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Former President Barack Obama urged students and local residents to enact change and vote for Democrats in the upcoming November elections at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Sept. 21.

“On November 6, you have a chance to restore some sanity

to our politics,” Obama told the crowd.

Students and local Philadelphians flooded the Dell Music Center to hear Obama rally Democrats to vote for the reelection of United States Sen. Bob Casey (DPa.) and Gov. Tom Wolf (D-Pa.), as well as other Democratic candidates running for office this year.

Obama joked that he shouldn’t have to deliver the message, but said this year’s midterm elections were especially important for

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shaping America’s future.

“This election is more important than any other in my lifetime.

But this time it really is different — this time the stakes really are higher,” Obama said. “The consequences of any of us sitting on the sidelines are far more dangerous.”

Receiving multiple standing ovations, the former president also spoke about the impacts of voting and how the act could lead to reforming gun laws or lowering the cost of college.

Group says Trump does not affect endorsements

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A Penn alumna is suing the University chapter of Psi Upsilon, commonly known as Castle, alleging she was badly burned by a large, flaming marshmallow at a 2017 Halloween party.

Jessica Davis, a 2018 Nursing graduate, filed the civil suit on Sept. 19 in federal court accusing the fraternity of negligence.

The legal complaint names the fraternity, its national office, and the landlord of the event venue, in addition to three fraternity members: 2018 College and Engineering graduate Vadim Ordovsky-Tanaevsky, Wharton senior Patrick Lobo, and Engineering junior Edmund Hammond, as co-defendants.

Thomas Fox, the executive director of Psi Upsilon, wrote

When President Donald Trump rose to prominence in the divisive election of 2016, Penn College Republicans made an active choice against endorsing him.

With midterm season looming, the political group at Trump’s alma mater will have to decide again whether to align itself with the 1968 Wharton graduate.

During the start of the school year in 2016, a poll conducted by College Republicans revealed 60 percent of College Republican members do not support Trump.

When asked about the consensus of the group two years later, College senior and Executive Director of College Republicans Richard Murphy said it would be hard to determine where people stand.

“I would definitely say there’s no clear consensus [on Trump],” Murphy said. “Some people are like ‘I definitely shouldn’t have

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in an email that the international office learned of the suit on Thursday and had not yet received the legal documents.

Fox declined to comment.

Davis, Ordovsky-Tanaevsky,

Lobo, and Hammond did not respond to request for comment.

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College Republicans still split over ‘Trumpism’

The alleged incident took place on Oct. 27, 2017

Davis was standing near an unmonitored fire pit around 11:30 p.m. when the flaming marshmallow adhered to her bare back.

For most, the big issue this election is voter turnout. Democrats have historically voted in mass numbers for midterm elections, but for Democrats to take back the House of Representatives this fall, voter turnout is essential. Many say Obama is the way to do that.

Casey and Wolf both spoke at the rally, yet above all, both young and old enthusiasts said they were there for Obama. By 9 a.m. on

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voted for the guy,’ some people voted for Clinton and wish they’d voted for Trump.”

But Wharton senior and Vice President of College Republicans Owen O’Hare said regardless of group members’ converging opinions toward Trump, the president’s endorsement of a midterm candidate will not influence the club’s decision to endorse.

“We’re not the type of club that would support a candidate because Trump is supporting them,” O’Hare said. “I think you have to look at each candidate on a candidate-by-candidate basis.”

Murphy agreed, adding that the club is not influenced by Trump’s midterm choices.

“There is an overlap in who Trump likes and who we like, but I think that’s going to be the case with any Republican candidates,” Murphy said. “We’re not like an anti-Trump group obviously.”

O’Hare said that in the past, the club had decided which candidates to support through a democratic process. Executive board members conduct a poll to gather

opinions of all club members and work closely with the deputy board to establish a consensus.

Murphy said they hope to follow the same process this election season, although the group has not officially endorsed any candidates.

Now, with College Republicans membership at an all-time high, club leaders said the breakdown of how people fall on the political spectrum may have shifted.

“I would say disagreement is welcomed honestly,” Murphy said. “It’s a very open minded group […] a lot of people have their own opinions about things like gun control or abortion, people don’t necessarily vote just for what the party votes for.”

Huntsman junior and general College Republicans member Michael Moroz said there has been a lot of disagreement within the group, particularly over the decision on whether or not to support Trump. He added that College Republicans members sometimes SEE REPUBLICANS PAGE 7

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Police, locals mend relations at Phila. barber shop The Sept. 17 event brought the community together CHRIS DOYLE Staff Reporter

In the West Philadelphia neighborhood situated just beyond the “Penn bubble� on 40th Street, police officers and community residents say tensions between them often run high. But at a barber shop only a few blocks off campus, Philadelphia police officer and Vice President of the National Black Police Association G. Lamar Stewart is working to bring the community together and bridge the divide.

Stewart joined his colleagues and local West Philadelphia residents inside the Philly Cuts barber shop at 4409 Chestnut St. at 6 p.m. Monday night for an event titled “Blades, Fades,

and Engage.� During the meeting, which is held on the third Monday of each month, attendees discussed issues that cause and are caused by the fraught police-civilian relationships throughout the community.

Attendees raised issues including racial profiling, the need for community engagement, and the dangers and struggles of being a young black man in Philadelphia.

Deputy Sheriff Malika Rahman was a prominent participant in Monday’s event.

Speaking from her experience as a black woman on the force, Rahman pointed to the disparity between policing methods employed in rich and poor communities. “Your training officer told you that, ‘Down there, they’re different, down there, you have to handle them a certain way or

they won’t respect you,’� Rahman said. “It’s that fear of the black man that is instilled in [police officers] when they’re in training that we all know exists but we can’t confront.�

Rahman criticized the apparent differences in police practices when addressing law enforcement of drug use in different communities.

These differences in police approach particularly manifest at the edge of college campuses, Philadelphia police officer Mike Brown said. He spoke at the meeting about his experiences with the inequality between college campuses in Philadelphia and their surrounding regions. “In a college area, we walk up to one house and I promise you there were probably about 500 students in the house drinking, smoking, getting high, but

all white,� Brown said. “When it’s up there where it’s a little safer, it’s, ‘Move it along, you go back to school, mommy and daddy might hear about this later on, but you go back and get your degree and get your education.’ And then they do the same thing next week.�

As the meeting progressed, several officers and community members suggested ways to help mend the strained relationship between West Philadelphia and its police officers.

One possible solution was offered by Officer Justin Harris, who suggested that he and his colleagues had a responsibility to move beyond simply patrolling and policing neighborhoods struggling with poverty and crime. Harris said officers should take a more active role to communicate with and help community members.

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“We’re just moving a problem instead of fixing it,� Harris said. “Instead of telling them to move, I’d like to tell them to move where.�

Stewart, one of the main organizers of the monthly meetings and the divisional community relations officer for the southwest Police Division, said that the need for community engagement is not limited to his fellow officers. While he emphasized the need for black men specifically to confront bias and injustice, Stewart said that everyone, including Penn students, can help overcome these deeply entrenched problems. “What we’re up against is something that’s systemic,�

Stewart said. “This level of progressive thought, initiative, and work will also require the community to come to bat and

have the back of officers, who are particularly African Americans, but even some of our nonAfrican American allies.�

Stewart added that this need for support extends to college campuses such as Penn. In an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Stewart said that although he appreciated Penn’s community outreach programs, he encouraged students and administrators to do more — to burst the ‘Penn Bubble’ and become part of greater communal change. “Penn can help by participating in the conversation,â€? Stewart said. “Those who are here and who are native West Philadelphians, they’ll feel like Penn is not just trying to take over our community, but they’re very much connected to us [‌] they’re not trying just to push us out, but also join in.â€?

