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Indiana community celebrates annual homecoming

(Danielle DiAmico/The Penn) IUP students and Indiana residents crowded Philadelphia Street on Saturday to celebrate both IUP’s and Indiana’s homecoming. Various members of IUP student organizations (bottom) constructed themed floats.

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Police Blotter ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS •

Travis Smith, 33, of Morton was arrested and charged with DUI, careless driving, expired registration, window tint and display of registration when officers observed a vehicle driving erratically at 6:43 p.m. Oct. 3 in the 700 block of Carter Avenue, according to Indiana Borough Police.

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Anna Billetdeaux of Pittsburgh was cited for violating the borough code for open containers after officers observed Billetdeaux with an open container of hard seltzer at 4:42 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 200 block of Rice Avenue, according to police.

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Mauro Amador Martinez Flores, 22, of Easton was arrested for public drunkenness after police observed Martinez Flores highly intoxicated and a danger to himself at 1:25 a.m. Oct. 5 in the 00 block of S. Ninth Street, according to police.

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Jordan Devine, 19, of Elizabeth was arrested for public drunkenness and underage consumption of alcohol after police observed Devine lying on a retaining wall and then slide from the wall to the sidewalk at 2:50 a.m. Oct. 6 in the 200 block of S. Seventh Street, according to police.

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Angus Pinkerton, 20, of Washington was cited for public drunkenness and underage drinking after police observed him lying on the side of the road at 11:56 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 1000 block of Water Street, according to police.

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Nyjewel Carter was arrested and cited for retail theft and underage drinking when Carter was observed drinking a bottle of wine and attempting to leave without paying for it at 3:21 a.m.

Oct. 5 in the Sheetz located at 768 Wayne Ave., according to police.

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William Kirkwood, 19, of Windber was cited for underage drinking when police observed him under the influence at 12:46 a.m. Oct. 5 in the 200 block of S. Seventh Street, according to police.

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Brittany Arcurio, 32, of Indiana was cited for retail theft of a mug after police responded to a call for past retail theft at 9:32 p.m. Oct. 5 in the 300 block of Philadelphia Street, according to police.

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An unknown person was reported to have damaged Halloween decorations in the 200 block of S. 13th Street on Oct. 5. The suspect was described as having dark hair, blue jeans and a blue sweatshirt, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact Indiana Borough Police at (724) 349-2121.

(Tyler Whitfield/The Penn) Through heavy police presence this weekend, criminal activity stayed low. More pictures on page 9.

Homecoming pulls positive outcome with low crime levels, responsible celebrating EMILY LOOSE

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

IUP’s 2019 Homecoming was full of fun events and happenings without as many of the consequences as previous years. Events were in full swing at the school, however.

Following reports featuring information on arrests and attendances is provided by I-ACT (Indiana Area Collaborative Team).

STATIC’s Thursday night concert featuring DaBaby, Lil Mosey and Stunna 4 Vegas was attended by 4,200 people. Reports show no major incidents occurred.

Larry the Cable Guy performed at the KCAC Friday night. It was reported that there were no incidents at the show.

The annual festivities occurred this year, including the parade, which showed off floats from different colleges and from Greek life. This year’s theme was “World Monuments.”

Right after the parade was the Crimson Huddle, an annual event held at the KCAC for alumni and friends to come see each other

and members of their organizations once again. More than 900 people attended this year.

The football game against California University of Pennsylvania ended in a win for the Crimson Hawks, the score 17–6. This makes IUP’s football team 5–0 for the season.

IUP’s Crimson Court was announced during the game. This year’s court included the following: • Samantha Adams (Eberly College of Business) • Allie Uhing (College of Education and Communications) • Lindsay Herring (College of Fine Arts) • Hope Kiehl (College of Health and Human Services) • Casey Doyle (College of Humanities and Social Sciences) • Chloe Wilson (College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics) • Montez Newsome (University College) Students could continue the fun in a safe way Saturday night at the Late Night Homecoming

Party. The party took place at the KCAC from 9 p.m. to midnight.

The theme was “Mini Golf and Milkshakes.” There was also bingo, a poetry slam and music played by WIUP-FM. Though homecoming in the past has had many wild and hectic turns, this year was relatively quiet, according to Michelle Fryling, executive director of media relations at IUP. In total, there were roughly 20 arrests made between Thursday and Sunday by IUP police.

There was a heavier presence of police on campus this year.

Even with the quieter weekend, a video went around social media showed a person trying to outrun one of the police horses. Another video shows Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster partying at one of IUP’s fraternities.

Cleanup for homecoming was done by 500 members of fraternities, sororities and Student Government Association, according to Fryling.

Fryling was “pleased” to announce the reports of Homecoming 2019, and many hope next year stays just as calm.

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Kohl’s cuts the ribbon, officially opens in Indiana Mall

a plush Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and Woodstock. All proceeds go toward the Kohl’s Cares charities.

Bon-Ton, another retail store that offered clothing, jewelry, housewares and more, filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and permanently closed its doors in the Indiana Mall in 2018. Even though there are empty stores, there are plans for more stores to settle in.

“We have other opportunities right now,” Zamias said. “We have someone interested in the old Kmart space; we have someone interested in the Bon-Ton space. I can’t say much about it right now, but we have plans for a bright, vibrant future.”

It can be said that Kohl’s is the start of keeping the Indiana Mall alive and vibrant again.

HEATHER BAIR Culture Editor H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Kohl’s officially opened its doors in the Indiana Mall Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and high attendance by members of the Indiana community, Kohl’s associates and workers.

Kohl’s made the official announcement in July that the doors would be opening “sometime in October.” The doors opened at the end of September, but the official ceremony commemorating the arrival of the store was Oct. 5.

“We are proud to be a part of Indiana community,” Andrea Hull, store manager, said. “On behalf of all associates at this store, we thank you for joining us. We are also so grateful to our dignitaries for supporting us through many months of planning.”

Among Hull were many Kohl’s associates from out of town, as well as Sen. Joe Pittman, Commissioner Rodney Ruddock and Stephen Zamias, owner of the mall.

“On behalf of the entire leadership of Indiana County, we are so appreciative of Kohl’s coming into our community,” Pittman said. “This is just one big part of the great things that are going on in Indiana.”

Homecoming weekend meant the IUP marching band, The Legend, would be playing. The music could be heard from outside Kohl’s.

“You may hear a band playing because of homecoming,” Ruddock said. “But it is also to celebrate today’s grand opening.”

(Heather Bair/The Penn) Store employees and associates gather in front of Kohl’s at the Indiana Mall for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Store manager Andrea Hull (middle, left) holds the scissors during the ceremony.

“My appreciation goes to Steve Zamias. He said a year and a half ago that he was going to make a difference. Now, we are seeing those changes in this mall. We’ve seen Harbor Freight, now Kohl’s, along with a new parking facility that has been spruced up.”

Harbor Freight, a discount hardware store with tools and equipment, ~Andrea Hull, opened at the Store Manager mall fall 2018.

While it can only be entered via a main exterior entrance, it is in the space that was formerly Kmart.

“On behalf of the Zamias family, we sincerely thank Kohl’s for their investment, commitment and dedication,” Zamias said.

“We are so proud and elated.”

Zamias’ father had a dream to open a “shopping mecca”

“Kohl’s Cares is our lasting commitment to make a positive and lasting impact,”

in Indiana County in 1977. The healthier communities.”

Indiana County Mall opened its Another impact from Kohl’s is doors for the first time Oct. 1, through the workers volunteering 1979. in their “How commufitting it nities. is, four They decades have ago, my “worked father over opened 300,000 the mall. hours Now, and have four supportdecades ed more and four than days 5,500 later, (Heather Bair/The Penn) non-profKohl’s it organiThe main entrance of Kohl’s is located next to Harbor Freight has madeTools in the Indiana Mall. zation’s a new commitment to us. We are nationwide, as well as donated truly humbled by your presence $166 million to charities across here,” Zamias said. the country,” according to Hull.

While Kohl’s offers many prodChildren’s hospitals, The Boys ucts and offers, one favorite is & Girls Club of America, Allithe program called Kohl’s Cares, ance for a Healthier Generation in which they raise money to help and other organizations have communities nationwide. benefited from the Kohl’s Cares “Kohl’s Cares is our lasting program. In the store, customers commitment to make a positive can look for merchandise with and lasting impact,” Hull said. the Kohl’s Cares tag that features “We have raised $360 million a pink heart. Right now, for $5 to date to support happier and each, customers can purchase

“I can’t say much about it right now, but we have plans for a bright, vibrant future,” ~Steve Zamias, Owner, Indiana Mall

“My father truly believed he would build a mouse trap here, so Indianians would not have to go outside this county, to Pittsburgh or Greensburg or Johnstown, to shop,” Zamias said.

