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Medical School namesake dies Penn’s main minority coalition groups expand to include Penn Association for Gender Equity MARGARET LU Staff Reporter

The main minority coalition groups on campus, also known as the 5B, have elected new boards for 2019. This year, the 5B will undergo a major change and will now include the Penn Association for Gender Equity, effectively becoming the 6B. The Daily Pennsylvanian interviewed the leaders about their priorities and ambitions for the year. PAGE College junior Tanya Jain, who will lead as chair of the Penn Association for Gender Equity, said that while PAGE is largely focused on advancing women’s issues on campus, they will also advocate for other gender minorities. Jain added that rape culture and sexual harassment are some of the most pressing issues for women on campus. She hopes to work with the University to create more concrete responses to sexual harassment and assault, particularly in light SEE 6B PAGE 6

Law profs. back Elizabeth Warren Her former Penn law colleagues back her bid CAMI DOO Staff Reporter

Former Penn Law School professor and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) recently announced that she will run for the U.S. presidency in 2020. Her former Penn Law colleagues have said they are confident about her chances of securing the win. Penn Law professor Stephen Burbank, who was on the appointments committee that hired Warren, and Colin Diver, the dean of Penn Law at the time, both said they believe the senator could beat President Donald Trump. “I’m glad she’s running for president. I think she has all the qualifications, all the qualities that one would hope for in a president,” Diver said, noting Warren’s “resilience” and sense of humor. Warren announced her candidacy on Dec. 31 in an email sent to supporters, making the Massa-

chusetts senator the first prominent Democrat to announce their presidential bid. Burbank said Warren is “enormously smart” and a “master of current policy,” attributes he said would help the candidate when facing off against Trump. “She would eat [Trump] for lunch in debates,” Burbank said. Warren started working as a professor at Penn Law in 1987, eventually earning the position of chaired professor of law during her third year. In 1992, Warren left Penn after accepting an offer to teach at Harvard University as a visiting faculty member. Although Diver and Burbank did not remember Warren mentioning going into politics while she was a professor, Diver said the move was not surprising given Warren’s time at Penn Law and her interest in public policy rather than just legal theory. “[Many professors] SEE WARREN PAGE 3

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Raymond Perelman with Amy Gutmann at the opening of the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

Perelman gave $225 million in 2010 DEENA ELUL Assignments Editor

Longtime Penn donor Raymond G. Perelman died on Monday at his home in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Inquirer re-

ported. He was 101. Perelman, a 1940 Wharton graduate, was one of Penn’s largest donors. In 2011, he gave $225 million to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine along with his wife Ruth, the SEE PERELMAN PAGE 2

Penn names CAPS executive director Gregory Eells to begin March 2019 GIOVANNA PAZ News Editor

After more than nine months of searching for a permanent executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services, Gregory Eells has been named the next executive

director of CAPS, the University announced Jan. 11. Eells, who is currently the executive director of CAPS at Cornell University, will assume the position in March. CAPS has been operating without a director since former Executive Director Bill Alexander retired after SEE CAPS PAGE 2

Inside the importance of the Biden Center Experts say its staff would help a potential campaign GRANT BIANCO Staff Reporter

As several Democrats, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), launch their 2020 presidential campaigns, Penn professor Joe Biden continues to flirt with a possible campaign. Biden boasts the best favorability ratings among possible 2020 Democratic contenders and led in a December poll of Iowa’s likely caucus-goers. A recent report from The New York Times also detailed how he was preparing for a potential run. But amid the rumors, the Penn Biden Center is planning as if the following months will be business as usual. Biden Center Director of Communications Carlyn Reichel wrote in an email that the “upcoming semester includes policy roundtables in Washington and annual events with Vice President Biden on campus.” Reichel did not mention anything in the Biden Center’s schedule for this semester regarding a presidential campaign. Despite the lack of any official announcements, experts say the Biden Center may be helping to shape the former vice president’s path to becoming the next commander-in-chief. The Washington-based center, which officially launched last February, hosts annual campus events

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Biden is the early Democratic presidential primary front-runner according to polls, but the Center is planning for business as usual.

with Biden and seeks to bring him closer to Penn, Reichel added. The Biden Center also has a strong focus on promoting U.S. global leadership. The Biden Center has hosted a number of influential people — including former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former Mexican President Felipe Calderon — as part of its Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue, which features Biden holding conversations with influential political and media figures. Political Science professor Marc Meredith said the most significant aspect of the Biden Center is “that it

allows some of Biden’s advisors to remain close to Biden even though he is currently outside of government.” Meredith added that prominent people involved with the Biden Center will likely be involved with the former vice president’s presidential campaign if he decides to run. “I would expect that some of the people who are affiliated with the Penn Biden Center would join the Biden campaign if he did decide to run for president,” Meredith said. Key Biden Center officials in-

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clude Steve Ricchetti, Biden’s chief of staff from 2013 to 2017, and Brian McKeon, Biden’s former national security advisor. A number of other Obama-era policymakers and advisors also serve among the Biden Center’s leadership. Politico recently reported that Ricchetti, who now serves as managing director at the Biden Center, could be part of the core infrastructure for a future Biden campaign, and NBC also listed him as part of Biden’s “political inner circle” in June 2018. While Biden Center officials could help chart his path to the presidency, some think this does not necessarily signal a presidential run. Professor of Political Science and Communication Diana Mutz said Biden’s political activity isn’t significantly out of the ordinary. “I’m pretty sure Joe Biden would be active in public affairs regardless. He has many different centers at more than just one university,” Mutz said. Biden also is involved with an institute at the University of Delaware and a namesake foundation. If Biden does decide to run, he would be following the path of many other successful former vice presidents, such as Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush, as well as losing candidates like Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale, Political Science professor Matthew Levendusky said. “So it would not be unusual for Biden to run,” Levendusky added.

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NCH West construction on schedule for fall 2021 This December, building work began on campus SIDDARTH TUMU Staff Reporter

Construction on New College House West, Penn’s record-breaking $163 million dorm hall, is underway and expected to open in fall 2021. The new dorm hall, which will sit on the corner of 40th and Walnut streets, began construction in December and continued over winter break. Since the end of last semester, site excavation continued, brick walkways were torn out, and temporary lighting was installed, according to an email sent to Rodin College House residents on Jan. 10. The email also outlined the next steps in construction and potential noise disruptions residents may expect in the coming weeks. The construction of the building’s caisson, which functions as a watertight structure and is used to keep the area dry, will begin around Jan. 21, Residential Services man-

ager Jamal Hagood wrote in the email. The caisson work is expected to be the noisiest part of construction, and the noisiest work of the day will “typically” begin after 8 a.m. Hagood added that the building’s caisson construction is projected to be finished around early March.

Over the past five years, there’s been a push to get more good quality student beds

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nine years in the role. Eells will replace Deputy Executive Director Meeta Kumar, who has been leading CAPS since September. “I have dedicated over 15 years of my professional career to providing mental health care to thousands of Cornell students through my work in CAPS,” Eells told the Cornell Daily Sun. “It is with a mix of sadness and excitement that I leave to take the Executive Director of CAPS position at the University of Pennsylvania.” Eells will work closely with newly appointed Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé to “oversee the next generation of enhancements to CAPS that emerged from last year’s operational review,” Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote in a press release.

