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IUP examines cost of college education Initiatives focus on helping minority students, families

pandemic. The funds are there to help students with needs like housing, medications, transportation and food.

IUP has also been successful in securing private donations. For IUP is examining the financial example, the Imagine Unlimited strain of a college education Campaign raised $81.36 million. A by looking at the cost of higher large percentage of those funds education especially for minority will be used for scholarships and students. other enhancements for students.

The amount of the net price More than 90 percent of the fall for college is most expensive for 2021 admitted freshmen received Black families and least expensive some type of merit scholarship. for white families.

Annually, IUP has provided more The university is aware of these than $8 million in scholarships. It issues and is taking action to get has kept tuition, fees and student scholarships and financial resourcmeal plan rates flat for the past es to students which includes three years. IUP is currently offerraising funds for students. ing a $2,000 housing scholarship “We believe that IUP is an for new and continuing students. incredible value, and we want to Dr. Malaika Turner, assistant maintain a cost that is affordable vice president of student affairs, to our students while maintaining said that the National Student our quality academic offerings,” Clearinghouse Research Center Michelle Fryling, the executive issued a 2019 report indicating director of media relations, said. that college student persistence It is important to look at costs and retention rates have been for every student and their famiincreasing over the past several lies. IUP’s academic restructuring years. initiative was clear that it has to “The overall persistence rate offer a quality and affordable for white students at all higher education to students education institutions was 78.1 by keeping tuition percent,” Turner said. “For Black and fees as [students], the persistence rate affordable as was 66.2 percent. The retenpossible without tion rate for white [students] compromising was 62.2 percent compared quality. to a retention rate for Black The alumni [students] of 52.1 percent. Thus, and friends of only slightly more than half of all IUP are extremely Black students who entered colgenerous with their lege in the fall of 2017 returned to donations to help the same institution in the fall of students. Last 2018.” year, $600,000 The Crimson Scholar’s was donated Circle (CSC) is a new by alumni, program that started students, this fall, and faculemployees ty members are and community already seeing members for the strong the Emergency relationship Response Fund/ between the Student Assistance CSC students Fund to help students and their mentors. affected financially Because this pro(Twitter/Dr. Malaika Turner) gram just startby the COVID-19 MOLLY CUNNINGHAM Staff Writer kydy@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

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ed, there will be more results later are the central parts of IUP’s current events like the program down the line for how effective it Strategic Plan. The plan has dedon the George Floyd murder is for the success of minorities. icated resources for all Black and trial verdict. Fryling said that IUP CSC is generously funded brown students, including a numstudents do care deeply about by an anonymous donor and is ber of dedicated scholarships. It this issue. an early immersion week and a has actively recruited qualified “It’s students, faculty [and] adyear-long program to influence employees of all races, ethnicities ministrators all working together retention and persistence of Black and genders, and also has dedin many different ways to address and brown IUP students directly icated multicultural admissions this important issue,” Fryling and positively. In the Early counselors. said.

Immersion Week program, New students are “Mrs. Elise Glenn, Chief Diver72 students were selected generally offered sity and Inclusion Officer/Title IX to participate where they scholarships through Coordinator, continues to do an had the opportunity the application process amazing job in coordinating a to attend workbased on their grade number of programs and initiashop-style sessions point average and tives while addressing concerns with faculty and other academic raised by students.” staff. achievements.

If students have any questions, Turner said that There are huncontact financial aid and your students were dreds of scholaradvisor. They are there to help awarded a $1,000 ships for almost you, and all you have to do is scholarship to every discipline, email them or show up during further strengthen sometimes based on office hours. The Financial Aid the experience. Each academics, hometown Office is incredibly talented and scholar was individually or on activities. experienced, and Fryling tries to assigned a peer mentor which There are Dean’s Merit scholarhelp bring awareness to the help was an IUP student that could be ships for all of the colleges. If you and resources that this office can a sophomore, junior or senior. type “scholarship” in the search provide.

There is a total of 14 peer box on the website, there are 10 The university is working hard mentors that were trained prior to pages with listings of scholarto offer financial help for minorithe start of the program and are ships. Many of these scholarships ties while also expanding the in charge of helping the students were established by grateful culture at IUP. The IUP president develop a connection with IUP. alumni who want to give back to has set the tone for this universiThey continue to work with the students because of their positive ty, and it will be a place where all scholars throughout the year, experiences at IUP. are welcome to learn, work and meeting with them weekly and IUP has worked to respond to to live. connecting them to resources across the university in a timely manner.

“As a Black alumna of IUP who experienced adversity in my undergraduate career, it was rewarding to see how this program has already influenced the lives of these students,” Turner said.

Turner is confident that both the CSC and the peer mentors will grow and mature as successful student leaders at IUP. She also highlighted that almost 20 additional faculty and staff worked with the committee to bring this program to life.

“IUP has exceptional employees who care deeply about the (The Penn Archives) success of our students,” Turner According to www.iup.edu, 20 percent of IUP’s student body is said.

Diversity, equity and inclusion made up of minority students.

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IUP experiences registration issues Science, math departments hit hardest

JULIA ROBINS Staff Writer spxbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP Registration errors have plagued students and staff recently, particularly those needing sciences and mathematics courses.

“At one point it seemed like almost all the science courses and most of the math courses were having glitches in terms of prerequisites whether or not they were open or [at] the times they were offered,” Dr. Holly Travis (biology) said.

There were a few days where more than 200 nursing students could not register for their required Chemistry 255 course as the system indicated that they were in the wrong college. Recent changes in major requirements where course numbers were changed from CHEM 101 and 102 to 103 and 255 were not recognized by the registration system.

These issues were compounded by the addition of a university common hour as from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. students do not have classes with the exception of labs.

“The Common Hour was instituted relatively late in the year and probably too late to work through all the potential conflicts,” Dr. Ronald See (chemistry) said.

The addition of the Common Hour meant that class times had to be moved. For years, the class times had been carefully selected to avoid timing conflicts, but there was not enough time to ensure that the same would be true now.

See also believes that miscommunication during the COVID-19 pandemic is partly to blame.

