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The all-female comedy troupe put on their spring show this weekend HANNAH GROSS Staff Reporter

nial labor movement lyric, “which side are you on?” and chanted statistics concerning the fossil fuel industry, which included that 1.1 million people had died in India due to coal pollution in 2015 alone, and that climate change would kill over 250,000 people each year between 2030 and 2050. Several police officers, Penn’s Open Expression Observers, and Penn security guards were stationed at the Inn at Penn in anticipation of

A packed Iron Gate Theatre clapped and laughed for two hours at the spring Bloomers show this weekend. But behind the jokes and skits, the Bloomers members are constantly pushing against the stereotypes that hinder women in comedy. Bloomers, Penn’s female comedy troupe, puts on an original sketch comedy show each semester, with their most recent performance, “The Great(ish) Show,” running from Feb. 27 to Feb. 29. Bloomers cast members said although the group is becoming increasingly popular on campus, as women, they often have to work harder and be smarter than men to put on a successful show. Bloomers cast member and College first-year Megan Striff-Cave said that there is a commonly-held stereotype that women cannot be as funny as men. Bloomers cast member and College junior Reagan Bracknell added that although she has never been explicitly told she cannot be funny, she believes it is easier for men to succeed in comedy. “Men can come out in a dress and that’s the punchline and it’s hilarious,” Striff-Cave said. “When a woman comes out in a suit, that’s not the joke. They need to come out in a suit and say something funny.” Bracknell said this discrepancy between male and female humor forces Bloomers to be smarter and more deliberate about the bits and jokes they choose to include in the show. Bracknell added, for example, that men in comedy can be more vulgar without being “unladylike.” Penn’s all-male comedy troupe

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BY HAWTHORNE RIPLEY Approximately 30 members of Fossil Free Penn protested outside Penn’s Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, creating a “partial blockade” outside the room and prompting most of the trustees to leave through the fire exit. Protesters arrived towards the end of the hour-long meeting and sat directly outside the conference room at the Inn at Penn. They held signs cut and painted to look like gravestones with epitaphs citing facts about the climate crisis and demanding that the University divest from fossil fuels. FFP coordinator and College sopho-

more Emma Glasser said that FFP wanted to create a “partial blockade” outside the meeting that would allow the trustees to walk out of the meeting but not without having to migrate through the “graveyard” of students. Glasser added that the purpose of the protest was not to shut down the meeting, as they had done in November by entering the meeting room, but to confront the trustees as they exited. “Anticipating that, given our last action, security might be heightened and the meeting might be made less public to large groups of students, we

decided to do something else,” FFP action coordinator Jacob Hershman said. Some trustees who checked their coats before the meeting had to wade through the students seated outside the board meeting room to retrieve their coats. Trustees’ reactions varied, with some looking confused, annoyed, or amused. Walking single-file through the protesters, one trustee member told another, “I have to get a picture of you going through that minefield.” The protesters chanted the peren-

Penn advises students to leave Milan due to coronavirus Penn Abroad sent an email to students Friday JASON YAN Senior Reporter

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning on Friday against all nonessential travel to Italy, Penn advised all students studying abroad in Milan – the center of Italy’s coronavirus outbreak – to leave the country. Despite Penn’s warnings, some Penn students studying in Milan are choosing to stay

in the city with the hope their school will reopen. Soon after the CDC’s level three advisory on Feb. 28, Penn Abroad sent an email to students at Bocconi University in Milan offering to help facilitate their early departure from the city and continue their studies online. The email also said students may choose to remain abroad, but must sign an acknowledgment of risk waiver from the University. Bocconi suspended on-campus operations Feb. 24 but hopes to resume normal activities March

9, according to its website. Despite the Penn Abroad email and the CDC’s level three advisory – which is the agency’s highest risk level – College and Wharton sophomores Matteo Brunel and Jiaqi Song, who are studying at Bocconi, are choosing to stay in Italy and are optimistic that they will be able to continue their studies in Milan. Brunel left Milan for Tuscany soon after Bocconi canceled inperson classes. He said he will stay in Italy for the time being and hopes to return to Milan

soon to continue his studies. Brunel said he is frustrated at the prospect of completing his credits remotely and finds online classes “dry and boring.” “Not going to class takes away my favorite part of going to school, which is talking to people and interacting with the teachers and your classmates,” Brunel said. “You don’t go abroad to [learn online]. If you want to do classes online, you can just do that from your home.” SEE ITALY PAGE 7

Students cancel spring break trips as coronavirus spreads Students fear quarantines and racism abroad PIA SINGH Staff Reporter

Fearing both quarantine and racism due to the coronavirus, many Penn students are canceling their spring break plans to travel abroad. Increasing reports of coronavirus across the globe prompted students traveling to countries like Spain, France, and England to cancel their trips for fear they would face quarantine or other restrictions when attempting to return to

the United States. Asian Penn students also faced the added fear of racist or xenophobic attacks – due to the novel coronavirus’ origins in China – they may encounter while abroad. With thousands of cases confirmed in Europe and Asia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised travelers against all nonessential visits to China, Italy, Iran, and South Korea. College sophomore Jason Shu and five of his friends decided to cancel their trip to Paris and London, fearing a racially hostile atmosphere in Europe and travel restrictions

on the way home. “Earlier last month, I saw a headline from a French newspaper that said something about a ‘yellow peril,’ which was directed at Asian tourists or Asian people in Europe in general,” Shu said. “Pretty much everyone in our group is Asian American.” Wharton sophomore Chloe Ching and College sophomore and former Daily Pennsylvanian staffer Anushree Aneja were both in a group of six students who canceled their trip to Madrid after the number of reported cases skyrocketed in Europe. Aneja said that,

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because a few women in the group are East Asian, they fear racist incidents in Europe along with the possibility of quarantine and being forced to miss school. Like most other affected students, Aneja was disappointed she had to cancel her trip. But she recognizes that for many around the globe, the coronavirus yields more life-threatening circumstances. “It’s really concerning to see how many people are being affected by this, because for us we just have to cancel our vaSEE BREAK PAGE 3

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The cost of attendance will increase to $76,826 — a 3.9% increase — next year

Tuition will increase to $53,166 for next year ANYA TULLMAN Staff Reporter

The University Board of Trustees approved a resolution to increase the cost of attendance for the next academic year by 3.9%, raising the total costs of tuition, fees, and room and board to $76,826 for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is an increase from the $73,960 cost of attendance for the 2019-2020 academic year. For the next academic year, tuition will increase from $51,156 to $53,166, a 3.9% increase. Fees, which include the general fee, technology fee to cover the cost of technological services, and clinical fee to give students access to Stu-

dent Health Service, will increase from $6,614 to $6,876. Room and board will increase from $16,190 to $16,784 next year. The trustees also approved an undergraduate financial aid budget of $256 million for the next academic year, a 3.7% increase from last year’s budget of $247 million. Forty-five percent of Penn’s undergraduate student body received grant-based financial aid in the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the Board of Trustees meeting. Since the 2008 fiscal year, the aid budget has increased over 160%, an average annual growth rate of 7.6%. The Board of Trustees also announced that students with household incomes of up to $140,000 a year will receive financial aid packages covering the cost of tu-

ition. Penn Today reported that the announcement is a part of a new initiative to expand aid for middleincome families in 2020-2021. Total cost of attendance for students has increased by nearly 4% each year for the past 10 years. Cost of attendance exceeded $70,000 for the first time in the 2018-2019 academic year. Penn President Amy Gutmann said at the Board of Trustees meeting that Penn is currently the Ivy League school with the second highest total cost of attendance. Gutmann added that Columbia University has the highest total cost of attendance among Ivy League schools. Gutmann said that the increase in Penn’s cost of attendance has remained consistent in comparison to other Ivy League institutions, which she said tends to fluctuate.

