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An interview with the Chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees, David L. Cohen

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Not only does social media have the potential to distract today’s generation of college applicants — it also has the power to get them in serious trouble during the admissions process, a college admissions consultant said. Increasingly, college admissions officers are checking the social media accounts of college applicants. Surveillance can cover several platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In order to avoid trouble, applicants often keep their accounts private or change their online names while they are applying to colleges. Brian Taylor, director of The Ivy Coach, a New York-based college consulting firm, said that although the majority of social media accounts are not checked due to time constraints, admissions officers will investigate if any concerns are raised about a particular applicant. For example, if a jealous student at an

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Whether at Penn, Comcast, City Hall or Ballard Spahr, David Cohen has close ties with these five Penn graduates, though there are some intricacies to the connections. At Comcast, Rodin sits on the Board of Directors and Rendell is a contributor for MSNBC. Makadon represented Comcast in several high-profile cases before his death. While Mayor of Philadelphia, Rendell tapped Roberts and Cohen to co-chair the host committee for the 2000 RNC. Rendell and Rodin were ex officio Trustees of the University and Rodin was an ex officio Trustee of Penn Medicine. GRAPHIC BY COREY STERN | DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

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From his office on the 52nd floor of the Comcast Center, David L. Cohen has a panoramic view of Philadelphia, the city in which he is so deeply involved. But he insists on heading to the 56th floor to see his favorite view from the skyscraper. On the way, Cohen stops to greet Ralph Roberts, the 95-year-old founder of Comcast and a 1941 Wharton graduate. The two briefly discuss an upcoming event, exchange smiles and go separate ways. Cohen steps into a boardroom on the west side of the building and continues toward the windows. He points out his favorite spots: a new park on the Schuylkill River, an expanding medical campus and a 120-year-old red brick stadium. It is in this boardroom that Cohen can keep an eye on Penn every day. Cohen, who graduated from Penn Law School in 1981, has served as Chair of the University’s Board of Trustees since 2009. Though he is one of the top executives at a multi-billion dollar media company, he makes time for other commitments, including his “number one philanthropic passion”— Penn. “Over the course of my career I have come to recognize how important Penn Law School was in enabling just about everything I have been able to accomplish in my career,” Cohen explained.

For him, this is a major reason why he contributes so much time to the University. “I’m one of these weird people because I actually loved law school,” Cohen joked. “I even loved the first year of law school, where everyone said it’s so brutal and the work is so hard.” Cohen went to Swarthmore College for his undergraduate education, but embraced the intellectual challenge provided by Penn Law. More importantly, he feels that the connections he made at Penn have become invaluable lifetime bonds. He cited the late Arthur Makadon, a former senior partner at a Philadelphia law firm and Cohen’s appellate advocacy professor, as the “most important person in [his] professional career” other than his wife. (Cohen met his wife, Rhonda Resnick Cohen, at Swarthmore and they got married before attending Penn Law together.) “God only knows what [Makadon] saw in me as a law student, but we became friends,” Cohen said. “He became my best friend and recruited me to Ballard Spahr, was my mentor at Ballard Spahr ... and really was my closest advisor and friend and confidante for my entire professional career in Philadelphia.” Makadon, a 1967 Penn Law graduate and former Penn Trustee, was also responsible for introducing Cohen to then-Philadelphia District Attorney Ed Rendell. The two became close friends and Cohen left Ballard Spahr to become SEE DAVID COHEN PAGE 7

Students express dissatisfaction with pre-major advising system

44 percent said they were very or generally dissatisfied JILL MOELY Staff Reporter

In the fall, College freshmen arriving on campus may turn to their pre-major advisors for guidance — but some students say Penn’s premajor advising program simply is not cutting it. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences are assigned advisors who will, in theory, guide them through their first year of higher academics and help them in the process leading up to major declaration. Pre-freshmen make first contact with these advisors in the summer when they register for courses. “Pre-major advising is a developmental approach to advising,” College of Arts and Sciences Director of Academic Advising Janet Tighe said. “So your goals when you’re talking to the student, fresh out of high school, is to make sure that they feel there’s one person at Penn — grown-up, authority, whatever — who knows them.” Despite these measures, some students are not getting what they need from pre-major advising. In a 2014 Senior Survey administered by Penn’s Office of Institutional Research and Analysis, 44 percent of respondents

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In a 2014 Senior Survey, 44 percent of respondents indicated that they were “very dissatisfied” or “generally dissatisfied” with pre-major advising.

indicated that they were “very dissatisfied” or “generally dissatisfied” with pre-major advising. In contrast, only 31 percent of respondents reported any type of dissatisfaction with the advisors they were matched with after declaring their majors. In order to investigate the roots of this discontent, the College Office teamed up with the Dean’s Advisory Board to create a new survey to gauge what is and isn’t working in pre-major advising. They ran a pilot version of the survey earlier this semester and

plan to administer the full version next semester. “I guess what motivated us to initiate the project in the first place is that we feel that there exists a gap of communication between pre-major advisors and advisees, which may partially lead to some of the dissatisfaction experienced by some students,” DAB committee chair and College junior Shuhao Fan said. “For example, it is hard for advisees to express to advisors where they mostly need help. Or for advisors,

they don’t necessarily know what advisees are really thinking in order to adjust,” he said. “We hope that the survey serves to fill up this gap, by bridging two sides, meanwhile providing valuable information about the current pre-major advising as a whole.” For College freshman Elena Varela, miscommunication with her pre-major advisor had major drawbacks. Varela’s advisor recommended SEE PRE-MAJOR ADVISORS PAGE 3

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PennMOVES makes move-out charitable Initiative designed to serve populations in need JEFFREY CAREYVA Staff Reporter

