INSIDE NEWS PHILA PREPS FOR MAYORAL CAMPAIGN A look at the current candidates planning to run in the Democratic primary PAGE 3 RED CROSS HOUSE PROFILE QUAKERS’ DOMINANT DEFENSE PAGE 7 BACK PAGE SPORTS ONLINE OPINION LIFE AND DEADLINES FIXATED ON FRESHMEN FERGUSON PROTEST VIDEO The stress of deadlines doesn’t have to tarnish the worthwhile moments A look into Penn basketball’s use of its freshman class so far this year Check out video of the scenes from yesterday’s protest PAGE 4 BACK PAGE THEDP.COM ILANA WURMAN/SPORTS PHOTO EDITOR-ELECT THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014 CONTACT US: 215-422-4640 SEND STORY IDEAS TO [email protected]ONLINE AT THEDP.COM PROTESTERS MARCH AGAINST FERGUSON DECISION Over 100 people protested the decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey will co-chair a presidential task force on police-com- munity relations, the White House announced on Monday. In response to recent events — including the shooting of Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., which sparked pro- tests around the country — the White House has created the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to research and examine how to effectively reduce crime while building public trust. Ramsey will co-chair the task force with former Assistant Attorney Gen- eral and George Mason University professor Laurie Robinson. Besides serving as the Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Ramsey is also presi- dent of the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association and the Police Executive Research Forum, which is a think tank for policing strategies. Vice President of Public Safety Maureen Rush, who works with Ramsey on the executive board of the Philadelphia Police Foundation, said “Commissioner Ramsey is a well re- spected leader in the police commu- nity. I think he is the best candidate for this position.” JOE LI Staff Writer Penn has taken a step forward in addressing the decentralization of student mental heath resources with the creation of a 24/7 hot- line, which was launched on Monday. The HELP Line, which will be administered by the Division of Public Safety, will be a resource for stu- dents, staff and faculty who are seeking time sensitive help for mental health is- sues. DPS dispatchers who have been trained by Counseling and Psychological Services staff will answer calls made to the HELP Line and con- nect students in need with professional counselors from CAPS. Previously, stu- dents would have to call dif- ferent numbers, depending on whether they were calling CAPS during business hours or after hours. With the new HELP Line, a trained dispatcher will be able to pick up a call any time and talk to a student or staff member on the phone while another dispatcher reaches out to a clinician. If the dispatcher senses that the student might be in danger, he can send a police officer to the student’s location. Professor Rebecca Bush- nell, who co-chairs the men- tal health task force, said that the new central hotline will be beneficial because many Penn students and staff don’t know what number to call when feeling troubled. “We’ve talked to many people since last spring, in- cluding parents, students, staff, faculty members and many of them just didn’t know,” Bushnell said. “This is how we concluded that a new hotline needs to be set up.” Vice President for Pub- lic Safety Maureen Rush emphasized that the HELP Line is not a substitute for CAPS, but an extension of its service. “This number is just one more tool for people to know where to call,” she said. “It’s a number that’s easy to remember.” CAPS Director Bill Alex- ander, who trained the HELP Line dispatchers, said the HELP Line will be a great central resource for students. “It helps them get to the right place when they don’t know where to call,” he said. Apart from the HELP Line and CAPS’ regular num- ber, students can also call the Reach-A-Peer Helpline for help with mental health. President of RAPline An- tonia Diener said that the major difference between RAPline and the HELP Line is that the RAPline is a peer help line. “When you call RAPline, you will talk to a fellow Penn student instead of a professional counselor. We will listen to you and try our best to help you,” she said. The creation of the HELP Line stems from the work of the mental health task force, which was commissioned in February after several stu- dent suicides. The task force is expected to issue its full recommendations early next semester. Mental health hotline to centralize resources The HELP Line, launched Monday, lets students call a central number for help JOE LI Staff Writer Phila. top cop to lead nat’l task force on police-community relations CAMPUS RESOURCES Counseling and Psychological Services: 215-898-7021 215-349-5490 (Nights and weekends) University Chaplain’s Office: 215-898-8456 Student Health Service: 215-746-3535 Office of the Vice Provost for University Life: 215-898-6081 Reach-A-Peer Helpline: 215-573-2727 (9 p.m. - 1 a.m. every night) Letter-writing service (Any time) Penn Student HELP Line: 215-898-HELP 215-898-4357 Students and others took to Philadelphia streets Monday — literally stopping traffic at 34th and Walnut and 33rd and Market streets — to protest in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teenager Mi- chael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The protest, organized by Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, began at 1 p.m. at DuBois College House. Before the march, event organizer and College senior Emanuel Martinez spoke to those that were gath- ering from the steps of the Du Bois entrance. “Even though students of color are a minor- ity at Penn, we want to show that our voices are loud,” he said. A banner in front of him read, “No Justice, No Peace.” Members of African Rhythms and other students handed out buckets — make- shift drums that would ani- mate and energize the students during the march. Protesters walked in fierce solidarity, responding to the leaders’ chants: “No justice, no peace. No racist police.” “I just don’t want my son, the child of an Ivy League graduate, to walk down the street in fear for his life,” a stu- dent who preferred to remain anonymous said at the protest. The group grew as the pro- testors made their way through Penn’s campus. They stopped outside major buildings, in- cluding the high rises and the Quad, chanting for the build- ings’ occupants to “walk out for Mike Brown.” Police and a few photographers trailed the procession down Locust Walk. About 100 protesters marched into the Huntsman SEE FERGUSON PAGE 2 HARRY COOPERMAN & MICA TENENBAUM City News Editor & Contributing Writer
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INSIDENEWSPHILA PREPS FOR MAYORAL CAMPAIGNA look at the current candidates planning to run in the Democratic primary
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RED CROSS HOUSE PROFILE
QUAKERS’ DOMINANT DEFENSE
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BACK PAGE
SPORTS
ONLINE
OPINION
LIFE AND DEADLINES
FIXATED ON FRESHMEN
FERGUSON PROTEST VIDEO
The stress of deadlines doesn’t have to tarnish the worthwhile moments
A look into Penn basketball’s use of its freshman class so far this year
Check out video of the scenes from yesterday’s protest
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PROTESTERS MARCH AGAINST FERGUSON DECISION
Over 100 people protested the decision not to indict Darren Wilson
in the shooting of Michael Brown
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey will co-chair a presidential task force on police-com-munity relations, the White House announced on Monday.
In response to recent events — including the shooting of Michael Brown by offi cer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., which sparked pro-tests around the country — the White House has created the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to research and examine how to eff ectively reduce crime while building public trust.
