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(Seth Woolcock/ The Penn) Concerned students and parents signed an online petition to cancel classes due to the health risks of the dangerously low temperatures.

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(Seth Woolcock/ The Penn) An email was sent to students Tuesday discussing the upcoming weather warnings of minus-30-degree wind chill.

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For the first time in years, IUP cancelled classes two days in a row.

An email had originally been sent to students Tuesday discussing the upcoming weather warnings of minus-30-degree wind chill. The email, which told students what to do in case of being stranded or the possibility of getting frostbite, sent panic through students.

Students created a Change.org petition as a way to get the school to hear their prayers. Within the first six hours, the petition had garnered more than 6,000 signatures.

Though it initially started with just students signing it, concerned parents also included their words.

“I’m signing because my daughter attends IUP,” said parent Holly Powell. “It is going to be too cold for these students to attend class. Please keep our children safe in these dangerously cold temperatures.”

She wasn’t the only concerned parent.

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“We do pay for our children to attend this university and feel our concerns should be taken into consideration when the welfare of our children is at stake,” said Michelle Gibson, another parent.

But in the early hours of Wednesday, another email was sent out. This time it said that classes were cancelled for the day. Later that night, another email was sent saying Thursday classes were also cancelled.

Students, while excited and relieved, did show some worry when it came to resuming classes.

“I think it was necessary because of how cold it was and how quickly you felt it while walking around campus,” Michael Pellow (senior, art) said. “I am a little worried about how these two days off are going to affect the classes. I only have one or two days a week, though.”

Yet, the cold still made it difficult for them to be too worried.

“I think the cancellation was necessary,” said Andrea Henderson (sophomore, communications media). “Even though classes were cancelled, I still had to walk to work, and you could feel

how cold it really was. My hands and face began to be numb and hard to move after just walking five minutes outside.”

IUP’s executive director of media relations Michelle Fryling said the university follows a set of rules to decide the outcome.

The policy can be found at https://www.iup.edu/humanresources/policies/inclement-weather-policy-and-procedures/.

The web page shows that IUP has an Inclement Weather Advisory Team, which gives advice to the school’s president regarding whether the weather is too unsafe. The president then has the final decision.

While classes and events were cancelled, dining and resident halls remained opened.

Despite the below-freezing weather, students can feel at ease knowing that the weather for the weekend will be much more livable. Starting Saturday and going into next week, the weather is predicted to be in the 40s and 50s.

Fryling sent out another email Thursday afternoon saying that classes would resume Friday.

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Police Blotter SCAM • Unknown actors purporting to be with a local cable television provider are calling people and speak-

ing with them regarding services and asking them for credit card information for a one-time fee for new equipment and services. They provided false names and call-back phone numbers to victims. Police want to remind citizens not to give out personal information nor send money to unknown callers. Call someone at a known phone number, such as one off a bill, if the situation does not seem legitimate.

SHOOTING • Officers from the Indiana Borough Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at Crimson

Square apartments at 600 School Street. They detained a male leaving the area while they interviewed victims. The black male suspect pulled a gun and demanded money and drugs, according to the victims.

The suspect was then positively identified by one of the victims and was arrested for robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, theft by unlawful taking, simple assault and aggravated assault. The suspect was identified as Olajuwon Kadeem Ali Lewis of Lancaster, according to borough police.

THEFT • A female IUP student residing in the 70 block of Philadelphia Street reported that someone stole

sometime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, a box of Sephora makeup delivered to her residence.

Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

(Ashley Lutz/ The Penn) Jedediah Pancoast (junior, international business) has traveled to Nagoya Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan for the spring 2019 term.

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Jedediah Pancoast (junior, international business) has been selected for a prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and has traveled to Nagoya Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan for the spring 2019 term.

Pancoast, formerly of Indiana County and now of Youngstown, is a 2013 graduate of Blairsville High School and is a member of the U.S. Army National Guard.

“I’ve wanted to go to Asia since I’ve been a child,” Pancoast said in a Dec. 6.

IUP news release.

“Geographically, it’s very beautiful, the cities are a great mix of old and new and I really like the culture. I’ve always wanted to travel somewhere that is very different than America.”

The Gilman scholarship program is congressionally funded program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and is named after the late congressman Benjamin A. Gilman from

New York.

The program aims to encourage students to study and intern in a diverse array of countries or areas and world regions, according to the Gilman scholarship website.

To be eligible to receive the funding, the student must be an undergraduate student who receives Federal Pell Grant funding at two- or four-year colleges and in high financial need to study or intern abroad in a variety of disciplines at a university of their choosing.

“I knew about IUP because I grew up in the area. The Eberly College has a good reputation and IUP has a strong international community, both important factors in my choice to come to IUP,” Pancoast said.

During his time at IUP, Pancoast has completed two years of Japanese language study and is also studying Korean on his own.

He was a member of the American-Korean International Association and the Japanese Student Association.

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IUP alumnus returns to university as dean EMILY LOOSE

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An IUP alumnus will return to IUP, this time to act as dean.

Curt Scheib was selected as the dean of the College of Fine Arts earlier this year. He is one of two deans new to the university, the other being Sylvia Gaiko for the College of Health and Human Services.

Scheib will begin his position July 1. The college’s previous dean, Michael Hood, retired in 2018, and David Ferguson has been acting as interim dean since.

When Scheib learned of Hood’s retirement, he had been quick to apply for the position. He said he hoped that by becoming dean, he could continue Hood’s legacy.

“I have known Dean Hood for many years, so it is a particular honor to succeed him,” Scheib said.

Scheib is a 1977 graduate of the school where he has a bachelor’s in music education and a master’s in the organ. He also graduated with a master of management in voice and an artist’s degree in opera from the University of Cincinnati, as well as a doctorate of musical arts from West Virginia University.

