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SFS appoints counselors for highly-aided students There are also specialized counselors for grad students GIANNA FERRARIN Staff Reporter

Hundreds of Penn students were notified at the beginning of the academic year that they would receive a new financial aid counselor. Now, highly-aided undergraduate students will have two dedi-

cated financial aid counselors, and graduate students will have four. This is the first time either group has had specialized financial aid counselors — a decision both students and administrators say came as a result of student feedback. Prior to this semester, Student Financial Services had one general counseling team and assigned students to counselors alphabetically by last name. The restructuring of financial

aid staff will allow SFS to provide specialized training to counselors, Senior University Director of Financial Aid Elaine Papas Varas said. “The changes are really as a result of feedback that I’ve been getting for the last two years that I have been here, coming from our student groups that we sit on and the schools that we’re servicing,” Varas said. College senior Lyndsi Burcham

said that students have been asking for counselors dedicated to firstgeneration, low-income students for a long time. Burcham sits on the Student Financial Services Advisory Board and is also the advocacy chair for Penn First, Penn’s largest FGLI student group. She noted that, because the students who most frequently visit SFS fall into the broader category of FGLI, appointing FGLI-specific counselors would not be logisti-

cally feasible. “So for a while ... basically we were told ‘no’ because of the logical reasons that the demand would just be too much for one or two counselors,” Burcham said. Burcham said, however, that SFS’s recent specification of highly-aided students within the FGLI community has made dedicated counseling possible. While highly-aided counselors will direct undergraduate FGLI

students to specific benefits, Varas said that training for graduate counselors will focus on providing information about loan options. “Graduate students are borrowing a lot of loan funding if they’re on financial aid,” Varas said. “And we really need to be sure that we are giving them loan information that is pertinent to what they’re doing.” SEE FGLI PAGE 8

Writing Center will move to Locust It will move to the McNeil Building in the fall of 2019 CHRIS DOYLE Staff Reporter

After 15 years of serving students on 3808 Walnut St., the Marks Family Writing Center will be starting a new chapter a couple blocks over. In fall 2019, the Writing Center will move from its longtime home in the Eisenlohr Annex to spaces that will soon be renovated in the McNeil Building on 3718 Locust Walk. Critical Writing Program Director Valarie Ross said with the construction of new buildings like the Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, new vacancies have emerged in places previously filled to capacity. The Economics Department previously held many offices in the McNeil Building, but those offices are largely vacated now, since staff and faculty moved to the Perelman Center this fall. Ross said the Writing Center took the opportunity to accommodate the program she said is serving a rapidly growing base of students. “New buildings going up are opening up other spaces, and while we absolutely love 3808, we are honestly outgrowing it,” Ross said. “This new space will give us some much-needed elbow room.” Some student tutors have expressed disappointment with the move from the homey, artistic, dim-lit atmosphere that exists in the Eisenlohr Annex to the starch, academic environment of the McNeil Building. Still, administrators have said they

would be updating the McNeil Building before the Writing Center moves there next fall. Ross said Modh Studio has been hired to renovate McNeil, but that the project is still in the planning phases. College junior Noah Lobell, who works as a Writing Center tutor, said many of his colleagues will miss the comforting ambiance of the current building, but he appreciated still that McNeil would be renovated. “It’s an old Victorian House, and I think a lot of people really like that space,” Lobell said of the building on Walnut. “And I think most people want to stay in this really old beautiful house, rather than move to an older, not updated building.” “They’re trying to assuage those fears by updating [McNeil],” he added. Ross said Modh Studio has as its goal to capture the “comfort level” and “writerly aesthetic” that characterizes 3808 Walnut St. With its extra space, Ross added that the Writing Center will be better able to both accommodate students who prefer a more private setting and advance its communal workshop programs. Ross announced the move to her tutoring staff and faculty in an email on Aug. 6. She said the Writing Center will take up half of McNeil’s first floor, and Writing Center faculty and administrators will occupy offices on the fourth floor. Executive Director of Communications Leo Charney wrote in an email that it is the Provost Office’s ambition to help “design an exciting new stateSEE WRITING CENTER PAGE 2

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Penn students living at 3929 and 3931 Pine St. may face eviction on Friday, Oct. 26. A notice on the building doors indicated that the building currently exceeds the 11-unit household threshold, which surpasses occupancy laws for the property.

Students face potential eviction from their home on Pine Street

A notice on the doors stated the building was in zoning violation GORDON HO Staff Reporter

Residents of 3929 and 3931 Pine St., many of whom are Penn students, may be evicted next Friday on Oct. 26, according to a notice posted on the building and confirmed by Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspection. A notice was posted on the doors of the building on Sept. 19 stating it was in “zoning” violation, making it illegal to occupy the building after 12:00 p.m. on Oct. 26. The sign remains posted,

as of Oct. 14, College junior and 3929 resident Hannah Singer said. The notice indicated that the building currently exceeds the 11-unit household threshold — five units at 3929 Pine and six units at 3931 Pine — surpassing occupancy laws for the property. Karen Guss from the Department of Licenses and Inspection explained that there are two additional units located in the basement of the building. The property is owned by Constellar Corporation, an apartment rental company situated at 4323 Spruce St. Katie Simms, an Engineering junior living on the 3929 side, said she emailed the company after the sign

was posted and received a response from Constellar’s employee Nicole Mejia, who said the company did not know what was happening and that it sent employees to Philadelphia City Hall. “We understand this is an alarming experience and we want to reassure everyone that we continue to work with the city to resolve the issue; unfortunately, the city has made an error regarding their records of how a unit in the building is zoned, and it is taking time to resolve,” Constellar wrote in an email to the residents in late September. SEE PINE PAGE 2

Bernstein parents return to campus to honor Blaze at KWH Bernstein was killed in a homicide earlier this year SARAH FORTINSKY & MADELEINE NGO Senior News Editor & Deputy News Editor

Gideon Bernstein and Jeanne Pepper, parents of former Penn student Blaze Bernstein, came to campus on Monday evening for the second time since the death of their son. Blaze, a College sophomore, died in a homicide in January this year. His parents returned to campus in February to pick up his items, just as news agencies began to report on the arrest of Blaze’s alleged killer, Sam Woodward, and his ties to a neo-Nazi hate group. Since then, more details have emerged around this case. In August, the Orange County

Sheriff’s Department added a hate crime enhancement to Woodward’s list of charges, arguing that the 21-year-old killed Blaze because he was gay. On Monday, Bernstein and Pepper returned to Philadelphia to join members of the Kelly Writers House at the annual Edible Books Contest, which was dedicated in Blaze’s memory. The couple also helped to fund this year’s event. “To me, it’s something meaningful. You get to see all the students participating in something he loved doing,” Bernstein said. While at Penn, Blaze was involved with several publications on campus as well as with the Kelly Writers House. He had participated in the Edible Books Contest in both his freshman and sophomore years: In 2016, Blaze brought a piece

of dough and named his project, “The Dough Also Rises” — a play on the Ernest Hemingway book, “A Sun Also Rises”; last year, his project centered on the Pearl S. Buck book “The Good Earth,” and he brought a potted dirt cake. This year, his parents submitted a project in his honor, also based on “The Good Earth,” called “The Gouda Earth.” They placed a wedge of cheese on a bed of foraged wood mushrooms. Bernstein and Pepper were judges of the contest and also helped sponsor it through an endowment fund they started at the Kelly Writers House, which will contribute to one of the RealArts summer internships in Los Angeles. They said they hope to be a resource for and form a connection with the stu-

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dent based on the West Coast. Jamie-Lee Josselyn, one of the contest’s judges and the associate director for recruitment for the Creative Writing Program, was also Bernstein’s academic advisor and has remained in contact with Blaze’s family since his death. She said the Edible Books Contest was one of his favorite events. “When we thought of how we needed to remember Blaze at the Writer’s House, this event was the first event that came to mind,” she said. “A lot of us knew immediately that this needed to be one of the ways we remember Blaze here,” Josselyn said.

