September 24, 2014

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Penn continues marijuana ban despite pot decriminalization

The future of technology is coming to Penn today.

Penn xLAB, a new program based out of the Engineering School, is working on innovative new ways to interact with our media and the internet, revolutionizing the way we see technology today. Although the group is relatively new, they have hopes their ideas will eventually affect real products, possibly with the help of their current partner Comcast.

The founders of Penn xLAB — Sarah Rottenberg, Rahul Mangharam, Orkan Telhan and Carla Diana — began collaborating in the spring of 2014 and announced the opening of Penn xLAB, which got its initial funding from Comcast, this past summer.

Knowing that he would be

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Just because the City of Philadelphia will not arrest you for smoking pot starting next month, it doesn’t mean that Penn will not punish you for lighting up on campus.

Last week, the Philadelphia City Council passed a bill that would decriminalize public consumption of small amounts of marijuana. Starting on Oct. 20, if a person is carrying under one ounce of marijuana, he or SEE DECRIMINALIZATION PAGE 6

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able to build an elaborate electrical prototype for his ideas, Mangharam realized that he needed the help of a design team to be able to create products that could lead to real devices in people’s homes. He then reached out to Diana and Rottenberg at the Integrated Product Design program at Penn.

“We are beyond the era of just building gadgets,” Mangharam said. “We want to see if we can make people more immersed in an experience, even being able to control and manipulate it.”

Currently, there are a number of graduate students working on Penn xLAB. They come primarily from mechanical and electrical engineering backgrounds, as well as from

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Ta-Nehisi Coates makes case for reparations ANUJ AMIN Contributing Writer

Racism still lives.

That’s at least according to Ta-Nehisi Coates, who came to campus on Tuesday to discuss the extent of racial discrimination and white supremacy in America today. The 39-year-old correspondent for The Atlantic presented his controversial argument, “The Case for Reparations,” which first appeared as a cover article in The Atlantic.

During Coates’ interview with Penn history and sociology professor Thomas Sugrue, he argued that white supremacy prevents blacks from achieving equality. Much of Coates’ argument is focused on the idea that white supremacy is not a fact, but an ideal in American society that needs to be changed. As described in his articles, memoir and interviews,

Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, discussed the past and present of racial policies and politics in the U.S. at a talk at Penn.

Coates wants America to acknowledge its mistakes and make amends.

“They should say, ‘I took something from you, and that made me possible,’” he told the Penn audience.

He stated that reparations “could be a range of things.” The discriminations, wrongs and specific troubles that blacks faced has earned its proper restitution, he said, which could come in the form of money or life opportunities like job offers and college acceptances.

Still, Coates criticized affirmative action, which he argued is used by universities to support diversity rather than to make amends for past wrongs.

According to some, the passion which Coates bolsters when approaching the topic of racism is distinctive to American society. Visiting “TA-NEHISI COATES” BY DAVID SHANKBONE IS LICENSED BY CC 2.0

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Twitter founder tells students money can ‘suffocate you’ DAVID CAHN Contributing Writer

On Thursday, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey joined CEO of (RED) Deborah Dugan and Wharton professor Adam Grant in a panel discussion at Irvine Auditorium. The event, titled “Be the Change,” addressed the value of philanthropy and entrepreneurship.

The discussion began with a single question: Who qualifies as an entrepreneur? According to Dorsey, entrepreneurship involves “taking on big risk, even financial risk, to see big ideas.”

For Dorsey, the risk paid off.

Twitter has an average of 241 million monthly active users, and the company is worth over $18 billion. But the panelists were quick to emphasize to the thousand-strong audience that money shouldn’t be the

PennApps and the Dining Philosophers brought Twitter cofounder and founder of Square Jack Dorsey, CEO of (RED) Debra Dugan, and Wharton professor Adam Grant for a panel on Tuesday.

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goal of entrepreneurship. Dugan agreed, recounting how her love of rock and roll motivated her to leave Wall Street to work at a nonprofit.

“Money is equivalent to oxy-

gen. It can help you run faster but it can also suffocate you,” Dorsey said.

But the panelists seemed to send a mixed message. Dorsey is one of the highest-earning

individuals in the country, and Dugan took on a plethora of work at various corporations like EMI Records and Disney

Penn replaces Einstein Bros with Pure Fare to promote healthier eating The decision to replace Einstein Bros has been met with mixed reactions by students JESSICA WASHINGTON Staff Writer

Penn’s recent announcement to replace Einstein Bagel Bros with Pure Fare, an organic restaurant, was made to satisfy student desires for healthier eating.

The decision, which has elicited mixed reactions from students, follows a major survey by Penn Business Services, which found that students had growing interests in gluten-free, vegan and organic foods.

“We wanted to answer to the growing population that want-

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ed to eat healthy,” Director of Hospitality Services Pamela Lampitt said.

Lampitt added that interviews with numerous students about their food preferences, including members of the Undergraduate Assembly’s dining council, also contributed to the decision to install Pure Fare in Houston Hall.

