OPINIONS “Raising housing costs makes it harder for low- and middle-income students to attend the University, especially considering GW’s relatively high tuition cost.” OpinionsMarch 9, 2020 • Page 6 — NICOLE CARACAPPA ON 3/2/20 LeBlanc was never the right fit for the University STAFF EDITORIAL More than 80 faculty mem- generation: sustainability. bers want University President Throughout his time lead- Thomas LeBlanc to resign. We ing GW, LeBlanc has also made agree. questionable hiring decisions Members of the Faculty As- and has struggled to maintain sociation outlined a laundry list stability among the Univer- of reasons why LeBlanc should sity’s top leadership. LeBlanc’s step down, ranging from his tenure at GW has included 20/30 plan that devalues hu- high administrative turn- manities and social science over and a slew of hires from departments to the insensitive the University of Miami – the analogy caught on video last school where LeBlanc previ- month. But criticism toward ously served. LeBlanc and his administration The Hatchet’s editorial since he stepped in is not new – board has closely kept track of faculty have been complaining these instances in the past cou- that he does not belong at GW ple of years and has been among before he even got started. LeBlanc’s biggest critics at GW. LeBlanc is and has been LeBlanc’s plan for the future moving the University in the of the University and his past wrong direction, and his in- mistakes are out of touch with sensitive comment was the students and faculty. While his last straw. He has shamed stu- most recent remark about fos- dents for speaking out about a sil fuel divestment in itself may poor choice for Commencement not be enough to ask for his res- speaker, ignored faculty con- ignation, it added onto a pile of cerns over a costly partnership instances in which he did not with the Disney Institute and show respect for students or has confirmed the worries pro- faculty. fessors shared during his hir- University presidents tend ing process. LeBlanc was not to resign over major scandals. the right fit in the first place, Then University of Missouri and he should resign. President Tim Wolfe resigned The backlash began in 2016, over his handling of racist inci- a year before LeBlanc took dents on campus in 2015. Then charge. Faculty criticized ad- Michigan State interim presi- ministrators for the lack of di- dent John Engler stepped down versity and representation of Cartoon by Jeanne Francesca Dela Cruz from his post after saying that humanities professors on the the sexual assault victims of a presidential search commit- university physician were en- tee. At the time, faculty were National Academy of Sciences students not to worry about truly values feedback. joying the spotlight that the as- concerned that the Board of President Marcia McNutt being securing an internship even Most recently, LeBlanc has sault brought them. Trustees was pushing an agen- named Commencement speaker though internships are one of come under fire for his 20/30 Although LeBlanc has not da that was out of touch with that year. Campus was rocked GW’s biggest draws. He also plan, which is projected to de- endured a tenure like these some professors and that hir- by a racist Snapchat post the created a partnership with the crease diversity and harm hu- presidents, there is one large ing another white man to head same year, and LeBlanc’s lack- Disney Institute in his second manities departments. He also overarching issue that war- the University would disregard luster response was a red flag. year to improve institutional decided to nix fixed tuition, rants his resignation. He was the diversity officials are striv- Although the University rolled culture, but many professors which could make GW less af- not the right fit for GW before ing for. LeBlanc’s short tenure out a plan to address future in- were not pleased with the plan. fordable and turn away low- he even got here. His repeated proves they were right. cidents, the sorority involved Despite their criticism, he chose income students. LeBlanc also struggles to move the Univer- In LeBlanc’s first year, he with the post did not face many to extend the partnership. His rolled out the next strategic sity in the right direction and was openly contemptuous to- consequences despite demands disregard for student and facul- planning process in his third listen to students and faculty ward the student body, criticiz- from student leaders. ty input raises questions about year, but it does not emphasize are reasons enough for him to ing students’ response over the The next year, LeBlanc told his priorities and whether he one of the biggest topics of our leave GW. Gendered language and products GW should weigh these factors make campus less inclusive when considering a higher GPA

