August 29, 2017 by The Daily Pennsylvanian

JOIN THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN, INC. INFORMATION SESSIONS: Tuesday, Sept. 5: Huntsman Hall 365 | Wednesday, Sept. 6: Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 213 Thursday, Sept. 7: The DP Office (4015 Walnut, near Metropolitan Bakery)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017 VOL. CXXXIII NO. 65

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

FOUNDED 1885

High hopes for Penn’s first black provost

Wendell Pritchett, a legal scholar, began his term as provost on July 1 ROBERTA NIN FELIZ Staff Reporter

After a racially tense year — both nationally, in light of the recent events in Charlottesville, Va., and locally, after a racist GroupMe incident targeted black freshmen on Penn's campus — black students at Penn feel hopeful that the appointment of Wendell Pritchett to the position of Penn's provost is a step in the right direction. Pritchett, the first black provost in Penn's history, formally took office on July 1 of this year, replacing former Provost Vincent Price, who has gone on to become president of Duke University. A Presidential Professor of Law and Education at Penn Law School, Pritchett has spent his career studying urban policy and race relations. College junior Mariama Diallo, the chair of Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, said she felt hopeful about his appointment, noting that Pritchett's research seems to indicate that he cares deeply about the black community. She added that Pritchett has a lot of work to do when it comes to improving the experiences of black students at Penn. “I think [Pritchett] needs to work on bettering the relationship between black Penn and the University because we don’t have the best relationship," Diallo said. "We don’t like going to the administration for things because we can’t depend on them.” "It’s nice to have a black person [as] the provost but it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t do anything for us," she said. The Office of the Provost did not respond to requests for comment on this article. UMOJA Co-Chair and Wharton senior Briana Johnson said having a black provost gives the black community a sense of security that the issues affecting the lives of black students will be addressed. In November last year, numerous black freshmen were added to

With OCR’s shift to the fall semester, significantly more students have begun studying abroad in the spring KELLY HEINZERLING | Senior Reporter

s Penn students on campus prepare for another windy fall in Philadelphia, 241 of their peers will be packing their bags for a semester abroad across 25 different countries. This number is a 45.1 percent decrease from the 439 students who studied abroad for their fall semester two years ago. And the reason behind this decrease is simple: In the past two years, on-campus recruiting has been conducted in the fall instead of the spring. For the first time in 2016, OCR was held

in the fall. Director of Penn Abroad Nigel Cossar said numbers already indicate that this change is closely correlated to the decrease in the number of students studying abroad in the fall and a sharp spike in the number of students studying abroad in the spring. Before the OCR shift, roughly 85 percent of all the students going abroad for the year would do so in the fall, Cossar said. Last year, 236 students studied abroad for a semester in the fall and 241 in the spring, which means only 49 percent of students going abroad went

in the fall. These figures are likely to replicate themselves this year, Cossar said. “We expected it in the longer term,” he added, “but we didn’t expect it in just one year after the OCR change.” The increase of students studying abroad in the spring has affected where students are choosing to study as well. Cossar noted that many popular destinations, such as various universities in London, SEE ABROAD PAGE 3

SEE PRITCHETT PAGE 3

To welcome new members, minority groups use range of strategies These groups provide freshmen with a ‘safe space’ GIOVANNA PAZ Staff Reporter

Many student clubs on campus can be highly selective and hierarchical. Minority coalition groups strive to break this mold by providing a more inclusive community. They work particularly hard at the beginning of the year, using a range of strategies to engage minority students who are new to Penn. “I think it’s hard to find people on campus from my kind of background,” said College junior Justina McMinn, who is a member of Penn First, an organization that provides

resources for first-generation, lowincome students. “It’s a safe space. You know when you come in you’ll find someone who has something in common with you, who understands the struggles at Penn.” Penn First reaches out to incoming freshmen before they even arrive at campus by making use of the Penn College Achievement Program, which is geared towards FGLI students and is jointly funded by the University and federal grants. Through PENNCAP, Penn First identifies and connects FGLI students to discuss the resources available to them on campus. A challenge faced by minority coalition organizations is reaching out to students who may be weary

of joining groups with members of similar backgrounds, said Chair of the Asian Pacific Student Coalition and Wharton senior and Yen-Yen Gao. Gao said within the Asian-Pacific Islander community on campus, there is a fear of being stuck in the "Asian bubble," but added that there are many different opportunities that the community can offer students. “On one side, we have a very student-activist feel where we will organize people for different causes and rallies," Gao said. "On the other side, we’re very much about uniting the community with casual events

OPINION | Letter from Pres. Amy Gutmann “Across our campus, the ideals of inclusive and open community are fundamental to the Penn experience.” PAGE 4

SPORTS | Not Your Average Underdogs

Columnist Jacob Adler breaks down how Penn football, ranked third in the preseason media poll, breaks the archetypal mold of underdog. BACKPAGE FOLLOW US @DAILYPENN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

SEE RECRUITMENT PAGE 3

DANIEL XU | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Some minority groups have contacted incoming freshmen before they have even set foot on campus using the Penn College Achievement Program, which is funded by the University and federal grants.

NEWS Penn’s intense club culture

NEWS HamCo delays move-in

Some clubs are more selective than the University itself. PAGE 7

Renovations shift some student arrivals to today PAGE 2

SEND NEWS TIPS TO NEWSTIP@THEDP.COM CONTACT US: 215-422-4640

2 NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

Some HamCo residents had move-in day delayed Certain apartments weren’t ready until today CHRIS DOYLE Staff Reporter

For many at Penn, move-in can take days. Students may have to register guests, transport heavy furniture and unpack a wardrobe large enough to last the entire school year. For some students living at Hamilton Court Apartments this semester, all these tasks will have to be done on Aug. 29 — the first day of classes. Engineering sophomore Griffin Murphy is going to live on the third floor at HamCo this year, but is prohibited from moving in to his new apartment until Aug. 29. Other students living on his floor and many on the first and second floors are faced with same restriction. Move-in has been delayed because of a renovation project that was launched last August by Post Brothers Apartments, the development

firm that owns HamCo. The project adds a new two-story building at the center of the residence’s courtyard and redesigns the ground level’s vacant commercial section. Because of the renovations, HamCo staff told Murphy that he is unable to move in to his apartment until this Tuesday. “They wouldn’t let us move any furniture in beforehand,” Murphy said, “so we will need to handle it all once we get out of class that day. My roommates and I all have fairly busy schedules, so we needed to have our move in time at 5 p.m.” Engineering junior Emmett Neyman said he was almost put in a similar situation. When Neyman first signed his lease for an apartment in HamCo last year, he told HamCo staffers that he was concerned about the move-in date Aug. 29, but was reportedly reassured that the date could be moved back to “well before classes started.” Neyman and his roommates soon

ANANYA CHANDRA | PHOTO MANAGER

The renovation project on Hamilton Court Apartments, which began last August, pushed back the move-in dates of some Penn students.

discovered this wasn’t be possible and that the ongoing construction made the move-in date non-negotiable. Although Neyman managed to switch into a different room that

allowed an early move-in, Neyman said he’s not sure that other students were able to do the same. "[My roomates and I] noticed the early move-in date pretty early,”

Neyman said. “If other students only realized that move-in was on the first-day of classes in April or May, [HamCo] probably wouldn’t have had open rooms to switch them to.” Neyman said he was grateful that HamCo staffers were transparent about the situation and helpful in finding him and his roommates another room. Still, Neyman expressed disbelief that HamCo management would schedule a move-in date that coincides with the first day of classes. “It’s kind of unreasonable for an apartment complex that is made up of almost exclusively Penn students to have move-in the day classes started,” Neyman added. Post Brothers Apartments Asset Manager Joshua Guelbart said move-in dates are stated on all leasing contracts. “In the case that someone had a special reason to start their lease earlier than the date that is on their lease, if they tell us that when they

are signing the lease, sometimes we can make accommodations for them,” Guelbart said. “We could look at our schedule and say, ‘Okay, your apartment could be ready by that time, we can make that change, but you’ll have to pay rent from that date,’” Guelbart added. “We’re as accommodating as we can be.” Guelbart said this is not the first time the move-in date for apartments at HamCo have coincided with the first day of classes, but that this year, there is far less flexibility in changing the move-in date because a number of the apartments are just not ready for move-in. “I can certainly understand where people are coming from, moving in on the first day of classes, but no one ever said to us it was an issue before,” Guelbart added. “If it is, we would happily consider not having that be a move-in day, so that people can get in the day before, which would probably be better.”