Ramsey will co-chair the task force with former Assistant Attorney Gen-eral and George Mason University professor Laurie Robinson. Besides serving as the Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Ramsey is also presi-dent of the Major Cities Chiefs Police Association and the Police Executive Research Forum, which is a think tank for policing strategies.
Vice President of Public Safety Maureen Rush, who works with Ramsey on the executive board of the Philadelphia Police Foundation, said “Commissioner Ramsey is a well re-spected leader in the police commu-nity. I think he is the best candidate for this position.”
JOE LIStaff Writer
Penn has taken a step forward in addressing the decentralization of student mental heath resources with the creation of a 24/7 hot-line, which was launched on Monday.
The HELP Line, which will be administered by the Division of Public Safety, will be a resource for stu-dents, staff and faculty who
are seeking time sensitive help for mental health is-sues.
DPS dispatchers who have been trained by Counseling and Psychological Services staff will answer calls made to the HELP Line and con-nect students in need with professional counselors from CAPS. Previously, stu-dents would have to call dif-ferent numbers, depending on whether they were calling CAPS during business hours or after hours.
With the new HELP Line, a trained dispatcher will be able to pick up a call any time and talk to a student or staff member on the phone while another dispatcher
reaches out to a clinician. If the dispatcher senses that the student might be in danger, he can send a police officer to the student’s location.
Professor Rebecca Bush-nell, who co-chairs the men-tal health task force, said that the new central hotline will be beneficial because many Penn students and staff don’t know what number to call when feeling troubled.
“We’ve talked to many people since last spring, in-cluding parents, students, staff, faculty members and many of them just didn’t know,” Bushnell said. “This is how we concluded that a new hotline needs to be set up.”
Vice President for Pub-lic Safety Maureen Rush emphasized that the HELP Line is not a substitute for CAPS, but an extension of its service. “This number is just one more tool for people to know where to call,” she said. “It’s a number that’s easy to remember.”
CAPS Director Bill Alex-ander, who trained the HELP Line dispatchers, said the HELP Line will be a great central resource for students. “It helps them get to the right place when they don’t know where to call,” he said.
Apart from the HELP Line and CAPS’ regular num-ber, students can also call the Reach-A-Peer Helpline
for help with mental health. President of RAPline An-tonia Diener said that the major difference between RAPline and the HELP Line is that the RAPline is a peer help line. “When you call RAPline, you will talk to a fellow Penn student instead of a professional counselor. We will listen to you and try our best to help you,” she said.
The creation of the HELP Line stems from the work of the mental health task force, which was commissioned in February after several stu-dent suicides. The task force is expected to issue its full recommendations early next semester.
Mental health hotline to centralize resourcesThe HELP Line,
launched Monday, lets students call a central
number for helpJOE LI
Staff Writer
Phila. top cop to lead nat’l task force on police-community
relations
CAMPUSRESOURCES
Counseling andPsychological Services:
215-898-7021215-349-5490
(Nights and weekends)
University Chaplain’s Offi ce:215-898-8456
Student Health Service:215-746-3535
Offi ce of the Vice Provost
for University Life:215-898-6081
Reach-A-Peer Helpline:215-573-2727
(9 p.m. - 1 a.m. every night)Letter-writing service
(Any time)
Penn Student HELP Line:215-898-HELP215-898-4357
Students and others took to Philadelphia streets Monday — literally stopping traffi c at 34th and Walnut and 33rd and Market streets — to protest in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict police offi cer Darren Wilson in the
shooting death of teenager Mi-chael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
The protest, organized by Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, began at 1 p.m. at DuBois College House. Before the march, event organizer and College senior Emanuel Martinez spoke to those that were gath-ering from the steps of the Du Bois entrance. “Even though
students of color are a minor-ity at Penn, we want to show that our voices are loud,” he said.
A banner in front of him read, “No Justice, No Peace.”
Members of African Rhythms and other students handed out buckets — make-shift drums that would ani-mate and energize the students during the march.
Protesters walked in fi erce solidarity, responding to the leaders’ chants: “No justice, no peace. No racist police.”
“I just don’t want my son, the child of an Ivy League graduate, to walk down the street in fear for his life,” a stu-dent who preferred to remain anonymous said at the protest.
The group grew as the pro-testors made their way through
Penn’s campus. They stopped outside major buildings, in-cluding the high rises and the Quad, chanting for the build-ings’ occupants to “walk out for Mike Brown.” Police and a few photographers trailed the procession down Locust Walk.
About 100 protesters marched into the Huntsman
SEE FERGUSON PAGE 2
HARRY COOPERMAN & MICA TENENBAUM
City News Editor & Contributing Writer
2PageTwo
Harrison and Rodin residents who pass by a glowing red orb might want to turn their lights off.
Wharton sophomore Jason Choi launched his eco-friendly initiative, PennOrb, in Rodin and Harrison College Houses last week.
PennOrb is an energy indica-tor that monitors energy con-sumption in buildings. Choi and his team have developed an algorithm that calculates an ex-pected energy value that consid-ers temperature, humidity and visible light. It then compares the expected value of energy consumption with the actual usage. The orb lights up green if the consumption is less than the expected value and red if the consumption is greater than ex-pected.
The orbs are placed in visible areas, where residents can easi-ly see them. When the orbs glow red, individuals are encouraged
to reduce energy use. Accord-ing to PennOrb’s website, “We want to help you save energy by showing how you use energy.”
“Ultimately, we just want to send a message that regard-less of how many policies that school officials enact, it all
comes down to students to make energy changes on campus,” Choi said, citing various sus-tainability initiatives on cam-
pus, such as the new eco-friend-ly college house, which will have a green roof and other en-ergy-saving features. However,
he added that there are currently few student-led sustainability efforts at Penn.
“We want to pioneer the student-led environmental cam-paign,” Choi said.
PennOrb is working closely with Facilities and Real Es-tate Services, which provides the team with real-time energy consumption data. Although the team has yet to assess any exist-ing data, they plan to within the next few weeks.
“We are coordinating with [PennOrb] so they can use the data in their project and see if it changes behavior,” Ex-ecutive Director of Operations and Maintenance Ken Ogawa said. “[The project] is all about education, and with more in-formation, you empower the occupants to make educated choices.”
The pilot project will contin-ue until Dec. 8, when Choi and his team will analyze the data to see if there are any decreas-es in energy usage in Harrison or Rodin. Although PennOrb is restricted to the two college houses for now, Choi hopes to expand his project to all three high rises and other universities in the future.
