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(Wikimedia) The Supreme Court has had a vacant spot since the death of Antonin Scalia Feb. 13, 2016.

Senate Democrats plan filibuster to stop Gorsuch Supreme Court confirmation

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Democrats plan a filibuster against Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, setting up a Senate fight that they are almost certain to eventually lose.

The long-expected announcement of the filibuster plan came from Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. In a message on Twitter, Schumer said that Gorsuch would “face a cloture vote,” referring to the Senate process for filibusters.

“Judge Gorsuch’s nomination will face a cloture vote and as I’ve said, he will have to earn 60 votes for confirmation. My vote will be ‘no,’” Schumer tweeted.

Democratic vote counters are

(TNS) Judge Neil Gorsuch went through his confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to see if he will be the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

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with the Democrats, including two who were elected as independents.

That leaves Senate Republicans with two paths they could use to confirm Gorsuch.

One option would be to have repeated cloture votes to test whether some Democrats, especially those from states carried by Trump in the presidential election, might break ranks after a symbolic vote or two.

The other option would be to move immediately to change Senate rules to allow a confirmation with only 51 votes.

Democrats already set the precedent for changing the rules in 2013, when they voted to require only a simple majority to confirm all presidential appointments other than Supreme Court justices.

At the time, Republicans protested, but Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has strongly hinted he would follow suit if needed to get Gorsuch confirmed.

One issue for McConnell will be whether some veteran Republican senators are reluctant to change the filibuster rule without at least going through the motions of trying to gain 60 votes for cloture, or a procedure for ending debate.

McConnell has said he wants to get Gorsuch confirmed before the Senate takes its Easter recess, scheduled to begin April 6.

The move to a filibuster does not come as a surprise.

Democratic senators have been under intense pressure from activist groups in the party to fight the Gorsuch nomination even if, ultimately, they’re doomed to lose.

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Police Blotter Alcohol Violations

• Sean Duncan, 20, of Lakeville, was cited for underage drinking and minors prohibited from operating a vehicle with alcohol in system at 12:51 a.m. March 4 in the 700 block of Maple Street, according to the Indiana Borough Police Department.

• Amanda Mastaler, 30, of Lucerne Mines, was charged with public drunkenness at 3:02 a.m. March 4 in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street, according to borough police.

• Donald Beattie, 18, of Pittsburgh, was charged with underage drinking at 3:18 a.m. March 5 at Sheetz, 768 Wayne Ave., according to borough police.

• Matthew Adams, 31, of Indiana, was charged with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct at 5:17 p.m. March 5 at 380 Philadelphia St., according to borough police.

• Levi Dolan, 22, of Blairsville, was cited for public drunkenness at 2:59 a.m. March 7 at Sheetz, 380 Philadelphia St., according to borough police.

• Tyler Bowers, 20, of Reading, was charged with underage drinking, disorderly conduct, harassment, resisting arrest and possession of a controlled substance at 10:06 p.m.

March 9 in the 200 block of Rice Avenue, according to borough police.

• Chelsea Neal, 25, of Indiana, was charged with public drunkenness at 1:58 a.m. March 11 at Sheetz, 768 Wayne Ave., according to borough police.

• Michael Brown, 35, of Indiana, was cited for public drunkenness and similar misconduct at 4:04 p.m. March 19 at 1105 Oakland Ave., according to borough police.

• Kevin Anderson, 18, of Downingtown, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness at 3:38 a.m. March 22 at 886 Wayne Ave., according to borough police.

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• Jade Kessler, 31, of Ernest, was charged with possession of drug

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paraphernalia March 6, according to borough police.

• David Taylor, 34, of Homer City, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at 9:56 p.m. March 10 in the 100 block of North Fourth Street, according to borough police.

• Brenton Troup, 28, of Indiana, and Arlene Kupchella, 20, of Nanty Glo, were charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia at 7:52 p.m. March 12 in the 300 block of School Street, according to borough police.

Lisa Shaffer, 43, of Indiana, who was with the two, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, according to borough police.

Receiving Stolen Property/Theft

• Zackary Woznichak, 22, of McKees Rocks, was charged with receiving stolen property at 2:13 a.m.

March 5 in the 600 block of Nixon Avenue, according to borough police.

• Borough police reported that a gray plastic adirondack chair was stolen at 4:30 p.m. March 6 in the 900 block of School Street.

Anyone with information should contact borough police at 724-3492121.

