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EVACUATED pare to shift their classes online and versity will work with students who with more than 100 people sched- >> FRONT PAGE banned all University-related travel are currently off campus to facilitate uled through April 17 must be post- CONOR MURRAY & and large events — deferring an an- the return of their belongings. They poned or canceled. ASHLEY AHN swer on whether in-person classes added that the University will sup- Pritchett’s announcement fol- Senior Reporters would resume. port students who receive fi nancial lowed the Pennsylvania Department Penn fi nally pulled the trigger on aid during this transition. of Health’s report that a Montgom- Anxiety gripped the Penn com- March 11. Pritchett and Penn Presi- Medical, Dental, Veterinary, and ery County, Pa. resident, who tested munity as emails from Provost dent Amy Gutmann emailed the some Nursing students will con- positive for coronavirus, is being Wendell Pritchett seemed to lack Penn community to announce that tinue their clinical rotations and will treated at the Hospital of the Univer- clear plans, producing more ques- classes would be held online for the receive information with further sity of Pennsylvania. The patient, a tions than answers. International remainder of the spring semester, instruction from their respective Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia students and fi rst-generation, low- spring break would be extended by Deans, they wrote. Penn Dental cardiologist, is in critical condi- income students waited in fear of one week, and students must move Medicine, however, sent an email to tion, health offi cials announced on possibly losing their source of food off campus by March 15. all third and fourth year Dental stu- March 9. and housing — asserting that “not Gutmann and Pritchett would dents on March 13 that all student- In an email sent to School of everyone has a home to go to.” email the Penn community again delivered patient care will be sus- Arts and Sciences spring 2020 CHASE SUTTON Quaker Days events for newly ad- the next day to extend the manda- pended, eff ective March 16. instructors on March 9, College Administrators urged teachers to “keep [online courses] simple” and mitted students were canceled. Then tory move-out date to March 17. Pritchett announced on March 10 Dean Steven Fluharty, College conduct online courses in “the most straightforward way.” the Hospital of the University of The administrators instructed that all University-related interna- Dean Paul Sniegowski, Associ- Pennsylvania announced they were students who are off campus for tional and domestic travel is banned ate Dean of Graduate Studies Beth Lewis urged teachers to “keep [on- [they] are most comfortable with to treating a coronavirus patient. spring break not to return. Pritchett until April 17, unless approved by Wenger, and Vice Dean for Profes- line courses] simple” and to “use accomplish [their] course needs in Penn then asked faculty to pre- and Gutmann wrote that the Uni- the provost. All on-campus events sional and Liberal Education Nora the Penn-recommended tools that the most straightforward way.”

Penn Nursing students concerned about loss of clinical hours

All clinicals canceled semester after School of Nursing of the University of Pennsylvania not feel comfortable making her until further notice Dean Antonia Villarruel wrote before Penn Nursing announced schedule for fall 2020, because she in an email to the Penn Nursing on March 13 that all clinical sites does not know when her make-up HANNAH GROSS community on Thursday night that were canceled until further notice. clinical hours will be. Staff Reporter sophomores and juniors will have Pediatric Nursing assistant pro- Nursing sophomore Hannah to make up clinical hours in fall fessor Sharon Irving wrote in an Pinheiro said the added clinical While recent developments in- 2020. email to students enrolled in NURS hours she will have to make up cluding moving classes online for First-years enrolled in NURS 225 Pediatric Nursing, the clinical next semester will coincide with the rest of the semester prompted 102 Situating the Practice of Nurs- course juniors take in the second courses NURS 245 Nursing of strong student reaction, the an- ing in which students gain obser- half of spring semester, on Friday Young and Middle Aged Adults nouncement hit Nursing students vational experience will have their morning that the clinical compo- and NURS 255 Nursing of Older especially hard due to the hands-on clinical observations replaced with nent of the class was canceled for Adults, which she described as the nature of their courses and clinical an online alternative, according to the semester due to uncertainties “hardest and most diffi cult” cours- work. an email sent from Villarruel to the on when clinical sites will reopen. es nursing students are required to Clinical rotations off er Nursing Penn Nursing community. SERENA JANKOVIC Didactic and simulation compo- take. students fi rst-hand experience in- President Amy Gutmann and Clinical rotations offer Nursing students first-hand experience nents will be delivered through Both NURS 245 and NURS 255 teracting with patients in hospitals Provost Wendell Pritchett previ- interacting with patients in hospitals including Penn Medicine facilities. remote learning, she wrote. each require 12 hours of clinical including Penn Medicine facilities. ously announced in an email to the Nursing junior Tess Doran, who experience and two hours of simu- With all clinical rotations canceled Penn community on March 11 that ceive Nursing licensure. Lacking in May. is enrolled in NURS 225, said lated laboratory each week. until further notice, Penn Nursing some Nursing students would con- clinical hours could impact their Penn Medicine Nurse Practi- she would have liked to remain Students also expressed concern students are concerned about how tinue their clinical rotations. graduation date and career trajec- tioner and Penn Nursing lecturer on campus after spring break and that online learning will not pro- to compensate for the lost hours Nursing students received an tory, she said. Christine Reger wrote in an email complete her clinical rotations de- vide them with the same skills and and whether they will be able to email from Villarruel on Wednes- Nursing senior Meredith Pin- to all Nursing seniors on Thursday spite fears of the coronavirus out- education that hands-on simulation log enough hours to graduate on day evening which read that the heiro said she is upset by the com- night that while spring break was break. labs and clinical rotations would. time. School of Nursing would focus plications that have arisen from extended to March 23, Penn Nurs- “I think that there are valuable Nursing fi rst-year Kelsey Greco Nursing seniors said they worry on helping May 2020 and August canceling senior clinical rotations ing highly recommends students things to learn from being in the said that for fi rst year students, an that canceling clinical rotations for 2020 graduates fulfi ll their neces- for the time-being and likened with clinical placements at Penn healthcare system at this moment online alternative to clinical obser- any period of time could prevent sary clinical hours. the recent developments to a “bad Medicine return a week earlier to in time, so I would prefer being vations will not allow her to learn them from reaching the state man- Nursing senior Jessica Andrews dream.” log as many clinical hours as pos- in a clinical setting just so that I as much as an in-person observa- date to receive Nursing licensure in said that nursing students must Pinheiro added that she is not sible. can learn the most that I can and tion. Pennsylvania and graduate in May. complete a certain number of clini- confi dent Penn Nursing will be Andrews said she had planned to I can take this information and this “I fi nd it hard to believe that I’m Sophomores and juniors raised cal hours in order to graduate and able to secure enough clinical return one week early from spring experience moving forward as a going to receive the same educa- concerns over how to balance take the NCLEX, an exam nursing spaces for seniors to catch up on break on March 16 to continue nurse,” Doran said. tion online, than if we had it in per- two clinical rotations at once next school graduates must pass to re- their hours in time for graduation her clinical rotation at Hospital Doran added that she does son,” Hannah Pinheiro said. Connec wit   THE PENN STUDENT HELP LINE  !

