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Sigma Pi gets ‘pied’ in Oak Grove Wednesday Fraternity raises money for ‘The Amazing Day Foundation’

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For just $1, Indiana University of Pennsylvania students had the opportunity to pie a Sigma Pi brother in the face Oct. 7 in the Oak Grove to support an important cause.

The fraternity raised a total of $227, according to Sigma Pi president Eugene Chambers (senior, management).

All proceeds to the event went toward the fraternity’s philanthropy organization, The Amazing Day Foundation, which helps raise awareness for campus suicides.

“The Amazing Day Foundation was started [for] a brother from another chapter who committed suicide,” said David Patchell (senior, communications media), philanthropy chair of Sigma Pi. “The foundation helps raise suicide awareness and prevention around college campuses and also brings light to the stigma of mental illnesses.”

The Amazing Day Foundation was established in 2009 after Sean Vernon Feliciano, a 20-year-old student at University of Santa Barbara, ended his life.

The Sigma Pi brothers set up a tarp and a table with information about the foundation in the center of the Oak Grove from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., where the brothers were pied with whipped cream on plastic plates.

The fraternity originally started out with 15 cans of whipped cream, but quickly ran out, so they had to go out and purchase another 15 cans.

“We do this every semester,” Patchell said. “Last semester we raised about $200, and this semester the goal is $300.

“It’s a little harder to raise as much money as some of the other chapters at different schools because we’re a smaller school, but everyone is very generous with their donations.”

Patchell not only explained how important the organization is to his fraternity, but also to him personally.

“The Amazing Day Foundation is very special to Sigma Pi International,” he said. “It’s one of the two philanthropy events that we do that is associated with Sigma Pi solely.”

“This is a very special organization to me because I feel very strongly about suicide and mental illness and want to raise awareness to the stigma about it.”

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Sigma Pi held a fundraiser Wednesday for The Amazing Day Foundation in the Oak Grove. Clockwise from top left: Blake Lanious (senior, safety science), Jonathan Kim (sophomore, exercise science), Tyler Stief (junior, sports management), David Patchell (senior, communications media)

President of Phi Kappa Tau, Blake Woodyard (senior, chemisty), said he stumbled upon the event and decided to partake in the activity.

“I would want the same support for my fraternity,” he said. “I was just walking by and I had some money on me, so I figured I would give it to a

good cause.”

Tyler Reiff (senior, marketing), a Sigma Pi brother, explained his experience of getting pied in the face.

“We’re having a good time out here, knowing that all the proceeds are going to a good cause,” he

said. “I’ve gotten pied five times, and I plan on getting pied at least 20 more.”

The reason the name of the foundation was chosen because the messages on Feliciano’s voicemail encouraged his friends and family to “have a great day,” according to the foundation’s website.

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p o l i c e B L O T T E R ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS

• Zoe Stumpo, 20, of Johnstown, was cited for underage drinking and minors prohibited from driving with alcohol in system after Indiana Borough Police responded to a report of a minor one-vehicle accident in the 800 block of Wayne Avenue at 8:05 p.m. Oct. 2, according to police.

• Adam Ferko, 19, of Punxsutawney, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after borough police observed him in the 400 block of South 13th Street at 1:55 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Settimio Cresta, 20, of Gibsonia, was charged with underage drinking, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and trespassing after he caused a disturbance and refused to leave Sheetz, 768 Wayne Ave., at 11:16 p.m. Oct. 3, according to borough police.

• Shae McGarvey, 22, of Leola, was cited for public drunkenness after police found him sleeping in a yard in the 300 block of Fisher Avenue at 8:06 p.m. Oct. 2, according to police.

• Cameron Bennett, 18, of McMurray, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after borough police found him lying on the sidewalk in the 600 block of Philadelphia Street at 6:21 p.m. Oct. 4, according to police.

• Whitely Thomas, 19, of Philadelphia, was charged with underage drinking and public drunkenness after she was observed by IUP Police in Stephenson Hall at 1:32 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police.

• Jacob Stauffer, 23, of Lehighton, was cited for public drunkenness after borough police observed him in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street at 2:19 a.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Daniel Cox, 20, of Harrison City, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after borough police observed him in the 200 block of South Seventh Street at 1:34 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police.

• Derrik Zeroski, 25, of Clinton, was cited for public drunkenness after borough police observed him in the 600 block of Gompers Avenue at 11:48 a.m. Oct. 2, according to police.

• Kevin Leslie, 22, of Mars, was cited for public drunkenness after borough police observed him in the 600 block of Philadelphia Street at 12:53 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police.

• Kody Ofsanko, 20, of Hollsopple, and Annalise Martin, 19, of Johnstown, were both cited for underage drinking after borough police observed them in the 600 block of Water Street at 10:23 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Robert Crookham, 43, of Hulmeville, was cited for public drunkenness after university police observed him in the George P. Miller Stadium parking lot at 2:54 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Edwin Arroyo-Diaz, 22, of Elizabethtown, was cited for public drunkenness after university police found him unconscious in the fourth floor lobby of Suites on Maple East at 2:37 a.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Ryan Coles, 18; Sadek Divine, 18; Kyree McGill, 18; Amir Gordon, 18, all of Philadelphia, and Jared Thomas, 19, of Lebanon, were cited for underage drinking after university police broke up a party in Ruddock Hall at 9:45 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Borough police responded to a fight in the 700 block of Wayne Avenue at 3:13 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police. Officers determined that Desiree Cilladi, 19, of Fairview, and a juvenile female, 17, of Clymer, were the participants, police said.

Cilladi was cited for disorderly conduct, and the juvenile was charged with escape, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and underage drinking.

• Emanuel Cox, 23, of Greensburg, was cited for public drunkenness after he caused a disturbance inside H.B. Culpeppers at 2:07 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police.

• Derek Davis, 19, of Harrisburg, was charged with underage drinking and criminal mischief after borough police observed him damaging a sign in the 300 block of Pratt Drive at 1:42 a.m. Oct. 4, according to police.

ASSAULT

• Robert Werner, 21, of Indiana, was charged with simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after Pennsylvania State Police requested borough police for an incident of domestic assault in the 600 block of Locust Street at 9:27 p.m., Oct. 3, according to police.

