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Third and final Democratic Senate candidate visits Penn

Controversial Religious Studies professor Anthea Butler has frequently said her status as a tenured professor protects her from sanction or censure. But it really may be the Penn Police that are protecting her from backlash.

“Because of the threats against her, I cannot tell you

where she teaches and any further inquiries should be sent to Penn Police (she is protected by them),” Chair of the Religious Studies Department Justin McDaniel wrote to The Daily Pennsylvanian in an emailed statement.

Butler was on sabbatical

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tweet was met with widespread criticism to which Butler is no stranger.

During a televised panel at the 2013 Harlem Book Festival, Butler stated, on national television, that Penn would protect her against media SEE BUTLER PAGE 2

College soph.’s case against Kasich unfolds

John Fetterman, a Harvard graduate and small-town mayor, spoke last night

Mayor John Fetterman is not your typical United States Senate candidate. With his towering figure, all-black outfit and tattooed arms, he was almost barred from entering Huntsman Hall after forgetting his wallet in the car.

Penn Democrats and Penn for Bernie hosted Fetterman on Monday to discuss the upcoming election. With the Pennsylvania primaries just over a month away on April 26, students were eager to hear from the Democratic candidate and mayor of Braddock, Pa. “He’s definitely an unconventional candidate,” College junior and Penn Democrats President Max Levy said. “He is physically a fascinating person.”

Fetterman believes voters should acknowledge his decade-long experience as a mayor of one of the poorest communities in Pennsylvania. His grassroots campaign appeals to a wide

last semester when she posted on Twitter that thenpresidential candidate Ben Carson deserved a “coon of the year award” for approving of the f lying of the Confederate f lag at NASCAR races, as long as fans were okay with its presence on private property. The

The Ohio Gov.’s attorney released his brief yesterday DAN SPINELLI City News Editor

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich faces a legal challenge to appear on the Republican Pennsylvania ballot from College sophomore Nathaniel Rome.

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Since his March 9 hearing, College sophomore Nathaniel Rome has emerged at the center of a petition to remove Ohio Gov. John Kasich from the Pennsylvania ballot.

The legal challenge, which claimed that Kasich’s nomination forms included hundreds of ineligible signatures, has spawned coverage from The Washington Post, CNN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Philadelphia magazine, The National Review

and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump’s Twitter feed.

Rome is the chairman of Pennsylvania Students for Rubio and the Academic Affairs Director for the Undergraduate Assembly.

The case proceeded on Monday morning in Commonwealth Court once Kasich’s attorney Lawrence Otter released his supplemental brief, arguing that Rome submitted his brief 13 minutes too late.

Otter’s brief frequently cited from a 2008 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania case, “In Re Nomination Papers of James,” which dealt with a similar SEE KASICH PAGE 7

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GOP primary to enter winner-takes-all states Key states Florida and Ohio to vote on March 15 NICOLE RUBIN Staff Reporter

Starting Tuesday, the United States 2016 presidential primaries enter uncharted territory: winner-take-all states.

Instead of awarding delegate votes proportionately, the GOP

will begin the winner-takeall system, which means that whichever candidate wins the majority of the state will receive all of the delegates.

Five states and one territory will hold primaries with 361 total delegates up for grabs.

The main focus is on Florida and Ohio, which offer the largest delegate prizes and are the home states of two Republican

candidates, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Gov. John Kasich respectively.

So how will the winnertake-all system affect results on Tuesday? According to political science professor Marc Meredith , it may limit which candidates can effectively compete in certain states.

“I don’t think you’ll see John Kasich campaigning very much

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March 15 marks the start of Republican primaries that will involve winner-take-all systems. Pundits are closely watching the races in Ohio and Florida, the home states of Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Marco Rubio.

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backlash. “Thank God I got a great institution that takes care of me. I have tenure. I can’t get fired,” she said.

The tweet about Carson has since been deleted.

Butler returned to Penn this spring and is now teaching a graduate seminar titled “Readings in American Evangelicalism,” according to staff

members of the Religious Studies Department . According to the University Registrar’s spring 2016 course listings last updated on Feb. 19, the course meets Mondays 5-8 p.m..

But since her return, attempts by a Daily Pennsylvanian reporter to track Butler down and locate her graduate course have proven unsuccessful. According to McDaniel, the confusion is intentional.

On Monday night, McDaniel

told the Daily Pennsylvanian in an emailed statement that Butler consistently changes the location of her courses. “It is a standing policy, because of previous death threats and incessant harassment by many people over the last several years that Prof. Butler always changes the location of her classroom for her graduate courses … and the location of her undergraduate courses are not publicized to anyone but

in Florida because he knows that no matter what he probably isn’t going to win in Florida,” he said.

