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Class Board College reps transfer to Wharton Months after they were elected to the class of 2020 Class Board, they transferred schools JAMES MEADOWS Staff Reporter

the changing rules governing social events at college

For the first time in Penn Student Government history, two elected student representatives tasked with representing their school have transferred to another undergraduate school, leaving vacancies that PSG has never had to address before, two members of the Class Board said.

In April, then College freshmen Shane Goldstein and Vanessa Wanyandeh were elected to be College chairs of the Class Board of 2020. But by the end of the semester, they had both applied to transfer to the Wharton School.

Applications for internal transfers between the College of Arts and Sciences and Wharton must be submitted by mid-May, which is only about a month and a half after Goldstein and Wanyandeh were elected to their positions. The two candidates had to take several classes, including Math 104, Economics 001 and Economics 002 to be eligible to begin Wharton classes in the fall.

“Our academic interests, especially as freshmen, change very rapidly,” Goldstein said. “By the end of my freshman year, it made sense for me to transfer to Wharton.”

Wanyandeh did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

There were no rules in place in PSG’s Fair Practices Code that required Goldstein and Wanyandeh to step down from their posts, but they both decided to do so, Goldstein said.

“While there were no explicit rules that force us to step down, we agreed that it didn’t seem like the most democratic thing to do if we remained in those positions,” he said. “The spirit of the law is more aligned with us stepping down.”

Rising sophomores who have applied for an internal transfer from the College to Wharton typically learn of their acceptance in late July.

President of the 2020 Class Board and Wharton and Engineering sophomore Karim El Sewedy, said he first found out about the students’ transfers in the summer.

“At the time, my main concern was finding a viable solution to this sticky situation,” El Sewedy said. “However, I am very happy with how things turned out.”

Chair of the Nominations and Election Committee and College senior Allie Rubin said NEC oversaw the

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niversity crackdowns on Greek life and single-gender clubs started in the 1960s, but have intensified in recent years. Penn recently joined the growing list of institutions introducing new rules for social life on campus.

Arguably the most dramatic crackdown in recent years has come out of Harvard University’s decision to ban Greek organizations and final clubs this summer.

Penn has not officially enforced strict bans on organizations like Harvard — but the enforcement of the Task Force on a Safe Responsible Campus Community has placed limitations for student social life.

The task force, which was created following campus uproar over a sexually suggestive email sent by off-campus group OZ in 2016, began to unroll a series of measures this

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semester.

Students have reacted negatively to several of the new initiatives, particularly those that have caused an uptick in social event closures, though Penn’s actions are not necessarily new among institutions of higher education.

Similar campus crackdowns have been part of higher education for nearly 60 years. Between 2014 and 2015, there was a sudden rise in crackdowns on Greek life, incited by nationally-publicized student deaths and injuries.

In 2012, the University of Virginia suspended all fraternities after an alleged sexual assault written about in Rolling Stone magazine, which was later found to have been fabricated. Within those two years, West Virginia University, Clemson University and Texas Tech University all suspendSEE TASK FORCE PAGE 3

Black Lives Matter critic gives speech on campus Students held signs to protest the speaker JAMES MEADOWS Staff Reporter

Under the sweltering heat of the noonday sun, Black Lives Matter protestors stood shoulder to shoulder in silent protest as Heather Mac Donald, author of the controversial book “The War On Cops,” argued just doors away that their social movement has done more to hurt their country than to help it.

Mac Donald, a fellow for the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor of the City Journal, rose to prominence after coining the term “The Ferguson Effect” in an op-ed in the Washington Post, which argued that violent crime has recently increased in many American cities due to the fact that a false narrative of police brutality, spread by groups like BLM, have forced officers

to decrease the use of proactive policing.

Since then, she has been a guest on the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor,” written various op-eds for The Wall Street Journal and was even mentioned by President Donald Trump during a speech in Everett, Wash.

Invited by the Penn Federalist Society, a group of nonpartisan conservative and libertarian students, Mac Donald spoke at Penn Law School on Wednesday.

When Lisette Enumah, a third-year Ph.D. student and the vice president of social programming for the Black Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, learned that Mac Donald was scheduled to speak, she used social media to organize a protest against the controversial speaker.

“Black Lives Matter is a movement and an organization

that has guideline principles that are more universal than what Heather Mac Donald does not understand. It extends beyond police brutality,” Enumah said.

But once Penn Law administrators caught wind of the impending protest, they decided that the event would be closed off to non-Penn Law students.

“The arrangement to bar nonlaw student from the event was worked out with the sponsor of the event, the Federalist Society, and the Office of Student affairs,” Steve Barnes, the Associate Dean for Communications at Penn Law said. “We wanted to ensure that the event ran smoothly in the spirit of open dialogue.”

When Barnes, who handed out bottles of water to protestors, said there were no measures in place to allow protestors to ask Mac Donald questions.

Members of the Penn Federalist Society declined to comment.

Once organizers discovered that they would be barred from the actual discussion, they decided to conduct a silent protest outside.

“There is a time for peace and there is a time for radicalism,” said Brie Starks, a School of Social Policy & Practice and the vice president of BGAPSA. “And at this time, and the way the climate is, we didn’t want to be radical. We wanted to be peaceful in our approach while also still making a statement.”

When reporters were given access to the remaining 15 minutes of Heather Mac Donald’s lecture, she took a final question from the audience and a law student criticized her for dismissing many occurrences of unarmed African Americans being killed by law enforcement.

As the talk ended, those in attendance were asked to remain seated until she was safety escorted out of the building.

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When Penn Law administrators learned of the protest plans, they announced that only Penn Law students could attend the event.

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Transfer and exchange students at Penn say their other campuses treated mental health differently Penn’s resources are more active and available

services.

“I know a lot of people who have mental health issues who are studying, but none of them use the university’s resources. They all go private,” Bredell said. “I have the impression that they don’t view it as the university’s responsibility to look after their mental health.”

According to the ETH Zurich

psychological counseling center website, the center has a team of eight employees, two of which are assistants. These eight employees are intended to serve the mental health needs of nearly 20,000 students.

At Penn, 45 clinical staff members serve nearly 25,000 students, and this number has been growing

steadily over the years. In 2011, Penn had 35 clinical staff members.

College sophomore Jessica Schmitt, a transfer student from the University of Southern California, said she used the resources offered by the counseling center at USC during her transfer process, but had not met anyone else she knew who used the resources.

Schmitt added that because of USC’s location in Los Angeles and the school’s heavy focus on Greek life, students feel pressured to appear stress-free and fun.

“There is a rigid mold that the USC sorority girl is supposed to fill. As an outsider to that culture, I could definitely see — just in the people around me and on social media — how these girls were being affected by it,” Schmitt said. “It felt like there was such a big problem with eating disorders at USC that went under the guise of ‘we’re eating healthy; ‘California clean eating.’”

“At USC, no matter what happened, it was never linked to mental health,” Schmitt added.

Wharton junior Kartik Shastri, an exchange student from the University of Sydney, said there were hardly any discussions about mental health at his home university.

Shastri said at the University of Sydney, applying for term extensions as the result of family deaths or medical concerns was “a grueling process, and that makes people

will be handing off their responsibilities to College sophomores Daniella Wirtschafter and Noel Zheng, who were the runnersup from the NEC elections this past March. The two were not elected formally by their constituents last semester, but will

now be responsible for organizing events, addressing issues and voicing their concerns.

Wirtschafter declined to comment, and Zheng did not respond to requests for comment.

