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U. proposes new office to handle sexual misconduct It will centralize reports from across Penn MANLU LIU Deputy News Editor

Penn may soon have a centralized office responsible for handling sexual misconduct complaints across the University.

Joann Mitchell, Penn’s chief diversity officer, and Wendy White, senior vice president and general counsel for the University, presented a proposal for a centralized office to both the Faculty Senate

Executive Committee and members of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly last week.

The proposed office will consist of a single staff member who will act as the first point of contact for any complaint or question relating to possible sexual misconduct, Faculty Senate President Jennifer Pinto-Martin said. It will also serve to provide a central location where faculty, students, and staff can lodge complaints without having to go through another administrator.

The proposed change at Penn comes amid a yearlong campaign led by GAPSA and Graduate Employees Together-University of Pennsylvania, or GET-UP, for the University to improve its sexual harassment reporting procedures.

The advocacy effort was prompted in part by the emergence of several anonymous, public allegations concerning a range of incidents of sexual harassment perpetrated by Penn faculty and included presentations at the biannual University Council Open Forum.

Students expressed concerns

over a policy that requires community members to lodge sexual harassment claims against faculty with a school dean, who then has the power to determine whether to take any action.

Under the new regulations, all reports against faculty would go directly to the new assistant or associate vice president/Title IX officer.

“One good outcome is that the deans and department heads won’t be the ones to receive these reports,” Jenn Phuong, GET-UP sexual harassment committee

member and Graduate School of Education Ph.D. student, said. “It will be a little more fair.”

Phuong also said that the office, if implemented effectively, could better track cases of sexual misconduct on campus.

GAPSA Sexual Harassment Committee Deputy Blanca Castro, a second year master’s student in the School of Social Policy, said she thinks the centralized position could help administrators realize how prevalent sexual harassment is on campus.

The proposal from Mitchell and

White marks one of the most significant administrative responses to the growing criticism of the sexual misconduct policies at Penn, though many graduate students say they still have lingering concerns about the proposed changes.

Liv Harding, a Ph.D. candidate in cellular and molecular biology in the Perelman School of Medicine, was present at the GAPSA meeting and said she sensed “a strong sense of dissatisfaction with the proposed changes” among SEE OFFICE PAGE 3

Public Safety unveils free emergency transportation The pilot program will operate Thursdays to Sundays MANLU LIU Deputy News Editor

Penn has launched a new pilot program to provide free transport to students suffering from medical emergencies.

Vice President for Public Safety and Superintendent of Penn Police Maureen Rush and Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum announced the creation of this “Alternative Response Unit” in an email to undergraduates on Sept. 18.

“Penn has long had a Medical Amnesty Policy to encour-

age students to seek medical treatment for themselves or their peers for intoxication, without fear of disciplinary action,” Rush and McCoullum wrote. “We recognize, however, that there are other concerns, including the financial consequences of an ambulance ride to the hospital that may cause some to avoid seeking assistance.”

The program will operate between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m. from Thursday evenings to Sunday mornings in portions of University City. The Unit will serve students suffering from any medical emergency — includSEE TRANSPORT PAGE 3

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Penn’s crew team may be forced off the water by 2020 CHRIS DOYLE Staff Reporter

Rowing teams who use the Schuylkill River as a training location might soon be forced off the river if it is not cleared of silt.

As the Temple Men’s Crew head coach and a member of the Fairmount Rowing Association, Brian Perkins spends much of his time on the Schuylkill River’s boathouse row. He explained that the buildup of silt in the river has made it increasingly difficult for rowing teams to use the iconic Philadelphia waterway.

“On boathouse row over the summer, it’s been so shallow you can damage equipment

just by putting boats in the river,” Perkins said.

“And in some places down there, it’s about maybe six [or] seven inches of water, so when you’re cruising out, literally your oars are in mud.”

Perkins said he thinks that if the Schuylkill is to remain a prominent river for racing in the Philadelphia area, it needs to undergo dredging — a process by which silt deposits are excavated from the bottom of a body of water to make it more navigable. A project of this magnitude could cost an estimated $4.5 million, according to head of the Schuylkill Navy’s River Restoration Committee Paul Laskow, and rowers have turned toward Penn for a helping hand.

Over the past four years, the Schuylkill Navy — an advocacy group for the maintenance of its namesake — has lobbied the state

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and federal government to fund the river’s first dredging since 1999. But after Harrisburg and Washington repeatedly ignored its overtures, the Schuylkill Navy has deemed it necessary to search for alternative avenues of funding, said Laskow — namely the city’s major universities.

Laskow explained that universities like Penn have extensive donor bases and financial offices that the Schuylkill Navy lacks, adding that he hopes collaboration with such universities will help the group to raise enough money to dredge the river in the absence of government funding.

“The ‘City Six’ [Penn, Drexel, Temple, Jefferson, St. Joseph’s, and La Salle] have subSEE SCHUYLKILL PAGE 3

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The Trump administration’s increasingly stringent policies around international visas have rattled Penn’s prospective students from abroad, but not dissuaded them from applying. In fact, according to admissions data, the University has seen a growing number of international applicants since President Trump took office.

While international student enrollment across U.S. universities declined in 2017 for the first time in 12 years, Penn saw a 6 percent increase in the number of international applicants during the 2017-18 admissions

cycle. In fact, the total number of foreign students attending Penn increased by 250 students in 2017, from 6,221 to 6,471 students.

Even though students are not being deterred to apply, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn is by no means immune to the effects of recent policies that have made it increasingly difficult for international students to study and work in the United States.

Earlier this year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it would be cracking down on international students who overstay their visas, sparking anxiety throughout the higher education sphere, the SEE APPLICANTS PAGE 8

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Philosophy dept. drops GRE requirement Decision calls into question admissions process fairness COURTNEY DAUB Staff Reporter

The University of Pennsylvania’s graduate Philosophy Department no longer requires applicants to provide scores for the Graduate Record Exam — a decision that has ignited debate among universities around the topic of fair admission.

The Philosophy Department’s announcement, which was made on Sept. 4, made it the second Penn department this year to discontinue the GRE requirement. In July, the Immunology Department made a similar policy change.

Philosophy Department Chair Michael Weisberg said graduate admissions personnel agreed during a September meeting that GRE scores are not predictive of graduate success. They further concluded the GRE poses a financial burden to applicants, as well as discriminates against women and underrepresented minorities.

In a statement released on Leiter Reports, Penn’s Philoso-

phy Department wrote that “the GRE can be financially burdensome for low-income applicants ... and offer[s] unfair advantages to wealthy applicants.” It costs $205 for applicants taking the test in the U.S., of which only 50 percent can be waived by Educational Testing Services, the organization that administers the GRE. Philosophy Ph.D. candidate Thomas Noah said the fees involved in sending his GRE score to more than four schools posed a financial challenge for him, adding “the GRE doesn’t measure philosophical ability.

It measures your ability to take the GRE.” Philosophy Professor Quayshawn Spencer added that research exists showing that GRE scores, including subject test scores, typically account for less than 10 percent of differences in students’ GPA once they arrive at university.

“In any other context we’d be extremely upset about this,” Spencer said. “If you have a drug and it can only explain less than 10 percent of the variation in the people getting well, that wouldn’t get past the [U.S. Food

and Drug Administration].”

He added that data drawn specifically from Penn’s Philosophy Department supports the move to discard the GRE requirement, given that the department has seen extremely successful graduate students who would have not gained admission based on GRE scores alone.

The decision to remove the GRE requirement is causing other departments at Penn, as well as at other academic institutions, to re-evaluate their admissions process.