adies and ates non-binary students. and other entertainment rovost Brian Blake Varying academic rigor The University Hon- gentlemen” is Even if those speakers are products into categories recently floated the means raising the GPA ors Program could help among the most not intending to be exclu- of boys and girls. In the idea of raising the requirements could un- address these concerns. “Lcommon greetings heard sive, it can still hurt stu- campus store, clothing Pminimum grade point fairly strip scholarship Students in the program before classes, but it ig- dents who do not identify and merchandise are sep- average required to con- money away from stu- must have a clear, prob- nores students who do as a woman or man. arated by boys and girls tinue receiving merit dents who are perform- able path to having a not identify with either It would only be ap- as well as men and wom- aid. That could bring the ing just as well as their GPA of 3.0 by the time descriptor. propriate for a speaker to en. This implies that peo- University more in line peers but are taking they graduate. This is a use those phrases if they ple of different genders with its peer schools, but more difficult courses. policy that is not neces- were aware that every are interested in different officials must ensure the The University should sarily enforced with an Laya Reddy person in the room iden- games because of their policy is fair. consider requiring dif- iron fist – it is far easier Writer tified as a woman or man. gender. It also reinforces ferent GPAs for students for special circumstanc- But even so, it is unneces- the gender binary be- to maintain their merit es like family matters, sary. There is no purpose cause there are no options Andrew Sugrue award. mental health or physical in defining a group by for non-binary people. Columnist Given that the presi- health to be taken into Using gendered lan- their genders, and there The division also gives dential academic schol- account if a student falls guage in the classroom are several alternative the University more of an arship is up to $25,000 short one semester. reinforces gender binary phrases that professors opportunity to be sex- each year for up to 10 Merit aid cannot op- beliefs, creates division could use instead. One of ist. Most of the men’s ac- If it is not imple- semesters, losing the erate on the exact same among students and my professors says “you cessories are plain buff mented properly, the scholarship would make system, because the Uni- makes the classroom en- folks” instead of the com- and blue socks, while the proposed policy could some students financially versity can take honors vironment less welcom- monly used phrase, “you women’s accessories in- disregard differences in insecure. Low-income away from graduating ing to non-binary stu- guys.” She creates an in- clude scarves and head- academic rigor and bring students would be hit students, but they cannot dents. The issue is not clusive environment by bands, and some even difficulties to low-income especially hard, and one take away aid that was specific to the classroom. choosing her words care- have glitter. These items families. Schools with semester of bad academ- already granted. Still, Gendered products, like fully and not using exclu- strengthen the archaic more difficult classes ic standing should not the honors system does clothing and merchan- sionary phrases. Other gender stereotypes that could have a harder time mean they can no longer allow for a grace period, dise in the GW Campus professors should follow imply that men should go keeping up a higher GPA, pay for school. Adminis- so students do not lose Store, are also unneces- suit and enact a small for duller colors and ac- while poorer families trators should also ensure out in one semester when sary when the University change that would make cessories, while women could struggle to foot that raising academic their GPA lags behind. is selling clothing like students feel much more are allowed to experiment the tuition bill without standards does not dis- If the GPA requirements sweatshirts and t-shirts comfortable in the class- with glitz and bright merit aid. Officials must proportionately affect for merit aid were raised, that could be worn by any room. colors. The University consider these factors to low-income students. instituting a semester- or gender. Gendered language should streamline cloth- ensure low-income stu- Blake had proposed year-long grace period Officials say the Uni- goes beyond introduc- ing options for both men dents and students tak- bringing the required in which students keep versity is committed to tory phrases. When and women to ensure ing difficult courses are GPA up to a 2.7 per se- their aid would give being inclusive, but gen- discussing romantic students who identify as not unfairly affected by mester, which is above av- them time to catch up or dered speech from profes- relationships, profes- non-binary do not feel the policy. erage grades. A 2.0 GPA, deal with special circum- sors and division between sors sometimes refer to ashamed by the section The minimum GPA the current minimum, stances. male and female sections couples as girlfriends