In Ohio, Trump and Kasich remain close together in recent polls. Trump even cancelled a Florida event on Monday to campaign in Youngstown, Ohio.

One main concern of this system is that winner-take-all voting ignores candidates who receive a large number of votes, or are just short of the majority.

Only the Republican Party uses this system for certain states and forces winner-takeall states to wait until at least March 15 to hold their elections.

It makes it possible that “a candidate is able to amass [an] insur mountable number of delegates even if they are not winning a vast majority of the votes,” Meredith said. “A candidate could win a state with only 30-35 percent of the vote and the other candidates just below 25 percent.”

Rubio desperately needs a win in Florida to stay competitive, even his own student supporters admit.

“I think that Rubio has a good chance of beating [Sen. Ted] Cruz in Florida, although there [is] obviously a big Trump following,” former Chair of Students for Rubio and College sophomore Makayla Reynolds said. “Unfortunately I do have to say that it’s a good political move to drop out of the race, not even taking into account the standings of his primaries

the students registered for the course,” he wrote. “I cannot tell you the building or time.”

Prior to McDaniel’s email, no staff members of the Religious Studies Department had mentioned Butler’s protected status or said they knew that Butler’s course had been moved. The list of students registered for Butler’s graduate class is not publicly available.

Earlier in the semester, some staff members even claimed

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Winner-takes-all voting rules may favor Donald Trump in the polls, enabling him to secure the majority of primary delegate votes.

tomorrow.”

The senator trails Trump by double-digits in the most recent Florida polling.

The winner-take-all primary came into fashion as a way for the party to expedite the nomination process.

“There’s this tradeoff between wanting to make sure you don’t have a candidate winning all the delegates without winning a majority of voters supporting him or her, but also that you reach a decision eventually,” Meredith said.

that Butler was in fact still away from campus. Assistant to the Religious Studies Department Chair Stephanie Evette Palmer originally told The Daily Pennsylvanian in February that Butler’s spring 2016 course listing was a mistake and that Butler was on sabbatical until the fall.

Palmer later clarified on Monday, Feb. 29 that Butler was in fact back on campus, but that she had previously believed otherwise because she herself had not actually seen Butler on campus until later in the semester.

McDaniel confirmed in a previous email on Feb. 8 that Butler was only on sabbatical in the fall. Despite her return to campus, she is only teaching one graduate seminar, which

may have led undergraduates to conclude she was away all year, he said.

T he assigned classroom listed on the course roster, Claudia Cohen 204, was occupied by a male lecturer discussing ancient Rome when a reporter visited Monday at 7 p.m. during the course’s allotted time slot. The same room was empty when a reporter previously visited the room on Feb. 29 at 5 p.m.

Butler is currently listed as teaching two courses in the fall, including an undergraduate lecture cross-listed between the Africana Studies and Religious Studies Departments, according to Penn InTouch . Through McDaniel’s email, Butler declined to be interviewed for this article.

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OPINION Bringing sexy back GROWING PAINS | The distinction between self-empowerment and the feeling of power that comes from external sources

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2016 VOL. CXXXII, NO. 28 132nd Year of Publication COLIN HENDERSON President LAUREN FEINER Editor-in-Chief ANDREW FISCHER Director of Online Projects BRIELLA MEGLIO Director of Internal Consulting ISABEL KIM Opinion Editor JESSICA MCDOWELL Enterprise Editor DAN SPINELLI City News Editor CAROLINE SIMON Campus News Editor ELLIE SCHROEDER Assignments Editor LUCIEN WANG Copy Editor SUNNY CHEN Copy Editor NICK BUCHTA Senior Sports Editor TOM NOWLAN Sports Editor LAINE HIGGINS Sports Editor TOMMY ROTHMAN Sports Editor JOYCE VARMA Creative Director ALEX GRAVES Design Editor

Spring break filled your newsfeed with not only your friends’ pictures in Puerto Rico, Cabo, Miami Beach or various Alternate Spring Break locations, but also with the breaking news that Kim Kardashian had broken the Internet once again with her post of a nude selfie. I was asked to share my opinion on this topic multiple times over break, and each time I would roll my eyes and change the subject because in general, I try to minimize the amount of airtime I grant to Kim Kardashian. (Alas, the irony of this article.)

But the more I watched different celebrities rush to either condemn or praise Kim’s choice to post the photo, I realized that my unwillingness to contribute to the conversation stemmed less from my not wanting to give Kim thought than it did from my general uncertainty about where I stand on the relationship between sexuality and empowerment.

