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Education tops the list of concerns for Pennsylvania voters in today’s gu- bernatorial election — as well as the platforms for Pennsylvania’s two guber- natorial candidates. Funding for education in Pennsyl- vania is an issue both Republican in- cumbent Tom Corbett and Democratic Voters see education funding as main issue in Pa. governor’s race Corbett wants efficient school spending; Wolf believes in increasing funding JENNIFER WRIGHT Staff Writer 11 20 21 22 18 19 5 NE ST PRUCE ST OCUST WALK ALNUT ST ANSOM ST CHESTNUT ST 40 ST 39 ST 37 ST 36 ST 34 ST 38 ST 33 ST DELANCEY ST LUDLOW ST MARKET ST POLLING LOCATIONS ON CAMPUS 5 20 21 18 11 3 19 22 3 SOURCE: Office of Government and Community Affairs, Graphic by Emily Cheng 22 THE QUAD AND STOUFFER-STOUFFER HALL Vote at Houston Hall Reading Room 3417 Spruce Street 21 HARNWELL AND STOUFFER-MAYER HALL Vote at Harnwell College House 3820 Locust Walk VOTING DIVISIONS 3/11 KING’S COURT ENGLISH AND SANSOM PLACE Vote at Penn Center for Rehabilitation and Care 3609 Chestnut Street 18 RODIN AND DUBOIS Vote at Vance Hall 3733 Spruce Street 19 HILL Vote at Hill College House 3333 Walnut Street 20 GREGORY AND HARRISON Vote at Harrison College House 3910 Irving Street 5 WOODLAND TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD Vote at Civic Hall 3914 Locust Walk 2014 PENNSYLVANIA’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ELECTION Armond James REPUBLICAN Chaka Fattah DEMOCRAT WHERE DO THEY STAND ON THE ISSUES? EDUCATION JOB CREATION HOUSING & TAX CUTS As a 33-year-old teacher at Philadelphia charter schools and a past lecturer at Temple and Harvard universities, James has made job creation and education reform the two pillars of his platform, according to his campaign website. In a traditionally Democratic district, James has been canvassing in low-income neighborhoods that usually receive less attention from campaigns. Congressman Fattah has represented the Second District since 1994. He is currently a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, a ranking member on the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies and co-chair of the Congressional Urban Caucus. Fattah’s policy initiatives include expanding access to education and assisting in housing security. James pushes for more school choice by advocating for an Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Action Plan. Based on Arizona’s ESA model, this program would give families in low-per- forming school zones the opportunity to move their children from public or charter schools to different academic institutions, such as private schools and online learning programs. On a national scale, James supports a five-year tax exemption for U.S. companies to attract manufacturing back from oversees. In Philadelphia, James hopes to create more jobs in the textile and natural gas industries. James also supports extending unemploy- ment benefits to at least two years. James supports tax deductions for college graduates with student loan payments and working families with a household adjusted income under $75,000. Fattah has endorsed various pieces of legislation supporting equal access to educational opportunities. Fattah was one of the early leaders of GEAR UP, a federal grant program that has contributed over $3 billion to providing scholarships and preparing low-in- come students for college. Congressman Fattah was an early cosponsor of the Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812), a bill to restore one million local jobs for community purposes, such as teachers, police officers, firefighters and child care workers. Throughout his career, Fattah has assisted struggling homeowners improve living conditions. In national office, Fattah supported the Emergency Homeowner’s Relief Fund to help unemployed home- owners save their properties and endorsed the Hope VI program, which revitalizes neighborhoods through rehabilitating homes and high-rises. BEYOND THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL According to the Rothenberg Political Report, the race is considered a “Safe Democrat” contest. But while Fattah has both the incumbent and party advantage, a recent controversy he is involved in has led to newfound support for James. In August, Fattah’s longtime political aide Gregory Naylor admitted to participating in campaign finance schemes initiated by his former boss — identified as “Elected Official A” in court filings v—, including helping to hide the theft of federal funds used to pay off illegal campaign debt from Fattah’s losing mayoral campaign in 2007. Despite supporting Fattah in the past 10 elections, the Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed James last Wednesday based on Fattah’s unper- suasive response to the allegations. Though the Inquirer commended Fattah’s advocacy of increased education access, neuroscience funding and mortgage assistance, it declared James as more deserving of voters’ support. SEE EDUCATION PAGE 2 State Senator and House candidates on the issues JOE LI Staff Writer SEE GOV PAGE 5 SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 3 Gubernatorial candidates split on minimum wage, education If you’re over 18, get ready to vote — today is Election Day. In Pennsylvania politics, Republican Governor Tom Corbett is facing off against Democratic challenger Tom Wolf in a race he is expected to lose. However, on the national scale, Republicans are expected to fare better — pundits predict that the GOP will retake the U.S. Senate this year. Several experts also say it is likely that Republicans will keep control of the U.S. House. If you’re registered on campus, use our voter’s map to find where to vote based on where you’re registered. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. As Pennsylvania voters flock to the polls today, they will play an impor- tant role in affecting the direction of the state by either keeping Republican Governor Tom Corbett in office or re- placing him with Democratic chal- lenger Tom Wolf. Below are the major issues of the campaign that have resulted in one of the most competitive gubernatorial campaigns against an incumbent in re- cent history. Minimum Wage: The minimum wage, a hot- ly debated issue across the country, shows a deep con- trast between Corbett and Wolf. Corbett wants to keep Pennsylvania’s mini- mum wage equal to the federal mini- mum wage, which is $7.25 per hour. When asked about an increase YOUR GUIDE TO ELECTION DAY SOPHIA WITTE Staff Writer Graphic by Laine Higgins THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 CONTACT US: 215-422-4646 SEND STORY IDEAS TO [email protected] ONLINE AT THEDP.COM

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Education tops the list of concerns for Pennsylvania voters in today’s gu-bernatorial election — as well as the platforms for Pennsylvania’s two guber-natorial candidates.

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22 THE QUAD AND STOUFFER-STOUFFER HALLVote at Houston Hall Reading Room

3417 Spruce Street

21 HARNWELL AND STOUFFER-MAYER HALLVote at Harnwell College House

3820 Locust Walk

VOTING DIVISIONS3/11 KING’S COURT ENGLISH

AND SANSOM PLACEVote at Penn Center for Rehabilitation and Care

3609 Chestnut Street

18 RODIN AND DUBOISVote at Vance Hall

3733 Spruce Street

19 HILLVote at Hill College House

3333 Walnut Street

20 GREGORY AND HARRISONVote at Harrison College House

3910 Irving Street

5 WOODLAND TERRACE NEIGHBORHOODVote at Civic Hall

3914 Locust Walk

2014PENNSYLVANIA’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ELECTION

Armond JamesREPUBLICAN

Chaka FattahDEMOCRAT

WHERE DO THEY STAND ON THE ISSUES?EDUCATION

JOBCREATION

HOUSING &TAX CUTS

As a 33-year-old teacher at Philadelphia charter schools and a past lecturer at Temple and Harvard universities, James has made job creation and education reform the two pillars of his platform, according to his campaign website. In a traditionally Democratic district, James has been canvassing in low-income neighborhoods that usually receive less attention from campaigns.