they choose to shop in. to keep the presidential converts to a C, which is Officials are right to of the campus store prove and boyfriends or hus- Students and faculty scholarship is currently traditionally considered want to align the Uni- that there is still room to bands and wives. Again, alike should be more cog- a 2.0. This requirement to be an average grade. A versity with its peers. It improve. The University this excludes non-binary nizant of their language is the same across all 10 2.7, meanwhile, equates to makes us a better insti- should work to be more people from the conver- and how it resonates with schools, even though not a B-, which has no special tution and ensures we cognizant of these issues sation. The terms “part- non-binary individuals. all majors are the same characteristic beyond just are keeping up with best by encouraging profes- ner,” “significant other” In a similar way, the Uni- difficulty. Being a stu- being higher than aver- practices. But the Uni- sors to avoid gendered or “spouse” are better versity can take steps to dent in the Columbian age. It is not far-fetched versity should consider language and creating a terms to use to be more ensure their merchandise College of Arts and Sci- that students be required how students in more ac- more inclusive campus inclusive and do not as- is inclusive to all gender ences is not academically to achieve above-average ademically challenging store. sume an individual’s re- identities. These small the same as being a stu- grades to receive merit schools and low-income When professors and lationship status. steps would go a long dent in the School of En- aid – after all, the award students would be nega- speakers use gendered The issue persists way to make the Universi- gineering and Applied is given to students who tively affected by the language like “ladies and outside of the classroom ty overall more inclusive. Science. Different pro- perform exceptionally proposed policy. gentlemen” or “guys and and in campus stores, es- –Laya Reddy, a grams across different well academically. But —Andrew Sugrue, a gals” to address the class, pecially in shopping for freshman majoring in schools might be more what is considered to be sophomore majoring in it is a form of transpho- clothing products. Stores political science and music, or less academically above average might dif- political science, is a bia. It excludes and alien- usually separate games is an opinions writer. challenging than others. fer across schools. columnist.

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THE TALL HEIGHTS CELINE DION SOB X RBE SCENE U Street Music Hall Capital One Arena The Kennedy Center March 10 • $15 March 11 • $100 March 13 • $20 The indie folk duo behind Iconic Canadian The group rose to fame after the hit “Spirit Cold” will singer Dion will ignite debuting their hit “Paramedic” on perform Tuesday. nostalgia at her show. the Black Panther movie. RELEASED CultureMarch 9, 2020 • Page 7 THIS WEEK: “HOW I’M FEELING,” AN ALBUM BY LAUV Top events to celebrate Women’s History Month RACHEL ARMANY website. Those featured in- Hosted by the Mayor’s STAFF WRITER clude journalists, literature Office of LGBTQ Affairs authors, abolitionists and and the Washington Blade Women’s History women’s rights activists. newspaper, this ceremony Month is an opportunity 8th St. NW & F St. NW. honors the achievements for people to celebrate and Open from 11:30 a.m. to 7 of queer women who are acknowledge the contribu- p.m. every day. 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Dance professor depicts artist’s work through choreography CHLOE KEARIN WILLEFORD “Egyptian Woman” and alongside the company. As & SIDNEY LEE “W. Graham Robertson.” a professor of dance at GW, REPORTERS He said each dancer will Burgess said “dance is a represent a different subject field of mentorship” and he The Smithsonian’s first of a portrait through their wanted to provide the stu- choreographer-in-residence makeup and clothing. dents with an opportunity and a GW dance professor To prepare the dances, to work with a professional is bringing a new show to Burgess said he spent time choreographer and perform the National Portrait Gal- researching the artist’s on stage. lery modeled off a recently work, meeting with histo- Mancus and Auerswald opened exhibit. rians and curators at the will perform a two-min- Accompanying the gal- gallery and reading about ute duet within the larger lery’s new exhibition “John Sargent’s life. Through that dance piece, in which Man- Singer Sargent: Portraits in research, he said he learned cus portrays a soldier who Charcoal,” professor Dana about Sargent’s Edward- was blinded by mustard gas Tai Soon Burgess’ dance ian and romantic painting and Auerswald portrays a company is working on a styles that he wants to shine “theater woman” who holds 30-minute performance to through in the dance. a lantern that guides Man- reflect the portrait artist’s “I think that he had a cus, based off the woman in FILE