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Graduates reminisce on best, worst classes EMILY LOOSE

Lead News Writer E.D.Loose@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Students graduating this spring can relax knowing they no longer have to take exams or go to classes.

They took many courses during their four years, but which ones affected them most?

Graduating IUP students shared the best and the worst of classes they took. For some, it made an impact on what they wanted to major in.

This was the case for Ryan Wertz (communications media).

He said the worst class he took was Applied Computer Program-

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ming. When he had first started college, he majored in computer science but realized it was not for him.

“It’s not that I couldn’t do it,” he said. “It’s just that I was caught off guard and was basically being dragged along for the ride. We had to learn a completely new program and programming language and just roll with it.”

Though he didn’t enjoy it, Wertz said it was very effective.

He later switched his major to communications media, where his favorite class, Aesthetics and Theory of Communications Media, is mandatory. The class involves working with a group on a short film, and Wertz said it was a great introduction to working in media.

“It’s that class that really made be feel like I belonged here in communications media,” he said.

For Caroline Taylor (finance and legal studies), she said her biggest struggle was in General Psychology, a class required for her to graduate.

“It just was not my cup of tea,” she said. “It was boring to me. I wish I did not have to take it.”

Her favorite focused more on her interests and was even better due to the professor who was teaching it.

“Managerial Economics with Dr. Radell was my favorite,” Taylor said. “He was very helpful and inspired some of my interest in the subject.”

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which majors worked out.

Catherine Sukala (developmental studies) said she switched between majors a few times while in school. She started in her current major but switched to communications media, then switched back.

“I liked the classes in communications, but I realized that I liked to work with kids more,” she said. “So I decided to go back and graduate with my associate’s degree in developmental studies.”

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enced good and bad classes, they said the classes added to their memories and time at IUP. “I’ve had some hard times at IUP,” Wertz said.

“I’ve fallen down, gotten lost and had sleepless nights, but I don’t regret those times.”

Commencement is Saturday, at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. Graduation for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the College of Health and Human Services takes place at 9 a.m. Graduation for all other colleges is at 2 p.m.

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Students anticipate summer break ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

As the spring semester draws to an end, students are eagerly gearing up for the summer.

Summer looks different for each student. Some spend their summers working jobs or internships, spending time with family or continuing their studies by taking online courses.

“I am looking forward to and I’m planning on working at my job on a deer farm and saving money for school for the fall,” Barett Wiggins (freshman, safety science) said.

In addition to working a part-time or full-time job, a lot of students look forward to going back home and spending time with friends and family. With college being far from home for some and not going able to go home often during the school year for others, some students don’t see their families unless it’s a major holiday

or a break.

“I look forward to hanging out with friends in the summer,” William Johnson (freshman, computer science) said. “I also have a fulltime job where I make and build monuments.”

Some students spend their summers focusing on hobbies or activities they aren’t able to focus on while in school. Especially since the weather tends to get nicer in the summer, there are a lot of outdoor activities that are available to participate in.

“I’m looking forward to spending time with family, friends and my girlfriend,” Evan Gerney (junior, music education) said. “I’ll have fun doing some leisure activities with them but also focus on writing music.

“Additionally, I work at a travel plaza at a Burger King, so I’ll be working there and saving up money for the fall semester.”

Although summer usually means a break from school, most students continue to have school on their minds as they get jobs, make money and mentally prepare for the upcoming fall semester.

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• Nedrick Patrick, 33, of Indiana was charged with

Zachary Hirsch was charged with public drunkenness after he was found highly intoxicated, passed out on a bench at 12:50 a.m., May 4 at 768 Wayne Ave., according to Indiana Borough Police.

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Kullen Austin Gardner, 20, of Blairsville was charged with public drunkenness and underage drinking at 12:35 a.m. May 5, in the 500 block of S. Seventh Street, according to borough police.

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Seamus Horan, 20, of Lansdale was charged with public drunkenness and underage drinking at 3:04 a.m. April 28, at 768 Wayne Avenue, according to borough police.

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Two known juveniles, age 16 and 17, were charged with defiant trespass and underage drinking after being found trespassing and intoxicated in the Horace Mann Elementary School playground at 12:25 a.m. April 28 at 205 S. Fifth Street, according to borough police.

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Gregory R. Crum, 58, of Winfield, IL was charged with public drunkenness after he was found highly intoxicated at 12:17 a.m. April 28, in the 900 block of Fleming Avenue, according to borough police.

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Tonia Yeager, 47, of Indiana was charged with public drunkenness after she was found manifestly under the influence of a controlled substance at 11:59 April 20, in the 300 block of N. Sixth Street, according to borough police.

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Natalie Hope Livingston, 32, of Indiana was charged with driving under the influence, trespass by motor vehicle with property damage, careless driving restrictions on alcoholic beverages and reckless driving after Livingston drove a vehicle into a driveway and was stuck at 8:23 p.m., April 30, in the 00 block of N. Fifth Street, according to borough police.

criminal mischief, resisting arrest and harassment after he was found damaging numerous vehicles at 7:04 a.m., May 2 in the parking lot of the Carriage House, 1300 Oakland Ave., according to borough police.

Noise Violations • Nathan Lopez, of Philadelphia was cited with

violating the borough code for noise after he hosted a large gathering at his residence in the 1100 block of Washington Street at 3:30 a.m., May 5, in the 1100 block of Washington Street, according to borough police.

Assault • An unknown male assaulted and stole property from a known victim outside Sheetz at 12:43 a.m.

May 4 at 768 Wayne Ave., according to borough police. Anyone with information about the incident should contact borough police at 724349-2121.

Burglary • Shaun Walmsley, 42, of Indiana was charged

with burglary, strangulation, simple assault, theft and domestic violence after making force entry into an apartment, physically assaulting his exgirlfriend and removing property from inside at 8 a.m. April 14, in the 700 block of Philadelphia Street, according to borough police.

Harassment • Donald Hairston, 58, of Indiana was cited for

harassment after he shoved a male at a residence at 4:44 a.m. March 8, in the 300 block of N. Fifth Street, according to borough police.

