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PENN STUDENTS JOIN MARCH AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING

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Ninety Penn students joined the People’s Climate March in New York on Sunday EUNICE LIM Staff Writer

When 310,000 people marched on Sunday to pressure global leaders attending the United Nations summit on climate change to dramatically lower carbon emissions, a contingent of Penn students took to the streets of New York to stand in solidarity with the protesters. Ninety Penn students participated in the People’s Climate March on Sunday organized by 350.org, an international environmental organization. The People’s Climate March is now said to be the largest mobilization of people against climate change in history. College sophomore Peter Thacher and Engineering sophomore Thomas Lee independently organized the group from Penn, with funding assistance from the Penn Environmental Group and the Student Sustainability Association. Thacher had previously worked with 350.org, and began organizing the Penn group for the march after the organization asked him to be the Penn campus lead. Thirty Penn students left for New York on Saturday to participate in the Youth Convergence for Climate Justice, a conference on what young people can do about the climate crisis, how it relates to problems of poverty, inequality and racism and how to start and run campaigns for climate change. “The most important thing I learned from the conference was that a movement of people can be pretty small, but if they SEE CLIMATE PAGE 2

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After Ferguson, black Ivy League students form civil rights coalition

The Black Ivy Coalition is the first partnership of its kind HUIZHONG WU Staff Writer

Black student leaders from all eight Ivy League universities are uniting to fight racial inequality across the East Coast. The students announced on Monday the formation of the Black Ivy Coalition — the first partnership of its kind which will focus on long-term advocacy work — in a statement acknowledging the importance of college activism in promoting civil rights today. “It is our mission to compel our society to revalue Black lives and end the violation of human and civil rights of Black people. We aim to correct the misconception that the Civil Rights movement is over and the United States exists in a paradigm of post-racism — that the slew of recent deaths is nothing more than a series of isolated incidents,” reads the statement released by the group. The coalition grew out of

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College senior Denzel Cummings, Planning and Facilitating Co-chair of UMOJA, speaks at the Ferguson Town Hall held on campus on Aug 24.

conversations between students after 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Brown’s shooting highlighted the racial tensions between the black community and law enforcement, but also served as a call to action for many student activists.

Shortly after the shooting, many students across the country became involved in local protests. It was around this time that student leaders from Penn started talking informally online with other students at Yale and Columbia universities, said College senior and UMOJA co-chair Denzel

Cummings. “It was us having conversations like ‘what are you doing on your campus’ and then it evolved into a conversation of ‘what we can do together’ and then it evolved into what we have now, ... a physical tangiSEE COALITION PAGE 5

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The Wharton School’s undergraduate curriculum will soon be coming under review. “We are at a very preliminary stage,” said Lori Rosenkopf, vice dean and director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division, in an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian. The first step, she said, is to create a review committee composed of faculty and “other stakeholders.” Rosenkopf first announced the intent to review the curriculum at the most recent faculty meeting. With no clear pre-set goal for the multi-year review, it is uncertain what a modernized Wharton curriculum would look like. Rosenkopf said that it’s hard to determine whether or not the review process will yield more flexibility in course requirements, but she pointed to the recent MBA curriculum overhaul as a potential indicator of the direction the review could go. After a review process of its own lasting several years, the changes to Wharton’s MBA curriculum were announced in December 2010 and implemented throughout 2011 and 2012. “Who can know at this point what exactly [the undergraduate curriculum changes] will turn out to be? We’re reviewing,” Rosenkopf said.

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Finding ‘La Casa’ away from home La Casa Latina is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month HUIZHONG WU Staff Writer

When he arrived at Penn 30 years ago, Pedro Ramos felt as if he had come to a different world. “Getting to Penn was literally like landing on Mars,” Ramos, a 1987 College graduate, would recall later to a student audience at Festival Latino in 2000. Ramos, who had grown up in an “insular Puerto Rican community,” remembered first arriving on campus in a 1974 Chevy that his family owned and seeing “all these cars that [he] had only seen on TV,” according to a previous Daily Pennsylvanian article. Now thanks to La Casa Latina, students like Ramos feel much more at home. La Casa Latina, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, functions as a gathering place for Latino students and a resource center for 18 Latino student organizations. “You come here to find your home away from home and that’s exactly what La Casa functions as,” said Jasmine Perez, a 2010 Nursing graduate and head of the Association of Latino Alumni. In 1987, when Ramos graduated, Latino students, staff and faculty would meet for social and cultural events at the Greenfield Intercultural Center, which serves as a space for all minority groups. Despite this, Luz Marin, who came to the University two years later, felt that something was missing. “At that time, there was no place

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have an active support base, they can win the cause they are fighting for no matter what,” Thacher said. On Sunday, 90 Penn students gathered and lined up around Central Park at 10 a.m. as part of

for Latinos to do community. It did not exist,” she said. “I started to think, my god, if I feel the need for community, what must it be like for students who are coming to the university who may come from economically disadvantaged families?” said Marin, currently a program coordinator in the Gender, Sexuality and Women’s program. “Penn could be a pretty intimidating place if you have access or privilege, imagine if you didn’t have any access or privilege.” According to La Casa’s official history, the turning point for the Latino community came with the formation of the Latino Faculty and Staff Association in 1994. There was a lot of discussion about the issues facing the Latino community at the University at the informal gatherings held by the new association, Marin said. But for Marin, a meeting she had with a Latino community organizer proved to be the pivotal moment. The organizer, Philip DeChavez, who was attending Penn’s medical school at the time, asked Marin to introduce him to other faculty and staff because he had also felt the need for a physical place for Latinos on campus. Soon, Lilvia Soto, an assistant dean for academic advising, Jorge Santiago, an Engineering professor, and Hilda Luiggi, a staff member in the Medical School’s diversity office, joined the group — creating a critical mass. “We went to dean after dean, to articulate the need for a place [that] Latino students, alums, staff and faculty can gravitate towards and engage whatever problem we have collectively,” Santiago said. The group also received sup-

port from Gilbert Casellas, a 1977 Penn Law graduate who also was a member of the Board of Trustees. On the student side, DeChavez, who had helped to put together the Latino Coalition (now known as the Latin@ Coalition), led student protests to demand action from the University. In one protest he helped lead on April 21, 1998, a group of Latino student leaders marched from the high-rise field to six different administrative offices, including the Office of Admissions and President Judith Rodin’s office to deliver their complaints. They were followed by a crew of newscameras and reporters from Philadelphia media outlets. Contained in the four-page report that students created was the demand for a resource center specifically for Latino students, as well as a general call for the University to increase the number of

