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Former Penn football coach Gamble dies at 83 After coaching Penn, Gamble was known as the Philadelphia Eagles’ General Manager BY MIKE TONY & STEVEN TYDINGS Senior Staff Writer & Senior Sports Editor Harry Gamble, coach of Penn football from 1971-80, died Tuesday morning. He was 83. Gamble is perhaps most well-known for his time as team president and

chief operating officer of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985 to 1995. Gamble’s son Tom is currently the Eagles’ vice president of player personnel. In 1962, Gamble got his coaching start at Penn as a line coach under then head coach John Stiegman and also served under Stiegman’s successor Bob Odell, who Gamble replaced in 1970. Since 1954, only current head coach Al Bagnoli has won more games for Penn than Gamble. “It was an honor for me to play for him,” 1976 College graduate Jack Wixt-

ed, who was a leading running back under Gamble from 1973-75, said. “He was always true to his roots and a humble man.” Gamble went 34-55-2 in 10 seasons as Penn head coach, tying George Woodruff (1892-1901) as the secondlongest tenured coach in Quakers history at the time behind George Munger (1938-53). “We are saddened to hear of Harry’s passing,” Penn Athletic Director SEE GAMBLE PAGE 11

STATE OF THE UNION

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Innovation

"We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America cannot surrender. Federally-funded research helped lead to the ideas and inventions behind Google and smartphones.”

Student Debt

“We’re offering millions the opportunity to cap their monthly student loan payments to 10 percent of their income, and I want to work with Congress to see how we can help even more Americans who feel trapped by student loan debt.”

College Junior President of Penn College Republicans

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Israel

"As we speak, American diplomacy is supporting Israelis and Palestinians as they engage in difficult but necessary talks to end the conflict there; to achieve dignity and an independent state for Palestinians, and lasting peace and security for the State of Israel — a Jewish state that knows America will always be at their side.”

Wage Equality

"This year, let’s all come together — Congress, the White House and businesses from Wall Street to Main Street — to give every woman the opportunity she deserves. Because I firmly believe when women succeed, America succeeds.”

Kat McKay

College Freshman Republican

Healthcare

“That’s what health insurance reform is all about — the peace of mind that if misfortune strikes, you don’t have to lose everything. Already, because of the Affordable Care Act, more than three million Americans under age 26 have gained coverage under their parents’ plans.”

National Security

Anthony Cruz

"America must move off a permanent war footing. That’s why I’ve imposed prudent limits on the use of drones — for we will not be safer if people abroad believe we strike within their countries without regard for the consequence. That’s why, working with this Congress, I will reform our surveillance programs — because the vital work of our intelligence community depends on public confidence, here and abroad, that the privacy of ordinary people is not being violated.”

Iran

"Unprecedented inspections help the world verify, every day, that Iran is not building a bomb. And with our allies and partners, we’re engaged in negotiations to see if we can peacefully achieve a goal we all share: preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”

"I found it interesting how the President threatened to veto the Iran sanctions bill when so many members of his own party including the Chairman of the Senate Floor Committee, Bob Menendez, have threatened to override such a veto. It just sends mixed messages."

Amiyr Jackson

"I really appreciate how, at the conclusion of the speech, Obama recognized and honored [Army Ranger Cory Remsburg], because regardless of political views, all Americans can appreciate the roll the military plays in keeping our country safe."”

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‘Imagineering’ Istanbul with Disney whimsy

TA K I N G A LO O K AT T H E

In his annual address to Congress and the American people Tuesday night, President Barack Obama talked about several issues facing the United States today. The Daily Pennsylvanian took a look at several of the issues Obama addressed.

Harry Gamble’s Career

Students are finalists in a Disney competition to create an urban redesign incorporating creative features BY BOOKYUNG JO Staff Writer Four Penn juniors are redesigning Istanbul. Team Keşif — the Turkish word meaning “discovery” — is one of six finalists for Walt Disney Imagineering’s Imaginations competition. Disney Imagineering — the design and development arm of the Walt Disney Company responsible for constructing Disney parks and resorts — will announce the winner on Jan. 31.

Engineer ing juniors John Nappo, Folasade Oba and Emre Tanirgan and College junior Gabrielle Patterson are currently in Glendale, California for the final round of the competition, which ends on Friday. They will have 15 minutes to present their idea along with visual aids, like a 3-D model, video clips and animations. SEE DISNEY PAGE 5

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"The key takeaway I'd say is that despite a Congress that refuses to do anything … Barack Obama plans to work with or without Congress to create ladders into the middle class … 'The year of action' is what he called it."

Wharton Junior President of Penn Democrats

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College Sophomore Democrat

"I thought that the speech was very accessible to most Americans, and especially students. There were a few pop-culture references. I also appreciated what he said about women's rights." Copyrighted by Disney/Photo by Gary Kruger

Engineering junior Emre Tanirgan, College junior Gabrielle Patterson and Engineering juniors John Nappo and Folasade Oba are finalists in the 23rd Imaginations competition.

Thinking of you: Mental health group provides support

The student-run Active Minds aims to increase its presence on campus in light of recent tragedies BY ALEX GETSOS Staff Writer Talk ing to peers is often easier than talking to a professional — this is the ph i losophy a nd u lt i mat e approach of Penn’s mental health group Active Minds. In light of recent tragic events at Penn, the University’s chapter of Active Minds said that it aims to increase its presence on campus — both through collaboration with other student groups and sponsoring a greater number of events.