Pure Fare is slated to open some time in the spring semester, and will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant, which would be included

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SEPT. 12 –SEPT. 18, 2014 VANDALISM:

Sept. 17: An unaffiliated 52-year-old woman reported parking her car on the 3100 block of Walnut Street at 3 p.m. and then finding, upon return, that the driver side window and door of her car were damaged.

SEX OFFENSE:

Sept. 18: A confidential sex offense was reported.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS:

Sept. 14: Two unaffiliated 22-year-old men were cited for public drunkenness on the 100 block of 36th Street at 2:18 a.m.

PUBLIC URINATION:

Sept. 13: An 18-year-old male student was cited for urinating in public on the 3600 block on Locust Walk at 12:52 a.m.

Sept. 16: An unaffiliated 48-year-old man was cited for urinating in public on the 100 block of 40th Street at 3:29 p.m.

FRAUD:

Sept. 13: An unaffiliated 34-year-old man reported that

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before joining (RED) as the CEO. The event organizers even passed out T-shirts that said only one word on them: “Money.”

Addressing the issue of phi-

four suspects fled the Chili’s restaurant at 3801 Chestnut Street at 8 p.m. without paying for their food.

Sept. 17: An unaffiliated 27-year-old woman was arrested for attempting to cash a fraudulent check at the Wells Fargo located at 3431 Chestnut Street at 12:01 p.m.

ROBBERY:

Sept. 16: An affiliated 24-yearold man reported that a group of men approached him, wrapped their arms around him and demanded money.

The group fled with the complainant’s money at 41st and Delancey streets at 9:45 p.m.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT:

Sept. 12: A 24-year-old unaffiliated male was cited after being observed fighting on the 3700 block of Walnut Street at 2:31 p.m.

Sept. 15: A confidential assault was reported on the 4000 block of Walnut Street at 7 a.m.

Sept. 15: An affiliated 26-yearold man was walking on 38th Street at 12:26 p.m. when an unknown man bumped into him, said “watch where you are going” and then punched the complainant in the face.

OTHER OFFENSE:

Sept. 16: An unaffiliated 34-year-old man was arrested on the 4000 block of Pine Street at 7:55 a.m. when he was found to have an outstanding warrant after he was stopped for investigation.

THEFT:

Theft from building: 7 Theft from vehicle: 4 Bike theft: 7 Retail theft: 3 Other thefts: 1

ARRESTS FROM THEFT:

ASSAULT:

Sept. 12: A confidential assault was reported on 39th and Locust streets.

Sept. 12: A confidential assault was reported on 40th and Irving streets.

Sept. 17: An unaffiliated 52-year-old male was arrested for retail theft at the CVS at 3925 Walnut Street.

lanthropy, Dorsey told students, “For me, there wasn’t a master plan about saving the world,” adding that he and his partners create “things that we want to use.”

Throughout the event, a pro-

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jector displayed a Twitter feed on a large screen behind the panelists, highlighting the most impactful quotes of the evening. An hour after the event, #BeTheChangePenn had reached more than 68,000 people, ac-

on Penn’s Dining Dollar$ plan, will also serve pressed juice and have a smoothie bar.

Kriti Sehgal, a 2005 College graduate, started Pure Fare three and a half years ago with her twin brother Kunal Sehgal.

Pure Fare serves organic, locally farmed products in a fast casual dining setting. The restaurant does not use ingredients such as white sugar or flour, and instead uses colorful alternatives such as avocados, cauliflower and papayas.

“We touch every part of the production process,” Kriti Sehgal said. “Our mission is to make sure food is nourishing, delicious and fun.”

Despite Business Services’ survey findings that students are interested in healthier dining options, several students are upset to see Einstein Bros leave.

“I disagree with the decision because [Pure Fare] caters to a much smaller section of the student population,” College sophomore Leah Goldberg said.

“This campus needs to be cheaper, not more upscale,” College sophomore Joe Sagemen added.

However, some students are excited for the change.

“Pure Fare is replacing [Einstein], I love it,” College junior Julie Macdonough said.

The recently closed Einstein Bagel Bros in Houston Hall will be replaced by Pure Fare, an organic restaurant, which is slated to open sometime during the spring semester.

cording to Keyhole, a Twitter analytics site.

During the question and answer session, students asked the speakers about topics including how to find partners and mentors for their startups.

Freshman Emily Zhen, who was told by the panelists to find her passion through self-reflection, said afterwards, “All of [the speakers’] viewpoints really complimented each other and confirmed my belief that to start

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Dining Philosophers and PennApps organized the speaker event, which they said was part of a larger movement at Penn to support entrepreneurship.

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Civil Rights Movement encourages voter registration Penn Hillel and other campus groups hosted registration event Tuesday MNALI PATEL Contributing Writer

At least on Penn’s campus, Democrats and Republicans can work together.

On Tuesday, Penn Hillel, Penn Democrats, College Republicans and other campus organizations came together to kick off National Voter Registration Day — and celebrate democracy in the U.S. with the Penn community.