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Penn Dems, without endorsing, co-hosts a Bloomberg Phila. campaign event The event was hosted at Woody’s on Feb. 28 TORI SOUSA Staff Reporter

Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has flooded the country with television ads, Instagram posts, and now, emails from the president of Penn Democrats. An email with the sender listed as “Owen Voutsinas-Klose, Penn Dems President” was sent to Bloomberg supporters last week, enclosing an invitation to meet Isaac Mizrahi, the fashion designer who endorsed Bloomberg. Although Penn Dems has yet to endorse a candidate for the 2020 presidential primary, the group hosted an event to introduce the race’s newest candidate in Philadelphia on Friday. On Friday afternoon, Penn Dems partnered with Bloomberg’s Pennsylvania campaign branch to host a discussion with prominent fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi at Woody’s, an LGBTQ bar and dance club in Center City. Bloomberg himself was not in attendance,

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Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi (above) spoke on behalf of Michael Bloomberg, lauding his accomplishments as New York City mayor.

but along with Mizrahi, Philadelphia First District city councilman Mark Squilla spoke on the former mayor’s behalf. A crowd of roughly 30 Philadelphia locals, Bloomberg’s campaign staff, and a few Penn Dems members attended the event. College sophomore VoutsinasKlose, who introduced Mizrahi to the crowd, said three members of Penn Dems attended. He also said two other members were turned away because Woody’s would not let those under 21 into the space. Voutsinas-Klose said he and Penn Dems currently do not pub-

licly endorse any Democratic candidates, including Bloomberg. However, when Bloomberg’s campaign reached out to him last week asking the club to host the event, Voutsinas-Klose said he thought it would be a good opportunity to provide Penn Dems members with more information about the candidate. “We want Penn Dems to serve as a forum for the candidates. It was great to hear from such a cool speaker, but at the end of the day, as of now, we are still neutral, and we appreciate the opportunity to hear from any candidate,” he said.

This is the only event of its kind that Penn Dems has hosted during the 2020 election cycle, but the club would be open to having similar events for other candidates, Voutsinas-Klose said. VoutsinasKlose stressed that the Bloomberg campaign is fairly active in the state as a whole, especially because it has opened five new Pennsylvania offices, in addition to the previous Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg locations. Voutsinas-Klose said Penn Dems will likely announce their Democratic primary pick this April, although it remains possible that they will not endorse anyone at all. During Mizrahi’s brief speech, the New York native discussed how Bloomberg’s accomplishments as the former mayor of his hometown drew him to the candidate. He said Bloomberg’s gun violence prevention initiatives and support for the LGBTQ community during his tenure as mayor are some of the assets that make him a strong presidential candidate. During his time as mayor, Bloomberg launched programs

to address New York City’s issue with LGBTQ youth homelessness. He also helped lead the effort to pass marriage equality laws in the state and led initiatives within New York’s public health system mandating training surrounding disparities for LGBTQ patients. Mizrahi even credited Bloomberg with aiding him in quitting his smoking habit. “At first, I was furious when he banned smoking in all bars, and everywhere I went [in New York] it was so difficult that I just stopped smoking. And that kind of incredible tough love, I think he’s very good at,” he told the crowd. After the speech, Mizrahi said he thinks the former mayor is the best candidate to defeat current president and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump. “To me, it seems the country is at such a crossroads. It’s either going to happen that we get rid of Trump, or we just go on and march towards the real dismantling of democracy as we know it,” Mizrahi said. “This is my opportunity to get involved in the conversation.” College sophomore and Penn

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Dems Legislative Director Francois Barrilleaux also attended the event, but stressed the diversity of political opinion and support within Penn Dems. “We have people in Penn Dems and in the greater Penn community that support Bloomberg, especially with so many people being from New York. But we also have members that support Biden, Warren, [and the other candidates] as well,” Barrilleaux said. “We’re just trying to foster engagement and discussion surrounding the 2020 race, and events like these can do that.” Voutsinas-Klose said he thinks Bloomberg’s New York mayorship was overall “pretty successful,” though he is not sure how successful Bloomberg will be when running against other Democratic moderates with similar policies. He said he has concerns about Bloomberg’s support of stop-and-frisk laws, as well as allegations that the former mayor has made sexist remarks. “While he was a good mayor of New York City, [Bloomberg] has a lot of questions he needs to answer,” he said.

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Two student-designed communities on Muslim life and politics will open next year The SDCs will open in Harnwell in fall 2020 EASON ZHAO Staff Reporter

Harnwell College House will welcome two new student-designed communities — Policy, Politics, and Social Change Part II and Muslim Life — for the next academic year. An SDC is a type of program community, previously known as a residential program, that places students interested in a similar topic on the same floor of a college house and hosts activities related to the theme. Unlike other program communities, SDCs are designed and run by undergraduate students. Penn College House and Academic Services launched SDCs in fall 2019 after students said they had ideas about new program communities that they wanted to implement, Director of Four-Year Houses and Residential Programs at Penn CHAS Ryan Keytack said. Wharton first-year and student coordinator of PPASC2 Carson Sheumaker said PPASC2, which will be located on the third floor of Harnwell, will be an upper-

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cation plans, but that’s not a big deal compared to what people living in these countries actually have to go through who can’t go outside, or their schools and workplaces are getting shut down,” Aneja said. College first-year Sherie Pan and four of her friends also canceled their trip to Spain and Portugal after their parents expressed concerns about going to crowded places like airports and planes while the contagious virus continues to spread. After purchasing plane tickets, museum tour tickets, and train tickets from Milan to Florence, College junior Sarah Goldfarb canceled her trip to

class “sequel” to the first-year Policy, Politics and Social Change Program Community in Fisher Hassenfeld College House. As a current resident in the Policy, Politics, and Social Change Program Community, he said that he and other students in the program proposed PPASC2 because they wanted to continue exploring topics related to politics and political interest. “A bunch of us wanted to continue doing what we are doing, like watching debates and being close together,” Sheumaker said. “We really liked the community that we had of political discourse in our hall.” Sheumaker said that with the 2020 presidential election in the fall, PPASC2 will host debatewatching events, speaker events, and a trip to the presidential inauguration if their budget permits. Wharton and Engineering junior Mohamed Aly, who led the Muslim Life SDC proposal, said that the program will provide students with a space to celebrate Islamic culture, food, and history, and explore how Islam influences daily life in Philadelphia, one of the largest Muslim communities in North America. The Muslim