For the past 30-plus years, Scheib has been working at Seton Hill University, where he held the position of dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts until 2017. The school shares some of the same programs as IUP’s College of Fine Arts.

(IUP Website) Curt Scheib was selected as the dean of the College of Fine Arts and will begin his position July 1.

“It has always been my hope that I would be able to return to IUP,” Scheib said. “Just like students today, my experience at IUP was terrific.”

Scheib has been back at the school countless times to work with the music department, where he performed as a baritone soloist.

While at Seton Hill, he helped develop and put together the Seton Hill Art Center. He also helped create a fundraiser for Steinway pianos, and the school

was later named as an “all-Steinway school.”

All this care for Seton Hill did not go unnoticed by IUP. “Dr. Scheib brings a variety of solid and deep experience to IUP,

ranging from departmental and division leadership to curricula development to fundraising,” said Timothy Moreland, IUP’s provost, in a Jan. 4 news release. “He is a good fit for IUP, and we’re also

pleased to ‘welcome home’ one of our own.”

Despite his ambitions for the future, he said his first plan when he becomes dean is to learn about every employee and student in the college. It is a tradition in the fine arts that he loved as a student, and by knowing everyone, he can continue it.

While a lot has changed to the university appearance-wise, Scheib said the traditions and “heart” still remain the same as it had 40 years ago.

“The sense of community, the strength of the faculty, the wonderful performances and exhibitions and the opportunities that students receive are all an integral part of the IUP experience,” he said.

Scheib said he looks forward to his position starting this summer and he hopes that during his time as dean, he will be able to make the arts a solid part of communicating and understanding each other at IUP. “With our dynamic programs and wonderful heritage, we have the opportunity to create a future for the arts, in the university and in the community, that will be a magnet for students and an example for others to follow,” Scheib said.

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Students predict the weather with Phil HEATHER BAIR Staff Writer H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

With Groundhog Day just around the corner, students are placing their bets as to what nearby Punxsutawney Phil’s weather predictions will be this year.

Groundhog Day has become a tradition among residents in Punxsutawney and beyond. Thousands flock from all around the U.S. to visit Gobbler’s Knob and witness Phil’s prediction for the next six weeks.

Punxsutawney has become the “Weather Capital of the World.”

According to legend, every Feb. 2 members of the exclusive Inner Circle, as well as two very special groundhog handlers, Michael Johnston and Bill Cooper, gather together at dawn, along with the crowd.

Phil is then woken up out of hibernation and held high for all to see. If his shadow is on the ground, that means six more weeks of winter are on the way. If there’s no shadow, we’ll be having an early spring.

Students and teachers alike are already placing guesses as to whether Phil will see his shadow again this year.

“I don’t think he will because

(TNS) Groundhog Day has become a tradition among residents in Punxsutawney and traveling tourists from various counties, such as Indiana.

(TNS) Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, right, watched as groundhog handler Bill Deeley displays Phil to the crowd on Groundhog Day.

it is supposed to be cloudy,”said Theresa Smith, religious studies professor. “I vote for an early spring.”

The absence of the sun lately doesn’t help with this forecast.

“I don’t think he will,” Isabelle Jabbour (sophomore, geology) said. “I hope not.”

Many students disagreed, saying that Phil would, in fact, see his shadow again.

“I think Phil will see his shadow because he always sees his shadow,” Cassie Dippold (sophomore, speech pathology) said.

This year, Phil will be woken around 7:28 am, according to the Inner Circle members. President Cooper will wake Phil with a light tap on the burrow, as he does every year.

There’s been a lot of debates about whether “this Phil” is the original, and according to legend, he is.

Every September, Phil is given a sip of a magic elixir – the Elixir of Life – that adds seven years onto his lifespan. However, for humans, it has the opposite effect, making

Dawn Dilliot (sophomore, music therapy) said, “I think he definitely will!”

Although some students are hoping and praying for a quick winter and an early spring, most have a feeling the legendary groundhog will see his shadow this year.

“He will,” Tyler Dyson (sophomore, general health) said. “I think there’s going to be six more weeks of winter. Personally, I think our winter is coming a little late, so it’s probably going to last longer than that.”

them age rather than live longer.

If Phil sees his shadow, he scurries back into his burrow to hide.

If he stays out for more than a few seconds, his shadow isn’t there, and an early spring is on its way.

Although, sometimes Phil is still tired and needs Cooper to raise him high above the crowd.

If you plan on making the adventure to Gobbler’s Knob this year, make sure to dress warm in plenty of layers and be safe, careful and mindful of the other thousands of spectators.

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The polar vortex gripped Chicago and may become more frequent TONY BRISCOE Chicago Tribune (TNS)

For Chicagoans wondering why the polar vortex has migrated into Great Lakes states this week, some scientists say the atypical cold – which may become more frequent and prolonged – could be linked to warming in the Arctic.

This week, the polar vortex, the whirlpool of Arctic air that is typically perched atop the North Pole, dislodged and descended into the Midwest. The behemoth cold air mass spanned from the Dakotas to West Virginia, with at least 90 million Americans expected to withstand temperatures at or below zero, according to the National Weather Service.

The most bitter air was concentrated in an area ranging from Minnesota to Ohio. In Chicago, a low of minus 23 Wednesday was tied for fifth coldest day since the weather service began keeping records in 1872. The coldest temperature ever in Chicago was minus 27 on Jan. 20, 1985. Thurs-

(TNS) The sun rose over the Chicago skyline, seen from North Avenue beach, and a tow truck driver changed a tire Wednesday along the Dan Ryan Expressway in negative temperatures.

day’s low came in at minus 21.

The onslaught of cold in the Midwest, scientists say, could be rooted in unusual warmth in the Arctic.

