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‘Founding fathers’ address Constitution By Rose catlos Staff Writer R.V.Catlos@iup.edu
Six of America’s founding fathers took a break from the afterlife Monday night to advise students on Constitutional issues at the Six O’Clock Series. Five faculty members assumed the roles of Constitution framers, while one student assumed that of an opponent at “Just What Did They Originally Intend?” sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement and Student Leadership. Panel members wore colonial costumes and rarely broke character as they also discussed the oddities of 21st century life and sipped “wine” at a table adorned by unlit candles and oil lamps. The panel was part of Constitution Day, September 17. The commemorative day was started by the late Sen. Robert Byrd. They were David Chambers (political science) as Benjamin Franklin, Jason Chimonides (theater) as John Dickinson, Dighton Fiddner (political science) as Charles Pinckney, Steven Jackson (political science) as Alexander Hamilton, Joseph Mannard (history) as James Madison and David Harkleroad (senior, political science) as opponent George Clinton. Each actor drew upon his appointed framer’s viewpoint in answering questions posed by students and moderator Gwendolyn Torges, a political science professor. But Ben Franklin polled his modern
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audience about halfway through the program. “Have you kept the republic?” he said. One student wondered how America could claim the title of republic, he said, because certain groups of people have been treated unfairly and have not had rights. After some panel discussion, Terry Anderson, the self-proclaimed first Tea Party member of Indiana, intervened. Anderson, dressed as a Continental soldier, addressed the panel’s opinions about the Tea Party, which Chimonides (Dickinson) previously labeled as “alarming.” He urged the audience to read the Constitution and to form its own opinions and to reject the media’s representation of the Tea Party. He also spoke to the previous
debate about the republic and civil rights, triggering audience applause and discussion. “If I were to stand up for you on the day that you lost your rights, I probably would have gone to jail,” he said. “Because I would have been right there with you.” But Anderson’s speech was cut short by Doug Longwill (freshman, psychology) who stood and confronted Anderson. “With all due respect,” he said. “I didn’t come here to have a Tea Party discussion.” The audience applauded even more and Anderson took his seat. Longwill did not want to start an argument, he said post-program, but he did want to get the discussion back on track.
Financial Literacy Presented by Mr. Brendan Murry
Do you know how to balance a checkbook? Ever wonder how you are going to repay all of your college debt? Have questions about how to make your credit healthy? Balancing your finances can be stressful. A representative of AES/PHEAA, Mr. Brendan Murray, will discuss these topics and more during this night of financial literacy.
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Alcohol violations
• At 10:33 p.m. Saturday, Noel M. Beck, Emporium; Julian A. Bradley, Hatboro; Kacie B. Brown, Emporium; Kelsey C. Carr-Gardner, Lancaster; Tasha M. Garrigan, Emporium; Hong Li, Johnstown; Christopher L. Poston, Chambersburg; David L. Shoffner, Harrisburg and Carly R. Vaseleck, Waldorf, MD, were all cited for underage drinking after campus police investigated a report of loud noise coming from the Crimson Suites.
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• Jared M. McGahen, 21, Mechanicsburg, was charged with a criminal complaint of disorderly conduct and obstructing the administration of law at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, after he attempted to interfere with an investigation after officers warned him to leave the area of 1100 block of Oakland Ave.
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• At 8:32 a.m. Monday, Cody A. Stineman, 21, Coral, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after he turned himself into borough police at 80 N. Eighth St. on an active arrest warrant. When he was taken into custody, he dropped an empty stamp bag of suspected heroin.
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• Someone stole a small brown and light blue purse from the HUB, at 319 Pratt Drive sometime between 7:50 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. Tuesday. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121. • Sometime between 3 p.m. Aug. 9 and 9:30 a.m. Aug. 10, someone stole a commuter-parking permit from a vehicle that was parked in the R&P parking lot. Anyone with information is been asked to contact IUP police at 724-357-2141.
Jill Biden to host college summit By Margaret Talev McClatchy Newspapers MCT
A first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges will take place next month as President Barack Obama tries to get more Americans motivated to learn new job skills. The Oct. 5 summit, announced Wednesday, will pull together business leaders, philanthropists, government leaders, policy-makers, college officials and students from around the country. Obama will use it in part to rally political support behind his proposal to increase federal spending for community colleges by $12 billion over 10 years. Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden and a longtime community college instructor, will lead the summit. Biden holds a doctorate in education from the University of Delaware and teaches English at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria. Biden said in a news release that community colleges “are a key part of our economic vision for the future,” and that she’s seen the value of such education firsthand. The aims of the summit include reducing status stigmas about community colleges as opposed to fouryear universities, portraying community colleges as tools to keep
the U.S. competitive globally and highlighting the stories of high-profile alumni with community college backgrounds. Obama is looking to community colleges as a lifeline to escape a battered economy amid signs that the nation’s work force is insufficiently trained for the technological advances that are driving the global economy. His proposal to increase federal investments in community colleges is part of his effort to keep the U.S. competitive against China, India and other rising nations. Administration officials say that community colleges are the biggest and fastest-growing form of higher education in the United States today, enrolling more than 8 million students a year. Obama wants to boost community college graduation by 5 million students by 2020 as part of his drive for America to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. To promote the summit, the White House produced a video that features high-profile figures who attended community colleges, including consulting giant Accenture’s CEO, Bill Green, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and PBS news anchor Jim Lehrer. Students, instructors and graduates are invited to share their own stories via the White House website.