• An unidentified female was reportedly assaulted by a black male in a red jacket and a gray tousles cap in the 1200 block of Oakland Avenue at 11:45 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police at 724-349-2121.

THEFT

• Borough police investigated an altercation in the 700 block of Locust Street at 1:07 a.m. Oct. 3, according police. During the investigation, officers arrested Gabriel Yuille, 23, of Philadelphia, for stealing money from another male, police said. He was charged with robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, disorderly conduct and harassment. Kalihf Starke-Clemons, 18, of Philadelphia, was also arrested and charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment. Finally, Austin Mundy, 21, of Johnstown, was cited for harassment.

• A pearl engagement ring, a white, leather-banded watch and a black purse were reportedly stolen from a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Gompers Avenue sometime between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Oct 6, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

• A vinyl fence in the backyard of a residence in the 600 block of Maple Street was reportedly damaged sometime between 5 and 8 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

• A gold Honda sedan parked in the Stright parking lot was reportedly damaged sometime between 4:50 and 6:55 p.m. Sept. 23, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call university police at 724-357-2141.

• Borough police are investigating an act of criminal mischief done to a vehicle parked in the 900 block of Wayne Avenue sometime between 11:30 p.m. Oct 3 and 10:50 a.m. Oct 4, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

TRESPASSING

• Michael Reese, 21, of New Stanton, was charged with criminal trespass after university police observed him in the fenced-in construction zone in the 900 block of Grant Street at 11:58 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

• Austin Fridley, 21, of Commodore, was cited for trespassing due to entering Wolfendale’s Bar, 560 Philadelphia St., at 2:15 a.m. Sept. 13 after he had already been removed from the establishment earlier in the evening, according to boroughpolice.

PUBLIC URINATION

• Ashley Drobka, 22, of Avonmore, was cited for urinating in public after borough police observed her in the 800 block of School Street at 6:24 p.m. Oct. 3, according to police.

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Math professor honored by Pa. Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania math professor and alumna Dr. Mary Lou Metz (Class of 1976 and 1998) received the Hall of Fame Award from the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics in August.

The award is granted to a Pennsylvania mathematics educator who “is regarded by his/her peers as making the greatest impact on mathematics students and has continually exemplified excellence as a mathematics educator,” according to the IUP website.

Metz earned both her bachelor’s degree in education and her master’s degree in education in secondary mathematics from IUP. She got her doctoral degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Before teaching in higher education, Metz spent 27 years as a teacher at Rockwood Area High School in Somerset County.

During this time, she served as both the mathematics department chair and the mathematics curriculum coordinator. Metz also returned to the University of Pittsburgh for four years before coming back to IUP.

While there, she served as a resident fellow in mathematics.

This job required her to provide “professional development in the teaching of mathematics to teachers, coaches and administrators in urban school districts across the U.S.,” according to the IUP website.

Currently, Metz teaches mathematics and mathematics education and has done so at IUP for nine years.

Metz is the founder of the IUP – Preservice Teachers of Mathematics organization.

It is one of four such organizations in the state and one of 22 total throughout the country.

It is affiliated with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

She has also co-authored numerous chapters in various mathematics textbooks for middle and secondary education students.

Metz has also “been a cooperating teacher and a supervisor of student teachers and provided professional development for pre-service teachers and those already teaching,” according to a report in The Indiana Gazette.

She has also served in varying positions on the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics, chaired numerous annual conferences and both

WHAT’S HAPPENING in INDIANA? ART/MUSEUM EXHIBITS

• Oct. 31: The Potters Studio Tour Exhibition at The Artists Hand Gallery, 732 Philadelphia St. • 6 p.m. Oct. 22: Film night at the Clark House, by the Indiana County Historical Museum • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 31: Ghost Tales Trick or Treat at the Indiana County Historical Museum • Now - Oct. 18: Triennial 2015 at IUP’s University Museum • Oct. 31 - Dec. 12: Walk Through Latin America at IUP’s University Museum

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Dr. Mary Lou Metz

authored and presented papers at several professional meetings at both the state and national level.

When she was teaching high school, she was also the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Metz shared her thoughts on receiving the award and how it felt to earn it.

“There are many mathematics educators I know who deserve the award as well, so I was quite surprised to receive it,” Metz said.

“I feel very honored that my peers in mathematics education felt I deserved the award.”

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• 9 p.m. Nov. 31: First Jason, a metal band featuring Ari Lehman, the original Jason from “Friday the 13th,” at Wolfie’s • 10 p.m. Oct. 10: The Ramones tribute band Gabba Gabba Hey at The Brown Hotel • 2 p.m. Oct. 18: Fall Tea at The Marshall House Museum • 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7: Eighth Annual Civil War Gala by the Sons of Union Veterans, at the Friedens Lutheran Fellowship Hall • 7 p.m. Nov. 20: Trace Adkins at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex • 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in October: Scary Harry’s Haunted Trail at 1703 Pierce Road, Homer City • 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in October: Yarnick’s Haunted House at Yarnick’s Farm

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• 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12: “Maria Full of Grace” in the Hadley Union Building Monongahela Room, sponsored by the Social Equity Office The Jimmy Stewart Museum will present the following movies: • 1 p.m. Oct. 10 and 11: “Small Town Girl” • 1 p.m. Oct. 17 and 18: “Speed”

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Paranormal Society to host ‘Boo for Boobies’

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

The Paranormal Society of Indiana University of Pennsylvania will host its third annual “Boo for Boobies” overnight ghost hunt fundraiser from 6 to 10 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Oct. 24 and from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Oct. 31.

Any student 18 and older can investigate Keith and Leonard halls, supposedly two of the most haunted buildings on IUP’s campus.

This will be the last time to explore these buildings before they are permanently closed at the end of the semester, according to Nicole Bradley, president of the society.

“We like to do a majority of our investigation in these two locations due to the amount of activity and evidence we’ve experienced in these locations,” Bradley said.

Tickets are on sale now until Oct. 23 for $10 per time slot in the Oak Grove, or, in the event of bad weather, Keith Hall.

