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College soph. sues John Kasich Nathaniel Rome accused the Ohio gov. of breaking Pa. election law

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Just about everyone has their opinions on the current presidential candidates. Some have stronger opinions than others. Few actually take legal action against an opposing candidate. Enter College sophomore Nathaniel Rome. On Feb. 23, Rome — who also serves as chairman of Pennsylvania Students for Rubio — petitioned in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to have Ohio Gov. John Kasich removed from Pennsylvania’s primary election ballot. He claimed that Kasich did not receive the necessary 2,000 signatures on his nomination petition. According to a Philly Voice article, Rome believes that “as many as 802 of the 2,184 signatures on the Kasich petition are invalid or ineligible, for multiple reasons,” including signatures that do not match those on voter registration cards and signatures from people not registered to vote. Rome and his attorney John G. Bravacos were unavailable for comment on Monday, though Bravacos pointed out that challenging the legitimacy of ballot signatures is hardly a novelty. Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, “there are

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Area near CAPS, SHS received the new name BOWMAN COOPER Staff Reporter

The stretch of Market Street between 34th and 38th streets was once called West Philadelphia, then University City. Now it has a new name: uCity Square. For over 50 years the University City Science Center has served as a university-sponsored, nonprofit research park for several major institutions, including Penn, Drexel

University, University of the Sciences and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Now, the Science Center is working with Wexford Science and Technology to expand into a full-blown community that will go by the name uCity Square. Along with space for research institutions, uCity Square will also feature retail and residential spaces. The online pamphlet for uCity Square lists “high-quality retail,” a “bike share station” and “ample parking” among its amenities.

market. “We’ve kind of rebranded that place as uCity Square.” He added that the development is not just an event that occurred out of the blue — it is a continuation of the past 50 years of growth around the Science Center. “What’s spurring that development is not so much some event that just occurred,” Reagan said. “It’s an ongoing evolution of the development that’s been here for a while.” Part of what is driving this SEE UCITYSQUARE PAGE 5

Penn Democrats endorse Hillary Clinton for president

… even within minority groups, people will still feel alienated from the cultural homes Penn offers for them.”

The group previously endorsed Barack Obama in 2008

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With the 4 million square feet of new development will come 10 new buildings, which will “continue to provide sustainable growth for life science and technology companies.” The area also includes Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health Services. “[We’re] trying to distinguish between the place — a place to live, to work, to learn, to play — from the [economic part of the] Science Center,” said Joe Reagan, vice president of development of Wexford for the Philadelphia

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Penn Democrats have endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, mentioning her achievements as a progressive.

The Penn Democrats, one of the largest campus political groups, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Monday afternoon. “She is clearly the most qualified candidate in this race on either side of the aisle,” the group announced in

a statement on its website. “We need her strength, her courage, and her determination to continue fighting for progressive values and ensure equal opportunity for all.” In 2008, Penn Dems endorsed Clinton’s primary rival, President Barack Obama — a move the group recognized in its endorsement. “Hillary Clinton has certainly earned the title of a ‘progressive who SEE ENDORSEMENT PAGE 2

First case of Zika virus confirmed in Philadelphia The patient had just returned from a trip to the Caribbean KATHLEEN HARWOOD Staff Reporter

Yesterday the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported that the first case of Zika virus was identified in Philadelphia.

The patient was a woman over 60 years old who had recently returned from a visit to the Caribbean. Her physician was able to treat her symptoms of fever, aches and a rash were treated by without hospitalization. The virus is most often transmitted from the bite of an infection-carrying mosquito, but

the species that carries the infection is not found in the United States. Less commonly, Zika can also be transmitted by sexual activity, in a similar manner to an STD, or from affected mother to her unborn child. This maternal-fetal transmission has shown to lead to a debilitating birth defect called microcephaly, which causes a child to

be born with an abnormally small head. The Center for Disease Control approximates that more than 100 people in the U.S. have contracted the infection following travel to affected areas. Countries that are currently under CDC travel SEE ZIKA PAGE 3

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Healthy eating initiative to categorize food trucks Food trucks can apply for certification NADIRA BERMAN Contributing Reporter

When looking for healthy meal options, most people don’t usually turn to food trucks. In January, the Philadelphia Healthy Food Truck Initiative and The Food Trust launched a project that aims to change this perception. The new Healthy Food Truck Certification Program allows Philadelphia food trucks to apply for certification to show that they are providing nutritious options to their customers. So far, the program has certified seven trucks, including HFTI’s four partners: Chez Yasmine, Schmear It, Magic Carpet Foods and Jerry’s Kitchen. The partners work with with them on events, such as the Healthy Food Truck Panel. In order to get certified, trucks

are scored on 11 criteria such as whether the food truck offers an option of 100% whole grains or a minimum of two vegetarian options. The HFTI was founded by Wharton senior Jess Chen and 2015 College and Wharton graduate Robert Hsu in March 2013 and works to make food trucks a place where the health of the customer is promoted. The Wharton Social Impact Initiative provides the main source of funding, and Penn Campus Health has advised the group since its formation. The Food Trust aims to give everyone access to inexpensive, healthy food. If the truck passes the in-person verification, it will be certified and will receive a sticker. Trucks are advised to place the sticker in a location visible to customers, such as the window through which they serve food. HFTI president and College junior Akansha Jain said that this is important

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Food trucks can now get certified to demonstrate that they are providing nutritious options to their customers. Their certificate depends upon the evaluation of 11 different criteria.

because it means busy students passing by the truck can immediately tell if the food offered is healthy.