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Gutmann named highest paid leader of Phila. nonprofits She earned $3,537,020 during the 2015-16 year CAMINA HACHENBURG Contributing Reporter

Penn President Amy Gutmann is the highest paid leader among nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia, according to a 2018 ranking published by Generocity, a local news organization focused on social impact.

As an ex officio member of Penn’s Board of Trustees, Gutmann earned $3,537,020 during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, placing her on the top of the list.

Executives of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Drexel University also ranked high in this wage list, with the CEO of CHOP coming in sec-

ond and the Drexel CEO coming in sixth.

In order to conduct the ranking, Generocity studied the 2015-2016 fiscal year tax forms of Philadelphia’s largest 50 nonprofit organizations by income.

Penn Trustees, who reaped a total income of $13,927,559,511, ranked No. 1 on this list of Philadelphia’s biggest organizations.

Gutmann is a familiar name among income rankings within higher education. She has been one of the highest paid university presidents in the United States in recent years, and her total compensation has risen by 341 percent since her first year as Penn president. Her salary increased by 6 percent from 2014 to 2015, and hit a skyrock-

eting $3,537,020. Gutmann’s salary in 2015 was approximately three times the salary of six other presidents of Ivy League institutions.

Gutmann also ranked No. 1 on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s list – updated on July 2018 – of executive compensation of private colleges in Pennsylvania, and number four on the ranking of highest paid private-college leaders in the U.S. Despite her multi-million dollar salary, Gutmann has not always been the highest paid executive within Penn. In 2015, Tom Beeman, chief operating officer for regional operations at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, earned $4,822,512.

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Gutmann has been one of the highest paid university presidents in the United States in recent years, and her total compensation has risen by 341 percent since her first year as Penn president.

At first appearance, Wellness Officer discusses Penn ‘deficiencies’ 170 people attended the seminar and Q&A session AMANPREET SINGH Contributing Reporter

At a campus-wide seminar Thursday, Penn’s first Chief Wellness Officer said he is working to give Penn Face a “facelift.”

Penn’s first Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé led a seminar on ways to galvanize wellness on campus. Hosted by the Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives, the seminar showcased ways the University’s resources are striving to become more accessible and integrated in student life.

Executive Director of PCPH Initiatives Jennifer Pinto-Martin, who introduced Dubé at the event, said about 170 people attended the seminar, which was followed by a question and answer session.

Dubé posed several ideas that he considers as more productive initiatives, such as creating specific wellness discussions and resourcesharing for each year of the undergraduate experience, rather than only having the Thriving at Penn modules during freshman year.

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Friday, local Philadelphians and die-hard Democrats were lined up outside the center, armed with picnic blankets, Obama paraphernalia, and buckets of snacks.

At the front of the line were Noah Vinogradov, 15, and Nathan Russek, 17, who secured tickets through an internship for Sara Johnson, who is running for state representative of the 151st legislative district in Pennsylvania. The pair echoed the sentiments that spread through the crowds: They wanted a good view and were looking to be inspired.

“Right now more than ever our country needs a voice of reason,” Russek said, “an adult in the room to sit here and say that some of the things that are currently happening are not right, and we need to fix it. And the way to fix it is with a vote.”

College junior Alexys Ogorek, who is working on the Wolf reelection campaign, was also one of the first people waiting to enter the building. This is the third political campaign she has

For sophomores, themes may be similar to the Penn Athletics mission of “Champion Your Life,” which focuses on character, humility, enjoyment, community, and ambition. For seniors, specifics may relate to flourishing at Penn and life beyond graduation.

He is also working to integrate Student Wellness Services. Currently, CAPS and Student Health Services are serviced independently, but Dubé said he hopes to centralize these into one new building that helps students avoid the stigma associated with seeking help from mental health professionals.

The seminar also addressed ideas to curb academic stress. Pinto-Martin said abolishing grades during freshman year has been discussed with Provost Wendell Pritchett and President Amy Gutmann.

The creation of this new chief wellness officer position was established last April in an email from Amy Gutmann to the undergraduate body and oversees a new department at Penn called Student Wellness Services. The purpose of this new position, the first of its kind in the Ivy League, is to coordinate and centralize wellness initiatives across

worked on.

“I was able to see [Obama] at the Obama-Clinton rally the night before the election in 2016, but I think actually being able to work an event is a lot cooler you get to see the backsides of it,” she said. “Seeing all the prep that goes into seeing a president speak is really cool.”

Obama’s stop in Philadelphia was part of his nationwide campaigning effort, which has sparked excitement among Democrats across the country who have long grumbled at Obama’s reluctance to speak publicly about partisan issues, especially about current President Donald Trump.

Twenty minutes before the doors were scheduled to open at 2:30 p.m., the line of students from Penn Democrats and local residents curved around the building and overflowed into the parking lot.

Penn Dems President and Wharton junior Dylan Milligan attended the rally with a group of 126 student members who received tickets after volunteering to canvas for Democrats.

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the entire university.

Dubé also mentioned that his role will allow him to centralize wellness initiatives by bringing good practices from certain schools to the broader Penn community. For example, the strict schedules of veterinary school students made them unable to visit CAPS, so CAPS clinicians brought services to vet students at times and places convenient to them. This initiative was later extended to the Dental, Medical, and Law schools.

Dubé broke the seminar into three key areas: the meaning of wellness, the current state of wellness at Penn, and new initiatives.

While Dubé admitted that there are many “deficiencies” in wellness culture at Penn, like the limited staff at CAPS, he does not believe that only meeting these demands is the solution.

Pinto-Martin agreed, saying to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the University wants to avoid “just putting a bandaid” on the issue of wellness.

“We can’t just be focused on mental health, ill-health, as the metric,” she said. “We really need to think about embracing a whole

culture of wellness.”

Dubé said he also believes that wellness is teachable. He said he is looking at offering academic credits for learning about wellness, like instituting a class that teaches foundations for wellness to reform Penn’s culture.

Graduate student Quratul-ain Qaiser, who attended the event, said she appreciates the way that Dubé approached wellness.

“Dr. Dubé touched on wellness in a way that kind of makes it real,” she said. “It’s not just about feeling good. It’s about actually dealing with things like stress.”

Emma Loh, a first-year student at Penn Dental, said these conversations are especially important at Penn.

“I mean I’ve only been here for three weeks and even I’ve heard about Penn Face,” she said.

Loh also felt that Dubé focused on “big campaigns” and administrative initiatives, rather than “concrete ways” to implement these ideas. She also thought a lot of the ideas were focused on undergraduates and underclassmen in the College.

While he did not offer concrete

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gets people fired up and ready to go,” Milligan said.

As people were waiting in line to enter the building, Penn Dems and other volunteers at the rally encouraged attendees to register to vote and to canvas for Democrats in anticipation for the midterms. The deadline to register

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online to vote in Pennsylvania is Oct. 9.

