August 29, 2019 by The Daily Pennsylvanian

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New students were greeted with thick pamphlets emblazoned with the title, “Penn Disorientation Guide 2019” in bold text. At Convocation and other NSO events, members of Penn’s activist community handed freshmen copies of the guide.

Student activists distributed the guide at freshman Convocation HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Staff Reporter

Freshmen arriving wide-eyed to Penn for New Student Orientation hear ample praise of the University’s values, its prestige, and

its gifts to the local and global community. But new students were also greeted with thick pamphlets emblazoned with the title, “Penn Disorientation Guide 2019” in bold text. At Convocation and other NSO events, members of Penn’s activist community handed freshmen copies of the guide, which heavily critiques the University’s impact on its own students and the local

Philadelphia area. “There are a few things our wonderful admissions office forgot to mention in all those other orientation packets you’ve been given,” the introduction reads. Seven student groups and four community organizations distributed a physical copy SEE DISORIENTATION PAGE 2

Gutmann and Pritchett urge Trustees to extend Fluharty MAX COHEN News Editor

The dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Steven J. Fluharty, was recommended to be reappointed for a second term until 2025. In an email to the Penn Community on Tuesday, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett wrote that Fluharty received a glowing report from a review committee that was tasked with evaluat-

ing his performance as dean. “The Committee was unanimous that Dean Fluharty has the vision, energy, skills, and broad support needed to thrive and succeed in a second term as Dean,” Gutmann and Pritchett wrote. “We enthusiastically agree.” The Review Committee commended Fluharty for his vision for SAS — Our Foundations and Frontiers — along with his management of the school’s wide range of departments and his dedication to Penn. Fluharty became Dean of SAS in July 2013 after decades of involvement at Penn. Fluharty earned degrees in psychology and psychobiology from Penn in 1979 and a Ph.D. in psychobiology from the University in 1981. Fluharty was also director of the undergraduate Biological Basis of Behavior program from 1994 to 2005. Gutmann and Pritchett will now recommend to the Board of Trustees that Fluharty’s term is extended until June 30, 2025. “This is an important inflection point for the liberal arts and sciences, and we believe that Dean Fluharty is exceptionally well-positioned to lead Penn Arts & Sciences through a period characterized by great opportunity and change,” they wrote. “A thoughtful, principled, proven leader with an infectious enthusiasm for the liberal arts and sciences, Dean Fluharty is a model University citizen.”

High school students study finance at Wharton

Former Penn professor ordered to pay millions to wife’s estate

Wharton pre-college program offers finance concentration for first time

Rafael Robb killed his wife in 2006 during an argument

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For the first time, high school students on summer break this year had the chance to start studying finance at Wharton — beginning at age 15. For the first time, Knowledge@Wharton High School offered a two-week Global Young Leaders Academy that focused specifically on finance and investment. Knowledge@Wharton High School is a Wharton initiative that offers business-centered programs and resources to high school students and teachers. While Wharton has run the summer program for the past several years, previous sessions have focused more broadly on entrepreneurship and business principles like accounting and marketing. The new finance track, offered this summer in addition to the entrepreneurship track, focused on investment strategies, corporate finance, and business ethics.

Students in both the finance and investment programs experienced firsthand what it is like to study in Wharton — they attended faculty lectures and recitations in Huntsman Hall, stayed in dorms, and had lunch at Houston Market and Pret a Manger. They also completed a capstone project: Lesser said entrepreneurship students prepared a pitch or business idea, while finance students developed a portfolio strategy. For the finance capstone, students received $100,000 of fictional money and used the Online Trading & Investment Simulator training platform, a Wharton-owned stock simulation program, to trade stocks and figure out an investment strategy. Tejas Kaushik, a high school senior from New Jersey, said he chose the finance program over entrepreneurship because he thought it would be more challenging. “[The finance program] was more in-depth and detailed,” he said. “[It] had a more concentrated and straightforward curriculum than entrepreneurship, which taught you multiple things from multiple different angles.”

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A former Penn economics professor who bludgeoned his wife to death has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with her estate. The agreement reached between Rafael Robb and the estate of his late wife, Ellen Gregory, stipulates that 75% of the value of Robb’s investment and pension assets will be transferred to the Gregory estate. Rafael Robb killed his wife, Ellen Gregory Robb, in 2006, during an argument while she was wrapping Christmas presents. He at first told the police that the murder was committed by burglars, according to The Telegraph. Robb pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2007 and was sentenced to

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SPORTS | Reload and Reset

Two of the biggest offensive threats for Penn women’s soccer have graduated, but the team’s forwards, led by senior Emily Sands, aren’t trying to replace them. This is a just retool, not a complete rebuild. BACKPAGE

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In 63 pages, the authors describe controversial issues that have mired Penn’s campus, including the University’s role in gentrifying West Philadelphia, its stance against paying payments in lieu of taxes, and its employment of Penn Law professor Amy Wax, who has repeatedly made racist remarks.

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of the guide to students throughout NSO, including at Freshman Convocation. It is the second time the Disorientation Guide has been published since the first issue was released in August 2017. The 2017 guide was inspired in part by similar guides that existed for freshmen at Wesleyan University and Cornell University, according to one of the student creators at the time. The first version included articles from individuals and student groups which condemned the Penn administration and campus culture, but did not have contributions from local organizations. With detailed articles and personal advice for freshmen, the writers of the guide incorporated campus history and University

policies into categories of “what Penn does to students” and “what Penn does to the world.” In 63 pages, the authors describe controversial issues that have mired Penn’s campus, including the University’s role in gentrifying West Philadelphia, its stance against paying payments in lieu of taxes, and its employment of Penn Law professor Amy Wax, who has repeatedly made racist remarks. The Disorientation Guide received written contributions from students and endorsements from student activist groups, including Penn Student Power, Student Labor Action Project, Fossil Free Penn, Penn for Immigrant Rights, Penn Association for Gender Equity, Radical South Asian Collective, and Beyond Arrests: ReThinking Systematic Oppression. One of the articles, entitled

