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Six O’Clock Series presents study abroad advice By JEFF BRUNERMER Staff Writer J.C.Brunermer@iup.edu

For its second installment of the spring semester, the Six O’Clock Series presented “Tales from Abroad: Students Who Have Lived to Tell.” Jessica Halchak, Study Abroad Advisor for IUP’s Office of International Education, introduced nine students who went through the program. Each panelist brought his or her personal views to the stage. “A lot of minorities don’t study abroad,” Tierra Thorne (psychology) said. “I hope to open the door to study abroad regardless of your race, gender, etcetera.” Thorne studied in the United Kingdom. She is set on returning overseas for a second session. Bradley Ray (communications media) was a strong supporter of being able to transfer credits back to IUP from the country he studied in. “I was able to transfer 12 credits,” he said. “That was a major bonus to studying abroad in Sweden.” The next question addressed the location that each student chose. The countries included Sweden, Australia, the United Kingdom, China, Jordan, Bulgaria, France, and Ireland. “I chose Australia,” Carley Lee-Lampshire (journalism) said. “I didn’t want as big of a culture shock.” While some students tried to avoid the culture shock from different countries, others embraced it. “Studying in United Kingdom was a total enjoyment,” said Kimberly Brown (communications media). “I was so close to Europe that it was easy to travel for a weekend and visit different countries.” Traveling seemed to be a common theme throughout the session for each student. It was a major benefit of studying abroad. A second benefit of studying overseas was the increased social scope. “Having an open mind is important,” Brown said. “Our culture is so much different when it comes to everyday life.” Brown is not the only student

whose eyes have been widened from the experience. Megan Keenan (French, German) found the journey helped her, especially with education. She traveled to France to study the language. “I gained a lot of confidence in the language,” Keenan said. “It was sometimes hard to follow the professors because they mumbled, but it helped my comprehension.” Lauren Young (marketing) studied abroad in Macau, China, and found her experience to be exciting. She talked about the difficulty of language in China and how learning it can be easier than at IUP. “The biggest problem was how they spoke Cantonese, but I studied Mandarin,” she said. “Classes were much less intense than at IUP. They actually assigned us buddies to help us.” Some study abroad programs offered through the IUP Office of International Education offer a buddy system. The system is especially useful in China because of the large language barrier. Many other students would have benefited through a similar system, like Tara Swik (communications media), who visited Bulgaria. “I didn’t realize their alphabet was completely different from ours,” Swik said. “I got lost a lot using their transportation system.” Later, the students were asked to describe the academic aspect of their journeys. Brian Kennedy (management) visited Ireland and found his academic experience to be completely different than most at IUP. “Irish professors are very vague with their work,” Kennedy explained. “They are very hands off and friendly.” Many students found the academic side to be much more hands off. Some even embraced the idea that they were treated as equals to their professors. This was a major benefit to studying abroad, and the students seemed to enjoy the lifestyle. “We expect you to know the country you’re going to visit,” Halchak said. “It’s important to do preliminary research before you leave.”

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Patriot Act used to sanction Lebanese bank for drug-trafﬁcking By KEVIN G. HALL McClatchy Newspapers MCT

The Treasury Department blacklisted a Lebanese bank Thursday under a little known provision in the USA Patriot Act, marking the first time the Obama administration has used a tool that critics charge violates due-process guarantees. Lebanese Canadian Bank SAL and its subsidiaries were declared a “primary money laundering concern” under Section 311 of the Patriot Act. This designation requires all financial institutions doing business in the United States to sever all ties with the bank and its subsidiaries. This effectively locks it out of the global financial system since most large foreign institutions have U.S. subsidiaries or sister banks. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Treasury both accused the Beirut-based bank of complicity in the international drug trade. By willfully failing to monitor financial transactions, the bank allegedly has allowed drug traffickers to launder their illicit proceeds, the two agencies said Thursday. The action follows individual sanctions on Jan. 26 against Ayman Joumaa of Lebanon, allegedly a foreign drug kingpin whose criminal activities helped fund Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim radical movement operating in Lebanon with ties to Iran. “This is the first (Section) 311 that’s ever been done under the Patriot Act for narcotics, but what it shows is an intimate relationship between drug trafficking and money and terrorism financing,” said Rusty Payne, a DEA spokesman, adding that the action grew out of money-laundering investigations in Miami. “What it shows is our ability to get our expertise and resources together to attack them at different levels and different ways.” The bank maintains a representative bank in Montreal, and its head,

Bouchara Moussa, told McClatchy Newspapers, “We are not aware of these allegations.” A bank representative in Beirut said a statement would be released Friday. Not only is Thursday’s action the first use of the provision to go after drug traffickers, it’s also the first time that the administration of President Barack Obama, a former constitutional law professor, has used a provision that critics say flies in the face of the Constitution. The provision of the Patriot Act, passed during the Bush administration, gives Treasury a blunt tool to go after suspected sources of terrorist financing. During the Bush era, however, it was only used once for that reason — against a Syrian bank. Instead, it’s been used to discourage human rights abuses in Myanmar; corruption in Belarus; offshore banking havens in the 10-square-mile Pacific island of Nauru; and to isolate the North Korean dictatorship by targeting a bank in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau. Critics of the Patriot Act, such as the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights, charge that the act and a host of related powers designed to fight terrorists and terror financing violate the presumption of innocence, a basic tenet of U.S. law. “Under the constitution, whenever the government imposes serious constraints on an individual or organization’s property it is obliged to tell the entity the basis for its actions and give it an opportunity to defend itself meaningfully. Without that, you have summary process that fails to accord with the constitutional commitment we have long held here,” said David Cole, a Georgetown University law professor who’s involved in several constitutional challenges to the Patriot Act. Under Section 311, the accused don’t get to see, evaluate or challenge the evidence used against them in determining their guilt. Much of the information is classified, making it difficult to challenge in federal court.

