March 25, 2019

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 VOL. CXXXV

NO. 18

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

FOUNDED 1885

Namesake of Hillel building accused of sexual harassment

CHRISTINE LAM

Penn students face evictions in University City apartment

Management recently changed hands HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Staff Reporter

Penn students and local West Philadelphia residents are facing rent hikes and evictions from University House Apartments, a building located on tree-lined South 47th Street in the Clark Park area of University City.

Since the 28-unit building changed hands for $4.2 million in December 2018, multiple res-

idents including Penn students have been informed that their leases will not be renewed and they will be evicted from their homes. Rent prices will also significantly increase, effectively pushing out longtime residents.

Multiple residents confirmed the building was purchased by Brick Management LLC, a Philadelphia real estate group, from Signature Investment Realty, through signs and written letters.

Brick was formerly known as ZanderCo Properties, another Philadelphia real estate group,

according to multiple University House residents. ZanderCo has a one star rating on Google Reviews, with multiple allegations of extortion, failure to make repairs, and poor service from prior residents at other locations.

Brick Management did not respond to multiple requests for comment over the course of several weeks. When contacting ZanderCo, the calls either went to voicemail, or Brick representatives answered but declined to provide comment. “No one here is interested in speaking with

you,” a Brick receptionist told The Daily Pennsylvanian.

Although the ZanderCo website does not mention Brick, ZanderCo and Brick have the same office phone number, according to the Brick company sign outside University House. University House residents were, at one time after the building changed hands, also receiving paperwork signed by ZanderCo, resident and Penn Medical student Marianne Kramer said.

SEE EVICTIONS PAGE 2

FILE PHOTO

Hillel at Penn, located in Steinhardt Hall, offers a kosher dining hall, a meeting place for 25 different Jewish student groups, and a place of worship.

Steinhardt donated $2.5 million towards building MANLU LIU News Editor

Sexual misconduct allegations surfaced Thursday against the philanthropist and 1960 Wharton graduate Michael Steinhardt, the namesake of the building that houses Penn Hillel.

Six women told ProPublica and The New York Times that Steinhardt, 78, asked them to have sex with him or made sexual requests.

The philanthropist also allegedly made comments to women about their bodies and their fertility.

Steinhardt is a frequent donor towards leading Jewish non-profits and is the co-founder of Birthright Israel, an organization that sponsors free ten-day heritage trips to Israel for young adults of Jewish heritage.

Among the women was Sheila Katz, a vice president at Hillel International, a college outreach organization that Steinhardt donated to.

“Institutions in the Jewish world have long known about his behavior, and they have looked the other way,” Katz told ProPublica and NYT. “No one was surprised when SEE ALLEGATIONS PAGE 3

Frontera set to close in ARCH at the end of the spring semester Frontera’s replacement has not been announced CONOR MURRAY Staff Reporter

Tortas Frontera will close their on-campus location in the ARCH building by the end of this semester.

The exact date of closure for the Mexican fast-casual restaurant, which opened in February 2014, has not been set, Penn Business Services Director of

Communications and External Relations Barbara Lea-Kruger wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Lea-Kruger said Frontera will continue to operate through the end of the spring semester, and that Penn has not made a final decision on its replacement yet.

Penn Dining is aiming to open Frontera’s replacement by the start of the fall semester, Chair of the Undergraduate Assembly’s Dining, Housing, and Transit Committee and Col-

Pa. Rep. Conor Lamb speaks about Biden The Penn grad. spoke at Penn Dems event GRANT BIANCO Staff Reporter

On March 21, 2018, Conor Lamb received an official concession from his Republican challenger in Pennsylvania’s high-profile special election for the state’s 18th Congressional District. The

area voted for Donald Trump by more than 20 percentage points in 2016, but Lamb squeaked out a victory by 627 votes.

Exactly one year after his upset victory, the 2006 College and 2009 Penn Law graduate returned to his alma mater to pitch his pragmatic vision for the Democratic SEE CONOR LAMB PAGE 3

lege and Wharton junior Maria Curry said.

“The decision to close the restaurant was a difficult one and stemmed from the changing food landscape on campus and dining’s need to constantly recalibrate its offerings based on evolving needs of the Penn Community,” Resident District Manager of Bon Appétit Bill Hess wrote in an email to the DP. “Penn and Bon Appétit are proud of this successful ground-

breaking partnership and look forward to finding future opportunities to continue the relationship,” Hess added.

Curry said Frontera is closing primarily because of the losses its seen in recent years.

“It’s just not making money.

Penn Dining overall doesn’t make a profit,” Curry said, adding that fixed costs and operations are a burden for the University. “Maybe if they lowered the SEE FRONTERA PAGE 3

FILE PHOTO

Frontera opened in the ARCH building in February 2014. The popular restaurant will be closing at the end of the spring semester after five years of existence.

Penn community calls on U. to fund PILOTs Penn Student Power invited local non-profits to Penn CHRIS SCHILLER Staff Reporter

More than 50 students, teachers, and community members protested in the rain against Penn’s tax-exempt status as a non-profit and called on the University to provide voluntary funds to the city of Philadelphia, which can potentially be put toward local schools.

Though Penn is a non-profit institution, attendees said the University owes the city money for its schools and advocated for Penn to pay PILOTs, Payments in Lieu of Taxes, which can be given to cities for public services. The student group

EDITORIAL | Admissions must fact check

“Penn needs a better solution to ensure the credibility of its athletic recruits and applicants.” - DP Editorial Board PAGE 4

SPORTS | Both lacrosses sneak by Cornell

Both Penn men’s and women’s lacrosse needed last-minute goals to beat Cornell at home on Saturday. Both Penn teams are nationally ranked.

BACKPAGE FOLLOW US @DAILYPENN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

Penn Student Power organized the March 21 protest on College Green, with non-profit groups Our City Our Schools and Philadelphia Jobs with Justice.

Attendees listened to public school teachers, community leaders, and Penn students who argued that Penn is neglecting their community by refusing to contribute finances to local schools.

“We think it’s unfair that Penn as a non-profit is deciding to not pay property tax when it owns so much land in Philadelphia and is the largest property owner across Philly,” Penn Student Power member and College senior Aiden Castellanos said. “So why isn’t Penn paying up?”

SEE PILOT PAGE 9

BIRUK TIBEBE

Students and community members gather on College Green to hear from local non-profit groups about the Philadelphia education system.

NEWS Jeb Bush speaks at Federalist Society event

NEWS CAPS creates support group for students grieving a loss

PAGE 3

PAGE 9 SEND NEWS TIPS TO NEWSTIP@THEDP.COM CONTACT US: 215-422-4640

2 NEWS

EVICTIONS

>> FRONT PAGE

Kramer is a Ph.D. candidate in the Perelman School of Medicine who has lived in the building since April 2018.

She said when the building was sold in December 2018, she received a notice of pending eviction a month later in January 2019, despite paying her rent on time.

“They had cashed my check,” Kramer said. “I emailed them frantically saying, ‘here’s a picture showing you cashed my check.’”

Kramer said Brick initially ignored multiple phone calls and four emails from her when she alerted them of the issue.

The company responded by not renewing her lease for the upcoming year and announced plans to raise rents on new leases, forcing Kramer to make plans to move to the Graduate Hospital area in August 2019.

It took more than three days for the issue to be resolved, Kramer said, during which she feared for her ability to find another apartment. Kramer said she has lived in a new apartment each of her past five years of school, and hoped to finally settle down in her University House apartment. However, she said she will be

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 forced to relocate with the impending rent increases.

Kramer said she has been informed

by Brick that her rent is increasing from $930 to $1,200 per month on her single apartment.

Corey Lonberger, managing partner of Rittenhouse Realty Advisors, confirmed in a press release that rent for University House will increase significantly for renovations, but did not provide exact numbers. Rittenhouse is a realty firm that coordinated the sale of University House Apartments from the building’s previous owner to Brick.

Kramer said she believed the eviction notice and the company’s delay in response was a sign of mismanagement, as well as an effort to scare off residents to renovate vacant apartments and increase profits.

University House resident and fourthyear Penn Medical student Tony Spadaro currently lives on the ground floor of the building with his girlfriend. Although management has not communicated directly with him, Spadaro said he is worried about a zoning notice on the front door that indicates the new managers have applied for a permit to change the ground floor to “vacant commercial space.” Spad-

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

aro said he believes it is only a matter of time before they will be forced to move.

“Since we live on the first floor, with the zoning, it seems like they’re going to kick everyone out. We wouldn’t be able to continue living here even if we wanted to,” Spadaro said, who will graduate in May. Spadaro said he has not inquired further with Brick because he plans to relocate at the end of his lease due to his placement into a residency program outside of University City.

“They’ve basically said, when they post new leases, apply for those,” a University House resident said, adding that she was concerned she would be unable to afford the new lease agreement. She wished to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution from Brick management.

Lonberger wrote in an email to the DP that the new buyer plans to remodel over time to create what he called an “upscale building” for the “sophisticated student.”

A two-bedroom, one bathroom apartment at University House is listed recently on an apartment-listing website at $1,500 per month.

“I keep seeing people move out,” Kramer said. “People who have lived here for five or ten years, and they have families.”

Who’s got the

best burger in the city?

We Do! 3601 MARKET STREET • 215.310.9828 • www.thecommonphl.com

NPLD580: Effective Governance Practices in Nonprofits Nadya Shmavonian 9/11 9/25

10/16 11/6

11/20 12/4

5:00 - 8:00 PM It’s not too late to register for these exciting fall course offerings from the Nonprofit Leadership Program at SP2!

For more information and full course details, please visit the Nonprofit Leadership “Course Schedule” page at www.sp2.upenn.edu!

NPLD786: Strategic Management & Leadership of Nonprofits Dr. Chao Guo Tuesdays 11:30AM - 2:30 PM NPLD582: NGOs & International Development

NPLD589: Ethics & The Pursuit of Social Impact Dr. Femida Handy Thursdays 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Dr. James Thompson Wednesdays 10:00AM - 12:50 PM NPLD561: Nonprofit Branding

NPLD790: Social Finance Andrew Lamas & Bruce Boylston Tuesdays 5:30 - 8:30 PM

David Rhode 9/4 9/18

10/2 10/23

10/30 11/13

5:00 - 8:00 PM

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

NEWS 3

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019

CONOR LAMB >> FRONT PAGE

party amid its recent leftward shift.

At a Thursday discussion hosted by Penn Democrats, the recently re-elected Congressman indicated his support for former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential race, expressed his skepticism of the Green New Deal, and revealed his view on how to appeal to working class voters.

Lamb said while Biden is his initial favorite to win his endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary, any Democrat seeking Lamb’s support needs to have priorities similar to his constituents.

“There are some who just clearly get it in terms of union rights, jobs, concerns of elderly people,” Lamb said. “I’ll be listening.”

The congressman also took a skeptical view of progressive ideas gaining popularity among some in the Democratic party.

While he said he was “fine” with the concept of the Green New Deal, he noted how its sponsors — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) — were representing liberal constituencies, and that

TAMARA WURMAN

Conor Lamb emerged as one of the Democratic stars of 2018, as his election in a strongly Republican district marked a high-profile victory for Democrats in traditionally GOP territory in Pennsylvania.

people in his district have been skeptical.

