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Penn’s First Generation Low Income Textbook Library helps students save hundreds of dollars on textbooks and allows them to donate old books each semester. But a recent surge in demand has left students and faculty calling for more space and funding to sustain the library. “It’s reached the point where in order for it to be sustainable and be a helpful program, it needs more staff, organization, and tools like a library catalogue,” Penn First Finance and Operations Chair and College junior Melissa Perez said. The FGLI library, formally created in 2017, allows students to borrow more than 4,000 books free of cost. The library is housed on the third floor and attic space of the Greenfield Intercultural Center. But since the GIC also leads multiple other University programs, the center may not have enough physical space to expand the library, GIC work-study student and College junior Daniel Gonzalez said. “All the different centers have their needs, but it’s hard for all of it to get met, especially if the University only focuses on increasing its endowment or scholarship program,” Gonzalez added. During the FGLI library’s first few months, it had about 250 students participate in the program. In fall 2018, the library received more than 600 requests. This spring semester alone, it received more than 760 textbook requests from nearly 700 students using SEE LIBRARY PAGE 8

Church on 38th and Chestnut streets from 2001 to 2010. The church serves Penn and Drexel University students, as well as residents in the University City and West Philadelphia area. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia put Marinucci on leave soon after it received the allegation against Marinucci in late January. The Archdiocese wrote in a Feb. 3 announcement that it forwarded the allegations to legal authorities, and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement.

A woman allegedly shouted a racist remark at a Wharton freshman in Huntsman Hall on Feb. 2 while another woman filmed the incident on her cell phone. The freshman, who identifies as Mexican-American, said the woman repeatedly shouted “Build a wall.” The freshman said he has since reported the incident to the Office of Student Conduct. OSC Director Julie Nettleton declined to comment in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. On Feb. 5, she wrote, “I am sorry but the Office of Student Conduct does not comment on incidents or cases, whether we are involved or not.” “We take this allegation seriously and are supporting the student as we look into the matter,” Provost Wendell Pritchett said in a statement. The woman was with four to five other women when the incident took place, the freshman said, noting that one other woman in the group was wearing a white, long-sleeved shirt. He said he was “almost certain” the shirt had the letters or Greek symbols of Penn’s Kappa Alpha Theta sorority chapter. At approximately 6 p.m., the Wharton freshman approached the escalator from the second floor of Huntsman, as the women descended the escalator. One of the women shouted “I love Donald Trump” two times and shouted “Build a wall” several times, he said. He added that the woman was looking directly at him while shouting about Trump. A woman in the group was re-

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U. City priest put on leave following sexual abuse allegation Reverend Steven Marinucci worked at the church that served Penn and Drexel Students CHRIS DOYLE Staff Reporter

Rev. Steven Marinucci, a Catholic priest who worked near Penn’s campus for 10 years, has been placed on administrative leave following an allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the late 1970s. Marinucci, 71, worked at St. Agatha-St. James

Presidential bid uncertain for Biden

U. launches wellness competition

Fellow profs. says running is unlikely

Penn calls for submissions from across campus

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As the Democratic presidential primary field grows increasingly crowded, Penn Presidential Professor of Practice Joe Biden has been keeping the public on their toes about his potential 2020 campaign. In a recent CNN poll, 62 percent of Democratic voters agreed that the former vice president should announce his presidential run. But Penn professors are doubtful of the possibilities of his success, just as Biden is uncertain about announcing his candidacy. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) are just some of the prominent Democrats who have already declared their candidacies. A Real Clear Politics average of recent polls regarding the Democratic primary has Biden leading potential contenders, with an average support of 32.8 percent. Biden was installed as a Presidential Professor of Practice in

Penn launched an online challenge this week calling on students, faculty, and staff to submit ideas to enhance wellness on campus. The project, titled the “Your Big Idea” challenge, also allows people to view, rate, and comment on all of the suggestions. Submissions for the challenge — which total more than 200 ideas so far — include ideas such as hiring staff to support long-term therapy at Counseling and Psychological Services, setting aside areas in academic buildings for napping, and making all freshmen courses on a pass/fail grading scale. The challenge is Penn’s most expansive wellness initiative since the creation of Student Wellness Servvices, the umbrella organization for CAPS, Student Health Service, Campus Health, Penn Violence Prevention, and Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives. The wellness project was first announced in an email sent to all students, faculty, and staff on Feb. 4.

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February 2017 and announced the creation of the Penn Biden Center in Washington D.C. a year later. Penn writer-in-residence Dick Polman said he would not be surprised if the former vice president opted out of running, given his advanced age of almost 80 years old. “[Biden] knows what it takes to run nonstop and how physically punishing it is,” Polman said. “He keeps second-guessing [his run]. The fact that he keeps talking about it, ruminating about it openly, makes me think that he’s not 100 percent in the game.” Although Political Science professor Marc Meredith said Biden is “doing all the things one would

need to be doing if they were going to run,” given his D.C.-based center, he remains uncertain about Biden’s potential candidacy due to his baggage from a lengthy political career. Meredith referenced how Biden handled the 1991 Anita Hill hearing against Justice Clarence Thomas as a potential problem. Polman also referred to his unsuccessful bids for presidency in the past, and the 1987 accusations of speech plagiarism against him. Political Science professor Matthew Levendusky said he believes Biden is unlikely to run. SEE BIDEN PAGE 2

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“We want you to think big. We’re looking for creative ideas for services, programs, amenities, and resources to strengthen Penn wellness,” the email read. “Proposals that cross departments and Schools are strongly encouraged.” Anyone with a PennKey can submit an idea on the challenge’s website until March 1. A committee of 13 students, faculty, and staff will vote for the semi-finalists, who will then formalize their pitches with the Penn Medicine Center for Health Care Innovation. The semifinalists will then present in front of a larger group of students, faculty, and staff. Everyone who participates will be entered into a lottery

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for three chances to win an Apple Watch, and the final winning ideas will be chosen in late April. The ideas will then be implemented. The challenge is led by Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé and Faculty Senate Chair Jennifer Pinto-Martin with support from the Center for Health Care Innovation. Pinto-Martin said the ratings are taken into consideration when the committee is deciding the semifinalists in early March. Pinto-Martin said she came up with the idea to launch a challenge from her work as a fellow with the Center for Health Care InnovaSEE WELLNESS PAGE 8

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Group focuses on sustainability in labs Researcher Elicia Preston started “Green Labs” ANNA DUAN Contributing Reporter

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As for Biden’s chances of securing the Democratic nomination, experts agree that his Washington and foreign policy experience will play to his strengths. Meredith said Biden may rise to the top in early polls because of name recognition, and added that initial polls are not wholly accurate. Levendusky noted, however, that Biden may benefit from a “halo effect” from being associated with former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Polman added that Biden matches up well to potential 2020 Republican rival President Don-

ald Trump because of his connection to his hometown Scranton, Pa., a working-class city in a state that Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. “Never underestimate the importance of a visceral connection,” Polman said. “He can speak to a lot of the voters that swung from Obama to Trump.” Polman estimated that Biden’s chance of winning would be around 30 to 40 percent and noted that there were many credentialed women running as well. “He may strike voters as yesterday’s news,” Polman said. On Jan. 28, Biden said he was “closer” to a 2020 decision, an announcement that will leave many closely watching the Penn professor in coming months.

