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Alek Torgersen now a top prospect for NFL Draft WILL SNOW Senior Sports Editor

Penn football’s Alek Torgersen has been ranked as the No. 10 quarterback prospect in this year’s NFL Draft by Sports Illustrated.

The rank ings were released Wednesday morning by SI leading up to this weekend’s East-West Shrine game, a chance for NFL prospects to show off their talent leading up to the Draft in a few months’ time. Torgersen will play in the EastWest Shrine game this Saturday, giving him the chance to stake his

claim for the draft, but he has already impressed scouts in this week’s practices. “Penn’s quarterback, Alek Torgersen, is outstanding,” Emory Hunt said in the NFL Draft podcast, On the Clock. “From an athletic standpoint, from an accuracy standpoint, and from a decisiveness standpoint, I think he does a great job.”

Such a great job, in fact, that he’s been highlighted as the 10th best quarterback in this year’s draft class. He is the only FCS quarterback, and just one of two FCS players in SI’s entire breakdown that lists their top-ten by each position. If drafted, Torgersen would be SEE TORGERSEN PAGE 8

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How a student group is welcoming Biden

HARI KUMAR Staff Reporter

ice President Joe Biden confirmed early this month that he intends to set up shop at Penn after his term ends on Friday, and one Penn Law student organization leapt into action. The group, Penn 4 Biden, has been working for the past few weeks to ensure that Biden comes to Penn. Second-year Penn Law students Leah Wong and Jenny Reich spearheaded the Penn 4 Biden initiative alongside the Penn Law Coalition for Action. “Biden coming is a way for Penn students to get motivated about caring for their community,” Reich said. “We can learn from someone who cares deeply about important issues.” After he leaves office, Biden will continue working on his “cancer moonshot” initiative, which he launched at Penn in January 2016. Biden’s son, 1991 College graduate Beau Biden, died of brain cancer in May 2015, making this issue personal to him. Reich noted that Biden is also planning on retaining a large staff to work on “domestic and foreign policy issues” at Penn. The Penn 4 Biden initiative began with a simple petition for students to show interest in having Biden move SEE BIDEN PAGE 3

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Hillel and MSA to attend Women’s March together

Local state representative boycotts Trump inauguration

The two groups are co-sponsoring a trip to Washington

Rep. Dwight Evans is joined by dozens of other Democratic congressmen

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Penn Hillel and Penn Muslim Student Alliance plan to travel to the Women’s March on Washington on a shared, interfaith bus.

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In a demonstration of interfaith solidarity, the Muslim Student Association and Penn Hillel will co-sponsor a bus to the Women’s March on Washington this Saturday. Nursing sophomore Du’aa Moharram and College junior Esther Cohen, the student coordinators from MSA and Hillel, respectively,

Mr. Trump, by simply being Donald Trump and having no inclination toward any way of running a government, might break the Washington machine by accident.” - Reid Jackson PAGE 4

spoke of the parallels between the Muslim and Jewish communities, especially on Penn’s campus, but added, “There is such limited interaction on campus.” “This march and this bus will let us have a lot of the discussions that we need,” Moharram said. Cohen and Mohar ram each spoke of intolerance and “fears of cultural infiltration” they felt were promoted by the campaign of President-elect Trump. Both women feel that this display of solidarity SEE WOMEN’S MARCH PAGE 3

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Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), whose district includes Penn’s campus, has decided not to attend President-elect and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump’s inauguration this Friday. According to CNN, he is one of of dozens of Democratic representatives who have decided to boycott the inauguration, including Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights leader. Lewis was the subject of a recent controversy surrounding Trump. After Lewis questioned the legitimacy of Trump’s election, the president-elect criticized the congressman on Twitter. This led to outrage among Democrats who perceived that Trump was disrespecting the contributions that Lewis made to the Civil Rights Movement. Evans announced his decision not to attend the inauguration in a tweet on Jan. 16. He listed a few reasons why he made that choice, including that he agrees with Lewis’ criticism of Trump. In addition, he noted that “Russian hacking must be investigated” and that he doesn’t support the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, which Trump is expected to attack SEE BOYCOTTS PAGE 2

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Penn Admissions discusses future of class size

Penn’s class size is the second-largest of the Ivies BRIAN ZHONG Staff Reporter

Don’t expect an influx of students next year: Penn’s target freshman class size will remain at 2,445 students for the Class of 2021. Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said that while Penn currently has no plans to increase its class size, the designation of New College House as a fouryear house and the reopening of Hill College House this fall could present a reason for Penn to reconsider its class size. “The folks in housing are just going to have to see whether this increased capacity… creates demand from students who are currently living off campus,” Furda said. “I think it’s the first

time that we’re going to be able to seriously engage in conversation about whether the class would get incrementally larger.” The second-largest in the Ivy League, Penn’s class size has remained consistent relative to the size of the applicant pool, only increasing a small amount from 2,420 students two years ago. Furda emphasized that Penn’s class size depends on several factors, including academic, housing and advising constraints, and that any decision to increase class size would require thorough analysis of the effects the increase would have on all aspects of Penn. “From an admissions dean’s standpoint, when you see the students who aren’t being admitted, having a few more spots could put more smiles on faces, but those aren’t the only considerations that need to take place,” Furda said. “Anything you add is going to

have an impact in another area so you’re going to have to understand what those pieces are.” College freshman Louis Lin said for him, Penn’s current class size strikes the optimal balance between a large and small campus, creating an environment where many Penn students can thrive. “That’s one of Penn’s defining characteristics,” Lin said. “It’s big enough where I get to know a lot of people but also small enough for even when I’m on Locust Walk, I’m able to see everyday someone that I know.” But class size doesn’t just affect Penn’s campus atmosphere. It also influences some prospective students’ perceptions of Penn’s prestige. 1986 Wharton graduate Laurie Weingarten, co-founder and director of One-Stop College Counseling, said she believes

high school students should gauge the entire undergraduate experience, instead of just examining the rankings, when considering the effects of class size. “What’s important when students are putting schools on their lists is to figure out what the experience would be like,” Weingarten said. “If everybody’s moving off campus because there’s no more dorms available and students can’t get into the classes they want … it wouldn’t matter what it was ranked … because I didn’t think that the experience is going to be what you’re looking for.” Furda repeatedly stressed that any increase in class size would be small and wouldn’t happen without considering a number of factors other than housing. “We’re already one of the larger schools within our peer group, and there’s going to be

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Penn admissions is in discussions about expanding class size due to the renovated Hill College House and the New College House.

different capacity issues cutting across the curriculum to physical space,” Furda said. “We’ll just

Taxi union withdraws lawsuit against Uber and Lyft

Pa. Gov. authorizes the use of ride-sharing services KOLBY KALLER Staff Reporter

Leaders of the city’s taxi union announced their plan to withdraw their lawsuit against the Philadelphia Parking Authority filed in July over allegations that it unequally enforced regulations on rideshare services, according to The Legal Intelligencer. Earlier this month, the plaintiffs in Blount v. Philadelphia Parking Authority declared that the dismissal of the case was in response to the new legislation Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf passed in early November of last year. “If the PPA enforces the regulations as written, there shouldn’t be any issues,” said attorney Edward Millstein, who represented President of

the Taxi Worker’s Alliance of Pennsylvania Ronald Blount. Martin O’Rourke, a spokesman for the PPA, agreed. “The plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction was withdrawn because the parties agreed that with the passage of Act 164, legalizing TNCs [transportation network companies] in Philadelphia, there was no longer any reason to continue pursuing an injunction against those TNC operations,” O’Rourke said in an emailed statement according to The Legal Intelligencer. Along with officially authorizing the use of ride-sharing services within the state and providing regulations under which they must operate, the legislation declared that 1.4 percent of revenue collected from rides in Philadelphia would be distributed to the Philadelphia Parking Authority and the School District of