Founded by 2003 College graduate Alison Malmon two years before she graduated from Penn, Active Minds is an organization dedicated to focusing on adult mental health, both by raising awareness and offering support. Malmon started the group at Penn after losing her brother to suicide. The organization is now on over 400 college campuses across the United States. “[The recent events] have

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been very tragic for us and def initely reinforced our mission to make it a more open env i ron ment about mental health on campus,” C ol l e ge s o p ho m o r e a n d member of Active Minds Emily Cutler said. “We want to encourage people to talk about it and get help by seeking treatment.” “ E ver y si ng le st udent that we lose to suicide is a tremendous tragedy, and each young person that we lose continues to point to the important work of Active Minds,” Sara Abelson, senior director of programs for the national organization, said.

Each entirely student-run group plans its ow n pro gramming, receiving help from a university-supported advisor to oversee major activity. “Active Minds’ approach is very much a grassroots student led, student empowering focus,” Abelson said, noting that research shows students talk to each other more than professionals. Vice President of Penn’s Active Minds chapter Changhee Han , a College junior, said that the organization will also produce a video campaign this semester that features students and staff who have dealt with mental

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health issues. The goal of the video is to put mental health at the forefront of public consciousness. Han said that these initiatives are all attempts at improving the way Penn interacts with mental health issues, which he noted is currently somewhat problematic. “When a student who is struggling is actively seeking help, it takes a tremendous amount of courage to speak up about it and the process in CAPS can be intimidating and lengthy,” Han said. “One experience I had was waiting 15 to 20 minutes before speaking with a

professional on the phone — that’s a long time especially if someone is in dire need of mental health support.” Han said that even though CA P S’ h i r i ng of at least three more temporary staffers in the coming weeks is “a great step forward” for Penn, “there are still many needs that remain to be addressed.” L a st seme st er, A c t ive Minds hosted a fundraiser where people sent care packages to friends, a study break with trained therapy dogs and Stomp out Stigma — an event on Locust Walk SEE HEALTH PAGE 5

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Penn lobbying tops $600,000 in 2013

Science funding, cut by the March budget sequester, was the focus of Penn’s efforts in Washington BY SAMUEL BYERS Staff Writer Recently released figures show that the University spent over $600,000 on lobbying in 2013, a 50 percent increase since 2010. Penn Medicine, which is made up of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Perelman School of Medicine, lobbies separately from the University and spent a total of $265,000 to promote its interests in Congress last year. The primary focus of the lobbying efforts has been to increase federal funding for research. Over 80 percent of the University’s $874 million in

research grants came from the federal government in 2012. Government sequestration — the series of automatic, acrossthe-board cuts to the federal budget that occurred in March — posed a significant threat to research funds that the University depends on. Penn projected losses of nearly $80 million dollars in research funding from the National Institutes of Health alone last year because of the sequester. The Department of Health and Human Services was hardhit by the sequester. Prior to 2013, HHS provided over half

of the federal research money Penn received. The sequester changed the emphasis of Penn Medicine’s lobbying efforts, but not their intensity, Penn Med’s Senior Vice President for External Affairs Susan Phillips said. The Office of Government and Community Affairs, which directs the University’s lobbying efforts, declined to comment for this article. The $1.1 trillion federal budget that President Barack Obama signed into law on Jan. 17 restored nearly $1 billion to the NIH, which returns its funding to 2004 levels. As a part of HHS, the NIH was one of the agencies most deeply affected by the sequester. In comparison to other schools in the Ivy League, Penn

What should you read this week? It’s a busy week for writers at Penn. Several on-campus publications — The Punch Bowl, The WALK Magazine and The Adroit Journal — are all launching new issues this week. Read on for a preview of the contents and their editors’ takes on why you should pick up — or look up — a copy.

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THE PUNCH BOWL The latest issue of the Punch Bowl, Penn’s comedy magazine, was released last night at a launch event in Huntsman Hall. There are now 2,500 copies of the issue in circulation around campus. College junior and co-editor-in-chief Nikhil Menezes said that his favorite part of the issue is a piece “making fun of all the ridiculous posts that show up on BuzzFeed.” The issue also features a guide to internet etiquette and a column called “Reasons to Interact Online.” Additional Punch Bowl content is released on its website daily. “If you’re ever in the mood for a laugh or a smile, or you want to laugh quietly to yourself, it’s deﬁnitely the magazine to pick up,” co-editor-in-chief and College senior Monica Schechter said.

THE ADROIT JOURNAL The Adroit Journal is a literary magazine that features what its staff “see as the future of literary prose and art,” according to College freshman and Editor-inChief Peter LaBerge. The journal’s eighth issue, set to be released this week, features work by several Penn students

Co-editor-in-chief and Engineering senior Justin Starr added that the web-focused issue, along with other issues of The Punch Bowl, was created largely on a shared online forum that all contributors have access to in order to write collaboratively.

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lobbies the most, even without counting lobbying money spent by the medical school or the health system. Yale and Harvard universi-

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ties spent the most on lobbying behind Penn, at $590,000 and $530,000, respectively, in 2013. Princeton, Cornell, Columbia and Brown universities all

spent a fraction of the top three Ivy lobbying spenders. Dartmouth College did not spend any money on lobbying in 2013, records show.

THE WALK MAGAZINE The WALK Magazine is Penn’s student-run fashion publication, and its spring issue, themed “After Dark,” will launch tonight at 6 p.m. at Castle. The issue features photos and editorials based around the concept of darkness, including vignettes of student tattoos. Also included in the issue are proﬁles of two fashion-savvy alumni, 1999 Wharton graduate Caroline Issa and 2003 College graduate Monique Pean, who are pursuing careers in the fashion industry after starting out in consulting and investment bank-

— in addition to prose and poetry submitted by high-school students and undergraduates and graduate students from other universities. The idea for a student-run literary magazine came to LaBerge after he struggled with rejection from “places that were … out of [his] league at that time,” including The New Yorker and The

ing, respectively. “Both [alums] really show that you can take your futures anywhere,” Wharton senior Elonia McHenry, the editor-in-chief of The WALK, said. Frequent fraternity and sorority event photographer Evan Robinson led the issue’s cover shoot, which features College freshman Natalie Hernandez. “The last few nights before we send it to the printer are pretty much all-nighters for the exec team … Without everyone else it wouldn’t be possible. It really is a joint effort,” McHenry said.