Part of me feels that brazenly showcasing your body is the easiest, and thus the

cheapest, way of drawing attention to yourself. It can often be demeaning and objectifying because it causes others to focus not on your inner talents or qualities, but simply on the sexualized parts of your body. The other part of me thinks that if you feel good when you present yourself in a sexy way, who’s to say that’s wrong or disempowering? Why should you be shamed for celebrating and showcasing your body? Shouldn’t it be possible to flaunt your sexiness and sexuality and retain your autonomy and power at the same time?

This is a debate that comes up particularly often in regard to the intersection of women’s sexuality and women’s empowerment. I’ve always considered myself a feminist, but have also always considered modesty, both physical and intellectual, as inextricably linked to self-respect and self-worth. I therefore struggle to reconcile this belief with the notion that wearing revealing clothing and projecting yourself in a sexual

way should always be considered empowering.

This is not because I think women should be ashamed of or shamed for their bodies.

Far from it. Rather, it is because I sense that, especially in regard to physical appearance, self-empowerment is often confused with the feeling of power or gratification that derives from the reactions of an external source.

cision.

It is true that this could be seen as empowering in the sense that it’s her body and she has the right to portray it however she wants. There is a definite measure of autonomy in that. However, that autonomy is significantly diluted if the choice was made in order to get validation and confirmation from the reactions of other people.

Part of me feels that brazenly showcasing your body is the easiest, and thus the cheapest, way of drawing attention to yourself. ” Let’s consider Kim’s provocative photo as an example.

The self-empowerment in this situation lies in the action of choice. Kim chose to take the photo and to present herself in a certain way. She was her own agent in that de-

Why did Kim post the picture? Part of it was a smart business and publicity decision: She knows what people will respond to. Sex sells and it creates fame and it always will. Was the other reason because she felt empowered

by her sexiness? Not really — because if she truly felt sexy and wanted to celebrate that aspect of herself, she wouldn’t have to post a nude picture. She would be content in herself and her appearance without having to do that. She wouldn’t have to share a photo to prove it to the world and broadcast it like a giant sign with neon lights.

No — Kim posted the photo because she feels powerful when other people talk about her and cause her to be a trending topic and post about her body, whether to approve of it or criticize it.

Her empowerment, then, is not so much of an internal quality as it is something that is defined by the responses of the masses.

This phenomenon is troubling because it’s not particular to Kim. We’re all human, and we will always seek the approval, commentary and attention of other humans.

This is natural, but it has become worryingly prominent in the digital age: We are more self-obsessed than ever, yet paradoxically more reli-

EMILY HOEVEN ant on the validation of others as manifested through likes, shares and comments. And it’s made us forget how to be sexy and self-empowered at the same time.

In all our social media sharing, video watching, filtered imaging and prime-time posting, in transferring our power to random people behind their computer screens, we’ve forgotten that all it really takes is feeling good in your own skin.

EMILY HOEVEN is a College sophomore from Fremont, Calif., studying English. Her email address is ehoeven@ sas.upenn.edu. “Growing Pains” appears every other Tuesday.

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With the Pennsylvania primaries fast approaching, as well as those of many other relevant states, The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Opinion Board is endorsing candidates for the presidential primaries, as we have in past elections. We are choosing a candidate for both parties, and these selections reflect the choices of the Opinion Board and not the publication as a whole.

Hillary Clinton The DP Opinion Board is endorsing Hillary Clinton for the Democratic candidacy for a number of reasons.

Hillary Clinton is perhaps the most experienced candidate in the primaries from either party. Her experience in Washington, D.C. will serve her well if she becomes president. She has been Secretary of State, a senator and First Lady — a trio of titles that speaks to how well she has navigated the U.S. political system in

the past.

Even so, the decision between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is not necessarily clear cut.

Despite their differences, both candidates have obvious appeal. Sanders has a commendable history of concern over race and class consciousness, while Clinton has strong economic proposals and valuable experience in enacting foreign policy. Still, Clinton has also become the center of controversy, being put under national scrutiny for her private email server and her handling of the Benghazi attack. However, she has been tested both in court and by the media, and Sanders has not been subject to the same scrutiny as of yet.

While Sanders has big ideas, we question whether he will be able to implement them. Clinton’s goals are much more achievable.

Her proposed policies may be less radical, but they are still progressive. But more

importantly, the probability of her creating tangible change is higher, even if that change is less comprehensive than it could be.

Immediate change would be beneficial to the country as a whole at this moment in time, and this is change

endorsing John Kasich for the Republican candidacy.

To put it mildly, this year’s race for the Republican presidential nomination has been surreal. The two frontrunners, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, both stand out in their own idio-

The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Opinion Board is endorsing presidential candidates, as we have in past elections.” that Clinton may bring more easily.

Clinton would be a highly qualified president and one who understands how the system works, which is definitely a desirable quality in a leader.

