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(Aiden Shaw/ The Penn) Students, alumni and faculty came together for the annual homecoming parade.

(Natalie Stanton/ The Penn) Crimson Hawks cheerleaders marched in the parade Saturday.

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(Natalie Stanton/ The Penn) IUP President Michael Driscoll threw candy to students in the parade.

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On Saturday, IUP celebrated homecoming with its annual parade around town.

This parade has been a valued tradition to Indiana locals for many years. The homecoming parade is a great way to unify and celebrate the people that have been affected by the small town.

Each year clubs and participants in extracurricular activities march down Philadelphia Street to celebrate IUP and its town as people of all ages watch. This year, clubs such as the Geoscience Club, the Safe Zone (an LGBTQIA support system), Dance Explosion and

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many others showed up to promote and perform their passions.

“I’m in Dance Explosion because I have been dancing since I was 13,” Danielle DiTullio (freshman, nursing) said. “This club gives me a chance to keep doing what I love.”

Locals, alumni and students came to watch many of their personal favorites from the parade.

One of the main events people enjoy the most is the annual parade float contest. This year Greek life made floats, all with different themes. The first place float depicted a winter wonderland, featuring snowmen and Christmas trees. The organizations won the $1000 prize, sponsored by the

Alumni Association.

IUP associations are not the only ones that march in the parade. The homecoming parade opens spots up for local organizations as well.

Some of the local groups included were The Haven Project, the Indiana High School marching band and CheerTrixx. These groups show the community the opportunities and resources to which they can contribute or be a part of.

The IUP homecoming parade is a tradition that impacts IUP students as well as the residents of Indiana County. It is bigger than just a parade, as this seemingly small event unifies the past, present and future of Indiana County.

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Police Blotter PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS • Aaron Flowers, 22, of Greensburg, was cited with public drunkenness after he was found lying unconscious and intoxicated on the sidewalk in the 400 block of South Sixth Street at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 5, according to Indiana borough police.

DISORDERLY GATHERING • Oscar Villa-Bernal, 22, of Hanover, was cited for a disorderly gathering after loud music and yelling could be heard from his residence at 739 Locust St. at 11:36 p.m. Oct. 6, according to borough police.

(Facebook) LGBT flags can be seen in office windows of professors who participated in Safe Zone training.

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Walking around IUP’s campus, it may not be surprising to see LGBT flags in office windows. But what they mean may not cross minds.

While it shows that the professor or employer is LGBT-friendly, it also indicates that they went through Safe Zone Training.

Safe Zone is a nationwide project that has been going on at IUP for almost 20 years. It trains graduate students and employees of the school to help and understand the LGBT community and gives the community visibility.

Taking place right now, the deadline for the online training portion is due Friday.

According to Rita Drapkin, a psychologist at IUP’s counseling center, the school has not always been a safe place for LGBT students.

“In the mid-90s, we had a commission done to see what the school was like for LGBT students,” she said.

The results showed that IUP was not great for them.

“With African-American students, they had an idea of who they could turn to. The LGBT students did not have that.”

A few years later, the school would start implementing Safe

Zone Training. Drapkin, who volunteers to train others, said that the online process includes discussing terminology, as well as the difference between sexual identities and sexual behaviors.

The in-person training has the trainees do introductions and role-play situations. Some of the situations include actual issues that LGBT students have experienced and reached out about.

“We also get a student panel to discuss their own experience at IUP,” Drapkin said.

This student panel answers any questions that trainees might have about the LGBT community and how it is and how it has been persecuted.

The program, which was once held in one eight-hour session, is now split into two portions: online and in-person training, which lasts three to four hours. This has improved the number of people who participate in the training, as they now have an easier opportunity to attend.

IUP has now trained more than 1,000 people, but finds its numbers dwindling due to a lack of new hires at the university.

However, there are still graduate students that can be trained.

Though the program is only for employees and graduate students, anyone can show their support for the LGBT community, whether they go online and

download the “I Support” flag, or they find another way.

Drapkin said she believes that the atmosphere at the school has improved for LGBT students, though there are times when they become more fearful, especially during certain elections, such as when George W. Bush was adamant on his views against gay marriage.

She also said that there is a difference in acceptance between the school and the area of Indiana. The town overall is more conservative than the college, which might cause obstacles for students.

Though IUP is still not the most resourced of colleges, a lot has evolved since training began.

Now there are multiple committees and even a minor for LGBTQ studies.

“Things have changed a lot,” Drapkin said, referring to both the school, as well as the national look at the LGBT community. “It is not perfect, but views have changed a lot.”

If you would like to do Safe Zone Training, the online portion is due by Friday. That, along with registration can be found at https://www.iup.edu/safezone/.

The in-person training will occur on Oct. 26 in G-60 at Suites on Maple East. The program will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.

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(Facebook) Students, faculty and alumni walked in the homecoming parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the geoscience department.

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Department celebrates 50th anniversary The IUP geoscience department celebrated its 50th anniversary with an all-alumni reunion over homecoming weekend.

On Friday night, there was a banquet featuring Deanne Snavely, dean of the college; Steve Hovan, chair of the department; and retired faculty members at Rustic Lodge.

The banquet was open to alumni, faculty members both old and new and geoscience students.

They reminisced on the department’s past accomplishments, had updates on current programs and looked to the future of what the new science building will look like.

On Saturday morning, the department held an alumni symposium, where the graduates shared their own accomplishments and talked about how their IUP educations shaped their careers and lives.

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(Facebook) Alumni and their families were invited to Crimson Huddle, an event held to get ready to cheer on the Crimson Hawks in the homecoming football game Saturday.

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Kavanaugh likely creating a more conservative Supreme Court ALEX ROARTY AND KATIE GLUECK

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Republicans and Democrats sharply disagreed on whether Judge Brett Kavanaugh should join the Supreme Court, but across party lines, most agreed on what his appointment means.

A Justice Kavanaugh will almost surely create a significantly more conservative majority on the Supreme Court and shift the law to the right on a wide front – from abortion and affirmative action to environmental protection, gun rights, immigration, property rights and religion.

That effect will be seen soon in small cases, such as a dispute the justices heard Monday over the fate of a tiny endangered species of frog, as well as in larger constitutional conflicts about the limits of presidential power or the rights of individuals against the state.

The pace of change will depend largely on Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who has talked about the importance of stability in the law and of preserving the perception that the court is not following a political agenda. The chief justice’s desire to avoid abrupt change could affect how quickly the court moves, but probably not its direction.

