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Penn pledges not to invest in coal and tar sand industries Fossil Free Penn will continue sit-ins to demand public town hall HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Senior Reporter

On Wednesday, Penn President Amy Gutmann sent an emailed announcement to the Penn community with updates on the University’s responses to climate change. The University will restrict its investment program and not invest in the coal and tar sand industries, KYLIE COOPER according to Gutmann’s email. The announcement comes over a year af- FFP has twice submitted divestment proposals to be reviewed by Penn’s Board of Trustees. ter the University Council steering committee The first proposal in 2015 called on the University to divest from all fossil fuels.

Penn student stranded in Wuhan as coronavirus spreads College sophomore is stuck in Wuhan, China JULIE COLEMAN Senior Reporter

Zhexuan Huang is stranded. Stuck in the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, the College

sophomore is unable to return to Penn from his home city of Wuhan, China. Huang has not been able to leave his house, let alone Wuhan, for weeks and has been forced to take a leave of absence from Penn this semester. He was in the process of renewing his student

visa in early January when the virus outbreak began and was told by the United States consulate in Guangzhou, China that he would receive his passport within approximately one week. He had planned to leave for Penn on Jan. 15 but did not receive his visa by then. With his visa still pending

and Wuhan on lockdown, Huang cannot return to Penn this semester. “I still haven’t received my passport back, and Wuhan is still completely blocked – like all the public transportation is closed, in-

rejected Fossil Free Penn’s proposal to divest from coal and tar sands. Since then, the climate strike movement has grown, both globally and on Penn’s campus. Student activists led by FFP have continued to demand divestment through Friday sit-ins in College Hall, hosting speakers and educational events, and in November, a protest which shut down a Penn’s Board of Trustees meeting. “Penn does not hold, and would not expect to hold going forward, any direct investments in companies focused on the production of thermal coal or bituminous (tar) sands, a reflecSEE FOSSIL FREE PAGE 7

Penn Volleyball coach Iain Braddak resigns

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Coach Iain Braddak has resigned from his position at the helm of Penn volleyball, Penn Athletics announced in a press release Friday.

Braddak’s tenure ended after two rocky seasons THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Reporter BRANDON LI

College sophomore Zhexuan Huang was in the process of renewing his student visa in early January when the virus outbreak began. He had planned to leave for Penn on Jan. 15 but did not receive his visa by then. Huang is now forced to take a leave of absence this semester.

Penn Athletics has announced that volleyball coach Iain Braddak has resigned from his post

after two seasons on the job. Braddak oversaw a turbulent year and a half as coach of the program since his controversial hiring in April 2018 as the team’s third head coach in as many years. His first season SEE VOLLEYBALL PAGE 3

Penn Leads the Vote amps up efforts to increase student turnout for Pa. primaries

The Pa. presidential primary is in April PIA SINGH Staff Reporter

For the first time since 2016, most Penn students will be on campus during Pennsylvania’s primary election in April. Penn Leads the Vote,

a non-partisan group, plans to use this opportunity to increase student voter turnout, particularly among demographics and majors that traditionally vote less frequently. This semester, PLTV will put most of its efforts into hosting voter registration drives and voter education tables for the presidential primary on April 28. The group is opti-

mistic about this year’s student voter turnout because on-campus voting in midterm elections has increased by more than 450% from 2014 to 2018. According to 2019 College graduate and last year’s PLTV Director Benjamin Oh, Pennsylvania law mandates that the PA primaries for every local and midterm election

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take place in May except for the presidential primary. He said this means that most college students in the state have a reduced opportunity to vote in three out of every four Pennsylvania election cycles, since most are not on campus in May. “This is the one primary in a four-year cycle where students will actually be on campus, and there-

fore they should be really excited to have the opportunity to vote,” PLTV co-Director and College sophomore Eva Gonzalez said. PLTV, which operates under Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, is a non-partisan group founded in 2004. It aims to inform undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff

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and the larger Philadelphia community, about the voting process and the importance of political participation in a democracy. “At the end of the day, voter participation and voting shouldn’t be considered a partisan issue,” Oh said. “For us, it’s really important SEE PLTV PAGE 6

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Six UA members resign from positions mid-term

UA will hold special election for Nursing seat ELIZABETH MEISENZAHL Staff Reporter

Six Undergraduate Assembly members have resigned from their positions since the end of fall 2019 – which several UA members said is more than usual. One College, Wharton, and Nursing seat and three associate member seats have been vacated mid-term. Nominations and Elections Committee Chair and College senior Olivia Crocker said that to fill the empty College and Wharton seats, the runners-up from the College and Wharton representative elections in April 2019 will take the positions. To fill the single UA Nursing seat, which was uncontested last spring, the NEC will hold a special election this week. Associate members are unelected, nonvoting members appointed by the UA speaker. They take on projects and can be appointed to a committee director position at the discretion of the executive board. Nursing senior Jessica Andrews, one of the three associate members who resigned, said that the number of departures this year was atypical. UA Secretary and Wharton sophomore Dante Diggs added that the UA generally expects two to three resignations mid-term. Non-returning members cited study abroad, workload, and personal issues as reasons for resigning from their positions. Crocker said that Wharton junior Anannya Shandilya, second runner-up in the spring 2019 UA elections for Wharton seats, will fill College and Wharton sophomore Nikhil Gupta’s seat. College sophomore Daniel Ruiz de la Concha, third runner-up in last year’s election, will take over for College junior Chase Serota as a College representative. Both Gupta and Serota said they resigned to study abroad. Gupta said the UA will continue the free menstrual product

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One College, Wharton, and Nursing seat and three associate member seats have been vacated mid-term. The College and Wharton seats will be filled by runners-up from the elections in April 2019.

distribution project he headed last semester. College sophomore and UA Equity and Inclusion Committee Director Mary Sadallah will oversee the distribution. Crocker said that because Nursing junior Tess Doran ran unopposed in the April 2019 elections, the NEC will hold a special election this week to fill her seat. She added that Nursing sophomores, juniors, and seniors will be eligible to vote beginning Wednesday until the voting period concludes on Friday. Crocker said that even if no candidate files to run by Tuesday with the required 10 signatures, the NEC will likely still hold the voting period to allow for a write-in campaign. If a student earns greater than 10 write-in votes, Crocker said,

they will still be able to take the seat. In the past, the UA and NEC have struggled to fill the five Engineering seats after a sixmonth vacancy that began when no students filed to run in the April 2019 elections. One student won a seat on a write-in campaign, leaving four open seats. After no candidates ran again in the September 2019 special election, the NEC reformed its promotional tactics for candidates and directly reached out to student groups. A second special election in October 2019 filled the four remaining Engineering seats. UA President Natasha Menon said that the UA will not appoint students to fill the three open associate member seats for the remaining two months of this term, as the UA bylaws do

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not mandate a certain number of associate members. “It can be a choice whether or not we take new members in the spring and so we decided just to keep the really engaged members we have now,” Menon said. Former UA Nursing representative and Nursing junior Tess Doran, who resigned after fall 2019, said that completing clinicals at the hospital was too timeconsuming for her to continue her work with the UA. Andrews echoed Doran’s sentiments and added that her time in Nursing clinicals this semester made continuing to work as a UA associate member difficult. “I picked the career and the mental health over the UA,” Andrews said.