Latino students, staff and faculty. The official proposal that led to the creation of the center though, was not submitted until October 30, 1998. Almost a year later, La Casa Latina officially opened its doors. “Our work was really to plant the seed, but the seed actually grew and we can see its fruit because it was a very fertile soil,” Santiago said. He pointed specifically to Rodin and the then director of Vice Provost for University Life’s concern on the issue. Fifteen years later, La Casa is continuing to provide many Latino students with a home on campus. “Everything is just family oriented,” said Perez, who has been involved with La Casa since she first arrived on campus in 2004 and remains in touch now as an alumni. She calls Maritza Santiago-Torres, La Casa’s office man-

the group of 310,000 protesters. About 500 Columbia students, 100 Yale students and 100 Swarthmore students lined up alongside the Penn group. The crowd of protesters began marching around noon, and finished around 3:30 p.m. in midtown Manhattan.

“People were energized and emotionally attached to what was going on. At 12:58 [p.m.], there was a moment of silence for those already being affected by climate crises. People raised their hands to signal that the moment of silence had begun, and it was incredibly

powerful,” Thacher said. During the two-mile route, protesters chanted, “The people united will never be defeated” and “What do want? Climate Justice! When do we want it? Now!” “For many of the Penn students who came today, this was their

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The Center for Hispanic Excellence, also known as La Casa Latina, was officially inaugurated on Sept 21, 1999.

ager, “mom.” Johnny Irizarry, La Casa’s director — who did not respond to multiple requests for an interview by publishing time — calls Perez “his daughter,” she

said. “This is a family,” Perez added. “It’s not just something that happens while you’re here at Penn, it continues.”

first protest, so I think this march provided important education about democracy and reclaiming the power of their first amendment rights,” Lee said. For College junior Cassandra Vickers, the protest represented the realization of people acting on

what they believe. “I never imagined my generation could mobilize in such a way,” Vickers said. “I feel that the internet and the ‘like’ button on Facebook gives us a false sense of involvement, but this weekend I got to see a movement come alive.”

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Spas on agenda for freshman president The DP sits down with the newly elected 2018 Class Board president SONIA SIDHU Staff Writer

The Class of 2018 made an unusual pick for Class Board president: a Russian-born 21 year old who attended boarding school in England and now speaks with an English accent. College freshman Vadim Ordovsky-Tanaevsky is three-quarters Russian and onequarter Venezuelan and took a gap year to improve his Spanish before coming to Penn. In an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, he discussed getting student input, a spa relaxation event and integrating international students. Below is a lightly edited transcript of the interview. The Daily Pennsylvanian: What projects do you have planned for the upcoming year? Vadim Ordovsky-Tanaevsky: First of all, they are ideas. I wouldn’t necessarily call them projects just yet. My main idea is to make sure that we bring diversity into the fun. So the simple concept of free food for me is not just giving free food at events but giving international food, so it’s basically giving the opportunity to experience new things and having fun while doing it. Some big events are the Econ Scream, which is on Sunday, which we will definitely be talking about tonight with the board. It will be great and a lot of fun to kick off this Class Board year to a good start. I’m hopefully going to be able to implement the spa relaxation party — my main thing. I know there is “Cram ‘N Jam" before finals and I want to give it a slightly new perspective. The spa relaxation includes [a] rave party — where you release the stress — but at the same time I wanted to have a more chilled version with a massage train, maybe foam and some cushions around to relax. DP: If you could change one thing about campus, what would you change? VO: A lot of people I’ve seen have been talking about the toilet paper on campus. It’s not the nicest thing. That would definitely be one of the things, and I think it’s quite easy to do. That’s what people have told me so I’m speaking on behalf of the class. That’s the funny one. I know that there are inter-house [sports] leagues ... but I want to make it bigger and make it on the level of varsity and club. DP: Have you been involved in student government in the past and how will that affect your presidential style? VO: Never in my life. I’m an event organizer, I have an unlimited amount of energy and I love sharing that energy with people. That’s why I have so much fun when I organize an event. I’m the guy that meets you at the door and makes sure you are having a good time and I don’t stress about it. ... I really hope that is what applies because my class voted me so I think that’s what they like to have — an energetic person to make sure that we all have the most amazing and energetic time. DP: One of the main things you ran on was the diversity factor. Why is this important to you personally?

VO: I used to be a very short, long-haired kid with a strong Russian accent — because I am part Russian — when I went to boarding school. I didn’t really fit in quite well, I was kind of an outcast right away and it took me a while to get the English going, the accent going. It took me a while to throw massive parties and have fun with everyone and organize events. Right now, as soon as I knew the position was available as soon as you get in, I wanted to fulfill something that I wasn’t able to back in England. I want to make sure that we all reach out and diversify ourselves. I am quite happy and lucky to say that I am a diverse person — I’ve grown up in different countries and different backgrounds. Through the events and ideas that all of us will plan as Class Board, I want to give everyone the opportunity to exit their comfort zone if they want, without even thinking about it. You get out there and diversify yourself and meet new people and experience things you would never experience. DP: How do you plan to engage personally with all the students? VO: I have to say it was very difficult [when campaigning]. You met loads of people over a short period of time. I want to make sure that I formally get to know people and have normal conversations with them that aren’t based

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ou can say many things a b o u t Hamas. But to their immense credit … they made one thing very clear — there would be no end to the war until Israel promised to lift the siege of Gaza.” This quote might sound like it was taken from a Muslim Brotherhood website or an extremist publication in the Arab world, but in fact, it was taken from the Facebook page of Penn for Palestine. The board of Penn for Palestine is right. You can say many things about Hamas, and we would like to highlight a few of those things. The siege of Gaza was instigated after Hamas’ kidnapping of Israeli Gilad Shalit in 2006, who was held for over five years in captivity in gross violation of international law. They later kidnapped three Jewish teens (one of whom was American) in July, triggering the current conflict. Hamas has fired more than 11,000 missiles indiscriminately at Israeli civilians since

