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Officials highlight homecoming’s positive aspects

By SAMANTHA BARNHART and MARY ROMEO The Penn Staff The-Penn@iup.edu

Indiana University of Pennsylvania President Michael Driscoll commented on the efforts during homecoming weekend at a Monday press conference in the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

“By working together with our community partners and with our students,” Driscoll said, “we’re sending the right messages. And we’re doing the right things to help everyone take pride in their own actions in how they represent the university, the community and themselves.”

The press conference highlighted some of the positive aspects of the

weekend and the proactive activities surrounding it.

For example, Indiana County Commissioner Rodney Ruddock mentioned that Grace United Methodist Church provided nearly 800 free hot dogs to students Friday night. Michelle Frying, the executive director of communications and media relations, said that approximately 500 students helped clean the streets of Indiana Sunday morning.

Fryling summarized the offenses and citations of the weekend festivities. IUP police reported no uncontrolled gatherings, according to Fryling.

Indiana Borough Police reported that there were 29 calls for service on Thursday, in comparison to the 84 that were made Thursday night of last year’s homecoming, she said.

Thursday’s reports consisted of two underage drinking citations, two public drunkenness citations, two citations for disorderly conduct and one incident involving retail theft and drug possession, Fryling said.

On Friday evening, 50 complaints were reported, she said. Nine individuals were cited for alcohol-related offenses and 14 students were referred to the Office of Student Conduct for alcohol or other drug-related offenses, Fryling said.

Borough police reported having a total of 44 calls for service Friday, Fryling said. She noted that this year’s combined number of complaints from Friday and Saturday was less than the number of complaints made last year in one night.

Other investigations were for sim-

ple assault, underage drinking, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, noise violations, one case of driving under the influence and four citations for vehicle violations, Fryling said.

Additionally, there were three disturbance calls in White Township, and Pennsylvania State Police said they are investigating a case of drug possession that was reported on Locust Street near Wayne Avenue, according to Fryling.

Several summary arrests were made over the weekend as well. Fryling reported that these included 10 arrests for underage drinking, 11 for public drunkenness, five for disorderly conduct, two for public urination, one for carrying an open container of alcohol and three for violating vehicle codes.

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tigated two burglaries at Copper Beech and a motor vehicle crash, Fryling said.

State police made two drug-related arrests with intent to deliver and gave out five citations for public drunkenness, four citations for disorderly conduct, two underage drinking citations, one citation for harassment, two citations for DUI and 20 traffic citations, according to Fryling.

State police also responded to two disturbance calls in White Township for large parties and two fights, which dispersed and caused no further problems, Fryling said.

“We certainly have more work to do,” Driscoll said. “There is always more work to do in this area, but we’re headed in the right direction. We are making progress, and it’s showing in the results.”

An IUP student residing in the 700 block of South Street was punched and knocked unconscious by Starke-Clemons after telling a group of people to leave his property, police said.

A second IUP student was then “frisked” by Yuille on the porch, according to a report by The Indiana Gazette.

Yuille took $20 from the student.

Starke-Clemons was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, while Yuille was charged with robbery, theft, receiving stolen property and disorderly conduct.

Yuille was detained at the Indiana County Jail to await arraignment.

Michelle Fryling, IUP’s executive director of communications and media relations, said both players have been removed from the football team but remain students at the university, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Both students face possible suspensions.

Austin Mundy, 21, of Johnstown, was also charged with harassment for his involvement in the incident.

In a separate incident, borough police reported the arrest of Isaiah John-

son, 18, of Brodheadsville, and Marcus Rivera-Chang, 18, of Allentown, were arrested in an armed robbery.

An Indiana police officer witnessed an altercation between two men and two other men around 2:16 a.m. near Fleming and Lowery avenues, according to borough police, and the arrested suspects, neither of whom are IUP students, fled before their detainment.

The two victims, police said, told officers that one of the suspects displayed a handgun and demanded money from them. Johnson was charged with crimi-

nal attempted robbery, criminal attempted theft, aggravated assault and simple assault after being found to possess the handgun in the incident. He was taken to Indiana County Jail, as was Rivera-Chang.

Rivera-Chang was charged with criminal conspiracy robbery, criminal conspiracy theft, underage drinking and loitering and prowling.

Borough police said the gun believed to have been used by Johnson in the robbery was recovered and that both robberies are still being investigated.

IUP football players among four arrested robbers over homecoming

By CODY BENJAMIN Editor-in-Chief C.J.Benjamin@iup.edu

Two Indiana University of Pennsylvania football players were charged after a robbery at 746 South St. Saturday morning, according to Indiana Borough Police.

Gabriel Yuille, 23, and Kalihf StarkeClemons, 18, both of Philadelphia, were identified in an Saturday police report after the incident was witnessed by university police around 1 a.m.

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October 6, 2015

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Speaker discusses dating violence Father of dating violence victim speaks at Six O’Clock Series

By MARY ROMEO

ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS • Myles Schmidt, 20, of Moon Township, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after Indiana Borough Police observed him in the 900 block of Wayne Avenue at 2:22 a.m. Oct. 2, according to police.

• Abryanna Neff, 19, of Northern Cambria, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after she was observed in the Hadley Union Building, 319 Pratt Dr., at 8:03 p.m. Oct. 1, according to IUP Police.

• Bradley Collas, 19, of South Park, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after university police found him on the second floor of Suites on Pratt at 1:11 a.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Michael Berkoben, 22, of Monroeville, was cited for public drunkenness after university police observed him in Ruddock Hall at 12:15 a.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Elijah Anderson, 18, and Matthew Patrick, 18, both of Natrona Heights, were cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after university police observed them outside of Stephenson Hall at 11:16 p.m. Oct. 2, according to police.

• Eric Blose, 24, of DuBois, was cited for public drunkenness after university police observed him on the intersection of Garmin Avenue and Maple Street at 12:24 a.m.

Oct. 3, according to police.

• Armani Kent, 19, of Baltimore, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after university police found him on a bench outside of Wallwork Hall at 12:15 a.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Ethan Dean, 18, of York, and Rachel Triantafilou, 18, of Lansdale, were cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after university police observed them in the HUB parking lot at 11:10 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Evan Ruda, 20, of Uniontown, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after university police observed him walking on Grant Street at 3:30 a.m.

Oct. 3, according to police.

