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(Facebook) Sydney Kominos (sophomore, hospitality management) participated in last year’s Build and Bust event. She joined Habitat for Humanity as a freshman.

Interior design students fundraise for Habitat for Humanity

By KATIE MEST

They build a structure out of recyclable materials, just anything they find.

Staff Writer K.A.Mest@iup.edu

Students came together outside of Ackerman Hall Wednesday for the third annual Build and Bust.

In six small groups, students used recycled and reused materials to create shelters for a chance to win the grand prize of $100.

Many interior designers participated, as well as Habitat for Humanity and a child development and family relations group.

IUP’s American Society of Interior Designers and International Interior Design Association organized the event to benefit Habitat for Humanity and Austin’s Playroom.

Habitat for Humanity is comprised of volunteers who work to build and restore houses for those

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(Facebook) Interior design students used recycled materials to build shelters Wednesday outside Ackerman Hall.

who are in need of better living conditions.

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entertained. They design and build playrooms for health facilities.

These playrooms give families a stress-free place to go during hard times.

Groups had to build structures that had three sides and a top.

It had to accommodate a sitting adult.

Their materials come from old wood, cardboard and anything else they can find.

They had to use at least three

different materials.

The groups had a lot of room to be creative.

Some past groups have had actual windows and even sails.

This year, each structure had to have a theme.

One group chose to do a spring theme.

Interior Design Assistant Professor Karen Scarton helped to organize the event.

“They build a structure out of recyclable materials,” Scarton said, “just anything they find.

“We don’t expect anybody to have to buy anything to participate. It usually falls somewhere within Earth Day.” Awards were given for Most Structurally Sound and Most Creative Use of Materials.

After the judging, the groups tore down their structures.

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Indiana Borough implements new emergency alert system

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Lead News Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

Indiana Borough has implemented a new high-speed emergency notification system (ENS) to better alert residents in case of emergency situations that may arise within the town.

Previously, the only means of communicating emergency notifications was through news conferences and news releases.

While these will still be utilized, the new alert system is a faster way of communicating time-sensitive news to residents.

The new system, provided by SwiftReach Networks, will alert residents to different emergencies such as severe storm warnings, road closures, water problems, evacuations and other important news.

Those interested in receiving notifications can choose to be alerted via landline calls, cellular calls, texts, emails, social media posts or mobile application notifications.

Bradley Gotshall, borough manager, said the new system is an important tool.

“This new system is being implemented because the current

borough council is very much interested in having a communication platform with our residents,” Gotshall said. “SwiftReach will allow us to instantly reach out and notify residents of emergency and general information.”

“If, for example, there is an emergency situation within the borough, staff does not have time to send out a press release, field questions and hope the word gets into the homes of our residents. The ENS cuts that step and puts the information right to our citizens.”

Alerts will come from different departments within the borough government. The public works department will send out notifications about road construction, public services and sewage-related issues. The police department and borough administration will also send out miscellaneous notifications related to their department.

“Out of the gate, we will have myself and a member from the public works department and police department as users of the system,” Gotshall said.

“Each user is able to push alerts out on points of interest within their respective departments.”

The borough has plans to expand the program to other departments, as well.

Anyone interested can sign up for the system by registering via the Swift911 portal at indianaboro.com/notify or by downloading the Swift911 Public App and registering within the app.

Once registered, residents will have the opportunity to sign up for the notification lists they are interested in and remove themselves from those they do not want. By utilizing publicly available phone lists, the system came preloaded with more than 1,000 landline phone numbers.

Gotshall said not all residents are within the system, and he encouraged them to update their information. He also encouraged people who might have a landline number in the system to add cell phone numbers and email addresses.

“I believe this to be a great system, which will allow us to have a better connection to our residents,” Gotshall said.

If residents are not interested in the new alert system, they can always remove themselves at any time either online or through the mobile app.

Mexican secretary: Trump’s wall ‘hostile act’

By KATE LINTHICUM Los Angeles Times TNS

Mexico’s top diplomat called President Donald Trump’s proposal to build a border wall “an unfriendly, hostile act” that will further aggravate increasingly tense relations between the longtime allies.

While Trump has repeatedly vowed to build a wall and make Mexico pay for its construction, Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray Caso told a meeting of Mexican legislators Tuesday that there is absolutely no way that will happen.

