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Penn President Amy Gutmann, Provost Wendell Pritchett, and other campus leaders spoke at Convocation Monday evening to welcome the new freshman class and transfer students
New College House West construction wakes up students Students frustrated by admin. response to complaints DANIEL WANG & SIDDARTH TUMU Staff Reporters
Students living on campus near the construction site of New College House West say they are being shaken awake by the loud noises in the morning. Situated at the corner of 40th and Walnut streets, construction on the record-breaking $163 million dorm hall began in December 2018, with the site facing Du Bois College House, Gregory College House, and Rodin College House. Residents say administrators are not properly addressing their concerns, including dismissing their complaints of noise. NCHW construction starts at 7 a.m. and lasts until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Rodin Residential
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Micro Market to replace Frontera in ARCH Building by September 9 The market features self checkout technology
Service Manager Jamal Hagood wrote in an email to residents on August 19. The dorm hall is expected to open in 2021. Students say the noises have woken them up before the set start time for construction. “You’ll be woken up at 7 a.m. if not earlier, because even though the start time is posted as 7 a.m., all the workers are getting there at 6, 6:30, all the trucks are backing up,” College junior David Fernandez said. Fernandez’s room on the first floor directly faces Walnut Street and the alley used for construction vehicles. He said he hears loud rumbling from huge trucks, beeping from trucks backing up, and metal crashing when workers open and close the truck doors. “There was one time [where] there was some big equipment that was SEE NCHW PAGE 3
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“College is an investment in yourself — one that should be managed carefully in order to see prosperous returns.” PAGE 4
SPORTS | Saying Goodbye to a Legend
“Legendary coach Bill Wagner announced his retirement effective after the conclusion of the 2019 campaign, his 50th at the helm of Penn sprint football. The longest tenured Penn coach turned 80 years old this summer. “ BACKPAGE
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More than four months after Mexican restaurant Tortas Frontera closed, a Micro Market will open by Sept. 9 in the ARCH Building on Locust Walk. The Micro Market features automated self-checkout technology and will serve cold and hot food, from sushi to soup. The Mexican fast-casual restaurant was closed at the end of the 2019 spring semester because of the restaurant’s losses in recent years. The market will accept dining plans and swipes, as well as credit cards and cash. Like the ARCH Building, Mark’s Café in Van
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Unlike the other five Micro Market locations on campus, the ARCH location will require staffers during specific hours of the day in order to prepare a selection of hot soups and sandwiches
Pelt-Dietrich Library Center will also be replaced by selfcheckout kiosks, which will be open whenever the building is open. “There will be a variety of food and beverage offerings,” Director of Penn Business Services Pam Lampitt said. “There will be fresh
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Penn sues Bernie’s Restauraunt over unpaid rent
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Penn looks for a new Penn Violence Prevention director Previous director Jessica Mertz left in May DANIELLE CAPRIGLIONE Staff Reporter
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Bernie’s, an American-style restaurant and bar located at 3432 Sansom St., has been a tenant of the University since December 2017 and is still in operation
The case is listed for a new trial in September HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Staff Reporter
Penn is suing Bernie’s University City Restaurant and Bar for $1.6 million, for alleged unpaid rental fees, according to court documents. Bernie’s, an American-style restaurant and bar located at 3432 Sansom St., has been a tenant of the University since December 2017 and is still in operation. After a court judgment granted Penn legal means to repossess the property in June, Bernie’s appealed the ruling. A landlord-tenant complaint form filed in April stated that Bernie’s “refuses to surrender” property to Penn. The case is listed for a new trial in Septem-
ber, according to Philadelphia municipal court records. Penn Vice President of Communications Stephen MacCarthy and Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania Adam Shapiro declined to comment on the lawsuit. Sean Holland, the general manager of Bernie’s, also declined to comment. The restaurant’s attorney did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Penn’s trustees filed a notice in January 2019 for the restaurant to vacate the location by the following February because of non-payment of rent. At that time, the University claimed Bernie’s owed a total of $98,161 amassed over 2018 through various missed rent installments. Notices were also filed in November 2018 for $82,749 and August 2018 for $64,451.
The rent has been set at a fixed minimum annual amount of $150,000 for the past two years, and was scheduled to increase by nearly $4,000 in 2020, according to the lease document on the public file. On June 5, a judgment of possession was entered against Bernie’s giving Penn the right to use legal means to regain possession of the property. A money judgment was then entered in the total amount of $180,060. In February 2019, Penn won a similar appeal case against its tenant Fresh Grocer. The supermarket appealed a May 2018 ruling that affirmed their lease had expired a year prior, and after going before court, the university prevailed without a full trial. Penn has not yet made motions to repossess the property.
Three months after the previous director of Penn Violence Prevention left the position, Penn is still in the process of hiring a new leader to replace Jessica Mertz, who had worked at the University since 2009. Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé said he hopes a new director can be selected within a month. The timeframe may vary, however, as the selection process will consist of several rounds of remote and on-campus interviews. The new hire will be the second director since PVP was established in 2014. The role of the PVP director, Dubé said, is to lead prevention and education programs that teach students about sexual harassment, sexual violence, stalking, and domestic or dating violence. Mertz was first hired as a violence prevention educator, and she became associate director of the Penn Women’s Center in 2010. During her time at Penn,
Mertz established the AntiViolence Engagement Network to bring together campus organizations who are working to improve the campus culture around sexual assault prevention. She also frequently spoke at Penn’s annual Take Back the Night rally against sexual violence. Mertz now serves as executive director of the Clery Center, an organization that works to eliminate violence on college campuses across the country. Dubé said over the summer, the PVP director position was listed online and the University reached out to applicants. He added that the search for Mertz’s replacement was deliberately slowed down over the summer so students could participate in the process. “We want to make sure that students have a voice at the table, and that also includes choosing their best advocates,” Dubé said. “Students are not the only voice, but they’re an important and essential part of the decision-making process.” Dubé said student groups under PVP will participate in the search, including Men Against
Rape & Sexual Assault, Penn Anti-Violence Educators, and Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention. President of MARS and College senior Justin Iannacone said this student involvement is essential. “We are successful in our advocacy and our education workshop services because we’re student-based,” Iannacone said. “I think the full-time staff at PVP do a great job in including us in those decisions.” A search advisory committee will soon evaluate applicants and decide who will be invited for video interviews. Dubé said students make up about one-third of the committee members, including student leaders and those who have been involved in activities like Anti-Violence Advocate Training and Penn Anti-Violence Educators. After the video interviews, the search advisory committee will help decide which applicants to invite to campus for interviews. Dubé said students will outnumber faculty and staff during this part of the process to ensure that the selected applicant resonates with students.
