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Minority students share concern about misrepresentation

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

IUP’s Campus Climate Study Report, published in December 2016 and available online, aimed to answer questions regarding IUP’s diversity and inclusion. The Penn’s Campus Climate Series will provide a look into some issues raised by the report.

“I’m Latino. A lot of people don’t accept that,” said a student participant in the survey. “They say I’m black. ‘You’re not white, therefore you’re black.’ That’s an archaic concept.”

Among other issues of diversity, the report addressed minority students being categorized in a black/white binary, creating minorities within the minority group.

The university has taken steps toward being more inclusive based on responses from minority students, according to IUP’s Campus Climate Study Report. One change

I can’t stress enough that the Latino Student Organization isn’t just for Hispanic students.

-Melissa Checo-Hichez (junior, psychology)

includes combining the AfricanAmerican Cultural Center and the Center for Student Life in order to create the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement.

In line with the findings of this report, Sahar Al-Shoubaki (graduate, English literature and criticism) said Muslim students are not excluded from recognition on campus, but not much extra effort is seen.

However, Al-Shoubaki said he sees effort coming from his friends and professors.

“My department and all of my professors are so supportive, and they try hard to make it to our events if they can’t they show their

interest and support all the time,” Al-Shoubaki said.

The report found that the university lacked resources specifically for Muslim and Latino students.

Many organizations for these students receive no funding and no meeting space on campus.

The most inclusion received by these students comes from faculty and professors, according to the survey.

Minority students do not find many resources available to them, according to Melissa Checo-Hichez (junior, psychology).

However, Irvin Rivera, the Latino Student Organization adviser, and Marjorie Zambrano-Paff, Spanish faculty, are huge supporters of Latino students and often offer extra credit for attending events, ChecoHichez said.

Some classes contribute to the black/white binary, Checo-Hichez said. They often exclude teaching about other nationalities who have gone through oppression.

Some black/white binary is no-

ticeable, but not in all circles at IUP, Al-Shoubaki said. Many of his friends are respectful of his culture and ask him questions to better understand it.

Latino students have also felt discrimination in the Greek community, according to the survey.

“I can’t stress enough that the Latino Student Organization isn’t just for Hispanic students,” Checo-Hichez said. “We try to spread Hispanic culture and awareness throughout campus. We welcome all students and are open to learning about all cultures.”

IUP President Michael A. Driscoll sent out an email Monday about the university’s inclusive status despite President Donald Trump’s executive order placing limits on entry to the U.S. for immigrants and refugees of seven different countries. The email reminded students that they are welcome at IUP, their information is safe and to contact the Office of International Education if they plan to travel to another country.

“We represent a wide variety of ethnicities, faith traditions, sexual orientations, and gender identities,” Driscoll said in the email.

“We are the children of coal miners, the children of CEOs and everything in between.”

For Muslim students, the executive order has caused unneeded and additional stress, Al-Shoubaki said.

Al-Shoubaki was surprised by the outcome of the presidential election, but has received a lot of positive support and comments from professors, classmates and colleagues.

The outcome of the election is discouraging, but inspires Americans to stand together and use their voice, Checo-Hichez said.

To reach the goal of inclusion at IUP noted in the email and the survey, Al-Shoubaki and ChecoHichez stressed the importance of learning more about other races and cultures and involving yourself in events despite your race and culture.

Trump on ‘tough’ phone calls to foreign allies: ‘Don’t worry about it’

By NOAH BIERMAN

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President Donald Trump seemed to acknowledge a recent string of “tough” phone calls to foreign allies, saying at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday that they were part of what he characterized as an effort to straighten out a troubled world.

“Believe me when you hear about the tough phone calls I’m having, don’t worry about it,” Trump said.

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The comments came after the White House and the Mexican government denied reports by The Associated Press and Mexican media that he threatened to send U.S. troops to Mexico to fight “bad hombres” during a call with President Enrique Pena Nieto.

A separate report in The Washington Post described a testy call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in which he angrily denounced a refugee agreement with the government and ended the scheduled hourlong call less than halfway through.

The calls have caused alarm, given the importance and history of America’s strategic alliances.

