WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
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I wanted to be white. Sometimes, I still do. However, at Penn, I found that the people I connected with most easily were Asian.” - Amy Chan PAGE 4
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Coloring book was created by former Penn football player LINDA LIN Contributing Reporter
Co-ed Greek life offers an alternative perspective
It’s never too late to join the adult coloring book trend. Thanks to a recent graduate, a
Philadelphia-themed coloring book may be coming to a waiting room near you. Daniel Lipschutz, 2012 Engineering graduate and former Penn football player, is preparing to self-publish his original Philadelphia-themed coloring book this year through a Kickstarter campaign
JACOB WINICK Staff Reporter
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a coloring book and have it be something that celebrates Philadelphia,” Lipschutz said. The book features 25 hand-drawn illustrations that range from street views and historical sites to cultural icons and food markets. Opposite SEE BOOK PAGE 2
Kelly Writers House workshop teaches writing to trans youth
Presidents of Penn’s co-ed Greek groups say that representation matters
Penn’s only co-ed Greek institutions, St. Elmo’s and Alpha Delta Phi, are in a unique position to challenge traditional fraternity and sorority culture. St. Elmo’s President and College Senior Camara Brown explained that co-ed Greek institutions offer an alternative and counterbalance to some of the ideals that pervade Greek life. “Fraternities were founded on the idea that you can have a special relationship with a man that you can’t have with a woman, and the same goes for sororities,” Brown said. “We prove that’s not true.” Alpha Delta Phi president and College junior Adam deLisle spoke specifically about how co-ed societies can combat what he sees as an endemic rape culture. “I think that if you have a co-ed organization, that type of stuff gets shut down very quickly because you have so many different voices in the room,” he said. “Something like the OZ email could never come out of an institution like [Alpha Delta Phi],” he added, referring to a suggestive email inviting “ladies” to attend an event called “Wild Wednesdays” that was protested as “rape culture” earlier this semester. Brown explained that co-ed institutions are by nature uniquely equipped to confront issues with
called “WonderPHL World - A Philadelphia Coloring Adventure.” Lipschutz, who studied bioengineering at Penn, worked in product design for a few years before leaving the job for travel and volunteering a year and a half ago. “I sort of had this idea somewhere along the way during the travel, to do
The group is free and open to students and non-students LAUREN SORANTINO Staff Reporter
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The workshop’s first session was attended by a diverse group of aspiring writers and featured Philadelphia Youth Poet laureate Otter Jung-Allen.
Aspiring writers who identify as trans or gender nonconforming can cultivate their passion in a welcoming environment at a new workshop run through the Kelly Writers House. The group, which will feature a different guest writer each month, is
restricted to writers aged 14-22 years old. Penn Design professor Amy Hillier and KWH Community Partnerships Developer Rachel Zolf dreamed up the idea. “Everyone should write because writing can help support people’s identity formation and help build the community,” Hillier said in an interview. SEE WRITERS HOUSE PAGE 6
Women tech leaders return to Penn to speak at Wharton The panelists stressed the importance of networking LULU WANG Contributing Reporter
Three female alums who are leaders in the technology field returned to their alma mater to talk about the importance of networking and the power of being
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the female voice in the room. The three speakers at the Women in Tech panel represented sectors within tech and media, including broadband, video chat and virtual reality. The panel included Becky Thomas, senior director of digital marketing and media optimization at Comcast, Kimberly Kalb, director of growth at Life on Air, and Elyse Siegel, head of growth for
Littlstar. The panel was hosted by Wharton Women, Wharton Entrepreneurship Club, Weiss Tech House and Marketing Undergraduate Student Establishment, and explored the role of women in leadership positions in technology, business and media. Responding to an initial question asking about challenges women face in
the tech field, the panelists instead focused on the positives, highlighting the increased perspectives and opportunities for women in tech leadership. “I think there’s a real appreciation for the female perspective. Women working together to empower each other, that’s another piece of the equation. SEE WOMEN PAGE 6
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