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Penn political groups will travel to N.H. for primary elections Bernie and Biden cam- more volunteers. Penn for Biden plans to pus groups will canvass send three or four students to PIA SINGH Staff Reporter

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As cases of a deadly new strain of coronavirus increase in the United States and worldwide, the University has reported no cases of the virus at Penn or in Philadelphia but is currently monitoring the situation. An email sent by Provost Wendell E. Pritchett, Executive Vice President Craig R. Carnaroli, and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé stated that all students who traveled to China within the last 14 days and developed a cough, fever, or difficulty breathing should contact Student Health Services immediately. Director of

Campus Health Ashlee Halbritter said in an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian that Campus Health is working with the Study Abroad Office, International Student and Scholar Services, and Penn Global to communicate with Chinese international students and students currently studying, planning to study, or traveling abroad in the near future. “We will continue to monitor these groups of people and communicate with them to make sure they have all the information they need to stay healthy and well if they are going

to continue to travel,” Halbritter said. Coronaviruses are a large, very common family of viruses, according to the email sent to the Penn community on Friday. The new strain originally broke out in Wuhan, China and was detected by Chinese authorities on Dec. 31, according to The Washington Post. The New York Times reported that over 2,700 cases and 80 deaths have been recorded. The disease has spread to 10 countries, including the United States, prompting travel bans and lockdowns in affected areas on more than 50 million

citizens in China, according to The New York Times. There are currently five cases in the United States: two in southern California and one each in Chicago, Arizona, and Washington, according to CNN. Five U.S. airports have since begun screening all passengers coming from China for the coronavirus, NBC5 Chicago reported. Philadelphia International Airport is not among those screening. CNN said all five U.S. patients are in “good condition.” SEE CORONAVIRUS PAGE 7

The next two weeks will be crucial in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Iowa holds its caucus on Feb. 3 and New Hampshire has its primary on Feb. 11 – the first two votes of the cycle. Although these events take place hundreds of miles from Penn, political groups on campus are amping up their outreach efforts. Penn for Bernie and Penn for Biden members are traveling to New Hampshire to canvass voters. Penn for Bernie will send five or six Penn students to New Hampshire after a successful GoFundMe campaign. According to Penn for Bernie President and College sophomore Jack Cahill, the group is teaming up with Drexel for Bernie, Temple for Bernie, and and other organizers in Philadelphia for the trip. Cahill said officials from Bernie’s campaign will pay for the group’s travel and accommodations in New Hampshire if they can assemble 50 or

New Hampshire on a bus for Biden supporters from Philadelphia, paid for by the campaign itself. According to Penn for Bernie co-director and College sophomore Amira Chowdhury, Penn for Bernie is one of the most highly mobilized college student groups in the nation. This month, Penn for Bernie raised over $800 in a GoFundMe effort to send its members to canvass in the upcoming New Hampshire primary in February. After popular left-wing podcast “Chapo Traphouse” co-host Will Menaker retweeted the group’s fundraiser, the group reached its goal, $750, within two minutes of Menaker’s post. Chowdhury, who also was a field organizer for the Sanders campaign during the 2016 campaign, acknowledged the importance of the group’s travel plans, but underscored the need to campaign at Penn. “When we are in the middle of campus, hundreds of hundreds of folks are walking SEE CAMPAIGN PAGE 7

Penn’s RD applicant pool drops by nearly 3,000 for the Class of 2024 Penn saw its largest applicant pool last year LEANNA TILITEI Staff Reporter

Penn received 42,191 applications for the Class of 2024, nearly 3,000 less than last year’s recordbreaking applicant pool. Last year, Penn saw its largest applicant pool to date, with 44,961 applications for the Class of 2023. This year’s decline breaks nearly a decade of steady growth in the number of prospective Quakers – the

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only dip in the applicant pool size in the 2010s was a slight decline from 2015 to 2016. According to Penn’s Dean of Admissions Eric Furda, the applicant pool began to drop and plateau after students became better adjusted to the new SAT and its scoring scale, which was first administered in 2016, and college guidebooks published years of admissions data to reflect the new scoring. The new SAT features a 1600-point scale, while the old SAT had a 2400-point scale. Furda attributes the 2018 spike in

applications in part to the revamped SAT. That year, Penn received 44,491 applications for the Class of 2022, a 10% increase from 2017’s 40,413 applications for the Class of 2021. Furda said more students felt inclined to apply after comparing their new SAT scores with scores of accepted students who took the old test. “We did attribute a good part of that increase to students seeing scores that were going up at certain bands, and then saying to themSEE ADMISSIONS PAGE 8

Penn to continue actuarial science concentration

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The program will be offered for three more years

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Although the actuarial science concentration was removed from Wharton’s homepage late last semester, Penn will continue to offer the program after students expressed concerns to administrators. The concentration was originally removed from the website in November 2019 because of the planned retirement of Jean Lemaire, director of the actuarial science program and the only faculty member currently involved in the program. However, Wharton Deputy Dean Michael Gibbons wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that Lemaire will continue to serve as an academic advisor for the actuarial science

concentration and the program is expected to continue for three more years. Gibbons wrote that Wharton plans to offer two of the three classes Lemaire taught as part of the actuarial science concentration. Lemaire said though he will no longer teach, he has found a replacement he hopes will be confirmed by Wharton soon. College first-year David Jin said he found out about canceling the concentration through a Snapchat story. “I felt that the way that they did it was very abrupt,” Jin said. “They could have eased the students into the announcement as opposed to just dropping [it] on them.” Wharton junior and Penn Actuarial Society President Gabriel Lozano said Wharton administrators were receptive when he reached SEE ACTUARIAL PAGE 8

FUBU CEO Daymond John spoke to students

Wharton’s Baker Retailing Center hosted its first Ideathon, a 24-hour challenge during which Penn students pitched ideas to Ralph Lauren to solve business challenges, featuring VIP guest ‘Shark Tank’ investor and CEO of FUBU Daymond John. The Ideathon took place at the Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel from 3 p.m. on Friday until 3 p.m. on Saturday, open to any undergraduate and graduate Penn student. Ralph Lauren presented three challenges titled “personalization,” “retail experience and technology,” and “mobile” to approximately 16 teams of five students. The groups then had 24 hours to come up with a three-minute pitch for one of

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the three challenges after which five representatives from Ralph Lauren deliberated to choose the best pitch from each category. The three winning teams each received $10,000. Before students presented their pitches at the end of the event, John spoke to attendees about how he created his global apparel company as a teenager playing with hats in his mother’s basement. “I would go work at Red Lobster for five years while I did FUBU at night and I would sleep four hours a night,” John said. “The business called me back. If you’re going to be an entrepreneur, take affordable steps, fail fast, and fail small.” The Baker Retailing Center is an interdisciplinary industry research center established in 2002. Its mission is to be a global leader in retail knowledge by facilitating research and sponsoring global outreach initiatives for students.

Mina Fader, managing director of the Baker Retailing Center, said she thought of the Ideathon six months ago because she wanted to give students an experience similar to a hackathon, an event where coders collaborate on software projects, but with a business focus. She added that she was excited for students to learn more about current issues affecting the retailing industry. “It really gives the industry an opportunity to see students in a very different light than just a standard interview,” Fader said. “There are so many other students here who don’t code, and I’d love for them to be able to have the same kind of opportunity.” The Baker Retailing Center partnered with Rethink Connect, a global hub through which industry agents and entrepreneurs can connect, to identify Ralph Lauren as the company that would present

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the Ideathon. According to Fader, they wanted to choose a company that people knew and respected. Molly MacDougall, vice president of Digital Technology for Ralph Lauren, said she was excited to see how the student pitches could help improve the company. “We were really looking at challenges that we face that are top of mind in our day to day as part of our jobs with the company,” MacDougall said. “Personalization, mobile, and retail technologies are regular conversations and areas of focus and investment for our company.” Rima Reddy, first-year Wharton MBA student who was part of the team that won the retail experience and technology challenge, said that she loved working with her team and was impressed by SEE IDEATHON PAGE 7

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Activist groups and Phila. students protest potential U.S. war with Iran at City Hall

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The event was organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation in conjunction with the Act Now to Stop War & End Racism Coalition, along with support from Penn’s Students for Socialism & Liberation.

