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Fraternities face harsher sanctions for missing education programs IFC will bar frats from intiating new members ASHLEY AHN Staff Reporter

After years of low turnout among fraternity members at educational programs, Penn’s Interfraternity Council will bar fraternity chapters from officially initiating new members until New Member Education requirements are fulfilled. The IFC also adjusted requirements and finetuned the sign-up process for its NME programs.

The six-week NME process,

which began this year on Jan. 28, consists of workshops on sexual and mental health that new members must attend before being officially initiated into their fraternities. The Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault workshop was mandatory for all new members this year, which is a change from last year’s policy, where MARS was one of nine events offered, from which fraternities had to choose three to attend.

In 2017, the MARS workshop was required for everyone.

Out of the workshops hosted by Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health Services, and

Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives, fraternities must also choose two additional workshops for all new members to attend.

Although IFC sets clear attendance requirements each year, it has historically struggled to get fraternities at Penn to comply. Last year, the IFC tried to combat poor attendance by softening the rules, allowing chapters to pick which events they wanted to attend to satisfy the three total required of them. The previous year, the IFC took a firmer stance, publicly releasing the attendance rates of the fraternities that did not satisfy the requirements. The IFC

also theoretically could impose a fine and require chapters to schedule make-up workshops. Only five out of 27 fraternities managed to meet the NME attendance requirements in 2017.

This year, the IFC is taking a harsher stance in threatening to bar new members from being officially initiated and reinstating requirements, but has streamlined the signup process.

A structural change this year includes collaboration with Student Wellness Services, which did not SEE IFC PAGE 8

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Brian Schmitt (left), Danny Leiser (middle), and James Hiebert (right) explain the need for fraternity members to attend New Member Education.

Bryan Stevenson, justice advocate, to speak at Penn’s 2019 Commencement He has argued successful SCOTUS cases JULIE COLEMAN & SARAH FORTINSKY Deputy News Editor & Executive Editor

Award-winning author and criminal justice reform advocate Bryan Stevenson will give the commencement speech at Penn’s graduation ceremony on May 20, Vice President and University Secretary Leslie Kruhly announced in a press release.

Stevenson will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the event.

Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, which has led the fight to eliminate unfair sentencing and to exonerate innocent incarcerated people on death row. In March 2018, Stevenson came to Penn to speak at a #FreeMeekMill-inspired event in Irvine Auditorium, where supporters gathered to advocate for the Philadelphia rapper’s release.

Stevenson has also won sev-

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New CAPS director prepares for the role Eells was interviewed by students during hiring processs HALEY SUH Senior Reporter

During the nine-month search for a new Counseling and Psychological Services executive director, several Penn student leaders were closely involved in the hiring and evaluation process for the position’s final candidates.

Leaders from the Undergraduate Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly,

and Penn Wellness interviewed several final candidates, including Gregory Eells, who was the executive director of Cornell University’s Counseling and Psychological Services for more than 15 years. Eells will assume the position in March, replacing CAPS Deputy Executive Director Meeta Kumar.

UA President and College senior Michael Krone was one of the handful of students who led an interview for all final candidates.

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Former first-gen., low-income student, Lo takes helm of inaugural office

Penn First Plus announced May 2018 SETH SCHUSTER Staff Reporter

Marc Lo, the inaugural director of the Penn First Plus Office, knows what it’s like to be a first generation, low-income student.

Now leading the office, which was created to improve the experiences of FGLI students, Lo plans to lean on his personal experiences to bolster Penn’s FGLI initiatives.

Lo assumed the position on Jan. 1 after Penn announced his hire in November 2018. The founding of the Penn First Plus Office in May 2018, referred to as P1P, came on the heels of the news that a recordhigh one in seven students admitted to the Class of 2022 identify as the first in their family to attend college.

Lo said he empathizes with FGLI students because he faced challenges paying for college as an undergraduate student at Northeastern University. He mentioned how popularized terms, such as “FGLI” and “highly-aided,” were unfamiliar to him during his undergraduate years. That changed when he decided to pursue a master’s

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Students have highlighted issues with Career Services and have also recently indicated a need for more resources in the Greenfield Intercultural Center’s textbook lending library.

degree in higher education at New York University.

“It wasn’t until a class on diversity in higher education that I learned that I was considered [FGLI] by Northeastern,” Lo said. “That experience was pretty eye-opening — I had one idea of where I sat on the socioeconomic spectrum, but other folks thought I was someplace else.”

His main objective as the first executive director of Penn First Plus is to tackle issues FGLI students face

that are specific to Penn.

“We want to identify the barriers, bumps, and potholes on the journey to a Penn degree — where are our students struggling?” Lo said.

Lo said financial concerns will be central to the office’s objectives, but added that he wants to focus on Penn’s culture and how that impacts the FGLI experience.

“What we need to talk about as a community is the role that our culture plays in making our students —

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including FGLI students — feel as though they are playing catch-up or need to compete,” Lo said. “Places like Penn have a strong achievement orientation, and that can lead to unfair expectations around academic performance and what success looks or feels like — the Penn Face.”

Before joining Penn’s faculty, Lo was the assistant director for assessment and evaluation at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning at

Brown University.

“I was drawn to Penn by the uniqueness of the opportunity to work at the intersections of academic and student life in support of FGLI students, as well as the enthusiasm of the community for P1P’s mission,” Lo said. “I’m excited to build something new and innovate in partnership with students, faculty, and staff.”

Penn First, a student organization for FGLI students on campus, said they are working with Lo to determine how the office can work to improve the experiences of FGLI students.

“As of now, we are working with Dr. Lo to determine the best way that Penn First and Penn First Plus can both serve the FGLI community as the office establishes its presence on campus,” the Penn First board wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. “Of course, the end goal is to create an office that offers the space and resources that will allow FGLI students to succeed to their fullest potential.”

In the past, students have highlighted issues with Career Services, such as how on-campus recruitment and unpaid internships affect students who identify as FGLI. Students have also recently indicated a

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need for more resources in the Greenfield Intercultural Center’s textbook lending library.

This semester, Lo wants to strengthen partnerships with other university offices — including the Vice Provost for University Life, Student Financial Services, the Penn Libraries, and Penn Admissions — to develop new initiatives through the Penn First Plus Office.

Lo also noted how Penn has recently addressed financial concerns of FGLI students. He pointed to the yearly increased socioeconomic diversity of students, as well as smaller initiatives such as the GIC library.

“In some senses, Penn is on par with or ahead of many of the institutions we consider our peers,” Lo said. “We can and should continue to learn from those institutions who have a strong history of serving a larger group of FGLI students.”

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Penn gun control advocates lobby Senator Pat Toomey

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Members of Penn’s March for Our Lives group (center) met with two staffers of Senator Pat Tooomey (R-Pa.) on Jan. 30. Toomey has been involved with previous fights for stricter gun control.

Four Penn students traveled to Center City GRANT BIANCO Staff Reporter

The newly formed March for Our Lives group at Penn held a meeting with United States Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to lobby for greater action against gun violence.

Three members of the group — Jay Falk, Michael Nevett, and Beatrice Forman — held a meeting with two of the senator’s staffers at his Center City office on Jan. 30, stressing the importance of passing a recently introduced bill that expands background checks on all gun sales.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), would require background checks on almost all firearm purchases nationwide, with the exception of transactions between law enforcement officers and close relatives.

Although the Pennsylvania senator has sponsored several gun control amendments, students of the Penn chapter said it was difficult to determine whether their recent trip to Toomey’s office was successful in swaying the politician to support stricter gun control efforts.

Toomey has been involved in previous fights for stricter gun

laws. In 2013, he and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) introduced the Manchin-Toomey Bill, which expanded the scope of firearm background checks. But the bill failed to win enough votes to avoid a filibuster, and was voted down 5446 mostly due to unfounded fears that it would create a national gun registry.

Vice President of Penn’s chapter of March For Our Lives and College freshman Jay Falk said one of the reasons the group chose to make the trip was because Toomey has been “very moderate” on the issue of gun reform in the past.

“This is an opportunity to show his constituents that he still cares about gun violence,” Falk said.

Toomey has described the issue of gun control as an “important matter of public safety,” and has expressed his desire to enact legislation while also protecting Second Amendment rights.