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IUP, Indiana Borough work on improvements over summer SETH WOOLCOCK

Editor-In-Chief S.M.Woolcock@iup.edu @Swool15

Despite popular belief, when students leave IUP and Indiana for the summer, time does not stand still.

Like every summer, the university and the Indiana Borough will be working throughout the students’ off months to continue making improvements to the community.

To avoid being blind-sided when returning in the fall, here are some major changes happening over the next three months.

Keep in mind that these are improvement plans and are subject to change.

Michelle Fryling, IUP’s Executive Director of Media Relations, shared information regarding campus changes, while Kyle Mudry, Indiana Borough communications and grants coordinator, provided infromation regarding borough changes.

Campus Improvements

Sutton Hall-Heating Plant Utility Tunnel Replacement Timeline: July 2019 - July 2020 Construction to a new utility tunnel added to the Sutton Hall-Heating Plant will bring temporary constructed steam lines that carry the steam that is currently piped in the tunnel. This will affect students as it will close a portion of Pratt Drive and Grant Street for the duration of the project.

Campus-wide security camera installation Timeline: June 2019 - August 2019 Two hundred and 10 cameras located in five zones on campus will be installed as part of a university master plan. The cameras, which are not surveillance cameras, will be used as an investigation tool. However, the cameras can be switched live if any times of concern were to arise that would require real-time surveillance.

Sutton Hall Bell Tower Refurbishment Timeline: May 2019 - August 2020 Believe it or not, but the Sutton Hall Bell Tower is actually not operational right now. But following the replacement of old wood around the bell tower, it will be.

(Seth Woolcock and Autumn Dorsey/ The Penn) IUP and the Indiana Borough will be working during the summer to continue making improvements to the community.

University College in Stabley Library Timeline: May 2019 - June 2020 Construction to the entrance of the University College in Stabley Library will be completed by the fall semester.

Foster Hall Demolition Timeline: February 2020 While it’s not happening in the fall, students may want to prepare themselves for the demolition of the late Foster Dining Hall.

Following the demolition, the vacancy will be developed into a temporary paved parking lot.

The lot is set to be the future home of an academic commons building. The IUP Academic Commons will house a distance education training studio, holding facilities such as WIUP-FM and IUP-TV, as well as technology-enhanced multi-function rooms for learning and collaboration, a tiered auditorium with 125 seats and regular classrooms with 60-75

available seats if needed.

In addition, the building is also set to be the permanent home of the University College comprising of the Student Success Center

Additional Campus Improvements Some other minor changes to campus that returning students may notice include the replacement of the window wall at the Co-Generation Plant, a new roof to the Robert Shaw Building and improvements to the Breeezdale Alumni Center as part of a project in memory of Mary Jo Lyttle, former director of alumni affairs.

Annual projects such as stream distribution maintenance and crack repair, coatings and line painting will take place as well.

Indiana Community Improvements

Indiana Multimodal Corridor June 2019 - August 2019

The Indiana Multimodal Corridor, also known as the extension to the Hoodlebug Trail, will be completed by the beginning of the semester.

The Hoodlebug, a popular walking and bike trail that currently ends at Rose Street, across the street from Robert Shaw Parking Lot, will be extended throughout IUP’s campus and the Indiana borough to end at a trailhead in the eighth Street parking lot that is owned by the Indiana Borough.

Amenities that will be located at the trailhead include a bike repair station, a solar-powered bike storage station and green infrastructure, primarily a rain garden.

“It [the Indiana Multimodal Corridor] will open up access to a regional trail network that allows them [students] to exercise and access areas up to 50 miles away,” said Kyle Mudry, Indiana Borough communications and grants coordinator.

Indiana Community Center Ongoing - May 2019

Housing the Indiana Library and the Jimmy Stewart Museum, the completed Indiana Community Center will feature upgrades including new restrooms, flooring, tiling, windows and HVAC improvements.

Annual Roads Paving To help keep the roads safe after heavy usage during the school year, every summer the borough undergoes a paving project that helps improves the roads throughout the borough. The borough chooses the summer as it allows for better conditions for both paving and drying.

SolSmart Designation While not a physical change to the community, the SolSmart Designation is the borough’s way of expressing that it is committed to solar energy and that it will help them continue to bring solar opportunities to the borough.

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(Facebook) STATIC (The Student Activity Committee) hosted the “2019 Finals Study Break” to lighten the pressure on the student body through fun, relaxation and stress-management techniques.

STATIC helps students de-stress for finals ABE ESHELMAN

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With students studying, preparing for and taking their finals, many

felt an immense weight of stress coming into the final days of the academic year.

STATIC (The Student Activity Committee) hosted an event, the “2019 Finals Study Break,” aiming

to remedy this pressure on the student body through fun, relaxation and stress-management techniques.

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An oxygen bar, according to Ballard Hoyle, owner and operator of the oxygen bar that was available for use at the study break, has “87-92 percent oxygen running through scented bottles.” He explained that each of the bottles is a different scent.

The high level of oxygen provides “concentration, alertness, energy and a bit of aromatherapy with the nice scents,” he said.

Jenna Loll (freshman, speech pathology) said she thinks the study break is a great event and liked being able to de-stress before finals.

“So much is going on, and I’m not good at handling stress,” she said. “If I was in my room, I’d be sitting around thinking about all the stuff I should do and have to do.”

Her favorite de-stress activity was planting and decorating her own succulent, which she plans on

having in her room from now on, she said.

Kirystan Evans (junior, interior design), a member of STATIC, helped run and oversee the event.

“You basically can just come and relax, take your mind off of work and hangout,” she said about the event.

She said that there is something for most people to like, with DIY stress balls, self-serving cereal bars, coffee, painting and artwork, the plants and several pampering options, such as facials and mani-pedis. While the sound of a booming microphone voice calling for the next massage customer sometimes broke the (Twitter) peace, calming, yet positive music played throughout the Ohio Room as a background track to the event.

Evans said she thinks that the finals study break is not only a good send-off for the academic year but also for this year’s STATIC team.

Her favorite STATIC event this year was the Family Feud event.