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Meet Toyce Holmes, the first FGLI Programming Director Holmes was a first generation, low income student MADDY STROHM Staff Reporter
Penn’s First-Generation, LowIncome Center has hired its first full-time employee — Program Coordinator Toyce Holmes. The FGLI Center has been led by a part-time coordinator since it was formed in 2016. Since the launch, students have called for a full-time coordinator, noting that the position demands more than can be accomplished in a part-time role. While the center could not initially fund a full-time position, it began searching for a full-time FGLI coordinator in May. Holmes will work under the Greenfield Intercultural Center and alongside student groups to manage initiatives for FGLI students. The new role will include coordinating with students involved with
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was some big equipment that was moving into a little side alley next to our building and the vibrations just shook me awake. It’s ridiculous,” Fernandez said. College junior Jacob Linfesty, Fernandez’s roommate, said the disturbances usually begin about half an hour before the scheduled start time. He said loud noises come from the trucks that are unloading equipment in the driveway outside of Du Bois. College sophomore Anjali Gupta said she could hear the construction when she was living in Gregory College House last year but found a way to deal with the construction. “I invested in a pair of earplugs, and it works, less than ideal, but I managed,” she said. College senior Sam Claypoole, who lives on the 19th floor of Rodin, said that her room faces the construction area
Penn First, Questbridge Scholars, and FGLIQ to support initiatives and start new ones, GIC Director Valerie De Cruz said. Before coming to Penn, Holmes spent 10 years as a child protective services investigator and worked for the school district in Dallas, Texas. She has been at Penn for the past two years as a counselor for the Upward Bound Program, working with high school students in West Philadelphia. Holmes said since the FGLI coordinator position is newly full-time, she is still trying to work out how she can best serve the programs, groups, and students. “I have not met all the FGLI groups yet, but I have been meeting with other partners and have arranged meetings for after school begins to really understand how everything works, what students need, what the student groups want, and the best ways that we can provide resources for them,”
Holmes said. Holmes was a low-income college student herself — she received her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington and her master’s degree in education with a concentration in counseling from Louisiana State University. In her new role, Holmes said she is most excited to work closely with FGLI students. “The job is really about the students and understanding what it is that they need,” she said. “I am a people person, I love working with people, and I think … the best way to solve things is getting to know each other.” “The work done through the FGLI program is too much to be done by one part-time staff member. It really needs a whole staff,” College senior Daniel Gonzalez said. Gonzalez, who is the internal outreach chair for Penn First and who does work-study at GIC,
on Walnut Street. “I’ve only been here three days yet, but I had to close my window at eight this morning, because the repetitive drilling noises are just getting to be too much,” she said. “I lived in King’s Court English when I was a freshman and there was also construction happening across the street then, but definitely this year, [there were] construction noises, I had to close the windows mornings because they were annoying.” Upon receiving the construction notice from Du Bois College House Residential Services Manager Jane Pablos, Fernandez, Linfesty, and their roommates have written emails to Pablos protesting the new construction schedule and the early morning disturbances. But the students say they are dissatisfied with the current response from Facilities and Real Estate. “They basically told us all our concerns were non-issues,” Fernandez said. He plans to
continue advocating for a more reasonable construction schedule through discussions with administrators at the town hall. After Labor Day, there is town hall meeting scheduled for all residents to discuss the NCHW construction plans, multiple college houses and Facilities and Real Estate Services staff wrote to students in emails. FRES Vice President Anne Papageorge wrote in an email to Fernandez and his roommates that the loud noises may be “coming from the trash dumpster pickup which has been occurring around or even before 7 a.m., attempting to get access to the area prior to the construction project team.” Papageorge said after the extra move-in time trash pickups necessary for this week, FRES has “addressed the maintenance team to push their times for pickup to 8 a.m.” for the dumpster near Du Bois. Fernandez does not think that would solve the noise problem,
added that FGLI Program tasks often fall on GIC work-study students because of the staff shortage. De Cruz said the University is supportive of the FGLI Center and was not hesitant to create the fulltime position. “Everybody understood that in addition to a robust scholarship package, there are all different kinds of ways in which our students need support,” De Cruz said. “I cannot tell you how delighted I am to have so many partners and to have support for the position.” As a board member of Penn First, Gonzalez will have regular meetings with Holmes. “I think Toyce Holmes is a great fit for the FGLI Program because she has a welcoming personality and seems invested in supporting students,” Gonzalez said. “I think she has the potential to help a lot of students and possibly reform how some FGLI Program services are run.”
Holmes will work under the Greenfield Intercultural Center and to manage initiatives for FGLI students
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Workers are now finishing the second floor of the building, said Dave Dunn, the Project Manager in Facilities and Real Estate’s Design and Construction department
however. This summer, Penn on the started on the NCHW steel structure construction, officials said. Workers are now finishing the second floor of the building, said Dave Dunn, the project manager in FRES’s design and construction department.
There will be no additional closures to sidewalks or walkways and alterations to traffic patterns, said Mariette Buchman, the director of design and construction in FRES. A temporary bike rack has also been installed on the east side of Rodin, Hagood wrote in an Aug.