The meeting was arranged by Penn’s March For Our Lives Advocacy Director and College freshman Michael Nevett, who was on the cover of Time magazine for his gun control activism. He said that given the current political climate and Democratic gains from the 2018 midterm elections, this was the right time to hold the meeting.

“Universal background checks have been a huge issue, and we

finally have a House of Representatives that is going to act on it,” Nevett said of the newly inaugurated Democratic-majority House.

“But I wanted to take that to the Senate, because people hadn’t really been focusing on [it].”

Although the issue of changing America’s gun laws draws passion from both sides, the idea of universal background checks is uncontroversial among the American populace, with 97 percent of Americans supporting the idea in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. in 2018, according to a 2018 Quinnipiac University poll.

Penn’s March For Our Lives chapter President and College sophomore Rachel Steinig, who did not attend the lobbying trip, said the purpose of the meeting was to “gauge whether or not [Toomey is] planning on supporting the universal background checks bill, and urge him to support it.”

Wharton junior Shoshanna Israel, who is not a member of the group but accompanied them to Toomey’s office, said the significance of gun violence, as well as her previous experience interning on Capitol Hill, inspired her involvement with the group’s meeting.

“You just gotta keep the pressure going,” Israel said.

Only seven Penn graduates serve in Congress GRANT BIANCO Staff Reporter

While Penn graduates often flock towards Wall Street and finance jobs, there is one workplace Penn alumni rarely end up — Capitol Hill.

There are currently only seven Penn alumni in Congress, and all of them serve in the United States House of Representatives. According to data compiled by The Daily Pennsylvanian, out of 106 total Ivy League alumni in Congress, half are Harvard University graduates, 17 are Yale University graduates, both Princeton University and Dartmouth College are tied at eight, and Penn sports seven representatives.

The seven Penn graduates are Pennsylvania Democrats Conor Lamb, a 2006 College graduate and 2009 Penn Law School graduate, Mary Gay Scanlon, a 1984 Penn Law graduate, and Matt Cartwright, a 1986 Penn Law graduate. 1997 College graduate Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), 1985 Wharton MBA David Trone (D-Md.), 2004 Wharton graduate Trey Hollingsworth (R-Ind.), and 1969 Wharton MBA David Scott (D-Ga.) are all also currently serving in the House.

Of the 15 Senators with Ivy League undergraduate degrees, none are Penn alumni.

Political science professor Dan Hopkins said while “Washington has long been demonized as a creature of elites,” Ivy League graduates do not necessarily have a harder time on the campaign trail.

“The Ivy League, despite constant political attacks, still has a very good brand,” Hopkins said, citing a previous survey he conducted that found voters appreciate Ivy League degrees. “You do run into rhetorical tropes against these places, but I haven’t seen significant evidence that it’s actually a liability on the campaign trail.”

Rather, Hopkins thinks the small group of Penn alumni in Congress may be a result of Penn’s strong reputation for business and consulting.

“On the margin, Penn has a very, very strong reputation in business,” Hopkins said. “I think that students who are especially interested in politics as a vocation, they may find Washington, D.C. or a place like Georgetown [University] or George Washington [University] a bit more attractive.”

Hopkins added that while Penn has “fellows and programs for people interested [in politics],” the lack of an undergraduate school dedicated to public policy may affect the

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eral United States Supreme Court cases he argued, most recently in a historic ruling that banned mandatory life-without-parole prison sentences for children 17 and younger. Stevenson is the recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. He has earned 29 honorary doctoral degrees, including those from Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University.

Some students say Penn is making a powerful statement by choosing an advocate for social justice and prison reform as this year’s speaker. President of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Haley Pilgrim, who is part of the Speaker Advisory Group and the University Council Committee on Honorary Degrees, said she is “excited that Penn made such a strong statement” by choosing Stevenson as this year’s commencement speaker.

“I think right now there’s a lot of painful things [being] done by the government so we are in an environment that feels stymied for a lot of people,” said Pilgrim, who is also a fourth-year sociology Ph.D. candidate. “To choose someone who is such a social justice activist and has done so much for marginalized people, for the poor, for people of color, and for children of color, it’s a powerful statement.”

Undergraduate Assembly President and College senior Michael Krone, who sits on both commencement groups along with Pilgrim, said Stevenson will deliver “a really strong positive message for students.”

“After doing a quick Google search of who Bryan Stevenson is, it was like ‘How cow, this guy is really cool,’” Krone said, adding that he recently watched Stevenson’s 2012 Ted Talk, which focused on racial imbalances in America’s justice systems.

Penn Law School professor Claire Finkelstein said she has invited Stevenson to speak in her classes multiple times after hear-

college choices of aspirational politicians.

One of the Penn programs dedicated to encouraging students to pursue careers in public service is the Penn in Washington program, which helps College students find internships on Capitol Hill.

Executive Director of the Penn in Washington Program Deirdre Martinez said students often feel frustrated with the possibility of a career in public service.

“There’s a lot of recruiting that happens on campus, and there are a lot of compelling reasons to go to New York,” Martinez said. “Going to D.C. is the more complicated path.”

While Penn alumni are not currently joining Congress in large numbers, campus political leaders said there are many students on campus who harbor political aspirations.

President of Penn Democrats and College sophomore EJ Carlson said there are “definitely” a large number of people in the group’s membership who are interested in public service, including a potential stint on Capitol Hill.

“Based on the places that a lot of [Penn] Dems members are interning at — campaign offices or Congressional offices — I think people definitely see themselves serving a future in public service,” Carlson said.

ing his guest lecture when she as a student at Yale Law School.

As she got to know him better, Finkelstein “realized that [Stevenson’s] inspirational oratory was born of the deepest commitment to the rights of the individuals he represented as well as his commitment to civil rights,” she wrote in an email. “[His] dedication puts those of us to shame who have chosen to support the battle for civil rights from the sidelines, namely as academics rather than by engaging in the hand-to-hand combat of litigation.”

Other students applauded that Stevenson was speaker without strong political leanings.

“GPA is excited by Penn’s selection of Bryan Stevenson as the commencement speaker this year,” Government and Politics Association President and College sophomore Justin Greenman said. “We think he will be an inspiring and educational choice beyond the recent, more politically partisan speakers.”

Students have previously criticized Penn for choosing speakers with left-leaning political ideologies.

Wharton sophomore Sara Michaels said she watched Stevenson speak three years ago when he came to her high school for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “It was really inspiring to see what he has done and the impact he has had on the world,” Michaels said. “I remember being moved to tears, and a lot of my fellow classmates were as well.”

Michaels added that Penn graduates will be sent off to “join the real world” after hearing Stevenson’s message about social justice.

College sophomore Charles Thomas said he hadn’t heard about Stevenson before he was announced as 2019 commencement speaker. He added, however, that he’s still looking forward to learning about Stevenson.

“So many people are interested in the fact that he is coming, so whatever he has to say will have to be good, so I’m excited to hear it,” Thomas said.

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Penn grad students ‘PREP’ former incarcerated people for entrepreneurship

Low turnout in UA special election

The 10-week program is run through SP2

Just 5 percent of eligible voters cast ballots

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For the last four years, the Penn Restorative Entrepreneurship Program has been dedicated to fostering former inmates’ entrepreneurial passions.

A 10-week intensive program run by Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice, PREP aims to teach previously incarcerated individuals, referred to as “participants,” to be socially responsible entrepreneurs and help them reintegrate into society.

“These [people] are not that different from the rest of us,” said SP2 professor Chao Guo, who has been the faculty director of PREP since 2017. “They’ve made some mistakes, but people all make mistakes. They have learned from [their past] and they are committed to become [valuable of our society.”

PREP was created by former SP2 professor Charlotte Ren and is included as part of a class titled “The Social Entrepreneurial Approach to Community Reintegration.” Student mentors will partner with classmates to formulate lesson plans and to co-teach two sessions, as well as work one-onone with the participants to develop their business ideas into a business plan. The program will culminate in a final presentation, where participants present their business plans.

Since PREP’s launch in 2015, four alumni of the program have started small businesses, with three of those businesses still in operation. Though not all participants decide to pursue their business ideas beyond the program, they still gain valuable business skills.

Graduate student Seongho An, a teaching assistant for PREP, said that the experience gives participants the confidence to improve their lives, adding that one

The Undergraduate Assembly held a special election to fill a vacant Wharton representative seat on Jan. 30. But despite the 1,982 students who were eligible to vote, only 108 total students cast their ballots in the election.