• Meredith Drosnock, 18, of Quakertown, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after university police observed her outside of Wallwork Hall at 12:07 a.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• An unidentified 15-year-old female was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after she was observed by borough police in the 700 block of Wayne Avenue at 3:19 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT • Tonya Bartlebaugh, 18, and John Wilson, 21, both of Indiana, were cited for disorderly conduct after they caused a disturbance in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street at 9:18 p.m. Oct. 1, according to police.

• Nicholas Chess, 21, of Bethel Park, was cited for disorderly conduct after he became aggressive due to receiving a parking ticket on South 11th Street near Clark Hall at 7:57 p.m. Sept. 6, according to police.

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The Cuccia family never thought they would experience losing their daughter, but eight years ago, Demi Cuccia was brutally murdered the day after her 16th birthday by her ex-boyfriend John Maullarkey, who stabbed her 16 times.

Her father, Dr. Gary Cuccia, spoke at Monday’s Six O’Clock Series at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Cuccia founded the Demi Brae Cuccia Awareness Organization and has traveled to more than 150 schools over the past three years, speaking to students about the signs and signals of domestic violence in relationships.

“Never in a million years did I think I was going to be an advocate for dating violence, it was just something I knew nothing about prior to losing my daughter,” Dr. Cuccia said.

The night of Aug. 15, 2007, Demi and her father had a brief conversation on the phone nearly 25 minutes before she was brutally murdered.

Demi had broken up with Mullarkey two weeks before the murder. He had been texting her multiple times asking to come over to talk things over, and he came over when no one was home.

Demi was stabbed in the left shoulder, and the puncture wound severed her artery, causing her to bleed to death.

Demi managed to somehow make it outside, and she collapsed into the

neighbor’s arms.

Meanwhile, Mullarkey attempted to kill himself inside the house.

Mullarkey survived the attempted suicide and two years later was put on trial for the murder of Demi Cuccia.

He was found guilty for first-degree murder, and will spend the rest of his life in prison.

“As a dad, when you lose a child to a violent homicide the pain is second to none,” Cuccia said. “It’s difficult to wake up every morning and find meaning to something so horrific.”

However, Demi’s father has found a way to honor his daughter by traveling from school to school to tell her story in an attempt to shed light on domestic violence.

“I’ve gone around to schools, and I’ve spoken to nearly 150,000 students to tell Demi’s story, and I know it’s making a difference,” Cuccia said. “I see the impact; I see the emails and the Facebook posts from students. And I’m grateful for that.”

Cuccia has told his story on “The Today Show,” “The Mike Huckabee Show,” and Demi’s story has also been made into a movie, “The Murder of Demi Cuccia,” which won an Emmy.

“What I didn’t know that I know now is that the 16-24 age group is the front line for dating violence,” Cuccia said. “One out of three girls will experience some sort of abuse, and one out of five will experience some sort of sexual abuse.”

Demi had told her father that Mullarkey didn’t want her to cheerlead

THEFT • A blue Skywalker hoverboard was reportedly stolen from a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

• Someone reportedly attempted to steal a vehicle from the garage of a residence in the 200 block of North Sixth Street between 9 p.m. Oct. 4 and 3:45 a.m. Oct. 5, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

• Belden Jones, 21, of Philadelphia, was charged with retail theft, possession of marijuana and related paraphernalia after he was detained in Sheetz, 768 Wayne Ave., at 2:03 a.m. Oct. 1, according to borough police.

• Dante Custis, 20, of Morrestown, N.J., was charged with criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property after university police found him in Ruddock Hall at 12:16 a.m. Oct. 5, according to police.

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anyone; however, he brushed it aside not thinking anything of it, completely unaware of the signs of an unstable and unhealthy relationship.

Cuccia explained that in relationships, people should complement one another, not control one another.

If a partner is telling you what you can or cannot do, he said it is an unhealthy relationship.

“The most important thing to take away from this is that if you’re in an unhealthy relationship or you’re trying to get out of one, or you’re in the process of a breakup, don’t allow yourself to be put in the situation where you’re alone with that person,” Cuccia said.

Cuccia said that 83 percent of the time, fatalities and homicides happen during or after a breakup.

Cuccia insisted that if any peers, friends or family members are involved with an unhealthy relationship, or even a relationship that is somewhat questionable, they should speak up.

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Students encouraged to enter Business Plan Competition

By KALI LEDGARD Lead News Writer K.J.Ledgard@iup.edu

Indiana University of Pennsylvania will participate in the Business Plan Competition, a competition in which it has participated for the past three years, along with multiple other Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education schools.

The State System Business Plan Competition Committee is seeking state-system students who are interested in starting or growing their own businesses in Pennsylvania, according to the competition website.

It offers funding to support students’ business development efforts only for businesses located in Pennsylvania.

Judges will reward the first-place winner $10,000, the second-place winner $5,000, the third-place winner $2,500 and trophies for best video and for best poster displayed at the awards ceremony, according to the competition website.

In order to compete, students must be enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students as of the fall 2015 semester at any of the 14 PASSHE universities.

These students may be enrolled fulltime or part-time.

Groups of students do not need to come from the same university and may consist of students from one or more of the participating schools. Businesses can range from very small to rather large, according to Dr. Joette Wisnieski, an IUP business professor and one of the original planners for the competition who is working with students interested in preparing a business plan.

Students who plan to compete must register and complete the “intent to compete” section questions by Nov. 20.

They must also submit a one-page venture profile that allows them to be entered in the system by Feb. 1.

“The venture profile is a one-page document that signals to the student their interest in becoming part of the competition,” Wisnieski said in an email Monday.

The Business Plan Competition en-

courages students to submit an idea that is innovative and either for a for-profit or a nonprofit business.

Once teams are registered and have completed their profiles, they then form their business plans with the help of their university contacts and student competitor resources.

Nonprofit business entries are required to have no less than two statesystem students who are founders of the business with voting rights. The students will be members of the board when their business is launched.

For-profit businesses require a team of contestants that have no less than 51 percent equity ownership in the company, according to the competition website.

Winners in the past years include Krutarth Patel, an IUP student who proposed a phone app that would allow students to receive push notifications from the businesses they choose to follow.

“Other prize winners have ranged from coffee shops to an all-natural product to keep flies and pests from horses,” Wisnieski said.

Once plans are completed and submitted, the judges begin to select semifinalists and finalists. Judging for semifinalists will be March 4, and finalist interviews will take place March 13 through 20.

“The plan is submitted online and is initially judged by a group of faculty,” Wisnieski said. “Once the number of plans is narrowed down, they are then viewed by a panel of outside judges from various institutes who make the final decision.”

While the plan is to create a business idea, the competition is not restricted to business majors.