The orbs glow red when excess energy is con-
sumedALEXIS BLOCK
Contributing Writer
Glowing orbs illuminate energy consumption in Harrison and Rodin
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Forum and Houston Market. Inside Houston Market, dining employees clapped and shared embraces with students as the protesters filed out.
“This is about more than just the Mike Brown decision and Ferguson protests,” protestor and College of Arts and Scienc-es freshman Gomian Konneh said in an email. “It’s about ex-posing racial prejudices behind
the hyper-decriminalization of black and brown bodies … I think it’s basically about rein-forcing the idea that black lives matter too.”
About 20 police officers gathered on College Green, watching the protest.
“Hands up, don’t shoot,” the protesters — who now num-bered more than 100 — shouted as they marched onto College Green. Stopping in front of Van Pelt, they chanted facing the li-brary: “Penn, who do you serve,
who do you protect?”When the group reached 34th
and Walnut streets, the protest-ers gathered at the center of the intersection, laying down on their backs for four and a half minutes of silence in memory of Brown. Protest organizers said the time represented the four and a half hours Brown laid on the street after the shooting, before his body was taken away.
There was a still silence at the intersection; the protesters’ harmonious — yet weighty —
repose was surrounded by the police’s tense vigilance. The only noise at the scene came from a police radio.
Police officers surrounded the protesters about 20 feet away. When officers tried to use their bicycles to block off a lane for turning vehicles, protesters moved quickly to lay down and block the passage.
After the silence, they chant-ed a call-and-response led by Martinez: “We are not just angry. We are not just doing
something carelessly. We are building our power.”
“And we are going to take — by force — what is not be-ing given to us,” the protesters continued. “Justice.”
Protest organizers declined to comment for this article.
The protest continued to 33rd and Market streets, where par-ticipants chanted for Drexel stu-dents to join the march. Another four and a half minutes of si-lence followed as the protestors laid down on the street again
before disbanding.Numerous protests took place
on college campuses across the country yesterday. At Harvard, protesters blocked traffic in Harvard Square seeking justice for Brown. Yale students stood in solidarity for four and a half minutes earlier today.
On Tuesday at 12 p.m., a group of Penn Law students plan to protest at the 34th Street entrance to Penn Law School. They plan to lie in silence for four and a half minutes as well.
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As of yesterday night, the Penn Orb that monitors Rodin College House’s energy consumption was lit up green, while that for Harrison College House was lit up red.
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After voting for a new governor in November, Philadelphians will soon have the opportunity to se-lect their new mayor.
Although the Democratic pri-mary — which is important in Philadelphia, where Democrats usually win the general election — remains six months away, can-didates to replace Mayor Michael Nutter are already beginning to emerge.
Most recently, State Senator Anthony Williams (D-Philadel-phia) declared his candidacy on Nov. 20 and former Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham declared her candidacy on Nov. 19.
While some high profi le Phila-delphia politicians have not de-clared their candidacy — such as City Council President Darrell Clarke — some lesser-known can-didates have emerged as legitimate contenders, including former City Solicitor and Penn Law adjunct professor Ken Trujillo and for-mer Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Executive Director and Penn Law alumnus Terry Gillen .
Similar to the Pennsylvania gu-bernatorial election, candidates have continuously stressed the im-portance of education reform.
“If you want a leader who will transform Philadelphia under the banner of reform, who has the experience to get things done, the grit, the desire and the cour-age to break some china along the
way and turn Philadelphia into a great American city, I am your candidate,” Abraham said at her campaign kickoff at the Franklin Institute on Nov. 19. “I will spend every resource at my command to fi ght for fairness in school fund-ing, including lobbying the state for proper legislation and joining in litigation or doing whatever we have to do to get appropriate fund-ing for our children.”
While there is no clear frontrun-ner, many view Abraham as one of the strongest candidates, ac-cording to her own poll. If elected, she would be Philadelphia’s fi rst female mayor.
According to a survey of 600 likely voters commissioned by Abraham’s campaign, she leads the Democratic candidates with
31 percent of the vote. Clarke, who has not declared his candi-dacy, came in second with 19 per-cent. Regardless, the survey also illustrates that the race remains wide open: 36 percent of those polled said they were undecided.
Although all candidates have worked in Philadelphia govern-ment, they have all stressed the need for change and a new direc-tion for Philadelphia.
“Most Philadelphians I speak to want a new direction,” Trujillo said at his campaign kickoff on Sept. 17 at the School District of Philadelphia’s Education Center. “Most Philadelphians understand the status quo just won’t work for our children. As Mayor, I am go-ing to lead a fi ght to take back our schools.”
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It’s hard for all of us, and no one’s personal struggles should be trivialized. I’m just trying to
offer insight into why some stu-dents might express this frustra-tion over loans: because loans
are crushing those of us stuck in the middle of the low versus high
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This entire piece was written about the experience of a low-income student and is talking about the burdens that come with interacting with people who do not understand the
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This Thanksgiv-ing, my sister was back from her first semester of col-
lege, already a little bit over-whelmed. She told me she probably wouldn’t be able to deal with all of her secondary (i.e. social) obligations until Dec. 20, as that’s the day of her last exam. I’m all too fa-miliar with this mentality.
Ever since I’ve been in charge of my own schedule, I’ve felt the constant pressure of deadlines. In some ways, it’s natural. From an early age, we’re trained to be aware of timelines and due dates. That’s part of what it means to be organized — to under-stand where you are in rela-tion to the next point in time after which “x” thing will be “too late.”
In high school, it was vio-lin recitals, tests and college applications. In college, it’s papers, midterms, intern-ship applications ... columns.
I anticipate deadlines with a strange mixture of impa-tience and dread. I have so much to do before the next one arrives, but after that, I’ll be free! At last, I’ll be able to relax, do something for fun.
Of course, the passing of one deadline simply gives way to an unobscured view of the next. After that club event, that paper is due. Mid-terms give way to finals. The clock doesn’t ever stop tick-ing, and if you’re juggling a lot of obligations, it’s easy to feel like you’re racing from one checkpoint to the next, swatting off distractions of
the here and now like irritat-ing flies.
A disturbing sort of tun-nel vision starts to predomi-nate. If your view is constant-ly clouded by the next thing on the to-do list, even if it’s
days or weeks away, you start to live your life always lean-ing uncomfortably into the future, never standing firmly in the present.