This year, the contest introduced a new category, titled “Blaziest,” to honor the former SEE BLAZE PAGE 8

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Gideon Bernstein and Jeanne Pepper, parents of former Penn student Blaze Bernstein, attended the annual Edible Books Contest.

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Flu clinic sees 50 percent rise in students vaccinated This was the first year the flu shot was offered for free OLIVIA CHENG Contributing Reporter

The University of Pennsylvania’s Student Health Service Flu Clinic saw an over 50 percent increase in the total number of students vaccinated at the threeday clinic, which offered free flu shots for the first time this year. The annual flu clinic, organized by Student Health Service and Campus Health, vaccinated an unprecedented total of about 10,000 people last week, an increase from last year’s total of 6,400 people. The year prior, 5,420 people were vaccinated. “Every year, our goal is to increase the number of people that we have vaccinated,” said Director of Campus Health Ashlee Halbritter.

Every hour, about 500 people were vaccinated. Halbritter said efficiency is one of the core components of the flu clinic. “We were thrilled that even with the increase in attendance this year, our through-put time — or the amount of time it takes you to go through flu clinic and come out the other side vaccinated — was still between five and six minutes,” she said. Halbritter said Campus Health is still trying to determine the core cause for the unprecedented turnout. Campus Health also plans to look at expanding specifically the number of undergraduates who receive the flu vaccine. “Undergraduates turned out in record numbers this year, but they still turned out less than graduate students,” Halbritter said. Last week, several emails

from the University announced that for the first time, the flu clinic was free for all Penn students, faculty, staff, and postdoctoral students. Previously, students not under the Penn Student Insurance Plan had to pay $25 for the vaccine and fill out a form to potentially get reimbursed. College sophomore Antonino Grillo liked the convenience of the flu clinic, including the fact that the shot was free and participants only had to bring their PennCards to receive one. “They said it would only be five minutes, and they lived up to the expectation,” Grillo said. Another possible cause of the turnout could be the large publicity campaign. Campus Health rolled out a large ad campaign that included “Friends”-themed posters and social media posts. Additionally, the Undergraduate Assembly and

the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Life sent emails to students reminding them about the clinic. “There were signs everywhere that the flu clinic was in Houston Hall,” College freshman Lauren Traas said, “and also I got a lot of emails. So it’s like, okay, I get it.” Like Grillo, Traas said her experience at the clinic was fast and easy. She also agreed that the flu shot being free was a factor in her decision to get one at the clinic. Overall, Student Health Service director Giang Nguyen said this year’s clinic was “the most successful vaccine clinic we’ve done.” Halbritter emphasized the important role of the flu vaccine in public health. Halbritter said, “It’s really the only thing we have available to help reduce and prevent the spread of flu.”

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of-the-art writing center on Locust Walk.” Engineering junior and Writing Center tutor Matthew Larson said the move could make his and his colleagues’ services accessible to more students. Still, Larson said as long as he has an opportunity to continue tutoring, he isn’t overly concerned about the Center’s location. “In reality, I’m indifferent,” Larson said. “I like the job, so I don’t really care where it is.” Eisenlohr Annex on 3808 Walnut St. once housed both the Writing Center and the Gender Studies Department, but Gender Studies relocated to College Hall at the start of this school year, Larson said. The Writing Center, which was founded in 2003 and has always been housed in Eisenlohr Annex, offers tutors to students for help with writing and specific assignments and also runs different workshops.

The next step for the company would either be to comply with the notice, removing the residents living in the two units in the basement, or, if the company thinks the government has made an error in issuing the violation notice, it can appeal. As of Oct. 15, Guss said the company has not started the appeal process. Guss also was not able to answer how government officials discovered the violation in the first place. Constellar and Mejia did not respond to multiple requests from The Daily Pennsylvanian for comment by phone and email over the course of two weeks. When the DP called Constellar on Oct. 9, a representative declined to comment and refused to provide their name. Emma Singer, Hannah’s sister, has worked with a community development nonprofit

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organization that addresses zoning issues. Hannah elicited the advice of her sister, who looked over the lease and said she found nothing that alluded to zoning problems. “The landlord didn’t understand the zoning code,” Emma Singer said. “They built too many units. It’s pretty strict what you can or cannot build under a zoning code.” “It’s unclear if we will be able to get our last month’s rent or the security deposit back,” Hannah Singer said. Singer also wrote in a text message to the DP on Oct. 14, “It’s all very [suspect] and uncertain still.” College junior Julie Baum, who lives on the 3931 side, said she was surprised to hear that the building had a zoning problem since two of the units in her building were still empty in September when she went to Constellar’s office to hand in her rent check. The staff asked Baum if she had any friends who would want to live in the

property as they were still looking for people to rent the space. “I have no idea of what’s going to happen. I don’t even know how they are planning to address it,” Baum said. “I am not really sure if I should be looking to find a new place to live to be honest.” Simms said she and her roommates were confused and nervous by the sudden notice. She added that even if the company provided new housing to the current residents, she doesn’t want to move since she brought all the furniture in her bedroom. “It’s frustrating because this company is not being very on top of everything and not being very responsible, but there’s nothing really we can do,” Simms said. “It feels like they can kind of take advantage of us and it’s fine because they’ll always have a demand of college students to rent from them. There’s really nothing we can do. They’re not really held accountable.”

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‘Existential Despair’ gives students a break

Penn sustainability hosts ‘ReThink Your Footprint

The class meets once a week for seven hours

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Not many courses at Penn have as dramatic an impact as professor Justin McDaniel’s “Existential Despair” course. The class, RELS256, meets once a week for seven hours and launched last fall. Each week, students read a book together in silence, cover to cover, before discussing it as a class. Phones are collected at the beginning of class and only two bathroom breaks are allowed. The class has no prerequisites, no homework, no exams, and is graded based on participation and attendance only. “I find it important to make yourself intellectually uncomfortable at least once a week,” said McDaniel, who is the undergraduate studies chair of the Religious Studies Department. “It staves off ego and builds a sort of healthy self-contentment. It’s good to challenge myself to teach outside of my field, and I think my students appreciate that as well.” The story of McDaniel’s unique class has been widely shared and picked up by publications like the Huffington Post. Current and former students of the class have reacted well to the course and said it creates a lasting impact. “The fact that you have to set aside a seven-hour window within your week, it makes you more deliberate with your time, set aside all distractions, put your life on pause,” said Wharton senior Heather Tang, who is currently taking the class. “It’s a good reminder that some things aren’t so important, that they can wait until the morning.” Tang added that the course so far meets her expectations. “My expectation is that it

This coming week, members of the Penn community can collectively declutter their lives by reducing their environmental footprint. From Oct. 15 to 19, Penn Sustainability is running its annual ReThink Your Footprint campaign. Various student organizations and schools will participate and hold events that raise awareness on sustainability. The week specifically focuses on minimizing waste and its impact. Elizabeth Main, a staff member of Penn Sustainability and a junior in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies, noted that the campaign involves “cross-campus collaboration” and encouraged the Penn community to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Other events for the ReThink Your Footprint campaign feature student initiatives to influence Penn’s impact on the environment. One event on Wednesday will present the Wharton Student Sustainability Advisory Board’s progress on the Wharton Green Tracker app, which will include survey results from pilot-testers. The group developed the app with MilkCrate in Philadelphia last spring, aiming to incentivize Penn students to demonstrate “green behavior,” while also informing them of environment-related events. WSSAB member and Wharton junior Carmen Lau added that students who attend will “learn of its impact on the school community.” There will also be events for members of the Penn commu-

