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‘We were completely blindsided’: students frustrated by PennDesign’s renaming

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The new system will have expanded academic worksheets

The resignations are prompting two special elections

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A new course registration application will soon replace Penn InTouch by spring 2021. The new registration system, called PATH, will have an updated interface and expanded academic planning worksheets. Advisors and professors will also see change to the way they notify students of academic issues under the new system. The system that currently runs Penn InTouch is outdated and has functionality from the 1980s, said Rob Nelson, executive director for Academic Technology and Planning. Student leaders say the shift is muchneeded and will improve the user experience when registering for classes. PATH will have an app that allows students to plan their four-year academic path at Penn on worksheets. The new app integrates course registration and academic planning more tightly, Nelson said. Whereas the current worksheet only allows planning for one semester, students can lay out their entire four-year academic plan in the future system. “When you are choosing classes, you will be able to see them and think about them in terms of your overall academic plan, and vice versa,” Nelson said.

think fashion and then they might assume what we do is [fashion] — we don’t even have that in our program,” Architecture graduate student Katarina Marjanovic said. Penn does not currently offer any courses in fashion design. “Weitzman is known for fashion design and we don’t have a fashion design program,” Architecture graduate student Natalia Revelo said. Revelo said the new name might give people the wrong im-

Four members have resigned from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly executive board, prompting a special election to fill the empty positions on Wednesday evening. The resignations came as a shock to the executive board — which is composed of 14 members — and placed an unexpected burden on other GAPSA leadership, said GAPSA Vice President Matthew Lee, who is also a fourth-year Nursing Ph.D. candidate. The group planned to fill three positions on Wednesday night, but leaders announced a fourth resignation to members at the special election. One of the three positions up for election was not filled because the students nominated needed more time to think through whether they wanted the position, prompting another special election in two weeks. The elected Chair for Equity and Access, Penn Law student B.J. Courville, resigned within a week of being elected in April. She said the main reason for her resignation was a disagreement she had with Penn’s administration, which she said pushed back on her initiative for a pilot program to provide free menstrual products across campus. Courville said the administration was not cooperating with her on the

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PennDesign was renamed the Stuart Weitzman School of Design in February after a donation from the Wharton 1963 graduate and fashion icon. The official naming ceremony for the school takes place today at 5 p.m.

Students unhappy about a lack of school transparency GORDON HO Staff Reporter

Since Penn’s School of Design was renamed the Stuart Weitzman School of Design earlier this year, students have voiced anger over the University’s decision and asserted that the namesake does not accurately represent the school. Students critiqued Weitzman, a fashion icon and 1963 Wharton

graduate, because they say his profession as a designer is not related to any academic program offered at Penn. They also say they are frustrated over the lack of transparency and student input throughout the process. The school’s official naming ceremony, which will feature Weitzman, Penn President Amy Gutmann, and PennDesign Dean Frederick Steiner, will t=ake place Thursday outside of Meyerson Hall at 5 p.m. “[When] people think Stuart Weitzman, they think shoes, they

Where Trump’s fellow Penn grads stand on his impeachment

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Six of the seven Penn grads in Congress support an inquiry MAX COHEN Senior Reporter

President Donald Trump is facing one of the toughest tests of his presidency as Democrats in the United States House of Representatives move forward with their formal impeachment inquiry against the 1968 Wharton graduate. Trump’s fellow Penn alumni in Congress will be critical players as Democrats continue gathering evidence in the coming months to support their allegation that Trump betrayed his oath of office by enlisting help from a foreign leader to investigate

a political rival. At the heart of the issue is a July call between Trump and Ukraine’s president, in which Trump asked the leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic presidential candidate and a former Penn Presidential Professor of Practice. Biden took an unpaid leave of absence earlier this year after announcing his candidacy. Out of the seven Penn graduates in Congress, six are Democrats — all support an impeachment inquiry. The lone Republican opposes an impeachment inquiry. There are no Penn graduates in the Senate. The Democrats include: Conor Lamb, a 2006 College graduate and 2009 Penn Law School graduate (D-Pa.), Mary Gay Scanlon, a 1984 Penn Law graduate (D-Pa.),

Matt Cartwright, a 1986 Penn Law graduate (D-Pa.), 1997 College graduate Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), 1985 Wharton MBA David Trone (D-Md.), and 1969 Wharton MBA David Scott (D-Ga.). 2004 Wharton graduate Trey Hollingsworth, a Republican who represents Indiana, is the only Penn graduate in Congress who opposes an impeachment inquiry. On May 21, Scanlon was the first Penn graduate to announce her support for an impeachment inquiry. Scanlon is also the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, a committee that will decide whether the case for impeachment is strong enough to warrant a full House vote. “The President’s refusal to produce evidence or permit witness testimony defies not

only the rule of law but the basic protections of our Constitution. No one is above the rule of law,” Scanlon wrote in a statement at the time. The time has come to start an impeachment inquiry because the American people deserve to know the truth and to have the opportunity to judge the gravity of the evidence and charges leveled against the President.” In the past few weeks, after news reports of Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s leader emerged last month, her Democratic colleagues have begun to follow her lead. On Sept. 24, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced the House would launch an official impeachment inquiry after months of hesitation. The same day, four Penn graduates in

Congress came out in favor of an impeachment inquiry: Cartwright, Gottheimer, Scott, and Trone. Lamb was a late holdout, announcing his support for an inquiry days later on Sept. 27. Hollingsworth, the Republican member opposed to an impeachment inquiry, told the Indianapolis Star last month that Democrats put “false claims and endless impeachment drama ahead of real solutions for American families.” “This transcript is another example that they will stop at nothing to seek revenge on the 62 million Americans who voted for President Trump and who are relying on him and Congress to focus on real, day-today issues for American families and businesses,” he said.

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Van Pelt Library exhibit highlights Indian manuscript culture ‘Manuscriptistan’ will run from Sept. 9 to Dec. 13 SHRIYA KARAM Staff Reporter

While Van Pelt Library contains a diverse collection of archives, a new exhibit at the library aims to present these texts through an artistic and cultural viewpoint. “Manuscriptistan” is a series of photographs of Indian manuscripts taken by Anthony Cerulli, a professor of South Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The exhibit aims to present the aesthetic features of manuscripts and the stories of those who maintain them — rather than the content alone — to show the human element that was lost when India digitized its archives, exhibit coordinator Lynn Ransom said. Ransom, curator of programs at Penn’s Schoenberg Institute for

Manuscript Studies, said the exhibit is an interesting take on how manuscripts are conventionally showcased, describing it as an “art exhibit with a contemporary view on historical collections.” The photographs themselves showcase manuscripts from the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala that were taken by Cerulli since 2003, according to the exhibit website. Beyond photographs of manuscripts, the exhibit includes ethnographic accounts of cataloguers, professors, graduate students, maintenance staff, and other people who work with manuscripts. Ransom said Penn currently holds the largest collection of Indic manuscripts in North America and has a strong research program in South Asian culture. She said these features led Cerulli to approach the Schoenberg Institute and ask to share his photographs, which

ultimately led to the development of “Manuscriptistan.” Ransom said it took about a year to develop the exhibit. “Cerulli came to us because we were an institute for manuscript studies, and we look at how premodern cultures use manuscripts in different ways and reflect the needs of society,” Ransom said. “He was looking for a space where he could share the photographs he took as a researcher.” South Asian Studies Librarian Jef Pierce, whose work aligns closely with Cerulli’s work in North India, has promoted the exhibit within the Penn academic community. Cerulli plans to visit Penn on Nov. 5, and Pierce has organized a panel discussion for that day with different faculty members from related disciplines. Pierce said the exhibit is significant because its photographs highlight the uniqueness of Indian

manuscript culture, which involves very different organizational techniques than in North America. “What’s really striking, especially coming from a U.S. academic library context, [are] the drastic differences in the way things are organized,” Pierce said. “In my own experience, when manuscripts come through in photographs, the organization scheme and logic can be specific to each archive,” Pierce said. “Going to a Sanskrit manuscript archive, the manuscript is not listed in a particular order,” he added. “The people who work in archives know the logic, and it’s about navigating the different cultures.” Ransom said she hopes people will leave the exhibit with an increased appreciation for the value of manuscripts and manuscript culture in understanding society. “We hope that people will come away with a sense of these archives

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The photographs showcase manuscripts from the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala that were taken by Cerullia.

as living embodiments of shared cultural heritage and that manuscripts are artifacts of the past,” she said. Pierce added that the photographs demonstrate the importance of manuscripts and their preservation. “In the climate of South Asia, it is imperative to preserve these

materials through digitization or physical preservations,” Pierce said. “Cerulli underscored the knowledge that is held within the manuscripts and its importance for preservation.” The exhibit will run from Sept. 9 to Dec. 13 and is located in Kamin Gallery on the first floor of Van Pelt.