She said she and the other STATIC members wanted to wish every IUP student the best of luck on their finals and a happy summer.

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Summer ‘19 Epectations: The Penn Staff 1. editor-in-chief, Seth Woolcock

While my time as The Penn’s editor-in-chief bittersweetly comes to an end, in the words of Semisonic, “Every beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

This summer I will be continuing with IUP’s Student Co-OP as I will be working as a maintenance intern for IUP’s Co-Op Park.

The world will continue spinning, and I’ll do my best to live every moment to its fullest.

2. managing editor, Katie Mest I’ll be in New York City for my dream internship with Family Circle magazine. If I don’t see some crazy stuff, I’ll be disappointed. I’m talking like celebrity sightings, movie filmings, crime scenes, police chases and characters I can’t even imagine. New York better not let me down.

3. NEWS editor, Jess Truby I expect my summer to be fun and educational. I’m starting my internship, and I’m excited to start my career in public relations.

4. culture editor, Steven Langdon Jr. I expect my summer to be enjoyable. I will be working full-time, which is kind of a downer. I cannot wait to spend time with my family as well as go to baseball games.

5. sports editor, Elliot Hicks I expect to enjoy my break from my campus media work...for about two weeks. Then I’ll be ready to come back.

6. Graphic Designer, Teddy Jeannette I expect to jopefully keep myself busy, spend time with the people I care about and secure my bag.

7. Photo Editor, Autumn Dorsey I expect to be booked and busy, meaning I hope to take pictures at a lot of concerts.

8. Audio Editor, Kyle Scott This summer is going to be like every other summer. I’m not going to do anything, and I’m going to love every second of it.

9. Video Editor, Sean Seaman I expect a rainy summer in Pittsburgh with a few adventures and memories. But mostly

(Chandler Bouton) “Summer has come.”

I’ll be working at my job at Subway, whipping up some hoagies.

10. Stunt coordinator, Brennan edner I’m thinking about how much more fun high school was.

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Culture

Culture Editor: Steven Langdon Jr. – S.Langdon@iup.edu Lead Culture Writer: Heather Bair – H.Bair@iup.edu

(Facebook) Billie Eilish (left) became a household name in the music industry, while Boston won two more championships including the Red Sox World Series title led by outfielder Mookie Betts (right).

From Billie Eilish to a new city of champions, a school year in review HEATHER BAIR

Lead Culture Writer H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

STEVEN LANGDON JR. Culture Editor S.Langdon@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

Some things in culture stayed the same compared to last year. Superhero movies and sequels are still big headlines.

The biggest change was in music, where a new global star arose in Billie Eilish.

Althogether, this past year had many highs and lows in media when it came to movies, music, sports and more.

Movies Movie theaters had Marvel, DC Comics, Harry Potter and Disney fans alike flocking to theaters.

With movies, DC hit it big with its fans.

“Aquaman” was released in December, centering around Jason Momoa’s character discovering he is the heir to Atlantis. The movie was the third to star the character of Aquaman, after “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” in 2016 and “Justice League” in 2017.

Marvel, likewise, had fans racing to theaters in April with the release of “Avengers: Endgame,” the conclusion to the Infinity Saga. As the sequel to “Avengers: Infinity War,” released in 2018, “Avengers: End-

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game” broke box office records by crossing the $2 billion mark in record time, according to CNN. Disney fans who grew up with the 1964 movie “Mary Poppins” were able to relive their childhoods with the release of “Mary Poppins Returns.” With a bit of modernization and big-name stars like Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as new songs, the movie was a hit with $172 million in the box office.

Music Fans of Ariana Grande looked forward to the release of her newest album, “thank u, next,” which became a way of healing for the singer/songwriter as she worked through the death of her ex-boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, as well as a breakup with her fiancé, Pete Davidson. The title track peaked at the top of the charts and became Grande’s first No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Grande’s song “7 rings” was released Jan. 18 and quickly peaked at No. 1 in 15 countries. She beat her own record later with her album release featuring her song, “break up with your girlfriend, i’m bored.”

Billie Eilish also broke records this year with her debut album “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” Released in March, the album quickly debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, right behind Grande’s “thank u, next.”

And the Jonas Brothers made their comeback with the release of their song, “Sucker” in March. The

song was the first single released by the brothers together in six years, and it reached No. 1 in eight countries.

Streaming services Netflix recently released May’s “Coming and Going” list.

In 2018, Netflix released a documentary about Ted Bundy called “The Ted Bundy Tapes.” Now, from the same director, comes a new film.

“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” stars Zac Efron as the famous murderer and Lilly Collins as his girlfriend who believed for years that Bundy was innocent.

The Netflix Original Series, “Stranger Things,” is expecting its third season this July that will follow on the happenings after the “mega-monster” from the Upside Down nearly destroyed Hawkins, Ind.

Local IUP also had many events this past year, which seemed focused on de-stressing students and helping them relax during rough times. With therapy dogs, de-stressing fests and events to help with the support and advocacy of groups, IUP has taken great strides in supporting its students and the lives they live away from home.

STATIC (The Student Activity Committee) provided students with two concerts, one in each semester.

First was the homecoming concert in October that featured Playboi Cardi, Rich the Kid and Waka Flocka

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Flame. The event took place at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC).

The second was Young M.A. The event took place in March during IUPatty’s week in the Hadley Union Building (HUB) Ohio Room.

Sports Boston is the new city of champions. It had two more parades this school year.

Starting with the Red Sox, it was a historical season to say the least. The team won more than 100 games for the first time since 1946, and its 108 wins were a franchise record.

The team was led by American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Mookie Betts in the outfield, pitcher Chris Sale and first-year manager Alex Cora.

They played the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series and won in five games. It became the fourth championship in the last 15 years and ninth in franchise history.

Next was the Patriots, who started the season 1-2. The team then went on to win eight of the next nine on the way to winning its 10th straight division title.

The ageless wonder that is Tom Brady showed once again why he is the best quarterback of this generation. He passed for more than 4,000 yards and surpassed 70,000 for his career. Brady also passed Peyton Manning for most passing touchdowns in a career.