With this kind of attitude, it’s hard to admit to ourselves that maybe the deadlines will never disappear — that life will always be this hectic. But I also know that the obli-gations and due dates that fill
up my calendar are necessary components of my most en-gaging and satisfying activi-ties. As much as I might com-plain about paper due dates, my philosophy essays and the discussions that precede them reflect the best of my time at Penn. My weekly column, the most frequent deadline of the semester, has encouraged me to share and discuss my ideas in unexpected and rewarding ways.
So how can we reconcile the stress of exams and due dates with the rewards of an engaged life? Rather than wishing away our obliga-tions, we should recognize that they will always be there, and that there’s no need to al-low them to weigh so heavily on our minds. Having signifi-cant amounts of unfinished work is a state of being for most of us. We have to be-come comfortable with the fact that no matter how well organized we are, we will
always be approaching dead-lines; we will always have a lot of obligations.
This realization can actu-ally be freeing, because it de-mands that we stop viewing our time as one countdown clock after the next. There’s a key difference between planning for the future and mentally dwelling in it, and if deadlines will always be a part our lives, we should stop thinking that having them obliges us to live in constant anticipation of the next one on the list.
Once we acknowledge that the day when we have unlimited amounts of free time will never actually ar-rive, it doesn’t make sense to put off enjoying all of the other enriching things with which we fill our lives until the imaginary time when the number of things on the to-do list falls to zero.
So, as the semester draws to a close, let’s give ourselves
permission to have moments of calm — to take a deep breath, go for a walk or talk to a friend about something entirely unrelated to the list of exams we have yet to take and papers we have yet to write. And let’s not feel guilty about it. Even if it’s not Dec. 20 yet.
I found the list scrawled in last summer’s note-book, buried in my desk drawer back home.
“To Do at Penn: Don’t get too stressed about grades. Don’t try to tackle everything at once. Do what it takes to be happy.”
I may have failed on the first two counts — but even though I see its flaws, Penn’s made me the happiest I’ve ever been.
Visits home remind us of the people we were before we started college. Over break, I reconvened with my best friend from high school and we took stock of the ways we’d changed. As much as we tried to act like we were back to normal, we couldn’t ignore the obvious: We were differ-ent.
I wonder how tangible an impact Penn has left on me. Sure, there’s the spectrum of experiences unique to my time here — BYOs, Owls late nights, weekend waffles at Bridge Cafe and hours pour-ing over comparative literature in the Law Library — but I’m not sure how I’ve changed as a person. We focus on the dif-ference we can make at Penn, but we don’t consider the dif-ference Penn makes on us.
I applied early decision to Penn, which meant I had an extra four months to imagine it as a utopia. Clearly, that’s not the case. I had heard about Penn’s pre-professionalism, but I didn’t expect it to be
as pervasive. Before Penn, I was less worried about jobs. I didn’t have the internal pres-sure of identifying myself as a Whartonite or non-Whartonite or the hours spent testing out interschool minors on a spreadsheet. I promised my-self I wouldn’t stress out about school — a promise that I broke the first week of classes. My best friend and I planned to Skype every week. Now we’re glad if we make it twice a month.
Pre-Penn me didn’t need to take everything to the ex-tremes — register for the hard-est classes, have the most fun Saturday night, work out the most, have the funniest Snap-chat Story. I didn’t compare myself to everyone around me.
But in spite of the competi-tive urges I’d rather not have, Penn pushes me to become a better version of myself. I’m more outgoing than I was in high school and my compul-sively updated Penn planner keeps me more organized than I’ve ever been. I have to remind myself that I can’t do everything, but what I do ac-complish — whether it’s fin-
ishing an essay or performing Blogilates in my friend’s dorm — gives me a rush of confi-dence.
In the past few months, I’ve gotten lots of comments about “the freshman high.” For the first weeks, I looked at every-thing at Penn with a rosy gaze. Friends would say, “Come on, what’s it really like?” and I couldn’t name any flaws. I mass-texted my “group” from high school that Penn exceed-ed my expectations. Dining
hall food was better than I an-ticipated. People were friendly and just plain nice. The more my pre-frosh image of Penn crumbled, the happier I was that it did.
I was crushed this sum-mer when I didn’t get into the Quad. Now I’ve found more of a close-knit community than I’d hoped for in English House. I assumed I’d have more self-control in the din-ing hall. Then my friends and I discovered pumpkin ice cream in Commons and all hope was lost. I thought I’d befriend fel-low humanities-lovers, but I have more friends studying business and engineering than
English. I never thought that, as of last week, I’d be regis-tered to rush. And I didn’t ex-pect to make a home out of the slightly sketchy-looking DP office.
Even though I’ll groan about Penn’s pressure-cooker environment, I want to hold on to the glassy-eyed naivete for as long as I can. I can note Penn’s flaws without becom-ing jaded. Maybe I’m just an eternal optimist, but I stand by my claim that applying ED to Penn was the best choice I ever made.
It’s not that I wouldn’t have Penn any other way. But over break, as my best friend got ready to go back to her small liberal arts college in Minne-sota, she looked me in the eyes and said, “You look so happy.”
For that, I have to thank the Red and Blue.
Expectations versus reality
SOPHIA WUSHANLEY is a College senior studying philosophy from Millersville, Pa. Her email address is [email protected]. “Another Look” appears every Tuesday.
Life and deadlines
DANI BLUM is a College freshman from Ridgefield, Conn. Her email address is [email protected]. “The Danalyst” appears every Tuesday.
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ANOTHER LOOK | The stress of deadlines doesn’t have to tarnish the worthwhile moments of our everyday lives
But I also know that the obligations and due dates that fill up my calendar are necessary components of my most engaging and
satisfying activities.”
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SAM SHERMAN is a College junior from Marblehead, Mass. His email address is [email protected].
Penn pushes me to become a better version of myself. I’m more outgoing than I was in high school, and my compulsively updated Penn planner keeps me more organized than
I’ve ever been.”
I assume it is coincidence that Jonathan Iwry and Shawn Kelley’s columns appeared in the same edition of The Daily Pennsylvanian. However, in combination they demonstrate exactly why people rightfully start to show their disdain for white men’s (i.e. our) antics. May it be through the fundamental misunderstanding that there is a right to be heard, instead of the actual constitutional right to speak, or the belief that “the justice system” will right all wrongs, I find the extent of their moral blind spots shocking.
Maybe there is some sort of honor in defending a decidedly unfunny piece of “parody” against an edi-torial board with taste, or defending a justice system in which essentially every grand jury investigation indicts the defendant, except when he is a police of-ficer. Maybe there is honor in using the presump-tion of innocence to shield powerful men against the voices of abused women.