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cluding airports, even highways,” Huang said. Huang added that he has not left his home since Jan. 14. His parents both stopped working, although his father leaves the house once a week to buy groceries from supermarkets still open in the city. Huang said trees block his view of the city streets from his apartment, but through drone footage circulating online, he can see how empty the city of 11 million has become. “Some people fly their drones outside the city to see the view of the city right now,” he said. “There are pretty much no cars on the street, like no people walking. The city is like a ghost city. It’s like a zombie apocalypse now.” Before Wuhan went into lockdown on Jan. 23, Huang maintained hopes of returning to Penn. He spent time stuck indoors trying to keep up with schoolwork for his mathematical economics degree. “I sent emails to all my professors to ask them if I could study the course remotely and even take the midterms, all the exams remotely,” Huang said. “They told me the college policy doesn’t allow me to do that – so there’s pretty much no way for me to catch up with the courses.” Penn’s International Student and Scholar Services advised Huang to take a leave of absence this semester, and he said he will begin that process on Monday. Huang said he will not have to pay tuition this semester, and he hopes to return to Penn in the summer to work and take classes. Huang said he knows two other Penn students from Wuhan who were able to make it back to campus before the city went under lockdown. Coronaviruses are a large, fairly common family of viruses, but the new strain detected by Chinese authorities on Dec. 31 is spreading rapidly throughout China, prompting travel restrictions in Wuhan and other cities. According to The New York Times, coronavirus cases have spread to at least 23 countries, with 17,000 infections and over 300 confirmed deaths. The New

York Times reported health experts believe the virus will become a global pandemic. The Trump administration declared a public emergency because of the coronavirus on Jan. 31 and put in place the first quarantine in over 50 years. On Sunday night, restrictions began on travelers who have been in China over the past 14 days. American citizens will be put under quarantine, while foreign nationals will be restricted from the country. According to a Jan. 24 email sent to the Penn Community by Provost Wendell Pritchett, Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé, there are no reported cases of the virus at Penn. The virus is thought to have originated in a market in Wuhan, that sells poultry, meat, seafood, as well as rarer items like live reptiles. Currently, researchers suspect the coronavirus may have originated in bats and jumped from the bats to animals sold at the market. Wuhanese people are facing discrimination within China, such as hotel owners refusing to offer them rooms, Huang said. According to CNN, many Wuhan residents, especially those who left the city for the Lunar New Year, are stranded in other parts of the country without a place to stay. Although Huang does not know anyone personally who has been infected, he said one of his uncle’s high school classmates and two of his mother’s former colleagues have died because of the virus. He said hospitals are so full that there is not enough equipment to test all those with symptoms for coronavirus. Huang added he thinks the number of people infected and the death tolls are higher than reported. Some medical experts believe the current data reported by the Chinese government officials may be inaccurate not because of intentional underreporting, but because it is difficult to collect exact numbers during the early days of an epidemic. “I don’t think people really understand how serious the situation is,” Huang said. “I’m just suspecting that the numbers, the data that we’ve seen, is to be questioned.”

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ended with widespread accounts of mistreatment from his players and formal grievances filed against him. The 2019 season was marked by the cancellation of the final two games due to a disciplinary action against the team. After Braddak’s first season in 2018, some players complained of emotional manipulation and mistreatment that led to an unhealthy team environment.

Three athletes quit the team during that season, and eight – over a third of the roster – filed formal grievances against Braddak. While several players questioned Penn Athletics’ handling of the grievance process, by the following season, the team simply wanted to put the controversy behind them and get back to playing volleyball. Year two of Braddak’s tenure got off to a much better start. The Quakers ran through their non-conference schedule with a record of 7-2 – already more

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The Wistar Institute has partnered with Inovio Pharmaceuticals to accelerate vaccine development for the recent coronavirus outbreak. The Wistar lab hopes to complete vaccine development in less than seven months. Over 300 deaths and 17,000 cases have been reported.

ruses originating from animals to develop new capabilities in infecting humans. Penn Medicine professor Harvey Rubin said the new coronavirus has similar DNA sequences as the circulating SARS virus. Rubin added one approach for the vaccine to combat the new coronavirus is to replace the genetic sequence on the virus that encodes for coronavirus’ unique

spike protein, which all strains of the virus use to enter new cells. “A lot of people are looking to replace the so-called spike protein on the coronavirus,” Rubin added. “And now that the Chinese have very graciously shared the sequence [of the new coronavirus], the scientists can know exactly what codes they want to use and put into the vaccine strains.” Penn Medicine professor Ebbing

Lautenbach said the development of the coronavirus vaccine is progressing faster than most vaccines, but it is unlikely to be available to the public until early summer. “[Developing a vaccine] requires identifying the gene sequences of the new virus and then going through all of the stages of testing of a potential vaccine,” Lautenbach said. “You then have clinical trials to see what is the effect of the vac-

wins than 2018’s record worst total of six. The team didn’t fare as well in the Ivy League portion of the season, but still held a winning record entering the final two-game weekend. Those two games never got played after “offensive” posters were found in the team’s locker room. In the immediate aftermath of the cancellation of the final two games of Penn volleyball’s 2019 season, many observers speculated that the content of the posters was related to the

previous semester’s grievances against Braddak. Penn Athletics quickly issued a statement to the Philadelphia Inquirer saying that the two incidents were “in no way connected.” The Daily Pennsylvanian has been unable to reach players on the team to confirm this. Braddak’s final record of 17-29 (7-19 Ivy) is the worst coaching record in program history. Braddak is the only coach to finish their tenure with a losing record. “I want to thank Iain for his

service over the past two years, and wish him the best in the next chapter of his coaching career,” Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun wrote in a joint statement. “I am very grateful to Dr. Grace Calhoun and the entire [Penn Athletics] team for the opportunity to work alongside some of the best coaches in the country over the last two years,” Braddak wrote. The press release indicates that the search for a new coach will begin immediately.

cine on prevention of the disease.” Lautenbach added that while there is a lot of focus on the novel coronavirus recently, influenza poses a much greater risk for people in the United States. “By far, there is a bigger risk in terms of both catching and getting ill from [the flu] for anyone in the United States right now, not the novel coronavirus,” Lautenbach said.

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Weiner said the Wistar lab hopes to complete the new vaccine development in less than seven months. The new strain of coronavirus is part of a large family of viruses that can be commonly found in many species of animals. The disease was first detected in Wuhan, China, with over 300 deaths and 17,000 reported cases of the coronavirus since then. Known by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the novel coronavirus, the new strain is likely to have originated from animals and been passed onto humans, Medical Director of the Department of Infection Prevention and Control at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Julia Sammons said. “There have been over the past decade or two, instances where there was a spillover event, from a virus from an animal reservoir that then was able to pass through humans – and that was the MERS coronavirus and the SARS coronavirus,” Sammons added. The severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2002 resulted in over 8,000 reported infections and almost 800 deaths, while the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak resulted in close to 2,500 cases and over 850 deaths. SARS originated in China, while MERS began in Saudi Arabia. Sammons added that it is a “common phenomenon” for vi-

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OPINION Kobe’s legacy is more complicated than we think THE OXFORD C’MON | Reconciling a complicated legacy

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A tragedy is defined as “an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe.” There is no question that the loss of nine people in a helicopter crash, including three 13-year-old girls, is a tragedy worthy of grief, anger, and remembrance. Kobe Bryant, the NBA MVP with a 20-year career with the Lakers, was one of those lives lost in the crash, at only 41 years old. The public response to the tragedy has been overwhelmingly heartwrenching, with celebrities ranging from Beyoncé, to Justin Timberlake, to LeBron James posting about the loss of their dear friend and inspiration. James wrote in an Instagram caption, “I promise you I’ll continue your legacy man!” The hashtag “Gigi4Life,” in reference to Gianna, Bryant’s 13-yearold daughter who was also killed in the crash, concludes the emotional post. Amid the notable accomplishments of this truly legendary athlete, it is important to acknowledge the entirety of his actions. The legacy he left behind is a different legacy for different people. My heart hurts for his wife and daughters, who must now navigate a world without two of their closest family

