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Student criticism prompts UA to propose an increase in the Feb Club budget for 2021 ELIZABETH MEISENZAHL Staff Reporter
hopes to open a new supermarket later this year. “The University acknowledges and respects Fresh Grocer’s willingness to open a supermarket in University City in 2001 at a time many
After students complained about difficulties in reserving tickets for Feb Club, the Undergraduate Assembly proposed increasing the Feb Club budget next year to make more events free and increase the number of available tickets per event. Feb Club features events for seniors throughout the month of February organized by the senior class board every year. During the first week of Feb Club this year, many seniors who logged on to reserve tickets on Ticketleap found themselves locked out due to high traffic, College senior Naeche Vincent said. Even after Class Board changed the ticket-buying platform to Eventbrite after the first week, Vincent said students still found it difficult to get tickets for popular events due to limited tickets and high demand. The Class Board requested increasing the $75,000 budget by approximately $30,000 at the Feb. 16 UA meeting for 2021. The UA, however, voted down the request and instead passed an amendment to reallocate $5,500 from the Skimmerfest budget to the Feb Club non-alcoholic programming budget. Feb Club includes a trip to Atlantic City, a Philadelphia 76ers game, and snow tubing, among other events. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis, 2020 Class President and Engineering and Wharton senior Karim El Sewedy said. Vincent said when she and seven of her friends logged on to Ticketleap to get tickets to the Feb. 7 76ers game, the website told her that they were sold out despite being opened for only a couple of minutes. Class Board later notified students that the website crashed from high traffic and reopened 20 minutes later, Vincent said. She added that she was unable to get a ticket because she had an exam when the website reopened. Although the switch to Eventbrite after the first week fixed the website crashes, El Sewedy said some students still could not get tickets due to the limited number of tickets and high demand. “There’s a lot of demand for events and tickets end up selling out terribly fast, but capacity, most of the time, is constrained by the capacity of the venue we’re working with,” El Sewedy said. El Sewedy said that by increasing the budget, Class Board hopes to make more events free for students. While
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Penn – the store’s landlord – and the Fresh Grocer have agreed to end the supermarket’s tenancy at 40th and Walnut streets on March 31 after nearly 20 years of operations, Penn’s Facilities and Real Estate Services Director of Communications Jennifer Rizzi wrote in an email to The DP.
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The Fresh Grocer, located at 40th and Walnut street, will close its
doors in March. Penn – the store’s landlord – and the Fresh Grocer have agreed to end the supermarket’s tenancy at 40th and Walnut streets on March 31 after nearly 20 years of operations, Penn’s Facilities and Real Estate Services Director of Communications Jen-
nifer Rizzi wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. Carly Spross, director of marketing for the Fresh Grocer’s parent company Metro City Management, said, however, the tenancy will end in early March. Rizzi wrote that the University
Oil refinery near Penn closes after years as Philadelphia’s largest polluter The refinery was the largest on the East Coast KAMILLE HOUSTON Staff Reporter
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The largest oil refinery on the East Coast is about two miles from Penn’s campus – but after decades of pollution and deadly fires, the refinery will close permanently following its sale to Hilco Redevelopment Partners. Located in South Philadelphia and previously owned by Philadel-
phia Energy Solutions, the refinery and its toxic air emissions have long been cited as the cause of increased rates of health problems like cancer, heart disease, and asthma in South Philadelphia residents. The refinery shut down in June 2019 after a series of explosions lead to a severe fire. Despite efforts to reopen the refinery, most notably by the Trump administration, Hilco promises to keep it closed and turn the property into a “mixed-use industrial site,” according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Though Hilco does not yet
have formalized plans in place, they have previously opened warehouses for retailers like Amazon, FedEx, Volkswagon, and Harley Davidson in other spaces they redeveloped. Philly Thrive, a local environmental justice group that has protested PES since 2016, celebrated an end to the refinery and the pollution it caused. But the group said they still need to make sure Hilco acts in the best interest of the community, such as creating local jobs SEE REFINERY PAGE 6
Pa. attorney general visits Penn to endorse gun violence prevention plan The plan aims to cut gun deaths in half by 2030 TORI SOUSA Staff Reporter
Two years after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., policymakers and student activists from across the nation gathered on Penn’s campus to learn about a new plan that promises to cut gun deaths in Pennsylvania in half by 2030. On the afternoon of Feb. 13, about 20 local students convened in Huntsman Hall to witness mem-
bers of March for Our Lives PA and current Pennsylvania Attorney General and former Pennsylvania House of Representatives member Josh Shapiro formally announce the Peace Plan for a Safer Pennsylvania, which has been in the works since November 2019. On March 25, the group will take their plan to Harrisburg to ask state lawmakers for their support. The plan is divided into three sections: ”ensuring safe gun ownership,” “addressing systemic causes,” and “fixing democracy.” Some of the proposed policies include universal background checks, lost and
stolen gun reports, support for mental health programs, civic education initiatives, and funding research for gun violence as a public health epidemic. College sophomore and Pennsylvania March for Our Lives Director Michael Nevett co-wrote the gun safety plan and spoke on its behalf. “Urban violence and violence against people of color is something that is really prevalent in Philadelphia, but is often ignored on a national rhetoric scale,” Nevett said. “So that was something that was really, really important to us.” Shapiro commended the plan’s
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attempt to ensure that sure gun violence prevention will be an issue that is “front and center on people’s minds” in the coming election, and its demand for new laws to be created and enacted. Shapiro also thanked all of the student writers in attendance at the event for their work on the plan. “One of the reasons why March for Our Lives inspires me so much is that when I look at one of the biggest, most challenging, pressing problems in our society today, I see Harrisburg and Washington failing SEE PREVENTION PAGE 6
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Students welcome PVP’s return to Locust, but insist it is only the first step
PVP is relocating from 3535 Market St. AMJAD HAMZA Staff Reporter
Student leaders praise the return of Penn Violence Prevention to Locust Walk, but they say more needs to be done to increase PVP’s presence on campus. The Vice Provost for University Life announced PVP’s relocation from 3535 Market St. to VPUL’s main office on 3609-3611 Locust Walk on Feb. 12. The announcement comes one semester after PVP left its previous Locust Walk location due to limited campus space, prompting student backlash. Students and PVP staff said although the move will improve the program’s ability to increase accessibility to anti-violence and sexual assault resources, there is a need to hire more full-time staff members and increase funding for PVP. PVP Director Malik Washington said he has already moved to
the VPUL office but that PVP will finalize the move back to Locust Walk in June. Over the past couple months, VPUL, Penn President Amy Gutmann, and Provost Wendell Pritchett have met with students in PVP groups to discuss the PVP office’s potential move back to campus, Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian. “[Students] recommended that the physical location of the PVP program was an important symbol of our University’s strong commitment to violence prevention,” McCoullum wrote. “I am absolutely delighted that PVP has been approved by the University to move into this highly-visible location for this vital support and programming.” President of Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault and College senior Justin Iannacone said he thinks the office’s move back to Locust Walk is a step in the right direction.