Instead of toting everything back home or throwing it away, PennMOVES is expanding their partnerships so that students can donate their old textbooks overseas or formal dresses to local young women. This year, Residential Services is working with the Vietnam Book Drive, which sends donations to free libraries in Vietnam. Books on STEM subjects are preferred, but all types of books will be accepted. Donations can be dropped off in various locations throughout the Quadrangle and Hamilton Village on May 12, 13, 18 and 19. “The Vietnam Book Project was chosen specifically through an application process,” Senior Associate Director of Business Services Nancy McCue said. “They help fill a gap in what students can donate because Goodwill is not really in the textbook business.” Also, the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia is sponsoring a formal dress collection to benefit 2015 Positive Ladies’ Attitude Pageant, a confidencebuilding event for Philadelphia youth. Dresses should be dropped of in the lobby of Stouffer Commons or Curly’s Cleaners near 39th and Samson streets until May 15. Beginning Wednesday, April 29 until May 31, in each of the college houses, PennMOVES will accept donations of clothing, furniture, games, electronics and furniture for Goodwill. Nonperishable, unopened food items will also be accepted to give to Philadundance which supports local families in need. About 35,000 pounds of food were collected last year. PennMOVES has been doing move-out charity work since 2008

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PennMOVES has partnered with two additional charities for students to donate their belongings to at the end of the semester: the Vietnam Book Drive and the 2015 Positive Ladies’ Attitude Pageant.

and has grown each year. Donations also contribute to campus sustainability. In 2012, 26,000 pounds of goods were donated by students and kept out of landfills, and by 2014, that number doubled to over 52,000 pounds. “PennMOVES has really become part of the student culture, as people try to donate what all they can,” Associate Director of Residential Services Derek Hunsberger said. Goodwill also recycles broken electronics and appliances in a sustainable way. “They will accept almost anything and use the money to increase education opportunities for their employees,” McCue said. PennMOVES also works with Penn Volunteers in Public Service, a program run out of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships that give scholarships to local high school students as well as appliances and supplies for their dorm rooms. “It’s a really nice thing, actually. They hold a

ceremony after PennMOVES has ended where everything is given to the recipients in person,” McCue said. The reason why Penn students can donate so much at the end of the year is because “we have a diverse student body who can’t take everything with them on the plane-ride home,” Communications Director of Business Services Barbara Lea-Kruger said. “It’s good for them to know that their things are going to a good cause.” The UPS Store will provide package services at Hill College House and outside Hamilton Village near Harnwell College House as a new pilot partnership offered by Residential Services’ MoveOut this year. “Students can bring what they want to ship to these closer location, instead of having to lug their belongings across campus,” Hunsberger said. Aside from the expanded charities and new shipping options,

Move-Out and PennMOVES remains a huge operation as usual. “We’re really excited to get everything ready for students to move out soon,” Hunsberger said. Business Services purchased and rented about 450 additional carts to prepare for the upcoming moveout rush. “We also are working with the police to shut down Spruce Street and to reroute the buses on the 12th and 13th [of May] — those are going to be our biggest days for the move-out,” Hunsberger added. “We like to encourage people to move out as early as they can to beat the rush, because there’s always battles for elevators and parking,” Hunsberger said. “People should take advantage of all our preparation and make it a smooth process for themselves.” Undergraduates without an extension must move out by 5 p.m. on May 13, but extensions will be given to students who volunteer for Move-Out or PennMOVES.

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to remain anonymous because of her position as a peer advisor, described an incident in which her advisor greeted her with, “You only have fifteen minutes.” The student said that her advisor went on to say things like, “The last person who I met with had a four-year plan and everything they wanted to say to me written down, it would have been better if you did that,” and “I get paid to approve your classes — you can refer to Career Services for further help,” throughout the course of their meeting. “Perhaps I do have to improve my communication and professional meeting skills, but instead of destructively tearing me apart in an overwhelming five minutes, I would have appreciated constructive advice,” the student said. “I didn’t know I had to prepare a PowerPoint presentation to

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that she rank a freshman seminar over Chemistry 101 when listing course preferences during preregistration. When she didn’t get into Chemistry 101 — which was closed throughout the regular registration period — she had to wait until the spring semester to take the class and found herself behind in the 11-credit pre-major track for Chemistry. “I didn’t know how much that was going to affect me down the line. I wasn’t made aware of it,” Varela said. “Especially now, in order to stay on track, I have to take a summer course. Obviously that’s not ideal.” Varela did appreciate some aspects of advising, however — she said her advisor taught her how to use Penn InTouch and encouraged her to try new things. Despite instances like these, Penn’s pre-major advising program does aim to help students fulfill necessary requirements. Faculty advisors go through mandatory training every year where they review Penn’s academic and course structure, and full-time academic advisors in the College Office offer a support network for any questions or concerns on the part of students or other advisors. “I think our office does a good job of anticipating what’s happening. We’re sort of on the ground, so we’re meeting with students all the time and talking to each other and collaborating,” Assistant Dean for Advising Nadine Gabbadon said. Beyond the issue of helpfulness, some students say that interpersonal issues made their pre-major advising experiences less than ideal. One student, who requested

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 get the most out of a meeting.” But some students say their advisors go above and beyond. College freshman Jenna Harowitz said her pre-major advisor has not only given useful guidance when it comes to course selection but has helped her succeed in other pursuits. “He definitely has my best interests at heart. For instance, he is honest with me when he thinks a certain course load will be too much for one semester,” Harowitz said. “Outside of class registration, he has also been a huge help in getting involved in research. Not only did he offer me a position in his lab, but he also helped me make a list of other faculty members and professors to contact about working in their labs.” To facilitate the advisor-advisee relationship, the College Office attempts to match students

with advisors who share their interests. With the help of an algorithm and admissions data, students are paired with faculty members within the areas they list as interests in their applications. These matches aren’t always perfect, but Tighe said there’s no problem with that — it’s expected that a student’s interests may change, and undergraduates are welcome to request a new advisor. “These are not matches made in heaven. Why is that? Because you all, when you wrote that stuff for admissions, were 17 or

younger,” Tighe said. “You were trying to get into Penn — you had other things on your mind. And some of you come in still thinking those things, but some of you begin to change your mind, so it’s hard.” For cases when the issue goes beyond mismatched interests, Tighe also emphasized that students should feel free to switch their pre-major advisors. “This office has no vested interest in putting two people in a room who can’t talk to teach other,” Tighe said. “It’s a wasted opportunity.” But freshmen, who often aren’t

aware of that option, say these “wasted opportunities” happen far too often, and can negatively impact their Penn experience. “Many students, including myself, seem to want a lot out of their advisor-advisee relationship, but it can be frustrating when the advisor is unhelpful, unsupportive and uncaring,” the anonymous student said. “Especially in a place that is fairly large like Penn, it is important to have strong advising and mentoring to get the most out of the academic experience. Otherwise, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and like a deer in headlights.”