New York Times. Laberge started the journal as a sophomore in high school as a way to let young contributors know that “the talents they have are worth pursuing,” he said. Stop by the Kelly Writers House at 1:30 p.m. this Saturday to talk literature with contributors and learn more about the magazine.

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Passion for fashion: MBA grads launch line of stylish workwear Entrepreneurial spirit at Wharton inspired them to start their business BY YUEQI YANG Staff Writer When 2013 Wharton MBA graduates Dorie Golkin and Emelyn Northway met for the first time at Penn, they were wearing the same black dress. This coincidence planted the seed for their fashion startup, Of Mercer, which seeks to change the status quo of female business attire by selling appropriate and fashionable workwear. Currently, the New York-based company’s apparel is available online and through trunk shows. “We came to this idea because it was a personal problem that Dorie and I faced in our finance and consulting firm before Wharton,” Emelyn said.

“We had a hard time finding clothes that were both stylish and appropriate and cost us less than a fortune.” The two took their previous problems into consideration when designing their line. “We make sure that the necklines [aren’t] too low, or pieces are too tight or show too much skin,” Dorie said. They spent their first year at Wharton on research and development, creating focus groups made up of Penn students. The following summer, they launched their “beta line” — five sample pieces to test the water. “There’s definitely a learning curve of getting involved in an industry that neither of us has been in previously,” Dorie said. The first year was also about intensive networking, such as getting involved in the Wharton Venture Initiative, an educational incubator for student busi-

Photo Courtesy of Dorie Golkin and Emelyn Northway

Dorie Golkin (left) and Emelyn Northway (right) are the faces of Of Mercer. nesses. That year, they found their designer, Aja Singer, a graduate from Parsons the New School for Design. Emelyn thinks that the changing environment at Wharton, which encourages more entrepreneurship, helped her choose to switch to the startup path. “I think it’s really important to have people around you … also going that route makes life easier and a lot less scary. You are not the only one in your class deciding to go on your own,” she added.

Other Penn fashion startups include businesses like eyewear company Warby Parker, founded by 2010 Wharton MBA graduates Neil Blumenthal, David Gilboa, Andrew Hunt and Jeffrey Raider. Dorie did not think that switching to the fashion business was a risky move after carrying out the initial market research. “Everyone we’ve talked to understood why we are doing what we are doing, that this is a business that needs to be created

— and professional women like ourselves are the best people to do it.” Emelyn added that the biggest change from a traditional office job to a startup career is the need to multitask. “It’s so different from a corporate job where you have a function, and that’s it,” she said. “There’s no marketing or operating team. It’s just us.” To create buzz for the startup, the co-founders chose to go for the old-school way of marketing — delivering postcards with a lookbook to about 50 New York publishers in person. “Given that these editors have inboxes that are massively full, it’s very easy to get lost in their sights,” Dorie said. Neither one of the co-founders had prior experience in the fashion industry. Dorie studied civil engineering at Princeton University, graduated in 2008 and worked for Deloitte in strat-

egy consulting before coming to Wharton. Emelyn graduated from Cornell University in 2007 with a degree in economics and psychology. She worked at Merrill Lynch and Liberty Partners and said that her banking experience has helped her embark on the startup. However, Emelyn added that her path is not necessarily the only one for starting a business. “Some people might feel comfortable to skip that formal experience and go straight in,” she said. “It’s just different personal tolerance levels.” Both agreed that seizing an opportunity and good timing is crucial for launching a startup. “If you are in the middle of your banking job, and you come over an idea that you think will have an impact on a large population, that’s when you think about doing it,” Dorie said. “If not, just keep on learning and working.”

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CORRECTIONS A front page article in January 28’s paper (“Humanities apps up twenty-five percent”) said that Dean of Admissions Eric Furda established the Arts and Culture Initiative in 2012. It was established by Karen Beckman and Beckman is the director of the program, not the coordinator. The DP regrets the error.

Redefining relevance

have changed. W hen I ar r ived on campus two and a half years ago, I was nervous, afraid and unexposed to the vast amount of diversity that Penn had to offer. I kept wondering how a smalltown fish from the southern pond of Alabama was going to find some sense of relevance in this ocean of a school. In a way, we, The Daily Pennsylvanian, are facing the same challenges I faced as a silly, naive f reshman. The days of producing a newspaper ever y night and having an automatic, built-in audience guaranteed to be there in the morning are

gone. We’re swimming in a sea of not only print, but everything in between — Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Buzzfeed — while at the same time competing for your time. We always find ourselves asking: How do we stay relevant? We continue, as we have for 129 years before us, to commit ourselves to telling your stories, to giving you information you can use, to speaking up about the issues you care about and, most importantly, to providing a platform through which your voice — as as member of the Penn community — can be heard. We’re trying harder to think about how you as a reader consume informa-

tion and present our content accordingly. Hopefully you’ve already recognized a difference in our work. Maybe you’ve seen our bolder, more dynamic front pages. Maybe you submitted an Instagram photo for our snow TAYLOR CULLIVER day photo contest. Maybe you’re taking the words on thedp.com — they may our opinion page to heart even be published on the — and continuing the dia- opinion page. logue. T he 1 3 0 t h b o a r d o f This is no longer busi- editors and managers is ness as usual. We’re re- coming at you differently, defining our relevance on with fresh eyes and new this campus and within the perspectives. Hold us acglobal Penn community. countable, and let us know So submit a letter to the what you think. At the end editor. Share your favor- of the day, this is about you. ite stories on Facebook. Tell us your thoughts in Taylor Culliver the comments section of Executive Editor