“Where I come from, people are a little more practical and pragmatic. They want to know how things like this are going to affect our jobs and how is this

going to affect our energy bills,” Lamb said. “It doesn’t really address any of those things.”

Lamb added that while he might agree with some of the policy proposals of his more progressive candidates, he en-

FRONTERA

ALLEGATIONS

prices, people would buy more.”

Frontera is run by American celebrity chef Rick Bayless and serves tortas, soups, guacamole, and flatbreads. In addition to its Penn location, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport houses a second Tortas Frontera location.

Bon Appetit staff who work at Frontera will be transferred to other Bon Appetit locations on campus, Hess said.

Perelman Quadrangle held focus groups on March 19 to source student feedback about Frontera’s replacement, according to the UA’s March 17 meeting minutes. Lea-Kruger wrote that Penn Dining will also continue meeting with Penn affiliated members to collect opinions about Frontera’s replacement.

I shared that this happened.”

In May 2001, Steinhardt and his wife Judy Steinhardt donated $2.5 million dollars to Penn towards the building of the $12 million dollar Steinhardt Hall. The building offers a kosher dining hall and has been the meeting place for 25 different Jewish student groups. Steinhardt also houses a living room, study lounge, and student activities center.

“Regarding Mr. Steinhardt, Penn Hillel has not received any complaints or concerns from Penn Hillel professionals, students, or alumni.

>> FRONT PAGE

couraged them to change their messaging and wording when announcing their policies.

“You might have a lot of things in there that are good for the average working person in Pittsburgh, but maybe it’s lost in translation,”

When these allegations first surfaced last fall, we asked our staff if they had any troubling interactions with him, and none said they did,” Campus Rabbi and Penn Hillel Executive Director Michael Uram wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian.

“Currently, Penn Hillel is not receiving funds from the Steinhardt Foundation or family and there are no plans currently for future solicitation.”

“Penn Hillel takes the safety and respect for our students and professionals seriously and has no tolerance for harassment in our community,” he added.

Katz said during a 2015 meeting while she was film-

>> FRONT PAGE

Lamb said.

Lamb identified the economic problems facing his district, the Rust Belt at large, and other regions throughout the country.

He noted that problems affecting western Pennsylvania, such

ing Steinhardt in a video about Jewish entrepreneurs for Hillel, Steinhardt repeatedly asked her whether she would marry the “King of Israel,” the title he preferred to be called for the video.

When she denied the requests, Katz said that Steinhardt then brought in two men and offered a million dollars if she married one of them, according to the ProPublica and NYT report.

Similar allegations about intimate encounters were made by Deborah Goldberg, who was the director of communications for Birthright Israel from 2001 to 2010.

Steinhardt asked her if she and a female colleague would

like to join him in a threesome, Goldberg told ProPublica and NYT. Steinhardt has denied the specific actions or words attributed to him by the seven women, according to the report.

“In my nearly 80 years on earth, I have never tried to touch any woman or man inappropriately,” Steinhardt said in a statement to ProPublica and NYT. He added that provocative comments “were part of my schtick since before I had a penny to my name, and I unequivocally meant them in jest. I fully understand why they were inappropriate. I am sorry.”

The philanthropist has donated $127 million to charitable causes since 2003, according to the report.

Katz told ProPublica and NYT that she reported the incident the next day to Eric Fingerhut, the chief executive of Hillel International. He

Jeb Bush highlights small government Bush spoke at a Penn Federalist Society event GRANT BIANCO Staff Reporter

Presidential Professor of Practice Jeb Bush spoke about his support of federalism and states’ rights at Penn Law on Thursday afternoon.

The former Florida governor and 2016 presidential election candidate engaged in a conversation with Penn Law Dean Ted Ruger to warn against the power of the federal government. Bush delivered the keynote address at the event, titled “The Future of Federalism,” in Fitts Auditorium.

“We protect our freedom from an ever-encroaching federal government and we allow for the laboratories of democracy to rule the day,” Bush said. “[The Tenth Amendment] was designed to keep power away from the most removed parts of governance and allow power to exist in our families, communities, and local and state government.”

Bush praised former Democratic President Bill Clinton for granting some waivers with the implemen-

tation of health care rules and requirements, but criticized former President Barack Obama’s administration for failing to do the same.

“I think some of these mandated requirements stifle the kind of innovation that could get people healthier,” Bush said.

Bush also implicitly criticized those who are selective about applications of the Tenth Amendment, which grants states powers not explicitly given to the federal government.

“If you love the Constitution, and you love the Bill of Rights, you can’t be selective about it,” Bush said. “Maybe we can reach a consensus to allow California to be California and Florida to be Florida and let the best ideas emerge,” he said.

The event was hosted by Penn’s chapter of the national Federalist Society, a conservative legal organization which seeks to mentor young conservative lawyers and steer them towards positions in government and the court system.

Penn’s chapter has become known for bringing conservative speakers to campus in the past, such as National Security Advisor John Bolton.

as outsourcing and a declining steel industry, have been systemic struggles for the region.

“These things were all happening long before President Trump ever came along,” Lamb said. “We’re dealing with 50-year problems.”

Lamb emerged as one of the Democratic stars of Trump’s first year in office, as his election in a strongly Republican district marked the second high-profile victory of the period for Democrats in what is traditionally GOP territory. Doug Jones (D-Ga.) defeated Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate election in December 2017, surprising the conservative state that voted overwhelmingly for Trump.

After Pennsylvania changed its congressional districts in 2018, Lamb ran again in November 2018 and won in the newly formed 17th Congressional District.

To win back the White House in 2020, Lamb said Democrats “can’t let what happened in 2016 happen again,” emphasizing the need to regain support in western Pennsylvania.

Penn Presidential Professor of Practice and Scranton, Pa.-born Biden, Lamb said, “starts out as an obvious leader in that group [of 2020 candidates] for me based on his connections to Pennsylvania.”

apologized for the encounter and promised that she would not have to meet with Steinhardt again, Katz said. Hillel continued to accept donations from Steinhardt until 2018, when it hired a law firm to conduct an investigation.

The New York Jewish Week reported in September 2018 that Hillel was investigating incidents accusing Steinhardt of sexually harassing two female employees, one of whom was later revealed to be Katz.

Hillel International concluded that Steinhardt had sexually harassed Katz and the other employee, according to the report.

“I want to let other women who went through similar things to know that they are not alone,” Katz told ProPublica and NYT. “And I want organizations, and in particular Jewish organizations who take his money, to consider the impact that’s had on people like me.”

Commencement Announcement All graduating students may pick up announcement cards from their schools beginning Monday, March 25th Students in the College of Arts and Sciences may pick up their announcement cards Monday, March 25th - Friday, March 29th 2 - 4 pm College Office - Cohen Hall You must bring your Penn I.D. Limit: 8 announcements cards and envelopes per student.

PRANAY VEMULAMADA

“If you love the Constitution, and you love the Bill of Rights, you can’t be selective about it,” 2016 presidential candidate Bush said.

Bush became a Presidential Professor of Practice at Penn in September 2018. His transition to a role in academia comes after his unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination in the

$800

OVERBROOK PARK

Fully renovated studio apartment

These cards are for mailing to family and friends as announcements only. Tickets are not required for admission to the Commencement ceremony on May 20th

2016 election, where he was eventually beaten by Wharton 1968 graduate Donald Trump. Bush dropped out of the race in February 2016 after a string of poor results in key primaries.

Office of the University Secretary

Welcome CLASS OF Exp.2/23/12 4/11/12 Exp.

•

Newly renovated studio

•

Center City view

•

Private back deck

•

Close to the MFL

•

Free laundry in building

Also available, fully renovated 1BR, $950.00

Reply to Mark at govmc3527@gmail.com or 215-880-8527

2016

For Fast Delivery Call 215-386-1941

4004 chestnut street | (215) 386-1941

All You Can Eat Buffet For Fast Delivery 215-386-1941 EveryCall Day! Exp.2/23/12 4/11/12 Exp.

TAKE 15% OFF WITH THIS AD VALID UNTIL 3/31/19

$2 beer special! $3 beer! shots! wine!

Welcome We Deliver!

CLASS O

student discount with I.D. | order online @ newdelhiweb.com | closed mondays Exp.2/23/12 4/11/12 Exp.

For Fast Delivery Call 215-386-194

4

OPINION

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 VOL. CXXXV, NO. 18 135th Year of Publication JULIA SCHORR President SARAH FORTINSKY Executive Editor BEN ZHAO Print Director SAM HOLLAND Digital Director ISABELLA SIMONETTI Opinion Editor MADELEINE NGO Senior News Editor THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Editor GILLIAN DIEBOLD Senior Design Editor ALICE HEYEH Design Editor JESS TAN Design Editor LUCY FERRY Design Editor TAMSYN BRANN Design Editor GIOVANNA PAZ News Editor MANLU LIU News Editor MAX COHEN News Editor DEENA ELUL Assignments Editor DANNY CHIARODIT Sports Editor MICHAEL LANDAU Sports Editor WILL DiGRANDE Sports Editor KATIE STEELE Copy Editor

Penn Admissions needs to enforce a rigorous fact-checking system

O

ver the course of the past two weeks, details surrounding one of the biggest nationwide college admissions scandals have surfaced, and the admissions practices of elite universities have been under scrutiny.

After it was revealed that the parents of college applicants fabricated athletic credentials, grades, and scores on entrance exams, many have started to ask how experts in the admissions offices of top-tier schools didn’t notice. Previously, Penn admissions has stated that they generally don’t have time to fact-check applications. But in light of Operation Varsity Blues, it is clear that Penn and other Universities need to hire fact-checkers to verify the credentials of admitted students, as well as a system to verify the decisions of coaches in athletic recruitment.

Recently, former Penn men’s basketball coach and star Jerome Allen testified to accepting $300,000 in bribes from the father of a current Wharton senior in order to earn his son a spot on the basketball team. This unethical and illegal scheme seemingly occurred under the nose of the admissions officers who admitted Morris Esformes. Penn needs a better solution to ensure the credibility of its athletic recruits and applicants.

Applicants have the ability to get away with lying to admissions officers. Admis-

sions officers perform initial application reviews in as little as four minutes. Therefore, hiring a team of fact-checkers for admitted students would take the pressure off of admissions officers, and help decrease instances of students being admitted on false pretenses.

There are a number of ways in which the college admissions process is unfair. Chiefly, wealthy applicants who have better access to counselors, test-prep services, and other institutional advantages undoubtedly have legal methods of achieving a leg up in the admissions process. While there are important steps universities can and must take towards addressing these larger systemic issues, fact-checking would be a straightforward step to increase fairness for all applicants and a safeguard against schemes like those that Penn has failed to catch in the past.

While the solution for ensurCAROLINE CHIN

Penn needs a better solution to ensure the credibility of its athletic recruits and applicants. ing that recruits have earned their spot is somewhat more challenging because of the lack of information and people

with sport-specific knowledge, it is still a critical step in ensuring fairness. Admissions officers cannot continue

to trust the words of coaches without confirming the abilities of recruited athletes. If Penn’s admissions department is serious about preventing future wealthy applicants from buying their way onto a team, they’ll find a way to verify the assertions of coaches.