The Patriots coasted through the playoffs to play the Los Angeles

Rams in the Super Bowl. Just like in baseball, Boston would go on the raise the trophy. It was the sixth Super Bowl for Brady and coach Bill Belichick to put them tied with the Steelers for most Super Bowls all-time.

Boston could still have one more parade as the Bruins are still in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

After the World Series was over, there was one thing on baseball fans’ minds. Where will players land?

The class included two of the best players in the game in third baseman Manny Machado and outfielder Bryce Harper.

The longer the offseason went on, the more people tried to speculate what would happen. Machado made the oppening move signing a 10-year, $300 million contract with the San Diego Padres.

The deal shocked the baseball world. It was expected that he would stay on the West Coast after spending the final half of the season with the Dodgers. He instead decided to go after the guaranteed money with the Padres.

A couple weeks later, the other big name was off the board. Harper, a former Washington National, decided to take his talent to the in division rival Philadelphia Phillies.

He signed a 13-year, $330 million contract that will keep him on the team in his late 30s. This deal solidified the impressive offseason for the Phillies that also added shortstop Jean Segura and catcher J.T. Realmuto.

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Jam out to these new summer albums MEGAN DONNY Staff Writer M.Donny@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

One of the best parts of summer is lying out in the sun and listening to your favorite new albums.

Throughout this summer, many artists will be dropping their album releases. While some have not yet revealed their release dates, others have planned for months dates that their albums are set to drop.

Jonas Brothers: “Happiness Begins” on June 7

(Flickr) Graduates plan to celebrate with parties before heading off to their new jobs or internships.

Seniors look past graduation, toward future ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Meching@iup.edu @ThePennIUP The 2019 spring semester is coming to an end, and graduates have been awaiting for months the day they are to be able to walk across the stage.

Celebrating all the struggles, memories and hard work put into college courses and collegiate life is an accomplishment in itself, but what happens after graduation?

Many students are prepared for the next step after graduation.

“After graduation, I’ll be doing my internship working as a counselor for AmeriCorps,” Jacques Baynes (senior, sociology) said.

“I’ll be working with teens and children who are in the foster care system and who classify as juveniles and have a low-socioeconomic status. I’ll be working as a peer educator, counselor and community developer.”

Marc Esteban (senior, cyber security) said he wants to thank his professors for all that they’ve helped during the process.

“I want to find my professors

and thank them for guiding me to be a successful student and individual,” he said. “I’ll either try to find them during or after the graduation ceremony or go to their office if they are still there.”

Other students will be going home to their families and celebrating their big accomplishments with those who have supported them along the way.

“I’ll be going home and celebrating with my family,” Seven Steed (senior, biology/pre-med.) said. “My family will want to celebrate and throw a small get-together in honor of graduating.”

For a lot of college students, finding work and interning at companies and organizations is a major step post-graduation. Being able to get a job right out of college is sometimes difficult, so having the ability to work for a company or organization as an intern and working their way up is one way to find work and gain experience.

“I’ll be doing my internship in Glens Falls, N.Y.,” Nicholas Darke (communications media/ theater) said. “I will be the sound A2 working with a bunch of audio equipment for the Adirondack Theater Festival.”

After releasing their hit singles, “Sucker” and “Cool,” the “JoBros” will be dropping their first album together since 2009.

“After seven years of not working together, living life and finding ourselves in our own paths, we came back to give you our journey in album form,” Kevin Jonas said in an Instagram post.

They recently announced dates for a 40-city tour with featured artists Bebe Rexha and Jordan McGraw.

The 1975: “Notes on a Conditional Form” estimated in June This band’s new album is being released only a year after their last album, “A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.”

The band planned to release the new album in May, but its been pushed back to June, according to the band’s manager, Jamie Oborne. The band is hoping to release their album June 1.

Matty Healy, the band’s lead singer, came up with the band’s name after finding a book at a yard sale. Scribbled in the book were the words, “1st June, The 1975.”

Bastille: “Doom Days” on June 14 Bastille explores the concept of an “apocalyptic house party” in their upcoming album.

Even though this album sounds dismal, their single, “Joy,” is uplifting. The band’s last album, “Wild World,” was released three years

(Facebook) The Jonas Brothers new album “Happiness Begins” will be released June 7.

ago in 2016.

Part four of their ongoing mixtape series, “Other People’s Heartache,” was released in 2018. The mixtapes feature artists such as Seeb, James Arthur and Kianja.

Sum 41: “Order in Decline” on July 19 After three years, Sum 41 released a new single, “Out for Blood” April 24.

Their new record, “Order in Decline,” is said to be very personal and will cover certain topics like family and death, as well as politics.

The band will be touring in the summer as one of the headliners in the Rockstar Energy Disrupt Festival with bands such as The Story So Far and Sleeping With Sirens.

Blink-182 While there is not much information about this iconic pop-punk trio’s new album, title or release date, drummer Travis Barker claims the album will be out before the Anniversary Warped Tour, which begins June 8.

The band has also revealed that they are collaborating with The Chainsmokers and Pharrell Williams on the upcoming album.

They have compared their new album to the band’s first LP in 2003, which is untitled.

Avicii: “Tim” on June 6 This posthumous album will be released a little more than a year after Avicii’s death in April last year.

He began working on the album before his death, and his production and writing team finished it after he passed at age 28. The title of the album “Tim” reflects Avicii’s real name, Tim Bergling.

After his death, Berling’s family set up a foundation in his name to provide mental health support and prevent suicide.

Angels and Airwaves After spending time searching for proof of UFOs, Tom Delonge is finally ready to get back to creating music and touring with his band, Angels and Airwaves.

Delonge has not toured with the band in seven years. They recently released the lead track, “Rebel Girl,” from their new album. They plan to go on a 23-date tour in the U.S., beginning in September.

Chance the Rapper The rapper’s “first debut album” is expected to drop this July if all goes according to plan.

Though he has not released a title for the album, he has hinted that this album will not be like his previous mixtape creations, "Coloring Book” and “Acid Rap.”