“I think [the move] is a positive step forward, and I hope it is a first step rather than a single step,” Iannacone said. Washington said the new location will enable PVP to accommodate more walk-ins instead of having to schedule meetings with students. He added that being on Locust Walk will make it easier for PVP staff to collaborate with other administrators. “We have evidence that shows making these resources on campus as accessible as possible and feeling like they’re part of the community on campus actually encourages people to use them,” Iannacone said. For Washington, the move to a permanent location on Locust Walk fulfills one of his stated goals upon taking over as PVP director in November 2019. “I think where the University allocates space and how they allocate space, especially for groups on Locust, is really important,” Penn Association for Gender Equity Chair and College junior Angela Yang
said. Other students said the University should be channeling more resources into increasing PVP’s staff and funding. “The move back to campus isn’t actually that difficult,” College senior and PVP work-study student Sarah Hahn-Du Pont said. “It doesn’t disrupt the status quo. It doesn’t require any real introspection and increases in funding.” Washington added that PVP currently has two full-time staff members and is looking to hire two more within the next month. “My immediate hope is that we continue to search and quickly hire the staff PVP is out to hire right now,” Iannacone said. PVP’s departure from 3535 Market St., where it shares a floor with Campus Health and Alcohol & Other Drug Program Initiatives, is a swift reversal of a move last semester to what was meant to be its permanent home. “It feels a little odd that the University would move them off and
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The PVP office left its previous Locust Walk location due to limited space on campus last semester, prompting student backlash.
then move them back on,” Yang said. Washington said he is confident PVP will stay in its new location for
the foreseeable future. “It’s slow change – it’s incremental change – but it’s happening,” Du Pont said.
Makuu: The Black Cultural Center is celebrating two decades at Penn The center opened in fall 2000 under VPUL HANNAH GROSS Staff Reporter
Makuu: The Black Cultural Center is celebrating 20 years supporting the legacy of Black students at Penn. Makuu opened in fall 2000 under the Vice Provost for University Life as a resource center for Penn students interested in Black culture and the African Diaspora. Makuu Associate Director Daina Troy said the center is celebrating 20 years by sharing old artifacts and pictures on social media from over the years. Troy said the center will also most likely celebrate the anniversary at the annual Kwanzaa dinner, a feast which celebrates the different cultures of the African Diaspora, in the fall.
The center is located on the basement of ARCH between two other cultural centers, La Casa Latina and the Pan-Asian American Community House. Troy said the name Makao Makuu stands for “major home,” which represents how Makuu serves as an umbrella and central house for the many different subcultures of the African Diaspora. Troy added that Makuu also serves as a safe space for students from many different places and backgrounds. “The importance of having a space like Makuu on Penn’s campus is a really welcoming environment that people can go to and feel comfortable that they’re surrounded by people who look like them,” Wharton first-year and Makuu social media representative Solomon Thomas said. The role of Makuu changes
each year to meet the needs of current students at the center, Troy said. “The most pressing need this year, I think, is good information.” Troy said. “With the election coming up and a lot of different topics being brought up, one of the things we’re very keen on is separating propaganda from facts.” College senior Nikki Thomas, who currently works as a student coordinator at Makuu, said she has been going to the cultural center since her first year. Nikki Thomas said Makuu has served as a home base for her and other Black students on campus. “These spaces really coming into themselves in the past 20 years has made Penn a completely different place for me to experience than somebody else who looks like me would have experienced before,” Nikki
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The center, located in the basement of ARCH, will most likely celebrate its 20 year anniversary at the annual Kwanzaa dinner which celebrates the African Diaspora, according to Makuu Associate Director Daina Troy.
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ing place for students in the future. “Looking back on 20 years, I’m very, very proud to be part of this legacy and really, really
grateful that the people who came before me did what they did,” Nikki Thomas said. “I can’t imagine being on campus without Makuu.”
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‘Helpful’ or ‘triggering’: Students discuss merits of Nursing diet tracking project These projects are given in nutrition courses JASON YAN Senior Reporter
Nursing professors view assignments that ask students to track their daily diet as a critical tool to teach nutrition. But some students worry the practice will trigger disordered eating. As part of NURS 065, Fundamentals of Nutrition, students are required to record their calories, fat intake, food intake, and general nutrition using a diet-tracking app. Students are also asked to analyze and reflect on their eating habits as part of the assignment. NURS 112, Nutrition: Science & Applications, a course intended for non-Nursing students, also assigns a similar project. NURS 065 professor Monique Dowd said the assignment’s aim is to help students better understand and reflect on their personal health. However, she also said concerned students may complete a personalized, alternative assignment that can range from analyzing case studies to studying nutritional trends that lead to chronic diseases. “The main purpose [of the project] is to give an opportunity to explore [students’] eating habits, and the outcome is hopefully that they will be able to analyze and improve their diet,” Dowd said. College sophomore Marlies Jongens, who took NURS 112 in spring 2019 and completed a calorie-tracking assignment, said the project felt “too personal” and “unnecessary.” “I had to tell people that I didn’t really know like what exactly I was eating, [which is] just kind of weird,” Jongens said. College junior Christina Miranda is the president of Penn’s chapter of the national eating-disorder awareness and advocacy group, Project
HEAL. She said the nursing assignments can be “triggering” for students who are recovering from eating disorders and those who are prone to them. “This assignment would be like asking a recovering alcoholic or a person with a genetic predisposition to alcoholism [to] go home a binge drink every day for a week,” Miranda said. Miranda said many eating disorders like anorexia are characterized by obsessive, controlling behaviors, like recording calorie intake and burn. Though Miranda has not taken the course herself, she said students with eating disorders have recently reached out to her with their concerns about the exercise. “[The assignment] could trigger an eating disorder for someone who may be in a high stress state or genetically predisposed,” Miranda said. Miranda said an alternative option should become a more accessible and solidified part of the assignment. “[The alternate assignment is] something that the students would have to personally request from her,” Miranda added. “It wasn’t given as a choice, like, ‘you have this option of an assignment or a different one,’ and you choose one or the other.” Nursing senior Naomi Shapiro, who took NURS 065 in spring 2016, said she enjoyed learning more about her own eating habits during the assignment, but understands why some students might be concerned. Nursing and Wharton first year Yujiao Qiu, who is currently taking NURS 065, said she was not concerned about the assignment personally, but said it is important to be mindful of others that might have suffered from eating disorders. “I don’t personally know any-
one with an eating disorder but I do think it is a very important thing for nurses to take into consideration,” Qiu said. “Especially because I think body image will be a concern for a lot of people, especially girls.” Dowd said many students have requested and completed alternative assignments in the past, and she feels she makes such options wellknown to her students. “I have a written announcement in my Canvas [page] that anyone uncomfortable with this project for any reason [can] email me and we can design an individualized project,” Dowd said. Nursing professor Bart De Jonghe, who teaches NURS 112, said he also offers alternatives to students who are uncomfortable with recording their diet, but stressed that the assignment is very common in introductory nutrition courses in universities around the country. Dowd and De Jonghe both said they do not require students to explain why they want an alternative version of the project, and they
encourage students who feel uncomfortable with the assignment to communicate with them. Other Nursing students value the personalized aspect of the original assignment. Nursing junior Linda Chan, who took NURS 065 in spring 2019, said the project made her realize her own unhealthy eating habits and encouraged her to take steps to change them. “As a Nursing student, I should be healthier, and I should be a certain example for others as to what my meal should look like,” Chan said. “I was definitely not reaching that [healthy] expectation that most people have.” Nursing senior Gabrielle Ramos, who took NURS 065 in spring 2017 and completed the original assignment, said Dowd is very approachable and understanding, and thinks students are usually comfortable reaching out to her with their concerns. “She’s kind of like a mom, who also is a great teacher,” Ramos said.
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Though professors said the assignment is a national standard in the nursing curriculum, students worry it may trigger disordered eating.
“I, myself, have had to reach out to her with extenuating circumstances and other classes.” Nursing senior Monica Aber, who took NURS 065 in spring 2018, agrees with Ramos, and said Dowd is very empathetic. Aber added that she did not feel stress in the class to conform to a specific diet, only to gain a better understanding of healthy nutrition. “There’s never pressure on what is super healthy and what you shouldn’t be eating,” Aber said.