• William Lawson, 52, of Indiana, was cited for harassment March 2 at Sheetz, 380 Philadelphia St., according to borough police.

• Emily Haller, 22, of Cogan Station, was charged with simple assault and two counts of harassment at 11:55 p.m. March 14 at 300 N. Fifth St., according to borough police.

• Borough police reported tired were slashed on a parked vehicle sometime between noon March 19 and 10 a.m. March 20 in the 600 block of South Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

Noise Violation

• Dan Bailey, 35, of Indiana, was charged with various violations of the borough code for noise at 10:19 p.m. March 8 in the 1100 block of School Street, according to borough police.

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Virtual reality component adds to Escape Rooms excitement

By NICOLETTE QUERRY Staff Writer N.M.Querry@iup.edu

Philly St. Escape Rooms has begun offering virtual reality (VR) in addition to adding a third escape room that should be ready within the month.

The venue has transformed its right lobby into a commercial HTC Vive, a type of virtual reality system. A 9-by-9-square-foot area with padded floors and railings has been added for using the VR. “The current rate for an hour of VR is $30,” escape room manager Ben Staymates said.

“Groups of five or six could even split the fee and take turns playing.”

The setup also includes Chromecast for in-game display on a TV screen for audiences to view what the participant sees in the game.

Games for the Vive are purchased through Steam, an online game engine, but Staymates is open to game suggestions.

Current games include “Space Pirate Trainer,” “Richie’s Plank Experience” and “A Chair in a Room.”

“I also want to get the art students in here by downloading Sketchfab,” Staymates said.

Sketchfab is a 3-D sketch pad in VR. The final product can be uploaded into modeling programs such as Maya and Blender.

The option of traveling with the Vive is in the works, too, Staymates said. He wants to take the system to bars in the area.

VR is not recommended for anyone with vertigo or who is pregnant, Staymates said.

One must be 16 or older to participate.

The VR setup is also handicap accessible if the game can be played while sitting, and all games follow the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines.

The current 18-by-20-squarefoot escape rooms at the venue are “Pirates Cove Plunder,” a search for hidden treasure, and “Baker St. Mystery,” a murder mystery.

The third room will be called

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“Quest for the Throne.”

“We needed the third room because we had a demand for it,” Staymates said.

“Many groups who completed the other two rooms want to come back.”

Escape rooms currently have a success rate of 20 percent.

They cost $25 per person, and groups can range from four to eight people.

Katie Leonard (senior, theater/ journalism and public relations) and Leah Hilty (senior, pre-optometry) both got the opportunity to try “Baker St. Mystery.”

“I loved it,” Hilty said. “We were very close to escaping, but we were not able to do it in the 60-minute time limit.”

Leonard offered a similar opinion.

“It was a lot of fun,” she said. “[It was] challenging, though. It was my first time doing an escape room, so I had no idea what I was getting myself into.”

For interested parties for either the VR or the escape rooms, bookings are available online at phillystescaprooms.com, but they fill up fast, Staymates said.

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Sigma Tau Delta to host multidisciplinary conference

By KATIE WILLIAMS Staff Writer K.L.Williams9@iup.edu

IUP’s first Undergraduate Multidisciplinary Conference (UMC) will be held April 22 in Whitmyre Hall.

Dr. Michael Williamson, the faculty co-organizer for the event, said he hopes it will be “an annual conference in which undergraduate students present their research and/or creative work to one another in a friendly and receptive environment.”

There will be just as much emphasis on the conversations that form after the presentations as on the actual presentations themselves, according to Williamson.

Sigma Tau Delta, the English honors society, is helping to run the conference. Anna Lang (junior, English education), vice president of the group, said that Williamson came to them hoping for help. According to Lang, one of the members came up with the theme, “Unheard Voices.”

Presentations will be accepted in many forms, including papers,

(The Penn archives) Unlike other conferences, such as IUP’s past history conferences, this conference will bring together a variety of majors.

symposia, creative writing and multimedia. Topics of interest are LGBTQIA+, working class and classism, politics and media, race and the criminal justice system, climate change, globalization and pedagogical writing.

Williamson wanted to start this conference because the English Graduate Organization was able to hold a similar event at the end of February, so he wanted undergraduate students to have the opportunity for the same experience. Sigma Tau Delta wanted

the conference to be multidisciplinary rather than exclusive to English majors, according to Williamson.

Lang hopes “to bring together various majors within IUP to come together to present and discuss various aspects of the theme.”

