October 22, 2015

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Beer and Kweder at this year’s Oktoberfest The food festival will raise money for The Penn Fund CHLOE CHENG Contributing Reporter

Now an annual Penn tradition, seniors will have the ability to attend Oktoberfest without having to travel halfway around the world.

On Oct. 22, the Senior Class Board and Seniors for The Penn Fund are co-hosting Oktoberfest, a free festival featuring food, beer and a performance by Smokey Joe’s staple Kenn Kweder. The event is set to take place on College Green from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The menu features a potato and sweet potato bar with unlimited toppings, gourmet macaroni and cheese, vegetarian chili and soft pretzels. Beverages will include India pale ales, light beers, seasonal crafts, hard SEE OKTOBERFEST PAGE 5

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2004 Penn graduate consults with several professional sports teams HOLDEN McGINNIS Sports Editor

Predicting the future isn’t easy.

When he was in middle school in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Robby Sikka agreed with close friend Mike Trudell that the two would end up in the professional sports industry. They didn’t know what the path would look like, but they had a destination in mind.

“We realized that the sports industry is a great way to experience a lot of human emotions without the maximum stakes that can go with something that’s a little more serious,” Trudell, a 2004 Northwestern graduate, said.

“It’s not a war zone, but you can experience human joy and sadness and triumph and determination and heartbreak. We were both huge sports fans, so the question was how would we channel our respective skills into actual careers.”

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John from Itza talks twerking, toilets, tequila DAN SPINELLI Deputy News Editor

It’s Saturday, 5:20 p.m.

There are three hours until a party of 60 Penn students is set to arrive at Iztaccihuatl, and John Lewes, the one-man show behind the popular BYO restaurant in South Philadelphia, is giving me an earful.

“Ninety percent of my parties are Penn kids. I get some Haverford, which I don’t mind the Haverford — they’re really nice. The Temple or the Drexel — ehh — you know, they’re

the ones I always have trouble with. ‘Oh I’m not eating, I’m not drinking. Yeah, I’m not going to eat or drink. I’ll give you a tip.’ I don’t care. Then don’t come back. I don’t want you here,” he says.

“On the phone I say, ‘It’s loud, crazy, obnoxious. You can’t hear yourself think.

Drunk people running around having a blast. Psychotically loud and crazy. Lot of fun. Is that what you’re looking for?’

Hey look, I’m honest!”

The names of Penn fraternities, sororities and clubs, many of whom rent out his entire restaurant each Thursday and Friday night, roll off

his tongue.

“I get APES guys, OAX girls, some Castle guys. Not a lot of Castle, but some,” he says. Some of his favorite regulars — leaders at APES, Alpha Phi and The Daily Pennsylvanian — get special “VIP Gold Cards” entitling them to free meals, better tequila (“I keep it in the back,” he says) and access to walk around in the kitchen.

By day, Iztaccihuatl (pronounced “It’s-a-sea-will” and colloquially called “Itza” or “It’s-a-shit-hole”) operates as a regular Mexican restaurant: home to sit-down dinners of beef nachos, a wide variety of

burritos and a decadent flan dessert. But, when Penn students come in, the restaurant turns into a “glorified hall party,” complete with liquorstained floors and makeshift disco “bulbs” where lights should be.

He taps me on the shoulder.

“Look at the wall. See how bare it is? That’s because you guys steal all my pictures. It’s OK because I just go to Goodwill and shit.”

Waiters and menu service disappear. All food choices are made by John, who turns down the lights and puts the SEE ITZA PAGE 5

Admins to address sexual assault Conversations have started among Penn deans

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When the results of the Association of American Universities sexual assault climate survey were released on Sept. 21, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price addressed the student body in an email, promising to initiate change on campus based on the “deeply troubling” information revealed in the survey.

A month later, the offices of the Vice Provost for University Life and the Vice Provost for Education have spearheaded efforts to address the issue.

Vice Provost for Education Beth

Winkelstein, who is leading conversations among Penn’s deans, confirmed that “conversations already started the day the survey was released, with all constituencies.”

The conversations will address questions regarding how students can be better informed about Penn’s policies and resource centers, which areas need more efforts and whether or not there are aspects of the situation that the administration is not considering.

The survey indicated that Penn students are less likely than their peers at other Ivy League universities to understand their school’s sexual violence policies or trust their ability to handle incidents. Penn students also reported higher-than-average rates of sexual SEE RESULTS PAGE 5

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Methadone clinic creates unease for patients

The clinic has been near Penn’s campus since 1971 LOWELL NEUMANN NICKEY Staff Reporter

Though the methadone clinic located near campus has existed since 1967, many students and staff are entirely unaware of its presence.

Despite the Penn community’s lack of knowledge of the clinic, many of those being treated are sensitive to the community’s reaction to them.

Upon returning from deployment during the Vietnam War, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Charles Wilson found himself in a tougher spot than he had been in all his time in the jungles of Khe San. Suffering from debilitating back pain, Wilson was unable to find work and could not afford the medications prescribed to him. Eventually he turned to opium in order to alleviate both his pain and the symptoms of his withdrawal.

Stories like these are all too common in the world of addiction treatment, and those faced with

the task of providing treatment and recovery pathways often find themselves, like Charles, caught between a rock and a hard place.

Nestled between Penn’s state-of-the-art Lynch Labs and Biomedical Research Building lies The Consortium, which offers a medication-assisted opiate treatment program “to assist narcotic dependent persons in eliminating their use of heroin, modifying the behaviors related to its use, and providing a treatment experience that assists them in making decisions that support a healthy and productive lifestyle,” according to The Consortium´s website.

The placement of a social services and drug treatment center so close to a college campus sets up some obvious tensions for both the addicts who seek help there and law enforcement who monitor the area and keep students safe. Those who visit the Consortium must face the harrowing task of traversing an Ivy League campus in order to get treatment. Law enforcement must balance student safety with the

necessity of rehabilitation.

The stigma felt during the walk from the clinic to public transportation for addicts is sometimes overwhelming, and some of those treated feel judgment from students and staff in the area as a great pressure to “cave” and return to illicit drug use. “The snow was unbearable, and my normal public transit route was down,” said Jane Hendrix, a client of The Consortium who was interviewed outside of the treatment center. “I tried asking a few of the students in the area about another route, but they wouldn’t even talk to me. At that point I felt so bad I just wanted to get high, you know?”

Many, if not the majority, of those treated in the program rely on public transportation to get to and from the location. This means that more often than not they need to walk up University Avenue onto campus in order to catch either the buses or trollies that run form the Spruce Street area. A series of ominous warnings against loitering near the building no doubt help expedite their walk to campus.

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The methadone clinic located near campus has existed since 1967. The placement of the social service and drug treatment center near a college campus has created tension.