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members. My heart hurts for those who knew him as a friend. My heart hurts for those who saw him as a champion of commitment and athleticism, as someone who represents success to underprivileged and aspiring kids. But at least one person was hurt by Bryant when he was still alive. My heart hurts for her as well, as she continues to live in a world that is valorizing her alleged abuser. Grief is such a complicated emo-

tion that it has psychologically been broken down into five stages. We must complicate our conversations surrounding the remembrance of lost celebrities, and participate in conversations that can range and vary in the same way the emotion of grief does. We can be respectful in all capacities, including the recognition of wrongdoings from public figures who have been lost to us. It would be unproductive to siphon the entirety of Bryant’s life

into the incident from July 2003, when he was charged with sexual assault by a 19-year-old employee of the Lodge and Spa in Edwards, Colorado. However, it would be equally reductive to ignore the intricate realities of his past. The onedimensional binary of siding with a survivor or an abuser is rarely that simple, and defeats attempts at difficult conversations. A then-24-year-old man, Bryant gave a half-apology to his victim, citing a belief in her consent despite her account of the incident, before the case was dropped. The woman facing Bryant was dragged through the muddy underbelly of media outlets after already living through the trauma of her assault and having her reputation obliterated. The trajectory of Bryant’s career barely lagged during the brief period of time where he was expected to go to trial, right before the case was dropped, a verdict never given. Powerful men are rarely held accountable for the damage their bodies cause, and the glory of status tends to occlude the less fortunate people caught in their whirlwinds. In an age that is becoming increasingly more sensitive to this unfortunate dynamic, it is time to recognize Bryant’s greatness on the court, and importance to his fam-

ily and friends, while maintaining space to also concede his culpability. Ultimately, forgiveness lies in the hands of Bryant’s victim, but conversations that allow for all arrays of responses to this legacy’s death is something everyone can participate in. Fame, money, and masculinity obscure guilt. We can continue to work against this while acknowledging the nine people who were tragically lost, and the fact that none of them deserved to die in such a way or so early in their lives. To center only one aspect of a person’s past is to ignore our capacity as human beings to change, to empathize, and to grow.

SOPHIA DUROSE is a College junior from Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email address is sdurose@sas. upenn.edu.

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Penn must reevaluate its relationship with Bon Appétit THE ANGRY PHILADELPHIAN | The high cost and lack of options leaves more to be desired

ood. Everyone needs it, much of our social life depends on it, and most cultures pride themselves on their take on it. Eating at Penn takes place in many areas, from a snack on Locust to a multi-course experience on South Street. But one of the most common places to find food is in one of Penn’s five dining halls. For the past ten years, Penn’s dining halls (and nearly all food outlets on campus) have been managed by Bon Appétit, a California company which manages over 1,000 “cafés” across the United States. But while Bon Appétit’s chipper website highlights its published positives, many members of the Penn community have left the dining halls feeling underserved and displeased. Ten years in, it is time for Penn to reevaluate the quality of our dining facilities and reconsider the services Bon Appétit provides. Providing food for over 10,000 undergraduates is no small challenge. It is crucial to the wellbeing of all students that they be well-fed. To this minimum standard, Bon Appétit fulfills its job; after all, they do provide food. But in a culture where social life often revolves around food, this can not be the standard with which we judge our

food provider. We must ask more of the company that literally feeds us. Many problems are known to exist in our dining halls. Members of the vegetarian and vegan communities have lodged complaints about the lack of this food. Menu changes have little effect (especially when dining halls are set up as stations). Students have even become sick after eating at Penn Dining. Based on a recent post in the first-year Facebook group, roughly 30 students appeared to have gotten food poisoning from undercooked chicken at Hill during reading days, for instance. And it doesn’t take long standing in line at a dining hall to hear employees lament their working conditions and environment. But these problems are known facts – ask students on campus and you’ll likely get personal answers on why the dining halls are bad. But to extend a parable to a company, you can judge a company’s character not by its faults, but by how it fixes them. On this front, it appears Bon Appétit has made little headway. According to personal conversations I had with several members of the Penn Dining Advisory Board (which officially advises the Penn Dining administration), Bon Appétit management is often slow-

moving or unresponsive to changes they propose or questions they pose. Several flaws with Penn Dining, such as meal plan costs and swipe conversion, have been written about for years. There has been no movement – not even a statement – from Bon Appétit explaining the high cost and relative lack of flexibility of the dining plans. While they have made more opportunities available for students to convert swipes into non-dining-hall food, these are still little consolation to the extra swipes many students have that disappear at the end of the semester. Further, as Sophia DuRose pointed out in a recent column, even the retail opportunities in the Penn Dining system are not financially accessible to all members of our campus community. At this point, one must wonder what can be done. Bon Appétit’s reach into the Penn ecosystem is so vast that it would be difficult to remove entirely, and the cost of turnover of dining service providers could be very expensive. But as Barbara Lea-Kruger, director of communications and external relations for Penn Business Services said, “I think there are a lot of cooks in this kitchen. Some of [the decisions] are made by the Provost’s

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office, the cost [of the dining plan] is set by the Trustees, Bon Appétit makes some of the decisions … there’s not one person making all of the decisions. It makes things complicated.” According to her, Penn Dining and others involved in the process go through student surveys and try to implement feedback as best they can. But, as she noted, “some things just take a long time.” To improve our dining, we must demand more. Our on-campus dining options should be a place where all classes and people congregate, not a place younger students frequent and older students try to avoid. Making a friendlier campus culture begins here, and we must demand it at all levels of administration. Penn must apply pressure and encourage Bon Appétit to place a pre-

mium on broadening and improving Penn Dining’s offerings and food availability. Our food should fit our desires, not those of a company. If not, our campus and our stomachs will pay the price.

ALFREDO PRATICÒ is a College firstyear from Philadelphia, Pa. His email address is pratico@sas.upenn.edu.

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merican politics were a shock to me at first. I grew up in Iran, a nation beset by political oppression, coming to the United States solely in pursuit of my academic goals. When I first came to America, I initially had a hard time digesting the liberties Americans are granted. Slowly but surely, I started to learn the story of this great nation, one written by all the people that constitute America. The experiment of the Republic

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withstood the test of the Revolutionary War because people decided so. Americans decided to stand by the American values and abolished slavery, brought about the civil rights movement, recognized equal rights for women and members of the LGBTQ community, and much more. The reasoning that much of this political change has occurred is in part the fact that Americans possess a right to vote in free, fair, and consequential elections.

To ensure that as many people can exercise this right as possible, Penn must afford election days the same protections as it gives religious holidays. In other words, Penn must not allow exams to be scheduled on Election Day. Even though Pennsylvania’s primary and the 2020 Presidential election are both months away, it is no secret that election turnout among Penn students is less than stellar. According to a report published by The Daily Pennsylvanian in November 2019, only around 1,100 Penn students voted for mayor and city council positions. What is even more alarming is the fact that the number was 213 in the 2015 election. Penn has around 25,000 students. Even if only 15% of students are eligible to vote in Pennsylvania, that would be a 30% turnout in 2019 – close to city-wide turnout according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Not practicing your right to vote is no more useful than living in a regime where you can’t vote. This lack of turnout has real consequences. Nicholas O’Rourke, the progressive candidate of the Working Families Party, fell short of being elected to City Council by

a mere 7,000 votes. At Penn alone, there probably were enough votes to change that outcome. This dynamic even extends to national elections; the state of Pennsylvania was won by Donald Trump by a mere 45,000 vote margin. While Penn couldn’t flip Pennsylvania on its own, its thousands of untapped votes make a substantial difference. Because of all that, Penn not having Election Day as an exam-free day quite literally can impact the results of elections. As a graduate student, I served as a teaching assistant at the time of the November 2019 election, and saw the impacts of this first-hand, when my own students had an exam planned on Election Day. Interestingly, the reason they were having their exam that week and not the week before was because of an overlap with a Jewish holiday, when we could not give exams. This became an issue of interest to me, and I dug into the 2019-2020 Penn catalog and found that “the University also recognizes that there are several religious holidays that affect large numbers of University community members, including Christmas, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the first two days of Passover, and

Good Friday. In consideration of their significance for many students, no examinations may be given, and no assigned work may be required on these days.” This is in alignment with our American values, but why shouldn’t Election Day be afforded the same protection? I am not trying to argue that exams scheduled on Election Day are the sole reason for the poor turnout. Nonetheless, I think it is totally reasonable for us students to ask Penn to implement the same restrictions on Election Day as it does for holidays. This is an act of respect to our most important value, our democracy, and helps bring attention to the issue of election turnout. Penn students have the potential to play a significant role in the fate of the state of Pennsylvania and the nation as a whole, and we should help unleash this potential. BORNA SAEEDNIA is a graduate student in the Chemistry Department from Tehran, Iran studying organic chemistry. His email address is saeednia@sas.upenn.edu.