Life SDC will be located on the ninth floor of Harnwell. Aly added that the program will likely include trips to Islamic cultural sites in Philadelphia, events that feature traditional Islamic foods, and a speaker series to discuss Islamic history and culture. “There is a lot of history of

Italy due to fear of quarantine. “Two of my other friends also canceled their trip to Europe, so people are nervous about being quarantined there,” Goldfarb said. “The fear is getting trapped abroad. I’m also scared of contracting it, but the fear is just getting stuck.” Despite the potential dangers and the threat of quarantine, some students still plan to travel abroad over spring break. Even though two of her friends have dropped out of a group trip to Barcelona, Engineering sophomore Aprupa Alahari will still travel to Spain. Though she is wary of the risk, she does not expect to be quarantined, and also does not want to lose the money she spent on the trip.

“I’ve been looking forward to this vacation for a few months now, and I don’t think the risk of actually getting the virus is high enough that we should cancel the trip,” Alahari said. Even though 27 coronavirus cases have been reported in the country, College first-year Kristina Znam is still traveling to Switzerland with her family. Although she is aware of the elevated risks of traveling abroad like many of her peers, Znam is not as concerned as her parents. “I’m not worried, but my parents [are] freaking out a little bit. They bought masks for us to wear on the plane and hand sanitizer and medical wipes to wipe down our seats, and they’re actually looking to avoid eating any of the food on

Islam in the city,” Aly said. “It’s been here for a very long time and [is] very engrained in the culture, so especially in West Philadelphia, [there are] a lot of cool sites we can check out and places we can visit.” Aly said that he hopes to create an SDC that is “applicable to

anyone, and anyone can just come and benefit from.” At least 12 students must come together to propose an idea for a residential program, according to Penn’s SDC website. After the program is established, students can choose to open the program up to other residents, though those first involved in designing the SDC will receive priority. Keytack said there were four program proposals sent to CHAS for the 2020-2021 academic year by Nov. 1, from which CHAS selected two. Keytack added that the review criteria for proposals included completeness and quality of the application, presence of academic content, house partnership potential, and the ability for the program to connect residents under a single theme. Keytack said that a residential program “working group,” which consisted of students, house deans, and housing staff, reviewed the applications. Faculty Director of Harnwell College House Kent Bream wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that funding for SDCs comes from regular floor budgets, normal house program budgets, and a supplemental budget pro-

vided by CHAS, the amount of which will be based on the demand of the SDCs. Keytack said that the implementation of SDCs is not directly related to the Second Year Housing Policy. Starting with the Class of 2024, all sophomores will be required to live on campus to strengthen the sense of community among sophomore students. “That said, I think [SDCs] dovetail nicely with the [Second Year Housing] requirement, because it gives upperclass students who are sticking around, new opportunities for program creation, community creation, and a whole host of things,” Keytack said. Nursing senior Pamela Espinal said that the SDCs can help students find a community and meet people with similar interests. College sophomore Johanna Doherty echoed Espinal’s thoughts, adding that she thinks SDCs are a great way to build community within where you live. “The student-designed ones are a good idea, because they are probably more relevant to what people are interested in than the ones that the school designed,” Doherty said.

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NCAA sanctions against Allen unfairly hurt Penn men’s basketball

enn men’s basketball pulled off an impressive win over Brown this weekend to keep its Ivy League Tournament hopes alive. Despite all the passion and drive that the members of the team put forth every season, there will be more than just Brown’s tough perimeter defense getting in their way for the coming years. Now, the team has to deal with NCAA sanctions, too. Jerome Allen had an enormous impact on the Penn men’s basketball program, both on and off the court. He started as one of the greatest Penn basketball players in the school’s history. He then had an extensive coaching career at Penn, later landing a job in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. But his influence of late has been decidedly negative. Last year, he was found guilty of taking $300,000 in bribes in order to get a student accepted to Penn by recruiting him onto the basketball team. Although Allen avoided jail time in the court case, the NCAA investigated and decided to punish Allen and the current men’s basketball program.

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While Allen’s actions are worthy of punishment, the NCAA should consider who is actually being punished when they levy sanctions against the team itself. Last Wednesday, the NCAA announced a two-year probation and a $5,000 fine for the Athletics Department, as well as a three-week ban on all recruiting communication this spring and a seven-day reduction in allowable recruiting-person days

during the 2019-20 school year. While the sanctions against the school and the Athletics Department, which The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board has argued needs better oversight to prevent future fraudulent activities, are warranted, those against the team are not. There is no evidence that anyone on the current men’s basketball team was involved in the violations committed by Allen. Allen is now an assistant

coach on the Celtics, and former assistant basketball coach Ira Bowman, who was also implicated in the violations, is currently an assistant coach at Auburn University. Current head coach Steve Donahue was hired in 2015 right after Allen was fired, so there’s no reason to believe he had any knowledge of the violations. Further, all of the players currently on the team were in high school at the time of the violations.

The sanctions against the team do not make any sense given this context. This is particularly evident given the fact that, unlike most cheating in college basketball, Allen’s actions did not even give Penn a competitive advantage. Recruiting someone who was not good enough to play basketball at the college level is certainly not advantageous, and the student in question did not even appear on the roster at Penn. With no one left to punish and no wrong to right, why punish the team at all? Ivy League basketball seasons are always full of strong teams and games that are often decided by slim margins. Even relatively minor sanctions could tip the balance and keep Penn from conference titles in the future. Given that the players and coaches who will lose those championships did not commit any violations, the NCAA’s current sanctions are reprehensible. The NCAA needs to take responsibility of enforcing the rules more seriously and punish the programs and individuals that actually deserve to be punished.