Attendees have the option to attend one or all time slots. T-shirts will also be sold to students for the fundraiser.

Shirts will be $3 for those who have

purchased tickets for the ghost hunt and $5 for those who have not.

The fundraiser began in October 2012 to raise awareness for breast cancer, as October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

“Beyond it being an event during the scariest month of the year, a specialty of our club and the pinkest month of the year, the club has a personal connection to it,” Bradley said. “Our adviser, Dr. Laurel J. Black, has had to fight against breast cancer herself.”

Black is also an associate professor in IUP’s English department.

Proceeds from the fundraiser will be donated to the Indiana Regional Medical Center Women’s Imaging Center.

The proceeds will be used on research or to expand assistance toward the fight against breast cancer, according to Bradley.

“Through donations to IRMC, we’re giving back directly to Indiana which impacts a lot of our members and IUP,” Bradley said.

Due to Keith and Leonard halls’ impending demolition at the end of the semester, the club hopes to hold the ghost hunt at one of the many other locations on campus.

“In the future, the hope is to relocate

(Photo courtesy of Nick Dampman, psiup.com)

The Paranormal Society will explore the haunted hallways of Keith Hall on Oct. 24 and 31 for its ‘Boo for Boobies’ fundraiser.

to do other locations on campus,” Bradley said.

“There are several upcoming and exciting locations where the events will be held.”

Along with the ghost hunt, the club holds many additional fundraisers

throughout the year: A zombie prom, with proceeds donated to IRMC; a gallery psychic medium reading with IUP alumna Kitsy Higgins, which benefits local animal shelters; and a Ghostly Lantern Tour on Oct. 9, which will collect canned goods

and money for the food bank, according to Bradley.

All students and faculty are encouraged to participate in this year’s “Boo for Boobies” fundraiser, as it could be the final time to investigate IUP’s most haunted buildings.

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Art major tells story of adoption from Russia IUP student, adopted in 1995, says he is ‘grateful for this better life’

By KELLY JACOBSON Contributing Writer K.L.Jacobson@iup.edu

“I don’t remember anything except cold baths. They used only cold water.”

Alex Baker (senior, art), was prematurely born to a single mother in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 6, 1993.

Being two months early, Baker was a sick baby without a father.

In a post-Communist era, Baker’s mother had everything taken away from her by the government.

Living in the largest city in Europe without a means to an end, she decided she couldn’t support a child alone.

Alex was given up for adoption at the hospital.

“We don’t know the exact reasons as to why she placed me,” Alex said.

“But I’m going to assume it was because of the post-Communist effects.”

Alex lived in an orphanage called Adopt-A-Child, run by Israeli and Russian women.

Due to the overcrowded and substandard living arrangements, he caught pneumonia twice before he was a year old.

However, he wouldn’t stay there for long.

Back in the United States, Susan and George Baker, of Altoona, wanted to adopt.

Without preference of gender or race, they contacted Alex’s orphanage.

Since Jan. 1, 2013, American citizens have been prohibited from adopting Russian children, thanks to a federal law enacted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The law, signed in December 2012, according to BuildYourFamily.com, allowed adoption cases already in process to be fulfilled but banned any further cases.

Russia’s adoption prohibition, according to CNN, was passed to retaliate against the United States for its creation and passage of the Magnitsky Act, a human-rights bill aimed at Russian officials.

But in the 1990s, children up for adoption in Russia were placed in an orphanage for six months before they were eligible for adoption.

The orphanages required that the po-

(Photo submitted by Alex Baker)

I appreciate my life in the United States, but I can’t forget that I exist in two different worlds.

- Alex Baker, 2015 tential parents donate a precise amount of money to the orphanage, then videos of three children are sent.

“I didn’t want three videos,” Susan said.

“I would’ve taken them all home, so we asked for one.”

A fuzzy film of a fragile baby boy was sent to Pennsylvania, and the couple fell in love.

They waited nine months before visiting Russia to meet Alex for the first time.

Then, a week’s worth of doctors’ appointments, paper finalizations and government clearances ensued.

Many orphans weren’t allowed to leave Russia, because the country desired healthy babies to stay within its borders to become future soldiers.

To take Alex home, the couple said he had “water on the brain,” a slang term for extra fluid in the skull.

Though the medical excuse was “flimsy,” Russia granted Alex a red passport, stamped “USSR” with his blackand-white photo inside.

“I needed to get him out of the country,” Susan said.

“There was nothing left there. It was a time warp stopped in the ’50s.”

Alex was officially adopted Jan. 23, 1995.

The new family hopped on a connector flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Pittsburgh.

His memories begin with a single picture.

“The first picture of me was taken at a year and a half old,” he said.

“I don’t know what I looked like when I was a baby.”

As the years went on, Alex remembered another distinctive moment of his childhood: the homecoming of his baby brother.

“My parents flew to St. Petersburg on my third birthday to go pick him up,” he said.

“I vaguely remember meeting him, but I know I wasn’t very fond of Trevor when we first met.”

Trevor was a “found child” from a rural village in Russia.

Born on Sept. 21, 1995, he had married parents, a grandparent and multiple siblings.

However, his family left him at an orphanage due to financial instability.

They came back a week later to claim him as their son, but put him up for adoption with the hopes he would have a better life.

In 1996, Susan and George gave him that second chance.

Growing up, the brothers couldn’t have been more different.

Trevor has similar all-American features to their adoptive father: blonde

hair, blue eyes and fair skin.

Conversely, Alex dons jet-black hair and deep brown eyes.

However, for Alex, it was normal not to look like your parents.

“People would say, ‘Trevor, you look so much like your dad’ when he was a baby,” Alex said.

“I eventually thought I was a lovechild, but our parents were always open about our adoptions.”

In addition to their physical differences, there’s another striking contrast: Alex is gay.

“When I came out, my parents already knew,” he said.

“My mom’s known since I was 4.”

The love is still the same.

“I told him, ‘I love you for who you are,’” Susan said.

“He’s opened so many worlds for me, and Trevor does the same, so it’s always something new.”