But ETS, the organization behind the GRE, has pushed back against these discussions, arguing that the test acts as an objective assessment against bias and elitism, Inside Higher Ed reported.

In response, both Penn administrators and students said other parts of the application process, such as the personal statement, writing sample, and letters of recommendation can provide the same information on a candidate as the GRE. “I hope Penn continues to move in the right direction,” Noah said, adding that he be-

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Research shows that GRE scores, including subject test scores, typically account for less than 10 percent of differences in students’ GPA once they arrive at their respective university.

lieves the removal of the GRE requirement makes Penn admissions more fair. “I’m very much against people of certain pedigrees or social network being

able to leverage those things in order to get in,” Noah said.

Spencer agreed, adding that the issue has been pushed to the forefront of graduate school ad-

missions issues.

“We’ve got a big discussion going,” Spencer said. “It looks like it’s going to bleed out into other disciplines.”

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Defense lawyer in Bernstein case steps down The court appointed a public defender to replace him MADELEINE LAMON News Editor

The attorney representing the 21-year-old man on trial for the murder of former Penn student Blaze Bernstein could remove himself from the case, a judge ruled this morning. The court appointed a public defender to replace him.

“Today, [Samuel] Woodward’s previously retained attorney Ed Muñoz, who completed the preliminary hearing, asked the judge to be relieved as the attorney of record,” Senior Deputy District Attorney for Orange County Steve Mc-

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those in attendance, especially since the proposed regulations pertain only to reporting misconduct rather than preventing it.

Castro, who also questioned what the office plans to do to prevent sexual misconduct, noted that she and other members of the GAPSA sexual harassment committee are also concerned about how quickly the new office will begin to address complaints of misconduct.

Phuong questioned how the office would be run as well as how it would “communicate with the different bodies” at Penn. At the time of publication, it did not seem that undergraduate student

Greevy told The Daily Pennsylvanian.

McGreevy said the judge appointed Robert Kohler, an Orange County public defender, to serve as Woodward’s attorney and moved the arraignment to Nov. 9 to provide the defense with sufficient time to review the discovery and to determine if there are any conflicts in representing Woodward.

Muñoz had served as Woodward’s attorney since January.

Prosecutors filed murder charges against Woodward on Jan. 17 — roughly two weeks after Bernstein disappeared.

Muñoz did not respond to immediate request for comment.

In a preliminary hearing earlier this month, an Orange

groups had been involved in the process to review the proposal.

Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention Chair and College senior Kara Hardie said her organization had not been informed of the proposed sexual misconduct office. Neither was the Penn Association for Gender Equity, according to PAGE Chair and Engineering junior Curie Shim.

White wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that administrators expect to publish the policy change in the Almanac this fall and “invite further comments.” The proposed changes will only take effect, however, if top administrators provide their approval.

Pinto-Martin, a nursing professor, also said the University is

County judge ordered Woodward to stand trial on murder and hate crime charges. Prosecutors presented evidence including DNA results from blood stains on Woodward’s possessions and a plethora of homophobic and anti-semitic content on Woodward’s cell phone. Bernstein was gay and Jewish.

Muñoz did not present any witnesses during the hearing, but contended that Woodward was sexually confused, socially awkward, and had autism.

He also argued, U.S. News & World Report reported, there was not enough evidence to support the hate crime charge, noting that much of the hateful content on Woodward’s phone

waiting for the United States Department of Education to finalize its new policies concerning campus sexual misconduct before finalizing the new rules so as to ensure that they are in compliance with federal law.

Pinto-Martin compared the proposed centralized sexual misconduct office to the allencompassing Student Wellness Services umbrella that was recently established to address any student health crises. “[This year at Penn], there’re going to be a lot of positive changes around developing this culture of wellness. This sexual misconduct policy is part of it,” Pinto-Martin said. “We need to do that right if we’re going to have long-term wellness.”

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Administrators expect to publish the policy change in the Almanac this fall and “invite further comments.” The proposed changes will only take effect if top administrators provide their approval.

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stantial development staff; some people may joke that universities are developmental offices with small academic programs on the side,” Laskow said. “They have professionals who know how to ask people for money and where to look.”

Laskow said that the Schuylkill Navy does not necessarily expect significant help from the local universities, but the group still plans to try.

“Even if the answers from the universities aren’t overwhelming, we still have to ask them,” Laskow said, noting that, with their large rowing programs, the universities are the major stakeholders for the project.

If the Schuylkill’s condition remains unchanged, Laskow predicts that some rowing teams may be forced to use shallower rowing lanes and would thus have a disadvantage.

To prepare for this increasingly likely possibility, Laskow said that some clubs, such as the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association, have already begun moving races off the Schuylkill and out of Philadelphia. “[Rowing clubs] can’t wait until people vote with their feet, and not come to regattas because they don’t feel they have a fair venue,” Laskow said. “So those decisions will be made by the regattas early in 2019.”

Laskow added that with regattas leaving Philadelphia, the city will lose an estimated $25 million of economic activity that these events generate.

Perkins agreed with Laskow’s prediction about races being moved from the Schuylkill. He added that there are potential risks to current rowers and their equipment, with the possibility of debris getting caught in relatively shallow water.

“You have your $60,000 boat

with nine athletes in it trying to dodge a tree branch that’s sticking out just below the surface depending on what the water level’s doing, and that can create a safety issue,” Perkins said.

Howard Neukrug is the former CEO of the Philadelphia Water Department and the current director of The Water Center at Penn, an organization that studies the sustainability of urban water resources. He said that he trusts the conclusions reached by the Schuylkill Navy and the Temple crew coach.

“In terms of the issues of flows on the Schuylkill and levels of depth and sediment build-up, clearly there’s no one better than people who are regularly out on the Schuylkill to judge what’s going on,” Neukrug said.

Penn crew, who have been on the water since the second week of school, also number among those who have experienced the deteriorating river conditions firsthand.

was contained in messages to himself.

“I think in a hate crime instance you have to have an outward manifestation of your loathing to the world,” Muñoz said after the hearing.

Woodward is being held on $5 million bail and has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison without parole with the sentencing enhancement of a hate crime.

The upcoming post preliminary hearing arraignment is scheduled to take place at 8:30 a.m. in the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, Calif. according to Orange County Superior Court records. Woodward will once again enter a plea during the arraignment.

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The arraignment was moved to Nov. 9 to provide the defense with sufficient time to determine if there are conflicts in representing Woodward.

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ing those related to drugs and alcohol — without requiring them to pay transportation costs.

In years past, students facing medical emergencies have been able to call on the Medical Emergency Response Team for free. Once the MERT team conducted a medical assessment, however, it might have had to call on the Philadelphia Fire Department to take the student to a hospital. The cost of this ambulance ride can range from $950 for Basic Life Support service to $1,170 for Advanced Life Support service, according to data from

the Philadelphia Fire Department in 34th Street Magazine.

The fees are billed to the patient’s insurance company, which can cover different portions of the cost depending on their plan.

MERT Chief David Gordon said the new ARU will consist of a Penn-sponsored sports utility vehicle manned by a Philadelphia Fire Department paramedic lieutenant and an emergency medical technician.

According to the email announcement, the city’s EMS staff will collaborate with the Division of Public Safety and MERT to respond to medical incidents within the boundaries of the Penn Patrol Zone

stretching from 30th to 43rd streets as the east and west borders and from Market St. to Baltimore Ave. as the north and south borders.

In the case that a student must be transported by an ambulance, Penn will reimburse the cost of the ride to the hospital, Gordon said. He added that DPS initiated the program.

