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‘Silence is violence’: Students protest against Castle assault, demand action from Penn The protest is taking place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week

KAMILLE HOUSTON Senior Reporter

Students are staging protests outside the Psi Upsilon chapter house from Tuesday to Friday this week, urging Penn to respond to an alleged assault by a fraternity brother against another student at a party earlier this month.

The protest, which is taking place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week, consists of a walk-out and sit-in, demands that Penn administration release a statement on the alleged assault that occurred in the Psi Upsilon chapter house — also known as “Castle” — and demands that Penn Police take action against College junior and Castle fraternity brother Nicholas Hamilton, the alleged perpetrator. Protesters also demand that Hamilton be removed from Castle and expelled from the University and that the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life remove Castle from its chapter house on Locust Walk.

More than 50 students protested outside the Castle chapter house on Tuesday.

During the protest, students held signs calling for Castle’s removal from Locust Walk and chanted for Penn to formally address the conduct of fraternities, including “silence is violence” and “hold frats accountable.” Some students also hung signs on the Castle building, some reading “repatriate Castle” and “if you did nothing, you’re guilty too.”

A security guard, two Penn Open Expression Observers — faculty and staff members who ensure individuals adhere to University open expression guidelines — and a legal observer from Up Against the Law Legal Collective — a Philadelphia-based organization that provides support to protesters — were also present to monitor the protest on Tuesday.

According to a witness of the assault, Hamilton punched the victim between 10 and 20 times at the Castle chapter house on Sept. 4 until he appeared to be partially unconscious, while other Castle brothers looked on and failed to intervene.

The victim’s brother and a witness suspected that race played a role in the assault, which resulted in the victim being hospitalized. The victim is not affiliated with Psi Upsilon.

Vice President for Public Safety and Superintendent of Penn Police Maureen Rush told the DP on Sept. 9 that the Office of Student Conduct is currently investigating, and that the Division of Public Safety is “very much aware” of the incident.

On the second day of the protest, around 40 students once again gathered in front of Castle on Locust Walk from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., holding up signs that read slogans decrying the assault and frat culture as several Penn Open Expression staff watched on. Organizers provided food and drinks SIFAN WU & JESSE ZHANG

Students protesting in front of Castle this week

Path@Penn will replace Penn InTouch on March 14 Path@Penn will feature improvements like a cleaner, mobile-friendly interface and the ability to swap courses SUMMER WYLIE Staff Reporter

The long-awaited replacement to Penn InTouch, Path@Penn, is set to launch on March 14 in time for summer and fall 2022 course registration.

Path@Penn is set to contain a number of improvements over the outdated Penn InTouch system, including a cleaner interface, mobile device compatibility, and the ability to swap courses instead of adding and dropping courses.

Though students will use Path@Penn to register and plan for summer and fall 2022 courses, Penn InTouch will remain online until June 2022 to manage spring courses Executive Director for Academic Technology and Planning Rob Nelson said.

“You’ll still be using Penn InTouch for everything that happens in the spring,” Nelson said. “So if you’re dropping a class, even after March, you won’t go into the new system to do that. You’ll still be going into

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Penn InTouch because all that information about your current registration is being held in the old system.”

Nelson said Path@Penn is designed to be cleaner and easier to navigate, with improvements made to the interface. He added that it was explicitly designed to work on mobile devices, unlike Penn InTouch. The current system is notoriously difficult to use on cell phones, which prompted a student to develop an app in 2018 to make mobile usage less challenging.

Nelson said students will now be able to “swap” classes through Path@Penn during the course selection period instead of first dropping a course, then adding a different one. The current practice of adding and dropping classes on Penn InTouch is risky, Nelson said, because if a class suddenly opens and a student drops a course to claim it, both the desired class and the dropped class could close if the student isn’t fast enough, forcing them to look elsewhere for credits.

Another update is that Path@Penn will be able to recognize a student’s major and allow them to register for courses reserved for their major, eliminating the need for a permit. Nelson said, however, that there will still be courses that require permits, such as in situations where a class is closed but the professor is still accepting select students.

Path@Penn will also be updated and improved after its launch, Nelson said. One future update will introduce waitlists for closed courses, which Nelson said could not be accomplished prior to launch SEE PENN INTOUCH PAGE 8

Penn to hold flu shot clinic next week as it prepares to enforce new vaccine mandate The flu clinic will open Oct. 4 and close Oct. 8 JONAH CHARLTON Senior Reporter

Penn’s annual flu clinic is set to vaccinate more community members than ever before, as the University flu vaccine mandate will take effect.

The flu clinic — which provides vaccines to students, faculty, and staff for free — will open Oct. 4 and close Oct. 8. The clinic will also now operate out of Gimbel Gymnasium in Pottruck Health and Fitness Center after the space successfully hosted a COVID-19 vaccination site last spring, Director of Campus Health Ashlee Halbritter said.

As Penn prepares to enforce its flu vaccine requirement for the 2021-2022 academic year, Halbritter said scaling up the size and scope of the vaccine clinic was necessary.

The flu clinic will be open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 through Oct. 7 and will be open from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Oct. 8. This year’s flu clinic will last one week, as opposed to just three days as it often has in the past.

“Getting a f lu vaccination is more important now than ever, as this flu season coincides with the continued spread of COVID-19 in our region,” Halbritter said. “Not only does the flu vaccine help to prevent serious illness and protect the vulnerable population, it can help our healthcare system from becoming more overwhelmed while simultaneously caring for COVID-19 patients.”

Halbritter said the University is expecting that the majority of Penn community members will receive their flu vaccine at the upcoming clinic. In an effort to make sure all community members can get their shot, the clinic will feature extended hours and will not require appointments.

The flu vaccine requirement arrives after Penn required students returning to campus for the 2021-2022 academic year to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

In previous years, students have reported simple and easy experiences at the flu clinic. Halbritter said that Penn community members are typically in and out the door within 10 minutes.

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for protestors, and at various points throughout the three hour period, students chanted “Hold frats accountable” and “Castle must go” as students, faculty, and others walked past.

One of the students who attended the Wednesday protest, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, said the protest’s most ardent demand is for the University to make a statement about the assault and to reassure the student body that it would not tolerate a hate crime of any kind on campus.

“One of the reasons we’re out here is because no one has said ‘This is a hate crime,’ or even ‘Allegedly, this is a hate crime,’” they said.

College junior Serena Martinez, who participated in organizing the protest, said on Tuesday that the protest was the result of collaboration by multiple students and student groups. Martinez emphasized the importance of centering the victim’s needs and making sure their demands are met.

A College first year, who asked to remain anonymous, said she attended the protest on Tuesday because she believes students should never condone community violence. The student also expressed concern that fraternity culture creates an unsafe environment for students of color, and that she shouldn’t be afraid to walk past a fraternity house.

“I’m a [first year],” the student said. “I’m going to be here for the next four years; I don’t want this to be my home.”

College first year Abigail Florestal, who also attended the protest on Tuesday, echoed concerns about “fraternity culture” on campus and its effect on students of color, and she said that fraternity culture on campus is prominent enough to make people of color and other minority groups feel uncomfortable.

“I think it’s important to take a moment to recognize the damage that fraternities are doing here and to make sure that everyone feels safe on campus,” Florestal said.

The Latinx Coalition, an organization representing Latinx student groups on campus,

emailed University deans on Saturday requesting professors be mindful of the alleged assault and its impact on students, which could range from difficulty participating in class to feeling unsafe walking down Locust Walk.

“The nature of racial violence, and all hate crimes, is terrorizing; although the attack happened three weeks ago, many just hearing about it now are processing and coming to terms with their positionality at Penn,” the email read. “We ask that an email be sent to all professors to ensure they act with the sensitivity of our community at this time in mind. Leniency on their part would show compassion and understanding for all members of their classes.”

A petition to remove the Castle fraternity from their house and reuse the building as a central campus space garnered more than 995 signatures as of Wednesday night.

On Saturday, student activists hung 300 posters in prominent locations across Penn’s campus — such as the “Split Button” sculpture and the “LOVE” statue — calling for an end to “frat culture.” The posters contained a photo of the Castle house and a

Asian American Studies Program adds faculty, codirector after fears for program’s survival The School of Arts and Sciences hired three new faculty members and one fulltime administrative staff to join ASAM in the 2022-2023 academic year SHIRALI SHAH Staff Reporter

Three new faculty members are joining the Asian American Studies program next year, reigniting hope for the future of the small program after a longtime struggle between the University, students, and faculty to marshal support for ASAM. The program has also made leadership changes, appointing Asian American Studies professor Fariha Khan as co-director of the program, who will lead ASAM alongside Asian American Studies professor Eiichiro Azuma, who previously served as the director of the ASAM program from 2012 to 2016. Khan and Azuma plan to offer more opportunities for undergraduate students.

“We look forward to welcoming new faculty, expanding our curriculum, [and] adding new courses with a goal of hopefully becoming a major,” she said.

From left to right Fariha Khan and Eiichiro Azuma “We have a minor, but certainly with increased faculty, we have the potential to be a major.”

Under Khan’s leadership, the ASAM program will offer more courses, research and internship opportunities, and opportunities for collaboration and engagement with Asian American community organizations, Khan said.

The School of Arts and Sciences hired three new faculty members — in the Departments of English, History, and Sociology, respectively — and one fulltime administrative staff to join the ASAM program in the 2022-2023 academic year, Khan said. The new hires are a result of efforts announced by SAS Dean Steven Fluharty on March 30 to fill the program’s multiple standing faculty positions.

Fluharty’s announcement came shortly after ASAM professor David Eng, one of the three tenured faculty members in ASAM, was slated to leave Penn, leaving community members with a sense of hopelessness about the program. Now, Eng is currently on sabbatical but has decided to return to Penn in spring 2022.

