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Cultural groups want more campus space Groups currently are in the ARCH basement MANLU LIU & OLIVIA CHENG News Editor & Staff Reporter
Penn’s main minority group coalition, known as the 6B, are mobilizing to increase spaces for minority groups on campus. Student leaders say despite the slow administrative progress, they remain hopeful that space for cultural centers will expand beyond the ARCH basement.
In meetings with several Penn administrators, student leaders of the 6B discussed the ongoing need for more space for minority students. Currently the three cultural centers — the Pan-Asian American Community House, Makuu, and La Casa Latina — are all located in the basement of the ARCH building. Students are also advocating for the cultural houses to be moved into fraternity houses, which curSEE CENTERS PAGE 3
UA pushes for CAPS at all undergrad schools SHARON LEE
Penn Presidential Professor of Practice and former Vice President Joe Biden (above), spoke at Irvine Auditorium on Feb. 19, his first public at Penn in 2019.
Biden takes on Trump’s policies and tactics Penn Presidential Professor of Practice and former Vice President Joe Biden addressed a sold-out audience at Irvine Auditorium Tuesday. Biden criticized President Donald Trump’s policies and touted his experience as vice president in an impassioned conversation with Penn President Amy
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Gutmann — but notably did not touch on his presidential aspirations, as speculation about his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic primary continues. Although Biden leads early polls in the Demo-
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Kenya Harris was on leave for cancer treatment COURTNEY DAUB Deputy News Editor
Former Penn employee Kenya Harris alleges she was unlawfully terminated from her job after requesting an extension of her leave which she was on leave for breast cancer treatment. The lawsuit, filed on Feb. 11 against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, claims the defendants violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. After more than 13 years of working for HUP, Harris, 48, was allegedly terminated from her position as an anesthesiologist technician in April 2018 after requesting a 27-day extension of her leave from work at
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Penn Undergraduate Assembly members want to bring on-site Counseling and Psychological Services clinicians to all four undergraduate schools — a point of access that has so far only been given to Wharton students.
In November 2018, Wharton students received access to their own on-site clinician, licensed social worker and psychotherapist Courtney Hutchison, who is stationed in Huntsman Hall. This semester, CAPS decided to extend Hutchison’s on-site hours to meet growing student demand. But while Wharton stuSEE CAPS PAGE 2
Two-step verification sees enrollment spike The deadine for enrolling was Feb. 14 GORDON HO Deputy News Editor
Harris claimed UPHS violated three policies: its own policy, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
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Wharton is the only school with a clinician
All students are required to enroll in two-step verification to log into PennKey protected accounts as of Feb. 14. Since the registration deadline, 96 percent of undergraduate students have enrolled in the verification, according to Penn’s Chief Information Security Officer Nick Falcone. After students log in using their PennKey and password, the two-step verification requires people to verify their identity by receiving a phone call or SMS text message, obtaining a code generated by the Duo Mobile App, using one-touch approval on the Duo
Mobile app, or receiving a registered key fob device that generates codes. Before the University began its registration drive in January, student enrollment was at about 6 percent, Falcone wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. In the two days after Jan. 14, when Penn InTouch announced the deadline with a message displayed on its login screen, student enrollment jumped to over 50 percent, Falcone wrote. Just prior to the Feb. 14 deadline, about 70 percent of students enrolled in the two-step verification, Falcone added. Now, about 96 percent of undergraduates and 85 percent of graduate students are enrolled in the system. The remaining un-enrolled accounts are likely because
they are inactive due to various reasons, Falcone wrote, such as students who have not logged into Penn InTouch since Feb. 14. The announcement was first made in November 2018. Faculty across all schools and staff were required to enroll in the two-step verification by an earlier deadline of Oct. 31, 2018. The added layer of security is meant to protect users, as passwords can be easily accessed without people’s knowledge, said Kris Varhus, senior IT director of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. The easiest and most encouraged method is the one-touch approval from the Duo Mobile app, which allows students to touch a push notification and confirm their identity, Varhus
said. For people who choose not to download the app on their phones, they can use a registered key fob, which is a small separate security hardware that generates a 6-character code every time a log-in attempt is made, Varhus said. Key fobs can be purchased from Computer Connection in the Penn Bookstore. College sophomore Riley Merkel, who did not enroll prior to the deadline, said while she understood the verification’s goal, she could not imagine why anyone would want to hack into the system. “I wished they had just done just the verification for Penn InTouch, which I think is a bit more important, but not for everything generally,” College senior Sinziana Bunea said.
HUP. Kevin Fox, who was Harris’ oncologist at HUP, wrote in a certification to support Harris’ request for leave that Harris, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, was undergoing treatment that rendered her fully disabled because of her breast cancer treatment. She was subsequently terminated from her position, the lawsuit alleges. “We are unable to comment on pending litigation,” Penn Medicine Vice President for Public Affairs Patrick Norton wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian. “Dr. Fox indicated that side effects of her cancer treatment may include ‘nausea, vomiting, fevers, low blood counts, risk of infection and severe fatigue’ and that Ms. Harris was fully disabled due to her breast cancer SEE LAWSUIT PAGE 8
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Student films documentary on how the media portrays refugees ‘Shattering Refuge’ was created by a College junior MADDY STROHM Contributing Reporter
More than 100 people gathered in Perry World House Monday night for the Penn premiere of “Shattering Refuge,” a short documentary created by College junior Sonari-Nnamdi Chidi. The documentary focuses on the experiences of refugees and the role the media can play in the portrayal of refugees. Chidi’s movie featured recordings and interviews from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya as well as Western media clips that portrayed refugees in various ways — from threatening to helpless. One clip showed crying children who were separated from their parents at the Mexico-United States border. The showing was followed by a panel discussion about the challenges refugees face and policies that could help combat these challenges.
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dents are able to reach an onsite clinician, the remaining 84 percent of Penn undergraduate students do not have access to a similar service. UA College representative and College sophomore Chase Serota and UA associate and College freshman Mary Sadallah are now working to bring in on-site clinicians for all Penn undergraduates. “Right now, it sends the message that the mental health of Wharton students [is] more important than the mental health of the greater undergraduate population,” Serota said. Sadallah said they are reaching out to the Provost’s office and lobbying the three undergraduate schools that do not have this model – the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
“Being a refugee is just a term,” a filmmaker from Kakuma said in the movie’s final scene. “It is just my circumstance. If I had the same resources as you, I could be on the same level as you.” In the documentary, Chidi also interviewed Emma Restrepo, a journalist from Colombia who was forced to flee to the United States due to war in her home country, and Fatemeh Shams, a stateless refugee from Mashad, Iran who is now an assistant professor of Persian Literature and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Penn. Coming to Penn as an experienced actor, Chidi attended the Penn-in-Kenya summer program the summer after his freshman year. There, he worked with filmmakers in the Kakuma refugee camp and took the footage that ultimately made its way into “Shattering Refuge.” Following the documentary’s screening, Chidi moderated a panel to discuss the film. Panelists included Shams and Restrepo, along with three Perry World House Fel-
“It’s definitely something that strikes interest with a lot of students in the College and other schools who feel like [Penn] administrators don’t place as many resources into their well being,” Serota said. Kumar said Wharton received an on-site clinician because Wharton administrators themselves approached the CAPS team with a proposal to implement the system. She also said Wharton pays Hutchison out of its own school funding. She added that there are no concrete plans to expand the pilot program to the other three undergraduate schools. Kumar and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé emphasized that they hope to collect more data over the next academic year before expanding the program to other schools. “We’re still in the hypothesis generating stage, and we’re going to figure out what the impli-
lows — former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, former President of Refugees International Michel Gabaudan, and former Philadelphia City Solicitor and Penn Law School lecturer Sozi Tulante. The panelists focused on the stigma that comes with calling someone a refugee and the issues with referring to the current situation as a “crisis.” “When I first meet people, I always start by describing my work,” Shams said about her poetry and research. “But then when I tell people that I am also a landless refugee, they always have a strong reaction. This is because refugee is not just a term, but an image and a stigma, and it comes with very many misunderstandings.” The premiere was sponsored by Perry World House, the Center for Africana Studies, and 4Ground Media. Students who attended said the event made them think differently about refugees.