“I think, to a large extent, [this is] just another unintended consequence of the pandemic,” See said. “People were working from home [and] not interacting with each other in the way they usually would.

“Communication was so disrupted during the pandemic [and] a lot of things did not get done that would have happened in other years just because everyone felt overwhelmed and their usual routine was disrupted.”

With these issues and the recent retrenchment, there were less staff members to assist in dealing with these issues, resulting in both the

(iup.edu) Dr. Holly Travis is a member of IUP’s Herbarium Committee. She has been at the university for more than 18 years.

staff and the registration system being overwhelmed.

“Unfortunately, it has created chaos for both the students and the chairs and the other administrators,” See said, “who then have to go around and give exceptions and overrides to all these prerequisite things that should not be a problem but somehow were put in, so they became a problem.”

Another major glitch in the registration system is that many of the times that classes were moved to in order to accommodate the Common Hour are not showing for students when they register, causing overlapping class times and the inability to keep their schedules intact.

“Even if they have changed the time of the course, it doesn’t always match up with what the computer is telling the button when you click it,” Travis said. “It is saying ‘nope, there’s a conflict’ even if supposedly that conflict has been resolved. Sometimes the changes that are being made to reduce conflicts don’t show up when the student clicks the button.

“In some cases, it may be that conflict was resolved but another was created because they shifted another course.”

Travis recommends that students registered for science classes regularly check their schedules in the coming days as courses are continually being updated.

Many courses are offered in every other spring or every other fall rotation. For a current junior, there is not another spring semester that their required course would be offered for them to graduate. In this case, their advisor would have to find a substitute class instead and apply for it to count for their graduation.

Other departments on campus had similar problems with sections not showing up or offered and other prerequisite errors, but the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics had more problems than other colleges.

“You do not just have a lecture class; you have all the lab times which are different time blocks, so it makes it a little more challenging to fit all the puzzle pieces together effectively,” Travis said. “And all of

(The Penn Archives) IUP students who need help with class registration can reach out to the Registrar’s Office by emailing registrars-office@iup.edu or by calling (724) 357-2217. a sudden you put in the Common Hour, and you have to schedule around that, too. It leaves a lot less flexibility.

“Adding labs, moving labs, changing courses, making courses online versus in person and with all the other changes, I don't think the full effect of that was felt until right now.”

Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Geography, Geology, Environment and Planning, Dr. Nick Deardorff, emailed all geology majors regarding the matter on Friday.

“There are some issues with registering for our upper-level geoscience courses (GEOS 302, 353, 370, 470 and 480),” Deardorff said. “Many students are receiving restrictions/errors that state they do not have the appropriate prerequisites when they actually have completed the appropriate courses.

“There have been many technical changes behind the scenes this year in the registration process and clearly they have not gotten all the kinks out. The Registrar’s Office is working hard to sort everything out.”

Most of the errors regarded a course number change that was not entered into the registration system. The department recently combined an environmental engineering 201 course with a geoscience 201 course, but environ-

mental engineering already had a 201 course. As a result, both were changed to 200 but the system does not recognize that 200 as the previous 201 class.

“We were assured by the Registrar's Office that this would not be a problem, but obviously it is,” Dr. Katherine Farnsworth (geoscience) said. “The entire registration system is having an issue with prerequisite problems.”

Unfortunately, freshmen were welcomed to IUP with the stress of the registration errors in their first experience signing up for classes, particularly in mathematics.

“On Wednesday morning (Oct. 13), many first-year students were initially unable to register for their liberal studies mathematics courses (MATH 105 and MATH 107),” Dr. Tim Flowers, a professor and assistant chair of the Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, said. “Most errors reported to us that morning seemed to center around the registration system not recognizing prerequisite courses that are in progress during fall semester.

“We will meet with the Registrar's Office in the coming weeks to discuss all of this and plan for future registration sessions.

“Our department is committed to doing what we can to help make sure students will not have such a frustrating registration experience in the future,” he said.

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2020-2021 Greek Awards Ceremony Fraternities, sororities recognized for achievements KELLY BLANKENBICKER Staff Writer svcy@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The 2020-2021 Greek Awards event highlighted the achievements of fraternity and sorority life Tuesday in the Hadley Union Building (HUB).

“Greek Awards are an all-Greek life event that is held in both the fall and spring semesters,” Katherine Rocke (senior, interior design) said.

“It is meant to celebrate and honor the academic and chapter successes throughout the year.”

Many awards focusing on community service and involvement,

academic achievement, and overall excellence were given out during the ceremony.

Alpha Gamma Delta won the 3.0 or higher chapter grade point average (GPA) award and the firstplace award in Greek Week.

Alpha Sigma Tau won chapter of the year and the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA award.

Alpha Xi Delta won the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA, excellence in community involvement, excellence in member development, excellence in chapter management, and chapter of the year awards.

Delta Gamma won first place in Greek music awards.

Delta Phi Epsilon won the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA award.

Delta Zeta won chapter of the year, highest spring chapter GPA,

(Kelly Blankenbicker/The Penn) The IUP chapter of the Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity (above) won the chapter of the year award at the 2020-2021 Greek Awards. The fraternity’s motto is “Honor Super Omnia” (Honor Above All Things).

most improved grades, highest new member GPA, and the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA awards.

Sigma Kappa won the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA award, second place in Greek music awards, third place in Greek Week, excellence in chapter management, excellence in member development, and chapter of the year awards.

Sigma Sigma Sigma won chapter of the year, excellence in member development, the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA award, and excellence in community involvement awards.

Theta Phi Alpha won second in Greek Week, chapter of the year, excellence in chapter management, the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA award, and excellence in

community involvement awards.

Zeta Tau Alpha won chapter of the year, excellence in chapter management, excellence in community involvement, the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA, and third place Greek Week awards.

“These Greek awards allows Greek life to show all that they did in the past semester,” Cole Murphy (junior, supply chain management) said.

“They also continue to encourage chapters to strive for more involvement with campus, community and each other.”

Kappa Delta Rho won chapter of the year, excellence in community involvement and second in Greek Week.

Phi Kappa Tau won most improved chapter GPA and highest new member GPA awards.