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t was the fairy-tale ending to an eventful Black History Month. The news broke soon after Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was announced as this year’s commencement speaker. On Feb. 26, I opened my inbox and saw the name “Erika James.” She would be Wharton’s new dean. Okay. Business as usual. However, my instinct told me to do a quick Google search. And there she was. She’s Black, and a woman, just like me. James is the first woman to be appointed dean of The Wharton School, and the first Black dean in the school’s 139-year history. She is a trailblazer with historical precedence of being the first, as she was the first Black woman to head Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. Her incoming presence illustrates a powerful future for students of color, specifically those who identify as women. On a campus where racist professors like Amy Wax are allowed to openly disparage Black students, the appointment of James is an extremely bold and necessary move. She represents the ability for Wharton, and other predominantly white institutions, to shift their past precedents and build a more inclusive foundation. On our campus, we’ve recently witnessed an ideological shift, from anti-immigration guest speakers to students being harassed for their cultural identity. Wharton and Penn, like many predominantly white institutions, have evolved to accompany the diverse group of students they pride themselves in today. Joseph Wharton founded the school in the 1800s with the intent to educate white men in Economics and empower them to become leaders

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in their communities. His sentiments are remnants of a time when women and men of color weren’t viewed as equally deserving of the education their white, male counterparts received. As a Black woman, scholar, and leader, James occupies a unique societal niche that makes her hiring even more revolutionary. Her intersectionality strongly influences her worldview and is the backbone of her leadership. Being a person of color, especially a woman of color, in a position of power and influence is no easy feat. Glass ceilings shatter when those with marginalized identities gain access to elite spaces and prestigious positions. James made a profound statement regarding the historical strides she’s made in her career. She hopes that ‘‘we start to normalize this experience,’’ and that people will become accustomed to Black women serving as leaders. Her statement encompasses the

overarching experience of minority students and faculty in the Ivy League. Many of us have become so accustomed to being the only or the exception, that we often forget that it isn’t supposed to be this way. With celebrating her achievements comes the sobering realization that the ground just isn’t level. There is still room for greater change involving the representation of Black scholars in higher education. Commonly overlooked obstacles like implicit bias continue to prevent Black scholars and other minorities from obtaining the educational roles for which they are qualified. Black women are notoriously underrepresented as university presidents. Very few Black students earn Ph.D.s. These effects even exist outside of the United States, where it was reported that British universities employ virtually no Black scholars in positions of leadership. Penn’s undergraduate population is 7% Black, while Black faculty only account for 3%

of the entire faculty population. The case for an increase in minority faculty is increasingly relevant. At the forefront of this issue is the opportunity for all students to see themselves represented in their school faculty. According to NPR, all students benefit from — and even prefer — instructors of color. McKinsey released a study proving that organizations with a more diverse workforce are ultimately more successful than their competitors. Colleges everywhere are responding to the increasing demand for diversity and inclusion efforts by hiring chief diversity officers to oversee programming promoting equity and reduced discrimination amongst the student body. Although James’ hiring is a step forward for diversity and inclusion, Wharton needs to remain committed to facilitating an environment where people of diverse backgrounds and interests can thrive. Professors must become

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knowledgeable about the racialized power dynamics in classrooms and facilitate an equitable atmosphere. Students shouldn’t have complaints about not seeing enough women or minority professors. As future leaders across various industries, our education needs to include the factors surrounding corporate America’s diversity problem and how we can implement solutions. As a young Black woman who is a Wharton student, times like this make me feel a little prouder and more at peace with myself in this environment. Coming to Wharton, I was thrust into a world very different from the one in which I grew up. The racial demographics were different, and the level of wealth and elitism was something I hadn’t been exposed to, despite coming from a middle-class background. Announcements like this give me hope that one day, people like myself won’t have to deal with feeling like an outsider. Everyone deserves to see individuals in positions of power who reflect their own identity and experience.

SURAYYA WALTERS is a Wharton sophomore from New Rochelle, N.Y. concentrating in Marketing and minoring in Urban Education. Her email address is surayyaw@wharton. upenn.edu.

Penn should allow concealed carry on campus

SELZNICK SPEAKS | Banning concealed carry is unconstitutional and risky for the Penn community

ne of the most highly debated topics in the United States today is the appropriate role of firearms in society. Presently, the University of Pennsylvania bans the use and possession of firearms on campus, thereby making Concealed Carry Weapon Permits moot. However, this hinders the rights of students who wish to protect themselves through selfdefense. In 2013, Pennsylvania government lawyers concluded that it was likely unconstitutional to restrict the right of campus carry, which refers to the possession of firearms on college or university campuses. According to Statute 18 § 912 in

Pennsylvania, no gun zones in the state of Pennsylvania only apply to elementary and secondary schools, which do not include colleges or universities. Now, where am I coming from when I say we should allow students to have a concealed carry weapon permit on campus? Well, for some students, having the right to protection can mean the difference between being safe and being in danger. Of course, students can carry pepper spray, but a firearm is a much more effective deterrent. So what is the only obstacle in the way of Penn students and faculty to exercise the given Second Amendment right? According to Penn’s Policy

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Manual, violators of this policy may be subject to disciplinary action and/ or civil or criminal action. Concealed carry permits are only issued to those who pass the tests

under Pennsylvania law, ensuring they are apt with carrying a gun and safe. Also, self-defense can be an important crime deterrent. A study by the CDC found that

the defensive use of guns can range from 500,000 to more than 3 million cases per year. In other words, guns help countless ordinary Americans stay safe on a daily basis. I am not saying that students and faculty will be and should be heroes compared to Penn Police and DPS, but for those who feel they have the right to self-defense, there really is no good reason for the University to restrict the Second Amendment rights of its constituents. Therefore, I advocate for trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to change the rules and allow licensed individuals with a Pennsylvania Concealed Carry Permit, or CCW Permits that are applicable in the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to be able to exercise their Second Amendment right on campus.

HARRISON SELZNICK is a first-year student in the College from Las Vegas, Nevada studying Biology and History. His email address is hselz@ sas.upenn.edu

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Mask and Wig has been on Penn’s campus for over 130 years, allowing them to benefit from more substantial alumni support and a longer campus presence than Bloomers, StriffCave said. Bracknell said that, while most of the Bloomers’

audience is composed of members’ friends, Mask and Wig is able to draw more attention from alumni and the larger Philadelphia community. Striff-Cave added that Mask and Wig has more opportunities to perform thanks to their Clubhouse in Center City, which was acquired by the group in 1894 and is where they perform their

annual production every Friday and Saturday from January to April. Bloomers began 42 years ago because there was no place for them in the all-male troupe on campus, Mask and Wig. Bracknell and Striff-Cave said that while Bloomers and Mask and Wig currently have a positive relationship, some Bloomers

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alumni still feel animosity toward Mask and Wig for excluding women from their group. “Our alumni really like to harp on the fact that Bloomers existed as a product of [Mask and] Wig not letting in women,” Bracknell said. “We’ve sort of moved on from that. It’s been 40 years. We’re over it.” College sophomore and

Mask and Wig Business Staff member Jack Kalvar attended the Feb. 27 Bloomers performance with other members of Mask and Wig to support the female troupe. Kalvar said the two groups have a great support system which involves going to each other’s shows and hosting group social events for both troupes. “One of their things is, ‘crack jokes, break ceilings.’ [Bloomers is] trying to break the ceiling of women can’t be funny,” Kalvar said. “In comedy, the majority of famous comedians are men that get the most airtime. They’re really trying to push back against those boundaries, and I admire that.” Bloomers’ “The Great(ish) Show” had a three-part circus-themed feature that ran

throughout the show, with bits and musical numbers in between. Some skits offered social commentary on topics such as catcalling, while others made fun of Penn by cracking jokes about the Wharton School and Bring-Your-Own’s. Bracknell added that, while women still face difficulties in comedy, some of the most successful comedians today include Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Melissa McCarthy, all of whom are women and have helped overcome the idea that it is harder for women to be funny. “What [women] have to work with is a lot more limited because of the restrictions society has placed on women, but being a woman in comedy is as good as it’s ever been,” Bracknell said.

