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Getting back on track after midterms: A guide as easy as...

1. Get organized

Make a plan that focuses on classes that require the most attention. Do a self-evaluation of your strong and weak points to analyze where you need to work most. During the weekend, plan your next week out so you don’t encounter any surprises. Factor in the time it takes to complete an assignment and due dates when figuring out an order for finishing work.

Recommendations:

Write everything down. Everything. Write it down in your planner, on a calendar hanging on your wall and on sticky notes. Seeing constant reminders will make sure you don’t forget about important dates.

2. Talk to your professors

Professors are here to help you succeed. Go to their office hours or make an appointment to talk to them. Professors are more than willing to help their students. Putting in the effort to get help shows professors that you care about their classes.

Recommendations:

Professors are more willing to bump that high D to a C if they know the student is putting in the effort to improve. Your professors can help you figure out what kind of studying will and won’t work for you.

3. Review the feedback you receive

A good way to pinpoint your weak spots is to look at past assignments. The feedback on where you did poorly can help you improve on those areas in the future. This tactic can also help you point out the most important information, some of which might be asked on future exams.

Recommendations:

Looking back at old quizzes is a good starting point for studying for exams. Many professors are willing to go over tests with students in their offices. By knowing what you did wrong, you can correct your mistakes.

4. Take advantage of campus resources

IUP has many resources for students to stay on top of their studies. On the academic success student resources page of the IUP website, there is a list of tutoring schedules, writing center times and many other resources offered to help students succeed.

Recommendations:

If aren’t getting the grades you hoped you’d have at this point, seek tutoring. A lot of classes have tutoring hours. This means you’re not the only student struggling with the class, and you’re not the first.

5. Relax

Stressing is part of every college student’s experience, but sometimes the best thing is to relax and refresh yourself. Do not overwork yourself; instead, make a realistic plan to improve your grades. A long-term plan is better than cramming the work into a week. Be sure to take your time.

Rushed assignments usually come out poorly and only stress you out more.

Recommendations:

Take a breath. Make a playlist of songs to get you in a good mood before trying to tackle your work. Take a five-minute break every 20 minutes of studying.

Chill out with a playlist of your favorite songs

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Federal flood insurance pushed to brink by storms

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An unprecedented wave of destructive hurricanes has brought the long-struggling federal flood insurance program to the brink.

Now Congress faces tough questions about whether to again bail out the nearly 50-year-old program and how to implement reforms to make it more sustainable, secure and cost-effective.

With five major hurricanes in recent weeks, insured damage has racked up estimated costs of $16 billion, adding to the $23 billion the program already owed to the Treasury Department for exceeding its borrowing limit.

The House authorized $16 billion in debt forgiveness Thursday as part of a disaster relief package, and the Senate is expected to follow suit. But the program will reach the end of its financial resources by the end of the month.

Even with debt relief and a short-term extension of the program, many say the flood program will not be self-sustainable without major reforms.

“I don’t think anyone would say the program is working well right now,” said Joel Scata, attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group. “It needs to be reformed in a way that not only helps people recover from (a) flood but helps them get out of harm’s way.”

In 1968, Congress developed the program as a way to help homeowners in flood-prone areas that had been largely abandoned by the insurance industry because of the high risk. For private industry, a single hurricane as large as Irma, Harvey or Maria would be enough to wipe out a company.

Bob Hunter, who ran the flood program from 1974 to 1979, said it was originally designed only to protect existing structures that were left without coverage. The goal was to educate communities about safe building practices by identifying areas that were prone to flooding, he said.

“The stick was that communities would have to enact tough land-use and control housing,” said Hunter, who is now the director of insurance at the Consumer

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• Joyce Herr, 18, of Aultman, was charged with theft and receiving stolen property after she was found to have taken a purse from a vehicle sometime between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in the 00 block of North Third Street, according to the Indiana Borough Police Department.

• Adam Ferko, 21, of Punxsutawney, reportedly stole merchandise offered for sale by Sheetz and was issued citations for public drunkenness and retail theft at 2:23 a.m. Oct. 20 at Sheetz, 768 Wayne Ave, according to borough police.

