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Who is Lorenzo Bonfiglio?

Bonfiglio is being charged with the arson at Castle LOWELL NEUMANN NICKEY Staff Reporter

“He’s an outgoing guy, but not someone I would expect would try to burn down a house,” Wharton junior Jen* said of College and

Wharton sophomore Lorenzo Bonfiglio. Bonfiglio was arrested two weeks ago by Penn Police in connection to a fire at the Psi Upsilon fraternity — commonly known as Castle — that occurred early in the morning on Oct. 23. He is facing 24 criminal counts charged by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 19 of which

are for recklessly endangering another person, with the remainder for simple assault, possible instrument of crime with intent, criminal mischief, causing catastrophe, arson and danger of death or bodily injury, according to court documents. But of the seven students interviewed for this article who said they know Bonfiglio personally, none

felt he was capable of intentionally starting a serious fire in a fraternity house. In fact, most of the students interviewed felt that the fire was most likely started by a discarded cigarette butt or some other accidental cause. “Why would he go to a fraternity SEE LORENZO PAGE 2

I challenge YOU TO A DUEL PENN DUELISTS BATTLE THEIR WAY TO COMMUNITY JACOB WINICK Staff Reporter Huddled around a table in the lobby of Harrison College House, the Penn Duelists’ interest in YuGi-Oh! stems much deeper than cards. After sitting down with them, 2015 College graduate Carol Bahri wasted no time in excitedly telling me everything she could about Yu-Gi-Oh!, from its origins as a Japanese comic to how the group enjoys watching the Yu-Gi-Oh! movie when they aren’t busy “destroying each other” in the card game. The Penn Duelists are a group who gather each SEE PENN DUELISTS PAGE 7

Wharton dean makes about $250,000 more each year than the SAS dean

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The disparity could be due to Wharton dean’s higher opportunity cost

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The dean of Wharton was paid significantly more than the dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, according to the most recently available tax data. In the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2014, former Wharton Dean Thomas Robertson’s compensation package totaled $771,956. Data for current Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett, who became dean last spring, will not be available until next year. Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Steven Fluharty, by comparison, made $522,634, or about a quarter of a million dollars less than Robertson. Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine Larry Jameson, who also serves as executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, had an overall compensation of $2,055,201. Penn’s other deans’ compensation packages were not reported in the tax forms. The difference in compensation between the

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Junior quarterback Alek Torgersen looks to keep Penn football’s Ivy title hopes alive against Harvard on Sunday, having led the team to four straight wins,

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Either Penn or Harvard has had at least a share of the Ivy League football championship for the last eight seasons. It looks like this will be the ninth. Penn football will trek to Cambridge, Mass., for a matchup with unbeaten No. 12 Harvard in what

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will likely be the deciding factor in the Ivy League title race. The Quakers (5-3, 4-1 Ivy) enter on a four-game winning streak, the second-longest active streak in the league behind the aforementioned Crimson (8-0, 5-0) SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 9

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Penn to develop flying robots moving 65 feet per second GRASP Lab’s new grant to fund drone research MITCHELL CHAN Staff Reporter

In Penn Engineering’s General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception Laboratory, flying machines dodge and zip around obstacles, aided by location data collected by motion-tracking cameras and fed to them through a computer. And soon, more will be flying about. Ea rlier th is month, the GRASP Lab received a threeyear, $5.5 million Department of Defense grant to develop new flying robots capable of autonomously navigating environments that humans cannot physically see or access themselves, such as inside collapsed buildings. The grant is part of an effort by the Defense Adva nced Resea rch P roject Agency, which seeks out emerging technologies for potential military use, to expand

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party where everyone knew him and start a fire? So easy to get caught,” College senior Alejandro* said. Some students present at the fire, however, said they saw someone throw a toilet paper roll “engulfed in flames” into a closet at the party, and that brothers rushed to the scene with fire extinguishers almost immediately. This account was backed up by officials Wednesday night. At the Division of Public Safety Commendation Ceremony, the

the U.S. military’s drone program. “DARPA’s Fast Lightweight Autonomy, or FLA, program seeks unmanned aerial vehicles that weigh less than three kilograms and can fly at speeds as fast as 65 feet per second,” University Communications Science News Officer Evan Lerner said in a press release. The GRASP Lab was established in 1979 by then-Chair of Computer Science and Engineering Ruzena Bajcsy, who now teaches at University of California at Berkeley. The lab has long been a center of robotics innovation and research, and was already working on autonomous robots when it received the DARPA grant. The GRASP research effort will be led by Penn Engineering Nemirovsky Family Dean Vijay Kumar, who will serve as principal investigator for the FLA program, and GRASP Lab Director Professor Daniel Lee. Also involved in the project are Penn Engineering professors

Camillo J. Taylor, Kostas Daniilidis and Jianbo Shi. Kumar has spoken extensively about the potential of unmanned aerial vehicle technology that GRASP has been developing. In February 2012, he gave a TED Talk in California on autonomous robots titled “Robots that fly … and cooperate.” His presentation included flying a palm-sized robot that two students had built in the GRASP Lab. “Robots like this have many applications. You can send them inside buildings like this, as first responders to look for intruders, maybe look for biochemical leaks, gaseous leaks,” Kumar said in the talk. Kumar drew a distinction between the robotic technology used in combat drones and the types that GRASP is developing. While combat drones are often large, weighing several thousand pounds, the robot Kumar demonstrated weighs a tenth of a pound and spans about eight inches in diameter.