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Chidi (above) attended the Penn-in-Kenya summer program after his freshman year. There, he worked with filmmakers in the Kakuma refugee camp and took footage that ultimately made its way into “Shattering Refuge.”
“Going in, I had the idea that refugees are helpless,” College freshman Ami Ikuenobe said. “It was interesting to see a different perspective.” College senior Chieme Ohanele,
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The CAPS office is located at 3624 Market St. One embedded CAPS clinician is stationed in Huntsman Hall to serve Wharton students.
cations are,” Dubé said. “Everybody is excited and curious, but maybe it was the novelty of it all. We have to be diligent and take our time so we don’t completely rush to conclusions, but we are definitely paying attention.” But Serota and Sadallah be-
lieve other schools should not have to wait another year to receive their own embedded model. “Mental health is an urgent issue and we can’t afford to wait one or two years or three years to get data and do pilot programs
who had heard about the documentary before coming to the event, said she was most excited by the different perspectives provided by the panel discussion. “The idea of what a crisis is is
very ambiguous and used by the media to support different sides,” Ohanele said. “I think what needs to happen is a reshaping of the idea of what a refugee is and what a camp is and can be.”
and just trying as many things as possible,” Serota added. There have been varying degrees of action within the other three undergraduate schools to pilot their own embedded models. College Dean Paul Sniegowski said in November 2018 that the Dean’s Advisory Board was discussing the possibility of incorporating a similar model in the College, however, the dean did not respond to multiple requests to comment on recent updates. Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar also did not respond to request for comment. Christina Costanzo, Nursing assistant dean for Admissions and Academic Affairs, said she has not yet had a conversation with CAPS about the possibility of bringing the embedded model to Nursing buildings. “I’d want to see what the needs of the nursing students are,” Costanzo said. “For ex-
ample, how often are they seeing CAPS. I would want to look at all of that information to see what would be best for the students – what feedback are we getting from students?” The UA members said if funding the model is an issue for the other schools, Penn should pay for and provide the same service for all undergraduate students. Since February 2017, individual CAPS staff have been assigned to four of the graduate schools – including the School of Veterinary Medicine, Penn Law, the Perelman School of Medicine, and the School of Dental Medicine. “It’s our mental health that’s on the line, so why wait and see how well the model works [at the other schools]? Even if it doesn’t work as well as they hope, maybe it will affect a small number of students and that’s still something,” Sadallah said.
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Penn Med experts give sleeping advice Experts recommend more exercise, less screen time GORDON HO Deputy News Editor
Stressful midterm examinations, heaps of homework, and loaded class schedules all contribute to sleep deprivation among Penn students. But while partaking in all-nighters can be an alluring option to students, Penn Medicine sleep specialists urge Quakers to remember the importance of sleep. In order to improve sleep quality and gain more sleep, Penn Med experts suggest that students should cut down on late-night caffeine consumption and electronic use, avoid excessive napping, and regularly exercise to be more alert and awake throughout the daytime. Janice Biddle, a nurse practitioner in the Penn Sleep Medicine department, warned against catching up on sleep during the weekend. Waking up more than two hours past the typical time that someone wakes up can be harmful. While an individual’s biological clock can adjust for up to two hours outside of one’s normal sleep schedule, exceeding that limit may make adjustment difficult, Biddle said. Teenagers should get close to nine hours of sleep each night, while adults should get seven to nine hours of sleep, she added. Students should also avoid using electronics before bed at all costs because brains are fooled into thinking light from screens is sunlight. “A lot of people when they can’t sleep, they will pick up their cell phones and start going on Facebook or Instagram,” said Indira Gurubhagavatula, sleep medicine specialist at Penn Med’s Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology. “What they are doing is exposing their eyes to blue light that’s being emitted from the screen.” Gurubhagavatula said students tend to accumulate sleep debt, which is where people fall behind on the recommended sleep levels for days at a time. Sleep debt can have significant effects on memory, learning, mood regulation, decision making, and reaction time.
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Activities like studying for tests or driving a car become more challenging as a result, Gurubhagavatula added. While drinking caffeine may make people more alert, it does not substitute sleep’s restorative function or effectively improve brain functions. Although some people also claim that their body eventually adapts to sleep deprivation, Gurubhagavatula said this was untrue. “It turns out we don’t actually get used to not getting enough sleep. Some people say, ‘Oh, I am fine on five hours or six hours. My body got used to it’,” Gurubhagavatula said. “There’s no such thing as getting used to it.” Napping during the daytime may also have significant effects on people’s health. For people with sleeping disorders
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or teenagers who have a different body rhythm, a short 20 to 30 minute nap may be helpful, but people should should avoid over-napping because it can make people feel even more tired, Gurubhagavatula said. While the recommended amount of sleep time for college students ranges from seven to nine hours, College freshman Alexander Brandt said he sleeps an average of six and a half to seven and a half hours per night, though he wishes he had more time so he could sleep for two additional hours. College freshman Donya Zarrinnegar, however, said she is actually able to get more sleep in college than in high school because she has developed better time management skills and learned about the importance of sleep. “I see the value in sleep a lot
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more now,” Zarrinnegar said. “I honestly feel I can’t function if I don’t get at least seven hours of sleep, and in high school, I feel I can go five or six hours a night.” She added that she tries to get seven to eight hours each night now to stay focused the next day. For sleep experts, a fundamental change is needed to shift the sleep-deprived culture that dominates college campuses like Penn. “We would never brag about how little food we got away with, or how little oxygen we got away with, or how little water we drank, so sleep is no different,” Gurubhagavatula said. “Going without it does not make us strong people. All it’s doing is depriving our bodies and our brains of something that we physiologically need.”
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rently occupy more prominent spaces on Locust Walk. PAACH constituent groups student leaders and other students met with Provost Wendell Pritchett on Jan. 28, said College sophomore Mohammad Samroz, who is the Asian Pacific Student Coalition vice chair for constituent affairs. The 6B also recently met with Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum, Associate Vice Provost for Equity and Access Will Gipson and other VPUL administrators on Feb. 12. The 6B scheduled another meeting on Feb. 20 with Penn President Amy Gutmann, Pritchett, and McCoullum, but the meeting was delayed in light of University operations being suspended due to the winter storm. Samroz, who was at the meeting with Pritchett, said several students compared the location of the cultural houses to the prominent locations of fraternities on Locust Walk. “Somebody talked about fraternities in general having a history of misogyny, having a history of all of these different things that are exclusionary, and being behind the LOVE statue, versus us —minority communities housed in the basement of the ARCH building,” Samroz said. “I think Provost Pritchett was a bit defensive about it. We talked about it as being in a basement but he was like ‘it’s not really a bad basement. It’s a nice basement,’ which is absolutely true,” Samroz added. The 6B started to push for greater administrative action toward the end of last semester. Students leaders met with McCoullum and Gipson in November 2018 to advocate for more space, United Minorities Council Chair and College sophomore Kevin Zhou said. After the Nov. 14 meeting, VPUL increased space for cultural groups by removing ARCH 106 and the ARCH Fireside Lounge from the university reservation system with the intention of making them only available for cultural groups. Zhou added, however, that the
reservation process for the rooms is unclear. Currently, they are being unused. Members of the 6B have also proposed occupying one of the fraternity houses more prominently displayed on Locust Walk in meeting with administrators. In the recent February meeting with PAACH student members, Pritchett said the move into a fraternity house on Locust Walk is currently not possible because these houses are leased to fraternities. APSC chair Kamal Gill said both the Penn Women’s Center and the LGBT Center occupy former fraternity houses, so he sees moving the cultural centers into fraternity houses as a feasible alternative. Several members of the 6B said the University has launched a space reallocation survey within the past year to make note of underused space on campus. VPUL administrators said in their last meeting that the university is currently conducting a space survey to try to look at what spaces are existent, Gill added. Zhou added that UMC’s immediate request to administrators is for CURF, which is currently located in ARCH, to move to the McNeil building with Career Services. “VPUL looks forward to the space planning results next year and other opportunities to make the ARCH and Houston Hall, and all of centers and campus union buildings, even more of a campus home for our important community,” VPUL Communications Director Monica YantKinney wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian on behalf of VPUL administrators, including the cultural center directors. “The ARCH is an essential, centrally located hub of activity that was designed in partnership with the cultural centers,” Pritchett wrote in an email to The DP. Despite the lack of concrete plans to increase space for cultural groups on campus, student leaders say they are still hopeful. “In terms of tangible progress, that comes really slowly. My expectation was not to have any sort of tangible result out of all this,” Samroz said. “It feels like the administration is listening to us.”