At Perry World House, authors discuss how to adapt democracy Two speakers discussed global challenges KAMILLE HOUSTON Staff Reporter

Perry World House held an event on Wednesday evening with authors Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels in which they discussed the role of democracy in a world facing new social and political challenges. Berggruen and Gardels are the co-founders of the Berggruen Institute, a think tank focused on politics and government, and published a book called “Renovating Democracy” last year. In a discussion moderated by Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin, Berggruen and Gardels

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(From left to right) Nathan Gardels, Nicolas Berggruen, and Trudy Rubin engaged in a discussion centered on Gardels and Berggruen’s book.

explored how democracy could be adapted to deal with challenges of the 21st century. They touched on three possible solutions from their book: participation without popu-

lism, predistribution, and positive nationalism. Penn President Amy Gutmann

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Penn Museum’s new renovation comes amid rebrand to Phila. The museum aims to appeal to a wider audience JASON YAN Staff Reporter

The Penn Museum is undergoing renovations as part of the museum’s plan to rebrand itself to the public. Major sections of the museum will open in the coming month and other changes are set to be completed in 2022. The museum will fully re-open to Penn students on Nov. 13, and to the general public on Nov. 16, with redesigned galleries and a refurbished main entrance and auditorium. The museum is also restructuring its advertising campaign and redesigning its logo and coloring theme to set it apart from Penn and appeal to a wider, non-University based audience. Penn Museum Director Julian Siggers said the Penn Museum is looking to attract visitors from around the city and the world. Siggers described the museum as “Penn’s gift to the city.” “We have these world-class series of collections, so we wanted

everyone to be able to come and see them and be transformed,” he said. “It’s like having a British Museum right in the heart of campus and Philadelphia.” Penn Museum Director of Academic Engagement Anne Tiballi said the renovation began with the new Middle East gallery, which opened in spring 2018. “It was the first taste of what the new Penn Museum would be like,” Tiballi said. Siggers said the new renovation is part of the rebranding process that aims to convey the message that Penn Museum is open to everyone — not just students or faculty. The Africa Galleries and the Mexico and Central America Gallery are the main focus of the current renovation, as Tiballi said the two galleries were not visited by many classes. Penn Museum received over 6,000 students last year, most of which visited the museum as part of their classes. Tiballi said the museum hopes that students had great experiences coming with their classes and that they will return on their own.

Siggers said the museum also renovated many of its public spaces to give visitors a better experience at the museum, including updating the bathrooms. “In total, we renovated over 75% of the public areas in the museum,” Siggers said. “The museum will be fully ADA accessible for the first time,” referencing the American with Disabilities Act. While Penn Museum will remain a teaching and research museum, they will be launching a new series of advertising campaigns to attract more visitors, Siggers said. “West Philadelphia is becoming more of a destination for visitors. We are launching a new advertising campaign that uses clever techniques.” he said. “For example, [the new advertisements] will [show] you how close you are to … Ancient Mexico or Egypt.” Siggers said the Penn Museum is also planning to renovate its Egypt Gallery for 2022, with the only pharaonic palace outside of Egypt set to be housed at Penn, and its Asian Gallery at a later

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The museum will fully open to Penn students on Nov. 13, and to the general public on Nov. 16, with redesigned galleries and a refurbished main entrance and auditorium.

date. Even with the shift to broaden the appeal of Penn Museum, administrators maintained that Penn students were an important part of its operation.

Tiballi said she is looking forward to bringing in classes to not only look at the objects but also to think about the interpretation that curators are using to explain these objects.

“We are also really excited for the campus to come to the museum,” Siggers said. “Undergraduate and graduate students are vital to the future of the museum.”

Bestselling author Nova Ren Suma teaches creative writing class Suma is known for her young adult novels NIDHI BHATT Staff Reporter

The New York Times bestselling author Nova Ren Suma is teaching a new creative writing course titled “Writing for Young Adults” at Penn this semester. Suma, known for novels like “A Room Away from the Wolves” and “The Walls Around Us,” is teaching at Penn for one semester through the Creative Writing program while she works on her new

novel. Her course is a writer’s workshop that focuses on exploring young adult literature through creative assignments, exercises, and readings. While learning the craft, students will create several pieces on their own, including a chapter of a YA novel and a piece exploring form. Because the class has 13 students, they often work together and give each other feedback. Suma said that while students sometimes find the workshop format nerve-wracking, she prioritized easing them into it. “I remember the first time we did a workshop,” College

freshman Naomi Fink said. “And I remember thinking, ‘Wow. That was fun.’” “It’s really helpful to get a wide scope of opinions, especially if you are unsure about something yourself,” said Caitlin Evans, a junior exchange student from Queen Mary University of London. In addition to peer workshops, Suma gives her students individualized feedback letters for each project. “One of my favorite things about the course is how encouraging Nova actually is,” Evans said. “She seems really excited to read everyone’s work

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and give feedback, which is refreshing.” “It’s obvious that Nova wants every person to be able to get out of the class the best possible thing for their individual experience,” College sophomore Rowana Miller added. Suma said she did not initially set out to write YA fiction until she realized how inventive the stories can be in terms of the craft and the voices. “I thought maybe it was only a certain commercial kind of thing,” she said. “But it’s also literary writing, and experimental writing, and coming-of-age stories that are very

poetic.” As an experienced author, Suma advises young aspiring student writers to “read what you love — what fires you up and makes you passionate.” She adds that writers should follow their own pace and not get dejected if they cannot follow a strict timeline. So far, Suma said she likes being part of the Penn community. “I really love the students,” Suma said. “I’m finding that they’re really dynamic, dedicated, and excited about their work. Even if they are coming to writing for young adults and

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it’s new to them, they’re still going in with their whole hearts and showing some really exciting work.”

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It’s time for Penn to pay PILOTs

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enn has been a part of the city of Philadelphia for several centuries. The University has played a fundamental role in the growth and evolution of the city, both because of the longevity of its existence and the outsize role that Penn’s money and prestige allows it to play in the community. But Penn’s actions have hurt the rest of Philadelphia, particularly through rampant gentrification. To this day, Penn fails to engage with the Philadelphia community in a constructive or collective manner, and instead uses its status as a nonprofit to avoid paying desperately needed property taxes. It’s time for Penn to step up and finally pay Payments in Lieu of Taxes. Paying PILOTs is a fairly common practice among elite institutions. In fact, Penn and Columbia University stand alone in the Ivy League as the only schools that do not contribute to their respective communities through voluntary payment of property taxes. Despite the fact that the University’s roughly $14 billion endowment and aggressive building projects have led to massive land accumulation, that land is held nearly completely tax-free. Property taxes in Philadelphia, like in many cities around the country, are one of the primary ways that public schools are financed. In fact, city officials estimate that the public

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school system will be $700 million in debt by 2022. Penn is not able to solve this problem alone, but in the face of such a daunting challenge, it’s time for the University to do its part just like every other taxpaying Philadelphian.

particularly difficult for Penn to make this situation right. Student activist groups like the Student Labor Action Project have

Penn’s actions have hurt the rest of Philadelphia.”