Trump cast the calls as part of a hard-charging approach that he argues is necessary.

“The world is in trouble, but we’re going to straighten it out,” he said. “That’s what I do.”

Trump also performed another presidential first on Thursday: boasting about his television ratings on “The Apprentice” during the Prayer Breakfast while mocking former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Presidents have attended the

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annual breakfast since the Eisenhower administration, usually using it to express humility. Trump was introduced by Mark Burnett, the show’s producer, who also produced a miniseries series, “The Bible.”

“They hired a big, big movie star,” Trump said of Schwarzenegger, who replaced him on the show.

“We know how that turned out.

The ratings went down the tubes.

It’s been a total disaster.

“I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those ratings,” he added.

But there were also serious moments, in which Trump promised to fight for religious liberty proposals sought by Christian conservatives, spoke about the sacrifice made by the military and of the emptiness of material wealth in comparison to spiritual richness. He said many of his wealthiest friends are “very miserable, unhappy people.”

“The quality of our lives is not defined by our material success but by our spiritual success,” he said. “I tell you that as somebody who has had tremendous material success.”

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Police Blotter Alcohol Violations

• Madison Sardello, 19, of Moon, Orlando Smith, 20, of Pittsburgh, and Austin Szurlej, 19, of McKees Rocks, were charged with underage drinking at 1:10 a.m. Jan. 28 in the 00 block of South Sixth Street, according to the Indiana Borough Police Department. Smith was also charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana, according to borough police.

• Sean Roberts, 20, of Dallastown, was cited for underage drinking at 2:03 a.m. Jan. 28 in the 200 block of South Seventh Street, according to borough police.

• Sydney Buchanan, 19, of Valencia, was cited for underage drinking at 1 a.m. Jan. 29 in the Keith Parking Lot, according to IUP University Police.

• Elizabeth Leard, 20, of Pittsburgh, was cited for public drunkenness and underage drinking at 1:47 a.m. Jan. 29 in the 200 block of South Seventh Street, according to borough police.

• Hanna Hudec, 18, of Gibsonia, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness at 3:11 a.m. Jan. 29 on School Street, according to university police.

Drug Violations

• Amanda Cutaiar, 20, of Jenkintown, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at 10:16 p.m. Jan. 23 on Pratt Drive, according to university police.

• Kaleb Levicky, 19, of Carmichaels, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage drinking at 8:29 p.m. Jan. 26 at Suites on Pratt, according to university police.

• Carley Gurdak, 19, of Lititz, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana at 2:19 p.m. Jan. 30 at Putt Hall, according to university police.

• Brett Lewis, 19, of Belle Vernon, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at 2:19 p.m.

Jan. 30 at Putt Hall, according to university police.

Assault

• Zachary Dill, 28, of Indiana, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at 1:31 a.m. Jan. 27 in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street, according to borough police.

• Marcus Newsome, 21, of Lansdown, was charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and harassment at 2:06 a.m.

Jan. 28 at Stephenson Hall, according to university police.

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Study abroad offers cheap getaway with scholarships

By CARL WELLS

Contributing Writer C.J.Wells2@iup.edu

It’s winter, it’s cold, and you wish it were summer. The weather at IUP during the spring semester can be brutal. Thankfully, every year, IUP offers students a number of opportunities to avoid the snow with its many study abroad programs.

IUP has long recognized the importance of foreign study and exchange programs, and it’s not alone. According to the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors, more than 300,000 American students earned academic credit for their study abroad experiences in 2015. IUP provides many opportunities every year for students planning on learning at a foreign institution. To help with financing a study abroad experience, IUP’s Office of International Education (OIE) provides a number of scholarships and a wealth of information on the IUP website.

You may have already heard about such prestigious scholarships as the Fulbright, Rhodes or Gilman scholarships, but there are plenty of others offered by the university. They include scholarships administered by the OIE itself, the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, various Greek Life organizations and many more funded by outside institutions.

Quite a few IUP faculty members help facilitate the applications process and are available to help inform students of the steps they should take to prepare to study

abroad. Dr. Marveta Ryan-Sams, an associate professor of Spanish, is one of them.