For the last 30 years, the court’s center has been defined by the views of two moderate Republicans: Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony M. Kennedy.

They leaned to the right in cases involving business, crime, job discrimination or government power, but at times, they joined with the liberals.

Kennedy played the key role in recognizing gay rights, for example. And both were wary of pushing the law too far to the right. Most famously, they balked in 1992 when fellow conservatives tried to overturn the abortion right set forth in Roe vs. Wade.

In 2006, O’Connor retired and was replaced by a much more conservative jurist, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Now, with the addition of Kavanaugh, the court will have five conservative Republican appointees and four liberal Democratic appointees – and no apparent swing vote. Like Congress, the court may no longer have members who are inclined to cross the aisle on occasion.

In Kavanaugh’s years on the

(TNS) U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, he regularly took the most conservative position on three-judge panels and often set out his views in lengthy dissents. He did not play the role of the moderate who tried to find a middle position in hard cases.

And if he was a staunch conservative at the time of his nomination in July, the fierce partisan fight over his confirmation makes it even less likely he will play a moderating role on the court.

Undoubtedly, there will be cases, as there are in most terms, where the justices agree in unanimous rulings. Some veteran advocates expect the chief justice and his colleagues to try extra hard to reach agreement this term. But many of these consensus rulings arise in non-ideological areas such as patents, taxes, bankruptcy or legal procedures.

Kavanaugh will be joining a court where the ideological divide is on display most days.

Monday morning, for example, the eight justices heard their first argument of the new term; at issue was the reach of the Endangered Species Act. Seeking to protect a frog that faced extinction in Mississippi, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had deemed as “critical habitat” some forest land nearby in Louisiana that had small ponds. Weyerhaeuser Co., which owned or leased some of the land, sued, arguing that the endangered frogs did not live there now and the “critical habitat” designation caused the value of its land to drop by $32 million.

The court’s liberals saw the environmental rule as reasonable.

Justice Elena Kagan said the landowner was not required to do much, other than not cut down all the trees and drain the ponds. The conservatives saw an example of extreme over-regulation. Justice Alito said that if the government wanted to control use of the land, it ought to pay the company for it.

Their comments suggested the justices would split 4-4 on the outcome. They may try to fashion a narrow, compromise ruling. Or they may opt to have the case re-argued in a few months, so new Justice Kavanaugh can cast the deciding vote.

On Wednesday, the court heard a case about a burial plot on a Pennsylvania farm, a seemingly small dispute that in reality could have a big effect in California and elsewhere.

Rose Knick sued after her township told her she must permit visitors to cross her land to see the burial site. With the help of the Pacific Legal Foundation, based in Sacramento, she took her case to federal court and argued that the local regulation violated her rights under the Fifth Amendment, which says “private property shall (not) be taken for public use without just compensation.”

In the lower courts, to no one’s surprise, Knick lost. The Supreme Court had set a procedural rule in 1985 that said property owners must go first to state courts to challenge a land-use rule and to seek compensation. That rule barred Knick’s suit in federal court, but property rights advocates want

the rule overturned.

On Wednesday, an attorney from Pacific Legal, joined by a top Trump administration lawyer, urged the justices to allow property owners to skip over the state courts and go directly to federal court. Several of the court’s conservatives have called for such a move. If they can form a majority with the addition of Kavanaugh, developers and property owners could go to federal court to challenge all manner of zoning and development restrictions.

In California, that likely would mean more challenges to the state’s rules on development in the

coastal zone.

Kavanaugh’s arrival also likely will bolster the Trump administration in its effort to fend off at least three significant legal challenges that are winding their way to the Supreme Court.

One involves the president’s decision to repeal the Obama-era order that shields the so-called Dreamers – immigrants who arrived in the U.S. illegally as children. A second challenges the Commerce Department’s decision to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census, a move that California’s lawyers say could lead to an undercount of the population. In the third case, lawyers for transgender members of the military, and other transgender people who want to enlist, are fighting the White House’s order to sharply restrict their ability to serve.

In all three cases, lower-court judges have blocked the administration, at least temporarily, and Trump’s lawyers are trying to get cases before the Supreme Court in this year’s term.

For many pro-business conservatives, the most talked-about issue on the agenda for a more conservative court is reining in the “administrative state” and the regulations that arise from federal agencies. Progressives praise rules that protect the environment, consumers, workers and investors from corporations and Wall Street; conservatives complain about dense and costly rules that are handed down by unelected bureaucrats.

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Did archaeologists find the oldest drawing made by humans?

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In an ancient seaside cave on the South African coast, archaeologists have found what may be the earliest known drawing created by a human.

This ancient piece of art is about 73,000 years old, its discoverers say. It’s on the smooth, concave side of a grindstone tool that’s only 1.5 inches long, and experiments in a French laboratory suggest it was created with a pointed piece of ochre.

The markings are not much to look at it. They consist of six relatively straight lines that are intersected by three wavy lines to form a rough crosshatch pattern.

But the simple red drawing predates any other known abstract or figurative drawings from Africa, Europe and Indonesia by 30,000 years, according to a report this week in the journal Nature.

Francesco d’Errico, an archaeologist at the University of Bordeaux in France who worked on the study, said the find came as a surprise to the research team.

“It adds a new dimension to what these people were doing and reinforces the hypothesis that they had a symbolic culture,” he said.

(TNS) Scientists say the Blombos Cave drawing with ochre pencil on silcrete stone is the oldest known example of a drawing made by humans.

The drawing was discovered as part of the excavation of Blombos Cave, which lies 190 miles east of Cape Town on the southern coast of South Africa. Teeth found in the cave indicate that it was used as a temporary residence by early modern humans as far back as 100,000 years ago.

The grindstone was found in sedimentary layers that have been dated to between 77,000 and 73,000 years ago. These layers also contained 67 shell beads, including some that had been colored

with ochre.

Archaeologists had also found evidence that visitors to the cave were processing ochre to create a liquid pigment and storing it in abalone shells as much as 100,000 years ago.

However, the drawing still came as a surprise.

It was first spotted by Luca Pollarolo, an archaeologist and honorary research fellow at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Pollarolo had already examined thousands of flakes pulled from

the cave as part of his work to better understand the technology used to produce stone tools. The markings on this particular flake looked odd to his trained eye, so he passed it along to the leaders of the dig – Christopher Henshilwood and Karen van Niekerk of the University of Bergen in Norway.

