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Federal lawsuit claims GSE staff member was demoted after leave of absence for bipolar II disorder BY SARAH SMITH Senior Writer In the spring of 2013, Janet W hite felt that she couldn’t stay at work anymore. White, who worked as a program manager at the Graduate School of Education, had managed her bipolar II disorder for the past six years without a major episode. In late 2012, the condition flared up again, sending her to cry in the bathroom for 30 minutes at a time at work and experience severe mood swings. She decided to
take an eight-week leave of absence from her job in May 2013. W h it e c l a i m s t h at u p o n returning to work, she got a negative performance review and was subsequently demoted because of her leave. She filed suit against the University on Dec. 2, 2013 in United States D ist r ict Cou r t i n Ca mden , N.J., accusing the University of violating the Family Medical Leave Act. The federal law entitles eligible employees to
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John Legend will be telling the class of 2014 that they are no “ordinary people” this May. The nine-time Grammy Awardwinning singer and 1999 College graduate will deliver the commencement address this year. He will receive an honorary Doctor of Music at the ceremony. A mong those who will be awarded honorary degrees is Raymond Perelman, who endowed a record-breaking $225 million to the Perelman School of Medicine, which was subsequently named after him and his wife. In addition, Olympia Snowe, a former U.S. Senator who was the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress and both houses of state legislature and was influential in key policy issues, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws. Although Legend is most famous for his music, he is also a philanthropist and activist who has received many awards for his humanitarian work. He launched the Show Me Campaign in 2007, which seeks to break the cycle of poverty through education in the United States and Africa. Inspired by Legend’s song “Show Me,” which questions the suffering in the world, the campaign partners with educational
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John Legend, a 1999 College graduate, spoke at the 12th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice in 2013, a topic he is involved in with his humanitarian work.
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Around 200 Philadelphia school children spent their Presidents Day playing games at the first annual Police Athletic League Carnival. Members of the Philadelphia 76ers led basketball drills at the Palestra for the attendees — and the Sixers Dance Team performed for them in the afternoon.
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enn students currently face heavy workloads and carry many extracurricular responsibilities that cause excessive stress. But some longtime members of the Penn community don’t remember campus always being this way. A combination of work ethic, social pressure and a competitive drive to succeed can push students to achieve great things; but this can surpass a healthy level. The Daily Pennsylvanian discussed stress levels at Penn with long-standing members of the University community to gauge their perceptions of how students approach pressure. Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dennis DeTurck observed how students take on a wide range of responsibilities rather than focusing on a particular interest.
Alongside an Ivy League workload, this means students are “loading up so much” in terms of all of their work and extracurricular activities, said Gregory House Dean and 1992 College graduate Christopher Donovan. Donovan specifically outlined the idea that students feel “every second of your life must be filled with responsibility.” “Students take on more stress just to take on more stress,” he said. He described it as “a strange dynamic where you feel bad if you don’t have something crazy going on.” Associate Director of the Netter Center and 2005 College graduate Rita Hodges also acknowledged how Penn students are very involved. However, she described that involvement as “powerful,” explaining how “excited and engaged” students working with the Netter Center are.
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Pressure over Time BY MELISSA LAWFORD & SAMUEL BYERS Staff Writers Dennis DeTurck, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a faculty master in Riepe College House, said that students now are more concerned about “being employed and being successful” than they did while he was a doctoral student at the University.
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[My generation] didn’t feel that sort of pressure,” he said. “We did what we wanted to do and had the confidence that it would work out.” — Dennis DeTurck
DeTurck speculated that a root cause of students’ stress are their own personal drives
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Origins of Pressure to be successful, a sentiment echoed by DuBois faculty master and former University Chaplain William Gipson,
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[Students are] self possessed... They want to take advantage of every opportunity at Penn.” — William Gipson
who came to Penn in 1996. Both DeTurck and Gipson touched on the idea that students’ drives to succeed were influenced by outside factors — pressure from parents, society and peers that reinforce that drive.