Operation Varsity Blues and the Jerome Allen case have both raised questions about fairness and accountability in

the college admissions process. While the nuances of the admissions process can be overwhelming, Penn has the opportunity to use these scandals to re-imagine what college admissions ought to look like. College admissions might never be a meritocracy, but the University has a responsibility to ensure that applicants can’t falsify credentials to earn admission to Penn.

TAHIRA ISLAM Copy Editor

Guest column | What I learned about admissions as the 1979 Final Four announcer

DANIEL SALIB Director of Web Development AVNI KATARIA Audience Engagement Editor CHASE SUTTON Senior Multimedia Editor MARIA MURAD News Photo Editor ALEC DRUGGAN Sports Photo Editor SAGE LEVINE Video Producer SAM MITCHELL Podcast Editor REMI GOLDEN Business Manager JAMES McFADDEN Director of Analytics JOY EKASI-OTU Circulation Manager LAUREN REISS Marketing Manager THOMAS CREEGAN Senior Accounts Manager SHU YE DP Product Lab Manager

THIS ISSUE ALLISON KIM Design Associate LINDA TING Design Associate OLIVIA ZHA Design Associate

I

n 1979 I had the pleasure of being the television announcer for the only Penn basketball team ever to reach the NCAA Final Four. While the Ivy League doesn’t give athletic scholarships, it’s likely that some, if not most of the players, received a preference in admissions due to their athletic skill. This year, in light of the admissions cheating scandal now engulfing the nation, what started as a celebration down memory lane has turned more serious.

Clearly, athletic ability is not the only preference given in admissions. Children of major donors, legacies, minorities, and others get certain preferences. There are reasons for all of these, ranging from ensuring future financial support to

maintaining a diverse student body. These preferences certainly differ from the guaranties received by the perpetrators in the current scandal, which resulted from fraud and bribery.

The reaction to the overall episode, however, could alter the entire shape of university admissions procedures. I hope that in reaction universities don’t go to the other extreme and become too formulistic in their admissions policies.

I submit that an important function of our university is to provide educational opportunity for a broad cross-section of people. I contend that if our university graduates 100 percent of its matriculates, we are doing something wrong. We should strive to graduate an extremely high number, but if

we reach 100 percent we’re just playing it safe.

While I don’t know, I suspect that some of the players on that 1979 Final Four team would not have been admitted without their basketball skill. Once they got in, however, they were expected to do all the work and satisfy all of the requirements of any other student in order to graduate. One tragedy of the last 40 years in higher education has been to neuter the idea of flunking out.

Reasonable people can differ on how much weight to give each particular preference, but subjecting admissions entirely to a strict formula would do our school a disservice. As with college itself, admissions is a human endeavor. Many “diamonds in the rough” may have

ANNA LISA LOWENSTEIN Design Associate TAMARA WURMAN Design & Photo Associate JACOB WESSELS Sports Associate HADRIANA LOWENKRON Copy Associate DANNY COOPER Copy Associate ANA HALLMAN Copy Associate CAROLINE DONNELLY MORAN Copy Associate LILY HABER Photo Associate ARI STONBERG Photo Associate

LETTERS Have your own opinion? Send your letter to the editor or guest column to letters@thedp.com.

Editorials represent the majority view of members of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. Editorial Board, which meets regularly to discuss issues relevant to Penn’s campus. Participants in these meetings are not involved in the reporting of articles on related topics.

LINDA TING

reasons for lower test scores or GPAs that skilled admissions officers can evaluate and put into perspective.

The key to the success of the admissions program is the

professors at schools like Oregon and Clemson feel when they see that their universities are ranked 1 and 2 in quality of football facilities, yet they struggle for every ounce of

Our University though, is only as good as its people. It remains the obligation of all of us to stay engaged. We all have a stake in this endeavor known as the University of Pennsylvania. oversight within the admissions office. Look at the contrast of our Final Four team with the beneficiaries of today’s cheating scandal. Many of the “students” in the news today were faux athletes. Some incredibly had their faces photoshopped on the athletic bodies of others.

When the process fails, the result is the diminishing of a university’s brand. Has any school seen its reputation bludgeoned in the last two weeks as much as USC? Overall a terrific school with an outstanding reputation, USC now looks like a play toy for the wealthy and well connected.

This scandal hits so many at such a visceral level that it might cause a major reevaluation of many aspects of university life and administration, including the integrity of the entire process and the influence on admissions of a school’s athletic department.

In this regard, the Ivy League has done a much better job than other schools. There is no one “revenue sport” that pays for the entire athletic program.

Thus no athletic endeavor has, or should have, undue influence over the entire university.

Indeed at many schools, administrators have allowed the athletic program to become practically an entity unto itself, nearly divorced from the rest of the institution. Just how do

salary and classroom facilities they can get?

Primary responsibility for structuring admissions rests with the University trustees.

They must ensure that the Penn brand remains superb, that the opportunities are not limited to a certain subset of the population, and that the trade-off for higher education is not crushing debt, which hollows out the middle class from consideration.

With the exception of the inexcusable tuition level (and the Jerome Allen situation, which hopefully is a one-off), I believe Penn mostly has performed well since I graduated.

Forty years after I stowed away on that Magical Mystery Tour to Raleigh, Greensboro, and Salt Lake City for the 1979 NCAA’s, I’m proud to say I went to the same school as Tony Price, Tim Smith, Bobby Willis, “Booney” Salters, and the others.

Our university though, is only as good as its people. It remains the obligation of all of us to stay engaged. We all have a stake in this endeavor known as the University of Pennsylvania.

DANIEL MARKIND is a 1980 Wharton and 1983 Law School graduate. He was also the television announcer for the only Penn basketball team to ever reach the NCAA Final Four in 1979.

5

Cheating is as unfair as admissions bribery FRESH TAKE | Penn must do more to protect academic integrity

A

check sits on the desk of a basketball coach at a selective university. Next to it is an outstanding transcript and resume — these come from different students, different families, but he must choose one.

The whole country has thrown a fit of public outrage at millionaires’ attempts to steal educational opportunities using money. But, every single day, equally serious unethical, unfair advantages are being snatched by students right here on campus, aggravating the inequalities that education seeks to mitigate.

And at Penn, it’s flying under the radar.

Cheating is rampant, hidden, and must be treated as seriously as admissions-fixing. Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin used bribes to steal educational opportunities from deserving students who displayed a genuine and intense commitment to learning and academic endeavor. Penn students use their own selfishness to commit the same act of robbery.

Putting yourself ahead — whether through bribing coaches, doctoring resumes, or using unethical means to get extra time on exam — is destructive.

There were a staggering 210 academic integrity violations in the last academic year, according to Penn’s Office of Student Conduct’s 2018 Annual Disciplinary Report. This includes plagiarism, altering of an exam for a re-grade, misconduct during an exam, and cheating. In 2017 to 2018, it was even worse.

The 351 investigations found 227 violations, which had steadily increased from 2013.

The real, unreported rate of cheating at Penn exceeds this data without a doubt, but is restricted to anecdotal evidence. Most midterm and final exams are highly informal at Penn, compared to at most universities around the world,

enhancement to its list of academic integrity violations, and encourage reporting of this behavior. More importantly, Penn must impose harsher sanctions for offenders for all types of violations.

Currently, it’s not hard to see why students are unconcerned about the ramifications of casual cheating. Of the students who were caught with a violation last year, 90 students had to write an essay as punishment, 86 students gained academic support, and 82 got a “reprimand.” Only two had their violation noted on their transcript, and three were suspended. With debates flowing at Penn about expelling students involved with the admissions scandal, the

ALICE HEYEH

where exam conditions mean strict rules of conduct. For example, at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, there is a strict set of rules for candidates, so that all proctors follow the same objective standards whebn supervising an exam. These rules include banning the possession of all electronic devices during the exam, having to immediately stop writing when instructed, and even banning food and drinks except for “a small bottle of non-carbonated drink.” Any breach of the rules can result in a fine of up to £175 ($232).

At Penn, teaching assistants usually can proctor in any way they wish. It is all too easy to keep a cellphone in your pocket and use the bathroom in the middle of an exam (put two and two together). When time is called, many students keep writing for many more minutes amidst the shuffling of handing in papers. I explained this system to a friend who attends university in

Australia, and with utter surprise, she told me that in her classes, if she kept writing when time was up, her paper would be torn up right then and there.

And cheating can manifest in many more insidious ways.

An often overlooked violation of academic integrity is abuse of prescription drugs. The pill that helps you focus in class, pull an all-nighter, or even party longer without blacking out.

Aside from the dangerous health consequences of Penn’s Adderall addiction, it’s a serious problem in not only creating unfair advantages, but also perpetuating an environment of artificial hyper-competition where academic honesty must fall to the wayside for success. Twenty percent of Ivy League students abuse stimulants like Adderall to get ahead academically, according to a 2014 Pediatric Academics Society study.

This prescription-only drug

is beneficial to those who have genuine struggles with concentration. It puts them on equal footing with peers who do not suffer from ADHD. For those who illegally pay $12 a pill to get ahead of the curve, it’s a cowardly spit in the face to both the students who genuinely need medication to focus and the students who use their own capacity to fairly achieve what they can.

It’s no better than an athlete taking steroids. It’s no better than bribing athletics coaches to secure a spot at Penn.

Adderall use for cognitive enhancement has been reported in The Daily Pennsylvanian for decades. A 2004 column discussed student concerns over the unfair competitive advantage obtained from illegal use of these prescription drugs. Fifteen years later, this month, a columnist wrote about its negative effects.

Yet, it continues.

Penn must add illegal cognitive

OPEN LATE & LATE NITE DELIVERY

LUCY HU with the moral fiber to conform to rules, honesty, and integrity are punished and held back in a system without adequate rule-enforcement mechanisms, like a state with weak institutions descending into corruption.

Putting yourself ahead — whether through bribing coaches, doctoring resumes, or using unethical means to get extra time on exam — is destructive. lack of regard for similar academic unfairness on campus is shocking.

Aside from punishment, Penn faculty can also assist on the prevention side. They must take more responsibility to write up new exams year-to-year, and consider that by curving grades, it is possible that “cheating turns into an arms race.”

Education should not be a competition, but resource constraints currently limit many schools’ opportunities into a zero-sum game.

Without fair rules of this game, educational achievement loses its meaning, and our whole educational structure is in jeopardy. Those

Penn’s lax attitude in taking basic, concrete steps to protect academic integrity and fairness must change, especially considering its elite position in academia. Students and administrators are up in arms about the admissions scandal, but a basic look at our own and our peers’ everyday behavior can highlight the same issues that pervade campus every single day.

LUCY HU is a College junior from Auckland, New Zealand, studying political science. Her email address is lucyhu@sas.upenn.edu.

R O F G N I K O LO ?

K R O W E M I T-T R A P R O !

L L G U F N I R I H WE’RE UR LOCAL STORE CONTACT YOR DETAILS! FO

Domino’s

TM

SUN-THURS: 10AM - 2AM • FRI-SAT: 10AM - 4AM WE MAKE ORDERING EASY!

CALL DIRECT OR CHOOSE YOUR ONLINE OR MOBILE DEVICE Smart Phones

215-662-1400

4438 Chestnut St.

Tablets

215-557-0940 401 N. 21st St.

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

GET ON THE LIST! Sign up to be VIP for Fall 2020 availability. Plus, be the first to hear about our newest specials, giveaways and events.