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Monthly teaching workshops welcome faculty By JOHN BODDINGTON Staff Writer J.M.Boddington@iup.edu

A monthly mini-workshop was held on Wednesday to heighten the teaching abilities of IUP facility. The meeting, “Unbalancing Student Thinking,” was held in the Allenwood of Ackerman Hall. “These monthly meetings are mini-workshops by campus ‘experts’ in various teaching strategies or other topics related to the teaching and learning process,” said Dr. Mary Anne Hannibal, director of the Center For Teaching Excellence. The meetings, organized and run by the Center for Teaching Excellence, have been taking place from the

beginning of the spring semester of this school year. Appearing at these meetings are a variety of guest speakers with numerous points of view on teaching and learning. “The guest speaker at this month’s meeting is Dr. Crystal Machado, Professional Studies in Education Department, College of Education and Technology,” Hannibal said. “Her presentation will be about a theory of teaching and learning called chaos theory.” Each meeting, with the exception of the next meeting to be held on Thursday, March 3 from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., is presented in the Allenwood in Ackerman Hall. The March meeting will be held in the Stabley

Library, room 201. The first meeting, held on Jan. 20, was geared toward critical thinking. The next meeting, to be held on Thursday, March 3, in 201 Stabley, will consist of a panel of librarians ready with tales of their experiences and activities for those who attend pertaining to literacy skills and their importance in all aspects of life. These meeting are organized by two of the Reflective Practice Project Co-Directors, Dr. Mark Palumbo and Dr. Michele Papakie. All IUP faculty, Student Affairs Personnel, and Teaching Associates are welcome and encouraged to attend any or all future meetings.

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Class cancellation process considers student safety By ida arici Senior Staff Writer I.D.Arici@iup.edu

The decision to cancel classes seems like a no-brainer when it is 12 degrees outside and students are slipping on sheets of snow-covered ice, but it is more complicated than students think. IUP has a committee titled Inclement Weather Advisory Team (IWAT) that is comprised of a cross-section of advisors, including the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Office of Public Safety head, Associate Vice President for Communications and Community Relations and Associate Vice President for Facilities Management, Mark Geletka. “When we’re advised of inclement weather, we come together and discuss possible action,” said Geletka. “We measure the consequences for closing or canceling class and then advise the president on what to do.” One thing that IWAT considers is how fast and whether the facilities manager feels he or she can get the ice or snow cleared away. Students on campus are a concern because they will still need to be able to get to eateries and the library if classes are canceled. Students off campus are taken into consideration due to the process of commuting to class, though

road conditions outside of Indiana have no bearing on the decision to cancel classes or close the university. “We are responsible for our own space,” said Michelle Fryling, IUP’s Media Relations Director. “The last thing we want to do is close the university. If we feel we can make campus safe, we will keep it open. Though I think that if PennDOT were to come to us and say that the roads are unsafe, we would consider that.” Students who commute to campus should use their own judgment. If they feel the roads are bad enough to stay home, then they should stay home, according to Fryling and Geletka. “To add to that, if the governor of Pennsylvania put out a state of emergency warning, we would take that into consideration,” said Geletka. IWAT also takes satellite campuses, online courses and IUP planned or hosted events into consideration when deciding to keep or cancel classes. “We certainly don’t want to disrupt classes and events if we feel it’s safe enough for students and faculty to attend,” said Fryling. After IWAT has collected all its input, the committee makes a recommendation and passes it to the Vice President of Administration & Finance. He or she will consult with

the President’s Team; together they will make a recommendation to the president. Interim President David Werner, after being advised, is the final decision maker. His decision trickles down the same ladder it went up and it is implemented by IWAT. Depending on the weather, class cancellations can vary. If the facilities manager feels that the campus will not be safe for walking to classes until noon, only the morning classes will be cancelled. If a huge storm is supposed to hit Indiana in the afternoon, only the afternoon classes will be canceled. Essentially, barring a state of emergency issued by the governor himself, class cancellation and campus closing is based mainly on the confidence and ability of the facilities manager’s team to make the sidewalks passable. If they think they can keep up with the snow and ice so that students can get to class relatively safely, classes will not be canceled and the university will not close. “We have a dedication to education,” Geletka said. “Parents and students pay tuition to this institution for an education and we have an obligation to deliver that educational product. We don’t want to make a willy-nilly decision.”