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(TNS) Flood waters rose Lakes on Eldridge North neighborhood near the Addicks Reservoir in West Houston, Texas on Aug. 30.

Federation of America.

Since then, the program has fallen off course, according to flood experts, insurance commissioners and lawmakers. The program fails to adequately update maps, making it harder to accurately determine flood risk in an area, and allows people to maintain artificially low premiums based on out-of-date risk predictions. The low premiums, experts suggest, could be encouraging people to rebuild in unsafe areas.

At the same time, lawmakers are struggling over how to keep premiums low enough to be affordable and maintain participation in the program while not putting too much of the cost on taxpayers.

“The program is totally failing, both in terms of getting safer building in the country and in terms of moving toward a selfsustaining insurance program,” Hunter said.

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the program was not equipped to handle the quantity of claims and plunged into debt. In 2006, the Government Accountability Office put the National Flood Insurance Program on its “high-risk list,” meaning it predicted the program would not be able to repay the Treasury for money borrowed.

In 2012, Congress attempted to make the program more fiscally sustainable.

The Biggert-Waters Act would have raised premiums to more accurately reflect flood risk and stop the “grandfathering” of subsidies, which allowed residents to keep policies with low premiums based on older risk estimates for their

property.

Tropical Storm Sandy hit New Jersey a few months later, and lawmakers abandoned those reforms as people complained of not being able to afford the new rates.

People “stormed Capitol Hill and said, ‘You can’t do that, I can’t afford that,’” said Burl Daniel, an insurance expert witness. If the program tried to remap areas and increase rates again, Daniel predicted “you’re going to have another march on Capitol Hill.”

Congress is working to agree on new reforms before the program is up for reauthorization in December.

A rise in premiums could take the pressure off the federal government and taxpayers, advocates say, but opponents worry it will push people away from the program, leaving residents even more vulnerable to flood damage.

In a separate plea, some lawmakers are hoping to reduce the area that the flood program will insure to prevent the rebuilding of properties on unsafe, high-risk lands.

The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy organization, found nearly 10 percent of damage from flooding comes from properties that have been damaged more than once, amounting to about $5.5 billion to repair so-called repetitive loss properties.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney suggested in an Oct. 4 letter that the flood program should not be able to sell insurance for properties on areas labeled as severe flood risk that are built after 2021.

• Protective material on a cooling tower was reportedly damaged by someone at 9:38 a.m. Oct. 17 at 43 South Ninth St., according to borough police. Anyone with information about the incident should contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

• Someone reportedly broke off the driver-side door handle of a parked brown Fiat sometime between 7 p.m. Oct. 19 and 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 20 in the 700 block of Locust Street, according to borough police.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact borough police.

Drug violation

• Amjad Sulaih, 22, of Indiana, and Amer Dawsh, 20, of Indiana, were charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at 8:52 p.m. Oct. 14 in the 500 block of Water Street, according to borough police. Dawsh was also charged with underage drinking, according to borough police.

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• Richard Walters, 24, of Indiana, was charged with harassment following a domestic dispute at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15 in the 100 block of North Taylor Avenue, according to borough police.

(Danielle DiAmico/The Penn) Dr. Shundong Bi, a biology faculty member, gained U.S. citizenship Friday when IUP hosted the U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Ceremony.

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Northern California loses 8,400 structures Trump says he’ll allow

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The wine country wildfires destroyed at least 8,400 homes and other buildings, authorities said Monday, a significant increase in the already staggering property loss.

Firefighters continued efforts to to gain control of the fires, and searchers continued to look for more victims.

The death toll, as of Monday remained at 42, making the fire series the deadliest in California history. The estimate of structure losses jumped by 700, up from the 7,700 reported over the weekend.

Officials said 5,000 firefighters remain on the lines, battling 10 different fires across Northern California.

About 100,000 people were displaced by the fires, and some evacuees are wondering whether they can stay in the region for the long term.

Sitting on a bed inside an evacuation center, Imelda Flores had nothing to do but think. Her Santa Rosa home had been spared by a massive wildfire, but her son’s caretaker wasn’t so lucky.