Coalition for Access to serve as alternative to Common Application Penn joins its peers in considering application SYDNEY SCHAEDEL Staff Reporter

Members of the Class of 2021 may not all use the Common Application to apply to Penn.

Instead, some of them might use the application developed by the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a group that created an alternative online platform that’s in its early stages.

After the Common Application experienced problems

when the Class of 2018 applied to college, a task force of administrators set out to create an alternative. The Coalition is the brain child of that task force.

But the Coalition isn’t an identical alternative to the Common Application. It has very specific goals and caveats.

John F. Latting, dean of admission at Emory University and a member of the task force that created the Coalition, said its goal is to “[expand] college access, especially for students who lack helpful guidance,” according to an article in The

Chronicle of Higher Education.

There are restrictions on which schools are eligible to participate, however. According to the coalition website, public universities must have “affordable” tuition, and private colleges and universities must have needbased financial aid “to meet the full, demonstrated financial need of every domestic student they admit.” All universities that participate also must “graduate at least 70 percent of their students within six years.”

Penn Dean of Admissions Eric Furda emphasized that

Penn is currently a member of the Coalition for Access because so many of its similar and peer institutions are.

“We’re part of that group of schools; we share a lot in common,” he said.

But he added that nothing is set in stone.

“There’s still a lot of conversation and consideration,” Furda said. “There’s still a road to go here before these ideas, which could be good ideas, are actually implemented.”

Both the mission statement and the limitations of the

coalition have led to a great deal of debate among high school guidance counselors, administrators in admissions and even third-party counselors like Brian Taylor, who works at Ivy Coach, where he helps high school students navigate the college admissions process. He said he sees problems with the Coalition.

“How they’ve laid out this program defies their objectives — it’s increasing workload on high school counselors,” Taylor said, adding that counselors for disadvantaged students are

usually already overworked.

He also described what he calls a fundamental problem with the online platform. “Students need computers to log into these ‘lockers,’” he said.

“Locker” is the term that the Coalition uses to stand for an online portfolio that students would compile throughout their high school career, and would later pick and choose what to make visible to different colleges when they applied to schools.

“For disadvantaged students, where are they accessing these computers?” he asked.

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Uber competitor NoMoCab offers free rides NoMoCab launched this fall with 1,000 beta users NICK SPUZZILLO Contributing Reporter

A new ride service has beat the cost of Uber — it’s free.

NoMoCab was created by Raj Singh earlier this fall as an alternative to costly transportation such as Uber. The company offers free transportation by generating its revenue solely through advertisement.

Within the month, there will be 1,000 Toyota 4Runners in Philadelphia giving free rides.

There are currently only 50 NoMoCab cars in Philadelphia offering free lifts to 1,000 selected beta users of the app. At this stage, the startup is only advertising itself on these cars to get the word out, but a major advertiser in the form of 626 Vodka has now partnered with

NoMoCab. Ten percent of 626’s profits go causes supporting the LGBTQ community. The company has a sponsorship from Toyota, and other interested advertisers include Lipton and Coca-Cola .

Singh said that his startup is different from similar companies such as Carvertise, which advertises on normal cars, in that they have an immersive advertising experience. “It’s a lot different when you’re actually surrounded by the product and the advertisement within the car,” he said. In addition to a free ride, you’re likely to get free samples of products ranging from the newest Coca-Cola product to mini bottles of Vodka.

While cross country rides aren’t an option, anywhere from Front Street in Center City to Penn’s Campus is fair game. Monday through Thursday, the service is available from 8 a.m. to midnight and over the weekend from 8 a.m.

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Raj Singh, creator of NoMoCab, said that his goal is to completely replace Uber. The cars contain an immersive advertising experience which can include free samples during the trip.

to 3 a.m. The company plans to quickly expand to Columbus, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles

and Miami.

One factor which Singh says attracts advertisers is the ability to

target a demographic. Users’ profiles on NoMoCab uses information such as occupation, income, gender

and age to pair them with advertisers. Drivers are also educated on their brand and trained to converse with passengers about the advertisement.

While disapproving of the cost of Uber, Singh admits, “The model we use is similar, including our background checks on drivers.” Potential drivers’ records are screened and applicants must sit down with Singh himself for final approval.

This isn’t Singh’s first startup, though. He dropped out of Drexel University to create Singh Ventures and Dronecast, a company which uses drones to advertise the skies.

He said that the connections he made in previous startups have been invaluable in creating NoMoCab. Singh said that his ultimate goal is to destroy Uber.

“Forty days in, we have a strong staff in place and 1,000 cars which is 75004 an investment of 60 million dollars.”

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OPINION Thinking through TFA

thursday october 22, 2015 VOL. CXXXI, NO. 90 131st Year of Publication

MATT MANTICA President JILL CASTELLANO Editor-in-Chief SHAWN KELLEY Opinion Editor LUKE CHEN Director of Online Projects LAUREN FEINER City News Editor KRISTEN GRABARZ Campus News Editor CLAIRE COHEN Assignments Editor STEVEN TYDINGS Social Media Director PAOLA RUANO Copy Editor RILEY STEELE Senior Sports Editor COLIN HENDERSON Sports Editor LANE HIGGINS Sports Editor

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here aren’t many surprises in Career Services’ annual compilation of Penn undergraduates’ top employers.

The University itself tops the list, followed closely by the typical list of banks and consulting firms — Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, the Boston Consulting Group, etc. One employer in particular, however, stands out from the overwhelmingly corporate list: Teach For America clocks in at number four, having hired 24 people from Penn’s 2014 senior class.

TFA — which places recent, high-achieving college graduates in low-income schools across the country — has been no stranger to controversy over the past years. For every article praising the organization, there have been just as many raising concerns. The Daily Pennsylvanian itself hosted the familiar debate last year, when an article about the TFA “Truth Tour” — a panel that raised questions about

Editorial TFA’s effectiveness and morality — sparked an opposing guest column heralding TFA’s ability to “change the status quo through … classroom practice.”

We don’t think TFA is out to destroy the American public education system. In fact, you would be hard-pressed to find a way in which its mission — to improve education in school districts with the least access to resources — isn’t respectable. But we’ve noticed that oftentimes, TFA has alarming similarities with on-campus recruiting firms that place more emphasis on increasing their own profits than improving the common good.

Both leverage their selectivity into increased prestige to appeal to more students, both often dedicate hefty funds to “wooing” prospective recruits and, most troublesome of all, both capitalize on Penn seniors’ fear of post-grad uncertainty by recruiting early in the year and locking students in by the end of the fall.

Oftentimes, this recruit-

ing model doesn’t leave a lot of room for a prospective teacher to consider the actual realities of TFA. In a country where education budgets are constantly being slashed and teachers are chronically underappreciated, how harmful is an organization that assumes recent graduates with no teaching experience (much less teaching degrees) can be placed at the head of classrooms after one short summer of training? Does the two-year commitment — which some unprepared teachers don’t even end up completing — increase turnover and instability in already vulnerable schools? And what about the organization’s track record of placing new recruits in school districts for cheap — allowing them to lay off scores of veteran, experienced teachers?