The event, called “Bridging The Gap: Voter Registration Kickoff,” explored the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on voting and highlighted the

importance of voter registration.

A brief CBS video recounting Selma’s Bloody Sunday, a civil rights march for racial voting equality that turned violent, started off the event. Following the video was a brief presentation given by host Denzel Cummings, a College senior and cochair of UMOJA, the umbrella organization for black student groups. Cummings emphasized that voter registration allows students to directly participate in the American democracy.

“Bridging The Gap aims to explore the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on voting,” he said. “As American citizens, it is important for Penn students to stay informed and develop the ability to express their concerns in regards to the government.”

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Democrats and College Republicans also talked about the Pennsylvania gubernatorial election and shared background information on the candidates.

During the event, students had the opportunity to register to vote. Speakers also talked about the initiatives taken by the student organizations in attendance in the broader Philadelphia area.

Last spring, Penn Democrats and members of the Penn NAACP chapter went to high schools in West Philadelphia and registered 50 students to vote. In a continuation of their efforts to get high school students to participate in elections at a young age, the organizations will be returning to West Philadelphia high schools next week.

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KEEN ON THE TRUTH | United States abortion laws are inhumane and inconsistent

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bout 11 years ago, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act was signed into law. Pro-life propagandists pushed the law through largely by publicizing the “gory story” of intact dilation and extraction, emphasizing the fetus’ soft little body wriggling in the doctor’s hands outside the womb. The campaign was so effective that many who are pro-choice would now call partial-birth abortion infanticide.

Other methods of third-trimester abortion, however, are perfectly legal, and states like New Jersey still implement them. It’s just that, today, doctors may not kill a fetus by sliding metzenbaum scissors into her brain while holding her body in the open air.

Older, slower methods must be used — greatly increasing health risk to mothers and pain experienced by the dying fetus. But the important goal is achieved: The fetus dies by an unfamiliar method

that doesn’t involve the unsavory images of piercing flesh or sucking brains associated with IDX. Thus, in the United States, a third-trimester fetus is not inherently considered human.

Its life is respected in an animal sense — it is illegal to kill it in certain ways, just as is the case for a dog — and this is significant. But the unborn child does not possess legal human rights to life, liberty, et cetera.

are rapidly hardening. However, dilation and extraction is still common practice in Pennsylvania up to 24 weeks.

This operation is significantly more gruesome than third trimester intact dilation and extraction, because the fetus is dismembered before it is actually killed. The sharp teeth of a Sopher clamp are used to grasp an arm or leg, which is then wrenched free from the unborn child’s torso.

This process is repeated, fol-

By [the definition of viability], at 26 weeks a fetus in a third-world country is an animal while his western counterpart is a human being.”

The life of a second-trimester fetus is generally not respected, even in an animal sense. This is remarkable, since the unborn child’s facial features are already defined, they have a capacity to feel pain and their bones

lowed by dismemberment of the child’s chest, stomach and finally his head.

First-trimester abortions are legal in almost every state.

At this point, the fetal child generally does not have bones and is small enough to be

sucked out through a tube. It becomes possible to think of the procedure as sort of cleaning-out of the uterus that — in the words of the Philadelphia Women’s Center — “removes the pregnancy.”

This definition of an unborn child as a pregnancy allows us to think of abortion as an issue of women’s health.

It’s just one more procedure or pill that relieves a woman of the cramps, the emotional anxiety and the pounding headaches that accompany pregnancy.

But the question remains: When does the pregnancy become a human being? Biologically, this happens within 90 minutes of fertilization — when the fetus’s DNA synthesis is complete and growth begins. At this point, the child is clinically alive in his own right. But legally, this life is initially unrecognized, and finally recognized only in an animal sense.

The difficulty with this legal approach is that it fails

to provide any point at which our unborn biological selves take on humanity. Viability — the law in Pennsylvania — is absurd because it makes humanity a function of medical technology. By this definition, at 26 weeks a fetus in a thirdworld country is an animal while his western counterpart is a human being.

The only point at which we may consistently declare the fetus a human being is when it becomes biologically a human being. Any other definition — and many have been tried — leads to the mass of moral contradiction which constitutes our current abortion laws. I attained the legal right to be protected and nourished by all the best medical technology of 1995 within hours of fertilization. This was because my mother wanted me.

Gianna Jessen attained her legal right under much more trying circumstances. She survived 18 hours in a saline solution that was supposed to kill her — and made it out of

JEREMIAH KEENAN the womb alive. But she has cerebral palsy as a reminder that there was a time when her body wasn’t legally human.

Can we reasonably say that Gianna’s body wasn’t morally human? That the doctor who meant to kill her was innocent? Only if we take a very tortuous view of humanity, indeed.

JEREMIAH KEENAN is a College sophomore from China studying math. His email address is jkeenan@ sas.upenn.edu. “Keen on the Truth” appears every Wednesday.