Location, location, location ’SHATS SHOTS | Penn’s notorious study space dilemma fails due to a lack of practicality, not principle

hankfully, practically no one at Penn worries too much about study spaces these days. Fresh off a long weekend and fluffy introductory classes going over the syllabus, we use Huntsman GSRs as much for Netflix as we do for Excel sheets. Midterm season, let alone finals season, is far off. It really is the best of times. Alas, we all know the paradise won’t last. In a couple of weeks (if that), some of us will go on late-Tuesday-night treks, foraging for study space and resolving awkward mini-power struggles about room reservations. If things go particularly far south, there might even be some clamor about access policies, even a DP editorial or two. Rhetoric about fairness, supply and demand, GSR abuse and the “One University Policy” will be thrown around, while we wallow in the inequity of having to walk a couple of blocks to study. Some hard-

ened souls will advise that we suck it up and deal with the situation, pointing out how much of a first-world problem the whole ordeal is. The latter group comes closest to some kind of solution to the problem. Access policies are, by and large, fair: Just as Wharton students have exclusive access to Huntsman GSRs — for supply reasons, if nothing else — so too are Engineers afforded special computer rights in their Quad. College spaces, from Williams to Houston to Van Pelt, are numerous enough that there is no tangible benefit to imposing new restrictions on them. The system, by and large, is theoretically fair. The system, however, is also bad. The biggest logistical flaw in the study space system is location. In theory, the system is fair and should work: Van Pelt lies at the very center of oncampus housing, sandwiched by the Quad and King’s Court

and flanked to the east and west by Hill and the high rises, respectively. The Engineering Quad and academic buildings on Locust balance each other out, creating a system where all spaces are equally easy to

graphically central than Van Pelt, no matter what time it is. Sure, Education Commons may have enormous whiteboards and snazzy tech, but those resources are all for naught if they are twice as far from students as

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A midnight closing time for campus’ largest library is apparently a relic from an ideal era where such time commitments as student organization meetings, workstudy jobs, athletic practices and dinner did not exist.” get to — at least theoretically. But in a world where Campus Apartments & Co. exist, and nearly half of Penn students live off campus, the vast majority of students reside west of 39th Street. Because of the large freshman population in the Quad, this means that practically every upperclassman considers Huntsman more geo-

any other major study area. The problem that arises from inefficient location is compounded by the inadequate hours during which the academic buildings are open. A midnight closing time for the campus’ largest library is apparently a relic from an ideal era where such time commitments as student or-

ganization meetings, workstudy jobs, athletic practices and dinner did not exist. University administration should be held responsible for making Huntsman the only 24/7 building on campus, as they exacerbate the very demand problem that f lares up the campus’ collective irritation when deadlines roll around. The administration’s folly doesn’t lie in its inability to create resources, but rather in its policies, which severely limit those resources’ usefulness. There are plenty of steps it can take to remedy the situation, however. A lt h o u g h t h e l o c at i o n problem seems hard to solve without a wrecking ball, repurposing some of the administrative buildings on Locust Walk for academic use seems like a situation that would cause little pain. Doing the same with whatever will fill the former Philly Diner lot space would help too.

AKSHAT SHEKHAR Extending closing times for all major study halls to 2 or 3 a.m., if not making these 24/7, also seems feasible. It wouldn’t be sur pr ising to hear the University claim that keeping the buildings open longer would cost far too much, but wouldn’t keeping, say, Joe’s Café open just as long for zombie-eyed paper writers in Steiny produce enough revenue to make the move worth it? After all, a cup of coffee would make suck ing it up after you get kicked out of a Huntsman GSR a lot easier. AKSHAT SHEKHAR is a Wharton sophomore from Boston studying finance. His email address is ashek@wharton.upenn.edu.

Political identity theft FRIEDOM OF SPEECH | My political identity as a liberal has been appropriated by the ultra-far left, leaving me alienated and unaligned

row ing up in Marietta, Georgia, I was a pr oud l iber a l. L i k e my p a r ents, a blue dog Democrat. At a young age, I didn’t necessarily know what being a liberal meant, but I rubbed it in the faces of my classmates, who, like their parents, identified as conservatives. We enjoyed engaging in debates, as if any of us really knew President Bush’s motivation to invade Iraq or whether or not Al Gore had really won the election. Being a liberal, nonetheless, made me unique. I wore it proudly like a scarlet “L” emblazoned on my being. In high school, even before I could vote, I felt proud watching President Obama’s inauguration. While my conservative classmates made snide comments about the apparent apocalypse on the horizon, I lauded myself and

people like myself for being open-minded, for being liberal. Upon my arrival at Penn in 2011, one of the first things I did was register to vote. My mom used to joke that I would register in Pennsylvania and not my home state of Georgia, so that “my vote would actually count.” Finally, I would be in a place surrounded by other, liberal-minded people like myself. Being a liberal on a college campus like Penn, however, is not as simple as it was in my conservative hometown. Being liberal used to mean expressing my left-leaning v iews while also respecting others’ right to express theirs, despite the fact that theirs may differ from mine. The “liberal” I have encountered on this college campus, however, disdains any political ideology that does not align exactly with his or her own.

