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Monks demonstrate Mystical Arts culture

By TYLER MILLER Staff Writer T.C.Miller2@iup.edu

A unique display is in the works in the Hadley Union Building Ohio Room this week – one being constructed by equally unique artists.

Ten Tibetan monks under the name The Mystical Arts of Tibet have been on Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s campus since Monday.

The monks have been hosting multiple activities during their visit, including construction of a sand mandala and butter sculptures, various lectures and discussions, prayer flag crafts for IUP students and performances of “Sacred Music, Sacred Dance.”

The “Sacred Music, Sacred Dance” performances are tidbits from the monastery’s two-hour-long original performance.

The monks began work on the sand mandala by drawing an outline of the mandala on a wooden platform, which required most of the first day.

The following days included the laying of the colored sands, a process done by pouring sand from traditional metal funnels called chak-purs.

Each monk holds a chak-pur in one hand while running a metal rod on its grated surface. The vibration causes the sands to flow like liquid.

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Ten Tibetan monks are visiting IUP’s campus this week to build a sand mandala sculpture. The completed sculpture will be on display from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Monday in the HUB Ohio Room.

Two lectures have been given so far, both by the monk Khentrul Rinpoche, who joined the monastery when he was just 9 years old.

The first lecture, named “The Buddhist Understanding Mind,” was a short speech describing Buddhism. The second lecture was a half-lecture, halfinteractive discussion titled “Words of Wisdom.”

The mandala construction is scheduled to extend through the weekend,

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The completed sand mandala will be on display from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in the Ohio Room.

As per tradition, the sand mandala is scheduled for deconstruction during the closing ceremonies.

The deconstruction is a metaphor for the impermanence of life.

After the dismantling, the monks will sweep up the grains of sand and

place them in an urn.

To fulfill the function of healing, half is distributed to the audience at the closing ceremony, while the remainder is carried to a nearby body of water, where it is deposited.

Some students are extremely impressed with the monastery’s visit.

“The butter sculptures are absolutely fantastic,” Madison Aloia (freshman, English) said.

“It’s so amazing how well they carve

out of butter. The awesome activities, the painting, sand art [mandala] – absolutely amazing. Everyone should’ve came, it was great.

“And I think IUP should do more of this. It’s fun.”

The monks’ closing presentations will take place from 12:20 to 1:45 p.m.

Monday.

At their closing presentation, the monks will march from the HUB to 15th Street.

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October 23, 2015

Globetrotters to dribble into KCAC in March

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ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS • Cynthia Perez, 18, of Philadelphia, and Miona Harvey, 20, of Pittsburgh, were both charged with underage drinking and public drunkenness after Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police observed them outside Clark Hall at 1:36 a.m. Oct. 18, according to police.

• Nicholas Lonardi, 19, of Elizabethtown, and Kirstie Branthoover, 18, of North Huntingdon Township, were both cited for underage drinking when university police observed them in the Suites on Maple East courtyard at 12:07 a.m. Oct. 17, according to police. In a separate incident, university police investigated a noise complaint inside Delaney Hall at 3:43 a.m. Oct. 18 and cited Lonardi for underage drinking and disorderly conduct, police said.

• Mack Miscovich, 19, of Greensburg, was cited for carrying false identification after he attempted to enter Culpeppers Bar at 11:42 p.m. Oct 16 with another person’s identification, according to Indiana Borough Police.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF • An unidentified person reportedly broke into the Beck Machinery Building sometime between 1 p.m. Oct. 19 and 1 p.m. Oct. 20, according to police.

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• An unidentified, heavyset white male with dark hair and facial hair wearing blue jeans, white shoes and a light blue jacket with a triangle design on the back reportedly damaged the wooden gate of a parking garage, 650 Water St., at 12:53 a.m. Oct. 18, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police at 724-349-2121.

THEFT • Three bottles of prescribed Ativan were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 1500 block of Water Street sometime between Oct. 11 and 18, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

• A purple-and-white hybrid bicycle was reportedly stolen from the Northern Suites bike room sometime between 10 p.m. Oct. 17 and 7 a.m. Oct. 19, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call university police.

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Three thousand people are expected to attend what is estimated to be a soldout show at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

The Harlem Globetrotters will perform at 7 p.m. March 29 for the building’s five-year anniversary.

“There’s a lot to enjoy and a lot to experience,” said Jackie Montgomery, the KCAC’s director of marketing and sales.

“It’s very interactive, and it falls on two special anniversaries.”

Montgomery is referring to the KCAC’s first ticketed event on March 10, 2011, in which the Ambassadors of Goodwill took the court. This March will also be the third time that the Globetrotters have played at the KCAC. The Globetrotters will be celebrating their 90th anniversary, having played more than 300 games in 260 cities.

They are also celebrating their 90th year with The Great Assist program, so they are encouraging fans to go to GreatAssist.com to nominate deserving families and causes in need.

“The Globetrotters are pledging to spread 100 million smiles over the next 10 years with smiles, sportsmanship and service,” according to the Globetrotters’ official website.

The team, which has become iconic worldwide, is known for its strong involvement in charity work and bullying prevention, earning itself the nickname “the Ambassadors of Goodwill.”

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The Harlem Globetrotters’ Bear Butler dunked the ball during their 2011 game against the Washington Generals at the Van Andel Arena.

It has played in more than 100 countries and territories, providing some people with their first-ever basketball experience. The Globetrotters are also apart of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

After the game, fans are encouraged to stick around, since the stars of the Globetrotters will sign autographs, take

pictures and speak with fans.

Students will have discounted ticket prices. Regular-priced tickets to the event will cost $22.50, and are available for order through the KCAC box office, online at comcasttix.com or by phoning 800-298-4200.

Group tickets are also available for sale through the KCAC website.

YouTube to offer ad-free subscription service

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LOS ANGELES – YouTube, the pioneer of free online videos, is jumping into the subscription streaming market with YouTube Red. The new service, which will be available for $9.99 per month beginning Oct. 28, will give paying users an adfree experience with access to YouTube videos offline, Google Play music and a slate of new YouTube original content.