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H1N1 ﬂu still a danger to young people, health ofﬁcials warn By SARAH AVERY McClatchy Newspapers MCT

The death of a healthy Cary, N.C., high school senior last week of H1N1 flu is a reminder that the strain can still be lethal to young people, health officials said. When the novel virus hit in 2009, college-age people seemed especially vulnerable, striking a group that is generally less inclined to get vaccinated or to seek treatment when sick. “One of the reasons we see severe disease in young adults is it may be their body’s reaction to the virus,” said Dr. David Weber, an infectious disease specialist at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. “It’s not the virus itself — it’s having a vigorous response, and some of the damage may be from their own immune system.” In the case of Katie Taylor, an 18-year-old Cary High School student who aspired to attend Meredith College next fall on her way to becoming a veterinarian, the virus worked to damage her heart. Her father, Roy Taylor, said Katie seemed to suffer mild symptoms — a

runny nose and coughing — for about two weeks, but then became dehydrated and developed achiness and pain. She went to WakeMed hospital last Wednesday and was admitted. The next day, her condition worsened, and she was driven by ambulance to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Katie died that night as doctors battled to stop oxygen deprivation caused by her failing heart. Taylor said he also wanted to urge people, especially young people, to get vaccinated against the virus. “There is still time for vaccination,” said Dr. Zack Moore, North Carolina’s public health epidemiologist, adding that a flu shot takes about two weeks for full protection to kick in. “I don’t make a lot of predictions, but I can promise you there will still be flu circulating two or three weeks from now,” Moore said. He said this year’s flu shot is well-matched to the three strains of virus circulating most widely, but one of the complications this year is that all three strains are making the rounds. Last year, the pandemic H1N1 virus dominated, crowding out nearly all other strains. Among the circulating viruses is a strain of influenza B, which usually

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One year after health care law passes, states still divided By david lightman McClatchy Newspapers MCT

States are taking different paths to implementing the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new health care law, as some roar ahead while others proceed grudgingly, hoping that the courts or Congress will overturn or dilute the statute. States feel two kinds of pressure, fiscal and political. â&#x20AC;&#x153;States are of two minds. They want the money (Washington is providing to help with the transition), especially now because of the financial pressure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re facing. But they also resent the strings attached to the money,â&#x20AC;? said Jameson Taylor, director of research at the South Carolina Policy Council, a libertarian research group based in Columbia, S.C. Experts are unsure what the patchwork of different state approaches could mean to consumers once key parts of the law take effect in 2014. Nearly everyone has to have health coverage that year or face penalties. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a challenge,â&#x20AC;? said Joy Wilson, the director of health policy at the National Conference of State Legislatures, speaking about the fiscal outlook. As for the political climate, she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too early to predict.â&#x20AC;? Some states are acting now. California has created an insurance â&#x20AC;&#x153;exchange,â&#x20AC;? or marketplace, where consumers can comparison-shop for

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Will NFL sack its fans? Editorial Philadelphia Inquirer MCT

Pro football should be riding high after an exciting Super Bowl XLV, but instead the NFL teams are in the midst of a labor dispute that could lead to an expensive lockout. Negotiators for the team owners and players’ union are said to be far apart on a new contract. If there’s no deal by March 4, owners will likely lock out the players and put next season in jeopardy. It’s a fight between billionaires and millionaires. If there is a lockout, the biggest losers will be the fans and the people whose livelihoods depend on Game Day at the stadiums. The owners and players must not lose sight of that. Vendors, parking-lot attendants, stadium security personnel, restaurant owners, merchandisers — all of them have at least as much riding on this outcome as the parties at the bargaining table. A lockout could cost each NFL city as much as $160 million. The league’s reputation with fans was not improved Sunday by

the sorry spectacle of hundreds of ticketholders to the big game being told the seats they had been sold in temporary bleachers were actually unsafe because they lacked proper guardrails. About 850 people were moved to comparable or better seats at Cowboys Stadium. An additional 400, who were allowed to watch a live feed inside the stadium, will receive refunds triple their tickets’ face value of $800 apiece. Pro football is the richest sport in history. It should not be risking people’s safety to squeeze more of them into high-priced seats. The average NFL team earned about $33 million in profit before taxes in 2009. Forbes calculated that 19 of the 32 clubs are worth more than $1 billion. The Dallas Cowboys led the list in 2009, with an estimated value of $1.8 billion. The Philadelphia Eagles, bought in 1994 by Jeffrey Lurie for about $185 million, was seventh, at $1.1 billion. In 2009, the Eagles had the fifth-highest revenue, $260 million, and its income before taxes was $34.7 million. Even with the impact of the recession, NFL owners and players have been making plenty of money. Their

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fight now is over how they should split their pot of gold. The owners are threatening a lockout unless they get to opt out of their current collective bargaining agreement two years early. They want a new contract that would collectively cut players’ pay by $1 billion and extend the regular season to 18 games from 16. Players are resisting the longer season, understandably concerned about the increased risk of injury in a sport where the average career is only 3.6 seasons. In that regard, any new agreement should include a better longterm plan for dealing with the impact of concussions and brain injury. Currently, it takes three years of playing time to qualify a player for five years of post-career health care. Players accept the risks of the game. With what is being learned about the effects of repeated concussions, however, it is reasonable for players to seek an agreement that includes long-term medical care. Fans typically don’t sympathize with owners or players in contract fights. They understand these feuds are mostly about money, and there is plenty to go around. But a lot of it is their money, so they should care.

