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FROM HER PEERS: AMY GUTMANN’S BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO PENN

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President Gutmann’s own story as a first-generation college student and her commitment to student financial aid will be her most lasting contribution to Penn students. When she steps down as president the financial grant portion of the aid package should be called the Amy Gutmann Promise.” - Eric Furda Dean of Admissions

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It’s hard to pick just one. I think that sort of the energy and the focus she’s brought to Penn, and sort of galvanizing the community around the Penn compact vision has been just remarkable because it’s helped us address a lot of the key issues society is dealing with in general.”

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2004 A LOOK BACK AT AMY GUTMANN’S PROGRESS ON HER TENTH ANNIVERSARY AT PENN

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enn has changed since Penn President Amy Gutmann’s tenure began a decade ago. “I propose a compact — a Penn Compact — that expresses our boldest aspirations for higher education — a compact based on our shared understanding that ‘Divided we fail. United we flourish.’ By honoring this Penn Compact, we will make the greatest possible difference in our university, our city, our country and our world,” Gutmann said ten years ago to a packed Irvine Auditorium in her inaugural address. On Oct. 15, 2004, Gutmann proclaimed three primary missions: increasing access, integrating knowledge and engaging locally and globally. She expressed a commitment to accessible education, proclaiming that “In a democracy and at great uni-

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versities, diversity and excellence go together.” A first-generation college student herself, Gutmann attended Radcliffe College on a scholarship and has since sought to pay it forward by increasing educational access to students regardless of their race or socioeconomic standing. In the decade since, these ideals have come to permeate from the campus to the student populace, dominating the University’s mission and driving forward the Penn Compact 2020 and the record-breaking Making History fundraising campaign — through which the University soared past its $3.5 billion goal to raise $4.3 billion in funding. Since 2004, Penn’s financial aid expenditures more than doubled from $78.9 million to a budgeted $197 million for fiscal year 2015. And in 2007, Penn launched its all grant, no loan policy,

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Councilwoman Blackwell won’t bend zoning rules despite local pressure The 4224 Baltimore Ave. proposal breaks from zoning codes

“President Gutmann has been extraordinarily effective, first, in articulating our institutional mission … and second, in inspiring and mobilizing the Penn community to advance and support our mission, notably through our tremendously successful Making History Campaign. As a result, Penn has never been stronger. Our faculty, students, and staff are more impressive than ever, as are our reach, reputation, and global influence.

call for her to introduce a bill to the Philadelphia City Council that would allow the project to deviate from the zoning code. Blackwell told Plan Philly on Thursday that the community should go to the zoning board if they do not want to comply with the existing rules. “I support the project, but the community organizations need to follow typical procedures with the zoning board,” Blackwell said in an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian on Tuesday night.

Fight continues to count ROTC courses toward College degrees

The proposed design — a building with condos, retail space and even a public fitness center — comes out of a unique collaboration between community members and the project developer, U3 Ventures. Despite its widespread support, the development cannot move forward unless U3 is granted permission to violate the zoning rules. The community organizations are SEE BLACKWELL PAGE 6

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students in the College of Arts of Sciences do not receive credit toward their degrees for the courses they are required to take through the ROTC program. ROTC students enrolled in Penn’s other undergraduate schools can count some ROTC courses toward degree requirements. All Navy ROTC students must take eight ROTC courses in addition to their major, general and elective requirements. For most students, this translates to takSEE ROTC PAGE 2

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What do you think is Amy Gutmann’s biggest contribution to Penn? "She saw what was coming, and that many people beyond the most needy were going to be unable to attend Penn during the recession if we didn’t change the standards. … And you know, traditionally people like to donate money for things that might be more tangible than creating money for financial aid, but I think she has been very persuasive in terms of the value of access and of diversity." Andrea Mitchell Former Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees

above and beyond

… Not only has she improved the development of Penn’s campus to include more outdoor spaces, better classrooms and a safer campus, but she has provided more scholarship money for undergraduates and graduates. She has even provided $40,000 in travel grants for Penn’s graduate students to help further their professional development to present research at international conferences.” Rebekkah Merrell GAPSA Vice Chair

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ing five or six classes a semester. Two of the eight ROTC classes fulfill Wharton requirements, four fulfill requirements in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and two count toward Nursing degrees. However, none of the classes count toward a College degree. Last February, ROTC and College junior Mary Brass and ROTC and College senior Lydia Miller approached the Undergraduate Assembly for help in changing the College’s unacceptance of ROTC courses for credit. According to Colonel Andrew Wilcox, the commanding officer for

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“Amy Gutmann is one of the most accomplished female leaders.

"As a dean, faculty memberoxford and researcher, I believe President Gutmann's most important contribution has been her continual effort to recruit and retain eminent faculty. This includes establishing the PIK Professorships initiative [and] the President's Distinguished Professorship Fund, a bold plan to create up to 50 new endowed professorships."

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“I think clarity of mission, with the Penn Compact. Clarity of mission around the exclusivity, impact and innovation I think have been a set of guiding principles for the University and for the schools. I think she’s gone to make me and the other deans positioned well so we can be successful in our schools.”

