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Since one of the largest-ever college admissions scandals surfaced on March 12, when unsealed documents implicated elite institutions and charged 50 individuals in connection to crimes including fraud and racketeering, admissions has dominated the national conversation. Penn was not named in any document, but ties have emerged connecting Penn’s own bribery admissions scandal with the national story. The Penn parent who bribed former men’s basketball star and coach Jerome Allen also sent funds to the college consultant behind the wide-

spread scheme, according to Allen’s recent testimony.

The recent scandal has also launched a national conversation on the role money plays in the admissions process and on the inequality of access to resources that wealth often provides applicants of elite institutions like Penn. As the admissions process wraps up for high school seniors, and with Penn’s regular decision results set to be sent out March 28, prospective and admitted students of the Class of 2023 are coming to terms with their own experiences with wealth and privilege in the admissions process.

For Julia Zuckerman, an incoming College freshman from

Chappaqua, N.Y., the nationwide admissions scandal did not come as a shock. She attends Horace Greeley High School, where she said most of the students she knows hired both outside college counselors and private tutors for standardized tests. Since the news broke, however, she said she’s been considering the prominent role money and access has played in getting she and her peers into prestigious universities.

“I definitely do feel a little bit differently now because it’s kind of just bringing up a lot of questions about privilege that I think I’ve been subconsciously trying to ignore because it makes me feel better about the college pro-

cess,” Zuckerman said.

With the help of her tutor and her private college consultant, she decided to apply to Penn through the Early Decision program. Zuckerman said it was a difficult decision for her, although she participated in a summer program at the University and grew up attending Penn sports games with her aunt, who also graduated from Penn.

“I really think my application would have been significantly different without that kind of guidance so I’m very thankful,” Zuckerman said. “But, I mean, definitely this scandal is causing me to rethink and almost limit those resources.”

Incoming College freshman Doulton Ho attends Kamehameha High School in Hawaii, where she said many of her peers don’t think they’re qualified to attend schools on the East Coast, and where it is rare to be accepted to a school like Penn. Ho used the college counselor her high school provided her, but in many ways access to resources was limited.

“What I struggled with was, ‘Can I pay for another SAT?’ I couldn’t, so I had to hope that my SAT score was good enough,” Ho said.

Ho wasn’t sure she would be able to apply to Penn. She’s the first person in her family to attend college, and until she was granted

a fee waiver, she said she wasn’t sure she’d have the money to apply.

“I definitely feel cheated. It’s kind of like you study all of these hours to get a decent score on your SAT, you take all of these classes, and it’s crazy that we’re still living in a world where money is really everything,” she said.

Both Zuckerman and Ho described the pressure they endured during the admissions process, which has been a pervading aspect of the conversation that has arisen in part as a result of Operation Varsity Blues.

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Penn student diagnosed with mumps as local cases grow

Students criticize Gutmann’s absence at Take Back the Night

Student health announced on Wednesday

Gutmann has not attended for the past four years

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A Penn undergraduate was diagnosed with a lab-confirmed case of the mumps, following an outbreak at Temple University that has sickened at least 100 students.

The infected Penn student lives off campus and was diagnosed following lab testing at Student Health Service, according to a March 27 email to the Penn community from Provost Wendell Pritchett, Vice President for Human Resources Jack Heuer, Vice Provost for University Life Valarie SwainCade McCoullum, and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé.

The message read that public health officials believe the case

at Penn is unconnected to the Temple outbreak.

“Penn staff are in constant communication with the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Philadelphia Department of Public Health to monitor this evolving situation,” the message added.

Mumps is a contagious viral disease with symptoms including fevers, headaches, muscle aches, loss of appetite, and swollen salivary glands. It is usually spread through saliva, including by sharing food and drinks.

Penn currently requires all full-time students and all students living in campus housing to have two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. The vaccine is 88 percent effective at preventing the disease, but cases of the mumps do appear in vaccinated populations.

The message encouraged members of the Penn community to wash hands frequently and to “avoid sharing food, drinks, utensils, or e-cigarettes.” It added that symptomatic students should visit SHS, where they may be directed to self-isolate.

Since late February 2019, there reportedly have been an estimated 105 cases of the mumps at Temple, with 18 confirmed cases and 87 probable cases. Isolated cases have also been reported at Drexel University, at West Chester University, and in Montgomery County, Pa. In response, Temple has announced it will require future students to be up-to-date on the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines. It is also offering a free vaccine clinic for students, faculty, and staff.

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Students are criticizing Penn President Amy Gutmann for turning down invitations to attend Take Back the Night, an annual march against sexual violence, for the past four years. This year, Gutmann wrote in an email to students involved that she will not attend the rally due to a scheduling conflict.

The event, which will be held on April 4, is hosted by Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention and typically sees hundreds of students and staff attend the march. Penn’s Take Back the Night is part of an international movement aimed at ending sexual violence and supporting survivors of sexual violence.

ASAP Chair and College senior Kara Hardie said in the four

years she has been part of ASAP, Gutmann has never attended the march. As chair, she said she invited Gutmann on March 12 this year to make a statement in support of the event and speak about the work Penn has done to show dedication to ending sexual violence on campus.

Gutmann wrote in an email to Hardie that she will also not be able to attend this year’s march because of a “long-standing commitment.”

Gutmann instead sent a statement of support for ASAP student leaders to read at the event. Despite letters and emails from Gutmann communicating support, members of Penn’s anti-violence community call Gutmann’s absence “disappointing” and “disheartening.”

“I would say it is one of the largest events that happens on Penn’s campus related to these sexual violence issues, and the fact that [Gutmann] has been unable to attend

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when there really is one event that really focuses on these issues, and she can’t even attend. That is pretty disappointing,” Hardie said.

The event is broken up into four parts: the rally with the keynote speaker on College Green, the march down Locust Walk and around campus, the Survivor Speak-out where survivors share their stories, and a debrief at the Penn Women’s Center.

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Van Pelt basement to undergo complete summer renovation New furniture, outlets, and lighting planned CONOR MURRAY Staff Reporter

Van Pelt Library’s basement will undergo a major renovation at the end of the spring semester.

“It’ll be a brand new space you won’t even recognize,” said Sal Caputo, director of Facilities Management for Van Pelt.

Van Pelt’s management staff decided to completely overhaul the basement after the Undergraduate Assembly brought up an issue with broken outlets in the space. The renovations will begin the day after Commencement on May 21, and the basement will be closed until a week or two before the start of the fall semester.