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THE VISION | Current conditions make it impossible to provide a valuable education

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his summer, I did something a bit unusual. While many students worked at internships and prepared for the upcoming school year, I prepared lesson plans. Hired as a co-instructor for a West Philadelphia school summer program, my responsibilities included creating curricula for college access, career readiness and social-emotional learning while managing a classroom of middle school girls. The role sounded deceptively simple. I soon learned that this would be one of the most difficult experiences of my undergraduate years.

By the middle of the summer, I was drowning in sassy, disengaged middle schoolers. I was perplexed by the girls’ attitudes. With no formal teaching experience, few resources and little time to come up with inventive lesson plans, I became so frustrated that I did not remember my love for spending time with students. What really made this position challenging, though, was the school’s circumstances.

The building was filthy.

Roaches and mice frolicked about on dirty walls and stained hallway floors. Program instructors watched the unsanitary circumstances continue outside, as the cleaning staff dumped dirty mop water and cleaning chemicals into a flooded drain in the school yard. Internet access ceased and took several days to be restarted, which was a major barrier for instructors attempting to academically engage their students.

Where I once was frustrated with the conditions at some schools, I was now livid. Children attended the program because of its potential to provide fun and enriching activities.

Our purpose was to supplement the students’ school-year learning experiences. We aimed to provide encouragement and support for the students, demonstrate that learning is more than sitting in class looking at books.

But I was unable to provide that for my students. I was angry because, given the conditions of the school and the restraints of the program, I could

not invest in the students the way I had dreamed. I could not make up for the shortcomings in the school.

For me, this experience was

These are not just any students. The lack of resources disproportionately affects minority students, who make up 90 percent of enrollment or

The building was filthy. Roaches and mice frollicked about on dirty walls and stained hallway floors. … Internet access ceased and took several days to be restarted, which was a major barrier for instructors attempting to academically engage their students.” representative of the inequality that plagues Philadelphia public schools. Due to the desperation caused by the School District of Philadelphia’s budget crisis, resources are waning. Teachers and counselors have been been laid off, class sizes are unmanageable, art and music programs have been cut, nurses are not available if students have an emergency, and students are frustrated by the conditions in their schools and the instability of the school district.

higher in several Philadelphia public schools. Minority students already confront a myriad of barriers to education, including increased suspension rates, fewer advanced courses and insufficient access to colleges and post-graduation programs.

Why is it that even though these inequalities are known, we continue to decrease the amount of support available for minority students? What kind of message does it send to West Philadelphia children to repeatedly

eliminate their teachers, their electives and their opportunities for advancement?

West Philadelphia students should not suffer because of budgetary decisions being made at the state level. They should not have to watch helplessly as their middle class peers in places like Lower Merion progress while the opportunity gap expands. At a basic level, educating our children requires the investment that stems from financial resources, such as textbooks, desks, clean schools, teachers.

Beyond that, these kids need personal investment. They need to know that people at the schools believe in them, that they can dream and they can accomplish, that their strengths may be cultivated, that they can improve upon their weaknesses. They need to know that there are people who want them to do better for themselves, who will assist them when they fail and will celebrate them when they succeed.

The children of West Philadelphia need investment.

If we can come together as

THE VISION mentors, teachers, policy makers and community members and choose to invest the time and resources in the students of West Philadelphia, perhaps we can show the students that we do care. Then we can begin reversing the deplorable conditions at some of the schools.

Visit the Philadelphia Public School Notebook website if you would like to learn more about education in Philadelphia.

SAMANTHA ANTRUM is a College senior from Buffalo, N.Y., studying communications. Her email address is antrums@sas. upenn.edu. “The Vision” is a column for black voices that appears every Wednesday.

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Clicking your way to a Campus Job GHINWA MOUJAES Contributing Writer

Penn students still struggling in the search for part-time jobs now have an easier way to find them.

Campus Job, a company founded by Penn alumni, acts as a liaison between undergraduates and businesses looking to hire students. Launched only a month ago, Campus Job already has job listings at 7,556 postsecondary schools nation-wide.

“Part-time jobs are a perfect way for undergraduates to realize what they want to do in life.

By experiencing different jobs, they can rule out what they like and what they do not,” said Jordyn Feingold, a Penn representative for Campus Job. “Plus, what college student wouldn’t want to make some extra money?”

Campus Job was co-founded by two Penn alumni — 2011 Huntsman Program graduate JJ Fliegelman and 2012 College graduate Liz Wessel—who both had dreams to start their own companies since college. While at Penn, Wessel and Fliegelman worked together on a side-project that helped businesses find students to hire as campus representatives. With their project, they competed in PennVention and won $1,000. The project later became the inspiration for Campus Job. Although the two Penn graduates picked up different career paths after leaving Penn, they found each other again two years later and decided to turn their college dreams into reality.

The final product is a userfriendly website where students can sign up to find part-time jobs using their university emails.

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Argentinian scholar Valeria Carbone expressed that the theorization of race, as seen with Coates’ “The Case for Reparations,” is something that she does not see in her home country.