Philadelphia. “This is a victory for Philadelphia’s consumers, but it is also a victory for our schools. I am very proud that the majority of the tax revenue generated by ride-sharing will go to the Philadelphia School District,” Pennsylvania Senator Hughes said according to Gov. Wolf’s website. Blount expressed his fear that taxi services will go out of business in the face of their ride-sharing competitors like Uber and Lyft in a filing in September that dealt with the unequal enforcement of regulations on Philadelphia taxicabs and transportation network companies, as reported by The Legal Intelligencer. “Unless immediate relief is provided, it is likely the Philadelphia taxicab industry including plaintiffs will be bankrupted and completely decimated,” Blount said.

have to see whether there’s some kind of analysis of whether the class size would get larger or not.”

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once he takes office. The hashtag #StandWithJohnLewis started trending on Twitter when public officials began to voice their support for the civil rights icon during Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. It is unclear if Evans will be one of many Democrats participating in protests related to Trump’s inauguration.

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The Philadelphia taxi union withdrew their lawsuit against ridesharing services, like Lyft and Uber, because both parties agreed to a legislation passed by Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf

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Open to all Penn/Wharton undergraduate & graduate students interested in pursuing a job or internship in real estate Meet professionals in all areas of the industry, including: development, finance, management, and many more. A great opportunity to find summer intern or full-time positions in real estate. Questions? Contact Ron Smith: smithrk@wharton.upenn.edu; 215-746-4709. The Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center gratefully acknowledges the Jeff T. Blau Endowment for Student Placement, which has helped make this event possible.

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Penn Museum goes digital with new website

Historic collections can now be viewed online SARAH FORTINSKY Staff Reporter

The Digital Penn Museum launched this Janua r y, revealing a single por tal to a c c e s s a c om p r e h e n sive database of the museum’s collections, a rchival films and lecture videos. The site brings together content that previously existed in scattered locations, while also continuing to add new content from the archives. “We did such a good job bragging internally about all these wonder ful resources of content, and how more people were finding the museum’s website via Google searches because they’d find the content than were just going to our homepage,” said Jim Math ieu, the director of digital media at the Penn Museum. “And that was the moment that just spurred our director to say, ‘Well, let’s put it all under one portal.’” T he lau nch of D ig it a l Penn Museum also honors what Application Developer Michael Condiff describes as “pa r t of the mission of the museum to educate and inform.”

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will inspire an ongoing dialogue and partnership between MSA and Hillel at Penn. “We [the Muslim-American and Jewish American communities] have a lot to give to each other,” Cohen said. “With all the rhetoric against Muslims in the past presidential campaign, to me it really echoes the rhetoric that has been made against us [the Jewish community] for generations.” Both Cohen and Moharram said their understandings of activism and social justice have changed since the past election cycle. Their separate efforts to explore women’s rights in their respective communities led them to unite in solidarity as an interfaith opposition to Trump. “We are only stronger together,” Cohen said. “This is a moment for change and crosscultural exchange.” The interfaith-sponsored bus, like the Women’s March o n Wa s h i ng t o n , a l lows students with little to no background in social justice to become “motivated and energized by their reactions to

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to the University after his term in office. Petition responses largely focused on the value of having the vice president as a “mentor and someone to look up to” at Penn, Reich said. By the time that Penn 4 Biden had collected responses to the petition, Biden had already announced his intentions to set up shop at the University. The group then quickly pivoted its attention to how they could help Biden connect with student leaders at Penn to aid in his work. They sent out another survey asking leaders at Penn whether they would be open to assisting Biden in any of his future efforts. Penn 4 Biden members said that they were not the driving force behind Biden’s decision to come to the University. “He had even formally announced that he was coming to the university before we sent out [survey results]. The coalition was not the reason Biden

Condiff said he is not concerned that the free access to museum collections will result in a loss of revenue for the museum. If anything, Condiff said, “this is the best free advertising.” “We think more is better,” Condiff said. “Having pictures of the sphinx on our website isn’t going to discourage people from coming and viewing it. You could ma ke the case that people have discovered a whole lot of th ings that they m ight want to come here and research, or they might want to see what’s going on in our Egyptian gallery, and then something might really strike you, and you might want to come here and view it.” The collections database showcases 877,556 of the estimated 1 million objects the museum stores. The site has 2,000 articles from Expedition Magazine, 45 legacy websit es t hat have b e en migrated, and over 1,124 archival videos. Only half of 1 percent of t he approx imately 1 m illion objects — 5,000 objects — can be displayed at the museum at a given time. Had researchers previously wanted to access objects the Penn Museum had in storage,

they would have needed to submit a special request for a staff member to supervise the visit because the vast major ity of the museum’s objects were not on display. Now, researchers can use the database to view the various objects online, sorted by collection. “It’s so much more efficient for everyone involved b e cause it do esn’t mea n that our staff has to babysit people when they’re discovering things,” Mathieu said. “They can actually cater to them when they found what they wanted, which is provided.” One of the most rewarding aspects of this project, Condiff said, comes from the response to many of the archival films, which include time logs that date back decades. “W hen people a re just thankful that they can see the place that they live in from 1950 and they don’t have a big frame of reference, I think that’s when I was like, ‘Oh, wow.’ At that point it is global,” Condiff said. “Somebody from the place that we put up a video on is saying, ‘Hey, this is awesome. T ha n k you for doing this.’”

the past election,” Rabbi Ilana Schacter said, who is a Penn senior Jewish educator and campus rabbi. The idea to send a bus to Washington first emerged during a conversation between Cohen and Schachter. Cohen, a staunch Hillary supporter, knew she wanted to go to the march since late November but quickly found it expensive to get a ticket due to the popular demand. Schachter suggested that they get a bus to take Penn students to Washington as a school-wide event. However, once students returned from break, many students began coming to see Schachter at Hillel, interested in discussing “Judaism in terms of social justice,” Schachter said. It wa s t h en t h r oug h Schachter’s relationship with Penn’s Muslim Chaplain Patricia Anton, and simila r conversations that Anton had with students, that the idea for an interfaith bus finally came to fruition. While the issues that face the Women’s March on Washington and the activists aboard the interfaith bus are complex, their goals are simple. “We will be a force of

solidarity, and a message to Trump, the new administration, and to the country.” Moharram said. “It is now critical for student groups to be active allies together.”

picked Penn,” Wong said. The organization, however, is continuing to collect student input on what Biden should focus on while at Penn. It created a new survey that asks students which issues they think Biden should prioritize and how he can go about allocating resources to accomplish these goals. Its aim is to get to 300 responses on the survey — there are currently 150 — before analyzing the data and writing an official report to Biden’s staff. Although Penn 4 Biden did receive help from some professors and faculty, it did not work with Penn administrators on its campaign. In fact, Reich noted that she would “be surprised if top members of Penn’s administration, like Amy Gutmann, even knew about their campaign.” Leaders of Penn 4 Biden said its members are excited to keep up their efforts this upcoming semester to guarantee that Biden’s transition to Penn is seamless.

