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ARCHitecture for active learning The ARCH auditorium now can transform from a lecture hall into a space for student collaboration BY JENNY LU Staff Writer Imag ine if for three days a week, instead of sitting silently in your math lecture, you could use that class time to work with other students on problems, with the professor and TAs right there to answer any questions. Welcome to an “active learning” class at Penn. New teaching initiative Through Penn’s new active learning initiative, known as Structured, Active, In-Class Learning, or SAIL, students actively

apply concepts to problems rather than passively learn the material in a lecture. Vice Provost for Education Andrew Binns explained that this active learning is supposed to make students “feel comfortable with the material in a different context.” W h i le t h is ide a has floated around in higher education for some time, an initiative was not established at Penn until last year. In September 2013, Penn received a

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Cab driver alleges assault by Penn Police Saharo Sacko is asking for more than $150,000 in damages from Penn BY JILL CASTELLANO Staff Writer A Philadelphia cab driver filed a lawsuit against the University of Pennsylvania Police Department on Friday, claiming that four Penn Police officers physically assaulted him after he was pulled over for careless driving. Saharo Sacko is asking for more than $150,000 in damages, as well as legal costs, in his lawsuit against the University, the Penn Police Department and four unnamed police officers. The alleged assault occurred when Sacko — who had a passenger in his car — was pulled over for “alleged careless driving” near the 4200 block of Walnut Street on Feb. 12, 2012 , according to the complaint that Sacko filed in federal court. Sacko claims that one of the Penn Police officers physically assaulted him without any warning, pulling him out of his vehicle by his shoulder and violently throwing him against SEE LAWSUIT PAGE 7

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Minority leaders discuss financial aid issues

Minority students often face extenuating financial circumstances BY LAURA ANTHONY Staff Writer

Penn provides need-blind, noloan, full financial aid to students in need. However, some minority students say they are slipping through the cracks. Student leaders of minority organizations on campus discussed these issues with President Amy Gutmann, who they meet with each semester, in the fall. The students were concerned that while the standard financial aid formula works well in the majority of cases, for students who have individual extenuating circumstances — especially minority students — those resources may not be sufficient. The students met with University Director of Financial Aid Joel Carstens, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs for Student Registration and Financial

STUDENT GROUPS WORKING FOR FINANCIAL AID REFORMS UMOJA Umbrella student organization for student groups of the African diaspora LATINO COALITION Promotes and advances the agenda of Latino students at Penn LAMBDA ALLIANCE Umbrella advocacy group for queer students at Penn Services Michelle Brown-Nevers and Deputy University Registrar Janet Ansert, at Gutmann’s suggestion to come up with a plan to address their concerns. “The sensitivity process and

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working with our frontline staff, that is [a topic] that we knew would be coming out of this and something that has already started to change,” Carstens said. According to College sopho-

more Diana Cabrera, chair of the Latino Coalition, the student leaders and Student Financial Services discussed options such as forming a student advisory board or designating a liaison in SFS to work with minority students. Carstens said the creation of a student advisory board for SFS would likely occur closer to the end of the semester, and they will have to consider how a liaison might be integrated into that plan. SFS already provides individual meetings for students who want to go over their personal cases, but Carstens said he intends to “escalate the discussion to make sure that we’re responding in the time frame that the students need the response.” “It’s something that’s happening as we speak, so we’re just opening the door,” Gutmann said. Dawn Androphy, College junior and president of Lambda Alliance, said that some of the

After 2015, the world can expect fresh goals for global development. On Monday, the World Bank President’s Envoy and former Managing Director of the World Bank Group Mahmoud Mohieldin presented his vision for the post-2015 development agenda to students in Huntsman Hall. Currently, the United Nations is striving to implement eight Millenium Development Goals by 2015. The MDGs are objectives introduced by the UN in the 1990s to raise global standards of living. After 2015, the UN and the World Bank are looking to set new goals.

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At the global level there has been significant progress on the MDGs, Mohieldin said. Much of the progress can be attributed to a few large countries, while others are lagging behind. The emerging vision for the post-2015 framework envisages “transformative shifts” to ensure no individual is left without food, education and medical treatment. The initiatives also include sustainable development, peace and good governance and forging a new global partnerships between developing and developed countries. Mohieldin emphasized that fighting corruption is important, but that aid to developing countries should not be stopped because some of the aid will not reach the most needy. Mohieldin used Korea — a country that depended on aid at first but became independent later on — to illustrate

that recipient countries should not rely on aid, but should use it as a catalyst for future growth. “It’s exciting and encouraging to know that institutions like the World Bank are looking for ideas f rom college students,” Wharton and Engineering sophomore Matt Schulman said after the event. “Young people are more willing to take risks, and Penn is an especially relevant place to discuss these issues.” Engineering sophomore Ray Lei had a more neutral reaction. He said that the content of the presentation was very general and free of controversies. Currently, very few collaborative programs exist between Penn and the World Bank. Legal Studies lecturer Djordjija Petkoski, who helped organize the event, said that the University has been trying to build up ■ the connection.