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think it’s safe to assume that most Penn students, in the past few weeks, have seen or heard of at least one of the demonstrations staged by a student activist group which calls itself SOUL, short for Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation. The group, which seems to focus primarily on social issues related to race, has staged a number of high-visibility demonstrations, including placing a member dressed in Ku Klux Klan robes along Locust Walk and, last week, staging a mock slave auction outside the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. In an article covering that particular demonstration, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that the group had stated, via its Facebook page, that the demonstration was partially in response to its dissatisfaction with the University’s decision not to pursue disciplinary action against the fraternity for the well-publicized incident late last semester in which members

how such a system would have to operate, it seems fairly clear that any rule which could be invoked to punish Phi Delt for offense caused by the sex doll photo could almost certainly be invoked against SOUL’s protests for the same reason. Under such a policy, a student would theoretically make a complaint to some administrative body, perhaps the Office of Student Conduct, who would then have to determine whether a reasonable person might find the conduct complained about to be offensive, and impose punishment if so. In addition to the laundry list of other problems such a hypothetical “offense rule” would cause on campus, if it was even nominally content-neutral in its application, parading down Locust in Klan robes would, in the face of a complaint, have to face a sanction at least equally severe as the publication of a sex-doll Christmas card. The only alternative, it seems to me, would be for the University to decide specifically what positions, ar-

Want to write for the Summer Pennsylvanian? Submit an application to bit.ly//SPColumnist ALEC WARD last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you — where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country’s planted thick with laws from coast to coast — man’s laws, not God’s — and if you cut them down — and you’re just the man to do it — d’you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake. More’s point is that in our desire to rid the world of those things we believe to be evil, we must take care not do away with those institutions which protect us from evil ourselves and which safeguard our ability to

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…[I]t seems fairly clear that any rule which could be invoked to punish Phi Delt for offense caused by the sex doll photo could almost certainly be invoked against SOUL’s protests for the same reason.” of the Fraternity posted a holiday card featuring an inflatable black sex doll online. As a sometime free-speech absolutist, I will defend SOUL’s right to protest whatever they like in whatever manner they like on campus, provided it remains nonviolent. It strikes me as both odd and shortsighted, however, for a group which is clearly fond of using controversial and potentially offensive imagery — Klan robes and slave auctions, for example — in their efforts to make a point to call for the University to impose punishment for the creation of images which they themselves find offensive. When you actually consider

guments and messages it will or will not accept. Aside from that being far from a vision of a just society, it might prove rather dangerous to SOUL’s longevity should current academic fashions someday change. There’s a wonderful moment in Robert Bolt’s play “A Man for All Seasons” where, during a discussion on evil, the following exchange takes place between the cautious Thomas More and his zealous son-inlaw, Will Roper: More: What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil? Roper: I’d cut down every law in England to do that! More: Oh? And when the

pursue those things we believe to be good. It strikes me that, in calling for the punishment of images they find offensive, SOUL is calling for the destruction of the very rights which uphold and protect their ability to strive for the achievement of justice as they understand it. So go ahead, SOUL, protest to your heart’s content. But consider giving Phi Delt benefit of law, for your own safety’s sake if nothing else.

ALEC WARD is a College sophomore from Washington, D.C., studying history. His email address is alecward@sas. upenn.edu. “Talking Backward” appears every Wednesday.

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iving as an undocumented immigrant, deportation is a daunting political consequence of my reality, but it pales in comparison to not having access to health insurance and health care. By the time I was 10 years old, I was forced to come to terms with my immigration status under a dysfunctional health care system. Through this realization, I grew motivated to become a physician that delivers culturally appropriate and effective care to underserved and immigrant families like my own. I remember vividly the moment I decided to become a physician. It wasn’t because I had an early fascination with the human body or sciences — it was because of my mother’s near death experience. We rushed to an emergency room at a local, public hospital will-

colleagues in the Journal of Academic Medicine examines the Latino physician workforce between 1980 and 2010. While the Latino population increased in the United States from 15 million to more than 51 million in the last 30 years, this growth has not been proportionately represented in the physician workforce. Between 1980 and 2010, the number of Latino physicians for every 100,000 Latinos in the U.S. dropped from 135 to 105. The number of non-Hispanic, white physicians, on the other hand, increased from 211 to 315 in the same period. Granting medical school admission to undocumented students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals like myself has the potential to alleviate the declining Latino physician workforce. In this spirit, the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine be-

In 2012, the Medical School closed the Office of Diversity and Community Outreach, led by two long-serving administrators that were subsequently terminated. Students were outraged. The decision was made without transparency or student involvement, the main reason the office was created in the first place. As an institution that accredits itself for creating a diverse medical workforce, this recent action calls into question whether the institution continues to embody these values. As the nation’s first medical school and as one of the first in the nation to open a minority office, the Medical School has created a trailblazing legacy of influential decision m aking. Unfortunately, its current policies concerning undocumentedDACA and minority students do not meet expectations. The number of

I felt helpless and scared at the thought of losing my mom. My feelings were exacerbated by the lack of Spanish speaking physicians in the hospital.” ing to provide medical care to uninsured patients. But due to the high volume of patients, my mother withstood hours of pain before receiving care. I felt helpless and scared at the thought of losing my mom. My feelings were exacerbated by the lack of Spanishspeaking physicians in the hospital. In the middle of all this chaos, I was forced to act as the cultural and linguistic liaison between the physicians and my mother. My family’s experiences are not singular. Undocumented Latinos continue to be alienated in the medical system, which aggravates the disproportionate rise of chronic diseases among this population. Unfortunately, the medical profession has fallen behind in addressing these health disparities. Using census data, a study published by Sánchez and

came the first medical school in the nation to publicly accept undocumented students. They recognize that undocumented students often come from bicultural and bilingual backgrounds that can meet the diverse needs of underserved populations. Additionally, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, prestigious universities, such as Harvard, Stanford and Yale, now consider undocumented applicants for admission. Still, many medical institutions have not embraced progressive admission policies for undocumented applicants. As a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, I have been privileged to receive a worldclass education. However, when I apply to medical school, I will not be considered for admission at my school’s medical program, the Perelman School of Medicine.

medical institutions of similar caliber and endowment that admit and finance undocumented DACA students will continue to rise. The Medical School has the opportunity to enact policy that will, once again, build much n eeded diversity in the medical profession that will readily address the growing health disparities among underserved communities.

