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The DP wins award for best college newspaper The Pacemaker is known as the ‘Pulitzer’ of college journalism MAX COHEN Senior Reporter

The Daily Pennsylvanian won the prestigious Pacemaker award, commonly referred to as the “Pulitzer Prize” of college journalism, for the third year in a row. Before 2017, the DP had not won the award for five years. This year, the DP was one of 15 publications total and the only Ivy League newspaper to win the award. The accolade was given out by the Associated Collegiate Press on Saturday at its Fall National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C. Other winners included The Daily Bruin at the University of California, Los Angeles, The Daily Orange at Syracuse University, and The Crimson White at the University of Alabama. The DP also took home several other awards and honorable mentions. Former DP Senior Sports Editor and 2019 College graduate William Snow won the 2019 ACP/Ernie Pyle Reporter of the Year. Snow’s winning submissions included the volleyball investigation, a column on why he never belonged at Penn, and an investigation into concussions on Penn’s sprint football team. Senior Multimedia Editor and College junior Chase Sutton won first place for the Sports Photo of the Year. “Every single issue we produce – not just the five that we submitted – is a platform to tell really important stories on Penn’s campus and hopefully make a difference, inform our readers,

and give a platform for a diverse range of voices to be heard,” the DP President and College senior Julia Schorr said. Executive Editor and College senior Sarah Fortinsky said the Pacemaker award was a testament to the hard work and dedication of every member of the DP. “I’ve been really proud of the board this year, all of our staff, and everyone from the previous years too,” Fortinsky said. Fortinsky applauded the investigation into Penn’s volleyball team, written by the Sports Department, that adorned the cover of one of the editions submitted to the judges. “That’s always great for me, as someone who oversees everyone and everything that we do here,” Fortinsky said. “I love seeing strong journalism come from all aspects of the company.” Schorr said although she was delighted at the news, her day-to-day experiences at the company meant the award didn’t come as a surprise. “I think that it’s always nice to get external validation, but I’m able to see every single day that I’m in the office all of the great work that comes out of 4015 Walnut St., so it doesn’t come out of left field,” Schorr said. “But again, there is great competition and great schools across the nation, great journalism departments and newspapers, so it is a really fantastic honor to receive this.” Senior News Editor and College senior Madeleine Ngo said it was impressive the DP won an award, given

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The new weekday hours will begin on Monday, Nov. 4 and the extension of construction hours will continue until February 2020, according to an email sent to residents at Du Bois College House and Rodin College House Friday.

Construction hours for NCHW extend to 11 p.m. The previous working hours were 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. GORDON HO Staff Reporter

Administrators announced that construction on New College House West will extend to 11 p.m. on weekdays, with the possibility of work occasionally ending at 11:30 p.m. The move represents a significant change from the 4:30 p.m. stop time currently in place. Students living near the construction zone criticized the shift, saying the new hours will add a greater burden, given

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work already starts early in the morning. The new weekday hours will begin on Monday, Nov. 4 and the extension of construction hours will continue until February 2020, according to an email sent to residents at Du Bois College House and Rodin College House Friday. Previously, construction work occurred from the hours of 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Now, the construction will continue from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays. On some evenings, the work may extend until 11:30 p.m., Michelle Majeski, the building administrator for Du Bois, Gregory, and Stouffer College Houses wrote in the email.

Construction at night will include installing exterior panels, which will form the building’s walls. “The evening schedule will allow the project to use the tower crane, which is tied up with moving steel for the structure during the daytime working hours, to assist with the installation of these exterior panels,” Majeski wrote. “Logistics on the site prohibit the installation of a second crane to use for panel installation.” Installation will first start on the east side of the site, Majeski added. Residents may notice additional lightSEE NCHW PAGE 9

SHS director leaves legacy of improving care for minorities Giang Nguyen is leaving to work at Harvard in two weeks MANLU LIU Senior Reporter

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Nguyen spent more than a decade vying for better health care for LGBTQ and Asian American populations. He will become Harvard’s health director soon.

In his early thirties, Giang Nguyen was back in a classroom, taking notes from professors’ lectures. Nguyen was studying for his fourth degree — a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at Penn. He had just graduated from a three-year medical residency program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, during which he worked up to 120 hours a week and drove from his home to the hospital at 4:30 a.m. when few cars crept through the streets. After coming to Penn in 2003 as a faculty development fellow and master’s student, Nguyen has spent more

OPINION | Sports needs gender equity

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SPORTS | Men’s cross country win Ivy title

Led by junior Anthony Russo, who finished in second, Penn men’s cross country won its fourth title in program history. The women finished third. BACKPAGE

than a decade vying for better health care for LGBTQ and Asian American populations. Since 2015, he has served as Student Health Service director. In two weeks, however, he will be leaving Penn to take on the top position at Harvard University Health Services following a national search for a replacement for Harvard’s former director. “I was not at all searching for any greener pastures,” he said. “I have loved this job [at Penn] and have really enjoyed it tremendously for the past fourand-half years.” Nguyen said he became SHS director to fill the position left open by the “well-loved” Evelyn Wiener, who had led the department since 2000 and died in 2014. At the time of his appointment, his new boss, Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoul-

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After he became an assistant professor of family medicine in 2007, Nguyen considered himself a typical faculty member at Penn writing grants, conducting studies, and giving lectures. But he adamantly steered away from being “a researcher who comes in like they know everything.” Instead, he wanted to take part in the community and aspired to study the issues the community cared about. His research first pivoted around cancer prevention in immigrant Asian families, but he stretched it to include mental health and access to language services after feedback from commu-

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Wharton Sports Business Summit to feature industry leaders Speakers include Scott O’Neil, CEO of 76ers ISA SKIBELI Staff Reporter

This week, the Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club and the Wharton Sports Business Initiative will host the third annual Wharton Sports Business Summit, an all-day conference featuring industry leaders in sports business. The conference will take place on Friday, Nov. 8. and will feature keynote speakers, panels, and a case competition from Deloitte Sports. Panel topics include “Sports Marketing,” “The State of Football Analytics,” and “Finance, M&A, and Investing in Sports,” according to the event website. Keynote speakers include Scott O’Neil, 1991 Wharton graduate David Blitzer, and

Michael Rubin. O’Neil is the CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which has the Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils, and Delaware Blue Coats in its portfolio. Blitzer is co-managing partner and co-chairman at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, as well as the global head of Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities group. Rubin is the founder and executive chairman of Fanatics, the leading global company for licensed sports merchandise. The speakers will be interviewed by moderators Eric Bradlow, Marketing Department chair and vice dean of Analytics at Wharton, and Darren Rovell, sports business reporter and senior executive producer at the Action Network. Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club President Andrew Castle, a Wharton junior, said one of the most chal-

“Players these days have their own platform, whereas in the past a sports team would be responsible for marketing a player.” - Andrew Castle, President of Wharton Undergraduate Sports Business Club

lenging parts of planning such a large-scale event was finding speakers in advance. “We need to get speakers far in advance in order to actually

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sell tickets and know how many people are coming, but the problem is, speakers don’t want to commit that far in advance,” Castle said.

Castle said, however, that finding speakers will be easier as the event becomes more established. “As we’ve grown the event each year, it makes it a lot easier to get speakers if they can look and say, ‘Oh, this thing’s legit, you’ve done it in the past. These great people spoke last year,’” he said. Castle estimated that students will make up about 80% of attendees at the conference. While most will be from Penn, students from other colleges and universities, such as Stanford, also plan to attend. The conference will also feature a case competition presented by Deloitte Sports. The prompt is: “How can the NFL (or NBA – any professional sports league) embrace the new world of player empowerment in a way which incentivizes collaboration between

the league, players, teams, and their respective social media platforms, to mutually benefit from their huge brands?” Castle said player empowerment and social media have changed the way professional athletes are marketed. “Players these days have their own platform, whereas in the past a sports team would be responsible for marketing a player,” Castle said. He noted that it is difficult for teams to navigate the issue of whether or not to regulate what views or content players promote on their social media, and how this affects the “brand image” of the team. Teams of 4-6 students have prepared responses to the prompt, and the top five teams will be picked to present at the conference in front of Deloitte judges, who will select a final winner.