Approx. 100 people gathered on Saturday KATIE BUSCH Staff Reporter

Around 100 protesters gathered despite the rain at City Hall

Saturday morning to participate in the Global Day of Protest against what they fear to be imminent war with Iran. The event was organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation in conjunction with the Act Now to Stop War & End

Racism Coalition. Various other groups, including Penn’s Students for Socialism & Liberation, lent support to the planning and execution of the gathering. Saturday morning’s protest was part of an anti-war movement sparked by the Jan. 3 as-

sassination of Qasem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Solemani’s death has raised widespread public concerns that Iran and the United States may be moving towards war. In response to the heightened tensions between these two countries, over 200 protests were scheduled to take place around the world to express opposition to the escalating military conflict, according to Walter Smolarek, an organizer affiliated with the PSL. Smolarek explained that the groups also protested what they believe is excessive military spending that fuels war. “It’s especially insulting that the U.S. government spends about a trillion dollars a year, when you add it all up, causing death and destruction all around

the world rather than meeting the needs of people here and repairing some of the damage that they’ve done around the world,” Smolarek said. Many student groups from different universities in the Philadelphia area helped coordinate the protest. Erik Vargas, a College senior and leader of Students for Socialism & Liberation, explained the importance of students getting involved in the movement. “It’s like, what are 50 people at City Hall gonna do? But it does add up,” Vargas said. “There does need to be this movement. And there is a movement growing, and we need to keep that going.” Temple senior Tina Ngo highlighted the key role student voices played in past anti-war

movements and how university students are especially harmed by the United States’ involvement in war. “[War] directly affects every American, including American students,” Ngo said. “There are trillions of dollars going into funding the military, warfare, and technology, but there’s no money going towards education. We have a trillion dollars in student debt, and none of our politicians are even considering transferring some of these funds that are going towards warfare towards providing for the students here.” The next Day of Action protests are scheduled to take place from March 19-21, and more specific information will be released on the PSL Facebook page in the coming days.

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Penn unlikely to follow New York University in covering medical school tuition NYU Med began covering tuition two years ago JASON YAN Staff Reporter

New York University became the first top United States medical school to cover tuition for all students over two years ago. But according to a recent national survey, it is unlikely this model will come to Penn – or any other medical school in the country – in the near future. According to the survey, which was run by Kaplan Test Prep, admission officers at 70 U.S. medical schools said free tuition is not possible and “largely a pipedream.” Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine declined to comment on whether they were currently considering such a model. NYU’s model offers free tuition to all medical students, regardless of need. Cornell University announced in September 2019 it will provide free tuition, as well as books, housing, and food – to all medical students who are eligible for financial aid. Currently, 86% of Penn Medicine’s student body receive some form of need-based or merit scholarship, a Penn Medicine spokesperson said in an email to The Daily

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the teams’ creativity and unique ideas. The team’s winning idea featured using QR codes on clothing tags which would take customers to Ralph Lauren’s social media.

Pennsylvanian. The spokesperson also wrote that Penn medical students who are pursuing a dual MD/ Ph.D. receive full scholarships to cover the cost of tuition and fees, as well as a stipend for living expenses. “Student Scholarship is one of the three focuses for the University’s current Capital Campaign,” a Penn Medicine spokesperson wrote in the email. “We are working to raise additional funds to support our MD and ‘MD+’ program for students working toward dual degrees, such as an MBA.” The Kaplan survey found 66% of pre-med students favor some form of a free tuition financial aid model. However, only 4% of the admission officers surveyed said they are looking to adopt the NYU or Cornell’s free tuition scholarship plan in the next decade. Kaplan’s Director of pre-health programs Jeff Koetje said medical school tuition is a significant portion of the financial support that a medical school receives and needs to function. “It’s a really complex issue,” Koetje said. “Even as [medical schools] express an interest in taking different approaches to making medical school more affordable, it becomes very hard for them to implement in a quick way because

of how complex the overall financial model of medical schools are.” Association of American Medical Colleges Senior Director of Student Financial and Career Advising Services Julie Fresne said there is a growing number of medical schools across the country “that are looking for creative ways to help reduce the financial burden on students”. “While I think a lot of schools would like to be in the position to be able to provide free tuition, they’re just not,” Fresne said. “They just don’t have the same level of funding and the same resources.” Cornell’s free tuition plans were established by monetary gifts of $160 million from its donors, while NYU was able to implement their plan after Kenneth Langone, chair of the NYU School of Medicine board of trustees, donated $100 million to the medical school. The new financial aid plan can help students pursue their medical education without financial burden and “focus their careers on their interests and talents, rather than the requisite future salaries to repay their loans,” a Weill Cornell Medicine spokesperson wrote in an email to the DP. NYU School of Medicine Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid Rafael Rivera said

“All of the other teams that were presenting in our group had really good ideas so when we won it was definitely really shocking and exciting,” Reddy said. Jonathan Muruako, a secondyear in the MPH/Masters in Bioethics dual degree program,

middle class students are often left out in the traditional need-based financial aid system, but NYU’s plan eliminates this issue. “[Medical schools] have been doing need-based aid for years and yet the problem of medical debt just seems to increase year in and year out,” Rivera said. “I don’t think that the need-based models are necessarily going to be a good solution for tackling that.” Rivera added that the goal of the free tuition scholarship is not to “redistribute income or money,” but to keep the “best students on the path to medicine” and allow them to “go into fields in which they feel they can make the most positive impact of the health of our society.” First-year medical student Ali Farooqi and second-year medical student Brian Chu both received full tuition merit scholarships from Penn. Farooqi said his scholarship helps alleviate pressure to choose a speciality based on expected salary. “I wouldn’t feel as pressured to go into specialties that are high-paying to pay off the med school debts,” Farooqi added. Chu, however, said he does not think full tuition scholarships will significantly impact medical accessibility.

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A Kaplan Test Prep survey found that only 4% of the admission officers surveyed are looking to adopt the free tuition scholarship plan offered at NYU Med in the next decade.

Chu said the scholarships are “too late in the process,” and medical schools should focus on the barriers students face prior to the actual application, such as being able to pursue unpaid extracurricular opportunities that often give medical students an edge in their application.

“There are expectations for students to have volunteer experience, but not everyone can afford to volunteer,” Chu added. “When you have expectations like these to get to those goals, you’re already canceling out people who couldn’t afford to volunteer.”

was part of the team that won the personalization challenge. The five-member team created Polo Family, a feature for Ralph Lauren’s website where customers can interact with friends and relatives to provide feedback on virtual outfits and make wishlists for themselves.

Muruako said that even though he didn’t originally know anyone in his group, he is proud of the way they were able to collaborate to create a winning product. “A group of strangers can come together to make something great in less than 24 hours,” Muruako said.