Facilities and Real Estate Services will add brighter lighting,

replace the carpeting, repaint the walls, and replace the soft furniture in the basement with new pieces. It will also rewire the entire electrical system, Caputo said.

The renovation project began after UA representative and College sophomore Chase Serota and UA associate member and College sophomore Jesse Fox approached Caputo with concerns about the number of broken electrical outlets in the basement. Serota said after Caputo examined the outlets himself, he immediately called electricians, who discovered an electrical problem affecting the entire basement due to the advanced age of the system.

After examining the outlets, they determined that the costs of fixing each individual outlet would not be worth it, leading to a revamp of the whole electrical

system. Serota said after meeting with Caputo several times, the two decided that since they were already completely rewiring the electrical system, the basement was due for a “complete refresh” because of the dilapidated state of the basement.

Much of the electrical system and other amenities were installed 20 to 30 years ago, Caputo said.

As a result, he said many outlets eventually stopped working and the furniture is “in tatters.”

College freshman Anneliese Israel said when she is studying late at Van Pelt, she does not like having to move to the basement after the library closes because it is overly crowded and dim.

“I never study in the basement unless I have to, and I hate when I have to,” Israel said.

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After reviewing the state of the electrical outlets in the basement of Van Pelt, library officials decided to completely revamp the basement, which has an outdated electrical system a couple of decades old.

close to her engineering classes, she avoids studying in the basement because of the dark lighting and the close proximity of the tables, which makes it difficult to maneuver around the basement.

“We promise a world-class facility,” Caputo said. “The way to do that is to make sure these

things are met: it’s comfortable, it’s clean, and things are in working order.”

Caputo and the UA are also considering creating a mindfulness space in Van Pelt, where students can relax during reading periods. A similar mindfulness space opened in Huntsman Hall last semester.

Caputo is now working with an office furniture company to get furniture samples in April, and the UA will then weigh in and help decide what pieces to order. Funding for the project will come from the library’s budget and a cost for the renovation is yet undetermined, Caputo said.

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Students demand graduate-specific resources at open Forum They call for more spaces for cultural groups ASHLEY AHN Staff Reporter

Graduate student leaders raised concerns about the lack of attention given to graduate studentspecific issues at the University Council Open Forum Wednesday.

The students called on top administrators to address the lack of space given to cultural groups, the need for more first-generation, low-income graduate student resources, and the need for more clarity surrounding Penn’s sexual misconduct policies.

The University Council holds an Open Forum every year at which any member of the Penn community can raise issues to the Council. Penn President Amy Gutmann, Provost Wendell Pritchett, faculty, and undergraduate and graduate student representatives have seats on the Council.

Students urged Penn to give the three cultural houses, which are housed in the ARCH basement, more space and resources. Three graduate students at the forum described staff members in the cultural centers — La Casa Latina, Makuu, and the Pan-Asian American Community House — as “overworked” and “underfunded,” and advocated for more funding to increase staff.

First-year chemistry Ph.D student Christopher Johnny, who is a member of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, said the three staff members at Makuu are “stretched-thin.”

Their criticism comes after undergraduate students in the 6B, Penn’s main undergraduate minority group coalition, met with administrators to lobby for more space beyond the ARCH basement for the three cultural centers.

Third year master’s student in Nanotechnology Francisco Saldaña, a member of the Latin American Graduate and Professional Students Assembly, said extra funding for La Casa could help them recruit a staff member who could specifically connect graduate students to La Casa.

“Students can feel lost and overwhelmed particularly since many graduate programs are very isolating and have very few Latinx students,” Saldaña said.

Saldaña also advocated for more physical space for La Casa, adding that the space cannot seat more than 10 people. First-year master’s student in Nonprofit Leadership Sanjana Dalmiya, who is a member of the Pan-Asian Graduate Student Association, said PAACH’s current space is not visible, given its less prominent location in the ARCH basement.

“A bigger space will not only help spread visibility of our community house but also provide various resources to a larger number of students,” Dalmina said.

Undergraduate students sitting on the University Council — including UMOJA representative and College sophomore Martha Gakunju and Asian Pacific Student Coalition representative Katherine Hsu — echoed these sentiments.

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Penn President Amy Gutmann (above), Provost Wendell Pritchett, faculty, and undergraduate and graduate student representatives have seats on the University Council. The University Council holds an Open Forum every year at which any member of the Penn community can raise issues.

PAACH quite frequently, I noticed that there is simply not enough space for even undergrad students, much less grad students,” said Hsu, who is a College and Wharton sophomore.

Graduate student presenters at the forum also spoke about the absence of resources for FGLI graduate students.

First-year master’s student in Nonprofit Leadership Sarah Simi Cohen, a member of the First-Generation Low-Income Queer group, said the FGLI resources dedicated to undergraduate students leave many graduate students with “little

to no institutional assistance.” In spring 2018, Penn announced plans to create the Penn First Plus office for FGLI undergraduate students.

“An undergraduate student receiving FGLI resources can decide to matriculate into any G12 school and lose an immense amount of resources,” Senito said.

Senito said FGLI-Q graduate students need resources comparable to undergraduate FGLI resources such as food pantries, travel funding, cap and gown purchasing, and spring break food money.

During the open forum, grad students also raised concerns

Amid 2020, Biden Center’s fate unknown Penn declines to comment on potential Biden bid GRANT BIANCO Staff Reporter

Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported former Vice President Joe Biden was lining up donors for a potential 2020 presidential campaign.

Last week, he almost announced his campaign by accident, before quickly correcting himself.

While many signs point to the Penn Presidential Professor of Practice running, Penn won’t address the topic — yet. As Biden continues to inch closer to announcing his candidacy, his relationship with Penn remains in question.

Since leaving office in January 2017, Biden has made a number of high-profile appearances on campus over the past two years. In his most recent visit last month, he attacked President Donald Trump’s record on foreign policy, but did not address a widely rumored presidential campaign.

Biden’s most significant tie to Penn is the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, an office in Washington, D.C., which opened last year and primarily focuses on foreign policy and national security. The center hosted on-

campus conversations featuring Biden and a number of world leaders, including former U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and former Mexican President Felipe Calderon. In January, the New York Times reported that this was Biden’s only paid salary.

When asked about the Center’s future, Biden Center Director of Communications Carlyn Reichel did not directly address the Vice President’s political future.

“The Penn Biden Center has been and will remain active in shaping critical foreign policy debates,” Reichel wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. “Here in Washington, Vice President Biden hosted the President of Estonia for a meeting at the Penn Biden Center, and our staff met with Penn-affiliated groups in DC, including alumni from the region.”