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iest example” of the problems that these discussions aimed to address. One College sophomore , who wished to remain anonymous, had this exact problem navigating Penn’s financial aid system. Her parents divorced when she was barely a toddler, and by the time college rolled around, her father told her mother “that he didn’t want anything to do with me and my sisters when we turned 18,” she said. She and her sisters live with their mother, whose income of about $30,000 a year qualifies her as low-income,

Penn is not on The Princeton Review’s top ten best value colleges BY BRENDA WANG Staff Writer Students look i ng for a good deal in their college education might be better off at Williams College than at Penn, at least according to The Princeton Review. Penn did not rank as one of the top ten best value private colleges in 2014, although it was listed as one of the top 75 best value colleges this year. It also did not rank in the top ten in 2013, 2012 or 2011. The P r inceton R ev iew computes its ra nk i ngs through institutional and student surveys in three main areas: academics, financial aid and “tuition GPA,” which calculates the real cost of attending a college. The rankings are “based on the idea that bang for your buck means excellent academics, great financial aid and/or low cost of attendance,” according to The Princeton Review’s website.

but that was not how Penn saw it when they saw her father’s high salary. She said that Penn included their father’s child support payments when creating the financial aid package for her and her sister, even though they would stop receiving his support once they turned 18 during their freshman year. This skewed view of their income level disqualified them from federal funding through the Pell Grant, which in turn knocked her and her sister out of the running for the Gates M i l len n iu m S chol a r sh ip, which covers the cost of undergraduate and select gradu-

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Michael Goran, founder and director of IvySelect, a college counseling company, does not see the rankings as significant in the perception of Penn. “Honestly, I don’t know of any of my students who have used the Princeton Review’s Best Value colleges in evaluating whether Penn should be on the top of their rankings,” said Goran, a 1976 College graduate. G or a n a l so sug ge st e d t h at T he P r i ncet on R e view’s methodology might be skewed to favor small class sizes or schools, since five of the top ten best value schools are liberal arts colleges. “It’s nice to make it, but you can’t be in the top for everything,” he said. The cost of attendance, a factor in The Princeton Review’s rating system, averages $17,000 among the top ten best value schools, after deducting the average grant to students with need. While Princeton Review does not specify an average net cost for attending Penn, the business publication Kiplinger estimates that price to be

ate school tuitions for minority students. She and her sister sent in a lengthy appeal to Penn’s financial aid office, which was ultimately accepted. Throughout this process, she has spoken over the phone and in person with financial aid officers, who she said have been very friendly and helpful. Her one recommendation is to allow students to make appointments with specific financial aid officers. “It’d be more helpful to have one person working with us instead of having to explain the financial situation over and over again,” she said.

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College junior Abrina Hyatt, Planning and Facilitating Co-Chair of UMOJA, said that the meetings with administrators shed light on the extreme complexity of this issue but gave her confidence that they are aware of and committed to addressing the students’ concerns. “I think at least in our constituents ... people are more open to addressing [their financial situation] or talking about it,” Hyatt said. Now that she has more information to give back to her constituents, Hyatt said she has seen a rise in the general level of awareness of financial aid resources

$23,954. Dean of Admissions Eric Furda pointed out that Penn ranks tenth on Kiplinger’s list of the top ten best value colleges. “Penn’s all grant and no loan financial aid, success of Pat Rose’s Career Services and the success of our alumni and the network it provides are all part of the Penn story,” Furda said in an email, “regardless of the methodology and how Penn fares from ranking to ranking and year to year.” It currently costs $61,800 to attend Penn, and students on average graduate with $21,190 in debt, according to the Princeton Review. Director of Financial Aid Joel Ca rstens st a nds by Penn’s financial aid program as one of the best in the nation. Carstens said Penn is in the top tier of aid programs, along with most of the Ivy League, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University. Harvard, Yale and Princeton universities were the only Ivy League schools on the Princeton Review’s top ten list.

and a “shift in the nature of our conversations.” Hyatt said the next step in her mind is to follow up with SFS to check in on the progress because “that’s where the most change can happen,” she said. Although it is difficult to lay out one comprehensive plan addressing all unique situations, Carstens said, “In our dialogue, what was important to us with the students is making sure that students know we’re here to help and that we’re always going to be here to help whether that’s on an individual basis or on a group basis.”

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Addressing identity (in just a few letters)

WHAT’S THE T? | The pronouns we use are central to our efforts toward trans inclusivity

ords are just as power f ul as sticks and stones. Even the smallest of words can have the ability to either reaffirm or invalidate someone’s identity. When it comes to gender, some of the most important words are usually only a few letters long: pronouns. Many trans people deal with others using the wrong pronouns when referring to them, often on a daily basis. This is called misgendering, and it can trigger anxiety, cause panic and reinforce the idea that trans identities are not important enough to be respected. Unfortunately, this happens almost everywhere, and Penn is no exception. Sophomore Xeno Washburne recalls his experiences and points out that misgendering can even affect students’ academic performance. When professors as-

sume students’ pronouns and gender, it “creates an extremely unsafe environment where I and other trans/non-cis people can be discouraged from participating in class and made to feel that our genders and identities don’t matter. I won’t volunteer to speak in a class where I know I will be misgendered as a result.” Misgendering is not limited to using “he/him/his” when a person’s pronouns are “she/her/ hers” or vice versa. Another major problem is the lack of knowledge and respect for non-binary pronouns. Non-binary pronouns are third-person singular pronouns that are not “she” or “he.” A few examples of non-binary pronouns are “ze/hir/hirs,” “e/em/ eir,” and “ze/zir/zirs.” For someone who does not fit into the gender binary that has been forced upon them, these pronouns are extremely important. Another gender-neutral pronoun is singular “they.” We all

use “they/them/their” when referring to more than one person, but this pronoun can also be used in the singular form. Before you say that this isn’t grammatically correct and doesn’t sound right, I want to ask you if you noticed that I used a form of the singular “they” in the previous paragraph. If you didn’t, that shows just how often we use the singular “they” already. You may still believe that non-binary pronouns are grammatically incorrect or otherwise wrong to use. However, changes in language are far from uncommon. Sophomore linguistics major Will O’Connell, who asked to be identified by a pseudonym, says that although language changes often face backlash when they are first introduced, people will incorporate them into their language as time goes by. “We need as many people as possible reinforcing this change in our language. In this case, the

incorporation of more inclusive and appropriate gender pronouns is a necessary change — one that must be carried out to meet the needs of our society. Those who do not adapt to this new change will be left behind as our language advances ahead of them.”