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The class does not allow phones, has no prerequisites, no homework, no exams, and is graded based on participation and attendance only.

would be a break from the hustle and bustle of Penn, and I was right,” Tang said. “It feels like putting the real world on pause for a few hours, and then it all resumes when I wake up on Wednesday morning.” McDaniel identifies his class as a necessary escape from the academic environment on campus. “A lot of academia is about showing off accomplishments,” McDaniel said. “We are taught to consume knowledge and represent it. What I’m doing is creating a space where it’s not about the accomplishments but about the process itself.” 2018 College graduate Corey Loftus, who took the class when it was first offered last fall, agreed that the class both provided a necessary contrast to the culture at Penn and also helped her articulate her own beliefs. “The educational purpose of the class is that education is a perspective rather than an achievement that you come to,” Loftus said. “It sort of gives me hope and puts me more in touch with the mental health perspective because a lot of the conversation

consistently came back to belief, and I think that college is such a time when you form your own beliefs.” The course title, “Existential Despair,” refers to the content of both the in-class readings and the discussions. “Half of life is dealing with existential problems — the death of a parent, depression, dealing with a relationship that is on the skids,” McDaniel said. “A traditional education doesn’t cover how to reckon with these issues.” McDaniel has taught similarly unconventional classes such as “Living Deliberately: Monks, Saints, and the Contemplative Life,” which became known as the ”monk class.” “You are re-learning how to learn in a way that isn’t motivated by an alternate outcome,” said Tang. “It’s more how it relates to you, to textualize it and internalize it. You can extrapolate whatever you just learned into something greater and more applicable in the real world.” “It’s also learning empathy,” Tang added. “I mean, how many college classes teach empathy?”

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Various student organizations and schools will participate and hold events throughout the week that raise awareness on sustainability.

nity to reduce landfill waste and encourage upcycling. Penn Closet, the newest member of Penn Student Agencies, will host a clothing swap on Wednesday at its location in Williams Hall. College senior Anna Balfanz, the general manager of Penn Closet, encouraged students to participate in the clothing swap, in order to “keep [unwanted clothing] in circulation where other people can use them.” Penn Sustainability awards grants to student organizations with projects related to waste minimization efforts. Main said before the ReThink Your Footprint campaign begins, students can apply for $150 grants, while staff members can receive $200 grants. Throughout the year, Penn Sustainability also awards Green Fund grants to any sustainability program or initiative. Other events include a recy-

cling hub and a School of Nursing Recycling Fair. The School of Engineering and Applied Science will have a “Back to Basics” fair that features an office supply swap, while the School of Arts and Sciences will run a Zero Waste Day. The Penn community can also participate in collection drives, such as E-Waste collections led by Penn Law School, the Perelman School of Medicine, and the School of Dental Medicine. To inform the public on “green culture,” Penn Environmental Group Co-President and College senior Faran Savitz said College Green will have tables with a variety of groups, stores, staff members, and academic programs at GreenFest, the week’s final event on Friday. “People should drop by GreenFest, even if they don’t have an interest in the environment,” he said. “You never know what you’ll end up liking.”

Perry World House launches second season of its podcast H.R. McMaster is on the first episode of the new season MAX COHEN Deputy News Editor

For those who have missed out on the Perry World House live events this fall but still want to hear from the center’s prominent speakers, there’s no need to fret. On Friday, Perry World House launched the first episode of its second season of the Global Cable, its podcast series aimed at expanding the center’s programs to students and alumni who can’t always make it to 3803 Locust Walk. This season will also feature figures including former Mexican President Felipe Calderón, former United States Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.), and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. President Trump’s former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster stars in the first episode of the podcast’s new second season. In August 2018, Penn announced that McMaster would serve as a Perry World House visiting fellow for the 2018-19 academic year.

The 35-minute podcast conversation covers McMaster’s experience in the Trump administration, his advice for Penn students interested in foreign policy careers, and his views on the pressing threats facing the U.S. Perry World House Director William Burke-White said he was excited to relaunch the podcast series for its second season this fall as a way to engage both students and alumni who can’t attend the program’s events. “For the alum who lives in Los Angeles, they can listen to it while commuting to work. For the student who’s here in Philly, they can do it on the treadmill,” BurkeWhite said. “We are really trying to bring the magic that happens at some of the events we put on to people who can’t be here.” Perry World House research fellow and 2018 College graduate Andro Mathewson, who helps produce the podcast, said the Global Cable was unique due to its close Penn ties. “A lot of these podcasts that people listen to are so distant from students because they are made somewhere else,” Mathewson said. “But knowing that this

podcast is made on Penn’s campus with visitors that Penn students have access to — that’s great.” The season’s first episode is co-hosted by Burke-White, along with Associate Director of Perry World House Michael Horowitz, who took turns asking McMaster questions that ranged from his views on Russia to how students can bridge the civilian-military divide. Here is a selection of McMaster’s best sound-bites from the first episode of the Global Cable’s second season: On his next moves after leaving the Trump administration: “I was drawn immediately to coming back to an academic environment.” On the most challenging aspect of serving as National Security Advisor: “The degree of concurrent activity needed.” On Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin: “Putin has now reached the point of implausible deniability. Russia is taking brazen action against the civilized world.” On North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un: “Kim Jong-un has

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Tired of partisan squabbles? Take a note from local politics SNAKE PIT MEMOS | Local politics is centered on day-to-day problems that matter to voters

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nited States politics is a bloated creature — every Twitter fight adds a burst of hot air. The division between Democrats and Republicans fits political discourse into a narrow, obsessive outlook that is all talk and no decision-making. Granted, right now partisan division seems like a vast and ever-widening gulf, but the way we experience politics should not be exclusively from dramatized broadcasts of Senate squabbles. These conflicts are irrelevant in our day-to-day lives. Instead of devoting our limited scraps of civic-minded attention to national politics, let’s zoom in on the local, the personal. As midterms loom like a harbinger of the end times, American voters need to divert focus away from news feeds and confront political conflict on a micro scale. Philadelphia is considered a

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grabs, and I happen to live in one of these legendary Pennsylvania swing districts. This place is so split that my neighbors

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Democratic stronghold in a state that, apart from two distant metropolises, swims in red. Even though most of Pennsylvania is firmly Republican, the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are a war zone. They are splotches of purple up for

try to one-up each other with front-yard billboards for their favorite candidates. In fact, it’s so split that in the last election, my state representative, Perry Warren, beat his Republican opponent by 75 votes. Seventyfive. Votes. When you can count

your margin of victory in a few breaths, the personal is inevitable. It slaps you in the face. Last summer, I interned for my state representative. When I say “state rep,” I’m not talking about Congressional representatives, the tired figures running around Capitol Hill, squabbling with colleagues and confronting swarms of Washington Post reporters. I’m talking about the guy who runs around town to attend council meetings, fundraisers, and even harvest festivals. Of course, state representatives also make the trek to the Pennsylvania capital in Harrisburg for legislative duties and committee meetings, but Harrisburg is a far cry from Washington. It isn’t a glamorous job, and it doesn’t garner much national attention. Here is a picture of the “warzone” that I call home: I dropped packets door-to-door for my rep