“Even if they do not place, they will still receive valuable feedback from the judges about how they can improve the plan,” Wisneski said.

Anyone wishing to compete or receive more information on the competition is encouraged to contact Wisneski or Dr. John Lipinski with questions.

They may also refer to the competitions website for additional information.

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Driscoll addresses homecoming events at open forum

By PETE SIRIANNI Staff Writer P.M.Sirianni@iup.edu

In a brief Monday afternoon open forum, President Michael Driscoll covered a variety of topics, including remarks about Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s weekend homecoming celebrations.

The weekend did not surpass rowdiness associated with recent homecoming or IUPatty’s celebrations, according to Driscoll.

“Things went very, very well,” Driscoll said. “We really seem to be making significant progress in our partnership with the community about the challenges we’ve seen with underage drinking, excessive drinking and these large groups. We have great activities going on as alternatives.”

One of the marquee events for IUP in late-night programming was the annual Monte Carlo Night, an evening of games, activities and giveaways hosted at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

There were groups of partiers, but in small groups around the borough and township. One party near Grandview Avenue Saturday was dispersed with ease by state police, according to Driscoll.

“It wasn’t fun necessarily if you were next door to that,” Driscoll said. “But it was quickly dispersed when state police asked them to. The landlords are working together, and we’re seeing a lot of good impact in that.”

Driscoll also commented about the string of robberies that occurred over the weekend.

An email sent to IUP students Sun-

day morning, from Director of Public Safety and University Police Kevin Thelen, summarized three robbery cases, which “appear to be related,” according to the email.

“There were some unfortunate incidents with robberies over the period,” Driscoll said, “and we’re concerned about that, although the police are on top of all of the situations in terms of investigation or having made an arrest.

“We need to continue to be concerned about where that stuff is coming from, but we were able to respond quickly and appropriately in all those situations.”

In other news, Driscoll reported that he learned area hotels were at full capacity during the weekend.

He also said that there is still no state budget, but he will be in Harrisburg Tuesday through Thursday.

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October 6, 2015

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CDPC to provide transportation Supreme Court’s first to job and internship fair day of new term has four ‘quick lessons’

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC) is providing free registration and transportation to the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Job and Internship Fair at the Monroeville Convention Center Oct. 14.

The job fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., occurs two times a year. It attracts more than 1,000 attendees and approximately 170 employers. The companies present will be from a variety of different fields.

Students interested in attending can sign up for free transportation to the fair by noon Friday in Pratt Hall Room 302.

To receive the free registration, students must do so online prior to the start of the event. If not, they can pay $10 cash at the door.

Transportation is free but requires a fully refundable $20 deposit in either cash or check.

The deposit is needed in order to reserve a seat on the bus due to limited spaces. It will be returned on the bus ride back to Indiana.

CPDC Director Dr. Tammy Manko explained why students, especially juniors and seniors, should attend.

“The fair provides opportunities for internships, jobs and for networking,” Manko said.

“While many companies will ask that job seekers apply online or electronically, the face-to-face interaction with recruiters is invaluable in the job search process.”

Attendees are required to wear business dress.

Preferably, job-seekers should dress business professionally, but business casual is also acceptable.

The employers present at the fair range dramatically, including companies such as Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Comcast, Clark County School District and the U.S. Peace Corps.

Manko advises students to research companies in advance, apply for any

jobs or internships in advance, bring several copies of their resumes and bring business cards, dress professionally, have a well-prepared elevator speech ready and plan which employers they want to meet with ahead of time.

She also offered some encouragement and praise for students based off of past IUP attendees’ experiences at the fair.

“IUP has consistently been in the top three for highest number of fair participants,” she said.

“We are proud of this achievement, and we know we will continue this trend. We also hear many positive remarks from employers about IUP students, graduates and alumni who attend the fair.

“Our job seekers are dressed professionally, they are well prepared for the fair, they seem to possess the skill sets employers are seeking.”

The CPDC also encourages students interested in attending to take part in a workshop called “Making a Career Fair Work for You.”

By MICHAEL DOYLE

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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday kicked off its 2015 term with an argument over a Northern California woman who lost both legs in an Austrian railroad accident.

And with that gruesome set of facts, the court’s nine justices began what’s likely to become another momentous term. From the justices’ characteristic behavior to the importance of good lawyering, here are four quick lessons from the famed “first Monday in October”: Appellate arguments can mask the underlying human drama. Carol P. Sachs was living in Berkeley, Calif., when she purchased a four-day European rail pass in 2007. While trying to board the train in Innsbruck, Austria, she fell between the tracks. A moving train crushed her legs, both of which had to be amputated above the knee.

But naive listeners to the hourlong oral argument Monday morning, the first of the court’s new term, would not have learned much about Sachs or the trauma she endured. Instead, as is almost always the case at the Supreme Court, the human drama was secondary, if not tertiary, to broader and sometimes arid legal questions.

Specifically, the case centered on whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act blocked Sachs from suing the Austrian rail company. Illustratively, the legal word “gravamen” was mentioned 25 times Monday. The word “legs,” “amputate” and “crush,” among others with flesh-and-blood connotations, were avoided altogether.

The justices still play their customary parts in oral argument. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be the oldest member of the court, but she’s also among the feistiest.

The 82-year-old Ginsburg, lovingly dubbed the Notorious R.B.G. by some liberal supporters, showed her durability Monday by being the first justice to ask a question during oral argument.

She followed up over the next hour

with about 10 more queries, some of them particularly pointed. If Ginsburg wanted to put to rest questions about her fortitude, she succeeded.

Other justices, too, showed some of their familiar characteristics. Justice Stephen Breyer, a famed lover of extended and sometimes abstruse hypotheticals, required about 130 words to unleash one of his questions.

And Justice Clarence Thomas, in keeping with his long-standing practice, was the only one of the nine justices not to speak or ask questions. At times, Thomas was leaning so far back in his chair, seeming to stare at the ceiling, that he could hardly be seen at all.

The Supreme Court is still a tough sell. The court showed again Monday that few cases make the cut.

The court, of course, makes history with the cases it takes and decides.

This term, these pending cases include challenges to affirmative action at the University of Texas, fees mandated by the unions like the California Teachers Association and several death sentences imposed in Kansas.

But more often, the court steers clear, typically taking only about 75 cases out of some 9,000 petitions filed annually.