Phi Sigma Kappa won the 3.0 or higher chapter GPA award, first place in Greek Week, and third place in Greek music awards.

Theta Chi won third place in Greek Week.

Sigma Chi won the excellence in chapter management award.

Kappa Sigma won the excellence in chapter advisor award.

“Greek Awards let me feel more connected to my school and Greek community,” Chloe Marasco (senior, early childhood and special education) said.

“It was amazing to see everyone come together and cheer each other on.

“I love seeing something I am a part of win outstanding achievements like grades, philanthropy and involvement.”

More than 400 members of Greek life achieved Dean’s List honors in the spring 2021 semester with a semester GPA of 3.25 or higher.

There are 11 sororities in the Panhellenic Association and there are 10 fraternities in the Interfraternity Council.

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‘Teaching Around the World’ History club event focuses on challenges teachers face MOLLY CUNNINGHAM Staff Writer kydy@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The History Club presented “Teaching Around the World” in room 310 of Leonard Hall on Wednesday.

Multiple professors from IUP in the American Language Institute Department shared their experience of teaching in other countries. This included the curriculum, funds, technology, sports and other topics.

The professors are from different countries with a similar education to America but contrast in the government and cultures.

For example, in India, kabaddi is a sport that students take part in that is closest in resemblance to American football.

Jan Belisario is from the Fulbright Dai program in the Philippines. In the Philippines, the education is based on a K to 12 basic education curricula. This curriculum differs from others in its core subjects in senior high schools where students have different tracks that they can follow such as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and industrial arts.

Kindergarten is taught in a dialect, and the language of instruction is in English and Filipino. A student goes four quarters and would need to learn a trade in this exploratory class. Grades 9-10 would have to do eight specialized The Learning Experience

(TLE) classes in order to go into the senior high school.

“We have 50 to 70 students in a classroom,” Belisario said.

“When I came here, I was really overwhelmed because we have a bigger class size.”

80 percent of the students are from low-income households, and poverty is the main reason for students dropping out and/or academic failure.

Students did not have lockers or hall passes and would have to walk to school.

There is limited WiFi and a limited number of computers available.

Through the COVID-19 pandemic, the schools used distance learning through printed modules along with online digital modules. Belisario said that the schools in the Philippines are currently still shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brazilian education is organized in categories of basic education and higher education. The curriculum is nationally controlled by the government. The federal government also sets the overall educational policies and objectives and allocates federal funding for all levels of education.

The graduate universities are paid for by the government, but private universities are paid for by the student and steep in price.

The quantity of students is what makes a great difference compared to American universities.

Until this year, students did not get to choose what they wanted to study. They are still required to study math and Portuguese.

Amit Kumar, from the Ameri-

can Language Institute, said that students in India stay with the teachers on campus. They take 80 students per year and 3,000 to 4,000 people fight for a spot in this school. There are a total of 500 students on campus.

The education is fully funded including books, clothes and other student needs.

“You would graduate without paying a single penny,” Kumar said.

All of the students learn English to have the three-language family. They have a dress code with uniforms. Students use tablets but can only use them in the classrooms because they live with their teachers. Kabaddi is one of the games that they have, but mass yoga is also practiced in their schools Neeru Lohiya from Delhi spoke about the schooling in the part of India that she taught in. The schools choose what education that they want with most of the state governments following a 12-year curriculum. Grades 1-8 are owned and can be changed by the state. If students want to hop from one system to another, then they need to do so before ninth grade. Registrations take place in grade nine, and students can move states but would have to keep the same board.

Prior to 2015, there was no hygiene and no cleanliness. The goal for these schools is building a strong school community to help in the progression of students.

Abdelmottalib Hakkar is from Morocco, and he said that the education system is the kingdom.

It is controlled by the state within 12 regions which are managed by the Ministry of Education. There are three types of schools including public, private and interna-

tional schools.

Public schools are not funded to be well equipped. Primary school is for six years, and it takes three years to be in a university for either a Bachelor of Arts or Master of Arts.

If a student wants to go for their doctorate, they would have to continue for three to six additional years of schooling.

French and Arabic are the languages taught. The more privileged schools learn music and English in ninth grade.

Timetables show that these teachers work a maximum of 21 hours a week. In other words, teachers had limited hours of teaching.

In 12th grade, there is a national exam to enter into higher education, and 48 percent of students pass this exam. In comparison to

American schooling, this would be similar to the SATs. In addition, Morocco was the first country to recognize America’s independence. The United States holds more privilege with the resources and federal funding available at most schools.

Dallen Atwebembire from Uganda also taught the K-12 basic education. In Uganda, kindergarten is optional, and all of the education is in English. The Ministry of Education is in control of the curriculum.

Teaching is different for people around the world. From having access to Wi-Fi and new buildings to run-down building with no access to technology, supplies vary between countries and education systems. Although resources may not always be available to the teachers, they still made the best of it to give their students the education that they need to advance in life.

IUP is a place for people from all over the world whether it is a professor wanting to teach or a student wanting to learn.

(fulbright.org.ph) Jan Belisario is a high school English teacher in the Philippines.

He works with students aged 12 to 18.

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State Department offers variety of careers Six O’Clock Series outlines options, benefits TANNER SCHELL Staff Writer dsqcc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP On Monday, as a part of the Six O’Clock Series, Diplomat in Residence Danielle Harms spoke about the many jobs the U.S. Department of State offers.

“We have a lot of different jobs specifically for students,” Harms

said. “Not only will you be a public servant to the United States, but you will be moving every two to three years which, for many, is fun.”

The Department of State offers multiple career opportunities depending on one’s career choice and what their plan is for the future.

“There are 24 total career paths,” Harms said. “We have

(commons.wikimedia.org) The Harry S. Truman Building is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of State. The building is located in Washington, D.C., in its Foggy Bottom Neighborhood.

more than 270 posts in 191 countries.”

As a worker in the department, there is chance for one to make historical and rebounding effects for the country due to its important position in the United States.

It requires someone that is open to move often regardless of the career path chosen as it deals with international affairs.

“You must have a sense of adventure for these career paths,” Harms said.

The Department of State was the first department established after the Revolutionary War. There are more than 77,000 total employees today and only about 15,000 serve in the foreign services division while 10,000 are civil service employees.

