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College admissions scandal hits Penn men’s basketball Jerome Allen was found guilty on 20 charges ELIZABETH MEISENZAHL Staff Reporter

While Penn was not among the higher education institutions implicated in the nationwide college admissions scandal, former Penn men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen has remained a key witness for the investigation into the college admissions bribery scandal that came to light in March 2019. He pleaded guilty in October 2018 to accepting bribes in exchange for recruitment of a player. In March 2019, Allen testified in a federal trial that Philip Esformes paid him to facilitate his son’s recruitment in 2015. Although the national scandal that broke days after Allen’s testimony did not name

Penn, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said Penn would consider revising its recruitment and evaluation process. During Esformes’ trial, news broke that he had also sent more than $400,000 to the consultant at the center of the national scandal after contacting him about his son’s recruitment. Esformes’ trial ended in April when he was found guilty on 20 charges, including bribery. In July, a judge sentenced Allen to four years probation, community service, and a fine, avoiding jail time. The next day, Penn Athletics removed Allen from its Hall of Fame. March 12 — The court documents unsealed by the United States Department of Justice documents charged 50 people for taking part in a far-reaching bribery scam to get prospective students into elite schools.

Among those charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering and fraud were famous actors, college coaches, and university administrators. The alleged crimes included bribing college officials to falsely identify students as a recruited athlete and cheating on entrance exams. Peer institutions including Yale University, Stanford University, Georgetown University, and the University of Southern California were named in the legal documents unsealed on March 12, but Penn was not. March 14 — In light of the nationwide bribery scandal involving admissions procedures at elite institutions, Penn Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said the University will once again consider revising its processes related to recruitment and evaluation. “Penn Admissions and [the

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University’s Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics] have worked with an outside consultant to review and strengthen our processes for the recruitment of student athletes and, in light of the current charges, will again consider whether any further changes are called for in our recruitment and evaluation processes,” Furda wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Furda had previously called for more training and professional development for staff in the Admissions Office and Athletics Department after Allen’s 2018 guilty plea. Penn also hired an outside consultant at the time to review admissions procedures. Furda did not provide further detail on the results of the work done by the outside consultant. IvySelect College Consulting Founder Michael Goran, who is a 1976 College graduate, said college admissions of-

fices should increase oversight of athletic departments. Goran suggested that admissions offices designate staff members to review and fact-check athletes’ applications. March 16 — Court documents show that Esformes called and texted William Singer, CEO of college preparatory company The Key and the consultant at the center of the national admissions scandal, to ask whether his son could be recruited to Penn. In a text to Singer from February 2014, Esformes asked if his son’s SAT score would be high enough to get into Penn. When Singer recommended Esformes’ son take the test again, Esformes asked if his son’s chances would be higher as a student-athlete. Esformes had also inquired about having his son take the SAT at an Arizona location. Singer arranged for many students to take the SAT or ACT at locations far from

their homes, where he coordinated with test proctors to correct the students’ answers after they had taken the exams, according to his indictment. March 18 — Bank records show that Esformes sent more than $400,000 to the charity of William Singer, according to a witness in Esformes’ trial in Miami. Prosecutors allege Singer’s charity, the Key Worldwide Foundation, was fraudulently used to launder bribes from parents hoping to gain elite college admissions for their children. According to its mission statement, the Key Worldwide Foundation is a non-profit that provides education to underprivileged students. April 4 — Esformes is found guilty on 20 charges, including bribery, in Miami federal court. Months later, Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to the Miami Herald.

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Two former Penn profs. launch presidential campaigns Joe Biden announced his presidential bid in April GRANT BIANCO Senior Reporter

Two of the front-runners for the Democratic presidential nomination have served as Penn professors – former United States Vice President Joe Biden and current U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). The two candidates launched their campaigns earlier this year, aiming to win in 2020 against incumbent President Donald Trump — a 1968 Wharton graduate. Penn President Amy Gutmann announced on Feb. 7, 2017 that Biden would serve as a Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor and lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. Warren taught contract and bankruptcy law

at Carey Law School from 1987 to 1995, when she left to teach at Harvard Law School. Dec. 31, 2018 — Warren announced the formation of an exploratory committee in an email to supporters to lay the groundwork for a potential presidential run. Warren wrote in the email that “America’s middle class is under attack,” criticizing billionaires and big corporations for the growing wealth inequality in the United States. Jan. 22 — Warren’s former Penn Law students remembered her fondly following the launch of her exploratory committee. 1993 Penn Law graduate Susan Marandett described her as “whip-smart.” 1990 Penn Law graduate Stephen Binhak added Warren was a “wellliked,” but tough professor. Binhak praised Warren’s verbal talent in the classroom as well. Feb. 9 — After launching her

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Warren taught at Penn Law from 1987 to 1995. Biden serves as a Presidential Professor of Practice and leads the Penn Biden Center.