PHOTO BY LILLIAN BAUTISTA | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR depictions of people of the very romantic approach,” Sargent’s “La Carmencita.” The cherry blossoms are expected to bloom about four days earlier than last year. 20th-century United States. Burgess said. “He really em- They said that they held a Three GW students – soph- bodies this Edwardian time private rehearsal with Bur- omore Aaron Mancus and period, and I feel that his gess last week to learn their juniors Aleny Serna and paintings are very romantic choreography and will con- Cherry blossoms to bloom early Katie Auerswald – are join- in a sense, and there’s this tinue to work with the com- ing the dance company on under-riding sensuality and pany in the coming weeks. after warm winter, experts say stage for the performance sexuality that is a through- The duo said they take next month. line within his work.” class for about an hour and decide when to flower,” she “I’m interested in his As the first-ever Smith- a half with Burgess and CARLY NEILSON tainly showing the effects of said. “I’m not sure how much approach to capturing im- sonian choreographer-in- then break off to learn cho- REPORTER that,” MacAvoy said. “For ex- information the cherry trees ages, to capturing beauty residence, Burgess said he reography for an additional ample, two years ago it was Tourists count down the are taking from light avail- and what was that relation- has needed to define his two hours. actually a little bit warmer days until cherry blossom ability which is constant over ship to his personal life,” own role in producing his “There’s a dynamic and the trees actually ended season every year, but their time verses that tempera- Burgess said about Sargent. shows. The Smithsonian where he involves us and up blooming earlier than vacation dates are changing ture cue, which has obvi- “The characters from very hired Burgess in 2016 to asks for our feedback, or they will this year.” as the trees adapt to warmer ously been very different this specific paintings of his work with historians at the asks us to maybe choreo- MacAvoy added that ear- winter weather. year.” over the years will be repre- National Portrait Gallery graph a little bit and then ly cherry trees blooming can Cherry blossoms are ex- Gedan, who researches sented in the dance, almost to turn exhibit pieces into he’ll take what we do or indicate other changes for pected to bloom between sea level rise and its effect on like moving paintings in a dance forms, which he said see what we do,” Mancus animal migration and plant March 27 and 30 this year, the tidal basin, said the ba- sense.” makes the art more acces- said. blooming. He said birds may about four days earlier than sin has been flooding more The exhibition, “John sible to audiences that learn Mancus and Auerswald struggle to adjust their mi- the anticipated date last recently, which could get in Singer Sargent: Portraits kinesthetically or auditory. said apprenticing with the gratory patterns if weather year. Three environmental the way of tourists’ walking in Charcoal,” is open from “Part of the actual posi- DTSBDC has helped them patterns continue to change, science professors said rela- routes around the cherry Feb. 28 to May 31 and is tion of being the first-ever hone their skills and gain which can upset the food tively warmer winters like blossoms. She said mixing the first major exhibition of choreographer-in-residence experience dancing in a cycle in the future. this year’s are causing cherry salt water from the basin Sargent’s work in 50 years. at the Smithsonian is to re- professional environment. “We don’t really know blossoms to bloom earlier with the trees’ roots could The dance “Reflections of ally interpret exhibits, great “Now in the company what is going to happen, each year, and recent flood- also negatively impact the Sargent” will be performed pieces of art and portraiture, rehearsals, if a company and that’s what makes biol- ing in the tidal basin – where plants because they have not in the National Portrait Gal- through dance in order to member does something re- ogists nervous,” MacAvoy cherry blossom trees are adapted to salt water condi- lery’s Nan Tucker McEvoy give the public a kinesthetic ally well, and he wants us to said. mostly planted – could harm tions. Auditorium three times. experience which allows for do it really well or do some- Amy Zanne, an associ- the trees’ roots in the future. The National Trust Burgess said he focused the work to be more acces- thing like that, he’ll have ate professor of biology, said The National Park Ser- for Historic Preservation the upcoming performance sible,” Burgess said. them work with us for 10 that while warm weather is vice reported that the trees’ launched a “Save the Tidal on some of Sargent’s fa- Mancus, Serna and Au- to 15 minutes and work on causing cherry blossoms to green buds were visible by Basin” campaign to raise mous portraits, including erswald – the three students that