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The Green Labs Working Group aims to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainability in Penn’s laboratories. The project was created in 2015 by Elicia Preston, a research scientist and lab manager at Murray Lab in the Perelman School of Medicine. Green Labs, which is made up of researchers across campus, holds regular workshops to educate lab workers on ways they can cut down waste and energy use in research facilities. The group also hopes to begin offering laboratory audits, where researchers can request Green Labs staff to visit their facilities and suggest ways to promote sustainability. Dan Garofalo, environmental sustainability director at Penn Sustainability, said laboratories are a key location for reducing emissions and waste: they consume 40 percent of the energy on campus, but occupy just 20 percent of the area. He said, however, that reducing waste and energy in labs can be challenging. “Labs have very specific needs,” Garofalo said, adding that research environments stress safety, accuracy, and sterility. Garofalo also said it can be difficult to get researchers invested in sustainability efforts because of their busy schedules. Preston said the idea for the project came when she noticed the enormous waste created while they worked with live cultures and tissue in disposable petri dishes as a research scientist at Penn. Preston said as a result, they decided to replace the plastic dishes with glass ones in the lab they work in. But replacing the dispos-

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The group also hopes to offer lab audits, where researchers can request Green Labs staff members to visit their facilities and suggest ways to promote sustainability.

able dishes was more complicated than they expected. Glass petri dishes cost 50 times more than regular ones. Once the reusable dishes were purchased, Preston also had to buy specialized washing racks and train laboratory staff to properly clean the new equipment. To cover costs, Preston applied for a Green Fund grant from Penn Sustainability in spring 2015, which provides funding to implement projects that promote sustainability. Preston said they then de-

veloped the Green Labs project into a broader initiative encompassing other interventions, such as installing new recycling signs and glove recycling boxes in laboratories and organizing regular meetings with Penn researchers to discuss sustainability efforts. Garofalo and Preston also offered advice for researchers and people working in laboratory environments. “Sometimes, making it safe is making it more sustainable,” Preston said, citing defrosting freezers and managing

waste properly as easy ways to observe laboratory safety while cutting emissions. They added that sharing materials like chemicals and enzymes between laboratories can decrease waste, and regularly turning off equipment can reduce energy use. Preston added that labs should make sustainability efforts a priority. “Scientists should know better, and know about climate change and the impact of our actions,” Preston said. “I kind of expect more from them.”

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Students protest Heather Mac Donald’s speech

More than 100 students joined the silent protest OLIVIA CHENG Staff Reporter

More than 100 students protested against Heather Mac Donald, a conservative activist who spoke at Penn against institutional efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. During the event on Feb. 7, which was hosted by The Statesman, Mac Donald contended that there were no racist professors at Penn and dismissed a student account of grading discrimination among professors. She also defended differences in societal gender roles. The silent protest was staged by Penn Association for Gender Equity, Asian Pacific Student Coalition, Lambda Alliance, United Minorities Council, and Muslim Students Association. Forming a corridor and lining the walls of a Penn lecture hall, the students held signs that praised diversity and denounced racism, with slogans including “Diversity = 21st century. Join us!” and “Beauty Tip: don’t be a white supremacist.” Inside the lecture hall, dozens of students in the black community at Penn wore black clothing to show unity as they sat and listened in a separate protest of Mac Donald. College junior Nadiyah Browning is co-chair of UMOJA, but helped organize the community as an individual. She said although the protest was not organized by any black student groups, the protest was a powerful statement from Penn’s black community. The Statesman, a conservative group on campus, invited Mac Donald to speak about her book, “The Diversity Delusion.” Mac Donald previously spoke at Penn Law in September 2017, when she criticized the Black Lives Matter movement amid student protests and condemned Penn’s response to Penn Law School professor Amy Wax’s controver-

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cording the incident on her cell phone, the freshman said, leading him to believe the action was part of the sorority’s hazing process. “They were getting hazed,” he said. “It just doesn’t make sense that someone’s going to record it. Why would they record it?” The president of Penn’s Kappa Alpha Theta chapter declined to comment on the story because, she said, the national sorority rules prohibit her from making statements to the press on behalf of the chapter. Kappa Alpha Theta Director of Communications Liz Rinck did not respond to multiple requests for comment. The Wharton freshman said he emailed a description of the incident to the OSC’s general email account Saturday night, a few hours after the incident occurred. The Wharton freshman added that he hopes the Office will examine video footage in Huntsman Hall to identify the group of women. “That’s the only way to officially prove who they are and what they said if there is sound,” the Wharton freshman said. Later, at 7:40 p.m., he posted a message in “Penn ‘22,” the classwide group chat on GroupMe, describing what had happened to him. “To the six WHITE Theta girls who shouted at me ‘build the wall.’ I hate u all,” his GroupMe

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At an event hosted by The Statesman, Heather Mac Donald said that she believed there are no racist professors at Penn. The protests were staged by minority groups at Penn as well as members of the black community.

sial op-ed on “bourgeois culture.” In a joint statement released prior to the event, PAGE, APSC, Lambda, UMC, and MSA criticized Mac Donald’s rhetoric as “hateful.” “She views identity politics as poisonous and demonizes any focus on diversity, invalidating the thousands of minority students at Penn. She has actively promoted slut-shaming survivors following the #MeToo Movement. She has expressed clear Islamophobia and advocates proudly for racial profiling,” the statement read. “She has criticized the Black Lives Matter movement and has popularized the untrue myth of

message read. The freshman said he received apologies on Facebook messenger Saturday night from three Theta members, none of whom were allegedly directly involved in the incident. The freshman knew the three women beforehand and was able to conclude they were not part of the incident. They apologized on behalf of the pledge class and on behalf of the sorority. The president of Penn’s Kappa Alpha Theta chapter also sent Facebook messages apologizing to the student on behalf of the sorority Sunday evening. “I wanted to let you know that I heard about what happened and I am so incredibly sorry on behalf of my entire sorority,” she wrote in the message. “We would NEVER endorse racially charged shouts and I think it’s important that you know that whoever said those horrible things to you were not acting on instructions they had received from anyone in the sorority. I still am not sure who said it but I am taking this very seriously.” “I sincerely hope these girls weren’t members of our sorority but again, I am so very sorry if they were,” she wrote. Early Monday morning, the Wharton freshman sent a subsequent message to the “Penn ‘22” group apologizing for naming Theta “without being 100% certain.” He told the DP, however, that The Wharton freshman said he emailed a description of the inci-

the Ferguson effect, that action against racially-motivated police brutality has caused an increase in violent crime.” During her speech, Mac Donald criticized the focus on diversity in colleges, both in admissions and in curriculum. She rallied against affirmative action for preferring “diverse candidates” over “the most qualified.” Mac Donald also criticized “safe spaces” and promoted a humanistic education, adding that identity politics get in the way of learning about other people’s experiences. Centering in on Penn, Mac Donald said the removal of a Shakespeare portrait from Fisher-

dent to the OSC’s general email account Saturday night, a few hours after the incident occurred he is confident that the women were part of Theta. He added that he sent the second message in the GroupMe chat because he wanted indisputable proof, such as video footage, to validate his claim before accusing Theta members. Latinx Coalition External Affairs Chair and College junior Cinthia Ibarra said the woman’s comments were “a blatant act of disrespect toward this particular student, and not just the student, but for the general Mexican population on this campus.” Ibarra, who is also the Community Outreach Chair for MEChA de Penn, added that she has contacted other board members on the Latinx Coalition and MEChA about the incident and has contacted Penn’s 6B, the main minority coalition groups on campus. “It’s in moments like these that we need to be outspoken, when we need to have tangible support from administration and repercussions so to avoid future occurrences of similar acts of hate or discrimination,” Ibarra said. The Wharton freshman said he believes in freedom of speech and understands that people have their own beliefs, however, he said the incident made him uncomfortable. “It just made me feel unwelcome and made me feel that maybe I didn’t belong here because I’m from another ethnicity,” the Wharton freshman said.

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The freshman said the incident occurred near the second floor in Huntsman Hall. He has reported the allegation to the Office of Student Conduct.