The Biden Center declined to comment on follow-up questions regarding a presidential campaign.

University Spokesperson Stephen MacCarthy also declined to comment on the issue.

“We are not commenting on anything regarding Vice President Biden unless or until he were to make an announcement regarding his plans,” MacCarthy wrote in an email to the DP. The Democratic presidential

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The construction of New College House West, Penn’s most expensive dorm, remains on schedule despite facing minor delays because of wet weather-related issues, Penn housing officials said.

The setbacks include the delayed completion of caisson work, which was supposed to be completed by early March, but was pushed back to mid-April, Residential Services Manager Jamal Hagood wrote in a March 12 email sent to Rodin College House residents.

Yet FRES Director of Communications Jennifer Rizzi said the project is on schedule for completion by fall 2021.

In an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Rizzi wrote that minor tweaks were made to compensate for the weather delays caused by rain.

“The project is on schedule and there really aren’t any new

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primary currently contains a crowded list of 15 candidates, from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Biden currently leads the field in recent polls, despite not officially declaring his candidacy.

Political Science professor Marc Meredith said the University’s current silence on the issue was unsurprising given Biden’s hesitation to announce a presidential bid.

“It’s hard to know what to

area, Hagood wrote. The caisson functions as a watertight structure and is used to keep the construction area dry. The process of creating the caissons for New College House West began in late January.

In another email sent to Rodin residents on March 22, Hagood said that caisson work completed on March 24 included removing rain water from the construction site.

The building, which was announced with a projected cost of $163 million, was unveiled in November 2017 and construction began in 2018. When completed, the four-year house will stand 13 stories tall and will exclusively house suite-style apartments with no singles.

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“The project is on schedule and there really aren’t any new developments or construction updates” - Jennifer Rizzi

comments to Chief Diversity Officer Joann Mitchell asking for more clarification regarding the proposed guidelines.

First-year Ph.D. student in Social Welfare Alicia Chatterjee, who is a member of GAPSA’s Sexual Harassment Reform Committee, said the proposed changes require more transparency.

“We do not understand the role of the dean in investigations and resolutions of complaints and thus how the proposed policy differs from the current one. We ask that the role of the dean be explicitly stated,” Chatterjee said.

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about the vagueness of Penn’s proposed changes to its sexual misconduct policies.

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The University’s silence on Biden’s political career mirrors their refusal to comment on President Trump. Penn President Amy Gutmann, in particular, has been notably silent on the 1968 Wharton graduate, other than criticizing the Trump administration’s proposed ban on immigration from several majority-Muslim countries back in January 2017.

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OPINION

To the Class of 2023: What we want you to know about Penn

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n March 28, regular decision admits will hear “The Red and Blue” as they open their acceptance letters to the University of Pennsylvania. If you’re among that select group, congratulations! Those of us at The Daily Pennsylvanian recall when we got into Penn, and the excitement and relief that followed.

We know, however, that the decision about where to spend your next four years is incredibly stressful. While we hope

to see many of you on campus next year, we also want to provide as much insight as we can to inform your decision.

Penn, like almost all colleges, is successful in crafting an ideal image of itself to prospective students. Campus tours, information sessions, and brochures all contribute to the notion that Penn is a “place for discovery, innovation and revolutionary ideas.” While this holds some truth, Penn is much more nuanced than what appears in its promotional ma-

terials.

You’ve probably already heard that Penn is known as the “social Ivy,” and there is a lot of merit to that label. One of the most pervasive aspects of life at Penn is its competitive culture. This extends beyond the classroom to extracurricular and social groups.

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groups they belong to.

Students’ dedication to a variety of communities on campus is long-lasting. As a result, many alumni continue to remain involved with the University after graduation and are keen to give back to this community. This extensive network becomes available to you as soon as you step on campus and will serve you in gaining valuable professional insight.

Penn’s reputation, extensive alumni network, and academic clout make it an attractive option for your college experience. Still, the University has institutional flaws, and isn’t for everyone. Think critically about your choice, but don’t worry too much, because you will be fine wherever you go.

We hope that this information will help you to decide if Penn is the best fit for you.

THE OXFORD C’MON | One thing college campuses tend to lack is comfort

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Although club recruitment can be stress-inducing, there have recently been efforts to curb practices that make the application process more challenging than necessary. Additionally, clubs often provide a sense of comfort within this large and, at times, overwhelming environment. Clubs also function as social groups and support systems where you can cultivate relationships with people who become your best friends.

Penn does not have the prominent sports culture that many larger universities do. While our teams and athletes often excel in the Ivy League, Penn is not the school to attend if you want to go to tailgates or watch games in packed arenas. Still, you can see school spirit within communities — whether it’s a dance troupe, sorority, debate team, or student newspaper, people are passionate about the

Frontera should be replaced with a 24-hour diner

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While we hope to see many of you on campus next year, we also want to provide as much insight as we can to inform your decision.

11,616 feet. That’s how many feet the closest 24-hour diner is to my current location in the 39th street Starbucks, which is already 4,752 feet away from my apartment. Wouldn’t you rather the closest 24-hour diner be a mere 1,584 feet away?

Stressed-out students on Penn’s campus already have

a plethora of healthy options at their fingertips. The newly renovated Houston Market offers freshly made salads, woodfired fresh flatbreads, and sushi options galore. But when it’s three in the morning, almost every establishment except Fresh Grocer has shut its doors for the night, and the only thing that

will save you from exhaustion is a milkshake that reminds you of home, students don’t care about the health benefits of avocados.

They want sugar, grease, and comfort food. That’s why Tortas Frontera needs to be replaced with a 24-hour diner.

One thing college campuses tend to lack is comfort; they are

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chasms full to the brim with diverse people, backgrounds, and stories, but they don’t always radiate the feelings of warmth and support that people need.

Food obviously isn’t the only way to feel reassured, but it is a quick fix that brightens moods, and when you need a little slice of comfort, a diner on your very own campus would be a great place to go.

Of course, what counts as comfort food is different for each person. As someone who has never tried bacon in my life, the thought of bacon cheese fries doesn’t sound appealing or bring about nostalgic memories. Does that mean I wouldn’t appreciate a place on Penn’s campus where I could go with friends who actually enjoy bacon cheese fries and share some laughs with them over some regular fries? Not at all.

Comfort food is as much

SOPHIA DUROSE ing to college. But even adults crave foods that make them feel secure and warm inside. There’s much contestation over whether or not comfort foods actually comfort your body through some neurological signals, or just your mind through use of internal justification, but either way, a temporary relief from stress is welcome reprieve in the whirlwind that is our daily lives.

