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(John Vasas/ The Penn) IUP ROTC students (left) and Sean Derry (right), the project’s lead professor, attended the unveiling of a new monument honoring veterans Sunday outside the Humanities and Social Sciences Building.

Military honor fraternity unveils new monument CATHARYN PILCH Staff Writer C.M.Pilch@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

(John Vasas/ The Penn) Sean Derry (left), associate art professor, and Heather Kaiser (right) (graduate, art) unveiled the monument and discussed their reasons for “Answering the Call.”

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The hard work, talent and dedication of multiple IUP students and staff resulted in completing a long-term project, revealed Sunday outside the Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSS).

“Monuments can bring people together to share experiences and acknowledge emotion and meaning,” said Heather Kaiser, a graduate student and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

The monument, “Answering the Call,” was commissioned by IUP’s Rho Tau Chi (PTX) military honor fraternity to honor veterans of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

While it was originally designed by former IUP student Anthony Bookhammer, Kaiser, as part of her internship, was the project lead.

“Not only did this project help me remain connected to my fellow service members, but it allowed me the privilege to serve

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them in a different way,” Kaiser said.

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Artist in Residence Robert Zabrosky (’82 IUP graduate) attended the unveiling. He met Kaiser in the summer of 2017 and grew to consider her an apprentice.

“She gets her mind set on something, and she sees it through,” Zabrosky said about working with Kaiser.

The structure is made of black granite, the same material found in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and replaced the previously planned concrete. While the design of the monument had some changes from the original concept, Kaiser said they kept the “spirit of the design, purpose and intent.”

“It has been really a privilege to come together with a community and to create a community around this monument,” said Sean Derry, the project’s lead professor.

Though Derry was first contacted regarding the monument two and a half years ago, the notion of this project began earlier.

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an idea in our fraternity about 10 years ago,” said Ali Ippoliti (senior, English/pre-law), president of PTX. “But we didn’t have the funds to actually make it happen.”

In the past four years the fraternity put all its fundraising efforts into making the monument materialize. IUP got it off the ground with a “generous donation,” Ippoliti said.

Angel Manzueta (senior, exercise science), member of PTX, explained the importance of the monument to him.

“It means a lot that we are all collectively meeting one goal, and that’s to meet the PTX mission statement,” Manzueta said, “which is serving veterans, serving the community and serving current [military] members.”

“I worked with guys in this conflict, so it has another layer of meaning to me,” Ron Orr (’77 IUP graduate), an Army military police veteran, said at the unveiling.

Orr said he appreciated the size and location of the monument. “Answering the Call” stands on the side of the HSS Building facing the American flag.

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Professor promotes IUP’s ‘Year of Free Speech’ JEREMY STOUT

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Assistant professor of political science Gwendolyn Torges recently gave the keynote address at the October meeting of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Retired Faculty (APSCURF).

The keynote address was focused on providing an update and information on IUP’s ongoing “Year of Free Speech” project, in which she is heavily involved in the planning and running of events.

Torges said that her involvement in the event came when Mary Zanich, APSCURF president, sent an email to her after reading “Speak Out, Listen Up,” an article in IUP Magazine about the free speech project.

“I thought that it was an honor to be selected,” Torges said.

She said that it was also nice to see some familiar faces who had retired.

“I’ve been here for 20 years, so that’s enough time for a few folks to retire,” Torges said.

As for the “Year of Free Speech,” Torges said that the feedback they’ve received so far has been positive, but that it was difficult to tell because generally

(Jeremy Stout/ The Penn) Assistant professor of political science Gwendolyn Torges is heavily involved in the planning and running of events for IUP’s “Year of Free Speech.”

The “Year of Free Speech” has received positive feedback so far from students.

in-person feedback is positive.

Torges said that her chief concern is whether people on campus are aware that the project is happening, but she feels that those who are aware of it see it as positive.

She said that one of the things that they’re trying to figure out about the project is a way to research what the “climate” of free speech on campus is now and then do something to follow up

make people aware that they can, and government officials – including university officials – can’t stop them, but at the same time to remember that there are repercussions to what you say.”

Torges said the goal is to try and open a dialogue around free speech and inform people of the limitations that the IUP administration has when dealing with offensive speech. She said that approach is “two-pronged”

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Torges said that she hadn’t seen any amount of significant pushback to the project, other than some initial social media posts deriding the slogan, “words, use responsibly,” or any of the events that were involved.

That slogan is at the core of what the project is trying to achieve.

“You can say these things,” Torges said. “We’re trying to

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in this way.

The goal is to make students aware of the university’s limitations on limiting speech, as well as trying to foster a sense of “self-reflection” or “self-censorship” before students speak their minds.

“Yes, the government can’t stop you from saying these things, but maybe that’s not a good idea to say [them],” Torges said.

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(Ashley Lutz/ The Penn) The Fake News Workshop was hosted by Maria Barefoot, IUP instruction librarian. The Free Speech Project’s Speech Space made an appearance in the library Thursday during one of its pop-up sessions.

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Parade connects old with new this holiday season CATHARYN PILCH

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Parades mark nearly all significant holidays in Indiana, and the winter holiday season is no exception.

The Lucy Donnelly Holiday Festival and Parade kicks off the season Friday. It is paid for by the Lucy Donnelly Memorial Fund.

However, attendance and cost have significantly grown in recent years.