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New silent study space coming to Van Pelt

New reading room will be on the first floor OLIVIA SYLVESTER Staff Reporter

Workers will begin construction on Van Pelt Library next week to create the Moelis Grand Reading Room — a space opposite Weigle Information Commons in both location and philosophy. Unlike WIC, where collaboration is encouraged, the Moelis Grand Reading Room will be a silent, sound-proof study room. Sara Leavens, the communications, marketing, and social media coordinator for Van Pelt Library, discussed the plan to build the new study space where the periodicals were previously located on the first floor of the library. “We wanted to respond to student requests for a quieter space in Van Pelt Library,” Leavens said. Vice Provost and Director of Libraries Carton Rogers added that this room will “restore balance to the library.” He also felt that the room addressed the lack of quiet study spaces both in Van Pelt Library and on campus as a whole. According to Rogers, the project will be “fast-tracked,” beginning next week and finishing at the end of May. The room will have glass walls, wood ceilings, lights to mimic the stars and a wool and silk sculpture by artist Claudy Jongstra, who is featured at the Barnes Foundation. Rogers added that the sculpture will help with sound reduction as the fabric will absorb outside noise. The room will also feature 84 seats in the main area, and 13 “soft seats.” Rogers also stressed the importance of the aesthetic aspects of

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The project, which involves constructing glass walls, wood ceilings and a sculpture, will begin next week and finish at the end of May.

the space. He noted that the addition of “elements of the outside” like the wood ceilings will create a warmer and more welcoming study environment. “Van Pelt is a quintessential 1960s building, and yet I think we’ve done a really terrific job of humanizing it over the years,” Rogers said. Assistant Director of Public Services Peter Collins said the construction will have little impact on students besides the relocation of the periodicals. The 2,700-2,800 periodicals available through the library will now be housed on the fourth floor. The microfilm and microfiche section will also be reconfigured and the equipment will be refreshed, but

it will still remain in its original location. Collins added that this new reading room will place Van Pelt Library above the more traditional libraries of peer institutions, putting its atmosphere on par with that of Fisher Fine Arts Library. Leavens, Rogers and Collins all agreed that the project will greatly add to the overall appeal of Van Pelt Library for students looking for a focused, independent study space. “I think it’s really going to be spectacular,” Rogers said. “I think the students and the whole community are going to be really impressed when they see the results of this project because it should be a great space.”

Center for the Study of Contemporary China 2017 Annual Public Lecture The United States and China in a Changing World

J. Stapleton Roy Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Assistant Secretary of State 6PM Thursday, January 19, 2017 Ambani Auditorium (JMHH G06), Jon Huntsman Hall Both the world and the United States’ role in it have changed profoundly over the last twenty-five years. US thinking about its global role, however, has not kept pace with these changes. Among the most significant developments has been the emergence of China as America’s principal strategic rival. In dealing with China, as with other international challenges, the United States has a strong hand to play, but a weak team to play it. Ambassador J. Stapleton (Stape) Roy is Director of the Asia Program and Director Emeritus of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. He was born in China and spent much of his youth there during the upheavals of World War II and the communist revolution. He joined the US Foreign Service immediately after graduating from Princeton in 1956, retiring 45 years later with the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest in the service. During a career focused on East Asia and the Soviet Union, his ambassadorial assignments included Singapore, the People’s Republic of China, and Indonesia. His final post with the State Department was as Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research. On retirement he joined Kissinger Associates, Inc., a strategic consulting firm, moving to the Wilson Center in 2008 to head the newly created Kissinger Institute. In 2001 he received Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Public Service.

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We’re all hoping for a drained swamp COMMON SENSE | But can Donald Trump really do it?

THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2017 VOL. CXXXIII, NO. 5 133rd Year of Publication CARTER COUDRIET President DAN SPINELLI Executive Editor LUCIEN WANG Print Director ALEX GRAVES Digital Director ALESSANDRO VAN DEN BRINK Opinion Editor SYDNEY SCHAEDEL Senior News Editor WILL SNOW Senior Sports Editor CHRIS MURACCA Design Editor CAMILLE RAPAY Design Editor JULIA SCHORR Design Editor RONG XIANG Design Editor VIBHA KANNAN Enterprise Editor GENEVIEVE GLATSKY News Editor TOM NOWLAN News Editor ALLY JOHNSON Assignments Editor

Tomorrow, at around noon, Donald Trump will become the President of the United States. The bombastic billionaire, whose improbable promotion to power shattered every political norm from fundraising to gaffe-making, will assume the most important political office on earth. While millions of Americans will watch with delight as Mr. Trump swears to protect the U.S. Constitution to the best of his ability (“which is wonderful ability, tremendous ability, truly the best ability”), millions of others will watch in horror. Perhaps the only theme of his uniquely divisive campaign to have brought these two groups together was his pledge to “drain the swamp.” From opposite poles and across the political spectrum, the concept of eradicating Washington’s pay-toplay culture drew delight; from Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, to Paul Ryan and Jeff Sessions, Mr. Trump’s vow to curb corrosive corporate cronyism and simplify endless government bureaucracy was echoed

around the political world. The message was clear: as the ultimate outsider, Mr. Trump should break the Washington machine — a machine assembled of highrolling lobbyists, tenured, lifelong Congressmen and unnecessary, un-fireable bureaucrats. For those of us who think this machine needs breaking, even those of us who did not support Mr. Trump, there is some hope that it will happen sooner rather than later. To effectively strip apart the Washington machine, Mr. Trump has to remove several faulty cogs: downsize and consolidate federal agencies, cut bureaucratic jobs and put an end to endless government growth. To borrow his words, he has to drain the swamp. But the mantra, chanted by his frenzied supporters like a blistering battle cry, has become tired. For one, where do you begin to drain the swamp? Mr. Trump has barred members of his own administration from being able to lobby for five years, but it’s a soft start.

