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Hillel hosts Valentine’s Day event, making cards for soldiers

Glee Club delivers joy with singing valentines

Students celebrate Jewish values by expressing gratitude to soldiers

Some professors even surprised their classes with them

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Tikkun olam, meaning “repair the world,” is a phrase that represents the spirit of charitable giving in the Jewish faith. The Jewish Life Liaisons cohort, which is run through the Jewish Renaissance Project at Penn Hillel, was inspired by the saying to create an altruistic Valentine’s Day event. On Monday from 7 to 8 p.m., students came together to create cards to send to soldiers for Valentine’s Day. “We all just really want to contribute to the world and society, and when you can’t financially contribute, [you] can contribute your time and gratitude,” College sophomore Teddie Levenfiche said. “There’s no group that deserves our gratitude and time more than the people protecting our country.” JLLs is a group runthrough Penn Hillel that is comprised of freshman and sophomore leaders. The purpose of the group is to create social events for freshmen that also give back to the community. “JRP wants to bring Judaism to campus in a way that students wouldn’t typically imagine as being Jewish, like philanthropy for example,” JRP Engagement Associate Mia Yellin said. “We should

At Penn, Valentine’s Day is celebrated with chocolate, flowers and singing men in blazers. This yea r the decades-old tradition of Glee Club singing valentines continued. Each year, small groups of singers travel around campus, fulfilling orders in between their own classes in

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Glee Club members are delivering these singing valentines during “tech week” for their spring production, which runs this weekend.

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person or over the phone. They are armed with their “khaki-blaze” uniforms, a repertoire of four romantic songs and a list of locations to hit, Glee Club member and Engineering senior Bhavish Malkani said. Malkani recalls a professor who ordered singing valentines for each of his classes. “It’s fun to wake a class up and break up the monotony of a day,” he said. Finding the right person to SEE VALENTINES PAGE 7

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Here are seven shows to see on Valentine’s Day Ballet, plays and more are showing in Philadelphia JINAH KIM Senior Reporter

No plans? No problem. For anyone who’s procrastinated on finding plans for the week of Valentine’s Day, here are some shows and performances around the Philadelphia area to check out: Rossini’s Tancredi Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. Feb. 10, 12, 15, 17 & 19 Price: Tickets range from $19$179 Opera Philadelphia presents a

modernized version of Rossini’s opera “Tancredi” about two seemingly star-crossed lovers in postWorld War I Europe. In it, the exiled soldier Tancredi struggles to save his lover Amenaide from execution. Both evening and matinee performances are available. Valentine’s Day concert at the Philadelphia Orchestra Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St. Feb. 14, 8:30 p.m. Price: Tickets range from $36-$96 Conductor Cristian Macelaru leads the Philadelphia Orchestra in a collection of music that “whispers and sighs, sings and soars, and, above all, exalts the magic of love,” ac-

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My Favorite Valentine - Love & Presidents Edition L’Etage, 624 S. 6th St. Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Price: Tickets are $10

In what the Boston Globe called “the Bahian ‘Riverdance’,” the only professional folk dance company in Brazil presents a vibrant, colorful dance performance based on traditional Brazilian dances from the region of Bahia, including capoeira and samba.

A live show performed like an oldtimey radio program, this Valentine’s Day-themed show from Liberty City Radio Theatre performs vintage love stories like Lucille Ball’s “My Favorite Husband” and the superhero exploits of “The Fantastic Fore-Fathers.” Balet Folclorico de Bahia Merriam Theatre, 250 S. Broad St. Feb. 17, 8 p.m.

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House The Players Club of Swarthmore, 614 Fairview Ave. Feb. 10 - 25, Thursday-Sunday Price: Tickets are $15 The Players Club of Swarthmore’s production of “A Doll’s House” may be the odd man out on this list,

What Penn Democrats’ Executive Board is planning for its post-election strategy Penn Dems plan to continue protests and resistance STEPHEN IMBURGIA Staff Reporter

For many members of Penn Democrats, the loss of Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty and the election of 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump was a dismal blow. Although many students question the future plans of the organization under a Trump presidency, the Penn Dems executive board is resoundingly clear in its post-election strategy: First, this isn’t new. And second, protests work. “I think it’s important to remember that Penn Dems existed long before last fall semester,” Penn Dems President and College sophomore Rachel Pomerantz said. “We’re going to continue to exist and be a vibrant organization, no matter how the election turned out.” The mission of the organization — to uphold Democratic values and

educate the Penn community — remains unchanged, but the group’s strategies have adapted to the outcome of the presidential election. “In the fall, [our strategy] was campaigning for the candidates that we really cared about. This semester, it means speakers, education events, advocacy and fundraising,” Pomerantz said. But despite Penn Dems’ long history — both during and between election cycles — business as usual does not mean remaining stagnant. “I don’t think we foresaw exactly how horrible a Trump presidency would be,” Penn Dems Vice President and College sophomore Ari Goldfine said. “We’ve made a definitive effort to change.” And as a result of hard Democratic Party losses in November, Goldfine said that they’ve had to “stop advocating and start resisting to a certain extent.” And resist they have. Despite having agreed in November to move the club in a more activist direction, Goldfine added,

“once Trump started issuing executive orders, we moved beyond just legislative activism, and oriented ourselves toward more direct action — whether protesting or organizing phone banks to call our senators.” When asked about the effectiveness of protests, Goldfine, an intern at a political consulting firm, expressed her frustration. “I don’t understand how any generation who came of age during the Tea Party movement could say that protests don’t work,” Goldfine said. “It’s super easy to sit in your classroom and say ‘look at all those people on the ground; don’t they know no one is listening?’ But that’s not true.” In order to prove her point, Goldfine shared an example that hits close to home for Pomerantz: the Moral Monday protests against former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. “If you look at the polling, you see that [McCrory’s] popularity tanked,” Pomerantz, a North Carolina resident, said. “And I think most

political observers would attribute that to the sustained protests.” Penn Dems Political Director and Wharton freshman Dylan Milligan agrees that protests are effective. “I try to imagine: What if there was no Women’s March? What if two plus million people across the country didn’t show that they disagreed with Trump’s policies? It’d be tacit support from the country,” Milligan, who organized a Penn Dems trip to the Women’s March in Washington D.C., said. “It’s important to hurt Trump’s ego a little bit, but also to show the international community that we are against his very — in my opinion — inhumane policies.” But despite their relative successes, some executive board members are disillusioned by what they consider a lack of political engagement at Penn. “This campus has really not shown up in ways that it could,” Goldfine said. “It’s the campus culture that I’ve always expected of Penn, but it’s really a shame.”