Why some Penn clubs are denied student government funding Application process is held annually in October JAMES MEADOWS Staff Reporter

There are more than 450 studentrun clubs and groups on Penn’s campus, and close to half of them rely in part on the Student Activities Council for funding. As one of the six branches of student government, SAC’s main mission is to improve student organizations at Penn. They do so in several ways, from serving as a conduit between undergraduates and the administration and organizing the bi-annual SAC fair to providing banner poles for clubs to advertise on Locust Walk. SAC also provides funding for student clubs, though this funding isn’t freely doled out to all groups. Clubs need to be recognized by SAC before receiving funding, and

applying to be recognized is a rigorous process, which occurs annually in October. Last year, roughly 18 clubs applied, but only 12 were recognized, said College junior and SAC Executive Board Member Michael Krone. The application process not only requires clubs to submit a formal constitution and a list of club activities, events, members and expenses as part of the application process, but also requires leaders of the clubs to attend an interview with members of SAC. Potential clubs can be denied SAC recognition for many reasons. The two most common reasons are that the club does not serve a “niche purpose” or it does not appear to be sustainable in the coming years, said College and Wharton senior and SAC Chair Edward Jing. He said clubs whose foci are considered too broad or too specific can be denied recognition. Those

whose goals are too broad are usually recommended to join existing groups and those whose goals are too specific are turned to other University resources that fund smaller projects. SAC also reserves the power to de-recognize clubs for two reasons: if their members fail to attend two of SAC’s general body meetings within a year or if they fail to “setup an approved debt repayment plan with SAC Exec,” according to the SAC website. Such clubs can apply for rerecognition, but suffer a 10 percent decrease in funding for the academic year if they are approved. One of the clubs denied SAC recognition last year was PennCASE, a student group dedicated to providing consumer advocacy for Penn students and residents of Philadelphia. As an educational group, they rely heavily on printed materials for on-campus presentations

and events with local organizations. The group sought SAC recognition to expand their printing budget for more events, said PennCASE Founder and President and College senior Christopher D’Urso, who is a College senior. Their request for recognition was initially denied by the nine-person SAC executive board. But D’Urso decided to undergo appeal process where the entire SAC General Body — made up of representatives from currently recognized clubs — could recognize the club through popular vote. “The SAC board is only nine people, so we occasionally don’t see a club’s full potential,” Krone said. “We wanted to have an appeal process where all the clubs can have input.” When PennCASE had their appeal, the vote in favor of their recognition was in such an overwhelming majority that SAC

DANIEL XU | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Application process includes submitting a formal constitution, a list of members, events, club activities ad expenses and a formal interview.

leaders stopped counting. After a successful appeal, clubs like PennCASE still need to figure out how to work with the SAC executive students who did not approve of their initial application. It can take these clubs months working

WE'VE RAISED THE BAR ON ACADEMICS FOR INCOMING STUDENT-ATHLETES

ncaa.org/academics NCAA is a trademark of the National Collegiate Athletic Association

with SAC members to raise their operational standards before they even start receiving funding. Beyond that however, there will be no discrepancies in funding across the numerous SAC clubs, Krone said.

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

RECRUITMENT >> FRONTPAGE

like study breaks and movie nights.” Minority students who want to become involved can also build relationships with upperclassmen through various mentor-mentee programs. APSC, the Latinx Coalition and Penn First all offer mentor-mentee programs to new students. Penn First Mentorship Co-Chair and College sophomore Daniel Gonzalez said the group plans to expand this to a “family model,” which would pair FGLI students with

ABROAD

>> FRONTPAGE

have spring semesters that last till the end of June, which may cause scheduling conflicts with summer internships. This led to an oversubscription to programs in other places such as Ireland, which offers a finance program that ends in May. In theory, it is possible to participate in fall OCR while studying abroad. And in fact, those who choose to do so see definite advantages to leaving campus during the fall semester. “Penn does get pretty stressful and I thought that being abroad during the fall would nicely split up [my college experience] and allow that much needed breakaway from campus,” said College senior Catherine Said, who spent her last fall semester studying at

NEWS 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

graduate students and even Penn alumni. Minority coalition groups also offer new students a channel to interact with University administrators. 2017 College graduate Bianca Molina described her time on the board of La Casa Latina as a “formative experience,” where she, along with other members of minority coalition groups, was able to meet with Penn President Amy Gutmann once a semester. The La Casa board also works in conjunction with administrators working at La Casa Latina, one of Penn’s six cultural

resource centers. The same collaborative relationship exists between APSC and the PanAsian American Center, Penn First and the Greenfield Cultural Center, as well as Lambda Alliance with the LGBT Center. Wharton sophomore Athena Panton said the LGBT Center provides an essential, physical space for members of the Lambda Alliance, the umbrella advocacy group for queer students on campus. “I felt like there was only something to gain,“ Panton said, reflecting on her decision to join Lambda. “I can be 100 percent myself here.”

the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. “My options didn’t revolve around OCR and I didn’t really have a desire to participate, so studying abroad in the fall was great,” she said. Other students agreed that if OCR were not a factor, studying abroad in the fall is preferable to the spring. “I didn’t want to miss Hey Day or meeting the new pledge class in my sorority … and Spring Fling is so fun,” said College junior Gabrielle Stone, who is studying abroad this fall. “I felt like it’s weird going abroad for an entire semester then going straight to summer and not seeing people until the fall again.” Since OCR has prevented some students from being able to study abroad their junior year, the Penn Global office is also trying to encourage a global experience to

more students. Many of Penn’s partner schools in other schools are now allowing students who complete the required curriculum to go abroad in the spring of their sophomore year. Penn Global is entering its fourth semester offering Global Seminar classes, which are open to all grade levels and allow students to travel internationally for a week or two rather than a full semester. “We want to see growth in our numbers,” Cossar said, noting that Career Services consistently tells students that most employers are comfortable doing Skype interviews in lieu of OCR. “There should be no reason why any Penn undergraduate student who wants to have a global opportunity shouldn’t be able to have one,” Cossar said.

PRITCHETT

>> FRONTPAGE

a GroupMe chat group that was rife with racially explicit and violent content. “I think it’s a good opportunity for students of color at Penn to have someone in an administrative role being dedicated to amplifying our voices, as well as someone who sets the example for other universities on how to find talent and people within the University that are deserving of roles like these," Johnson said. In an emailed statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Brian Peterson, who is the directer of Makuu, Penn's black cultural center, said he felt a sense of pride from Makuu when Pritchett was

appointed as provost. "[P r itchett's] exceptiona l track record at Penn, in Philadelphia and at Rutgers-Camden [University] allows our students to envision what’s possible for their own futures," Peterson wrote, adding that he was personally inspired by Pritchett's "previous work and passion for public education." Some students, like Johnson, said Pritchett's appointment symbolizes Penn President Amy Gutmann's dedication to diversifying Penn's leadership, while others, like Wharton senior Sydney Rodriguez, believe this appointment has been long overdue. Penn began a diversity initiative in 2011 with the goal of recruiting and maintaining a more diverse faculty body, but little has changed since

then statistically. According to Penn’s diversity facts for fall 2016, only 3.8 percent of faculty at Penn is African-American or black compared to 7.3 percent of the undergraduate students. “Faculty diversity is an issue that never seems to go away at Penn," Rodriguez said, "and now we have someone who can push it or help it get better.” Rodriguez stressed the importance of having a black provost, noting that “any change or resources brought to students at Penn has always come directly from black administrators." “Thinking of the history of activism at Penn," Rodriguez said, "I think [the appointment of] the black Provost is one of those small victories that we as activists can pat ourselves on the back for doing.”

VISIT ALEX FISHER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The appointment of the first black provost, Wendell Pritchett, has made black students hopeful after a racially tense year, most recently including white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Va.

NOW PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAYS 34ST.COM

3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AVAIL: 42nd & Pine / 44th & Pine Bi-Levels, Beautiful, renovated, hardwood floors, exposed brick, w/d in building. $1895/Mo + Utilities. Contact Theresa at University Enterprises: 215-222-5500 or uerealestate@aol.com.

Minor: Major: Education Philosophy No-brainer:

STUDENT VALUE ING CHECKING No Monthly Fee. Get a $25 BONUS when you open and use a Student Value Checking account. 1

START HERE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN

SANTANDERBANK.COM/STUDENT

Other fees may apply, including a Paper Statement fee if you elect to receive paper statements. Refer to your fee schedule for details.

