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In the wake of the high-profile suicides of Penn students Madison Holleran and Elvis Hatcher, Philadelphia magazine has learned that a third university student had committed suicide since the end of last semester. Dean Richard James Gelles of聽the university s School of Social Policy and Practice聽said he made no announcement through the university because he believes in the 鈥減rivacy concerns of the family 鈥?and the possibility of contagion.鈥?
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And it didn't stop there. Each night, Danica was working hard in the kitchen, preparing her entries as her grandparents, Isabelle and Frank Kercimar of Allentown, called in with tips and advice.Danica's grandparents were part of a family team. Her <a href=http://www.mahaloshuttle.com/service/Tory-Burch-Flats-Sale-Jelly-Sandals-Discount-Flats-Saffiano-Tote.html>Tory Burch Discount Flats</a>  dad, Tim Schofer, made trips to the store for supplies and ingredients.Her mom, Diane Kercimar Schofer, says, I am the sous chef that cleans up. Danica's family supported her, even when disaster struck.At one point, Danica was baking an apple pie. Danica told me, 'This is a good one,' Diane says.Danica and her mom realized, however, the oven had started to smoke, caused by dripping juice from the pie. Their attempt to rescue it from the smoky oven ended in catastrophe the pie fell to the floor. We started over at 1:30 a.m., Diane says.It's that determination that helped Danica earn those six ribbons at her first Allentown Fair appearance.Danica takes her baking seriously. You have to be very precise in the recipe and the measurements, Danica says. Sometimes you can add things to be more creative. I like a challenge. Danica's flavors are layered, balanced and textural, requiring a precise hand.Take her winning angel food cake, for example.Making a good angel food cake isn't easy. Any mistake in technique can cause you to have a flat, dense, chewy (and inedible) cake.Danica's was like a cloud, and like any good angel food cake, it was the perfect canvas for delicious add-ons such as drizzle, frosting and icing.Danica's angel food cake featured a <a href=http://www.mahaloshuttle.com/service/Tory-Burch-Outlet-Online-Thin-Flip-Flops-Handbags-Cheap-Wristlets.html>Tory Burch Thin Flip Flops</a>  raspberry buttercream filling and a seven-minute icing (a simple frosting made with egg whites and sugar), a white chocolate drizzle and fresh raspberry toppings.Her complex Mocha Choco-Coco Brownies took home top honors at the fair's Chocolate Cookie, Brownie or Bar Baking Contest. Danica's brownie was a multi-layered fudgy treat with chocolate coconut, coffee buttercream and mocha ganache layers.Both her angel food cake and her brownies are now eligible for entry for the 2015 Pa. Farm Show competition in Harrisburg in January. Danica plans to keep going.She also won with her No Bake Chocolate Espresso Pie at the fair's Best No Bake Dessert contest.Family tradition is baked into everything Danica makes. Adorning the mocha/chocolately mousse pie were rum balls made from Danica's grandmother's recipe.Danica took home second-place awards for: Blue Ribbon Apple Pie, Chocolate Cake and Pampered Chef Cookie Independent Cooking Consultants Original Cookie Contest.Danica's family also attributes her success to their strong Catholic faith. Everyone should have faith in God, Danica says, With him, everything is possible. So what does the future hold? A strong student, Danica likes to bake but <a href=http://www.wfxqbj.com>True Religion Sale</a>  also enjoys dance as well as singing opera.Diane says her daughter competed not for herself but to make her family proud. She offered her ribbons to her and other awards to her grandparents. She's really doing this for them, Diane says.Coming Sept. 17 and 24: More Allentown Fair winning recipestwitter @jenwsheehan610-820-6628 Copyright 2014,
While Gelles would not reveal the name of the student, he says he is revealing the suicide out of concern for student welfare.
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The unnamed social policy graduate student, who committed suicide off campus over semester break, can now be added to the list of Penn students who recently committed suicide, including Holleran, a freshman who took her life on Jan. 17, and Hatcher, a sophomore <a href=http://www.radiorcs.com/page.php?sale=Kate-Spade-Zebra>Kate Spade Zebra</a>  who killed himself just weeks later.
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鈥淚 think though that we need to be mindful of our students and their mental health,鈥?said Gelles. 鈥淢ental health is a serious issue on every campus and Penn has a unique set of challenges. These are kids who are used to being the absolute best, and they get here and they鈥檙e surrounded, in a very competitive environment, by other kids who are accomplishing at least as much, if not more, and we need to respond to that.鈥?
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Dr. T.J. Ghose, a professor in the School of Social Policy and Practice, says he agrees with the Dean鈥檚 decision not to name the student. But says that, 鈥渁s the university community responds to these suicides, the fact that there was a third student, who was one of our own, is important to acknowledge, so that can be part of the conversation.鈥?