Waiting in line were two Philadelphia residents and friends Edquardo Joel Chinnell and Yvonne Parmley. Chinnell, who was born and raised in Philadelphia, said he will be voting for the first time this November.

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Dubé posed several ideas that he considers very productive initiatives, such as creating specific wellness discussions.

plans, Dubé encouraged partnership amongst Penn staff, and posed questions for the audience to create new solutions. Dubé also emphasized the role of student leadership in these issues, and believes that change must start with student input.

“It seems like he’s making the

effort to reach out to every group on campus, individually, and is open to ideas,” Qaiser said.

Dr. Dubé was selected for the position this summer, beating out hundreds of candidates from across the world. Dubé was a professor of clinical psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine.

He added that he was eager to vote for the first time because a Republican, Donald Trump, is currently in office.

“When he’s in office, I’m going to vote to get him out,” Chinnell said. “That’s why I’m here.”

Parmley, who was born on a farm in North Carolina and moved to Philadelphia in 1967, said she votes every year. “I’m a voter because that’s my job,” she said. Parmley added that the pair love Obama.

“People listen to him because his word is like the Bible,” she said.

Parmley worked as a registered nurse for the past 40 years before retiring in May. She said she retired because she was dissatisfied with the way the health care industry treats patients.

However, she is hopeful this year’s midterms could spark positive change in the field.

As the crowd trickled into the outdoor arena at 2:30 p.m., a series of speakers, event organizers, and various senators took turns speaking at the podium addressing the audience.

“Right here, right now, we’re going to take back the senate!

Every vote counts in every election!” Sen. Vincent Hughes (DPa.) said. The audience’s ecstatic applauses followed him even after he left the stage.

The speakers have varied backgrounds, but the general message was the same: Campaign, vote, and make Pennsylvania blue.

Obama ended his speech asking the crowd, “Pennsylvania, are you going to vote?”

An entire amphitheater of people answered back: “Yes.” After Obama left the stage, Jo Walker, a local Philadelphia citizen, said his speech was phenomenal.

Now, 10 years after the 2008 election, Walker said she thinks Obama still has his optimism, even though his “frustration is obvious.” Although Walker believes the current administration is “discrediting everything [Obama has] done,” she still thinks his legacy will remain.

“There is no doubt in my mind he will go down as the greatest president ever,” Walker said.

Staff reporters Julie Coleman and Gianna Ferrarin contributed to this story.

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OPINION LET’S TALK ABOUT ELECTIONS

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 204 2018 VOL. CXXXIV, NO. 41 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 CHRISTINE LAM Design Editor ALANA SHUKOVSKY Design Editor BEN ZHAO Design Editor KELLY HEINZERLING News Editor MADELEINE LAMON News Editor HALEY SUH News Editor

If money matters more than votes, is the U.S. a democracy?

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ith Nov. 6 only six weeks away, candidates all over the country are vying for seats in their local offices and on Capitol Hill. Midterm elections will bring a sea of fresh faces, campaigning about their desire to represent you on a multitude of issues; but will they? Will they legislate for their constituents, or for their wallets?

If the past is any indication, a bit of wishful thinking might be necessary to trust the United States’ democratic system.

Right here in Philadelphia in 1787, the Constitutional Convention set up a great representative democracy, intended to express the opinions of the people.

So, why do less than one-fifth of Americans today believe that laws enacted by our government mostly reflect what the people actually want? Why do over threequarters think these laws reflect powerful special interests?

These are results from The De-

FRESH TAKE | Who are our representatives really representing? crats and Republicans — think that the influence of money is getting worse, not better.

This poll exposes the underlying distrust of public servants that pervades the American public. It spotlights the loss of faith in prop-

lobbying, but this leaped to $5.12 million only the following year — just in time to welcome the new, gun-loving administration to Pennsylvania Avenue.

The NRA’s influence dramatically increased in one year, while

Public opinion evolves with current events, but Washington legislators’ motives do not.” er representation in Washington.

And it reveals the de-democratization of the country.

People are disillusioned for good reason. Public opinion on many hot-button issues competes with special interests for Washington’s attention.

Constantly making headlines, gun control is one of these issues.

support for gun rights certainly did not. In fact, public opinion moved in the opposite direction — backing for gun control hit a record high. Support for tougher gun laws has jumped almost 20 points since the end of 2015. In complete contrast to public opinion, gun rights interests have given about $42 million to candidates, parties,

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Exxon Mobil spent $11.4 million in 2017, but their peak expenditure was $29 million in 2008. Special interests’ spending fluctuates depending on potential political gain. Is the United States a true democracy, if influence on policy is guided more by private interests than public opinion?

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in 2017, AT&T spent $11.4 million and DowDuPont dished out $15.9 million for influence on the Hill.

This year, $1.76 billion has already been spent on lobbying.

Penn also contributes millions of dollars to the astronomical figure, spending more on lobbying than any other Ivy League institution. The University advocates for a wide variety of issues, from funding for a “Large Synoptic Survey Telescope” to even taking a stance on the Affordable Care Act. While it is important to ask for government funding, it is certainly undemocratic for Penn to have more influence over government expenditures than other institutions or constituents, simply because of its hefty endowment.

Some claim that lobby groups allow sects of the population to or-

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The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index categorizes the United States as a “flawed democracy,” a classification that is unbecoming of its status as the oldest existing democracy in the world or its position as the leader of the liberal international order.

Its score of 7.98 out of 10 would surely rise if money were not the most powerful guarantor of government representation.

Is this a dire cry that our votes will not matter this November?

No, but it is a dire cry that our votes may be the last shred of influence we can cling onto. Apart from their policy platforms, candidates must also be evaluated against their receptiveness to special interest donations and lobby-

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It is undemocratic for Penn to have more influence over government expenditures than other institutions or constituents, simply because of its hefty endowment.”

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mocracy Project, a new bipartisan survey of American attitudes on democracy, commissioned by the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Engagement, the George W. Bush Institute, and Freedom House.

Further, 80 percent of Americans — a majority of both Demo-

On Thursday, three people died in a mass shooting in Maryland. And that was one of three mass shootings last week.

Public opinion evolves with current events, but Washington legislators’ motives do not.

In 2016, the National Rifle Association spent $3.19 million on

and outside spending groups since 1989, while gun control interests have only given $4.3 million.

Instead of constituent voices guiding policy, special interests strategically adjust their access and influence according to political convenience.

And the NRA is not alone.

ganize and have their voices heard in the government. But, shouldn’t a properly functioning democracy — by definition — be able to reflect the voices of all its citizens, not just those who are bankrolling megaphones into Washington?

While the United States can pat itself on the back for free elections, for a vote that each citizen dutifully carries out, the access and influence of each voter is zeroto-none in the face of the money

ing in general.

The diagnosis is grim. Until serious attention is paid at controlling a highly lucrative industry in Washington, the United States of America cannot claim to be the democracy it set out to be two centuries ago.

LUCY HU is a College junior from Auckland, New Zealand, studying political science. Her email address is lucyhu@sas.upenn.edu.

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emocracy is based on the notion that the people should govern themselves — that the people have a voice. When we don’t vote, we lose that voice.

In doing so, we do ourselves, and our community a disservice. And this disservice will not be shortlived. The reverberations of the 2018 election will be felt far into the future. If we don’t vote, we won’t have a say in that future.