Bennett Hall in 2016 was an example of students unfairly targeting white males. “Administrators and many professors encourage students to see everything through the lens of identity politics,” Mac Donald said. UMC President and College sophomore Kevin Zhou, who helped organize the protest led by the minority groups, said protestors wanted to be respectful of Mac Donald’s time, choosing to have a silent protest and not disrupt the event. “We wanted to just show her our opinion and our perspective on the issues,” Zhou said. After 20 minutes, The States-

man opened up the floor for questions for the next hour. Students asked Mac Donald questions that led to her defending her assertions on race, gender, and campus culture. In response to student questions, Mac Donald said she believed there were no racist professors at Penn, which caused students in attendance to laugh. When a student told her that they were discriminated against because they were queer, she dismissed their claim. “You think your professors changed your grade because you were gay? I’ll admit, I’m going to be honest with you, I’m very

skeptical,” she said. During the Q&A, Mac Donald said she believed men and women had “different preferences and inclinations” that led them to different types of work. She also said Western students should emulate what she referred to as the “Asian academic obsession” in their academic culture, which students in turn called a “stereotype” and “racist.” “The Asians are now leaving the Jews in the dust” in terms of academic achievement, Mac Donald said. “We fully support the right of students to voice that they might not be happy with her,” Statesman President and College junior Sydney Gwynn said. “But we also support her ability to speak.” Students protesting outside the event said security would not let students in after it had begun. Chandni Shah, College freshman and marketing chair of PAGE, said security at the event door told students that the event was over capacity, but said they admitted members of The Statesman. Mac Donald told The Daily Pennsylvanian after the event that she was not racist nor had she slut-shamed women in the past. She added that she thought the conversation was productive. “I don’t know how often they hear views like mine, but I think the questions were intelligent and worth considering,” Mac Donald said. Zhou and Browning both said that they had accomplished their goals for protesting the event. “I’m more so happy to see that for our community — not even trying to prove something to The Statesman or to Heather Mac Donald — but it’s just knowing on our end that we can do something powerful like that and act accordingly was super important in my eyes,” Browning said, “to make sure that everybody can see that we can make a statement, and we can do it effectively.”

Penn commits to green space despite NCHW construction U. architects optimistic about keeping green space SIDDARTH TUMU Staff Reporter

Since the construction of New College House West started in December 2018, students have lost access to the high rise field, one of the last remaining green spaces on campus. While University architects say they are optimistic about preserving green space on campus and improving the quality of open space available to the Penn community, students continue to say they are alarmed by the diminishing green space on campus. University Architect Mark Kocent said through the process of developing plans for NCHW and even the construction of New College House on Chestnut Street, his office has been “very aware of creating additional green spaces on campus.” He added that residents of NCHW will have access to an interior courtyard, similar to the one in NCH. University Landscape Architect Bob Lundgren also said the anticipated amount of open green space on the site will be roughly one-half or two-thirds of the space that existed before. A turf-material field will also be installed in the area to replace the high rise field. Lundgren said he believes this will be an “improvement” from the previous grass field, because the field was difficult to maintain. College senior Daniel Kranseler told The Daily Pennsylvanian in November 2017 that the construction of NCHW was “frustrating.” Now nearly a year later, Kranseler said although students wouldn’t have been frequently using the green space to play sports in the winter, he is still upset about the loss of the field. While Kranseler has seen

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NCHW is planned to open in fall 2021. Its construction eliminated one of the last remaining green spaces on campus.

the public renderings released by the University detailing the makeup of the new dorm, he is unconvinced that students will be satisfied with the anticipated amount of green space. Kranseler said he understands Penn’s intentions, but “the issue is that it kind of hurts the campus experience.” “It doesn’t stop me from being a little bit sad about it,” Kranseler added. College and Wharton junior Jennifer Chen said while she does not have a strong opinion about the building of the new dorm, the inconveniences to students and the sight of construction walking past the area has “really negatively impacted [her] mood,” as Penn has replaced a positive green space with the noises and grayness of a construction site. The high rise field has long been considered as a potential

spot for new housing, Kocent said, adding that the University has been contemplating this location even before Penn President Amy Gutmann began her tenure in 2004. In September 2018, Penn announced it would require all undergraduate sophomore students to live on campus in college houses starting with the Class of 2024 students, who will arrive on campus in 2020. NCHW is planned to open in fall 2021 and will be a three-year, 450-bed residence for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Kocent also said Penn has been actively involved with the Spruce Hill Community Association and the Free Library of Philadelphia while designing NCHW to ensure that the West Philadelphia community will still be able to benefit from the new green space.

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Penn must provide more resources to the FGLI library EDITORIAL BY THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 VOL. CXXXV, NO. 8 135th Year of Publication JULIA SCHORR President SARAH FORTINSKY Executive Editor BEN ZHAO Print Director SAM HOLLAND Digital Director ISABELLA SIMONETTI Opinion Editor MADELEINE NGO Senior News Editor THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Editor GILLIAN DIEBOLD Senior Design Editor ALICE HEYEH Design Editor JESS TAN Design Editor LUCY FERRY Design Editor TAMSYN BRANN Design Editor

extbooks present a financial burden to students. Penn estimates that students will spend $1,318 on academic materials this academic year. But this dollar amount varies greatly per student, and even with financial aid, this is often a heavy cost to bear, particularly for firstgeneration, low-income students. The University offers a textbook library for FGLI students at the Greenfield Intercultural Center in order to cut costs. But due to a recent surge in demand, the library needs increased staffing, space,

students are a priority through a variety of different initiatives. A major part of President Amy Gutmann’s Power of Penn Campaign emphasizes the importance of Penn First Plus — a program that aims to support first-generation college students at Penn. In August, Provost Wendell Pritchett appointed two faculty directors to lead the Penn First Plus office. The University also established a program to increase the accessibility of meals for students staying on campus over Thanksgiving and winter breaks.

Being a FGLI student comes with many ‘hidden costs,’ and the University has a responsibility to ease them.” and funding. Penn needs to step up and provide more resources to the FGLI textbook library. Penn has established that FGLI

Still, being a FGLI student comes with many “hidden costs,” and the University has a responsibility to help ease them. FGLI stu-

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dents don’t always have access to the materials they need to succeed in their classes, and that is a major problem. While it is encouraging that the University houses a textbook library for FGLI students, the administration must continue

to provide adequate resources to sustain it. While the FGLI program at the GIC received funding from Penn Libraries starting in 2017, Penn should continue to increase the funds allocated to the library.

“It’s reached the point where in order for it to be sustainable and be a helpful program, it needs more staff, organization, and tools like a library catalogue,” Penn First Finance and Operations Chair and College junior Melissa Perez said. Further, professors need to be more understanding of these “hidden costs.” Many expect students to come prepared on the first day of class with textbooks. But often, it takes a long time to obtain affordable versions of class materials. An easy solution to this problem is for professors to upload PDFs of the readings for the first few weeks of class so that students do not fall behind. If Penn is serious about growing and supporting the FGLI student population, the University must make a concerted effort to make their education more accessible. This can start with increasing funding for the FGLI textbook library — a simple step in leveling the playing field for all students.

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It’s time for children of privilege to grow up — and that means Penn kids too OUT OF TURN | In the era of Kavanaugh and Northam, we must hold Penn students accountable

ere we go again. Last week, when a racist photograph from the personal yearbook page of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam came to light, our country once again started a national conversation about the scandalous and reprehensible behavior of a major government official. In recent days, Northam has been called upon by prominent Democrats and Republicans alike to resign from his position (as he should), but, predictably, people in his camp and others across the country have already rushed to his defense, raising questions about whether or not his career should end. He was a young man, the story goes. He did a dumb thing. We should judge him on his conduct now — his past is irrelevant.

and credibly accused of sexually assaulting Dr. Christine Blasey Ford while they were both teenagers. The stories aren’t the same, but the defense is; when the powerful man in question did the horrible thing that he did, he was a young person. In this era of “cancel culture,” where one mistake can supposedly ruin your public image for the rest of your life, this phenomenon seems like a remarkable exception to the rule. But it’s no coincidence. Privileged institutions like Penn that support select young people set them up in ways that facilitate bad behavior and protect perpetrators from consequences, even years down the line. To break that cycle, we have to start calling it out when it happens.