Ryan-Sams deals especially with the College Language Association scholarship. She is a member of the association and chair of the committee for the scholarship. The scholarship honors a former faculty member, Dr. Caroll Mills Young, who began teaching at IUP in 1988 and died in 2006. The CLA rewards $1,000 to its recipient which, like most study abroad scholarships, gets applied directly to a student’s study abroad bill.

Although the deadline for the award this semester is Monday, Ryan-Sams encourages students to begin preparations to apply for the upcoming summer and fall, provided the timing of their programs coincides with the deadlines for the award.

“It’s best that you’ve already been accepted to [a program] by the time you apply for the scholarship,” Ryan-Sams said.

Having already been accepted shows the applications committee that you’re both a serious and competitive applicant, according to Ryan-Sams. As for when you should consider preparing for a study abroad experience, she added that it’s smart to “think about study abroad at least a year in advance” and to “identify a program that you want to use” to enrich your educational experience.

If you or anyone you know have questions about the scholarships, or any of the other study abroad programs and opportunities offered by IUP, contact the OIE in Delaney Hall, Suite B25.

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Punxsutawney Phil: Six more weeks of winter

By JASON ADAMS Contributing Writer J.C.Adams3@iup.edu

Things get a little weird in Pennsylvania during the first week of February.

Many people believe Groundhog Day is a national holiday that is celebrated by everyone. This year, the famous groundhog’s prediction calls for a long winter.

Whether you wake up early on Feb. 2 to see if Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow or not, there’s no doubt that the event is unique to the Pennsylvania town, which is also home to an IUP branch campus, about 45 minutes away from Indiana.

Although the 49 other states may not care whether or not Punxsutawney Phil spots his shadow, that should get us all the more excited to be able to experience such a celebration.

Groundhog Day is thought to originate all the way back to 1841. According to tradition, if the groundhog sees his shadow, there are predicted to be six more grueling weeks of winter.

However, if he fails to spot his shadow, spring is right around the corner.

Although Phil does not have a perfect track record in his predictions, he has been correct in his predictions more than 65 percent of the time, an impressive percentage considering the groundhog has been making these predictions for more than a century.

“I made it a goal to attend the big Punxy celebration when I started studying at IUP,” said Miranda Weiss (senior, management), “and now in my senior year, I finally got to experience the Pennsylvania oddity that is Groundhog Day.” The event takes place at Gobbler’s Knob, located a few miles out from Punxsutawney, where more than 40,000 people come to hear Phil’s weather forecast for the remainder of the season.

There are many events hosted for Groundhog Day that one may

(Wikimedia) The infamous groundhog has become a staple piece in Pennsylvania’s history.

(Justin Hardin/ The Penn) IUP’s campus was fittingly covered in snow Thursday morning when Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow.

find worthwhile. Other than Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction, there are on-stage performances as well as fireworks.

Many different breakfast buffets are also hosted around Punxsutawney for as little as $5.

Other activities such as hay rides, scavenger hunts and contests are around for audiences to enjoy.

Once the excitement of Feb. 2 comes to an end, the meteorological marmot spends the remainder of the year in a cozy hideout located inside the Punxsutawney library.

Fans of Punxsutawney Phil are encouraged to come visit him and pay their respects at his personal dwelling, which is built with a fiberglass panel carved in wood and a bronze finish.

He lives in luxury, surrounded by large statues and groundhog memorabilia.

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EDITORIAL Stay ‘woke’ about social media usage

Over the past 20 years, the human experience has changed drastically due to rapidly advancing technology.

The most notable technological advance of the period is something that we can hardly seem to live without these days: the internet.

Accessibility to the internet has exploded. We have unabridged access through our smartphones and personal computers.

This access to increasingly abundant information, entertainment and communication has caused our social lives to undergo dramatic changes.

The Pew Research Center ran a study spanning from 2005 to 2015 that exemplified this change in internet usage. Their research showed a sharp increase of adults

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utilizing social media from 7 percent in 2005 up to 65 percent in 2016.

While the internet and smart devices have had countless positive effects upon our society, those positive effects have come paired with negatives.