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2019 VOL. CXXXV, NO. 11 135th Year of Publication JULIA SCHORR President SARAH FORTINSKY Executive Editor BEN ZHAO Print Director SAM HOLLAND Digital Director ISABELLA SIMONETTI Opinion Editor MADELEINE NGO Senior News Editor THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Editor GILLIAN DIEBOLD Senior Design Editor ALICE HEYEH Design Editor JESS TAN Design Editor LUCY FERRY Design Editor TAMSYN BRANN Design Editor
Joe Biden missed his chance for president. Democrats need someone new in 2020. THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN EDITORIAL BOARD
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ormer Vice President and Penn Presidential Professor of Practice Joe Biden is expected to announce his plans for the 2020 presidential election in the coming weeks. When he visited Penn this Tuesday, Biden did not directly address whether he is going to run for president. Still, with more than four decades of political experience, Biden says he is “the most qualified person in the country to be president.” But his track record is flawed, and the Democratic party needs a new face to rally behind. We urge Joe Biden not to declare his candidacy for president. With eight years in the White House and 36 years in the Senate, Biden would be the most experienced candidate in the Democratic primary. He’s run for president twice before, in 1988 and 2008 — although he failed to rally voters beyond
with decades of baggage. Biden stands out among other frontrunners for his foreign policy experience. But unlike other current frontrunners, most of whom were not in Congress in the early 2000s, he voted to support President Bush’s invasion of Iraq. At the time, he was chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Also during his time in the Senate, Biden voted for the Defense of Marriage Act and supported various tough-on-crime laws. Biden’s time as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee may also prove to be a sticking point for Democratic voters in the #MeToo era. In 1991, Biden presided over questioning of Anita Hill as she testified to sexual harassment by now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Following the Kavanaugh hearings last fall, The New York Times reported that Biden privately
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a fifth-place finish in Iowa in 2008, and in the 1988 cycle ended his campaign amid several accusations of plagiarism. Biden’s experience also comes
complained he thinks it unfair that Hill continues to hold him responsible for her mistreatment during the hearings. Recent polling puts Biden far
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ahead of his potential Democratic primary opponents. But because it’s so early, this could quickly change as voters learn more about the pool of candidates. Hillary Clinton had higher favorability ratings than either President Barack Obama or Biden toward the end of her time as secretary of state, but extensive media attention on her lengthy career in public service contributed to plummeting approval ratings. Similarly to how Clinton’s opponents emphasized her speeches at Wall Street firms, Biden could face criticism for having close ties to the financial institutions in his home state of Delaware. Additionally, Biden’s current
age at 76 years old would make him the second-oldest candidate in the Democratic primary, after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). His age might not affect his ability to carry out his duties as president, but the Democratic Party has historically performed better with young nominees. Last year’s midterm elections witnessed a surge in youth turnout, and more than two-thirds of voters under 30 years old voted for a Democratic candidate. The Democratic Party has shifted to the left since 2016, in part due to this age cohort, and Biden’s experience will make it difficult for him to reinvent himself as progressive enough for today’s Democratic Party. Further, the
2020 Democratic primary electorate is expected to be more diverse than ever before, and Biden will have to justify his candidacy over those of highly qualified women and people of color. One of these other candidates may better represent the changing values and demographics of the Democratic Party. Biden’s candidacy may only damage his legacy as various controversies are dredged up from his 46-year career in politics. He has lost twice before, and there is nothing that suggests this time around will be different. In other words, the third time isn’t likely to be the charm. Biden should not run for president in 2020.
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e’ve all been there before. It’s three days before the end of add period. Penn InTouch keeps crashing on you. All the courses you want to add are full. That political science course turned out to require 200 pages of reading a week, and you need out. You find one course that seems promising, but it’s already had two homeworks due, and the professor will not budge for any kind of extension. At the root of this anguish is Penn’s system for course registration. By forcing us to register for courses before we can realistically evaluate them, Penn puts us at a huge disadvantage. While admittedly most of the Ivy League uses the same broken system as Penn, Harvard and Yale do things differently. Both schools offer a “shopping period” during the first one to two weeks of classes, allowing students to visit and test out classes. At Harvard, students don’t even have to submit their final schedules
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until the end of the first week of classes. Shopping period systems do have their drawbacks. Harvard students have complained of crowding in popular courses during this shopping week and the sense of uncertainty created by
semester. But Penn already has these problems too. I have been in CIS lectures so overcrowded on the first day that students were sitting on the floor, in the aisles, or just standing. Since Penn’s add period is so long, there is still a great
I have been in CIS lectures so overcrowded on the first day that students were sitting on the floor, in the aisles, or just standing.”
not setting schedules earlier. Requiring professors to spend the first two or three lectures offering an overview of their course instead of launching into material also results in less time to cover that material during the rest of the
deal of uncertainty as to what courses students end up taking. A shopping period would grant students the same freedom of the add period. But this would come without the stress of knowing they are missing important mate-
rial in courses they want to add. Another major issue with Penn’s current system is the lack of availability of syllabi. While some courses have links to their syllabus posted on PennInTouch before the semester begins, these can be few and far between, particularly for select majors. Additionally, for courses that have never been offered before or have been significantly reworked, students have no way to gauge how worthwhile taking these courses will be. Further, the length of Penn’s add period is misleading. It is completely unrealistic to add many courses by the third week of classes; in fact, some courses strictly require all students to attend the first lecture or face losing a significant portion of their grades. This creates a dilemma for students. Trying to shop courses can be a logisitical nightmare, since attending parts of multiple courses that conflict may mean missing vital parts of
a lecture. All of this puts enormous pressure on students to get their schedules right the first time. But if Penn truly values academic exploration, it should also value course exploration by allowing students the freedom to actually try out courses. Under the current system, students are more encouraged to fill their schedules with easy, low-risk courses instead of branching out beyond their comfort zones. Course shopping could also encourage students to explore beyond their major and to try out fields that they might not otherwise. By having a week dedicated to “selling” their classes, professors can emphasize the interesting material they hope to teach. This could be especially promising for courses that are forced to be cancelled due to low enrollment. A dedicated shopping period would also ease the transition back into the semester. Students often speak of “syllabus week,” but for many courses, this is a pure myth. Some professors choose to immediately deluge students with work. By forcing professors to treat the first week of classes as a true shopping period, students could get their bearings before plunging into the depths of the material. A shopping week would grant Penn students something this school desperately lacks: a stressfree period of exploration. So, Penn, let us shop! T YLER L ARKWORTHY is an Engineering junior from McLean, Virginia studying Computer Science. His email address is tlarkwor@seas. upenn.edu.