Penn’s ROTC program, NROTC has been lobbying to receive credit for courses since the 1960s. Wilcox strongly believes that ROTC students should receive credit toward their degrees. The UA cited recent analysis of ROTC curricula by the Council of Undergraduate Deans as its reason for dropping the project. In 2012, the CUD reviewed a report by ROTC students and decided not to award credit because the ROTC program’s courses do not fit into the College’s curriculum, according to Student Committee on Undergraduate Education chair and College senior Lucas Siegmund. CUD did not solicit Wilcox’s input before an-

"I think she made a huge commitment to making Penn a no-loan school. I am on financial aid and Penn was my most economical option. So that's something I am particularly grateful for."

"Her reaching back and assisting people who might otherwise not be able to attend Penn without the financial assistance program and the fact that she payed it forward is what I believe is her biggest accomplishment."

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nouncing their decision, according to Wilcox. “Penn has a policy that all credit given at Penn has to line up with a course offered, or has to line up with a general requirement,” Siegmund said. In explaining why ROTC courses do not count for College credit, College Dean Dennis DeTurck wrote in 2013 that ROTC “is an extraUniversity activity for which credit should not be granted.” DeTurck noted in his letter that the decision was not “meant to devalue the importance of ROTC courses.” “There would still be university without ROTC,” Wharton and ROTC senior Matthew Weber said.

“But from my student perspective, ROTC is a lot more than an extracurricular activity. It’s an integral part of my day. It’s what I do and how I go about my life.” Wilcox disagrees with the idea that just because ROTC falls outside of the University’s usual curriculum, its courses should not count for credit. “What extra-University program … requires 16 credit units, including two units of calculus and two units of physics?” he said. He also questioned the College’s policy because peer institutions like Temple and Drexel universities, whose ROTC programs he also commands, grant credit for ROTC courses. Since there has been no change in Penn’s or ROTC’s curricula since

that decision, the UA felt it could not contribute to a policy change this year, according to UA representative Andrew Gegios, a College and Wharton sophomore. Siegmund added that the the ROTC program’s requisite courses align more with Wharton and Engineering requirements because they focus on leadership, physics and calculus. Brass, a Math major in the College, said that her Seapower and Maritime Affairs class covers similar concepts as her War, Strategy and Politics class in the College, so she does believe that credit should be given. “I’m sitting next to somebody who is doing the exact same work-

load I’m doing, so why does the fact that one of us is in Engineering and the other one is in a math major in the College make us different?” Brass said. “We are doing the exact same work and learning the exact same things.” Siegmund said that when students enter ROTC, they are aware of the extra requirements they have to complete in addition to their required classes. ROTC is still pushing for the College to award credit for specific classes that Wilcox believes most closely fit with the curriculum of college classes. “Marines don’t quit,” Wilcox said.

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THE RESUME OF A PRESIDENT Though Amy Gutmann is best known for being Penn’s president, she wears other hats in the world of higher education and beyond. Here is a look at some of the other positions she has held prior to her time at Penn and while serving as the matriarch of the Quaker family. 1976

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A PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (1976-2004) Gutmann joined the University’s Department of Politics immediately after receiving her PhD in Political Science from Harvard in 1976. She rose through the ranks at Princeton, holding positions such as: the Director of The Program in Political Philosophy, Director of The Program in Ethics and Public Affairs, Dean of the Faculty, and the Founding Director of The University Center for Human Values. After being passed over as a leading candidate for the presidency of Harvard, she was named Princeton’s Provost in 2001, a position she held until coming to Penn in 2004. B CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK (2005-2013) While on the Board of Trustees of this billion-dollar foundation, Guttmann stressed the importance of higher education. In 2009, she was presented with the Corporation’s Academic Leadership Award, a $500,000 grant, for her accomplishments as Penn’s president. Gutmann used this grant to increase travel opportunities for Penn’s graduate and professional students and to grow the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program (PURM). C THE VANGUARD GROUP (2006-Present) Gutmann serves on the investment management company’s board of directors, where she is one of the ten independent trustees that oversee all of the firm’s mutual funds. Last fall, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that this position earned Gutmann had nearly $1.2 million, or $200,000 per year. She faces criticism from Daniel P. Wiener of The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors for currently only being invested in 16 of the more than 180 funds that she oversees. D NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER (2007-Present) Gutmann serves on the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia museum alongside Ed Rendell, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Jeb Bush. Among other committee appointments, she has chaired the center’s Liberty Medal Selection Committee since 2012. Under Gutmann’s leadership, the medal has been awarded to Muhammad Ali and Hillary Clinton, and will be presented to Malala Yousafzai later this month. E PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON BIOETHICS (2009-Present) On November 24, 2009, President Obama created this commission through an Executive Order and named Gutmann its first chair. Upon the announcement, Obama said, “I am confident that Amy… will use [her] decades of experience in both ethics and science to guide the new Commission in this work, and I look forward to listening to [her] recommendations in the coming months and years.” The commission meets at least four times a year and has advised the president on issues surrounding topics such as synthetic biology, human research subjects, neuroscience, pediatric medicine, and more. F THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES (2013-Present) The association of 62 public and private universities from the US and Canada elected Gutmann Vice Chair for the 2013-2014 term, while University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers was elected Chair. It is likely that she will succeed Powers as Chair for the next term. As a leader of the AAU, she has voiced her support of gun control and more investment in higher education and research, while also strongly opposing proposed academic boycotts of Israeli institutions..