On the contrary, Penn freshman Maya Arthur did not feel as if Coates’ opinions were foreign, and instead felt as if he had “reiterated [her] feelings.” Sopho-

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The website continues to grow at a rate of 1,000 users per week and posts 1,000 new job listings each week as well, but the company still aims for more. For the

more Camara Brown added that she appreciated how he told “history from the losing side.”

Though Coates adamantly argues for society to give African Americans reparations, in a private interview, Coates stated that the future is unclear as to whether or not the country will follow through.

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“It’s a matter of cost and timing,� said Michael J. Rose, managing director of the Annenberg Center. “It’s doable, but it’s very expensive once you involve TV and radio. ... It would be great to have any type of debate here in general — I think that is very important — but it’s all about the logistics behind it.�

An event of this size calls for high production costs. Presenting a gubernatorial debate requires obtaining the proper television, lighting and radio equipment, which the host, KYW-TV, would need to bring from their studio. “For example, when [Ste-

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According to Gardenswartz, a representative from Democratic candidate Tom Wolf’s campaign expressed interest in holding the debate on Penn’s campus instead of at the news station. Representatives for both Wolf and Republican Governor Tom Corbett did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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accountable� through Penn’s disciplinary process, she added. “Students might perceive it to be less risky, or less harmful, or less looked down upon [to use marijuana], and therefore feel free to use more openly. My biggest message to them is that the University’s stance doesn’t change,� she said.

A representative from the Division of Public Safety declined to comment while the legislation and its implementation are still being finalized.

Michael Fienman, a criminal defense lawyer in Philadelphia, also said that the decriminalization of marijuana doesn’t mean that Penn students will get a “free pass� to smoke pot. “It’s important for UPenn students to know, just because the city decriminalizes small amount of marijuana, it’s doesn’t mean that the school thinks it’s okay,� he said. “Penn Police are sworn officers and they are able to cite and arrest students for violations.�

Fienman also emphasized that it is still illegal to smoke marijuana before driving, and that students can be arrested for doing so. “I would caution students not to think that this is a free-pass to go to smoke a joint in their dorm or on their way to class: You still do get caught, still get fined, may not be arrested, but still [are] gonna have to deal with it,� Fienman said.

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she will be cited and fined $25, but won’t go to jail. If a person is caught consuming marijuana publicly, he will be cited and fined $100 or required to do up to nine hours of community service.

However, the University will continue to regard marijuana use on campus as a punishable offense, said Julie Nettleton, interim director of the Office of Student Conduct, who is still serving as director of the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives. If Mayor Michael Nutter signs the decriminalization bill, which he is expected to do, the bill “really [wouldn’t] change much� at Penn, Nettleton said. “When it comes to the University prohibiting marijuana use and having students held accountable for it on campus, we actually have to abide by federal laws, which say that we can’t allow it,� she explained.

The main reason for this is federal funding — if Penn doesn’t follow federal marijuana laws, it will be at risk of losing money which funds research and financial aid for students, Nettleton said. “In terms of University policy, our policy continues to be that it’s illegal and prohibited on campus,� Nettleton said. “If you are found in possession of or using [marijuana], we can hold you

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KYW-TV confirmed that they have no plans to relocate the debate.

Penn for Pennsylvania hasn’t given up on trying to move the debate, and “started talking to Tom Wolf again and to the incumbent governor and seeing if there was anyway we could put some pressure on the studio,�

Gardenswartz said. Penn for Pennsylvania has also reached out to former Pennsylvania Governor and Penn lecturer Ed Rendell to help bring a gubernatorial debate to Penn.

Although Penn for Pennsylvania’s efforts to move the Oct. 1 debate have been unfruitful, the group is not giving up in their efforts to engage the gubernatorial candidates with Penn’s campus. “We had still made some headway and some good contacts, so we are also still in the process of trying to plan something,� Gardenswartz added. “There are always possibilities ... and we would love to be able to have the candidates come and speak to us. Maybe even if it isn’t in a true debate style, but just an open forum where students can ask questions and get answers from the candidates.�

The Annenberg Center remains open and hopeful to the idea of hosting a political debate in the future. “It would be great to have any type of debate here in general,�

Rose said. “If it could be on Penn’s campus, I would guess that all parties would embrace the idea ... and if we could get a presidential debate that would be great too.�

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The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election is shaping up to be one of the most important local elections of 2014, and a new student-led organization has been trying to place Penn’s campus at the center of it.

Penn for Pennsylvania, a student group recently started by three freshmen hall mates, has been lobbying both campaigns to allow Penn’s Annenberg Center to present a gubernatorial debate.

While it is highly unlikely that the debate will be moved from its current location at the studios of CBS-affiliate KYWTV, the students are proposing that the Oct. 1 debate be relocated to the Annenberg Center. “Why do it in a studio when you could do it somewhere live?� asked College freshman Jacob Gardenswartz, who is one of the three freshmen involved in Penn for Pennsylvania’s effort to bring the gubernatorial candidates to campus. “We thought it was a really unique idea, and I was definitely a little skeptical at the beginning — like there is no way anything is going to come of this — but we decided to just go for it.�

While Annenberg remains willing to hold the debate on campus — the center agreed to keep Oct 1. open for the debate — it might be too late to make the change.