One of the most notable cons of excessive internet/social media usage is anxiety.

In a 2012 article, The Huffington Post cited research that found increasing levels of

anxiety among heavy internet/social media users.

Anxiety UK, a nonprofit research organization, says 51 percent of social media users believe that using social media has negatively impacted their lives. Conversely, 45 percent of responders said they experience increased levels of anxiety when they cannot access social media or email.

A September article on www.anxiety.org

Trump rattles saber at Iran a bit early The Los Angeles Times TNS

So what exactly did National Security Advisor Michael Flynn mean when he announced Wednesday that the Trump administration is “officially putting Iran on notice” over a missile test Flynn claims violated a United Nations Security Council resolution?

Was it just a bit of Trumpian bravado? Some saber rattling

by Flynn, a longtime anti-Islamist hawk, because he felt like it? Or are presidential strategist Steve Bannon’s hands in this, and the administration is trying to stir another pot? Or – worstcase scenario – is the president paving the way to war?

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dent Trump’s bullying, shootfrom-the-lip attacks on anyone he thinks has slighted him. But an administration can’t conduct foreign policy that way. If elections have consequences, so, too, do words, and when the president’s top national security adviser issues such a hostile and belligerent statement menacing another nation, it’s not just another Twitterstorm.

Trump has been in office less than two weeks, and the nation knew that his lack of experience in government and world affairs would mean a steep learning curve. So far the administration’s ineptness – exhibit one: rolling out a new immigration and refugee policy without consulting the people charged with enforcing it – has been

stunning. But it is beyond reckless to threaten other countries before you’ve even figured out where the White House bathroom is.

Trump ran against Obama’s foreign policy record, viewing it as too weak and accommodating in general, and specifically in the agreement under which Iran pledged to dismantle much of its nuclear infrastructure – which Trump threatened to undo. Fortunately, it will be hard for Trump to kill the act on his own: The deal was reached through negotiations between the United Kingdom, Russia, France, China and Germany.

While far from perfect, the agreement achieved the prime goal of throttling Iran’s ability to create nuclear weapons.

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broke down the causes of social mediarelated anxiety into two main categories: compare and despair, and the fear of missing out. Compare and despair refers to social media users who judge their lives too harshly due to the seemingly flawless lives of others online.

Social media can also cause people to develop the fear of missing out (commonly referred to as FOMO), which often leads to increased anxiety levels and a negative impact on self-esteem.

Though this research may seem unsettling, social media usage continues to grow every day and is showing no signs of decline. Some have argued that these results could be skewed because people with increased levels of anxiety may be more drawn to social media.

Whatever the case, next time you’re scrolling through Facebook and start to feel a bit insecure about your life in comparison to others, remember that the source of your negativity may just be a byproduct of using social media.

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Employees Travis Kier (in back), (from left to right) Chris Durnell and Sean Howard and local tattoo artist Chris Moretti have set up a new studio in The Brown Hotel.

Local bar now offers audio tracking services

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

The Brown Hotel launched its audio tracking services Monday through Soundbar Productions, the visual production service that runs all of its shows.

Studio 3 is a product of Soundbar Productions that offers audio tracking services.

“It’s like a sister company,” said Sean Howard, The Brown Hotel owner.

The Brown Hotel, Soundbar Productions and Studio 3 are under the same LLC (limited liable company) run by Howard.

Howard wants to provide an environment for musicians to record music at a reasonable cost, he said.

“It’s a service to musicians that’s generally very expensive,” Howard said. “It’s an experience that a lot of musicians don’t take the time or have the funds to get into that scenario, so we want to provide a recording studio to musicians where it’s going to be low-cost.”

Soundbar Productions records and multitracks every show at The Brown.

“We’re trying to grow on that to have the

studio upstairs to do sit-down, headphonetype, intimate recordings that we could actually release,” Howard said.

Howard also chose to open up Studio 3 due to the music environment in Indiana.

“Indiana is building a music scene right now that’s very on the map,” he said.

“And having a simple recording studio available for simple musicians is why we’re doing it.”

Studio 3 will offer tracking, mixing and mastering. They will also be outsourcing certain services.