— not campaign packets, mind you, but pamphlets about retirement plans and home security. And the first thing constituents asked when they saw me: “Democrat or Republican?” I never knew whether my reply meant a slammed door or an approving smile. It was always a toss-up. What is often overlooked in partisan warfare is the reality of local politics. Local politics aren’t about appealing to a generic group of the electorate. They are about personal interactions: handshakes and smiles. Besides campaigning, local governments do what we forget they were designed to do: deal with local issues. Since they can’t make hot-air claims to fix the entire system, they help people navigate through it. A state or district politician gains approval by reaching out to seniors on their birthday,

helping individuals navigate the confusing web of bureaucracy, responding to complaints about potholes, you know … the boring stuff, the bugs in the system. But here is what’s so wonderful about micropolitics. On the small scale, politicians can win people over. Typically, voters show up to the ballot box and check the box next to the most familiar-sounding name. Few people vote in district elections for grandiose ideological reasons — they just want a comfortable, secure community. That’s why incumbents keep winning — they are seen, heard, talked about, and eventually humanized. It’s that simple. There is real political leverage to be gained from individual interactions. If Penn students are as practical as we claim to be, then we should think on the margins. Devote time and energy to changing the minds of those 75 voters, not the masses. Don’t speak in polarizing generalities. Instead, discuss issues that have actionable, personal impact. That’s what local politicians do, and it works. JULIA MITCHELL is a College and Wharton freshman from Yardley, Pa. studying international relations. Her email address is jcmitch@wharton.upenn.edu.

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Someone’s physical condition is no one’s business but their own CONVOS WITH CARLOS | Allow people to open up about their health when they’re ready

’ve known from a very young age that I was different. I was born with a defect: a cleft lip and palate. I was constantly visiting maxillofacial surgeons or speech pathologists to see how my birth defect would affect my development. Growing up, traveling back and forth to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital was the norm. Throughout my childhood, I had a visible scar on my upper lip that resulted from the correction surgery I had when I was an infant. During elementary and middle school, my peers would look at me weirdly and point at my scar. They would ask me about

it and I would get shy and a little embarrassed because it has always been an afterthought — something I don’t even think I have. My high school classmates never brought it up, but that changed when I got to college. Since college is a more mature setting, I thought I would evade the questioning and weird stares. I thought we were in a time where we know how to be respectful of others’ differences and be inclusive. I thought people understood that if they believe someone may have a disability or a condition, they should wait for that person to bring it up. Well, I thought wrong. I remember walking into the

People with any type of condition are human first. Any disability or condition comes secondary. We want to be included in regular daily functions without being reminded of our struggles.”

office of an adult Penn staff member to ask a question. Throughout our conversation, everything was going smoothly until they asked me, “Have you been in an accident?” The subject changed so quickly that I didn’t have time to process their question. I thought to myself, “No, I haven’t been in an accident.” It suddenly clicked to me that this staff member was referring to the scar on my lip. I responded back, “I was born that way,” and proceeded to tell this person a few tidbits about my life story before they began a slew of apologies and asked me not to report them. Personally, I am not offended by these questions anymore. However, there are many other individuals that could be. Even if I were in an accident, I don’t see why someone would feel the need to confront me about it. To be completely honest, I believe that at this point in my life, when I am surrounded by my peers who are rising adults and professionals, I shouldn’t have the need to explain myself. I believe, for the most part, people know how to be respect-

ful if they see an apparent disability or condition that someone may have. I work with young children during the summer at a local youth center, and during the year in West Philadelphia, and I don’t hesitate to explain my condition to them if they make a comment about it. I use their questions as a teaching moment to explain how to approach people that may be different from themselves and understand that people might be experiencing difficulties that you can’t see. Some people mess up and I understand that completely. I forgive this individual, and I do not hold any resentment toward them. As a result of this interaction, I want to have more open conversations about approaching people who may have conditions. People with any type of condition are human first. Any disability or condition comes secondary. We want to be included in regular daily functions without being reminded of our struggles. It’s a personal choice to disclose a condition like mine. Over the years, I’ve learned

CARLOS ARIAS VIVAS to grow thick skin and let some things said to me roll off my back. Also, for all the people who say “get over it,” if you haven’t been born with a certain condition and the challenges that come with it, you’ll never fully understand my position. For the staff member I spoke to, this is just one of many conversations they had that day. But for me, this situation has recurred my entire life. If you think someone has a condition, wait for them to open up to you. If they never do, that’s their prerogative. CARLOS ARIAS VIVAS is a College sophomore from Stamford, Conn., studying communication. His email address is cariasv@sas.upenn.edu.

Shoot your shot: I’m pro-gun control, but love recreational shooting SIMONETTI SAYS | Recreational shooting is empowering, not political

irst, load the magazine. Press down and slide in the bullets one by one, ensuring the ends face the magazine’s back. Then, pop the magazine in the pistol. You should hear a click. You’re ready to shoot. You might not expect me to be holding a nine millimeter Glock. I’m fairly liberal. I grew up in New York City where nobody I knew had ever shot a gun. I support gun control legislation. There have been nearly 100 mass shootings in the United States since 1999 — the year I was born. Stories of these tragedies plagued my childhood and confirmed my belief in stricter gun regulations. I am not a poster child for the Na-

The Gun Range in Philadelphia feels amazing. The Gun Range is extremely cautious and closely follows Pennsylvania State law. Since I’m 19, I’m required to be accompanied by a 21-year-old. I also can’t have any past convictions. These laws minimize the risk of accidents and ensure the safety of the range’s patrons. Before shooting, I’m given a brief lesson on how to operate the gun safely. Next, I put on earmuffs and goggles and enter the range. I ensure the double doors are closed behind me, and I make my way to Lane 12. The sound of a gunshot is jarring. My ears ring and my hands are shaky as I collect myself to take my first shot. Eventually

I understand being hesitant to use a weapon. Nonetheless, in a controlled space, it can be exhilarating and somewhat calming.” tional Rifle Association. But for me, recreational shooting in a controlled environment is empowering, not political. And shooting a gun at

though, I get in a rhythm. It’s relaxing, freeing even. Generally, I’m a very anxious person — not an adrenaline junkie. I hate roller coasters and ziplining.

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But the rush I get while shooting makes me feel powerful and in control. Competitive shooting is a legitimate sport. It’s even in the Olympics. These athletes dedicate their lives in the same way as other Olympians, and deserve the same recognition as a track star or basketball player. Their discipline should be celebrated, not politicized. As a woman, my protection often falls into the hands of others. Don’t get me wrong, I’m self-reliant and indepen-

dent. Still, I feel unsafe roaming the city at night, attending parties, and sometimes walking to my classes. My friends and I are frequently harassed on the street by unrelenting men. At times, I can feel helpless and need to ask a male friend to walk me home. It’s frustrating to not have complete control over my safety. But at the gun range, I do. Here, I feel confident and empowered. Recreational shooting is hardly a solution to the societal problems that women face.

The bottom line is, I feel safer now that I know how to operate a gun. After visiting The Gun Range, I’d seriously consider owning a firearm once I graduate college. I don’t see anything wrong with having a weapon for my protection. If shooting provides me with a sense of comfort, what’s the problem with it? I understand being hesitant to use a weapon. Nonetheless, in a controlled space, it can be exhilarating and somewhat calming. You don’t have to be a raging

Republican to go to a shooting range. At the Gun Range, I wasn’t provided any political propaganda or encouraged to take action against the restriction of firearms. You can be in favor of gun control and love to shoot. The recent tragedies of gun violence that have struck the nation are deeply troubling. Personally, I believe that they demand significant changes in gun legislation. My political views don’t change the fact that going to a shooting range was an enjoyable experience for me. It’s OK if recreational shooting isn’t your thing, but before you condemn it, I encourage you to shoot your shot. ISABELL A SIMONE T TI is a College sophomore from New York studying English. Her email address is simonetti@thedp. com. Follow her on Twitter @ thesimonetti.

