THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014
Head-hunting behind closed doors
execs: Smarts
KRISTEN GRABARZ Deputy News Editor
Penn follows a policy of confidentiality in its searches for new deans and senior administrators. From the time a consultative committee — a committee of faculty, students and alumni that performs the search for candidates — until the release of the new hire’s name, no details of the search process are released. Penn President Amy Gutmann said that the confidentiality of the search process is the only way to attract the most qualified candidates. By sacrificing confidentiality, Gutmann says, “people who are being considered often, almost in all cases, would compromise their current position, which they’re generally happy at.” Dean searches are currently underway for both the
aren’t everything The pair talked big data skill sets and why not to ‘drink the Kool-Aid’ FREDA ZHAO Contributing Writer
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INSIDE NEWS RETHINKING THE CONDITION OF VACANCY 2004 Design School grad Daniel Campo talked about his new book PAGE 6
A NUTRICIOUS LIFESTYLE Penn kicked off its annual Food Week this past Monday
Two senior Google employees spoke to a full Zellerbach Theater Monday night about how Google works and their recent book of the same name.
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and former Senior Vice President of Products and current advisor to the CEO Jonathan Rosenberg discussed their new best-
seller “How Google Works” with Penn’s undergraduate and Wharton MBA students as part of the Authors@ Wharton Speaker Series. The two speakers touched
on topics ranging from censorship and Google’s current projects to the company’s breach of the medical realm and the headquarter’s perpetually stocked kitchens.
Even Google has regrets — Rosenberg recounted a time when he was still “drinking the Google Kool-Aid, still laSEE GOOGLE PAGE 3
Jewish donor guide honors Penn Hillel’s JRP Slingshot Guide named the Jewish Renaissance Project a top innovative project
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OPINION
EUNICE LIM Staff Writer
PUTTING LIFE ON HOLD
Penn Hillel’s Jewish Renaissance Project was recognized by a Jewish donor guide as one of the most innovative Jewish initiatives in the country. Penn Hillel, an independent Jewish organization on campus, was one of only two college Hillels featured in the 10th annual Slingshot Guide, published on Monday. The Slingshot Guide is a go-to resource for donors and activists looking to invest their time and money in Jewish organizations that are engaging the Jewish community in new ways. This year’s guide featured a total of 82 organizations. “Funders trust Slingshot because it has a proven record of
Columnist Sophia Wushanley looks at egg freezing and life tendencies PAGE 4
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Study: Parents care less about violence, sex in films after seeing it often HANNAH NOYES Staff Writer
The scene opens with Bruce Willis talking — in his role as John McClane — to a group of thugs. Things quickly get heated in “Live Free or Die Hard,” and in less than 17 seconds he shoots three men in the head, spraying blood everywhere. A parent watching the film as part of an Annenberg Public Policy Center study — the first violent clip the group sees that day — likely says his child can see the movie when he is 17 years old. Five scenes later, the parent sees John Connor struggling to survive in a fight against a Terminator robot in “Terminator Salvation.”
After a few seconds of struggling, Connor rapidly fires a machine gun at the robot, killing it. By this time in the study, the parent probably responds that his child can watch this film when he is about 14 years old. This type of response is what Annenberg Public Policy Center researchers found when studying parents’ reactions to violence and sex in films. After exposure to films with either violence or sex — shown to parents in a random order — the age that parents gave as the minimum for their child to watch these films dramatically de-
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identifying the most meaningful Jewish sources to be funded,” Hillel President and College senior Alon Krifcher said. “Hopefully over the next few months and even years, people can point back to this and say, ‘JRP at Penn is a program that is working, why would I give to anywhere else?’” Gina Shapiro, Hillel’s director of institutional advancement, also anticipates longterm benefits for Penn Hillel as a result of the recognition. “Hillel is completely independent of the University in terms of funding. Eighty-five percent of our funding comes from individuals, alumni and parents, so this type of recognition of the great work our profession-
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No more waiting: Classic ‘P’ sweaters now available to everyone Apparel company Hillflint begins selling the sweatshirts today SONIA SIDHU Staff Writer
The classic navy blue sweater with a red “P” is no longer solely reserved for juniors. Traditionally, each year the junior class has the opportunity to order classic “P” sweaters through their Class Board. Hillflint — a collegiate sweater startup founded by two Ivy League graduates — will nowstart selling the navy blue version of the sweater through their website and at the Penn Bookstore. Hillflint only recently received a license to use the Penn logo from Penn Business Services, according to Hillflint Co-founder Woody Hines, the SEE HILLFLINT PAGE 5
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Hillflint, a collegiate sweater startup founded by two Ivy League graduates, has received approval to sell class “P” sweaters. The sweaters are similar in style to the ones traditionally sold by the Junior Class Boards every year.
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