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Gov. leaders stress Indonesia’s global impact The ambassador of Indonesia to U.N. spoke LAUREN MELENDEZ Staff Reporter

Students, staff members, and the public gathered at Perry World House Saturday for the 2019 Penn Indonesia Conference, which was designed to educate the community about Indonesian culture. The event was hosted by Penncasila, Penn’s Indonesian student association, and featured guest speakers and panels based on the theme, “Indonesia on the Global Stage.” Speakers included Ambassador of Indonesia to the United Nations and Chair of the Security Council Dian Triansyah Djani, former United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake Jr., and attaché of education and culture

at the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Popy Rufaidah. Additional business leaders, activists, and academics spoke at the panels, with topics ranging from Indonesia’s rising start up ecosystem, its sustainable development practices, and the role of women in business. In addition to members of the Penn community, students from Temple University, Drexel University, and colleges in Boston and New York attended the event. “I wanted to highlight Indonesia’s potential and aside from that create a space where undergrad students from all across the U.S. can meet,” Wharton sophomore and Penncasila President Janice Utomo said. “I hope that this conference can be a place where undergraduate students [from] Indonesia can network

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and meet each other and build a community together.” In his panel, Blake addressed Indonesia’s potential, beginning with the question, “Why is Indonesia important?” He emphasized the diversity of Indonesia — which has hundreds of different ethnic groups, six major religions, and 300 different languages — and the sense of unity that brings the country together. Blake also emphasized Indonesia’s status as a democratic nation, adding that at a time when freedom is “declining around the world, Indonesia’s freedom really matters.” He described how this year, Indonesia held the world’s largest one-day election, where 193 million Indonesians voted freely to select the president at 800,000 polling stations across six islands. “All that went off, really,

without a hitch,” Blake said. “It’s really, really impressive how we’re such a diverse country but we’re still a successful democracy,” said College and Wharton sophomore Hugo Leo, who is Penncasila’s vice president for education. “Even mature countries like the U.S. like to learn from Indonesia.” Penncasila advisor and College junior Gabrielle Utomo said another major goal of the panel was to increase representation of Southeast Asians on Penn’s campus. “Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world, and we only have maybe four people come [to Penn] from Indonesia,” she said. “One of the bigger picture goals that we had is hopefully to push the University to pay more attention to Southeast Asia, because it is such a growing region of the world.”

Wharton offers class on analytics in finance

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“Finance now is data analytics,” Wharton professor Michael Roberts said. Roberts will teach the course, which will be offered in fall 2020.

The class will focus on financial decision-making GORDON HO Staff Reporter

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Students, staff, and the public gathered in Perry World House for the 2019 Penn Indonesia Conference. The panel on women in leadership and social impact featured Sofia Blake of EducationUSA Mentorship Program (center) and Veronica Colondam of YCAB Foundation (right).

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Penn’s pre-professional culture and lack of formal journalism program. “There will always be students interested in careers in journalism and media and there will always be people who want to question authority and pursue the truth,” Ngo

said. “While I wish there were more resources available to us, our staff and our reporters care a lot and that makes up for it.” Fortinsky said Penn graduates regard the DP as the school’s informal journalism school. “Everyone here works incredibly hard and it’s definitely a full-time job for a lot of people here — everyone is really com-

mitted to the overall mission of student journalism,” Fortinsky said. “We definitely operate like a regular newsroom. We have the same hard deadlines and the sense of urgency.” In September, the DP was named one of the 46 Pacemaker finalists. College newspapers around the nation submit five representative issues to the ACP for

the Pacemaker award. In its submission, the DP included an issue featuring an investigation into the head coach of Penn women’s volleyball team as well as a story on the fallout of conservative commentator Candace Owens’ speech on campus. Other editions included investigations into Spring Fling performers and college admissions scandals.

Students interested in data analytics can now take a new Wharton class, “Data Science for Finance,” which will prepare students for future careers in a range of fields, from investment banking to consulting. Wharton finance professor Michael Roberts will teach the class, which will be offered for the first time in fall 2020, and will use big data analysis to answer finance questions. The course will serve as a guide for students aiming to enter the field of finance, due to the changing nature of the industry and the prioritization of data analytics skills, Roberts said. He said he is building the course around two goals. “One, I want to illustrate how data analytics can lead to better financial decision-making,” Roberts said. “Two, I want to be able to provide students with a foundation for performing data analytics.” Roberts said the tools from the class will help students pursue careers inside the financial sector, such as investment banking or asset management, and outside the financial sector like consulting or corporate development. Roberts said that the class is open to both Wharton and non-Wharton undergraduates. Demand will determine the class size. The class will explore the process that companies undergo to issue an initial public offering on the stock market. Roberts said the class will examine the history of firms that have launched on the stock market and look at their characteristics before and after they went public. The class will also explore the pricing of cryptocurrency and ana-

lyze the risk of investing in cryptocurrency. Roberts said students will use large data to investigate ways investors might allocate funds in different investment opportunities. “The tool we are going to use to answer questions in finance is Python,” Roberts said. “So we are going to be doing Python programming and using its ecosystem of packages to do data analytics, modeling, machine learning, all with the goal of answering questions that pop up in practice in financial areas.” Roberts added the questions can come from various sectors within the financial services industry, including fin-tech, investment management, and corporate government. College freshman Samantha Simon said she would be interested in taking the course. “It would be a good integration of both business-oriented skills and also technology-oriented ones,” Simon said. College and Wharton freshman Nicolas Diaz said as a first-year student, he doesn’t know much about finance or data analytics. However, Diaz said he would be interested in taking the new course. Diaz said the course seems like a great opportunity to expose students to real-world applications of data analytics and finance, and will also help inform students what future careers in finance look like. “Finance now is data analytics,” Roberts said. “If you want to practice finance in any setting, it’s really all about data analytics.” The new course is part of a bigger initiative of Analytics at Wharton, which was launched in May 2019 after an anonymous $15 million gift. The initiative aims to incorporate big data analysis to improve decisionmaking. Other similar projects under the launch of Analytics at Wharton include a Women in Analytics conference to be held in February 2020.

Penn hosts Indigenous Languages Week to celebrate native cultures The first-ever program featured speakers, films KATIE BUSCH Staff Reporter

Penn hosted its first-ever Indigenous Languages Week to showcase native culture and bring visibility to indigenous communities and their experiences. The program, organized by Penn’s Quechua Language Program and the Kelly Writers House, was inspired by the United Nations’ declaration of 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages. It featured various events from Oct. 26 to Oct. 31 that allowed scholars from around the world to share their expertise with the Penn community, including an academic symposium, roundtable discussions, documentary screenings, and tours of sections of the Penn Museum that are usually unavailable to the public. The events were funded with grants from Penn’s Sachs Program for Arts Innovation. Quechua and Spanish professor Américo Mendoza-Mori, who organized the week, said it aimed to improve visibility of indigenous peoples by emphasizing the study of indigenous languages and culture as modern as opposed to a thing of the past. “Part of the idea of this week of languages is not just to think about the languages themselves, but of the language as

a vehicle to all this culture and to the people who now speak the languages,” Mendoza-Mori said. College junior Melissa Ogle, who helped facilitate the symposium that kicked off the week, stressed the importance of viewing indigenous languages in a broader context. “It’s important for people to understand that language is a gateway to culture,” Ogle said. “It’s really important to recognize indigenous languages and to make sure that they’re living from generation to generation.” Ogle also stressed the personal benefits that she and other members of the Penn indigenous community have received from Indigenous Languages Week. “When you see your culture in a space like Penn, it makes you feel like it matters, like it belongs,” she said. Penn has become a hub for indigenous studies in recent years. Mendoza-Mori said Penn’s Quechua Language Program, created four years ago as a direct result of student interest, is currently the only Quechua program in the Ivy League. Still, many students feel there is still much that Penn can do to improve its handling of indigenous issues. “It’s great that Penn does offer Quechua, because not all universities do that. But at the same time, in my opinion, they could be doing more in the lan-