“He made that dream come true. Here we are, 40 years later, with a new vision. We have Kohl’s to thank for that, as well as the Indiana community. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you. Thank you.”

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(Anna Mechling/The Penn) Brittany Albright (sophomore, art education) took a break from studying to purchase pancakes from the Delaney Hall lobby during the pancake fundraiser presented by the Pulaney (Putt/Delaney) Residence Hall Council on Thursday.

Room service! Residence halls raise money through pancake fundraiser ANNA MECHLING Staff Writer A.Mechling@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

(John Vasas III/The Penn) Like the football team, campus police went all in to prepare for homecoming. Continued from page 4.

Putt and Delaney’s “Pulaney” Residence Hall Council (RHC) hosted a fundraiser event Thursday in Delaney Hall. The menu included a choice of chocolate chip or plain pancakes with butter and syrup for $1.50.

RHC is a group of people dedicated to serving the residence halls on campus. RHC members put together many events throughout the school year, including holiday-themed activities and fun events for the residents.

Thursday’s pancake fundraiser was the first time Pulaney put this event together.

“We put together this pancake night event as a way for people to know RHC is here and is going to do other fun events in the future,” Stephanie Liebel (freshman, history and pre-law), RHC treasurer said.

“This event was also to help provide a late-night snack for students, especially for those who attended the homecoming concert. RHC puts together events like these to try to get the residents involved, and we wanted this to be a fundraiser event

so that for future events, students don’t have to pay and can pop by and attend them.”

One of the pancake chefs for the night isn’t part of RHC but wanted to help her friends with the event.

“I am helping make pancakes for this event to help out my friends,” Christyn Biechner (sophomore, hospitality management) said. “I don’t live in the residence halls, but I wanted to help my friends who do live in the residence halls and who are a part of RHC.” Many of the RHC members couldn’t believe how popular and successful the event was.

“This event is a much bigger turnout than what we expected,” Anthony Kadunce (senior, economics and RHC vice president) said. “We were almost sold out in the first 30 minutes and needed to go get some more pancake stuff.

“We know that for next time, we need to buy more materials and double up. We will learn from this event and experience and we look forward to putting together this event in the future.”

Residents of Pulaney didn’t even have to leave their rooms because there was free delivery to the rooms.

“I just joined RHC, and it’s a super friendly atmosphere,” Brittany Albright (sophomore, art education), RHC market coordinator, said. “The event went well, and when I delivered the pancakes to the residents, they lit up and seemed so happy.”

RHC is hosting other events in the future.

“It was a lot of fun, and we ended up selling a lot more pancakes than we thought we initially would, which is good,” Anthony Bostaph (freshman, homeland security) RHC president, said.

“RHC is hosting other events in the future, including Halloween-themed events.

One of those events is a ‘Hocus Pocus’ watch party Oct. 31 in the TV lounge in Putt Hall on the ground floor.

“It’s intended to be a nice way to get everyone involved after the Scary-Okee event, which is a fun karaoke event where residents can come and sing scary Halloween songs and dress up in costumes in the lobby of Putt Hall,” Bostoph said.

“Another holiday-themed event held by all the halls is the Halls of Horrors, which is a haunted house in Wallwork Hall. It will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 in Wallwork, G98.”

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Fefolt selected to join State System Board of Governors the State System is the major concern of the Board of Governors. A lot of my time will go into this process of reorganizing all of the state universities to ensure that we are financially secure and that there is accountability for those who make decisions across the system. As well, there will be some changes to allow students to have more access to all the 14 universities. I know there will be more than just the system redesign, but I will have to find out when I attend my first meeting Oct. 16th.”

OLIVIA CARBONE

Staff Writer O.C.Carbone@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Alex Fefolt (junior, history, pre-law and political science) is a member of the Cook Honors College at IUP and will serve as a member of the PASSHE Board of Governors. The Penn talked to Fefolt about this opportunity.

What made you decide to serve on the PASSHE board?

“I didn’t even know I was eligible to serve on the Board of Governors until I was elected to be the IUP Student Government Association (SGA) president last April. So, it really was a last-minute decision for me to apply in May to serve on the board. I think the deciding factor was that I would regret missing the opportunity to better represent the students at IUP and the other 13 state universities, so I went ahead and applied, not knowing what my chances were at being selected.

And I was certainly excited to hear that Gov. Wolf nominated me to the Board of Governors.”

How long will you serve on the PASSHE board?

(The Penn Archives) Alex Fefolt was selected to join the PASSHE Board of Governors. Fefolt applied to serve on the board following his election as president to IUP’s Student Government Association.

What kinds of things will you do while serving on the board?

“The student members have the same responsibilities and input as the rest of the members of the Board of Governors; but, there is also an understanding that we should be using our background as relatively well-informed students to keep the board—which is

disconnected from the day-to-day experiences of students—aware of issues that are currently facing students in the State System.”

What kinds of things will you be looking at while serving on the board?

“Right now, the redesign of

“I will serve until I graduate from IUP. So as of right now, I will be serving on the Board of Governors until May 2021.”

How will you plan to impact college students in Pennsylvania?

“My goal in the position is to make sure that the Board of Governors makes decisions that will ensure we are providing ex-

cellent and affordable education for all students within the State System.”

How will serving on the board impact IUP? “In my role, I will be a representative not just for IUP but for all of the 14 state universities.

Although I want the best for IUP, I will have to make decisions with the best interest of the entire State System and not just IUP. But, with the system redesign, I can say that there will be some big changes to all the schools, including IUP, over the next couple years.”

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE ) oversees 14 state colleges and universities. It is the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth and is the 43rd largest university system in the world. The primary mission of PASSHE “is the provision of instruction for undergraduate and graduate students to and beyond the Master’s degree in the liberal arts and sciences, and in the applied fields, including the teaching profession,” according to the PASSHE website.

Witness in Guyger case killed; NAACP calls for investigation CASSANDRA JARAMILLO

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The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund called for an independent investigation of the shooting death of Joshua Brown, who was a witness in the case of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, as his slaying Friday touched off an outcry around the country.

Officers were called Friday night to the Atera apartments in the 4600 block of Cedar Springs Road, where witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a silver four-door sedan speed out of the parking lot.

Brown's death came days after Guyger, a white officer who was off duty, was convicted and sentenced 10 years for murder in the death of Botham Jean, a black man whom Guyger shot in his own apartment last year. After Brown was fatally shot at an apartment complex on

(TNS) Joshua Brown, a witness in the Amber Guyger case, was fatally shot Friday. In response to this, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund called for an investigation of his death.

Cedar Springs Road, some raised questions about whether the shooting was tied to his testimony.

Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall said Sunday the department

did not have a suspect or motive in Brown's death.

Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said state or federal

authorities should take over the investigation in a statement released Sunday evening.

"The circumstances surrounding the murder of Mr. Brown cries

out for answers," Ifill said in a statement. "Most importantly, it demands an independent investigation of how and why he was killed."

The department did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment regarding the calls for an independent investigation.

Hall said in a statement Sunday the department would handle the investigation.

"We are committed to solving this case and will work diligently to apprehend the individuals responsible for Brown's death," Hall said in a written statement.

Brown's family did not immediately respond Monday to a request for a comment regarding the investigation.

The department confirmed Sunday afternoon that the 28-year-old was the victim whom officers found about 10:30 p.m. Friday with multiple gunshot wounds to his lower body. He died after being taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

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(Wikimedia Commons) Former U.S. representative Joe Sestak looks to compete for the U.S. presidency.

Sestak looks to defy odds, become U.S. president JULIA TERRUSO

Philadelphia Inquirer TNS (Joint Base San Antonio) The Wall That Heals, which is a mobile memorial wall for soldiers killed in combat, will make its presence in Indiana on Thursday.

Wall That Heals will make its way to Mack Park this week LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

On Veteran’s Day 1996, a replica of the Vietnam memorial wall was revealed. This replica is designed to be mobile and titled The Wall That Heals because it was created to help soldiers and their loved ones.

It has been shown in almost 600 communities, and Thursday it will be presented in Indiana. The service will take place at 6 p.m. in Mack Park. There will be speakers presenting as well as time to view the memorial wall.

The event is being organized

by Dominic Rocco, a four-star brigadier general who has been awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and other decorations for his service in the U. S. Army, including duties in Vietnam.