“All the things that we can’t do in-house, we have a partner base that we can thirdparty it out,” Howard said. “So it’s not just everybody in-house. I have a network of connections. We can do everything that a professional musician would want to do, but we want to keep it simple.”

Costs will be determined on a quote system, Howard said.

“It’s a call-and-get-a-quote type of thing because it depends on what kind of service they want,” he said. “Affordable rates at this point.”

Bargaining aspects will also be considered when determining prices.

“We’re not trying to make a million

dollars with this,” Howard said. “But it has to be honest.”

Some of the equipment Studio 3 uses includes Logic X software, a Macbook Pro, a PreSonus Firestudio and Sennheiser and Shure microphones.

Howard works alongside team members Chris Durnell and Travis Keir.

Howard has wanted to run a recording studio since before taking over The Brown Hotel.

“Before I had The Brown, I didn’t have 14 rooms, so I couldn’t set something up,” Howard said. “Now that we have the whole hotel here, it’s simple.”

Howard took over The Brown Hotel in August 2015 and worked to build it into the establishment he envisioned.

“There was a year transition of us taking the place over,” Howard said. “Running the place like we want to run it, getting the music back to par like with the new PA system. So that was our first focus. Now that we’re kind of through a lot of that, we want to grow. We want to expand.”

Howard studied music theory and performance at the Community College of Allegheny County. He has a seven-year professional career of working for Grey Area

Productions, Stage Hands in the Pittsburgh and Indiana scene and running his own shows.

Howard was the previous executive director of Downtown Indiana. He quit his job to run The Brown Hotel.

“The people who bought it in 2013, basically long story short, realized this wasn’t for them and wanted to get out and distance themselves, so they offered me an amazing deal and I quit my job at Downtown Indiana to come down here,” Howard said.

Howard hopes to see the music business grow in Indiana.

“We would welcome competition in this town, but I think with the music business, at the end of the day, I hope that there’s 10 other studios,” Howard said. “I hope we keep growing and the local market keeps getting bigger. So if there’s other companies out there, I’m sure we’ll be collaborating at some point.”

The Brown Hotel hosts live music Tuesday through Saturday, with open mic nights on Tuesdays and a jam session with Will Northey of The Keep it Downs on Wednesdays. Signups for Open Mic Night are Tuesdays from 1 to 10 p.m.

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Bluegrass band to play brewery

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

This Saturday will mark the return of Homegrown Grass Band to Levity Brewing Co. The bluegrass group will be performing from 7 to 10 p.m. at Levity, located at 1380 Wayne Ave. Comprised of Fred Theiss (guitar, lead vocalist), Zac Combs (bass and vocals), Matt Ross (guitar, mandolin and vocals) and banjo player Dustin Terpenning, the band performs a mix of original music and covers of traditional bluegrass songs.

Based out of Spring Church, the members of the band have been playing together for several months now, having formed over the summer after playing together on a whim at a friend’s party. The band prides itself on sticking true to the roots of the bluegrass style of music.

“We stick closer to a more traditional bluegrass than other

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Homegrown Grass Band brings to life a less-popular style of music.

Levity Brewing Co. is located at 1380 Wayne Ave.

bluegrass bands in the area,” Ross said. “We like to celebrate oldschool traditional style.”

The band cites Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers and Larry Sparks as major influencers of their style, but family also played a role in first

line, and my dad played it all the time, so I grew up listening to it all the time.”

While the band is relatively new, Combs was quick to point out that “we are a newly formed band, but we all have experience playing in other bluegrass bands around the country.”

In fact, several years ago, Terpenning enjoyed a year-anda-half stint playing with legendary bluegrass musician Melvin Goins and his band, the Windy Mountain.

Saturday’s performance will be a homecoming of sorts for the band, as the group played its first official show together in September at Levity. That performance was actually several months in the making, as according to Ross, he first proposed the idea of performing there to the owners of the brewery before it was even open.

“I was stopping by there when the place was still under construction because I am big into craft beers,” Ross said, “and I met Jay there when they were still framing up the walls, and I talked to Jay then and it turned out that Eric is big musician, so he was all about it.”