Most combat drone robots a re also not autonomous, Kumar said, sometimes involving multiple human pilots to operate them from a distance. The GRASP robot, by contrast, can turn and change its flight trajectory largely on its own. “One of the advantages of this design is when you scale things down, the robot naturally becomes agile,” Kumar said. Using the DARPA grant, the GRASP team will build on its existing work with these smaller robots. The goal is to develop machines that are both agile and capable of flying and collecting navigation data without human intervention. “Each robot must also be able to make sense of this information and plan its trajectory accordingly. Packing all of these abilities onto a fast, lightweight platform requires drawing on several engineering disciplines,” Lerner said. In this regard, the GRASP team is well-equipped. Each of

the researchers involved will bring their specific skill sets to the project — from Daniilidis’ expertise in 3-D vision to Taylor’s research on computer vision in robotics. Additionally, Lee frequently coaches Penn teams that build autonomous robots for prominent robotics competitions, including the DARPA Robotics Challenge and RoboCup, an international competition for which students build an autonomous robot that can play in a soccer game with other autonomous robots. “It is ironic that computers excel at logical reasoning that take humans many years of specialized training and education to learn, yet machines are still unable to perform simple everyday tasks that we take for granted,” Lee’s personal webpage says. Despite the Department of Defense funding, GRASP’s research goals ostensibly remain scientific in nature. Kumar, Lee and the other GRASP

researchers are not building weapons in University City. Nevertheless, the GRASP Lab remains the subject of controversy as the recipient of military research funds. One local group, Brandywine Peace Community, organized an antidrone demonstration and vigil at 34th and Walnut streets against GRASP’s research last weekend. “We bring attention to the U.S. policy of ‘endless war,’ its victims in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Gaza, Iraq, Syr ia a nd the Pentagon’s ever-expanding global drone operations for surveillance and warfare,” the group posted on its Google Calendar. Kumar insisted that their research is purely scientific, and will actually benefit, not harm, society. “A small, fast, flying robot that can find its way through a partially-collapsed building or a nuclear plant during a meltdown has the power to save lives,” he said.

group of investigators involved in the arson case were awarded an honor for their work. When Deputy Chief of Tactical and Emergency Readiness Michael J. Fink awarded the group, he said that Bonfiglio admitted he started the fire to detectives after they had interviewed residents of the house who confirmed him as a suspect. The Office of the Provost placed Bonfiglio on a leave of absence following his arrest, during which time he is barred from entering Penn’s campus, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said.

T h o u g h Thursday night, he is banned just past midfrom campus, night, and again he is out on at a downtown the town after event at Recess paying bail at on Friday night 10 percent of around the the $100,000 same time. Neifee. Multher of these tiple students locales would have reported be considered seeing him “on- ca mpu s,” out and about though the during Penn’s Beige Block LORENZO BONFIGLIO Homecomis well within ing weekend. the Penn Patrol He was confirmed present at a Zone, on 41st Street between house party on Beige Block on Spruce and Walnut streets.

Jen, the Wharton junior, said he is very emotionally invested in his off-campus organization. “I could see him taking it a little too far,” she said. In addition to membership in the Owls Society, the off-campus incarnation of Castle, Bonfiglio is listed as a writer for an on-campus news outlet, The Tab. According to their website, his story has registered over 3,000 page views. Some interviewed alluded to a past disciplinary issue at Eton College, a boarding school in England. His Facebook profile — which was unavailable shortly after the arrest — confirmed that

he left Eton College in 2012 and began studies at Winchester College that year, also in England. English students interviewed referred to Winchester as a “dodgy” institution, infamous for accepting students who have left other schools. Eton College did not respond to requests for comment or for his disciplinary record. Bonfiglio’s preliminary hearing is set to occur this Friday, Nov. 13 at 8 a.m. in Room 703 of the Criminal Justice Center. *Names have been changed to protect the identities of possible witnesses to the trial.

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New CAPS group formed to facilitate gender discussion GENESIS first group focused on gender identity ISABEL KIM Deputy News Editor

While gender might be something that we don’t think about every day, it impacts nearly every aspect of our lives. GENESIS, which stands for Gender Exploration and Support in an Interpersonal Setting, wants to talk about gender. GENESIS is a group dedicated to talking about gender and its impact on people. This will be the first gender-based discussion group that Counseling and Psychological Services

has run and combines group therapy discussion and a discussion about social issues. “We’ve had LGBT umbrella groups, but we haven’t had one specifically about gender. We’ve also had gender specific groups,” Cameron O’Mara, a co-facilitator of the group and clinical social work intern at CAPS said. “This is the first group that’s had its focus as gender identity.” The facilitators say that they are starting the group because of interest in talking about gender both at Penn and in the larger community. GENESIS is being created in response to student demand. “I think we’re seeing so

many more students coming into CAPS interested in talking about gender, gender identity or how gender impacts their lives,” said Cyndy Boyd, director of training at CAPS. “There’s more acknowledgement that the gender binary is confining some people.” Likewise, the increasing visibility of non-normative genders and gender identities, as well as LGBTQ representation, have also spurred the creation of this group. “More broadly in American society right now, as things like trans identity are being more talked about, it’s opening up the conversation from beyond

the LGBT community,” O’Mara said. “There are more folks that feel more comfortable repping non-gendered identities.” There are a number of differences between GENESIS and gender discussion groups both inside and outside CAPS. “It’s different from other groups that are not at CAPS because there’s a focus on it being therapeutic and on it being healing in a particular way,” said Jessica Chavez, another co-facilitator and post-doctoral fellow at CAPS. “We’re hoping that students feel supported by other students who are dealing with similar things.” The group is heavily based

around what students bring to the discussion and listening to other people’s narratives. The intention is for people not just to learn about gender from the facilitators or to explore what “gender” is but to also learn from each other. “The group hinges upon what people bring in terms of their experience,” O’Mara said. In addition, the group hopes to be a place where students can talk about the emotional impact of gender on their daily lives, as opposed to talking about “gender” in an academic setting. “We can become very intellectually involved but not have a space to talk about it

emotionally,” O’Mara said. “We’ll talk about gender impacts without having to have a theory to justify it.” GENESIS is currently looking for members and is hoping to create a discussion group with a variety of members with different experiences, from students who have specific gender identities to students who are curious about gender, students who feel isolated or students who are activists. They are not looking for any one type of student in particular. “I guess the main thing we’re looking for is students who see gender as important,” Chavez said.

Property crimes down and forcible sex offenses up this October There are new procedures for reporting sex offenses LOWELL NEUMANN NICKEY Staff Reporter

Compared to last October, the previous month has seen a major downward trend in crimes against property, with an increase in forcible sex offenses in the month of October. This year, there were 42 total crimes against property reported to the Division of Public Safety, down from 78 last year. The largest individual decrease in this category is that of bike thefts, down from 31 in 2014 to just seven this year. Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush alluded to DPS’s “Bait Bike” program, in which GPS-equipped bikes are placed on popular target spots and used to track down thieves. So far, DPS is 22 for 22 in recovered bait bikes and arrests. Burglary was down from eight to zero, thanks in part to a pair of undercover officers whom Rush describes as the “Dynamic Duo.” The reduction in burglary

is impressive given that many doors are left open on and around campus, Rush said. She added that it is important to keep in mind that burglaries in particular can occur in waves or sprees. Penn students need to think no further back than last year, when Anthony Bagtas was arrested for burglaries that occurred on campus in opened rooms in the Quadrangle. There was a noticeable uptick in forcible sex offenses, from two in October 2014 to four this year. This could be due to the implementation of new reporting procedures, which has resulted in a greater number of victim’s coming forward. “This shows that the campaign to educate victims is working and that people are coming forward and reporting all types of sex offenses,” Rush said. When asked what may have helped drive overall crime numbers down for the month, Rush replied “the synergy of our entire team has driven down our numbers significantly, and the community has embraced safety measures, especially walking escorts.”