About 10,000 people usually attend, which makes it the biggest event in the borough. Fundraisers support the event as well as a grant from the Indiana County Tourist Bureau. Hastie Kinter, Donnelly’s daughter, said they try to have everything at the event free, including crafts, cookies and hot chocolate.

“It provides an old-fashioned

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Christmas and brings everyone together,” Kinter said.

The day after the parade marks the start of the third annual First Commonwealth Bank “It’s a Wonderful Life” Festival.

The festival, coordinated by Downtown Indiana, runs every weekend from Nov. 17 through Dec. 16.

“Every year we learn something,” said Linda Mitchell, execu-

tive director of Downtown Indiana.

“Since this is only the third year, it is quite new.”

This year the festival focuses its efforts into more condensed time periods. Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. at IRMC Park, located at North Seventh Street and Philadelphia Street, will contain family style events.

Activities will include a visit with Santa, holiday treats and crafts.

New this year, A Walk Through Bethlehem occurs the last Saturday of the festival.

Dec. 15, from noon to 5 p.m., Hilltop Baptist Church will provide the walk with interactive characters. Church pastor Jack Lucas said there will be several shops, including a bakery, offering free baked goods in a marketplace-like setting.

Lucas said the walk includes an “old, grumpy innkeeper,” like the one that turned away Mary and Joseph. Though this is the

first time Hilltop has participated in the festival with the walk, the church has put on the event for four years. It is an activity that both adults and children enjoy, Lucas said.

Sundays during the festival, free Merry Matinees will play at 2 p.m. at Indiana Theater at 637 Philadelphia St. “We have this wonderful theater in the middle of town,” Mitchell said. “It is a traditional theater like small towns used to have.”

Every Sunday will be a showing of a different family friendly holiday film on the big screen, including “Elf.” “People seem very excited about [Elf],” Mitchell said.

Amplify Church will provide concessions during the films at reasonable prices, Mitchell said.

Go to https://wonderfullifefestival.com/ for more information about festival activities, including the Sunday movie schedule.

Doctoral student publishes children’s book HEATHER BAIR Staff Writer H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP Books have always had the power to impact readers by changing the way they view the world, and that’s exactly what Jeremy McCool had in mind in writing “Princess and the Power

of Melanin.”

However, McCool (doctoral student, communications media and instructional technology) hadn’t planned on becoming a children’s book author. The idea “just came to him” one day, and he sat down, wrote the manuscript and showed it to Anthony McBride, a criminal justice professor at Western

Illinois University.

McBride partnered with McCool on “Princess and the Power of Melanin,” a story about a young African-American girl who is bullied due to the melanin in her skin.

Her parents, always telling her how beautiful she is, are confused as to why her fellow classmates would be doing this.

Throughout the book, Princess finds out her melanin is her superpower, and she becomes a superhero. She receives superhero capabilities, such as the power to fly.

“It’s great,” said McCool, who is the youngest person in the doctoral program. “It’s something we can create together. We’re able to reach far beyond our hometowns and to the masses.

“The idea was to change the mindsets of people. The best way to do that is starting with the youth. Change their thinking, and you change the way the future generations will think.”

“Princess and the Power of Melanin” offers something unique. At the end of the book, children can color in Princess and her superpowers. It offers a “keepsake” to the children who can then share the book with their children.

“It offers something special that gives children the ability to become part of the story them-

(Facebook) Jeremy McCool (doctoral student, communications media and instructional technology) wrote the book “Princess and the Power of Melanin.”

selves,” McCool said. “Actually, it wasn’t my idea. It was my mother’s.

It sounded like an awesome idea, and it really sets the book apart from other children’s books.”

The book is still in the processing stage. While the idea has been shared by more than 50 people, “it shows that there is an actual demand for what we’ve created,” McCool said.

“It’s a book that both children and adults will like,” he said. “The children will enjoy the story while the parents will be able to see the

underlying message behind it. It can help parents be able to discuss bullying and other issues with their children, as well as embracing who they are.”

While the demographic is for ages from infancy to 10 years old, audiences older will enjoy the story as well. It has a rhyming scheme like Dr. Seuss, so it can grasp children’s attentions.

“Princess and the Power of Melanin” will be available before the holidays on Amazon and in select stores.

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Structure damage doubles in Southern California wildfires HANNAH FRY, JOSEPH SEMA, LAURA J. NELSON & JEANETTE MARANTOS Los Angeles Times (TNS)

As firefighters Monday continued to battle the Woolsey fire, which has charred 91,572 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures in less than a week, another blaze ignited in the region, forcing the temporary closure of a freeway in Los Angeles County.

The latest blaze, dubbed the Peak fire, broke out late Monday morning near the 118 Freeway between Simi Valley and Chatsworth, quickly chewing through 105 acres before firefighters gained control of the blaze and began mop-up operations shortly before 1 p.m.

News of the most recent fire added to the exhaustion of residents in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, who have grappled with evacuations and burned-out homes as the Woolsey fire ravaged the region.

The Woolsey fire, which broke out Thursday, has obliterated roughly 370 homes and businesses. However, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials said about 15 percent of the burn area has been surveyed for damage, so the number of structures damaged in the inferno probably will increase.

About 57,000 structures are still threatened, and the blaze has already claimed at least two lives, authorities said.

A couple whose charred bodies were found in a vehicle in Malibu on Friday probably died trying to escape the flames, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Guillermo Morales said.