The band has performed at a number of local breweries and wineries, and has had a chance

introducing the members of the band to bluegrass music.

Combs noted that he and Ross grew up listening to bluegrass music and, according to Kentucky native Terpenning, “my dad was from south of the Mason-Dixon

to return to Levity on several occasions, as well. The band tends to perform mainly at breweries and wineries, as the members of the band have a passion for craft beer and enjoy not having to worry about some of the downsides of other venues, such as secondhand smoke.

Due to the relatively newer nature of the group’s existence, they do not currently have a CD or any official singles out as of yet, but that is something that Ross expects to change in the near future.

“We were just talking about that because we have a pretty good selection of original material, but we have been playing shows, so we haven’t had time to get around to it,” he said. “But our intention is to get into the studio and start to lay some of that stuff down.”

Until then, interested parties can check out the band’s Facebook page for videos of their performances, and of course can see them live Saturday night. The band will also be performing later in the month on Feb. 18 at the Edgewood Winery and Event Center in Spring Church.

“Come out and support local live music and the brewery,” Ross said.

The show is free to attend.

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Poetry dates aim to diffuse social tensions

Cultural club hosts Chinese New Year celebration

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

Have you ever had that feeling that you need something to help get you through your day? Most people reach for a cup of coffee or a sugary beverage. But how about trying a poem?

The “Blind Date with a Poem” program, hosted by the IUP English department, will give out different poems all month long on the fifth floor of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building.

Demi Richardson (senior, English) hatched the idea a few weeks ago.

“I think that the social climate right now isn’t super comfortable,” Richardson said. “There’s a lot of tension here on campus, and just in the world in general today.

Something like this allows people to pull out of it all for just a minute.

It’s just a great opportunity to share something neat with someone.”

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Love is blind. Love is kind.

According to Richardson, after entering the lobby, there will be four different colored envelopes.

All of the envelopes contain a poem that corresponds with the theme of the given color.

Themes of the poems can range from nature, to feminism, to even international poets.

After selecting the poem, there is no pressure to analyze it or even read it aloud. The reader can do whatever he or she pleases with

the poems.

Richardson, who will be graduating this spring with hopes to attend graduate school, said she would love for one of her peers or colleagues to take the idea and run with it, maybe making it an annual thing here at IUP. Richardson hopes that “Blind Date With a Poem” will help promote the English department and National Poetry Month, which will be held in March.

Veronica Caro (senior, chemistry) and Dr. Shijuan Liu attended the Chinese Language and Culture Club’s Chinese New Year celebration Saturday in Wallwork Hall.

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Brady vs. Ryan; Patriots and Falcons set to square off in Super Bowl LI

By DENNIS CANIZ and MATT STAUB the-penn@iup.edu

New England: For the seventh time, the dynamic duo of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are going to the Super Bowl.

This season, the Patriots’ record was 14-2, despite Brady being out for the first four games due to the “Deflategate” scandal. Even with Brady missing these games, the Pats went 3-1.

Once Brady returned, the Pats went on a four-game winning streak until they ran into the dominant Seattle Seahawks defense. It ended up being the Pats’ second and last loss of the regular season.

The Patriots have not lost since that game on Nov. 13, and are currently riding a nine-game winning streak including its most recent playoff run as the No.1 seed in the AFC playoffs.

New England has been dominant during its playoff run so far.

First, they defeated the Houston Texans at their home field, Gillete Stadium, by a score of 34-16 in the AFC Divisional Round.

Next, they hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers for the right to represent the AFC in Super Bowl 51. New England dominated in this game, as well, going on to win, 36-17.

The two biggest contributors to the Patriots’ run have been Brady and the stout play of the defense.

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This season, Brady has 3,554 passing yards, 28 touchdowns and two interceptions.

What is most impressive for Brady and the Pats offense is the production has been accomplished without the unit’s No. 1 target, tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has been out for the majority of the season due to three separate injuries.

In the beginning of the season, Gronkowski pulled a hamstring, which left him out of the lineup for the first two games of the season. He then came back for a great four-game stretch, but suffered a pulmonary contusion after taking a big hit from a Seahawks safety.

