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Wharton grad Donald Trump acquitted

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Trump is the only Penn graduate to have been elected president of the United States.

Senate voted on Wednesday to reject both articles of impeachment PIA SINGH Staff Reporter

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The year-long suspension follows hazing investigation ELIZABETH MEISENZAL AND CONOR MURRAY Staff Reporter and Senior Reporter

The University has suspended the International Affairs Association’s regis-

tration with Penn, the Office of Student Affairs confirmed Tuesday night.

The OSA notified group leaders earlier on Tuesday that the IAA would be suspended for a year, multiple IAA members confirmed to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Executive Director of the Office of Student Affairs Katie Bonner wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that

the group would be suspended until January 2021. She wrote that they will then be eligible to apply for re-registration if they meet the conditions of their sanctions.

Bonner declined to provide details about the sanctions being imposed on the IAA. College sophomore and member of the IAA’s Intercol branch Michael Lin

Bloomberg holds campaign rally in Philadelphia

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Despite high attendance, the rally lacked young attendees TORI SOUSA Staff Reporter

One day after the tumultuous Iowa caucuses produced no clear winner, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg campaigned in Philadelphia and claimed his executive experience makes him the most qualified to be the Democratic nominee for president.

Nearly 2,000 attendees gathered at the National Constitutional Center on Tuesday evening to hear Bloomberg stress his determination to beat 1968 Wharton graduate and current President Donald Trump. Despite the strong attendance, few Penn students attended

the campaign rally near the Liberty Bell.

“This election is a referendum on our Constitution, and the values that define it and the meaning of America,” Bloomberg said. “That’s why I entered this race. So let me be clear, I am running to defeat Donald Trump.”

While supporters continuously shouted Bloomberg’s campaign slogan – “I like Mike” – the former mayor played up his New York City accomplishments. Bloomberg said the fact that he raised public school teachers’ salaries and increased the number of insured citizens make him a qualified and reliable candidate.

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Penn Monologues will now replace Vagina Monologues V-Day will perform Penn Monologues later this month HANNAH GROSS Staff Reporter

Nearly 2,000 attendees gathered at the National Constitutional Center on Tuesday evening to hear Bloomberg discuss policies and beating Trump.

said the head of Intercol notified the branch’s members about the suspension Tuesday evening. Lin said that he was not given a reason for the group’s suspension but added that the suspension applies to all branches of the IAA. “The [IAA] leadership actually kept it

Penn Monologues will replace the Vagina Monologues for Penn V-Day’s annual production in late February.

Penn V-Day’s board, also known as V-Board, decided to replace the Vagina Monologues in spring 2018 to showcase a more inclusive production not centered around the female anatomy, V-Day Workshop Director and College senior Briar Essex said.

This year’s show will include 23 original monologues on sexual assault, identity, and gender-based violence written and performed by Penn community members. The production will feature different forms of work along-

side traditional monologues, such as audio recording, dance, songs, and poetry.

Penn V-Day is part of a national organization that aims to end violence against women and girls. They produce a performance of the Vagina Monologues each February and donate the proceeds to local projects or organizations that work to end violence against women.

The Vagina Monologues is a play written by Eve Ensler in 1996 that addresses women’s sexuality and the stigma around sexual violence. The play consists of 27 monologues based on the experiences of over 200 women, Essex said. V-Board found Ensler’s script to be outdated and decided to replace the Vagina Monologues with SEE MONOLOGUES PAGE 6

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The Vagina Monologues is a play written by Eve Ensler in 1996 that addresses women’s sexuality and the stigma around sexual violence.

1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump was acquitted after the United States Senate voted to reject both articles of impeachment on Wednesday.

Voters are now left to decide the future of his presidency in November.

Trump, the only Penn graduate ever elected to the presidency, was impeached last December when the House of Representatives passed two articles charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. House Democratic leaders accused Trump of soliciting election assistance from the government of Ukraine to investigate political rival and former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice and Vice President Joe Biden. They also charged Trump with refusal to cooperate with the congressional inquiry.

Fifty-two senators voted “no” and 48 voted “yes” to convict Trump of abuse of power, while 53 voted “no” and 47 voted “yes” to convict him of obstruction of Congress.

Sixty-seven votes were required to remove Trump from office, however only one senator voted across party lines in favor of Trump’s conviction. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Ut.) voted to convict Trump for abuse of power, designating him as the first Republican in the Senate to support the president’s impeachment.

Trump is the third president in U.S. history to be impeached, following President Andrew Johnson and President Bill Clinton, who were also both acquitted by the Senate.

Trump, who transferred to Wharton as an undergraduate after spending two years at Fordham University, frequently cites his Penn education. Despite his public affiliation with the University, Penn President Amy Gutmann and the rest of the University’s administration have largely steered away from addressing Trump or his policies.

The trial’s final decision comes after the Senate voted 51-49 on Friday to block new witnesses and documents from appearing in the courtroom, all but solidifying his Wednesday acquittal.

Though Republican senators condemned Trump’s actions, the majority did not consider them to be impeachable offenses. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) called Trump’s actions “shameful and wrong,” but asserted that voters will have the opportunity to decide in nine months whether he is fit for the presidency.

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) expressed his disappointment in the Senate after the Friday vote to ban new materials from the trial.

“If the president is acquitted, with no witnesses, no documents, the acquittal will have no value because Americans will know that this trial was not a real trial,” he told The New York Times.

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Coronavirus prompts Penn Wharton China Center to remain closed until Feb. 10 Date subject to change if outbreak worsens ANYA TULLMAN Staff Reporter

The Penn Wharton China Center, located in Beijing’s financial district, will remain closed until Feb. 10 at the earliest due to the coronavirus outbreak, as mandated by Chinese government regulations.

PWCC Director John Zhang said that the center closed for Spring Festival, also known as Lunar New Year, on Jan. 24 and expected to reopen on Jan. 30. According to Betty He, general manager of the PWCC, the center’s employees will continue working remotely until Feb. 10, at the earliest. This date, set by the Chinese government, is subject to change if the coronavirus situation worsens, Zhang added.

The PWCC opened in March 2015 and is registered as a consulting company in Beijing, Zhang said.

The center works to facilitate Penn student and faculty research and expand Wharton’s impact on business practices in China.

On Dec. 31, Chinese authori-

ties detected a new deadly strain of coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan, China, according to The Washington Post. The total death toll rose to 492 on Tuesday with 20,000 confirmed cases around the world, 11 of which are in the United States, USA Today reported.

Although Beijing is more than 700 miles away from the central city of Wuhan, the disease has spread rapidly to other cities in the country.

Of the 20,000 cases, only 30 are outside mainland China.

Zhang, who has served as director for the PWCC since its opening, said the center has 10 staff members.

Five staff members are full-time while the remaining five include a cleaning crew and receptionist.

Zhang said that even though the virus has not affected Beijing like it has Wuhan and other cities in China, he has been in communication with PWCC staff members since the outbreak.

“The safety of the staff, of course, is the most important thing to us,” Zhang said. “We will do everything possible to make sure that they are not exposed to the virus because of the work.”

In Beijing, He said that the biggest change has been a widespread anxiety among the population.

Instead of taking the subway, He has been riding her bike when she leaves her house to decrease the risk of infection.

“In the normal time, we have a lot of traffic, a lot of people moving and people gathering,” He said.

“Now, because of the coronavirus, there are few people on the streets and few people taking public transportation.”

The PWCC holds various events throughout the year, including think tank forums and Wharton alumni meetings. According to He, all events for the month of February have been canceled. Staff members are using this time to conduct a five-year report for the PWCC and strengthen the center’s presence on WeChat, a popular social media app in China.

Every year, the PWCC coordinates with the University to host the Penn Wharton China Summit. The summit will take place on Penn’s campus on April 10th to 12th to promote communication and connections between students and working

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PWCC Director John Zhang said that the center closed for Spring Festival, also known as Lunar New Year, on Jan. 24 and expected to reopen on Jan. 30. Center employees are currently working remotely.

professionals in the United States and China.

College junior Emily Yiming, who is co-chair of the summit, said that some of the speakers for the

upcoming summit are coming from China and remains optimistic that the outbreak will be resolved by then.

“Every year we have over 1,500

different [attendees] come from different countries and different cities,” Yiming said. “Personally, I believe the coronavirus is just temporary. It will be overcome soon.”

Coronavirus causes U. to recommend 14-day self-isolation upon return from China There are still no cases of coronavirus at Penn JONAH CHARLTON Staff Reporter

In response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Penn recommends that all students, faculty, and staff returning from mainland China self-isolate for 14 days upon returning to the United States.

The email sent by Provost Wendell E. Pritchett, Executive Vice President Craig R. Carnaroli, Vice Provost for Global Initia-

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tives Ezekiel J. Emanuel, and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé on Wednesday stated that returning students, faculty, and staff from mainland China should skip all normal activities including work and class and monitor any indications of fever, cough, or lower respiratory symptoms.

The recommendation comes after the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a new guidance yesterday.