- Michael Dausch Sidewalks to the north and west of the excavation site have also been closed off. Michael Dausch, executive director of design and construction management in Facilities and Real Estate Services, said FRES is working with the same architect and construction management companies that built New College House on

Pritchett added that the University aims to “increase capacity” and “decrease the time between a first consultation and a first counseling appointment.” Before joining Cornell, Eells also served as director of the University Counseling Center at the University of Southern Mississippi for five years. Eells earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Oklahoma State University and a master’s in psychology from Eastern Illinois University. He has taught several graduate and undergraduate courses on counseling, social psychology, and developmental psychology. The incoming executive director also served as president of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors and as chair of the mental health section of the American College Health Asso-

34th and Chestnut streets. The biggest difference between the construction of NCHW and NCH is that because of the construction process and timeline, nearby residents in Du Bois College House and Rodin will experience less dust and noise than NCH neighbors did, Executive Director of Business Services Doug Berger said. NCHW will also be built at a quicker pace than NCH because it will be constructed using pre-cast pieces that will be put into place, while NCH was laid brick-by-brick. “[The building] will actually go up a lot faster,” Berger said. Dausch also said FRES plans to renovate other residential halls on campus, such as install air conditioning this coming summer in Du Bois and Kings Court English College House, which currently don’t have the systems in place. “Over the past five years, there’s been a push to get more good quality student beds on campus with the completion of NCH and major renovation of Hill College House,” Dausch added.

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Over the winter break period, New College House West construction continued on 40th and Walnut streets, with the final product expected to house 450 students at a total cost of $163 million.

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Gregory Eells provided mental health care and worked at Cornell University for more than 15 years before accepting a position at Penn.

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largest gift to a U.S. medical school in history and Penn’s largest individual donation. The school was renamed the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine in their honor. The Perelmans also donated $25 million to develop the Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and established an endowed professorship in the medical school. Perelman was active in philanthropy throughout the Philadelphia region, with recipients including Drexel University, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Kimmel Center. He also donated to political causes, including the 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign and the Republican National Commit-

tee. The son of Lithuanian immigrants, Perelman made his fortune in mining and manufacturing. He established two companies, RGP Holdings and Belmont Holdings, and continued to be involved in the businesses into his 90s, the Inquirer reported. Perelman’s two sons, Ronald and Jeffrey, both attended Wharton and became major donors to Penn. Ronald Perelman, a former trustee and 1964 Wharton graduate, received his MBA in 1966 and is the namesake of the Perelman Quadrangle and the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics. Jeffrey Perelman, a 1971 Wharton graduate and 1973 MBA recipient, has also donated to the School of Medicine, the School of Design, and the Institute for Contemporary Art.

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Greek leaders focus on new U. housing policy

Penn students win prestigious scholarship

IFC and Panhel to take on housing and public image

Students will study in China for one year

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With the start of sorority and fraternity rush ramping up this week, the Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council, two student-run Greek councils, have elected new leadership for 2019. Alpha Delta Pi sister and Wharton junior Claire Canestrino will serve as PHC president while Sigma Alpha Epsilon brother and College junior Brian Schmitt will be IFC president starting Jan. 20. Schmitt said he hopes to work with Penn administration to find alternatives to the new housing policy announced in September, which states that all sophomores must live in on-campus housing starting in 2021. Even though most fraternity and sorority houses are owned by the University and can be accessed with PennCards, the new policy says that fraternity and sorority houses are not considered “on-campus housing,” which has caused concern within the Greek

community. “This creates enormous problems for us in terms of occupancy and monetary exclusivity, that will stem from losing a massive base of people that could potentially live in these properties,” Schmitt said. “We fear and feel that fraternities may end up collapsing because they will not be able to support themselves after losing out on the people that could live in these spaces.” Schmitt believes the potential financial constraints could make Greek organizations less inclusive. “We want a strong and healthy Greek life, because Greek life absolutely is not worth it if it’s not inclusive and healthy in a way that benefits the people involved in it,” Schmitt said. Creating more unity within the Panhellenic sisterhood is a major focus for Canestrino, who added that she hopes to facilitate organization-wide events on campus. “We all have our individual chapter sisterhoods and that’s really important to all of us,” Canestrino said, “but being able to utilize and benefit from the greater

Panhellenic sisterhood as well will allow the whole Panhellenic community to rise up if we have a stronger unity.” Schmitt and Canestrino both said they hope to improve the overall image of Greek life on campus and eliminate negative stereotypes. “I also really want the campus at large to have a good understanding of what it means to be Greek, specifically what it means to be a Panhellenic woman,” Canestrino said. “I want to make sure people know exactly what we stand for, what we work towards, and all the really important things that this community does.” Schmitt said he hopes to focus on the philanthropic and service aspects of fraternities during his tenure. “Fraternities aren’t just the negative things that you read about them,” Schmitt said. “We are raising tens of thousands of dollars for charities every semester. We want to show the University that Greek life is worth having at this school because of the good aspects of it that people aren’t hearing enough about.”

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Alpha Delta Pi sister Claire Canestrino will lead the Panhellenic Council and Sigma Alpha Epsilon brother Brian Schmitt will be the president of the Interfraternity Council beginning on Jan. 20.

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tend to be shy, retiring, introverted, happy to sit in their office and do their research, but Elizabeth always had a big personality,” Diver said. “She was never shy about expressing her opinion. This type of personality would fit with public life.” Warren’s colleagues also said she was well-liked by students. “She was maybe the best classroom professor on the faculty,” Diver said. “Her classes were always extremely popular — students repeatedly told me how much they loved her classes.” Warren’s former colleague and Penn Law professor Seth Kreimer also described Warren as a “valued” colleague whose career he has admired since she left campus, he wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Despite being a registered Republican during some of her time at Penn Law, Warren switched parties in 1996. The switch did not shock Burbank and Diver, who noted that centrist and liberal Republicans were more common in that decade. Burbank added that her work as a professor may have

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Warren’s former Penn Law colleagues described the presidential candidate as ideally suited to defeating Donald Trump in 2020.

played a part in her switch. “It’s pretty clear that professor Warren’s views about matters of public policy changed in large part because of her scholarship on bankruptcy and her other scholarship showing the disadvantages that the middle class face in light of the ex-

isting legal regime,” Burbank said. Although Warren is one of the most prominent Democrats to enter the presidential race, those who worked with her at Penn Law said she could face criticism from Trump, who frequently labels her “Pocahon-

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Three Penn students were awarded the Schwarzman Scholarship, which fully covers fees related to a master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing for one year. Wharton senior Dotun Adejare, Wharton and Engineering senior Johnathan Chen, and Zhongyuan “Echo” Zeng, a candidate for a master’s in city planning, received the scholarship last month. They were among 147 recipients hailing from 38 countries and 119 universities who were selected from a pool of more than 2,800 applicants. The fellowship, founded by Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman in 2016, covers all expenses, including tuition, room and board, and travel fees. As part of their studies, students take classes in Chinese language and his-

tory, participate in leadership training workshops, and explore China through a fieldbased course. Adejare said the chance to learn about China firsthand was one of the main reasons he applied for the fellowship. “One thing about being in the [United States] and reading about China through news and through media is that information has been filtered through another source that summarizes it for you,” Adejare said. “I’m really interested in going to China, talking to people in a primary source perspective, and really knowing what’s actually happening in the region.” The scholarship also gives students a chance to delve into their chosen fields while living in China. Zeng, who is from China and first visited Schwarzman College — a residential college of Tsinghua University — two years ago, said she applied because of the opportunity to learn about Chinese development through traditional classroom learning as well as

internships and field trips. “[Students] identify an area, an individual, an organization, or an institution in which they want to learn more about how China does it,” Wallace Genser, senior associate director for fellowships at the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, said. “They then spend that month working with that group or that industry field and are mentored in that experience and then write up a report.” Genser also said one of the main goals of the Schwarzman Scholarship is to help students connect with the country and its culture. “The scholarship combines academic degree through a master’s program with an experiential opportunity to explore how students can connect their work to opportunities in China,” Genser said. In previous years, there have been five Penn-affiliated recipients of the fellowship. This year’s recipients will begin the program in August 2019.

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The Penn students, who will pursue master’s degrees in China, were among 147 awardees hailing from 38 countries and 119 universities who were selected from a pool of more than 2,800 applicants.

tas.” Diver said voters might negatively react to this portrayal, as Trump aims to present Warren’s claims of Native American heritage as bogus. The senator released a video clarifying her family heritage on Oct. 15. In recent days, several other political figures have also announced their upcoming campaigns for the 2020 Democratic ticket, including Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro. With fewer than two years until the 2020 general election, Diver said he is confident in Warren’s chances of winning the presidency. The latest Democratic Iowa polls, released before Warren announced her candidacy, showed her in fourth place with eight percent of support — trailing frontrunners such as former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and former Vice President Joe Biden.