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BEN CLAAR is a College senior from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu.

Response to Amy Wax’s comments on Brett Kavanaugh LETTER TO THE EDITOR BY PENN LAW ALUMNUS JONATHAN STEIN

s a Penn Law School alumnus, I do not share the recent call of 4,000 petitioners for the firing of law professor Amy Wax for her Trumpian denigration of Christine Blasey Ford and her sexual assault allegations as academic freedom protects academics even those who are fools or ideologues. But I do concur in their condemnation of Wax’s view that Ford should have stayed silent and that Ford’s trauma was “manufactured” as it reflects Wax’s shocking lack of understanding, respect and empathy for a victim of sexual assault. Many of Wax’s women students past and present at Penn have likely been sexual assault victims. Wax and Judge, now Justice, Kavanaugh together share an extraordinary gap in human empathy which renders one unfit to be a teacher, and the other unfit to be a judge.

JONATHAN STEIN is a 1967 Penn Law School graduate. His email address is jonathanstein5@gmail.com. JULIA SCHORR | DIGITAL DIRECTOR

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Undergrad group explores rare texts at Penn The Manuscript Collective was formed in 2015 NICK PLANTE Contributing Reporter

Personal letters from the hands of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Pages from Isaac Newton’s notebook. A copy of the King James Bible from 1613. Manuscripts of Byron’s poetry — complete with a bit of his hair. For a certain group of dedicated undergraduate students at The University of Pennsylvania, documents like these are readily accessible during their club meetings on the top floor of Van Pelt Library. The Penn Manuscript Collective is a group of undergraduate students who, along with several faculty assistants, have taken on the project of transcribing a rich assortment of the various manuscripts the University owns, deciphering and typing up the content of old texts to share online. This work is based out of the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. English professor Jean-Christophe Cloutier said transcription of little-known documents is essential for academic work.

“It ensures a transfer of knowledge and disseminates it to the public, taking it out of the shadows,” he said. While Penn has possessed a myriad of firsthand sources of knowledge throughout its history, there has been a revitalized effort to share these with the community, as with the library’s renovations and the digitization of some major cultural documents. Especially in the past year, the students of the Penn Manuscript Collective have expedited this effort, establishing several online initiatives for the public eye. Along with a student-run blog and online journals, the Collective posts publications based on its findings, which, in some cases, can be the first of their kind. The group has also recently integrated its collection into the Van Pelt database, making members’ findings all the more accessible to those interested in similar research. The Collective would like to try posting to open forums where visitors can share transcripts of their own in the near future, too. “As someone who has gravitated more towards biology, this is a way for me to explore other interests,” said College sophomore

Kelly Liang, one of the Collective’s vice presidents. “And the most important thing is that we always have fun doing it.” Members have been focusing particularly on 16th- and 17thcentury recipes among other resources in recent weeks, but they are always looking for more to dig into. Other current projects include letters and original drafts written by Walt Whitman in preparation for events celebrating the bicentennial of his birth in 2019. Biweekly meetings in a seminar-like style allow the students to update their online findings and to collaborate in various workshops, which focus on anything from analyzing the music of several world-famous composers to talking strategy on how to decipher Old English writing. The Collective has also taken trips around Philadelphia to places like The Library Company, another site renowned for its collection of primary documents. Members are also encouraged to take on larger endeavors of their own, fostering original, independent research. The Collective was formed in 2015 by 2016 College graduate

John Baranik and 2017 College graduate Nicole Flibbert with guidance from recently retired Penn professor Peter Stallybrass and the Kislak Center staff. In fact, this past Monday, Oct. 15, marks the anniversary of their first official meeting. Flibbert noted that, while the Collective has come a long way since then, the same “excitement” drives it at its core. “[The members] are so enthusiastic about learning … and we’ve really gained a lot from each other,” said Flibbert. Stallybrass noted in the Collective’s journal that while it is enjoyable to work with the library’s rare manuscripts, the discoveries the Collective makes become central to coursework as well. For example, Flibbert’s senior thesis on the anonymous play entitled “The Royal Merchant” — which she transcribed and analyzed for months on end — is now being cited by scholars. The Collective focuses primarily on English works, but any student of any background is welcome to reach out and get involved. “[Penn] is the only place I know of where anyone can get involved with manuscripts like

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Biweekly meetings in a seminar-like style allow the students to update their online findings and to collaborate in various workshops.

these,” Stallybrass added. “Whatever your interests are, let’s look into them.” In addition to fueling students’ passions for the written word, the group’s transcription work has made potentially valuable information far more accessible to readers. “This group is a superb ex-

ample of the new kinds of crowdsourcing that the digital age is making possible,” echoed Cloutier, who is committed to transcribing manuscripts. “It’s an admirable task, and everyone involved should feel proud — happy in their knowledge that they are contributing to a grand project of democratizing knowledge.”

The LSAT is going digital, following the GRE and MCAT The digital transition will start in July of 2019 SETH SCHUSTER Staff Reporter

The Law School Admission Test, commonly known as the LSAT, will undergo the largest change in recent history, ditching its traditional pen-and-paper format for a digital interface.

The transition to digital testing will begin in July 2019, and the LSAT will be fully digitized by September 2019, the Law School Admission Council – the organization that develops and administers the LSAT – announced in a press release on Oct. 3. The exam content, length, and scoring scale will all remain the same. The only change is that students will now be using a Samsung

tablet and stylus, rather than traditional pen and paper, to take the exam. In July 2019, half of the exams will be administered on tablets before the LSAT makes the complete switch to digital testing in September. However, students taking the July exam will not be able to choose whether they take the exam digitally or with a paper and pencil. Regardless of the format, all test

takers of the July exam will be able to see their scores before deciding whether or not to cancel them, in order “to ease the transition.” Test takers who choose to cancel their scores can take the test again free of charge before April 2020, according to the press release. The move comes at a time when the law school test is facing mounting competition from the Graduate Record Examinations, which is gaining acceptance among law schools – including Penn’s – and is already administered on a computer. The LSAT is the last major graduate school entry exam to turn digital. Others, such as the Medical College Admissions Test and GRE, have already made the transition. Kaplan Test Prep’s Executive Director of pre-law programs, Jeff Thomas, spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about the impact of this change on Penn students looking to apply to law school. He said students will see more positive than negative consequences. “It’s nothing that students should be super scared of quite frankly,” Thomas said. “It’s more of a lift than a shift.” College senior Nicole Rubin

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student. A plate with a pink ball of chewed gum, titled “Gum Girl” — based on the book “Gone Girl” — won the title and prize, which was a box of Blaze’s favorite drink, La Croix. For Bernstein and Pepper, this event held a great significance, since it fused two of Blaze’s

has taken the LSAT twice. Rubin said she believes the conversion to a digital format is the right decision for the LSAT, acknowledging competition from the GRE and the advantage of receiving scores more quickly. “I think it’s good because that is what other tests are doing, so it helps to keep it up with modern technology,” Rubin said. “It also takes about three weeks to get your LSAT score, which is obviously an anxious time period as you wait for the score. The advantage of digital is that for the GRE it pops your score right back up when you submit it, so you don’t have to wait.“ On the other hand, College junior Josh Chazin, said he was hesitant about the switch, specifically because he said he will need to adapt the way he studies for the exam. “As a student who would try to go to law school straight out of college, the change in exam format definitely poses a challenge,” Chazin said. “I was planning on spending a significant portion of the summer studying for it should I choose to go to law school.” Now, Chazin said the change to digital administration is disrupting his plans.