The group wants to show that there are conversations for all students to have together at these conferences, not just major-specific ones. Williamson said that student organizers are interested in the research and creative expression that will come from the students.

“They are committed to intellectual exchange, and this conference, in the discussion-oriented space of Whitmyre Hall, provides a great avenue to share ideas,” he said.

The committee that students will present to is made up of fellow undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty.

The deadline to propose an idea has been extended to Monday. Abstracts should be submitted to iupumc2017@gmail.com

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Queer workshop series promotes sexual health, campus resources

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

Let’s Talk About Sexual Health, the next session for the Adulting 101: Queer Conversation Workshop, will be held at 5 p.m. Monday in Delaney Hall Room 327.

The workshop began last semester.

Tedd Cogar, assistant director for the Office of Student Conduct and an LGBTQIA advocate, and Adam Clark (sociology) created the workshops because students requested additional opportunities to come together as a group and discuss important issues for LGBTQIA students.

“These workshops are important because they are relevant to everyone,” Cogar said. “[They are]

(The Penn archives) LGBTQIA advocates aim to bring inclusive discussions like the Queer Conversations Workshop and clubs like Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE) to campus.

inclusive of ally members within the community.

“The material that we cover as well as the individual conversation that is shared is important for community building well beyond time at IUP.” Nine sessions were offered in the fall, and a total of 13 were planned for this semester.

The sessions provide an opportunity for students to talk about LGBTQIA-related issues in a safe environment.

It is another option for individuals to discuss these topics beyond some of the resources and options currently available, such as Pride Alliance meetings.

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minutes often include speakers who share information, updates and expertise about different topics.

They also may discuss campus and community resources.

The rest of the meeting focuses on different topics each week such as relationships, coping, study skills and going home at break.

Sometimes, the group will also utilize the experiences of individual participants to provide an opportunity for developing and promoting intra-group leadership.

The Adulting 101 workshops were formed because of student demand.

Monday’s session will discuss what a positive attitude toward sexual health means, decisionmaking and different ideas that promote positive sexual health.

After this session, five more ses-

sions will run each Monday through the last week of classes. No session will be offered during finals week.

The workshops are always at the same time and place.

Different topics that are going to be discussed throughout the rest of the semester include the portrayal of queers in the media, finances, graduate school, stress management and returning home for the summer.

The various themes were chosen based on suggestions from attendees.

The workshops are open to anyone regardless of sexual orientation.

“We wanted to develop a series that students would be interested in attending, and provide information that might help students create an inclusive environment on campus,” Cogar said.

State System of Higher Education in trouble, Mansfield considers layoffs Possible faculty layoffs at Mansfield University for the end of the 2017–18 academic year indicate trouble for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, according to an Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties news release Wednesday.

APSCUF deemed the move as “potentially harmful to students and, ultimately, to Mansfield University.” Management delivered a letter of intent for retrenchment to Mansfield APSCUF at the end of a chapter meet-and-discuss session, despite the topic not being on the agenda, according to APSCUF. Retrenchment is the reduction in faculty positions implemented on a university-wide basis with the goal to avoid the termination of full-time faculty. Alternatives to retrenchment can include leaving unfilled positions vacant, reducing part-time and temporary faculty positions, transferring faculty to other departments and encouraging voluntary early retirement for those eligible.

The letter didn’t identify which programs are under review.

“We know from a State System study that students were attending our universities primarily because of academic offerings and the relatively low cost,” APSCUF President Dr. Kenneth Mash said.

“Meanwhile, costs have continued to soar, which continues to shut working families out of the American Dream. Now our universities are setting their sights on academic offerings. This is not a strategy that will improve the lives of working Pennsylvanians; it only digs a deeper hole by limiting opportunities.”

The State System’s Board of Governors requested a 2017–18 appropriation of $505.2 million, a $61 million increase. In his February address, Gov. Tom Wolf announced $8.9 million more for the 14 universities in his budget proposal.

Although all state universities could be affected by a lack of sufficient funding, other univerisites which have already discussed potential changes are Edinboro University and Cheyney University, one of only two historically black colleges still operating in the state.

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Solidarity, not scrutiny Citizens of 10 nations were injured or killed Wednesday when an assailant plowed through dozens of pedestrians on the Westminster Bridge in the center of London. The assailant, 52-year-old Khalid Masood, was identified and killed by police Thursday afternoon.