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Gregory Dyer, a Villanova University senior, stood in an aisle at his campus bookstore searching for his introduction-to-art textbook. He gasped. New, "Living With Art" would cost the English major $130. Used, it was a mere $97.50. Then he noticed the bright orange label saying he could rent it for $21.99. Intrigued, he followed the signs to a Chegg.com iPad stand and punched in his rental order, adding the $6.99 for shipping. "I saved 70 bucks!" he said. Across the country, college students scavenging for affordable textbooks are beginning to realize that they have something in common with airline passengers. Same book, same destination, but some people pay full price, and some find bargains. For years, students have relied on used copies and online purchases for relief from escalating textbook costs. But this semester, hundreds of thousands are benefiting from a convergence of new legislation encouraging professors to be aware of costs and a market-driven explosion in rental offerings. "It's the biggest, hottest thing this year in college bookstores," said Frank Henninger, director of Villanova's campus bookstore. Last year, his shop rented not a single book. This year, it's renting 620 titles through a partnership with a national leader in the textbook rental business, Chegg.com. "This groundswell of mass numbers of college bookstores renting books occurred like a rogue wave," he said. In just two years, the number of campus bookstores offering rentals has jumped from a few dozen to 1,500, according to the National Association of College Stores. Barnes & Noble, which operates 637 campus bookstores, including those at Temple, the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, and Community College of Philadelphia,
piloted six rental programs last fall. This year, more than 300 are renting textbooks, accounting for about 30 percent of sales on a given campus. "It has exploded. It really has," said Jade Roth, vice president of books and digital strategy for Barnes & Noble College Booksellers. Renting is among the cheapest of several options, Roth said, running down a typical cost breakdown. If your typical text costs $100 for a new edition, used will cost $75, an e-book - or digital version - $55, and a rental $45. That option worked for Villanova student Paul Passariello, 21, a senior from Middletown, N.J. Passariello, a business major, thought he might have to spend $400 for two books: "Strategic Management and Auditing" and "Assurance Services." Instead, he rented them online at the bookstore for $150. Not exactly a steal, he said, but "the lesser of two evils."The rental boom is fueled by pressure from Congress to rein in textbook costs. Legislation that took effect July 1 requires publishers to tell professors the price of the books they are ordering and mandates that colleges include textbook costs in
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Internet course schedules. That way, students will have plenty of time to shop for cheaper editions. The law, part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, also requires publishers to make clear what is different in each edition, which may dampen professors' tendency to order the latest, and most expensive, version."This will give professors the opportunity to make a choice," said State Sen. Andrew Dinniman (D-West Chester, Pa.), who has sponsored a bill that echoes the federal legislation. "'Is it worth it, or can I supplement this with Internet materials and new readings from the library?' Right now they automatically assume the new edition will have the latest materials." Nicole Allen of the advocacy organization Student Public Interest Research Groups said that in a survey of 300 professors, 77 percent said publishers rarely mentioned the price of the book when taking orders. "The textbook market is kind of an anomaly," Allen said. "The people who are choosing the books don't actually have to buy them, so they are not as economically motivated as students would be."
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College workshop series begins By John Boddington Staff Writer J.M.Boddington@iup.edu
IUP has created something that anyone with difficulties adapting to college life will appreciate. The College Success Workshop Series is coming back once again to prep students with the materials proven to better one’s college career. “I would love to do more to better my college life and to prepare for a good future career,� said Maigan Gideon (freshmen, nursing). To help with concerns that may arise throughout the semesters, two students are giving their time to make things easier for those struggling. “I started leading the workshop when I was a sophomore in spring of 2009,� said Deanna Meek (junior, history). Aiding Meek, another IUP student coleads these workshops. “I just got the job this semester, but I work with Deanna in the workshops,� said Kimberly Hofstetter (junior, professional studies in education). The two students offer assistance in the form of 10 different workshops. The names of the workshops are as follows: What Type of Learner are You, Tips for Managing Your Time, How to Interact with Professors, Preparing for College Exams, Mid-Term: Evaluate Yourself, BINGO: Campus Resources, Tips for Staying Motivated, Tips for Managing Stress, and Preparing for Finals. They meet every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from now until the end of the semester. Specific times and meeting places for the desired workshops are displayed on IUP’s website. For those who like to stay in, there is even an option, for some workshops, to tune in via Skype. “You have to add the contact dvst_workshops to your Skype contacts list and then you will be added to the group and be able to participate,� said Meek. To the individuals not using Skype, leaders of these workshops ask that when students arrive, they turn off their cell phones. Students are advised t0 come early, keeping in mind that sessions only allow about fifteen people and to bring some paper and a pencil.
