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Behind Enemy Lines: Temple's Fran Dunphy

(01/23/13 12:06pm)

The Quakers (3-14, 0-3 Big 5) will be taking on Temple (12-5, 1-0) Wednesday night in their final Big 5 contest of the season. Though this is Fran Dunphy’s seventh year as coach of Penn's Big 5 foe, this will be the first time he takes on former player Ira Bowman, who has latched onto fellow Dunphy alum Jerome Allen as an assistant coach. Both squads have faced a lot of a changes in the past year, but the Owls have continued to dominate. I spoke with Temple coach Fran Dunphy about this familiar matchup and what his plans are heading into this local game.

https://www.thedp.com/blog/buzz/2013/01/behind-enemy-lines-temples-fran-dunphy

Three Up, Three Down: Delaware Edition

(12/20/12 8:08pm)

Penn begins its winter break schedule with a chance to avenge its first loss of the season against Delaware. Here's our first Three Up, Three Down of the hoops season:                                                                                                      Three Up-                                                                                               Fran Dougherty: Dougherty struggled mightily with foul trouble and in Penn’s last game against Villanova a week and a half ago, prompting coach Allen to give him just 19 minutes on the floor. He's got nowhere to go but up after his two-point, four- foul outing and Delaware appears to be the perfect opponent for such a bounceback. In the first meeting with UD on November 12, he scored more than 20 points for the first time this season while also leading the team in rebounds.                                                                                                                                                          Patrick Lucas-Perry: Lucas-Perry has been a constant source of energy for the Quakers this season, while also leading the Red and Blue in three-point percentage. Against Villanova, he provided a spark with a three off the bench in just eight minutes of playing time. Expect Lucas-Perry to play a larger role against the Blue Hens, who are in the bottom three of the CAA in three-point defense.                                                                                                                                                 Penn’s foul woes: At this point, it simply cannot get much worse. After committing 30 fouls against Villanova, Penn is dead last in the Ivy League with 23.8 fouls per game. Despite having 31 fouls in the first match up with Delaware, the Quakers figure to cut down on that total based off of their higher familiarity with the Blue Hens and greater preparation time. (Penn had over a week of rest to prepare for Friday night.)                                                                                                                                                    Three Down-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Attendance: Delaware’s winter break begins on the day of the game, which doesn't bode well for a high intensity crowd in Newark. The Bob Carpenter Center, or “The Bob”, seats just 5,000 fans and has attracted an average attendance of just 2,126 spectators per contest in two games this season, officially less than half of Penn's 4,584 spectators per home game in the Quakers' four showings at the Palestra so far. So the game is likely to attract fewer fans than the Quakers normally see during the season.                                                                                                                                                   Penn’s rebounding margin: While the Red and Blue struggled to grab boards against a bigger and taller Villanova team last game, they appear to be in for an even tougher opponent in the front court on Friday. The Blue Hens almost doubled up on the Quakers in rebounds, 47-24, in November, so they have the manpower to dominate the boards again. Senior forward Jamelle Hagins is fourth in the country in rebounds per game, so expect a big performance from him against Penn, which ranks last in the Ivy League in rebounding margin.                                                                                                                                                    Greg Louis’s minutes: If Fran’s playing time indeed goes back up, someone’s playing time has to come down. That someone will most likely be sophomore forward Greg Louis, who played 22 minutes in a strong eight-point performance against Villanova. That game boosted his average time on the court to 10 minutes a game on the season. But Doc needs his minutes, so expect Louis’s extra playing time to be curtailed more Friday night.

https://www.thedp.com/blog/buzz/2012/12/three-up-three-down-delaware-edition

All Fall 2012 College Classes That Double Count

(11/30/11 10:18pm)

Here is a list of anything and everything in the College you can double-count for a Foundational Approach and Sector requirement for next semester. We know, right?! A huge thanks goes out to the Penn STEP club for originally tweeting this, and the mysterious "Pavel" associated with PennApps who produced this report. Sorry about the formatting: the raw data can be found here.

https://www.thedp.com/blog/under-the-button/2011/11/all-fall-2012-college-classes-that-double-count

UTB Info Session: Like OCR For Funny People

(11/30/11 8:53pm)

It's almost time for spring OCR, and we didn't want to be left out of all the hiring fun. In fact, we wanted to start the fun early! Forget Goldman or Mckinsey, your resumes need to only flock to one place— here. Except, instead of your resumes, we want nothing but you and your ideas. We're looking for new writers of all ages for next semester, so if it's something you have even the slightest interest in, come to our Info Session and see what working for UTB is all about.

https://www.thedp.com/blog/under-the-button/2011/11/utb-info-session-like-ocr-for-funny-people

Amy Opined In The New York Times

(11/30/11 2:42pm)

Amy's back in action today, proving that being a college president is not only about throwing parties and nomming gelato, but also being really smart. In an opinion collaboration with Dennis Thompson of Harvard (he's the Kanye to her Jay-Z), she discusses the lack of compromise in Congress. While that's a lofty topic (really, we'll be sure to check out the forthcoming book), we can't help but feel a little disappointed. In the spirit of protecting our fair institution, we think Amy should've held her op-ed hostage until a certain other opinion writer apologized for almost destroying Penn's reputation.

https://www.thedp.com/blog/under-the-button/2011/11/amy-opined-in-the-new-york-times

Timely Alert About A Dangerous Situation: Robbery On Chestnut

(11/28/11 12:09am)

There was an armed robbery at 41st and Chestnut, which obviously sucks, but at least DPS contacted everyone this time. According to the alert (which you should have now received via email and text): "Robbery by gun, 41 Chestnut, white male, 20’s, black hat & olive military coat, suspicious persons call 215-573-3333." Though that's a little far up, it's still definitely in campus range; if you're feeling unsafe, remember you can always call 898-WALK for an escort home.

https://www.thedp.com/blog/under-the-button/2011/11/we-finally-got-an-alert-about-a-dangerous-situation-robbery-on-chestnut

(11/22/11 3:49pm)

An Update On Why Capogiro Has No Outlets— Per a tweet, "Having electrical issues in the back. Don't want anyone's laptop to get fried!" Does that sound legit? Does it matter? Just fix it ASAP, Capo. If you have any questions, just ask your friends at Saxby's what happens when the outlets go away.

https://www.thedp.com/blog/under-the-button/2011/11/35894

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