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THE OXFORD C’MON | Twenty-five percent of students are in Greek life. Penn should cover dues.

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he scarf my mother hand knit seems to tighten every time I pass a classic Burberry on Locust Walk. I know it’s a psychosomatic response, and there’s nothing wrong or inferior about my inexpensive gear, whose ultimate purpose is to keep me warm, but sometimes it’s difficult to see the constant reminders of socioeconomic difference on this campus. I find these differences especially highlighted during the hurricane that is sorority rush. The Gucci slippers that definitely don’t keep toes warm in mid-January pat down sidewalks in hurried excitement, and my Nordstrom Rack knock-offs, though exceedingly more comfortable, still slide on unsure ice. I never wanted to join a sorority. In fact, I didn’t even realize how big a deal they were until I got to college. As a first-generation college student, I lay no claim by birthright to any Greek organization. Still, last year as a bleary-eyed freshman, blindly grappling with a fear of missing out and with an intense desire to fit in, joining a sorority would have been a welcome safe haven. That is, if I could afford it. Sororities must find a way to be more inclusive to all students on Penn’s campus — and that includes the women who go thrifting out of necessity, not for sport. Though many sororities on Penn’s campus have scholarship opportunities, the University’s financial aid neither covers the cost of rush nor the cost of membership. Though other Ivies like Yale University have recently increased their financial aid for sororities, University-sponsored financial aid “packages” for Greek life remain nonexistent. And the scholarships offered through Greek organizations are reportedly useful to some but never cover expenses in full. I rely on my financial aid to pay my rent, and the money I make from my work-study position goes toward my coffee addiction and other necessary charges. The cost for a new member joining a sorority ranges from $575 to $1,170. That’s over a month’s rent for me, and hundreds of dollars I couldn’t afford to sacrifice. A couple months after rush last year, I’d often see affiliated women sporting their sorority’s letters on custom apparel. Frothing at the seams of their rooms were banners, streamers, and candy galore — a wallet-busting display of warm welcome. It has been documented that some sisters spend upwards of $1,000 on this tradition alone. Even after initiation fees and living expenses,

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members cover the cost of membership dues, Penn should too The $45 fee that accompanies the recruitment registration may only be half as expensive as a bottle of Chanel No. 5, but to me, that’s five hours of work. I know life isn’t fair, but as organizations that use the words “promote inclusion” in their purpose statement, this inclusion should extend to individuals who don’t have the same financial stability as the significant percentage of Penn students who receive no financial aid. An estimated 25 percent of Penn is involved in Greek life in some capacity, and every day I hear about how much someone loves their fraternity or sorority. The opportunity to find a Greek community should extend to all students, not just those who can afford it. The solution derived at Yale wherein each of their four sororities are given $200 to divvy out in the form of financial aid is a step, but not an ultimate solution to all-encompassing inclusivity. This funding comes from the required recruitment fee for rush, which does seem like the kernel of a very helpful idea. Where is the money from Penn sorority recruitment fees funneled? Perhaps it could be used for something better. SOPHIA DUROSE is a C ollege sophomore from Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email address is sdurose@sas.upenn.edu.

wish someone told me before rush.

passionate, and ready to change the world — has made me better. Most of my closest friends are not part of the Greek system, yet my continued involvement in my sorority reminds me to shake off my complacency, to work harder, and to be better. Still, the harsh reality of rush remains. By nature, it’s a selective process. REBECCA ALIFIMOFF The sheer number of people involved in rush means that it moves at a orority recruitment tends breakneck pace. People slip through to get a bad rap, in part be- the cracks. In early rounds, it’s hard cause of its high visibility: to move past small talk. Despite the the lines of freezing hope- best efforts from sororities to match fuls lined up on the sidewalk and the each potential new member with a intense hours it demands. In addition, great conversation partner and the men seem to have an endless number organizational heroics of the Panof fraternities to choose from, while hellenic Council, the somewhat mythical “process” potential new members are told to trust fails, and women get cut from sororities where they might have been great fits. When I think about what words of advice I could give my younger self now after having gone through the process on both sides, it probably would be twofold. First, don’t freak out about what to wear. Despite the fact that I thoroughly freaked out about what I was going to wear when I rushed, after going through the process as a sorority member I can honestly tell you I didn’t remember what a single potential new member was wearing, nor did I care. Wear whatever you feel most like yourself in. Second, don’t let the maJESS TAN | DESIGN EDITOR chinery of the process make you feel like you should be women have only eight Panhellenic selling yourself to the sorority. In sororities to choose between. reality, the sorority should be selling The condensed nature of rush adds itself to you. to the drama of it all. The sting of Listen, there are a million reasons cuts and rejection, which for men is not to join a sorority. As an instituoften spread out over a semester of tion, they’re expensive, selective, dirty rush, takes place during a short and perpetuate outdated ideas about time frame in a highly visible pro- gender. In my experience they’re also cess. really fun, full of cool, thoughtful Rush often feels like something people, and have given me the opthat happens to potential new mem- portunity to discover that I have a bers instead of being a process where slightly manic love of crafting. women have the same agency and Ask the sisters real questions about control as do their male counterparts their experiences. Ask them how who also engage in the rush process. involved they are. Ask them what Looking back, there are many surprised them the most about jointhings I wish I would have known. ing Greek life. Try to find out if this Now, the week spent with my sorority is the sort of place that’s going to sisters is a reminder of why I decided make you feel proud to be a part of it. to join Chi Omega in the first place. Not because you like their merch or I was on Twitter earlier this week think it sounds cool, but because the when I learned about something people make you feel good and the called the Shine Theory. At its core, values make you better. it’s a commitment against society’s At its core, sisterhood, as hokey obsession with pitting successful and and cliched as it sounds, it is all about talented women against each other. shine. So if you’ve decided to rush, The idea suggests that when meeting make sure you find a place that deintimidating women, we should work serves you. If rush doesn’t go the way against our instincts and, instead, you planned, or if you decide the probefriend them. Being surrounded by cess isn’t for you, please remember good people doesn’t make us worse that Penn is filled with amazing, viby comparison. Instead, it makes us brant communities that are not Greek better. affiliated. The Shine Theory gave a snappy Shine on, friends. Shine on. name to the most persuasive reason I’ve used to support my involvement REBECCA ALIFIMOFF is a College in the Greek system. Being around junior from Fort Wayne, Ind. studying my sisters in Chi Omega — who history. Her email address is ralif@sas. are intelligent, diverse, involved, upenn.edu.

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affiliated women are often expected to spend copious amounts of money showering their “littles” with gifts. I don’t think a KitKat and a Fresh Grocer balloon would cut it, even if that’s all someone could afford. Though joining a sorority wasn’t my life’s mission, and I’m painfully unaware of why it’s so expensive, I can’t help but hurt for the other women in my position who did want to join a sorority, but were barred from trying due to the financial expense. Sororities might be missing out on some worthy sisters as a result of the exclusionary costs of being a member. This is part of a bigger issue concerning Penn’s financial aid. If Yale can allocate some financial aid funds towards sororities to help

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t only takes a few days on Penn’s campus before you hear rumors from new friends or see a meme in a Facebook group about the poor quality of care from Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services and its lack of funding. Wait times for appointments are long. CAPS office is far from campus. And, seriously, Wharton is getting its own private counselor? While the goal of these messages might be to improve the quality and accessibility of Penn’s mental health resources, they can be discouraging to hear when students are looking for help. Eventually, you might conclude that there’s no point in even going. Despite what you may have seen or heard, CAPS has significantly improved in recent years. Funding for CAPS increased by 24 percent between the fiscal

EDITORIAL BY THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN years of 2013 and 2016. In early 2017, four therapists were added to staff and CAPS hours were extended. Following the first Campus Conversation about mental health at Penn in October 2017, five staff members were hired, including three full-time clinicians. CAPS also has plans to move to a larger location or set up a satellite office closer to the center of campus to accommodate its increased staff. CAPS not only offers individual and group counseling and psychological testing, but also a variety of other services that extend beyond business hours. As of last semester, clinicians are available 24/7 over the phone. It also houses the Sexual Trauma Treatment Outreach and Prevention team, composed of clinicians who provide confidential support and advocacy to students who have experienced sexual trauma. CAPS provides specialized treatment in

a variety of domains, including clinicians for those who experience body dysmorphia or eating disorders and multilingual counseling in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Spanish. While CAPS is most commonly known for offering treatment for mental health disorders, it also is designed to serve as a student resource for “personal problems, situational crises, and academic stresses” that are bound to come up while at school. Going to CAPS is more common than you may think: nearly a quarter of the undergraduate student body has been treated at CAPS at some point during their time at Penn. That being said, it’s possible that CAPS services aren’t the right fit for you. Its 15 minute initial consultation requires you to open up to a clinician about personal information and struggles you may be having — this can be uncomfortable.