While Goldstein and Wanyandeh will no longer be serving as

College chairs, both El Sewedy and Goldstein said that they will still remain on their Class Board in “temporarily appointed positions” to ease the transition for the incoming representatives and to represent the constituents that originally voted for them.

Temporary positions on PSG are not new. Last year, Goldstein said that the Class Board appointed various positions for video making and apparel design; however, none of those positions were involved in student government politics.

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Mental health has been a focus at Penn for several years, and more recently, Counseling and Psychological Services has undergone significant changes to expand its resources.

Some exchange students and transfer students say this focus is unique compared to other institutions they have attended.

Engineering senior Gustav Bredell is an exchange student who has spent three years studying engineering at ETH Zurich in Switzerland.

He said the topic of mental health at ETH Zurich was not present and, if anything, was “taboo,” which Bredell noted as interesting for an institution in a country with one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

Bredell said he did not to know the location of his university’s counseling center and that he does not know anyone who has used its

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transition to ensure that the new representatives would be able to adequately represent the College.

Goldstein and Wanyandeh

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Transfer and exchange students at Penn say their previous universities placed less emphasis on mental health as an issue on campus, with 45 clinical staff members serving 25,000 students.

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very upset.”

“That has been the cause of a lot of mental health issues,” he added.

He recalled a fellow student battling cancer who asked to postpone his exams to recover from chemotherapy, and the university did not respond for about a week.

Shastri said he noticed a stark contrast in polices at Penn, where students are often able to reach out to professors to get their exams pushed when they are faced with critical family and health reasons.

He said this also applies to policies surrounding leaves of absences, which students and administrators at Penn have been working to refine.

Associate Director of CAPS Jane Kotler said that this year alone, there were 118 students returning from leaves of absence for mental health reasons.

“It’s hard to compare other counseling centers to each other,” CAPS Director Bill Alexander said. “It’s better to say how well do you fit your school. That’s the important thing.”

“For the most part, a lot of the positions on class board are fairly interchangeable,” said Goldstein. “We all work on big projects together despite our positions, and we will continue to work together to represent our class the best we can.”

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GAPSA and the UA join forces for DACA recipients Students call on University for legal representation MANLU LIU Staff Reporter

Student leaders from all the undergraduate and graduate schools are calling on Penn to provide more resources to students threatened by the Trump administration’s recent decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

On Sept. 25, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Undergraduate Assembly sent a joint statement to Penn President Amy Gutmann’s office urging the University to “announce its intent to provide for or arrange pro bono legal representation” for student Dreamers who benefit from the DACA at Penn. “[DACA’s] imminent demise places some of America’s most promising young people in danger from an increasingly aggressive immigration force,” the letter reads, “Penn students are certain to be among the victims of these developments, and they need the university’s support in this trying hour.”

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“[DACA’s] imminent demise places some of America’s most promising young people in danger from an increasingly aggressive immigration force,” the letter from GAPSA and the UA reads.

“[The resolution] voices the voice of the student body in a formal way,” UA Vice President and College junior Jay Shah said.

The future of DACA, which was created under former President Barack Obama, was first put at risk on Sept. 5 when President Donald Trump ordered the program to be ended within six months.

More recently, on Sept. 14, he an-

nounced that he was working with Democratic leaders in Congress to pass legislation ensuring protection for Dreamers, or children who entered the country illegally as children but were registered with the DACA program. While representatives have already introduced new legislation, Congress has until March to pass legislation reenacting the protections.

If they fail to do so, nearly 800,000 young people will no longer be protected from deportation.

The letter from Penn students was drafted by two Penn Law School students, Nick Tabor and Akbar Hossain.

Hossain said the idea for the letter stemmed in part from news of a University Council meeting on Sept. 6, where College junior Caleb

Diaz, the Latinx Coalition external co-chair and University Council representative presented five requests that the Coalition hopes Penn will implement to support student DACA recipients.

The requests included access to housing and food for students who are not able to return home during winter and summer breaks, training for faculty and staff to support DACA student recipients and a pro bono legal fund.

Shah said the formal response to the five requests will be presented by members of the administration at the next University Council meeting on Oct. 25.

Last week, Penn Law set up a free legal clinic to assist students and this will continue to be available, University spokesperson Stephen MacCarthy wrote in an email.

At the DACA Renewal Clinic, which took place Sept. 22 at the Greenfield Intercultural Center, Penn Law students worked with practicing lawyers to help Dreamers to renew their DACA status, answered questions about DACA and provided other advice on immigration relief.

Penn Law professor Sarah Paoletti, who was one of the organizers of the clinic, said she planned to host the clinic after hearing rumors that Trump might rescind DACA protections. Even before the announcement was made, she met with members of the administration to talk about what Penn could do to protect students.

Hossain said he and Tabor wanted the University to ensure legal representation in addition to legal assistance for student DACA recipients.

He added that the University’s commitment to legal service is especially important because the process of looking for a lawyer is strenuous.

Even as a law student, he said he has a difficult time figuring out who to go to for certain issues.

He said he is hopeful that the University will want to have a discussion about a legal fund or pro bono legal services.

“I think the ask is pretty simple — for the University to make a legal fund and also to tell the students publicly that we stand behind you,” Hossain said. “It’s that public statement of support that really means a lot for our students.”

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s time at Penn

Classmates said he maintained a perfect GPA

out both being brilliant and studying,” 1986 Wharton graduate Brad Klinck wrote in an email. “While Rod was the smartest guy in the room almost all the time, he never acted that way.”

Upon graduation, Rosenstein, who graduated summa cum laude, was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma, two of the most selective scholastic honor societies for “outstanding achievement in all their academic work,” according to the 1986 Commencement address. Rosenstein was also awarded the Royal Society of Arts silver medal, one of the seven undergraduate leadership awards given that year to students.

While classmates that knew him almost unanimously described

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Following President Donald Trump’s stunning victory last fall, various Penn alumni have been elevated to prominent roles in the federal government — including Deputy Attorney General and 1986 Wharton graduate Rod Rosenstein.

Rosenstein’s name has been cited on the front pages of newspapers nation-wide for his pivotal role in the Justice Department’s investigation of possible ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

In May, the Philadelphia native wrote a highly publicized statement recommending the firing of former FBI Director James Comey. A week later, he appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel, authorizing the former FBI Director to probe “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and the campaign of President Donald Trump, and any matters that arose or may arise from the investigation.”

Rosenstein has continued to expand the investigation even as Trump continues to dismiss the probe as a “a total fabrication” and “a witch hunt.” As he explained to The Daily Pennsylvanian in a oneon-one interview on Sept. 5, Rosenstein is tasked with “overseeing the operation [of the investigation] — that includes budgeting and certain issues that may require approval from the department.”

Yet while Rosenstein is now becoming a familiar name across the United States, his reputation at Penn has largely remained unknown.

According to interviews with several of Rosenstein’s classmates,

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ed Greek life activities following the deaths of students as a result of activities in Greek life.

Vice President of the Department of Public Safety and Tri-Chair of the task force Maureen Rush said getting rid of Greek life at Penn was “never the intention” of the task force.

In the original statement announcing the formation of a task force, Penn President Amy Gutmann and former Provost Vincent Price referenced the “inappropriate” actions of the OZ email and condemned “negative influence of unaffiliated and unsupervised groups.”

Despite this, Rush said last week that the OZ email was “unacceptable and sexist,” but that the task force had begun in response to “several students putting themselves in very grave danger, including last year at [New Student Orientation].”