He has also been very involved in the Indiana community and worked with IUP for many years.

He personally knew Robert Cook and helped establish the Cook Honors College. Rocco was also instrumental in finding donors for the multi-million dollar project to create the war memorial on Philadelphia Street by the Indiana Free Library.

This memorial is dedicated to soldiers hailing from Indiana County who were killed in wars from colonial time to present.

“It’s needed to happen since the Korean War,” Rocco said about why he made the push to bring The Wall That Heals to Indiana now. “The memorial in Washington honors men and women from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, but they can still be often forgotten. With Vietnam especially, there was a lot of information repression, and they weren’t given the recognition that the others were given. Most of the people on the wall weren’t ever given appreciation until the wall went national.

“In Indiana, there were 41 people lost in the Korean War and 47 people lost in Vietnam. That’s 88 who were killed, not counting all of the wounded and loved ones who miss them dearly.”

Rocco said he expects many people to come to the event.

“Lots of people. Hopefully lots of young people and all of the families of the troops. People don’t realize how long you carry the pain bestowed on them. No one really understands that grief until they lose someone to war.”

The goal of The Wall That

Heals is to be able to grant people the peace of recognition and make it a lot easier and personal than traveling all the way to the Washington Memorial. Rocco will be presenting and giving a speech Thursday at the display of The Wall That Heals, and he has also made arrangements for other speakers.

“The sheriff lost a brother, and so we tried to pick a lot of gold star people,” he said. “Gold star means they had lost a family member, so we wanted to give a section for them. I’m bringing a bibliographer from Pittsburgh to come say a few words. And a lot of the family members of the dead or wounded.”

He expressed how important he finds the event and how grateful he is for people who come out to show their appreciation. He said that he would like to set aside a day often for these types of events. He used to give a Fourth of July service at the Philadelphia Street memorial each year, and he plans on doing it again this year.

The traveling exhibit will be in Indiana from Thursday to Sunday in Mack Park. Visits to the site can be done 24/7 starting at midnight Wednesday to Sunday at 3 p.m.

It's a long walk for a long shot.

But he's done longer. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Sestak, a former U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, will take his signature campaign move – the literal statewide walk – to New Hampshire this month. Moving east to west, he plans to cover about 100 miles in seven days.

In 2015, Sestak walked 422 miles across Pennslyvania to launch his bid for Senate. He lost the primary to party-backed Katie McGinty, who went on to lose to Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.

This time around, Sestak, 67, a former three-star admiral and national security adviser to President Bill Clinton, faces an even steeper climb. He polls at 1 percent or lower. He has yet to qualify for a debate. He held his first fund-raiser at a Chinese restaurant in Wayne last month.

There was no suggested donation amount.

To the casual political observer, it may be hard to remember he's running. In the early states where most of the candidates gather for large events, Sestak often speaks toward the end, when most of the crowd has left.

(He countered that the people who remain are the real undecided voters and that he's resonating with them.)

But all that seems as if it could add up to a pretty lonely march for Admiral Joe, right?

"Not at all," he said in an interview. "Discouraged? Come on. With any kind of exposure we're going to do all right."

Sestak points out that he's in ninth place and has been in the presidential race for only three months. He's done that without any exposure from major cable networks, which haven't booked him. One has a policy against it, he said, because of his low poll numbers, though he won't say which.

He's hoping the walk drums up some press.

"Look, a leader really has to get to know the people," he said. "And understand what they need and what they want and to talk with them. It's no different than when I was a Navy admiral and the last planes came in from Iraq at 4 in the morning and I'd stay up and go down on mess desks," to sit and eat with the troops.

Sestak has New Balance sneakers for warmer days and Lands End boots for colder nights.

He bought a reflective vest and a headlight. He'll walk along highways and through towns and cities, and make more than 30 campaign appearances along the way. He'll stop to stay overnight in motels (at which point he'll jab a stick in the ground so he can pick up the walk where he left off).

He hopes people join him.

On Oct. 15, when 12 Democrats running for president are on the debate stage in Ohio, Sestak will be passing through Windham, N.H. He'll go to a town hall meeting and then host a live-stream conversation.

Sestak, who campaigned for 60 days straight in Iowa, said he's staying in the race at least through the Iowa caucuses Feb. 3.

"Oh, beyond that," he said.

"Without a question. I've got a ways to go."

Opinion (Wiki Commons) The Supreme Court will decide on whether LGBTQ workers could be fired over their sexual orientation.

I shouldn’t have to ask you for civil rights

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strangers make faces at you for daring to look different in public?

To fear for your very life every time you see a MAGA hat?

It’s hard enough to be openly LGBTQ in this administration. We shouldn’t have to defend our right to work on top that. This shouldn’t be an issue, but here we are.

“Allies,” it is not enough for you to say that you personally don’t care about our queerness. You can’t say “I support gay rights!” and expect us to give you a gold star (Taylor Swift, I’m looking at you.) If you truly want to be our “ally,” then you need to be much more vocal about our grievances.

Where were you when transgender people were barred from joining the military? Where were you when Trump chose a vice president who suggested gay conversion therapy, recognized as a form of torture, in lieu of practical solutions to an HIV outbreak?

Where were you when adoption agencies turned away gay couples for no reason? Where were you when “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was passed? Where were you when the Reagan administration did nothing about the HIV/AIDS crisis?

At the very least, please listen to us. Be there for us. Talk about the Supreme Court case Tuesday to your non-LGBTQ peers, and don’t just talk about it with us for brownie points. Sharing one Facebook post isn’t going to magically make you a better person. Actually educate yourself on this and many other problems the LGBTQ community faces on a daily basis.

For more information on Tuesday’s court case, check out this Washington Post article: https://www.washingtonpost. com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-term-to-beginwith-blockbuster-question-is-itlegal-to-fire-someone-for-beinggay-or-transgender/2019/10/03/ b3b08a46-e15d-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html Consider donating to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to support legal action like this in the future: https://www.aclu.org/ And please, please, please, don’t forget to register to vote and make a point to vote in every and all elections.

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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will begin the process of deciding whether or not LGBTQ workers can be fired for who they are. The thing is, me and other queer folks shouldn’t have to beg straight people to treat us like human beings.

Aimee Stephens was fired from her job at a funeral home for coming out as a transgender woman.

Gerald Bostock lost his job as a social worker after he became a part of a gay softball league. Donald Zarda, a skydiving instructor, was fired for making an offhanded joke about being gay to a client.

In the year 2019, I am afraid of being myself in public, lest I lose my job. I am afraid of going to a gay bar, lest I get shot. I am afraid of being queer, period, lest I get kidnapped, tortured and left to die. I am afraid to live.

Do you know what it’s like to have your very existence seemingly up for debate? To hear your relatives say that they don’t “agree” with transgender people and knowing that you have to keep that part of yourself hidden from the people who are supposed to love you unconditionally? To see

(Chandler Bouton) The Supreme Court will rule on a major case to decide whether or not LGBTQ identities are protected against workplace discrimination under Article VII of the Civil Rights Act. This comes as calls are mounting for Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached from the U.S. Supreme Court due to multiple allegations of rape and sexual assault against him and that he lied under oath to Congress. If the SCOTUS rules that Article VII does not protect sexual orientation and gender identity, it would greatly impact the ability for LGBTQ folks to live without fear of being legally discriminated against. Pennsylvania is one of 28 states that have no laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people in the workplace or housing.

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(Autumn Dorsey/ The Penn) DaBaby (left), Stunna 4 Vegas (right) performed at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex on Thursday for the annual homecoming concert.

DaBaby, Lil Mosey, Stunna 4 Vegas rock the house HEATHER STATES Contributing Writer H.States@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

DaBaby, Lil Mosey and Stunna 4 Vegas took the stage Thursday night at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC) to celebrate IUP’s homecoming.

The artist Polo G was supposed to perform, but due to family emergencies, he was not able to join.

However, the show was not left short because Stunna 4 Vegas hyped up the crowd in his place.

The concert was presented

by STATIC (The Student Activity Committee).

The IUP family gave a warm welcome to the opening act of the show. Stunna 4 Vegas (Khalick

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Antonio Caldwell) has previously performed with DaBaby and is best known for his single “Animal,” featuring DaBaby.

The audience seemed to not know many of his songs but still danced along. At one point between his songs, he asked for a lady’s bra, received one and swung it around with him as he performed his next song.

As he danced around on stage and interacted with the crowd, his wild energy pumped up the crowd and set a dynamic tone to kick off the night.

The second artist planned to perform for the night was Lil Mosey (Lathan Echols).