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Emails were sent to stu- low-risk level and medium-risk shared a meal with an individual dents may have been in contact germs and illnesses. dents, faculty, and staff level,” Halbritter said. “There with coronavirus or where some- with a person with coronavirus, “In consultation with the local were no high-risk levels on our one studied with an individual they are considered low-risk cases public health agencies, you are MAX COHEN campus — everything that got sent with coronavirus in close quarters, and there is currently no need to be considered a very low risk expo- Senior Reporter out today was out of an abundance Halbritter said. Low-risk cases tested or to quarantine. sure,” the email read. “You do not of caution and to make sure that could include individuals spend- “We recently learned that you need to isolate, quarantine, or be Student Health Service emailed we are being open and honest and ing time in the same room with may have been in contact with a tested at this time.” over 100 Penn students, faculty, transparent with people.” someone who has coronavirus person diagnosed with corona- Halbritter said the emails that and staff on Thursday afternoon Out of the over 100 cases, for around 10 minutes, but never virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), were sent out were standard prac- alerting them that they may have Halbritter said more than three- within six feet of the individual. a novel coronavirus,” the email tice for a communicable disease been exposed to an individual with quarters were low-risk cases and Halbritter declined to provide read. situation. coronavirus. the rest were medium-risk cases. any specifi cs on the positive coro- The email recommended that “[The emails] are a very com- In an interview with The Daily A high-risk case is when some- navirus diagnosis, and also de- because “there is a chance you mon public health form that is Pennsylvanian, Penn’s Director of one who was exposed to another clined to say whether it was an in- were exposed to COVID-19,” stu- used to try to alert people that they Campus Health Ashlee Halbritter person with coronavirus reveals dividual or more than one person dents aff ected should monitor their may have been exposed to a condi- said out of the over 100 cases of symptoms of coronavirus, Halbrit- with the disease. symptoms for the next two weeks, tion, and to give them action items potential exposure Penn identifi ed, ter said. The DP obtained copies of call SHS, stay home if they feel to let them know what you can do none of the cases were high risk. Medium-risk cases include in- emails that Penn students received unwell, and attempt to use good to continue to protect yourself,” “On our campus we only had stances where someone could have which said that although the stu- hand hygiene to limit the spread of Halbritter said. SUKHMANI KAUR

With clock ticking, professors scramble to shift classes online

Online classes will with in-person discussion and when to wake up at 3 a.m. and then attend tend an online trial class next week cus on engineering and science. Language Center and the School of begin on March 23 you’re all kind of reading intensely your classes? That’s not fair,” Turk- to provide them with feedback on Lande, who has taught at Penn Arts and Sciences are conducting together,” McDaniel said. “It makes ish language lecturer Feride Hatibo- how to improve the class. for 60 years, said he has been pre- optional daily technology trainings AMJAD HAMZA the course kind of magical.” glu said. Cassel said the faculty members paring for online classes since mid- on weekdays before online classes Staff Reporter He said the “Existential Despair” Professors said they are also cur- in the Engineering Entrepreneur- February after realizing the novel begin. course consists of four hours dur- rently fi nding alternative ways to ship program, of which he is the coronavirus pandemic would be on “Online learning staff and advi- Penn faculty are grappling with ing which students read silently and conduct exams and labs. director, will meet on March 16 and par with or worse than the 1918 in- sors at Penn are excellent, but they’re how to adapt their classes to an on- three hours for discussion. The on- Physics professor Kenneth 17 to determine which online plat- fl uenza pandemic and 2009 H1N1 overwhelmed right now,” McDaniel line format after the University an- line class will only feature the three- Lande, who teaches PHYS 101, pandemic. said. “It took me a long time to learn nounced all classes will move online hour discussion, McDaniel said. said he currently sees no solution for Vice Provost for Education Beth these things and for other professors for the rest of the spring semester to “Pedagogically, it’s diffi cult. It’s how to hold a fi nal exam or replicate Winkelstein emailed all teaching who have never done it, it’s going to prevent the spread of coronavirus. not ideal, but there’s a lot of diffi cult labs. He added, however, he may "How can faculty on March 9 asking instruc- take them a lot longer to do with less Professors have a little over a things in the world and you have to require students to watch videos to you expect a tors to familiarize themselves with staff resources.” week left to prepare for online struggle through them,” he said. substitute for the lab component of online-teaching tools in case Penn Despite the uncertainty surround- classes, which begin on March Professors also expressed con- the class. student to decides to cancel in-person classes. ing online classes, some professors 23. Many professors expressed cern for international students who “I think it’s our job to teach and wake up at 3 “It’s a major change in the way said they are determined to do what- concern for possible technologi- could face large time diff erences to the assessment is really secondary a.m. and then we do things, but it may also be an ever is necessary to preserve the cal and logistical diffi culties and attend online classes if they are con- in my book,” he said. opportunity to learn how to teach learning environment for students. disappointment that students ducted in real-time as opposed to Hatiboglu added that instead of a attend your diff erently,” Lande said. Cassel said the Engineering would lose the experience of be- pre-recorded lectures. Cassel said it timed exam, her students will have a classes?" Lande said he will write equa- Entrepreneurship program has ar- ing in a classroom setting. was possible he would hold classes take-home exam in TURK 022. tions on sheets of paper and show ranged for guest speakers to join Mechanical engineering and ap- in real-time while issuing waivers Cassel said he is currently fi gur- - Feride Hatiboglu them to the camera. He added if the through video conference. He added plied mechanics professor Thomas on a case-by-case basis for those un- ing out how to hold the fi nal exam class uses Zoom, a video commu- that he is confi dent in the Univer- Cassel said the loss of a classroom able to participate at that time. for his class, Engineering & Ap- nications software, any student can sity’s technical team to help profes- dynamic is a concern for many pro- “How we’re going to accomplish plied Sciences 545, online. stop him and ask questions. Lande sors run online classes as smoothly fessors. Religious Studies professor this in real-time with students in Professors said they are becom- forms to use and will then do trial said he has not used Zoom in an as possible. Justin McDaniel, who teaches the very diff erent time zones is what ing familiar with online conference runs to see how the online classes academic setting before but will do “I have the greatest admiration seven-hour “Existential Despair” we’re wrestling with right now,” platforms such as Zoom and Blue- will be conducted. his best to recreate the classroom for Penn and the greatest desire to be course which meets once a week, Cassel said. Jeans and some will test-run online The Engineering Entrepreneur- environment. a good cog in this great machine,” agreed, adding that he was con- McDaniel said it was unlikely classes next week with a select few ship program off ers an undergradu- Hatiboglu said she has previ- History professor Arthur Waldron cerned about maintaining student he would hold synchronous classes students. ate level minor and a graduate level ously used phone calls and Zoom said, echoing Cassel’s thoughts. participation in an online setting. given the time diff erences. Both Lande and Hatiboglu said certifi cate for students interested in to encourage students to speak more “Ask me to do, I will do to the very “There’s something that comes “How can you expect a student they have recruited students to at- technological innovation with a fo- Turkish. Hatiboglu said the Penn best of my ability.”