Congressman Fattah has represented the Second District

since 1994. He is currently a senior member of the House

Appropriations Committee, a ranking member on the

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and related

agencies and co-chair of the Congressional Urban Caucus.

Fattah’s policy initiatives include expanding access to education and

assisting in housing security.

James pushes for more school choice by advocating for an Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Action Plan. Based on Arizona’s ESA model, this program would give families in low-per-forming school zones the opportunity to move their children from public or charter schools to different academic institutions, such as private schools and online learning programs.

On a national scale, James supports a five-year tax exemption for U.S. companies to attract manufacturing back from oversees. In Philadelphia, James hopes to create more jobs in the textile and natural gas industries. James also supports extending unemploy-ment benefits to at least two years.

James supports tax deductions for college graduates with student loan payments and working families with a household adjusted income under $75,000.

Fattah has endorsed various pieces of legislation supporting equal access to educational opportunities. Fattah was one of the early leaders of GEAR UP, a federal grant program that has contributed over $3 billion to providing scholarships and preparing low-in-come students for college.

Congressman Fattah was an early cosponsor of the Local Jobs for America Act (H.R. 4812), a bill to restore one million local jobs for community purposes, such as teachers, police officers, firefighters and child care workers.

Throughout his career, Fattah has assisted struggling homeowners improve living conditions. In national office, Fattah supported the Emergency Homeowner’s Relief Fund to help unemployed home-owners save their properties and endorsed the Hope VI program, which revitalizes neighborhoods through rehabilitating homes and high-rises.

BEYOND THE CAMPAIGN TRAILAccording to the Rothenberg Political Report, the race is considered a “Safe Democrat” contest. But while Fattah has both the incumbent

and party advantage, a recent controversy he is involved in has led to newfound support for James.In August, Fattah’s longtime political aide Gregory Naylor admitted to participating in campaign finance schemes initiated by his former

boss — identified as “Elected Official A” in court filings v—, including helping to hide the theft of federal funds used to pay off illegal campaign debt from Fattah’s losing mayoral campaign in 2007.

Despite supporting Fattah in the past 10 elections, the Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed James last Wednesday based on Fattah’s unper-suasive response to the allegations. Though the Inquirer commended Fattah’s advocacy of increased education access, neuroscience funding and mortgage assistance, it declared James as more deserving of voters’ support.

SEE EDUCATION PAGE 2

State Senator

and House candidates

on the issues

JOE LIStaff Writer

SEE GOV PAGE 5

SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 3

Gubernatorial candidates split on minimum wage, education

If you’re over 18, get ready to vote — today is Election Day.In Pennsylvania politics, Republican Governor Tom Corbett is facing off

against Democratic challenger Tom Wolf in a race he is expected to lose.However, on the national scale, Republicans are expected to fare better —

pundits predict that the GOP will retake the U.S. Senate this year. Several experts also say it is likely that Republicans will keep control of the U.S. House.

If you’re registered on campus, use our voter’s map to fi nd where to vote based on where you’re registered. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

As Pennsylvania voters fl ock to the polls today, they will play an impor-tant role in aff ecting the direction of the state by either keeping Republican Governor Tom Corbett in offi ce or re-placing him with Democratic chal-lenger Tom Wolf .

Below are the major issues of the campaign that have resulted in one of the most competitive gubernatorial campaigns against an incumbent in re-cent history.

Minimum Wage:The minimum wage, a hot-

ly debated issue across the country, shows a deep con-trast between Corbett and Wolf.

Corbett wants to keep Pennsylvania’s mini-mum wage equal to the federal mini-mum wage, which is $7.25 per hour.

When asked about an increase

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Flipped classrooms, fl ipped logic?

Penn is still trying hard to fi g-ure out the future of teaching.

“Flipped” classrooms got their name by inverting the normal lec-ture format into a more collabora-tive environment, with the teach-er available mostly for questions. Beginning with its fi rst fl ipped classroom in May 2013, Penn has been actively trying to expand the new teaching style across disci-plines.

College sophomore Jaraf Gu-eye , who took an active learning MATH 103 class last year, felt that active learning forced him to teach himself most of the mate-rial outside of class, and he of-ten found himself cramming the information days before the tests. He also noted that the collabora-tive groups were randomized and could be challenging when no one in the group understood the material.

Gueye did not choose to take a nontraditional MATH 103 class. Active learning sections are not labeled on Penn InTouch , so stu-dents select the section but are not aware of the format until they at-tend the fi rst class.

College sophomore Sofi a Ro-driguez also felt that her active learning MATH 104 class last year was not well executed. “I appreciate the idea of the fl ipped format, but they needed more TAs for the number of students in the class,” Rodriguez said. A lot of time, she said, was spent sitting and waiting for the one professor or one TA to answer her ques-tions.

But physics professor Paul Heiney , who taught active learn-

ing PHYS 101 classes the past two summers, said many of his students felt that they had better mastered their coursework via the nontraditional instruction style. “On balance, the feedback was positive,” he said. “But it’s never going to be 100 percent.”

Gueye said one benefi t of the format was that the class’s curve seemed to skew higher than the curve in traditionally-taught classes.

Flipped classrooms are part of the University’s response to new online learning formats like Coursera and Khan Academy, ac-cording to professors who have taught active learning courses. New teaching mediums, they said, could help traditional uni-versities survive the advent of digital education.

“The strength of the college will be that you can still be in a classroom, but the classroom is now more exciting,” said under-graduate lab manager Sid Deli-wala , who works in the Electrical

and Systems Engineering Depart-ment . “The selling point is that you can’t get this type of educa-tion if you’re learning at home.”

Penn currently has four fl ipped classrooms — Vagelos 2000, ARCH 208, a collaborative class-room in Van Pelt-Dietrich Li-brary and DRL 3N1H , but more are scheduled to open soon. There will be a fl ipped classroom that can hold up to 90 students where the Towne Library once was, and there are plans for active learning classroom in David Rittenhouse Laboratory and the Neural and Behavioral Science Building , both with expected completion dates in the fall of 2016 .

Not all active learning classes are in “fl ipped” rooms — which generally have round tables for group work and projectors — but they do follow the active learn-ing format, which is supposed to promote student participation and full attention.

“The common joke [for teach-ers] is that the material goes from

faculty’s notes to a student note-book without going through the brain,” Deliwala said . “Now [stu-dents] cannot use the classroom as a Facebook experience. The active learning stops that.”

A big impetus for the active learning model is “making stu-dents be more responsible for their own problem solving by working with peers and less de-pendent on their teacher or TA,” according to Director of Instruc-tional Technology John Macder-mott. “[Students] try to fi gure out themselves what the right way is to solve a problem.”

In September 2013, Penn re-ceived a grant from the Associa-tion of American Universities to become a project site for more fl ipped classrooms in STEM de-partments .

STEM classes, though, are not the only ones being taught in the active learning format. Classes in political science, German, urban studies and even a writing semi-nar are now being taught in the active learning format .

Penn’s experiments with alternative teaching styles

receive mixed reviewsEMILY OFFITStaff Writer

The ARCH Auditorium is one of the spaces that has been utilized to conduct active learning classes, where in-class time is focused on group discussions rather than traditional lectures.