Whether it’s a football game or an art gallery, the Bakers are happy running around for their sons, but Alex felt “a little more distant,” growing up with a perspective that most cannot grasp.

“Things are so temporary, even family,” he said.

“I have one over here and one over there. I wonder whose features I have, where I get my personality from, who my aunts and uncles are, if I have any.”

This curiosity stems from a place deeper than his earliest recollections.

“I’m a product of someone’s failure,” he said.

“I was a number, an inmate. I’m human, but I remember that I belonged to the state.”

While Alex is fond of his new life in the United States, he wishes a few aspects could change.

“I’m gay,” he said.

“I’m technically an immigrant, and I’m Asian and Middle Eastern. The way society here handles those situations is with fear. This country acts like it’s doing us a favor, but we bring so much diversity to you, too.”

Today, Alex is working toward a bachelor’s degree, and graduate school opportunities are on the horizon.

“I’m grateful for this better life,” he said. “I appreciate my life in the United States, but I can’t forget that I exist in two different worlds.”

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Students Chalk the Walk in Oak Grove

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

Batman, Rick Sanchez from the Adult Swim show “Rick and Morty,” breast cancer awareness and children’s literature were just a few of the concepts drawn by artists at Wednesday’s Chalk on the Walk.

Usually an event that signifies the closing of the academic year in the spring, the event, which is organized

by Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s National Art Education Association, annually gives students an opportunity to test their creative talents by making a piece of art on designated concrete slabs on the Oak Grove’s sidewalks.

“Chalk on the Walk is mainly a de-stressor for students,” said NAEA president-elect Abby Krick (sophomore, art education), “and something to bring IUP together. You don’t have to be an artist to do this. If you don’t want to deal with homework right now and you want to take a break, you can breathe and hang out with some awesome people.”

Because of the overwhelming sup-

port of the spring’s event, NAEA members decided to add a fall date as a way to let students express themselves through art.

This is the first time in more than 20 years NAEA has hosted the event in the fall, according to outgoing president Kathryn Close (senior, art education).

“Usually we have it in the spring,” Krick said. “But everyone loved it so much last spring, so we said, ‘Let’s do it again.’ Why not have two a year?”

Though NAEA members weren’t sure how many people would show up, a smaller area was mapped out in comparison to the marquee spring event which fills the Oak Grove with artists and spectators, many of whom are looking for an escape from studying for upcoming finals.

The result?

“It’s definitely just as successful really, because we ran out of squares very quickly,” Krick said.

While NAEA doesn’t make a profit from Chalk on the Walk, exposure of the organization is the most important aspect of the event.

The goal, according to Krick, is to

discover art and art education.

Like in the spring, the Lively Arts donates money for cash prizes, which go to the artists who best correlate with the selected theme and also the chalk.

Meanwhile, NAEA provides “the manpower to run the event,” according to Close. The selected theme Wednesday was current events.

The grand prize winner of $50 was Close, whose pink-and-blue text over a black background served as words of hope for those suffering from breast cancer.

The work, which read, “We don’t know how strong we are until being strong is the only choice we have,” struck a personal note with Close, whose mother suffers from cancer.

“My mom has been battling breast cancer on and off since I was in fourth grade,” Close said.

“She always has a positive outlook on life and stays strong through it all. And I’ve learned just that – we don’t know how strong we are until being strong is the only choice we have.”

John Pagan’s (accounting) Batman piece with the caption, “Be the hero,

not the bystander,” was awarded the runner-up prize of $25.

While the artwork in the Oak Grove will fade and wash away in the rain, the goal of Chalk on the Walk was met with

helping students to take a break from everyday life to just enjoy art.

“There are some people who just like to draw for fun,” Krick said.

“It’s really refreshing to see that.”

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Students covered the Oak Grove sidewalks in chalk artwork Wednesday.

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PP highlights confirmation bias

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What we talk about when we talk about rape Carol Tavris Los Angeles Times

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The following editorial appeared in the TNS Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 6: Since the 1970s, the Justice Department and the FBI have expanded the definition of rape that existed decades ago. Today, it is defined as forced penetration of any orifice with any part of the body or an object.

Our challenge is to accept what is valid in both perspectives.

We can vigorously pursue the goals of justice for rape victims and fairness for accused perpetrators.

We can understand that many acts of sexual assault are violent, and appreciate the subtleties of sexual commu-

nication that can create mischief and misery.

It’s the subtleties that cause such controversy. Some encounters are unambiguously coerced, but many are not. Sex researchers repeatedly find that people rarely say directly what they mean, and they often don’t mean what they say. They find it difficult to say what they dislike because they don’t want to hurt the other person’s feelings.

Through vagueness and indirection, each party’s ego is protected in case the other says no. Indirection saves a lot of hurt feelings, but it also causes problems. The woman really thinks the man should have known to stop, and he really thinks she gave consent.

For both parties, alcohol significantly impairs the cognitive interpretation of the other person’s behavior.

Men who are drunk are less likely to interpret nonconsent messages accurately, and women who are drunk convey less emphatic signs of refusal.

And alcohol severely impairs both partners’ memory of what actually happened.

When trying to reduce sexual assault, labeling all forms of sexual misconduct, including unwanted touches and sloppy kisses, as rape is alarmist and unhelpful. We need to draw distinctions between behavior that is criminal, behavior that is stupid and behavior that results from the dance of ambiguity.

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Abortion might be the most controversial topic on the American political docket.

So when the Center for Medical Progress released videos earlier this year that apparently showed Planned Parenthood executives discussing the illegal selling of fetal tissue, the battlefield was set for yet another bitter contest between pro-life and pro-choice proponents.

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider of women’s reproductive health services, has vehemently denied the claims presented by CMP, an antiabortion group. Despite this, republicans have, as expected, acted quickly, as multiple GOP-led states have decided to cancel contracts with the organization.

These allegations have also given republicans more impetus for a government shutdown; they are calling for $500 million of federal funds to be cut from PP. In an effort to clear its name, PP commissioned an analysis of the footage by a private research company, FusionGPS, which found that the the sample of videos analyzed was heavily edited.