Must there be an app for everything? Editorial Dallas Morning News MCT

The American breakfast table caricature once pictured a husband, nose in newspaper, mumbling “uh-huh” to spousal questions. The updated caricature consists of two spouses plus kids, noses in cellphones, thumbs on keyboards, taking turns mumbling “uh-huh” across the table. No longer in touch with only workplaces or heartthrobs, they are hunched in front of their smart phones as though peering through the sole portal to the world. They are checking news flashes, movie reviews, ESPN, airfares, homework assignments, church bulletins, restaurant menus, store hours and celebrity tweets; they are consulting calorie counters, home remedies, Pete Delkus and the Food Network; they are playing games and the stock market. All are updating Facebook. They might be missing out on something — each other, perhaps — but it’s hard to know. There’s not an app for that yet. Interconnectedness — boon and bane. It saves time and costs time. It gets in the way of things and paves the way for things. There’s no excuse for getting stuck in traffic — get an app for that! — and there’s no excuse for missing the boss’ surprise deadline, either. Now the highly virulent iPhone contagion is spreading apps to millions more through a new model being sold for the first time outside the

AT&T realm. Rival Verizon’s iPhone hits stores this week, along with claims about performance similar to how Detroit would brag about its cars. The publication Macworld writes about the new iPhone model’s “fit and finish” as if it were indeed a car. That’s somehow fitting, because of the places the phone can take people, each app adding horsepower. Other phone systems may have more market share or have edged ahead of Apple’s iPhone, but none can match the cultish following. Comic Jon Stewart speaks about fellow iPhoners as a “community” whose members like to “carry around every photo we’ve ever taken and every song we’ve ever listened to.” Android users could also boast about excesses, performance and pixels, but there’s not the same esprit de corps for a phone system that sounds more like an insect than a companion for your purse or pocket. Whatever the product, the seductiveness is potentially the same, and some people say there ought to be a law to protect us from ourselves. Really? Exhibit A is the woman famous for falling into a fountain at a shopping mall while texting (search YouTube “fountain lady”). Research from Ohio State University found an uptick in emergency room visits from texters who fell, tripped or ran into things. Should there be a law? How about an app instead? For people who can’t take their eyes off their little i-screens long enough to watch their feet hit the ground, iType2Go superimposes the texter’s typing over a camera’s-eye view of the terrain ahead.

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IUP! On Ice! After coming to college with the idea that classes will never get canceled, the IUP freshman class of 2007 has seen class canceled at least once a year – or twice in the case of last year’s snowmageddon – since setting foot on campus. But this year, it doesn’t seem like it will be the case. With Phil predicting an early spring and the days ticking away towards March, the student body (at least those of us with 8 a.m. classes) wakes up early on snowy cold mornings, checking their e-mails in hopes of receiving one reprieve from classes and the harsh weather that will greet the campus trekkers. Such a gift has not come. For those of us who live on campus or within walking distance, it may not be a huge deal. Bundle up and walk carefully. For commuter students, getting to campus could be more of a problem. The university says to stay home if you don’t feel like you can safely get to campus. But if classes aren’t canceled, you might worry that your professor will not be understanding to your absence. Those of us who walk the icy sidewalks early in the morning also feel the pain – sometimes literally. Opening your door to see other students sliding and falling down the same sidewalk you are about to step on to is not a good way to start the school day. The university might not be responsible for icy sidewalks off campus, but many sidewalks in the Oak Grove, the heart of campus and a main thoroughfare for many students, were littered with slick, icy patches at 3:15 p.m. yesterday. We do not dispute that a great amount of consideration goes into the decision to cancel classes or hold them as planned when bad weather strikes. Most places of business won’t close for inclement weather, and a university is a place of educational business that must carry on as well. With that in mind, the student body must soldier on across the tundra to class. And they might want to invest in some snow boots with good tread to get them there.

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Students owed more than money Editorial The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va) MCT

Students who have been awarded scholarships, who are counting on scholarships, ought to receive those scholarships. That agreement broke down for 160 Virginia nursing students last year. The students were supposed to receive money from a scholarship fund jointly supported by the state Board of Nursing, with money collected from fees, and the Virginia Department of Health, with money from the general fund. Students duly received their portion of the scholarship from the state board for the fall semester, but not from health department. Students told the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Feb. 6) that the missing money caused financial

hardships as they tried to pay for tuition. One student said she started calling the department in October, and again every month following, only to be told each time that the money would be coming in “30 days.” Last month, she called every day for a week, trying to talk to someone who could help. “They never returned my call,” she said. Scholarship recipients are supposed to work in Virginia for one month for every $100 they receive in aid, and she is now preparing to fulfill her obligation. But she found out just last week that the contract offered her contains errors connected to the scholarship problems. Only after the Times-Dispatch started asking questions did the department finally take the problem seriously. “We’ve corrected that error,” said Michael O. Royster, director of the department’s Office of Minority

Health and Health Equity, which oversees the program. He said it resulted from “a personnel-related issue that we can’t really discuss.” That’s bureaucratese for: Someone royally fouled up. It is to be hoped that someone no longer works for the department. Virginia’s share of the $115,000 scholarship program was only $50,000. That’s not a lot of money overall. But for students scratching for every dollar to make it through school, the few hundreds that they were promised and denied constituted a significant amount. After the newspaper’s intervention, the students (and graduates) are supposed to be getting the money due them. They are also supposed to be getting an apology. We suggest they also receive interest a healthy rate of interest on the money, dating from October when those payments should have been made.