WHO QUALIFIES: Student Value Checking is available to students 16 through 25 years of age. Once you reach 26, we will convert your Student Value Checking to another checking product. Students who currently have a personal checking account or who have had a personal checking account with Santander Bank in the last year are not eligible for this offer. Offer is only available to residents of NH, MA, RI, CT, DE, NY, NJ, or PA. Offer subject to change at any time. Santander team members are not eligible. 2

HOW TO RECEIVE THE BONUS: Get $25 when you open a new Student Value Checking account between July 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017, with minimum opening deposit of $10. Make 8 debit card transactions that post to your account within 60 days of account opening. TIMING AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF THE BONUS: Your Student Value Checking account must be open and in good standing to be bonus eligible. Bonus payments will be made to your account within 120 days of account opening. Cannot be combined with other offers. One bonus per customer. The bonus is considered interest and will be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-INT. If multiple accounts are opened with the same signer, only one account will be eligible for the bonus. Santander Bank, N.A. is a Member FDIC. ©2017 Santander Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Santander, Santander Bank, the Flame Logo, Santander Select, Bravo and Simply Right are trademarks of Banco Santander, S.A. or its subsidiaries in the United States or other countries. Mastercard is a registered trademark of Mastercard International, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 24508 7/3/17

24508_17 Q3 Checking Student Newspaper_UPenn_10.88x10_r3_FINAL.indd 1

6/27/17 3:13 PM

OPINION

Our community is our strength LETTER FROM AMY GUTMANN

TUESDAY AUGUST 29, 2017 VOL. CXXXIII, NO. 65 133rd Year of Publication CARTER COUDRIET President DAN SPINELLI Executive Editor LUCIEN WANG Print Director ALEX GRAVES Digital Director ALESSANDRO VAN DEN BRINK Opinion Editor REBECCA TAN Senior News Editor WILL SNOW Senior Sports Editor CHRIS MURACCA Design Editor CAMILLE RAPAY Design Editor JULIA SCHORR Design Editor

At the start of Penn’s 278th academic year, I want to offer a special welcome back to all our students. I especially welcome those who are settling into the beautifully reborn Hill College House, a landmark building on Penn’s campus for more than half a century. Noted modernist architect Eero Saarinen expressed many important ideas through his buildings during the course of his too-short career. Hill House — his only work in Philadelphia — in particular promotes the importance of community in university life. In 1958, scarcely a dozen years after the Allies defeated fascism in World War II, Saarinen captured the ideals of democratic community while anticipating the needs of students

today through his groundbreaking design. From Hill College House’s welcoming communal atrium to the abundance of renovated study rooms, lounges, music practice rooms and even a project innovation room, this special space has helped forge lifetime bonds of learning and living for generations of Penn students. We are especially pleased to welcome Hill House back to complement the New College House that opened last year. Together, they foster a vibrant and inclusive community at the northeast gateway to our campus. Across our campus, the ideals of inclusive and open community are fundamental to the Penn experience. All members of our community, representing a vast array of backgrounds,

perspectives and identities, are not only welcome here. Every member is indeed essential to every major facet of what we hope to achieve here. Richness of diver-

Our welcoming and wonderfully diverse community is Penn’s greatest strength. You return home to Penn’s campus after a summer of national and inter-

At the beginning of this new academic year, I hope we all take a few moments to celebrate our campus community as the best and, ultimately, the only way forward to a better world.” sity and the open exchange of ideas are fundamental to the preservation, creation and dissemination of knowledge, to life-saving and society-improving discoveries and innovations.

national developments that have left us feeling deeply troubled. The appalling scenes of unthinking hatred and violence in Charlottesville this past month especially contradict our

University ideal of an inclusive and open community. As I said at the time, the racism, anti-Semitism and other bigotry expressed by the neo-Nazi, KKK and other white supremacist groups that demonstrated in Charlottesville are deeply abhorrent and call for universal condemnation. The hatred espoused is inimical to any decent society and anathema to the most fundamental ideals of our University. At the beginning of this new academic year, I hope we all take a few moments to celebrate our campus community as the best and, ultimately, the only way forward to a better world. We stand for love, not hate; inclusion, not exclusion; compassion, not contempt; empathy, not antipathy; and the elevation, not the

AMY GUTMANN degradation, of the human spirit. Each time we begin the academic enterprise anew, we also reaffirm our commitment to one another — to fostering a campus culture that is ever more open, more intellectually vibrant, more inclusive and more warmly welcoming to all. Welcome back! AMY GUTMANN is the 8th president of the University of Pennsylvania.

LUCY FERRY Design Editor VIBHA KANNAN Enterprise Editor

CARTOON

SARAH FORTINSKY News Editor MADELEINE LAMON News Editor ALLY JOHNSON Assignments Editor YOSI WEITZMAN Sports Editor BREVIN FLEISCHER Sports Editor JONATHAN POLLACK Sports Editor TOMMY ROTHMAN Sports Editor AMANDA GEISER Copy Editor HARRY TRUSTMAN Copy Editor ANDREW FISCHER Director of Web Development DYLAN REIM Social Media Editor ANANYA CHANDRA Photo Manager JOY LEE News Photo Editor ZACH SHELDON Sports Photo Editor LUCAS WEINER Video Producer JOYCE VARMA Podcast Editor BRANDON JOHNSON Business Manager MADDY OVERMOYER Advertising Manager SONIA KUMAR Business Analytics Manager SAMARA WYANT Circulation Manager HANNAH SHAKNOVICH Marketing Manager

BEN CLAAR is a College junior from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu.

TANVI KAPUR Development Project Lead MEGHA AGARWAL Development Project Lead

How to save free speech at Penn SPENCER’S SPACE | On the need to end conservative suppression on campus

LETTERS Have your own opinion? Send your letter to the editor or guest column to letters@thedp.com. Unsigned editorials appearing on this page represent the opinion of The Daily Pennsylvanian as determined by the majority of the Editorial Board. All other columns, letters and artwork represent the opinion of their authors and are not necessarily representative of the DP’s position. For any students interested in joining The Daily Pennsylvanian, 34th Street or Under The Button, we will be holding information sessions on Tuesday, Sept. 5 in Huntsman Hall 365, Wednesday, Sept. 6 in SteinbergDietrich Hall 213 and Thursday, Sept. 7 in the DP office at 4015 Walnut Street (near the Metropolitan Bakery, past the Fresh Grocer). All sessions will be held between 6-7pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!

One of the most pressing issues facing Penn students today is increasing political and cultural polarization in the United States. As both Republicans and Democrats become respectively more consistently conservative and seamlessly liberal, a growing ideological chasm is tearing apart the social fabric of our republic. Political polarization manifests in heatedly unproductive debates on government’s role in the economy, immigration, environment, abortion, gun policy and a plethora of other controversial issues. As Penn students, our obligation to our nation’s civic conversation is increasingly important and urgent; we have a profound responsibility in changing the way many Americans view higher education. Specifically, we must change the overzealous culture that has come to dominate college campuses by being more accepting of opposing ideas and hiring more conservative faculty. Consider for instance that a majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents — 58 percent to be exact according to the Pew Research Center — believe that colleges and universities have a negative impact on our country. This is a sharp rever-

sal from just two years ago when 54 percent of Republicans saw a positive effect. Democrats on the other hand, see college as overwhelmingly positive. The fact that the constituents of one of our nation’s two major political parties hold such a negative view of one of our nation’s foundational institutions is extremely disturbing, and must be reversed. Where does this overwhelming distrust come from? Some blame must be pointed at the GOP itself. The party has harbored, and even encouraged, an intense anti-intellectualism in recent years largely fostered by the Christian right. Denials of the cataclysmic realities of climate change, the overwhelming evidence supporting the theory of evolution and the medical necessity of vaccines have become deeply rooted Republican ideology. Revulsion of academia fits neatly in the party platform. Nevertheless, I believe that aggressively liberal student bodies hold a majority of the responsibility. I say this as somebody who identifies as a Democrat and voted for Hillary Clinton last November. However, recent events at universities have made it undeniably clear that conservative

ideas are simply not welcome, and are being suppressed, in any form necessary, no matter how violent. This suppression of free speech presents itself in many ways, with censorship of right-wing speakers the most obvious and publicized example. Take for example Middlebury College, where in early March libertarian author Charles Murray, writer of the controversial book “The

lege and University of California at Berkeley. Republican students are also routinely silenced. Ideas even marginally outside of the liberal echo chamber are attacked and immediately labeled as racist, sexist, Islamophobic, homophobic and bigoted. These labels almost always stop conversation in its tracks and end thoughtful discourse. Many Christians, espe-

… we must change the over zealous culture that has come to dominate college campuses by being more accepting of opposing ideas and hiring more conservative faculty.” Bell Curve,” was silenced at the podium by a mob of students. The masked protesters pulled fire alarms, physically assaulted Murray and caused general chaos in the name of liberalism. Similar events have erupted on campuses throughout America, with particularly notable incidents at Claremont McKenna Col-

cially evangelicals, also feel unwelcome on increasingly secular campuses, where they feel their cultural views will result in their being social pariahs. Even tepid support of Israel will brand you a rabid Zionist, bent on the destruction of the Palestinian state. Liberalism has become a cult of sorts, in which, if we do not

subscribe precisely to its platform, you are shunned and confronted by savage tribalism. The attack on free speech by progressive students make many Republicans feel fundamentally disillusioned by higher education. The predominantly liberal views of faculty, staff and trustees exacerbate the situation. Liberal professors now outnumber conservatives five-to-one, according to The Washington Post. It is therefore no wonder that the university system has become remarkably efficient at producing liberals. Fifty-four percent of Americans with postgraduate degrees hold liberal views, while only 12 percent hold conservative ones according to the Pew Research Center. The numbers are similar for those with bachelor’s degrees, with 44 percent holding liberal views and only 29 percent conservative. With statistics like these, conservatives would not be at fault for believing that college has become a place for progressive indoctrination, not a home for principled philosophical debate. College administrators must begin hiring more conservative, libertarian and right-leaning professors.