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[A] major problem is the lack of knowledge and respect for nonbinary pronouns.”

Everyone can and should do their part to help stop misgendering from happening. One of the best things that you can do is to incorporate the use of singular “they” into your vocabulary as much as possible.

“They” is a specific pronoun for many people, but it is also widely regarded as a universal gender-neutral pronoun that can and should be used in situRODERICK COOK ations where you don’t know someone’s pronouns. This goes “they.” Take this opportunity to hand in hand with another im- spread the knowledge that asportant practice: not assuming suming gender and pronouns someone’s gender or pronouns can be a really harmful practice to many people! It’s these based on their appearance. Imagine that you are walk- types of interactions that can ing down Locust Walk and you make a large-scale change for see someone wearing a beauti- the better. These types of changes may ful dress. When describing this dress and the person wearing seem small, but they are exit later to your friend, you may tremely important and worth say, “She was wearing the most the effort in reshaping the way gorgeous dress!” The assump- that we speak. By incorporating tion of the person’s gender and these kinds of practices into our pronouns is based on what our academic and social spaces, we society typically expects people can make Penn a more welcomof certain genders to look like ing place for all people. or wear. Instead, try saying, “They were wearing the most RODERICK COOK is a College sophomore from Nesquehoning, gorgeous dress!” This may take some getting Pa., studying gender, sexuality used to. Your friend may even and women’s studies. Their email ask why you used singular address is rodcookdp@gmail.com.

YOUR VOICE Please, stop changing your profile pictures

on’t get me wrong — I think that the sentiment expressed by Eve Bowers comes from a truly generous and caring place. I have been touched by how much the Penn community seems to want to reach out and speak about mental illness. The people changing their profile picture have been incredibly courageous and kind. But if this conversation is going to happen, there needs to be mutual understanding of, and clarity on, the facts. While I would never try to speak to everyone suffering from some form of mental illness, I know that I haven’t been alone in my reaction to this movement. I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder almost a year ago, and with post-traumatic stress disorder almost eight years ago. But when I look in the mirror, I think I look damn good. I don’t suffer from an eating disorder or a series of existential crises. I feel depressed not because Facebook is projecting some sense of perfection, but because my brain

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saw “The Social Network” with my mom right after it came out in 2010. I walked out of the theatre raving about how interesting and insightful the movie had been, while my mom, admittedly not a Facebook user, insisted that she “didn’t really get what the big deal was.” My dad, similarly, has made dozens of pointed comments about the amount of time my generation spends on Facebook. Like watching “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” (another one of my guilty pleasures), my dad sees Facebook as nothing more than a waste of time. And he’s right. Sometimes, Facebook is a waste of time. Spending hours scrolling through your newsfeed, mindlessly liking statuses or changing your profile picture is not the most prudent use of our time as college students. As I have reminded my parents on many occasions, however, I am constantly amazed by the good that can be found on Facebook. Facebook is a powerful tool, giving us a platform to share just about anything with just about anyone. Through Facebook, I have discovered insightful news articles that have profoundly impacted the way I think. I have watched inspiring videos that remind me to be thankful for all I have been afforded in life. I have vicariously taken in others’ study abroad experiences by looking through my friends’

photos. I have connected and reconnected with friends and family around the world. Facebook was the mechanism by which much of the Arab Spring was made possible, allowing people to organize, plan and broadcast to entire populations. On June 8, 2010, Wael Ghonim, a resident of Dubai, found a startling and upsetting picture on Facebook of Khaled Mohamed Said, a 28-year-old from Alexandria who had been beaten to death by Egyptian police. His bloodied and disfigured face was posted on Facebook for the world to see and stood as a symbol of the revolution. Without hesitation, Ghonim created a Facebook page in honor of Said, calling it “Kullena Khaled Said” — “We Are All Khaled Said.” It is on Facebook that Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton publishes his portraits, making New York City — and the entire world — feel a little bit smaller and human beings a little bit more relatable. On my newsfeed, I have discovered articles, videos, Buzzfeed lists and pictures that have made me laugh, cry, empathize and understand. I am able to express sympathy when a friend on the other side of the country has lost a loved one and joy when a family member has gotten engaged. I’ll never forget a friend’s birthday again. I’ll see photos of my cousin’s newborn twins months before I get to see them in person. No matter your stance on

Facebook, its impact is undeniable. In celebration of Facebook’s 10th anniversary this year, USA Today quipped that the year was not 2014, but actually “10 A.F. – After Facebook.” With over a billion users throughout the world, Facebook has changed the trajectory of technology use in our everyday lives — forever. According to a study recently published by Princeton University, Facebook is likely to lose 80 percent of its users by 2017. As evidence of its future demise, researchers point to MySpace, a fad which many of us — myself included — took part in back in the earlier years of the new millennium. The study, which makes the analogy of a social network spreading like a disease then quickly dying out, found that Facebook is “just beginning to show the onset of an abandonment phase.”