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Theater-by-the-Grove to present ‘The Crucible’ By kristen gilmartin Staff Writer K.R.Gilmartin@iup.edu

Theater-by-the-Grove will perform “The Crucible” in Waller Hall Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 23-26 at 8 p.m., with a matinee Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is a play involving the period of terror experienced by the villagers of Salem, Mass., during the infamous witch trials. Set in the late 17th century, the play begins when a group of Salem girls are dancing in a forest with a slave, Tituba. They are caught by a minister and, when discovered, the minister’s daughter becomes unconscious. The minister attempts to search for the cause of her coma-like condition and comes to the decision that it must be caused by witchcraft. Shortly after, the witch trials begin and the townsfolk are swept up in a frenzied wave of terror. The play also revolves around a married couple, John and Elizabeth Proctor, who find themselves heavily affected in the conflict. While their neighbors are swept up in the hysteria, pointing fingers at one another, the Proctors openly refuse to believe that witchcraft is truly the cause of the problems. “The Crucible” has been adapted into two films, most notably the 1996 version starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder.

Black Emphasis Committee hosts ‘Love Connection’ By jazminn jones

“[The Black Emphasis Committee is] looking forward for to this being an The American television game annual event.” Life & Style Editor J.V.Jones@iup.edu

Courtesy of PBS.org According to PBS.org, though it was clearly an indictment of the McCarthyism of the early 1950s, “The Crucible” was set in Salem during the witch-hunts of the late 17th century.

Many of the play’s characters actually existed, including Tituba, the slave who played a large role in inciting the trials. “The Crucible” was also meant as a metaphor for the Communism “witch hunt” of the 1950s, led by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and many similarities can be seen between the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism. Jason Chimonides, a member of IUP theater faculty, as well as the production’s director said, “Our approach to ‘The Crucible’ is animated most by a primary interest in the psychological dimension of the material, with the political dimension being of secondary emphasis,” according to IUP’s website. Tickets are currently available at the HUB box office, located in the

HUB atrium. Tickets are $14 for regular admission, $12 for senior citizens and groups of fifteen and more, and $8 with an I-card. “As [a] director, my approach to the play has been one of full collaboration with my student actors and staff,” Chimonides said, according to the web site. “Together we have researched the history events, and culture of the play’s origin and worked cooperatively to develop characterization, staging and performance. Our production is one in which every member of the team feels a strong sense of ownership. What you will see on the stage is our work: theirs as much as mine.” For more information about the event, contact the Lively Arts at 724357-2547.

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show, Love Connection, hosted by Chuck Woolery in 1983, captured hearts, and linked them into matches made for heaven. The Black Emphasis Committee will host “Love Connection: Dating Game” just in time for Valentine’s Day. The event will be held Feb. 15 in the HUB Delaware Room from 6-10 p.m. Students are welcome at no cost. “We collaboratively decided to have a function, in light of Valentine’s Day,” Tiana Dixon (senior, psychology), Executive Chair of the committee, said. “We agreed upon not having a traditional Valentine’s Day program. Thus we came up with the idea based on several ‘dating game shows,’ to create our own.” According to IUP’s website, a group of females and males will be competing for one contestant of

— Tiana Dixon (senior, psychology), Executive Chair of B.E.C the opposite sex. Not only will this event be similar to the classic “Love Connection,” but also similar to “Singled Out,” “Blind Date,” and “Change of Heart.” “We are looking forward for to this being an annual event,” Dixon said. Refreshments will be served as the event unveils a night of fun for students, whether they are participating or showing up for the postValentine’s Day festivities. “Everyone is welcome to come,” Dixon said. “Also, we are looking for more participants to be a part of this event.” For more information about the event, contact the African American Cultural Center at 724-357-2455.

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Mr. Black IUP event to display success of minority male students By ticairra bazemore Staff Writer T.N.Bazemore@iup.edu

Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. will be hosting the first Mr. Black IUP March 19 at 6:22 p.m. in the HUB Ohio Room. This event, which was originally started in 1995, was an old tradition for the sorority. It focuses on the success of the minority male student body on campus. There will be around 5-7 contestants who will perform in various categories, such as an opening act, a Q&A business suit portion, sportswear and talent portion. The contestants of the event will remain anonymous until the day of the show. “We decided to make it a minority event instead of an open one simply because statistics show

that 50 percent of minority men don’t graduate college or continue their education at the school they first started at. Hopefully this will change that,” Arielle Norment (senior, child & family studies), President of the sorority, said. The winning prize for Mr. Black IUP will be a book voucher and an undisclosed cash prize. The cost of entrance to the event is $7 and will be open to all students and faculty. There will also be a special performance from the IUP Damage Dollz, giving a special tribute. To add to the event, a speaker from the organization “100 Black Men of America” will also speak at this event. The proceeds will go to the March of Dimes, the long-standing national Philanthropy of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. This event is sponsored by the WIUP-FM Street Team.