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exual assault is a problem at Penn that has recently been on everyone’s mind, especially after nearly a third of female undergraduates reported having been sexually assaulted. The issue is even more prevalent on campus this week in light of the ”It’s On Us” campaign, a national action week devoted to preventing sexual assault. In recent weeks, the University has been trying to tackle the endemic problem of sexual assault on campus by imposing policies on the student body. For example, the “Thrive at Penn” pre-orientation online class, which deals with sexual assault, has recently been made available to all undergraduates at Penn, not just freshmen, and may become mandatory if not enough people partici-

Editorial pate. While this kind of topdown mandate is necessary to make students understand that the University takes sexual assault seriously, the effectiveness of such policies

creates conversations instead of legal bullet points. That’s why we’re excited to hear about the Undergraduate Assembly’s proposed initiative to mandate monthly sexual assault prevention

The mandatory alcohol module is proof enough of how well online videos and multiple choice questions work as teaching tools — not very well.” is questionable. The mandatory alcohol module is proof enough of how well online videos and multiple choice questions work as teaching tools — not very well. We need a sexual assault program for freshmen that is organic and student-driven and

discussions, which would be a step in the right direction. At its core, the proposal is a simple way for Penn to use the College House system to educate freshmen about sexual assault. Since all freshmen are required to live on campus, it should

be easy to gather groups of them together each month for an informal conversation on this important issue. Although Penn already has excellent resources exploring such issues, including the Women’s Center, the LGBT Center, and the Vagina Monologues, these groups are usually self-selecting and therefore may not reach those individuals who need to hear their message the most. How do we reach the perpetrators of sexual assault — or potential future perpetrators — who are precisely the types of people who most need this education? The monthly discussion group should be facilitated by a student leader knowledgeable about sexual assault and organized in tandem with a hall’s RA or GA. It would be more accessible, and per-

haps more comfortable, for students who are apathetic to the issues surrounding sexual assault. It would also provide a low-pressure space for students to question and discuss issues about sexuality, relationships and gender that come up in the transition to college. The initiative is in its early stages, so nothing has been set in stone. It’s imperative that students and administrators contribute their opinions to the UA discussions in order to create a sexual assault prevention system that is both realistic, educational and communitybuilding. After the disturbing revelations of the American Association of Universities survey — which found that only 16.7 percent of undergraduates were very or extremely

knowledgeable about where to get help if they or a friend was sexually assaulted — it is clear that there is a need for a space which provides support and sexual assault education not just before New Student Orientation, but during the entire freshman year. In addition, it might be helpful, since Penn has no required gender studies class, to explore the issues underlying the sexual assault epidemic. Although there is no perfect way to prevent sexual assault on campus, there is no doubt that Penn needs an inclusive, student-led and discussion-driven program to continually support freshmen as they enter into college life. Proactive sexual assault prevention should not end with a presentation at NSO before freshman year begins.

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ally” — we’ll call her — started watching pornography at the age of 12. Nothing too strange about that. According to one study, modern American children are first exposed to porn at an average age of 11. Sally’s habit rapidly developed into what she described as an addiction. Also none too peculiar — though regular porn use and self-reported “addiction” — is more common among men than women. Sally got married and found to her consternation that though she was sexually attracted to her husband and he was willing to do a great deal more than just a few “mundane things” in the bedroom, she was incapable of becoming sexually aroused with him. There was no problem with anybody’s machinery. The problem was that he wasn’t willing to call her names, demean her or use bondage. And, of course, she didn’t want any of these things either. But such practices were so inextricably

keen on the truth | Just because its use is widespread doesn’t mean pornography is harmless tied to Sally’s previous experience of pornography that without them Sally found it impossible to become sexually aroused. Now, it’s a good bet that at Penn there’s more time spent masturbating to exactly the kind of porn Sally was addicted to than there is spent watching any other single genre of movie. One poll of a Harvard graduating

To some degree, of course, this is true. No two people have the exact same experience with pornography. But experts who have been studying porn over the past few decades are beginning to conclude that Sally’s experience was not a statistical anomaly. Mary Anne Layden, director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program at Penn’s

One poll of a Harvard graduating class estimated a little over half the male student population used porn every week.” class estimated a little over half the male student population used porn every week. The result was no surprise — in general, 60 to 75 percent of young adult males (along with 10 percent or more of females) are regular porn users. Porn is so commonplace that most would assume Sally’s experience idiosyncratic.

Center for Cognitive Therapy, concluded from roughly 10 years of research that the overall harmful effect of porn is about as well-established as the negative influence of cigarettes on health or the link between childhood exposure to violent film and subsequent violent behavior. Layden has studied nearly 100 papers on the subject

correlating pornography to everything from sexual callousness to high rates of erectile dysfunction to selfreported frequency of sexual assault. In all her years of research, Layden stated, she has never come across a single study without a “critical flaw” that linked pornography to any positive outcome. On some level, this is hardly surprising. Mainstream porn typically closes a scene with a man spraying a woman’s face with his semen. And this ending is a mild and respectful “falling action” of sorts. The real meat of the genre involves spanking or slapping or gagging or a litany of demeaning slurs directed at the woman in question — sometimes all of the above. “If you want anything else,” according to anti-pornography activist Gail Dines, “you have to take about 15 minutes ... to look for it.” Now, I am not suggesting that adult porn use should be any more illegal than cigarettes. Both habits have been found to be harmful based on

an overwhelming preponderance of correlational studies. This does not mean that either should be illegal. But I do believe that minors should not be exposed to porn until they are old enough to make an informed decision about whether they wish to use it. I was lucky enough to have this opportunity and chose as an adult to avoid pornographic material. Others might choose otherwise. But most people never get to make the choice. 97 percent of the porn websites a curious 12-year-old might google to learn about sex will show him a lurid video of a man holding a woman’s nose as he chokes her on his penis (rape culture, anyone?) without requiring any proof of age. And that exposure can and often does lead to what users would describe as an unwanted addiction. One U.K. study of male students between the ages of 16 and 20 found a little over a 20 percent reported trying to quit porn and failing. In fact, so many people have

jeremiah Keenan unwanted porn addictions (almost invariably springing from childhood exposure) that many are willing to pay for porn-blocking applications like the Stop Procrastinating App, Covenant Eyes or Net Nanny. Others, like Sally, still experience the negative effect of porn on intimate relationships even after they have quit.