does not produce serotonin in the same way or in the same amount as most people’s brains do. The cause of my depression is not external, and it certainly isn’t Facebook. The words used in the article about the Michigan study, and in the many photo captions now mentioning that article, are incredibly misleading. Facebook can, and does, make people sad. It does not, however, make them depressed. Logging on to that ubiquitous site does not send a magical signal to anyone’s brain to alter their chemistry. The Michigan study focused on the “moment-to-moment” satisfaction and well-being of its participants. As the authors of the study are quick to mention, there was no correlation between depression and Facebook usage. If anything, Facebook lets us feel connected to the outside world on those days when we can’t even get out of bed. If you want to show your support, go hug your friends and tell them that you love them, even if you can’t understand what they’re going through. Don’t treat depression like sadness or insecurity, because it is neither. It’s an illness, and one that affects far more of us than we readily admit. NICOLE HAMMONS College ‘15

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On my newsfeed, I have discovered articles, videos, Buzzfeed lists and pictures that have made me laugh, cry, empathize and understand.” Personally, I hope they’re wrong. I’m not advocating excessive use of Facebook. When overused, Facebook is undoubtedly a detriment to our lives. When used thoughtfully, however, it can be a force of change. Facebook can make 6,000 miles seem close. Facebook can be the platform on which a political protest is organized and publicized. And Facebook can make us think — really think — about the world around us.

HANNAH ROSENFELD is a College freshman from Tokyo, Japan. Her email address is hannahro@sas.upenn.edu.

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Students see unity in Ukraine BY SAMUEL BYERS Staff Writer

good anywhere whether you support Russia or not,” she said. Leonid Rudnytzky, a professor of Ukrainian studies, is amazed to see the unity that the protests have brought to the Ukrainian people. “This revolution — if you want to call it that — has brought Ukrainians together of all walks of life and from all regions,” he said. “There used to be this great divide between east and west in Ukraine. This divide is slowly but surely disappearing because [so many people] hate Yanukovych — even people in his own party — and everyone wants to be part of Europe.” Rudnytzky was born in Lviv, Ukraine and immigrated to the United States following World War II. Before coming to Penn, he taught central and eastern European studies both at LaSalle University and the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, Germany. Many of his former students and colleagues have joined in the Euromaidan protests, and he joked that perhaps if he were 10 or 20 years younger, he would be there too, comparing the feel-

ings of pride and unity in the country today to those that came at the fall of the USSR. “Growing up in America you’re so used to democracy — what the people want really matters,” said Taya Hnateyko, a College sophomore and granddaughter of four Ukrainian immigrants. “The people there want to join the European Union, they want democracy, they don’t want a dictatorship. “Everything in UkrainianAmerican life right now is surrounding that,” said Hnateyko, who studies Ukranian with Rudnytzky. She said that people were supporting each other, adding she felt like “everyone’s on the same page.” “The feeling of unity has never been that strong before,” Rudnytzky added.

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Amid protests against the Ukrainian government, Penn students and a faculty member from the country see a renewed sense of unity in the eastern European state. The students and faculty member feel that the over two months of protests caused the traditionally oppositional eastern and the western regions of the country to agree in an unprecedented fashion. Protests against Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s decision to reject a proposed trade agreement with the European Union have entered their 11th week in Kiev, the country’s capital. Despite the bitter cold and police brutality, demonstrators continue to occupy Independence Square in the heart of the city. Yanukovych’s November rejection of the EU deal in favor of developing closer economic and political ties to Russia sparked the protests. However, the protests have since grown in size and scope from demonstrations in support of European partnership into larger uprisings against the perceived corruption and abuses of the Yanukovych regime. "[Kiev feels] different because you have a military-style camp in the middle of the city,” Russian history doctoral candidate Iuliia Skubytska said, recalling her trip home last month to visit friends and family. “The whole camp itself was a symbol that something is completely wrong with the country.” Skubytska grew up in eastern Ukraine, home to a sizable population of ethnic Russians who migrated to the region while the country was part of the Soviet Union. She studied and worked in Kiev for several years before coming to Penn to earn her doc-

torate. Many of her friends from college still live in Kiev today and are taking part in the ongoing “Euromaidan” protests, which is how the protests are referred to in Ukraine. She recalled how the protests have united many people in the city and across the country, describing how people came, protested and offered food, hot drinks and shelter to the protesters. Many offered medical assistance to injured protesters, Skubytska said, since those taken to a hospital are often arrested and brought before a judge before they even have a chance to see a doctor. She said many in the Russified eastern regions support the anti-government protesters, but are unable to stage demonstrations because the local governments back President Yanukovych and disperse demonstrators by force. “When the protest became a protest against beating innocent people, many people in the Eastern regions began to support [them] because unlimited power in the hands of the police is not