While that does not completely debunk the footage, the analysts made it clear that the videos cannot serve as evidence in any kind of legal proceedings unless CMP is willing to present the original, unedited tape.

It has yet to do so, instead attacking the study’s credibility. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

In the end, this an issue that cannot be tackled with so much bias permeating it. Obviously PP is going to claim its innocence, just as CMP will look to protect the legitimacy of its vendetta. The government is looking to form a special committee to look into these issues, the majority of which will consist of republicans.

Not good enough.

If the government wants to really find a legitimate answer, it needs to invest in a truly neutral third party to look into this matter. When we’re talking about eliminating a huge amount of money for an organization that also provides breast and cervical cancer screenings, HIV screenings and counseling and contraception in addition to the ever-controversial act in question, we need to get this right.

If not, thousands of innocent women who need those other services could suffer.

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‘Threat to Survival’ presents uneven track list ‘Dangerous,’ ‘Cut the Cord’ among highlights of Shinedown’s foray into pop rock territory

By MICHAEL KIWAK Copy Editor M.T.Kiwak@iup.edu

The following is a review.

The post-grunge wave of the late ’90s and early 2000s consisted of many bands that topped the charts.

Nickleback, 3 Doors Down, Breaking Benjamin and Creed all experienced tremendous success, but the 2010s has seen that wave crash rather hard.

Those bands, among many others, have struggled to maintain relevancy as music tastes shift in other directions.

One such band, Shinedown, the maker of hits like “Second Chance” and “45,” is one such band incurring those difficulties and attempting to reestablish its bearings.

Its latest release, “Threat to Survival,”

sees the group try to mix its traditional hard rock sound with pop and other diverse elements, like gospel, country and funk.

The lead-off track, “Asking for It,” is a strong opener that serves as one of the few models of effective blending.

The toned-down instruments blend well with the atmospherics and lead singer Brent Smith’s anthemic vocals to form a good singalong.

That track is proceeded by the gem of the album: “Cut the Cord.”

Smartly released as the EP’s first single, “Cut the Cord” features pounding riffs that will hook long-time Shinedown fans while simultaneously presenting new elements, like soulful harmonies, that keep the music fresh.

Smith’s snapping vocals present a change-up, but it’s one he throws well.

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The next track provides a stark contrast, however, in the form of “State of My Head.”

If there’s any example of the band trying too much in order to make itself unique, this is definitely it.

Drawing influences from pop and ska, the foursome from Jacksonville, Fla., sprinkle in too much fluff for the song to be cohesive, or listenable for that matter.

This happening troubles other tracks, although not to the same extent, such as “Thick as Thieves,” “It All Adds Up” and “Black Cadillac.”

While attempting to form a complete sonic experience is admirable, it doesn’t take a lot to overload listeners.

With that being said, Shinedown does experience some degree of success in this endeavor.

“Outcast,” “Dangerous” and “Oblivion” prove to be very solid tracks, and should serve as models for future efforts if the band chooses to remain sailing in this direction.

In the end, wading farther into the ocean of pop rock was not without a few stumbles, but Shinedown is talented enough to rebound and learn from this experience. Until then, however, diehard listeners may prefer breaking out “The Sound of Madness” or “Leave A Whisper.”

“Threat to Survival” is the fifth studio release by Shinedown and its first since 2012’s “Amaryllis.”

All four of its first releases, including “Leave a Whisper” (2003), “Us and Them” (2005) and “The Sound of Madness” (2008) went either gold or platinum.

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Asking for It Cut the Card State of My Head Outcast How Did You Love It All Adds Up Oblivion Dangerous Thick as Thieves Black Cadillac Misfits

Sound Choices: Ayres Ibericos Friday, 10.9, 8-10 p.m. - Gorell Recital Hall New faculty members in music department will perform Spanish music.

IUP Choral Fall Concert, ‘Choral Collage’ Sunday, 10.11, 3-5 p.m. - Gorell Recital Hall IUP choral area will present an afternoon of music.

Museum Gala: Your Special Island Friday, 10.16, 6-8 p.m. - University Museum Island - themed evening of art and music.

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Gaga, guts and gore highlight ‘Hotel’ series

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

The premiere of “American Horror Story: Hotel” made its way to television Oct. 7 with more horror, gore and sex than ever before, and it featured the much-anticipated appearance of singer Lady Gaga.

Ryan Murphy, creator and director of the anthology series that is now in its fifth season, proved to his fans that he can outdo horror with each season, and “Hotel” definitely lives up to those expectations.

Jessica Lange, lead actress of the adaption, will not be returning for the fifth season, but many other familiar faces will make a comeback in a much different setting, and as many different characters.

The hour-and-a-half-long episode started off with two young, blonde, foreign girls, as they are dropped off by their taxi driver and check into the old, seemingly abandoned Hotel Cortez in downtown Los Angeles, which depicts the hotel in ways reminiscent of “The Shining.”

After waiting in an eerie hum of silence for Iris, the front desk attendant played by cast veteran Kathy Bates, they are escorted through narrow red-andgold hallways to their room, where they soon find out they are not the only ones checked in.

A dreadful stench then fills the room, and the girls are led to the cause of the odor – the bed.

After ripping off the sheets to discover a mucus-infested, alien-looking creature sewed into the mattress of the bed, the girls flee to the front desk and demand to leave.

However, Bates doesn’t seem to budge, instead relocating them to the different, mysterious Room 64.

The room gave off a clearly disturbing vibe as one of the girls entered the bathroom to witness two children munching on each other, with blood spilling from their mouths.

But that was only a taste of the blood and guts that filled an episode bent on portraying the gruesome.

Before they can react, the scene changes and introduces a new character to the adaptation, detective John Lowe, played by Wes Bentley, as he investigates a murder in a modern, wealthy apartment building.

The scene is bound to make viewers’ stomachs turn.

One of the victims is found impaled by a sharp pole, sitting naked on top of the other victim with his tongue and eyeballs gouged out, and placed neatly beside him on the bedside nightstand.

After leaving the horrific scene, Lowe turns down an important call to FaceTime his daughter.