SPENCER SWANSON Moreover, all students of higher education must play an integral role in mending this divide. Liberal students naturally have the most influence. They should end their suppression of free speech, their obsession with ideological purity and their fixation on political correctness. As Penn students and members of the Ivy League, we belong to a group that often represents the social elitism and intellectual snobbery that much of middle America despises. If true change is to happen it will begin at an institution like Penn. Let’s lead the way. SPENCER SWANSON is a College freshman from London, studying philosophy, politics and economics. His email address is sswanson@sas.upenn.edu. “Spencer’s Space” usually appears every other Tuesday.

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

NEWS 5

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

Leasing Begins on September 5th STATE-OF-THE-ART FITNESS CENTER KEYLESS ENTRY PROGRAMMABLE NEST THERMOSTATS FULLY FURNISHED WITH WASHER AND DRYER MODERN STAINLESS STEEL KITCHEN APPLIANCES HIGH TECH VIDEO ENTRY SYSTEM RESERVED PARKING OPTIONS

a campus apartments community

now leasing for

august 2018 LIVECAMPUSAP TS.COM / 267.297.0101

6 NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

beer springfield distributor

serving

Philadelphia

for over

Studying too hard?

years

Take a break with us.

Lunch Buffet - $9.95

Welcome

Dinner Buffet - $12.95

CLASS OF

Exp. 4/11/12 Exp. 2/23/12 Student Discounts Available with Valid I.D.

2016 Welcome

For Fast Delivery Call 215-386-1941 Closed Mondays

Order online for Pick-up or delivery Exp.2/23/12 4/11/12 Exp.

Buffet • Drinks Specials • Take-out

For Fast Delivery Call 215-386-1941

CLASS OF Exp.2/23/12 4/11/12 Exp.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP (NPL)

2016

For Fast Delivery Call 215-386-1941

Interested Interested in in social social impact impact and and innovation? innovation? Exp.2/23/12 4/11/12 Exp. Consider Spring 2016 courses! Considerthe theNPL NPLprogram's program’s Fall 2017 courses!

For Fast Delivery Call NPLD 215-386-1941 561: Nonprofit Branding*

Mondays 9/18, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/27, 12/4 5 pm to 8 pm Instructor: David Rhode

NPLD 582: NGOs and International Development Wednesdays 10 am to 12:50 pm Instructor: Dr. James Thompson

WE DELIVER 2206 Washington ave, Philadelphia

(215) 546-7301

Back to School

WE DELIVER! Corner of 27th and South St. DIRECTIONS: East on Chestnut, right on 23rd, right on Lombard

S a l e

(215) 546-7301

springﬁeldbeer.net

September 8 - 10 Everything in the store is 10-60% off

NPLD 782: Small Group Processes* Friday 9/15 6 pm to 10 pm, Saturday 9/16 9 am to 10 pm, Sunday 9/17 9 am to 6 pm Instructors: Dr. Dana Kaminstein & Dr. Flora Taylor

Courses are open to graduate and undergraduate students!

NPLD 784: The Nonprofit Sector: Concepts and Theories Mondays 11:30 am to 2:30 pm Instructor: Dr. Chao Guo NPLD 790: Social Finance Tuesdays 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm Instructors: Andy Lamas & Bruce Boylston

*Indicates 0.5cu courses

Interested in submatriculation? Undergraduates can now submatriculate into the Master's of Nonprofit Leadership Program. This exciting option allows students to earn a Bachelor's and Master's degree in 4 ½ years.

For more information, contact: Adam Roth-Saks Associate Director NPL Program adamsaks@sp2.upenn.edu 215.898.1857 www.sp2.upenn.edu/nonprofit

WELCOME BACK!

It’s not too early to start looking for housing for next year! Call us today. We’d love to help you find a great place!

www.apartmentsatpenn.com 215.222.0222

At Penn, At Home.

highbrow ego food & drink film feature music arts lowb highbrow ego food & drink film feature music arts lowb highbrow ego food & drink film feature music arts lowb

FILM FILM FILM

ST STST

DO DO DOYOU YOU YOUPAY PAY PAYPER PER PERVIEW? VIEW? VIEW?

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

How HH NEWS 7

Finance and consulting clubs are highly selective

Film Film Film polled polled polled you you you totofitond fifind nd out out out how how how you you you are are are getting getting getting your your your Sunday Sunday Sunday afternoon afternoon afternoon BYBY ANTHONY BYANTHONY ANTHONY KHAYKIN KHAYKIN KHAYKIN movie movie movie fixes. fifixes. xes. Here’s Here’s Here’s what what what wewe we learned. learned. learned.

TT T

EASYCARE

TrueValuePaint.com

Monarch Hardware 4504 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19139 215-387-4199

•

HANDCRAFTED IN THE USA

34TH STREET Magazine December 1, 2011 34TH STREET Magazine December 1, 2011 34TH STREET Magazine December 1, 2011