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The program, organized by Penn’s Quechua Language Program and the Kelly Writers House, was inspired by the United Nations’ declaration of 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages.

guage program,” said College junior Connor Beard, a member of the Lumbee tribe who acted as a moderator of a roundtable discussion on reclaiming languages. “Considering the fact that we’re on Lenape lands right now and they don’t offer Lenape, that is something that at the very least should be offered.” Both Beard and Ogle said they wanted Penn to formally

recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day and increase efforts to publicize current programs and events surrounding indigenous studies. College freshman Lauren McDonald said there is a general lack of attention paid to indigenous issues. “A lot of times we want people to know that we’re still here, we still exist, we still are

facing many different problems in different communities,” McDonald said. Mendoza-Mori also acknowledged the need to better include indigenous peoples in global conversations, such as the dialogue on climate change. “When we talk about climate change or taking care of the environment, we need to consider who has been taking care

of the environment, who has the knowledge to understand the different types of medicinal plants, and who lives now in the most vulnerable areas for climate change,” he said. “It’s important to generate spaces to ask what happens to indigenous people who line in those areas, who will be the ones who are more affected. These people should have a seat at the table.”

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College sports needs Penn’s leadership on gender equity

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omen athletes are paid far less than men in many sports, sports journalists are far less likely to be women than men, and women are still a relative rarity in athletics administrations. Penn, and the rest of the Ivy League, must work harder to achieve equality in hiring for their sports programs. A landmark 2017 study conducted by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports for the 45th anniversary of Title IX, the famous section of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 that banned gender-based discrimination in sports, found that the Ivy League beat out every other conference studied, with 55% of Ivy women’s teams coached by women; Penn was last in the conference at only 40%. According to the NCAA demographics database, only 27% of head coaches across the Ivy League are women. It’s not just coaching. Among Division I schools in general, women are vastly underrepresented in sports administration, according to the NCAA’s database. There are only a few NCAA-recognized positions that are at least half-filled by women: administrative assistant, life skills

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coordinator, and academic advisor. Positions of leadership in administration are not much better; only 11% of athletics directors at D-I schools are women. Penn’s own Athletics Director, M. Grace Calhoun, is a woman and the Ivy League generally has higher percentages of female representation than the D-I average. But the Quakers and the rest of their conference have a long way to go before reaching gender equity. Students and Ivy fans should demand that administrators create programs that give an equal opportunity to people regardless of gender. The historic exclusion of women from sports can only be rectified by a concerted effort by athletics programs to seek out qualified women and promote them through the ranks of both men’s and women’s sports. An excellent example of this is when 2019 Wharton graduate Sarah Parks was hired this year as Director of Operations for the men’s basketball program. She is currently the only woman to hold such a role across the Ivies. But the fact that cases like Calhoun and Parks at Penn are notable is evidence that the University must do more to promote women in athletics.

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Part of this effort will necessarily include changing the culture of sports to be more inclusive. Parks has noted that, although she doesn’t generally encounter overt sexism, there is an expectation that her role will be filled by a man. With changing demographics, old norms about who should be allowed to perform what job will need to change. Sports is fundamental to American society and culture. Many people grow up playing and watching sports, and engaging in this important ele-

ment of cultural life should not be inhibited because of gender. Title IX enshrined the right of women to participate in sports. But there’s a long way to go before women have an equal right to lead sports. Sports should be no exception to Penn’s stated values on gender and diversity. The fact that Penn has women in a few key leadership roles, including University President and Athletics Director, is not a reason to stop pushing. Penn must be a leader on equity at all levels of sports.

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TYLER’S TAKE | Laughing at yourself is one of the secret joys of life

enn seems to constantly tell us to take ourselves seriously. Everything we do has to be designed to better market ourselves to employers, clubs, professors — whomever we are trying to impress at any given moment. Being a “real adult” seems to mean pushing gravely onward through life, holding yourself to the highest standard possible, and relishing in your own steadfast pride. Yet laughing at yourself is one of the secret joys of life. The ability to be self-deprecating is greatly underappreciated. Joking at your own expense turns embarrassing memories into joyous ones, our darkest times into bumps on the kind of shitty road of life. At a school that can feel like a pressure cooker of perfectionism, that is vital. Many times in my life I have laughed my way out of problems that could have seriously

brought me down. In the past I found myself overwhelmed with a neurotic desire to make every part of college perfect. Yet this burned me out faster than any tough CIS course could have. I would spend hours and hours trying to make my assignments just perfect, or cram a little bit more for a midterm. I read articles and heard gossip about the most accomplished, venerated students and felt a profound urge to be like them. I stressed each year about where to live for the next, which clubs to stick with or drop, and almost any other moderately significant decision. It’s only recently, after seeing just how random and unpredictable the outcomes of those decisions turned out to be, that I realized they just don’t matter nearly as much as I thought. Relentlessly striving for perfection and overanalyzing or

beating yourself up for every mistake is no way to live life. Be lazy sometimes. Miss a few deadlines here and there (okay, maybe not the huge ones). Live a little. If Penn throws you down, laugh at yourself all the way back up. The immense power of this comes when you realize these m ista kes and setbacks do not and cannot significantly change your life. So don’t sweat the small stuff. Don’t even sweat the big stuff for that matter. Sweating is pretty gross, let’s be honest. Instead, find the things you actually care about, and joke about the rest. This really should be no problem for our generation. We have come of age in increasingly ridiculous times, and have developed pretty absurd senses of humor in response (if you don’t believe me, check out the Penn meme page). Bomb a midterm? Happens

to the best of us. Just got dumped? Go download Tinder. Laugh, laugh, laugh it off. I made the not-so-great choice to take six credits this semester, have forgotten to do all but two of the weekly quizzes for one of them, and my skin still sucks. I even started writing this when I was supposed to be in class. Oops. Nevertheless, there’s not much I can do other than sit back and chuckle at my own naivety, then get back to work (eventually). Sure the person who seems to have made all the right choices and attained every prestigious accomplishment under the sun is impressive, but let’s be honest, they’re also kind of intimidating. I’d rather talk to the person who’s screwed things up sometimes and can also never make their 10:30 a.m. class on time. Now of course, I come from a position of privilege.

TYLER LARKWORTHY However, I strongly believe this message to be universal. No matter what your circumstances, finding something about them to laugh at can lighten the load at least a little. And often, that makes all the difference. T YLER L ARKWORTHY is an Engineering junior from McLean, Va. studying Computer Science. His email address is tlarkwor@seas.upenn.edu.