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challenger Tom Wolf took on in their campaigns. Voters consid-ered it the top issue in this year’s gubernatorial campaign, accord-ing to an October Franklin and Marshall poll, as opposed to the economy, which was the main is-sue in 2006 and 2010 .

Corbett advocates for more ef-fi cient education spending, while Wolf favors increasing the state’s education budget.

Both candidates dispute whether Corbett has helped Pennsylvania education while in offi ce. Wolf campaigned on the claim that Corbett cut education funding by $1 billion, but Cor-bett’s ads say he increased funds for education by $1.5 billion.

Wolf’s $1 billion-cut claim re-fers to the $860 million less that school districts received in the 2011-2012 school year compared to the previous year, which was due in part to the end of federal stimulus grants for schools that year. Corbett’s $1.5 billion-in-crease claim refers to the addi-tional funds allocated to school employee pensions during his term in offi ce, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Cen-ter’s FactCheck.org.

Corbett argued in the last gu-bernatorial debate that the budget for education is currently above $10 billion and that “we have put more money into education than any time in the history of educa-tion in Pennsylvania.”

At the start of his term, Cor-bett repealed former Governor Ed Rendell’s existing formula for funding Pennsylvania schools. Without a funding formula, the School District of Philadelphia has been pressed each year to fi nd enough funds to open schools on time — a prospect which has been doubtful at the beginning of recent school years.

“We are not spending what we did spend before on education in the classroom and that can be seen by everybody. We need to invest in education,” Wolf said in the last debate before the elec-tion.

Corbett argued that he was left to deal with the holes in the budget from Rendell’s adminis-tration when the one-time stimu-

lus money for schools ran out. In June, Corbett signed a bill to start a commission to look into a fund-ing formula for schools.

Lead organizer of Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools and former public school teacher Ron Whitehorne says that the commission was purely a political move for Corbett in re-sponse to backlash against some of his actions. “If he was really for a fair funding formula, he would have continued with the one that was in place when he came into offi ce,” he said.

PCAPS took to the streets with a door knocking campaign.

Back in July, PCAPS asked residents in mainly West, South-west and North Philadelphia to fi ll out postcards pledging they would vote for a candidate who support-ed a fair funding formula, revenue increases for schools , more char-ter school accountability, an end to the school to prison pipeline and the abolishment of the School Reform Commission. PCAPS re-cently mailed the pledges back to the people as a reminder before election day.

Wolf’s solution to the educa-tion funding problem is to imple-ment a fi ve percent severance tax on gas-drilling companies that would pay some money back to the areas where the drilling hap-pens and the rest toward education funding. Wolf also supports an education funding formula, which co-founder of Parents United for Public Education Helen Gym said is important to consider.

“For an incumbent, you should be dealing with their record and not their promises,” Gym said. “If Tom Corbett were to leave offi ce, it will be because education voters voted him out.”

But that doesn’t mean that electing Wolf will solve education funding problems.

“It’s not like we elect Wolf and then everything is hunky-dory. He’s going to have confl icting pressures on him and he’s go-ing to face a hostile legislature,” Whitehorne said.

“Regardless of who sits in the governor’s chair, the realization for all of us needs to be that one individual cannot fi x this situa-tion,” Gym said, “and it’s not go-ing to be fi xed just by switching parties or individuals.”

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This year’s race for Pennsylvania State Senate and for the General Assembly in Penn’s election district will see two Democratic incum-bents facing off against two Republican challengers.

Key issues for Pennsylvanian voters this election season have been education funding — Philadelphia schools are currently strug-gling to maintain their budget from last year — and the creation of new jobs and health care.

Below is a list of state candidates and where they stand on key issues:

STATE SENATE CANDIDATESThe election for Penn’s State Senate district pits the Democratic incum-

bent Christine Tartaglione against Republican John Jenkins.* Tartaglione has been State Senator for Penn’s district since 1994.

ON INFRASTRUCTURE:Tartaglione: She believes that Pennsylvania should carry out the P.A.

Works project, which would create the Pennsylvania Investment Bank, making investments of $1 billion in water and sewer system rehabilitation, $100 million in new business development and $75 million in new technology investment. Other investments include job site training, targeted job creation tax incentives and new home ownership.

ON EDUCATION:Tartaglione: She believes, according to her website, that education funding

should not be cut and that teachers should not be laid off.Jenkins: According to a Facebook post from April, he believes more

education funds should be made available to parents so they can have the option of letting their children attend the schools of their choice.

ON DISABILITY SERVICES:Tartaglione: She believes the government should provide low-interest

loans to disabled Pennsylvanians to purchase equipment that will help make them more independent and employable through the Pennsylvania Assistive Technologies Foundation.

STATE HOUSE CANDIDATESThe election for Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives in Penn’s

district pits former rivals against each other. Republican Ernest Adkins* is running against Democratic incumbent James Roebuck, who was first elected to this position in 1985. They ran against each other in 2012, in which Roebuck won in landslide, receiving 93.7 percent of the total vote.

ON EDUCATION:Roebuck: For him, education is the first priority. He believes that Pennsyl-

vania’s education budget should be increased so that Pennsylvania children can have quality education in public schools. Roebuck sponsored the cigarette tax legislation in September to raise tax money for public schools.

ON WATER SUPPLY:Roebuck: He believes that the drilling

activities of Marcellus Shale are having a negative impact on Philadelphia’s water supply. He also believes that drillings should be done in a responsible way that will not pollute the water supply.

ON INCARCERATION:Roebuck: He believes that prisoners have

been treated unjustly. He advocates to put a system in place to provide compensation to prisoners who receive unjust treatment.

*It is unclear where John Jenkins and Ernest Adkins stand on some of the issues in this article. Neither candidates have easily findable campaign websites, and neither candidate responded to requests for comment from The Daily Pennsylvanian.

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When voters head to the polls today in Pennsylvania,

they have the chance to make history. Since Pennsylvania changed its laws in 1968 to allow governors to serve two terms, no incumbent governor has lost a re-election bid. To-day, Gov. Tom Corbett could, and should, be the first.

We, the Penn Democrats, endorse Tom Wolf for gov-ernor. Today, it’s time to cast your ballot for a fresh start.

Gov. Corbett is extremely unpopular, and for good rea-son. In addition to insulting women, the LGBT commu-nity, Latinos and unemployed Pennsylvanians with insen-sitive and outrageous com-ments, Corbett has slashed education spending and failed to boost job growth. He has neglected to lay out a vision for the state and has struggled to get legislation passed, even with Republican control of both houses of the state legis-

lature, because he cannot even work with members of his own party. In light of Corbett’s failed leadership, Pennsylva-nians should resoundingly re-ject his bid for a second term.

Luckily, however, voters need not merely vote against the past four years. They can go to the polls and vote for the future. Tom Wolf, whom Pres-ident Bill Clinton called “the best candidate for governor in

America,” offers the chance for a new, progressive direc-tion for Pennsylvania.

Tom Wolf truly is, as his campaign has said, “a dif-ferent kind of leader” who has taken an unusual path to

becoming the Democratic nominee for governor. He re-ceived his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth, a master’s degree from the University of London and a doctorate from MIT. In the midst of his un-dergraduate studies, he took a leave from school to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer in India, where he helped rural villagers with agricultural and irrigation projects.