Penn Leads the Vote was established in 2004 and re-established in 2018 with this notion in mind.

Our goal is simple — to increase voter engagement among Penn’s student body, regardless of party affiliation. During the last midterm elections in 2014, only an abysmal 19.8 percent of Penn students cast their vote.

But this year, we’re going to

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change that.

All across the country, colleges and universities are making it their mission to encourage their students to become more civically engaged, including the University of Pennsylvania. Institutions are recognizing the power that young people have to shape the world from outside the classroom, and they want to help encourage their students to do so.

Civic engagement starts with registering to vote, but it doesn’t end there. Being civically engaged also means finding the issues that are important to you, and learning about the candidates on your ballot who share your same stances. Being an active member of our democracy

means being educated on the issues. The only thing worse than someone who doesn’t vote, is someone who doesn’t know what

election. However, we’ve seen time and time again that there are elections won by a narrow margin of votes. In an increasingly polarized country, every vote matters even more. In a 2018 special election, Democratic representative Conor Lamb from Pennsylvania won by only 627 votes. In 2016, Republican representative Darrell Issa from California won by only 1,621 votes. If only a few hundred or thousand more people turned out to vote in these elections, the results could have been very different. This is especially true in midterm elections, like the one that is coming up on Nov. 6.

That’s why we are co-sponsoring a National Voter Registration Day event at Penn. On Sept. 25, from 1-4 p.m., we will be on Col-

The only thing worse than someone who doesn’t vote, is someone who doesn’t know what they’re voting for.” they’re voting for.

A common objection is that your singular vote can’t significantly impact the results of an

lege Green registering students to vote, educating students on who’s on the ballot, and giving out swag. We invite every stu-

dent to come join us to register to vote and learn more about what it means to truly be civically engaged.

Not only is it our right, but it is our duty to be civically engaged. As members of the Penn community — graduates and undergraduates — we are all responsible for keeping each other accountable in any way that we can. If you can register to vote in Pennsylvania, do it. If you want to keep voting at home, get an absentee ballot. If you can’t vote in United States elections, encourage your friends to get involved, volunteer, and get the word out about how people can participate in our society. Everyone can, and must, do their part, whatever that may be.

So, register (by Oct. 9). Vote.

Encourage your friends to do the same. Democracy is only great when its citizens participate.

BRIAN DOYLE is a co-director of Penn Leads the Vote. His email address is bridoyle@sas.upenn.edu.

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Seniority doesn’t mean priority when it comes to coffee shops THE OXFORD C’MON | Forget age — it’s first come first serve

“I

’ve been coming to this cafe for 20 years!”

The man’s face, burning bright and belligerent, looked down at me as my roommate and I attempted to sit at a table, rightfully claimed by us.

When we noticed through the window of the La Colombe in Rittenhouse Square that a group of three or four people were vacating a coveted circular table, we rushed briskly to the entrance. Specifically holding the door for them to leave, we hurried through the entryway after their departure, happily slapping our backpacks down on the empty table.

The altercation that thus ensued between a middle-aged man and us college-aged kids displays a blatant and pressing problem as an avid coffee addict — the unspoken culture of coffee shops. Am I being dramatic?

Possibly. Does this discount the necessary conversation about the construct of seniority not being a valid argument in public

spaces? Not at all.

“I’ve been watching this table for 15 minutes,” the man in his mid-40s said, approaching us with an air of distrust and entitlement. Flabbergasted, we had no idea how to respond to that except by saying, “… OK?” Eventually, we vacated the table in favor of a smaller one near the back of the shop, allowing the man what he perceived to be his “rightful” table. We did this for the sake of other customers in the cafe, who were beginning to land questioning glances and annoyed side-eyes to my quickly reddening face.

I was shocked that in a city so large, with so many coffee shops, this man still thought he lauded some sort of authority over the seating arrangement simply due to age and history, as if coffee shops everywhere abided by this principle.

I prefer to do homework in coffee shops. I like the white noise of clinking cups and various chatter, and it gets me off campus for a few hours. I see

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it as a welcome relief from the plug-and-chug library life; a place where I can sit and enjoy a coffee and my reading. Getting off campus can welcome a new thought experience and give you a new space to think through your work. People like the man I described above think they have a monopoly over those social spaces because of how long they’ve been coming to said space. This is unfair — plain and simple.

Whether you’re from the city of Philadelphia, like my roommate, or from a random city in Florida, like myself, you deserve to sit at a table you’ve rightfully claimed. I haven’t even been alive for 20 years, but that doesn’t mean the 20

years this man has been spending within the walls of this La Colombe means he has richer rights to it than I do.

and is better at their job? Do you think age implies a larger claim over your basic rights as a citizen? You see, this problem

This assumption that seniority means a higher degree of entitlement needs to be clipped before it has larger societal implications.”

Do you think it’s right for a lesser employee to receive a promotion ahead of a newer employee who works harder

of the assumption that seniority is supposed to mean a higher degree of entitlement needs to be clipped before it spreads to

larger societal implications.

Seniority has a pervasive influence on Penn campus as well.

Leadership positions in clubs are typically “reserved” for upperclassmen, despite the fact that freshmen could be the best fit for the job. I’ve been particularly spoiled by my writing classes, where every student is treated the same regardless of what grade they’re in. Half the time I don’t even know what year my classmates are in.

Coffee shops, to me, are sacred spaces. So old white men who aren’t fast enough to get to the table that they had supposedly been eyeing for 20 minutes don’t get to insert their privilege in that sacred space, and certainly not on the grounds of their adulthood or seniority. I pay for my coffee just like him, and my money is as valuable despite me only coming to that shop for the past few years. My time is just as valuable, and my need for a table just as valid, regardless of our age difference.

Dramatic? Maybe. Correct?

Hell yes.

SOPHIA DUROSE is a College sophomore from Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email is sdurose@sas.upenn.edu.

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Furda: Penn will continue publishing admission rate Stanford will withhold admission data this fall SETH SCHUSTER Staff Reporter

Starting this fall, Stanford University – one of the most competitive universities – will refrain from publishing its admission rate. Penn, on the other hand, will not follow suit.

Dean of Penn Admissions Eric Furda said while Penn has not printed an official admission rate for the past two years, the data still is readily available and can be calculated quite easily.

At Stanford, information about the incoming class, including application figures, academic interests, and geographic makeup, that was published by Stanford in a press release every spring, will no longer be

actively issued.

Furda said he acknowledges the value in getting rid of the admission statistics, saying that anything alleviating stress of prospective college applicants would be “fantastic.”

At the same time, Furda said he is unsure whether this move would actually end up causing more stress for the students. The lack of available data, he said, may add to the stress surrounding the already exist-

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“In the current setting where people feel that admissions is opaque and a black box — will this [decision] feed into that? The feeling that ‘I don’t know [the admission statistics] so I’m more stressed. Or, is it more stressful seeing ‘6 percent’ or ‘5 percent?’” said Furda.

In a press release, Stanford Provost Persis Drell explained the multi-faceted reasoning behind the decision.

Drell highlighted a desire to remove Stanford from the race for low admission rates and to place an emphasis on the educational opportunities for prospective students, rather than on the school’s exclusivity.

Drell also cited the possibility that low admit rates may dissuade some students from applying.