EMMANUEL CORDOVA is a College senior studying health & societies and Hispanic studies. His email address is ecordova@ sas.upenn.edu. He is a member of Penn for Immigration Rights and PreHealth Dreamers, a national community of undocumented pre-health students.

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Undocumented medical students: Opening the doors and addressing health disparities

hen Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation first formed on campus toward the end of the last school year, we were intrigued by its stated mission to “elevate the political and social consciousness of the student body at Penn” while “educat[ing] the masses on how to take action.” We hoped that SOUL’s aim would be to contribute to an expansion of intellectual diversity and meaningful exchange regarding issues of race and power structures on campus and in the world around us. With the benefit of hindsight, however, we can unfortunately observe that this hope has been dashed. Rather, SOUL has at every turn sought to in-

GUEST COLUMN BY DILLON WEBER AND AIDAN MCCONNELL voke controversy and division in order to distinguish themselves on campus. Their mission of division was more evident than ever this past Friday when SOUL demonstrated outside the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house on Locust Walk, equating the purchase of a blow-up sex doll by a college student to the purchasing of human life by slave owners in the pre-war South. A slave auction? Really? We would like to ask SOUL what exactly it aimed to achieve with this demonstration beyond the stoking of social and racial tensions. Tactics such as these, which are so openly hostile toward large groups of the student population, add little value to

the discussion of race, gender and power, and serve only to drive wedges between people who should instead be coming together. Take the further example of the white robe-adorned student, meant to represent a Ku Klux Klan member, holding hands with another student dressed as a police officer, which occurred not long before the protest Friday and was also put together by SOUL. The irony, of course, is that police protection allows this University to exist, and it is those same police who ensure SOUL can hold such demonstrations without being chased off campus by an angry mob. So what should SOUL do? One clear step is to tone down the rhetoric and the extremism.

Whether you feel the Christmas photo was offensive or not, all reasonable people can agree it was not tantamount to slavery or the purchasing of slaves. The next step might be holding open discussions and forums rather than inflammatory demonstrations. A crucial step might be inviting conservative leaning groups to these discussions and ensuring the conversation remains civil and fact-based — perhaps by inviting a professor or administrator to moderate. As conservatives on campus, we know how incredibly intimidating it can be to go to an “open discussion” that will be anything but for someone on our side of the political spectrum. For those who disagree with SOUL, the responsibility

then falls to us to attend such forums and state our views intelligently. Overall, SOUL has not been a boon to constructive dialogue on this campus. It has alienated many, who would otherwise be willing to engage in meaningful discourse, through its aggressive and extreme tactics. Instead of catalyzing exploration of racial issues and struggles, SOUL has damaged the environment for debate, unfairly portraying many on the other side of the debate. Its members have consistently shown that they are unwilling to even listen to an opposing viewpoint, most recently by rejecting those who approached them on Friday to calmly discuss the supposed grievance. When SOUL

is ready to sit down and have productive discourse rather than see who can shout the loudest or make the most talked about demonstration, they will have lived up to their mission. Until then, it betrays the spirit of true progressive discourse and resolution of conflict at every turn, hurting the causes it seeks to advance.

DILLON WEBER is an Engineering junior studying chemical & biomolecular engineering and economics. His email address is dillonw@seas.upenn.edu. AIDAN MCCONNELL is a College junior studying political science. His email address is aidanm@sas. upenn.edu.

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The protests in downtown Baltimore following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray have sparked discussion on campus between students and through social media. College sophomore and Baltimore native Jack Cook does not condone the use of violence, but understands why it has broken out. “Violence is never justified,” Cook said. “These protests come from decades and decades of problems within Baltimore and Freddie Gray was merely the fuse.” On Saturday, West Baltimore residents organized protests

against police brutality in honor of Gray. According to CNN reports, these protests turned violent as residents began to hurl rocks and other objects at police in riot gear. Although the exact reason for Gray’s death has not been released, members of the Baltimore community speculate that Gray was brutalized while in police custody. Gray was taken into custody April 12 for possession of a switch blade, and died April 19 from spinal cord injuries. In addition, Cook points out that there has been an uneven focus on only the violent aspects of the protests. “I also believe the national attention is on the riots, not the protests. There have been peaceful protests going on for weeks in Baltimore, ever since the Michael Brown case,” he said.

M o n d ay n i g h t , B a l t i more M a yo r Stepha n ie Rawlings-Blake declared a state of emergency and all major public institutions have been temporarily shut down including public schools. In addition Johns Hopkins University is temporarily shut down as of Tuesday night. Baltimore native and Wharton freshman Kayvon Asemani expressed a similar point of view. “The only element of this story that is more shameful than the riots is the way the media has mishandled its incredible platform,” he said. Social media around campus has been buzzing in response to the events with many users posting racially charged comments. Whatsgoodly, an app that allows users to anonymously post polls, has also ref lected the controversy. On a poll titled

“Black People Nowadays,” 64 percent of respondents agreed to the option “are always disproportionally angry,” compared to 36 percent for “level headed and rational” as of Monday night. Ca mpus g roup St udents Organizing for Unity and Liberation have also dedicated their resources to aiding the situation in Baltimore. “In the wake of the youth driven Baltimore uprise SOUL will be collecting donations to help feed the youth who will not be able to get free or reduced lunch due to the schools being closed down tomorrow,” the group wrote on their Facebook page. While Asemani believes that the media incorrectly portrays the situation, he still does not see the outbreak of violence as the answer. “Our focus on the severity of this social issue and