Depending on your situation, CAPS clinicians may recommend you an external referral for longer-term care. There are other on-campus organizations dedicated to assisting in mental wellness if you do find that CAPS is not an option for you — we encourage you to explore these opportunities. If you feel more comfortable with peer counseling, Penn Benjamins offers in-person peer counseling, and the Reach-APeer Helpline offers counseling through phone and text. Other groups include Active Minds, which promotes conversations on mental health at Penn, Project HEAL, which aims to support those with eating disorders, CAPS Student Advisory Board, which works directly with CAPS leadership in order to destigmatize mental health on campus and implement initiatives at CAPS, Hillel Wellness, and CogWell@Penn. Cultural

resource centers such as the Greenfield Intercultural Center, the LGBT Center, and the Penn Women’s Center also act as support systems for students. Finally, we believe it is important to address the largely negative coverage of CAPS in The Daily Pennsylvanian, 34th Street Magazine, and Under the Button. While we acknowledge our contributions to CAPS stigma, we believe it is absolutely necessary to draw attention to Penn’s institutional flaws and call for change. Still, we realize how our words and their context can affect our readers. Penn can be overwhelming, and it’s often difficult to ask for help. But it is important that you aren’t discouraged from making use of confidential, free, and often incredibly helpful resources the University has made available to you, regardless of their shortcomings.

Letter from the President: The DP is indispensable to me. I hope it will be for you too.

here’s a word document I created the summer before my freshman year that was aptly named “clubs Penn.” It contained a list of nine clubs I planned to join that fall. I’ve always been an anxious person, so I thought coming into this new, unfamiliar environment with some sort of roadmap would make my college experience less scary. Here’s a

shocker – it didn’t. I cried that first night in my Quad single after my parents left. While it seemed like my hallmates were having the time of their lives during New Student Orientation, I was lost. So I did the only logical thing I knew to do at that time and reconsulted the word document. Throughout my first semester, I tried out a lot of the activities on that list. But only

one ended up sticking — club No. 3, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. I joined as a design associate my freshman fall and never left (except to attend class, occasionally). The DP office became my home, a place where I met some of my closest friends, learned new skills, and felt that the work I was doing mattered. My predecessors each had a buzzword or phrase to define

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the DP’s mission. Carter Coudriet, a 2017 College graduate and the president of the 133rd Board, guided the organization under the motto, “rise up and win.” College senior David Akst, the president of the 134th Board, stressed the significance of the DP’s “impact.” No one word or phrase can ever encapsulate the entire purpose of the DP, but I’m going to throw one out there: indispensable. The DP must be indispensable to its audience. Those of us at the DP have to work to break news faster, as well as to uphold and improve our journalistic standards. We also have to continue to expand the breadth and depth of our coverage by constantly experimenting with new storytelling methods to inform our campus. W hat’s more, the DP’s mission is to serve the Penn community, and it is not doing its job properly if the wide range of voices on campus aren’t being heard. Our leadership will be prioritizing diversity in both our staff as well as our coverage in the coming year. We have made strides in the past with some initiatives, but we know that there is still substantial room to improve. It is also my hope that each

member of the DP sees themselves as an indispensable component of our organization. We ask a lot from an extremely dedicated group of students, most of whom devote countless hours to the DP without com-

to covering March Madness to so much more, that they can’t get anywhere else on Penn’s campus. Even if you do have a “clubs Penn” word document, it can be incredibly difficult to find your

Throughout my first semester, I tried out a lot of the activities on that list. But only one ended up sticking — club No. 3, The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.” pensation. I want each person who enters the office at 4015 Walnut St. to realize they have a role in making Penn a better place. Members of ever y department, from advertising representatives to general assignments repor ters, work tirelessly in a windowless office day after day. As I take the helm, it is my goal to ensure that everyone who is a part of the DP gets as much from it as they put into it. It is our responsibility to provide our members with opportunities, from interviewing top political officials

community at Penn. I’m very grateful to have found my place. The DP has been an indispensable part of my time at this school, and I hope it can be the same for you. But if you don’t find your home here, I encourage you to keep searching for a place that reminds you why you came to Penn. Make sure you give us a shot first, though. JULIA SCHORR is a College junior from Westport, Conn. studying Fine Arts. Her email address is schorr@ thedp.com. She is the president of the 135th Board of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.

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of the Trump administration’s recent policies. “Things aren’t becoming better in the world for women obviously,” Jain said. “The Trump administration isn’t creating policies that are helping women.” Jain also aims to work with Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention and Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault to address gender roles and rape culture on campus, specifically related to Greek life. “We need to have better checks and balances on frats when there are instances of abuse,” Jain said. “They need to be punished more in those instances so this campus knows that rape culture should not be normalized.” UMC College sophomore Kevin Zhou will be chair of the United Minorities Council, which represents more than 30 constituents. Zhou said he hopes to increase faculty diversity on campus, add-

ing that he will work with the administration and other UMC board members to push the initiative. He also emphasized the importance of establishing a more collaborative working environment amongst the 6B, especially when pushing for funding initiatives together. “At the beginning stage each group needed each other for support,” Zhou said. “We drifted apart after becoming more established. We need to bring back a similar level of closeness with a structured meeting schedule and set a time to see each other when there are big initiatives.” UMOJA College juniors Nadiyah Browning and Kendra Williams will lead as co-chairs of UMOJA, the representative coalition group for student groups of the African diaspora. The Philadelphia natives have restructured the entire group, adding a general board in addition to the group’s executive board. Williams said one of the projects that UMOJA is currently planning

is Black Philly Week — a series of events for Penn students to engage with the black community in West Philadelphia. “Penn has definitely played a part in the gentrification of West Philadelphia,” said Williams. “We want to mend the relationship with black West Philadelphians as much as possible.” Both co-chairs said their focuses are mainly based on the needs of the black Penn community. “All of the social and political issues that we delve into are based on what the community needs and wants from us,” Williams said. LATINX COALITION College junior Cinthia Ibarra will serve as chair of external affairs for the Latinx Coalition. Ibarra said a major priority for the LC is to increase the visibility of Latinx support groups. “I can relate to this on a personal level because in my freshman year I wasn’t very involved in the Latinx community,” Ibarra said. “I think one of the main factors for that is where these