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‘Mario Sports Mix’ have flaws, yet top quality By billy o’ keefe McClatchy-Tribune MCT

With respect to the “Wii Sports” titles and the clever ways they introduced motion gaming to the masses, they’re nowhere near the best sports games to release under Nintendo’s watch. That distinction instead goes to the Mario Sports games, and while it stagnates in some areas, “Mario Sports Mix” very capably reminds us why. Unlike most Mario sports games, “Mix” takes on four sports — hockey, basketball, volleyball, dodgeball — instead of one. But while stretching it thin does come at a price — there’s no career mode like the baseball-centric “Mario Super Sluggers” had three years ago, for instance — it doesn’t result in “Mix” diluting its sports and reducing them to glorified mini-games the way “Wii Sports” does. They’re casual representations, and hockey and basketball support three-on-three and two-on-two play instead of five-on-five. But the games control traditionally (either with a remote-andnunchuck configuration or just the remote held sideways) rather than as motion control demonstrations, so there’s no need to strip away entire facets of the sport the way “Wii Sports” had to do. The emphasis on traditional controls is a welcome show of

MCT Mario Sports Mix for Wii, from Square-Enix/Nintendo. ESRB Rating: Everyone (mild cartoon violence).

restraint for a series that could have gone the complete other way. “Mix” keeps the basics of each sport super simple while creating a second layer of slightly advanced techniques — dekes, fakes, special shots — for skilled players who endeavor to use them. Some controls involve shaking the remote, but none involves any kind of gesture recognition, which allows “Mix” to maintain the high tempo that’s synonymous with these games. The Mario sports games have always compensated for their simplicity with an insatiable taste for speed and controlled chaos, and “Mix” keeps up beautifully. “Mix” upholds additional series conventions by going appropriately nuts with the Mario iconography.

The game’s cast of playable characters remains disappointingly thin — there are no new additions unless you count your Mii avatar — but each sport has a healthy selection of themed stadiums and courts that bring with them unique rules, conditions and sometimes obstructions. A manageable influx of “Mario Kart”-style special items allows for the temporary disruption of opposing game plans, and each character has super moves that are awfully tough to stop (but, in an ever-welcome touch, are not unstoppable if you’re quick enough). “Mix’s” tepid single-player depth is disappointing: The usual Mushroom/ Flower/Star Cup tournaments are accounted for, but also per usual, the difficulty is too tame to challenge even moderately talented players.

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iPhone safe dating app alerts friends, family By Daniel vasquez

Think of it as having the protection of a parent’s watchful eye — without having a real parent nag you. How does it work? Log into the app and provide details of your upcoming date, including where, when and — most importantly — contact information for the person you are going out with. You also choose a check-in time, the time you expect to be back home alone. Once you get home, you log back into the app and check-in. All done. But if you don’t “check in,” text and e-mail alerts are sent to your list of emergency contacts, including the

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Dating someone new is tough enough without having to worry about your personal safety — and a new iPhone app provides piece of mind, alerting friends and family when you get home or when you are missing in action. The new myDate Tracker Alert app for iPhone makes it easy to set-up a network of friends and family who will receive text and e-mail alerts should you not make it back from your date at a time specified in advance by you.

details of your date and who you are with. That way, if something goes wrong, you’ll have loved ones on your trail as soon as possible. Don’t worry, if your dates goes well and you stay out longer than expected, you can always log into the app and change the check-in time. Also, you can cancel the whole thing if your date never shows up. Now get back out there and look for Mr. or Mrs. Right, and be safe about it. For more information, check out the Date Tracker Alert website: http:// www.datetrackeralert.com/.

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Love is in the air, and over the past six months I have received a number of wedding and shower announcements. I even flew to New York to attend my cousin Justin’s wedding to Ashley Graham, a gorgeous plus-sized Ford model. Very few decorations were needed for this intimate wedding because they used the backdrop of the Scottadito restaurant with its Tuscan-inspired decor. The washed walls and warm tones gave their wedding and reception an authentic feel and the natural beauty of the outdoor space with a fence of bamboo and a water feature set the tone for a peaceful, spiritual wedding. It becomes a bit more challenging when you’re planning a wedding or a shower to be held in your home, and you have to accommodate a large number of guests while staying true to the colors and personality of the

bride without turning your home upside down. Another issue is arranging the furniture to accommodate, in this case, more than 50 friends of Lilah Rastakhiz, the bride-to-be, which will allow them to move through the space and enjoy the festivities without having any major traffic issues. One of my favorite things to do when designing a space for someone is to incorporate their photographs, special treasures and family history into the event. Anyone can go to a party store and order tablecloths and candelabras. But taking the time to personalize an event will leave a lasting impression on the honoree. Here are a few tips I used for Lilah’s wedding shower: — To keep things secret I pulled a few of her favorite photos off of Facebook and embellished them with phrases and then framed them and put them on display for everyone to share in the moment. — The food, invitations and drinks were all a part of the experience.

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Penguins continue to struggle with injuries By Alycia King Sports Columnist A.L.King@iup.edu

Becca Harmon/The Penn Ashton Smith (30) scored two points before suffering an injury during the 80-52 win over Cal U.