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Sequels, remakes make up summer blockbusters HEATHER BAIR

Lead Culture Writer H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Summer 2019 brings new movies to help ward off summer boredom and heatwaves.

May 31, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” will hit theaters. This makes the 35th film in the Godzilla franchise but only the third one to be produced completely in Hollywood. It is also a sequel to the 2014 movie, “Godzilla.”

Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”) and Vera Farmiga (“The Conjuring” franchise and “Bates Motel”) star alongside “Stranger Things” actress Millie Bobby Brown. They work to heal the planet after the ancient mythological monsters, such as Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah, battle against Godzilla.

The “Men in Black” franchise is offering up a new movie, starring “Thor: Ragnarok’s” Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie). The two play Agent H and Agent M respectfully, as they try to save the planet from a mole in the Men in Black organization.

“Men in Black: International” is set for release June 14.

For horror fans, Halloween comes early this year in June with the new “Chucky” movie, “Child’s Play,” a remake of the 1988 film of the same name. The 2019 remake is being released June 21.

The 1988 film was followed by six sequels, with the 2019 “Child’s Play” being the first remake of any of the films. However, familiar faces and names have decided against returning for the film.

“Child’s Play” centers around a mother who wants to gift her young son a much sought-after doll, not realizing the doll has a sinister nature due to the serial killer’s soul possessing it. The

(Faecbook) The busy summer box office includes movies such as “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (left) and “Toy Story 4” (right).

boy, whose name is Andy, along with his family, fight to rid Chucky of their home before worse comes to worse.

June 21 seems to be the day for toys, as another movie about toys coming to life is hitting screens the same day. “Toy Story 4” will be premiering nine years after the last “Toy Story” movie, “Toy Story 3.”

Andy, not the one from “Chucky,” thankfully, gifted all his childhood toys to his little sister, Bonnie, in (Facebook)

“Toy Story 3.” Now, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the gang embark on a road trip with the family, but things turn disastrous – as they always do – when Woody finds his longlost friend, Bo Peep.

The film appears to center around the differences in their “lives” that Woody and Bo Peep both want as a toy.

While “Avengers: Endgame” has broken box office records, it doesn’t mean that the stories of our favorite superheroes and villains are over. On July 5, “Spider-Man:

Far From Home” will hit theaters everywhere.

In this film, Peter Parker is enjoying a much-needed vacation. That is, until Nick Fury shows up requesting Parker’s help as Spider-Man in a battle against Mysterio.

Later that month on July 19, children and adults alike can relive their childhoods with the live action remake of Disney’s “The Lion King.”

With favorite characters returning, such as Mufasa, Simba, Nala, Timon and Pumbaa, as well as the villainous Scar, “The Lion King” looks to be just as big a hit as it was in 1994, when the animated version premiered.

With voices by Seth Rogan, Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, Beyonce and others, this “Lion King” might just be a new favorite among Disney fans.

To wrap up summer break, an interesting coming-of-age story is sure to bring laughs when it premieres August 16. “Good Boys,” starring Jacob Tremblay (“Room”) and newcomers Brady Noon and Keith L. Williams, centers around three sixth graders as they try to impress girls, spy on teenage hookups, traffic drugs and run from cops.

While summer can bring boredom and days of “nothing to do,” be sure to mark your calendars to find a theater near you.

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Historical artists: the legend that is the 27 Club JAKE SLEBODNICK

lated death, the fact that Cobain took his life to make a statement makes rock fans question what could have been done.

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

This article contains opinion.

You would think that if the word “club” would follow something, it would be a very exclusive and fancy club, right?

Well this one is quite the opposite.

The 27 Club is comprised of legendary rock stars who passed away unexpectedly at age 27, leaving a musical cliffhanger on their legacies. Some notable names on the list are Jim Morrison (The Doors - 1971), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana - 1994), Amy Winehouse (2011), Jimi Hendrix (1970) and Janis Joplin (1970).

The “club” began in the early 1970s when four rock visionaries in Morrison, Joplin, Hendrix and Brian Jones all died within two years of each other. Morrison’s death was looked at especially due to the fact that his body was never seen following the announcement of his death.

Jones was the first to break on through in 1969 after a toxic mix of alcohol and drug usage led to his untimely passing.

With the most recent addition being Amy Winehouse in 2011, fans ask the question: “Why is 27 special?”

One could speculate that it would be because of their personalities, lyrics, mental states or even fame leading to their demises.

Let’s analyze the biggest names.

Jim Morrison Morrison was a very influential part of the progressive rock movement in the 1960s.

With his sporadic stage presence, eerie tone and lyrical/ poetic genius, he was a pioneer of the free-thinking movement.

Always chanting to the crowds and singing about death, as he embraced the concept, Morrison was regarded as a preacher to the voiceless and a modern-day shaman to crowds.

This led to legal issues along with heavy alcohol and LSD abuse.

Morrison was found by his wife, Pamela, dead in his bathtub in June 1970 due to heart failure.

Amy Winehouse

(Pixabay) Jimi Hendrix is part of the distinguished group of musicians known as the 27 Club.

What is often disregarded is that his manager, Bill Siddons, told pianist Ray Manzarek that he never saw Morrison’s body when he traveled to Paris, where Morrison went after recording the “L.A. Woman” album to write poetry.

But should we say that Morrison faked his death to escape the fame and to become a poet? Or can we conclude that drugs and alcohol led to his demise?

Janis Joplin Like Morrison, Joplin's life was drug-fueled.

During a complicated relationship with her boyfriend, Joplin often took to heroin to escape the issues with her love life, which ultimately killed her in her hotel room in 1970.

She would often express her problems through her music as she had secret inferences to her boyfriend taking her for granted in her song “A Woman Left Lonely.”

The depression took a stronghold to her mental state, and she turned to drugs for sanctuary. However, it was drugs that took her life and her very young musical career.

Jimi Hendrix Hendrix will go down as a musical god to fans all over the world.

Not only did he have the power to grab a crowd’s attention just by walking onto a stage, but he was innovative during shows, like the time he played a right-handed guitar left-handed while using his tongue to pluck strings.