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cultural centers are located. We need to be more visible and accessible on campus.” The three main cultural centers — La Casa, Makuu, and the Pan-Asian American Community House — are currently housed in the basement of the ARCH building. One of the LC’s biggest priorities is working with the administration to increase the percentage of Latinx students for the Class of 2024. The LC is hoping to organize a “Latinx Recruitment Weekend” and create a direct link to the Penn admissions office for prospective students. Ibarra also stressed that the main focus of the Latinx Coalition is “inclusivity.” APSC College junior Kamal Gill has been elected the new chair of the Asian Pacific Student Coalition. Gill said APSC will continue to

focus on supporting affirmative action in the Ivy League, and specifically working with Dean of Admissions Eric Furda. He hopes to discuss gender roles in the Asian Pacific Islander community and plans to organize an event to discuss the effects of the viral Facebook groups “subtle asian traits” and “subtle asian dating.” “‘subtle asian dating’ can actually perpetuate a lot of toxicity concerning heteronormativity and Asian-American stereotypes,” Gill said. Gill added that he hopes to ensure that all Asian Pacific ethnic groups are included in the conversation. “While we celebrate films like ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ we also need to include other Asian groups. If we are not including them we are not including the entire Asian-

American community,” Gill said. LAMBA ALLIANCE College junior Wesley Neal will lead the Lambda Alliance — the coalition group for LGBTQ students — as chair. Neal said he hopes to work with the University to have the Penn insurance plan cover LGBTQ healthcare, including medical procedures for transgender people. He added that Lambda is also working with administrators to diversify pronoun usage in Penn InTouch. Neal said Lambda aims to increase the number of gender neutral bathrooms on campus — a project the University began in 2017. “The current state is that students rely on maps from the LGBTQ Center for bathrooms on campus,” Neal said. “We are currently in talks about buildings that do not have gender neutral bathrooms.”

Women’s Center director appointed Sherisse Laud-Hammond starts work Jan. 16 MAX COHEN News Editor

Sherisse Laud-Hammond, a former administrator at Temple University, will be the next director of the Penn Women’s Center, the University announced Jan. 11. She will officially take on the position Jan. 16. Laud-Hammond aims to promote inclusivity in her new role, adding that “a lot of people come to universities and they feel lost, and [she’d] love for the Women’s Center to be a place someone can call a safe haven.” She said her goals also include continuing the “tremendous legacy” of the Center, working with “the great team” already in place, and creating a space where a person’s identity is accepted instead of questioned. The appointment comes more than four months after longtime Women’s Center director Felicity “Litty” Paxton announced she was leaving her role to become

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the associate dean for undergraduate studies at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication. LaudHammond will replace current interim director Jessica Mertz, who is also the director of Penn Violence Prevention. Laud-Hammond is a 2005 School of Social Policy and Practice graduate and a former associate director of Admissions in SP2, where she said she developed lasting relationships with her peers. “I still keep in contact with a lot of my classmates; we go to the beach together and we teach each other’s classes,” Laud-Hammond said. “Another great thing I remember is my professor Gloria Gay, a former associate director of the Women’s Center, who introduced me to the Center.” When Laud-Hammond attended SP2, she moved back in with her mother and commuted 45 minutes to school from Cheltenham, Pa. Whenever Laud-Hammond needed a place to relax and unwind while on campus, Gay created a space at the Women’s Center where she could be herself. “I would love for more students

to feel that the Women’s Center is a place where they can feel at home, where they can drop in for no reason at all, just to be there,” LaudHammond said. After graduation, she spent five years at Penn recruiting and advising students in the Master of Social Work program. She was most recently the director of Temple’s Office of Advising and Professional Development for the program. “[Laud-Hammond] impressed students, staff, and faculty with her deep knowledge of Penn,” Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum wrote in the press release. “We especially appreciate her commitment to positioning the PWC as a celebratory and welcoming hub dedicated to gender equity and inclusivity.” Connecting her earlier time at Penn with her new job of leading the Women’s Center, Laud-Hammond stressed the desire to create a welcoming environment. “SP2 helped me find myself and find my voice, and that’s what I want for students, faculty, and staff at Penn,” Laud-Hammond said.

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Grocery store set to start construction near Domus Heirloom Market will be a health-conscious option HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Staff Reporter

A new grocery store is set to open near Penn’s campus at 34th and Chestnut streets. Giant Heirloom Market, a gourmet grocery brand launching several locations in Philadelphia, is set to begin construction in early 2019, according to a recent email sent by the building staff of nearby Domus Apartment to residents. An official opening date has not been released. Giant Food Stores, which owns several larger supermarkets throughout the East Coast, described their new “Heirloom” store format as designed specifically for urban environments, according to an Oct. 4 press release. The store’s location at 3401 Chestnut Street will be near several popular housing choices for students, including New College House and Domus. The store will move into the space Eastern Mountain Sports previously occupied.

Though only recently announced, Giant’s move into the new urban store format has been in the works for some time, External Communications and Community Relations Manager Ashley Flower said. “Giant Heirloom Market is the result of over a year of intense neighborhood group listening sessions, market research, and format exploration,” Flower said. The new store will hire a “Produce Chef” who will prepare fruits and vegetables on demand, local “artisanal breads,” and a vast array of plant-based foods, she added. Shoppers will also find kombucha on tap and will be able to create their own olive oil and vinegar blends at a do-it-yourself station, infused with the flavors of their choice. “The residents we spoke with told us they wanted fresh, better-for-you, convenient and affordable grocery solutions — a store they could shop in easily and frequently and a store that connects them to real food,” Flower said. Several Penn students said they are excited by the prospect

of fresher, healthier options near campus. College freshman Rachael Villari said Penn students currently have limited access to healthy options, adding that there could be more variety. “Whenever I need fresh fruit or vegetables, I tend to buy from Fresh Grocer, rather than Gourmet Grocer, but there seems to be a lack of organic products there and limited options of fresh products,” Villari said. “I’ve started just ordering from Whole Foods through Amazon because their stuff is better and lasts longer.” College freshman Rachel Pellegrino also shared Villari’s sentiments. “I feel like we do have some fresh options like Sweetgreen or SoBol, but it’s super expensive, and I’ve had bad experiences buying fresh fruit from Fresh Grocer,” Pellegrino said. The location near Penn’s campus will be the second Heirloom Market opened by Giant Food Stores — the first branch is scheduled to open this month in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood of Philadelphia, according to the company press release.

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Daily Pennsylvanian welcomes 135th Board of editors and managers They will be inducted at the annual DP Banquet

REBECCA TAN Executive Editor, 134

As the spring semester begins and students trudge their way through the snow to their first classes, the 42 students of the 135th Board of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. are hard at work at 4015 Walnut St., preparing to take on the leadership of the independent student media organization. With the assistance of three professional staff, the DP’s student leadership board oversees all the operations of The DP, Inc., from advertising and circulation to news reporting, photography, and audience engagement. The new board, led by President and College junior Julia Schorr, consists of editors and managers across three publications: The Daily Pennsylvanian, 34th Street Magazine, and the satire news site Under the Button. The students, who were elected last fall, span all four grades, with 20 juniors, 17 sophomores, four freshmen, and one senior. Eleven members of the incoming board were also on the outgoing board; Schorr was on both the 133 and the 134, making this her third year as a leader at the

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The new board, led by President Julia Schorr, will be made up of 20 juniors, 17 sophomores, four freshmen, and one senior. Eleven members of the incoming board were also on the outgoing board.

organization. College junior and incoming Executive Editor Sarah Fortinsky takes charge of the Editorial Board, which works to produce three print issues and more than 100 pieces of content online every week. She is assisted by nine senior editors: Digital Director

Sam Holland, Print Director Ben Zhao, Senior News Editor Maddie Ngo, Senior Sports Editor Theo Papazekos, Opinion Editor Isabella Simonetti, 34th Street Editor-in-Chief Annabelle Williams, UTB Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Beugg, and Copy Editors Tahira Islam and Katie