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Bernie Sanders is the best candidate to defeat Trump No one can change the world alone. There are a litany of issues the next president of the United States must face. Right now there are over half a million homeless Americans. Medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy, with tens of thousands dying annually because they don’t have health insurance. There are thousands of people currently imprisoned in U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement prisons, the vast majority of whom have no prior criminal convictions. Looming above it all is the existential threat of global climate change, which will result in unprecedented catastrophes if there is not immediate and radical action. There is only one candidate running for president who can defeat President Donald Trump and implement a policy agenda that will revitalize the working class, increase access to health care, reform a broken immigration system, and save the planet. Senator Bernie Sanders. The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board endorses Sanders (I-Vt.) for the Democratic presidential nomination because he recognizes that in the face of calamity – and in the face of the wealthy and powerful who would seek to continue the status quo – no one can succeed alone. That is why he is building a political revolution. Sanders has put together a diverse and broad coalition that is made up of and supported by working class Americans. He is not beholden to billionaires and corporations, but rather to the millions of Americans who deserve a fair say in their gov-

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ernment and an economy that is not designed for their maximal exploitation. Sanders has been on the side of justice for his entire career: When he stood up for civil rights in the 1960s, when he created a safe haven for LGBTQ people in Burlington in the 1980s, and when he voted against the Iraq War in 2002. Sanders is also the only candidate with a coherent vision for how to enact his policy proposals once in office in the face of immense opposition. He plans to engage directly with American people to implement his progressive platform by putting pressure on Congress through strikes, protests, and other

forms of direct action. Not only is Sanders the pragmatic choice, but his platform shines above those of other candidates as the best chance to combat climate change and make the economy fair for working people. He is particularly popular among young voters, including many Penn students, because he recognizes that Americans are tired of being told that a better world is not possible. By comparison, the health care proposal from former Vice President Joe Biden would leave millions of Americans uninsured, continuing the devastation caused by the health

insurance industry. Biden’s climate plan is also woefully insufficient. In fact, last week 57 climate scientists vouched for the necessity of Sanders’ plan, which calls for the country to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030 and achieve complete decarbonization by 2050, to avert climate catastrophe. Biden’s plan, by contrast, is several decades too slow. While Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) platform is certainly more progressive than Biden’s, she does not support abolishing ICE, an organization with inhumane immigration policies. Moreover, her timeline for transitioning to Medicare

for All risks failure if Democrats do not hold or gain seats in the 2022 midterm elections, as historic precedent would suggest is likely if a Democrat wins the presidency in 2020. Sanders plans to put forward Medicare for All at the outset of his term, which would guarantee health insurance for millions of Americans without reliance on the midterm results, protecting them from death or financial ruin. Electability, not policy, is on the mind of many Democratic voters. This is not surprising, considering the destruction wrought by Trump over the last few years. Concerns about

Sanders’ electability are misplaced, and there is strong reason to believe he has the best chance at beating Trump in the general election. Sanders consistently polls well against Trump in vital battleground states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and he even polled strongly against Trump in Texas. Voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for many candidates associated with Penn in the 2020 primary and general elections. The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board recommends picking none of them. Not Presidential Professor of Practice Biden, former Penn Law School professor Warren, or 1968 Wharton graduate Trump. This is a moment of great urgency. The world does not have another few decades to waste with inaction on climate change. This country cannot afford to continue to go bankrupt by giving tax cuts to billionaires and fomenting war. The American people cannot afford to continue to suffer under the oppression of the health insurance industry. The scourge of racist police brutality and bigoted detention and deportation of undocumented people must end. It is rare in the course of American history that a candidate arises who not only has a platform that is for everyone, but also a clear path to enacting it. If young people in this country want a future to look forward to, they must not allow this opportunity to slip through their fingers. There are many candidates for president. But there is only one who is on our side. Bernie Sanders.

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to emphasize that no matter what your political affiliation is or beliefs are, everyone deserves the opportunity to have their voice heard and an equal opportunity to go vote.” Last year, PLTV focused on voter outreach to underrepresented minorities. Oh said that the voter turnout greatly increased for Latinx and Asian American students, and that Black women continue to be the most engaged voting group out of any college age group. “We’re definitely still going to focus on those more underrepresented groups because obviously, if they are already more underrepresented they might not be registered, and we want to represent the entire Penn demographic,” Gonzalez said. “We want to serve the groups that I guess aren’t typically being served by other institutions.” During PLTV’s civic engagement week last year, the Undergraduate Assembly hosted a panel that emphasized the importance of

participation in community civic engagement. UA President and College senior Natasha Menon said the panel featured diverse speakers, including people of color and women, to speak about why students should become politically engaged on campus. According to Gonzalez, PLTV also plans to increase outreach efforts to different schools because students in Engineering and Wharton may be less politically engaged in comparison to students in the College. In the 2018 midterm elections, Penn students studying in the fields of English, public administration, and visual arts saw the greatest increases in voter turnout. Since 2014, those studying computer science, mathematics, and architecture have the lowest voter engagement compared to students in other fields at Penn according to a report from the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement. PLTV is collaborating with Penn’s Social Planning and Events Committee to host voter registration

and get-out-the-vote activities for students during the days leading up to the Spring Fling concert and primary, which are both taking place in April. The group is also working with Campus Vote Project, a national organization that focuses on voter outreach efforts across college campuses, to host the Eastern Pennsylvania Summit voting conference for college students on Feb. 22. PLTV not only wants students to vote in this year’s presidential elections, but to make sure they are politically engaged in the longterm. The group has collaborated with grassroots community organizations in Philadelphia and oncampus, including the American Constitution Society, Penn’s 6B minority coalition, and the Government & Politics Association. “We’re always here to provide resources, we have a voter packet and training webinar that we’re going to launch very soon,” PLTV co-Director and College sophomore Harrison Feinman said. Oh said the group’s overall goal is to help young people, especially

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Penn Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center director works to increase inclusivity The director was appointed one year ago HANNAH GROSS Staff Reporter

In Sherisse Laud-Hammondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first year as the director of the Penn Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, she has led the center in an effort to rebrand itself to become more inclusive. Laud-Hammond said that the number of events, meetings, classes, and tours held at PWC has increased from 292 to 382 in the past year. PWC has also changed their logo to include all people regardless of gender and renovated their physical space to look more fresh and inviting, Laud-Hammond added. Before stepping into her role, Laud-Hammond cited promoting inclusivity as a major goal for her time at PWC. Laud-Hammond and her staff made the decision to remove the female symbol from their logo and replace it with a