Or maybe, even white men could start to speak out against people that mock those who try to make the world a better place through inclusion. Maybe, we can understand how our appeal for equal con-sideration of all sides is really just adding to the pile of voices oppressing those with important but uncomfortable opinions. And maybe, we can show compassion for the daily struggle so many face in this country, and for the frustration against the of-ten deadly and never-punished racism of too many Americans. And maybe, just maybe, we can try to understand why a tiny subset of people turns to vio-lent protest, after decades of quiet, gentle protests have not yielded any substantial results.
As Iwry writes, “every now and then, people might actually prompt us to rethink, revise or even reinforce our ideas.” I just feel that some might be confused about who these people are.
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Penn Masala’s endowed scholarship was three years in the making
Penn Masala wants to aid the future of Penn’s per-forming arts community.
The a cappella group recently announced the establishment of the Penn Masala Alumni Scholar-ship, an alumni-endowed scholarship fund for both international and American Penn students interested in the performing arts.
The scholarship was fi rst conceived about three years ago as a way for alumni to show their gratitude to-
wards the group, and to give back to the perform-ing arts community that supported them throughout their four years at Penn, Masala President and Wharton senior Dilip Rajan said in an email.
In a video promoting the scholarship, 2008 Wharton graduate Samir Sheth cred-ited his Penn connections with his willingness to con-tribute to others. “It’s the power of building that con-nection at Penn that com-pels alumni like ourselves to give back individually ... or give back as a group,” he said.
Rajan also said that Penn Masala is the fi rst stu-dent group to endow such a scholarship. The Mask and Wig Club announced an endowed scholarship of
their own over the sum-mer. However, Rajan said that Masala’s scholarship was endowed during Penn’s previous fi scal year, but was not publicized due to a prolonged collaboration between the Penn Alumni Relations Offi ce and Penn Masala’s current and alum-ni members.
“[The] performing arts scene at Penn is a vibrant community and is often a large part of what de-fi nes the Penn experience for those involved,” Rajan said, adding that he hopes the scholarship will allevi-ate any fi nancial burdens for students who wish to pursue their passion for the arts at Penn.
While Mask and Wig and Masala have created schol-arship funds, their leaders
hope the trend will spread throughout Penn’s perform-ing arts community.
“In addition to further promoting the performing arts at Penn, I also hope this will encourage other groups to talk to their alum-ni about endowing similar scholarships,” Rajan said.
Founded at Penn in 1996, Penn Masala is now hailed as “the World’s First and Premier Hindi A Cap-pella Group,” according to their website. The all-male group has travelled to various college campuses, toured in India, performed at the White House and released full-length studio albums.
The a cappella group will be featured in the up-coming fi lm, Pitch Perfect 2.
The a cappella group recently an-nounced their new
scholarship
FREDA ZHAOContributing Writer
Penn Masala announced the establishment of the Penn Masala Alumni Scholarship, an alumni-endowed scholarship fund three years in the making for Penn students.
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HIGHER EDUCATIONHarvard University’s celebrated CS50, an
introductory computer science course, will be electronically broadcast to Yale University students starting in fall 2015.
David Malan, Harvard’s CS50 professor, announced to his class Monday that the joint venture had been approved by both schools. “We will put aside the rivalry,” he said of offering his course to students at Harvard’s closest competitor.
A Harvard class for Yalies
Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby has resigned from his place on Temple’s Board of Trustees.
In recent weeks, a series of women have come forward and alleged that Cosby raped them, prompt-ing him to resign in “the best interests” of the school.
Cosby, a Temple alumnus, did a stand-up comedy performance after the Nov. 9, 2013 Penn-Temple basketball game and has frequently been involved with the annual Penn Relays Carnival that takes place in April at Franklin Field.
Cosby resigns from Temple board
The University of Virginia suspended all fraternities after a Rolling Stone report in late Novem-ber brought scrutiny of the university’s handling of sexual assault.
The article details the gang rape of “Jackie,” then a college freshman, at a fraternity house in 2012, which led to an emergency meeting of UVA’s govern-ing board. Besides suspending fraternities, UVA has asked the Charlottesville Police Department to investigate Jackie’s case and is considering other measures.
Several colleges near St. Louis, Mo. — where the grand jury evaluating Darren Wilson for indict-ment met last month — closed last Tuesday after violent protests in the area the day before. Washing-ton University closed the part of its campus closest to the grand jury’s meeting place and St. Louis Community College canceled classes through Dec. 1.
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The Red Cross House Center for Disaster Recovery, directed by 2001 alumnus Chad Lassiter from the School of Social Pol-icy & Practice, is a transitional housing facility and service cen-ter for survivors of disaster. The goal of the Red Cross House is simple — to move clients from disaster to recovery. It hosts 26 private family rooms and can ac-commodate 120 individuals at a time, including people with dis-abilities.
According to Lassiter, the Red Cross House ultimately strives to serve humanity. “We see the human spirit as being something that is our opportunity when they’re faced with adversity,” Lassiter said.
The Red Cross House serves as an alternative to the shelter system, which lacks the resourc-es to offer similar opportunities for recovery and often forces families to live apart. During their stay, clients work closely with caseworkers and participate in a wide range of supportive programs. In executing a Fam-ily Recovery Plan, caseworkers help to ensure that families sup-port themselves and maintain as normal a routine as possible. Clients may receive housing as-sistance from various public and private agencies.
“I think Penn students need to be aware that the Red Cross does more than just give blood,” Lassier explained. “When you look at the Medical school, the Nursing school and the work that Ira Harkavy is doing with the Netter Center, [Penn] does a lot in the community of West Philadelphia.”
Antonio Garcia, an assistant professor at SP2, explained the extreme visibility of the dispar-ity between the University com-munity and the West Philadel-phia community.
“Unfortunately, our research has shown that communities of color are more likely than Caucasian communities to lack benefits, insurance and other re-sources,” Garcia said. “You walk down campus and everything looks fine in terms of neighbor-hood conditions and the social environment, but you turn the corner into West Philadelphia and it’s striking, the difference.”
Garcia explained that a com-mon perpetrator of such dispari-ties are social conditions that are “beyond the control of the individual person such as lack of resources, access to services and insurance.”
Roberta Rehner Iversen, a professor at SP2, believes that there has been a long-standing involvement from nearby cam-puses in West Philadelphia.
“Through the Netter Center, there are lots of service-learning projects that are very much en-gaged. In the last 20 years or so, the University has really reached out to doing work through part-nerships with the Medical, Nurs-ing and Dental schools.”