Further troubling is TFA’s tightly controlled, highly defensive PR ship — one that responded to negative publicity by hiring a crisis management consultant. An internal memo

detailed TFA’s determination to officially divert any negative Twitter publicity that reached 30,000 people or more — the point at which TFA determined that criticism reaches beyond the “known detractors and catches the attention of new people.” The fact that criticism and negative publicity might contribute to the betterment of the organization escapes the conversation.

As for whether or not the well-documented concerns about TFA are enough to outweigh the undeniable social good of its mission — that’s something that we hope all prospective corps members can determine for themselves. But we hope that students remember that there are plenty of other social impact organizations that don’t have the problems associated with TFA — and we hope TFA’s willingness to engage in OCR tactics in order to seduce panicked seniors don’t prevent them from giving serious consideration to those other potential employers.

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on “Toe the Line: College Republicans | Gun Control.” (see thedp.com/opinion for the column)

The vanguard of the [gun control] effort is gun registration through enhanced background checks. With registration comes eventual confiscation.

— Richard

Why do I need to justify my decision to buy another gun? If I own a rifle to hunt deer, why should I need to justify myself when I buy a shotgun to hunt small game? Why should I have to provide justification for buying a weapon to defend my family and myself?

— Steve W

I beg of the College Republicans not to reconcile the placing of a supposed “liberty” before the lives of 20 kindergarteners, for pride of defending a party policy.

— Frank

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or many of you, Thursday, Oct. 8 passed unnoticed.

However, Philadelphia was the site of the latest casualty of the American alternative newsweekly with the City Paper putting out its very last issue after 34 years of exceptional local journalism. On Oct. 6, the City Paper was sold to Broad Street Media and the City Paper staff was notified of the sale of their paper and their layoffs through a press release. Drinking together in a bar, the City Paper staff began brainstorming ideas for their last issue. Sharing the news with their readers, the staff posted online, “we did our best to do good journalism, to give a voice to the people and stories of Philadelphia that sometimes get overlooked.”

When I first arrived in Philadelphia, I immediately fell in love with this city. It was eccentric and dirty — the bastard child of New York, I

leftovers | Paying homage to 34 years of the City Paper called it. Even the cliche of place-based pride somehow didn’t apply here. Parochialism wasn’t seen so much as a necessity, as a way of life.

One day freshman year I was in 30th Street Station. There was a new art installation — a

to close 24 public schools. I attended protests and School Reform Commission hearings, trying to grapple with why this was all happening. City Paper journalist Daniel Denvir wrote an incredibly well-crafted, well-researched series on the

It is not enough to simply passively consume, scrolling through whatever appears on our screens and feeds.” giant clown that filled up the entire place. The clown had his face in his hands with two giant blue teardrops painted on his cheeks. That’s when I came up with my personal motto for Philadelphia: “You got public art?!? We’ll take it.”

At the very beginning of my freshman year, plans were just being enacted in the city

education crisis. I fell in love with the paper and picked up copies from their orange boxes often, happy to feel like a Philly resident rather than just a Penn student. The stack of papers would grow throughout the course of the year and every time I moved apartments, I would wrap all my belongings up in old copies of my favorite newspaper. The City Paper

was an integral part of falling in love with Philly, falling into local politics and confronting the deep inequities and injustice that face so many in this city.

The City Paper’s blog, the Naked City, covered stories in neighborhoods often dismissed by many of the Philadelphia dailies and glossies. In a final farewell piece, ex-Editor in Chief of the City Paper Lillian Swanson, wrote, “what I regret most is that Philly will be left without a real alternative voice, one that speaks truth to power.”

While the paper in the last couple of years fell short of funding, it continued pushing for great journalism, local coverage, promoting emerging artists in Philadelphia and a tradition of long, investigative pieces. One reader remarks, “the long, long, long word counts that meant a reader could get lost in a story, a reporter could take all the time

and column inches needed to tell it and a long attention span was not only encouraged, but expected of both.”

I have benefited tremendously from the City Paper over the years and I am heartbroken to see it go. Part of the end of many urban American alternative weeklies is due to the increasing turn to online, boredom killing media. The City Paper may no longer be with us, but I believe we as young, well-educated people have an important choice to make. I wish not to preach but instead want the emphasize the importance of such a choice. It is not enough to simply passively consume, scrolling through whatever appears on our screens and feeds. We must decide deliberately as the audience, what it is we wish to consume. Do we want reporting that is more committed to the divisiveness of politically entrenched belief or reporting that is willing to let research

clara jane hendrickson lead them to an unknown destination? An old City Paper journalist reflected, “we were scrappy and annoying. But we mattered.” It is journalism’s responsibility to be annoying so it matters. Let’s take this moment to reflect on how we wished to be annoyed.

clara jane hendrickson is a College senior from San Francisco studying political science. Her email address is clara@sas.upenn.edu.

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night’s dinner and drink options on the bar. (“‘In John we trust,’ I tell them,” he says). He only has four rules.

“One: Always $20 to get in. I don’t care if you eat or you don’t eat. That’s it. Done. Finished.

Two: If you remember anything besides a horrible, horrible, horrible hangover, you did not drink enough. Three: If you remember anything at all, you didn’t drink enough. Four: If anybody regurgitates — you know this one — anybody at the table throws up or regurgitates, the people at the table pick it up. I do not.

None of my staff does it. I give you a broom or mop, and you clean it up.

“After that, I don’t care what you do. I had a twerking contest here. The girls weren’t that good.

I maybe could have done better.

I could have done better. You know what I mean? I try to create a family feeling.” *** “I do nothing,” John says in an interview at his restaurant on a Saturday night. “I don’t sweep. I don’t mop. I don’t do side work.

I don’t do glasses. I don’t do silverware.”

“So what is your job?” I ask.

“I don’t know. I pretty much run the front. Don’t get me wrong, but that’s it.”

John also gets special privileges.

“I eat what I want, as much as I want. So if I want to go in there and eat a pound of shrimp, I eat a pound of shrimp. I don’t have to ask. If I want to take $20 out of the register, I take it. That’s it.”

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violence, with 27 percent of Penn women reporting nonconsensual penetration or sexual touching.

“We will be arranging meetings across campus to discuss additional steps that we, and everyone who can address these important issues, are prepared to take,” the administration’s email read. “These meetings will entail outreach to Penn’s many student groups and leaders including those associated with College Houses, fraternities and sororities, cultural groups, athletic teams and student government, both undergraduates and graduate and professional students.”