The real problem is that everyone has a different interpretation of what “drain the swamp” really means; what exactly is the Washington machine that he has pledged to break? Some, located mostly on

Tour” rallies, where he stood before adoring crowds and absorbed all of their thanks, he lamented how “it’s funny how that term caught on. I hated it.” He noted that once people started cheering for it, he “started saying it like

For those of us who think this machine needs breaking, even those of us who did not support Mr. Trump, there is some hope that it will happen sooner rather than later.” the right, think that draining the swamp means firing career politicians and permanent bureaucrats. Others, mostly located on the left, think that it’s about ending Wall Street’s influence in Washington and “crony capitalism.” Even Mr. Trump himself doesn’t seem to know what it means. At one of his “Thank You

[he] meant it.” That admission, however typically “Trump” in its candor, startled many of those who had seen it as a vital tenet of his campaign. After all, Mr. Trump’s unique selling point was his capacity to take a sledgehammer to Washington, and the dark Wall Street-toWashington corridor he so often railed against on the

campaign trail. But then he appointed three Goldman Sachs alumni to his administration, and pandemonium ensued. As liberals squirm over his Wall Street appointments, conservatives still wait to see if Mr. Trump will at least disassemble the bloated bureaucracy that has broken the federal government. Many Republican presidential candidates have, at one point or another, suggested shuttering agencies, cutting the number of bureaucratic jobs and curbing the growth of government — and none have succeeded. Even Ronald Reagan, lord and savior to many on the right, failed to reign in the uncontrollable growth of the federal government. And what if Mr. Trump succeeded? What if he did actually drain the swamp? The effects would be felt across the nation. Government efficiency would certainly improve; cronyism and the federal bureaucratic nightmare would be over. But it’s unlikely. Mr. Trump’s political

REID JACKSON views are not in any way libertarian-inclined; he’s not trying to make the government smaller. That was never his stated goal. But that shouldn’t stop those of us who believe that the government needs slimming from holding out hope. Mr. Trump, by simply being Donald Trump and having no inclination toward any way of running a government, might break the Washington machine by accident. We should all be hoping he does. REID JACKSON is a College junior from New York, N.Y., and London, U.K., studying Political Science. His email address is reja@sas.upenn.edu. “Common Sense” usually appears every other Thursday.

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Red lips, self-faith

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I once wrote an article in which I refused to give up red lipstick despite surrendering eye makeup. With all the misogyny to which Trump’s election has set us back, I think it’s about time I explained why. What got me started thinking about it was a statement my friend made to me. This was back when I was still debating eye makeup — to mascara or not to mascara — and he had asked me to hand him my red lipstick also. Now, I immediately protested, for a number of reasons, but the only one I could think of at the time was that a professor had given it to me as a gift. “What?!” He exclaimed in shock. “Yeah, she wanted me to believe in myself!” I responded self-righteously. “That’s so cliche, giving a girl lipstick for self-confidence,” he scoffed. At first I was more than a little indignant. I reflected for a moment, and then was

a little ashamed. Maybe that was kind of sexist, I thought. Was I putting myself in a box? To answer that question, I had to search through my own past with red lipstick. Lipstick has always been, for me, a symbol of self-expression and independence. I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup in high school, and the only thing I could wear was lipstick. I used it to my advantage and expressed myself in the shiniest, most colorful lip products imaginable, telling my mother that if I couldn’t be raccoon-eyed, I sure as hell would have control over the plumpness of my lips. My second year of college was to be my triumph over the difficulty of my first year. In other words, I was trying to do all the things I never thought I could do. Red lipstick was one of those. There were the obvious superficial reasons for thinking I couldn’t wear it. It didn’t fit my skin color,

it was too loud on my face, it would draw too much attention to me, etc. There were the other, rather stereotypical reasons for not wanting to wear it. Red lips are associated with

I discovered that powerful women like Cleopatra and Queen Victoria had worn it. The suffragettes had used it as part of their campaign for the vote. Red lipstick had begun as a sign of prostitu-

Typical symbols associated with femininity do not have to be discarded in order to partake in female empowerment.” a certain type of person, a girl in charge of her sexuality, a confident woman. I was neither of those things. However, wasn’t that all the more reason to wear it? I spent the whole summer Googling reasons people wear lipstick — am I not a product of my generation? — in order to justify my own desire to wear it.

tion, and women had reappropriated their stigmatized sexuality into a symbol of strength. Though it felt nice to have this impressive history backing my decision, what should have validated me was simply my own choice to wear lipstick. It is a little cliche to think that lipstick gives me confidence, but just because

something is cliche doesn’t make it less true. When I think back to how I was so eager to throw away my eyeliner, it might seem contradictory that one appearance enhancer could harm and another could help. However, the answer is quite simple. Most things are never good or bad in themselves. What matters is the intention in using those things. I had been using eyeliner, not because I liked it, nor because it made me feel strong, but because I wanted to hide the shape of my eyes. On the contrary, I wore lipstick to show that I am not afraid to stand out and defy whatever stereotypes others have of me. Typical symbols associated with femininity do not have to be discarded in order to partake in female empowerment. In fact, it is more powerful for women to show men that those things which they thought limiting are actually sources of freedom and will.

AMY CHAN A woman should be able to walk down the street in a tight dress without fearing some man will grab her by the … you know the end of the sentence. She should be able to be sexually active without some man violating her and blaming it on her sexuality. I should be able to wear red lipstick, and believe about it what I will, without any man patronizing me about my choices. AMY CHAN is a College junior from Augusta, Ga, studying Classics and English. Her email address is chanamy@ sas.upenn.edu. “Chances Are” usually appears every other Thursday.

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New College House holds contest for crest

Phila. City Council addresses prof. wages

CATHERINE DE LUNA Staff Reporter

CHRIS DOYLE Staff Reporter

Students are drawing up designs for the new seal

Penn’s older college houses all have their own unique traditions. Soon, students hope, New College House will too. The newest addition to Penn’s campus will soon decide one of the final elements of its house customs: the college house crest. The Dean of New College House, Trina Nocerino, said the crest is an integral part of how New College House presents itself to the larger Penn community. “It is not just about having the representation, but the conversation — that people are able to know that this is what we stand for as a community,” Nocerino said. College freshman George Costidis is an active member of the Traditions Commission, a group of students, graduate associates and administrators

that helps craft New College House’s traditions. He joined with the hope of making a long term impact on New College House and on Penn in general. “It is really a blank slate. Anything that we want to happen, we can let happen. It’s a really cool aspect that I really appreciate,” Costidis said. Costidis found that there is significant interest from house residents in things like the house colors, mascot and motto. He believes the chance to contribute to a burgeoning culture entices and excites residents — such as himself — to participate. Graduate Associate Tyler Hallmark , also a leader on the Traditions Commission, explained the applications process: Residents submitted their artwork to be considered for the crest and included a description. The commission provided several guidelines — the crest had to include house colors, the house mascot, the

house motto and the four “pillars” of the house: diversity, leadership, research and sustainability. When the other house crests were created years ago, students submitted works, but then a professional designer made sure all the crests were uniform. Hallmark said that a similar process will occur for New College House’s crest, although they will now use a designer affiliated with Penn for final review. The crest will not be made official until that process is done. College freshman Antonio Ramirez became a member of the Traditions Commission after he found out about the program though Hallmark, who is his GA. Ramirez said he believes that even with the finalization of the crest, there is still ample work to be done. “There are plenty of traditions that we have to [still] think about and carry out.” The vote for the final design of the crest is taking place on Sunday.