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protesters. Before the meeting ended, Open Expression Observers asked protesters to clear a larger walkway to allow trustee members to more easily exit the meeting. Fossil Free Penn’s legal observers from Philadelphia legal collective Up Against the Law walked through the crowd of students to show the Open Expression Observers that the protesters had made a clear pathway. “You need to move. That means now,” an Open Expression Observer told protesters, but the students refused to clear a larger path. Penn’s Open Expression Observers then told the students they would be asked to present their Penn Cards, and threatened that the University would be within their rights to photograph them if they refused to provide identification. 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 webpage. FFP leaders rallied their members outside on Walnut Street after the meeting. The protesters cheered when pass-

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Penn alum and Phila. councilmember charged with two counts of federal corruption Kenyatta Johnson said he is not guilty KATIE BUSCH Staff Reporter

Philadelphia Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, who received his Masters of Government Administration from Penn in 2000, is facing two federal charges for corrupt land sale practices — but he remains adamant the charges are unfounded. Johnson and his wife Dawn Chavous, who received her Masters of Organizational Dynamics from Penn in 2004, have been accused of participating in a complex bribery scheme with non-profit Universal Companies that allowed them to profit off of various land deals that Johnson oversaw. If convicted, Johnson and Chavous would each face up to 40 years in prison as well as a $500,000 fine. The charges follow a fiveyear-long investigation into Johnson’s land sales by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service.

Johnson and Chavous are pleading not guilty on both counts, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “I am the victim of overzealous federal prosecutors who have spent the last five years looking for something to charge me with,” Johnson said in a written statement. Some in the community believe that the charges against Johnson do not go far enough. Ori Feibush, a developer and resident of Philadelphia’s 2nd District, which is overseen by Johnson, claims that almost every land deal made through Johnson’s office is connected to some form of monetary or political gain for the councilmember. “It’s a sickening process through which he has sold his office,” Feibush said. Feibush continued to explain that what he believes to be corrupt land sales have done significant damage to the district’s financial stability. For example, Feibush said his office once bid $4.4 million on a property that Johnson awarded to a different

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Johnson (left) and his wife Dawn Chavous (right), who is also a Penn graduate, have been accused of participating in a complex bribery scheme.

bidder for $1 million, costing the district up to $3.4 million in profit. Feibush believes this deal only went through due to the connections the winning buyer had to Johnson and his office. In 2015, Feibush challenged and was defeated by Johnson in a hotly-contested City Council

race. Carol Jenkins, the leader of Philadelphia’s 27th ward, which includes Penn, said while some of Johnson’s actions should definitely be considered corrupt, other cases are less clear. “I would say some of it is in the grey area,” Jenkins said of Johnson’s land sale practices.

However, Jenkins added that, in certain instances, Johnson clearly connived to help associates buy properties for less than the market price. “That, I think, is pretty clearly corruption,” she said. Patrick Egan, Johnson’s attorney, believes the charges against the councilmember are unfounded and that Johnson and Chavous will eventually be cleared from blame. “I think it’s very unfair,” Egan said. “I think the Councilman’s excellent reputation is being dragged through the mud based on some innuendo and based on some connections that have been made for which there is no evidence. We look forward to the day when we are able to be vindicated.” Many of the problems associated with Johnson’s practices are tied to councilmanic prerogative, a term Penn Law professor Terry Gillen said refers to the almost complete power that councilmembers have in the land development process within their districts.

“In order for the Redevelopment Authority to sell a parcel of land or dispose of a parcel of land, City Council has to pass an ordinance,” Gillen said. “And that’s by law. The reality is that in order to get an ordinance through City Council, you need a councilmember to introduce it. And the practice is that the councilmember for the district where the land is introduces it. And that’s what people refer to as councilmanic prerogative.” Johnson’s spokesperson Ben Waxman added that he believes the United States Attorney’s office intentionally muddled the press release detailing the charges against Johnson to make it appear as if he and Chavous faced more than the two charges they were dealt. “Kenyatta has only been charged with two counts in the entire thing,” Waxman said. Universal Companies, the organization entangled in the indictment, declined to comment on the indictment. At the time of publication, no trial date has been set.

Annenberg panel discusses how the decline of local news creates corruption Annenberg prof. Victor Pickard led the panel MICHELLE HUNG Contributing Reporter

The Annenberg School for Communication hosted a discussion panel on the decline of local journalism outlets on Thursday. The panel, led by Annenberg professor Victor Pickard, discussed how these small media outlets are declining past the point of recovery, causing communities to become less politically engaged and fostering local government corruption. Annenberg professor Victor Pickard led the panel with a discussion about his new book, “Democracy Without Journalism?

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Brunel said he is frustrated that he has already paid for a full semester’s tuition. He said he has contacted Student Registration and Financial Services asking for a tuition reduction after Bocconi cancelled in-person classes for a few weeks, but has yet to receive a response. “The real issue is how Penn is going to adjust the tuition for the semester – it’s not fair because you’re paying Penn tuition, and you go to a different university, [especially when] I only stayed there for a month,” Brunel said. “I feel like something has to be changed.” Brunel said Penn needs to be more efficient with their communication to Bocconi students, as he and others in his program are feeling panicked about whether they will be able to finish their credits for the semester. “Everyone is freaking out literally — there’s not enough

Confronting the Misinformation Society.” In his keynote presentation, Pickard discussed the consequences of the “loss of journalism” for local communities. He said that, because fewer people are working in the newspaper industry and purchasing local newspapers, the local news industry is in a rapid decline. Pickard said the breakdown of local journalism has caused people to become “less informed about politics, less civically engaged, less likely to go vote.” He said there is a rise of corruption and mismanagement of local governments because of the lack of oversight that local news outlets provide. “Communities become more polarized because they rely more on national news,” Pickard said.

He cited the Pew Research Center’s 2016 claim that journalism’s “accelerating decline suggests the industry may be past its point of no return.” “For Pew to say that really speaks volumes,” Pickard said. “They’ll always try to find a silver lining, they tend to be very conservative in their analyses. This was four years ago, and they were already saying we’ve hit a point of no return.” The panel consisted of Pickard; Ellen Goodman, professor of Law at Rutgers University; Chenjerai Kumanyika, assistant professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University; and Barbie Zelizer, Raymond Williams professor of Communication and director of the Center for Media at Risk at An-

information, and the little information there is is not being disseminated quickly enough,” he said. “Penn Abroad could do a better job of communication by looping parents in as well as talking directly to the host university to see what the academic offerings would be.” Song also said Penn Abroad’s email was unclear. “I think Penn Abroad has been very prompt in their response, but not professional enough in the sense that the instructions given were not very clear,” Song said. “[It seems that] they are awaiting for further information as well.” Song left Milan after Bocconi canceled classes to stay with his parents, who live in Rome. For now, he said he will remain with his family until Bocconi resumes in-person classes next week. Though Song and Brunel are not planning to return to the United States in the near future, Brunel said other students in his program are leaving imme-

diately because they are worried they will be unable to exit Italy. After the CDC warning, the United States raised its travel warning for Italy to level four, the highest risk level, urging Americans to refrain from traveling to the country entirely. Airlines like Delta Air Lines and American Airlines canceled flights to and from Italy earlier on Sunday. There have been 1,700 reported cases of coronavirus and 34 deaths in Italy as of March 1. Penn Abroad could not be reached for comment at the time of publication, but directed The Daily Pennsylvanian to their webpage, which provides general information about coronavirus for students studying in affected countries. According to the website, Penn will only facilitate students’ early departure from countries with a CDC level three warning – which currently only applies to China, South Korea, Iran, and Italy.