MCC dean’s throat slashed before governor’s talk By Christine Vendel and Mara Rose Williams McClatchy Newspapers MCT
Jackson County prosecutors Tuesday charged a student wearing a bullet-resistant vest with slashing the throat of a dean at the Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley just 20 minutes before Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon was scheduled to speak there. Prosecutors charged Casey Brezik, of Raytown, with two counts of firstdegree assault and two counts or armed criminal action in connection with the 9:35 a.m. attack on the second floor of the Humanities Building on the campus. Al Dimmitt Jr., the campus dean of instruction, was taken to a hospital, where his injuries were not considered life-threatening. MCC Chancellor Mark James suffered a nick to the chest during the attack, according to court records. James helped wrest the knife away from the attacker, witnesses said. Kansas City police were investigating whether the attack was originally intended for Nixon because of the bullet-resistant vest and Brezik’s political views, including recent rants
on his Facebook page. About an hour before the stabbing, Brezik posted an update that said: “Pharaoh let my people go! We have but two options.� In earlier postings, he referred to himself as a radical and posted several updates challenging people to take a stand, including being willing to “lay your life on the line.� He was also arrested in June for spitting on an officer during a protest at a G-20 summit, according to his Facebook page. Nixon’s talk was planned for 10 a.m. It was canceled. Nixon had just arrived at the Wheeler Downtown Airport when the incident happened, a spokeswoman said. Before the attack, the suspect had walked into a large room with multiple computer labs where the news conference was to be held “acting crazy,� one witness said. He briefly grabbed the microphone and said “Check, check, check� and “Can you hear me?� before leaving the area near the podium. An administrative assistant at the college saw the suspect acting suspiciously, moving slowly around the computer room and playing with a butterfly knife in his left hand. Another witness said the suspect was
pacing back and forth.The assistant told Dimmitt that they should notify security. They believed the suspect overheard them and when Dimmitt left the room to call security, the suspect charged at him in a “full sprint,� police said. The suspect caught up with Dimmitt in the hallway just outside the lab and stabbed him several times. The dean collapsed to the floor. Students and faculty rushed to his aid and applied pressure to the wound with some using paper towels. Faculty members fetched a first aid kit from a nearby room and used those supplies as well, witnesses said. Other people in the hallway tackled the suspect and twisted his hand, forcing him to release the knife. The suspect - dressed in black appeared to be under the influence of drugs, police said. Officers found marijuana in his front pocket. Other students described him as having demonic tattoos and said he had written symbols on a wall poster before the incident began. Brezik reportedly has a tattoo on his hand of an “A� with a circle around it - an anarchist symbol. Relatives referred to Brezik as an “anarchist� when they reported him
missing to Raytown police last year. Brezik’s Facebook page paints a portrait of an angry man. He had 26 friends and bragged in June about being the first person arrested at the G-20 Summit. “Crossed the security fence. Ran from the cops. Was tackled. Spit on an officer. Was arrested, charged, and deported. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED,� he wrote. Last week, Brezik posted a story about a small Florida church whose members planned to burn copies of the Quran. Then on Monday, Brezik wrote: “This is now a Holy war. Scriptures have been desecrated. War U can’t handle. Make a choice and quick.� College officials were waiting to greet Nixon and witnessed the attack, authorities said. Police interviewed at least 15 witnesses. Nixon had planned to discuss details of $57.6 million in funds awarded to expand high-speed broadband access in Missouri, including seven community colleges. He is scheduled to talk more about the topic Wednesday afternoon in Springfield, Mo., and Camdenton, Mo. A governor’s spokesman said they had “no comment� on whether the attack was aimed at Nixon.
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Werner, provost discuss strategic plan By Sean Bracken Senior Staff Writer S.M.Bracken@iup.edu
Future IUP students and faculty might soon experience some changes to the academic program, as the administration prepares to create a plan that would make academics more efficient for the university. IUP Provost Gerald Intemann announced some of these ideas at the University Senate meeting Tuesday afternoon in Eberly Auditorium. He said the ideas are part of a five-year academic strategic plan that he hopes will bring a “blue print” for the university. “It is very important that it will be done for sound academic reasons,” Intemann said. He said he hoped the plan would help make IUP’s academic program more efficient and save the university money. “We feel it is very important for academic affairs to find new sources of revenue.” He said the plan would go to improve the quality of the academic programs, invest in more research and increase the performance of both faculty and students. The plan would include curriculum reform, reallocation of resources and dif-
ferent signature programs. It also would include the merging of colleges and departments, Intemann said. He said the plan was in its “preliminary” stage and that he would meet with the colleges and departments to discuss this idea further. Intemann also said that Keith and Leonard halls are not planned to be torn down following the end of this academic year. “The academic departments and facilities that are currently housed in those buildings will be moved to a new building that will be built at a location yet to be determined,” he said. Intemann said final planning and design of the new building will occur during 2010-11, with ground breaking being scheduled for 2011. He said construction will occur during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years with occupancy scheduled at the start of the 2013 fall semester. IUP Interim President David Werner also addressed the faculty, updating them on enrollment, which he said was “very positive.” He said enrollment is expected to be about 15,100 students, which would break last year’s record of 14,638. Werner said that he has begun to reach out to the community, including meeting different local and state
politicians, along with attempting to meet people on campus. Werner said he also worked to get a “better understanding” of IUP’s budget, which he said was under control for this academic year. However, he said next year would prove to be difficult. “The outlook for next year is more challenging because of lost stimulus money and the [raising cost of utilities],” Werner said. “The university, through the system, has made a process to make utilities more efficient,” Werner said. “A buck saved is a buck earned.” Communication also proved to be an issue with members of the faculty. Michael Korns, of Industrial and Labor Relations, said he appreciated the assurance that future proposals would involve communication with the faculty. He said he felt communication lacked last year between the administration and faculty. Intemann said faculty should not be “kept in the dark” with the future academic plan. “I plan to do all I can to communicate to the IUP community,” he said. Also at the meeting, SGA Vice President Andrew Longacre (sophomore, safety sciences) was named as the vice chair of the University Senate after unanimous approval from the senate.
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RHA ‘base for on-campus communities’ president says By Jeff Brunermer Staff Writer J.C.Brunermer@iup.edu
The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is a great opportunity for students to get involved outside of the classroom. Each residential hall has a council to plan and follow through with many programs for students living on campus. Just as in a democracy, the RHA consists of a few residents representing their neighbors on campus. They work closely with the departments that directly affect a student’s daily life on campus, as well as any other connection that residents have. These connections include the Office of Housing and Residence Life (OHRL) and the students’ dining services. With the leadership of President Tiffany Bartlett (senior, psychology/ disability services), the RHA is in good hands. “As president, I wanted to be able to make sure the voice of the residents was being heard to these higher ups,” Bartlett stated. Bartlett feels passionate about campus-wide unity. The RHA is said to be the governing base for all of IUP’s on-campus communities. Students can have a direct say
through Residence Hall Council (RHC) meetings. The RHC is the liaison between the RHA and the student body. Atthese meetings, students have a chance to find out what is coming up in the next few weeks. The RHA periodically provides fun and games for residents. To get more information about them and what they do, visit their booth at IUP day on Sept. 18. Among the next few events the RHA is offering, keep an eye out for free movie nights, Halls of Horror, and the “Glitz and Glamour” show. The Halls of Horror is the annual Halloween event coming at the end of October. The entry cost is one dollar or fifty cents when you donate a canned food. All proceeds go to charity. The non-profit event allows each RHC to decorate a section of the fun house. The sections are then judged for different awards. “RHC is a great way to get involved,” said Alex Minnick (senior, math education). “It’s awesome to meet new friends, and create a better community around you.” Alex Minnick is a past member of the RHC and took part in many activities last year. Past events have included Hands for Haiti and Flapjacks and a Film. Overall, he said, the best way to get involved is to attend the weekly RHC building meetings, and actively participate in upcoming events.