“As Penn is now structured, all standing faculty in the program — Professors Eiichiro Azuma, Jo Park, and I — have split obligations between ASAM and

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Some students said the ripped posters reflect a broader conflict between Penn’s divided undergraduate community, as the flyers renewed a longstanding conversation about fraternities on campus and whether Greek life, which encompasses nearly 25% of Penn’s campus, should be abolished.

College first year Sade Taiwo, who attended the protest, criticized Castle’s proximity to the ARCH Building, which houses cultural centers in the basement of the building, including Makuu: The Black Cultural Center, La Casa Latina, and the Pan-Asian American Community House.

“How many times can these [fraternities] not only hurt women, but also hurt a lot of students of color on campus? And Penn just allows them to be here at the center of campus and force a lot of cultural centers into the basement,” Taiwo said. “I just think it’s weird. They need to go.”

Senior Reporter Emi Tuyetnhi Tran contributed reporting. after Kao’s departure four years ago, Khan was left to handle the bulk of the program’s administrative duties, “leaving her unable to focus on the growth of the program and limiting her ability to teach.”

College senior and co-chair of the Asian American Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board Claire Nguyen noted that Khan’s co-directorship comes at a crucial time for Asian American students.

“It is more clear that the University is interested in not only ensuring the [ASAM] program can exist but also in expanding it,” Nguyen said. “But that’s not to neglect the fact that this is coming at a moment that has been very illuminating for a lot Asian Americans, with the rise in anti-Asian violence.”

The United States has seen an increase in incidents of discrimination and violence directed against Asians and Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic, with many incidents fueled by political leaders who blame China for the spread of COVID19.

College senior and co-chair of the Asian American Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board Maressa Park said that she hopes that Khan’s co-directorship will increase awareness of the ASAM program and its course offerings.

“Right now, we only have six [students who have] officially declared [ASAM] minors,” she said.

“I don’t think that many people know that ASAM courses exist and that they can fulfill humanities requirements across different schools.”

Noting that ASAM was formed as a result of student protests and activism, Khan hopes the students and faculty will continue advocating for the program.

“The past year — with the violence that Asian Americans across the country have faced and with the struggles we have faced on campus — it’s been a time where we have really come together as a community,” Khan said. “Given this renewed energy and support from the University, we hope to have a wonderful celebration through the entire academic year celebrating our 25 years on campus.”

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our home departments,” Eng said. “Only [Khan] is there on a day-to-day basis. The co-directorship recognizes [Khan’s] central role in the ASAM Program as both a teacher and an administrator.”

Eng had previously told The Daily Pennsylvanian that he intended on leaving Penn at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year as a result of a longstanding issue of declining support for the program and because he and his partner, a law professor at Emory University, wished to find positions at the same university. Eng told the DP that he also received multiple offers of professorship from other universities.

The fight to preserve ASAM, created in the fall of 1996, began when former Sociology professor and founding faculty member and director of the ASAM Program Grace Kao departed for Yale University in January 2017, leaving the program without a formal director. This kicked off protests by Asian American students and faculty members and action by ASAM’s Undergraduate Advisory Board, which released a petition asking Penn administrators to heed five suggestions on how to support the program, including increasing administrative support, physical space, and the variety of courses offered for the program.

The ASAM UAB petition that year stated that

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Penn political clubs gear up to boost student turnout ahead of upcoming municipal election Penn Leads the Vote and Penn Democrats emphasized the importance of improving the commonwealth’s voter registration process

IMRAN SIDDIQUI Staff Reporter

In light of National Voter Registration Day this month, Penn’s political groups are excited to mobilize a repopulated campus to promote civic education and engagement ahead of the upcoming municipal election.

Since 2012, National Voter Registration Day, which took place on Sept. 28, has served as a nonpartisan holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of September to celebrate America’s democracy and urge citizens to stay involved with the political process. Student groups like Penn Leads the Vote and Penn Democrats are looking to use this day to increase civic awareness and excitement on campus, emphasizing the importance of participating in local elections and improving the commonwealth’s voter registration process. College Republicans did not respond to request to comment on their plans for National Voter Registration Day. In the upcoming municipal election on Nov. 2, voters will help shape Pennsylvania’s courts, elect new judges to Philadelphia courts, and vote for the city’s district attorney, according to Ballotpedia, a nonpartisan political encyclopedia for American elections.

College senior and PLTV Co-Director Eva Gonzalez said PLTV, a nonpartisan, studentrun political program on campus, is sponsoring an event on Tuesday on College Green to spread awareness about the upcoming election and help students finalize their voting plans. There will be tables on Locust Walk with interactive activities and posters to give students information about registering to vote in person or with an absentee ballot, along with free food and PLTV merchandise.

Gonzalez said PLTV’s plans look very similar to its National Voter Registration Day event from 2019, where members were able to register a record number of new voters. With in-person operations resuming this semester, she said that PLTV is

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Members of Penn Leads the Vote help community members on Election Day at the ARCH polling station on Nov. 3, 2020.

optimistic that masked, in-person events will draw more students to group events than the online programming did last year.

“We tried getting the word out online last semester, but now we’re really excited for everyone to be on campus and able to gather again,” Gonzalez said. “We are just excited to celebrate being together and having a bunch of new students in Philadelphia who are able to register to vote and make their voices heard as members of this community that they were only members of virtually last year.”

College sophomore and Penn Dems Political Director Noah Lewine agreed with Gonzalez, saying that it has been “significantly easier and more effective” to get students registered to vote face to face than in the online environment. The group, which has had a table on campus a few days a week since classes began, has registered nearly 300 people to vote so far this semester, Lewine said.

Lewine believes that one of the main issues with engaging potential voters virtually is that Pennsylvania has made it difficult for people to register to vote, especially online. If people do not have a Pennsylvania driver’s license or ID number, they must include a signature to complete the voter registration process online.

“There are things that politicians have done to make it harder for people to register to vote and

become voters,” Lewine said. “Having people in front of you who know how the system works and can help you through these things is great. It’s really important to ensure that your vote counts.”

Gonzalez said National Voter Registration Day allows political organizations across the country to make a concentrated effort toward increasing the number of registered voters nationwide.

According to data from the 2020 United States Census, nearly a third of eligible Americans are not registered to vote. While an estimated 50% of people aged 18-29 voted in last year’s presidential election, an 11-point increase from 2016’s 39%, the national voter turnout in this same age group still remains lower than other age groups nationally.

College first year and PLTV field organizer Shriya Madhavaram said she hopes students will utilize PLTV’s resources, get registered to vote, and show up on Election Day in order to continue to close this voter turnout disparity. Madhavaram said politicians in the United States. will have to adapt their policy decisions if younger voters become a bigger part of the electorate in the future. “[Younger voters] are typically underrepresented in local, state, and national elections. It is important to stay informed and always be involved in politics,” Madhavaram said. “In these off years, when it’s just municipal elections, not a lot of people turn out. As the youth vote, we can create a lot of change

or sway elections more.”

Referencing the record turnout seen in the 2020 presidential election for Americans across different demographics, Gonzalez said that she hopes people realize how important it is to continue the momentum for future elections.

“It is important to vote in national elections, but a lot of the decisions that you’re seeing being made in your everyday life are by people who get elected in local elections, so that is a really important reason why people should be voting this fall,” Gonzalez said. “Voters can make their voices heard in their community and have a meaningful impact on the everyday lives of their peers.”

Lewine said the path to becoming a registered voter must become as straightforward as possible in order to create a more civically aware populace.

If people vote once, Lewine said they are much more likely to vote in following elections because they understand the process. While he said Penn Dems is doing important work at Penn now, he hopes voting is reformed from either the federal or state level in the future.

“What’s next is making voting more accessible for young people, and that is what we are trying to do,” Lewine said. “We want to try to make voting as accessible as we can for people on campus, and we hope that, over time, legislators will start to make it easier for young people to vote.”

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Castle must be held accountable

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ast week, the alleged assault of a Penn sophomore at the Psi Upsilon, commonly known as Castle, fraternity’s chapter house became public knowledge. The alleged incident has sparked uproar within the Penn community, as students have roundly condemned the assault. A petition calling on Penn to evict Castle from its chapter house garnered over 1,000 signatures as of publication and protests outside of Castle continue this week.

The perpetrator, named by witnesses as College junior Nicholas Hamilton, is reported to have punched the victim between 10 to 20 times, and is alleged to have made racist remarks to the victim’s brother in the past. Perhaps just as disturbingly, Castle brothers reportedly did not intervene during the assault, and they have thus far refused to publicly issue a statement about the incident. While the Penn community does not have all the facts available yet, one thing is indisputable: Penn administration must conduct a thorough, transparent investigation, and hold both Castle and the perpetrator fully accountable pending the outcome.

Castle has a long — yet controversial — history on campus. In 1990, fraternity brothers kidnapped a member of a rival fraternity and took him to a playground, holding him hostage for four hours and subjecting him to various forms of physical and mental abuse. After the incident, the fraternity was kicked off campus for eight years, eventually returning in 1998. Alarmingly, not one student was expelled for the incident.

Since returning to campus, the fraternity has faced negative publicity several times. In 2001, just three years after returning to campus, Castle was prohibited from serving alcohol for violating multiple University policies, such as the University’s alcohol and drug policy and the Code of Student Conduct. In fall 2017, a Nursing student allegedly suffered severe burns from a flaming marshmallow at a Castle party, causing her to file a lawsuit against several members

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adequately respond to fraternity sexual assault. Moreover, numerous fraternities and sororities have been caught engaging or perpetrating in racist incidents in recent years, none of which faced any long-term repercussions. Turning a blind eye to Castle’s actions will only make them worse.

For over a century, Castle has been a force to be reckoned with on campus. This type of social prestige has time after time allowed the fraternity to escape scrutiny. This cannot, and should not, be allowed to continue. Accountability starts with quickly and transparently investigating the events which transpired at Castle, and holding all parties accountable based on the outcome of such an investigation.

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of the fraternity.