While we can’t go back in time, we can look around — right now — and we can hold each other accountable in the moment, regardless of age.” While the situation is different, that line — "he was a young man" — rings all too familiar. It was only a few months ago that we heard the same line being touted about Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court justice prominently

Young people across the world do stupid stuff all of the time — that’s universal. The thing is, if you are a young person in an environment like Georgetown Prep (where Kavanaugh went to high school), Yale, or Penn, you

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are far less likely to face consequences for your bad behavior. Across America, black kids, Hispanic kids, and kids from poor neighborhoods and low-income backgrounds are overrepresented in juvenile detention centers and have their criminal records marred for life, often for non-violent drug offenses. Meanwhile, at Penn, students use and sell narcotics without fear of consequences — knowing they’ll still get to go on to be doctors and lawyers. That disparity is important and useful, but even if you’re of the opinion that no one should be prosecuted for drug related crimes, there are a litany of other ills young people like us get away with. Sexual assault runs rampant on this campus, but incidents of it frequently get laughed off or dismissed. Racist behavior, classist

comments — on a day to day basis, so much gets passed over, because we allow it to. To stop the cycle of powerful people getting away with bad things when they were young, we, as young people, need to hold our peers accountable when these behaviors happen. I know that I, too, am a young person, and that I also inhabit this insular environment. I will admit that I, like all of us, do stupid stuff all of the time. Sometimes, it’s as innocent as staying up until 3 a.m. watching cat videos and staggering to class the next day like a zombie. Sometimes, it’s worse. I know that I’ve messed up, and been problematic, and hurt people in the process. I know I’m not perfect — none of us are — and I’m not saying that every single mistake we make should

be cataloged, immortalized, and held against us for the rest of eternity. But that course of action is the opposite extreme from what we seemingly have right now — a system where being young and smart (or rich) absolves you of any criticism for your actions as a young adult as long as you’re alive. We need to land somewhere in the middle. The second best time to hold people like Northam accountable is right now, while we have the chance. But, in an ideal world, it would have been better to do it while he was a student; when he should have faced consequences, and when he still had the best chance to learn and grow. And, while we can’t go back in time, we can look around — right now — and we can hold each other accountable in the moment, regardless of age. ANA WEST is a College sophomore from Spring Lake, Michigan studying English. Her email address is anawest@sas.upenn.edu.

Second semester senior year bucket list challenge GUEST COLUMN BY CRAIG CARNAROLI

f you are graduating this May, I imagine you’ve recently been asked: “How does it feel to be entering your last semester of collegiate life?” And, like a ton of bricks, it hits you. OMG! This is my last semester at Penn. Where did the time go? In approximately 16 weeks, you join the ranks of the approximately 300,000 Penn alumni around the world. As you accelerate toward the finish line, I am offering my suggestions of the items that should be a Penn senior’s “bucket list” to ensure you received a complete Penn experience. 1) Get Yourself Inside Penn’s Iconic Buildings: Have you experienced the Palestra during a women’s or men’s basketball game? How about Franklin Field? Your first trip there should not be commencement. There is an event in April you may have heard of called the Penn Relays—it's 125 years old and cherished in the history of sports. If you have not yet studied inside the Furness

Library, you are missing out on a must-do for every Penn undergraduate. 2) Attend an Event Outside Your Comfort Zone: Penn hosts amazing speakers and events, such as the Silfen Forum, on a range of fascinating topics. Visit the Almanac website for a calendar of events. Step out of your comfort zone and attend a lecture on a new topic or a different perspective. Vice President Joe Biden and Governor Jeb Bush were recruited by President Gutmann to spend time on campus interacting with students, which they truly enjoy. Make an effort to participate in events when they are present. 3) Be a Culture Vulture: If politics is not your thing, take advantage of Penn’s cultural resources. For example, the Penn Museum is a treasure. According to a recently published book, The History of the World in 1,000 Objects, at least 200 of those items—which tell the story of humankind—are located at the Penn Museum. Expand your horizons with visual art

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by visiting the Institute of Contemporary Art or Arthur Ross Gallery. And I recommend hitting up the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts to watch internationally renowned theater, music and dance. Did you know that students can get $10 student rush tickets for many performances?

4) Support Your Peers: When you attend a student activity, be it a performance by Mask and Wig, Bloomers, or a cappella groups, you support the vibrant life of our campus. Get a group of your friends together and make it a night by enjoying Penn’s homegrown talent. 5) Here Comes (Or, There

Goes) the Sun: One of the great views of the Philadelphia horizon is from the rooftop lounges of our high rises. This is ideal in April, and is a spectacular way to appreciate the city skyline. 6) And…. Experience Philadelphia: You should have woken up to the idea that there is so much to explore, and so little time. Take

a walk on the Schuylkill River Trail; run up the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum (and actually go inside to appreciate its collection); tour Independence Mall to see where the Founders gave birth to the idea of America; shop and eat at the 9th Street Italian Market. The choices abound. For any graduating senior who has read this far, I am challenging you to tweet me photos of you experiencing my recommended “bucket list” to @PennEVP. Those who document all six items on the Bucket List will have their name entered into a raffle for a random drawing in which the winner gets lunch for six at Pod during Senior Week. Above all else, cherish and enjoy your remaining time at Penn as an undergraduate. The finish line is in sight! CRAIG CARNAROLI is a loyal and devoted Quaker (W’85), proud University City resident, and also happens to be the University’s Executive Vice President since 2004.

All Penn alumni should send their kids to public schools

ften, I hear my peers share their plans to send their future kids to private schools. Whether that opinion is rooted in their own private school experiences or their terrible public school experiences, they will make the assertion that it’ll be much easier for their kids to get into a school like Penn if they send them to elite private schools rather than public school. Many Penn students will share their support for the issue of public education. But a rare amount will be willing to put their own children on the frontline. Penn graduates sending their kids to private schools is an inherently selfish decision. Many of those who send their children to private schools believe that private education is better than public. Essentially, they are acknowledging faults in the public school system, but instead of doing something to change it, they choose to pay to give their children a leg up. They are saying that because they can afford it, their children deserve a better education than all the other kids who cannot afford to leave the public school system. And yet ironically, as Ivy League graduates, we will have exactly the kind of social capital that can make that public school system better. As eventual Penn alums, no

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matter where we came from, we will all be part of a privileged, elite class of citizens. No matter what we end up doing, we received a top tier education. We will have the potential to be change-makers in whatever fields we pursue. We will have connections with influential peers in all fields. With that privilege comes a very real responsibility to make sure every child in this country is receiving an adequate education, regardless of their economic circumstances. Penn alumni keeping their children in the public school system

could be extremely beneficial. We will be invested in the quality of that school system. We will pay attention to curriculum guidelines, attend parent-teacher conferences, and because many of us are type A, we will probably run for a position on the Parent Teacher Association board. As students, it’s easy for us to forget what privileges and bits of luck got us to Penn in the first place. While many of us are smart and hardworking, our admission to Penn was highly influenced by our backgrounds. We are the catered product of our households,

our communities, and our educations. Our circumstances brought us here in one way or another. And as benefactors of such circumstances, we — more than anyone — should understand the importance of making certain resources

accessible to everyone. In the future, if we find ourselves living in a public school district that is so under-resourced, where we think that our kids would be better off sent to a private school miles away, we should stop and ask ourselves a series of critical questions first. What makes this school so under-resourced? Who or what system has neglected the futures of those students? And what can we, as Penn graduates, do to change that reality not just for our kids, but for the thousands of kids in the district? We cannot change these injustices if we put our kids in cushy private schools. Consider the amount of money families spend on private school tuition. What if instead of spending that money on private school, we chose to invest it into the local community? The tuition for Phillips Academy at Andover, one of the top private schools in America, and a school that many Penn students call their alma mater, has a tuition

As Ivy League graduates, we will have exactly the kind of social capital that can make that public school system better.”

UROOBA ABID cost of over $55,000 a year. Don’t get me wrong, kids who attend elite private high schools have advantages. They probably learned better study habits, adjusted early to the rigor of Penn, and had access to better college counselors. I’ve met students at Penn from some of the most elite private schools in America. But I’ve also met students from large public schools in not-so-stellar districts too. We’re all here now. It doesn’t always matter where you went to high school. As Penn alums, we will already instill strong academic values in our children. So it’s our job to pay it forward, and invest perhaps our most valued capital into the public school — our kids. UROOBA ABID is a College sophomore from Long Island, NY studying International Relations. Her email address is uabid@sas. upenn.edu.

Heather Mac Donald claimed racism on campuses doesn’t exist. I disagree.

n Thursday, I, along with 80 or so fellow students of color, was told by white, self-proclaimed "secular conservative" Heather Mac Donald that racism on college campuses ended decades ago. This statement was made during a speech about the deficiencies of institutional attempts to promote diversity on college campuses at an event organized by The Statesman, a conservative publication on Penn’s campus that purportedly promotes free speech. Conservatives around the country continue to push the narrative that liberals are too closed-minded and never want to engage in a conversation with people who have opposing views. Mac Donald herself claimed that shutting down ideas that challenge our beliefs is “educational malpractice.” I went to this event to start that conversation. And more importantly, to show that as a black student at Penn, my feelings and experiences matter.