IUP drops the hammer Cal U, 80-52 By Anthony Scherer Staff Writer A.J.Scherer@iup.edu

It was all about tacos as the IUP Crimson Hawks went against the Cal U Vulcans Wednesday night. The Crimson Hawks, who defeated the Vulcans, 80-52, were the backdrop to the crowd that cheered them on for free tacos. The fans were to receive a coupon for a free taco if the Hawks were able to hit 85 points. Alas, they didn’t receive the tacos, but they did get see the Hawks take out some aggression. This was the Hawks’ first home game since they lost to Clarion, 73-68, on Jan. 22. “I think the guys were still a little sour about the fact we lost the last time we played at home,” IUP Head Coach Joe Lombardi said afterwards. The Hawks came out strong in the first half and went up 23-9 in the first 10 minutes of the game, never losing the lead. But they did lose starting guard Ashton Smith to an injury. Smith suffered a foot injury and was seen on the bench wearing a walking boot. After Smith left the game with the injury, Scooter Renkin saw more time on the floor, and he took advantage of it. “I thought Scooter gave us great

minutes and did a very job playing point,” Lombardi said Renkin finished the game with 12 points. He was one of three Crimson Hawks who finished in double figures. Darryl Webb, coming off the historic game that he had last Saturday, contributed 22 points, and Willie Estrella had 16 points. It wasn’t the offense that pushed the Hawks – it was their defense. They forced the Vulcans into 22 turnovers. Those turnovers turned into 26 points for the Hawks. It was also the play off the IUP bench that helped win this game. The Hawks had 29 points off the bench, while the Vulcans only had 10. With the strength of their defense and bench scoring, the Hawks went into the half up, 37-23 and came out in the second half trying to make a statement. The Hawks went on a 20-7 run in the first seven minutes of the second half and never looked back. The win for the Hawks kept them in the race for second place in the PSAC West. The Hawks are a half a game behind Slippery Rock. The Hawks (15-5, 6-2) travel to Slippery Rock (17-6, 7-2) Saturday. The next chance for fans to win free tacos will come 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 when Edinboro comes to town.

When Sidney Crosby suffered a concussion Jan. 5, the Penguins didn’t realize he would be the first of many. Evgeni Malkin, Mark Letestu and now Chris Kunitz join Crosby on the sideline. As of Tuesday, the Pens have lost 155 man-games to injury. Feb. 4, as Malkin went to retrieve the puck, he was collided with and his right knee buckled. He has a torn MCL and ACL. Malkin had surgery Thursday and his rehab will take six months. General manager, Ray Shero, expects him to be back for training camp in September. With Malkin gone for the rest of the year, Crosby’s return is still up in the air as well. In an article on the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review website, the team expects Crosby to return to the ice in March. With Crosby and Malkin down, centermen were running thin. Letestu stepped up to the plate. But now he is injured. He will be out for 3-5 weeks with a knee injury. Having

these three players out leaves the Penguins’ scoring depleted. If the Columbus game Tuesday night is any indication of what the next games for the team will be like, fans should start worrying now. The score wasn’t pretty. The Blue Jackets took the game, 4-1. The scoring for the Penguins was only helped by Tyler Kennedy. The Islanders should be an easy win for the Penguins Friday night, but, under the circumstances, a loss to the New York team could be in the books. Can the Penguins win without Crosby and Malkin? Yes. Can they win when the secondary scorers get injured too? That remains to be seen. On another note, Matt Cooke has been suspended four games for a charging incident involving Fedor Tyutin. The Pens seem to be unable to catch a break. Now the team goes on the road against the Islanders Friday, the New York Rangers Sunday and the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday. MCT Unless the Penguins can get some scoring, all three of these games will Brooks Orpik (44) has 11 points this season. be losses of two or more goals.

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Crimson Hawks narrowly slip past PSAC rival Cal, 60-57 By Vaughn Johnson Editor In Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

IUP exorcised some demons Wednesday night when it gained its first regular win over Cal U since 2008, 60-57 at Memorial Field House. The win for IUP (15-5, 7-1) keeps it in a tie in the loss column for first place in the PSAC West with Edinboro (18-3, 8-1). The loss for Cal U (15-6, 6-3), barring a compete collapse by both Edinboro and IUP, essentially ended any hopes of it finishing in first place in the division. In the early stages of the first half, it seemed that it was going to be a repeat of the 93-59 beating IUP took from the Vulcans Jan. 19. When Cal U passed the ball to allAmerican forward Kayla Smith in the paint, two, three and sometimes four IUP defenders greeted her, forcing her to pass out of it. IUP, collapsing the defense on Smith, left open shooters on the perimeter for the Vulcans, and they took full advantage. The Vulcans hit 7 of 11 3-pointers in the first half, four of which came from guard Ryah Gadson, despite her coming into the game making only 12 all season. “They were on fire,” IUP Head