hough hough hough wewe all weall know allknow know thethe thewatch watch watch Hugo Hugo Hugo in in theaters. intheaters. theaters. And And And weweweyou you you guess guess guess then then then that that that Penn Penn Penn stustustu47 Internet Internet Internet is isfor is forfor porn porn pornfit fithis tfithis t this mold mold mold of of overworked ofoverworked overworked IvyIvy Ivydents dents dents would would would prefer prefer prefer to to get toget their gettheir their (thanks (thanks (thanks Avenue Avenue Avenue Q),Q), Q), thethe theLeague League League students students students well, well, well, with with with only only onlyRomCom RomCom RomCom fixfionline xfixonline online with with with freefree free and acceptance rates of these clubs there are teams within the club the second round of interviews so Admissions process inbedroom bedroom bedroom is no is is no longer no longer longer the the the only only only about about about 17% 17% 17% of of Penn of Penn Penn undergrads undergrads undergrads streaming streaming streaming websites websites websites like like like SideReel SideReel SideReel otherwise. that are far more selective than that applicants are not so intimicludes multiple interviews suggest area area being being being ceded ceded to to digital to digital digital territerriterri-watching watching watching movies movies movies at the atatthe Rave theRave Rave ev-evev-and and and Ch131 Ch131 Ch131 rather rather rather than than than paypay pay forforfor Last year, 180 Degrees Con- others, Zhang said. In fact, some area dated by theceded formal process. tory. tory. ForFor For every every every girl with girlwith with daddy’s daddy’s daddy’s semester. erysemester. semester. services services services provided provided provided byby Netfl byNetfl Netfl ix and ixixand and sulting accepted 17 people out of teams within the club don’t require tory. Zhang said hegirl thinks Penn’s pre- eryery OLIVIA SYLVESTER Senior Reporter the 200 applicants, Rinder said. an application, while others in- AmEx, professional culture has caused AmEx, AmEx, window window window browsing browsing browsing ononon ButBut But how how how about about about thethe other theother other ste-steste-Redbox? Redbox? Redbox? That is a 8.5 percent acceptance volve interviews, stock pitches and Fifth investing and clubs to reotype, Fifth Fifth Avenue Avenue Avenue hasconsulting has been hasbeen been replaced replaced replaced reotype, reotype, thethe one theone one that that that says says says all all colallcolcol- While While While 75% 75% 75% of of usofus watch uswatch watch movmovmovThis Thursday, hundreds of stu- rate, which is lower than Penn’s other technical assessments. “blow up in popularity.” Many with with with online online online shopping. shopping. shopping. And And Andlege lege lege students students students areare poor? arepoor? poor? The The The freefree freeiesies online, iesonline, online, nearly nearly nearly 50% 50% 50% paypay pay forforfor dents will gather on Locust Walk lowest-ever acceptance rate of The Undergraduate Assembly consulting or finance groups aim FYEs FYEs FYEs everywhere everywhere everywhere have have have virtuvirtuvirtu-movement movement movement of of information ofinformation information made made madeit. it.Iit.hear I Ihear hear Horrible Horrible Horrible Bosses Bosses Bosses ——a—a a Why Wh W to attend the student activities 9.15 percent. Rinder added that he and the Student Activities Council to prepare their members for the ally ally ally been been been rendered rendered rendered useless useless useless (pun (pun (pun possible possible possible by by the by the interweb the interweb interweb makes makes makes new new new release release release on on iTunes on iTunes iTunes — — is — hysis is hyshys3.1% 3.1 3 fair. With over 450 student clubs “imagine[s] that the numbers are have recently partnered to make professional world, which students intended) intended) with with thethe the existence existence existence of ofof terical, terical, terical, butbut is butisis at Penn, new students have a wide similar” in other consulting clubs. club recruitment a less stressful intended) say is anwith attractive quality to many Whose Whose recommendations recommendations recommendations do do you doyou take? youtake? take? multifarious the multifarious multifarious iTunes iTunes iTunes store. store. store. Whose it it worth itworth worth thethe the range of options to choose from, Most consulting clubs on process. A survey from the UA thethe on Penn’s campus. 25% 2 though chances are, they aren’t campus follow a similar appli- in February found that the club Things Member of 180 Degrees ConThings Things areare no areno different nodifferent different here here here 50 50 50 1.51.5 1.5 salads salads salads at atat 47.7% 47.7% 47.7% Other Other Other going to be accepted by all the cation process, said Wharton recruitment process is character- at at sulting andwhere Wharton sophomore Penn, atPenn, Penn, where where thethe the Rave Rave Rave gets gets gets Sweetgreen Sweetgreen Sweetgreen 40% 40% 40% 40 40 40 A Friend A Friend A Friend clubs they’re interested in. sophomore Gabe Ren, who is the ized by students as competitive nearly Andy Shao said the usually nearly nearly half half half the the the traffi traffi traffi cclub for c cfor for thethe the it it it would would would Penn’s club culture has often vice president of internal affairs and discouraging. In March, SAC has five to six clients per semester. Cinema Cinema Cinema Studies Studies Studies 25 midnight midnight midnight screenings screenings screenings of ofblockofblockblock- 30 3026.2% have have have cost cost cost if if if 30 Major Major Major 26.2% 26.2% 25% been criticized as overly competi- for 180 Degrees Consulting. It passed a series of guidelines de- Each client is assigned a team with 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% buster buster hitshits hits likelike like Twilight Twilight Twilight as Hulu asconsulasHulu Hulu I Ihad had seen seen seen it it it Professor Professor Professor or TAor or TA TA I had tive. Undergraduate consulting usually starts with a written appli- signed to curtail the pressures of buster one project leader and five 20 20 20 does does does the the the day day day after after after the the the newest newest newest in in in theaters? theaters? theaters? Street Street Street and finance clubs can be particu- cation via Google form followed club recruitment. Their measures tants. episode episode of ofwith 30 of30Rock 30180, Rock Rock airs. airs. airs. This This This 10 10 10 Ramen Ramen Ramen noonoonoolarly “daunting for freshman,” by several rounds of interviews. included banning clubs from episode “Here I’ve worked *Students *Students *Students surveyed surveyed surveyed werewere were allowed allowed allowed to choose to choose to more choose more moredles said President of 180 Degrees Applicants are typically cut after asking for resumes from freshmen makes with a foreign government, a Formakes makes sense. sense. sense. WeWe We Penn Penn Penn students students students dles dles aren’t aren’t aren’t es es seven esseve se thanthan onethan option. oneone option. option. 0 0 0 Consulting Mark Rinder, who each round of the application pro- and limiting clubs to a maximum areare tune-500 company and a small are tootoo too busy busy busy procrastinating procrastinating procrastinating that that that bad, bad, bad, I I Ievery every every sem s is a Wharton and College junior, cess. of two rounds of interviews. startup in InTouch North Carolina,” Shao onon Penn onPenn Penn InTouch InTouch and and and designdesigndesignguess. guess. guess. tictic prove ticpro p JULIA SCHORR | DESIGN EDITOR though he also urged new students Some clubs also have teams or And some clubs like 180 De- said. “That kind of professional inging ing funny funny funny lacrosse lacrosse lacrosse pinnies pinnies pinnies forforforentertainment entertainment entertainment accessible accessible accessible and and and The The The average average average Penn Penn Penn student student studentto to watch towat wa not to be intimidated by the in- departments that are more com- grees Consulting are also trying to experience is very hard to get oth- The 180 Degrees Consulting acceptance rate is 8.5 percent, lower the the the clubs clubs clubs we’re we’re we’re involved involved involved in in to in to to inexpensive inexpensive inexpensive to to anyone to anyone anyone with with with an an an (who (who (who is anything is is anything anything but but but average, average, average, if if if than than than at at than Penn’s record-low acceptance rate, 9.15 percent. tense application processes. petitive to get into than others. The help applicants have more success erwise.” leave leave leave the the comfort the comfort comfort of of our of our our beds beds beds to to to AirPennNet AirPennNet AirPennNet account. account. account. Wouldn’t Wouldn’t Wouldn’t you you you ask ask Amy ask Amy Amy Gutmann) Gutmann) Gutmann) watchwatchwatchtional tional tiona $2 Wharton sophomore Ty Zhang, Wharton Investment and Trading in a hyper-competitive recruitof of popco ofpop po who is a member of the Wharton Group, which is one of the big- ment process. They are holding Investment and Trading Group, gest investment clubs on campus, an information session teaching notnot not inclu in agreed, adding that “the barri- has around 1,000 members on its applicants interview tips that can tions). tions). tions T ers [to enter] are lower than they listserv, suggesting that its mem- help them when applying to other inging seven ingsev s seem.” bership is less selective than other clubs. 180 Degrees Consulting lessless less than tht But the application processes finance clubs. But in actuality, also plans to hold a party before many many many co paid paid paid serv se inging ing inte in INTRODUCING NEW & IMPROVED buffering bufferi buffe immunit immun imm and and and most mm inging ing to towt U LT R A P R E M I U M PA I N T S watching watchi watch onon Mega onMe M Not Not No to price price price to t Dine-In, Dine-In, Dine-In, Catering Catering Catering &&Delivery &Delivery Delivery thethe big thebig pi b savings savings savino Happy Happy Happy Hour: Hour: Hour: Mon-Fri Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 5-7 5-7 5-7 students studen studew services service servic r Lunch Lunch Lunch Special: Special: Special: Mon-Fri Mon-Fri Mon-Fri $8.95 $8.95 $8.95 movie movie movi th tween tween tween $1 Early Early Early Bird: Bird: Bird: Sun-Thur Sun-Thur Sun-Thur $10.95 $10.95 $10.95 dependin depend depe EXCELLENT QUALITY AT A GREAT VALUE Netfl Netfl Netfl ix ix o • LIFETIME WARRANTY Moral Moral Mora of • ADVANCED FINISH PAINT & PRIMER • 2X MORE SCRUBBABLE judge judge judge if yi BEHIND EVERY PROJECT IS A

• 215.387.8533 • •215.387.8533 PattayaRestaurant.com PattayaRestaurant.com PattayaRestaurant.com 215.387.8533 • • • 4006 4006 4006 Chestnut Chestnut Chestnut Street Street StreetUniversity University University City City City

8 88

OPEN LATE & LATE NITE DELIVERY

Domino’s

SUN-THURS: 10AM - 2AM • FRI-SAT: 10AM - 4AM WE MAKE ORDERING EASY!

CALL DIRECT OR CHOOSE YOUR ONLINE OR MOBILE DEVICE

215-662-1400

4438 Chestnut St.

Smart Phones

Tablets

215-557-0940 401 N. 21st St.

*A*A*A sim of of 100 of100 10 P surveyed survey surve their their their film fi

8 NEWS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

university university square square a complete list retailers visit visit for aforcomplete listofof retailers, ucnet.com/universitysquare bit.ly/upennretail

shopping

dining

services

at penn shopping shopping

american apparel 3661 WALNUT ST.

Ann Taylorann Lofttaylor loft 120 S. 36th133 St.SOUTH 36th ST. at&t mobility AT&T Mobility 3741 WALNUT ST. 3741 Walnut St. bluemercury Bluemercury 3603 WALNUT ST. 3603 Walnut St. cvs Computer Connection 3401 WALNUT ST. 3601 Walnut St. eyeglass encounters CVS 4002 CHESTNUT ST. 3401 Walnut St. the gap 3925 Walnut 3401St. WALNUT ST. Eyeglass Encounters hello world 4002 Chestnut St. 3610 SANSOM ST. Hello World house of our own 3610 Sansom 3920St. SPRUCE ST. House of Our Ownword bookshop last 3920 Spruce 220St. SOUTH 40th ST. Last Word Bookstore modern eye 220 S. 40th3401 St. WALNUT ST Modern Eyenatural shoe store 226 St. SOUTH 40th ST. 3419 Walnut penn book center Natural Shoe 226 S. 40th130 St.SOUTH 34th ST.

penn bookstore 3601 WALNUT ST.

services philadelphia runner 3621 WALNUT ST.

chattime

3608 CHESTNUT ST.

mad mex

3401 WALNUT ST.

piper boutique Penn Book Center

cosi Blarney Stone

130 S. 34th St. united by blue Penn Bookstore (Barnes & Noble) 3421 WALNUT ST. 3601 Walnut St. urban outfitters Philadelphia Runner 110 SOUTH 36th ST. 3621 Walnut St. verizon wireless Piper Boutique 3631 WALNUT ST. 140 S. 34th St. United By Blue 3421 Walnut St. Urban Outfitters 110 S. 36thauSt.bon pain 421 CURIE BLVD. Verizon Wireless auntie 3631 Walnut St. anne’s