GUEST COLUMN BY HADRIANA LOWENKRON I left the event feeling that I could not possibly matter less. Mac Donald began her speech by saying that “every student enrolled in this university is among the most privileged human beings in history,” and that “no one at UPenn hates UPenn students.” Hate and privilege are strong words, with complex, multi-faceted meanings, I’ll admit that. But while attending Penn and having the opportunity to obtain a bachelor’s degree does advantage all of its students, that does not place all of its students on a level playing field. On that same note, I doubt that most of the students and faculty at this campus outwardly hate students of color, women, or students of the LGBTQ community — all of whom Mac Donald claimed inaccurately call themselves victims. But that does not mean these groups are treated equally, or with the same respect that their white, male, cisgender colleagues are treated.

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Racism, we often forget, shows itself in a variety of forms, at a variety of levels. There seems to be a common misconception that, because we had a black president, racism has disappeared. Because slavery was outlawed, black people aren’t enslaved in the form of mass incarceration. Because lynching is unconstitutional, black

people aren’t beaten to death by the police. While I could spend all day discussing in great detail the blatant effects of de jure residential segregation on our country’s increasing achievement gap — something that Mac Donald, when asked about during the Q&A session, failed to a) admit was significant,

and b) provide any solutions — I am writing to stress the ways in which I, and many of my black peers at Penn, experience racism today. Racism is having a student body that isn’t educated about the university’s cultural centers — often times resulting in a response of “what’s that?” when a black student talks with pride about their involvement in Makuu. Racism is putting those cultural centers in the basement of ARCH, while almost every other center gets at least the first floor of, if not an entire, building. And we wonder why so few students have heard of them. Racism is promoting Panhellenic Greek Life as a place where you can find your life-long sisters, empower women, and embrace your intersectional qualities, and then creating pledge classes that are overwhelmingly white, and scaring away hundreds of black women from rushing to begin with.

Racism is picking a black student last in a group project, and then giving that student the least amount of work. Racism is continuously being surprised, and voicing that surprise (even if it’s masked as pleasant surprise), when a black person “speaks so well.” Racism is suggesting that Africana Studies is not a “real major.” And perhaps the biggest example of racism, is allowing The Statesman to bring in a speaker who makes students from underrepresented backgrounds feel worthless on this campus. Mac Donald may not see or understand how racism exists today, but we sure do. HADRIANA LOWENKRON is a College freshman studying Urban Studies and Journalism. She is a Robeson Cooper Scholar and is involved with the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project. She is also a DP copy associate. Her email address is hadriana@sas.upenn.edu.

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The church will then conduct an internal investigation of the claim against Marinucci. Marinucci has denied the allegation, the Archdiocese said. When put on leave, Marinucci was ministering at the St. Matthew Parish in Northeast Philadelphia. Current and former religious leaders in Penn’s Catholic community said they were saddened by the news of this allegation. Father Eric Banecker, Catholic priest and 2011 College graduate, was a member of the Catholic Newman Center while Marinucci was stationed at St. Agatha-St. James. Banecker said he had a good relationship with Marinucci when he was a student at Penn. “I’ve spoken to friends of mine when I was a student here who knew Father Steven,” Banecker said. “And their reaction has been to pray for him and hope that he’s OK and to pray,

obviously, for the person making this allegation and hope that it all comes to light and is resolved.” Banecker said people should reserve judgement until an investigation has been completed, adding that Catholic students should still feel safe involving themselves and their families with the church. “I think we live in a culture where there are so many legitimate instances when some sort of sexual exploitation takes place and that’s a horrible thing,” Banecker said. “But I think out of a sense of justice we have to be able to recognize the fact that it is an accusation, and quite frankly I think the Archdiocese and the Church in general are very proactive.” The allegation against Marinucci comes in the wake of Pennsylvania’s grand jury report, released in July 2018. The report documents abuse allegations against Catholic priests in the state, and claims that some church authorities did not suf-

ficiently protect their parishes. Newman Center Director Pat-

“What would worry most about anyone ... is how many children were permitted to be with him, and how often were they alone.” - Marci Hamilton

rick Travers wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that both he and Newman Center chaplain Father Carlos Keen did not work at St. Agatha-St. James Church until after Marinucci’s departure. “We were very sorry to hear the news of the accusations against Fr. Steve Marinucci,”

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Travers wrote in the email. Marinucci is not the first priest affiliated with St. AgathaSt. James Church to be accused of sexual abuse. Edward Avery, who was an assistant pastor at St. AgathaSt. James Church from 1978 to 1984, pled guilty in 2012 to sexually assaulting a young boy. In 1992, Father Michael Bolesta was also appointed to St. JamesSt. Agatha — nearly a year after he was removed from St. PhilipSt. James Church over allegations that he molested up to 10 adolescent boys. Archdiocese of Philadelphia Chief Communications Officer Kenneth Gavin wrote that local Catholics can take comfort in reforms taken by the Archdiocese over the last two decades, Gavin wrote to the DP. “Catholics can find confidence in the approach that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has taken over the past several years to prevent abuse and protect the young people entrusted to its care,” Gavin said.

Gavin noted the establishment of the Archdiocesan Office of Investigation, which reports abuse allegations to law enforcement and conducts internal investigations. He also said the Archdiocese provides help to victims through the Office for Child and Youth Protection. Robert A. Fox Leadership Program Professor of Practice Marci Hamilton challenged the Archdiocese’s assertion that it has taken a strong enough stance against sexual abuse. She said she was skeptical about the Church’s response to abuse, and wanted to learn more about how it processes allegations internally. “It’s hard for [the Church] to argue that they have the gold standard for child protection when they continue to have problems,” Hamilton said. Hamilton claimed it is impossible to independently verify how many allegations have been made against clergy because the Church is able to keep certain records confidential. She said

there needs to be a change in the Commonwealth’s statue of limitations so victims can bring their cases to civil court. In the pursuing civil trial, Hamilton said the public can learn more about how the Archdiocese has responded to different allegations. The Pennsylvania statute of limitations currently states that individuals who claim that they were abused as minors cannot sue their perpetrators in civil court after their 30th birthday. The Archdiocese recently established a fund for victims of sexual abuse over 30 years old. Hamilton said giving victims older than 30 years old the option of civil litigation could help bring details of alleged abuse to light. “What would worry most about anyone who was in this situation, is how many children were permitted to be with him, and how often were they alone, and was he overseeing the alter boys, et cetera,” Hamilton said. “Those are the questions we want asked.”

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Locked posed a safety issue for Quad residents HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Staff Reporter

Penn Facilities and Real Estate Services fixed a broken lock in the Quad that posed a safety issue for students on Feb. 6, following an inquiry from The Daily Pennsylvanian into the matter. Since late November, a ground floor entrance door in Lippincott in Fisher Hassenfeld College House was unable to lock or stay closed, a problem that persisted for more than two months. “FRES has been working to resolve the issue with the door at Lippincott for several weeks,” FRES Executive Director of Operations and Maintenance Faramarz Vakilizadeh wrote in an email to the DP on Feb. 6. “Our maintenance team has been waiting for specific

parts that needed to be ordered. These parts have now arrived and installation at Lippincott has been completed as of today.” Quad resident and College freshman Callie Banksmith said the lock broke a few days after Thanksgiving. While the door was technically able to close, people needed to slam the door shut loudly, which caused a disturbance for other residents, Banksmith said. The door also frequently opened by itself at night. “If someone’s coming in at 3 a.m. and they have to close it, everyone in the hall wakes up,” Banksmith said on Feb. 4. Students also said the recent frigid weather was an inconvenience for them given that the door was unable to completely shut. Banksmith said the halls were “freezing” and described students shivering in their towels on their way to and from the showers. When students returned from

winter break mid-January, they came back to a new sign on the door that read, “please close the door fully,” but the door’s inability

“If someone’s coming in at 3 a.m. ... everyone in the hall wakes up.” - Callie Banksmith to lock or stay closed through the night had not been addressed over winter break. During “Big/Little” week for some sororities in January, security was an added concern for Lippincott residents. Anonymous “big sisters” showered their “littles”

with gifts and decorations in their rooms while freshmen pledges were in class, which required freshman sorority members to prop their doors open with a padlock for portions of the day to allow their bigs to access their rooms, Banksmith said. This, combined with the unlockable ground floor entrance, caused Banksmith to worry that trespassers could get through the Quad gate from the street and break into her and other student’s dorm rooms. The freshman’s graduate associate in Lippincott was also working on getting maintenance staff to fix the broken lock for more than two months — to no avail, Banksmith said. Banksmith confirmed that the door was fixed by Wednesday afternoon, adding that the comfort and temperature of her hall have gotten “much better.”