UA works to replace emergency blue light phone boxes on campus with a button to speed up responses UA is planning to meet with DPS this semester ECE YILDIRIM Staff Reporter

The Undergraduate Assembly is working on a new initiative to make it easier for students to seek help through the on-campus emergency blue light phone system. Currently, students can connect to Penn Police by picking up the phone from any of the 700 blue light phone boxes on MIRANDA GONG campus. UA New Student Representative and College first Currently, students can connect to Penn Police by picking up the year Gabriela Montes de Oca, phone from any of the 700 blue light phone boxes on campus. who is spearheading the project, said the group’s proposed make students feel safer on as they were walking,” Montes change would replace the box- campus, especially in light of de Oca said. “But the problem es’ phones with a button. She recent safety concerns raised by with [blue callboxes] on Penn’s said students feeling unsafe student groups about sexual as- campus is that you have to stop, could press the button and Penn sault on campus. pick up the phone and wait for Police would immediately be She was inspired to bring this the response of the campus podispatched to their location. new style of emergency call lice, and there’s just different “Newer models which have system to campus after visiting dangers to that.” just a [button] to call the cam- peer universities with similar The UA is planning to meet pus police are much easier to revamped systems. While visit- with the Division of Public use than opening the callbox ing friends at Rice University, Safety later in the semester to and making a call,” Montes Montes de Oca heard of an in- talk about implementation and de Oca said. She also said she cident where a student who was hold a campus-wide survey to wants to increase the overall being followed was able to dis- see how it would be received. number of emergency boxes creetly push a callbox’s button. “We look forward to meeting around campus. “[The student was] walking with the UA and learning more Montes de Oca said she is along the path of the light box- about this project and all of working on this initiative to es, they just pushed the button their initiatives,” a representa-

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tive from DPS said in statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian. DPS declined to comment on the specifics of the UA’s proposal. Nursing first year Claire Dubois said she thinks the button will be faster and more convenient than the current callboxes. “In an emergency situation, I think it would be valuable to save time with a button rather than picking up the phone and making a call. I think it’s not necessary to take the phone off, but maybe they can just add a button,” Dubois said. Nursing first year Tara Teipel echoed Dubois. “What’s the point of having a callbox for quick emergency situations if people can use their cellphones for that too? The callbox should be as quick as possible,” she said. While College first year Roseline Gray appreciates the convenience of the buttons, she does not think the phone feature should be removed completely. “Yes, crime is always a matter of urgency,” she said. “But if there is an accident or fire or anything that would require a specific kind of help, it is important for the emergency services to know that before they get there.”

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or the past few months, the Coalition Against Fraternity and Sexual Assault has argued against the presence of fraternity houses on Locust Walk. These efforts reached new heights last week when four members disclosed their identities at a public town hall. The CAFSA affiliates said they shed their anonymity to promote support and solidarity. Currently, both individuals and student groups are invited to support CAFSA. As of now, more than 20 organizations have pledged solidarity with CAFSA – most of them cultural groups. However, none of the clubs currently in the CAFSA coalition are Greek life organizations. This should not be the case: the goals of fraternities

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and of CAFSA are not antithetical, and the two can work together to prevent sexual violence and promote diversity. It is important to examine the actual aims of CAFSA instead of jumping to conclusions. CAFSA and its affiliates are not necessarily “anti-Greek life” or against all fraternities. The group’s mission statement promotes a goal of “transform[ing] fraternities on Locust Walk into cultural and wellness centers.” CAFSA further cites representation of minority identities and the prevalence of sexual assault in fraternity houses as reasons why Locust Walk should house other establishments. These statements, particularly the latter two, are goals that Greek

organizations can also stand behind. CAFSA publicizes anonymous accounts of sexual violence and racism at fraternities to claim that the high visibility of fraternities can be triggering. Of course, fraternities are not the sole source of sexual violence, but it is important for them to recognize their role in preventing it. The Interfraternity Council has encouraged sexual assault prevention by working closely with Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault and Penn Monologues. Fraternities can also be a place where men of diverse backgrounds find community. In continuity with these efforts, it makes sense for fraternities to support CAFSA if they be-

lieve in a Greek life community that should promote inclusivity and support victims of sexual assault within and outside of their fraternities. Someone can be a Greek life member and think that Locust Walk should represent more diverse interests. Another can be a Greek life member and recognize how highly-public fraternity houses can be triggering to victims of sexual assault on a daily walk to class. One can also be a fraternity brother and agree that another fraternity – or, in fact, his own – should not take up such valuable real estate. Fraternities can provide a positive community within Penn while also thinking that their presence should not take up the space of other important

needs on campus. It is understandable if fraternities do not agree with all the methods or demands of CAFSA. However, it is important to not view issues as starkly black or white – that is, one does not have to be opposed to change in Greek life. We are at an important moment in Penn history for fraternities to reassess how to improve their community and not infringe on other important needs on campus. Oftentimes, the most effective change comes from within an organization. At the very least, the recent efforts of CAFSA should encourage a dialogue about Greek life’s presence on campus within Greek organizations to understand the meaning of taking up space.

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wo apples, a pre-packaged California roll, a bag of chips, a can of Amy’s brand vegetable soup, and a water bottle. This is what I ate on January 16th, 2020, all purchased from Gourmet Grocer. All of these items can be paid for using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. But on Penn’s campus, they couldn’t be. Aside from dining plans which use swipes or dining dollars, Penn’s Residential dining facilities accept cash, debit, and credit cards as payment options. But, after a conversation with the director of communications in the division of finance, I was informed that there “are not any financial policies at Penn related to using SNAP/EBT benefits in campus venues,” though there was an expressed interest by the official to explore the option. Considering Penn’s dining halls proudly state that, “At Penn, we recognize that our cafés serve a diverse population with a wide range of dining preferences,” feeding a wide range of socioeconomic mouths is reason enough to search for a way to ensure equal access to food. Breads, cereals, bottled water, fruits and vegetables, meats, dairy products, seeds and plants, infant formula, some kinds of energy drinks, and pumpkins. These are all the products that you can buy with Pennsylvania Food Stamps. An EBT card is a federally-funded payment option offered at participating stores, that functions similarly to SNAP, except that folks can use an EBT card as many times within the month as they like, instead of all at once. They resemble debit cards in their appearance and their function. Some Philadelphia fast food places, like the famous Geno’s Steaks, accept EBT cards as a form of payment. But Penn

students shouldn’t have to venture to South Street or the nearest Subway restaurant in order to eat when so much time and money has already gone into their local options. Houston Hall, which recently underwent a $15 million dollar renovation, should accept any and all forms of payment, including SNAP and EBT cards. Otherwise, Geno’s Steaks will continue to be a more financially inclusive place than Penn. Additionally, Wawa, 7-Eleven, Fresh Grocer, and CVS, all near Penn’s campus, also accept SNAP or EBT cards, according to the Fresh EBT app. Nobody wants to struggle with food insecurity. Penn as an institution with seemingly boundless reserves should recognize this very real threat, and help change the possibility of students going hungry. I have been told countless times by countless teachers to eat a “proper breakfast” before an important exam. What if I don’t have the money for a “proper breakfast”? What if an EBT card that can purchase a proper breakfast could offer me one? Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, whose student population is just under 7,000, was one of the first college campuses to accept EBT cards in its campus store in 2016. Four years later, not many college campuses have followed suit. When I read headlines about Mindy Gray and Jon Gray, 1992 graduates, donating 10 million dollars to “fund all tuition and expenses for a group of 10 highly aided students,” my little first-generation lowincome heart sings with happiness. While a generous donation, it will realistically impact only ten students. Altering how residential dining halls and Houston Hall accept forms of payment could impact far more than ten students.