Some faculty members who have also studied at Penn have observed a shift in student approach to pressure over time. Christopher Donovan observed a “significant shift” since his years at Penn. The kind of internal pressure he observes at Penn now “didn’t exist,” during his time as a student. As an academic advisor, he has noticed an increase in the number of students requesting to double major, something that was very uncommon during his time at Penn, he said. In the late 1980s, Donovan said there was a “hype” of pressure at Wharton, because it was like the “center of the universe.” Now, he feels like the whole campus embodies that spirit. Rita Hodges, however, said she has not observed a significant change in approach to student stress
since her time as a student. She outlined a general trend, though, which has impacted stress over time. “Everyone is looking for a competitive edge,” Hodges said, discussing the job market. She added that increasingly competitive admissions to Penn may also be encouraging a competitive mentality in the students who get in. University Chaplain Chaz Howard, a 2000 College graduate, said that new expectations from employers have increased student stress levels by adding to worries about their future job prospects. He explained that students are now far more likely to spend their summers doing internships, as opposed to when he was a student, when they were more likely to travel over the break.
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Cutting down on alcohol consumption may become simpler for "problem drinkers" who wish to cut down. Patients treated with the anticonvulsant drug topiramate were five times less likely to experience a heavy drinking day than a placebo group. The drug is effective only in 40 percent of European-Americans who have the genotype that allows them to respond to topiramate. The study, initiated at the University of Connecticut Health Center, was completed by the Center for Studies of Addiction at Penn.
HIV more prevalent among mental health patients A new study shows that mental health is another risk factor correlated with the human immunodeficiency virus. Over 1,000 patients seeking some form of mental health treatment were tested for HIV in Philadelphia and Baltimore, and it was found that mental health patients were four times more likely to be HIV positive than the general population in each city. The study suggests more HIV screenings in mental health care facilities. Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine published the study in the Journal of Public Health on Feb. 13.
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The Interfaith Fellow for Mindfulness will work with Buddhist groups BY MELISSA LAWFORD Staff Writer A new Interfaith Fellow for Mindfulness just arrived on campus. The Office of the Chaplain introduced the fellowship this semester to provide Penn a figure to guide meditation and Buddhist groups on campus. Chris Johnnidis, a 2007 College and Engineering graduate, will work to help students become mindful. The new fellowship position follows the introductions of a Muslim and a Hindu Interfaith Fellow over the last five years. University Chaplain Chaz Howard explained that the creation of the new position is something the office has been “aiming towards for some time.” The role of the fellow will be “to advise, help guide and be a sounding board” for students and spirituality groups, Howard explained. Johnnidis will lead Mindfulness by example, he said. Mindfulness is about awareness and equanimity, Johnnidis explained. “It means accepting reality,” he said. He said that while mindfulness is stereoty pically perceived as serenity and reflection, it can also mean accepting that you are angry or responding to heightened emotional states with selfawareness. Howard added that it is about “being in the present” and “using one’s mind to engage in the moment.” He outlined further how this is par ticularly impor tant for students, as working out goals and ambitions make college “a challenging season of life.” Johnnidis’ role on campus currently consists of “information gathering,” Howard said. 5029 Baltimore Ave
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Chris Johnnidis will guide students in their search for Mindfulness, which is about awareness and equanimity, by guiding meditiation and Buddhist groups on campus. He hopes to help students explore spiritualities. “My role is less defined and more emergent,” Johnnidis added. As meditation and Buddhist groups aren’t as visible as other groups on campus, Johnnidis has started reaching out to these student groups to gauge their engagement levels. He hopes to “support them, however they’re existing.” One thing he hopes to do in particular is to develop “a space for students and staff to explore spiritualities,” he said. He will also have one-on-one conversations with any student interested in talking to him about Mindfulness. “My main feeling is curious[ity] right now,” Johnnidis said. He described his role as small, but added that there is “momentum at Penn for this conversation [about Mindfulness].” Johnnidis is already working with post-baccalaureate
health studies student Elsy Compres to create “talking circles” at Penn. Compres hopes these will consist of twicemonthly dinner meetings at the Greenfield Intercultural Center where “people can bring pretty much anything to the table,” she explained. Compr es out l i ned how Johnnidis has been supporting her plans by giving ideas and “facilitating that space.” For her, Mindfulness is about fulfillment, she said, talking
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More than a theme, not just a costume
GUEST COLUMN BY DENZEL CUMMINGS, ABRINA HYATT, ABEL MCDANIELS, DIANA CABRERA, KATHERINE MATEO AND DAWN ANDROPHY
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s six concerned members of the Penn community who strive to foster multicultural dialogue, we find the general trend of parties that serve to culturally objectify and vilify certain groups on campus deeply concerning. Racial and ethnic minorities on campus, as well as those f rom lower-income backgrounds, face microaggressions on a daily basis, and it adds insult to injury when social organizations on Penn’s campus throw parties in which the “theme” is mocking a marginalized group. We feel it is necessary to start a dialogue about these issues because if we remain apathetic about these microaggressions, they will continue
and ultimately become worse. However, the purpose of this article is not to scold or rebuke any particular groups, but to start a dialogue about the misrepresentation and misappropriation that has been all too common on this campus throughout its history. We have seen this story repeat itself and become all too common in peer institutions. Whether it be the “Pilgrims and Indians” party that was held at Duke two years ago or the “Conquistabros and Navajos” party that was held three years ago at Harvard, we have seen individuals continue this trend and also members of the student body at each of these schools speak out. We have faced similar instances at our own campus.