“The original budget was mostly for firewood,” Harms said.

“Civil service employees are our single-issue experts.”

The department works alongside 32 other government agencies.

“We are everywhere because the U.S. government wants to make sure that its people are protected at all costs,” Harms said.

One of the worldwide career paths that one can pursue is that of the Foreign Service Officer (FSO). The goal of these officers is to promote peace, support,

prosperity and protect American citizens while advancing the interests of the United States abroad.

“One thing they do is work with Americans who have been arrested overseas,” Harms said.

The FSO also processes visas for both immigrants and non-immigrants.

“If you have ever seen [the TV show] ’90 Day Fiancé,’ when visas are needed there, we are the ones making sure that everything is kosher,” Harms said.

Other positions like Economic Officers work on things like foreign direct investment. Political Officers run most international exchanges between countries.

“Mostly, Economic Officers collect information for their job,” Harms said. “Political Officers might work with political parties to establish the rule of law in an area.

“We also teach English overseas.”

Generalists must take the FSO

test, but the test is free. Other positions have their own requirements in the application process at the department.

“There are study guides and practice tests online,” Harms said. “The hiring process isn’t immediate; it can take years.”

The Department of State also hires certified public accountants and other information specialists.

“We will hire anyone who passes the requirements of being a U.S. citizen, even dual citizens,” Harms said.

Benefits to holding a career within the U.S. Department of State includes retirement at 50 with a full pension program. Student loan payment is also included.

“There are many more benefits as well,” Harms said. “You also get all [government] holidays off.”

For more information about careers and opportunities within the U.S. Department of State, students can visit https://www.state.gov/ job-seekers/.

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(Braden Murray/The Penn) The Crimson Common Hour this week was held Wednesday in the Oak Grove.

Students were able to participate in fun games like Cornhole and Connect Four.

The event also featured light refreshments. The Common Hour acted as a way for students to unwind and spend time with one another in the middle of another academic week. The Crimson Common Hour is held every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and each common hour features a different event for students to attend. A complete schedule can be found at www.iup.edu.

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The Silent Witness Display

(Nick Schmidt/The Penn) The Silent Witness Display tells the name and true story of a person who was killed as a result of domestic violence. The display was put on by IUP’s Haven Project to raise awareness about domestic violence in the United States. The display is in the Leonard Hall lobby from Monday to Friday and then will move to the Stapleton Library from Friday to Oct. 29.

Opinion (Weezer/Facebook) Weezer’s debut self-titled album (left), also called “The Blue Album,” was released in May 1994. All of the songs on the album were written or cowritten by Weezer’s lead vocalist and guitarist Rivers Cuomo (right).

Outtakes, demos tell another side to album’s story There are few things more interesting in the mythos of a band than outtakes and demos.

The importance to fans in hearing these session outtakes cannot be overstated. There are often songs that do not make the album cut but are good in their own right.

Even if they are exceptional songs, there is a chance that they are never fully released.

There are so many different examples of this, one of which can be seen with Rivers Cuomo, the front man of Weezer. In 2007 he started doing album projects called “Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.” These projects are meant to be a homage to songs that Cuomo wrote for Weezer that never made the cut, or songs that are covers like his version of the Beach Boys’ 1964 hit “Don’t Worry Baby.”

There are a lot of compelling songs that appear on the albums, and it lets fans have a more in-depth look into the creative process that went into producing some of Weezer’s albums as can be seen with releases like “Alone III: The Pinkerton Years” which

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encapsulates the cut songs and different tracks left out of Weezer’s 1996 hit “Pinkerton.”

Of course, Weezer is not the only band that has dabbled with this format of showing off new music. Earlier this year, the Beach Boys released the long-awaited “Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971” box set. The album was comprised of songs that were from the very popular and highly regarded “Sunflower” and “Surf’s Up” albums that the Beach Boys made in 1970 and 1971 respectively. The box set also features live renditions of the songs of the era as well as some that preceded the 1976 album “15 Big Ones.”

The Beach Boys are no stranger to this type of release as they have done it for some of their most popular albums like “Pet Sounds,” “Wild Honey” and “20/20.” This style of demo releasing is due in part to the way that main Beach Boys’ songwriter Brian Wilson carried his life in the late 1960s with a deteriorating mental state that led to sporadic recording sessions; a mental state that can be seen in

main album song releases like the “Surf’s Up” track “’Til I Die.” With the help of these demos, a listener can better understand the condition and mindsets that the artists were in when recording the songs. One example is the aforementioned use of “’Til I Die” to see the mental state of Brian Wilson. Another example is the way the Beatles felt while recording “Let It Be.” With the release of “Get Back,” a Disney+ documentary focusing on the creation of the “Let It Be” album and the release of the “Let It Be Super Deluxe” box set that features demos and outtakes from the recording sessions, there is a lot of buzz in the music world about the Beatles.

Considering the group was the biggest band in the world at its peak, access to these kinds of materials is imperative for music historians and fans alike. It allows listeners to see the arguments between the different band members as the creation of the album was underway, like John Lennon’s dislike of Paul McCartney’s title track for the album, the wildly popular

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and deeply emotional “Let It Be.” While there are plenty of arguments that are captured in all their meaning throughout the demos and footage of the time, there are also plenty of moments that capture the comradery that the group still had. There are plenty of demos that feature the band members joking and having a good time that are very reminiscent of the demos from earlier in their careers.

As was the case with the Beach Boys, so, too, is the case with the Beatles. There have been many albums that have received a demo and outtakes release, such as “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “The Beatles” (commonly known as “The White Album”) and “Abbey Road.”

There is a lot of fans of different bands and artists that have no real interest in these kinds of releases, but there is so much value to them. The amount of emotion and meaning that can be conveyed in a song that was scrapped from a main album release may be unknown to many fans.

Even if you have no interest in

the demos and outtakes of your favorite band, try seeking them out and listening to them. They are not always available on streaming services like Spotify, so YouTube is likely a better resource. There is a potential that you develop a deeper connection to the music of an artist as well as a better grasp as to the mental state or emotions that they were feeling when writing songs for an album.