John Kasich The DP Opinion Board is

syncratic ways. Marco Rubio, despite his seemingly broader appeal has himself also stooped to making personal attacks at his competitors. Kasich is a candidate with crossover appeal and significant experience in both the private and public sector.

Kasich may be an under-

dog in this year’s race, but he is one with meaningful experience in both the state and federal level after two decades in the House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio, especially compared to his peers. He has the amount of experience of both Rubio and Cruz combined, to say nothing of Trump. Likewise, he has experience in the private sector between his public sector appointments.

Kasich, unlike other candidates, does not veer to or revel in extremism or inexperience — character traits that perhaps do not make for good television but make for a good presidential candidate.

His conduct and policy proposals have been well thought out. He has crossover appeal and an ability to work with Democrats.

He has an ability to navigate complex social issues, providing reasoned opinions to questions of same sex marriage and other controver-

sial topics. After he became governor, the rate of job growth in Ohio was lower than the national average, but the job decline is lower than the national average as well. His plans for balancing the federal budget are also intelligently proposed and reasoned out, which is also a highly appealing quality. Therefore, we are endorsing him for the Republican candidacy.

Some might argue that it would be better to vote for Rubio because he has had more time in the spotlight and may have a better chance than Kasich in getting the nomination. However, we believe that it is more important to endorse a candidate whose policy we agree with rather than a candidate we believe has more appeal.

Voting for him is casting a vote for a more organized Republican party, something that this year’s race has shown that we sorely need.

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Freshman launches fashion startup Penn appoints new Director of Financial Aid

Startup sells various Tshirts and sweatshirts MICHAELA PALMER Contributing Reporter

A Penn student has combined her love of fashion and business to create good-humored apparel, from plays on popular logos to photos of Penn landmarks.

Wharton freshman Lea Chen launched a fashion website called Lovelea in January that sells graphic T-shirts and sweatshirts.

The designs vary from pictures of animals and food to puns and Penn logos.

Chen makes all Lovelea clothing by hand. She designs the graphics on Photoshop and then adds them to T-shirts and sweatshirts using a heat press technique. Chen is proud of her success so far — after only two months of operation, she has received about 60 orders and has begun making a profit.

College junior Juana Granados purchased a Lovelea sweatshirt that says “alpacas” on it, in the font and style of the Adidas logo.

“It really catches your eye ... it’s one of those pieces that has a lot of good humor to it,” she said.

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variety of Pennsylvania voters, including many university students.

Fetterman cited economic inequality, gun control and climate change as the most pressing issues he hopes to tackle if elected senator. Furthermore, he emphasized the importance of helping families currently living in forgotten or abandoned communities.

“I’m running because I want to be a champion for cities like mine,” Fetterman said, referring to Braddock, Pa. Located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Braddock was once a bustling industrial community, home to Andrew Carnegie’s first American steel mill. The town had a population of 20,000 in the 1920s, but decreased by 90 percent in the latter half of the 20th century, losing much of its

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but not identical issue where a petition deadline had been extended to 12:00 p.m. The court ruled that challenges could be submitted up until 5 p.m. on the seventh day after election papers were due, defining the “end of the seventh day” as 5 p.m.

He also responded to a case cited by John Bravacos, Rome’s attorney. Bravacos argued on March 9 that his client had until

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Wharton freshman Lea Chen started her fashion business in January of this year, and has since achieved about 60 orders and has begun making a profit.

helped her make sense of what she has learned in the classroom. But she also feels it’s sometimes hard to get her fellow students to take Lovelea seriously and understand that it’s “something that I really care about, not just a little hobby,” she said.

“A lot of Wharton students say, ‘Oh yeah, I want to have a startup,’ ... but this is something I put a lot of thought and creativity into,” she added.

Marketing Lovelea has been her biggest challenge, she said.

She has relied mainly on posts in various Facebook groups but notes that she doesn’t want to overwhelm people with too many.

“I don’t want it to get to the point where it’s on people’s

newsfeeds and they’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, another post,’” Chen said.

Most of Chen’s customers are Penn students, but Chen was touched when she got a kind thank you message from a complete stranger who purchased one of her designs.

It was “heartwarming and made me feel really good to know someone enjoyed the product,” Chen said.

The Lovelea brand is “parallel to what Lea is about,” said Wharton freshman Jillian Li, a friend of Lea’s and a Lovelea customer.

Li added that the clothing reflects Chen’s character and personality.

“She’s very sweet and very

infrastructure as well.

Since winning the mayoral election by a single vote in 2005, Fetterman has been investing in Braddock through his commitment to community policing measures and youth outreach programs. His right arm is tattooed with the dates of each homicide that occurred while he was in office. Fortunately, Fetterman said, the town hasn’t had a murder in five and a half years.