The researchers’ first step was to determine whether the lines were just part of the stone tool or if they had been put there by humans. Microscopic and chemical analyses confirmed that the lines were chemically different from the rock, and that they were made of ochre.

Next, the researchers wanted to know how the ochre lines had gotten onto the rock. Was it painted?

Was it drawn?

To answer this question, they brushed rocks with ochre paint and drew on rocks with ochre crayons (pieces of ochre that have been sharpened to a point on one end.)

It was painstaking work.

“It may appear as a fun activity to an outsider, but in reality it is a time-consuming endeavor in which you alternate experiments with a lot of time at the microscope,” D’Errico said.

Ultimately, the team determined that the ochre lines were almost certainly made by drawing, not by painting.

Finally, the authors wanted to know whether the pattern was deliberately drawn to convey meaning or it was simply the result of processing ochre. Previous work had shown that these ancient people also used ochre as a glue additive and perhaps as a sunscreen.

To test this, they tried grinding ochre in a way that would match the pattern on the grindstone,

but this produced less than one milligram of ochre powder – hardly worth the effort. This led them to the conclusion that there was not a utilitarian purpose to the lines.

Reaction to the study has been mixed among the archaeological community.

Adam Brumm, an archaeologist at Griffith University in Australia, said the authors’ claim was premature.

“To make this argument they would need to find and date more such artifacts, not just one among several thousand other unmarked stones,” he said.

Brumm added that there are other explanations for how the lines could have gotten there.

“For example, the red lines could simply be from sharpening an ochre ‘crayon’ on the grindstone,” he said.

His colleague Maxime Aubert, an archaeologist and geochemist at Griffith University, shared his skepticism. Although the study authors have shown that the ochre was applied to the stone on purpose, the reason for it remains unclear, he said.

“To me, it fails to demonstrate that the crosshatched patterns were intentionally made by humans as a sign of symbolic representation,” he said.

However, Pat Shipman, a retired professor of anthropology at Penn State, said the authors made a convincing case that the drawing was deliberately made.

“The hashtag or crosshatched shape often appears in rock art and quite similar shapes have been scratched into pieces of ochre from the same cave,” Shipman said. “Though they have, so far, only the one piece, I would not be surprised if more are discovered since the one they have recognized so far is part of a larger object.”

Indeed, the researchers report that each red line ends abruptly at the stone’s edge, suggesting that the drawing is a small part of a bigger – and perhaps more complex – pattern.

This is not the first controversy to originate from Blombos Cave.

Researchers are also divided on whether several pieces of engraved ochre demonstrate symbolic thinking by the cave’s ancient inhabitants.

As excavations at the cave continue, future finds may shed more light on the murky world of ancient art.

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UFC fighters need to learn to quit while ahead

A highly anticipated UFC match Saturday ended in a large brawl with three people arrested.

Russia’s Khabib Nurmagomedov had just forced Irish champion Conor McGregor to tap out in the fourth round. Nurmagomedov then leaped over the cage and headed straight for McGregor’s team, where a fight ensued.

Members of Nurmagomedov’s team then jumped into the Octagon and attacked McGregor.

The match marked McGregor’s return to the sport, and despite the controversy surrounding the fight’s finish, Nurmagomedov is now the lightweight champion and has a 27-match unbeaten record.

In the press conference following the match, Nurmagomedov apologized, but it did not seem very sincere. He then went on to explain how McGregor’s team was trashtalking his country and his religion.

Talking bad about an opponent is not new to the UFC and neither is an athlete getting out of hand.

Nurmagomedov asked why he was getting criticized when McGregor was the one who threw a dolly at a bus Nurmagomedov and a few other fighters were on back in April.

He should have known that any violence outside of he fight was going to come with repercussions.

Why was he so angry and surprised when they would not give him the belt?

He just disgraced the UFC, and while he should have been celebrating his victory, he was tarnishing what would have been a fantastic event for him and his image.

The way Nurmagomedov handled the situation was completely unprofessional. He had already won the fight, so why was that not enough?

Nurmagomedov should have taken his win gracefully. The unsolicited violence gave him a bad name, and it could cost him more than his reputation.

UFC President Dana White could be heard in the aftermath of the chaos telling Nurmagomedov that he wouldn’t risk carrying on with the traditional belt-giving ceremony after the fight. Nurmagomedov did

(TNS) Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, center, arrived at Brooklyn Supreme Court on June 14 in New York, N.Y., in connection with his alleged April attack on a bus at Barclays Center. On July 26, 2018, McGregor pleaded guilty to his role in starting a fight at the center.

not deserve the satisfaction of being given the belt in front of the crowd.

Safety concerns also played a part in White’s decision.

“Police officers were getting punched. Security guys were getting punched. I actually think police and security did an incredible job.

Khabib jumped over the cage like one of those parkour guys. What are you expected to do?” White said in an interview with Fox Sports after the fight.

Nurmagomedov acted selfishly along with his team. There were many people hurt unnecessarily.

The actions displayed by Nurmagomedov and his team were disrespectful to McGregor and his team, along with the entire UFC.

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Waka Flocka and Rich the Kid steal show at homecoming concert TAYLOR HARRINGTON Contributing Writer T.Harrington@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

(Ishaaq Muhammad/ The Penn) Waka Flocka Flame, Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti performed during IUP’s homecoming concert.

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In an era when hip-hop is losing artists daily, Waka Flocka Flame, Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti proved the genre is alive and well.

The artists performed at IUP’s homecoming concert Thursday night and were gladly welcomed by the student body. The concert was presented by STATIC. Waka Flocka opened the show with his hit song “50K” and quickly started interacting with fans. He caught a few phones and took videos of himself performing before returning them to their owners.

Other popular songs in Waka’s set were “Oh Lets Do It,” “Bustin’ At Em,” “Wild Boys” and “Hard In The Paint.” He got the crowd energized and had everyone jumping around.

At one point during the show, security was trying to kick a fan out for smoking and Waka responded, “If you kick him out, I'm leaving right now.”

Waka set the tone for the night and would prove to be a tough

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act to follow. He performed his last song in the middle of the floor seats before exiting the floor and calling it a night.

Fans were really responding to Waka’s music and energy during his time on stage.

The second performing artist was Rich The Kid. His hit songs “Plug Walk” and “New Freezer” were crowd favorites. Fans were responding positively to his song choices, and people seemed to have a great time.

“He played my favorite song ‘New Freezer,’ and I was so happy,” Danielle Bowls said.

Rich the Kid performed his last song along the railing that blocked the crowd then abruptly left the venue.