Steele. Ngo, a former beat reporter covering gender and diversity, will work with a team of four news editors to report on issues of traditional importance to the Penn community, including administrative policies, admissions, and mental wellness. This year,

however, she also hopes to invest more resources in covering West Philadelphia and connecting the student body to the stories affecting our local community. Holland, a College junior who formerly led the DP’s multimedia department, takes on a crucial role in leading the digital strategy of all three publications, from their websites to their audience engagement strategy and newsletter products. Founded in 1885, the DP has produced a broadsheet newspaper for more than 130 years. To embrace a digital-first direction, the organization cut print production from four to two days a week in the spring of 2017. Since then, the DP’s leaders have worked to push the digital mandate by introducing online-only products and refining protocol to make sure information was being delivered to readers faster and in more engaging ways. “This year, our audience should expect to see more of us,” Holland said. “We have a group of veteran editors who have been around for at least a year, and I have full faith that they are prepared to lead their departments. And when you look at the new people joining us, everyone has really shown that they’re really dedicated to the organization. We’re in a better position now than we’ve ever been

to re-imagine our strategy from a digital perspective.” On the business side, former Marketing Manager and College junior Remi Golden will serve as the organization’s new Business Manager, overseeing a team of five managers to sell advertisements, invest in new projects, and market The DP, Inc.‘s products on campus and beyond. There will be a significant company-wide push to expand the DP’s revenue streams this year, Schorr said. Readers can expect new, curated newsletters, including one for Penn sports fans and one designed to inform and help students looking for internships or jobs in the spring semester. She added that both the editorial and business boards will be working to diversify the DP’s core audience beyond the undergraduate community, pointing to The Weekly Roundup, the organization’s curated newsletter for Penn parents as a step in that direction. “We have a lot of really talented people on board, people who can make this company even more digital and more relevant to our audience,” she said. “I’m incredibly excited.” The 135th Board will be formally inducted at the annual DP Banquet this Saturday, Jan. 19.

Schorr, Golden, Fortinsky take top positions on 135th Board

Big three to focus on innovation and culture DAVID AKST President, 134

Many know the big three credit rating agencies, the Harvard-Yale-Princeton big three, or even the big three Allied leaders in World War II: Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. At The Daily Pennsylvanian, there’s a new big three. Don’t worry, there’s no Stalin among them. College junior Julia Schorr will serve as president this year, a role like publisher at many other papers. The president, as head of the company, is responsible for all aspects of the organization with a focus on strategy, organizational culture and structure, and external relations.

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The trifecta of business manager, president, and executive editor is known at The Daily Pennsylvanian as the big three.

College junior Remi Golden will oversee all business operations of the multimillion-dollar company as Business Manager.

College junior Sarah Fortinsky will serve as Executive Editor, overseeing the three publications — the DP, 34th Street

Magazine, and Under the Button — and all cross-publication editorial departments. Together Schorr, Golden, and Fortinsky will set priorities for the 135th Board as a whole and push the DP into the future. Schorr, a fine arts major from Westport, Conn., will focus on diversity in staff and in coverage, the student experience within the DP, and new revenue generation. She wants to make the organization more inclusive and expand support for DP staff, while ensuring its financial future so it can serve readers and staff for decades to come. Schorr says that her time as digital director last year taught her the importance of innovation. “In order to best serve Penn’s campus and reflect a variety of voices, our organization

has to take advantage of newsletters, social media, multimedia, podcasts, and more digital platforms,” Schorr said. “The long-term financial security of our organization is dependent on our progress in the digital realm.” Golden, the new business manager, is from Hewlett, N.Y. and studies biology and economics. Her main goal is uniting and supporting the business leaders of the company to drive revenue generation and develop new projects. “All media companies are being challenged to adapt their business models to work in a digital age,” Golden said. She plans to apply what she learned about the media landscape as marketing manager last year to help the DP succeed. Fortinsky, a political science

major and journalistic writing minor from Larchmont, N.Y., moves from senior news editor to executive editor — a common path for editorial chiefs. Like Schorr and Golden, she has a focus on the company’s digital presence, but Fortinsky’s highest commitment is to accuracy, accountability, fairness, and diversity in the coverage the DP produces. She said greater coordination across departments will be critical in achieving this goal. “Collaborating more across platforms and coordinating our coverage to complement the other work we’re doing will strengthen the community and will improve the quality of our work. Plus it makes the job that much more enjoyable.”

Williams, 34th Street lifer, chosen to lead magazine into 2019

Penn junior was Assignments Editor on the 134

NICK JOYNER & REMI LEDERMAN 34th Street Editors, 134

With the start of 2019, the Executive Board of 34th Street will change hands once again. The new executive board of Street will comprise five members: College juniors Annabelle Williams and Dalton DeStefano will lead the charge as Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, respectively. College junior Lily Snider will take the reins as the magazine’s second-ever Assignments Editor, while College junior Daniel Bulpitt and Wharton junior Ethan Wu will work as Audience Engagement Director and Media Director, respectively.

This past year, Street experienced several significant milestones including its 50th anniversary and a new record in online readership. The magazine also cut the Highbrow and Lowbrow sections, while doubling down on its features, arts coverage, and profiles, ultimately raising content output by nearly 100 percent with over 1300 published stories. In the fall, Street saw the launch of its first-ever weekly newsletter, The Toast, which was anchored, in part, by Bulpitt. In the new year, the incoming Street leadership hopes to build on these successes and work with the other new members of the 135th Board to achieve their goals. Williams was the first-ever Street Assignments Editor and was responsible for bringing in the publication’s first-ever freshman

class of writers. She famously transferred out of the Wharton School to pursue studies in English and writing, and spent last summer working as a reporting intern at The Philadelphia Inquirer. DeStefano was Street’s first Developing Features Editor last spring after the section’s restructuring, and has interviewed celebrities like Jake Gyllenhaal, written film and TV reviews, and worked on a feature story on drag queens at Penn. Like Annabelle, DeStefano is a Street lifer, and has been working on the publication for three years straight. Bulpitt, a former Lastpage Editor, worked as a marketing associate in the fall and was instrumental in launching The Toast. Snider was the first-ever editor of the style section in spring 2018, and was responsible for expanding

the section’s output and incorporating more culture news coverage into the magazine. Wu, who was indispensable to the photo department in the fall semester, has been responsible for numerous cover shoots, and has amassed dozens of photo credits this year alone. The new Street board plans to hit the ground running with changes and improvements the moment they assume their roles in January. Wu is working on building out Street’s video team to create more online content; Snider is looking to expand training initiatives for new writers, while Bulpitt wants to continue to grow The Toast’s subscriber base and build larger audiences on social media, with a focus on Instagram. “Hopefully, a year from now, Street will be focused on elevating diverse student narratives, having

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The five-member executive board plans to continue the magazine’s charge into the digital age while investing in core reportorial skills.

solid reporting on each story, and striking a balance between Penncentric and Philadelphia-related content,” Williams said. “I also

hope that staffers who come onto the magazine will walk out of the office with lifelong friends, much in the way that I have.”

Beugg elected as Under the Button’s first female EIC since 2015 She is joined by sophomore Natalia Joseph

ALESSANDRO CONSUELOS & SOPHIE TROTTO UTB Editors, 134

College junior Elizabeth Beugg has been elected as the Editor-inChief of Under the Button on the 135th Board of Editors and Managers. Joining her is Wharton sophomore Natalia Joseph, who will serve as the publication’s Managing Editor. Under the Button is Penn’s independent satire publication. “Like a not funny ‘The Onion’ site,” UTB is an online-only branch of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. that provides campus-based satirical humor primarily through writing and video. Beugg hails from Los Angeles

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Beugg and Joseph aim to introduce new types of content to digital platforms while better using analytics to inform decisions on engagement.

and studies Fine Arts and English. Outside of comedy writing, her interests include Kawaii emojis, event

photography, and oat milk. She joined UTB as a sophomore, despite widespread concerns that she used