(TNS) The city’s James J. Versluis, an 80-foot ice-breaking tugboat built in 1957, worked Thursday, in the Chicago River.

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

In the past five years, temperatures have been warmer than all previous records dating to 1900, a recent NOAA report said.

This warming is believed to be weakening and fragmenting the polar vortex, and distorting the polar jet stream, the ring of westerly winds that typically keeps the ultra-cold air mass contained to the Arctic Circle.

As a result, it’s becoming easier for warm air from the south to punch into the Arctic, which, in turn, it allows bitter cold to ooze south into the Midwest and Northeast.

“A strong polar vortex and jet stream act as a force-field to keep Arctic temperatures over the Arctic,” said Kimberly Gray, a professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University. “When they weaken because of warming, it dips and wobbles and it cannot deflect warm air masses as it moves north.”

Scientists say global warming, including the increasing warmth in the Arctic, has been driven by rising levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

This has set off a domino effect, Gray said. Warmer temperatures

caused sea ice to vanish, which means less sunlight is being reflected and more is being absorbed by water.

Also, the Arctic landscape, one of the largest natural reservoirs of organic carbon in the world, could also give off greenhouse gases as its soil thaws out.

“It starts with human carbon emissions from fossil burning,” Gray said. “But it cascades in so many complex ways. And that’s what people don’t understand.”

“The big concern now is the response of the Earth’s system, the melting of Arctic areas and the release of methane from tundra and

permafrost areas, could release more warming gases and have a greater effect than fossil fuel burning. So, the response of the system could overtake the stimulus. That’s to say, we’re reaching a tipping point.”

This is at least the third polar vortex intrusion Chicago has endured in the past five years, as the cold air mass engulfed the area in January 2014 and February 2015. As temperatures in the Arctic continue to rise, polar vortex intrusions could become more common in the Midwest and the Northeast, according to researchers.

A new theory also suggests a naturally occurring warming trend in the Pacific Ocean could be further warping the polar jet stream and causing these events to become more prolonged. In Chicago, between Tuesday evening and Friday morning, the area could experience more than 40 hours of subzero temperatures.

With no signs of the warming pattern in the Arctic relenting, researchers are still trying to piece together what this trend could mean in the future.

“So much is unraveling so quickly,” Gray said. “Our ability to predict is based on past phenomenon. So, when we’re in this active phase of learning and gathering data, I’m not sure we quite know what to expect.”

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Students have taken to social media most recently to complain about the cold weather and its effect on classes.

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You’ll be happier if you stop complaining on social media Whining, nagging and complaining are an everyday occurrence anymore.

You cannot log onto the Internet without some kind of complaining or criticism on any topic. People today are exercising their rights to free speech to the extreme. So many people are sharing their opinions online every day.

More often than not, it is not a positive and happy message to share with the world.

Walking down the street, if a random person strikes up a conversation, they are most likely not going to talk about how beautiful the buildings are but would comment on how bad the cracks in the sidewalk are and that someone needs to fix them.

People would complain about the things that make them unhappy rather than look on the bright side.

If you log into the Twitter account of an IUP student, you would find a plethora of tweets about how terrible the weather has been.

Meanwhile, those same students were complaining about the heat in August.

Why don’t people have a more optimistic outlook?

Instead of complaining about how cold it is, be happy that there are not bugs flying around you on your walk to class or how after a long day of class you can cuddle up under some warm blankets.

Yes, no one is enjoying freezing on their walk across campus, but why trouble yourself with the negative thoughts about how miserable you are? Think about how lucky you are to have the opportunity to receive a higher education and how getting a degree is worth a cold walk.

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According to research done at Penn State University, constant complaining has negative effects on the brain. The brain likes efficiency, and once a person develops a habit of complaining, the trend will continue because that is what the brain is used to doing.

Complaining produces the hormone that elicits the fight or flight response known as cortisol. Extra cortisol being released can severely impact a person’s health.

Retraining your brain is possible.

Every time you find yourself making a negative comment, stop and make a positive one instead. It is recommended that a person takes time to think about what they’re grateful for and acknowledge the things around them that make them happy. More positive thoughts will create a happier mood.

Taking these steps can reduce cortisol by 23 percent, according to research at the University of California, Davis.

Decreasing the amount you complain will have an overall positive impact on your health.

Every one complains it when its not necessary.

Think about the attitude you’re portraying to the rest of the world online and in person.

Use your voice to empower others, not tear them down, and put out a positive attitude because it will make you and the people around you happier.

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(Facebook) Longtime Nevada, featuring Michael Pellow (senior, graphic design), left; singer Kyler Himes (senior, communications media), middle; and Justin Hrabosky (senior, disabilities services), right, performed a small set during an episode of IUP-TV’s “Indie Rocker’s Ball.”

Johnstown’s own Longtime Nevada continue their music dream at IUP CAITLIN DENNY

Staff Writer C.M.Denny@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Every Monday night, students flock to the Hadley Union Building (HUB) Ohio Room to enjoy one of the most popular on-campus activities at IUP – open mic night.

There, students can sit and hang out with friends while listening to their fellow classmates perform covers or original songs.

One of bands that frequents open mic night is acoustic band Longtime Nevada.

The band is made up of guitarist Michael Pellow (senior, graphic design) drummer Justin Hrabosky (senior, disabilities services) and singer Kyler Himes (senior, communications media).

The band got its name from an unlikely place – a suggested Xbox name, according to Pellow.

“Justin was looking through the randomly generated names and came across Longtime Nevada,” Pellow said.

The band has become a fan favorite at open mic nights in the HUB. The band uses acoustic instruments only, and it draws

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inspiration from other pop, indie and acoustic pop-punk bands, such as This Wild Life, City and Color and Twenty One Pilots.