Campus Health, Penn Global, and International Students and

Scholars are currently in communication with individuals who have recently returned from China, according to the email. For students who traveled to China and returned to the United States on or before Jan. 21 and do not show any symptoms of disease, no further action is necessary, the email read.

There are still no cases of coronavirus in Philadelphia or at Penn and the risk to the Penn community remains low, according to the email. Influenza-like illnesses,

however, are currently common in Philadelphia, and students are encouraged to wash hands, cover coughs, and stay home if they feel ill.

Coronaviruses are a large, very common family of viruses, according to The New York Times.

The new strain originally broke out in Wuhan, China and was detected by Chinese authorities on Dec. 31, according to The Washington Post. The Times reported that over 28,000 cases, 12 of which are in the United States,

and 563 deaths have been recorded. The disease has spread to 24 countries, prompting travel bans and lockdowns in affected areas on more than 50 million citizens in China, according to The Times.

On Jan. 31, the Trump administration declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its travel warning to the highest level, advising against all “non-essential travel to China,” on Jan. 25, according to USA Today.

Penn advised all students planning to study abroad in China this semester against such arrangements in response to the coronavirus on Jan. 30. The Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing, nearly 700 miles from the center of the outbreak in Wuhan, has also closed until Feb. 10 at the earliest.

Campus Health, Student Health, and Penn Global will continue to update their websites with information on the coronavirus and how it will impact students, according to the email.

President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump pressured Zelensky to investigate Biden and his son Hunter. During the inquiry, Trump defied subpoe-

nas for testimony, prompting the second impeachment article.

The final impeachment vote occurred days after the tumultuous Iowa caucus and Trump’s

State of the Union address, where Trump did not once mention the word “impeachment,” and instead focused on the economy, health care legisla-

tion, and foreign policy.

According to a recent Gallup poll, Trump’s approval rating is currently at the highest of his presidency at 49%. Prior to the

recent Senate trials, however, Americans remained split along partisan lines on whether or not Trump should be removed from office.

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Penn Transit extends Trader Joe’s free shuttle program for two months

Campus Health will launch new online sexual education program Module topics include consent and protection ABI MURUGADOSS Staff Reporter

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Penn Transit originally planned to run the pilot through Feb. 1 but has extended the period through April 4 to collect more data on ridership, Senior Associate Director of Penn Transit Michael Randolph said.

The pilot program launched in December ELIZABETH MEISENZAHL Staff Reporter

Penn Transit shuttles will continue to bring students to Trader Joe’s for free after Penn Transit extended the shuttle pilot program from Feb. 1 until April 4.

The Undergraduate Assembly announced the pilot project in a Facebook post in December. Penn Transit originally planned to run the pilot through Feb. 1, but has extended the period through April 4 to collect more data on ridership, Senior Associate Director of Penn Transit Michael Randolph said.

Penn Transit started the program in December primarily for students remaining on campus over break to have access to grocery stores, Randolph said. He added the planned period for the pilot program did not give Penn Transit enough time to gain accurate and consistent ridership numbers in order to decide whether it should be continued long term.

Randolph said that the shuttle has so far transported more than

489 passengers, and is now transporting 50 to 60 students on each of the two nights the shuttle runs, Thursday and Saturday. The bus has a capacity of between 160 and 180 passengers per night.

Penn Transit does not currently have a goal of minimum ridership needed to make the program permanent, Randolph added.

Randolph said the shuttle will continue its same route and times for the remainder of the pilot program. The shuttle makes stops at Franklin’s Table, the Schattner Center, and the Quad before driving to the Trader Joe’s at 2121 Market St. in a continuous loop.

The first shuttle is at 6:30 p.m. from Franklin’s Table, and the last shuttle is at 9:55 p.m. from Trader Joe’s. Students can track the location of the bus along the route in real time using the PennRides on Request app.

College sophomore Jahnvi Patel said that she has taken the shuttle because she prefers Trader Joe’s to Fresh Grocer and finds the bus convenient.

“It’s quick and efficient without having to worry about the trolley,” Patel said.

College first-year Anika Kalra said that she once rode an empty bus on the way to Trader Joe’s. She added that she likes taking the shuttle from the Quad where she lives.

The Quad is the last on-campus stop before the shuttle continues to Trader Joe’s.

Kalra added that she finds the shuttle tracking feature on the PennRides on Request app helpful.

She said that she hopes to see the shuttle continue to run on Thursdays and Saturdays after the pilot program.

Engineering sophomore Ryan Lam, who started using the shuttle last week, agreed that the shuttle was convenient.

Director of Communications and External Relations for Business Services Barbara Lea-Kruger said Penn Transit will work with the UA to announce any further changes to the program. She added that Penn Transit will consider feedback from students through the Business Services feedback form.

“This is a pilot, which means we’re going to continue to evaluate it,” Lea-Kruger said. “We’ve always said that we may make changes along the way.”

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Campus Health will launch a new six-week online sexual education program to provide Penn students with information and resources about sexual health and intimate relationships.

College junior and member of the Student Health Advisory Board Simran Chan said the program will send out a PDF module each week that will focus on topics such as using protection, consent, and sexually transmitted infections. Associate Director of Campus Health Rebecca Huxta said registration for the sex ed program will end on Feb. 17 and the first module of the online program will be sent out by Feb. 19.

“The lessons are anywhere from two to four pages, and that way students are able to do it on their own time,” Huxta said. “Each week they are going to get a different topic related to sexual health.”

The Student Health Advisory Board, made up of undergraduate and graduate students from all schools, and Campus Health collaborated for six months to develop the project. Before its launch, members of the board went through the modules of the program to offer student input, such as prioritizing a sex-positive message.

Director of Campus Health Ashlee Halbritter said sexual education is one of the most highly requested health education program by students.

Chan said she thinks the program will be especially helpful for students who may be uncomfortable asking about sexual health in public settings, or who find the subject taboo.

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Registration for the online sexual education program will end on Feb. 17, Associate Director of Campus Health Rebecca Huxta said.

“I think this program does a great job at being a sexpositive resource,” she said.

According to Halbritter, the LGBT Center, Penn Women’s Center, and Penn Violence Prevention also helped design and implement the program and ensure it is inclusive of all students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, and cultural and religious differences.

“We really wanted to make sure the content was inclusive, and that it’s inclusive of all different types of sexual relationships,” Halbritter said, “from not engaging in any sexual activity to maybe

having multiple partners.”

Halbritter said she was inspired to develop an online sexual education program after the success of Refresh, a seven-week online self-help program about sleep. According to Halbritter, over 1,000 students participated in Refresh, more than she believes could or would have attended an in-person program. “[The online program] allows us to reach more students, and it makes it more accessible to students,” she said. “Maybe students are more comfortable engaging in the material if they aren’t a room full of people.”

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Divesting from fossil fuels would save Penn money THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2020 VOL. CXXXVI, NO. 7 136th Year of Publication ISABELLA SIMONETTI President BENJAMIN ZHAO Executive Editor MAX COHEN DP Editor-in-Chief SUKHMANI KAUR Photo Editor AVA CRUZ Design Editor JULIE COLEMAN News Editor ASHLEY AHN News Editor CONOR MURRAY Assignments Editor GRANT BIANCO Opinion Editor WILL DIGRANDE Sports Editor MICHAEL LANDAU Sports Editor ZOEY WEISMAN Copy Editor NAJMA DAYIB Audience Engagement Editor SAGE LEVINE Video Editor ALEC DRUGGAN Podcast Edtor PETER CHEN Web Editor

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tudents received an email from Penn President Amy Gutmann last month, which mentioned various actions and investment decisions the University is adopting in response to climate change.

In the announcement, Gutmann wrote that Penn would not hold any direct investments in the coal or tar sand industries moving forward. Notably, she did not discuss a potential divestment from the fossil fuel industry as a whole, which has been a goal of campus groups such as Fossil Free Penn in recent years. Vice President of University Communications Stephen MacCarthy also wrote to The Daily Pennsylvanian

that Gutmann’s announcement does not represent a formal divestment action, as Penn did not have investments in coal and tar sands in the first place.

While FFP has highlighted the moral implications of Penn investing in fossil fuels, there is another often-ignored reason why the University’s actions are detrimental. Penn fails its students, faculty, staff, and alumni by investing its multi-billion endowment in ways that will likely provide a lower financial return than it could with fossil fuel divestment.

Despite normal ups and downs, the stock market has generally performed well in the United States over the

past five years. The S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Free Index, which measures the financial performance of S&P 500 companies that do not own fossil fuel reserves, has produced an annual return of 10.85% over that time span. When the window is reduced to three years, or even one year, the index looks even better, with annual returns of 13.68% and 22.49%, respectively. Although past performance does not necessarily predict future performance, these numbers demonstrate that divesting from fossil fuels would likely not cause a decrease in Penn’s endowment value. In fact, the opposite is much more likely to be true.