19 email to Rodin residents. The original bike rack is sealed off in the construction area. Originally announced in November 2017, the completion of NCHW in 2021 will be followed by the implementation of a policy requiring sophomores to live in campus housing.
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Don’t donate to the Penn Fund THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN EDITORIAL BOARD
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2019 VOL. CXXXV, NO. 32 135th Year of Publication JULIA SCHORR President SARAH FORTINSKY Executive Editor ALICE HEYEH Print Director BEN ZHAO Digital Director ISABELLA SIMONETTI Opinion Editor MADELEINE NGO Senior News Editor THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Editor GILLIAN DIEBOLD Senior Design Editor JESS TAN Design Editor LUCY FERRY Design Editor TAMSYN BRANN Design Editor GIOVANNA PAZ News Editor MANLU LIU News Editor MAX COHEN News Editor
Seniors woke up yesterday to an email that generations of Penn alumni have seen in one form or another: a plea from the Penn Fund for Penn seniors to contribute. Although their entreaty is framed with noble intentions to “immediately and directly [impact] the undergraduate student experience,’’ the reality is that if seniors want to do something good with their often limited resources, they shouldn’t donate to the Penn Fund. This University has amassed an incredible amount of wealth, much of which has come from exploitative or otherwise problematic sources, like billionaire donor and former Penn trustee Steve Wynn, whose name was removed from campus following allegations he had committed sexual abuse for decades. Most crucially, the utility of donating to Penn is very low when compared with other options for philanthropy. Malcolm Gladwell made this point years ago when billionaire investor John Paulson donated $400 million to Harvard. Universities with billion-dollar endowments derive a very low marginal utility from even absurdly large donations like Paulson’s, and that problem is exacerbated by the
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While many of you were away for the summer, something extraordinary happened. On a sunny day in June, the Penn Museum’s 13-ton sphinx went outside for a stroll. The historic move of the sphinx to the Museum’s main entrance hall is part of our ambitious transformation of the Penn Museum. After many months of creative and careful planning, a Penn team constructed a custom ramp and deployed technology not unlike that used in air hockey tables to lift and
move the ancient statue to its new home. Like the sphinx itself, this feat of hands-on engineering was a wonder to behold. It is also a fine metaphor for the ethos that distinguishes our Penn community: We learn and discover best when we roll up our sleeves and engage. Putting knowledge into practice and service is a hallmark of the Penn experience. As we embark on a new academic year, I encourage you to seize the enormous array of opportunities
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Against Malaria Foundation as one of the best places to donate effectively because it’s possible to save multiple lives with only a few dollars. Seniors more inclined towards local efforts can find myriad organizations in Philadelphia working to shelter homeless people, feed food-insecure residents, and provide treatment for people suffering from addiction. Seniors can even donate to the Philadelphia public school system, which would go a lot further towards providing equal access to education than donating to the Penn Fund.
The point is, Penn doesn’t need your money. They want it, and some good would likely come from giving it to them, whether it’s through financial aid, research, or other University programs. However, seniors should consider the potential negative externalities that come from allowing Penn to amass billions of dollars invested in potentially unethical areas. And particularly if the Penn Fund will be your only donation in the coming year, you should consider whether you’re really giving money to those who need it most.
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to allocate resources there as the endowment (and, by extension, the operating budget) grew. A frequent response to claims like this is that it’s wrong to criticize philanthropic giving because people should be encouraged to give to charity and not be made to feel bad about which charity they pick. However, if the goal of philanthropists is to affect positive change, then it is incumbent upon them to use a critical eye when looking at organizations like the Penn Fund, because not all giving is created equal. This is particularly true for recent graduates on starting salaries who may not have sufficient extra income to donate to several different charitable organizations. If the argument in favor of the Penn Fund is that the University will do good things with the money, then one must ask the question, who else could do more good with it instead? Malcolm Gladwell argues convincingly on his podcast “Revisionist History” that small, oft-neglected public schools are a good place to start when considering organizations that can do more good per dollar donated. But why even stay in academia? GiveWell, an organization that evaluates charities, suggests the
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fact that the average Penn senior’s donation is going to be orders and orders of magnitude less. Making rich schools richer does not directly help the positive causes supported by Penn’s resources in the way that the Penn Fund might want you to believe. Contributions to the Penn Fund go towards Penn’s operating budget, which for the 2020 fiscal year totals $3.5 billion, of which the undergraduate financial aid budget comprises about 7%. While it’s laudable to think that donations will support low-income students through financial aid, and it’s true that the majority of the Penn Fund’s resources are directed towards that effort, the impact that a small donation will have on the University’s ability to increase the overall financial aid budget is effectively zero – it has everything to do with resource allocation decisions instead. In fact, although the undergraduate financial aid budget has grown 192% since 2005, when Amy Gutmann became University president, the corresponding growth of the endowment has been 245% during that same period. If the University really wanted to make undergraduate financial aid a priority like they’ve claimed, they could have just chosen
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at Penn to get out there, to connect with others, and to engage every day. The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships can pair you with Penn faculty to undertake original research. Join with the Netter Center for Community Partnerships and volunteer to tutor young West Philadelphia students, enroll in one of dozens of Academically Based Community Service courses, or mentor young athletes through the Young Quakers program. Partner with the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program to pursue research and service fellowships. Flex your muscles of civic engagement and join your classmates in the nonpartisan, student-led Penn Leads the Vote initiative. For all seniors, I invite you to consider competing for this year’s President’s Engagement Prize and President’s Innovation Prize. Unmatched in size and scope anywhere in higher education, these Prizes provide a graduating Penn senior or team of graduating seniors with up to $100,000 and a generous living stipend to undertake transformative projects that make a real difference in the world. You also have at your fingertips an exceptional selection of cultural
As we embark on a new academic year, I encourage you to seize the enormous array of opportunities at Penn to get out there, to connect with others, and to engage every day.” and arts resources. The Penn Museum is an excellent place to begin both for learning and volunteering. Take a break and visit the “Design with Nature Now” exhibit, presented by the McHarg Center at the Weitzman School of Design, celebrating the profound legacy of legendary Penn landscape architect Ian McHarg. Be sure to stroll the galleries of our Institute of Contemporary Art, which for more than half a century has championed rising artists. For some of the world’s best in dance and theater, make a date with the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. The Annenberg Center is also home to the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation, which provides
grants and other strategic support to faculty, students, cultural centers, and artists at Penn to drive inspiration, creativity, and action across disciplines. For studentdriven programming in the arts, be sure to check out the Platt Student Performing Arts House. The list of Penn opportunities to get out there, to put knowledge into action and service, goes on far longer than I can hope to cover here. I encourage you to seek out and try the opportunities that spark your interest most. It’s not every day a sphinx goes for a stroll. But at Penn, every day brings countless ways for you to engage. Welcome to another action-packed year at Penn!