Wharton sophomore John Casey was elected late last month with 61 votes, ahead of runner-up Wharton sophomore Chris Cherian, who received 47 votes. The seat was left vacant after Wharton senior Nile Nwogu resigned at the end of last semester.

While UA leaders said improving overall voter turnout is one of their key goals this semester, they say student government typically sees lower voter turnout in special elections.

Nominations and Elections Chair and College senior Stephen Imburgia said that, although turnout was lower than usual for this election, special elections have lower turnout than the general elections in the spring and the freshmen elections in the fall.

Imburgia, who was a former reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian, said one key reason for the low turnout was that only two students formally declared their candidacies. He added that having a greater number of candidates in any given election generally results in more votes being cast, since candidates tend to elicit publicity for the election through their respective campaigns.

The NEC’s responsibilities for the special election included educating the student body about the election and ensuring that all campaign rules are followed, Imburgia said. He said the NEC publicized the special

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Since PREP’s launch in 2015, four alumni of the program started small businesses, with three of those businesses still in operation.

alumnus, Curtis Kitchen, now co-owns an auto repair shop with his wife. An added that PREP is currently working on a documentary about their program, set to be released in March. The film features Kitchen’s auto shop.

The participants are selected through PREP’s field partner, the Rescue Mission of Trenton. Chief Operating Officer and 2015 SP2 graduate Barrett Young serves as a co-facilitator of the program and chooses potential participants based on various criteria that includes entrepreneurial passion and a commitment to re-enter society as a productive member of their community.

One of the motivations behind PREP’s creation stems from the difficulty that many formerly

incarcerated people face to find meaningful employment. There is a 27 percent unemployment rate for ex-offenders, and around two-thirds of the formerly incarcerated population find themselves behind bars again within three years.

“We’re socialized to think that once people do something bad or make a mistake, that’s it. Like you can’t trust them, and they are bad people,” said Rose Brown, a master’s student in SP2.

Young said although many participants in PREP have a history of crimes tied to their substance abuse, society shouldn’t hold their past actions against them. “[A formerly incarcerated] person is faced with so many ob-

stacles that life throws at them,” Young said. “I believe that every person in this world should be given opportunities to succeed, to grow, and to better themselves.”

Guo said the long term goal of the program is to replicate PREP’s model across campuses and communities nationwide.

An, who will take a job as an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida after he graduates in 2019, said he plans to bring PREP’s model to the university’s downtown campus.

“We feel strongly of the potential value of this program.” Guo said. “After running this for five years, we hope that more and more universities and communities will adopt this model and make a stronger impact.”

election by advertising on Facebook and reaching out to Wharton clubs.

To maximize student voters in future elections, Imburgia hopes that the other five branches of student government, such as the Student Activities Council and Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, will assist the NEC with publicity.

Imburgia also aims to expand social media promotion and set up voting booths across campus — currently, students cast their ballots on their personal computers.

UA speaker and College junior Brian Goldstein said the timing of the election at the beginning of the semester could be a factor for the low turnout, as students were likely still getting accustomed to new classes.

But he added that advertising for the election could have been more widespread, as the UA did not promote the election in any official capacity. Goldstein said this was to avoid a conflict of interest, as Casey was an associate UA member, but the group may advertise online in the future.

Goldstein also hopes that “getting more people engaged with student government across campus,” which is one of the UA’s central goals this semester, will help increase turnout in future elections.

Casey told the DP earlier this month that reforming club recruitment, increasing mental health services, and looking into the impact of Huntsman Hall’s new reduced hours are issues he hopes to tackle throughout his tenure until the UA board is up for reelection at the end of the spring semester.

Imburgia said despite the low turnout, the NEC felt that the other aspects of the election went smoothly.

“Turnout was lower than we had hoped, but it was still very much a fair election,” Imburgia said.

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Dining halls should increase hours and food options to promote accessibility

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any students part ways with their meal plan after freshman year, for countless reasons: Meal plans are expensive, there are limited options for those with dietary restrictions, and the operating hours often conflict with students’ schedules, to name a few.

Going off the dining plan also allows students to become more responsible by cooking for themselves and finding ways to eat regular meals. But for those who are athletes, or who neither have the time nor desire to cook, getting off the dining plan is simply not feasible.

If Penn Dining wants more students on the dining plan, there are several steps it must take. The first

is extending dining hall hours. The cost of dining plans is hefty, and there should be more dining halls that have late-night hours. Hill House and the Café at McClelland have late night hours, but these options are only in freshman college houses. If students are going to stay on the dining plan after freshman year, dining halls like 1920 Commons and New College House must stay open later in order to increase accessibility to upperclassmen.

Currently, the sole on-campus dining option that is open to students past midnight is Mark’s Café, which closes at 2 a.m. from Sunday to Thursday. While this one retail dining option is convenient for students who are working late, it is not

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Penn should look to follow the lead of Columbia University, which began to serve students 24 hours per day in the fall of 2017.”

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enough to meet the demands of a university that has ranked second among colleges with the latest student bedtimes.

Penn should follow the lead of Columbia University, which began serving students 24 hours per day in 2017. Now, at least one dining hall is open at all times for Columbia students. The Columbia Daily Spectator reported that this change came after students requested “more readily-available community gath-

ering spaces.”

Another step that must be taken is adding more options for students with dietary restrictions. While there are vegetarian and vegan options available at every dining hall, they are limited. There also aren’t enough options that meet religious dietary obligations. While King’s Court English House has Halal options, its location is not central to campus, and those who do not live in the dorm have to go out of their

way to eat. This presents a challenge for students who eat Halal.

Religious dietary options should be available at more dining halls.

Ultimately, Penn Dining must increase the scope of meal plans. This includes extended late night options at more dining halls and more options for those who have dietary restrictions. Making dining at Penn more flexible will make life at the University easier for its students.

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bout two weeks ago, I was dumped. Just in time for Valentine’s Day and for the premier of “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” (a.k.a. my Tinder profile, except mine has an Oxford comma). The combination and proximity of these three incidents — my unfortunate dumpage, the premier of a devastatingly controversial film, and the day on which people shower their partner with dump trucks full of

like “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” just feed into this increasingly warped mindset?

When the media pops out movies from the perspective of a notorious serial killer’s girlfriend, not really focusing on any of said serial killer’s victims, I question how to point our communal focus in a different, more morally sound, direction. Everyone wants some excitement in their romance, but this is not the way. Have you tried making a checklist and

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You don’t have to be the antihero of some wild and crazy film to be exciting and worthy of love.” chocolate got me thinking: How do these grand, extraordinary, and dangerous movie-magic moments ruin the chances for us librarian-esque girls out there?

In today’s twisted era of memes that capitalize on childhood trauma and collective depression, do movies

checking everything off of it? It’s thrilling — I promise.

“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” does what it intended to do in showcasing the charisma and charm of the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. His physical attractiveness assisted in luring in his

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victims. But how about making a movie about one of his victims? Or all of his victims? Why are we memorializing the cause of such horror and pain instead of the people who deserved more time on this earth but didn’t get it because of this monster with good hair?

Our morbid curiosity with serial killers is reaching an ethically dangerous peak. Are killer good looks not enough anymore? Seeing as I will be working a five hour shift the night of Valentine’s Day, not enjoying any romantic dinners or bonbons

with my sweetheart, I will have a lot of time to contemplate this question.

If you too find yourself dumped merely days before the day of love, feel free to join me in a brooding session where we contemplate why exactly people want to consume media about the most heinous of people, and how we can encourage the production of important films about the better side of humanity.

I will say that going to the movies (and supporting a different film) has been a helpful distraction from the fact that there’s no longer someone

sitting next to me. As Penn students, we are entering that dangerous arena of adult love, and sometimes need to be reminded that with adult love there is the possibility of adult heartbreak. This adult heartbreak, however, can be eased with some good old-fashioned childhood treats, like a trip to the movie theater, or hanging out with a friend. It sounds cliché I know, but the whole point of this is to say that it’s okay to be normal and cliché. You don’t have to be the antihero of some wild and crazy film to be exciting and worthy of love. You can simply be a regular student– like a girl with big glasses and a big mouth for example.

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

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’m eighteen, and I haven’t had my first kiss. I haven’t held hands romantically — I’ve never even had a serious crush. Each year, Valentine’s Day feels like just another day.