Unlike most college-aged bands in Indiana, the band didn’t meet at IUP – they are all from Johnstown and have been friends for more than a decade.

“We’ve gone to school together for a very long time from elementary school to high school and now college,” Pellow said.

“We’re just a group of life-long friends making music.”

Longtime Nevada began when the members were in eighth grade. Himes came up with the idea of forming a band

and brought it up to Pellow, but they had no drummer. Two other members were in the band initially, but Hrabosky officially became the drummer when the other members parted ways.

“Our music has gotten better,” Pellow said. “We’ve learned more and have been able to add more into our music.

I think we still sound the same as we did.

We just understand what we want to sound like now.”

The band has many original songs, such as “Thin Line,” “Abby Rose,” “Forget the Rest” and “Sunday Mourning.”

When it comes to writing songs, Pellow says Himes is

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the one who does most of the writing.

“He writes things on his own time then brings the raw songs to me and Justin,” Pellow said.

“From there, we change what we want and make it a group effort to finish the song.

“Occasionally, we all get together and build a song from scratch together, but most of the inspiration stems from Kyler.”

As for challenges the band has faced, Pellow said it is just staying committed to making time to practice and work on songs all while being full-time students.

When the band isn’t performing or practicing, they can be found spending time together and doing homework. Pellow and Himes are usually “slaving away at graphic design work.”

“While we enjoy it very much, we’re all pretty bad with keeping up with practicing,” Pellow said.

In 2019, the band plans to continue playing at open mic night and start playing more shows at local Indiana businesses. New music is also soon to come, since the band is currently working on new songs that are all in various stages of completion.

Follow Longtime Nevada on its various media handles, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Students got the chance to learn how to roll sushi at North Dining Hall Wednesday afternoon.

Students participate in sushi rolling 101 MEGAN DONNY Contributing Writer M.Donny@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Not one of the five attendants at the free North Dining cooking lesson knew how to hand-roll sushi before Wednesday when they trekked through the cold to learn a new skill.

More specifically, Ashley Nagle (freshman, anthropology) described her level of cooking experience as “very amateur.”

IUP sushi chef Melinda Hull has five years of experience rolling sushi. She said she enjoys sharing her talent with IUP students as often as possible at North Dining Hall.

“I love to talk to people, and I like you guys (IUP students),” Hull said.

All participants received an apron and hairnet upon arrival.

They were guided through North Dining Hall and into the kitchen area, where the entire kitchen staff greeted them.

The lesson began with Hull showing the students how to make California rolls, which she said are

(James Neuhausel/ The Penn) The class took place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., and each student was able to take home some of the sushi they made throughout the event.

her favorite type of sushi to make and eat.

She instructed the students on how to flatten rice and place cucumber, crab and avocado on top. One cup of precooked rice produces eight slices of sushi.

The toughest part for the students was rolling the sushi.

Students learned it takes precision and steady hands to make the sushi stick as a singular roll.

Once each of the students made their rolls, Hull took them to the sushi cutter to chop the rolls into slices. The students placed the sushi roll at the bottom of the machine and pressed two green buttons si-

multaneously. Then the sushi moved up the machine and got chopped into eight circular pieces.

After the California rolls were completed and placed in takeout containers, the attendees got the opportunity to make two additional types of sushi. They got to choose from a variety of vege-

tables and protein, such as red peppers, carrots, sweet potatoes, salmon and crab.

While the process did get messy, everyone seemed to enjoy it. At the end of the lesson, all the participants rated the lesson 10 out of 10.

“My favorite part was definitely learning how passionate Chef Hull was about making sushi,” Haley Brown (sophomore, ecology and conservation biology) said.

Hull thanked all of the students multiple times for participating. The staff encouraged everyone to come back again for more lessons on how to make other foods.

Each student took home approximately 24 slices of sushi that they made themselves.

An employee at North Dining live-streamed the entire process on IUP Dining’s Instagram page.

North Dining will hold another lesson Feb 13. Participants will learn how to make pasta from scratch. For more information, check out IUP Dining’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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(Facebook) Alternative pop singer Billie Eilish will release her first full-length album March 29.

Up-and-coming alternative artist Billie Eilish announces first album CAITLIN DENNY

Staff Writer C.M.Denny@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

(Facebook) The announcement came Wednesday when Billie Eilish put it on her Instagram.

Alternative pop singer Billie Eilish announced Wednesday on her Instagram account that her debut album finally has a release date.

The album, titled “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” will drop March 29.

Eilish announced the album title in an Instagram caption of a snippet of a music video for her new single “bury a friend.” Her Instagram is filled with her posing in Louis Vuitton, Nike sneakers, baggy clothes and gold chains, not smiling for the camera. This is fitting, as her first and only EP is titled “Don’t Smile At Me.” The EP was released in August 2017.

At only 17, Eilish has challenged the stereotype of who a female pop singer should be.

She dresses like a rapper from the 2000s, writes and sings about depression, murder and

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not caring what other people think and more recently in November has confirmed that she experiences involuntary physical tics due to Tourette syndrome.

“I've just never wanted people to think of Tourette’s every time they think of me," Eilish said in an Instagram story Nov. 27.

Although Eilish looks like she could pass as a rapper, her voice says the opposite. Her voice is light, airy and delicate. If you’re scrolling through her Instagram and don’t believe me, listen to “idontwannabeyouanymore,” “bellyache” and “hostage.”

Eilish, born as Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell, grew up in Los Angeles in a musical family.

She and her brother, Finneas, were both homeschooled, which allowed both of them to focus on music and dance. By age 11, Eilish started writing her own songs.

“Ocean Eyes” Eilish’s debut single, was released in October 2015 when she was only 14.