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THE VISION | After visiting Harvard’s first Blacktivism Conference, how do we carry conversations about race from communities of color to WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 VOL. CXXX, NO. 95 130th Year of Publication

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ear white people, the minimum requirement of black friends needed to not seem racist has just been raised to two. Sorry, but your weed man, Tyrone, does not count.” So begins Justin Simien’s satirical film and winner of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, “Dear White People.” A film screening of the movie and a talkback with the director took place this past weekend at Harvard, where hundreds of students of color from all over the country populated the Cambridge campus in order to attend the “I, Too, Am Harvard” Conference. The mission of the ITAH Blacktivism Conference was succinct and revolutionary: “To equip and empower Black collegiate students with the tools needed to fight social injustice

on their campus and beyond so that we may finally and faithfully know that: We, too, are America.” Yet, as many people of color fluently know, the mantra is not one easily sung in this country and on our own campuses. While the discourse from the conference brought many insights, what became clear is that we must let go of our aversion to discomfort. Whether in the bold declarations of humanity as displayed in the ITAH play or the solemn memorial of the black lives lost to statesanctioned lynchings, it is an inconvenient fact that racism is America’s silent curse. If we are to ever move past this nation’s traumatic youth, we must be willing to endure the growing pains that shatter our complacency with our current state of affairs. The fantasy of a “postracial” society is nothing more than a delusional disconnect from reality.

During the tensions following the murder of Ferguson teen Michael Brown, there was a gap in the opinions on whether this case reflected the state of race relations within the country. According to the Pew Research Center, 80 percent of blacks believed that the Brown shooting raised racial issues compared to 37 percent of whites. Even on our campus, last spring’s “Gangsta Party” mixer held by members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Chi Omega sorority spurred debates about whether or not it was a racial issue. “We are working with the University and our national organization to address the situation and make amends to the Penn community,” stated Daniel Zuvia, Beta president, in an interview. But what were these amends? Where are they and for whom are they working? Perhaps it’s easy to have amnesia about past sins when accountability for those ac-

tions is made to seem soft, like a written apology to an entire body of people. Truth of the matter is, Penn’s campus must realize that efforts to address the issue of racial tensions on campus must happen daily, by every single member of Penn’s community.

The fantasy of a ‘post-racial’ society is nothing mo re than a delusional disco n ne c t fro m reality.” As it stands now, our nation lives under a politically correct anesthesia, incapable of dealing with the visceral pain of racial inequality. For minorities, these discussions are held openly such as those held during the ITAH Conference where stu-

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This will, as our country’s ugly history proves, require us to become uncomfortable. The fact of the matter is that racism is uncomfortable. It is not a blanket. It is not a couch. And in the words of the divine comedian and philosopher Dave Chappelle, “Fuck yo’ couch.”

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dents reflected on their lived experiences, many that go unnoticed by their peers. These issues have been beautifully reflected in James Baldwin’s piece, “A Letter to My Nephew”: “In this case the danger in the minds and hearts of most white Americans is the loss of their identity. Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shivering and all the stars aflame. You would be frightened because it is out of the order of nature. Any upheaval in the universe is terrifying because it so profoundly attacks one’s sense of one’s own reality. Well, the black man has functioned in the white man’s world as a fixed star, as an immovable pillar, and as he moves out of his place, heaven and earth are shaken to their foundations.” To truly make amends on this campus we must engage in these daily conversations.

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magine, for a moment, if Jara Krys were a “straight” woman instead of transgender. She lost her virginity at 13, learned the sex trade from a pimp in high school and started selling her services to cover costs. She came to UPenn on a full scholarship, but after a few years she decided she’d like to work as a prostitute full time. Her price is $300 an hour; it’ll cost you $1,200 if you want her for the entire night. Thanks to business savvy and hard work, the future looks bright for this woman — she has a porn business and some amount of capital. While she’s thinking about racking in some more bucks as the personal attendant (kept woman) of some wealthy businessman, she is also strongly drawn towards lobbying for prostitutes’ rights in the sex trade. Prostitution should be legal, she argues, and cites the fact that in her various illegal exploits she has lacked police protection. This is not a life that any of us can condemn. You just don’t condemn a woman for becoming a prostitute when she was seduced by a pedophile at 14. Growing up in poverty, suicidal in middle school, beaten by her father, orphaned by 16, doing the rounds of a number of adult men before she got out of high school — it’s not a background anyone would want.

But are the conclusions which Jara drew from her background — and her adult experience as a full-time prostitute — representative of the trade? Should prostitution — as Jara would suggest — be legalized?

it’s false. Consider human trafficking — arguably the severest form of abuse in the underground sex trade. Theoretically, human trafficking would decrease when prostitution is legalized because victims forced to work as

One multi-national study found an incredible 68 percent of those engaged in prostitution — legal or illegal — suffered from PTSD. Sure, a few ambitious, business-savvy entrepreneurs … will make a load of money and claim no emotional harm. But they are exceptions — not the norm.” Arguments for prostitution legalization have thrived for centuries. In 1413, the pious council of Amsterdam declared that “whores” were a necessary (if regrettable) part of city life allowed by the “holy” church “on good grounds.” Russian aristocracy of the 19th century explained that it was necessary to sacrifice “a certain percentage” of lower-class women in order to keep their daughters virgin-pure. The modern argument makes a novel contribution to its predecessors by claiming that women have a positive right to rent their bodies — and if they do so in a free market, it necessarily implies they want to! This argument sounds nice when it’s coming from a Nevada porn star wearing a pink dress, but statistically

prostitutes should no longer be afraid of the police. A detailed 2012 study, however, came to the opposite conclusion. Countries with legal prostitution are a prime destination for victims from all over the world. The ease with which kidnappers can market the services of their slaves outweigh any difficulties with registration. Human trafficking — bad enough in itself to discredit legalization — is not the only problem. One multi-national study found an incredible 68 percent of those engaged in prostitution — legal or illegal — suffered from PTSD. Sure, a few ambitious, businesssavvy entrepreneurs (pimps and non-pimps) will make a load of money and claim no emotional harm. But they are exceptions — not the norm.