“We changed a lot of lives for good,” Fetterman said, reflecting on his experience as mayor of Braddock.

Fetterman will face off against fellow Democratic candidates Adm. Joe Sestak and Katie McGinty next month, both of whom have visited Penn previously this semester. Students who’ve attended the events have now had the opportunity of meeting all of this year’s Democratic candidates.

Braddock, Pa. Mayor John Fetterman is currently in the race for the Democratic nomination for the upcoming U.S. senate election.

11:59 p.m. to submit his challenge due to the Commonwealth Court decision “In Re Nomination of Mann,” which read an 11:59 p.m. extension from the same statute at issue in Rome’s case.

Though “Mann” and “James” give explicitly different readings of the statute, Otter argued that “James” should get precedence because it came from a Supreme Court decision after “Mann.”

Bravacos has until Wednesday to submit his response brief, one day after Kasich and Rubio will

compete in decisive primaries in Ohio and Florida.

The Kasich campaign released a statement on Sunday about Rome’s petition, stating, “It is the same kind of dishonest, underhanded tactic that Sen. Ted Cruz pulled against Dr. Ben Carson in Iowa and for which he was forced to apologize.”

In a stipulation with Bravacos, Otter agreed that 192 of Kasich’s signatures could not be verified.

If those names were stricken from the 2,184 he submitted, he

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fashionable at the same time,” she added.

In addition to Lovelea, Chen also runs a fashion blog based off of the popular Humans of New York blog. She photographs Penn students with interesting style and posts the photos along with quotes from the students about their fashion inspiration. She doesn’t think there is one way to describe the way Penn students dress; “there’s a whole spectrum,” she said.

Chen hopes to work in the fashion industry after graduation, but for now she is focusing on expanding Lovelea.

“It’s really nice to be able to create something on my own, that’s so me ... and to see that it impacts other people,” Chen said.

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would not have met the required 2,000 signatures to be on the ballot.

Otter’s legal argument positioned the missed deadline as a “fatal defect,” according to court papers, nullifying the need for the court to review the merits of the case: whether Kasich actually had the correct number of signatures.

The case is anticipated to go before a three-judge panel with a chance of receiving review by the state Supreme Court.

Elaine Papas Varas has been appointed Penn’s next Director of Financial Aid, the University announced on Monday.

Varas will formally assume her position on March 28, 2016, according to the Office of Student Registration and Financial Services. With more than 30 years of experience in financial aid, Varas will be working at Penn to oversee the administration of federal financial aid funds and Penn’s financial aid programs.

Before her appointment at Penn, Varas served as Senior Executive Director of Student Financial Aid at Drexel University and University Director of Student Financial Aid at Rutgers University Biomedical Health Sciences and at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

“We are excited about Elaine’s commitment to educational access and look forward to her expertise to build upon the success of Penn’s distinctive financial aid program,” Michelle H.

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Brown-Nevers, Associate Vice President for Student Registration and Financial Services, said in a press release. “She has a proven track record as an innovative leader, possesses a breadth of knowledge and experience and will bring a collaborative approach to enhance the work that we do in support of students and families.”

Varas received her bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College in psychology and completed graduate studies in higher education at Rutgers and Columbia University. She will succeed Joel Carstens, who has been Penn’s Director of Financial Aid since 2012.

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game will provide the Red and Blue their best opportunity yet.

The Huskies (22-10, 11-7 Pac12) ranked as high as No. 24 earlier this season, but currently rank below the Quakers in RPI. The team is led by second team All-American guard Kelsey Plum, who ranked third in the nation with 26.2 points per game this season. This will be the first-ever contest between the two programs from opposite coasts.

It’s interesting to note the geography of the contest relative to Penn and Washington, as the Quakers will essentially have what amounts to a home game in relatively local Maryland. “We’re excited, hopefully we’ll get a good crowd out there. It’s an ideal location,� junior center Sydney Stipanovich said.

Penn will look to build off of its last contest in College Park, where the team fell to fifthseeded Texas despite building a 15-point first half lead and taking a seven-point lead into halftime. “I still look back at it and look at the pictures, playing at Maryland with such a huge crowd, it’s definitely an experience I’ll never forget,�

Stipanovich added. “I’m looking forward to going there with this team too. We’re going to enjoy the moment.�

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Penn is having deja vu all over again.