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UA debates ethics of Penn’s tobacco investments BY KRISTEN GRABARZ Staff Writer At their meeting on Sund ay, t he Underg r aduat e Assembly debated whether Penn should divest from its investments in tobacco companies. The University Council in engaged in an ongoing discussion of tobacco divestment . Legal Stud ies and Business Ethics professor Dia na R ober t son and philosophy professor Michael Weisberg brought the topic to the floor of the UA, encouraging the members to support the ban on Tobacco divestment. Some peer institutions like Harvard and Stanford have policies against invest i ng i n tobacco comp a n ie s . Pe n n d o e s not , m a k i ng it t he on l y one o f t he t o p f i ve me d ic a l schools in the countr y to l ac k a t o b a c c o r e st r ic tion, Weisberg said. Penn has not d ivest ed it s assets since 2006, when the Un iver sit y w it hd r ew i n-

vestments from seven oil compa n ies op er at i ng i n Sudan in response to the genocide being committed in Darfur. Weisberg said that to bacco companies engineer cigarettes to be more addictive and target children aged 13 to 17 in their advertisements. “The term ‘moral evil’ should be applied here,” Weisberg said. “It is something that conflicts with University values.” Engineer ing f reshman Alex George said that tobacco companies’ actions are not a “moral evil,” but rather natural to an econom ic m a rket . “ B y d i s so c i at i ng ou r selve s , we lose something — mostly financial returns,” George sa id. Universit y Council will discuss divestment at a meeting next week. T he UA a l s o ad d e d a new member to its ranks. Following the resignation o f C ol le ge ju n ior D a n i elle Golub, her seat w ill be filled by College junior Kyle Webster.

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‘Giving selfishly’ through app Undergraduate group encourages Wharton students to give more BY KRISTEN GRABARZ Staff Writer The Wharton Undergraduate Giving Society wants you to “pay it forward.” WUGS will launch a new app on Monday which they hope will promote a culture of giv ing in business and education. Called the Giving Board, the app facilitates helpful exchanges between Wharton students. The app welcomes a wide range of nontagible gifts, from academic help to travel advice. The group seeks to spread the notion of “giving selfishly,” a term coined by management professor Ada m Grant in his book, “Give and Take ,” from which many of WUGS’s objectives stemmed. A selfish giver does not expect immediate gratification, but builds up good will unintentionally over the long run through generous and helpful behavior, Grant writes. “A core message behind Adam Grant’s book is that even if you’re naturally a taker and you’re skeptical of being taken advantage of,

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The Wharton Undergraduate Giving Society is holding a Give-a-Thon in Huntsman Hall this week, which will feature free food and philanthropy. in the community setting, even when you start out as a taker, you feel the need to reciprocate because that’s just human tendency,” Wharton senior Yasmina Abdel-Malek said.

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ies with inspiring messages encouraging people to “Give a hug!” or “Give a smile!” On Thursday, W UGS w ill have a Secret Givers table, where people can arrange donations to charitable organizations on behalf of another person. WUGS will also distribute about 200 “Giving Wristbands,” which people can pass along to those who do them favors in lieu of saying thank you. Abdel-Malek, Wharton senior Mijana Djurdjevic and College and Wharton senior Taylor McConnell, founded WUGS after taking Grant’s O r ga n i zat ion a l Beh av ior class in 2012. As part of the class, they participated in a consulting project involving some organizational issue w ithin a company. AbdelMalek, Djurdjevic and McConnell decided to study W har ton. Their research developed into an independent study, which became a precursor to WUGS itself. “Wharton has an image that’s cutthroat and competitive, but that’s not necessarily true,” Djurdjevic said. “We want to prove that.” Of f icially for med last spring, WUGS co-hosted one of Wharton’s monthly Wonderful Wednesdays, a networking event for Wharton students, and held an event called Giving Wars where people posted sticky notes on a board asking for or offering help. The group also organized an MBA breakfast panel that drew forty attendees. In the future, Abdel-Malek, Djurdjevic and McConnell hope to turn the app into a tab on the W UGS website which will be integrated with their Facebook page. It will feature a forum where individuals can share their own stories of giving. So far, the Wharton community has greeted WUGS positively. “I can’t wait to see the cha nges it br i ngs t o t he W h a r t o n c o m m u n i t y,” W h a r t on f r e sh m a n M at thew Immerso said. “WUGS can bring us together into a tighter knit community.”

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The ARCH auditorium can have row seating akin to a typical lecture hall, and those rows can be pushed into storage units in the back of the room to clear space for several large, round tables. This space is “indispensable” for SAIL courses because of its “f lexibil[ity],” Binns explained. In Pemantle’s class, students sit at round tables, nine to a table, in assigned groups of three to four that rotate every few weeks. During class, students discuss problems in groups. The professor and teaching assistants circulate among the tables, answering students’ questions whenever they come up. Prior to class, students are expected to have completed readings in the textbook , watched online lectures and completed short quizzes in the online platform accompaniment to the textbook. The online lectures include some from professor Robert Ghrist’s popular Coursera course “Calculus: Single Variable.” In class, Pemantle may re-

Sacko was told he had a leg fracture at Mercy Philadelphia Hospital’s emergency room. Sacko also claims that he was injured in his neck, shoulder, chest, back and head, and also suffered emotional damages. Sacko is suing the defendants for charges related to assault and battery, intentional infliction of severe emotional distress and excessive force. The University and the Division of Public Safety, which oversees the Penn Police Department, declined to comment on the case due to Penn’s policy not to comment on ongoing litigation. Sacko’s law yer, Anthony Lopresti , could not be reached for comment.