At only 17-years-old, this young artist lives up to the expectations of performing a great set.

The IUP audience reacted to his performance positively. The crowd went wild when he started one of his most popular songs, “Kamikaze.” During his performance, Lil Mosey recognized the late rapper XXXTentacion, who passed away June 2018.

This was appreciated by the crowd as they went wild and chanted “X.” Fans raved as Lil Mosey started to perform another one of his more popular songs, “Noticed.”

Lil Mosey also sang songs that haven’t been released yet. Some of the crowd cheered hard for the revealing of his newest music, others cheered for his known songs.

Before Lil Mosey and his crew left the stage, they also pro-

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ceeded to throw many bottles of water into the crowd for hydration.

Everyone seemed to really enjoy Lil Mosey and cheered for him as he pumped the crowd up for the main event.

There was about a 15-minute pause after Lil Mosey performed that had the fans wondering when the main event for the night would make his appearance.

While the crowd waited for DaBaby’s arrival, the arena played other popular rap songs to keep the crowd pumped to.

Music by Kevin Gates, Travis Scott, Miley Cyrus and more had the crowd pumped and eager for DaBaby’s performance. Fans were going wild as DaBaby was being announced.

“Baby” was being chanted over and over by the crowd as 27-yearold rapper, DaBaby (Jonathan Lyndale Kirk), energetically came out onto the stage.

Opening with his hit song “Suge,” DaBaby had the fans going wild as he danced around on stage. DaBaby performed a set with a few of his other hit songs as well. The performance was a great main event, and few seemed disappointed.

People seemed pleased with DaBaby’s performance, but it was a little hard to sing along with because the tracks were mixed together.

Overall, the concert seemed to be a very successful. People enjoyed themselves while celebrating IUP’s famous homecoming.

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‘Thief’ turns stolen wooden doorstops into art project

Google, Levi’s release touch-pad smart jacket

HALEY BROWN Staff Writer H.Brown@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

(Facebook) Google and Levi’s released their second generation smart jacket.

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Google and Levi released their second generation smart jacket with more features.

Technology is getting more advanced every day and it can be hard to keep up with. Among the new products that are steadily coming out, Google and Levi announced a smart jacket similar to their 2017 release.

This jacket has the ability to answer calls and take pictures via a bluetooth connection, along with more programmable functions.

For those who are unfamiliar with the smart jacket, Google and Levi spent two years on Project Jacquard, which is the research put into launching weaved technology into material items.

The 2017 model broke way for the 2019 smart jacket. The older version has a larger detachable clip, with battery length lasting more than two days. The smart tag allows the user to use it by vibrations and being programed to work by a series of swiping.

In order to use the bluetooth, and similar to the 2017 model,

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the companies have placed a much smaller tag on the left sleeve on the jacket.

Google and Levi kept the same concept of being a touch pad, so you are able to toggle through the apps the jacket provides such as controlling your music playlist.

The jacket is fully washable, which makes it very convenient for users, and has the ability to add more apps for better personalization.

It has more new functions than the previous jacket, which is something the companies have

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strived for since the production of the first jacket.

For instance, you can prompt Google Assistant to a daily analysis based upon your synced content such as a calendar or traffic conditions. There is also a safety feature called “Always Together” that will alert you if the phone happens to be separated from the user while wearing the smart jacket.

This jacket has a hefty price tag ranging from $198-248 depending on the style, but it has much improved from the whopping $350 the 2017 model was listed at. It has more of a variety for its user as it is offered in many different colors and sizes for both men and women.

However, this product has received a couple opinions debating whether people actually want a technology-geared jacket.

“The vision behind this is ambient computing and the idea of ambient computing is very opposite to the idea of the phone,” said Ivan Poupyrev.

“The idea is that your functionality has multiple touch points, and you can access the same features, but from many different things.”

In a surge of inspiration, Tyler Stanton decided to make an art exhibit from the original wooden doorstops scattered through multiple buildings across IUP’s campus.

He began the project with the goal of bringing the user’s consciousness back to the importance of respecting the efforts of artisans of the past.

The ease in which we forget the efforts of the past generations and still utilize the things they produced without a second thought is disconcerting. This mentality is part of what fueled the project for Stanton originally.

Stanton said the concept came from a parallel interest in material culture’s relationship with memory and utility. “[I chose] doorstops specifically because they are often overlooked and underappreciated, objects used every day but never truly examined or even experienced through sensory exploration.”

He wandered many IUP buildings to find the original wooden doorstops and replace them with new versions of his own.

His new doorstops were made from pine oak, a wood native to Pennsylvania, and marked on the bottom with his personal brand.

The doorstop collection and replacement portion of the project took only two hours, but the project as a whole took about three to four weeks.

In all he took (and replaced) 32 of the wooden doorstops from IUP doorways in 11 buildings and salvaged a piece of wood from an old doorway in the basement of Sprowls Hall.

He used the scrap wood from the old door to craft a case built to house the original doorstops he collected.

To build the case to display the original doorstops he used the paneling from the door and scrap metal to weld and shape the legs that support the display case.

He numbered each one, categorized them by building and room number and displayed the wooden stops in order.

The doorstops with the brands on them can be found in

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Eicher Hall, Cogswell Hall, Johnson Hall, McElhaney Hall, the Robertshaw building, Sprowls Hall, Stright Hall, Sutton Hall, Uhler Hall, Waller Hall and Weyandt Hall.

Stanton did not expect to get as much publicity for this work as he has been getting.

“I definitely didn’t expect any attention outside of possible exhibition opportunities,” Stanton said. “I think the interest is awesome though. One of my goals with this project was for people to examine the way they look at objects.”

Stanton’s works have been exhibited in Harrisburg at the State Museum of Pennsylvania for the annual Art of the State exhibition.

He was awarded an honorable mention in sculpture and a solo exhibition at Pittsburgh’s Artists Image Resource.

“There was a good amount of doorstops that didn’t fit what I was looking for, a lot of blocks, stones and rubber doorstops,” said Stanton. “It was important that they were wooden doorstops made by a someone actively aware they were making a doorstop. There’s something interesting to me about the relationship of maker and consumer.”

Stanton has achieved many accomplishments through his artwork including a graduate assistantship for the IUP Wood Center and Kipp Gallery and served as a teacher’s assistant.

He was awarded the Windgate Scholarship during his time here at IUP as well as a myriad of grants to present work and carry out research abroad.

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‘Actually’ leaves audience reminiscing about own personal experiences HALEY BROWN Staff Writer H.Brown@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

“Actually” by Anna Ziegler was a play presented by IUP’s Lively Arts’ Theatre by the Grove on the Waller Hall Mainstage Theater in the IUP Performing Arts Center.

Rick Kemp directed the show with a cast of two people: Adrian Williams, who played Tom, and Miranda Schuck, who portrayed Amber.

The play was about the complications and potential confusion involved in the hotly debated issue of obtaining proper consent.

The storyline revolved around two freshman Ivy League college students, Amber and Tom, who got themselves mixed up in a “court case” about a possible sexual assault that occurred after the characters met up at a party.

The jury was made up of three “unbiased” adults from their college who, as one of the characters remarked during the play,

“seemed to have already made their decisions about what happened before they heard the full story from the two students.”

The male student, Tom, was African-American, which seemed to bring a whole new dimension to the storyline and brought inequality and discrimination into the mix.

Even Amber, the female character in the production seemed to be somewhat uncomfortable with the topic of race and even made some distasteful comments about it during the length of the play.

The play was written so that it switched back and forth through flashbacks of each of the character’s lives that eventually transformed into a crucial part of the final perspective of each character’s personality during the trial.

Each individual detail from their pasts seemed arbitrary at first, but eventually it all came together and culminated into a specific important piece of the puzzle of what happened the night at the party when the event occurred.

The setting was simple. The

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lights came up on a stage with a minimalistic set of a single long wooden table and two matching wooden chairs.

During the different scene changes the characters themselves would position the furniture onstage to fit the specific mood of the setting they were

supposed to be inhabiting.

The creativity with such a limited set to work with was impressive and the different orientations of the furniture was perfectly placed to get the feel of each scene.

The way the characters interacted with the set was clearly well thought out and it was enjoyable to watch the flow of the performance around and including the furniture.

The acting from both actors held the attention well despite the play’s length. They wandered around the stage facing the audience more often than one another.

They spoke and made eye contact with the audience as if they were having a conversation with us. It almost makes the audience want to open their mouths and reply with a comforting sentiment or words of affirmation to make sure the character knows we’re actively listening.