“I don’t know if I’ll be able to find another nurse now,” she said.

“I don’t have anyone who can understand his situation.”

Her 12-year-old son, James

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Lopez, was born with one bad lung, a weak immune system and requires a machine to pump food into his stomach; if done improperly, it could lead to an infection.

Because of his health problems, her son needs a nurse by his side at school.

Flores looked at James on the bed next to her. A blue face mask lay between them.

“I may need to go to school to personally feed him,” she said. “I may become his nurse.

“We have an opportunity to move forward,” Flores said. “We didn’t lose our home, and I’m compelled to help others.”

The mother and son have been staying at the Grace Pavilion on the Sonoma County Fairgrounds for two weeks now.

She said the first three days at the evacuation shelter were difficult.

“People were waking up

screaming, some were crying, and some people would storm in here, desperately looking for relatives,” she said. “It was just difficult and sad.”

But amid the chaos, she said, Red Cross volunteers at the shelter helped ease her worries by providing them clothing and other essentials.

She said Lopez’s doctor and nurses from the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center came by to check on the young boy.

Even when his health clears up, she feels she can’t let her guard down.

“He’ll still have to wear a mask a few more days,” she said.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he plans to allow the release of classified files related to the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Trump, in a Twitter post, didn’t specify whether the president intends to allow all or just some of the information to become public, and he stipulated that the decision is “subject to the receipt of further information.”

In an effort to control conspiracy theories, Congress passed the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act in 1992 to hold the files from public release for 25 years.

Trump has until Thursday to block the files’ release. Otherwise they are scheduled to be made public by the National Archives.

Several media outlets had reported in recent days that

(TNS) Lee Harvey Oswald was held in police custody in Dallas following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963.

White House officials expected the president to block the release of thousands of classified files as security agencies voiced concerns that sensitive documents could be included if the full trove of more than 3,000 files is released.

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Firm tied to Trump dossier tries to block House panel’s subpoena

By BILLY HOUSE Bloomberg News TNS

A private firm that produced an opposition-research dossier that claimed President Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia asked a federal court to prevent the House Intelligence Committee from obtaining its financial records.

Fusion GPS’s lawyer, Joshua Levy, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Washington on Friday to stop its bank from complying with a congressional subpoena seeking two years of bank records. The firm said the subpoena from committee Chairman Devin Nunes violates its First Amendment rights and various laws.

In response, the committee said in court papers that it has the constitutional right to subpoena that information and that the committee will file more documents to

(TNS) The House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes issued a subpoena seeking bank records.

support its argument.

The legal battle is the latest clash between Fusion and House Intelligence Committee Republicans. Two executives of the firm refused to answer questions last week in a private meeting with the committee, invoking their

Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The firm argued that demanding the executives’ testimony violated the First Amendment and would “chill” those running for office from conducting opposition research in an election.

The 35-page dossier, written mostly by former British spy Christopher Steele, includes unverified allegations about Trump, including contacts between Russian officials and his staff during the presidential campaign, and Moscow’s possession of compromising information about the president.

Trump has denied the allegations.

“As part of its inquiry into the Russian active measures targeting the 2016 U.S. election, the committee seeks, among other things, to understand all facets of the dossier which include: Who paid for it? Who received it?” the House committee said in court papers filed Saturday.

Levy argued the subpoena

would “reveal the identities of Fusion’s clients, on whose behalf Fusion conducted confidential public research.” Levy asked the court to block the bank from complying with the subpoena.

“Disclosure of the bank records would violate the First Amendment rights of Fusion and its clients to engage in free political speech and free association,” Levy wrote.

Levy has publicly questioned whether Nunes, a California Republican, was authorized by his committee colleagues to issue subpoenas.

Nunes stepped back from running the panel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election, but continues as committee chairman and remains involved in some issues related to the probe.

Several Republicans on the panel say Nunes has their support, but Democrats have questioned his continued involvement.

Nunes previously sought to

learn whether U.S. intelligence agencies directly supported or helped pay for the dossier on Trump, or relied on its information in their own Russia probes. If the agencies relied on some of its information, the chairman has said he wants to know what steps were taken to verify its accuracy.