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view some particularly difficult concepts or problems from the previous class. Primarily, however, time is spent having students solve worksheets, which encourages them to think, brainstorm and collaborate in groups. Improvisation is a key part of SAIL, though, despite it being “structured.” Pemantle explained that if he finds that multiple groups of students aren’t comprehending a certain problem, he’ll take the time to go over it for the whole class. “Some things can be planned, but it can’t be too rigid,” he said. Giving feedback Student reactions to SAIL so far are decidedly mixed. “[I like that you] can learn at your own pace at home,” said College freshman Cassidy Golden, a student in Pemantle’s class, citing that it could be helpful for slower learners. Her classmate, College f r e sh m a n E m i ly Mol loy , thought the “problem-centered aspect” of class was nice. “I think problems are the most important thing [for

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math],” Golden added, appreciating that one could receive more help on problems in class. However, Molloy thought it was “more time-consuming” to watch the lectures on her own time outside of class. Nursing freshman Ian McCurry, who is in another section of active learning MATH 104, agreed. “[MATH 104] takes a lot more time outside of class than any of my other courses — and even then I still feel I don’t have that great of a grasp on it,” he said, citing the lack of a “formal” lecture as resulting in confusion on topics. Pemantle said that for this semester, the students who signed up for active learning sections were not notified of the different method of teaching before class began. “I do wish they had told you,” College freshman Talia Beck , who is in Pemantle’s section, said. “If I had known, I probably would have avoided [it],” she added, pointing out that she thinks it would be more beneficial for the class

to review concepts than to do problems. ‘SAIL’ into the future For now, Penn’s selection of SAIL courses include math, physics, chemistry and bioengineering. Biology professor Philip Rea is currently teaching a SAIL biochemistr y course Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the ARCH auditorium. However, some f acu lt y prefer their own traditional teaching methods. Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Dennis DeTurck pointed out that these faculty are not necessarily hostile to the concept, but may “wait and see what’s going to happen” with current SAIL courses before they decide whether to adopt the course. Moving for ward, professors f rom non- STEM de partments, like earth and environmental science, economics and political science, have expressed interest in tr ying out active learning courses. “[It’s] kind of a grassroots level spreading [among fac-

ulty],” Bruce Lenthall, executive director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, said. While current SAIL classes are predominantly introductory, in the future “there’s certainly interest and enthusiasm for doing higher level courses in new ways,” DeTurck said. Lenthall has three major goals for the future of SAIL at Penn: creating “really strong” SAIL courses, transforming and improving student learning through these courses and getting faculty more interested in active learning. DeTurck agreed with Lenthall, adding that data needs to be collected for SAIL to be evidence-based, answering the question: “Do students learn better through SAIL?” Binns said that pending the expansion and popularity of SAIL, Penn is looking for more rooms around campus that can be modified like the ARCH auditorium. “We truly think this teaching has a lot of potential,” Binns said. “We want to offer more to our students.”

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Prominent players primed to power Penn HENRY from page 10

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Despite a disappointing season thus far, senior forward Fran Dougherty and the rest of Penn basketball are looking to fight through the rest of the Ivy League season. The numbers don’t particularly favor the Quakers, but Dougherty wasn’t entirely wrong when he said that the team is still in the championship race.

Save the heartbreakers for later PHILLIPS from page 10 ach-turning, heart-pounding marathon — the ultimate drama. For Harvard, whose lofty expectations of a perfect Ivy record were impossible to live up to. For Cornell, who is just try-

Penn will give CHOP a check in two months

ing to get to the season’s finish line. And for Penn, whose fortunes f luctuate seemingly from minute to minute. Numbers say that the Quakers, based on the amount the team coughs up the rock and their poor defensive efficiency, don’t have a shot. But don’t tell that to Penn. “We’re still in the Ivy race,” Penn senior captain Fran Dougherty said, and he’s right. In the Quakers’ first sweep at an Ivy weekend since March 2-3, 2012, the Red and Blue won in different ways, with offense

on Friday and strong defense Saturday. They are finally starting to look like the team that fans and critics expected to see at the start of the year. Just as millions of people around the world put their hang-ups about relationships on hold, ignore all the reasons why Penn will probably lay an egg and break hearts in the process. For a week, enjoy Dougherty’s performance from Saturday. That urge that Penn fans are feeling to circle Friday the 21st, when Harvard enters the Cathedral? Em-

brace it. There will be time for heartbreak. It could happen on Friday at Yale, or Saturday at Brown, or later. But just like everyone else around this time of year, ignore it for a week and get your hopes up for this odd, emotionally taxing companion that is Penn basketball.

ef f or t of t wo a nd a h a l f months. Their most noticed ef for t for this cause took place on Feb. 4. 20 of the 34 members on the tea m shaved their heads while some of the players even shaved their fellow teammates’ heads. “We set a date and said that if we reach our goal, we were gonna shave our heads,” sophomore infielder Mike Vilardo said. “We got [our goal] pretty quickly and it was a way to assimilate

with the kids and be able to … help them feel comfortable in their own skin.” Not only did they shave their heads, but eight of the players — including Vilardo and Glenn — visited the pediatric cancer ward in CHOP. The baseball players visited with the kids and shared an afternoon of laughs and good cheer. “It was my personal highlight of the fall,” Vilardo said. “You know, being in college and being an athlete, you

have a lot of fun on and off the field but being able to give back to kids who are really fighting something is really special. “It was an eye-opening experience and made me really appreciate the little things especially my family and being here at Penn.” With the team working together, Yurkow is helping to affect the culture in the Penn baseball locker room. An event like this creates a sense of cohesion that mere

JOHN PHILLIP S is a senior English major from Philadelphia and is a senior staff writer for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at jphil2010@gmail. com.