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Don’t dismiss sexual assault allegations, even those against friends SPILLING THE TEA | What the Fairfax allegations tell us about our campus rape culture
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mid the present political firestorm in Virginia, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has at the time of publication been accused of two sexual assaults. Fairfax denied both accusations and hired the law firm that represented Brett Kavanaugh during his hearing this past fall. Meanwhile, his first accuser hired the lawyers who represented Christine Blasey Ford. Many conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson have seized upon the obvious parallel to attack what they see as the “hypocrisy” of liberal support of the #MeToo movement, as prominent Democrats such as Dick Durbin (DIll.)and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) have opted to remain silent on the issue. While there are also many prominent Democrats — such as senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Tim Kaine — who started calling for his resignation after the second accusation, these commentators have still touched upon a fascinating idea. Whether or not we believe or act on allegations — in politics or on our campus — often depends strongly on how we feel about the accused. Yet another example is former president Bill Clinton,
who after 20 years still hasn’t faced his #MeToo reckoning in the face of several sexual assault allegations, and is instead speaking to millions of people on his “An Evening with the Clintons” tour. Meanwhile, Monica Lewinsky wrote last February about developing post-traumatic stress disorder from the entire ordeal. As she put it, “I’m beginning to entertain the notion that in such a circumstance the idea of consent might well be rendered moot.” So why is it that we let certain people avoid accountability? We rightfully believe sexual assault to be a monstrous act and portray sexual assaulters in our culture as villains. But this means that when people we like are accused of being sexual predators — such as Bill Clinton, who left office with a 65 percent approval rating — we can’t reconcile our image of that person with the monsters we imagine. Often this means that we ignore the assault claims or say it must have been a misunderstanding. Or it can mean that we lash out at the accusers — like Gloria Steinem, who in a 1998 New York Times op-ed called accuser Kathleen Willey “old
enough to be Monica Lewinsky’s mother.” We also see this trend of not holding our friends accountable in our campus culture. When I was sexually assaulted by a formerly close friend freshman year, many of our mutual friends could not reconcile my accusation with their image of my assaulter. As a result, several of them chose to dismiss the claim entirely, even after it was confirmed by a school investigation. These friends were people that prided themselves on being concerned about social justice and minority rights, and yet even they ended up perpetuating this really pervasive element of rape culture. Other friends have also told me how their
and sharing MARS events on Facebook. To change this culture, we need to be more empathetic towards those who come forward with allegations, even when this means calling into question those we love. We shouldn’t rush to discredit or silence people just because they are accusing our friends. Given that the reporting process is pretty traumatic itself, involving cross-examinations and having each retelling of your story picked apart for inconsistency, we should really offer these people support. Support is asking them what you can do to help them and actively listening to their needs. Support is not using accusers as political hammers to
In the case of pending investigations or accusations, support does not have to mean abolishing the presumption of innocence. Although it is a delicate situation, it is possible to be actively supportive of accusers while not blindly rushing to support one side in the absence of a completed investigation. But in the case of confirmed accusations, we also have to start holding the accused accountable for what they did. We can’t make excuses for their behavior and we can’t pretend it didn’t happen. It is by engaging with those two non-responses that we passively allow rape culture to continue on this campus. Perhaps the climate is
Whether or not we believe or act on allegations — in politics or on our campus — often depends strongly on how we feel about the accused.” assailants also go on without social sanction, even marching in Take Back the Night rallies
beat your opponents, like the commentators mentioned previously did.
changing on a national level. The calls for Fairfax’s resignation from even other Dem-
REGINALD LAMAUTE ocrats show that the party’s tolerance for sexual predation is lower than it once was. Although Bill Clinton hasn’t met with any public condemnation, his name has been quietly dropped from the formerly named Kennedy-Clinton Gala, and many Democrats no longer wish to campaign with him anymore. But we need to make sure that our condemnation of sexual predators is something we apply to the people in our lives, not merely the politicians we vote for. We’re all willing to say we oppose rapists, but what would you do if the rapist was your friend? REGINALD LAMAUTE is a College junior from Chapel Hill, N.C. studying chemistry. Their email address is rlamaute@sas.upenn.edu.
I’m the son of two pastors, but my faith is my own SIT WITH ME | I no longer have to go to church on Sunday; Here’s why I do
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onths ago, I was sitting in the lobby of Harnwell College House with a friend. We were talking about our faith when he asked me: “So what’s your testimony?” I looked at him and thought about it for a while. How could I respond to that? I didn’t have a testimony of my religious conversion. There was no exact turning point where I came to God. I was born to two pastors who immigrated from South Korea to Boston. I was saved by Christ before I was conscious, when my parents had me baptized. I’ve been Christian my whole life. When I came to Penn, I didn’t go to church for the first semester. It was the first time in my life that I missed many consecutive Sunday services. And honestly, not a lot changed
in my heart, because I really wasn’t invested in religion beforehand. I went to church because my parents did, but they weren’t there anymore to tell me what to do. The stereotypical trope of the pastor’s kid is usually at two extremes: the holy, pious, disciplined kid, or the off-the-rails kid who strays far from faith. I, along with my brothers, simmered in a lukewarm medium; our parents were never really strict in a secular or non-secular sense. As a result of this, I attended church almost every Sunday, but I was never extremely engaged. Church was a
This is the unfortunate sentiment among a lot of people who grew up in the church. Going to church becomes a routine, and following God becomes something you have to do, like a chore every Sunday morning. When my second semester at Penn came around, I decided I would try to go to church again. It was the first time I would be going to church on my own, out of my own choice. But before I did, I told myself: “If you’re going to do this again, it’s not going to be like how it has been for the past 18 years. Do you want to
I just felt like it would be good for me to have a support system. I didn’t know that I would experience a God that was so real to me. What I realized was that given the choice to decide to follow God or not, choosing it myself makes it so much more powerful. I think many people who grew up in the church fall away because their obligation to it was familial, and not a personal choice. Through my time here at Penn, I’ve been blessed in so many ways since joining a church. I’ve been Christian my whole life, but I think it
What I realized was that given the choice to decide to follow God or not, choosing it myself makes it so much more powerful.” workplace for my parents, and my brothers and I had to go church. The person preaching was my mother — that made it hard to think of her as a spiritual leader. The Bible was my parent’s work and I didn’t want people to think that I was a “weirdly religious person” for being a pastor’s kid.
follow God? Is this something that you alone want? Then truly follow it with all your heart, not just your ‘Sunday for one hour’ heart.” When I went to a new church, I wasn’t looking for anything in particular. I didn’t have expectations for what my faith journey would look like.
has only become “real” to me since the spring semester of my freshman year. A lot of the religious pedagogy that I went through drilled into me what I should and should not do. What is sinful and the judgment we might face. Some people feel like following God will re-
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quire forgoing the “good life” in pursuit of a restricted one. From my experience so far, I hope that we absolutely want to and choose to love God. I hope that we realize that it is the best and most freeing path. It’s the one that is filled with an overflowing and amazingly sweet love of God. So if you relate to my experiences, I ask that you try and find a church and pursue your spirituality again. If you’ve been hurt by the church, if the church has weakened your faith, or made you turn away, I am truly sorry. But I ask you to try again, and come back inde-
pendent of how those past experiences affected your faith. When my friend asked me what my testimony was in the Harnwell lobby, I told him I felt like I was still living through it. Even though I went to church my entire life, I was just learning in my heart what it meant to be a Christian. I was no longer required to go to church every Sunday, or even follow God, but I still choose to do so because it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. JOEL LEE is a College sophomore from Groton, Conn. His email address is joelslee@sas.upenn.edu.
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ith the Presidential election season gearing up, it is abundantly clear that immigration will continue to dominate the campaign trails. President Trump will continue to use immigration to stoke fears of criminals coming to the United States en masse, whereas Democrats will invoke America’s history as a nation of immigrants to tout the benefits of diversity. This debate about immigration isn’t really about immigration, but about a rapidly changing America. It is about fears of a browning country, in which the United States will by 2045 shift into majority–minority status — when non–Hispanic whites will, for the first time, no longer make up the majority of the U.S. population. This has led to brewing anxiety among many white Americans who fear that this will lead to the demise of America as they know it. We need to remember the lessons of history lest we repeat the same mistakes. My fellow Quakers, ask yourself this: Are your Ameri-
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can friends of Hispanic descent at Penn any less American than your non–Hispanic friends? I think we all know the answer to that. In my Race & Ethnic Politics class, we have been discussing attitudes towards immigration from a historical perspective to help us think critically about today’s immigration debates. In light of today’s political climate, these debates made me think further about the underlying causes that shape attitudes toward immigration. In 2016, when this cultural anxiety reached new heights with the ascendance of Donald Trump’s candidacy, Asians made up a majority of new immigrants arriving in the United States. Yet the nasty rhetoric about immigrants tended to target Hispanics in general and Mexicans in particular. Even more shocking, Americans of Hispanic descent have seen an uptick in verbal and physical abuse against them with, among other things, calls for them to “return to Mexico.” These attacks are based on the offensive misconception that Ameri-
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cans of Hispanic descent are somehow less American than its white majority. The rise of Donald Trump’s candidacy saw an unprecedented uptick in racist and anti–immigrant rhetoric. This trend has remained ubiquitous in not just politics but in everyday life all across the nation. One depressing fact about this is that history is repeating itself — and we have clearly not learned our lesson from it.