EAT IN, TAKE OUT, & FAST DELIVERY

SCAN ME TO SEE MORE theradian.com

Yiros • Skewers • Salads • Desserts • Yogurt Bar 125 S. 40th Street Open 7 Days | 11AM - 10PM

www.yiro-yiro.com 267-778-YIRO (9476)

Pizza • Burgers • Salads • Wraps • Hoagies SUN-THURS 11AM - 10PM FRI & SAT 11AM - 11PM

pennlets.com

125 S 40th Street

DEVICE TRADE-IN PROGRAM

Best Margaritas, Burger, and Spanish Fries Since 1978

Hand out newspapers. Get money.

Save on the latest technology products when you trade in your older devices.

The Daily Pennsylvanian is hiring students to work in its circulation department. Distribute papers, manage the database, check rackboxes, place posters and earn $10 an hour.

Watch on 8 HDTVs

Best Hap py Hour at Penn

SEE WHAT YOUR TRADE IS WORTH! www.upenn.edu/computerstore/tradein Prices, products, specifications and availability subject to change without notice. Valid PennCard required to determine purchasing eligibility. Printing errors/omissions are subject to our correction without notice. Call or visit the “About Us” portion of our webpage for other store policy & information. All pictured products, company names, brand names, trademarks, and logos are property of their respective owners. 02/22/2018

Contact Joy Ekasi-Otu at: ekasi-otu@theDP.com to schedule an interview

and 2-3 Bedroom

Prices Recently Reduced

Call today to schedule

left for next year!

a tour

ZTA Alpha Iota Gamma

215.222.0222 ADPi

www.apartmentsatpenn.com

Alpha Kappa Psi

Friars

TRY OUR NEW

D E RY W E E K E N

SOCIAL

Tri Delt

Cultural

W. Volleyball

Wharton Women

MUSE

ZTA

V-Day

Wharton Asia Exchange

This unbelievably juicy This unbelievably juicy This unbelievably juicy Smokehouse Burger Smokehouse Burger Smokehouse is made entirely of entirely ofBurger is made is made entirely of plants & it’splants right in & it’s right in plants & it’s right in University University City City University City

Club Swimming

TAMID V-Day

214 S. 40th Street | HipCityVeg.com 214 S. 40th Street | HipCityVeg.com

OVER 80 APARTMENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT UNIVERSITY CITY all within 1-8 blocks of campus

Strictly Funk Bloomers

Wharton Women

Educational

Performance

Wharton Asia Exchange

KDSAP

Petey Greene

PIPAC Penn Masala W. Volleyball

WPTP

College Dean's Adv. Brd. College Dean's Adv. Brd.

Kite & Key

Pan Asian Dance

Penn Period Penn Period Proj.

Proj.

Friars

Penn Debate Society

Onda Latina

M. Basketball

Alpha Iota Gamma

Class Boards ('19-'22)

Penn Dhamaka

Humans of Humans of Penn Penn

MERT

Wharton Europe

What is the Penn Bracket Challenge?

Kite & Key

Every year The Daily Pennsylvanian puts 64 student groups against each other in a March-Madness-Style competition.

find the

chosen bun in the

dining guide

Springfield Beer Distributor

Penn Hype Strictly Funk Bloomers

Penn Dance Dischord Dischord Penny Loafers Mask and Wig Mask and Wig PenNaach Shabbatones Shabbatones Soundsworks Penn Sirens Simply Chaos Simply Chaos Counterparts Without a Net

West Philly Swingers

Counterparts TAC-e

Round 4 (8 groups) Monday, April 1 - Tuesday, April 2 Voting opens at 2:00pm on Monday and closes at 11:59pm on Tuesday.

Round 2 (32 groups) Monday, March 25 - Tuesday, March 26 Voting opens at 2:00pm on Monday and closes at 5:00pm on Tuesday.

Round 5 (4 groups) Wednesday, April 3 - Thursday, April 4 Voting opens at 2:00pm on Wednesday and closes at 11:59pm on Thursday.

Round 3 (16 groups)

Round 6 (2 groups) Monday, April 8 - Tuesday, April 9 Voting opens at 2:00pm on Monday and closes at 5:00pm on Tuesday.

Wednesday, March 27 - Thursday, March 28

Vote for your favorite at:

theDP.com/penn-bracket-2019

March 27

E YOUR PLAC HERE

#ucityyourplace

V

ER

S IT Y

H

OU

SIN

@universitycityhousing

G 215.222.2000

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME COURT universitycityhousing.com

ucity@uchweb.com

f S c w i n n s p e e d st e r

o r i g i n a l ly $ 3 9 9 . 9 9

Without a Net

Round 1 (64 groups) Monday, March 18 - Thursday, March 21 Voting opens at 2:00pm on Monday and closes at 11:59pm on Thursday.

Voting opens at 2:00pm on Wednesday and closes at 11:59pm on Thursday.

We Deliver!

(215)546-7301 2206 Washington Ave.

Penn Masala

GPA

SWE MERT GBC Own It

1511 LOCUST STREET Class Boards ('19-'22) misconducttavern.com Penn Debate Society 215.732.5797 Quiz Bowl

crisp ipa with 3 different hops

ZBT

Onda Latina

Eat Your Veggies Eat Your Veggies

WQHS Penn Hillel

IT Y

EV

Penn Appetit

Penn Hillel

Penn Dems

C

MON-FRI 4:30-7 PM

OAX

Penn Dems

WINNER

GPA

happy hour

2019 PENN BRACKET CHALLENGE

Chi Omega

UN

Only ONE 4 Bedroom

Pet Friendly!

Alpha Phi Chi Omega Apes OAX Penn Appetit The Walk SDT ZBT Tri Delt Phi Delt Delta Sigma Pi

X

MARCH MADNESS

1/2 PRICE BURGERS every wednesday 11am - 4pm

/DPpennlets

(at Walnut, across from Fresh Grocer)

4000 Spruce St. (215) 382-1330

Make Copa Your Home for...

NEWS 7

HAND -TOSSED, STONE-FIRED PIZZAS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.

I

6 NEWS

Winning group announced Thursday, April 11th in The Daily Pennsylvanian and receives a $500 BYO!

university city 4040 locust street 10% to 50% off (215) 387-7433

store wide

save while in school! sale

4040 Locust Street (at the end of locust walk)

$(215) 2 9387-7433 9.99

Students and Faculty get 10% OFF non-sale bicycles and accessories with valid school I.D.

@KeswickCycle

NEED STORAGE? One 2000 Hamilton St., Philadelphia, PA 19130 Tel: (215) 569-0732 Fax: (215 972-7040 www.philastorage.com manager@philastorage.com

• Indoor facilities • climate controlled units available

• enclosed loading dock • boxes & packing supplies • Safe and Secure Rooms

Located on the corner of 20th & Hamilton, one block south of 20th & Spring Garden, and two blocks north of the parkway.

Month

FREE with 3 months pre-paid rent

8 NEWS

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

Women’s Week exhibit lets students explore gender through art It was co-sponsored by The F-Word Magazine DANIELLE CAPRIGLIONE Contributing Reporter

Students gathered at the Penn Women’s Center earlier this week to celebrate the launch of an art exhibit highlighting Penn students’ interpretations of gender and identity.

The installation, titled “Art and Activism: An Exhibit of Gender and Identity,” features photographs, paintings, poems, and other artworks created by Penn students. It is just one part of Women’s Week 2019, an annual event planned by the Women’s Center and a board of students.

The exhibit was co-sponsored by The F-Word, a student magazine that publishes feminist literature and art, and will remain open until Women’s Week ends on March 24.

Women’s Week Logistics Chair and College sophomore Amanpreet Singh said the Art and Activism exhibit highlights a variety of student voices that might not otherwise be heard.

“It is a great way to see how people view themselves and view their experiences with gender and how they feel their voice matters,” Singh, a former beat reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian, added.

One featured painting, from Elaf Saeed, a candidate for a doctorate in dental medicine and a master’s degree in education, depicted a female body lying against a fence. Its accompanying description said it is “dedicated to women of color that learned to persevere, persist, and grow even when the world is working against them.”

Engineering freshman Adeeba Tak said she found Saeed’s painting reassuring. Referencing the challenges she faces as a woman

of color and an international student, Tak said the painting made her realize that “even if you face a lot of struggles, you keep on going.”

The F-Word editor-in-chief and College senior Sophia Clark said a piece originally published in the magazine is also on display in the exhibit.

“It’s a really different experience seeing it personally versus seeing it on paper, and so that’s the beauty of this installation,” Clark said.

College freshman Rehma Malik said she enjoyed “Reclaiming Territory,” a series of drawings from College freshman Serena Martinez, because “it promotes loving your own body.”

“These students are showing their activism through the visual arts, so I think that’s amazing,” Women’s Center Director Sherisse Laud-Hammond said.

The theme of Women’s Week

4001 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

of Walnut Street

OPEN 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK!

ARI STONBERG

The installation, titled “Art and Activism: An Exhibit of Gender and Identity,” featured photographs, paintings, poems, and other artworks created by Penn students. It was just one part of Women’s Week 2019.

2019 is “Voice and Validity.”

Women’s Week manager and College junior Jenna Liu said the board chose this theme because more people are engaging in public discourse in the current politi-

cal climate. Liu added that validation is key because it ensures that all voices are treated with compassion and respect.

“We wanted to create opportunities for people to reclaim space

that might not be readily available for them normally at Penn, and to make sure that their experiences are valued and validated by both Women’s Week and the entire Penn community,” Liu said.

Delicious Food. Great Drinks.

Perfect Location 33rd & Chestnut 215.398.1874 coopphilly.com @co.opphilly.com

Digital Coupons, Online Shopping & More at

thefreshgrocer.com

CONSTELLAR CORPORATION (215) 387-4137 | ConstellarCorporation.com

Large houses available for 2019-2020 school year!

Less than $600/person!

Call today for listings!

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

NEWS 9

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019

CAPS creates support group for students grieving losses The support group program will run for six weeks HALEY SUH Senior Reporter

In response to student demand, Counseling and Psychological Services has created a support group for students struggling with the loss of a loved one while at Penn.

The new support group is one of the 15 support groups and workshops offered by CAPS this semester. The six-week program, which will meet every Thursday from March 28 through May 2, is open to all graduate, professional, and undergraduate students who are grieving a loss. Students can sign up by emailing one of the two group facilitators listed under the program webpage.

“For a little bit, there was a bit of a gap in being able to provide a support group for students grieving with loss,” CAPS Deputy Executive Director Meeta Kumar said. “Sometimes the sense of isolation can be an additional powerful stressor, so being in a supportive space where you can be around peers who are also dealing with a loss and balancing school can provide an additional avenue of support.”

Kumar said CAPS decided to host the support group after several clinicians who counseled students going through bereavement raised the idea.

“Our sense is that a number of staff have had students express interest in such a group during outreach programs, so we are glad to be able to meet this demand,” Kumar said.

One in three college students experience a death of a family member or close friend who died

in the last 12 months, according to Actively Moving Forward — a national organization which serves as a support network for students and young adults.

Kumar added that CAPS hopes to offer the program again next fall.