“It is not part of a bilateral dis-

(TNS) Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Videgaray Caso spoke Wednesday in Mexico City at the inauguration ceremony of Arab Week in Mexico 2017.

cussion, and we will not collaborate in the construction,” Videgaray Caso said. “It’s a waste of resources.”

Trump’s repeated criticisms of Latino immigrants and trade deals with Mexico while a candi-

date and now as president have offended many south of the border, where a surge in nationalism can be felt in the increasingly heated rhetoric of politicians as well as in advertisements and the proliferation of Mexican flags.

On Tuesday, Videgaray Caso repeated earlier threats the Mexican government will consider reducing cooperation with the U.S. on security issues if talks on immigration and trade go badly.

Trump had requested that Congress provide U.S. funds to begin the wall, but he signaled Monday that he would not insist on it, saying he might be willing to wait until September for the funding.

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• David Simonich III, 25, of Beaver Falls, was charged with public drunkenness, simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct at 1:14 a.m.

April 21 in the 600 block of Philadelphia Street, according to the Indiana Borough Police Department.

• Matthew Santucci, 35, of Seven Fields, was cited for public drunkenness at 1:54 a.m. April 26 in the 600 block of Philadelphia Street, according to borough police.

• Angela Huey, 22, of Irwin, was cited for public drunkenness and retail theft at 2:24 a.m. April 26 at Sheetz, 768 Wayne Ave., according to borough police.

Theft

• Solomon Akpor-Mensah, 21, of Easton, was charged with theft by unlawful taking at 3:11 p.m. April 13 in Folger Dining Hall, according to IUP University Police.

• A handgun was reportedly stolen between April 18 and 23 in the 1000 block of Water Street, according to borough police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

• A package was reportedly stolen between 11 a.m. April 21 and 10 a.m.

April 22 in the 800 block of Wayne Avenue, according to borough police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

Assault

• Matthew Adams, 31, of Indiana, was charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, harassment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct at 8:36 p.m. April 26 in the 300 block of Chestnut Street, according to borough police.

• John Petersal, 48, of Indiana, was charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, resisting arrest, reckless endangerment and harassment at 10:05 p.m. April 26 in the 600 block of Locust Street, according to borough police.

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Back in Plaque: Placard dedicated to one of state’s first settlers

By MARGARET BURRIS Staff Writer M.W.Burris@iup.edu

One of the oldest placards in Indiana County is the one dedicated to Fergus Moorhead on Philadelphia Street.

He was born in Lancaster County circa 1750 and died in Indiana County circa 1820. He lived through the Revolutionary War and was a pioneer settler of Indiana County.

He lived through a historic time in American history, and his courage and perseverance as a frontier settler served him well time and time again.

In 1768, William Penn purchased land from the Native Americans.

A few months later, Moorhead purchased land in Indiana County from the Penn family and became one of the first settlers in western Pennsylvania, as well as one of the first legal landowners. His house was the first built in western Pennsylvania that had a stove and working chimney, and his settlement attracted many more families from the East.

Moorhead, a Scotch Presbyterian, was a devout family man who eventually welcomed his two brothers, Samuel and Joseph, to live with him. Moorhead and his family farmed hay for several years and lived peacefully until the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. When the war began, western Pennsylvania became a much more dangerous place to live. Settlers living on the frontier were especially vulnerable to attacks by Native Americans, who became hostile and fought alongside the British.

In a particular skirmish, Moorhead was captured and transported to Quebec. After being held for about a year, he was released on his honor. He was sent to New York for release, and from there, he walked back west to Franklin County.

Once he reached his father’s home, no one recognized him because he had lost so much weight and hadn’t been able to cut his hair or beard for 11 months.

(Flickr) Fergus Moorhead, who has a placard in Indiana County, was one of the first settlers to buy land from William Penn in 1768.

After rejoining with his father and family, Moorhead continued his travel west to return to his frontier home. He completed his trek in 1781, before the Revolutionary War ended.

In his absence, the western Pennsylvanian frontier had receded, and he returned home to find his cabin burned down and his commodities stolen by Native Americans.

Frontier settlers had been so confused and terrified by the attacks that many returned back over the mountains.

However, most of the articles that Moorhead’s wife had buried near their home remained well preserved. So, though the cabin was razed and looted, Moorhead and his family still had some of their most valuable belongings.