as it’s in Swarthmore and centers on a marriage that’s falling apart. If you find the heteronormative narrative of Valentine’s Day stifling, check out this play about Nora Helmer, who realizes her husband treats her like a doll in a metaphorical dollhouse. Symphony Sundays with the Philadelphia Orchestra Rothman Ice Rink, 1 S. 15th St. Feb. 19 & 26, 12 to 2 p.m. Price: $5 for admission, $10 for skate rental The orchestra and ice skating are two classic date ideas: combine them for a fun yet sophisticated outing skating to music recorded

by the Philadelphia Orchestra. No previous experience required, just $5 for admission and $10 for a skate rental. Jean Giradoux’s The Enchanted Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. Feb. 7 - March 5, WednesdaySunday Price: Tickets range from $22-$25 A supernatural-comedy-murder mystery-romance by Jean Giradoux, “The Enchanted” centers on the schoolteacher Isabel, caught in a love triangle between the alluring ghost of a man who may have murdered his unfaithful wife and a prosaic government bureaucrat.

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be doing whatever we can to make the world a better place.” She views the group as a way to create a “nontraditional” and “fun” way for students to participate in the values of tikkum olam on campus. This Valentine’s Day, the group wanted to channel this Jewish value rather than just focusing on the social aspect of the event. “You learn how to bring the values of Jewish religion into your life from a college person’s perspective,” College and Wharton sophomore David Futoran said. Group members said that the success of Monday’s event would be determined by the creation of a space for students who wanted to live by this principle of charity and tikkun olam,

rather than the number of students who showed up. “If one soldier fighting on the front lines receives a card, it’s better than none,” Levenfiche said. “It’s an opportunity we hope that people take advantage of and really see the value in doing.” While members of the group said they felt that being involved with the group made them “more proud of [their] Jewish heritage,” they don’t want their events to be restricted to only Jewish students. “Repairing the world may be a Jewish idea and philosophy, but absolutely anyone can do it,” Yellin said. “We should all have a mission to repair the world.” Levenfiche agreed. “It’s nice to give back to the people who are keeping you safe.” he said. “We hope people take advantage of it.”

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Students want greater say in commencement speaker Anyone can nominate a speaker online OLIVIA SYLVESTER Staff Reporter

In light of Penn’s College Republicans recently voicing their concern with the “little ideological diversity” of past commencement speakers at the University Council Open Forum, student members of the Undergraduate Assembly say they don’t have a lot of involvement in the selection process.

College senior Kat McKay, president of the Undergraduate Assembly and member of the Speaker Advisory Group, said the group has not met yet, but will meet to talk about choices for the Class of 2018 commencement speaker. “I thought [the Speaker Advisory Group] would have a bigger role than it does,” McKay said. She said she thinks student input in choosing commencement speakers, and specifically choosing their own year’s commencement speaker, is important.

In an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian, McKay noted that during a meeting with Vice President and University Secretary Leslie Kruhly on Feb. 6, the two decided that in the future, the Speaker Advisory Group will meet in late April after the UA and Class Board elections. She noted that with this change, “student leaders can play a role in selecting their own commencement speaker instead of giving input for the class after theirs.” Michael Krone, College sophomore and communications director

of the UA, said that more transparency is needed in the process so that students understand how the speaker is chosen. “[Students] are concerned about the process,” Krone said. “It seems really secretive.” McKay added that even if College Republicans were the ones to call out the lack of diversity, some other student group would likely feel that way too. Krone acknowledged that he “can see where [the College Republicans] are coming from.”

Kruhly noted that anyone in the Penn community can nominate a speaker through their website. She also mentioned the student Speaker Advisory Group, which meets with the University Council to consider nominees, as a way students are involved in the selection process. According to Kruhly, her office creates “resumes” for the best nominees and provides them to the Nominations Committee of the Board of Trustees. The committee, which includes trustees, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost

Vincent Price, is directly responsible for choosing the commencement speaker. Kruhly declined to comment on the arguments raised by the College Republicans representative at the University Council Open Forum, but she did say she thinks there are full and appropriate avenues with which students can be involved in the process. She encourages everyone to nominate a speaker. She also added that “the commencement speaker should reflect Penn ideals.”

FIJI member’s use of ‘VietPong’ sparks student concern The member apologized to two Asian cultural groups ESHA INDANI Staff Reporter