Investigators are still trying to identify the car’s driver and passenger, both of whom were burned beyond recognition, Morales said.

Investigators don’t think the two lived at the address. The home’s residents “have been accounted for,” Morales said.

“This driveway looks like a small road. It’s not like a normal driveway, and the whole landscape around there is burned to a crisp.

We think they were probably overcome by the flames,” Morales said.

On Monday, the remnants of two cars were visible about a third of a mile up a long, curving driveway, beyond an electronic gate on Mulholland Highway that had been left open. Scattered across the pavement were a few fragments: screws, broken glass,

(TNS) Firefighter Adam Rodriguez put foam on a hotspot of a home in the Malibu Hills destroyed by the Woolsey fire.

pools of melted metal. A softened windshield was draped over the cliffside.

A lull in winds over the weekend allowed firefighters to make some headway with the blaze, boosting containment to 20 percent, Cal Fire Division Chief Chris Anthony said. However, Santa Ana winds that arrived Monday morning and are expected to gain strength through Tuesday could cause the fire to spread erratically.

(TNS) Firefighters from the LA County Fire Department battle the Woolsey fire.

Northeast winds are expected to blow 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph in Los Angeles, according to the National Weather Service. A red-flag warning – signifying a potent mix of heat, dry air and winds that could explode a small fire into a deadly conflagration – has been issued for the region.

Anthony said the main push for firefighters through the day will be preventing burning embers from jumping outside the containment lines, and keeping the Woolsey

fire from spreading to Topanga Canyon.

“We didn’t see any spread of fire outside the containment lines on Sunday, but as we’ve clearly seen over the last couple of days, it only takes one ember and one new spark to see rapid rates of fire spread,” he said.

As fire officials saw Friday, windy conditions during fires can be perilous for communities in the path of a wildfire. Strong winds accelerated the Woolsey fire’s growth as it burned into Malibu, forcing residents to flee quickly as flames engulfed homes, leaving behind only wreckage and a few charred memories.

Nearby, the long, twisting roadways of the city felt like a moonscape. The streets through the Santa Monica Mountains, damaged in places, were framed by scorched speed limit signs and drooping power lines. The fire had burned unevenly, leaving some swaths of land barren and gray. In other areas, unscathed trees and vineyards swam into view in vivid color. Solar panels glinted from scorched hillsides.

The silence was punctuated by the beep-beep-beep of utility trucks, the whir of helicopters dropping water and the roar of the wind blowing ash and dust across the hills. The shoulder of Mulholland Highway was filled with trash, burnt palm fronds and the remnants of people’s homes: a New Yorker subscription card, a page from a 1977 yearbook, a half-melted ticket for going 101 mph in a 60-mph zone.

Along a path of woodchips that crumbled when touched, a white yurt stood intact and pristine, surveying a valley of scorched earth and twisted trees. Stone letters

on a ridge nearby spelled out: “LOVE.” Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the Woolsey fire. Southern California Edison told state regulators last week that there was an outage tied to its Chatsworth substation two minutes before the fire was reported near Simi Valley, but authorities have not connected the incident to the fire.

“At this point we have no indication from fire agency personnel that Southern California Edison utility facilities may have been involved in the start of the fire,” Edison wrote in an incident report to the California Public Utilities Commission.

Edison wrote that a circuit relayed at the facility at 2:22 p.m.

Thursday. Sally Jeung, a spokeswoman for Edison, told KQED-TV that “when a circuit relays, (it) senses a disturbance on the circuit and switches the circuit off.” It’s not clear what triggered the circuit’s sensor.

Edison said that at the request of firefighters, it could turn off power Monday in certain areas affected by the fire, but that such steps so far had not been needed.

However, the fire has damaged Edison infrastructure and equipment, leaving more than 9,000 customers without power, according to the utility.

Officials urge residents who are sheltering in place to evacuate and those who already have left their homes to stay away.

“Maybe 10 or 20 years ago, you stayed in your homes when there was a fire, and you were able to protect them,” Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said Sunday. “Things are not the way they were 10 years ago.”

Malibu, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Monte Nido, Gated Oaks, Topanga, Bell Canyon and portions of Westlake Village and West Hills remain under evacuation orders.

While strong winds will continue to be a significant factor for firefighters in Southern California, those battling the Camp fire in Butte County are getting a slight reprieve Monday from gusty weather that has been complicating the fight since last week.

The Camp fire, which has charred 113,000 acres and destroyed 6,700 homes and businesses, is the deadliest and most destructive blaze in state history.

A red-flag warning that has been in effect for days was set to expire Monday morning, but as commanders warned crews during their morning briefing at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico on Monday, that doesn’t mean the fight against the Camp fire is anywhere near won. The fire grew overnight and was 25 percent contained Monday morning, officials said.

Most of that spread was on the blaze’s northeastern flank toward Sterling City and deeper into the Sierra Nevada and to the southeast, where it jumped the Feather River, officials said.

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(TNS) Stan Lee became a regular on the convention circuit, readily sharing tales of his youth until his death Monday at age 95.

Comic book legend Stan Lee dies at 95 NARDINE SAAD Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Marvel maestro Stan Lee spent his decades-long career creating some of the most iconic comic book heroes of all time, from the Avengers to the X-Men to current box office heavyweight Black Panther.

In the process, he helped transform Marvel Comics from a 1960s upstart to a worldwide media juggernaut that reshaped the worlds of television and cinema.