Apart from crises like student deaths and incidents of sexual assault, universities have also chosen to ban Greek life and other singlegender organizations for inclusivity purposes.

Both Williams College in Massachusetts and Middlebury College in Vermont were among the first institutions to end single-gender Greek

Rosenstein as smart, several noted that despite his extensive on-campus involvement, he was quiet and kept a low profile.

Several classmates described seeing news articles about Rosenstein posted in the group’s 30th reunion Facebook page. One classmate, 1986 College graduate David Blewett, recalled spotting his name in the news decades earlier, during Rosenstein’s involvement with Kenneth Starr’s Whitewater investigation.

Rosenstein’s time at Penn was the first step in what became a steady rise through the ranks of America’s justice system. After graduating from Harvard, where he edited the Harvard Law Review, he worked as a trial attorney prosecuting public

corruption, coincidentally, under the supervision of then-Assistant Attorney General Robert Mueller. From there, he worked on the Starr investigation and as an assistant U.S. attorney afterwards, before being promoted in 2005 to U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, a position he held until April.

Now, Rosenstein may become one of the most important figures in what might be the highest-profile criminal investigation in a generation.

“I remember feeling good when I saw he was appointed [as Deputy Attorney General],” said Cadish, who serves as a district judge in Las Vegas, Nev. “He’ll take it seriously, follow the law and act appropriately.”

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After graduating alongside Donald Trump, Rod Rosenstein worked on the Starr investigation and served as U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland.

the deputy attorney general has maintained a professional image even while he was a Penn undergraduate. His demeanor at school was largely in line with his current public image, classmates said — intelligent, understated, driven and deeply interested in the study of law.

“I remember that I heard he got into Harvard and was going there,” 1986 College graduate Elissa Cadish said of an interaction she had with Rosenstein during their senior year. “I was impressed but not surprised.”

Rosenstein was unquestionably active on campus — in addition to taking classes as a Benjamin Franklin Scholar, he participated and often took on a leadership role in a wide array of extracurricular campus activities. He served as editor-in-chief of Penn Course Review, vice presi-

organizations.

Williams abolished fraternities in the early 1960s, when it was still an all-male campus. Jim Reische, the chief communications officer for Williams, said in an email statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that students “can find (or create) their best community,” and “so far that hasn’t led to much expressed interest in Greek life.”

Middlebury required all fraternities to become co-ed or disband in 1990.

“The administration at the time concluded that all-male fraternities played too large a role in student social life and that more students should have access to social organizations that could help to shape the culture of the campus,” Director of Media Relations at Middlebury Sarah Ray said in an email.

Most recently, Harvard has announced its plan to phase out Greek organizations and final clubs by May 2022.

“Although the fraternities, sororities, and final clubs are not formally recognized by the College, they play an unmistakable and growing role in student life, in many cases enacting forms of privilege and exclusion at odds with our deepest values,” Harvard Universtiy President Drew Faust wrote in an email in May 2016, reported The Harvard

dent of the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society and he co-founded a now-defunct publication called the Penn World Review.

“We had to go around and sell ads — that was definitely an interesting experience, a sort of start-up experience,” Rosenstein said of the Penn World Review.

But Rosenstein’s deepest friendships seemed to emerge from Ware College House, where he resided for his final three years at Penn.

“About two weeks ago I attended the wedding of the daughter of one of my classmates, Brad Klinck,” Rosenstein said. “I was at a table with, I think, four other classmates, all from Ware College House.” “[Rosenstein] was well liked, had a quick sense of humor, but also was driven and going places. You don’t graduate with a perfect GPA with-

Crimson.

“The College cannot ignore these organizations if it is to advance our shared commitment to broadening opportunity and making Harvard a campus for all of its students.”

Vice Provost of University Life and Tri-Chair of the Task Force Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum said in a written-statement to the DP that she has “been focused on our work at Penn,” and did not have any information or context about Penn’s Task Force’s actions in relationship to Harvard.

Rush added that Harvard’s announcement was not a driving force in the decision to create the task force. She maintained that the task force’s primary purpose is the “life safety of all students,” not to end Greek life on Penn’s campus.

“Our goal is not to make students have a horrible time and no social life,” Rush said. “You can have nice, fun parties, but plan it out. Know the number of people that are coming.”

College senior Bradley Freeman, president of the Interfraternity Council, said that he does not think that Penn’s administration is taking actions to get rid of Greek life in the same way Harvard has.

“I don’t get the sense that that’s the case,” Freeman said. “It is not about Greek life specifically. It is to reduce risk and increase safety.”

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OPINION

Struck by happiness CHANCES ARE | How a car collision showed me happiness isn’t just a fleeting emotion

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 VOL. CXXXIII, NO. 74 133rd Year of Publication CARTER COUDRIET President DAN SPINELLI Executive Editor LUCIEN WANG Print Director ALEX GRAVES Digital Director ALESSANDRO VAN DEN BRINK Opinion Editor REBECCA TAN Senior News Editor WILL SNOW Senior Sports Editor CHRIS MURACCA Design Editor CAMILLE RAPAY Design Editor JULIA SCHORR Design Editor LUCY FERRY Design Editor VIBHA KANNAN Enterprise Editor SARAH FORTINSKY News Editor MADELEINE LAMON News Editor

Happiness for me has been some strange, elusive pursuit my whole life.

It flits to me like a butterfly. If by serendipity it deems me worthy to be graced by its splendor, I embrace it. Once it flies away again, I am lost, drowning in the dark.

Two weeks ago, I was pondering this fickle nature of happiness when I got hit by a car.

Even before the incident, my day had felt ruined. I had received an internship earlier that week at Philadelphia Magazine, and, despite the position being everything I had dreamed of, I was miserable. I was failing at my job — or so it seemed to me — unable to write because I couldn’t complete the simple transcription work assigned me.

Bemoaning my ineptitude to my friend, I was crossing the intersection of 38th and Market streets when a car, trying to make a left on a red light, struck me and knocked me to the pavement. Even now, as I close my eyes, I am still mesmerized by the flash of white and that split second of opportunity which, in hindsight, feels like forever. I can still hear my friend’s screams and the crack

of skull against concrete as I hit the ground with such force that my head bounced up.

And suddenly, while I sat there on the road, blood pouring out of my mouth, uncertain if my brain was bleeding or my life was ending, all my previous anxieties seemed so small.

And the only question that occurred to me, somewhat hazily because I couldn’t think, was, “Why had I not been happy with what I had before?”

In case it isn’t clear, the story ends well. I fractured my right cheek bone and knocked loose all my front teeth, but the damage was reparable. Nevertheless, due to my concussion, I had to sit a week out and thus had a lot of time to think.

I returned to the question of happiness. What was happiness, that it could be so formless and yet so all-consuming at the same time? What was it that it could surprise you at your oddest moments and escape you despite your best efforts? That it

could control you yet still make you believe that you controlled it?

Like most people, I always believed happiness was a fleeting emotion. And, like most people, I believed that though we cannot create happiness, we can still somehow tame the slippery creature.

We place our faith in these

night my father came and sat by my bedside, that maybe we have all been thinking of happiness wrong. My father told me that he and my mother, though their names would all but die on the lips of everyone save those who loved them most, had lived the best lives they possibly could.

That they had been happy.

And I, sobbing, realized then that happiness is more than some fleeting emotion. It is a choice we make to allow that fleeting sensation to come. It is a choice we make to release negativity and dissatisfaction.