Playboi Carti was due to begin playing at 10 p.m. as the main event, but he didn’t take the stage until 10:20.

This left the crowd anxious and restless. Many spectators started filing out of the venue before he came on. By his fourth song, about half of the people who had floor seats vacated.

“Playboi took too long to come

out, so I left,” Justin Maloney (management) said.

Along with this, not as many people in the crowd knew his songs or lyrics. This could be due to the fact that Carti wasn’t playing full songs. The usual track lasted about 45 seconds during the set with many fake gunshots ringing out in between.

“The experience was great, but the timing in between made me leave,” Rudy Matos (accounting) said.

Overall, the homecoming concert was a great success. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed good music by big name artists.

There were a few fights that got stopped quickly by security. This concert went over much better than previous concerts at IUP, if you recall last year’s Lil Uzi Vert show where he showed up hours late.

The only complaint was of the order of the artists. Many people thought Rich the Kid or Waka Flocka should have been the main event.

“They got the headliner messed up,” Dominic Licwinko (criminology) said.

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(Ashley Lutz/ The Penn) Jeff Foxworthy, pictured during his performance at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex Friday, shared some of his famous “You-might-be-a-Redneck-if”jokes.

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The best-selling stand-up comedian of all time, Jeff Foxworthy, gave a stellar performance at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex on Friday.

The seasoned veteran put forth a set of hilarious stories and jokes that had the audience laughing the entire time. Foxworthy started out his show by showing compassion for the crowd, saying to “put all the hardships and struggles we are all facing away for just a little while, and enjoy ourselves with some laughter tonight,” to which the crowd met with a roar of excitement and cheers.

He even wished the best of luck to IUP’s football team at their game against rival Slippery Rock, amping up the university community even more.

Foxworthy stated at the beginning of the show that he draws many ideas for his shows from interactions with in his own life and family. No surprise here, as Foxworthy was a member of the Blue Collar Comedy troupe that excelled in observational and satirical humor.

He began the show by telling the adventure of teaching his 82-year-old mother how to work her brand-new Apple iPhone, and that it was a level of difficulty that he couldn’t imagine.

Following the fun with phones, he continued onto a joke about showing his wife a text message he received from a family friend.

The text read, “Mark was in a car crash, please pray for him,” which was about the husband of the family friend who sent the message. Jeff’s wife then begins peppering him with questions about Mark.

“What hospital is in? Is he seriously hurt? Were the kids with him?”

All of which, Foxworthy could only answer with, “I don’t know, I only have this text message.”

The gag continued on until his wife finally asks, “Well what do you know!?” To which Foxworthy responds, “That Mark was in a car crash and you should pray for him,” as the joke plays on how people always think we know more than we actually do.

Another joke he told revolved around the differences in how both he and his wife pack for a vacation. If the vacation is three days, he is only packing three

total days worth of clothes. His wife, however, packs a suitcase full of outfit options, straighteners, curlers, emergency medicine and about half of their house. He continued creating jokes about his family life, until he started his bit on the presidency.

Enter in the “No More” bit, which is a list of all the things that there will be no more of if Jeff Foxworthy was the president of the United States.

No more picking up after your dog outside and no more participation trophies for kids were two of the favorites of the audience that night.

Following this, Foxworthy told a tale of getting locked outside of his hotel room without clothes on while on tour with fellow Blue Collar Comedy legend, Larry the Cable Guy. Before bidding the crowd farewell, Foxworthy closed the night out with his longtime running series of “You-might-be-a-Redneck-if” jokes.

Overall, the night was packed with nothing but laughter and applause from start to finish.

The crowd maintained its energy throughout the night, as townspeople of Indiana and the students of IUP found nonstop laughs for this set by Foxworthy.

The community would surely enjoy if fellow comedians that tour alongside Foxworthy came to perform as well, such as the aforementioned Larry the Cable guy, plus Ron White and Bill Engvall, all of whom were a part

of the legendary Blue Collar Comedy Tour in the early-to-mid 2000s.

Many students said they were looking forward to finding more of Foxworthy’s and friends’ work online after the show was over.

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(Facebook) Twenty One Pilots’ new album “Trench” was released Oct. 5.

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Twenty One Pilots returns with new album “Trench” EMILEE HOWELLS

Contributing Writer E.M.Howells@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

After a long three-year break, Twenty One Pilots is back for a new

era of music with its album “Trench.”

The band, consisting of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, became popular with its 2015 album “Blurryface,” which went triple platinum. The anticipated wait began when the band went on a hiatus last year, leaving their fans,

otherwise known as the “Clique,” very confused.

The newest alternative/indie album dropped Oct. 5, making this Twenty One Pilots’ fifth studio album.

The band released its single “Jumpsuit” on July 11, along with

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another song, “Nico and the Niners,” from its album, giving fans a sneak peek of what was to come in October.

Joseph, the lead singer, explores thoughts of anxiety, depression and insecurities in his writing, giving the listeners insight into his personal life. The band became known for this with its last album as well.

The album starts out with the single “Jumpsuit,” giving a dark beginning to the album with lyrics “I crumble underneath the weight/ Pressures of a new place roll my way.”

This song is heavily taken over by drummer Dun as the chorus sets in, and all you can really hear is his drumming.

Later on in the album comes “Neon Gravestones,” a song exploring the way media and our culture treats suicide victims, especially those who are celebrities.

It uses lyrics like “the rise in awareness/ Is beating the stigma that no longer scares” and “I’m not disrespecting what was left behind/ Just pleading that ‘it’ does not get glorified” to make its point. In these lyrics, Joseph is saying how we as a society shouldn’t glorify suicide no matter the case.

One of the most-talked-about songs from this album is titled “Legend,” as it is a tribute to Joseph’s late grandfather.

Although the song is upbeat and has a warming sound, the lyrics are heavy. Joseph constructed this song so it would be upbeat but still

have a memorable meaning as the post-chorus says, “My middle name/ My goodbye.”

Joseph’s middle name is Robert, named after his grandfather, so he is letting the listener know exactly who this song is about. In the last part of the song Joseph says, “Then the day that it happened/ I recorded this last bit/ I look forward to having/ A lunch with you again” as the song slows down to a stop.

The album finishes off with a song called “Leave the City,” which is slower and focuses on Dun’s drumming as well.

This song has a more electronic feel to it. Fans argued on Twitter, saying this song was the band letting them know that this might be their last album, as some of the last lyrics are “They know that it’s almost over.”

