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GETS FRESH HOW WAS YOUR NSO? EXCITING

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Everyone remembers their very ﬁrst NSO.

A LOT

Though freshmen are technically scheduled to attend the same events, everyone comes away from their first week at Penn with different takeaways.

THRILLING

Connor Mills is a freshman in the College from Medford, NJ.

FUN

Katie Devore is a Wharton freshman from Larchmont, NY. Yossi Sachi is a transfer student in the College from West Palm Beach, FL. Maura Fay is a College freshman from Malvern, PA.

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HECTIC

Here's what they thought of the week.

HELPFUL

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Penn Bookstore introduces textbook pricematching program

Why SEPTA student discount may be year away

Students can be refunded for books they find cheaper online

Petition for discounted tix earned over 1,200 signatures

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Barnes & Noble is making a new effort to compete with textbook giants like Amazon — price-matching. The price-matching program currently exists in over 300 Barnes & Noble stores and has recently extended to the Penn Bookstore through the first week of classes. “Barnes & Noble created the Price Match Program this past year in an effort to continue to offer students the most affordable and best cost savings options for textbooks,” said Katie Woodward, the manager of the Penn Bookstore. The program stipulates that the Penn Bookstore will refund students who find required course textbooks at a lower price online. The Bookstore will price match all used, digital and new books if they are in stock. This offer extends to books found on Amazon, BN.com and local sellers but excludes online marketplaces such as “other sellers” and Amazon’s warehouse deals. In order to be price matched, students must authenticate their refund request by providing a receipt or showing a Bookstore official on a

Discounted passes for college students taking SEPTA may soon become a reality, if local universities can agree to make it happen. The SEPTA Youth Advisory Council has long advocated for an alternative to the traditional pass, targeting students who live on campus and are looking to explore the city. A Change. org petition they filed in support of that

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Discounted SEPTA passes for college students may soon become a reality, as negotiations are underway for a pilot trial.

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Contrary to how it may seem the people around you don’t have it all figured out.

proposal, which would lower the price of the pass by 50-75 percent, garnered over 1,200 signatures last year. “Whereas other pass programs and the current pass program in Philadelphia are geared towards getting people from homes to campus, this program will be geared towards people who are living on campus in Philly… and helping them get beyond the Penn bubble,” said Jeff Kessler, the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council executive chairman and a graduate student in both the Engineering and Law Schools. SEE SEPTA PAGE 5

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Penn prof teaches Ryan Lochte how to say sorry Time article lists issues with Lochte’s apology JINAH KIM Staff Reporter

Listen up, Ryan Lochte: One Wharton professor has some advice on how to deliver an effective apology — and he’s got the research to back him up. Time Magazine recently published an op-ed by Wharton professor Maurice Schweitzer and Columbia Business School professor Adam Galinskyin which they identified essential elements for a good apology — and how Lochte’s initial apology missed almost all of them. “I thought Lochte was an interesting case because he’s a familiar face, there’s an interesting story and his first apology was just horrendous,” Schweitzer said in an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian. According to Schweitzer and Galinsky, a good apology must be candid, accept responsibility, express remorse and commit to change. “Let them know that you’re

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What was your impression of the scheduled programming? Was it helpful? “I thought the scheduled programming was helpful, just very redundant. The most helpful event was the walking tour. I was able to know where my classes were before I started classes.” – Connor “To be honest, I didn’t attend any of the NSO scheduled programs, except for some of the mandatory ones. The one that had info on Penn Police was the only one that I found helpful. I am not worried about being in Philly, but it was nice to hear that we have our very own police

rea lly sor r y,” Schweitzer explained. “You can give something up, you can take some action to demonstrate that you really regret what happened. And the second piece is a commitment to change — demonstrate that things will be different going forward, and think of things that might bind you to that commitment.” While those ideas might seem like simple common sense, Schweitzer said, they can sometimes be surprisingly hard to follow. Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, former BP CEO Tony Hayward infamously stated that “there’s no one who wants this thing over more than I do. You know, I’d like my life back,” inspiring backlash against his perceived lack of remorse. “When things are going badly, we naturally focus in on ourselves,” Schweitzer said. “As the head of BP ... [Hayward]’s had some really bad days. And yet, when we apologize, we need to really be outward focused — we need to think about other people.”

force. Everything else definitely just felt a little useless. My TA for the Penn Reading Project small group discussion didn’t even watch the movie. We spent the time talking about crazy NSO stories! “ – Katie “It was really good. We didn’t have as much programming or regulated events as the freshmen. As transfer students, they knew we had done it all before at our previous college. If NSO for freshmen is on steroids, ours was just on, like, addy.” — Yossi “I thought the schedule was helpful because it gave me opportunities to go do things and sort of gave me a rough outline

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United States Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte was recently embroiled in controversy at Rio; Penn professor Maurice Schweitzer and Columbia professor Adam Galinsky discuss apologies and their pitfalls.

Others might find it hard to apologize well for another reason: It makes us feel better when we don’t say we’re sorry. “When people refuse to apologize, they actually feel more powerful,” Schweitzer said. “And what I’m extrapolating to is

of how I could spend my time (rather than sitting in my room wondering what I should be doing). Some of the mandatory things felt a little slow and repetitive, but all in all the topics covered were important and it made me feel very welcomed by the University. I really like that they addressed ways to feel more at home and to find our place at Penn because it reassured me that I was not alone in the confusion of being a freshman!” – Maura Did you attend any student group performances? If yes, which ones? “Nope.” — Connor “No.” — Katie

that people perceive others who don’t apologize as more powerful because it makes their actions seem intentional, it makes them seem more confident.” One Wharton alumnus is notorious for such refusals to apologize — Wharton ’68