”Amy Wax, Face the Facts,” addresses the controversial Penn Law professor Amy Wax who has promoted claims such as the United States being “better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites.” “Amy Wax is an outspoken and notorious racist and white supremacist,” the article read. “Despite numerous petitions circulated garnering thousands of signatures calling for her removal, she remains a tenured professor at the Law School.” College senior Claudia Silver, a member of SLAP and FFP, said she hopes that in the near future a strong activist community will “be a permanent fixture on Penn’s campus.” “Penn is able to act in unethical ways by taking advantage of complacency and lack of awareness in the University community, so the

more people know about Penn as a whole institution and the people trying to change it, the more powerful these movements will get,” Silver said. Wharton senior Michelle Lyu, a SLAP and PSP member, said finding her way as a Penn student during freshman year was a slow and painful process. Lyu hopes the distribution of the guide helps freshmen become more engaged with activism and politics on campus. “I certainly wish I’d received a guide like this myself when I had first arrived here, starry-eyed in the fall of 2015,” Lyu said. “It’s something that really could have supported me along the way, given me the hope and ignited the clarity I’d been searching for.” “It was beautiful and moving seeing so many students come together to take on such a large-

scale project, with commitment and integrity, out of the sincere desire to uplift the conditions and consciousness of the student body,” Lyu said of the organizing efforts. College senior Jacob Hershman, the campaign coordinator of FFP and a contributor to the guide, said Penn has shut down student voices in conversations about divestment from fossil fuel, including numerous student divestment proposals. The guide references Penn’s 2007 Climate Action Plan and 2014 Climate Action Plan 2.0, which included goals of environmental progress including “integrating sustainability into coursework, community outreach, and campus planning.” “There is this lauded omnibus plan to step up sustainability overhaul in the next 50 years, and

it’s so unambitious,” Hershman said. “The emissions goals for Penn’s climate plan 2.0 are measly. With 3.0 coming, we don’t anticipate much improvement.” Student affinity groups and local resources for mental health, sexual assault, and first-generation, low-income issues were also listed in the pamphlet. Several off-campus groups also contributed articles, including The Party for Socialism and Liberation, Philly Socialists, Juntos, and Our City Our Schools. “Freshman year can be such an illusory, confusing and contradictory experience for students. I wished for the disorientation guide to present an alternative — something distinctly and refreshingly honest — to freshmen during the often neurotic and superficial chaos of New Student Orientation,” Lyu said.

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All undergraduate, graduate, or professional students with a valid University ID who pay out of pocket for dental costs will be eligible. At the Dental School’s teaching clinics, predoctoral students provide restorative care, and postdoctoral students provide specialty work, according to the Dental School’s website.

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Penn will now offer dental care discounts to all students without dental insurance. Effective Sept. 1, uninsured

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five to 10 years in prison with 10 years of probation. He was released from prison in 2017 and will be on probation until January 2027.

students will receive a 30% discount for routine preventive and restorative services and a 20% subsidy for all specialty services, according to an email from Provost Wendell Pritchett to graduate students and faculty. Specialty services include oral surgery, endodontics, and prosthodontics. The dental services must be completed at one of the School of Dental Medicine’s teaching clinics.

initiatives. “As Penn alums ourselves, we understand all too well the challenges of balancing scholarly pursuits with personal well-being,” Pritchett wrote in the email. “We strongly value your academic, professional and career accomplishments, yet we also place a high priority on ensuring that all of our students lead full and fulfilling

lives.” Other aspects of the series of wellness programs listed in the email include need-based grants provided by the Provost’s Office to help Ph.D. candidates with insurance and family expenses. The University will also continue to reimburse full-time Ph.D. and Doctor of Education students 50% of their Penn Dental insurance costs.

Pritchett recognized the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly as a partner in implementing these programs targeted to help graduate and professional students. In January, the Dental School provided free emergency care to furloughed federal workers who had not received pay due to the government shutdown at the time.

Following a November 2014 civil trial, Robb was ordered to pay $124.4 million to his wife’s estate, which consisted solely of his daughter, The Mercury reported. The assets he is ordered to pay will help satisfy the $124.4 million verdict.

Previous testimony revealed Robb’s assets included an estimated $2.2 million retirement account and more than $500,000 from several individual retirement accounts. Under the settlement, Robb’s Upper Merion Township home, in

which Gregory was killed, will also be sold, with 75% of the proceeds going to Gregory’s estate and 25% of the proceeds going to Robb. Prior to her murder, the deceased had retained a divorce lawyer and was planning on

moving out. Robb was originally given parole in 2013, which was then revoked after heavy lobbying from the Gregory family and Pennsylvania state representatives. It also came to light that he had financially coerced his

daughter, Olivia, who was 12 at the time of the murder, into supporting his efforts at parole. Upon her refusal to send a letter to the parole board on his behalf, Robb had threatened to stop supporting her financially.

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OPINION

Don’t pack the Penn scene when you study abroad

THURSDAY AUGUST 29, 2019 VOL. CXXXV, NO. 33 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 DEENA ELUL Assignments Editor DANNY CHIARODIT Sports Editor MICHAEL LANDAU Sports Editor WILL DiGRANDE Sports Editor KATIE STEELE Copy Editor TAHIRA ISLAM Copy Editor DANIEL SALIB Director of Web Development AVNI KATARIA Audience Engagement Editor CHASE SUTTON Senior Multimedia Editor MARIA MURAD News Photo Editor ALEC DRUGGAN Sports Photo Editor SAGE LEVINE Video Producer SAM HOLLAND Online Projects Manager SAM MITCHELL Podcast Editor REMI GOLDEN Business Manager JAMES McFADDEN Director of Analytics