3606 Chestnut St. 3929 Sansom St. doc magrogan’s metropolitan Metropolitan Bakery bakery BRYSI 4013 WALNUT ST. oyster 233 S. 33rd St. house 4013 Walnut St. 3432 SANSOM ST. NOM RAMEN Cavanaugh’s Tavern New DeckNOM Tavern 3401 WALNUT ST. dunkin 119 S. 39th St. donuts 3408 Sansom St. 3437 WALNUT ST. Cosi o’ChattoPHILLY PRETZEL factory PHILLY IS federal 3608 Chestnut St.NUTS 140 S. 36th St. donuts 3428 SANSOM ST. 3734 SPRUCE ST. Dunkin Donuts Philly Pretzel Factory fresh 3437 Walnut St. grocer Philly isPOD Nuts! 4001 WALNUT ST. 3636 SANSOM ST. Federal Donuts 3734 Spruce St. gia pronto QDOBA POD Restaurant 3428 Sansom St. 3736 SPRUCE ST. 230 SOUTH 40TH ST. 3636 Sansom St. Greek Lady greek lady QUIZNOS 222 S. 40th Qdoba 3401 WALNUT ST. 222St. SOUTH 40th ST. Hip City Vegharvest seasonal grill 230 S. 40th St. SALADWORKS 214 S. 40th St. Saxbys Coffee 3728 SPRUCE ST. & wine bar 4000 Locust St. COFFEE honeygrow200 SOUTH 40th ST. SAXBYS Smokey Joe’s 3731 walnut st. 4000 LOCUST ST. hip city veg HubBub Coffee 210 S. 40th St. JOE’S 214 SOUTH 40th ST. SMOKEY 200 SOUTH 40TH ST. 3736 Spruce St. coffee Wawa hubbub kitchen gia3736 SPRUCE ST. 3604 Chestnut St. TACO BELL 3401 WALNUT ST. 3716 spruce st. 3744 Spruce St. kiwi frozen yougurt

140 SOUTH 34th ST.

dining

3405 WALNUT ST.

beijing restaurant

dining

3714 SPRUCE ST.

ben and jerry’s

218 SOUTH 40th ST.

Beijing Restaurant blarney stone 3714 Spruce St.SANSOM ST. 3929 Ben and Jerry’s brysi 218 S. 40th233 St.SOUTH 33rd ST.

cavanaugh’s tavern 119 SOUTH 39th ST.

140 SOUTH 36th ST.

3606 CHESTNUT ST.

mediterranean cafe Kiwi Yogurt 3401 WALNUT ST.

WAWA

3604 CHESTNUT ST. 3744 SPRUCE ST.

adolf biecker studio 138 SOUTH 34th ST.

services

bonded cleaners 3724 SPRUCE ST.

campusStudio barber shop Adolf Biecker 3730 SPRUCE ST. 138 S. 34th St. Bondedcinemark Cleaners 4012 WALNUT ST. 3724 Spruce St. Campuscitizen’s Hair, Skinbank & Nail Salon 134 SOUTH 34th ST. 3730 Spruce St. inn at penn Cinemark 3600Theater SANSOM ST. 4012 Walnut St. joseph anthony Citizens Bank hair salon 134 S.3743 34thWALNUT St. ST. Inn at Penn pnc bank 3600 Sansom St. 40th ST. 200 SOUTH JosephTD Anthony bank Hair Salon 3743 Walnut St. 40TH ST. 119 SOUTH PNC Bank US POST OFFICE 200 S.228 40thSOUTH St. 40TH ST. TD BankUPS STORE 3720 SPRUCE 3735 Walnut St. ST. U.S. Post Office 228 S. 40th St. UPS Store 3720 Spruce St.

This destination district includes over 100 businesses, cultural and recreational venues, and public spaces in and around This penn’s destination district over 100 businesses, cultural and recreational venues,between and public in and around campus, alongincludes the tree-lined blocks of chestnut, walnut and spruce streets 30thspaces and 40th streets. penn’s campus, along the tree-lined blocks of chestnut, walnut and spruce streets between 30th and 40th streets.

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

NEWS 9

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

Why some Penn students arrived early to campus

1,111 students moved in to on-campus dorms early ZIHAN XIONG Contributing Reporter

A small minority of undergraduate students end their summer break even earlier than the University requires, heading back to campus before the official, full-service move-in dates, which are Aug. 22, 23 and 26. While early move-in can mean less rush, the majority of students do not choose to move in early. Those who do often only do so because of their extracurricular commitments. There are 5,939 students living on-campus this semester, and 1,111 of them, both incoming and upperclassmen, moved in early into their residential dorms: 455 on Aug. 19, 536 on

Aug. 20 and 120 on Aug. 21. In contrast, over 2,000 students moved in during the official move-in dates, with around 700 incoming students arriving on Aug. 22 and more than 1,400 arriving on Aug. 23, said Barbara Lea-Kruger, director of communications for Penn Business Services. The move-in dates for new students, who are required to attend orientation, are Aug. 22 and 23, or even earlier for those sponsored by pre-orientation programs such as PENNacle, which is designed “to give incoming students the chance to learn about the many forms of student leadership at Penn.” 2017 PENNacle participant and Engineer ing freshman Katie Shia moved in on Aug. 20 and said she liked moving in early even though she was the only one in her hall.

“I can’t imagine moving in on the 23rd with five times the amount of people,” Shia said, “It’s super nice to have all my stuff in without the overwhelming rush of a ton of other people.” Even without NSO, upperclassmen occasionally decide to arrive early to campus. For those living in on-campus housing, students have the option of moving in as early as Aug. 20 or an even earlier date, if sponsored by an organization. For example, members of athletic teams such as women’s soccer are required to be on campus for preseason. Students who volunteer to help out with move-in are also sponsored to move in early themselves in exchange for their help. For upperclassmen who don’t get sponsored, the benefits of

early move-in come with the cost of per-night charges, prorated against the student’s fall rent. Some students said they felt as though the benefits of moving in early did not outweigh the costs, monetary or otherwise. Early move-ins are, as Penn Residential Services’ website states, “self-service.” The website states that “carts may be available in limited quantities and for limited periods of time,” but that “college house staff availability may be limited” during these early arrivals. Wharton sophomore Cayley Kong moved into Stouffer College House early last year for her program, Stouffer Outdoors, and found it challenging. “It’s more difficult without the carts and extra people there to help me,” she said.

ZACH SHELDON | SPORTS PHOTO EDITOR

While some students return to campus early for special programs and extracurriculars, others can pay to move in as early as Aug. 20.

A CAREER WITH BAIN & COMPANY. Bain brings together the brightest, most curious minds into one global team where anything is possible. Join us for an evening and find out how. We invite all Juniors and Seniors to attend: AN INTRODUCTION TO BAIN & COMPANY • Tuesday, August 29th • 8:00pm • The Inn at Penn (Woodlands Ballroom) SOCIAL IMPACT PRESENTATION • Tuesday, September 5th • 7:00pm • The Inn at Penn (Woodlands Ballroom) We remind you that the resume submission deadline is September 12th, 2017. First round interviews will be held on September 27th, 2017. Applicants must apply via bain.com/careers and PennLink. Please include a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript.

bain.com/careers

10 SPORTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM

Which team has the best chances of a title this fall?

SPORTS | Football, field

hockey or sprint FB?

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN SPORTS EDITORS Tommy Rothman, Sports Editor Which autumn squad is the most likely to win a title this year? The team that already has five-sixths of one, obviously. After sharing the Ivy League championship with two teams in 2015 and splitting it down the middle in 2016, Penn football has to be considered a major threat to get its hands on the trophy again in 2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this time, all thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left is to win the whole thing. Will it be easy? Of course not. Not only does the Ivy League have many qualified participants on the gridiron â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

tling for Torgersenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old spot can emerge as a star â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or even just be â&#x20AC;&#x153;quite good,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason Penn canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it a three-peat (with some sharing having been done along the way).

as evidenced by the deadlocks atop the standings in recent years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but each new year brings a new wave of holes to be filled as the previous senior class is no longer around. In this case, that means the Quakers will be without their star quarterback, 2017 grad Alek Torgersen. Compounding the graduation problem is the transfer of star defensive back Mason Williams to Duke. But even with these departures, the team is returning more than enough talent to compete. The team is returning eight starters on defense and six on offense (including running back Tre Solomon and superstar wideout Justin Watson). All told, the Red and Blue have 10 All-Ivy selections coming back this year, and if one of the three quarterbacks bat-

Brevin Fleischer, Sports Editor Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no question in my mind as to which Penn team deserves to be shouted out as Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top title contenders. Two words. National. Champions. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right. Fresh off of a national title, the Penn sprint football program has firmly established itself as a perennial contender. Although star quarterback Mike McCurdy has graduated, many of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive standouts return, including 2016 leading rusher Jake Klaus, leading receiver

PETER RIBEIRO | ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Aidan Kelly, and second leading scorer Marcus Jones. Although this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense is set to look much different than last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unit, the less glamorous side of the ball should still be in good hands as well with the return of defensive back, Tom Console. The junior standout was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading tackler last season with 61 takedowns, and he proved himself to be an able ballhawk as well, picking off the opposing quarterback three times. Joining Console on defense will be senior linebacker Quinn Karam and junior linebacker Sam Smallzman, both able tacklers in their own right. However, as is often the case with football, now matter how much talent is on the roster, it all comes down to the quarterback. So, picking sprint

ANANYA CHANDRA | PHOTO MANAGER

Reigning Collegiate Sprint Football League champions Penn sprint football only needs to win seven games to take another title this year.