These incidents might seem too far in the past to matter. However, they demonstrate an alarming pattern, one where Castle can operate with impunity. Hours after f lyers denouncing the assault were hung on Saturday, at least one group of women was spotted tearing them down. On Monday, a n a nony mous a r t icle denouncing The Daily Pennsylvanian’s reporting on the assault was published, and later taken down. The division this reveals between some members of the community speaks to a need for greater transpa rency regarding Penn’s investigation.

With no more than an ack nowledgement that an investigation is taking place, the University has remained tight-lipped on the progress of its investigation into the incident. No police report was released to The Daily Pennsylvanian. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life declined a comment request, despite being responsible for overseeing Greek houses.

Nearly one month after the alleged incident, we must ask how Penn plans to keep the community informed and hold those responsible accountable.

The Castle incident is about more than just the actions of one person, or even one fraternity. It is symbolic of a wider problem within Penn regarding accountability of Greek Life. On a campus where over a quarter of women and almost eight percent of men have reported unwanted sexual contact, the administration has come under scrutiny for failing to

Letters from Locust | Reflecting on Marina Keegan’s column, 10 years later

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oday is the 10th anniversary of Marina Keegan’s “Even Artichokes Have Doubts,” a work that ignited a national debate on whether new graduates should chase passions or paychecks. Keegan — a senior when the piece was published in the Yale Daily News — was dismayed that approximately 25% of her employed peers would end up in finance or consulting after graduation. In her words, “In a place as diverse and disparate as Yale, it’s remarkable that such a large percentage of people are doing anything the same — not to mention something as significant as their postgraduate plans.” The anniversary invites us to reflect on what has, and has not, changed in the past decade, as well as contemplate the situation at our own institution.

Here at Penn, evidence indicates that the pull of these two industries is even stronger than it is in New Haven — a full 50% of employed Quakers are likely to work in financial services or consulting upon graduation. My goal is not to argue that this is or is not a desirable outcome.

Instead, I seek to understand the factors that contribute to the durability of this outcome, examine the risks of this well-trodden path, and discover what we should consider when deciding on our post-Penn plans.

We first must acknowledge the obvious: The compensation of finance and consulting is attractive. Starting salaries at some firms are $110k — and that is before including the annual bonus. This is a compelling sum, and there are few places willing or able to pay a 22-year-old fresh graduate as handsomely. Beyond the compensation, however, is a more complicated array of potential motivators, some of which may be even more persuasive than the pay.

In his book “Young Money,” New York Times columnist Kevin Roose notes that, in the 1980s, the “two and out” model was launched in the banking industry, which hires students for a two year analyst program, and then expects most to leave to pursue other careers. The two year program allowed firms “to attract a whole different breed of recruit — smart, ambitious college seniors who weren’t sure what they wanted to be but could be convinced to spend two years at a bank, gaining general business skills and adding a prestigious name to their resumes in preparation for their next moves.”

The optionality that the analyst programs claim to provide is a seductive pitch to students who haven’t decided what they actually want to do. But, as Harvard Business School professor Mihir A. Desai explains in The Harvard Crimson, seeking to maintain optionality can have serious consequences. Desai observes that students who “postpone their dreams and undertake choices that they think will enable their dreams ... fail to understand that all of these intervening choices will change them fundamentally — and they are, in fact, the sum total of those choices.”

Due to COVID-19, Penn’s current seniors are the only class left on campus that has witnessed a full, in-person recruiting cycle and all that comes with it: firm-wide presentations at the Sheraton, networking events at The Inn at Penn, and information sessions in the largest Huntsman classrooms — frequently with fancy refreshments, always overflowing with Quakers dressed in business formal. At each of these events, the application process, timeline, and what to expect in the interviews is laid out in careful

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detail. This is tremendously beneficial in helping students understand how they might secure a job at the respective companies; it also stands in stark contrast to the hiring processes of other fields and firm types.

How one might join a political campaign, found a startup, start a restaurant, launch a nonprofit, or pursue basically anything in the creative industry is much less clear. The seamlessness of the process to secure a job at a bank or consulting firm is a significant consideration for young people who do not know how to get a job. One of Keegan’s classmates remarked about the job search process, “I think the last time that most of us went through something like this was when we were applying to college and we’re conditioned to accept the ready-made established process. The problem is, most places don’t have something like that. It’s messy and confusing and we’re often afraid of dealing with that mess.”

The pervasive pull of the finance and consulting industries on campus is perhaps best embodied by a quote from our former director of Career Services: “To come to Penn is to, at some point in your undergraduate years, ask yourself the question, ‘Should I think about investment banking?’”

To the first years: Right now is a very special time in your Penn career, for if you ask your peers what they intend to do after graduation, you are unlikely to find more than a handful of bankers and consultants. Remember what your classmates say when discussing future plans; the hopes and dreams you will hear have a way of being pushed aside in favor of more “practical” paths as the years pass. Before long, the same individuals who pitched you their startup ideas, campaign platforms, and other passions over dinner at Hill will be appearing on your LinkedIn feed with “Incoming Summer Analyst” announcements.

With the passing of each mile marker on the journey through Penn, career diversity of the class is lost. During Quaker Days, encountering a Baby Quaker intent on entering finance or consulting would be the rarest of

occurrences. The same is true of the Toga Party and the at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. By Econ Scream, the first years will have been exposed to the finance and consulting clubs and listened to upperclassmen complain about on-campus recruiting, and may have even found their way to a firm-wide presentation. Come U-Night, some in the class will have already signed banking and consulting offers for their sophomore (and even junior) summers. By the time the class marches down Locust for Hey Day, you can swing your cane and be confident that you will hit someone who has signed with a finance or consulting firm. When the class gathers one last time for commencement at Franklin Field, there’s a strong chance that at least one of the people you’re sitting next to is going to become a financier or consultant. Whatever the diversity of the incoming class, there is a whole lot less of it by the time they graduate.

The biggest risk of the finance and consulting path is that you spend some very precious years of life doing something you do not actually enjoy. While these fields are undoubtedly a suitable choice for some students, it seems highly unlikely that only two fields can satiate the passions of half the employed class. For those of us entering the fields because, as Keegan put it, “we’re not sure what else to do and it’s easy to apply to and it will pay us decently and it will make us feel like we’re still successful,” consider how much time we may realistically have left before falling prey to old age and the ailments that accompany it. If we optimistically assume our health span lasts until 72, or a full 50 years after graduation, then a two year analyst program represents 4% of our remaining healthy years! Most Penn students would never dream of sacrificing 4% on a problem set or midterm, but when the stakes are far, far, higher, we seem all too ready to write off 4% as the cost of launching a career. And these are not just any years, but among the most precious of all: prime years in our early twenties, where we still have the energy, enthusiasm, and youthful ignorance necessary to dare to do something truly great. As a former Yale dean said in 2011: “If there was ever a moment to be entrepreneurial and daring — whether in terms of business or social change, and really test yourself, this is it.”

Life and good health, of course, are never guaranteed.

Devastating disease could find any of us at any moment, and we are never more than one accident, mistake, or misstep away from the end of it all. Keegan’s time ran out just five days after she graduated from Yale, when she was killed in a tragic automobile accident. Each Uber ride downtown, visit back home, or weekend road trip with friends could very easily be our last. Life is so fragile and so short that it urges us to not delay the pursuit of our dreams and passions until two years from now or even tomorrow. We are so incredibly fortunate as Penn students to have all the choices in the world available to us upon graduation. May we each find the courage to make that choice for ourselves — not for the approval of our peers, parents, or professors — but instead for our pursuit of a meaningful, fulfilling life well lived.

CONNOR GIBSON is a Wharton Senior from Ebensburg, Pa. His email is cpgibson@wharton. upenn.edu.

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Why no one intervened at Castle, and how we can prevent it from happening again

We need to rethink the function of modern fraternities

Cloobeck’s Call | We need to override our habit of expecting others to intervene when we can stop violence ourselves

Allison’s Attitude | Remembering agency in changing institutions

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ike many other readers, I was shocked to read about the student who was repeatedly punched by an upperclassman at a Castle fraternity party.

How did this happen?

I was most disturbed by the fact that — according to a witness mentioned in the original article — many brothers of the Phi Upsilon fraternity watched the attack without intervening. I would like to commend the bravery of the female College sophomore who tried to stand between the assailant and the victim. Her courage models an example of how Penn students should strive to protect each other.

Although I was not a witness of this horrendous incident, I would like to share my thoughts — from a social psychology perspective — on how this group inaction could have happened. While I am not an expert on bystander intervention, I would also like to suggest a way we can frame peaceful intervention when we see tense situations.

The best rationalization that I can give for the fraternity brothers’ non-intervention is the bystander effect. The bystander effect explains that the more people there are in a space, the less likely a single person will intervene to help someone in distress.

The bystander effect is related to diffusion of responsibility, which explains that we often expect others will intervene, so we ourselves don’t. We may think, “Oh, there are others around, so I don’t need to be the one to make a scene.” Unfortunately, diffusion of responsibility happens every day around Penn’s campus, from scurrying past homeless people to witnessing instances of hazing.

A 2008 scholarly article found that we are more likely to intervene if the potential victim is a friend or someone similar to us in some important way.

Unfortunately, intervening may often require involving people we do not personally know or relate to, so what can we do?

We can practice being an active bystander, which I recognize does not come naturally. I remember learning about being an active bystander to prevent interpersonal violence during my New Student Orientation. However, passively watching performative scenarios and actively intervening in the heat of the moment are two different things.

Rather than use the term “active bystander” (which I consider a bit oxymoronic), I prefer to say “active advocate.” As Penn students, many of us are advocates for subjects or causes that we believe in, so it may be beneficial to frame peaceful intervention as a form of social advocacy.

I am passionate about hazing prevention. During my first three in-person semesters at Penn, I frequently witnessed hazing, ranging from people wearing embarrassing outfits to me being asked to trade a condom with a girl by the Compass. Over time, I became frustrated with my lack of taking action. I was diffusing responsibility to others, and

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the price I paid was my ruminative thoughts about what would have happened if I had intervened.