Being vegan is a privilege THE OXFORD C’MON | It is unrealistic to expect this drastic and expensive shift in the diets of all people
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I’ve never had bacon. I’ve never eaten a burger. I’ve never had spaghetti bolognese, a ham and cheese sandwich, or a steak with a side of gravy, and I’ve never wanted to. Growing up, the little meat I did consume was in the form of Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches and the occasional turkey dinner. My mom thought it best for us not to eat meat, and when I became old enough to make that decision for myself, I agreed with her. Vegetarian and vegan diets come with a plethora of benefits, not just for the one consuming them, but for this increasingly damaged planet we call home. Vegan diets can conserve clean water typically relegated to livestock, as well as reducing energy consumption necessary for the raising and processing of said livestock. So don’t get me wrong — I’m all for vegetables, but having the privilege to choose a vegan diet is something that needs to be recognized. Not only have Penn students and reality stars recently hopped on the vegan bandwagon, but popular celebrities like Miley Cyrus and Mayim Bialik have publicly shared why they choose vegan diets, with animal rights
being a motivating factor for both. However, both of these celebrities made millions working in the acting industry, and thus, have the resources to choose whatever they want to eat. For many people around the world, living in poverty prevents this level of choice. Instead of shaming those who can’t afford to always pick the organic and cage-free options, we should focus our anger at the infrastructures that have built a system corrupt enough to offer dollar hamburgers yet twelve dollar salads. The other day I went to the grocery store to buy avocados and milk. I paid $1.50 for my avocado, and about three dollars for my carton of milk. Had I purchased the Oatly brand oat milk, my total would have gone from a respectable $4.50, to $7.50, which is 25 cents more than Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. Popping to the health food store, or the dramatically over-designed Whole Foods on 21st Street isn’t a viable option for people who don’t have the extra money to spend on food. Focusing one’s frustration on someone who doesn’t have the resources or privilege to live a veg-
an lifestyle assumes that everyone is in the same economic or dietary position. People are expressing concerns all over social media due to the fire blazing in the Amazon, set to clear land for livestock. But vegans and vegetarians aren’t exempt from causing the continuous deforestation of the Amazon, seeing as the soy or palm oil present in a lot of vegan foods is another major moneymaker for farmers in that region. Penn students need to be more mindful of our waste, and this translates into using recyclable silverware and reusable bags, not demonizing the carnivores on our campus. When families are struggling to put food on the table, the last thing they need is to be shamed for what kind of food that is. Sure, a head of iceberg lettuce only costs 99 cents, but a single mom working to support her growing twin girls isn’t going to slap some lettuce on the table and call it a night. I support going vegetarian or vegan if you have the privilege to do so, because I truly do believe it can make a positive impact on our environment, and that one person’s decision to cut meat out of their diets can start a rip-
ple effect throughout their entire group of friends or surrounding family. I am also in the privileged position of never having had to give up the taste of a juicy steak or crispy bacon, because I never had it to begin with. College students are busy, and many don’t have access to full kitchens, or the time to make all their own meals. I enjoy baking, so I find the time to do that, but baking doesn’t tend to be a college kid’s priority. Having the time and money to make strict choices about your diet is a privilege that we all need to be aware of and celebrate. I am thankful that I can go to the grocery store and buy ingredients for myself when I want to make oatmeal raisin cookies. But not everyone has that luxury. I think it would be great if everyone stopped eating cows, because, come on, they’re adorable and our earth is suffering, but it is unrealistic to expect this drastic and expensive shift in the diets of all people. Assigning blame to vulnerable people who are most at risk is the opposite of showing them necessary support. We all have to live on this burning hunk
SOPHIA DUROSE of rock, and doing that harmoniously will perhaps help us keep it alive for a little bit longer. I think we should all eat more vegetables and less furry friends, but the judgment passed on those not in the privileged position to choose a vegan diet needs to end. Ordering a latte with almond milk at the Starbucks on 34th Street is a great way to cut down on your dairy consumption, but it’s also an extra 60 cents for a milk alternative. A lot of people on Penn’s campus don’t need to think twice about an extra 60 cent charge, but that’s a privilege, not a given. SOPHIA DUROSE is a College junior from Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email is sdurose@sas.upenn. edu.