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mimosa flower, the symbol for International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day and a logo more inclusive of all iden-

tities, according to Laud-Hammond. Laud-Hammond added that the new logo is still purple,

which is the color known to symbolize women around the world. The PWC created a collection of different colored images known as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;color storyâ&#x20AC;? that they used as inspiration to replace the logo and redecorate the space, Laud-Hammond said. The multipurpose room now features a new carpet, whiteboard, and comfortable chairs in more soothing and bright colors to replace the folding chairs, PWC Associate Director Elisa Foster said. Foster, who has worked at the center for almost three years, added that the new changes give a more â&#x20AC;&#x153;uplifting and modernâ&#x20AC;? aesthetic to the center. Laud-Hammond said PWC also consulted with students, faculty, and staff to ensure that the changes made to the center accurately represented the community. The number of people reserving the multi-purpose room and other spaces at the center has greatly increased in the last year,

Laud-Hammond said. She cited an uptick in partnerships between students, staff, and faculty, tours to allow people to see the space, and operation hours, which now include Saturdays, as potential reasons for this increase in visitors. College junior Ale Cabrales, who has worked at PWC as a work-study student since her first year at Penn, said that in addition to an overall increase in visitors, the visitors have been more diverse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I first came into the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center was seen as a white ciswomenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s space,â&#x20AC;? Cabrales said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that Sherisse has stepped in, I notice a lot more diversity, not just with the kind of people that come in, but also with the kind of groups that are using our spaces.â&#x20AC;? Cabrales added part of this change could be a result of LaudHammondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connections from

when she studied in the School of Social Policy and Practice. She graduated from the school in 2005 and later served as associate director of admissions in SP2. Laud-Hammond said that relationships and building connections with people from all corners of the Penn community are key to growing PWCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reach in the Penn community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The really great thing about having someone who has a history with Penn is she was able to bring in that network of people that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already know,â&#x20AC;? Foster said. Laud-Hammond added she believes she is making progress toward increasing inclusivity at PWC, but hopes to continue to make the center more welcoming to all members of the Penn community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another goal is to have the center as full as possible,â&#x20AC;? LaudHammond said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would be happy if next year it increased another hundred events.â&#x20AC;?

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Despite waning membership, Penn for Pete will continue supporting 2020â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youngest presidential candidate, former Mayor of South Bend, Ind. Pete Buttigieg, as the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus approaches. On Jan. 22, the group announced its new co-coordinators, Wharton sophomore Manoj Simha and first-year Engineering graduate student David Yastremsky. The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous leaders were College junior Sam

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tion of the significant carbon intensity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the corresponding risks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of such businesses,â&#x20AC;? Gutmann wrote in the email. Vice President of University Communication Stephen MacCarthy wrote in an emailed statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the University does not consider Gutmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s email a divestment announcement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The effect is very much the same, but divestment is a formal procedure requiring approval by the Trustees that involves, among other things, liquidating holdings of particular investments,â&#x20AC;? MacCarthy wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the University did not directly own coal or tar sand investments and does not expect to own them in the future, the University did not go through the formal divestment process.â&#x20AC;? FFP has twice attempted to initiate the more formal procedure by submitting divestment proposals to be reviewed by the Board of Trustees. FFPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original proposal in 2015 calling on Penn to divest from all fossil fuels passed the preliminary level of proposal consideration, conducted by the University Council Steering Committee. An ad-hoc advisory committee discussed the

Kaufmann and College junior Sarah Jones, who left Penn for Pete to join Penn for Warren on Jan. 14. Penn for Pete will focus their attention on expanding the group, as Yastremsky said it is now significantly smaller than other Democratic candidate groups on campus. Penn for Pete declined to provide a specific number of members. The Warren, Sanders, and Biden groups have hundreds of members via email listservs, but around 10, 45, and 20 very active members respectively, according to each groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaders. As the primary elections approach, Penn for Pete will continue phone banking, collecting

signatures, and campaigning for Buttigieg across campus. Of the new leadersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goals, Yastremsky said inclusivity is of utmost priority. He looks to Buttigiegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign staff for guidance, which he said is diverse. According to Pete for America, 40% of his staff identify as people of color, 52% identify as female, and 28% identify as LGBTQ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Manoj, the team, and I want everyone feeling welcome in our organization. We want our group to be reflective of Philly, and all voices to be heard, not just the loudest ones,â&#x20AC;? Yastremsky said. Yastremsky said the group is looking to work with other leftleaning groups on campus to

recruit new members, as well as to continue to participate in non-candidate specific political engagement, such as attending community events like last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Philadelphia Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March. Kaufmann, who departed Penn for Pete to support Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said he supports Buttigiegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policies. But Kaufmann said he does not believe the former mayor is an electable candidate for the 2020 election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Electability is my top issue, and I no longer believe that moderates are the most electable,â&#x20AC;? Kaufmann said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is that if we nominate [Warren], then the

party coalesces in order to mobilize to defeat Trump.â&#x20AC;? Outside of Penn, other local schools and grassroots organizations are working to secure Buttigiegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nomination as well. Nathan Osburn, a grassroots organizer of the Philadelphians for Pete Buttigieg group, works closely with college students in Philadelphia â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially Penn, Temple, and Drexel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to get signatures for Buttigiegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of interest from the college students that are interested in a new generation of leadership,â&#x20AC;? Osburn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are wanting to turn the page on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broken in Washington, and so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to some-

one who represents that next generation of leadership.â&#x20AC;? Max Weiss, a Temple junior and the coordinator of Temple for Pete, echoed Osburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentiments. He expects student support for Buttigieg to grow in Philadelphia as the Pennsylvania primaries grow closer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that, as the youngest candidate running on the Democratic side, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really an attractive thing to us as college students that we can finally look to a presidential candidate thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s within a couple of decades of our age,â&#x20AC;? Weiss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think, more and more, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue to see support across all campuses, nationwide, for Mayor Pete.â&#x20AC;?

proposal for approximately nine months before reaching a final decision against divestment in September 2016. A second 58-page proposal in September 2018 calling on the University to divest from coal and tar sands did not pass the preliminary level. FFP Campaign Coordinator and College sophomore Katie Collier said the group views the update as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;significant victoryâ&#x20AC;? but does not plan to stop protesting. Collier said FFP will continue to hold Friday sit-ins in College Hall and demand a public town hall with administrators to discuss fossil fuel divestment and Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to reduce carbon emissions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still have not divested fully from fossil fuels and have not divested our indirect investments in coal and tar sands,â&#x20AC;? Collier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is still a lot to be done to keep our university morally accountable in terms of its investments.â&#x20AC;? FFP leaders said they feel the announcement was not transparent about the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investment history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The email does not provide any information about Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prior investments and in no way claims they were never invested in coal or tar sands,â&#x20AC;? FFP Campaign Coordinator and College sophomore Emma Glasser said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In fact, by highlight-

ing that their current and future portfolio will exclude thermal coal and tar sands, they imply that this is a notable change from past investment strategies.â&#x20AC;? FFP Coordinator and Engineering junior Ari Bortman said given the lack of clarity in Gutmannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s email, the need for a town hall is greater than ever. He said students need an opportunity to ask questions about the details and concrete implications of the announcement. Bortman added that while he was glad that the announcement represented a common ground between the University and students, more communication is needed. FFP coordinator and College senior Claudia Silver echoed Bortman, adding that Penn has still not addressed FFPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demands for a town hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shows us how [the University] views [its] relationship to student power,â&#x20AC;? Silver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still not addressing the fact that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ignoring us and that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to have a conversation.â&#x20AC;? Penn released its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 3.0 in October 2019, following an initial fiveyear plan in 2009 and 2014â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Climate Action Plan 2.0. The new plan set goals for the next five years including plans to increase academic study of environmental issues, reduce carbon

emissions and waste, and promote sustainable behaviors among members of the Penn community. Gutmann wrote in the email that the third plan calls for the University to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement in which Penn would

obtain green electricity for the campus. Gutmann added Penn is negotiating a long-term PPA that will help develop two new solar energy facilities in Pennsylvania, which will allow Penn to avoid emitting 166,000 tons of carbon annually.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first time Penn has acknowledged that climate change and where they put their money are intimately linked,â&#x20AC;? Bortman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope that now that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve acknowledged that, we are getting closer to being on the same page.â&#x20AC;?