With so many different artists releasing them, like Tom Petty, David Bowie, Queen and Elton John, demos and outtakes are a fundamental way to gain a deeper understanding of your favorite songs as well as the artists that perform them.

Considering the importance that demos and outtakes can carry, more artists should start doing it.

Saving recordings to release at a later date would be a cool way to please fans in the future, much in the same way the bands mentioned above do it.

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Culture Editor: Lane Lannan – ffpcc@iup.edu Lead Culture Writer: Caio Gomes – hysbc@iup.edu

Symphony band returns with new procedures, concerts LANE LANNAN Culture Editor ffpcc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP Music at IUP is one of the hallmarks of the college life. The symphony band is no different.

The IUP Symphony Band is back and better than ever. After a year of trying to navigate a virtual education landscape, which was challenging for everyone, the band is aiming to make a return to the IUP scene.

“Thanks to several research studies at many universities across the country, we now know how to play instruments safely even with the [COVID-19] pandemic still going on,” Dr. Jason Worzbyt, the associated director of bands, said. “We utilize threefeet spacing between players, bell covers on the brass instruments and limiting out rehearsals to one hour.”

With all of the restrictions that were put in place, the band has seen no infections over the past nine weeks that classes have been happening.

With a band consisting of the same elements as a tradition-

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al band, with instruments like saxophones, tubas, trumpets, percussion and clarinets, there is a lot that had to go into changing the way things were done to ensure that students are safe while still getting to practice and perform music.

Performances are a key part in the music life of any music student. With the live music scene re-emerging over the past few months, there was the question as to if the IUP band will perform.

“We gave our first concert on Oct. 7, ” Worzbyt said.

“Our second one will take place on Thursday, Nov. 18, in Fisher Auditorium.”

Naturally, those in attendance at the concert will be expected to wear masks as per the university mandate. Despite that, there is a lot of excitement from the students in the band and the band faculty about the potential for live concerts to make their return to IUP. The return of live music also brings about a return to the standard that IUP music has. That includes lots of practice time

and energy to make sure that the music is as good as it can be when it is time to perform it.

The band, which is currently 55 members strong, has been practicing as much as possible while being in line with the restrictions in order to put on a great concert for the IUP community when the time comes.

In addition to that, there are no current side projects of the IUP band slated for the semester.

The only focus is getting the IUP Symphony Band back to the standard that it was at prior to the beginning of the pandemic.

“It has been a tremendous experience to be back in person,” Worzbyt said. “We will never take for granted being able to play music with one another ever again.”

With the importance of expression through music, the students that are part of IUP’s symphony band are happy to be back in person and ready to show IUP a memorable time with great music on Nov. 18.

More information about the symphony band or about the concert planned can be found through the IUP website.

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(Nick Schmidt/The Penn) The IUP Symphony Band’s first performance was held on Oct. 7.

The event was held in person as well as livestreamed where it got 375 views.

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National Coming Out Day hits IUP Events show importance of LGBTQ+ representation CENTER FOR MULTICULTURAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT

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Tabling in the Oak Grove @ 10AM‐2PM The Lavender Scare: HUB Ohio Room @6PM

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Flagpole Dedica�on in front of Elkin Hall @ 12PM Queer Conversa�ons: Two Spirits Elkin Great Room @ 5PM

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Trans Tea Time: Elkin Hall Room 111 @4:30PM‐5:30PM Jennicet Gu�érrez: Elkin Hall Great Room @7pm

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Over the past week, an important series of events were held.

National Coming Out Day was Oct. 11, and it allowed students that are part of the LGBTQ+ group to be themselves and have a good time on campus. Activities happened throughout the entire week that were focused on creating a feeling of community for these students.

“These events are important to provide a sense of belonging to the LGBTQIA+ population,” Tedd Cogar, the head of LGBTQIA+ Support, said. “Heteronormativity, the idea that heterosexuality is woven into everyday culture and society as a default that influences how people interact with their environment, that heterosexuality is what is expected and what is normal, is very alive.

“There is much more need for representation across campus and many areas for us to work on.”

With the goal of increasing representation being fundamentally important for IUP, the question then becomes how one achieves that goal. The answer to that is simple as there are activities on campus for students that work towards that result.

“We have ongoing events like the Queer Conversations group that meets every Tuesday from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Elkin Hall Great Room,” Cogar said. “We have a transgender and non-binary group which meets every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 p.m., and we have Pride Alliance which meets every Thursday from 6-8 p.m.”

In addition to the events that are focused on student conversations in a safe space and environment, there are other plans that are more visual in nature which will be seen by more students as they will be in frequently traveled areas around campus.

“In the spring, we anticipate having the sidewalk between the libraries and Jane Leonard Hall [College of Humanities and Social Sciences] painted with the progressive flag,” Cogar said.

“We would also like to return to hosting a Queer Arts Showcase on campus.”

With the sheer variety in the events that students can attend, there are plenty of ways to get involved and be a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community or simply a student that wants to show support for the group to help members feel safer during their day-to-day life. There is a lot of examples of LGBTQ+ people targeted in history, like the Stonewall Riot, but also in recent memory like the incident in the Oak Grove that took place on Monday.

“Let’s talk about the impact of the three preachers in the Oak Grove on Monday,” Cogar said. “The community responded really well to this exercise of free speech. I am really proud of how students used their voice and remained positive, attempted to engage in dialogue, and came together to confront these individuals who were unwilling to hear another side.”

Cogar went on to say that it is well known that people tend to use tactics that stir up emotion and try to get a negative response for hopes of violence to break out, resulting in legal issues for students that participate. Despite those tactics used often, the IUP students stayed calm but firm in their position and beliefs.

While that event was important for students to stand up against something they disagree with, there are plenty of instances that do not make campus news.