“It’s a way for us to connect customers that are searching for these healthy options to the trucks that are providing these healthy

options,” Jain said. Food trucks have to go through a recertification process every two years. But when trucks don’t

pass the certification tests, HFTI and The Food Trust are still committed to working with these businesses in order to help them meet healthier standards. The two organizations are currently working to structure services that would assist these food trucks. “I think customers in general are looking for healthy options today, and there’s nothing about a food truck inherently that is unhealthy,“ 2011 College graduate and owner of Schmear It David Fine said. “So it’s important for anyone starting a food truck to know that they should absolutely look into providing healthier options, that they can provide healthier options.” He praised the certification program and said that his customers like to see the sticker on his truck. “It definitely shows that we have a significant interest in providing healthier or lighter options,” he said.

Penn Museum plays host to more and more weddings Couples cite Museum’s history as attractive SAMANTHA HAZARI Contributing Reporter

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has begun to make some history of its own by playing host to the most special day in the lives of numerous couples: their wedding day. The Penn Museum’s growing popularity as a wedding venue stems from the fact that it provides a setting that’s different from your run-of-the-mill banquet hall. It allows couples to choose between a practical wedding and an elaborate one. The practical wedding plan, also known as the “Simple and Sweet” package, involves a

ceremony that can be as short as five minutes and can take place during the day. The more elaborate alternative is a conventional, catered affair with audio-visual provisions and extensive decor. Director of Facility Rentals at the Penn Museum Atiya German has worked at the Museum for over five years and said weddings had been taking place there well before she was hired but have become increasingly common. She noted a recent burst in the venue’s popularity with the Museum playing host to about 12 weddings per year in recent years. “Banquet halls and hotels are losing their popularity. People want their wedding pictures to be different from other people’s and for their guests to have a more unique experience,” she

said. She said their largest client base consists of Penn alumni and their relatives, though the venue has been gaining traction with couples not affiliated with Penn. “It means much more to get married at your alma mater,” she said. One couple that decided to tie the knot in September last year, amid the “historic” setting of the Penn Museum, was Rasheda and Alexander Weaver. While they opted for the more elaborate wedding choice, Rasheda said that they wanted a more intimate wedding and only invited around 100 guests, about a third of Penn Museum’s capacity. “Upon entering the Museum and seeing the Chinese Rotunda, I just knew that it would be a

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grand, elegant and unique event. I just had to have my wedding [there],” she said. “If I could do it, I would make it longer just because it was such a great experience. It was the most magical day of my life.” Although she was charmed by the museum, she said practical considerations also came into play. Working with their event planner along with the preferred vendors made organizing seamless, and on the day of the wedding everything went smoothly. She said the historic nature of the museum added to the venue’s allure. “The Museum represents history. Our weddings become a part of history by creating a legacy between two families,” she said.

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gets things done.’ Barack Obama knew this, and despite a grueling primary battle in 2008, he nominated her to be his Secretary of State,” the endorsement said. The group’s counterpart, the College Republicans, will not endorse candidates in this year’s primary, College Republicans President and Wharton and College junior Jennifer Knesbach said, because it is a part of the College

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Penn Museum’s largest client base consists of Penn alumni and their relatives, although has recently attracted couples unaffiliated with Penn.

Republican National Committee. While Penn Dems’ endorsement mentioned Clinton’s record of progressive achievements — including an F rating from the National Rifle Association and increasing worldwide support for women’s rights in developing countries — it did not include any discussion of the scandals that have plagued Clinton’s campaign. Since she announced her second presidential campaign on April 12, Clinton has been criticized for illegally using a private email server

as Secretary of State and only sparsely answering queries from the media. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has fallen far behind Clinton in recent contests, was praised by Penn Dems for “inspiring many voters” but “this does not mean that he is the best candidate.” Clinton, the victor of Penn’s Feb. 2 student caucus with nearly 60 percent of the vote, appears to command the support of much of Penn’s large Democratic community.

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Small portion of Penn students commute daily to class Students cite savings and family time as reasons SYDNEY SCHAEDEL Deputy News Editor

While most students roll out of their beds in high rises to make it to classes in Williams or Huntsman Hall, others have a 40-60 minute drive ahead of them each morning. Students who commute — that is, live off-campus with their parents or guardians and travel to Penn each day — save about $9,060 per year, based on Penn’s estimate of the median housing allowance. But since this number is the median of all on-campus and off-campus housing, some students who commute may be saving much more than they would otherwise pay.