The committee said in its court filing that it needs the bank records to answer those questions and others. The committee said the subpoena doesn’t violate the First Amendment rights of Fusion GPS or laws cited by the company.

The firm has cooperated with other investigations. Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee for 10 hours in August, said Levy.

Levy said Fusion is willing to work with “serious investigators” who strike a balance between Congress’ right to information “and our client’s privileges and legal obligations.”

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The first nine months of Donald Trump’s presidency have – despite campaign promises and debates about his accomplishments – been less than transformative.

In a series of tweets over the weekend, Trump patted himself on the back for a job well done and claimed “perhaps no Administration has done more in its first 9 months than this Administration. Over 50 Legislation approvals, massive regulation cuts, energy freedom, pipelines, border security, 2nd Amendment, Strong Military, ISIS, historic VA improvement, Supreme Court Justice, Record Stock Market, lowest unemployment in 17 yrs!”

As with most of the president’s statements, the majority of what he said wasn’t true.

Most of these “legislation approvals” are the rough outlines of ideas Trump would

Trump’s self-praising knows no limits, especially not reality

like to see come to fruition, such as his attempted Muslim travel bans and transgender military ban.

Some of the achievements, although real, are entirely average in their feats.

Trump filled a Supreme Court vacancy, yes.

But Obama, Clinton, Reagan and Nixon did the same thing in the beginning of their terms.

And what ever happened to those campaign promises for “in the first day [or week or month] of office?” That record looks even worse.

Trump’s campaign ideas differ vastly from current Republican policy efforts – the border wall, aid to veterans, a large infrastructure bill, lower taxes – and are mostly pipe dreams at this point.

So far, it’s simply not true that the amount of change during the Trump presidency is

particularly impressive or unusual.

His effects are smaller than the changes of Obama’s first nine months. Or George W. Bush’s first nine months. Or Reagan’s first nine months. Let alone Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first nine months.

One question remains: What has Trump been doing all this time?

According to The Independent on Monday, the president reportedly accomplished his 75th round of golf this weekend since taking office in January.

“Trump has been U.S. President for 275 days,” the article said, “meaning that he has played golf every 3.7 days on average.”

In addition to keeping the green in use, Trump also insulted the pregnant widow of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was among four U.S. service members killed in Niger this month.

According to an ABC article Monday, the widow “expressed a mix of blame and sorrow today on ‘Good Morning America,’ saying she was ‘very angry’ about President Donald Trump’s condolence phone call and upset because she says he struggled to ‘remember my husband’s name.’”

Many talk shows picked up the story, and likewise many people in the president’s counsel have rallied behind him to say his words weren’t “what he meant.”

While Donald Trump may not be able to tout that his legislative accomplishments are what he says they are, he certainly makes it seem like he has done a lot in his first nine months.

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(James Neuhausel and Matt Shcmitt/ The Penn) Steel City Samiches was founded in 2008.

Steel City Samiches welcomes the Travel Channel

By VICTORIA CASSELL Contributing Writer V.V.Cassell@iup.edu

The line at Steel City Samiches was out the door Friday as the restaurant welcomed hungry customers and a special visit from the Travel Channel, on which they will be featured sometime in January.

The eatery, founded in June 2008, is home to an array of sandwiches, burgers, craft beers and other drinks. The restaurant boasts its signature Pittsburgh-

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style sandwich, which is piled high with french fries, coleslaw and tomatoes. The most popular drink?

Orange crush.

On weekends, Steel City’s bar counterpart, Twisted Jimmy’s, sells discounted drinks with prices as low as $2.

Steel City’s founder and manager, Gary Lang, said the bar and grill sees about 100 customers during the week and around 500 customers on the weekends, with college students making up about 50 percent of its customer base.

Lang said he recognized the need to be available for college

students in Indiana.

“Our niche is we’re open late night on Fridays and Saturdays,” Lang said. “We’re open ’til three in the morning. So, on the food side, we go after a late crowd.”

The restaurant runs half-price food deals during Pittsburgh Penguins games and gives out a free bottle of champagne and a T-shirt for 21st birthdays.