Ramos said the assignment helped her achieve professional goals as a nurse, such as bringing a more personal experience to patients struggling with nutrition or weight loss. “One of our main roles [as a nurse] is to be a teacher at the bedside,” Ramos said. “If you’re telling your patient to eat healthier, or to work on certain goals, I think [knowing] what your own diet is and seeing it on paper is just helpful.”
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approximately half of the events are free, others, including the 76ers game, a trip to Atlantic City, and the gala at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, require students to pay. Wharton senior and UA representative Maria Curry added that Class Board had increased the ticket price for some events after an early round of ticket sales. Curry said she paid approximately $10 for an event at Concourse but knew people who paid $30 because they bought tickets later. El Sewedy added that a larger budget would allow Class Board to host events at venues with a larger capacity to accommodate higher demand. “The current allocation is sim-
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tudents and Penn community members recently learned that the Fresh Grocer will close, prompting widespread confusion among Penn students and West Philadelphia community members. While Penn administrators have confirmed that the supermarket’s tenancy will end in late March, representatives from the Fresh Grocer put the closing date in early March. Both the University and the Fresh Grocer have released little information about the impending closure. Penn’s Facilities and Real Estate Services Director of Communications Jennifer Rizzi wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the University hopes to open a new supermarket by the end of the year, but the identity of the future tenant and the timeline for closing the Fresh Grocer and opening the new market remains unknown. Although the University and Acme Markets announced in 2017 that an Acme supermarket will replace the Fresh Grocer, a representative for the Fresh Grocer declined to comment whether this is the case. Penn students and University City residents deserve more information and transparency from the University about the Fresh Grocer’s closure and the time-
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line for its replacement, as these groups depend on the supermarket and need time to prepare for the change. Students and West Philadelphians alike visit the Fresh Grocer not only for food, but for hygienic products, cleaning supplies, and over-the-counter medications. For most people in the University City area, the Fresh Grocer is the place where these necessities are most easily accessible. The people that rely on this
supermarket deserve to know the timeline of installing its replacement. This will give customers time to stock up on certain essentials before the Fresh Grocer closes, as well as to figure out which other supermarkets they will visit until the new market reopens. Depending on the timeline of closing and reopening, the area may be left without an affordable supermarket for several months, and customers should have an adequate chance to prepare for this.
While there are other supermarkets in the area, the Fresh Grocer on 4001 Walnut St. is the most affordable and accessible option for many people. There is an ALDI market at 4421 Market St., a GIANT Heirloom Market at 3401 Chestnut St., and a Trader Joe’s at 2121 Market St. with a free shuttle that runs biweekly for Penn students. However, the Fresh Grocer has the advantage of being located right at the edge of Penn’s cam-
pus, with a SEPTA bus stop in front of the store. Distance matters for many people who do not have cars, cannot afford constant rideshares from Uber or Lyft, or cannot travel substantial distances due to disability. Even though there are other supermarkets in the area, they are not necessarily as accessible or affordable as the Fresh Grocer. Many students and West Philadelphians are likely planning to visit the new supermarket when it opens in place of the Fresh Grocer. But without more information, they cannot know whether the new market will be a viable alternative. While the Fresh Grocer is a 24hour supermarket, the new market may not be. Prices at the new market may be higher than those of the Fresh Grocer, and certain products carried at the Fresh Grocer may not be available. Students and community members deserve to learn more about the Fresh Grocer’s replacement as soon as possible. As one of the partners in the agreement with the Fresh Grocer, Penn likely has substantial information on the supermarket’s closure and its replacement. The University needs to share these details with the Penn and West Philadelphia communities.
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any talk about being sad at Penn, yet not everyone takes action to change their situation. It is no secret that Counseling and Psychological Services has a negative perception on campus and has had one for a while. Although I have only attended a few sessions at CAPS, I want to push back on this stereotype that CAPS and more generally, therapy, is ineffective.
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CAPS is what we have here at Penn and it’s better than not talking at all. One of the main concerns with CAPS is expediency. To combat this issue, CAPS implemented quick therapy sessions such as “Let’s Talk”, which I have gone to, as well as other methods to improve efficiency. While many of my peers have complained about the long wait, I went in and scheduled an appointment set to
tremely unrealistic. We want fast results and solutions, which is impossible if students are not vulnerable and have negative viewpoints of therapy in the first place. While our mindset is a significant factor contributing to negative impressions of therapy, vulnerability is another dilemma. Going to an Ivy League institution such as Penn, many of us strive to make our lives appear seemingly perfect and maintain a Penn Face. Thus, breaking that barrier down in front of strangers can be hard, yet we need to challenge ourselves to do it. We need to promise ourselves to make our mental health a priority and to give ourselves the love we deserve. Perhaps the problem with therapy isn’t the therapist or the long lines. Perhaps it is the fact that we put up so many barriers, both mentally and emotionally, when it comes to therapy. While CAPS may not have amazing reviews, frankly, it is in some ways all we have. For anyone suffering with mental illness or anyone who simply needs to talk about life,
bottling everything up is not the right solution. So try going to CAPS, blocking off people’s negative perceptions of it, and give it a chance. Consistency is key in everything you do, and depending on your situation, it can be unrealistic to expect to feel better after two or three sessions. Going to CAPS should not be viewed as taboo; it is an act of love. Love yourself and get the help you need.
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occur in the next three days. While waiting a while is always a possibility, I want to emphasize that this is not always the case, so do not be disheartened about signing up for an appointment. Furthermore, we have been conditioned to view therapy negatively even before trying it. Whether it be social or cultural norms, there are barriers to individuals seeking out help, leading men and individuals from certain ethnic groups to never seek out therapy. Stepping into the CAPS office, I not only felt exposed and weak, but I also felt as if I was doing something wrong. Toxic phrases such as “toughen up” or “get over it” which we say to ourselves and others prevent us from getting the help we truly need and deserve. I want to push back on the fact that therapy is an indication of weakness. In fact, with a small percentage of people seeking help who actually need it, it is a sign of strength. Additionally, the expectations which many have for therapy are ex-
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or as long as I can remember, conversations about my future career plans have gone hand-in-hand with conversations about when I plan to start a family. As a woman, it’s not uncommon to hear pointed questions like, “When you’re working, who will take care of the kids?” and “How will you have time to be at home?” when discussing career ambitions. While the gendered nature of this discourse angers me, I can’t deny that I have a hard time finding answers to these questions. Under our current system, it is extremely difficult to raise a child while a part of the American workforce. And tragically, this lack of child care access disproportionately affects working women. While this issue may seem like a far-off worry for Penn students, child care should be of significant concern to us as we enter the workforce. Since the federal government gives companies autonomy over many employee benefits related to child care, our future employers can heavily influence our ability to access child care. This is especially true for issues like paid maternity or paternity leave. Currently, the United States is one of only a handful of countries that
does not mandate paid parental leave. While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), mandates eligible employees be allowed up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, many single or lowincome parents cannot afford to go that long without pay. I didn’t begin to strongly consider this issue until I watched my sister go through her struggles as a working mom. During my first year at Penn, my sister, who was pregnant with her first child, was diagnosed with preeclampsia. Only a few days following her diagnosis, she had an emergency cesarean section while only seven months pregnant. Still, she was lucky compared to most working parents. In her case, her company allowed her eight weeks of paid maternity leave and eight weeks of paid disability, allowing her to take almost four months of paid leave. In addition, when she decided to take two extra months off on unpaid leave due to her daughter’s premature condition, she was able to afford the limited period of having a single income and rely on her husband’s income. This is not the case for many families. While my sister’s company offered weeks of paid leave, many
companies offer much less, if any, paid time off. This is especially difficult for parents of premature or sick children who may need significantly more time off. In 2017, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced the FAMILY Act which would provide paid family and medical leave. However, the bill has not passed. Beyond parental leave, accessing high quality child care at an affordable price is incredibly difficult in this country. In many states, child care can cost thousands of dollars a year, with the cost getting higher as the quality of care increases. For low wage workers, the cost of raising a child is essentially unbearable. In addition, many rural low-income areas are considered “child care deserts,” where there are few to no child care providers in the region. Former Penn Law professor and current presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren, has been vocal about her personal struggles accessing child care. Early in her career as a law school professor, Sen. Warren (D-Mass.) almost quit her job to raise her two children after being unable to access high-quality child care in her area.