It’s not some vague choice, like when people say, “Choose to be happy.” I mean a concrete decision that we make at every turn we are in danger of falling. That when we gravitate towards what we do not have and all the wrongs done to us, we decide instead to appreciate all we do have and the contentment of being able to do what we do.

The formal definition of hap-

The formal definition of happiness may be that emotion of pleasure we have, but happiness in practice starts with the actions we take to ensure that feeling of pleasure can come.” external things — achievements, material possessions, social validations — hoping that if we grasp them, we can hold happiness itself. Then we begin to confuse happiness with excelling and start to believe that happiness should be easy too.

It only dawned on me, the

AMY CHAN piness may be that emotion of pleasure we have, but happiness in practice starts with the actions we take to ensure that feeling of pleasure can come.

Happiness isn’t easy for most, but, barring those with mental illness, it’s something we can all work to have. Not the kind of external work that leads to emptiness, but the internal, psychological crossroads we must always be maneuvering.

And when we make that decision, when we get happy, we’ll be struck — by how happiness has been hiding in our shadow all along.

AMY CHAN is a College senior from Augusta, Ga., studying classics. Her email address is chanamy@sas. upenn.edu. “Chances Are” usually appears every other Thursday.

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CAL’S CORNER | How staying in your comfort zone can limit your passions Are you doing what you truly love?

For whatever reason, I had always thought that the answer to that question could be answered easily and quickly. Whether it was track, student government or my major, I spent my first two years at Penn defining what I love by what everyone else expected me to do rather than what I truly wanted to do.

If you’re like me, you find yourself passionate about a plethora of topics, but unsure how to explore them in four short years plagued with exams and homework. And while I’ve had a pretty satisfactory college experience so far, I often feel like I have yet to explore areas that I am passionate about because I simply do not know how or when.

For a lot of reasons, I feel like this isn’t something limited to just me. I’ve seen students interested in finance shy away from history classes because they feel it will distract them for their work. I’ve seen athletes limit their extracurricular activities drastically simply in order to ease their semester.

And even for myself, while I’m extremely interested in subjects like software technology and music, often I ignore those passions in

order to stay focused on what I’m already committed to.

And while such commitments are fun and worthwhile, it took me far too long to realize it’s okay to redefine how I distribute the time I put into the areas I am passionate about. Because after all, while you always define what you love, what you love doesn’t always define you.

Within our college experiences, we often limit ourselves to what we are already a part of and the social circles we are comfortable with.

While it is easy to conform to that norm, we should all take initiative to step out of our comfort zones in order to discover areas that excite us in ways we never knew life could.

For example, if you are an upperclassmen, it is pretty safe to say that there is a huge chance you are not majoring in what you thought you would have been when you applied to the University of Pennsylvania and other respective colleges. In fact, within the College of Arts and Sci-

ences, “undecided,” is the most popular intended major, as only around 30 percent of students are confident enough to indicate a major on their application.

Even so, the major you have in college often has little to do with what you are going to do once with you graduate, as only about 27 percent of college graduates have jobs that relate to their major.

Within the fact that the majority

rather than ignoring it.

Whether academically, socially or professionally it’s unhealthy to limit your time at a school like Penn to what everyone else is doing and what you’re comfortable with. Many times in life the best benefits are rooted in initiatives we take simply out of our comfort zone in order to explore our passions in ways we never have before.

So, be different. Utilize your time at Penn to explore areas that you never had before. Take a break from the preprofessionalism of oncampus recruitment and go to the show of the singer that lives in your hall. Budget time for a study break to finally join that one yoga club you keep hearing about. Spend your Thursday evening watching a special guest speak about a topic you haven’t yet explored.

Because after all Penn is not just about improving the areas you are passionate about, but also exploring the areas you never knew you were passionate about.

As each and every one of us

… we should all take initiative to step out of our comfort zones in order to discover areas that excite us in ways we never knew life could.” of us aren’t majoring in what we thought we once would and will likely be employed in a field unrelated to our own is a simple truth: What you love can exist outside of what you do every day. We should spend our time exploring that,

CALVARY ROGERS leaves Penn after four hectic years, there shouldn’t be one area of interest that we haven’t attempted to dive into. There are many students here that fill their requirements, take the respective classes for their major and float on by to graduate.

However there are few who do so while exploring fields outside of their comfort zone. College isn’t only about exploring what you love through what you’re always comfortable doing, but also taking a step of discomfort to stretch what you are passionate about further than you’ve ever known.

CALVARY ROGERS is a College junior from Rochester, N.Y., studying political science. His email address is calvary@sas.upenn.edu. “Cal’s Corner” usually appears every other Wednesday.

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Confronting rape culture as a freshman girl SIMONETTI SAYS SO | How Penn can make a more conscious effort to combat a culture of sexual violence Before starting at Penn, I was told to be careful. As a rising freshman girl, warnings from concerned adults about the rape culture that is so prevalent on university campuses superseded discussions of what classes I registered for or clubs I planned on joining.

The unfortunate truth is that freshman women are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence. A 2015 study from the Journal of Adolescent Health, entitled “Incapacitated and Forcible Rape of College Women: Prevalence Across the First Year,” found that “out of the 483 women surveyed from an unnamed private university in the northeastern U.S., 18.6% reported instances of attempted rape beginning when they arrived on campus into the following summer.”

There are things that can be done to minimize the possibility of experiencing sexual violence like sticking with trustworthy friends at parties, drinking in moderation and not leaving one’s drink unattended.

But aside from worrying about being taken advantage of, there are smaller, less obvious parts of rape culture that women in college must grapple with too.

At Penn, it feels like the social scene for freshmen is very much dominated by fraternity parties, and in order to attend, girls must present themselves in a way that the fraternity brothers find attractive enough — otherwise, they face the possibility of being turned away.

Additionally, should boys want to go to these parties, they must use women as their tickets for entrance — an effort to ensure that the crowd is not overwhelmingly male and there are enough girls to hook up with.

Penn must do a better job of educating freshmen on the less overt aspects of rape culture that infiltrate the social scene.

More specifically, this can take the form of a more focused conversation during New Student Orientation between students and administrators on the microaggressions women face and how to deal with them.

The asks of freshman girls who wish to go to fraternity parties are not sacrifices I am willing to make. But it’s understandable for young women starting college to want to experience a large part of the social scene, and in order to do so, they have to subscribe to a culture that oppresses them.

this is the reality that young women in college must face, and they shouldn’t have to do so alone.

In order to combat these dangerous attitudes, Penn students can also make a more conscious effort to engage and initiate conversations surrounding rape culture, as it is not solely the re-

It is unacceptable that at an Ivy League university, students are placing entrance restrictions on parties that contribute to rape culture and the objectification of women.”

It is unacceptable that at an Ivy League university, students are placing entrance restrictions on parties that contribute to rape culture and the objectification of women. However,

sponsibility of the University to cultivate an awareness of these pertinent issues. I acknowledge that some of these outlets already exist, but in order to be successful we need to ensure

they are effective and inclusive enough to produce a difference.

Perhaps Penn can work to regulate the entrance restrictions on fraternity parties, but that can get complicated very quickly, particularly with organizations that are not affiliated with the University. What Penn can more easily do, however, is address these microaggressions at New Student Orientation.

During this year’s NSO, freshmen were required to attend information sessions as well as a performance by the group Speak About It on consent. But even these events failed to bring up the sexist policies that dominate entrance to fraternity parties and how to confront them.