Winkelstein said that after a few weeks of brainstorming and discussion, students and administrators have made progress in developing ideas but details about the ideas won’t be shared until they are fully formed.

“Many people are giving this a lot of thought and partnering with administrators and students to attack this,” she said. “And even two weeks in, there are some really concrete things that are starting to bubble to the surface.”

Winkelstein added that Penn plans to communicate and share ideas with its peer institutions.

While Winkelstein and the office of the Vice Provost for

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Dare anyone question John about his snake-oil salesman tactics, he reminds them what Itza would be like without him.

Last year, John quit after being told to clean the bathrooms. (As he is surprisingly quick to admit, the bathrooms at Iztaccihuatl aren’t exactly state-of-the-art: “I put a sign on the toilet seat that said ‘please no fucking.’ I went through four toilet seats in a week,” he sighs). After quitting, John started working at a Mexican restaurant across the street, bringing all of his loyal customers along with him.

“They went from 250 reservations to zero,” John says of Iztaccihuatl after his departure.

Within two months, he was back at Itza, having negotiated a

You gonna stop me from making money? I’m going to make your life a ” living hell.

-John Lewes

higher salary and portion of tips from the owner.

“He knows I’m gonna make money. Just let me do it my way.

He’s the owner — I didn’t say he was my boss.” *** It’s 8 p.m. John keeps calling the contact for the 60-person party, but she hasn’t called back. “If you’re going to cancel,

Education are concentrating on conversations with deans and other academic leaders, VPUL is focusing on student outreach.

Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs Hikaru Kozuma said in an email Wednesday that VPUL has met with sexual violence awareness groups like Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention and Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault, as well as the Penn Association for Gender Equity.

Executive members of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, the Asian Pacific Student Coalition and the Undergraduate Assembly Steering Committee have also been included in the conversations, and meetings with the United Minorities Council, the Penn Latin@ Coalition and greek leaders are in the works.

Gutmann explained that the conversations are designed to include as many voices as possible.

“The Provost and I charged Vice Provosts McCoullum and Winkelstein with coordinating conversations across our campus on sexual violence,” she said in an email. “The aim includes engaging everyone in our community to work together, raise awareness, build on existing strategies and identify additional ones to combat sexual violence and misconduct.”

at least call!” he yells, exasperated, while scratching out a name in the purple marble notebook that records Itza’s reservations. A tall man in a backwards baseball cap walks in.

“You guys sell weed here?” he asks. “No,” John replies, joking later to me, “See what people I get in here?”

John never talks about doing drugs, but he mentions how, at his last job before Itza — a restaurant near Broad and Federal streets — he once had to get violent with a “crackhead” that hung around the place, especially during sorority parties.

John finally told him, “I need you to leave. If not, I come out with a golf club. Five minutes.

Let me know.” He pauses and looks up.

“So I went out with a golf club and hit him in the knee.” *** “Why do you think I get away with everything I do?” John asks. To hear him tell it, all roads of influence in Philadelphia lead back to a one-room Mexican restaurant in South Philadelphia. He has courtesy cards with mayors, “like 25 police officers” and even congressmen.

Soon after the restaurant opened, he says, a Penn student eating at Itza in a small group objected to the policy of everyone paying $20, regardless if they eat or not. The irate customer called the police. When two officers came later, John handed one of them a courtesy card, and they escorted her out.

“You gonna stop me from making money? I’m going to make your life a living hell,” he

CARSON KAHOE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

John Lewes is the charismatic man behind the South Philadelphia BYO, Iztaccihuatl, which serves customers from Drexel, Temple, and Penn.

recalls telling her.

Joh n ra rely encou nt er s those types of customers now.

Through “trial and error,” most Penn students understand the program at Itza. The system works well for him.

The way it’s described on Itza’s Facebook page pretty much sums up the process: “Byob free margaritas mix just bring tequila no corking 8 percent off when pay cash open till 1am see you here great for big groups we hold 90 plus ppl see you here 2154671005.” *** The night goes on, and I try to crack John’s cheery exterior.

“Where did you go to school?”

John is surprised, as if he never expected an interview

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cider, apple cider and water.

“Oktoberfest is a huge celebration for seniors by seniors to start giving back to Penn.

It’s the first campaign for Seniors for The Penn Fund, which is our class gift drive.

Basically, it’s a celebration of food, music and friends,” Class Board President and College senior Jesus Perez said.

Seniors who donated to S4TPF by the deadline of Oct. 20 will be able to cut the lines for food and beer with Fast Passes. Those who donated $20.16 or more will receive a gift of two whiskey glasses and a Penn custom business card holder.

Attendees are expected to bring both their 21+ IDs and their PennCards to the event.

S4T PF orga n ize d Oktoberfest, while the Class Board aided in promoting and

could veer into familial territory.

“I went to South Philadelphia High School. Before that, I went to St. Monica’s.”

Piece by piece, he surrenders part of his family: He is the youngest of 11 kids (two died young), and his siblings live across the country. His dad, who has diabetes, just turned 70.

He had two kids by the time he graduated from high school but no longer has custody. His ex-wife, now remarried, would make excuses to stop him from seeing his kids, he says.

“I would see them for a year straight, no problem. Then, it would be like three months where she’s a complete bitch, and I don’t see them.”

He hopes to provide money for

marketing the event, Perez said.

“Seniors for The Penn Fund chose the food, the types of beer, the venue and the music.

However, the Class Board has been super helpful in terms of getting the word out,” cochair of S4TPF and College and Wharton senior Sebastian Negron-Reichard said.

According to The Penn Fund’s website, the Fund is the University’s undergraduate, unrestricted annual giving program.

The Penn Fund is mainly a fund to “cover the costs of undergraduate education and the things that complement it.

The cost of attending college is much more than the $65,000 that we pay, so that difference is covered by The Penn Fund,” Negron-Reichard said.

“Approximately 62 percent of the funds for The Penn Fund go to undergraduate financial aid,” Executive Director of The Penn Fund Colin

them to attend college one day.

“I’ll put some money aside.

They’re 13 years old now. In five years: ‘I wanted to be there. You know it, but your mom made it hard. Here’s some cash for college.’ Whatever.” *** It’s 8:30 p.m., and John has given up on the party of 60.

“You can just go,” he tells me.

“Wish you could have seen the party.”

A cab stops in front of the restaurant. John perks up and starts putting tequila bottles on the bar. In walk four customers — all college students — but clearly not members of the group of 60. They’re here for a sit-down dinner … must be firsttimers. Like a maitre d’ at some fancy, French restaurant, John waltzes over and offers them a choice between picking their own meals or letting him choose (“In John we trust”). Two opt to trust him. The other two politely decline.

John goes back to the bar, squeezes nearly half a Svedka bottle into a large pitcher and begins making margaritas. I ask him what meat the In-John-WeTrusters will be having tonight.

He heads into the kitchen, returning with a plate full of tacos.