“Nah, man.” — Yossi “I did not attend any group performances but looking back, I wish I had!” — Maura Was the night life what you expected it to be? “The night life was what I expected. It was nice to hang out not only with other freshmen but upperclassmen teammates.” — Connor “Honestly, it was better than I expected. I had a great time with my friends and made so many new ones.” — Katie “I thought the night life was super fun. Maybe the idea of the “ratio” was something they should have taught us at an

graduate and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “Donald Trump exudes high confidence as if he’s sure about himself, and that confidence makes him look more powerful,” Schweitzer said. But while his supporters may

orientation event. That could be something super important for a successful year at Penn.” — Yossi “The night life was pretty much what I expected. It was something fun to do at night and the majority of people I met (and upperclassmen) were nice to me. I won’t be going out a lot once school starts picking up, but it’s great to know that there are always things going on!” — Maura If there was one thing you could tell yourself before going into NSO what would it be? “If I could tell myself one thing before going into NSO it would be to get more rest and to capitalize on the free food!” — Connor

view him as powerful, trust in Trump is not particularly high, a problem he shares with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. CNN/ORC polling indicates that while Clinton far outstrips Trump in perceptions of experience, the two are nearly tied in truthfulness and honesty, with neither seen as particularly trustworthy. “I think in Hillary’s case her actions in a couple of respects — [mostly] the email issue and the foundation issue — have degraded trust,” Schweitzer said. While Clinton has been criticized for a lack of transparency and candor, rectifying this may not be high on her agenda. “Hillary Clinton is running a very careful campaign. She’s really working extremely hard to not get tripped up or sidetracked, not to get off message,” Schweitzer said. “And I think ... that careful control is probably the slow and steady process that a political advisor would suggest. But it’s not the one that’s going to instill the deep trust that I think a lot of Americans would like.”

“I would’ve told myself to bring a portable phone charger out with me. Almost getting lost in the middle of the night ... that was definitely no fun.” — Katie “I would tell myself to take it more seriously and to take it easy with going to Allegros.” — Yossi “If I could give one piece of advice to myself before NSO it would be to try new things and meet new people, but also stick to who I am and what I am interested in. I think keeping an open mind is key and putting in real effort to meet new people will make any NSO experience a great one!” — Maura

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Penn faculty not immune to gender wage gap Findings show 2-3 percent disparity in wages MADELEINE LAMON Staff Reporter

The gender wage gap has emerged as a major issue in national politics this year — but it’s also an issue at Penn. According to the recently announced goals and priorities of the Faculty Senate for the coming year, Penn hopes to focus on the “economic status of the faculty in terms of salaries and selected benefits.” One current goal of the Senate is to address the wage gap that exists between male and female faculty. Earlier this year, the Senate Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty released its annual report for the University’s 2015 fiscal year. Along with many other important observations, the

report revealed that the University pays male and female faculty unequally at all levels. Using data provided by the administration, the committee found that when the statistics were corrected to account for differences in department, rank and tenure there was an unsettling pay gap of 2-3 percent between male and female faculty. Sociology professor Janice Madden, whose research has focused on gender wage gaps, said that the gap could be attributed to the issue of outside offers. In prior research she found that women “were much less likely to pursue outside offers, or when they got them to have them taken seriously because they had partners and families and were less likely to leave. I wouldn’t at all be surprised if that were the case here.” While the 2-3 percent gap is not considered statistically significant,

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Penn faculty wage gap impacts not only take-home pay, but access to retirement benefits as well.

its effects can be extremely consequential for women over the course of their careers, according to the report.

The gap “has implications not only for their take-home pay, but also for benefits, in particular retirement,” said Reed Pyeritz,

genetics professor and Faculty Senate Past Chair. While there is no gender inequity in average salary increases, the committee revealed that the average starting salaries were different for men and women at the assistant and associate professor levels. At the assistant professor level, which is 27 percent female, the average salary for women is $11,954 less than the average salary for men. At the associate professor level, which is 40 percent female, the average salary for women is $20,854 less than the average salary for men. “My interpretation of it is that the primary driving difference between the male and female pay stems from the fact that for whatever reason, men tend to go into different professions than others, that men tend to stay in the positions, and then may be more likely

to become tenured and become full professors,” said accounting professor Wayne Guay. When correcting their statistics for differing gender ratios in different schools, the committee concluded that the wage gap persists in male-dominated fields. They said in the report that “the widening gap between weighted and unweighted values reflects that Penn is losing ground in diversifying the most highly paid fields.” In response to these findings, the committee recommended that the administration pay close attention to starting salaries at the assistant professor level and that they ensure women are being promoted from associate to full professor at a reasonable pace. “A 2-3 percent pay difference accumulated over the course of a career is huge,” Madden said. “It is not a trivial distinction.”

Despite right to unionize, Penn grad student union unlikely Ruling sparks debate among studnets M. EARL SMITH Staff Reporter

Some graduate students at Penn say they will not be unionizing anytime soon, despite their newly christened legal right to do so. On Aug. 23, the National Labor Relations Board, in a case involving graduate students at Columbia University, ruled that graduate students have the right as employees to unionize. The ruling said that students working as teachers or as research assistants are certified as employees, and with that comes all the rights and responsibilities of employment, including the right to form a union to collectively bargain in matters such as wages and benefits. In ruling in favor of the students, the NLRB stated that earlier rulings had “deprived an

entire category of workers of the protections of the (Fair Employment) Act, without a convincing justification in either the statutory language or the policies of the act.” Graduate students at Penn had a measured response to the report. “While some graduate students at the University may benefit from forming a union, I’m not convinced that Engineering students would benefit from it,” Luke Valenta, vice president of the Graduate Student Engineering Group , wrote in an emailed statement. “Based on conversations I’ve had with fellow engineering students, Ph.D. students in SEAS are generally well-funded throughout their Ph.D. careers and do not have any major complaints that forming a union would solve.” This does not mean that unionizing is off the table completely. “If an argument for unionizing

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Graduate students at Yale and Columbia universities have already made moves to unionize since their right to do so was affirmed.

was presented with clear motivation and a well thought-out plan, I believe that the faculty and University administrators would be willing to engage in conversation about the subject,” Valenta wrote. “However, I do not think that the

process would necessarily be fast or easy, and there would no doubt be many loopholes to jump through.” Valenta also noted that this is not the first time that graduate students at Penn have discussed

forming a union. “There was discussion last semester during a town hall forum with SEAS and SAS students, where we discussed the ongoing Columbia case and weighed the pros and cons of forming a union. Most of the discussion on this front was led by SAS students. I did not hear any SEAS students speak up in favor of unionizing.” While there may not be any immediate plans to form a union among Penn students, at other Ivy League schools, students have jumped at the chance to unionize.