Throughout the performance the watcher is likely to seesaw back and forth about which char-

acter they’d like to sympathize with and by the time you walk out of the theatre you almost feel like your mind has been played with, but in an interesting and thought-provoking sort of way.

The play brings to mind how much seemingly insignificant parts of our past may affect the actions and decisions we make in the present.

I thoroughly enjoyed the reminder that people are not “bad” or “good” based solely on the things they choose to say or do in the current moment. It reminds us how active a part our past experiences play in our actions and reactions during the rest of our lives.

The human ps yc he is almos t inex pl ic ably c omplex , and t his play is a welc ome prompt for our rec ognit ion of t he impor t anc e of t his ment al it y as wel l as t he inarguable need of empat hy and forgivenes s we s hould always c ar r y for our fel low human beings .

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Film Academy Museum announces new director

(Facebook) “Peaky Blinders” and “The Karate Kid” make their way onto Netflix.

Classic movies, shows find their homes on Netflix this month LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

Pop some popcorn, grab your dorm, allowed support animal, cancel your plans and pull up everything new on Netflix this October.

“El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” A sequel to the smash hit “Breaking Bad,” “El Camino” is written and directed by the show’s writer, Vince Gilligan.

The story and film have been in secret development for a long time and will focus on Aaron Paul’s character, Jesse Pinkman.

“Blow” For more crime stories, “Blow” should definitely be on your list. Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz star in this true story about how Pablo Escobar established the cocaine market in the United States.

“Bad Boys 1 & 2” Before the third “Bad Boys” movie hits theaters, check out the originals starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as detectives tracking down murders and

the cartel. If you want charismatic action movies, look no further.

“Oceans 11, 12 & 13” For more classic franchises, the “Oceans” series is now on Netflix.

The star-studded heist movies include Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Al Pacino, Bernie Mack and more.

“Peaky Blinders” Season 5 In terms of criminals who are easy to root for, this Netflix original show is jam-packed with English gangsters you’ll want to watch.

With a great cast including Cillian Murphy, Sam Neil, Tom Hardy and Adrian Brody, characters on both sides of the law are really brought to life.

“Trainspotting” This incredibly stylized and mature film stars Ewan McGregor in one of his best performances.

It shows the horrifying highs and lows of a heroin addict’s life and remains haunting, enlightening and highly entertaining.

“Sin City” This comic book film from Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez

and Quentin Tarantino has a harsh black-and-white style speckled with color and full of violence.

“Dolemite Is My Name” On Oct. 25, Eddie Murphy returns to the spotlight in this true story. The story follows Ray Rudy Moore, a rap and comedy legend, who creates a kung fu fighting alter ego named Dolemite. The movie also stars Wesley Snipes, Snoop Dogg, T.I., Keegan-Michael Key and Chris Rock.

It’s definitely one people will be talking about.

“The Karate Kid” A movie that is always fun to see and now easy to watch is “The Karate Kid.” This classic follows a mentor who teaches a high schooler to defend himself and grow as a person through martial arts.

This crazy ‘80s movie is a welcomed addition.

“Raging Bull” On the last day of the month, Martin Scorsese’s brutal blackand-white boxing movie comes to Netflix.

Robert de Niro and Joe Pesci have some of their best performances and this is definitely a film to check out, even if you aren’t a boxing fan.

(Facebook) The Film Academy Museum of Los Angeles announced its new director Thursday.

JOSH ROTTENBURG Los Angeles Times TNS

Filling a vacancy at the top of one of its most critical ventures, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that Bill Kramer will take the reins as the new director of the organization’s long-awaited film museum.

Kramer, who served as managing director of development and external relations of the Academy Museum from 2012 to 2016, will become the museum’s new leader beginning Jan. 1 and will oversee the final phase of its completion toward its planned opening some time next year.

He steps in for former museum director Kerry Brougher, who unexpectedly stepped down after five years steering the project to return to his roots in the art world.

“Bill’s experience and influence in the worlds of design, culture, and academia, coupled with his institutional knowledge of the museum, position him as an ideal leader to guide the museum to its opening and beyond,” Ron Meyer, chair of the Academy Museum board of trustees and vice chairman of NBC Universal, said in a statement.

Given the many hurdles the $388-million, Renzo Piano-designed museum at Fairfax Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard has faced over the years including cost overruns, fundraising lags, competing visions and numerous delays

the selection of an insider who’s already deeply familiar with its particular challenges likely appealed to those in the organization who are looking for a steady hand.

During his earlier tenure at the Academy Museum, Kramer who most recently served as vice president of development at the Brooklyn Academy of Music served as the chief planning, public relations, advancement, exhibitions and government relations officer for the museum’s pre-construction phase, raising $250 million for the project’s construction and managing the complex approvals process.

“We are all very enthusiastic about working with Bill again,” Dawn Hudson, the academy’s chief executive, said in a statement.

“He was an early leader of this project a visionary who shepherded the initial design and construction process, and helped define the Academy Museum’s identity ... We’re confident he will inspire our creative teams and lead the Academy Museum to successful completion.”

“I have a deep connection to the Academy Museum,” Kramer offered in his own statement.

“I am so looking forward to working again with the museum’s creative teams, staff, and partners as we prepare to open the doors of our spectacular campus.

As I felt when I helped to launch this project, I am confident that we are building the world’s greatest museum experience dedicated to movies.”

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Hulu mixes adventure, sci-fi, horror with new additions LEVI DONALDSON

Staff Writer L.Donaldson@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

A new month brings new movies and shows to your favorite streaming sites.

“Rain Man” “Rain Man” is a movie about two brothers who go to Vegas casinos to make money. Tom Cruise plays the younger brother who meets up with his older brother (Dustin Hoffman), who has high-functioning autism.

Hoffman’s character is a brilliant mathematician, and they hit the gambling world with these abilities. This film is heartwarming, has an interesting premise and paints a very well-done picture of a mental condition.

“Constantine” Keanu Reeves plays a trenchcoat-wearing demon-hunter in this often forgotten movie from DC Comics. It’s directed by the director of the “Hunger Games” movies and “I Am Legend.” It has an amazing cast, also starring Tilda Swinton, Djimon Hounsou and Shia LeBouf.

“Blade” Trilogy The classic, action-packed and weird comic book world of the Wesley Snipes’ “Blade” trilogy is now easy to stream. The series follows a vampire slayer on his leather-clad, monster-hunting journeys. With a reboot on the way, it may be a good time to revisit these films, and the action horror of the franchise may even make it a good choice for Halloween.

“Cloverfield” For more monsters, watch this found footage film from director Matt Reeves. It’s a unique take on alien creature through its creative story execution and started the strange string of sequels set in the “Cloverfield” universe.

“Saw” In the vein of horror, Hulu just added three of the “Saw” films, which means it has the first six films of the franchise available to stream. These gore-packed stories about diabolical death traps aren’t for everyone, but it definitely is convenient for fans of the

(Facebook) New movies coming to Hulu in October include “Constantine” and ”Imposter.”

series or anyone who has been meaning to check out the cult classics. Other famous horror franchises added to Hulu include “Hellraiser” and “I Spit On Your Grave.”

“Imposter” For different types of spooks, check out “Imposter.” This chilling mix of documentary and dramatic recreation tells the story of an imposter who claims to be a young American boy who had been missing for years. This film documents his motives and methods of tricking the family into believing he was their long-lost son. Without

spoiling the haunting revelations this movie makes, let’s just say it will keep you on the edge of your seat.

“Face/Off” A completely different imposter story is “Face/Off,” a John Woo movie about Nicolas Cage and John Travolta switching faces to impersonate and hunt each other.

Travolta plays an FBI agent who is tracking down a terrorist (Cage), and to do this, he undergoes surgery to look like him. Cage’s character does the same thing, and it causes an action-packed film with these two actors impersonating each other in

this ridiculous story.

“Winter’s Bone” For a totally different movie night, you can watch Jennifer Lawrence win an Oscar for her performance in this hard-hitting, slow-paced film about backwoods gangs and the fallout of how that affects families. This melancholic story isn’t for everyone, but is definitely something special.

“Mousehunt” When it comes to special, Hulu has definitely added some bizarre choices, such as “Mousehunt,” a full-feature live-action film about

two men trying to hunt a mouse. If it sounds cartoonish, it’s because it very much is. It’s the first film by Gore Verbinski, the director of “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

“Eagle Vs. Shark” From the always wonderfully creative world of Taika Watiti, who directed “Thor: Ragnarok,” “What We Do In The Shadows” and the upcoming “Jojo Rabbit,” comes this movie that is as weird as its title. It’s a romantic comedy but one that thrives on the unique sense of humor and style that Watiti brings to his projects.