During this second pilgrimage, Moorhead was joined by many other settlers who built homes on the frontier with him in Indiana County.

Moorhead was a courageous frontiersman who didn’t let hostile Native Americans or a wary public keep him from traveling west and reclaiming his share of the western border.

Without individuals such as Moorhead, Indiana County and western Pennsylvania would not be the same today.

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Venezuela quits OAS as protest death toll hits 32

By NESTOR ROJAS DPA TNS

Venezuela will withdraw from the Organization of American States, Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez said Wednesday, amid a row over the regional diplomatic body’s plans to meet over the ongoing crisis there.

Rodríguez said President Nicolas Maduro had ordered the unprecedented move in response to its convocation of an emergency meeting of foreign ministers to discuss their “deepening concern” about Venezuela.

Seventeen member countries including the United States, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil voted Wednesday for the extraordinary meeting, to take place at a date yet to be determined.

Venezuela had threatened to withdraw from the OAS if it called

(TNS) Venezuela Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez said Wednesday that the country would leave the Organization of American States (OAS) in Caracas, Venezuela.

the meeting of ministers.

“The withdrawal of Venezuela from the OAS is not conditional.

It has to do with the dignity of our people and Bolivaran doctrine,” Rodríguez said in a Wednesday broadcast on VTV television, referring to Venezuela’s name for its

socialist political and economic model. Julio Borges, president of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, called the announcement “proof of the self-inflicted coup d’etat.”

“It is the proof of fear of a vote,” he said.

Venezuela has been a member of the 35-nation OAS since 1951.

Rodriguez said Venezuela would begin the 24-month process of withdrawal Thursday.

The row erupted as the death toll from three weeks of anti-government protests rose to 32, as the National Guard used tear gas to shut down a demonstration in the capital Caracas.

A 20-year-old man died after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister fired by troops at the protest, the opposition mayor of the capital’s Chacao district said.

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protests in the central city of Valencia on Tuesday night, the attorney general’s office said.

The violence in Caracas was the latest skirmish in weeks of protests as demonstrators trying to march on the city center were again met by forces who fired tear gas.

The military was also deployed against possible demonstrations at the National Electoral Council and the Supreme Court.

Opposition protesters have been trying in vain for weeks to march to the office of the country’s human rights ombudsman, Tarek William Saab.

Police and military units have turned them back repeatedly, leading to violent clashes on the eastern outskirts of the city.

The opposition wants Saab to open a case against justices in the country’s Supreme Court who in March attempted to strip power from the National Assembly.

The ruling was later withdrawn amid international condemnation.

But it set off protests that have continued for weeks and highlighted growing popular rage at the socialist government of Maduro.

Venezuela’s political crisis has escalated in recent months alongside an economic crisis that has caused widespread shortages of food and medicines.

Maduro has responded to both with increasing authoritarianism that has been condemned by both the opposition and the international community.

Along with the dozens killed in demonstrations in Caracas and cities across the country, nearly 500 people have been reported injured and more than 1,200 arrested as Maduro has cracked down on demonstrators.

Protesters have clashed with police and military as well as armed gangs loyal to the government.

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For some, draft day could be bittersweet

Flashback Friday

The 2017 NFL Draft began Thursday night. Collegiate athletes from various universities all over the country heard their names called by Commissioner Roger Goodell on stage in Philadelphia in hopes of becoming the league’s next big superstar.

On top of all that, they will all become millionaires when they sign contracts with their respective teams. It’s a prospect that any young player would yearn for.

But the dream doesn’t always turn out to be a good one. For some, it slowly turns into a nightmare.

And for others, that nightmare may never end.

Player safety has been at the forefront of league executives and the NFL Players Association for several years now. Many precautions have been put in place, such as banning helmet-to-helmet hits and not allowing defensive players to hit a quarterback seconds after he releases the ball. Still, though, scientists and researchers are producing evidence that NFL players are more likely to experience CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Take Joe Thomas, the longtime Cleveland Browns’ offensive lineman, for example.

“I definitely expect memory loss,” Thomas said

in a Wednesday ESPN article. “I’m already seeing memory loss, and maybe that’s just because of my old age or maybe it’s football, it’s hard to tell.”

Thomas is just 32 years old and entering his 11th season with the Browns. He has not missed a single snap since being drafted in 2007.

That is dedication. But do all of the accolades, fame and fortune come at a terrible cost?