“We want students to know that when we encourage them to apply to Stanford, it’s not because we wish to be known as a most competitive university with a low admit rate,” said Drell in a press release. “It is because we want promising students of all backgrounds to seriously consider the educational opportunities and possibilities at Stanford.”

“By focusing on the admit rate, talented students who would thrive at Stanford may opt not to apply because they think Stanford seems out of reach,” Drell continued. “And that would be a shame.”

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Furda acknowledges the value in withholding admission data, saying that anything alleviating stress of applicants would be “fantastic.”

reported that it would not follow Stanford’s footsteps, stating that it will continue releasing its admission data.

While Stanford’s decision stands out among other highly selective colleges, its admission data will still be available to those who seek it. Not only is Stanford still required by law to report its data to the National Center for Educational Statistics, it will continue to share its data with the Common Data Set, a program that facilitates data collection among member universities.

Vice Dean and Director of Marketing and Communications Kathryn Bezella referred to the varied beliefs on publishing the admit rate as one of the department’s major communications challenges: trying to find a balance between transpar-

ency and support for prospective students.

“Part of what we’re trying to negotiate is how do we not contribute to anxiety, and how do we turn someone off from seeing a press release and saying to themselves, ‘My score is not in that range, so I’m not going to bother applying?’” Bezella said. “We don’t want to cut people off at the knees, but at the same time we also don’t want to give people totally immoderate expectations.”

Though Penn does not plan to stop publishing its application data, Furda cited Penn’s revamped Prospective Student Information Session and Admissions website as a means to help alleviate students’ stress while filling out the Common Application and while answering the ‘Why Penn?’ essay.

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ample amounts of free alcohol to attendees throughout the four-hour party.

Davis, the complaint states, was standing near an unmonitored fire pit around 11:30 p.m., wearing a shirt with an open back. Another party guest, who was not identified in the suit, was drunk and attempting to roast a marshmallow on a stick.

The marshmallow quickly

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The incident, Davis claims, resulted in a serious burn to her middle and lower back as well as subsequent permanent scarring.

Davis contends that her injury could have been prevented

if the fraternity had provided adequate supervision to protect the swarm of roughly 1,000 students who were partying and drinking around open flames.

The suit notes that the party organizers did hire two security

guards for the event, as is now mandated by social guidelines that the University officially implemented in March. The guards manned the doors to the venue and never entered the party.

Kevin Clancy Boylan, an attorney for the personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan Philadelphia, is representing Davis in the case. He is seeking upwards of $150,000 in compensation for his client.

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Republicans members sometimes feel pressure to “moderate rhetoric” to make themselves sound different from Trump, even when they likely agree with him on a policy level.

“I think, given that we’re on a very liberal college campus, there can be an instinct to moderate oneself too much,” Moroz said. “If you had to ask most [College Republicans] members, ‘Do you agree with Trump on X policy?’ I think most people will agree, but there are minor differences in the delivery of those policies.”

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Jeb Bush becomes presidential professor of practice Profs. think it is a step toward bipartisan discourse MAX COHEN Deputy News Editor

Former Florida Gov. and 2016 Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush became Penn’s second presidential professor of practice last week, joining former Vice President Joe Biden, who was named the Benjamin Franklin presidential professor of practice last year. Professors at Penn greeted the move as a positive step toward bipartisan discourse on campus.

Although the two figures hail from different parties and different ideological backgrounds, both Bush and Biden share something in common at Penn: Neither will be teaching a class and neither will be a regular fixture on Penn’s campus.

For Professor of Practice Joni

Finney, who teaches in the Graduate School of Education and serves as the director of the Institute for Research on Higher Education, the presidential professors’ lack of teaching is understandable because of their commitments.

The title of ‘Presidential Professors of Practice’ is more “honorific,” Finney said, contrasting the expected roles of Bush and Biden with most professors of practice at Penn and other universities.

Finney, who earned her title of professor of practice after entering academia from a career in public policy, added that the classic understanding of professors of practice is similar to that of a professor. A professor of practice shares the same teaching responsibilities and workloads as other professors, but come into academia from a life spent working in another field. “[Professors of practice] really

bring a much more pragmatic perspective and expose students to literatures they may not get in their traditional programs,” Finney said.

“It’s really helpful to have people who have worked in one area work side-by-side with the faculty and the students to provide them with a well-rounded education.”

But the positions of Bush and Biden are markedly different from other professors of practice, with a reduced focus on teaching and increased emphasis on a campus presence, Finney said.

“I wouldn’t expect Bush to teach, unless he really wants to teach a regular class,” Finney said. “But like Joe Biden, he will probably be on campus a lot, talking to students, talking with student groups, doing interviews — so he’ll have a whole presence.”

Bush’s involvement on campus was also noted by Jeffrey Green,

the director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy.

According to Penn’s press release, Bush will be affiliated with the center during his time at Penn.

“Within the specific world of the Mitchell Center, we’re looking forward to finding ways to bring figures from the world of politics into conversation with students, other members of the Penn community, and the broader public,” Green said.

Political Science professor Dan Hopkins said Bush’s move to Penn was not a surprising one, given it is common for former politicians to become engaged in academic life.

He also commended Penn for attracting a conservative figure like Bush.

“I think universities are a great place to jumpstart conversations,” Hopkins said. “We are at a political moment where many on the right view universities with suspicion, so

I think it is particularly notable that Penn could attract a Republican of his stature.”

Both of Penn’s presidential professors of practice have been outspoken in their criticism of President Trump, with Bush labeling Trump a “jerk” and Biden expressing his desire to beat up the president.

Yet for Finney, the suggestion that the two hirings are in response to Trump is a claim without basis.

“I don’t really see it as a response to Trump at all,” Finney said. “I think it’s much more, ‘Let’s model the kind of discourse we should have.’ Trump certainly exposed those fissures in our public dialogue and I think the response might be to that more than anything.”

In all, there was optimism that the addition of Jeb Bush to Penn’s faculty would promote bipartisan conversations.

“I actually think it’s a really bril-

liant idea, I was glad when Biden was appointed, and I’m glad Bush is there too,” Finney said. “I think it shows you can have constructive discourse coming from both parties if you work at it.”

Hopkins agreed with these sentiments.

“I am excited, insofar as I think Penn is a leading university of which to study politics,” Hopkins said. “That requires you to have leading voices from varied viewpoints from both the major political parties.”

Jeb Bush’s transition to a role in academia comes after his unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 election, where he was eventually beaten by Wharton 1968 graduate Donald Trump. Bush dropped out of the race in February 2016 after a string of disappointing results in key primaries.

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Searching for my identity after switching sports REINA KERN

As I begin my senior year, I want to take some time to reflect on my Penn experience. Although it’s not over yet and there are many months to go, I think it’s important for me to start coming to terms with what my time at Penn has both given me and taken from me. Our time as Quakers not only shapes us into who we are as people, but also reveals a sense of who we will become in the future and how we will confront the adversity that life will throw at us.

Adversity is how I define my time here at Penn.

In April of 2017, I wrote what ended up being a controversial column on switching sports from field hockey to women’s rowing, something that has defined my Penn experience in its totality.

While at the time leaving the field hockey team and joining the women’s rowing team was something I needed to do for my mental health, it completely affected who I am and how I live my life every single day. My entire identity changed, and having to struggle with trying to find a new identity was a daunting task — one that I still struggle with today.