During the past couple weeks, I have been training myself to be an active advocate. On Sept. 10 at around 8:20 pm, I was sitting at outdoor Shabbat services by Penn Hillel when I witnessed a group of blindfolded girls being shepherded west in a line on Locust Walk. I intuitively excused myself and jumped into action.

My adrenaline kicked into gear. I ran to trail the group as they approached Rodin College House.

Many people were outside watching this conga line of blindfolded students, yet no one else was doing anything about it. I recorded a brief video of the scene for evidence, and I reported it to the Office of Student Affairs. I learned that I had forgotten to do the most important thing: identify the group. I would not make the same mistake again.

At around 10:10 pm on Sept. 17, I saw another hazing incident by the Radian terrace. A group of students, dressed in unusual outfits, were completing a scavenger hunt. I asked them what group they were a part of, and they freely gave me this information. I actively intervened by letting them know that they were experiencing hazing. Yet, they did not seem to care, so I let them be after a couple minutes of conversation. I briefly recorded them and reported the incident to OSA. During both of these incidents, my heart was pounding. It felt uncomfortable and exhilarating to intervene, yet I am proud of what I did. I have fewer regrets because I intervened in order to peacefully advocate for what I believe in: a community that prioritizes belonging without barriers.

Now I pose the question to you: How are you going to practice being an active advocate?

JADEN CLOOBECK is a College senior from Laguna Beach, Calif. studying psychology.

He is also the founding chair of Beyond Hazing, Penn’s new hazing prevention awareness student organization. His email address is jaden@sas.upenn.edu.

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ssaults that occur in college fraternities, though ubiquitous, are often overlooked.

The assault that allegedly occurred at the Psi Upsilon chapter house, also known as Castle, on Sept. 4 is no exception. Not only does this concerning allegation raise pressing questions about race, campus safety, and University communication, but it also highlights the broader implications of assaults on campuses across the country that preceded it. There have been outcries and protests, but nothing seems to shift permanently. The cyclic existence of parties with fights, sexual assaults, alcohol poisoning, and even death seems as if it may never end.

How do we end this cycle? Do we even have the agency to do so?

The first fraternity in the United States was Phi Beta Kappa, founded at the College of William and Mary. In 1776, the purpose and atmosphere of fraternities were markedly different than they are today. It is documented that Phi Beta Kappa was a space where male students could freely discuss academic and political issues outside of the formal and restrictive classroom environment. Fraternities have shifted from being tools of socialization and intellectual engagement to social hubs centered around partying where civic engagement takes a back seat.

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I do not intend to undermine the reality that many members of fraternities join in hopes of making genuine friendships with others, and that many end up doing so. Fraternities have served, and still serve, as a successful tool in aiding young men in making true friendships and creating a robust network of brotherhood.

Within Penn, there are mini-institutions that serve different purposes and address various needs of a diverse student body. Greek life serves to provide students with a space that was founded on the principles of friendship and service, but after so many tales of abuse and

assault, it begs the question: Is Greek life, as we understand it today, really bettering our community?

The most crucial aspect of an institution, whether in the microcosm of Penn or in the greater world, is that it is meant to better the lives of the people who adhere to it. As fraternities have become sites of racially motivated assaults, drink-spiking, and sexual assaults, there is an immediate need for both members and non-members to collaborate on how to make the Greek life community safer and more welcoming. I posit that a plausible solution would be reconnecting modern iterations with their historical roots.

As I mentioned earlier, fraternities were originally focused on more academic, literary, and scholastic pursuits. Some early fraternities were even responsible for holding class elections. The purpose of fraternities was multifaceted: socialization, brotherhood, service, and the pursuit of knowledge. Although fraternities today do still engage in some service projects and fundraising, these pursuits are surely secondary.

I believe that if fraternities are given more social responsibility and are expected to serve as more than a party hub on college campuses, they will not only feel a more positive collective purpose and moral fulfillment but also reconnect with their predecessors. Many fraternities on campus, particularly Castle, have beautiful and valuable houses that are centrally located. They are inextricably part of Penn, and therefore share the responsibility of giving back to the greater community. With great privilege comes great responsibility.

Most institutions in society function best when people believe that these structures are necessary aspects of social, political, or educational life. We must remember that institutions and mini-institutions alike are a means, not an end, to the journey of our lives. We owe it to those who succeed us in these institutions to address the problems in front of us when they arise. They are meant to serve our needs, and we must remember that we have the agency to change them.

Could you envision a college campus where fraternities assist the school community by not only being social hubs but also by running campus elections, or, perhaps, helping keep campus clean with the custodial staff? I know I can.

ALLISON SANTA-CRUZ is a College first year studying philosophy, politics, and economics from Jackson, Miss. Her email address is allisant@sas.upenn.edu.

How to keep students caught up in class Isabella’s Impressions | Professors must provide adequate class resources for students missing class for health reasons

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he chorus of coughs in lecture halls points to the reality of Penn right now: People are sick with colds, allergies, and COVID-19. In light of the fact that COVID-19 is still a fact of life, and many of the new symptoms of the Delta variant mimic those of the common cold, students are forced to miss classes in the hopes of avoiding spreading the disease. With the inconsistent attendance of students, professors need to create useful resources for students missing classes, ensuring that their education and ability to succeed are not impeded by sickness.

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Currently, Penn does not require that professors record their lectures. While students are already struggling with the anxiety of having to quarantine, the last concern on their minds should be how behind in classes they are going to feel or if they missed something important said in class. While it may not be in every professor’s best interest to record and post all of their lectures, because their classes are not conducive to being recorded for technical reasons, there are some alternative strategies that ensure an easy transition back to the classroom for those affected by sickness.

While smaller, discussion-based classes offer a more intimate, personalized class experience that is interactive when in person, absences can greatly affect a student’s ability to succeed. What is discussed in one session may be a topic that runs into the next class’ focus, meaning that an absence could impede a student’s ability to stay up to date with lessons and be an active participant. Professors cannot rely on the friendships of students, believing that they fill others in on what they miss. The reality is that sometimes students do not know their classmates. Understandably, it may be difficult for professors to record these types of classes. Microphones may not pick up on

what every student is saying, posing a technological barrier to recording. This, however, is not an excuse to fail to provide adequate resources for students forced to miss class due to COVID-19 or an illness presenting as COVID-19. In these situations, professors should feel inclined to provide outlines of important talking points and insightful comments brought up within discussions.

In larger, lecture-based classes, however, there is no excuse for not recording lectures, as it is primarily just the professor speaking, and many are familiar with recording technologies after over a year of online instruction. I understand that some professors are wary of recording every lecture and posting it, under the assumption that students will be less inclined to physically attend class, opting to watch the lectures on their own time. An alternative to this, however, would be to record the lectures but only upload them or send them to students who reach out after having missed a class.

This would allow these students to remain caught-up and avoid the stress associated with teaching themselves the material while they are already sick.

Some professors have offered, as a solution, access to class recordings from previous virtual semesters.

This, however, puts students at a disadvantage. Often,

when professors provide this option, it comes with an asterisk — that the lectures will be different, and the current semester’s lectures may include new information. Missing one piece of information from one year’s lectures to the next could be the difference between getting a multiple choice question right or wrong. If a student is following Penn’s rules by getting tested and staying home from class when they do not feel well, they should not be penalized.

Ultimately, the best solution to the obstacle posed

by COVID-19 in the classroom is to have professors record their large lectures and provide detailed summaries for small discussion-based courses or seminars. While it may be a small inconvenience for professors, students should not be put at a disadvantage for avoiding class when they are sick or missing class because they are COVID-19 positive. In a new age of uncertainty and sickness, one’s educational resources should be certain.

ISABELLA GLASSMAN is a College junior studying philosophy, politics, and economics from Suffern, N.Y. Her email is iglass@sas. upenn.edu.

Management consulting will not save the world Guest Column | Penn students aspiring to make positive change aren’t making the difference they believe they are in consulting

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n Penn’s career survey for the Class of 2020, over 50% of graduates who went directly into the workforce went into some form of finance, with 20% going into consulting. The pre-professional culture at Penn places heavy prestige on careers in finance, which pressures many Penn students who would otherwise pursue different careers into consulting. The influence Wharton has on Penn’s reputation, both on campus and to the rest of the world, certainly props up that prestige. There are dozens of consulting and consulting-related student organizations listed on Penn Clubs, all influencing wide-eyed first years. And with Penn’s ever-increasing cost of tuition, students are coerced into seeking jobs with high starting salaries like consulting.

The allure of prestige and profitability cannot be understated as incentives for a career in consulting. However, another reason why many college students pursue consulting careers is because they fall for this notion that they are creating positive change in the world. This narrative is pushed by consulting firms’ idealistic but vague mission statements; for example, the Boston Consulting Group’s mission statement uses phrases such as “social impact,” “integrity,” and “transformation.” McKinsey & Company claims that its purpose is “to help create positive, enduring change in the world.” The firms’ countless diversity initiatives further this false sense of progress, while rarely actually making a difference. Optimistic college students are oftentimes the perfect prey for this pretense, and we are here to warn Penn students that profiteering

consulting firms are disguising themselves as al- of enacting minor social progress to uphold their truistic pioneers. reputations while continuing to exploit the genConsulting companies often argue their solu- eral population, as Saudi Arabia lifted a ban tions for companies have a secondary effect of on women driving but still continues to detain improving society. The ability of comwomen’s rights activists. All of this exploitapanies to improve their products tion enriches these consulting companies or services for their customand their clients, all at the expense ers or the economy as a whole of the people that many current after hiring a consulting students entering consulting firm is debatable. Yet, the claim to want to help. one thing companies are T h is prof it seek ing, consistently successful at is one could argue, only apraising shareholder value, at plies to the private sector, the expense of worker payroll where companies’ intenand benefits, and millions of tions are almost solely to people worldwide. maxim ize profits. CerMcKinsey played a huge role ta inly these consulting in the proliferation of opioid addicfirms are doing great work tions in the United States, resulting otherwise, right? Well, the in the death of 450,000 Amerisame cost-cutting, exploitative cans and affecting the techniques are used across the livelihoods of many more. public sector and NGOs. McKBa in & Compa ny is insey was a huge proponent of well-known for consultCommon Core, an expensive eduing for Guinness on their cation initiative that employed share-trading fraud in the consultants from McKinsey and 1980s. Multiple U.S. consultother firms with no real experience ing firms also helped Saudi in education and failed to produce Crown Prince Mohammed bin any meaningful results.