If nothing else, the predatory “Wild Wednesday” email sent

by OZ to freshmen girls last year warrants a more focused effort to combat a wider range of the issues surrounding rape culture at NSO. At the beginning of college, when students are navigating and adjusting to an unfamiliar

ISABELLA SIMONETTI environment, the desire to fit in is overwhelming. Freshmen girls want to participate in the social scene just as much as everyone else, which is heavily dominated by fraternity parties.

And to do so, they must be objectified by older students.

It is obvious that the entrance policies for fraternity parties shouldn’t exist. But they do, and Penn can’t turn a blind eye to the smaller issues embedded in rape culture.

ISABELLA SIMONETTI is a College freshman from New York. Her email address is isim@sas.upenn.edu.

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Penn Face is a part of who we are FRESH TAKE | Our attitude of appearing OK is intrinsic to competitive environments We all remember the moment we got into Penn. “The Red and Blue” blared from our speakers, but was soon drowned out by screaming and even crying. Undoubtedly, in that moment, we all experienced one of the highest highs of our lives.

So why am I sitting here, over a year into college life, writing about the lowest low of my life? Why at Penn, do we hide the lows and pretend to be thriving? And why has

Penn crushed all my hope that this attitude will ever be resolved?

Last semester, I was depressed.

I had separation anxiety. I planned to take a leave of absence. Above all, I was convinced that I wasn’t strong enough to be at Penn. But sitting at Commons one lunch, I laughed along with friends even though I was too anxious to eat.

I described how busy my classes were even though I couldn’t swallow my food.

When your mind tells you that you weren’t cut out for Penn, you desperately protect yourself from others finding out. The last thing you would do is reveal that you cannot handle this place and risk being seen as weak. The facade of being OK manifests as a shield for your reputation.

The embarrassment of being “weak” rolled into my recovery.

Finally, revealing the story after its resolution, I felt the need to empha-

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size that “I’m really happy now, though,” to demonstrate some sort of strength. To show that I really was “thriving at Penn.”

My experience with Penn Face is far from unique.

But as I started talking about why this phenomenon exists, I started to realize that maybe it cannot be overcome. It’s intrinsic to life at a school like this. Penn Face is here to stay.

Columns about improving Counseling and Psychological Services have been written and shared aplenty. Instead, it’s crucial to know what causes Penn Face at its root. Are the forces simply too strong to be overcome?

Let’s look at our most obvious demographic. We are students of elite universities with single-digit acceptance rates. Arriving at an institution like Penn is often shocking. College senior Kathryn Dewitt summed it up best for The New York Times: “Everyone around me was so spectacular and so amazing.”

When so many students who are used to success are thrown into one arena, it becomes a breeding ground for competitiveness. And with competition comes the need to uphold reputation. Low acceptance rates come with very high stakes, and a slip of the mask of strength calls into question the legitimacy of your place at Penn. Weakness is not what the admissions committee saw in your application, and it definitely

cannot be shown to anyone else.

Stanford University calls it the Duck Syndrome. Princeton University has a “Perspective Project” combatting it. However you frame it, it describes one phenomenon that is intrinsic to selective schools with competitive students. As inseparable as success and hard work, competition and reputation come as a package deal.

But is our talented, elite environment the only thing to blame, or is our secondary demographic — our generation — at play? Interestingly, Penn Face perfectly mirrors social media trends. We are the generation that is obsessed with image. From beautifying an Instagram account, to Snapchatting parties to demonstrate that you have friends, we love to present our highlight reels exclusively.

The generation that applied to Penn in 1980 was faced with an acceptance rate of over 40 percent.

The acceptance rate for last year’s class, on the other hand, was only 9.4 percent. The competitiveness has essentially quadrupled.

Penn Face can also certainly be categorized within the larger worldwide stigma against mental health. But our time and place make it much stronger for us. Now, this attitude of hiding our anxiety and stress is so intense that merely dedicating resources to mental health support will not suffice.

Penn Face is so deeply entrenched, we must ask: is there hope?

LUCY HU I want to think yes. But the solution would have to overcome something so intrinsic to competitive environments. It would have to change who we are as the student body. It would have to be stronger than our ambition, our intellect and our drive.

I wish I could make some vague yet impassioned call to action. But, one year at one of the most elitist institutions in the world has made me realize that there is so much to life here that rankings, prestige and glory hide. There is a large amount of fine print that comes with being an Ivy League student, a Snapchatter and a 21st century citizen. And we will all continue to agree to the terms and conditions and sign without reading them.

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

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An art exhibit on Penn’s Penn Police student suicides opens dialogue protest for fairer compensation Students walking through the first-floor hallway of Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall this week might find themselves distracted by a series of thin, barely perceptible white posters. When someone rushes by too quickly, the bottom corners of these posters lift, casting a shadow against the white wall that makes it just possible to see the words that have been laser cut onto the Mylar sheets.

“ARYA SINGH,” reads the first poster on the left. Twelve other names are printed on each sheet before the very last one on the right, which reads: “NICHOLAS MOYA.” Together, these are the names of the 14 Penn students who have died by suicide since February 2013.

The posters, which are part of an exhibit titled “We Are for Each Other,” were designed by College senior Kate Jeon for the class “Advanced Design and Typography,” Fine Arts 370.

Jeon’s project calls on students to pay closer attention to those around them with the goal of improving the culture of mental wellness at Penn. But her project and the process that led her to install it in Addams instead of a more public space, has raised complex questions for how mental health can and should be discussed on campus.

Jeon, who felt motivated to produce the project a week after Moya’s death on Aug. 31, said the subtlety of the exhibit was deliberate.

“If you see this from far away, you don’t really see the names at all,” said Jeon, who is a former DP design editor. “You have to pause, and take the time to really look at it to notice the names.

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David Comberg, a fine arts lecturer and Jeon’s instructor for the course, said he appreciates that her project articulates a personal message.

“She’s trying to reach out, to say, ‘look at your friends, really look at your friends,’” Comberg said. “Try to be conscious that a friend can be a helpful person. It doesn’t have to be a professional.”

Jeon initially wanted to stage her exhibition on a series of panels outside the Annenberg Center, facing Walnut Street, but her request to do so was rejected on Sept. 15 by Kelly Fernandez, the Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Annenberg School. Jeon altered her proposal to include just the dates of the students’ deaths rather than their names, but was rejected again by Fernandez, who directed her to Counseling and Psychological Services Director Bill Alexander for more information.

Alexander confirmed in an email that he had a “positive conversation” with Jeon but did not address specific inquiries on why Jeon’s request was rejected, or whether the University has a standardized policy on discussing mental health issues in a public forum.

“When the Annenberg School was approached about displaying the art project in a very public space, we were concerned about its sensitive nature and so sought advice from VPUL,” Annenberg School Dean Michael Delli Carpini said in an emailed statement.

“Based on what we learned regarding both issues of privacy and the possibility of unintentionally triggering potentially dangerous emotional and physical responses, we decided to err on the side of caution.”

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Regardless of major, all take classes in the College Arts and Sciences is “the core of the University” KELLY HEINZERLING Deputy News Editor

Throughout the year, undergraduate students walking down Locust Walk can be spotted wearing the Harry Potter t-shirts designed to correspond to their undergraduate schools: the College of Arts and Sciences as Gryffindor, the School of Nursing as Hufflepuff, the School of Engineering and Applied Science as Ravenclaw and the Wharton School as Slytherin.