Events such as the canceled “Cinco De Febrero” party held by members of the Penn track and field team and the “Gangsta Party” hosted by the Beta Theta Pi fraternity with the Chi Omega sorority this weekend show that our campus is no more immune to these instances than any of our peer institutions. Further, this problem extends to the trend of social organizations such as Theos, who hosted an annual “White Trash” party in a campus environment that already marginalizes lower-income students. Most of the people at Penn hosting and attending these themed parties have not experienced the actual realities of extreme poverty and living in an environment filled with gang vio-
lence. These recent examples highlight a trend that has been going on in our university and on campuses across the country for years. Individuals in the Penn community should understand a clear fact: These parties mock certain cultures, people of lower-income status and/or people of color, ultimately dividing our campus. These parties also misrepresent the purpose of the organizations that hold them, some of which represent our university with pride and provide safety and refuge for students that find Penn to be home. In all likelihood, many of the individuals who attended these events did not mean to express racial insensitivity nor misrepresent any group. Nev-
ertheless, if we do not use these events as an opportunity to start a conversation, we neglect to explore the situation, learn what makes it wrong and stop perpetuating it. In the future, we hope that when instances like these arise, individuals may reconsider the negative outcomes of positive intent. Further, for this dialogue to be a healthy one, we must be careful to not misrepresent or disrespect our peers on either side of the conversation in our attempts to solve these issues. It is not through anger or rage that we will stamp out these instances, but through dialogue and understanding. If you see something, say something. If you find yourself turning a culture, ethnicity or other marginalized group into
a costume or party theme, take a moment to check yourself and think about how your actions might affect members of the Penn community. DENZEL CUMMINGS is a junior in the College and one of the co-chairs of UMOJA. ABRINA HYATT is a junior in the College and one of the co-chairs of UMOJA. ABEL MCDANIELS is a sophomore in the College and the admissions chair of UMOJA. He is also a columnist for the Daily Pennsylvanian. DIANA CABRERA is a sophomore in the College and chair of the Latin@ Coalition. KATHERINE MATEO is a junior in the College and vice-chair of the Latin@ Coalition. She is also a member of Chi Omega. DAWN ANDROPHY is a junior in the College and the chair of Lambda Alliance.
Internet-shaming at Penn
GUEST COLUMN BY KELLY DIAMOND AND MADISON HUNT
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e are two members of the Class of 2013. As proud Penn alumnae, we have been distant witnesses to recent events at our beloved university that have made us uneasy. We realize we cannot speak to the atmosphere of campus at this time, as we are 3,000 miles away living our postgraduate lives in Los Angeles, California. However, as alumnae, we feel the need to speak. We are writing as individuals and not as a part of any organization that we were formerly affiliated with at Penn. Firstly, we are proud of the efforts taken by the University and student body to break down
barriers concerning the stigma attached to receiving mental health help. We are happy that President Amy Gutmann has chosen to hire more therapists at CAPS. We are thrilled to see links on social media to the new Pennsive blog and witness the bravery of students willing to share their own experiences with the community. However, recent events that have occurred on social media have caused us much concern. The public skewering of students who attended a distastefully-themed social event is proof that some members of the Penn community are not willing to practice what they preach. After speaking with
several friends who are still students, it has become evident that while the party theme was offensive, the public response is unacceptable in its own right. Internet shaming is the scarlet letter “A” of our era. To see students insult others online is cyberbullying in the purest form. This party is just one example of a situation where no one is right. Yes, this event and others like it should be brought into the social discourse on campus. But activism does not mean insulting a student’s intelligence by calling them ignorant in the most public space possible. Penn is already stressful enough. Watching students
do their best to offer support to individuals who are struggling is beautiful. It makes us proud to be alumnae. But seeing students defame each other on the internet is causing Penn to take many steps back. Bullying causes harm to another person, whether it be physical, mental or emotional. Voicing your opinion is important, but attacking an individual publicly is undeserved and propagates a problem that students have been trying so hard to combat in recent weeks. We are disappointed in our alma mater. Penn should be a safe community where students of all backgrounds can converse, debate and learn.