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Rendell’s campaign manager and press secretary. When Rendell, a 1965 College graduate, became Mayor of Philadelphia in 1992, he made Cohen his Chief of Staff. In 1997, Cohen returned to Ballard Spahr and became the firm’s chairman. After completing his second term as mayor, Rendell followed Cohen to Ballard Sphar. Cohen then left in 2002 for Comcast and Rendell left in 2003 to become Governor of Pennsylvania. When Cohen was first hired at Ballard Spahr, he thought he would remain there until retirement. He never pictured a career that would include politics, media, business and nonprofits. But he has come to appreciate his winding path and willingness to try new things. “My father worked for the same company for basically every paycheck he ever received in his life — including as a college intern,” he said. “I always knew I wanted to practice law so I assumed I would go to law school, I would go to a law firm and I’d stay there for my whole career.” This leads Cohen to his biggest piece of advice he tells young adults, whether they are Penn students he meets or his own two sons. “I tell young people — particularly when you are in college — don’t

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try to set out a career path that you think you can do from now until the day you retire,” Cohen said. “Decisions when we’re in our twenties, and even when we are in our thirties, are not life altering.” Reviving a heath system In the late 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania Health System was bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars, and to make matters worse, numerous boards oversaw each component of the health system. Then-president Judith Rodin recruited Cohen to join many of the boards to help face the bureaucracy and the deficit. “There was legitimate and serious concern as to whether the health system could literally bankrupt the entire University,” Cohen said. “It was the number one topic on the mind of the faculty, of the deans, of the president, of students — it was sort of the all-consuming topic and that was my issue in a sense.” Cohen and others worked tirelessly to turn the situation around. In 2001, Penn Medicine was established to oversee all of the health system, including the medical school. Cohen was named the inaugural chair of the Penn Medicine board, and was offered a seat on the University’s Board of Trustees. When Jim Riepe was ready to step down as Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 2008, he and

Penn President Amy Gutmann approached Cohen to take his spot. “Almost anything I’m involved in, I sort of ultimately would like to be in a leadership position,” Cohen said. “When I became a trustee I said, ‘Gee whiz, I wonder if I could become chair of the trustees.’ But it’s not something you campaign for.” Cohen ultimately asked Riepe to stay on for one more year so he would have time to prepare. Cohen became chair on November 7, 2009 and has held the position ever since. Gutmann said Cohen is a “terrific person to talk to when you have a big problem that you want to solve.” “David knows just about everybody in Philadelphia,” she added. “There are many other people at Penn who know lots of people in this city, but there is no single person who knows as many people and has as long a track record of making good thing happen as David does.” Philadelphia’s “go-to person” Fast forward to 2015 and David Cohen is as busy as ever. Last week, Comcast dropped its hotly-contested $45 billion plan to take over Time Warner Cable. This week, an internal investigation by NBC News — NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast — was leaked, which found that anchor Brian Williams had embellished personal accounts of his reporting 11 times. (Cohen led the acquisition of

NBCUniversal in 2011.) Though he has little free time left over after his commitments to Comcast, Penn and his family, Cohen is always happy to pitch in and help if he can. He has been very influential in two high-profile events coming soon to Philadelphia: the 2015 World Meeting of Families and the 2016 Democratic National Convention. “He’s a true civic leader and he’s a go-to person, maybe the go-to person for any special project you want done in this city,” Gutmann explained. Cohen has a history of helping mayors and city officials tackle their problems, especially in Philadelphia. Perhaps most telling is the fact that he is a co-chair of the World Meeting of Families Executive Leadership Cabinet, even though he is Jewish, because he is excited by what the event will bring to Philadelphia. “I am very proud to be helping to make sure that we, Philadelphia, are a great host city for the World Meeting of Families and for the Pope, and to support the archbishop in making his vision a reality,” Cohen said. “A lot of people ask me for help doing a lot of different things and I try to help as much as I can.” Beyond all of these commitments, Cohen is also an active Democratic fundraiser with close ties to the Clintons — he said he couldn’t imagine supporting anyone other than Hillary in 2016. In 2011, Cohen hosted a dinner at his home that raised more

than $1.2 million for Obama’s reelection campaign. “I have been here so much, the only thing I haven’t done in this house is have Seder dinner,” Obama joked at a 2013 Democratic fundraiser at Cohen’s home, which also brought in more than $1 million. Though he mostly supports Democrats, Cohen supports candidates on both sides of aisle. He was a major supporter of former Republican Governor Tom Corbett’s failed reelection bid. Not only does Cohen befriend both Democrats and Republicans, he also values his relationships with people of all walks of life. “I’ve had the fortune in my life and in my career to get to work with a very large number of people and I like to think that one of the reasons why I have the relationships that I do is because I treat people fairly,” he said, noting his efforts to respond to every call and email he receives. “That is true if it is a United States Senator who is calling me or emailing me, and it is true if it is a customer from Indianapolis who is frustrated with the customer service that she is receiving,” Cohen added. Many of his ties come full circle. For example, Penn and Comcast, two of the region’s largest private employers, have overlap beyond Cohen. One of his co-vice chairs at Penn, Andrea Mitchell, is the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Comcast-owned MSNBC. Former President Judith

Rodin sits on Comcast’s Board of Directors, while Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, and his father, Ralph, among other Comcast executives, are Penn graduates and donors. Given all that he does in a day, Cohen draws his inspiration from another individual who was a leader in politics, media and at Penn: Ben Franklin. Cohen’s favorite quote comes from Franklin: “If you want to get something done, ask a busy person.” “Busy people learn how to prioritize, but the hallmark of most busy people is that they get things done,” Cohen explained. “When I make a commitment to an organization I make sure they are getting the amount of my time they need.” That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have time to relax. Cohen enjoys watching his favorite shows on NBC with his wife. “My favorite NBC show is probably The Blacklist,” he said. “The Voice would be a pretty good runner up but that is much more of a guilty pleasure.” But Cohen said he and his wife don’t limit themselves to Comcastowned stations. They also like The Good Wife on CBS, Homeland on Showtime, The Newsroom on HBO and Scandal on ABC. “You can’t do better than Scandal,” he said. “Scandal is a great show.”