In January 2017, Penn’s chapter of AMF helped the University craft a bereavement policy guide, which is now outlined in the online Pennbook. Before then, Penn had no official policy focused on how students deal with academic commitments while experiencing a loss. Students had previously expressed that the lack of a streamlined communication process made the grieving process unnecessarily difficult.

Penn’s bereavement policies state that students should work with their academic advisors to figure out the best course of action for their individual needs in the event that they lose a loved one.

Former co-chair of the College Dean’s Advisory Board and College senior Emily Lurie oversaw various mental healthrelated initiatives, such as the “Deconstructing the Penn Face” panel, during her leadership.

“I actually didn’t know about the support groups but I think they’re a great idea,” Lurie said. “[The board] is always thinking about the issue of accessibility — it’s not apparent that Penn has all these resources for students.”

Penn’s chapter of AMF, founded in 2008, runs a peer-led support group for grieving students.

AMF member and College senior Hannah Rash said the CAPS program offers another kind of support for Penn students.

“Every person’s grief journey

CHASE SUTTON

The new support group is one of the 15 support groups and workshops offered by CAPS this semester. The six-week program, which will meet every Thursday from March 28 through May 2, is open to all graduate, professional, and undergraduate students who are grieving a loss.

is unique and different things will and do help different people,” Rash wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. “Student lead support groups can be great, one on one therapy can be great, groups lead by a mental health professional can be great.

This is another avenue of support that is offered to students and that is good.”

“Our sense is that a number of staff have had students express interest in such a group during outreach programs, so we are glad to be able to meet this demand” - CAPS deputy Executive Director Meeta Kumar

Activists call for sustainable Asian American Studies programs at summit The intercollegiate summit was held in ARCH DANIEL TAN Contributing Reporter

Students and faculty from universities across the East Coast gathered on Penn’s campus for the “State of Asian American Studies Summit.” The day-long conference was dedicated to building intercollegiate networks, sharing resources, and advocating for academic programs focused on the experiences of Asian American people.

In the ARCH building, Penn’s Asian American Studies Program and the ASAM Undergraduate Advisory Board hosted the March 22 summit, which included discussions on building sustainable Asian American Studies programs, how South Asian identity fits within ASAM, and the implications of the viral Facebook group, “subtle asian traits.”

Speakers from various colleges, including Harvard University and the University of Florida, traveled to present at the event. Between panels and guest lectures, attendees broke out into workshops to discuss the obstacles facing Asian American Studies initiatives at universities nationwide.

Helen Yang, a senior at Duke

University, is director of the college’s Asian American Studies Working Group, which worked to establish an Asian American Studies program at Duke in 2018. At the keynote panel, titled “Building a Movement: Stages of Asian American Studies Program Building,” Yang emphasized the need for greater institutionalized support for Asian American Studies programs.

“If you don’t know the Asian American history and you haven’t read the Asian-American literature, it’s like this feeling that lives and breathes inside of you but can’t speak to you,” Yang said.

Students and faculty agreed that one of the major obstacles is working with university administrations, which are not fully supporting Asian American Studies programs.

Sociology professor Grace Kao, who was a tenured faculty member and former longtime ASAM director, left Penn in 2017 to begin working at Yale University. In light of Kao’s departure, student protests sparked across campus, which called on Penn’s administration to give the shrinking ASAM program more support and funding.

ASAM UAB Co-chair and College senior Trinh Nguyen emphasized that as a program, ASAM is

not its own academic department and receives less resources.

ASAM UAB co-chair and College senior Luke Kertcher added that the UAB had to wait several months to schedule a 30-minute meeting with an administrator to discuss increasing University support for the program, which currently does not have a permanent director.

“I think my biggest frustration with the administration at Penn is this feeling that we’re being waited out,” Kertcher said.

Nguyen and Kertcher began organizing the summit in fall 2018.

ASAM typically sponsors conferences related to Asian American identity, Nguyen said, such as a conference in February on “Questioning Asian American Bodies.”

English Undergraduate Chair Josephine Park has been ASAM interim director since fall 2018.

The role was previously held by History professor Eiichiro Azuma.

Park said the program has since been investing resources into increasing their course offerings, noting the recent hiring of fulltime ASAM senior lecturer Rupa Pillai.

“We’re actually able to offer Intro to Asian American Studies” Park said. “It’s crazy. We haven’t been able to offer that because all

of our faculty come from different departments that have teaching obligations.”

After the “New Brown America” workshop, ASAM Associate Director Fariha Khan spoke about the complexities within Asian American groups and said it is important to “understand the diversity across all levels, not just in terms of ethnic terms, not just in terms of race, but also in terms of socioeconomic level.”

Penn students also reflected on the impact ASAM courses have had on their own self-identity.

“I’m adopted and I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, so I actually didn’t really start identifying as Asian or Asian American until I came to Penn and started taking ASAM classes,” College sophomore Erin O’Malley said. “For the first time in my life I was surrounded by Asians, so I had to deal with that. Taking classes in ASAM really helped me figure out who I want to be and why I want to be that.”

Park stressed the need for colleges to value ASAM programs as a way to capture the history and experiences of Asian American people.

“We need Asian American studies,” Park said. “It’s hard to imagine a time when we would need it more.”

Live music • Film • Dance • Theater Art Education • Community Hadji Gaviota: Captain's Voyage Philly + Ninjoi. & TheSecondSex Mar 25 2019 @ 7:00 PM Tickets are $5-10 Come see three rising NYC stars at The Rotunda!

Hadji Gaviota (Mark Paraskevas, Penn '17) is a bubbling singer, rapper & producer. Ninjoi (Joshua Batista) eases the pain of the world with melancholic tracks. THESECONDSEX (Daniel Martinez) interweaves clean dream-like beats with jazzy rhythms and ethereal keys.

Poet-tree En Motion Her-Story Event: In Celebration of Women Artists Mar 27 2019 @ 6:00 PM Admission is FREE (Donations Suggested/Appreciated) This ongoing seasonal series features live Instrumentation/Movement Meditation (1 hr. Community Class w/ Gabrielle de Burke begins promptly 6:30pm/bring your mat or grab a spot on the hard-wood floor) & Performance Presentations, featuring a lineup of Fierce Female artists.

The Gathering Mar 28 2019 @ 9:00 PM Admission: $3 before 10pm, $5 after 10pm The Gathering is the longest/strongest-running truly Hip Hop event in Philly. DJs spin Hip Hop, breaks, and funk all night, and there are open cyphas, a tag wall, and a featured performance and graffiti panel each month.

ALASH Tuvan Throat Singers - one night only!

Mar 30 2019 @ 8:00 PM Admission is FREE Bowerbird and The Rotunda bring ALASH back to Philly for one night only! ALASH are masters of Tuvan throat singing (xöömei), a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time, as well as masters of traditional Tuvan instruments.

As an alcohol-free/smoke-free venue, The Rotunda provides an invaluable social alternative for all ages.

4014 Walnut • TheRotunda.org PILOT

“They’re mostly student-initiated because the students feel like they have to give back to this city more so than Penn thinks they should.”

Protestors also focused on the deteriorating condition of public schools in Philadelphia.

Teachers like Louis Fantini, a

ter in North Philadelphia where he teaches history and literature to high school students.

Devan Spear, executive direc“There’s not a room in my buildtor of Philadelphia Jobs for Justice, ing that doesn’t have flaking lead said PILOT programs are common paint,” Fantini said. “We see it every for universities to participate in, and day, it’s a fact of working there, and that Penn is a minority in the Ivy too many of us have accepted it as League for not participating. part of the job. What we’re “All of the Ivy Leagues looking at is a huge systemic except Penn and Columbia problem that isn’t just local to actually participate in PILOT “We think it’s unfair that Philadelphia.” programs in their respective He added that he believes Penn as a non-profit municipalities,” Spear said.

Penn has the financial reis deciding to not pay “We’re not asking them to sources and ability to help carry the entire burden of the students in Philadelphia. property tax when it school district, we’re asking “You don’t need to talk to owns so much land” them to step up and pay their me about it, you can talk to fair share.”

Penn about it,” Fantini said.

- College Senior College freshman Dallas “Their values that they proAiden Castellanos Ryan, who grew up fifteen fess include contributing to minutes away in West Philathe community, they preach delphia, also advocated for inclusion, innovation, and Penn to contribute to PILOTs. 2016 GSE graduate, talked about impact, and if you want to be inclu“All the programs that Penn has the “toxic” conditions of their sive to our city community you need with West Philadelphia, they’re school buildings. Fantini spoke to kick in just like every Philadelmostly student-run,” Ryan said. about the Franklin Learning Cen- phian kicks in.” >> FRONT PAGE

Open 6 Days a Week (CLOSED TUESDAYS) FREE Delivery Lunch and Dinner Buffet Present your Student ID for

10% OFF!

(215) 662-0818 | 60 South 38th Street

10 SPORTS

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

Despite hot bats, baseball drops two games out of three to Harvard Penn’s seven-game winning streak ended in first game

three runs off a homer to left field.

The Quakers and Crimson each scored two runs in the fifth inning. Harvard fortified its lead with an RBI double, but the Quakers brought it back to a three-run deficit with an RBI single by freshman shortstop Josh Hood.

In the eighth, Harvard scored three more. While the Quakers clawed back in the game with a few runs in the ninth, it was too little too late, and the Crimson won, 12-9.

In Saturday’s second game, the Quakers scooped up their first Ivy win of the year, with junior Mitchell Holcomb starting the contest on the hill.

Although Harvard started off hot again with a two-run RBI triple, Hood cut the lead by one with his first collegiate home run.

In the third inning, Harvard brought the score to 3-1 with a home run.

In response, Penn freshman second baseman Craig Larsen hit an RBI double, bringing junior right fielder Peter Matt home. Hood followed up with another RBI double, plating three of his teammates.

TEIA ROSS Sports Reporter

The climb up the Ivies starts now.

In the first Ivy series of the season, Penn baseball split Saturday’s doubleheader but lost on Sunday to Harvard at Meiklejohn Stadium.

Game one put an end to the Quakers’ seven-game winning streak, while the second contest marked their seventh win when scoring at least 10 runs.

Game one, pitched by junior Christian Scafidi, seemed to be Harvard’s from the very beginning. The Crimson (10-5, 2-1 Ivy) hit two home runs right away before senior first baseman Sean Phelan responded with a homer of his own in the bottom of the first.

In the second inning, Harvard scored two runs off of a double, and one more off a single. Before the Quakers (11-6, 1-2) could get back on the board, the Crimson added

ERIC ZENG

Freshman shortshop Josh Hood hit his first two career home runs for Penn baseball in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader.

In the fifth frame, Hood nailed his second home run of the day to put Penn up by a score of 8-5. “In previous games, I just feel like I wasn’t keeping my head on the ball — I noticed that in between games

when we were warming up,� Hood said. “I tried to make that adjustment as much as I could before the game, and I was able to see the ball pretty well.�

The eighth inning helped to put the

Quakers in the lead for good. Senior third baseman Matt McGeagh hit a sacrifice fly to plate Hood, and that was followed by a two-RBI single

by Phelan, allowing sophomore left fielder Eduardo Malinowski and sophomore designated hitter Jackson Petersen to score.

In the series finale on Sunday, the Quakers were the ones who started the scoring, with Hood’s RBI single scoring Matt in the bottom of the first.

