THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015
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AirPennNet is watching: what Penn sees
One former ITA spills what info Penn looks at (and what they don’t) LUIS FERRE SADURNI Staff Reporter
From the quiet study lounges in Huntsman Hall to the closet-like bathrooms in Van Pelt Library to
the air conditioner-less rooms of Hill College House, AirPennNet is a constant presence on Penn’s campus. Students connect their computers and mobile devices to the University’s far-reaching Wi-Fi network for academic, personal and sometimes questionable purposes. It is rather easy to configure AirPennNet for personal electronic devices and
have them connect by default every time they turn on. With AirPenn Net’s prevalence, it is easy for students to overlook the University’s policies they are adhering to by using Penn’s online network. Penn’s Information Systems & Computing staff operates AirPennNet. Last month, the network’s infrastructure consists of 4,000
wireless access points that supported over 34,000 distinct users transfer 406 terabytes of data in a recent peak month, according to ISC leadership in an email. ISC keeps operational logs when systems connect to Penn networks, including the device’s IP address and PennKey username if available, SEE AIRPENNNET PAGE 6
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OFFICIAL OFFICIAL RESULTS RESULTS
STUDENTS POLLED
8 VOTED IN THE REFERENDUM
6 WERE NOT ABLE TO VOTE
88VOTED VOTED‘YES’ YES
FAVORED‘YES’ YES 55FAVORED
0 VOTED ‘NO’
FROM FROMGREECE’S GREECE’S
REFERENDUM REFERENDUM
1 FAVORED ‘NO’
39% VOTED ‘YES’ 61% VOTED ‘NO’
93%
Greek students reflect on unfolding economic deliberations LUIS A. FERRE SADURNI Staff Reporter
In what is shaping up to be the most important week in Greece’s odyssey of debt and economic dysfunction, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras — the country’s leader— is expected to submit serious reform proposals to European leaders today. The Balkan country’s future will continue to be on the line this week and with it, the futures of its citizens — including those of Penn students from Greece. History was made on Sunday when the Greek government held a referendum asking voters whether or not they wanted to accept creditors’ latest deal, which would have imposed greater austerity measures. An overwhelming 61 percent of Greeks voted “no,” a sweeping victory for Tsipras and his left-wing Syriza Party. “While the ballots were being counted, and we were waiting for the final count, you could almost see the country holding its breath. People would either fight — among family or even strangers in public spaces — or be eerily silent and anxious,” said Irene Katopodis, a 2015 Penn graduate who voted “yes” in Sunday’s referendum. Contrary to the country’s referendum results, Penn students from Greece that The Daily Pennsylvanian interviewed overwhelmingly supported accepting the
GREEK PENN STUDENTS POLLED VOTED VOTEDOR ORFAVORED FAVOREDTHE THE“YES” ‘YES’ VOTED VOTE
SEE REFERENDUM PAGE 8
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NAACP Convention to be held in Phila. this week Convention’s theme reflects movements at Penn this year YASMEEN KABOUD Staff Reporter
Philadelphia has once again been chosen to hold an organization’s biggest event of the year — and its theme reflects some of the most prominent movements on Penn’s campus this year. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold its 106th annual convention this week at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Events began on July 8 and run until July 15. The NAACP is a civil rights organization whose mission is to “ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.” The purpose of the annual convention is to establish the actions and policies for the NAACP for the upcoming year. The theme of this year’s convention is “pursuing liberty in the face of injustice.” Penn student groups have followed a similar theme this past year, holding SEE NAACP PAGE 6
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Penn Wharton China Center opens “First 100 Days” celebrations incorporate programs from all of Penn’s schools BRYN FERGUSON Staff Reporter
Even though the Penn Wharton China Center is named for Penn’s business school, it is a place for all types of learning — and a place where students can learn about everything from urbanization to robotics to food science. In the first 100 days since its opening on March 10, each of Penn’s schools held its own event at the Center, and invited researchers and faculty from institutions around China. The events have been attended by alumni, admitted and prospective students, and even Chinese high school students.
Managing Director of the PWCC Jeffrey Bernstein said that one goal of the Center has been to feature all of the schools because it aims to promote interdisciplinary research. “What we found out from our local stakeholders was that none of our other peer schools, when they opened their China centers, had so many of their schools’ top leaders come at one time,” he said. “And so we thought it was a great way to show how focused we are in interdisciplinary work.” Bernstein added that “each of the schools have found their own niche and drawn a really interesting and eclectic crowd of people from China, like university, government and media.” Professor John Zhang, the executive facility director of the PWCC, emphasized the importance of Penn’s
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presence in China and noted the success of the events so far. “Ultimately, we want to make sure that Penn and Wharton are perceived as the training ground for global leaders,” Zhang said. “And to do that we need to be in China — one of the most important economies in the world. All the events we do, we are hoping will be noticed so Penn and Wharton will be talked about. We are absolutely achieving that.” Since the initial opening of the PWCC, the Center has seen approximately 1000 people pass through — either for events or just as drop-ins, Zhang said. School of Design The School of Design was one of the first schools to hold an event at the PWCC on March 13 during the “First
‘The world is your oyster,’ they smiled proudly. ‘So go have sex with it,’ the campus aura echoed.”
100 Days” celebrations. The School invited deans and chairs of departments from about 22 different design universities for a round table discussion about the problems of urbanization faced by the United States and China. Dean of the School of Design Marilyn Jordan Taylor was one of the faculty members in attendance. Taylor said that China is a very important country for research in the design field because of its rapid urbanization. “China has faced for decades in increasing measure the challenge of rapid urbanization,” she said. “New cities are rising from very small manufacturing communities to cities of multi-million people … Beijing is booming but has terrible air quality.” SEE WHARTON PAGE 8
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