College sophomore Harsha Kolla said the savings are the primary reason he lives at home, but added that he also enjoys the time he gets to spend with his family. He drives to campus, which usually takes 40 minutes on weekdays, largely due to the traffic. One of the biggest drawbacks for him is the sheer quantity of time he spends in the car. “You don’t really get to do anything during that time,” he said. “You have to wake up really early as well. You can’t just wake up and go to class.” Creating and maintaining social connections also presents a challenge for Kolla, since he usually gets to campus for his first class and leaves when the last one ends. “A lot of people really get to

hang out, spend time together after class,” he said. “That’s typically the time when I just go home.” Kolla said Penn could do more in terms of supporting commuters, like encouraging bonding and fostering community during New Student Orientation. “During NSO they had a group of six or so commuter students and basically said, ‘You guys should talk amongst yourselves and be your support group,’” Kolla said. “But otherwise they left it at that.” Kolla has formed most of his friendships through clubs. He especially enjoys working for Penn’s Bioethics Journal, but often has to hang around campus longer than he would otherwise to wait for the weekly meetings to start. “It’s something you have to deal

with it,” he said. “Usually they’re around 6:00 or 7:00 p.m., and if my classes end at 3:30 then I just have to wait. I mean I do homework, I’m productive, but it’s still a lot of time wasted.” There is not a clear administrative outpost for overseeing commuting students. When asked about the percentage of Penn students who commute, the Office of Admissions directed requests for comment to the Office of the Registrar, which directed comment to the Office of Diversity and Community Outreach, which was not immediately available for comment. College and Wharton sophomore Lavi Ben Dor also commutes, but he takes public transit to get to

Penn. His commute can range from 40 minutes to an hour, since he needs to time it correctly to catch both trains, one that runs every 10 minutes and one that runs every 20 minutes. Dor, who is a former Daily Pennsylvanian staff member, said his reasoning for commuting is “pretty much financial,” but he likes having his own space at home. “When I get home I can study in the quiet of my room,” he said. “I don’t have to worry about roommates or people partying around me or not having a good place to study.” He also said that his bedroom is larger than the average dorm room, another added perk. Dor echoed Kolla in that one of his least favorite things about

commuting is the amount of time he spends in transit. He added that since he has to wake up two hours before his first class, he tends to schedule classes on the later side. Even when he has rehearsal for the Penn Symphony Orchestra, Dor usually can leave campus around 7:30 or 8:30 p.m. When he has meetings that go much later than that, he sometimes has to skip them. “I end up not being able to do things that go late at night,” he said. “Commuting sort of limits my ability to go to those.” Even though he lives at home, Dor does not think that makes him any less independent than other students. “I have my own car,” he said. “I set my own schedule.”

Fraternities encouraged to attend Vag Mons IFC incentivized firstyear members to attend LILY ZANDI Staff Reporter

In an attempt to emulate the Panhellenic Council and establish stronger relationships with The Vagina Monologues, the Interfraternity Council incentivized chapter presidents to encourage their first-year members to see the show. Instead of requiring their members to go see The Vagina Monologues, the IFC made it into

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at least 30 to 40 challenges” for a variety of electoral races, Philly Voice reported. Rome himself is an elected officer at Penn, serving as academic affairs director of the Undergraduate Assembly. As chairman of Pennsylvania Students for Rubio, he oversees “12 campus chapters and 200 volunteers supporting Sen. [Marco] Rubio,” according to his LinkedIn account. On the same day Rome filed his petition, Kasich finished dead last in the Nevada caucuses, earning barely 4 percent of the vote. With nearly 24 percent of the vote, Marco Rubio finished second behind 1968 Wharton graduate

a competition between fraternities. IFC President and Wharton junior David Moore said most chapter presidents were not keen on the idea of establishing a quota for members to see it, like Penn sororities have done. The idea of a “competition” between fraternities was not unanimous, but won over a majority of IFC chapter presidents. “We didn’t exactly take a vote ... But everyone was like ‘oh yeah that sounds like a good idea,’” Moore said. The chapter that donates the most to V-Day, a charity that raises

Donald Trump. Rubio has been widely perceived in recent weeks as the mainstream alternative to frontrunner Trump. Kasich, who trailed badly in Nevada and South Carolina after a second-place finish in New Hampshire, has received pressure to drop out to shore up support for Rubio. Kasich has promised to stay in until at least the Ohio primary on March 15. “If I don’t win Ohio, then, you know, ballgame over,” he said during a Sunday appearance on “Meet the Press” on NBC. The Pennsylvania primary is over a month later on April 26. Rome’s next hearing in Commonwealth Court is on March 9 at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg, Pa.

awareness and money for women and girls who are victims of violence worldwide, will be able to co-host a downtown with Psi Upsilon — otherwise known as Castle — and OAX, which is the former Alpha Chi Omega sorority. The name of the winning fraternity will have its name on all of the promotional material. Donations can take the form of tickets to The Vagina Monologues as well as raw donations. “We are starting a tradition of the IFC helping V-Day and supporting them,” Moore said. This initiative is independent

of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Moore sees this as an opportunity for the IFC to get more involved in V-Day and establish a relationship with The Vagina Monologues. College senior Galit Krifcher, the head of event planning for The Vagina Monologues, worked with Moore to form the partnership. She is still crunching the numbers to see which fraternity gave the most support. “We are trying to create a partnership between IFC and V-Day and hopefully set a precedent for future years,” Moore said.

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First-year fraternity members were incentivized by the IFC to attend the Vagina Monologues held over the past weekend.