“By seeking assistance, you are taking the first step to ensure the health and wellness of you or your friend,” Rush and McCoullum wrote in the email. “As always, we encourage students seeking assistance with a drug or alcohol dependency to reach out for help.”

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The Alternative Response Unit will serve students suffering from any medical emergency — including those related to drugs and alcohol — without requiring them to pay transportation costs.

In early September, Penn Boathouse Director Andrew Blum relayed problems with the river to the Schuylkill Navy, according to an email from Schuylkill Navy ViceCommodore Beatrice Mueller.

Blum reportedly told the Schuylkill Navy that crew teams are having difficulty accessing coach safety launches and using portions of the Penn docks.

When contacted by The Daily Pennsylvanian, Andrew Blum deferred comment to the Athletic Department’s Strategic Communications Director Kevin Bonner.

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reached out to Bonner for comment on Sept. 10. He had not responded to multiple requests for comment at the time of print.

Although Laskow said Penn has thus far been supportive of the Schuylkill Navy’s lobbying efforts for dredging appropriations, it remains unclear whether the University will be receptive to the Schuylkill Navy’s appeals for more direct fundraising support.

Across the city, La Salle University is in communication with the city and other universities to reach “an actionable solution” for the Schuylkill, according to an email to

the DP from La Salle Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Jaine Lucas.

For Laskow, an essential part of such a solution is to create a plan to fund future dredging projects. He said the Schuylkill Navy is organizing a program with the city and local regattas to fund a dredging every decade. In the meantime, the group will focus on the $4.5 million needed for the initial project.

“You have to recognize a civic obligation for supporting this civic asset,” Laskow said. “And in Philadelphia, to let this slip away — it would just be a real tragedy.”

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OPINION The new Houston Hall is fancy, but it’s not a student union

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 VOL. CXXXIV, NO. 40 134th Year of Publication DAVID AKST President REBECCA TAN Executive Editor CHRIS MURACCA Print Director JULIA SCHORR Digital Director HARRY TRUSTMAN Opinion Editor SARAH FORTINSKY Senior News Editor JONATHAN POLLACK Senior Sports Editor LUCY FERRY Senior Design Editor GILLIAN DIEBOLD Design Editor

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ver the summer, Houston Hall underwent a $15.5 million renovation, bringing new eateries and a revamped space for members of the Penn community. One of the goals was to provide a more comfortable space to eat and work. And with improved lighting and an improved food court, it definitely does that. Even more remarkable is that the new sleek look still preserves the historic nature of Houston Hall.

However, the Houston Hall of yesteryear was more than a place to eat and work. In 1896, with a donation of $100,000 from Trustee Henry Howard Houston, Houston Hall became the first student union. It included a

SHAH SPEAKS | Houston needs to be more than a place to eat Harrison, who served as Provost from 1894-1910, still ring true. “There is in the Hall life of English universities something which has been hitherto lacking in our University, and that is something, which has been needed to give full tone to the University career. It is not a question so much of lecture rooms and laboratories; it is his home while at the University. It is a vital part of the educational apparatus.”

A central space on campus where students can gather is indeed a vital part of the education we attain. Houston is known as a hub for students and members of the Penn community, but it has slowly become a space merely to dine and work. There is no space in Houston to just relax. In

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community centers include pool tables, ping pong tables, student lounges, and music/TV rooms.

Dozens of other peer institutions have similar structures in place as well. This is something the

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the University of Edinburgh, for example, the student union features six student-run bars. The Imperial College London’s student union features a nightclub and a cinema.

Penn’s campus is decentralized and a central student center would help bring the campus together. A place of this nature would be an excellent way to help address the stress of classes and provide a much needed break

ing, and then working harder.

Maybe we need time off to relax to just think, to hang out with friends in a lounge, to play some FIFA to take our minds of classes, to meet new people, and to experience an education beyond the classroom. The college houses do have pool tables, table tennis, and TVs designed for residents, but there is no central place on campus where all students, regardless of residence, can come together.

The Office of Student Affairs has done excellent work in finding ways to make Houston a more accessible space for stu-

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There is no central place on campus where all students, regardless of residence, can come together.”

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Decades ago, Houston Hall featured a bowling alley, a billiards room, and even a swimming pool.

bowling alley, swimming pool, game room, billiards room, and a gymnasium. Although some of these amenities are dispersed throughout campus now, the message back then was clear: This was a space for students to gather and relax. Currently, it does not measure up.

Although said almost 100 years ago, the words of Charles

fact, there are very few spaces, if any on campus, where students can just chill out or gather with friends. That is one area where we fall short when we look at our peer institutions.

For example, Cornell University’s campus includes five community centers that serve as locations where students can come and hang out. Some of these

administration should consider when developing future renovation plans. Penn Compact 2020 is a breathtaking vision that will undoubtedly elevate Penn’s prominence and impact. But there was no allocation for student recreational space.

In the United Kingdom, the student union takes center stage in the student social scene. At

for students. Furthermore, this place could cultivate interactions between students who might not have crossed paths before.

Some critics say Houston Hall is the way it is because it has adapted to student need: We wanted more study space and that is why it has transformed.

But more study space and places to hang out with peers are not mutually exclusive. Second, that change occurred decades ago and the campus culture is vastly different now from what it was just 10 years ago.

Penn’s campus is about work-

dents, but there is a lot more we can do as a University. For most places, the most difficult part is obtaining a physical space. We already have a physical space in Houston Hall. We just need to make it more of a student-centered space.

JAY SHAH is a College senior from New Hyde Park, N.Y. studying biological basis of behavior. He is the former Vice President of the Undergraduate Assembly. His email is shahjay@sas.upenn.edu.

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n April 5, 2010, an explosion ripped through the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Raleigh County, W. Va., killing 29 out of the 31 miners on site.

This explosion was only one in a seemingly endless string of mine disasters in Appalachia, and the fifth fatal mine explosion in the United States in the previous decade. The blast occurred due to a buildup of coal dust and methane gas in the mine shafts — conditions that could have been prevented were the adequate ventilation systems in place.

An independent investigation found Massey Energy, the mine’s operator, to be directly responsible for the blast. In 2015, Massey CEO Don Blankenship was convicted of willfully violating mine safety laws. While Blankenship was one of the only individuals to go to prison after this disaster, the entire executive body of Massey Energy was complicit in Blankenship’s disregard for human life.

Mine explosions are far from the only ways in which the coal industry inflicts harm upon individuals and communities around the world. Mountaintop removal, which involves using large amounts of explosives to blow off mountaintops in order to access thin coal seams within, causes nearby communities to experience a 50 percent increase in cancer rates and a 42 percent increase in birth defects. Michael Hendryx of the Indiana University School of Public Health estimates the number of coal-mining-related deaths in Appalachian communities near mountaintop removal sites to be in excess of 1,200 per year. Coal

combustion is even more deadly than mining itself, as the pollution it creates accounts for an estimated 420,000 additional deaths per year globally. The mortality rate of coal combustion is almost 700 times higher than that of wind energy and over 1000 times higher than that of nuclear.

The influence of the coal industry also infects our government and policymakers. According to the Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society, “individual corporations such as ExxonMobil and Peabody Coal … provided

Penn has a $12 billion endowment that is managed by the Board of Trustees. An estimated $300-400 million of this is invested in the fossil fuel industry, a category under which the coal industry falls. Investing in this industry, specifically the coal industry, means that Penn is effectively funding and condoning all of the aforementioned activities.

This means that, through its investments, Penn is actively supporting the political corruption, air pollution, and climate change that this industry is responsible

contribution to these destructive industries, allowing Penn to more legitimately stand on the right side of history.