Israel unilaterally handed over control of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinians in 2005 and almost 4,000 since this past July alone. During the most recent war this summer, as in past conflicts, Hamas used Gazan civilian infrastructure to shield its military infrastructure, weapons caches and missile firing sites, putting countless innocent Palestinians in harm’s way. These are among “the

death cult that would rather see every last Palestinian die than let the nation of Israel live. It might seem that it should go without saying that a group labeled as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government is not worthy of “immense credit,” but as Penn for Palestine has shown, it bears reiterating. “We love death the way our enemies love life!” It bears reiterating not just to Penn for

While President Obama and Secretary Kerry did not offer material or rhetorical support for Hamas, they managed to bolster the organization’s spirits and raise its hopes by consistently undermining our ally Israel.” many things you can say about Hamas,” but we prefer to let the organization speak for itself. In Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s own words: “We love death the way our enemies love life!” That is the nature of this organization, a fundamentalist

Palestine, but also to the current Democratic administration. While President Obama and Secretary Kerry did not offer material or rhetorical support for Hamas, they managed to bolster the organization’s spirits and raise its hopes by consistently undermining our

ally Israel. By continually insisting upon using Hamas’ two strongest allies in the region — Turkey and Qatar — as mediators, this Democratic administration led Hamas to believe that its terrorist tactics would result in the realization of their demands. Moreover, it undermined the mediation efforts of our Arab ally Egypt as it attempted to broker a ceasefire and alienated Israelis from all parts of the political spectrum. By ordering “a review” of weapons shipments to Israel during a lull in the conflict, President Obama attempted to draw a moral equivalency between the sovereign, democratic State of Israel and a terrorist organization. He symbolically called Israel’s efforts at selfdefense and its very legitimacy into question. Moreover, he did so in a way that could not have helped any Palestinians — if his concerns were legitimate — because the weapons were ultimately delivered and the “review” took place during a temporary ceasefire. We, the College Republi-

cans, believe that this weak display of “support” for the only true democracy in the Middle East, and one of our closest allies, is unacceptable for Israel, Palestine or America. Weak support for Israel empowers Hamas, whose rule is to the detriment of both Israelis and Palestinians. It also weakens trust among our allies across the world when our president claims to have Israel’s back and turns his own on Israel in its hour of need. We, the College Republicans, want to reaffirm our support for our ally, the Jewish democratic State of Israel. We want to reaffirm our support for a two-state solution, predicated not on concessions to terrorists, but on security and mutual trust. We, the College Republicans, initially wanted to express this sentiment of solidarity with Penn Democrats to show that support for Israel is nonpartisan, regardless of your political affiliation or opinions of the president. Unfortunately, our desire for a show of support from Penn Dems was received

in the same manner as Israel’s desire for a show of support from President Obama. After weeks of trying to work together with them on a bipartisan letter, Penn Dems ultimately tabled our cooperation this past week. We, the College Republicans, sincerely hope that this article is the last such piece that needs to be written on Israel. We hope that Democratic leadership, both on campus and in the White House, will return to supporting Israel as they have in the past, and that support for Israel will never again be a partisan issue. Until that time, College Republicans will continue to stand on the side of Israel and work towards a strong, functional U.S.-Israel relationship.

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e have had over five years of experience with MEOR on two college campuses, one of them being the University of Pennsylvania. Our daughter first became involved with MEOR at Emory University and then increased her involvement throughout her three years as a law student at Penn. Having raised our children in a reform home, we had some serious concerns about our daughter’s involvement with MEOR, like any normal parents would. Since then, we have gotten to know some of the people behind the organization and see how MEOR has single-handedly transformed her life — and subsequently ours — in the most positive of ways. Bottom line: MEOR is a healthy, balanced and positive organization that has deeply enriched our lives and the lives of our children. Although our daughter

was always career-driven, she was a sensitive enough person to relate to the deeply meaningful introductory material taught in the Maimonides program. As far as she was concerned, MEOR was providing her with a stress-free, open-dialogue and intellectually-stimulating approach to Judaism through classes and experiences so that she could make an educated decision about her own Judaism. Our daughter was inspired to continue her Jewish learning and eventually decided to incorporate the meaningful ideas that she learned into her own life. Even while increasing her observance, she remained a diligent student, got into an Ivy League law school and is now working as a law clerk in the Supreme Court of Israel. Throughout her journey, her MEOR mentors always encouraged her law career and in fact, MEOR was instrumental in helping her to obtain this clerkship.

Indeed, if it weren’t for our daughter’s involvement in MEOR, she never would

ica today, where assimilation, anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment are escalating.

If it weren’t for our daughter’s involvement in MEOR, she never would have developed such a strong connection to Israel and the Jewish people, which led her to seek a job at the Supreme Court in Israel.” have developed such a strong connection to Israel and the Jewish people, which led her to seek a job at the Supreme Court in Israel. This passion has inspired our family as well. Our son has increased his engagement in Jewish life at the University of Michigan and went on his first trip to Israel this past summer. And through being around our daughter and her mentors, we have deepened our connection to Israel and Judaism as well. This is no small feat in Amer-

On another note, our personal relationship with our daughter has also benefitted through her relationship with MEOR. The time-tested values of honoring one’s parents were clearly part of the content that she learned, appreciated and so beautifully expresses today. There has been much discussion about stipends being paid by MEOR — as well as Chabad, Hillel, Birthright and other Jewish organizations — and some have expressed

concern about this practice. But no person would decide to increase his Jewish observance or change his life in any substantial way for just a couple hundred dollars. To think otherwise is laughable. The stipend is simply a necessary tool to reach today’s generation. Think about it: College students have so many distractions pulling at their time, whether online or on campus. And at campuses like Penn where students are very career-driven, it is a very difficult task to get any student who doesn’t have a strong Jewish background to commit a couple of hours each week to learning about Jewish values and ideas — even if those ideas get to the core of the meaning of life and their place in it. So sure, the funding is a way to get students in the door, but it certainly isn’t enough to keep students involved with MEOR in a substantial way. We have watched our

daughter blossom into an even more sensitive, refined and most importantly, happy and healthy person who is committed to being the best person she can be. Her MEOR mentors embody these same characteristics as well; they are healthy and balanced people who we enjoy spending time with. MEOR has provided my daughter, like hundreds of other students, with an opportunity to engage in Judaism in an intellectual, meaningful and inspiring way. We are grateful to the organization for its hard work. Far from the inaccurate or unfortunate characterization as “radical,” MEOR is truly a light in the darkness of today’s world.

JAIME AND PAUL SHWEITZER are the parents of Jenna Shweitzer, a 2014 University of Pennsylvania Law School graduate. Jenna Shweitzer can be emailed jenna1189@gmail.com.