“lmao” too much in her articles. Former UTB editors are convinced that Beugg rooms with at least 89 percent of UTB. She is serious about her career in media and spent the summer of 2018 as an editorial intern for The Hollywood Reporter. “I want to do this for the rest of my life — the comedy thing, the journalism thing, the writing thing,” she wrote in her letter-of-intent while running for the EIC position. Joseph, a proud main line resident, joined UTB as a “lil bb” freshman. According to her LinkedIn profile, she is also a dedicated member of Penn’s rugby team and the off-campus organization, OAX Philanthropic Sorority. This year, UTB members can look forward to receiving “eekers,” “spookers,” and “yikers,” as comments on their

pieces from Joseph. UTB turned 10 years old in 2018, but it is thriving at the pace of a well-developed young adult. This past year, the publication debuted a redesigned website, hosted a comedy event with four major on-campus comedy groups, significantly increased its writing and video content, and even released a video game, “UTBiden.” While UTB has made strides in recent years to sharpen its satirical edge and present comedy in new mediums, Beugg and Joseph want to push the envelope further. They are excited to explore new types of content, like quizzes, and make use of new platforms like Instagram. Joseph said she wants to focus specifically on diversifying the characters that appear in UTB articles and draw on analytics to better

engage its audience. Beugg agreed, adding that she hopes to make UTB more essential to Penn’s comedy scene through increased collaboration with outside groups. “Elizabeth and Natalia have big shoes to fill, but we’re all confident they’ll do a fantastic job. The future is bright for Under the Button,” said 134 President and 133 UTB Editorin-Chief David Akst, who hired the pair. “UTB is a place where I have always felt loved and accepted,” Beugg said. “I am so lucky to be leading this publication for the next year, especially alongside Natalia Joseph and [UTB Media Editor] Hughes Ransom, who are just gems of human beings. I am so excited to give others the chance to feel what I have felt and be a part of this special group on campus.”

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Rogers won the 200m run with a time of 21.67 seconds, junior Anthony Okolo tied with Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connor Matthews in the 400m run with 48.83 seconds, and senior Joe Novak won the 800m run in 1:53.89. Senior captain Lance Yassay cleared 2.05m to win the high jump, and junior Nathan Fisher vaulted 5.00m to capture the pole vault crown. Dolan had nothing but high praise for these athletes.

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Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter break was filled with several impressive performances. Among these top performers was trackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Evan Lee, who won the heptathlon at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational in Annapolis, Md. this past Saturday. He was one of seven athletes between the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams to

win events on the day. The junior from Indianapolis placed in the top five in all seven events and finished first in the high jump. Lee compiled a total of 5419 points en route to victory, which was 88 points higher than the score recorded by Navy sophomore Clayton Thompson, who finished second. Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance was one for the record books, as he was just eight points shy of tying the program record in the heptathlon. Additionally, his point total was good for eighth-best in Ivy League history in the event.

He also broke his own previous personal record of 5330, which he had set during last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ivy Indoor Heptagonal Championships. Lee has continued to impress in 2019 after being named to the All-Ivy second team for the indoor heptathlon last year. He and the rest of Penn track are just over a month away from competing in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Indoor Heps, and another strong showing from Lee in that competition could propel the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team to the top of the Ancient Eight.

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down in the third and another one in overtime to come out on top 7-5, earning the Quakers three team points right off the bat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My focus was to wrestle my match for seven minutes and keep scoring points,â&#x20AC;? Oliva said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important for the first guy to set the tone, so it was good to start off with a win for the team.â&#x20AC;? After losing the first bout, Drexel rattled off three consecutive decisions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; wins by fewer than eight individual points â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to surge ahead to a 9-3 lead. Penn closed the gap to three points and picked up its second win of the day at 197 pounds, where freshman Greg Bensley led Drexelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Derek Rose 3-0 after one period and never looked back. The rookie coasted to a 6-0 result and earned a nice birthday present in the form of his first career dual meet win at the Palestra. The Dragons extended their lead to 13-6 after the mid-match intermission, when Penn freshman Ben Goldin fell to No. 20 Joey Goodhart at heavyweight by a 11-3 major decision. Freshman standout Carmen Ferrante kept the Red and Blue within striking distance by

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In the yearly Battle of 33rd Street, Penn wrestling came agonizingly close to taking back neighborhood bragging rights. For the fourth straight year, Drexel came out on top of the annual contest between the University City rivals, holding off a late charge from the Quakers to prevail by a 16-15 score on Sunday at the Palestra. Kicking things off with a bang for the Red and Blue (13, 0-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) at 157 pounds, senior Joe Oliva took part in the only rematch from last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30-9 win for Drexel (4-4, 1-1), facing off against the Dragonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Evan Barczak one year after beating him by a 10-7 score. Despite falling behind 3-1 after two periods on Sunday, Oliva rallied with a late take-

winning 8-4 at 125 pounds, but fellow first-year Doug Zapfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ensuing 7-2 loss at 133 meant the home side was on the brink of defeat. With Penn down 16-9 and only two matches remaining, the team needed to win both to have a chance for a positive result. Just when all looked lost, the Quakers got a lifeline through senior AJ Vindici. Down 3-1 in the closing seconds of his match at 141 pounds, Vindici took Drexelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nick Widmann down and added two back points as the buzzer sounded, enough for a stunning 5-4 win that pulled Penn within four points of the Dragons and lit up the home section of the crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;AJ has tremendous heart,â&#x20AC;? coach Roger Reina said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great example of wrestling to the last second and the amazing things that can happen when you give yourself that chance.â&#x20AC;? It was up to Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest ranked wrestler, No. 14 Anthony Artalona, to try to secure the team win for the Red and Blue. However, the freshman was largely held in check by Drexelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parker Kropman despite his aggressive style of

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went into, we knew that we had a chance to win, from the coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; preparation, from the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; preparation, and for guys really sacrificing for one another.â&#x20AC;? Bob Weinhauer, the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head coach, was also in attendance on Saturday. Weinhauer had a short but fruitful tenure with the Red and Blue, winning four Ivy League titles in five years. Weinhauer and Tony Price, the standout senior guard of the team, are perhaps the most recognizable names of the group, with Price being the only player on that team to play in the NBA. The high turnout of the 1979 team on Saturday illustrates the closeness of the members to this day, as well as the importance of Penn in their lives today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been a really big part

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Watching the current Quakers also gives the players of the 1979 squad an opportunity to reminisce and look back on their experiences in the Palestra. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Palestra is one of the great historic college facilities in the country because when we would play here, particularly in the Big 5 games, you could cut the tension in the air with a knife,â&#x20AC;? Jackson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how packed it was from an emotional standpoint, because you had so many people that were Big 5 fans, and then you had the fans of the individual schools that were playing.â&#x20AC;? Even in a place with as much history as the Palestra, the 197879 Penn team stands above all the others. Forty years later, no other Ivy League team has accomplished as much as those Quakers did, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite possible that none ever will.

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the half, Penn held the Tigers to no field goals for over eight minutes. Junior forward AJ Brodeur was particularly key on that side of the ball throughout the game, totalling 12 rebounds, five blocks, and two steals. A back-and-forth first half concluded with the teams deadlocked at 27 as the Quakers began to stall once again on offense. Penn only shot 36.7 percent from the field in the opening 20 minutes, continuing a troubling trend that dates back to the beginning of the team’s now four-game losing streak. “I think we settle and give in late in the clock, 10 seconds left,” Donahue said. “We put ourselves in some tough spots to make hard shots. That’s settling and we can’t do that. It’s my responsibility to get these guys playing the way they can.” The Quakers fell behind at the beginning of the second half as the Tigers launched a balanced attack on offense led by Aririguzoh and guard Devin Cannady, who scored 17 and 20 points, respectively. Brodeur kept the Red and Blue in the game, scoring nine points in

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Then came the back-to-back losses to Princeton. The bottom line: The threes aren’t falling, the offense goes stagnant for long stretches, and seemingly every layup goes halfway down before changing its mind and reversing course. This is an 0-2 team, and deservedly so. So, here’s the question: Which Penn team will we see the rest of the way and into March? Should we expect to see more of the team that rattled off a 10-2 record with a solid away win, and two wins over power programs, one of whom was ranked? Or are we going to get more of the team