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One thing college campuses tend to lack is comfort; they are chasms full to the brim with diverse people, backgrounds, and stories, but they don’t always radiate the feelings of warmth and support that people need.

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Tortas Frontera, the fast-casual Mexican restaurant currently located in ARCH, opened in Feb. 2014. It will be closing at the end of the spring semester; no decision has been made on its replacement.

about nostalgia as it is about its good taste. Many people make associations in their heads with the smell of a food they were eating during a particularly happy meal, and crave that food in moments of crises or unhappiness. This makes a lot of sense when you think about it.

Giving Penn students a diner on campus that could turn into a hub of happy moments with friends over shared milkshakes and laughs could forge new moments of happiness and a break from stress, while giving other students the comfort food they already crave and associate with their childhood.

We’re growing up. That’s an unavoidable side effect of go-

The social side effect of having a diner would similarly comfort in the same way the foods could. Sharing a meal with a friend and talking to another person instead of pouring your body into yet another book in the library can be just as reassuring as the meal you’re sharing. A 24-hour diner would not only give us good food, but a good place to decompress, laugh, and feel comforted. Who doesn’t need that from time to time?

SOPHIA DUROSE is a College sophomore from Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email is sdurose@sas.upenn.edu.

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ZURI ROBINSON “[I’m going to college for] the experience of like game days, partying … I don’t really care about school, as you guys all know,” YouTube celebrity Olivia Jade said in a now-infamous video. She and other children of privilege are under scrutiny as it comes to light that their parents paid bribes and falsified applications in order to get them into top universities. Her words were offensive to every single student who earned their way into an elite school like

Penn — the privilege of attending such an institution requires an enormous amount of hard work both before and during one’s college education, and it should not be given nor taken lightly. As a black, highly-aided student, her words were particularly offensive to me.

From the moment I read my acceptance letter, I have been on a mission to prove that I belong here.

During the final months of high school, when everyone was tired, burned out, and unwilling to put in more than the bare minimum of effort, I was not allowed the luxury of “senioritis.” Every time I walked into first period 20 minutes after the bell or didn’t bother to make a PowerPoint for a debate club meeting, the whispers I heard in the halls grew louder. On decision day, my teacher made apoint of looking directly at me, decked proudly in my Penn hoodie, as he told us why he considered affirmative action to be reverse discrimination. The message was

clear: my spot in Penn’s Class of 2022 had been given, not earned.

This is the political narrative of unfair admissions practices. It is known and accepted that rich students have access to “backdoor admissions," while low-income and/or minority students are vilified as not having earned our place. Now that clear evidence of cheating and bribery in college admissions has come out, there is a noticeable lack of outrage from the same people who were decrying affirmative action when Harvard was accused of discriminating against Asian-Americans last year.

After acceptance, as the Olivia Jades of the world make a mockery of school knowing that their connections will land them a job, everyone else sacrifices their free time and mental health in pursuit of a decent GPA — which is more of an uphill battle the fewer resources that one has. Not only do students in my position have to worry about financial aid

applications and part-time jobs in addition to everything else, but too often the world does not allow us to “adjust” or “struggle” or “find ourselves” the way students of means are allowed. Earlier this month, as my friends and I were breaking down over our various midterms at 1 a.m. in Van Pelt Library, I said: “Sometimes I wonder if my application was supposed to go in the reject pile and this is all a mistake.” They echoed, “Same.”

A missing homework or a failed midterm just confirms what jealous high school classmates and uninformed Internet strangers alike have told us: we did not earn

our way in, and we don’t have what it takes to make it out. This could not be further from the truth.

I should not have to think of my education as a handout or a consolation prize while the extremely privileged take that same education for granted, and I should not have to see my struggles as a reason why I don’t belong here while the extremely privileged do not have to care about school at all.

But this is not directed at the extremely privileged; it’s directed at the students breaking down in Van Pelt at 1 a.m., feeling like they’ve wasted the school’s money and their family’s effort for not being

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ZURI ROBINSON is a College freshman from Queens, N.Y., studying cognitive science. Her email address is rzuri@sas.upenn.edu.

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Housed in an Italian revivalist building in Old City, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia features an ornate, high-ceiling reading room filled with an extensive collection of maps, photographs, and architectural drawings on Philadelphia’s history.

In February 2019, Penn Libraries entered into a partnership with the Athenaeum, granting students access to its vast historical resources.

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Penn Law School will introduce a new initiative next fall to better support students who are the first in their families to attend law school.

The Penn Law First Generation Fellows program, founded by 1988 Penn Law graduate David Silk, will provide personal men-

Dean for Professional Engagement Jennifer Leonard said. “It is even more challenging if you don’t have a personal connection to the experience, like a parent or a sibling, so we hope to provide that support.�

A 2004 Penn Law graduate, Leonard is also the director of Penn Law’s Center on Professionalism, which will administer the First Generation Fellows program.

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“The legal space, particularly at a space like Penn, is undeniably an elite space.�

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Penn Law School (above) will look to offer better support for first-generation Law school students beginning in the fall of 2019. The program was founded by 1988 Penn Law graduate David Silk.

torship and career support to firstgeneration law students while they are at school and as they transition to professional work. The program will support six students over six years, with two first-year law students entering the program for each of the next three years. “Transitioning to law school can be really challenging, and transitioning to practice has those challenges,� Penn Law Associate

ing their law degrees, students will be trained in personal finance, technology use, time and project management, professional attire, and executive communication.

A team of senior administrators, alumni, and upper-level students will also help students figure out their professional goals. Finally, a “transition to practice� component will provide six executive training sessions for graduates during their

first year practicing law.

Third-year Penn Law student Bradie Williams, president of Penn Law’s First Generation Professionals group, stressed the importance of empowering students who are the first in their families to attend graduate or professional school. “The legal space, particularly at a space like Penn, is undeniably

an elite space. Folks from [firstgeneration] backgrounds or working class backgrounds are often dealing with impostor syndrome,�

Williams said. “The fellowship is going to help students show the value that they bring to our community.�

Silk, a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz and board member of Penn Law’s Institute

for Law & Economics, said he established the First Generation Fellows program to help create a “level playing field� for law students from various backgrounds. “It struck me as an important way to advance both the needs of the school and the needs of society in helping people who have not have the way paved for them, to make it a little easier,� Silk said.