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Over $2.5 billion of all of the taxexempt property in the city is owned by Penn, which amounts to nearly all of the land of this kind, which includes city-owned property, Lincoln Financial Field, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Despite the value of Penn’s taxexempt property, it would not be

called on Penn to pay around $7 million in PILOTs, which would represent a mere two-tenths of a single percent of Penn’s $3.5 billion operating budget. In the past, Penn has defended its failure to pay PILOTs by highlighting the benefits it provides for the city, which include direct civic en-

gagement programs and more nebulous indirect benefits. But this is an insufficient way to engage with the community. These benefits are not evenly distributed across the community, and can even have unintended adverse effects. For example, Penn has invested money directly in local West Philadelphia public schools, like the Penn Alexander School. While this money is put to good use in educating students, it has also led to increased gentrification as wealthier families flock to the area so their children can study at a school at which funding was supposed to be helping low-income families. Rather than assume that it knows how to spend on education better than the City of Philadelphia, Penn must pay PILOTs and allow the democratically elected representatives of Philadelphia to make decisions about how to spend money on the city’s chronically under-funded public schools. Penn must do what nearly every other person and institution in Philadelphia does: pay taxes.

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Club rejection is not the end of the world

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THE FRIENDLY DISSIDENT | The consequences of defining ourselves by clubs are heartbreaking

enn students, especially freshmen, are eager to get involved. With over 450 student-run organizations, club culture at Penn is enormous. And on August 29th, desperation was in the air as clubs lined up on Locust Walk for the annual club fair. For many freshmen, the notion of applying to collegiate clubs was new, and the idea of getting rejected was even more foreign. Now in the beginning of October with clubs finalizing their teams, students are reflecting on the clubs which did and did not accept them. In this time of reflection, my friends have complained countless times that “Penn is too competitive” or that the “clubs are too exclusive.” While we may complain about the exclusivity of the clubs we don’t get in to, we hardly complain about the exclusivity of the clubs we do get in to. The problem is not our issue

with exclusivity but rather our issue with rejection. For many Penn students, the list of their high school extracurriculars was extraordinary, making the idea of rejection even more painful. Yes, rejection can be crushing at times but rejection from clubs should not be the be-all and endall. In fact, rejection from clubs is not all that bad. By being rejected from selective clubs, we have more free time to do new things. Specifically, new things centered around prioritizing mental health. Our campus culture does not prioritize mental health and it’s time to do just that. Free time? Gotta find her. Sleep? Love her. For me, free time means going on a run or writing poetry. However, it could also mean hanging out with friends, calling your parents, or visiting Philadelphia Center City. Essentially, it is important to remember that you are

not a machine, wired to constantly be on the go. Rejection from clubs can be beneficial because it teaches us to learn how to truly love and respect ourselves. Take a moment to think about the two people you love the most in the world. Now, think about why you love them. Is it because of their achievements? Their resumes? Chances are you love those individuals because of their little quirks. When it comes to truly loving others, it’s about the little things and we love them in spite of their resumes. Now, ask those same questions to yourself. Do you love yourself because of all the clubs you are a member of? The sports you play? Apply the same concept you use to love others to yourself. It’s time to be nicer to yourself. Trust me, you deserve it. The consequences of defining ourselves by clubs are heartbreaking. We see this when a

runner breaks their leg or when an artist hurts their arm. As a high school Mock Trial President, my schedule and my life centered around Mock Trial. So when I came into Penn and got rejected from the Penn Mock Trial team, I felt an immense sense of loss. I realized that for four years I had defined myself by this club. It is important to remember that this mentality and perspective can be incredibly damaging and harmful. Yes, do the things you are passionate about but remember that you are so much more than what you do. It’s time to start prioritizing our mental health and to start thinking about what works best for us. Being rejected from clubs and extracurriculars teaches us not to define and love ourselves by those clubs. I am not saying that being rejected is the best thing in the

EMILIA ONUONGA world. Being rejected is painful and it hurts. But with the only option to go forward, it’s important to look at the bright side. You don’t need acceptance from those clubs; you only need acceptance from yourself. EMILIA ONUONGA is a College freshman from Middletown, Del. studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Her email address is eonuonga@sas.upenn.edu

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Consider the ethics of companies where you want to work

t happens every fall at Penn. Corporate representatives flock like vultures to our campus, eager to take their pick of the brightest students here. From engineers to financial analysts to consultants, they search relentlessly for the students who will create the most value for their companies. When it comes to career choice, students have many things in mind. Location, pay, prestige, and benefits are all important factors. Yet too often, students ignore the ethics of companies that they seek to join. Beyond merely setting personal passions aside in favor of alluring financial success, Penn students are joining organizations that have concerning impacts on society. Consider some of the most prestigious firms that recruit Penn students. In the tech world, Amazon continues to underpay and mistreat its warehouse workers, while striving to develop robotic technology to permanently replace them. That’s not even to mention its anti-competitive and tax-evasive practices. Point72 Asset Management, a finance firm that recruits at Penn, is run by Steven A. Cohen, a Wharton alumnus himself who was dubbed “the most wanted man on

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Wall Street” by journalist Sheelah Kolhatkar for his alleged role in a massive insider trading scheme at his previous company, SAC Capital. Besides its role in the 2008 financial crisis, Goldman Sachs, perhaps the crown jewel of Penn finance recruiting, has come under intense scrutiny for its actions relating to the Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund, and several of its employees now face criminal charges. With the climate strike just behind us, it is also worthwhile to consider the climate impacts of some of the most prestigious companies that recruit at Penn. The news is not good. Fossil fuel companies, including BP and Schlumberger, recruit at Penn,

happily paying out huge sums to the next generation of petroleum engineers. While these companies likely pursue some renewable energy initiatives, their fundamental business model is to make hefty profits off of resources that are gravely threatening our planet. Furthermore, many finance and asset management companies, offering prized positions to Penn students, enable fossil fuel companies by insuring their projects and investing huge sums in them. While there is a degree of separation here, these firms have the power to seriously impede the relentless flow of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, and they have refused to do so in service of their bottom line.

We are not fully responsible for the actions of the companies we choose to work for. But we have a deeply privileged status as Penn students. No matter how insanely competitive recruitment at Penn can seem, the fact is that landing a job, for us, is not as challenging as it is for students at less prestigious universities. Being in this position, with such incredible intellectual and social capital, we have a moral imperative to avoid enabling unethical behavior by some of the most powerful people and organizations on the planet. Admittedly, there are many students for whom pay is not nearly as negotiable as a factor: Those who come from low-income backgrounds, or who must completely support themselves, deserve to live comfortable lives and live without financial struggle. However, since nearly three-quarters of Penn’s students come from families in the top 20% of incomes, it is fair to assume that pay will not affect most students’ comfort, only their level of luxury. Suggesting we add another layer of hand-wringing onto an already stressful job recruitment process may seem outlandish, cruel even. But step back for a moment and

TYLER LARKWORTHY think about the recruitment situation at Penn and other elite universities. It sure does work out well for employers to have prospective employees who are desperate to get security, prestige, and money. But imagine if things were different. Imagine if we, the potential employees these companies covet so greatly, collectively insisted upon ethical behavior from our future employers. It is time to take a stand and demand better from those for whom we will dedicate the majority of our waking hours. T YLER L ARKWORTHY is an Engineering junior from McLean, Va. studying Computer Science. His email address is tlarkwor@seas. upenn.edu.