Even as they issued their first, unremarkable and unsigned opinion of the term Monday, decided without oral argument, the justices swept away more than 1,400 other petitions. The list of rejected petitions, many filed by prisoners, sprawled over more than 50 pages and underscored the long odds against most people seeking Supreme Court review. Elite lawyering matters more than ever. Supreme Court advocacy has increasingly been centralized in the hands of relatively few elite lawyers, studies have shown. The first argument Monday offered a hint of why that might be.

Stanford Law School professor Jeffrey L. Fisher, co-director of the school’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, argued on Sachs’ behalf. A veteran of more than two dozen prior court arguments, Fisher remained unruffled throughout his 30 minutes at the podium, fielding questions like a Gold Glove third baseman.

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IUP professor, grad start virtual billboard company

By KALI LEDGARD Lead News Writer K.J.Ledgard@iup.edu

At 24 years old, Indiana University of Pennsylvania graduate Anthony Bonelli has gained success in the world of digital marketing, thanks to his passion and the help of a university faculty member.

Bonelli graduated from IUP in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in communications media.

He earned his master’s degree in adult education and communications technology in 2015, also at IUP. When Bonelli attended IUP, he worked as a student worker in the library doing video production for Portia Diaz.

Diaz is an IUP faculty librarian, a librarian in residence for the Eberly College of Business and Information Technology and teaches a class in information access in the digital age and Internet and multimedia.

She is also the owner of Portia’s Donuts LLC, which owns Portia’s Bistro & Donut Connection on Philadelphia Street.

She also recently started a real estate

holding company called Diaz & Stolitza Properties LLC. Currently, Diaz is the CEO and director of market research at Greener Solutions.

She has called upon Bonelli to be its director of digital marketing.

“I think the story is about an IUP professor and an IUP student creating a business together because of the experiences they had at IUP,” Bonelli said.

“It’s because we both went through the institution, so we were able to meet each other to get this business going.”

Working alongside Diaz and Bonelli is owner, CFO and eco-contractor Philip Stolitza.

Greener Solutions is an eco-friendly marketing company that uses digital billboards for advertisements, according to Diaz.

The billboards run on high-efficiency LEDs to save clients’ money and time, as well as to help protect the environment.

“Our goal is to eventually utilize solar power on all of our billboards,” Diaz said in a Sept. 30 email.

The billboards also support video, which allows them to feature multiple

advertisements on one billboard at the same time and at a high resolution.

“It’s kind of like watching a commercial but on the side of the road,” Bonelli said.

“We want Greener Solutions to be known as the company that has the best digital billboards around, and so far, we are.”

Diaz said she chose Bonelli to work with her because she believed he was a talented, hardworking student due to the time he spent with her as a student worker.

“He has received a solid education, but more importantly, some attributes that employers look for that cannot be learned from in books: work ethic and passion,” Diaz said.

Before taking the job at Greener Solutions, Bonelli was offered a job in Los Angeles to work for “The Talk,” a CBS talk show hosted by five women who discuss current events, pop culture, contemporary issues and family.

However, Bonelli decided that was not where he belonged and that Greener Solutions offered him a better opportunity to present his ideas.

“I decided that it would be great to

move out of the state, move somewhere where video production is huge, get into the field working a job,” Bonelli said.

“But I’d be spending the next five years as a [personal assistant] getting coffee.

“You don’t need a job in L.A. to see the world,” he said.

Along with working for Greener Solutions, Bonelli also runs his own company, New Color Creative, where he works with aerial video and photography.

He mostly works with corporate videography, which includes corporate campaigns and commercials.

He also worked as a freelancer three years prior to starting New Color Creative.

“All my life, I knew I wanted to get into media,” Bonelli said.

“Ever since I was in high school, I had taken emphasis on media, specifically video production, and that correlated to deciding that I wanted to get my degree in a field that could cater to something that I love.”

When Bonelli first came to the university, he originally anticipated studying nursing despite knowing that digital

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media was something he had always been passionate about.

He realized almost immediately that he would never pursue a career in nursing.

“Before I went to my first class, I decided, ‘I’m not doing this, this is just not for me,’” Bonelli said.

“I want to do something that I love doing. If you love what you do, you will be successful.”

Bonelli said he is doing just that by working in a field that allows him to express his creativity and live his dream.

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October 6, 2015

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Students respond to Folger Hall opening

By TIFFANY CATHERMAN Contributing Writer T.M.Catherman@iup.edu

The grand unveiling of the renovated Folger Dining Hall took place Friday.

Many people attended the ribboncutting, including the architects, project managers and contractors.

Others in attendance included IUP employees, alumni and university President Michael Driscoll.

Speeches were given to welcome everyone and thank those who helped work on the project. Driscoll explained why a dining hall is such an important part of the campus.

“We run much of our lives around how we dine, and food is the main ingredient for almost every celebration,” Driscoll said. “Even more important to us, creating another space on campus that will span interaction between students, faculty and staff.

“[Students] learn as much about themselves from their social interactions as they do from their academics in the classroom.

“What better way to facilitate that than providing a place like this?”

At the end of all of the speeches, many people helped cut the ribbon, including members from the Council of Trustees.

After the cutting of the ribbon, people were allowed to enter the building.

Those in attendance were given free samples of some of the food Folger will offer this year, along with goody bags that included mugs.

“Honestly, right now I’m enjoying it,” Ryan Stepano (freshman, political science) said.

“It’s delicious.”

The dining hall officially opened to all Monday.

It offers a variety of options, includ-

ing salads, pizza and frozen yogurt. The food is made fresh daily, including pasta made from scratch.

“The food is really good,” Julia Yaccich (junior, dietetics) said. “I like how big it is in here and clean.”

“I enjoy the food,” Nate Dickey (sophomore, finance) said. “It’s better quality food.

“The place is huge, giving room for more people to come in here. I like how it makes it less crowded than other places.”

Despite the positive reactions, one student showed conern for how the food is served.

“I don’t like how they serve it to you,” Sara Bumiller (freshman, anthropology) said. “I guess it’s a portion-control thing, but I’d rather get the food for myself.”

For most of Monday, people were lined up to the doors.

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Folger Dining Hall offered new options to students Monday.

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The Arctic isn’t saved yet Los Angeles Times

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The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday, Sept.

29: It’s tempting to think of the latest oil-drilling news as a victory: Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced that it was ending its barely begun operations in the Arctic seas off Alaska because its first exploration showed disappointing stores of oil. The withdrawal from the Beaufort and Chukchi seas follows similarly abandoned plans by Exxon and Chevron in other parts of the Arctic.