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n the next few weeks, many Penn students will be boarding planes and setting off for a semester or more at a university in another country. While study abroad offers students a unique opportunity to live in new parts of the world, students who are leaving soon for unfamiliar places should make sure that they take advantage of the chance to engage with the people that live in these countries, rather than only sticking with fellow Penn students. Forty-five countries have recently hosted Penn students, but that fact doesn’t tell the whole story. The vast majority of Penn students studied abroad in Europe in 2017-2018, the last year that Penn Global published data. Over 20% studied in the United Kingdom alone, with many centered around the region’s biggest city and academic center, London. A lot of Penn students return from study abroad with positive stories about their experiences, from the parties to the hookups to the food to the art to, occasionally, the classes. But many also return with stories about the pervasiveness of the Penn bubble, even thousands of miles from campus. Being in new places is a daunting experience and students will have to grapple with cultural, social, and

political differences when living in new countries, sometimes coupled with a language barrier as well. The option to spend time out of the classroom with other Penn students, or even other Americans studying abroad, might be tempting. But this is a challenge worth taking head on, rather than shying away from. A major selling point for study abroad programs is the opportunity to learn about other cultures through personal experience. But it’s impossible to actually learn about another culture through observation alone. Staying in the Penn-in-London bubble and touring Buckingham Palace with Penn friends will do little to teach someone about British history, and drinking sangria with some friends from home and gazing at the gorgeous Barcelona skyline won’t be very elucidating when it comes to Spanish or Catalonian politics. But there’s even more students who study abroad can do to make sure they take advantage of the unique privilege of living abroad. There are lots of ways to put yourself out there, and while meeting some local Londoners out at pubs might work for some, there are likely opportunities through the foreign university as well. It might be easiest to meet other young students,

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but it’s critical to try to get a more full and diverse picture of what life in a different place is like, particularly because many students will likely find themselves living in relatively affluent parts of the city and participating in activities that take them to tourist-friendly areas. Escaping American media might also help facilitate this process, as students can’t expect that locals will simply bring them up to speed on the history and current affairs of their home. Much of the news and public education in the United States is Western and American-

focused, which means that students will probably have to make a special effort to get up to speed on what’s going on in their host country. For example, while recent stories about Boris Johnson, Brexit, and the suspension of Parliament may have made the front page of The New York Times, students who studied in American schools and weren’t independently interested in the topic likely were not exposed in depth to the history of The Troubles (and why it’s relevant to Brexit). Any Londoner above the age of 30 lived through it and could further pro-

vide cultural perspective, but that conversation has to go both ways and it’s nearly impossible to engage without bringing some understanding to the conversation as well. This is not to say that if culture shock starts to wear you down, you should feel bad about hanging out with Penn friends, doing and talking about familiar things. But that sort of thing can be done constantly when you get back to Penn, so as much as you can, take advantage of where you are, and try to engage with the unique and diverse array of people who live there.

Penn must require sexual assault prevention workshops OUT OF TURN | Structured programming is a necessary step towards solving the complex issue of sexual assault

he beginning of the year at Penn is a stressful time for many students, but it can feel especially daunting to new students. During New Student Orientation and the start of classes, freshmen and transfer students have a lot to worry about: making friends, going through the trying process of club recruitment, succeeding academically at a new school. For the youngest undergraduates in particular, this is a vulnerable time. The usual challenges of college life, as intimidating as they may seem, are normal, expected, and healthy: It can be good to go through them. Unfortunately — at any point in their time at Penn, and sometimes as early as their first weekend here — too many students will have to

deal with the overwhelming and life–altering stress that comes with experiencing sexual assault. If students are entering an environment where they or their friends could experience assault as soon as they arrive, they should receive guidance, personal support, and opportunities to speak about their experiences as soon as possible; however, many of them never receive those things at all. Education should be the start of combating sexual violence on college campuses, and open conversation about interpersonal violence within the community should be the heart of violence prevention efforts. While we have the foundations laid for both of those things here at Penn, not enough of us access them — which is why Penn

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needs to require all undergraduates to participate in sexual violence prevention programming, in person, with their peers, at least once during their four years at Penn. By now, the prevalence of rape and assault on campus is not a secret. Sexual violence on college campuses has been recognized as a national issue; you’ve probably heard the statistic that one in five women and one in 16 men experience assault during their time in college. At Penn, where 20.8% of undergraduate women experience non-consensual sexual touching and 5.5% of undergraduate men experience some form of unwanted sexual contact, it’s become clear: We need to do something about sexual assault at Penn, and students (and administrators) often say as much. Given the big game that gets talked about stopping rape and assault on campus, it might come as a surprise that Penn doesn’t currently require students to undergo in-person training on intervention. There are the modules about healthy relationships and sexual violence on the loosely mandatory and infamously unhelpful Thrive at Penn; there is also the Speak About It presentation during NSO that is much too large to facilitate in-depth dialogue between new students or enforce as mandatory in any practical way. While they could comprise a solid start, these offerings for required

education on sexual violence pale in comparison to the administration– required programs at peer institutions like Yale University, Cornell University, and Columbia University that give workshops to all undergraduates on a variety of topics that fall under the umbrella of sexual assault prevention and response. Even larger schools like Michigan State University, which has an undergraduate population nearly four times the size of Penn’s, can manage to undertake the logistical task of having all undergraduates undergo multiple small group sessions about consent and bystandership across different years of education. Different people and offices at Penn have laid the groundwork for similar programs. Groups like Penn Anti-Violence Educators (which I am a member of) and Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault offer workshops, but they present to members of student groups and Greek organizations, not all Penn students. In the last several years, Penn Violence Prevention has offered community-based circles about consent and Penn culture to four of the freshman college houses. Often, the students who participate in them don’t know that they aren’t required for all students — and, often, students outside of those houses have no clue that such a program exists. During our time at Penn, just about all of us will experience as-

ANA WEST sault personally or have it happen to someone that we care about. In light of that, far too few of us will be equipped to respond to it. Sexual assault is a complex problem, and conversations or workshops are not the only solution — or a perfect one. There are real concerns about what types of education will work best, and how to address all the varied perspectives on sex and relationships in Penn’s diverse student body. But structured programming is a step in the right direction, and the conversations that take place in and as a result of those programs are necessary to building better responses moving forward. In fact, if we’re serious about stopping sexual assault at Penn, those are conversations that all of us have to be a part of. ANA WEST is a College junior from Spring Lake, Mich. studying English. Her email address is anawest@sas. upenn.edu.