In the 19th century, Americans feared that the great influx of mostly Catholic immigrants from Ireland would alter American society and identity for the worse. It didn’t. Similarly, the influx of Chinese immigrants prompted fears about “yellow peril” and how they would alter American identity for the worse. It didn’t. These are but two examples of many. There has always been a scapegoat in American identity politics — that one group that has been
branded the “other” and declared a threat to America’s sense of self. Today, far too many Americans harbor similar fears about Hispanics. Americans of Hispanic descent are often believed to be poorly assimilated — an insinuation that they are less American than other citizens — which has gained increased attention in the past few weeks following Tom Brokaw’s comments. Somehow, proclaiming pride in your Irish, Italian, or Swedish heritage is seen as a positive mark on a nation of immigrants, while Americans who proclaim pride in their Latin heritage are often seen as insufficiently American. The original mass influx of the Irish was met with bitter hostility out of fear that their dissimilarities from the majority of largely Protestant citizens would erode American identity. Today, America’s celebration of Irish culture and its impact on this country is a great part of its tradition. As the election season continues, we will continue hearing about how being “tough on immigration” is vi-
MICHAEL A. KESHMIRI tal to protect America. Don’t forget what the proponents of such rhetoric really mean when they talk about immigration. Stand together in opposition to those who claim that our American friends of Hispanic descent are somehow insufficiently patriotic and do not belong here. The idea of America should not be tied to its people’s skin color, but to their belief in, and devotion to, the values that birthed this nation. MICHAEL A. KESHMIRI is a College senior from Stockholm, Sweden studying political science. His email address is mkesh@sas.upenn.edu.
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Penn student proposes health system for veterans Chad Baer wants to help identify illnesses for vets CLAIRE OCHROCH Staff Reporter
Before Penn graduate student Chad Baer was deployed to Djibouti with the Army National Guard, he could run two miles in 14 minutes and 15 seconds. But after being exposed to noxious fumes due to living downstream from an incinerator, he soon developed asthma. “By the end of my deployment I ran it in like 18:30 — because I was wheezing and I couldn’t finish my run,” said Baer, who is studying for a Master’s in Public Administration at the Fels Institute of Government in 2020. Inspired by the health issues he developed after his deployment, Baer is now creating a system that will help identify veterans who could potentially suffer from environment-related issues due to overseas military service. Baer created the proposal as part of his work with the Student Vet-
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Although Baer dealt with health issues due to his base’s proximity to an incinerator, he said his problems were “very minor” compared to veterans who were exposed to burn pits.
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Chad Baer served in Djibouti with the Army National Guard and developed asthma after being exposed to noxious fumes.
eran Fellowship, a collaboration between the VFW and the nonprofit Student Veterans of
America, and will present his proposal to politicians on Capitol Hill.
In his proposed registry, veteran and graduate student on top of them and burn them,” Baer will obtain data from the a Master’s in Liberal Arts for Murray said, adding that burn Department of Defense to de- 2019, was frequently around pits are common in places termine the former location of burn pits for waste disposal where veterans are frequently deployed veterans. The system when he was deployed in Fal- deployed, including Afghaniwill allow veterans who were lujah, Iraq. stan and Kosovo. deployed to submit informa“We burned everything in To investigate who is affecttion to the registry that lists our burn pit,” Hamilton said. ed by burn pit-related illnesses, the health problems they are “It was this big pit in the cor- Baer wants to change the Vetexperiencing. This way, the ner of our compound and I eran Affairs’ current burn pit system can identify a pattern think there was a refrigerator, registry to make it more “user of veterans who were deployed there was a destroyed vehicle, friendly” through his software. at the same place and time, “This is somewho also share the same thing that we can symptoms. Once a pattern get ahead of, as is established in the dataopposed to trackbase, veterans in the same ing down dying situation will be alerted by veterans when the system if they need to they’re in their be checked by a doctor be70s,” Murray cause of their symptoms. said. “Let’s get The system will be espethem now, so that cially helpful for veterans if these illnesses who were exposed to burn don’t end up kill- PAtrick Murray, Marine Corps Veteran pits, open-air sites on miliing them, they tary bases where trash is should get treated burned, which is a common and hopefully reoccurrence in overseas bases. and trash, electronics, and we solved.” Research has shown the pos- would douse all of that in dieIn the next part of Baer’s felsibility of long-term health ef- sel fuel and set fire to it.” lowship, he will travel to Capifects from fume exposure. Patrick Murray, a Marine tol Hill in the coming months Although Baer dealt with Corps veteran and deputy di- to present his proposal. health issues because of his rector of the Veterans of For“I am confident his proposal base’s proximity to an incinera- eign Wars national legislative will be well-received,” Murray tor, he said his problems were service, had nearly the same said. “There are far too many “very minor” compared to oth- experience as Hamilton when veterans that are affected by er veterans who were exposed he was deployed in Fallujah. this and over the years enough to other noxious fumes from “We’d use plastic bags to go attention has been paid to this burn pits. to the bathroom in and then put issue that people are starting to Jesse Hamilton, an Army them in a pile, pour diesel fuel open their eyes.”
“Over the years enough attention has been paid to this issue that people are starting to open their eyes.”
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Students and faculty discuss gender-neutral term ‘Latinx’ Panelists said Penn’s Latino Studies should use the term MARIRI NIINO Contributing Reporter
A panel on Monday night featured a discussion that centered on the term “Latinx” and gender inclusivity within the Latinx community at Penn. Several panelists discussed the origins, meaning, and significance of the term “Latinx” — a gender-neutral alternative to Latino or Latina. While the pronoun breaks from traditional Spanish grammar, where verbs are conjugated in a specific gender, the term “Latinx” has been used in media outlets and academic centers to promote gender inclusivity. The event, held at the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, was organized by the Penn Latin American & Latino Studies Program Undergraduate Advisory Board, the Latin American Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, and the Cipactli Latino Honor Society. The panel featured College
sophomore Silvia Ayala, an LALS UAB member, Selma Feliciano Arroyo, a Penn Hispanic and Portuguese Studies lecturer, Adrián Rivera-Reyes, a Penn Medicine researcher, Deja Lynn Alvarez, a Latinx transgender woman running for Philadelphia city council, and Ed Morales, author of “Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture.” Morales presented a possible trajectory for how the term “Latinx” evolved: People began writing Latino/a to include women, then shifted to writing Latin@. He said Latinx, which is now the preferred term for many, is more inclusive because it encompasses the community’s racial and ethnic diversity. “Female-identified people and non-binary people have been invisibilized under the ‘o,’” Arroyo said, referring to the term “Latino.” Alvarez discussed the term “Latinx” in the context of her own personal identity. She said as a transgender woman, she was excited to see a word that could encompass gender non-
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“This is a way for me to learn more about the use of ‘Latinx.’” Panelists also discussed whether Penn’s Latin American and Latino Studies Program should adopt the term “Latinx.” Ayala said she has seen other universities and student groups start using the term in place of “Latino,” but Penn continues to lag behind. “[The] University of Oklahoma renamed their [Latino Studies department] Latinx Studies,” Ayala said. “If they can do it, we can do it too.” Alvarez agreed that Penn should incorporate the genderneutral term, adding that “Penn should continue being a leader.” After the event, Latin American and Latino Studies Program Director Tulia Falleti said she is seriously considering adopting the term “Latinx” as part of the program title. “It’s part of the conversation that’s organically generated by students like Silvia who have proposed the change,” Falleti said, adding, “We don’t foresee any resistance in the administration towards the change.”