The S&P 500 Energy Index,

which includes the performance of S&P 500 companies that focus on oil, gas, and other fossil fuels, has lost significant value in recent years. The five-year, three-year, and oneyear returns for the index are -6.74%, -8.22%, and -13.53%.

These figures are abysmal, given that the economy as a whole has grown over that time.

Investing in essentially any other major industry, such as consumer goods or technology, for the past five years would have been better for Penn than investing in fossil fuels. These financial differences are likely to become more exaggerated as time goes on, because current economic trends are extremely

unfavorable for large oil and gas companies. Advancements in fracking technology have put fossil fuel supply at an alltime high, while a shift to renewable energy and increasing protests from environmental groups have reduced demand.

The health of the University’s investments is important to the entire Penn community, as part of the endowment is used each year to fund essentials like courses and financial aid. If Penn continues to invest in fossil fuels, it will not only support an industry that is hurting our planet, but also waste money on a dying industry. And that isn’t good for anyone, regardless of your political views.

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In light of Black history month, Penn must do more for its Black students

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lack history is Penn’s history. Like any institution of higher learning in the United States, our campuses would not be the same without the contributions of Black students. It is impossible to think about the American college experience without considering historically Black colleges and universities, or even attending a college pep rally without reminiscing about Beyonce’s Homecoming.

Black people have greatly influenced every facet of American life, from music to art, food, and fashion. Although Black history month is nestled in February – unfortunately, the shortest month of the year – Black voices and contributions deserve to be represented in a major way nonetheless. It’s time we ventured beyond honoring figures like John Legend and into celebrating the legendary Black students who are currently attending this institution.

Black students account for seven percent of Penn’s undergraduate population and have benefitted the campus culture in distinct ways. From Black Wharton’s Ivy League Business Conference to the Black Student League’s Faces of Black Penn and the Du Bois College House Yearbook, Black students have continuously worked to increase their cultural representation and exposure on our campus. It’s time the University honored their efforts.

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Black Cultural Center, in the ARCH Basement, it is evident that Penn can do much more to improve the experiences of their Black population.

Equity and access is a huge issue on our campus. Black students deserve adequate space where we can congregate and support each other. Du Bois is one of these spaces, which underscores the need for Black students to receive priority in housing. Makuu’s limited space affects its impact on Penn’s Black community. Many articles have discussed the insufficient space provided to Penn’s cultural houses. If Penn can afford buildings like Tangen Hall, which cost tens of millions of dollars, why can’t the cultural houses have their own establishments?

The history of Penn’s race relations involving its Black students contains plenty of stains, with several occurring in recent memory. In 2016, Black students were added to a racist GroupMe

chat tainted with derogatory comments centered around lynching and slavery. No one can forget the fraternity with a Black sex doll standing alongside the brothers while they posed for a Christmas card. In 2019, two Black Nursing students wrote an article on Medium about a traumatic interaction with Penn police.

Alongside these instances are everyday cases that we often overlook and categorize as side-effects of attending a predominantly white institution.

Instances like being ignored in group project meetings, having to continually display your Penn ID, or recognizing that the majority of Greek life doesn’t exist for people of your skin tone.

Last year, Penn failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity to honor Black students and faculty.

Dining hall staff proposed a traditional Black cuisine, which was denied by the administration due to the backlash at schools like

NYU and Loyola. Their failure to host the dining hall tradition resulted in a protest held at the Compass. Serving fried chicken and Kool-Aid was a risk they felt they couldn’t afford to take.

What they didn’t realize, is that they failed to provide Black students and faculty with the opportunity to see their collective culture represented at-large.

Blackness is so diverse and complex, and rare times like Black History Month provide the Black community with the opportunity to put our differences aside and stand in solidarity.

Additionally, we need to join the conversation on reparations.

Students at Georgetown University voted for descendants of Georgetown’s slaves to receive reparations. Instead of using the term ‘’affirmative action’’ to insinuate the academic inferiority of minorities, Black students (specifically American descendants of slavery) should be provided with the reparations they

are rightfully due.

Affirmative-action originally existed to promote the progress of Black Americans, a group that spent over 200 years in slavery building the foundation of our country’s economy. Penn can no longer hide its ties to slavery.

While the University denies owning slaves, the Penn & Slavery Project repurposed documents proving that a majority of Penn’s founding trustees and faculty were slave owners. One of these individuals is George Whitefield, whose infamous statue still lies in the heart of the Quad.

Whether through funding for relocation efforts for the cultural houses or by paying reparations, Penn needs to increase its advocacy on behalf of its Black students. Black students and faculty shouldn’t be held solely responsible for ensuring diversity and equality. Our University’s aspirational values need to be put into practice. This Black History Month is a great time to start.

SURAYYA WALTERS is a Wharton sophomore from New Rochelle, N.Y. concentrating in Marketing and minoring in Urban Education.

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Penn Students, Reject the False Promises of Bernie Sanders

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GUEST COLUMN BY COREY PAREDES AND CHRIS SCHILLER

ernie Sanders is not a new face in national politics. In his nearly 30 years in Congress, Sen. Sanders has developed a reputation for advancing social justice, countering economic exploitation by the capitalist class, thrusting single-payer health care to the national stage, liberating oppressed peoples by fighting for open borders, and sounding the alarm on climate change by revolutionizing our economy through the forced mechanisms of government. The overwhelming power of his message to inspire and motivate has not been overlooked, as young people across the nation have embraced Bernie Sanders and his championing of nearly all perceived pressing social issues of our time.

Given the urgency of issues such as health care injustice, economic injustice, climate injustice, racial injustice, immigration injustice, gender injustice, and the supposed miserable exploitation in which a large swath of the American populace lives, it is shocking to hear Hillary Clinton’s recent remarks about Sen. Sanders.

She declared in a yet-unreleased documentary that “[Bernie Sanders] was in Congress for years.

He had one senator support him.

Nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician.

It’s all just baloney and I feel so bad that people got sucked into it.”

Surely Bernie Sanders, someone who has fought so hard on so many progressive fronts, would be embraced by the Democratic Party: A political machine that has for decades championed social justice issues and advocated for the power of government to do good in the world.

It is therefore surprising that last week the Democratic Party changed the individual donor requirement for appearing in national

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debates, to the detriment of Sanders’ grassroots campaign and to the benefit of Michael Bloomberg.

Bloomberg, the former Republican mayor of New York City, has poured millions of his personal fortune into his campaign for the Democratic nomination.

This move by the national party to artificially tilt the scales in favor of an enormously wealthy former Republican white male may seem shocking and contradictory, given the party’s claims to uplift people of color and those of marginalized identities. However, a closer analysis of Sanders, and the danger posed by his recent rise, helps to explain the party’s moves and the threat to the long-term survival of the Democratic Party.

The most prominent cause that Sanders has campaigned on has been universal health care. This issue is not new, and it is generally accepted that our healthcare system needs reform given its wild costs and inefficiencies.

Despite the failings of the status quo, a newly released analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model found that, “taken literally, Sanders’ Medicare for All Act lacks a

financing mechanism, which by long-standing Congressional Budget Office and PWBM convention implies deficit financing. Under deficit financing, the plan would reduce GDP by 24 percent by 2060, despite large efficiency gains from lower overhead and reimbursement costs.”

With this disastrous outcome, it is no wonder that mainstream Democrats have been averse to Sanders’ unrealistic and potentially dangerous ambitions. While promising to fix health care, Sanders has ignored the practical realities of who would pay for such a generous social program, which is unsurprising since the burden would inevitably fall on the average American whose wellbeing he claims to champion.

Although the rich would be less rich less under such a plan, the poor would also be worse off, as a reduction in national output would disproportionately harm the most vulnerable Americans who are supposed to benefit from his program in the first place. According to a Heritage Foundation analysis, Medicare for All would make almost two-thirds of Americans financially worse off.

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Perhaps the Democratic Party is afraid of the future consequences if Sanders’ plan were implemented, as hoards of distraught voters would have nowhere to turn as their living standards plunge. Sanders’ platform assumes voters will readily accept that the government will be able to ensure high-quality reliable healthcare to all Americans, despite the egregious incompetence and lapses of care exposed at the government-run Veterans Administration and Indian Health Service.

The proposed cost reimbursement style system ignores the reality that Medicare can barely afford 80 percent expense reimbursement in its current state, and has no mechanism to close the gap.

Given our inability to finance even partial health coverage for portions of our population, it is unrealistic to believe the government will satisfy our desire for superb access to highcaliber healthcare at a lower cost for every American.

Sanders’ policies regarding the minimum wage would also greatly harm many Americans. The “Fight for 15” paints the minimum wage debate as a binary choice between supporting either the working class or employers, while ignoring the practical realities of labor markets and the real drawbacks of government price setting.

Although Sanders touts those who will benefit from a minimum wage increase, he fails to address the workers who will see their hours reduced, the small business owners who will be forced to shutter, the vulnerable Americans who will find it even harder to break into the workforce, and the millions of workers who will be ejected from the labor force entirely. Perhaps the Democratic Party is afraid of selling voters the message that unemployed at $15 an hour is better than gainfully employed at market rate.