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EDITORIAL | As coronavirus pushes classes online, let’s change Penn’s competitive culture LETTE FROM THE      

While Penn’s response to the coronavirus outbreak lacked sanitized. Moving to online courses for the semester allows for VID-19 – but it starts with us Penn students taking precautions haste and clear details in execution, the time the administration inherent social distancing, Penn buildings to be properly cleaned, seriously for the elderly and immunocompromised in our com- took certainly shows an eff ort to make the most careful decisions. and the cancellation of large-scale events – which have proven to munity. And though it is a jarring and emotionally exhausting Amid other Ivy League institutions enacting many of the same allow rapid transmission of the virus. Students need to make sure time to be living in, there are times in history where the world precautions, and small to large scale shutdowns across the world, that they are not only doing what is best for them, but acting self- needs each of us to do our own part. This is one of those times. Penn’s decision should be taken seriously. lessly by returning safety to their communities. And it doesn’t have to be all negative. Students should respond On March 11, alongside President Amy Gutmann and Pro- Penn students are notorious for being competitive and hard- to the moment we are in by reshaping the approach to academics vost Wendell Pritchett's email to the Penn community stating working. Why not take this time to rethink the way we approach and taking care of ourselves while limiting social interactions. that spring semester classes will be moved online, came the an- academics while the whole education system is being shifted nouncement of the coronavirus as a pandemic. For the sake of our globally to virtual, remote learning? While our education is being fellow students, faculty, and global citizens, Penn students need reconceptualized, let’s take advantage of the situation and read to understand and adhere to precautions set for the sake of public books, write essays, and collaborate with students in novel ways safety while taking advantage of this unique time in history by that don’t stunt creativity. rethinking the way they deal with schoolwork and taking care of With more time being spent at home, students might be bored themselves. in the age of social distancing. Again, why not look at the glass Many of Penn’s changes for the rest of the semester fall in line half full in these extreme circumstances? Penn students are intel- with what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is push- lectuals. Take the time to read for fun, watch interesting movies, ing in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus – avoid and sleep more. close contact, stay home when possible, and keep public areas The precautions set out by the University, the CDC, and the World Health Organization all play crucial roles in lowering the editor speed of CO-

We decide our stories Penn must provide more information on its response to coronavirus I n Penn my junior will be like   |         year of high school, without having clo- one of my most distinct sure with the seniors who memories was speaking to an have defined this place, and I Like many of my peers, I’m still in shock. The past couple the following day, mandates students living on campus to va- access those resources away from campus. Will clinicians be older friend who had graduat- can’t imagine how those seniors days have honestly felt like a dream; it’s diffi cult to stomach cate their dorms and apartments on March 17 while simultane- available via Skype? More importantly, will students on psy- ed. I was taking the same Eng- are feeling now. But while we grieve the fact that by the end of the week, I have to move out of my ously forbidding students away from Philadelphia from return- chiatric medications be able to have them managed remotely? lish class with the same teacher our missed farewells, I also hope we apartment on campus, and fi nish the rest of the semester from ing. On the academic side, how will we register for next semester’s that she had taken years prior, take this opportunity to reflect on the home. Even as a sophomore who lives three hours away from Across the University, the sentiment is that Penn was not classes? How will we declare our majors? and my friend was explaining to ways we’ve grown and to celebrate the the University, coronavirus has been stressful enough for me. only late in communicating its message, but also incredibly I bring up these concerns not out of spite — I know that the me the most lasting lesson she had memories we’ve made. I can’t imagine how diffi cult this is for interna- unreasonable in creating the timeline. Students University will give us all of this information in the coming learned from that class. When I remember my best moments at Penn, tional students, FGLI students, and graduating were clearly shocked and were left reeling, weeks — but out of criticism. The lack of coordinated com- “Stories only come in a handful of it- the endings mean little to me. I don’t remember seniors. This is why Penn’s administration often far away from campus, where there munication and the hundreds of unanswered questions show erations. Every story that exists today is the bus ride back to campus after a hiking trip must be more transparent with the deci- is little they can do about it. The prohi- that the diff erent facets of Penn’s administration are not on the just a retelling of previous stories with dif- filled with muddy shoes and new friendships. I sions that they have been making over bition on returning to campus (which same page with one another. It’s clear that many faculty found ferent details and characters,” she said. “All of don’t remember walking home after the countless the past number of days, and will has been ignored by many) is only out about this decision with all of us. It seems as though entire your stories will have a beginning, end, and some DP productions that carried into the wee hours of continue to make over the coming one of a number of concerns that departments, teaching faculty, residential advisors, and many kind of plot, but the way you give your story power the night. I don’t remember leaving the kitchen table weeks. have yet to be addressed by Penn’s others were simply told to “fi gure it out.” is through the details and thoughtfulness unique to after my parents acknowledged my sexuality for the While I am enraged by and administration. There is a petition on Change.org demanding that President you.” first time, years of denial later. personally disagree with Penn’s To Penn’s credit, many con- Amy Gutmann and Penn’s administration answer a number of The concept my friend described was never taught Maybe this lack of goodbyes can bring more into decision to evict students living cerns have already been ad- questions regarding the rest of the semester, echoing many of to me in the class, which I always thought was illus- focus what has made our stories worth telling. on campus, I am an expert in nei- dressed. Some professors and the feelings I have outlined here. As students, we deserve to trative of that lesson. Despite the differences in our To my tireless staff at the DP: Thank you for ev- ther infectious disease nor public teaching assistants have been know what will happen with all of the services that we’ve taken experiences, her words have stayed with me through erything – you all inspire me every day. I cannot wait health, so I will assume that the reaching out to students. Student for granted over the past semesters, whether that be therapy or the years. to see everyone again in the fall. only way to ensure students’ safety Registration and Financial Ser- access to Pottruck. While the University has been quite forth- I’m sure the story that’s unfolding around us now To the seniors who came before me: Thank you is to prevent them from remaining vices confi rmed that students em- right and addressed many concerns in this time of emergency, a is not the story many of us wanted or imagined. It for making Penn a place I can call home. It won’t on campus. Considering that Penn ployed in work-study jobs are able lot is yet to be answered, and the community is waiting. may not be the story we thought we’d be telling at be the same without you. followed in the footsteps of peer insti- to receive payment for their standard This is an unprecedented situation, and as we fi gure out how our reunions or recounting to our families. But as And to our readers: Thank you for your contin- tutions, including Harvard and other uni- hours despite being away. Furthermore, to deal with it, Penn has to as well. I want to acknowledge the trite as it sounds, this story has a beginning, and ued support and challenges. We’ve been through versities in Philadelphia, including Temple, Penn’s Residential Services has pledged to diffi culty of this situation and I hope we can come back next it will have an ending. Whether we like that a lot together, and that won’t stop now. it seems as though the decision, while incred- off er a partial refund for those on housing or fall having stayed safe and healthy. ending or not, we are the ones completely in Right now, this period may seem like a dif- ibly disruptive, was somewhat warranted. dining plans. control of the way we remember this story. ficult, uncertain time. But looking back at Instead of criticizing the policy itself, I take issue with its However, there are a number of University resources whose    is a College For some of us, it seems like the story the past three years, I know we have the delivery and ambiguity: It generates more questions than it delivery has become unclear. 13% of Penn’s student body uti- sophomore from Herndon, V.A. study- is already coming to an end. There are power to decide how these moments answers, which is unacceptable from an administration that is lizes services delivered by Counseling and Psychological Ser- ing the Biological Basis of Behavior and some classmates, professors, and will become meaningful. accountable for more than 26,000 students. The announcement vices, and while we have been told that CAPS will be open, Healthcare Management. His email is friends we might never see again, made on Wednesday, March 11, updated by a slight extension we have not yet been informed as to how exactly students can [email protected]. people we may never say —  goodbye to. It’s tough for me to imagine what Penn service workers cannot be forgotten    '|   Letter from the President     