Things that happen privately will most likely never be known by the wider campus community. If you or anyone you know is having any problems related to discrimination based on your sexual orientation or gender identity, reach out to Cogar at tcogar@iup.edu, LGBTQIA Support at lgbtqiasupport@iup.edu, call (724) 357-2598

Intersec�onality Talk Leonard 225 @ 11:30AM‐12:30PM Pride Alliance Elkin Hall Room 111 @6‐8PM

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Pumpkin Pain�ng Social with LGBTQIA+ Grad Group Elkin Hall Room 111 @5PM‐6PM Game Night Pride Alliance in Elkin Room 111 @6PM‐9PM Presented by: LGBTQIA Support, the LGBTQIA+ Commission, The Office of Social Equity and Title IX, the Division of Student Affairs, It’s On Us, LGBTQ Studies, Pride Alliance, IUP Na�ve American Awareness Council, Anthropology Department, and LGBTQIA+ Grad Group.

(Tedd Cogar) According to Case Western Reserve, https://case.edu/lgbt/safe-zone/statistics, more than one third of LGBT undergraduate students experience some form of harrassment. for the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement (MCSLE), or submit an Incident of Concern with the Office of Social Equity and Title IX, https://www.

iup.edu/socialequity/index.html.

With discrimination still present in the world, it is important for events like National Coming Out Day and the subsequent week of

activities that help students feel more comfortable on campus to exist. It helps bring everyone at IUP closer to make us all a connected campus.

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The Penn’s Student Tattoo Profile

Bree Jones (freshman, criminology) Who did your tattoo?

“My artist’s name was Aaron,” Jones said.

Did it hurt?

“No, it didn’t really hurt but it did burn,” Jones said.

What were the reactions to the tattoo?

“My mom didn’t care that I got a tattoo and my friends liked it,” Jones said.

What is the meaning?

“My tattoo doesn’t have an actual meaning,” Jones said. “I just wanted one.”

Why did you get it?

“I got a tattoo to test my pain tolerance,” Jones said.

Student Tattoo ProFile EVA TILLICH Managing Editor jxsbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP My name is Eva Tillich and I will highlight the tattoos that IUP students get. As of right now I have three tattoos.

When did you get it?

“I got my tattoo about three years ago,” Jones said.

Advice to anyone thinking of getting a tattoo?

“If you want to get a tattoo, go get it sober,” Jones said.

(Bree Jones) Jones got her tattoo because she was interested in getting one.

There were no explicitly deep reasons for it.

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Importance of Filipino American History Month CAIO GOMES Lead Culture Writer hysbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The ending of October also marks the ending of Filipino American History Month.

The Filipino American History Month was first proposed in 1992 by the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS).

October was chosen because historical records show that the first Filipino immigrants arrived in America on Oct. 18, 1587, in what is now Morro Bay in California.

Because many Filipino Americans live in California and Hawaii, those two states were the first to recognize Filipino American History Month with the former recognizing it in 2006 and the latter in 2008. Nationally, the Filipino American History Month has been recognized since 2009 when the 111th Congress passed a resolution formally declaring October as a month to honor and celebrate Filipino Americans.

“Filipino Americans play an integral role in our nation as our soldiers, teachers, engineers, entrepreneurs, essential workers and healthcare workers who have fought tirelessly against the COVID-19 virus,” U.S. Representative Judy Chu [D-Ca.] said. “As chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I am proud to join my colleagues in recognizing the Filipino American community, their accomplishments, their victories and their joy.”

Although not so often talked about, it is important to understand Filipino American history not only because people of Filipino origin make up a large percentage of Americans today, but also because, like other minority groups, Filipinos have been historically oppressed in the United States.

According to the Pew Research Center, more than four million people of Filipino heritage live in the United States, making them the second largest Asian American group. This is mostly due to America’s colonization of the Philippines which prompted many Filipinos to immigrate to the United States.

(sfexaminer.com) Since the United States occupied the Philippines in 1898, there has been extreme hardship for Filipino Americans, being referred to as “perpetual foreigners” by some according to https://www.rappler.com/moveph/what-it-is-like-filipino-american-time-hate-unitedstates, which goes to show the importance of Filipino American Heritage Month.

This, however, also prompted a rise in anti-Filipino sentiment among an angry white American population. From 1926 until 1934 there have been more than 15 instances of mass attacks against Filipino Americans in the United States including the Stockton Mass Stabbing of 1926 and the Little Manila Bombing of 1930.

The violent Watsonville Riots of 1930 were mostly encouraged by white farmers who opposed Filipino presence in the United States. While at first many white Americans supported colonizing the islands, many disliked the thought of granting citizenship to Filipino

nationals. At the time, Filipinos were considered “U.S. nationals” as the Philippine Islands were an U.S. territories. “[At that point] Filipinos were increasingly seen as a problem,” Erika Lee, an Asian American historian, said in her book “Making an Asian America.” “Filipinos were increasingly characterized not as ‘little brown brothers’ [like they were during the Spanish-American War] but now as another ‘Asiatic invasion’ that was worse than the Chinese, Japanese and South Asian ‘invasions.’”

Racism against Filipinos in the United States not only took shape in the physical context but also in the systematic context as well. As “U.S. nationals,” Filipinos had authorization to live and work in the United States; however, Filipino Americans were denied citizenship until the Citizenship Act of 1940. This kept people of Filipino descent from being able to vote despite meeting all the

requirements to be an American citizen.

With no right to vote, Filipino Americans had no representation in either local or federal level.

This led to several anti-Filipino legislations, including seven different anti-miscegenation laws, being passed.

On top of that, Filipino Americans were not allowed to serve in the U.S. military until the end of World War II. According to the American Homefront Project, more than a quarter million Filipinos fought alongside the U.S. army during the war on the Pacific front.

Despite that, U.S. documents that were declassified in 1988 show that the military's attempt to document the service of Filipino troops was inadequate and incomplete. More than 10 thousand Filipino veteran files were destroyed by a fire in 1973.

Although bloody and perhaps uncomfortable to discuss, it is important to understand the history of Filipino Americans as it is a part of U.S. history but also,

it will help prevent such hatred to rise again. Last year, the Asian American community saw a surge of violent hate crimes against people of any Asiatic descendance, including Filipinos.

“When the mask mandate started coming through [and] people were encouraging wearing the mask, my first thought was not, ‘Okay, good, this is going to help flatten the curve,’” Christine Liwag, a Filipino-American activist, said in a Philippines-based newspaper “The Rappler” in an interview. “My first thought was, ‘Okay, good, they're not going to be able to see as much of my face. It's going to be harder to identify me as an Asian.’”