The band has always connected with its fans deeply, and most of the “Clique” feel as if they know the two on a personal level because of their lyrics.

Joseph and Dun certainly, in my opinion, did not disappoint their fans after they waited so long for new music. It will be interesting to see if this album will surpass “Blurryface.”

Overall, I think this is a fantastic album, and it gives different depths of sound.

The duo is headed out on their “Bandito” tour very soon, and they are even making a stop in Pittsburgh on June 6 if you’re interested in seeing what this band it truly about.

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The Confusing Intricacies of Marijuana Law Enforcement

NATE MILLER

Audio Editor Nate.Miller@iup.edu @N8BM

Citizen vs. Superstar Treatment In Real Time Lil Wayne toured with Drake in 2014, and one of their shows was at the First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown. Naturally, I had to go.

My favorite venue with two of my favorite rappers? Yeah, I’m in there.

I so naively expected to go to the concert, have a good time and watch two rap legends light up the stage. Take it very literally when I say, Lil Wayne LIT IT UP. I watched Wayne smoke blunt after blunt on stage, and part way through the show, I was hit with an unexpected, brutally honest epiphany about how our world functions (or malfunctions).

At the same time the rap star was burning it down blatantly for hours, fans were randomly being escorted out of the venue for doing it discretely in the crowd.

The one man, in a social class above most of the fans who paid to go to the concert, who mocked the law, basically asking for the attention of authorities, faced no consequences during or after the show. The double standard was all too apparent.

From that day on, I’ve noticed it more and more.

Higher Than the Law Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen the infinitely meme-worthy moment when Joe Rogan handed Elon Musk a spliff on camera.

It is a moment that led investors to question Musk’s reliability as the head of Tesla. It is a real repercussion that was a direct result of his decision to take a hit on camera.

The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is recorded in Pasadena, Calif., so it is doubtful either of them thought police could bust in and shut down their reefer party at any given moment. If the feds wanted to, they could monitor things like this and have a task force dedicated to hunting down anyone who is breaking the federal law prohibiting the inhalation of marijuana.

But let’s think about this realistically.

The feds would run in there, maybe get both of these guys with small fines for possession, only to result in no real consequence for either of them. Elon is worth $21 billion, so he can afford to commit small federal crimes everyday if he wants to.

Some people are seemingly rich enough to live above the federal marijuana prohibition, giving them free reign to smoke on camera and in public. The government would likely lose more money and resources busting celebs for weed than they would ever gain.

Musk was not the first and is

not the only one. Wiz Khalifa is probably the public figure best known for unapologetically getting ripped out of his mind on camera almost any chance he gets. And he did this in Pittsburgh way before the Burgh decriminalized marijuana in 2016.

Wiz has been arrested a couple times for weed-related crimes: once after a concert because he was in a non-legal state and the authorities could smell the skunk oozing from his tour bus, and once in an airport because, well, it’s just not a great place to take your weed. He hasn’t been arrested during any video shoots, though, where he often hides nothing.

You would think if the DEA really wanted to bust everyone they could they would keep track of a guy who claims to take pounds of weed with him wherever he goes.

Wiz has been a pivotal figure in desensitizing the world to marijuana use. He is the image of a productive stoner who also gives back to his community and is a responsible father. It is reasonable that he wouldn’t be the federal government’s primary criminal target.

That makes sense. The situation makes no sense when you look at who the DEA actually targets.

It doesn’t feel right that they take away marijuana medicine from the average citizen with a medical weed card and prescription while turning a blind eye to rich people using marijuana in the least healthy way to do nothing but get intoxicated. If they were consistent, I wouldn’t question the motives behind their actions.

Their contradictory conduct toward citizens in and out of the one percent only adds fuel to the speculative fire, the idea that the one percent is in it for the one percent. It makes law enforcement look like another mechanism the one percenters utilize to live how they want at the expense of everyone below them.

The Counter-Productivity of Marijuana Laws Busting dispensaries works kind of like how busting Oxycontin clinics did back at the beginning of the opioid crisis.

To make a long story short, Oxycontin seemed pretty much awesome to everyone when it first came on the scene. People lined up at Oxycontin clinics to get their drugs. Doctors were overprescribing like crazy, and soon enough they

made opioid addicts out of their patients.

Marijuana isn’t the menace that hardcore opioid meds can be, but what happened that is comparable is that when the government started shutting down these clinics, the addicts still needed their junk.

Where do you go when the government cuts off your supply?

The streets.

In this way, law enforcement works against the public’s best interest. By shutting down dispensaries, they tell their citizens that they would rather force them to acquire their pot products from their sometimes-not-so-friendly neighborhood drug dealers.

The federal government’s continued opposition to medical marijuana is not putting Americans’ safety first. They bust your dispensary, then they bust you for buying weed from a dealer. It is a vicious cycle leading us to nothing but higher crime rates.

Government officials will claim the underground, black market drug trade is their priority. Every time they shut down a dispensary, they are pushing medical marijuana patients back to it like they made heroin customers out of Oxycontin patients. So what really is their priority here?

Medical Patients < Celebrity Stoners The DEA raided a medical marijuana dispensary called Herbal Solutions in Ypsilanti, Mich. on Oct. 3, according to the Detroit Free Press. No arrests were made, but their inventory was confiscated as evidence and the dispensary has been shut down.

Dispensaries have been a target of the DEA since medical weed started. Dispensaries, where patients with debilitating conditions rely on obtaining substances (a lot of which are not smokable) made from cannabis that are better for them than pharmaceuticals, are targeted by the DEA, and pot smoking celebrities aren’t.

I am not calling for the arrest of every midnight toker in Hollyweed (they’d pretty much have to arrest them all), but if they’re going to hit one easy target, why wouldn’t they hit every easy target?

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Cover To Cover

5.“The Handmaid’s Tale”

by Margaret Atwood

Hulu has attracted a lot of attention with its adaptation of Atwood’s novel. Atwood weaves an emotional story, just as the show displays one.

Similar to “The Circle,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” can seem terrifyingly realistic at times. At the end of the novel, Atwood does something cruel; she leaves readers hanging without a sequel. However, fans of the book can live vicariously through the hit Hulu show.

“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay” are just two books that will leave you anticipating more.

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This article contains opinion.

Every true bookworm knows the pivotal part of every novel is the ending. But what happens when the ending leaves you with more questions than you had in the beginning?