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rience that no one will remember you for your leadership positions or the social groups with whom you spent your time. But people will always remember how you treated your fellow classmates. How do you want to be remembered, Penn? KELLY DIAMOND is a 2013 College graduate from Philadelphia, Pa. She was a member of the Friars Senior Society. MADISON HUNT is a 2013 College graduate from Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a member of Chi Omega and the president of Reach-A-Peer Helpline. They can be reached at kelldiamond@gmail.com and madisonmhunt@gmail.com.
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I think it’s completely reasonable for [the] Latino community to be offended by this event and ask for its cancellation. It’s not an over-reaction. It’s their right to self-respect.
Isn’t that why we applied here in the first place? This safety is jeopardized when the internet is used to threaten and humiliate. We urge you all to quit using the internet to spite each other. No matter our race, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background, we are all Penn students and we are all incredibly lucky for this reason. Band together as a community to create respectful discourse around issues, but do not bully each other in the process. Be kind to one another. You are family and you share a bond as Penn students. When you graduate, your alumni network will be your connection to the University. We know from expe-
Is this politically correct? No, probably not. Is this factual in any way? Nope. Can this be viewed as insensitive? Probably. But is it offensive? Not really...
— Clearing it up
Furthermore, a party is not a place to be judging political correctness when we all know that what goes on at Penn parties typically isn’t anything that anyone intends to make public anyways. I’m not excusing it under the pretense that “this is college,” but rather don’t give a stupid house party this kind of power and influence. — Cndprbz
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past, when she has needed a book only available in Japan, she would have no choice but to make a list of items to check out when she visited. Although certain books are sometimes available at other U.S. universities, the universities might not send them, thereby necessitating an expensive trip to the school. After two years of living in Japan, Kenmotsu said she now needs to stay grounded in the United States and buckle down on her dissertation. The GIF Project promises to aid this process. Frank Chance, associate
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director of the Center for East Asian Studies, said that many books published during World War II are only available in Japan and difficult to find online. Due to the poor relations between the United States and Japan during this time period, much of the work printed during World War II on any subject is difficult to obtain in the United States. Chance hopes the new program will facilitate access to these materials. Kenmotsu anticipates this project will “make Japanese studies at Penn even stronger.”
take unpaid leave without pu n ish ment for speci f ic family and med ical reason s , i nc lud i ng ser iou s mental conditions. “I want to draw attention to the fact that not only has Penn failed to seriously and meaningfully address t he ment a l he a lt h c on cerns of its student body, this failure has extended to Universit y employees as well,” White, a 1995 College graduate, wrote in a Feb. 11 letter to The Daily Pennsylvanian. The University declined to comment, as the lawsuit is ongoing. “We’d like to do anything we can — in any way we can — to advance the effort to see mental health treated equally w ith physical health,” said White’s New Jersey-based attorney, Michelle Douglass. White began as program manager af ter a year at GSE and about 20 years in various Penn of f ices. As her mental condition worsened, she spoke to a staff member in the University’s Office of the Ombudsman and a University benefits specialist , both of whom assured her that she should take a leave of absence, according to the suit. A f t er me et i ng w it h a psychologist and support g r oups, W h it e r et u r ned to work in the beginning of Ju ly w it h notes f rom her doctor, the complaint reads. Two weeks after she
got back, she received her performance evaluation. “Absences from work are … within any employee’s rights,” reads a copy of the eva luation submitted as an ex hibit w ith the suit. “While legitimate, Coordinator absences, of course, exacerbate these workload difficulties. This was the case at the end of the academic year.” Her super v isor told W h it e t hat her posit ion would be discontinued and that she would become an administrative assistant, the complaint reads, which White considered a demotion from her previous position. She tr ied to work out the dispute through the Un iver sit y ombud sm a n , the suit claims, but was unable to come to a resolution about her position and about removing a review that she felt would harm her ability to get new jobs. “ S omet i me s , t he on ly way to get somebody’s attention is to file a lawsuit,” Douglass said of Penn. The best-case scenario she envisions for White is a new assig n ment w it hi n t he University or an entirely new position — without the recent performance evaluation in her file. The lawsuit seek s unspeci f ied da mages “to vindicate [White’s] rights under the laws.” A s W hite watched t he debates about the state of mental health and resources on campus unfold in the wake of this semester’s suicides, she wanted to share her experience. “I hope that whatever the outcome,” she wrote in the letter, “my story will help to further improve the way mental illness is v iewed and treated at Penn.”