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Endowment grows to record $9.6 billion Investment return on the endowment was 17.5 percent in fiscal year 2014 KRISTEN GRABARZ Deputy News Editor

Penn’s endowment returned 17.5 percent over the last fiscal year, setting a historic highwater mark for the value of the endowment. The value of Penn’s endowment increased to $9.6 billion at the end of fiscal year 2014 in June — around a $1.8 billion increase from the previous year — the University reported Thursday morning at a meeting of the Board of Trustees’ Budget and Finance Committee. This is the first year in Penn’s history that the endowment has climbed

above $8 billion. Last year, the endowment was valued at $7.7 billion. “[The endowment] is obviously enormously important for enabling us to move forward and do new things, and that’s a reason why the Making History campaign was important beyond the numbers you see — because it underpins our future as well,” Penn President Amy Gutmann said at the meeting. Penn’s three-year average return is 10.9 percent, while the average return since fiscal year 2004 has been 8 percent. Penn’s investment return is slightly lower than those of Dartmouth College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which both posted returns of

19.2 percent for fiscal year 2014. Other peer universities, including the other Ivy League institutions, have not yet reported their endowment returns this year. At the Board of Trustees meeting, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Stephen Golding delivered a presentation summarizing the University’s finances since fiscal year 2004 — a decade ago and the year Gutmann took the helm at Penn. Penn’s net assets grew from $5.4 billion in fiscal year 2004 to $13 billion in fiscal year 2014, and academic revenue increased from $1.8 billion in fiscal year 2004 to $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2014. Golding compared Penn’s financial growth to that of a

group of 21 peer universities, including Ivy League and top U.S. research universities. Between fiscal years 2004 and 2013 — the most recent data available from peer institutions — Penn’s endowment increased in value by 103 percent, while the peer group rose 65 percent, and Penn’s net assets grew by 92 percent, compared to the 51 percent growth of the peer group. Additionally, Penn’s expendable resources-to-debt ratio rose 41 percent between fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2013, while the peer group average decreased 35 percent. The Trustees also passed two resolutions, including one for a $16.5 million renovation to the Richards Building and the sixth floor of the Goddard Laborato-

ries, and a $12 million initiative — funded by the Perelman School of Medicine — to renovate Stemmler Hall. Andrew Heyer, a trustee and chair of the Budget and Finance Committee, said the fiscal report was good news for the University. “The base operating system, the health system, development [and] investment performance all coming together in a very positive way is just an amazing accomplishment,” he said. Chief Investment Officer Peter Ammon came to Penn at the beginning of fiscal year 2014. Ammon previously worked at Yale University under David Swensen, who is widely seen as a leading figure in managing university investments.

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ble thing,” Cummings said. The new coalition has two representatives from each school in the Ivy League for a total number of 16 students on its board. The group will also have a general body made up of students from across the eight universities. While the Black Ivy Coalition has not yet created an official agenda, its work will be focused on political advocacy. Cummings said the group also plans to open membership to students at other universities once the group gets underway. This recent effort is just one part of the community’s response to Ferguson. Students at Penn started their recent efforts by holding a Town Hall event where they put out a call for ideas on what actions to take. Since that event, the community has also increased internal communications through initiatives like Black@Penn, which connects black undergraduate and graduate students. Read the full statement from the 73092 leaders of the coalition online at theDP.com

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way that they are generally not able to,” he said. And they are constantly looking for more makers to feature, whether they are scouring social media sites like Twitter or are browsing through stores in Philadelphia and New York. When Naadimuthu completed his undergraduate degree in political science at Penn in 2008, he did not know exactly what he wanted to do. At first he tried management consulting but realized that this was not

for him. It was not until later, when working for a start-up, that Naadimuthu knew that he wanted to “go even further” and act upon his own ideas. So Naadimuthu returned to Penn, this time to attend Wharton as an MBA candidate. At Wharton, Naadimuthu not only encountered a network of support from professors and administration regarding entrepreneurship, but he also met co-founder Trey Sisson. Naadimuthu stressed the impor-

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With elections looming, Penn groups push for voter registration A voter registration drive will be held for National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 23 JONATHAN BAER Staff Writer

While not everyone knows that Oct. 6 marks the last day to register to vote in Pennsylvania, Penn’s political community is gearing up to let you know about it — and make sure that you’re registered. In anticipation for the midterm elections, Penn has a jampacked schedule for National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Penn’s Office of Government and Community Affairs is teaming up with Penn Leads the Vote to hold a voter registration drive on Locust Walk and voter information sessions throughout the day. “Since we do such a big push here on our campus at NSO and earlier in the semester with registration, this will be a reminder to students who have already registered to prepare for election,” said Dawn Maglicco Deitch, executive director of Penn’s Office of Government and Community Affairs.

Under the Higher Education Act of 1998, universities and colleges have an obligation to distribute voter registration information. Student-led groups are also enthusiastically joining the effort. “Even though we are the pinnacle of democracy, we have a real problem with voter turnout,” said Grayson Sessa, executive director of College Republicans, who on Tuesday are co-hosting a “Voter Registration Kickoff” with Penn Democrats, Penn Hillel, Penn NAACP, Students for Sensible Drug Policy and UMOJA to inform students about voter registration and its historical importance. “We’re hoping our efforts translate to a strong Penn push in this election and we’re looking forward to having so many engaged people on board,” Penn Democrats Outreach Director Ray Clark said in an email. Increasing voter turnout is an issue that Penn Dems and College Republicans wholeheartedly agree on. “No matter what, as a country, we want to get that voter turnout percentage up,” added Sessa,“because otherwise it is embarrassing, and decisions

aren’t reflected by the true population.” Across college campuses nationwide, voter registration has become an important effort, with National Voter Registration Day acting as an annual registration blitz. “It’s a project to really focus on student issues for voting as well as helping campus administrators work with students to provide the information they need as a campus,” said Kristen Muthig, communications and policy manager for Fair Elections Legal Network, who helps oversee the Campus Vote Project that annually distributes to voter registration information to campuses in all 50 states. “Especially right now, there are a lot of issues that students should be interested in that candidates on the ballot will have a direct impact on — things like student loans, student debt, the rise of the cost of tuition in some cases and issues like the environment and the economy,” Muthig added. Penn has a successful history in getting out the vote on campus. According to Penn Leads the Vote’s website, increased get-out-the-vote tactics in 2004

led to a 280 percent increase in campus voting turnout. In 2008, a remarkable 89.6 percent of on-campus registered voters actually voted. While Penn VOTER may be making REGISTRAstrides in voter TION STATS turnout, the United States In the 2012 hasn’t been as election, 58 quick to impercent of prove. In the elibible voters 2012 election, in the U.S. voter turnout turned out to of the votingvote. eligible population stood 89.6 percent slightly over 58 of on-campus percent. registered “I am still voters voted in in awe about 2008 the 84 percent turnout the other day in Scotland, and India had an election earlier this year with high 60 percent voter turnout,” Maglicco Deitch added. “This isn’t about candidates or ideologies or anything like that. It is about every young person understanding their right to participate in our democracy, and I wish everyone could turnout.”