Victims included citizens from England, South Korea, France, Romania, Greece, China, Germany, Ireland, Italy and the United States.

Thursday, U.K. Prime Minster Theresa May said in an address to Parliament that Masood was British born and had previously been investigated by MI5 – Britain’s counterintelligence agency – on suspicion of ties to violent extremism.

Around the globe, nation leaders have been offering prayers, well wishes and solidarity to Britain in this tough time.

Germany’s Brandenburg Gate displayed Britain’s Union Jack Thursday as a symbol of solidarity. The Eiffel Tower in

Paris turned off its lights.

“My thoughts are with those who’ve sustained injuries and we all feel a sense of solidarity with the people of London tonight,” Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC Wednesday.

Former President Barack Obama gave his condolences to the U.K. with a message of support and allegiance.

“My heart goes out to the victims and their families in London,” Obama wrote on Twitter Thursday. “No act of terror can shake the strength and resilience of our British ally.”

His message of support, however, was countered by Donald Trump Jr.’s message of criticism: “You have to be kidding me?!: Terror attacks are part of living in big city, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan.”

His tweet, which he wrote hours after the deadly attack, included a link to an interview London Mayor Sadiq Khan gave Sept. 22 with British newspaper The Independent.

Trump Jr.’s tweet quickly sparked backlash for his misrepresentation and condemnation of Khan’s quote from the interview.

“Mr. Trump mischaracterized the London mayor’s remarks,” a Wednesday New York Times article said. “Mr. Khan did not describe terrorism as ‘part of living in a big city,’ as if bombings and shootings were an inescapable fact of life. He said that terrorism preparedness, including providing sufficient support to the police, was ‘part and

EPA is first casualty in the war on science The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Friday, March 17: Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, recently announced that he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming.

“I think that measuring with precision human activity on the climate is something very challenging to do and there’s tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact, so no, I would not agree that it’s a primary contributor to the global warming that we see,” he told CNBC on March 9.

The rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide has been inexorable since the beginning of the industrial age, when human beings began burning fossil fuel at ever-increasing rates.

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The EPA’s own webpage states (for the time being) that “Carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas that is contributing to recent climate change.”

As Oklahoma’s attorney general, Pruitt filed 14 lawsuits against the EPA challenging various agency rules that bothered the oil and gas industry, which controls politics in Oklahoma.

Pruitt and Trump are making policy that defies settled science.

For starters, they’re pulling the U.S. out of the Paris accords on climate change; abandoning the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan that places restrictions on coal-burning power plants; threatening to roll back mileage standards for American-made cars and trucks; and abandoning the Obama administration’s Waters of the United States rule. All of these changes

would save industries money, but make the air and water dirtier and more dangerous.

The Trump administration, in service of its goal of raising military spending by $52 billion, hopes to cut the EPA’s $8.2 billion budget by 31 percent.

Congress is unlikely to go along with that, because here’s the EPA’s dirty little secret: Most of the EPA’s money isn’t spent on climate change research, though that will be gone. Most is spent on grants to state and local governments for clean water, clean air and environmental cleanup programs. Grants to small-town and big city water and sewage systems and industrial site cleanups would be reduced.

Out where people live, they like clean air and water. If Republicans gut the EPA budget, they’ll find that out.

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parcel of living in a great global city.’”

Writers, actors, reporters and Members of Parliament have all condemned and questioned Trump Jr.’s tweet. Wes Streeting, a member of Parliament for the Labour Party, said that the tweet seemed to be self-motivated. “@DonaldJTrumpJr You use a terrorist attack on our city to attack London’s Mayor for your own political gain,” he responded on Twitter. “You’re a disgrace.”

Khan has not responded to the tweet, saying in an interview with CNN Thursday morning that he’s “been doing far more important things over the last 24 hours” than responding to Trump Jr. President Donald Trump’s response? Barely any better than his son’s.

“Spoke to U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May today to offer condolences on the terrorist attack in London,” he wrote on Twitter. “She is strong and doing very well.”

In his response to the attack, he somehow managed to make the attack about himself.

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The Tony Award-winning “42nd Street” raises its curtain at 8 p.m. Thursday on the Fisher Auditorium main stage.

Broadway set to hit the Fisher Auditorium stage

By LAITH ZURAIKAT Staff Writer L.A.Zuraikat@iup.edu

IUP will play host to “42nd Street,” one of the most popular Broadway musical comedies of the last several decades.