Williams agreed that the program has the potential for widespread positive impact. “Students who are coming into our setting will feel like they have a chance of success, will feel empowered to be leaders in the community,� Williams said. “This benefits the law school community, benefits our future employers, and hopefully society at large.�

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sent Collaborative, the umbrella group for the four anti-violence groups on campus, said she has one question for Gutmann. “What long standing commitment could be more important than showing your support for survivors and preventing interpersonal violence here at Penn?� Song said. “Due to Penn commitments made before President Gutmann

could know about the scheduling of Take Back the Night, she is unable to attend the event,� University spokesperson Stephen MacCarthy wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. “President Gutmann has made the importance of the issues of Take Back the Night absolutely clear and she has written a letter of strong support.�

MacCarthy added that Gutmann

has shown her support for preventing and responding to sexual misconduct at Penn by leading the establishment of the Penn Violence Prevention office in 2014, the Office of the Sexual Violence Investigative Officer in 2015, and the Association of American Universities’ Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct when she was chair of AAU in 2015.

MacCarthy wrote that Gutmann hopes to be able to attend Take Back the Night in future years.

Gutmann’s declining to attend Take Back the Night comes less than two months after Consent Col-

laborative was offered a seat on the University Council for the 20192020 academic year. Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault President and College senior James Hiebert said Consent Collaborative’s new seat on the council, which is composed of students who regularly meet with administrators, will require Gutmann to respond to their frustrations. “It has been a long-running frustration for ASAP that Amy Gutmann won’t attend the Take Back the Night each year,� Hiebert said. “That’s something that has been frustrating and doesn’t validate the

members of the community who should be lifted up.�

Song added that even with the publicity that the #MeToo movement and the Brett Kavanaugh trials brought to sexual violence, Gutmann’s continuous absence at Take Back the Night is “disheartening� in the current political context. “It’s still sad to see that our University’s president can’t find the time in her schedule to show her support for student survivors and friends of survivors who are willing to give their time and energy and vulnerability at Take Back the Night,� she said.

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who is a survivor of sexual violence, said the Survivor Speak-out has been “the most communicative and most meaningful event that [she has] ever been a part of.�

After learning Gutmann will not attend the event again this year, Song, who is the co-chair of Con-

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lead to unethical actions, which Ivy Coach college consultant Brian Taylor said is a key distinction between hiring private consultants and the bribery scandal at Penn as well as the national admissions scheme. “There’s a big difference between something being unfair and going to extraordinary illegal lengths by cheating on the SAT or bribing athletic coaches in order to improve one’s case for admission,� Taylor said. “For people of means, most people are ethical and most people are honest, good people.�

Zuckerman said she’s seen first-hand people in her community taking drastic steps to secure their admission to elite schools. “I think that the nature of such a competitive process drives students to feel that they need to rely on embellishments,� Zuckerman said.

Regular decision Engineering applicant Rohit Tiwari described feeling “hopeless� about his prospects due to the intense competition among students at his high school in New Jersey. He said that getting many rejections is quite common because it’s challenging to distinguish oneself

among a group of other qualified candidates. “It takes a lot of life out of me because on top of maintaining good grades for the semester, especially for top-tier universities like the University of Pennsylvania, there are just so many essays to write,� he said. “You have to write them so well and be so creative out of the thousands and thousands of people who apply.�

In light of Operation Varsity Blues, some have called on Penn and its peer institutions to be more open about the process in order to alleviate some of this stress.

To solve this problem, Taylor said it’s important for admissions officers to be transparent about the fact that although the admissions rate is declining, more people have been applying too. “When students and parents read admission rates every year, and they read the admission rate for Penn is getting lower and lower and it’s getting harder and harder for kids to get into a school like Penn, [admissions officers should] say, ‘That’s not true,’� Taylor said. “The fact is schools like Penn are just getting better and better at getting students to apply.�

Ho said she thinks it’s important to continue questioning the admissions process even as she prepares to come to Penn. She

said she has long questioned the merits of legacy applicants and expects to continue doing so as she begins as a student. “Just because I think being a minority or being someone that isn’t as wealthy that doesn’t have the connections — you have to keep questioning and keep being aware of your surroundings or you’re going to get swallowed,� she said.

Zuckerman also mentioned that she has begun to question the qualifications of her soon-to-be peers at Penn. “It’s kind of silly, but whenever I’m in the Facebook group or networking with people who are coming, I can’t help but wonder, ‘Did you embellish your application?

Or why are you here? Is there any lack of morality here?’� she said.

On March 28, Penn will release decisions for regular decision applicants, and a new class of firstyear students will grapple with their acceptances to a school like Penn, as well as the implications of the admissions scandal. “I think college admissions thrives on a very fragile and delicate balance of trust, and in an ideal world, students wouldn’t abuse that. But we live in a world where not just students, but parents and external organizations, all are,� Zuckerman said.

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Villanova defeats Red and Blue after furious comeback in final innings Penn was unable to seal a win despite Petersen’s three RBIs KRISSY KOWALSKI Sports Reporter

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Heartbreaking.

That’s how it must have felt to be Penn baseball after the team’s away game against Villanova on Wednesday. Despite starting strong — the Quakers held a 4-0 lead through five innings — the Red and Blue faltered late and ended up losing by a score of 5-4. The loss against the Wildcats (6-19) marks only the fourth time this season that Penn (11-7) has been limited to fewer than five runs.

“It was a tough loss. [I’m] feeling pretty bitter about it; we started off pretty hot, had some great pitching, but as a team, we were not able to close it out.

So it is definitely a tough loss,” sophomore left fielder Eduardo

Malinowski said.

The Red and Blue looked like they might run away with a victory early on, scoring in the top of the second inning when Malinowski hit his fifth triple of the season to right-center field and was then able to score after sophomore catcher Jackson Petersen grounded out to first base. Penn would end the second inning up by a score of 1-0.

In the top of the fourth, three more runs were added to the tally, giving the Quakers a fourrun lead. Petersen hit a double down the left field foul line that allowed both Malinowski and freshman designated hitter Andrew Hernandez to score. On the very next at-bat, senior third baseman Matt McGeagh hit an RBI single to right field to bring Petersen home.

Villanova was having difficulties on offense in the early innings. Penn freshman pitcher Joe Miller recorded his third start of the season and played spectacularly, allowing zero hits in the three frames and striking out seven batters. Miller was replaced with fellow freshman Kevin Eaise in the bottom of the

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Sophomore left fielder Eduardo Malinowski recorded two hits and two runs, including a triple in Penn’s game against Villanova on Wednesday, but the Red and Blue were unable to come out with a victory.

fourth. He was successful on the mound as well, pitching three innings, striking out three batters, and allowing only one run.