Certainly, Shell’s withdrawal is a victory – although perhaps a temporary

one – for the environment. Drilling in the seas off Alaska is particularly risky because of stormy waters and unpredictable ice. The area is also home to important marine species, especially walrus, which could be endangered by spills, among other things.

In terms of policy, the environment has not won. Shell’s decision was based in large part on the current price of oil, as was Chevron’s. Exxon held off on its exploration plans in the Russian Arctic because of a political dispute between the United States and Russia; a consortium that included Exxon abandoned plans in the Canadian Arctic, saying it could not complete the necessary work before its lease would expire. But if any of a number of factors change, oil

It’s only right we bring campus shootings to the forefront in light of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., Thursday.

This incident, which left nine dead and seven wounded, is one of several incidents of its kind that’s taken place since the mass killing at Virginia Tech University in 2007.

In fact, Everytown for Gun Safety calculated that this was the 74th school shooting to occur since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012.

This frightening statistic – among others – has brought the focus of the masses toward gun control, mental illness, etc.

While that is appropriate, college students are focused on something else: whether or not they’re going to arrive home safely following a long day of classes and extracurricular activities.

To this day, college is thought to be a place that separates the scholars from the harmful; or a place that turns the harmful into scholars.

Now, these aforementioned scholars have to wonder whether or not they’re going to be affected by the horrific actions of someone whom they’ve never met.

It has become apparent that there are places located on every college campus related to helping students going through depression or suffering from anxiety so severe it turns into terrorism. But why wait until something like this occurs to make it a prominent focus among a college or university’s administrative staff?

While most realize the unlikeliness of being shot in a classroom, it’s still hard not to wonder what the chances are that it will occur.

Why should a straight-A student, full-scholarship athlete – or anyone for that matter – have to worry about such a radical scenario?

It’s time for university officials, student governments and others to put their heads together and come up with a new plan that’s not only going to help students rid this concern but also prevent these mentally unstable students from drawing their weapons.

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It’s the government’s job to protect the environment by whatever requirements are necessary, and most of the limits imposed on Shell had been worked out with the company over the last several years. This is an opportunity for the federal government, which never should have allowed the Shell project to go forward, to reevaluate its policies in the still-pristine waters off Alaska. At this point, the nation’s energy efforts should be focused on cleaner sources that don’t contribute to global warming, thus protecting the Arctic from both drilling and from the already troubling effects of climate change.

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The Clarks return: Alumni rock Indiana Theater

By SAMANTHA BELL Staff Writer S.M.Bell@iup.edu

The following is a review.

The Clarks returned to their roots Friday and Saturday at the Indiana Theater to kick off Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s homecoming weekend.

The Clarks are an American rock band that originated at IUP in the mid1980s.

In the early formation years, they primarily played cover versions of songs by bands like The Cure and The Replacements.

During the early ’90s, after releasing their second, self-titled album, the band started to gain more recognition in the Pittsburgh area through radio airplay on local stations.

A few of its more popular songs include “Penny on the Floor” and “Better Off Without You.” Friday’s show started with a performance from Wreck Loose, an indie rock band from the Pittsburgh area.

On a dimly lit stage for an audience of about 100 people, Wreck Loose filled the Indiana Theater with a tragically beautiful energy through their use of elaborate piano and poetic lyrics.

The band played its single “Feed Me,” several other songs and a recent release, “Car Wash.”

“New York City/ I don’t love you/ but you know I’ll let you buy me a drink,” Somerville sang.

The band’s stage presence could be described as folky, foot-tapping music with a raw, rustic edge.

The band’s lead vocalist described Indiana as a nice music town.

“The energy on stage was great,” Somerville said.

Afterward, The Clarks made their way on stage.

“How you guys doing?” said lead vocalist Scott Blasey, just before kicking off the 25-song set list with, “Brand New,” a song of the band’s first album, “Live.”

After playing through hits such as “The Believer” and “All the Things I

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Wanted,” Blasey addressed the audience once again.

“Indiana Homecoming weekend,” he said. “Been there, done that. Thirty years of it.”

The Clarks’ comfortability could be felt from the cushioned, paisley-patterned seats of the theater.

A sense of nostalgia hung thick in the air as Greg Joseph, the band’s bassist and backup vocalist, introduced himself to the crowd.

“Greg Joseph, class of ’85,” Joseph said, just before leading the band into the hit song “Butterflies and Airplanes.”

The entire fourth row of the audience began to sway and tap its feet back and forth.

The band then played its renowned song “Born too Late.”

Once its lyrics started flowing forth, audience members were all but ejected from their seats.

The crowd began to dance through the aisles, and the enthusiasm grew with each note as Blasey sang, “I’ve had a hard time leaving this town/ I’ve been losing everything that I’ve found.”

Robert James, the lead guitarist, pulled out his cell phone in between songs.

“I’m checking my Twitter,” he said.

“I’m tweeting the set list.”

In reality, he was controlling the microphone in his ear so that he could manipulate how much he could hear himself during the performance. The show at hand took precedence over any kind of social media.

“Yeah, me tweeting,” he remarked.

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“That’s all I need is another (expletive) distraction.”

“Distracted guitar playing, that’s a fine in Pa.,” Joseph replied.

The audience chuckled as the band members bantered back and forth as if they were sitting in an off-campus basement somewhere in the ’80s.

Blasey popped a piece of gum into his mouth and adjusted his guitar before leading the band into “Cigarette.”

At this point, audience members were pouring out of the aisles.

A cloud of cigarette smoke began to rise from the second row as the air started to wreak of reminiscence and tar.

A woman in red sprinted toward the stage and reached out for Blasey’s hand, to which he obliged for a moment before gripping the microphone with both

hands in a moment of passion.

James shredded the electric guitar intimately as the sweat on his forehead was illuminated by a spotlight.

“Thirty years ago in the basement of Sigma Chi…” mumbled a band member between sets.

James introduced Noah Minarik, son of David Minarik Jr., the band’s drummer.

“He was nothing but a twinkle in his daddy’s eye when we were here at IUP,” James said. “Now, he’s joining us on stage.”

Noah Minarik played backup guitar during the song, “Map of the Stars,” off of the band’s recent album, “Feathers & Bones.”

Blasey entertained the audience with a glimpse into his personal endeavors, too.

“We went to this party once in 1985 at IUP,” Blasey said over screams from the audience. “The party was at my house, 722 Klondyke Ave.” “I met this girl there and I was smitten; Her name was Susie,” Blasey said.

From there, he took the audience on a journey through a college relationship that led to an engagement, which was followed by a breakup several years later.