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The lab itself is currently set up like a living room, with a couch, television and yoga mat — but the furniture is not the kind you would find in your living room at home.

The couch, for example, is wired to give its users an immersive television experience. “Suppose there is an impact while watching Spiderman,�

Mangharam said. “We could feel that impact from the couch and from a vest that you would wear — it’s like getting Disney’s 4-D experience at Wal-Mart prices.�

The yoga mat tells users exactly where to put their hands and feet.

It also provides several skill level options, ranging from novice to advanced based on the preference of the user. “You can’t do a downward dog if you are staring at the screen,�

Mangharam said. “For certain things, the interface needs to be different — now you will be interacting with the mat rather than the TV screen.�

Inspiration for personalized devices like the mat came from Penn xLAB participants’ observation that more and more products allow internet connectivity. “We are in a moment in time where people talk a lot about the ‘internet of things’� Diana said. “This means we can take microcontrollers or small computers and embed it in everyday objects, [which] is possible in a way it never was before.�

The team is not changing the functionality of the products it is analyzing, Mangharam said. “All we are doing is presenting the content in harmony and in tune with the user.�

Penn xLAB also works on children’s toys, making 3-D printed Legos that light up to guide children, and its relationship with Comcast may allow for partnerships with some of the company’s verticals in the future.

The team is planning to display its progress at a public DesignPhiladelphia event on Oct. 14.

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this year.

“She’s been there and … knows how to handle the pressure,” Carr said. “I think that that’s something she can relate to the freshmen.”

Communication is key to Genske’s style of leadership. Her voice can be heard above all others before, during and after each rally, and her quick-thinking ability to sense the opponent’s intentions pre-play enables the Red and Blue to take other teams out of their systems.

“Yeah, I talk a lot,” Genske

in their first eight games.

Three Down Penn on the road: The Quakers may face some difficulty as they leave Ellen Vagelos Field and travel to Lafayette’s Rappolt Field. Penn faltered in its first away game this Sunday, losing to Cornell, 1-0. Despite the score, Penn had an impressive and exciting first game of the Ivy season.

The Quakers only allowed Cornell to score once despite the Big Red’s offensive pressure, a testament to Penn’s strong defense led

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Amanda Magadan: Lafayette’s sophomore forward Amanda Magadan could prove to be an obstacle for the Quakers. Magadan was named to the USA U-21 squad this summer, had a strong preseason, and

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chuckled. “[Communication] is really important to our team, but it’s also really important to me. I’m, in Kerry’s words, a thinker — so I have to think about what I want to do that play and what I’m having people do around me.”

Aided by communication, Genske has guided her team through a rocky start to 2014. An unforgiving tournament against big-name programs in Stanford followed by a home loss to neighboring Villanova pushed her to, as Carr described, “[remind] people to focus on the process and not the outcome.”

This mental toughness will be

vital heading into Ivy season, as Penn squares off against Princeton this Friday. Genske’s skills as an organizer, motivator and communicator will be vital as Penn hopes to topple Ivy powerhouses Yale and Harvard atop the standings.

“We’re trying to remember the things we did well, but also preparing [for Princeton] is really big,” Genske said. “We learned this weekend that we probably could have done things to prepare in other ways to make sure we’re not tired by the end of the tournament.”

The Quakers’ first set against La Salle last Saturday could serve as a

rubric for how the team and its young captain must perform in the coming weeks.

In a set where she herself recorded four kills and two digs, Genske maintained a positive — even smiling — demeanor as the Red and Blue fought back from a 10-point deficit to win the set.

“We just had to believe that we could win and remind ourselves of all the good things we had done,” Genske said. “Our team was really mentally tough at that point, and … I just kept reminding them that we can do this.”

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Though only a junior, outside hitter Alexis Genske is a key leader for Penn volleyball on a roster that includes a whopping seven freshmen. Genske leads the Quakers with 3 kills per set, which is a tremendous improvement over her career 1.31 kills per set average entering the season.

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“I was looking to transfer in the first place. I liked Santa Clara and it was a good school,” Polkinhorne said. “It was really close to home for me and I needed a little bit of change of scenery.”

After a series of calls to other coaches on the East Coast and productive conversations with Fuller, Polkinhorne found himself headed to Philadelphia the following season.

Immediately upon arriving, it was clear there was going to be a competition over the starting goalkeeper position.

In 2013, the Quakers entered camp with two goalkeepers, Kinn and Polkinhorne. Though Kinn was a senior, he had only started in four games the prior season and didn’t have a lock on the starting job.

“Tyler’s a great goalkeeper. It was nice, the fact that we’re both West Coast kids,” Polkinhorne said.

“We got along really well, which I think a lot of people think

has had an impressive start to the season for the Leopards. She leads Lafayette offensively with four goals and nine points. Magadan proved to be key to Lafayette’s 3-1 win against Monmouth, tallying two goals and an assist.