Support Penn’s first-generation, low-income community THE ANGRY PHILADELPHIAN | Without acknowledging our individual privileges, our campus can not be inclusive to all students

reaks are an interesting time to be on Penn’s campus. Even during fall break, the exodus of students out of their dorms and away from West Philadelphia to their destinations is a sight to behold. I stayed here for fall break — four days with the Quad’s showers empty, and the trees still green. Many of my friends stayed behind too, and while we enjoyed spending time together, not being able to see family can be difficult, especially for freshmen. For many of my friends who are first-generation, lowincome students, traveling to see their families just wasn’t an option. Physical distance and financial cost are a stifling duo. Unfortunately, the challenges of being a FGLI student extend far greater than going back home on breaks and can include food insecurity and even paying for textbooks. At Penn, privilege permeates campus; it is inseparable from the University and plays a part in much of our Penn experience. As a community, we must recognize where this privilege manifests, when things we take for granted may not

another had to use her obsolete laptop with a half-dead screen for months before she was able to replace it. There are many other aspects of Penn’s culture that are not accessible to FGLI students, like the circuit of BYOs or a daily $4 coffee addiction. In fact, some of Penn’s oncampus dining options (like Franklin’s Table) don’t accept PennCash or dining dollars, which can make these places options only for those with considerable spending money. The net result of these differences are feelings of exclusion for many FGLI students on campus. Given Penn’s economic differences, these juxtapositions in experience are natural. To be clear, this is not intended to shame those with the means to go through college without worrying about income, but the first step in minimizing inequities is recognizing that they exist. Once you get past recognition, the next step is shifting conversations from topics accessible to few to conversations applicable to all. Talking about the country you visited over

Once you get past recognition, the next step is shifting conversations from topics accessible to few to conversations applicable to all.” be universally accessible, and how we can make our time here more inclusive to all. I must start by first recognizing that FGLI students have always been a part of the Penn community, and that one out of every seven undergraduates are first-generation, a statistic which has increased in recent years. Broader than the student body, many of Penn’s most famous people are also firstgeneration college graduates, including Amy Gutmann and John Legend. While Penn has made strides in opening resource channels for FGLI students, such as providing grant-based financial aid in 2007 and creating the Penn First Plus office in 2019, concerns about access to and the amount of resources for FGLI students remain.

It is first-generation celebration this week at Penn, so now is the time to think about our individual privileges and how we can make this campus more socially inclusive. Arguably the most important resource that FGLI students can have is a supportive community, something that is not necessarily a given at Penn. It doesn’t take much time at Penn to see the vast resource divide within our student body. While some families can gift their children billions one year after graduation, others have to pull money together to buy a Penn-branded shirt after acceptance. I will admit that these are extremes, but everyday instances reveal our varying degrees of privilege. One of my friends ordered the new AirPods without batting an eyelash, while

ALFREDO PRATICÒ winter break can be painful to someone without a passport in the same way that asking your friend what FAFSA is can be seen as an offhand indicator of your family’s financial status. Without taking these steps we let our campus divides go unchecked and maintain an unhealthy level of exclusivity that directly counters what a college education should give to each student. We must strive to make Penn more inclusive, and taking small steps lets us demonstrate that we see our classmates as peers. ALFREDO PRATICÒ is a College freshman from Philadelphia, PA. His email address is pratico@sas.upenn. edu.

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h i l a d e l p h i a’s l o c a l election day is tomorrow, and it is crucial that students at Penn, where civic engagement is touted as being “central to the intellectual experience,” acknowledge the importance of voting, and not let feelings of despair and hopelessness about the current state of our country scare us away from the polls. It is also critical to recognize that, since the country’s founding, a select few wealthy, white men have used legal and extralegal strategies to deny representation to people of color, women, and other marginalized groups, and have successfully written explicit and implicit voting restrictions into law to uphold the views of the one percent. Were it not for brave

civil rights advocates dedicating their entire lives to establishing the right to vote for disenfranchised minorities, many of us at Penn wouldn’t be able to vote today. That said, significant populations of our country are still disenfranchised. While policies such as the three-fifths compromise and Black Codes were eventually deemed unconstitutional, mass incarceration has become the latest form of subjugation. It is therefore crucial that everyone who is fortunate enough to vote — including Penn students, who are part of a generation that is said to have the most political pull — use their vote to honor the work of voting rights activists who have paved the way, and of those who are not able to

It is imperative that Penn students and eligible voters nationwide take the time out of their day not just to head to the polls, but to cast informed votes.” do so. But it is not enough to vote every four years in presidential elections — or even every two years in Congressional elections. Local and state elections that fall in the interim years, such as this year, can have just as much, if not more, of an effect on voters’ daily lives. State and local elected officials make laws affecting schools and colleges, policing and public safety, affordable housing, public transit, job training programs,

alcohol and marijuana ordinances, sanctuary city status, and much more. In addition, landmark federal policies such as women’s suffrage, marriage equality, and minimum wage all began at the municipal level. And yet, a disappointing 27% of eligible voters nationwide vote in municipal elections, compared to 61% in the past two presidential elections, which results in local governments being comprised of unrepresentative individuals, who well may not have their neighbors’ best interests at heart. And when you compare the percentages of U.S. voters in national elections to the percentage of voters in Belgium (87.2%), Sweden (82.6%), and Denmark (80.3%), to name but a few, it is clear that the United States is drastically behind. While it does seem hard to believe, individual votes do make a difference. Not only have state and local social justice referenda been decided by small margins — a bill ensuring access to healthcare in Florida in 2012, for example, was decided by a margin of barely three percentage points — but over the last 20 AUDREY TIRTAGUNA years, there have been a

dozen races that either were decided by a single vote or ended in a tie. I know that Nov. 5 will bring about its normal Tuesday chaos at Penn, especially in the midst of midterm season, but it is imperative that Penn students and eligible voters nationwide take the time out of their day not just to head to the polls, but to cast informed votes. Decide what matters most to you, be it healthcare, welfare, crime, education, or the environment. Find out what each candidate thinks about each of those issues, and choose the candidate whose platform best aligns with your values and ideas, and who you think will do the best job. You can also look at which groups endorse which candidates, to help influence your decision. For those who plan on voting in Philadelphia, Penn Leads the Vote is a non-partisan program that increases voter engagement and provides general information on voting, such as polling location, voting accessibility, and foreign language assistance, in addition to an overview of what is on the ballot (which will be updated closer to election day). In the interim, Ballot Pedia provides election information for the state of Pennsylvania, including local ballot measures. Pennsylvania Voter Services and Philadelphia Votes provide a list of the candidates for city council and a sample ballot for your district, and The Philadelphia

HADRIANA LOWENKRON Citizen has published a voter guide. For Penn students who are voting in their home state, Vote 411 and Rock the Vote are helpful resources to ensure that you are similarly informed about your state’s ballot policies, voting rights, polling place hours and locations, and absentee deadlines. Voting by Generation Z college students — the “progressive generation” — doubled from the 2014 midterm election to the 2018 midterm election, which is credited to increased emphasis on civic learning, community engagement, student activism on college campuses, and frustration with President Trump and the country’s current political climate. While this shows great promise for the critical 2020 presidential election, it is equally important to continue this trend in next month’s municipal elections, especially as, once again, politicians in closely divided states are doing everything they can to erect roadblocks to the polls for college students. Your vote can make a difference. HADRIANA LOWENKRON is a College sophomore studying Urban Studies. Her email address is lowenkron@thedp.com.