New coalition brings political buffs together The organization held their first debate last Thursday VIVIAN ZHENG Contributing Writer

For College junior Louis Capozzi, it is the dawn of a new political era at Penn. In a large classroom inside College Hall, 250 students came together to engage in passionate debate — the first in what Capozzi hopes will be a monthly series of gatherings to hash out the most pressing issues of today. It was the inaugural session of the Penn Political Union, a new branch of the Government and Politics Association. The organization is the first central political institution for people of all political perspectives at Penn to voice their ideas and opinions. “I’ve never seen such passion about politics in my entire time at Penn,” said Capozzi, the union’s founder and president of the GPA. He added that even political fanatics came up to him after the debate and commented on the passion and fun the debate provided. The group is student-led with support from the Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative and the Political Science Department. During the debate, five different political caucuses — libertarians, conservatives, liberals, progressives and independents — came together to debate a Personal Income Tax Fairness Act, a mock measure where all citizens would pay the same tax rate.

The motion failed, with the liberals, progressives and independents voting against the act. The conservatives then introduced an alternative bill which caused an uproar, Capozzi said. People shouted their opinions and banged on the tables, similar to a British Parliament session. Through the chaos, the alternative bill was dismissed. The PPU is the first political debate forum at Penn and also the first group that allows all different political minds to come together and share their opinions. The forum is modeled after the Yale Political Union, as well as the Oxford Union and

the Cambridge Union Society. When questioned why there is a need for the PPU, College junior Klaudia Amenabar, chairwoman of the Progressive caucus, said that “it gets students involved in politics without funneling them into a political party right away, and allows for students to learn political maneuvering strategies that are important to any profession.” Similarly, the PPU Speaker and College senior Gabe Delaney, who wielded the gavel at the sometimes unruly debate, said that there is a need for a politically diverse group at Penn. He added that it will “breathe

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FIELD HOCKEY | Penn fails to muster goal, loses to Big Red in Ithaca

VOLLEYBALL | Quakers end six-match losing streak, fall to Temple

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AT CORNELL Nobody said it would be easy. On Saturday, Penn field hockey made the arduous trek north to commence Ivy League play against Cornell in what proved to be perhaps the most hotly contested and physical match of the Quakers’ young season. Despite an impressive showing on defense from Penn as well as a vigorous pace of play from the very outset of the match, Cornell bested the visiting Quakers 1-0. It was the second consecutive loss for the Red and Blue (2-3, 0-1 Ivy) after falling to Liberty 2-3 on Sept. 14. The first period of the game ended in a scoreless tie with both teams unable to capitalize on offense despite an extremely physical display from Cornell (4-1, 1-0), illuminated by the team’s 13 fouls through the first 18 minutes of gameplay. Cornell outshot the Quakers, 5-3, and Cornell’s standout freshman forward Krysten Mayers registered the only shot on goal of the first half. Leading Cornell scorer and junior back Marisa Siergiej broke the scoreless drought with her eighth goal of the season in the 37th minute. Teammates Taylor Standiford, a junior midfielder, and Ann DiPastina, a senior midfielder, assisted Siergiej on her game-winning score. Cornell would go on to exert offensive pressure for the remain-

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Sophomore midfield Elise Tilton got a shot on goal, but Penn’s offense didn’t muster up much more than that as Cornell shut the Red and Blue out on Saturday.

der of the half, outshooting the Quakers, 6-2, in shots on goal. Despite their offensive struggles, the Red and Blue managed to maintain a formidable defensive presence throughout the match as senior goalkeeper Allison Weisenfels continued her dominant performance in goal with five saves, adding to her impressive total of 27 saves thus far on the season. Sophomore defender Claire Kneizys also contributed considerably to this defensive authority with two defensive saves in the backfield. “Going into the second half, we were focused on improving our offensive output, but our main goal was to not give up any goals off penalty corners,� Penn coach Colleen Fink said. “To see that goal crushed so early into the second period was definitely upsetting, but I remained confident throughout.� Coach Fink went on to explain that Penn gave up only four penalty corners throughout the match, a relatively small total for a full

game, and that she believed her team played very well throughout the remainder of the second half following the goal despite a few misguided midfield passes. “Throughout the week, our primary aim was to focus and concentrate on our strengths and develop them to the best of our ability, which I believe we more than accomplished through our practices,� Fink responded when asked about what the team did to prepare going into this match following its recent loss to Liberty. Going forward, Fink hopes that the team’s recently amended corner strategy, which was changed this past week, begins to bring results, as the Quakers failed to capitalize on any corner opportunities this past match. Additionally, she hopes that the team can continue to maintain a high level of offensive prowess, which it has more than demonstrated in prior games. The Red and Blue will look to break their losing streak with an away victory against Lafayette in Easton, Pa. on Wednesday.