Am I a rower that played field hockey? Or a field hockey player who rows? Am I a field hockey-playing rower? Or am

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I just a rower? At first it didn’t make sense to me, and while in the heat of switching it did not matter as much, it is now something I think about every single day. When people ask what sports team I am on, it’s always a complicated question for me to answer. My heart tells me one thing, but reality tells me another.

Who am I? Does my past factor into my identity or is my identity just the person I am now? When you commit to play a Division I sport in high school, coaches prepare you for what is to come and the competition you will face. You are trained mentally and physically to prepare for what is ahead of you so that you can be the best athlete possible and perform at your highest capabilities. But to be honest, no one ever prepared me for this.

Yes, people change in college, but no one ever told me I’d be a completely different Reina by the time I left Penn.

I went to a field hockey game recently on campus and as I sat there watching, some things dawned on me. What does it mean to be on the other side, watching the game go by versus getting the chance to physically be on the field? The field was just right over the fence a few feet away, but what made it so difficult for me to pick up my helmet and start playing again?

My old life was flashing before my eyes, and I finally realized that I wasn’t that person anymore; that freshman picking up her helmet and excitedly

running to the goal on her first day of preseason, or that sophomore crying in her helmet during practice depressed from feeling helpless and discouraged. I was someone different, and while a field hockey goalie will always be who I am deep down, I wasn’t that goalie anymore.

So I ask this question: what is your identity and where do you find it? Does Penn give us our identity or the sport we play or the people we associate ourselves with? I’ve come to realize that identity is something no one can create for us, but rather something we create for ourselves. We can choose to be something and not another, and we are ultimately the deciding factor in how others see us.

But what if I can’t identify with what I physically do anymore? I went from a field hockey goalie to a rower overnight, so did my identity change or just simply an activity I do every day?

I am having an internal identity crisis, one that so many Penn students have throughout college. I’ve noticed that very few people understand what it feels like to be in my shoes, but the experience of not being able to self identify is something almost every college student can relate to. While I get tongue-twisted about which sport I play, someone else is going through the same thing with another part of their life. This crisis is part of a much larger mental health issue that is happening on college campuses everywhere. Not

Theodoros Papazekos, who is also a Sports Editor for The Daily Pennsylvanian, hit a field goal from 37 yards out.

“The defense won this game,” Connor said. “Special teams too was huge.”

Later in the half, the Quakers’ special teams did indeed come up big with a blocked punt by sophomore Aaron Johnson, giving Penn the ball inside Cornell’s 10 yard line. The Quakers scored

a few plays later when Klaus was able to reach out with the ball and break the plane following a strong second effort.

“You keep your head down and you keep moving,” Klaus said. “I just run as hard as I can.”

On Cornell’s ensuing possession, senior defensive back Tom Console made a key interception to effectively ice the game for the Quakers.

Through all of the injury trou-

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knowing who you are can affect your entire Penn experience and leave you questioning your purpose.

I don’t know if I will ever entirely feel like a rower, but it doesn’t mean I am not a rower.

Yes, it is as confusing as it sounds. Little of this has to do with the rowing team itself; my teammates are my best friends and the coaching staff is very supportive and passionate. It has more to do with the fact that my mind will never be at ease from my detrimental past on the field hockey team, and the fact that I was forced to leave behind my favorite thing in the world. I believe that your past is always a piece of who you are, and when your past is unsettling, it makes

some aspects of your current life hard to accept. It is almost two years later and watching the game fly by that day made my heart race and gave me a lump in my throat as I tried to hold back the tears. I don’t miss being on that field, but I wish I could be on a field again.

I am a senior, and I still don’t know who I am. Students are starting to look for jobs and are making future plans, and I still have yet to figure out what I identify as. I do not regret my decisions, for they saved my life and I am tenacious and stronger because of it. Coming to terms with that fact that I will never be “okay” with leaving my passion behind may be the first step to settling my heart and mov-

ing forward. It is something that seems so impossible now, but something that I hope to achieve once I graduate from Penn and enter into the real world.

My story is different from most. While I never wanted to face it, I think it is time that I attempt to embrace my past and allow these last few months at Penn to redefine who I am.

I dropped my helmet, took off my goalie pads, let go of my stick, and picked up an oar. I am a rower now, and I think it’s time I start believing it.

ble that the Red and Blue suffered before and during this game, it was necessary for every player on the team to contribute and play well, which they did.

“This [game] defined ‘team win’, it was gritty and we were

able to pull it out,” Connor said.

Between Connor stepping in for the injured Jenkins, Klaus carrying the extra load for the offense, and the defense holding Cornell scoreless in three separate quarters, this game can only

be defined as a great team win.

The Quakers will certainly hope to be much healthier throughout the roster going into a divisional matchup against Chestnut Hill at home next Friday.

REINA KERN is a College senior from Freehold, N. J., and is a member of Penn women’s rowing.

She can be reached at dpsports@ thedp.com.

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Much of the discussion about Penn football so far this season has centered around the offense, with questions like, “Who will replace JWat?� and “Who will be the starting quarterback?�

But through two games, the team’s impressive defensive play deserves some more attention.

It’s early in the season, but so far, the defense has played with an improved energy from last year. During their 2-0 start in 2017, the Quakers relied on their offense to carry them to victory, scoring a combined 107 points and allowing 71 in the first two games. This year, on the other hand, the dominant defensive unit has totaled 17 sacks, three interceptions, and has given up just 3.3 yards per play.

These numbers are impressive in their own right, but they are astounding considering the fact that Penn has been without its pair of All-Ivy starting outside linebackers in junior Connor Jangro and senior Jay Cammon Jr. Both missed the first two games with injuries, but instead of there being an obvious void in their spots, players like Pat McInerney and Nico Ament have stepped up and made big plays.

The secondary, in the absence of senior captain and All-Ivy safety Sam Philippi, has gotten great contributions from a number of players. Senior Jyron Walker has been solid at corner, as expected, and on the other other side of him, freshman Mohammed Diakite has shined.

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believe it or not, his University of Massachusetts squad actually lost to the Red and Blue.

In 1970, while Penn was just starting a dynasty that included eight Ivy titles in one decade, the Quakers topped the Minutemen, 75-65.

Carl Lewis — With nine gold medals to his name across four different Olympic Games, jumper/sprinter Carl Lewis is one of the most decorated athletes in U.S. track and field history. But Lewis had not yet reached superstardom when he competed at Franklin Field in the 1980 Liberty Bell Classic, a track meet that was part of the famous 1980 U.S. Olympic protest against the Soviet Union. A 19-year-old Lewis placed third in his trademark event, the long jump.

David Robinson — Long before he was a 10-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion with the Spurs, “The Admiral� tore up college basketball for four years at Navy. Robinson never actually played against Penn, but he did bring his talents to the Palestra. Yet despite a huge stat line of 44 points, 14 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks, Robinson’s Midshipmen were actually upset by Drexel, 83-80, in 1987.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee — Named the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated, the three-time Olympic gold medalist is one of several renowned track and field stars to have competed in the Penn Relays, having done so in 1995. Results from that year’s meet are not available, but the then 33-year-old was only 16 months away from earning a bronze medal in her final Olympics.

Kobe Bryant — Bryant is one of the best basketball players to come from Philadelphia, so naturally he spent some time at the Palestra. Playing at nearby Lower Merion High School, Bryant dominated Philadelphia basketball, including in the Palestra, until he was drafted at age 17 in 1996. In one particularly impressive showing, Kobe dropped 29 points in a playoff win as a senior.