“Try it,” he tells me.

“Not bad,” I say after a chewy bite. “What is it?”

He laughs. “Take a guess. No? It’s cow’s tongue.”

I roll my eyes and can’t help smiling as John carries the tray toward the table, the only group of diners tonight.

It’s 9:05 p.m. and I hear John say to the diners, “So we have four rules here at Iztaccihuatl … ”

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This Thursday, the Senior Class Board and Seniors for The Penn Fund (S4TPF) are co-hosting Oktoberfest.

Hennessy said.

The rest of the funds go to student academic support hubs and the residential experience, among other things.

Ultimately, S4TPF aims for the senior class to become the class with the highest giving rate.

“We have a year-wide goal of getting 1,809 seniors to donate to The Penn Fund, meaning that we’d break the all-time record for class participation. You can donate as little or as much as you want, and it’d still count,” Perez said.

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Penn Museum gets freaky with exhibit on sex Exhibit highlights sexual culture throughout history REMI LEDERMAN Contributing Reporter

Let’s talk about sex — “Sex: A History in 30 Objects” is a small exhibit at the Penn Museum that does just that.

From Oct. 17 to July 31, this exhibit will showcase art from across continents and through time to broaden our idea of sex.

“We wanted to look at how sex actually figures in human society,” Lauren Ristvet, associate curator of the Near East Section and curator of the exhibit, said. “By looking at sex really broadly and around the world, we are trying to denaturalize notions of sex.”

The exhibition pulled pieces from various preexisting collections within the museum to create a diverse exhibit in terms of both culture and era. The pieces chosen for the exhibit

range from a Native American Lakota pipe bag belonging to a member of a “third-gender,” to Roman pendants in the shapes of genitalia which offered protection to the wearer. The oldest piece in the exhibit dates back 5,000 years, while the newest piece was made in 2012.

“It was perfect for the museum which thinks of archeology as really existing between biology and culture at a point of articulation between the two,” Ristvet said.

The exhibit is organized into five themes: Love and Sex; Beauty, Desire, and Attraction; Religion and Sex; Gender Diversity, Gender and Society; and Initiation and Ceremony. The goal is to explore ideas about sex and gender that are are not as blatant as intercourse.

“There has been a huge change in sex and what is normal and what is not in the past 10 years or so. And of course there has been a huge

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that put both of those things in the historical perspective,” Ristvet said.

This exhibit serves as a valuable resource for students in gender, sexuality and women’s studies courses. College freshman Anisha Yerram visited the exhibit as part of an assignment for her gender and society class.

The exhibit has helped her to learn that gender is a socially constructed concept, and that is why it varies so much around different cultures and different places. “People are constantly changing, and their ideals are constantly changing,” Yerram said.

The exhibit is presented in conjunction with the Penn Humanities Forum, a program run through the School of Arts and Sciences. Each year, the Penn Humanities Forum chooses a new broad topic to focus on,

such as past topics like human nature and color. It collaborates with many areas of the University, like the Penn Museum, Penn Libraries, Penn Cinema Studies, the Department of History and the Department of English.

“Every year, we open up the dialogue, and we broaden people’s understanding of what that topic may or may not mean,” said Jennifer Conway, the associate director of the Penn Humanities Forum.

The topic is chosen based on the expertise and the interest among Penn’s faculty. The forum is directed at students but also to those outside the Penn community.

“We exist in part to open the dialogue so that it is not just a conversation that academics are having with themselves, but with the public,” Conway said.

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Students reflect on positive impact of freshman year RAs

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Being shoved into a tiny dorm in the Quad or in Hill with a new roommate is not always the smoothest experience. Resident Advisors seek to ease this transition into college and keep a mindful eye on their residents.

But what makes the difference between a good RA and an all-star one? There are always the popular RAs: the ones who bake brownies, the ones who don’t care about the 30-person pregames in your dorm room and even the ones who are just really good at listening.

Mention the name Phil Davis to any freshman that lived in or even near Butcher/Speakman third floor during his two years as an RA, and you will most likely be met with a huge smile.

Most of Butcher’s residents declare Davis to be the “coolest RA.” “It’s a cool feeling,” Davis said of the title. “If I’m being cool, I must be doing something right. I didn’t exactly try, so it’s nice to know that I’m a cool person.”

During his two years, he said he evolved as an RA. “I definitely learned from my mistakes. I tried to be a more active presence, and got much better at reading my residents,” Davis said. Other mistakes he learned from were learning the best times of the year to plan hall events for the best turnout.

Some halls have historically been close-knit, brought together by a long-standing RA, like first floor Butcher. 2014 College graduate Keolamau Yee was the RA for the floor in 2013.

“She was very friendly and almost motherly, took really

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At 8:45 p.m. a complainant reported receiving harassing texts that were sexual in nature from a cab driver. The complaint occurred at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

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At 3:09 p.m., an affiliated 23-year-old woman reported that her wallet had gone missing and that there were several unauthorized charges made on her credit cards. The report was made at the 200 block of S. 38th Street.

At 4:40 p.m., an unaffiliated 34-year-old woman reported that she was sold two gift cards which turned out to have no value at the 4000 block of Walnut Street.

At 3:54 p.m., an affiliated 23-year-old woman reported unauthorized charges on her credit card from 3900 Chestnut St.

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At 12:19 a.m., an unaffiliated 31-year-old man was stopped after he was observed disregarding a red signal as well as a stop sign.

Upon investigation, the suspect was found to be intoxicated and was arrested at 39th and Spruce Streets.

Oct 17: At 2:09 p.m., an unaffiliated 22-year-old man was stopped after he was observed driving the wrong direction on the 3800 block of Ludlow Street. Upon investigation, the suspect was found to be intoxicated and was arrested.

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At 3:21 p.m., an unaffiliated 43-year-old man was cited at the 3300 block of Chestnut Street after he was found to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

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At 6:57 a.m., a 25-year-old man was arrested at the 3700 block of Market Street for indecent touching.

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RAs can have a big influence on their hall members and help build close-knit communities.

good care of us, helped us find our way around campus, but was also very careful not to talk down to us,” said Engineering junior Nimay Kulkarni, who was in Yee’s hall freshman year. Kulkarni explained that she treated her hall like friends

but was tough when she needed to be. She understood that once in a while, kids wanted to do something stupid, but she would laugh along with them.

“Something about her made you wanna talk and open up,” Kulkarni said.

At 12:31 a.m., the fire alarm at the Lambda Chi Alpha house, 128 S. 39th Street went off. Penn Police, FES, and PFD responded and found a small trash can fire that had been extinguished.

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From Building: 2 Bike: 3 Retail: 1, resulting in the arrest of an unaffiliated 28-year-old man.