In IUP, although there is not an organization focused solely on Filipinos, students interested in Filipino culture can join the Asian Studies Club or even petition to start a Filipino Heritage Club.

And to all Filipino American students, The Penn wishes a safe and honorable rest of Filipino American History Month.

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STATIC hosts Fall Fest event

(Eva Tillich/The Penn) STATIC brought back the Fall Fest for IUP students on Thursday. The different activities included pie eating, pumpkin carving, caramel apple decorating, and other games and prizes for students to play for and experience. The event was held in the Ohio Room in the Hadley Union Building (HUB) and saw a good amount of students in attendance.

Study Away Fair at IUP helps educate students

The Study Away Fair occurred on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Leonard Hall (formerly College of Humanities and Social Sciences). The aim of the event was to advertise study abroad opportunities for students at IUP. There were many different groups and organizations there to help students find the ideal study abroad location.

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Sports Trying to turn coal into diamonds: Editor-in-Chief: Jeff Hart – J.R.Hart2@iup.edu

Crimson Hawks look to take down No. 5 Cal U Vulcans in annual Coal Bowl BEN SPRIGGS Staff Writer dzbbc@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The time for celebration is over.

The weekend brought a monumental regular season win for the IUP football program against its bitter rival Slippery Rock University (SRU).

That must now be put in the rearview mirror.

The reason being an undefeated conference foe is eagerly awaiting the Hawks.

The No. 5 California University of Pennsylvania (Cal U) Vulcans will roll into town Saturday afternoon for the 12th annual Coal Bowl.

Head coach Paul Tortorella appreciates playing at home but does not think it will be a huge factor in who ends up lifting the trophy when the clock strikes zero.

“We certainly are happy to be playing at home but, in reality, it is not that big of a factor,” Tortorella said.

As a result of its game against Clarion being canceled last weekend, Cal U has had an extra week of rest and preparation for IUP. Tortorella and his team will look to make a major statement to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) and its followers this Saturday when they attempt to topple a second top-ten ranked team as an underdog two weeks in a row.

If they can pull it off, things could get very interesting in terms of both the Crimson Hawks’ national ranking and media coverage attention.

IUP must start fast.

“Obviously, all three phases have to be rolling at the start of the game and we have to maintain the momentum,” Tortorella said.

It will not be easy; it never is.

Cal U currently sits at No. 5 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national poll.

The Vulcans program is built on stability, having earned a winning record the past 17 seasons straight.

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three phases of the game but have not faced a lot of tough competition, especially in out of conference play, that IUP has.

The Vulcans’ defense wins them football games.

Linebacker Noah Dillow stands at the forefront of an elite Vulcans’ defensive unit that is giving up an average of only seven points a game.

That type of defensive play in football is rare, almost unheard of, especially in an offensive-driven PSAC. They have shutout three opponents.

Dillow has 19 solo tackles and three sacks on the season.

The defense also includes a premier tackle inside.

“Gerald Brown is one of the better defensive linemen in the conference,” Tortorella said.

The Cal U offense is led by quarterback Noah Mitchell.

The junior signal caller has completed 160 attempts for 1,886 yards and 13 touchdowns.

“Offensively, their quarterback Mitchell is the guy that makes their offense go,” Tortorella said.

Mitchell’s preferred receiving options through the air are Tyson

(IUP Athletics) The last time IUP played Cal U in the Coal Bowl in 2019, the Hawks came away with a 17-6 victory over the Vulcans.

Hill and JaQuae Jackson.

The duo both average over 10 yards a catch individually and are approaching 500 yards receiving a piece on the season.

Jackson has six touchdowns.

“Cal U is a heavy pass first offense with Mitchell throwing to a slew of big athletic receivers,” Tortorella said.

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is not as strong and should serve as a point of attack for the IUP defense.

Cal U’s lead back is Kyle Brunson.

Brunson has carried the ball over 70 times for only 239 total yards this season. He averages an unintimidating 37 yards a game.

Despite this, the Vulcans are undefeated in both conference and out-of-conference play.

They deserve their high national ranking and respect.

IUP football, led by head coach Paul Tortorella, will look to continue to write its underdog story as the Hawks chase a 2021 PSAC conference title.

This weekend is the next step in that process.

Kickoff is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Miller Stadium.

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Crimson Hawks running toward PSAC championships MATT GLOVER Staff Writer htpz@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships have finally arrived, and the “underdog” IUP cross country teams feel ready to take off at Kutztown.

“Because we’re such a young team,” Emma Alexy (junior, pre-physical therapy) said, “we’re really excited to see what we can bring to the table and show other teams that we are the underdog and can really have a great performance.”

IUP will be one of 17 teams competing this year. The men were predicted to place fifth in the PSAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The women were predicted to finish seventh.

“I think they’re mostly ready to go,” head coach Joey Zins said.

“We had workouts on Monday, and I think the team is focused and really looking forward to the trip and the competition.”

Speaking of competition, the freshmen have been vital to the success of both teams.

“We struggled last year to recruit people,” Alexy said, “and it’s been such a great big help to have these new freshmen in. They’re so excited and hungry for competition.

“You can really see when they get on the line that they’re just excited to race and be back on the field again.”

Joel Beckwith (freshman, environmental engineering) has been especially helpful for the men as he’s consistently placed high this season.

Kendall Branan (freshman, history) has also continually helped the team.

On the women’s side, Hannah Miller (freshman, athletic training) and Kalynne Ziegler (freshman, health/physical education) have proved themselves as strong additions to the team.

Although the team has been going strong, it has had its fair share of setbacks.

“Like with any season, we have dealt with a few injuries and sicknesses,” Zins said. “On the women’s side, Erin McGrath (junior, accounting) has been out

much of the season.

She’s one of our top runners when healthy, and she will be competing at the conference championship on Friday, but more or less at 100 percent.

“She’s just going to give us what she can.”

Beckwith and Marco Cardone (sophomore, exercise science) missed the Carnegie Melon Invitational due to illness but are expected to return at or close to 100 percent, Zins said.