Michael Johnson — One of the best sprinters of all-time,

Johnson held world records in both the 200-meter and 400m for more than a decade. So it should come as no surprise that the American track star tore up Franklin Field in several appearances at the Penn Relays. Most notably, with a stellar anchor split of 43.7 seconds, Johnson helped set a still-standing meet record in the 4x400m in 2000.

LeBron James — Long before his illustrious NBA career, LeBron James was a high school phenom whose team toured the nation as hype built up surrounding him. In December 2002, when James was a senior, his St. Vincent-St. Mary High School squad headed to the Palestra to take on star Maureece Rice and his local Strawberry Mansion High School team. James dominated, putting up 26 points, eight rebounds, five assists and seven steals en route to a huge victory.

Usain Bolt — The Penn Relays sees big names arrive every year, but none have ever had quite the star power of Bolt. He was at his best when he came to the Relays in April 2010, only eight months after setting the world records in the 100m and 200m in the 2009 World Championships. Bolt had actually also ran in the meet while in high school, but his 2010 showing was historic: Bolt split an unofficial 8.79 seconds on the anchor leg to set a meet record in the 4x100m.

Allyson Felix — Allyson Felix is one of the most decorated female sprinters of all time with six Olympic gold medals, and she gave fans a preview of two of them in 2012. Felix won both the 4x100m and 4x400m races at that year’s Penn Relays, just four months before Team USA won Olympic gold in both of those races. The quartet of Tianna Madison, Felix, Bianca Knight, and Carmelita Jeter, who set a Penn Relays meet record in the 4x100, ended up setting a world record in the same event in August.

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performances, it was the defense that played perhaps the largest role in the win. In the absence of senior captain safety Sam Philippi, who suffered an injury against Bucknell, the defense held Lehigh to only 10 points, all in the first half. “We’re really taking it in stride from a defensive standpoint, as DBs, really stepping up, and everybody’s really embracing what they need to do and playing really hard,� junior safety Jacob Martin said.

The highlight of the game for that unit was a big stop in the fourth quarter in Penn’s red zone. With just under five minutes left, Lehigh started with excellent field position down by 13 and drove all the way to Penn’s 11 yard line. But that’s where the Mountain Hawks stalled, and a fourth down sack by junior

linebacker Hunter Hayes forced the turnover on downs.

Two plays later, Brooks put the game away with a 75-yard score.

Penn finished with seven sacks, and that constant pressure prohibited Lehigh quarterback Brad Mayes from settling in throughout the game. In particular, senior captain and linebacker Nick Miller was all over the field, leading the team in tackles with 10 and a sack to boot. “I think our kids have adjusted well,� Priore said. “We’re making plays, is the best part.

And a lot of different people are making those plays.�

Ultimately, the Quakers found a way to turn it on after a close first half and will hope their momentum carries into their next matchup versus Dartmouth, Penn’s first dip into Ivy play.

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mouth. Last year, the Quakers were one more goal-line stop away from victory, but Dartmouth punched it in from the 1-yard line as time expired. Not that the group needs any more motivation, but this memory could serve as fuel for the defense this Saturday in Hanover.

It is still too early to know just how good the defense is going to be, but these first couple of games should be leaving Quakers fans optimistic. We’ll know a lot more after next weekend, but this group has a chance to be truly special, especially after it gets Cammon and Jangro back.

Don’t be surprised if the Red and Blue end up at the top of the Ivy League when it’s all said and done. The defense has the makings of a championship winner, but for now, we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Jerry West — Well before he was “The Logo,� Jerry West was the star player of a No. 1 West Virginia team that came into the Palestra for a showdown against Villanova in 1958. And the eventual Basketball Hall of Famer did not disappoint. West put up a game-high 37 points and 13 rebounds, and just about every single one of his contributions was needed, as the Mountaineers escaped Philly with a 76-75 win.

Oscar Robertson — Just like West the year before, Robertson came to the Palestra in 1959 with his college team, Cincinnati, to play against a team other than Penn. His Bearcats topped Temple, 80-60. The box score isn’t available, but Robertson’s season line of 32.6 points, 16.3 rebounds, and 6.9 assists per game is something to marvel at in its own right.

Jim Brown — Jim Brown is arguably the best running back in NFL history, and is certainly the best to have played at Franklin Field. Because the Browns and Eagles were in the same division at the time, Brown played at Franklin Field in every one of his nine years in the league. In those nine games, he tallied 1,093 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, including 153 rushing yards and a score in a win during the Eagles’ 1960 championship season.

Johnny Unitas — Joining Jim Brown, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Tom Brady as one of the only players with three NFL MVP awards, “Johnny U� was the face of the NFL in the 1960s. His Baltimore Colts squad only played at Franklin Field once, but Unitas made sure the Philadelphia crowd wouldn’t forget it. He threw for 267 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions as Baltimore smoked Philadelphia, 38-6, in 1967.

Julius Erving — “Dr. J� is most famous for his time spent in Philly while wearing a 76ers uniform, but the above-the-rim sensation only played in the Palestra while in college. And,

seems to be a reality for the Penn defense. This unit’s depth will be especially advantageous as Ivy play begins and players inevitably get banged up.

The defense’s early success has also allowed Penn’s young offense to work with some margin for error. This is especially important for an offense that doesn’t have the type of established star that Justin Watson was during his time at Penn.

The offense, like any with a new quarterback, needs time to grow. We’ve already seen that growth in quarterback Ryan Glover, who did not turn the ball over Saturday against Lehigh.

The offense should only get better the more game reps the players get, but it’s nice knowing that they don’t have to be perfect; they don’t have to score 40 points per game, because the defense is holding it down.

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Hawks traded several punts at the start of the third quarter, Glover took things into his own hands, keeping the ball on an option play and running it in for a 17-yard score.

All told, Glover finished the day with 206 passing yards and 77 on the ground. Junior quarterback Nick Robinson did not take a snap. “He continues to make smart decisions,� coach Ray Priore said about Glover. “We reflect on a year ago, sometimes the best decision is to throw the ball away. We’re doing those things.

Taking the ball down with his feet and extending the plays. I just think those lead to positive plays and not negative plays.�

Despite Brooks’ and Glover’s

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W. SOCCER | Quakers post sixth clean sheet of the year SAM MITCHELL Associate Sports Editor

Scoring on Penn women’s soccer is notoriously difficult. With its fifth shutout of the season, the grit and toughness of this team’s defense was on full display at Rhodes Field on Saturday night.

Although the Quakers couldn’t find a way to put the ball in the back of the net in their 0-0 draw against Ivy rival Harvard, there were moments that reminded onlookers of what this promising Penn team is capable of.

The Red and Blue (6-1-1, 0-0-1 Ivy) came into this game hot, hav-

ing scored 15 goals on the season and riding a four-game win streak.

The offensive production didn’t continue, but the team’s defensive prowess did. Not only did junior goalie Kitty Qu repeatedly step up, but the entire defense communicated effectively and suppressed the Crimson attack, allowing Harvard (3-4-1, 0-0-1) only 12 total shots.

“I think the reality is that once we got going, we were the better team,” coach Nicole Van Dyke said. “Second half we came out, we were a step quicker, we anticipate more we had more numbers around the ball, so I think we just started out a bit flat.”