While many students at Penn identify strongly with their home schools, most share classrooms with students from other schools, often for courses hosted in the College.

“In many respects, [the School of] Arts and Sciences sits at the core of the University,” SAS Dean Steven Fluharty said.

The College is the largest undergraduate school, containing 53 percent of undergraduates; Wharton is second with 23 percent of undergraduates; the Engineering School has 18 percent of undergraduates;

the Nursing School has 7 percent.

“All of the liberal arts requirements of the other schools are met by taking classes in Arts and Sciences,” Fluharty explained. “We provide the liberal curriculum to every student.”

This “liberal curriculum” requirement differs largely depending on the undergraduate school, but every school has humanities requirements that can be fulfilled only by courses in the College.

Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett said Wharton students obtaining a single degree will take 40 percent of their classes outside of Wharton.

For the nearly one-third of Wharton students pursuing dual degrees, that percentage will be higher.

Engineering Dean Vijay Kumar said an average Engineering student will take half their classes outside Engineering.

The Nursing School — which Fluharty called “the most specific” school — allows its students to fulfill their six credits of sector and elective requirements in either the Nursing School or the College.

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Wharton and Engineering students will take nearly half their classes outside their respective home schools.

graduate students.

This structure means that the College, which already offers the most undergraduate degrees, is a foundational component necessary for every undergraduate degree and, as Fluharty said, “for every imaginable career.”

However, some students outside the College say they take courses in the College to take advantage of the school’s breadth of majors, which are often less pre-professional.

“College classes can be less work and less stressful,” Engineering sophomore Phoebe Altenhofen

said, adding that although not every College class is easier, Engineering students tend to be attracted to the ones that are.

“In general, the classes that Engineering students use to fulfill their general humanities and social sciences classes are more for fun than anything else,” she added.

College sophomore Colleen Campbell transferred to the College from Engineering after she took the required introductory Engineering courses that were offered in the College, which is home to the math, chemistry and physics departments.

“Engineering classes were conceptually harder, but less involved, with fewer assignments,” Campbell said. “The College has more assignments pacing you.”

For students who call the College their home school, however, there is no requirement that forces them to take courses in any of the other three undergraduate schools.

In fact, some College students who branch out of their school said the process can feel foreign.

“It may be that I’m a nonWharton student, but I feel a difference between me and the other students [in my Wharton classes],” College sophomore Rebecca Suh said. “When you’re not a student in

Wharton you feel a natural divide.

It’s like if you were a Penn student sitting in at Drexel [University]; you would feel that natural divide.”

This divide is present on the administrative level as well. Each school has its own office, which makes key choices such as notifying its separate faculties about student deaths.

In terms of graduation requirements and day-to-day operations, the four undergraduate schools operate through their own specific administration. Each school receives its own operational budget, manages separate research partners and oversees its own faculty.

However, the school deans try to conceptualize their schools, at least academically, as part of a larger Penn ecosystem.

“People are coming to get a ‘Wharton’ education,” Garrett said, “but they’re really getting a larger Penn education.”

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Backfield key to Penn’s Red-hot offense to face early success on offense first Ivy test of season Penn has depth at the run- play on Friday night against ning back position, and the Dartmouth — it’s possible backs have seen their talents the short week has an impact. highlighted by excellent of- Due to his injury, he was unJacob Adler fensive line play. With three available to comment on this Associate Sports Editor new starters on the line, the story. Priore offered an upunit has demonstrated early date on Solomon’s recovery.

After dicing up Lehigh for on that it will impact games.

“He’s rehabbing every 268 yards and three touch“It feels great,” senior cen- single day. He’s working out downs on the ground, sopho- ter Nathan Kirchmier said of but we don’t know when he’ll more running back Karekin the team’s rushing success so be ready,” Priore said. “ForBrooks now has 410 rushing far. “We pride ourselves on tunately, the guys in the first yards and five touchdowns, running the ball … and as an two games without him being placing him 11th and 5th, re- O-line we pride ourselves on there have shown promise and spectively, in the Ivy League. doing our job. We really don’t production.”

Check that — 11th and 5th get much recognition, but if If Solomon returns to game among 2016 players. As a re- we run the ball for 300 yards action before his injury fully minder, Brooks has played in we’ll probably get noticed a heals, he might not immedijust two games. little bit.” ately resume the workload Penn football’s running While a dynamic running he handled in 2016, when his backs have stepped up after game has been a key feature 17.6 carries per game for 90.7 senior and 2016 first-team of recent Red and Blue of- yards both paced the Ancient All-Ivy selection Tre Solo- fenses, the optics will be Eight. mon left in the first quarter of different this season withIt is unclear how exactly the season opener with an ap- out dual-threat quarterback each of the backs will be parent ankle injury. In each of Alek Torgersen, now playing used when everyone is at full the Quakers’ games this sea- on the Washington Redskins health, but both Solomon and son, they have exceeded 300 practice squad.

Brooks figure to be promirushing yards en route to the Penn is running on a simi- nently involved. first 2-0 start for the program lar proportion of its running “We’ll worry about that since 2003. plays this season, but the issue when we get to that Brooks was one of the stars scrambles and designed runs point,” Priore said. “Key in last Saturday’s 65-47 shoot- from Torgersen have been thing is that it’s a good issue out victory at Lehigh. With replaced with more opportu- to have … when your 1a and the Mountain Hawks opting nities for the running backs, 1b are in there, you have fresh to double-cover senior wide who have handled 85 percent guys in there and equally as receiver Justin Watson, Penn of the team’s rush attempts in potent.” didn’t try to force the ball to 2017 compared to 57 percent As for the offensive line, it him and instead Brooks made in 2016. won’t make too much of a difthem pay, falling just four With Brooks playing the ference which back is in the yards short of the program re- way he was, it’s easy to see game, as Kirchmier likened cord for rushing yards. why the Quakers kept hand- the running styles of Solomon But in the midst of a com- ing him the ball. Coach Ray and Brooks. petitive game, Brooks was Priore is impressed with the “They both are actually unaware he was approaching Marietta, Ga. native, who he pretty similar. They both try history. said has been humble and to punish, try to run over “I didn’t have an idea un- diligent. people, but they have deceptil before the last drive, then “His focus, attention to de- tive quickness,” Kirchmier somebody told me I had tail for a young person has said. “I saw [Brooks] juke out 200-something yards. I said, been really good. Sort of bap- a couple people but he’s also ‘Nah, probably not,’” Brooks tism by fire, he’s been thrown running into that hole and hitsaid. “I ended up having over into it, and really hasn’t ting it hard. It’s nice to block Flexible Leasingflinched,” • Single andsaid.

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That is especially true in Ivy League football. With parity in the Ancient Eight arguably the highest in recent memory, a single play could spell the difference between a championship and fourth place.

Dartmouth, who plays Penn on Friday night in a game televised nationally on NBCSN, gave a great example of this last week.

The Big Green (2-0) held on to beat No. 25 Holy Cross 27-26 in overtime due in large part to two blocked kicks in the fourth quarter.

One play – a blocked extra point with three seconds on the clock – was the difference.

Penn (2-0) coach Ray Priore has a pretty good understanding of league parity. In his first two seasons as head coach, the Quakers have won fractions of the Ivy League title. Last year, the margin between champion and third place was one game.

Priore also understands the importance of special teams and stressed the large role they play in what forecasts to be a tight conference matchup.