After Harvard scored two runs, Malinowski started the scoring in the fourth by hitting his second homer of the year over the left field wall to drive in two runs. Matt stole second base before advancing to third on an error by the Harvard catcher. The Harvard catcher then sailed a throw over the outstretched arm of his second baseman, allowing both Matt and McGeagh to score.

Harvard responded with a homer that sailed into the right field net that protects Route 76 from flying baseballs.

Cheers erupted from the Harvard section as Patrick McColl rounded the bases to tie the game at 4-4.

Harvard broke a scoring hiatus with a grand slam in the eighth from Jake Suddleson to put the Crimson ahead, 8-4.

Going into the ninth, the Quakers trailed, 8-6. Peterson and Malinowski promptly started a rally with a pair of singles. However, the door slammed shut with a strikeout and double play, which ended the game. “It was exciting, it was really exciting,� Hood said. “Harvard’s a really good team, but I also think we’re a better team. To lose the series leaves a sour taste in your mouth.� “We know we have some things to tighten up, and we will,� Phelan said. “Generally, we played well throughout the series, but there is room for improvement on the field, at bat, and on the mound.� “Guys know that and the sentiment is we’re the best team in the League, we’re gonna learn from this weekend and get better.�

The Quakers will have a midweek game against Villanova that they can use to strengthen their footing before continuing Ivy play against Brown next weekend.

Frommer wins bars as Penn gymnastics finishes third at ECACs The team’s score of 193.925 was its second-best this year

floor exercise where Yale and Temple distanced themselves, as the Owls and Bulldogs notched 48.850 and 48.825, respectively, compared to the Red and Blue’s 48.000 in the event.

Penn started the day with a subpar performance in the floor exercise — as every individual finish was outside the top 10 — but the rest of the meet featured fantastic individual performances.

Sophomore Darcy Matsuda and senior Nicole Swirbalus each tallied a 9.875 on the beam, both notching individual career highs.

The team total of 49.125 tied the program’s all-time record. “Overall, beam was just really fun. I think there was really positive energy and we were all building off each other, so it was a great experience, and I’m really happy that was my last routine,�

Swirbalus said.

Penn continued to show strength in its depth as senior

DANIEL WITTMER Sports Reporter

Though the Quakers haven’t won the Eastern College Athletic Conference title since 2013, this Sunday’s third-place finish at the event marked one of their best performances of the year.

The team’s total of 193.925 was a nice way to send off the team’s seniors.

Temple finished in first with a 194.750 while Yale added a 194.400 in what was a tight finish.

While Penn didn’t bring back a team championship, sophomore Allison Frommer took home an individual ECAC title with a career-best 9.825 on the bars.

Penn led all teams on bars with a total of 48.550, but it was the

Valerie Rube finished fourth in the vault with her own career-best of 9.750. “We did a lot of pressure sets, so it felt a lot more like what competition feels like, so I felt more prepared. ‌ [With pressure sets] in the gym, we would mimic how competition would feel and we would perform in front of the entire team,â€? Frommer said.

In the end, the floor exercise became the Achilles heel for the Quakers. Throughout the season, however, the floor exercise has been one of the strongest, most notably at the Teal Meet and at William and Mary, where a solid ending performance in the event gave them the push to win both competitions.

The Red and Blue ended the day with a bitter-sweet feeling as they said goodbye to their four senior leaders — Rube, Moore, Morgan Hunker, and Swirbalus.

However, these graduating mem-

SUDOKUPUZZLE

9 5 3

1 8 6 4 8 3

6 1 6 1 5

>> BACKPAGE

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9.

Solution to Previous Puzzle:

7 4 2

5 2 7 2 8

Š Puzzles provided by sudokusolver.com

4 2 9

M. LACROSSE

Skill Level:

8 4

New York York Times Times Syndication Syndication Sales Sales Corporation Corporation The New 620 Eighth Eighth Avenue, Avenue, New New York, York, N.Y. N.Y. 10018 10018 620 For Information Information Call: Call: 1-800-972-3550 1-800-972-3550 For For March22, 25,2019 2019 ForRelease Release Monday, Friday, March

ACROSS Fortuneteller’s 1 Misrepresents deck to on the oneself in a way 6 internet, Flabbergasted 10 to for unload 10 Place Material a rock climber’s harness 15 Savory treat is often 14 that Collective caramelized bargaining side 16 Titan, once 15 ___ Hari (W.W. I spy) bad�

17 “My

28 Highest-grossing Billy Idol hit that 33 starts “Hey rom-com of little the sister, what have 2010s you done?�

36 Days gone by 32 Baseball Bullfighters’ 37 family entrance march name 35 Stroke gently 38 Void 36 Party Crankcase 39 spec fluid 37 Cheerful Sidestep 40 38 response ___ Enterprise after 39 helping Secret ___ 16 Keynote, Follow orders 18 maybe 41 Selected N.F.L. (metaphoric key stars to success) 17 “___ “Sleep well!�

19 alive!�

45 41 Facetious Pal of Harry and 19 World ActressSeries Hathaway 20 of superlative Hermione Poker of “Thevenue Devil in 46 tiresome 42 Become Corporate money Las Vegas Wears Pradaâ€? to V.I.P. 21 strips 20 Thin Australia’s 43 Music Henrikgenre ___, used in building unofficial national 47 that’s theGablerâ€? focus “Hedda construction bird of Decibel playwright 24 21 Lumberjacks, Work from Keats magazine 44 Vegetarian e.g. or Shelley 48 Not shy away spaghetti topper from a potential 25 in a hurry, 22 Left Nut used to 49 embarrassment Chicken holders with “outâ€? make marzipan 50 Bears witness (to) 26 Mars, 24 Mother Contentofthat has 49 Composes 54 beautifully Austin Powers, in myth been already vis-Ă -vis James shared, as on a 53 Little buddy 27 Relief pitcher?

Bond Reddit forum 54 Late Peabody28 Obscure ___-Caps (candy) 27 Coastal county of 56 winning journalist England 57 and Stocking stuffer?

29 Power unit newscaster

PUZZLE ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE W T I H D A E W S BS O Y A B TI L C OI GL SL

I H P O O N D O R L O C U A I R EP A AC M C EI N O

GE AT N O G N S E X O TN RI A O S N M R AI LN LG

A GL OI E S T M O O N YA S TG E R C SK O

A M LA TN S PC O A O P FI N EG E LA L E S

SI I N ET GE EA R N S O TE R EA S RE I D B

CS AT NE O R EN O E RC R N O PT E O N Y

O H CA TD A D C O I M DE O U GT L AS CP EF

T C E LG LE N DI EE W P RI AS DT OI NL

S I S RT O LI CE AN R EP O AL NE CA HX OE

S C A I B M O D O S M LI EN DA T LR EI W X

H VA AL N O I S L LT I E C SS E N O W RE T

PA IL LO OT TT LO I A GS HK T A AB SA EC AI

BP AA BN US E AX PU NA EL A F SO ER NU T M

SE LR AS T W RO OR SS YE

T HA DS TT VE

58 County Elderly name in 55 East Coast 59 five Graduation states garb ‌ or what the 56 Havecompound no worries answers to 17-, 28- and 44-Across DOWN represent?

1 Something 63 Birch or beech do (and 64 babies Astronaut people do at Shepard babies) 65 1Elements of a roll 2 call /100 de un siglo 66 Minute or hour marker a clock 3 Line on on a bill 67 Fey of comedy 4 Petrify, say 68 iPhone maker 5 Without a bit of sense 6 Pumped DOWN One doing piano 71 Animals whose repair fur may change in thecartoon 2 color Japanese winter art genre 83 Slips Assemble, as equipment 9 Dump 4 Cry of delight 10 “Yay!�

5 Big bang maker 11 Contracted 6 Surrounded by 127 Unit measure for $15/hour, maybe chili 8 Biblical verb suffix 13 Fix, as laces 9 Collection of 14 Gas once figures forused a in aerosols statistical analysis 10 Toy Meandered 20 company name 11 whose Very annoying comes from the 12 Dakota Quaker Sioux William “big� at 13 word Took for a gander 21 allNever!� there 18 Not “Me? 23 Don ’60s ___, “Don 22 hallucinogenic Giovanni� role 25 Actor “Never in the 23 Burton field of human 24 Chinese martial conflict was so much ___ by so arts many to so few�: 26 Most popular Churchill U.S. baby name 26 for Slipper sandal boys,or199927 2012 Females in wool

22

33

44

55

6

14 15

98

21

19 22

23

33

34

25

25

9

22 20

26

34

45

41

42

46 54

55

43 49

10 11

16

16

18

19

11 12

12 13

30 36

31

13 14

23

30 29

35 35 39

38

37 42

44

10

26 29 28

36 41

>> BACKPAGE

24 27

28

33 37

W. LACROSSE

“Daily Pennsylvanian�.

No. 0215 0218 No.

18

20

27 32

87

at:

prizesudoku.com

The Sudoku Source of

15

17 17

21 24

76

of confidence,� Murphy said.

The Red and Blue continued their recent offensive surge up in Ithaca. In their two Ivy League contests so far, the Quakers have averaged 17.5 goals, a noticeable increase from their nonconference goals per game mark of 11.8.

Goldner, who put the Quakers ahead in the game’s final seconds, now has 25 goals on the season. He has scored nine goals through Penn’s two League encounters so far, truly making his mark felt on the team.

“[Goldner has] gotten stronger and faster and his stick has improved in terms of his shooting ability and how quickly he gets the ball out of his stick,� Murphy said. “We have the ball more because we’re winning more faceoffs and stuff so there’s a lot that contributes to [Goldner’s season so far].�

The Red and Blue will look to capitalize on their hot start in Ivy play when they return to Franklin Field next Saturday to take on defending national champion Yale.

These two offensive heavyweights carried the day for the Quakers, who ultimately turned in a messy win. Thankfully for Penn, the visitors could not execute offensively in crunch time, despite surges at the beginning of the second half and within the last five minutes.

The Red and Blue were able to find a rhythm during a 10-minute span in the second half, when they netted four goals in a row, including two from Belodeau. The deficit built by this run was simply too much

for Cornell’s inconsistent offense to overcome, thus putting the Quakers in control.

The Red and Blue will need to return to their usual elite play quickly after this close win. Next weekend, Penn will travel to the banks of Lake Michigan to take on No. 11 Northwestern, a much tougher matchup than the Big Red. “We have to prepare this week and get better every day,� Corbett said.

Now all eyes turn toward the Wildcats.

31

deciding factor in the victory, with Rosenzweig once again leading the way. Rosenzweig posted a team-high five points with a hat-trick and two assists. Sophomore attacker Zoe Belodeau also had a healthy contribution, posting a game-high four goals. “If we all were firing better as a team on the attack, [Rosenzweig] could have even more [points],� Corbett said.

knocked down a pair of jumpers, and finally, two free throws by junior guard Kendall Grasela made it 38-37 entering the last 10 minutes.

That was the closest the Quakers would get. In the fourth, they stayed within striking distance, shooting better than they had in the first half.

However, the Friars’ senior guard Jovana Nogic — who had a slow start to the game — knocked down a couple of deep threes to maintain a decent margin.

