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(11/15/94 10:00am)
From the photo of a "West Philadelphian" to the confiscation of 14,200 copies of the DP last April, the West Philadelphian and African-American communities often come into conflict with the DP. The staff of the DP, though, instead of enduring the firefight from the relative safety of their windowless fortress on Walnut, is choosing to venture out in the community and make a concerted effort to improve their relationship with those they alienated. Starting in the spring of 1994, the DP opened its doors to West Philadelphia. The paper invited students from West Philadelphia's Turner Middle School into the DP offices to learn the intricacies of journalism and work with the resources of a major college daily. This program originally began with a journalism class taught at Turner Middle School by three students in Professor Michael Zuckerman's History 443 class. They petitioned their friend -- then DP Executive Editor Steve Glass -- to help their journalism class. Glass, who worked at Turner with Professor Frank Johnston's Anthropology 210 class, already had dreams of using the DP facilities to help the Turner students write a readable nutrition textbook. Since Glass was thinking along similar lines, he became involved in his friends' journalism program. In the spring semester of 1994, Glass invited the journalism class into the DP to take advantage of the significant desktop publishing resources the DP possesses. The program sparked significant interest among both the DP staff and Turner's general student body. In the Spring of 1994, as Steve Glass worked with the Turner students, Scott Gallin and Josh Tyrangiel, DP editors in Drs. Ira Harkavy and Lee Benson's History 214 course, wrote a paper studying the DP's role at the University and in the West Philadelphia community. This paper, in conjunction with discussion in the History 214 class, prompted Marc Saiontz, the DP business manager, to conceive the idea of a DP West Philadelphia supplement written by West Philadelphia students, and circulated throughout the community. On Saturday, October 15, students from the Shaw Middle School and University City High School arrived at the DP offices at 9:00 a.m., where they were introduced to the DP and its facilities. These students will return for five more sessions, each with a detailed curriculum covering everything from layout to writing to ad procurement, and each planned with a basic goal in mind: the production of a four page newspaper. This newspaper, written entirely by the students, will be featured as a center spread in a future issue of the DP, and the DP will also produce twenty thousand copies of the paper for the students to take to their respective schools. From the conflict of past years, this program has emerged as a phoenix of cooperation. It is an example of what university students can do to aid the surrounding community, having a real, tangible effect on the children of the inner city. This program indicates the DP's very real attempt to end the conflicts of the past, and foster community between neighbors. It signals an attempt by the DP to evoke systemic, structural change rather than one-time "Mother Theresa" volunteer work. Indeed, the program will serve as a training ground for middle and high school journalists interested in starting newspapers back at their schools. The University, as well, despite its location in the western part of the city, has never enjoyed particularly good relations with the community of West Philadelphia. From the controversy surrounding the construction of the Science Center to recent conflicts over security issues, the West Philadelphia community has often clashed with the University. Reaching out to West Philadelphia through community service provides one avenue by which the University can help create community out of dissension and conflict. The University this year approaches a critical juncture as the new administration develops new plans for Penn. President Rodin and Provost Chodorow have an opportunity and an obligation, to fundamentally alter the way in which the University deals with West Philadelphia. We can no longer stand idly by, stockpiling our police force, building more walls, and buying more property. Instead, we must begin to play a greater role in our community. The new undergraduate plan for education must embrace this notion of academically based community service for the University to remain a viable institution in the twenty-first century. No longer can universities simply support the status quo, instead they must expand their frontiers and produce knowledge with the intention of aiding our crumbling society. Penn has a historic opportunity to take a leading role in becoming a truly cosmopolitan university. Community service -- especially in West Philadelphia -- would enhance the undergraduate education at Penn, giving students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to the real world, so that their work can make a difference to others. I encourage every club at the University to offer their special skills to the students of West Philadelphia and work towards solving the problems of the city. The DP is contributing to a positive movement. We have an opportunity to help that movement grow, improving undergraduate education and contributing to a better West Philadelphia. Matthew Kabaker is a College freshman from Highland Park, Illinois and a general assignment reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian.
(10/25/93 9:00am)
and DANIEL GINGISS It was a day Dwayne Sye "Fry Guy" will not soon forget. In the annual Daily Pennsylvanian Kamin Cup tournament, Sye and the News/34th Street staff trounced the Sports staff, 7-0, to continue its two-year dynasty. Sye broke the scoreless tie by catching the game-winning touchdown pass from News/Street quarterback Scott "Half" Gallin. Sye said the touchdown "was all in a day's work" and that sophomore wide receiver Miles Macik should fear losing his newly established touchdown record. "Sye is Rudy," said News/Street coach Josh Tyrangiel. "He does not have a shred of athletic ability and it didn't matter." "Whoomp, there it is," Triangle added, in a display of orgasmic pride over the victory. The News/Street-Sports championship game was preceded by a qualifying game between the Sports and Business staffs. In that game, Sports was leading 21-7 when Business forfeited due to an injury to one of their star players. "For the amount of time she spent on the ground, she better be in the hospital," said Sports player Jason "Felon" Liss. "The whole game was ridiculous." Coach Tri echoed Liss' statements, noting that the Championship game was equally ridiculous. "This year's level of play reached a new nadir in athletic ability," he added. "I can't think of one particular play that couldn't have been made by marginally-active third graders. It was sad, it was pathetic, it was DP athletics." Tyrangiel said that Gallin and News player Danny Gingiss "Kahn" had great games, adding that Gingiss "really has a future in the game." Triangle would not comment on the fact that his contract as coach will not be extended for next year, except to say that he felt "like Vince Lombardi being carried off that Super Bowl field" because he too has never lost a Kamin Cup game in his career. Kamin Cup tradition calls for at least one woman per team to be on the field at all times. Jordana "Blow Your" Horn, one of News' female players along with Beth "Critter" Tritter and Sabrina "Baskin" Rubin, said she felt the women made all the difference in the game. "It was a true honor [to play in the game]," Horn said. "If women were on the Phillies, they would have won, too." Lance "Benedict" Allred, said he didn't care much about the game. "I'm just glad I get to be a Swami now," he said, referring to the bribe he received from the Sports team to defect from the News/Street squad, before the game. "That's the only reason I work for the paper." Sports co-Coach Dan "Weenie" Feldman denied the bribery charges, saying that "if we played them again tomorrow, we'd beat them." Daily Pennsylvanian Football League Commissioner Stephen "Horn" Glass summed up the day's activities. "It was a wonderful day of sportsmanship and a great continuation of this age-old tradition." He added that the game should have had a third half.