If there is no feasible way for Penn to accept SNAP benefits and EBT cards, the least they can do is provide more information to FGLI and food insecure students. Temple University offers a clear and helpful link to food resources through their Care Team website, though their Office of University Housing and Residential Life said SNAP benefits and EBT cards are not accepted on campus. After many days and multiple redirections in an attempt to uncover Penn’s policy in regards to SNAP benefits, it became clear that no such information is easily available with Penn online, or through contacting dining hall administration. I un-

derstand that 79% of first year Temple students receive financial aid, as compared to the 45% of undergraduate students who receive financial aid at Penn. However, just because fewer students are in need of financial help at Penn doesn’t mean their needs are less worthy of being met. While the Greenfield Intercultural Center “maintains a food pantry students can utilize free of charge for use in meal planning and eating on the go,” I still strongly believe in changing Penn’s ability to accept SNAP and EBT cards. In a country where 12% of residents receive SNAP benefits, excluding highly resourced places

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SOPHIA DUROSE from accepting them is perpetuating harmful and classist stratification. SOPHIA DUROSE is a College junior from Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email address is sdurose@sas. upenn.edu.

Greek life promotes harmful ideas about gender

ush season has just wrapped up. Men and women on this campus have sorted themselves into different Greek organizations, having prepared for very different experiences. Ultimately, however, both fraternities and sororities at Penn enforce an outdated, regressive concept of gender roles. Both institutions cement traditional attributes for men and women that repress and marginalize those who do not fit in. Consider the fraternity pledging process. Men wishing to join frats are forced through a toxic, deliberately aggressive process. Those who cannot abide by this are either forced to drop during the pledging process, or are cut during the rush process. I know this particularly well because I myself was in a fraternity for a year. While that particular frat has done much to reform its processes and police itself, I still

TYLER’S TAKE | Penn’s frats and sororities must confront how they reinforce toxic masculinity found myself too uncomfortable to stick with it. To put it simply, it was undeniable that a more aggressive, stratified conception of masculinity dominated the social environment, and it was not a space in which I felt good being myself. Despite attempts by administrators to reform fraternities and rein in pledging traditions, the fundamental nature of fraternities as an institution is hierarchical and competitive. Fraternities exist as a bastion of men who have “proved themselves” through pledging and selection. This toxic vision of masculinity has no place in the 21st century. If we want men to be comfortable expressing their feelings, if we want to deconstruct and defeat toxic masculinity, we must ruthlessly critique the institutions that uphold such toxicity. Fraternities are one such institution. Pledging is hardly the only way in which fraternities reinforce toxic masculinity. Fraternities host par-

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ties in their own spaces, controlling the environment and who can or cannot attend. This is once again an example of male social stratification and competition. Some frats are known for letting in pretty much everyone, while others enforce strict “ratios” and only let in the girls they consider the most ‘f**kable.’ As important as the concept of

supportive female social groups is, sororities as institutions unfortunately reinforce this toxic masculinity. Sororities pair up and mix with fraternities, and the same social stratification of frats is mirrored by their female counterparts. By virtue of participating in the Greek system, sororities further implicitly enforce heteronormativ-

ity. One way in which sororities do surpass fraternities is with initiation and new member education. Sorority members, once given a bid, are instantly welcomed into a supportive family, free from toxic hazing. The sororal view of femininity is markedly different from the fraternal view of masculinity. While sororities essentially view femininity as innate and something to be celebrated, fraternities implicitly enforce masculinity as something that must be constantly earned and battled for. Finally, Greek life sends a clear message to transgender individuals: you do not belong. You are either a man or a woman, and must obey the roles appropriate for your sex. There are many people on this campus who do not identify as either gender, and they are being institutionally rejected. That is simply unjust. There is no perfect solution to this problem. The abolition of Greek life, while possibly ben-

TYLER LARKWORTHY eficial in some ways, would lead to immense pushback and the formation of more off-campus groups, making it a non-viable option. However, if Greek life is to truly see itself as an asset to Penn, the entire system must evaluate its own deepest values about the nature of masculinity and femininity. T YLER L ARKWORTHY is an Engineering junior from McLean, Va. studying Computer Science. His email address is tlarkwor@seas. upenn.edu.

Let Thomas Homan speak

n Tuesday, Jan. 28, former United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan will speak at an event hosted by Penn College Republicans. He deserves to be heard. Regardless of one’s political affiliation, it is undeniable that a pressing situation exists on the southern United States border. Since October 2019 alone, there have been over 101,000 apprehensions along the border, including over 9,400 unaccompanied minors. There have been 40,882 pounds of methamphetamine and 12,532

GUEST COLUMN BY HARRISON SELZNICK pounds of cocaine seized nationally by U.S. Customs and Border Protection during this time period. As the former acting director of ICE, Mr. Homan has firsthand experience dealing with both issues. Many people forget that ICE has multiple distinct components. Homeland Security Investigations is the criminal law enforcement agency tasked with enforcing criminal violations, including the smuggling of drugs and the investigating of human trafficking. Mr. Homan oversaw both this agency and the more commonly known Enforcement and Removal Opera-

tions. Mr. Homan has been invited to campus to address these and other common misconceptions about ICE, as well as to speak on border security as a broader issue. He can attest how ICE makes lives safer through the investigation of transnational crime, and “[h]e has been widely recognized for his leadership as a law enforcement officer.” The Obama administration recognized Mr. Homan’s admirable career when he was awarded the 2015 Presidential Rank Award “for consistently demonstrating strength, integrity, and commit-

ment to public service.” As a qualified, relevant expert in a pressing policy area, Homan deserves the chance to be heard. The purpose of this event is to both inform the Penn community and create an opportunity for Penn students to challenge Mr. Homan in an appropriate manner. As with all previous College Republican events, there will be a chance for students to ask questions. It is encouraged that anyone who disagrees with Mr. Homan vigorously defend their beliefs after listening to Mr. Homan’s speech. When Mr. Homan was invited

to Penn previously, he was unable to speak due to the large number of disruptive protesters both inside and outside the event. Penn wanted to encourage a meaningful conversation on immigration by inviting Mr. Homan to speak with those who may not agree with his views, including two immigrant rights advocates. This was prevented from happening in a violation of the fundamental principles of free speech. As an organization, College Republicans believe Mr. Homan’s ideas can and will stand up to scrutiny and thus we encourage questions from those who disagree.

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Dubé warns, however, against becoming complacent. “We need to continue to be diligent,” Dubé said. “We are still trying to figure out how it begins so we are all using universal precautions from people at a much higher level.” The precautions, listed in the email to the Penn community, include practicing good hand hygiene, limiting the spread of germs, and staying home from classes and work if you are feeling unwell. Chief Operating Officer for Wellness Services Erika Gross said that these are normal precautions for the flu. Gross added that the flu is currently widespread in Philadelphia but is unlinked to the coronavirus. “My office works with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health every day,” Halbritter said. “Often it’s just about the flu and more common illnesses, but when something more rare like this pops up, we make sure that we are doing everything we can to support students.” Similarly, Harvard University

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Health Services director and previous Penn Student Health Services director Giang Nguyen wrote in an email to The Harvard Crimson that Harvard is monitoring the virus but believes students should be more concerned about the flu. In addition to the more regular communication, Halbritter said that there is greater communication between Penn, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, CDC, and other state-run health departments than with previous coronavirus outbreaks, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Halbritter said the increase in communication has helped Penn stay at the forefront of prevention. “From the vantage point of a Penn student, I think it’s important to appreciate how we are extremely fortunate to have access to all this expertise and relationships,” Dubé said. The University will continue to post the most up to date information on the coronavirus in relation to the Penn community on the Campus Health and Penn Global websites, according to the email.