One counterargument to divestment is that we must maximize our endowment, as a large endowment means a university can have flexibility to fund various projects and initiatives. Fortunately, coal and tar sands companies actually represent the most fiscally risky of all established energy sources and the coal industry especially in terminal decline. By the end of 2017, following a mere 2.4 percent drop in domestic coal consumption, United States coal production dropped 38 percent below its level a decade earlier. In that

ZACH RISSMAN percent return on the S&P 500.

Given the direction of the global energy economy, investing in these industries is clearly unwise.

The time is long overdue for Penn to divest from coal and tar sands companies. No longer can we allow our university to tout

Penn is actively supporting the political corruption, air pollution, and climate change that this industry is responsible for amplifying.”

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funding for individual contrarian scientists, conservative think tanks active in climate change denial, and a host of front groups.”

In 2017, the coal mining industry donated $5,661,500 to politicians who, almost without fail, vote against environmental regulations.

So, what does Penn have to do with this?

for amplifying.

Late Friday evening, members of Fossil Free Penn submitted a proposal to the Board of Trustees calling for the divestment of Penn’s endowment from coal and tar sands companies and reinvestment of a portion of these funds into renewable energy. If approved, coal and tar sands divestment would end Penn’s sustained

same time period, the number of domestic coal-fired power plants in the United States fell from 600 to 360, and, notwithstanding the Trump administration’s pro-coal, “Energy Dominance” agenda, 27 of those closures took place in 2017. These massive declines in production negatively affected coal-stock performance. In fact, between 2012 and 2017, investors in the Dow Coal Index would have lost 75 percent over the last five years versus a positive 99

“on-campus sustainability” while remaining complicit in the corruption and destruction caused by these industries. It is time to move forward toward progress and not remain stuck in the past. It is time to divest.

ZACH RISSMAN is a College senior from Summit, N.J. studying biological basis of behavior. He is the Trustee Coordinator for Fossil Free Penn. His email address is zrissman@sas.upenn.edu.

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Risky business: The case for legalizing prostitution SIMONETTI SAYS | Inside the lives of Pennsylvania sex workers

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oxie* is a 34-yearold, divorced mother of two. Originally from Maryland, she moved to Philadelphia on a whim a few months ago, and quickly fell in love with the city. She has a job in the medical industry, and enjoys taking detours to South Philly and Chinatown on the weekends.

The cost of living in Philadelphia can be brutal. Luckily, Roxie has a lucrative side-gig: She makes $2,000 per month as a prostitute.

It started seven months ago after she put up an advertisement online. Since then, Roxie’s had close to 100 clients.

The ad quickly spread all over the internet, where men find Roxie and request her services on a variety of underground websites. She meets her clients in public places — stores or parking lots — and then they head to a hotel room or the man’s home.

For Roxie, sex work is empowering. It allows her to care for her family and live comfortably. Prostitution isn’t legal in Pennsylvania, but it should be.

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nomic Research found that cases of gonorrhea decreased by 39 percent, and rape by 31 percent. Brothels have also operated legitimately in several counties in Nevada since 1971.

For Pennsylvania sex workers, prostitution can be an unforgiving business. Clients are demanding; they often disrespect sexual boundaries and refuse to use protection.

“I never understood that, why you would actually want to pay to have this high risk of getting diseases,” Roxie said. “But there’s a lot of people that ask [for] that.”

Without legal statutes in place to protect Roxie, there’s not much she can do. Customers frequently renege on their payment or offer drugs as compensation. Working in an illicit industry, Roxie can’t turn to the authorities to seek justice against her abusers.

So, she gets tested for sexually transmitted diseases every three months, which she claims is about average for most girls in the industry, and gets on with her work.

“I think that if it was legal,”

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national Studies and Business with $1,500 to her name and no support from her family. Jara was a sex worker throughout her time at Penn. But when she left, it became her full-time job.

As a transgender woman,

support her lifestyle.

Although Barbara also asserts that no inappropriate services are solicited at her massage parlors, she’s had numerous unpleasant dealings with the police.

25 years,” Barbara said. “The three times I had police come in, that’s when I felt like my life was in danger.”

Despite the harassment she encountered, Barbara actually insists that prostitution takes sex work to an unnecessary degree. Regardless, had prostitution been legal, the police would have never investigated

courages positive conversations about intercourse. Although sex work might not have been ideal, Jara is not ashamed. “[Without sex work] I wouldn’t have been able to transition,” she said. “It’s hard to regret something when you had no other choice.”

When Jara started out as a sex worker during high school, she was terrified.

“At first it was traumatizing and it was dehumanizing,” she said. “I valued myself the way society valued sex workers which is no value. I just remember being so disgusted, going to see a client and feeling like I did something so wrong.” But Jara went on to explain that had prostitution been legal, things would’ve been different for her.

“I think I wouldn’t have let men take advantage from me when I first started, and I was taken advantage of almost ev-

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notion of legal prostitution. But, it wouldn’t be unprecedented.

From 2003 to 2009, the United

Roxie mused, “People would be a little safer.”

A lot of sex workers can’t actually file rape claims, because they are worried that they’ll get in trouble … Rape is very common in the industry.” - Jara Krys States had an inadvertent trial run with state-sanctioned prostitution. It was accidentally legalized in Rhode Island due to a deletion of language from state law. During this six-year period, the National Bureau of Eco-

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Regardless of its dangers, prostitution pays the bills.

In 2014, Jara Krys took a leave of absence from the Huntsman Program in Inter-

Jara has dealt with a wide variety of clients. Men have demanded free sex, fetishized and discriminated against her for being trans, and disregarded her sexual parameters. She’s also had a variety of negative encounters with the police.

“They’ll, you know, steal your money, ask for free sex,” Jara said. “They will belittle you. And that’s not the kind of approach that you take if your main incentive for having these laws is to save people from being trafficked.”

Jara has considered filing police misconduct suits, but her legal counsel advised her against it, fearing that she could be charged with a crime in retaliation.

According to data sent to me by the Philadelphia Police Department, from August 2017 to July 2018, the authorities arrested people for soliciting sex work 651 times. Inevitably, a large number of these arrests were traumatic for the people involved, many of whom were just trying to make enough money to survive.

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Barbara* has owned massage parlors in Allentown, Pa., and neighboring towns for nearly 30 years. She works as a paid companion on the side — she maintains that she does not have sex with her clients but merely keeps them company, usually for an hour or two. Some of her customers have brought her on vacations as far as Florida, and she’s made enough money to

“[They] will try to grab your hand forcefully and put it on their penis. I had a state trooper try to do that to me one time, but I wouldn’t touch him down there,” she said.

Pennsylvania State Police did not respond to my request for comment on Barbara’s al-

her massage parlor. In other words, Barbara’s traumatic experience would have never occurred. The police should serve as a resource, not a liability.

If prostitution were legal, sex workers could reach out to the police without legal repercussions.

“A lot of sex workers can’t actually file rape claims, because they are worried that they’ll get in trouble with the process,” Jara explained. “Rape is very common in the industry.”

“Legalizing it would make it easier for sex workers to approach policemen, if they are being trafficked,” she added.

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Prostitution isn’t the career that most parents want for their children, but that doesn’t mean it should be illegal. Sex work allows women like Jara, Roxie, and Barbara to provide for themselves when nobody else

ery time,” she said. “Every client that I saw before I understood that it was essentially a job. So you know I wouldn’t have let that happen.”

For an industry to be outlawed, there must be a compelling state interest. Despite what you might think, sex work isn’t meaningless. It provides comfort to lonely people who long for the attention of others.

“People need to be touched,” Barbara pleaded. “There are so many lonely men out there that are willing to pay $300 dollars an hour just [for a woman’s touch].”