Salman, a ruthless dictator McKinsey and Boston ConsultBRANDON LI known for torturing and killing dising Group have well publicized sidents, consolidate power in Saudi Arabia with their involvement in tackling global health the backing of the U.S. military. In bin Salman’s issues, claiming to take on many cases pro bono. case, these consulting firms used the same tactic Yet, both firms were paid over $300 million

from 2006 to 2017 by the Gates Foundation and the WHO, which far exceeds the health budgets of many of the countries these consulting firms are claiming to help. Just like for education consulting, many health officials complained that consultants were not healthcare experts and did not understand the context of their local health issues. In addition, despite being one of the issues they put in the forefront, the actual number of consultants at these firms working on global health issues is quite small. This last point is an important one; even if these firms tackle projects that genuinely better society, there are so few of these projects that it is unlikely that any individual choosing to go into consulting to try to solve these issues will actually be able to do so.

We strongly urge Penn students to not fall for the consulting ruse. If students are truly intent on making a positive difference in the world, this cannot be done through consulting. This pervasive notion that true social and economic change can be achieved while profits are prioritized is a lie. Penn’s pre-professional culture causes many students to equate the prestige of consulting with social impact. However, oftentimes the less glamorous and lucrative careers are the ones that bring about the most meaningful and effective change in our communities and across the globe.

PENN JUSTICE DEMOCRATS is a studentrun leftist political organization. Its email is pennjusticedems@gmail.com.

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Penn’s COVID-19 case count remains Penn postdoctoral fellow to serve on low for fourth straight week Philadelphia Art Commission Between Sept. 19 and Sept. 25, 55 Penn community members tested positive for COVID-19

The commission makes decisions about construction projects and public art located on City property

JONAH CHARLTON Senior Reporter

EVA NEE Contributing Reporter

After four weeks of in-person classes and on-campus life, Penn’s COVID-19 case count has remained low, and the University has seen no proof of classroom transmission.

Between Sept. 19 and Sept. 25, 55 Penn community members tested positive for COVID-19 out of a total of 15,471 community members who received tests.

The positivity rate was 0.36%, which is similar to the previous week’s positivity rate of 0.38%. During the first two weeks of the semester, the positivity rate remained close to 1%.

A total of 312 Penn community members have tested positive for COVID-19 between Aug. 29 and Sept. 25 out of over 35,000 community members who were tested. Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé said the continued low case count and positivity rate show that the University’s layered mitigation strategies — including bi-weekly testing for students, mask wearing in indoor spaces, and the continued use of PennOpen Pass — are working.

“Collectively we are doing pretty good,” Dubé said.

“This doesn’t mean that we should be complacent and sit on our hands, but there is proof of concept. We can coexist with COVID-19. We can resume a semblance of normalcy if we continue what we are doing now.”

Dubé emphasized that it is not the time to loosen any restrictions and urged students not to let their guards down, even as the University’s COVID-19

case count remains low. He also attributed the small number of cases to the fact that the University previous reported that 97% of students, faculty, and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Director of Campus Health Ashlee Halbritter said the majority of COVID-19 cases within the Penn community have been traced to off-campus, indoor gatherings where food and drinks were shared.

“We know students are going to be social after time away and time inside,” Halbritter said. “But at the same time, they shouldn’t be surprised when they test positive or develop symptoms if they’ve been heavy on the social circuit at big gatherings where masks are not being worn.”

Those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may still test positive for COVID-19; however, breakthrough infections are rare and are unlikely to result in hospitalization or death, NBC10 Philadelphia reported.

Halbritter also encouraged students to be mindful of their travel decisions as fall break nears. She said while traveling itself is a risk, behaviors associated with travel — such as going out to restaurants and interacting with a larger social circle — pose even greater risks.

“Travel is still a risk,” Halbritter said. “But the Penn community and campus is one of the best places to be because we do have mask requirements and we do largely have compliance from students and staff. We are grateful and hope it stays this way.”

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Stuart Weitzman School of Design postdoctoral fellow Matthew Miller will serve on the Philadelphia Art Commission, which is the city’s design review board.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney appointed Miller to the nine-member Commission, which is part of the Department of City and Regional Planning, in late August. The Commission makes decisions about all construction projects and public art located on City property or funded by the City. Miller, who is the only Black member of the Commission, said the mayor appointed him in part due to his commitment to anti-racism.

Miller has previously worked with the Philadelphia Department of Planning and Developemnt to further anti-racism in the city’s planning process. He said he plans to “bring the mind of a scholar and an urbanist” who cares about equity to the Commission.

“I’m very much interested in how to apply my interest in storytelling, geography, and planning, from the perspective of someone that thinks about art and cultural production in the public realm,” Miller said.

Miller, who is known to many as “Dr. Matt,” is excited to translate his work in academia into public spaces and everyday life. He is filling a vacancy for one of the two spots reserved for art and architecture faculty on the Commission, according to the Weitzman Press Room.

“As a scholar, you’re forever a lifelong learner,” Miller said. “It’s really exciting for me to be able to see how development works in a city like this.”

Miller’s goals for his new role include working with the Cobbs Creek Recreation Center, a municipally funded recreation center in West Philadelphia. Miller said he wants to bring the recreation center back to life while engaging the community.

For every project the committee works on, it examines the historical character of the neighborhood, who will benefit from the project, and how the project will affect the surrounding community, Miller said.

“What’s exciting to me is that there’s a degree of freedom about how you interpret what these projects mean,” he added.

One challenge that Miller anticipates is the planning of monuments across the city. Monuments including the Christopher Columbus statue

in South Philadelphia have become charged symbols amid the push for racial justice following the police killing of George Floyd.

“You want to preserve the history, but also assert that people have been here and lived here to meet the needs of people who are here now,” Miller said.

He aims to find a way to reflect Philadelphia’s “gritty, rich, and authentic history” through monuments, and said he accepted the appointment to the Commission to bring a new perspective to the table as the youngest and the only Black person in the group. He is a first-generation college graduate and openly queer. Miller also serves as the director of Justice and Belonging Initiatives at Weitzman, leading the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion work.

“I was creating my own path along the way and want[ed] to create a sense of being a public intellectual as I go through this journey,” Miller said.

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Penn’s endowment rises a record 41.1% in fiscal year 2021 As of June 30, the University’s endowment assets valued $20.5 billion JAMES TONREY Contributing Reporter

Penn Med students reflect on in-person White Coat Ceremony during pandemic Members of the Perelman School of Medicine’s entering class donned their Penn Medicine white coats for the first time at an in-person ceremony SUKHMANI KAUR Contributing Reporter

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Penn’s endowment posted a record 41.1% return in fiscal year 2021, according to the Office of Investments.

As of June 30, the University’s endowment assets valued $20.5 billion, an increase of $5.6 billion from the previous year, Bloomberg reported. While $15.6 billion of the endowment represents assets that support the University, $4.9 billion represented assets that support the University Health System.

The Office of Investments attributed the endowment’s growth to the impact of investment returns, spending distributions, new gifts, and internal transfers.

This year’s record return marks a shift in the downward trend in return rates since fiscal year 2017. Fiscal year 2020 had a 3.4% return rate.

Colleges across the nation are benefiting from record high stock markets and gains in private equity.

Vanderbilt University reported a 57.1% return and Duke University reported a 56% return on their endowments this year, according to Bloomberg. Endowments nationwide reported a median annual return of 27% during the past year, the best performance in 35 years.

According to the Office of Investments, the endowment comprises over 8,000 funds that support the University’s schools, centers, and health system. Each year, the endowment distributes funds to support a wide range of University activities, including instruction and student financial aid.

The target payout rate is 5% of each endowment fund, but this year the target was increased to 7% to reflect the unique needs and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Office of Investments. Distributions from the endowment provided $797 million to support the University budget this year, an increase of almost $150 million from fiscal year 2020.

More than 100 members of the Perelman School of Medicine’s entering class donned their own embroidered Penn Medicine white coats for the first time at an in-person ceremony on Sept. 24.

Senior Vice Dean of Medical Education Suzanne Rose led the ceremony, distributing the white coats and delivering remarks to the incoming students and their guests at the annual White Coat Ceremony. Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Rose acknowledged the emotional and physical toll the virus has had

Hey Day will take place on Oct. 13 for Class of 2022 2022 Class Board moved the event — which typically occurs in the spring — to the fall so it could be held in person ELIZABETH MEISENZAHL Senior Reporter

The junior class tradition Hey Day will take place in person on Oct. 13 for the Class of 2022 after it was postponed from the spring.

The tradition, which typically occurs in April, was moved to the fall by the 2022 Class Board in the hopes of holding it in person. On Hey Day, juniors wear red shirts and hats, called skimmers, and carry canes as they proceed down Locust Walk to College Green, where Penn President Amy Gutmann pronounces them seniors.

2022 Class Board President and College senior Sam Strickberger said that this year’s Hey Day will be like a typical one in all respects, including shirts,

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on health care workers, and the greater push towards embracing scientific discovery.

“The past year has shown us how health and society intersect, how science can transform our lives, how health care providers are true heroes, and how precious health is for everyone,” Rose said.