“I’ve been saying this for years: People love fantasy,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 1989.

Lee was generous with his time with fans as he rose from cult status among comic book buffs and catapulted into the mainstream. He became a regular on the convention circuit, readily sharing tales of his youth until his death on Monday at age 95.

Lee got his start working as a comics writer in the 1940s and shepherded the rise of Marvel Comics into a powerhouse in the ‘60s alongside artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.

The affable writer had tremendous influence on the genre, adapting to the times while breathing life into relatable characters praised for their flaws and weaknesses along with their superhuman abilities.

“When I started, I worked for a publisher (who) used to say: ‘Don’t use words of more than two syllables. Don’t worry about characterization or dialogue.

Just give me pages with a lot of action.’ And I did that for years, and then I got really sick of it,” he told The Times in 2012.

“So I started using a collegelevel vocabulary. I felt the reader would look it up in a dictionary, which wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world, or get it by osmosis,” he added. “The publisher really hated that, but it didn’t hurt the sales of the books.”

That tenacity helped him launch numerous ventures that saw him team up on projects with varied collaborators, including the Beatles’ Ringo Starr, Playboy’s Hugh Hefner and rapper RZA. In the meantime, he found his second calling as a cameo star, appearing in more than three dozen Marvel movies.

Here are a few of his memorable musings during the many interviews he gave to The Times.

Why comic books should be taken seriously: “There’s really nothing wrong

with the comic book format. If Michelangelo and Shakespeare were alive today and decided to do a comic strip together, who’s to say that it wouldn’t be the most worthwhile, valid, viable form of literature that you could find.”

– from “Unleashing the Beast That Makes Men Human,” 1974 On the importance of flawed, real heroes: “I thought, suppose there was a guy, Peter Parker, who’s also Spider-Man. And he can stick to walls, and spin a web, and has the strength of 12 men. We said just because he can do that doesn’t mean everything would be perfect in his life.

We created the first superheroes who weren’t perfect, who worried about paying rent. It was satire – fantasy in a realistic setting.”

– from “Comics: Still a draw at middle-age,” 1984 What he got out of the convention circuit: “The people in the audience may feel they learn something from me, at least I hope they do, but I learn so much more from them,” he said. “It gives you

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a chance to be out there and actually talk to the people you’re trying to reach.”

– from “Marveling at the Success of the Stan Lee Style,” 1989 On going from page to screen: “When I was in comics, I was doing all this work that excited me, but all of that time I was thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if I could get involved in movies and animation?’ So now I’m here, and that’s what I’m doing. I’m one of the most fortunate people I know.”

– from “Face to face with Stan Lee,” 1998 On his target demographic: “I aimed the books at an older audience, and the kids could buy them too. I thought comics could be literature. I get my characters to talk like people really talk, and to react to things, to have their own speech patterns.”

– from “Face to face with Stan Lee” On the importance of believing in yourself: “I’ve always been my biggest fan.”

– from “Face to face with Stan Lee” On the difference between action and violence: “I don’t like too much violence.

To me there’s a great difference between an action-packed story and a violent story, and I don’t like to do things that I don’t feel I

could say to any parent, honestly, ‘Your child could read that.’”

– from “The Invincible Stan Lee?,” 2000 On the common thread of his stories: “Tastes change, but certain things remain basic. People like stories with characters that they can identify with. Even if they’re fantasy characters from another planet or dimension. People like stories that have surprises, so they don’t feel they’ve seen this 100 times before. But the surprises have to make sense.

They can’t just be thrown in to fool the reader.”

– from “X-Ray Visionary: New Adventures in the Saga of Stan Lee,” 2005 On all those film cameos: “Anybody can be an actor, but it takes a certain talent to do cameos. Say, if you write this down as if I’m saying these things seriously, I’ll shoot you!”

– from “Patt Morrison Asks: Comics genius Stan Lee,” 2011 On his ‘Midas touch’: “I’ve been in this business so long dealing with fans that I can really, after launching anything, I can tell within a couple of days of receiving the fan mail and fan emails whether or not we’re on the right track.”

– from “Stan Lee’s World of Heroes unveils full lineup,” 2012.

OPINION

Harper and Machado coming for MLB teams’ pockets Baseball season is now finished, and players with expired contracts are free agents, meaning players are allowed to start talking with teams about their next payday.

This free-agent class is one of the best in some time. Perennial all-stars Manny Machado and Bryce Harper are just two of the many standout players.

Age plays a huge factor in each of their future contracts, as both players are just about to enter their primes at 26.

The biggest issue for them is how much teams are willing to spend. Not only that, but are there teams fine with the on-andoff-the-field antics of each player?

First, let’s look at Harper. His stats speak for themselves with a career batting average of .279, an on-base percentage of .388 and 184 home runs in seven seasons.

Harper won the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2015.

However, there have been numerous on-and-off-the-field issues with Harper’s attitude. In 2015, Harper and closer Jonathan Papelbon fought inside the dugout in the eighth inning during a game against the Phillies. The next season he called out umpire Brian Knight in his postgame interview after he was ejected.

Finally, this season he had two incidents with umpire Laz Diaz after arguing the strike-zone on both occasions.

(TNS) Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper (34) lost his helmet Sept. 17 while batting in the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in Miami, Fla.

(TNS) Los Angeles Dodgers’ Manny Machado struck out Oct. 28 in the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox during Game 5 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.