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applicant’s high school contacts the admissions office of the school that the applicant is hoping to attend with information about an offensive post that the applicant made, the admissions office will examine the social media accounts of that applicant. It is unclear to what extent Penn practices such policies — the Admissions Office could not be reached for comment for this article. “If there’s ever a red f lag raised, if they’re ever tipped off by someone about something, they will of course check that out — they have obligations to

do so,” Taylor said. Although checking social me d ia a c cou nt s is more common for admissions to graduate schools, particularly law schools, Taylor said that it happens on the undergraduate level as well. He suggested that students ensure their accounts are clean before they begin applying to college. “Don’t have open access, don’t have racy language, don’t have have racy photographs,” he said. “Everything that goes up in high school is still going to be on Google come the time they’re [applicants] applying for jobs,” Taylor said. He added that certain violations on social media have the potential to completely end an

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THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM College freshman Barbara Biney believes that scrutinizing social media accounts is a justified step to take when considering applicants. “I think it is perfectly acceptable,” Biney said. “I think it’s a good representation of how someone really is.” Biney added that social media accounts portray applicants “in the environment where they’re most comfortable,” and allow admissions officers “to see their true personality.” College freshman Kevin Vitalis Kudah agreed, saying that social media accounts allow admissions officers to glimpse a side of applicants that is not always present in an application.

“People feel obligated to actually share who they are outside of academic context on social media because it’s a platform where you can show off your crazy side,” Kudah said. “I think it’s just a way to see who people are outside of the classroom and I think it can be a proper basis of admission.” However, College sophomore Brian Sajorda said that social media is an inappropriate way to judge applicants. “It’s social media — it should be used between people who are social,” he said. “I don’t think admissions officers should look at that because it might not be a good representation of their [an applicant’s] life, what they do and their accomplishments.”

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First iDesign competition results in unique business projects The winner was a medication verification stamp BRIGITTE DESNOES Contributing Reporter

In a room of no more than 40 people, Associate Dean of External Affairs at the School of Design Richard Fitzgerald said, “Five years from now when the iDesign prize is the hottest prize in the United States, you can say that you were here on this first night.” On Monday, the Integrated Product Design Master’s program and PennDesign hosted iDesign@Penn, the first of what will become an annual competition in which Penn graduate students compete for a $50,000 prize to help launch their unique products. The competition is meant to facilitate critical interdisciplinary thinking and looks for a product that solves a problem in the world, supported by a comprehensive design, engineering and business plan. This year, the winner was determined by a panel of five judges, all of whom

have relevant experience across disciplines from venture capital to architectural design. Submissions for the prize were due on March 16. After evaluation of 15 submissions, four finalists were chosen to present to the judges. Each of the four teams was strictly allotted a 10minute presentation and five minutes of questions from the judges, during which they had to explain both the design and concept behind their product and a clear marketing plan. Laurence Goldberg, a member of the Board of Overseerers for PennDesign and co-head of Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications at Barclays PLC, was part of the group that came up with the iDesign idea. “ Pen n h a s so m a ny terrific schools and interdisciplinary studies that I think that it is uniquely positioned to develop some amazing entrepreneurial concepts,” he said. Goldberg, along with the entire panel of judges, was impressed by each of the finalists’ presentations. The presentations ranged from technical datamonitoring projects to a plan to

improve access to effective medications in developing countries. Engineering graduate students Diwei Shou and Edward Wu and Wharton and Engineering senior Dennis Zdonov proposed a plan called FarmLink that would use a data-monitoring service to track weather and plant life cycles to reduce costs for farmers. Makerbites, proposed by Engineering graduate students Taylor Caputo and Celia Lewis, is a project designed to help “make manufacturing fun” through a toy set that uses edible gel to replicate the molding process that goes into manufacturing plastic products. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania neurosurgeon Luke Macyszyn , Engineering Ph.D. students Bilwaj Gaonkar and Madhur Behl and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Section of Biomedical Analysis Aris Sotiras designed Motion View — a touch-free, motion sensor imaging device meant to make the medical imaging process easier for radiologists and physicians. Last to present were Wharton

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graduate students Anastasia D’Orazio and Matt McGuire and Engineering graduate students Ravit Dung and Meet Vora, who designed a project called SafeStamp to reduce counterfeit medication in developing nations through a point-of-purchase verification “stamp.” Medication marked with these stamps should turn a different color when exposed to light or breathed upon,

allowing the consumer to check its validity before consuming it. The judges ultimately chose SafeStamp as the winner, based on the impact the grant would have on the product’s viability in the market. SafeStamp will work with drug packaging companies to reduce the market share of counterfeit drugs, which currently take up approximately 30 percent of the market.

Though this was only the first year of the iDesign prize, Chairman of PennDesign’s Board of Overseers Kevin Penn said that he hopes the prize will have a lasting presence. “This prize isn’t just something for a student’s resume. We created this prize with the intention to spur innovation that has the potential for real impact,” he said in a press release.

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Even though the 2016 presidential campaign remains over a year away, candidates have already started hitting the campaign trail, while others continue to wait for the right time to announce their candidacy. No matter how the field of

Republican and Democratic candidates turns out, Pennsylvania will be a crucial state both in the primaries in April 2016, and in the general election on Nov. 8, 2016. Here is a look at the major candidates who have formally announced their candidacy and their political past in Pennsylvania: Democratic Candidates Arguably the most well known candidate in the race, former Secretary of State Hillary

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More recently, Bill Clinton drew a large crowd of Penn students in 2012 when he came to campus to campaign for Obama. Hillary Clinton’s ability to carry Pennsylvania in the Democratic primary, and possibly in the general election as well, depends on which other Democratic candidates decide to run. So far, no other major Democratic candidate has emerged. Whichever Democratic candidate makes it to the stage for the Democratic National Convention will accept their nomination in Philadelphia. The DNC will take place in the city from July 25-28, 2016. Republican Candidates Unlike Clinton, the Republicans who have declared their

candidacy have very little experience in Pennsylvania. The three major Republican candidates who have formally declared – Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul – have one thing in common: This is their first time running for president. As a result, Pennsylvanians will have their first chance to see them on the campaign trail in April when they will arrive for the Republican primary. In the last two elections, the Republican candidate who has won the Pennsylvania primary — Sen. John McCain in 2008 and former Gov. Mitt Romney in 2012 — has gone on to win the Republican nomination.