A pandemic works as a highlighter, gliding its hands over absolutely un- In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Penn has today, focused on how the coronavirus has changed life the most vulnerable populations, lighting them up with fear able to return moved courses online for the remainder of the spring at Penn. After, we will pause print editions of the DP and and uncertainty. home for per- semester, asking students who remained at Penn during 34th Street for the first time since World War II. We will, In the wake of Penn’s decision to extend spring break for sonal reasons.” break to vacate on-campus housing by March 17. however, continue to produce content online every day another week and subsequently move all classes online for the What about the This is an incredibly challenging time for everyone at and keep our readers informed as we learn more about remainder of the semester, my fears land with the most vul- service workers Penn: First–generation, low–income and international the situation. nerable populations who feel the weight of this decision the whose home is students who are determining how to get home, faculty There are plenty of unanswered questions that our re- hardest. right here, pro- who have to figure out how to move courses online by porters will continue to seek answers to. Through these These are international students, exchange students, low- vided by their the end of next week, and graduating seniors who saw uncertain, stressful times, you can count on us to provide income students, students who don’t have healthy home en- work at this uni- the ends of their college experiences upended by a global you fair, accurate news and listen to your voices through vironments to return to if they’re being forced off campus, versity? Has Amy and the service workers and small business employees around Gutmann created a pandemic. our Opinion section. Our thoughts at The Daily Pennsyl- just as much as we do. This is a historic moment that we at The Daily Penn- vanian, 34th Street Magazine, and Under the Button are Penn who will now face uncertain pay with the closing of our contingency plan for the absolute disruption of their lives? school. My twin sister, a work-study student at UCLA’s Hillel, called All of Penn’s service workers and employees who can’t do sylvanian are committed to covering thoroughly and with the students, faculty, and staff who have to accom- Though President Amy Gutmann admitted in the email she me yesterday worried about being able to support herself with their job virtually should be compensated. A killer virus is intelligently. Whether we are working from our homes modate this rapidly changing international crisis. sent out on March 11 that many details are still being fi nalized, her work-study being temporarily stalled due to UCLA’s deci- scary and no one wants to catch it. But homelessness is scary across the globe or our offices at 4015 Walnut St., we The coronavirus outbreak and its global impact de- she did assert that “University staff will be available and do sion to remotely hold classes for two weeks following their too. Not having the money to feed your kids is terrifying. Run- have a moral responsibility to keep the Penn community mands participation from journalists around the world, their best to assist departing students.” Students living on cam- spring break. She told me that a friend of hers, a janitor at ning out of overtime pay and not being able to aff ord the car informed during these challenging times. and we are honored to continue our history of delivering pus were asked to depart by March 17 and told that the school UCLA, just recently quit his second job in order to work more payment or the electricity bill is frightening. Yet hopefully the We have decided to run a final print edition of the DP information to the public. would work with the students to ensure storage or the return of hours for UCLA. last three conditions are avoidable. their belongings. She said he will most likely end up losing his home if he Penn has over a 1$4 billion endowment. If a killer pandemic —   This means immediate work for some employees on Penn’s can’t work those two weeks that UCLA closes its doors. Mag- isn’t the perfect time to use some of it, I don’t know when is. campus who will help with the so-called “transition.” But nify this dire need for a steady income by an entire half a se- what about after almost all of Penn’s students have left cam- mester's worth of work, and you can see how a contingency pus? What will happen to the service workers who rely on their plan for a ‘novel virus’ can’t be as simple as just getting ev- {} wages to pay their rent and support their families? eryone off -campus to clean and spend time in their childhood   is a College junior from Gutmann expressed that, “We will support those students homes. The people who work at this institution and make the Orlando, Fla. studying English. Her email      living in the College Houses or University housing who are lives of its students easier every day deserve to be supported address is [email protected]. 6 NEWS SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN | THEDP.COM International students struggle to leave Penn before Tuesday Students worry about Devason were to leave her residence 12, a day after the school initially frustrated by the University’s vague travel amid pandemic in King’s Court to return to her home announced its transition to online instructions and lack of clarity when in Mauritius, she would face over 35 courses and asked students to leave initially announcing its plan. JULIE COLEMAN hours of travel. And if she has a tem- campus. “You can’t just put out an email Senior Reporter perature upon landing, a mandatory Devason said she applied to stay and just wait 24 hours for it to sim- two-week quarantine in a govern- on campus March 12, and has yet to mer. You have to be able to handle As Penn’s campus empties out, ment facility awaits her. receive a response from the school. that initial rush because you’re a students’ evacuation plans are far Though Devason is relieved Stu- For now, she has not packed her university,” he said. “A university from simple – for many international dent Financial Services would cover things and waits in limbo, watching is not just a place you go and learn, students, leaving Penn means mak- the cost of traveling home, she said as her most of of her dorm building it’s a community, it’s a place where ing long journeys across the globe keeping up with schoolwork would empties out. people live.” and through crowded airports during be very diffi cult at home due to the “It’s stressful – I don’t even know Though he lives off campus, and a pandemic. eight-hour time diff erence and lack what to say to my parents either, therefore does not have to return to ISABEL LIANG Following Penn’s decision to of dependable technology. because they’re also waiting for the his home country of Lebanon, which move all classes online beginning “I’m a highly-aided student, so response from housing,” Devason has already been hit hard by the coro- worried about the added cost of extra she does not to have to deal with a March 23, International Student I don’t necessarily have access to said. navirus outbreak, he is frustrated for rent, as well as having access to re- large time diff erence when returning and Scholar Services sent an email all that technology and facilities I If approved to stay on campus, his peers, many of whom began to sources if local shops in Philadelphia home to Canada. asking international students to re- would have on campus, for instance she still does not know if she will panic about losing their student visas began running out of necessities. However, Yuan is still struggling turn to their home countries, except computers or software,” she said. “I be allowed to stay at Kings Court and fl ooded ISSS with calls after the She is now scrambling to pack up to pack up her room in the Quad, those from nations designated level would not necessarily have that back English House and where she will fi rst email was sent. her apartment and prepare for over fi nd a place to store things she can- three risk by the Centers for Disease home. Also, I would probably not be able to eat. College junior Rebecca Jiang did 30 hours of travel, as well as a 21- not take with her, and deal with the Control: China, Iran, Italy, and South have a very reliable internet connec- “They haven’t said anything about not originally plan to leave campus hour layover in Hawaii. emotional challenge of leaving most Korea. tion.” where they’re going to move us,” and return to her home country of “There’s a lot of concerns with of her friends indefi nitely. While some international students Both international and domestic she said. “They said that if people Australia, but now feels risking the how the [United States] is handling “I just live so far away from ev- are able to remain in their off cam- students can apply to stay on campus choose to stay during the rest the journey and taking online classes de- the virus itself, and there’s just a lot erybody,” she said. “I didn’t get to pus housing, many students living through an online portal by March semester, there were going to be lim- spite a substantial time diff erence is of concerns among my family mem- say goodbye to my friends and I just on-campus are scrambling to book 14, and the email said they should ited dining options available, but we her best option. bers about whether Philadelphia is have to leave, and I’m not allowed to fl ights home before travel restrictions receive a decision within 24 hours of don’t know what that means. What is Jiang, who lives in Harrison Col- safe,” Jiang said. go back on campus to see anybody are put into place. But for some, leav- applying. President Amy Gutmann going to be open?” lege House, said she considered rent- Wharton fi rst-year Katherine again until the fall. So that sucks, but ing campus is not a viable option. sent an email to all undergraduates Engineering and Wharton ju- ing from friends living off -campus Yuan counts herself as one of the obviously I understand why. It’s just If College fi rst-year Ashwarya with the link to the portal on March nior Maher Abdel Samad said he is for the duration of the semester, but luckier international students, as is a terrible situation.”