Shaanan Cohney: hacker by day, Riepe GA by night He also sang at the White House two years ago BECCA LIEBERMAN Staff Reporter

Every Sunday evening, the residents of Warwick third floor in Riepe College House gather together to enjoy an Australian specialty: avocado toast. Shaanan Cohney, a Ph.D. candidate at Penn in computer and information science, works as a graduate associate in Riepe College House. When not treating his residents to Australian delicacies, he can be found singing for the president of the United States or working on groundbreaking research papers. T h is weekend, Coh ney attended his first hacker convention in Washington, D.C., where he learned physical and information security skills. “There was a room dedicated to locksport, which is competitive lock picking,” Cohney said. “And there were also session rooms that would respond to, say, the Russian hacking attempts.” Cohney added that one of the major hacking companies that analyzed the hacks on behalf of the Democratic National Committee and the federal government was there. Cohney was also a contributor to the paper, “A Systematic Analysis of the Juniper Dual EC Incident,” in which he and his colleagues discovered a backdoor after Juniper

Networks released an update citing security concerns. “What was discovered was what looked like an intentional flaw, a backdoor, put into this company’s product,” Cohney said. “It would allow someone who knew about the flaw and who knew a secret number to actually go in and read the contents of your communication that were meant to be private and encrypted.” While Cohney’s research is certainly important to him, he finds true purpose in serving as a graduate associate at Penn. “One of, I feel, the most significant things I do in my life is being a GA,” Cohney said. “At the very beginning of school, I wrote an individual message to everyone that was based on after a week of knowing them, some kind of little personal thing that I thought might help them with the year.” Cohney remembers receiving a card from one freshman thanking him for his invaluable advice and guidance. “Everything you give, you get back 10 times in terms of the relationships that you build and the differences you make,” Cohney said. The freshmen residents of Warwick third floor are very fond of their GA, who hosts “avo arvo” every Sunday at 9 p.m. Cohney prepares avocado toast for the residents of Riepe, bringing a bit of his home country, Australia, to

Penn. “His avocado toast is really nice,” College freshman Michelle Lu said. “But I think more importantly, he’s always been there for us.” Lu remembers Coh ney comfor ting her when she didn’t get into some of the clubs that she applied for. “He also sings for Glee Club, which is super cool,” she added. “Riepe has cookie nights on Wednesdays, and he always sings at them.” With Penn Glee Club, Cohney sang at a White House Christmas party two years ago. When singing “Deck the Halls” in a complex time signature to the president and first lady, Cohney remembers the president “awkwa rdly bopping along.” “Because the time signature was abnormal, you can’t just rock back and forth easily,” Cohney explained. “So the president was just kind of jerking about.” College freshman Ila Sethi described Cohney as being “one of the best GAs.” “He talks a lot about how his squirrels eat his condoms,” she said. “He’s super chill, and he’s there if you need him.” Lu agreed, adding that Cohney checks up on his residents regularly. “He knows what we’re interested in, and he knows when we’re upset,” she said. “He’s made the freshman year condition a lot easier for most of us just by always being present.”

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Bill would stop employers from asking for past wages

City Hall is taking action to address the gender wage gap in Philadelphia with a new wage discrimination bill that would make it illegal for employers to ask job applicants about their wage history. Passed unanimously by City Council in December, but awaiting a signature into law, the bill’s supporters say that asking for wage history hurts female and minority applicants, whose past salaries are often less than those of their male counterparts due to discriminatory hiring practices. The bill will become law upon being signed by Mayor Jim Kenney. If the bill is vetoed, it will become law only if it is reapproved by two-thirds of City Council. “By basing your salary on a past salary, you’re in a sense perpetuating the inequity of women and minorities being paid less. And when you think about it, I don’t know why past salary should really determine what your new salary should be,” Councilman Bill Greenlee, one of the bill’s two sponsors, told The Daily Pennsylvanian. “That’s unfair in my opinion. At least give the person a chance.” Such a “chance” could help promote wage equality among Penn professors. A February report filed by the University’s Senate Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty, showed a “persistent gender gap in faculty salaries at Penn.” The report also suggested that “Penn is losing ground in diversifying the most highly-paid fields.” Full female professors are paid approximately nine percent less than their male

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counterparts of equal rank, and a “distressing” 2-3 percent less than their male counterparts of equal rank in the same field. “[The bill] could help add ress that,” Councilma n Greenlee said about the pay inequity at Penn. “Now 2-3 percent isn’t as bad as what’s around in a lot of other entities … but why should a woman professor be paid less than a male professor if they have the same qualifications and background?” Vice President of Human Resources John Heuer affirmed the University’s commitment to wage equality. “Penn is steadfast in its dedication to an equitable workplace with a diverse faculty and staff, family friendly policies and programs and industry-leading salaries and benefits,” Heuer said in an emailed statement to the Daily Pennsylvanian. Heuer also noted that Penn was given the WorldatWork

2016 Seal of Distinction, an award that considers factors such as wage equality. However, Heuer added that Penn’s questions about past wages, although optional, make the University’s hiring process easier for all parties. “When an applicant volunteers their salary history, it is a useful tool for determining where a candidate falls within the University’s established salary ranges.” Heuer said in the statement. “[It] helps manage the expectations of both the applicant and the hiring manager.” Greenlee maintained that prohibiting employers from explicitly asking for an applicant’s wage history would not disrupt the hiring process. “I still disagree with what your folks at Penn said,” Greenlee said. “[The bill] doesn’t stop negotiation or discussion in any sense. It just doesn’t allow what we fear is an unfair start to that conversation.”

8 SPORTS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017

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VILLANOVA 60 48 PENN

Villanova comes out on top in heated Big 5 bout

W. HOOPS | Quakers

put up only 48 points

YOSEF WEITZMAN Associate Sports Editor

Seeking its first win over Villanova since the 2001-2002 season, this was a game Penn wanted badly. And for nearly three quarters, it looked like the Quakers might get it. Unfortunately for the Red and Blue, Villanova had other plans. Capitalizing on a 12-2 run to open the fourth quarter, the Wildcats pulled away late to defeat the Quakers 60-48 on Wednesday night at the Palestra. The victory was Villanovaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (9-9, 4-3 Big East) third in a row and snapped a six-game win streak for Penn (9-5, 3-0 Ivy). While it was a tough finish for the Red and Blue, coach Mike McLaughlin was proud of how his team battled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought in control of the game, we were very effective,â&#x20AC;? McLaughlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, I like the way we started the game.

We played the first half the right way. The first four, five, six possessions of the second half, the third quarter, I thought we were in a nice flow and then I thought we lost control.â&#x20AC;? The Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strong play in the first half was especially noteworthy considering the Quakers were without junior guard Lauren Whitlatch. Coach McLaughlin wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comment on Whitlatchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s status, but the Bloomington, Indiana native watched the entire game from the bench in street clothes. Whitlatchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence also forced Penn to break from its usual starting lineup for the first time all season. Starting in place of Whitlatch was junior guard Beth Brzozowski, making her first career start. Brzozowski distributed the ball well, finishing with three assists, but struggled all game to find her shot. The 5-foot-8 sharpshooter finished the game with only two points on 25 percent shooting from the field. With Whitlatch out and Brzozowski struggling, the Quakers

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In Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60-48 loss to Villanova on Wednesday night, the Quakers lacked any real offensive highlights, but one leader was junior forward Michelle Nwokedi, who scored eight points.

instead looked to their usual starters for offense. The other four starters all scored more than eight points, but none of them were really able to get themselves going.