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Filmmakers explore gap between haves and have-nots JOSH ROTTENBURG Los Angeles Times TNS

On the face of it, the gritty comic-book blockbuster “Joker,” the hit female-led crime drama “Hustlers,” the darkly comic Korean-language thriller “Parasite” and the upcoming Agatha Christie-style whodunit “Knives Out” would appear to have little in common beyond the fact that they’re all, well, movies.

Scratch beneath the surface of genre, though, and you’ll find that these films share a common preoccupation. In different ways, each tackles issues of economic disparity, exploring the gulf between society’s haves and have-nots that has widened dramatically since the 2008 financial crisis. While steering clear of overt partisan politics, their depiction of individuals, families and entire societies buffeted and warped by the impacts of wealth inequality wouldn’t be out of place in a stump speech on the 2020 presidential campaign trail.

Generally speaking, of course, Hollywood entertainment is designed to provide audiences with a temporary vacation from the real world with its endless parade of gloomy headlines.

But as the gap between the rich and poor has grown ever wider hitting a record in the U.S. in 2018, according to data released last month by the Census Bureau it should come as no surprise to see filmmakers taking it on.

“Films always respond to the world that they are born out of,” said writer-director Rian Johnson, whose “Knives Out,” in theaters Nov. 27, is a murder mystery centered on a dysfunctional moneyed family and their decidedly less-well-off staff. “It’s unavoidable right now that we are in a world dealing with increased income disparity and you can feel it. At the same time, the tub of boiling water of the public discourse has been cranked up to 11. It’s no longer something that we all are in the privileged state of being able to dip in and out of. It’s very much the ocean that we’re all swimming in.”

And audiences seem to be responding. Released in March, Jordan Peele’s horror film “Us,” a pointed commentary on class division in which a family is terrorized by their doppelgangers, earned $255 million worldwide,

making it the highest-grossing nonfranchise film of the year thus far. Meanwhile, on the small screen, arguably the buzziest current show, HBO’s “Succession,” skewers the cutthroat machinations of an ultra-affluent clan headed by a Rupert Murdoch-like media baron.

In director Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite,” which opens Friday, an impoverished family schemes its way into the employment of a rich one with increasingly dark and surprising consequences. The genre-scrambling film, which won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has Oscar ambitions beyond the foreign-language category, and Bong believes it will resonate with audiences well outside his native South Korea, where it has already proven a box office smash.

“The topic of the gap between rich and poor lends itself to being so universal,” Bong told The Times recently at the Telluride Film Festival, where the film earned a rapturous reception. “Every country has its own structures and conflicts regarding class, but when you really delve deep into the cave of capitalism and explore the infinite darkness of it, you find a similar sort of mechanism flows throughout.

We’re all obsessed with class.

Whenever we pass by people, whether they’re rich or poor, even if we only see them for three seconds, we see what kind of clothes they’re wearing, what watch they have, what phone they’re using, what car they’re getting out of.”

In “Joker,” which broke box-office records this past weekend on a wave of controversy, the gap between the haves and have-nots becomes the breeding ground for chaos and violence, as the alienated, disturbed Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is driven to horrific acts of murder by an uncaring society. Though the film has the outward trappings of a comic-book film and is set in the fictitious city of Gotham circa the late ‘70s-early ‘80s, its depiction of a world bitterly divided between a marginalized underclass, personified by Fleck, and a callous elite, embodied by billionaire Thomas Wayne, felt deeply topical to director Todd Phillips.

“Movies are often a reflection of where we are,” said Phillips, who co-wrote the film with Scott Silver. “We could say this movie was set in 1979 or 1981 but we

(Facebook) 2017’s “Us” and 2019’s “Joker” push the limits in movies.

wrote it in 2016 and 2017, so that stuff does come through.”

A female-centric answer to films like “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Goodfellas,” “Hustlers” views the issue of income inequality through the lens of gender, following a group of strippers who, struggling to make ends meet in the wake of the financial crisis, begin drugging Wall Street types who visit their club and running up their credit cards. Released last month, the film has grossed in excess of $100 million globally, roughly five

times its budget, striking a particular chord with female audiences at a time when women in America earn on average 80 cents for every dollar earned by men.

“Stories like this had been told with men at the center but never with women,” said “Hustlers” producer Jessica Elbaum. “It spoke to themes of money, power, greed, control, the American dream. But it really started with what men and women are valued for and how different that is, just exploring that and breaking it down to the simplest terms.

Women are valued for their bodies and men are valued for their wallets.”

Though the film, directed by Lorene Scafaria and based on a true story, aims to avoid preachiness, “Hustlers” producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas said its implicit message is nevertheless clear.

“The last line of the movie is, ‘The whole country is a strip club some people are throwing the money and some people are doing the dance,’” Goldsmith-Thomas said. “It’s hard not to see it through the prism of the craziness of the reality we’re living in.”

With “Knives Out,” Johnson set out to make an homage to the whodunits he had loved growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, including films like “Murder on the Orient Express,” “Death on the Nile,” “Murder by Death” and “Clue.” But while the film plays as a fun, twisty romp through an old-fashioned genre, he also wanted to invest it with timely themes about the ways in which money and greed can warp people’s values.

“This isn’t a message movie, but whodunits always have a strong moral point of view,” he said. “Growing up reading Agatha Christie’s books, that’s something I got straight from her.

She’s known for building these elaborate mousetraps, but there’s usually a moral center of the universe in her books.”

That moral dimension was also on Bong’s mind when he was conceiving “Parasite.” Rather than create a piece of agitprop about the evils of concentrated wealth, he aimed to deliver something more nuanced, examining the human foibles that can be found at both extremes of the income spectrum.

“The story is basically about infiltration,” he said. “You have the poor family who’s trying to feed off the rich family’s money and you have the rich family exploiting their labor. So they’re both parasites in a sense. There aren’t any complete villains or complete saints in this film. I think this gray zone more resembles the people we see in our daily lives.

“The poor family are not perfect people, but they’re also not completely bad people. The rich family is the same _ you see the disgusting sides to them, but you never really hate them. So who do we feel anger toward? That’s the question I wanted to ask.”

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Sports Editor: Elliot Hicks – E.Hicks@iup.edu

Football wins Coal Bowl rivalry game 16–7 against Cal U

(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) Wide receiver Duane Brown scored two touchdowns Saturday.

(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) The IUP Crimson Hawks won the Coal Miner’s Pail trophy following a 16-7 victory against California (Pa.) Saturday.

(Autumn Dorsey/The Penn) The IUP Crimson Hawks football team moved to 5–0 on the season with a victory against California (Pa.)

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(Autumn Dorsey/The Penn) Quinton Maxwell passed for 313 yards Saturday.

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(Ishaaq Muhammad/The Penn) Wide receiver JoJo Gause (center) was awarded the Coal Bowl’s MVP trophy Saturday.

Crimson Hawks move to 5–0 with rivalry game win ELLIOT HICKS

Sports Editor E.Hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

The Coal Miners’ Pail Trophy is back in Indiana following the IUP football team’s victory against the California (Pa.) Vulcans on Saturday afternoon at Miller Stadium.

Quarterback Quinton Maxwell (senior, business) led the Crimson Hawks’ second-half comeback, throwing for 313 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 17–6 victory.

The win kept a trend going that has lived since 2012 of IUP winning the Coal Bowl in odd-numbered years and Cal U taking the trophy in even-numbered years, which also has resulted in the home team winning each of those matchups.

Much of the game was a defensive battle, as the Crimson Hawks did not score a point until nearly halfway through the third quarter when Duane Brown (sophomore,

sport administration) caught a 60yard touchdown pass to give IUP a 7–3 lead, one it would not relinquish for the remainder of the game.

The Crimson Hawks’ defense held Cal U to 95 passing yards, sacking quarterback Noah Mitchell four times and holding the Vulcan offense to converting only four out of 13 third downs.

In the first half, it looked like the Cal U rushing attack, spearheaded by Nelson Brown and Mitchell, could be enough to get a victory, but the Vulcans could score only three points in the first half. Those came on a first-quarter field goal

by Keaton Hier, who missed another field goal attempt in the second quarter to keep the Crimson Hawks in the game despite a lackluster first half offensively.

Cal U’s Brown finished the game as the leading rusher for both teams with 114 rushing yards,

combing through the IUP defense early and often.

The Crimson Hawks’ running game didn’t really get going until the second half when third-choice running back Malik Anderson (junior, kinesiology) was able to build some momentum following an apparent injury to Justice Evans (junior, business management). Anderson finished the game with 54 rushing yards to lead the IUP rushing attack.