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OPINION Constructing home Reid about it! | Exploring exclusion and belonging at the ARCH cultural houses

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My first experience with the cultural houses was during a meet and greet hosted by the PanAsian American Community House. I came alone, stood in line to get food and after quickly surveying the room, began to feel it: I was surrounded by a room where everyone knew someone. As a sophomore, I still feel anxious about going to the basement of ARCH. I’m afraid I won’t be welcomed, and I’m afraid I won’t relate to people there. It’s something that’s rarely mentioned or given any thought: Even within minority groups, people will still feel alienated from the cultural homes Penn offers for them. I knew that I wasn’t the only one that felt this way, but I also wanted to make sure that I wasn’t going crazy with my feelings of anxiety. So I reached out to a few students who had thoughts they were willing to share, and found mixed experiences with the various cultural houses. I talked to an Asian sophomore, who believes that the issue with PAACH is the difficulty of grouping such diverse experiences together: “It’s so fragmented how Asian

Americans are portrayed at Penn. What is Asian American? It’s so broad. I don’t think PAACH can necessarily solidify that.” He continues by describing cultural belonging conflicts with the issues within the cultural houses: “Going into PAACH feels like going into these small cultural groups. It’s hard to break into these bubbles, but maybe that’s because I’m not a freshman who comes for all the events.” The strange tension exists in how a “home” solidifying individuals can also act as a force pushing them away. I talked to another Asian sophomore, who has also had difficulty with PAACH: “The community is so close–knit. They’ll be nice to me, but I won’t feel welcomed. I think this issue needs to be addressed. Maybe they’re trying to make the space more welcoming, but it’s not working.” Lawrence Li, a Wharton senior, has been deeply involved in multiple cultural and community groups since his junior year. He is currently involved with APALI (Asian Pacific American Leadership Initiative) and used to be involved in APSC (Asian

Pacific Student Coalition). “I came to PAACH midway through fall of my junior year,” he describes. “I got involved later than most people. It took effort at first. You have to get integrated in a community where everybody already knows each other. But for me, the effort I needed to put in was something I wanted to do.”

Nikki comments: “I’m fine with things as they are. There are so few Black spaces on campus, it’s ridiculous.” Essentially, Makuu becomes a necessary space for black students: “This is a space for us to decompress, and to be human beings in world that sees us as something other than that.” Billy Kacyem is a Whar-

Even within minority groups, people will still feel alienated from the cultural homes Penn offers for them.”

Nikki Thomas is a College freshman and a regular at Makuu. Nikki is aware that certain divisions exist as a de facto characteristic of ARCH: “We don’t really go into the other cultural houses; they don’t really come in here. It’s like you have your space, we have ours.” When speaking about this kind of separation,

ton and College sophomore. Originally from Cameroon, Kaycem argues that at Penn, “the idea of Blackness came out even more.” He agreed that though divisions among cultural houses may exist, Makuu is a welcoming space for black students: “It’s a space to feel free and liberated. Makuu offers us

a space to become more close, because even with the idea of diversity, [the Black community] is very small here.” After all this investigation, I’ve found that there’s a give and take on both sides. It is not only the individual that is being excluded, but they are actively excluding themselves. I believe that the cultural houses in ARCH are spaces of comfort and safety. They are a space of love. They are homes. Sometimes divisions feel necessary — perhaps that’s the only way a home can be constructed. Yet how can a cultural space juggle the idea of “home” without creating the sense of exclusion? To deny that tension exists among and within these cultural houses is naive. A home is built by people who have committed to each other, so perhaps this reflects the inherent lack of engagement from the community. As someone who is afraid to break into new groups at ARCH, I find myself knowing less and less about others, and more focused on my own cultural sphere. The outsider effect is actually

Amanda Reid achieved through a mutual indifference. We don’t want to admit that we don’t care about each other, but the reality is, we’re pretty removed from the people around us. If an exclusionary home is necessary for people to simply feel safe, that says more about the society formed at Penn than it does about the home. The houses under ARCH are there for us, and they can be open physical spaces. But if we aren’t willing to open ourselves too, it aggravates that bubble that excludes us even more.

Amanda Reid is a College sophomore from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, studying cinema studies & English. Her email address is amreid@sas. upenn.edu. “Reid About It!” usually appears every other Tuesday.

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Africana studies at Penn has at its center the study of Africa and peoples of African descent around the globe. This is the very first sentence on our website: “The field of Africana studies has been devoted to the critical study of the historical and contemporary experiences of Africans and peoples of African descent who live outside the continent of Africa, particularly in the Americas.” If you want to see that for yourself and learn more about the history of Africana studies, please do by looking at our website at https://africana. sas.upenn.edu/department Indeed, Africana studies at Penn focuses on Africa with an inter-disciplinary and cross-regional emphasis. Our faculty teach and train undergraduate and graduate students who study contemporary Africa and its history, and in wide-ranging fields in the humanities and the social sciences.

Our graduate students are doing exciting, pioneering work across the continent of Africa, in interconnected regions in the Middle East and Turkey and in North and South America and the Caribbean. One of our first doctoral students returned home to South Africa where he is now a university professor. Last spring, the Office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences transferred all the funding and functions of the Africa Center, including the African studies program, to Africana studies. So, to say that the Center was “closed” is misleading. Our highest priority was to ensure that the four students who are majors and the eleven who are minors be unaffected by this change. Their requirements are exactly as they were before the merger. Indeed, for continuity’s sake, the former undergraduate faculty advisor from African

studies continues to advise those students in his office which is now in Africana studies right next door to our offices.

and offered to do so again last fall. A meeting was held as recently as last week. To say that we have not solicited or enabled student participa-