“Now I have to spend part of [the summer] using first-time resources for an exam format that’s basically experimental at this point,” he continued. “That would probably encourage me to front-load my studying for [the LSAT] to before the summer, which is obviously difficult with a full college semester’s workload.” Rubin said she still thinks there will be a learning curve for students taking the exam on a computer. “There is a completely different feel to taking it on paper and on the computer, so practicing on paper to take on the computer might throw people off,” Rubin said. “Hopefully, the test prep companies change their courses to computerized formats to better prepare people.” Though he recognized that the change from paper to tablet can be anxiety inducing to many students, Thomas lauded the interface and design of the new LSAT. “I have had my hands on an actual tablet, I’ve seen the interface,” he said. “The Law School Admissions Council [has] done a really thoughtful job in trying to figure the ways with which students would want to engage with a tablet in a test-taking environment.”

greatest interests and was always an event Blaze enjoyed. His father saw their attendance and participation in this event as part of their “co-destiny” with their son. “I’m trying to feel like he’s with us when we’re doing this or that we’re experiencing something that he would have been experiencing along the way. This is something I know he would

have been at,” Bernstein said. “The Writers House is the kind of place where the community is so strong and Blaze really felt at home here. This is the part of Penn that has figured out how to remember him,” said Al Filreis, director of the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing. “As long as we have this event, we will remember Blaze.”

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New course will allow students to help launch literary journal, Xfic The class will be taught by English prof. Jay Kirk JENNIFER LEE Contributing Reporter

Penn’s English Department is offering a new class in which students can simultaneously publish their work and receive class credit. The inception of the course, taught by acclaimed English professor Jay Kirk, marks the birth of Xfic, Penn’s premier literary journal in experimental nonfiction. Experimental nonfiction, otherwise known as creative nonfiction, is a genre that delivers factual information through entertaining narratives. This style allows nonfictional content to be presented as though they were fictional. “[Experimental nonfiction] is more about trying to orient the material itself more towards reality, using the techniques and stylistic devices of narrative and literature to reconstruct experiences,” Kirk explained.

Kirk has been on Penn faculty since 2005 and is a published author. He has received prestigious accolades such as the Whiting Writing Award in 2007 and a finalist standing for the National Magazine Award in 2013 for “Burning Man.” His critically acclaimed book “Kingdom Under Glass” is his most notable creative nonfiction work. “A goal is to have students try to write with a bigger level of immediacy, documenting the particular experience. I’ve had some students conduct sociological experiments, observe surgeries, and profile tattoo artists to gather the experiences to write about,” Kirk said. “I just want students to go out into the world and have fun. If you want to find meaning in life, it has to come through emotion.” The class will be run in workshops, in which students will be paired off with another student to receive and offer edits throughout the semester. Kirk worked together with faculty in the Kelly Writers

House and the Creative Writing Program to conceive of the course. Kirk said Creative Writing Program Director Julia Bloch thought to integrate the new Xfic journal with the class.

“What makes Xfic unique this coming spring is that it will truly be, from start to finish, produced by students enrolled in a workshop,” Bloch said. “We saw this as an opportunity to harness the powerful space of the workshop and provide students with hands-on, practical publishing experience.” College freshman and prospective English major Chelsey Zhu attended the Xfic course launch meeting and has expressed interest in enrolling in the class. “Courses like this are great since you have more opportunities to work together with other people and also are held accountable for producing quality work on time,” Zhu said. Nathan Chiu, College and Wharton junior, also noted the ben-

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efits of an initiative like Xfic. “I think [this] class [allows] students to see practical implications of their writing,” Chiu said. “Writing should be completed with a purpose.” To join the course, students must first pitch a proposal for a long-form story to be written in experimental nonfiction style. If accepted by the instructor, the student will then pursue the story for the duration of the course. “The pitch is very important because we want students to publish only the best possible pieces they can,” Kirk said. The course will have a cap of 10 students and will be available for spring enrollment during advanced registration period. Story pitches for acceptance to the class are due on Oct. 25, 2018

Prior to this initiative, graduate students had the option of going to financial aid staff within their individual schools for support. Varas said that many students were not using that resource. Jade Parker, a candidate for a master’s degree in education, wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the topic of financial assistance from SFS for graduate students was an “urgent question” at the first Graduate and Professional Student Assembly meeting she attended. Parker is the FGLI deputy on GAPSA’s equity and access committee.

“I think this indicates a step in the right direction for SFS being able to address needs that are specific to graduate students,” Parker wrote. A recent GAPSA survey found that nearly half of Penn graduate students are struggling with feelings of depression. The survey cited financial stress as one of the key challenges to mental health on campus. Parker added that a “much needed extension” of support would be graduate student inclusion in the new Penn First Plus Office, an initiative for FGLI undergraduates announced last May. Former beat reporter Urooba Abid contributed reporting.

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Endowment return rate ranks No. 3 in Ivy League Penn came after both Princeton and Brown YONI GUTENMACHER Deputy News Editor

The University of Pennsylvania’s endowment showed a return of 12.9 percent in the past year, the third-highest in the Ivy League. Administrators announced the increase at a Board of Trustees meeting late September where Penn Vice President for Finance and Treasurer MaryFrances McCourt lauded it as a “phenomenal return.” She also characterized the gain as unique among Penn’s peers. Since then, the other members of the Ivy League have released their endowment returns for the 2018 fiscal year, and Penn does not top the list. The return on Penn’s endowment was in the top half of the Ivy League, behind Princeton, which came in first, and Brown, which came in second. Endowments are investment

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ment’s annual return strictly represents the growth of the endowment that stems from investment gains.

It’s hard to compare, but we performed better than most of our peers, better than our historical average, and better the national average - Chris Geczy

accounts that can grow from both new contributions and asset returns, Harvard Business School professor Daniel Green wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. He explained that an endow-

Both Princeton and Brown Universities’ endowment returns surpassed that of Penn with the institutions boasting 14.2 percent and 13.2 percent investment gains, respectively. Two other Ivies posted re-

turns within a percentage point of Penn’s. Yale University saw a 12.3 percent gain, while Dartmouth College saw a 12.2 percent return. Cornell, Harvard, and Columbia Universities completed the list with endowment returns of 10.6, 10.0, and 9.0 percent, respectively. Green wrote that it is difficult to compare the endowment returns of the different Ivies because of the different endowment contexts. “The large difference in annual returns among Ivy league endowments in a given year reflects both differences in risk exposure and differences in management skill,” Green said. Wharton professor Chris Geczy echoed this sentiment, noting that the institutions may have different spending rates, inflations rates, and limitations on their endowments — all factors that can affect the annual return. “It’s really challenging to tell [Ivy League endowment return rates] apart. The annual average is about 11.8. We are coming in

at 1 percent more — that’s a very good place,” Geczy said. “It’s higher than the long term average of endowments of this

size. So, its large relative to history as well.” According to statistics reported by the Wall Street Journal, Penn’s returns surpassed the 9.2 percent median return of university endowments larger than $1 billion. Last year’s endowment return of 14.3 percent was similarly above the median. University spokesperson Stephen MacCarthy attributed this year’s endowment return largely to two factors — positive trends in equity investments and good performances from the people who invest the funds — in an emailed statement to the DP. “The strong endowment performance was aided by solid global equity market returns,” MacCarthy wrote. “Penn’s performance was further bolstered by strong manager performance in a number of asset classes.”