Rounding out Sanders’ progres-

sive agenda is a renewed focus on climate change, an issue that has drawn increasing passion and intense rhetoric by activists and politicians such as Sanders. He affirmed that he would go so far as to provide United States funding for abortions in third world nations as part of a comprehensive population control program to fight climate change.

Related rhetoric and climate lies, such as those by Sanders’ close ally Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who insisted “the world is going to end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change,” have made it all but impossible to craft environmental policy that accounts for the nuances of global climate systems and the practical necessity of balancing human needs with those of the planet.

Securing the nation’s environmental future is an important bipartisan priority, but the Democratic Party knows that Sanders is setting voters up for embarrassing failures and disappointments as he makes promises that are both unrealistic and hamper the development of more realistic solutions and balanced debate that will allow us to meet our environmental objectives.

As Clinton suggested, Sanders does not have a history of crafting successful policy and developing the collaborative relationships necessary to execute on legislative aims. In this light it is unsurprising that his single-payer health care plan failed in his home state of Vermont, and that he claimed Senator Elizabeth Warren cannot win the presidency because she is a woman.

With no alternative, Sanders has chosen yet again to run under the banner of a party that has used its power to tilt the scales against him, and has made promises to voters that he has been unable to keep in the past, and will almost certainly be unable to keep in the future.

The Editorial Board of The Daily

Pennsylvanian, in its endorsement of Sanders, wrote that “in the face of calamity … no one can succeed alone.” This is a true statement; however, after 30 years in Congress, Sanders has proven unable to rally others in solving the issues he has repeatedly campaigned on.

In almost 30 years, just seven bills Sanders primarily sponsored have been enacted into law. He has been scorned by the leaders of his own party, yet expects to pass sweeping and radical legislation as president. Multiple Democratic senators, including former Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, have criticized Sanders for sitting on the sidelines while other party members carry out the difficult work of constructing sound policy.

The issues that Bernie Sanders speaks to reflect important contemporary challenges, but his heavyhanded government solutions would further bankrupt the nation and dim opportunity for those who need it most. The striking equity of the everyday American experience, as proven by the millions of free individuals who have voted with their feet to settle in our nation, provides a strong counter narrative to that of pervasive injustice and exploitation as propagated by Sanders.

Given his poor policy aims and failures as a career politician, Sanders is not the best candidate to lead the nation as our next president.

Penn students should reject his candidacy.

COREY PAREDES is a Wharton sophomore studying Finance and M arke t ing . He i s t he Executive Director for College Republicans. His email address is penncollegerepublicans@gmail.com CHRISTOPHER SCHILLER is a College sophomore studying English and PPE. He is the Vice President of College Republicans. His email is cschil@sas.upenn.edu.

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Penn Iowa satellite caucus supports Sanders, Warren, and Buttigieg More than 50 onlookers observed the caucus TORI SOUSA Staff Reporter

On caucus day in Iowa, chaos reigned late into the night as inconsistencies meant no official results were released in the first vote of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary election.

But over 1,000 miles away in Houston Hall, the Penn community satellite caucus lent its support to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (DMass.), and former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Sanders triumphed with six supporters, followed by four each for Warren and Buttigieg.

On Monday evening, Penn hosted an Iowa satellite caucus in Houston Hall, where 14 registered Iowa Democrats living in the Philadelphia area gathered to advocate for their preferred candidates, while their counterparts did the same back home.

More than 50 onlookers – both from local media outlets including the Philadelphia Inquirer, 6ABC News, WHYY, and members of the Penn and Philadelphia community at large – stood on the

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original monologues, Essex added.

The Penn Monologues features original monologues based on student experiences, as opposed to performing Ensler’s play verbatim.

Essex said that the Vagina Monologues promotes a particular form of womanhood which equates being a woman to having a vagina. “[The Vagina Monologues] erases the identity of women without vaginas or people who have vaginas and aren’t women,” Essex said.

“But it also erases the fact that a lot of people find empowerment in a lot of other ways.”

Essex added that the Vagina Monologues did not “make space” for women of color and trans peo-

sidelines to observe the only Iowa satellite caucus in Pennsylvania.

For a candidate to be considered viable in any caucus, they must gain the support of at least 15% of participants. Caucus-goers participate in two voting rounds known as first alignment and realignment.

Supporters of unviable candidates could be swayed to join other candidates during the final alignment.

At Penn’s satellite caucus, three of the 14 participants would have to declare their support for a candidate to be considered viable.

In the first alignment, five caucus-goers declared their support for Sanders, three for Warren, two for Buttigieg, two for Andrew Yang, one for former Vice President Joe Biden, and one for Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).

After discussion amongst participants, those who originally aligned themselves with a candidate and deemed unviable were able to realign themselves with another candidate, while the eight participants who originally aligned with viable candidates Sanders and Warren were locked into their positions.

In the second alignment, Sanders received six supporters, and Warren and Buttigieg each received four.

Penn’s event was one of the 99 approved Iowa satellite sites around the world, where voters who could not be in Iowa caucused as part of one larger ‘county’ outside of the state. Other satellite sites included Paris and Glasgow, Scotland – in addition to the 1,678 simultaneous precinct caucuses

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“Now, the people making it happen at Penn are a Black woman and a trans person,” Essex said, referring to themselves and V-Day Artistic Director and College senior Mckayla Warwick. “The original conceivers of the [Vagina Monologues] could not have conceived the two of us ever doing it.”

Penn Monologues began in 2010 and was last performed in 2017 because the show required “so much work,” Essex said, based on a conversation with former Penn Violence Prevention Director Jessica Mertz.

Before deciding to put on Penn Monologues, Essex said that VBoard considered putting on a “split-show” in which Ensler’s Vagina Monologues was followed by

a number of original monologues from the Penn community. V-Day Executive Chair and College senior Olivia Bridges added that the University of California at Berkeley produced a similar show in 2018, following Ensler’s script with a production called “Our Monologues.”

Following the performance, Essex said that V-Day International and Ensler asked the students not to alter the performance again by adding the original monologues.

Because this altered show could potentially hurt the longevity of VDay at Penn, Essex said the board decided against performing both Vagina Monologues and original monologues.

College senior Claire Huffman is performing an original monologue that combines a critique of the Va-

that took place within the borders of Iowa.

The Penn satellite caucus was organized by College junior and Iowa resident Jessica Anderson and chaired by College junior EJ Carlson, former president of Penn Democrats.

The Iowa caucuses, which oc-

cur in lieu of a state primary, play a significant role in election seasons. Since 1972, the Iowa has been the first to of the 50 states to formally engage in national election decision-making. The Iowa caucuses are generally seen as indicators of how candidates will perform later on in the election season.

These caucuses often require people to reexamine their position for the good of the common party.

Anderson said she had to make some difficult choices. Though she originally spoke on behalf of Yang, Anderson switched to support Buttigieg in the realignment after Yang was deemed non-viable.

Anderson and Wharton sophomore Matthew Current were among the only Penn undergraduates in attendance. Other participants included students from Temple University, Drexel University, and even one Iowan in Philadelphia on a business trip.

Current, who has door-knocked for Buttigieg in Iowa, supported the former mayor in both alignments.

“I think he’s a really inspiring candidate – a small town mayor, a veteran. He’s running a really civil campaign,” Current said in a speech to the caucus-goers. “I

think he can unite America in a way that is required in a post Donald Trump era where the country’s been ripped apart to some extent.”

Though he could not vote, Upper Darby High School junior Jack Diprimio traveled from home to observe the caucus and engage with some of the participants. Diprimio described the satellite caucus as “chaotic, but beautiful.”

“It was chaotic in the sense of the pressure that built in this room and kind of elevated as the Yang people tried to convince Sanders supporters, and as I tried to convince some undecided supporters to endorse Warren,” Diprimio said. “It’s a lot of pressure, but it was also beautiful in the sense that this is what democracy looks like.”

Despite the small turnout from Iowans, Anderson said the discussions and outsider participation at the event far exceeded her expectations.

“I do think there was a moral failing in 2016 among American voters, when they decided that their vote didn’t matter,” she said.

“So, I’m really hopeful for 2020.

I feel like, if you came out to participate or watch a caucus tonight, there’s no reason that you can’t come out to the general election.”

gina Monologues with personal experiences.

“I think it’s more interesting to get first hand stories from individuals that [you do] not necessarily know but go to the same school and have similar experiences,” Huffman.

Last year, V-Day held monthly open mic nights for content creators to share experiences around genderbased violence, sexual violence, sexuality, and other themes that VDay brings awareness to on campus, Bridges said.

Bridges, Essex, and Warwick said the replacement of the Vagina Monologues has given them more autonomy over the show. Bridges added that this year when they were looking for submissions, they encouraged submissions in whatever format the writer felt was most ap-

propriate to tell their story.

Warwick added that the show is organized in a more narrative arc that begins with some lighter pieces and ends with healing, as opposed to the Vagina Monologues which Essex likened to “whiplash” because of its emphasis on shock value.

