April 22, 2019

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Class Board ‘21 launches U-Night tradition U-Night aims to bring together sophomores in late April SIMONA VIGODNER Staff Reporter

commitments in cash, which was “higher than expected” and a record for fundraising over one fiscal year. The 2013 to 2018 period was the “quiet phase,” when fundraisers reached out to major donors, while the 2018 to 2021 period is known as the “public phase,” when anyone can donate. Over the past five years, the campaign has funded several notable building projects at Penn.

Class Board 2021 announced Thursday night that it is launching “U-Night,” a new tradition that aims to be the culminating experience of sophomore year to completment Convocation, Hey Day, and gradutation during freshman, junior, and senior year respectively. “We realized there were only three times that the whole class was together,” Class Board 2021 College Co-Chair and College sophomore Charles CurtisThomas said. “[This event is] part of the initiative to make sure that the sophomore experience is highlighted and elevated to the level of the other three years, which it really hasn’t been in the past few years.” Crutis-Thomas said. Curtis-Thomas said the board began brainstorming the event a year ago when they realized sophomores lacked an important event to bring the entire class together. U-Night will take place on April 30 from 8 to 9 p.m. on College Green, Class Board 2021 announced on its Facebook page. The event will feature speeches from Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett, as well as raffles, free food, and drone photographs. Some raffle prizes will include AirPods, Beats headphones, and other prizes. Class Board 2021 also sent an email announcing the event to all sophomores on Friday morning. The email included a link for students to submit photos to display at U-Night. While the event is free to all sophomores, the Facebook event said the first 1,000 attendees will receive free lan-

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The campaign started in 2013 and consists of two phases, the “quiet phase,” in which Penn reached out to major donors, and the “public phase,” in which anyone can donate. The campaign’s goal is to raise $4.1 billion by 2021, which makes the campaign Penn’s most ambitious in history.

‘Power of Penn’ campaign raises $3.3 billion Gutmann’s second fundraising campaign publicly launched one year ago KATHARINE SHAO Staff Reporter

One year since the public launch of Penn’s most ambitious fundraising campaign, Penn President Amy Gutmann has raised $3.3 billion and remains on track to meet her $4.1 billion goal by June 2021,

Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations John Zeller said. Gutmann’s Power of Penn Campaign launched in 2013 and followed her first fundraising campaign, Making History, which raised $4.3 billion. The campaign has also funded a host of new buildings and infrastructure projects that have expanded Penn’s campus. In the fiscal year from July 2017 to June 2018, Zeller said the campaign raised $700 million of

Penn seniors tell stories about failure The event was part of the student group’s ‘Anti-Resume’ project

The office will develop faculty sensitivity training

ANNA DUAN Staff Reporter

Standing before a packed rooftop lounge, Wharton and Engineering senior Johnathan Chen recalled how he focused on prestige as a freshman, which led him to neglect his relationships. “When you realize people aren’t sticking, it was hard for me to realize that it wasn’t them, it was me,” Chen said. “There are some things I learned that I wish I hadn’t learned because they were from mistakes that hurt so much.” Chen is one of nine graduating seniors who spoke at “Failure at Penn,” an event hosted by student group The Signal on Thursday in Harrison College House. The event was the culmination of the group’s Anti-Resume Project, an initiative which aims to normalize failure and promote vulnerability at Penn. As part of the project, the group published “anti-resumes” featuring recent Penn graduates’ failures and unconventional successes. At the event, panelists revealed failures, insecurities, and adversities they have faced at Penn, from normalizing habits like eating only a granola bar a day to internalizing their peers’ prejudices towards them. Anea Moore, a College senior and 2019 Rhodes Scholar, recounted instances where people challenged her identity and dedication to her neighborhood. The urban studies and soci-

Penn First Plus launches initiatives for FGLI students AMY LIU Staff Reporter

Since Marc Lo began his role as Penn First Plus Office executive director at the start of the semester, the office has been collecting input from first-generation, low-income students on the issues they continuously face at Penn. As the semester comes to a close, the office is now planning initiatives to normalize FGLI students’ experiences. In preparation for the fall semester, the P1P will spend this summer implementing faculty and staff training programs on how to better understand the backgrounds of FGLI students and developing a

website to centralize all FGLI resources. Lo said to gauge FGLI students’ concerns, he spent his first semester meeting individual students and leaders of campus organizations, such as the Undergraduate Assembly and the Greenfield Intercultural Center. P1P Faculty Co-Directors Robert Ghrist and Camille Charles also met with students and faculty to learn about current and ongoing issues FGLI students face. Lo also recruited undergraduate students for the Penn First Plus Office Student Advisory Board, which formed in March. In meetings throughout March and April, the student advisory board highlighted the need for facSEE PENN FIRST PAGE 5

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UA President Michael Krone was one of nine panelists who spoke about the failures and adversities they have faced at Penn.

ology major recalled being mocked by a peer who saw her community service-heavy resume and said she was not well-rounded enough. “All your resume is playing with little brown kids in West Philadelphia,” the student told her. Moore said, however, that success

EDITORIAL | Penn Athletics’ should take action

“It’s time that administrators start listening to student-athletes’ grievances, and take more action to address the complaints of Penn volleyball players.” - DP Editorial Board PAGE 4

SPORTS | Outright Ivy Champions

Penn men’s lacrosse capped off a perfect Ivy League season and clinched an outright regular season title with a dominant win against Dartmouth on Saturday. PAGE 7 FOLLOW US @DAILYPENN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

to her meant serving her community. This commitment to service ultimately led Moore to win the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Several other seniors recalled experiencing failure and success in tanSEE SIGNAL PAGE 3

Professors Charles (left) and Ghrist (center), faculty co-directors for the Penn First Plus, and Marc Lo (right), the executive director of the Penn First Plus Office.

NEWS Free medical transport will continue to be offered

NEWS Penn Dems aims to increase voter turnout

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