Collins’ sophomore novel in the “Hunger Games” trilogy is a whirlwind of action and turmoil. Katniss ends up back in the arena, and she has to build up alliances, of which she is not too fond. Loyalties are tested, leaving Katniss to continuously remind herself of the true

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by Suzanne Collins

enemy. On top of that, the readers are in the same position as the characters at the end, unsure of what direction in which they are going.

2.“Gone Girl”

by Gillian Flynn The book is just as twisted as the movie, with a few more

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strange occurrences. In the movie, a more understandable storyline is provided. Although slightly confusing, Flynn’s novel will keep readers on the edge of their seats. It is a wild, crazy roller coaster; once the ride is finished, people want to go again. “Gone Girl” leaves readers flipping past the last page to see if there is a chapter missing.

3.“The Maze Runner”

by James Dashner From the first page, “The Maze Runner” is filled with mystery and suspense. When Thomas arrives in the maze, no one has any idea why, readers and characters included. Parts of the novel are terrifying, plus they do not reveal any answers to the clues that are sprinkled throughout the pages.

By the end of Dashner’s book, it feels as if a best friend has left you on read.

4.“The Circle”

by Dave Eggers Dave Eggers’ novel is slightly terrifying but realistic. The main character, Mae, lands a job with the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company. The Circle operates out of a fantastic campus — similar to Google or Apple — and uses amazing technology to link everyone’s information together, creating ultimate transparency. Eggers ends the book with a threatening final page, leaving readers wondering if they will see a sequel of sorts play out in real life.

Collins makes this list twice simply because her series is filled to the brim with suspense. At the beginning of “Mockingjay,” everything seems like it is falling into place, however, there are new conflicts arising. Katniss is still haunted by the Quarter Quell, but her focus is turned to trying to navigate the ways of District 13. District 13 puts her on display, making her the symbol of the rebellion. “Mockingjay” reads like a riveting conversation and ends with readers staring at the pages saying, “Is that really it?”

7.“Daughter of Smoke and Bone”

by Laini Taylor “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” is a windy tale that will leave readers with an itch for cold days and magical moments. Taylor’s main character, Karou, is a blue-haired badass. Karou is an art student in Prague who becomes wrapped up in countless problems that were never her responsibility. Akiva barrels into her life, revealing secrets, all the while fixing her with a fiery gaze. The best part of the book is the cliffhanger. The last page will make readers buy the second book minutes after they finish the first.

8.“The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer”

by Michelle Hodkin “The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer” is a fantastic, complicated mess. Hodkin pumps the plot full of mystery right from the start.

Even as the story progresses, readers are not sure exactly who or what is Mara Dyer. Readers act as the detective, chasing clues but not positive how they all fit together. The best part? A massive twist and the need to read more.

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(Vincent Marino/The Penn) Lenny Williams (senior, accounting) looked to throw a pass Saturday against Slippery Rock.

Football comes up short in tough homecoming loss BRAD O’HARA

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

IUP was stunned in front of a large homecoming crowd Saturday as Slippery Rock handed the team its second loss in a row by a score of 30-27.

Turnovers and penalties were the name of the game for the Crimson Hawks as they continued with the same struggles they faced last week.

In the first quarter alone, Lenny Williams (senior, accounting) threw for two interceptions and lost one fumble. IUP also picked up three penalties in the game’s opening 15 minutes.

Luckily, the IUP defense came prepared and ready to play as it

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was able to bend but not break, stopping a powerful Slippery Rock offense and keeping it from the end zone on all but one of its drives in the first quarter.

The IUP offense continued to struggle in the second quarter but was able to move to end the second half, driving down the field on an eight-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a field goal.

That field goal was able to pull them within one score of Slippery Rock.

Yet, luck was not on the Crimson Hawks’ side as a lightning delay caused an early halftime with the last 37 seconds of the second quarter to be played after the break.

Following the delay, Slippery Rock took advantage of the 37 seconds and pulled together a touch-

down to officially end the half.

With Slippery Rock already holding the momentum, the team received the ball to start the second half.

Despite the quick turn around for Slippery Rock, IUP came to play in the second half, finally looking like the top-ranked team that fans have come to know.

Williams was beginning to complete long passes and open up plays.

In the third quarter, Williams threw two touchdowns, one to Dom McNeil (junior, kinesiology) and the other to Justice Evans (sophomore, management) to tie the game going into the fourth quarter.

However, the Crimson Hawks’ comeback would inevitably fall short as the defense would let up

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a touchdown with two minutes left, and a Williams interception sealed their fate.

Although turnovers and penalties were direct factors in IUP’s loss, the team’s inability to convert on offense was just as much of a hindering factor.

Both on their first drive and the last drive of the first half, the Crimson Hawks were able to march right down the field.

But they were not able to finish the drive with a touchdown and were left with three points each time instead of seven.

IUP has now lost two games in a row for the first time since the 2014 season. This is highly unexpected as many predicted that IUP would once again be in national contention.

Now IUP must focus on staying alive within the conference.

“We have to just play the next game,” said defensive back Mike Pietropola (senior, kinesiology). “I don’t really think we control our destiny at this point. We just got to control what we can control, and that’s winning out and going 1-0 each week from here on out. So it definitely stings, but we have to use these last two weeks as motivation because I know this isn’t the IUP team. I know we’re better than this.”

IUP will now look ahead to its home game next week against Clarion as its opportunity to end this skid and get back on track once and for all.

The Crimson Hawks and Golden Eagles face off Saturday at noon.

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(Twitter/@Buccigross) Jack Buccigross (freshman, marketing) took a swing at an outing over the summer.

(Twitter/@Buccigross) John and Jack Buccigross from an image posted online.

Family, support, dedication help golfer Buccigross ELLIOT HICKS

Sports Editor e.hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

Jack Buccigross (freshman, marketing) looks just like any other average student here at IUP. In his first semester at Indiana, he said, “it’s the perfect fit.”

From South Windsor, Conn., he was recruited by IUP to play on the golf team.

Not only is Buccigross a talented golfer, but if you recognized that last name from somewhere, you wouldn’t be off-target; his father is ESPN personality John Buccigross,

an anchor on the network and its flagship program SportsCenter since 1996.

Obviously, not everyone’s dad appears on national television on a regular basis, but it’s all that Buccigross has known.

The family has lived in South Windsor, roughly 35 minutes from the massive ESPN headquarters in Bristol, for Buccigross’ whole life.

“I’ve been to the studio quite a bit. I know [fellow ESPN anchors] Scott Van Pelt, John Anderson, all those guys, plus I’ve been lucky enough to meet a few athletes,” Buccigross said, referring to ath-

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letes such as the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Steven Stamkos.