specific thing,” Mancus bloom early, a cold snap in Feb. 28 this year, while they money for preserving the “Madame X,” “El Jaleo,” – will dance in the show said. the coming months could were first visible March 5 man-made reservoir. The cause less flowering later in last year and Feb. 25 the year narrow walkway around the season. prior. The florets – when the the water have led tourists to “We’ve seen that in past green buds extend and begin step on the trees’ roots, and years before, where we’ve to open up – became visible the basin itself has flooded at had early warming but then March 3 this year, compared high tide twice per day, The a big cold snap which de- to March 17 last year. Post reported last April. stroys a bunch of the cherry Keryn Gedan, an assis- “I’m really interested to blossoms,” Zanne said. tant professor of biology, said see the effects of sea level rise Zanne said the varying warming temperatures have on the cherry blossom trees weather has a large impact on caused the pink okame cher- around the tidal basin, which tourism and events around ry blossoms to pop up ear- is the main focus of the festi- the Cherry Blossom Festival. lier than usual. The warmest val and the tourism events,” She said tourists may not be years on record in D.C. have Gedan said. able to accurately plan their occurred in the last decade, Stephen MacAvoy, the trip around peak bloom, which she said is a signal of departmental chair of envi- adding that some trees may climate change. ronmental science at Ameri- bloom later than others de- The 2010s marked D.C.’s can University, said that al- pending on how they adapt hottest decade so far, The though he cannot link D.C.’s to the climate changes. Washington Post reported. warm winter this season to “Obviously the draw The weather reached a re- the issue of climate change, is for people to come see cord high 60.8 degrees in the early blooming of the the cherries so with vari- 2017, compared to an average cherry trees is tied to increas- able weather, if cherry winter temperature of 43.2 ingly warm winter. blossoms are not flower- degrees this past year. “What we can say is that ing people will come to SOPHIA YOUNG | PHOTOGRAPHER “Most species of plants the area is warming region- see it less reliably,” Zanne Junior Aaron Mancus is one of three students depicting portrait artist John Singer Sargent’s work through dance at the National Portrait Gallery. integrate those signals to ally and the plants are cer- said. GAMES OF THE WEEK BASEBALL WOMEN’S TENNIS vs. Towson vs. Howard Tuesday | 3 p.m. Thursday | 1 p.m. Baseball’s homestand The Colonials take on local rival continues against Towson. Howard.

March 9, 2020 • Page 8 NUMBER The number of wins women’s tennis averages per match so far this season, down from Sports CRUNCH 2.6 last season’s average of 3.5. Men’s basketball falls into postseason riding five-game losing skid BELLE LONG Colonials each time the Battle and junior guard CONTRIBUTING SPORTS teams squared off. In both Maceo Jack – while Fordham EDITOR matchups this season, has none. Battle and Jack sit at Fordham orchestrated a No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, After hitting a bumpy defensive lockdown against in three-point field goals per conference stretch to close GW’s main weapon – game. The pair average 2.8 out the regular season, three-point shooting – and and 2.6, respectively. men’s basketball is heading thwarted GW’s own strong Christian said allowing to Brooklyn, New York for its defense against three-point his key shooters to be first Atlantic 10 Tournament attempts. aggressive and get good under head coach Jamion Christian said combating looks is a key part of GW’s Christian. the Rams’ defensive offensive approach. The Colonials (12-19, 6-12 approach and distributing “When Jamison Battle’s A-10) are set to face No. 14 the ball effectively will getting 10, 20 shots a night, I seed Fordham (8-22, 2-16 make way for opportunities think we have a good chance A-10) for the third time this on offense. Fordham offensively,” Christian season in the first round of recorded 18 steals against said. “When Maceo stays the tournament. Fordham the Colonials, narrowly aggressive, we have a good is ranked second to last in matching GW’s number of chance offensively, so just the conference, finishing assists (21) over the course of trying to encourage our with just two conference two games. guys to be aggressive and let wins, but the Rams’ two “We have to take care of the ball fly.” lone conference wins came the ball,” Christian said. “We The first time the squads against GW on Jan. 22 and haven’t taken care of the ball faced each other this season, March 4. against them. They’re really Fordham drained nine FILE PHOTO BY ZACH BRIEN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “Now we get the chance stingy defensively, so we triples in 20 attempts for a GW is looking for redemption against Fordham during its first matchup of the A-10 Conference Tournament. to go let it all hang