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tion. There, she learned about their yearly challenge that asks the public to brainstorm ways to improve a specific topic related to health care. Pinto-Martin said she brought her crowdsourcing challenge idea to Provost Wendell Pritchett’s Wellness Advisory Group in September 2018. Undergraduate Assembly representative and College junior Simon Miller, who serves on the committee that finalized the challenge, said the competition is valuable not only

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 for choosing winning projects, but also to gather more ideas and feedback, which other campus groups can adopt. “I really love this project,” Miller said. “I really believe that this is something that can really help improve wellness on campus, especially since it’s really getting ideas from everywhere.” GAPSA Student Life Committee Chair and Penn Franklins Founder Matthew Lee, who is also a fourth-year Nursing Ph.D. student, said while the contest is about “addressing problems across Penn,” he encouraged Dubé to sep-

arate the affiliation portion of the application into undergraduate and graduate students to identify their separate needs. Lee said, however, that the contest is only open for a month and was not heavily advertised, adding that there could have been a launch party to further promote the project. College senior Samantha Hernandez, who is also a member of Penn Benjamins, agreed that the challenge could have benefited from better publicity, particularly the fact that students can comment and rate submissions.

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the library’s resources. Greenfield Intercultural Academic and Library Resource Coordinator Afuah Frimpong, who oversees the program, implemented an online request system through Google forms to streamline the process last semester. While Frimpong is the only official staff member of the library, during the first few weeks of the spring semester, she received help from 10 workstudy students to fulfill requests. But even with the additional support, processing requests is still time-consuming. Staff members scour the FGLI library and package each individual student’s request under an ID number. One request can take about two hours to fulfill, Gonzalez said. He also said if a student makes a request and the library does not hold the book, they are directed to other resources. The library also lacks adequate software, and all of its information is currently stored on Google spreadsheets and forms. Gonzalez added that GIC Director Valerie De Cruz and student leaders of Penn First have raised concerns with the program in meetings with Uni-

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versity administrators. When the library was created in 2017, students originally had to search for textbooks themselves. The program started with an informal drop-off and pick-up process “just based on an honor system,” Gonzalez said. Penn First Internal Outreach Chair and College junior Sebastian Gonzalez, who has borrowed textbooks from the library before, said many professors do not understand the process low-

income students go through to obtain the necessary books for their classes. “They just say just go to the FGLI library, not understanding that there’s still long ways to go with making the library sustainable and really accessible to all students,” Gonzalez said. “In the meantime while you’re waiting for the textbooks, the professor is assigning reading assignments, quizzes. There’s just a lack of understanding from professors.”

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“I thought we really guarded those guys [well] in the half court. We stayed in the game because we really guarded them in the half court.” As Donahue alluded to, the Elis put their foot on the gas pedal every chance they got and had 33 points in transition. But perhaps the biggest accomplishment for Yale was the way that it guarded forward AJ Brodeur. The junior totaled 14 points on 14 shots, and the Bulldogs forced him to become a passer for most of the night. Entering the final stretch, Yale held a 47-38 lead with 13:09 remaining in the game, but the Quakers would not go away quietly. A three by freshman forward Michael Wang with 11:04 left cut the Bulldogs’ lead to four. After trading buckets for a few minutes, the Quakers finally got themselves to within one possession. With 6:09 to go, Woods nailed a three-ball, and Penn got a stop to get the ball back trailing by three. On

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More shattered records highlight successful weekend for Penn track The League is competing at a super high level right now. ” been happier with how the race ended up.” While Penn had an incredibly strong representation on the national stage at the Millrose games on Saturday, the Red and Blue had an equally impressive showing in Texas on Friday. At Texas Tech, the Quakers faced strong Big 12 schools including Texas, Oklahoma State, and Kansas, but still left the meet with new records in the books. In the 200-meter dash, senior Calvary Rogers’ third place performance at 21.05 was good for an all-time school record and earned him the second best time in Ivy League history. Sophomore Marvin Morgan was not far behind, coming in at 21.46 seconds for the third best Penn finish in program history. And the record breaking didn’t stop there. Senior Rachel Lee Wilson and freshman Mayyi Mahama set new personal records in the weight throw, placing second and fourth in the event, respectively. Their standout performances were enough to put them into record position as the third and fourth all-time in the Ivy League. Wilson holds the Penn record, while Mahama is right behind her at second in program history. Junior Nathan Fisher hit a new personal best for the pole vault, earning him third place at 5.28m, and second all-time

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lin said. “When you don’t give up the ball, [the other team doesn’t] get a chance to run out, which [Yale does] well.” Parker scored 12 points in the first quarter, but she took until the fourth quarter to score again because of her foul trouble. Despite their struggles in their half-court offense without Parker on the floor – Penn shot 31 percent from the field, including 28 percent from beyond the arc – the Quakers used their scrappy playing style to manufacture points with 10 steals and 18 offensive rebounds. Just one night after scoring 80 points and winning by 40, the Red and Blue barely crossed the 50-point mark and won by six. “Regardless of what happens the night before — and we talk about this — it’s a fresh start the next day,” McLaughlin said. “They’re tired, we’re tired, and you’ve just got to find a way to get it done.” That sort of versatility, combined with mental and physical toughness, will keep winning games and bodes well for the remainder of the ever-demanding Ivy League schedule.

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quarters. While hustle plays don’t show up in the box score, the Quakers were hitting the floor and bumping bodies all night long. The refs let both teams play as the game wore on, but Penn turned loose balls into jump balls and rebounded through contact. Even when the whistles did blow – sophomore forward Tori Crawford took a particularly hard foul under the basket and junior guard Kendall Grasela ran into multiple tough, illegal screens – the Red and Blue got up and kept fighting every time. They know how to find different ways to win Playing with a lead is hard, and the competitiveness of Ivy League games doesn’t make things any easier. This game was very much a tale of two halves; after a strong offensive showing in the first half coupled with customarily impenetrable defense, the Quakers went cold in the second half. When the Bulldogs started to make shots and work their way back into the game, though, Penn did nothing to beat itself. “I don’t think we turned the ball over — you know, we only had seven turnovers,” McLaugh-

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write this story,” Donahue said. “This is part of basketball in this league [with] the ups and downs and the challenges. It’s why you compete.” On Friday, the Red and Blue quickly deflated the home crowd’s energy by going on a 13-3 run through the first four minutes of action. The rest of the way, the formula was simple for Penn — keeping a tight defense and finding shooters on offense. On the other side of the ball, Penn did a nice job of helping out on Brown’s big men down low, while also closing out on long-range shooters. The Bears’ two stars of the night were guards Desmond Cambridge and Obi Okolie. The sophomore Cambridge, who has made a name for himself as a toughshot-maker, finished with 21 points, while his senior teammate Okolie had a game-high 25 points. The Quakers would surely like to finish their regular season story with a return to Yale for the Ivy League Tournament — but with another loss this weekend, it’s going to be challenging for them to pull it off.