“I think special teams – in big

games it typically comes down to being really important,” Priore said. “Making sure we are covering kicks well, making [extra] points. That’s how Dartmouth came through against Holy Cross last week.”

The man that should be most concerned about Dartmouth’s two blocks is junior kicker Jack Soslow. Soslow, who is perfect on PATs two games in, is unfazed by the threat of Dartmouth’s kick blocking unit.

“I’m comfortable with my kicks that I’ll always get it over the [defensive] line and always get it off before the people on the outside get to me.” Soslow said. “There’s nothing that I’m worried about. I don’t think the two blocks are going to affect me at all.”

The mental toughness and confidence of Soslow is matched by the team’s first-year starting quarterback, senior Will Fischer-Colbrie. With two non-conference wins under his belt, he feels much more comfortable now than he did at the start of the season. “[Against ODU], I think I came out and put a lot of pressure on myself to perform. The first half that didn’t really work out too well for me,” Fishcer-Colbrie said.

“But having some success against Lehigh, and gaining a lot of faith in the guys around me during a live game means a lot entering Ivy play.”

With a more relaxed quarterback leading the offense against Lehigh, the Quakers’ offense put up an astounding 65 points. Part of that can be attributed to Lehigh’s porous defense which has allowed an average of 51.25 points per game, but that doesn’t take away the success of a balanced Penn at-

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The balance of this Penn offense was a concern before the season began. With a first-year quarterback holding the reins and great positional players in Tre Solomon and Justin Watson, one might be forgiven for assuming the offense would run through them. Instead, Fischer-Colbrie has spread the ball around admirably: four receivers are averaging over 20 yards per game.

On the defensive side of the ball, Priore and his staff have placed an emphasis on takeaways. In two games, the defense has forced five takeaways, excluding the strange interception-return-for-PAT at the end of the Lehigh game. Interestingly, Dartmouth has lost three fumbles, seemingly playing into one of Penn’s largest strengths.

Priore suggested that the turnover battle, particularly as it relates with the time of possession, will be important for the Quakers as they open the conference campaign.

Like Penn, Dartmouth’s offense begins on the ground. Running back Ryder Stone is a yard short of averaging 100 per game. As a team, the Big Green have run the ball almost 70% of the time. The Quakers are more balanced but have gaudier statistics thanks to the emergence of Karekin Brooks.

Priore also hinted at the possible return of senior running back Tre Solomon against Dartmouth, giving the Red and Blue perhaps the most formidable rushing attack in the conference.

Even without Solomon, the Quakers seem prepared and wellequipped to handle the Big Green on paper.

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Is this Penn’s best O-Line ever? Quite possibly Mix of veterans, fresh blood playing dividends in trenches Marc Margolis Associate Sports Editor

After Penn sprint football’s 69-6 win over Caldwell in which the Quakers racked up 370 yards on the ground, junior running back Jake Klaus boldy proclaimed that, “In my three years I’ve been here, I’ve never seen a line this good.�

On paper he certainly has a point. Despite losing two starters from last season, the Quakers still managed to upgrade their offensive line with the additions of sophomore William & Mary transfer Matt McDermott and highly accomplished high school freshman guard Jack Schaible.

Returning to the offensive line are senior guard Isaac Schuman, 2016 First-Team All-Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) junior tackle Benji Friedman and 2016 Second-Team AllCSFL sophomore center Matt Hermann.

But other than a Division I transfer, two returning all-

league linemen, a highly touted freshman and an experienced senior, what makes this season’s offensive line so special? In a word, chemistry.

While “chemistryâ€? may be every player and coach’s go-to clichĂŠ during an interview, it cannot ring truer for this year’s line.

In order for any unit to be successful, it is up to the veterans to bring the new players up to speed. Even though Schaible was Defensive Player of The Year in his conference and FirstTeam All-State in high school, those accomplishments mean nothing in college. For Schaible, Hermann has been instrumental in helping him make the transition. “I remember in the first week I was struggling with the playbook,� Scaible relfected. “Hermann just came up to my locker, [and said,] ‘if you need any help my door is always open.’ I took advantage of that.�

The fact Hermann went out of his way to help Schaible is unsurprising to those who knew him in high school at Germantown Academy. “You would not find a better teammate to play and share a

locker room with,� Germantown Academy offensive line coach Greg Isdaner said.

Even though Schaible struggled at first, he was praised by Friedman for being a quick learner and for not being afraid to ask for advice.

In addition to chemistry, the experience this group holds also help separates it. As a result of the 178-pound weight limit, many sprint football offensive lines are forced to be composed of players who have never played on the line competitively before. For Penn, though, four out of five starting lineman played offensive line in high school, Schuman being the only exception.

With most of them having starred as linemen in high school, the learning curve was less steep when compared to linemen at other programs.

Still, despite their undeniable talent, chemistry and experience, the offensive line does not feel they have proved themselves just yet. “I don’t think we have played to our full potential yet, but once we do, it’ll be something special,� McDermott said.

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Penn sprint football’s offensive line has excelled both in protecting quarterback Eddie Jenkins and in fueling the running game. One of its members, Matt McDermott, previously played Division I.

That is a scary thought for opponents considering the Quakers have already run for 533 yards and 8 touchdowns as a team through the first two games of the season.

And the Red and Blue’s linemen are certainly hoping they

can play to their full potential this week against an Army team that has only given up 38 rushing yards through two games.

When all is said and done, though, the offensive line is unmoved by the prospects of possibly being the best Penn’s ever

seen. Their main focus is helping the team repeat as CSFL champions. “We don’t worry about who is the best ever or anything about that,� Friedman said. “W’s are what we’re after, not best-ever titles.�

Freshmen bringing fresh talents early in rookie seasons First-year players contibute on both sides of ball Evan Viroslav Contributing Reporter

Step aside vets, these rookies came to play.

Penn sprint football has started the season 2-0 thanks to the help of some key freshman talent. So far, the Quakers have outscored their opponents 8913 with new faces contributing on both sides of the ball.

In the team’s last game against Chestnut Hill, first-year linebackers Matt Gorman and Connor Ashton anchored the Quakers’ defense, providing

14 combined tackles, including two tackles for a loss (and one a sack). “I just wanted to come out, do my best, and play some more football,� Ashton said, after being asked about how his performance so far might lead more players to rely on him.

Coach Bill Wagner, a central cog in the Quakers’ stellar recruiting, really admires the unmatched effort these newcomers have displayed so far. “They are gems,� Wagner said. “They came to play right away, and they’re outstanding students as well.�

He attributes this stream of fresh talent to Penn’s terrific academic record, specifically

referring to Michael Doulong, a freshman defensive back. “He chose Penn because he wanted that great education,�

Wagner insisted.

A critical factor during recruitment is the level of versatility demonstrated by the prospects. “We looked for people who could play no particular position,� Wagner said as he pointed out that his two freshman backup quarterbacks, Barry Klein and Joshua Trybus, see the field in many different ways, playing wide receiver and even defensive back.

Freshman Jack Schaible starts for this year’s offensive line, which may have the poten-

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Unsurprisingly, Jenkins’ advanced running abilities stem from his youth football days. “My very first year playing football, I started out as a running back,� Jenkins said. “But our starting quarterback got hurt before the season started, so then I went in at quarterback, and it’s history from there.�

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football, you’re pretty much in it for life. It’s just like a huge brotherhood.”

As to why this culture persists, there are several contributing factors, but it all circles back to one man: Coach Wagner.

“He almost goes without saying.