Behind the leadership of senior forward and Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time leading goalscorer Alexa Hoover, Penn field hockey has serious title odds in 2017.

FOOTBALL

Brown 1st in 2015 and 2016 despite the consensus projections of fifth and sixth, respectively), and gave it to Penn, the Red and Blue would not be able to claim underdog status. If the Quakers were co-favorites along with Princeton

>> BACKPAGE

22 Harvard. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve established that the Quakers can be dangerous when labeled an underdog. So following that logic, the poll

did them a favor by making them one again in 2017. The funny thing about getting worked up about this poll is that if you took the firstplace vote from predicted-tofinish-sixth Brown (likely the same deluded voter who picked

SUDOKUPUZZLE

Skill Level:

Complete the grid so each row, column

and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) 8 2 7 3 contains every digit 1 to 9. Solution to Previous Puzzle: 9 2 5 1 4 3 6 8 5 For answers to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s puzzle check out 7 2 5 4 8 9 Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper! 8 7 2 3 2 9 4 6 7 The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 1 7 6209Eighth Avenue, 5 New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Tuesday, August 29, 2017 prizesudoku 5 ÂŠ Puzzles provided by sudokusolver.com

The Sudoku Source of

NEWYORKTIMESCROSSWORDPUZZLE Edited by Will Shortz Crossword ACROSS

1 Discharge,

as from a volcano 5 Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rigid in oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ways 11 Chrysler truck 14 Height: Prefix 15 Protective embankment 16 He said that ambient music â&#x20AC;&#x153;must be as ignorable as it is interestingâ&#x20AC;? 17 Was loved by 20 ZoĂŤ of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Avatarâ&#x20AC;? 21 Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy, say 22 Know-it-all 25 Jasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vessel, in myth 28 Underside of an 8-Down 29 Giga- x 1,000 32 No holds ___ 35 Captain Nemoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vessel 38 Oral health org.

41 42

46 47

49 50

55 57 61

Comment after a fortuitous happening Sound of reproach It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recorded in a walk-off win First female speaker of the House Chuck of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet the Pressâ&#x20AC;? Louisa May Alcottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ Boysâ&#x20AC;? Erelong Frequently going from one post to another Christmas ornament, e.g. Puts in a box Evangelize â&#x20AC;Ś or what this puzzleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circled squares do? Equal at the start?

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE F R O D O

W O O H O O

A R N O L D

S A B I E M A N Z O N I S T E D T L E S O F L O W A N I T Y N A A I C O S T O R S B B Y C E R A L I S L A T

E V E L K N I E V E L

N D A S H A U N T E V E N P A E A R C A U S O O D L E N N S E D S H O S H E D L E N E S A B R P O B O Y A B B Y R I G G T N A P S G N A

D R I E S

O to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s For answers F puzzle check out P E A S E paper! A L A Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s I O

A G R N E T E R R A G A V A X E Y E L

A R L O

D E E M

S E S

Y E T

66 67 68

Enthusiastic response to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who wants dessert?â&#x20AC;? Family history, e.g. Gen ___ Like emotions just after a tragedy Craft company with a 2015 I.P.O.

DOWN 1 ___ Club 2 Defendantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

entry

21 22

.com

No. 0725

at:

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daily Pennsylvanianâ&#x20AC;?.

27 33

29 35

So instead of being co-favorites with question marks, Penn is the menacing underdog that has proved in the last two seasons that it can wreak havoc upon the Ivy League. Priore admitted that some members of the team were not pleased with the prediction, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve moved on and have set their sights on preparing for the season, which starts at Franklin Field on September 16 against Ohio Dominican. As the coach put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The only poll that really matters, truthfully, is the one at the end of the season.â&#x20AC;?

MORALES

of the Mexican culture and not many people know about it because it has been marginalized,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the biggest challenges we have in Mexico to give them the attention that they deserve, and the respect that their culture deserves, because they are basically our history â&#x20AC;Ś We have to know about them, we have to respect them, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important that this was a way for me personally to learn about that, but also to have other people learn about it through this project.â&#x20AC;? Combine the chance to display her home countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatness to the world, the ability to show off her own athletic talents, and the

thorough insight gained from direct communication with the Mayan natives, and Morales may just have found a new pastime. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s [other shoots] that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re planning already, specifically with showing places that are amazing in Mexico, which is kind of one of our main goals right now â&#x20AC;&#x201D; show people that we really live in one of the richest countries in the world right now in terms of the environment, in terms of the things that we can do in Mexico,â&#x20AC;? Morales said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So definitely we have plans in the books to do some new photos, new videos around different spots in Mexico â&#x20AC;&#x201D; honestly, the whole world is kind of in the books.â&#x20AC;?

tunity to return to her homeland and show off its beauty to the world, Morales and her nation undoubtedly reaped the benefits of the increased exposure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but for the 20-year-old sensation, the intrinsic satisfaction of immersing herself into a new culture was just as powerful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the most rewarding things was to learn about the Mayan culture, because there were a lot of Mayans there and they were teaching us all their language, about their day-to-day lives, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy to see that side because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a huge side

41 44

47 50

Torgersen, a dual-threat with a cannon for an arm, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear if the new signal caller will benefit from the same degree of protection Torgersen enjoyed. Apart from new starters coming in at those positions, the roster is largely the same as last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. According to Penn Athletics, the Red and Blue have eight returning starters on defense and six on offense, including an Ivy-best 10 returning All-Ivy selections. That continuity will be a key factor in the assimilation of new starters.

ANANYA CHANDRA | PHOTO MANAGER

Defending Ivy League champs Penn football return more All-Ivy defenders than anyone, giving promise for their title hopes in the fall.

Jonathan Pollack, Sports Editor To me, the team with the best shot at an Ivy title this fall is a team that fell just a bit short last season: Penn field hockey. The Quakers finished third in the Ancient Eight last year with a 4-3 record, but they are several reasons to be hopeful for a title. First, the Red and Blue are returning all but two starters, including star senior forward Alexa Hoover, the program record-holder in both points

and goals. Junior midfielder/ defense Paige Meily and sophomore defense Alexa Schneck, both second team All-Ivy last season, are also coming back for the squad. As for Harvard and Princeton, the two teams that finished ahead of the Quakers, both are losing key players from last year. The top scorers for both teams, Harvardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marissa Balleza and Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cat Caro, both of whom tallied at least 30 points last season, have graduated, leaving a hole in their offenses. With the core of the team returning and their competitors missing key components, Penn has one of their best chances in recent years to make a run at the title. They still need a few things to fall their way, but things are looking bright.

and Harvard, the case for Penn being the weakest of the three is not hard to make. It hinges almost solely on the quality of play at the quarterback position. Three-year starter and 2016 first-team All-Ivy quarterback Alek Torgersen is now in the NFL instead of the Ivy League, and a few members of his dominant offensive line have graduated as well. The winner of the three-headed quarterback competition between Ryan Glover, Will Fischer-Colbrie and Tyler Herrick will undoubtedly have his hands full following

>> BACKPAGE

Create and solve your Sudoku puzzles for FREE.

Play Sudoku and win prizes

football as the team most likely to win a title boils down to the simple fact that I have faith in sophomore quarterback Edward Jenkins. He may not be McCurdy, but with all of the talent on this team, does Penn sprint football really need him to be?

49 53

3 Shortening

for 55 56 57 58 59 60 a bibliographer 61 62 63 4 House of Elizabeth II 64 65 66 5 The Hartford competitor 67 68 69 6 Note in the E major scale PUZZLE BY ALEX VRATSANOS 7 Fly through, as 24 â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will 53 Gold standard? a test 36 Call balls come ___ â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? and strikes, 54 Pvt.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s superior 8 Houndâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;handâ&#x20AC;? informally 25 Toward the rear 55 Vitamin whose 9 Nuisance 37 End of August? name rhymes 26 NPR segment? in an online with a car 40 Title canine in comments 27 One voting to engine a Stephen King section indict or not book 56 Chapel recess 10 Shopping trip 30 Model-turned43 Baked brick one may later 58 Dustup actress Rene regret 59 Dr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s orders 31 Welcome at the 45 Chef Emeril 11 Variety show front door 48 Is a leadfoot 60 Knock dead host of 1951at the comedy 33 Certain office 51 ___ House 71 club desk setup (Washington 12 Cost to get in landmark) 62 Haul on a 34 Hip-hopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U-Haul 13 Emotional state Kris Kross or 52 Ibsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;___ OutKast Gablerâ&#x20AC;? 63 Rush 18 Highlanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headwear Online subscriptions: Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s puzzle and more than 7,000 past 19 Milk: Prefix puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). 23 What gives you Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. the right to bare arms?

COURTESY OF MAURICIO RAMOS

Professional photographer Mauricio Ramos collected this breathtaking shot of Wharton sophomore and wakeboarding champ Larisa Morales this summer on a project in southeast Mexico.

THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

SPORTS 11

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

PHOTO FEATURE

PENN FOOTBALL’S PRESEASON MEDIA DAY Ahead of their 2017 season opener on September 16, Penn football hosted its annual media day on Monday morning. Coach Ray Priore and senior captain Justin Watson spoke about the state of the team heading into the season, when they will defend two straight Ivy titles.