These arguments with umpires and his own teammates are all questions for teams interestedin signing him. Reports from multiple sources have said that the Nationals offered Harper a 10-year $300 million contract to stay near the end of the regular season. He reportedly declined the offer and instead is choosing to test the free-agent market.

Second is Machado, who left for the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade

deadline from the Baltimore Orioles. The team went to the World Series but fell short to the Boston Red Sox. Machado just finished his seventh season and, like Harper, he’s had incredible career numbers. He has a batting average of .282, on-base percentage of .335 and 175 home runs.

On top of that, he set career highs for batting average, home runs and runs batted in this season.

The problems stem from his on-field antics. He became public enemy No. 1 in this past postseason. Machado had made many controversial slides into bases, and nearly took out Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar.

The belief around the baseball world is that both players will be the two highestpaid players in the league. Currently, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout earns the most with a salary of $36 million a year.

The contract most comparable to the ones they could see is Giancarlo Stanton’s. His contract is worth $325 million, but he has the ability to option out of the contract every year after 2020.

The contracts would most certainly be more than $325 million, and could reach upwards of $450 to $500 million.

There is no denying the talent in both individuals, but to answer the question on if they are deserving of such contracts: no. There isn’t an athlete in any sport that is worth more than $40 million a year, and they certainly are not with the attitudes they display.

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(Vincent Marino/The Penn) Armoni Foster (redshirt freshman, criminology) scored 10 points Friday in a win over Concord.

(Vincent Marino/The Penn) Malik Miller (junior, communications media) led the team with 24 points Saturday in a win over Virginia State.

Men’s basketball earns marquee win during opening weekend sweep JAKE ROUSE

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

The IUP men’s basketball team kicked off its 2018-19 regular season with back-to-back wins at home over the weekend.

On Friday night, IUP hosted Concord University in its first regular season game. The Crimson Hawks finished the game with an 83-72 victory.

Jacobo Diaz (senior, economics) and Dante Lombardi (senior, finance) finished the season opener with 24 and 22 points respectively.

Diaz and Lombardi both joined the 1,000-point club as juniors last

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season. Diaz flirted with a double-double adding nine rebounds to his stat line.

Lombardi shot 8-17 from the field on Friday, making four threepoint shots, while grabbing six rebounds and assisting on six made baskets.

Three other Crimson Hawks scored in double figures.

Malik Miller (junior, communications media) had 13 on the night.

Willem Brandwijk (senior, marketing) and redshirt freshman Armoni Foster (criminology) each finished with 10 points.

On Saturday night, No. 8 IUP was able to hold off No. 16 Virginia State for a 69-67 win.

Virginia State made it an exciting top-25 battle. The Trojans went into halftime with a 37-31 lead over the Crimson Hawks.

Virginia State’s lead was up to seven early in the second half until IUP went on a 17-2 scoring run to give them a 53-45 lead at the media timeout under-12 minutes.

The Trojans went on a run of their own to make it one-point game at 54-53, keeping it close down the stretch.

Brandwijk went to the foul line in IUP’s final two possessions and made three of four.

Having multiple dunks on Saturday, he scored 12 points in his second straight game scoring in dou-

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ble figures. Brandwijk also finished with seven rebounds, a steal and a block.

He closed out the game in an even bigger way, by forcing a steal on Virginia State’s final possession to secure the victory for IUP. “Starting the season with two wins is what’s important,” Diaz said after the weekend. “The good thing about this year’s team is that everyone can have a game with 20plus points. I believe that our team is very versatile, and we have great players in every position on the court.”

In the second of their back to back, Malik Miller dropped an IUP career high 24 points on 70 percent

shooting.

Leaving his mark on the game, he also finished with five rebounds and four assists, while making 8-9 from the foul line.

Diaz had his second 20-point performance in two nights, finishing with a stat line of 20 points, four rebounds and four steals.

“Personally, starting the season with two [strong] performances is going to give me confidence to keep shooting the ball and keep going to the basket strong,” Diaz said.

The 2-0 Crimson Hawks will be back in action at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the KCAC as IUP hosts Bowie State (0-2).

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(Jake Rouse/The Penn) Lauren Wolosik (senior, business) had 20 points and eight assists in a win over Alderson Broaddus.

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(Vincent Marino/The Penn) Carolyn Appleby (senior, safety sciences) scored 22 points during the PSAC/G-MAC challenge over the weekend.

Women’s basketball starts new era with blowout victories BRAD O’HARA

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

IUP women’s basketball is coming into the 2018-2019 season off its best finish in program history.

Last year the team made it to the Final Four in the Division II tournament. This year, they are looking to return to the same position and continue on to win the program’s first national title.

However, with their leading scorer from last season graduated, it will have to be the returning seniors and the incoming freshman that lead the charge for the Crimson Hawks.

Due to the players that left, IUP

started the season ranked second in the Western Division of the PSAC behind Edinboro. Yet, the upcoming seniors feel little pressure to make an immediate impact on the scoring front.

“I think my role is going to change slightly in the sense that Megan [Smith] did score a lot of points for us last year, and we are lacking that this year since she is gone,” Lauren Wolosik (senior, business) said. “So I’m definitely going to be picking up my scoring a little bit more, but I love passing and assisting and stuff, so I’m definitely going to try to make my teammates better in that way.”