(03/30/93 10:00am)
Presidential daughter Chelsea Clinton announced her intention to sue 34th Street Magazine for libel, slander and defamation of character at a press conference in Washington D.C. yesterday. The suit stems from the magazine's depiction of Chelsea as a snotty gossip columnist in its weekly "Street Society" column. The suit also alleges that the editorial staff of the magazine superimposed "extra hair and dental hardware" on a photo of the First Daughter. "I'm tired of being made fun of," said a teary-eyed Chelsea. "I've seen the skits on Saturday Night Live and everything else, but what 34th Street did crossed the line." Speaking from the Sidwell Friends school, Chelsea added that her decision to pursue litigation was cheered by her parents. "My father totally encouraged me to sue them, and my mom went ballistic when she saw what they did to my picture," she said. "This whole 'awkward stage' thing is totally blown out of proportion." 34th Street Editor Josh Tyrangiel said he was stunned by the impending suit. "I can't believe this," said Tyrangiel, a College junior. "I'm no legal scholar, but I thought we could do do whatever we wanted." He said later, however, "Yeah, I guess we did kind of slander her. But I don't think we defamed her." Brendan Sullivan, the youngest Clinton's attorney, believes the suit will ease some of the social tensions Chelsea faces at school, as well as provide a handsome financial reward for his client. "Let's just say Chelsea's future will be taken care of by the time the suit is through," said Sullivan.
(11/04/92 10:00am)
HIGH RISE NORTH FIELD -- Less than 24 hours after the Toronto Blue Jays pulled off an international upset by winning the World Series, the Daily Pennsylvanian's "Unified Team" scored one of the most stunning upsets in University history as they beat the Sports staff in football to win the coveted Kamin Cup. A crack staff led by 34th Street film editor Josh Tyrangiel embarassed the Sports football juggernaut on two touchdowns to DP Finance Manager Harvey "my cleats are so" Fine. The News-Street-Business axis defeated the Josh Astrof-led Sports team, 14 to 7. "For a real asshole, Fine played well," Astrof said with sour grapes Monday night . And team quarterback-amateur evangelist Tyrangiel said he felt a divine presence on the Unified Team's side. About his first-half bomb to Fine, Tyrangiel said "It was almost like an epiphanal moment, the sun kind of shone on him. I have to say that God played a big part in the victory." "I feel like Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard," Tyrangiel added. "And Kenny Baer's got talent. He was a valuable member of the team." Street staff member and Ottawa native Dan Ages said the victory proves that "heart really does beat muscle." But the Unified Team really shone on the defensive end of the pigskin with the bulk of columnist Jonathan Steinmetz and sales manager Barry Freeman on the line, the wily Rob Engs in the secondary, the Hamburglaresque Justin Foa and the bonecrushing tackles of Associate Editor Stephen Glass and Executive Editor Matt Klein. But grit and intestinal fortitude prompted league officials to name City Editor Margaret "Exit 9" Kane -- who overcame her height and asthma -- the most valuable player of the game. "It's a huge honor. Can I put it on my resume now," the unemployed Engineering senior asked. In the final seconds, Sports -- a team chock full of frustrated athletes -- failed on four tries to penetrate the endzone. On one throw, Engs cleanly slapped the ball right out of Sports Editor Jonathan Mayo's hands. Wide receiver Heath Slawner, one of the two Unified members from the Great White North, said that the victory was bittersweet because 34th Street editors Matt Selman and Dan Sacher were not at the game. "I just think they're lazy bums. They promised that beer was going to be here -- it's not a good example," he said. According to the Unified Team's top strategists, the secret "Three Banana Play" was the key to the victorious team's offensive strategy. The bananas -- Baer, Kane, Street writer Andy Espenshade -- confused and befuddled the Sports secondary. "I was the third banana," said Street editor Josh Cender, who left after the first game between News and Business and will now live a life of anonymity a la the Beatles' Pete Best. Unsurprisingly, the Sports staff tried to find excuses to explain their loss. "It's a disappointing loss, but I don't think the game is ever indicative of a team's talents," said wide receiver Michael Mishkin, one of the few Sports staffers who also played in Sports last loss in 1989. Sports editor Matt Kelly said that Klein "should not have been on the field," saying that "it was a clear conflict of interest" since he was also league commissioner and timekeeper. "It doesn't help when the commissioner doesn't know the rules," he added venomously. Klein -- clothes by Ralph Lauren, glasses by Armani -- replied that in the future, "I would recommend not a referee, but a bouncer." While animosity reigned supreme on the field, it was limited against Sports. "Editorial, Street, and Business overcame common differences to beat the common enemy, Sports," said Selman who missed the game due to an emergency dermatologist's appointment.