“I’ve been lucky. For me, it’s kind of the norm; I don’t really know anything different,” Buccigross said, sporting a hoodie while being interviewed with the popular “cawlidge hawkey” slogan that his father developed on it.

The phrase, presumably coined by saying “college hockey” in a thick Pittsburgh accent, has become connected with John Buccigross and his deep passion for hockey of all kinds.

John was born in Pittsburgh and spent his early childhood in Indiana, living here until he was 11 years old.

The game of hockey has played a big role in Jack’s life, to the point where the Buccigross family home had an ice rink in the backyard.

“I’d be out there all day, all night, skating for hours, basically until Mom told us to come inside,” he said.

His high school team made the Final Four in 2017, which was “the most fun experience [he’s] ever had on a team,” he said.

Despite such a busy schedule that comes with being a television personality, John was still a supportive and encouraging father to Jack and his siblings.

“He’s been my role model and my best friend for my whole life,” Jack said. “He volunteered to coach my teams. Now that I’m looking back on it, I appreciate it more than I did when I was a kid.

It’s nice to have someone that cares that much despite being busy all the time.”

While John has carved out quite the career in sports broadcasting, Jack sees his life going in a different direction.

“I’ve been around it a lot, it’s really cool and interesting, but I kind of want to do my own thing,” Jack said.

That “thing” may just materialize in the game of golf, with Jack now ranked third out of five starters on the Crimson Hawks golf team this fall season, coming off of backto-back PSAC championships.

Through the first pair of tournaments in Buccigross’ college career, the freshman has put up solid stats.

At the Hansen Invitational in DuBois, Buccigross shot 2-over-146 overall, with a 1-under-71 in the first round.

He followed that up by placing 17th overall in the Mercyhurst Fall Invitational with an 11-over-155.

“We’ve got a really good team with a great leader in Matt Cocorikis (senior, accounting),” Buccigross said. “He’s played well and we’ve got a lot of guys starting to find their games.”

With one of their tournaments already cancelled due to rain, it makes the fall season even shorter than it already is for Buccigross and his teammates.

“It’s tough because it forces you to play well in the tournaments you do have,” Buccigross said. “It’s unfortunate because you want to play

as much as you can before it gets real cold, but having that spring is nice to look forward to after a good fall season.”

Not only has the team played well consistently at the halfway point in their fall season, but they have bonded as well, which included watching the final holes of Tiger Woods’ monumental win recently in the pro shop of a course following one of their tournaments.

“It made me so happy [to see Tiger win],” Buccigross said, “because I’ve been rooting for him so hard, and after so many letdowns, he finally gets it done.”

Buccigross’ ultimate goal is to play on the PGA Tour, and with more strong performances throughout his career as a Crimson Hawk, you never know what can happen.

Buccigross entered the Bud Elwell invitational, which took place Sunday and Monday at Gannon, as one of three IUP golfers ranked within the region’s Top 10.

The other two top-ranked Crimson Hawks were Cocorikis at the top of the rankings and Nicholas Ward (freshman, business) tied with Buccigross in 10th.

Buccigross finished the Elwell Invitational tied for 20th place at 12 strokes over par, third best of the Crimson Hawks.

“I think we’re going to be a real threat,” Buccigross said, as the season comes to an end at the PSAC Championships in Hershey, which run from Oct. 19 through the 21.

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(Jake Rouse/The Penn) Gianna Parlavecchio (senior, kinesiology) controlled the ball as IUP faced Mansfield Saturday.

(Jake Rouse/The Penn) Madisyn Graham (senior, kinesiology) looked for a pass against Mansfield.

Soccer dominates Mansfield in win JAKE ROUSE

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

IUP soccer defeated Mansfield University 4-1 on homecoming Saturday.

After a change in location due to muddy conditions, the game was held at Indiana High School.

Forward Kallie Conte (senior, safety sciences) tied the IUP record with three assists in a single game, earning her one of the university’s “player of the week” awards.

All of her assists came in the first half of the game as the Crimson Hawks routed the Mountaineers 4-0 by intermission.

The first goal of the game came just under nine minutes in when Conte knocked in a corner shot from Nikki Bowman (freshman, biology).

Only eight and a half minutes later, Conte returned the favor to

Bowman, who scored with a clear path to the goal from Conte’s assist.

Only three minutes after gaining a two-point lead, Conte again set up a teammate in stride to the goal.

This time it was Mahogany Willis (freshman, communications media) on the receiving end of Conte’s assist, kicking it in before ever controlling the ball.

With 10 minutes remaining in the first half, Conte collected her record-tying third assist of the game with a cross from the left wing headed in by Taylor Karan (junior, disability services).

This was Karan’s first goal of her IUP career.

Not only did the Crimson Hawks light up the offensive side of the ball in the first half, but they also locked all windows and doors on defense.

IUP held Mansfield to zero shots in the first half.

With a comfortable lead going into the second half, IUP was able to make changes, allowing rest for starters on the hot October day.

With Mansfield on the attack and IUP subs managing the field, the second half was more evenly matched.

With 10 minutes remaining in the match, IUP’s defense let one get by the goal line, a small reward to Mansfield, who would fall to 1-9 (all in PSAC games) after the match.

The impressive victory for IUP improved its record to 6-4-1 (4-4-1 PSAC).

IUP carried some momentum from earlier in the week when the team defeated Salem University on Monday.

IUP is currently sitting 10th in the PSAC with a .500 record in the conference.

Next on the schedule for IUP will be a rescheduled game set for 1 p.m., Tuesday at Clarion University.

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(IUP Athletics) Lizzi Clemmer, Julia Newman and Shelby Miles were top performers over the weekend.

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Field Hockey: Despite another brilliant performance in net by Olivia Accardi (senior, communications media) the Crimson Hawks lost to No. 7 Millersville in double overtime by a score of 2-1.

Accardi tallied 14 saves and weathered the storm from the top-

10 team for most of the game.

The performance from the Crimson Hawks’ netminder against Millersville and Slippery Rock on Oct. 3 resulted in a “player of the week” nod from the university for Accardi.

The Mauraders put up their first goal in just the second minute, with IUP equalizing with a goal from Lizzi Clemmer (junior, nursing) in the sixth minute.

IUP didn’t register a shot in the second half, with Millersville accu-

mulating 14 in the same timeframe.

The Crimson Hawks (2-7, 1-1 PSAC) have a chance to rebound facing winless Seton Hill at 4 p.m.