exploratory committee in December, Warren officially kicked off her campaign at a rally in Lawerence, Mass. At her launch rally, Warren called for “big, structural change” and implicitly rebuked Democrats who took less progressive stances. Warren entered into a crowded field that already included other no-

table political figures, such as U.S. Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). April 25 — Joe Biden officially announced his presidential bid in a video released online. In his launch video, Biden attacked Trump’s remarks following the white su-

premacist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va. in August of 2017, saying Trump created a “moral equivalence between those spreading hate and those with the courage to stand against it.” At the time of his campaign launch, polls showed Biden consistently leading other Democrats by double-digits. After Biden announced his campaign, the University announced he would take an unpaid leave of absence from the Penn Biden Center. Moreover, the Penn Biden Center issued a statement affirming Biden’s campaign would not change the Center’s focus. Aug. 22 — Penn for Biden’s founders, Wharton senior Dylan Milligan and College senior Gabriel Barnett, said Biden is the most electable and most experienced Democrat in the race. They said their aim is to garner support for the former vice president on

campus. Milligan said Biden’s center-left ideology would be more appealing to voters in 2020 than Warren’s further-left policies. Nov. 3 — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner endorsed Warren for president, praising her economic and criminal justice policies. His endorsement follows his own efforts to reform Philadelphia’s criminal justice system. He dropped all marijuana possession charges during his first month in office. Dec. 3 — At Penn, Krasner attacked Biden and urged Democrats to embrace more progressive policies. He called Biden “dumb” and criticized his ability to unify the party in 2020. Krasner blamed centrist Democrats for recent Democratic electoral losses and said they catered too much to moderate voters. The talk was hosted by Penn Democrats and Beyond Arrest: ReThinking Systematic Oppression.

Students pressure University to address climate crisis Students in Fossil Free Penn hold weekly sit-ins HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Senior Reporter

Pressure mounted this semester from students opposing Penn’s investment in the fossil fuel industry. In light of the Penn Board of Trustees’ refusal to review Fossil Free Penn’s most recent divestment proposal last year, leaders said the club had no choice but to rethink its strategy and engage in direct action. FFP began holding weekly sit-ins outside of Penn President Amy Gutmann’s office in September. Weeks after the first sit-in, the University announced a Climate Action Plan 3.0, outlining more incremental steps to reduce Penn’s carbon emissions. Some student climate activists criticized the plan for its vagueness and the potential harm it could do to disadvantaged Philadelphia communities. In November, FFP protested at Penn’s Board of Trustees meeting, ultimately shutting it down. Student protesters say they aim to pressure Penn to host a climate town hall with Chief Investment Officer Peter Ammon, Chair of the Board of Trustees David Cohen, and Gutmann all in attendance. Sept. 20 — About 130 Penn students and professors marched in the Philadelphia Climate Strike to demand action on climate change. Sept. 27 — FFP began holding weekly Friday sit-ins to demand a public town hall on the University’s energy investments. About 40 students and faculty members attended the sit-in. Students discussed their relationships to the cause and drafted an email to key administrators, demanding a public town hall where students could engage with administrators on fossil fuel divestment and discuss Penn’s plan to reduce carbon emissions. Oct. 15 — Penn released its third Climate Action Plan, with increased emphasis on encouraging sustainable behaviors from the campus population and expanding academic study of environmental issues. According to the plan, Penn Sustainability aims to reduce carbon emissions from buildings by 40% by 2024 and become carbon neutral by 2042. More controversially, the plan’s “Waste Minimization and Recycling” goal called for “tracking waste” and “evaluating infrastructure” to decrease the amount of garbage Penn sends to landfills. FFP leaders said this change was a step in the wrong direction, criticizing the University for sending more waste to incinerators in disadvantaged communities. The seven broad goals of this year’s plan match those of the 2014 Climate Action Plan 2.0, which have seen steady progress, according to a Penn Sustainability report. Nov. 8 — About 100 members of Fossil Free Penn shut down a Board of Trustees meeting in a protest that took place at the Inn at Penn. Chanting and singing, they reiterated their demands for a public town hall with Gutmann, Ammon, and Cohen in attendance. The board meeting, which was scheduled to last an hour, ended about 20 minutes early after the protesters drowned out the trustees. “The impact of the fossil fuel

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About 100 members of Fossil Free Penn shut down a Board of Trustees meeting in November, demanding a public town hall with administrators.

industry is genocidal,” students chanted. They also repeatedly sang, “Which side are you on?” Board members shouted their agreement to the meeting’s resolutions over the noise from the protesters in an attempt to keep the meeting on track. Penn’s Open

Expression Observers asked the protesters to cease chanting but soon gave up and stood watch over the students in silence. Members of the public are not allowed to “interrupt, interfere with, obstruct, disturb, or disrupt the conduct” of the open meeting,

according to the meeting schedule web page. Four days after the disruption, students who had scanned their PennCards upon entering the board meeting room received an email from Penn Provost Wendell Pritchett, warning them that should any violations of the open expression guidelines occur again, offending students would be referred to the Office of Student Conduct for “appropriate disciplinary action, which among other sanctions can include a permanent notation on a student’s transcript.” Nov. 11 — Faculty members published a guest column in The Daily Pennsylvanian voicing their support for the student protestors, urging the University to hold a climate town hall, and to “hear them out, engage them constructively, and take much bolder action.” The seven faculty authors added that

peer universities such as Columbia University, Stanford University, and the entire University of California system have already taken the step to divest from coal companies. Dec. 4 — Gutmann announced the Penn “Environmental Innovations Initiative,” designed to bring together researchers, scholars, and students to develop “new ideas” and “innovative solutions for our