The actions of a Phi Gamma Delta member at a date night Saturday drew swift condemnation from Penn’s Asian-American community over the weekend. At the date night for Phi Gamma Delta, commonly known as FIJI, a fraternity member and his date called their beer pong team “VietPong.” They dressed in camouflage gear with war paint on their cheeks, according to pictures of the party later posted to Instagram and acquired by The Daily Pennsylvanian. The Asian Pacific Student Coalition and Vietnamese Student Association decried the actions of the FIJI member, who the DP has chosen not to name because he has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing, and his date. College senior and President of the VSA Nicole Phan issued

a statement to the DP on Sunday that said the name “VietPong” reflected insensitivity and ignorance of the history and identity of the Vietnamese community. “VietPong” is a reference to the Viet Cong, a guerrilla army that aligned with North Vietnam and against the United States during the Vietnam War. “The political background and attire associated with the Viet Cong should not be treated as a joke and adorned so casually,” Phan said. “The ignorance of our history is representative of the overarching issue of stereotyping and misrepresenting the Asian community without consequences.” The fraternity member wrote a letter to APSC expressing regret for his actions and stressing that his behavior should not reflect on the fraternity as a whole. The letter was later shared with the VSA. President of FIJI and Wharton and Engineering senior Connor Swords also said in an emailed

statement to the DP that the team name was an independent choice that reflected a member’s lack of awareness. “The team name was not made with any malicious intent and arose due to the involved brother’s lack of understanding,” Swords said. “We apologize that our brother’s actions marginalized API students and the larger Penn community.” The FIJI fraternity member involved in the incident declined to comment. This is not the first time a fraternity brother’s actions have caused discord between greek organizations and the AsianAmerican community. Members of off-campus organization OZ directed racial slurs toward members of the VSA during an incident from Spring Fling in 2015. Phan said such an incident should not be considered isolated since it reflects greater issues within campus culture, especially given the current political and social climate in the United

States. “In such a racially tense period, such an occurrence on this campus only reminds minority communities and people of color that they are marginalized,” Phan said. “This incident highlights the lack of progressive thinking on our campus and goes to show that our campus still has a far ways to go.” Chair of APSC and Wharton junior Yen-Yen Gao echoed the concerns voiced by the VSA in an interview with the DP, adding that while she appreciated the fact that the FIJI member immediately issued an apology to the Asian-American community, she still questions whether the brother fully understands the implications of his actions. “Yes, in their apology letter to us they said they realize there are significant historical implications but I question if they actually do,” Gao said. “I question if they had realized this or if they had known. If they had, they wouldn’t have even considered it.”

Gao also said she expects Penn students, faculty and staff to take notice of the racial insensitivity experienced by Asian-American students at Penn. She said she feels as though, to some extent, people do not consider it wrong to mock Asian minority groups. “I would like to see the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life reaction to this and what measures they are going to bring,” Gao said. “APIs are not a safe minority to mock. If you are an API on campus and you experience these racially offensive and insensitive instances then you have to bring them up.” Director of OFSL Eddie Banks-Crosson said in an emailed statement that his office was disturbed by the incident and condemned such incidents of racial insensitivity in greek life.

“We are deeply troubled by this incident,” Banks-Crosson said. “This was not a registered event. This behavior has no place in Greek life at Penn and is not an adequate reflection of who we are.” Moving forward, Gao said she plans to call out incidents that involve racial or cultural insensitivity toward Asian people. “I think the most effective strategy for us right now is to push back hard when incidents such as this occur to educate the wider Penn community why these actions, comments, jokes, etc. are not funny and are incredibly offensive,” Gao said. “Hopefully through building a strong voice for the APSC community, this will encourage more people to come out to our events to learn more about API issues and cultures.”

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GROWING PAINS | Even if the perfect world is a pipe dream, we should still fight for it TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2017 VOL. CXXXIII, NO. 19 133rd Year of Publication CARTER COUDRIET President DAN SPINELLI Executive Editor LUCIEN WANG Print Director ALEX GRAVES Digital Director ALESSANDRO VAN DEN BRINK Opinion Editor SYDNEY SCHAEDEL Senior News Editor WILL SNOW Senior Sports Editor CHRIS MURACCA Design Editor CAMILLE RAPAY Design Editor JULIA SCHORR Design Editor RONG XIANG Design Editor VIBHA KANNAN Enterprise Editor GENEVIEVE GLATSKY News Editor TOM NOWLAN News Editor ALLY JOHNSON Assignments Editor

Sometimes I feel like the most tangible thing I’ve gotten from my college education is a broader and more refined understanding of just how many things are wrong with the world, how many terrible atrocities have been committed in the past and continue to be committed, how many people are suffering in many different ways. Literature, history, science, art, math — all of these disciplines contain within them, either explicitly or implicitly, narratives of oppression, suffering, injustice and struggle. Couple this with the torrent of news that we must face every morning and it’s easy to feel like the world might spontaneously combust with all the pressure of violence and sadness and fear and anger. It’s easy to feel like we’re heading straight down the side of a cliff that we’ll never be able to scale back up again. It’s easy to feel like we are surrounded by evil people with evil intentions. It’s easy to feel like our backs are bent under both the weight of history and of the present mo-

ment. In a word, it’s easy to feel powerless. In many ways, this feeling of powerlessness is the antithesis of what one might consider the purpose of college to be. After all, we came to college — we sought and we seek education — because we want to empower ourselves. We came to college to prove ourselves and improve ourselves. And, I would venture, in working to empower ourselves we also hope, at some point in the future, to be able to empower others and help others empower themselves. I would even venture to say that many of us, at Penn and at other schools, in places all over the world, have within us a little voice that says, “In some way or another, I want to change the world. I want to make the world a better place.” There is a way in which a college education makes us view the above statement as an illusion, as a pipe dream. Look at history, it says. Do you really think you can get rid of the racism or the sexism or the poverty or the inequality that’s existed for

thousands and thousands of years? Look at literature, it says. Look at the record of human suffering it has catalogued. Look at science, it says. Look at the ways in which science has been used to perpetuate racism and sexism. Look at technology, it says. Look at the relationship between

ourselves. Our work for social impact clubs may be meaningful, but it’s also something that goes on our resume and helps us secure that job on Wall Street. So, philosophy concludes smugly, you may think that you want to positively change the world. But even if you had the ability