Wharton introduces class on coronavirus and crisis management The half-credit course starting March 25 and will be taught market and the shutdown of com- said. The website is now down and will be off ered online by fourteen diff erent lecturers. merce worldwide have prompted faculty are working to create a for- Lecturers will include National economists to warn that the econo- mal registration process. Guillén BENJAMIN MOSS-HORWITZ Bureau of Economic Research Fel- my is likely headed toward a global said students can pre-register in the Contributing Reporter low Kent Smetters, Department recession. meantime by emailing him. Chair of Medical Ethics and Health Guillén said he hopes students Wharton fi rst-year Andrew Yu As the coronavirus pandemic Policy Ezekiel Emmanuel, and will gain an understanding of how said he is excited about the course dominates the global conversation Wharton Dean Geoff rey Garrett, companies can plan for recovery and is planning to register as soon and threatens the economy, the among others, CNBC reported. and the necessity of leaders to off er as it is available. He said he expects Wharton School has organized an “We decided to start this class be- actionable steps to move forward. that there will be more global crises online course about the disease’s ef- cause we wanted to make available “The goal is to help [students] like the coronavirus in his lifetime fects on business. to our students Wharton faculty ex- cope and also to prepare,” Guillén and wants to be prepared. Wharton management profes- pertise that is highly relevant to the said. “We don’t want to have another sor Mauro Guillén is launching coronavirus crisis,” Garrett wrote Guillén told CNBC that Garrett case like the coronavirus where the an online half-credit course on the in an email to The Daily Pennsyl- proposed the idea for the course. United States had no idea what to do global business implications of the vanian. AVA CRUZ He suggested Guillén teach a course about it,” Yu said. coronavirus outbreak — which he Although the course is listed similar to the one he led on the 2008 First-year nursing Ph.D. student said is the fi rst university course to under Wharton, Garrett wrote that amine the coronavirus outbreak handle emotional distress in times economic recession. Guillén taught Nina Juntereal said she doesn’t focus on the pandemic. The course, Penn students across every under- from a new angle, Guillén said. of crisis, Guillén said. “The Economic and Financial Cri- think the course will help students titled “Epidemics, Natural Disas- graduate and graduate school are Course topics will include the ef- “The crisis is at its core about sis: Causes, Consequences, and cope more than other available re- ters, and Geopolitics: Managing able to enroll, and there is no cap on fect of the coronavirus on the global public health, but it has dramatic im- Policy Options” in 2009, analyzing sources from organizations like the Global Business and Financial Un- enrollment. marketplace and geopolitics, as well plications for markets, budgets, gov- the global economic impacts of the Centers for Disease Control and certainty,” will run for six weeks Each week, the course will ex- as how leaders negotiate risk and ernments, and societies all around recession. Prevention. the world,” Garrett wrote. The new course will meet vir- “It’s an interesting idea, but I On Thursday, the stock mar- tually each Wednesday for three don’t understand what value it will ket saw its biggest drop to the hours, Guillén said, but the lectures bring to the table,” Juntereal said. Dow Jones industrial average will be recorded online for students Juntereal said students are over- since 1987, following the United in various time zones. Assignments whelmed enough by their current States’ ban on entry from most will be posted on Canvas, while courses as they rapidly move off European countries. The New lectures will be given over Blue- campus, with little certainty of York Times reported that inves- Jeans, a virtual classroom program when they will return. tors have been disappointed with that incorporates class participation “I am so pleased that my col- the lack of action taken by the through messages. leagues were ready and willing to U.S. government to bolster the Wharton administrators launched support Mauro Guillén in putting economy. a website to gauge interest and for this class together, literally over- The large blows to the stock students to pre-register, Guillén night,” Garrett wrote.

Penn urges students not to return for their belongings Students on campus to out carts in the lobby — did not have any preventative measures move out by March 17 prohibiting students from return- HANNAH GROSS ing to campus to retrieve their Staff Reporter belongings. Several students were able to return to campus on Thurs- On-campus residents who left day and move out of Harrison de- Penn for spring break are being spite not having stayed at Penn for urged not to return to school to spring break, without being ques- retrieve their belongings, and stu- tioned by security guards at all. dents who remained on campus College sophomore Catherine must move out of their dorms by Lewis, who returned to campus March 17 at 8 p.m. from Virginia to move out of Har- SUKHMANI KAUR Penn Residential Services sent rison on Thursday, said no one an email to on-campus residents questioned her when she entered campus, Residential Services staff on Thursday morning outlining the building with two suitcases to will assist with move out by pro- new housing policies to prevent move out. viding carts, assisting with check Ultimate College Storage the spread of the coronavirus. “Even though [the University] out, and answering questions. Residential Services, Division might say not to return to campus Students who are unable to of Public Safety, and the College to get your stuff , they’re not being travel home for personal reasons Houses will secure the belongings aggressive about it,” Lewis said. or because they live in an area that of students living in the College Wharton sophomore Danielle is aff ected by travel restrictions Houses, Sansom Place, and Uni- Schweitzer returned to campus may fi ll out an application to re- versity-recognized Greek houses on Thursday to gather her be- main on campus. The application who left campus for spring break. longings, despite not staying on must be completed by 12 p.m. on The University will contact stu- campus during spring break. March 13. Students will receive dents when they deem it is safe for Schweitzer said it was easy to get a response within 24 hours, the students to retrieve their belong- back into Harrison College House email read. ings, according to the email. to move out, although she did not Once approved to remain on Residential Services wrote that see any Residential Services staff campus, students will be provided there are no options to retrieve im- members or available carts when with additional information re- portant items including laptops, she arrived. garding how the College Houses course materials, and personal She said moving out was “pret- will operate going forward. Secu- eff ects. If a student believes they ty easy,” but added that some of rity will remain in place and din- have an emergency situation, they her friends are worried they won’t ing facilities will remain open on can email [email protected] to be let in to collect their belong- a more limited basis, according to attempt to retrieve their item. ings. Residential Services. Despite the University’s man- Penn announced on Wednes- Residential Services wrote that date that students not return to day that spring break will be ex- the University will issue a partial Penn to collect their belongings, tended one week, followed by on- refund or credit for future housing students headed to campus on line classes beginning March 23 or dining plans for students living Thursday and Friday anyway to for the rest of the spring semester on campus and students on a meal move out of their dorms. in an attempt to prevent the spread plan. An application process will Harrison College House — of coronavirus. be announced later in the semes- which was prepared with move- For students who are still on ter, Residential Services wrote. 7 OPINION International students, Penn has not left you behind GUEST COLUMN BY MAHER ABDEL SAMAD