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Penn men’s rugby club claims first City Six tournament title Squad proves worth without varsity status TOMMY ROTHMAN Associate Sports Editor

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Penn men’s rugby might not have the NCAA label, but the Quakers take the sport very seriously. Countless hours of hard work paid off last Wednesday when the Red and Blue claimed their first tournament win.

Feeding off of the crowd wasn’t an option, but one under-the-radar Penn team still found a way to win last Wednesday. Penn men’s rugby pulled off its first tournament win of the season, capturing the City Six Sevens Tournament hosted by LaSalle. The Quakers played four games over the course of the day against fellow members of the City Six, which also includes Drexel, Nova, LaSalle, Saint Joseph’s and Temple. Penn dropped its first game to Temple, 19-15, before bouncing back to take down the Hawks, 26-12. The win helped the Red and Blue qualify for the semifinals, setting up a showdown with neighboring Drexel. A thrilling battle against the Dragons ensued, with the teams going to sudden-death overtime knotted at 12 apiece. The Quakers pulled out the 19-12 victory, qualifying for the finals. Temple also qualified for the championship game, giving the Red and Blue a chance to avenge their opening-game defeat. Penn took advantage, beating the Owls 26-17

to win the tournament. “It was a fantastic win,” team president and junior Andrew Janssens said. “It was pretty dramatic, coming from a sudden-death overtime win in the semifinals, to beat a team we had lost to in the qualifying matches. “I think it was a long time coming for us. It was big because we really integrated some of the newer players, and they played a key role in the end. Overall, it was a great win.” Interestingly, coach Nick Walker was away for the tournament, and junior Daleroy Sibanda had to coach in his place. A native of Zimbabwe, Sibanda and his brother Leroy are two of many international players on the team. Janssens, who hails from England, estimated that half the team is international. Rugby isn’t sanctioned by the NCAA, and as a club sport it is tough for it to gain traction on the collegiate level. Given rugby’s overall lack of popularity in the United States, it’s not surprising that Penn men’s club rugby has yet to gain a huge following. But don’t tell that to the guys on the team. “We are no less qualified to be considered ‘athletes,’ even if we technically aren’t an official NCAA sport,” freshman Billy Kacyem said. “I came into rugby thinking

that all we were going to do was in fact ‘have fun and play,’ but there’s a lot more to it. There’s a certain amount of structure, skill and, most important of all, focus required to play the game.” “It’s never bothered me too much,” Janssens said of the lack of popular interest. “People who grow up playing rugby, they don’t grow up with the big crowds.” Besides, Janssens said, American rugby is on the upswing. “Rugby is the fastest growing sport in the US. It’s going to be in the Olympics in 2016. So it’s receiving more and more attention every year.” Janssens “appreciates” American football, but finds rugby more exciting because of the continuous flow of action. He understands that there will always be people who don’t think rugby is as entertaining, but, like Kacyem, Janssens won’t put up with the notion that the sport — at any level — is easy. “People assume that, because it’s a club sport, it’s not particularly competitive,” Janssens said. “But we play at Nationals, and we train a lot for a club sport.” Still skeptical? Kacyem has a simple solution: “Come see us practice and play.” Clearly, after last week’s tournament victory, something must be working.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a constant at any match. Arms crossed. Hat pulled down low. An intimidating but composed gaze. At big moments, she erupts with a fist pump and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go!â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;? Her players seem to feed on the energy. For those who watch Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis coach Sanela Kunovac during contests, her passion for her team and the sport is obvious. And while many remember her as one of the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful players, most are unaware of her incredible and inspiring journey to Penn. Kunovac was born in Bosnia where she lived an ordinary, peaceful life until 1992. That year, war broke out between Serbia and Croatia over what was formerly Yugoslavia. At the innocent age of nine, she found herself caught in the middle of the violence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city was under siege. There were snipers shooting people on the streets. Bombs were falling,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got help when â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a few months into the war â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Embassy provided a safe passage for a group of about 70

tennis players out of the city and we ended up in Croatia.â&#x20AC;? Kunovac was lucky. Although her father was forced to stay behind, her mother and younger brother were granted the freedom to escape with the group of young athletes. Her mother, a successful psychologist, was one of only two adult chaperones allowed to leave with the children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The peace organizations] were worried that it was going to be difficult to keep the kids sane given the potential of war,â&#x20AC;? Kunovac said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a way, [my mom] had such a big responsibility of taking care of the other children that I had to grow up really fast to take care of my brother, who was five years younger than me.â&#x20AC;? Bosnia later became fully involved in the war against Croatia. And as Bosnians living in Croatia, Kunovac and her family were asked to leave by the Croatian government. They relocated to Italy, where they stayed until the warâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conclusion in 1995, and Kunovac was finally reunited with her father. But the war did not keep her from playing tennis. Even though Kunovacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family had no income during the war, Croatian coaches saw her immense talent and continued to let her practice and play tournaments. She quickly became

one of Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best junior tennis players. Once the war ended, Kunovacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents had to decide between staying in Bosnia with guaranteed high-paying jobs and moving to the United States to provide more opportunities for their children. They ultimately chose the latter. With the help of World Relief, an organization that sponsored families moving to the United States, Kunovac and her family moved to Bradenton, Fla., home of the worldfamous Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. It was there that, while on full scholarship, Kunovac received an education and trained with some of the best young tennis players in the world. Her peers included five-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova, as well as Jelena Jankovic and Daniela Hantuchova â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both of whom have reached world rankings inside the top 10. Like them, Kunovacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream was always to play professional tennis. For most of her junior career, she never even considered playing in college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I was playing tournaments and would lose, people would always say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry, you can always go to college,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always associated college with the failure of accomplishing