JEREMIAH KEENAN Melissa Farley, after 15 years of work with trafficked women, aligns with radical Swedish feminists in the claim that prostitution — legal or not — is fundamentally dehumanizing to women. She states that women are turned into “living, breathing masturbation fantasies” — bodies designed to gratify the male sex drive. Dr. Farley backs up her ideas with statistics and endless nauseating quotes from sex market reviews about fisting, the cum shot and the like, that leave little doubt about how dedicated johns view the “services” they are buying. While some prostitutes may claim to be acclimated — or even enjoy the sex routine — those that suffer no harm from their work are invariably in the minority.

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t a last-minute, barely publicized meeting last Monday morning, the School District of Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission ended 21 months of negotiations and canceled its contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. Ending this contract means that PFT members, who currently pay nothing for health care benefits, will now be required to pay 10 to 13 percent of the cost of their medical plan premiums. The SRC and supporters of this decision — including Mayor Michael Nutter, Governor Tom Corbett and Superintendent William Hite — argue that this decision was made to address the School District’s fiscal crisis. The District estimates this action will funnel approximately $44 million back into schools and by the end of the next four years it will amass to more than $200 million. Hite argues the central office could not be further reduced and schools’ budgets must continue to function. The SRC also chose not to touch job security, work rules, teacher salaries or pensions. Hite and Corbett also say that these changes will bring PFT members benefit contributions more in line with those of other teachers unions across the state. Citing sacrifices made across the city and state, supporters believe that the teachers too must do their part in such difficult times. Among opponents of the SRC’s decision are parents, students, previously unionized teachers and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers who see this move as a “war on teachers.” They fear that as a result of ending the contract, good teachers will decide to leave the school district. Teachers are being demanded to work with less and still expected to do the same. Furthermore, Philadelphia educators tend to be paid less than their suburban counterparts and spend a lot for their own money on classroom supplies. On some level, the SRC’s decision should not be shocking at all. Top-down decision making with limited community input has been the norm in Philadelphia educational policy-making for some time now. This move is also consistent with the tendency of politicians and the general public alike to simultaneously exalt and vilify public school teachers. Teachers are seen as the in-school factor that most affect student learning, and the past decade has seen an expansion of efforts to provide every child with a highly effective teacher. At the same time, teachers are portrayed as incompetent,

unintelligent, underworked and overpaid. In recent years, public school teachers have been the targets of numerous political attacks — in Wisconsin, Scott Walker significantly limited collective bargaining rights while increasing pension contributions in 2010, and across the river in New Jersey, Chris Christie referred to teachers as “political thugs,” only to be elected twice in a blue state. Nearly all private sector workers and most public sector employees pay into their own health care, so many remain unsympathetic. Moreover, teachers unions are often accused of only representing their own interests, at the expense of those of their students. This difficult decision could have the potential to allow the SDP to improve the quality of education being provided in the city’s school. Hite promises that the millions of dollars these forced concessions will save will be funneled directly to classrooms. This could allow Hite to turn his attention to actually leading the district — by developing and implementing his visions for the schools — rather than just reacting to the latest crisis. The money could be used to reduce class sizes, hire back more counselors, nurses and assistant principals and allow the district to no longer provide its students with what many leaders have labeled a “bare-bones” education. The district’s historic inclination towards ineffective spending — or outright misuse of funds — to haphazardly enact fad reforms in the absence of a guiding vision or strong and consistent leadership would have to be overcome. If not, it is unlikely that the money extracted from PFT members will significantly enhance the quality of teaching and learning in Philadelphia’s schools. However, it is also unclear how the district could offer this sort of high quality education if teachers are not trusted and are considered part of the problem — or if they are excluded from the decisionmaking process altogether. While we find the way this decision was reached problematic, Penn Education Society understands the necessity of the action. We believe teachers are our most valuable asset, but we also support district and city leaders in their efforts to provide Philadelphia students with a quality education. We hope this decision will help us reach that goal.

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Making PB & Js for charity

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Grab your butter knife and hit up Houston Hall for some peanut butter jelly time. Jewish Heritage Programs will host its biannual PB&J-AThon on Wednesday from 12 to 4 pm in the Bistro Room of

Houston Hall. Those who stop by can make one of the 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that will be donated to St. John’s Hospice, a local men’s shelter in Center City. The tradition of the PB&J-AThon began in 2002 and “has grown and become a signature event for the JHP community,”

said Penn campus program manager of JHP and 2012 College graduate Andrea Highbloom. This is the first time the event will welcome sponsors outside of Jewish Heritage Programs in several years — Spoon University and the Panhellenic Council. Members of these organizations will join in

the sandwich-making alongside JHP’s force of over 50 student interns. Throughout the event, students are encouraged to approach the many tables in the Bistro Room and make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the cause. “We’re going to grab people

from Houston, anyone who could use a quick study break or is there for lunch. They’re all free to come to make one sandwich or ten sandwiches,” Highbloom said. At the end of the event, interns will deliver the sandwiches to the homeless shelter, where they will be distributed to residents.