When story time was over, a call on Lowe’s cell phone from a satanic voice informs him he is going to murder again, but this time at Hotel Cortez.

When Lowe visits the hotel, he demands to see Room 64, where another victim has checked in and is being assaulted by the mutant creature inside the mattress.

This is also where Sally, played by another “AHS” veteran, an ’80s junkie with fried hair and eyeliner applied

Additional arches to be erected

By SAMANTHA BARNHART Managing Editor S.E.Barnhart@iup.edu

Months after the completion of the newest arch on campus, Indiana University of Pennsylvania has announced its plan to build 30 more arches within the next two years.

The newest arch, completed in August and located near South Seventh Street, is the third arch to become part of IUP’s campus.

Stephen Smuthers, the head architect for the plans, said he wants to continue to build more after the next 30 as well.

“This isn’t set in stone yet,” he said, “but our plan is to eventually have the entire campus surrounded by arches.

Basically, you won’t be able to step onto campus without passing under at least one arch.”

Why arches?

“We considered other shapes,”

Smuthers said, “but we’re just really stuck on this arch thing.”

Louis Argie, one of the architects hired for the job, discussed potential building projects to occur once all the arches are complete.

“Once we have the campus fully ‘archified’ – that’s what we’re calling it – we’ll probably just stack more arches on top of the preexisting arches.”

Sunny Andrews, the lead contractor for the project, explained that August’s arch caused necessary delays for other construction projects on campus.

Most notably, the arch slowed the renovation of Folger Dining Hall, which officially reopened Monday.

The reopening had previously been set for the beginning of the fall semester.

“The arch built over the summer was such a happy surprise, and such a pleasure to build,” Andrews said. “Our team was already working on the reconstruction of Folger, but we were happy

to delay Folger’s completion in order to do that arch.

“Our hands were pretty full with the arch, and I think everyone was in agreement that we should focus our efforts on it instead of opening Folger on time,” he said. “That new arch was more important.”

News of the 30 arches has spread quickly throughout campus.

The idea of an increase of arches on campus has several students excited.

“It’s such a neat shape,” Hannah Little (freshman, cursive writing) said.

“Out of all the schools I looked at, IUP’s arches were the best by far.

“The arches at IUP were what ultimately made me decide to come here.”

Rick Carlson (sophomore, herbal planning) echoed Little’s excitement.

“This new arch awoke some desire in me that I hadn’t known I possessed: the desire for arches,” Carlson said.

“Really, the more arches, the better.”

down to her cheeks, is introduced.

Without hesitation, Iris demands that Liz Taylor, a bald transvestite played by returning “AHS” star Denis O’Hare, to escort Lowe to the mysterious room.

Nothing appears out of the ordinary, except that Lowe is put into a deep trance that resulted in him falling asleep.

He wakes up in a state of confusion, coming face-to-face with his son, who happened to go missing nearly 10 years ago.

Finally, after skipping a few backstory scenes that detail Lowe’s life, the viewers get to meet the long-awaited character who is the face of “AHS: Hotel”: Lady Gaga.

Gaga is shown wearing a sexy outfit, with diamonds strung across her neck and a black veil covering her face.

What seemed like a five-minute, silent scene revealed Gaga and her lover, Donovan, played by Matt Bomer, as they seduced a young couple back to the hotel. From there, clothes were stripped, and blood and guts ensued.

Still no dialogue was spoken as Gaga and Donovan sexually aroused the couple, but in a twist of events, sliced their necks open, spilling blood all over the bed and themselves.

The erotic yet queasy scene featured only music, which made it look like a Gaga music video, but only for a second when the realization strikes that MTV would never dare show that amount of gore.

After a few more scenes filled with gore, another new member of the squad is introduced, Will Drake, played by Cheyenne Jackson, who put fear in the hotel workers as he planned to buy out the hotel.

The last scene of the episode essentially told who the characters are in relation to one another, again without much dialogue, but to a very appropriate song, “Hotel California,” by the Eagles.

Overall, the theme of “American Horror Story” remains creepy, eerie and queer.

However, this season surely embraces more blood and guts than in all the other seasons combined, so for those that have a queasy stomach, clutch a pillow for the next episode, which will air Oct. 14.

Episodes air at 10 p.m. Wednesdays on FX. Familiar cast members Evan Peters, Angela Bassett and Finn Wittrock will return for the next episode.

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This is a satirical news column.

IUP’s projected 2020 campus, according to architect Louis Argie.

(Samantha Nicholson/ The Penn)

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Crimson Hawks defense to be tested Saturday

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

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania football team is set for its second road trip of the season this Saturday.

IUP (3-1) travels to Offutt Field to play the Seton Hill UniverFOOTBALL sity Griffins (2-3) at 3 p.m.

IUP enters the matchup winners of three games in a row, with its last victory coming against Edinboro University during homecoming weekend. Seton Hill enters the game coming off a loss to California University of Pennsylvania Saturday.

Although still a relatively new football team in the conference, Seton Hill already made its mark in the Pennsylva-

nia State Athletic Conference Western division.

The Griffins have the fifth-best passing offense in the nation this season, averaging more than 346 yards per game.

IUP’s pass defense is the third worst in the PSAC and ranks 146th in DivisionII football.

Despite that, the Crimson Hawks have collected 11 interceptions this season. That number leads the PSAC, and the Crimson Hawks are picking off opponents once every 13.8 pass attempts.

Despite the defensive success, head coach Curt Cignetti knows how dangerous of a team Seton Hill is.

“Seton Hill is by far the most improved team in the conference,” Cignetti said.

One way the Crimson Hawks

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will look to keep the Seton Hill offense grounded is by playing to their strengths. Along with an opportunistic defense, IUP boasts one of the top rushing offenses in the nation.

Averaging 313.5 yards on the ground each game, the Crimson Hawks are the third-best rushing offense in Division II. IUP leads the PSAC in rushing and has totaled at least 226 yards in each game, including 383 yards against Edinboro last week.

Sophomore running back Chris Temple (accounting) has 440 yards and seven touchdowns to his credit this season.

The latest PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Week had 234 rushing yards against Edinboro, the second most by a PSAC player this season.