Yet, I am somewhat of a hopeless romantic. My idea of love is composed of the lost-in-our-own-world feeling in “Before Sunrise”, the purity of an evanescent summer romance in “Call Me By Your Name”, and the whimsical shared adventure yet profound soul-searching in “Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind”.

My picturesque vision of love remains more of a fantasy than something I actively pursue. At the moment, I pride myself on being single and focusing my time and energy on my academic goals and career ambitions. To me, being in a relationship is more like committing to an overbearing responsibility.

At Penn, a version of love, far from my own, seems to be the center of attention. Hook-up culture, Tinder dates, drunken passes made at parties — love at Penn, for the most part, is tainted with lust. I dread playing hot and steamy versions of Never Have

I Ever — it’s embarrassing to expose that I lack so much experience. Everyone seems to have a story about a wild hookup, a summer fling, or a crazy ex from high school.

In these moments, I feel exceedingly uncool. I yearn to relate to others and share stories of my own.

Now, the pressure to be in a relationship not only comes from my peers, but also from my family. Since coming to college, my parents have grown exponentially concerned about my love life. My dad, who once praised me for wanting to be “single forever,” now frequently shares his wisdom on the importance of dating and marriage, saying they are essential parts of the human experience.

My mom, who once abhorred the idea of me being in a relationship, now constantly asks whether a new guy has entered my life. I sometimes feel pressured to be in a relationship for the sake of being able to say that I’m in one.

But if there’s anything from the little I know about love, it is that it cannot be forced. If you’re anything like me and feel like you have missed major milestones in your

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adolescence, don’t feel embarrassed.

Love is a lifelong journey, and we are just on a different timeline. Take things at your own pace, and let relationships unfold in their own way.

In the end, age and time are insignificant.

I’ve realized that our generation likes to place social currency on every little thing, including love.

We feed into the misconception that having a boyfriend or girlfriend instantly makes a person more interesting. Comments like, “You’re so nice and smart. Why don’t you have

a boyfriend?” or “You’re too pretty to not be dating!” make it seem like being romantically involved with someone validates one’s existence. In reality, people should not value others and themselves based on something as shallow as a relationship status.

Too many times, I’ve seen friends lower their expectations for the sake of companionship, or because society and media endorse that it is the right time for that first kiss, the right time to hold hands and walk down the hallway, or the right time to pursue a first love. In reality, there is no “right”

time for love, but there is always a “right” time for respecting yourself — every time, every day. Hold up your standards and never settle for anything less.

I have a dear friend who was recently broken up with, just days before Valentine’s Day. At the time, I didn’t know exactly how to comfort him. I did only what I felt I could — I sent him a list of feel-good movies and told him to eat ice cream and cry it out. I wish I had also reaffirmed that being in a relationship doesn’t define him as a person, nor should it play a determining factor in his selfworth. To him and others in similar situations, you are the only person that can measure your own selfworth, and don’t allow the absence of a significant other make you feel unworthy. Now, you are your sole priority, and you have the divine luxury of spending your time exactly the way you want to.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with desiring a significant other. Although I may staunchly believe that I don’t have time for love, there lies an underlying tinge of desire, telling me that it would be nice to have someone

CHRISTY QIU alongside me on my journey of figuring out Penn. It would be nice if I could someday wear a “I met my husband at Penn” button not as a sardonic statement but one marked with tender memories.

In the meantime, I am in no rush for that day to arrive. For now, my Valentine’s Day might be spent vegging out and fantasizing over my celebrity crushes through a television screen, and I’m okay with that.

CHRISTY QIU is a College freshman from Arcadia, Calif. studying architecture. Her email address is christyq@sas.upenn.edu.

In defense of Penn’s hookup culture MORE WITH MORRISON | For the majority of encounters that make up “hookup culture,” the benefits far outweigh the negatives

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ometimes it feels like it’s everywhere — the couple smashing faces in a sweaty frat basement, neon dating app banners popping up on phone screens, students walking down Locust in their party clothes just as the sun crawls over the Philadelphia skyline.

Whether it be a freshman experimenting for the first time during NSO or a junior looking for some stress relief in the middle of finals season, hookup culture follows and shapes the Penn experience for countless undergraduates on this campus.

Hookup culture at Penn, like it is at most colleges and universities, is highly visible and widely loathed.

Although hookup culture is treated with distaste by the public and students alike, year after year it remains a steadfast and prominent part of campus life, which leads to the undeniable conclusion that hookup culture is something that can be healthy, pleasureable, and necessary. Of course, the key word in that sentence is “can.” If the individuals hooking up use safe

sex practices, consent and are able to consent, and treat each other with respect and dignity, there’s little to worry about.

But if any of the above criteria aren’t met, there’s a major issue, and this article isn’t trying to argue otherwise.

For the majority of encounters that make up “hookup culture,” the benefits far outweigh the negatives. Although sex isn’t a life or death necessity, it is a biological drive, and research has proven that from a health standpoint, sex is incredibly beneficial. According to a study by the International Society for Sexual Medicine, it was found that more frequent sex is positively correlated with greater mental health satisfaction, better heart health, and overall longer life span. Unlike drugs and alcohol, sex is something natural and healthy that has no health drawbacks.

While the benefits of sex can be enjoyed within a relationship, sometimes people simply don’t have the time or emotional maturity to really make it work. Whether we like it or

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not, Penn’s culture is pre-professional and likely to stay that way. Everyone at this university is on a tight schedule running to class, running the executive board of their clubs, and going to social events. People have different priorities, and especially during undergrad, some value career advancement over getting into a long-term, committed relationship. That’s perfectly ok.

Hookups can provide those outside of a relationship with

an outlet for stress, and all the fun of a first date without being ver y time-consum ing. A lthough the end result might not be a relationship, hookups can help people come to a better understanding of what they look for in a partner, whether that be in terms of “types” or personalities.

Especially for closeted or questioning individuals, casual encounters can be a way to explore their sexualities. With traditional, “proper” dating it

can be difficult for people who are uncertain about their identity to figure out if they’re into a person or not. In the case of a hookup, the stakes are relatively low and stress-free, so people can experiment and leave the next day largely no worse for wear and with the knowledge that no feelings were hurt in the process.

Although Penn has a hookup culture, that doesn’t mean that it’s a domineering one — it’s one relationship option out of many. Plenty of people across Penn’s campus are in committed relationships with each other and wouldn’t want it to be any other way. Others would prefer something more casual, and others still wouldn’t want a relationship of any kind. Although it can be frustrating when you want a relationship and the other person just wants something casual, clear and direct communication about expectations can prevent major emotional distress for either party. People, especially in college, are at different levels of emotional maturity and have

JAMES MORRISON different needs when it comes to love and all the rest.

There’s no expectation that everyone needs to be hooking up with someone all the time, and hookup culture is not meant for everyone — it’s certainly not meant for me. But for those who do choose to participate, hooking up can be fun, healthy, and worthwhile, and their decision to do so should be seen as a valid one.

JAMES MORRISON is a College freshman from Pipersville, P.A. studying English. His email address is jmorr2@sas.upenn.edu.

Response to Urooba Abid’s column on public schools GUEST COLUMN BY JULIANNA EMANUEL

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pon seeing Urooba Abid’s article in The Daily Pennsylvanian on Monday morning, I will admit I was a little taken aback by the headline.

As a proud graduate of an allgirls private high school, I have long considered sending my own children to private school should I be fortunate enough to offer them the opportunity. Still, I read Abid’s article, wanting to understand her position. While there is indisputable logic in social responsibility and a call to collective action, ignoring the numerous other benefits of private education is a gross miscalculation

school. For them, the smaller class size, religious influence, and the proven benefits of single-sex education matched their priorities. They sacrificed numerous other opportunities in order to make this a reality.

I will be the first to admit that the United States needs a complete overhaul of the public education system. With a public high school teacher for a mother, I am more than aware of the country's problems with class sizes, treatment of educators, lack of funding, and scarcity of resources. Further, the unequal distribution of funding continues to reinforce the cycle of privilege that many feel needs to be broken. How-

charter schools also contribute to education gaps. Similarly, making the choice to send your children to a private school cannot be simplified to the idea that in doing so, you're perpetuating a cycle of privilege and ignoring the educational problems that persist in the United States.

The reasons for any person attending a private school are numerous and varied in every case.