Now two games into the season, Wolosik’s views as to where she

thought she’d be are already coming true.

In the first game of the season, Wolosik scored 20 points while also getting eight assists and three steals.

Also stepping up was Lexi Griggs (junior, natural science and mathematics) and Natalie Myers (junior, developmental studies) with both of them getting double-doubles in IUP’s 95-50 win over Alderson Broaddus.

In the next game, the Crimson Hawks continued their dominance.

Wolosik scored another 11 points and picked up an additional eight assists, and Griggs scored 14 points while also grabbing seven rebounds and four assists. Carolyn

Appleby (senior, safety science) also stepped up in her role in the offense leading the team in scoring with 16 points as IUP rolled through Ohio Valley 101-62.

Appleby played a large role in the offense last season averaging just more than 15 points a game.

The power that she showed last season was on display in the exhibition game against Ohio State when she dropped 23 points.

However, in the first regular season game, Appleby struggled, making only three of her 13 shot attempts and letting up five turnovers.

Yet, the Crimson Hawks offense did not miss a beat, still outscoring its opponent by 45 points.

During the next game, Appleby filled the role that she had played last year, and the offense worked around her.

This versatility on offense has proven to be a positive factor to keep pressure off the leading scorers.

“I think that everybody is forming to their roles this year, and I think with losing Meg [Smith], an outstanding player, other people will step up,” Appleby said. “No pressure at all. We have a great group of girls who can come in and knock down shots.”

IUP will look to continue its dominance this Wednesday when it takes on Bloomsburg at home at 5:30 p.m. in the KCAC.

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Strong returnees mix with young talent for hoops teams ELLIOT HICKS

Sports Editor e.hicks@iup.edu @ehicks39

Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams at IUP are on track for yet another great season following strong performances in the 2017-18 season, which included a 22-8 season for the men’s team and an Elite Eight appearance in the Division II tournament for the women’s team.

Many of the stars from last season return to the court for the Crimson Hawks in 2018-19, while plenty of young players and other returnees look to make their marks this season.

Men’s Team: The majority of the starting five returns from last year’s squad, with the only glaring loss being that of Anthony Glover Jr., who averaged more than 20 points per game in his senior season.

The rest of the stars return for this season: international seniors Jacobo Diaz and Willem Brandwijk should continue to be impact players for the Crimson Hawks this season, while classmate Dante Lombardi will hope to keep a clean bill of health throughout the season to serve as IUP’s “Big Three” on the court.

Junior Malik Miller was impressive on the bench last season and has taken well to starting both

(Jake Rouse/The Penn) Willem Brandwijk (senior, marketing) will look to be an impact player this season.

(Jake Rouse/The Penn) Maura D’Anna (junior, kinesiology) should be an important player off the bench for IUP.

games in the IRMC/Hilton Garden Inn classic over the weekend, scoring 24 points in a win over No. 16 Virginia State.

The fifth starter in both of those games has been senior guard Greg Bearer, who hasn’t played since his freshman season in 2015-16, but

marsh High School to an unbeaten regular season, while junior transfer Shawn Ulrich is likely to redshirt in his first year at IUP.

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more minutes have gone to redshirt freshman Armoni Foster, who impressed coach Joe Lombardi in the preseason following being redshirted due to injury last season.

Senior transfer Marko Krivacevic saw playing time for IUP in its opening weekend as well, as the Hungarian looks to settle into a consistent role for the Crimson Hawks following previous experience at Duquesne and Miami Dade College.

Junior Chucky Humphries, an Aliquippa graduate and another transfer student who has been through multiple programs, was the only other Crimson Hawk to see playing time in the opening games.

Among the other players on the roster, the international flair doesn’t stop with the seniors; freshman Drew Dansecs joins IUP following an appearance on the U18 Hungarian national team.

Other returnees who saw playing time last season include senior Todd Fetsko and sophomores Anthony White and Dylan Benton.

Freshman Alan Glover Jr. (of no relation to Anthony) joins the Crimson Hawks following a senior year in which he led Plymouth White-

Women’s team: The women’s basketball team had a hot start to their season in the PSAC/G-MAC Challenge over the weekend winning both their games handily over their opponents.

Despite losing a trio of key players in Audrey Stapleton, Halle Denman and program legend Megan Smith, the Crimson Hawks were on fire in their opening games without them using the same starting five, which includes four returnees from last year’s Final Four squad.

Senior Carolyn Appleby has been a budding star for IUP throughout her career and will be one of the primary leaders of the team, along with classmates Brittany Robinson and Lauren Wolosik, as they look to lead the Crimson Hawks to glory once again.

Junior Lexi Griggs follows the same storyline as Miller on the men’s team, a player who impressed off the bench in 2017-18 but has been impressive starting this season, as Griggs scored

double-digit points in both of the opening games.

The fifth starter is junior Natalie Myers, a Youngstown State transfer who will look to continue to earn more playing time with the Crimson Hawks.

With both games ending in blowouts, IUP was able to use the majority of their players over the weekend.

Senior Ana Hollen was a PSAC Champion Scholar last season and looks to have a key role off the bench following a season-ending injury in January.

Classmate Kendall Hunter as well as junior Maura D’Anna have played big roles off the bench throughout their IUP careers as well.

Sophomores Madison Kerr and Courtney Alexander return for their third season with the program following redshirts last year; both guards saw limited action their freshman seasons.