Hosted by the Lively Arts, the performance will take place Thursday in Fisher Auditorium with curtains rising at 8 p.m.

This is the second time the musical has been performed at IUP, as the production visited the campus several years ago, according to Lively Arts Director Hank Knerr.

According to Knerr, the success of that performance, combined with the recent revival of the show, made it a great option to return this year.

“It really is a classic that I think everyone should see at least five times in their life,” Knerr said. “It will look, sound and feel like the Broadway production.”

“42nd Street” is based on a 1932 novel by former Broadway dancer Bradford Ropes.

In 1933, a movie based on the novel was produced by Busby Berkeley.

In 1980, the musical made its debut on Broadway to much acclaim, earning eight Tony Award nominations as well as four Drama Desk Awards nominations. The production went on to win two Tonys for Best Musical and Best Choreography, and two Drama Desk Awards for Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.

The show was revived on Broadway in 2001, and again was nominated for multiple Tony and Drama Desk Awards.

This time, the show won two Tonys for Best Musical Revival and Best Leading Actress, and also won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival.

The show is described on the Lively Arts website as “the quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, [it] is the song and dance fable of an American Dream story and includes some of the greatest songs ever written.”

The show follows the adventures of Peggy Sawyer, a girl with big dreams from Allentown, as she pursues her goal to star on Broadway. Sawyer arrives in New York City determined to make a name for herself, and when the leading lady in a show she has auditioned for breaks her ankle, Sawyer gets her shot at the big time. One of the main highlights of the production is its

incorporation of several classic 1930s songs, including, “Dames,” “Go Into Your Dance,” “Gold Diggers of 1933,” “Roman Scandals” and, of course, “42nd Street.”

Tickets for “42nd Street” are available either online at IUPTickets.com or the Lively Arts’ website. They can also be purchased at the Hadley Union Building box office or by calling the HUB box office at 724-357-1313.

Thanks to the generous donations and support of the Lively Arts sponsors, IUP students are able to purchase tickets for the show at a much lower price than if they were to see it in a bigger city such as Pittsburgh or Philadelphia.

Tickets for the show are priced at $44 for regular admission, $39 for seniors and groups and $20 for students and children.

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

H.R. Steinhouse will hold a show with free admission and $1 pizza slices from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday for IUPatty’s weekend.

Performing will be Randy Devlin, Zoom Grand Caravan, Fireplace and Bent Shepherd, according to Steve Holliday, H.R. Steinhouse music coordinator.

Each group is going to have about 35 to 40 minutes per set and a couple minutes to switch over, Holliday said.

“It’s going to be a pretty fastmoving show,” he said.

Holliday doesn’t want people to walk straight into the show, however. “[It’s] a loose window, so it gives people enough time to get in, sound check, make themselves comfortable, people to come in and get some food, and then the music starts,” Holliday said.

H.R. Steinhouse does early shows, too, Holliday said.

“The Brown, and different places that have music, usually run until 1 or 2 a.m. with the performances,” Holliday said. “We do early shows. This way, because it’s also a restaurant, we can get people in and have a show early and still wrap up, close the restaurant, and it’s still early enough where people aren’t staying later than they have to at work.”

Holliday wants H.R. Steinhouse to be an option for people who want to do something earlier on in

the night.

“People who come to the show, they can start off there,” Holliday said. “And then for IUPatty’s, people might just be ending there.

You know, 10:30 at night.”

Holliday worked with Devlin (freshman, music) to organize Saturday’s show.

Devlin sings, plays guitar, writes his own music, performs covers and is an IUP trumpet major.

“It was actually his idea to set up the show,” Holliday said. “He had been to a couple of the H.R. gigs and he was like, ‘So, what would it take to actually be on the bill,’ and I’m like, ‘Just tell me a date that you’d like to do something.’”

Holliday prompted Devlin to find additional acts to perform so they could coordinate a date, Devlin said.

H.R. Steinhouse typically holds a show three times a month, and aims to have a more consistent amount of shows in the future.

“We wouldn’t mind having at least one thing happening each week,” Holliday said. “We don’t want to overdo it because if you do something constantly, people don’t remember to come out.”

Holliday is also working to provide musicians with an alternative to house shows.

“Right now, there’s a lot of musicians playing in town or a lot of house shows,” Holliday said.

“It’s nice to be able to offer help and a place. It’s nice to have the local angle to get them out of the house shows.”