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What we know and don’t know about the state of Penn volleyball We still do not know what was on the team’s posters MICHAEL LANDAU AND THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Reporters

On Nov. 13, Penn Athletics posted a brief press-release titled “Remainder of Penn Volleyball Season Cancelled” on its website. Since then, The Daily Pennsylvanian has spoken to numerous sources on the condition of anonymity who claimed to have knowledge of the situation. More than two months after “vulgar and offensive” posters were discovered in the Penn volleyball locker room, here is what we do and don’t know about the seasonending scandal. What we know: Iain Braddak has resigned as Penn volleyball coach On Friday, Penn Athletics announced in a press release that coach Iain Braddak had resigned from his position at the helm of the team. A search for a new head coach began immediately after the initial announcement. Braddak, who was hired in April 2018 as the team’s third head coach in three years, did not have an easy

tenure. A tumultuous 21 months included widespread accounts of mistreatment, eight formal grievances from his players, and the cancellation of two games at the end of the 2019 season. Braddak had a record of 17-29 (7-19 Ivy) during his time as head coach, the worst mark in program history. He also became the first Penn volleyball coach to finish their time with the team with a losing record. The University, not Penn Athletics, is handling discipline for the poster incident The Nov. 13 press release stated that University administration would be handling further review of the incident that led to the cancellation of the last two games of the 2019 season. Although Penn Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun made the final decision regarding that cancellation, she, nor anyone else in Penn Athletics, is the party directly responsible for determining potential discipline for the student-athletes involved. Instead, those decisions will be made by school administration according to overall University policy. The timeline and process for potential discipline remains unclear.

Penn Athletics says the poster incident is unrelated to previous complaints against Braddak Some observers thought that the posters might be related to the allegations of mistreatment and grievances against Braddak after the initial cancellation announcement. Penn Athletics then issued a statement to the Philadelphia Inquirer saying that the poster incident was “in no way connected” to the grievances. The DP has not been able to confirm this with players on the team. What we don’t know: What was on the posters The DP spoke with many sources claiming inside knowledge of the situation in the aftermath of the season’s cancellation. Occasionally, details from multiple sources overlapped, but the DP was unable to confirm any of the rumors. Each story did have two elements in common: that the content of the posters was sexual in nature, and that the posters were hung as part of a tradition of team-bonding pranks. Penn Athletics declined to comment in response to the DP’s request for confirmation. Who is currently in charge of the team

DP Sports Player of the Week: senior guard Devon Goodman

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It was announced last Friday that Iain Braddak would be resigning from his role as coach for Penn volleyball after two seasons. Braddak compiled an overall record of 17-29 (7-19 Ivy) over his tenure with the Quakers.

In the press release announcing Braddak’s resignation, Penn Athletics did not say if there was someone leading the team in the interim. Assistant coach Christina Kremer is also no longer with the team, as she recently accepted the head coaching job at Gardner-Webb. The other assistant coach listed on the Penn volleyball roster is Julia Malseed, who has been with the Quakers since July 2018. How the poster incident will affect the team moving forward

Penn Athletics has not commented on what the team will look like next season. It seems likely that the team’s ability to recruit talented athletes will suffer as a result of the scandals. In the most recent comparable situation, Harvard men’s soccer in 2016, the Crimson suffered on-field consequences for the scandal. In the three seasons since, Harvard men’s soccer has won just five games – a far cry from the doubledigit win totals in the years preceding the scandal. Penn volleyball can

likely expect similar results. It is also unclear whether the team plans on holding offseason practices or scrimmages as they have in past years. Braddak led team practices last January and February even while the grievance process was underway. Multiple players told the DP last spring that administrators – including Associate Athletics Director Matt Valenti and Senior Associate Athletic Director Rudy Fuller – were present at those practices in a supervisory role.

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M. HOOPS | Goodman put up 31 points this weekend TYIRA BUNCHE Senior Sports Associate

After losing three games in a row, Penn men’s basketball has flipped the switch and have won three straight. Penn’s turnaround is thanks to two monster games by senior guard Devon Goodman, earning him DP Sports Player of the Week. Entering their game against Harvard on Friday, the Quakers were 0-2 in Ivy play, but Goodman helped Penn set the tone early. Just five minutes into the game, Goodman had a steal and a slam dunk to put the Quakers up 18-5. He played 44 minutes for the Quakers, leading all players in minutes. Goodman would then go on to have an all-around game with 15 points, five rebounds, and four steals, leading Penn to an overtime win for their first conference win. For many, it would be difficult to follow up that performance with another great one, especially with the team’s first Ivy Weekend of the season. But that is exactly what Goodman did Saturday night against Dartmouth. Once again, Goodman helped the Red and Blue to an early lead with a quick three-pointer to put them up 10-2 against the Big Green. Goodman led all scorers with 16 points, adding five rebounds and two steals. Goodman’s six steals this weekend now gives him 26 steals on the season, second in the Ancient Eight.

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Goodman’s performance this weekend builds on a dominant season for the senior. The veteran has been a consistent and reliable presence on the court, averaging 35.5 minutes per game to lead the team, while also adding 13.5 points and 4.0 rebounds a contest. Penn’s Ivy League season did not get off to a great start, after dropping two straight games

to Princeton to start January. However, this weekend’s backto-back wins pushed them back to .500 in conference play. The Quakers now sit fourth in the Ivy standings behind Harvard. With only conference games left on their schedule, the Red and Blue will need Goodman to continue to put up dominant performances if they want to get back to the postseason.

only two points in the second quarter, digging themselves a deficit they were unable to climb out of. But the Quakers still toughed it out and played until the final buzzer. The Quakers were down by as many as 23 points late in the third quarter, but were able to go on several runs to cut the lead down to as little as five points in the fourth quarter. The Red and Blue didn’t let the large deficit deter them. Instead, they played hard. Their mental toughness and grit from the Harvard game allowed them to come out and play with confidence against Dartmouth. The Quakers shot out to a 21-10 lead in the first quarter before putting the game out of reach at the half with a 44-14 score. The Red and Blue’s season has been highlighted by a lot of lopsided victories, thanks to their defensive dominance

against opponents. Coming into their game against Dartmouth, the Quakers’ 53.7 opponent scoring average was 11th in the nation and second in the Ivy League behind Princeton. Penn has been able to be aggressive on defense and keep their opponents from getting into a rhythm all season. On Saturday, the Quakers grabbed 26 defensive rebounds, limiting the Big Green to only seven second chance points. Penn’s defensive pressure and presence in the paint kept Dartmouth from building any type of steady offense. Meanwhile, the Quakers’ own offense flourished, putting a win out of reach for the Big Green. While the Red and Blue have shown a lot of toughness up to this point, they’re going to need a lot more of it with only Ivy League games remaining this season. They’re going to need

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junior center Eleah Parker’s offensive and defensive presence to block shots and grab rebounds. They’re also going to need freshman guard Kayla Padilla to build on her dominant rookie season and to continue putting up double figures. So far Princeton and Yale lead the Ivy League with three Ivy wins each, while Penn sits in sixth. But luckily for the Quakers, it is still very early in the Ivy season, and they have all of February to work their way to the top. Hopefully, the team’s first Ivy win will allow the Quakers to breathe a sigh of relief and get back to being the team they were in the opening weeks of the season.