The Google-owned video giant also un-

veiled a brand new YouTube Music app.

“This marks an evolution in our desire to give fans more choice and features that they love and much greater experience they have been asking for,” Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s chief business officer, said Wednesday.

Kyncl was joined by other YouTube execs including Global Head of Original Programming Susanne Daniels, who recently exited her post as MTV programming chief, and a handful of YouTube’s top stars, including Lilly Singh – known as Super Woman to her

fans – Joey Graceffa and the Fine Bros.

Original content, which will begin rolling out in January, will include Singh’s documentary “A Trip to Unicorn Island,” a Fine Bros. show called “Sing It,” a PewDiePie show and a murder mystery show from Graceffa.

Kyncl said the digital stars who have risen to fame on the platform are at the core of differentiating YouTube Red from other streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.

“We are just doing it our way,” Kyncl said.

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Education Abroad Fair informs students

Variety of IUP study abroad programs represented at Wednesday’s fair

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

Usually a place for talking with friends or studying, the Hadley Union Building atrium transformed into an area filled with opportunities for global travel Wednesday because of the Education Abroad Fair.

The fair aims to educate Indiana University of Pennsylvania students about the benefits and opportunities dealing with studying abroad.

To achieve this, tables are set up in a square in the HUB, with each table offering information about a different destination. Representatives are stationed at each table to explain to students the advantages that come with studying outside of the United States.

The representatives were typically IUP alumni who studied abroad during their college careers or natives of the country.

“The benefit,” said Education Abroad adviser Andy Kent, “of this is that it’s a one-stop shop for IUP students to come out and see the opportunities that are available to them.”

IUP works with two study abroad companies, SAI Programs and CEA, and utilizes its membership in International Student Exchange Programs to help place students in locations they desire.

ISEP is “a group of universities across the world where we can send our students to their programs directly, which means they just pay the cost of that institution, instead of IUP’s cost,” Kent said.

Kent went on to describe the variety of programs offered at IUP. “There are 200 different programs out there that IUP students have access to, so any major can find something that is going to work for them,” Kent said.

On Wednesday, counting study abroad companies SAI and CEA, as well as the Peace Corps, around 18 different locations to go abroad were available at the fair.

One of the advantages of studying abroad, besides learning in a new culture away from home, can be the affordability of the program.

Kyle Bartek (senior, international business) is one student who can attest to this financial advantage.

Bartek previously studied abroad in Germany.

Bartek’s major requires its students to study abroad at some point during their college careers.

The Office of International Education (OIE), the fair’s sponsor, also had a presence at the event.

Advisers helped prospective study abroad students by discussing financial matters and various scholarship opportunities to decrease the cost of studying abroad.

“I found out it was actually cheaper to study abroad,” Bartek said.

“I lived in Germany for a year, and I spent less money in a year in Germany than for two semesters at IUP.” The benefit of studying abroad, besides gaining knowledge of a foreign culture, according to Kent, can be helpful post-graduation in a job interview.

A student having the ability to say they studied abroad and were able to coexist in a different culture can go a long way in setting that student apart in the job selection process.

Studying abroad also shows employers that the applicant is able to have a worldly perspective.

In addition to the study abroad opportunities at the fair, another unique opportunity to learn away from IUP was present at the fair.

Semester at Sea provides students with the chance to study for college credits while on a ship traveling around the world.

“It’s kind of like a cruise around a certain area,” Lindsey Weaver (graduate, public affairs) said.

Semester at Sea departed from California a few weeks ago and stopped in Hawaii and Asia, according to Weaver, a graduate assistant in the International Education Office.

“You’re spending a lot of time on your ship at sea, but you get to see a lot of different countries,” Weaver said.

“Anywhere in the world is pretty much open.”

The same statement can be applied to all the opportunities offered by the OIE.

(Pete Sirianni/ The Penn)

The Office of International Education showed IUP students the different study abroad options available to them at Wednesday’s Education Abroad Fair.

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October 23, 2015

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Youth voting: this year, it will matter more

By PATRICK KALIE Staff Writer P.D.Kalie@iup.edu

The “youth vote” has commonly been ridiculed as minuscule and not worth a candidate’s time.

In an episode of “30 Rock,” two characters were analyzing a congressional election.

“She’s courting the youth vote,” Jack, a wealthy CEO, said. “That means she’s desperate.”

“My generation never votes,” his assistant added. “It interferes with talking about ourselves all the time.”

It is true that the youth (ages 18-29) do not show up to vote as often as middle-aged demographics. It can be safe

to assume that the average 50-year-old voters have been voting for a lot longer than the average 25-year-old, and that they would be more familiar with the process. So, of course, the 50-year-old demographic is more likely to vote.

If that wasn’t the case, the state of the electoral system would be much more frightening.

Is the youth vote negligible? Are Jack and his assistant right when they say that the youth are not worth courting because they are too preoccupied and selfish?

It seems that the youth think otherwise.

With that being said, why haven’t the youth been voting as commonly as other demographics?

Part of the reason is that the youth haven’t been courted by the candidates.

TV and radio advertising mostly occurs on channels with a primarily middle-age target demographic (i.e., CNN, Fox News, local channels during local news).

Direct mail advertisements are mostly seen by middle-age people because the youth are less likely to own their own home.

The events the candidates are mostly likely to attend are mostly targeted toward middle-GE people (i.e., fundraising dinners, union and organization meetings).

When the candidates don’t reach out to youth, the youth don’t vote.

When the youth don’t vote, the can-

didates don’t reach out to them. So, how will the circle be broken?

The candidate pays attention to the youth vote.

When President Barack Obama and other candidates courted the youth vote during the primaries, youth voting quadrupled in some states in comparison with other recent primaries.

Social media Now there is a medium that is almost exclusively targeted toward the youth vote.