those of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton which posted values of $39.2 billion, $29.4 billion, and $25.9 billion. For Geczy, the University’s posted return was a positive statistic, even if direct comparisons could not be made at the moment. “It’s hard to compare, but we performed better than most of our peers, better than our historical average, and better the national average,” he noted. “I think that, on a risk adjusted basis, we did pretty well.” Penn’s endowment distribution was revealed at the Board of Trustees meeting: instruction represented 54 percent, financial aid was 22 percent, health care was 16 percent, other academic support was 4 percent, research was 3 percent, and libraries was 1 percent. Penn’s undergraduate endowment topped $1 billion

While the total value of Penn’s endowment rose to $13.8 billion in the 2018 fiscal year, it still trails behind

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer seeks first win in over a month against Yale

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer heads to Yale undefeated in Ivy League play

The Quakers have not lost to Yale in five years

Penn has not allowed a goal in seven games

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Consistency is key, especially when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five years in the making. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how long itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been since Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer has lost to Yale, and this weekend, the team will hope to make it six. On Oct. 20, the Quakers (2-4-4, 0-3 Ivy) will face off against the Bulldogs (6-4-2, 1-1-1) at Reese Stadium in New Haven, Conn. Despite some disappointment in terms of scoring, the Red and Blue have excelled defensively throughout the season. This is due in large part to the efforts of sophomore defenders Alex Touche, and RC Williams, junior Casey Barone, and senior Erumuse Momoh, all of whom have played almost every minute of every game so far this season. Though Penn fell to Dartmouth this past week, the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dry spell is over. Senior midfielder and captain Joe Swenson scored the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first goal in over 700 minutes of play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt good to finally get a goal,â&#x20AC;? Swenson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt [like] we were getting into their half [and] playing more attacking soccer than we have been thus far this season.â&#x20AC;? Last year, Swenson was an integral part of the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4-1 win against the Elis. He scored three goals and made an assist to then-freshman forward Jake Kohlbrenner. But a strong performance last year doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t guarantee one this year. The Elis have had a pretty successful season so far, with wins against Dartmouth and Cornell â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both of whom the Quakers lost to. Led by high-scorers like senior midfielder Nicky Downs

Legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old adage, â&#x20AC;&#x153;offense sells tickets and defense wins championships,â&#x20AC;? is an oftrepeated phrase in the modern sports world. The thinking is that, while offense may be flashy and exciting, solid defensive play â&#x20AC;&#x201C; less noticeable, but more steady and predictable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; forms the foundation of successful teams. For Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer, this season has been all about steady defensive play. It currently leads the Ivy League in two scoring categories, with 20 goals for and just 3 goals allowed. On Oct. 20, the Quakers (10-11, 3-0-1 Ivy), currently on a fourgame win streak and nine matches without a loss, will travel to New Haven to battle a familiar foe in Yale (6-5-1, 1-3 Ivy). Sitting atop the Ivy League standings, Penn has been dominant defensively this season, having allowed just three goals in 12 games. Its only loss this season came against No. 13 NC State in a game decided by a single goal in the opening minutes. Moreover, the Quakers havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allowed a goal since Sept. 9. Goalkeeper Kitty Qu ranks fourth in the nation in goals allowed per game, letting in just 0.293 a match. For coach Nicole Van Dyke, defense is a crucial part of her coaching philosophy.

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After more than 700 consecutive minutes without a goal, senior midfielder Joe Swenson ended Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scoring drought last week.

and sophomore forward Aldo Quevedo, Yaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense has been potent, scoring 17 goals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than three times as many as Penn has scored. A strong Quaker defense, however, will give the Elis a run for their money; the Red and Blue boast five shutouts this season. Even if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not coming in the way of points, Penn has really seen some development. Swenson attributes this to the fact that the underclassmen are really becoming a part of the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen a lot of the younger guys come out more, like come out of their shell[s],â&#x20AC;? Swenson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving towards the end of the season, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna be in a really good place, and I think moving forward, the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a really good

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good at times, learning at times. We showed growth, took a couple steps backwards which is normal, but I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain about our commitment and our effort.â&#x20AC;? With five new freshmen on the team and several older players looking to take on an increased role, the Quakers still have plenty of work to do to get everyone comfortable in the competitive environment. The Red and Blue Scrimmage provides them with a chance to make this

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continue their strong defensive play. Highlighted offensively by junior midfielder Noelle Higginson, who has scored a teamhigh 11 goals this season, the Bulldogs also boast a strong defense that has allowed just 1.15 goals per game so far, and one goal per game in Ivy play. Given Yaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive strength, Penn will need to be able to create as many opportunities as it can against a tough Bulldog defense. Van Dyke has stressed in practice some points of emphasis specific to Yale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yale sometimes plays three at the back, sometimes they play four at the back, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just making sure that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready for that,â&#x20AC;? Van Dyke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really focus on us during the week and really throw in a couple small tweaks about the opponent, usually more so from an attacking standpoint so we can know how to break them down.â&#x20AC;? At the end of the day, the fourth year coach maintains that the Quakers always have the same mentality each game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every game brings another set of opportunities and another set of challenges to find a way to score and to defend their top players,â&#x20AC;? said Van Dyke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every game in the Ivy League is like the World Cup. We never take anything for granted.â&#x20AC;? As the Quakers travel to Connecticut to play in Reese Stadium this Saturday, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need more than Bear Bryant prescribed: both the defense and the offense must show up to play.

In her fourth season at the helm, coach Nicole Van Dyke has built Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer into a defensive juggernaut that has only let up three goals in its 12 games so far this season.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think that in order to win games and be successful, [you have to] play good defense to get the ball back. We focus on trying to do that [so we can have] more opportunities to attack. [For our defense,] everyone has a role, and I think that everyone does a good job at their role,â&#x20AC;? Van Dyke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having success defensively, so we continue to believe in it. The other thing is defending isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just something that happens overnight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it takes a lot of effort.â&#x20AC;? Offensively, the Quakers have been extremely consistent and productive. Nonetheless, Van Dyke is continuing to look for other ways to improve in attack. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re practicing] keeping possession and being better in transition moments. We are winning the ball in good spots, and we want to be able to keep the ball for one or two passes or be able to counter teams,â&#x20AC;? Van Dyke said. Regardless of how the season ends, Penn has already achieved more success this season than last. Van Dyke attributes this to the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedicated, hardworking culture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is truly bought in, comes to practice, and commits themselves to making other people better. So whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing five minutes or 500, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an expectation that you want to get better,â&#x20AC;? Van Dyke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[We want] practice to be harder than the games so that when we get to the games, the games are easier.â&#x20AC;? This weekend against Yale, the Red and Blue will need to

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victory against Columbia, but there are certainly things to shore up for the Quakers, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Last weekend, in five first and goal situations, they only came up with 13 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-inflicted wounds,â&#x20AC;? coach Ray Priore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re down there, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making mistakes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what the opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one thing if the opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beating you, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beating ourselves. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really just focus, concentrating, and just finishing.â&#x20AC;? The Red and Blue defense, on the other hand, would likely be content with a performance similar to what it showed last Saturday. All 10 points that the group allowed came as a result of great starting field position for Columbia. Yaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense presents a unique challenge, however, most notably due to the proficiency of its passing attack. Averaging just under 300 yards per game through the air, Yaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s junior quarterback Kurt Rawlings currently leads the conference in passing yards. The junior wide receiver duo of Reed Klubnik and JP

transition more successful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a chance to get on our court and play with the lights on a little bit, the scoreboard on,â&#x20AC;? McLaughlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will let the freshmen get themselves acclimated to the Palestra floor, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m actually looking for some of the players who have played a lot in the past here to take that big step.â&#x20AC;? While the players are certainly taking the scrimmage seriously, they know that it can also be an enjoyable experience as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just going to go out there and have fun,â&#x20AC;? sophomore center

Eleah Parker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think at the Red and Blue weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have a few fans there. Some people are going to have their families there, so I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a good time.â&#x20AC;? In addition to Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams will both have two more closed scrimmages against opponents from other schools before their season openers in early November. What happens at the Palestra this weekend, however, will give fans their first taste of what can be expected from the teams for the rest of the season.