Pole dancing can improve both health and confidence

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THE OXFORD C’MON | Unconventional exercise options beyond those offered at Pottruck can be valid and effective

s an English major, I’m asked quite often what I’m going to practically do for a living after graduation. I typically retort by saying my back-up career of choice if poetry doesn’t pay the bills is to join a circus. While I doubt I’ll actually pay my impending bills via poetry or circus arts, I used to be involved in a circus back in Orlando, where I performed on the aerial silks. It was the most fun and incredible workout I’ve had the luxury of doing, and it beats running on Pottruck’s treadmills by miles (pun intended). Exercise is obviously an extremely important factor that contributes to having a healthy body and happy mind. The release of endorphins that exercise can induce may help students relieve anxiety from stressful workloads while keeping your body strong. I think Pottruck can be great when you want to fit a quick workout in between classes, but there’s a reason some people dread going. Luckily, it isn’t the only place

in the city you can visit to get an effective workout in. In the past, I have advocated for Pottruck to allocate an all-female or non-binary level so people who aren’t built jocks can feel more comfortable exercising and work out free from the judgement or stares that often accompany a sweat session on the third floor. While I still advocate for this, I have since ventured out into the city of Philadelphia to find a space free of judgement that offered more unusual exercise options. I longed to go back to swinging on those silks, and while I didn’t find a Philadelphia circus ready to hire an out of shape college student, I did find a pole dancing class. The class I have been attending is open to all people, no matter what gender they identify as, and welcomes those who have no expe-

rience in pole dancing or adjacent activities. Classes are small, with 15 people in each lesson at most, and brimming with the antonym of judgement. Though the price for a drop-in class can be a bit high at $25, the deals get better when you purchase specific packages or bundles. Whether you can climb up the pole like a natural, or you struggle to just wrap both your hands around it, the instructors are encouraging and understanding while still pushing you to get the best workout you can. And it is hard work. Professional pole dancers make their movements look smooth as butter, and while my beginner spins and climbs are punctuated by hands sliding all over the place and flexed feet that my old gymnastics coach would scoff at, I feel strong and empowered by the time the class is over. Pottruck

Pole dancing makes me feel more confident in my own skin.”

is great if you feel comfortable in a traditional gym setting, or if lifting weights gives you the results and sense of strength you so crave. That kind of exercise environment isn’t where I most thrive, and I encourage anyone looking for a more unique way to exercise to venture away from Penn’s campus. I am a huge advocate for healthy relationships with exercise, which is why I love finding ways to work out that make me happy instead of simply dripping in sweat and miserable. When you’re doing something good for your body, you should be happy to be doing it. Pole dancing makes me feel more confident in my own skin, encouraging me to actually show some of it off every once in a while instead of hiding behind my trusted hoodies and sweats. I know I’m getting a great workout every time I attend a class — the kind of workout I couldn’t accomplish if I had never left Pottruck. Exercise has been shown to increase energy, heighten focus, and

SOPHIA DUROSE relieve stress. I don’t know a single Penn student who wouldn’t like a boost in all three of those areas, but why not do it in a fun, empowering, and judgement-free way? I genuinely look forward to learning new skills and growing my abilities in pole dancing, and if anyone out there doesn’t think it’s a real workout, then please feel free to join me for a class. SOPHIA DUROSE is a College junior from Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email is sdurose@sas.upenn. edu.

Penn, complicit in slavery and displacement, must engage in reparative action

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he University of Pennsylvania’s legacy is interlocked with the commodification and brutalization of enslaved people. Far from the glossy imprint of grandeur and the lore of exceptionalism lives the University’s complex history of complicity in the institution of slavery, despite previous claims by University officials that Penn was not directly involved in the slave trade. Previously, a Penn spokesperson has said that, though the University had explored potential connections to slavery “several times over the past few decades,” it had never found any “direct University involvement with slavery or the slave trade.” Ultimately, the Uni-

versity corrected the record after the student-led Penn and Slavery Project produced clear evidence of Penn’s complicity. The Penn and Slavery Project upended a denial that had been gripped tightly by school administrators for over a decade. When Brown University and other universities began to wrestle with their historical participation in slavery, Penn unequivocally stated there was “no connection” between the University and this grotesque institution. The project began in 2017 when a group of undergraduate students embarked on an independent study to see if there was a connection. The student researchers found that many of Penn’s trustees, founders, and faculty were enslav-

ers. This isn’t surprising for a University that has roots in the founding of a nation where wealth was built through an economy based on racialized capitalism, whereby the labor of black people was stolen and extracted for profit. This includes their bodily remains, made into medical currency through cadaver trading and the proliferation of false science known as polygenism. From chattel slavery through emancipation and thereafter, institutions continued to benefit from slavery by peddling in science based on false ideas of racial difference. There was academic currency in developing the white supremacist notion of racial medicine. This meant that black people dead or alive

were traded as a commodity. In her groundbreaking book The Price For Their Pound of Flesh, historian Daina Ramey Berry writes that even after death, the bodies of enslaved people had value, and that this “ghost value enabled the bodies of the enslaved to generate money for enslavers after death.” One of the most notable purveyors of damaging ideas of racial hierarchy was Penn professor and alumnus Samuel Morton. Morton, who was a physician, collected the crania of black people who are believed to have been enslaved in their lifetime. According to compiled research of the Penn and Slavery Project, there are 77 crania contained in the catalogs of Morton’s collection within the