… in working to empower ourselves we also hope, at some point in the future, to be able to empower others and help others empower themselves.” technology and warfare. Last of all, college tells us to look at philosophy. It is fundamentally impossible for human beings to be completely altruistic, philosophy says. Even if we volunteer our time, or donate our money, or do random acts of kindness, we do so partially because doing these things makes us feel better about

to do so, your first priority would be to secure the best conditions possible for yourself. I am under no illusions. There is no denying that we all, to a certain extent, are selfishly motivated. We do not live in a perfect world, and chances are we never will. Looking back at the course of human history, we

cannot help but acknowledge its many pockmarks of war, violence, famine, racism, sexism, greed, xenophobia, degradation and terrible living conditions. But there is something else there too, something else we cannot help but acknowledge. This something is hope. This, too, can be found in our history, our novels, our films, our music, our science, our policies, our social movements. This, too, is at the foundation of our college education. In learning just how complex the world is, how deep and interconnected its many problems are, college helps us come to terms with the fact that we may never be able to reach utopia. But college education is also founded on the principle that it will shoot its graduates out into the world to do all that they can to get just one millimeter closer. Even though the things I’ve learned and experienced in college have made me more jaded and cynical, college has also made me more hopeful. More hopeful because I am surrounded by

EMILY HOEVEN students and professors who, with their own passions and in their own ways, are working towards some conception of a better world. More hopeful because the literature I study, even while documenting the harsh realities of life, also puts forward visions of a different world, a world to be hoped for and worked for. And I am hopeful because of this generation — our generation. We will take our educations and we will write and create and invent and teach. Like those before us, we will put forth our own visions of an ideal world. EMILY HOEVEN is a College senior from Fremont, Calif., studying English. Her email address is ehoeven@sas.upenn. edu. “Growing Pains” usually appears every other Tuesday.

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LETTERS Have your own opinion? Send your letter to the editor or guest column to letters@thedp.com. A graphic in the Feb. 12 print issue accompanying an article entitled “CAPS brings counselors to Penn students” misidentified the start of the office’s new schedule. The new schedule will go into effect later in the semester, not immediately. The DP regrets the error.

As the spring semester continues to unfold, there are a number of changes that we, as students, are confronted with. Under the backdrop of the new presidency and in response to the “Breaking down fences” piece published last semester, the Du Bois House Council, in partnership with the Du Bois College House, extends a warm welcome to all. Our house was established in 1972 as a result of student activists who wanted a living and learning experience at Penn that provided a space for students interested in black culture. As with many things, the context of its inception versus its current goals has been subject to change. Though founded with black culture in mind, the Du Bois College House has evolved into a place of cultural learning and inclusion, available to anyone

and everyone at Penn. The house represents people from all walks of life who come in different sizes, colors and from different socioeconomic backgrounds. Though some have known about the house’s history and have chosen to live here because of it, a larger number claim to have been assigned to it randomly. No matter how they ended up in Du Bois, there is one thing that is shared by all who spend even an hour within the house — the experience. Reverend Will Gipson, the faculty director of the house, has described it in his own words saying, “The Du Bois College House experience is as dynamic as jazz and hip hop, as penetrating as poetry and the pursuit of justice.” The students, faculty and staff at the W.E.B. Du Bois College House are commit-

ted to a Penn experience that advances the legacy of Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois in a college house setting. We invite everyone to share that experience with us through our

preeminent scholar, activist and one of the most significant intellectuals and social change agents of the 20th century, is the inspiration for the house. His hunger

… Du Bois is a place to celebrate diversity, not cut oneself off from those who are different. It is a place to share ideas and to hear what others have to say.” practice of community fellowship, intellectual explorations, civic engagement or programs and events that range in important contemporary media such as art, theater, discussions and so much more. Dr. Du Bois, who was a

for understanding and an erudite mindset constitute the heartbeat of our home. One of the unspoken benefits for many of the minority students within Du Bois involves the everyday sights — ranging from special events to the

everyday comings and goings of residents. With so many skewed portrayals of minorities in popular media, it can be empowering to see others who look like you striving to achieve the same goals, something that many students may not be familiar with. This, coupled with the wonderful faculty staff of the house, makes it a place of learning outside of the classroom. For those who see it as a place of segregation, we implore you to come spend some time in our home; study in our multipurpose room or come to our Oscar party. Get to know our residents and our GAs and you will find out what makes this place so special. We invite student groups to partner with our house for events that can be opened up to the entire campus. Time and time again people have questioned the purpose of the Du Bois Col-

lege House and at the end of the day, the answer to that question is this: Du Bois is a place to celebrate diversity, not cut oneself off from those who are different. It is a place to share ideas and to hear what others have to say. Though its history is rooted in black culture, one resident said it best: “It is important to note, solidarity and segregation are two completely different things.” The Du Bois College House is now and forevermore a place for all to discover and embrace the different cultures of Penn. JORDAN PALMER is a Wharton senior studying strategic management and marketing. His email address is jopalmer@ wharton.upenn.edu. KAYLA BYRD is a Wharton junior studying operations information & decisions. Her email address is kaybyrd@wharton.upenn.edu.

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on the human heart, including a giant one that you and your Valentine’s Day-te can climb around in, an exhibit on space travel that’ll make you see stars, and an IMAX theater to catch a movie at the end of the night. Who says museums are boring?

actually)) fool you— the Biopond is a great romantic getaway for that one pre-med couple looking to get to know each other better this Valentine’s Day. Its eerie solitude sets the stage for a wonderfully conversational outing. The Biopond also allows for a variety of other activities, such as squirrel watching and getting mud on your shoes.

Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens: This place is as close as you can get to the fairy tale magic in real life - and who wouldn’t want to explore some magic with that special someone? Walk with your date through the maze of mosaics and broken glass, and see if your special someone can appreciate the beauty of this visionary art environment filled with empty beer bottles and old bicycle wheels. Or, just take cute selfies in the mirror shards to be posted on Instagram at a later time.

Watching the sunset: Sitting atop Fresh Grocer’s parking lot, enjoying a picnic between the two of you, and gazing out at the sun setting behind the clouds in a burst of reds and oranges and yellows… Doesn’t that sound like the perfect first date? FroGro’s rooftop not only provides a romantic and soothing atmosphere for you and your Valentine, but it’s also the perfect spot to catch the sunset if you’re on campus!