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International and LPS students deserve need-blind admissions

nternational undergraduate applicants and applicants to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies at Penn face a major disadvantage. Unlike other undergraduate applicants, their financial need affects their chances of admission to the University. Penn touts its “need-blind” application process, which means that degree of financial need does not affect admissions decisions. But this policy only extends to undergraduate applicants from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. All other international students “must apply for aid when they apply for admission,” according to the Penn Admissions website. Neither LPS students nor international students deserve a lower chance of acceptance depending on whether or not they are able to pay tuition at Penn. Penn should extend the current need-blind application process for students in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to LPS and international applicants. This would bring Penn in line with other Ivy League schools and grant more people access to a Penn education. Currently, international students have to apply for financial aid when they apply for admission. This forces international applicants to make a difficult choice between asking for aid and lowering their chances of admission or having to stomach the high cost of attendance. Similarly, according to the LPS website, “students are not eligible for Penn’s all-grant program,” which meets financial need for other Penn undergraduates through grants and workstudy funds. The precedent set for need-blind admission for international applicants from Canada and Mexico should be extended to all other applicants. Inter-

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national and LPS applicants should be admitted based on their merit, not on their financial security. This would fol-

The University’s current need-based policies may also be alienating many fantastic potential applicants. While

International and LPS applicants should be admitted based on their merit, not on their financial security.”

low the example of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, which already admit all students on a need-blind basis. Penn has an immense operating budget and endowment, and this one cost-cutting measure challenges the academic integrity of the institution. It is time for Penn to make admission fully need-blind.

some prospective students may apply and be rejected because of their financial needs, there is likely a host of qualified applicants who are not applying to Penn for the simple reason that they know their need will harm their chances at admission. If Penn valued academic excellence above profit and endowment

growth, it would use a pure need-blind model. This would allow a more diverse group of students to pursue a Penn education. Domestic LPS students are also suffering from need-based application processes. While the LPS program tells applicants it will give them “an opportunity to take full advantage of the Ivy League,” this cannot be true if some applicants face a disadvantage at the onset. Penn should stop subjugating LPS and international students to an unfair admissions process. Rather, it should do what other Ivy league schools have already done, and start offering a needblind admissions process that favors the academic excellence of the institution over the accumulation of capital. While the Class of 2024’s international and LPS students will be admitted by a need-based process, the Class of 2025’s should not be.

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The ‘Work Hard, Play Harder’ Mentality is Deeply Flawed

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used to have a poster in my dorm room that read “Work Hard, Play Harder” and right next to it, a poster that read “Make Your Mental Health a Priority.” For the longest time, I thought these two phrases went hand-in-hand with one another. But after living by the former motto for some time, I realized that this is far from the case. “Work hard, play harder” is the mantra by which many Penn students live. Let’s be honest: When we say “work hard, play harder,” we’re really saying “work hard, party harder.” Considering that Penn is often

THE FRIENDLY DISSIDENT | More partying does not equate to happiness called the “Social Ivy,” it is unsurprising that this has become

Having a mentality where students feel compelled to go out constantly does nothing to improve our well being.” our mantra. When we want to take a break, we tell ourselves to take a break by partying and

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that partying is what we need for mental health. Let me first state

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that I am all for taking time for your mental health; however, the phrase “work hard, play harder” negates the importance of a balanced lifestyle. This work-hard mentality is not conducive to our mental health. Penn already is one of the most stressful colleges in America. Having a mentality where students feel compelled to go out constantly does nothing to improve our well being. As a freshman, I see my peers go out at least three times a week. I do not think there is anything wrong with partying and I’ll be the first to admit that going out can be fun and exciting. But we must also acknowledge how draining and

tiresome going out truly is. Going out that much did not make me any happier and I can’t imagine I’m the only one who feels that way. Partying has become a form of escapism and the phrase “work hard, party harder” only fuels this toxic mentality. While constant partying can make you happy in the moment, it is not the answer to stress. So then what is the answer? If partying makes students feel unhappy and working around the clock also makes students feel unhappy, what direction should students take to improve their mental health? In order to prioritize one’s mental health at Penn, students should aim to live a balanced lifestyle. Given that every student is unique, a step-by-step formula for mental health would be naive. If you feel as if you are solely working, do not feel guilty about taking a break from work. Likewise, if you feel as if you are solely partying, do not feel guilty about not going out. While resting can mean partying, it can also mean spending time alone, watching TV, or going for a run. The “work hard, rest well” mentality is more