That there is any ongoing disagreement about Africana studies’ commitment to Africa may be another relic of the tortured history of African Studies in the United States and at Penn.” We also reached out repeatedly to majors and other students interested in African studies to meet with faculty and to join our Undergraduate Advisory Board, but to little effect. Faculty met with students last spring

tion is simply not true. We value student opinion as our faculty moves through this period of transition and planning. All of the courses, programming and language offerings on Africa have gone

forward undisturbed since the consolidation. We plan to expand and strengthen course offerings, student opportunities, conferences and events related to Africa. Africana studies has its origins in student protests and post-civil rights movement activism, which also had strong commitments to studying Africa and its diverse peoples, and people of African descent the world over. But long before the 1960s, an interest in and commitment to Africa was a defining characteristic of African American political, cultural and intellectual history and life. That there is any ongoing disagreement about Africana studies’ commitment to Africa may be another relic of the tortured history of African Studies in the United States and at Penn. African studies had its genesis in Cold War US politics aimed at furthering colonialist aims

in Africa, and thwarting the Continent’s political independence and development. Unease and suspicion between the two approaches to studying Africa has its own long political history. Here at Penn, the shift from Afro-American studies in 1971 to Africana studies in 2002 was part of a long intellectual trajectory. Perhaps that is best reflected in its naming which holds within it as a core mission – “Africa.” Barbara D. Savage is the Chair of the Department of Africana studies and the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought. Camille Z. Charles is the director of the Center for Africana Studies and the Edmund J. And Louis W. Kahn Term Professor in the Social Sciences, and a professor of sociology, Africana studies and education.

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Students react to Gov. Christie endorsement of Trump Former Gov.’s decision ignites commentary LUIS FERRE SADURNI Staff Reporter

As if the 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump needed extra momentum ahead of Super Tuesday — the biggest day of voting in the Republican primary campaign — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie officially endorsed the real estate mogul on Friday. The endorsement came as yet another surprise in a Republican prima r y that has been defined by unexpected front-runners rocking the party establishment’s hold over the GOP nomination. “ E sp e c i a l ly g ive n t h e staunch change in stance, I think it is highly likely that he is doing so to look for a nod somewhere in Trump’s potential administration,” College sophomore Zack DiGregorio , who is from Princeton, N.J. , said. “I didn’t like Christie before this, but from my perspective, it just seems like a political power grab.” D epa r t ment of Engl ish faculty member and writerin-residence Dick Polman , a journalist who has covered presidential elections since 1988, agreed that Christie may

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growth is the desire for so many businesses to be located in University City. Reagan said

have had an ulterior motive to endorse Trump, given the previous attacks the New Jersey gover nor had launched at Trump. Christie — who suspended his presidential campaign on Feb. 10 after finishing sixth in the New Hampshire primary — had previously disagreed with many of Trump’s policy stances and consistently mocked his legitimacy as a candidate. “Christie had a long record of questioning and criticizing Trump’s credentials,” Polman said. “He had said repeatedly, starting about six or seven months ago on the New Jersey boardwalk, that Trump had no credentials to be president.” I n D e c emb er, C h r ist ie taunted Trump by telling an Iowa audience that, “We don’t need reality TV in the Oval Office,” according to a Philadelphia Inquirer article. Cer tain political pundits speculate that Christie’s endorsement represent s t he second-term governor’s final attempt at remaining politically relevant after exiting the race and ending his governorship. “What he is interested in now? Could be attorney general, could be vice president,” Polman said. “In the short run he gets to stay in the game. Now he gets a platform and

that not only do companies that are affiliated with research institutions want to move into University City, but other companies are interested in relocating there to take advantage

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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his surprise endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump after suspending his own presidential campaign on Feb 10.

gets to go around the country to attack [Sen. Marco] Rubio and attack [Sen. Ted] Cruz to gain attention. This was purely an opportunistic play on his part.” Penn College Republicans

Chief of Staff and Wharton freshman Owen O’Hare described Christie’s decision as “a surprise for the establishment” and noted that College Republicans would not speculate

whether Christie’s endorsement carried any ulterior political motives. O’H a r e , s p e a k i n g o n behalf of College Republicans, pointed out the contrast

of the energy of the community. Another factor driving the development, he added, is Wexford and Drexel’s purchase of the former University City High School, which was used

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b et we en Tr u mp’s “ vag ue policies” and Christie’s own proposals to highlight how Christie’s decision might have been based more heavily on the the similar rhetorical style both politicians share. He noted “that Christie is choosing style over substance.” While Rubio, Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich all outmatch Trump in the amount of endorsements from senators, representatives and governors, Ch r istie’s endorsement on Friday sparked a series of other political endorsements for the Penn graduate. In the last week, Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (R-Calif.), Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), and Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) have all officially endorsed Trump. “P resident ia l ca nd id ates often have people who jump on their bandwagon because they want something out of it. Trump had a very small bandwagon. Now they are starting to pile up,” Polman said. “It was a very small line, so Christie was able to jump to the front of the line as the first prominent endorser.” “[Christie] has gone from alpha dog to lap dog,” Polman added.