Closing out the roster is a talented freshman class: Alana Cardona, Rajah Fink, Mikayla Lovelace and Teirra Preston all saw action during the opening weekend, with each of the quartet scoring in both games.

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(Vincent Marino/The Penn) Jacobo Diaz (senior, economics) went 2-for-5 from the free throw line Saturday in a victory over Virginia State.

Lombardi shows confidence in team at media day JEFF HART

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

This past weekend the IUP men’s basketball team tipped off on the hardwood to start its long season.

The Crimson Hawks had an explosive start to the year as they have won both of their opening games.

The Hawks are soaring in the early phase of their schedule and have already beaten a top 25 opponent, Virginia State.

This early season success comes to no surprise, with this winning mindset being traced back far before the opening buzzer, which was able to be seen on full display at media day.

During IUP’s basketball media day, attendees could get to an inside view of the happenings and mindset of the players and coaches of the Crimson Hawks.

Before the season even started, IUP was ranked as being the No. 2 team in Division II basketball.

Many would likely be excited to be ranked so highly going into the season; however, Lombardi had a different reaction.

“Can’t say I’m surprised,” Lombardi said about the rankings.

“Glad to be thought of highly. We have high expectations.”

Along with their high expectations, many believe that IUP has one of the harder schedules in Division II basketball. This makes sense considering their ranking.

“We’re excited about the schedule,” he said. “It’s a challenging schedule. Wouldn’t have it any other way.”

It’s very apparent that Lombardi has a winning mindset and is confident in his strong squad of promising players, and this confidence has been noticed and is rubbing off on the team.

“We’re gonna have a good season,” Jacobo Diaz (senior, economics) said.

And with Diaz leading the team in average points per game with a staggering 22, his game backs up his claim for the team. The entire team is latent with potential and veteran leadership.

This team’s early success can be attributed to its accomplished head coach.

Lombardi has a 275-97 record in 12 seasons as head coach of the Crimson Hawks.

The coach’s confidence in himself and his team propels them to accomplish great things on the

court. This on-court success has not changed Lombardi even in his 13th season.

The Crimson Hawks’ success on

the court started far before the first shot of the game or any practice.

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Football loses season-ending matchup to Shippensburg BRAD O’HARA

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

IUP football was upset on Senior Day in its last regular season game.

With a 45-21 loss to Shippensburg, IUP’s 2018 football season has officially come to an end.

The Crimson Hawks started off with the ball, and their offense immediately began to struggle.

After a rush for a loss, a false start and an incomplete pass, Lenny Williams (senior, accounting) threw an interception that Shippensburg returned for a touchdown.

On the next drive, IUP bounced back, getting its offense rolling down the field.

The Crimson Hawks scored a touchdown and tied the game on a five-play drive, ending with a 31yard run by Justice Evans (sopho-

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more, management). Each of the five plays on the drive was a running play.

However, that drive marked the last positive moment for IUP in the first half.

From there, Shippensburg scored 21 unanswered points. In the first half alone, Shippensburg drove the ball for a total of 163 yards while holding the IUP offense to just 112 yards.

The Red Raiders were especially effective against IUP’s passing game, holding Lenny Williams to only one completion in the first half for 14 yards.

Sadly, the third quarter started in much the same way that the first half ended.

Shippensburg marched down the field on the first drive of the second half carrying the ball 75 yards on six plays.

Two of the six plays were passing plays for more than 25 yards. The drive culminated in a touchdown that gave Shippensburg a 28-7 lead.

Just when it looked like the Crimson Hawks were out of the game, they began to climb back into it.

With nine minutes left in the third quarter, Lenny Williams completed a 56-yard pass to Dom McNeil (junior, kinesiology) that set

them up for a touchdown.

At the start of the fourth quarter, IUP struck again riding Williams’ hot hand to another touchdown, putting the Crimson Hawks down by only one touchdown.

Following that touchdown, IUP’s luck began to fade.

Shippensburg bounced back, putting three points on the board and bringing its lead back up to double digits.

The Crimson Hawks took control knowing that they would need to regain momentum and score to have any chance of winning.

However, on the second play of the drive, Williams threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown.

Shippensburg would then go on to score one more touchdown before the clock expired, handing the Crimson Hawks its third loss of the season.

“We came out flat,” said defensive lineman Deandre Easterling (senior, management). “They wanted it more in the first half. We can’t be playing catch-up. If you allow yourself to fall behind, then you want to suddenly get the energy to catch up, and it doesn’t work like that. That’s not how football goes.”

IUP will be missing the Division II national playoffs for the first time since 2014.

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Newest stars in NCAA make for potentially intriguing NBA Draft class JEFF HART

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

Hoops hype is in full swing now that the NCAA basketball season has begun.

Basketball fans everywhere are excited to see the best athletes play at the collegiate and professional levels.

And after this anticipated start, here’s a look at the NCAA’s top NBA draft prospects.

All Eyes on Zion This is a truly amazing year if you are a Duke fan.

The prestigious basketball powerhouse right now has three of the top five NBA draft prospects this year. That alone is enough to get a fan excited for the prospect of a promising season.

But wait, there’s more.

One of those prospects is none other than Zion Williamson.

The 6-7, 285-pound freshman is touted by many as being a once-ina-lifetime talent. Analysts, coaches, and players alike have been raving over Williamson’s elite playing ability and unique physical gifts.