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Just seven minutes of meditation improves health, study finds JASON YAN Staff Reporter

A recent Wharton study showed that practicing mindfulness for just a few minutes a day can significantly improve studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; academic and professional performances. Wharton Management professor Lindsey Cameronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research concluded that just seven minutes of mindfulness every day can make students and employees more productive in their work. She found that employees are more likely to donate their time and money to their co-workers when they practice mindfulness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From our study, we basically showed that you can be a bet-

ter person to the people around you, whether it is toward the people that you are doing a project with or your romantic other,â&#x20AC;? Cameron said. Cameron said daily meditation is like â&#x20AC;&#x153;immunization shots.â&#x20AC;? With a very small dose of mindfulness practice, an individual can reap all of the benefits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just like a flu vaccine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Practicing mindfulness not only can help you relieve your stress, but also sharpen your focus. It is really helpful when you are studying for a test or getting ready for an interview,â&#x20AC;? Cameron said. Cameron said the act of meditating for seven minutes is â&#x20AC;&#x153;more on the surface level,â&#x20AC;? where therapies and some of the other student mental health groups can help students in

dealing with â&#x20AC;&#x153;deeper level issues.â&#x20AC;? In addition to practices like meditation, experts said students can converse with their peers to talk through problems. Penn Graduate School of Education professor Marsha Richardson said students often find it easier to connect to students of their age. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is walking around like they have all their stuff together and they are confident, where in reality there are a large number of students that are very vulnerable and anxious,â&#x20AC;? Richardson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, when they start to talk about this, they realize that they are not alone and not the only one suffering from these experiences.â&#x20AC;? The prevalence of imposter syndrome is a common issue

that many individuals grapple with, and can be improved by discussing the issue, Richardson said. Students are not the only group that experience this syndrome, Richardson said, which is where individuals feel unqualified for a task at hand, even if they are qualified to complete it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only students. I have spoken to some faculty, and even myself included, who experience this phenomenon of imposter syndrome,â&#x20AC;? Richardson said. Richardson added it is important to understand that anyone can be vulnerable at points in their life, and it is okay to be vulnerable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Support does not mean you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it. Support doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean you are anything less than,â&#x20AC;? Richardson said.

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nity leaders. Nguyen joined events around Philadelphia, such as Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Chinatown and chatted with members of the community. He gave a presentation on cancer prevention in Vietnamese to a group of elderly immigrants from Vietnam. In 2004, Nguyen established Penn Asian Health Initiatives, a program promoting community engagement, public health education, and research concerning the health of Asian American populations. Through the program, he set up free flu vaccine popup clinics for an afternoon at three or four locations each year, and vaccinated more than 3,000 people in the years heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is how I started my work rather than saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;let me study you,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. When Nguyen was 3 years old, he fled the war in Vietnam with his parents and sister and arrived in New Jersey as a refugee. Even though his

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Right-wing pundit and author Dinesh Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza will speak at a Penn College Republicans event on Nov. 12. The event is titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Legal Immigrantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Case Against Multiculturalismâ&#x20AC;?; Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza was born in India in 1961 and became a naturalized United States citizen 30 years later. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza created numerous highly grossing political documentaries and has been described as a conservative provocateur known for controversial statements. In September, he compared teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg to Nazi propaganda. In February 2018, he mocked the survivors of the Parkland mass shooting. In August 2017, Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza promoted the conspiracy theory that the Charlottesville white nationalist rally was staged. Penn College Republicans Communications Director and Wharton sophomore Corey Paredes said the group chose to invite Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza because of his willingness to discuss issues that were often ignored in academia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza is a proud legal immigrant, patriot, and orator who represents a unique and interesting perspective on many contemporary issues that is rarely explored by academics,â&#x20AC;? Paredes wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Paredes wrote that Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit also served to highlight the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedication to freedom of

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ing and may experience similar levels of noise to what they currently experience during the daytime, according to the email. There will be accommodations during final exams, administrators said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work will start at 8 a.m. during reading days and final exams, instead of 7 a.m.,â&#x20AC;? Facilities and Real Estate Services Executive Director of Design and Construction Michael Dausch wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not currently anticipated that second shift work will extend past February, unless the work schedule is delayed by bad weather this winter.â&#x20AC;? Students living near the construc-

expression. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inviting Mr. Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza is in keeping with our deep commitment to upholding free speech and free inquiry, especially by underrepresented voices on college campuses,â&#x20AC;? Paredes wrote. Penn College Democrats Political Director and College junior Owen Voutsinas-Klose said the group opposes Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza coming to Penn, attacking Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;convicted felon.â&#x20AC;? In 2014, Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza pleaded guilty to a felony charge of an illegal campaign contribution. President Donald Trump granted Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza a full pardon in 2018. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken many hateful stances in the past,â&#x20AC;? Voutsinas-Klose said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems like CRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main objective is to bring provocateurs, offensive people, to campus, rather than actual Republican politicians.â&#x20AC;? Voutsinas-Klose said the premise of the event was offensive, referencing the title of the event, that will argue against multiculturalism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who is he to offer an opinion on which cultures are superior to others?â&#x20AC;? Voutsinas-Klose said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The premise of that is beyond ridiculous.â&#x20AC;? Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to campus comes at a time where other speakers have been met with protests over their allegedly offensive views. Conservative activist Candace Owens faced protests at a Penn speaking engagement hosted by conservative groups last April, while an event featuring former ICE Director Thomas Homan was shut down last week due to student protests. Voutsinas-Klose said, however, the group currently has no plans to

tion site have protested against the loud noise, which could start as early as 6 a.m., arguing it deprived students of sleep. Wharton sophomore Donn Boddie said extending the construction hours into the night is frustrating because the increase of noise levels would reduce his productivity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to sleep as much. Just the increased noise would be harder and more annoying for us as residents,â&#x20AC;? Boddie, who lives in Rodin, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something that I am happy about.â&#x20AC;? College junior Jayme Banks, who lives across the street from the construction site in the Radian, said the noise affects her currently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wakes us up around seven or eight,â&#x20AC;? Banks said. Other students said they felt less

protest Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Penn Dems generally doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t protest other clubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; speakers,â&#x20AC;? Voutsinas-Klose added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure there will be [protests].â&#x20AC;? Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza himself has faced controversy over past remarks and has faced protests at previous speaking engagements, such as at a Dartmouth event earlier this year and at an American University event last year. Protesters attacked Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souzaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past comments, holding up signs displaying the speakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past quotes about topics such as slavery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The American slave was treated like property, which is to say, pretty well,â&#x20AC;? Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Souza wrote in a 1995 book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The End of Racism.â&#x20AC;? Paredes acknowledged the right of protesters to free expression, but condemned potential disruptions to conservative speakers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College Republicans does not condone any disruption to civil discourse; however, students have a reciprocal right to demonstrate their attitudes in a peaceful, nondisruptive manner that allows those attending the event to learn without threat to their personal safety,â&#x20AC;? Paredes wrote. Penn Law professor Amy Wax has drawn considerable media scrutiny for her comments on immigration and multiculturalism in recent years, such as her remarks that immigrants are responsible for â&#x20AC;&#x153;litterâ&#x20AC;? and proposing that academics should grant more credence to the argument that America would be better off with â&#x20AC;&#x153;more whites and fewer nonwhites.â&#x20AC;? While Wax has said these remarks were taken out of context, student leaders have called for her firing.

affected by the construction. College senior Ronaldo Degazon, who lives in Du Bois, said the construction has so far not affected him during the daytime. College sophomore and Rodin resident Walker Spalek said he does not live on the side of the building that faces the construction site. While Spalek could hear the noise sometimes when walking around his apartment, he said it usually doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect him when he sleeps. NCHW was announced with a projected cost of $163 million. The plans were unveiled in November 2017 and construction began in 2018. When completed, the fouryear house will stand 13 stories tall and will exclusively house suitestyle apartments with no singles.