He missed one week and then came back against the Jets, when he suffered a herniated disk in his back, sidelining him for the rest of the season.

Though he has been out and the Pats have done well without him, he will surely be missed in this

game, especially in the red zone.

In Gronkowski’s absence, Brady has had to look to other key contributors, just as he has done throughout his entire career.

Wide receiver Julian Edelman has been one of Brady’s favorite targets for the last few years, and will receive a lot of attention on Sunday.

Other key contributors who have stepped up include running backs LeGarrette Blount and Dion Lewis, along with receivers Danny Amendola, Chris Hogan and veteran tight end Martellus Bennett, who was acquired in the offseason.

The Pats defense has sure helped the cause, too. As a whole, the defense has 1,020 tackles, 34 sacks and 34 forced fumbles. The defense was ranked No. 8 in the league, but is ranked first in the AFC. New England will go for its fifth Super Bowl championship since 2001 Sunday evening, but will have to go through the league’s top offense to do so.

Atlanta: At the start of the season, almost no one would have predicted that the Falcons would be representing the NFC in the Super Bowl.

Even after starting the year 6-3, many doubted they were serious contenders. Last season, the Falcons started the season 5-0 only to collapse in the second half of the year and finish 8-8.

Their undoing last year has

been their strength this year. Last season, the Falcons were minus-7 in turnover ratio.

This season they are plus-11, and quarterback Matt Ryan has thrown a career-low seven interceptions. Atlanta’s two running backs, Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman have lost only one fumble all season.

Ryan appears to be much more comfortable in his second year of Kyle Shanahan’s offense. In his second year with the Falcons, Shanahan has adapted his offense to fit Ryan’s strengths.

Shanahan’s play calling this year has been almost flawless, as he has found ways to get the ball to Atlanta’s many offensive weapons.

On offense, the Falcons have dominated all year by continuously spreading the ball around.

While most know about All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones, it’s his other teammates who have been key to the Falcons’ success this season.

Jones is often faced with double-coverage and sometimes even triple coverage; this leaves other receivers like Mohammed Sanu and Taylor Gabriel with one-onone match-ups.

The Patriots are known for taking away an opposing team’s best offensive weapon. If the Falcons want to win, the other receivers will need to make plays and win their battles.

Even with Julio Jones, the

Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan

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team’s biggest weapon just might be their running back tandem.

The duo of Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman collected 2,482 total yards and 24 total touchdowns during the regular season.

On defense, the key for the Falcons will be getting pressure on Brady. The way the New York Giants were able to defeat the Patriots in two Super Bowls was by getting pressure on Brady with only a four-man rush.

The Falcons will need to play man-to-man coverage while relying on pass rushers Dwight Freeney and Vic Beasley.

Beasley led the league in sacks this season with 15.5, and if the Falcons are to hoist the Lombardi Trophy, they may need a huge game from their defensive superstar.

All six Super Bowls Brady has played in have been decided by an average score of 3.33 points. If this trend holds true, we may all be in for another great Super Bowl.

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IUP men explode in second half for 11th straight win

(James Cannon/The Penn) Forward Jacobo Diaz (sophomore, economics) has recorded a team-high nine doubledoubles this season. He recorded 11 points and six rebounds in Wednesday’s win.

By JARROD BROWNE Lead Sports Writer

J.W.Browne@iup.edu

With Wednesday’s 67-56 victory over the Mercyhurst University Lakers, the IUP men’s basketball team extended its win streak to 11 games.

The Crimson Hawks rallied behind the play of forward Devon Cottrell (redshirt senior, communication media), who tallied 15 points for the Crimson Hawks.

Cottrell also collected six rebounds and tied Darryl Webb’s team record of seven blocks in a game.

Despite always finding himself around the ball, Cottrell believes that he is just doing what he is coached to do.

“It’s just fundamentals,” he said.

“Coach is always talking about being in the right place. I’m just always trying to make something happen.”

Guard Dante Lombardi (sophomore, business) recorded 13 points off of two 3-point shots and four field goals.