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Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine is partnering with the medical schools at Temple University, Drexel University, Thomas Jefferson University and Rowan University, as well as two pediatric hospitals, to form the Philadelphia Coalition for a Cure, a collaboration that will streamline brain tumor research and individualized treatment. On Feb. 3, the neurosurgery departments of the cooperating universities announced their plans to work alongside the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County to provide children and adults with GPS Cancer screenings — personalized molecular

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serenade can sometimes be a challenge, but when searching a classroom proves fruitless, “it can still be funny when they’re not there,” Malkani said. He added that no-shows often earn laughs because the situation is awkward for the person who ordered it, and it often reveals that the person in question

profiling technology provided by NantHealth, Inc.that allows doctors at participating locations to skip the first line of general treatment and immediately diagnose the best plan of action for each patient. CHOP served as the coordinating site of PC4C, with founding Directors Ada m Resnick and Jay Storm, chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at CHOP, leading the cause. “It was their mission and their goal to create a coalition in Philadelphia which included each of the major medical institutions and create an atmosphere where we can bridge across these different academic and medical institutions to improve the treatment and care for patients here in Philadelphia,” CHOP’s Outreach Liaison Robert Moulder said. “I think this is a unique, new opportunity to allow Philadelphia to be a test case for the way that

chose to skip class. The Glee Club members often sing to the whole class when this happens. When singers are able to locate and serenade students, however, the reactions can be priceless. Matt Howard , an Engineering senior and Glee Club member, said that “it’s amusing to catch people off guard.” “Some people order songs for their friends specifically to embarrass them,” Malkani said,

precision medicine can work.” Independence Blue Cross will cover the charges of GPS Cancer tests for all insurance holders, and the members of PC4C hope to be able to offer the service to anybody in need. Christina Maxwell, research director at the Drexel Neurosciences Institute and coordinator of PC4C research activities, said she feels members are taking the correct approach by working collectively. “Neurosurgery is such a small field in general that the only way to be successful for neurosurgery research is to collaborate,” Maxwell said. “I don’t think that there is a competition among the region’s neurosurgeons where they are against collaboration. I think it’s a very open and very collaborative environment because they all have the patients’ best interests in mind as their primary goal.”

adding that “many see it as a sweet gesture.” Students can commission Glee Club members to serenade a friend or a “special someone,” the organization’s website reads. For Howard, the best part about this tradition is singing with his friends and delivering “unexpected joy” to others. “It’s a great feeling letting people know that someone cares about them,” he said.

For Michael Weaver, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine, the decision of whether to join the consortium did not take long to make. “Neurosurgery is a pretty small community, and we all get along pretty well,” Weaver said. “So when one of our colleagues comes to us and says, ‘listen, I’ve got this really interesting idea,’ I think we go out of our way to support that.” T hough pa r tnersh ip increases the volume of data available to neurosurgeons and researchers, it poses its own challenges. “It’s a difficult logistical project because you’re getting tissue material from many different institutions,” said Donald O’Rourke, neurosurgery professor at the Perelman School of Medicine. Nonetheless, many PC4C

Glee Club members deliver these singing valentines during their “tech week” for their spring production. This year’s production, which will take place in the Annenberg Center’s Zellerbach Theatre this weekend, is called “Where There’s Money There’s Treble.” Until then, be on your toes for well-dressed groups of men interrupting classes, singing “My Little Margie” with roses in hand.

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leaders are hopeful for what the future will bring. “I’m hoping that eventually [the coalition] will become commonplace. This is a huge deal that they’re using this testing,” Maxwell said. “Someday it won’t be a big deal, it will just be what we do.” “Brain tumors are the leading cause of disease-related death in children and more

than 20,000 adults are diagnosed each year,”Storm said in a press release. “Together we’re embarking on an incredibly exciting journey toward revolutionizing cancer care.” Moulder shared his own hopes for the future. “Ideally the goal is to not have any patients, to prevent these things from happening,” he said.

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Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day special: Penn Athleticsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; power couple Bob and Juli Benson are husband, wife and coach COLE JACOBSON Sports Editor

Ask any civilian on the street who the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier power couple is, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably get some varied responses; Kim and Kanye, Beyonce and Jay-Z and Barack and Michelle are among many names that might get thrown out there. But within the realm of Penn Athletics, the answer is quite simple: Bob and Juli. Bob Benson just completed his second season Penn footballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive coordinator, having immediately sparked the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drastically improved defense en route to a share of the Ivy League title in each of his two years. Juli Benson was just hired this summer by Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track and field program to serve as an assistant coach to the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distance runners, having finished her first season with the Red and

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needed to offset the up-and-down play that generally comes with younger players, like the three sophomores holding the reigns to Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alex Roesner, Tyler Dunn and reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year Simon Mathias. However, as Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior defenders will tell you, you neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be too worried about the production in the offensive end of the field this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our attack has been doing a really good job in practice,â&#x20AC;? McDonough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been beating us up a bit.â&#x20AC;? Besides making the more veteran players work a bit harder in practice, the sophomores have been reminding the squad of another group of classmates who grew to form one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top units. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those guys, just like what me, Kevin, and Eric have done in the

Blue during cross country this fall. Together, the married couple of seven years is taking the world of Ivy League athletics by storm, respectively working to improve their programs while taking advantage of the incredibly rare opportunity to do it side-by-side. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both coaches at the Division I level, you kind of assume that working together at the same school is going to be a long shot, so we were really excited,â&#x20AC;? Juli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We both feel incredibly blessed that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to coach together here.â&#x20AC;? Although the two spouses have finally settled in University City together, their individual paths to get there couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been much more different. Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Albany in 1986 and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;87, where he first established a relationship with then-Great Danesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defensive backs coach and current Penn football head coach Ray Priore. From there, Bob proceeded to work for six different schools

over the next 27 seasons, m o st n o t a bly holding the head coaching spot at Georgetown from 1993 to 2005, before he finally received the call from Priore in December 2014 asking him to take his talents to Philadelphia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[At Albany] I became very close to the entire Priore family, not just Ray, so I got to know that family very well and stayed close with them throughout the years.