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Penn track competed all across the country this weekend, but they were united in one thing: their dominance. In another split weekend, the Quakers attended three different meets — the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock, Texas, the FastTrack National Invite in Staten Island, N.Y., and the Millrose Games in New York. The Millrose Games are the oldest and most prestigious indoor track and field event within the United States, dating back to 1908. Junior Colin Daly and a women’s distance medley team had the honor of representing the Red and Blue on a national stage in the Big Apple. The women’s team of four, made up of juniors Maddie Villalba, Katie Devore, and Nia Akins alongside freshman Caroline O’Sullivan, took first place in their event, covering 4000 meters in 11:38.23. They held first place throughout the course of the entire race, finishing seven seconds ahead of the next best team. Daly competed in the Allan Steinfeld Mile against high performing international athletes and claimed 7th place with a time of 4:03.82. “The goal was to see how many people could get under four minutes. The mentality was feed off the environment and really just dig into racing these high-caliber guys,” Daly said. “With 200 meters to go, the top guys in the field had an extra gear. I held my own but I wish I had been able to run with them and compete all the way to the end. But that comes with time and practice and more fitness, so I really couldn’t have

in the Ivy League. Junior Maura Kimmel came in second for the women’s shot put at 15.85m, and is currently ranked No. 14 in the country with her 16.77m personal best. Rounding out the historic weekend, the women’s 4x400-meter relay hit a new all-time Penn record, finishing in 3:38.29. The rest of the team competed at the FastTrack National Invite. There were a number of strong performances across the board as the Quakers faced tough regional competition. The Red and Blue have only two weeks until the Ivy League Indoor Championships. Last year, the women claimed first place and ended a 22-year drought, while the men took second. With a number of record-setting performances, the team is in great shape to see where they stand within the League. “We’re really at a historic time within the Ivy League,” coach Steve Dolan said. “The League is competing at a super high level right now, so it’s going to be a great competition in two weeks. We’ve had a great season, as have a number of the other Ivy League schools.” With confidence building across the squad, high performing athletes will have to step up to execute against an increasingly impressive conference. “There’s been some hot times and great performances throughout [the League], so I think it’s going to be awesome competition like it always is, and I definitely think we’ll have to bring our A-game if we want to win,” Daly said.

six points off those turnovers. “Both teams didn’t get a whole lot of run-outs in transition, a lot of the game was played in the half court,” coach Mike McLaughlin said. “Both teams are very good defensively, so we both had to grind it in the half court a little bit.” Nobody for the Bulldogs was getting clean looks at the basket, especially around Eleah Parker. The sophomore center had two first-quarter blocks and finished with five rejections for the game to accompany her 16-point, 12-rebound double-double. Penn knew that it would have to contain Yale’s junior guard Roxy Barahman, who entered the game leading the Ivy League in scoring at 19.3 points per game. The Quakers did just that, holding Barahman to 14 points. This group is tough as nails It’s nothing new to see senior guard Ashley Russell diving on the court or Parker battling inside for rebounds, but this game got especially physical when Yale started cutting into the Red and Blue’s lead in the third and fourth

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the next couple of possessions, Wang and Woods each had open looks from deep but were unable to convert. That was the closest that Penn got for the rest of the game. From there, it was all Yale. The Elis’ 16-6 game-ending run featured an Oni tomahawk slam over Wang that sent the home crowd into a frenzy. With Penn down 14 at the 2:42 mark, the game was effectively over, and the fans at Payne Whitney Gymnasium began to celebrate. Even though the Quakers shot just 35.1 percent from the field, Donahue was relatively content with the looks that his team got. “At times, we just didn’t get our feet set and [stay] poised enough,” Donahue said. “There wasn’t much difference in the shots [from Friday’s game against Brown], but tonight we were just a little frantic.” Looking ahead, Penn will play its next four games at the Palestra in what will be a muchneeded break from traveling after two consecutive weekend road trips. “Like I said to these guys, this is the journey we’re on; we get to

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The last three seasons, Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fencing has held at least a share of the Ivy League title. This year was an entirely different story. At this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ivy League Championships at Yale, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fencing finished in fifth with a 1-4 record, only ahead of Brown. The women finished 3-3, tied for third. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team won its only match against Brown by a score of 22-5. The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three victories came against Cornell, Brown, and Harvard. Although the team results were somewhat disappointing, there were some impressive individual results. On the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side, freshman Emon Daroian finished with 11 victories and only four defeats, earning first team All-Ivy honors. For the women, freshman Vanessa Dib and sophomore Miranda Gieg each finished in the top six, earning second team All-Ivy honors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finishing top three [and] getting first team All-Ivy felt great. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to being a leader on this team for the next three years,â&#x20AC;? Daroian said. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team was expecting more. Last year, the Red and Blue were the only team able to beat Harvard all season, earning them a share of the Ivy title. This year, they fell to the Crimson by a score of 20-7. The Quakers came away from the championships disappointed, as they entered the weekend with expectations of a title and finished with only one win. Unlike the last three seasons, Penn was without star epee Justin Yoo, who left the team in January to train for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. His loss was damaging for the Red and Blue, who won only

Undaunted. That was the word coach Roger Reina stressed when talking about his young Penn wrestling squad after they were defeated by Cornell and Columbia in consecutive Ivy League dual meets this weekend. Keeping pace with No. 10 Cornell (11-2, 5-0 Ivy), the defending Ivy League champions, was always going to be tough task for the Red and Blue (3-7, 2-2). With five wrestlers ranked top 10 nationwide in their respective weight classes, the Big Red remained undefeated in the Ivy League after beating Penn and are favored to extend their streak of 16 straight Ivy League titles for one more year. Moreover, the Quakers came into this weekend undermanned, as freshmen and regular starters Carmen Ferrante and Grant Aronoff, as well as senior Joe Oliva, were all hit by illness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re big losses,â&#x20AC;? Reina said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously Carmen [Ferrante] is a big loss with his 18-5 record, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same with Joe Oliva. To not have your senior captain in the lineup, from a leadership standpoint as well as an individual performer standpoint.â&#x20AC;? In the trioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence, Penn was unable to gain any sort of momentum. Instead, the Big Red

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one of its five epee matches this weekend. The women had a more successful weekend, but they were also unable to reach the heights they desired. Last year, the Red and Blue finished 3-3, fourth in the Ivy League. This year, they finished 3-3, tied for third in the conference. Despite the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results, Dib felt encouraged and believes that the Quakers can improve going forward. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that if you see our rankings on paper, it might not justify the amount of work we put in,â&#x20AC;? Dib said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team did amazing. Everyone put in 110 percent. I think that moving forward, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m positive weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do much better next season.â&#x20AC;? While the standings might not have been entirely in the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favor, they showed some improvements in their results. Last year, Harvard easily defeated the women by a score of 18-9. This year was a different story, as the Red and Blue beat the Crimson, 15-12, with an impressive performance

coming from Dib. In contrast to the lofty expectations set by the men, Dib was surprised by her individual results. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Against Harvard, I honestly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to win any of [my matches]. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really good fencers, not just collegiately but in North America,â&#x20AC;? Dib said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After every few bouts, the team would huddle together and encourage each other. I think the members cheering for each other point by point was kind of the turning point in my Harvard matches.â&#x20AC;? The team results left something to be desired. However, the fencers had some promising individual results and will look to build on their success in their next meets. The Red and Blueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next chance to do so comes on Feb. 24 in Philadelphia at the Temple Invitational, which will be their final meet of the season before the NCAA Championships.

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Other Quakers stepped up against Columbia, including impressive performances from freshman Doug Zapf and senior A.J. Vindici to give Penn an early 6-0 lead. However, the Lions would overcome their slow start and rally to win the next five bouts, two of which went into overtime, to build a commanding 21-6 lead. The Red and Blue fought back with victories by freshmen Greg Bensley and Ben Goldin, yet Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bonus point tally saw them emerge as 25-12 winners. Reina praised his wrestlers for their efforts over the weekend, but also found room for improvement in terms of mental preparation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The loss] really stings today, [since] it was a winnable meet,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think in some matches today, we lost our composure and that hurt us. We need to stay focused on the techniques we learn in practice and training and stick to those things [under] all circumstances.â&#x20AC;? The Quakers will wrap up their Ivy League schedule next weekend with a home dual meet against Princeton (6-6, 2-1). Penn has finished with a 2-3 record in Ivy League play every year since 2016, and currently own an even 2-2 record. The key to reversing the trend, according to Reina? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The key is in the detail. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to learn from the experience today and keep moving forward, and remain undaunted.â&#x20AC;? With a team full of youth, the Quakers will certainly look onward, undaunted.