“To be able to live the lifestyle and provide for my family the way that football has been able to, to me it’s a trade-off that I’m willing to accept,” Thomas said in the article.

It would be wrong to not mention former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, as well.

Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, hanged himself in his jail cell last week. He lived a troubled life; he was indicted but later acquitted of a 2012 double homicide in addition to the Lloyd murder.

But experts, scientists and researchers are wondering if CTE played a role near the end of Hernandez’s life. His brain will be donated to an academic center that studies a brain disorder linked to playing football, according to a Tuesday HuffPost article.

When people decide to play football, they’re signing up to potentially get hurt. It’s simply a part of the game.

The college players who are talented enough to make it to the next level will continue to pour into the league and reap its many benefits. Let’s hope they take the downsides into account, as well.

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Dear Editor: A number of IUP alumni and others were visiting campus the weekend of April 8 and 9 for the Dean’s Advancement Council meetings and other university events.

Before the Health & Human Services Dean’s Advancement Council meeting, a few alumni were browsing the March 28, 2017, edition of The Penn. The [advertisement] on page 9 of the newspaper was brought to my attention by several alumni – the picture of the young man wearing an IUPatty’s shirt urinating on a wall.

The alumni agreed that the picture and message were inappropriate, offensive and not the manner in which we should portray IUP students.

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While I understand the intent of the advertiser was “go to events instead of doing this,” the picture and message aroused negativity in the alumni.

These alumni are proud of being part of the IUP family, and continue to share their time, talent and treasure with the institution.

I promised members of the Dean’s Advancement Council that I would share their sentiments that this advertisement was an inappropriate way to encourage student participation in alternative events.

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The IUP Choirs rehearsed with a full band Wednesday in Fisher Auditorium

By ANGIE PRENCIPE Staff Writer A.V.Prencipe@iup.edu

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The cast of “H.M.S. Pinafore” will take the stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Fisher Auditorium.

Opera to set sail for Fisher Auditorium

By SETH WOOLCOCK Lead Culture Writer S.M.Woolcock@iup.edu

The theater season at IUP will come to a close when the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, one of the world’s most well-known theater companies, will be bringing its talents to IUP when they perform the musical “H.M.S. Pinafore.”

The show will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Fisher Auditorium.

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players is a professional theater company based in New York City.

Originating in 1975, it has been specializing in comical operas for more than 40 years.

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large variety of shows each season,” said Hank Knerr, IUP Lively Arts’ executive director. “This is the best premiere company there is, so we’re super excited.”

“H.M.S. Pinafore,” also known as “The Lass That Loves a Sailor,” is a comedic opera written by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan in 1878. It had the second-largest run of any musical theater performance at that time and was the first international hit of Gilbert and Sullivan.

The musical is set upon a ship, the H.M.S. Pinafore. The story follows the ship captain’s daughter, Josephine, as she falls for a lowclass sailor even though her father intended her to marry a rich Lord.

“It’s your typical Gilbert and Sul-

livan production: lighthearted and silly,” Knerr said. “What brings it together is the incredible music performed by the professional orchestra in the pit.”

With this being the final performance of the season, emotions are mixed at the Lively Arts.

“It’s a very bittersweet ending to the season because we’re saying goodbye to an awesome year,” Knerr said. “But it’s still exciting because now we can focus on another diverse and entertaining season ahead of us.”

Tickets for “H.M.S. Pinafore” are available at the Hadley Union Building box office. Tickets are regularly $40, $34 for seniors and $18 for I-Card-holders, students and children.

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To conclude the spring semester and another academic year, the IUP Choirs will take the stage from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Gorell Recital Hall.

The concert will feature vocal selections from all four IUP choirs and include more than 160 students.

IUP Choirs rehearse for several different performances throughout the academic year, each featuring new musical selections.

The audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy contemporary choral music.

Dr. Ryan Beeken, who will be conducting the performances, described the song selection as a “varied repertoire of newly composed pieces with standards.”

“All are fairly traditional choral pieces,” Beeken said. “It will include a few familiar tunes, including ‘Pure Imagination’ from ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘What a Wonderful World,’ made famous by Louis Armstrong.”

Beeken said that the overall

theme of the concert involves hope and the need to collaborate and work together to face problems. One of his favorite pieces that will be performed fits this tone.