most of its Ivy League peers to SATURDAY ing accommodation to students MARCH 14, 2020 craft a response to the virus, yet who really need it, whether they still managed to push students into be first-generation low-income, VOL. CXXXVI, a similar state of chaos and disar- international, or else in need. NO. 16 ray. The most vulnerable students If you identify as FGLI, I en- 136th Year are the ones left with the least in- courage you to email pennfirstp- of Publication formation: Students that can’t af- [email protected] “outlining [your] ford to move off campus, students need to return and/or remain on ISABELLA SIMONETTI who don‘t have the means to go campus.” President back home, students from coun- If you are an international stu- BENJAMIN ZHAO tries where their health would be dent, email your assigned ISSS Executive Editor in greater jeopardy than if they advisor (available on the IPenn MAX COHEN stayed here in Philadelphia, and system) or call ISSS at (215) DP Editor-in-Chief others. 898-4661. Penn is advertising SUKHMANI KAUR If you felt panic rather than in- its https://coronavirus.upenn. Photo Editor convenience after getting the Uni- edu/ page, but I also recommend AVA CRUZ versity’s sparse response to the reaching out to specific advisors Design Editor virus or identify with one of the for your personal situations. This JULIE COLEMAN above categories, as I did, I have rings especially true if you have News Editor good news for you. extenuating circumstances pre- ASHLEY AHN While horrible at disseminat- venting you from returning home News Editor ing this information, Penn did not (e.g. toxic family environment) CONOR MURRAY leave its students behind. After but don’t necessarily identify as Assignments Editor speaking with many administra- FGLI or international. GRANT BIANCO ISABEL LIANG tors, including Dr. Altamirano, di- This is a very important time Opinion Editor rector of International Student and for our Penn community to come WILL DIGRANDE n Wednesday, I received visa? Was I going to be forced to March 17 can be criticized by Scholar Services, I now realize together and help each other. If Sports Editor the same email as all return to Lebanon, a country se- students and supported by the ad- that Penn had a longer period of you are a student in distress, I as- MICHAEL LANDAU other students: Penn is riously struggling to contain the ministration alike. Many student silence to coordinate its response. sure you, Penn has not left you be- Sports Editor Osuspending in-person classes, stu- virus? Will I be able to apply for petitions, op-eds, and memes have From what I’ve seen, Penn is roll- hind. You are not alone. We may ZOEY WEISMAN dents are expected to go home. my summer internship visa exten- also provided commentary on this ing out a targeted approach that react to crises differently, but the Copy Editor However, like many other stu- sion? I had no idea. shocking decision. would simultaneously limit the best reaction right now is to reach NAJMA DAYIB dents, I was touched differently by In the midst of this unprec- But the problem isn’t whether spread of the virus while keeping out: To your family, to your peers, Audience Engagement Editor the news. edented time at Penn and in the the policy is justified — the prob- the most vulnerable of us safe. but also to Penn’s many resources. SAGE LEVINE My first reaction was not to look world, students feel left behind lem is what it caused among stu- There are dozens of measures Video Editor for tickets to extend my spring by their governments and Penn’s dents. that aim to help students, but MAHER ABDEL SAMAD is an ALEC DRUGGAN break another week, nor was it be- newly announced policy. The These policies constitute an most of them are only accessible Engineering and Wharton junior Podcast Editor ing upset about my Hey Day be- school’s decision to not only ex- inconvenience to some but can to those who ask. For example, in The Jerome Fisher Program in PETER CHEN ing canceled; it was utter panic. tend spring break until March threaten the livelihoods of others. while many students are scurry- Management & Technology. His Web Editor Was I going to lose my student 23 but also force students out by The University took longer than ing to find sublets, Penn is offer- email is [email protected].

DANE GREISIGER Business Manager DAVID FAN Analytics Manager Our campus community is at the breaking point – it’s up ALESSANDRA PINTADO- URBANC Circulation Manager SARANYA DAS SHARMA to us to keep it together. Marketing Manager SHU YE THE ANGRY PHILADELPHIAN | Product Lab Manager The social Ivy rides onward his was not supposed to hap- 100 years). And, of course, 2,500 Penn community to help each other have to stay as strong as ever. are the social Ivy. If there is any uni- THIS ISSUE pen. seniors will not be on campus for stand tall and live up to our reputa- Already we have seen the Penn versity that can face this challenge, I thought I was on a roll the final 60-odd days before com- tion as the social Ivy. community react. Students and it’s us. We do not know what the GEORGIA RAY Tfor the last part of my first year as mencement (the status of which Our life at Penn is a collection professors are volunteering to store next few months will look like, but DP Design Editor a Quaker. Then, like many of us, I remains uncertain). No part of the of social circles. We each find our things for and help house students we can inform it. Text people you ISABEL LIANG was hit in the face and heart with Penn community escapes this dis- own, from the small circle of our in need. They have created a re- haven’t talked to in a while or bring 34st Design Editor the containment curtain that corona- ruption. housemates, to clubs, to the Penn source guide for each other and alive the dead group chat from last ALICE GOULDING virus is dragging around the world. Penn students have faced times community as a whole. We each done countless other unseen things year. Do anything that tells some- Copy Associate As I took a much-needed walk on when we have had to remain strong. have a sense of pride and owner- to help make sure no one has to face one else that you are here and in a HADRIANA LOWENKRON Wednesday to process everything, I But the cancellation of all on-cam- ship in our circles; they cocoon us, this crisis alone. similar place. Copy Associate realized that I am just one of 10,00. pus life is certainly the most im- helping us to stand when we are on Our swift reactions make me When we arrived at Penn, we BRITTANY DARROW 2,500 first-years will miss Spring pactful, with no parallel in modern shaky ground and taking us in when proud to be a part of such a resilient were promised to be challenged, Copy Associate Fling. 2,500 juniors won’t celebrate University history. In the face of this we are bruised. As we face a new and strong community. made uncertain and unsure. Our JAMES MCFADDEN Heyday (a tradition going back over forced disconnection, it is up to the reality of life online, these bubbles In spite of the many questions left new reality does just that. In the Copy Associate unanswered by Penn administration same way that we work through MARIA MURAD and by the different levels of gov- tough problem sets or a bad writer’s Copy Associate ernment, we are showing that we, a block together, we must help each SINAIA KEITH LANG bunch of young adults, can handle a other now. We have to reach out to Copy Associate crisis, too. ensure that we can stand tall for the CHASE SUTTON We are, however, only a few days rest of the academic year. Our cam- Associate Photo Editor into a modified semester that will pus, no matter how far apart, must KYLIE COOPER stretch to May. We’ve sprinted to stick together. That, more than any- News Photo Editor bring in new information, but what thing, is in our hands. ISABELLA COSSU comes next requires us to hold to- Opinion Photo Editor gether for a longer. ZIHAN CHEN The diversity of our student body Sports Photo Editor means that each person has different needs and vulnerabilities that must be supported. We will no longer run into people on Locust or bump into someone in line at Williams Hall. No incidental contact means that our different individual reactions to the end of in-person social life may go unsupported. Counseling and Psychological Services will remain ALFREDO PRATICÒ is a first year open (albeit remotely), but the voice in the College from Philadelphia. of a friend can be more powerful. His email is [email protected]. GEORGIA RAY This is a great challenge, but we edu.