Iversen explained that Drexel University is more involved in the technical aspect of provid-ing assistance, while Penn has been involved in financial and consulting aspects. “We have provided social workers from to nearby elementary schools.”
Although there is obvious social and socioeconomic dis-parity between the University and the community, Lassiter be-
lieves that students should take on the challenge of integrating themselves into the Philadelphia community with a teachable mentality.
“I think we also have to just be mindful that we are guests in West Philadelphia,” Lassiter explained. “But I have seen the University over the past 10 years bridge the gap between com-munity and university and look at working in the collaborative with so many initiatives that re-ally aid the community. Commu-nity teaches us and we teach the community as well.”
Lassiter has taken many of the core principles from his experi-ences at SP2 and embodied them in his work with the Red Cross.
“I took away the whole prem-ise of the School of Social Policy & Practice, which was deeply rooted in looking for so-cial justice, equality and equity on every side of the color line, on every side of the gender line,” Lassiter said.
“The school gave me the theo-retical framework for how I en-gage with clients and families, learning certain ecosystems and being so deeply rooted in theo-ry and research,” Lassiter ex-plained. “It has really opened up a lot of doors and pathways for me to help those who have been oppressed and marginalized.”
Indeed, Lassiter stressed that it is difficult to focus entirely on theory when engaging in fieldwork. The translation from theory to reality is a process that he describes as “the moment, the now and the mean time.”
“A lot of the things that were
in the book goes out the door and you sometimes have to rely on instinct,” Lassiter said. Draw-ing upon his experience provid-ing trauma counseling in the af-termath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Lassiter explained that “there was no time for theoriz-ing and so what I found myself doing was just rolling up my sleeves and really just doing the real work of helping real peo-ple.”
Lassiter believes that vol-unteers are the core force that drives the mission of the Red Cross. “I think it’s really key to let our Penn students know that there’s a place like the Red Cross that’s here in the same community as the University. There are a wealth of volunteer opportunities.”
“We’ve had Penn students come in and help us paint some of our suites. We have young people from the University of Pennsylvania Red Cross clubs who come here on Saturdays — they help our residents with constructing a resume, job inter-view skills, tips like that, and in the spring they are planning to embark upon building a zen gar-den out near our playground area which is going to provide a sense of comfort, relaxation and medi-tation, because sometimes when you’ve been displaced because of a catastrophic event, you need to get your mind off things.”
The most effective social workers are “those that are able to stay in the moment, those who don’t lose themselves, those who know that there is something that’s driving them.”
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Chad Lassiter is a graduate from the School of Social Policy & Practice and director of the Red Cross House Center for Disaster Recovery, which serves as an alternative to the shelter system.
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not in over his head. However, a 177th place finish out of 254 — while respectable — was far from what he had expected.
It would take him another year to truly make a splash at Nationals, but when he did, it was that much sweeter for the Red and Blue’s cornerstone runner.
“I’m relieved to live up to the expectations,” Awad said after earning All-American status this year. “It’s a pretty big step looking forward.”
This year, Awad was Penn’s lone representative at Nation-als, but that was not the case a year ago.
After capping a breakout freshman campaign with a 23rd place finish at last year’s Regionals, current sophomore Cleo Whiting also qualified for Nationals. She delivered a com-parable result to Awad, finish-ing 184th out of 254.
Although a battle with in-juries prevented Whiting from making another fully healthy run at Nationals, she was able to finish a strong 19th at this year’s Regionals.
Each athlete will look to carry their strong 2014 finish into winter track season, which starts this Saturday at the Le-high Invitational.
MICHELE OZER/DP FILE PHOTO Junior Thomas Awad did not achieve All-American status last year, but he did manage to finish 177th in his first trip to NCAA XC Nationals.
while showing just how their de-fense (a 2-3 zone with a wrinkle, according to McLaughlin) can shut down opponents.
But before you start declaring the Red and Blue the Ivy League champions, it is important to take a peek at their Garden State rivals.
While Penn has taken care of business against some solid op-ponents, Princeton has done so to the nth degree.
According to Jeff Sagarin’s College Basketball Ratings, the Tigers rank 13th in the country, having won all seven of their games so far. When you look at those seven victories in depth, it looks even more impressive.
Princeton has beaten two ACC schools — Pittsburgh and Wake Forest — while also winning a
preseason tournament in the Can-cun Challenge. The Tigers have won three games on the road and three games on neutral courts.
On top of that, Princeton has had three different players take home Ivy Player of the Week, displaying depth that may surpass the Red and Blue’s reserves.
All of this is to say that the Tigers and coach Courtney Bang-hart have responded to relinquish-ing the Ivy title last season by reloading and taking their game to the next level in 2014-15. This Princeton squad looks even better than last year’s and have rightfully looked like Ivy favorites.
There is a lot of basketball to play before the Jan. 10 matchup between Penn and Princeton. But with Harvard struggling while the Quakers and Tigers put their best feet forward, there is ample rea-son to be excited for the matchup
between these two squads.So excuse me for looking
ahead. All 11 games these two teams have played this year have merely amped up the excitement for this year’s Penn-Princeton games.
Penn will play seven games before facing Princeton, mean-ing the team will go through a lot before that big contest. The team will develop as McLaughlin fur-ther defines his lineup and each player’s role.
But the next 40 days will serve one role: preparation for a gruel-ing Ivy schedule in pursuit of an-other title.
Let the countdown begin.
AMANDA SUAREZ/DP FILE PHOTO Penn center Sydney Stipanovich immediately made her presence felt in the Penn-Princeton rivalry last year, averaging 24 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2 blocks against the Tigers as a freshman for coach Mike McLaughlin.
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break Katarina Poulsen’s all-time career record of 194 blocks by the end of the season.
While strong forward play has been a staple for Penn’s de-fense, its depth has been one of the biggest keys to its success through the first few games. Against New Hampshire, coach Mike McLaughlin was able to rotate in fresh bodies through-out the game without losing any
integrity in his zone.Penn’s depth stood out in
particular in the Red and Blue’s victory over New Hampshire. The Quakers’ bench scored 58 of the team’s 74 points against the Wildcats, an incredible mark given that the team’s starting five returns three players from last year’s championship lineup.
But it hasn’t been a one-game trend. Across the entire season, Penn’s bench has outscored its starters 30.7 points per game to 30.1 despite playing only 44.5
percent of the minutes. Most of this change has come from yet another stellar freshman class.
Freshman guards Anna Ross and Beth Brzozowski, along with reigning Ivy League Rook-ie of the Week Michele Nwoke-di, have combined for 19.0 points per game so far and could potentially see even larger roles as the year progresses.