“I think our greatest accomplishment is expanding from a little sandwich shop 10 years ago into a restaurant, bar and a second location,” Lang said.

Lang added that he plans to

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add more locations, as well.

The family-owned business has come a long way since its opening, and being featured on the Travel Channel is undoubtedly another great accomplishment.

IUP seniors Kaylee Hixon (biology) and Nicole Coddington (nursing) were all smiles when they spoke about the restaurant.

“We’ve been coming here since our freshman year,” Hixson said while Coddington nodded in agreement.

Hixon and Coddington said that they ranked Steel City as No. 1 in customer service, food, atmo-

sphere and overall experience.

Not everyone was as lucky as these two friends, though, as some customers were turned away when the dining area became full.

Casey Boland (graduate, clinical psychology) and her boyfriend were just a few of those who couldn’t make it in.

“The beer list was really good, and that's why we were coming back tonight,” Boland said.

Although this weekend might have been too busy for everyone to make it through the doors, Steel City is open from 10:30 a.m. to midnight every weekday.

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Murder mystery play takes IUP by storm

By JESSICA TRUBY Contributing Writer J.L.Truby@iup.edu

This article contains spoilers.

Lydia Gibson (senior, theater) portrayed Lizzie Borden in the Theater-by-the-Grove production of the musical “Lizzie Borden.”

The performance will run again at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, at Waller Hall Mainstage Theater.

The musical also stars seniors John Jay Clinton (local performance) as Andrew Borden, Katie Sabo (musical theater) as Emma Borden and Erin Murphy (musical theater) as Adelaide. Alexis Haigh (freshman, musical theater) played “the girl,” a charecter who represents Lizzie Borden when she was younger.

“Lizzie Borden” is a gruesome play about an unsolved murder in Victorian Massachusetts. The play begins with the chant “Lizzie Borden took an axe — gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41.”

Lizzie Borden is accused of killing her step-mother and father.

The play illustrates the situations Lizzie Borden was put in that would lead to her being the murderer. She gets angered easily, and people put her in positions to anger her more.

Her father paid less attention to her and would get mad when she spent his money on things he deemed unimportant. The people that angered Lizzie Borden the

most were her step-mother and her father. Throughout the play, there are pieces of the trial where different people were questioned about the murder and whether or not Lizzie Borden was guilty.

“I liked the way Alexis, the girl, portrayed the innocence of a child,” Ashley McCurdy (sophomore, communications media), said. “She gave [the audience] the true emotions inside Lizzie’s mind.”

On the wall outside the theater, there is a web to show the connection between the characters and the places referenced throughout the musical. There are also extra information blocks around the web. Along the hallway leading into the theater, there is a timeline to follow exactly how much time passed between each event.

“My favorite part of the musical was when the father died because he was just a terrible person,”Jacelyn Fleming (sophomore, kinesiology health and pport science), said. “Even though Lizzie wasn’t a perfect daughter he shouldn’t have treated her like that” At the end of the play, Lizzie Borden is proven not guilty, and the rest of the town is shocked because there is no other explanation for their deaths.

Lizzie and Emma Borden then get a new house and nice things that their father would never let them have. Lizzie Borden confides in the girl what she had done instead of telling anyone else so she could live a happy life.

(TNS) Justin Timberlake will perform during the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show in Minneapolis in February. The last time Timberlake performed at at a Super Bowl Halftime Show was Super Bowl XXXVIII at Reliant Stadium on Feb. 1, 2004, in Houston, when fellow performer, Janet Jackson, experienced a wardrobe malfunction.

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Fashion show shines light on IUP’s diversity

By CAITLIN DENNY Contributing Writer C.M.Denny@iup.edu

IUP’s Office of International Education hosted an International Fashion Show on Thursday in McVitty Auditorium in Sprowls Hall. The event was part of International Education Week.

International Education Week is a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and Department of Education to promote cross-cultural awareness, prepare students for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn and exchange experiences in the U.S., according to the Office of International Education website.

The participants in the fashion show were 20 international students from 15 countries. They modeled clothing from their native countries. Of the 20 students who participated, three were male.