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HOOPS Careers are over as the No. 4 seed, extending the pull this from our kids, it’s the | Quakers’ season. most horrific thing I’ve dealt for Penn basketball seniors On Tuesday, Brodeur’s mind with as a coach,” Donahue told was on top-seeded Yale — a The Philadelphia Inquirer. “To JACKSON JOFFE team Penn had already beaten have to tell kids their seasons Senior Sports Associate once earlier in the season. Dona- and their careers are over, while hue sat down in his usual spot, lacrosse teams are going off to Senior forward AJ Brodeur ready to talk to his team. play games and wrestlers are go- sat in front of his locker late “And then he started to talk, ing to nationals. ... If you’re let- this morning. He tied his shoes, and his tone, I thought someone ting Yale go to the NCAA Tour- put on his basketball shorts, and had died; something was clearly nament — if they’d said across prepared for coach Steve Do- wrong,” Brodeur said. the board, we’re shutting down nahue to start Penn men’s bas- Donahue didn’t know how all sports, you’d understand.” ketball’s film session. Just over else to say it: “The Ivy Tourna- Women’s basketball coach two weeks ago, Brodeur wasn’t ment is canceled.” Mike McLaughlin was similarly even sure he’d still be playing Brodeur was shaken to the shocked — and frustrated — at this late into the season. Three core by what his coach said. He the League’s decision to cancel straight Ivy losses — including a couldn’t believe what he had just the Tournament. poor-shooting loss at Dartmouth heard. “We knew canceling the tour- — pushed the Quakers to fifth in “I got chills,” Brodeur said. nament was an option, but we re- the Ivy League. “I’m still speechless.” ally didn’t consider it a real pos- But Brodeur has never been a With the increasing precau- sibility. Coaches had minimal quitter — not when Penn start- tions being taken to combat the contact with the League while ed 0-6 in conference play his rise of coronavirus across the this decision was being made, freshman season, and not when world, the players knew that and I had no say in the final de- the Red and Blue were down there was a possibility that the cision,” McLaughlin said. “It’s SON NGUYEN big against Kansas in the 2018 men’s and women’s tournaments hypocritical of the Ivy League Senior guard Phoebe Sterba is just one player who will never take the court for Penn Women’s Basketball NCAA Tournament his sopho- would be played without specta- to do this. There are other teams again. She and her fellow seniors had their seasons cut short with the cancelation of Ivy Madness. more year. Riding three straight tors. Canceling the tournament [in the League] traveling who performances of 20 or more altogether, though? No one saw are midseason who are being in a sentence? It isn’t justifi- lumbia was the final time Dona- These are great role models, and points from Brodeur, the Quak- it coming. treated differently. Hockey is able.” hue’s first recruiting class would to hear them, it humanized them. ers reversed their fate this sea- “Never in a million years still going on up at Cornell with Though the women’s basket- be together. On Tuesday, it was a They’re feeling the same way we son, his final campaign for the would I have thought this would Princeton involved.” ball team will most likely be bittersweet moment in the locker are right now.” team, capping off a three-game happen. We were all just stunned Senior guard Phoebe Sterba, competing in the WNIT after room. The coaches started to de- Both the men’s and women’s winning streak with a lopsided after he broke the news,” Bro- gearing up for what she expected securing a win last weekend, the scribe how much the seniors had teams may never come to terms 20-point victory over Columbia deur said. “I think the locker to be her final game or two in a men’s season is over. meant to this program — a sto- with how the season ended. But last weekend. room was just quiet for the next Penn uniform, also voiced frus- “So many ups and downs this ried basketball school that made perhaps they won’t have to. That Senior Night win saw 45 minutes. No one knew what tration in the League’s decision, season,” Brodeur said. “Full cir- its first NCAA Tournament ap- “This whole thing, it doesn’t Brodeur become not only the to do, no one wanted to leave.” criticizing its abruptness. cle from the Alabama game; ev- pearance in 11 years and won a feel right. But I am extremely team’s all-time leader in points Donahue, too, didn’t expect “From the six-mile run at the erybody in the room — from the Big 5 title — while the harsh re- grateful for a fantastic career scored but also the first Penn this decision to come down from start of August to get into shape, coaches to the managers — be- ality that this team is done play- here at Penn,” Brodeur said. player to record a triple-double top brass. For him, the decision we’ve been fighting for a chance lieved we were playing as good ing sunk in. “Growing with this team, mak- in school history. The final vic- was not only implausible; it was to compete in the NCAA Tour- as if not better than any other “Hearing the pain in the ing it to the NCAA Tournament, tory also allowed Penn to sneak hypocritical. nament,” senior guard Sterba team in the Ivy League.” coaches’ voice,” Brodeur said. facing adversity, those things I into the Ivy League Tournament “I didn’t see it coming. To said. “To end the entire season Saturday night’s win over Co- “It hurt all of us to hear them. won’t forget.”

Jamaica bars school teams from traveling to Penn Relays in April

TRACK | Jamaican schools to The Daily Pennsylvanian on Wednesday. have competed since 1964 “We recognize the posi- tion of the Jamaican Ministry WILL DiGRANDE and sympathize fully with the Senior Sports Editor plight of the many people af- fected. At this point, the Relays The 2020 Penn Relays were staff and volunteers are in full just dealt a significant blow on operational mode, as we fully Tuesday, as the Jamaican gov- hope to conduct the meet six ernment has implemented a weeks from now,” he wrote. travel ban on its schools from “We recognize the coronavi- attending the annual track and rus and the varied responses to field competition, as reported it represent a very fluid situa- by the Jamaica Observer. tion, and we are monitoring all “I have confirmed that in aspects of this as much as pos- terms of the Penn Relays, the sible. In the meantime, we will Ministry of Education through continue to post updates to the Cabinet instructions, has ad- Penn Relays website.” vised schools not to participate Even more devastating to the in the Penn Relays this year,” usually-electric environment is said Dr. Christopher Tufton, Ja- the potential lack of fans. Thou- maica’s Minister of Health and sands of track and field support- Wellness, at a Tuesday press ers make the trip to Franklin conference. Field from the Caribbean and “Schools by now should have beyond, and travel bans in place been advised that the Govern- CHASE SUTTON mean many of them will likely ment is taking a position to not Calabar High School, based in Kingston, Jamaica, is just one of the many schools that will not be allowed to travel to the Penn Relays not journey to campus. participate in the Penn Relays this April. For the first time since 1964, the island nation will not send its student-athletes to the annual track and field competition. The 2020 Penn Relays are this year because that travel still scheduled to take place and the location could involve putting an advisory out against races for athletes of all ages, land nation’s athletes compete Johnson expressed his con- April 23-25 at Franklin Field levels of risks that we would that travel.” has included Jamaican school on the highest level at the event. dolences for the Jamaican and other venues around cam- like to discourage and we are The Relays, which includes teams since 1964, and the is- Penn Relays Director Dave schools in a statement given pus.