EMILIA ONUONGA conducive to improving our mental health. You don’t need to go out twice or three times a week. In fact, you don’t need to go out at all. Remember that there is beauty in balance and playing harder disrupts that balance. There are other ways of resting than simply partying all the time and there are other ways to find moments of happiness. Enjoy your time at Penn and remember: Work hard, rest well. EMILIA ONUONGA is a College freshman from Middletown, Del. studying Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Her email address is eonuonga@sas.upenn.edu

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Students demand Penn fire Law professor Amy Wax A petition to fire Wax has over 65,000 signatures CONOR MURRAY Senior Reporter

Carey Law School professor Amy Wax sparked controversy again this summer after claiming that the United States would be “better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites.” Her comments prompted student activism, like protest marches and petitions calling for the University to relieve her of all teaching duties. In October, the Undergraduate Assembly passed a resolution demanding the administration fire Wax. Wax previously caused controversy in 2017 when she claimed that white, Anglo-Protestant cultural norms are superior, and that she had never seen a black Penn Law student graduate in the top quarter of their class. July 18 — Wax pushed for an

immigration policy favoring people from Western countries at the National Conservatism Conference. She said immigrants are responsible for an increase in “litter,” and that America would be “better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites.” She claimed her comments were not racist because she opposes non-Western immigration for cultural, not biological, reasons, Vox reported. 2019 College graduate Luis Bravo created a petition on July 18 calling on the University to fire Wax, which has since garnered more than 65,000 signatures. The petition, titled “Fire Racist Penn Law Professor, Amy Wax,” was addressed to Penn Law Dean Ted Ruger, Penn President Amy Gutmann, and Chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees David Cohen. The Latinx Law Students Association also released a petition on July 18 denouncing Wax’s comments as racist and demanding that admin-

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Wax said the United States would be better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites at the National Conservatism Conference in July.

istrators relieve her of all teaching duties, which collected more than 1,800 signatures. July 23 — Ruger released an official statement denouncing the comments Wax made at the conference, calling them “racist” at worst

and “bigoted” at best. Ruger wrote that Penn Law is committed to diversity and has hired 10 tenured or tenure-track professors since 2016, half of whom are people of color and more than half of whom are women. Wax wrote in an email to

The Daily Pennsylvanian that Ruger released the statement based on reports of her comments, not from an official transcript or audio recording. Oct. 6 — The UA unanimously passed a resolution condemning Wax and demanding Penn fire her. The resolution alleged that Wax violated a principle of the University’s Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administrators, which bars faculty from engaging in “discrimination on the basis of irrelevant characteristics.” The resolution also demanded that Penn implement mandatory annual sensitivity training for all faculty members. Oct. 14 — More than 50 students dressed in black and marched in front of the Penn Law building at 8 a.m. to protest Wax’s continued employment at Penn. Students carried posters featuring inflammatory statements Wax made that they believed marginalize many students at Penn. Some posters read,

“America is better off with more whites and fewer nonwhites — A Penn Law professor.” Nov. 14 — The Nominations and Elections Committee proposed an altered version of the UA’s Oct. 6 amendment hoping to make the demands more tangible. The NEC proposed that Penn relieve Wax of her teaching duties. The UA consulted with law student groups before selecting which version of the resolution to submit to administrators. Nov. 17 — The UA passed the final version of the amendment demanding that Penn fire Wax, returning to the demands of the original resolution. The final amendment also demanded the University explain why it has not yet sanctioned Wax in light of her comments, devote more resources to faculty to increase sensitivity to diversity, and hire staff that align with the University’s commitment to diversity.

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Penn announced plans to create a slate of new buildings this year and continued constructing its recordbreaking $163 million dorm, New College House West. Penn’s construction of NCHW will provide more room to house students once sophomores are required to live on campus in 2021. Students who criticized the sophomore housing policy cited concerns about the costs of on-campus housing and about the policy’s impact on Greek life. Penn also continued construction of the Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Tangen Hall, and the Wharton Academic Research Building. Residents living near construction zones criticized the noise, claiming they were frequently woken up by construction early in the morning. Students said they felt their concerns were largely unaddressed by administrators. Construction began for NCHW, Penn’s record-breaking $163 million residence hall, on Dec. 3, 2018 in the high rise field on the corner of 40th and Walnut streets. The building will house 450 students and will be open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors starting in 2021. Emails to Rodin College House and Du Bois College House residents outlined the construction schedule and indicated the diagonal walkway that cuts to 40th and Walnut streets would be blocked off by a fence. The construction of NCHW coincides with Penn’s new policy requiring all sophomores to live in college housing starting in 2021. Feb. 12 — Penn Medicine altered its design plans for the $1.5 billion construction of the Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to optimize the layout of patient rooms. The pavilion, which is Penn’s “largest capital project” in history, began construction in May 2017 and is slated to open in 2021. Penn Med officials said the new design plan will allow for quicker room conversion and more greeting space for visitors. Patients also will be able to change room conditions such as temperature and lighting with new technology. Once completed, the pavilion will have 17 stories and will be Penn’s biggest and most expensive building project to date. The project aims to house inpatient care for heart and vascular medicine and surgery, for