JEREMIAH KEENAN is a College junior from China, studying mathematics and classical studies. His email address is jkeenan@sas. upenn.edu. “Keen on the Truth” usually appears every other Wednesday.

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Weiss provides student innovators with grants SUN JAE LEE Contributing Reporter

Introducing the fairy godmother that will help bring the dreams of endeavoring student entrepreneurs to life — the Weiss Tech House. The Weiss Tech House, situated at 33rd and Walnut streets, provides student innovators and entrepreneurs with a physical space to work in, resources for research and development and access to experienced mentors. Of the resources at the Weiss Tech House, the ones most geared toward supporting budding entrepreneurs are the Innovation Fund and WeissLabs, a program slated to begin in the 2016 spring semester. The Innovation Fund is an inhouse, mini venture capital fund that awards groups of student inventors with grants and mentoring resources. Up to $5,000 is awarded to each team of inventors. Though anyone is eligible for funding — whether a team already has an established business or has nothing but the framework of an idea — the fund is geared toward those with ideas in their initial developmental stages. “We want to be their first

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deans of Wharton and the School of Arts and Sciences is not unexpected — Accounting professor Wayne Guay, who has researched executive compensation, explained that it is common for professors and deans of business schools to make more money than their liberal arts counterparts. “It’s more specialized, there [are] more outside opportunities,” Guay said. “Many of the faculty within the business school could fairly easily get a job in industry that [would] paying more.” For academics with degrees in

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resource — the first one they go to for money for whatever they may need,” said Ross Iscowitz, co-chair of the Innovation Fund committee. To receive funding from the Weiss Tech House, a team must submit an application, pitch their ideas to the Innovation Fund committee and participate in a question and answer session regarding their project. Teams can apply again for more funding if they can show the progress their projects made as a result of the initial grants supplied by the Innovation Fund. “What’s important to us is how our money can help them,” Iscowitz said. “We look for a team with a lot of drive and initiative, and we look at whether there’s a market for their product.” Another program that will look to cultivate budding entrepreneurs is WeissLabs, which is projected to be available at the Weiss Tech House starting in the Spring semester. The WeissLabs, which will be the first 24/7 physical space on campus for students to work on their ideas, will offer an incubator for ideas that provides selected teams with continuous support, lessons and mentoring to help bring their ideas to life. “WeissLabs wants to act at the heart of entrepreneurship, get involved in all the other incubators on campus and become a

real community for innovation,” Guthrie Gintzler, one of the cofounders of WeissLabs, said. According to the WeissLabs team’s current plans, five to ten teams of student entrepreneurs will be selected based on an online application. They will engage in a ten-week curriculum that will be geared toward leading groups of entrepreneurs from the idea stage to an end product. “The Weiss Tech House has a ton of different programs for entrepreneurship, but those are one time opportunities — what all these functions of the Weiss Tech House lack is engagement. WeissLabs wants to catalyze innovation by engaging students through lessons, community and mentorship,” added Gintzler. Business mentoring is one of the most key resources that students can gain access to through the Innovation Fund and the WeissLabs. “We have an extensive alumni network of people living across the world, and many of them are quite generous with their time … to talk about their ideas,” Ben Feis, the student director of the Weiss Tech House, said. Feis added that “there’s a slight disconnect in terms of kids knowing that that’s available to them,” even though these mentoring services are easily accessible at the Weiss Tech House.

other areas, Guay speculated, outside opportunities may not be as plentiful, so the University does not need to compensate as competitively. Robertson, now a Marketing professor at Wharton, also saw a higher total compensation than other business school deans. Nitin Nohria, the dean of Harvard Business School — one of Wharton’s top competitors — was paid $696,803 in the same year, around $75,000 less than Robertson. Both Robertson and Nohria, however, make far more than most business school deans. According to a salary survey report

by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, business school deans made an average salary of $236,300 in 2013, with a 25th percentile salary of $168,800 and a 75th percentile salary of $280,000. During his seven years as dean, Robertson focused on global impact through initiatives like the Penn Wharton China Center and business as a force for good, helping Wharton weather the 2008 financial crisis by offering more courses on risk management and business ethics. He also spearheaded innovation in new areas such as technology and entrepreneurship.

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A former Penn Medicine employee is suing the University for unlawful termination in what the University claims was a bogus age discrimination complaint. Sixty-three-year old Philadelph ia resident Pa mela Macknet filed the lawsuit on Sept. 24 in federal court. She cited age and disability discr im ination a nd un lawf ul retaliation as her causes, according to court documents. I n 2014, Mack net had f i le d a c om pl a i nt w it h t h e E q u a l E m p l oy m e n t

O p p o r t u n it y C om m i s sio n and the Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission about age discrimination within her job at Penn. Her complaint stated that she had been improperly reprimanded and harassed because of her age, and her right to medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act had not been properly respected. The EEOC issued her a ”right to sue” letter, allowing her to pursue a case against the University. Macknet decided not to sue, and the letter expired in 90 days after its issuance. The day after the letter expired, Macknet was fired by the University in what she claims was a retaliation effort for filing the discrimination complaint. The lawsuit claims

that the letter of termination accused Macknet of filing a “bogus Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violation and ‘unsatisfactory work performance.’” Macket claims that she was illegally retaliated against for sending the adm inistrative complaint to the EEOC, even though that it a protected activity. The University’s answer to her complaint denies that the University “violated any laws with respect to the Plaintiff.” Mack net’s legal counsel Wayne A. Ely of Kolman Ely, P.C. declined to comment on the pending lawsuit. Vice President for University Communications Stephen MacCarthy also de75004 clined to comment on pending litigation.