This is the great paradox of liberalism: Its very name suggests freedom of speech, while in practice, this is not the case. As a liberal, I agree that the murder of Trayvon Martin and the consequent trial was an absolute injustice. However, as a liberal, I also agree with your right to disagree with me. Being liberal used to mean being willing to engage in debate — it meant that I had a stance, yes, and I held strongly to it. It did not mean, however, that if you agreed with the ruling in the George Zimmerman trial, then you were a racist. I was the one who was supposed to be openminded, to be liberal — not a name-caller. The issue, then, is who has come to own the term “liberal.” Much like the term “conservative,” which has been hijacked by the far-right Tea Party movement, the term

“liberal” now seems to be owned by the ultra far-left.

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As liberals, we have become intolerant of intolerance, and a movement that was once mutldimensional has become monolothic.” Whereas in the 1960s and 1970s being a liberal meant opposing the Vietnam War and supporting civil rights , a liberal ideology today supports the “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel” movement, backing international alienation of America’s strongest ally in the Middle East. As liberals,

we have become intolerant of intolerance, and a movement that was once multidimensional has become monolithic. Mor e over, t he c u r r ent state of bipartisan politics in the United States reflects the increasing importance of adhering to extremist interpretations of “liberal” or “conser vative” in order to retain political support. A moderate political candidate simply would not succeed in this day and age; candidates must espouse extremist political ideologies to even have a chance at winning. The Tea Party movement itself attributed Mitt Romney’s loss in the 2012 Presidential election to his being “too moderate.” I like to think that I am a liberal in the more classical sense of the word. Moving forward, however, I have chosen to identify as a “moderate liberal,” and I am looking to engage in political discussions

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ALEXANDRA FRIEDMAN with those “moderate conservatives” who similarly see the inherent difficulty in identifying simply as “conservative.” Perhaps we will both walk away, our minds unchanged, but more knowledgeable. Perhaps we will walk away more passionate about the beliefs we already held. Perhaps together we can make more progress and identify solutions to the most pressing issues we face today, something our colleagues and elected representatives seem to have forgotten about. ALEXANDRA FRIEDMAN is a College junior from Marietta, Ga. studying diplomatic history. Her email address is alfrie@sas. upenn.edu.

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Students designed interactive city DISNEY from page 1 This year, the competition asked teams to submit plans to redesign a current city, incorporating creative features similar to amusement parks to give the urban center a more fun, whimsical feel. Team Keşif is transfiguring Istanbul, Turkey, focusing on adding to pre-existing unique aspects of the city such as Bosphorus Strait — a strait that forms the bounda r y bet ween Europe a nd Asia — and the Bosphorus Bridge, one of the bridges connecting the two continents. After considering several options, the team decided to use Istanbul because Tanirgan, who is from Turkey, is very familiar with the city’s layout and major landmarks. “It’s a very unique city particularly conducive to getting people to interact in a meaningful way,” said Nappo. With this in mind, their goal was

Group a ‘safe place’ for students HEALTH from page 1 where “people traced out their footsteps as a symbol of stomping out the stigma of mental health,” Han said. Cutler said that she became involved in Active Minds because she wanted to eliminate the “stereotyping of people with mental illnesses” she has seen in the past. “I have social anxiety, and I’ve definitely felt excluded

to allow residents and visitors to directly interact with Istanbul, rather than passively observe it. T hei r f i r st ide a a l low s people to explore Istanbul with a cell phone application, using a special token to receive a new snapshot of the city every week. The t e a m a l s o d e s i g ne d o r b structures that would float along the Bosphorus Strait with projected images that change based on the reactions of passersby. Thei r new “bridge display” is anot her i nteract ive featu re that transfor ms the fer r y ride on the Bosphorus Strait into a personalized experience of the city. “I wanted this [redesign] to be permanent, to feel that it is part of the city,” said Nappo. If his team’s plans were actually to be implemented in Istanbul, he said, “I want people to react, ‘Wow, my life is better off now.’” Team Keşif started mapping out their road to Disney more than a year ago. In the midst of casual conversations, the four friends identified their common interest in Disney and decided to participate in the Imaginations competition as a team. The team spent a lot of

because of that,” Cutler said. However, she added that “Active Minds is a safe place for people struggling with mental illnesses.” Nationally, the organization hosts programs such as a National Mental Health on Campus Conference, a Suicide Prevention exhibit, a speakers bureau, Stress Less Week and National Day without Stigma. “Our amazing network of students who are passionate about mental health advocacy help remind people how important it is that every campus has an open dialogue,” Abelson said, “so that every student knows there are places and ways to access help and that no one should have to struggle alone.”

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Non-profit gives low income families access to higher education A panel from the organization spoke at a lunchtime talk yesterday BY JILL CASTELLANO Staff Writer Christine DeVore, one of hundreds of participants in ACHIEVEability, stood in front of the audience to speak about her experience with the program for the first time. “I’m a woman with one child. I came from living with somebody, basically sleeping on a sofa — a really bad situation — and now I stand here as a student from Philadelphia University pursuing my degree in occupational therapy studies,” she said. ACHIEVEability is a West Philadelphia nonprofit organization that gives low-income families access to higher education, affordable housing and

support services like tax help, rehabilitation programs and parent training. The program is currently run by 22 people and 2.5 million dollars. On Tuesday, The Division of Public Safety sponsored a lunchtime talk at the LGBT Center with a panel of people from ACHIEVEability to speak about the program. “No person has the right to rain on your dreams,” said Jamila Harris-Morrison, director of self-sufficiency for ACHIEVEability. “We believe that anyone who turns to us in their time of need really deserves the opportunity to do what they feel is best to make their lives better.” The talk, moderated by Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush, was this year’s annual DPS event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Rush said that they brought ACHIEVEability to campus this

year because it “is supporting people to get good jobs so they can have housing and education … It’s everything we believe in.” Penn has been working with ACHIEVEability in various ways since 2000. The program has been involved in Wharton’s Management 101 course and has also worked with Civic House and the School of Social Policy & Practice. ACHIEVEability highly encourages Penn students to become involved in the program’s work, whether it is through painting houses, donating money or tutoring. Education is one of the main focuses of the program. While 51 percent of job openings in Philadelphia require a Bachelor’s degree or higher, only 23.6 percent of adults in the city have college degrees, HarrisMorrison said at Tuesday’s presentation. To ensure their f uture success, pa r t icipa nt s i n