neurology and neurosurgery, for the Abramson Cancer Center, and for a new emergency department. Feb. 26 — Penn announced at a Board of Trustees meeting that Tangen Hall will be completed by 2020. The $46 million building, located at 40th and Sansom streets, will be the first student entrepreneurship hub at Penn. The seven-story building will span 68,000 square feet and house the Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship program, which provides faculty advising, financial support, and entrepreneurship courses to Penn students looking to establish their own startups. It will create spaces for collaboration between the Wharton School, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Aug. 27 — Penn students criticized the “ridiculous” noises from NCHW construction, claiming that the noise was waking them up early in the morning. Construction began at 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Residents of Du Bois, Gregory College House, and Rodin said administrators were not properly addressing their concerns and had not taken the proper steps to offer a solution to the noise levels from NCHW. Sept. 19 — Administrators hosted a town hall to address noise complaints from the NCHW construction zone and announced the amenities the dorm will feature. Student residents from nearby dorms attended the event, which took place in Gregory. Administrators revealed that construction noise would decrease from fall 2019 throughout the winter and spring, but will spike again during the summer when most students have left campus. They also said the building will house a coffee bar, an engagement kitchen where students can learn how to cook, and a Campus Green, which will provide open space next to Locust Walk open to all and a courtyard within security boundaries of NCHW. Nov. 25 — Students living in the Quad said they are frustrated with the early-morning noise and restricted walkways caused by the construction of the Wharton Academic Research Building. The building, which includes classrooms, group study rooms, research centers, and shared conference rooms, is located at 37th and Spruce streets and has been under construction since spring 2018. It is expected to be completed by the end of August 2020.

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Penn volleyball’s first season under the direction of coach Iain Braddak was a tumultuous one. Despite several players having reservations about Braddak during the hiring process, Penn Athletics gave him the job in 2018. In addition to being the worst season in program history, eight players filed formal grievances with Penn Athletics against their coach for his conduct during the year. The administration responded to the situation by setting up a teamwide mediation session called restorative justice, in which a third-party firm administered a three-hour meeting attended by all 20 players on the team, Braddak, and Associate Athletic Director Matt Valenti. Braddak returned for the 2019 season with the hope of focusing on the future of the program. However, a different type of setback occurred near the end of the season when Penn Athletics announced that the remaining two games of the team’s season would be canceled following the administration’s discovery of “vulgar, offensive, and disrespectful posters” in the team’s locker room. Multiple ath-

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Last spring, allegations of verbal abuse were brought forward about Penn volleyball coach Iain Braddak. Players on the team brought eight formal grievances against Braddak after the conclusion of the 2018 fall season.

letes on the team did not respond to requests for comment, while Penn Athletics stated that the cancellation had nothing to do with last season’s grievances.

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Several players said that coach Iain Braddak’s conduct over the past year left many on the team feeling offended, mistreated, or dejected, but that Penn Athletics’ responses to the student-athletes’

concerns have left them feeling even worse. From the administration’s decision to hire Braddak, which the team advised strongly against, to its handling of the eight formal grievances filed against him since, multiple players on the team have alleged that they have suffered at the hands of a leadership that has consistently put them second. “I had to take a stand for what I believe in,” Furrer told The

Penn’s own Franklin Field turned 125 years old in 2019, and the party lasted all year long. From the Philadelphia Eagles to the service academies to the Red and Blue’s own squads, the Frank has been home to scores of teams across its history. But nowadays the stadium is arguably most full for the annual Penn Relays in late April, where thousands from around the world come to see the world’s best athletes compete in track and field. Penn football ushered in the historic milestone with commemorative all-red throwback uniforms, which they wore for select home games this season. Whether for football, sprint football, lacrosse, or track, Franklin Field will remain one of the nation’s most sacred venues for years to come.

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Daily Pennsylvanian after her resignation. “So, I didn’t quit the team, I quit Penn Athletics and the coaching staff because of a lack of action and support. When eight out of 20 young women file grievances against a coach, there should be action and support — we got neither.” Furrer’s teammates say they’re proud of her decision, highlight-

This year, Penn’s historic Franklin Field turns 125 years old, and to celebrate its long history, Penn Athletics has begun a 125 Years of Franklin Field Celebration, in which special events will be hosted at the stadium throughout the year. According to the Athletics Department, which announced this initiative on Thursday, these events include special programming at the 2019 Penn Relays and next season’s football home opener against Dartmouth on Oct. 5. “Franklin Field has played an important role in the history of Penn Athletics and college football, and by hosting Penn lacrosse and the nation’s old-

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Jerome Allen bribery scandal continues into second year Allen was removed from the school’s Hall of Fame THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Editor

While news of the scandal first broke in July of 2018, the Jerome Allen bribery scandal remains unresolved nearly a year and a half later. In March, Allen testified against Penn parent Philip Esformes in federal court, saying that Esformes bribed him in order to secure admission for his son, Morris, who graduated from Wharton in May. Allen’s testimony resulted in Esformes’ conviction, the implication of former Penn men’s basketball assistant coach Ira Bowman, Allen’s removal from the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame, and the avoidance of jail time for the charges against him. Allen, who was forced to pay over $200,000 in fines and forfeitures, pleaded guilty. Penn Athletics has not commented on Allen or its pending investigation into his conduct since July.