Campaigns have entire departments dedicated to courting the youth vote.

Also, social media users are more likely to learn and share information, thus increasing civic involvement and passion.

Online registration In 24 states, people can register to vote online, and more are looking to adopt the policy.

This makes it easier for anyone to register to vote, especially the youth because they are more likely to be acquainted with technology.

Campaigns are starting to realize that the youth vote is actually worth paying attention to due to the large size and potential.

Forty-six million young people (ages 18-29) are eligible to vote.

Compare that with 39 million senior citizens registered.

Soon, the youth vote will be more reliable, and “my generation never votes” will be a notion of the past.

Ambassadors accepting networking dinner applications

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

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ambassadors are accepting applications to their fourth annual Young Alumni Networking Dinner to be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in Sutton Hall.

The Young Alumni Networking Dinner serves as an opportunity for current IUP students to interact and connect with alumni who have graduated from the university within the past 15 years.

The dinner will allow students to speak with these graduates, learn about their successes and ask them questions

regarding life after the university, according to Sara Lawer, assistance director for the Office of Alumni Relations and the adviser for the IUP Ambassadors.

The IUP Ambassadors is a student organization that “works to keep alumni in touch with campus life and makes students more aware of their potential roles as alumni,” according to its website.

“I think when students have the ability to see recent graduates – people more align[ed] with their age range – in successful positions, they can relate better to their message,” Lawer said in an Oct. 22 email.

Among the alumni attending the dinner are the six recipients of the 2015 Young Alumni Achievement Award, as well as special alumni guests in a variety of fields, according to the IUP website.

“By bringing alumni back to campus, the students are exposed to successful and inspiring recent graduates,” Lawer said.

“The alumni are able to ‘pay it forward’ by volunteering their time to mentor our up and coming professionals.”

Alumni will have tables set up and will represent a wide variety of professional areas of interest to encourage students to speak with alumni that are in

their field of interest.

“Our hope is that current students are inspired and encouraged by all the amazing things our alumni are doing,” Lawer said. “That with a degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, anything is possible.”

In order to attend the dinner, current students must apply by contacting the ambassadors with the following information: name, email, major(s) and minor(s), expected graduation date, clubs or organizations in which the student is involved, why the students wants to attend and why it is important to network with alumni.

All students are invited to apply.

Applications are accepted on a firstcome-first-serve basis, as space is limited to roughly 80 students due to the number of alumni, faculty and staff that may be present, according to Lawer.

“This event is complimentary, the meal and time to network with the alumni,” Lawer said, “but one must apply to gain information to where it is held/times, etc.”

Business professional attire is required, and students must register by applying in order to be admitted into the dinner.

For more information or to apply for the dinner, students can email Sara Lawer at slawer@iup.edu.

October 23, 2015

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Biology professor ‘itches’ for ticks

By RACHEL CLIPPINGER Staff Writer R.M.Clippinger@iup.edu

“Pennsylvania, as we have discovered in the last four years, is the frontier of the expansion of the tick,” according to Dr. Tom Simmons, an Indiana University of Pennsylvania biology professor.

Climbing the charts to the top, Pennsylvania now houses thousands of ticks that harmfully carry the bacteria Borrelia, strands of which can cause Lyme disease, according to the research of Simmons and his colleagues.

Thirty thousand deaths are reported annually due to Lyme disease. However, it is believed that there are actually 300,000 deaths per year from this disease, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Simmons, who has extensively researched ticks and tick-borne illnesses, started his exploration of the tick in 2011 because of neighbors in Indiana County complaining about the tick population found in their backyards.

Thinking that this would be a good class activity for his Applied Entomology and Zoonoses course, Simmons took students to Whites Woods Nature Center, searching for ticks that may carry Lyme disease in the area.

After sending the collected ticks to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, results showed that out of 110 adult ticks that were drugged and collected, 69 percent of ticks tested positive for Lyme disease.

“I was hooked,” Simmons said, “and from then on, I started a whole new career.”

Simmons, whose father was affected

by Lyme disease in Long Island when he was younger, is fascinated by the arachnid because of the large numbers springing up in western Pennsylvania.

“Not every tick is infected with Lyme disease,” Simmons said.

“But the bad news is it only takes one.”

Although Simmons’ scientific passions have not always been ticks and Lyme disease, he has discovered in the last four years that he is more excited about his job than ever before.

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Dr. Tom Simmons

“I am more excited about the last four years of my career as a biologist than in the last 40 years,” Simmons said.

“I’m blending my passions now and going back to something I once saw fit.”

When Simmons first started his career as a scientist, he left graduate school looking for opportunities in Long Island to get on his feet.

In 1981, Simmons was offered to work on a study with two researchers at Stony Brook University on Lyme disease.

Now looking back, Simmons finds himself still interested in the disease more than 30 years later.

“It’s funny how life can sometimes come full circle,” Simmons said.

“I would have been working on the same insects 30 years ago in Long Island.”

In the last four years, Simmons has co-authored two academic journals about the population of ticks in western Pennsylvania and the prevalence rates of ticks with Lyme disease in Pennsylvania to bring awareness to citizens and to provide information to areas in which it has been neglected.

Simmons finds himself looking for ticks as a hobby now, rather than just a job.

“I could go looking in my backyard or while visiting family and friends; I bring my drag wherever I go,” Simmons said.

“I’ve collected thousands of ticks and am always itching for more.”

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Virtual Career Fair to help those with disabilities connect with employers

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

People with disabilities will be able to connect with employers looking to hire at a virtual career fair on Nov. 10.

The virtual career fair is sponsored

by Bender Consulting Services (BCS).

Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Office of Advising and Testing advertised the career fair on its IUP webpage Oct. 8.

“This is a great opportunity for college students and college graduates with disabilities to meet online with employers across the nation,” the website said, “including ANSYS, Cox Enterprises, Epic, FAA, Medtronic, NIH, NSA, Procter & Gamble, Southwest Airlines, Verizon, UPS, and more great employers.”