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Last year, Warren proposed a plan for universal child care. Under her plan, families who make less than 200% of the federal poverty line would be able to access free child care through local providers. For families that make over the 200% line, child care costs would be capped at no more than 7% of the families income – significantly less than the 25% most families pay now for child care in the United States. Many other democratic candidates, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DMinn.), have also been vocal supporters of significant child care reform. Child care reform may not be the most trendy political issue, but it should be. As Penn students we must pay close attention to issues of
child care access and paid leave as we prepare to enter the workforce and especially as we consider what issues matter to us in this upcoming presidential election.
UROOBA ABID is a College junior from Long Island, N.Y. studying International Relations. Her email address is uabid@sas.upenn.edu.
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ne early morning, 140 college students, including myself, fall into their seats in a state of general confusion about the class material, only to write down a dreary set of lecture notes and listen to a far-off human voice mumble something about related rates. And so begins a day in the world of the lecture system. For many schools across the country, this is the primary method of instruction. Even at the most elite universities across the United States, the lecture system remains dominant. This style of teaching is actually far older than the United States itself. There are depictions of lectures going as far back as the medieval ages where seminaries taught aspiring priests the values of the church. Why, may you ask, do we still follow such an old style of teaching when almost everything else in society
ing called active learning. The basic principles of active learning are simple. The idea is to get students to actively participate in the material they are learning rather than having them sit through a lecture. Students are presented with work in-class, after learning the material at home from readings or other sources of information. The work aims to engage students with the material they read about, and apply knowledge they learned on their own. Essential in the process is the element of group work. Whether it is worksheets or projects, students are supposed to get through it in small groups, placing an emphasis on teamwork. While the groups go through the work, the professor and teaching assistants go around to help answer questions and advise groups through the process. Although this is generally how active learning
“Going through stimulating work that requires students to prepare beforehand improves knowledge retention.” - Otto Piasecki
has evolved? The problem is that there is no real answer. Lectures have been the mainstay of higher education for hundreds of years, and therefore, have become unnecessarily become engrained into our institutions. Instead of maintaining this outdated system, teaching styles should evolve with the times. The solution? A system of teach-
classes work, a lot of it is up to the professor, who can include aspects like phone quizzes and whiteboards to engage students. The benefits of this system are proven. Going through stimulating work that requires students to prepare beforehand improves knowledge retention. It becomes a lot harder for students to skip readings because the knowledge
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is required for in-class work. Additionally, working in smaller groups encourages more critical thinking and engagement from all students by giving them a chance to play a more active role in class. In addition to helping students, active learning classrooms require the professors and teaching assistants to engage with the material they know, rather than just regurgitating the same points they’ve been repeating to every class for years. Research shows that students in active learning classes consistently receive higher scores on exams and generally enjoy their classroom experience more. In fact, lecture classes had a 55% higher rate in failures when compared to active learning classes. Many would argue that, given the growing number of college students, active learning is simply impossible to apply to modern education, and in theory, this
argument is correct. It is very difficult to create an active learning classroom to teach 200 students introductory calculus. Most classrooms in today’s universities are designed for the lecture system. The layout of rows of chairs facing a focal point where a professor stands and lectures is generally unsuited to active learning. Active learning classrooms work better with tables at which around six students can sit. Reengineering classrooms to fit this style would be difficult and expensive. Another issue is that in the larger classes, one professor and a teaching assistant will not be sufficient to get to every student. However, both these issues can be addressed by abolishing recitations. TAs would simply be asked to participate in active learning “lecture” time rather than leading recitations. There is also the issue that active learn-
ing requires a new curriculum, which takes time and energy to create. It would mean professors would have to rethink the way they teach the material, and often requires more work to be put in. If an active learning class is not done well, the result can be a disaster for students. I am not arguing that there is no place for lectures at universities. Of course, there are instances where lecturing is the best way to relay information. However, the evidence shows that when students actively engage with their material, they learn better. Even if it may not be feasible to implement active learning into all United States universities immediately, I think there is a point to be made about having Penn specifically expand active learning. Currently, Penn supports active learning by allowing professors to request the necessary
classrooms, as well as holding workshops through the Center for Teaching and Learning. Even so, the majority of Penn classes remain lecture-style classes. If the University claims to be a global leader in education, then the way it teaches should reflect that leadership. Penn owes its students the best education they can get, and active learning is part of that education.
OTTO PIASECKI is a College first year from New York, N.Y. His email address is oabp@sas.upenn.edu
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other operators were unwilling to take that risk,” Rizzi wrote in an email to the DP. “The Fresh Grocer similarly acknowledges and appreciates the University’s willingness to offer it the opportunity to operate an urban supermarket at the 40th and Walnut location.” Penn terminated the Fresh Grocer’s lease in April 2016, claiming that they failed to renew its lease “in a timely fashion,” according to a Facilities and Real Estate Services statement from December 2016. The Fresh Grocer then filed a lawsuit against the University in December 2016, and the case has been making its way through the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas since then. The University and Acme Markets officially announced in April 2017 that an Acme supermarket will replace the Fresh Grocer. Spross declined to comment on whether an Acme location will replace the Fresh Grocer. Spross added that there will be no loss of jobs for Fresh Grocer employees. The Fresh Grocer is assisting each of its Walnut Street Fresh Grocer associates with placement at other stores in the company, Spross said. College junior Danny Cooper, an Under The Button staff writer who worked as a cashier at an Acme in New Jersey during high school summers, said his experience working for Acme was much like working at any other grocery store. Cooper said the time between the Fresh Grocer’s closing and when a new store will open
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will be “very inconvenient” to students who rely on the Fresh Grocer to buy groceries. “I’m also worried that there will be a period of time during the school year where there’s no supermarket there,” College sophomore Eden Vance said. Cooper added he thinks an Acme store will be more expensive than the Fresh Grocer. Vance, who shops at the Fresh Grocer a few times a month, said he thinks replacing the supermarket with another one is a good idea because he does not trust the health and sanitation practices at the store. The Fresh Grocer closed temporarily in August 2019 after inspection officials found three instances of “foodborne illness risk factors” and six instances of a “lack of good retail practices,” according to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Clean Plates project. The Clean Plates report also noted “visible physical evidence of rodent/ insect activity,” including a “heavy accumulation of mice feces” in the food preparation area and mice
droppings in the storage area for food packaging materials. Vance said he does not find the Fresh Grocer appealing to shop in, but he likes that the store is open 24/7 and hopes the new market will be as well. With the closure forthcoming, Spross said several other Fresh Grocer locations will continue operation, including the 56th and Chestnut, Grays Ferry, Upper Darby, Progress Plaza, and LaSalle locations. Spross said the Fresh Grocer will continue offering e-commerce for students through their website and Instacart, where customers can have their groceries delivered to their home, as well as a complimentary transportation service through a partnership with Lyft that provides free rides home to customers who shop at other store locations. “We will continue to provide these services throughout the 40th & Walnut Street trading area without stoppage,” Spross said.