The police are wasting time and resources going after women that need their protection.

Instead of focusing on people having consensual sex for pay, they need to crack down on the real issue: violent sex traffickers destroying the lives of women and children throughout the country, and rapists who abuse sex workers. Pa.: it’s time to legalize prostitution.

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Jara Krys left the Huntsman Program four years ago to become a full-time sex worker. She has since returned to Wharton this fall and does not regret her past. She believes prostitution should be legal.

legations.

The responsibility of law enforcement is to ensure everyone’s safety. Yet, instead of protecting Pennsylvania’s citizens, it seems that the state police are exerting their power in inappropriate and unlawful ways.

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can, and acquire the resources they need to start the lives they want.

Jara returned to Wharton last fall to complete her degree in entrepreneurship. After graduation, she hopes to work in the adult entertainment industry in a different capacity: by opening her own sex shop that en-

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Opinion Editor Harry Trustman contributed reporting to this column.

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Phila. district attorney recruits at Penn Law School Krasner stopped at Penn on tour of top U.S. law schools ALEXANDER QUINN Contributing Reporter

Big firms often stop on campuses to try to woo law students seeking employment, but Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner came to campus to personally recruit Penn Law School students.

On Sept. 17, the city’s chief law enforcement officer spoke to students at Penn Law’s Gittis Hall as part of an ongoing tour of America’s top law schools to recruit “the best and brightest” for the Philadelphia DA’s office.

Krasner posed the question, “Is it moral to be a prosecutor?” several times throughout the event, discussing his vision and philosophy as a self-pro-

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claimed progressive prosecutor in America’s sixth-most populous city. “In light of the reality that [the criminal justice system] is a system that is racist, that steps on the necks of poor people … is it moral?”

Krasner said he wants to do for prosecution “what Steve Jobs did to the cell phone” by transforming the DA’s office into a “progressive prosecutor’s office … like nothing you’ve ever seen before, like a

cell phone.”

To help accomplish this, he hopes to hire empathetic and fair prosecutors by hosting a training program at his office designed for student recruits to build skills like “exercising direction, reading a file closely, and drawing appropriate inferences.”

Not many current lawyers at the DA office are from Penn, Krasner said. He is also visiting several top law schools at Harvard University, Yale University, New York University, and Columbia University to recruit new employees.

During the event, Krasner emphasized that those who would like to see the criminal justice system be more fair to ethnic minorities and the poor should become prosecutors and ultimately help dispense more fair justice, themselves.

“I respectfully suggest that

there’s value in doing the murky work,” Krasner said.

“There’s value in doing work in the job that makes you feel a little uncomfortable.”

He brought up the fact that the DA’s office has been pushing back against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s attempts to “help Trump carry out his immigration policy” in deporting undocumented immigrants.

“I don’t feel like helping,” Krasner said.

The Philadelphia DA’s office has stopped sharing a database of criminal information with ICE which “expedites how quickly ICE can go after an immigrant after that person is arrested,” Krasner added.

After taking office earlier this year without prior experience as a prosecutor, Krasner dismissed 31 staffers from the

Philadelphia DA’s office within his first week as part of a reorganization of the office’s structure.

Since arriving at the DA’s office, he has avoided the death penalty and avoided cash bails in non-violent offenders’ trials.

Running on a progressive campaign, the former defense attorney had sued government agencies and law enforcement groups on more than 75 occasions, Vox reported. He has worked with organizations like Black Lives Matter, Occupy Philadelphia, DACA Dreamers, and anti-gun clergy with Heeding God’s Call, frequently representing protestors pro-bono.

During his campaign, his positions have garnered both acclaim and skepticism on Penn’s campus. Justin Pendleton, a law student who attended Krasner’s talk, found Krasner’s approach

to prosecution “really refreshing” and that it shed “a different light on what prosecution in the criminal justice system could be.”

At the event, Krasner described “progressive prosecution” as a national movement, highlighting the actions of other like-minded district attorneys including Kimberly Foxx of Chicago, Kim Ogg of Houston, and Beth McCann of Denver.

Christine Carpenter, a firstyear law student at Penn, said she definitely got a more positive impression of criminal prosecution.

“If anyone in this room wasn’t sure what kind of law they’d go into he probably did a good job of winning them over,” she said. “It’s good for getting people into a position where they’re going to affect real change.”

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Felipe Calderón, Mexico’s former president, spoke to more than 100 members of the Penn community about his homeland’s “huge potential” and its complicated current relationship with the United States during a talk on on Sept. 17.

During the hour-long event entitled “Mexico in the Global Order” at the Perry World House, Calderón, who served as the president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012, gave a presentation on the current economic and political status of his country.

Calderón characterized his country as one of the world’s largest economic influences and a major source of labor and innovation, but emphasized Mexico’s need to improve its international relationships — especially with the U.S. — to capitalize on its potential as a global leader.

Noting that Mexico is the second largest market for U.S. goods and that both nations collect tens of millions of dollars in tourist revenue from residents of the other, Calderón contended that a sort of symbiosis exists between

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the two nations.

He insisted, however, that “Mexico cannot be taken for granted” in this relationship pointing to President Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border as an example of an unfair impediment to Mexico’s morale.

Calderón also described Trump as a “bully” noting that Trump is open to meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but can’t work out terms of more open communication and harmony with Mexico.

In response to a question posed by moderator Trudy Rubin, a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, about addressing the problem of immigration into the U.S., Calderón stressed the leaders must find a “middle ground” on the issue.

Calderón also examined certain issues relating to crime and corruption in Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement at the prompting of questions from Rubin and audience members, notably expressing concern over what he dubbed “radical” movements in the current left-wing administration in control in Mexico.

College junior Elvis Jimenez said he thought the former presi-

dent presented a “holistic view” of the political landscape in Mexico, “drawing on both the strengths and weaknesses of the country.”

Calderón, one of this year’s Perry World House visiting fellows, is in the midst of a threeweek stay on campus during which he has been lecturing, visiting classes, and meeting with faculty and students. He has made several public appearances at Penn — so many that Inaugural Perry World House Director William Burke-White characterized Calderón as “truly a member of the Penn family” at the event.

For his part, Calderón described campus as “the best place to talk thoroughly and academically” about Mexico’s status in world politics.

College freshman Clarice Helfand echoed this sentiments, saying, “With all the great resources we have here at Penn, there’s definitely a sense of responsibility to expose ourselves to different perspectives on [world politics].”

Calderón ultimately left the audience with a message looking forward.

“I hope really that Mexico advances a new age of prosperity, but let’s see; we need to do a lot of work before,” he said.

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New York Times reported. The Trump administration’s travel policies, which were approved by the Supreme Court in December 2017, have also affected students from Chad, Iran,

North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen.

Last spring, the Trump administration announced plans to shorten visas for Chinese citizens, a policy that went into effect June 11. These new rules have already begun to affect Chinese graduate students

at Penn, who are now having trouble applying for new visas.

Furda said since Trump took office, admissions officers have had to have longer, more in-depth conversations with international students and their families about safety issues that may arise while studying

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And it is not just prospective students who have been rattled

by Trump’s immigration policies.

Current Penn students as well as professors have been going to International Student & Scholar Services with a range of new questions, said ISSS Director Rodolfo Altamirano. He added that while ISSS does its best to answer those questions and provide individualized counsel, it is difficult to give definite answers since the government’s policies are changing in real time.

“We tell [concerned students and scholars] to be very cautious, and that we will provide them with all the information that they need, and that they shouldn’t hesitate to approach us in case, you know, there are pressing concerns,” Altamirano said.

ISSS provides free legal counsel to international members of the Penn community who are having difficulty with

their immigration status.