Calvin Ribelin (sophomore, chemistry) has also been out for much of the season due to injury and will not race Friday.

Out of the 16 opponents, Alexy is most excited to race against Clarion.

“A lot of schools have viewed them as Last season’s PSAC championship was won by Edinboro by both the men’s and women’s teams. the underdog and [to]not be messed with,” Alexy said.

“They definitely have a very strong cross country team that we can compete against.

“We were pretty close with them [last meet], so we’re excited to see how we do at PSAC.” IUP finished about three minutes behind Clarion at the Carnegie Melon Invitational.

IUP placed fourth while Clarion placed second.

Regardless of how the team places this weekend, Zins will not use that to determine a successful season.

“We’re always talking about getting better and the future and where we’re placing at meets,” Zins said, “but I want this to be fun and a positive experience for them, and something they can look forward to every day.

“I think the biggest thing is how close are we running to our potential and have we improved from the previous season.”

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Hawks get revenge on Griffins winning 3-1 JAY McGARY Staff Writer fwzt@iup.edu @ThePennIUP IUP women’s volleyball topped Seton Hill on Tuesday night 3-1 to end a three-game losing streak that was riddled with inefficient hitting.

The Hawks met the Griffins for the third time this season, coming into the series with an 0-2 record in favor of Seton Hill.

This time, however, ended differently. One of the most apparent differences being the fact that the Crimson Hawks played at home.

Torbett implied that the difference between a win and a loss in an even matchup sometimes comes down to where the teams face off.

“I think we are pretty equal to Seton Hill so it is hard for a team to beat a team three times in the same season and we were at home; the other two matches were at their place,” head coach Julie Torbett said.

Although it is predictable that home court advantage makes a difference, something no one ex-

(Molly Cunningham/The Penn) The Hawks hit .278 against the Seton Hill Griffins. Leah Henderson (junior, sports administration) had a season-best 49 assists on Tuesday night.

pected was the phenomenal bench performance from Stefania “Stef” Anagnostou (sophomore, biology).

Anagnostou put up season highs in both kills and blocks with 14 and 2, respectively.

The Division I transfer out of Arkansas is originally from Athens, Greece, and the only comparable showing she had this season was the team’s fourth game against Chowan. Anagnostou’s performance was truly out of nowhere.

“Stef has been getting better and getting acclimated to our team,” Torbett said. “I was so happy for her to put it all together against Seton Hill.”

Anagnostou’s performance, as well as a hitting percentage that rivaled the last three games combined, helped lead the Hawks to a 3-1 match victory with scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-22 and 25-23.

Though this was in no way a blowout, it was an important match in the context of the remainder of the season. IUP will meet familiar foes for the rest of its games in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play, and next is Gannon.

The Hawks will travel to Erie on Friday night to meet, for the second time, a 19-4 Gannon team that is on a dominant four-game win streak that includes only two sets dropped.

The first time these two teams met was just a month ago, and the Golden Knights swept the Hawks with scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-17. One optimistic aspect to the Friday night showdown is the fact that all the Crimson Hawks will be present and healthy.

“We had a [COVID-19] situation prior to that match,” Torbett said.

“I hope without any issues with the team we can have a better performance against a very tough Gannon team.”

A very tough team it certainly is.

Gannon leads the PSAC in hitting percentage with .247, is second in service aces per set with 2.13, and fourth in both kills per set and assists per set.

As the Golden Knights are a highly offensive-oriented team, IUP will need to make sure its defense comes ready to play, and, with the potential threat of missing the postseason looming, this could be the most pressure the Hawks have felt all year.

Tune in to psacsportsdigitalnetwork.com on Friday at 7 p.m. to watch the Hawks and the Golden Knights duke it out with one team’s postseason on the line.

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(Alexa Giger/The Penn) The Hawks have five more matches over the next two and a half weeks to take advantage of and try to make a push for playoffs.

Soccer drops game against Gannon, winning streak ends AUSTIN SMITH Staff Writer A.S.Smith7@iup.edu @ThePennIUP All great things come to an end and, just like that, the Hawks’ winning streak gets snapped at three games in.

After the 2-0 loss to a tough Gannon team, the Crimson Hawks are currently sitting at fifth place in the PSAC West with a record of 7-4-1 and 19 points currently behind Edinboro.

The Hawks were climbing up the standings steadily over the last few weeks in hopes of gaining a potential playoff spot but were set back on Wednesday by a 2-0 loss to the No.1 team in the Pennsylvania

State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Gannon Golden Knights.

The game was very close in a lot of categories like shots and shots on goal. Gannon led IUP in the shot category 11-10 and shots on goal category 8-6. The saves were deadlocked at six a piece thanks to goalkeeper Samantha Gildner (junior, athletic training).

Unfortunately, the Golden Knights were fast to get themselves on the board.

The impressive Golden Knights were able to score after just three minutes for them to go up 1-0.

The second half of the game was tense, and the Hawks did have opportunities to tie the game up but did not capitalize on any of their scoring chances. Gannon in

the 78th minute would make the game 2-0 in its favor.

“We didn’t play as well as we expected,” head coach Adel Heder said. “Every game is a tough one in our conference.”

There was a variety of players like Hannah Scardina (sophomore, pre-physical therapy), Chloe Theoricht (sophomore, exercise science), Cassidy Zandier (junior, supply chain/general management) and Devion Anderson (junior, psychology) who had shots on goal.

Scardina managed to get five shots and still could not get one pass the Gannon’s stout defense.

The Hawks still have time to improve their record but will have to do so facing some durable competition.

“The next game with Slippery Rock won’t be easy, but our team is playing hard same as today, we played hard but came up short,” Heder said.

The next two games will also be on the road including the one against Slippery Rock. The Hawks

have had success this season on the road with a 3-1-1 record and will look to improve upon this against The Rock.

If IUP wants to continue to compete against its next several opponents, the team must find ways to put the goals up on the board. It seems the Hawks create chances every game, but the ball does not want to seem to find the back of the net.

“We need to play dynamic and create chances to score goals,” Heder said.

In the end, it all starts over again against Slippery Rock this Saturday and every Hawk will need to be on board when playing the second-best team in the division with 25 points.