Columbia, which was at the center of the NLRB case, looks to be the first to unionize, although they’re not alone. According to The Washington Post, graduate students at Yale University filed their petitions to unionize within a week of the NLRB decision. Yale Graduate Employees and Students Organization Chair Aaron Greenberg told the Post, “We look forward to winning our election and beginning to negotiate our contract and resolving some issues that are important to our members.”

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OPINION Stereotyping KEEN ON THE TRUTH | To judge and be judged

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She was a cosmopolitanlooking, middle-aged doctor with the kind of precisely preserved physiognomy that I imagine develops 15 years out from an Ivy League sorority. Polite and friendly, she asked me questions about my background as she clicked through my medical records. Of course, she was curious why I grew up in China, and I explained that my parents were religious missionaries. Her reaction was remarkable. She literally shivered from her shoulders to the seat of her chair and gave a little “Ouh” like I’d slipped an ice cube down her spine. While she quickly recovered, and made a comment about how I was, of course, not responsible for my parent’s choices, what interested me was the visceral nature of her initial reaction. She had a negative stereotype of “religious missionaries” so strong that she couldn’t help shuddering when she found herself in the same room as someone reared by two of them. Having spent much of my life around religious conserva-

tives, I knew that her bias was not statistically robust. Some religious folk are obnoxious; some are incredibly gracious. But, as a rule, they are decent folks — and as for Christian missionaries, they’re folks disproportionately likely to make real sacrifices for other people’s physical needs. So, at the time, I found the doctor’s reaction highly amusing. It wasn’t so amusing, of course, when I first discovered — as an insecure freshman trying to make friends — that many people viewed my background with the same awkward distaste that she did. But I got over it in a year or two. You judge a book by its cover when you don’t have time to read what’s inside. Fact of life is, many Penn students never had a chance to read a book with my kind of cover. So if they wrote me off as a wingnut, they were probably just acting reasonably — given how little time we all had and how many new people there were to meet. It wasn’t “fair,” of course. But as far back as I can remember whining about unfairness,

my mother had always told me — without the slightest hint of bitterness — “life isn’t fair.” So I just figured she was right. As I became familiar with Penn culture, however, I noticed that while many who experience negative stereotypes shrug them off just as I did, a

own experience, not likely to ruin the life of the “victim” in 2016. For instance, African American students frequently complain of being disproportionately asked to show ID when entering Penn buildings. Women similarly deplore be-

... even when one type of stereotyping at Penn is marginally more harmful than another, this does not necessarily constitute a reason for cultivating moral outrage.” particular subset of common stereotypes are mysteriously singled out as a moral outrage. Those who are subject to them are encouraged to consider themselves victims — even when the stereotypes are the inevitable result of statistical truths and are, similar to my

ing stereotyped as less successful in leadership and tech. Asian men — it is pointed out — are stereotyped as sexually unattractive, gays as promiscuous and poor people as lazy or irresponsible. Of course, objections to these stereotypes are in some

sense valid — it isn’t, after all, “fair.” But they ignore the fact that home-schooled students are stereotyped as socially incompetent, missionary kids as ersatz or damaged goods, folks with Southern accents as unintelligent (or racist), white scions as arrogant jerks and girls wearing hijab as subjugated — stereotypes that are often glossed over. Ostensibly, the reasoning behind making one set of stereotyped groups feel like victims and another set like regular people ought to be that the folks in the first set face much greater real harm. But for Penn students, this is frequently not the case. Being asked to show an ID, for instance, or enjoying marginally less success on Tinder or at frats is not likely, in reality, to be more difficult to bear than the stigma associated with a heavy Southern accent or the assumption that, as a homeschooled child, one must be socially maladjusted. Furthermore, even when one type of stereotyping at Penn is marginally more harmful than another, it is worth

JEREMIAH KEENAN asking who benefits from the cultivation of moral outrage. If I had gone to the the doctor’s office raw to the fact that I might be negatively stereotyped in ways that the “average” Penn student might not be, nobody would have benefited. But by recognizing that my doctor — and nearly every person at Penn for that matter — faces some form of negative stereotyping, I was able to leave student health with a funny story instead. JEREMIAH KEENAN is a College senior from China, studying mathematics and classical studies. His email address is jkeenan@sas.upenn.edu. “Keen on the Truth” usually appears every other Thursday.

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My freshman year and insecurity

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Correction: A previous version of an article that ran in Wednesday’s paper, “What’s new at the Penn Women’s Center this year,”stated that the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention and Education became an independent department over the summer. It actually became its own department in 2014. The article previously misstated the time of the Penn Women’s Center open house. The actual time of the open house is 2 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 30. The DP regrets the errors.

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Insecurity, I have found, is a dangerous force that can subtly permeate various aspects of one’s life. And that quiet insecure feeling if unrecognized and uncared for can become the driving force of the decisions that we make as opposed to letting love, passion and curiosity motivate us. This fall is special to me as it marks 20 years since I first arrived on campus as a freshman. And as I reflect on that season of my life, I find myself remembering not only the joys, adventures and benevolent misadventures of that first year here at Penn, but also — and perhaps especially — the deep insecurities that I held. I share some of these reflections here as a type of commemoration and a gentle premonishment to the Class of 2020 (and really to all of us here in our community). It isn’t hard to understand how so many of us find ourselves feeling insecure during our freshman year. In my case I had just left my high school a few months before. As was the case for many of you, academic work came easily. I served on our student council, played varsity sports and engaged in various other clubs and activities all the while being surrounded by family and friends that loved and cared about me. Home was safe. There I was known, loved, affirmed, successful and secure. And no matter how welcoming and wonderful college was, it was different — it was less secure. Not just because of what I had left behind back home in Baltimore. I also felt an insecurity creep in because of who I was not. At an early event I remember hearing an administrator speak about my new classmates. I was delighted (read devastated) to hear that there were 972 other