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Quakers, don’t skip class CHRISTY’S CORNER | Why else are you paying $51,156 of tuition? One of my favorite Youtubers once said, “College has become really all about the ‘college experience,’ rather than the college education, which is what you’re there to get.” I immediately resonated, because during my first year at Penn, I focused much of my time on gaining the “college experience” — one that underscored my newfound freedom and resulted in many late nights spent with friends, spontaneous trips into the city, and a general imbalance of priorities. As for my “college education,” I skipped more
classes than I can count. It seems like we’ve fostered an environment where skipping class is okay, even almost celebrated — if you can skip class and still end with a fantastic grade, you’re smart and resourceful. Students use an array of excuses to justify their absences — maybe 12 p.m. is just too early for class, or maybe the world is telling you to skip class because it’s raining. Some people support their actions, saying they’re actually wasting time by going to certain classes, since they can learn everything on
their own without attending. While this may be true for one or two lectures, once you’ve accumulated 10, 20, 30 skipped classes, you might want to ask yourself: Did I actually learn anything substantial? You might also want to ask yourself: Did I just waste hundreds of dollars of tuition by skipping these classes? Let’s do the math. Penn’s tuition for an academic year is $51,156. Courseloads differ from one undergraduate school to another and from student to student, but let’s take, for example, a student
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who’s taking nine courses total in an academic year — four courses in the first semester and five courses in the second semester. For this student, each course would be worth $5,684 ($51,156 divided by nine classes). Penn’s academic calendar varies from year to year, but taking into account all the major breaks, reading days, and final weeks in the academic year of 2019-2020, I approximated that one semester consists of around 14 weeks where classes are in session. Although class schedules vary from course to course, many Penn courses meet either every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for an hour each, or every Tuesday and Thursday for an hour-and-a-half each; in both cases, these courses meet for about three hours total in a week. For simplicity, let’s use this case for this particular student. Since each of this student’s courses meets for about 14 weeks, each one meets for 42 hours total (three hours multiplied by 14 weeks). If each course costs $5,684 and meets for 42 hours, each class, assuming it’s an hour long, is around $135.33 ($5,684 divided by 42 hours). So yes, you did just waste hundreds of dollars of tuition by skipping classes. All of a sudden, skipping class to sleep in for an extra hour or because the weather doesn’t suit your fancy doesn’t sound too smart and resourceful, right? With $135.33, you could buy 27 chicken platters from your go-to halal cart, 47 grande-sized cups of coffee from Starbucks, or 77 delicious chocolate chip Insomnia cookies. For a little over the cost of one class, you could stroll down Locust Walk with brand new AirPods or see your favorite artists perform live with a ticket to the Made in America festival. For the cost of two classes,
you could buy a pair of Gucci slides or a round-trip flight from Philly to California. In place of all these things, we’ve chosen to take out loans and spend hard-earned money on tuition. While we choose to sit in on classes, we’re sacrificing time to work and earn money, and all of you who’ve taken ECON 1 know this is a perfect example of an opportunity cost. College is an investment in yourself — one that should be managed carefully in order to see prosperous returns. Of course, there are plausible reasons for skipping class. Taking care of one’s health, whether that be mental or physical, should always be a priority. Additionally, at a school where mental health issues are widespread, we should embrace
CHRISTY QIU on the fingers of one hand the number of times I actually went to lecture. For another course, my lack of attendance was one of the reasons I missed the scheduled final exam. Many preventative measures can be taken so that we don’t fall down the rabbit hole of skipping class. If your own discipline isn’t enough, you can ask a friend to help out. For example, create a system in which you must pay your friend a dollar for each class you skip, and they must do the same for each class they skip. Similarly, you can make a competition out of who attends the most classes, and the loser has to pay for an end-of-theyear dinner. Ultimately, we should be personally motivated to attend class, with the understanding that with each class missed, the opportunity for intellectual stimulation is also missed. Thus, from someone who has once fallen down the rabbit hole of skipping classes, I urge you to discipline yourselves so that you don’t sleep in, plan brunches, or do whatever you think may be more important when you know you should be in class. There are so many ways to receive the “college experience” without sacrificing your college education.
It seems like we’ve fostered an environment where skipping class is okay, even almost celebrated.” taking mental health days. A day spent outside the classroom or even outside the Penn bubble can be essential in addressing underlying mental health issues, whether that’s anxiety, depression, or other crippling conditions that can cause severe disturbances to one’s daily life. But, we should all keep in mind the distinction between being unable to attend class and not wanting to attend class. Treat going to class as a job, and with any job, there’s a limit to how many sick days a person can have. I’m not proud to say that for one of my courses last year, I can count
C H R I S T Y Q I U is a College sophomore from Arcadia, Calif. studying architecture. Her email address is christyq@sas.upenn.edu.
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Penn political groups push voter engagement Penn Dems and GPA look to register voters for 2020 CAMI DOO Staff Reporter
Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Penn’s political clubs are focusing on voter advocacy and registration – but not endorsing any candidates just yet. Penn Democrats are looking to help students register to vote in Pennsylvania, and the Penn Government and Politics Association (GPA) is gathering students to discuss issues relevant to the election. College Republicans are planning on engaging Republicans on Penn’s campus by inviting speakers to events. However, Penn Dems and GPA are not currently endorsing any presidential candidate, as GPA is nonpartisan and Penn Dems are waiting until later in 2020 to endorse a candidate. The three groups are planning on hosting prominent political speakers, with Penn Dems hosting Pennsylvania state representative Brian Sims and GPA hoping to invite Penn Presidential Professor of Practice Jeb Bush again. In Oct. 2018, Bush spoke in an event organized by the GPA’s Penn Political Union and warned of the dangers of partisan politics. College Republicans are also planning to have conservative blogger and Michelle Malkin speak to the group. “Penn College Republicans is
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lacked.” Unlike the other five Micro Market locations on campus, the ARCH location will require staffers during specific hours of the day in order to prepare a selection of hot soups and sandwiches. There are five Micro Market locations on campus. All are located in graduate buildings, including the Caster Building of the School of Social Policy & Practice, the Graduate School of Education, the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Penn Law School. “Penn Dining have been trying to be more flexible in its food offering for the Penn community to address some of the interests of the community,” Lampitt added. In March 2019, Penn confirmed that Frontera would close more than five years after it initially opened in the ARCH Building. The Mexican fast casual restaurant is run by American celebrity chef Rick Bayless and served tortas, soups, guacamole, and flatbreads. “The decision to close the restaurant was a difficult one and stemmed from the changing food landscape on campus and dining’s need to constantly recalibrate its offerings based on evolving needs of the Penn Community,” Resident District Manager of Bon Appétit Bill Hess wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian in March.
