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For Lunch American Style Beef Stroganoff Flounder with Dalkon Sauce Grilled 3 Cheese Sandwich

For Dinner Glazed Pork Loin with Sesame Teriyaki Chicken with Scallions Vegetable Potstickers

Tod ay’s Events

Global Platinum Securities: 2020 Recruiting Info Sessin Sever 106, 8 p.m. Visit Sever 106 to learn more about Global Platinum Securities (GPS). You’ll have the chance to speak to current members and learn more about the application process. No experience in finance or business is necessary!

Overcoming Perfectionism Through Self-Compassion Counseling and Mental Health Services, 4-5:30 p.m. Join a session in this 10-week workshop at Counseling and Mental Health Services to learn about befriending your inner critic and escaping the toxicity of “rating and ranking” culture. Gain a new perspective on perfectionism that will

Harvard Advocate Spring 2020 Intro Meetings 21 South Street, 9-10 p.m. Swing by 21 South Street to learn about the the oldest continuously published collegiate literary magazine in the country, The Advocate. Talk to members from the different boards and learn more about the comp process. A man bikes down Quincy Street past the Barker Center on a clear, brisk Wednesday evening. Zadoc I. N. Gee—Cr mso photo rapher

Daily Briefing

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay announced that professors Theodore A. Betley and Daniel Kahne will helm the Chemistry department after former chair Charles M. Lieber was placed on administrative leave. Federal authorities charged Lieber with failing to disclose Chinese research funding last month. In other news, Harvard University Health Services sent some students who recently returned from China an email recommending that they “maintain social distance” from others as health officials attempt to contain a global coronavirus outbreak that had its epicenter in Wuhan, China.

in The Rea l World

Are Forests the Solution to Climate Change? Because they store carbon in large amounts, some policymakers have suggested that forests are a key to countering climate change. However, forests are also extremely vulnerable to record-breaking temperatures caused by climate change, a problem European countries are currently trying to tackle.

Fact checked: Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address As President Trump celebrated a “great American comeback” in his State of the Union address, he made bold claims about economic prosperity, employment growth, and illegal immigration. Putting these claims through a fact check, how many of them are actually true?

Deportees to El Salvador Killed, Per Human Rights Watch report There have been at least 138 deaths among those deported back to El Salvador from the United States and at least 70 cases of sexual assault, according to a Human Rights Watch report. El Salvador has one of the highest rates of homicide in the world, as well as a high rate of gang violence. The report cited several specific cases of El Salvador citizens who unsuccessfully sought shelter in the U.S. and later died upon their return.

Around the Ivies

PENN The Daily Pennsylvanian reported the Penn Wharton China Center - which closed on Jan. 24 due to the novel coronavirus - will remain closed for the time being. The center facilitates Penn student and faculty research as well as the expansion of Wharton Business School’s impact on business practices. Though the center was initially expected to reopen on Jan. 30, it will not reopen until Feb. 10 at the earliest due to mandates by the Chinese government. The date is subject to change if the outbreak worsens.

BROWN A student found a swastika scribbled in pen on the wall of his dormitory Tuesday evening, according to The Brown Daily Herald. After his friend covered up the graffiti with a yellow paper star, the students reported the incident to the Department of Public Safety. The swastika was removed by Facilities Management. It was also reported to and documented by DPS and the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity. The swastika was not the first incident of hateful graffiti in the dormitory, Hegeman Hall, this academic year. More than 15 homophobic graffiti incidents have been reported since late November. The incidents spurred an ongoing hate crime investigation by DPS.

yal The Yale Daily News reported Tuesday that Yale’s endowment has experienced higher growth than many of its peers in higher education. A study conducted by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association found that, among 774 institutions, endowments averaged growth of 5.3 percent over the past fiscal year and 8.4 percent over the past decade. Meanwhile, Yale’s endowment has seen 5.7 percent growth over the past year and 11.1 percent growth over the past decade.

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Aidan F. Ryan President

Shera S. Avi-Yonah Managing Editor

Emily M. Lu Business Manager

Associate Managing Editors Alexandra A. Chaidez ’21 Molly C. McCafferty ’21

Associate Business Managers Jonathon V. Garzon ’21 Andrea M. Lamas-Nino ’21

Editorial Chairs Ari E. Benkler ’21 Isaac O. Longobardi ’21 Arts Chairs Iris M. Lewis ’21 Allison J. Scharmann ’21 Design Chairs Margot E. Shang ’21 Matthew J. Tyler ’22

FM Chairs Andrew W.D. Aoyama ’21 Nina H. Pasquimi ’21

Blog Chairs Ariana Chiu ’22 Sahara W. Kirwan ’21

Sports Chairs William C. Boggs ’22 Joseph W. Minatel ’21 Multimedia Chairs Ryan N. Gajarawala ’22 Allison G. Lee ’21

Technology Chairs Alexander K. Chin ’21 William Y. Yao ’21

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Night Editor Jonah S. Berger ’21

Assistant Night Editors Michelle G. Kurilla ’22 Taylor C. Peterman ’23

Story Editors Alexandra A. Chaidez ‘21 Delano R. Franklin ’21 Molly C. McCafferty ’21 Devin B. Srivastava ‘21 Design Editor Camille G. Caldera ‘22 Yuen Ting Chow ‘23 Ivan Jara-Marquez ‘23 Emily H. Nguyen ‘23

Photo Editor Zing I.N. Gee ’22

Editorial Editor Jonathan L. Katzman ’22

Sports Editor Joseph W. Minatel ’21