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phia’s largest polluter, and located near Penn, College senior and Philly Thrive member Alexandre Imbot believes not enough Penn students are aware of the refinery’s hazards and history. Imbot himself was motivated to join Philly Thrive after witnessing a video of the oil refinery explosion that occurred last June. “I could go to ten people on Locust Walk, and nine of them don’t know there’s even a refinery,” Imbot said. “We, and our hospital system, are in the blast zone.” Lucy Corlett, a College senior and Fossil Free Penn member who attended Philly Thrive protests, believes that the lack of awareness of the oil refinery is part of a larger ignorance of the impact of fossil fuel industries. “I think youth and college students have a lot of organizing power that we aren’t harnessing at the moment,” Corlett said. “A general awareness, on and off-campus, by Penn students of big industrial sites, whether it’s a refinery, whether it’s a coal plant, is good.” Philly Thrive will work on their new goals, which involve dismantling the refinery’s infrastructure, securing funding to assist in cleaning up the land, garnering active public involvement in re-development decisions, and creating union jobs in the surrounding neighborhood, Hill said. “[The oil refinery site] has caused unimaginable health conditions to an entire community,” Hill said. “The reality is that some people’s lives have been transformed forever by this oil refinery site. We need to imagine how we can continue to transform people’s lives in a positive way.”
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to step up and do something about it, and instead, young leaders like all of you stepping up,” he told the audience. Other speakers and attendees included State Director of Pennsylvania March For Our Lives Max Milkman and Founder and National Executive Director of Mothers in Charge, a community advocacy organization for families affected by violence, Dorothy Johnson-Speight. Nevett says he became involved with the March for Our Lives organization days after the tragedy in Parkland. He said he is grateful to be part of a project that has potential to cause national change. “We want to give an opportunity to the current leadership to step it up
and support us, but we also wanted to make it very clear for voters so that when voters make their decisions in November, they have [the plan] as a basis.” Although Nevett was the only Penn student to take part in the project, several of the other 10 student writers attend local high schools and universities as well. Like Nevett, North Penn High School junior Vrajesh Dalwadi thinks gun reform needs to be a priority for candidates running in the upcoming November election. “Nationally, the gun epidemic is real, but when it comes to a smaller scale, a lot of people don’t realize.” Dalwadi said. “You don’t wake up thinking, today could be a day where my school gets shot up. But that’s definitely a possibility in our day and age.”
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Fossil Free Penn protests oustide Van Pelt for Global Divestment Day Global Divestment Day was observed on Feb. 13 HADRIANA LOWENKRON Contributing Reporter
The rain did little to stop Fossil Free Penn from demanding that Penn and other universities divest from fossil fuels by protesting outside of Van Pelt Library on Thursday afternoon. Feb. 13 marked the third annual Global Divestment Day, with students from over 50 college campuses across the United States, Canada, Nigeria, and Kenya protesting for fossil fuel divestment, climate action, and racial and environmental justice. FFP members and other local students stood in a straight line outside of Van Pelt, holding 40 hand-painted gravestones that depicted the costs of investing in fossil fuels and the human lives claimed by climate change. Although Penn recently announced it will restrict its investments program by not investing in the coal and tar sand industries, enter a Power Purchase Agreement which would give the campus green electricity, and purchase carbon off-
sets to neutralize emissions from University-sponsored air travel, FFP members have voiced their dissatisfaction with these measures and their intention to continue protesting until their demands are met. College sophomore and FFP coordinator Maeve Masterson said the goal of the protest wasn’t “necessarily about targeting specific University administration, but more so displaying a unified front on the critical issue of climate change, as well as the divestment movement at large.� One gravestone read: “Seven hundred million people will be forced to emigrate by 2050.� Another stated: “One-fourth of the world’s glaciers will be melted by 2030.� Engineering junior Ari Bortman, Engineering sophomore Emma Glasser, College senior Jacob Hershman, and College sophomore Micah Kanter, all of whom are FFP coordinators, took turns standing in the middle of Locust Walk shouting statistics about the implications of fossil fuel investment and climate change. The protest captured the attention of students, faculty, and visitors. Many offered a quick glance before continuing on their walk, while oth-
ers stayed to hear the protesters and read the gravestones. FFP coordinators said they were pleased with the turnout of about 25 protesters – not including the numerous passersby – especially considering the unfavorable weather conditions. “On a rainy day, it’s really hard to get people out, and we were worried about it,� Bortman said. “But we [got] tons of foot traffic, tons of people stopping and listening to the facts. And that’s really what we were shooting for today. That’s the impact we really want to have.� Some passersby said they were impressed with the students’ dedication. Observer David Bones said that the older generation has not made climate change a priority, and he appreciates youth activists for taking on the responsibility. “Obviously, current older folks like myself aren’t really getting the job done, so it’s really encouraging to see younger folks really passionate about this, and networking and working together to make a real change,� he said. Among the protesters were students from Drexel University and
Temple University, who are in the process of expanding their own universities’ divestment movements. Temple junior Julia Rudy said she came to show solidarity, and Drexel junior Melody Wu added that her goal was to collaborate and form a Fossil Free Philadelphia organization to highlight that the issue is not just specific to any one school. Echoing Rudy and Wu, Bortman said he thought the most powerful part of Tuesday’s protest was that it was not just about Penn. “This is the largest day of coordinated action for the movement in history,� he said. “Just a huge step in working together to show that students are not going to accept the status quo of investing in companies that intentionally spread false science, and intentionally take advantage of minority communities.� Philadelphia itself is home to minority communities that are susceptible to the ramifications of climate change. Of the 38% of Philadelphians living within a one-mile blast zone of oil train explosions, 58% are people of color. Despite FFP’s focus on both climate and racial justice, the protesters were mostly white, which
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Fossil Free Penn members and local climate activists stood outside of Van Pelt Library holding gravestones depicting the costs of climate change.