At 2:10 a.m., two unaffiliated 18-year-olds, one man and one woman, reported being attacked and thrown to the ground by unknown suspects at the 4100 block of Market Street. Personal items including a cell phone were stolen from the female complainant.

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Oct 18: At 12:53 a.m., an affiliated 22-year-old man was cited after throwing a red cup onto the sidewalk at the 4000 block of Locust Street.

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It’s do or die for women’s soccer. And do they will.

With three games to go in Ivy League play, the Red and Blue (5-3-5, 0-1-3 Ivy) find themselves in fifth, but in clear striking distance of third place.

A win against Yale — who sits just below Penn in the standings — would go a long way to ensuring the team ends up in the top half.

“It’s really important,” coach Nicole Van Dyke said of the match against Yale (4-7-2, 1-30). “Are we going to win an Ivy League championship right now? Probably not. But it’s important for us to be the best of the rest. We want to finish the highest we can.”

Finishing best of the rest is a realistic goal for the Red and Blue squad at the moment.

While the results thus far in

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and goalkeeping that ultimately prevented the Quakers from allowing more goals in the first half. Fink will be the first to admit that the defense’s turnaround earlier in the season has been one of the team’s keys to success lately.

“It’s kind of like the [Philadelphia] Eagles. The defense has been what’s holding on, but without the offense, eventually that is going to catch up with you,” Fink said. “The message there is that one can’t be successful without the other.”

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The Quakers’ roster on the field has been in flux throughout the 2015 season. Junior Olivia Blaber exemplifies this trend better than anyone she started the season on defense, moved up to midfield and scored her first goal of 2015 while playing attack against Dartmouth.

the Quakers’ most recent game against Dartmouth, she scored a wonder strike from 30 yards out, her first goal of the season.

“I’m always excited to get on the field,” Blaber said. “It’s just a privilege to play.”

The Haddonfield, N.J., native will likely continue to lead the attack this Saturday against the Bulldogs, as well as in the final two matches of the season.

“We’re just looking to do our best in these last three games,” Blaber added. “If we can go 3-0, that’s great, and if we can not let in any goals, that’s great. But for now we’re going after Yale and going for the win.”

If Blaber fails to find her groove on Saturday, the team will likely look to freshman Sasha Stephens for a scoring boost. Stephens, who was recently named the co-Ivy League Rookie of the Week for the second time this year, feels optimistic about her squad’s chances against the Bulldogs.

“We’re looking to carry out the same things we did against American,” Stephens said, citing the 5-0 Penn victory last Tuesday in which she scored twice and provided one assist. “We’re going to show them we’re the best team on the field when it comes down to it.”

conference play may not have been ideal, they fail to tell the full story of the season.

“We have improved tremendously from last season,” Van Dyke said. “This team craved an identity. This season, we’ve

outshot opponents, and we’ve been on top of teams. We’re one of the top teams in this conference, hands down, no question.

“Now it’s a question of what’s going to set us apart from everyone else.”

This new-look Penn squad has seen multiple transformations on various scales throughout 2015.

There are new personnel and a new style of play; some players have even seen their positions change.

When asked if Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly could learn anything from Penn field hockey, Fink had a lighter response. “Why not throw that out to the universe and see if Chip takes a bite?”

The Quakers now enter the weekend having won their last two and will face off against a struggling Yale squad on Saturday. The Bulldogs (2-10, 0-4) have plummeted since starting the season at 2-2. In its ongoing skid — currently at eight games — the team has been outscored 29-4, with two of those goals coming against Dartmouth in their matchup last Saturday.

Of course, Fink recognizes the possibility of a trap game.

The team’s short turnaround before Saturday’s contest and Yale’s record are enough for most to hold off from guaranteeing a win. Fink believes that the opposite is true, specifically that there is so much on the line that it cannot possibly be a trap game.

“It’s definitely a must-win.

The girls know that. We’re not going to make it bigger than what it is,” she said. “We’re not going to talk about that much.

Everyone knows what’s on the line, and we just have to go out and play the best we can.”

Penn field hockey sophomore goalkeeper Liz Mata had a strong game for the Quakers against Drexel on Wednesday, holding the Dragons scoreless in the second half after the Red and Blue trailed at halftime.

Junior Olivia Blaber began the season on defense, but she was switched to midfield early on and recently found herself leading the team’s attack. Despite this unfamiliar territory, she has persevered to achieve success. In

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Now, over 20 years down that road, Trudell works as a sideline reporter for the Los Angeles Lakers, while Sikka, a 2004 Penn graduate, is … well, it’s hard to know exactly what he’s up to at any given moment. Between a full-time job as an anesthesiologist, conducting clinical research for TRIA Orthopaedic Center in Minneapolis and running the Sports Medicine Analytics Research Team (SMART), it’s safe to say Sikka has his hands full.

If you’re wondering how Sikka balances all his passions and careers, you’re not alone.

“I have a five-day-a-week private practice anesthesia job, and each evening I come home, and I do research, I write papers, I’m a lead clinical scientist at TRIA, pretty much until I go to sleep I’m working on something,” he said.

“I probably sacrifice a fair amount of sleep, but at the end of the day this is a dream job.”

He’s built a niche for himself in medical analytics through his energy and determination.

A large part of developing that niche has come through SMART. Sikka founded SMART to consult with professional, collegiate and high school sports programs to develop injury prevention strategies based on analytics. Part of his interest in predictive modeling and injury analytics came from a personal source, a desire to know if his own eye condition could have been predicted.

Through SMART, Sikka has worked with a number of NFL, NBA and other professional sports teams, though teams keep information about who consults with them private. One of the company’s focuses has been the NBA as he and his business partner apply injury data from the past 15 years to modern injury prevention.

Sikka is also working directly

COURTESY OF ROBBY SIKKA

Growing up as avid Minnesota sports fans, Mike Trudell (left) and Robby Sikka (right) promised each other in middle school that they would work in sports. Now, 20 years later, both kept true to his word, albeit in different aspects of the industry — journalism and medicine, respectively.

with the NFL operations department to help teams and coaches understand how injury analytics can factor into their lives.

While at Penn, Sikka knew that his path was medicine rather early on. The summer following his freshman year, he interned at TRIA, where he still works today as a research scientist. TRIA works directly with a number of professional sports teams in the Minnesota area, including the Vikings, Wild and Twins.

“My first summer I interned with the Vikings team docs and that was the summer that included Korey Stringer, the former offensive lineman, dying.

Ever since then there’s been an impetus […] to look at data and use research to improve care,” Sikka said.

“I never really left TRIA. I’ve worked there for 15 years, […] and that gave me access to a life that I really enjoyed.”

As someone who grew up as a

Minnesota sports fan, the ability to work directly with the team and help both players and general managers predict and prevent injury was intriguing to Sikka.