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down, so we engage with students on what their most important issues are,” she said. “Especially students who think they’re not political, we help them realize that they do care about climate change or they do care about the student loan debt that they have.” The club has collaborated with other local universities and Philly for Bernie and regularly hosts oncampus outreach efforts such as phone banking, community canvassing, and debate watch parties. “This is something that we’re really inspired to do because we’re so involved and passionate about the movement,” Cahill said. “We really want to get on the ground and actually talk to the voters in those states to see if we can make some sort of difference.” Like Penn for Bernie, Penn for Biden is focusing its campaign efforts by phone-banking, canvassing, and traveling to New Hampshire to knock on doors before the primary. College junior Ben

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Penn Democrats will canvas and phone bank in Pennsylvania’s swing areas for both the presidential election and state legislature race. They will also host voter registration activities on campus this spring and next fall. “There really does appear to be a strong Democratic support on campus – we have almost 200 members who pay dues every semester, so we hope to keep that strong,” College sophomore and Penn Dems Political Director Michael Nevett said. “It’s going to be

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out expressing his concerns about the future of the program. “For the younger people, it is important for them to know what is going to happen,” Lozano added. “Because if they come here wanting to study that or if they’re very interested in the concentration or minor, they do want to know what’s going to happen.” Lozano said Penn’s Actuarial Society will continue indefinitely for interested students. Lemaire said he decided to continue advising students interested in actuarial science because advising is critical for students in the concentration. “I agreed to continue to advise because I am the only actuary in the school and advising is important,” Lemaire said. “I have the connections with the recruiters from the insurance industry and connections with the actuary society that organize the exam.” However, Lemaire also added that the enrollment in the concentration has been on the decline in recent years, with only nine students in STAT 451 and three students in STAT 452 last semester, two of the actuarial science classes he teaches. “[Actuarial science] declined nationally because of competition from other statistic specialties like big data and data science,” Lemaire said. Actuarial science involves compiling and analyzing statistics to calculate risks in insurance and finance. The profession applies mathematics to model uncertainty and evaluates the probability and financial consequences of future

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selves, ‘Wow, this score is here, and their range is here in that group,’” Furda said. Furda predicts that this plateau in applicants will cause Penn to receive applications around the 40,000 mark for the next few years. Penn has already accepted 1,269 members of the Class of 2024 through Early Decision. The target

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events. In contrast, the actuarial mathematics minor in the College is “quite popular” with over 30 students in the program, according to Math professor Tony Pantev. Pantev said other professors in the Math department were worried Wharton would cancel the actuarial program when Lemaire announced his retirement. “We have a lot of people that want to continue with this program, and we’ll need to find some substitutes for those courses,” Pantev added. Wharton first year Julian Zambrano felt “blindsided” by the program’s sudden removal from the website, but is glad the program will not be cancelled while he is at Penn.

“It’s better than just removing the concentration from the website and then saying that it’s going to be over,” Zambrano added. Zambrano and Jin agree that while the concentration isn’t necessary to become an actuary, it can help students prepare for fundamental actuary exams. To become an actuary in the United States, students are required to take up to ten exams administered by either the Society of Actuaries or the Casualty Actuarial Society depending on the actuarial specialty. “The classes prepare you for the exams and these exams are not a walk in the park.” Lozano said. “It’s also a platform for you to get exposure to the industry, where you start making your networks.”

size for each year’s class is between 2,400 and 2,450 students. Currently, admissions officers are in the process of reading applications for Penn’s five undergraduate dual degree programs: the Huntsman Program, M&T, Vagelos, VIPER, and Nursing & Healthcare Management. Furda said the team has to read dual degree applications first, so that students who are not accepted into dual programs may still be considered for the single-degree

option. Furda said he is not currently looking to increase Penn’s class size in the near future, and noted it is already among the largest in the Ivy League, second to Cornell University. “We’re not trying to get more applications to deny more 18-yearolds,” he said. Admissions decisions for regular decision applicants will be released in mid-March.

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UA spearheads new campaign to help students understand their academic rights UA will finish project by end of February ELIZABETH MEISENZAHL Staff Reporter

The Undergraduate Assembly is working with the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education and the University Honor Council to create an Academic Know Your Rights campaign to help students understand when their academic rights are violated. College senior and UA President Natasha Menon said the student government branches will create a document compiling all academic policies listed across different student handbooks from the four undergraduate schools by the end of February. Menon said she hopes the document will give students more clarity about their academic rights and what steps they should take if their rights have been violated. Menon said she began the project last year after she heard that her classmates were confused about academic policies, including if professors were allowed to assign work during reading days and when professors can schedule exams.

Wharton sophomore and UHC member Lance Lunceford said that Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic policies are spread across many websites of the different schools or are buried deep in the handbook, making them difficult for students to find and know about. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very hard to find unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re searching it out,â&#x20AC;? College sophomore and UA representative Tori Borlase said. Lunceford added that the archaic or complicated language of the policies can also prevent students from understanding their rights. The document will simplify the language without changing the meaning and link to the original policies for accuracy. Borlase said that even when students know a professor might have violated their academic rights, they may not know how to proceed. She added that the resource will include what steps to take and who to speak with when professors violate student rights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to kind of create a campaign in which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to empower students with that information,â&#x20AC;? Menon said. Borlase added that in addition to academic rights, the final document

will include sections on freedom of thought and expression and the judicial process for students accused of misconduct. Lunceford said the document will help students understand their rights in the judicial process, which occurs when students are accused of violating the Code of Student Conduct through either an academic integrity violation, such as plagiarism, or misconduct. When students contest the charge, Lunceford said they have an opportunity to present their defense to a panel of professors and UHC members. Students can also consult an advisor who can be a faculty member or a director of an oncampus center, Lunceford added. Wharton sophomore and UA associate member Michael Arther said some of the most frequently reported violations of academic rights came from test scheduling, such as when students have three finals scheduled on the same day and when exams conflict with religious holidays. Borlase added that she took a class last semester in which midterms were scheduled outside the normal class time and were not indicated on the syllabus, a violation of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; academic rights.

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Arther also cited frequent violations regarding religious holidays, as some Jewish students cannot use technology on certain holidays. He added that both students and profes-

sors need to know that professors cannot assign work that requires technology on those days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been really cool to see student government work together to

help students ourselves instead of waiting for someone else to do it for us,â&#x20AC;? Borlase said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope that it can help people, even after I graduate.â&#x20AC;?

Penn added more gender inclusive bathrooms but some say there is more work to do

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The number of gender inclusive bathrooms has increased since 2017 when Penn administration found that installing gender inclusive bathrooms across campus would be feasible. Students and staff, however, say there is still work to do. The Office of the University Architect is currently working to add gender inclusive bathrooms in David Rittenhouse Laboratories and Levine Hall, according to an emailed statement from University Architect Mark Kocent. Houston Hall will undergo similar renovations in summer 2020. Kocent added that the McNeil Building and the Lauder Institute were also renovated to include all-gender bathrooms in summer 2019. LGBT Center Director Erin Cross and Penn Facilities and Real Estate Services determined in 2017 that more than 100 single-use restrooms could be converted to serve all genders. Cross confirmed that Penn currently has 89 gender inclusive bathrooms on campus. All-gender inclusive bathrooms

are currently listed on the LGBT Center website, which Cross said is constantly updated. Kocent added that other locations on campus are under evaluation to add gender inclusive bathrooms. Lambda Alliance chair and College junior Bryce Nguyen said the McNeil renovation is a great model for what gender inclusive bathrooms should look like across campus. Nguyen added that the bathrooms are located on the main floor and contain floor-to-ceiling stall doors that promote accessibility and privacy. College junior and Queer Student Alliance chair Jackson Maxwell said that, while there are gender neutral bathrooms around campus, Penn could be doing better to create more gender inclusive spaces. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially for trans people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass or for non-binary people, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to force them into an uncomfortable situation,â&#x20AC;? Maxwell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to force them into this dichotomy where they have to choose male or female.â&#x20AC;? Cross said funding has been the biggest roadblock in adding more gender inclusive bathrooms on campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty hopeful as far as new

buildings are concerned, because the cost can be built in,â&#x20AC;? Cross said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building from scratch, the cost difference isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as much as far as the renovations are concerned.â&#x20AC;? Cross added renovating existing bathrooms to become gender inclusive requires more work than simply changing the label on the door, citing that all gender bathrooms should include floor-to-ceiling stall doors to protect the privacy of students, which most single-use bathrooms do not have. Cross said, however, that Tangen Hall, a Wharton building which will house the Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship program expected to be completed in fall 2020, will not contain gender inclusive bathrooms. Cross described the decision to not include gender inclusive bathrooms in the student entrepreneurial hub as disappointing and â&#x20AC;&#x153;short-sighted.â&#x20AC;? In June 2017, 37 of the approximately 200 nonresidential buildings maintained by FRES included at least one gender inclusive bathroom. As of August 2018, Cross and David Hollenberg, who served as the University Architect for nearly 12 years until his partial retirement in June, said the number has increased to 55. Upon request,