Also posing a threat in the backfield is quarterback Lenny Williams (freshman, accounting), who has accounted for 334 yards of total offense in the past

two games.

Cignetti mentioned a combination Seton Hill possesses that could make it a long day for the Crimson Hawks.

“They’ve got speed, size and skill,” Cignetti said. “It will be a tremendous challenge.”

NOTES: Cignetti is 2-0 against Seton Hill in his career. IUP has outscored the Griffins 77-28 in those games. With 1,254 rushing yards this season, IUP has a chance to set a single-season record for rushing yardage. In 2012, IUP had 1,260 rushing yards through four games. The game will be streamed online via the Westmoreland Sports Network; IUPAthletics. com will offer a video link.

Cignetti, IUP volleyball rebound in Dig Pink victory

By JED JOHNSON Staff Writer J.N.Johnson3@iup.edu

During a 1-2 stretch, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s volleyball team had its fair share of struggles.

In Friday’s match at Slippery Rock University, the Crimson VOLLEYBALL Hawks were swept in three games.

IUP committed 25 errors and struggled on the offensive end, with a total hitting percentage of .037 for the match.

Natalie Cignetti (sophomore, natural sciences) led the team with nine kills in the match.

Saturday’s match against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West division-leading Edinboro University didn’t go smooth for IUP, either.

The Fighting Scots cruised to a 3-1 win, in which they held the Crimson Hawks to under 20 points in all three games that they won.

Cignetti led the team again with 14 kills.

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IUP rebounded in the Dig Pink match, an annual breast cancer awareness event.

The Crimson Hawks swept Clarion University in three close sets. The third set looked like it was going in Clarion’s favor. However, the Crimson Hawks rallied in a late 8-0 run to claim the victory.

“In the third set,” Cignetti said, “our momentum wasn’t there early on. Towards the end, we started to get it back.

Once we did, we were unstoppable.”

Head coach Scott Pennewill said he was happy with the team’s resiliency.

“One of the main things that we are stressing is to stay the course,” Pennewill said.

“The team is going to learn how to deal with adversity. Every night won’t be a 3-0 finish.”

It was IUP’s first win over the Golden Eagles since September 2006.

The Dig Pink match fundraiser was successful, as the total came in at roughly $1,300 before the match started, according to Pennewill.

He thanked people for contributing to the Side-Out Foundation and said

that donations are still being accepted.

“It’s an honor to help raise awareness for the cause,” Lindsay Moeller (junior, early childhood and special education) said.

At this point in the season, the Crimson Hawks are placed in the top three of the PSAC in many defensive categories, keeping up with leaders Edinboro and West Chester University.

Coach Pennewill is satisfied with the Crimson Hawks’ performance on defense.

“Relentless pursuit is the underlying theme of our defensive attitude,” he said.

The 12-4 Crimson Hawks are going back on the road for six games. The start of the road trip consists of a 7 p.m. match Friday in Greensburg against Seton Hill University, followed up by a match at 1 p.m. Saturday at California University of Pennsylvania.

“We’ve had two months on the road,” Pennewill said. “I don’t know if it’s a negative or a positive. After Clarion, we just have to replicate. Each individual has to do her job so the team can do its job.”

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Natalie Cignetti served the ball Tuesday in a match against Clarion.

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Three-game skid haunts Top-level competition prepares Hawks for future IUP’s playoff hopes

By VAUGHN DALZELL Lead Sports Writer V.S.Dalzell@iup.edu

After losing its third straight game, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania field hockey team fell to eighth place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference with a 4-7 overall record on the season.

On Oct. 2, IUP and No. 1 Millersville UniFIELD HOCKEY versity finished the second overtime period of a game that began Sept.

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It lasted 3:44 into the second overtime before Courtney Weaver of the Marauders scored the game winner, ending the match, 2-1.

Brittany Thornton (sophomore, sports administration) scored the lone goal for the Crimson Hawks, giving her two

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on the season.

IUP traveled to face No. 4 West Chester University the following day and lost 3-1 in a game in which all the scoring came early in the contest.

West Chester scored goals in the third, 27th and 47th minutes of game action. McKenzie Noll (sophomore, accounting) scored IUP’s only goal of the game, her second of the season.

West Chester was out-shot 13-9 on the day. But it had nine saves compared to IUP’s four.

IUP had 11 corners compared to West Chester’s three. IUP dominated statistically, but it

couldn’t put the ball in the net.

The final loss of IUP’s threegame skid was against Mercyhurst University. The Lakers beat the Crimson Hawks 6-4.

Erika Griffith (junior, prephysical therapy) scored her first two goals of the season against Mercyhurst.

Noll had another assist in that game, adding to her teamhigh total of five on the season.

Last season, IUP had 11 total assists. Noll is third in the PSAC in that category.

Goalkeeper Olivia Accardi’s record as a starter this season is now 2-5. Accardi (freshman, communications media) has 24 saves on the year with 2.4 goals allowed per game.

IUP ranks ninth in the PSAC with 117 total shots this season.

The Crimson Hawks face Slippery Rock University at home at 6 p.m. Friday as they try to end their longest losing streak of the season.

By JAKE ENDERS Staff Writer J.G.Enders@iup.edu

Competing in another event with high-caliber opposition Oct. 2 at the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania cross country teams found themselves in the back half of the finishers.

The men’s team came in 18th place out of 27 CROSS participants in the Gold Race, while the women’s squad COUNTRY finished 29th of 45 in the Brown Race.

“One positive we can take,” Ray Ofman (senior, sports administration) said, “is that we were in the top race of that meet, and for some of us, it was a new atmosphere to take in.”

The 42nd annual edition of the Paul Short Run included more than 400 schools and 5,000 athletes, many from NCAA Division-I programs.

Of the 27 participating schools in the men’s race, 19 compete at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics in the United States.

IUP could have performed tentatively in the face of such intense competition.

However, the men’s team buckled down and managed to finish ahead of notable Division-I schools such as George Washington University, East Carolina University and the College of the Holy Cross.