Villanova was able to cut into the Penn lead with a run of its own in the bottom of the sixth, making the score 4-1. In the next two innings, Villanova was

able to rally with four more unanswered runs to take a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth that they would not relinquish.

Notably for Penn, freshman second baseman Craig Larsen continued his hitting frenzy, bringing his hitting streak to 11 games with a double in the third

inning.

After Wednesday’s tight loss, the Red and Blue will now look to bounce back and pick up some key Ivy League wins. Over the weekend, the team will compete in its second conference series of the season against Brown (415, 1-2) at Meiklejohn Stadium.

“We are really going to get back after it tomorrow [and] have a good couple practices going into this weekend against Brown. [We’re] just trying to get this loss behind us and get back to playing how we normally do,” Malinowski said.

Malinowski said that the team will look to support each other as they look to make the loss to the Wildcats a mere blip on the radar.

The Bears are also coming off a tough 15-2 loss against Bryant, so both teams will be looking to get back in the win column.

The Red and Blue will be looking to come up with their first series win in conference play after Harvard defeated the Quakers in two of three games last weekend. A key for the Quakers in this series will be continuing their explosive play on offense, as they will need to successfully execute at the plate like they have for most of the season.

Penn will look to rebound against Brown this weekend, with Saturday’s doubleheader set to start at 11 a.m.

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Key matchups: Golf, tennis, and rowing seasons are in full swing

Bulldogs swept Penn last season in dominant fashion

Men’s tennis looks for strong recently, but Penn senior Kyle Mautner and freshman Edoardo play from its doubles pairs

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In a season already defined by fierce competition, Penn men’s lacrosse will face what may be its toughest opponent yet — the reigning national champion, No. 2 Yale, at home this Saturday.

Despite a slow start to their season, the Quakers (4-3, 2-0 Ivy) have won their last four games, the most recent against No. 5 Cornell.

“The key has just been improvement,” coach Mike Murphy said. “We’ve had players individually get better. We’ve had units get better. And we’ve improved our chemistry.”

Unfortunately for the Red and Blue, however, the Bulldogs (6-1, 2-0) are just as hot, riding their own six-game winning streak with no signs of slowing down. One of the keys to their success has been winning faceoffs. In fact, Yale leads the nation in faceoff winning percentage.

“A big part of the game on Saturday will be the faceoff battle. We’ve had a possession advantage in every game this season. I’m not sure we can count

The spring seasons are rapidly unfolding, with tennis heading into Ivy play and the rowing and golf teams getting their seasons underway. Here are the key matchups this weekend for each of these teams.

Men’s tennis doubles vs.

Princeton Both Penn men’s and women’s tennis will start their Ivy seasons against Princeton on Saturday.

The men’s team (16-5) will look to extend a four-game winning streak at Princeton. Despite being undefeated at home, the No. 48 team in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings hasn’t looked stellar on the road, with a road record of 1-4. The matchup against a solid Princeton team (16-6) will be a great opportunity for the Red and Blue to prove they still have what it takes away from Penn.

The Tigers have lost two games in a row, but like the Quakers, they hold a perfect home record. Princeton seniors Ryan Seggerman and Damian Rodriguez are one of the best doubles duos in the nation and will make winning the doubles point difficult for the Red and Blue. The pair is tied for No. 26 in the nation.

Both teams have been switching up their doubles lineups

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and I’m supposed to be here.”

In her next three games, against the Explorers once and the Crimson twice, Longo pitched 12.2 innings, giving up a total of two earned runs and striking out seven batters. After giving up three home runs in her first four games, she hasn’t allowed any since. In addition, her control has greatly improved, as she walked only two batters in those 12.2 innings.

The key to her steady improvement throughout the season has been visualization.

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than hits (four). The Quakers did have a few chances with runners in scoring position thanks to earning walks at the plate. In the bottom of the sixth, the Red and Blue had the bases loaded with two outs after a single and two walks. The Quakers couldn’t get the run across.

Just one out away from being shut out in the bottom of the seventh, junior left fielder Clare Sebastianelli stroked

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Freshman attackman Sam Handley and the rest of Penn men’s lacrosse are in search of a key Ivy League win over No. 2 Yale.

on a possession advantage against Yale,” Murphy said.

Junior attackmen Jackson Morrill and Matt Gaudet will lead the way for the Elis. Morrill has 13 goals and 20 assists this season while Gaudet has 20 goals of his own.

On the other side of the field, the Quakers are led by junior attackman Adam Goldner and freshman standout Sam Handley. Goldner currently leads the team with 25 goals, while Handley, another attackman, has already racked up 13 goals and 14 assists in his rookie season.

A year ago, Penn lost to Yale twice, once in the regular sea-

son and once in the Ivy League semifinals, by a combined margin of 21 goals.

“I don’t think [last year’s games] will have an effect on Saturday,” Murphy said. “It’s a pretty different team that we have this year, and [Yale] is a very different team. I’m sure some of the upperclassmen remember it, but it hasn’t been brought up.”

On Saturday, Yale will look to continue its run at another national championship while the Red and Blue will seek to avenge their losses to the Bulldogs from a year ago and establish their position in the Ivy League.

“Before the games that I’ve pitched well, I’ve gone through pregame warmups and I’ve had a batter stand in for me, and I’ve visualized pitching,” Longo said. “[I’ve visualized] being on the field, being in the moment, thinking about how I’m going to react.

I think that has put me in the right mindset.”

Beyond her pregame rituals, Longo has found solace in the support of her teammates and coaching staff.

“Just being around the team, they’ve provided me so much support that I think I’ve finally settled down this past weekend and was able to play the game

that I know,” Longo said. “My head coach kept telling me, ‘You’ve done this your whole life. You know what you’re doing. Just pitch the game that you know,’ and that’s what I did.”

Confidence is key. In previous games, Longo was trying to visualize her success, but the element of uncertainty was present. She hadn’t yet succeeded at the next level. With her most recent performances, she now knows what it takes to perform at the collegiate level, and will look to continue her success throughout the rest of the season. After all, she’s already watched herself thrive.

a solo home run to put Penn on the board. Two straight walks gave senior first baseman Sarah Cwiertnia a runner in scoring position. Cwiertnia took advantage with an RBI double to left.

Another walk put the winning run at the plate, but freshman Corrie Phillips struck out to end the game.

The game was initially scheduled as a doubleheader, but was changed to just one game after a change in Penn’s schedule for the weekend.

Due to weather concerns in

Hanover, N.H., the Quakers’ weekend series with Dartmouth has been moved up a day. Instead of getting in three games on Saturday and Sunday, the series will begin on Friday before ending on Saturday.