“PB&J is one of my favorite JHP events,” said Jewish Heritage Programs intern and College senior Katie Schepps in a press release. “We’re looking forward to a great turn out this year and are excited by our partnership with other campus groups to make the event a success.”

Zeta guest speaker talks lifestyle tips to avoid breast cancer Zeta Tau Alpha brought Dr. Angela DeMichele to campus Tuesday night for Breast Cancer Awareness Month ANUJ AMIN Contributing Writer

Dedicated not only to candy and fright, October also holds the title of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The sisters of Penn’s chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha hosted guest speaker Dr. Angela DeMichele Tuesday night to talk about the deadly cancer that affects one in eight women across the country. DeMichele, Penn Professor in Breast Cancer Excellence and one of Penn’s Breast Cancer Program leaders, touched on all aspects of breast cancer and throughout her presentation stressed its se-

verity and pervasiveness. But she also noted how the recent advances in technology today have given those who have been diagnosed a chance to battle the condition. “Every dollar helps,” she said. Zeta president Liz Pecan said that the event was held to spread knowledge about breast cancer to the Zeta sisters, although the event was open to the public. “I’m happy that breast

cancer awareness month is becoming such a big presence,” Pecan said. While currently there is no known cure, DeMichele gave many different examples of routes people can take if diagnosed, stating that surgery is the main and most effective option. She also gave tips to help prevent the recurrence of the cancer post-surgery — eating healthily, maintaining an active lifestyle, consuming alcohol

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Amy Gutmann was inaugurated as Penn’s president 10 years ago today, during Homecoming Weekend in 2004. Over two interviews, Gutmann spoke about her tenure so far and her plans for the future. She spoke proudly of financial aid policies, campus expansion and the Penn Compact — the strategic plan focused on increasing access, promoting interdisciplinary knowledge and engaging with the global and local community. Below are lightly edited transcripts of the interviews. The Daily Pennsylvanian: Having been at Penn for 10 years, what do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment so far as University

president? Amy Gutmann: There are two big things: One, the vision of the Penn Compact and now the Penn Compact 2020. … Secondly, our allgrant, no-loan financial aid, which is part of that vision but is the single most important major step that we’ve taken to make Penn a more inclusive, affordable institution. DP: What do you feel has been your greatest obstacle so far as president? AG: For me, every challenge at Penn is an opportunity. And the big challenge of being Penn’s president is a form of “e pluribus unum” — out of many, one. … The biggest challenge is to move the whole University forward, together. We have a very large, complex university and that’s what appeals to me about Penn. You name any problem in society and there’s some place at Penn where we’re working to solve — if not ameliorate — that problem. The

challenge is to be able to have the resources that support the vision to move us forward. DP: What aspect of serving as Penn’s president do you find to be most exciting? AG: I find every aspect of being Penn’s president exciting. Being president of Penn is the exact opposite of boring. There are multiple challenges every minute of every day and as long as I find a way with my team of making progress, that to me is a great day to be able to meet the challenges. The impact that the Penn Compact has had is a source of great excitement for my team and me — and it’s definitely a team effort — so the Penn Compact 2020 is now for me the exciting new venture. I’m most proud of our all-grant, no-loan financial aid initiatives, our support for great professors, for progress we’re making in outreach into the West Philadelphia and Phil-

adelphia community, for Penn Park, for the way the campus has been transformed … It’s all about serving people, giving people opportunities, making this great community here at home and around the country and all around the world. DP: What do the next 10 years hold for you and for Penn? AG: I hope they will be as exciting and productive — at least as exciting and productive — as the last 10 years. For the foreseeable future, my focus is on driving the Penn Compact 2020 forward, with all of our major strategic p riorities and with a great team. DP: What obstacles do you expect to face moving forward? AG: There are more opportunities than there are obstacles, and that’s why I’m optimistic about the future at Penn. The obstacles are formidable in that for higher education, we are facing a time where research funding from the federal government has leveled off, and one of our great obstacles I believe is also a great opportunity, and that’s we really need to do our very best to contribute to keeping educational opportunity open for talented, hardworking young people.

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DP: Are you doing anything to mark the 10th anniversary of your inauguration speech? Is anyone bringing in cupcakes or anything? AG: I have no special plans to celebrate. It’s going to be a typical busy day and week at Penn, but I am looking forward to the DP’s coverage. I think it will bring back fond memories. DP: What do you remember about preparing for your inauguration 10 years ago? Were you nervous? Did you mess anything up? AG: I do remember that I started preparing well in advance because I learned from having written my senior thesis in college at the last minute not to procrastinate. So I started early on a listening tour. The other thing I remember visibly is much more mundane: I, for a while, found Diet Coke and dark chocolate the staple of my existence because there was so much going on. They were John and Kira’s chocolates, a Philadelphia company … I’m just not recommending anybody to live on Diet Coke and dark chocolate! It’s not a good steady diet. For me, it came in handy when I had no time and I was running on a lot of energy and endorphins.