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Penn Museum, the majority coming from a single purchase from Cuba. Morton purchased these crania taken from deceased enslaved people on the Vedado Plantation. In Crania Americana, Morton posits a theory of racial hierarchy, explaining that racial difference is innate, and that this could be confirmed by exploring and documenting the difference in cranial size by race. According to Morton, black people “have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts.” The legacy of Morton’s and other race scientists’ work can be found in the racial inequities in health care that negatively impact the well-being of black people. It is no coincidence that the trauma of experimentation, pathologies, and disease of black people are embedded in the history of the medicalization of blackness. Penn is doubly complicit in its harm to black communities. It has a history of enslavers as benefactors and it currently pushes out local black communities — physically, through university expansion, and culturally, through its hesitation to invest more fully in projects such as the PSP. Yes, Penn has convened a working group and has corrected its position on its history of complicity in the institution of slavery, but this is not enough. In my piece addressing this very issue in the Inquirer, I state the need for discussion about reparative action. I launched an online petition to demand the University returns the remains of enslaved people to their descendants or inter them immediately. There is a larger conversation happening in the United States about reparations: payment to the descendants of enslaved people for

the labor that was stolen from their ancestors. This isn’t a radical idea, but a necessary demand — for nations and institutions that made their fortunes and secured their futures on the backs of the enslaved to be held accountable. Penn as an educational institution is designated as a nonprofit and avoids payment of property taxes. Many educational advocates within the city and progressive groups have pushed for the University to make payments to the city’s general fund, called PILOTs or Payments In Lieu of Taxes. This would mean that a portion of Penn’s budget would voluntarily be paid to the city, which would allow for more funding for a desperately under-resourced school system. This could be one step in an ongoing practice of reconciliation that could support black and brown students within Philadelphia. As a resident of West Philadelphia, I bear witness daily to the power and hubris of a university that shows little care regarding its impact on the community surrounding its structures. The displacement caused by gentrification largely driven by Penn’s augmentation of campus space and student housing doesn’t bode well for impoverished black communities. These communities are subject to the whim of development that is neither community-rooted nor inclusive to the voices of generations of black people trying to survive within a capitalist system. Penn has work to do and resources to return to our communities. ABDUL-ALIY MUHAMMAD is a lifelong resident of West Philadelphia. They are a cofounder of the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative, a social justice organization.

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He applied to the program to determine whether he wants to study finance in college and to learn more about Penn, which he said is his dream school. High school students who attended the finance program said they also plan to use what they learned in the future. Zander Feinstein, a high school junior from Texas, said the Global Young Leaders Academy gave him the knowledge and skills he needs to start a finance club in his high school. “Before, I would have had no idea how to run an investment club,” Feinstein said. “Now [the program has] given me the leadership ability to lead these other students.” Feinstein and the club plan to attend the next Knowledge@Wharton High School Investment Competition, an online investment simulation where teams of high schoolers manage a $100,000 portfolio of virtual cash. Eli Lesser, Wharton’s executive

director of high school and summer programs, said the new program is a valuable opportunity for students interested in finance and investment. “Not every high school student has the opportunity to dig deep on questions of business ethics and social responsibility, or passive and active investment strategies, or accounting,” Lesser said. “These are not classes that are offered at most high schools. It’s a chance for students who are interested in these topics to dip their toe into them at an almost-college level.” This summer, Knowledge@ Wharton High School ran five sessions of the entrepreneurship program and three sessions of the finance program, each with 60 students. Participants were selected after turning in an application including essay questions, a letter of recommendation, and academic transcripts. To apply, interested students had to be enrolled in high school, have some knowledge of business and economics, and be at least 15 years old at the start of the program. The finance program cost $6,000, while the entrepreneurship program cost $5,115.

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Arts House Dance Company Arts House Dance Company is a student-run dance company that performs contemporary, jazz, ballet, tap and hip-hop. We’re dedicated to presenting the highest level of performance and technique.

Penn Atma Atma is UPenn’s award-winning all-female South Asian fusion a cappella group, most noted for bringing together a wide variety of genres to create Dhamaka a deep and unique sound. Penn Dhamaka is the university’s first and only allmale dance troupe. Dhamaka combines Western Counterparts and South Asian dance styles, aspiring to present a Counterparts is Penn’s oldest co-ed a cappella fresh, unique, and innovative fusion of cultures. group. Founded in 1981, Counterparts has a repertoire including standards such as “At Last,” Onda Latina hits like Radiohead’s “Creep,” and alumnus John Through performance, Onda Latina’s goal is Legend’s “Slow Dance.” to entertain and to educate both the troupe’s members and the community about the beauty and Disney A Cappella Disney is Penn’s co-ed, community service interest, origins of Latin-American and Caribbean dance. a cappella group that specializes in Disney music. Pan-Asian Dance Troupe Along with semesterly shows, they perform at neighborhood hospital, schools, and service events Pan-Asian Dance Troupe seeks to celebrate and educate the community on Asian culture through and fundraisers. traditional, modern, and fusion dances; and to establish an organization where people can express Full Measure themselves through dance. We seek to worshipfully compel others to know Jesus Christ more through music and our lives. We’re excited to have freshmen join our FMily and PENNaach PENNaach, founded in 1997, is Penn’s premiere share our purpose! South Asian Dance Troupe and the first in the nation of its kind. Our dance styles include Off the Beat Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Garba, Bhangra, Penn’s modern rock & pop a cappella group Bollywood and Hip-Hop. that has been featured on 16 Best of College A Cappella albums and on POP TV’s aca-docu Penn Dance Company television series, Sing it On! Penn Dance Company is Penn’s premiere modern dance group. The oldest dance group on campus, Pennchants Penn Dance stands out as the only company with a A veritable all-male sonic avalanche, The professional artistic director. Pennchants have drawn praise from audiences all across the country for their inventive arrangements, inspired choreography, and alarmingly rugged good Soundworks Tap Factory Founded in 2001, Soundworks Tap Factory looks performing your favorites. is University of Pennsylvania’s one and only strictly tap dancing group. We are a completely Penn Masala student-choreographed team that produces shows Penn Masala is the world’s first and Penn’s own all-male South Asian a cappella group. We combine throughout the year. Western and Indian music to create innovative Sparks Dance Company arrangements that we’ve performed around the Penn’s premiere dance company dedicated to globe, from London to Dubai. both performing and community service, SDC maintains a high technical level of many styles of Pennsylvania Six-5000 dance including ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, modern, Guys who like singing and long walks on the and contemporary. beach... We cover your favorite hits and sing our own original parodies. Sketch comedy and videos Strictly Funk included at no extra charge. Strictly Funk is a diverse company that focuses on hip hop and contemporary styles, with members Penny Loafers Penny Loafers has been Penn’s premier co-ed indie from Penn’s undergraduate and graduate schools and the greater Philadelphia community. and pop a cappella group since 1986. When we’re not loafing around, we arrange and perform songs West Philly Swingers from a variety of artists from Bon Iver to Chance Penn’s premier swing dance troupe! From Lindy the Rapper. Hop to West Coast Swing, social & performance: WPS keeps Philly swingin’ PennSori PennSori is an a cappella group that serves to Yalla Middle Eastern Dance and Drum connect Korean and American cultures. We mix Troupe Korean and American songs to create a product Yalla is the University of Pennsylvania’s premier that is unique, cross-cultural, and fun. belly dance and drum troupe. PennYo PennYo, Penn’s premier Chinese a cappella group founded in 2002, focuses on mashing up Chinese and English songs. We held tours in USA and Asia, SMAC (Singers, Musicians, and and released 4 studio albums. Comedians) Quaker Notes Quaker Notes is Penn’s premier all-female a cappella group! We sing a variety of contemporary genres without limiting ourselves to a particular style, and we create all of our own arrangements.

