MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
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Suspicious male broke into Quad bedrooms
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ANNA HESS Staff Reporter
Early Saturday morning, two women woke up in the Quad with a suspicious man in their rooms. Following the two separate incidents, Penn Police was notified and a UPenn Alert was issued to all residents of the Quad at 6:59 a.m., warning them to be on the lookout for a suspicious 5’7” Asian male with long dark hair. As of Saturday afternoon, Penn Police detectives have successfully identified the suspect, a Penn student and Quad resident. His access to all buildings on campus including residential buildings has been revoked, and he is currently in custody of the Penn Police until his family arrives on campus to remove him voluntarily. The first reported incident was from a female resident of the Quad, who contacted Penn Police at 4:58 a.m. The resident reported SEE BREAK IN PAGE 2
Winter storm warning from Mon, 12pm to Tues, 6pm Temp for Monday is 32 degrees, 80% chance of snow, 1-3 inches Temp for Tuesday is 29 degrees, 90% chance of snow, 3-5 inches
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STEPHANIE BARRON Staff Reporter
Phi Delta Theta’s Christmas card featuring a dark-skinned Beyoncé sex doll is far from the first or most provocative fraternity incident in past years. The racist and sexist implications drawn by some from the Phi Delta Theta photo were more explicit in an incident at Zeta Beta Tau in 1988. The fraternity was accused of hiring black women to perform at a rush event. The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that an estimated one to two hundred men attended the event. “While the women were removing their clothing, members of the audience shouted racist remarks such as, ‘Where did you get them niggers?’" the DP article said. “Members of the audience helped to ‘insert quartered
80% chance of snow, 1-3 inches
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EMILY CHENG/NEWS DESIGN EDITOR
90% chance of snow, 3-5 inches Source: weather.com
Self-discovery is an inner journey, not an outer one.” - Jason Tangson
‘YEAR OF DISCOVERY’ TO INCLUDE RACE RELATIONS
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Personal belongings removed from Harnwell over break Harnwell believes valuables thrown out by housekeeping STEPHANIE BARRON Staff Reporter
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A College junior returned to her room in Harnwell College House after winter break to discover that residential services had removed all of her belongings from her room. The student — who is also a Daily Pennsylvanian staff photographer and spoke on the condition of anonymity because she did not want her name connected to “whistle-blowing” in job searches — lost $200-300 in cash, a social security card, a hard drive, camera equipment and whole drawers full of clothing. “There is stuff that can’t be replaced, and I have to remember
everything I lost,” she said. She said that she discovers another belonging lost in this incident every day. Prior to winter break , Residential Services emailed students in oncampus housing to inform them of routine Health and Safety inspections. “These will be inspections only. We do not open closet doors or drawers, or move or remove items during these inspections,” read an email from Dionicia Roberson, the residential services manager of Harnwell College House. The junior was moving from the double to the single in her high-rise apartment because her fall exchange roommate was moving back home. Two new roommates were moving in to maximize housing space. She was in the middle of switching rooms when she left for break, so
College junior arrived after winter break to an empty dorm room.
half of her belongings were in the single, while the rest remained in the double. Penn Residential Services sent an email regarding preparations for a new roommate. The email stated that residents should ensure that
“Designated drawers, closet space and bed for the new resident are empty (and obvious to the person moving in that it will be theirs).” “What is more obvious than SEE HARNWELL PAGE 5
Penn hopeful with new federal college ratings system Ratings system aligns with Penn’s main objectives CAROLINE SIMON Staff Reporter
The White House is launching its
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own metric for college ratings before the start of the next academic year, and Penn is hopeful that some of its initiatives will be reflected in the rankings. In December, President Obama announced that the White House was working to develop a new federal college
ratings system to measure the value of universities in light of the increasing price of higher education, with metrics including “access,” “affordability” and “outcomes.” “We’re creating a new college ratings system that will give parents and
students the kind of clear, concise information you need to shop around for a school with the best value for you — and gives us the capacity to recognize schools that offer a great education at a SEE RATINGS PAGE 2
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