Locust Walk protesters aren’t representative of all Christians LARK YAN | Locust Walk protesters aren’t representative of all Christians

bey Jesus or Hellfire. Judg ment or Hel l. Wa r n i ng: Musl i m s, gangsters, the Pope, homos, sissies. These are a few of the posters held up by members of

This group's hate-filled messages amount to nothing more than bigotry, discrimination, and prejudice in its most unfiltered form. Their teachings and claims are an incredibly

sin. God is not some monstrous figure who throws all “sissies” or “alcoholics” into hell without question, as their banners seem to suggest. Rather, Christians believe in a loving God who

etc.” going to hell. Yet they very conveniently fail to take note of other guiding principles of Christianity that are proof of God’s incredible love for us; that He is first and foremost a

slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works” (NKJV.) God does deliver justice. God does provide discipline and guidance. But He does so righteously, justly, and lovingly. From this core belief, Christians are called to act in love and compassion as a reflection of God’s love unto us all. And in acknowledging that we are all sinners saved only by God’s grace through our faith in Him, we are humbled in how we interact with others, knowing that none of us—despite color, age, gender, sexual-orientation—

LARK YAN being misrepresented for those who practice it, those who are seeking it, and for those who are interested. The best way to fight against these stinging words and vi-

This group’s hate-filled messages amount to nothing more than bigotry, discrimination, and prejudice in its most unfiltered form.” JULIO SOSA

an organization associated with the website Christianinterviews.com. The demonstrators appear to be warning others about their fate if they fail to obey the Bible and God’s commands. Their posters cite well-known passages of scripture. They claim to be adhering to Christian teachings. But are they really? If you compare their teachings to those of Christ from the Bible, then the clear answer is no: the values of the Christian faith are far from the protestors’ messages of hate and disgust towards their fellow human beings.

sad misrepresentation of what the Christian faith actually professes. As a student of faith, I can say that the anger and intolerance conveyed through their shockingly inappropriate hate speech flout the fundamental values of the Christian faith. Yet members still parade around campus under the banner of “Christianity,” twisting its teachings and morals to create a frightening ideology far from the values of Christianity. At its core, Christianity emphasizes love; it is a religion built upon the gracious love of God who saves humans from

is righteously just while perfectly forgiving. Christianity is grounded in the loving relationship that all, including those on the “warned” list of the protestors’ banners, can have with God through His son, Jesus. The scripture upon which the protestors use as “evidence” for their claims is taken out of context and isolated to promote values that are simply not consistent or accurate with what the rest of the Bible teaches. For instance, their banners cite Revelations 21:8, a passage in the Bible that mentions “the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers,

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merciful God that pursues our hearts out of love. The entirety of the Bible disproves these demonstrator’s portrayal of God and Jesus as unjustly wrathful figures seeking unwarranted vengeance for our disobedience. Take the passage in Exodus 34:6 -7 for example, which states that “the Lord God, [is] merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin” (NKJV.) Or what Psalm 145:8-9 states: “the Lord is gracious and full of compassion,

are fundamentally better than the other. A guiding principle is the belief that we are all equally and wonderfully made by God. That is what Christianity is really about. It’s not about hatred towards gays or lesbians, blacks or whites, Buddhists or Jews. Christianity is a message about love for all. The incredibly sad thing about what these demonstrators are doing is that they have taken a message of love and used it as a vehicle for ideas wrought with discrimination and prejudice. From these protests, Christianity is being used as a platform to push through such ideals. In that process, it’s

cious ideals is to refuse such blanket ideas at face-value. To apply these hateful words to the entire faith is unfair both to Christian believers and to yourself. I urge you to look beyond these lies and try to understand for yourself what Christianity actually represents. I hope in doing so you’ll find, as I have for myself, that Christianity is a beautiful message that speaks and proclaims God’s abounding, comforting, merciful love to us all. LARK YAN is a College sophomore from Toledo, Ohio studying Health and Societies. Her email address is lakryan@sas.upenn.edu

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Penn junior represents Canada at UN Youth Climate Summit Nguyen was recognized for his advocacy work LAUREN MELENDEZ Staff Reporter

College and Wharton junior Brandon Nguyen recently represented his home country of Canada at the United Nations Youth Climate Summit. Nguyen was one of 100 different college students from 100 different nations to attend the UN

Youth Climate Summit. The inaugural event took place on Sept. 21 in New York City, where students and heads of state from around the globe were brought together to develop creative, sustainable solutions to climate change. Nguyen has been an active advocate for environmentalism long before the UN recognized his efforts. He was named a Top 25 Environmentalist Under 25 in 2017, and in 2018, a Top 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader.

Nguyen said his passion for environmentalism began at an early age and stemmed from a love of Animal Planet and an interest in wildlife. “I think I was really lucky because in grade five, I had a teacher who was super interested in teaching us about social issues and environmental issues,” he said. “I realized the negative implications that my own actions had on these animals that I found so fascinating.”

His interests eventually turned to environmental education. In 2015, Nguyen started the Toronto Coalition of EcoSchools, a network of students across Toronto who are also involved in environmental clubs at their schools. As part of the group’s goal to make environmental literacy more accessible, Nguyen helped draft a climate policy education module for teachers across Canada so they can better educate students about the topic. In an effort to bring his passion about mitigating climate change to Penn, Nguyen became an Eco Rep in the Penn Sustainability Club, president of Penn International Impact Consulting Group, and has conducted research with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. Fellow Eco Rep and College

junior Calais Cronin said working with Brandon “was super empowering,” and highlighted the impact of youth involvement in climate change activism. “So much of it comes from young people,” Cronin said. “It kind of gives you more hope that you can be really close to change — that you can enact change.” College senior David Zhou, vice president of the PIIC, said Nguyen has a broader focus on long-term growth as the leader of the student organization. “I think that motivation, that passion, that drive is what has allowed PIIC to continuously grow and develop over the years, and it’s what basically has allowed us to become the organization that we’ve become,” Zhou said. While representing Canada on a global stage, Nguyen said he en-

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introduced the speakers, adding that it is important to address challenges of democracy. “The U.S. has the most robust society anywhere, but signs of decay everywhere,” she said. Berggruen and Gardels spent most of the event unpacking participation without populism, which they said is an approach for getting citizens more informed about and involved in politics while avoiding polarization. Gardels said this could take the form of “citizen assemblies” where people receive information from impartial professionals and then debate and come to a consensus. As an example of this, he cited the citizen assembly held in Ireland in 2017 over Ireland’s eighth amendment, a part of their constitution which banned abortion. Gardels argued that recent attempts to get citizens more involved in government without prior education do not always lead to good results, citing Brexit as a product of misinformed participation and populism. Gardels also criticized social media for spreading misinformation often labeled “fake news” or “alternative news.” After discussing the need for civic education, the authors spoke about predistribution, which refers to the distribution of wealth prior to the accumulation of capital. Berggruen and Gardels said instead of paying taxes, companies would be required to set aside a percentage of the business for the public in the beginning; for instance, 20% of a company’s shares could be set aside to belong to citizens, making everyone a beneficiary. The authors added that this predistribution could be targeted at Silicon Valley, expressing their belief that artificial intelligence companies in that area devalue human capital and labor. Leslie Goldberg, an attendee who is unaffiliated with Penn but has frequented Perry World House events, described predistribution as a “novel concept” she would be open to exploring further. Goldberg said, however, that implementing such a system would be a slow process when considering economic and budgetary concerns. Berggruen and Gardel also presented the idea of positive nationalism, the idea that nationalistic ideas can be used to promote civic engagement and strengthen the “social contract.” To adopt this concept and maintain democracy, Berggruen and Gardel argued, it is necessary to accept borders and “rational limitations” on immigration. During a question and answer at the end of the event, attendees pressured Berggruen and Gardel to go deeper on the topic of positive nationalism, asking about the extent of immigration limits and whether limits could be maintained if climate change were to affect migration patterns. In response, Gardel said balanced immigration

China relations were a large part of the book, but they only made up a small part of the discussion. “It was really interesting,” Leghari added. “If anything, I would want the event to go on longer because I feel like there were so many aspects of the book that were touched upon, but not discussed as much.”