The lack of a run game forced IUP to throw the football more than they may have liked on a windy afternoon, but Maxwell was up to the challenge, finding his favorite target Brown for both of the Crimson Hawks’ touchdowns, enough to earn Brown PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Week honors for a second consecutive week.

Brown accrued 126 yards on four receptions, second only to JoJo Gause (senior, communications

media) who had 129 yards on six receptions, enough to earn Gause the honor of being selected as the rivalry game’s most valuable player.

It was the first time since 2014 that two Crimson Hawks wide receivers each accrued more than 100 receiving yards.

Brown’s pair of touchdowns were split by a Dillon Sarka (senior, math education) field goal, a rebound for the kicker following a blocked field goal try near the end of the first half.

Time of possession for both teams was split almost evenly, with the Vulcans holding the ball for 30:01 and the Crimson Hawks having possession for 29:59. Both teams were hit hard by penalties, some at crucial points in the game.

Each team had 11 penalties, with Cal U’s 102 yards surpassing IUP’s 95 penalty yards.

The impressive defensive performance by the Crimson Hawks was

the first game where Cal U was held without a touchdown since 2011.

The victory moved IUP to No. 16 in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll as the team continues its rebound following a disappointing stretch in 2018 where the No. 2-ranked Crimson Hawks dropped games to both Cal U and Slippery Rock.

The next matchup for IUP comes in Slippery Rock as the Crimson Hawks take on the No. 9 team in the country. Both teams enter the game unbeaten and the winner will all but secure the PSAC West title and likely a national playoff berth provided the winner’s season doesn’t collapse.

IUP lost a 30–27 nail-biter in 2018 but defeated The Rock in the two years prior to that.

The Crimson Hawks will certainly be hoping to return to the postseason for the first time since hosting a national semifinal matchup in the 2017 season.

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Crimson Hawks Roundup ELLIOT HICKS

Sports Editor E.Hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

RENOVATED PRACTICE SPACE: Recently, IUP Athletics opened a renovated indoor practice space within the Memorial Field House.

An indoor-turf playing surface replaced what was formerly known as the auxiliary gym and measures at 35 yards long and 25 yards wide with a 12-foot wall surrounding the surface, totaling to nearly 7,900 square feet of space to be used by the athletic teams.

“This turf facility is a game-changer and will help prepare all of our student-athletes for competitive and personal excellence,” said IUP athletic director Todd Garzarelli, who is spearheading a project to make multiple renovations to the Memorial Field House.

Last month, a fueling station for athlete nutrition was added, and more upgrades are planned for the building’s interior.

The new surface will be important for a wide variety of Crimson Hawks’ athletic teams. IUP head baseball coach Anthony Rebyanski called the upgrade “very exciting.”

“It allows our indoor facility to be truer to the game of baseball, while allowing a new and modern look to the space that we utilize throughout the winter months,” Rebyanski said.

The benefit to the baseball team notably is clear, as adverse weather conditions in Indiana have in the past resulted in difficulties for that squad, including a 2018 season in which the team did not play a home game until April 13 and hosted just 12 of its 44 games that year.

CROSS COUNTRY: The IUP men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University in Bethlehem on Saturday.

The women’s team took home a 13th place finish out of 44 total teams, while the men’s team finished 29th out of 45 teams.

The Crimson Hawks faced perhaps their stiffest competition of the season at the run, which is

(IUP Athletics) Sam Lenze, Alayna Ryan and Joanna Stralka put up notable performances over the last few days.

made up of teams from each of the NCAA’s three divisions, as well as other club teams and even high school teams.

The women finished as the second-best Division II school and second place among PSAC schools, placing behind Kutztown, while the men were the sixth-best Division II team, trailing only Edinboro among PSAC schools.

Paige Wess (freshman, nursing) was the top-ranked female IUP runner, finishing 41st. Brianna Herr (junior, food and nutrition) earned a 51st-place finish for the Crimson Hawks as their second-best runner.

On the men’s side, Sam Lenze (junior, chemistry) once again broke his personal best for an 8K, running at a pace of just more than five minutes per mile.

IUP’s next meet comes Saturday in Pittsburgh at Schenley Park.

FIELD HOCKEY: The IUP field hockey team held its own taking on the country’s topranked team, but it wasn’t enough to upset No. 1 Millersville, as the

Marauders walked out of Miller Stadium on Saturday with a 1–0 victory.

The lone goal in the game came in the fifth minute, as Millersville scored off a corner.

Blaise Cugini (freshman, education) was the lone Crimson Hawk to register a shot, accruing two total shots and one on goal.

The IUP defense did well to allow only one goal and keep the team in the game, as Millersville racked up 12 shots with nine on goal. Lexi Ciano (junior, exercise science) had a career-high eight saves in net.

The Crimson Hawks remain at home for a matchup against Mansfield on Tuesday.

HOCKEY: IUP’s Division I club hockey team began its season with a 4–2 victory against Duquesne at S&T Bank Arena in Indiana.

Brendan George (communications media) scored a pair of goals, one each in the first and third periods.

Jake Casto (kinesiology) opened the scoring for IUP in the opening

period, with Jared Conroy (kinesiology) adding a goal in the second period that was credited as the game-winning goal.

Goaltender Jared Stahel (management) had 26 saves in the victory, doing enough to prevent a late Duquesne comeback after they scored a pair of goals in the third period.

The team’s next scheduled game is at West Virginia University on Friday.

SOCCER: IUP soccer snapped a threegame losing streak Saturday with a 2–1 victory against Mercyhurst.

Mahogany Willis (sophomore, communications media) scored her PSAC-leading 10th goal of the season in the fourth minute to give the Crimson Hawks a lead they would not relinquish.

Alayna Ryan (freshman, criminology) scored the first goal of her career in the 15th minute to add insurance, which IUP needed after Mercyhurst got on the board in the 52nd minute.

Following a stretch of two home games in a row, the Crimson Hawks are on the road for the next pair of games, starting with a matchup in Clarion on Wednesday.

TENNIS: Joanna Stralka (freshman, psychology) took home the PSAC singles championship Monday afternoon. She defeated Slippery Rock’s Viola Lugmayr in two sets to win the title, placing her fall tournament record at 14–1, which includes a run of 11 consecutive victories.

Stralka’s victory is the second singles championship for a Crimson Hawk since 2004 and is the first victory in the PSAC Championships for IUP since 2016’s doubles title won by Luise Von Agris and Jarka Petercakova.

Katya Minchenkova (senior, management) and Idoia Huerta (sophomore, biology) placed second in the doubles tournament.

The PSAC East-West crossover Saturday will end the fall season for IUP, as the Crimson Hawks will host Millersville and Shippensburg.

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(IUP Athletics) Brooke Little (left) and Nicole Peterson (right) combined for 35 kills in a match against Millersville this weekend.

Freshmen Peterson, Little star in volleyball road trip JAKE SLEBODNICK

in the fourth set, but with multiple kills from rising stars Nicole Peterson (freshman, biology) and Brooke Little (freshman, communications The IUP women’s volleyball team media) and a serve ace by junior split this weekend’s road trip as it Jasmine Raudys (natural science took on PSAC threats West Chester and mathematics), the game was and Millersville. sealed.

The action started Friday night The Crimson Hawks gained moat the Hollinger Field mentum early in the fifth House against West Chesset and walked away with ter, who entered the match not only a 15–10 set victo12–3. ry, but the match victory as IUP took the first and well. fourth sets (25–20, 27–25) Head coach Scott Penand dropped the middle newill commented on Fritwo (25–18, 25–20) which day’s victory by attributing NICOLE forced the match into a it to better offensive play.

PETERSON fifth set.

“Our success on Friday West Chester had IUP pinned was a direct result of better ball conNews Editor J.C.Slebodnick@iup.edu @Jake_WIUP

trol that remained pretty consistent On Saturday, IUP looked to stay throughout the entire match,” Pen- on the winning side of the net as newill said. “This enabled us to run they traveled to Millersville. our offense in system much The Marauders entered of the night. This creates the match at 12–4 overall. better looks for our setters IUP started strong as and hitters to be able to they took the opening set exploit mismatches and 25–23, but couldn’t regain take advantage of one on their momentum as errors one situations. Our servand miscommunications ing game was also sharp allowed Millersville to take BROOKE against WCU which helped the next three straight sets LITTLE (25–17, 27–25, 25–19) and keep them out of system thus more predictable. The last win the match to improve to 13–4. thing I will say was our team kept Peterson and Little stole the their composure and responded show on offense as they combined when we needed to answer espe- for 35 kills in the match. cially our come from behind fourth “Nic and Brooke are doing a set victory to extend the match to a great job for our offense and every fifth and deciding set.” time out [they] learn a little more

about how to be successful in the college game,” Pennewill said, regarding Peterson and Little’s performances this weekend. “Their play at the net has been crucial for our growth as a team and when they can combine their passing and defense with their offense, they will become six rotation players.”

