TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2016
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Anti-LGBTQ preachers return, drowned out by Kanye songs One preacher spoke on campus on Sept. 15, prompting student protest DAN SPINELLI City News Editor
The group of Christian preachers who riled campus on Sept. 15 returned again for another hours-long demonstration Monday afternoon on College Green. Chanting barbs against the “homos” as well as Catholics and Jews, four preachers assembled next to the Benjamin Franklin Statue in front of College Hall around noon. Within an hour, they met a fierce, organized resistance from a group of LGBTQ-identifying students, who displayed signs and played songs from Kanye West’s album, “The Life of Pablo.” One preacher, Pastor Aden, had previously spoken on College Green on Sept. 15. He was joined by “JK” and his wife, “Evangelista,” who were new to campus. “We use the shocking parts of the Bible to draw them in. And it works every time,” said JK, who wore a green shirt emblazoned with “Hell is SEE PREACHERS PAGE 2
WEATHER FORECAST OCT 4 – OCT 5 Temperatures reflect the highs for the day
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Arts classes are an escape from Penn pre-professionalism CHERRY ZHI Deputy News Editor
The thing about the Internet is that it has essentially made the concept of the unexpected an outdated one. - Emily Hoeven PAGE 4
THE CASE FOR AN IVY LEAGUE POSTSEASON
Attending an Ivy League school isn’t often associated with studying fine arts. But at Penn, the Undergraduate Fine Arts program offers students an experience that is both rewarding in itself and can complement
other areas of study. The fine arts program consists of a combination of seminars, art history classes and studio courses that range from ceramics to photography to drawing and painting. The major is a 16-credit program available to students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the College of Arts and Sciences and the minor is open to students in all schools. Students view these courses as a
means to think in a different, creative way — and many see them as both an escape from the pre-professionalism at Penn as well as a way to enhance other disciplines. The time commitment of the studio classes isn’t to be taken lightly. Each class requires six hours of studio time per week as well as time outside of class to complete projects. College senior Sydney Goldberger is majoring in psychology
and minoring in fine arts and said that “my Fine Arts classes require a larger time commitment than any other course I have taken at Penn … most professors expect six to eight hours of work outside of the classroom.” In order to declare the major, students must take five core studio classes including “Drawing I,” “Sculpture Practices,” SEE FINE ARTS PAGE 3
Pi Lam joins NextGen Climate Pi Lambda Phi hosts event to fight climate change BOWMAN COOPER Staff Reporter
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NextGen Climate encourages Pennsylvania college voters to support candidates for public office with environmental policies.
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On Sept. 8, Penn’s chapter of Pi Lambda Phi teamed up with Pennsylvania organization NextGen Climate to educate and encourage students to vote for candidates who support the fight against climate change. According to its website, NextGen Climate is an organization that “acts politically to prevent climate disaster and promote prosperity for every American.” The organization works to encourage young people to vote, in an effort to prevent Donald Trump from winning the election. According to NextGen’s webite, “Younger voters have the power to stop Trump. But only when we vote.” “NextGen Climate is on over 90
campuses in Pennsylvania, registering and educating voters on the importance of voting for candidates who support combating climate change and transitioning to a clean energy economy,” according to an email statement from NextGen. In conjunction with NextGen, Pi Lam organized a DIY rock show featuring several local musicians. The event served as a venue for NextGen to educate young voters about the importance of climate policy. “What Pi Lam helped NextGen do was create a space where they could bring this environmental rhetoric to the young people that are interested,” College sophomore and fraternity member Anton Relin said. “It was all in all a very beneficial event because lots of people got to enjoy their time SEE CLIMATE PAGE 3
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