BCS set out to give people with disabilities opportunities in the workforce in 1995 and has been helping increase employer interest in the disabled ever since.

“I am thrilled to experience the in-

crease in demand for talented individuals living with disabilities,” President and CEO Joyce Bender said, according to Bender Consulting Services’ official webpage.

BCS is currently celebrating its 20th year of helping disability employment.

Its past virtual career fairs have included more than 1,000 participants with disabilities.

BCS has also partnered with CareerEco, a virtual community and platform that helps people connect with employers and others get the most out of its technology.

Partnering with hundreds of organizations, it helps bring virtual career fairs and recruiting events to all.

“Not only will our virtual events save you and your constituencies immense time at a fraction of the cost of traditional events, it is a highly sustainable idea for the environment,” according to the website.

“Truly, it is a triple win – good for people, profits and the planet.”

Hundreds of employers will be involved, looking to hire and increase the

diversity in their workplace, including Southwest Airlines, Verizon, UPS and more companies from all across the nation.

During the virtual career fair, participants will be able to participate in interviews online from their home with interested employers.

Travel costs and many other unnecessary in-person features are not required, causing less hassle and more time allowed for interaction between participating employers and potential employees.

Personal chat rooms will be set up for employers to interact with potential employees, and employers will be able to search resumes online.

Those interested in participating in the virtual career fair can register by visiting the BCS link on the IUP website.

They can also obtain more information by calling 770-980-0088 or by emailing bender@careereco.com.

Those interested in more information can also complete a request form on Bender’s website.

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October 23, 2015

By Chuck Shepherd Doing Time Right • In October, a Harvard University debate team – three-time recent champions of the American Parliamentary Debate Association – lost a match to a team of prisoners from the maximumsecurity Eastern New York Correctional Facility. Prison debaters “are held to the exact same standards” as college debate teams, according to the director of Bard College’s Prison Initiative, which coaches the inmates. Prisoners took the “pro” side of public schools having the right to turn away students whose parents had entered the U.S. illegally, though team members personally disagreed. The Bard trainers pointed out that the inmates perfected their presentation despite, or perhaps because of, the prison prohibition on Internet access.

Unclear on the Concept • The Merit Systems Protection Board is “a personnel court of last re-

sort,” wrote The Washington Post, for federal employees unfairly punished by demotion or firing – which is just what employee Timothy Korb needed when his federal agency suspended him in 2013, allegedly for revealing at a staff meeting that the agency’s actual case backlog was much worse than it was letting on. Korb’s employer, ironically, is the Merit Systems Protection Board, and in September 2015, an administrative law judge upheld his claim of unfairness.

• Rutgers University-Newark philosophy professor Anna Stubblefield was convicted of aggravated sexual assault against a severely disabled man she was discovered having sex with on the floor in a locked office, but at trial in September, she testified that the man had “consent[ed]” and that the two were “in love.” The victim, 34, has cerebral palsy and other ailments, wears diapers, requires assistance for nearly all activities, is intellectually disabled and does not speak, “except for making noises,”

according to a brother. Stubblefield had been working with him on the controversial practice of “facilitated communication,” in which a facilitator reads a patient’s mind via subtleties such as eye movement and articulates the words for him. However, a jury failed to appreciate that facilitated “consent” and quickly convicted her.

Shameless • In rare bipartisan action, the U.S. Senate is preparing a bill to ban taxpayer funds for those military salutes at sporting events. Teams, the legislators believe, already benefit from the fanfriendly staging of heartwarming patriotic displays. (The Pentagon had paid $5.4 million just to the National Football League over the last four years.) An NFL spokesman, finally playing catchup, said in September, “(N)o one should be paid to honor our troops.”

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County, Tenn., Commissioner Karen Miller called for her fellow commissioners and state officials all the way up to the governor to prepare for “God’s wrath” for recent national policies, same-sex marriage, etc., she disagrees with. Though other states might be in for a smiting, Miller’s resolution calls on God to spare Blount County by the “safety of the Passover lamb.” In October, the commission tabled the resolution, 10-5, but she promised to reintroduce it.

• By September, Cindy Gamrat and Todd Courser were finally out of the Michigan Legislature – Gamrat by guard-escorted removal after her formal expulsion and Courser by preemptive resignation – following the pair’s months-long “secret” sexual affair and clumsy handling of its revelation.

Courser’s original defense strategy was to plant a bogus story of a gay-sex scandal, hoping to discredit as hysteria any news about his actual affair, but when that failed, he issued a 1,900-word plea, liberally quoting the Bible, acknowledging his hypocrisy and hoping for salvation from his colleagues, who failed to come through.

Perspective • In June, Tennessee’s much-publicized program to kick drug users off of welfare rolls – and only from welfare rolls, among all people receiving any type of state subsidy – wound up its first year cutting off fewer than 40 people out of 28,559 people on public assistance, “temporary assistance to needy families.” Nonetheless, the sponsoring legislators said they were pleased with the program and planned no changes.

The state paid a contractor $11,000 to conduct 468 drug tests, but did not disclose staff costs of processing applications, deciding who to test and managing cases.

• A year-long investigation by GlobalPost revealed in September that at least five U.S. or European Catholic priests disciplined for sex abuse have surfaced in South America, ministering unstigmatized in impoverished parishes.

In Paraguay, Ecuador and Peru, all with softer law enforcement and media scrutiny than in the U.S., and where priests

enjoy greater respect, dioceses have accepted notorious priests from Scranton, Minneapolis and Jackson, Miss., and Catholic facilities in Brazil and Colombia now employ shamed sex-abusers from Belgium and San Antonio, Texas.

The Belgian priest had been allowed to start an orphanage for street kids. GlobalPost claims the Vatican declined “repeated” phone calls for comment.