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SPJ to host 11th annual journalism benefit

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Pizza Burger Mac n’ Cheese Ingredients: 1 Velveeta Shells & Cheese $2.29 Small bag sliced pepperoni (optional) $2.49 ½ pound ground meat (beef or turkey) $2.00 ½ small jar of pizza sauce $1.49 Other toppings of your choice

1. In a medium pot, boil water and cook the noodles from the Velveeta according to package directions or until tender.

2. Drain noodles and set aside in separate container.

3. In the same pot you used for cooking the noodles, return pot to stove. Over medium heat, add ground meat and cook until thoroughly browned, approximately six to eight minutes. Once browned, add pepperoni and cook for two more minutes.

4. If utilizing any other toppings that require cooking, add to pot in this stage (vegetables, peppers, mushrooms). If they don’t require cooking, the other toppings can be added at the same time as the noodles.

5. Remove the pot from the heat. Add noodles, cheese sauce, pizza sauce and any other toppings to the pot and stir until wellcombined.

6. Enjoy your new delicious creation with some friends!

Recipe created by: Skyler Leoni, IUP Punxsutawney culinary student Recipe edited by: Melinda McIsaac, IUP Academy of Culinary Arts chef instructor

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The IUP Society of Professional Journalists will be hosting its 11th annual “Get Down at the Brown” event from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at The Brown Hotel.

The musical benefit for SPJ is for people 21 and over with a $5 donation for admission.

The entertainment for the event will include the likes of Black Ridge, Grist for the Mill, The Classic Three, the Electric Hula-Hoopers and IUP almuna Alyssa Hankey.

“I think [it] is a great opportunity to fundraise for our scholarship programs in SPJ that allow our members to continue to strive for the cause of knowledgebased journalism and excellence in writing,” SPJ President Ethan Brogan said.

The local Indiana funk/rock band Black Ridge will be returning to the event for the third consecutive year.

“As always, we love to bring an energetic and professional performance every time we step on the stage,” the group said. “We

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are honored to be asked to play the IUP benefit for the third year in a row, and we know it will be an awesome time.

“We always love to see local talent and what they bring to the stage. As long as we can get people to forget about their worries and just have fun listening, dancing or singing, then we have succeeded.

This is what we love to do.”

The Classic Three, a rock and country band from Latrobe, will be sharing the stage with the likes of

veterans such as Black Ridge and Grist for the Mill.

“We will definitely be humbled by all the great musicians in the room. And we are glad to be part of the show,” The Classic Three said.

“I'm very excited to play for such a valuable department,” Hankey said. “I'm very honored to share the night with some great artists. We all offer different genres that will create a great variety for the audience.”

March 24, 2017

Culture

Tattoo Profile

Who: Marina Vazquez (junior, child development and family relations) Place of tattoo on body: Right shoulder What the tattoo is: A quote that reads, “Without struggle, there is no progress.” To the right of the quote is a butterfly

Reason for getting this tattoo: “I wanted something that I felt would mean something to me, and I

really like that because it was just the truth to me,” Vazquez said. “You go through a lot of things, but without those things, you wouldn’t be where you are later on.”

When it was done: March 2015 Where it was done: Ikonic Ink, Philadelphia Street, Indiana Pain level on a scale of 1 to 10: 5 Has anyone shown disapproval of the tattoo? “My sister was mad at first because she’s not a big (Reneé Williamson/ The Penn)

Butterflies are a symbol of resurrection.

fan of tattoos, but then she got over it,” Vazquez said. “And my dad was a little mad at first, but he got over it.”

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SPORTS

THE PENN

Sports Editor: Sean Fritz – S.D.Fritz@iup.edu Lead Sports Writer: Jarrod Browne – J.W.Browne@iup.edu

Crimson Hawks fall in second round of NCAA Tournament to Fairmont State

By JARROD BROWNE Lead Sports Writer

J.W.Browne@iup.edu

On March 12, the IUP men’s basketball team traveled to Fairmont, W.Va., to take on the top-seeded Fairmont State University (FSU) Falcons.

The Crimson Hawks fell, 8468, to the Falcons in the second round of the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament, ending their season.

“Fairmont is a really talented team,” head coach Joe Lombardi said. “When we played them back in December, I said, ‘We’ve been to a couple of elite eights, and that’s an elite eight team.’”

In the loss, IUP continued its trend of a balanced offensive attack as four players recorded double-digit points.

Leading the way for IUP was sophomore Jacobo Diaz (economics) with 17 points.

