March 17, 2014

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Changes to libraries uncertain after outcry Mathematics graduate students protested proposed repurposing of the space

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MAGIC MAN

BY JODY FREINKEL Assignments Editor Less of the Math-Physics-Astronomy Library may be repurposed following outcry from mathematics students and faculty. Members of the math department are speaking out against the conversion of part of the library in David Rittenhouse Laboratory into an active learning classroom. The construction in DRL is scheduled to begin this summer, and the Towne Building’s Engineering Library will close entirely after this semester. Mathematics professor David Harbater teamed up with mathematics doctoral candidate Neel Patel to draft and circulate a petition protesting changes to the DRL library. The petition, with more than 500 signatures, was submitted to the provost last Monday. SEE LIBRARY PAGE 9

Outgoing Nursing dean leaves legacy of innovation Afaf Meleis added an assistant dean for diversity, new global health centers BY LAUREN FEINER Staff Writer Outgoing Nursing Dean A faf Meleis might be leaving her post at Penn, but she is not stepping down. “I’m stepping up,” she proclaimed. “Stepping down means going down to something less than,” Meleis explained. “I’m stepping up to the next stage in my life and my career.” According to many in the School of Nursing , Meleis’s time at Penn will be a tough act to follow. “She is tireless in her determination to promote nursing as a practice and as a school,” Jennifer Pinto-Martin , chair of the DepartSEE MELEIS PAGE 3

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“Triumphant” synth rock band Magic Man will be the first act of the Spring Fling concert on April 11. The band’s five members are singer Alex Caplow, guitarist Sam Lee, bassist Daniel Radi, drummer Joey Sulkowski and keyboardist Justine Bowe. The band has been on tour this year and is planning the release of a new studio album.

The Social Planning and Events Committee wanted an “up-and-coming” band BY KRISTEN GRABARZ Staff Writer

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FLING 2014 There will be magic in the air for Spring Fling this year. Magic Man will open this year’s Spring Fling concert on April 11. The up-and-coming alternative synth-rock band marks a turn from Tyga’s rap genre last year, as Magic Man blends rock, pop and electric sounds. “We really wanted to have a wellrounded collection of music genres involved this year,” SPEC Concerts Co-Director and College senior Ben Yang said. “From people’s past experiences here at Penn, we’ve typically heard that the best experience for them over the past four years was the Tiesto concert and Passion Pit. So we really wanted to bring an up-and-coming band that displays that kind of tempo, that energy, as well as the potential to become something big,” Yang said.

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The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Sam Lee, one of Magic Man’s founding members. The DP: Let’s start out with the basics. How did you get into music? Sam Lee: Personally, I started on the recorder in fourth grade, but I guess that wasn’t particularly fulfilling. I played the oboe for a little while in the band in middle school. Then my friend - Alex [Magic Man’s singer] actually - he started taking guitar lessons, so I asked my parents if I could play the guitar in addition to the oboe. They said I had to pick one, so I obviously picked the guitar, and I haven’t looked back since then. DP: How has the band grown since SEE MAGIC MAN PAGE 10

QUICK FACTS ABOUT MAGIC MAN From: Providence, Rhode Island Hit songs: “Paris” and “Texas” Albums: “You Are Here” released in Sept. Most recent tour: With MS MR and New Politics, and appeared at South by Southwest, an annual music, film, and interactive conference held in Austin, Texas. They also recently announced plans to join Panic! At the Disco, Walk the Moon and Youngblood Hawke this summer on The Gospel Tour.

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