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So Dong traveled with the team down to Annapolis to get one last shot at making the national A-cut time standard, which would guarantee qualification. In the preliminaries for the 50 free, she even broke the ECAC meet record with a time of 22.61. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pretty pleased with how I did,â&#x20AC;? Dong said. Unfortunately for her, though, 22.61 seconds was only good enough to surpass the B-cut standard, leaving the future of her season shrouded in doubt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think my time will be enough to make it this year,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but hopefully Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a shot next year.â&#x20AC;? Despite her clear disappointment, however, the junior star was proud of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall performance in the pool. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we did really well,â&#x20AC;? Dong said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had some best times, some people dropped a lot of times, and for some people, it was the best meet all year. We did a really good job.â&#x20AC;? Coach Mike Schnur echoed her response. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really glad that everyone went,â&#x20AC;? Schnur said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of our seniors had the chance to go to one more meet, and a lot of them had

take fifth out of 42 teams WILL SNOW Associate Sports Editor

Like a late-night trip to Wawa, it was a satisfying, though not perfect, finish. It was one last hurrah for the Red and Blue in Maryland this weekend as most of the swim team went to the Eastern College Athletic Conference championships hosted at the United States Naval Academy. While the top men were in Providence, R.I., for their Ivy Championship meet, the rest of the team sought to end the season on a high note among over 40 teams at the ECACs. For the seniors, it was the final meet of their college careers. For junior Rochelle Dong, on the other hand, there was nothing sentimental about this meet: just business. After the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ivy Championship meet last week, Dong was left unsatisfied. Her dream for the season was to qualify for the NCAA Championships. The only issue was that her 50-yard freestyle time of 22.50 was three-tenths of a second off an invitation.

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In her final individual race for the Red and Blue, senior Morgan Scott placed fifth in the 1,650-yard freestyle, dropping nearly 20 seconds and setting a new personal best time of 17:03.49 in the process.

and March. Princeton has shown the merit of that expectation, going 10-0 since its 50-48 loss at the Palestra on Jan. 10 while winning games by an average of 23.7 points per game. Therefore, even if the Red and Blue had entered next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duel with the Tigers undefeated in the Ancient Eight, they still would have needed one more win over Princeton to make the Big Dance, be it on March 8 or in a one-game playoff a few days

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this season has already become eerily similar to the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2013-14 title-winning campaign. First off, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get this out of the way: Penn was always going to have to beat Princeton a second time this season. It was never likely that either the Quakers or Tigers would fall in the intervening 12 games between their contests in January

their best times. If we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to the ECACs, then they would have been cheated out of that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to go down and compete with 40 or 50 other teams, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really fun championship meet. To see Morgan Scott finish her career with her best mile ever, and to see

Brian Foley get his best 200 back time ever, as seniors, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really great.â&#x20AC;? With that, Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimming program has now completed its season, with the exception of Chris Swanson and three other potential swimmers on the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side

later. Obviously, there was some hope that the defending Ivy champions might trip up on their path to a rematch with Penn, a loss that would have given the Quakers a chance to clinch the title before a second heavyweight battle even happened. After all, everyone claimed that the conference was much improved as a whole in 2015-16. But I always found that argument difficult to believe. Other

than Cornell, a team against whom Penn has now lost in consecutive seasons, did anyone really expect lowly Brown, Columbia or Dartmouth to challenge the Ancient Eightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top two programs? I hardly think so. So while it would have made for a more pleasant story if the Quakers had a chance to complete their first undefeated Ivy campaign in 15 years next week, it always had to be this way. I have no doubt that Penn would rather be in a position where, with a loss, it could get a do-over in a one-game playoff instead of fighting for its life in the hostile environment of Jadwin Gym. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the paradoxical beauty and cruelty of what the Ivy League offers. For the second time in three years, a tremendously successful season could be undone depending on the result of a winner-take-all final contest. However, as closely as 2016 resembles 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; be it the presence of some of the same players, a stunning late-season loss by the conference frontrunner or the sheer fact that the pursuit of a championship involves Penn and Princeton â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Red and Blue have something different in their favor this time around: They have already beaten the Tigers. Two years ago, few people believed the Quakers could go

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who could qualify for the NCAA championships hosted at Georgia Tech in March. Swansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid to NCAAs is secure given his A-cut time in the 1,650-yard freestyle, while the three other men â&#x20AC;&#x201D; senior Eric Schultz, sophomore Alex Peterson and freshman Mark Andrew

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have strong B-cut times that should ensure an invitation. But for the rest of the team, the time has now arrived to reflect on the season past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty pleased overall,â&#x20AC;? Dong said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got quite a few personal records, some best times, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty happy with how I did this season.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What would stand out this year is how hard our team worked,â&#x20AC;? Schnur echoed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had great team success, and we had great individual success, but our sport is really simple. When you work hard for seven months, and do all the right things, and come to training every day, good things happen. The kids on our team that busted their butts this year had a lot of rewards, and as a coach itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to see that.â&#x20AC;? After a program record-high finish for the men and a strong finish for the women at Ivies, Schnurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambitions for the team were met on all fronts. Looking forward, he and Dong both see promise for the seasons to come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The program keeps getting better and better each year,â&#x20AC;? Dong said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some really fast freshmen recruits. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re outperforming ourselves every year and I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing to see that.â&#x20AC;?

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Despite losing to Cornell on Friday, nothing changes for Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach Mike McLaughlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad down the stretch of Ivy play.

into Jadwin and come away with a win. It was especially difficult to conceive that having seen Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 31-point loss to Princeton at the Palestra earlier in 2014. Yet it happened. Now, with the confidence of having already squeezed the life out of the Tigers with their â&#x20AC;&#x153;junior high 2-3 zone,â&#x20AC;? thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason the Red and Blue should have any doubt that they can still capture the Ancient Eight crown.

