THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016
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Penn alters sexual violence and harrassment policies The updates were the school’s third change in the past two years JENNA WANG News Editor
The University recently revised its sexual harassment and sexual violence policies, effective July 1. These changes mark the third time Penn has updated its policies in two years. Previous updates came in 2014 and February 2015 in accordance with the Department of Education and “to accommodate newly issued guidance and legislation,” according to the Office of University Communications. The school changed its sexual harassment policy “to be more inclusive” of a range of sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. The updated policy clarified procedures for making formal complaints and added sections about the complaint process for anyone visiting Penn, as well as anti-retaliation provisions. The revision also included language to clarify that instances of sexual violence, relationship violence and stalking should be referred to under the sexual violence policy rather than the sexual harassment policy. Administration amended its sexual violence policy to include single acts of relationship violence within its coverage. The revision included SEE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PAGE 5
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OFF THE BEAT
ONSCREEN The ensemble is one of four college a cappella groups featured in new Pop TV show CARTER COUDRIET Digital Director
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ove over, Masala — another Penn a cappella group is hitting the TV screen with perfect pitch. Off the Beat, one of 14 groups in Penn’s A Cappella Council, will take the stage next week in ”Sing It On,” a documentary series featuring student a cappella groups as they pursue the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella title. “We spend so much time [and] energy and we have this passion for what we do, and for a TV production company to say ‘Hey, we want to show everyone what you guys do’ is pretty awesome,” said rising College senior Madeline Kleypas, who recently SEE OFF THE BEAT PAGE 3
Student’s internship in Turkey shaken up by military coup attempt
…living in a constant state of hyper-vigilance and mistrust is the wrong way for us to grapple with terrors.”
The failed coup happened in Turkey’s capital city Ankara
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Jaime Molyneux, Penn’s director of international risk management, said nine Penn students and six faculty members were in Turkey during the coup.
When members of the military launched a coup attempt against the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, July 15, rising College junior Leo Page-Blau was in his host family’s house, 20 minutes outside Ankara, Turkey’s capital city. But they were on vacation, so he was alone. “It probably wasn’t until one in the
morning until I started hearing jets,” he said. “I could only really hear jets from one to four.” He said the houses of his friends who lived downtown were shaking from bombs. Jaime Molyneux, Penn’s director of international risk management, said nine Penn students and six faculty and staff members were in Turkey at the time of the coup. But that doesn’t count students and employees who are Turkish citizens. Molyneux said Penn’s Global SEE TURKEY PAGE 5
The Daily Show gears up to film at Penn’s Annenberg Center Preparations for next week’s tapings began a year ahead JENNA WANG News Editor
Next week, Penn will share a piece of the Democratic National Convention’s spotlight. “The Daily Show with Trevor
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Noah” will be filming at Penn’s Annenberg Center from Tuesday, July 26 to Friday, July 29. Eight hundred free tickets were distributed to the Penn community in a lottery in April, and a full audience is expected at each of the four nights. Comedy Central first reached out to Penn about a year ago about the Annenberg Center being a possible
filming location for its show, according to Annenberg Center Associate Managing Director Stuart Jasper. The Annenberg Center was one of five venues that were being considered, alongside the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Drexel’s Mandell Theater, the Philadelphia Theater Company and the Prince Theater. “Penn is home to smart, curious
and socially involved students and faculty members,” Jasper said. “We have the right combination of size and venue, the location is easy to park and close to public transportation [and we have] the technology and the availability during the summer months.” Daily Show Executive Producer Jill SEE DAILY SHOW PAGE 3
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