After finishing his award-winning dissertation at MIT, he was offered a tenure-track position at Harvard, but he chose instead to return to York to work at his family business, which he eventually bought

and built into a major national company. In 2006, Wolf sold his business and accepted the position of Secretary of Rev-enue under Gov. Ed Rendell. He served for two years and donated his salary to charity.

Wolf planned to run for governor in 2010, but when the economy collapsed in 2008, his old family business suffered and was in danger of bankruptcy. Wolf put aside his personal ambitions and repur-chased the business, investing his own money to save the jobs of his former employees. He redeveloped the company and guided it to success once again, and today he shares 20 to 30 percent of profits with his employees. Having rescued his company, Wolf felt it was finally the right time for him to run for governor.

While Wolf’s character and credentials are impressive and laudable, he also has a strong vision for Pennsylvania. Wolf — who has seen firsthand that paying employees livable

wages and earning profits are not mutually exclusive goals — supports raising the mini-mum wage to $10.10 an hour. He supports a Pennsylvania DREAM Act, which would allow the children of undocu-mented immigrants to attend state universities with in-state prices. He supports taxing natural gas drilling and using that new revenue to increase education funding. He sup-ports expanding Medicaid to cover 500,000 uninsured, low-er-income Pennsylvanians. He also supports enacting an anti-discrimination law that would protect LGBT individuals.

In short, Tom Wolf stands for progress. Throughout his life, Wolf has shown that he is a principled, community-oriented and strong leader who has excelled in both the private and public sectors. Under his leadership, Pennsylvania will move forward.

Today, we encourage you to vote blue — for Tom Wolf and for other Democrats. Last

week on Locust Walk, we had a “Why We Vote Blue” event, where students stopped to ex-press why they will be voting blue today. We built an incred-ible list of reasons: protecting reproductive rights, ensuring a quality education for every child, guaranteeing access to affordable health care, pre-venting gun violence and rec-ognizing equal rights for all.

If you share any of these concerns, if you want Pennsyl-vania to be a place of equality and opportunity, make sure to have your voice heard today and make sure to vote blue. Let’s elect Tom Wolf and other Democrats to move Pennsyl-vania forward.

“I’m vegan” rolls off the tongue more easily than “I avoid eat-

ing meat, fish, eggs or dairy products whenever I can,” so I called myself vegan for sim-plicity’s sake when I first came to Penn. However, I soon be-came uncomfortable with the fact that the label “vegan” is considered as much an ideol-ogy as a dietary choice.

The problem is that the language and logic we see sur-rounding the issue of eating animals is largely black and white. Either it’s morally ac-ceptable to eat animals or it’s not, and if you believe the lat-ter, you should never eat meat again or else you’re a hypocrite and a bad person. Because we frame it in these absolutist terms, we divide ourselves into vegetarians and people who feel judged by vegetarians.

This approach is not ideal for a number of reasons. Firstly,

the complex and uncomfortable truth about our globalized con-sumer culture is that if we’re in the business of drawing ab-solute moral lines about what we consume, vegetarianism doesn’t seem like the logical place to start.

Although I subscribe to the belief that, in our advanced so-ciety, it’s wrong to kill animals for food, I understand that we live in a world where there are enough starving people that moral outrage on behalf of the exploited honey bee seems a little misplaced, and where the objectification of women

causes enough damage that PETA’s “I’d rather go naked than wear fur” campaign makes me worry more about the state of women in our society than the state of cattle.

It seems to me that people aiming to be conscious con-

sumers ought to start with hu-man rights and work their way down to animal rights — not the other way around. Basi-cally, I don’t want to stand here in my sweatshop Nike sneak-ers and judge you for eating yogurt.

Secondly, when most people see vegetarianism as a

set of principles they have to convert to for life, they quickly dismiss the idea, realizing that acknowledging it would mean never eating their favorite foods again. I’m not asking anyone to convert to vegetarianism, and I think it would be useless if I tried. However, I will say this: It would be better for people and the ecosystem if, nine times out of 10, you didn’t buy that hamburger.

The call to reduce your con-sumption of animal products doesn’t require a morally ab-solutist appeal to animal rights. The truth is that each and every food choice you make has an impact on your carbon foot-print and on the ecosystem, and this impact is less negative when you choose a plant-based food than when you choose food derived from an animal. No single food choice is going to have a huge impact, but over the course of a lifetime, the ag-gregate effect is significant.

If the average person switched to a plant-based diet for one year, she would re-duce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 tons. That’s compared to the one ton reduction from switching to a hybrid car. And here’s what I think: It would be just fine if you only reduced it by .5 tons. Or even .25 tons. If everyone reduced their con-sumption of animal products by a small amount, the aggregate effect would be the same as if a few more people were vegans.

When I imagine the ideal world, I don’t see it as devoid of livestock animals. I also don’t see giant meatpacking plants that pose health threats to their workers, or chopped-down rainforests for more beef cattle, or streams full of the antibiotics that are pumped into animals to prevent them from dying of in-fections in their dirty environ-ments. I see animal products as niche, special-occasion foods.

For this reason, I keep

most of my diet plant-based. But I don’t call myself a vegan anymore, because I’m not in-terested in drawing the line be-tween vegans and omnivores. I’d rather call myself a morally conscious person, and mini-mizing my consumption of ani-mal products constitutes a part of that.

Let’s make history: Vote Tom Wolf for governor

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People aiming to be conscious consumers ought to start with human rights and work their way down to animal rights … Basically, I don’t want to stand here in my sweatshop Nike

sneakers and judge you for eating yogurt.”

SOPHIA WUSHANLEY is a College senior from Millersville, Pa., studying philosophy. Her email address is [email protected]. “Another Look” appears every Tuesday.

Tom Wolf, whom President Bill Clinton called ‘the best candidate for governor in America,’ offers the chance for a new,

progressive direction for Pennsylvania.”

Eat less meat

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ANOTHER LOOK | Reducing our consumption of animal products doesn’t have to be an ideological choice

Nicholas Kristof advocates against the “empathy gap”

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicho-las D. Kristof told a packed crowd in Huntsman Hall that he mourns the “empathy gap” that pervades most of American culture.

While delivering a talk on Monday night through the Au-thors@Wharton Speaker Se-ries, Kristof illustrated the dis-crepancy with the statistic that the top 20 percent of Americans donate less to charity, as a frac-tion of their income, than the bottom 20 percent.

Kristof centered the hour-long talk, which preceded 30 minutes of Q&A, on a very similar topic to the focus of his latest book, “A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity .” Drawing upon ideas about the art and science of giving, Kristoff emphasized the importance of seeing pover-ty as “not simply an economic failing, but also a moral fail-ing.”

A documentary version of the book will air on PBS in early 2015.

Explaining that 97 percent of Americans believe there should be more opportunity for people at the beginning of life, Kristoff suggested that — despite the overwhelming sup-port — the nation as a whole has done relatively little to lessen the gap.

Kristof used various exam-ples to paint a picture of the consequences of the nation’s inaction, such as the story of a boy named Johnny, who was unable to receive routine hear-ing checkups as a newborn. At the age of four , when Johnny

was discovered to be fully deaf in one ear and nearly deaf in the other, Save the Children, an independent children’s char-ity, reported that his hearing could be recovered. His ability to speak, however, could not be.