nenberg. The majority of attendees were Annenberg graduate students and professors. In the panel discussion, the speakers discussed the various ways that journalism has changed, including the belief that podcasts can help revive the journalism industry. Kumanyika said that, although podcasts seem like an alternative to journalism, it will not be a sufficient method to inform the public. He said podcast speakers are not trained in the same structured way journalists are, and would not be a reliable source to provide news. The panel also discussed how news has become more commercialized, which can conflict with the integrity of journalism. The panel said most newspaper companies

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rely on advertisements to support their business and therefore give in to the demands of the ad companies. Pickard said that people subscribing to their local papers is not sustainable enough for the industry to revive itself — instead, he said the solution is for the government

to provide subsidies to local media outlets. He referenced the governments of other countries, such as Japan, that have successfully maintained local journalism through these subsidies. “The U.S. is a global outlier for how little we support our public media system,” Pickard said.

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Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squash made history on Saturday, advancing to its first national championship match. Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squash traveled to Boston this weekend to compete in the Potter Cup. Opening up with a strong 8-1 win over No. 6 Yale, the Red and Blue won a hard-fought victory against No. 2 Trinity, 6-3, to set themselves up for the final. However, the Quakers were ultimately unable to prevail, losing to No. 1 Harvard by a score of 6-1 in the final. On Friday night, Penn (14-3, 6-1 Ivy) defeated Yale (9-8, 4-3). Having won by a 9-0 score in their match earlier this season, the Red and Blue continued their dominance over the Bulldogs. With freshman Dillon Huang winning in straight games and both senior Wil Hagen and junior Andrew Douglas only dropping a single game, the Quakers were on cruise control for the predominant part of this match. Freshman Saksham Choudhary continued his perfect run, following the tradition of unbeaten freshmen that the team has enjoyed in the recent past. Although the Quakers did give up a game to Yale, sophomore James Flynn clinched the match with a 3-1 win.

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The Red and Blueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory put them in position to take on Trinity (19-2). Having lost to Trinity, 6-3, in their previous matchup, the Red and Blue sought vengeance. Penn took all three matches in the first wave. Senior David Yacobucci and Huangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two 3-2 wins in the first group of matches gave Penn the spark it needed to win the

4x800 final, with sophomore Caroline Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sullivan, senior Katherine DeVore, sophomore Ellen Byrnes, and junior Melissa Tanaka. In the 800m final, Tanaka secured a first-place win as well. Freshman Lauryn Harris also placed second in the 60m hurdles. Akins picked up the Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete award for the second year in a row. This weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competition saw her take victories in the 1000m and the mile. Additionally, the women placed first in both the weight throwing events. Senior

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match. However, the Red and Blue lost two of their next three matches. Dominant play from Trinityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshmen allowed them to start to claw back some points, with the Quakers giving up two 3-0 victories. However, Penn relentlessly came back. Hagenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s persistence won the match, coming

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opponent lightly, but is favored to do enough to outpace Brown and qualify for the postseason. Anything less than that outcome would have to be classified as a failure for coach Steve Donahueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team. The line between failure and success may be slim, but it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t unknown. Just about everyone around this program understands that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lodged firmly between fourth and fifth place in the Ivy League. As the final buzzer sounded and the Penn fans in the Pizzitola Sports Center collectively exhaled, I was reminded of that fact. The work isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t over; hope still needs more rescuing. This was only the first step. THEODOROS PAPAZEKOS is a College senior from Pittsburgh and a Senior Sports Reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at dpsports@thedp.com.

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Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dominant Ivy history, coupled with all the recruiting advantages it enjoys with Wharton, the Palestra, the city of Philadelphia, and the institutional strength of the program, are the elements of a winning team. A team with all of Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advantages should never finish outside the top half of the conference. Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball is too big of a deal to justify a failure like that. Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the bottom line for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quakers: even with all the injuries and adversity the team has faced, they still have Brodeur. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say that it will be easy to close out the season. Brown is a good team and will play both Harvard and Dartmouth tough. Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponents, Cornell and Columbia, are at the bottom of the Ivy standings, but they have given top teams trouble at times. Penn canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to take either

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should expect to see every time the Quakers step on the court. The reason the Quakers still have a postseason hope to look forward to is that they looked normal on Saturday. The biggest reason that the postseason was in question was that they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t looked normal for large stretches of the season. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my biggest takeaway: Penn rescued hope from the jaws of defeat with their normal basketball. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more remarkable that they hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played like their normal selves for so long. The fact that hope needed rescuing is more noteworthy than the successful rescue itself. Because hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing: Penn menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball should never miss the Ivy Tournament. Ever.

was] our first finals appearance; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a historic weekend for the program,â&#x20AC;? coach Gilly Lane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be more proud of the boys and how they fought and carried themselves, and how they represented the University.â&#x20AC;? This win set up the Quakers to compete in their first national championship. Facing Harvard

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back from a 2-1 deficit to take the match. This win came at a perfect time for the Red and Blue, especially considering the fact that it was their first victory over Trinity since 1996. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a weekend. We came in at the three seed and we were able to upset the rankings by beating Trinity in the semifinals. ... [It

(17-0, 7-0), a win would have given the Red and Blue their first national championship in program history. Although they lost their previous matchup, 8-1, to the Crimson, the Quakers still felt they had a shot at the title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We probably went up against the best team in college squash history in Harvard this weekend,â&#x20AC;? Lane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt like we had an outside chance, and the main thing today was just about showing heart and determination and grit.â&#x20AC;? The Crimson dominated from the start. Taking all three matches in the first wave in straight games, Harvard demonstrated its sheer talent. The Crimson continued to dominate throughout almost every match. Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only point in the match came from Yacobucci, who won by a score of 3-1 in the sixth position. Although the Quakers were unable to prevail, the very appearance they made is an indication of the talent of the team and their promise for years to come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We leave with our heads held high and just absolutely proud to represent our University and play for the school,â&#x20AC;? Lane said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to use this ... experience to motivate ourselves this spring and to push for another run at a title next year.â&#x20AC;? As the Red and Blueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic season comes to a close, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look towards the College Squash Association Individual Championships next week in the Penn Squash Center.