Blasey told the audience about the day she moved out of the apartment the two shared.

He described walking back into his room and clenching the change in his pocket, and as he did so, a penny fell out.

“I’m gonna get a song out of this breakup,” said Blasey as he began to strum into the hauntingly beautiful acoustics of “Penny on the Floor.”

The audience was hushed throughout the entire song.

“It was hopeful and moving,” Renee Kostas (junior, marketing) said.

The Clarks finished up with an encore comprised of three songs, including a cover of The Rolling Stones megahit, “Paint it Black.“ One thing is for certain: The Clarks painted the Indiana Theater a most prideful shade of crimson and slate gray.

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Objects of Mourning opens in Kipp Annex Gallery

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

The exhibit Objects of Mourning

by Indiana University of Pennsylvania alumna Renée Zettle-Sterling (Class of 1993) opened in the Kipp Annex Gallery in Sprowls Hall Thursday.

The exhibit opened with an artist talk and reception Thursday that gave people the chance to meet Zettle-Sterling and hear her talk about her work.

Zettle-Sterling started off by explaining her overall artistic inspirations.

“I am fascinated by objects,” ZettleSterling said. “Objects are our teachers, and we are accumulating objects even before we’re born.”

She went on to talk about how objects are so much more than what or

how use them on a daily basis. They are an extension of who we are.

For example, Zettle-Sterling sees bubbles as representing the “frugality of life.” They showcase the coming into being and passing away that every human experiences.

Zettle-Sterling uses or recreates all different types of objects in her work, such as bubbles, spoons, brooches, hand fans and skulls. Sometimes she is creating new objects out of old ones to represent something completely else.

Objects of Mourning has been an ongoing project for Zettle-Sterling since about 2006 or 2008. She started focusing on this theme with her work in remembrance of the important people in her life who have passed away, including her biological father, her brother and her grandfather.

Zettle-Sterling sees mourning as an outward sign of dealing with grief, and her artwork is her expression of mourning for those she cares about.

Her artwork certainly reflected this – whether it was a mask that appeared to be crying, objects created out of her brother’s clothing or pieces that featured the silhouettes of her deceased family members.

Deanna Ansaldo (junior, art and psychology) described what she thought of the exhibit and why she decided to check it out.

“I like the idea of life and death,” Ansaldo said. “It inspires me and my own artwork.

“The exhibit is very well done. [Zettle-Sterling] got the Victorian style well captured in modern-day obituaries and metal work techniques.”

Her artwork gave off a very somber aura. Even among the hype of the opening, the exhibit felt like a memorial or a silent place deserving of respect for not just Zettle-Sterling’s deceased relatives but all who have passed.

Zettle-Sterling explained how, through the process of creating art, she experienced mourning as a private space, which influenced her life outlook.

“It made me think more deeply about my mortality,” Zettle-Sterling said. “Thinking about my mortality in this way inspires gratitude.”

Ansaldo also encouraged others to come visit the exhibit themselves.

“Art is a fundamental characteristic of humanity,” Ansaldo said. “Even if they don’t do art, they should at least view it, because you will learn something from it, I guarantee.”

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By MARY ROMEO Lead Wet Ink Writer M.E.Romeo@iup.edu

The four winners of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2015 Homecoming T-shirt Contest were announced Friday.

The T-shirt contest is a venue for organizations to promote positive representations of IUP and IUP students.

Kevin Foster, assistant director of student leadership and new student success for the Center for Student Life, talked about the contest.

“We really wanted shirts that showed school spirit and a good representation of the organization that is putting them out there,” he said.

T-shirts that suggested any drinking of drug references, or shirts that were disparaging or discriminatory against a group, were not accepted.

“We wanted the emphasis really to show something that you can be proud of and something that is going to reflect the value of your education,” Foster said.

There is no limit to the number of

T-shirts accepted into the contest.

This year, 10 T-shirts were submitted into the contest, and four organizations won in separate categories.

The grand prize winner, the President’s Award, was selected on IUP’s Facebook page.

The CSL, Aramark and Armstrong Indiana Drug and Alcohol Commission were the departments that sponsored the other three awards and selected the winners for those categories.

Audiology Student Association was selected by the Center of Student Life for best representation of a student organization.

Alpha Tau Delta’s shirt was chosen

by Aramark for best representation of school spirit.

The Graduate Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) was the winner of the Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission for best alcohol-free and alcohol safety message.

Since 1973, the Armstrong-IndianaClarion Drug and Alcohol Commission “has been the designated Single County Authority (SCA) for drug and alco-

hol services in Armstrong and Indiana counties,” according to the commission’s website.

The grand prize winner of the homecoming T-shirt competition was the Coalition for Christian Outreach for best reflection of citizenship, leadership and engagement.

“What I’ve heard from staff is that there weren’t nearly the number of alcohol-related shirts trying to be sold on campus this year,” Foster said.

“It seems like students are getting the message that they’re really focused on positive shirts.

“I think the idea of the T-shirt contest was to get a handle on the messages that are being put out there.”

In years past, some of the T-shirts that were sold on campus weren’t ones that the students or the university could really be proud of, Foster said.

This year, however, was a different story.

“I think this was an effort to help reinforce positive messages, so that sometime down the road students can return to homecoming and be proud of the shirt they’re wearing.”

By ALEXANDRIA MANSFIELD Staff Writer A.M.Mansfield@iup.edu

With 12 performances packed into just 14 days, Scott Smith had a long trip before he finished his spoken word and fellowship tour Sept. 30 in Indiana.

The director of interns, programs and partnerships at The Philadelphia Project spoke at Graystone Presbyterian Church.

From football puns about Tim Tebow to Jesus taking our place in the pits of sin, Smith gave a powerful message to those who attended his service.

“I thought the performance was really inspiring,” Jessica Fleming (freshman, business) said. “It’s so cool that he was able to convey so much wisdom about God’s word in his poetry. It was really cool to hear God’s word in what he was saying.”

Along with two original spokenword pieces, Smith gave a brief teaching of the Bible with a specific focus on the book of Matthew.

“I would describe [the performance] as Bible poetry,” Fleming said. “He basically rewrote scripture in the first stanza and then added a mini sermon into the rest of the poem. Really cool stuff.”

Laughing and jokes aside, after teaching about students about Jesus’s sacrifice for their sins, Smith prayed for those in the room and on-campus.

“He would take direct Bible quotes and put them into rhymes, which was pretty cool,” Fleming said.

“I thought his analogies were great and the words in his poems were really powerful but still modern language and understandable which I think made it really relatable to the audience.”