student council presidents, 1243 valedictorians, 480 varsity team captains, 12 published authors who had written novels, one former Olympian and others who had started non-profits around the world, been recording artists, ran businesses, etc. I got to my first track practice and found myself spending time with the other long and triple jumpers. I quickly noted that I was going to be at the very bottom of the depth chart as the juniors and seniors were jumping three feet further than I was. I also remember the petty and somewhat awkward detail that two of the guys on the team had full beards. I could barely grow a mustache. These were men preparing for real life next year and I was a boy who was at prom three months ago. Predictably the “L’s” kept coming as I got my first “D” on an assignment, was fired from a campus job at a pizzeria (long story about giving away free food to friends), was rejected from an a cappella group that I tried out for and broke up with my high school girlfriend. I’m tired just writing all of that. Through my own experience after that rough start and after journeying with a number of students over the years since, I’ve come to see that the insecurities of life on a college campus can affect several aspects of our college lives. One thing that insecurity can do is lead us to over-rely on the laurels of the past and on our resumes. This does not mean that one should not occasionally wear their old varsity jacket around campus. Rather it is a challenge to celebrate the past without relying on it for our identity. When asked to describe ourselves (as freshmen end up doing dozens of

times over the first several weeks of school) so often we go into what we “did” in high school. Dangerously our resumes and transcripts become our identity. We are more than grades and activities. This only reveals what we’ve done, not who we are. And a lack of security in who we are apart from our accomplishments leads us to over-rely on class rankings, GPAs, titles and varsity letters. A difficult but critically important question for all of us to answer is, “Apart from your accomplishments, who are you?” Insecurity makes answering that very difficult. And feeling insecure also causes us to overstretch in the present. There is a trap set during these earliest days of the semester. A walk through the activities fair will — if your experience is similar to mine

of others during our busy high school days so we busy ourselves here believing that we will soon find the security of previous years. Here is the challenge: As you sign up for an activity or course ask yourself “Why?” “Why do this?” The same goes for declaring a major and choosing a profession. Ask yourself “Why am I choosing this?” “Is this coming from a place of insecurity or from a place of passion?” Phrased differently: “Am I choosing this so that I am liked, thought of as special, smart, talented? Am I choosing this because I’ve been told that I’m good at it? Or am I doing this because I love it or am intellectually curious about it?” Sometimes we end up being interested in a large number of activities and classes not out of an unhealthy need, but because

Contrary to how it may seem the people around you don’t have it all figured out.” 20 years ago on Locust Walk — present you with dozens of amazing clubs, causes, teams and groups that you will want to join. Similarly, a quick read through the courses offered each semester will tempt you to want to register for all of them. So many gems in so many tremendous departments and programs. Many of us respond to current insecurities with an interesting application of the notion that “when the going gets tough the tough get going.” We feel insecure and thus busy ourselves wanting to “do” rather than “be.” We found success and security in the affirmation

we really do like a lot of different things. In high school many of us were involved in a great number of activities (sports, student government, cultural groups, community service and music) all while still performing at a high academic level. We think that since it worked in high school we can surely make it work here. Being over-committed (even when we seem to be able to keep it all together) can be unhealthy and in many ways unhelpful to a group as our commitments end up not getting our fully-present best selves. Insecurity also causes us to over-worry about the future.

Contrary to how it may seem the people around you don’t have it all figured out. But we end up feeling like we need to know on day one what our majors and professions are going to be. We believe that we need to position ourselves to be the most attractive applicants for internships and jobs in the future. Being a camp counselor next summer no longer seems acceptable. Instead we need positions and experience for our resumes. This concern about future jobs and security in what has been over the last decade a questionable economy is something that many students receive from lovingly concerned parents who “just want you to be happy and comfortable.” There is so much to say here — things that Career Services and CAPS can say far better, but as someone who changed my major six times before declaring sophomore year (PPE, Political Science, Sociology, Religious Studies, Urban Studies, Africana Studies) and didn’t “figure out” what I wanted to/felt called to do professionally until the summer before senior year — don’t worry or even think about it too much yet. You have plenty of time to change your mind and discern what your contribution will be. Further, I pray that your decision isn’t based on what others expect of you, but rather what you love to do and feel drawn towards. You will have a far greater impact if you let passion and love drive this decision rather than the gaze of others. And the final point of this rant is — if I may — a preachy one. Insecurity can lead to overpartying and making unhealthy decisions in an attempt to escape the pain. Insecurity hurts. And the temptation is to block, drown and escape that pain or

stress so that we don’t have to deal with it. Have fun — safe fun while here at Penn. We have a great social scene and I have so many amazing/ridiculous memories of house parties, frat parties, fun times at Smokes, Fling, Penn Relays and more. Our social scene allowed me to meet my partner! Thanks Penn! Party in an attempt at happiness and connection, not at escape. Going out because you had a bad day is a terrible decision and it often leads to a series of terrible decisions. Don’t let insecurity even creep into your social life. Maybe instead our social lives can be driven and motivated by love and joy. My time at Penn was wonderful. I learned a tremendous amount in and outside of the classroom. I gained friends that I cherish to this day. And I sincerely loved my time here. If given the opportunity I would choose Penn again. Again and again. But I certainly wrestled with my own insecurities. Truth be told, I still do. Insecurity and uncertainty are real for all of us every day — even members of our faculty and staff. College is an opportunity for us to learn how to develop the important life skill of balancing our fears and insecurities with our hopes and the healthy constants in our lives that keep us grounded. My prayer for you is that you will be able to live in the secure truth that you are great already, that you are enough without your resume and accomplishments, that tomorrow will fall into place and that you have already made us proud just by your being here. C H A Z HOWA RD i s the University chaplain of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Kessler said SEPTA is looking to implement this new program by the next school year, but they need cooperation from the local universities in order for that to happen. This can be a long process, he said, due to the fact that universities tend to set their budgets years in advance. “As it stands, we are currently in a place where SEPTA is working towards having this launch in a pilot capacity for the 2017-2018 school year,” he said. “At this point, though, the biggest thing that we’ve heard from SEPTA regarding this is they are putting this out there for schools who wish to participate in the pilot. It then becomes a question of which schools want to participate.” Currently, Penn students are offered PennPass, which acts a semester-long pass for “specific service zones for semester-long discounted travel on SEPTA,” according to the Penn Transit website. Although discounted,