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Florida wants to ban ‘legal weed’ By Bob LaMendola Sun Sentinel MCT
Florida officials want to ban so-called “legal weed,” packs of herbs treated with chemicals that mimic the high of marijuana and have sent a rising number of smokers to emergency rooms. The herbs are sold as incense in head shops and hookah bars under brand names such as K2 and Spice. They’ve become popular in the past year among teens and young adults who want legal substitutes for pot. Doctors said some legal weed smokers have been stricken by short-lived yet potentially serious side effects, such as racing heartbeat, high blood pressure, agitation, panic attacks, severe vomiting and occasionally fevers as high as 106 degrees. “We’ve seen a couple really bad things,” said Richard Weisman, director of the Florida Poison Information Center at the University of Miami. “If you had asked about this at this time last year, we wouldn’t have known what you were talking about.” The Miami poison center logged about 50 cases of side effects from legal weed, none before May. Florida’s other centers in Tampa and Jacksonville reported a few cases each. Nationally, 1,259 cases have been reported so far this year compared to 14 last year, said the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Although no one’s tracking the severity of illnesses caused by legal weed in Florida, a check of news reports shows a 17-year-old girl was found unresponsive on the ground and hospitalized in June near Tallahassee, Fla., after smoking K2. Officials in Iowa contend that K2 may have contributed to a teen’s suicide. Florida’s drug control director, Bruce Grant, said he and the state Drug Policy Advisory Council will
ask the Legislature next year to add synthetic marijuana products to the state’s list of illegal drugs - as at least 11 other states have done. “They are psychoactive and intoxicating, and they are a risk if you use them and drive,” Grant said. “Law enforcement knows this is an issue, but their hands are tied.” Those who sell and smoke legal weed say authorities are overreacting to rare problems with products they call generally harmless. “We’ve heard nothing bad about it whatsoever,” said Jay Work, who sells Spice at Grateful J’s Deadhead Shops in Margate and Boca Raton, Fla. “It’s an incense. It’s labeled as not for human consumption. What people do with it after they leave, I don’t know. It’s like inhaling [cleaning spray] for your computer. People abuse a lot of things. You can’t ban everything.” Legal herbs for smoking have been around for decades, but a new generation came out a few years ago using synthetic cannabinoids called JWH 018, CP 4797 and HU-210, developed in labs to imitate THC, the active ingredient in pot. Makers spray the chemicals on herbs and sell them under brand names such as Zohai, Jamaican Gold Bud, Orange Krush, Black Magic, Serenity Now, California Dreams, Armageddon, King Krypto, Spike 99 and Bombay Blue. Officials worry because there’s no control over what’s really in the products. K2 and Spice are the most common. They caught on in Europe, then spread to the United States. They’re not cheap. K2 sells for $30 to $35 for a three-gram packet, or $170 an ounce. A few South Florida head shops stopped selling K2 after incidents earlier in the year led to bans in Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota and eight other states. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration calls K2 a “drug of concern” but has not banned it.
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The U.S. economy remains weak with high unemployment and sluggish growth, but there is at least one bright spot — an industry that continues rapidly innovating, bringing new products and services to market. Information technology — particularly broadband and wireless Internet — is thriving and gives hope that America’s economy can get back on track again. What explains the strength of this sector? At least, two things. First is strong competition. As technology behemoths Apple, Microsoft, Google, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner and more — slug it out for consumer dollars, their primary weapon is innovation. Hence the explosion of new offerings such as the iPad, Netflix’s streaming movies, and Virgin’s new Mifi wireless broadband, to name a few. No other sector is as dynamic. Investment in R&D remains strong. Second is a light regulatory framework. Ever since the Internet began transforming American life in the 1990s, Washington policymakers wisely kept in check their impulses to micromanage this freewheeling sector.
Could anything upset this fortunate state of affairs? Maybe. Proregulatory forces are up in arms over the recent release by tech giants Google and Verizon of a blueprint for a proper regulatory approach to the Internet. The critics fret this Goorizon plan will end the Internet as we know it and are demanding government step in to regulate. Despite the heated opposition, here’s why you shouldn’t be alarmed at the Google-Verizon proposal. For the most part both companies want a continuation of the light regulatory touch for broadband Internet that has prevailed for 15 years. Minimal regulation has been good for both companies, of course. But that’s not what is important. What matters is that it has been good for consumers. What really has the critics of the proposal upset is that both companies oppose new net neutrality regulations for the wireless Internet. Net neutrality means different things to different people. For those critics of the Google and Verizon blueprint, it means that all data that moves over the wireless Internet should be treated equally; and wireless providers should not be permitted to block applications for use over their spectrum. The problem is that net neutrality
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has never existed over the wireless Internet and it never will, for good reason. Wireless spectrum is a scarce resource and managing the increasing flow of telephone calls, text messages, e-mails, video games, audio and video streams and who knows what else in the future — means data can’t in any meaningful sense be treated equally or neutrally. What’s more, all wireless providers already block the use of certain applications, such as P2P software, that would be too disruptive to their wireless systems. This is common sense and good business practice. The critics of the deal say big companies will only act in their own self interest and so they must advocate on behalf of the consumer. They say Washington must step in to regulate the market. But the best guarantor of a consumer’s interest is vigorous competition. And wireless is wildly competitive. Companies in uncompetitive industries do not need to spend money to advertise, innovate or improve their offerings because consumers don’t have a choice. The last thing a struggling American economy needs is regulators with itchy trigger fingers taking aim at one of the country’s most dynamic sectors.