Least Competent Criminals • Not Ready for Prime Time: It was at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 8 that, according to Dallas police, Kristopher Jones, 18, and a buddy decided it would be Joy’s Donut shop they should rob. As they exited the store – one carrying the shop’s cash register – a uniformed, off-duty officer, who apparently had pulled up to the store for doughnuts, saw the whole thing and arrested Jones, though his partner was able to flee.

• I’m Da Man! John Morgan, 28, and Ashley Duboe, 24, were charged in September with robbing the Savings Bank in Ashville, Ohio – with their apprehension made easier by Morgan’s Facebook photos of himself riffling through and with a mouthful of his newly acquired stack of bills, a “McStack,” he wrote, and describing his current elation: “I got six bands bra ... I’m doing rrreeaaaalll good.” Police were quick to find the Facebook page because Morgan was already on parole from a 2010 bank robbery.

A Classic: October 2009 • The Power of Love: Before Arthur Horn met his future bride Lynette, a “metaphysical healer,” in 1988, he was a tenured professor at Colorado State, with a Ph.D. in anthropology from Yale University, teaching a mainstream course in human evolution. With Lynette’s “guidance” after a revelatory week with her in California, searching for Bigfoot, Horn resigned from Colorado State and began seeking to remedy his inadequate Ivy League education.

Lecturing at a conference in Denver in Sept. 2009, Horn said he now realizes that humans evolved from an alien race of shape-shifting reptilians that continue to control civilization through secretive leaders.

Opinion

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Letter to the Editor JAMES SMITH J.P.Smith5@iup.edu Students hold the true power.

Students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Election Day will have, for the first time ever, the opportunity to fill in the bubble next to the name of one of their own.

I am that one.

My name is James Smith; I’m a political science student here at IUP, and I am running for Indiana Borough Council.

Many people think that elections are useless because their voice is not heard.

The problem is that the very notion of that is a myth. IUP boasts more

than 14,000 students in attendance.

Those kinds of numbers in a small county like Indiana can sway the results of any election.

If students want their voices to be heard, all they have to do is simply show up to vote.

With the numbers that students have, less than a third of them are needed, voting for one candidate, to sway the results of any election in the county.

Nowhere else will you have the opportunity to have such a strong voice.

In fact, in the Borough Council race that is happening this Nov. 3 could be influenced by only 100 extra students coming out to vote.

Local elections are the ones that will affect your daily life. Whether it is housing, parking, police or zoning, Borough Council will be the ones who decide what it is that affects you.

If you want to have a student there to represent students, then I hope you will come out to vote for me on Nov. 3.

Confirm your voter registration and look up your polling location at votespa.com. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and most on-campus students will vote at Zink or Pratt halls.

Come out and make a difference this year.

I hope to see you at the polls.

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On Tuesday evening, a speech given by Dr. Marcie Bianco in the Breezedale Library titled “Power Feminism: Sex and Gender in the Age of Digital Media.”

As students entered Breezedale, they marveled and awed at the beautiful interior of this building some had never entered before and took their seats.

For the next hour, the crowd furiously wrote down as much information as they could. Bianco, who studied at Harvard, Oxford, and Rutgers universities, spoke so eloquently and wisely about the waves of feminism and how the F-word has changed with the times. She spoke of inclusion and equality and challenged society’s need to label genders.

Bianco’s passion for the feminist movement was contagious, and her thoughtprovoking speech has been swimming in our minds for the past few days.

But there was a problem.

There were 30 chairs in the room, each holding a student or professor.

Everyone in the room was equally engaged, but one detail of the event was heartbreaking: Not a single male student was present.

Yes, Bianco’s passion for feminism was contagious, but no male students caught the bug.

Yes, her thought-provoking speech has stuck in our heads: but it hasn’t stuck in the heads of any of the male members of our student body.

None of the male students at IUP heard the inspiring words of the brilliant professor.

It’s likely that some guys probably saw or heard the title of the speech and thought, “Oh, it’s about feminism? That’s for girls, not me.”

And that’s exactly why more – or any – male students need to attend these educational events.

If they don’t, feminism has already failed.

Jennifer Lawrence’s recent open letter highlighted the gross inequity between men and women in the film industry. While it’s happening out there now, will it still be happening once we’re in the real world?

If WE – yes, that includes men – don’t learn about sexism or discuss the F-word now, this won’t get better, and it’ll be our fault.

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Boda-Sutton’s vision becomes ‘Gabriel’s Dream’

Franko Alexander (in white) and the rest of the ‘Gabriel’s Dream’ ensemble rehearse scenes for the show, which runs Friday through Sunday in the Zink Hall Dance Theater.

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

It’s a show Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor Holly BodaSutton has wanted to choreograph for 15 years.

Now, she finally feels she has the right cast to do it.

“Gabriel’s Dream” is an original story conceptualized, brought to life and directed by Boda-Sutton, who is the director of the IUP Dance Theater.

The show’s performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday in the Zink Hall Dance Theater.

Boda-Sutton explained what the performance is about and how it will have a

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different meaning for everyone.

“The story of ‘Gabriel’s Dream’ is open for personal interpretation,” BodaSutton said.

“With the help of the image provoking lyrics of Peter Gabriel’s music, a story is unfolded to reveal a world in which we follow a man’s journey. Whether the man’s journey is real or dreamt is up to the audience to decide for themselves.

“Like the lyrics, the story embodies several layers of imagery and symbolic meaning, allowing each audience member to decide their own interpretation of the overall story and its ending.”

The dance performance is set to music by Gabriel, the original lead singer of Genesis.

The name Gabriel was chosen be-

cause it means “man of God” or “hero of God.” Gabriel is portrayed in this production by Franko Alexander, a guest dancer and 2015 IUP alumnus.

Boda-Sutton described the character as “very different from all the other characters in both his actions and reactions.”

Other principle characters include The Woman, portrayed by Haleigh O’Brien (junior, dance), The Dark One, played by Michelle Ackerman (senior, exercise science) and The Traitor, played

by Colin Burger (senior, dance/theater).