After attending medical school at USC, Sikka returned to Minnesota and continued to work for TRIA. In 2010, he entered a residency program at the University of Minnesota to become an anesthesiologist and has now been practicing for the past two years.

Though he’s now over a decade removed from his time at Penn, Sikka has stayed involved as an alumni interviewer and currently serves as the statewide director for alumni interviews.

“I loved Penn, I had such an amazing experience that I wanted to do something where I could stay involved and help Penn get the best students from Minnesota,” Sikka said.

All throughout his journey in the world of sports medicine,

Sikka has stayed in constant contact with Trudell, though their geographic locations have rarely intersected. It’s almost comical. While Sikka was in medical school at USC, Trudell was working with the Timberwolves in Minneapolis. When Trudell moved down to Los Angeles to take a job with the Lakers, Sikka moved back to Minnesota.

“Despite growing up together, we criss-crossed our time in Minnesota,” Trudell said. “The funny thing is while I was working for the Timberwolves, I had people from all around the country come on be correspondents for certain teams, and he was my Los Angeles correspondent.”

Regardless of location, the two have found professional benefits to their friendship. Whenever Trudell needs to write or speak about an injury, he’s able to get information from Sikka on the injury’s impact, while Sikka has benefitted from Trudell’s contacts in the industry.

One of Trudell’s favorite stories in that vein is when Sikka received an invitation to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference through a college friend of Trudell. While there, Sikka networked with professional sports executives and spread his vision of medical analytics.

“You get into a big conference, you figure out a way to talk to people and pitch your ideas, then you actually follow through on them without annoying people, and that’s a very difficult thing,” Trudell said.

“That’s the sort of work you have to do if you’re someone who’s going to be successful on that next level.”

It’s that combination of intelligence and hard work that’s gotten Sikka to where he is today. As he puts it, he’s “at the center of a unique Venn diagram including sports performance, sports medicine, technology and data.”

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MATTHEW FINE Associate Sports Editor SATURDAY

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As noted poet Rocky Balboa once said: “When you get knocked down, get back up and keep moving forward.”

Responding to failure is a vital process in sports at all levels. Penn men’s soccer — in the midst of a season defined by injuries, goalscoring troubles and crushing final-minute losses — seems as though they are destined for something to fall their way.

That good fortune could start this Saturday as the Quakers (2-81, 1-2-0 Ivy) take on Yale (1-10-0, 0-3-0) at Rhodes Field with both squads looking to respond to heartbreaking losses from last weekend.

The Red and Blue are coming off their toughest defeat of the season, a 1-0 loss to Dartmouth.

After a stellar defensive performance by Penn for the vast majority of the game, the Big Green converted a header off a corner to hand the Quakers a loss in the game’s final two minutes.

Yale is also looking to bounce back after a difficult loss to Cornell. After scoring with only eight seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime, the Bulldogs gave up a goal — also a header — with just over a minute left in the extra frame.

The Red and Blue insist that the key to regaining success as they zero in on the heart of their Ivy League schedule is to forget about the past and focus on what they have to do better.

“It’s a new day. It’s a new game.

You take each game as it comes,” coach Rudy Fuller said.

Junior forward Alec Neumann reiterated that sentiment.

“Coming out of the day off, everyone came out pretty strong [at practice],” he said. “Once everyone collectively works together, you mentally stay turned on for the rest of the season.”

As has been the case for most of the season up to this point, Penn’s young offense — dealing with

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various injuries, including one to junior Matt Poplawski — has been underwhelming in the scoring category. The Quakers know this will

probably be the key in how the rest of their season turns out.

The confidence in their tactics is still there, and the team feels that to

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get back on track, they simply need a few good bounces to go their way.

“We know the goals are going to come,” Neumann said.

“Sometimes you get a bounce that goes right over you, other times it lands right on your foot. The goals will come. We are always working towards it.”

But the Quakers won’t be the only team hungry to turn things around on the pitch Saturday night.

“Yale has had a similar season that we’ve had. They’ve been close in a lot of games,” Fuller said.

“They’re very hungry for some success, so I think they’re going to come here and give it everything for that Ivy win, and so will our guys.

“I would imagine it’s going to be your typical Ivy match. It’s going to be hard fought, it’s going to be tight, it’s going to be close and whoever makes the big plays is going to win it.”

With Penn and Yale coming off brutal losses coming in the final moments of their respective games, the game may come down to who gets back up the best after getting knocked down.

And with both teams getting desperate for wins, expect this game to be quite a fight.

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Caldwell said. “We have been working on some new things, and I’m really excited to put those to use against Princeton. Especially after beating them the first time, we’re just ready to do it again.�

The Red and Blue are hoping for a repeat performance of their 3-1 win over the Tigers (8-8, 3-4) on Sept. 25. In that game, senior Alexis Genske notched a doubledouble, while classmate Michellie McDonald-O’Brien and sophomore Kendall Covington combined for 19 kills.

With a roster of mostly freshmen and sophomores, there is definitely a unique dynamic to the team, which has developed since the beginning of the season. What the team has lacked in combined experience, it has made up for in growth and team chemistry. “We’ve come super far [as a team]. Even though we’ve lost the last two matches, we have grown so much, all the way around from the floor to the bench,� senior Jasmine DeSilva said. “Our communication has really picked up, we’ve had a lot of switches with lineups, and everyone has just really stepped in to

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Penn volleyball has a lot to prove this weekend.

Coming off a two-loss weekend against Yale and Brown, the Quakers (9-10, 3-4 Ivy) finished off the first half of Ivy League play a game under .500. Regardless, opportunities still remain for the team to make a comeback in its final seven games of Ancient Eight play, starting with its second match against Princeton on Saturday.

And the team remains confident and more determined than ever. “Losing to both Yale and Brown was pretty devastating, but I think it just really inspired us to get in the gym on Monday and Tuesday, to really go after it,� senior Alex

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After two tough losses to Yale and Brown on the road last weekend, senior rightside hitter Alex Caldwell said her team was eager to get back in the gym on Monday to avenge their disappointing weekend.

not blocking well for the other guys on your team. So whatever I can do to get CP, J-Wat, [junior wideout Adam] Strauss, [senior wide receiver Christian] Stapleton as many yards as possible. “I’m going to do it for them try to bust them loose get them some extra yards.�

As for Yale (4-1, 1-1), despite losing star running back Tyler Varga to the NFL, the team’s offense is nothing to scoff at. “Tyler Varga is an NFL player and in this league when different teams have those type of stars they are tough to compete against,� Priore said. “I do

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Countryman doesn’t immediately strike people as a blocker.

After all, his 185-pound, 5-foot11 frame fits more as a slot wide receiver.