W. SOCCER >> BACKPAGE

defensive inexperience. The Quakers were unprepared to defend the short corner, and failed to close down on Jansa before she unleashed her game winning shot. The second half featured a tactical change from Van Dyke, who shifted the Quakers into a sturdier 4-42 to combat Lehigh’s dominance in the midfield. The shift worked, as Penn held more possession in the second half and created several strong chances, including two on corners that probably should have been scored on. In the end, Lehigh held on to their narrow lead, leaving the Red and Blue clutching only at silver linings. If Lehigh beat Penn with a high press and good last ditch defending, La Salle (3-0-1) found an entirely different game plan: capitalize on the Quakers’ recent inability to score. The Explorers were outmatched by a more confident Penn team for the majority of the game. The Red and Blue dominated the first half, turning an endless wave of pressure into quality scoring opportunities seemingly at will. The first of these came only four minutes in as senior Darby Mason found herself wide open just outside the box and ripped a shot destined for the top corner until La Salle goalkeeper Larisa Zambelli made a phenomenal save. Another

chance came to 2016 leading scorer Emma Loving at the six-yard box, but the sophomore failed to apply the finish despite the cheers from the mistaken Penn fans. The Quaker dominance slowly petered out in the second half as La Salle’s greater fitness took over the game. Then, in the 80th minute, the Explorer’s Danielle Marx fooled the Penn defender and calmly scored. “You got young kids in the end who’ve played 90 minutes and [Marx] just diced our young freshman.” Van Dyke said. “We ran out of gas.” Van Dyke suggested that the lack of conditioning and preparedness was a result of the limited amount of practice time before the two games, especially compared to opponents who had the benefit of an extra week or two of preseason. “We told the kids ‘It’s not about how you start’,” Van Dyke said. “We knew what we were doing this year with our schedule. We’re gonna play teams that make us better. La Salle’s a good team; they’re as good as any team in the Ivy League.” Moral victories in hand, the Quakers will look to finally win their first game next weekend on a California road trip to face UC Irvine and UC Riverside. With another week of training and two games under their belts, the Quakers hope to return to the east coast with something more tangible.

ALEX FISHER | FILE PHOTO

Junior forward Sasha Stephens, the team’s leading scorer in 2016, was unable to find the back of the net against Lehigh and La Salle.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017 VOL. CXXXIII NO. 65

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

FOUNDED 1885

Quakers drop first two games W. SOCCER | Pair of tight 1-0 defeats dent Penn’s season start THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Associate Sports Editor

W. SOCCER LEHIGH PENN

W. SOCCER LA SALLE PENN

Quakers were not the winners of this poll. In 2015, Penn was projected to finish sixth but rallied off six consecutive wins to tie with Harvard and Dartmouth for the crown, thoroughly exceeding expectations and thriving off the underdog identity. Although they earned nine firstplace votes to Harvard’s seven in the 2016 poll, the Quakers were still ranked second. For the second consecutive season, they went 6-1 in the Ivy League, yielding a tie with Princeton for the championship, in part thanks to Penn’s defeat of No. SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 10

SEE W.SOCCER PAGE 11

FOOTBALL | Why this team is different from the archetype JACOB ADLER Associate Sports Editor

The first opportunity for public comment, the team’s annual media day on Monday, was a few weeks after the release, so perhaps there may have been different answers had the same questions been asked at an earlier time. But if you’re Princeton or Harvard, you’re scared of how the Quakers have taken the news. Take senior wide receiver and captain Justin Watson for example. “We’re hungry,” Watson said. “We were picked third after two back-toback championships. We love that we’re underdogs.” Let’s not forget that in each of the 2015-16 championship seasons, the

1 0

At the end of the season, results are what count in the standings. But that day is months away, and Penn women’s soccer will gladly take moral victories in their opening weekend. After all, that’s the only type of victory they got. The Quakers opened their season on Friday at Rhodes Field with a 1-0 loss to Lehigh, and repeated the scoreline two days later on Sunday against La Salle. The Quakers (0-2) showed promise in both games, but ultimately failed to convert on their opportunities. Lehigh (2-0-1) attacked an inexperienced Penn back four right out of the gate. Penn was simply not prepared for the Mountain Hawk’s stifling high press. The first half was filled with examples of the Quakers cheaply losing possession in the midfield and in their own end. The three freshmen defenders looked flustered. Even sophomore goalkeeper Kitty Qu looked nervous with the ball at her feet, electing to concede throw-ins in advanced areas on multiple occasions. “Anytime you have four new [defenders] playing together there’s a learning curve of figuring out the relationships and who’s good at what, and you have to have time. They’ve never played together.” Coach Nicole Van Dyke said. “We’ve had season ending injuries to starting defender Romie [Boyd] and so now were just trying to find the best fit.” Despite the obvious rust and lack of experience, the start wasn’t all bad for the Quakers. Incisive runs from junior Sasha Stephens and quality distribution from sophomore Emily Sands created many opportunities for an opening goal. Penn just lacked the final bit of creativity and killer instinct needed to put the ball in the back of the net. Lehigh changed the game in the 40th minute when sophomore Annika Jansa fired a shot past Qu from 30 yards out after a corner. The goal seemed to be another example of Penn’s

FILE PHOTO

hen the Ivy League football preseason media poll was released on August 8, it picked the Penn football team to place third for the 2017 season behind co-favorites Princeton and Harvard. Or, as I should rephrase, the backto-back-defending-champion Penn football team. One wouldn’t blame anybody affiliated with the Red and Blue for feeling slighted after head coach Ray Priore became just the second coach in Ivy League history to win championships in each of his first two seasons (and he’s now vying for a third).

1 0

Wharton soph. spends summer wakeboarding in Mexico Larisa Morales embarks on stunning photoshoot COLE JACOBSON Senior Sports Reporter

In June, the Mexico native served as the star attraction of “The Inframundo Project,” a photography series in her home country sponsored by Red Bull and spearheaded by acclaimed photographer Mauricio Ramos. Taking place in a southeast Mexican region called the Riviera Maya, Morales showed off her aquatic abilities in the area’s cenotes — underground sinkholes that some Mayan natives consider a gateway to the Underworld — giving the wakeboarding phenom a new opportunity to showcase her sport and her country. “The project turned into this kind of ecosystem promotion, like a ‘take care of the environment’ project, and also like ‘look at Mexico, this is this amazing place and you guys probably don’t know as much about it,’ so it was a way to give Mexico some positive exposure in the world and also show how beautiful

AVALON MORELL | ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR

Wharton sophomore Larisa Morales, a professional wakeboarder sponsored by Red Bull, paved an unconventional path this summer when she set off to Mexico to participate in “The Inframundo Project.”

these places are, and do something that had never been done before, which was wakeboarding inside cenotes,” she said. “So that was pretty awesome, it was a cool experience.” Though it took until June for the project to finally come to fruition, Ramos’ and Morales’

SEND STORY IDEAS TO DPSPORTS@THEDP.COM

brainchild had actually been years in the making. Ramos — a fellow Mexico native who has long served as an action sports photographer for Red Bull — initially met the budding wakeboarding star six years ago, laying the groundwork for what would ultimately become the

project of a lifetime. But year after year, issues — whether with Ramos’ availability, Morales’ competition schedule, financial difficulties, and so on — would arise, forcing Ramos’ dream to remain just that. Until 2017, that is. “He had been taking pictures

ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

of [the Riviera Maya] for a really long time and was thinking he wanted an athlete to do something in there, but he couldn’t quite put the pin on which sport he wanted to take there. And when he met me, he was like ‘okay, we need to do this project together.’ And it took us like six years to kind of get back into it,” Morales said. “We just finally figured out the way that it could work — there were a lot of different parts that kind of had to come together, and finally it was a good year.” Even once the planning struggles had finally been put to rest, the hard work was far from over for Morales. Having formerly primarily wakeboarded in a competitive setting, Morales — who currently is ranked seventh in the World Wake Association rankings, the highest of all non-American born athletes — had to adjust her mentality for an entirely new set of rigors. No longer was the sophomore vying to outdo rivals or impress judges on the big stage, but rather attempting to get the perfect still shot and collaborating with a production team day in

and day out. When all was said and done, the experience gave Morales an entirely unique set of challenges, ones that made even “The Girl Who Walks on Water” have to break a sweat. “It was honestly one of the most challenging things that I’ve been able to do with wakeboarding,” she said. “Not only in terms of getting a good photo, but the challenge was for all the pieces to fit together. Because it wasn’t only me who had to get the job done, it wasn’t only like landing this trick or grabbing the board in a way that would look good — it was me doing it in a specific place and a specific moment where the photographer also had to get me in the moment. It was just so many different challenges and everyone had to do their part to make it happen, but it ended up going very well and we’re all really happy.” As should go without saying, hard work pays off, and the constant hours Morales put in led to a tremendously rewarding experience. Blessed with the opporSEE MORALES PAGE 10