The show will include a content warning and allow time for audience members to leave the room, as some monologues will describe writers’ experiences with sexual assault, particularly on Penn’s campus, Warwick said.

In the last 20 years, V-Day has formed a close relationship with the Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence, formally known as Women Organized Against Rape, and raised over $200,000 for the organization, Bridges said. Bridges

added that the timing of the switch to the Penn Monologues coincidentally aligned with WOAR’s name change, as both groups looked to become more inclusive.

V-Day will continue to donate their proceeds from the Penn Monologues and other efforts on campus including a fashion show, 24-hour radio marathon, and profit-share at Kiwi to WOAR. Penn Monologues will take place Thursday Feb. 20, Friday Feb. 21, and Saturday Feb. 22 at 7pm. The Thursday and Friday performances will be in the ARCH Auditorium and the Saturday performance will be at The Rotunda.

V-Day will also host a “talk back” on Sunday, March 1 where community members can share their feedback on the show.

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Penn prof. leads project to protect biodiversity from Sydney fires Prof. works to transform parks into animal refuges CELIA KRETH Contributing Reporter

As many as one billion animals in Australia died following the series of wildfires that devastated the country in the past few months.

In January, Penn architecture professor Richard Weller led students at Sydney’s University of New South Wales in designing models to transform city parks into refuges for animals whose biodiversity is threatened.

The goal of the project was for the students to design a conservation sanctuary using the layout of Sydney’s Centennial Park to preserve biodiversity, Weller said. He said wildfires and rapid city expansion threaten to endanger animal species and reduce the genetic diversity of Australian wildlife.

Weller was initially commissioned by UNSW to host a twoweek studio from Jan. 6 to Jan. 17 to lead students in designing animal conservation sanctuaries.

The project was inspired by city

expansion threatening wildlife, but became more urgent because of the danger posed by the fires, UNSW Newsroom reported.

Weller, who is a graduate of and an adjunct professor at UNSW, began his work in Sydney as a part of his Hotspot Cities Project, which aims to conserve biodiversity in Sydney, Los Angeles, and Bogota, Colombia. He said the goal of his project is to protect animals from increasing populations pushing city boundaries outwards. Weller said that the more hotspot cities grow, the more they endanger the biodiversity inhabiting those areas.

Although his project was not prompted by the wildfires in Australia, Weller said the fires and city expansion pose a similar threat to animal life and can diminish genetic diversity. “We’re interested in anything that is happening in these biological hotspots from a design and planning perspective,� Weller said. “What the fires did was rage through the territory of the hotspot on the east coast of Australia.�

Penn architecture prof. Richard Weller led Sydney’s University of New South Wales students to design conservation sanctuaries.

Weller said his project attracted heightened media attention because of the fires. “The background to it was the hysteria of what was going on with the fires,� Weller said. “The whole city was shrouded in smoke, you couldn’t see, and people were really upset about the loss of wildlife.�

Although the incubators are enclosed spaces, Weller said they differ from zoos.

The incubators “have an open condition where species can still be competitive and still relate

synergistically, but scientists are working with the animals� to protect their genetic diversity, Weller said.

Some of Weller’s architecture students at Penn have been contributing to the Sydney project, as well as to his additional hotspot city projects in Los Angeles and Bogota.

Weller has been teaching in the Architecture Department at Penn since 2013. He grew up in Sydney and studied landscape architecture at UNSW. Stuart Weitzman School of

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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter – also spoke on his behalf.

While most of the crowd was made up of older Philadelphia residents, a number of students from local universities were also present.

College senior Josh Charap was one of them. While he said he is not sure who he will be voting for in the Democratic primary yet, Charap predicts that Bloomberg might struggle to find support with younger voters. “The crowd was definitely mostly white, older men,� Charap said. “Though that might be the function of a Tuesday night rally, he’s definitely going to have some trouble on college campuses, where a lot of people are supporting the idealists – [like] Bernie, Warren – versus him, who’s more of a pragmatist.�

College sophomore and President of Penn Democrats, Owen Voutsinas-Klose, also attended the rally.

Though Voutsinas-Klose supports some of Bloomberg’s policies, the former mayor is not his first choice candidate.

Still, Voutsinas-Klose said he was grateful to attend the event and see a presidential candidate speak in person. “I’m a New Yorker, and I really respect him – he’s everything Trump is not,� Voutsinas-Klose said. “He’s a huge philanthropist. When he was running the city, he was really focused on reducing crime, protecting the environment, providing healthcare.�

Along with his rally in the historic heart of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Bloomberg has plans to expand his presence statewide.

Bloomberg is reportedly set to open new Pennsylvania offices within the next few weeks – adding to his current offices in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg – with several new locations including Greensburg, West Chester, Media, Bucks County, and Ardmore.

And despite the lack of college students at Bloomberg’s event, Penn students still played a small role in entertaining the crowd. In the middle of the event, Penn’s all-male acapella group Pennchants performed pop songs “Havana� by Camilla Cabello and “Jealous� by Nick Jonas.

Voutsinas-Klose said he was able to meet Bloomberg at a small reception before the rally because of his involvement in Penn Dems. He added that many of the other campaigns have reached out to the club, including that of former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DMinn.), and Andrew Yang. “It just goes to show that the campaigns are not taking Penn students votes for granted,� Voutsinas-Klose said.

Design graduate student Zuzanna Drozdz, who has worked on hotspot city research in Weller’s studio at Penn, said the project is “unique and novel and exciting.� “[Weller] is a very ambitious and broad thinker,� Drozdz said. “I really appreciate that he’s always really oriented toward what can be done and framing problems in ways that get people really excited.�

Weller said anyone can contribute to rebuilding ecosystems, including people who are not students of design or architecture, by being sustainable consumers. “You can make conscious choices which might affect the other end of the supply chain,�

Weller said.

Weller said he is motivated by scientific findings that suggest the Earth is experiencing a manmade sixth extinction. “It’s an interesting historical moment, and I feel compelled ... to use the tools of my discipline, which is planning large scale landscapes, in a way that could help mitigate that problem,�

Weller said.

CAPS will launch behavioral health consultant program JONAH CHARLTON Staff Reporter

Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services will launch its new behavioral health consultant program next week to bridge CAPS and Student Health Service resources.

The program will feature one behavioral health consultant, Heather Charboneau, who will work to streamline communication between CAPS and SHS and better serve students’ specific needs. Chief Wellness Officer Benoit DubÊ said that CAPS and SHS providers will both be able to call on Charboneau whenever they deem that a more holistic consultation is needed for a specific student.

Charboneau said she assumed her position as the behavioral

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on a pretty tight lock,� Lin said.

Chief of Staff of the IAA Community Outreach and Engagement branch and Wharton senior Nicole Ksendzovskaya said the IAA’s executive board members sent identical GroupMe messages to their branches informing members of the group’s suspension. She added that the messages did not contain an explanation for the suspension.

Ksendzovskaya said that she and members of the IAA executive board met with the OSA at the end of last semester. Ksendzovskaya said the OSA told them that the IAA was under investigation, but did not offer any details except that they would be informed of sanctions in January. “I actually find it really strange that no one has told me what the reason is,� Ksendzovskaya said.

health consultant in January to ensure the program will “run like a well-oiled machine� but will begin seeing students in person next week. “[The behavioral health consultant] is a bridge from the medical providers to the behavioral world,� CAPS Senior Clinical Director Michal Saraf said.

The behavioral health consultant program is the second of CAPS’ two initiatives adopted this academic year to better “meet students where they are, whenever they need us,â€? DubĂŠ said. The first program, Let’s Talk, was introduced in October 2019 in honor of former CAPS Executive Director Gregory Eells, who died by suicide on Sept. 9, 2019.

The Let’s Talk program features five CAPS counselors who circulate between several locations including the LGBT Center, the ARCH building, Van Pelt Library, the Greenfield Intercultural

Center, and the Graduate Student Center for a few hours each day from Monday to Friday, according to CAPS Associate Director of Outreach and Prevention Services Batsirai Bvunzawabaya.

Unlike a regular drop-in appointment at CAPS, students are not asked to complete an extensive questionnaire.

Charboneau said that each student’s consultation will vary greatly depending on their current situation. She added that a student she might see is one who seems to have symptoms related to their mental health but does not want to seek further services beyond their primary care provider. “I would dive into what is holding the student back, what are the potential barriers, or if there is a stigma around mental health, and trying to find a solution that best fits that student’s need,� Charboneau said.

Charboneau also said that, in

In December 2019, the Office of Student Conduct found the IAA responsible for “violating University Anti-Hazing Policy by conducting organization-wide initiation events for new members that involved drinking games, scavenger hunts and quizzes.� Students received medical attention due to intoxication as a result of hazing, according to the hazing report.

The OSC concluded its investigation on Dec. 11 and reported sanctions were still being determined as of Jan. 1.