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treatment,” the lawsuit read. Because of these continued symptoms, Fox provided support for Harris’ extension to return May 14, 2018. In the lawsuit, Harris claims that UPHS violated three separate policies: its own policy, the Americans with Disabilities Acts, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. “Kenya was treated very unfairly by UPHS,” Harris’ law-
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yer Jason Pearlman wrote in an emailed statement to the DP. “Although she is grateful for the care and support of her doctors and the medical staff, the Hospital did not follow the law or its own employment policies in handling Kenya’s request for a modest accommodation for her cancer.” Harris requested and was approved for a leave from Aug. 8, 2017 through April 15, 2018, under the Family and Medical Leave Act. After undergoing two mastectomies, six weeks of daily
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cause an “undue hardship on the department,” the lawsuit read. Harris alleges in the lawsuit that the only communication afterwards consisted of two phone calls from Employee Relations and Retention Specialist Shannon Camps asking if she intended to resign from her position, which Harris said ended with Camps hanging up. During the conversation, Harris allegedly asked Camps, “Shannon, do you know the reason I’ve been absent from work all this time?”
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to Harris, according to the complaint, and later hung up. Arroyo, Charokopos, Bray, and Camps did not respond to requests for comment. Shortly afterwards, she received a letter terminating her employment. “Due to operational needs, it would pose an undue hardship for the anesthesia department,” the letter read. “Kenya is proud to be standing up for her rights and for others who find themselves in a similarly perilous situation,” Pearlman added.
tack,” Biden said, labeling the Trump administration’s opposition to the two organizations as “the dumbest thing in the world.” Biden also dedicated a significant portion of the conversation to talking about the rise in wealth disparity in the United States. He pointed out that the gap between the wealth of the top one percent and the rest of America is bigger than any time since before 1920. “There’s no excuse for this,” Biden said. “What happened to a moral responsibility, a moral
capitalism?” The audience clapped as Biden talked about workers signing contracts with companies that required workers to refrain from discussing their pay. “What possible reason for that can be other than suppressing wages? Give me an explanation,” Biden said. Biden touched on the anger of the working and middle classes in America amid concerns over globalization. “There’s a lot of people justifiably worried, and we have a lot of answers, but we’re
not speaking to these people,” Biden said. At a time when reporting on political polarization dominates the media, Biden spoke about his optimistic view of the country’s future. Biden acknowledged the struggles of the working and middle classes in America, but said the country’s strengths in diversity and enterprising ethos gave him hope that the United States could address these problems. “This is the United States of America,” Biden said. “We can do anything.”
The positive nature of Biden’s words impressed College freshman Tanya Gupta, who approved of the way Biden framed and defined the nation. “We’re hearing a lot of negative things about America, so it’s kind of refreshing,” Gupta said. Yet first-year student at the Graduate School of Education Lisa Chang said she was “skeptical” of Biden’s emphasis on “American exceptionalism.” “I would personally push back a little bit on the ‘how America is going to try to save the world’ kind of mentality,”
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Men’s basketball looks to move up standings in home contests Quakers will have rematches against Cornell and Columbia CHARLIE DOLGENOS Sports Reporter
Penn men’s basketball is at a critical point in the season. On Friday and Saturday, the Quakers will host Columbia and Cornell, respectively, at the Palestra. The Red and Blue (15-9, 3-5 Ivy) are currently in fifth place in the Ivy League, tied with Brown. Columbia (6-16, 1-7) sits in the basement, while Cornell (13-11, 5-3) is tied for third with Princeton. With the introduction of the Ivy League Tournament in 2017, which includes the top four teams in the standings, a team can rally late in the season. Two years ago, Penn shook off an 0-6 League start to sneak its way into the Ivy Tournament and had a chance to play its way into the NCAA Tournament. With that in mind, anything is possible. “Seventy percent of [games in
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captains take controls of those things,� Junior said. “We have a travel committee, locker room committee, hype squad, and there’s a committee for birthdays which is fun.� Corbett added to Junior’s points, stating the importance of her athletes “owning their own thing.� “They’re part of this team, and also it gives kids roles that they may not get on the field; which I think it’s all-important that everyone is valued on this team.� Preparation for the road is one thing, but execution is another. A home team’s crowd can often disrupt the opposing team’s flow, and some crowds are especially effective at doing that. “Fans played a heavy role [last season] in how the game was going, but I think having three away games is super helpful because then you feel that’s
the Ivy League] end in a four point difference or less or overtime,� coach Steve Donahue said. “With the addition of the Tournament over the last couple years, teams just don’t quit. They know that they can win a couple games and they’re right back in the race.� Penn is by no means eliminated from contention, but this weekend is an important stepping stone to build positive momentum in conference play. They currently sit two games behind Princeton and Cornell, having dropped all three matchups against these teams. With just six games remaining for each team, the Red and Blue’s matchup against Cornell is crucial. A loss against Cornell would mean Penn would be the odd man out if the two teams end with the same regular season record. “I think we are settling into a rhythm right now, and not necessarily in a good way. We’re starting to get complacent, starting to settle for where we’re at right now,� junior forward AJ Brodeur said. “I’d say everyone on our team isn’t
comfortable with that, in theory, but when it comes to the games we’re not taking that extra step to get where we need to be.� In order to take that extra step, the Quakers will be tested. They have played both Columbia and Cornell this season, squeezing out a 72-70 win against Columbia and losing to Cornell 80-71. In the Columbia game, the Red and Blue survived a 27-point effort by sophomore guard Gabe Stefanini. In the Cornell loss, Penn was leading, 71-70, when senior guard Matt Morgan pushed the Big Red to a late 10-0 run and secured the victory. According to senior guard Antonio Woods, the Quakers will need to play consistently on defense to find a groove in conference play. “We take pride in playing defense. Between me and [junior guard Devon Goodman], I feel like we’ll be able to keep them in check,� Woods said. “[Morgan] had a hot hand, got to the foul line, made some free throws, and that’s been a big emphasis this week. We
kind of more of the norm where you don’t get in the comfort of being in the same stadium with your own fans and your student body around you,� Junior said. Looking ahead to the games themselves, the No. 12 Quakers started the road stretch with a decisive 15-4 win over Delaware. Penn has played the Blue Hens (1-1) every year since 2014, and the Red and Blue have won every matchup in that time frame with a resounding 68-41 total margin of victory. Penn’s next challenge is No. 14 Johns Hopkins. The Blue Jays (2-0) are coming off big victories of their own, defeating Drexel and No. 9 Loyola (Md.) to start the season. Penn has beaten Johns Hopkins in each of the teams’ last two contests. Both of these games were tightly contested, and last season’s comeback win for the Quakers came in dramatic fashion. This year, the Blue Jays have a stout offense. The group, led by sophomore midfielder Shelby Har-
rison and senior midfielder Ellie McNulty, has scored 30 goals in its first pair of games. “Their offensive coach, Steele Stanwick, has done a really nice job with them. They just have a lot of different options on their attack, so you have to watch them play and see what their tendencies are,� Corbett said. However, the Quakers have a solid defense of their own that has risen to No. 3 in the country after allowing just four goals in the season opener. Junior was fifth in the Ivy League in ground balls and sixth in caused turnovers last season, while fellow senior captain and defender Lauren O’Mara was fourth on the team in ground balls. Starting the season with three straight road games is no easy task, but the Red and Blue are looking to prove that this challenge won’t phase them.
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think that this is Brown’s best team in several years. They’ll certainly be a tough game for us.� No. 6 Harvard Last year’s Ivy League Attacker of the Year Julia Glynn has graduated, but the Crimson have reinforcements on that end of the field, as seniors Keeley MacAfee and Nicole Baiocco are both stars in their own right. If Harvard’s defense can step up its game, the Crimson could be a dark horse to make the Ivy League Tournament. No. 7 Columbia Although Columbia may not be a threat to win the League title this season, the Lions won’t be an easy out either with star Lindsey Ewertsen back in the fold. The senior midfielder was a unanimous First-Team All-Ivy selection a season ago, and
live with it.� “In all my time here, [Morgan is] as good an offensive player as we have in the League,� Donahue said.
It’s do or die time, and the road to the Ivy League Tournament continues with the two vital matchups this weekend.
with enough consistency from her supporting class, Columbia could very well put its rivals on upset alert. No. 8 Yale The Bulldogs will have a dif-
ficult time cracking the top half of the Ivy standings given the graduation of Madeleine Gramigna at the midfield and the lack of returning first-team All-Ivy selections.