Kristof’s anecdotal evidence successfully drew upon the au-dience’s sympathy.

“The way Kristof incorporat-ed personal anecdotes alongside statistics was a really effective way to articulate his points,” College sophomore Cassidy Golden said of the talk.

Kristof closed on a positive note, adding that through his travels, he saw people do the right thing even under the most stressful conditions — he once witnessed a nun defy a warlord to protect victims of genocide.

“Side by side with the worst of humanity, you can see the very best,” he said.

Kristof’s newest book will be aired as a docu-

mentary in JanuaryBRIGITTE DESNOESContributing Writer

Nic Kristof, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times Op-Ed columnist, spoke to students yesterday as part of the Authors@Wharton Speaker Series.

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More than a month in, no progress from Greek task force

More than a month after be-ing announced, the Greek task forces are still working to iden-tify problems within the Greek community.

As of Monday night, the Greek task force on sexual assault had no updates to report. The task force should, however, have a plan for changes by the end of the semester, Interfraternity Council President Jimmy Germi said in an email.

This task force is one of four that IFC members are leading in order to eff ect change in the com-munity. The other three will look at the issues of drug and alcohol use, hazing and mental health.

Over the last few weeks, the task force has been meeting to discuss perceived issues in the Greek community and identify their root causes, and then the task force will work to come up with solutions, Germi said.

The task force hopes to have a full report and tangible solutions to implement next semester.

ZAHRA HUSAINStaff Writer

in the minimum wage, Cor-bett expressed caution. “The economy’s starting to come back,” he said in an interview in December 2013. “I always worry about changing the dy-namic when we’re starting to come out of [a recession].”

In contrast, Wolf supports an increase in the state’s min-imum wage, fi rst by raising it to $10.10 per hour, and then by indexing it to infl ation.

“I believe we need to raise the minimum wage to help Pennsylvania’s workers and strengthen the economy,” Wolf said in a campaign statement.

Environment:While Corbett and Wolf

both acknowledge the exis-tence of climate change, they

diff er on public policy solu-tions.

When the Obama admin-istration, through the Envi-ronmental Protection Agen-cy, imposed new standards in June to reduce carbon dioxide emission from coal-fi red power plants, Corbett immediately made clear his opposition.

“As Pennsylvanians, we are doing our fair share to reduce carbon emission, and we have made great strides in recent years,” Corbett said in a statement released on June 2. “I am concerned that these new mandates will eventu-ally shut down hundred[s] of coal-fi red power plants across the country and de-stroy thousands of family-sustaining jobs.”

Wolf has stated his support for the new regulations, yet he has also expressed caution

and the need for fl exibility. “We need to make sure they are applied fairly, allow for adjustments and create eco-nomic opportunities, not simply additional burdens,” he said in June.

Taxes:Like many competitive

elections across the country, the issue of taxes sits at the forefront of public discourse.

Corbett has expressed his strong opposition to tax in-creases, yet has stated that he could support small increas-es in sale or income taxes in order to off set reductions in school property taxes. Dur-ing his time as governor, Corbett has signed into law some tax increases and some tax cuts. Going forward, Cor-bett has proposed reducing the corporate net income tax from the current 9.99 percent

to 6.99 percent.Wolf strongly supports in-

creasing income taxes, which is currently a fl at 3.07 per-cent. Specifi cally, he wants to raise taxes to off set re-ductions to school property taxes. Wolf has also stressed that Pennsylvania needs a more “fair” tax system, but hasn’t given a detailed plan. Like Corbett, Wolf also sup-ports a lower corporate net income tax rate, but has re-frained from giving specifi cs.

Education:Out of all the controversial

and polarizing issues of this governor’s race, education funding might take the cake.

Although Corbett touts increased education fund-ing under his watch and Wolf accuses him of drastic education cuts, both candi-dates have expressed diff er-

ent fi scal philosophies when it comes to future education funding.

In the fi nal gubernato-rial debate on Oct. 8, each candidate expressed support for education, with Corbett stressing effi ciency and Wolf focusing on increasing fund-ing.

“We put more money into education than at any time in the history of education in Pennsylvania,” Corbett said in the fi nal debate. “But we have limited revenue in which to do that.”

In contrast, Wolf respond-ed by emphasizing the need to invest more in Pennsylva-nia public education. “Penn-sylvania should be [a] state with a future,” Wolf said in the fi nal debate. “And we need to do that by investing in education, not by disin-vesting.”

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Mark McKinnon is a nationally known political consultant who worked on Republican and Democratic campaigns for more than 20 years. With Lawrence Lessig and Steve Wozniak he launched MayDay PAC to force Congressional ethics reform. He also co-founded No Labels, a citizens movement to enable problem-solving over score-keeping in politics.

He will speak at the Annenberg School, Monday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. in Room 111. Seating is limited.

The Annenberg School for Communication3620 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104

Questions? Go to www.asc.upenn.edu/about/contact

“The 2014 Election Returns: What They Mean for the Obama Presidency and 2016”

Mark McKinnon

I walked into Huntsman Hall expecting to hear another Wall Street junkie spew rhetoric that half the audience wouldn’t un-derstand. Instead, I was startled when an older man in jeans and a T-shirt bolted into the room unexpectedly.

Next to me, a mysterious blue-eyed man in a black hat, dark suit and glasses sat down. “Sam Zell is a master psy-chologist,” he told me, asking to remain anonymous. A psy-chiatrist at Penn Medicine, he was attending this real estate mogul’s lecture to learn about sales from the master.

“I’ve been sitting in on his lectures here for over a decade. Zell is a contrarian immigrant who directs a Jewish Motor-cycle Gang in Chicago, skis in Idaho and is investing in Egypt,” the black-hatted man said. “He’s called the grave dancer — he makes money when everything is failing.”

Zell, who speaks at Penn an-nually, stressed that he hoped to provide listeners with an al-ternate perspective, discourag-ing the audience from listening to the “bullshit” of “suits, ties and academics.”

Zell began by discussing the changing landscape of real estate. When he started in the business world, there were no computers. “Guys stayed up all night making 10-year projec-tions.” Then came the HP 12. “Most of you don’t even know what the f**k that is.”

His firm, Equity Group In-vestments, which had largely benefited from the “incred-ible inefficiency” of real estate before computers, decided it

needed to change as the real es-tate investment market became more highly saturated.

Zell grew up in an upper-middle class family in Chicago before attending the Univer-sity of Michigan, where he launched his first real estate business with his frat buddy and long-time partner Bob Lu-rie. “By the time I graduated law school, we managed 4,000 apartments and 40-50 build-ings.” After law school, which Zell described as the “biggest f**king bore that ever exist-ed,” he headed off to work at a law firm, which he described as even worse. “I walked into the senior partner’s office after four days and I said, ‘This isn’t for me.’”

Today, Zell is worth $4 bil-lion dollars and his firm con-trols three of the largest public real estate companies in history.

A self-proclaimed “career opportunist” and “lone evan-gelist,” Zell spoke about his “radical” investments in Bra-zil, Colombia and emerging markets that have paid off. His next stop is India. “The hard-est thing is finding an honest man,” he said.