Even though the event was fast-paced and ran for only half an hour, the crowd was very welcoming and applauded each participant.

Participants’ friends lined the first row of seats in the auditorium with their Snapchats open, ready for their friends to walk down the aisle and take the stage in their best cultural clothing. A few children looked at the stage in awe, especially dresses bedazzled with jewels or when models had wide smiles on their faces.

Zainab Almomen (nursing and allied health) was the Master of Ceremony for the night. As an international student, she wore a black and gold dress from her

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(Paul Marchwinski/ The Penn) Twenty IUP students participated in this year’s International Fashion Show.

home country of Saudi Arabia.

Much of the clothing presented was for special occasions, such as weddings and holidays.

Seonjoo Lee, from South Korea, received a positive crowd response as she graced the stage in a hot pink and white dress with a large bow on it and white sneakers. After she curtsied on stage, the room roared with applause

and cheers.

Planning for the fashion show began the first week of classes, but the participants weren’t selected until Oct. 25 when people applied. Only 20 walked in the fashion show to avoid countries being overrepresented.

The event had a larger turnout than the last International Fashion Show, which was held in 2015.

“We only expected around 50 people to come to the event,” said Adil Wakid (human development/fashion and interior design) an organizer for the fashion show.

“But the turnout was much better than I anticipated.”

Wakid also mentioned how all of the participants brought their native clothes with them when they came to IUP.

“I think it’s cool that they do that,” Wakid said. “It’s like they’re bringing a piece of home with them when they come here to study.”

This event brought to light that there are many students of different ethnicities that are a part of the IUP community.

The welcoming and respectful crowd proved that IUP is fit for all cultures.

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STATIC invites you to “Get Out” director of MASS, said one of the goals of the event is to get the IUP students together in a social event to enjoy a film.

Coates also said that one of the goals was to provide a safe and welcoming space so students could ask difficult questions about one of the most controversial subjects in America today: race.

“How many thriller/horror films have a diverse cast,” Coates asked, “One with an awesome plot and a great twist?”

Coates said that the event provides an opportunity for students to partake in something that is both educational and social.

(Facebook) Jordan Peele is the writer and director of “Get Out.”

By JUSTIN COBB Contributing Writer J.G.Cobb@iup.edu

STATIC (Student Activity Committee) and the Multicultural Affairs and Student Success (MASS) will partner to bring the film “Get Out” to IUP at 7 p.m. Thursday in

the Hadley Union Building (HUB) Ohio Room.

In “Get Out,” Chris, performed by Daniel Kaluuya, and his girlfriend, Rose, performed

by Allison Williams, reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, and she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate.

At first, Chris reads the fam-

ily's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

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The film not only has a meaningful theme but is also a suspenseful thriller.

Liana James (senior, art education) said she was excited to see the film.

“The director is one of my favorite comedians,” James said, “and I’m ready to see what magic he brings to the big screen.”

As part of STATIC’s Netflix and Chill series, students are invited to attend and bring their blankets, pajamas and pillows to the showing.

Candy and snacks will be provided, along with prizes and trivia about the film.

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with close win to stay unbeaten

By JARROD BROWNE Staff Writer

J.W.Browne@iup.edu

The IUP football team improved to 8-0 after defeating Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) foe Clarion University, 23-17, at Clarion on Saturday.

Clarion opened up the scoring in a hurry as it took one in for a touchdown on only its second offensive play of the game. The score came on a 23-yard touchdown run to close out a two-play, 24-yard drive and give the Golden Eagles a 7-0 lead.

The Crimson Hawks quickly answered Clarion’s touchdown with two of their own. The first came on a 28-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Lenny Williams (redshirt junior, accounting) to tight end Rex Pearce (redshirt senior, safety sciences). IUP grabbed its first lead of the game after Samir Bullock (sophomore, management) punched in a two-yard touchdown run to give IUP a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

IUP continued to add to its lead in the second quarter after Justice Evans (freshman, management) ran in a 4-yard touchdown to finish an eight-play, 80-yard drive.

Place-kicker Dillion Sarka (redshirt sophomore, mathematics) added the Crimson Hawks’ final score of the day with a 29-yard field goal to give IUP a 23-7 lead.