Katherine Gutmann (sophomore, dance), Victoria Ivory (sophomore, dance) and Cassandra Eagan (junior, English education) are also cast as The

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Three Entities.

Burger described his thoughts on the performance as a dancer and his excitement about opening night.

“This show is something different for me,” he said. “This is the first time I have played a darker character, and it has been a challenge at times to embrace that side of my performance.

“It’s always a lot of work that goes into the show. It’s taxing at times, but it’s one of the most rewarding experiences I can think of.”

Boda-Sutton explained why people should come out to see the performance at the theater.

“The dancers are doing a very professional job of pulling the viewer into their story,” Boda-Sutton said. “The

(Photos courtesy of IUP Dance Theater)

dancers are also creating intriguing imagery that allows the viewer to make their own interpretations based on their individual personal background and experiences.

“Additionally,” she said, “if you are a fan of Peter Gabriel’s music, this is an opportunity to see how his metaphoric lyrics become movement imagery and unfold a story.”

The production is about an hour long with no intermission.

Tickets can be purchased online, at the Hadley Union Building box office, over the phone or at the door.

Regular priced tickets are $15, senior citizen tickets are $12 and I-Card holders, students and children can get tickets for $10.

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‘Men of style’ to flaunt in show

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania students will have the opportunity to watch their male peers strut their stuff in the Men of Style Fashion Show at 7 p.m. Saturday in Sutton Hall’s Gorell Recital Hall.

The Fashion Visual Merchandising Club (FVMC) will host the event, and tickets can be purchased at the door for $8.

Half of the proceeds will go to the Indiana County Humane Society.

Katie Waite, (senior, fashion merchandising) FVMC president, explained the reasoning behind donating to the Humane Society.

“Our club loves to give back to the community,” Waite said. “This year, we voted as a club to donate to them because we knew that they needed some financial assistance. Plus we all love animals, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity.”

Last year, the FVMC successfully hosted the event for the first time and raised $800, half of those proceeds going toward the American Cancer Society, which was its foundation of choice.

Waite explained how she got the men to participate in the event.

“I got a lot of my friends and our members’ friends,” she said. “We contacted the service chairs from fraternities and just pretty much asked almost every guy we saw.”

Waite said 20 IUP men will be modeling outfits for the show.

Brandon Spangler, (senior, sociology and psychology) explained how he got to be a part of the event and previewed what he’ll be sporting.

“I’m friends with the president of the FVMC, so when she asked me to help out, I gladly agreed,” he said. “I’ll be wearing fall attire, dress clothing and a gym outfit.”

The men will be showing off several trends that the members of the club have decided upon.

The scenes will be as follows: “Fall in Love with Me,” featuring fall trends; “Netflix and Chill,” featuring stylish sweatpants and comfy clothes; “Suit and Tie,” which will be dress attire; gym tan, letters and fraternity wear; and the show will conclude with “Bae-Watch,” featuring men in swimsuits and beach clothing.

While the clothing will come out of the models’ own closets, the members and officers of the club will style the guys to match their respective categories.

“Our club is the first and only club at IUP to host a fashion show for males,” Waite said. “I have planned and directed many shows here during my time at IUP, but this one is special because it touches an area of fashion that is sometimes forgotten.

“We focus on the latest trends, but more importantly, how to make males comfortable dressing nice on a college campus.”

Members of the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble pose for a photo Wednesday night in Sutton Hall.

(Photo courtesy of Christian Nazario)

Jazz ensemble brings the energy

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

“We’re athletes of fine motor skills,” declared Joel Frahm, the stand-in saxophone player of the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE), which performed Wednesday night in Sutton Hall’s Gorell Recital Hall.

Co-leaders and composers Victor Garcia (trumpet) and Darwin Noguera (piano) founded the ensemble in 2006 to introduce an innovative twist to the archetypal Latin jazz scene.

Joshua Ramos (bass) and Juan Pastor (percussion) later joined the group.

Ivan Renta usually plays the saxophone for the group, but was absent from this particular performance.

CALJE is a five-person group which delivers high-energy jazz performances with influence from Argentinian tango, Dominican merengue, Puerto Rican bomba and plena, Spanish flamenco and Jamaican reggae.

“Darwin was in love with Lincoln

Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra,” Garcia said. “We just fell in love with the sound. It sounds like a train coming at you, but a good train.”

Garcia and Noguera often perform as a duo with Garcia playing the trumpet, singing bass and playing percussion

It sounds like a train coming at you, but a good train.

-Victor Garcia

while Noguera plays the piano with his right hand, the bass with his left and a cowbell with his left foot.

The two have been performing together for more than 10 years.

Noguera said he hoped that students would be able to take away “excitement, passion, discovery of new music and new rhythms that they might not have heard before” from their performance.

While the ensemble may not be competitively playing like a sports team,

they definitely get a workout with the energy they emit when playing their instruments.

“The best thing I learned about playing is to make it less physically demanding,” Garcia said. “Not to be lazy, but to do less to get the same sound.”

All ensemble members could agree that, while performing, they had relatively clear heads.

“It’s best to not think about too much while playing,” Frahm said. “It’s better to let it come from the guy, not from the brain. Better to just be in the moment.”

Students were quite receptive to the performance.

“I really liked it,” Madeleine Jones (freshman, musical theater) said. “I like jazz in general, and I like the rhythm of it. I took jazz dance, so I pictured the dance in my head and it was really cool.

Jazz is not only improvisation but a mixing of cultures.

“I’ll go to any fine arts events. The arts are important to share, and I think it’s important to be self-expressive.”

Sports

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Sports Editor: Kyle Kondor - K.D.Kondor@iup.edu Lead Sports Writer: Vaughn Dalzell - V.S. Dalzell@iup.edu

Rivalry game returns during IUP’s win streak

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

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania football team will travel to Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Saturday to face Slippery Rock University in what has become arguably the biggest rivalry game the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has to offer.