Yes, college preparation and opportunities to advance your education are reasons for some to attend private schools. Religion, gender, small class sizes, specific education programs, more local control, and a tighter community are just some

It is not always a matter of trying to avoid worse public schools or surround children in privilege; it boils down to what priorities you place on your child’s education and what school best fits those priorities.” and does a disservice to those with different priorities.

I grew up in one of the best school districts in California. Still, my parents opted to send me to private

ever, the U.S. educational system cannot be broken down into “bad” public schools and “better” private schools when the growing presence of school-choice programs and

additional reasons a person may consider a private education. Private schools do not just cater to the elite, as many offer financial aid and scholarships to students who cannot

afford to attend, much like private universities do. It is not always a matter of trying to avoid worse public schools or surround children in privilege; it boils down to what priorities you place on your child’s education and what school best fits those priorities.

To say a Penn alumnus is “inherently selfish” for sending their children to a private school is an elitist idea, born out of the privileged perspective of an Ivy League student. One does not need an Ivy League education to change the public school system. Countless parents from diverse educational backgrounds are working tirelessly for education reform on the local and national level. It's not just capital, in the form of monetary or human investment, that is necessary to enact change.

A Penn alumnus can enact social change in education reform without sending their children to public school. Just look at Washington, D.C. With the exception of President Carter’s youngest daughter, no sitting U.S. president in the last century has sent their children to public school. While this points directly to the problems within the U.S. public school system, these presidents were still able to use their position to improve the system, as seen through President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act and President Obama's

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Every Student Succeeds Act. The same can be said for Penn alumni.

Penn graduates ought to think about the pressing social questions that Abid presented in her article, regardless of where they live or what school their children attend.

Even having children should not be a prerequisite for concern about the education system. As participating members of society, we have the responsibility to use our privilege and resources to advocate for better resources and improved educational opportunities in our communities and on the national level. Putting our children in “cushy” private

schools does not and should not prevent us from changing these injustices.

Yes, absolutely, Penn alumni ought to send their children to public schools. But only if the public school is the best fit for their children and their priorities. Perhaps the more important call should be for Penn alumni to use their privilege and opportunities to enact education reform, regardless of their own children’s educational opportunities.

JULIANNA EMANUEL is a College sophomore from Thousand Oaks, Calif. studying International Relations.

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PennDesign certificate to address on climate change crisis well as the Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Some courses include “Topics in Digital Media: Simulated Natures,” “Water Policy and Planning,” and “Risk Analysis & Environmental Management.”

The certificate is administered

by Matthijs Bouw, a landscape architecture professor who is also PennDesign’s Rockefeller Urban Resilience Fellow and McHarg Center Fellow for Risk and Resilience. Bouw teaches the certificate’s core curriculum, including a course and studio focused on designing with risk.

There are seven students currently enrolled in the program.

Bouw said the program is essential for designers of the future because they must be able to design for a reality that is both unknown and unstable.

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The urban resilience certificate is offered to graduate students pursuing master’s degrees in PennDesign. The program, which launched in fall 2018, aims to teach students how to design structures that take into account the instability created by climate change and that address environmental issues, such as major storms and sea level rise.

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nities can suffer from unpredictable shocks and catastrophic events,” Bouw said. “What we aim to do is to find a way that communities can deal with this and even transform for the better.”

Bouw said the program focuses on two sets of skills — first, the background necessary to understand the issues surrounding climate change and design, and second, the tools needed to actually engineer the designs.

First-year Landscape Architecture graduate student Katie Pitstick is currently enrolled in the certificate program. She said landscape architecture is a valuable tool for dealing with climate-related issues, as proper landscape design can help cities survive shocks such as flooding.

“I decided to return to school primarily to focus on urban resilience, because I believe that landscape architecture is a so-

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Pitstick added that PennDesign’s focus on resilience convinced her to choose Penn for her graduate studies.

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Krone said he and other students in the room asked Eells about the programs he piloted at Cornell, how he saw those programs change over the course of his tenure, and his plans to expand the CAPS resources at Penn.

Under Eells’ leadership, the Cornell CAPS office prioritized hiring diverse staff and hiring more counselors to decrease wait times for appointments.

“He and the other candidates all demonstrated that they would do a really good job within this role,” Krone said. “But I think the benefit that Dr. Eells had was that he was able to bring perspective from a peer institution that has also contended with wellness issues in a similar way that Penn has had.”

Eells has also met with members of multiple student organizations, including GAPSA, Penn Wellness, and the Penn Benjamins peer counseling group.

In late January, Eells attended an

informal dinner with members of Penn Benjamins. He also participated in a GAPSA general assembly meeting, where students asked him questions, reported concerns, and offered suggestions, GAPSA President and doctoral candidate Haley Pilgrim said.

Eells, a veteran psychologist, was appointed as CAPS director on Jan. 11. He has directed CAPS at Cornell University since 2003. Before Kumar assumed her temporary position last September, CAPS had been operating without a director after Bill Alexander, who headed the office for nine years, retired in August 2018.

It is typical for the administration to include student representatives in the hiring process of “student-facing, leadership positions,” Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé wrote in an emailed statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian.

A few days after his hiring was announced, Eells said that while he was not yet familiar with mental health issues specific to

Penn’s campus, there are certain challenges which are common to colleges across the country.

“I can’t speak specifically to the CAPS operation [at Penn] until I get to know the people and really delve in there, but I know they are confronting the same issues we are confronting here [at Cornell] and everyone else is confronting, which is how do we provide a level of care to meet the student demand for services,” Eells said.

An undergraduate psychology major, Eells went on to pursue a master’s degree in clinical psychology at Eastern Illinois University, where he experienced working at the county’s mental health clinic doing crisis intervention work.

“That’s when I really started enjoying therapy and seeing how you can make a difference in people’s lives,” Eells said. “When I was doing the work on crisis intervention and working with suicidal people, I felt like the work was really meaningful.”

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college students at Oklahoma State University, where he received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology.

“Working with college students, I really began to see how working with people in that stage in their lives can really make a difference,” he added.

Eells’ work with college students began at Cornell. A large

Ivy League institution with a total of more than 23,600 enrolled students, Cornell has faced many of the same issues that Penn has also struggled with.

Over the span of the 2009 to 2010 academic year, six students at Cornell died by suicide, prompting the University to install safety nets over the bridges where these students jumped off.

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CAPS had been operating without a director after Bill Alexander, who headed the office for nine years, retired in August 2018.

At Penn, fourteen students have died by suicide since February 2013.

Eells also sat at the helm of CAPS when the University maintained that “Cornell is not a suicide school.”

In a presentation to the Cornell Student Assembly in January 2018, Eells pointed out challenges Cornell has experienced, such as long wait times for CAPS appointments and the need to meet the increased demand of services from students, which Penn has recently also worked to address.

When Eells begins in March, his first line of focus will be understanding the Penn community.

“When I come to campus, I want to get to know the people,” he said. “It’s really about building relationships and what I’ve learned in 25 years as a psychologist is you can’t rush that. You have to trust the process of building the relationships and that’s my goal to do that with staff, students, and getting to know the Penn community.”

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Perry World House offers policy course grants Faculty members will receive $10,000 grants DANIEL TAN Contributing Reporter

Perry World House wants faculty to incorporate policy work into courses, and it will offer $10,000 in grants to three to five faculty members with the best proposals to do so.

The grants, first offered last year, give students the chance to meet foreign leaders, attend conferences in other cities, and participate in realistic policy-making simulations.

This year, faculty from all 12 schools may apply for the Global Policy Course Enrichment Grants, funded by a $498,000 grant gifted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 2017.

NAATI HAMDA | ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR Director of Perry World House William Burke-White said faculty Director of Perry World House William Burke-White said the funding could go towards supporting can either create new courses or research, hiring guest speakers from relevant policy groups, and developing case studies. redesign existing ones, and the funding could go toward support- award three to five grants this how to really govern drone tech- and Associate Director Catherine ing research, hiring guest speak- application cycle, which ends on nology.”

Bartch, the course let students ers from relevant policy groups, Feb. 28, and to continue expandLast year, Perry World House meet with former President of and developing case studies. ing the scope of the program over awarded grants to three courses: Mexico Felipe Calderón and “By giving faculty the re- the next few years.