The IUP men’s team had three runners each record personal-best times on the 8-kilometer course. Austin Cooper (sophomore, regional planning and economics) led the Crimson Hawks with a time of 24:59, finishing 52nd overall out of 278 runners. He was joined by Ofman in 74th place with a mark of 25:16 and Greg Beaudette (junior, exercise science) in 86th at 25:20.

The Crimson Hawks were

one of seven schools from the PSAC participating in the event on the women’s side.

IUP’s 29th-place finish was near the middle of the pack.

Rachel Magliane led the women’s team (senior, dietetics), finishing with a 23:02 on the 6-kilometer course, good for 109th place out of 387 runners. Other top finishers for the Crimson Hawks included Jenna Lezanic (junior, geography) in 161st place with a time of 23:28 and Makena Felts (sophomore, nursing) with a 23:39.

As head coach Joey Zins said before the season, IUP believes that playing high-caliber competition will help once the playoffs arrive.

The Carnegie Mellon Invitational on Oct. 10 is the only meet that remains before that time comes.

“I think as a team,” Ofman said, “we should utilize our experience at Paul Short as a simulation of what’s to come.”

Palluconi, IUP look to stay on track in remaining games

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s women’s soccer team has spent its recent games fighting to remain firmly in seventh place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

“We would like to be higher,” forward Lexie Palluconi (sophomore, undeclared) said. “I don’t think our SOCCER record shows how well we have been playing.”

Six games remain for the Crimson Hawks before the PSAC Championships, and their 5-3-2 conference record has them tied in the win column with Bloomsburg University and one spot ahead of five others.

“I’m not that worried because I know how good of a team we are and how much heart we have to play as hard as we can during every game,” Palluconi said. “We are looking to capitalize on

the rest of the season. We are taking it one game at a time, and our goal is to qualify for the playoffs.”

Kutztown University scored the first goal of its Oct. 2 match at IUP, but Palluconi used a corner kick from Erica Boyle (sophomore, business) to tie the match. Kutztown scored one more goal in the second half.

Despite having nine shots and three corners, IUP was unable to find the net a second time and lost 2-1, ending a three-game win streak.

“I think we need to work on set pieces, like corner kicks, to handle them better as a team offensively and defensively,” Palluconi said.

The Crimson Hawks played the next day and defeated East Stroudsburg University 2-1.

Forward Kiersten Zerbe (junior, exercise science) started the scoring early with her 10th goal of the season. Zerbe and Palluconi moved the ball from one end of the field to the other and gave

Zerbe the chance to face-off one on one with the ESU goalkeeper and gain her second goal of the match.

ESU came back with one first-half goal against IUP. Goalkeeper Jessica Printz (junior, athletic training) saved all four of ESU’s second-half shots.

Wednesday afternoon, Palluconi contributed IUP’s only goal of the game against California University of Pennsylvania with her sixth assist of the season.

Mackenna Miller (sophomore, exercise science) was on the scoring end of that effort. Cal U scored a late goal to tie the match at 1, and that was the end result.

“It’s reassuring to know that we handled the difficult part of our season well,” Palluconi said. “Last year, we were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs, so we hope to get further this year. We have a young team, but we’re talented, so I think it’s an achievable goal.”

IUP’s travels to play third-place West Chester University Saturday at 1 p.m.

Lexi Palluconi approached the ball in a Sept. 15 game against Gannon at IUP.

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October 9, 2015

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Sports

Menes tops challenges on and off the tennis court

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

Claudia Menes (freshman, athletic training) came to Indiana from Spain to play for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s tennis team, but she faced a major barrier along the way: She spoke very little English.

“I only knew how to say TENNIS ‘‘‘Hello, how are you?’ and ‘I am good,’ and nothing else,” Menes said.

It’s been a learning experience for Menes in many ways.

“The first week was really hard for me because of the language,” she said.

“The schedule was also difficult. Here you have lunch at 12 p.m., but in Spain, we have lunch around 3 p.m.

“I came here without knowing the campus, my teammates or anything other than Skyping with my coach, reading about it on the Internet and looking at pictures. I took a risk, and I am really happy about my choice.”

Menes started playing tennis when she was 4 years old, and she would watch her parents play tennis. After they practiced, she would tell them that she wanted to take up the sport.

Her parents weren’t all that thrilled with her decision to travel abroad.

“I am the only child, so they were really mad about [me] coming here,” she said. “But they are proud of me because they know I am playing the sport that I like and studying my major.

“They are proud and happy, but at the same time still mad because I am not there. We Skype once or twice a week.”

Coming to a country with thousands of colleges and universities breeds no shortage of choice, and Menes had the option to go to universities in Georgia, South Carolina and Missouri.

However, Claudia chose IUP, partially because head coach Larry Peterson was able to convince her, and also because other universities didn’t offer her major.

“My relationship with Peterson is good because he is always texting the team, asking how was our day,” Menes said. “He asks how our classes are going, if we need anything and how our tennis and our goals are.”

On the court, the tennis played in Spain was different than playing for IUP. In Spain, most of the tournaments are played individually, while the IUP

tennis team plays in mostly team tournaments. Menes enjoys the fact that everyone here cheers for each other during their matches, unlike in Spain where everyone just plays for themselves to win.

Her teammates have kept a close eye on her, too.

“They know I’m the freshman, so I’m the little one,” she said. “They take care of me. We are really close. Five of them live in a house together, so they tell me every day I can go to their house to watch a movie or hangout.”

From shopping for the first time in the U.S. to taking the court at IUP, Claudia was forced to adjust to a new lifestyle.

“The other day, I went to Goodwill to buy clothes because I need clothes,” she said.

“I thought it would be a shop to buy new clothes. Then I realized they only sell used clothes, and I asked the store clerk if there was another type of shop that I can buy good clothes.”

On and off the court, Claudia took a risk coming to IUP to play tennis.

If her adjustment to a new lifestyle both on and off the court has been any indication, however, the risk seems to be paying off.

Crimson hawks tennis records by season

2006: 1-7

10/11: 21-7

2007: 2-7

11/12: 22-8

2008: 1-7

12/13: 19-8

08/09: 4-16

13/14: 19-10

09/10: 17-9

14/15: 19-8