The Big Green are coming off a weekend series at Columbia that ended in a sweep for the Lions. Dartmouth hasn’t won since it beat California State Northridge on March 19.

Graziani have played most often in the first doubles spot. If Seggerman and Rodriguez line up as the first doubles pair for Princeton, it would be fair to expect a compelling match.

At second doubles, juniors Max Cancilla and Robert Smithline have been consistent throughout the season, and based on the how well freshmen Kevin Zhu and Jonah Jurick have been playing lately, it wouldn’t been surprising to see that rookie duo as Penn’s third doubles pairing.

The Quakers have repeatedly shown why they are a nationally ranked team and the reason they are among the favorites to win the Ivy League: They are clutch. This season, the team has faced 3-3 ties in seven different matches and won six of them. So even if Princeton puts up a tough match, the Quakers are still capable of winning its first Ivy contest.

Penn women’s golf vs. the field Penn women’s golf will travel to Winter Garden, Fla. to participate in the Harvard Invitational over the weekend.

The tournament features 54 holes in two days and gives the Quakers another opportunity to showcase their strengths. Last weekend, the team had a solid start to the spring season, placing third among the 14 teams in the William & Mary Intercollegiate.

Individually, junior Christina Park and freshman Mary Shin

are poised to shine. Both had top-10 finishes in the last tournament and will look to continue their solid performances.

With the Ivy Championships approaching, the Red and Blue are also trying to prepare for League competitions. This weekend should also help the Quakers find their rhythm on the course and gain some confidence for the rest of the season.

Rowing vs. rust This Saturday, both Penn men’s lightweight and heavyweight rowing will have their first meets of the spring season.

The lightweight team will compete against Delaware and MIT on the Schuylkill River, while the heavyweight team will travel to Boston for the Burk Cup against Northeastern.

Both teams have been craving for competitions for more than five months, and they are looking forward to capitalizing on their hard work during the offseason to start their seasons on a strong note.

Penn women’s rowing, on the other hand, is anticipating another solid performance in the Doc Sea Invitational in Cherry Hill, N.J. After grabbing two victories on the Schuylkill River last Saturday, the Quakers are not becoming complacent. Knowing that the competition will get tougher as the season progresses, the team is focusing on staying aggressive and composed in high pressure situations. This Saturday, the team will test its strength in the second meet of the season.

CHASE SUTTON

After five months of winter practice and conditioning, Penn lightweight rowing will compete in its first meet of the spring season. The Red and Blue will race Delaware and MIT this weekend.

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she can be a runner. She’s a quadruple threat.”

The sophomore star has been performing exceptionally well this season, but she isn’t done

yet, especially with the team being in the midst of its Ancient Eight schedule.

“I think my goal is just to keep supporting my teammates, whether that means I am playing or I’m cheering my heart out on the bench,” Dyer said. “What-

ever my team needs, I’m there.”

With statistics that any pitcher would strive for, along with her hardworking and humble demeanor, Dyer has a lot in store for the Quakers for the remainder of her time on the softball mound.

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Freshman midfielder Michaela McMahon and the rest of Penn women’s lacrosse have only dropped one game so far this season, and they hope to avenge last season’s overtime loss to Northwestern.

Sunday marks Penn’s final nonconference matchup JUSTIN DECHIARIO Sports Reporter

While seasons are long and every game holds some importance, there are certain games that hold a more special place in players’ hearts — a game that is circled on the calendar before the year even starts.

For Penn women’s lacrosse, this Sunday’s contest in Evanston, Ill. against No. 9 Northwestern is one that the team has been looking forward to for an entire year. Penn (8-1, 2-0 Ivy) lost to the Wildcats (6-3, 1-0 Big Ten) in overtime last year, so in addition to a yearly rivalry, this is also a redemption game for the Quakers.

“Last year, we did come up short after 60 minutes of a hard fought game,” sophomore attacker Zoe Belodeau said. “I think that this is going to motivate us this week to work even harder and push

ourselves to get a win this year.”

Even for the players who weren’t on the team for last year’s overtime loss, there is still a sense of the magnitude of this game.

“There has always been a lot of hype around this game,” freshman midfielder Michaela McMahon said. “It has become a little bit of a rivalry and from what I’ve heard, it is always a really high intensity game. My team loves beating Northwestern.”

While this rivalry is played every year with consistently high stakes, the Quakers see a difference between this year’s team and last year’s team that they hope to use to their advantage against top programs like Northwestern.

“We’re younger and that is something people have used against us, but I think it is sometimes to our advantage,” junior goalie Mikaila Cheeseman said. “We have some freshmen who have been thrown in, and they’re so new to it that they are going out

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“It keeps us loose, it keeps us fun. A good portion of the team plays; some of our coaches even hop in at times.

It gets us going,” senior captain and utility player Jessica England said.

Typically, hacky sack simply requires the players to work together to pass the sack to each other using everything but their arms or hands. Once the ball falls to the ground or touches a player’s hand, the game is over and must be restarted. The Quakers abide by most of those rules, but they do have their own interesting twist.

“We have to hit it four times, and then on the fourth time you can catch it and throw it at someone,” England said.

The team’s fun take on the game is intriguing to the freshmen that come in each year, making them excited to

get involved and learn how to play. Some players join the team already knowing how to play, but for others, it’s a learning process that they’ll embark on throughout the season.

“You get better over the years,” England said. “The people who graduated last year were actually really good at hacky sack, and it was pretty intense then. Now we’re trying to work back up to that level.”

The game is a lighthearted way for teammates to get to know each other better and have fun with an activity unrelated to softball. For the players, hacky sack is a fun game to play as a group, but more than that, they see it as a way to keep their energy up before they take the field.

“Hacky sack is a pretty energetic game, so if people are moving really well, dodging the hacky sack, jumping and diving for it, you can usually

there and just having fun.”

“On top of that, the upperclassmen like myself have that extra experience to tell these freshmen that we need them,” Cheeseman said. “They have done a great job not playing like freshmen.”

Even after their lone defeat this season, these Quakers have shown the ability to bounce back and not dwell too much on the past.

“After that loss against Maryland, we thought we fought really hard, but also there were little things we could tweak and get better at,” McMahon said. “We just look forward to going out there and be able to prove ourselves against another top-10 team.”

The Quakers have shown that they are one of the best teams in the nation, and they have the opportunity to prove themselves against another high-level team this weekend.

Following Sunday’s matchup at Northwestern, Penn will have five consecutive Ivy League competitions to round out the season.

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It keeps us loose, it keeps us fun. A good portion of the team plays.”