the top third — there were questions about the team’s inexperience. The Quakers didn’t take long to put t hei r money where t hei r mout h was. Right off the bat, the team showed just how much it had improved with dominating wins over Williams and George Washington, two teams it lost to a year ago. Going into winter break with a perfect 3-0 record, there was some cause for optimism about this season’s success before the real test came during the Ivy slate. A win over Dartmouth on Jan. 11 was the first testament to how far this team had come. The 5-4 victory convinced Penn’s coaches that their team was on the road to glory. “We knew we had turned the corner there,” Wyant said. Just a few short weeks later, Penn squash made its biggest statement of the season. Up against Princeton, a team they hadn’t be at en i n 4 0 ye a r s , t he Quakers manhandled the Tigers in a 7-2 win just days before the 125th anniversar y of the Penn squash program. “This is the biggest win we’ve had,” Wyant said at the time. The win against Princeton put the Red and Blue in a situation few expected t h i s ye a r. T he Q u a ker s f i nd t hemselves i n contention for the Potter Cup this upcoming weekend, a competitive division of the CSA Team Championships that is reserved for the top eight teams in the entire country.

With a young nucleus of talent, Penn squash is now set up to continue its run of success and make itself a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Despite the success, Penn’s i mproved record and upset wins, the team has not yet proved that it has achieved a complete turnaround. But on the final Ivy weekend of the season, Penn beat Columbia, 5-4, showing without a doubt that the Red and Blue had turned the corner. “We’ve all come together,” Wyant said. “This has been a complete and total turnaround.” With the win against Columbia, no one can make exc u se s t h at P r i nc et on was short-handed or that the Quakers’ success this season was a f luke. Penn squash has found its weaknesses and addressed them sufficiently. Penn may f ind itself counted among the best eight squash teams in the country for the first time in five years. However, the Quakers still have a lot to change if they want to continue trending upwards. The top of the ladder remains an ongoing problem. The top two positions managed only two wins the entire season combined. Additionally, the young players at the top of the ladder must continue to improve in order to start contributing more wins to Penn’s squad. Penn men’s squash may not be ready to take away a win at the Potter Cup this weekend, but if the team continues on its upward trajector y, the Cup looks well within its sights in the near future. CORE Y HENRY is an Engineering freshman from Coral Springs, Fla. and is a staff writer for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at dpsports@thedp. com

offseason workouts and conditioning can’t accomplish. “A lot of the g uys have bought in,” Glenn said with a big smile. “Ever yone thought it was a good team thing and everyone thought it was good cause, which is the best thing.” With this fundraiser, the Red and Blue have set a positive tone heading into the season. And in the minds of the players, there was no better way to unite and band together under a cause. In this

way, they have not only bettered themselves, but also the kids whom they look forward to delivering a $10,000 check to in two months. For the Quakers, it’s all about the kids. “[We] just want to be able to show [the kids] that we are here for them, fighting the cancer with them,” Vilardo said. “Obv iously we ca n’t do what they are doing, but we want them to know that they are our idols.”

Baron take over on the road against Cornell and Columbia, it will be particularly important to see how Baron a nd f r e sh m a n sen s at ion Sydney Stipanov ich mesh on offense with the Red and Blue back at the Palestra. Yale’s balanced attack will force Pen n t o f ig ht even ha rder to st ay in a f irstplace tie. Spor ts Editor R iley Steele: It’s difficult not to agree with you, Steven. The Penn women’s basketball t e a m h a s b e en phenom enal this season, and the fact that the squad has put together two six-game winning streaks in the same season is a testament to how far Mike McLaughlin has brought the Quakers. But it’s impossible for me Osama Ahmed/Staff Photographer to believe that Penn men’s basketball’s matchup with Going into this weekend’s matchups with Yale and Brown, sophomore guard Tony Hicks looks to keep Penn’s momentum rolling after last weekend’s Yale isn’t the most impor- success. Against Yale last season, Hicks averaged 13.5 points per game as he emerged as a premier scoring threat for the Quakers down the stretch. tant game of the upcoming weekend. The Elis have won dogs and Cr imson have a and Harvard, we should be be the difference between Last season, Penn’s only four in a row, including a 1.5 game cushion over Penn focusing on the team that dancing in March and stay- Iv y losses outside of Harshocking seven-point victory in the standings right now. is in a virtual tie for the Ivy ing home in Philadelphia. vard and P r inceton came over Harvard in Cambridge A win for the Red and Blue crown. Of the two squads, A nd wh i le ever y ga me against the pesk y Elis, as this past weekend. Not only would change all that. Penn women’s basketball is important, Yale has dis- the Red and Blue fell both is Yale tied for first in the ST: But with men’s bas- has the best shot at an Ivy played the ability to trip up in Philadelphia and in New Ancient Eight, but the Bull- ketball behind both the Elis title and one slip-up could t he Qua ker s i n t he past . Haven. I f t his squad has

truly taken a step forward, the two Yale matchups will have to change from defeats to victories. RS: From now until the end of t he season, ever y Iv y weekend is crucial for P e n n m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l . Though that’s also the case for the women’s team, at least McLaughlin’s squad is currently sitting in the pole position at the top of the standings. On the men’s side, Penn is playing from behind. It’s true, the Quakers sit behind two teams — three if you include Brow n, but Penn is virtually tied with the Bears. Regardless, the Red and Blue have no margin for error between now and Mar. 11. We saw how well the Quakers played with t hei r col lect ive back s up against the wall last weekend against Cornell and Columbia, largely because the Red and Blue seemed aware that another Ivy loss likely dooms them. Both Penn and the Elis scored major wins last weekend to shoot themselves into the thick of the Iv y race. And on Saturday, both will be fighting tooth and nail to stay there. Verdict: There really is no right answer. Both games are going to have a major impact moving forward for each squad. The Quakers w ill have their hands f ull with the Elis on Friday.