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Kocent said he could not provide updated numbers. College sophomore Claire Medina, who identifies as gender nonbinary, criticized the University for

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Penn gymnastics struggles against Rutgers Sophomore Natalie Yang After falling short in the posted a 9.875 on the beam vault event, the Quakers NOA ORTIZ Sports Associate

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Penn gymnastics’ rough start to the 2020 season continued on Sunday at the Palestra as the Quakers suffered their second dual meet loss of the season at the hands of a competitive Rutgers squad. Despite strong beam and floor rotations, the Red and Blue struggled overall in their latest home meet and fell 193.575 to 190.875 to the Scarlet Knights. The match began with the Quakers tallying an impressive set of matching scores on the vault. Sophomores Edie Noor Graber and Lauren Joost both scored a 9.500 in the event. Freshman Rebekah Lashley, last week’s Eastern College Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, also matched that score. Later on in the event, sophomore Sydney Kraez achieved the highest score in the vault event with her 9.750. Despite Penn’s strong efforts, however, the Quakers’ vault score of 47.725 was bested by Rutgers’ 48.700.

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have captured a share of the Big 5 title. “I thought we were the better team [in] the first three quarters,” coach Mike McLaughlin said. “I think [in] the fourth quarter they got some momentum, [we] couldn’t get a stop, and just lost a little bit of control of the game. Both teams started the game off cold from beyond the arc, but Penn grabbed an early lead by ramping up its defensive intensity. Temple constantly looked to penetrate into the paint throughout the game, but the Quakers’ interior zone defense held strong, forcing the Owls into tough, contested shots. On the other end of the court, junior center Eleah Parker seemed to have broken out of her offensive slump. Besides being her usual imposing self on defense, Parker was able to get into an offensive groove early on by hitting a couple of foul-line jumpers. She had eight points and seven rebounds in the first quarter alone. With 4:15 to go, the Penn defense forced a shot-clock violation. This seemed to flip a switch for the Red and Blue, as they then went on a 12-0

looked to even things up on the uneven bars. At first, it looked as though the Quakers may have had a chance to come back as the team continued to build upon their solid initial performance throughout the event. Sophomore Sydney Kraez once again claimed the top performance with a 9.750. She was followed by junior Rose Hoffman, who scored a 9.575 in the event. Although they got off to a strong start again, uneven bars proved to be the Red and Blue’s biggest setback of the day as Rutgers came out on top, 48.100 to 46.925. Moving into the balance beam, the Quakers continued to struggle to best the Rutgers gymnasts. Although Penn got off to a rough start in the event, the gymnasts saw a steady improvement over its course. The Red and Blue’s efforts in the event were highlighted by the performance of sophomore Natalie Yang, whose score of 9.875 was Penn’s highest of the night across all four events. Yang’s efforts were not enough, however, as the team’s total of 48.300 to was still short of the Scarlet Knights’ 49.125. In the meet’s final event, the floor, Penn was hungry for redemption. Freshman

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three-point marksmen. Injuries to sophomore forward Michael Wang, sophomore guard Bryce Washington, and senior forward Kuba Mijakowski have clearly factored into the Quakers’ struggles from behind the arc. Freshman forward Max Martz, who has shot 51.2% from three this season, has helped the Quakers significantly, but senior guard Ryan Betley is the only other player who shoots over 35% from long-range (minimum of 10 shot attempts). Even last year, when the Quakers went 7-7 in conference play, Penn had five players who shot 34% or better from three. The year before that, they had six players that shot 36% or better from three.

This year, Penn needs to focus on getting healthy. Washington and Mijakowski could still return this season, as could freshman guard Jonah Charles, who hasn’t seen the court yet this year. Guards Devon Goodman, Jordan Dingle, and Betley need to continue their solid play as well. Going forward, though, the Quakers could benefit from focusing their recruiting efforts on three-and-D guys who can space the floor. Martz has proven his ability to be a complementary shooter who can score in bunches, and the Quakers need this more than ever as they look to return to the NCAA Tournament. JACKSON JOFFE is a College and Wharton sophomore from Nashville, Tenn., and is a Senior Sports Associate for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at joffe@thedp.com.

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Sophomore Natalie Yang notched Penn gymnastics’ highest score of the entire meet against Rutgers with a 9.875 on the balance beam.

Rebekah Lashley showed out with a 9.750, and junior Jordyn Mannino also impressed with with a 9.650. While the Quakers managed to finish the meet strong by topping Rutgers 47.925-47.650 in the final event, they still fell short in the overall totals. With only three matches under their belt, the Red and Blue are still in the early stages of their 2020 campaign.

run to end the quarter. That run was capped off by a three-point buzzer-beater by senior guard Phoebe Sterba, which gave the Red and Blue a 26-13 lead. Penn continued to stand tall defensively in the second quarter, and could have run away with the game in the first half if not for the stellar play by Owls guard Marissa Mackins, who scored 11 of her team’s 13 points in the first quarter, and led all scorers at the half with 14 on 5-of-9 shooting. The Owls would come out of the half to play with more purpose. Picking up the slack from Mackins was junior forward Mia Davis, who leads the Owls on the season with 19.6 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. Mackins was quiet in the first half, but scored seven quick points in the third to cut Penn’s lead to seven. McLaughlin looked to his bench for a spark plug to energize the Red and Blue. He brought on junior guard Katie Kinum for freshman guard Kayla Padilla, who had an off night — eight points and 3-of12 from the floor — after averaging 25 points from the last two games. In her 5:04 stint, Kinum recorded five points and two steals, and helped halt the Owls’ momentum to ensure that Penn would end the quarter with

Despite struggling to overcome tough competition in each of their first three outings, the Quakers have proven their ability to stay focused, hang tough, and compete throughout a match’s entirety. Penn will look to build upon the competitive nature it has displayed so far as it travels to Ithaca, N.Y. next Sunday to face off against Ivy League rival Cornell.

a 60-47 lead. However, Temple, riding the energy of its crowd, went on an

by guard Ashley Jones and an and-one layup by forward Alexa Williamson gave the Owls their

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Senior guard Ryan Betley and Penn men’s basketball have some marquee wins this season, but also a few disappointing defeats.

Parker, who finished the game with a double-double of 17 points and 13 boards. However,

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Despite entering the final quarter up by 13 points, Penn women’s basketball fell victim to a massive Temple comeback over the final 10 minutes that allowed the Owls to escape with the victory on Thursday.