Junior guard Anna Ross continued her hot scoring early in the game with two three-pointers in the first quarter, but scored only four points in the second half. Stipanovich also played well at

times, but finished with only 11 points despite her efficient shooting from the field. And while Penn struggled offensively, it was Villanovaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-point shooting that hurt the

Red and Blue most. Led by a combined seven threes from junior center Megan Quinn and sophomore guard Adrianna Hahn, the Wildcats lit the Quakers up from downtown for 10 three pointers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They come out and hit first two threes, we talk about it the whole time, but we bounced back,â&#x20AC;? McLaughlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that was good growth. But when we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t score and they hit a three, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when it was different. Early was different than later.â&#x20AC;? Unfortunately for the Quakers, things donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any easier from here. Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next matchup is with a Temple squad that will be one of Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toughest opponents all season. It remains to be seen if Whitlatch will be able to play in that game, but the Red and Blue will have their hands full even with her in the lineup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a track meet,â&#x20AC;? McLaughlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to control them hopefully the best we can. Two contrasting styles and a really good basketball team. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get over this one tonight, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get ready for that one.â&#x20AC;?

No. 2 Quakers headed to Cali for weekend stint at Stanford

SQUASH | Team to play

5th game in a week

GREG ROBINOV Sports Reporter SUNDAY

No. 5 Stanford (3-1) 12 p.m.

Palo Alto, Calif.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no such thing as a day off. For Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squash, they will be heading out west to Stanford for what will be their fifth game in a one-week span. The No. 2 Quakers (5-1, 1-1 Ivy) will be taking on the No. 5 Cardinal (3-1) this Sunday afternoon for what should be an excellent battle. Penn is coming off a bit of a

hot streak, toppling three of its four opponents this calendar year, with some very impressive wins mixed in. Despite falling to Harvard to begin 2017, the Red and Blue rebounded quickly to dominate Dartmouth and Drexel, and narrowly pull ahead over a thirdranked Trinity team. This excellent run of form has certainly impacted the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mindsets, according to ace sophomore Reeham Salah. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think [the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confidence] is pretty high, because we lost a few days ago to Harvard, but we showed everyone we can come back stronger, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the mentality weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have going into Stanford as well. They are a hard opponent but I think we just need to go in with full force and try our best,â&#x20AC;? she said. Stanford will be coming in with a confidence of their own, having

just swept Franklin and Marshall 9-0 last week and holding their own in the rankings. What is most interesting is that they will be hosting Harvard and Yale Thursday and Saturday, respectively, perhaps bringing the fatigue factor to a more neutral level for both teams. This game marks the last nonconference contest for Penn, as only Ivy opponents remain after Sunday for the remainder of the season. However, the Cardinal is certainly not to be overlooked, according to Coach Wyant, who recognizes their threat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stanford has a great freshman recruiting class, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna provide a tough test, because they are an extremely deep team,â&#x20AC;? Wyant said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are much better than they were last year. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll test us at the bottom of the ladder where we have some youth, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking

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perform well this weekend,â&#x20AC;? he said. Salah echoed her coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thoughts, adding that her teammatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experiences help to mitigate these side effects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think most of us are international, and for those of us that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to all that traveling from our junior career from going on tour,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be accustomed to it and I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an advantage of having such a diverse team. Logistics wise weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be arriving Friday night and train that night and Saturday morning, but lightly and not too hard. Then Sunday is our big match.â&#x20AC;? Although the rigor of this past week may have worn them down, the Quakers will look to use their confidence to fuel them to a fourthstraight victory on the pacific coast.

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unbeatable,â&#x20AC;? Salah said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michelle Wong captured an amazing 3-2 victory against Trinity which really caused us to win the match. If the four, five, and six players on our team come away with wins, we all play with a lot more confidence.â&#x20AC;? This 5000-mile journey is by far the longest the team will be forced to travel this season, as all other destinations are within a reasonable drive. Though this might factor negatively into the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance, given the jet lag and altered training schedule, Wyant assures that his team is more than prepared for this. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that we definitely need to take care of ourselves, making sure that after we train tomorrow we spend a lot of time on recovery, stretching, icing, and so on. We have a strong team with a lot of talent, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m optimistic weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll

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forward to seeing how we perform at the back end.â&#x20AC;? Salah added that the team is certainly taking their opposition seriously, irrespective of what conference they are from. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We treat every game with equal importance. Like yesterday with Drexel, even though they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that highly ranked, we still have the same mindset. We never want to belittle our opponents so every single match we treat like in-conference.â&#x20AC;? With regards to differencemakers on the squad, whom might very well be called upon this weekend in California, she believes the match can be won in the heart of the ladder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The top of our lineup has been just about dominant the whole year and I think when middle of our lineup pulls through, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

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beneficiary of beating up on lesser opponents. The rosters primarily feature F.B.S. players, meaning Torgersen will have to take on defensive backs and linebackers from powerhouses such as U.S.C., Clemson and Michigan. However, Torgersen is not fazed by this challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The speed of the game is definitely a lot different,â&#x20AC;? he admitted. But, despite the learning curve, NFL.com posted an article after the second day of pregame practices that stated Torgersen had separated himself from the pack as the best quarterback on the roster. His measurables definitely have played a part in easing the transition to facing top defenders. At 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, he has the prototypical build of an NFL quarterback. But Torgersen also attributed his ascension to his time throwing the ball to junior Justin Watson for the last three years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Receivers from F.B.S. schools have a similar skill set to him,â&#x20AC;? Torgersen said, noting that he is used to passing to elite pass catchers. Now listed as high as the 10thranked quarterback in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft class, a professional contract is well within reach, while getting a shot to throw at the NFL combine is also very possible for the young gunslinger. Having already signed an agent, Torgersen just hopes in

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Senior quarterback Alek Torgersen will be playing for a potential NFL career this Saturday at the East-West Shrine game in St. Petersburg.

the upcoming days to solidify his standing and increase his likelihood of getting an invite to the combine in Indianapolis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I have the skill set to compete at the next level,â&#x20AC;? he stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to improve my game as best as I can.â&#x20AC;? Of course, unlike everyone else on this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roster, Torgersen still needs to complete his Penn degree. And while most other prospects have either graduated early or suspended their studies to pursue their career Torgersen will need to balance classes with draft preparation in the upcoming weeks and months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They live at training facilities and all they do is train,â&#x20AC;? Torgersen said of the other

prospects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still gotta graduate.â&#x20AC;? Head coach Ray Priore is excited not only for his young quarterback, but for the impact that the exposure could create for the program as well, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It proves that we can have players play at the next level,â&#x20AC;? Priore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, you can come to Penn get a great education, compete for championships and have the chance to compete at the next level.â&#x20AC;? This weekend, Torgersen will have the chance to show scouts and a national audience how he fares against elite competition with the one goal of ensuring it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the final game of his career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play for whoever wants to pay me to play football,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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SPORTS 9

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017

Toughest test yet lies ahead for Red and Blue grapplers

Hawks await the Quakers in penultimate Big 5 matchup

ranked Lehigh waits

to halt bad losing streak

WRESTLING | No. 8

M. HOOPS | Team looks

MARC MARGOLIS

WILL SNOW

Sports Reporter

Senior Sports Editor

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

No. 8 Lehigh

Saint Joseph’s (8-8)

7 p.m.

7 p.m. The Palestra

Bethlehem, Pa.