A cautionary tale By Sean Bracken Senior Staff Writer S.M.Bracken@iup.edu
A lot of times, it is true that students enter college feeling they have a clear idea as to what they want to do after they graduate. However, it is also true that there are several students who are not sure what to do, which explains why they start out their freshman year undeclared. Sometimes, it is even true that students who felt they knew what they wanted to do end up changing their major because what they thought they wanted was something they just did not like. There are even times that a student chooses a major other than what they wanted out of fear that they won’t be able to do it. For students who might fit into one of these three categories, there is a story about to be told. These students need to read this because hopefully it will help any students with early doubts in what to do or what they chose. This story is about a student that came to IUP for about three years, following his high school graduation. In high school, this student had a major passion for politics. He loved everything about it, from the policymaking to the elections held in November. One thing was clear to this student: politics were his life and nothing was going to tell him otherwise. At least, that was what he thought as an 11th grader about to meet his guidance counselor to create his senior year schedule. She asked him what he wanted to do, and he said he wanted to be into politics. The counselor then scheduled what she thought he would need for politics. One of those classes she signed him up for was AP Economics, which he felt confident he could pass. The class then went into full gear, and he had to end up working his tail off just to get a C, when everything else came so easily for him. The student became frustrated and one night, decided to give up his political dreams. He was convinced that if
this class was needed for his future, he wanted to have no part of it. The student decided to try something else – something he was not wild about, but something he thought he could do – journalism. Then came his freshman year at IUP, where he had to suffer through two foreign language courses, a graduation requirement, along with a “basic” journalism class he hated. The student was lucky to have passed all of them. From there, he entered his sophomore year, where he had to struggle through another foreign language requirement, along with learning something that would be all too familiar for him, which was the “runaround.” He tried three classes in public relations, which he thought were interesting, but did not fit his personality. In the meantime, his love for politics has grown to the point as to where he considers it an obsession, intensively following the midterm elections with colorful excitement. Yet, the student finds himself not majoring in it, all because he let himself believe he could not do it because of that one class. This student was afraid of failure and that will lead to be his downfall later in life, now that it is too late to turn back. The lesson of this story to undecided majors is to make sure to enjoy every minute of what you will be doing. Take classes in as many departments as possible, because something is bound to be there. As for those other students, this story should be a lesson for everyone to go with what they love and keep that spirit shining bright that they can do this thing they love. Even if something is tough, it should be no reason to quit. Any student kicked down needs to get back up and keep fighting. It might be too late for this student, but it does not have to be for anyone else. Reach for that dream and never say the word “can’t.” Instead, use the word “can,” as in “I can do this, and I can achieve my goal.” By the way, in case anyone wondered who this student was, this student was me.
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Colleges: Where’s the money going? By Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus Los Angeles Times MCT
At Pomona College, a top-flight liberal arts school, this year’s sticker price for tuition and fees is a hefty $38,394 (not including room and board). Even after adjusting for inflation, that comes to 2.9 times what Pomona was charging a generation ago, in 1980. This kind of massive tuition increase is the norm. In New England, Williams College charges $41,434, or an inflation-adjusted 3.2 times what it did 30 years ago. Southern Cal’s current tab of $41,022 is a 3.6 multiple of its 1980 bill. Tuition at public universities, in a time of ailing state budgets, has risen at an even faster rate. The University of Illinois’ current $13,658 is six times its 1980 rate after adjusting for inflation. If you look at how that added revenue is being spent, it’s hard to argue that students are getting a lot of extra value for all that extra money. Why? Colleges aren’t spending their extra revenues, which we calculate to be about $40 billion a year nationally over 1980 revenues, in ways that most benefit students. One thing colleges are spending more on is athletic teams, which have become a more pronounced — and costly — presence on campuses everywhere. Even volleyball teams travel extensively these days, with paid coaches and customized uniforms. Currently, 629 schools have
football teams — 132 more than in 1980. And all but 14 of them lose money, including some with national names. Another source of increased expense is administration. Since 1980, the number of administrators per student at colleges has about doubled; on most campuses their numbers now match the number of faculty. Added tuition revenue has also gone to raise faculty salaries. Yale’s full-time faculty members now average $129,400, up 64 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars from what they made in 1980. (Pay in other sectors of the U.S. economy rose only about 5 percent in this period.) Stanford’s tenured and tenure-track professors are doing even better, averaging $153,900, an 83 percent increase over 1980. We’re told such stipends are needed to get top talent, but we’re not so sure. Faculty stars may raise prestige, but they are often away from the classroom, having negotiated frequent paid leaves and smaller teaching loads — underwritten, of course, by tuition. Complete data on college presidents’ pay is easily accessible only back to 1991. Yet even in that relatively short span, many college leaders have seen their salaries double in inflation-adjusted dollars. Carleton’s president today gets 2.4 times more than the president did 19 years ago; at NYU, pay has risen by 2.7 times. Measured another way, it takes the tuitions of 31 Vanderbilt students to cover their president’s
$1.2 million annual stipend. In theory, all this extra tuition money should permit the hiring of more junior faculty, which might mean smaller introductory courses. But on many campuses, huge classes remain the norm. One reason is that most teaching budgets are consumed by senior professors. Amherst’s full professors absorb 77 percent of the cash available for full-time faculty. At Berkeley, they sop up 73 percent. The little that’s left is parceled out among junior professors and underpaid adjuncts, who despite rising tuitions are doing an increasing portion of the teaching. The cost of room and board has gone up sharply too, with charges often double or more in inflation-adjusted dollars. At Bowdoin and UCLA, they have gone up three times. Most college tours will show that student living standards have risen too. Rooms once had only iron cots, military mattresses and battered desks. Now suites are wired for electronic gear, with fully-equipped kitchens down the hall. Penn State enables students to legally download music — at last count about 2 million songs a week. The travesty of high tuition is that most of the extra charges aren’t going for education. Administrators, athletics and amenities get funded, while history departments are denied new assistant professors. A whole generation of young Americans is being shortchanged, largely by adults who have carved out good careers in places we call colleges.