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UA discusses new RA/GA program The initiative focuses on sexual assault discourse VIBHA KANNAN Staff Reporter

The Undergraduate Assembly has been discussing the possibility of a new discussion-focused RA/ GA program in light of the troubling results of the AAU Campus Climate Survey. In the survey, almost a third of Penn’s female undergraduates reported that they had been sexually assaulted. Now, the UA has been debating implementing meetings between RAs and GAs and their freshman halls to promote conversation about the topic. The idea of using RA/GAs to facilitate conversation among undergraduates was first proposed by New Student Representative and College and Engineering freshman Aren Raisinghani. UA Communications Director and College sophomore Sola Park said that RAs and GAs were selected as a focal point of the initiative because they could provide a “safe space for conversation.”

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week to play Yu-Gi-Oh! and participate in related activities. While their Facebook page has 51 members, Bahri said that about five to eight show up to each week’s meeting. Although they gather in one of Penn’s high rises, many of the members are not Penn students. Members hail from other Philadelphia universities like Temple and Drexel, as well as from the greater community. While some members of the club joked about my presence, laughing that the “media was investigating them,” Bahri explained the basics of the club and showed off her glow-inthe dark cosplay accessory. Cosplay — dressing up in manga-inspired costumes — is one of the many ways the Penn Duelists spend their time. By the time I arrived in the Harrison lobby, I was already used to

“Some of the centers on campus are not always so accessible for freshmen because they are still new, so we were discussing what would be a good alternative,” Park said. The survey also showed that rates of reported assault are particularly high among freshman undergraduate women. UA President and College senior Jane Meyer said that these statistics prompted the UA to think of programs that could reach out to that particular population. “What we have now during NSO is bigger presentations with not a lot of follow ups,” Meyer said. “But learning often happens in smaller groups where you can discuss the issues at length — and there isn’t really a forum for that.” Meyer said that the UA has been focusing on ways to prevent sexual violence on campus for many years. This fall, it launched Penn Anti-Violence Educators, a project that promotes peerto-peer education about sexual assault. However, Meyer said that the results of the Survey indicate that

the lighthearted accusations. In the days before the club’s meeting, their Facebook page warned members that “mass media [was] coming to get dirt on the club” and a subsequent post reassured members that their inclusion in this article without consent violated “ethical journalism practices.” University of the Sciences graduate Eric Hsiao, who asked to be referred to as a third-year professional, has led the club since it began in August 2014. He stressed the club’s importance in the greater Philadelphia community. “The club is really important to the area as it offers a place for Yu-Gi-Oh! to lots of people in the Philadelphia area. We don’t just play against each other,” Hsiao said. “We also go to different Yu-Gi-Oh! events where we get to destroy other people.” While I watched the Penn Duelists slam cards on the table and

more work needs to be done. “We have to target this problem of sexual violence in a new and different way,” Meyer said. But both Park and Meyer said that the program is still in its discussion phase. UA members agree that conversation about sexual assault is necessary, but there has been disagreement about the feasibility of this program. “We weren’t sure if RAs and GAs are the best individuals for this program. And then there is also the practicality issue — can we get busy Penn students all together at the same time?,” Park said. The UA is optimistic about programming, though. Meyer said that although she could not comment on the likelihood of the RA/GA program actually being instated, administrative support for new projects is always very strong, “Hopefully by the end of the year, we’ll be able to see some new programming that hasn’t existed before that will improve the climate of this campus,” Meyer said.

challenge each other to battle, it became clear that the club was more than anything focused on creating a home at Penn and in Philadelphia. When asked what his favorite part of the club was, College junior Brent Taylor replied simply “the people.” “We play a lot together and that’s all fun, but what’s really amazing is how I’ve enjoyed my hobby with close friends,” Taylor said. “It has allowed me to enjoy my college experience and relax.” Playing card games gives Penn Duelists members an opportunity to bond with each other while stimulating their minds. “A lot of it is trying to interact with other players … We try to play mind games with each other,” Taylor said. “We just like to relax and have fun with it.” The Penn Duelists meet on Fridays at 6 p.m. in the lobby of Harrison College House.

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On Veterans Day, members from all levels of Penn’s safety and security community gathered for a night of remembrance, initiation and commendation. The Division of Public Safety officials, Philadelphia Police, security officers, civilians and a dog or two made up the eclectic crowd Wednesday night. After a brief introduction by Deputy Chief of Tactical and Emergency Readiness Michael Fink, University Chaplain Rev. Charles Howard gave an invocation. His words touched on the importance of the bravery of both our armed forces and police officers, and the freedom that bravery provides for us all. A touching video presentation was then played, honoring all those who work for and with DPS who have served and continue to serve their country in the armed forces. Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush then took the stage and thanked the wide array of attendees and participants, from new Athletic Director Grace Calhoun to the DPS Human Resources department staff. A young boy in the community was then called up to the stage: Logan Mast had requested that in lieu of birthday presents, his family help him give thanks to the police officers and K-9 units that keep him safe. Mast, with the help of his family, set up a GoFundMe that has so far helped six individual K-9 units — the Penn Police’s along with five others in Delaware County. He was presented with a Civilian Appreciation Certificate by Penn Police Officer Sean Mackey and K-9 Officer Zzisa. Urban Park Manager Kris Kealey was then presented with the Penn Appreciation Plaque for her years of outstanding support of DPS and Penn Police. Rush made particular mention of the work Kealey has done to keep Hey Day safe, and, more challengingly, clean up afterwards,

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referring to her as an “honorary member of DPS every Hey Day.” Penn Police’s five newest officers, Ryan James, Francis Toth, Elan Thomas, Marc Laing and John McKenna were sworn in. The new officers received a standing ovation as well as a welcoming bark from K-9 Officer Zzisa. Next came the presentation of commendations and awards. The scope of DPS and Penn Police was apparent in the awards given to detectives, officers, fire fighters, civilians and other security professionals. Rev. Howard, alongside Fink, presented an award to Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Eugene Janda for some of his team’s very specific work this semester. Earlier this year, members of Penn’s Hindu Student Council hoped to celebrate Diwali, or the Hindu “Festival of Lights,” with some fireworks. As he had done in the past with Christian votive candles and Jewish menorahs, Janda and his staff found a way to help the students celebrate their faith as they saw fit. The awards continued, with

commendations given for a wide variety of actions including suicide prevention, rescues of drowning victims and intense investigative work. An AlliedBarton officer received praise for rescuing two children from an abandoned car, while others were recognized for their quick reactions and assistance to Penn Police. Finally, a very special award was given to Daryl Richards, who has been with AlliedBarton for 20 years, 15 of them at Penn. Richards would be familiar to students as the smiling face at the main entrance to College Hall, just outside Penn President Amy Gutmann’s office. Rush read a letter from Gutmann commending Richard’s perennially positive attitude, as well as the feelings of safety and security he provides. “We couldn’t be fonder, or more grateful,” the letter said. In her closing statements to the room, Rush emphasized the importance of the working relationships DPS and Penn Police have with the myriad groups represented within the ceremony. “We don’t do it alone,” Rush said.