“My brother and I put it on

SoundCloud with a free download link next to it so my dance teacher could access it since he wanted a song to choreograph a dance to,” Eilish said in an interview with Teen Vogue. “We had no intentions for it, really. But basically overnight a ton of people started hearing it and sharing it.”

Finneas wrote the song originally for his band but thought it would better suit Billie.

Two hundred million plays on Spotify later, which is impressive because the song had no radio play, the song thrusted Eilish into the limelight. She was able to land a manager and a record deal with Interscope Records.

When she announced the release date Wednesday for her first album, the video had more than 3 million views on Instagram in only five hours. Her current follower count on Instagram?

11.9 million.

At the rate Eilish is going, her debut album could very well be one of the best albums of 2019.

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(Facebook) Movies such as “Black Panther” (left) and “Vice” (right) were nominated for many different awards in preparation for the Oscar Awards on Feb. 24.

Oscar Award nominations announced unsurprising nominations JEREMY STOUT

Staff Writer J.W.Stout2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

The Oscar nominations were released last week, so in honor of that, I figured I’d tell you why this might be the most disappointing Oscars since “Crash” won Best Picture in 2006.

Best Picture this year is such an incredibly weak list of films with only about half those nominated even being worth watching and only two of them being truly great (“BlacKkKlansman” and “A Star Is Born”).

The rest of the list vacillates between watchable and truly awful.

I know everyone loves “Black Panther,” but it is, at best, a decent Marvel movie. It trades in the same banal sense of direction that all Marvel Studios films does.

It’s inoffensive, uninteresting and utterly forgettable.

It’s made disappointing in that it’s the first Marvel film in years to have a hired a director with a voice, Ryan Coogler, and beat that voice clean out them, hammering him into the same basic mold that Jon Favreau set up more then a decade ago.

The truly awful ones on the list are “Green Book,” “Vice” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

“Green Book” plays like the kind of movie that would’ve won in 1992. It allows old white people to award something that makes them seem forward thinking, even though its greatest aspiration is to just say, “Wow, racism exists.”

It’s a film designed by old white people for old white people so they can all feel better about themselves.

“Vice” fits neatly into the model of Adam McKay movies, starting with “The Big Short,” that circle the drain of saying “something” but are just faux important drivel.

His brand of satire is so incredibly insufferable that it becomes a more appealing option to put your hand in a blender then watch one. McKay is a great comedic filmmaker, one who makes important movies, until he starts trying to make them important.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is just flat out one of the worst films of the year, and I’m not going to even talk about what a terrible person credited director Bryan Singer is.

It’s a film so utterly without perspective that at one point the phrase “Midwest USA” flashes on the screen. No comma. No indication of where that might be. Just that in big block letters.

Singer, or should I say, Dexter

Fletcher, should be ashamed.

There’s nothing to this movie.

It’s so endlessly empty that the only way they could think to end was by reshooting the entirety of Queen’s Live Aid performance

while Rami Malek poorly lip syncs.

It’s a movie so bad that I’d accept a “Vice” or “Green Book” win just so I don’t have to refer to it as a Best Picture winner. It’s upsetting

enough that it’s a nominee.

The Best Picture scene is dire this year, and it might genuinely be the worst grouping of films that has come about in my lifetime.

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(IUP Athletics) The men’s basketball team looks to continue its success after Seton Hill win.

Crimson Hawks soar into playoff position JEFF HART

Staff Writer J.R.Hart2@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The IUP men’s basketball team flies high after its commanding 8572 victory Wednesday against the Seton Hill Griffins. This win puts the Crimson Hawks at 19-1 on the season and clinches them a PSAC playoff berth.

The game was just the latest in what seems like a routine of supreme discipline and conditioning for success.

Coach Joe Lombardi has implemented a superb work ethic and attitude within all his players, and it has been put on display each and every night.

The Crimson Hawks’ discipline was tested when the Griffins came out of the gates early, putting

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up an 11-4 lead on the Hawks. The team then exhibited its resilience and superior game preparation when it went on an 8-0 run lead by savvy junior Malik Miller (communications media).

And the first half was almost that of a heavyweight boxing match, both teams trading blows with lead changes. However, IUP began to pull away in the second half, combatting Seton Hill’s hot shooting on the night.

The Crimson Hawks seemed to get production from wherever they needed.

The team saw five different players score double digits. Dante Lombardi (senior, finance), Miller,

Jacobo Diaz (senior, economics), Marko Krivacevic (senior, information systems) and Armoni Foster (redshirt freshman, criminology) all helped their squad by putting on

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an offensive clinic in the scoring column.

Leading that category was none other than Lombardi who posted a teamhigh 23 points. Lombardi helped his team through his elite scoring ability, as well as being able to facilitate his teammates with seven assists.

The final score fails to tell the full story of this game and does not do the IUP Crimson Hawks justice for their strong affability on the court.

The men were able to clinch another win despite a poor performance from beyond the arc.

IUP went an anemic .118 from three on the night. However, the team’s performance from the

3-point line did not disparage them from pulling out the win. The players were able to put up points in the paint and created offense through their keen defensive ability, as demonstrated by their nine steals on the night.

This victory can be attributed to IUP’s top-notch talent, coaching and most importantly, mentality.

This mentality is not something that can be seen in a stat line but can be witnessed by the team’s superior performance.

“Our mindset is to try and treat every game the rest of the season like it’s our Super Bowl,” guard Lombardi said. “We need to be all in every game if we want to achieve our first goal of winning the regular season.”

The team will battle the Mercyhurst Lakers on Saturday at home.

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See ya, AB: Dadowski says time’s up in the Steel City NICK DADOWSKI

Staff Writer N.J.Dadowski@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

If anything is certain about the Pittsburgh Steelers right now, it’s that the locker room is a sweltering hot dumpster fire, and right smack in the middle of it are long-time team captain and star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and All-Pro wide-out Antonio Brown.