past four years, are really starting to develop cohesion amongst themselves,â&#x20AC;? Gayhardt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the next group to watch out for.â&#x20AC;? However, as for the group to watch out for this year, that title still rests with the defense, as the consistency of the seniors will be supplemented by some explosive, younger talent. Connor Keating, a first-team All-Ivy selection as a sophomore last year, is earning preseason All-American consideration with his unique ability to provide offense from the long stick midfielder position. Despite his official designation as a defensive player, his 17 points last season were good for sixth on the team and added an intriguing wrinkle to the Penn attack. Adding to the stout defensive corps are the two goalies Penn will utilize this season, Reed Junkin, who shared the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award with Mathias last year, and Alex DeMarco, the highly touted

freshman from the Haverford School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You really need six good players to play sound defense in this game, and I think we have the personnel for that this year,â&#x20AC;? coach Mike Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We led the country in goals against a couple of years ago. I think this defense could approach that level if we keep getting better.â&#x20AC;? As always, it is on the senior leadership to implement that process of improvement of which Murphy speaks. Luckily, playing in a league in which major individual and team recognition has been going to your rivals, this group has plenty of motivation to do so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, the fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our last year, it means a lot to us,â&#x20AC;? McDonough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a little bit of a chip on our shoulder.â&#x20AC;? The rest of the Ivy League better be wary, because that chip is not going away anytime soon. These three senior defenders will make sure of that.

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need this maturity from their young stars if they hope to improve upon last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8-7 record. Those seven losses included three one-goal defeats in the last six games of the season, two to the hands of Ivy powerhouse Yale and one against cross-city rival St. Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Had the Red and Blue won those games, it could have put them in conversation for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The team will also be tasked with figuring out how to replace the production of attackman Nick Doktor, who graduated after last season. Doktor, who was selected in the second round of the Major League Lacrosse draft by the Charlotte Hounds, put up 14 goals and 34 assists for the Quakers in his final season, earning second team All-Ivy honors as well as a spot on the Tewaaraton Award watchlist at the beginning of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Doktor] was a great leader, great captain, great player overall, you know, a very clean player and was great in his role,â&#x20AC;? Mathias said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been focusing on calming the offense down when we need to. He was a great captain in that sense, that he was able to put the ball in his stick and pull it out when we needed to chill out a little bit. All of our players on offense are capable of doing that and all of us are aware that we need to do that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a bit more balanced this season,â&#x20AC;? head coach Mike Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Simon and Alex are both back on attack, and they have a pretty good grasp of how the offense works and runs. We lost Nick Doktor and we lost Pat Berkery, but pretty much everyone else is back. Ten out of twelve are returning guys for us, so I think that type of continuity along with the return of coach Myers is going to help a

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great deal.â&#x20AC;? Another important member of the Class of 2019 who will be returning for the Red and Blue is goalie Reed Junkin. Junkin, who took the starting spot in net as a freshman last year, will be looking to build upon a stellar rookie campaign that saw him take home Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors four times last year. Last year, Junkin posted a .535 save percentage and 9.91 goals allowed per game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve talked with Reed and freshman Alex DeMarco just about getting better at the basics,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both capable of making highlight-reel saves, but we want them to be making the fundamental saves more consistently. The bigger thing for Reed in particular is working on his clearing game and communication.â&#x20AC;? One key member of the Class of 2019 that could be missing for the Quakers this year is Lejman. After coming last year as the seventh-ranked recruit in the country per Inside Lacrosse, the defenseman suffered an injury in the fall and may not be

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able to return to action in time for the spring. The Quakers will undoubtedly be looking for a quick recovery from Lejman so that he can build upon a freshman season in which he played in 11 games and started five. After coming in to college being ranked as the fourth-best recruiting class in the country, the sophomores certainly have some high expectations for themselves and for their team to make waves in the Ivy League as well as in the national spotlight. Despite injuries and other challenges, the players are confident that they will be able to improve upon their 2015 campaign with the maturity and experience that they have gained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really excited, I think a lot of us have become smarter players, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve become more accustomed to what we see out there,â&#x20AC;? Mathias said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we keep growing in those areas, we become more complete players, and when you put complete players together you get a complete team. If we can keep developing that and we keep making progress then I think anything is possible for us.â&#x20AC;?

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years, and he just approached me this summer saying that the program was going to take a little bit of a different direction; we talked several times this summer and we both decided that it would be great to work together, so I kind of came on board that way and I was very, very fortunate.â&#x20AC;? Coincidentally, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually the first time the two have shared a location â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their careers briefly overlapped at Georgetown after Juli was hired as an assistant there in 2004. But considering that Benson left Georgetown for Towson in 2005 and that the two werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even in a relationship at the time anyway, their reunion in Philadelphia has felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to both parties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both of our careers have gone very differently since then; that was a long time ago, and we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t married then,â&#x20AC;? Juli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly, we never really thought we would be coaching at the same school again, and now we are, so we both feel very lucky.â&#x20AC;?