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heartbreaker to Princeton. The Red and Blue, in their own right, were 4-4, having gone winless in non-conference play before dropping a contest to lowly Yale midway through the Ivy season. Three years ago, Harvard and Penn played the most important Ancient Eight game of the season, much like they will this Saturday. And when the Quakers won, it left an indelible mark on how my college career would play out: I was in love with Penn sports. Where were you that day? Me? I wasn’t at the game. When you first get to this

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“Some of us longer,” she added, alluding to the fact that Bither and Caldwell played on a club team together back home in California, beating a young McDonald-O’Brien’s team on one occasion. This isn’t an big-name football team. Penn isn’t sending any of these players off to the NFL, where they’ll play on an even bigger stage than they did in the NCAA. After this weekend, the athletic part of these five athletes’ lives will have, in all likelihood, come to a close. Carr knows that. But she believes that Penn Athletics is a gift that keeps on giving long after the student-athlete has ceased to be a student or an athlete. “I think everything they do on the court with athletics helps them in their career, with their families, the ups and downs of life, the wins and losses in life, how you bounce back, just like how this team has bounced back every week from a loss and won the next game. “That resiliency is something that life teaches you along the way, later on, that they’ve already got under their belts. So that’s why employers come from all over and hire our student-athletes. Because they know how to deal with disappointment and failure and get back the very next day, the very next set, the very next point, and start winning again.” When the final point has been

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school, it’s not hard to fall into the trap of not going to games. It’s easy to not feel invested in our teams. This isn’t Duke or Stanford or Northwestern, schools that balance successful academics with commitment from students to serious athletic competition. Here, at least of late, it has been easy for Penn Athletics to fall to the back burner. I don’t want to say I’d fallen into that situation. I still loved sports and was already writing for The Daily Pennsylvanian. But, as a kid whose first college football game was at Notre Dame Stadium, something about watching the Quakers get thrashed by William and Mary didn’t quite cut it. I guess I was somewhat

scored on Saturday night, it will mark the end of an era. But it won’t mark the end of the relationship between the captains and their soonto-be-former teammates. “This is a family we’ll stay in touch with throughout the years,” McDonald-O’Brien said. “But it’s sad to see us go." Next season, there will be no bittersweet senior farewells. Other than the five senior captains, this team is comprised only of sophomores and freshmen, meaning that the Class of 2017 will not be represented on the volleyball court. Genske is confident that the current sophomores are ready to step up and lead a year early. “They’re all really selfless people,” Genske said. “We’ve seen that this year, because our team is really deep. There are a lot of subs, and people were always willing to fill whatever role was necessary. They really want to win, and they’ll do anything that it takes, including not playing.” So what will the team do for Senior Night next year? “Nothing!” Carr exclaimed. “It’s gonna be great!” But expect to see all five of the captains back as alumni. “We’re already talking about plans for Homecoming,” DeSilva said. “We’re not done yet,” McDonaldO’Brien adde. “We’ll be back,” Bither promised. “And then you can interview us again.”

disenchanted. So I didn’t go to Franklin Field three years ago Tuesday. I didn’t see the Red and Blue’s final home game of the year. I didn’t witness the Quakers clinch the Ivy League title for what ended up being the last time under coach Al Bagnoli. But I saw it on Twitter. I read the recap. I heard the stories about how Brandon Copeland was uncontainable on defense that day. Harvard quarterback Colton Chapple — bless his soul — probably still has nightmares about that game. I was hooked. I wanted more. In person, I saw Penn women’s basketball shock Princeton in 2014 to win the Ivy

championship. I covered that team in the NCAA Tournament. I wanted more. I wanted it from football again. If, when Penn beat Harvard in 2012, you had told people that in the subsequent two seasons, the Quakers would go 6-14 and Bagnoli would leave for Columbia, you would have been called crazy. Yet that’s what happened. And that 2012 title seems pretty far away. But here the Red and Blue are once again. They’re back to being relevant, albeit maybe a season earlier than anyone foresaw. Two more wins guarantees Penn at least a share of the conference crown. I could tell you the number

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squad that has come out victorious in its last 22 games. As Penn and Harvard are the only two Ivy teams to currently control their own championship destinies, this matchup will have significant implications on who wins the Ancient Eight. A Quaker triumph would put them in position to clinch at least a share of the Ivy title next week at home versus Cornell, while a loss would eliminate the Red and Blue from title contention. Coach Ray Priore, who has won 10 Ivy League championships since joining Penn’s staff in 1987, is not fazed by what’s on the line. “You try to downplay it,” Priore said. “You try to say, ‘It’s just another game,’ which it is. Every game is a big one, right? Because we don’t beat Columbia, we’re not here. We don’t beat Yale, we’re not here. Brown, Princeton. So they’re all big games, they just get bigger as you start having success.” Senior linebacker Tyler Drake, who was a freshman on the 2012 Ivy champion Quakers, sees a similar football team to the one that beat then-No. 25 Harvard on the penultimate week of the season at Franklin Field and ultimately edged the Crimson by a single game in the conference

of ways this team resembles that 2012 squad. After all, Ray Priore’s boys have won four in a row. The last time that happened? You guessed it: 2012. That, however, isn’t what matters. If you were at the Princeton game on Homecoming, you probably saw one of the most exciting football games of your life. They don’t come much better than that in the Ivy League. If that was your first game at Franklin Field, if that was your first Homecoming, if your parents were there, if you were with friends ... you were in for a treat. I hope you were there. And I hope Donald Panciello’s blocked field goal and the Quakers’ overtime

standings. “We have a confidence about us similar to the 2012 team, and we are executing like we did back in 2012 as well,” he said. Penn enters having won its last four contests — all Ivy matchups — by dominating the second half. In all four wins against Columbia, Yale, Brown and Princeton, the Quakers trailed at some point in the first quarter. However, they have more than made up for slow starts by outscoring those opponents by 75 points after the opening period. Drake credits the Red and Blue’s “mental toughness” to its ability to get better as games go along. “I think its a testament to the coaches and players that have been able to make adjustments to the gameplan during the game,” Drake said. “Nobody had panicked, nobody has worried. Everyone is poised and responds to adversity really well.” The Penn offense has been humming under first-year coordinator John Reagan, with junior quarterback Alek Torgersen now up to 1,556 passing yards with a sterling 69.7 percent completion percentage and a 15:2 touchdown-to-interception ratio. His top receiver, sophomore Justin Watson, has 56 receptions for 800 yards and six touchdowns after scoring in each of the Red and Blue’s first four games, and the backfield tandem of junior