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beyond the arc. The Red and Blue continued to maintain a steady lead over the Bears as they went toe to toe in the third quarter. Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive-minded lineup gave Penn a workout, as Dale and senior Justine Gaziano continuously hit three-pointers, combining for 10 of Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11 on the night. But the pairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to keep the Bears in it were not enough, as Parker continued to pick up defensive rebounds that she and her teammates turned into points on the other end. With Penn up 50-45 entering the final quarter, the visitors would not go down without a fight. However, Penn continued to put up a good defensive battle and sophomore forward Kennedy Suttle showed up for Penn offensively. For the last seven minutes of the game, the Quakers maintained at least a 10-point lead over the Bears at all times. Parker led Penn with 24 points and had 14 rebounds, her seventh

double-double of the season. She attributes the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success to their strong ball movement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonight our offense flowed, which is a big difference from last night,â&#x20AC;? Parker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Putting more emphasis on swinging the ball on both sides and getting everyone involved really helped us and gave us a lot of energy as well.â&#x20AC;? There were also emotional motivators for tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stellar performance by the Quakers, with Senior Night and the final home game of the season also on the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; minds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They responded well, and I was proud of them for that. They were emotionally juiced up; they wanted to play, they wanted to be honored,â&#x20AC;? McLaughlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of their teammates that wanted to be out there tonight couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play â&#x20AC;Ś that emotionally hit them a little bit too. They responded well.â&#x20AC;? The aforementioned injured player, junior guard Tori Crawford, was taken off during Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Yale and was unable to play on Saturday. Her recovery status for Ivy Madness in two weeks is still un-

known. Senior guard Kendall Grasela, who was among the seniors honored for her time on the team along with Sterba, center Emily Anderson, and forward Liz Satter, said that the emotions of the night motivated her to play her best. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You never know when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be your last time to play on this floor and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the motto we came into this game with,â&#x20AC;? Grasela said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We said we have 40 minutes left on this floor, and we have to give it our all and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how the emotion came through.â&#x20AC;? With fifth-place Harvard three games back, Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win secures Penn a spot at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ivy League Tournament. But before the Red and Blue embark for Lavietes Pavilion, they have two final regular season games: at Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y. this Friday and then down in New York City for Columbia on Saturday. After facing the New York Ivies, the Quakers will have one week to prep for Ivy Madness, where they will play with an NCAA Tournament bid on the line.

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A win is a win. Still, the Quakers’ victory against Brown doesn’t make me optimistic about how March will pan out for Penn women’s basketball. The Red and Blue came into Saturday’s contest in a threeway tie for second place in the Ivy League. They ended the night tied with only one team, Columbia. The team’s win over Brown officially clinched the Quakers’ trip to Ivy League Tournament, most likely as the second or third seed depending on the results of next week’s games. Yes, they can get to the Ivy Tournament, but then what? Penn’s last three games have not given me much confidence that this team will be able to hang in there with the Ivy’s best — Princeton. For starters, the team’s Saturday night victory over Brown was hardly lopsided. The Bears were in the game for most of the night, with the Red and Blue only holding a five-point lead at halftime. For the first three quarters, Brown

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on the line if we don’t win, they did a great job getting over that loss.” Despite their strong finish, the Quakers actually got off to a poor start on offense. Penn’s shots weren’t falling from both the inside and outside in the opening minutes, and Brown was able to take an early lead thanks to strong shooting from three-point range, particularly from senior guards Brandon Anderson and Zach Hunsaker. The Bears went on an 11-0 run in the middle of the first half to take an eight-point lead.

looked like it could’ve won this game. This is the same Brown team that only scored 39 points last Friday against Princeton. The same Brown team that is last in the league in many offensive and defensive categories, including scoring defense, three-point percentage, and rebounding. The same Brown team that has only two Ivy wins. Penn was supposed to beat Brown easily, and yet the Bears hung around in this game for way too long. Going back to Friday night, the Quakers’ performance against Yale was their most disappointing of the season. It was the first time all season that no player scored in double digits, something that simply cannot happen for a team with championship aspirations. Junior center Eleah Parker and freshman guard Kayla Padilla combined for a measly seven points. Penn’s success revolves around both of them playing at their full potential. Both Padilla and Parker having unproductive nights is a recipe for disaster for the Quakers, especially with no one else stepping up for Penn. I can understand the Red and Blue’s loss to Princeton — the Tigers have blown past every

team on their schedule. But at the end of the day, if the Quakers want to hang an Ivy Championship Tournament banner, they’re going to need to go through Princeton. As much as I want to think this team will shock everybody and upset the Tigers, it’s

hard to believe they’ll be able to do so with their recent play. If all this wasn’t enough to fuel my pessimism for the Quakers’ near future, junior forward Tori Crawford could be done for the rest of the season with a lower leg injury. After missing a

layup early in the third quarter on Friday, Crawford landed hard on a defender’s foot, and she had to be helped off the court. To say this is a big loss is an understatement. Crawford has started the past 10 games for the Quakers and has aver-

TYIRA BUNCHE is a College junior from New York and a Senior Sports Associate for The Daily Pennsylvanian. She can be reached at bunche@thedp.com.

“Brown notoriously is always making those tough shots,” Brodeur said. “A lot of the defensive possessions felt like victories to us, but then they went and made those shots.” The Quakers bounced right back, however, locking down on defense and finding easy buckets in the paint for an 8-0 run of its own. Unsurprisingly, Brodeur was the catalyst, recording 20 points and seven assists despite facing consistent double teams. With the Red and Blue down four with halftime approaching, Dingle, who had exited the game earlier with an injury, came through with a clutch three. After

leading for much of the opening 20 minutes, the Bears’ lead was just 29-28 when the half concluded. “I thought it was just a high level [of basketball],” Donahue said. “[It was] not artistic or anything, but just so much intensity.” The second half began much like the first, with the Quakers struggling to get anything going on offense and shots rimming out. Despite strong defense from Penn, Brown held a slim lead through the first five minutes of the period. Then Brodeur came alive when Penn needed it most, scoring three quick baskets in succes-

sion to give the Quakers the lead. A team effort to limit Anderson and Hunsaker defensively helped the Red and Blue as well, as the seniors seemed to be looking to shoot on most possessions. With Brodeur taking a short rest in the second half, Martz produced a couple key plays, coming up with a tough offensive rebound and getting fouled before hitting a difficult three on the next possession. By that time, the Quakers led by five and had taken control. “[Martz is] a warrior,” Donahue said. “He’s what we envision in a Penn basketball player, unselfish, hard-nosed, skilled,

and team-first. That’s what he’s about.” After Brown cut the lead to two, a blocked shot bounced out to Dingle, who hit a three to restore Penn’s cushion. The freshman, who came off the bench for the second consecutive game, made several big plays throughout the night and scored 17 points. “I think [the key] was just putting pressure on the defense,” Dingle said. “That’s usually what I try to do, just make it hard for them to guard and open up some space for the other guys to score and create opportunities.” The Bears kept fighting back,

and the Quakers’ lead was only one when they mounted a 6-0 run that was punctuated by a strong dunk from junior guard Eddie Scott. Penn then held on down the stretch to keep its postseason hopes alive. “We can’t get too high after the wins or too low after the losses,” Dingle said. “We just have to stay level-headed and move on to next weekend.” The Red and Blue will likely advance to the Ivy Tournament as the No. 4 seed if they at least match Brown’s record next weekend. Penn will face off with Cornell on Friday and Columbia on Saturday at the Palestra.