11-1 run four minutes into the final quarter to cut Penn’s lead to three. A jumper from senior guard Kendall Grasela gave Penn some breathing room, but not before a three-pointer

first lead of the game at 64-63. Together with Davis, the trio combined for 22 points in the quarter. Penn tried to rally behind some strong low-post play from

Davis was able to respond on the opposite end, and her layup plus the foul with 17.7 seconds to go essentially iced the game for the Owls. She had 20 points — 14 in the second half — and

14 rebounds on the night. Besides Parker, Grasela and junior forward Tori Crawford both had good outings. Grasela poured in 15 points and a team-high seven assists, whereas Crawford chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds. However, their efforts were ultimately in vain. A miserable fourth quarter where Penn was outscored 2912 not only means the loss of a Big 5 title, but also a threegame losing streak as Ivy play resumes next week. “I think we left one on the table tonight,” McLaughlin said. “This one’s gonna sting for a while.” With the Quakers having lost its last three games, McLaughlin believes his team has what it takes to bounce back from its recent slump. “They know how to play with noise … but sometimes emotionally it’s difficult,” he said. “When teams are going on a run, I think we’ve got to mature a little bit as a group. Once we get into that moment, hopefully we’ll be better prepared for it.” Next weekend’s tough away games at Harvard and Dartmouth will give the team the perfect opportunity to right its ship.

Senior Serena Xue has evolved into a leader for Penn swimming Xue specializes in the 200yard breaststroke for Penn REBEKAH CANTY Sports Reporter

Penn senior Serena Xue has been swimming laps around the competition since high school. During her time in high school, she was the two-time provincial champion in the 100yard breaststroke category. She also won the Hamber Griffins Athletic Award three years in a row. Xue has continued to shine and has built upon her previous success in her time as an athlete for Penn women’s swimming and diving. As captain of the team, she has consistently put up fast times and has helped lead her team to victory. Xue explained that she has been motivated to keep competing through the support that she once received and wanted to share. “There were a lot of good upperclassmen and seeing them continuously work hard and go faster every week motivated me right from the start,” she said. “Becoming an upperclassman, I felt like I needed to step up, and

also this year with being captain and being a leader on the team, I’m making sure that everyone is doing well and that I’m working hard as well.” At Penn’s recent meet against Harvard, Xue was able to pick up Penn’s third victory during the 200-yard breaststroke. She beat the competition by finishing at 2:20.42, five seconds behind the Penn record of 2:15.35, which is held by 2017 graduate Ellie Grimes. But this is not unusual for Xue, who has continually been a top performer for Penn. Now serving as a leader for her team, Xue has to be able to bounce back from bad meets relatively quickly in order to set a positive example for her team. “I just reflect on what went wrong in the meet and then talk to my coach,” Xue said. “[I] take a day or two to be upset about it, and then the next week we’re back in the pool and getting ready for the next meet.” Her current top times are 57.48 in the 100 freestyle, 1:04.07 in the 100 breast, 2:17.20 in the 200 breast, 2:08.99 in the 200 individual medley, and 4:39.70 in the 400 IM. Although she has been winning continuously, her favorite

moment from her time on the team is unrelated to her victories. “Every year, our team flies to Florida for our training trip for about 10 days, and all we do there is swim in the morning, go to the weight room, take a nap, and go back to the pool, and occasionally we’ll have beach days,” Xue said. “All we’re doing is training and getting better and getting tan.” As far staying involved with swimming after Penn, Xue plans to be a volunteer coach to children outside of her job. “Weekends and evenings, [I hope to] coach just for fun and hop in the pool every once in a while, just to loosen up or get a workout in without the same kind of pressure on me.” Aside from physically engaging in the sport, Xue will always be supporting the team. “Once you’re a part of Penn women’s [swimming and diving], you’ll always be a part of the family,” she said. “I’ll always be looking at results from Penn swimming in the coming seasons and cheering everyone on from wherever I am after graduation.” Even though Xue graduates this spring, she will forever be a part of her team’s legacy.

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In her final year with Penn women’s swimming, Serena Xue serves as a positive role model for her teammates by quickly bouncing back from adversity. The senior plans to volunteer as a swim coach after graduation.

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Freshmen shine in New York track meet

DP Sports Player of the Week: AJ Brodeur The senior had 19 points and 14 boards against Temple JOEY PIATT Sports Associate

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Sophomore Mayyi Mahama continued her blistering start to the winter track and field season, posting a 19.85-meter mark in the weight throw at this weekend’s Dr. Sander/Columbia Challenge meet. The distance was just 0.04m away from her personal record.

Lauryn Harris set a team record in the long jump JACOB KARLOVSKY Sports Reporter

Penn track and field is off to a record-hot start to begin 2020, and from what it looks like, it seems they’ll never cool off. The Red and Blue outperformed their opponents just last week in Staten Island, N.Y., and they made sure to keep up the pressure as they returned to the Big Apple to compete in the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge meet. The competition ran from last Friday to Saturday and consisted of fifty-one total events, though the length of the meet didn’t prevent the Quakers from putting on record-breaking performances. In the short sprints, freshman Grace O’Shea dominated the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.50 seconds in the

heats, sending her to the final where she finished third. Her final time of 8.40 would tie her teammate senior Breanne Bygrave, who just missed the final with a time of 8.55, for the program record. Freshman Lauryn Harris and sophomore Skyla Wilson also impressed, posting times of 8.68 and 8.80, respectively. Harris would then outperform her competition by winning the long jump with a program-best mark of 5.98m. In the throwing events, sophomore Mayyi Mahama continued to dominate, easily winning the weight throw with an impressive mark of 19.85m. Just last week, she had set a new PR and all-time program record of 19.89, and her performance on Saturday was just one of several top-five results for the women’s team. The Quakers also impressed at the women’s 4x400 quartet, as Wilson, senior Elena Brown-Soler, senior Cecil Ene, and junior Uchechi Nwogwugwu finished third, just behind Ohio State and UCLA, at a

time of 3:40.60, the secondbest in program history. And in the high-stakes 800m Invitational, senior Nia Akins beat out tough competition, finishing fifth with a time of 2:04.31. “We are all just trying to reach a higher height. We have some people trying to qualify for the Olympics, and some people who have already qualified, and I think the vibe right now is that we’re aiming higher than we have in the past,” Mahama said. “As a team, we’re just working at winning the [Ivy League] Heps this year.” The Red and Blue also shined on the men’s side. Junior Marvin Morgan qualified for the final in the 60m dash, placing eighth with a final time of of 6.89. Seniors Colin and Will Daly respectively finished fourth and fifth in the 3,000m run, with Colin adding his time of 8:11.16 to the record book for the ninth-best in program history. Senior pole vaulter Sean Clarke impressed with a clearance of 5.25m, coming in

second. But ultimately, the athletes are still improving and are working every day to continue to dominate events. Their practice is far from over. “This year, I’m really focused on calming down during meets. What [my coach and I] are going to be working on is being able to focus and pull practice throws, and making them my official throws,” Mahama said. Personally, I think I just need to go in the ring and do it. I hesitate in the ring all the time. I need to go in and do what I know how to do. A lot of people know that I’m good at what I do, but I really need to prove it.” Next weekend, the Red and Blue will open the month of February not too far away at the Villanova Invitational, where they seek to continue their astonishing run even further. Looking to win the Ivy Heps at the end of February, the Quakers will keep pushing through as they face ever-sotough competition.