Tuesday at Miller Stadium.

Tennis: While rain halted Saturday’s match against Bloomsburg University before its completion, the final full match of the fall season for the tennis team was a good one, as the Crimson Hawks defeated East

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Stroudsburg 6-1 Friday afternoon.

Julia Newman (sophomore, management) and Thais Andreotti (freshman, psychology) took the victory together to earn the doubles point.

Andreotti and Flavia Flandoli (sophomore, kinesiology) swept their matches in singles.

The victory was IUP’s 11th straight in fall crossover matches between the PSAC’s East and West divisions.

The spring schedule will be released in the near future.

Crimson Hawks Standings Update

5th - PSAC West 1-2 in division 4-2 overall

Volleyball: It was a rough weekend for the volleyball team, as the Crimson Hawks dropped matches to Slippery Rock and Edinboro Friday and Saturday respectively.

Jess Marut (senior, marketing) had 19 digs against The Rock, and the Crimson Hawks forced 20 errors from their opponent, but it still wasn’t enough to win a set.

IUP was able to draw even through two sets with the Fighting Scots the following day, but 30 total errors in the match would doom the Crimson Hawks to a four-set defeat.

Marut also had 19 digs and Shelby Miles (sophomore, undecided) had 10 points and no errors on the day, including eight kills on 11 attacks.

IUP, which currently sits in a fivegame losing drought, next faces Seton Hill Friday and California (Pa.) Saturday in a pair of weekend matches at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.

7th place 1-1 in conference 2-7 overall

10th place 4-4-1 in conference 6-4-1 overall

4th - PSAC Southwest 2-7 in conference 6-16 overall

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(TNS) The Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history last season.

(TNS) Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights were the surprise of the NHL in 2017-18.

Busy offseason brings excitement for new NHL year TYLER COMO

Contributing Writer T.D.Como@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

After an impressive season and what seemed to be an eternity of a summer, hockey is back.

This offseason was undoubtedly filled with celebrations from the newly crowned Stanley Cup Champions, the Washington Capitals.

Through an illustrious display of trades and moves among lineups and rosters, the end of one season welcomes plenty of new faces to the next, some of which stunned the hearts of core fans.

Last year was an exhilarating experience to watch.

You can’t begin to talk about the new season without mentioning the two teams who bested the rest of the league, each in their own unique ways.

The 2018 Stanley Cup Final was a matchup of the underdog “Golden Misfits” in Vegas versus the formal back-to-back President Trophy winners, in the two years prior to their Cup win last season.

While these two teams shined the brightest, there was just as much talent, and just as much, if not more, individual accomplishments and records set throughout each club.

There were 14 other teams that fought for just as much to prove.

Two of the sixteen were Canadian native teams, Winnipeg and Toronto, which begs the question,

why is Canada in such a drought?

It’s the essential birthplace of hockey, home of the sport’s Hall of Fame, and it’s been a quarter-century without any Cup appearances.

The Winnipeg Jets are still looking to get a Cup in their trophy case.

Even with all the stars on their team, such as Finland native Patrick Laine, towering defensemen Dustin Byfuglien, star-studded goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and captain Blake Wheeler, they couldn’t best goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, the previous back-to-back Cup champ with Pittsburgh and the Golden Knights’ inaugural season superstar, in the Western Conference finals.

The Vegas Golden Knights rose to the top in their first year in the league.

To put that into perspective, only one of 10 teams added since 1991 have made it to the Stanley Cup Finals at all, let alone in their inaugural season.

The Nashville Predators took 18 years to make their first Cup appearance, ultimately losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017.

While last year’s Cinderella story came up short, the Golden Knights acquired star player Max Pacioretty from Montreal in an effort to improve even more this year.

On the other side of the Eastern conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning had a rocking year with all the additions they’ve made recently.

With key players like the team’s captain Steven Stamkos, right wing Nikita Kucherov and acqusitions from the Rangers, Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller, the Bolts look to be Stanley Cup contenders in what is a competitive playoff race.

Toronto also found itself further in the spotlight after the addition of former Islanders’ captain John

Tavares, who was signed to a seven-year, $77-million contract.

In the third game of the season, the Maple Leafs faced off against Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks, and it prevailed as an impressive display of skills.

Tavares recorded his first NHL hat-trick on his new team.

With Tavares and Matthews

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pairing together on the same line, to say the least, I think Toronto fans are feeling happier than what the Islanders are feeling.

Surely, as quick as the previous season came, the next was upon us.

Time to crown a new champion and add their name to the history books.

Sports

October 9, 2018

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Cross Country performs well at Paul Short Run STEVEN LANGDON JR. Culture Editor S.Langdon@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

The IUP cross country team competed in the 45th Annual Paul Short Run Sept. 29.

The meet, taking CROSS place at Lehigh University, had both Division I and Division II schools and was COUNTRY for both the men’s and women’s teams.

The women’s team finished sixth overall and fourth against Division II schools in the White 6K race that contained more than 350 athletes.

The team placed six runners in the Top 100, including Sam Christman (senior, information systems and decision science) in eighth place with a time of 23:25.

“My eighth place finish at Paul Short definitely helps with my confidence,” Christman said. “Finishing in eighth proves to me that I’m in better shape than I thought

(IUP Athletics) Sam Lenze (sophomore, natural sciences), left, and Chris Jiuliante (senior, kinesiology), right, ran in the Paul Short Run on Sept. 29 at Lehigh University.

I was. And since it is still so early in the season, myself and the rest of the team have so much time to improve.”

Rounding out the rest of the top five were Tricia Varner (sophomore, nursing and allied health profession), Brianna Herr (sophomore,

food and nutrition), Ala Small (senior, management) and Olivia Hammond (sophomore, college of natural sciences and mathematics).

“The team is really focusing on working in groups during races and workouts,” said Christman. “Being able to rely on each other is helpful for our individual races and also our overall team score. Also, we are trying to improve on our spread from our first runner to our seventh runner.”

The men’s team competed in the Brown 8K race the same day.

The team finished 19th out of non-Division I schools and 38th overall.

Justin Jones (junior, political science) led the team running a time of 26:47.

Finishing behind him were Noah Mandel (senior, kinesiology health and sport science), Michael Dautlick (senior, safety sciences), Aaron Hoda (sophomore, criminal justice) and Chris Jiuliante (senior, kinesiology health and sport science).

The men’s and women’s teams will compete in the 29th Annual Gettysburg Invitational Saturday in Gettysburg, Pa.

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