TYIRA BUNCHE is a College junior from New York and a Senior Sports Associate for The Daily Pennsylvanian. She can be reached at bunche@thedp.com.

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Inside the history of Kobe Bryant’s playing career at the Palestra Bryant’s Lower Merion team played for sold-out crowds YOSEF WEITZMAN Senior Sports Reporter

The most iconic moments from Kobe Bryant’s 20 years on the Los Angeles Lakers will forever be immortalized in basketball lore — the alley-oop pass to Shaquille O’Neal in Game 7, the 81-point explosion, the 60-point farewell, the list goes on. But before the world came to know Bryant — who died tragically on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna and seven others — his organized basketball career took shape miles from Penn’s campus at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa. By the start of his senior season at Lower Merion in 1995, Bryant had established himself as the country’s top basketball prospect. In the two games that Bryant played at the Palestra during the 1995-1996 season, he drew sold-out crowds — news articles about the games suggest that close to 10,000 fans were in attendance, greatly exceeding the arena’s seating capacity. Even as a high schooler, though, Bryant showed no signs of fear. “I don’t think Kobe Bryant was ever nervous,” said Jeremy Treatman, who was an assistant coach

for Lower Merion that season and developed a relationship with Bryant. The first of Bryant’s known games at the Palestra came against Coatesville Area Senior High School in the PIAA District I Class AAAA semifinal. That game featured Bryant against another future NBA All-Star in Richard “Rip” Hamilton. According to an archived Philadelphia Daily News article, Lower Merion won that game, 70-65. While Hamilton was reported to hold his own, Bryant’s performance supported the belief of many that he was the best prospect not only in the area, but in the country. His 29 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks far outpaced the 16 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists put up by Hamilton. In the game’s waning seconds, Bryant approached his father, Joe, in the first row of the stands for a quick embrace. Joe Bryant was an assistant coach for La Salle at the time and was plenty familiar with the Palestra himself. During his three-year collegiate career, the “Cathedral of College Basketball” also served as the home court of the Explorers. After the game, Joe Bryant told the Daily News that his son still had not decided whether he would want to play college basketball the next year or go straight to the NBA. But even with his

immediate basketball future uncertain, Bryant’s performance at the Palestra that night inspired further awe over the promise of his talent. An article in The Daily Pennsylvanian about the game began: “Have you ever wondered what the future of basketball looks like?” Two months later, Bryant declared for the NBA Draft and was selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets before being traded to the Lakers. One reason he was drafted so late may have been due to concerns that arose after the final high school game he played in the Palestra. That game was against Chester High School in the PIAA Class AAAA State Eastern final. Although Lower Merion won in overtime, 77-69, with Bryant showing off his normal high-scoring exploits (Treatman said he scored 39 points in the game), Bryant’s weaknesses, particularly his ball-handling, were put under a magnifying glass. “It was the game that made everyone think that Kobe Bryant wasn’t an NBA player — everyone said he couldn’t get the ball past half court versus Chester,” Treatman said. “I remember telling everyone, ‘You don’t understand. John Linehan is faster than anyone in the NBA. He could play defense in the NBA right now himself.’”

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Kobe Bryant played for local Lower Merion High School before his NBA career, and he competed at the Palestra multiple times throughout his high school career. He is immortalized on the Palestra walls.

Linehan went on to play college basketball for Providence, where he graduated as the NCAA Division I’s all-time career leader in steals. Bryant sealed the victory against Chester with a soaring and-one dunk that pushed the

Palestra into a frenzy. That moment lives on in a “One Shining Moment” video of the team’s season that Treatman created and narrated. Two days after the win over Chester, Lower Merion played against Cathedral Prep of Erie

in the PIAA Class AAAA state championship, marking the final matchup of Bryant’s high school career. Lower Merion emerged victorious, 48-43, winning the school its first state title in 53 years and sending Bryant out on top.

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Washington and senior forward Kuba Mijakowski are also out with no target return date. The rotation for Penn will likely stay the same as the Quakers try to take home an Ivy title. AJ Brodeur has a chance to be Penn’s all-time leading scorer Heading into the game against Dartmouth, Brodeur needed just two points to grab sole possession of fourth place on the career scoring list for the Quakers. Brodeur now has 1,652 career points, and he is chasing Penn legend Ernie Beck who owns the all-time career mark with 1,827 points. Brodeur will likely pass Zack Rosen at 1,723 points and Ugonna Onyekwe at 1,762, but claiming the No. 1 spot

will be more difficult. Over the final 10 games of the season (and potentially more if the Quakers advance to the Ivy League Tournament), Brodeur needs 175 more points to tie Beck atop the list. Despite scoring only nine points against Dartmouth, which ended his streak of 40 straight doubledigit scoring games against Division I competition, Brodeur could feasibly get there by averaging a tick above his current 16.9 points per game average for the remainder of the regular season. Even if he doesn’t eventually lead the program in scoring, Brodeur has already cemented his place as one of the program’s most accomplished players ever.

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In an attempt to shake things up, the Red and Blue employed man-toman defense in place of their usual zone coverage. The team did not seem at all uncomfortable with the new system, as players did a good job pressuring the Big Green ball handlers, and applying help defense when necessary. This certainly threw the Big Green off, as they found it difficult to move the ball around due to the stifling defense. McKenna, who leads her team with 12.4 points per game, only had two on a miserable 1-of-13 shooting. With their chief playmaker off the pace, the Big Green shot just 13-for-58 (22.4%) as a whole. Their leading scorer was freshman guard Allie Harland, who got most of her 10 points in the game’s final minutes. The Quakers’ offense, which has been stalling recently, got into a hot start and never looked back. One notable reason for the improvement was their willingness to quickly push the ball up the court. The Big Green were slow to set their defense off missed shots, and this gave Penn mismatch opportunities, off which the visitors swiftly took full advantage. Penn finished the game by outscoring Dartmouth 12-2 from fast breaks. Another deciding factor in the game was rebounding. Penn held a stark size advantage over Dartmouth, which it utilized to great effect in the paint. Penn held a 46-35 rebounding advantage, including 12 on the offensive end. That led to many easy putback opportunities, something that Penn has not been able to take advantage of during its recent losing spell. Parker seemed to regain her old, dominant self after sitting all but five minutes of the second half in the loss to Harvard the previous night. Using her size and strength, she terrorized the Big Green on the glass right from the get-go, grabbing four offensive rebounds in the first quarter alone. Additionally, she also looked more comfortable playing down low with her back to the basket. Parker

finished the game with a 14-point, 16-rebound double-double in 27 minutes of action. Besides Parker, several other Quakers produced great offensive efforts on the night. Senior guard Phoebe Sterba got hot from beyond the arc early on and finished the game with 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting. Freshman guard Kayla Padilla scored 15 points and added three assists to continue her strong rookie season. Junior forward Tori Crawford, who had a breakout game in her first start of the season yesterday, gathered an efficient eight points and five boards. Coach Mike McLaughlin credited his team for bouncing back and calls this one of the best fortyminute efforts the team has played all year. “I think this is one [game] where we [were] completely focused,” he said. “We were completely focused on what we were going to do to win. We kind of challenged each other to do better in all areas, the coaches to the players, the players to the coaches, and I think they responded really well. It was a really impressive effort tonight by everyone involved.” Both Parker and McLaughlin believe that the team can use this blowout win as a stepping stone for the rest of the season. According to Parker, the key to maintaining this level of play will be to continue cleaning up on the boards. “Both games this weekend, we’ve outrebounded the other team,” she said. “It was something we had put emphasis on prior to this weekend. Next weekend, we just have to carry that over; [Columbia and Cornell] have really gritty players, so we have to battle and bring the same level of competitive spirit.” This was Penn’s 11th straight win against the Big Green, and the Quakers will certainly be looking for more as the teams meet again next month. However, before that, the Red and Blue will first have to battle Columbia and Cornell at the Palestra next week.