A renewed Lafayette: Last season was one of rebuilding for the Leopards. This season, Lafayette welcomes talent from abroad. Additions to the Leopards include freshmen Rosie Shanks from Scotland and Ellen Colbourne from Canada. The team has also added two assistant coaches, Emily Janis and Joachim Civico. The Leopards were disappointed with the way their previous season ended, with a poor regular season record and loss in the first round of the Patriot League playoffs. It is clear through their new additions that the Leopards hope to avenge their losses and turn things around in 2014.

is difficult when you’re working with another goalkeeper. With me and Tyler, I think we built off of each other really well.”

In the early season, Kinn put together some strong starts, yet Polkinhorne found himself between the bars for two midseason starts against Drexel and Cornell.

After Polkinhorne suffered a minor injury against Cornell, it was back to Kinn until the fateful game against Princeton.

Polkinhorne finished the season with a .917 save percentage and allowed just three goals over the course of nearly 422 minutes.

Most importantly, he was comfortable under pressure.

“See the thing is, I love that.

The more people screaming at me and calling me names, the better,” Polkinhorne said. “I really enjoy those big games and getting to be a part of it.”

This season has been a tough one thus far for the goalkeeper, as Penn has faced a pair of top 12 teams and two other NCAA tournament teams in its first six games.

Fuller and the team hope the

tough nonconference schedule will lead to more of those big games that Polkinhorne seems to love.

Looking into his continual improvement, Polkinhorne has one clear focus: staying more calm.

“I’m a little hard on myself on the field and in practice … But it’s made me the goalie I am today.”

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with a safety blanket underneath the second level of the defense.

And when senior running back Lyle Marsh went down with a forearm injury — while Kyle Wilcox also dealt with a thigh problem — Solomon found himself unexpectedly thrown into the fire. The feature back for the majority of the third quarter, the Brooklyn native tallied nine carries for 39 yards, showing off some impressive moves in space.

“They both played well,” coach Al Bagnoli said. “Justin dropped the first ball and then caught everything else that was thrown at him which I thought was great. And Tre had more carries than we anticipated, but I think he responded really well to the challenge.”

While the duo may have surprised Red and Blue fans with their effectiveness, it’s simply the next step in the development of two future stars.

A Bridgeville, Pa., native, Watson has impressed coaches and teammates with his skill set since arriving on campus for preseason camp and practice. In the span of a few short months, the rookie has gone from constantly needing to prove himself to attempting to meet loftier expectations.

“There was a lot of learning in the beginning so I tried to come out and pick things up as quickly as I could,” Watson said. “I tried to work as hard as I could on every play because I knew it would make myself better.

“I think in the beginning, the coaches were impressed if I made a big play, but now we’ve transitioned to a point where it’s a little more ex-

pected. And I like that.”

Although Watson has wowed his peers with his physical gifts, Bagnoli and the rest of the team’s coaches have been thrilled with another aspect of the freshman’s game.

“Justin has all of those physical attributes with the height, speed, body control, hands, concentration and the toughness,” Bagnoli said.

“But I think what has impressed us more is the mental aspect of it all.

“He’s had such few mental busts that — for a freshman — it’s been incredible.”

Like Watson, Solomon has taken coaches and players alike by storm.

“We were trying to ease him in, but his role has had to change,” Bagnoli said. “In trying to figure out who would be our third-string running back, I thought Tre did a terrific job in the preseason and forced us to get him on the field.”

With Marsh out for this weekend’s game against Villanova, Solomon will continue to get chances to demonstrate the value of what he brings to the Quakers’ offense.

“He has some shake, some size, some balance, some speed, and he has amazing instincts,” Bagnoli said.

Though he may not be around when Solomon and Watson are veterans themselves, Bagnoli realizes the duo’s importance, even in the short term.

“They both have a really bright future, they’re good kids, they’re grounded and fit in really well with the team,” Bagnoli said. “They’re really unassuming, modest, downto-earth kids, and we couldn’t be happier to have them making plays for this football team.”

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VOLLEYBALL | The junior is often Penn’s loudest voice

BY CARTER COUDRIET Contributing Writer Is it a coincidence that as the Penn volleyball starters were introduced before they faced Temple, junior outside hitter Alexis Genske was the first player announced?

Perhaps, but one cannot deny that No. 7 is one of the team’s best players and leaders.

“When it comes down to the games, we really just want to be there to pump [the younger players] up and offer them the leadership,” said Genske, who was second team All-Ivy in 2013.

As a junior captain, Genske is an anomaly. While there were six seniors at the helm for the Quakers in Genske’s freshman year and all three seniors on the 2013 roster were captains, things have changed. Now the squad is much younger than usual, carrying seven freshmen on its roster.

“We have a very different team this year,” Genske said.

“Now, there are two or three freshmen on at a time. That changes things a lot, [but] we want to add the same stability we had last year.”