- Jessica England tell that the energy is high,” England said. “Sometimes it’s clear that people aren’t focused on the hacky sack game, so maybe it’s a telling sign on how we might play in a game.”

Playing on a team is more than just going to practice, competing, and then going home. It’s about all the inbetween moments where the athletes have opportunities to bond. The Quakers use the 20 minutes before they take the field to have a good time with their teammates, with their own game before the game.

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Freshman pitcher Julia Longo allowed just one hit and struck out three batters in four innings pitched against Lehigh on Wednesday.

Freshman’s transition to college softball wasn’t easy CHARLIE DOLGENOS Sports Reporter

For freshman pitcher Julia Longo, the story of the season has been improvement.

The transition from high school to college softball is significant. Suddenly, everyone on the field is incredibly talented. Training becomes more intense, practices more regular. Batters are stronger and more disciplined. Teams are better coached. Time management outside of athletics is of the utmost importance.

In high school, Longo was a superstar. All four years, she was named her team’s most valuable player. She was the team captain her senior year, led her team to a conference championship, and was named first-team All-State and All-Region.

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Inside Penn softball’s hacky sack mania Pregame activity provides team with fun and bonding TYIRA BUNCHE Associate Sports Editor

Not all team bonding happens on the field, and for Penn softball it happens in the lock-

er room with a game of a lesser-known sport — hacky sack.

One of the most important parts of being on a team is building a community with the other athletes. When the competition starts, players must be in sync with one another and work together to achieve success, while also

having fun. However, this fun isn’t limited to the game itself.

The members of Penn softball know how to enjoy themselves outside the lines with a fun — and sometimes competitive — game of hacky sack before they take the field.

The team is unsure of how or when exactly this tradi-

tion began, but for the past two or three years, it has been the highlight of the Quakers’ pregame activities. After the players go through their normal team warmups, they usually have 20 minutes of downtime before the game starts.

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However, at the start of her first collegiate season, Longo struggled. Through her first four games pitched, she had a record of 0-3 and an earned run average of 6.00.

“The transfer from high school to college, adjusting to the level of play took a lot out of me mentally,” Longo said.

Before the games this past week against La Salle and Harvard, she had hit a critical point. The season was still early, but the window to turn the ship around was closing.

“This weekend, I was already at such a low point throughout the season that I honestly wasn’t going to get much worse, so I went out there and I thought, ‘I know what I have to do and I’ve been doing this my whole life,’” she said. “The biggest change for me was remembering that I’ve done this, SEE LONGO PAGE 10

In only her second year at Penn, Dyer has already risen to the top

Late-game rally falls short as Quakers fall to Rider at home

The pitcher has an ERA of 2.02 and a 5-1 record

The Quakers scored both of their runs in the seventh

PARKER JONES Sports Reporter

Only a year and change into her collegiate career, Penn softball’s Tabitha Dyer has become a force to be reckoned with in the Ivy League.

Sitting at No. 2 in the conference — just behind Yale’s Terra Jerpbak — with an earned run average of 2.02, the sophomore pitcher has helped the Quakers (11-9, 3-3 Ivy) immensely this season.

In her stellar freshman year, Dyer earned honorable mention All-Ivy and two Rookie of the Week awards, but she hasn’t stopped there.

This year, Dyer came back with just as much success as she had last season and even more,

earning back-to-back Pitcher of the Week accolades.

If Dyer could give advice to her younger self, she would tell herself to not worry as much about school. On the softball field, she is always feeling confident.

“You’ve been playing forever, so you know how to do it,” she said.

Through Penn’s first 17 games of the season, Dyer was not only highly ranked as one of the top pitchers in the Ivy League, but was also in the top 30 nationally in ERA. The sophomore came out of the gates with an impressive start to the season, grabbing five wins with only one loss against Yale, the best start for a pitcher through six decisions since 2016.

Her presence on the field does not go unnoticed by her teammates.

“She’s very composed,” sophomore outfielder Kayla Ketring said. “She rarely ever complains. … If things are going her way [on the mound], you wouldn’t know, and if things are going badly, you wouldn’t know.”

The southpaw is currently tied for first in many categories in the League, including home runs against (one) and opposing batting average (.197).

“She brings a vibe that we all feed off of,” Ketring said. “She has a lot of energy on the inside but doesn’t show it until we get back in the dugout.”

But more than that, Dyer is a grounded player and person on and off the field.

“She’s very humble. She works very hard,” Ketring said.

“She can play outfield, she can be a pitcher, she can be at-bat, SEE DYER PAGE 10

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In just her second year as a pitcher for Penn softball, sophomore pitcher Tabitha Dyer is already making waves in the Ivy League. She ranks as one of the top pitchers in the Ancient Eight with an ERA of 2.02.

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Coming fresh off a doubleheader sweep in a series win over Harvard, Penn softball couldn’t manage to stick to its winning ways and suffered an unexpected loss to Rider at Penn Park on Wednesday afternoon.

The Quakers (11-10) never led against the visiting Broncs (2-20) and fell by a score of 5-2 after giving up the first five runs of the game.

The Red and Blue entered the seventh and final inning trailing 5-0, but their late rally, in which two runs were scored and the bases were loaded, was not enough to overcome a poor defensive performance.

Penn committed five errors in the field Wednesday, and a shaky pitching performance by the Quakers — in which none of the four pitchers lasted more than two innings — didn’t do much to help the hosts’ cause.

While neither team found a way to put runs on the board in the first two innings, Rider was able to get things started in the third frame when sophomore designated hitter Sam Ward scored junior center

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Senior utility player and captain Jessica England notched two hits and a walk against Rider in a 5-2 defeat on Wednesday afternoon.

fielder Kelsey Marigliano on an RBI single.

The third inning outburst didn’t stop there for the Broncs; the visitors extended their lead to three by capitalizing on Penn’s errors. Rider freshman right fielder Lani Moreno reached first base on a fielder’s choice, but two ensuing throwing errors allowed Ward and junior shortstop Rachael Zeides to cross home plate from third and second base, respectively.

The very next inning, Rider added to its lead with a twoout rally. Two straight walks put a runner in scoring posi-

tion for Zeides to score with a single. The threat didn’t end there: A hit batsman loaded the bases before a strikeout ended the inning.

The Broncs’ lead expanded to five in the sixth inning thanks to two more errors. A single and a two-base error put the leadoff batter on third to start the inning before another error scored the runner. Of the five runs Penn allowed, three were unearned.

Entering the final inning, Penn was trailing 5-0 and had committed more errors (five) SEE RIDER PAGE 10

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