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PAGE 6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014 Faculty members interviewed by the DP generally agreed that a solution to a culture of stress can be found in thoughtfulness, collaboration and moderation. “It’s important to have a drive to achieve, but the emphasis should be on learning,� Donovan said. He said that students’ goals need to be aligned with the sources of pressure in their lives, noting that hard work and stress can be fulfilling, but only when students are in it for the right reasons. Gipson praised the ability of Penn’s numerous student services and organizations, such as the Chaplain’s Office and Counseling and Psychological Services, to collaborate in promoting student mental health and wellness. He noted that members of these offices are often consulted by other
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Ways to deal with stress fly away like silken doves when the reigning king of hip-hop soul is in the general vicinity.� College senior Ricky Swieton said that he is particularly excited to have John Legend as the speaker because he represents minority students at Penn and specifically those who are involved in the arts. “I think it’s interesting to have someone who came from Penn, who came from our perspective and who was able to do something he was passionate about and leave his mark,� he said. However, Swieton said that he was slightly surprised to hear that Legend selected
because he thought Legend might have been “insulted� after his performance was cut short at the Time to Shine concert last year. College senior Carolina Angel said that she “would have loved to see a female commencement speaker or a female woman of color� this year. The last female commencement speaker was Jodie Foster, who spoke in 2006. Engineering senior Nicole Xu said she thinks it will be good to “see a Penn alum who is really successful� talk at graduation. While at Penn, Legend served as the president and musical director of the a cap-
pella group Counterparts while recording his own albums. He graduated at 19 with a degree in English and a concentration in AfricanAmerican literature. Legend has remained active at Penn, performing at the Making History celebration and delivering the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in 2013. He also spoke at the 2009 College of Arts and Sciences graduation. The last musician to speak at commencement was Bono in 2004. Deputy News Editor Laura Anthony and Staff Writer Jenny Lu contributed reporting.
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Dodd and Lane “assisting” players to new heights SQUASH | Players and coaches alike thrived on the experience and energy brought to Penn BY COREY HENRY Staff Writer As both Penn squash programs found success in their 2 013 -14 c a mpa ig ns , t her e were two men who were pivotal in the team’s performance, all while working behind the scenes. Gi l ly L a ne a nd R icha rd Dodd are two assistant coaches who have made an immediate impact during their time with the Red and Blue. “It’s not possible we finish 8th [for the men] and 3rd [for the women] without them,” head coach Jack Wyant said. L a ne, a Penn a lum who graduated in 2007, was a decorated member of the Penn squash prog ram as a four -time A ll-Iv y and two-time All-American selection. Lane was also the first player in Penn history to receive the College Squash Association’s Skillman Award, an annual award given to a player who exemplifies sportsmanship, leadership and achievement
over their career. After Penn, he spent time on the professional squash circuit, rising through the world rankings to his highest mark at No. 48, the second-best ranking ever for an American. Lane also worked as a private squash instructor before coming to Penn and trained some of the nation’s top junior squash talents. “My experiences playing in the pros and running my own business were amazing,” Lane said. “I’ve tried to bring my experiences here.” Lane had spent time as a volunteer assistant during the 2010-11 season before going back to running his own business as a private instructor. Coming back to coach at Penn meant that Lane would have to give up his business, but he knew what he wanted to do. Deciding which program to work for was an easier decision. “This program means a lot since I played here,” Lane said. “I always had a special place in my hear t for this school.” Lane’s alumni ties to the Red and Blue made the pro-
g r a m mor e ent ici ng t ha n the more successful Ivy programs such as top -ranked Harvard, which tried to hire the former Quaker. Coming along for the ride was former Yale player Richard Dodd. After graduating in the spring of 2013, Dodd was working for the Quakers w ithin months of his commencement. “It was definitely a weird e x p e r i e n c e ,” D o d d s a i d . “Coaching against a team I played with was interesting to say the least.” Coming in fresh off a collegiate squash career, Dodd brings a more modern mindset to a team that used some of the same strategies he was taught during his four years. “They bring in a new culture,” senior co-captain John Dudzik said. “It really motivated us throug hout the year.” During his time with the Elis, Dodd also was a part of a team that snapped an enormous streak. Trinity had a 252-match winning streak that spanned 14 years and w a s t he lo n ge st w i n n i n g streak in collegiate sports history. Yale’s 5-4 win in January