Bloomers Comedy Bloomers is the nation’s ﬁrst all-woman sketch/ musical comedy troupe! The group consists of band, business, cast, costumes, tech, and writing sections. Check out our website (bloomerscomedy. com) for more info!

Shabbatones The Shabbatones are Penn’s premier Jewish a Cappella group. We specialize in popular American, The Excelano Project Israeli, and Jewish music and are looking forward to The Excelano Project is Penn’s first and premier our Miami tour in January! spoken word poetry group. This group is about finding voice and finding family through the power The Inspiration of words. The Inspiration is a co-ed a cappella singing group dedicated to entertaining and educating its Penn Glee Club audiences through performance of music of the Founded in 1862, the Penn Glee Club is one of African diaspora. the oldest performing arts groups in the country. The PGC is comprised of three sections: Singers, Band, and Tech Staff.

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African Rhythms Drum and Dance Troupe African Rhythms is a traditional African drum and dance troupe that seeks to educate Penn, the surrounding communities, and ourselves about the culture of Africans, through dance, percussion, and workshops.

The Mask and Wig Club Founded in 1889, Mask and Wig is the nation’s oldest all-male collegiate musical comedy troupe, annually presenting two productions and an international Tour while maintaining a historic Clubhouse.

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New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir NSP seeks to spread the Word of God through song and help be a catalyst for spiritual change for those afﬁliated with the University of Pennsylvania and in surrounding communities. No auditions! Penn Band Penn’s most active, most attractive, most reactive performing arts group. We play at athletic, scholastic, and community events. Football! Basketball! Disney World! Flexible commitment! No auditions! All instrumentalists welcome. www. pennband.net/join PennDure PennDure is Penn’s only Korean traditional drumming group. In addition to various oncampus performances, we carry out community services and performances for diverse communities around the Philadelphia region. Penn Jazz Want to play jazz but can’t decide between all the different student-run big bands at Penn? Oh wait, there’s only one. Penn Jazz -- for Penn, for jazz, for you. Penn Sargam We bring together music ranging from South Asian and Western Classical to Bollywood, Pop, and Rock. Sargam features a variety of talented vocalists and instrumentalists from all over the world! Penn Singers Light Opera Company Penn Singers is a fun-loving and tight-knit theatre company with performers and tech members, producing a Broadway-style musical every fall and a G&S light opera in the spring. Penn Sirens Penn Sirens is Penn’s premiere all-women’s vocal ensemble performing all types of genres. Each semester we put on a musical-style show, incorporating acting and dancing into our music. Simply Chaos Simply Chaos is Penn’s ﬁrst and only stand-up comedy collective. We perform at events around Philadelphia, sponsored campus events, and produce our own show every semester. Without a Net Without a Net is Penn’s only improv comedy troupe, performing large-scale shows semesterly and small shows at philanthropic events. We’re dedicated to bringing a unique form of comedy to campus.

TAC-e (Theater Arts Council) Front Row Theatre Company Front Row performs four shows a year and focuses on social relevance and community service. iNtuitons Experimental Theatre Founded in 1980, iNtuitons is the University of Pennsylvania’s one and only experimental theatre group. We will alternate you. Penn Players The Pennsylvania Players is Penn’s oldest and only professionally directed theatre group. Quadramics Quadramics Theatre Co. consists of selfproclaimed theatre nerds who love to put on shows while having as much fun as possible. Remember...if it’s not Quadramics, it might be porn. Stimulus Children’s Theatre Stim is theater BY a bunch of big children, FOR a bunch of little children (and big, we don’t judge). Stim prides itself on community service, family, and fun. The African American Arts Alliance (4A) 4A serves as one of the premier performing arts organizations on Penn’s campus. Our mission is to promote an awareness of Black culture through the arts, speciﬁcally focusing on theatre. This organization is committed to quality performance, quality art, and quality theatre for general student, faculty, staff, and community audiences.

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Examples of conduct that could cause the cancellation of the degrees include providing false information on an application for admission, cheating on an examination, and tampering with records. Penn’s new policy comes months after a nationwide college admissions scandal sparked questions of whether schools would rescind degrees if students were accepted after falsifying application information.