Despite being a Christian gathering, people from all religious backgrounds were able to join together to hear Smith’s testimony.

“I definitely think non-Christians would enjoy it. They can appreciate the art in his poetry.”

Although the gathering was religious, Graystone Church has many Indiana University of Pennsylvania students from various backgrounds to join in events like this.

Between game nights and other talented speakers like Smith, the IUP Coalition for Christian Outreach page offers information about these opportunities.

Graystone Church’s morning worship services are offered every Sunday at 8:30 and 11 a.m.

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Temple ties PSAC record in homecoming win

By JOSH HILL Staff Writer J.M.Hill5@iup.edu

Sophomore Chris Temple (accounting) returned to the lineup Saturday with a career-high 234 yards rushing on 28 carries as Indiana University of Pennsylvania topped Edinboro University 42-21.

Temple also set a school record with six rushing touchdowns.

IUP (3-1) has won its FOOTBALL last three games, while the Fighting Scots (0-5) continue their quest for win No 1.

Temple, who now owns the record for most rushing touchdowns in IUP single-game history, also owns a tie for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) record. He passed IUP standouts Larry Monsilovich and James Suber for the school record and now shares the conference record with former Shippensburg University player John Kuhn, who is now the starting fullback for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.

“It feels good,” Temple said. “I got into a groove, and my line gave me some holes.”

After missing last week’s game be-

cause of a concussion, Temple had touchdown scampers of 22, 6, 6, 8, 1 and 67 yards, which accounted for all of IUP’s 42 points.

“Chris Temple works every day to be the best that he can be,” IUP head coach Curt Cignetti said.

“He has great focus day-in and dayout. He represents the program well and does great in school.”

For the first time this season, the IUP defense did not score a touchdown. It did force three turnovers, however, after sophomores Jay Watkins (kinesiology, health & sport science) and Takhi Turner (kinesiology, health & sport science) notched interceptions.

Linebacker Kevin Clarke (junior, kinesiology, health & sport science) also recovered a fumble on Edinboro’s first offensive play.

IUP scored the first four touchdowns in the game, but Edinboro was driving to close out first half. Watkins was able to come up large again, breaking up a Jake Sisson pass on fourth down as the first half expired.

IUP continued its strong play on the defensive side of the ball, forcing five sacks and holding Edinboro to 78 rushing yards and 255 yards of total offense.

“All the guys take pride in having teams not run the ball on us,” Clarke said. “When you have a team run down your throats, that shows that your defense is kind of soft.”

After dropping its season opener to Kutztown University, IUP is firing on all cylinders.

“I think we have really improved since the first game,” Cignetti said. “I think we’ve improved weekly.”

IUP will travel to Greensburg to take on a much-improved Seton Hill University team. Kickoff for that game is at 3 p.m.

NOTES: In its three victories this season, IUP has outscored opponents 115-48.

Lenny Williams (freshman, accounting) is now 3-0 as the starter; he went 9 of 12 passing for 90 yards but had an interception that was returned for a touchdown. Williams did not take a sack in the game and ran for 94 yards on six carries. Sophomore wideout Walt Pegues (communications media) caught seven passes for 88 yards. He’s caught a pass in 15 consecutive games. IUP’s defense has recorded 11 interceptions in four games, the most in the PSAC.

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Peterson’s passion drives coaching success

By PAT CROSSAN Staff Writer P.J.Crossan@iup.edu

Before Larry Peterson became the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s tennis head coach, the team had very little to boast about.

“They were terrible before I got here,” Peterson said.

Peterson took over the TENNIS program in 2008. The season prior saw the team go a combined 1-10 on the year.

“Primarily, like anything else, it was a ton of hard work,” Peterson said. “My vision for the program was to attract better players to come here. Once they were here, it became about finding ways to motivate them and help them reach their potential.

“I’ve just spent a lot of hours putting in the work finding the right kids to come here, who not only play great tennis for us but have the right attitude toward the sport, their teammates and their coaches.”

This season is Peterson’s eighth year with the Crimson Hawks, and in that short amount of time, he has become the Division-II program’s all-time winningest coach.

During his tenure, his achievements include six straight Atlantic Regional tournaments, five consecutive NCAA Division II Championship appearances, five consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship appearances, three Intercollegiate Tennis Association Atlantic Region Coach of the Year awards and a record of 121-66.

Even with the success Peterson brings the Crimson Hawks on the court, he is just as focused on helping student-athletes off the court as well. The players under Peterson have accounted for 28 ITA Scholar Athlete awards during his tenure.

“I would say that it has been rewarding to help the student-athletes to grow and understand the process of success, whether on the court or with other things in life,” he said.

“They need to do well in school just like everyone else. I’ve probably taken a pass on some great players who didn’t have the picture in terms of attitude or dedication to academics.”

The memory most prevalent for Peterson is when the women’s team played Slippery Rock University in the regional

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championship of the NCAA tournament to advance to nationals in spring 2011.

At the time, IUP had beaten SRU outdoors twice before. The championship match took place indoors due to weather, and it came down to the last set.

“Our No. 3 player, Amelia Osbourne, was on the court for us,” he said.

“With both teams and coaches watching, that last set and the huge amount of pressure was amazing.

“She played an incredible third set that sent us to Florida for nationals and onto the round of 16. It was one of those moments where the team rushes the court, and it was the first time we had advanced to the national tournament. It was a big moment for the program and was super exciting and rewarding. It really put us on the map for the first time.”

Growing up, Peterson was the youngest of four siblings, and he always wanted to do the things they were doing.

His immediate older brother was playing tennis, and that’s how he got started with the game.

After that, he played a fair amount through junior high and high school in the state of Indiana.

Peterson’s passion for the game grew when he started playing competitively in high school.

“My desire to excel as an individual in sports was fostered by being the youngest kid and wanting to keep up with the older siblings and out-do them in accomplishments,” Peterson said.

The thought never really occurred to him about becoming a tennis coach

until his time living at Penn State University.

While Peterson was living in State College, he played as much tennis as he could.

Just from playing at the Penn State University Tennis Center created a lot of opportunities.

He got to know the State College (Pa.) High School tennis coaches and the PSU tennis coaches.

One day, the State College High School tennis coach asked if he wanted to help out with the team as an assistant.

“The PSU and high school tennis coaches kept telling me that I should really be coaching for a living,” Peterson said.

“Mostly because they saw the passion that I had for the game. It was very helpful to get to know those guys, and they became mentors for me and pushed me into tennis as a career.”