IUP observed Constitution Day Monday with various events to call attention to the document that lays out our liberties and shapes our idea of what it means to be American. Today is actually the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution by 39 of our nation’s forefathers. The Constitution has become a hot topic lately, in classrooms, the political sphere and the media. We argue over the intent of our nations founders and the visions that they have for our future. Some will accurately allege that many US citizens have not actually read the Constitution. Last year, The Onion, a satirical newspaper, printed an article about a man who was a “passionate defender of what he imagines [the] Constitution to be.” The man in question believed he was highly informed, and cobbled together an interpretation of the US Constitution that actually drew from the Pledge of Allegiance, the Emancipation Proclamation, and non-existent amendments. Though this story was a work of fiction, it sometimes seems like those who speak up about the Constitution have little factual information on which to base their arguments. This is not to say that many who claim to be defenders of the Constitution have no idea what they are talking about, but it seems especially hypocritical for some Congressmen to pledge to uphold the Constitution in one breath, and call for the change of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees citizenship for all those born in the US, in the next. But the Constitution is a living document. There is a reason why amendments exist, and the battle over intent and interpretation will continue to surge. In times of debate, it is most important to be informed about what is actually in the Constitution, and the implications that the document has on your life as a US citizen. If you have access to the Internet or a library, you should have access to the Constitution. Americans would be prudent to actually read the document that spells out the role of the government and the freedoms you are guaranteed. Don’t play into the lowered expectations that previous generations have about our generation and the sense of history we apparently lack.
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IUP Day approaches, gives students chance to meet community Association president Alyssa Stiles (senior, pre-dentistry) took over the project. “I’ve been involved with IUP Day for two years now, and each year I can see progression,� Stiles said. “The project has really taken off, and I think it’s because of the location. Last year, underclassmen heard a lot of ruckus outside of the suites and were curious as to what was happening. After they discovered IUP Day, they were engaged and had a blast.� IUP Day’s main purpose is to bridge the gap between IUP students and
By ASHLEY DiMAIO Contributing Writer A.L.DiMaio@iup.edu
As students get into their daily routines on campus, many find themselves with free time and are unsure what to do with it. On Sept. 18, students will have something to do when the fourth annual IUP Day takes place from 1-5 p.m., Saturday in the courtyard of Delaney and Putt Suites. IUP alum Dijon Cole created IUP Day four years ago. After Cole graduated in 2009, former Student Government
the community of Indiana County. Local businesses and organizations such as the American Red Cross will be present with giveaways, activities and food. Cole and other members involved also have hopes of the event allowing students to interact with Greek organizations, campus groups and community projects. IUP Interim President Dr. David Werner will be scooping ice cream for students at 1 p.m. and invites students to take part in one of the first campus gatherings of the year.
Student organization encourages students to quit smoking, live healthier lifestyle By AMANDA WHITEMAN
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PA Students Working Against Tobacco (S.W.A.T.), is an active and growing organization run by students that is committed to empowering the campus community to choose and promote a tobacco-free lifestyle and environment. The students who work at PA-SWAT do counseling and events with the students who come in for help. They offer one-on-one cessation counseling, nicotinereplacement therapy, give out information and can be scheduled by health professors health to
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Maybe it’s the abundance of military and menswear-inspired items mixed with ladylike elements, but fall makes us think of double agents. Fall fashion has an air of espionage and intrigue by nature. Must be the trench coats. In the season of layers, dressing becomes a covert operation of style that transforms the ordinary into the unexpected. Clothing acts like a double agent serving double- and triple-duty. Everything is ripe with potential. Everything has the ability to surprise and enhance. A sequin top can add a wink of boy-meets-girl to a casual militaryinspired jacket, but the transition might be too jarring if you layer one directly over the other. Add a fluffy layer to buffer the two, maybe an oversized shawl- or faux fur-collared sweater vest. The trio makes a sandwich of the extremes and end up looking bold, fresh and cozy. Or you can substitute a graphic T-shirt for the sequins and end up with something relaxed yet striking. In layering, proportion and comfort are important. If you’ve got three long-sleeved shirts and a cardigan on under a jacket, you better be spending a lot of time outdoors or in a meat locker. Tank tops, short sleeves, vests and even bandeau tops can be great solutions for getting the look of layers without the bulk and weight. And it can be a hassle, but once you have piled on a couple of options, take a look to see if any of the layers disappear. That should cue you in about
what to take off before you regret it later. Because layering can make you look top heavy, consider trim, sleek pants and skirts for balance. If your bottom layer does have volume, make sure the length isn’t too long, and it’s always a good idea to cinch the waist. Yet layers don’t have to be bulky to be effective. You can toss a plaid button-up shirt dress over a slinkier monochromatic dress for a look that lets the color peek out at the bodice and the hem. You should spend some time experimenting. Blend daytime and nighttime elements, but make sure it doesn’t look overt. It’s not as much fun if it looks forced. And it should go without saying, but the look should make sense. A sequin top and jeans doesn’t make for an office-friendly look any more than a satin high-gloss skirt and a plain white T-shirt says I’m off for an evening out. But add a blazer or a tuxedo vest to the latter and a neutral cardigan in gray or camel to the day look and now, we’ve got something interesting and appropriate. Fall wreaks havoc on your laundry pile, but it’s the greatest season for equalizing fashion. When it’s cold, bulk looks good, so it’s easier to camouflage figure flaws. And patterned tights make it a lot easier to show some leg. And the beauty is that it doesn’t take a fortune to achieve these looks. Start by shopping your own closet and then consider what components might be missing. Maybe you just need a few basics to spice up your entire wardrobe: sweater vest, cardigan, shirt dress, graphic T-shirt, medium width belt.