Let me first make this clear: the Steelers have completely disappointed throughout this decade, and it all starts with the sorry sap on the sidelines wearing the pompoms, Mike Tomlin. The Steelers will not win another Lombardi unless they hire a coach that is actually respected by his players and can teach them some discipline.

And even though I could type until I get arthritis about Mike Tomlin’s foolish woes on the sideline at Heinz Field, I think Steelers Nation has let him hear plenty of their nouns, verbs and adjectives.

And no, this is not an article addressing someone who has been suspiciously quiet in this whole debacle, Big Ben. If you’re an avid Ben Roethlisberger hater, you’re looking for the article penned by my colleague Hot Take Jake this past Friday.

This article in particular is coming right for Mr. Tony Toe Tap’s throat.

At one time, everything was well in Pittsburgh. Nothing was expected but a Lombardi prior to the 2018 season, but Le’Veon Bell shook the organization when it refused to pay the man a lucrative contract, which led to his eventual sit-out for the season. Things were tense in Pittsburgh, but nonetheless, the season went on.

The Steelers were on a fivegame win streak and everything was great. Even Antonio Brown was in the brightest of moods, exclaiming on his Instagram, “We have unfinished business.”

But isn’t it weird that as soon as the team goes on a rough skid, Antonio Brown is all of a sudden not happy? Then in Week 17 he didn’t play due to a disagreement about Team MVP. You’ve got to be kidding me.

Are we 5? It’s a meaningless award

(Facebook) Perhaps Antonio Brown’s final appearance at Heinz Field as a Steelers player came in Week 17, when Brown did not play in a victory over Cincinnati.

that apparently meant the world to AB. Am I saying JuJu Smith-Schuster should have been awarded the stupid accolade? Absolutely not.

The fortitude you have to lack to whine like a little girl over something so silly is baffling.

How about David DeCastro, who didn’t miss an entire offensive snap the entire season and didn’t let up a sack once? Or T.J. Watt, the second-year pro-bowler that was making fantastic defensive plays all over the field this season?

We can debate who could’ve, should’ve, would’ve won the award all day, but like I said before, it is MEANINGLESS. Oh, and don’t forget that it’s voted on by the players of the team. Weird that Brown would take it out on the organization then, right?

Anyhow, even though some teammates have deemed the incident between Ben and Antonio “untrue,” something definitely happened that made AB sit out Week 17 versus Cincinnati.

And not only did he not play, he showed up in a mink coat, showed no interest in the team’s game and left at halftime.

Remember where you were,

Steelers Nation, when Antonio Brown quit on you. Because when you dawn the black and gold on your jersey, you’re not just playing for the Steelers, you are playing for the entire city of Pittsburgh.

Antonio Brown has gone onto Instagram to proclaim how he’s been “embraced by the goat,” in reference to Jerry Rice, meaning he wants to dip from town and head out to San Francisco. How about the team that embraced some little no-name, scrawny sixthround pick out of Central Michigan – the only team that was willing to give him a chance in the league – and now that he has a brand, he’s too good for them.

I mean, sure, we’ve seen great players do this before, like Terrell Owens. Cause Terrell Owens isn’t infamous for being a locker room cancer or anything, right?

But you’re probably saying “Terrell Owens is a second-ballot Hall of Famer, how can you hate on him?” Yeah, he was, and Brown is going to be first-ballot, no question. But what do the two of them have in common? ZERO RINGS. Sure, you can hate on Big Ben for not getting the job done in 10 years, but what has Antonio Brown done for me to ever cherish his

time with the Steelers? All of those awesome catches he’s made over the last several seasons, sure. But what has that gotten the organization? Unsuccessful trips to the postseason.

You can hate on Ben all you want, but I’m going to cherish the players that brought the Steelers Super Bowls, not touchdown celebrations.

Louis Lipps was a fantastic wide receiver for the Steelers in the 80s, but it sure seems like he’s an afterthought, and why? Because he never got the job done, and neither did Antonio. And at this point, good riddance.

I’ve been desiring a reconciliation between the Steelers and Brown, but at this point he’s become so much of a problem that I don’t even want to see him back here.

Pack your bags and go to San Francisco. You’re going to find an equal amount of success legacy-wise as you did here.

And I hope you don’t think his stats are going to be any better there. What has Jimmy Garoppolo proven that Big Ben hasn’t?

Garoppolo has never even been a starter for an entire season, and that’s the quarterback he’s going

to choose.

Another question you might ask is why is AB such a villain and not Le’Veon Bell? Because Bell is not under contract with the Steelers. The man wanted money he couldn’t have, and that’s fine.

Neither side is wrong in doing so; they just had a civil disagreement.

Bell has been active on social media, too, just like Brown, but Brown is calling out everyone like a little diva. Antonio is under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers and won’t even answer phone calls from president Art Rooney Jr. What a waste of what has been a fantastic career of Antonio Brown. Statistically, there is no discrediting Brown. He and Ben have done great things together as one of the best tandems in football over the last decade. But when you become toxic to a locker room, you’re as valuable as a broken washing machine.

Brown is one of the most talented players to have ever suited up for the Rooneys, but unfortunately, due to him tainting his own identity, he will not go down as one of the greatest Steelers of all-time.

I thank Antonio for the great memories. But this isn’t a goodbye, just a screw you, jagoff.

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(TNS) The result of the coin toss is one of the simplest prop bets in any given Super Bowl.

(TNS) Super Bowl LIII will kick off Sunday as the New England Patriots take on the Los Angeles Rams.

Super Bowl prop bets popular as ever leading up to Sunday ANDREW PIERSON Staff Writer A.W.Pierson@iup.edu @AndrewPierson23

This article contains opinion.