The Red and Blue needed a couple of stops in the final stretch to get back into the game, but they couldn’t get them. Providence ultimately put Penn away with a couple of baskets from Baskerville, who extended her team’s lead to 10 with just 1:17 to go. The Quakers fouled Providence several times in order to stretch out the game, and the Friars were able to knock down their foul shots to close it out.

“Going in down nine at half and not playing very well on the offensive end, I thought wasn’t the worst thing,� McLaughlin said. “And then we really played well in the third quarter; we got the game right back to where we started ... and we just kind of ran out of gas late.�

Penn also lost in the second round of the WNIT a year ago, with both defeats coming after the Quakers finished the Ivy Tournament as runners-up behind Princeton. With Sunday’s loss, the team will be saying goodbye to four seniors — Russell, Aghayere, Daley, and guard Deja Jackson — all of whom made an appearance in Sunday’s contest. “When you evaluate the progress and the amount of wins and the achievements and growth, it’s just been remarkable,� McLaughlin said. “It’s bittersweet in the end, but when we look back, we’ve achieved so much this year.�

32

40

38 43

39 46

47

44

W. BASKETBALL

40 48

45 50

51

47 56

52

53

57

48 58

59

49 60

61

53 63

64

54

65

55 66

67

56

68

62

50

51

52

PUZZLE BY

BY WYNA LESLIELIU ROGERS AND ANDREA CARLA MICHAELS PUZZLE

29 Greek Britishisland racing 28 town that lent its where a famous name tostatue a kind of armless salt found was 30 Pleasant 29 Be successful, 31 informally Country/pop singer Campbell 30 “Biography�

32 Request at acable hair channel salon, informally 31 hardware 33 Bits Lastofname of a trio of baseball that can fit inside brothers 32-Downs 34 Opening Protection at the 32 beach for 31-Down 38 Crafts in a “close 34 Fabric nameof the encounter since 1924 third kind�

tum the Big Red tried to carry into the weekend. Their loss to Penn puts Cornell’s early Ivy League title hopes in jeopardy, marking the home side’s second Ancient Eight loss of the year in as many contests. “They have historically been the best team in the Ivy League.

They have won more Ivy championships than anybody. So, those first two wins over those traditional powers gives us a little bit

ARI STONBERG

Sophomore Allison Frommer took home an individual Eastern College Athletic Conference title in the uneven bars with a career-best 9.825.

Create and solve your Sudoku puzzles for FREE.

by Will Will Shortz Shortz Edited by 11

Play Sudoku and win prizes

NEWYORKTIMESCROSSWORDPUZZLE Crossword

bers can still use the experience of the last four years as a tool moving forward. “I’ve learned to be resilient and bounce back from failure. ...

Something else I’ll take with me is the friendships that I’ve made because my teammates are my best friends and that’s something I’m going to miss, but I know we’re friends for life,� Swirbalus said.

Swirbalus qualified for multiple USAG Individual Championships, and was a USAG first-team All-American her sophomore year. Moore was captain for the past three seasons and competed at USAG Nationals. Rube also served as captain during the 2019 season, while also being placed on the ECAC All-Academic Team the past three years.

Despite the loss of the four seniors, the squad is primed to be back and competitive in the Ivy League and ECAC.

39 Zesty Riverbank deposit 35 bowlful 40 Shots Partner ready 39 forofdudes? and willing 40 Cry after a lucky 42 snag “Monkey see, monkey do� type 41 Stirred 45 Like some sweatshirts and 42 Sports cobras Illustrated’s 46 “Olympian Item of fishing of the gear Century�

47 Touches Fruit that’s peeled 43 down 48 “In Zillions 44 general, ___ 51 isCrush the at thewith bottom foot, with “on� of all great John 52 mistakes�: Low-tech hair Ruskin dryer

53 Imbroglio Touch, taste or 45 sight 47 querulously 54 Cry Hiker’s route

55 Old Home of the Taj 49 British sports Mahal cars 56 Length of a 50 Khaleda bridge ___, first female P.M. Bangladesh 60 of Rumble in the (1991-96, Jungle champ 2001-06) 61 Crime lab material 51 High lines 62 Space between 52 Machiavellian two teeth, e.g.

Online Online subscriptions: subscriptions:Today’s Today’s puzzle puzzleand andmore morethan than7,000 7,000past past puzzles, puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords nytimes.com/crosswords($39.95 ($39.95aayear). year).

Read Read about about and and comment comment on on each eachpuzzle: puzzle:nytimes.com/wordplay. nytimes.com/wordplay.

>> BACKPAGE

did have, we just didn’t execute or finish. We didn’t get the ball out in transition, and it was just a really big struggle in the first half.�

The Friars took advantage of Penn’s mishaps, capping off the first half with a 10-2 run. At the buzzer, Friars’ sophomore guard Chanell Williams put in a layup after a Penn turnover, making the score 29-20 in favor of Providence.

To begin the second half, it looked like the Quakers may not have had enough to get back into the game. However, they flipped a switch halfway through the quarter, jumping out to a 10-0 run. This stretch to end the quarter was started by an Aghayere and-one layup to cut the lead to eight with 4:57 left in the period. From there, senior guards Kristen Daley and Ashley Russell

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019

SPORTS 11

Red and Blue pick up two wins in first Ivy League home series SOFTBALL | Quakers won final two games of the series EMILY GLIKLICH Contributing Reporter

After some struggling to gain consistent ground in the first few weeks of the season, Penn softball finally hit its stride in the series against Harvard this weekend.

The Quakers went head-tohead with the Crimson in a three-game series, coming out on top with two wins and one loss.

While the Red and Blue (119, 3-3 Ivy) fell short with an 8-7 loss in the first game of the series on Saturday, senior first baseman Hannah Gibbons feels that the game could have gone either way.

“I think if you would’ve given us an extra inning, we would’ve come back and beat Harvard.

Just small things here and there made the difference … there wasn’t anything crazy,” Gibbons said.

On Sunday, both the sun and the Quakers came out to play.

The Red and Blue showed up for the doubleheader to close out the series with a renewed spark, especially in their bats.

The Penn offense came alive immediately in the first inning of the game. The momentum continued as the group consistently put multiple runs on the board each inning, and ultimately shut down the Crimson (7-12, 1-2) in just five innings with a final score of 12-2.

“I think prior to [this series], in earlier games, that was our biggest problem: We’d get runners on base and couldn’t get them in. But that wasn’t the issue this weekend,” Gibbons said.

The Quakers kept their foot on the gas throughout the last game of the series, putting up a

total of 11 hits and getting runners into scoring position every inning. While Harvard did put some pressure on Penn toward the end of the game — with the tying and winning runs in scoring position in the seventh — the Red and Blue managed to close out the game and finish with a 3-2 win.

“Things were falling in our favor today. We still had the same amount of intensity that we had yesterday. There was nothing wrong with the intensity yesterday, but today things were just working for us and Harvard didn’t show up, so we capitalized for sure,” Gibbons said.

Gibbons credits a big part of the Quakers’ success this weekend to the way they approached the series.

“We’re playing with high intensity, but we’re still having fun. We’re not tight and tense, we’re intense but enjoying the weather, enjoying each other,

Player of the Week: Sean Phelan BASEBALL | Senior first baseman had seven RBIs ISAAC SPEAR Associate Sports Editor

Early into the spring, it seems as if Penn baseball’s offense has undergone an impressive one-year transformation. It’s no surprise to see Sean Phelan leading the way.

The senior first baseman has been a consistent hitter throughout his career at Penn, sporting a batting average of .282 over his first three seasons. In an offense that was starved of scoring last season, Phelan provided solid production from the middle of the lineup.

So far this season, he’s taking it to another level.

In the three-game set against Harvard over the weekend, the Quakers’ bats put up 31 runs, of which Phelan knocked in seven.

This brings his RBI total on the year to 22 to go along with his team-leading .408 batting average.

Phelan’s power was on full display in the first game of the series, as he bashed a home run and a double in a four-hit effort. Power is perhaps Phelan’s biggest strength as a hitter, and the numbers back it up.

Currently slugging .704, he’s no stranger to slapping extra-base hits.

While Phelan has been a fixture for the Red and Blue since his freshman year, he has yet to

experience this high level of support around him. The team as a whole is averaging close to 10 runs per game, and an infusion of extra power hitters into the lineup in freshmen Craig Larsen and Josh Hood has taken some of the pressure off Phelan.

The numbers that Phelan has been putting up may not seem sustainable, but with consistent hitting in front of him at the top of the lineup, he has all the support necessary to have an all-time season.

While dropping the opening conference series of the season may not have been the ideal result for the Quakers, there are plenty of reasons for optimism, and Phelan is one of the strongest.

CHASE SUTTON & CHRISTINE LAM

WRESTLING >> BACKPAGE

pounds, also had a solid showing at his first NCAAs. He lost to No. 10 Brent Fleetwood from North Dakota State by a narrow 2-0 result, but recovered in the consolation bracket to defeat Chattanooga’s No. 26 Alonzo Allen in sudden victory by a 7-5 score.

In the second round of wrestle-

backs, he was up against No. 9 Rayvon Foley of Michigan State, who proved too much for Ferrante to handle. Foley took a 7-4 win and would go on to win three more matches to place seventh.

“Anthony and Carmen now have returning NCAA experience and are in a position to share that with their team members and lead accordingly,” Reina said.

After returning zero Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Asso-

ciation or NCAA points from last season, the team made great strides onto the national scene this year, especially thanks to Artalona and Ferrante.

Artalona’s title-winning performance at the EIWA Championships over spring break was the first by a Penn freshman since 2006, and Ferrante always seemed to be up there with him. There’s no reason next season shouldn’t be as successful as this one was.

and enjoying the game. And that’s making a big difference for us,” she said.

Since the small things seemed to have made all the difference in Penn’s success against Harvard, Gibbons thinks that it will be crucial to tweak these types of mistakes before heading up to Hanover, N.H. next weekend.

Looking ahead, the Quakers intend to carry this energy all the way up to Hanover for their next Ivy League matchup against Dartmouth.

“Dartmouth going away is going to be interesting,” Gibbons said. “Traveling eight hours up to Dartmouth is going to be rough, so [we have to] make sure we have the same amount of energy when we’re not on our field and playing in 30-degree weather.”

Though Penn might be playing in cooler weather next weekend, the Quakers have every intention of keeping their bats red hot.

TAMARA WURMAN

Senior Hannah Gibbons knocked in Penn softball’s first run of the series against Harvard. The Quakers won two of the three games.

Quakers coast past St. John’s

W. TENNIS | Penn opens Ivy season next Saturday EMMA RONZETTI Contributing Reporter

The Quakers’ opponents may have arrived at the Hecht Tennis Center as the Red Storm, but they left feeling less Red and more Blue.

On Saturday, Penn women’s tennis (11-3) secured a 5-0 home victory against St. John’s (9-4), who came into the meet hot off of a five-match win streak. Penn boasts an undefeated record at ZACH SHELDON home and overwhelmed Temple with a 7-0 clean sweep last Senior Marta Kowalska and the rest of Penn women’s tennis beat weekend. But, even with these St. John’s by a score of 5-0 for the team’s sixth win of the spring. accomplishments, the Red and Blue kept its concentration on Singh said. “We had the mental match to finish prematurely — the Johnnies and their several edge, because it kind of eases a without an official winner — in competitive strengths. burden.” the middle of the first set.