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Defense is becoming a major strength for Penn men’s basketball. In their second game in as many

days, Penn topped Dartmouth by a score of 54-46. Senior guard Devon Goodman – coming off a big performance Friday night against Harvard – broke open the scoring, giving Penn (10-7, 2-2 Ivy) a lead that it wouldn’t surrender for the rest of the contest. Goodman led the charge for the Quakers with 16 points on 7-of9 shooting. Penn raced out of the gate to a 10-2 advantage thanks to a quick three-pointer from Goodman. “When I have an open look, I’m confident that I’m gonna knock it down,” Goodman said. “I know my teammates are looking for me to be confident and stay aggressive on offense out there whether it’s falling or not.” Dartmouth (7-12, 0-4) hung

around throughout the half thanks to sophomore guard Trevon AryTurner, who was the team’s leading scorer in its loss Friday night to Princeton. The Big Green forced four Penn turnovers in the first four minutes, but they shot a horrendous 19.2% from the field in the first half, which limited their effectiveness off these early turnovers. Neither team shot the ball particularly well in the first half, with both teams going four and five minute stretches without points. Late in the half, junior guard Eddie Scott energized the crowd with a put-back dunk over three Dartmouth players, snapping the Quakers’ cold streak. Coming out of the break, Penn slowly improved its offensive ef-

ficiency with a flurry of buckets from different players. Penn’s bench was especially excited when junior forward Jarrod Simmons sunk a jump-hook from just outside the right block. Notably, senior forward AJ Brodeur had a hard time on offense against Dartmouth junior forward Chris Knight. Brodeur scored just nine points, missing 12 shots on 16 attempts. He scored enough on the day to move up to fourth all-time in career points for Penn, but he also failed to extend his 40-game doublefigure scoring streak against Division I competition. “To me, the best player in the League – [Brodeur] – just missed five or six shots that he typically

makes,” coach Steve Donahue said. “He played how he’s always played, but he just wasn’t getting the right bounces at the rim.” Dartmouth trailed by double digits for most of the game, but they cut the lead to nine with 5:15 left in regulation. They cut the Penn lead to five with under a minute remaining, but the Quakers were able to hold on and secure a victory. Donahue emphasized that the Red and Blue were fatigued after an overtime win Friday night against Harvard, but he praised Goodman and Brodeur’s high levels of fitness. “I was definitely worried coming into tonight. But we’ve got a point guard [in Goodman] who can play all night and can compete

on the defensive end on every possession,” Donahue said. “Then you have [Brodeur] who, for a big, has ridiculous cardio fitness. What we do is try to give them two days off in a row tomorrow and Monday, and then we try and work them up after that.” Notably, the Quakers will be without the services of sophomore forward Michael Wang and freshman guard Jonah Charles for the rest of the season. Sophomore guard Bryce Washington is nursing a wrist industry and is considered week-toweek. Penn will have to adapt to the lineup they have been rolling out in previous weeks when they travel to Columbia and Cornell next weekend.

Four takeaways from the Quakers’ pair of Ivy League wins

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Senior guard Devon Goodman is a part of a formidable backcourt duo with freshman guard Jordan Dingle.

M. HOOPS | AJ Brodeur is setting Penn scoring records ISAAC SPEAR Sports Reporter

The night after a hard-fought overtime win over Harvard, the Quakers were bound to be a little sluggish. Penn men’s basketball didn’t deliver a strong offensive

performance but got it done on the defensive end to beat Dartmouth by a score of 54-46. Here are four takeaways from the game. The Quakers have a formida-

Women’s basketball leaves New England with Dartmouth victory The Red and Blue fell to Harvard on Friday night MICHAEL LAU Sports Reporter

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Fortunately for Penn women’s basketball, the team was able to bounce back from a loss to Harvard on Friday night to trounce Dartmouth on Saturday by a score of 66-33. Entering the game, Penn (115, 1-2 Ivy) was riding a Leagueworst four-game losing streak. The Big Green (7-10, 1-3 Ivy) have the worst overall record in the League, but they did beat the Crimson in Hanover by 63-62 off a last-minute go-ahead layup from senior guard Annie McKenna. “We had to turn [things] around,” junior center Eleah Parker said. “I ended up looking at the standings before the game

and I saw that we were second to last, and I knew the streak had to stop. [There] was a drive to win, I knew my team wanted it, I wanted it, and I think we really dominated tonight.” However, Penn made sure this game would not go down the wire. The Quakers built up an 11-point lead after one quarter, which they would add on in the second quarter by outscoring the Big Green 23-4. That gave the Red and Blue a resounding 44-14 lead at the half, one which they would not relinquish as they blew away the Big Green by 33 points. SEE W. HOOPS PAGE 9

ble backcourt duo Senior guard Devon Goodman and freshman guard Jordan Dingle led the Red and Blue in scoring against the Big Green with 16 and 13 points, respectively. Goodman’s speed and efficiency were on display, while Dingle showcased his strength and ball-handling ability. Both players average more than 33 minutes played per game, providing consistency at arguably the most important position in basketball. Outside of Goodman and Dingle, the Quakers lack a true ball handler who can score points with regularity, so their health will be a key to the team’s success. Playing so many minutes is extremely difficult through a grueling conference schedule with weekly back-tobacks, but coach Steve Donahue has praised both players’ conditioning. Along with frontcourt stalwart se-

nior forward AJ Brodeur, stability and continued production from this backcourt could help put Penn over the top in the Ivy League. Penn will have to keep up its recent defensive effort to contend In the Quakers’ first two conference games against Princeton, the Tigers shot the lights out in relatively comfortable victories. Against Harvard and Dartmouth, the Red and Blue locked down on defense, holding both teams under 40% shooting from the field and under 30% from three-point range. Despite building up big leads in both games thanks to their defense, the Quakers saw those gaps dwindle during extended cold stretches on offense. Strong defense will keep Penn in games, but when the offense isn’t working, the team needs to be exceptional on the other end of the floor. Dartmouth scored 14 points

in the first half, but the Red and Blue had 28 points of their own at the break. Even trailing by 17 in the second half, the Big Green cut their deficit to five with under a minute to play. Over their last three games, the Quakers have allowed an average of just 54.3 points in regulation, and they’ll have to sustain a similar defensive effort to become the top team in the conference. The current rotation for the Quakers won’t be changing much Injuries are a part of any sport, but the Red and Blue have dealt with a number of injuries to players projected to be important contributors this season. Freshman guard Jonah Charles, junior guard Jelani Williams, and sophomore forward Michael Wang are all out for the season. Sophomore guard Bryce SEE TAKEAWAYS PAGE 9

Penn went back to basics in victory TYIRA BUNCHE

Coming into their game against Dartmouth, things were not looking good for Penn women’s basketball. They came into the game on a four-game losing streak, including two against Ivy opponents Princeton and Harvard. Following the tough loss to the Crimson that dropped them to 0-2 in the Ivy League, the Quakers had to travel to Dartmouth and play less than 24 hours later. With a four game losing skid ending with a flat performance at Harvard, the Quakers could have

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Junior center Eleah Parker and Penn women’s basketball got back to winning ways this weekend on the road against the Big Green.

easily let their disappointing play linger in their next game. However, Penn decided to rewrite the narrative from their last game and dominated the Big Green. The last 48 hours have shown a lot about this Penn team. The Quakers have proved that they

have grit. Even in their loss against Harvard, the Quakers showed grit. The final 58-51 score against Harvard makes the game seem closer than it was. Penn scored SEE BUNCHE PAGE 8

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