After Zell’s general talk, he fielded a few questions before heading off to see his grandson, Wharton sophomore Aaron Zell. One student asked Zell why he invested outside of real estate, his specialty.

“Diversification has saved my ass a number of times,” Zell explained, saying that, in his mind, all you really need in the business world is to un-derstand supply and demand. “Business is business is busi-ness,” he said.

Zell concluded with tips for his audience, stressing long-term vision and the importance of compromise, stating that, “There is no greater negotia-tion tactic than understanding what the other guy wants.”

Mr. and Ms. Penn competition turns Annenberg into a flex zone

Some Penn students do not have to choose between brains and brawn.

The 22nd Annual Mr. and Ms. Penn competition, a gleaming night of oiled calves, washboard stomachs and ripped arms, was held Monday night at the Annen-berg Center. The 29 contes-tants across four categories — tall and short class men and women — were shaking with exertion as they flexed for a screaming audience. Track and field coach Tony Tenisci hosted the competi-tion.

Wharton junior Sam Mat-tis took the title of Mr. Penn, while Ms. Penn went to Col-lege senior Veronica Jones.

Each also won first place in their tall class categories.

The true muscular show be-gan with the short class men. The bodybuilders stood in a straight line and contorted their bodies into impressive poses ranging from “front double bi,” in which they

raise their fists above their heads while flexing their bi-ceps, to “abdominal thigh,” in which they place their hands behind their heads and thrust their pelvic areas to the audience.

“I never thought Penn stu-dents could be so ripped,” College freshman Lawrence Chan said. “How do they have the time to get their bod-ies like that?”

The audience spewed cat-calls as Wharton senior Peter Bin flexed to 50 Cents’ Can-dy Shop, but College senior Omari Maxwell ultimately took first place in the short men’s class.

Out of the short class women, it was College fresh-man Molly Minnig who took the first place trophy. Molly began her routine in a cow-girl hat, only to throw it to the side as she launched into an upbeat routine of dance moves and flexing. The audi-ence responded positively to each routine, with repeated shouts of “Oh yeah there’s the work,” and “That’s what I’m talking about.”

The competition opened with a choreographed dance routine by The Fly Girls, a group of Penn’s female track and field team members who perform at the competition every year.

Tenisci kept the crowd en-gaged. After the show, he ex-pressed his pride in the con-testants, saying that “no other Ivy could put on a show like this.” Contestants worked for eight weeks to prepare for the Mr. and Ms. Penn com-petition, surviving midterms, strict health plans and an ex-cess of body oil.

Sam Matis and Veronica Jones walked away with the crowns

JEFFREY CAREYVAContributing Writer

Sam Zell offers alternative to ‘suits, ties and academics’

The real estate mogul is known for his risky

investmentsJACK CAHN

Contributing Writer

Competitors flexed, posed and danced on stage to compete for the title of Mr. & Ms. Penn at the Mr. & Ms. Penn Body Building Competition, an annual fundraiser for the Men’s and Women’s Varsity Track and Field teams.

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tor can dream. This is a fantastic development for the Ivy League. It displays a level of respect to the Ancient Eight that hasn’t been handed to any of its teams for a while. The Crimson will now need to carry the Ivy torch in nonconference play and show that this ranking was no fluke.

But is this a good thing for Penn? That’s a little bit more murky. The Quakers are pro-jected to finish near the bottom

of the Ancient Eight in the way too early preseason Ivy League poll. And it would seem to me that Harvard’s ranking both helps and hurts Penn. It helps in showing that the level of tal-ent in the Ivies is much higher than it was seven or eight years ago. But it hurts because with a higher profile for the league comes higher expectations for everyone. Can Penn live up to it? It remains to be seen.

Sports Editor Colin Hen-derson: Overall, I’ve got to agree with you, Steven. It can’t

be denied that it is great for the Ivy League as a whole to feature a talented team getting recognized on a national level. However, I think the Quakers are finding themselves at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Coming off of last season — which was, by almost all ac-counts, close to disastrous — a year with low expectations spent outside of the spotlight is exactly what the doctor would prescribe for Penn basketball. In fact, a relatively uneventful year that lands them in the mid-

dle of the Ancient Eight could be considered a success for the Quakers. So this increased spotlight being shone on the Ivy League courtesy of the Crim-son could not come at a worse time for the Red and Blue. With more eyes on the conference, Penn will feel additional pres-sure to keep the ship afloat this year.

Sports Editor Holden Mc-Ginnis: What it means for the Ivy League? Surprise, Harvard is good again this year. What it means for Penn? Absolutely

nothing.Harvard flirted with the top

25 for much of last season and yes, it is nice to see the Ivy League get some recognition in the national sports spotlight. But Harvard has been a top program for years now and re-ceived plenty of attention after a few tournament upsets in re-cent years. A ranking might be nice, but really this is just more of a signal that the Crimson are head and shoulders over the ma-jority of the Ivy League.

For Penn, I don’t think this

changes anything. The Quak-ers are in a state of rebuild-ing and while this may shift some slight attention to the Ivy League, I see very little of that attention leaving Cambridge. Just because Harvard is ranked doesn’t mean there’s any more pressure on this team to per-form — there’s already enough of that after the past few years. As Quakers coach Jerome Al-len likes to say, he doesn’t pay any attention to the periphery. This news is definitely on the periphery for the Red and Blue.

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the Red and Blue needed it the most in order to stick to their game plan — in a rainy game when passing would be difficult.

“I don’t think [the weather] snuck up on us,” Bagnoli said.

No one on Penn’s roster had a carry longer than seven yards all afternoon, which is more an in-dictment of Penn’s young offen-sive line than any of the running backs — Kyle Wilcox and Eric Fiore combined for only eight carries once the coaching staff realized there wasn’t going to be much running room.

And as a result, Penn ulti-mately leaned too heavily on its quick-hit short passing game — which didn’t fool anyone on the Brown defense. Of Torgersen’s 30 completions, 20 of them re-sulted in gains shorter than 10 yards.

By game’s end, the time of possession advantage favored the Bears by over 13 minutes, a tes-tament not only to Brown’s abil-ity to control the line of scrim-mage and establish a run game, but also Penn’s failure to do ex-actly that.

In three of their six losses this season, the Quakers have averaged 2.0 yards per carry or fewer. It’s grown obvious that unless Penn’s offense can force opponents to respect the run, all those quick hit screens and drag routes that Bagnoli likes to dial up won’t gain very much.

“We very rarely could stay on schedule,” he said. “Things just kind of play off each other, and

it makes it very difficult to be a consistent, cohesive offense.”

If Penn wants to show some pride and put together competi-tive games in the last three weeks of the season — and Bagnoli’s coaching career — these are the

things that need to be focused on offensively: winning the battle in the trenches and establishing all parts of the offense.

Yet at this rate, the ultimate solution to Penn’s offensive struggles may not arrive until

after its venerable coach retires.

WENIK>> PAGE 8

IAN WENIK is a College senior from Short Hills, N.J., and is a sports editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at [email protected].

we don’t win it, we don’t deserve to be champions.” While that statement may sting some, the team is still in Ivy contention, de-spite some things being out of the Quakers’ hands.

What about the other sports, you ask? Yes, field hockey and women’s soccer picked up im-pressive wins on their respective Senior Days. And yes, Thomas Awad won an individual Ivy League title for the Quakers.