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be ridiculous, out there,” Miciak said, describing the fall show’s theme. “There’s a reoccurring theme of people crashing onto an island, of being judged for past wrongdoings and atoning for those past wrongdoings.” Another feature of the fall show that breaks from tradition is the music played in between sketches by the Mask and Wig Band. “Our song selection has veered away as much from the pop-y kind of stuff, and more into some metal and ska,” band director and Engineering senior Wyatt Shapiro said. The Mask and Wig Club’s “An Eye for an Island” will be performed at the Iron Gate Theatre on 37th and Chestnut on Wednesday at 8 p.m., Thursday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

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allowing students to take on a Penn education without trepidation of future financial burden. While preparing to take office, Gutmann conducted a “listening tour” over six months, during which she spoke to everyone from students and faculty to alumni and Trustees to parents and public officials about how Penn could make the greatest difference. “It was on that listening tour that I congealed, if you will, the Penn Compact,” Gutmann said. “I wanted to create something that wasn’t mine, but the community’s.” Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli, who oversees business operations for the University, remembers sitting in Irvine Auditorium during Gutmann’s inauguration. “I found it amazing that in 2004 she was talking about issues that would come to the fore several years later,”

he said. As of her tenth year, she has made progress toward each of the goals she outlined in her first day on the job. “For all of our progress, we, like our peers, still remain too divided into disciplinary enclaves. We must better integrate knowledge in order to comprehend our world,” Gutmann said at her inauguration. Under her leadership, Penn has launched countless initiatives and programs to integrate knowledge between disciplines and schools. Fifteen Penn Integrates Knowledge professors connect subject areas in innovative ways, while projects like the Singh Center for Nanotechnology, the Perry World House and the Neural Behavioral Science Building foster environments for combining ideas and over 130 endowed professorships facilitate further pursuit of knowledge. Penn has also connected with West Philadelphia and the world beyond, from the Penn Alexander

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starts looking like Peyton Manning overnight or Penn’s secondary turns into the Legion of Boom, it just doesn’t seem like the Quakers’ year. But regardless of an Ivy title, Penn has a history of success — particularly in the Bagnoli era — and beating a hapless Columbia squad would be the first step back toward respectability. So don’t overlook Columbia. Sure, that game looks appetizing with the Lions’ long losing streak and terrible performances

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after long touchdown. That means finding a way to win the line of scrimmage and make the opposing quarterback have some semblance of pressure in his face. And most of all, that means winning. Face it, coach Al Bagnoli’s final season isn’t going to end with a fairy tale finish and an Ivy title. Unless Alek Torgersen

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014 this year. Yet it isn’t a gimme win. Not with how Penn has played. Not with the way this season has gone and the Quakers’ own eight-game losing skid. If the 2014 season will be the first step in a rebuilding process and not the first step towards joining Columbia at the bottom of the Ancient Eight, Saturday is a must-win. And more importantly, the matchup with Columbia might be our first chance to see the

real Red and Blue. Win or loss, Saturday’s game will speak volumes about how the rest of the season will go. It’s time for the Quakers to turn talent and hope into strengths and wins. And Saturday against Columbia is the time to do it. STEVEN TYDINGS is a Wharton junior from Hopewell, N.J., and is senior sports editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at tydings@thedp.com.

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Coach Al Bagnoli and Penn football are facing an important litmus test on Saturday against Columbia. Both squads are 0-4 going into the game, having lost by more than 30 points on the road last weekend. With Penn looking to make a late-season surge in the Ivy League, a win against Columbia is a must.

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trol of the game early with a goal in the 18th minute from sophomore forward Alec Neumann. Neumann logged his sixth of the season after an assist from his fellow forward, senior Duke Lacroix. Following the goal, however, the 10-minute span from the 24th to the 34th minute showcased an offensive flurry from Rutgers (4 -7-1). T he Sca rlet Knights fired off six shots, two of which had to be saved by

junior goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne. The last found the back of the net off a shot from midfielder Erik Sa. The sophomore scored off of a free kick in the 34th minute, leveling the scoreline at 1-1. The next 10 minutes belonged to Penn’s offense, who rattled off three shots in three minutes. Two of the three were from Lacroix, and each had to be blocked by Rutgers’ keeper. Nevertheless, the Quakers were unable to find the net and were forced to take the 1-1 tie into half.

The scoreline in the second half would prove to be dominated by the Scarlet Knights, who netted three unanswered goals to hand the Quakers a tough loss. Momentum seemed to shift in Rutgers’ favor after the team was awarded a penalty kick in the 55th minute of the match. Junior JP Correa slid the ball into the corner of the net, and the Scarlet Knights never looked back. “At that point they had gotten a goal off a direct free kick and a goal off of a penalty kick,” Fuller said. “They really hadn’t earned anything at that point,

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yet they had a 2-1 lead. So that was a tough pill to swallow.” Pol k i n h o r n e — wh o e n tered the game leading the Ivy League with 5.3 saves per match — made seven stops against Rutgers in his attempt to keep his team within arm’s reach. However, despite a whopping 22 shots by the Quakers, Penn was unable to prevail. “When you outshoot a team 22-16, you don’t expect to lose 4-1 or only score one goal,” Fuller said. “So [we’ve] got to put more of those chances away,

and on the flip side, [we’ve] got to be better defensively.” Though Rutgers’ goalie had seven saves, a nd defenders blocked many of the other shots by the Quakers, Lacroix agrees that efficient finishing is something his squad must work on. “More so than anything, we have to finish our opportunities,” he said. “If we have two shots we should really have two goals, and that’s how we look at it. And I think scoring will also translate to good defense. If we put a couple in, it takes a lot of

pressure off our back line.” Rutgers’ success Tuesday night was largely due to another stellar performance from its rookie sensation, freshman forward Jason Wright. Wright recorded two goals in the second half, giving him a team-leading seven tallies on the season. The Quakers are now below .500 on the season, and their match this Saturday at Dartmouth is now — in all likelihood — a must-win for the Red and Blue if they want to keep their postseason dreams alive.