An Engineering freshman from India, who requested anonymity due to fear that any negative comments toward the U.S. would discourage future employers from hiring him, said he believes that for now, Penn’s global prestige is still protecting the school from experiencing the fallout of Trump’s policies first-hand.

He described the visa application process as strict and daunting, but said he believes his status as a Penn student has protected him from the scrutiny of immigration officers.

“When you get into a university as prestigious as Penn, even the visa officer sort of gets that Penn wouldn’t have accepted me if I posed any risk,” he said. “So there’s obviously benefits that come, even with immigration, with having a big name university.”

College sophomore Ed Barry from New Zealand agreed. He said that while visa application and interview processes remains strict, he does not think it will deter international students from applying to Penn anytime soon.

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Where is she now? Catching up with Sydney Stipanovich W. HOOPS | The All-Ivy center graduated in 2017 DANNY CHIARODIT Associate Sports Editor

Former Penn women’s basketball star center Sydney Stipanovich was a presence on the court in her four years playing for the Quakers. The St. Louis, Mo. native was an Ivy League Player of the year, threetime Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, the career Ivy League leader in blocked shots ... the list goes on and on. Now, she’s forging a path off the basketball court.

A little over a year after her graduation from Penn in 2017, Stipanovich lives in Chelsea, on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Living with her are three other Penn graduates in 2018 College graduate Lauren Whitlatch, 2018 College graduate Aimee Stephenson, and 2018 Wharton graduate Christine Park. Whitlatch was Stipanovich’s basketball teammate for three years, while Stephenson played volleyball for the Quakers.

Stipanovich has a position at Fox Entertainment, where she manages the deals with clients who advertise on the Fox television networks, which include FX, FXX, FX Movie Channel, National Geographic, and

Nat Geo Wild.

“I love it; the people there are awesome, and it’s definitely a team environment,” Stipanovich said.

“It’s been great so far, learning new things every day, very fast-paced work environment …. It’s a very social job, too, so we do a lot of outings and client events.”

Stipanovich began living and working in New York after spending five months selling real estate for Sotheby’s in Philadelphia. She quickly realized that real estate is not where her passion lies and began searching for other opportunities.

She was aided in her search by a program that Penn basketball has, in which a panel of basketball alumni talks with and gets to know the incoming freshman class every year.

These alumni guide the student athletes in finding job opportunities both during and after their Penn careers.

One of the alumni who Stipanovich has kept in touch with is 1987 College graduate Bruce Lefkowitz, a former Penn men’s basketball player who is now the Executive Vice President at Fox Networks. “[Bruce] had suggested that [I] maybe look in a different direction, maybe see if [I] like advertising,” Stipanovich said. “So I connected

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with him ... and came up [to New York] and loved it ... It just shows how strong the Penn networking and connections are, and I still stay in touch with a lot of the other alums, just to see what they’re up to, and they always have great advice.”

Stipanovich isn’t the only Penn basketball alumna who is working for Fox Entertainment in New York.

A couple of her former teammates,

2018 College graduate Michelle Nwokedi and 2012 College graduate Jess Knapp also work for the company.

As for the current Penn players and coaches, Stipanovich stays in touch with them, too.

“When games come around, I watch every single one,” Stipanovich said. “And, I try to make it back to [Philadelphia]. I got back to a

good amount [of games] last year because I was in Philly for part of the year, so I still talk to them all the time.”

Stipanovich, who majored in communication, says that her time at Penn, both in the classroom and the gym, prepared her for the working world.

“I use so much of what I learn, especially [from] my comm class-

es,” Stipanovich said. “It actually is so useful in the industry I’m in, because I learned so much then, and then it just comes right back to [me] .... Penn prepared me, especially with the time commitment of basketball and school .... I look back at those experiences and [say], ‘If I can get up at 5:30 AM to go do sprints and lifts for an hour and a half, I definitely can get in to work and be in the office at my desk.’”

While she has only been with the company for less than a year, Stipanovich already feels comfortable with Fox as a long-term career possibility.

“The cool thing about Fox is that [for] everyone on my team, that was their first job right out of college,” Stipanovich said. “You just keep moving up with the same team ... so I definitely think that I would like to do that. It’s the type of job where the harder you work, the better you’ll be and the more you can just keep moving up .... I could definitely see myself staying in this industry longterm.”

No matter what she ends up doing or where she goes, Stipanovich will always have a special connection to Penn and Philadelphia, a connection that cannot be broken by time or distance.

“I love going back to Philly ... I feel like it’s a second home.”

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Also making a quick impact is outside hitter Raquel, who sits at third on the team in digs, highlighting her natural defensive skill. The freshman has put up double-digit dig numbers in multiple matches and has been a vital contributor in many games as well.

Raquel, who plays a position that requires her to help transition the team from defense to offense rather quickly, puts a special focus on communication and developing connections with upperclassmen teammates.

“As a freshman, I’ve had to learn how to build relationships quickly on the court, to build trust,” Raquel said.

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Three coaches in three years? No problem, players say VOLLEYBALL | Team has taken all the change in stride CARTER THOMPSON Associate Sports Editor

Adapting to a coaching change can be one of the hardest tasks for college athletes. The relationship a player built with their old coach might be completely different from the relationship they build with their new one. The athlete needs to adjust to everything from coaching style to how they fit the coach’s vision for the team.

As challenging as readjusting to a new coach can be, try doing it three times — which is the unique situation facing Penn volleyball upperclassmen this season as they play under their third different head coach in as many years.

The team has not viewed all the changes negatively, though.

In fact, it’s quite the opposite. “It’s a unique opportunity, because each individual player has had to become much more adaptable, [because they’ve] been put in an environment where they have to learn quickly to fit whatever system the new coach is bringing,� junior captain Caro-

line Furrer said. “For every girl on this team, we’ve become so much stronger because of the three coaches in three years.�

Coaching turnover in Ivy League volleyball is more common than one might think.

Columbia and Brown are also breaking in new head coaches this season. Dartmouth and Cornell’s head coaches are in their third and fourth season, respectively. The only programs in the Ancient Eight that have stable coaching situations are Harvard (26th season) and the two best teams of the last decade, Yale and Princeton (16th and eighth season, respectively).

For years, Penn had been in a similar position to the aforementioned trio with Kerry Carr, who coached at Penn for 19 seasons from 1998 to 2016. The team then looked ready to take off under last year’s coach, Katie Schumacher-Cawley, before she left after a season to take an assister job with her alma matter, Penn State.

In all, the juniors and seniors have taken the floor under all three coaches, Carr, SchumacherCawley and first year coach, Iain Braddak.

Braddak has tried to instill a

strong sense of culture into his team, which can often be lost amidst a coaching transition.

That culture and identity is built on what Braddak has called the team’s greatest strength: grit. “One thing we’re focusing on this year is redefining our culture because of all the changes that we’ve had,� Furrer explained. “[We’re] really trying to leave behind something that will resonate for the girls that are going to take this program on once we’re gone.�

While developing a team’s culture is one thing, making it last is another. That task lies with the younger players on the team who, like the team’s veterans, have been subject to the coaching changes, albeit in a different way.