Masterson said she recognized as a concern. “It’s tough because you have to make sure that these messages are heard on campus and that there’s pressure placed on our administration, but also make sure that you’re not taking up space for minority groups to be able to express their own concerns,� Masterson said. Bortman said he thinks the most important part of the national divestment movement is to acknowledge that the minority populations
who are less responsible for causing climate change are those disproportionately affected by it. He said FFP is doing everything it can to make their voices heard and stand alongside them. “We attend institutions that have the power to most acutely combat this injustice, and they are not,� Bortman said. “And that drives us to get out here every day to stand not just for our own futures, but for the futures of people whose lives are being destroyed for no fault of their own.�
Penn Museum channels ‘Parks and Recreation’ with Galentine’s Day celebration BEBE HODGES Contributing Reporter
Penn Museum held a Galentine’s Day celebration for the first time on Thursday, featuring a stand-up comedian, scrapbooking, essential oil making activities, and a “Badass Women of the Penn Museum� tour. The Galentine’s Day event at the Penn Museum was inspired by the holiday popularized by the sitcom “Parks and Recreation,� where protagonist Leslie Knope celebrates her female friends the day before Valentine’s Day, Collaborative Programming Manager at the Penn Museum Zoe Evans said. She said the “Parks and Recreation� theme was an attempt to revitalize Valentine’s Day
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to appeal to young adults at the museum. “We wanted to do something for Valentine’s Day, but we’re trying to think of a way to revisit it in a more fresh and young-adult friendly way,�
Evans said. “[This event is] bringing in pop culture but in a really relevant way to our collections.� The event included Leslie Knope staples, including a waffle bar, scrapbooking, and a civic en-
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artifacts, and then to try to figure out how to do stand up in this unique environment,� Carney said. “It’s such a cool, femme-centric event that I really appreciate.� Samone Friedman, who attended the event with three friends but is not affiliated with Penn, said she loved the comedian’s set and found it funny. Penn Museum’s Research Liaison Sarah Linn said the event marks Penn Museum’s efforts to move away from a primarily educational focus toward greater social impact initiatives. “I’m really excited for the museum to move away from just educational to a lot of advocacy,� Linn said. “And I think that this is something a lot of museums are moving toward and I think it’s something we’re really capable of doing.�
Carney, who now lives in New York City, said she began doing stand-up in 2014 in Washington, D.C. She has opened for headliners including Saturday Night Live comedian Colin Quinn and Comedy Central star Nikki Glaser, according to her website. Although the Penn Museum’s Egypt Gallery offered an alternative performance venue to the night clubs Carney is accustomed to, she said she enjoyed her experience. “It’s really kind of surreal and cool to be in this space among these
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Men’s lacrosse drops season opener to No. 4 Maryland after comeback Sean Lulley led the Quakers with four goals in the defeat WILL DiGRANDE Senior Sports Editor
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The Quakers were on fire for two and a half quarters. But then Maryland woke up. In its season-opening contest, No. 6 Penn men’s lacrosse traveled to College Park, Md. and fell 17-15 in devastating fashion after letting a six-goal lead slip away over the final 19 minutes of play. Four goals from junior attacker Sean Lulley and a hat trick each from sophomore midfielder Sam Handley and sophomore attacker Dylan Gergar paced the Red and Blue on offense, but the team as a whole was held scoreless when it needed to come alive. “We just talked about falling back on the things that had gotten us there and trying to do our jobs,” coach Mike Murphy said. “We didn’t do that quite as well as we would have liked, but as
frustrating as it is to give up that lead, I feel like Maryland really made the plays down the stretch.” Although the final result was a disappointment for the defending Ivy League champions, there are some positives that can be drawn from the outcome. Eager to catch the Terrapins off guard, Penn came out firing from the opening faceoff, taking only 42 seconds to kick off the scoring courtesy of Handley. Lulley notched three of his goals in the first quarter — including one in the closing seconds — as the Red and Blue swarmed Maryland goalie Chris Brandau with 16 shots in the first 15 minutes alone. The offensive tactic paid off, as the Quakers finished the quarter leading 8-5. The defense took firmer control of the game for both sides as the half progressed, with each side only managing four goals in the second quarter. Everything was going right for Penn as it cruised into the break riding a 12-9 lead. “The biggest thing was the offense, the way we we kept the ball moving and we shot particularly well through the first two and a
half quarters,” Murphy said. The Red and Blue opened the third quarter on a 3-0 run to stretch the lead to six goals, but that was ultimately where the visitors’ offense would shut down. Maryland added two goals in the third to cut it to 15-11, but the home side wasn’t done there. Despite being outshot 13-10 in the final 15 minutes, the Terrapins scored six unanswered goals — including three from Daniel Maltz — in that time span alone to completely flip the game on its head. The Quakers desperately attempted a comeback in the final minutes, but Maryland’s watertight defense kept them off the scoresheet for the remainder of the game. While the end result wasn’t what they wanted, especially after coming so close to victory, the Red and Blue showed they could hang with a national powerhouse on its home turf. Despite losing a class full of stars, including attacker Simon Mathias, midfielder Tyler Dunn, and goalie Reed Junkin, Penn had no shortage of talent in its returning lineup. In addition, the 15 goals the
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Junior attacker Sean Lulley stuffed the stat sheet as he tallied four goals on 10 shots, two assists, and three ground balls. Despite Lulley’s impressive performance, the Quakers came up short against No. 4 Maryland.
Quakers scored was more than its output in 10 of last year’s 16 games, which bodes well for the team’s future. “We have to understand how to finish those games, and hope-
fully we’ll be in that position again,” Murphy said. “Given the sense that this team is pretty determined and will work hard, I think we can clean some of those things up and hopefully finish the
game better next time and play better lacrosse overall.” Penn only has a week to recover before it faces another top15 side in Duke next Saturday in Charlotte, N.C.
Nia Akins’ 800m success highlights Quakers’ weekend trip T & F | The senior moved to second in NCAA history KATHRYN XU Contributing Reporter
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Senior midfielder Erin Barry tallied four goals, including the first two, in the Quakers’ victory over the Hoyas. Barry also recorded two assists.
Penn begins year with revenge on Georgetown Erin Barry netted four goals in Penn’s Saturday victory EMILY CONDON Sports Reporter
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Penn women’s lacrosse ended last season with a loss in double overtime to Georgetown, but this season is different. Revenge is sweet, and for the Red and Blue this weekend, their game against Georgetown proved that. No. 12 Penn blew No. 19 Georgetown out of the water on its home turf Saturday afternoon, 17-6. This was the first game of the season for the Quakers but the second for the Hoyas. “Last year, we lost to Georgetown [in the last game of the season], so we’ve had that revenge coming from our entire preseason leading up to our first game. What better way to start the season to go out hard against them,” senior midfielder Erin Barry said. The game started with seven consecutive goals by Penn without a response from Georgetown until there was just 1:42 remaining in the first half. Georgetown’s first goal was promptly answered by another Penn goal, sending the Quakers into the second half leading, 8-1. Leading the scoring in this first half was Barry, with four goals, and senior attacker Gabby Rosenzweig chipped in two more. Both players were also placed on the Tewaaraton Award watch list. Going into the second half, the Red and Blue once again began the scoring with a goal just three minutes in. “In the last two seasons, we’ve always had higher expectations every year, so I’m really
glad we started out setting the bar high this year,” Rosenzweig said. “We’ve been working on a lot of strategy leading up to this, so it was really great to put it in action.” At that point, Georgetown tried to claw their way back into the game, and the Hoyas scored five goals in just under three minutes, shrinking the Penn lead to three. Then, with just over 11 minutes left in the game, the Quakers took off on their second scoring streak of the game, topping their previous seven-point run with eight straight points to end the game with a score of 17-6. “We came out absolutely firing, and our defense just played so great, and the attack soon followed. It was just really fun to see all the work that we’ve put in since September really pay off between the attack side and the defensive side, I felt like it was all around a really great team effort,” Rosenzweig said. Freshman attacker Niki Miles also impressed during the game, scoring two goals during Penn’s second scoring steak and adding two crucial assists — one in each half. “For me personally, I could always improve on the draw, I think the draw is a huge part of the game, it’s the differential between winning and losing games,” Barry said. The team’s preparation for this season started back in September with some calculated changes, such as the addition of a new strength training coach, that have evidently paid off. “[Our new strength coach] has been so amazing, the energy that he brings every day really just hypes us up, which is a huge factor in our game plan and preparation for the season,” Barry said. Next week, Penn will face Johns Hopkins at Franklin Field on Saturday afternoon.
The Red and Blue just can’t stop setting records. On Friday, it was the second-best 800-meter time in NCAA history. This weekend, one group from Penn women’s and men’s track and field competed at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, while the other traveled to South Carolina to compete at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational. The Quakers had a strong performance at Penn State’s Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup the previous week, setting 11 top-10 records. Penn was able to continue its success this weekend with a squad split along the Eastern Seaboard. In Boston, the women had a great deal of success across the board, with multiple top-
five finishes. In the field, junior Camille Dickson came third in the long jump with a mark of 5.81 meters. Freshman Jacinta Arnold also impressed, placing third in the triple jump with a leap of 11.49m. Penn found just as much success on the track. Both senior Katie DeVore and sophomore Ariana Gardizy took the third-best times in program history in the 1000m and 5000m events, respectively; DeVore had a time of 2:48.50, and Gardizy set a time of 16:29.53. Sophomore Mia Knight took second place in the 60m dash invitational with a time of 7.66 seconds. In the 800m, junior Melissa Tanaka achieved the second-best record in program history, with a time of 2:05.91. But the most notable performance was that of senior Nia Akins in the same event, where she placed first with a time of 2:00.71. Her time was
not only enough to demolish her own program record by three seconds but also enough to be the second-best 800m time in all of NCAA indoor track history. Currently, her performance stands as both the nation’s best time this season and the all-time fastest in the Ivy League. “It was truly a surprise,” Akins said. “Going into it, I could see that I needed to stay calm and find my rhythm early, especially in a heat like that where everyone is so talented.” Akins’ remarkable recordbreaking time comes just one week after the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup, where she recorded the 12th-best 600m time in NCAA history. Still, Akins isn’t satisfied, looking to even bigger accomplishments in the future. “It wasn’t about the win or the times or anything, it was more so about going out there and feeling as though I’m moving in a good direc-
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The Quakers’ weekend trip to Boston and Clemson resulted in program records for several athletes, including Nia Akins. The senior recorded a personal best in the 800-meters with a time of 2:00.71.