But at this point, it looks like Awad will be the only fall athlete

who will claim any sort of Ivy title. Unfortunately for Penn Ath-letics, the people who it is count-ing on to donate to its athletic pro-grams weren’t in Princeton, N.J. to see it happen.

In that way, Homecoming was a microcosm of a weak fall season for the Red and Blue. A football program struggling for the first time in a while. Soccer programs that were Ivy favorites yet seem to have an Ivy title just out of grasp. And zero team Ivy League titles.

What does zero Ivy League titles mean? Well, hate to beat home the point, but unhappy al-ums. And pressure on Athletic

Director Grace Calhoun to change things just four months into her tenure.

That doesn’t mean Calhoun needs to fire every coach and start from scratch. Far from it, in fact. All of the fall sports have been in competition near the top of the Ivies in the last five years.

But it is a troubling trend that Penn isn’t finding the kind of team success that other Ivy schools are having.

Some of that can be chalked up to extenuating circumstances and it also certainly can’t be put on Calhoun when she is only in her first year on the job.

But this Homecoming can also become a mandate for Cal-houn to push for excellence. To expect more out of Penn’s teams, whether there are a large group of potential donors in attendance or just 100 dedicated parents of the athletes.

So no, this wasn’t a great Homecoming for Penn. But it can be the catalyst for a great one in 2015.

TYDINGS>> PAGE 8

STEVEN TYDINGS is a Wharton junior from Hopewell, N.J., and is senior sports editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian. He can be reached at [email protected].

Men’s SoccerPenn draws Brown, 1-1, on

HomecomingIn a match with huge Ivy

League implications, Penn men’s soccer (8-7-2, 2-1-2 Ivy) played to a draw with Brown (4-5-6, 1-2-2). Junior goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne had a stellar performance with eight saves — six in the second half. Se-nior Duke Lacroix recorded the only tally for the Quakers in the 19th minute while sophomore forward Will Cross scored for the Bears to tie the game. With two matches remaining against league-leading Princeton and third-place Harvard, the Quak-ers will look to move up from their current position — tied with Harvard for third.Columbia takes down last-place

Yale, 2-1It looked like Yale (1-11-3,

0-4-1) had all the momentum when sophomore defender Henry Flugstad-Clarke tied the match for the Bulldogs with five minutes remaining. How-ever, a somewhat questionable penalty call in the box spoiled the comeback for Yale. With two minutes remaining, Colum-bia (6-6-1, 2-1-1) took the lead on junior midfielder Antonio Matarazzo’s successful penalty shot. The loss keeps Yale win-less in Ivy play.Harvard draws first-place Dart-

mouth, 1-1In a matchup between top

conference contenders, the score did not reflect the game. Despite the draw, the Big Green (9-4-2, 3-1-1) outplayed the Crimson (9-4-2, 2-1-2), out-shooting Harvard 12-1 on the night, including a few shots off the crossbar in overtime. Nevertheless, Harvard’s one score and strong defense kept the team in the match, mak-ing things interesting in the Ivy League race as the top five teams are within three points of one another.Princeton beats Cornell, 2-1

Princeton’s late heroics matched those of Columbia-Yale. The Tigers (8-3-3, 3-1-1) and the Big Red (9-5-1, 2-3-0) stayed close for almost all of regulation. However, Prince-ton, now tied for the Ivy League lead, scored the winning goal in the 88th minute of the contest off the foot of senior defender Andrew Mills. Looking ahead,

Princeton takes on rival Penn in a matchup with major Ivy League implications.

Women’s SoccerPenn beats Brown on Senior

Day, 2-0. Playing in their final home

game on Saturday, the seniors of Penn women’s soccer (7-5-3, 2-3-1) went out in brilliant fash-ion against Brown (6-7-3, 1-3-2). The Quakers took the field with high energy and enthusi-asm from the beginning. Only five minutes into the match, se-nior forward Clara Midgley net-ted a goal off an assist by fresh-man forward Juliana Provini. In the 40th minute, senior Kaitlyn Moore extended the lead for the Red and the Blue, sending a beautiful shot off her left foot just inside the far post. All six seniors — Haley Cooper, Lau-ren Hammond, Nikoletta Geor-galis, Katherine Myhre, Midge-ly and Moore — were honored before the game.Dartmouth takes down Har-

vard, 2-0Dartmouth (7-4-4, 3-0-

3) stayed hot, winning their fourth straight with a shutout of league-leading and defending Ivy League champion Harvard (9-4-2, 4-1-1). Junior forward Corey Delaney led the way for the Big Green, scoring two goals in the upset. The outcome makes things interesting in Ivy League play as Dartmouth and Harvard are separated by only one point with one game re-maining. Harvard controls its own destiny, but Dartmouth un-doubtedly has the momentum.Columbia finishes in scoreless

draw with YaleColumbia (7-3-6, 2-2-1) and

Yale (7-4-4, 1-1-3) played to a rare nil-nil draw after 110 min-utes of play. The defensive bat-tle that took place on a windy, rain-soaked afternoon was rath-er uneventful. Overall, the game was evenly matched with both teams taking 11 shots; however, the Bulldogs failed to convert on any of their 12 corner kicks.Princeton beats Cornell, 2-1

Princeton women’s soccer (6-5-3, 3-2-1) rebounded after last week’s disappointing loss to Harvard with a 2-1 victory over Cornell (7-9-0, 1-4-0). The victory brings the Tigers into sole possession of third place, three points behind league-lead-ing Harvard with one game to play. Cornell, on the other hand, remains an Ivy League bottom-feeder with only one win on the season. Princeton will look to finish the season strong against rival Penn.

THOMAS MUNSON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Senior running back Kyle Wilcox and Penn’s running game struggled to get going against Brown. The Bears outgained the Quakers by over 200 yards on the ground and used the running game to keep Penn’s defense on the field.

THOMAS MUNSON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERThe abysmal 1-6 start, including a tough Homecoming loss to Brown this Saturday, for Penn football has spoiled the final season of coach Al Bagnoli’s illustrious coaching career. The Quakers will look to rebound next week against Princeton, the third-to-last game in Penn’s season and Bagnoli’s career.

THE BUZZ

Ivy League soccer roundup

BY ANNA DYER

From The Daily Pennsylva-nian’s sports blog,

THE BUZZ

JING RAN/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERJunior goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne held off a surge from Brown with six key saves in the second half, registering eight in total for the game.

7SPORTSTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014THEDP.COM | THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN

This weekend, the AP came out with its first top 25 poll for the 2014-15 men’s basketball season. For the first time since 1975, an Ivy League team made the pre-season top 25, but it wasn’t Penn this time: It was Har-vard, led by high-profile coach Tommy Amaker. The Crimson were tied for 25th and will have a lot to live up to being a ranked Ivy squad. Our editors debate what this means for Penn and the Ivy League:

Senior Sports Editor Ste-ven Tydings: Hello #Two-BidIvy? Not quite, but an edi-

8Sports

THE WEEKEND’S TOP 10For the first time since 1975, one of men’s cross country’s runners took first place in Heptag-onals, claiming the individual Ivy title. It was, of course, junior Thomas Awad, who continued his strong fall season with the top finish.