The sophomores and freshmen were recruited by one coach but came in their rookie years to play for another. For some of those younger players, like freshmen defensive-specialist Carmina Raquel, who was recruited

by Schumacher-Cawley, it was hard to hear the team was going through another transition because of the effect it might have on the rest of the squad. “It was tough to hear [Schumacher-Cawley was leaving] be-

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cause I respected Katie a lot and valued her coaching ideas,�

Raquel said. “But I trusted the University of Pennsylvania’s athletic board and athletic directors to find a good fit [to replace her]. “I knew the girls were strong, and I knew that they had each other.�

Such is the feeling shared among the team after going through all of the changes they’ve experienced. At the end of the day, one thing has remained constant throughout this period of change: the team itself and their love for the game. “[Having three coaches has]

fostered an environment of really loving the game because that’s what’s kept us here, is each other and our love of the sport,� Furrer said. “Regardless of who our coach is, the three years of change has forced us to love the game even more.�

Penn football preps for tough second test against Lehigh SATURDAY

Lehigh (1-2)

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Franklin Field

The home clash is a rematch of last year’s 65-47 shootout MICHAEL LANDAU Associate Sports Editor

For Penn football, the positive vibes are flowing in from multiple places.

Last Saturday, the Quakers comfortably defeated Bucknell 34-17 in

the team’s season opener at Franklin Field.

Seven days later, the Red and Blue (1-0) will play at home once again when they take on Lehigh (12) in a rematch of last year’s 65-47 shootout victory.

Last year’s win versus Lehigh and last weekend’s victory were separated by 51 weeks, but they both appear to provide some reason for optimism. Coach Ray Priore was certainly encouraged by the victory over Bucknell. “We’re excited about having the first victory, which is great,� Priore said. “We did a lot of things well.

We have some things we need to improve upon, but for a first game

going into a second game, we’re in a good place.�

The Quakers’ 17-point victory marked the first start and win for sophomore quarterback Ryan Glover. Glover, who mixed two touchdowns with two interceptions on Saturday, echoed Priore’s excitement about the team going into the weekend. “I’m really excited about what’s to come,� he said. “I think we’ve got a good group of guys. We’ve got a lot of talent on this team offensively and defensively.�

The quarterback situation for the Quakers has been well documented, with the decision to start Glover over junior Nick Robinson not made until

three days before the season opener.

Glover took every offensive snap in the victory over Bucknell, but Priore remained cagey when asked on Tuesday about the possibility of the two sharing playing time on Saturday. In particular, Robinson’s status remains unclear following an injury obtained during the preseason. “Those things are decided as we go throughout the course of the week, and we’ll make those decisions as we get closer to the weekend,� Priore said.

The Quakers had weeks before the season to focus on Bucknell, giving them an ample amount of time to game plan and prepare. A much quicker turnaround for Saturday’s

game provides its own challenges. “The last game is over with. Now we go on to the next one,� Priore said. “Practicing now for an opponent within a week’s period of time is a lot different than having all of preseason to prepare for an opponent, so it’s a learning process and we’re going to take the next step.�

However, there may also be some advantages to preparing for the second game of the season, as Glover pointed out. “It’s hard your first game because you’re not used to the speed and all of that,� he said. “Now that we have one under our belt, it should be cool.�

As for last year’s offensive dis-

play against Lehigh, the Quakers know it is a thing of the past. Although they have lost two of their first three games to open 2018, the Mountain Hawks won five of their final six last season to co-champion the Patriot League. Penn certainly isn’t taking Lehigh lightly. “They’re a good football team with quality players,� Priore said. “They’re a totally different team than they were a year ago, so the takeaways are not from last year.

It’s what this football team this year can do.�

So while the Quakers hope history repeats itself on Saturday, they aren’t taking anything for granted.

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Penn men’s soccer is no stranger to hard-fought games.

Four of the Quakers’ first five matches this season have gone to overtime, with two of those ending in double overtime draws. Additionally, the team has played three straight games on the road, winning, losing, and tying one.

On Friday, the Red and Blue (2-1-2) will finish this road stretch with a matchup versus Marist in Poughkeepsie, NY. If the first few games are any indication, Penn will be tough to score on. The group has given up just four goals, notching three clean sheets in the process — more than it had all of last season.

A key figure in the Quakers’ defensive success has been center

back Alex Touche. The sophomore has started every game and has not left the pitch in the team’s first five games. He credits the defense’s early success to the philosophy of first-year coach Brian Gill. “This season, coach Gill came in with the mentality that we’re gonna have a defensive base, and so that’s gonna be our foundation that we’ll build on throughout the season,�

Touche said. “So we’ve gotten that foundation now, and now we just have to keep it up and keep communicating.�

While Touche has been stellar on the back line thus far, he has also been great on the other end of the pitch. The 6-foot-4 London native has scored two game-winning goals for the Red and Blue, both off of headers in the overtime period.

The first came in the season-opener against Monmouth, while the other sealed the victory at Marquette. “[Those two game-winners] felt really nice, because the guys deserved it,� Touche said. “We put in a lot of work over the offseason, and then in those games, we were battling for 90 minutes. They were pretty similar games, and we just sort of needed a winning touch, and [junior midfielder] Brandon [Bartel]

put in some really good balls.�

The Quakers have two more non-conference games before they begin their Ivy season with a matchup at Cornell on Sept. 29.

This Friday’s game at Marist (1-31) will mark the first time the two sides have competed against one another since the Red and Blue beat the Red Foxes 4-0 in 2006.

Marist comes into this matchup having already played a tough nonconference schedule. The group beat Pacific and tied Fordham in a two-week span, both of which have been nationally ranked this season.

Leading the way has been the midfield duo of sophomore Allen Gavilanes and junior Samad Bounthong, each of whom have a goal and at least one assist on the year.

These attacking midfielders battling against the Penn backline, which includes Touche, sophomore RC Williams, junior Casey Barone, and senior Erumuse Momoh, makes for a compelling matchup to watch on Friday.

The Quakers had just two nonconference wins all of last year.

A third win for them this season would be a big step forward with Ivy play just right around the corner.

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4 p.m.

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Penn has scored 15 goals in seven games this season ZACK ROVNER Sports Reporter

Penn women’s soccer has been through eight different recruiting classes and more than 2,500 days of hard work since its last Ivy League championship.

But the Quakers have been stellar so far this season, and this weekend marks the start to a new conference campaign.

On Saturday, Penn starts its quest

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the schools that he’s been at have all had different qualities.

And that educational training doesn’t just show itself on the court. At each of the schools Braddak has coached at, he has also taught classes. The classes have varied from school to school, but they have always centered around sports. For example, he taught sports psychology at the Merchant Marine Academy.

In a lot of ways, being a teacher is like being a coach.

And Braddak leverages those similarities to make himself a better coach.

“There are certainly aspects that carry over, like organization and structure and research.

for an Ivy League championship against Harvard. Currently on a four-game win streak, the Red and Blue (6-1) are playing their best soccer in years.

“The winning has definitely helped spike our confidence going to Ivy’s this Saturday,” senior midfielder Allie Trzaska said. “We’re still not going to become complacent. We’re going to keep working this week in practice to build up that confidence even more.”

On the other side of the ball, Harvard (3-4) is fresh off a 2-0 win of its own against fellow Boston team Northeastern. Harvard’s play thus far has been highlighted by senior midfielder Leah Mohammadi, who has scored four of the Crimson’s nine goals this season.

Penn’s defense will be a major roadblock for Mohammadi and the Harvard offense. Junior goalie Kitty

Qu has five shutouts in seven starts thanks to both excellent goalkeeping and great defensive team efforts.

“I feel like people are showcasing themselves at different moments,” coach Nicole Van Dyke said. “We have a lot of talented players, and we’re still improving. I think it’s always ever-evolving. We can always just continue to get better.”

The key to success for Penn this season has been its ability to get quality shots on net. Last season, a year in which the Quakers finished fifth in the Ivy League, Penn scored a total of 10 goals. This year’s team has already netted 15.

Additionally, the Quakers have worked as one cohesive unit.