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“I accepted the money to help Morris Esformes get into the school,” Allen testified in Miami federal court, the Miami Herald

reported. “I got his son into Penn; I got his son into Wharton. None of that would have happened without me.” Allen acknowledged that without the bribes, Esformes’ son would not have made the basketball team. In 2013, Allen made several trips to Miami to meet with Esformes and his son. Allen received $10,000 in cash, hidden in a brown envelope, from Esformes each time. Allen watched Esformes’ son play several times. Despite the son’s lack of qualifications as a player, Allen agreed to “recruit” him after a bit of convincing from Esformes. “He said to me, ‘we would be family for life,’” Allen testified. In the end, Morris Esformes was granted admission to Wharton in 2015. However, he never appeared on the basketball team’s roster or played on the team. He is now a senior.

July 1

On Monday, former Penn men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen was sentenced to four years of probation, of which six months will be spent on house arrest, the Miami Herald reported. Allen had pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from Philip Esformes in exchange for his son

Former Penn men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen admitted to accepting bribes from Penn parent Philip Esformes to help his son gain admission to the school. Allen was later removed from Penn’s Hall of Fame.

Morris’ admission to Wharton. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams also sentenced Allen to 600 hours of community service and a fine of $202,000 in addition to an $18,000 forfeiture judgment to the U.S. government, according to the Herald. “If there is any lesson here, you can’t pay your way in and you shouldn’t be able to pay your

way out,” Williams said. “There is a debt owed — it’s more than just a reputational cost to you.” During his sentencing, Justice Department prosecutors Elizabeth Young and Drew Bradylyons said that Allen had provided “substantial assistance” in their case against Esformes, who faces charges that he orchestrated a $1 billion Medicare fraud

scandal, in Miami federal court. Young and Bradylyons recommended Allen receive a reduced jail sentence for his cooperation. The Herald reported that Allen’s lawyers then successfully argued for a probationary sentence.

July 2

Former Penn men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen was re-

moved from the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame on Tuesday, just one day after he was sentenced for his role in a year-long admissions bribery scandal. Allen’s sentence includes four years of probation, 600 hours of community service, and a fine of $202,000 along with an $18,000 forfeiture to the federal government. “The University of Pennsylvania considers induction into the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame as the highest individual honor for a student-athlete or coach, and criteria for induction encompasses both athletic achievements and character. As a result of his federal conviction, Jerome Allen has been removed from the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame,” Senior Associate Athletic Director of Governance and Administration Kevin Bonner wrote in a statement. Allen’s involvement in the scandal sparked debate over whether or not the school should expel the former standout from the illustrious ranks of the Red and Blue’s best. His successful career on the court included two Ivy League Player of the Year awards and three Ivy League titles. Allen is also the latest Penn player to be drafted to the NBA.

Penn men’s and women’s basketball have historic years The men won the Big 5 and the women won an Ivy title MICHAEL LANDAU Sports Editor

Penn men’s basketball started 2019 with a major milestone, winning its first Big 5 title since 2002 with a final win over Saint Joseph’s in January. Despite that success, however, the Quakers struggled in Ivy League play, clinching a spot in the Ivy Tournament on the final day of the regular season with a 7-7 record. The Red and Blue then lost to Harvard in the Tournament semifinal. Penn women’s basketball won a ti-

of that to ourselves,” Brodeur said. “We treated this game like it was a championship game: win or go home. And we won tonight.

tle of its own, sharing the Ivy League regular season championship with Princeton. However, the Quakers lost to the Tigers in the Ivy Tournament final, leaving them a game short of March Madness.

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Penn men’s basketball beat St. Joseph’s, 78-70, in a rare away game in the packed Palestra. Led by some strong performances from freshman guard Bryce Washington and junior forward AJ Brodeur, the Red and Blue knocked in 14-of-38 threes while St. Joe’s shot just 3-of-24 from downtown. “This game — the Big 5 championship — we wanted all

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Penn women’s basketball guard Ashley Russell (right) helped lead the Red and Blue to a share of an Ivy League title with Princeton.

It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t pretty. But when the final buzzer sounded, the Quakers got the job done. In a thrilling, back-and-forth affair in front of a rowdy Palestra crowd, Penn men’s basketball defeated Brown, 58-51, to secure the fourth and final spot in the Ivy League Tournament. The Quakers’ defense gave the usually high-powered Brown offense fits all night long. Penn forced the Bears

into committing 22 turnovers. On the other end of the floor, even though it was Senior Night, it was the junior duo of Devon Goodman and AJ Brodeur that powered the Quakers, especially in the second half. The two finished with 38 of the Quakers’ 58 points.