“We have our goals, and we’ve However, Penn was far from And, like in the doubles event, been very focused on the little ready to let up, determined to sophomore Jennifer Richards things,” senior OJ Singh, who is give consistent results through- won via walkover. The singles also a DP staffer, said. out the match regardless of their competition was in stark conAfter sitting out the last match opponents’ numbers. trast to last week’s with Temple, due to injury, freshman Yulia “We expected [St. John’s] to where the Quakers won the event Bryzgalova resumed her domi- be super feisty,” Singh said. “We after a three-hour contest. nance on the court, displaying a knew that they beat Harvard “We wrapped it up quickly and strong performance right out the and we thought it was going to we focused on every point and gate in the doubles match with be tough and a good build up to not losing stupid points that were teammate Singh.

Ivies.” unnecessary,” Kowalska said. “It But it wouldn’t be spring withThe persistence and high en- was discipline and focus.” out a few showers, and the John- ergy of the Quakers extended This triumph was Penn’s final nies applied significant pressure into the singles matches, despite match before Ivy League play, on some of Penn’s key play- the pressure put on them by the and while the Quakers feel reasers. The doubles team of senior Red Storm. Penn won the first sured, the players have realistic Marta Kowalska and sophomore set in all but one match, with expectations for the challenges Marija Curnic found themselves Singh and junior Ashley Zhu ahead. trailing for most of their match. losing only two games over“It definitely gives us a lot However, the pair never finished. all. Bryzgalova continued her of confidence. But we’re going Because the Red Storm lacked strong comeback by facing off to play outside next week, and the players to compete in a third against Jessica Livianu, the we haven’t played outside yet,” doubles match, the Quakers were reigning Big East Player of the Kowalska said. “So, it definitely handed the doubles point with Year. As the games in the first gives us confidence, but at the only one win. Undefeated pair set progressed, the players were same time we don’t feel overly Singh and Bryzgalova won their so evenly matched that this was cocky about it. It’s going to be 11th match of the year by a score expected to be a remarkable helpful that we’re playing at of 6-1. Their victory meant Penn tournament of endurance. home.” had clinched the doubles point, However, the singles event finNext weekend, the Quakers so Kowalska and Curnic didn’t ished quickly with three strong will see if the home court magic need to complete their match. wins made by other Penn play- lasts as they face rival Princeton “It’s just unfortunate that they ers in rapid succession, causing in their Ivy League season-opendidn’t have enough players,” the exciting Bryzgalova/Livianu ing matchup.

HA P P Y HOUR

monday-thursday 4:00 pm

20% off all cold pressed juices Perelman Center 3400 Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104

(215) 386-1350 http://www.kitchengia.com/

PattayaRestaruant.com | 215.387.8533 4006 Chestnut Street

Dine-in, Catering & Delivery

Happy Hour: Mon-Fri 5-7 Lunch Special: Mon-Fri $9.95 Early Bird: Sun-Thur $11.95

MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 VOL. CXXXV

NO. 18

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

FOUNDED 1885

Penn sneaks by Big Red in one-goal win Zoe Belodeau powered Quakers with handling the ball, committing a total of 21 turnovers — one more than Cornell. to victory with four-goal effort EVAN VIROSLAV Sports Reporter

WOMEN’S LACROSSE CORNELL No. 5 PENN

SON NGUYEN

Goldner’s goal sends Quakers past Cornell Red and Blue scored seven and the game-winning shot. goals in the fourth quarter Leading the Quakers in scorZACK ROVNER Associate Sports Editor

MEN’S LACROSSE

15 16

No. 5 CORNELL NO. 17 PENN

Senior midfielder Alex Roesner rounded the back of the net as time ticked off the game clock, looking for a teammate. Then he found junior attackman Adam Goldner.

Goldner collected Roesner’s feed and tactfully maneuvered around the goalie, setting up an opportunity for his fourth goal of the day

ing coming into the contest, the junior attacker was no stranger to the spotlight.

Before the ball even left his stick, the Penn bench erupted in cheers, seemingly knowing the outcome of the shot prior to it reaching the back of the net.

The shot finally found its place at home in the goal and the Penn sideline exploded.

With just 17.9 seconds left on the clock, Goldner put the No. 17 Quakers up 16-15 to defeat an Ivy League rival in No. 5 Cornell.

“They were preparing to get into a little bit of an invert zone. So Adam found a gap in it and stepped to it

and Alex found him,” coach Mike Murphy said.

The Quakers’ win in Ithaca, N.Y. is their second straight Ivy League win and fourth in a row overall. Despite the narrow victory, the Red and Blue (4-3, 2-0 Ivy) played from behind for much of the contest. Just five minutes into the second quarter, Penn was down 7-2, and it looked like the Big Red would run away with the game in front of their home crowd.

With a deficit as large as four in the second half, Penn clawed its way back into the contest through brute force, using its powerful offense to keep its chances alive.

“We weren’t playing all

that great early on either side of the field. But, we knew we could score,” Murphy said. “We just talked about keeping our composure and keep playing. Guys adapted and especially the seniors stepped up.”

In the last 10:13 of the game, the Big Red fell victim to a 6-2 run from the visiting Quakers, who used five goal scorers in the process to repeatedly blow past Cornell’s defense and snatch the victory.

Cornell (5-3, 0-2 Ivy) came into the game off an 18-3 rout of Saint Bonaventure, but Saturday’s result will take away any momenSEE M. LACROSSE PAGE 10

10 11

A win is a win.

Penn women’s lacrosse pulled out a narrow 11-10 victory over Cornell on Saturday afternoon, increasing the Quakers’ season win total to eight, and preserving their one-loss record. The Big Red had a chance to even the score with 55 seconds left, but a save from junior goalie Mikaila Cheeseman spoiled the upsetminded Cornell’s hopes.

The Quakers (8-1, 2-0 Ivy), despite being ranked No. 5 in the nation, struggled throughout the game to separate themselves from the Big Red (4-4, 2-1).

The most glaring issue for Penn was maintaining possession. The Red and Blue had trouble throughout both halves

“We came out with the win, which is great, but there’s a lot we need to improve on,” junior attacker Gabby Rosenzweig said. “We don’t hold ourselves accountable in practice.”

The lack of control on Penn’s part allowed Cornell to have many more looks at the goal, taking 21 more shots than Penn — with 15 of those 21 coming in the second half. Many of those looks emerged from free position opportunities.

The Quakers allowed Cornell to have 10 opportunities from within eight meters of the goal.

“We were a step behind,” coach Karin Corbett said regarding the play of the defense.

Although the Quakers’ defense has been a big part of their success this season, the amount of penalties, shots, and ultimately, goals allowed composed a subpar performance for one of the nation’s best teams.

On the other hand, the Penn offense, despite its many turnovers, became the SEE W. LACROSSE PAGE 10

SON NGUYEN

Sophomore attacker Zoe Belodeau notched four goals in Penn women’s lacrosse’s 11-10 win over Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Penn Park.

Women’s basketball ends season with loss in WNIT

Freshmen Artalona and Ferrante shine at first NCAA Championships

Penn lost in the second round for second year

WRESTLING | Artalona made it to the Round of 12

DANNY CHIARODIT Sports Editor

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PENN PROVIDENCE

54 64

The Quakers fought all the way back, but couldn’t close it out.

Penn women’s basketball’s season ended on Sunday with a 64-54 loss to Providence in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. After a flat first half, the Quakers (24-7, 12-2 Ivy) got

back into the game with a 10-0 run to end the third quarter. But just like their loss to Princeton in the Ivy title game last weekend, they couldn’t seal the deal in the final stretch.

It was a defensive battle early on, as both teams struggled on offense coming out of the gate.

Neither side could get a threepoint shot to go down in the first quarter, and Providence (19-15, 8-10 Big East) entered the second period with a 13-9 lead. Senior forward Princess Aghayere — who finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds — kept Penn in the game early on, scoring five points in the first quarter.

On the other end, it was freshman forward Mary Baskerville who gave the Red

and Blue problems in the first half. She totaled 13 points in the first 20 minutes of play and was effective in guarding sophomore center Eleah Parker, who couldn’t get into a rhythm and ended the night with six points.

After keeping it relatively close throughout the second period, Penn once again became stagnant in the last several minutes of the half. The Quakers scored just two points and became sloppy on offense in the final six minutes and five seconds.

“We just didn’t get anything going; we didn’t generate a whole lot of offense from our defense,” coach Mike McLaughlin said. “The opportunities that we SEE W. BASKETBALL PAGE 10

ALEC DRUGGAN

Senior forward Princess Aghayere led the Red and Blue with 15 points in her final career game with women’s basketball on Sunday. The Quakers eventually fell to Providence, 64-54, to end their year.

FOLLOW US @DAILYPENN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

WILL DiGRANDE Sports Editor

Another year, another strong showing by Penn wrestling at the NCAA Championships.

Unlike in 2018, when all four of the Red and Blue’s national qualifiers were seniors, two freshmen were the only Quakers who made it to Pittsburgh this year to compete on college wrestling’s biggest stage.

Throughout the season, Penn has been dominated by rookies, most notably Anthony Artalona and Carmen Ferrante. The pair has been stellar all year long, finishing with 28 and 25 season wins, respectively.

This weekend, the freshmen continued their dominance on the mat, as Artalona recovered from an opening loss to reach the infamous Round of 12, and Ferrante also picked up a win among stiff opposition. “[I’ve been] tremendously proud of these guys throughout the course of the year,” coach Roger Reina said.

“They’ve continued to grow and improve and prepare themselves to compete at the NCAAs, and they were competitive in all their matches.”

Ranked No. 13 at 149 pounds, Artalona came into the NCAAs poised to make a deep run towards the AllAmerican status that comes with placing in the top eight of one’s weight class.

Artalona’s hopes took an early hit after his first match, where he couldn’t overcome a late takedown by No. 20 Tommy Thorn of Minnesota, falling

ERIC ZENG

Freshman sensation Anthony Artalona saw his season come to an end with a loss in the Round of 12, finishing just short of All-American status.

by a 5-4 score and sending him into the consolation bracket.

Luckily for the freshman, he pulled off a string of wins to make his way through the wrestlebacks.

First up was No. 29 Matthew Zovistoski of Appalachian State, who Artalona easily dispatched by way of a 16-1 technical fall.

Next up was his second Big Ten opponent of the competition, Wisconsin’s No. 19 Cole Martin. This time Artalona would come out on top, 7-2, after a six-point third period catapulted him in control.

In the third consolation round, he faced No. 28 Michael Sprague of American in what would be his tightest match thus far. All tied after regu-

lation, the match was only deadlocked for nine seconds into sudden victory before Artalona put together a swift takedown and clinched the win to advance to the Round of 12.

Winners in the Round of 12, also called the “Blood Round”, finish in the top eight and become All-Americans, so the pressure runs especially high.

Artalona matched up against Iowa State’s No. 8 Jarrett Degen, and fell behind 4-2 after the first period. Despite putting up a late fight, Artalona couldn’t rally to come back and lost 6-5 to close his season.

Ferrante, the No. 23 seed at 125 SEE WRESTLING PAGE 11

SEND STORY IDEAS TO DPSPORTS@THEDP.COM CONTACT US: 215-422-4640