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ing a vicious hit on Columbia running back Solomon Johnson and forcing a fumble only two yards away from the end zone.

Penn recovered and regained control of the game. “When we fumbled, I was talking upstairs,� Columbia

coach Larry McElreavy said. “I didn’t say anything bad, because I didn’t want to get struck by lightning.� With 8:35 remaining and the Quakers up, 24-10, the game was Penn’s to lose. An incredible 77-yard punt from Penn’s Dave Amodio erased almost all doubt of the outcome. The punt more than doubled up his season average at the time of the kick and completely demoralized the Lions. “Oh man, it was the killer,� Johnson said. Penn improved its record to 3-0 on the year, but the Red and Blue recognized that they were fortunate to do so. “I’m just glad the game’s over,� Penn coach Ed Zubrow said. Unsurprisingly, the Lions felt that they had let a golden opportunity to end their already infamous streak pass them by. “Those turnovers cost us the game,� McElreavy said. “The difference is [Penn] knows how to win.� However, the streak would end soon enough, as Columbia defeated Princeton, 16-13, the very next week. To this day, the 44-game losing streak remains an FCS record. Meanwhile, the Quakers would go on to share the Ivy title that year, coming only a loss on their last game away from winning it outright. This year, neither program looks poised to reach the level of success — or ineptitude — that it reached in 1988. However, one thing is certain: one losing streak will, once again, live on.

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ers stumbled late in their loss to Columbia, and now have some ground to make up if they want to defend their Ivy title. For Penn to have a chance at repeating, the defense will have to hold up its end of the bargain and relieve the constant pressure on Polkinhorne. Cross Country MVP: The biggest name in Penn’s cross country program — and in the Ivy League — is Thomas Awad, and the junior lived up to his billing by finishing fourth in an extremely competitive field at the Notre Dame Invitational. His finish was tops among Ivy runners. Strengths: Penn’s underclassmen are off to a solid start this year, with sophomores Ashley Montgomery, Clarissa Whiting, Nicholas Tuck, Brendan Shearn

and Lyle Wistar running well to go along with freshmen Abby Hong, Ross Wilson and Kylene Cochrane. It’s an encouraging sign to see the younger runners in the program putting on impressive performances. Junior captain Amy Darlington is giving the women strong leadership and some excellent running. Oh, and did we mention that Awad fellow? Weaknesses: The Quakers should be pleased with their early performance, but appear to lack the experience and depth to compete for the Ivy title against a team like Princeton right now. Going Forward: The Red and Blue will look to make some noise and turn some heads down the stretch of the season. Penn’s next big test will come at the Princeton Invitational

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solid finish at Heptagonals, with the men’s squad finishing fourth, a year after finishing in seventh. The women’s squad finished seventh for the second consecutive year. The Quakers return a strong junior class that won multiple titles at last year’s race, including distance runners Thomas Awad and Brendan Smith as well as throwers Sam Mattis and Kelsey Hay.

From The Daily Pennsylvanian’s sports blog, THE BUZZ Having lost its past eight games, Penn football is in the midst of quite a losing streak. However, when it comes to stretches of ineptitude, the Quakers have nothing on their next opponent. On Saturday, the Red and Blue will take on a Lions squad mired in a 15-game losing skid. For the occasion, let’s turn back the clocks to the end of the greatest — or worst — college football losing streak of all time. When the two programs met on Oct. 1, 1988, they were in very different places. Still a couple years away from picking up coach Al Bagnoli, Penn had won its first two games of the young season, and it was looking to compete for an Ivy title. Columbia, meanwhile, had lost its past 43 games. Yes, its past 43 games. To say that the Lions were underdogs going into the game would be a massive understatement. However, when they made the trek to Franklin Field that Saturday afternoon, they were not content to roll over. Despite the Lions’ early energy, the Quakers took control of the game from the start. After a Columbia fumble deep in Red and Blue territory, then-senior running back Bryan Keys put Penn on top, 7-0. Penn continued its opportunistic play throughout the first half, taking a 21-7 lead into halftime. But despite the scoreboard,

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Despite the Lions’ best efforts to end their historic losing streak, Penn football took advantage of Columbia’s mistakes and handed them their 44th consecutive loss, a mark that still remains an FCS record. The Lions would go on to snap the streak in the subsequent week against Princeton, and Penn would go on to share the Ivy title in 1988.