When the teams first took the field and commenced conference play, a little wind was let out of the sails of the Quakers — the high ex-

pectations set by their non-conference offensive output was tempered by a mere three shots in the first half.

An uninformed spectator wouldn’t have known that Penn came into the game with a better record, or on a winning streak.

That all changed in the second half, although the home team didn’t get a goal to show for it. The Quakers came out of the half with a far greater sense of urgency and passion then they’d shown before.

They took the attack to Harvard, and had a few passes been slightly more on-target or a few foul-calls gone the other way, the result of the game would likely have been quite different.

In fact, even when it looked like the opponents from Cambridge had a shot to take control, they didn’t. A

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few times, Harvard found its way through the lock-down Penn defense and appeared to have a clean look, only to have it snatched away at the last moment by a Penn defender.

“That’s the backbone of any good team, we may not have been able to put the ball in the back of the net tonight, however you have to work really hard to score against our girls,” Van Dyke said. “Sometimes it’s just that little bit more risk that we have to take to score that goal.”

The most stunning of these strong defensive performances came early in the second half, when a rare misstep appeared to have left a Harvard attacker with a clear shot in the box. Senior forward Sasha Stephens came to the rescue, leaping in front of the ball and clearing

it off the line.

“We want to leave everything on the field and give it our all at all times,” Stephens said. “I did it for my team and I will risk any body part to make sure the ball is not going in the goal. I think that the on the field camaraderie that we have just drove me to do that … and I’m glad I did because we ended up not losing the game.”

That play was indicative of the rest of the match — for fans of defense, it was a masterclass. Fans of the Quakers, though, were left wanting more.

Still, this 6-1-1 start matches the best in program history and through eight games, the one without scoring is more likely the anomaly then the seven in which the offense clicked. Games against Ivy League

rivals are meant to be tougher, and the Quakers will look to learn a lot from this one.

“That’s one of the things that makes this conference so special, that there is no conference tournament … you’re not saving yourself for anything,” Van Dyke said. “We gotta raise expectations a little higher, it’s hard I think going into your first conference game off of a winning streak, and if that means we go on and get a draw tonight and win our next six games, then I’ll take a draw tonight.”

When the team faces off against Cornell in Ithaca next week, it’ll be a new sort of test. Although the Big Red were dead last in the 2017 season, the Red and Blue have yet to prove they can score on an Ivy defense.

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FOOTBALL | Brooks, defense lead the way for the Red and Blue EVAN VIROSLAV Sports Reporter

That’s how you keep the momentum going.

After starting slow in a tightly contested first half, Penn football’s offense

woke up in the second half to take down Lehigh, 30-10. The Quakers (2-0) racked up two touchdowns and a field goal in the second half to outscore Lehigh (1-3) 17-0 and secure the win.

Junior running back Karekin Brooks had a day reminiscent of his recordbreaking performance last year against this same opponent. Last year, he finished with 268 rushing yards and four touchdowns, including passing for one on a trick play. While this year’s numbers are comparatively tame — 186 allpurpose yards and three scores, including one that went for 75 yards — Brooks

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relinquish.

The Red and Blue had a similar drive on their next possession as Glover connected with a receiver for a big gain to set up Brooks for a short touchdown.

This time, Glover hit senior tight end Logan Sharp over the middle for a 42yard catch and run.

“I think I started to get in a groove and started to see things better,” Brooks said about his efforts in the second quarter.

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Quakers lost starting QB Eddie Jenkins on first drive ISAAC SPEAR Sports Reporter

Despite multiple injuries across the entire roster, an Ivy League dogfight turned into an impressive team win for Penn sprint football.

The Quakers took down Cornell, 16-7, in a showdown between the only two Ancient Eight teams in the Collegiate Sprint Football League.

It didn’t take long for the Quakers (2-0, 1-0 South) to have their first scary moment of the game, as junior quarterback Eddie Jenkins suffered a injury to his left knee while running for a first down on the Quakers’ first drive. Jenkins was able to limp off the field by himself and remained on the sideline for the rest of the game, periodically icing the leg. Junior backup quarterback Reed Connor, who had not thrown a pass for the Quakers before the game, stepped in to replace Jenkins.

“Hopefully Eddie is going to have only a bruised knee,” coach Bill Wagner said. “He has got to be cleared by the doctor and be ready to go if he’s going to play against Chestnut Hill next week.”

was again a dominant force carrying the offense against the Mountain Hawks.

After a scoreless first quarter, Lehigh struck on the first play of the second quarter with a 23-yard field goal. Penn failed to score on the ensuing drive, but after the defense forced a three-and-out, the Quakers’ offense found its groove.

Penn marched 61 yards in just five plays for its first score of the game. Just one play after sophomore quarterback Ryan Glover found senior wide receiver Steve Farrell for a 43-yard gain, Brooks punched it in for the first of his three scores, giving Penn a lead it would not

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Senior running back Jake Klaus was the focal point of Penn’s offense, rushing for a career-high 169 yards and two touchdowns.

With Penn’s star on the sidelines, the first half was largely a defensive battle, but the big play proved to be the difference for both teams. Cornell (1-1) struck first in the second quarter, scoring its only touchdown on a 38-yard run by senior quarterback Connor Ostrander. But the Quakers bounced back on the ensuing drive, as senior running back Jake Klaus barreled his way towards paydirt on a 44yard run that set up his 3-yard

score on the very next play. At the half, the score stood 7-7.

After the injury to Jenkins, Penn’s offense started to ride on the back of their star halfback.

On 34 total carries, Klaus was able to churn out 165 yards, a new career best.

“We just had to run the plays that we were able to execute, which was to run Jake Klaus up inside,” Wagner said.

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With the 76ers ready to show out at the Palestra on Tuesday night for their second annual Blue x White Scrimmage, Penn is set to see some major talent. But even if stars like Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are more accomplished than what most Red and Blue fans are used to watching, they’re far from the biggest sports stars to ever lace them up on campus.

Inspired by the 76ers’ arrival, The Daily Pennsylvanian did some research to determine the best athletes to have competed on Penn’s campus. We’re not talking about the best athletes who went to Penn, but rather the best around the globe who ever were in an official high school, college, or professional competition that took place on campus. Check out our findings, sorted in chronological order, below.

Jim Thorpe — Both a twotime Olympic gold medalist in track and field and an NFL first team All-Pro in the early 1900s, Jim Thorpe could do it all. And in 1907, Penn football found that out the hard way.

Even a Quakers team that proceeded to finish 11-1 had no answer for Thorpe’s Carlisle Indian squad, which trounced Penn, 26-6.

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World-record sprinter Usain Bolt was at the peak of the track world when he came to campus to take part in the Penn Relays.

Wilt Chamberlain — Not only has the dominant center played in the Palestra, but for a period of time, he was arguably the face of the Palestra. Before setting almost every NBA record that exists, Chamberlain starred for local Overbrook High School, where he played in the Palestra between 1953 and 1955. Across his junior

and senior years, Wilt averaged 38.2 points in six 32-minute playoff games in the Cathedral of Basketball, leading Overbrook to the city championship in both seasons. More than sixty years later, Chamberlain and his outstretched arms in an Overbrook jersey remains one SEE BEST ATHLETES PAGE 10

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