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parents were both teachers in Vietnam, the American education system loomed large as an unfamiliar road. Nguyen credited his older sister, who is now an engineer, for â&#x20AC;&#x153;figur[ing] things outâ&#x20AC;? for the both of them. After â&#x20AC;&#x153;soul-searchingâ&#x20AC;? sophomore year of college, he began sitting in classes such as biostatistics and maternal and childhood care and earned a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. Nguyen then attended medical school back home in New Jersey but took a two-year leave to do public health research and take classes for the Master of Public Health degree. His passion for public health stuck, just as his dedication to underserved communities. During his time as a professor, Nguyen wanted every medical student at Penn to have an education on public health, said Jennifer PintoMartin, director of the MPH program at Penn. As the head of the MD/MPH committee, Nguyen asked the medical school to waive the tuition of the MPH degree for medical students. He also helped grow

the MPH program from 30 students to about 175. The weight of his work belied Nguyenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheerful demeanor, his colleagues said. Pinto-Martin described Nguyen as â&#x20AC;&#x153;just delightfulâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the most positive, upbeatâ&#x20AC;? people to work with, who never appeared stressed by his tasks. Professor of Family Medicine Peter Cronholm, who worked with Nguyen on Penn Asian Health Initiatives, remembered that every year during the holiday season, Nguyen handed out homemade peppermint bark goodie bags to â&#x20AC;&#x153;just about everyone he knew.â&#x20AC;? 2019 College graduate Chloe Cheng worked with Nguyen as a leader of Lambda Alliance and Penn Queer and Asian. She met with Nguyen to lobby for switching the name of â&#x20AC;&#x153;womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthâ&#x20AC;? services to â&#x20AC;&#x153;gynecologicalâ&#x20AC;? services to be more inclusive of all genders. She described him as one of the few â&#x20AC;&#x153;administrators who truly listen to student feedback and opinions for change instead of simply paying students lip-service.â&#x20AC;?

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Hard work and commitment pay off, and nobody has exemplified this quite like Penn sprint football coach Bill Wagner. On Saturday night, Wagner concluded his 50year career with the Red and Blue with a hard-earned, 31-21 victory against Caldwell. Along with Wagner, Penn (5-2) said goodbye to the senior class. The team’s biggest loss from this group will undoubtedly be quarterback Eddie Jenkins, who earned first team All-Collegiate Sprint Football League honors in 2017 and is one of the frontrunners for CSFL Most Valuable Player this year. “I don’t think it has really hit me yet; I’ve been playing sports for a long time,” Jenkins said. “It’s hard to believe that my athletic career is over, but like I said, I don’t really think I’ve put it into perspective yet. Through the next couple of weeks I’m sure it will hit me.” On Saturday, the Quakers faced stiff competition against the Cougars (2-5), who scored a rushing touchdown to draw first blood. Penn quickly returned the points, throwing seven up on the board with a rushing touchdown by sophomore running back Laquan McKever. The rest of the game was a backand-forth affair, but Penn never

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Senior quarterback Eddie Jenkins threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Billy Murphy to bring Penn’s lead over Caldwell to 24-14. Just a few minutes later, Jenkins scrambled for a 59-yard touchdown to put the game out of reach and end the season on a high note. The game was the last of Jenkins’ Penn sprint football career.

fell behind for the rest of the contest. Following the initial scoring drives from each team, the Quakers scored another touchdown, and Caldwell answered with seven more points. At this point, it was clear that the Red and Blue weren’t going to cruise to victory, and there was much on the line in terms of sending Wagner and the senior players

out on a high note. With the game tied at 14, junior defensive back Joshua Trybus intercepted quarterback Timothy Palmer, which led to a drive that secured three more points for the team. Soon after, Jenkins threw a 24yard touchdown pass to senior wideout Billy Murphy, which brought the score to 24-14. Trybus

picked off another pass, and finished the season with a league-high seven interceptions. The Quakers clinched the win with a 59-yard rushing touchdown by Jenkins in the final minutes of the game. “I was really proud of the team for fighting all game long,” Jenkins said. “Caldwell came out really strong, and really fought hard all

game, and for us to persevere and have a hard-fought win, I was really proud. And for us to be able to send Coach Wagner out with a win which he deserves, I’m really proud.” Since joining the CSFL in 2017, Caldwell is 0-3 against the Red and Blue, but this year’s contest was by far the most competitive. As for Wagner, it’s only fitting that he is

retiring after a victory. “Coach Wagner is one of the greatest coaches I’ve ever had. The amount of knowledge he has about the game of football through his 50 years of experience is incredible,” Jenkins said. “He’s really taught all of us to be great football players, and great people off the field over the years, and that’s something we’re all thankful for.”

TAKEAWAYS are missing his offensive production and playmaking ability. Filling in for Brooks was senior Abe Willows, who put up 63 yards rushing and two touchdowns last week against Yale. Willows struggled against the Bears, though; he averaged just 3.4 yards per touch on the afternoon as the lead back. Especially against a Brown defense that allows a League-worst 162 rushing yards per game, Willows’ performance wasn’t encouraging. Penn still can’t contain mobile quarterbacks Penn’s defense has been gashed by running quarterbacks this season. Dartmouth’s Jared Gerbino, Columbia’s Ty Lenhart, and Yale’s Kurt Rawlings have each averaged over six yards per carry against the Quakers. Despite being under pressure all game, Brown’s Perry still found ample room to run against the Red and Blue defense. Perry ran for 170 yards — excluding sacks — and three touchdowns, highlighted by a 50-yard touchdown run where he weaved through the Penn defense and coasted into the end zone untouched. It’s no secret that the Ivy League is full of running quarterbacks, and Penn’s inability to stop mobile quarterbacks

from picking up huge chunks of yardage has inhibited its ability to win conference games this season. The Red and Blue are trending in the right direction After their historically-bad loss to Columbia two weeks ago, it seemed like Penn football had hit rock bottom. But coach Ray Priore and the Quakers regrouped and put up their thenbest performance of the season against Yale. Even though they lost to the Elis, their 41-point offensive showing was encouraging. Despite getting off to a slow start against the Bears, Penn continued to improve, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Cragun and fellow sophomore Rory Starkey made some big catches, and Robinson bought the Quakers valuable time with his legs on Penn’s game-winning drive. None of this is to say that the Quakers don’t have things to work on in preparation for their home matchup against Cornell next week. Brown has the worst defense in the Ivy League this year. The Red and Blue were outgained, 477 to 304, by Brown, they committed eight costly penalties for 93 yards, and Robinson threw a costly interception in the fourth quarter. But getting their first Ivy win is a big step for the Quakers.

ship will come from considering how many freshmen and sophomores project to be starters, so Reina expects almost every wrestler on the roster to step up in one way or another as leaders. The Michigan State Open was a great opportunity for the

freshmen to gain experience on the mat in higher pressure situations and for last year’s stars to begin building off their success. Now, the Quakers will have three weeks of practice against each other before hosting the annual Keystone Classic at the Palestra on Nov. 24.

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Sophomore kicker Daniel Karrash drilled a 22-yard field goal to lift Penn football over Brown on Family Weekend. The Red and Blue secured their first Ivy League win of the season by a score of 38-36 with a 16-play, 74-yard drive down the field during the final few minutes of play.

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up from his outstanding freshman year. The sophomore delivered a signature win in the semifinals of the Open division, defeating No. 13 Justin Thomas from Oklahoma by

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Hayes forced a Brown fumble and O’Neill ran it back for six to give the Quakers a 16-point lead. However, the deficit was not an insurmountable one for the Bears, who came back with 17 unanswered points. In the fourth quarter, Perry completed a hat trick, running for his third touchdown — this one from 16 yards out — to give the Bears a one-point lead. Robinson was subsequently intercepted on a pass intended for Cragun, and Brown then

a score of 3-2. An early sixpoint move proved to be too much to overcome in the final, as Artalona ended up losing, 10-7, to Kendall Coleman from Purdue. While the Quakers didn’t experience a great deal of success as a team last season, Artalona

took valuable time off of the clock before the Quakers forced a turnover on downs. Penn got the ball back, down one, on its own 20-yard line with 4:10 left to play. Robinson more than made up for his interception by leading the Quakers down the field into field goal range. After Robinson completed a 21-yard pass to Cragun with the game on the line, the Quakers drove the ball all the way to the Brown six-yard line to set up a potential game-winning field goal attempt by Karrash. In a big moment for Karrash, who was kicking in only his second

and fellow sophomore Carmen Ferrante are both coming off NCAA Championships qualifications, and a top-tier recruiting class makes this perhaps the most intriguing and dangerous team in the Ivy League. With such a young roster, Reina was looking for deter-

career game, he drilled his first collegiate field goal down the middle to give Penn the lead with two seconds remaining. After the kick, Penn players rushed the field to celebrate as the clock hit zero, but a correction revealed that there were still two seconds left in the contest. In a last-gasp effort, Brown attempted a pass, but it was intercepted again by O’Neill to seal the Penn victory. “That’s the best feeling in the world, with all of the work you put in going in to that kick. I feel like everybody puts in too much work for me to miss that,” Karrash said.