With the increasing popularity of sports betting in our country and with Super Bowl LIII quickly approaching, Americans are placing bets on everything ranging from the game score, to players stats, all the way over to the color of Gatorade that the winning coach will have poured on him at the end of the game.

The Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas released a list with more than 440 different wagers to choose from for this year’s Super Bowl, so you have your fair share of things on which to bet.

While I personally think a lot of the prop bets are toss-ups, there are a few I like your odds for as well as some others where I don’t like the idea of betting at all.

One of the most obvious bets to stay away from is betting on the coin toss, heads or tails. As you should know, this is a 50-50 shot of being either heads or tails, so you should be able to double your money exactly by placing this wager. But placing this bet only

gives you a winning of 98 percent of your bet instead of giving you the entire 100 percent double-up you deserve.

For me, two bets that I see as profitable are the over/under for the length of the first reception by Julian Edelman and also for Rob Gronkowski. Edelman’s over/under for the first catch is 9.5 yards, with Edelman averaging 11.5 YPC during the season, and now, with more than 15 YPC during the playoffs, I see his first reception going for more than 9.5 yards.

With Gronk needing over/under 11.5 yards on his first catch, I believe his number will be overseeing as he has averaged 14.5 YPC during the season and 14.85 YPC so far in the playoffs.

One more bet that I see as profitable is the team that will score first.

With Patriots being known to defer the ball until halftime, it is likely that the Rams will start the game with the football.

Also, an unbelievable statistic for the Patriots is that over their last eight Super Bowl appearances with Tom Brady as quarterback, the Patriots have scored a total of three points in the first quarter, often giving their opponent an early

lead in the game.

Overall, seeing so many “propbets” just shows how intrigued Americans are with sports betting.

Whether you wish to put your money on random events, such as total time of the National Anthem, number of players kneeling during

the anthem or whether you wish to bet on player statistics or game outcome, I wish you all the best of luck.

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Womens basketball pushes for 17th win against Seton Hill BRAD O’HARA

Lead Sports Writer B.L.Ohara@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The IUP women’s basketball team kept the ball rolling as it picked up a win against Seton Hill on Wednesday, 72-57.

Seton Hill was coming off a rough stretch of games going into this game. After starting their season 9-4, they only won three of the next six games. However, Seton Hill boasts the third strongest offense in the PSAC, scoring 74.3 points per game, coming behind only Edinboro and IUP. In the first quarter, IUP took an early lead and did not let up. The Crimson Hawks made five field goals to start the game and went up 10-0. IUP closed the first quarter with a 17-4 lead.

Moving into the second quarter, the Crimson Hawks took the same level of dominance as they went

(IUP Athletics) Carolyn Appleby (senior, safety science) helped lead the Crimson Hawks to their win Wednesday against Seton Hill.

on a nine-point run to start the quarter. By the end of the first half, IUP had a 23-point lead.

In the first half, turnovers and steals were a deciding factor. The Crimson Hawks made almost perfect basketball as they only gave up the ball twice. However, Seton

Hill began folding under pressure and turned the ball over 16 times in the first half.

The second half is where Seton Hill began to come back into the game.

In the third quarter, IUP quickly took the momentum it had in the

first half and extended the lead to 30 points three minutes into the half. That is when the Crimson Hawk’s luck started to run out.

IUP made only three of 13 shots to close out the quarter and turned the ball over three times.

Seton Hill continued on to out-

score the Crimson Hawks 20-13 in the fourth quarter. Yet, the comeback was nowhere near enough to make up for the deficit, giving IUP its 17th victory of the season.

Leading the charge for IUP were Carolyn Appleby (senior, safety science), who scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Brittany Robinson (senior, education), who picked up 14 points for the Crimson Hawks and had seven rebounds.

One of the largest factors in IUP’s win was the pressure on defense. The Crimson Hawks smothered Seton Hill from beyond the arc as they held the Griffins to making only nine of their 23 attempts. The defensive pressure also forced a total of 26 turnovers from Seton Hill, and IUP stole the ball 12 times.

IUP’s next game will be home at 5:30 p.m. Saturday when they take on Mercyhurst.

Super Bowl Preview: Can McVay’s Rams put an end to the Patriots’ dynasty?

JAKE SLEBODNICK

Production Manager J.C.Slebodnick@iup.edu @slebby24

This article contains opinion.

The big day has finally come: Super Bowl Sunday.

This year we will see if Tom Brady and the New England Patriots can redeem themselves from the crushing defeat they suffered last season at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles, while the ingenious mind of head coach Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams look to take the NFL by the throat and claim the throne of ultimate supremacy.

Brady, now playing in his 10th Super Bowl – the most by any player in NFL history – has looked strong this entire season. At age 41, he still can control the flow of a game by slinging passes into triple coverage or to those who are unguarded on the turf.

RB Sony Michel looks to make a name for himself in the NFL by commanding the backfield and proving that the Rams’ defense can’t stop everything.

In the 2018-19 NFL postseason, Michel has averaged more than 8 yards per carry and five touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Pitt graduate DT Aaron Donald and DE Ndamukong Suh look to construct a tightly knit

(TNS) Radio row, left, filled with tables of live broadcasters, buzzed with activity Thursday in the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

defensive wall to prevent the Patriots from moving up field.

QB Jared Goff looks to complete the complete underdog story after having a rough go in his rookie season under former head coach Jeff Fisher. The former No. 1 pick looks to start a legacy by winning a championship.

Former MVP RB Todd Gurley has a tough challenge ahead of him, as New England has a defense that allows fewer than 125 yards per game to opposing running backs (fifth in NFL).

However, this could be difficult for the Pats as well. Seeing that Todd Gurley can cause damage by himself, they forget that C.J.

Anderson has had a comeback season in just a few games with the Rams.

The dual threat could make or break an offensive drive, so New England must plan for speed and elusiveness from these two.