out have to take care of the ball 45 three-point percentage. here, and we have a great and keep it moving and give GW’s perimeter defense redshirt junior forward “Defensively, just be the second round. opportunity against a really ourselves the opportunity to improved in the team’s Chuba Ohams all average ready to guard, ready to If GW takes down good Fordham team that’s shoot.” second meeting and allowed double-digit performances defend,” Christian said. Fordham Wednesday, the beaten us twice,” Christian The Colonials made only the Rams to connect on 4-of- on the season. In GW and “Those are sharp-shooters. Colonials will advance to said. “We’re going to be 17.9 percent of their three- 12 from behind the arc. Fordham’s first game in They’ve out-dueled us the second round and take motivated to play against point attempts during the Historically, the January, Cobb put up 22 twice. I’m excited for the on No. 6 seeded Duquesne. them.” first tussle with the Rams, Colonials had the edge over points with 5-of-7 shooting opportunity to go against The Colonials fared better Despite their low win marking their second- the Rams. Barring the past beyond the arc. them one more time.” against the Dukes, earning margin, Fordham boasts worst outside shooting three times the teams met, In their second meeting, GW enters the a season split. In their most one of the best statistical performance all season. GW hadn’t lost to Fordham a separate trio of Fordham championship looking recent game, GW won 70–67, defenses in the conference. GW improved slightly in since 2012, riding a nine- players proved to be scoring to prevent history from firing at a .481 clip from the The Rams’ defense leads the teams’ second matchup, game win streak during that threats. Junior guard Josh repeating itself. For the field and a .450 clip from the A-10 with an average converting 21.7 percent of span. Colon, freshman forward second season in a row, deep. of 62 points given up per shots from beyond the arc. A trio of players served Joel Soriano and senior guard the Colonials ended the The Colonials will kick game. They top undefeated The Colonials have two as Fordham’s main offensive Erten Gazi all contributed regular season with a five- off their run for the 2019-20 Dayton, who averages 64.5 players ranked in the top 25 producers during the double-digit performances. game losing streak. After a A-10 Tournament crown points allowed per game. most accurate three-point regular season. Senior guard Soriano notched a double- win against Massachusetts, Wednesday in Brooklyn, The Rams were able shooters in the conference – Antwon Portley, sophomore double with 14 points and 15 the 2018-19 GW squad was New York. Tipoff is slated to flip the script on the freshman forward Jamison guard Jalen Cobb and rebounds. ousted by George Mason in for 3:30 p.m.

Juniors headline squash programs at CSA Individual Nationals the A Division Friday junior Emme Leonard from Junior Inaki De Larrauri afternoon, where she fell to Princeton. She fell in three opened the tournament with senior Amelia Henley from games, finishing the 2020 a four-game win against Harvard in three games. She season with 14 wins. Williams sophomore Jacob finished the season with 18 On the men’s side, Khan Bassil. He came back from wins. Good said she also had advanced furthest, making a 13-11 loss in the first game big ambitions for her final it to the semifinal round of to top Bassil by an average season at GW. competition in the Molly Cup of 4.3 points, moving to the “Zoe and I talked about it, (B Division) South bracket. quarterfinal round in the but she wants to try to be one He started off the weekend Molly Cup (B Division) East of, if not the best player in with a three-game win over bracket. the country next year,” Good Cornell junior Luke Park, He fell to Harvard’s said. “Which I think is very who he topped by an average sophomore George Crowne attainable for her.” of 7.3 points per game. in four games, ending the Elmandouh, who He coasted to another 2020 campaign with 14 competed in the Holleran three-game win over Yale individual wins. Good said Cup (B Division) West sophomore Eric Kim to de Larrauri and Khan hope bracket, topped junior Ona advance to the semifinal to join Foo Yuk Han as All- Prokes from Drexel in five round. He took on junior Yash Americans next season. games. Four games extended Bhargava from Pennsylvania Last month, the women’s beyond 11 points, including Saturday but was downed team ended the season an intense 15-13 win in the in three games, finishing his ranked No. 14 in the nation, fifth game to secure the season with 16 individual one spot higher than No. 15 match for Elmandouh. wins for the Colonials. last year. The men’s squad, The win pushed her Senior Jamie Oakley which did not secure the further into the main topped Williams junior Hoehn’s Cup B Division for FILE PHOTO BY ARIELLE BADER | SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR Junior Salim Khan was one of two upperclassmen to win a