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is necessary for maintaining trust in government and pointed to the necessity of making a clear distinction between immigrants and refugees. College freshman Saren Leghari said he felt the discussion was engaging but expressed regret at its short length. Leghari also noted that Gardel said at the beginning of the event that United States—

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joyed collaborating with and hearing from other young activists, including 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who began the movement #FridaysForFuture and has been striking every Friday since September 2018. “The energy in the room — you could feel it shift when you had young speakers up there, versus when it was other heads of state,” Nguyen said. “There was an emotional appeal in the young speakers that wasn’t there with lots of heads of state and political leaders.” In reflecting on discussions from the summit, Nguyen said that climate change needs to be looked at from a “non-partisan perspective.” “It’s a very real, tangible issue that is not only going to be happening in 50 [or] 100 years, but it’s happening now,” he said.

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pression of the academic programs offered at PennDesign. Gutmann sent an email to the Penn community on Feb. 26 announcing the renaming of the school following a donation from Weitzman. The designer requested the amount donated remain confidential, according to the email. Gutmann also announced that the funds would go toward financial aid and academic programming, as well as a renovation of PennDesign’s central plaza between Meyerson Hall and Fisher Fine Arts Library. Students also critiqued Penn’s decision to change the school’s name without input from them, asserting that there was a lack of transparency. “This is the school that I got an offer from and that I agreed to make a commitment with. Both sides agreed to that,” Landscape Architecture gradu-

ate student Xan Lillehei said. “Then it was changed without any input from me, without any communication before it happened. I consider myself still a student of PennDesign and not the Weitzman school.” “Why was there no consultation with the student body before a decision was made?” City and Regional Planning and Architecture graduate student Robbie Romo said. “Ultimately, this whole process should serve as a harsh reminder to the student body — a lesson that money talks.” Kimberly Shoemaker, an graduate student studying architecture, said students were “completely blindsided,” and she was frustrated that students were not told in advance. “There has been zero transparency with the entire thing, which is really frustrating because if it’s a name that I am going to have to put on our resume and if it’s a name that I am going to have to project on

my diploma, I want at least a full warning about it.” Graduate student Mitch Chisholm, who also studies architecture, said he thinks the larger issue is that the school did not solicit student input, adding that he wonders how much future influence Weitzman will have over the school’s curriculum or its larger mission. A spokesperson for PennDesign did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Out of Penn’s 12 schools, four have individual namesakes attached to them. Besides the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, the Annenberg School for Communication and the Wharton School were named after their respective founders, Walter H. Annenberg and Joseph Wharton. The Perelman School of Medicine was named after Raymond and Ruth Perelman, who have donated numerous times to Penn in the past.

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The opportunity comes on the heels of last year’s Penn Global program that provided $10 subsidized passports to first-generation, low-income students. The free passports were made possible through funding from the CIEE, which Penn Abroad applied for in 2017, said Jamie Nisbet, marketing and events manager for Penn Global. The new passport initiative falls under CIEE’s Passport Caravan program, which aims to sponsor 10,000 students nationally by working with selected passport “caravan partners,” such as Penn. To secure a spot in the passport program, students must enroll by Oct. 1 and attend a “pre-check” day. They must also attend an event on Oct. 25 where they mail out the completed paperwork with the help of local passport agents. Even though the program is now expanded beyond just FGLI students, Nisbet said Penn Abroad still encourages FGLI students to apply for a passport. “We really want to encourage students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad to take the opportunity, so we didn’t

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project, and that the Equity and Access Chair should have a good relationship with administrators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the election and the dust began to settle, I really realized that the administration was such a vital and necessary ally for this position, and they had explicitly told many people that they had no interest in working with me,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was fair to equity or access or me or my personal mental health to try to buck up against them for another entire year.â&#x20AC;? The Equity and Access Chair position was not filled on Wednesday night. Fifth-year sociology Ph.D. candidate Haley Pilgrim said she resigned from her position as Chair of External Affairs last week so she could work on her dissertation in hopes of graduating in six years. Pilgrim served as GAPSA president during the last school year. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D. candidate Christian Tabedzki, the former Research Council Chair, wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that he formally stepped down in September because he accepted a fellowship in

France for the fall semester. He agreed to stay on board throughout the summer so he could review summer travel grants and relieve other members of his duties before his position was filled. Dental Medicine doctoral candidate Jose de la Guerra stepped down from the Student Programs Chair in June because of issues with his â&#x20AC;&#x153;work-life balance,â&#x20AC;? Lee wrote in an email to the DP. Lee said he believes de la Guerra may have accepted the position because of his previous role as deputy chair of the committee last year, but did not feel he could adequately fulfill the position alongside the demands of his final year of dental school. Guerra did not immediately respond to requests for comment. In April, plans to find an interim chair for the Equity and Access position fell through, Lee said, so he had to split the positionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duties between himself and GASPA President Greg Callaghan, who is a fifth-year Ancient History Ph.D. candidate. During July and August, he and Callaghan had to manage the position and reach out to graduate students to fill spots on committees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since Equity and Access is the committee that generally fills up University Council seats, Trustee committee seats,

and other seats on committees that we have that are not just on GASPA itself, it became a little difficult,â&#x20AC;? Lee said. Lee said he and Callaghan had to attend additional meetings with administrators and address concerns from students while they collectively filled the Equity and Access Chair position. Last board, two members of the executive board resigned â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the External Affairs Chair and the Operations Chair. Despite the number of chairs dropping out this year, Lee attributes these changes to the variety of stresses in the lives of graduate students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anything systemic about it or that people just tend to drop out. Things happen in peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives,â&#x20AC;? Lee said. The first special election took place Wednesday evening and was attended by 96 general assembly voters, Lee said. At the end of the night, fifthyear Linguistics Ph.D. student Hong Zhang was elected as the new Chair of Student Programs, and Cell and Molecular Biology Ph.D. student Chris Choe was elected as Research Council Chair. Another special election will take place on Oct. 16 and voters will be electing a new Equity and Access Chair and a new External Affairs Chair.

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Last year, Penn only threw for 10 touchdowns in as many games. Led by senior quarterback Nick Robinson, the Red and Blue already have five passing touchdowns in the season’s first two games.

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Friday night lights. Penn football will open its Ivy League season in a dramatic setting, taking on Dartmouth on Friday night at historic Franklin Field. “The Frank” is currently celebrating its 125th anniversary. The last time the Quakers (1-1) took on the Big Green (20) at home was two years ago when Dartmouth scored the winning touchdown on the last play of the game. Last season, the Quakers took another loss to Dartmouth, that time in Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth leads the all-time series with a record of 45-37-2. Dartmouth currently has two nonconference games under its belt against Jacksonville and Colgate. Both were blowout games, with Jacksonville managing to score one touchdown and Colgate only able to make a single field goal. The Quakers are coming off of a close win against Lafayette. The Ivy opener will be their first home competition of the year. Big Green quarterback Jared Gerbino is coming off of three career highs in Dartmouth’s game against the Raiders last

week. He completed 12 of 16 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the 38-3 victory. Typically a wildcat quarterback with over 1,000 rushing yards, Gerbino has already achieved personal highs in passing in a season after just two games. “[Dartmouth has] a really good balanced running attack, and they do a lot of nice action passes off of those bootleg play-action passes that really plays into the aggressiveness of a defense at times,” coach Ray Priore said. “If [we] score points and they get behind, they have to change a little bit of what they’re doing. Both first games they’ve been up in score and by being in that way, they’ve been able to stay with their game plan all the way through.” In comparison, Penn senior quarterback Nick Robinson threw 18-of-25 for 270 yards and two touchdowns in Penn’s most recent game against the Leopards. “[Robinson has] been executing. He’s making a lot of smart decisions and putting us in the right play,” Priore said. “He’s taking charge of the leadership role he has on the field. The guys are behind him.” Friday night’s game will be the first Ivy game of Penn’s 2019 season and the beginning of the battle for the Ivy League title.