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Ray and [Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother and Stony Brook coach] Chuck are tremendous coaches who have always been not just friends, but also mentors,â&#x20AC;? Bob said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ray and I have shared ideas for over 25 years, so when the opportunity at Penn arrived, I jumped at it.â&#x20AC;? Meanwhile, Juliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own career as a distance runner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one which included an appearance at the 1996 Olympic Games

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even conclude until 2000, at which point she began her own journey through the world of coaching collegiate athletics. Juli worked for four schools prior to arriving at Penn, most recently including a stint as Air Forceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country coach from 2009 to 2014. So when Bob took the job with Penn football and both Bensons packed their bags for Philadelphia, Juli thought her coaching career would at least be placed on a temporary halt â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if not done for good. But Penn track and field program head Steve Dolan had other ideas, taking advantage of the Bensonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relocation and securing a big-time acquisition to his coaching staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously I reside here because [Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] job is here, and he was incredibly supportive of my career for many, many years ... and I just really felt that when we moved here, it was time to put my college coach dreams on the backburner,â&#x20AC;? Juli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known Coach Dolan for several

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Looking back on the team’s 2016 Quakers fought, but could not crack top-two REINA KERN Sports Reporter

After a solid 2016 season, Penn men’s lacrosse isn’t simply content to maintain its previous level of success; the team is aiming bigger with the 2017 season quickly approaching. Last season, the team went 8-7 overall, with a 4-2 record in the conference and 4-5 record out-ofconference. While they lost to No. 1 ranked Yale (13-3, 5-1 Ivy) and No. 3 ranked Brown (16-3, 6-0), they had some big wins over other Ivy League rivals such as Princeton (5-8, 2-4) and Dartmouth (1-13, 0-6). Sophomore Alex Roesner seemed positive about what the squad has achieved in the past, and he sees a lot of potential for his team in the upcoming 2017 season. “I think we’ve grown a lot from last year to this year. The freshman class last year was a young attack and it was the first time getting out there and experiencing college

play. After adjusting and getting close games under your belt, it will render us a lot more experienced and we will be a stronger team in closing games,” Roesner said, reflecting on the three one-goal losses the team had last season. According to Roesner, experience is a large factor, and last year’s talented class of freshmen is ready to rise up and step into some big roles for this season. While four now sophomores in Alex Roesner, Simon Mathias, Tyler Dunn and Noah Lejman played on the USA U-19 team this past summer in Canada and were never in dire need of improvement, it was still important to have a season adapt to college lacrosse and its fast-paced, competitive nature. “While in Canada I think they gained some valuable experience,” head coach Mike Murphy said. “They’ve all played a lot for us and I think our attack can be a strength for us if they keep working hard.” One of these big shoes that the team has to fill are those of Nick Doktor who graduated last May. He produced tremendously on the attack line for the squad, ending his career fourth in Penn’s all-time

assist list and seventh on Penn’s alltime point list. “Nick was a great producer for us and a great communicator,” Roesner reflected. “He was our leader of the offense, so this year we are trying to make the offense more of a unite instead of running everything through one player.” Murphy agreed that the front line will still be a major part of the team’s success, despite the huge loss of Doktor. “I think we will be more balanced and we will have Simon and Alex back on attack and they have a pretty good grasp on how the offense works. 10 out of 12 offensive players from last year will be returning for us,” Murphy said. Looking back at the 2016 season, now-sophomore goalkeeper Reed Junkin proved to be a big part of the team’s success as well. Starting and playing in all 15 games throughout the season with 170 saves, he earned co-Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors. This year, he is joined by freshman Alex DeMarco. “We talked to them about getting better at the basics. Both are making high level saves but we

want them making the fundamental saves consistently,” Murphy added. Fundamentals are key to the season ahead. Simon Mathias, another USA U-19 member, stressed the importance of taking smaller steps instead of always envisioning the big picture as you work to achieve your goals. “While in Canada [the team USA coaches] established a very elite culture. It’s not win 10 games or win an Ivy, it’s win as many games as you can get,” Mathias said. As the Red and Blue head into a competitive but exciting season, they will be building off of the 2016 season’s successes and downfalls. With some of these talented and increasingly experienced athletes on the team, the squad could see one of their best seasons to date.

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defenseman Alec Tullet, both of whom earned All-American honors last season. Penn’s defense, however, looks to meet the challenge of an unpredictable offense centered around the creative genius of Molloy. “Brown just plays fast which is a little deceiving because they’re willing to take risks on offense and not so much on defense. The way we’re built by unit, offense and defense, and the way we approach the game isn’t dependent on pace. If teams want to play fast, we’ll play fast. We prefer that, honestly,” Murphy said. On the defensive side, Penn is led by Keating, an LSM whose ability to cause turnovers and snag ground balls earned him First-Team All Ivy honors along with his All-American designation. He also led the nation in long-pole scoring, demonstrating an offensive flair along with his defensive prowess. Most importantly, Keating

is poised to inherit a prominent leadership role after the departure of Nick Doktor. Although not officially a team captain, Keating’s importance to the team’s cohesion ensures that he will, to an extent, run the show. “It’s really easy when I have quality guys around me to step up as a leader,” Keating said. “The guys like Nick Doktor, [Matt] McMahon, and [Joe] McCallion have really shaped the platform for us and given us that ideal example to embrace.” Junkin, the team’s young goalie, will also prove crucial to the team’s defensive success the coming season. In earning Ivy Rookie of the Year honors along with Mathias, marking the first time that the award has ever been shared, Junkin established himself as one of the nation’s best young goalkeepers and led the conference in saves per game. Early reports from Mathias suggest that Junkin is once again playing “lights-out,” giving Penn hope that its chance at joining the Ivy elite has finally arrived.