And add stability she has, as Genske brings a wealth of experience to the position. Even as a junior, she is one of the Quakers’ most tenured and wellrounded starters. Genske was the only player on Penn’s roster to win an Ivy Player of the Week honor last year. The sixfoot junior even excelled at libero when star Dani Shepherd’s injury necessitated a shift.

Genske’s talent and experience as a sophomore convinced Penn coach Kerry Carr to name her one of the squad’s captains SEE VOLLEYBALL PAGE 7

M. SOCCER | Fueled by desire, goalie Max Polkinhorne is relentless

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Ever since seizing the starting goalkeeper job from Tyler Kinn in 2013, junior Max Polkinhorne has excelled on the pitch. Last year, Polkinhorne only surrendered three goals in 421 minutes, 53 seconds of time on the pitch as the Quakers qualified for the NCAA Tournament. This year, he’s off to a solid start as well, making 36 saves in six total games played — picking up three wins in the process.

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Penn on the road to face Leopards FIELD HOCKEY | Quakers look to break two-match losing streak

BY CRISTINA URQUIDI Contributing Writer Coming off of a 1-0 loss to Cornell last Sunday, the Quakers (2-3, 0-1 Ivy) will travel an hour north to face the Lafayette Leopards on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Rappolt Field. If Penn capitalizes on its strengths Wednesday, it can expect to win against the Leopards, who are still recovering from a weak 2013 season and have been off to a less-than-favorable start this year.

Three Up Alexa Hoover: Freshman Alexa Hoover has been leading the Quakers offensively, scoring six goals and 14 points in the first five games, and is one of the strongest offensive players in the Ivy League. She was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice in her first three weeks of collegiate field hockey, the first Quaker to do so since 2009. Hoover has been a refreshing and exciting addition to the Red and Blue this season and will

Most top athletes are hard on themselves and hypercompetitive.

And then there’s Penn men’s soccer goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne.

“I’m super competitive,” he said. “I have — I don’t want to say misguided — but high expectations for myself at all times.”

When he took the pitch as a sophomore early in the second half against Princeton last fall, the timing was perfect.

Senior goalkeeper Tyler Kinn had just gone down with an ankle injury and the Quakers were tied 1-1 with Ivy League rival Princeton. Even more important, a win would put the Red and Blue in position for a de-facto Ivy title game with Harvard to end the season. “[Tyler and I] were both on the same page about it, someone needed to do the job,” Polkinhorne said.

“Someone [was] going to walk on the field and do it and it just happened to be me at that point.”

And that’s exactly what Polkinhorne did. Forty-two minutes, four saves and a Sam Hayward goal later, the Quakers were out of trouble and on to Harvard.

The rest is history. Polkinhorne would go on to put up a clean sheet against the Crimson as Penn fought to an Ivy title.

Polkinhorne and the Quakers would lose their first round NCAA tournament game in penalty kicks to Providence, but it was clear the team had a goalie for the future.

“He performed exceptionally,” coach Rudy Fuller said. “He had a really good end to the year and established himself within our team.”

A Portola Valley, Calif. native, Polkinhorne landed at Santa Clara to start his college career. Though close to home and playing with some familiar faces, transferring was nearly immediately on the goalkeeper’s mind.

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Quakers experiencing freshmania FOOTBALL | Solomon and Watson provide offensive burst

BY RILEY STEELE Senior Staff Writer

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prove to be one of the key players in the game against Lafayette.

Allison Weisenfels: Senior goalkeeper Allison Weisenfels has played a surprising yet crucial role in Penn’s success this season. After seeing her play every minute this season, one might be surprised that Weisenfels only played two games prior to this year due to injuries. It seems as though she may be making up for lost time, as this season she has saved an impressive 27 shots on goal and has a 1.60 goals-against average.

Penn’s Defense: Penn’s defense has performed remarkably well this year, allowing only eight goals.

Thanks to the Quakers’ strong defense, all of Penn’s losses this year have been extremely close, each ultimately determined by a single goal.

In contrast, the Leopards’ defense has been off to a rough start, allowing their opponents to score 18 goals SEE FIELD HOCKEY PAGE 7

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Freshman wide receiver Justin Watson started his first career game on Saturday against Jacksonville and will be a factor for the Red and Blue in his first season. He made three catches for 21 yards against the Dolphins after dropping his first target.

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It’s no secret that Penn football is a team loaded with veteran talent.

On the offensive side of the ball alone, the Quakers feature two senior tight ends and a pair of prominent senior running backs, in addition to a plethora of experienced receivers on the outside.

Yet even with the large number of veterans guiding the Red and Blue’s new spread offense, Penn’s first game against Jacksonville made one thing clear: The Quakers have two additional contributors who give the squad more dynamic weapons.

Despite Penn’s heartbreaking defeat, freshman wide receiver Justin Watson and freshman running back Tre Solomon were two of the brightest spots to emerge from the trip to Florida.

Starting alongside two senior wideouts, Watson thrived in the Quakers’ up-tempo system. Though the rookie dropped the first pass targeted for him, Watson came back strong, nabbing three passes for 21 yards while providing Torgersen SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 7

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