So be it in comparison to its victory over Princeton two seasons ago in this same situation or its win over the Tigers already in 2016, Penn has to hope that even as some things change, the more they stay the same. RILEY STEELE is a College senior from Dorado, P.R., and is a senior sports reporter of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at steele@thedp.com.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016

Mixed results at Indoor Heps for the Red and Blue | Men take 4th, women 7th

TRACK & FIELD JACOB ADLER

Associate Sports Editor

Penn track and field traveled to Cornell over the weekend to compete in the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, with the men’s and women’s teams placing fourth and seventh, respectively. The only event victory for the Quakers came in the men’s distance medley relay, where the group of juniors Nick Tuck and Chris Hatler, sophomore James Buser and senior Thomas Awad successfully defended the school’s 2015 title with a 10:00.58 time, which was just .09 seconds quicker than second-place Yale and .54 seconds faster than third-place Cornell. “With 400 [meters] to go, Yale took the lead and I tried to make a move on him and he shoved me down to lane three,” the anchor

Awad said of the photo finish. “I had to gather myself and ended up passing him right before the line, the final lap, like 10 meters down the line was where I got him. It was really close. ... so it was pretty exciting.” The women saw three school records fall over the weekend. Sophomore Taylor McCorkle broke Shaunee Morgan’s 2008 time of 7.58 seconds with a 7.50 mark, and freshman Imani Solan inserted herself second all-time with a run of 7.57 seconds before McCorkle followed that up in the Sunday final with a 7.55 time to finish fifth. Freshman Rachel Wilson’s weight throw of 59’5” was almost a full five feet further than anyone else in school history’s, breaking the all-time mark for the fourth time this season en route to a third-place rank at Heps. And on Sunday, junior Cleo Whiting knocked four seconds off Leslie Kovach’s 2011 time in the 5,000, with her 16:34.53 time good for a

new school best and a fourth-place finish. Although they did not record an outright victory, the women grabbed second in three events. Behind just Harvard, the distance medley relay team of sophomore Abby Hong, senior Rachel Hlatky and juniors Carey Celata and Ashley Montgomery ran the event in 11:36.62. Montgomery later added her second silver performance of the weekend in the mile, where she clocked in just .14 seconds after Dartmouth’s Helen Schlachtenhaufen at 4:53.58, and in the 200m dash, Solan almost matched her school record of 24.08 set earlier this season. She came up just .02 seconds short with a 24.10 time and falling only to Harvard’s Gabrielle Thomas, who set the all-time Ivy record earlier this year. For the men, freshman Calvary Rogers and sophomores Mike Monroe and Jeff Wiseman earned second-place finishes in their respective events. Rogers set a PR in

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the 200m with a 21.58 time that is also the second-fastest in the Penn record book, and was .02 seconds short of the Heps title. Monroe, the defending champion in the high jump, leaped 6’11.75” and came close to another win while Wiseman ran the 500m dash in 1:03.65 after posting the best preliminary time. Senior Sam Mattis placed third with a shot put distance of 55’11.75”, his new personal record and the second-best in Penn history. Mattis also racked up a fourth-place finish in the weight toss with a personal record of 18.59 meters. Freshman Elias Graca logged another third-place finish for the Red and Blue with a 1:52.47 run in the 800-meter dash. In the final standings, Cornell and Dartmouth took second and third, respectively, in both the men’s and women’s competitions. Princeton won the men’s title while Harvard claimed the women’s. Awad noted that given the team’s focus on preparing for the

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been doing great things for us this year. Jake Ranis also performed really well and helped us get the win.” Ranis was a key factor in the win over Yale in the semifinals, as the Quakers trailed by nine points before Ranis rallied from behind for the win over the Bulldog’s Skyar Chin. Though the epee group has consistently stolen the show for the Red and Blue, men’s sabre also posted a strong performance. The sabre group was the runner up only to St. John’s, who they fell to in a close 45- 40 loss. Gordon contributed 20 touches to the point total, but it wasn’t enough to secure a first-place finish for the underclassman-dominated sabre squad — which includes freshmen Raphael Van Hoffelen and Julian Merchant. Although Penn went into the

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Senior Thomas Awad was one of four members of Penn men’s track to take part in a successful title defense in the distance medley relay at Heps.

outdoor season, results should be taken with a grain of salt, but the performance was encouraging. “A lot of other teams thought we’d finish fifth or sixth [in the men’s championships], so fourth is

pretty good. We were only a few points behind Dartmouth for third, and we should’ve gotten them,” he said. “We left a couple points on the table, but everything isn’t going to go perfectly.”

competition ranked as the top seed, the men’s foil squad fell to a thirdplace finish, having to go up against Columbia to earn their place after falling to St. John’s. The young group managed to squeeze by the Lions, 45-37, in a balanced effort from freshmen Raymond Chen and Aaron Ahn as well as sophomore John Vaiani. On the women’s side, No. 8 Penn brought some more hardware home, placing second overall against a strong field which included No. 3 Princeton, No. 1 Columbia and No. 7 St John’s. The women’s epee squad found the most success, unseating the Tigers, 45-38, in the finals to clinch the a team tournament victory with the weapon. Sophomore Stephanie Wolf logged 18 of her 22 total points in the last matchup against the Tiger’s Audrey Abend, leading teammates freshman Katherine Sizov and junior captain Alejandra Trumble. The women’s foil also was able

to notch a medal placement, defeating Yale, 39-38, in the bronze medal round. Junior Cassidy Seidl, sophomore Sabrina Elkassas and freshman Naomi Popkin were able to fight their way back after a disappointing loss to Columbia 35-45. Because of the strength of the Red and Blue’s recent schedule, late season injuries at a critical time could become a concern. However, the squad has remained relatively healthy throughout the long competition season, and is looking to rest and get quality training in before the NCAA Regionals on March 11-12 . Though the key to success is sometimes taking no weekends off, the Quakers are looking forward to some downtime. “We’re going to take Monday off and ease into more practice,” Gordon said. “Ultimately, we’re trying to stay healthy and get as many people to the NCAA Championships as we can.”