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blazing start in the first set of the first game, and it looked like the Quakers (3-7) might be headed to their seventh straight loss. The Explorers had an early lead of 11-2 but the Red and Blue came roaring back. "[The adjustment] wasn’t strategic, it was more like a mental settling down,� Carr said after the game. “Focusing more on the pass, set and serve rather than on the outcome of just hitting the ball. “So the adjustment was made more in our minds than anything else.� However, despite adjusting to La Salle’s attack, the Quakers faced triple-set point. Penn saved all three, thanks to a service error from La Salle and kills from senior middle blocker Kendall Turner and freshman outside hitter Aimee Stephenson. The Quakers took the next two points to wrap up the set, with junior setter Alex Caldwell setting up Stephenson for the clinching kill. La Salle bounced back, taking a hard-fought second set that was

never separated by more than four points. The third set was another nail-biter, featuring 10 ties and three lead changes. After the Explorers repelled BY TOMMY ROTHMAN a few set points, Turner — who Contributing Writer was named to the All-Tournament team — broke a tie for Penn with one of her 10 kills. “She’s waited a long time to get here,� Carr said of Turner. “She’s a very patient, hard-workVS. LA SALLE ing person, so I’m glad to see it when it really comes out during game time, what I know she’s capable of, and hopefully she VS. TEMPLE takes that confidence into the Ivy League.� Penn volleyball came into the After Penn won the next point final day of the Big Five Tournato take a two-sets-to-one advanment — and nonconference play tage, they came out firing on all — with a six-game losing streak cylinders in the fourth set, jumphanging over its head. ing out to a 11-3 lead that they Coach Kerry Carr’s squad got rode to a 25-10 win. that monkey off its back, but Penn After having a few hours to was unable to pull off a sweep, enjoy their victory, the Quakers earning a four-set win victory headed into their matchup with over La Salle before suffering Temple, looking to start a more a 25-14, 25-23, 25-17 defeat to positive kind of streak. Temple on Saturday night at the However, the Owls (9-3) were Palestra. having none of it. Temple domiLa Salle (6-10) got off to a nated the first set of the match, turning the Quakers aside, 25-14. “We were not passing well, we were not communicating, we were not serving tough,� Carr said of the first set. “That had been our strategic plan, and [we]just didn’t adopt it until set two.� The second set was much closer, with neither team able to string together any runs. However, Temple took the close set and went on a couple runs to finish off Penn in straight sets. Junior Alexis Genske finished with 14 kills to pace the Quakers in the final match, and Stephenson was next with 10. After ending their losing streak and going through 10 nonconference matches, the real games begin as Penn gets ready for some Ivy action. “We are focusing on what we did really well,� Turner said. “We had a lot of really good moments this weekend and we’re trying to take some of that into the Ivy season.� AARON CAMPBELL/DP FILE PHOTO The Quakers will kick off their Senior captain Kendall Turner was a key defensive presence throughout the Ivy League slate against Princweekend. As a result, she was named to the All-Tournament Team. eton on Friday at the Palestra.

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AT MANSFIELD Beamish tried to prepare for Saturday night as if it were just a normal game, but admitted that “obviously there were some nerves going into tonight.� After seeing Mansfield run one back to start the game, Beamish noted that “one of the hardest things to do is [to try] to take the air out of a team after a big play like that.� And for three quarters, Penn failed to do so. Penn managed to overcome the momentum and atmosphere in the fourth quarter. After Beamish established the run threat, McCurdy was able to utilize play action. And on the tails of Beamish’s 125 yards of offense and two fourth-quarter touchdowns, Penn was able to take the lead. With Beamish making the difference on Saturday, Wagner complimented the senior, saying, “Beamish played his backside off.� The running back even caught

a huge pass to bring Penn to the goal line, setting up his first touchdown run in the fourth. But with over a minute left to play following Beamish’s touchdown and McCurdy’s extra point, there was still plenty of excitement. Mansfield was able to get a bit of a drive going at the end, but the defense held together. Junior lineman Ed Cai came in and had a huge sack, which just about closed the door on Mansfield. The Quakers’ sideline erupted after a failed hook-and-ladder ran out the clock. “If you look at the stats the game was pretty much even,� Wagner said. But experience and grit prevailed for the Red and Blue as they managed to get into the win column. Beamish is now Penn’s fifth all-time leading rusher with over 2,000 yards. “I didn’t know that but, that’s a pretty good feeling,� Beamish said before applauding his offensive line. Penn prepares to take on Cornell at Franklin Field this Friday.

The game looked to be going all in Mansfield’s favor. But after a missed extra point by the Mountaineers in the third quarter, everything turned for the Red and Blue. Down 13 points in the fourth quarter, Penn sprint football fought back, scoring two touchdowns to upend Mansfield, 1413, in its season opener. The Quakers had beaten Mansfield in their previous (and only) six contests, and Mansfield was looking to erase the pains of a 1-6 2013 campaign. Under the lights and with the home crowd on its side, Mansfield ran the opening kickoff for a touchdown. After responding with a three-and-out, it looked like Penn may have been staring down a third straight loss to open a season. But the Quakers didn’t let up. “Our kids just continued to ‌ push at it, never stopped and never quit, and eventually in the fourth quarter we wore them down,â€? coach Bill Wagner said. Penn came into the game led by sophomore quarterback Mike McCurdy, who helped the Quakers lead the league in passing offense last season. But after three quarters featuring little success on the offensive side of the ball, something had to give. Wagner switched to a pistol setup with a fullback acting as an extra blocker. This opened up the running lanes for senior captain and running back Mike Beamish. It was almost like a homecoming for Beamish, who grew up in Mansfield until he was 12 years old and whose Dad played footDP FILE PHOTO ball at Mansfield. Though he knew a lot of fam- Junior lineman Ed Cai was a huge difference maker in the Quakers’ win against ily friends would be in the stands, Mansfield, coming up with an interception and a key sack.

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AT A GLANCE Star of the game: Jacksonville QB Kade Bell Sure, there were flaws in Bell’s game. He went just 20-for-39 throwing and had an interception, but his four touchdowns were key to the Dolphins’ comeback against the Red and Blue. After struggling in the third quarter, he led two TD drives in the fourth quarter to erase a 12-point deficit against a senior-laden Penn defense. Play of the game: D’Andre Randall’s gamewinning TD catch Penn’s attempt to run out the clock failed and the Dolphins got the ball with 2:32 to go. Bell led the team all the way down the field, capping off the impressive comeback with a 28-yard pass over a diving Evan Jackson into the hands of senior wide receiver D’Andre Randall. Penn would have a chance to take back the lead or at least tie in the final minute, but an Alek Torgersen pass was intercepted. Longest pass: Penn So. QB Alek Torgersen to Sr. WR Spencer Kulcsar YARDS Second Quarter 3rd and 11 from the Penn 19 to the Jacksonville 23.