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thrilled to have an array of incredible events this upcoming academic year to energize Republicans on campus and in the Philadelphia community,” College Republicans Communications Director and Wharton sophomore Corey
Paredes wrote in an email. “From debate watch parties to big-name speakers such as author Michelle Malkin, this year will be one to remember as we race to the 2020 election.” The political clubs are also eye-
ing the first weeks of schools as a venue to get more first-years involved. Penn Dems are planning to engage with freshmen in tabling efforts in order to ensure that students have their voter information up to date and can vote in Philadelphia
for their four years at Penn. “Because 2020 is a really big election year, we want to make sure that people who have a moderate interest in politics or are looking for a way to get involved have that opportunity to,” Penn Dems Com-
munications Director and College sophomore Tamara Wurman said. Similarly, GPA President and College junior Justin Greenman said the group is likely to partner with Penn Leads the Vote to register students. The group has also held a number of debates in the opening week of school regarding global current events. “We’re not obviously going to be campaigning for anybody or endorsing any candidates,” Greenman added, referencing the GPA’s nonpartisan nature. “One of the things that we try to do is try to inform Penn students and the general public about various issues that are going on.” GPA’s magazine, Political Review, is releasing its first issue of the school year on Aug. 29, in time for the Students Activities Fair. The Political Union branch of the GPA, which hosts formal debates and speaker events, held a debate last week about whether the United States should get politically or economically involved in the Hong Kong protests. The Polybian Society, GPA’s informal discussion group, also hosted a New Student Orientation debate set around taxes, tariffs, and trade. Wurman, who is a Daily Pennsylvanian staffer, added that the Dems are planning to phone bank or canvass for the 2019 local elections. However, Wurman said the group would not need to spend much effort because “Philly itself is very Democratic.”
Summer crimes surge over the past few years Total crimes rose to 202 this summer DANIEL WANG Staff Reporter
Near Penn’s campus, more crimes were reported this summer than in the past two years. Penn Police responded to 231 crimes within their patrol zone from May 18 to Aug. 18 this summer, according to a report from the Division of Public Safety. Last summer during the same time period, there were 195 total thefts, and in 2017, there were 185 total thefts from May 1 to Aug. 13. The significant increase in total crimes this year largely came from retail thefts at stores like CVS Pharmacy. Retail thefts have increased to 40 this summer from 12 retail thefts last summer and 27 such thefts in 2017. The CVS thefts have been increasing across the country, particularly in Center City Philadelphia, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said. The thieves are taking items not for personal use, but instead to sell as part of a major theft ring, she added. DPS has been working with CVS’s National Loss Prevention to prevent future thefts. Total crimes against property – which include burglary, arson, auto theft, theft from auto, and bike theft – rose to
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Penn Police responded to 231 crimes within their patrol zone from May 18 to Aug. 18 this summer, according to a report from the Division of Public Safety
202 this summer from 168 last summer and 158 in 2017. An uptick in bike thefts contributed to the rise in total crimes against property. Thirty bikes were stolen this summer while 23 bike thefts occurred in 2018 and 19 in 2017. Despite the rise in bike thefts, Penn Police apprehended a repeat offender using their bait
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him stealing a second bike, as well as recover the first bike from his residence. One case of homicide was reported in Penn Police’s patrol zone this summer, but the individuals involved had no connection to the University. A man physically assaulted a woman, which led to her death at the Penn Presbyterian Medi-
cal Center a few days after the assault. The attack occurred in an enclosed space with no members of the Penn community involved. Simple assaults, which are the least serious form of assault, decreased from 12 last summer to 10 this summer, although two hospital nurses were assaulted, Rush said.
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Franklin Field to host new pro soccer league’s Philadelphia Fury The Fury are a reboot of a 1978 NASL expansion team CHARLIE DOLGENOS Sports Reporter
There’s a new team playing at Franklin Field, but it’s been around for a while. The Philadelphia Fury is a professional soccer team that competes in the newly founded National Independent Soccer Association. The Fury as they appear today have been around since 2011, but their history is more rich than that suggests. The original Philadelphia Fury was an expansion team in the famed North American Soccer League back in 1978. One of their initial investors was Mick Jagger. They featured some decorated players, including Peter Osgood, who played most of his professional career with English side Chelsea and was even a part of the English national team. The Fury also featured Alan Ball, who played for Premier League clubs Arsenal and Everton. In the years following, however, attendance dropped and the Philadelphia Fury were no more — until 2011.
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extremely productive if they want to compete for a Collegiate Sprint Football League title. Johnson seems primed to develop and improve, helping the Penn defense hold up against difficult opponents like Army in the team’s season opener at Franklin Field on Sept. 13. Theodoros Papazekos — Mia Shenk, women’s soccer With the graduation of forward Sasha Stephens and midfielder Allie Trzaska, Penn has lost a significant amount of
Since 2011, the Fury have bounced around American soccer leagues, struggling to find a permanent home or a permanent stadium in which to play. With the emergence of the NISA and the opportunity to play at Franklin Field, however, they seem to have found both. “Right now, we’re the only professional [soccer] team that’s playing inside the [Philadelphia] city limits,� co-captain Connor Hurff said. “The fact that [Franklin Field is] historic just puts a lot more incentive for us to continue our history.� The Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer play in Talen Energy Stadium, located in Chester, Pa. The Fury are proud of their Philadelphia roots. “Starting today, American professional soccer returns to Philadelphia for the first time since 1980,� Steve Holroyd, the director of the Society for American Soccer History, said. The United States soccer league system has three professional divisions. In the first division is the MLS, which is the most popular and largest
American soccer league. The second division consists of the United Soccer League Championship. The NISA, where the Fury reside, is in the third division, along with a second USL league: USL League One. A third league, USL League Two, is not considered a professional league by US Soccer. Just because the Fury are in the third tier of American soccer doesn’t mean they are lacking in talent. Striker Sidney Rivera was drafted to the MLS in 2015 and currently represents the Puerto Rican National Team. Attacking midfielder Cristhian HernĂĄndez played for the Philadelphia Union for three years. These athletes have talent, and playing for the Fury allows for more creativity. “A lot of us were shut down for our style of play, trying to be creative like I was. This platform not only gives us a chance to play, but be creative in the process,â€? Hurff said. “We have a really fun team. We’re going to be really fun to watch.â€? Allowing this creativity are Cris Vaccaro and Matt Driver, who are the coach and CEO of the Fury, respectively. Vac-
caro is a retired goalkeeper who played for a variety of American professional soccer leagues, as well as internationally for Puerto Rico. Driver was previously the assistant
coach for the New England Revolution in the MLS. “Cris and I have always been dedicated to the development of American soccer players,� Driver said. “These lads can
entertain and excite, both on and off the field.� The first opportunity to watch the Fury in action will be on Sept. 7 at Franklin Field against Stumptown Athletic.