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Penn instituted a new policy for revoking degrees from graduates who used fraud or other serious wrongdoing to obtain them. The policy, which was published in the Penn Almanac on Aug. 27, outlines the process for revoking any degree conferred at Penn. Examples of conduct that could cause the cancellation of the degrees include providing false information on an application for admission, cheating on an

examination, and tampering with records. The University could also revoke a degree in cases of plagiarism or research misconduct. Penn’s new policy comes months after a nationwide college admissions scandal sparked questions of whether schools would rescind degrees if students were accepted after falsifying application information. In March, 50 people — including parents, celebrities, and athletic coaches — were charged in a widespread admissions scam. Documents revealed that dozens of students at top colleges cheated on their college admissions tests or were falsely recruited as

student-athletes after their parents bribed coaches. Since the scandal erupted, multiple colleges have examined their own policies regarding rescinding admissions, enrollment, and degrees. The University of Southern California announced that it would revoke the degrees of students who misrepresented themselves on their college applications, The New York Post reported. In the wake of the scandal, Yale also reminded its students of its longstanding policy of rescinding admissions of students who falsified information on their applications, The New York Times reported. Penn’s new policy details the

investigation process after potential misconduct is discovered. An investigation can be launched if information is found that confirms or suggests wrongdoing in the process of obtaining the degree. Graduates will have the option to come to an agreement to possibly voluntarily give up the degree, or a formal investigation and hearing will be launched. After the launch of the investigation, the graduate in question will be notified in writing of the investigation and the information used to make the decision. The information from the investigation will be summarized and given to the dean of the school that conferred the degree, who

will make the final decision on whether to move forward with a hearing. For individuals who received graduate degrees from Penn, the Graduate Council will oversee the process and the hearings. In all other cases, the hearing committee will be determined by the school the degree was approved by. The hearing will end in a vote to decide if the degree should be revoked. The graduate will then receive a decision in writing. There is an appeal process outlined if the graduate decides they do not agree with the decision or more evidence surfaces. The policy was developed

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alongside all academic councils and then adopted and published to the PennBook and online on Penn Almanac. The policy does not include guidelines on the revocations of honorary degrees. After allegations of sexual harassment emerged against Bill Cosby and former Penn Trustee Steve Wynn, Penn rescinded honorary degrees from the two individuals in February 2018. The revoking of the degrees was a departure from the University’s stance in 2016, when the allegations first emerged. At the time, University spokesperson Stephen MacCarthy said “it is not our practice to rescind honorary degrees.”

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Last season alone, senior goalkeeper Kitty Qu broke the single-season program records in save percentage and goals-against average, posting a stunning .912 and .350, respectively, placing her in the top five nationally in each statistic. This season, Qu has very little to prove at an individual level; instead, she remains focused on the ultimate team goal of an Ivy title.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed the way we play. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had the same style of play. We like to be strategic about it, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just like to whack the ball,â&#x20AC;? Andrews said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change any of those tactics. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just with certain players it might look different. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change our core, fundamental values.â&#x20AC;? Returners like junior Breukelen Woodard â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who transferred to Penn last season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and senior Emma Loving remain important members of the team. Sands will undoubtedly continue to contribute by way of goals, having scored eight last season, the most on the team. The new group of freshmen have proven to be talented and very eager throughout preseason, especially the pair of midfielders Sara Readinger and Sizzy Lawton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think [Saraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] going to be a player that shines a lot, gets a significant

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really about replacing because you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t replace Ally, Cami [Nwokedi], [and] Sasha,â&#x20AC;? senior forward Emily Sands said. With Andrews having taken on a bigger role last season, nine of the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11 starters will return this year. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely that Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s style of play wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change much, though different players will be filling new roles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The root of our team has always been in defense. We always build ourselves around a strong back line, and through the middle we just always put the strongest players we can,â&#x20AC;? Sands said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like to defend and win the ball higher up the field, and that will allow us to play higher up and score goals higher up the field.â&#x20AC;?

amount of playing time,â&#x20AC;? coach Nicole Van Dyke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sizzy is a Kelsey Andrews-type player, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re two peas in a pod. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spry, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energetic, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick. She plays attacking center mid, she can play outside back, she can play wide forward. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s someone who has come on and puts her stamp on the game.â&#x20AC;? Though new faces may be taking the pitch, Van Dyke is confident that the freshmen will fit in well with the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We focus on the roles and finding the strengths of all the players. I think we recruit players for our style,â&#x20AC;? Van Dyke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve brought in some players that have really pushed the envelope and are able to contribute right away.â&#x20AC;? The Quakers open their season this Friday in California with a tough test against No. 3 Stanford.

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Everyman is successful, popular and riding high when Death comes calling. He is forced to abandon the life he has built and embark on a last, frantic search to recruit a friend, anyone, to speak in his defense. But Death is close behind, and time is running out. One of the great primal, spiritual myths, Everyman asks whether it is only in death that we can understand our lives. A cornerstone of English drama since the 15th century, it has been in continual production across the globe ever since. Join the Theatre Arts program and earn a full course credit as we creatively engage with the profound and the playful in our production of EVERYMAN.

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Three Penn alumni competing for starting roles in the NFL Lineman Greg Van Roten will look to keep his starting job CHARLIE MA Sports Reporter

Football is almost back for the Red and Blue. Although the Quakers won’t start their season until Sept. 21, three former Penn football players will be looking to make an impact on the NFL stage: Brandon Copeland, Justin Watson, and Greg Van Roten. After an impressive 20182019 campaign, New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland will have to start this season on the sidelines after being suspended four games without pay for violating the League’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Despite claims that the drug use was unintentional, Copeland will not be able to return to the Jets’ roster until Oct. 7, the day after they play the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5. “This offseason, I began tak-

ing a supplement AFTER multiple verifications that it was safe for me to use. Unfortunately, this supplement was contaminated with a banned substance — NOT on its label,” Copeland wrote in an Instagram post. After recording a career-high 24 solo tackles and five sacks in 10 starts during the 2018-2019 season, Copeland re-signed with New York for a one-year, $1.75 million deal. Copeland was seen as a significant role player and rotational linebacker for the Jets. He will look to work his way back into the starting lineup in Week 6 when the Jets take on the Dallas Cowboys. For Justin Watson, the 20192020 NFL season will allow the second-year Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver the opportunity to climb the depth chart at a very competitive position. The 2018 fifth-round draft pick saw limited playing time during his rookie year, recording only one catch for five yards. He made most of his im-

pact on special teams, where he had seven tackles. However, the Buccaneers lost two starting receivers, Adam Humphries and DeSean Jackson, to free agency in the offseason, creating additional opportunity for Watson. The addition of Breshaud Perriman and sixth-round pick Scotty Miller provide additional competition, but Watson, now with a year under his belt, seems poised to make a jump in his sophomore season. Watson has already earned significant playing time during this year’s preseason, accounting for eight catches in the first three exhibition games. As the regular season approaches, Watson will most likely be in the midst of a battle for a role as a depth receiver with versatility in both the slot and out wide. He will likely be the team’s fourth receiver to start the season. In contrast to Watson and Copeland, Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Greg Van

