April 4, 2016

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MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2016

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Protesters shut down CIA event

The talk was cut short after repeated interruptions ALLY JOHNSON Contributing Reporter

Less than 15 minutes after CIA Director John Brennan was introduced, protesters interrupted the event, chanting “drones kill kids” and “U.S. out of the Middle East.”

Friday’s moderated discussion with Brennan at the Penn Museum was shut down early following repeated interruptions by protesters inside the building — at least one of whom was Penn affiliated — who spoke out against the United States government’s use of drones. Several were escorted out of the building. After the first instance of protest, Penn Law Dean Theodore Ruger

returned to the stage to explain Penn’s freedom of expression policy. However, his voice was quickly drowned out as protesters continued to yell over him. Ruger and Penn professor and moderator Marjorie Margolies both asked if the protesters would like to hear the director’s response to their chanting. “Are you trying to silence him?” Ruger asked.

Margolies asked her question again with no response, and members of the audience began to boo at the protesters. One protester yelled “drones kill kids” and “black lives matter.” Another protester chanted “murderers.” They continued to chant as they were escorted out of the auditorium. One woman yelled at security officials SEE CIA PAGE 3

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n Saturday afternoon, the four Class Boards, Penn Traditions and Penn Hindu & Jain Association hosted their annual Holi celebration on College Green, featuring performances from Penn Hype, Masti and Dhamaka. At 3 p.m., students counted down before throwing colorful powder in the air.

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Harvest briefly closes after getting 22 health violations

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The restaurant was closed after a March 18 inspection

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REMI LEDERMAN Staff Reporter

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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar on 40th and Walnut streets was asked to cease operations due to serious health violations after an inspection on March 18. “We take health inspections and cleanliness very seriously,” Restaurant Manager David Montague said. “Everything listed there we did address and will continue to address moving forward and always.” The restaurant received 22 violations, eight of which were labeled serious by the Philadelphia Health Department, including evidence of pest activity and sewage backup. Montague attributes the violations to a drainage issue. “It was a freak incident that really

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While Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar voluntarily agreed to close for violations to be corrected, they have since reopened and are cleared to serve food.

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can happen to any restaurant,” Montague said. “We did work to fix the issue immediately even before the health inspector was involved.” The duration of the restaurant’s closure is unclear. Although the health inspection report says that the restaurant management agreed to close voluntarily until the violations were corrected, Montague was vague about how long the restaurant would stop serving food. “The health inspector came through and we addressed the issues and we were open on that day,” Montague said. When asked for clarification on whether or not the restaurant had to close, Montague responded, “We did not close that day, no.” In the past, restaurants that have failed inspections have been able to remain open with few consequences. SEE HARVEST PAGE 2

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