offensive firepower. Stephens’ four goals were second most on the team and Trzaska’s seven assists were more than twice the next highest total on the team. In short, a substantial amount of offensive production was lost. Shenk, who played in 14 of 16 games last season, showed flashes of promise in that time, including scoring a goal against Brown. At 5-foot-11, Shenk is one of the tallest players on the roster, making her a potent arial threat on set pieces. While she plays a different position and style than both Stephen and Trzaska,
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Will DiGrande — Madison Jiranek, field hockey If there’s any player from Penn field hockey poised for a breakout year, it’s Madison Jiranek. The two-sport sophomore is all too familiar with the world of college sports, having played 16 of field hockey’s 17 games last season and 15 contests for Penn women’s lacrosse in the spring. Jiranek only tallied one goal in her rookie campaign with field hockey, coming in a 2-0 win over Ivy League rival Columbia on Oct. 12. She totaled nine shots — five of which were on goal — in her 384 minutes of action
last season. With the departure of several key offensive players from last season, the forward will look to make a bigger splash to fill the gap. Also helpful for the Richmond, Va. native is the strong first year she had with lacrosse. Racking up four goals and three assists for the Quakers on the season, Jiranek’s campaign could provide the kickstart she might need for a standout season this fall. When the Red and Blue head down to Chapel Hill, N.C. to open their season against Wake Forest on Sept. 6, you’ll want to watch out for number 18.
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McMahon captures gold with Team USA at U19 World Championships W. LAX | The team went 7-0 en route to winning the TYIRA BUNCHE Sports Reporter
As classes start, many Penn students will begin sharing summer break stories about their internship or family vacation. But not many can say that they won a gold medal over their summer break. For the first two weeks of August, 22 national teams gathered in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada for the 2019 Women’s Lacrosse U19 World Championships. Penn sophomore midfielder Michaela McMahon helped lead the United States team to its fifth gold medal. McMahon notched six goals and seven assists throughout the tournament as the Americans went undefeated in seven games. The seven assists were more than McMahon tallied in her rookie season with Penn. Tryouts for the team took place last summer, and 30 players were selected to compete for a spot on the 18-person roster. After the initial round of trials, the coaches held training weekends throughout the year where the 30 players would compete against other teams and train together. After those weekends, 12 players would be
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tournament. “[Gilly]’s played such a massive role in getting me to that level,” Douglas said. “Without him opening my eyes to different parts of the game and just kind of being there 100%, especially in the summer, when a lot of college coaches might not be there, that’s why he’s, in my opinion, the best.” After working his way to the pinnacle of his sport after just
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cut from the team. McMahon was actually cut after one of the training weekends, but the coaches liked what they saw during the beginning of her play at Penn and decided to bring her back to the team. Midway through her season at Penn, McMahon learned that she was given another chance, and she made the final 18-person roster in June. “Playing for Team USA wasn’t something that I really thought was going to be an opportunity for me,” McMahon said. “After making [the
team], I was taking in every single training weekend that I got to be able to compete and play with the best girls in the nation.” The championship brought together the most talented under-19 high school and college players from around the world, and the team went head-tohead with squads from Australia, England, Canada, Hong Kong, and Wales. The time spent at the championship surrounded McMahon with some of the best players in the world. “Sometimes throughout the
two college seasons, Douglas had to come back to earth, especially considering that he has his junior and senior years left to compete for the Quakers. “It was the biggest high I’ve felt in anything, really,” Douglas said. “I think that that feeling is one that, once you’ve touched it a bit, once I’ve gotten that, it’d be tough to walk away. The minute you come down from it, you’re like, ‘How do I get back there?’” Lane knows what Douglas is
feeling, but he’s also aware of the upcoming season. Although Douglas will be a junior captain and five seniors have departed, expectations for him and the team aren’t changing any time soon: maintaining and building on excellence is a daily responsibility. For now, though, Douglas is comfortable — “keeping [his] options open” — having relieved himself of any doubts about his ability or the time and effort he has put into developing that skill.
weekend, I would just step back and remember ‘I’m here
and I’m playing for [Team USA].’ I was just so grateful to be in the position that I was in,” McMahon said. “The teams that we played against were all so amazing and were so proud and happy to be there. Being around that energy is really contagious, and it was so fun.” The national team also had plenty of fun on the field, as the Americans outscored their opponents 128-20 in their seven games. It was McMahon’s first trip to Canada, and she enjoyed herself off the field as well. Before the competition began, the team took a boat tour of Niagara Falls. “It was also nice to be able to take time away from lacrosse and just spend time together,” she said. “Our coaches and the rest of the staff really allowed us to bond like that.”
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McMahon’s gold medal win was a huge accomplishment for her personally, but it was also a great learning experience for when Penn’s lacrosse season begins. “The best part about being on this team was being able to play with girls from different programs who have such different types of play,” McMahon said. “I’ve grown as a player from playing with that team this summer, and I’m just really excited to take what I learned and bring it back to Penn and share it with my teammates and my coaches.” In her freshman year at Penn, McMahon finished the season with 22 goals and three assists. With more experience under her belt and a gold medal around her neck, McMahon is bound to take a huge leap in her sophomore season.