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Her 16 points, seven rebounds, and two steals was what kept the Quakers in the game in the first half, including some important plays when Yale threatened to run away with the game. One of her highlight plays came late in the second quarter, when she swatted a fastbreak layup by
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basketball history. His current total of 705 field goals is a testament to his remarkable consistency over the past four seasons. He has never missed a game,
tion for my long term goals,” Akins said. “I really want to have a good run at Nationals and hopefully, beyond that too, at outdoors and Olympic Trials.” On the men’s side, sophomore Jared Elters placed fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.18, moving up to seventh best in program history. Senior Colin Daly ran a mile in 3:59.74, becoming just the third athlete in program history to post a mile under four minutes. The Quakers faced tough competition at Clemson, though they still came out of competition with several new program records. In the field, senior Sean Clarke placed third in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.10m. Sophomore Victoria Agyin set a new program record for the triple jump, with a mark of 12.67m. On the track, sophomore Skyla Wilson, senior Cecil Ene, senior Elena Brown-Soler, and junior Uchechi Nwogwugwu placed fifth in the women’s 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:35.19, setting a new program record. Nwogwugwu also smashed the program record in the individual 400m dash by over a full second, with a time of 53.21. Her time was good for fourth best in Ivy League history. Overall, Penn track and field keeps impressing each weekend, and Akins attributes the team’s overall success to support provided from within. “Just the people — the individual people, how much we care about each other, not just about our performance on the track but also holistically as student athletes,” Akins said. “It’s contagious, honestly, when one person is feeling great and performing great. It trickles down.” Penn will hope to carry its success through to next Sunday, when it competes at the Princeton Invitational.
Barahman out of bounds. That huge block prevented the Elis from extending their lead, and gave the Quakers some much needed momentum. In contrast, Grasela had a quiet first half where she struggled to stop the surge of Barahman. However, she stepped up big for the Red and Blue in the decisive fourth quarter. Besides limiting Barahman to just one
point and three turnovers in the quarter, Grasela herself scored three buckets, each of which stretched the game to a twopossession lead and gave Penn some breathing room. With 1:12 to go and Penn leading 50-48, Grasela held the ball at the top of the perimeter, hesitated, and drove down the left past Barahman for a wide-open layup that pretty much iced the
game. While it has been the play of Parker and freshman guard Padilla that has drawn the most plaudits, the combo of Sterba and Grasela have demonstrated on the court why they are the leaders of the team. Whenever the Quakers need help, the veteran duo will always show up and provide a calming presence on the floor.
and he has started every game he has played in. As fans surrounded him after the game to congratulate him on his record-breaking feat, it became clear how much Brodeur means to this program. Particularly with injuries to senior Ryan Betley, junior Jelani
Williams, and sophomore Michael Wang, among others, Brodeur’s presence is crucial as the Quakers look to return to the NCAA Tournament. He has a chance to become the program’s all-time leading scorer along the way. Maybe Donahue had Brodeur
in mind when he recruited another NMH graduate, freshman center Max Lorca-Lloyd, to Penn last fall. But for now, the focus is on Brodeur: he will be the backbone of this team as the Quakers continue to battle for a spot in the Ivy League Tournament in March.
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DP Sports Player of the Week: Penn senior midfielder Erin Barry W. LAX | Barry was on the Tewaaraton Award watch list JOEY PIATT Sports Associate
Penn women’s lacrosse opened its season on a high note in a victory against national No. 19 Georgetown. The Quakers’ victory was fueled by a statsheet stuffing performance by senior midfielder Erin Barry, whose efforts earned her DP Sports Player of the Week. The No. 12 Red and Blue entered the season looking to build on a successful 2019 season that saw the team compete in both the Ivy League Championship and the NCAA Tournament. Thanks to Barry’s four
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the bench to revive the team’s offense. She kept the Quakers’ lead with three free throws, but Yale fought back and turned its deficit into a five-point lead at the end of the half. Going into the third quarter, Yale’s lead ballooned to 10 at 39-29 and it looked like Penn might not catch up. However, with buckets from breakout freshman Kayla Padilla and Kendall Grasela, the comeback was on. With nine minutes left, Penn had taken back the lead by a single point, but as the seconds ticked down, Yale fought their way to a tie of 46-46. Inside the final minute, the outcome still hung in the balance. After a Padilla miss with 12 seconds left, Yale remained behind 52-50 and had the chance to tie or pull ahead with the final possession. A foul from senior center Emily Anderson took Yale’s Camilla Emsbo to the free throw line, but the sophomore forward only made the first. Penn came up with the crucial rebound and hung on for a win that might loom large in Ivy
goals and two assists, the team was able to do just that in its resounding 17-6 victory. From the start, the Quakers controlled the momentum in Saturday’s contest, and Barry’s performance helped the team keep the Hoyas in the rearview mirror. The senior opened up the scoring in Saturday’s contest with a goal only 2:04 into the game. Just a few minutes later, Barry scored her second goal of the game, giving the Quakers an early lead that they held for the rest of the game. Barry made her presence felt throughout the contest. In addition to herw pair of goals to start the game, the senior added another two goals before the end of the first half. While she did
not score again in the second half of the contest, Barry tallied two assists in the final half hour to help Penn propel past the Hoyas. Before the season, Barry’s name was listed on the watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, which recognizes the most outstanding player in women’s lacrosse. Saturday’s performance gave the senior a chance to show why she deserves to be in consideration for the award. While Saturday’s game was only the first in the Quakers’ 2020 campaign, it still offered plenty of takeaways and things to build on. Among these is the reality that Erin Barry will continue to play a large role in any success the Quakers have this season.
League Tournament implications. Halfway through Ancient Eight play, the Red and Blue sit second in the conference standings with a 5-2 record, only behind 7-0 Princeton. Harvard and the Bulldogs aren’t too far behind at 5-3, and Columbia is in decent position to sneak in with its 4-4 record. “I think the pressure is always there no matter what, but I also think that from game to game you can’t take any opponent lightly, especially with the Ivy League
and our back-to-back schedule,” Sterba said. “You can always catch someone on a rough night or a great night. I think we just have to maintain what we’ve been doing and not let it get too ahead of us.” The Quakers are staying grounded but hopeful for a sixth consecutive conference win. They’ll return to the Palestra this weekend for another pair of Ivy League matchups — this time against Dartmouth and Harvard.
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It seemed all too familiar for the Quakers. But not this time. After struggling in the second half against Brown Friday night, Penn men’s basketball finished strong on Saturday and beat Yale by a score of 69-61 on an impressive second half. With the game tied at 58 with just over two minutes left, senior forward AJ Brodeur sunk a three-
pointer to take a lead late in the game. The crowd was having all of it. After a defensive rebound, Brodeur found junior guard Eddie Scott in the corner on the ensuing sequence, and the junior drained another three. The crowd erupted. A six-point lead with under two minutes left would prove to be too much for the Bulldogs to overcome, and the Quakers took that lead with them to the final buzzer. The Red and Blue started the game on a roll, forcing a few quick turnovers to jump out to an early 8-0 lead. Penn kept that lead for the majority of the first half, leading for over 15 minutes and by as many as 10 points — a similar situation on Friday night against Brown.