2012 closely mirrored Penn squ a sh’s 7-2 v ic t or y over Princeton that snapped a 40year, 45-match losing streak. “Both Gilly and I have been i nvolved i n big mat ches,” Dodd said. “Belief was the big thing that we instilled throughout the year.” These young coaches have helped their players improve their game throughout the year as well, even helping some players deal with adjusting to college squash. “As I hit with Gilly more I got used to the pace of the game,” men’s sophomore No. 1 Tyler Odell said. “They’ve been ver y helpful,” women’s sophomore No. 2 Yan Xin Tan added. “They’ll come in even if you want to hit on Saturdays.” Having coaches who can keep up with the pace of their young players has pushed both squads to new heights this year. “They have motivated me,” women’s senior co-captain Courtney Jones said. “They make me want to be the best player I can be.” “I’m happy to have both of DP File Photo them this year,” Tan added. So is Penn squash’s fan A 2007 graduate, assistant coach Gilly Lane, returned to Penn after a trip base. to the professional circuit, where he earned a ranking of No. 48 worldwide.
Incredible turnaround by McLaughlin MODI from page 8 baller in senior guard Alyssa Baron, who keeps moving up the Ivy League all-time scoring list. But now comes the hard part. Now the Quakers are at the top and teams are gunning for them. Cornell is a pain. Yale is going to be pissed after Friday’s defeat at the Palestra. After three straight years at number two, Harvard won’t go down nearly as easy at home. But don’t forget, there is the dynasty that coach Courtney Banghart has built over the past seven years at Princeton, which has won each of the past four Ivy League titles.
And it was those Tigers that provided Penn with its only blemish so far in Ivy play. “ I t hou g ht [w he n] w e came in, we were definitely equal talent,” senior captain Meghan McCullough said after the loss to Princeton. “They kind of gave it to us. We didn’t come mentally prepared so obviously it was a larger gap. “We think we can compete with them. We are just as good as them.” The idea that the Red and Blue can compete with Princeton shows how much they have grown over the past four years — both literally and figuratively — with the young and dominant frontcourt being a main factor in Penn’s success this year. And while on the court, coach Mike McLaughlin is about as mild-mannered as they come, he remembers well the program that he had to rebuild, with which he won just two games during his first
season four years ago. You know he has his Penn squad focused on each week ready to take on the league one more time. “The girls know that in the Ivy League anyone can beat anyone at any given time; that’s very clear coming from us,” McLaughlin said. “But they know that, they’ve seen that and they’ve been on both sides of that, so I don’t think that will be an issue at all.” The Quakers are in unchartered territory. They control their own destiny. You can insert in whichever of the other sports cliches you want. All I know is that this fouryear turnaround is very nearly complete. They are halfway there. SUSHA AN MODI is a senior in t e r n a t i o n al s tu di e s an d business major from Demarest, N.J., and is a senior staff writer for The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at smodi@ wharton.upenn.edu.
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Senior Rhoads Worster has had a long and fruitful career in Sheerr Pool, having set two individual school records and two since-broken school records as part of relay teams. Worster has high expectations as Ivy championships near.
Ivy League Championships draw near M. SWIMMING from page 8 For both of these swimmers, representing their team in the relay events is the highlight of any meet. “Relays are the most fun part of swimming,” Schultz said. “You get to stand up there with three other guys, race for
The sky is the limit for Ford in the future M. ROWING from page 8 But it was more than just sincer ity and passion that drove Ford to have a recordsetting month so far.
them and race for your team. It’s just an honor to be on an ‘A’ team.” “I think we both learned in high school how important relays were, and how they could really set the tone of a race,” Worster added. “At Penn, my best races have come in relays, and like Eric said, they are just enjoyable.” With the long anticipated Ivy Championship meet now fast approaching, the time has come for the Penn squad to see if its months of competition and training are going to pay off on the big stage.