Clarion got back on the scoreboard before halftime, however, with a 3-yard run that tightened up the score, 23-14, at the half.

“We had two 15-yard penalties back-to-back, and we were ready to give them a field goal,” head coach Paul Tortorella said. “We were happy to just give them a

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field goal, and that’s what we were calling on defense.”

The second half was controlled by both defenses as Clarion scored the lone points in the second half on a 26-yard field goal in the third quarter to close out the scoring, 23-17.

“It was really just a combination of turnovers and penalties,” Tortorella said. “We took a 31-10 game and made it 23-17 and had to fight for our life to win it.”

Although the Crimson Hawks scored three touchdowns, the Golden Eagles proved to be a challenge for the top-ranked IUP offense. Clarion forced three turnovers and held IUP to just 362 total yards, a season low for the Crimson Hawks.

Despite the poor offensive output, IUP’s defense had a strong game. The Crimson Hawks’ defense allowed only 239 yards to help overcome three turnovers and nine penalties. Linebackers Nick Amendola (sophomore, safety sciences) and Damon Lloyd (sophomore, kinesiology) led the defense with 14 and 11 tackles, respectively.

“I just think we are just getting great play out of both of them,” Tortorella said. “And they’re still learning, actually. They’re not anywhere near where they can get to.”

The Crimson Hawks dropped from No. 3 to No. 4 in the latest Division II poll. However, IUP was ranked No. 1 in the Super Region One rankings, which were released Monday.

The team will have a chance to move back up in the D-II rankings when they welcome Gannon University at noon Saturday.

Prior to the game, IUP will recognize 20 seniors during the Senior Day celebration.

(Ishaaq Muhammad/ The Penn) Linebackers Damon Lloyd (sophomore, kinesiology), No. 50, and Nick Amendola (sophomore, safety sciences), No. 36, were the top two leading tacklers for the Crimson Hawks defense during the team’s tight 23-17 win over Clarion University on Saturday.

(Ishaaq Muhammad/ The Penn) IUP running back Samir Bullock (sophomore, management) scored his team-leading 10th touchdown of the season Saturday.

October 24, 2017

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October 24, 2017

Sports

IUP splits PSAC matches

By BRAD O’HARA Staff Writer

B.L.Ohara@iup.edu

The IUP volleyball team split a pair of conference games this past weekend when it took to the road to face Seton Hill University and California University of Pennsylvania.

The Crimson Hawks had a rough start to VOLLEYBALL their weekend, losing the first game of the road trip, 3-2, against Seton Hill.

IUP got an early lead, taking both of the first two sets of the match, but was unable to hold on.

Seton Hill came back to win the last three sets, and the match.

The match came down to a matter of timing and each team managing to hit its stride as the match progressed.

Seton Hill had a total of 30 errors, but more than half of those errors came within the first two sets.

IUP had 53 kills, 30 of which came in the first two sets.

IUP bounced back the next day with a 3-1 victory over Cal U. The Crimson Hawks dominated, losing only the second set of the match.

IUP rode a hot offense and a solid defense to a victory over the Vulcans.

Natalie Cignetti (senior, natural science/pre-med) and Alexis Anderson (senior, marketing) took charge of the Crimson Hawks’ offense.

Cignetti and Anderson combined for 62 kills over the two matches, scoring 31 in each.

Momentum played a major role in both matches.

The momentum shift after the second set against Seton Hill gave the Griffins the upper hand against IUP. The shift between the Seton Hill and Cal U matches helped IUP get back on the winning side of things.

“In volleyball, momentum is acquired by serving strong and siding out,” head coach Scott Pennewill said.

“In both matches, we had the ability to keep the opponent out of system a majority of the time. Our success will be directly proportional to keeping the momentum of the match on our side.”

IUP’s next match is set at 7 p.m.

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IUP defeats Edinboro

By SARAH MOLTZ Staff Writer

S.J.Moltz@iup.edu

The IUP men’s and women’s swimming teams defeated Edinboro University in a dual meet Saturday afternoon at McComb Field House at Edinboro.