Two years ago, the Quakers beat Princeton on the road to clinch the Ivy League title and then traveled to College Park, Md., to face Texas. This year, the story is nearly identical, with Penn (24-4, 13-1 Ivy) set to travel to the University of Maryland again this weekend, though the Red and Blue earned a 10-seed and the chance to play seventh-seeded Washington in 2016. “It’s the culmination of a great season,� coach Mike McLaughlin said after the announcement. “The number [doesn’t] matter when you start the game, but the recognition of having an RPI of 26, it’s great as the regular season is now over to say, ‘That was pretty good work.’ It’s a credit to this group.�

The No. 10 seed is the highest the Quakers have received in program history, previously earning 15-seeds in 2001 and 2004 along with a 12-seed in 2014. Penn is still seeking the first NCAA Tournament win in program history, and Saturday’s

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If Penn manages a win — which ESPN-affiliated blog FiveThirtyEight gives the Quakers a 36 percent chance of doing — McLaughlin’s squad will likely find themselves facing second-seeded Maryland, which ended Princeton’s tournament run a year ago. The Terps are currently ranked No. 5 in the nation and finished the regular season 30-3 en route to the Big Ten conference title.

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enough that I don’t want to go back.�

W h ile ta lent-wise th is year’s players might be similar to those in previous years, they believe that they have an extra factor that could help them prevail in 2016. “I think this team is a much closer team than those in previous years, the chemistry is real strong and there’s a lot more selflessness,� King said. “We do have a lot of experience, but I think the chemistry is really a strong point for us this year, and I like that.�

In Dartmouth, who again looks to be the team to beat in the Ivy League, the Quakers will face a very similar team from last year. The Big Green lost only two seniors, but one of whom, Kristen Rumley, was their main pitcher, starting 25 games and posting a very strong ERA of 2.14.

Much like Penn, Dartmouth will look to a host of younger players to fill this void, and with the vast majority of the team still intact, they will put up a strong effort to defend their title.

The road to the conference championship begins with the start of conference play on April 1, when the Quakers take on Brown. If the team plays to its potential, they can earn themselves another chance at redemption — and an opportunity to take home that elusive Ivy title for the first time in three years.

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team got the credit it deserved for getting us to the championship. The heart of that team is still here.�

That ace pitcher, Alexis Borden, leaves big shoes to be filled for the Quakers, but one that they are more than prepared to fill. In 10 games so far, the team has also used four different starting pitchers — five in total — and has recorded a team earned run average of 3.08, good for second in the Ivy League.

With the graduation of last year’s seniors from the team, only this year’s three seniors remain from the 2013 Ivy League champion team. The large majority of the current team has only known second-place finishes in the conference. Because of this, many on the team are eager to dethrone Dartmouth this season. “I think [the loss to Dartmouth] is a ver y strong motivating factor,� senior captain Kanani Datan said. “When I was a freshman, the team had only known a championship loss to Harvard the year before, and that entire year they were extremely motivated and kept saying that it was never going to happen again. Even though some of these girls only know the feeling of losing in a championship, I know both, and I know that feeling is strong

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disappointments, Li, like her coach, emphasized the need for a collective effort on the part of the staff. “I definitely agree that this staff is a cooperative unit rather than a set of individual standouts,� Li said. “I think that this is a really different season from last year.

Obviously we lost Alexis, who was a phenomenal pitcher and a franchise player and all the pitchers this year realize those shoes are not for any one person to fill. “We’ve talked about it and we’re poised to surprise some people in Ivy League play this year.�

Penn will also rely on two underclassmen, freshman Joy Lewis and sophomore Mason Spichiger, to round out the pitching rotation. The duo combined for one win over three starts in Florida, showing flashes of brilliance, but falling prone to mistakes that young pitchers often exhibit.

King, however, remained hopeful that these issues would correct themselves as her younger players develop. “We need to be more consistent with our control and our pitches throughout the staff,� she said. “We’ve been playing inside on

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After 10 games in the idyllic warmth of the Sunshine State, Penn will have adjust to its immediate reality. Although they haven’t been dealt a strong hand, the Quakers don’t plan on folding.

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have.”

At the plate, Penn met with varied degrees of success, as is customary in such early season games.

In addition to Sargent, Li and junior Sydney Kranzmann were among the returning starters who looked to be in mid-season form. Kranzmann finished fifth on the team with a .364 batting average and Li had 11 hits over the week, including two home runs, which gave her an

incredible slugging percentage of .724. Freshman Sam Pederson also had a terrific opening stretch of games, finishing second on the team with a .471 batting average and knocking in 7 RBI — the most of any player.

On the other side of the coin, last year’s Ivy League Rookie of the Year Jurie Joyner struggled in the batter’s box, striking out five times in 26 at bats with only 4 hits to show for it. The sophomore did, however look strong in the field, recording the most put outs on the team while maintain a perfect fielding percentage.

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Out with the old, and in with the new.