mination and intensity from his team at Michigan State, not necessarily success as measured by wins and losses. As a group, the Quakers showed impressive mettle against stiff competition. Additionally, there is a question of where veteran leader-

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time of 21:02.1, earning her first team All-Ivy status as she continues to lead the women’s team to success. She was followed by sophomore Ariana Gardizy at 13th and senior Nia Akins at 14th, who helped the Quakers put up an outstanding showing against strong conference competitors. “On the women’s side, it was a very good run for us to be a strong third, so I was very proud of how well they competed,” Dolan said. “We had the philosophy that we wanted

to get better every two weeks, so we are just trying to train hard, improve, and have definitely seen that with the men and the women throughout the season. It was really fun to see all their hard work come together.” The Ivy Heps was the first of several championship meets for the Quakers. In two weeks, the team will make the short trip to Bethlehem, Pa. to compete in the NCAA MidAtlantic Regional, followed by the National Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. at the end of November if they qualify. So despite this golden

performance at Ivy Heps, they know the season is far from over. “Both the men and the women have been ranked amongst the top five schools in the region throughout the fall, so we’re hoping we can make a great team run again in two weeks,” Dolan added. “While it’s nice to celebrate, there is still a lot of season left to play. We’ll definitely get back to work and bring our best [there] again.” The postseason is just beginning, and it seems like the Red and Blue are peaking at just the right time.

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Touche’s goal not enough as Penn men’s soccer draws with Brown in OT The game was the Quakers’ third consecutive in extra time MICHAEL LAU Sports Reporter

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Another overtime game, but a different outcome. After a run of two consecutive overtime 1-0 wins, one at Drexel and another against No. 24 Yale, Penn men’s soccer could only manage a 1-1 draw at Brown. Riding the support of its home crowd, Brown (3-8-3, 1-1-2 Ivy) looked lively right from the start, pressing and closing down on Penn in possession. As a result, the Quakers (6-5-2, 2-1-1) found it tough to string passes together. Even though the Bears had the bulk of possession to start, Brown struggled to create decent opportunities. The Bears came close on a corner that was

whipped in by forward Matthew Chow toward defender Jackson Goebel, but Penn sophomore goalie Dane Jacomen was able to get a slight touch on the ball to keep proceedings scoreless. As the game moved on, the Red and Blue began to take charge of the game. Passes from the back were able to find their targets on the wing, but the final pass of the buildup was lacking in precision. With the first half nearing a close, a Brown foul near the penalty box gifted Penn with a free kick from a decent position, but captain Brandon Bartel’s pass was claimed comfortably by Brown keeper Max Waldau. After the restart, the Bears looked to move the ball with more urgency, winning several free kicks in advanced areas, one of which led to a corner for the Bears in the 50th minute. This time, Chow decided to take matters into his own hands. Curling the corner over the outstretched hands of Jacomen and into the far corner of the net, he tallied his

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Junior defender Alex Touche provided the equalizer in the 64th minute for Penn men’s soccer against Brown, helping send the contest to OT.

third score of the season. In response, the Quakers ramped up their offensive intensity, with junior midfielder Joey Bhangdia and freshman defender

Kai Lammers leading the charge down the left flank. Shortly after, a low cross by Lammers found wide-open junior Jake Kohlbrenner, but the forward was un-

able to finish. In the 64th minute, Bhangdia found Kohlbrenner once again in the box. Brown defender Matt Rytel fouled Kohlbrenner, prompting the referee to award a penalty. Bartel, who scored the game winner from the spot against Yale a week ago, saw his effort down the middle saved by Waldau. After some confusion in the box, the ball fell to junior defender Alex Touche, whose left-footed shot gave the Quakers the equalizer. That goal set up a thrilling, upand-down final 20 minutes, during which both teams looked to score the winning goal. Brown tried to carve out more chances from corners, but Jacomen was rarely troubled, as the Bears only managed two shots on target throughout the 90 minutes. In comparison, six of Penn’s 11 shots were on target. With nothing to separate both teams, the game went to overtime. The overtime periods brought more chances on net for both

teams, although Penn probably had the best of the bunch. Inside the final minute, some intricate passing by the Quakers set up a chance for sophomore midfielder Isaac McGinnis just inside the box, but he could not convert on what was the final chance of the game for either sides. “I think we created some really good chances towards the end of the game in overtime and were unlucky not to be able to get a goal from one of them,” said Touche, whose goal was his second of the season. Overall, the Red and Blue might feel like they deserved more from the game, but they were kept at bay by the heroics of Brown’s Waldau, who mustered seven saves. The Quakers, who have played three consecutive overtime matches, have two games remaining and still have a narrow path to the Ivy title. Penn would need wins over Princeton and Harvard and at least one loss from both Yale and Dartmouth to claim that honor.

Player of the Week: Anthony Russo XC | Russo finished as the men’s individual runner-up JACKSON SATZ Associate Sports Editor

An outstanding individual effort is all the more valuable when it propels a team to victory, and Penn men’s cross country’s Anthony Russo exemplified that on Friday. En route to leading the Quakers to a win at the Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country men’s championship, the junior finished as the individual runner-up in 24:38.3, behind Columbia’s Kenny Vasbinder, and 2.5 seconds ahead of Yale’s Robert Miranda. Russo’s finish

was the best by a member of the Red and Blue since Tom Awad’s performances in 2014 and 2015, when he won back-to-back individual titles. The only Penn runner to earn first-team All-Ivy honors, Russo led a quintet of Quakers to top-20 finishes and a winning total of 62 points, which was good enough to edge Harvard at 65 points and Princeton at 68 points. The team victory was the Red and Blue’s first title since 2016, and it represented the program’s fifth overall Ivy League men’s title. Senior Will Daly joined Russo in finishing in the race’s top 10, and three of Russo’s junior classmates — Ryan Renken, Daniel Cohen, and Alex

Roth — finished 14th, 17th, and 19th, respectively. In addition to Russo’s first team All-Ivy recognition, Daly and Renken earned second team All-Ivy spots. Russo’s showing capped off a stellar junior year in which he was the first Penn runner to cross the finish line in five of his six races, including two runner-up outings in consecutive weeks to end the season at the Penn State National Open and the Ivy Heps. As a sophomore, Russo placed 10th at the Ivy Heps before earning second-team AllIvy honors, and he placed 21st at the same event as a freshman. With the indoor track season now fast approaching, Russo won’t be stopping any time soon.