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Another Penn basketball game, another impact performance by AJ Brodeur. After stuffing the stat sheet in Penn’s 66-59 victory over Temple, AJ Brodeur showed that he continues to be the center of the Quakers’ offense, earning him DP Sports Player of the Week. In what was a defensive battle early on, Brodeur had no problem finding the basket as he poured in 12 first-half points. He continued to offensively produce points as the game went on, finishing with 19 points on 50% shooting from the field. Brodeur’s impact on the game was not limited to his 19 points. The senior forward also tallied 14 rebounds, six assists, and two blocks as he made his presence felt in all aspects of

Saturday’s contest. Although the contest seemed to be all but over with several minutes left in the second half, trouble at the foul line made the game’s outcome much closer than anticipated. On a day in which Penn converted just 59% of its free throw attempts, Brodeur led the team with six free throws on eight attempts. After a victory earlier in the season against La Salle, the Quakers had dropped their previous two Big 5 contests against Villanova and Saint Joseph’s. Saturday offered the Quakers an opportunity close Big 5 play out on a positive note after going undefeated against their local rivals last season. Thanks to another of Brodeur’s dominant performances, the Red and Blue were able to do just that. The Quakers will continue rely on Brodeur to play a large part in their success as they move into Ivy League play this weekend with a pair of home contests against Harvard and Dartmouth.

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Nobody said it would be easy. In Penn men’s basketball’s final non-conference game of the season, the Red and Blue defeated Temple, 66-59, in a defensive battle that went down to the wire. The Quakers (8-7, 2-2 Big 5) began the game with a 14-0 run, but Temple (10-9, 2-1) was able to hang around in the second half to make things interesting. This marks the first victory for the Red and Blue over Temple at the Palestra in just over 13 years. Their most recent home triumph came when former Penn coach Fran Dunphy was in just his second year leading the Owls. Dunphy was honored before the game as the winningest head coach in Big 5 history, amassing 580 victories between his stints

with the two local rivals. The Quakers defeated Temple, 77-70, at the Liacouras Center in North Philadelphia a year ago in Dunphy’s final game coaching against his former team. “When we were at center court just watching the place erupt I got chills,” coach Steve Donahue said. “Everybody in that building who knows [Dunphy] understands what a great person he is.” Both teams got off to slow starts, but the Owls were especially cold to begin the game. Temple missed its first 12 shots before finally getting on the board, but by that time the Quakers had built up a 14-point lead despite some shooting struggles of their own. To Penn’s credit, most of Temple’s early shot attempts were contested, as the Owls were unable to move the ball effectively or penetrate inside. The Quakers also forced six turnovers, and they blocked four shots in the first half. “I think we have the ability to be a great defensive team in the [Ivy] League,” Donahue said. Even with the suffocating de-

fense, the Quakers didn’t commit a shooting foul until under four minutes remained in the first half. Penn also allowed zero threes in the first half. This was just the second time this season that the Owls failed to hit a shot from behind the arc in the opening period. Penn led by double digits throughout the majority of the first half, but Temple was able to cut the deficit to single digits going into halftime, trailing by a score of 25-16. The bulk of the Red and Blue’s offense in the first half came from senior forward AJ Brodeur, who put up 12 points on 50% shooting. Early in the second half, the Quakers began getting contributions from throughout the roster with seven different players hitting shots. Temple was led once again by senior guard Quinton Rose, who came into the game averaging a team-best 15.1 points per game. Rose struggled in the first half, hoisting 11 shots but only being rewarded with six points. He would finish with 21 points but needed 25 shots to reach that

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The Quakers played like themselves for three quarters. Unfortunately, they did not look anything

number. “That was our biggest focus; trying not to let [Rose] get to the rim,” Donahue said. For Penn, freshman guard Jordan Dingle continued his streak of hot second-half scoring, notching 11 of his 15 points in the final 20 minutes. Coming into the game, Dingle had 128 secondhalf points and only 48 first-half points this season. With just under nine minutes remaining, the Owls cut the lead to six, but Dingle knocked down back-to-back triples to double that margin. Temple’s press defense proved to be effective late in the game, with a steal and finish by Rose cutting the Quakers’ lead to six once again with a minute to play as part of an eight-point run for the Owls. Penn continued to struggle to get the ball up the court, but ultimately the lead it had built up was too much for Temple to overcome. The Red and Blue will now shift focus back to their Ivy League schedule, which resumes next weekend with games against Harvard and Dartmouth at the Palestra.

For the past two years, we’ve seen two Penn men’s basketball teams. Some nights, we see a team that struggles to make shots, plays poorly against conference opponents, and — especially this season — doesn’t effectively defend three-point shots. Three consecutive losses this season to Princeton and Saint Joseph’s — two teams with losing records — tell the whole story. Other nights, the Quakers knock down shot after shot and can play with the best teams in the country. Penn’s wins against power-conference teams Providence, Central Florida, and Alabama are examples of what the Quakers can do at their peak. Penn’s gritty win on Saturday over Temple is a testament to the Quakers’ talent and their ability to adapt to different game scenarios. The Quakers can grind out defensivelybacked wins against tough conference opponents, but they can also keep up with high-caliber squads like Villanova.

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Philadelphia’s Kobe Bryant dies at 41

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Hailing from Lower Merion, Pa., 5-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant had a 20-year professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers and was an 18-time All-Star. Bryant was only 41 years old.

Bryant died Sunday in a California helicopter crash BRANDON PRIDE Senior Sports Associate

Junior center Eleah Parker got out of her offensive slump against Big 5 rival Temple, scoring 17 points for Penn women’s basketball in the loss.

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Freshman guard Max Martz has shot 51.2% from three-point range, just one of two players to shoot better than 35% from deep.

like themselves in the fourth. On Thursday night, Penn women’s basketball let another sizable lead slip in Big 5 play and fell to Temple by a 76-72 score. The Quakers (10-4, 2-2 Big 5) were already riding a two-game losing streak after defeats to longtime foes, No. 25 Pv rinceton and Villanova. However, if they had beaten the Owls (12-7, 3-1) on the road, the Red and Blue would

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But this also leaves the question: why can’t Penn consistently produce at both ends of the floor? There a few potential explanations for this. One is that coach Steve Donahue’s game plan allows Penn to better match up against high-quality opponents. High-major teams are generally more athletic than mid-major squads, but Donahue’s emphasis on basketball IQ allows the Quakers to compete with teams like Villanova and Alabama. Another is that the Red and Blue are bound to go cold from beyond the arc with the volume of threes they are shooting. Penn attempts 27.3 three-pointers per game, so while they may be hot from downtown one night, the Quakers are bound to go cold other nights. There is merit to both of these arguments, but they don’t tell the whole story. Steve Donahue’s offensive strategy consists of shots in the paint and three-pointers. Players on the team are encouraged to not take midrange shots, which are inefficient according to advanced analytics. With this strategy, though, the Quakers need the personnel to execute; they need more

Former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant died on Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. at the age of 41. All nine people

in the helicopter perished, including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Bryant leaves behind his wife Vanessa and three children, along with his mother, father, and countless fans. Bryant was born in Philadelphia and was the son of former 76ers player Joe Bryant. He had a storied basketball career at local Lower Merion High School,

leading his team to a state title. After graduating high school, he was drafted at the age of 17 as the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets and was immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he spent his entire 20-year NBA career. Considered one of the greatest basketball players in history,

Bryant won five NBA championships, was selected to 18 All-Star Games, and won two Olympic gold medals, among numerous other accomplishments. Bryant wore the numbers 8 and 24 while in the NBA, and both are retired by the Lakers. As a Philadelphia native, Bryant played games on Penn’s campus at the Palestra. He notably scored 29 points in a Lower Merion playoff win over Coatesville in 1996. The accident is currently under investigation, but initial reports indicate that the helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas amid heavy fog at 9:47 a.m. PST. Bryant was known to travel in helicopters frequently, including to games at Staples Center when he played for the Lakers. Even though he spent much of his adult life in Los Angeles, Bryant was still involved in the Philadelphia community. Bryant made numerous donations to Lower Merion, and their gym is named Bryant Gymnasium. He was known to be an Eagles fan, and in March of last year, he visited a middle school in West Philadelphia and told students not to be afraid to chase their dreams.

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