“We are doing a piece that was written in response to floods that killed 25,000 people in Venezuela in 1999,” Beeken said. “It is an expression of how the world needs to come together in order to solve our problems.”

Beeken encouraged any students who want to be involved to consider joining one of the choir groups in the fall.

Each of the four IUP choirs are open to students across all majors.

The chorale and chamber singers groups require an audition, while the men’s and women’s choirs do not.

“If students are looking for a way to get involved in the campus, meet new people and have an outlet for artistic expression, this is the place for you,” Beeken said.

Tickets for the show can be purchased at the Hadley Union Building box office, online or by calling 724-357-1313.

I-Card-holders and students can purchase tickets for $10.

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“Das Barbecü” will open at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Waller Mainstage Theater basement.

By SETH WOOLCOCK Lead Culture Writer S.M.Woolcock@iup.edu

The Musical Theater Performance class will perform “Das Barbecü,” a country-western spoof musical directed by Dr. Robert Gretta, at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 4, through Sunday, May 7, in the Waller Mainstage Theater basement.

Jim Luigs and Scott Warrender debuted “Das Barbecü” in 1995.

The musical spoofs the well-known Wagner’s ring cycle in Texas. “‘Das Barbecü’ gives the theater performance students another [chance] to get another musical under their belt,” Gretta said. “In situations like this, I tend to go with off-Broadway and obscure musicals because they’re something different that nobody has seen before.”

Gretta has been at the professional level of acting and directing for more than 30 years. He said he often likes to combine a professional level with an educational atmosphere to ensure his students’ success.

The musical will use a rotating cast.

Brian Kane (senior, fine arts) and J’Quay Gibbs (senior, fine arts) will be the only two men in the per-

formance, while eight women will rotate through. The entire cast will play more than 40 different characters throughout the show.

“I play Actor 5, which throughout the show portrays the characters Siegfried, Milam Lamar, Alberich, a Norn triplet and a giant,” Kane said. “I love the role. I play the hero, the dwarf villain, a 40-year-old psychic woman and a 70-year-old man all in one.”

The costumes feature poofy, colorful dresses for the women and cowboy getup for the men.

“A lot of preparation has gone into the show,” Kane said, “whether it be working on the choreography, the characters themselves or the country accents.”

While the humor in the show can be described as PG-13, it is also a family-friendly production, as some of the humor is more geared toward adults.

“Anyone who likes to laugh will love this show,” Gretta said. “It’s designed to be very funny and really entertaining.

“Comedy is a lot harder to perform than most genres. It’s pretty easy to perform a dying scene – what’s difficult is to get people to laugh.”

Tickets for the show are available at the door. They are $3 with an I-Card and $5 without an I-Card.

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Students, faculty publish 17th New Growth Arts Review magazine

By RENÉE WILLIAMSON Staff Writer R.A.Williamson@iup.edu

The annual IUP art and literature publication will host a free launch party at 3 p.m. Monday in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 113.

The New Growth Arts Review (NGAR) is an annually published magazine of student art and literature run by IUP students.

The free magazine will be available at the launch party as well as in the English department, Stapleton Library, Sprowls Hall and Commonplace Coffeehouse & Roastery.

Chauna Craig, NGAR faculty adviser, will speak at the event along with Demi Richardson (senior, English), NGAR editor-in-chief. Some of the contributing writers will follow with poems and short stories.

“It will be a cool, casual time for people to just see what’s in the book,” Richardson said.

This year’s magazine has an array of subjects that carry out a positive theme.

“There’s something that anyone

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Demi Richardson (senior, English) will reveal NGAR’s new cover Monday.

can appreciate,” Richardson said.

“I think it’s a great way to bring people together, especially now with the political climate. I’m really proud that this book is not heavy with negative attitudes – just really sad or angry, bitter perspectives.”

Contributor Joshua Kuzmyak (junior, English) submitted poetry that exemplifies this year’s theme.

“It was sort of anti-[Donald] Trump, but not specifically saying it because I didn’t want to be that out there with it,” Kuzmyak said. “It was anti-what was going on because that’s when it was written. The other one was more about the give-and-take of the world and how there’s balance.”

This year’s magazine is one of

the longest and most diverse publication’s NGAR has had.

“We have had more submissions that got accepted this year than we have in 10 years, probably,” Richardson said. “And we have a lot of different contributors.