Incoming students echoed Rose’s sentiments, noting how the role of health care workers during the pandemic has further motivated them to become physicians despite the mental toll.

Medical School first year Alexandria Adigun said the pandemic opened her eyes to the poor treatment of health care workers and the inequities within the United States health care system. Adigun said her aspirations to become a geriatric or psychiatric physician were reinforced from observing the stamina health care workers exhibited in the last year, despite the mental and physical toll it took on them.

Similar sentiments were felt by Medical School first year Sydney Chambule, who said he witnessed health care inequities firsthand as the Delta variant grew worse in his home country of Mozambique before he came to the Medical School.

“The pandemic enhanced an invigorating sense of purpose and responsibility and what it means to be a physician and to help people,” Chambule said.

Many students’ interests in medicine also stemmed from previous experiences in late childhood and early adulthood.

Medical School first year Elizabeth Huntley committed to pursuing medicine in her junior year of college at Clemson University, after working as an EMT. Huntley also combined her love for horses and medicine by volunteering as a medic at horse shows and clinics during college. As a kid, Huntley also attended lectures about horse management and zoonotic diseases — which are

transmitted from animals to humans — at her local veterinary school at Iowa State University.

Huntley will become the first doctor in her family, and she is excited for the opportunity to delve into clinical rotations in January 2023 and explore the different subspecialties offered at Penn.

Chambule took two gap years after completing his undergraduate degree due to financial constraints, and he spent them conducting research in the Fishman Lab at Harvard University, a neuroscience and genetics lab that investigates the role of social behavior in zebra fish.

He considers his time there important in providing him with the groundwork to pursue medicine after wet lab exposure because of the community and support the lab fostered.

Chambule added that the deeper-rooted curiosity to pursue science in particular was from his experience growing up in Mozambique following a civil war and seeing how their health system affected society, in comparison to the United States.

Second-year medical students attended their inperson White Coat Ceremony on Sept. 10, after their initial ceremony was rescheduled due to concerns about COVID-19.

Huntley, whose guests attended in person, said their presence was “the icing on the cake.” The White Coat Ceremony was also available through a Facebook livestream to guests of students who were unable to attend in person due to capacity restrictions.

“The ceremony was an important milestone for my classmates and myself,” Huntley said. “Getting to put on the white coat feels like an official introduction into the world of medicine. Hearing everyone’s stories reminded me of how excited I am to have the opportunity to pursue this career and remember the experiences that led me to be here.”

skimmers, and canes. Strickberger added that students may be required to wear masks depending on the state of COVID-19 at the time, but no requirement is currently planned.

The event will begin with a picnic at 10:30 a.m. and will transition to the procession down Locust Walk at 12 p.m., according to an email Strickberger sent to the senior class on Wednesday evening.

Strickberger wrote in the email that the timing was “not ideal — on several levels”, adding that the Class Board had had many discussions with administrators, campus partners, and stakeholders, but found Oct. 13 to be the only viable date. He previously wrote in an email to the senior class on Sept. 6 that Hey Day would be held in “early fall.”

Strickberger said the Class Board finalized plans to hold an event in person this summer after the University announced a vaccine requirement for the fall semester.

“It’s super exciting that the Class of 2022 is able to bring back Hey Day in-person, on-campus, Penn’s most iconic tradition,” Strickberger said.

“People know the hats, the canes, the shirts, so it’s very exciting.”

The 2021 Class Board held the most recent Hey Day virtually in the spring of 2020 due to COVID19 and the evacuation of campus. It was the first time Hey Day had not taken place in person since

World War II. Seniors expressed excitement about Hey Day, and agreed that the postponement from the spring was worth having the tradition in person.

College senior Abigail Metzler said that she thinks postponing Hey Day to ensure an in person event was the right move, comparing the decision to the 2021 Class Board’s moving of Feb Club to April Club.

Metzler said that while she was excited to have Hey Day in person, she worries that potential restrictions, such as social distancing or required masking, might dampen the celebration. She said she hopes that because everyone will be required to be vaccinated, Hey Day will proceed entirely normally.

“I definitely think it’s great, and hopefully it gives us a chance to do something in person, since it’s been a year and a half,” Metzler said.

Wharton senior Jessica Shen bought her tickets the day they went on sale. Shen said she was excited to have the cane, hat, and T-shirt and to participate in a normal Hey Day. Shen said that because of Penn’s vaccination requirement and because the event takes place outside, she is not concerned about the spread of COVID-19.

“I think it’s awesome that they’re putting Hey Day in-person again because it’s part of the Penn tradition, so I’m really glad that we get that experience,” Shen said.

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because of the need to first consolidate differing waitlist procedures from different departments.

The rollout of the new system faced several delays — Path@Penn was originally set to be released at the end of 2020, but was delayed until 2021, and then delayed again as COVID-19 threatened to disrupt plans.

Path@Penn is part of the larger Next Generation Student System program, which is introducing a variety of new applications in its mission to “deliver superior tools and processes so students—and those who teach, advise, and support them—can perform academic and financial tasks easily and effectively.”

NGSS’s ventures have included the release of the University Catalog, a guide to courses and academic programs made available online to students.

The NGSS project has considered the input of numerous advisory committees, including the Student PATH Advisory Group. This group meets about once per month and features representatives from numerous student government organizations, like the Undergraduate Assembly, the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, as well as the Transfer Student Organization and Penn Labs.

College senior Sara Whitelaw, who represents TSO on the committee, said she is pleased with the NGSS updates, including those involving XCAT — Penn’s External Course Approval Tool, through which transfer credit is granted — and said that University officials the committee has met with have been

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“We can collaborate with administration and they can really hear students’ point of view and perspective,” Whitelaw said.

Engineering junior Charles Cunningham, however, who participates in the advisory group as a Penn Labs representative, expressed concerns about the overhaul’s effect on Penn Labs products, including Penn Course Review and Penn Course Alert, which may not be functional for the summer 2022 term.

Penn Labs will need to rebuild their application programming interface — which allows Penn Course Review and Penn Course Alert to keep track of course openings — to be compatible with Path@Penn.

Nelson said these programs will hopefully be functional in time for fall 2022 course registration.

There will be an information session about Path@ Penn and a demonstration held for students on Oct. 29, Nelson said.

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EASTON, Pa. — It’s never a great sign when a team’s punter arguably has the best day out of anyone on the team.

That might just have been the case, though, on Saturday against a previously 0-3 Lafayette squad. Penn punter Ben Krimm launched six punts for 233 yards, with three landing either at or inside the 10-yard line.

During Saturday’s rough outing, Penn (1-1) only obtained the lead on one occasion, and once that happened, the Quakers quickly gave up two consecutive touchdowns, punctuating a difficult game for the Red and Blue.

“We knew going in they were a good football team going in,” Priore said. “They played three scholarship schools early in their season. They have a tough defense; it was going to be tough to drive.”

On the very first possession of the game, Lafayette came just shy of a huge, game-changing play, as freshman quarterback Ah-Shaun Davis bombed it out down the field to his receiver, but junior cornerback Jason McCleod was able to get his hand in, make a play on the ball, and knock it down for an incompletion.

“We were in Cover 3, they ran a post, and I was just trying to get to the post,” McCleod said. “Basically, he threw the ball, and I had to play through the eyes to the hands, which is what my coach told me, and that was an incompletion.”

After punts by both teams, Penn regained possession.

On the drive, senior wide receiver Ryan Cragun, who earlier had a four-yard completion to bring him to 999 yards for his career, caught a longer pass for 23 yards to bring him over 1,000. In doing so, he became just the 21st wideout in program history to reach the milestone.

Rolling off of the momentum from Cragun’s catchand-run, senior quarterback John Quinnelly launched a ball to senior wideout Rory Starkey Jr. that was slightly past him, but Starkey made an impressive one-handed grab to secure the ball and the first down. A few plays later, Quinnelly overthrew Starkey on what could have been a Quaker touchdown.

This play ended up being a microcosm of the game for the Quakers, who stymied themselves on many occasions with easy miscues.

“I think, overall, [we] had some opportunities that we missed out on, first half and second half,” Quinnelly

said. “[We] have to take advantage of those if we want to win a game. It starts with me leading the offense as well as our leaders on all sides of the ball. It goes back to us, and I’ll take full responsibility for that.”

Then on third down, with the Red and Blue in field goal position, Quinnelly took a devastating sack, which was piled onto by a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Penn offensive lineman Travis Spreen. This series of events took the Quakers out of field goal position, leading to a costly punt that acted as a missed opportunity.

On the next drive, Penn held firm with another big McCleod pass break-up, which allowed them to get the ball back. Again, however, Penn was unable to capitalize and was forced to punt.

Fourth down is where things went really went askew though, as a bouncing snap forced Krimm to struggle to get ahold of the ball and made him unable to get the punt off, allowing the Leopards to regain possession on Penn’s 38-yard line.

From there, Lafayette was able to march into the end zone on an end-around to standout wide receiver Joe Gillette, who ran along the sidelines for a quick score.

Penn answered relatively quickly, though, on its own second quarter touchdown drive. After a crucial 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Lafayette put the Quakers in decent field position, Quinnelly launched a dime to Rory Starkey, who made key catches all day for the Red and Blue, this one on a post route for a 36-yard touchdown to tie the game up at 7.

Going into halftime, Penn faced a 10-7 deficit, certainly not an insurmountable one, but one that Penn did few favors in helping itself overcome.

Things looked optimistic, however, when Starkey caught another deep ball from Quinnelly to bring Penn inside the 30, and then Cragun made a leaping catch to put the Red and Blue at the one-yard line. To cap off the drive, senior running back Trey Flowers glided into the end-zone for a one-yard score, giving Penn a 14-10 lead, its last of the game.

Lafayette answered right away, though, with Gillette going straight into the end zone on the first play of the ensuing drive on a 70-yard catch from Davis. Though Gillette caught the ball in open space, the Quakers had several chances to get him down, but missed every one.