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Ambrose added. The team put in “tremendous team effort” and were great in its defensive positioning, but there were still moments that they allowed VCU (4-3-3) to slip past the back line and get clean shots on goal. On Sunday, however, they were able to turn their overall play around with a 1-0 win against Delaware (4-5), making Penn’s record 3-1-2. “We played well tonight,” Ambrose said after the match. “I couldn’t be happier with the performance.” Penn got on the board with a goal late in the first half off the head of senior captain midfielder Kaitlyn Moore. After missing the season’s first four games due to in-

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Penn (3-3) got a great performance out of junior goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne, who flustered Temple (1-5-1) with 12 saves to earn himself a clean sheet. The Quakers got plenty of offense in a quick spurt, with the first goal coming from star senior forward Duke Lacroix off of a great pass from sophomore Alec Neumann in the 62nd minute. The goal made Lacroix the eighth player in school history to break 50 points. Three minutes later, Neumann set up junior midfielder Forrest Clancy for the second goal of the match. The substitutes had a big impact for Penn in this contest, starting with junior midfielder Sam Engs, who scored off of a rebound just a couple minutes after Clancy’s strike. Coach Rudy Fuller had high praise for his reserves after the game: “The subs were just fantastic, completely down the line,” Fuller said. “I’ve been saying, this is the deepest team we’ve had in years.” Fuller was also pleased with the effort from Polkinhorne, although he did note that the high

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thrown pass on the Dolphins’ first play, giving Penn the ball right back. Five plays later, Strouss found the end zone again on a three-yard run to make it 31-19. But after a Torgersen fourthquarter pick, Bell found running back Ulysses Bryant in the flat

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for a seven-yard touchdown, cutting the Quakers’ lead to five with 6:18 remaining. After a Penn punt, Bell went to work one final time with 2:46 left. Eventually faced with a fourth and four at midfield, Bell hooked up with Jones for an eight-yard gain. Two plays later, the real damage was done.

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Bell dropped back and threw a deep ball to Randle, who maintained concentration and pulled in the game-winning score. After a two-point conversion, the Quakers had three timeouts to try and set up a game-tying field goal, but Torgersen was picked off. “We showed what type of team we can be, and in the second half

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As a result, heading into the Red and Blue’s game with Jacksonville, Kulcsar was a player in transition. But he wasn’t the only one. After playing on the Quakers’ defensive line last season, junior Tanner Thexton has switched sides of the ball. Now starting at left tackle, Thexton performed well on Saturday, helping anchor an offensive line that consistently pushed the running game forward while allowing only one sack. Quarterback Alek Torgersen is the team’s most obvious candidate for the player undergoing the biggest transition. Tasked with taking over for three-time Ivy champion Billy Ragone, Torgersen also was forced to learn an entirely new uptempo, fast-paced and pro-style offense from scratch. But the California kid held his own against the Dolphins. Though he completed only 42 percent of his passes, the sophomore made only one truly bad decision — his interception early in the fourth quarter, as Penn was driving to put the game out of reach, came when he stared down his receiver — and utilized his legs to help spark Penn’s offense early. Then there was Kulcsar. The stat sheet may only show three catches to the Haworth, N.J., native’s name, but the veteran did not disappoint. He reeled off a 58-yard catch-and-run in the first half to set up a field goal before

notching a 26-yarder on Penn’s second touchdown drive in the third quarter. Put it all together, and Kulcsar became the first Red and Blue player to have 100 receiving yards in a game since Ryan Mitchell did it against Dartmouth last October.

jury, Moore is proving herself to be a vital part of the team. “[It was a] massive lift [to have her back], not only on what she does on the field but also what she brings on a leadership standpoint,” Ambrose said. “She is a massive piece. The team is built around her.” Senior goalkeeper Katherine Myhre made Moore’s goal stand up, preserving the win with her only two saves on the day in the waning seconds of the match. So how will the Quakers prepare to turn their attention to the start of Ivy play on Sept. 27 against Harvard? [The team] worked hard this weekend. Everyone needs a break; we will deal with Harvard on Monday or Tuesday,” Ambrose said. “The good thing is they’re starting to play well at the right time and have confidence that they can

play.” With several freshmen playing key roles on the team — such as forward Natasha Davenport — Ambrose is helping them transition into the level of Division I soccer. “We keep putting them into situations and see what we need to correct. There’s no fast-forward button,” Ambrose said. “It takes months and months of training to get to the level we need them to be.” This week, the team will once again focus on attacking and executing at the net, which will be crucial for the game against Harvard with the Crimson having taken down the Quakers last year to gain the Ivy League title. The Red and Blue will work hard to prepare for the start of the Ivy table, and on Saturday, they will dive in by playing even harder.

number of shots Polkinhorne had to deal with did not accurately reflect how well the Quakers played on defense. Penn’s offense mustered only two shots in the first half, but the three-goal barrage over a span of five minutes put the Owls hopelessly behind in a game that had been tied most of the way. The Owls came away without a win for the fifth straight game, despite being on their home pitch. The Quakers were very efficient in terms of turning shots on goal into actual tallies, failing only once to convert when putting a shot on target. Overall, Penn had 10 shots to Temple’s 18. However, Fuller once again cautioned against overanalyzing shot totals, expressing delight over an offensive performance that saw the Quakers score multiple goals for the first time in four games. With conference play beginning in two weeks, the Quakers got a much-needed win against a struggling Temple squad. However, they will face a much stiffer test in their next match on Wednesday night, when they visit No. 9 Penn State in State College, Pa.

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Senior wide receiver Spencer Kulcsar made the transition out of the backfield seemlessly, hooking up with sophomore QB Alek Torgersen for some highlight reel catches.

“I think a lot of guys are fitting into their new roles — you have Tanner Thexton, Alek starting at quarterback, plus Connor [Scott] and Lyle [Marsh] coming back,” Kulcsar said. “And with so many parts, I think everyone did a great job with what they were asked to

THEY SAID IT “We showed what type of team we can be, and in the second half we showed what type of team we don’t want to be.” — On Penn letting Jacksonville come back

we showed what type of team we don’t want to be,” senior wide receiver Spencer Kulcsar said. “And that’s been the story before. This sort of thing happened to us a few times last year, and we definitely don’t want it to be a part of this season.” The Red and Blue will play their home opener next Saturday against Villanova.

do.” He isn’t wrong. This is a team with players and units still adapting to their new roles, and they looked like it at times on Saturday. But the Quakers also looked like a team with an enormously high ceiling, one that could use these meaningless nonconference games to iron out the kinks before kicking off Ivy play on Oct. 4 against Dartmouth. When the Red and Blue fall to 0-2 after next weekend’s game against Villanova, there will be anxiety among the squad’s supporters. People will claim 2014 is a lost cause for the Quakers, that there’s no hope for a team that will have lost six straight games dating back to last November. Ignore all of that. Because those people said the same thing in 2012 after Ragone threw five interceptions in the opener against Lafayette and the team dropped its first two contests. That team was also coming off a subpar finish in the Ivy League the season before. Two years ago, a 6-4 team winning the Ancient Eight title seemed like a far-fetched fantasy. Yet it happened. After seeing flashes of brilliance from this team in transition on Saturday, it’s clear that two years later, it could very well happen again. RILEY STEELE is a College junior from Dorado, P.R., and is senior staff writer of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at dpsports@ thedp.com.