If Penn is to have success, particularly in the relays, much of the pressure will be on Schultz and Worster to come up with big performances. However, if they are feeling the pressure, they don’t show it at all. “Coming in we are ranked second or third in most of the relay events,” Schultz said. “It’s a lot of fun going in there knowing that we have a chance to win.” “We are going to go out there, and we are just gonna fly,” Worster added. “These guys are ready to rock and roll.”
“I realized there were a couple of records I thought my f itness level was capable of achieving,” he said. “I thought it would be a great way to show how hard our team has been working and how effective our training is.” Ford is quick to chalk his success and motivation up to his teammates and coaches, who have eased his transition to college. “ T her e’s no w ay t h at I
would be at the point in my training that I am without the encouragement of my coaches and my teammates,” he said. “They’re all phenomenal teammates, they push me harder than I could imagine at every practice, and it’s really been paying dividends.” His team chemistry is apparent to all who see it, especially Baker. “He’s never been anything but great at everything he’s
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Junior guard Renee Busch has emerged as a difference maker for the Red and Blue this season, making her presence known via her pinpoint accuracy from beyond the three-point line. Busch hit five key triples in Penn’s two weekend wins.
done,” Baker said. “He pushes them when they need to be pushed and he seems to be a great friend as well to all the guys on the team. “I think the most important thing to keep in mind is that this is just one of many stepping stones that the team as a whole has been making recently.It’s just one of many i nd ic at or s t h at ou r t e a m has given to show that we will have a very successful
spring,” With three world records under his belt before even starting his first collegiate spring season, Ford has potential far beyond just this season — national honors could be on the horizon. “ The sk y ’s t he l i mit for Jake,” Baker said. “We could easily see him in years to come on the national team, if that’s something that he wants to do.
“He’s got the strength, he’s got the right attitude and he’s got the determination to be there.” But a ll tea mmate a nd coach encou ragement , a l l passion and drive aside, one thing’s for sure: setting three world records within his first half-year at Penn felt good for Ford. It’s not hard to guess how that felt for him: “Well, phenomenal. Obviously,” he said with a laugh.
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As Spring Break approaches, things are starting to settle down in the Ivy League — that is, if you consider Harvard’s narrow escape at Columbia “settling down.” Yale struggled at first, but persevered to hold serve at home. As for Penn? Well, after getting stuck in the snow at Brown, the Quakers are probably dreaming of a day at the beach.
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(15-10, 4-4) After losing an absolute heartbreaker to Harvard in double overtime, 88-84, the Lions didn’t fold, rallying to beat Dartmouth by 10 the next day. Columbia has only lost two games at Levien Gym all season and has four home games left on the docket, including this weekend against Brown and Yale. A sweep would be huge.
(13-9, 7-1) Coach James Jones certainly didn’t find it pretty, but the Bulldogs are in a position to win an Ivy title that they haven’t seriously sniffed since 2002. Forward Justin Sears played the hero of the weekend — again — dropping 25 points to stave off Penn and then hitting the game-winning jumper to give the Elis a 66-65 overtime win over Princeton.
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(14-7, 2-5) The Tigers of old are back, but it’s likely too little, too late. T.J. Bray’s 26-point shooting exhibition at Brown was a work of art, but allowing a late overtime game-winner to Yale hurts, especially after rallying back from a late five-point deficit to send the contest into overtime in the first place.
(13-9, 5-3) The Bears still seem to be finding their way, blowing a three-point halftime lead in a 69-65 loss to Princeton and then relying on senior guard Sean McGonagill to get hot late behind the arc to escape Penn. Princeton’s T.J. Bray has now passed McGonagill in the Ivy scoring race, and Brown could wind up falling back in the pack as well.
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(6-15, 3-4) The Quakers were left out in the cold on their road trip to Yale and Brown, dropping both games and sinking to new lows in the process. In their 69-54 loss to the Bulldogs, the Red and Blue endured an ugly 23-possession stretch that saw only three made baskets. In the first half of a 62-55 loss to Brown, Penn committed 13 turnovers.