Brian Schoenauer and sophomore Tre Solomon has combined for 925 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. The unit will have a tough matchup with a Harvard defense that has allowed only 39 combined points in its last six games. Last year, the Quakers, fired up for the final home game at Franklin Field for former coach Al Bagnoli, opened strong against the visiting Crimson, commanding a 24-17 lead after three quarters. However, the Red and Blue came undone in the fourth and allowed 17 unanswered points, sandwiched around two Penn three-and-outs. They were unable to come back, ultimately falling 34-24. Through the air, Torgersen was 27 of 43 for 211 yards and a touchdown, and he was also the Quakers’ most effective rusher, with 55 yards gained and a score. 20 of Torgersen’s completions and 156 of his passing yards went to the trio of Watson and then-seniors Spencer Kulcsar and Conner Scott. Then-senior linebacker Dan Davis made a game-high 12 tackles and forced a fumble, and now-seniors Ian Dobbins and Jack Madden both picked off Crimson quarterback Scott Hosch. On the other side, Harvard running back Paul Stanton, Jr., bulldozed through the Penn defense for 235 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Most of that damage was done in the

win does for you what the Red and Blue did for me in 2012. If you aren’t hooked on Penn football and the athletic department as a whole yet, just wait. Because if the Quakers shock the Crimson on Saturday much the way they did three years ago, there will be a game next weekend in which the Red and Blue will play Cornell with the Ivy title at stake. And when you talk to your friends about that game, then you can ask them: “Where were you?” RILEY STEELE is a College senior from Dorado, P.R., and is senior sports editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at steele@ thedp.com.

first half, where Stanton accrued 173 of his yards in part thanks to touchdown runs of 42 and 75 yards, respectively. Hosch finished the day 13 of 20 for 174 passing yards, along with a touchdown pass to Tyler Hamblin. Harvard has retained its best player in Stanton, who has run for 735 yards on 134 attempts (5.5 per-rush average) with nine rushing touchdowns through eight games. In the passing game, Hosch has shown improvement from last season and claims 2,261 passing yards, an Ivy-best 16 touchdowns compared with only four interceptions as well as an league-leading 8.9 yards per attempt. Priore said Harvard’s efficiency through the air and on the ground prevents Penn from overplaying one aspect of the Crimson offense. “They do a great blend of a little bit of both, so if you key too much on the run, they beat you on the pass. You look to the pass, they beat you on the run,” Priore said. “It’s all about opportunity, all about us controlling the football, it’s all about the ball. I think at the end of the day, the team that makes fewer mistakes with the football will end up being the team that’s probably victorious.” Penn’s record in the series against Harvard is 35-48-2. A 36th win would clinch Penn a winning record in Priore’s first season as head coach.

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to lose to anybody in our league.â&#x20AC;? The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team possesses talent of its own, which the Quakers hope will be on full display against the Wildcats. Sophomore Virginia Burns was named Ivy League Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming. com for her performances against UMBC and Columbia. She tallied five individual victories in total, clocking winning times in the 100-, 200- and 500-yard freestyles. Junior Rochelle Dong impressed as well, scoring four individual victories over the weekend. The Red and Blue will need all the help they can get, as the Wildcats boast an impressive squad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Against Villanova, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have some really terrific competition,â&#x20AC;? commented Schnur. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a terrific 500 girl and a terrific 200 girl. They have a really strong womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fully funded with 14 full scholarships, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good test for us outside the Ivy League.â&#x20AC;?

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Quakers a close 159.5-136.5 loss. For the women (2-0), Villanova presents a unique challenge in that its roster is comprised of scholarship athletes. Unlike the teams in the Ancient Eight, the Wildcats (5-0) can offer such scholarships to their recruits, making the caliber of incoming and current swimmers that much higher. Due to Title IX, however, their male component team (0-4) is not funded through scholarships, making the playing field for recruiting much more level with that at Penn. Last weekend, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team recorded a decisive win over UMBC in its first meet of the season, tallying a score of 175117. Adding insult to injury, the Quakers broke two of the Retrieversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pool records, with a 200-yard medley relay time of 1:32.43 and a 400-yard freestyle relay time of 3:03.88. Star senior Eric Schultz, who would also individually triumph in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles, anchored Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medley relay team with a strong swim of 20.12. Schultz and fellow senior captain Chris Swanson, who captured first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle against UMBC, are no strangers to success. The two are picking up right where they left off last season, when they both recorded several first place finishes at the Ivy League Championships and went on to participate at the NCAA Division I Championships. While they look to repeat these accomplishments at the end of the season, coach Mike Schnur is confident that ambition will not be the downfall of his seniors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re consistent. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re consistent because they work hard, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seniors, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talented,â&#x20AC;? Schnur said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expect both of them to win every time they swim. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect either of them

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Quakers left wondering what went wrong in 2015 M. SOCCER | Last foe of

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What went wrong? As Penn men’s soccer enters its last game of the season against Harvard with only three wins to its name, that is the question on everyone’s mind. Senior captain James Rushton’s answer: “A lot.” With nearly half of the team’s