Roten started all 16 games last season at left guard. After going undrafted in 2012 and bouncing from team to team, Van Roten became the only player on the team to have played every offensive snap: all 1,058 of them. That role is in jeopardy however, as the Panthers signed a litany of new offensive lineman entering 2019. Most observers have pegged Van Roten for a reserve role, but the Penn alumnus isn’t going to give up his starting role without a fight. One characteristic that benefits him is his versatility: Van Roten can play any of the five positions on the line, including center. Van Roten played with the starters at left guard in the Panther’s third preseason game. These former Quakers will look to pick up where they left off and make another leap in their NFL careers this season.

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RELOAD & RESET After the graduation of two key players, the Red and Blue focus on retooling the attack BIANCA SERBIN Associate Sports Editor

Some players are irreplaceable. And this season, Penn women’s soccer has to figure out how to bounce back from losing the talents and creativity of forward Sasha Stephens and midfielder Allie Trzaska. Last season was a breakthrough for the Quakers, who finished 13-2-1 overall and 5-1-1 in the Ivy League. Their total of 12 shutouts was good enough to tie for second-most in program history. Much of this success was due to the Quakers’ elite defense. However, perhaps the biggest improvement Penn made last season was in its scoring. The Quakers finished the season having scored 30 goals with only five against, whereas the season before had only seen the Red and Blue put 10 balls in

the net. Compared to the 2017 season, the Quakers’ shooting percentage last season more than doubled. The departure of two of Penn’s most important forwards has left questions about the future of the team’s offense. Last season, Stephens scored four of Penn’s 30 total goals, adding an assist on another. Her speed was a huge asset to the team, allowing her to surpass opposing defenders. Trzaska assisted on seven goals, the most of anyone on the team. The Red and Blue were effective on both sides of the ball last season. Though it remains to be seen how the Quakers will fare this year, they don’t feel discouraged about the loss of last year’s seniors. “We just have a great incoming freshman class, and everyone’s improved from the spring, so just putting that all together, it’s not so much about filling the holes. We’re a different team now,” senior midfielder Kelsey Andrews said. “We’re not focused on ‘Oh, we need to recreate what we had last season,’ we’re focused on what we have now, how can we build that into where we want to be.” SEE RELOAD PAGE 10

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Senior goalie Kitty Qu seeks to build on illustrious career

Qu broke multiple singleseason records in 2018 JACOB WESSELS Associate Sports Editor

As the backbone of Penn women’s soccer’s recent turnaround, it might seem like senior goalkeeper Kitty Qu has nothing left to accomplish for the Quakers. After all, her list of records and achievements is already illustrious. During last season alone, Qu broke the single-season program records in save percentage and goals-against average, posting a stunning .912 and .350, respectively, placing her in the top five nationally in each statistic. Her nine shutouts helped the Quakers clinch a share of their first Ivy League title since 2010. “Her ability to step right in and command the goal has been so impressive. She’s played pretty much every minute outside of her first 12 because she was running late from [New Student Orientation],” coach Nicole Van

Dyke said. While Qu might be the rock of the Red and Blue defense, she recognizes that without her teammates, much of her success over the past three seasons would be impossible. This defensive organization is evident in the statistics as well. Despite Qu’s dominant numbers, she often faces far fewer shots than other Ivy League goalies. In her sophomore season, she recorded a career-high 73 saves, compared to the program record of 222. However, these numbers do not mean that Qu hasn’t had a tremendous impact on the field. “One of the moments that really stands out to me is when we played against Columbia in her sophomore year, she saved four or five massive opportunities for Columbia who at the time were top-of-the-table,” Van Dyke said. “I think we always look back at that as the moment we knew what she was capable of doing.” While her on the field im-

pact is easy to recognize, Qu has also helped to influence a culture change that has injected new life into the program. “She has created so much confidence for us being so consistent,” Van Dyke said. “She’s a very calm, safe, and low-risk goalkeeper, and that’s what makes her so successful.” “We’ve consistently maintained our defensive standard, and every year that standard rises,” Qu said. “Each season we just want to defend the culture that we have worked so hard to create here.” Part of this new culture involves the other goalies taking a larger leadership role. This includes Qu constantly helping her backup, junior Ashley Gabor, prepare in case she is needed. “She has been a great role model to me,” Gabor said. “It was really intimidating being the only goalie to come in as a freshman, and she was

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Red and Blue open season with tough test at No. 3 Stanford Quakers picked to finish second in Ivy preseason poll JUSTIN DECHIARIO Sports Reporter

After finishing last season 132-1 with a share of the Ivy League title, Penn women’s soccer is being thrown right back into the fire to start the new season.

The Quakers — ranked second in the Ivy League preseason poll behind Princeton — will travel to Stanford, Calif. to face off against the No. 3 Cardinal in their season opener on Friday. While a No. 2 ranking in the preseason poll could be disappointing for the defending Ivy League champions, the team isn’t looking at its ranking as a major

motivating factor. “The preseason poll doesn’t really mean that much to us,” senior forward Emily Sands said. “You could pick us to finish sixth and we’ll finish first.” “The reality is we don’t pay attention to that stuff,” senior midfielder Kelsey Andrews said. SEE STANFORD PAGE 10

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Senior midfielder Kelsey Andrews will take on a larger role for Penn women’s soccer this season. Andrews will likely play in a center midfielder role similar to that held by the graduated Allie Trzaska.

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