But the Voodoo Child had a dark side to him. Comparing to Michael Jackson, Hendrix often found difficulty sleeping and became imprisoned in his own image.

He was prescribed the depressant, Vesparax, to help with his insomnia.

This drug could put someone to sleep for eight hours with only half a tablet. Hendrix was believed to have taken nine whole tablets, while combining it with alcohol.

His friend, Deering Howe, told Rolling Stone that “Jimi would take a handful of s**t. Not even knowing what it was.”

Another contributing factor was that he found his popularity in the psychedelic 1960s and 1970s when LSD was used more often than ever. Hendrix was prone to use LSD heavily, leaving his mental state deteriorated.

He was found dead Friday, Sept.

18, 1970, after an overdose on sleeping pills. Once again, drugs contributed to the death of a young artist.

Kurt Cobain Cobain’s death came unexpectedly in 1994 after he took his own life with a shotgun in his home.

Nirvana’s frontman was notorious for finding difficulty in dealing with his mental state. Before his death, he was going through a divorce with Courtney Love, his wife at the time.

He told his substance abuse counselor, Nial Stimson, that Love was trying to take the house from him, leaving him homeless post-divorce. Cobain, reluctant to the idea and without a convincing argument, shot himself as a way to let Courtney know that the house was his and she would have to take it from his cold dead hands, literally.

But could this have been stopped?

Stimson told Rolling Stone that “suicidal people tend to make a statement.”

How did Stimson not foresee Cobain pulling out all the stops to make sure he didn’t lose his home? He could’ve placed Cobain on suicide watch. Better yet, he could have worked to find common ground and tell him what he could have done to save his home and legacy.

Although it wasn’t a drug-re-

The most recent entrant to the 27 Club, Amy Winehouse combines the deaths of fellow 27 Club members Joplin, Hendrix and Cobain.

Winehouse was always trapped within her image as a star, and she was reluctant toward that fact. Additionally, her relationship with Reg Travis suffered multiple snags during their time together.

Being very closed about her mental state and personal life, Amy would find solace in drinking throughout the years. Realizing that it was taking an effect on her body, she claimed that there was more she wanted to do in life but couldn’t grasp the power and strength to do so.

Whether it was her epiphany of her deteriorating physical state or her being trapped in her music career, she sensed that life had one goal for her and that she was following it. She also didn’t have many resources to turn to as any close friends/relatives grew exhausted of helping her with her problems.

She seemed to be going through the motions at the tailend of her life, really showing no personality when she would take to the stage.

Amy Winehouse’s life ended July 23, 2011, after she drank herself to death in her home.

Rumors still speculate what made her drink so heavily.

Analyzing these big names, it would make sense to say that drugs dealt a heavy hand in taking the lives of these young stars.

But whether or not drugs were the main reason, one thing is certain: fame is more of a hindrance to some than a boost.

Mental states, personal lives and more were affected negatively once fame grew for these artists. If they hadn’t hit the big scene, could we say that they would be around today?

And most importantly, who could be next?

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(IUP Athletics) Ally Burrows (senior, lacrosse) scored 57 goals in 2019 for IUP lacrosse.

Burrows reflects on record-setting lacrosse career ELLIOT HICKS

Sports Editor e.hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

The IUP lacrosse team is in the midst of quite a successful decade, with the team’s triumphs outpacing many other IUP sports without the blitz of media coverage to go along with it.

Undoubtedly one of the biggest reasons for the team’s recent success has been the play of Ally Burrows (senior, biology). Burrows is IUP’s leading goalscorer in each of the last three seasons, and with a 57-goal season in 2019 took the career record for goals scored in team history.

“I’ve been playing since I was in

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second grade,” Burrows said, “and I just played it because it’s really popular where I grew up, and my sister and brother both played, so I just did it, too.”

Her success dates back to her time at Marcellus High School in New York, where she scored 170 career goals, 70 of those coming in her senior season.

“I played against some really good girls who were heading to Division I schools, and without that, I don’t think I would’ve been as prepared to see such good talent when I came to college lacrosse,” Burrows said.

Division I may have been an option for Burrows as well, but being at the Division II level at IUP ap-

pealed more to her.

“I wanted balance between academics and sports,” Burrows said, “and I wanted opportunity to play.

I knew if I had gone to a bigger school, I wouldn’t be able to make such an impact.”

Burrows has certainly made a notable impact during her career as a Crimson Hawk, scoring a goal in more than half her career shots and averaging 3.2 goals per game, while helping lead IUP to a combined 43-26 record over her four years in crimson and white.

This year’s squad finished with a 10-7 record and was ranked in the national top 25 poll for roughly two weeks near the season’s end.

“We definitely faced challenges

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in the beginning that if we hadn’t, we wouldn’t be as successful now,” Burrows said.

The team started the season with a 3-5 record, but those losses may not have been all bad for the Crimson Hawks.

“We needed to lose a few times to know what it’s like to come back from that, and now we’re pretty confident in ourselves,” she said.

“We definitely had a loss of identity at the beginning, but now we’ve definitely come together.”

The highlight of the season and one of Burrows’ favorite career moments was the team’s April 6 victory against No. 9 East Stroudsburg.

“We were not destined to win based on the standings, but it

was such a good feeling to win at home,” she said. “And when we all celebrated at the end, we were just so happy that we accomplished that. Even though we had lost to teams we shouldn’t have in, that moment made it worth it.”

Burrows said she hopes to keep the game in her life after graduating, looking to serve as a graduate assistant for a team.

“Hopefully I can get some coaching experience and keep studying,” Burrows said. “I want to go into wildlife biology, and hopefully [coaching] can pay for some school. Lacrosse has set me up for this because it’s taught me so much, and if I am an assistant, what I’ve learned here will be useful.”

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IUP’s Horton vaults over adversity into record books SETH WOOLCOCK

Editor-In-Chief S.M.Woolcock@iup.edu @Swool15

For most, there comes an epiphany – a pivotal moment that could dictate the rest of their life.