“Democracy in Trouble: OAS to Secretary General Luis Almagro sources to bring policy work into “Hopefully there’s a group of the Rescue?”; “Emerging Tech- of the Organization of American the classroom, it both changes core faculty that want to take ad- nologies and the Future of the States. the experience of Penn students vantage of the [grants] with some World”; and “Religion and the They attended a model OAS to be more engaged in the policy regularity, but I’d really like to Global Future.” simulation in Washington D.C., world, but also facilities connec- see faculty that work in different College junior Eva Lardizabal and served as mentors to local tions between faculty members disciplines,” he said. “I’d love to took “Democracy in Trouble: public high school students from and policymakers,” Burke-White get a call from a faculty from the OAS to the Rescue?” and said Latin American backgrounds. said, adding that last year’s pro- Nursing School, who wants to Penn should offer more classes Together, students designed sogram saw “really big payoffs” for bring people around global pub- similar to this one. Co-taught by lutions to global problems in the students. lic health to campus, or another Latin American and Latino Stud- context of the OAS. They also had Burke-White said he plans to engineer who is thinking about ies Program Director Tulia Falleti the opportunity to meet one-onone with OAS expert Guillermo Moncayo to review their policy resolutions.

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exist during last year’s NME process, said College senior James Hiebert, who is also the president of MARS. Now, fraternities will have a more streamlined process of registering for the workshops because all the host organizations fall under the Student Wellness Services umbrella.

Each fraternity now enters the workshops they want to sign up for on one shared spreadsheet.

This is a change from the previous years when Hiebert said the communication between frater-

only three members per fraternity to attend health camp due to scheduling conflicts.

“The timing is difficult more so because it has to be done during the day,” Leiser said. “They pull people from the hospital.

They pull people that work for the school that take time off, and it tends to conflict with schedules.”

While the NME process is officially six weeks long, Leiser said the timeline is flexible and that he is willing to extend the deadline for fraternities as long as it’s within reason. Hiebert added that MARS also offers a make-up presentation for those

“It’s an exciting time to be considering what a healthy, well, accountable campus looks like.”

- JAMES HIEBERT nities and outside organizations such as MARS and CAPS was disorganized.

“At one point, you would email me,” Hiebert said. “At another point, you would go through CAPS’ website.”

Similar to last year, three new members from each fraternity are also required to attend a “health camp” hosted by Campus Health. The total number of workshops stayed the same from last year.

Engineering junior Danny Leiser, who was the 2018 vice president of NME, said the NME will continue to require

who cannot make the first one.

College junior Brian Schmitt, who is the president of IFC, said because make-up workshops are allowed, he expects every fraternity to meet the requirements.

Despite all the logistical changes, Schmitt said what is special about this year’s NME is that the IFC is asking Student Wellness Services staff for help on how to effectively train their new members on wellness.

“It’s an exciting time to be considering what a healthy, well, accountable campus looks like,” Hiebert said.

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Quakers look to pick up two crucial Ivy League victories M. HOOPS | Penn will take on Dartmouth and Harvard TEIA ROSS Sports Reporter

Fifteen weeks into the 20182019 season, the Quakers will finally host an Ivy weekend series.

On Friday and Saturday, Penn men’s basketball will take on Dartmouth and Harvard at the Palestra. The Red and Blue (14-8, 2-4 Ivy) currently sit in a three-way tie for fifth in the conference standings along with the Big Green (11-11, 2-4), their first opponent this weekend. Harvard (11-8, 4-2) is tied with Cornell and Princeton for second place in the Ivy League.

The Quakers are coming off of four successive away games, which they split with two wins and two losses. Last weekend, the Red and Blue walked away from Brown with a victory before falling to Yale the next day.

“I think in general, I’d like to see us take another step on the defensive end,” coach Steve Donahue said. “We played five out

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be employed. The 80-second countdown will start immediately after a team establishes possession of the ball, and only 20 of those 80 seconds can be spent on the team’s defensive side of the field.

The new shot clock will encourage teams to carry the ball into the attacking zone as quickly as possible. In this way, not only will the subjectivity of a referee-imposed shot clock be replaced, but also, pace of play should see a marked improvement over years past.

“The intended design of the rule wasn’t necessarily to increase the pace but rather to be more consistent with timers

of six on the road — six out of eight if you count the other nonleague games as well. I think getting back to transition defense, solid half-court man, so when we’re not shooting well we can still rely on that.”

Looking forward, Donahue hopes that a pair of games at the Palestra will give the Quakers a major home-court advantage.

The team will need to make improvements this weekend in order to come out with a couple of wins.

“Just getting back to our defense — I think that’s something that’s gotten away [from] us,” Donahue said. “That happens a lot when you’re on the road.

Teams shoot better when they’re at home.”

Senior guard Antonio Woods echoed Donahue’s defense-focused sentiment.

“Yale killed us in transition, so for us, that’s a big emphasis this week considering that we play Dartmouth and Harvard, who both like to run in transition,” Woods said.

Along with making improvements from last week, the Red

and Blue will look to shut down any advantages Dartmouth and Harvard might have.

“That’s going to be huge — knowing the strengths and weaknesses of their guys because they hurt us in a lot of different ways, and we have to be able to be ready and be prepared for all those types of moves and types of offenses that they have to throw at us,” junior forward AJ Brodeur said.

To find success on Friday, the Quakers will need to stop junior guard Brendan Barry, who has made 49.3 percent of his threepoint attempts this season, the third-highest percentage in all of Division I. Dartmouth has also found high scoring from sophomore forward Chris Knight, who scored a career-high 27 points in a loss to Cornell last week.

On Saturday, Penn will look to shut down Harvard junior guard Bryce Aiken, who scored 44 points against Columbia last Friday, the second most points ever scored in a single game by a Harvard player. Twenty of those 44 points came in the three overtime periods of the Crimson’s 98-96

and things like that,” Murphy said. “But I think it will increase the pace a little bit. It’s a little early to tell, but now that some games have been played, you can see that some teams are speeding up.”

The hope for Murphy and the Quakers is that the increased pace benefits them directly.

“We’ll play guys that can get up and down,” Murphy said.

“And I think it will help us certainly as we try to attack from defense to offense.”

Members of that offense, like senior attackman Simon Mathias, share Murphy’s enthusiasm.

“It’s been rumored for a while that they were going to try out a shot clock, so I’m just glad that as a senior I’ll be able

to give it a try,” Mathias said.

“It’s something that I’ve hoped was going to happen.”

Although the new shot clock has grabbed most of the headlines this past offseason, it is not the only rule change that will be added for the 2019 season.

Keeping with the theme of increased pace, the Committee shortened the substitution box from 20 yards to 10 yards, making it more difficult for onthe-fly substitutions and potentially allowing for additional transition opportunities.

“The new box is going to be very interesting,” Murphy said. “That, combined with the [shot] clock, will make it very difficult for teams to just run off the field. It’ll be harder to

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Senior guard Antonio Woods hopes to lead Penn men’s basketball to a pair of wins this weekend against conference foes Dartmouth and Harvard. The Red and Blue are currently tied for fifth in the Ancient Eight.

win.

Junior guard Justin Bassey will also be a threat, as he recorded his second double-double of the season, with 17 points and 10 rebounds, in the Columbia game.

Despite the current League standings, Brodeur has high hopes for the weekend.

“We’re just hoping to get some

positive momentum from this weekend,” Brodeur said. “It’s our first home Ivy weekend. We expect to come out with two wins this weekend, and we feel like that’ll give us a good push for the second half of Ivy League play.”

After this weekend, the Quakers will have played every Ancient Eight team at least once this

season. As the Ivy Tournament approaches, Donahue knows that the Red and Blue will need to bear down in order to find success.

“The mentality of going into games knowing we can stop teams is critical during this last stretch of the season,” he said.

“Everybody’s in it.”

get guys off and on.”

These substitution difficulties should increase the importance of transition players like highly touted freshman long stick midfielder BJ Farrare who could be leaned on to serve as an offensive catalyst in the attacking zone.

“In high school, I tried to create as much transition as possible, and I’m going to try to do the same here,” Farrare said. “For clearing, it’ll be a bit tougher. Guys will have to run further, so things will take more time to develop, but Coach has told [goalie Reed Junkin] to look up right off a save and to try to hit [defensive midfielders] right away before teams can set up their rides.”

The last — but arguably

most intriguing — rule change for this upcoming season is the reinstitution of the dive.