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the pass still is not cheap, with the least expensive option running at $327.60. “There are some problems with the current pass,” Kessler said. “Notably it is a semester-long pass, which means that under the current fair structure and fair mediums in place, if you lose the pass you are out the entirety of its value.” In an statement, SEPTA Public Information Manager Andrew Busch also noted the necessity of cooperation from local universities. “As we have noted to the Y.A.C. in these discussions, a change such as this would first require the adoption of a related fee agreement and structure by a college or university (or colleges/ universities, if multiple institutions were to be interested). If such an agreement were in place, SEPTA could work on phasing in this type of program,” he wrote. SEPTA intends to use the 2017-18 school year as a sort of trial period for the program, an idea that Kessler believes school

administrators will be more on board with. “This one-year pilot really provides for the opportunity for SEPTA to solidify details for a long term program, as well for Penn to solidify details of any contract they establish with SEPTA moving forward,” he explained. “One of the big concerns we’ve heard from people is that there might not be the demand and usage there.” Kessler, however, is not concerned about the level of demand for this type of pass. “This seems like something that will sustain itself long term,” he added. The Youth Advisory Council has begun reaching out to students and student organizations as a way of demonstrating to the universities that students are interested in the pass. “People who are interested in seeing this come to fruition should definitely tell their school administrators that they would like to participate in the pilot,” he said.

We are recruiting college students to participate as forecasters in The Foresight Project, a tournament designed to understand tournament design and the factors that make people more accurate. If you are a politically-engaged student who wants to become a better forecaster, you should find this project interesting and fun! The skills gained could be helpful if you are thinking about a career in the intelligence community, the economic sector, or public policy. We are recruiting for the first of three tournaments (2016-2017), starting on OCTOBER 25th and lasting for about 8 months. Participants will: • Complete a 45-minute battery of political and psychological tests to predict forecasting accuracy. • Take a 10 min training module about forecasting accuracy. • Make predictions about questions throughout the year whenever you wish! We will post a few questions online each week, for example, “Will Donald Trump win the 2016 US Presidential Election?” Select at least 30 questions and update them until the question closes. • Get feedback. Each year: • The top 10% of forecasters will be featured on the Foresight Leaderboard. • The top 2% of participants will each be awarded a $500 Amazon gift card (roughly 50 people). • The top 2% of participants will be featured in The Washington Post, Monkey Cage. • 100 other people will have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card (with more accurate forecasters having better chances of winning). • 200 other people will have a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. If you are interested, please go to http://www.foresightproj.com Don’t sign up if you have already participated in GJP or GJ Open.

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mobile device or computer that the same item is for sale at a lower price at a different vendor. Such pr ice-match ing might provide a better option for buying books than does Amazon because the Bookstore works closely with professors to ensure that it provides the same edition. The Bookstore also has information on which materials are necessary for the first day of classes. The Penn Bookstore also offers a more lenient return policy. This way students will not feel inclined to delay purchasing or hesitate to drop a class simply because they already purchased their materials. The Penn Bookstore hopes

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Traditional brick and mortar booksellers like Barnes & Noble are attempting to remain competitive through price-matching programs.

that this effort coupled with others in the past to make books more affordable will increase access to books for Penn students as well as all other local residents. “Efforts to increase the availability of used books … and the

new buy-back program have all been a part of B&N’s (Barnes and Noble’s) efforts to support Penn goals in the area,” said Christopher Bradie, Associate Vice President for Business Services and manager of the Bookstore contract with B&N.

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Ninth Annual

FREE COLLEGE CONCERT

Wednesday, September 21 Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 7 PM: Festivities in the Kimmel Center begin Early arrival is strongly advised 8 PM: Concert begins in Verizon Hall Post-concert party in Kimmel Center lobby with free food and live music by Curtis Cooper Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor Berlioz Symphonie fantastique You must present a valid full-time student ID, as well as your printed ticket in order to be admitted into the concert Generous support is provided by the Amy P. Goldman Foundation.

Reserve your FREE tickets at www.philorch.org/free-college-concert Photos: Pete Checchia, Jessica Griffin

PRESIDENT’S ENGAGEMENT PRIZES SENIORS: APPLY FOR PRESIDENT’S PRIZES

The President’s Engagement Prize provides a year’s living expenses and up to $100,000 in expenses for local, national, or global engagement projects helping you put the knowledge acquired at Penn to work for the betterment of humankind Do you want to use your Penn education to make a difference in the lives of others? Do you have an idea for a commercial venture that has a positive social impact? Could you use $100,000 to help turn your idea into a reality? If so, then the President’s Innovation Prize is for you. Upcoming joint information sessions, held in the Fireside Lounge (2nd floor of the ARCH building): Wednesday, September 7, 1:00 PM Monday, September 12, 5:00 PM Tuesday, September 13, 4:00 PM Thursday, September 15, 5:00 PM

Deadline: January 13, 2017

Application information can be found at www.curf.upenn.edu

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Charter schools criticized by civil rights activists Many schools accused of being segregational CHARLOTTE LARACY Deputy News Editor

Charter schools, a mainstay in Philadelphia and other big cities, have become one of the few national issues embraced by politicians on both side of the aisle, including President Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Cor y Booker a nd Donald Trump. But recent studies by civil rights organizations like the NAACP and a scathing piece by comedian John Oliver on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” have questioned the effectiveness of charters nationally. The Movement for Black Lives , a group of 50 organizations assembled by Black Lives Matter, recently called for a moratorium on charter schools, stating they have worsened segregation by how the schools choose and discipline students. Seventy percent of black charter school students nationally attend “intensely” minority charter schools, about

twice as many as the number of intensely segregated black students in traditional public schools, according to a 2009 study by the University of California, Los Angeles’ Civil Rights Project. Graduate School of Education professor Sigal BenPorath said charter schools often perpetuate segregation in Philadelphia in the hopes of closing the achievement gap, but result in a “back to basics” style of learning that focuses on improving standardized test scores and less on art and music. “These charter schools are far more racially segregated than traditional public schools. For me, I think that means the charter schools are going in the wrong direction,” Ben-Porath said. “If one is to start a charter school by improving achievement but also limiting the breadth of education, then why would you do that in a school that targets minority populations? There is no good reason to narrow educational opportunities of minority communities for the sake of overcoming the

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In a widely controversial debate, charter schools have recently been condemned by the NAACP and The Movement for Black Lives.

achievement gap.” Other black leaders of organizations that support charter schools have condemned the resolutions, including Dr.