Wharton and Engineering first-year Karina Strauch, who is a member of the IAA’s Intercol branch, said she and all other firstyear members were interviewed last semester by the OSC about alleged hazing rituals during the club’s initiation. Strauch said she did not experience hazing as a member of the IAA. IAA President and College senior Dano Major declined to com-

Heather Charboneau, the behavioral health consultant, will streamline communication between CAPS and SHS.

some cases, she may only meet with a student once or twice if the situation is more immediate and that is all the student needs to cope successfully.

Before being hired for CAPS’ behavioral health consultant program, Charboneau said she worked at Community Behavioral Health in Philadelphia on an integrated healthcare team with both behavioral and mental

ment.

The IAA website was changed to private at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, as was the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference, ILMUNC, web page.

Ksendzovskaya said that by this time of the year, the IAA typically would have sent out invitations to its annual free conference for high schoolers, the Penn International Relations Conference, but they have not because of the sanctions.

The IAA held its annual Ivy League Model UN Conference for high school students last weekend.

In 2014, the IAA raised over $235,000 in revenue from registration fees alone, minus scholarships provided by ILMUNC. The IAA also sponsors the University of Pennsylvania Model United Nations Conference. “It’s not really fair I think to anyone,� Ksendzovskaya said. “I just wish there was a lot more transparency in the process.�

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Sophomore Doug Zapf has grown into new role for the Quakers WRESTLING | Zapf has moved up weight classes BIANCA SERBIN Sports Editor

Wrestling was a sport Doug Zapf grew into. Literally.

Zapf began his wrestling career primarily competing in the 133-pound weight class, but has moved up to 141 pounds in his sophomore season.

It’s normal for high school and college wrestlers to move up in weight classes as they continue to grow, so it wasn’t unexpected when Zapf started wrestling at a slightly higher weight.

“We kind of figured ‘Hey, this young man’s [going to] grow.’ Doug has an older brother who plays football at West Chester University. [...] We figured he would grow, but we didn’t know how much,” coach Roger Reina said. “I think he’s done a terrific job with his strength training program and lifting program.”

Zapf has seen success in both weight classes. He is one of the most valuable assets for the Quakers (5-4, 4-1 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) so far this season.

This past weekend when Penn faced Brown and Harvard, he increased his season record to 20-5, and has gone 11-0 against EIWA opponents.

“I think sometimes with weight classes you change the

way you wrestle, but I think from 133 to 141, [there] really hasn’t been any difference for me. I really don’t think I wrestle any differently,” Zapf said.

A starting freshman last season, Zapf ultimately received honorable mention All-Ivy honors. His season included a sixth-place finish at Penn’s own Keystone Classic. He improved upon this to bring home this season’s title at 141 pounds, defeating his teammate, senior A.J. Vindici, in the final.

The Quakers won the Keystone Classic this year, undoubtedly behind the performances of wrestlers like Zapf.

“The step up from being a really successful high school wrestler, even in a top state like Pennsylvania, to being a Division I wrestler is a really big step,” Reina said. “He stepped in as a starter last year, won a good number of matches, and I think really began to prove himself and continue to get better as the season went on last year.”

Diligence and determination have been constants for Zapf throughout his career, starting in high school: Zapf attended Downingtown West High School, just about an hour away from Penn.

When he began to compete at the high school level his freshman year, Zapf weighed 95 pounds. The lowest weight class was 106 pounds, so he was often wrestling people more than 10 pounds heavier than him.

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When Zapf began his college career, he was primarily wrestling in the 133-pound weight class. This season, he has moved up to compete at 141 pounds and has since gone 11-0 against EIWA opponents.

“Most of those kids were coming down from 112 and 115. There were a lot of matches when he was a freshman [where] he looked very, very tiny,” said Brad Breese, Zapf’s high school coach. “He did not let that stop him. He battled them, he beat good kids [in] that weight class just by sheer determination.”

But Zapf had come into high school with a few wins on his back.

“He had won some big tour-

naments. He had done some good things. Everybody had real high hopes for him. The only problem was he was really small,” Breese said. “So even though everybody had real high hopes for him, he had a lot of size to make up for, and that did affect him his freshman year.

But he worked really, really hard.”

Breese takes no credit for convincing Zapf to continue wrestling beyond the high school level; Zapf already

had plans to do so during his freshman year. As Breese puts it, Zapf was incredibly selfmotivated, and the coach encouraged him to keep working hard to achieve what everyone thought came easy to him.

“It really wasn’t [a question of] if I wanted to do it or not because even going into high school, I was kind of set on wrestling in college because I just enjoyed it and I knew was probably good enough to wrestle at some level in college,”

Zapf said.

During his junior year of high school, Zapf was a Pennsylvania AAA state champion, wrestling at 106 pounds. This would help qualify his ability to wrestle at the D-I level in college.

This year, Doug has made some slight changes to his lifestyle. He has transitioned to eating a more plant-based diet, something he hopes will have positive long-term effects on his athletic ability.

“It makes me feel a lot better in general and making weight is easier,” said Zapf, who is coincidentally minoring in nutrition.

One thing that seems to have remained the same for Zapf is how hard he works. Zapf is obviously a talented wrestler, but he puts in a lot of effort off the mat to maintain his success.

This is a trend he has continued since high school.

“No one really knew how hard he was working just to maintain what everybody thought he should do,” Breese said.

“He has a tremendous work ethic, he’s really thoughtful, he’s a strong student at his sport, and I think all of those things come into play [and] speak to his development right now,” Reina said.

The Quakers will face Columbia and Cornell this Saturday at the Palestra, and Zapf will have a chance to show off just how good he is.

Penn Athletics announces Toyota as Penn Relays presenting sponsor Penn Athletics announced the sponsorship Wednesday JESS MIXON Senior Sports Associate

This Wednesday, Penn Athletics announced an exclusive sponsorship agreement with the Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association for the Penn Relays. The Relays will now be officially designated “The Penn Relays, presented by Toyota.”

The Tri-State Toyota Dealers Association (TDA) consists of 25 Toyota Dealers in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Northwestern Delaware, and Southern New Jersey.

Group Vice President of Toyota Marketing Ed Laukes and Tri-State TDA President Paul Muller attended a joint

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engine behind practice. From running individual workouts to spearheading recruiting, they take care of much of what happens behind the scenes.

Graham is Donahue’s top assistant, receiving a promotion to associate head coach shortly after former Penn assistant Ira Bowman left for Auburn. He played under Donahue for three seasons from 1993-1996 when he was still an assistant under Fran Dunphy and has coached under Donahue for 13 seasons across stops at Cornell, Boston College, and Penn.

“He’s probably known me since I was 18,” Graham said.

“Assistants are able to have relationships to players that head coaches can’t. He was the youngest guy on staff at the time, so some of us had a different relationship with him compared to other assistants.”

After Graham concluded his playing career overseas, he received his first Division I coaching opportunity with Donahue at Cornell.

“Like a lot of things, you get a job through someone you know, and he gave me a chance to make no money on his staff,” Graham joked. “We have some similarities in how we think about the game, so there was a natural fit right away.”

Graham is also currently the longest tenured coach on staff after being retained by Donahue

press conference hosted by Penn Athletics on Franklin Field to make the historic announcement on Wednesday.

“As a mobility company, Toyota believes that when a person is free to move, anything is possible. That’s why we’re proud to be a worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and support USA Track and Field,” Laukes said in the announcement. “The Penn Relays is not only an important, iconic event here in Philadelphia - the meet is central to Toyota’s support for all athletes in the track and field community seeking to achieve their Olympic dreams.

We are thrilled to sponsor this annual event and look forward to the competition.”

“We are extremely excited and grateful that Toyota is supporting the Penn Relays

from Jerome Allen’s staff following the latter’s resignation in March of 2015. When head coaches are fired, the assistants from the previous coaching staff are often let go as well.

“Fortunately for me, he kept me on, which doesn’t always happen,” Graham said. “I’m sure our history helped a little bit.”

Throughout his coaching career, the former Penn power forward has not moved around a lot compared to most in the profession. While coaches often change jobs every two to three years, Graham has enjoyed the luxury of stability, coaching at three schools over nearly 15 years.

At this point in his career, the only thing that could make Graham leave would be a head coaching opportunity elsewhere.

Mihalich was brought to University City by Donahue in 2015 when Donahue returned to Penn.

He got his coaching start at Big Five rival Villanova as a graduate assistant under Jay Wright after a successful playing career at D-III Nazareth College.

However, one could say he truly got his coaching start in his youth, often attending his father practices and studying what he did as a head coach. His father, Joe Mihalich Sr., has spent the last 22 years as the head coach at Hofstra and Niagara. Before that, he spent 17 years at La Salle as an assistant.

“Growing up around college athletics, I got to see how things operate from the inside out,” Mihalich said. “I remember go-

with this significant sponsorship, which will enable us to further strengthen this historic event and provide a first-class experience for our athletes, coaches and fans,” Athletics Director M.Grace Calhoun said.

With the agreement, Toyota now sits atop a multitude of event sponsors including Nike, CorePower Yoga, and the United States Army. This is the first sponsorship involving naming rights that the Penn Relays have seen after 125 years of racing.