Once again, offensive players will be allowed to leave their feet and land in the crease on a shot attempt as long as they propel themselves across the face of the goal and away from the goalmouth. With this added move in their arsenals, attackmen who do damage around the goal will become even more dangerous — and more exciting.

“The dive will also be very interesting,” Murphy said. “It totally changes the way teams are going to play defensively.

You combine the dive with the shot clock, and you’ll have a lot more urgent situations than you’ve had previously, and

when you’re in those end-ofclock situations, why wouldn’t you just try for the dive?”

As for how these new changes will impact Penn specifically, Murphy seemed optimistic.

“I think that we have a couple of guys that are pretty good at diving. Simon [Mathias] won us the Bucknell game last year in a desperate situation when we were tied with nine seconds left. If we have those types of situations once a quarter or twice a quarter, I think that it’ll come into play more, and with guys like Simon and [senior midfielder] Tyler [Dunn], I think that we’ll be pretty good at it.”

All told, Penn men’s lacrosse appears ready to face the 2019 season, rule changes and all.

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Women’s basketball looks to keep rolling over long road trip Red and Blue have held 10 opponents under 50 points JACOB WESSELS Associate Sports Editor

Nobody saw this coming.

After graduating several key players coming into the year, Penn women’s basketball had more questions than answers when the season began. But as the Quakers prepare to make the long trip north to play Dartmouth and Harvard this weekend, their conference record is unblemished and their overall results are equally impressive. “We are getting more contributions from the bench,� coach Mike McLaughlin said. “Everyone has been playing really well [on] the wings and [in] the post.

We have been rebounding really well.�

While a number of factors have been key for the Quakers (15-3, 5-0 Ivy) this season, the easiest to identify is their defense. After holding Yale to 48

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admitted. As a goalie, it’s his job to lead the defense and survey the entire field. This can be a lot to handle, especially for a freshman.

Junkin attributes getting ahead of the learning curve to his teammates that helped him ease into his role. “As a freshman, I came in [and] relied on the older guys to help me out, walk me through the defense, and command the defense as a whole,� Junkin said.

Over time, though, Junkin came to depend less on his teammates.

Though his style of play hasn’t changed much over the years, he is definitely a different kind of player when it comes to leading the team, emphasized coach Mike Murphy.

Murphy instructed Junkin to be more vocal and confident on the field, which Junkin has made a concerted effort to do. “I’ve become, I’d say, a bigger vocal leader on that end and have

points and Brown to 43 points last week, the Red and Blue have now stopped 10 different opponents from scoring at least 50 points this season. “[Our success] is a result of our commitment to playing defense and team rebounding,� junior guard Phoebe Sterba said. “We really focus on that during the week — practicing with an edge — because we know it will carry over into our games.� “We are trying defend the entire court,� McLaughlin said. “We do a full-court pressure into a half-court pressure. It’s important to be disciplined and consistent. We have really worked hard on our man defense for this season, so we are better in that area.�

This defensive attitude has helped give the Quakers one of the best defenses in the country. Penn’s 50.7 points allowed per game ranks first in the Ivy League by 10 points and is the third best mark among all teams in Division I. Anchoring the defensive unit is sophomore center

Eleah Parker, who ranks second in the country with 3.5 blocks per game. Yet, Sterba is quick to observe that defense is not an individual task. “We need to make sure that we are not playing individually, but collectively making sure that we are in the right position for our teammates, helping the helper, ensuring everybody is in the best position possible,� she said.

While spirits are certainly high around the Quakers, there are still some concerns that they need to address. One important factor that could affect the team late in the season is the number of minutes played by the starters, especially Parker and senior guard Ashley Russell. Both players average around 30 minutes per game, but this number doesn’t tell the whole story, as in close games like the one last weekend against Yale, they can play as many as 37 or 38 minutes. “With back-to-backs you have to be especially careful,�

McLaughlin said. “We always

also been able to have a better understanding of the defense as a whole,� Junkin said. “The main thing that has improved is probably my command over the defense.�

Junkin’s role is vital: when he succeeds, everyone else on the field does too “When he does his job at a high level, the whole team feeds off him. When he makes a big save on the other team’s best player, the whole team just kind of elevates,�

Murphy said. “The guys in front of him playing defense start playing defense better. The guys on offense get more confident. It really does have a pretty big impact and ripple effect.�

The senior goalie’s presence on the team has clearly impacted the team’s dynamic. He stressed that the team has a really positive culture this year, and he has already begun to help the younger players ease into their respective roles as his teammates did during his freshman year. “We have a good senior class

that’s been able to work with the freshmen [and] sophomores and bring them up without separating them from the team as a whole,�

Junkin said. “I think everyone’s been pretty patient and helpful with our underclassmen, and I think that’s been a little different than in the past.�

The team, Junkin emphasized, spends a lot of time together off the field, solidifying the bonds they have formed as players. The senior’s diligence, cooperative spirit, and leadership have been an integral aspect of the team over the past four years. As they head into a new season, a leader like Junkin is exactly what the Quakers need.

Murphy emphasized that Junkin’s presence is one that will be missed. “He’s been a guy that we’ve been able to depend on — kind of day-in day-out, week-in weekout — to not only save the ball but be the leader of our defense.

He works extremely hard, and it shows.�

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No. 6 — Harvard With three of their top four scorers from 2018 graduated, the Crimson will have their work cut out for them on the offensive end. Junior Kyle Anderson is their only returner with significant point totals from last season. In the cage, Harvard will be inexperienced, as probable starter Kyle Mullin recorded just one save in very limited action last season. Perhaps the team’s two incoming Under Armour All-American freshmen — Isaiah Dawson and Nick Loring — can carry the rest of the load. If not, it could be a rebuilding year for coach Chris Wojcik.

No. 7 — Dartmouth With Harvard looking relatively vulnerable, this season could be Dartmouth’s best chance to remove itself from the Ivy League cellar.

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team All-Ivy recognition. He’ll be flanked by junior Kyle Thornton and senior Reed Junkin in the cage.

Junkin, in particular, is poised to have a big season in his fourth year as a starter. To top it all off, the Quakers welcome freshman long stick midfielder BJ Farrare, an Under Armour All-American and the 24th-ranked freshman in the country according to Inside Lacrosse.

With his speed and stick skills, the Red and Blue could have a weapon in the middle of the field.

No. 4 — Princeton For the Tigers, everything starts and ends with Michael Sowers.

The junior attackman is undoubtedly the team’s centerpiece on offense, and his average of 6.4 points per game last season led the entire country. Equally dangerous as both a scorer and a feeder, Sowers will have ample finishers surrounding him with junior Phillip Robertson and versatile sophomore Chris Brown. However, with Princeton, offense is never in question. For the Tigers to establish themselves as a force in the Ivy League, they’ll need to prove their mettle on the defen-

sive end. Fortunately for them, they bring back a ton of experience on that side of the ball. Sophomore George Baughan will look to build off of an impactful freshman season, and junior Arman Medghalchi is set to embark on his third season as a starter. If the Tigers can get solid goaltending and face-off play, they could catapult up the Ivy League.

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On the docket first for the Quakers this weekend is a trip to Hanover, N.H. to take on Dartmouth (10-9, 3-3). Last season, the Red and Blue easily took care of the Big Green in both of their matchups, but every trip comes with a difficult set of challenges. “The length of travel is the most difficult part,� Sterba said. “The bus ride is long and it can be mentally fatiguing, but I think if we know how to rest our bodies properly and take the time to sleep and eat well, we will be fine.�

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Jury selection process started earlier this week WILL DiGRANDE Sports Editor

The last update from Penn Athletics on the ongoing bribery case involving former men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen came four months ago, when the University’s independent review was in its “final stages.” After The Daily Pennsylvanian met with Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun last week, here’s what we know and what we don’t about the Allen situation.

What we know: Allen has pleaded guilty to bribery charges and will testify in the Philip Esformes trial Jury selection began on Feb. 11 for the trial of Miami businessman Philip Esformes, the father of Wharton senior and former Allen recruit Morris Esformes. Esformes was indicted on charges of fraud after racking up $1 billion in a Medicare-related scheme and will stand trial after the jury selection.