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the first six minutes of the half. Brodeur and senior guard Jake Silpe got into foul trouble, prompting frustration from a vocal and energetic Palestra crowd filled with alumni celebrating Penn’s 1979 run to the Final Four. Without Brodeur on the floor, the Quakers struggled mightily on offense, failing to generate solid looks with any regularity. As the calls, which repeatedly angered the Penn crowd, continued, so did the Quakers’ shooting woes. The Red and Blue were held to 29 percent shooting from the field and 23.1 percent from behind the three-point line in the second half, preventing them from building any momentum. Even Brodeur struggled, missing several jump hooks inside as the game entered crunch time. With the Quakers forced to rely on his work in the paint, those misses were even more damaging. “When [the Tigers] needed to execute, they executed,” Donahue said. “We did not and that’s what we’ve fallen into during this four-game skid. We’re just not executing and playing like can on the offensive end.” Meanwhile, Princeton guard Myles Stephens caught fire, scoring 10 consecutive points

for the Tigers to give them a seven-point lead with less than two minutes to play. A threepointer for Washington energized the crowd and briefly gave the Quakers some hope, but late points by Cannady and Aririguzoh iced the game as the Red and Blue couldn’t get any more shots to fall. “We’re not feeling good about who we are and the way we’re playing,” Donahue said. “I think the guys are playing harder, but I told them that we’re not playing any better. We need to figure out a way to play better, and that’s technical, that’s personnel driven, and that’s coaching.” The loss came a week after the Red and Blue fell to the Tigers, 68-65, in an even tighter contest at Princeton. In that game, the Quakers came back late in the second half with an 11-3 run to force overtime. However, poor shooting from both the field and free-throw line led Penn to score only three points in the extra period and lose the first Ivy League game of the season. After a week to practice and recover, the Quakers will look to end their skid next Saturday against Temple as Big 5 play resumes.

that has lost four games straight, can’t seem to buy a shot, and is winless in league play? I still think the real Penn is somewhere closer to the former. This team has the talent and the coaching to win nine or 10 games in the conference, win the Big 5, and get hot in March and make a run. That is why I’m not panicking. But I am concerned; it seems increasingly possible that the Quakers continue to play like a team that is missing their best player and flounder to a bottomfour Ivy finish. It’ll only take one game to get the mojo back. Last week, Penn was literally one bucket from winning. One layup that spun out changes the narrative. This week it would have taken several, but both games make clear that the

problem isn’t with talent or effort. The back half of the Big 5 slate awaits. Winning one of two there secures a share of the team’s first city title since 2002 and regains some momentum before the Ivy weekend schedule starts in February. If the Quakers don’t turn it around now, their opportunities to bounce back are only going to continue to shrink. If last month taught us that this team can beat anyone, the past few weeks showed that it can just as easily lose to anyone. That’s concerning. THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS is a College junior from Pittsburgh and Senior Sports Editor for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at papazekos@thedp.com.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018 VOL. CXXXV

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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

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Quakers fall to Tigers twice in Ivy play

It’s time to be worried, but don’t panic yet

Penn unable to build momentum on offense in crucial home loss

THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS

MICHAEL LANDAU Sports Editor

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One week after falling to Princeton in a heartbreaking overtime loss, Penn men’s basketball lost to the Tigers, 62-53, for the team’s fourth consecutive defeat and its second of the Ivy League season. The game was close early on due to strong defensive play from both teams. The Red and Blue (10-6, 0-2 Ivy) prevented the Tigers (9-5, 2-0) from generating open looks on offense, forcing Princeton center Richmond Aririguzoh to commit three turnovers in the first four minutes of the contest. However, the Quakers were unable to create scoring opportunities of their own, as they were forced to take several long-range and off-balance shots. “Neither team got really good looks,” coach Steve Donahue said. “I think both teams did a really good job of not giving up stand-still and inrhythm threes.” Penn settled into the game in the middle of the half and seized the lead away from the Tigers. A 12-0 run highlighted by strong passing and three-pointers from guards Jackson Donahue and Bryce Washington gave the Quakers the advantage. Throughout this stretch, the Red and Blue were able to continue their impressive play on defense. Despite allowing nine offensive rebounds in

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I’m a big fan of letting things play out before rushing to judgment — when friends and colleagues begin to panic, I’m always the one who argues that things aren’t as bad as they seem. Five minutes into the season, there were fans who wrote off Penn men’s basketball. Losing the previous season’s leading scorer to injury means a re-evaluation of expectations. Whether the Quakers are conference favorites without junior guard Ryan Betley is a question worth asking. Whether their season is effectively over is just panicking. After the Toledo loss, I got similar reactions, but I reminded my panicking friends that we didn’t know the extent of the injury to freshman forward Michael Wang, and that one non-conference game does not define a season. After the Monmouth and first Princeton games it became harder to make that argument, but I still felt that Penn was a better team than how it played. I felt certain that coach Steve Donahue and the Quakers — the same group that beat Miami (Fla.), No. 17 Villanova, and New Mexico in consecutive weeks — would bounce back. Now it’s time to be concerned. Penn men’s basketball is in serious trouble, and the slump is coming at a pretty inconvenient time. A fourgame losing streak is always a bad sign, but the way in which the losses came was the most discouraging sign of all. Toledo is a good team, and the Quakers had a bad day. That happens. Losing by 32 points shouldn’t. Monmouth was winless, but still beat the Quakers at the Palestra. A home loss to a winless team shouldn’t happen. SEE MBB COLUMN PAGE 11

Legendary 1979 Penn team honored Track blows past foes in in halftime ceremony on Saturday weekend meet at Navy Seven total Quakers took first place in their events on Saturday

M. HOOPS | Group is still the only Penn team to reach the Final Four

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A weekend to forget for Penn men’s basketball was also one to remember for a different Quakers team. The 1978-79 men’s basketball squad was honored on Saturday at the Palestra during the game between Penn and Princeton. The managers, coaches, and players of the team were awarded commemorative rings by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun during halftime, while they were given a standing ovation by the crowd. That team was the most successful one in the history of Penn basketball, and 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the group’s Cinderella run to the Final Four of the 1979 NCAA Tournament. The Red and Blue, entering the tournament as a nineseed, knocked off Iona, top-seeded North Carolina, Syracuse, and St. John’s before falling to eventual champions Michigan State — a team led by Magic Johnson.

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The 1978-79 Penn men’s basketball team was given commemorative rings this Saturday at the Palestra for the 40th anniversary of its Cinderella Final Four run.

And although they were considered underdogs in all of those games, the Quakers certainly didn’t play like it. “This is one of the greatest teams that I’ve ever been associated with because we

were always prepared to win every game,” said Dennis Jackson, an assistant coach of the 1979 Penn team. “Every game that we SEE 1979 TEAM PAGE 10

While some students might be sitting at home watching Netflix over break, the men’s and women’s track and field teams are off to the races. Fresh off the start of 2019, the Red and Blue traveled to Annapolis, Md. this weekend to take part in the Wesley A. Brown Invitational from Jan. 11-12. They squared off against some familiar foes in Navy, which hosted the invitational, Princeton, Villanova, and Mount St. Mary’s. Coming off a record-breaking sweep of Ivy rival Harvard, the Quakers were eager to continue their New Year’s success. Coach Steve Dolan was pleased by what he saw out of both the men’s and women’s teams in Annapolis. “I thought we competed really well. We just got back this week on campus and started training, so

as coaches we always love to see what we look like getting back into the swing of things,” Dolan said. “I thought the team did a really good job. I was really pleased with our results across all events — sprints, distance, field events, jumps, throws. It was an all-around team effort.” Penn notched some impressive wins throughout the Invitational. For the women, junior Cecil Ene posted a time of 55.16 seconds in the 400-meter run — the top time in the Ivy League so far this season — while senior Anna Peyton Malizia tied her conference-best mark of 1.80m in the high jump to set a new facility record for the Wesley A. Brown Field House. The Red and Blue women continued their dominance in the field, as junior Maura Kimmel threw for 16.77m in the shot put — an Ivy League-best distance — and senior Rachel Lee Wilson posted a mark of 19.77m in the weight throw. On the men’s side, senior Calvary SEE TRACK PAGE 9

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