BASEBALL from page 10 can see ‘Hey, he raised $300 today! That’s great.’” In their efforts, the Red a nd Blue shattered t hei r or ig inal goal of $5,0 0 0 by raising $9,700 in their short

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Time to forget Penn basketball’s flaws

JOHN PHILLIPS This is the time of year when you suspend all the cynicism. You have a date on Valentine’s Day, you were lucky enough to get a good reservation at a great restaurant downtown and you are excited. As you buy your date the standard chocolate and roses, you forget about that time you were sick a few years ago on Valentine’s Day and may or may not have ruined your date’s dress, and the time when your blind date turned out to be your best friend’s sister (awkward). Penn basketball takes on Yale on Friday, a matchup of young squads trying to keep the illusion of relevance up for yet another week. Each team wants a chance at turning a fling into something real. The Quakers always struggle against Yale, and this particular group of players still have a bad taste in their mouths from last year’s 68-59 loss in New Haven, a night which ended with tempers flaring for the squad on and off the court for the Red and Blue. Heartbreak has been common thus far for teams throughout the Ivy League, a reminder of how grueling and how much of a marathon the 14-game tournament known as the Ancient Eight can be. While the numbers said that going into this weekend, Penn wasn’t even part of the conversation, one sweep later, Penn is left in contention. The Ancient Eight is a visceral experience for all involved — like seeing your date for the first time and being wowed, or that pit in your stomach you feel when you realize she doesn’t feel the same way. Just listening to those on the losing end of a Saturday night Ivy League loss, it becomes clear how emotionally draining the 14-game tournament is. After last night’s loss to Penn, Columbia coach Kyle Smith was asked how he felt. Rather than sparing words, he simply said he felt crappy. After the presser ended, he said he wanted to get a cheesesteak, but he didn’t know if he’d be able to enjoy it after that loss. For the record, that’s the Philadelphia equivalent of drowning one’s sorrow in ice cream. Up in Cambridge, Harvard co-captain Brandyn Curry told the media following his team’s loss to Yale, “We feel that the league is won on Saturday nights. Those are always the toughest games, people are tired [since] you played last night. But it is definitely not an excuse. “Saturday nights, that is when you have to bring it and unfortunately we did not.” Yes, the 14-game tournament is a stomSEE PHILLIPS PAGE 9

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Junior pitcher Ronnie Glenn (bottom) spearheaded Penn baseball’s new fundraiser and has worked to create a page where every player’s contributions are tracked, promoting team feedback. Glenn worked closely with head coach John Yurkow to establish the fundraiser and went with seven teammates — including sophomore infielder Michael Vilardo (top) — to visit kids at CHOP.

BASEBALL | As the season nears, the Quakers find a way to better themselves and the lives of kids in real need

being a collegiate athlete. However, junior pitcher Ronnie Glenn and the rest of Penn baseball made it a point to realize just how lucky they are. In past years, the baseball team has played in the Miracle BY JIMMY LENGYEL Associate Sports Editor League, a baseball organization for handicapped and special The average day of an athlete needs children. While a rewardcan be rather stressful and ex- ing process, Glenn and new head hausting, making it hard to slow coach John Yurkow wanted to down and appreciate the joy of give a little more this year.

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Which upcoming Penn-Yale matchup is more important? BY STEVEN T YDINGS AND RILEY STEELE From The Daily Pennsylvanian’s sports blog, THE BUZZ F r id ay is going to be an important day for Penn basketball on both the men’s and women’s side. The first-place women’s squad will face a Yale squad that is just one game behind the triumvirate of the Quakers, Princeton and Harvard. Meanwhile, men’s basketball will also take on Yale and are just a game back of the Elis and Harvard. So we

dren’s Hospital of Pennsylvania. The event is an ongoing fundraiser in which all 34 members of the baseball team are actively engaged. “If you look at the fundraising page, it shows everyone who has donated,” Glenn said. “Everyone has their own page and it shows who on our team has contributed. [It’s] not a competition but guys SEE BASEBALL PAGE 9

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ask the question, which is the bigger Penn-Yale matchup, the women’s game or the men’s game? Senior Sports Editor Steven Tydings: While I saw firsthand the success of the men’s squad this weekend, I’ve got to go with the women’s team. Penn women’s basketball has looked like a well- oiled machine for the last few weeks and this matchup with the Elis will be a big test for the Quakers moving forward. A nd a f t er we saw A lyssa

“Our days of finishing seventh in the Ivies are over.” Penn squash coach Jack Wyant made the bold st atement to me as I attended the team’s first day of practice, began. At the time, I wasn’t sure what to think of it, but for some reason it stuck with me. A f ter last season’s 5 -12 disaster, there was plenty of reason for skepticism about the men’s squash team prospects. With only three upperclassmen playing on the ladder along with six underclassmen — including three sophomores playing in

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“Coach Yurkow approached me and asked me to contact this foundation and the guy involved there played baseball at [University of North Carolina] … and was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer,” Glenn said. “Now he has 36 college baseball teams … raising money for child cancer research.” Glenn organized a new type of event to fundraise for pediatric cancer research and the Chil-

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Sophomore Augie Frank is just one of the young players likely to contribute to the future success of men’s squash. Frank has fought his way to a 7-5 record, playing primarly at the No. 3 spot.

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