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Admin’s Ph.D. called into question OFSL admin may have lied about his education JESSICA MCDOWELL Enterprise Editor

A Penn administrator may have been misrepresenting his educational background, according to an article retraction by an independent

student-run blog at Pennsylvania State University. The retraction called into question Associate Director for Community Development Kenny Jones’ academic credentials. The original article published by the blog, Onward State, described a speech he gave at Penn State last week. The retraction specified that he “misrepresented portions

of his background and story during his presentation.” The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life did not immediately answer a phone or email request for comment, but Jones’ credentials have been updated on the Penn website. A previous version of Jones’ biography on OFSL’s website said that he received a doctorate from Morgan

State University in Higher Education Administration and that he was a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity for over 10 years. His biography has since been updated to remove his Ph.D. from Morgan State University. While it still says that he is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, it no longer states that he has been a member for 10 years.

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SMASH HIT Masala’s new album tops world charts AMINATA SY Staff Reporter

Last month, Penn Masala’s unique musical blend of Indian and American sounds became a worldwide hit — its ninth album, “Resonance,” reached No.1 on

iTunes World charts on Dec. 11. This is not the first time that the 15-member, all-male a cappella group has produced a successful album. Their eighth studio album, “Kaavish,” which was released in 2013, also hit No. 1 on iTunes World charts. However, Wharton junior and Penn Masala Business Manager Pranay Sharma said that “Resonance” stands out among the

rest. “I think [“Resonance”] is the reflection of how the group has matured as a whole,” he said. Engineering senior Prashant Ramesh, a singer in Penn Masala, said “Resonance” is the fruit of his entire college career. “In this album, we turned to our roots a little more,” he noted. SEE MASALA PAGE 7 COURTESY OF PENN MASALA

Engagement Prize winner focuses on health, education

Firms’ fall recruiting efforts prompt decline in spring OCR

Shadrack Frimpong plans to build a school in Ghana

Investment banks increasingly use “accelerated process”

CHARLOTTE LARACY Staff Reporter

SUN JAE LEE Staff Reporter

For some, spring semester is a hurricane of nerve-wracking interviews and sweaty handshakes. For others, it is the calm waters of relaxation that follow the acceptance of an internship. Official on-campus recruiting for summer 2016 begins this month. Usually, most students secure their summer internships in the spring, but this semester, relatively few students are on the search because they found their positions in the fall. Patricia Rose, director of Career Services, said that in recent years, the finance and technology industries have been recruiting more in the fall. “For the last year or two, investment banks have had an accelerated process. Many banks will be doing OCR as well this spring, but the fall process is growing,” Rose said. However, because internship positions at some companies have already been filled by fall recruits, students looking to be recruited in the spring have more limited choices. “The banks did a lot more accelerated recruiting this year than we’ve seen in previous years — it really ramped up,” Wharton senior and Career Services Associate Director Barbara Hewitt said. “People who are still looking

COURTESY PF TARKWA BREMAN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE

Shadrack Frimpong (left) standing alongside a building that is part of his project to bring Tarkwa Breman a Model School for Girls and a Community Clinic.

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Growing up in Tarkwa Breman, a region in western Ghana, 2015 College graduate Shadrack Frimpong noticed that many of his female peers, seen as second-class citizens in the community, would stop going to class. Frimpong had also witnessed many of his friends and family suffer from diseases such as HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B. To receive treatment, the closest comprehensive medical clinic was 150 miles away. With the President’s Engagement Prize he won in spring 2015, Frimpong is now working to solve these problems of education and healthcare inequality

On behalf of all of my people, I am sorry for Donald Trump.”

in his home village. The President’s Engagement Prize was started by Amy Gutmann to give Penn seniors the ability to design and lead a local, national or international project after they graduate. The prize was awarded to Frimpong in 2015 in order to build the Tarkwa Breman Model School for Girls and Community Clinic. “I have enjoyed seeing people’s excitement in the community,” Frimpong said. “I see hope in the girls’ eyes and their parents’ eyes because they can see a brighter future for their family and community.” Frimpong and the Tarkwa Breman Community Alliance will create a school that will hopefully educate 200 SEE FRIMPONG PAGE 2

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