IVY MADNESS Despite its end, my lacrosse career was my Penn identity >> BACKPAGE als have convinced us that All year long, professors, for 14 years? cord, and Gabby Rosenzweig was this is the most prudent friends, and family asked me how Lacrosse has given me the best just shy of the assist record after decision.” the team looked this year. Beam- moments of my life as well as the already taking the points mark. On Wednesday, the Ivy ing, I told them that this was the worst. The absolute joy I felt when Mikaila Cheeseman, recovering League then canceled all best team we’ve ever had, and I committed to Penn made that day from an injury, soon would have spring sports. how I genuinely knew that there one of the happiest of my life be- been healthy enough to finally get “Following a number of was something special about this cause I was gifted the ability to play to play in her senior season. I hope league-wide discussions group of girls. I glowed about the high-level lacrosse for the next four that they are given that opportunity throughout the last several freshmen, and how they brought years. The worst moments have al- with another season of eligibility. weeks, we have decided to unrivaled energy and passion to the ways come from that opportunity I’m a senior. I ride the bench exercise caution in the in- game. Then, with a smile on my to play lacrosse being taken. The like it’s my job. Why? The min- terest of student-athletes, face, I would speak about my own day that I was told that I would utes playing the game I love, with fans and the general com- class of seniors, each of whom I never get onto the game-day field. the people I love, makes it worth it. munity,” Harris wrote in love like sisters. My three captains The practices when I’d wait to be This year was the year that was go- the statement. took it upon themselves to become put into a drill, but practice would ing to make it all worth it because I The Ivy League Tour- the best leaders they could be, and end and I wouldn’t get to play with was going to be part of something nament was scheduled I would full-heartedly share how the team. So I’d hit the wall for special. I spent years developing to take place for a fourth impressed I was by their passion, hours until the skin on my hand my role on the team and adding straight year this weekend. effort, and Philadelphia grit. This blistered, hoping that the next day value in any way I could. Finally, I SON NGUYEN Before the tournament be- was our year. would be better. knew exactly what my job was and gan, regular season men’s And then the year was no more. I’m out of next days now. how I was going to contribute to that I would never step on a game women’s lacrosse gave me my best and women’s champions Gone. Senior Day, playing Princ- On our last day, before we knew our success this season. day field at Penn, I would have friends who are the most amazing received the automatic eton, the Ivy Season, the Tourna- it was our last day, practice was dis- I had planned to write this article turned my car around and driven people I’ve ever known. I’m so bid to the NCAA Tourna- ment, and NCAAs were erased missed and we were told we could at the end of May, Ivy Champion- up to Ithaca, N.Y. I wanted to go to proud of everything we accom- ment, which occurred this with the words: go in and relax or shoot. My friend ship and Tournament in hand. I a good school, but I wanted to go to plished over this year and over the season before the March “The Ivy League has canceled asked me if I wanted to go inside, already had paragraphs written a good school and play the sport I past three and a half. We had time Madness cancellation. all spring sports’ seasons.” and I asked her why would we go out about my journey through the love. With almost four years under taken from us, but we still have the The Ivy League was the After we found out the news, we inside and do nothing when we sport. It was going to be our year. my belt, I would tell you that com- future to make different memories. first NCAA conference to sat in the stands watching the men could stay out and play lacrosse? We spent hours and hours over the ing here was the best mistake I ever announce the cancellation play, in disbelief that no one had I threw feeds to one of my fresh- fall discussing what it takes to win made. of a conference basketball TEIA ROSS is a College senior from told them yet. Why would you end men, who has the next three years tournament. Other confer- championships. How we would I’m grateful for every moment Summit, N.J., a Sports Reporter their practice though, if you could to bring more to this program. overcome adversity during the sea- that this program has given me. I’m for The Daily Pennsylvanian, and a ences either finished their give your seniors another hour of Chelsea Kibler was about to son. How special this year’s team grateful for the opportunity that my member of Penn women’s lacrosse. tournaments early in the playing the game that they’ve put break the draw record. 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not return to campus after spring and individuals qualifying for post- break, and classes will be held season play in those sports will be virtually during the semester,” made by individual schools. the statement read. “Given this The statement came one day situation, it is not feasible for after the eight presidents decided practice and competition to con- to cancel the Ivy League Men’s CanceledThe Ivy League announced in remainder of the semester due to dents and aff ects both practices would be moving classes online tinue.” and Women’s Basketball Tourna- a statement on Wednesday after- the coronavirus pandemic. and competitions. for the remainder of the semester. The announcement does not di- ments, which were scheduled to noon that it would be canceling The decision was made unani- The statement came just minutes “Several Ivy League institutions rectly aff ect winter sports, as the take place at Harvard from March all spring sporting events for the mously by the Ivy League presi- before Penn’s announcement that it have announced that students will decision regarding whether teams 13-15.

Spring athletes, coaches shocked and Ivy Madness canceled devastated by season cancellations three days before start Baseball had to cut its seniors were just totally de- HOOPS | All the Divison I The NCAA Tournament was then feated,” he said. “Nobody was canceled on Thursday. trip to Florida short really sure whether or not we tournaments are canceled Penn men’s and women’s basket- were gonna play a game … and ball, which were seeded fourth and WILL DiGRANDE eventually they called it [off ].” MICHAEL LANDAU second, respectively, in the tourna- Senior Sports Editor The team has since returned Senior Sports Editor ments, were denied an opportunity to Philadelphia and most play- to come out with an Ivy Tourna- Shock and disbelief swept ers have traveled back to their The Ivy League Men’s and ment title. through Penn’s student- hometowns, but much uncer- Women’s Basketball Tournaments According to an Ivy League athletes, coaches, and train- tainty still remains about sum- scheduled for March 13 to 15 have statement, the decision was made ing staff this week as the Ivy mer leagues and other profes- been canceled, the League offi ce by the presidents of the eight mem- League announced its cancel- sional opportunities. announced on Tuesday. ber schools. lation of the spring sports sea- Penn women’s lacrosse was The decision was made in the “We understand and share the son due to coronavirus. minutes from leaving campus wake of the coronavirus outbreak disappointment with student-ath- Operations for all spring on a bus when coach Karin and occurred after Harvard, the host letes, coaches and fans who will teams were forced to stop as Corbett was informed of the of the tournament, announced it not be able to participate in these soon as possible wherever the cancellation. was moving classes online after its tournaments,” Ivy League Execu- teams were at the time of the “We had to quickly gather CHASE SUTTON spring break. tive Director Robin Harris wrote announcement, which could our team together because the Penn men’s lacrosse is just one of the many teams that has Instead of sending the tourna- in the statement. “Regrettably, the not have come as a worse time press release was coming out seen its season cut short after just a few weeks of play. ment winners to the NCAA Tourna- information and recommendations for some of them. in eight minutes,” Corbett said. ment, the Ivy League gave the regu- presented to us from public health Penn baseball was warming “I wanted them to hear it from Penn men’s lacrosse coach ranked competition, was seek- lar season champions, Yale for the authorities and medical profession- up for its Wednesday afternoon me, and when they saw my Mike Murphy heard about the ing to defend its Ivy title with a men and Princeton for the women, matchup with Florida Atlantic face I think they knew, and my decision during Wednesday’s star-studded lineup. automatic bids to March Madness. SEE IVY MADNESS PAGE 8 in Boca Raton, Fla. when the seniors just burst out crying.” team practice. “What we do obviously isn’t news broke. For the spring athletes, just “We went through the rest of life and death, but it was pretty “I was actually throwing getting going into their sports, practice, then I brought the se- emotional and tragic,” Murphy batting practice, so as I walked this means all the months of niors aside and told them what said. “Even though it’s hard to off the fi eld one of my assis- off season training will have was going on,” Murphy said. digest, it aff ects us more than it tant coaches pulled me aside, been for nothing. As for se- “So I said, ‘We can go lift, we does a lot of other college stu- and I had a feeling once I saw niors, they may never com- can go home, or we can stay dents. To lose our purpose and his face that something was pete for the Red and Blue ever here and play more lacrosse.’ the ability to pursue our mis- wrong,” coach John Yurkow again. And they decided they wanted sion is very hard to deal with.” said. “This is a very special team, to stay and play lacrosse.” But as the shock of the can- Just moments before the all three of my captains are Adding to the frustration is cellation wears off and reality opening pitch, the game — on the doorstep of breaking the fact that all three of these sets in, one possible solution is along with rest of the season records, and that was really teams and others from Penn an extra year of eligibility for — was called off . hard,” Corbett said. had the chance to do very well the seniors if the NCAA and Greg Mays, a communica- The careers of those three this season. The Quakers were Ivy League grant it. tions assistant for Penn Athlet- players — attacker Gabby picked as the preseason favor- “It hasn’t really sunk in yet ics, was traveling with the team Rosenzweig, midfi elder Erin ites to win the Ivy League in that our season’s over,” said. and present when Yurkow told Barry, and defender Chelsea baseball, and women’s lacrosse “Hopefully those kids will still his players. Kibler — as successful as they got off to a 4-1 start with some have an opportunity if they “When he told them, it was have been, are over for good marquee wins. want to play, but it’s really a CHASE SUTTON pretty ugly. You saw every barring any action from the Men’s lacrosse, despite terrible thing how it was taken The Ivy League was the first Division I conference to announce the range of emotion; all of the NCAA. starting 2-3 against nationally away from them.” cancellation of both its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

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