22 members playing their first collegiate season this fall, was the team doomed from the start? Not at all. Fuller sees a lack of consistency as the the root of the problem. “We were never able to get any continuity,” Fuller said. “We were never able to find a rhythm with a lineup or a group of guys, because guys were coming in and out and getting injured all season long. “That’s a huge challenge to try to overcome, especially with the young team that we have.” Unfortunately, the Quakers (3-10-2, 1-4-1 Ivy) were unable to overcome this challenge. Despite its relative youth, the team has key players with a good deal

of competitive experience under their belts. One of the key problems, as Fuller noted, was the number of injuries this season. Many players were out for short periods of time, and with junior captain Matt Poplawski — a key player in the past two years — out for much of the season, the deck seemed to stack up even more against the Red and Blue. But even if some of the team’s struggles can be found in its inability to field a consistent 11 for games, the Quakers were further hurt by a lack of production on offense as well. “We’ve had injuries, we’ve had bad luck,” Rushton said. “But in the end you can talk about excuses all day long. We just

weren’t good enough.” Fuller put it in the most basic of terms, saying, “We’ve given up too many goals and we haven’t scored enough.” In looking at Penn’s stats from the season, this assessment rings true. The Quakers have taken 151 shots in their 15 games yet only scored 12 times. “We didn’t score goals this year,” Rushton said. “It’s not good enough,” Fuller added. “That needs to be up around 30, and that’s been a case all year of not creating enough chances or finishing the chances we’ve created.” On the other end of the field, Penn allowed 25 goals on 251 shots. “I think you can look at both

sides of the ball,” Fuller said. “But I think, in the end, at its core, is we haven’t been able to build the relationships over the course of the season.” The whole season was not a complete failure for the Quakers, though. At many points throughout the season the Red and Blue controlled the game adeptly and created scoring chances. Yet problems persisted in converting those opportunities into points. “In a physical, competitive league like the Ivy League you have to be able to win your boxes,” Rushton said. “That’s something we weren’t able to do.” For good or bad, Penn was able

to give its younger players more minutes than the average freshman usually experiences. That exposure could translate into a very successful future for the program in the years to come. As the Red and Blue finish out their season this Saturday at Harvard (8-6-2, 4-2-0), their morale is not in the dust — far from it. “They’ve got a spirit to them,” Fuller said. “They’ve stayed the course and stayed in it, so we are looking to a good game Saturday.” Perhaps that spirit will translate into one final victory, and a sweet end to an otherwise bitter season.

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Quakers and Lions and Wildcats — oh my! Swimming takes on ’Nova, Columbia this weekend.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD

Time to say farewell

VOLLEYBALL | Final matches

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Penn volleyball’s senior class will play in its final weekend doubleheader with the Quakers FRIDAY

Columbia (7-14, 5-7 Ivy) 7 p.m.

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standings, respectively. And that day’s game made that finish — in some order — a virtual certainty. But when that contest began, it was truly difficult to believe the Quakers might actually win. After all, Harvard is Harvard. They’re the best at everything, right? On top of that, the Crimson entered the game 7-1 overall, with their only loss coming three weeks earlier in a

As we enter the final weekend of the 2015 season, Penn volleyball is already looking towards the future. But for the team’s five leaders, there is no tomorrow. Penn (11-13, 5-7 Ivy) will travel to New York to face to Columbia (7-14, 5-7) and Cornell (6-16, 2-10) in what will be the final Ivy action for senior captains Alex Caldwell, Alexis Genske, Jasmine DeSilva, Ronnie Bither and Michellie McDonald-O’Brien. “I think that realizing this is their last match will make them play even harder,” coach Kerry Carr said. “They realize this is it for them. I’ve been having to stop them at the end of practice, because they’re like, ‘We wanna play more!’” “It’s our last game, our last road trip. We’re excited to get on that bus,” Caldwell said, before betraying some degree of sentimentality for the final trip. “Last week was the last time at the Palestra, but, we’ve also spent hours on that bus." “Just like every weekend, we’re going to try to ball out, have fun. But as excited as we are to finish our season strong, it’s also kind of sad. We’ve been playing for four years now,” DeSilva said.

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here were you? Throughout our college experiences, it is impossible not to associate certain seminal moments that occur with the distinct periods in which they take place.

They may not be flashbulb memories in the making, but they impact us. They define our time at Penn. For me, a majority of the things that are woven into the fabric of my college life are sporting events. I wouldn’t expect it to be any different. After all, when you’ve played sports your entire life and love covering the Red and Blue, how could you not have your four years in Philadelphia shaped by Penn Athletics, for better and for worse?

As the football team prepares for its penultimate game of the season against undefeated Harvard, a squad that hasn’t lost in over two years, I’m reminded of the first Penn sporting event that truly impacted me. Nov. 10, 2012. Franklin Field. Penn 30, Harvard 21. It was a game the Quakers weren’t expected to win. Entering the 2012 season, Harvard and Penn were projected to end the year in first and second place in the Ancient Eight

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#BeAtHarvard [Disclaimer: Swamis is an exercise where The Daily Pennsylvanian’s editors make jokes and pick the Ivy League football games (plus America’s Game of the Week). Enjoy! -Riley] For Ray Priore and Penn football, campaigning is a way of life. You know how people say “in the 2015 campaign” to refer to a season? The Quakers embody that. They embrace that. Campaigns aren’t just seasons for them. They’re a way of life, something to tactfully execute on an annual basis. Undoubtedly, the 2015 campaign is going swimmingly for the Red and Blue. Penn has won four games in a row for the first time in three years. Two more wins would give the Quakers at least a share of the Ivy title.

Priore loves campaigning. The sideline is a holy place for him. And as one of the first canonized saints to ever serve in the office of Penn football head coach, it’s impossible to deny that Priore is good at campaigning. This year’s campaign? Puck Frinceton. Like the campaign to get him elected, Priore has executed Puck Frinceton flawlessly leading up to this weekend. Though the Quakers nearly blew their Homecoming game, Donald Panciello is a miracle worker. He’s got you covered. The problem for Priore is that he is cursed by something from before his presidency. The disappointing #beatharvard campaign of 2014 that resulted in only two wins for the pro-

gram and a disapora of social media followers nearly plunged Penn into chaos. But at his weekly Wednesday press conference, Priore issued a bold guarantee. He knows what he’s doing this weekend. A Swami asked him, “Mr. Priore: Can you say right now whether or not you will #BeAtHarvard?” The camera shutters click. All eyes are on the commander-in-chief of the football team with its swagger on 100. Priore puts his hands in his pockets. He looks out across the crowd of Swamis. He smiles. “Yeah. And we’re gonna #beatharvard this time too.” Prediction: PENN 20, Harvard 12

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