For Derek (D.J.) Horton (senior, kinesiology health and sport science), 29, a three-time PIAA track and field state champion pole-vaulter, that moment came on a lunch break while working at a saw mill in his hometown of Kane, Pa. After quitting the track and field team and dropping out of IUP in 2010, D.J. began working at Kane Hardwood, attempting to pay off fines from a poor decision.

He was 22 when people around him started bringing up his pole-vaulting past. “[They] all were getting on my case like ‘Can you even pole-vault anymore?’” he said. “One lunch break I remember Jack Wolfe (a high schooler at the time) being like, ‘I want you to come pole-vault, so I can beat you.’”

It was in that moment that D.J. realized that he did not want to work at the saw mill anymore.

After now-IUP alumnus Zach Anderson, a life-long friend, called D.J. telling him there was an opening at the Indiana Country Club, D.J. packed up his car on his birthday and left Kane, this time for good.

The journey to become a great athlete began long ago for D.J. Growing up as a smaller kid, D.J. always wanted to be the fastest kid in class, trying to keep up with his older brother and live up to his father’s name.

“My old man would take us up to the high school, and we would watch the older kids pole-vault,” D.J. said. “I remember going home one time, and he broke a branch off a tree…and he said if we want to pole-vault, we can pole-vault with this tree branch.”

D.J. was not your typical 5-yearold. He spent a large amount of his time trying to jump across creeks with the pole and attempting to use the same branch to jump onto a 2-foot high stoop in front of his house.

He was reintroduced to the sport in the fifth grade, when IUP alumnus Tom Cecchetti, a now-former Kane physical education teacher

(IUP Athletics) D.J. Horton was named the 2019 PSAC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year.

and track and field coach, let D.J.’s brother take home a real pole.

From there, D.J.’s dad constructed a wooden standard where the boys attempted to vault 5 feet.

By the time D.J. reached the eighth grade, he could vault just more than 10 feet, breaking the middle school record at the time.

D.J. entered high school still small in size, weighing about 92 pounds. It was there that he was greeted by a familiar face, Cecchetti, who had just made the switch from junior to senior high teaching.

“I remember watching him [Ben Anderson] my freshman year, and he jumped 13’ 0,” and my mind was blown,” D.J. said. “And I remember I would stay after practice and talk to Coach Cecchetti and said, ‘man I want to do that, and I want to learn how to get upside down.”

Following that day, D.J. stayed after practice every day after the rest of the team would depart to work with Cecchetti, who gave him

cues on how to get upside down.

The summer in between his freshman and sophomore year, D.J. attended a pole-vaulting camp and hit the weight room. By the time football season came back around, he weighed 125 pounds and was hungry to break his father’s record height of 13’ 6’’ that was good enough to place him fourth in the state in 1982.

In his first meet of this sophomore season in Kane, D.J. broke Tom Cecchetti’s son’s, Andy Cecchetti, school record of 14’ 10’’ with none other than Andy himself catching the pole for him.

D.J. went on to win the 2006 district and the state championship by 6 inches, making him one of the best pole-vaulters at age 15 that year.

After an injury-plagued junior year, D.J. again won states.

Following a state semifinals run in football his senior year, D.J. decided to put more focus on

pole-vaulting, pushing wrestling to the back burner.

Trying to find an indoor training facility in the cold Pennsylvania winters, he began traveling with Coach Cecchetti to Akron to use its facilities.

After visiting with the Akron coach and the team, D.J. thought Akron may be his home following senior year, but the money wasn’t there from Akron. D.J. finished his senior season winning another state championship.

He graduated high school in 2008 as a three-time state champion but had no clear certainty of his future outside of District IX sports.

With his parents going through a divorce at the time, the fate of his future laid solely on the 18-yearold.

“I didn’t have any good guidance really (when looking at colleges) or didn’t know the recruiting process,” D.J. said. “One of the most pivotal parts of your life. I

needed a little bit of direction.”

With his parents divorce leaving a big impact on him as a person and his friends all shipping off after high school, D.J. didn’t know what to do.

That was before he received a call from Tennessee University coach James B. Miller asking him to come jump for the Volunteers. But after realizing he did not have the grades to head to Knoxville, D.J. enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford for one semester in attempt to raise his GPA. Before D.J. had finished his semester at Pitt-Brad, Miller resigned from Tennessee, taking D.J.’s dream of pole-vaulting for a Division I college with him. After that semester, D.J., alongside his friend Anderson, transferred to IUP. But after not receiving a scholarship from the IUP track and field team and not enjoying his classes, D.J. quit the team, dropped out and left school, knowing that if he ever wanted to, he could return to Division II athletics at a later date.

Almost four years later, after beginning to work at the Indiana Country Club, D.J. re-enrolled at IUP. But because of the way he left the first time, he was ineligible for financial aid, forcing him to pay for college out of pocket.

In 2014, after his first semester, now-IUP alumnus Ray Ofman started working at the country club and told the track and field coaches that D.J. was in town. While he was unsure if he wanted to compete again, D.J. offered his services to the team as a coach. However, despite his age, the coaches wanted him to compete if eligible.

Almost six years removed from winning his final high school state title, D.J. returned to the track.

“I remember the first day pole-vaulting again. I had the pole in my hand thinking this was a bad idea,” D.J. said. “And by some miracle, everything worked out; it was easy. Coach Cecchetti would always say pole-vaulting is like riding a bike.”

He was jumping with a smaller pole, the only pole IUP had, but an old friend – Coach Cecchetti – hooked D.J. up with some better poles.

The experience was definitely a unique one for him.

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Conference finals set: Hurricanes/Bruins, Sharks/Blues TYLER COMO

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

This article contains opinion.

Stats current as of May 8.

The teams are set for the NHL conference finals, and there are some odd names in the bunch, but that’s the way it’s been all season.

The four teams left have been without perfection, but they’ve all pushed through those blockades to make it where they are now.

The storm is surging in Carolina.

These bunch of jerks have first defeated the defending cup champs to sweep a team that just swept the Penguins.