Two other Crimson Hawks recorded double-digits in total points for IUP as Jacobo Diaz

(sophomore, economics) and Blake Danielak (redshirt, finance) each scored 11 points.

The Crimson Hawks found themselves in a defensive battle until the second half of the contest.

With 12:47 left to play, Mercyhurst tied the game off a 13-7 run.

Using a full-court press, IUP answered Mercyhurst’s run with a 14-4 run of its own.

IUP had to overcome a 25-turnover performance, something the team has not done much of this season.

Given IUP’s struggle to maintain possession of the ball, the team was still pleased with the win.

“We keep finding different ways to win different games,” Cottrell said. “We are getting better and better each game. We’ve come a long way this season.”

Mercyhurst struggled with the ball, too, but also couldn’t finish at the basket.

IUP was able to force 18 turnovers and block eight shots.

Moving forward, the team will welcome Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) rival Slippery Rock University to the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC) Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.

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IUP women’s basketball pulls off last-second victory for third straight win

By SARAH MOLTZ Staff Writer

S.J.Moltz@iup.edu

With 1.2 seconds left in the game, a jumper from forward Brittany Robinson (sophomore, early childhood and special education) won the game for the IUP women’s basketball team against Mercyhurst University, 73-71, in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West game Wednesday evening at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

Robinson finished the game with 16 points, adding four rebounds, one block and one steal.

Carolyn Appleby (sophomore, safety sciences) also had an impressive game with a team-high 17 points, six assists and three steals.

Freshman forward Maura D’Anna (kinesiology) came off the bench and tied her career-high with 14 points while grabbing

(James Cannon/The Penn) Forward Brittany Robinson (sophomore, early childhood and special education) scored the game-winning basket with one second left to push IUP’s winning streak to three games.

eight rebounds.

“We had some people like Maura and Kendall who came off the bench that gave us some really great minutes, which was awesome because some of our shots weren’t falling,” forward Megan

Smith (junior, management) said.

“We really made some big plays at the end when it mattered most, and I couldn’t be any more proud of my team.”

The Lakers opened the game on a 10-4 run. The Crimson Hawks answered back by ending the first on an 8-4 run themselves, cutting into the Lakers’ lead. IUP retook the lead at the end of the second quarter on a 3-pointer from junior guard Halle Denman (nutrition). By

halftime, the women led by 1 from a free-throw from Appleby, making the score 31-30.

The Lakers pushed a 38-33 lead into the third. Guard Lauren Wolosik (redshirt sophomore, economics) gave IUP the lead again with a 3-pointer, giving the Crimson Hawks a 55-52 advantage with 34 seconds left in the third.

Appleby tied the game with a 3-pointer with only 20 seconds remaining. That set up the gamewinning jumper from Robinson.

“Mercyhurst is a great offensive and defensive team, so we knew it was going to be a battle,” Robinson said. “Trailing the whole game was upsetting, but I think it also helped light a fire inside of us to push harder and keep trying. We fought until the clock hit zero, and that’s exactly what we needed to do.”

According to Robinson, head coach Tom McConnell always tells the team to be where your feet are and that you don’t have the grace of tomorrow, but only right now.

“Hitting the game-winner is every player’s dream,” Robinson said.

“The play was set up for Lauren to get the ball and drive to the hole.

She was well-defended, so I came back to the ball. I planned on doing a post move because that’s my best skill, but I couldn’t get close enough and I knew the time was ticking down.”

Robinson said the shot was one of those moments that reminded her of why she loves the game.

With the victory, the Crimson Hawks improve to 15-5 overall and 13-3 in the conference. The Mercyhurst Lakers, however, fall to 16-5 overall and 11-4 in the PSAC. They have also clinched a playoff spot in the conference.

The Crimson Hawks now rank third in the PSAC West division, one game behind Edinboro University (13-2) and two behind California University of Pennsylvania (15-1), the conference leaders.

“We just need to keep battling and preparing and taking our next few games one at a time for the postseason,” Wolosik said. “Securing a playoff spot last night was huge because our goal is to compete in the postseason.”

The Crimson Hawks are back in action at 5:30 p.m. Saturday when they host rival Slippery Rock University.

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