Following last May’s seasonending loss in the Ivy League Championship Series to Dartmouth, Penn softball said a heartfelt goodbye to a talented group of graduating seniors.

Thankfully, an equally promising set of freshmen have arrived on campus, and the six women are already making quite the impact on an already-strong Red and Blue roster.

Alexis Corini, a native of San Jose, Calif., is a catcher that brings exceptional leadership qualities and other intangibles to the table.

Her potential to contribute for the Quakers is evident, not in the least because of her five Player of the Week awards in addition to Team MVP honors while attending Valley Christian High School.

Sarah Cwiertnia, a native of Villa Park, Calif., is a corner infielder that has the ability to change games with her bat.

While attending Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Cwiertnia was recognized as a two-time All-Trinity League first team selection as well as Offensive Player of the Year.

Jessica England, a resident of Coral Springs, Fla., is a graceful middle infielder that has seen some time playing shortstop in the early games of the season. England’s toughness and grittiness are also qualities she hopes to bring to the Penn squad. While enrolled in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High

Fielding though looked to be an early season problem for the Quakers, who committed 19 errors compared to their opponents’ 10 over the training trip.

Last season, Penn registered only 51 errors over 42 games.

“I think that the defensive mistakes we made were probably the most disappointing part of the trip, especially because of how much we have work on it and because of how we think defense is one of the strongest parts of our game,” Li said. “I think it’s definitely going to get better as time goes on though,

School, England was honored with a Sun Sentinel 8A-7A-6A first team All-County selection and was a Miracle Sports second team All-State honoree while a senior.

Hannah Gibbons, a local talent from Waynesburg, Pa., is another corner infielder that will look to make a big impact with her bat.

Gibbons, in addition to being high school class valedictorian, was a Pennsylvania Softball Coaches Association first team All-State selection as well as the Herald Standard’s Softball Player of the Year as a junior.

Joy Lewis, the lone pitcher in the group and a resident of Dawsonville, Ga., boasts a very high ceiling that coaches are working to tap into. Lewis possesses impressive control and movement on her pitches for such a young player. Hailing from Dawson County High School, Lewis was the 7AAA Pitcher of the Year as a senior.

Sam Pederson, a middle infielder from Scottsdale, Ariz., has seen time at second base early in the year. Perhaps Pederson’s best quality on the field is her quick transfer, one which coach Leslie King describes as “one of the quickest we have seen in the infield in a long time.” While attending Desert Mountain High School, Pederson was a three-time Arizona All-State honorable mention from 2013-2015.

According to King, the process of bringing this group of promising players to University City began many years ago.

“The earliest of the group was Sam Pederson; we committed her in 2014 following our January camp,” King said. “After that, the rest fell in place very quickly.”

and we can’t wait to show the rest of the league what our defense can do, because when we are on, its pretty amazing what

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Six rookies look to make an impact for Penn softball, as the Quakers look to make another run at the Ivy League Championship Series.

And while it might seem odd to recruit a player before her junior season, more of the same can be expected in the future, and to an even greater extent.

“In the sport of softball, recruiting is moving earlier and earlier, especially so for pitchers,” King explained. “In fact, we already have someone committed for the Class of 2022.”

Both King and the returning players themselves know just how hard it can be to adapt to college and collegiate athletics simultaneously. So, when these six women were confirmed as the Class of 2019 recruits, the team took action.

“One of the biggest things we do to help incoming girls is the buddy system,” King said. “Just because we’re a spring sport does not mean we wait until spring to get our team working together.”

“We always get a plethora of girls who volunteer to be a freshman’s buddy,” senior captain Kanani Datan added. “Coach will try to match us up positionally and geographically. Once we’re

we can do.”

Penn will get a short breather after its whirlwind of games, and will be back in action on

matched up, we decorate their rooms, help them pick classes, and in general act as a mentor.”

On and off the field, the impressive freshman class leaves little to be desired. When asked what impressed her most about the newest group of performers, Datan did not hesitate to laud the class’s immediate impact.

“They’re making us a better team, that’s for sure,” Datan said.

“Not only are they performing, they’re also pushing every girl in their position ahead of them to work ten times harder to hold on to it.”

King, on the other hand, pointed to off-the-field maturity.

“They’re a very low-maintenance class,” King admitted.

“They’ve slotted into Penn, our team, and our culture very easily.

If anything, I’m impressed with how their transition into Penn has been so seamless.”

“Besides being great ballplayers and great students, they’re also just great kids. We look forward to seeing them contribute this year and in future seasons.”

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Coach Leslie King agrees with her captain.