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hey went across the continent to win a world championship. Now, they’re tasked with something that hasn’t been done since 1988: help bring an Ivy League title back to University City. This past summer, four sophomore members of Penn men’s lacrosse — attackers Alex Roesner, Simon Mathias and Tyler Dunn and defenseman Noah Lejman — traveled to Coquitlam, British Columbia to compete in the FIL U-19 World Championships, the most prestigious international competition for their age group. Penn had more players on Team USA than any other program in the country. Not only were these four selected for Team USA; they dominated. Over the course of six games, Roesner led Team USA in goals and was tied for the lead in points, tallying 18 and 22 respectively. Mathias finished tied for third place in the points column, adding six

goals and nine assists. Dunn added four goals and an assist while Lejman played in all six games on defense. The players from Penn had the added benefit of being coached by current Penn assistant Patrick Myers and his brother Nick during the competition in Canada, and they’re hoping to bring the lessons they learned from the tournament with them back to Philly. “I think one of the biggest takeaways from the experience was the team culture and the atmosphere that we had around the team,” Roesner said. “I really think that’s something we can bring to Penn this year. Just the unity, and everybody playing their role, and doing the little things right everyday.” “Coach Myers and his brother established a very elite culture, not accepting anything but the best,” added Mathias. “I think that’s a major item we can bring back here. Our goal is to get every win that we can. Accepting nothing but the best will do a lot for us and we’ve accepted that sort of mantra this year and I think it will serve us well.” The Quakers are going to SEE SOPHOMORES PAGE 8

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Senior defensemen ready to Red and Blue look to break keep the Ivy’s attacks at bay into the Ivy League’s top two Trio of veterans return to a sturdy back end

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If there’s one thing to know about men’s college lacrosse, it’s that the Ivy League is absolutely stacked offensively this year. You’ve got the reigning NCAA Player of the Year with Brown’s Dylan Molloy at attack. You have a finalist for the same award in Yale’s Ben Reeves. There’s Zach Currier, Princeton’s rangy, do-it-all midfielder. Cornell’s freshman attackman Jeff Teat was Inside Lacrosse’s number one recruit in the country. Harvard’s Morgan Cheek is fresh off a 60 point sophomore campaign. You get the picture. The Ivy League can score goals. So how does Penn, with its less heralded, younger offensive talents, matchup? Simply put, by stopping goals. That’s how. Led by a trio of seniors, Penn’s defense is ready to face off with some of the nation’s premier talent, and if last year is any indication, Penn’s covermen can more than hold their own. Seniors Kevin Gayhardt, Eric Persky and Kevin McDonough combine to form one of the most formidable defensive units in the country. Gayhardt, the captain, is a vocal leader who matches up well with big attackmen, as evidenced by his even battles

For Penn men’s lacrosse, three is not a magic number. The Quakers have placed third in the Ivy standings four out of the past five years. And, despite owning the league’s best overall record and winning the year-end conference tournament in 2014, Penn has been consistently excluded from the top tier of Ivy League lacrosse. This dynamic was made even more apparent after last season, in which the Yale Bulldogs and Brown Bears soared to new heights. Brown, buoyed by then-junior attackman and Tewaaraton Award winner Dylan Molloy, made it all the way to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships, only to lose in overtime to Maryland. Yale, led by their own prodigious goalscorer in then-sophomore Ben Reeves, won the Ivy Tournament and received the #4 seed in the NCAAs. Although Yale and Brown are now the class of the Ivy League, their dominance is a recent phenomenon. Princeton and Cornell were formerly the teams to beat, as the two programs, now mired in mediocrity, own 45 outright Ivy titles and 9 national championships combined. Penn, as a result, has always been on the outside looking in.

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with Yale’s Reeves last season. Persky is an active on-ball defender who rarely requires a slide. And McDonough’s agility and foot speed make him a nuisance for opposing ball carriers. Their combined talents formed a defense that held the opposition under 10 goals on seven different occasions, an impressive feat in the run-and-gun Ivy League. A major factor in that success is that the trio’s four years together has facilitated an awareness for each other. “I think the most important

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thing is that we kind of know where each other will be at all times,” Gayhardt said. “Especially playing a game that moves so fast, being able to fall back on four years of repetition and knowing Kevin’s and Eric’s tendencies, and how to adjust your game to that, I think it’s a big advantage for us.” Another notable advantage is the consistency that comes with three seniors in your back end, a consistency that may be SEE DEFENSEMEN PAGE 8

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And this season might reflect more of the same. The Ivy League Preseason Poll has the Quakers again slotted at third, behind first place Yale and second place Brown. The Bulldogs return two All-Americans while Brown returns three. Penn, lacking similar star power, is bringing back junior honorable mention All-American Connor Keating and co-Ivy League Rookie of the Year Award winners Simon Mathias and Reed Junkin for their sophomore seasons. Therefore, the reigning regular season and tournament champions each provide unique obstacles for the young, ambitious Quakers. Yale, as Mathias remarked, is “very scrappy and well-organized.” Coach Mike Murphy concurred, stating, “Yale has always been a deliberate, tough minded team. They will grind it out on the offensive end and are very consistent and disciplined on the defensive end.” The Bulldogs’ ability to act as a well-oiled machine depends heavily on the individual performances of their star players. Reeves, a First-Team All American and Yale’s first finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, serves as the team’s offensive conduit and ranked third in the nation in points per game last season. He is joined by Second Team All-Ivy midfielder Eric Scott, who is poised to lead Yale’s potent two-headed attack. The Quakers, however, may be able to take advantage of Yale’s gaps on the defensive side

of the field. Elite All-American defenders Michael Quinn and Christopher Keating graduated from Yale’s backend, thinning a stellar unit that allowed an Ivybest 8.09 goals per game last season. The burden of the Penn’s attack will fall this year on the shoulders of the Quakers’ youth movement. Mathias, fresh off an excellent freshman season in which he led the team in goals, will lead an offense comprised largely of his sophomore brethren. Fellow second-year attackmen Alex Roesner and Tyler Dunn, who return to collegiate play after winning the FIL U-19 World Championship alongside Mathias, will look to build off debut seasons that established them as productive starters. In combatting the other side of the Ivy League’s two-headed monster, Penn will have to be vigilant against the high-octane offense of the Brown Bears. Molloy, crowned as last season’s Division I lacrosse’s best player, is a historically productive attackman. The senior led the nation in points last season with 118, the fourth-highest mark in NCAA history. Equally potent as a passer and scorer, Molly cemented his place in the Ivy League pantheon by breaking his school goals record and earning two Ivy League Player of the Year honors in a row. He is joined by senior long-stick midfielder (LSM) Larken Kemp and senior SEE TOP TIER PAGE 9 CONTACT US: 215-422-4640