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have to work to support their families, a Bachelor’s degree might take eight years to complete, Harris-Morrison said. The 12 graduates in 2013 had an average starting salary of $16.20 an hour at their new jobs, compared to the average $9.76 they were paid when the program started, and three of the families became first-time home owners. Throughout the presentations, the panel members referenced the ideas of Martin Luther King Jr. that resonated with their program. “The MLK theme that pops out for me is that it’s all about love,” said Susan Patton, interim CEO of ACHIEVEability. “It really brings us all down to what is possible through the support of others and through hard work.” “Martin Luther King was a pioneer … He believed in prosperity and upward movement,” DeVore said. “I’m affiliated with a dynamic organization that still exhibits those same core values. I can honestly say that they truly are dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty one family at a time.”

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BY MELISSA LAWFORD Staff Writer F rater nit y recr uit ment culminated last night as 521 bids were formally issued to new members. New members witnessed the changeover of the Inter f rater nity Council and listened to a talk by David Stollman, the co-founder of HazingPrevention.org, before heading off to be welcomed by their new brothers. Having brought two new fraternities, Alpha Sigma Phi and Phi Sigma Kappa, into the formal recruitment process this semester, outgoing IFC president and College senior A ndrew Turell explained that the IFC is “trying to increase the supply for the demand.” Director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Scott Reikofski, said that 654 men and women registered for formal fraternity recruitment this semester. Of these, 48 received two or more bids and 157 did not receive a bid. This is a significant decrease from the 230 students who registered but did not receive bids in 2013. Reikofski added that bet ween f ive and eight f rat er n it ies wou ld cont i nue second-round recruitment, and he expected that this wou ld i ncrease t he tot a l number of bids issued to 550. The lowest number of bids issued since 2004 was in 2013, although that year also had one of the highest yield rates, with 80.8 percent of bids being accepted. New members are not obliged to sign for their bids officially until noon on Friday, but Reikofksi estimated that the number of bids that are signed would increase this year. He ex pl a i ned t h at one impression he got from the recr uitment process this January was that there was “more genuine interest” in the fraternity system, with students asking more questions about aspects of fra-

ternity life such as alumni networks. He attributed this in part to the addition of the new chapters on campus, as growth “piques interest in the whole community.” “I’m always excited about the new generation,” he added. Ever yone in attendance had already received their bids informally from the fraternities over the last few days. “I’m excited about it,” said College freshman Tim Graul, who had received a bid f rom Delta Psi, more commonly known as St. Andrew’s. Andrew Burnick, a Wharton freshman with a bid for Sigma Chi, described himself as “jubilant.” New members were introduced to the fraternity system with a talk by Stollman, the key note speaker who discussed the values behind the fraternity system and the need “to be actively breaking [negative] stereotypes,” such as those caused by hazing. While filling the hall with a

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Stepping up to the task: DPS to fight local thefts from vehicles Philadelphia, Penn and Drexel Police have established a task force in light of a recent increase in thefts BY JILL CASTELLANO Staff Writer Due to an increase in theft from vehicles at the end of winter break, the Division of Public Safety — along with Drexel Police Department and the Philadelphia Police Department — created a new task force to fight this form of theft. The most recent theft from vehicles was discovered on Jan. 25 at 10:35 p.m. A car was found with a smashed window at the Penn Tower Parking Garage — the parking garage for access to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — and a GPS and cash were missing. At that same time, the police found another vehicle with a broken window, but it is unknown if anything was stolen. As a response, HUP is increasing security for the garage. “The task force will work covertly and overtly to see if we can apprehend the individual or individuals committing the crimes,” Vice President for Public Safety, Maureen Rush, said. The officers on the task force will be working late hours to see if they can find any suspicious activity. Within the Penn Patrol Zone, the area between 30th and 43rd streets from Market Street to Baltimore Avenue, the number of thefts from vehicles rose from 40 in 2012 to 50 in 2013. There were nine thefts in October 2013, 10 in November 2013 and a drop to only one in December 2013. Some of the thefts in November were committed by two people who stole airbags out of old Hondas. It is believed that they were responsible for 12 airbag thefts across Philadelphia. As of the end of November, DPS and the Philadelphia Police were able to find and arrest one of the two culprits responsible. After a 33-year-old man named James Tesar was arrested on Jan. 2 for theft from auto, the number of local incidents has dropped. Since Tesar has been released from custody, the number

has risen again, according to Captain Joseph Fischer, the DPS point person for the task force. This increase, which occurred near the end of winter break, led to the creation of the task force. “We look at who has been released with a similar history for thefts from autos. If that person is again committing similar crimes, we want to get that person off the street,” Fischer said. It is not clear whether the most recent increase in theft f rom vehicles is d irectly linked to Tesar, and it is likely that there are multiple people involved, Rush said. “This type of thief is a specialist. They break windows very quickly, they reach in and take what’s exposed,” Rush said. “You want to be the car that doesn’t look worthy to break into.” Rush added that one way to protect a car from theft is to make it look “showroom ready” by removing any valuables from plain sight, so that it doesn’t look like there’s anything to take. Rush added that task forces are often formed when