TELLING NUMBERS

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Points scored by Jacksonville in the fourth quarter as the Dolphins beat Penn with a last-minute touchdown drive.

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Fourth down conversions by the Dolphins, including one on their final drive. Jacksonville QB Kade Bell brought his squad 86 yards for the winning score.

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Interceptions thrown by sophomore quarterback Alek Torgersen in his first career start. Torgersen had an upand-down day, completing 14 of his 33 passes while leading the Quakers to 31 points. He also was Penn’s leading rusher with 65 yards on 12 carries.

STATISTICS PENN Jack. First Downs 18 27 Rushing Yards 207 162 Passing Yards 200 239 — Attempts 33 40 — Completions 14 20 — Interceptions 2 1 Total Yards 407 401 Sacked-Yds Lost 2-20 1-2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 9-77 7-50 Punts-Yards 6-252 6-307 — Avg. per punt 42.0 5 1. 2 3rd-Down Conv. 10-21 4-15 4th-Down Conv. 1-2 3-3 Red Zone Scores 5-5 3-3 Time of Poss. 29:44 30:16 Attendance: 2,268

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FOOTBALL | Dolphins fight through weather to stun Red and Blue BY RILEY STEELE Senior Staff Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As the rain poured down on Saturday, it was Jacksonville who made Penn football seem like fish — well, mammals — out of water. Despite a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit, Dolphins’ junior quarterback Kade Bell led an eightplay, 87-yard touchdown drive in under two minutes — culminating with a 27-yard pass to D’Andre Randle with 39 seconds remaining — to stun the Red and Blue, 34-31. “There were an awful lot of weather elements that we had to overcome today, with the heat, the humidity and the rain, so there’s certainly some positives we can take out,” Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. “But it’s disappointing that we couldn’t finish the deal.” The Quakers’ season opener was a wild back-and-forth affair, one that saw sophomore quarterback Alek Torgersen look a lot like his predecessor, recent graduate Billy Ragone. On Penn’s opening possession, he faked a handoff and scampered six yards for a touchdown, notching his first career rushing score and putting Penn (0-1) up, 7-0. Although Torgersen finished with 200 yards through the air on 14-of-33 passing, he also was the Quakers’ leading rusher, carrying the ball 12 times for 65 yards.

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Sophomore running back Ulysses Bryant helped Jacksonville shake off a 12-point fourth quarter deficit as the Dolphins shocked Penn with a last-second go-ahead touchdown. The Quakers will now head into their home opener against Villanova next weekend on a five-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Penn football transitioning to success mit that I am an optimist in this case. Regardless, my conviction RILEY in this year’s Quakers is more STEELE the result of senior wide receiver Spencer Kulcsar than anything or anyone else. The second-leading rusher on JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — last year’s squad, Kulcsar spent Entering its season opener on the summer making the switch Sept. 20, I believed Penn foot- from running back to wide reball was going to be crowned Ivy ceiver. After spending most of League champions at the end of his high school career in the slot, 2014. there was no doubt among the After one game — a loss, coaching staff that moving Kulcno less — I’m even more con- sar out wide was the right move. vinced. SEE STEELE PAGE 9 I will be the first person to ad-

After a Jacksonville field goal, a 30-yard rush from senior Lyle Marsh — who left the game after the drive with a forearm injury — set the Red and Blue up for one-yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback-turnedwide-receiver Adam Strouss. “We were a little shorthanded in the backfield, and [Torgersen] is an effective runner, so he and Adam were able to carry a little bit of the workload after Marsh got hurt,” Bagnoli said. Although Penn’s defense looked stout early, the Dolphins finally started to click. Bell threw the first of his four touchdown passes to senior wide receiver Andrew Robustelli with 5:43 left in the first half. The Dolphins also tacked on a field goal to head into the locker room only down four, 17-13. After Penn stalled on its opening drive of the second half, Bell took over again, finding junior wide receiver Andy Jones for a 28-yard score to give Jacksonville its first lead of the day. But the Quakers did not falter. After blocking the subsequent extra point, Torgersen led the Red and Blue down the field. On third and 10 from the Dolphins’ 17, the sophomore quarterback threw off his back foot and found junior tight end Ryan Kelly for the touchdown. Immediately following the score — Kelly’s first career reception — senior defensive back Dan Wilk picked off Bell’s underSEE FOOTBALL PAGE 9

Offensive outburst powers Quakers M. SOCCER | Red and Blue snap losing streak against struggling Owls BY TOMMY ROTHMAN Contributing Writer

AT TEMPLE Sometimes familiarity goes a long way. After three tough losses against top-tier opponents, Penn came into Sunday afternoon’s matchup with Temple on a downswing, but 90 minutes later the Quakers were back in their groove. On Sunday, the Red and Blue were able to turn their fortunes around with a 3-0 victory against Temple at Ambler Field. SEE M.SOCCER PAGE 9

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Against Temple, junior goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne came up huge, saving all 12 shots directed his way to record a clean sheet. Even though Temple led the Quakers in shots 18-10, Penn scored three goals in a five-minute stretch to pull out the win.

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Midfielder Kristen Moore, a senior captain, was the only member of the Red and Blue who was able to find the back of the net over Penn’s weekend road trip. However, it was enough to earn the Quakers a win over Delaware, backed by the strength of their defense.

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AT DELAWARE picking up a win and a draw — along the way. Over the past week, the Red and Blue team has practiced execution and finishing in front of the net. However, they were not

able to translate these skills onto the field during Friday’s game. “There won’t be immediate payoffs. It will happen overtime,” coach Darren Ambrose said. “Friday was 100 miles an hour. In the first half, we possessed the ball as well as any team had these past years.” However, the Red and Blue struggled offensively in the second half. “The players just made the wrong passes at the wrong time,” SEE W. SOCCER PAGE 9

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