The Crimson Hawks combined for a SWIMMING total of 12 event victories, with the women winning, 111-93, and the men, 115-86.

Five swimmers for the men’s team won individual races for the men’s team.

Brothers Colter (junior, computer science) and Mace Long (senior, history) won the 200 individual medley (2:00.54) and 200 butterfly (1:58.64), respectively.

Freshman Lucas Bellier (chemistry) grabbed a win in the 1,000 freestyle at 10:12.08, along with senior Shane Hallet (management/MIS), who won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:12.80. Senior Sterling Tate also picked up a victory for the Crimson Hawks, winning the 100 freestyle (48.36).

“Due to the fact that we did a bunch of races the day before and had a hard week of practice,” Colter Long said, “I feel like our men’s team did very well considering we aren’t focusing on dual meets. Individually, we can all adjust our efforts to capitalize our strengths and fix what needs to be changed from our individual performances this past weekend.”

The women’s team also

had four swimmers shine at Edinboro.

Junior Nicole Smith (dietetics) won both her freestyle races, finishing with times of 54.29 in the 100yard freestyle and 1:56.54 in the 200-free. Regan Chalk (junior, psychology) and Bria Otwell (junior, exercise science) also did well, hitting Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) qualifying times, winning the 200 backstroke and 500 freestyle.

In addition, Beatriz Gonzalez (senior, marketing) won the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 11:11.05.

“Edinboro wasn’t an easy team to beat,” Otwell said.

“They gave us a lot of great races and they overall are a strong team. We are never expecting to win against them, because honestly you truly never know how a meet can go.”

The women also won the 200 medley relay.

“After winning the meet, the atmosphere coming from the team was outstanding,” Otwell said. “This weekend we had everyone cheering, as everyone really put forth a lot of effort in making sure that everyone was fully supported.”

The dual was the second of three straight for both teams as they open their 2017-18 seasons.

The Crimson Hawks will get ready to host Saint Vincent College at Pidgeon Natatorium on Nov. 4.

“Looking forward to our next dual meet, we, as a team, need to improve on small technical aspects within a race,” Otwell said.

“However, that’s different for every swimmer. Overall, I think we did a great job this weekend and I’m extremely proud of our team.”

October 24, 2017

Sports

(IUP Athletics) Joshua Bartley (senior, management) led the Crimson Hawks to the golf program’s 28th PSAC Championship with a minus-6 performance at the tournament over the weekend. The Crimson Hawks secured the team title, too, which was the team’s 14th back-to-back championship in program history.

Crimson Hawks win 28th PSAC title

By JOHN FORAN Staff Writer

J.N.Foran@iup.edu

The IUP men’s golf team traveled to Hershey over the weekend for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Men’s Golf Championships at the Hershey Country Club.

Joshua Bartley (senior, management) was the individual league champion as IUP won its 28th PSAC golf title.

It was IUP’s first back-to-back championship seasons since 2012, and the 14th back-to-back victories in the program’s history.

Bartley was tied with Millersville University’s Connor Sheehan after the opening round Saturday with both players shooting plus-1, (72).

California University of Pennsylvania took an early first-day lead, shooting 15-over 299.

On the second day of play, Bart-

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ley shot minus-5, (67), just enough to beat out Sheehan by one stroke and secure himself as the individual league champion.

Bartley’s second-ever individual collegiate win was more than enough to be awarded IUP’s athlete of the week for his stellar performance over the weekend, his first weekly honor.

Sophomore Nathan Guerrini (finance) and junior Matthew Cocorikis (accounting) tied for sixth place, both shooting plus-8, (150).

Jeremy Eckenrode (sophomore, finance) tied for 14th with a plus12, (154), and Michael Hoare (senior, finance) shot plus-16, (158).

The Crimson Hawks altogether shot plus-25, (593), with Cal U finishing with a second-place score of plus-30, (598).

Millersville took third place with plus-33, (601).

Coming into the tournament, IUP had four out of five golfers place within the top 15 spots. All five players finished the weekend in the top 25.

The Crimson Hawks, as a team, strung together top-five finishes in each tournament they played in this season.

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