SATURDAY

Lock Haven 12 p.m. The Palestra

Penn wrestling has a full slate this weekend as they face one of the nation’s elite in No. 8 Lehigh and a tough Lock Haven team. Naturally, the main focus is on Lehigh. Besides the top ranking, Lehigh is also one of Penn’s biggest rivals based on common division — both are in the EIWA — and proximity. The Quakers are confident off the heels of a come from behind victory against No. 17 Stanford. However, Lehigh is an entirely new challenge. Just two of the Mountain Hawks’ 10 projected starters are ranked outside the top-20 for their respective weight classes. Moreover, all eight of the team’s ranked grapplers are ranked above their EIWA divisional foes. Only No. 15 senior Frank Mattiace is ranked above his opponent. Even senior No. 10 Casey Kent is not favored in his match against No. 6 Ryan Preisch. As was the case last weekend, the Quakers will have options at the 165-pound weight class. With two very capable options in junior Joseph Velliquette and senior Brooks Martino, coach Alex Tirapelle is confident in whichever wrestler he decides to put in. Upon returning at the onset of 2017, Martino fought hard to get the starting nod against Stanford. He would not disappoint, taking down No. 18 Keaton Subjeck, 6-5, en route to a narrow Penn victory. Martino has started

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One interesting battle within Penn wrestling is for the 165-pound weight class position, where Brooks Martino is staking his claim.

three dual meets to Velliquette’s one, a losing effort. The decision isn’t so simple, however: Martino is 2-1 while Velliquette boasts a strong 14-8 record on the season. The Quakers are also looking for more production from the 133-pound weight class. With senior Caleb Richardson done for the year and battling ongoing injuries throughout the season, sophomore Tristin DeVincenzo has become a fixture in the starting lineup at 133. So far, DeVincenzo has struggled – 0-2 in dual meets and 1-7 overall. Still, he seems to be turning a corner after a promising match against Army where he narrowly missed a takedown in the final 30 seconds. “He needs to keep taking those baby steps forward,” Tirapelle said. The Quakers head into this week’s matches with momentum. After all, the win over Stanford provides the blueprint for how to take down a ranked opponent. “We had some guys on the fence who thought we could beat Stanford if everything went right,” Tirapelle said. “But once you actually accomplish it you can say you can beat a team at this level.” T he potentia l for a

season-changing win is right at Penn’s fingertips. A win over Lehigh would set the stage nicely for EIWAs in March. “They are a storied program of success and pretty local, it’s a good rivalry and it will be another good benchmark, just as Stanford was, to see where we’re at,” Tirapelle said. The match against Lehigh is important, but the Quakers still have to deal with Lock Haven in a match they can ill afford to lose. That affair is unique in its own right, with gymnastics simultaneously competing with wrestling in the Palestra. The event, set for Saturday at noon, is being dubbed “Beauty and the Beast.” While many other universities have put on similar events, Saturday marks the first time that such an occasion will take place in the Palestra. The Quakers are set for a busy week. Lock Haven will surely be a challenge, but Lehigh, Friday’s matchup, is still the main focus. Clearly, the team is more amped for its dual with Lehigh. “The one on Friday will be what everyone is excited for, probably more excited [than the Lock Haven match].” Tirapelle said. “For our guys we really need to be focused on Lehigh this week.”

It may be just a week into the semester, but Penn men’s basketball is already taking a break. At least, a break from Ivy League play. After a winless start to conference competition, the Red and Blue is trying their luck this Saturday at the Palestra against Saint Joe’s in its penultimate Big 5 matchup of the season. The nonconference fixture is a welcome reprieve for Penn (6-8, 0-3 Ivy), who had a disappointing weekend with two bad losses against Yale and Brown. The Quakers lost by eight and then 12 points, respectively, to teams most considered to be around their talent level. Those two games, paired with the Ivy-opening loss to Princeton, revealed that this team might not be ready for the fierce competition of Ancient Eight play — in fact, in each of the three contests, Penn never led outside of the first few minutes. But that doesn’t mean that they are out of contention in the league. With the Ivy Tournament, now, the impetus is at least to finish fourth — something the team is fully capable of, given that last year’s fourthplaced team had a 6-8 record in the conference. If they can use the next three weeks of break from the Ivy League to their advantage, then they can hit the ground running once the main sleight of games begins. “We’re just trying to find our identity as a team,” senior guard Matt Howard said. “The things we do great, the things we don’t do well, and hopefully focusing on the things we do great.”

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With a chance to grow in the final non-conference stretch of the season, senior Matt Howard hopes for consistency moving forward.

“We need to grow. We need more consistency on offense,” coach Steve Donahue echoed. “I hope these games help us figure out how to get better on offense, whether it’s personnel or tactical.” In order to grow, they need to start playing better. But in Saint Joe’s (8-8), the Quakers have no pushover. The Hawks beat Princeton by 10, while Penn lost to the Tigers by nine. Donahue is not taking preparation for Saturday’s game lightly. “They’re very physical at every position. They have good athletes,” he said. “We’ve got to understand that going in, so we’re not surprised by that.” That being said, the Hawks are on a little bit of a slide — they’ve dropped three of their last four games on the trot, including a 30-point loss to Rhode Island. They also only snuck past Drexel by one point in a win earlier this season, while Penn blew past them in an eight point victory. In addition to recent form, size might not be one issue bothering the Quakers this

game around, which is something that has plagued them in recent weeks, and in the Yale game especially. Saint Joe’s doesn’t have a center listed on its roster, and only one of their regular starters is above 6’-6”. Everything on paper indicates that this should be a pretty close match. “This whole team believes in ourselves,” Howard said. “We’re not down on ourselves at all, and we’re ready to make some noise.” One item of note is that Saturday night’s game at the Palestra actually counts as an away game for the Red and Blue, while the Hawks play the role of hosts. It’s unclear yet whether that will have any real impact, but because of the cross-city rivalry, both sides will surely have crowds there to neutralize any home court advantage for either side. Given Penn’s recent form, maybe that’s exactly what they need — a neutral game for a fresh start to their season. With any luck, they’ll get the restart they need.

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It’s the first time this season that a team other than Penn fencing will face off at the Quakers’ home stage, and if things go Penn’s way, those teams won’t be eager to come back. The Red and Blue host five teams in the Philadelphia Invitational this weekend. Penn will face off against Cornell, Northwestern, Sacred Heart, Temple and Duke in the Coach Dave

Micahnik Center. Both the men and women are coming off 3-2 performances in the Penn State Invitational last weekend. The women faced tough competition, falling only to Penn State and last year’s top ranked Columbia. “Even though we lost, we were close, so, I would say, [it was] pretty decent. Always could be better, but, not super, but not bad,” coach Andy Ma said. Freshmen continued to shine for the Quakers, a major trend this season. Freshman sabre Victoria Dang went 11-2 while freshman foil Danielle Ferdon

went 9-3. “I think we are just really motivated to do as best as we can, have a good first impression and just make the team proud,” Ferdon said. Ma offered a remark about freshmen competing and succeeding at this level so early. “I would say American fencing is more and more popular, more people fencing in high school,” Ma said. “So, I would say for the new generation, more and more competitive fencers will come up. That’s why freshmen will be more competitive.” The foil squad for the men stood out with a 4-1 record,

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led by junior foil John Vaiani who went 8-2. Sophomore eppe Justin Yoo found similar success with an 11-4 record. “ I would say men’s eppe and men’s saber have a lot to work on,” the eighth-year coach said. “Even though we only went 3-2 at this meet, I don’t think the results actually show the work we put in,” junior epee Zsombor Garzo said “We fenced much better than a 3-2. I feel like it’s going to show for the Ivies.” After the Philadelphia Invitational, Penn will travel to Notre Dame for the Northwestern Duals, the last meet before the Ivy League Championships

on Sunday, February 12 back in Philadelphia. “The Ivy League is probably the most important competition for us,” Garzo said. “We don’t necessarily talk about it all the time. But it comes up quite often, everyone knows that’s the goal... That’s what we’re training for.” “It’s a huge deal. Everyone talks about how intense it is and how high energy it is,” Ferdon added. With only two more opportunities to fine tune their play before Ivies, the Quakers need to make the most out of every bout, starting at home this weekend.