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On to the next one. Coming off its first conference loss of the season against Harvard in double overtime, Penn women’s basketball will look to get back on track when it hosts Columbia on Friday and Cornell on Saturday, marking the beginning of a fivegame home stand at the Palestra. The Quakers (16-4, 6-1 Ivy) — who came into the season without three of their five starters from last year — have taken the league by storm this season with a 6-1 record. Sophomore center Eleah Parker, the 2018 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, leads the Red and Blue with 15.3 points per game and also ranks second in the nation with 3.4 blocks per game. Besides Parker, the Quakers have done a good job getting everyone involved. They have 10 players that have played more than 120 minutes so far, and in conference play, four of their five starters average above 9.5 points per game. Parker’s defensive dominance is an indicator of how good the Quakers have been on defense as a team this year. Penn’s opponents have scored just 51.9 points per game on a 33 percent shooting clip. Both of these statistics rank first in the Ivy League. Additionally, the Red and Blue have held 10 different opponents to under 50 points this season, ranking No. 5 in the NCAA in scoring defense. For Penn, shooting the ball well has led to success. In each of the Quakers’ losses, they’ve shot the ball under 37 percent from the floor. Additionally, the Red and Blue struggled from beyond the arc last week, shooting just 2-of-
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Sophomore center Eleah Parker (right) totaled 26 points, 12 rebounds, and six blocks in Penn women’s basketball’s last meeting against Cornell.
19. If the Quakers want to continue their conference success, they will likely need to shoot the ball better. Penn’s opponents this weekend may not seem intimidating based on their records, but both teams have the potential to give the Quakers trouble. Freshman Sienna Durr leads the Lions (7-14, 3-5) with 14.6 points per game, and sophomore Riley Casey is averaging 12.4 points per game this season while shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc. Despite losing Camille Zimmerman, its best player in program history, Columbia throttled Harvard, 75-65, just under two weeks ago, flustering the Crimson and holding them to just 28.3 percent shooting from the field. If the Lions can force the Quakers to start missing shots, Penn could struggle. Cornell (9-10, 3-5), on the other hand, has won two straight Ivy matchups against Brown and Yale.
Penn rolled the Big Red by a score of 59-46 in their last matchup, but the Quakers will have to limit junior forward Laura Bagwell-Katalinich, who averages 15.6 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and transferred from Penn only two years ago. Earlier this season, both matchups went Penn’s way. The Quakers trounced Cornell behind 26 points and 12 rebounds from Parker, and they toppled Columbia, 72-60, in a game where four of Penn’s starters posted doubledigit scoring. Home court advantage could pay dividends for the Quakers this weekend. They have only dropped one game at home — against Villanova — while Cornell (3-6) and Columbia (3-8) have struggled on the road. Regardless, if their first games against Columbia and Cornell are any indication, the Red and Blue should like their chances of taking care of business this weekend.
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Bryce Washington has quickly become a spark plug for Red and Blue M. HOOPS | Freshman has won several weekly awards TEIA ROSS Sports Reporter
New year, new face, new impact. Over the past few months, Bryce Washington has brought new and significant contributions to Penn men’s basketball. The freshman guard has been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week four times in the past six weeks. “He’s one of the first guys on the court and is the last to leave,” senior guard Jake Silpe said. “His work ethic is unmatched. I don’t think he has a conscience on the court; he just plays his game.” The first of many came after performances against Monmouth and Princeton. Washington set personal highs in points with 17, three pointers with seven, and steals with three. Against the Tigers, he scored 11 points in Penn’s Ancient Eight opener. The next was a double-whammy, with Washington winning both Ivy League Rookie of the Week and Big 5 Player of the
Week honors. Against Saint Joseph’s, Washington earned his first career double-double, leading Penn in both scoring and rebounds with 23 points and 10 rebounds while also recording six three-pointers and four assists. These stats were all career highs for Washington, and his performance was crucial in Penn’s 7870 win to clinch the outright Big 5 title. “It’s a lot easier to win when you have shooting on the court,” Washington said. “I give the team some space on the perimeter, knock down shots, and play defense.” Washington’s third Ivy League Rookie of the Week award came after Penn’s road trip to Cornell and Columbia. With four threepointers and five rebounds, Washington was able to score 15 points against Cornell. Against Columbia, the freshman contributed eight points and five rebounds to Penn’s winning effort. The most recent award came as a result of Washington’s performances at Brown and Yale. He made 4-of-5 three-point shots, 6-of-7 free throws, and had one other field goal for a total of 20
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points in a 92-82 win over the Bears. In the 78-65 loss to Yale, Washington recorded six rebounds, his highest total of the Ivy League season. Washington has played in all 24 games for the Quakers, starting in 21. He has a .428 field-
goal percentage along with a .417 three-point average. Out of the five players who have played in every game of the season for the Red and Blue, Washington has the highest free-throw percentage with .818. “He’s someone who really
works at it. He’s a confident kid, he’s got good athletic ability, he’s put his mind to it,” coach Steve Donahue said. “He works on his game every day. “I think Bryce’s ceiling is really high, so he has a long way to go.” While he works hard on im-
proving his own game, Washington isn’t focused on personal accolades. Rather, he’s more concerned about the success of his team and honoring the seniors who have helped him to get to perform at such a high level already. “All I’m focused on is keep getting better, keep helping this team win,” Washington said. “We still have the best team in the Ivy League although our record doesn’t show it. I just want to continue to grow with this team, continue to reach our potential and I think we’ll figure it out.” “I just want to put in my heart to these next few games so that I can help [the seniors] leave with the Ivy League title.” Although there are only three weeks left in the regular season, Washington hopes to continue to play with the success he has had in the past couple months. A heavy contributor to the Red and Blue on both sides of the court, the freshman will do his best to help the team take crucial victories over the rest of their Ivy competition. Washington and the Quakers will take on Columbia and Cornell at the Palestra this weekend.
Players to Watch: three teams chase Ivy titles this weekend Senior Rachel Lee Wilson to defend Ivy weight throw title GRACE HYLINSKI Sports Reporter
The stakes have never been higher this winter for Penn track, swimming, and gymnastics. The accumulation of all their hard work and preparation will be put to the test this weekend, and standout performances are expected from many of Penn’s star athletes. Here’s a breakdown of what this weekend looks like for the Red and Blue and who you should keep an eye on. Track — Rachel Lee Wilson The biggest meet of the winter season — the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships — is this weekend at Harvard. The women will have difficulty topping last year’s Indoor Heps, when they won their first championship in 22 years, while the men snatched a highly respectable second-place spot and their best finish since 2002. The atmosphere at Heps is one of the greatest motivating factors for the Quakers, and they’ll be looking to keep up the energy and competitive nature that they’ve maintained all season, all while trying to outdo their winning performance from last year. Senior Rachel Lee Wilson has had nothing short of a recordbreaking career while throwing for the Quakers and has continued to improve throughout the indoor season, making her a dominant competitor and a true threat this weekend. Last year, Wilson won the women’s weight throw with a distance of 18.70 meters. Just last weekend, Wilson threw 20.30m to land a new personal record, as well as resetting her own programbest mark. Right now, Wilson is looking almost untouchable,
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Senior captain Caroline Moore will lay it all on the line at the Palestra this weekend as she competes in the final Ivy Classic of her career.