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absent from the mats recently. In order to win close duals in the second half of the season, Penn must win the battle against bodily breakdown and maintain its depth. WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SQUASH MVP: Courtney Jones Jones has turned in an outstanding series of performances at the No. 3 spot in the lineup. Last year, Penn went 12-5 at that position. The senior co-captain has managed to top even that lofty standard, going 6-1 in her seven matches this season. It has been a swift ascendance for Jones, which makes it hard to believe that she was playing in the eighth spot as recently as last year. STRENGTHS: It used to be that the top spot on the ladder was troublesome for the Quakers against elite competition. No more. Anaka Alankamony and Yan Xin Tan have combined to go 4-3 from that slot this season, as the Red and Blue seem to have finally found the top-to-bottom lineup consistency they need to contend for the Howe Cup. WEAKNESSES: The major damper on Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s potential championship parade is the fact that the Quakers have already lost to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top-two teams, Harvard and Trinity. In a season marked by otherwise complete and utter domination, the 6-3 losses to the Crimson and Bantams show that the Red and Blue are not all the way there yet.

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courage them when they play at the Ringe Courts, a trend that could potentially continue, as they are slated to face No. 3 Yale on Feb. 1. WEAKNESSES: In nearly all of their matches, Penn gets wins low down on the ladder and then loses matches in the top two or three spots. Perhaps this is a testament to the relative lack of depth of the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opponents. However, if the Quakers want to have close matches swing their way, the players in the top two spots on the ladder â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whoever they may be â&#x20AC;&#x201D; need to come through. WRESTLING MVP: Lorenzo Thomas Ajunior, Thomas has become the backbone of Penn wrestling in the 2013-2014 season through his consistent performances in the 165-pound weightclass. Heading into the final stretch of conference play, Thomas has a personal record of 17-6. Though Thomas is 0-4 against opponents ranked in the top 20 of his weightclass, he leads the team with 30 points scored. STRENGTHS: The Quakers

Play at top of ladder will be major factor W. SQUASH from page 12 But the Red and Blue have displayed similar dominance over weaker opponents as well. The Quakers have dropped only one individual match over the course of their five victories. The match could very well

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Gamble valued by players off the field GAMBLE from page 1 Steve Bilsky said in a statement. “Most people around the city of Philadelphia remember Harry’s tenure with the Eagles, but he had a solid decade as head coach of the Penn football program before he made the move to the pros. He impacted a lot of young lives here at Penn, and we know many of our alums who played for him are in mourning today.” Gamble resigned after the 1980 season, taking a job as an unpaid assistant coach work ing for Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil. He was named general manager of the franchise in 1985 and team president and COO a year later. “On behalf of the Philadel-

phia Eagles, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Harry Gamble today,” Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. “Our sincerest condolences go out to his wife Joan, his sons Harry and Tom and the rest of the Gamble family. “Harry is a legendary football figure in the city of Philadelphia and South Jersey. He was an excellent football coach, executive and philanthropist, but he will be remembered most for his warm personality, his strong character and his love for his family. He will be sorely missed.” A s Eag les tea m president, Gamble presided over the Buddy Ryan era in franchise history, in which coach Ryan led the Eagles to three straight first-round playoff losses, and the Rich Kotite era, in which coach Kotite led the Eagles to a 36-28 record from 1991-94. The Eagles went 96-78-1 overall during Gamble’s tenure with the team. Gamble’s football life be-

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she adjusts to receiving starters’ minutes. After all, she’s only a freshman. CH: Very true, Ian. There’s no doubt that Stipanovich has been a force all year and figures to be a big factor moving forward. But how can we know how she is going to react to the grueling nature of a full college season? Furthermore, let us not forget that the attention given to Baron by other teams

has been a major reason for the space that forwards like Stipanovich and Kara Bonenberger a re gett i ng down low. The Ivies will all have seen the film on Penn’s forwards. They will definitely focus their defense down low, giving Baron the opportunity to take her shots and expand on her 13.1 points per game, wh ich a l r e ady le ad s t he team. My guess is that coach Mike McLaughlin wouldn’t want it any other way. IW: I wouldn’t be so quick to assume that all of the coaches in the Ivy League are about to forget about Baron’s presence on the wing any time soon. It’s pretty tough to suddenly stop game-planning against a woman with a scor-

ing touch as deft as Baron’s. And ultimately, that’s why I think Stipanovich is the most important player on the Penn roster to watch this Ivy season. After all, this is Baron’s last season as a member of the Red and Blue. Stipanovich is standing at the forefront of the bright future that Mike McLaughlin has crafted. She’s the player that people used to think would never come to Penn in a million years. That’s not the case anymore. Alyssa Baron is a symbol of how far this program has come. Stipanovich is a symbol of the new heights it’s about to reach. Verdict: Have to go with Colin here. Penn can’t go wrong with continuing to rely on its senior captain.