Against a Lafayette team that has relied heavily on its starters, Penn’s bench has the chance to turn the tide.
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Harvard (4-1)Harvard dominated Houston
on Nov. 25, winning 84-63 behind 24 points and 10 rebounds from Wesley Saunders. Steve Moun-dou-Missi added 14 points and 14 boards. The Crimson were tested to a far greater extent on Satur-day against UMass, but Saunders’ 27 points led Tommy Amaker’s squad to a 75-73 victory.
Yale (6-2)Yale had a busy second week-
end, playing three games in as many days. The Bulldogs contin-ued their hot start to the season with a weekend sweep, beating UIC, Illinois State and Kent State. Star forward Justin Sears scored 45 points over the three contests. Yale lost for just the second time this year on the road against Prov-idence on Friday, but that game was sandwiched between two more wins at the expense of La-fayette and Hartford.
Princeton (2-5)Spencer Weisz put up 22 points,
but Hans Brase and the rest of the
Tigers struggled on Nov. 22 as Princeton fell 79-68 to Incarnate Word. Princeton also dropped games against UTEP and San Diego before getting a much needed win
against San Jose State on Sunday.Dartmouth (1-3)
Connor Boehm’s three at the buzzer gave Dartmouth a victory over IPFW, but the Big Green got
a taste of their own medicine in their next game when Daniel Dion’s shot in the fi nal seconds gave New Hampshire a 65-63 win over its in-state rivals.
Columbia (4-1)Columbia has looked good in its
recent matchups, beating Lehigh 54-44 on Nov. 23 before beating Fairleigh Dickerson two days later
with a score of 57-47. Jeff Coby had 16 points off the bench in the fi rst contest, while Kyle Castlin led the way with 19 in the second matchup. After a few days off , the Lions beat American in the Big Apple on Sat-urday behind 20 points from Maodo Lo.
Cornell (4-4)Cornell lost a couple of nail-
biters last weekend, falling 72-71 to Penn State and then 61-59 to Drexel. Galal Cancer averaged 14 points per contest, but it wasn’t enough to help the Big Red pull out a win in either game. Cornell may have found its footing this weekend, however, after the squad managed to notch wins against Canisius and Binghamton.
Brown (3-5)Brown was abused on defense
in its second week, giving up 78 points in a 12-point loss to Indi-ana State before allowing 89 in a 21-point beatdown at the hands of Illinois. Leland King had 25 points in the fi rst game, while Steven Spieth, who averaged a whopping 37.5 minutes over the two contests, poured in 21 in the second game. The Bears then al-lowed 79 points in a Thanksgiving loss to Austin Peay, but the squad bounced back with wins over Prai-rie View and Johnson & Wales.
IVY ROUNDUP
Ancient Eight busy on the court over breakBY TOMMY ROTHMAN
From The Daily Pennsylvanian’s sports blog, THE BUZZ
MIKE TONY/DP FILE PHOTO Harvard forward Wesley Saunders was the Ivy Player of the Year a season ago, and the Crimson’s star player has wasted no time establishing himself as the favorite to retain the honor in his senior campaign. The Crimson are 4-1, thanks in no small part to Saunders’ contributions both scoring and rebounding.
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Star junior cross country runner Thomas Awad has been making his case for top Penn athlete for some time now, but it was only two weekends ago that he broke out on a national stage. In an extremely gutsy perfor-mance at NCAA Nationals, Awad persevered through an Achilles injury and finished 27th overall, earning All-American honors.
With the current upward trajectory of Awad’s career, it is easy to get caught up in what he has done lately. However, to say that his re-cent success has come out of nowhere would be severely nearsighted, as many of his performances from last year formed his foundation.
With this in mind, let’s turn back the clock to around this time last year when the
Quakers’ standout runner got his first shot at national rec-ognition in cross country.
After finishing third in Ivy Heptagonals and fifth in NCAA Regionals in only his sophomore year, Awad knew that expectations going into NCAA Nationals were go-ing to be high. But instead of playing down expectations, he sought to represent the rest of his team with a strong performance.
“I think a top 40 finish would be great,” Awad said. “This year was really good for us.
“I want everyone to know that Penn is going to be a force to be reckoned with in years to come.”
He cited his freshman trip to outdoor track Nationals as a key piece of experience that he would attempt to uti-lize on his Nov. 23 trip to Terra Haute, Ind. in 2013.
“I don’t think I’m in over my head,” Awad said.
And when it came down to race time, he certainly was
The past few games have revealed a lot about Penn women’s basketball.
After suff ering a blowout loss to No. 4 Tennessee in their opening game, the Quak-ers have shown off exactly why they were one of the fa-vorites (along with Princeton) to fi nish atop the conference: stifl ing defense.
Against a Lafayette team that has shot nearly 40 percent from the fl oor this season, Penn’s defense — anchored by sophomore center Sydney Stipanovich — will be key once again.
Despite playing against a top-tier off ense in the form of the Lady Vols, the Red and Blue still rank second in the Ivy League in opposing fi eld
goal percentage and points per game. In their past three games, opponents have shot just 25.7 percent from the fi eld, while averaging just un-der 40 points per game.
The Leopards (4-2) are coming off of a tough matchup against No. 12 Louisville that saw Lafayette fall, 102-61. Junior guard Jamie O’Hare — who put up 20 against the Cardinals — has the potential to pose matchup problems for the Quakers’ inexperienced guards.
Lafayette senior forward Emily Homan leads the team in scoring with 17.6 points per game and will be matched up against Stipanovich, senior Bonenberger and the rest of a frontcourt group that has an-chored a dominant Penn zone defense for the past year.
Stipanovich has the chance to fi nish the game ranked fourth all-time in career blocks for Penn, needing just one to tie all-time great Diana Caramanico. With 113 blocks in just 33 career games, the sophomore is on pace to break Katarina Poulsen’s all-time
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W. HOOPS | Penn aims to continue run
of stifling defenseBY HOLDEN McGINNIS
Sports Editor
THOMAS MUNSON/DP STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Freshman forward Michelle Nwokedi earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors with a 17 point, 14 rebound performance against New Hampshire.
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Penn passing its early tests
STEVEN TYDINGS
Penn women’s basketball came into this season with a lot of moving parts.
No experienced ballhandlers. A lack of a go-to scorer with the graduation of Alyssa Baron. A tough nonconference schedule that started with No. 4 Tennessee.
And despite a loss to the Lady Vols, the Quakers have passed their early tests with fl ying col-ors, setting themselves up well for their most important matchup: Princeton in the New Year.