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Penn women’s basketball has been dominant all year. Now the Red and Blue have an Ivy League title to show for it. The Quakers came into Saturday’s game controlling their own destiny, knowing that they would win at least a share of SEE HOOPS PAGE 15

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Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club hockey see progress toward varsity status The teams were in a dispute with Penn over rink flooding YOSEF WEITZMAN Senior Sports Reporter

Penn club hockey announced a new fundraising initiative to facilitate an eventual move to varsity status in July. The fundraising effort will be significant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; former Penn hockey president Rolando Bonachea estimated that a sustainable endowment for Division I menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey teams would be in the range of $50 million. Penn club hockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planned varsity transition has not been endorsed by Penn Athletics. Meanwhile, renovations to Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class of 1923 Ice Rink over the summer, funded in large part by Philadelphia Flyers Alumni and former Flyers owner Ed Sinderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth hockey foundation, have improved the rinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s readiness for two new eventual varsity programs. However, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club hockey reported that the renovations resulted in damaged equipment for both teams. Team presidents disagreed with Penn Athletics over blame for the damages â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the teams allege that Penn never alerted them of the possibility for damage.

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est and largest track and field meet each year, but its impact goes far beyond that,” Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun said in a statement.

Apr. 24

Founded in 1895, the Relays are the oldest collegiate track meet in the United States. Every year, top high school, collegiate, and Olympic-level athletes travel to Franklin Field to compete in front of an international crowd. The race has expanded from nine races attracting 5,000 spectators to now over 425 events, which attract as many as 110,000 fans. The meet predates the first modern Olympics by a year, and after only 19 years, it began drawing a similar international crowd. In 1914, a team from Oxford University in the United Kingdom traveled across the Atlantic by boat to

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The 125th running of the Penn Relays took place in April 2019 at Franklin Field. The Relays were part of the yearlong celebration of the stadium’s 125th anniversary, also commemorated during football season.

compete and ultimately win the four-mile relay. In 125 years of running, the meet has touched countless people’s lives across genera-

tions. A great portion of Penn Relays competitors go on to live extraordinary lives beyond athletics. Among them are famous figures such as Buzz Al-

drin, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, and even Bernie Sanders.

Aug. 3

Over the past 125 years,

Franklin Field has hosted a series of important games and events, cementing it as one of the most iconic features of Penn’s campus. Franklin Field, named after Benjamin Franklin, first opened on April 20, 1895, with the first running of the Penn Relays. The chairman of Penn’s track committee at the time, Frank B. Ellis, was looking for an event to mark the dedication of the school’s new stadium. Franklin Field has been the setting of many firsts. It was the first stadium in the country to have a scoreboard. In 1922, the stadium was the site of the first football radio broadcast, and in 1929, it was the home of the first commercial football telecast. The stadium also hosted the NFL Championship Game in 1960. The stadium even has a presence in the media. In the 2000 film Unbreakable, Bruce Willis plays a security guard at the field. In 2006, the mov-

ie Invincible was filmed at Franklin Field, which served as a stand in for the demolished Veterans Stadium.

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Following in the trend of last year’s men’s basketball team, Penn football announced on Tuesday it would wear throwback uniforms this season to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Franklin Field. The look is inspired by the team’s 1970s uniforms and includes a combination of red jersey and white pants. The helmet redesign — now also red — might be the most noticeable, featuring a blue “P” within two white footballs and a pair of blue stripes down the middle. Last January, Penn men’s basketball debuted a similar all-red look for the team’s home game against Princeton to honor the 40th anniversary of the 1979 team that reached the Final Four.

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Several Penn Athletics teams capture Ivy titles in 2019 Simon Mathias, junior face-off specialist Kyle Gallagher, junior attackman Adam Goldner, freshman defenseman BJ Farrare, and senior YOSEF WEITZMAN goalie Reed Junkin. Junkin was Senior Sports Reporter also awarded the Most Outstanding Player after tallying 32 saves over The month of May this year was the two games. an excellent time to be a Quakers The teams went back and forth all sports fan. On the same day that game, trading goals throughout the Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track captured its contest. After the Quakers jumped second consecutive Ivy League ahead, 4-1, in the first period, Yale May 5 Outdoor Heptagonal Championopened the second period with Two of the best teams in the na- three goals in just under two minship, Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lacrosse defeated Yale in a 12-11 thriller to win the tion went to battle in New York utes. It seemed like the momentum Ivy League Tournament and guar- City, and Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lacrosse came had switched over to the Elis, until antee an NCAA Tournament bid. out on top in a nail-biting 12-11 vic- Penn responded with three goals of Syndication Sales Corporation The Newtory York Times Syndication Sales Corporation over Yale. Five Quakers were Yale later got revenge against Penn their own. A goal by Mathias with York, N.Y. N.Y. 10018 10018six seconds left in the half put the Eighth Avenue, York, to theNew All-Tournament in the NCAA Tournament, but620selected 1-800-972-3550 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 including senior attackman there would still be more champi-For Forteam Release Tuesday, December 10, Release Thursday, 12, 2019Quakers up, 8-6, heading into the onships for Penn Athletics to follow in 2019. Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross country won the Ivy League Cross Country Championship in November, led by junior Anthony Russo who qualified to compete individually in the NCAA National Championships. Other athletes like Penn womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track senior Nia Akins also qualified to compete individually on the NCAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest stage this year.