The game has taken on a life of its own over the past numFOOTBALL ber of years, and will be broadcast live nationally on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Kickoff is set for 6:06 p.m.

“We have momentum,” IUP running back Chris Temple (sophomore, accounting) said. “It’s just going to help us for Slippery Rock next week.”

Both teams enter the 84th meeting of the series on winning streaks.

IUP (5-1), who has the fourthranked rushing offense in the nation,

has won five consecutive games after losing a late lead against Kutztown University.

The dynamic Crimson Hawks rushing attack will have to go up against one of the top front sevens in the nation.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Lenny Williams (accounting) ranks second in the nation with an 8.82 yards per carry average, and sophomore Chris Temple (accounting) is coming off another career-high in rushing yardage after rushing for more than 230 yards.

IUP has run for more than 300 yards in four of six games this year, including a season-high 388 rushing yards against California University of Pennsylvania Saturday. At the current pace, IUP will set a record for rushing yardage this season.

Slippery Rock (6-1) has rebounded from a loss to upstart Seton Hill University by winning three games in a row.

Slippery Rock has held opponents to 55.1 yards per game, the second best

total in the nation.

Along with a solid defense, Slippery Rock runs its offense at a rapid pace and enters the game as one of the best in the country. Quarterback Dante Nania, a Youngstown State University transfer, has connected with 11 receivers through seven games.

The Rock can run the football as well, with three viable options out of the backfield. Shamar Greene gets the bulk of the work, but Julian Durden and Isiah Neely also get touches.

“We’ve put ourselves in a good position,” IUP head coach Curt Cignetti said. “We’ve earned where we are right now.”

NOTES: Complete television listings are available at IUPAthletics.com. IUP has 162 pass attempts this season, the fewest in the conference. Slippery Rock has 236 pass attempts.

A swarm of IUP defenders tackled an Edinboro ball carrier during an Oct. 3 game.

(Kyle Richner/ The Penn)

BLAKE DANIELAK

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania head basketball coach Joe Lombardi appears to have a pipeline running from Drake University, as the Crimson Hawks grabbed another transfer in Blake Danielak (junior, finance).

Danielak’s 17.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game at Liberty High School stood out. Danielak first signed with Texas Tech University as a junior in high school, but soon de-committed once head coach Billie Gillespie re-

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signed. Instead, he chose Drake.

The 6-foot-8 big man from Georgetown, Texas spent two years as a part of Drake’s basketball team before taking his talents elsewhere.

Last season, IUP averaged 34.2 rebounds a game and ranked 11th in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

Blake’s father, Ray, played basketball at Texas State University, and his sister, Kristina, played at Cornell University.

Danielak’s career at Drake was highlighted by a couple games. Against Iowa Wesleyan College, Danielak scored a team-high 18 points in 20 minutes on 7 of 10 shooting and 4 of 7 from the 3-point line. Against Indiana Univer-

sity – Purdue University Indianapolis, he nearly notched a double-double in 14 minutes of game action, scoring 10 points and grabbing nine boards.

Many schools were on the final list for the Drake transfer. Among those schools were University of Alaska Anchorage, New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, San Francisco State University and Tarleton State University, which IUP beat in the Final Four of the NCAA men’s Division-II basketball tournament.

“It really was a no-brainer after watching the run IUP made late last season,” Danielak said. “I think my ability to shoot the ball and ability the rebound

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the ball on both ends of the floor are going to help the team right away. I would also consider myself a tough player.”

Danielak said former Drake transfers-turned-IUP basketball players Daddy Ugbede (senior, communications media) and 2015 graduate Jeremy Jeffers each made multiple pitches to get Danielak to commit to the Crimson Hawks after he struggled with injuries and illnesses his freshman year.

“I wanted to go somewhere I could make an impact and get the chance to play for conference and national championships,” Danielak said. “IUP was that school in my mind. From what I saw and heard from Daddy and Jeremy,

IUP seemed like the right fit.”

Danielak also said Lombardi made strong pitches.

“His basketball knowledge is incredible,” Danielak said.

“He is someone you can trust and connect with on and off the court. I can’t wait to learn and grow as a player and man the next two seasons under coach Lombardi.”

IUP opens up against Urbana University for the second season in a row.

They beat the Blue Knights 96-62 last season.

The game is set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

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Four-game skid puts dent in IUP’s record

Men’s club volleyball strives for recognition

Staff Writer J.N.Johnson3@iup.edu

Staff Writer P.J.Crossan@iup.edu

By JED JOHNSON

After losing four straight games, the Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s volleyball team defeated West Liberty University at home Tuesday.

“We’re getting deeper into the season,” head VOLLEYBALL coach Scott Pennewill said. “Because of hitting efficiency errors, we are having to take more attempts every match. We need to become more efficient, if not for any other reason than to have more gas in the tank.”

The first two matches were at the University of PittsburghJohnstown against the Mountain Cats and Millersville University.

IUP was swept in Friday’s first match against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West-leading Mountain Cats.

Maura Brehl led UPJ with 10 kills, while Natalie Cignetti (sophomore, natural sciences) and Lily McWilliams (junior, nutrition and dietetics) led IUP with nine apiece.

The second match against Millersville was much closer, however, as IUP took the match to five sets.

In that last set, IUP had only two kills in 18 attack attempts.

Cignetti led the Crimson Hawks in offense with 17 kills over the course of the five sets.

Saturday’s first match took place at Lock Haven University against the Bald Eagles.

Despite the 3-1 Lock Haven win, the match was close. In the first three games, the lowest score posted by the losing team of any game was Lock Haven’s 23 in game No. 2.

In the other two games, the win by two points rule went into effect as each side registered at least 24 points.

The errors haunted the Crimson Hawks in this match, however, as IUP’s 36 attack errors and nine service errors had an impact on the outcome of the match.

Saturday’s second match against the Shippensburg University Red Raiders, however, wasn’t as close.

The Red Raiders committed a team total of two attack errors throughout the three-set match.