Junior Alyssa Kimmel (hospitality management) set a new career high in digs (25), while sophomore Jaden Fuller (natural sciences) tallied six kills and three blocks.

The IUP volleyball team, currently ranked third in the PSAC Southwest division, returns home this weekend to face Kutztown (6–9) and East Stroudsburg (13–4) in the Dig Pink match.

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East Standings Cowboys

3–2 Eagles

3–2 Giants

2–3 Redskins

0–5 (TNS) Carson Wentz and the Eagles have started the season 3–2.

Eagles demolish Jets, put pressure on division leader Dallas AUSTIN SMITH

Staff Writer A.S.Smith7@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

The Philadelphia Eagles just put pressure on the Dallas Cowboys, as both teams are tied at 3–2 following Philadelphia’s 31–6 blowout victory against the New York Jets on Sunday.

Yes, it’s still early on, but a win is a win in this league, and any team will take it no matter how hard or easy it was.

The hopeless Jets walked into Lincoln Financial Field hoping for their first win of the season, but almost everybody pretty much knew

that was not going to happen.

Carson Wentz and the Eagles scored 14 points in the first quarter, which was their season high in the first quarter. This was also the first time they have not let an opponent score on their first drive, let alone shutting them out for an entire half like the Eagles defense accomplished in this game.

The funny thing was that Wentz did not put up crazy numbers and really has yet to have an explosive game. He played a lot better, I thought, against Green Bay than New York. I think sometimes the Eagles play down to their opponents from time to time.

Now don’t get me wrong, the Eagles defense played great against the Jets, considering they only allowed one touchdown later in the game. Not to mention the

Eagles’ defense put up points yet just usually happens at different again. times when they shine.

It was a 7–0 Eagles lead, and the The problem with that is the Jets were going for it on fourth and Eagles will be facing some tough one. What happened next? Na- opponents during the next several than Gerry of the Eagles games coming up and will read that play to a tee and have to find a way to start picked off Jets third-string being consistent on both quarterback Luke Falk for offense and defense if they a pick six. This was pretty want any chance against much the turning point of these tough teams. I think the game, and the stateif they play like they did ment the Eagles made against Green Bay and NATHAN was that the Jets had no New York on defense, chance in this game. they will give themselves a GERRY It seems for the Eagles that in chance night in and night out. a lot of their games early on, the When I mentioned earlier in my defense has saved them a lot and article that the pick six for the Eabeing able to put them in chances gles was the turnover in the game, to win more games. it sure was.

I think so far throughout this seaThe Eagles kept putting up son, it’s been even with the offense points on offense and headed into and defense doing their parts. It Monday’s practice with a 31–6 vic-

tory against the Jets and would get to focus on another possible win against the Vikings coming up Sunday. Wentz may have only thrown for 17/29 and fewer than 200 yards, but still made some great decisions as far as when to give Jordan Howard the ball or to throw one to Zach Ertz or any other of his great receivers.

It’s a huge one this week for the Philadelphia Eagles as they will travel to Minnesota to take on the Vikings, who are also 3–2. It should be interesting because both teams have had games where they could have won and let them slip away, especially considering the talent both teams have, I personally think that the Eagles will pull off a victory in Minnesota as long as they put up points first and play a great defensive game.

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Oakland in danger of losing last sports team JON BECKER The Mercury News TNS After losing the Raiders to Las Vegas and the Warriors to San Francisco, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred warned Oakland leaders the A’s could be the next team to leave town.

Manfred threatened city officials that if Oakland doesn’t drop its lawsuit over the proposed sale of Coliseum land to the A’s, it would risk losing the team to Las Vegas or some other city.

“He kind of laid down the law,” Oakland City Councilman Larry Reid told the Chronicle in a published report Sunday. “The commissioner pointed out that Bay Area fans will soon be going to Las Vegas to see the Raiders and that unless things changed, Bay Area fans may be going to Las Vegas or elsewhere to see the A’s as well.”

The A’s negotiated an $85 million deal to purchase Alameda County’s half of 155 acres of Coliseum land it shares with the city, but last week the City Council filed

(TNS) The Oakland Coliseum has become the subject of controversy.

a lawsuit to stop the sale. The city argued it wasn’t given a real opportunity to buy the County’s share of the land, which would give Oakland the right to determine future use of the property.

The A’s, though, have said they need to be able to redevelop the Coliseum to help them pay for their privately financed new stadium at Howard Terminal. Manfred shares the A’s opinion – the Chronicle re-

ported Manfred feels the Athletics’ ability to redevelop the Coliseum while building at Jack London Square is an “all in one” deal.

Manfred’s threat about baseball being willing to allow the A’s to

leave Oakland may just be a strongarmed attempt to get the A’s back on track toward a new ballpark.

After all, the commissioner has in the past rejected the idea of the team leaving Oakland, saying last year, “I believe that there is not another market in the United States that has the upside potential that Oakland has, and I think we would regret leaving Oakland.”

Nonetheless, Manfred’s warning has seemed to resonate with the city. Since the suit was filed, Oakland officials have shown a renewed desire to negotiate rather than litigate.

Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland’s City Council President, released a statement Thursday that read, in part, “in the interest of reducing strife and litigation, the Oakland City Council has unanimously asked our administration to meet directly with county leaders on strategies to resolve issues regarding our shared public property.”

The council, as well as Mayor Libby Schaaf, have indicated they’d like to figure out a plan that appeals to everyone.

U.S., Canada women’s hockey teams to play in California HELENE ELLIOTT Los Angeles Times TNS The national teams of the United States and Canada, the two superpowers of women’s hockey, will face off at Honda Center on Feb. 8 to conclude their 2019-20 Rivalry Series. The U.S. women defeated Canada to win Olympic gold in 2018 at Pyeongchang, South Korea, reversing the outcome of the gold-medal games at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the 2010 Games in Vancouver.

The Rivalry Series was initiated last season to give the women’s teams more chances to compete instead of relying on practices to stay sharp between major tournaments.

The game at Anaheim will be part of the Ducks’ planned “We Play Weekend,” which will include initiatives designed to help popularize girls’ and women’s hockey.

Tickets will go on sale Nov. 13 at Honda Center and online at the

(TNS) The United States women’s hockey team will face Canada Feb. 8.

Anaheim Ducks’ website. Southern California has been represented on past U.S. women’s national and Olympic teams, most recently with Cayla Barnes of Eastvale winning a gold medal at Pyeongchang. The first U.S. women’s Olympic hockey

team, in 1998, was led by former Simi Valley resident Angela Ruggiero, who became a four-time Olympic medalist and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2015.

Annie Pankowski of Laguna Hills is a three-time world champion with

Team USA. “It is so exciting to bring the best of women’s hockey to my hometown to share with the California hockey community,” Pankowski said. “I am honored have been a part of the amazing growth of women’s hockey in California, especially through the Lady Ducks Organization. There have been so many people that have helped me in my journey, and I am looking forward to bringing the Rivalry Series to everyone who had a hand in my success.”

The Rivalry Series will start in Hartford, Conn., on Dec. 14 and end in Anaheim.

“We are excited to bring a Rivalry Series game to Anaheim,” Katie Million, director of women’s national team programs for USA Hockey, said in a statement. “It’s an incredible city with a great hockey fan base and we’re excited to have the opportunity to play in front of them and celebrate the game.”

The weekend activities also will include the U.S. players participat-

ing in events that promote hockey, fitness and academic excellence through the Ducks’ SCORE program (Scholastic Curriculum of Recreation and Education). The Ducks also plan to host a pregame panel called “Women in Sports,” which will feature prominent female athletes.

A postgame autograph session involving current and past members of the U.S. women’s national team also is scheduled. Team USA players are scheduled to conduct special clinics with kids ages 6 to 16 on Sunday, Feb.9, at Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena in Irvine.

“We are very excited to host this historic rivalry here at Honda Center,” Aaron Teats, the Ducks’ chief marketing officer, said in a statement. “We have seen the growth of the women’s game firsthand through our Lady Ducks programming here in Southern California and we look forward to the continued growth and evolvement of women’s hockey for the generations to come.”