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Men’s cross country surges to victory at Ivy Heps, women place third The men have won twice in the past five years at Heps JACOB KARLOVSKY Sports Reporter

The red-hot Red and Blue cross country teams took to New York to compete in the annual Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships,

and they put on a show in the Bronx. Coming off a series of strong finishes at Paul Short, Penn State, and Princeton, the Quakers have been determined all season to put their best foot forward at high-stakes meets like the Ivy Heps. This grit certainly showed on Friday afternoon: The men’s team took first and the women’s team took third in

the competition. The men’s team accumulated just 62 points, a combined three places better than Harvard, who finished with 65 points. The win gave Penn its first Ivy League title since 2016 and the fourth men’s title of all time. Junior Anthony Russo was the men’s individual runner-up with a final time of 24:38.3, continuing his streak of im-

pressive performances for the team this fall. Russo earned first team All-Ivy honors for the meet. Additionally, senior Will Daly and junior Ryan Renken finished 10th and 14th, respectively, joined by juniors Daniel Cohen at 17th and Alexander Roth at 19th to help the Quakers end with five top-20 finishes. “I was very proud of both of

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the teams. On the men’s side, it was a really special day for us. The thing I’ve been telling people is that the core of the team is juniors and seniors, so it was a veteran group that ran a great team effort today,” coach Steve Dolan said. “We are definitely going to enjoy this moment just because there’s so much history to the Heps and the Ivy League Championships, and we will

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Daniel Karrash knocked in first conference victory, while the Bears (1-6, 0-4) remain 22-yarder for the victory BRANDON PRIDE Sports Reporter

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Despite a difficult start to the season, the Quakers showed that they’re still ready to compete. Penn football defeated Brown by a score of 38-36 on Saturday afternoon at Franklin Field. Sophomore kicker Daniel Karrash drilled a game-winning field goal to give the Red and Blue the win. After losing their first three Ivy League games, the Quakers (3-4, 1-3 Ivy) picked up their

winless in the Ancient Eight. “The person who had the ball last was going to win, and we had the ball last,” coach Ray Priore said. Penn started off the game with a few promising drives, but they all eventually fizzled out, resulting in four Penn punts to begin the game. In the second quarter, the Quakers turned their offense around, as senior running back Abe Willows capped off a seven-play, 69-yard drive with a one-yard dive into the end zone to begin the second. Willows later scored again after Penn forced a Brown fumble. The Red and Blue completed the second-quarter touchdown trifecta when sophomore wide receiver Ryan Cragun ran in a Nick Robinson pass for 24

yards. Cragun had a stellar game, finishing with 11 receptions for 144 yards and the aforementioned score. Star senior running back Karekin Brooks did not play for the Quakers on Saturday afternoon because of an injury, although he was suited up and watching from the sideline. “He had a couple of injuries coming out of the game last week, and he really tried to go this weekend,” Priore said. “We just didn’t think in the long term it would be a good decision to put him out there. I’m hoping this week he’ll be back to full force.” In Brooks’ absence, Willows stepped up, finishing with 16 carries for 63 yards and two touchdowns. “It is great to have him step it up and run the ball very, very successfully,” Priore said.

“When he has his moment and his opportunity, that’s two weeks in a row that he’s come up real big.” To begin the second half, Penn used its defense to create offense. Junior linebacker Brian O’Neill intercepted a pass in Brown’s territory on the Bears’ first drive of the second half, which gave Robinson and the Penn offense a great chance to score. “I was just reading the quarterback’s eyes, and as soon as he extended his arm to throw, I just broke on the ball,” O’Neill said. Robinson took advantage of the opportunity by finding sophomore wide receiver Rory Starkey for an 11-yard pass in the end zone. On the next drive, senior linebacker Hunter SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 10

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take the night and weekend to enjoy this accomplishment.” The women’s team also impressed and placed third, losing a tiebreaker to Harvard; both teams had 89 points, finishing behind No. 24 Columbia’s 57 points. Senior Maddie Villalba finished fourth overall with a final

Penn football can breathe a sigh of relief after picking up its first Ivy League victory of the season against Brown on Saturday. The Quakers found themselves in a dogfight against the Bears and came away with a much-needed victory. Here are five takeaways from Saturday afternoon’s action. Penn finally generated a consistent pass-rush One of the Quakers’ most glaring weaknesses this season has been their lack of a consistent pass rush. Even with different blitz packages drawn up by defensive coordinator Bob Benson, the Quakers had only one sack in conference play heading into Saturday. That changed against Brown when, for the first time this season, the Red and Blue pass rush was a strength. The Quakers sacked Brown quarterback EJ Perry eight times and had four quarterback hits, keeping the Boston College transfer on his back for nearly the entire game. Senior linebacker Hunter Hayes was especially effective, generating pressure to force an errant interception by Perry in the third quarter. On Brown’s next drive, Hayes knocked the ball out of Perry’s hands and Penn scored a defensive touchdown. Penn was able to put consistent pressure on Perry while sending only three or four guys at a time, but there is a caveat to their success: It came against a Brown offensive line that has allowed a League-high 18 sacks this season in conference play. Regardless, it was encouraging to see the Red and Blue dominate at one of their weakest positions.

Ryan Cragun is the real deal Anyone who has watched Penn football this season has seen Ryan Cragun’s name pop up quite frequently in the box score. Cragun has put up monster numbers all season — he leads the Ivy League in receiving yards despite only having played five games so far — and has been Nick Robinson’s go-to target in every game this season. The Quakers missed Cragun against Dartmouth, where no Penn receiver topped 43 yards receiving. It appears that the rest of the Ivy League is taking notice. Brown double-teamed Cragun early on, forcing incompletions on Robinson’s first three attempts to Cragun. But Cragun still found holes in the Bears’ defense, and by halftime, he had nine catches for 120 yards and a touchdown. Brown played better defense on Cragun in the second half, but he still made a huge 21-yard grab to set the Quakers up for a game-winning field goal. Part of Cragun’s success can be attributed to his outstanding ball awareness and route running. He isn’t the fastest receiver on the team, but the sophomore wideout is always in the right place at the right time. Comparisons to Justin Watson are premature, but they’re not unfounded. Cragun is putting up Watson-like receiving totals in his first year of action for the Red and Blue, and he’ll surely continue to play a large role in the offense for the next two seasons. The Quakers are missing Karekin Brooks Karekin Brooks leads the Ivy League in rushing with 127 yards per game so far, but Brooks didn’t play a single snap against the Bears after sitting out with an injury in the fourth quarter last week against Yale. Brooks might be back next week against Cornell, and his injury isn’t believed to be serious. Nonetheless, it’s certain that the Quakers SEE TAKEAWAYS PAGE 10

Artalona’s second-place finish highlights weekend at Michigan State WRESTLING | Sophomore was wrestling at 157 pounds ISAAC SPEAR Sports Reporter

The Quakers are back on the mat. Penn wrestling kicked off a new season over the weekend, with the majority of the team making the trip up to East Lansing, Mich. for the Michigan State Open. Overall, the Red and Blue’s wrestlers fared well, with 15 of 19 competitors winning at least one match and sophomore Anthony Artalona continuing his winning ways with a second-place finish at

157 pounds. This early-season tournament was coach Roger Reina’s first chance to get a look at the Quakers’ highly anticipated freshman class against strong competition. Many Big Ten teams participated in the meet, giving the young wrestlers a tough challenge right out of the gate. Freshman Michael Colaiocco, who was the highestranked wrestler in his weight class out of high school, took fourth place in the 125-pound class in the Open division with victories over wrestlers from Illinois, Michigan, and Purdue. Colaiocco barely missed out on an appearance in the finals at

125 pounds with a 3-2 defeat in the semifinals to Brock Hudkins of Indiana. Just two Penn wrestlers, freshmen Cam Connor and Jesse Quatse, were placed in the Freshman/Sophomore division, and both excelled. After a bye, Quatse won two matches before going down in the final of the 184-pound class by a score of 6-2. Connor was the Quakers’ lone champion in the meet, dominating the 157-pound class. Another 157-pound wrestler also delivered a strong performance on Saturday, with Artalona wrestling a weight class SEE WRESTLING PAGE 10

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Sophomore Anthony Artalona reached the finals of the Open division of the 157-pound class with a 3-2 victory over No. 13 Justin Thomas. Artalona is wrestling up a weight class from his freshman season.

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