November 17, 2016

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

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FACULTY FIGHT BACK

Professors and administrators showed support for the black community at Penn, following the racist GroupMe messages CHASEN SHAO Staff Reporter

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n Nov. 16, following the Faculty Senate meeting, the Senate and various standing faculty participated in a solidarity march in opposition to racist GroupMe messages targeting black freshmen. Faculty Senate Chair–elect Santosh Venkatesh, Chair Laura Perna and former Chair Reed Pyertiz led the solidarity march across campus. They were

joined by students and administrators, including President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price. Before the march began, Perna read the statement that the Faculty Senate had passed minutes before: “On behalf of the standing faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, the Faculty Senate of the Executive Committee endorses the statement of President Amy

Gutmann about the presidential election and the statement from the University of Pennsylvania regarding racist messages sent to students. As a faculty, we stand in solidarity with our Penn black students, black faculty and staff, and all who are feeling targeted, unsafe and vulnerable. We condemn racism and bigotry on and off our campus. We are committed to the advancement of equity, inclusiveness

and constructive dialogue on our campus and to ensure that all persons are treated with dignity and respect. We commit to addressing the bigotry that has been on display in this election cycle and in making our campus a safe environment for everyone.” The march began at the Arch building on Locust Walk, where students soon joined the faculty marchers. The

marchers proceeded down Locust Walk until they reached the Tampons. Then, they turned and continued their march along Walnut Street until they returned to their starting point. As the marchers continued down Locust Walk, the initially quiet crowd began to chant. SEE SOLIDARITY PAGE 5

LGBT Center event remembers trans lives lost this year

Students fear loss of birth control access under Trump

The event was held four days earlier than usual because of Thanksgiving

IUDs could be first to go if Trump changes regulations

REBECCA TAN Staff Reporter

REBECCA TAN Staff Reporter

Just a week before students celebrate a day of thanksgiving and remembrance, the LGBT Center held the Transgender Day of Remembrance, where attendees wrote messages to members of the transgender community killed in the United States this year. The messages were burned in a fire as a symbol of sending love to the lives that were lost. Penn commemorated the event four days earlier than it is usually celebrated, Nov. 20, with activities and a speech by Philadelphia artist and activist Hazel Edwards. The event, which was co-sponsored by the LGBT Center and Counseling and Psychological Services, began at 5:30 p.m. with attendees pasting circles containing the biographical information of transgender people who had been killed this year on a bulletin board. Attendees also pasted messages of grief, colored in blue, and messages of celebration and hope, colored in yellow. “Why is hate so strong?” read one message. “We Matter,” read another. “It is quite an impact to look at a board and see all these people who were killed, violently, just for being who they are,” said LGBT Center Senior Associate Director Erin Cross. This year, organizers also wanted to create a more visual display of remembrance in order to include more introverted members of the community, said CAPS Psychologist Matthew LeRoy. Some attendees, however, felt that the event wound up being “too silent.”

With just 63 days until President- ele ct Dona ld Tr u mp’s inauguration, students on campus are preparing for what his administration might do. Chief among these concerns is access to contraception. College junior Esther Cohen said that when Trump closed in on an electoral victory, her first concern

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Following the election of 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump to the presidency, many students fear that they will lose access to birth control.

was whether women would be able to retain access to birth control. During his campaign, Trump said he planned to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, which ensures access to women’s health and requires health insurers to cover all approved forms of birth control without charging cost-sharing fees such as a co-pay. While Trump recently backed away from this position, stating that he may retain portions of the ACA, the uncertainty surrounding SEE BIRTH CONTROL PAGE 3

Karl Rove discusses future of Trump presidency Rove served as an advisor under President George W. Bush ESHA INDANI Contributing Reporter

In the wake of the election, Republican political analyst Karl Rove explained to students that regardless of the outcome of the election, there are several urgent structural problems within the American government that need to be addressed quickly. On Wednesday evening, the Penn College Republicans hosted Rove,

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senior advisor and deputy chief of staff during the George W. Bush administration, for a discussion on the electoral triumph of 1968 Wharton graduate and President-elect Donald Trump and the implications of his presidency for the future of American politics. The talk was attended by a large audience of Penn students and faculty of mixed political affiliations. Wharton freshman Ben Shaker com ment e d on t he p osit ive SEE ROVE PAGE 5

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Karl Rove urged attendees of his talk to give Trump a chance before making a judgment on his presidency.

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