“We’re not lucky to go to the playoffs. We don’t have that. So really winning our League is the most important,” Priore said. One of the keys to Penn’s success will be senior running back Karekin Brooks. In the past two games, he has gained a total of 360 yards. “[Brooks] is a very, very talented athlete,” Priore said. “He’s blessed with some size, speed, quickness, and I would say he’s a very patient runner. He runs with his eyes, he’s very under control, and he’s able to make simple plays into big plays.” Brooks plans on taking on Dartmouth as he would any other game, but he is looking forward to the energy that playing on a Friday night will bring. Penn’s games are usually on Saturdays, with this competition being the only Friday game of the year. “Line up, play fast, play physical,” Brooks said. “Friday night games are fun. Go back to high school and everybody played Friday night; that’s the big thing.” The combination of celebrating Franklin Field, playing on a Friday under the lights, and opening Ivy play should make for an exciting matchup. The game will kick off at 7 p.m. and will be aired on ESPNU.

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“Here, for instance, our weights are at 7:30 in the morning, and that literally feels like sleeping in. I still have my alarm on my phone for 4:57 in the morning called, ‘you got this,’ and I just thank God every morning that that’s never going to be set again,” Douglas said. While both have been playing volleyball for 10 years, at times the commitment to the sport at Marymount was far from easy. Regardless, they both looked back fondly on their senior night, an event dedicated to those who succeed through four years of the program. “At Marymount, volleyball senior night is a huge deal. Girls literally stay in the program for four years just to have a senior night. You get these cute little teddy bears that my mom actually makes, with your jersey, and a ton of stuff that describes you,” Douglas said. “That was definitely my highlight because going through that program is really tough for four years, it’s such an accomplishment and that night is just an accumulation of everything you’ve done and everything you’ve worked for.” Within such a demanding program, the athletes inevitably get very close. While in some sports the recruiting pro-

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM cess is immensely stressful and can turn teammates against each other as they compete for a limited number of spots, Douglas and Fourticq had a very different experience. “Most people aren’t competing for the same spot. Me and Dougie, because we’re different positions, weren’t competing for a specific Penn spot, which made things much less stressful,” Fourticq said. After both attended the same sophomore summer camp at Penn, the duo had official visits on the same weekend when the Red and Blue played Princeton. Although they spent the majority of the weekend together, the coaches would separate recruits at times to give them confidential offers to join the team. “I remember we didn’t know how to ask each other if we’d gotten the offer. I remember sitting at White Dog [Cafe] and going to the bathroom together so we could be like, ‘sooooo?’’” Douglas said. Luckily for them, the two both got offers and committed within 48 hours of each other. The relationships built among the Marymount athletes are lasting. When the Red and Blue were playing at the UC Riverside Invitational last week, the Marymount team, coming back from a tournament in Las Vegas, realized that Douglas and Fourticq were in their vicinity. While on the bus, the players tried to no avail to convince the driver to turn around so they could meet up with their teammates. “It speaks volumes when the whole bus wants to turn and get a hug from [Fourticq and Douglas]

because they know they’re in Riverside. The girls were dying to see them. They’re pretty important people to the program,” Klein said. While they certainly embraced the athletic opportunity that Marymount had to offer, Fourticq and Douglas didn’t exactly miss out on celebrity sightings either. Kim Kardashian’s 20th reunion for Marymount fell during their time there. “We found out that it was, in fact, Kim Kardashian’s 20th reunion one Friday night at Marymount. Our entire class of volleyball girls were all at Taylor’s house,” Douglas recalled. “We drove to Marymount that night, and I decided that I was going to be the guinea pig, that I was going to sacrifice my life. There was so much security.” Douglas entered the school under the guise of having lost her wallet. After wandering around for a while, she saw Kim Kardashian from a distance. The experience clearly left an impression on both of them. “She was literally posting photos from the seat that I sat in in math,” Fourticq said. While Olivia Jade’s presence in the class above them was more of a sensitive subject, the two rattled off a list of celebrities and famous figures that they encountered during their time at Marymount. Nowfamous singer Charlotte Lawrence played volleyball with their program. Having joined this group of notable alumni, Fourticq and Douglas are poised to contribute both on and off the court as members of this year’s new and improved Penn squad.

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Freshman setter Taylor Fourticq (left) played with fellow rookie Caroline Douglas for four years at California’s Marymount High School. The elite program helped them transition to college-level play.

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ments. “We have been putting a lot of hard work into specific position training. Every Monday, we do specific position training … which allows us to have really specialized position work and to really break things down,” Raquel said. “I think that has definitely contributed a lot to our success.” As the Red and Blue enter League play, they have the opportunity to improve, after finishing at the bottom of the Ivy standings last year. Raquel is leading the way, being one of three players who has seen action in every set the Quakers have played so far. She is most

looking forward to protecting Penn’s home court, something in which she and her teammates take great pride. “I am excited to play in the Pal again; we love being on our home court,” Raquel said. “I think we love to say ‘protect the Pal’ and kind of having that pride of winning on our home court and taking pride in the jersey and in Penn and the Red and Blue.” Penn will have several chances to protect its house in the coming weeks. In fact, the Quakers have a four-game home stretch beginning on Friday. They will put their undefeated home record on the line against Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Yale during that period — and Raquel will certainly play a pivotal role.

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Sophomore setter Kylie Kulinski (10) is one of four Penn volleyball players originally from Chicago, along with freshmen Elizabeth Ford and Madeline McGregor and sophomore Margaret Planek. Kulinski and Planek were born at the same hospital just two days apart.

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middle hitter Ford and outside hitter McGregor, living in the same city helped them get to know each other from constantly competing against one another. “Elizabeth played at my rival high school, so it was always fun to play against her in that sense,” McGregor said. “But I was also on the same team with her for club season … so it was always a big rivalry … but it’s nice to finally just be teammates.” For setter Kulinski and opposite hitter Planek, maybe fate is what brought the two together at the Palestra’s hallowed grounds.

“[Planek] and I were born in the same hvdospital two days apart, and we never met each other until we basically got here,” Kulinski said. The two sophomores played against each other once during AAU volleyball, but they’ve been able to officially reunite by representing the Red and Blue. Philadelphia hasn’t completely won over these athletes — and for good reason. Loyalties lie where they lie, and the four Quakers have stayed true to their Windy City roots. “Chicago is just a bigger and better version of Philly,” Kulinski said. However, there is one redeeming quality of Philly that

unanimously won over these athletes. “Definitely the weather is a lot nicer and not as crazy compared to Chicago,” McGregor said. “The winter wasn’t as bad this year,” Kulinski agreed. “It was negative 50 degrees in Chicago this past year and it was 30 degrees in Philly.” A typical stereotype surrounding the Midwest is the politeness that its residents have compared to other regions of the United States. There’s a different attitude when one transitions over to the East Coast after growing up in another region, and these athletes have learned to pick up on that difference. “I think Midwest people

are more likely to spend time talking to you, while the East Coast is doing a lot of hustle and bustle,” McGregor said. All in all, the four Quakers have been able to come together as one strong unit for the Red and Blue this season. Planek is first on the team in total points and second in kills behind junior outside hitter Parker Jones, who is also a DP staffer. In addition, Kulinski has been sharp from the get-go this season, tallying the most assists for the team to this point. Hopefully for Penn, this group united by origin will continue to forge connections and capitalize on their talents for the remainder of the season.

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Senior outside hitter Carmina Raquel is no stranger to the world of Penn volleyball, as her sister Caroline is a senior for the Red and Blue.