Shohfi has a combined total of almost 1000 yards over the season. Shohfi has hauled in a pair of touchdown receptions, and Klubnik has a whopping six of his own. While the Quakers know it will not be easy to contain Rawlings and the Yale receivers, they are less focused on their opponent and more on perfecting their own game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the most part, we really just gotta do our jobs top to bottom,â&#x20AC;? senior nose tackle Cooper Gardner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know from the [defensive line] standpoint, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gonna have to generate a good pass rush. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some success in the weeks past, so the better pass rush we can get will help out our [defensive backs] even more, and it just works the same way. The better pass coverage they get, the better pass rush we can get.â&#x20AC;? The halfback spot for the Elis may or may not feature sophomore running back Zane Dudek. The reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year and first-team all-conference selection has been limited in recent weeks due to injury. In his absence, junior Alan Lamar and freshman Spencer Alston have stepped up, each total-

ing over 200 rushing yards in the few games that they have played. Priore and defensive coordinator Bob Benson feel they have a blueprint for making the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense look at least slightly more pedestrian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First off, you gotta stop the run,â&#x20AC;? Priore said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you stop the run [and] force them into obvious pass situations, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be in good shape. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re throwing the ball very effectively right now, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have our challenges, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a challenge with us, as well.â&#x20AC;? On the other side of the ball, the Yale defense has been vulnerable at times, giving up a total of 65 points in its first two Ivy games of the season. Penn sophomore quarterback Ryan Glover and the rest of the offense can take advantage of this, as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shown the ability to move the ball down the field. This week, the focus will be on finishing drives, and if they can do that, the Quakers may be well on their way to another home victory. The lights will shine bright on this weekend, but it is yet to be determined whether the Red and Blue are ready for primetime in another pivotal conference matchup.

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For the second straight season, the Princeton women will be the team to beat. When the Ivy League women’s basketball preseason poll was released on Oct. 10, not much looked different from the end of last season. Penn women’s basketball took second with 107 points and two first-place votes, and the Tigers unanimously captured first place with 133 points and

14 of the 17 first-place votes. The remaining first-place vote went to Harvard, sitting just behind the Red and Blue with 104 overall points. Yale took fourth with 89 points, and Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Cornell rounded out the rest of the Ancient Eight. Penn edged Princeton in last year’s poll 129-120, but Princeton bested Penn all three times the two sides met last year, including a 63-34 demolition at the Palestra in the final of the Ivy League tournament. Led by last year’s Ivy League Player of the Year and junior forward Bella Alarie,

the Tigers will be looking to book a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. The Quakers have a star of their own in Eleah Parker, last year’s Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Her strong performance will be essential if the Red and Blue plan to topple the Tigers. This Saturday’s Red and Blue Scrimmage will be the first action the Quakers will see all year, giving their fans a preview of the coming year. The team kicks off the season at Siena on Nov. 10 and opens Ivy play on Jan. 5 at favorite Princeton.

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Some things are just better under the lights. Football is one of those things. Penn football will play on Oct. 19 for the first time this season in its home matchup against Yale. Aside from the spectacle of playing under Friday night lights, the contest will also be on ES-

PNU, making it a nationally televised affair. While a nationally televised game likely creates more anticipation on Penn’s (4-1, 1-1 Ivy) behalf, it will all be for naught if the Red and Blue do not come away with a victory. Yale enters this matchup trying to get the bad taste of Dartmouth out of its mouth, as the Bulldogs (3-2, 1-1) were handled by the Big Green 41-18 two weeks ago. Penn is coming off of a narrow 13-10 SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 10

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The ball is tipped. Well, almost. On Oct. 16, the Ivy League released its men’s basketball preseason poll. Last year’s co-champions, Penn and Harvard, were voted to the top two spots and received all but one first-place vote. Harvard sits at the top with 12 first-place votes and a total of 137 points, while Penn follows in the sec-

Welcome back to the Palestra. On Oct. 20, Penn men’s and women’s basketball will play at home in the annual Red and Blue Scrimmage. The two intrasquad games mark the Quakers’ first public competition this season, giving both old and new players a chance to impress their coaches and shine in front of the teams’ fans. For the men, the scrimmage will serve as a joyous return to the court where they won the Ivy League tournament championship over Harvard in March. The Quakers have been practicing for some time now, but the Red and Blue will provide a unique experience that coach Steve Donahue believes will be particularly valuable for the team. “It’s a different stage,” Donahue said. “It’s a longer stretch of live action that you don’t have [in practice]. It’s refereed in front of people. It gives you an idea of what we can expect from certain guys that we maybe didn’t see in practice.” Getting used to game action in the Palestra will be particularly key for Penn’s freshmen, who take up four spots on the team’s 20-man roster. Junior forward AJ Brodeur thinks that the scrimmage will highlight their adaptation to the Quakers’ offensive strategy. “We do run a pretty complex system with very few set plays,

ond spot with five first-place votes and a total of 122. The Quakers played the Crimson three times last season, splitting the two regular season contests before beating Harvard in the Ivy League Championship Game. The only other team to get a first-place vote was Yale, which rounded out the top three in the poll. After underachieving in the 2017-18 season, Princeton comes into this year at the number four spot. The bottom half of the group features Brown, Cornell, Columbia, and Dartmouth, respectively.

The Quakers proved last season that preseason polls are often not indicative of how the season will play out. The 2017-18 Ivy preseason poll placed the Red and Blue fourth, before they went on to win the conference title. Penn will hit the hardwood this Saturday in its annual intra-squad Red and Blue Scrimmage, and will open its regular season in a few weeks at George Mason on Nov. 6. The Ivy opener is Jan. 5 at Princeton, a team that the Quakers defeated twice last season.

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and it’s more about making reads off of what the defense is giving you,” Brodeur said. “A lot of the times, [when] we play live it’s a good indicator of who is getting it and who needs to work on it a little bit.” This is especially important as Penn tries to fill the void in the starting lineup left by the graduation of guard Darnell Foreman. Freshman newcomer Bryce Washington appears to be a strong candidate to step up, as he has impressed so far in preseason practice. “He’s definitely in the running for the starting spot,” Donahue said. “He’s played really well. He’s competed on both sides of the ball. He’s a very good stand

still shooter. He’s definitely someone who I think can help us.” When the women’s team takes the court on Saturday, it will mark the beginning of a new era. Senior starters Anna Ross, Lauren Whitlatch, and Michelle Nwokedi all graduated after last season, leaving a need for younger players to pick up the slack. The task won’t be simple, but coach Mike McLaughlin thinks the Quakers still have the potential to be very successful. “This has been an awesome group to start with,” McLaughlin said. “Their commitment is phenomenal. We’ve been up and down. Some of the play has been SEE RED AND BLUE PAGE 10

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