Coach Jeff Dow said of Cal U during a press conference after the game. “You’re just kind of throwing up your hands especially when were doing everything right and they were still knocking down the shots,” he added. The Vulcans used their hot shooting to build up a 33-19 lead with 6:12 left in the half. “Once you start thinking negative, it’s like a chain,” IUP forward Brianna Johnson said. “I feel like people vibe off of each other.” IUP used that positive energy to close out the half on a 12-6 run to cut the deficit to 37-31. In the second half, points came at a premium for both teams, as it became a physical affair between the two well-documented rivals. IUP’s defense shone through the most allowing the Vulcans to shoot a mere 27 percent in the second half. “I don’t think we executed nearly as well,” Cal U Head Coach Mark Swasey said. “I think [the Crimson Hawks] ratcheted up their defense quite a bit, and we found it more difficult to score.” Swasey said after the game that for a reason unknown to him, the Vulcans stopped kicking the ball out to the perimeter when it was down in the post. The Vulcans only attempted

three shots from beyond the arc in the second half. Despite the good defense, IUP found itself having to scratch and claw its way back into the game time and time again. Every time IUP got the lead to within one possession, Cal U always seemed to have an answer to extend its lead. IUP’s persistence paid off, however, when forward Sarah Pastorek grabbed a steal that led to her putting in an easy layup to draw within one at 57-56 with 1:55 left in the game. After Cal U missed two opportunities to extend its advantage, Johnson hit guard Lacy Claar on a backdoor cut for an easy layup to give IUP its first lead since it was 10-9 with 16:13 left in the first half. “I knew it was going to be open,” Claar said about the play. “It was just a matter of making the shot that we practice everyday.” After two timeouts by Cal U, guard Danielle Luckett was called for a moving screen on the inbound, which gave the ball to IUP with a chance to close it out. Claar knocked down two clutch free throws to put the lead to three. On the ensuing possesion, Eryn Withers intercepted a pass at half court to clinch the big victory for

Kevin Proto/The Penn Lacy Claar (32) led IUP by scoring 16 points during the win over Cal U Wednesday.

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they had been swept by them during the regular season. IUP came into this game with the same goals in mind that was in place the last time these two teams met: contain Smith and guard Amy Johns, and win the turnover and rebounding battle. IUP was beat in all three phases Jan. 19, but reversed its fortunes Wednesday. Although it did not necessarily contain Smith by allowing her to score 19 points, it did force her to commit seven turnovers. IUP did contain Johns, as she was held to six points on 3 of 14 shooting. Smith’s seven turnovers were a part of the 22 Cal U committed during the game, while IUP only committed 16. When IUP forced those turnovers, it made sure to capitalize as it scored 27 points off them. IUP narrowly won the rebounding battle, 35-34, but won it nonetheless. Something that IUP has done in almost every game this season was to have balanced scoring, and Wednesday was no different. The Crimson Hawks posted all five starters in double figures with Claar leading the way with 16. Johnson scored 14 points, most of which coming against Smith in the post as she used her athleticism to go around Smith as opposed to going toe-to-toe with her and her strength advantage. “[I] just had to take it to her,” Johnson said about Smith. “She’s very physical, very strong. She’s a great player. I just tried to bring my A-game.” Johnson contributed to IUP’s success in the paint where it surprisingly outscored Cal U, 28-20. Up next for IUP is last place Slippery Rock (3-18, 1-8) at 1 p.m. Saturday at SRU’s Morrow Field House.

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NCAA tournament expands to 68 teams By Dick Jerardi Philadelphia Daily News MCT

So what exactly is the First Four? Remember that is the name the NCAA came up with when it announced in April that the NCAA Tournament would be expanded from 65 to 68 teams, that there would be 37 at-large teams instead of 34, that Turner Sports would partner with CBS on a $10.8 billion, 14-year deal that would televise every game live on CBS, TNT, TBS or truTV. The first four games in the tournament will be in Dayton, doubleheaders on Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16. The field of 64 then will assemble as normal on March 17 and 18. By Sunday night, the field will be down to the Sweet 16. It was announced in July that the “First Four” would include two games between what the tournament committee determines are the final four at-large teams and two games matching teams on the 16-seed line, essentially the weakest four teams in the field. All four games will be on truTV. The final at-large teams likely will be on the 11- or 12-seed lines. So the two winners will move into the main draw to play a No. 5 or No. 6 seed. The winners of the other games will play No. 1 seeds. The Wednesday winners will not play until Friday. The Tuesday winners could play Thursday or Friday. This time last year, a field of 96

seemed like a real possibility. Nobody, except coaches, liked it. The field of 68 was a palatable compromise for what the NCAA’s Greg Shaheen called “the most valuable property in sports.” It does add three at-large teams, which will make at least three coaches happy. Yes, those teams will have little time to prepare and now will have to win a game to get into the main draw. Last year, of course, they would have been in the NIT. The winners in the Dayton games will have to win three games in a week to get to the Sweet 16; not easy, but again, better than the NIT. No 16-seed has ever won a game. But the at-large survivors are going to be good teams, which should make for good matchups in Dayton. How the winners do in quick turnarounds also will be interesting to follow. The original bracket might look a bit more crowded, but everybody will get used to it. The tournament has evolved through the years from eight teams (1939) to 16 (1951) to between 22 and 25 from 1953 to 1974 to 32 (1975, when one team other than the champion from a conference could get into the field) to 40 (1979), 48 (1980), 64 (1985), 65 (2001) and now 68. First-round games are in Washington, Charlotte, Cleveland, Chicago, Tampa, Denver, Tulsa and Tucson. The regionals are Newark, N.J.; Anaheim, Calif.; New Orleans and San Antonio. The Final Four will be held in Houston at Reliant Stadium.

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