IUP, however, committed 26.

In Tuesday’s matchup against West Liberty University, however, the team was able to rebound and sweep the Hilltoppers.

Cignetti and Alexis Anderson (sophomore, marketing) led in scoring with 16.5 and 14.5 points, respectively.

“Even tonight, with a threeset win, there’s opportunities where we need to finish plays, and we’re leaving too much on the table,” Pennewill said.

“Against PSAC teams, you can’t leave that on the table, or it will come back to bite you. Tonight, we were able to get away with it a little bit.”

McWilliams said there was

improvement in Tuesday’s match.

“We had good rest Saturday night and Sunday, and came into practice on Monday ready to go,” McWilliams said.

“Coach told us to channel what it felt like when we came in during preseason: the excitement and the readiness to play. I think that really helped; we had a good practice on Monday.”

IUP travels to Erie for a match Friday against Gannon University and a match Saturday against Mercyhurst University.

After the Erie trip, there are six home matches and one road match remaining on the schedule before the playoffs begin.

“I think the win against West Liberty is going to boost our confidence to go into the second round of the PSAC, and that’s what going to matter a lot,” Jessica Marut (freshman, business) said.

Pennewill stressed the importance of the Erie trip.

“We have to win out if we want to have a shot at the championship,” Pennewill said.

By PAT CROSSAN

It’s national championship or bust for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania men’s club volleyball team, according to its president, Alex Minnis (senior, early childhood special education).

Last year, the team ranked No. 1 overall in its bracket going into the final day of nationals in Kansas City. It ended up tying for fifth place after being defeated by Rochester Institute of Technology.

Minnis said the team’s expectations are as high as ever because everyone from last year’s team returns. He expects the team to compete for the National championship in Louisville, Ky., April 7-9.

The program has been around for 20 years and has won its Penn-Ohio Volleyball League championship five times. IUP has never won a national championship, but they have played in it before.

“There has been a history of some really good teams here,”

Minnis said. “We’ve been good just never been able to win it.”

IUP is considered DivisionI AAA due to the size of its student population, which makes it one of the smallest in its division. However, it plays Division-I teams such as University of Kansas and Georgetown University.

IUP will host a tournament Sunday at the Memorial Field House. The tournament consists of 17 teams, including Penn State University, University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia University and Slippery Rock University. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. and playoffs will likely start around 3 p.m.

Admission is free, and the team is sponsoring a concession stand for anyone in attendance. The IUP women’s volleyball team will be line judges for the tournament.

“It’s going to be really good competition and a great fundraiser for us,” Minnis said.

“We are running a concession stand, and parents are bringing a bunch of food.”

IUP’s fall schedule consists of four to five tournaments against D-I teams. The team will travel to James Madison University for a 24-team tournament and PSU for a 30-team tournament. The fall is considered preseason. However, it starts the ranking process for Nationals.

To get to Nationals, the team must get a bid by winning the POVL, finishing second, or paying $1,000 to get in as an unranked team.

“It’s cool to get IUP on the map,” Minnis said. “People are always looking at us and saying, ‘Who are those guys?’”

Minnis hopes the club continues with the groundwork the current team is putting down.

“Five years from now, if everyone is buying in and presidents are doing what they should be doing, this should be a nationally ranked D-1 team,” Minnis said.

“If we can get kids interested in coming here, we could compete with big schools for sure.”

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IUP remains hopeful despite two-game slump Matti Reightler scores team-high sixth goal in 3-2 defeat

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

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania field hockey team stumbled against Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference opponents in the beginning of a sixgame homestand, losing to Bloomsburg University Wednesday and No. 3 East Stroudsburg University Saturday, dropping to 5-9 on the season.

IUP welcomed East FIELD HOCKEY Stroudsburg (12-2, 7-0 PSAC) and allowed Ally Roth to score all of the Warriors’ goals in the 3-2 defeat.

Matti Reightler (freshman, political science) improved on her team-high goals total as she scored in the 55th minute of the game, bringing the season total to six. McKenzie Noll (sophomore, accounting) assisted Reightler on the play.

“Although the game didn’t go as planned,” Noll said, “we need to for-

get it and fix our mistakes for our next game.”

Haley Klinger (sophomore, nutrition) also joined in on the action, scoring her fourth goal of the season in the 44th minute. Teammate Haley Fidler (junior, exercise science) dished out her first assist of the season on Klinger’s goal.

IUP took on Bloomsburg (8-8, 4-4 PSAC) Wednesday and lost 2-0 to the Huskies. The Crimson Hawks are now in eighth place out of 11 teams in the PSAC. IUP outshot Bloomsburg 6-4 but couldn’t put one in the net. MacKenna Mahan scored both goals for the Huskies.

IUP also had 12 penalty corners compared to Bloomsburg’s four but didn’t execute on the chances.

“They made it difficult for us,” Klinger said. “We need to move past game and prepare for Millersville [University].”

The Crimson Hawks will square off with No. 1 Millersville (15-1, 7-1

PSAC) Saturday.

“It’s going to be key that we start off off the game with a high tempo,” Reightler said. “We need to be fast, on point and keep possession of the ball in these next few games.”

They play Mansfield University (015, 0-9 PSAC) Monday and Mercyhurst University (7-8, 4-4 PSAC) Wednesday.

“We have an opportunity to shake things up in the conference,” Klinger said. “We just need to stay focused and stay positive.”

IUP still has playoff hopes with a couple different scenarios. It can benefit if Bloomsburg loses to Mercyhurst and Shippensburg University.

If the Crimson Hawks can win two out of four games and receive help from Mercyhurst and Bloomsburg, IUP may be able to sneak into the playoffs for the first time since 2013.

“We have nothing to lose and everything to gain,” Reightler said. “We just need to give everything we have when we step on the field. That’s our mindset right now.”

Haley Fidler raced past East Stroudsburg defenders during an Oct. 17 match in Indiana.

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