Howard Fuller, a longtime civil rights activist and the founding president of the Black Alliance for Educational Options, which encourages suppor t among

blacks for charters. “You’ve got thousands and thousands of poor black parents whose children are so much better off because these schools exist,” Fuller told The New York Times. Charter schools are often seen as popular alternatives to traditional public schools t hat promote choice a nd freedom from public school regulations and bureaucracy . The NAACP also cites the lack of accountability in private boards running schools, the diversion of limited taxpayer funds, fiscal mismanagement and corruption as contributing problems. John Oliver gave examples of corrupt charter schools in Philadelphia, such as the Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School, which received five million tax dollars and also created a nightclub on the weekends. According to Ben-Porath, charter schools receive a significant amount of public funding since the money follows the child to pay for costs such as providing the students

transportation to their charter school. The NAACP makes the argument that since charter schools collect public funds this causes increased budget cuts and fewer resources for traditional public schools. The civil rights group has called for “full funding and support of high quality free public education for all children.” With the increased funding from private donors and public funds, some debate whether charter schools actually are better than traditional public schools. In a 26-state study of charter schools from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, they found that kids in most charter schools are either doing worse or no better than students in traditional public schools. Ben-Porath did not think charter schools will disappear in Philadelphia or in the United States but she said that there needs to be a federal policy effort to change and improve the trajectory of charter schools.

Penn’s Campaign for Community enters its second year Program brings together campus groups JENNA WANG Staff Reporter

A campaign created by Penn two years ago to encourage community dialogue will head into the fall semester with an open calendar. The University announced its Campaign for Community in April 2015 in an effort to bring different groups on campus together through discussion and forum events. Headed by the Office of the Provost, the initiative awarded over $30,000 in

grants to 25 events last year, according to Beth Winkelstein, the vice provost for Education and Campaign for Community cochair. Previous events have ranged from a Black Lives Matter art showcase to a Feminism 101 film screening. The campaign’s second year comes at a time of heightened racial tensions across the country following several police shootings as well as a highly divisive presidential election. Winkelstein said the campaign is especially interested in applications that respond to recent national events. The Campaign for Community

is not short of resources — it “didn’t come close to exhausting our budget,” Campaign for Community co-chair and Penn professor Reed Pyeritz said. With the upcoming year, the campaign’s steering committee will aim for even more participation from the campus community. “The provost has promised the same level of support for this year,” Pyeritz said. “I hope there will be more enthusiasm and more suggestions.” Campaign for Community is headed by three co-chairs — Pyeritz, Winkelstein and Vice Provost for University Life Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum.

Pyeritz said all three met a few weeks ago. “In our second year, we would like to increase the breadth of issues in C4C events and reach an even broader representation of the Penn community,” Winkelstein said in an emailed statement. The campaign’s goals for this semester will align closely to those of last year’s, according to Pyeritz. “[Our goals are] basically the same as they were last year, which is to stimulate and support activities that bring the entire university community together, whether it be large events or small events,” Pyeritz said.

The entire steering committee of the campaign has yet to meet in the new academic year, meaning that no events have currently been scheduled for the fall. “We have no idea at this point,” Pyeritz said. “It’s an ongoing process. There’s no point in time when the agenda for the entire semester is laid out. We have the capacity to meet quite spontaneously to determine if one project is worthy of support. This could be done literally over the course of a few days.” Campaign for Community recently implemented changes to streamline its application process, said Winkelstein, which will

“help us be more responsive more quickly to developing news and events.” In addition, applications for events will no longer need to be submitted at least 30 days in advance. Applications for grants for events are submitted through the campaign’s website, and are open to any member of the Penn community. “We welcome suggestions even at this early stage of the semester, from any individuals and groups,” Pyeritz said. “I certainly think that we’re looking for an increased level of participation and enthusiasm from the entire community.”

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the Internet and lights as much as they could see a volleyball,â&#x20AC;? Carr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still trying to raise money to finish the pipe installing [for the lights], so even after the project, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still our main goal to make sure that we finish what we started there.â&#x20AC;? And as the time approaches for Carr to buckle down and focus on returning to the top half of the Ivy League, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll enter her 19th consecutive season in the cutthroat world of Division I volleyball with a new perspective altogether.

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power and Internet access, visiting a memorial for the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, bonding with the Gashora girls enough to be invited to their â&#x20AC;&#x153;International Idolâ&#x20AC;? talent show and, of course, a decent amount of volleyball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously it was amazing for me, but I think for the engineer group it was pretty cool to have sports as something else, because the kids there couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what they were doing with

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The parallels between the two teams are there. Carr hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t brought home an Ivy trophy since 2010. The team is looking to fill the void of a large, departed senior class from a year ago. And no one sees it as a favorite for the Ivy title. This weekend, across four matches, Penn has a chance to recreate the magic of 2009. The Quakers start things off on Friday by facing off with Toledo, followed by their hosts, Houston Baptist, later on in the evening. On Saturday, the morning will bring North Florida before a matchup with Northern Colorado wraps up the trip. While the Red and Blue are facing a mostly unfamiliar slate of teams this weekend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; having only matched up against Houston Baptist previously in that 2009 win â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they view the varied and unknown foes as an opportunity to learn to adapt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more exciting just because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new face,â&#x20AC;? junior middle blocker Kendall Covington said of the new opponents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because we do the Big 5 tournament every year,

so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to playing those teams, but these are completely new faces.â&#x20AC;? With the Ivy Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late start relative to the rest of the NCAA, the Quakers have a little bit of catching up to do. Although the opponents may be unfamiliar, the location is not for a number of Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players. A pair of outside hitters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sophomore Courtney Quinn and freshman Caroline Furrer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are Texas natives while Covington actually calls Houston home. Most frequently, when the Quakers have gone on longdistance trips, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ended up in California. Between the level of competition and the normally large number of Californians on the roster, it simply makes the most sense for the team. So the chance for some of the other players to go home is a special one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you get a place like [Houston] where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a concentration of people, first of all, you get fan support,â&#x20AC;? Carr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Second of all, you get to go home. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big for a player to play in their hometown.â&#x20AC;? As much as the team is looking forward to the trip, there is still the reality of four matches in a two-day span. The Red