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aged 7.2 points this season, her highest average in her career. When Crawford was hurt at the beginning of the season, sophomore Kennedy Suttle started at forward. This time, coach Mike McLaughlin took a more unconventional approach, starting senior center Emily Anderson instead. In the starting lineup, Anderson didn’t score, but she did pick up a career-high eight rebounds. In the coming week, McLaughlin has a lot of questions for his team. Should he put Suttle back in the starting lineup? Can he afford to keep Anderson in the starting lineup and start without a true forward? How can this team be offensively consistent in the final stretch of their season? These are a lot of questions, and there are only two games left for the Quakers to answer them before the tournament. If Penn wants to change my mind about their tournament chances, they are going to need to play much better than they’ve played in the past three games.

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The Red and Blue ended their home slate on a high note Saturday night, earning a welldeserved victory over Brown. This Senior Night victory comes following the last two difficult games that the team played, resulting in losses to

Princeton and Yale. For its last outing in the Palestra this season, Penn women’s basketball faced off against the Bears in an energetic game. There was yet another night of high turnout in support of the Quakers, whose fans saw their team clinch a spot in the Ivy League Tournament with a 7460 win. Brown’s McKenna Dale scored the first points of the night, and the Bears put up six unanswered points in just the first two minutes. However, this was not indicative of how the rest of the game would go. The Quakers quickly turned the tables and rallied to lead 19-15

heading into the second quarter. The next 10 minutes saw the Bears ramp up their offensive strategies, which led to a brief lead over the Quakers at 26-25 after an 11-0 run from the visitors. However, junior center Eleah Parker kept the Quakers going with quick offensive and defensive thinking, and the Quakers ended the half with a score of 37-32. Parker and senior guard Phoebe Sterba put up most of the points for the second quarter, with Sterba scoring nine out of Penn’s 18 second-quarter points on three buckets from SEE W. HOOPS PAGE 8

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For the second straight night, the outcome wasn’t decided until the final buzzer sounded. But this time, Penn men’s basketball found a way to win when it needed it most. After a heartbreaking come-

back loss to Yale on Friday, the Quakers defeated Brown on Saturday by a score of 73-68 in a game that was closely contested from start to finish. The win keeps Penn’s Ivy League Tournament hopes alive and currently gives it the tiebreaker over Brown (13-12, 6-6 Ivy), which is tied with the Red and Blue (14-11, 6-6) for fourth place. “I felt like this was one of the games where I knew we were in a similar situation last year, but personally as a senior it felt like it was that much more important,” senior forward AJ Brodeur said. “Knowing that this could be the end of our run. Knowing that if we lost this we

would have been out of playoff contention.” Against a Brown team that was consistently making difficult plays on both ends of the floor, the Quakers held strong. Buoyed by key second-half performances from Brodeur and freshmen Jordan Dingle and Max Martz, Penn took the lead from the Bears and held off a late charge to secure the victory. “I’m just so proud of the group. In all my years of coaching I’ve never experienced what we did last night,” coach Steve Donahue said. “With the season and some of these guys’ careers SEE M. HOOPS PAGE 9

Women’s track and field earns third straight indoor Ivy Heps title T & F | Skyla Wilson earned her first individual Heps title EMILY CONDON Sports Reporter

Protecting titles and breaking records: This weekend, the Quakers continued to impress and make history. Penn women’s track and field secured the team’s third consecutive victory in the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships with 133 points. The men’s team placed third, following Princeton and Harvard with 91 points. “I’m really proud of the senior

class. It’s pretty amazing how they’ve led the team in the last couple of years, so for them to be successful in all of the events and kind of lead the team to the title was pretty amazing,” coach Steve Dolan said. “The courage and team atmosphere that both of the teams brought to the meet were really impressive.” For the men’s team, junior James Mirfield placed first in the shot put event with a mark of 14.41 meters. His teammates senior Evan Lee and junior Demetri Whitsett placed third and seventh in the same event, respectively. Freshman Caleb Johnson brought home a first place victory for the

Quakers in the pole vault with a score of 5.25m. “This is one of the meets that we really circle as one of the most important meets because it’s such a team meet,” Dolan said. “In track and field, in some of the meets, you’re looking for individual performances at a high level, for personal best you’re trying to qualify for Nationals, but this meet was really all about the team, and it was really impressive how people stepped forward.” The men’s team also had two other freshmen, Robbie Ruppel and Antaures Jackson, win second and third place, respectively, in the 500m. They placed

first and second in the first round of the race, Jackson coming up 0.01 seconds ahead of Ruppel. Sophomore Ray Sellaro and senior Colin Daly finished the mile in second and third place respectively as well, within 0.1 seconds of each other. In the women’s 4x400-meter, Penn placed first, ahead of Harvard with sophomore Skyla Wilson, senior Cecil Ene, senior Elena Brown-Soler, and junior Uchechi Nwogwugwu. Ene and Brown-Soler also placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 200m final, and Ene placed secSEE IVY HEPS PAGE 8

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Penn men’s basketball had a lot to celebrate this weekend, as its win puts it in control of its own Ivy League Tournament destiny.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Penn fans held their breath for the full 40 minutes this time. Facing elimination, Penn men’s basketball edged out Brown in as tense a game as they’ve played in recent memory. I had to remind myself to breathe as Penn muscled out the necessary gutsy plays and de-

fensive stops to preserve what was a slowly dwindling lead in the final few minutes. The Quakers won on a day they didn’t play their best, less than 24 hours from losing in a game that well might have been the best they had played for 38 minutes. The bounce back and fight the Quakers displayed with their backs up against the wall was impressive. They knew they had to pull out an ugly win, rolled up their sleeves, and did just that. Senior forward AJ Brodeur, quickly becoming the most ac-

complished — if not the best outright — Penn player of all time, edged closer to the scoring record. He now needs just 38 points to tie Ernie Beck’s decades-old record. Penn needed every last one of his 20 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Now, Penn is in position to squeeze their way back into the postseason, needing to simply match Brown’s results next weekend (barring a couple extreme scenarios that are both incredibly complex and unlikely).

The performances of both the team and its biggest star were impressive and important, but the final result indicated nothing more than a return to normalcy. It was Friday’s game that was exceptional — the final two minutes came straight out of a cliché movie with the protagonist wearing Yale blue. The Penn we saw against Brown is the Penn I recognize most — hard-working, wellcoached, and effective when it mattered most. It’s the team we SEE PAPAZEKOS PAGE 8

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