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6, you plunge right into the first days of the planet’s violent downfall. Along with the other five members of Noble Team, you discover slain soldiers on the fields and in the houses of a countryside settlement. It isn’t yet apparent that the planet is facing a full-scale invasion, but something is clearly amiss. Once the action picks up, there’s no turning back. Mission by mission, “Reach” delivers battles on a scale never before seen in the immensely popular franchise. Small skirmishes are the exception rather than the rule, as many firefights feature Banshees and Falcons blasting away at each other in the sky, ground vehicles spraying plasma and concussive shells all over the place, and hordes of angry Covenant soldiers. Bungie succeeded in making these invaders scary again, as their numbers are overwhelming and their native grunts and yells are far more frightening than the comical English they spoke in previous titles. The Covenant are also smarter than ever.
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IUP lose Smith for season, travel to Bloomsburg Saturday By Vaughn Johnson Editor In Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu
IUP football’s season so far has been met with some good news and some bad news. Good news: IUP is 2-0 after defeating two fairly good teams, Southern Connecticut State and East Stroudsburg, in close games. Bad news: IUP will be without starting quarterback Pat Smith for the rest of the season. Smith injured his hand after hitting a defender’s helmet in the third quarter during IUP’s 23-17 win over East Stroudsburg and will more than likely get a medical redshirt so he does not lose an entire year of eligibility. Smith’s injury could not have come at a worse time for him. This was one the better games of his short career. “Everybody is saddened about Pat [Smith], because he finally had a game where he was 14 for 18, no turnovers and finally had a game where he really showed what we had hoped he could do,” IUP Head Coach Lou Tepper said during his press conference Tuesday morning. “It’s really tough on him.” Taking Smith’s place at the helm is Carson, Calif. native Bo Napoleon; who saw some action against Southern Connecticut State and, in place of Smith, threw a touchdown pass to Nate Morrow against ESU. Napoleon’s first start will not be easy, as he will face Bloomsburg (1-1) 1 p.m. Saturday at Bloomsburg’s Robert B. Redman Stadium. Napoleon will be going against a Bloomsburg defense that has only given up an average of 18 points during its first two games. “I don’t know if he’s ready, but he’s positive,” Tepper
said about Napoleon. Although Napoleon is the backup, the coaching staff believes he has all of the physical tools to be a good quarterback. “He doesn’t throw the ball as hard or [with] as much velocity as Pat [Smith]. He is accurate. He got a very catchable ball,” Tepper said. The only problem the coaches see, however, is that he doesn’t have much experience with the IUP scheme because he wasn’t with the team in the spring. “If he had been here in the spring, I think he’d be much more polished than he is,” Tepper said. Another problem for Napoleon is one that is not usually heard of when it comes to evaluating a quarterback. “He doesn’t have the polish in the running game,” Tepper said. “That sounds silly, but he doesn’t have the polish in the running game that Pat has. He doesn’t carry out his fakes the same. He doesn’t understand all of those concepts. He isn’t as detailed because he hasn’t had as many reps.” Smith is not the only injury the Crimson Hawks have to worry about for the Bloomsburg game. Kick returner Corey Lanterman was also hurt against ESU, but was able to practice this week and is “hopeful” for Saturday. Receiver Javon Rowan and offensive lineman Dan Matha have not played a down yet this season, but have practiced this week and were both questionable for this week. One player who may not play is receiver Roy-al Edwards. He has an “outside chance” of playing this week, according to Tepper. Despite the injuries, Tepper said that the team is still glowing with confidence.
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“I’m excited about this team, and I don’t know I would have thought we would be where we are right now,” Tepper said. “They believe in themselves and that’s unusual for young guys, especially after you lose your starting quarterback.” As of right now, the team has a right to be somewhat confident. The team has seen a healthy Mychal Skinner play to his full potential and become the legitimate threat he could be. During the ESU game, Skinner caught seven passes for 128 yards. “If he’s healthy [the defense] is going to have issues,” Tepper said about Skinner. “Because he’s fast enough to get behind you, but if he isn’t behind you, he’s tall enough to grab it anyway so you can always put the ball up to him. He’s a big play guy.” The team has also seen the defense play well in the first two weeks, only giving up an average of 291 yards per game — good enough for third in the PSAC. The standout has been receiver turned safety Mike Scott. Scott had two interceptions and broke up six passes in only two games. Tepper gave Scott praise during his press conference, but also gave praise to fellow safety Mark Jackson, who is making all of the adjustments in the secondary and allowing Scott to just focus on making plays. Scott and Co. will to face a runheavy offense in Bloomsburg that runs the ball almost twice as much as it passes. The Huskies have run the ball an average 42 times during the first two weeks. The Huskies’ main runner is redshirt freshman Franklyn Quiteh who has 358 yards and three
Jesse Smart/The Penn IUP quarterback Bo Naoleon (left) completed three of his six attempts against East Stroudsburg.
touchdowns so far this season. While the game is not at George P. Miller Stadium, the game will still be covered for IUP students to enjoy. IUP-TV Sports Productions will be at the game against Bloomsburg and will provide live coverage of the game. To access the live webcast, visit the IUP Football website, click on
“2010 Schedule” then click on “Live Video”. Once you select the game, the webcast should start loading automatically. Good news for IUP students, the webcast is free of charge and is sponsered by the CO-OP Store. Coverage by the IUP-TV webcast will start at 12:55pm with the game to shortly follow.