We have maybe two authors who appear twice, but for the most part it’s 18 or 20 different authors who are so different.”

The publication will include 42 of the 72 submissions that were sent in. Eight editors worked on the curation of the magazine.

“It’s a popular vote,” Richardson said. “It is really hard, especially with the art. Art is so relative.

Everyone is going to respond to it differently. But yeah, the editors I

had this year were really talented and they worked well together, so I had no complaints. They’re really efficient.”

Tyler Gaston (graduate, fine arts) is a graduate student who contributed wooden works to NGAR that will be featured in the Juried Visual Arts Exhibition at the Three Rivers Arts Festival held June 2 in Pittsburgh.

“It is a set of live-edge nesting tables,” Gaston said.

Gabriella Everest (junior, art education) is another art contributor who will be published in this year’s magazine.

“It’s acrylic and oil, and kind of based on the idea that there are a lot of people right in front of us that we don’t realize are going to be of great importance

to us,” she said.

NGAR is open to students with any major who want to submit work.

“This year, we had a freshman nursing major,” Richardson said.

“We do outreach and we get these majors that normally wouldn’t submit their stuff.”

NGAR gives students like Kuzmyak the chance to be published when they may need the leg up.

“I’m really glad that IUP is doing something like this so they can get a bunch of people who aren’t published and get them published because it’s really helping me out a lot,” Kuzmyak said.

The budget for NGAR’s 201718 edition has been approved and the submission window will open September 2017.

S PO R T S Cooper hoping his name gets

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called at 2017 NFL Draft I was fortunate to have one of the best coaching staffs in the country that truly cared about developing me as a player, student and person.

By DENNIS CANIZ Staff Writer

D.M.Caniz@iup.edu

An IUP football player may soon realize the dream of every young player who takes the field.

Crimson Hawks offensive lineman Ethan Cooper FOOTBALL (senior, finance) is expected to be drafted at some point during the 2017 NFL Draft this weekend. Cooper is a 6-foot-3 senior from Steelton.

He attended Central Dauphin East High School, where he played all four years.

While at IUP, Cooper started all four years, playing in 41 games.

Cooper has been playing football since he was 4 years old, and ever since then, the NFL has been his dream.

That dream now has the poten-

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-Ethan Cooper (senior, finance)

(IUP Athletics) Ethan Cooper (senior, finance) was a four-year starter during his career at IUP, where he started in 41 games. Cooper is a projected fifth-round selection in the 2017 NFL Draft.

tial to become a reality.

“I understood that I had the possibility of it after the [NFL] combine, but I try not to think about it too much and just let it happen because nothing's guaranteed,” Cooper said about his NFL hopes.

At the combine, held in Indianapolis last month, Cooper ran a 5.36 in the 40-yard dash, performed 26 reps of the bench press and executed a 24.5-inch vertical jump.

He has received a 5.19 grade from NFL.com and was ranked the

19th best offensive guard in the draft by ESPN. Cooper has met with representatives from the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, but said he’d be happy to play for any team.

“Honestly, there really isn't any specific team I would want to be drafted to,” Cooper said. “I'd just be extremely happy and humbled by the opportunity of being part of the organization.”

Cooper is projected as a fifth-

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round pick and is projected to go 176th overall to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Chad Reuter of NFL.com.

As a four-year starter for IUP, Cooper’s talents have not gone unrecognized. In his sophomore year, he earned second-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West division honors.

Cooper became an All-American and earned first-team AllPSAC West honors his junior year.

Cooper credits the coaching staff for a lot of his success.

“I was fortunate to have one of the best coaching staffs in the country that truly cared about developing me as a player, student and person,” Cooper said.

The draft began Thursday night and will continue through Saturday.

Cooper has enjoyed his time at IUP, but is ready for the next step.

“I just want to say ‘thank you’ to everybody at IUP who has supported me throughout this entire journey, and I promise I'll do the best I can to make everybody proud.”

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Senior spotlight: Hannah Mercer, Amanda Spindler

By JARROD BROWNE Lead Sports Writer

J.W.Browne@iup.edu

With its final regular season game Saturday at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, the IUP softball team is preparing for its playoff push.

Although the Crimson Hawks are getting ready for the playoffs, the team is aware that they are near the end of the season and will be saying goodbye to two seniors: Hannah Mercer (marketing) and Amanda Spindler (mathematics and secondary education).