The past two games have seen three players missing from the regular lineup: Saku Maenalanen, Petr Mrazek and Trevor van Reimsdyk. But even without them in the lineup, they managed to clinch the team’s position in the conference final against the Boston Bruins. But in order to take on a strong Boston team, Carolina is hoping its starting goaltender will return soon.

Columbus was hopeful for a longer playoff run when it swept the

(TNS) The St. Louis Blues eliminated the Dallas Stars from the postseason.

best league in the league in round one. But that wasn’t the case for the matchup against Boston.

Regardless of the Blue Jackets winning two games, Boston wound up shutting them out in game six to secure their spot. Despite picking up talent like Matt Duchene and keeping other playoff stars Panarin and Bobrovsky, both teams had the talent to win, star goaltenders and plenty of flair to score goals. But

Boston’s stars were able to find the right pucks to the net and right timing regardless of penalties or suspensions.

After falling behind in the series 3-2 to Dallas, the Blues managed to force a game seven. But like the trend has been, this game seven wasn’t going to be settled within the regularly timed 60 minutes.

Each team scored a goal in the first period, and it stayed that way

until the second OT game winner.

After the first period in game seven, Dallas had fewer than five shots on goal. But the talent of Ben Bishop kept the Stars in fighting distance though the game, even the entire series.

The rising pride of the Blues has been a contender throughout all playoffs, and it proved it in this series. Now, they look forward to starting the fight in the San Jose

Shark tank.

The Sharks fought an uphill battle through the first round, upsetting the Las Vegas Golden Knights and then taking on the matchup of Colorado. It was a back-and-forth battle, with each team winning every other game forcing these two to a game seven.

Even though the Avalanche was confident in their goal scorers, the Sharks goaltender Martin Jones was unbeatable at the net, but unlike the Stars or Islanders, they just didn’t have beefy goaltending.

Opposed to those other teams, the Sharks were able to bury the puck in the back of the net more times than their opponents, which helped get San Jose to the Conference Final to begin at home against the St. Louis Blues.

The four teams in the conference finals are ones statistic analysts may not have predicted at the beginning of the playoffs, but they’ve earned every win to make it where they are and have earned the chance to fight for the cup.

The final four have been chosen.

Two of these teams will be soon fighting for the cup, and one of them will be walking away with it.

Horton making strides in track and field Continued from page 16.

“It was real weird,” D.J. said. “I was 24 at the time, man. I was the oldest one on the track team, and some people may have thought I was weird, but I didn’t care. I was having fun.

“I just wanted to pole-vault.

I didn’t care what these people thought about me.”

Still unsure about his decision to return and with his father in the stands, as he had been for all of his meets, D.J. took flight competitively for the first time this decade.

He set a personal record that day, jumping 16’ 1.”

During his freshman collegiate season, D.J. broke the school indoor and outdoor record with a

height of 16’ 9,’’ good enough to place him eighth at nationals.

“How my life had changed, from getting an open container law and having to get a job, to pole-vaulting in a national championship in Florida.”

Three seasons, five All-American honors and five dean’s lists later, D.J. is on the verge of finishing both his degree and his collegiate athletic career.

After placing eighth and fifth respectively at nationals his sophomore and junior year and setting a personal record of 17’ 1,” D.J. is still hungry for more.

Even with a bad ankle and a pulled hamstring, D.J. plans to compete in the NCAA Championships from May 23 to 25.

“I’ve seen some lows, but those highs are super nice,” he said. “But you try not to let the highs or the lows get to you too much. You have to realize that the world isn’t going to quit spinning because you’re upset. You just have to keep making your own moves.”

Following graduation and the track season, D.J. said he hopes to continue being involved with the sport. Currently coaching an Indiana seventh grader, he would like to find a job at a university to continue learning and coaching.

The Olympic trials for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, are also on the horizon, and D.J., who is not far from the Olympic qualifying mark, is not ruling anything out.

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Second round nearing its close as Warriors are in trouble JEFF HART

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

This article contains opinion. All stats accurate as of May 8.

IUP classes may be ending for the year, but NBA Playoffs are alive and well. Let me tell you, folks, there is some amazing basketball being played this year.

Almost every basketball expert had the Golden State Warriors as the odds-on favorite to win the NBA Finals this year. This may not be the case, as the Warriors seem to be struggling with a powerful Houston Rockets squad.

Houston came into the 2019 season after a crushing seven-game series loss against the Warriors in the previous year. After some early season troubles, the Rockets appeared to have lost their edge.

The playoffs have been an entirely different story for the Rockets, as they have looked exemplary throughout the first two rounds.

H-town beat the Jazz handily in the first round. This first-round victory was short-lived, as its next opponent was none other than Golden State. The Warriors were coming off a first-round victory against the

(TNS) The Golden State Warriors are looking to advance to the NBA Finals for the fifth consecutive season.

Clippers, when they struggled to put them away in six games.

The Warriors took the first two games of the series, and it appeared that the Rockets’ momentum had slowed down. Houston

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quickly responded and commandingly took two games of their own at home.

On Wednesday night, both powerhouses battled, and the game was taken by the Warriors. This

battle did take its toll on Golden State as Kevin Durant went out with a right calf injury. This injury could be the turning point in a series that could have adverse effects on the NBA Playoffs.

Meanwhile in the West, the Trailblazers and the Nuggets are locked in a stalemate. Neither team looks like it wants to give an inch. One of their games resulted in four overtimes.

This series is tight with Denver in the lead 3-2.

This series is far from over, and it would be shocking if there were no more thrilling finishes. When Damian Lillard is playing, your team always has a chance at winning as was proven by the game winner against OKC. Out East, one series has become somewhat of a surprise for most.

The Toronto Raptors were seen by many as favorites to get out of the Eastern Conference. It seems that the Philadelphia 76ers had something different in mind.

The series has been a back-andforth affair between both teams.

The Raptors have taken a 3-2 lead, but game six is in Philadelphia. This series has been excellent to watch with both teams showcasing moments of superior basketball.

The other Eastern Conference series has ended, with the Milwaukee Bucks wiping out the Boston Celtics in five games. The No. 1 seed in the East advances to the conference finals.

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