(9-13, 2-6) Remember when Dartmouth was good? The Big Green have now lost four games in a row after giving their fans a brief flicker of hope early on, with the culmination of this season’s collapse coming in a 70-67 loss on the road to Cornell. The loss gave Dartmouth the dubious honor of becoming the first Division I team to fall to the Big Red all season.
(2-20, 1-7) Coach Bill Courtney can finally smile. His Big Red are finally off the schneid, defeating Dartmouth on Friday thanks to 17 points from sophomore guard Nolan Cressler to earn their second win of the season. The Big Red may have followed it up with a 10 point loss to Columbia, but give Cornell credit for not packing it in during a nightmare season.
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Meet Penn’s dynamic swim duo M. SWIMMING | Senior Rhoads Worster and sophomore Nick Schultz have been model relay teammates since their high school days BY SAM ALTLAND Staff Writer Week in and week out, one of the strongest aspects of the Penn men’s swimming team’s performances has been its dominant relay teams. At the heart of these relays stands senior Rhoads Worster — who has been one of Penn’s most versatile athletes this season — and sophomore Eric Schultz, one of the team’s underclassmen who also had made a large contribution. While relay teams are supposed to be close, Penn has the added benefit that these two are not only friends, but former high school teammates. Both Worster and Schultz attended La Salle College High School, and according to Schultz, Worster was an important part of his jump to Penn swimming. “Going to my high school gave me the opportunity to go to a school like Penn,” Schultz said. “And having Rhoads here gave Coach [Mike] Schnur a pipeline to reach out to me. “When I came on my visit, Rhoads was my host, and having him here made it easy for me to come up and get a feel for the team.” “We were close as teammates and as friends, and we both played water polo for La Salle as well in addition to swimming,” Worster added. “Even though we were two years apart, Eric was always close with a lot of the older guys so we were friends from that as well.” While they might have started out as high school teammates, Worster and Schultz have both certainly proven over the years that they can leave their marks on the collegiate level. Worster currently holds two individual school records in the 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke. He has also been part of two school record-breaking relays in the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle relay, but they have since been broken. In only his second season at Penn, Schultz has been part of the school’s all-time fastest 200 free relay, and both he and Worster have been on multiple pool record relay teams. Against Harvard, Worster and Schultz were part of Penn’s Sheerr Pool record swims in both the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay, which finished with a perfect record in Ivy duals. “We take a lot of pride in the fact that our 400 freestyle relay is undefeated,” Worster said. “And so now when we get up on the block we expect to win.”
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Penn’s Ford is a true record-breaker when rowing solo M. ROWING | Freshman Jake Ford spent his winter break setting three different individual world records BY DANIELLE CHUANG Staff Writer What was the most productive thing you did over winter break? Penn freshman lightweight rower Jake Ford set his first of not one, not two, but three under-19 lightweight 5,000-meter, 30-minute, and 60-minute world records. The 5000m record came first on Jan. 9, when Ford drove down from his home in Warrington, Pa., set up a camera in the new Nash Land Based Row ing Center, and cap tured an official record-breaking 16:47.6 time on tape. Not only did he break a 13-year-old record, but he also became the first man to break
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17 minutes. The previous record of 17:01.1 was set all the way back in 2001. Ford struck again at the beginning of the semester. On Jan. 20, he set the 30-minute world record with a distance 8,738 meters, beating his own American record that he set on Jan. 5 at 8,424m. Not content with the pair of records, Ford set yet another world record, this time for 60 minutes with a distance of 17,090m. Yet there’s more to Ford than just his strength as a rower. According to coach Nick Baker, Ford’s greatest asset is “just his personality. “He’s really sincere about ever ything he does,” Baker added. “He’s got a lot of passion behind the things he does, and I think that’s kind of driven him to the level that he’s at right now.”
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Penn women’s basketball halfway to an Ivy League title
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Coach Mike McLaughlin has piloted Penn to back-to-back 16-win seasons for the second time in the history of the program. The team managed just two wins during his first season at the helm.
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alfway home. With seven games gone and seven games left in Ivy League play, Penn women’s basketball team is halfway home. It’s new. Surreal. Kind of scary. But most of all, it’s exciting. It’s exciting because the pieces are there. The talent is there: Bigs that can block and box out with Kara Bonenberger and Sydney Stipanovich headlining the group, a smothering defense and guards that can shoot lights out. Just ask Yale and Brown about junior guard Renee Busch. And if all else fails, there is a pure
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