SOFTBALL

Spindler began her softball career in Brownsburg, Ind., where she began playing softball at 9 years old before finding her way to IUP. When choosing schools, Spindler chose IUP because of her comfort with the coaching staff.

“I got recruited by the assistant coach that was here at the time, and I really liked her,” Spindler said.

Mercer started out playing baseball until making the switch to softball at 13. Mercer had other schools that recruited her to play softball, but knew IUP was her choice. “[IUP] was the first school to recruit me, and I knew since day one I wanted to come here,” Mercer said.

Although there are difficulties to having a small senior class, Mercer

and Spindler have developed a strong relationship over their four years together.

However, they still encounter the struggles of leading a team with a small senior class.

“Sometimes there’s a lot of not listening, but we get it done,” Spindler said.

Mercer has been a bright spot for IUP’s offense the last four years, with a career batting average of .352. Mercer also recorded 212 hits, 99 RBIs and 18 home runs in her career.

Spindler also has enjoyed a successful career at IUP, with a career record of 18-13 and an ERA of 4.52.

Although Spindler recorded successful numbers, she struggled with a back injury for most of her sophomore season.

After four years of playing softball, Mercer and Spindler are ready

(IUP Athletics) IUP softball’s seniors Hannah Mercer (marketing) and Amanda Spindler (mathematics and secondary education) embraced on the field Saturday during the team’s Senior Day festivities.

to take a step away from the game.

“It’s bittersweet,” Spindler said.

“I love our teammates, but other parts were not what we expected.

It’s a different beast from travel or high school ball.”

Mercer said they both need a break from the game physically, too.

“I love the game,” Mercer said.

“I love my team. Physically, I am ready for a break. It’s something that I will miss a lot.”

Moving forward, both Mercer and Spindler will be taking the first steps of their careers.

Mercer will join Thermo Fisher Scientific in Pittsburgh as a pricing analyst. Spindler will begin student-teaching.

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IUP lacrosse clinches playoff berth with season finale ahead

By BRAD O’HARA Staff Writer

B.L.Ohara@iup.edu

The IUP lacrosse team has clinched a playoff berth with its wins over Edinboro and Kutztown universities.

IUP played its last home game of the regular season April 20 and picked up a 17-5 win over Edinboro.

Ten IUP players recorded at least one goal in the contest. Francesca Paterno (freshman, education), Kim Hooven (senior, elementary and special education) and Ally Burrows (sophomore, biology) each scored three goals on the day.

Adriana Greco (sophomore, undecided) added two goals to the scoreboard, while Carissa

(IUP Athletics) Hannah Bertolo (senior, marketing and finance) moved into second place for most groundball pickups in IUP history. Bertolo had a team-high six ground balls on Saturday.

Smith (senior, sports administration), Chelsea Johnston (freshman, biology), Riley Greenleaf (junior, finance), Kendall Loviscky (sophomore, nursing), Bri Chavis (sopho-

more, criminology) and Ali Pfeifer (junior, marketing) added one goal each.

The win over the Fighting Scots improved IUP’s record to 9-5 over-

all and 8-2 in the conference.

Kutztown was host to IUP’s second-to-last game of the regular season Saturday. The Crimson Hawks picked up their third straight win, beating Kutztown, 10-7.

Leading the way for the Crimson Hawks were Greco and Greenleaf with three goals each.

Also helping on the offensive side was Burrows, with two goals, and Chavis and Katie Martyn (sophomore, criminology) with one goal each.

This game was the third straight game with more than 10 saves for goalkeeper Angela Lontoc (junior, pre-med chemistry).

Hannah Bertolo (senior, marketing and finance) also hit a milestone in the game, moving into second place for the most groundball pickups in IUP history.

With one game left in the regu-

lar season, Bertolo is just two back from the No. 1 spot in the history of the team.

The win over the Golden Bears clinched a playoff berth for the Crimson Hawks and improved their record to 9-2 in conference play.

IUP’s final game of the regular season will be against the No. 1 team in the conference, East Stroudsburg University, at 2 p.m.

Saturday.

“We are just getting a lot of practice this week and focusing on ourselves,” Burrows said. “We are tightening up and making some adjustments to prepare ourselves for the game Saturday. We are practicing all sorts of different things, so we will be ready for anything. East Stroudsburg is going to give us a tough game, and we need to be mentally and physically prepared.”

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