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We take a look at the Quakers’ winter squads as they head towards Ivy championships and postseason play BY LAINE HIGGINS Staff Writer This is the first of a two-part examination of how Penn’s winter sports stack up midway throug the 2013-14 season. WOMEN’S HOOPS: MVP: Sydney Stipanovich As a four-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week, a Co-Ivy League Player of the Week and a Big 5 Player of the Week, Stipanovich, a freshman center, is on track to become one Penn’s most decorated freshmen ever. She recorded two double-doubles in her first two varsity starts against Temple and NJIT. The star center is an unstoppable shot-blocker — if she continues to improve her play she could very well better her program record for most blocks in a game. Strengths: The Quakers have become a defensive force in the 2013-2014 season, holding their opponents to under 55 points in seven of their 10 wins this season. Penn’s dominance comes from its depth of talent, ranging from veterans such as senior guard Alyssa Baron, to newbies like Stipanovich. The pair leads the team in defensive rebounds with 77 and 78, respectively. The Red and Blue’s defensive success is the reason behind their 10-5 record, which includes the most nonconference wins in program history. Weaknesses: The Red and Blue have only seen one conference foe, Princeton, thus far in the season. In a 84-53 loss, the Quakers failed to make three-pointers as consistently as the Tigers, shooting 5-for-19 from beyond the arc. Developing the three-ball will be key for Penn as it looks ahead to its next six weekends of Ivy play. MEN’S SQUASH MVP: Jack Maine A co-captain as a junior, Maine has truly come into his own this season as one of the Quakers’ emotional leaders. On the court, Maine has been stellar, posting a 5-2 record while solidifying the bottom of Penn’s lineup. His courage and heart were best on display this Monday, as his comeback from a 2-0 deficit against Princeton’s Ben Leizman sparked the Quakers’ upset win over the Tigers. STRENGTHS: The Quakers seem to be unstoppable when home-court advantage is on their side. Penn has defeated No. 11 Williams, No. 19 George Washington and No. 7 Princeton, all at home. The Red and Blue do not let their underdog status dis-

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With winter in full swing, the eight kingdoms of the Ancient Eight are ready to do battle once again to take the Ivy throne. With nonconference play a thing of the past, it is time for full-on, Ivy League doubleheaders.

H a r va r d (15-3, 2-0 Ivy) Outside of last week’s slip-up vs. Florida Atlantic, the Crimson of Casterly Ro … I mean Cambridge are ready to take up arms and show their might against some non-Dartmouth Ivy opponents. Expect to hear Harvard roar come the weekend.

(4-11, 1-0) Borrowing from neighboring Drexel, the Quakers are ready to fly their dragons across the narrow Schuykill sea and take the Ivy crown. If the last few games are any indication, expect Tony Hicks and Miles Jackson-Cartwright to be doing the heavy lifting.

(13-6, 2-0) From the iron islands of Manhattan, the Lions are determined to stage an unlikely uprising to dethrone the Crimson and prove that Columbia does not sow. At 2-0 to start Ivy play for the first time since 2011, Kyle Smith has his squad ready for some tougher opponents.

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(11-3, 0-1) Sure, the wound of the Penn loss still hurts. But after spending some time letting it fester in the Stormlands of Princeton, N.J., the Tigers will have archers and three-point shooters at their disposal to go after Harvard on Friday. Princeton is the fury.

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(7-9, 1-1) This Brotherhood without Banners took a sharp fall this week after a bad loss to Brown. However, the Elis are far from dead and are eager to return home to the safe haven of New Haven where they are 5-2 this season.

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(9-7, 1-1) From high up in Providence, the Bears defeated the Elis last week and are content to fend off opponents from their highly defendable seat in the Vale. Bring on Columbia and Cornell, for Brown is As High as Honor.

(7-9, 0-2) Unbowed, unbent, unbroken was the Big Green motto until a week of grave disappointment fell onto the house of Hanover. Not only did Dartmouth lose to Harvard, the Big Green also lost leading scorer and rebounder Gabas Maldunas for the rest of the year.

(1-15, 0-2) After running into a slaughter of a second half against Columbia on Saturday, Cornell has yet to recover from the Big Red Wedding. From up in Ithaca, the Big Red certainly know that Winter is Coming and that it likely won’t be kind to the Kings of the North.

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BY IAN WENIK Sports Editor Priceton 5-1, 1-1 Ivy Tonight, 6 p.m. Ringe Squash Courts

On Monday, Penn men’s squash beat Princeton, 7-2, in a massive upset. Now, the women’s team will look to hold serve against the same opponent. Tonight, the No. 3 Quakers (5-2, 1-1 Ivy) will take on the No. 4 Tigers (5-1, 1-1) at Ringe Squash Courts in a crucial battle for Ivy positioning. At first glance, history would appear to favor the Red and Blue, who have won three out of the past four regular season meetings between the two squads. But just last year, Princeton dealt

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Penn women’s basketball is sitting pretty right now at 10-5, having set a school record for nonconference wins. But, Ivy weekends are a whole different animal. Which Quakers player needs to show up the most during conference play? Sports Editor Ian Wenik and Associate Sports Editor Colin Henderson debate: Associate Sports Editor Colin Henderson: As the Quakers enter Ivy League play, they will need to rely heavily on their senior captain and four-year star: guard Alyssa Baron. Baron has the most experience of anyone on the team, having started every single game in her sterling three-and-a-half year collegiate career. She knows what it’s like to battle through Ivy League play. With a new array of young weap-

ons, Baron has taken on a new role this season, focusing less on scoring and more on distributing. But when Ivy play roles around, those young guns will be looking for her to carry the scoring load as she has done so many times in the past. Sports Editor Ian Wenik: You hit the nail on the head right there, Colin. Young weapons. And who has been better this year than freshman sensation Sydney Stipanovich? It’s hard to imagine where Penn would be right now without her presence in the paint. For wa rds w ith Stipa nov ich’s credentials are rarities in the Ivy League, to say the least. 50 blocks in 15 games? That’s quite the impressive total. The only knock you can really have against her is the fact that her shooting percentage from the field, .424 , is slightly lower than you would want it to be for such an imposing big. But I think that number will only go up as

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