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A legend will leave Penn after this year, as it was announced Friday that sprint football coach Bill Wagner will retire after 50 seasons leading the team. The team has had its fair share of success under “Wags,” as he is affectionately called. Since ar-
riving on campus in 1970, Wagner has led the Red and Blue to five Collegiate Sprint Football League titles, with the most recent coming in 2016. Additionally, the CSFL Most Valuable Player came from the Quakers during eight of Wagner’s seasons. “Firm and fair. That’s how I played the game, and it was the way my mentor — my Dad, Ben Wagner — taught me,” Wagner wrote in the Penn Athletics’ announcement. “There are
too many people to thank, both in my immediate family and my Penn family, and hopefully I’ll have time over these next few months to get to everyone. Just know that I am constantly blown away by everyone’s support and loyalty, from the current players and their parents, to the alums, to the athletic administration.” In 2002, the William R. Wagner Trophy was introduced to the best Ivy League team in the CSFL standings, and Penn won its coach’s namesake title
11 times through 2016, when it was discontinued after Princeton dropped out of the League. “Bill Wagner is a coaching icon at the University of Pennsylvania,” Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun wrote in the release. “Our sprint football program is truly his program — he has coached nearly every living member, and he has been the driving force behind everything that makes it one of the top programs in our Division. ‘Wags’ has positively impacted the lives
of more than 1,500 student-athletes, both in sprint football and through his many years as an assistant baseball coach at Penn, and we look forward to celebrating his legacy this fall during his landmark 50th season leading our sprint football program.” Wagner’s career will be more than his 136 wins thus far on the gridiron and the endowed head coaching position his name bears. He was also an assistant coach for Penn baseball during 35 years of his sprint football
tenure, tallying 634 wins with head coach Bob Seddon. Besides the two sports, Wagner was awarded the Edward G. Myer Distinguished Service Award by the Brooks-Irvine Club Board of Governors in 2016 and is currently chairman of the South Jersey Baseball Hall of Fame. The Red and Blue kick off their final season under Wagner with the annual alumni game on Sep. 7, and the team hosts CSFL power Army on Sep. 13 in its first competitive game of the year.
Andrew Douglas grabs gold medal for USA at 2019 Pan-Am Games
Three underrated athletes ready to break out this fall
The junior was the only college player on Team USA
Shenk, Johnson, and Jiranek set for big years
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Andrew Douglas went to work this summer, and he struck gold. The Penn men’s squash junior earned a spot on Team USA for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, where he won the gold medalclinching match to give the United States its first-ever men’s and women’s sweep of the gold medals. After his Team USA teammates Chris Hanson and Todd Harrity split their championship-round matches against Colombia, Douglas defeated Andrés Felipe Herrera, 11-4, 6-11, 11-6, 11-8, to clinch the top place on the podium. “It came down to one match. It was win-or-go-home, and it was such an incredible feeling just to win,” Douglas said. “That last day was really the best moment I’ve had, just the most rewarding, really validating moment I’ve had, in sports and in life, really.” Douglas’ clutch performance didn’t exactly come out of nowhere. As the only college player on the men’s squad, he had already faced stiff competition merely to make Team USA, and in the semifinal round against top-seeded Mexico, he rebounded from a 2-1 deficit to upset world No. 35 Alfredo Avila. On top of that, having spent his 2018-2019 sophomore season leading Penn to its first No. 1 College Squash Association ranking, finishing as the
The fall sports season is just around the corner — the first kickoff features women’s soccer on Aug. 30, when the group takes on Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif. With last year’s senior leaders gone from campus, The Daily Pennsylvanian Sports editors took a look at which underrated underclassmen are poised for breakout seasons. Here are
the three little known players most poised to fill the shoes of departing seniors. Aaron Johnson, sprint football The junior linebacker made his debut for the Quakers last year, and his first season with the team was an extremely successful one. Johnson was one of Penn’s best defensive players, totaling 27 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks in only six games. He also caused some game-changing plays, blocking two punts and forcing a fumble during the season. Against Army, one of the Red and Blue’s toughest
opponents, Johnson posted a career-high eight tackles, anchoring the Penn defense in a losing effort. With several key players graduating, the Columbia, Md. native will have to take an even bigger role for the Quakers this season. Four of the team’s top six tacklers from last year are no longer with the team, leaving Johnson as the central part of the defense. A new captain, he will be tasked with leading the team both on and off the field, and the Red and Blue will need him to be SEE SLEEPERS PAGE 8
ALEC DRUGGAN
Junior Andrew Douglas played for Team USA at this summer’s Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and picked up a gold medal.
No. 3-ranked CSA player in the country, and earning first team All-American recognition, Douglas was already a seasoned player when summer arrived. “I’m so happy for him, and I’m so proud of him,” Penn men’s squash coach Gilly Lane said. “Andrew is an incredible student-athlete. He’s one of the hardest workers I’ve ever been around. His passion for the game is second to none, and he has the opportunity to go down in the history books as one of the best players — if not the best — that Penn’s ever had.” Lane himself was an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2015 Pan-Am Games in Toronto, where the United States earned the bronze medal. He
recognized Douglas’ prowess and potential when he recruited the two-time junior national champion, but it wasn’t until he got to see his work ethic and dedication on campus that Lane could see Douglas finding success at the highest level so early in his career. While Lane raves about Douglas’ natural ability and commitment to self-improvement, the junior hardly thinks he was alone in becoming a gold medal winner. He spent about three weeks during the summer in Philadelphia, working with Lane at Penn and getting treatment ahead of the SEE DOUGLAS PAGE 9
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Mia Shenk, Madison Jiranek, and Aaron Johnson of women’s soccer, field hockey, and sprint football, respectively, are among the most underrated athletes that will take the field for Penn teams this fall.
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