As the Quakers’ hopes were still very much high, only trailing by three, the team caught a huge break, with Lafayette kicker Micah Pettit missing a short kick to give Penn the ball back.

The miss seemed like a momentum shift, as Cragun caught a 15-yard pass instantly on the next drive, but

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Senior wide receiver Ryan Cragun, in frustration, puts his hands on his head while watching his teammate get tackled against Lafayette on Sept. 25.

those hopes were shortly halted.

Facing a potential sack, and with a holding penalty already called on Penn’s line, Quinnelly tried to get the ball off, but threw it right into Lafayette linebacker Billy Shaeffer’s hands, who waltzed in for a pick-six.

“It’s just not a good play by me,” Quinnelly said. “I’m trying to do too much, but at the end of the day, that’s completely on me. I’ll go back and look at the film and get better from it.”

The touchdown put Penn down two scores, a margin they couldn’t manage to come back from.

On the next drive, Penn drove down the field, and after missing several opportunities to get into the end zone, kicker Daniel Karrash missed an essential field goal, keeping the Quakers down two scores.

The game just about wrapped up with another two Quinnelly interceptions. One of them was caught by a Leopard cornerback at Lafayette’s 32-yard line, and the other one almost happened even quicker, with a Leopard defenseman dropping a potential interception. On the very next play, Shaeffer caught his second pick of the night, which fully wiped away any chances the Quakers might have had.

The picks capped off an inconsistent outing by the new starter, who, in addition to throwing two interceptions, overthrew potential deep touchdowns to wideouts Owen Goldsberry and Starkey.

“As the pressure mounted — last week, we played

ahead and when you play ahead, you don’t try to force things — when you play from behind, unfortunately, you try to do too much,” Priore said. “We are excited about him. John will be our quarterback, and he is a good football player. These are learning experiences.”

Starkey, on the other hand, arguably had a career day, notching seven catches for 121 yards and a touchdown, although he did drop a pass.

While sparks flew for a few of Penn’s wideouts, Cragun included, Penn’s run game was what really set the team back, as Isaiah Malcome struggled to get anything going all game, running the ball 14 times for just 22 yards.

Defensively, McCleod was a standout with two key pass breakups, and junior corner Mohammed Diakite made a couple of plays on both defense and special teams that prevented the margin of defeat from being even greater. Additionally, graduate defensive lineman Prince Emili netted two sacks in the loss.

“You saw some great individual efforts,” Priore said. “But it’s a team sport, and you have to make team plays. We were flashy here and there, but we didn’t have the consistency that we like to have in a game, and it showed.”

While Penn has proven that it can play better than it did today, the team will have a lot of work to do before it enters Ivy competition on Friday at 7 p.m. against Dartmouth at Franklin Field.

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MEN’S SOCCER EARNS GRITTY WIN AGAINST NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENT MONMOUTH SPORTS | Senior Isaac McGinnis’ header in the ninth minute was the match’s only goal ESTHER LIM Sports Associate

After a tensely challenged 90 minutes against reigning MAAC champions Monmouth, the Quakers claimed the win at Rhodes Field by flipping the scoreline of their preceding 1-0 loss against Rutgers on the road.

Senior Isaac McGinnis’ header played the sole difference on the scoresheet in the physically demanding clash against the visiting Hawks.

“They’re a good team,” McGinnis said. “They went to the NCAA tournament last year, and they returned all their starters, and they’ve got a lot of good sizes on there.

Most of the midfield is over 6 foot, but we did a good job contesting balls, battling for stuff, and then we came out with it.”

Despite Monmouth (2-3-2) establishing an aggressive fight for possession at the initial whistle, Penn (4-2-1) remained far up the pitch to immediately counter the challenge. The Quakers’ patience was characteristic of their previous win at Rhodes Field, and they weren’t hasty after the ball.

But five minutes in, a goal kick sent by Penn goalkeeper Dane Jacomen was seized by Hawks midfielder Luke McBeth, a 6-foot-3 junior from Scotland who proved a tough opponent for the Quakers’ midfield.

The Hawks won several more of Jacomen’s goal kicks through the game as Penn trended toward losing possession quite frequently.

But Penn finally broke through the standoff with an early goal at nine minutes in. A cross toward the far

post was headed into the net by Isaac McGinnis with the exceptional assist credited to Ben Stitz. After an enthusiastic celebration at the far corner, senior midfielder Anthony Rovito returned to his position near the stands and motioned toward the fans for support. The crowd returned a cheer of encouragement, as well as a bark from a dog.

Issues with the scoreboard presented Penn as 0-0 at 13 minutes in, despite the notable header scored almost five minutes prior. A “Let’s Go Penn” chant confirmed the enthusiastic outlook from the Penn supporters as the Quakers didn’t concede immediately after scoring.

“I think we were just a bit more switched on today,” junior Nick Schimbeno said. “We were very focused, and it’s something that we’ve been talking about in film and stuff — to make sure that the next five minutes after a goal, that we’re holding things down.”

The referee was vocal to both sides very frequently early in the game. As physicality between the opposing teams advanced, Penn unfortunately encountered another loss to injury on an already abbreviated roster as Stitz fell to the ground and came off at the 14th minute mark.

Around halfway into the first half, Penn’s defense looked much stronger as they picked up on Monmouth’s attacking patterns. The Quakers won more possession through the Hawks’ right wing, and any attempts by Monmouth to progress the ball nearer to the box were contested heavily by Penn’s defenders.

Jacomen leaped into action at 20 minutes for a save against a cross from Monmouth’s right wing and was louder in his directions to Penn’s outfield players. His confidence proved crucial to the Quakers maintaining

their energy into the second half as the Red and Blue veered toward losing more possession.

“Coach Gill talks a lot about getting us over a hump,” Jacomen said. “That’s something that was kind of in our mentality collectively going into this one, and we got out of it just by working for each other, communicating, and really just keeping the energy level high for a full 90 minutes. There was no let up from the first whistle all the way to the last, and that ultimately saw us through.”

The pressure endured just as arduously after the halftime break as Monmouth fought for a surge in pace. The Hawks’ speed in runs and passes presented a greater challenge, and Penn’s defense remained alert for every minute. Yet despite many near chances, not one ended up in the goal, which was intensely guarded by Jacomen to finish the game with five saves. At 55 minutes, a Monmouth corner flew dangerously near the goal but landed on top of the net.

“We felt we could sit in our block and they weren’t breaking us down too much,” McGinnis said. “Again, with some of our best attacking players out, it was really any means necessary. I don’t think any of us were nervous. We felt confident that we could go out and get the job done.”

A chance for Penn through the left wing then followed as the Quakers were pushed into the left corner, a view obstructed from the stands by the low hanging tree branches. A promising cross emerged from behind the trees, but ultimately bounced off the center crossbar.

The Hawks’ unmarked right wing again proved a thorough challenge for Penn in the late game. By connecting build-up plays and assertively protecting possession, Monmouth battered several chances toward

goal.

“I do wish we had the ball a bit more, but the problem was Monmouth was very high up on our goal kicks so we had to go a bit higher,” Schimbeno said. “I do think our whole team would probably say we wished we had a bit more possession right but it was a difficult one. They definitely did their film and made sure that we didn’t build out the back like we have in previous games.”

At 10 minutes left, the stands revived a “Let’s Go Penn” chant that was joined again by a barking dog.

A final chance for Matt Leigh out of a cross from the left wing just missed the goal to its right. Another shot

by Stas Korzeniowski was the last of four shots taken by Penn in the second half.

Penn was shown three yellows in the last five minutes as tensions compounded. A scuffle between the teams near Penn’s goal was intervened by the referees, and Jacomen was shown a yellow before play continued.

Once the clock finally expired, several players on both teams immediately fell to the ground — proof of the resilient fight challenged by each side. Penn’s players lined up to applaud the stands before their cool down stretches, which was generously returned by Penn fans.

“I think it was a really gritty result from the team.”

Jacomen said. “Performance-wise, it might not have been our best night, but I think that’s the quality of a good team, is to be able to like pull out results when you know you might not be at your best, and I think that showed a lot about the character in the group to come out with the win tonight.”

With this win, Penn improves upon its opening record from the 2019 season ahead of its first Ivy League matchup against Cornell on Saturday at Rhodes Field.

PRIDE | FOOTBALL IS IN WIN-NOW MODE, BUT HAS MIXED RESULTS SO FAR SPORTS | Penn is relying heavily on returning players in a bid for Ivy greatness BRANDON PRIDE Senior Sports Editor

Two weeks ago, I asked what Penn team we would be seeing this year.

My question was more about which players would be on the field. We have our answer there.

But two weeks in, we still don’t know who is going to be showing up on Saturdays.

It wouldn’t have been a bad guess to think the Quakers would be a scrappy cast of characters with little experience, just trying to get minutes on the field and build for the future. But these first two games have made it clear that coach Ray Priore is going to put the ball in the hands of the upperclassmen in an attempt to make a push for the Ivy League crown.

In these first two games of the season, Penn has relied heavily on seniors on offense, from John Quinnelly at quarterback to his favorite targets in Ryan Cragun and Rory Starkey Jr. When Quinnelly’s not looking for them downfield, he is almost surely handing the ball off on a run to graduate

student Isaiah Malcome or senior Trey Flowers.

On defense, the Quakers have been led by defensive lineman Prince Emili and fellow graduate student and linebacker Brian O’Neill — both familiar faces. The unstoppable Emili anchors a line filled with upperclassmen, and O’Neill leads a tackling core that is dominated by them as well. All 13 of Penn’s leading tacklers are upperclassmen.

Even with the familiar faces, it has been a tale of two games for the Red and Blue.

In Week 1, the Quakers arguably didn’t show a single sign of weakness. Quinnelly played a nearly perfect game and the defense looked seamless.

