August 30, 2018

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 VOL. CXXXIV NO. 34

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

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More seniors now study abroad

U. bias reporting website launches

Seniors were 30 percent of the students currently abroad

It lets grad. students report misconduct anonymously

AVNI KATARIA Staff Reporter

AMY LIU & COURTNEY DAUB Deputy News Editor & Staff Reporter

It’s getting hot in here

When students think about spending a semester abroad in Paris or Beijing, few think about doing it in their final year of college. This year however, Penn has seen a marked increase in the number of seniors opting to study abroad. According to data from Director of Penn Global Nigel Cossar, seniors made up 30 percent of the total students currently abroad. That is nearly double the percentage from the past two academic years. Cossar said the office is pleased to see the increase in seniors and suggested that Penn Global’s marketing may have had an impact. “We’ve been working very hard at Penn Abroad to make it known to seniors that its not too late for them to study abroad,” Cossar said. But while more seniors are choosing to spend their final months as a student abroad, the total number of Quakers abroad has fallen. This fall, only 194 students are abroad — the lowest number in recent history. This is due in part to the shift of On Campus Recruitment from the spring to the fall, which has discouraged students from jetting off in the fall. Of the 194 students, 57 of them are seniors. Some students suggest that seniors might be insulated from concerns over OCR given that they

broader Philadelphia area over the past couple days. On Tuesday morning, Executive Vice President of Facilities and Real Estate Services Craig Carnaroli and Vice President of FRES Anne Papageorge sent out a notice of a heat advisory to the Penn commu-

Following a half year of collaboration between graduate and professional students and administrators, Penn unveiled its first Universitywide online bias incident reporting form on Tuesday afternoon. The form allows students to report incidents, such as sexual misconduct and discriminatory harassment, anonymously. It also allows users to describe the incident including possible motivating factors such as age, disability, or sexual orientation. Provost Wendell Pritchett announced the website’s launch in an email sent to graduate and professional students Tuesday. “We continue our long-standing collaboration with the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly … to identify and implement concrete solutions to the most important concerns of graduate and professional students,” Pritchett wrote. “We encourage you to work with GAPSA to share your ideas and suggestions in the year ahead,” he continued. GAPSA formally proposed the creation of an online system to report bias in a February 2017 resolution, which also vouched for a campus Central Diversity Office — an initiative which Joanne Mitchell, the inaugural chief diversity officer, said was

SEE HEAT WAVE PAGE 6

SEE GRAD STUDENTS PAGE 2

As a heat wave sweeps through Philadelphia, students without airconditioning have resorted to sleeping in lounges and computer labs JULIA CLAYMAN Staff Reporter

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hile many students have been escaping the outdoor heat by heading inside to their air-conditioned dorm rooms, other students have not been quite so lucky. Kings Court English College House, Du Bois College House, and Gregory College House do not have

SEE STUDY ABROAD PAGE 3

air-conditioning, and residents have been competing at night to find spots to sleep in air-conditioned common areas, while others report waking up at 4 a.m. if they choose to sleep in their respective dorm rooms. The catalyst for these unusual sleeping behaviors has been the heat wave that struck campus and the

Two faculty chosen to direct first-gen., low-income student office The office is still searching for an executive director UROOBA ABID Staff Reporter

On Tuesday, Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett announced the appointment of professors Camille Charles and Rob Ghrist to serve as the two faculty directors of the Office of Penn First Plus, a new office for first-generation, lowincome students announced in the spring. The national search for the executive director of the office is ongoing, and it is unclear when it will be completed. As co-directors, Charles and Ghrist will help oversee the office, which was created by Penn President Amy Gutmann and Pritchett as part of an effort to create a centralized location for FGLI students to better

utilize resources and to form a community, the spring announcement said. The May statement also said Penn students and faculty were consulted and involved in the “months of research” that led to the decision to create this office. Still, some student leaders in the FGLI community have expressed concerns about the slow progress in filling positions like that of the executive director, and about the lack of student input in forming the office. College junior Daniel Gonzalez, chair of External Operations and Outreach for Penn Afro-Latinx and former mentorship chair for Penn First, a student organization for FGLI students, said he was slightly concerned about the ongoing search for staff in the department.

“In terms of the hiring process and the organization, I hope that Penn’s very clear,” he said. “I know that not all the positions in this program have been filled and I question how the structure will play out.” College junior and Internal Outreach Chair for Penn First Sebastián González said he hopes the new office will build upon the FGLI program at the Greenfield Intercultural Center. “They have been spearheading the FGLI library, where students can go and pick up any books that they need for class,” he said. “But it would be nice if that office could institutionalize it. That way, we know it’s something that will be available to us moving forward for many years to come.” Both Daniel Gonzalez and Sebastián González indicated SEE FACULTY PAGE 6

OPINION | Moving on out

“Don’t forget that The Radian isn’t the only place you can live in if you move off campus.” — Sophia DuRose PAGE 4

SPORTS | A top tier test

Penn women’s soccer looks to continue its winning ways against No. 13 North Carolina State this weekend. BACKPAGE FOLLOW US @DAILYPENN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

NEWS U. responds to backlash over new Huntsman hours PAGE 2

PHOTOS FROM AMANDA MOTT, PENN NEWS

Camille Charles and Rob Ghrist, pictured above, have been appointed to serve as the two faculty directors of the Office of Penn First Plus, a new office for first-generation, low-income students announced in the spring.

NEWS School of Social Policy welcomes new dean PAGE 3

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