For the win1.>>>

Field hockey stretched its winning streak to four games against Brown on Saturday, winning, 2-1, while getting to .500 in Ivy play. Elise Tilton and Elizabeth Hitti provided the scores for the Red and Blue.

Senior Day success2.Wrestling hosted the NWCA Classic at the Palestra on Saturday, and senior Lorenzo Thomas came up with a big victory, winning, 16-1, in his dual. The senior is coming off an All-American junior year.

Preseason Prosperity

3.Women’s soccer continued its recent hot streak on Senior Day, with goals coming from two seniors: Kaitlyn Moore and Clara Midgley. The goals propelled the Quakers to a 2-0 victory.

Moore of the same

Wide receiver Justin Watson has put together a solid freshman campaign and it continued Saturday. Watson caught his first career touchdown, displaying his big play potential on the 22-yard score.

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Polkinhorne drawing Penn close

Women’s soccer had a strong performance in goal as well. Junior Kalijah Terilli made two saves as the Quakers shut out Brown, the second straight shutout for Terilli and Penn’s improving defense.

Second straight shut out7.Senior wide receiver Spencer Kulcsar came one catch shy of tying his own school record for receptions ina game, reeling in 14 balls from sophomore quarterback Alek Torgersen to keep Penn in the game.

Catcher in the Frank8.Senior CJ Cobb didn’t wrestle all of last season, focusing on his computer science studies for a year. He came back in grand fashion, hanging with the No. 3 wrestler in his weight class at the NWCA Classic in a narrow defeat.

Corn on the Cobb9.

Penn sprint football was looking to beat down Princeton on Halloween, a team the Quakers hadn’t lost to since 1995. The Red and Blue weren’t even given the chance as the Tigers forfeited to Penn.

Easiest win all year10.

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Graphic by Laine Higgins

Men’s soccer faced a barrage of shots against Brown on Saturday, and junior goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne was up for the challenge. He made eight saves to help the Quakers to a 1-1 draw.

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Senior CJ Cobb didn’t wrestle all of last season, focusing on his computer science studies for a year. He came back in grand fashion, hanging with the No. 3 wrestler in his weight class at the NWCA Classic in a narrow defeat.

Field hockey stretched its winning streak to four games against Brown on Saturday, winning, 2-1, while getting to .500 in Ivy play. Elise Tilton and Elizabeth Hitti provided the scores for the Red and Blue.

Senior Day success2.Senior Day success2.Senior Day success

Wrestling hosted the NWCA Classic at the Palestra on Saturday, and senior Lorenzo Thomas came up with a big victory, winning, 16-1, in his dual. The senior is coming off an All-American junior year.

Preseason Prosperity

3.Preseason Prosperity

3.Preseason Prosperity

Women’s soccer continued its recent hot streak on Senior Day, with goals coming from two seniors: Kaitlyn Moore and Clara Midgley. The goals propelled the Quakers to a 2-0 victory.

Moore of the same

Wide receiver Justin Watson has put together a solid freshman campaign and it continued Saturday. Watson caught his first career touchdown, displaying his big play potential on the 22-yard score.

Touchdown takeoff5.Touchdown takeoff5.Touchdown takeoff

<<<4.Moore of the same4.Moore of the same4.

Polkinhorne drawing Penn close

Women’s soccer had a strong performance in goal as well. Junior Kalijah Terilli made two saves as the Quakers shut out Brown, the second straight shutout for Terilli and Penn’s improving defense.

Second straight shut out7.Second straight shut out7.Second straight shut out

Senior wide receiver Spencer Kulcsar came one catch shy of tying his own school record for receptions ina game, reeling in 14 balls from sophomore quarterback Alek Torgersen to keep Penn in the game.

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Corn on the Cobb9.Corn on the Cobb9.Corn on the Cobb

Men’s soccer faced a barrage of shots against Brown on Saturday, and junior goalkeeper Max Polkinhorne was up for the challenge. He made eight saves to help the Quakers to a 1-1 draw.

6.Polkinhorne drawing Penn close6.Polkinhorne drawing Penn close

A weekend to forget for Penn Athletics

BY SPORTS EDITORS

From The Daily Pennsylva-nian’s sports blog,

THE BUZZ

Homecoming has the po-tential to be great for any school. A ton of alumni (read: possible

donors) all in the same place, inter-acting with your campus and taking in the athletic events you have on tap.

But with the way events unfold-ed for Penn Athletics on Saturday, it is hard to call this rain-soaked homecoming successful for the ath-letic department.

All year, you’ve read about the football program’s struggles. A 1-5 record going into the weekend makes it pretty obvious that some-thing was wrong, and the alumni got a pretty good view of the newly-minted 1-6 Red and Blue.

Dropped touchdown passes. Poor defense, particularly in the trenches. And a loss to a middling Brown squad the Quakers had no business losing to going into this season.

On top of that, the athletic de-partment missed an opportunity to begin celebrating coach Al Bag-noli’s career. Since it is pretty clear that the team isn’t competing for an Ivy title, it is time for Penn to take the focus away from the players and put it on the coach who has a true legacy of success.

And while Bagnoli’s fi nal home game — the impending massacre at the hands of Harvard on Nov. 15 — will surely be ripe with applause for the coach, there is nothing that says the program couldn’t have done something to start directing the fo-cus away from a real low point in the program’s recent history.

But Penn football wasn’t the only program to have a big loss this weekend, although men’s soccer’s loss wasn’t truly a defeat but rather was a loss of a big opportunity.

The Quakers, quite frankly, blew their best chance to take control of the Ivy League, letting a 1-0 lead slip through their fi ngertips at Rhodes Field. While a draw wasn’t the end of the world for Penn, it was certainly a major setback.

Coach Rudy Fuller even said that the Brown game was one “where if

After Penn football’s 21-13 loss to Brown on Saturday, coach Al Bagnoli was not

about to make any excuses for the Quakers’ off ensive perfor-mance.

But curiously enough, Brown coach Phil Estes was.

“I think it was more the weather,” he said when asked about the struggles of Penn quarterback Alek Torgersen in the face of the Bears’ fearsome pass rush. “The ball was heavy. I saw at times when he got the snap, he wasn’t getting laces, and it was really awkward in his hand. I think a lot of those

throws were due to pressure — he had to get it off quick — but it was also due to the weather and the heavy ball.”

The fi nal stats say that Torg-ersen was sacked only twice — but he was hit far more often than that. As a result, it wasn’t much of a surprise that the sophomore was quick to take off running — he carried the ball 12 times, more than double the amount of totes of any other Penn player— rather than stay home and get drilled in the back again.

That strategy isn’t good for the hearts of the Penn coaching staff — and it didn’t do much to help the Quakers win in the end either. Torgersen only gained seven total yards on the ground all day.

As a whole, though, the run-ning game came up small when

Time for a trenches turnaround

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SEE TYDINGS PAGE 7

THE BUZZ: ROUNDTABLE

Effects of Harvard’s ranking

SAM SHERMAN/DP FILE PHOTOPenn basketball and then-captain Miles Jackson-Cartwright struggled against Harvard last year, falling to guard Wes Saunders and company twice during the season. This year, the Crimson are ranked in the preseason top 25. SEE ROUNDTABLE PAGE 7

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