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Suicide researchers say the data shows that suicide tends to occur in clusters, and that publicity surrounding suicides can  by people already suffering from suicidal thoughts, particularly among the young, leading to Gelles鈥?fear of 鈥渃ontagion.鈥?
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Penn administrators responded to the deaths of Holleran and Hatcher by convening a mental health task force. That effort has fallen under .
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Penn is <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Cheap-Louboutin>Christian Louboutin Sale</a>  also facing , the student mental health services provider. According to a story published Wednesday聽in the student newspaper, the Daily Pennsylvanian, students sometimes have to wait for a month or five weeks to see a counselor.
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Several students, who wished to remain anonymous because of the stigma surrounding mental health care, have made the same claims about long waits at CAPS to me.
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Gelles says the issue is one of awareness 鈥?of mental health issues, throughout society, and for Penn, the particular challenge faced by its student population.
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鈥淭hese schools are so difficult to get into,鈥?he says. 鈥淎n A- isn鈥檛 good enough. Second violin isn鈥檛 good enough. Going to China isn鈥檛 good enough. You have to live with a native family and learn to speak Mandarin. You can鈥檛 make a mistake. And so you get here, and you鈥檝e never made a mistake, and being the best all your life earns you a spot in the middle here. It鈥檚 tough for an 18-year-old brain to take, and I think we have to create room for experimentation, for people to not feel that they have to be perfect. That ought to be across your whole life.鈥?
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As of press time, Penn had not responded to <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Tall-Boots>Tory Burch Tall Boots</a>  a request for comment.
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For confidential support if you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Learn about the warning signs of suicide at the .
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And it didn't stop there. Each night, Danica was working hard in the kitchen, preparing her entries as her grandparents, Isabelle and Frank Kercimar of Allentown, called in with tips and advice.Danica's grandparents were part of a family team. Her <a href=http://www.mahaloshuttle.com/service/Tory-Burch-Flats-Sale-Jelly-Sandals-Discount-Flats-Saffiano-Tote.html>Tory Burch Discount Flats</a> dad, Tim Schofer, made trips to the store for supplies and ingredients.Her mom, Diane Kercimar Schofer, says, I am the sous chef that cleans up. Danica's family supported her, even when disaster struck.At one point, Danica was baking an apple pie. Danica told me, 'This is a good one,' Diane says.Danica and her mom realized, however, the oven had started to smoke, caused by dripping juice from the pie. Their attempt to rescue it from the smoky oven ended in catastrophe the pie fell to the floor. We started over at 1:30 a.m., Diane says.It's that determination that helped Danica earn those six ribbons at her first Allentown Fair appearance.Danica takes her baking seriously. You have to be very precise in the recipe and the measurements, Danica says. Sometimes you can add things to be more creative. I like a challenge. Danica's flavors are layered, balanced and textural, requiring a precise hand.Take her winning angel food cake, for example.Making a good angel food cake isn't easy. Any mistake in technique can cause you to have a flat, dense, chewy (and inedible) cake.Danica's was like a cloud, and like any good angel food cake, it was the perfect canvas for delicious add-ons such as drizzle, frosting and icing.Danica's angel food cake featured a <a href=http://www.mahaloshuttle.com/service/Tory-Burch-Outlet-Online-Thin-Flip-Flops-Handbags-Cheap-Wristlets.html>Tory Burch Thin Flip Flops</a> raspberry buttercream filling and a seven-minute icing (a simple frosting made with egg whites and sugar), a white chocolate drizzle and fresh raspberry toppings.Her complex Mocha Choco-Coco Brownies took home top honors at the fair's Chocolate Cookie, Brownie or Bar Baking Contest. Danica's brownie was a multi-layered fudgy treat with chocolate coconut, coffee buttercream and mocha ganache layers.Both her angel food cake and her brownies are now eligible for entry for the 2015 Pa. Farm Show competition in Harrisburg in January. Danica plans to keep going.She also won with her No Bake Chocolate Espresso Pie at the fair's Best No Bake Dessert contest.Family tradition is baked into everything Danica makes. Adorning the mocha/chocolately mousse pie were rum balls made from Danica's grandmother's recipe.Danica took home second-place awards for: Blue Ribbon Apple Pie, Chocolate Cake and Pampered Chef Cookie Independent Cooking Consultants Original Cookie Contest.Danica's family also attributes her success to their strong Catholic faith. Everyone should have faith in God, Danica says, With him, everything is possible. So what does the future hold? A strong student, Danica likes to bake but <a href=http://www.wfxqbj.com>True Religion Sale</a> also enjoys dance as well as singing opera.Diane says her daughter competed not for herself but to make her family proud. She offered her ribbons to her and other awards to her grandparents. She's really doing this for them, Diane says.Coming Sept. 17 and 24: More Allentown Fair winning recipestwitter @jenwsheehan610-820-6628 Copyright 2014,

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