The Penn Relays hosts thousands of fans from across the world on campus for the annual three-day track and field competition, featuring competitors of all ages. This year, the 126th Penn Relays will run from Apr. 23-25 on historic Franklin Field.

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Each year, thousands of fans from all over the world come to the Penn Relays for a three-day track and field competition featuring athletes of all ages. This year marks the 126th year of the historic event.

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Assistant coach Nat Graham played under Steve Donahue for three seasons from 1993-1996, when Donahue was an assistant himself under Fran Dunphy. Graham has coached for Penn since 2015.

ing to work with my dad when [I was] little, going up to Hayman [Center] at La Salle just running around.”

As he got older and progressed further into his playing career, hanging out transitioned into workouts with players his father was coaching.

“I was able to see the other side, not just games and practices [but also] things that happen in the office. This is the type of job that people bring home. It’s not just Xs and Os; it’s about the human beings that you’re coaching.”

Montgomery is the shortesttenured coach on the staff, hired

in 2018 shortly after Bowman left for Auburn. Unlike every other coach on staff, Montgomery’s roots are not in the Philadelphia region.

Though he served as an assistant coach at nearby Eastern University for one season before being brought on by Donahue, Montgomery played college basketball at Samford in Alabama, embarked on a two-year playing career overseas, and coached four years of high school basketball in Louisiana before finding his way to the Philadelphia area.

Montgomery described his move to Philadelphia as a “leap of faith,” citing that there were

more coaching opportunities in the Northeast compared to Louisiana. He coached at Penn’s Elite Camps, designed as a showcase for athletes looking to play D-I basketball, and at Penn’s youth camps while he was an assistant at Eastern.

These camps were where he first developed a rapport with Graham and Mihalich and allowed him to rise to the top in a pool of candidates to replace Ira Bowman.

“I think I left a pretty decent impression at those camps, and hopefully it wasn’t a bad decision,” Montgomery said in jest.

“I’ve been welcomed here and

coach Donahue has been a really big influence.

Montgomery was also aided by the fact that Eric McNelley, his head coach at Eastern, was from Graham’s high school in Miami. Additionally, as a player at Samford, he played in a system similar to what Penn runs now, which allowed him to be familiar with the team’s concepts as he made the move to University City.

As the newest member of the coaching staff, a lot of his duties have been delegated towards being a mentor to players on and off the court.

This particularly involves working out with players, checking on their classes, and being a resource for all things basketball and non-basketball related.

Montgomery is also the selfproclaimed “special teams guy,” with Graham and Mihalich focusing more on the offense and defense, respectively.

While all the coaches have a hand in developing the offense and defense, Montgomery has had the opportunity to work especially with crafting out of bounds plays and the transition game.

“For the most part [though], we pretty much cover all the bases with each other,” Montgomery said. “We just work together.”

Looking ahead, the staff is primarily focused on helping Penn return to the Ivy League Tournament for the fourth consecutive year and make the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons.

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Penn Athletics weekend preview: Squash, track, and wrestling all in action Penn men’s squash faces off against its N.Y. Ivy rivals NOA ORTIZ Sports Associate

Penn men’s and women’s basketball may have their Ivy Weekends, but the other winter teams haven’t slowed down one bit.

Here’s what to watch for from a trio of sports this weekend.

Men’s and women’s squash Nearing the end of its 10-2 season, Penn men’s squash is on a three-match winning streak and is looking to add a fourth against No. 11 Columbia this Friday. The team scored 9-0 wins over Brown and Yale last weekend, with standout performances from junior Andrew Douglas and senior Wil Hagen at Brown, and freshman Tushar Shahani scoring his ninth win of the season against the Bulldogs.

“I’m looking forward to honoring our seniors, David Yacobucci and Wil Hagen, in their last match on Friday night,” men’s coach Gilly Lane said. “Both players have been a part of what’s been probably one of the most successful four years in Penn men’s squash history and I’m really excited to honor them.”

After losing 6-3 to Columbia in 2019, the team is hoping for revenge this Friday. On Sunday, the

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said. “Really the major reason I chose Penn was meeting [coach Lane] at that Open.”

Choudhary first picked up a racket eight years earlier, when he was only 10 years old. His brother, four years his elder, was a huge proponent of the sport, and the two trained under the same coaches for many years in India. When his high school coach passed away last year in May, the loss of a huge presence in his squash career gave entirely new meaning to

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Pennsylvania native Cole Urbas wrestles at 197 pounds and has played an influential part in the Red and Blue’s four-match winning streak.

Penn wrestling will host Ivy League rivals Columbia and Cornell this weekend at the Palestra as it looks to extend its strong recent form.

Quakers will play another New York rival, No. 13 Cornell.

“We haven’t beaten Columbia for a pretty long time. It doesn’t matter what our record is, it doesn’t matter what their record is, it’s always a really tough match,” Lane said. “And then it’s a quick turnaround and we head to Ithaca, where we’ve had some up and down results in recent years.”

of them have been in three straight games. He’s seen only two fourgame matches: against No. 2 ranked Harvard, the only conference loss the Quakers have seen this season, and Dartmouth.

His most difficult challenge of the season was against top-ranked Trinity. After winning the first game and then dropping the next two, the freshman recovered in the fourth game to leave the fate of the match on the final game. He ultimately prevailed and was responsible for winning one of three points that the Quakers were able to rack up against

Meanwhile, Penn women’s squash is coming to the end of a tumultuous season. With an overall record of 6-5 and a recent loss to Yale, the women’s team is facing Columbia this weekend for an attempt at redemption. In their tight match against Yale, sophomore Jamila Abou El Enin managed to throw down a comeback match of 3-1 after an initial

loss. The women’s team defeated Columbia this time last year, so hopes are high for this weekend despite a tough series of games.

Men’s and women’s track and field This weekend, Penn men’s track and field is traveling to State College, Pa. to face off against Penn State. At the start of a whirlwind season, track and field is already

breaking records and staking its claim for a few NCAA qualifiers by the end of their season. After earning 11 top-11 all-time performances at Villanova, the Quakers are dominating and looking to put down more PRs at Penn State this weekend.

The women are also closing in on Penn State this weekend after dominating Villanova. Some

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“My biggest achievement will always be the fact that my coach saw me win Nationals and he saw me get to the No. 1 ranking in India in U17s,” said Choudhary.

Since then, the freshman has continued to pay tribute to such an influential presence in his life by playing the game they both shared a passion for, and he has thrived.

The transition from youth tournaments to college play is not expected to be easy, but the freshman has proven himself incredibly adaptable.

“The changing from the junior level game to a collegiate game becomes more physical and becomes faster. They’re playing tougher competition, maybe more frequently,” Lane said.

While he is undefeated in his official season matches, Saksham lost a pair of matches during the preseason exhibition Ivy Scrimmages in early November.

“When he first got here, he had to adapt his game to the collegiate style. He really learned from [the Ivy Scrimmages] and started working on his game and transitioned his game into a more mature, senior level game,” Lane said.

Since then, Choudhary has continued to put up incredible performances for the Red and Blue. Of his 12 individual match wins, nine

the Bantams, a huge marker of the team’s continued progress towards the top of the College Squash Association.

“The thing that keeps me motivated the most right now is that I need to perform for the team,” Choudhary said. “My win gets that one point for the team, which could be crucial.”

The Delhi native clearly has a great deal of athleticism and talent for the sport. As he nears the end of his debut season, with only two conference matches left — this weekend against Columbia and Cornell — and the CSA Championships at the end of February, Lane is confident that the freshman will continue to contribute for the Red and Blue.

“He’s an unbelievable asset for our team. I want to continue to see him be open-minded, and to try new things,” Lane said. “We rely on him a lot as a freshman, and he’s done a great job, but I think that he also knows he has a lot of room to grow.”

There’s never been a better time on Penn squash for just that. With standout talent junior Andrew Douglas approaching his final year with the Red and Blue, and a great deal of positive momentum flowing throughout the team, the continued development of players like Choudhary is what can put the Quakers over the edge.

standout performances include sophomore Mayyi Mahama’s second weight throw win in two weeks and 400-meter race program record holder, junior Uchechi Nwogwugwu earning the seventh-best time in program history.

Wrestling Looking to improve its overall record of 5-4, Penn wrestling broke into its Ivy League competition last Saturday with dual victories at Brown and Harvard. This weekend, the Quakers are taking on Columbia and Cornell on the same day in a set of back-to-back matches, which will challenge even their best athletes. Among them is freshman Cole Urbas, who has won his last seven dual matches, and sophomore Doug Zapf, who earned the Quakers a decisive early lead against Harvard.

“Last year we had a tough loss to Columbia. We lost to Cornell as well, but I think the Columbia loss stung a little bit. This is a good opportunity to wrestle them in our home gym, an opportunity for redemption and to get back at them,” sophomore captain Carmen Ferrante said. “I think as far as us and Cornell, it’s also a great opportunity. They’ve been one of the best teams in the Ivy League for a really long time. We’re looking at it as a good opportunity for us to prove ourselves and shock some people.”