and if the Red and Blue maintain their top spot on the Ancient Eight throne, she will likely be a major contributor. Swimming — Catherine Buroker The Ivy League Championships have finally arrived, taking place from Wednesday to Saturday at Princeton. The four-day meet will be in prelims-finals format, mean-
ing that the top 24 in each event in the morning will qualify to swim in a final that night. While the Quakers are at the bottom of the pack at 1-6 in conference meets, the opportunity for individual and team success is more than possible. Although this is just her first season at Penn, freshman Catherine Buroker has been able to
make quite the impact for the Red and Blue. Competing as a distance freestyler, Buroker has had a breakout season and has proven time and time again that she is more than capable of placing first in her events — a quality that the women have been searching for all year. Her consistency and valiant efforts in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650-yard races have not gone unnoticed, and it will be interesting to see how she performs when the stakes are raised. Gymnastics — Caroline Moore This Sunday, Penn will be back home in the Palestra to compete in their last exclusively Ivy meet of the season, the Ivy Classic. Brown, Cornell, and Yale will travel down to Philadelphia to compete in what functions as their version of an Ivy League championship, as these are the only schools in the conference that have Division I teams. The Quakers are in strong contention to perform well in the meet after beating Brown and Cornell two weeks ago and losing to Yale by just over a point earlier in the season. This would be a big win for the program, as the last time they won the Ivy Classic was in 2015. While the success of the team is based on the entire group’s performance, keep an eye on senior Caroline Moore. A two-year captain, Moore is one of the most important gymnasts for the Red and Blue, as her leadership and consistency have been paramount to their accomplishments as a whole. During her four seasons at Penn, she has been able to use her knowledge and experience to not only improve her performances but also the performances of those around her. Not only will her performances on the vault, bar, and beam be a spectacle to watch, but it will also be interesting to see what she will do to get the rest of the team focused and locked in on
their expectations for their final meet in the Palestra. To put it simply, it is a big weekend for the Red and Blue.
The tough practices, and trials and tribulations are behind them. Now, it is time to compete as if everything is on the line, because it is.
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For some of the more veteran players on Penn women’s lacrosse, the three-game road stretch to open this season will feel like déjà vu. This is because the 2017 team faced
the same opponents in the same order, all on the road. The competition over this stretch consists of Delaware, Johns Hopkins, and finally Rutgers. When a team has to wait until two weeks into the season to step on its home turf, it is important to ask — how do they prepare? “I’ve never really thought about the road and the non-
road; I think it’s the course of the season,” coach Karin Corbett said. “I think it’s more of just each game, we have to prepare for each game.” “I think it’s always a learning curve [preparing for travel] especially with the underclassmen, as they are responsible for equipment and making sure we have everything we need when we travel,” senior captain and de-
fender Katy Junior said. However, the system for planning and organizing road trips runs deeper than checking off inventory and supplies for the team members. “We have committees within our team that help to delegate responsibility when we are traveling. … They kind of let us seniors and us SEE AWAY GAMES PAGE 10
No one wants to be the new kid. Joining a new team as a freshman is never easy, especially when that team is ranked No. 10 in the country. But Penn women’s lacrosse freshmen Taylyn Stadler, Michaela McMahon, and Robin Panzarella aren’t afraid of competing on the college level and have big plans for the future. Coming from high school competition to college is definitely an adjustment, and it didn’t take long for Stadler and McMahon to notice a disparity in the level of competition between the two. “When I first came in, I felt like I literally didn’t know how to play lacrosse, and I’ve been playing lacrosse since I was nine years old,” Stadler said. “Even though it’s the same game, it’s much different.” McMahon said she thought “the speed of the game and the physicality,” were the main differences in play. While the learning curve can be steep, having teammates that have been in the same position before has helped the new members get acclimated faster. “One of the reasons why our transitioning from high school to here wasn’t too bad was because of our teammates,” McMahon said. “There are girls who reach out to you individually to personally help you with what they
know you need to work on.” “Also, coming into campus, you already had automatically thirty friends, so we didn’t have that awkward transition process,” Panzarella added. On Feb. 16, the Quakers traveled to Delaware to face the Blue Hens in their season opener. While upperclassmen were able to help the freshmen catch up to the speed of collegiate lacrosse, they couldn’t do anything about the first game jitters that everyone gets. “When I first went into the game, I was so nervous,” Stadler said. “We played ‘playdays’ in the fall, but it’s completely different from wearing the jersey and walking into a big stadium.” If there were nerves in the beginning, they didn’t last very long. The Quakers got contributions from the freshmen right away as Stadler and McMahon both scored, and Stadler also added an assist. These key contributions fueled the Quakers to an impressive 15-4 victory. Even with one dominating win under their belt, the freshmen are still not satisfied. “There [have] been a lot of people saying that since we’re a young team, we might not be as good as we have been in the past,” Panzarella said. “A goal for our team is to let people know that is not the truth.” “Well, our number one goal is to win a national championship, of course,” added McMahon. With motivated and talented rookies ready to show the team what they’re made of, the future definitely looks bright for the Red and Blue.
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Freshman attacker Taylyn Stadler started her Penn career off with a goal in the Red and Blue’s 15-4 season-opening victory at Delaware on Saturday.
Where do the Quakers stand in comparison to the rest of the Ivy League? Princeton and Penn sit at the top of preseason poll BREVIN FLEISCHER Senior Sports Reporter
When asked to provide her insights into the rest of the Ivy League, Penn women’s lacrosse coach Karin Corbett first remarked upon the League’s ascension as a whole. According to Corbett, perennial powerhouses Penn and Princeton will be pushed by Dartmouth, Cornell, and the rest of the loaded conference, leading potentially to an exciting race towards the finish line. “We are getting better and better as a conference,” Corbett said. “The League is super competitive this year, and anything can happen on any given day. So for us to be successful, we need to come every day with the mindset of getting better.” With that improvement and the preseason poll in mind, here’s a look around the Ivy League. No. 1 Princeton With sophomore Kyla Sears and junior Tess D’Orsi leading the charge, the vaunted Tigers’ attack is as dangerous as ever, and with returners all over the field, the entire team could improve upon even last season’s
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Junior midfielder Erin Barry is a key reason why Penn women’s lacrosse was chosen as the second-best team in the Ivy League in the conference’s preseason poll. Princeton received the most points from voters.
lofty successes. “Princeton didn’t graduate that many kids, so they are very talented,” Corbett said. “We tied with them for the League title last year and lost to them unfortunately in the Ivy League
Tournament. They’re extremely strong, and they’re the team to beat for us. We’ve had really good games against them, and whenever we play, the games are close and cutthroat. It can be anybody’s game on any given
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day.” Last season, those evenly matched contests went Princeton’s way. This year, the tides could very well turn. No. 2 Penn After earning a share of the
League title in 2018 with a fairly youthful team, the Quakers appear set to repeat, as the young talent from last year’s team should only improve. With the high-scoring trio of junior attacker Gabby Rosenzweig, junior midfielder Erin Barry, and sophomore attacker Zoe Belodeau at the helm, the offense has the potential to be among the nation’s best. Each of the aforementioned three has been pegged by Inside Lacrosse as a preseason All-American, and in the season opener against Delaware this past weekend, they did not disappoint, each posting five points in the blowout win. The defense should be similarly impressive this year, led by seniors Katy Junior and Lauren O’Mara and junior Chelsea Kibler. With that trio in front of goalie Mikaila Cheeseman, the Red and Blue are as balanced as can be. No. 3 Dartmouth After bursting onto the scene with an 11-5 record last season, the Big Green will be hungry for more this year. Junior Katie Bourque patrols a strong midfield, and the attack should be talented once again. But the real strength of Dartmouth’s team, according to Corbett, is the play of draw specialist Kathryn Giroux, who ranked fourth nationally with 8.31 draw controls per
game. “Dartmouth came along really strong last year,” Corbett said. “They have one of the best draw kids in the nation, which forces you to have to play really good defense and to make the most of your opportunities on the attack.” No. 4 Cornell The departures of Joey Coffy and Taylor Reed to graduation place the Big Red in a precarious position, but look for returners Caroline Allen and Hannah O’Reilly to pick up the slack in their place. After a disappointing 7-8 season in 2018, the Big Red will be hungry to reassert themselves as mainstays in the NCAA Tournament. No. 5 Brown As a testament to the League’s depth, even teams in the bottom half of these rankings like Brown could potentially spell trouble for Penn and Princeton. According to Corbett, Brown is always a difficult place to play, and the Bears are loaded with returners, led by sophomore Risa Mosenthal who has already established herself last year as one of the Ivy League’s best. “[Mosenthal] is one of the best kids in the entire League,” Corbett said. “She’s a tough person to match up with, and I SEE IVY LEAGUE PAGE 10
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