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seeing kids enjoy the sport of volleyball no matter where they are was big for me; [competitiveness] is so ingrained in the college sport at this level and to see people just love the game at a very basic level was encouraging,â&#x20AC;? Carr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To help others in any way I can is always going to be a positive ... It highlights that this is Penn; this is why you guys chose to come here, to get this worldwide view whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of third-world countries or the global economy. So go experience this.â&#x20AC;?

and Blue are presented with the challenge of not only starting the year off but starting it off as quickly as they will have to in Houston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because we know if you go into a weekend looking at four long matches, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just too much to take in,â&#x20AC;? junior libero Emmy Friedler explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we really go one set at a time, and then we even break it up mentally into games of five [points], so we try to win every game of five and keep our focus on that.â&#x20AC;? But even with the Quakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; focus on five-point minigames, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t entirely avoid thinking beyond that. As they head to Houston, the reminder of 2009 will be there, and the feasibility of Ivy title hopes can be judged by just how well the team meshes as things kick off.

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for a more traditional total of two this time around, with the honor ultimately going to Covington and Morton. The process of picking captains was a long one, with the team using the spring season to try out several options. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had an opportunity to put in several different leaders,â&#x20AC;? Carr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody got a shot that wanted to be captain.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started out with eight potential captains, and we each had two weeks to [act as] captains in the spring,â&#x20AC;? Morton explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaches narrowed it down to four, and then everyone picked out who they wanted to be captain, and it ended up being K-Cov and I.â&#x20AC;? On a young team that will need all the confidence in the world to replace a quintet of star players, the two new captains are confident in what they bring to the table. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I have a very good relationship with everyone on the team,â&#x20AC;? Morton explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can go to anyone on the team and they respect me and will open up to me if need be. So I think that was part of it. Plus, K-Cov and I are really hard workers, so I think leading by example is certainly part of it as well.â&#x20AC;? Covington certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shy away from the label of a hard worker who will lead by example: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time I come in the gym, [I play like] my spotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never

just saved for me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always competing for my spot,â&#x20AC;? Covington said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always talking to the coaches, getting feedback from them, seeing what I need to improve on. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always something for me to improve on.â&#x20AC;? Carr was not surprised by the results of the search for her 2016 captains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think what it came down to is, the people who led even the weeks they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;captain,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; they ended up becoming captains. So naturally it came down to two people who were already leaders on the team. The team having complete confidence in both of them to lead [was a huge factor],â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And that they were different. We knew that they were each going to give something different back to the team. One was more organizational [Morton], one was more motivational [Covington], but they have enough different qualities that they ran a huge gamut of leadership, and I thought that was very important for a large team.â&#x20AC;? And so far, it looks like the correct choice was made. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing fantastic,â&#x20AC;? Carr said of the new captains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done is set the culture, and made sure to ask everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion, and get everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s input, and made really good decisions for the team. They put team-first ahead of their own personal agenda.â&#x20AC;? But in addition to being thrilled with her two captains, Carr found the selection process

to be very rewarding as it relates to the rest of the team, especially the other four juniors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got to see great leadership qualities come out of a lot of different people. I identified a lot of leadership qualities in others, so I think that strengthened our team overall.â&#x20AC;? So while Stephenson, Molnar, Pereira and Friedler wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wear the mantle of captain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least not this season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they will play huge roles in helping to replace the leadership of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told the juniors, you keep leading every way you know how,â&#x20AC;? Carr recalled. Just because you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a title doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean you stop being a leader. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been really fun watching these other juniors come forth and lead the team in some areas, and respectfully defer to the captains when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their time. And also the captains have delegated things to them so that they can lead in their own way.â&#x20AC;? And for the two captains, the lack of a senior presence isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a problem, but rather an exciting challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really exciting because we have no seniors, our teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s super young, so we have this really positive vibe about us right now,â&#x20AC;? Morton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna be hard to replace them, because they were amazing people and amazing players and amazing leaders. But K-Cov and I are going to try our best to fill the shoes that they left, and I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing a good job right now.â&#x20AC;?

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Delayed start to year leads to dense scheduling WILL SNOW Sports Editor

College sports have two different philosophies when it comes to the buildup to conference play: some teams prefer to ease into the big games, building confidence, while others prefer to test themselves and raise the stakes. Penn volleyball has taken the latter approach this year. Over the next three weekends, the team will play in three tournaments against a myriad of opponents from across the country. During these tournaments, the Quakers will be often be playing twice in one day. The team will then play once during the week after the third tournament — and the following weekend, conference play will begin. This rapid-fire, game-intensive approach is in contrast to

years past, in which coach Kerry Carr tended to arrange individual games in the leadup to Ivy League play. For Carr, the most important thing was to maximize the number of matches and minutes for her players before the Ivy League tip-off against Princeton in just three and a half weeks. “We have the opportunity for 22 matches, so you have to play every weekend,” Carr said. “The fatigue factor could set in, so then I look at my squad. This year it’s pretty big, so it’s not gonna hurt us to get more people in, see what they can do, try out different systems and see what’s gonna be best for the regular season.” All the matches, Carr explained, will help her improve the depth of her team by giving freshmen enough playing time to settle into the squad. That tactic could pay dividends towards the end of the Ancient Eight season. The first tournament coming up for the Red and Blue will involve a trip down to Houston, Tx.

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Now in her second year, sophomore outside hitter Courtney Quinn has grown accustomed to Penn volleyball’s compressed schedule.

The last time the team traveled to Houston, coincidentally, was 2009 — the same year they last won the Ivy League title.