second match at the College Squash Association bracket, where she downed Wyatt Khosrowshahi in three the first time in three years, Individual Nationals this weekend. Williams junior Julia Ward games Friday morning to finished the season ranked in four games. One of these advance to the quarterfinals No. 15 in the nation last TARA JENNINGS two Colonials – senior Engy Good said. games – Ward’s 13–11 win in of the Molly Cup (B Division) week. STAFF WRITER Elmandouh and junior Salim On the women’s side, Foo the second round – pushed North bracket. “Because you go through Khan – picked up a second Yuk Han competed in the beyond 11 points, making it He fell to sophomore the entire year, you’re Men’s and women’s win in the afternoon. Junior Ramsay Cup (A Division), Elmandouh’s fifth extended Enzo Corigliano from St. competing as a team, which squash capped its 2020 season Zoe Foo Yuk Han became the where she earned All- game of the day. Lawrence in three games, the is inherently kind of an with a series of victories at the first Colonial on the men’s or American status for the third “For Engy, she was last of which extended to 12 odd thing in an individual College Squash Association women’s side to be named a year in a row. Her five-game playing among some points. Oakley finished the sport,” Good said. “And Individual Nationals this First-Team All American. win over Trinity sophomore underclassmen, and she season with 12 wins. then one weekend after the weekend. “In our first-round Sarahi Lopez secured her used her experience,” Good Good said that while biggest team competition All five Colonials selected matches, all five people who status as a First-Team All- said. Oakley had a “tough draw” of the year, you get to for the tournament secured represented the team all won American. Elmandouh returned to in the tournament, both he completely switch gears and a win in the first round of in the morning, which was Foo Yuk Han moved competition Saturday in a and Elmandouh ended their go to the individual side of play Friday morning, and great,” head coach Anderson into the quarterfinals of semi-final matchup against careers on high notes. things.”

Softball upperclassmen lead squad, set sights on next A-10 title WILL MARGERUM upperclassmen and a great athlete.” this season as Winkler STAFF WRITER that’s big because Linquist started all has relied heavily on the you want leaders, but 62 games last season as seasoned veterans. He Coming off the you want leaders that catcher and led the team said he decided on the most successful season you truly want your with 65 runs scored. lineup based on practice in program history, underclassmen to This campaign, she has performances. softball is relying follow,” Winkler said started all 21 games and “I write what I think on its experienced after a loss to Monmouth leads the team with 16 gives us the best chance upperclassmen to once Sunday. “They’re the runs, but Winkler said to win and obviously again guide them to the type of people and the her presence as a leader we want to give postseason. type of players that we behind the plate is just as opportunities as much After setting a want our younger kids valuable to the team. as possible but our job is program record for to follow.” “Jess is our leader,” to make sure we get the single-season wins (44) The Colonials Winkler said after a win best lineup that gives and achieving a share added five freshmen to over Princeton March 1. us the chance to win,” of the Atlantic 10 title the roster for the 2020 “She’s going to catch 56, Winkler said. “But too, for the first time, the season. Freshman utility 60 games this year so she that we’re giving us the Colonials (8-13) return Maggie Greco said the calls a lot of our games best chance to grow as a six seniors and five guidance of the older back there behind the team and as a program.” juniors as they aim to players on the roster, plate. We rely on her a Winkler said Greco’s reach their first NCAA especially senior utility ton.” athleticism and ability to Tournament. Head coach Jessica Linquist, has been Every position player be a “true utility player” Shane Winkler said the crucial to the freshmen in the regular starting convinced him to 11 upperclassmen have feeling at home in Foggy lineup this season is an rearrange his lineup and handled the bulk of the Bottom. upperclassman, with the shift the reigning A-10 playing time this year, “She was super nice, exception of Greco, who Player of the Year, senior leaning on postseason super open to helping has appeared in 18 out of infielder Jenna Cone, to experience to lead the out with anything I 21 games, including 16 second base. team on the field and needed whether it was starts. as mentors to younger softball, school or just Aside from Greco, GWHATCHET.COM players. life in general,” Greco the other freshman for more about “We have great said prior to the season. players have seen just the team’s older character in our “She’s a great teammate, 23 at-bats between them H leadership