That’s the core, the underpinning of everything, is him. His value in keeping people connected, it’s all about Wags,” former sprint football player and 2007 College graduate JT Hutchinson said.

Entering his 48th season at the helm of the team, Wagner has seen generations of players come through his program. His prolonged presence on the team has encouraged alumni to continue to stay involved, and provides another common link

was all there. Penn’s offense didn’t show us anything against a DII squad, and they were tasked with beating a Lehigh team that had stifled the Red and Blue two years in a row.

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The first reason is that Ivy play is about to start. That’s right, give me ALL of the clichés. It’s for real now. Clean slate. Everybody is 0-0. It’s anybody’s league. And who knows, it could be everybody’s league — although I need Penn to at least get one-sixth of the title for me to say I saw a 11-5

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championship during my time at Penn, so a one-eighth split would be something of a letdown.

The second reason the preseason doesn’t matter? Simple: Nothing matters.

That’s right, nothing matters.

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jobs, get rejected from jobs, finally get a job, punch a clock nine-to-five, and watch your favorite team’s best player get traded for Doug McDermott and Enes Kanter’s spectacular mustache.

“Goodbye my friend, I won’t ever love again.”

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between past and present players.

Wagner also helps to establish a familial environment on the team, which extends after players graduate. He truly cares for each and everyone one of his players, and the alumni’s consistent support of the current team is proof that he impacted each of them positively.

“The fact that he’s so committed to his players and to every season, I think the alumni, they just feel that commitment and it radiates, and it attaches itself, so you just want to stay connected to the program so you can talk to Wags, and just enjoy being a part of the program as long as you can,” Jones said.

So when this season is over, and the crop of seniors play their final game for Penn, they won’t be able to don the Red and Blue take the field anymore. But they’ll always be vital members of the team.

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In the wake of program legend Mike McCurdy, Eddie Jenkins steps in like nothing ever changed BREVIN FLEISCHER Sports Editor

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ike McCurdy is a Penn sprint football legend. He’s the program’s all-time passing yardage leader, a two-time Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) MVP and a CSFL Champion.

McCurdy’s legacy is undeniable of course. But there is a difference between “undeniable” and “irreplaceable,” a distinction that Eddie Jenkins and the 2017 Penn sprint football team

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seek to emphasize.

A sophomore from Pittsburgh, Jenkins knows, as the cliche goes, that he has big shoes to fill as the team’s new starting quarterback. But fortunately for the entire Penn sprint football program, Jenkins has no wishes to shy away from the challenge.

“I’m motivated, just trying to live up to what [McCurdy] accomplished, but I’m also trying to blaze my own

trail,” Jenkins said.

And blaze a trail he has.

Through his first two contests, Jenkins has been absolutely electric for the Quakers, throwing for 383 yards, running for 162 more, and scoring six total touchdowns in the process.

In total, his 545 yards of offense lead the next closest CSFL player by 138 SEE JENKINS PAGE 10

Quakers to face Army, toughest test yet, under the lights Saturday

Alumni involvement fuels Penn program

Red and Blue seeking 11th consecutive win

Graduates stay involved as coaches, mentors

Danny Chiadorit Contributing Reporter

Saturday

Army (2-0)

7 p.m.

Franklin Field Two undefeated teams enter. Only one will come out.

Those are the stakes for the Saturday night sprint football showdown at Franklin Field between Penn and Army West Point.

Unlike Penn’s first two opponents of the season (Caldwell and Chestnut Hill), Army (2-0) represents a longtime foe of the Quakers (2-0), a team that never fails to give them a battle.

“Army is always a tough task,” said Penn coach Bill Wagner. “Historically, they are a strong, physical football team, and they’ve gotten off to a great start [this year].”

The seven o’clock matchup under the lights of Franklin Field will be the Quakers’ home opener, and it couldn’t come at a better time.

“It’s always good to come back to Franklin Field,” Wagner, in his 48th

year at the helm for Penn, said. “We’re coming off those two [road] wins, so we feel good to be in this situation, to be playing at home.”

Penn is hoping to achieve a repeat result of last season’s defensive battle against the Black Knights, in which the Quakers handed Army its first loss of the season.

Another win versus the Black Knights would also extend Penn’s current winning streak to 11 games. The last time the Quakers felt the agony of defeat was when they came up just short to Army in a 16-13 double-overtime thriller at West Point in 2015.

The Quakers will try to avoid a similar ending, and one reason they might be able to is the stellar play of running back Jake Klaus. Through Penn’s two games, the junior tailback has racked up 182 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while adding 110 yards and one touchdown receiving.

As Klaus mentions, however, he is far from a one-man wrecking crew.

“I pretty much attribute everything to this [offensive] line. [Quarterback] Eddie [Jenkins] is doing really great, too, with the passing game, and he’s also a threat in the running game. So basically with that combination of the line and Eddie and the whole offense working together, we’ve been doing well.”

Penn’s offense will need to be razorsharp on Saturday, however, as they are stacking up against a defensive unit

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Junior running back Jake Klaus has picked up 292 yards of offense and four TDs through two games this season.

that has yet to give up any points this season.

“We’ve been watching film, and they’re pretty tough,” Klaus added.

“But if we just execute and do as well as we can, I think we’ll be alright.”

Wagner similarly emphasized the importance of execution.

“We have to play a flawless game, with no turnovers and minimal penalties.”

He even hinted that the crowd at Franklin Field might see some extra football late Saturday night.

“I think that it’ll be a hard, physical football game, and it could go more than four quarters — who knows.”

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For most college athletes, they play their respective sport for four years, graduate and move on from it. But not for Penn sprint football.

Penn sprint football has had perhaps the strongest alumni presence in the program out of any Penn Athletics team. The alumni culture around the team is that of a family — no matter how far life takes them, everyone stays involved in one way or another.

Sure, the alumni of many Penn Athletics teams help by donating money to the specific programs, but this goes much further than that. Penn sprint football alumni are active and present in the lives of the current players, both on and off the field.

“We’ve get a lot of perks from our alums, they’ve been so super. They are the lifeline of our program,” head coach Bill Wagner said.

The most prevalent example of this is the Alumni Game at the beginning of each season. Aside from the game itself, where the alums suit up and take on the current squad, the weekend consists of a mentoring panel the night before the game, and a fundraising BBQ immediately after the game. The weekend frequently sees high alumni attendance; for example, this

year’s rendition saw upwards of 50 former Quakers come back.

But it doesn’t stop there. The team also has a mentorship program, where each active Quaker is paired with a former player based on their interests and career aspirations. This program provides team members with someone who can guide through the process of getting settled for life after college.

“It’s very cool that we get to have such a, both through the mentorship program and the alumni game, have such a close connection with those guys,” said senior quarterback Zack DiGregorio, who is also a columnist for the Daily Pennsylvanian.

“It’s definitely one of the better experiences that I didn’t really expect or understand coming into the program, and it’s certainly something I’ve gotten a ton out of.”

And it’s not just far-away alumni mentors who the players interact with; with many alumni situated in or around the Philly area, there is always a solid alumni showing at home and even road games.

Additionally, three of the team’s coaches — Sam Biddle, Dave Hubsher and Chuck Hitschler — are graduates of the program, providing even more chances for alumni relations for the current team.

“I think it’s huge just because it shows that there’s a lot more that sprint football has to offer than playing for four years and then you’re done,” senior wide receiver Marcus Jones said. “When you play sprint SEE ALUMNI PAGE 11

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