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QUEST FOR A TITLE STARTS NOW As Penn volleyball prepares to start their year off with three tournaments in three weeks, they’ve spent hours in the sweltering Palestra over the weeks leading up to school in order to hit the ground running this weekend.

So on one level, there is a hopeful narrative with these tournaments and the season to come, but on another level, the players

seem to see concrete advantages with the new approach of so many games in such little time. “I think it helps us prepare because they’re different teams,” sophomore Courtney Quinn said. “In the Ivy League, we all kind of have the same play.” This weekend, they’ll get four new teams to size themselves up against in Toledo, Houston Baptist, North Florida and Northern Colorado. The four matches will take place in just two days. Second, the Red and Blue will head back home to host the Penn Invitational. The Quakers will host Howard, Bucknell, George Mason and Lafayette over a span of two days between Sept. 9 and Sept 10. The next weekend, Penn will partake in the Big 5 tournament, hosting La Salle, Villanova and Temple. “It’ll prepare us for the season, because we play back to back on Fridays and Saturdays, so it’ll be a good assessment of how we are,” Quinn continued. “It’ll be

good cardio-wise, to see if we can still be pounding balls when it’s the fifth set versus the first. In Houston, we’ll also play back-toback games on the same day, too, so we’ll have to prepare ourselves for both games.” More than anything else, a lot of the players are just looking forward to playing competitive games again. “We’re all super pumped to get to play another team besides ourselves, because we’ve been playing each other for weeks,” Quinn said. Junior Haley Molnar echoed a similar sentiment. “I just wanna go out there, work really hard, and beat whoever we’re playing,” she said. So while the team is chomping at the bit simply to be playing again, the nuanced difference in approaches to the regular season from years past could set them up for something that hasn’t happened since 2009 — an Ivy crown and a seat at the top.

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LOOKING FOR A R E D A E L Lack of seniors sets up juniors for leading role TOMMY ROTHMAN Sports Editor

Kerry Carr could have opted to select her whole senior class as the team’s group of captains for a second straight year. But that would have meant having no captains. The Penn volleyball class of 2016 was spectacular. Alexis Genske, Alex Caldwell, Jasmine DeSilva and Michellie McDonald-O’Brien posted the team’s four best kills per set averages, while setter Ronnie Bither led the Ivy League in assists per set. The five seniors were, in addition to being great players, great leaders, which practically forced Carr to select an unprecedented five captains for that year’s team.

“Every team, I listen to everybody’s input,” the coach said. “And last year the problem was that everybody said, ‘I can’t choose between them.’” The Penn volleyball class of 2017, however, is non-existent, with a grand total of zero seniors donning the Red and Blue this season. So after a season in which the team relied on senior leadership and production, this year’s squad will have to turn to the junior class to play the role of the elder statesmen. The six juniors — outside hitters Aimee Stephenson, Hayley Molnar and Michelle Pereira; setter Sydney Morton; middle blocker Kendall Covington and libero Emmy Friedler — won’t all be captains. Carr opted

Red and Blue ready for flurry of games to start year

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Quakers head to Texas for first time since 2009

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In 2009, Penn volleyball decided to make its way down to Houston. A series of games at Houston Baptist followed, producing a 3-1 record and a little bit of momentum following a Big 5 tournament title. The team was young, and no one on the team had been around for the program’s last Ivy title in 2003. But coach Kerry Carr had been there before. She knew that the pieces were there if they could just all fit together. No one, however, foresaw what was about to happen. That year, the Quakers rolled to a 23-6 record, going 13-1 in Ancient Eight play to win the first of two consecutive conference titles. Flash forward to 2016. A young Red and Blue squad — not

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Junior libero Emmy Friedler will help lead Penn volleyball as they make the transition from preseason to tournament play in Houston.

featuring a single senior — is preparing to head back down to Houston for the first time since that trip seven years ago. “I totally forgot about 2009, ... and then I started looking back

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at what year it was [we went to Houston], and it was the team that was the underdogs of the year,” Carr explained. SEE HOUSTON PAGE 8

For a typical head coach, summer vacation might signal the time to hit the recruiting trail, scheme for the upcoming season and enjoy the rare opportunity to unwind as the constant frenzy of the school year takes a brief pause. But Penn volleyball coach Kerry Carr did things a tad differently. In late May, Carr accompanied approximately 15 Penn students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Rwanda Gashora Program, a part of Penn’s Global Seminar Program designed to add an overseas experience to a seminar course. In the twelve-day trip, Carr and her colleagues primarily worked with the Gashora Girls Academy in an effort to implement solar energy and increase the usage of the Internet, while Carr also

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individually ran volleyball clinics with local children. Though news of Carr’s involvement wasn’t revealed to the public until May, the program was by no means an arbitrary decision by the coach. “You know, it was [Director for Global and Local Service Learning Programs for Penn Engineering] Ocek Eke — he e-mailed me about a net and balls to bring to Africa, and I kept saying, ‘Who is this person?’, but I finally found out he was from Penn,” Carr said on how she initially discovered the program. “I talked to Ocek, and within five minutes of talking to the guy I was like, ‘I want to help dig trenches and help them find clean water and do whatever you want. Tell me how I can help; I’ll get you nets, I’ll get you balls, I’ll get you a volleyball coach.’ He said they could use a coach and I’m like, ‘What?’, and it turned out I could come and run a volleyball clinic, so he said, ‘Come with us.’ The more we talked,

the more I said, ‘How can I help?’, and it ended up being amazing for both parties.” Indeed, the list of potential pitfalls was formidable, with safety concerns, financial issues, the risk of missing out on key recruiting periods and the necessity to leave family behind for two weeks. But Carr would let nothing stand between her and the once-in-alifetime opportunity. “Family life [was the biggest obstacle]; I had to leave my kids for two weeks,” Carr said. “Penn Athletics was completely supportive of me taking off two weeks and doing that, and I actually just paid my own way since I didn’t want Penn Engineering to have to pay for me. For me, whenever I can do any kind of community service, I’ll put forth the money for that.” Carr’s experiences – which she blogged daily for Penn Athletics – ranged from touring the local towns, working on projects to establish solar SEE CARR PAGE 8