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Penn’s new Ringe Squash Courts come with hefty fee for users Even students who wish to use the courts have to pay MARC MARGOLIS Senior Sports Reporter

“Would you raise money for the library and then charge students to go to the library? When the Pottruck people gave money to the gym, did they think they were going to charge students 20 bucks every time they went to work out?” The hypotheticals above come from Bruce Marks, a 1979 Wharton and College of Arts and Sciences graduate and 1984 Penn Law graduate. He, along with numerous other donors, helped raise over $15 million for the new, state of the art Ringe Squash Courts, which are set for a grand opening on Nov. 9. Bruce himself donated close to five figures to honor his father. However, what he and other donors did not know was that for the first time ever, Penn will start charging hourly fees to alumni, faculty, community members, and even students to use the courts on Penn’s campus. Those who had frequently used the squash courts first heard about the fees via an email in late August from Ellen Zhe, the Manager of Racquet Sports. “The squash membership prices support the facility’s operations, staffing, and maintenance,” Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer Scott Ward wrote in a statement. “We aimed to build a comprehensive pricing model that appeals to our diverse University community and all frequency levels of recreational play, similar to Hecht Tennis Center model. Once you join, you can choose how often you want to play. For the most avid squash players, we also offer the option of a discounted unlimited rate without needing to pay for each reservation.” “There will also be free play program options for students once the facility is open. The student pricing structure will model the Tennis Center with waived base membership, discounted court fees, and the option of an unlimited

monthly membership. Club teams are charged a flat rate per semester depending on court availability for the days and times requested.” The Penn squash courts were previously free to students and cost a few hundred dollars a year for faculty, community members, and alumni. With the new fees, students and faculty feel they are being “priced-out” of their own school’s facilities. “The idea is ludicrous,” Marks said. “The concept that you are going to have squash courts for rich kids to play and other kids cannot just runs completely contrary to the ethos at Penn. Admission is supposed to be need-blind, other recreational facilities are need-blind. So to charge fees for the squash court sends a horrible message.” The two primary payment options originally available this year were the Annual Membership and Premium Court Package. The Annual Membership originally cost $150 per year, with members required to reserve courts in 45-minute blocks at a cost of $20 during off-peak hours and $40 during peak hours. The Premium Court Package includes three peak reservations and five off-peak reservations for $100 a week in addition to the $150-dollar membership fee. If a member buys the premium package for the entire year, the total cost will be $1350. “Peak” hours are from 4 p.m. to building closure on weekdays and from open to close on weekends. On Oct. 1, Zhe sent an email announcing adjustments to the prices as the “result of intake of significant feedback from our community comprised of students and faculty/staff, and in person meetings with former members.” A “Founding Members Discount Promotion” gives faculty, staff, alumni, and senior citizens the opportunity to play as much as they want for an annual membership of $750 per year. Faculty and staff who do not get the promotion will pay $999 per year for the same perks. Both are still significantly more expensive than Drexel’s annual rate but cheaper than the original pricing model announced

in August. The most significant changes occurred for students, who do not have to pay an annual membership fee, but will pay $10 to play at peak hours and $5 to play at offpeak hours. “I don’t think that anyone would have given money if they knew the result of that would be to have fees that are so prohibitive that students wouldn’t play,” Marks said before the new prices were announced. For the past year, most of the Penn squash community relocated to Drexel. Though the costs of relocating and court availability for the varsity and club team were largely covered by Penn, everyone else had to make their own arrangements and pay a $500 yearly fee to use Drexel’s squash facility. One of those students was Peter Francis Harvey, a Sociology Ph.D candidate. “As a grad student, having to pay $500 to play at Drexel was an inconvenience particularly as Penn had only just given grad students or Ph.D. students free access to Pottruck gym,” Harvey said. Still, since renovations were only supposed to last one year, he was fine with paying the fee if it meant playing at a newly renovated squash facility at his own school for a fraction of the cost. However, with the announcement of the new membership costs, he does not plan on returning to Penn’s squash facilities. Harvey stated that he typically plays twice a week for roughly two hours, usually during peak times when his schedule allows for it. With the Annual Membership, playing for two hours a week costs $80. With Harvey estimating that he plays 40 weeks per year, the original annual membership would have cost him $3,200 plus the $150 membership fee. Still, if a student plays twice a week during “peak” hours for 40 weeks a year like Harvey, they will still likely pay more than the cost of joining Drexel. “Previously, it’d been negligible to play at Penn, maybe 40 bucks a year prior to that,” Harvey said. “It seems on the outside that Penn is

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Ringe Squash Courts are slated for a grand opening on Nov. 9, but those who want to play there will have to pay a fee. A number of packages are available for purchase, but one session could cost students as much as $10.

trying to make itself more exclusive and more hostile to everyday players and only welcoming to those that are very, very rich or on the varsity team.” The original costs were roughly on par with the Racquet Club of Philadelphia, an exclusive squash club, which requires a $1,500 initiation fee and “yearly dues ranging from $975 to $4,000 depending on age and what [type of package] you purchase” according to a 2015 article. “Last I checked, Penn wasn’t a country club,” Harvey said. “One of the benefits of Penn — or at least Penn tries to claim — is that it’s an institution to help Philadelphians as a whole and not just help insiders.” Bhuvnesh Jain, a physics professor at Penn, also stated that most of the faculty members he interacts with on the courts will transition to Drexel to play squash. “As a practical matter, our neighbor Drexel’s charges for ‘outside’ members are far lower than Penn proposes to charge its own faculty/staff,” Jain wrote in an email. “This means that the majority of us who have played at Penn for years will end up playing at Drexel, while the Penn courts remain empty much of the time — certainly not the outcome any of us want.” Jain said that eight of the 10 faculty members he usually plays

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with had already renewed their yearly membership at Drexel before the recent price changes were announced. “I sincerely hope a sensible new plan emerges that is inclusive to all members of the Penn squash community,” Jain wrote at the time. “A feasible plan simply needs to be broadly consistent with the plans offered by other schools with good squash courts. And the way to do that is to make modest tweaks to the successful program we have had for decades.” “Research was done in advance with a focus group which included former Ringe members,” Ward wrote in the statement. “We have also met with the campus squash community and will address concerns, including defining affiliate membership discounts similar to the Hecht Indoor Tennis Center model. “I have no idea where [Penn Athletics] found focus groups that produced such a disastrous fee structure,” Harvey said before the changes. The effects of the new pricing model on Penn club squash remain uncertain. “It’s [still] been a little bit difficult to figure out how club squash is going to keep running this year,” Penn club squash president Mark Shtrakhman said. “The club sports administrators have been super helpful, but I don’t want any kid at

Penn, regardless if they are on the club team or not, to be priced out of playing at Penn.” According to Shtrakhman, club squash dues are either $80 or $45 per year depending on a student’s financial restrictions. Still, even the upper end of club squash dues is astronomically cheaper than the Annual and Premium membership costs. “They raised all this money without telling people they were going to do this,” Marks said. “It’s just unbelievably disappointing.” While Penn begins to implement country club level costs to use its own facilities, construction for the Arlen Specter U.S. Squash Center, located near 32nd and Market streets, is slated to be completed by October 2020. Not only will it be one of the largest squash centers in the United States, but it also plans “to democratize what traditionally has been an aristocratically-flavored pursuit.” By this time next year, there will likely be two squash facilities a short walk from campus that are significantly more affordable than the Ringe Squash Courts. Though the quality of the Ringe Courts is comparable to Philadelphia’s top squash facilities, concerns over affordability and disengagement with the Penn and Philadelphia communities could overshadow the introduction of the brand new courts.