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n Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla., Penn senior quarterback Alek Torgersen will continue his quest towards becoming an NFL quarterback when he competes in the prestigious East-West shrine game against other prospects. While an NFL career may have seemed to be a farfetched idea after the Quakers’ 2-8 season in 2014, Torgersen has successfully propelled himself into a top quarterback over the last two years. While many Penn passers can only dream of All-Ivy selections and league titles, the California native has risen to the next level. He finished his career in West Philly as the Quakers’ all-time leader in passing touchdowns,

completion percentage and total offense and is now being projected as high as a fifth round pick in some mock-drafts. It was after 2015’s Ivy League title that Torgersen began to think that a professional career was a possibility, but he remained focus on winning a second championship. Scouts, however, were looking past the Ivy League season and towards the 2017 NFL Draft, which will be held in Philadelphia this April. Still, despite the whispers of a professional career, the senior admitted to being a little surprised when talk started to heat up following this season. “It was a little out of left field, but nothing completely shocked me,” he said. “I think I have the skill level to compete at the next level.” The game this Saturday, which is an AllStar contest of sorts that allows college players to showoff their skills for NFL scouts, will provide an excellent opportunity for Torgersen to prove that he hasn’t merely been the SEE EASTWEST PAGE 8

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How do you come back from a loss to the nation’s top ranked team and your number one rival? Three wins in the next three days seems as good a place to start as any. After topping No. 9 Dartmouth on Sunday, Penn women’s squash took home another two impressive victories over the past two days, defeating No. 3 Trinity and No. 14 Drexel to move to (5-1, 1-1 Ivy) on the year. The Quakers defeated the Bantams 5-4 on Monday afternoon and swept the Dragons 9-0 the following day. “I’m happy to hold on to the number two ranking,” coach Jack Wyant said. “But I know that we can play even better” Monday’s outing took place at home on the Ringe Squash Courts and saw Penn win in a tight contest. Coming off of a weekend where the team fell to Harvard in a replay of last year’s championship match, Wyant appreciated the boost the following wins gave his side. “In terms of morale it was really important,” the 13-year coach said. “The team had very mixed emotions after the weekend.” Against Trinity, Reeham Salah, Melissa Alves, Marie Stephen, Michelle Wong and Rowaida Attia all won their matches for the Red and Blue.

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After losing the first regular-season game of her college career, junior captain Marie Stephan bounced back with three more wins.

“We aren’t firing on all cylinders, but we have some team members playing better than they have ever before,” Wyant said. The coach reserved special praise for Wong and Attia who respectively played at the No.6 and No. 7 positions for the Quakers. On Tuesday night, No. 2 Penn entered it’s match with neighboring No. 14 Drexel on the backend of a four match stretch in four days. The Red and Blue were also left without senior Anaka Alankamoney, who had just played at the No. 4 spot on the ladder the day before against the Bantams. Despite this, the team had no shortage of energy, sweeping Drexel in a dominant 9-0 win. Up next for the Quakers is No. 5 Stanford this weekend. After the team’s close call with Trinity, Wyant is looking forward to the upcoming match to see if his team can repeat this

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success against the country’s elite. “Our ultimate goal is to play to our full potential in the matches that matter the most,” the coach said. Wyant hopes that the team can build off of its recent success as the season goes on. After last weekend’s heart wrenching loss to the Crimson, Penn will be as eager as ever to claw its way back to the title match. The two wins against Trinity and Drexel are good places to start. As the second ranked team in the nation, its not hard to see why Wyant still pegs the Quakers’ ultimate goal as a national championship, something that he and his players believe to be firmly in reach. “We can win if we have all nine women playing to reach their peak performance,” he said. “But it is gonna take a lot of hard work between now and the end of the year.”

While many of us look forward to a weekend brimming with what we’d contend are some pretty ambitious party plans, the Penn men’s tennis squad has something bigger and a bit more impactful in their scopes: a weekend-long, tension-packed double matchup in Tennessee. Led by coaches David Geatz, Brian Ward, and four talented seniors – including captain Matt Nardella – the Quakers will make their exodus on Friday morning for the 12-hour ride to Tennessee to face off against Middle Tennessee State University. Following that, the 12-man crew will hop right back on the bus on Sunday, heading to Nashville to compete against Vanderbilt in an historic first-ever contest between the two teams. There, the Red and Blue will seek to either expand upon the weekend’s success or break into the early-season victory streak that they’ve shown they are capable of. In recent years, the outsets of each season have marked fruitful periods of play for Penn. For this collection of ambitious players, it won’t be a mere hope to continue that pattern of performance into the new year; it’ll be an expectation.

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Penn men’s tennis’ senior captain Matt Nardella is looking forward to helping his team start their season well with a weekend trip to Tennessee.

Senior captain Matt Nardella is looking forward to helping carry his team to the triumph they’ve been training for against a team they have no experience against and no history of play to draw upon. “We know that [Vanderbilt] is in a strong conference top to bottom, so they’re going to be tough. They’ve got a couple of great guys, so we know it’s going to be a tough match.” Junior captain Josh Pompan attested to the strength and relentlessness that they’re sure to confront in Nashville, but has high expectations for himself and his teammates. “They’re all brutally tough at this stage. When we go there, they’re all going to be yelling and screaming at their own court. I know a few of the guys from northern California on the team, so it’s going to be a fun one, but it’s going to be brutally tough. But we’ve been training for it, so hopefully we’ll get the job done.” Last season, the team graduated several key players, but has done well in recruiting those who are capable of filling the achievement gaps the seniors left in their wake. “We had a large senior class last year, so we lost a couple of big contributors. We have a couple of newcomers, and a lot of guys are looking to prove themselves early on. We’re looking for a few more

guys to break in,” Nardella said of the shift in point contribution. Pompan seemed optimistic for the future: “We lost two good captains last year, but we’ve got three really good freshmen who’ve been working really hard, and it’s going to be exciting because we don’t really know the doubles pairings yet. Hopefully we’ll get it done and start getting into a groove every weekend from now on.” To stay focused on the court during grueling and verbally taxing matches is no easy task, but Penn players have a custom of composure that keeps performance levels unaffected. “It all starts from focusing [on] one point at a time for each match. If everyone goes out there and does their job, you don’t have to worry. Even though tennis is a team sport, it all ends up being an individual contribution; you just go out there and play your best, and if everyone does that, we’ll get the victory,” Pompan said. As the Red and Blue take to the courts this weekend, they can remain unperturbed in the face of unruliness, play with passion, and overcome the opposition knowing that their friends and supportive classmates are back on campus drinking to their accomplishments.