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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 highstakes meets like the Ivy Heps. This grit certainly showed on Friday afternoon: The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team took first and the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team took third in the competition. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title of all time. Junior Anthony Russo was the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s individual runner-up with a final time of 24:38.3, continuing his streak of impressive performances for the team this fall. Russo earned first team All-Ivy honors for the meet.

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Coach Bill Wagner says goodbye to Penn sprint football Wagner had coached the team for the last 50 years THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS Senior Sports Editor

2019 marked the end of an epic era for Penn sprint football. After 50 years as the team’s head coach, Bill Wagner retired at the end of this season. During his tenure at Penn, he led sprint football to five Collegiate Sprint Football League championships, most recently in 2016. For 34 years, he also served as the pitching coach for Penn baseball. While the Quakers fell short of a CSFL Championship this year, they sent Wagner out in style with a 31-21 victory over Caldwell to conclude the season. Wagner will be replaced next season by Jerry McConnell, who has spent the last 12 seasons as the team’s offensive coordinator.

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A legend will leave Penn after this year, as it was announced Friday that sprint football coach Bill Wagner will

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the title with a win. Coming off a victory against Yale on Friday night, the Quakers travelled up to Providence, R.I. to battle Brown, whom they beat by 40 points last month. Even though they were facing the team at the bottom of the Ivy standings, the Quakers didn’t let up and defeated Brown handily, 75-53. The Quakers will be the No. 2 seed in the Ivy Tournament, and will battle No. 3 Harvard for a spot in the championship. The title was their fourth in six years.

retire after 50 seasons leading the team. “Bill Wagner is a coaching icon at the University of Pennsylvania,” Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun wrote in a press release. “Our sprint football program is truly his program — he has coached nearly every living member, and he has been the driving force behind everything that makes it one of the top programs in our Division. ‘Wags’ has positively impacted the lives of more than 1,500 student-athletes, both in sprint football and through his many years as an assistant baseball coach at Penn, and we look forward to celebrating his legacy this fall during his landmark 50th season leading our sprint football program.”

Sept. 8

The Quakers took the field on a beautiful Saturday afternoon to play in the annual alumni game. As Wagner enters his 50th and final season as coach of the Penn sprint football, the alumni weekend was about looking back on his long career at Penn. In line with recent alumni game histo-

at the end of the day it wasn’t enough. In a hotly contested matchup that came down to the final minute, Penn men’s basketball fell to Harvard, 66-58, in the semifinal of the Ivy League Tournament. The loss marks the end of the Quakers’ season after the team decided to not participate in any of the lesser postseason tournaments. While the Quakers led for the majority of the game, cold shooting and a slew of turnovers in the final minutes of the game allowed Harvard to pull away for good. The Red and Blue shot just 36 percent from the field in the second half, including 1-for-6 from three, and committed five turnovers in the final 10 minutes of

terback Eddie Jenkins, who earned first team All-Collegiate Sprint Football League honors in 2017 and would later be named the CSFL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2019 season.

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Penn sprint football coach Bill Wagner announced in August that he would be retiring at the conclusion of the 2019 season. Wagner will be replaced by Jerry McConnell, his former offensive coordinator.

ry, this year’s game was a 44-0 blowout in favor of the current Penn team. The alumni game is always an enjoyable event for alumni, as they get a chance to come back to Franklin Field and reunite with old teammates.

However, this weekend had a more emotional touch as they celebrated Wagner’s career and the impact he has had on Penn sprint football.

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On Saturday night, Wagner

concluded his 50-year career with the Red and Blue with a hard-earned, 31-21 victory against Caldwell. Along with Wagner, Penn said goodbye to the senior class. The team’s biggest loss from this group will undoubtedly be quar-

After 50 years with Wagner at the helm, the Quakers are turning to offensive coordinator Jerry McConnell to take over the program, as announced by Penn Athletics on Tuesday. “I am incredibly pleased that we are able to continue the amazing legacy that Wags has built for the sprint football program by hiring his longtime assistant Jerry McConnell,” Penn Athletics Director M. Grace Calhoun wrote in a statement. “Jerry has a deep appreciation for what the sprint football program means to the student-athletes and alumni in addition to his coaching acumen developed at several different levels of high school and collegiate football.” McConnell becomes the 16th head coach in program history after serving as Penn’s offensive coordinator since 2007.

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As they’ve done all year, the Quakers battled until the final buzzer — but on Sunday, it wasn’t quite enough. Penn women’s basketball lost to Princeton, 65-54, in the Ivy League Tournament title game, a contest that was much closer than the final score indicates. The teams traded blows throughout the game, as neither was able to get a comfortable lead. The contest came down to execution in the final minutes, and the Tigers made a couple more key plays than Penn when they needed to most. The Quakers, on the other hand, couldn’t get a basket to go in the final 6:28 of action.

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Senior guard Devon Goodman (left) played an important role for Penn men’s basketball in the team’s Big 5 title during the 2018-19 season. The Quakers had not won the Philadelphia series since 2001-02.

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