TUESSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
NFL shot becomes reality for Penn alum
INSIDE
Linebacker was one of final players to make Lions’ roster on Saturday RILEY STEELE Senior Sports Editor
PENNAPPS
As hard as it was, Brandon Copeland sat and watched. Only two years removed from his third Ivy League title in four seasons, a period in which he established himself as one of the most dominant forces in a conference historically dominated by players donning the Red and Blue, Copeland was out of football. After playing for the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad in 2013 and signing with the Tennessee Titans in 2014, the former Penn football standout was cut last September, without a team for the foreseeable future. “Football kind of hurt to watch,” Copeland said. “You see people out there who earned their spots. Everyone who is released thinks they can be out there. “I watched it because I love the sport, but I also needed to learn linebacker more, so when I got the chance to come back to play, mentally I’d be a lot sharper than I was when I got released.” Nearly a full year later, Copeland has flipped the script on his career. For weeks on end, he trained every day, focusing on the minute SEE COPELAND PAGE 13
LAST WEEK IN PHOTOS PAGE 9
KATIE ZHAO | ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
This past weekend, the 12th biannual PennApps was held at the Wells Fargo Center. The world’s first student-run collegiate hackathon, this year’s event was largest to date, with over 2,000 participants from 147 universities across 11 countries.
A recap of the fall hackathon VIBHA KANNAN Staff Reporter
In 36 hours, Swarthmore College sophomore Rachel Diamond slept for only a total of nine hours, collected more than a dozen items of sponsor-branded free swag and
SLOW FIX FOR SLOW VAN PELT COMPUTERS PAGE 2
witnessed the greatest supply of free bananas in her life. Diamond was a first-time participant at PennApps, which was hosted by Penn at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia this past weekend. Early Sunday morning, she wore denim shorts and a lavender T-shirt , looking far more put together than her fellow participants clad
in pajamas and swaddled in fleece blankets. Her work area was piled with so many sponsor T-shirts that it seemed as if she had taken every single free item offered at the hackathon. “My friend and I came together because we thought it would be fun to participate,” Diamond said. “But we soon realized that we were in over our heads, so we’re just here to
have fun and see the cool projects.” At 8:40 a.m. on Sunday morning, the tension was palpable in the Wells Fargo Center. The teams only had 20 minutes left to submit their “hacks” — hardware or software solutions to real world problems. Loops of white tables were filled with SEE PENNAPPS PAGE 6
Pure Fare expands Penn’s palate The new offering was created by a Penn grad
SPOTLIGHT SHINES ON NEW FACES BACK PAGE
MI JIANG | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Houston Market welcomes Pure Fare, an all-vegan eatery that accepts dining dollars. Pure Fare replaces Einstein Bagels, which closed in the summer of 2014.
ONLINE 7 DAYS A WEEK AT THEDP.COM
FOLLOW US @DAILYPENN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES SEND STORY IDEAS TO NEWSTIP@THEDP.COM
ways,” Sehgal said. Pure Fare’s offerings include salads such as Burmese papaya, snacks like chai pudJEFFREY CAREYVA ding or chocolate cookies Deputy News Editor made with avocado and paA new restaurant in Hous- ninis such as goat cheese and ton Market promises to fill fig, among other items. Sehgal a gap in the location and in intended for her dishes to be Penn food offerings. healthy, creative and casual. On Aug. 26, “Food is Penn Dining something and Bon Apyou can have pétit opened fun with — it P u r e Fa r e, energizes you, c r e at e d by can make you 2005 College feel good both Food is graduate Kriti socially and something Sehgal in the m e n t a l l y,” lower level of you can have Sehgal said. the building. Fol low i ng fun with. “At P u re her philoso” Fare we make phy on food, foods that are - Kriti Sehga Sehgal strives Pure Fare founder to offer dishes made without gluten, that that are wella re lo ca l ly proportioned, sourced, that are non-GMO nutrient-dense and glutenorganic and that are nutrient- free. Gluten has often been rich. Pure Fare has always linked to sluggishness. tried to offer food in a casual setting in out-of-the-box SEE PURE FARE PAGE 6
ONLINE AT THEDP.COM
CONTACT US: 215-422-4640