“I feel pretty good about our chances this year, I think that we’re flying under the radar a bit and that the rest of the league is underestimating us, and I like that position,” she said. “We graduated an ace pitcher last year, and I don’t think the rest of the SEE TITLE PAGE 8

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They’ve been so close, they could almost taste it.

For consecutive years, Penn softball has reigned supreme in the Ancient Eight’s South

Division. For consecutive years, they have played in the Ivy League Championship Series.

And for consecutive years, their title dreams have been squashed

by Dartmouth.

But that might all change with this year’s squad.

Despite losing several key seniors from last year’s team, the Quakers’ title prospects this year are looking good. In addition to a

strong and deep recruiting class, the Red and Blue return six starters, including several big bats in the middle of the lineup.

“I believe our chances are very strong,” senior captain Kanani Datan said. “This is one of strongest teams I’ve seen since I’ve been here, and I was on the last championship team. We have a lot of depth at every position and will definitely compete.”

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In poker as in softball, having an ace dramatically increases the likelihood of victory. In the initial stretches of the season, however, it is clear that Penn softball will have to bet with different odds.

With the departure of Alexis Borden, arguably the best pitcher in school history, the Quakers’ revamped pitching staff has some large shoes to fill. Borden, the owner of six all-time school records, including strikeouts, wins and shutouts, received four All-Ivy selections and was a truly dominant performer throughout the course of her illustrious career.

Despite her highly conspicuous absence, the Red and Blue hope that Borden’s dependable presence at the top of the rotation will be replaced by a far more collective effort.

Coach Leslie King elaborated on her vision for the rotation as the season picks up.

“It’s definitely much more of a staff than we’ve had in the past few years,” she said. “All of these pitchers will get significant playing time and have a chance to really develop.”

The rotation will likely be paced by junior Alexis Sargent and senior captain Lauren Li. Sargent has been particularly impressive in the early stages, demonstrating remarkable versatility in transitioning from the infield to the mound. Although her sophomore season was spent largely at first base and cementing her status as a power hitter, Sargent has ably translated her teamlow 2.60 earned run average from last season to this year. Over the course of the Quakers’ 10-game stretch in Florida, she went 4-1, recording 24 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.79.

King speculated on the pitching potential that Sargent has demonstrated.

“If she assumes that [leadership] role, I would be very happy for her,” the Quakers’ coach commented.

“She really did pitch very well down in Florida and she gained a lot of confidence, so that’s a big step for her.

But I also believe that she is going to rely on the rest of the staff to pick her up even if she’s not doing so well. ” Li has had her share of struggles to open up the season. Although the senior and former unanimous first team All-Ivy selection has demonstrated her usual dominance at the plate, her two starts have been less than stellar, as she has surrendered eight earned runs in 6.2 innings of action. But despite these early

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Ten games in seven days. That’s how Penn softball spent its spring break, as the team kicked off their 2016 season with a week of training and competition in Clearwater, Fla. The team started off by going 2-3 at the annual Under Armour Invitational — securing wins against Providence and Detroit, while falling to St. Bonaventure, Texas State and Illinois. Following the invitational, the team then stuck around for five more games in the Sunshine State, where they split a doubleheader with Maine, lost to Butler and beat North Kentucky and North Florida to finish the trip with

a 5-5 record.

“I think there were a lot of good signs from this trip, and to walk away .500 I think was a good start to our season,” senior captain Lauren Li said. “This team is incredibly determined to win the Ivy League Championship this year after falling short the last few, and I think our games this week really helped us get comfortable and headed in the right direction.”

On the mound, junior right-hander Alexis Sargent shouldered the bulk of the pitching load for the Quakers (5-5), starting five games and appearing in a sixth.

After two seasons as the second arm in the team’s rotation behind All-Ivy pitcher Alexis Borden, Sargent was impressive in her new role as the team’s No. 1, notching four wins and a save.

The junior finished the trip with a 1.79 earned run average over 27 1/3 innings

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pitched — and also was fourth on the team in batting average while posting five runs batted in and a .409 on-base percentage.

Penn also got quality innings out of several of its underclassman pitchers.

Sophomore Mason Spichiger appeared in four games in relief for the Quakers, including 6 2/3 solid innings as a starter in Penn’s 4-2 win against Detroit. Freshman Joy Lewis also made two starts for the Red and Blue and ended the week with a 3.71 ERA over 5 2/3 innings.

“This might be the strongest freshman class I’ve seen in my time here, and that really give us depth on the mound and in the field that I don’t know we’ve had before.” Li said. “It’s really comforting to know we have freshmen who can jump in and get the job done, in addition to the experienced players we SEE SPRING BREAK PAGE 9 ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

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In addition to logging over 27 innings in the circle over spring break, junior Alexis Sargent added five runs batted in and a .409 on-base percentage for the Quakers.

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