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Ivy Weekends are now in full force, and the Quakers are ready.

On Friday, Penn men’s basketball will take the road to Levien Gymnasium in New York to face Columbia before traveling to Ithaca, N.Y. on Saturday to play Cornell at Newman Arena.

It will be the Red and Blue’s first Ivy League weekend road trip after emerging victorious at home last weekend, defeating Harvard, 75-72, and Dartmouth, 54-46, this past Friday and Saturday, respectively.

“I thought the defense was really good. I thought we made it very difficult for both teams to score,” coach Steve Donahue said. “We played together.

We played connected. And we worked really hard on every possession.”

As the season enters this stretch of back-to-back games, the Quakers (10-7, 2-2 Ivy) will need to step it up and find consistency in all aspects, especially defense. Although in the midst one of its weaker seasons defen-

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Senior guard Ryan Betley is averaging 12.7 points per game on 45.3% shooting. The Quakers have gone 10-7 overall this season and are looking to improve on their 2-2 conference record this coming weekend.

sively, Penn has found its groove in recent weeks, putting up exceptional numbers protecting the rim. However, the Red and Blue will have their hands full this weekend against the likes of Columbia (6-14, 1-3) and Cornell (4-13,1-3).

In Friday’s matchup against the Lions, the Quakers will need to contain guard Mike Smith.

The senior standout leads the Ivy League not only in points per game but also in assists per game with averages of 20.6 and 4.8, respectively.

“I think it’s going to take a lot defensively to make sure [Smith] doesn’t see any one-on-one opportunities and to shrink the floor to get the ball out of his hands and make the rest of the team operate without him,” senior forward AJ Brodeur said.

Although the former second team All-Ivy selection is coming off of a torn meniscus, Smith has returned stronger than ever, and Penn will need to find a way to slow down the talented guard.

“It’s going to be tough. I remember playing against [Smith] when he was healthy a couple years ago. He’s just really hard to contain, so I don’t know if we can really hope to stop him.

We can only hope to slow him down,” Brodeur said.

Columbia relies heavily on their superstar. While Smith is putting up over 20 points per game, no other player on the team is even averaging double figures. If Penn hopes to win, its focus needs to be on Smith and his playmaking abilities.

Similarly, in the second game of the weekend, Penn will need to find a way to shut down Cornell’s star player, forward Jimmy Boeheim. Son of the legendary Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, the junior is averaging 18.1 points per game, second in the league only to Columbia’s Smith.

“Jimmy is a good all-around scorer. He takes smaller guys to the post, takes bigger guys off the dribble, and can shoot it from three. He’s just a very unique

scorer,” Donahue said.

Like Smith, Boeheim has a small supporting cast with only one other player averaging more than 10 points a game this season.

“We will probably have more than one guy guarding him, but once again, when you have someone who is such a good allaround scorer, there’s not one thing we have to do. We just have to make it really hard without fouling,” Donahue said.

A season ago, the Quakers split its two games against both Columbia and Cornell. The Lions were able to rack up the score in those two games and take advantage of the Red and Blue’s defensive miscues, while the Big Red took advantage of having their star player, guard Matt Morgan, who has since graduated.

However, a year ago, Columbia’s Smith was watching from the bench, and Cornell’s Boeheim played a much smaller role. It will be a very different game when the teams take the court this weekend.

If things go their way this weekend, the Quakers can climb the Ivy League rankings, keeping momentum to set themselves up well for the remainder of the season.

Penn women’s basketball hopes to rebound after splitting road games The Quakers dominated Dartmouth in first Ivy win LOCHLAHN MARCH Sports Associate

Ivy Weekends are in full swing, and the Palestra will be the next site of the action for Penn women’s basketball.

The Red and Blue will get a break from a hectic travel schedule this weekend, hosting Columbia on Friday and Cornell on Saturday in front of their home crowd.

The Quakers (11-5, 1-2 Ivy) completed their first back-toback against Ancient Eight opponents last weekend in New England. After dropping the first Ivy Weekend game of the season on Friday to Harvard (11-6, 2-2), the Red and Blue turned their momentum around against Dartmouth (7-10, 1-3), to snap a four-game losing skid.

“That was a great Saturday game, but let’s see what the carryover is,” coach Mike McLaughlin said. “Any indication in practice was really good, so that’s good to see.”

The Quakers were victorious

in both of their meetings with Columbia (11-6, 2-2) last year, and will look to repeat that result when they host the Lions at the Palestra on Friday.

“The Harvard-Dartmouth trip is always the longest travel,” senior guard Phoebe Sterba said. “It’s definitely better being at home, just because you get to go home and sleep in your own bed, but you have to tackle [the game with] the same mentality, you can’t let anything just completely shift your mindset.”

Both the Quakers and the Lions have relied on new talent this season, with a freshman currently leading both teams in scoring. Columbia’s rookie guard Abbey Hsu has scored at least 15 points in each of her first four conference games and has collected three Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors, the most recent being this past week.

Penn freshman guard Kayla Padilla has likewise continuously proven her offensive prowess, collecting five Rookie of the Week honors and two Player of the Week awards for her efforts. In her first

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Senior guard Phoebe Sterba led the Red and Blue with 15 points on eight shots against Dartmouth.

She is currently second on the team with 10.5 points per game, trailing freshman guard Kayla Padilla.

Ivy Weekend, Padilla led the team in scoring with 21 points against Harvard and 15 against Dartmouth, hitting five threepointers versus the Crimson.

In both games against Cornell (9-7, 2-2) last season, the

Red and Blue handily defeated the Big Red, but last year’s scores won’t be on the Quakers’ minds when they face them again on Saturday.

“That was a whole different team last year from what

we are now, different personnel, different systems,” Sterba said. “We can look on the past to maybe learn things that work and things that didn’t work, but we can’t go in being like, ‘Oh, we beat them last year, so we’re

going to beat them this year.’”

A player to watch for the Big Red will be senior guard and co-captain Samantha Widmann, who recently became the 15th Cornell player in program history to surpass the 1,000 point mark. Widmann has been averaging 14.4 points per game, and has already surpassed last season’s scoring total of 145 points through 26 games by netting 230 in only 16.

Penn will continue to look to Sterba for leadership, who serves as co-captain. Sterba tied with Padilla for most points Saturday in the win against Dartmouth with 15, going 6-for-8 from the field, including 3-for-4 from long range.

“I think we’re just going to keep doing the same thing we’ve always done,” Sterba said. “I know it was a fourgame losing streak, but we can’t let that completely shift us or try to change us. We’ve got to stay true to who we are.”

If this weekend goes according to plan, the Quakers will be in the position to harness their winning momentum to climb back up the Ivy League standings.

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Choudhary owns a perfect joined by fellow freshman Tushar Shahani and junior Yash Bhargava.

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It is hard to consistently give attention to everyone that contributes to Penn men’s basketball.

Nearly everyone that follows the team knows coach Steve Donahue, the star senior threesome of AJ Brodeur, Ryan Betley, and Devon Goodman, and breakout freshman guard Jordan Dingle.

However, the Penn fanbase is likely less familiar with assistant coaches Nat Graham, Joe Mihalich, and Trey Montgomery.

The assistants are often the

An undefeated season is no joke.

Especially when you’re a freshman.

Saksham Choudhary has not dropped a single match for Penn men’s squash throughout his time with the team. For anyone counting, that’s 36 games in 12 matches where the Delhi, India native has walked away with a win for the Red and Blue.

In a promising season for the Quakers (10-2, 4-1 Ivy), Choudhary has been a mainstay, producing consistent results on any and every court that he has touched.

The freshman is one of three Quakers who hail from India,

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Trey Montgomery, Joe Mihalich, and Nat Graham (left to right) have all been with the Red and Blue since the 2018-19 season.

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coach Gilly Lane’s tenure, 2017 College graduate Rahil Fazelbhoy jumpstarted a network into India, allowing the Red and Blue the opportunity to recruit great talent from the country.

“The university and India in general have always had a really strong relationship in terms of the student population,” Lane said. “We are consistently looking for the best and the brightest in the world, and we want to have people from everywhere.”

It was at the British Junior Open where Choudhary was first exposed to Penn squash. One of the most competitive squash tournaments in the world, the British Open is a hotbed for recruiting squash talent from around the world. Penn

squash annually sends representatives there, in addition to the U.S. Junior Open and the World Junior Open.

Choudhary progressed all the way to the quarterfinals at the British Junior Open in 2018, a very impressive feat that cemented his name on the list of international talents. In addition, the year prior, he had won the Indian Junior Squash Championship, earning him at a No. 1 ranking for U17 squash that year.

“When I came here for college, it was actually the first time I had ever been to the States. I didn’t come to visit any schools here, so whatever I knew was from the internet or from what I had heard about these colleges,” Choudhary said. “Really the major reason I chose Penn was SEE CHOUDHARY PAGE 9

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