After coaching high school, Peterson ran into an opportunity at Bucknell University as an assistant for the men’s and women’s tennis teams.

During his time there, Peterson coached nine All-Patriot League selections, 22 players named to the conference’s academic honor roll, the 2007

men’s scholar-athlete of the year and the 2007 women’s rookie of the year.

Peterson saw the IUP tennis coaching position posted on the NCAA job website and was drawn to the possibilities of building his own successful program at IUP. Since the program wasn’t all that strong, he did not feel pressure right away.

He was confident in what he had learned over his playing career and his time coaching at both the high school and Division-I levels.

“I would say that I have put an awful lot into this program at IUP,” Peterson said.

“I probably work more than I get paid for, but it’s been something that I’ve enjoyed.”

From the ground up, Peterson built the IUP women’s tennis team into the upper echelon of Division-II tennis, both on and off the court.

“You have to be willing to put in the time, and I have a passion for the game,” he said.

In the end, Peterson said that coaching tennis has worked out pretty well, and he certainly can’t complain.

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Houses for rent 2016/2017 3,4,5 Bedrooms 724-840-2083.

Beautiful, LARGE ONE-BEDROOM apartment - JUST BECAME AVAILABLE. By Brunzies uptown. Must have references.

724-354-2360 until 9 PM.

1,2,3,4 BR Apartments, Several locations, ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! Free Wi-Fi $1900-$3100 per student. On-Site Laundry, most locations. Only $250 deposit.

VERY nice apartments. Facebook: BG Brothers Rentals, go to photo Albums, 724-549-2059 Text or Call

Great furnished 2,3,4 BR houses. Marble and hardwood. Close to campus. 201617. (724) 388-6535.

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Four persons, near campus. Fall 2016-Spring 2017. No pets. Furnished.

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1-5 Bedroom Apartments Available Fall 2016/Spring 2017 Close to Campus Furnished All Utilities Included Parking and Laundry Available Phone: 724-454-9860 Email: jlbrick212@gmail.com www.iupoffcampusapartments.com

Fall 2016/ Spring 2017. 784 Maple Street. 4 bedroom house, most utilities included, washer/ dryer, parking near Folger. 724-463-0914.

Spring 2016. 2-bedroom or 4-bedroom adjacent to HUB. Air-conditioned, parking & utilities included. 724-549-1219.

2-5 Bedroom apartments and houses for Fall 2016- Spring 2017. Fully furnished, all utilities included. No security deposit needed at the lease signing. Text 724681-8381 Visit www.iupapartments.net Fall ‘16/Spring ‘17. Preiterentals.com.

Attractive apartments. Two & three bedrooms. Furnished, laundry, parking.

444 Philadelphia Street. Fantastic rates.

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Tenant pays only electric, cable/ internet.

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One to five bedrooms. 2016-2017. Next to campus laundry mat. Parking. Furnished. Utilities included 724-388-5687.

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Close to campus. Parking and utilities included. $2750 per semester. 814-3415404.

2 minute walk from Oak Grove, now renting for F’2016-S’2017. Clean, furnished 3 bedroom apartments for 3-4 serious, non-smoking students. Utilities included.

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Available for Fall 2016 and Spring 2017. Furnished/unfurnished. On campus or on Philly St. $1700-3500/

3,5,&7 Bedroom houses. Fall 2016/2017. Close, affordable, 724549-9793.

Newly remodeled 3, 4, and 5 bedroom houses. Free laundry and free off-street parking. Close to campus.

Utilities included. Starting at $1800/semester. Available Fall 16/Spring 17. 4/5 bedroom also available January 16. Call 724-465-7602. Email rlfiedler@gmail. com. www.housingiup.com

Fully remodeled house, 5 bedroom, 2 bath, free laundry and parking. 2 blocks from campus and utlities included. 724762-4680. $3000/semester

Five Bedroom Two Baths $1700 plus utilities. Four Bedroom One bath $1500 plus utilities 724-422-4852.

3 and 5 BR Houses $2400-$2750 ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED Free Wi-Fi. Only $250 deposit, VERY nice houses. On-site laundry. Facebook: BG Brothers Rentals go to photo Albums for details. 724-5492059 Call or Text

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Whole house for rent- 3 bedroom, 2 bath + elec/gas/water. Free off-street parking. Washer/dryer/dishwasher. Newly updated with hardwood floors. 2 blocks from campus. $3000/semester/student.

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October 6, 2015

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Sports

BUCCOS BULLETIN

By EVAN McCUE Contributing Writer E.M.McCue@iup.edu

The Pittsburgh Pirates are confidently entering October as they boast the club’s best record since Barry Bonds and the 1991 Bucs team, which fell in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series to Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and the Atlanta Braves.

The Pirates have won 98 games this year and have lost only 64, finishing the regular season with the second-best record in the MLB. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, the only club having a superior season, the St. Louis Cardinals, clinched the NL Central title with an 11-1 victory over the Pirates Wednesday night at PNC Park.

With the division now belonging to the Cardinals, the Pirates will face off in the NL Wild Card game, a win-or-gohome scenario, against the division rival

Chicago Cubs. This is the Pirates thirdconsecutive season playing in this game.

This matchup should come as a test to the Bucs, as they will run into NL Cy Young candidate Jake Arrieta.

Arrieta has looked very comfortable when facing Pittsburgh’s lineup this season, posting a record of 4-1 while limiting the team to a .176 batting average.

The Pirates have managed to score a measly four runs in five matchups against Chicago’s ace.

This wild-card showdown should prove to be a pitcher’s duel due in part to Pittsburgh sending its own ace to the mound in first-time NL All-Star Gerrit Cole.

Cole has found his own success in this divisional matchup with a record of 3-1 and a 1.50 ERA. The Pirates finished in first place in the wild card race, giving themselves homefield against in their game against the Cubs, which is something they

should look to take advantage of.

The Buccos have gotten the job done at PNC Park this year, finishing the regular season 53-28 at home.

This National League Central showdown is also surrounded by controversy following an infamous incident from the Pirates most recent series against the Cubs.

Standout rookie third baseman and shortstop Jung Ho Kang was injured on what some consider to be a “dirty” slide from Chicago’s Chris Coghlan, who was trying to break up a double play.

Kang, who many believed was a front runner to win NL Rookie of the Year, will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury and a fractured leg.

Expect emotions to remain high with everything on the line in front of a soldout PNC Park crowd Wednesday night.

Expecting an offensive onslaught, however, might be ambitious.

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