Following Diaz was freshman Malik Miller (communications media) with 15 points, junior Anthony Glover (marketing) with 12 points and senior Brandon Spain (communications media) with 11 points.

Despite an early exit in the tournament, IUP still managed to put together a historic season.

The Crimson Hawks were able to string together 18 straight wins from Dec. 30 to March 4, making

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it the longest win streak in school history. During this win streak, the Crimson Hawks secured Lombardi’s 250th win as a head coach.

Two significant individual efforts added to the Crimson Hawks’ season.

Diaz was the lone Crimson Hawk to be named to the First Team AllAtlantic team.

Senior Devon Cottrell (communications media) also put together a memorable season, putting himself in the school record books.

Cottrell broke the IUP record for career blocks (previously held by Darryl Webb) on Dec. 4 when he recorded his 163rd career block.

Not only was this a recordbreaking game for Cottrell, but he also hit the game-winning, buzzerbeating layup to lift IUP over Kutztown University, 77-76.

IUP had a relatively young team this season, but the Crimson Hawks will still be forced to say goodbye to two valuable seniors.

Both Spain and Cottrell will be graduating in May with degrees in communications media.

Although the Crimson Hawks had a successful season, they still fell short of their ultimate goal.

“We have set expectations for the program,” Lombardi said. “We expect to play in NCAA tournaments and expect to compete for championships.”

Though the Crimson Hawks did not reach the ultimate goal, they still managed to represent IUP in a positive light after the playoff loss.

“When you get your butt kicked, it’s a bit harder, but they fought and competed, and that’s just one more reason to be proud of them,” Lombardi said.

(IUP Athletics) The Crimson Hawks were defeated by Fairmont State University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 84-68. The team finished the 2016-17 season with an overall record of 28-4.

(IUP Athletics) Forward Jacobo Diaz (sophomore, economics) was named to the First Team All-Atlantic team for his stellar sophomore campaign. Diaz averaged a double-double for the season with 14.4 points per game and 10 rebounds per game.

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IUP women’s basketball season ends with defeat in NCAA Tournament

By SARAH MOLTZ Staff Writer

S.J.Moltz@iup.edu

The IUP women’s basketball team finished its season with a 6258 loss in the second round of the NCAA Atlantic Region Tournament to Virginia Union University.

The Crimson Hawks finished with a 24-7 overall record on the season, which included a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament championship.

Sophomore guard Carolyn Appleby (safety science) scored a game-high 20 points against VU while also dishing out seven assists and three steals.

“I think this season went extremely well,” Appleby said. “We all worked so hard and accomplished so much collectively as a team.

“We had a goal to win the PSAC Championship, and we achieved that. It was hard to see this season come to an end the way it did, but overall I am very proud of the sea-

son we did have and everyone on the team.”

Appleby wasn’t the only IUP scorer who impressed in the semifinals. Sophomore forward Brittany Robinson (early childhood and special education) and junior forward Megan Smith (management) had 11 and 18 points, respectively.

Smith had three assists, a block and three steals while Robinson grabbed two assists along with her 11 points.

“This season was so much fun, and I am so proud of the team for what we’ve accomplished this season,” Smith said.

“I’m pretty sure winning the PSAC title was the best day of all of our lives. Not to mention, I think we all had fun on our journey together as a team. I’m so excited that everyone will be returning next year for us and for the things we are going to accomplish next season.”

The Crimson Hawks forced Virginia Union into 22 turnovers. IUP, however, was out-rebounded, 4623, in the game. IUP had 12 steals while their opponent grabbed six.

“We started off rocky,” Robinson said. “But then we just clicked at one point, and ever since then, we’ve been on the rise.”

According to Robinson, the team had two goals: PSAC cham-

(IUP Athletics) Guard Carolyn Appleby (sophomore, safety science) led the Crimson Hawks in scoring in the team’s season-ending loss to Virginia Union University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

pions and NCAA finalists. The Crimson Hawks accomplished one of those goals, and will look forward to accomplishing the second

goal next season.

“We have a title to defend now, and that’s all the motivation we need to keep moving forward,”

Robinson said. “We already have our chemistry down, and players will come back even stronger than before.”

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IUP looks to rebuild from tough spring break

By BRAD O’HARA Staff Writer

B.L.Ohara@iup.edu

After starting the season with a perfect 5-0 record, the IUP women’s tennis team faced its toughest tests of the season over spring break.