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GONE STREAKING We turn back the clock to the final loss of Columbia football’s FCS record losing streak

We sit down with senior wide receiver Eric Fiore to ask all of the questions you’ve always wanted to ask

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Columbia? Time for Penn to find a win STEVEN TYDINGS

It’s no secret that Penn football has struggled this year. Giving up 41.5 points per game in four losses — against solid teams, granted — isn’t quite what people expected from the Red and Blue going into the year. But there is hope for Penn and that comes in the form of the Columbia Lions. That’s because as bad as Penn has been, Columbia has been worse. Much worse. The Lions scoff at the Quakers’ eight-game losing streak and raise them a 15-game skid. The last time Columbia won a game, Penn still had Brandon Copeland and Billy Ragone leading the charge. And while Penn has been able to keep some games reasonably close — one loss by three points and one by 18 — Columbia has lost each of its games this year by at least 32 points. That’s right. A 32-point margin of defeat at the minimum. It is easy to list the rest of the stats showing the Lions futility but each statistic serves the same point: to show that despite Penn’s faults this year, Columbia has been inferior. But as much as some Penn fans might want to celebrate the Light Blue’s arrival on campus, those fans might want to heed the words of a famous fictional chemist: Tread lightly. This weekend is much more a litmus test for Penn’s season than a bye week. Let’s face it: Penn has been awful this year. You can account for the fact that each team the Quakers have faced is winning its conference (Bet you didn’t expect Dartmouth beating Yale over the weekend). And you can talk about how Penn is young and still developing. But regardless of those facts, this team needs to finally display its progress. If fans want to believe that Penn can put together a strong Ivy season, it all starts on Saturday. The Red and Blue get the chance to face a squad that they match up well against and it is essential that they play like the superior team. That means not losing the turnover margin. That means not giving up long touchdown SEE TYDINGS PAGE 11

Evaluating the Quakers, Part II

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One season after the departure of standouts like Dani Shepherd, Penn volleyball has a new crop of standout players stepping up. Junior outside hitter Alexis Genske, for example, has capitalized on her new leadership role. The Altadena, Calif., native has followed up her second-team All-Ivy performance from 2013 by leading the Quakers in kills and kills per set and ranking second in digs this year.

Volleyball, Men’s Soccer and XC have all made progress

leads the team by a wide margin with 159 kills and is second on the squad with 140 digs, all in a team-leading 54 sets of play. She has been a consistent performer, BY TOMMY ROTHMAN notching double-digit kills in 11 Staff Writer of the Quakers’ first 16 matches. Strengths: Penn’s defense has Volleyball been pretty solid thus far, as the MVP: Penn’s most impressive Quakers rank second in the Ivy player so far has been junior out- League with 16.67 digs per set. side hitter Alexis Genske. Genske Their defensive leader is fresh-

man libero Emmy Friedler, who is one of many young players that coach Kerry Carr is relying on this season. Other freshmen who have made an impact include outside hitter Aimee Stephenson (96 kills) and middle blocker Kendall Covington (51 kills, 28 total blocks). Weaknesses: Penn has been severely outplayed at the net all season long, ranking next-to-last

in the Ancient Eight in hitting percentage, kills per set and blocks per set. While net discipline should improve as the young team gets more experience, the Red and Blue have a lot of ground to make up in that area if they want to compete with Princeton and Yale. Going forward: The youthful Penn squad is off to a decent start in the Ivy campaign after a very challenging nonconference

season, and Carr’s crew is coming off of a thrilling five-set victory against Brown. It will be tough to catch up to the leaders, but the foundation for a solid season appears to be there. Men’s Soccer MVP: The Quakers have a pair of forwards deserving of co-MVP honors, as senior Duke Lacroix SEE MIDSEASON PAGE 12

Scarlet Knights top Red and Blue M. SOCCER | Rutgers’ second-half onslaught hands Penn defeat

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Quakers fell to Rutgers on the road on Tuesday night, 4-1. But Penn coach Rudy Fuller If Penn men’s soccer was is not one for excuses. hoping to repeat last yea r’s “It’s a team sport,” he said. NCAA Tournament appearance, “One guy is not going to make it certainly isn’t making things the difference in a game like easy on itself. tonight … We weren’t good Missing their senior center enough in any area.” SAM SHERMAN/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER back Jason deFaria due to a one The Quakers (5-6) took conSophomore forward Alec Neumann scored the Quakers’ lone goal in the team’s 4-1 loss to Rutgers on Tuesday night. The goal game suspension following his put Penn up 1-0, but an offensive barrage from the Scarlet Knights would put the Quakers away in the second half. SEE M. SOCCER PAGE 11 red card in their last game, the

Red and Blue set to host outdoor Heps

TRACK & FIELD | It will be held at Franklin Field for first time since 2012 BY STEVEN TYDINGS Senior Sports Editor

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The Red and Blue will get another home meet this outdoor track season, as Heptagonals — the de facto Ivy championship meet — will be held at historic Franklin Field. Both the men’s and women’s squads look poised to improve on last year’s results.

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There’s an extra home meet on Penn track & field’s schedule this year, and it’s a big one. Two weeks after this year’s running of Penn Relays, the Quakers will host the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships for the first

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time since 2012. The meet, which serves as the Ivy League’s championship meet, will take place on May 9 and 10. Cross country’s Heptagonals take place in two weeks on Princeton’s campus while Indoor Heptagonals will be hosted by Harvard this year at the end of February. Three weeks after Indoor Heptagonals, the Red and Blue will open their outdoor season by hosting the third annual Philadelphia College Classic on March 21. The 121st edition of the historic Penn

Relays comes a month later to Franklin Field on April 23-25. After Penn hosts this year’s Heptagonal Championships, the Quakers head to ECAC Championships at Princeton before NCAAs. In most years, Penn hosts anywhere from two to four events. For the past two years, Franklin Field has only had the Philadelphia College Classic and Penn Relays during the spring season. SEE TRACK & FIELD PAGE 12

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