According to court documents, Esformes gave “Coach

1,” who was later identified as Allen, over $74,000 in bribes before Morris was admitted to Penn as part of Allen’s final recruiting class. Allen admitted in October to accepting $18,000 in bribes from Esformes. In addition to repaying the sum, Allen was also fined $200,000 by the federal government.

ken,” Calhoun said.

Bringing in an expert like Smrt is a sign that the school is taking the unfolding situation seriously.

What we don’t know: The full results of Smrt’s investigation While Allen is waiting to testify, Penn Athletics cannot comment on the investigation into his conduct. Calhoun says the department is committed to moving forward

Allen is slated to testify in the trial once it begins.

Penn brought in an expert for its internal investigation Penn hired an outside consultant, Chuck Smrt of The Compliance Group, to oversee the internal investigation.

Smrt has extensive experience with the NCAA and programs that violate its rules, having worked for — Christian Dennie, an attorney for over 17 years on the Barlow Garsek & Simon, LLP NCAA’s enforcement staff. He has also worked on recent high-profile cases such as the with its findings when it is 2010-11 Ohio State football able. tattoo scandal and the 2015 “Penn thoroughly reviewed Louisville men’s basketball everything surrounding the sex scandal. situation, and as soon as “Chuck was retained to give we’re at liberty to proceed a thorough look at what hap- forward, after that part of the pened and if there were any trial at least, we will,” Cal[NCAA] rules that were bro- houn said.

The timeline for any official announcement or sanctions Although jury selection is in motion, the actual starting date for the trial is still to be announced. Even if it is sooner rather than later, there’s no telling when Allen will be called upon, so we might not learn about Penn’s findings for months.

Additionally, it still remains to be seen what long-term im-

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game there.”

Depending on the level of involvement Penn had in the case, its sanctions could be self-imposed or NCAA-recommended, and may include restrictions on future recruiting. The investigation could also result in no further action from either party.

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Goalkeeper Reed Junkin ready to be a leader for Quakers on and off the field Senior has started 42 games over three years BIANCA SERBIN Associate Sports Editor

In two words, focused and disciplined. That’s how Penn men’s

lacrosse senior goalkeeper Reed Junkin would describe himself.

“Focused in the sense [that] I’m focused on what I’m doing and [on] a goal that I’m trying to achieve,” Junkin said. “Along with that, I’m hardworking. I put in the extra effort to achieve what I want to do.”

On most teams, being a senior means becoming a leader on the team. For Junkin, this transition is natural: he has been preparing for this role since the very beginning of his Penn career.

Junkin was the starting goalie during his freshman year and has been ever since. He has started in

How do Red and Blue stack up against fellow Ivy competitors?

It’s a brand new season for Penn men’s lacrosse, and the adjustments for the Quakers this year will extend beyond the coaching staff changes, the incoming freshmen and transfers, and the team’s difficult schedule.

2019 will be a historic season for the entire sport, as it marks the beginning of the much-hyped “Shot Clock Era.” Every two years, college lacrosse coaches from across the country meet to evaluate the sport’s progression. This past summer, coach Mike Murphy found himself right in the thick of the discussion. He was part of the eight-member NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Committee that was assigned this crucial task.

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coaches decided that changes needed to be made, especially pertaining to the shot clock, which had been recently implemented but shrouded in subjectivity.

Before the rule change, referees had to institute a 30-second shot clock whenever they felt the offense was stalling or holding onto the ball too long.

This scenario created difficulties, not the least of which was a lack of consistency from the officials. Without a clear standard of what constituted “attacking the goal” or “running out the clock,” the referees were given an impossible task.

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42 out of 43 games he’s played in with an overall .507 save percentage. He has been a part of nearly all of Penn’s victories and losses, dependably standing in goal.

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Reigning national champion Yale picked to win League BREVIN FLEISCHER Senior Sports Reporter

Men’s lacrosse opens its season at Franklin Field this Saturday against No. 3 Maryland, and while the Quakers’ first Ivy competition isn’t until March 16, it’s never too early to look at the landscape of the conference. Here’s how the Ivy League looks as the season gets underway.

No. 1 — Yale The reigning national champions are, unsurprisingly, still the team to beat in the Ivy League, a fact only reinforced by their preseason No. 1 national ranking. The Bulldogs don’t simply rebuild — they reload. The void left on the offense by outgoing Tewaaraton Award winner Ben Reeves should be adequately filled with returners such as junior standout Jackson

Morrill and senior midfielder Jack Tigh. On defense, Yale is in equally good hands. Sophomore Chris Fake returns after a rookie season that cemented him as one of the best covermen in the country. Last but not least, All-American faceoff man and preseason Tewaaraton favorite TD Ierlan recently transferred over from Albany, proving that the rich do indeed get richer.

No. 2 — Cornell Headlined by returning firstteam All-American junior Jeff Teat, the Big Red are once again set to have a dynamic offense capable of leading the country in goals per game. Teat is joined on that offense by capable upperclassmen in senior Clarke Petterson and junior Connor Fletcher, both of whom set the tone of an attack predicated almost exclusively on ball movement and constant motion. However, toward the end of last season, defenses devised a strategy to disrupt that offense by face-guarding Teat, slowing Cornell’s pace significant-

ly. Especially in the shot clock era, this lock-off strategy could give Cornell fits, perhaps making the Big Red more vulnerable than their roster would indicate.

No. 3 — Penn Nonconference matchups with Final Four candidates Maryland, Duke, and Penn State should more than prepare the Quakers for the rigors of conference play, despite the Ivy League fielding many of the nation’s top teams. In order to compete against the star power of Yale, Cornell, and Princeton, Penn will have to lean on its experience.

With returning seniors Simon Mathias and Tyler Dunn heading the offense, new offensive assistant coach Mike Abbott should have plenty to work with. That being said, the strength of this team could be its defense. Junior Mark Evanchick established himself last year as one of the best defensemen in the conference, earning firstSEE IVY LEAGUE PAGE 10

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Even with snow on the field, it’s time for Penn men’s lacrosse to kick into high gear.

The Quakers will welcome No. 3 Maryland for the opening game of the season when the Terrapins travel to Franklin Field this Saturday.

After weeks of scrimmages and training, Penn expects stiff competition from its Big Ten opponent. Maryland has won both of its games this season, thoroughly outplaying Bucknell and holding off a late Richmond comeback attempt.

“Our communication skills have just improved so much since the fall, and that’s really going to help us win some big games, like against Maryland and Duke,” senior midfielder Tyler Dunn said.

Maryland has had significant success in recent years, winning Big Ten titles in 2016 and 2017 and the NCAA Championship in 2017. Led by junior third-team AllAmerican Jared Bernhardt and sophomore Logan Wisnauskas, who each have seven goals this season, the Terps are going to be tough to beat. Historically, they haven’t dropped any of their 15 meetings with Penn and hold a 6-0 record at Franklin Field.

“Historically, we haven’t had a lot of success [against Maryland]. They are the one team that we play that has won the national championship that we haven’t beaten,”

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Senior midfielder Tyler Dunn and the rest of Penn men’s lacrosse will try to start the season on a high note against No. 3 Maryland.

coach Mike Murphy said.

“They are still a relatively deliberate team in terms of pace, so I think we have to push the pace without risking control and discipline. Maryland will not beat themselves.”

This does not seem to faze senior and second-team allIvy attacker Simon Mathias, who emphasized the team’s lofty goals.

“I have very high expectations per usual for the season.

We typically shape our goals in the form of winning championships,” Mathias said.

The team is bringing back seven decorated starters from last year, including six who have started more than 10 games. Goalie Reed Junkin was a 2016 All-Ivy selection and has played over 2,553 minutes in his career, while Mathias has 84 career goals at Penn, which ranks ninth all time. Additionally, the offseason has given Penn a chance to become a more cohesive unit,

which, according to Murphy, has and will continue to pay off tremendously.

“Our strength right now is our offense. We’re experienced there, we have a couple of good freshmen there. I also feel good about the defense,” Murphy said. “We just have guys coming back from injury, so we have experience. We just don’t have experience together this year, so I think we’ll have to play through some of that and get these guys gelling as quickly as possible.”

“Maryland is an extremely tough opponent, credit where credit is due. But I like where we’re at right now mentally and physically, and I think we’re going to give them a really good fight, and we have a great chance of going really far this season,” Dunn said.

Playing against such a talented opponent is not an easy way to start the season, but the contest will certainly prepare Penn for the rest of the year.

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