This time around against Lafayatte, they looked far more vulnerable. The right word is probably disorganized. If the Quakers had fully executed, they probably could have won this game by multiple scores. But miscue after miscue — from dropped passes to low snaps to missed tackles — really kept Penn from breaking this game open.

If you’re an optimist, you can look at this as the Quakers getting all of their bloopers on the reel when it doesn’t really count. It’s better to make easy mistakes that are correctable than the alternative.

Two weeks ago, I wasn’t sure If I’d recognize this team. Now, I definitely do, but with the upperclassman-heavy roster, I might not next year, when most of these players will have graduated.

Instead of investing in the future, Priore appears to be in win-now mode. And it worked once so far, with a clearly dominant win against an in-state, out-of-conference foe in Bucknell. But it failed against another in Lafayette. There’s a lot to be happy about and perhaps even more to be dismayed by.

But to paraphrase Eminem, these games are like broken calculators: They just don’t count.

Because non-conference games don’t factor into the standings, the Ancient Eight is the only thing that really matters. Looking for a chance to run the table and win it for the first time in five years, Priore is giving his seasoned seniors and experienced graduate students one last ride.

If Priore’s big bet doesn’t pay off, it could be his last ride too.

BRANDON PRIDE is a Wharton junior from Morgan Hill, Calif., studying finance. He can be reached at pride@thedp.com.

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Pessimists might point out that the season-opening win wasn’t that impressive, as Bucknell is a rather weak team that scored its only touchdown of the year against the Quakers.

Today at least, on offense, if it weren’t for drops, Penn would have been unstoppable on its seam routes off of run-pass options, which it ran at least 10 times against the Leopards and continued to get open. It will be interesting to see if other opponents can adapt.

Quinnelly’s three interceptions were not a great sight today either, but they were all on bad decisions — not errant throws — meaning they could easily go away with time and experience.

A worry for me is run defense. The Leopards broke free for medium-length runs seemingly at will. On multiple occasions, Lafayette chose to run the ball on third-and-long, which can either be interpreted as showing respect to the Quakers’ secondary or disregard for their run defense.

It’s clear that the Quakers are talented. The bigger question now is if they can coalesce and perform when it matters most. If Week 2 is any indication, their biggest competitors won’t be the team that lines up against them, but themselves.

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The Quakers enter Ivy League play with a 1-1 overall record.

AFTER TWO-YEAR DELAY, PENN FOOTBALL WILL FACE DARTMOUTH IN IVY LEAGUE AND HOME OPENER SPORTS | The Quakers (1-1) host the Big Green (2-0) in the teams’ first matchup since Oct. 4, 2019

by veteran players.

On the offensive side, fifth-year quarterback Derek Kyler threw for 177 yards and three touchdowns against Valparaiso. Senior running back Zack Bair ran 11 yards for the game’s final score.

Junior quarterback Nick Howard was key to the Big Green’s first touchdown. Junior Johnny Barrett caught a 10-yard catch in the end zone.

In the Big Green’s second game, Kyler, Barrett, Howard, and Bair again proved to be instrumental in orchestrating the team’s victory. On the defensive end, sophomore Cam Maddox and senior safety Niko Mermigas denied Sacred Heart some key touchdowns. Senior Jalen Mackie was also a force to be reckoned with; he was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts.

Dartmouth sophomore Paxton Scott is a rookie to look out for on the field this Friday. In an interview with the Big Green’s athletic communications department, Kyler identified Scott as an especially

promising rising player.

“We had a few guys show up, Paxton in particular, and it was definitely good to see them make some plays,” Kyler said. “I’m looking forward to what they will do down the road.”

In recent history, the Red and Blue’s record against Dartmouth isn’t promising. From 2014 to 2019, the Red and Blue have won only one out of six games. However, looking further back in time, the Quakers have a rich history of defeating the Big Green, especially at Franklin Field. From 1998 to 2013, out of 16 matchups, the Quakers lost only two games total and none on their home turf.

That being said, this Friday will not be easy for the Red and Blue. But, coach Ray Priore is confident that the Quakers will be able to bounce back from their recent disappointment and give the Big Green the team’s all.

“We’ll grow up, we’ll get better from this, and we’ll be back Friday night,” Priore said.

planned to spend every day with happened over Zoom, and they were left disconnected.

Last spring, many of these athletes were able to make the return to campus, and toward the end of the spring, conduct small practices and exhibition games. They were able to meet some of their teammates and coaches for the first time, and they got a small taste of what their experience should have been like all year long.

Unlike the athletes who had already donned the Red and Blue prior to the pandemic, this class had no idea what they were missing during their year off from sports. Now, with the return of Ancient Eight competition, they have not only been able to start competing on the field, but they have also been able to be a part of their team’s culture for the first time.

“It’s awesome. It’s a great atmosphere,” Drew Zimmer, a sophomore linebacker on Penn’s sprint football team, said. “I met a lot of the guys in my class because we had a few things in the spring … but this year it’s just been a whole different experience, being back in the locker room with these guys.”

Sprint football has one of the most notable cultures of Penn’s fall sports. The sport is smaller than the school’s others, with only nine schools across the country fielding teams. Their culture, however, runs deep among those involved in the program.

The team’s alumni are actively involved in the program, and each year the team hosts an alumni game where former players suit up against the year’s current squad. Events like these were the ones that current sophomores like Zimmer missed out on during the lost season, making the event’s return even more anticipated.

“It’s really cool to now be a true part of this family,” Zimmer said. “It’s been really cool getting to know those guys, and playing against them [in the alumni game] was a ton of fun. How many guys get to put on SAMANTHA TURNER pads after they graduate college and go back and play With fall athletics fully underway, sophomores are now experiencing everything they expected to a season ago. on Franklin Field and have a good time with the current team?”

SPORTS | A virtual freshman year left some the athletic debut for many Penn athletes. While the fall Last year, sophomores also missed out on being a part is always a time for new faces and members of the fresh- of the broader Penn Athletics culture. Even when they athletes disconnected from their teams man class starting their careers in the Red and Blue, this came to campus in the spring, their interactions with JOEY PIATT fall has featured even more players experiencing college other athletes were limited to members of their team.

Sports Associate athletics for the first time.

The return of sports has allowed athletes to interact with The fall athletics season is well under way, and Penn Members of Penn’s Class of 2024 missed out on their each other across sports and across classes. sports have been in full swing, with many of the teams freshman athletic season because of COVID-19 and the “Penn Athletics is just a great community of people,” preparing to enter Ivy League play. ensuing cancellations. In the fall of 2020, when these Zimmer said. “[Now] we know people from tons of difThis season has marked the return of players forced athletes should have been on the field, they were instead ferent teams. They had a barbecue where the entire Penn to miss a year of competition following the Ivy League’s experiencing life through a screen at home. Their only Athletics family got together and had a good time. It’s cancelation of the 2020 season. This year has also been interactions with the teammates and coaches they had definitely cool to just sit down, be with other athletes,

and get to know other people on different teams — people who you might not have known, had you not been a part of this community.”

While the current sophomore class missed out on many things during the year off from sports, some athletes believe that the year also had several benefits.

“I think it was definitely an advantage to have had the time to build chemistry with my teammates and to also get to know my coaches,” Lauren Teuschl, a sophomore midfielder for Penn women’s soccer, said. “I think that gives us a leg up, in terms of team cohesion and making people feel a little bit more comfortable.”

For fall sports that normally only have a few weeks of preseason to integrate new players, a year full of team meetings and a spring practice schedule helped remove some of the uncertainty around the transition to college athletics. The practices not only gave players a new appreciation for being able to practice together, but it also gave players like Teuschl a chance to work on establishing on-field chemistry with the team.

“Especially since we got spring practices last year, we were able to really prepare for these games,” Teuschl said. “Every practice has great energy, and we have great coaches, and everyone’s been helping with the transition, especially the upperclassmen.”

With fall athletics fully underway, these sophomores are now finally experiencing everything they expected to have a season ago. The return to competition has been a favorite part of being back for many of Penn’s athletes, but there are other parts of being a college athlete that also make the experience that much sweeter for this sophomore class.

“I think, being able to go into the locker room again, you’re able to get more time with your teammates outside of being on the field,” Teuschl said.

“Whether that’s chatting before the game or pregame dance parties in the locker room to get excited and to get ready for the game, [being with the team] has definitely been a highlight.”

Now that they are back on the field, these athletes have wasted no time making an impact on the field.

Zimmer logged several tackles, including a stop for a loss, in his sprint football debut last Friday. Teuschl was recently named Ivy League Player of the Week following her performance against city rival Villanova.

It may have taken longer to get started, but this sophomore class shows no signs of slowing down, and figures to make its presence felt throughout the season and the rest of their careers at Penn.

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The Red and Blue are experiencing a kind of deja vu as they prepare to step onto the field on Oct. 1 against Dartmouth for their first Ivy League game of the 2021 season. After nearly two years of waiting, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

On Oct. 4, 2019, Penn and Dartmouth faced off at Franklin Field for the first conference football game of 2019. Back then, no one could have predicted that it would be the last time that the Quakers and Big Green would meet for the next two years.

This Friday, the Quakers will not only be seeking victory on home turf, but also redemption for their failed performance against Lafayette on Sept. 25. Penn foot-

ball dropped the ball last Saturday, as a series of failed plays sent the team spiraling to a 24-14 defeat.

While that score may look miserable, the good news for the Quakers is that it doesn’t count towards their overall conference score. The team has been working to pinpoint their errors in preparation for the upcoming game – the first one of the season that actually counts.

“We have Ivy League play coming up,” senior quarterback John Quinnelly said immediately following the Lafayette game. “Looking at some things, we definitely need to get better. But just overall, we didn’t take advantage of opportunities today, and we have to do that.”

The Quakers enter Ivy League play with a 1-1 overall record. However, Dartmouth will be fierce competition. The Big Green won their first game against Valparaiso 28-18, and then dealt a crushing blow to Sacred Heart, defeating them 41-3. The team’s victories have largely been made possible

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