Yet the veteran’s grit has made the Quakers’ offense better and opened up opportunities for guys like Pearson, Solomon and sophomore Justin Watson to make catches downfield. “[While] I wouldn’t say it’s a role that I’ve taken on, it’s something that I’m real passionate about,� Countryman said. “You’re not going to get the ball if you’re

be whatever player this team needs them to be.� “We’ve had ups and downs, definitely, but every time we’ve been down, we’ve definitely gotten back up,� Caldwell added. “If you have a team that’s on top all the time, you’re not really going to be able to

learn and grow from those experiences, and I think that’s something that’s definitely helped us. Tough times only make us stronger and better.�

After playing in the upper Northeast this past weekend, the Quakers return home to host rival Princeton

at the Palestra. Following intense practices earlier this week, Penn is looking forward to enjoying homecourt advantage. “Princeton’s a big rival so we especially love having them in our gym,� coach Kerry Carr said. “They’re pretty rough on us in their

believe, however, that their team is a combination of really good players ‌ they give you a great balance of an offense.�

The Bulldogs have certainly shown that, while they miss Varga tremendously, they can still put up points and win ball games.

Furthermore, three of their four wins have been come-frombehind victories, a trend that exemplifies their ability to adapt.

Still, one check in Penn’s favor is that the squad is accustomed to playing on short rest. With their contest against Yale slated for Friday night, the Quakers can take note from when they had

only four days between games yet still won against Villanova. On the other hand, this will be Yale’s first short week of 2015. “We’ll be ready,� Pearson said of the shorter week. “We’re more prepared than they are.�

The game will also be featured on NBC Sports Network and marks the first time in Franklin Field’s history that it has hosted a primetime game on national tevevision. But despite the hype, the Red and Blue are trying to look past any distractions. “It doesn’t matter,� Countryman said of the televised nature of the game. “I play because I

love to play.� “We treat every game as it’s own individual experience. We’ve already played a night game at Villanova so the nighttime part of it isn’t any different,� Priore said. “You worry about who you’re playing [and] you worry about yourself as you prepare for the game.�

Penn has plenty to worry about with a Yale squad that competed for an Ivy League title in 2014.

But don’t be surprised if the Quakers — once again — prove they are more than capable of handling everything thrown their way.

gym, so we look forward to getting all the fans there, giving it rough back to them and just playing really good volleyball.�

The Penn-Princeton game will be a bittersweet match for seniors on the team, as it marks their last rivalry game in their time here with the Quakers. “It’s crazy. Time has gone by so fast,� DeSilva said. “I’m just cherishing every moment of it. I wasn’t able to play last season, so it’s a lot of taking it as it is and living in the moment. I’m just living out these last four weeks of the season.�

Despite the lingering nostalgia, there is no denying the sense of excitement and competition that comes from rivalry games. “I’m super excited,� Caldwell said. “One of my best friends is on the Princeton team, so we always have this rivalry going. But, just in general, the Penn and Princeton rivalry is really fun, and we’re always so pumped up playing them.� “I think we’ve played some of the best volleyball we’ve played yet when we played them,� Carr said. “And I look forward to the team rising to the occasion.�

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Penn beats Drexel in last non-Ivy contest

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For Penn field hockey, a result like Tuesday night’s beatdown of Drexel was anything but imperative. However, despite entering the game having won 10 of their past 11 games, the Quakers came through in a 5-1 rout of the Dragons.

With that win, Penn’s (11-2, 3-1 Ivy) nonconference schedule — for the regular season, at least — has run its course. The Red and Blue will now face off against three straight conference opponents in their bid for the Ivy League championship.

The Quakers struggled out of the gate and conceded an early goal to Drexel’s Amy Ferguson and SATURDAY continued to st u mble Yale th rough the (2-10, 0-4 Ivy) half, but ulti12 p.m. mately made Vagelos Field it to halftime with just a 1-0 deficit. That is when coach Colleen Fink rallied her troops, in turn bringing about an impressive offensive showing in the second frame.

“I honestly didn’t raise my voice at all. I remained very calm and composed,” Fink said, later admitting what she had to say about the score of the game at halftime.

After just five minutes of play in the second half, Penn stole the lead thanks to goals from sophomore attacker Alexa Hoover and freshman midfielder Selina Garzio. The onslaught continued through to the finish, where the duo picked up another three goals — two more from Hoover and an additional score from Garzio.

“I think our forwards did a really nice job of moving in space and kind of distracting the [Drexel defense] a little bit more,” Fink said. “We’ve been playing a little stagnant on the front line in terms of positioning so it was nice to see them be able to create some more movement and keep [the opposition] more unsettled in their end.”

Penn’s offense was once again on display against Drexel (6-9), but it was the defense

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For Penn football, the first five games of the season have exposed stars on both sides of the line of

scrimmage. Thus the question heading into Friday night’s nationally televised showdown with Yale is: Who’s going to be next?

“Everyone that’s on our team can play ball,” senior receiver Cam Countryman said. “Anybody can fill any position that needs to be filled.

“It’s always the next man up mentality with us. We believe in whoever is in that position. When we do what we’re coached to do good things happen.”

Still, there is something to be said for the productive performances of running backs Tre

Solomon and Brian Schoenauer, linebacker Donald Panciello, backup quarterback Andrew Lisa and wide receiver Christian Pearson, each of whom who each stepped into expanded roles during the season’s first half.

But even coach Ray Priore isn’t sure who will be the next man to register a breakout game for the Red and Blue (2-3, 1-1 Ivy). Yet due to the team’s youth — 14 freshmen traveled to Columbia — Priore is excited at the possibility of a new face accepting the spotlight.

In Spuyten Duyvel last week, Pearson hauled in 10 receptions

for 126 yards and a touchdown, his second of the season. That performance earned him Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors, as well as recognition as the National FCS Freshman of the Week Award runner-up.

But giving all the credit to the younger players making highlight reel plays would sell the rest of the team short.

“People don’t realize Cam Countryman was a huge part of how [Pearson] had all those catches,” Priore said.

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-Riley] It was a day in late July and one of our most valuable Swamis stood on the field crying. As he tried to do his duty in service of Penn football, a fan in the stands at practice told him he had been traded to Yale. Oh no.

With that Swami on the field teary-eyed, people could not help but wonder: Why is he still in the game? What if he gets hurt? What if he can’t

see because of the tears in his eyes and gets tackled? What if this screws Penn over?

That Swami? Wilmer f***ing Flores.

Wilmer thought he’d been traded to Yale for Morgan Roberts. After all, the Quakers needed all of the offense they could get. They knew they’d flounder once the season started if they didn’t have more weapons who could score.

But Wilmer didn’t want to leave. He could be an integral part of the Red and Blue’s stunning run at an Ivy League title. So he let his tears do the begging.

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Suddenly, the trade was off.

Instead, Penn somehow managed to get other superstars via trade, only sacrificing a few paltry practice squad players.

Rather than seeing Wilmer leave, the Quakers picked up Christian Pearson and his world-class smile.

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