There are pros and cons to each team if they come out victorious.

New England would make it six Super Bowl titles, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers in most championships won in franchise history.

It would also prove to the world that Tom Brady, like him or hate him, is one of the most elite quarterbacks to ever play the game.

No, I am not calling him the greatest.

If they lose, it will send the sports world into a frenzy. Reporters would be asking questions, such as “will this be Brady/ Belichick’s final year?” or “is the once-great dynasty falling apart after dropping two straight Super Bowls?”

Although it would be fun to watch, we would have to listen to it for the next year.

If L.A. wins, this will put them as the top dog in the NFL. Being the early favorites to win it all this season and having a depth chart that frightens any team’s defense, they are shoe-ins to take home the coveted Lombardi trophy.

If they lose, it won’t hinder their stock in the league. Remember when the Giants beat the Pats in 2007 off a helmet catch, ending a perfect season?

Well that really didn’t hurt New England since they continued to be dominant in the following years.

One added bonus this year is that we get to listen to Tony Romo predict the playcalling, adding an interest bonus in the commentary division.

My prediction: Rams - 26, Patriots - 23.

Stock the buffet, arrange designated drivers and get ready for an action-packed Sunday.

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Pelicans’ Davis shocks NBA world with trade request JAKE ROUSE

Staff Writer J.A.Rouse3@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The sports world stopped Monday morning when Anthony Davis announced through his agent, Rich Paul, that the New Orleans Pelicans superstar will decline his upcoming contract extension this summer, and he subsequently requested to be traded from the team.

To NBA analysts, this has been anticipated since the before the season began in October. In September, Davis hired his new agent, Paul, who represents Klutch Sports Group. Other NBA stars signed to Klutch Sports include John Wall, Ben Simmons and, oh yeah, LeBron James. Once Davis joined the sports agency, the rumor mills began to spin.

Davis was drafted to New Orleans first overall in the 2012 NBA Draft, back when the team was titled the “Hornets.” He has since spent six seasons in NOLA, becoming a five-time All-Star. In those six seasons, he spent most of the time being considered one of the most talented players in the league, with little to no help around him.

That changed during the AllStar weekend of 2017. New Orleans was the host of the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend, and Anthony Davis fittingly won the MVP honors of the highlight game, dropping 52 points, the most ever scored by a single player in the All-Star Game.

Davis and New Orleans put themselves on notice to the league, but their showcases weren’t over yet. At the completion of the game, news broke that All-NBA center DeMarcus Cousins was traded from the Sacramento Kings to New Orleans to join Davis.

Things were finally starting to look up for the Pelicans.

Fast forward almost one year later. The Pelicans had an offseason with Cousins and Davis under their belt and were making a strong push in the Western Conference by the time January 2018 came around. In the final minute of a close game against the Rockets, Cousins tore his Achilles following a miss on one of his foul shots, and

(TNS) Anthony Davis does not plan to re-sign with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to agent Rich Paul.

his season ended that night.

Davis was hurt, too, by Cousins’ injury and even paid respect to his teammate by wearing his jersey in the 2018 All-Star Game. As the season went on, New Orleans learned to win without Cousins.

They swept the Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs, which was the first playoff series win for NOLA since they drafted Davis. The Pelicans were handled by the Warriors in the next round, and their season was over. Apparently so was Cousins’ time in New Orleans.

The Pelicans did not offer anything substantial to the injured Cousins, nor did the rest of the league. Cousins settled with a one year, vet-minimum contract with none other than the Golden State Warriors. The dynamic duo of two of the leagues best big men had come and gone in the blink of an eye.

Now, Anthony Davis has seen enough. One year after Cousins tore his Achilles, he’s made his return to action in a Warriors uniform, and Davis wants out of New Orleans. The timing of all of this couldn’t be more interesting.

Now the question is where will Anthony Davis go, and when?

His wish to be traded became public 10 days before the NBA’s trade deadline on Feb. 7. All season we’ve heard chatter of Davis landing with the Los Angeles

Lakers. LeBron even mentioned publicly how much he’d like to play with AD. That was made public just before the Pelicans played in L.A. against the Lakers.

Davis, who has been professional and loyal to the Pelicans his entire career thus far, continued to praise the Pelicans organization when LeBron was calling his name.

Oh yeah, and after that game between the Lakers and Pelicans, LeBron and Anthony got dinner together in L.A., adding fuel to the fire.

The time is ticking for Magic Johnson, Rob Palinka and the Lakers organization to make a trade for AD. The Boston Celtics have been stockpiling assets, draft picks and young players for years in hopes to make a trade for Anthony Davis when he became available.

If they wanted to trade for Davis before the deadline, they would have to give up All-NBA talent Kyrie Irving to get him.

This is due to a collective bargaining agreement in the NBA, but come July, the Celtics could keep Irving and still trade for Davis, although Irving’s future in Boston has become more uncertain as this season moves on. Irving is set to become a free agent on July 1 matter of fact.

In reports, Boston isn’t a place Davis would consider re-signing with if he were indeed traded there. The only place he’s hinted

he would certainly re-sign if traded to is the Lakers.

So, the Lakers are the favorites in the AD sweepstakes as of right now, but the Pelicans organization holds all the power.

It would be in the best interest of the Pelicans to wait until the offseason when Boston is in play with their best offer and draft picks become clearer.

Why would the Pelicans give the Lakers and Anthony Davis what they want by sending him to la-la land right away, especially

when the young players the Lakers would be willing to offer don’t look as promising right now as they did in the beginning of the season?

All eyes in the basketball world are watching New Orleans this week. Time is of the essence for some. Others may want to take their time in this Anthony Davis saga.

After all, AD is one of the top five best basketball players in the world currently and is still 25 years young.

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