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Penn favorites for Ivy champs DP SPORTS EDITORS From The Daily Pennsylvanian’s sports blog, THE BUZZ As most Penn students celebrate the final day of classes, the majority of people on campus remain aware of the fact that something (read: finals) lurks on the horizon. For five of Penn Athletics’ teams, in addition to dealing with exams, the quest for an Ivy League title remains alive over the course of the next few weeks. As the baseball, softball, men’s and women’s track and field and women’s lacrosse squads attempt to survive and advance, our editors debate which team has the best shot at securing the Quakers’ third Ivy championship this year. Senior Sports Editor Riley Steele: No matter what anyone says about the baseball and softball teams, there is one right answer here. I would be an idiot to wager for anyone that isn’t Karen Corbett and women’s lacrosse. While the Quakers’ streak of eight consecutive regular season Ivy League titles came to an end

by virtue of their loss against Princeton, Penn has no bad loss on its resume this year. The Red and Blue only fell to teams ranked 11th, sixth and first in the nation in 2015. That’s it. The Quakers need two wins to capture the Ivy League Tournament title. Penn has already taken down two of the three teams in the field, including its first round opponent, Cornell. Assuming the Red and Blue can make it past the Big Red for a second straight weekend, there’s no reason to doubt the team in a Princeton rematch. With seniors like Tory Bensen, Meg Markham and Lucy Ferguson on the roster, I’d bet any sum of money on Penn women’s lacrosse. Associate Spor ts Editor Thomas Munson: If you had asked me which team had the best chance to take an Ivy title in February, I would have said women’s lacrosse without a doubt. But after the Princeton loss and the narrow win over Cornell last weekend, I have to go with baseball. The Quakers came up just short last season, and I can’t envision

a scenario in which coach John Yurkow doesn’t come back from New York with a division crown this Saturday. If he can do that, there is no doubt that the Quakers claim the overall league title as well. Connor Cuff could get the start on Saturday in the Big Apple, and he has the experience, poise and talent to come away with another big win to extend his career. That’s not to say that I don’t think the women won’t pull off yet another Ivy title. In fact, I expect them to do so and I would be surprised if the star-filled senior class doesn’t hoist another trophy. Still, I feel like baseball is a surer bet. Associate Sports Editor Tommy Rothman: Baseball and women’s lacrosse are solid choices. But there’s only one team that can lose its next game and still bring home the title: softball. Baseball is done if it loses at Columbia, and women’s lacrosse can’t afford a loss either. But Penn softball is already in the finals, so they have the benefit of getting to play a series. There isn’t much margin for error, but there

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The Quakers were positively dominant all year, ﬁnishing the 2014-15 season with perfect Ivy record and the program’s ﬁrst conference crown since 2008. The season highlight came against then-No. 1 Harvard, when the Red and Blue clinched a 5-4 win in the last set of the match.

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You have to respect a squad that goes from worst to ﬁrst, and that’s exactly what the Quakers managed this year. Relying heavily on senior leadership from Austin Powell and Ben Cooley, Penn held on for an exhilaration one-stroke victory over Princeton in the Ivy championship this past weekend.

Although the Quakers ﬁnished just behind an undefeated Princeton squad in this year’s Ivy race, Penn had nothing short of a banner season. The Red and Blue made the WNIT, took home a share of the Big 5 title for the ﬁrst time, making the Class of 2015 making the winningest group in the program history.

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Ivy Champions (14-3, 7-0 Ivy)

Second in the Ivies (21-9, 11-3 Ivy)

Propelled by a talented freshfresh man class of all-arounders, Penn topped the other four Ancient Eight teams at the Ivy Classic by just .300 points. At USAG Nationals, hosted at the Palestra in April, juniors Elyse ShenbergShenberg err and Morgan Venuti e capped c apped off their seasons with w ith USAG ﬁrst team AllAmerican A merican honors.

Despite a slow start, the Red and Blue have met and possibly even exceeded their lofty expectations heading into the season. Senior Mitch Montaldo has led a brigade of surprising heavy hitting in the Penn lineup. The Quakers will w ill look to take care of some unﬁnished u nﬁnished in its one-game divisional d ivisional playoff against Columbia C olumbia on Saturday.

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(9-4, 4-1 Ivy)

(22-18, 13-7)

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One of Penn’s deepest squads, the Quakers featured six All-Ivy selections in the 2014-15 season, second only to Ivy League powerhouse Cornell. Although the squad experienced a minor letdown in postseason action, the run put up by CJ Cobb and company throughout dual meet competition was deﬁnitely impressive.

Thanks to adept pitching by senior Alexis Borden and explosive at-bats by freshman Jurie Joyner, Penn fought its way to its fourth consecutive South Division title. The reigning Ancient Eight champs — Dartmouth — loom this weekend for the Quakers as the Ivy League Championship Series kicks off in Hanover, N.H.

2015 may mark the ﬁrst time in eight years that Penn has not walked away from its Ancient Eight play with the Ivy League regular season title, but it’s not over yet for the Quaker’s. Penn has been steamrolling its opponents this year and will open postseason play against Cornell in the Ivy tournament.

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(12-3, 6-1 Ivy)

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Fourth in the Ivies

Third in the Ivies

The Red and Blue may have ﬁnished in the middle of the Ivies, but the Quakers still sent two swimmers to NCAAs for the ﬁrst time in over 40 years. Those two juniors — Chris Swanson and Eric Schultz — look primed to dominate the Ivy League and lead the Quakers next year for coach Mike Schnur.

The Quakers have shown promise for each of the past few years, but this was the season that they actually put their talent together. Led by star junior Thomas Awad — who took ﬁrst in the Ivy championship meet — and senior Conner Paez, Penn proved itself as a future Ivy contender.

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