With just under three minutes left in the first, the Bulldogs clawed back to take their first lead of the game, which they would take to halftime with a score of 29-27. Penn would regain the lead with 10 minutes left in the game, but the second half was mostly back and forth — the largest lead of the half was only five points until the Red and Blue pulled away in the final minutes. While the Quakers struggled in the second half against Brown on Friday night, Penn maintained its composure throughout Saturday night, finishing the game on a the game on a 16-3 run. “We talked about it all day. If we get into those moments when we struggle on offense, just keep
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Senior forward AJ Brodeur set a Penn record for field goals made.
Brodeur allows Donahue to execute his game plan efficiently with four perimeter players and AJ down low in the paint. But even if Donahue rolls out a bigger lineup — like he did on Saturday against Yale — Brodeur can space the floor and change the course of the game with his perimeter shooting. In a quintessential Brodeur performance, the veteran led the Quakers in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in the win over the Bulldogs. He hit big shots at various points in the game, and he helped limit Yale forward Paul Atkinson in the first half. Brodeur’s three-pointer late in the second half pushed him past Ernie Beck for the most made field goals in Penn men’s SEE JOFFE PAGE 8
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shooting just 1-of-7 from beyond the arc, Scott had a career night, scoring 18 points off of the bench. “I felt like I put myself in the right position. I tried to play off of my teammates. When AJ got the ball down low, I would try to make a backdoor cut or space the floor and get an open three,” Scott said. For Yale, junior forward Paul Atkinson led the way with 20 points on the night while junior guard Azar Swain put up 13 points. Penn will leave the third Ivy Weekend splitting its two games. Every game from here on out will be crucial to the Quakers making the Ivy tournament in a few weeks. The team will take the road to Dartmouth and Harvard next weekend.
When your defense is performing well, it doesn’t matter if your offense is having a quiet night. Penn women’s basketball earned its fifth consecutive Ivy League win tonight against Yale, 53-51, in what turned out to be the Quakers’ closest game of the season. Starting with an 8-2 lead that later grew to 17-8, Yale (15-6, 5-3 Ivy) dominated the first half. Coming off a 26-point, 17-rebound showing at Brown on Friday night, junior center Eleah Parker swooped in to keep Penn (15-5, 5-2) in the game early, as Penn only trailed 17-16 after one quarter. Clawing back the lead, it was senior guard Phoebe Sterba who ended up rescuing the score with a three-pointer from the wing. She was followed by junior guard Michae Jones, who scored two points. Sterba then boosted the lead to 2421 with 7:27 left until halftime. Without Sterba’s expert moves in the first half, the close game would have turned in favor of the Bulldogs, and the veteran highlights the importance of coach Mike McLaughlin’s advice to the team. “I think in the first half we were saying we need to get this rebound or get a better transition, but we weren’t doing it to the best of our abilities,” Sterba said. “In the second half we had to say less and do more.” Also playing a key role was sophomore guard Mia Lakstigala, who added a crucial boost from SEE W. HOOPS PAGE 9
Two takeaways from women’s win over Yale W. HOOPS | Penn held the Elis to only 51 points MICHAEL LAU Sports Reporter
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Since the day Steve Donahue was named head coach of Penn men’s basketball, a lot has changed. The Quakers posted their first winning season in six years in 2016-17, and they made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008 in Donahue’s third season as coach. For a Big 5 squad looking for a return to its form from the early 2000s, Donahue was the solution. Why has Donahue been able to find so much success for the Red and Blue? It all comes back to a 6-foot-8 power forward from Northborough, Mass. Senior forward AJ Brodeur has been a consistent presence on the court from the moment he stepped into the Palestra almost four years ago. He has only failed to score in double-digits 20 times in 113 consecutive starts for the Red and Blue, and he has put up at least 15 points in 55 of those games. But Brodeur’s impact stretches beyond his ability to contribute baskets. The Northfield Mount Hermon alumnus led the Quakers in assists and rebounds last season, and he’s leading the way again this season. He has averaged over 30 minutes in each of his last four seasons, and his ability to match up with players of different sizes makes him a valuable asset on the defensive end.
competing on defense, and we’ll get there somehow. We’ll figure it out on the offensive end,” coach Steve Donahue said. It was a record-breaking night for senior forward AJ Brodeur, whose second field goal of the game put him first in program history in made field goals with 705. Brodeur finished the night with 19 points and eight rebounds. “Honestly, I didn’t even realize I was close to [the record]. When I came [to Penn], I knew what kind of system I was getting into, and I knew this was a place where I could play my game. I really feel like this was the product of what I have been working for,” Brodeur said. While freshman guard Jordan Dingle had another slow night,
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Penn women’s basketball eked out a win at Yale by a score of 53-51 on Saturday. This was a pivotal win for the Quakers, who now move into second place in the Ivy League with a 5-2 conference record. Here are the two of the biggest takeaways from a thrilling game against one of the League’s best teams. Defense bailed the Quakers out As usual, the Red and Blue had to rely on their defense to
close out the game with a win. The Elis made a blistering hot start to the game led by senior guard Roxy Barahman, who had 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the first quarter alone. After scoring just 39 points as a team the day before in a loss to Princeton, it seemed like Yale had gotten its mojo back and smelled blood in the water. However, beyond that first quarter, the Elis were held to just 9-of-34 from the field. They finished the game with 51 points, far below their season average of 71.9. One key to that was Penn’s relentless pressure on and off the ball, which gave the Elis little room to breathe, let
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Senior guard Kendall Grasela was both a dominant presence on defense and a key part of the Quakers’ offensive performance.
alone shoot. As a team, the Elis made just two of their ten three pointers. Barahman, her team’s leading scorer over the season, finished with 17 points but on just 6-of-20 shooting. Sophomore forward Camilla Emsbo, another player whom her team relies on for offensive output, shot 4-for-12 on her way to 11 points. Penn was also able to create unpredictability with a mix of zone and man coverage, especially through varying the amount of help defense on the Elis’ drives into the paint. The Quakers’ strategy certainly worked, as it threw Yale’s offense off at various moments of the second half. The Elis also committed 17 turnovers, including nine from Barahman herself, which led directly to 19 of the Quakers’ points. However, it certainly was not a perfect game defensively. Yale outhustled the Quakers on the glass, notching 46 rebounds compared to Penn’s 35. Penn has always been excellent at rebounding the ball, yet against the length of Emsbo and 6-foot-1 senior forward Megan Gorman, the team conceded its first double-digit rebounding margin since its game at Temple back in January. This likely won’t continue in the
long run, but the Quakers must figure out a strategy to collectively rebound the ball in games where they do not have a height advantage. Also worrying was the fact that Penn committed 21 fouls, a season-high, compared to the Elis’ 14. Junior center Eleah Parker and senior center Emily Anderson both fouled out, and junior forward Tori Crawford was one foul away from following suit. Yale had 28 free throw attempts, compared to the Quakers’ 12. Had they converted better from the stripe than 53.6% (15-of28), the end result might have swung in their favor. Sterba and Grasela are the backbone of the team There is a tendency for Ivy League coaches to be highly reliant on the more senior players on their team. That may not always be due to individual skill or flashiness, but instead due to their experience in the League, which translates into consistency and leadership. In a game where the Quakers faced a deficit for almost 25 minutes, it was senior guards Phoebe Sterba and Kendall Grasela who drove the Red and Blue to victory. Sterba played a fantastic game on both ends for Penn. SEE TAKEAWAYS PAGE 8
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