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Edinboro hands Hawks second loss of season, 2-0 By Damon Boykiw Contributing Writer D.M.Boykiw@iup.edu
On the heels of a tough loss to Shippensburg Saturday, the women’s soccer team endured its second loss of the season to Edinboro Wednesday in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action at SoxHarrison Stadium. The Crimson Hawks were able to hold the Fighting Scots to a stalemate for all of the first half and most of the second in spite of an offensive onslaught that included 20 shots on goal by Edinboro, mostly thanks to the efforts of junior goalkeeper Kelly Brennan. However, in the 70th minute of play and again in the 74th minute, Edinboro forward Karisa Fernandez found the net, which were assisted by Jamie Warren and Jenna Madison, respectively. IUP had 11 shots on goal, but were
unable to convert any of them into goals. Freshman forward Devan Locklin’s shot from the top of the goal box in the first half was caught by Edinboro goalkeeper Kate Stukbauer, who has allowed only five goals so far this season, four of which were to undefeated Bloomsburg. Junior Heather Robbins came close again in the 83rd minute, but was stopped by Stukbauer. Freshman midfielder Carter Sheely recorded three shots on goal. Robbins, Junior midfielder Paige Virgara and freshman midfielder Tori Pikur all recorded two shots. The win advanced Edinboro to 4-1 and 2-1 in conference play. The Crimson Hawks fell to 1-2-1 and 0-2-1 in conference. IUP hosts Clarion (1-2-1), at 1 p.m. Saturday at South Campus Field. The Crimson Hawks take on 1-4 Wheeling Jesuit in non-conference play at home 4 p.m. Monday.
After that, the women’s soccer team looks to improve its conference record with games against Mansfield Kutztown and Millersville before facing conference favorite West Chester at South Campus Oct. 2. West Chester is one of three teams from the PSAC that is in the NSCAA/ HendrickCars.com national rankings. According to their poll, which came out on Sept. 14, West Chester is ranked 5th, Kutztown is ranked 15th and Cal U is ranked 20th. IUP remains unranked nationally, but is tied for 6th in the Atlantic Region along with Bloomsburg, Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock. New rankings will be released Sept. 21st. With eleven remaining PSAC games for IUP, repeating last years performance into the playoffs is not impossible, but is becoming more and more difficult. Especially if IUP continues to struggle to produce wins.
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Michigan hopeful to beat Massachusetts By MaRk SnYdEr CDetroit Free Press MCT
Michigan became the poster school for losses to Division I-AA programs when the Wolverines fell to Appalachian State in 2007. And Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said Wednesday no one is overlooking Massachusetts, a team in the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly called Division I-AA, which comes to Ann Arbor for a Saturday noon kickoff.He said the Wolverines had good focus in their practice Tuesday. Massachusetts nearly beat Kansas State last year, losing, 21-17, and the Minutemen have played four of their last five Football Bowl Subdivision/ Division I-A opponents within 10 points. “I didn’t watch a lot of the game against the (Kansas State) Wildcats,” Rodriguez
said. “But we watched some of their games from last year and, of course, both games this year. They really get your attention. They play hard. They’ve got some athletes. Four, five, six guys from last year’s team were in NFL camps, so you know they have talent there and are playing extremely well right now.” “I’ve said many times there’s a difference between the good FCS/I-AA teams and the not-so-good/middle of the pack. This is a very, very good FCS team. They showed that almost beating Kansas State last year. They showed it before with games against Boston College. They’re going to come here and compete, and we’re going to have to play well.” “Every game is like a test for both mentally and physically,” Rodriguez said of quarterback Denard Robinson. “He’s passed those tests for the most part.”
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Reporter accepts Jets’ Owners apology By Art Stapleton The Record MCT
The woman sports reporter at the center of a reported Jets’ sexual-harassment controversy accepted the apology of team owner Woody Johnson for the behavior of his players and coaches at their practice facility Saturday. Ines Sainz, 32, was in attendanceat at New Meadowlands Stadium for Monday’s season opener against the Ravens. “He was very concerned about the situation,” Sainz said of Johnson. “He told me that he expected all the members of his team to have good behavior and he is not tolerant about anything. I explained to him that I did not want to be a problem for you and for your team, and I did not want to distract anybody [from the game]. “He told me, ‘No, no, I want to be responsible for that and apologize for the team. No woman needs to feel like that in the locker room.’ “ A sports reporter for Mexico’s Azteca TV, Sainz spent the pregame on the Jets’ sideline and made her way to the press box once the game began. Though she said she did not believe any comments directed at her Saturday were “sexually aggressive,” Sainz acknowledged feeling uncomfortable in the situation. “Yeah, I was [uncomfortable],” Sainz told The Record. “When you hear the players talking about you, saying something like, ‘I want to live in Mexico,’ I know that the players are joking around. But, OK, it’s
not the best place to be; I’m just not going to think about it.” Sainz said that although she had clearance to be in the Jets’ locker room following the game, she did not plan to be there. “I have the media credential for the locker room, but I decided not to go [after the game],” Sainz said. “I don’t want to be the focus of the attention in the [postgame] locker room, and this is not the best time to do it. “Right now I think the best is not to be there.” Sainz also recalled the incident, accounting how she was the target of catcalls and other frat house-like behavior. She said Johnson called her Sunday morning to apologize for what happened. Sainz was at the Jets’ facility to interview Mark Sanchez and drew attention from players and coaches while standing on the sidelines. NFL officials were investigating the incident, and the Association for Women in Sports Media issued a formal complaint to the NFL on Sainz’s behalf. “I was there with only one mission, and that was the interview with Mark. I pretended that nothing was happening,” said Sainz, who plans on returning to Mexico City on a flight today. “I know the rest of the media hears something and they are the ones that said, ‘Hey, something bad is happening right now.’ “What I feel is uncomfortable in the way that, I know that they are looking at me and saying something about me, but I never feel in danger.”
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