The team traveled to Florida to take on TENNIS Oklahoma Baptist University, Texas A&M Kingsville, North Georgia University and Palm Beach Atlantic University.

The match against Oklahoma Baptist came out as a 7-2 loss. Sophie Butland (senior, exercise science) was responsible for both IUP points, with one singles vic-

tory and one doubles victory with Ekaterina Minchenkova (freshman, undeclared business).

The remaining three matches of the trip ended in 6-3 losses. Against Texas A&M Kingsville, the team took two out of the three doubles matches, but failed to continue its success to singles, winning only one of the five matches.

Against the No. 34 team in the country in North Georgia, the women picked up their third straight loss, taking two in singles play through Michenkova and Butland and one doubles victory courtesy of Jarka Petercakova (senior, international business) and Luise von Agris (junior, international business).

The final match of the trip was against the Sailfish of Palm Beach Atlantic. Raquel Gonzalez (senior, business management) and Rachel

(IUP Athletics) Rachel Wood (senior, criminology) picked up a doubles win in the team’s loss against Palm Beach Atlantic Friday.

Wood (senior, criminology) picked up a doubles win, and von Agris and Butland contributed, too, picking up singles victories in IUP’s 6-3 loss.

Upon return to Pennsylvania, the team got right back on the winning track, picking up a victory over Slippery Rock University Tuesday with a final score of 7-2. IUP earned two doubles victories as well as five singles victories in its bounce-back win.

“Spring break was a tough one, but as a team and individually, we learned so much,” Wood said about the matches in Florida.

“Playing and watching such strong players has lit a fire in us to help us push on and improve every day. It is not always about winning, as great as winning is, but it is about how we can build on these things and still have belief in ourselves.

“The plan from here is just to keep working in practice and keeping up the fitness side of things to keep confident in our game and ourselves because we are ready for the rest of this season.”

Looking ahead, the team will be traveling to take on both Chestnut Hill University and Goldey-Beacom College Saturday before traveling to Clarion University for a conference match.

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IUP softball returns to begin conference play

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(IUP Athletics) Sophomore pitcher Lauren Zola (hospitality management) threw seven shutout innings for the Crimson Hawks in the team’s victory over Philadelphia University.

By AMBER BAILEY Staff Writer

A.L.Bailey2@iup.edu

The IUP softball team opened up its season with two wins in Salem, Va. The team’s first win came against West Liberty University with a final score of 4-3.

The squad went on to suffer a hard loss to Winston-Salem State University, but were able to rebound in the following game to secure another win against conference foe East Stroudsburg University.

Not long after opening up its season, IUP headed to Clermont, Fla., last week, earning wins over Philadelphia University, Concord University and University of Charleston.

IUP defeated Philadelphia with a 3-0 shutout. All of the game’s scoring came in the third inning.

Megan Little (freshman, art) had an RBI single that followed with Alaina Montgomery (junior, management information systems) scoring.

Hannah Mercer (senior, marketing) followed up with a two-out double that allowed Little and Lauren Goetz (sophomore, kinesiology) to score the final two runs of the game. That double, along with two more RBIs, allowed Mercer to finish the game 2-for-3.

Lauren Zola (sophomore, hospitality management) picked up the win in the circle, going all seven innings in the shutout.

Zola struck out seven batters, all

while giving up only two hits. On day two, IUP opened with a 7-3 win over Concord.

Early on, the Crimson Hawks picked up three runs in the top of the first. Run-scoring hits came from Ashley Smith (junior, athletic training) and Amanda Parrish (junior, accounting).

In the third inning, Parrish drove in IUP’s fourth run, allowing Mercer to cross the plate. Three more runners followed Mercer to home plate with more RBIs from Kaitlyn Beers (freshman, criminology), Goetz and Little.

Macy Mularski (freshman, nursing) earned the win, allowing eight hits while giving up a pair of runs.

The team followed the win with a 5-4 victory over Charleston.

The Crimson Hawks got off to a good start early with a double from Parrish, who came in to score moments later.

It was a back-and-forth contest, but IUP was able to hold the lead in the bottom of the fourth at 4-3.

Parrish led off the inning with another double. Later, she scored after an RBI from Beers.

Charleston tied things up in the next inning, but IUP answered once again after Kassie Kesneck (freshman, English) beat out a throw home after a ground ball from Parrish, which proved to be the game-winning run.

The team finished its remaining two games with a win and a loss before traveling back to Indiana, where they’ll get set to begin conference play this weekend.

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