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to keep themselves in the game. After Barahman knocked down a triple and cut the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lead to just two points, with 26 seconds remaining, Penn found itself on the brink of an upset. The Quakers managed to hold on late thanks to consistent free-throw shooting and another clutch performance by Parker: despite not scoring in the past two quarters, the sophomore center hit two consecutive layups earlier in the fourth and forced a turnover with only ten seconds left to ice the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a struggle to sit on the bench with four fouls and watch the team fight, but I tried to use my time wisely while I was out there and stay out as long as I could,â&#x20AC;? Parker said. While the Red and Blue continue to be the only undefeated team in the Ivy League, the second half of the game indeed exposed Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reliance on Parker. Despite the consistent defense, the Quakers could not turn stops into offensive success.

Early into the second half, Parker picked up her fourth foul, forcing coach Mike McLaughlin to turn to the bench. The Quakers then went on a scoring drought, converting only 3-of16 field goals and not being able to capitalize with any second chance points. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs were taking advantage of Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence, cutting the lead to six points entering the last quarter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play the offensive end great and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make as many shots as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like,â&#x20AC;? McLaughlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But when we really struggled in that third quarter scoring, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let their runs get too big.â&#x20AC;? Both teams struggled to find space against the otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense in the fourth period. Nonetheless, no one was willing to slow down. With a very physical approach, the Bulldogs were taking every shot they could in an effort

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last weekend. It should be no surprise that Goodman is continuing to put up numbers as the Red and Blue enter the thick of conference play. He earned DP Sports Player of the Week honors earlier in the season after electric performances in the Paradise Jam. Since then, Goodman’s game has only improved, and his contributions will be vital as the Quakers try and turn around a 2-4 start to Ivy League play. As we’ve seen before, Penn men’s basketball is capable of coming back from a lackluster start in conference play to crash the Ivy tournament. If they do it again this season, it’s a good bet Goodman will be leading them there.

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coasted past Brown for a 92-82 win. In a game that was closer than the score indicated, the Red and Blue (14-8, 2-4 Ivy) were unable to find a spark down the stretch, as Yale (15-4, 5-1) ended the contest on a 16-6 run. Leading the way for the Bulldogs was star junior guard Miye Oni, who finished with 21 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Quakers just didn’t have it on Saturday. After a back-and-forth first half in which both teams did not shoot well, Yale pulled away from Penn men’s basketball in the second half and took the game by a score of 78-65. On Friday, the Quakers

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The first half saw quick runs from both sides. Penn took an early 14-10 lead after eight minutes of action. However, a cold stretch for the Quakers put them behind, 33-26, after Yale senior guard Alex Copeland’s corner three with 1:38 remaining in the half. Penn trailed, 34-29, entering the locker room after senior guard Antonio Woods’ and-one free throw with 1:10 remaining.

Woods would end up with 16 points, a team-high along with junior guard Devon Goodman. After shooting just 27.5 percent from the field and 20 percent from three-point range in the first 20 minutes, the Quakers needed a spark on offense. They made three of their first four shots in the second half, but Yale answered with a bucket of its own seemingly every time. “[Yale] is terrific in transition,” coach Steve Donahue said. SEE M. BASKETBALL PAGE 9

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Maybe this team isn’t as good as we once thought it was. We’ve seen what they’re capable of: beating Power Five Miami (Fla.), alongside then-No. 17 Villanova and the rest of the Big 5. But we’ve also seen what they’re capable of on the other end of the spectrum: games like the home loss to Monmouth and the pair of Princeton losses. After a 78-65 loss to Yale (154, 5-1 Ivy) that simultaneously seemed much closer than the score indicated and felt like it was over long before the final buzzer, I’m leaning towards their true talent level being closer to that worse team. There have been too many poor shooting games for it to be a coincidence. You can’t get unlucky this frequently. At some point it stops being an off night and starts being the norm. The loss against Yale was the sixth game this season the Quakers (14-8, 2-4) have shot below 40 percent from the field; all six games have been losses. It was the seventh game they’ve shot below 30 percent from deep; six have been losses. You can’t shoot that poorly that often and expect to win League games. The passing and ball movement that were on full display against Brown were there against Yale as well. The open looks were there. The chances to claw their way back into the game were there. And the Quakers just couldn’t capitalize. Maybe we’ve underestimated the defensive abilities of the other Ancient Eight teams. The Bulldogs made AJ Brodeur fight for every single one of his points. He had 14, but they came on 14 shots.

The shots near the basket that he’s so good at getting separation on weren’t there that often, and even when they were, they weren’t falling. The pair of freshmen that have been so crucial to the team’s success this year also struggled mightily against the Elis. Bryce Washington and Michael Wang combined to shoot 4-for-26 from the field, including 2-for-15 from three. You can’t win when two of your top five scorers play like that. Maybe it was nerves, or playing in what was probably the most hostile environment the Quakers have seen in Ivy play so far, or fatigue from the back-to-back. Maybe Yale was successful in forcing Penn to play at a much more frantic pace than it’s used to, and that threw the Quakers off. Or maybe Yale is just that good. All I know is that it’s not the first time I’ve watched a Penn game this year and walked away from it disappointed in how the Quakers played. I’ve been wrong about this before at about this point in the season. And while I’m not ready to pronounce this team done, I’ve become a lot more realistic in my expectations for them. I know they have the ability to play like they did against Brown, but I just don’t think they can do it on a consistent basis. As the standings sit now, the Quakers are two games out of a playoff spot. They’ve got their work cut out for them, even though they finish the season with six out of eight games at home. At the start of the year, I would have confidently said they’d be able to win six or seven of those games and get into the playoffs. Now, I’m not so sure. JONATHAN POLLACK is a College senior from Stamford, Conn. and a Senior Sports Reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at pollack@thedp.com.

Takeaways from Penn’s home wins

Penn women’s basketball remains undefeated in Ivy play after handling Brown and Yale

W. HOOPS | Quakers’ grit, toughness lead to victories

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JACKSON SATZ Associate Sports Editor

With the help of a double-digit halftime lead, Penn women’s basketball was able to hang on to defeat a visiting Yale team, 54-48, on the second night of a back-to-back. It was certainly a little too close for comfort, but the Quakers showed their winning, even-keeled character while withstanding the Bulldogs’ secondhalf rally. Here’s what we learned from the Red and Blue’s victory. That stingy defense shows up

against tough competition, too The more single-digit quarters that Penn can get from its opponents, the better, right? Just a night after limiting a sliding Brown team to just six secondquarter points along the way to a resounding victory, the Quakers held a Yale team riding a fourgame winning streak to just seven points in the opening ten minutes of play on Saturday night. That kind of result starts with active defenders blocking lanes and deflecting passes. The Red and Blue forced seven turnovers in the first quarter and capitalized on the other end by scoring SEE TAKEAWAYS PAGE 9

CHRISTIAN WALTON | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Despite Yale’s tough defense, sophomore forward Tori Crawford and the Quakers managed to remain undefeated in the Ivy League.

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Quakers knocked down free throws to seal the deal MARIANA SIMOES Associate Sports Editor

It wasn’t easy, but once again, the Quakers got the job done. In a tale of two halves, Penn women’s basketball prevailed over Yale, 54-48. The Quakers dominated Brown the night before in a 83-43 win spurred on by a 22-0 run. After a strong start to open a double-digit lead, the Quakers’ (15-3, 5-0 Ivy) offense went on a cold streak in the second half, letting the Bulldogs (14-7, 4-2) back in the game. When it mattered most in the game’s final possessions, the Red and Blue got what they needed: points from the free-throw line. In the first quarter, Penn proved once again why they have the best defense in the conference. The Quakers forced seven turnovers, while senior

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Sophomore center Eleah Parker was dominant once again in the Red and Blue’s win against the Bulldogs at the Palestra on Saturday, finishing with a total of 16 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks.

guard Ashley Russell had four steals and was able to contain the Bulldogs’ Roxy Barahman, who currently ranks first in the League in points per game. Offensively, sophomore center Eleah Parker was dominating the paint, scoring the team’s first 8 points and 12 in the quarter to

guarantee an early 12-point lead for the Quakers. However, Yale opened the second period strong with a 6-0 run to pull back within two possessions. The Red and Blue quickly responded as junior guard Kendall Grasela nailed the Quakers’ first three-pointer of the night

after a Parker block. With both teams focused on playing a defensive style of basketball for the rest of the quarter, Penn only managed to extend their lead by one and went to the halftime up by a score of 33-20. SEE W. BASKETBALL PAGE 10

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