Freshmen point guards Anna Ross and Beth Brzozowski have handled the point well so far in 2014. A cavalcade of players, in-cluding a resurgent Keiera Ray off the bench, have taken turns as go-to scorers and made Penn’s of-fense viable early this year.
But there is one area in which the Red and Blue have truly dis-tinguished themselves.
Defense.Since the Tennessee game, the
Quakers have thoroughly domi-nated their opponents defensively. They gave up just 29 points to La Salle in their home opener. They held Navy to just 17 points in the fi rst half on the road.
And then Penn took it to a whole new level against New Hampshire last Tuesday.
Coach Mike McLaughlin went to his bench early after falling be-hind, 6-3. And boy did it pay off .
The Red and Blue fl ustered the Wildcats on every possession, forcing turnovers with their press, contesting every shot and grab-bing every rebound. Meanwhile, McLaughlin’s bench players ex-tended the Quakers’ lead to 30 points … in just the fi rst half.
All in all, Penn’s 35-point vic-tory was a display of just how good this team can be with every player playing to their potential
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TURN BACK THE CLOCK
Awad’s first NCAA run
BY COLIN HENDERSON
From The Daily Pennsylva-nian’s sports blog, THE
BUZZ
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FIXATED ON FRESHMENA look at Penn basketball’s use of its freshman class so far this yearA look at Penn basketball’s use of its freshman class so far this year
Auger’s performances against Rider and Lafayette drew the attention of the Ivy League, earning him Ivy Rookie of the Week for his strong showings. Unfortunately for the freshman, he went down with a foot injury and will likely be sidelined for an extended period. When healthy, Auger’s propensity for offensive rebounding has earned him the praise of coach Jerome Allen. The Hopkinton, N.H. native is still develop-ing offensively but may be the most athletic player in the Class of 2018 for the Quakers.
Woods has been one of Penn’s primary ballhandlers, impressing the coaching staff from the opening game. He has displayed his athleticism throughout Penn’s first five games as well as his affinity for the three-ball, tying with fellow freshman Sam Jones for the second-most triples on the team. When he comes off the bench, Woods actually averages the most minutes per game of anyone on the team. Expect his minutes total to stay pretty high as he continues to see time at the point.
ANTONIO WOODSPOINT GUARD // 6’1” // 180 lbs.PER GAME AVERAGES: 32.0 minutes // 8.0 points // 3.0 rebounds // 2.8 assists // 2.0 turnoversSTANDOUT GAME: Nov. 15 vs. Delaware State // 11 points on 3-for-9 shooting, 4 assists
When Jones is on the court, there is one thing that he loves to do: Shoot the ball. Jones plays the role of sharpshooter off the bench for the Quakers, displaying his fondness for the three-pointer early and often this year. While his minutes have been few and far between, in recent games, he still has gotten the opportunity to come off the bench and shoot from beyond the arc for Penn. Against Wagner on Saturday, Jones came in to hit a triple in the final minute despite having played just two minutes earlier in the game.
SAM JONESSMALL FORWARD // 6’7” // 175 lbs.
PER GAME AVERAGES: 11.6 minutes // 4.4 points // 1.6 rebounds // 0.6 assists // 0.4 turnoversSTANDOUT GAME: Nov. 18 vs. Rider // 9 points on 3-for-6 shooting, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Woods has been one of Penn’s primary ballhandlers, impressing the coaching staff from the opening game. He has displayed his athleticism throughout Penn’s first five games as well as his affinity for the three-ball, tying with fellow freshman Sam Jones for the second-most triples on the team. When he comes off the bench, Woods actually averages the most minutes per game of anyone on the team. Expect his minutes total to stay pretty high as he continues to see time at the point.
Foreman has started every game of his college career so far, playing the fourth-most minutes on the team. The Pennsauken, N.J. native has primarily worked at the point for the Red and Blue, sharing the role with junior captain Tony Hicks and classmate Antonio Woods. Foreman’s defensive performance is one of his calling cards, as he leads the team in steals so far on the year. He shouldn’t be expected to score as consistently for Penn but is useful for the intangi-bles he brings to the floor.
PER GAME AVERAGES: 21.7 minutes // 9.3 points // 6.7 rebounds // 1.0 assists // 2.0 turnoversSTANDOUT GAME: Nov. 22 vs. Lafayette // 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, 9 reboundsAuger’s performances against Rider and Lafayette drew the attention of the Ivy League, earning him Ivy Rookie of the Week for his strong showings. Unfortunately for the freshman, he went down with a foot injury and will likely be sidelined for an extended period. When healthy, Auger’s propensity for offensive rebounding has earned him the praise of coach Jerome Allen. The Hopkinton, N.H. native is still develop-
When Jones is on the court, there is one thing that he loves to do: Shoot the ball. Jones plays the role of
Foreman has started every game of his college career so far, playing the fourth-most minutes on the team. The Pennsauken, N.J. native has primarily worked at the point for the Red and Blue, sharing the role with junior captain Tony Hicks and classmate Antonio Woods. Foreman’s defensive performance is one of his calling cards, as he leads the team in steals so far on the year. He shouldn’t be expected to score as consistently for Penn but is useful for the intangi-
Auger’s performances against Rider and Lafayette drew the attention of the Ivy League, earning him Ivy Rookie of the Week for his strong showings. Unfortunately for the freshman, he went down with a foot injury and will likely be sidelined for an extended period. When healthy, Auger’s propensity for offensive rebounding has earned him the praise of coach Jerome Allen. The Hopkinton, N.H. native is still developing offensively but may be the most athletic player in the Class of 2018 for the Quakers.
When Jones is on the court, there is one thing that he loves to do: Shoot the ball. Jones plays the role of sharpshooter off the bench for the Quakers, displaying his fondness for the three-pointer early and often this year. While his minutes have been few and far between, in recent games, he still has gotten the opportunity to come off the bench and shoot from beyond the arc for Penn. Against Wagner on Saturday, Jones came in to hit a triple in the final minute despite having played just two minutes earlier in the game.
SMALL FORWARD // 6’7” // 175 lbs.PER GAME AVERAGES: // 1.6 rebounds // 0.6 assists // 0.4 turnoversSTANDOUT GAME: on 3-for-6 shooting, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
POWER FORWARD // 6’7” // 225 lbs.PER GAME AVERAGES: // 6.7 rebounds // 1.0 assists // 2.0 turnoversSTANDOUT GAME: points on 7-for-10 shooting, 9 rebounds
Freshman forward Michele Nwokedi was named Ivy Rooke of
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