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After last spring’s mediation efforts, Pair of freshmen bond Penn volleyball focuses on the future over Marymount careers

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Allegations of both mistreatment and an unresponsive athletics administration cast a shadow over Penn volleyball last spring after the Quakers struggled to a 6-19 record in coach Iain Braddak’s first year at the helm of the program. Eight players filed grievances against Braddak both during and after the season before participating in a team-wide mediation session, called restorative justice, at the direction of Penn Athletics. Now a summer removed from the ordeal, the Red and Blue are 7-3 in 2019, good for the team’s best start since 2009, when Penn finished 23-6 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Winning seven matches out of 10 to begin the year has infused the Quakers with confidence, and while a 3-0 loss at Princeton to begin Ivy play might have brought them down to earth, Penn’s match against Cornell at the Palestra on Friday night will provide an opportunity to gauge their ability to compete with the rest of the Ivy League. Despite last year’s controversy, in the midst of the season — a potentially promising one, at that — the consensus around the program is that the team’s focus is on playing volleyball and improving as a team. Players say they are attempting to move on. Multiple players did not respond to The Daily Pennsylvanian’s request for comment. After the Quakers began the season by securing two wins

A lot of big names come out of Marymount High School in Los Angeles. Kim Kardashian and Olivia Jade Giannulli are just two on a long and very well-known list. Flying slightly under the radar of the school’s more noteworthy alumni are the Marymount volleyball program’s Taylor Fourticq and Caroline Douglas, both of whom are freshmen at Penn. The duo attended the all-girls Catholic preparatory school together for four years before committing to play for the Red and Blue. Their volleyball team has a long history of excellence and has won three California state titles. During their senior year, Fourticq and Douglas almost saw the program add a fourth, as the team lost in the state final. However, they were able to lead their team to a first-place finish at the Nike Tournament of Champions. Unsurprisingly, the program is consistently at the top of the list of schools that send volleyball players to compete in the Ivy League. Of their graduating class, Fourticq and Douglas are joined by teammates playing for schools across the country, including UCLA, San Diego, and Colgate.

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In his second year as head coach for Penn volleyball, Iain Braddak has led the team to its best start in a decade despite concerns that last semester’s controversy would follow the team into the fall.

in three matches at Lafayette’s Crosstown Invitational, sophomore Margaret Planek, who ranks second on the team with 108 kills in 2019, expressed her excitement at the Red and Blue’s potential as a young group that had only the preseason under its belt. “Preseason has been great,” Planek said after that tournament. “Given the time we’ve spent together so far, I think we all play well together, which I think is really awesome, and we’re only half of a month into the season, so I’m excited to see what another two months is going to bring and how much better we can get.” Planek identified the arrival of Penn’s new freshman class as a factor in moving on from the spring, since the influx of

youth helped to distract from some of the previous year’s unsettled feelings. Planek explained that she and the team want to take advantage of any opponents who pay too much attention to the group’s past struggles and relative inexperience. “We honestly are kind of treating this season as a clean slate,” she said. “[We are] hoping to be kind of the underdogs: Maybe someone will take us lightly, and we’ll prove them wrong.” Caroline Douglas and Autumn Leak, both of whom are freshmen from Marymount High School in Los Angeles, noted the group’s cohesiveness after the UC Riverside Invitational, where the Quakers defeated Seattle and UC Riverside before falling in

five sets to Cal State Fullerton. “On the court, we all support each other; we’re all really engaged,” said Leak, who has 93 kills on the year. “Even if you’re on the side, everyone is cheering really loud. We’re known to be one of those loud, energetic teams. Off the court it’s the same energy. We keep the same vibe throughout.” With the bulk of the League season left to play, it remains to be seen whether or not the Red and Blue’s winning ways are here to stay. Nevertheless, after a spring defined by conflict within the program, Penn volleyball is concentrating squarely on what lies ahead.

Marymount coach Cari Klein credits the recruiting position of the school to their brand of athletes. “I think programs might have a lot of academic kids who play volleyball, but it’s a different story when they’re used to winning. Taylor and Caroline are used to winning championships, winning tournaments. They don’t have much losing in their background,” Klein said. “They expect to win.” And win they have. In the first two weeks of the season, the Red and Blue have racked up more wins than their season total from last year. Although the Quakers dropped their Ivy League opener to Princeton on Friday, the team started off its season with a six-game winning streak and is looking strong ahead of the first home game this Friday. Marymount athletes pay a high price for the success they achieve. With no real offseason, they see a full cycle of training year-round, including summer workouts on the beach and the UCLA track. At the end of their summer season, the players have what they refer to as “hell week,” which consists of two to three daily practices. When the school year resumes, the team gets in a practice before and after school on some days, in addition to traveling to competitions. After their time at such a rigorous program, it is clear that the duo has had a fairly smooth transition to collegiate volleyball. SEE MARYMOUNT PAGE 10

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Freshman defensive specialist Caroline Douglas (above) played with classmate and setter Taylor Fourticq for four years in high school before coming to Penn.

The sport of volleyball runs deep for sophomore Carmina Raquel Raquel’s sister Caroline is a Red and Blue senior DUSTIN GHANNADI Sports Reporter

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Sophomore opposite Margaret Planek (3) is one of two in her graduating class and four total players for Penn volleyball who hail from the greater Chicago area.

One quartet’s journey from the Windy City to Phila. VOLLEYBALL | Two freshmen from Chicago joined this year’s team DANIEL WITTMER Sports Reporter

Chicago: the city known not only for its windy summers and cold winters, but also its culinary scene highlighted by deep-dish pizza. But what people don’t know about Chicago is that it’s also really good at serving up premier volleyball tal-

ent, as nearly one in four players on Penn volleyball is from the Windy City: This year, freshmen Elizabeth Ford and Madeline McGregor, joining sophomores Margaret Planek and Kylie Kulinski. The unpredictability of relationship-building in large, urban areas is very unique in that one may not know their next-door neighbor, but might connect with multiple people on the other side of the city. In the case of SEE CHICAGO PAGE 10

Carmina Raquel has proven to be the defensive anchor of Penn volleyball. Leading the team in digs by a wide margin, her skills have been vital to the team’s success. Raquel comes from a deep line of volleyball players. Having three older sisters, two of whom have played volleyball at the collegiate level, the sport runs in her blood. The sophomore defensive specialist is also one of eight players on the team from California. Growing up in Los Angeles, she was brought up in one of the most competitive sports cities, where she started to play volleyball in the third grade. “My three older sisters played volleyball when I was super young, so I would always go to their practices with them and shag balls on the sideline,” Raquel said. “One day the coach asked me

if I want to join the team, because I was there every day.” As Raquel grew up, she continued to improve her volleyball skills while balancing athletics with academics. Eventually, she found the opportunity at Penn to join her older sister Caroline, who is currently a senior on the team. “It’s super great. I am going to miss her a lot next year,” Carmina said. “It’s so funny, I feel like I only see her during volleyball, especially in season, because we are always so busy with class. It’s super nice to have that older mentor figure [who’s] already close to me.” However, Raquel’s transition to Penn volleyball was tough in that thencoach Katie SchumacherCawley — who recruited Raquel — had departed to accept a coaching role at Penn State. Despite this, Raquel saw a lot of the court last season as a freshman, tallying 103 digs in 79 sets played. Although Penn had a disappointing year, finishing with a 6-19 record, it allowed the group to make

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Despite only being in her second year with the Quakers, Carmina Raquel is one of the team’s leading defenders.

vast improvements during the offseason. In their first 10 games this year, the Quakers already have one more win than in 2018. “In general, we’ve been putting a lot of hard work through our preseason and throughout the beginning of non-Ivy play. I think we are all super geared up to be competitive and really achieve a high bar of excellence and keep pushing

that bar,” Raquel said. Raquel has quickly become a cornerstone of the defense. Taking over after the departure of Caroline Furrer, last year’s team leader in digs, Raquel now leads Penn and the Ivy League with 197 digs so far. Raquel has also earned all-tournament honors in Penn’s last two tournaSEE RAQUEL PAGE 10

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