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After losing its ﬁrst Ivy League game of the season at Cornell, 51-46, on Friday, women's basketball rebounded with a 61-42 win over Columbia on Sunday to solidisolidi fy a ﬁrst-place tie with PrincePrince ton atop the Ivy League.

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Men's fencing won its third consecutive U.S. Collegiate Squad Championship this weekweek end, beating out top-tier rivals in Princeton and Columbia as the women's side took the second-place prize.

Going up against against the defenddefend ing champion, Harvard, women's squash lost the CSA National ChamCham pionship in heartbreaking 5-4 fashion on Sunday as freshman Reeham Salah lost the decisive ninth match in four games.

At the Indoor Ivy League Heptago Heptagonal Championships, men's track's distance medley relay squad sucsuc cessfully defended its 2015 title while junior Cleo Whiting set a new school record in the 5K for the women’s squad.

While men's basketball split the weekend against Cornell and Columbia, Saturday's loss to the Lions was Senior Night for Darien Nelson-Henry and Jamal Lewis. Nelson-Henry also surpassed the 1,000-point career mark this weekend.

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Competing at the Ivy ChampionChampion ships, men's swimming tied the team's best-ever ﬁnish, taking third place behind Princeton and Harvard with 1,213.5 points and a propro gram-record six individual titles.

For the ﬁrst time in seven tries, women's tennis defeated Maryland at home on Saturday, walking away with a decisive 5-2 victory over the Terrapins.

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After winning three more individual titles at the Ivy Championships, senior swimmer Chris Swanson walked away with awards for being the meet’s top points scorer in 2016 and top career points earner among the Class of 2016.

After losing on Friday, men's squash ran the table through the CSA consolation bracket, beating Harvard, 7-2, to finish the season fifth in the nation — Penn’s first win over the Crimson since 1972.

Although gymnastics was unable to defend its 2015 Ivy title, senior Elyse Shenberg Shenberger's 9.850 performance on the uneven bars on Sunday earned her an individual co-Ivy championship.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. This was supposed to be the year in which Penn women’s basketball broke what has become the standard in the Ivy League. Having nearly beaten a top-10 team in their first game of the season, competed for a Big 5 title and taken down Princeton to kick off their conference slate, the Quakers seemed both poised and good enough to go wire-towire atop the Ancient Eight standings. In a conference so accustomed to dominance of an orange and black nature, Penn’s commanding 9-0 start in Ivy play was unquestionably refreshing. Largely

thanks to the Red and Blue’s consistency over the past two months, it seemed that perhaps a berth in the NCAA Tournament did not need to come as a result of some sort of stunning upset over the Tigers. Then Friday happened. A paltry five free throw attempts. Two total made threes. Outrebounded by six. A dud of a performance against a team the Quakers eviscerated only 13 days earlier. Still, if you’re looking for someone to burn everything to the ground and acknowledge that the Red and Blue’s 51-46 loss to Cornell last weekend is the end of the road for Mike McLaughlin’s crew, this is not the column for you. Because time truly is a flat circle. And whether it is readily apparent or not, SEE STEELE PAGE 6

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Senior captain Shaul Gordon added 20 touches to Penn fencing’s total as the men took home the USCSC title and the women finished second on Saturday. ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

The key to success is taking no days off. Penn fencing, competing for the third weekend in a row, hit the road for the United States Collegiate Squad Championships this past weekend, heading to rival Princeton’s Jadwin Gym. This meet wraps up a three-week stretch of tough competition for the Quakers, who had to battle through Ivy League Championships and last weekend’s Temple Invitational and the rescheduled Philly Invitational to take on No. 6 St. John’s and No. 1 Columbia on Sunday. This weekend’s meet not only featured some of the top teams in the nation, but also offered the additional challenge of being an Olympic-style contest. While fencers typically fight to a total of five points before resetting the score with the next opponent, in the Olympic style, fencers keep their points throughout three rounds of

competition and fight to an individual point total of 15 and a total team score of 45. “It’s tough mentally, but you can also fight your way back for the points you need,” senior sabre fencer and captain Shaul Gordon said. “In the NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship, the style will also be Olympic, so it’s good practice for those upcoming competitions.” The novel tournament style, however, didn’t hold back the Red and Blue. On the men’s side, each weapon squad completed the tournament with a top-three finish, resulting in an overall tournament title for the third year in a row for the Quakers. The men’s epee squad continued to dominate, defeating Brandeis, 45-31, and Ancient Eight rivals Yale, 45-43, and No. 8 Princeton, 45-31, en route to the title. Sophomore captain Zsombor Garbo, now ranked No. 1 in the nation, continued his outstanding season. “He’s been unstoppable,” said Gordon of his co-captain. “Justin Yoo is only a freshman,” Gordon added, “but he’s SEE FENCING PAGE 7 CONTACT US: 215-422-4640