Six different players have scored through seven games, showcasing the team’s depth and improved team chemistry from previous seasons.

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The approach to the content is very similar,” he said.

While he isn’t teaching here this semester, it’s certainly something he’s considered.

“I would love to [teach here].

I don’t know if that opportunity will come up. I’m more likely actually to pursue a PhD here than to teach right away.”

As for the team he inherited, there is certainly work to be done. The Quakers have not finished better than fifth in the Ivy League since 2013, and are on their third coach in as many years.

But Braddak is eager to take on that challenge, and has a plan in mind.

“It was part of our conversations in preseason with the team,” he said. “The number one priority for us are our fun-

damentals, and number two is our mental game and our mental approach to what we do every day.”

He’s also trying to leave a lasting impact. Having a coach leave after one season can disrupt the culture of a team, so he is focused on rebuilding that as well. “[We’re] really trying to leave behind something that will resonate for the girls that are going to take this program on once we’re gone,” junior captain and libero Caroline Furrer said.

So, every time the Quakers step out on to the court this season, it’ll be an opportunity for them to put some of those new focuses into practice.

After all, their teacher will be watching.

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uted to the goal spike]. You look at how many different players we have at different moments,” Van Dyke said.

The main facilitator in the rise in goal production has been Trzaska, who leads the team with five assists.

“Anytime your midfielders are doing what they’re supposed to do, especially from an attacking front, it’s great,” Van Dyke said. “Just her ability to be precise in the final third — she can take on players, she can strike a ball, she can serve it. She’s definitely a playmaking attacking midfielder.”

Trzaska has developed as a player in her time at Penn. When she started, Trzaska played deeper in a more defensive role. Through the years, she has developed both as a player and a leader — Trzaska is now a captain of the team, tasked with setting the example for her

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Before the Quakers’ two wins last weekend, senior midfielder Allie Trzaska was leading the nation in assists per game.

teammates.

“I try not to think about [assists] as different factors,” Trzaska said.

“It’s awesome that I’m able to be in spots on the field that allows me to set up my teammates for goals.”

In order to start the Ivy League campaign with a win, the Quakers

will need to continue their great offensive play, while continuing their dominating defensive performances.

Last season, the Quakers were able to go to Harvard and win on the road. They will look to do the same this Friday night at Rhodes Field.

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Coach Iain Braddak brings his teaching background to Penn JONATHAN POLLACK Senior Sports Editor

For Penn volleyball, it’s time for class.

Back in April, Iain Braddak was brought on board as the Quakers’ new head coach, filling the void left by Katie Schumacher-Cawley after she left for Penn State. Now,

with the season well under way, Braddak has brought his unique background and coaching style to the Red and Blue.

Braddak certainly has a history with volleyball. In 2012, he was tasked with starting the men’s volleyball program at Culver-Stockton College, while also serving as an assistant for the women’s volleyball team. He spent time as the head coach of the women’s teams at the U.S Merchant Marine Academy and

Smith College, before heading to the Ivy League as an assistant coach at Columbia last season.

But Braddak’s specialty, what makes him such a different coach than most, is his background in education.

“I was trained as a physical educator and got my undergraduate degree at Springfield College and then my masters in advanced level coaching in sports performance, so a lot of my coaching style is actually teaching,” Brad-

dak said. “I find that to help facilitate performance and to help people perform at their best, they need to be in an environment where they can take risks and learn and be pushed and challenged.”

Braddak’s skill set gives him a distinct perspective as a coach.

Not only does he have a unique approach to fostering relationships and inspiring change, but

Age is but a number — just ask the Penn volleyball freshmen.

Daniela Fornaciari, Kylie Kulinski, Margaret Planek, and Carmina Raquel have all been playing significant roles for the Quakers, and they have not let their inexperience hold them back. In at least one match this season, each has led the team in a statistical category, giving new hope to a squad in struggle.

The Red and Blue (3-8) have had trouble gathering momentum before jumping into Ivy League play, which begins on Friday at home against Princeton.

However, the aforementioned freshmen have given the team reason for optimism as it searches for more consistent success.

Leading the team in total blocks at the middle position, Fornaciari did not expect to provide such a significant contribution to her squad, having only arrived on campus a few weeks ago to start her freshman year.

“I’m glad I can be contributing to the team so early in my career,” Fornaciari said.

She is also fifth overall in kills, showcasing a versatility that allows her to make an impact defensively as well as offensively.

Fellow rookie setter Kulinski has also been a surprise contributor, leading the team in another statistical category: assists. At the beginning of the season, Kulinski rarely saw the court, but after getting her number called, she hasn’t looked back.

Despite only playing in 22 sets out of a possible 41, the Illinois native has racked up an impressive 204 assists and counting.

In one game, she dished out nearly 50 assists, finishing with 48 in a win over Delaware State.

“To be completely honest, [leading the team in assists] is surprising. I didn’t expect it coming in, but hopefully I can keep it up,” Kulinski said.

Hitter Planek has also stood out on the team despite her relative youth. In the second game of the

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Penn volleyball’s only goal this weekend? Beat Princeton.

The Red and Blue will open up Ivy League play against rival Princeton for the 18th-straight season this Saturday at the Palestra. Princeton (7-4) is a team that the Quakers (3-8) haven’t beaten since 2015, and this will be the first of two annual matchups between the two programs.

Princeton has won three straight Ivy League titles and is the preseason favorite to win a fourth.

While the Tigers are coming off a 2-1 record at the Cherry and White Challenge, the Quakers are stumbling back from an 0-3 finish at the Mountaineer Classic.

However, Penn is encouraged by its ability to compete and play with high energy.

“The foundation is there, which gives me a lot of hope and a lot of promise. Our tenacity, our grit, our

resiliency, those sorts of things, don’t just go away,” coach Iain Braddak said.

This past weekend’s road test proved difficult for a Quakers team relying on young talent.

“I think when we get in high pressure situations and [we’re] facing teams that are a little bit older, [it] can be challenging for us for sure,” Braddak said.

Whenever Princeton comes to town, no matter the sport, it’s sure to be a hard-fought competition.

Not only are Penn and Princeton often the class of the Ivy League, but the age-old rivalry between the two schools has continued since the inception of the league itself.

However, for the coaching staff, the focus is on the conference as a whole, not necessarily one key matchup.

“For us, it’s the Ivy League. It’s definitely a different phase of our season; we’re excited for it,” Braddak said.

Although the team may be focused on the whole conference, there’s a lot to worry about this weekend. Princeton boasts one of the conference’s most powerful offenses. The Tigers are top three in hitting percentage, assists, and kills in the Ivy League. However, Penn’s defensive capabilities shouldn’t be taken lightly.

“Our block team has worked hard to put up a disciplined block and our

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After losing all three of its games at the Mountaineer Classic in West Virginia last weekend, Penn volleyball will look to get back in the winning column against rival Princeton on Saturday at the Palestra.

defensive players such as Caroline Furrer for sure have been leading our defense in her libero role,” Braddak said.

With freshman middle hitter Daniela Fornaciari, junior opposite hitter Madison Goldstein, and all-

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Ivy outside hitter Parker Jones — who also writes for the DP — the height and talent for blocking is there. Not to mention, Furrer has become an anchor for the team gamein and game-out.

Importantly, Penn is primed to

bounce back against Princeton. The Quakers have a chip on their shoulder, and with home court advantage and a strong desire not to drop a fourth straight match for the second time this season, they should not be written off.

This matchup will reveal what kind of competitor Penn can be when vying for the Ivy League title.

The Tigers have become the gold standard in Ivy volleyball, but time will tell if there’s a new program ready to be crowned champion.

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