NBA coach Steve Kerr praised Williamson, saying, “I thought LeBron...was a one-shot deal, but apparently the next guy’s coming.”

The accomplished three-time championship-winning coach has every right to be excited.

In only two games this season, Williamson is averaging 28 points and seven rebounds so far.

With these stats and physical gifts, it is easy to see why he would be compared with a legendary talent like LeBron.

And with months worth of basketball left, the future looks bright for this young talent as he looks to prove his worth as perhaps the top prospect in college basketball.

Does Barrett Merit the First Pick?

The other player that is “Dukeing” it out with Williamson for the No. 1 draft prospect is none other than teammate RJ Barrett.

Williamson’s unique size and athleticism has fans raving; however, many analysts project Barrett as the No. 1 pick in the draft, and he has the stats to back it up as well.

In his first two games, he is averaging 33 points and six assists in

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the early part of the season. Unlike Williamson, Barrett seems to have a more complete game.

Barrett has elite athleticism, much like Williamson. However, Barrett has an accurate and deadly jumpshot.

Analyst Stephen A. Smith eulogized Barrett’s more complete game, claiming he is the best player on Duke’s top-tier roster.

Averaging 42 percent from the three-point line, combined with his athleticism and floor running ability, it is obvious why many are projecting Barrett so high in this year’s draft.

The Duke rookie will have the rest of the season to prove his worth for the top position in the draft.

Nothing Little About His Game The next college hoops prospect comes from Duke’s long-time rival the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Freshman forward Nassir Little is projected as being a top five pick in this year’s NBA draft class.

Contrary to his last name, Little is 6-7 and 220 pounds, and he can add superb size and ability to an NBA squad in need.

In his first game, Little put up 21 points, seven rebounds and three steals.

Disregarding an all-around weak showing from UNC in their second game, Little shows promise that he can be a strong scorer and defensive player to any NBA team.

Under the wing of accomplished

head coach Roy Williams, Little will have an entire season to develop and show he has big potential.

Red Hot Prospect With all eyes on Williamson and Barrett, many people have overlooked Duke forward Cam Reddish.

It is not often to see the plethora of superb talent that Duke has this

year, and Reddish is a major contributor to this talent.

He, out of all of the top prospects, has the best shooting ability, which was on full display against his last matchup against Army.

Reddish hit seven threes in his strong showing for his squad.

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er the freshman’s superb shooting is what his squad needs in order to dominate the competition.

His sharpshooting can help complete any team that is in need of deadeyes from the field.

And come next NBA season, Reddish can help complete a roster much like he has with this stacked Duke team.

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(John Vasas/The Penn) Women’s and Gender Studies at IUP presented “Improv Performance and De-Escalation” in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSS) Friday.

Women’s and Gender Studies program presents Improv and De-Escalation EMILY LOOSE

Staff Writer E.D.Loose@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Imagine yourself as a student in class. You are trying to pay attention to the lesson, but the person next to you texts and laughs loudly. Even after asking them to quiet down, they will not, and it causes you to fight, which interrupts the whole class.

Maybe you have seen this before, or maybe you were a part of it. How could this have been fixed?

This was an example that was described Friday at “Improv Performance and De-Escalation,” the second workshop in a series called “The Elephant in the Room: Conversation and Action for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in the Classroom and Beyond.”

The series is presented by the Women’s and Gender Studies program and the Center for Teaching Excellence. It is meant to be a way to get people to listen as well as communicate better in all sorts of environments with different types of people.

The workshop was led by theater professors Dr. Carrie Cole and Dr. Rachel DeSoto-Jackson. They

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wanted to show everyone how to use both verbal and non-verbal cues to communicate.

Instead of a lecture, they wanted everyone to perform and participate in the activity.

“To create change, you have to practice,” DeSoto-Jackson said.

Because of this, they had the audience warm up in an unusual way. They were asked to walk around the room, and when they were told to stop, they played “rock, paper, scissors” with the person closest to them.

Whoever won was who answered the prompt given to them first, having a minute to speak.

The other person was to just listen without using any non-verbal cues.

This activity gave the audience insight on how they actually listen.

They discussed that when they were the second person to speak, they found themselves thinking more about their own answers that they would say instead of what they were being told.

Another problem they found was not being able to nod or give any sort of cues, as it made them uncomfortable.

Cole told them that this was important to recognize because they

need to be able to understand that not everyone sees cues in the same way or may have issues accessing them.

She also discussed using “yes, and” in conversations instead of saying “yes, but” because “but” would stop the conversation instead of continuing it.

The next activity involved the scenario of texting in class and how to get it solved in an easier way than did not include escalation. The skit was performed by Hannah Brennan (junior, criminology) and Dominic Walls (senior, theater).

The scene between the students showed how a simple question of asking someone to stop texting can turn into name calling and swearing.

The audience was then asked to solve the issue, becoming part of the scene themselves. One idea was to ask the student why she was texting, which became a conversation about her boyfriend cheating on her.

Though she stopped texting, there was still an issue because they were talking and both disrupting the class.

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the conflict had yet to be resolved, they decided to take on an approach that involved the professor stepping in.

The professor notices the texting and loudly asks the student to stop. When she does not, he reminds her of his authority over her and she stops.

The problem, according to Cole and DeSoto-Jackson, is that he intimidated her and made her feel less respected. This way of trying to fix the problem would also cause tension to remain and any professional relationship between the two to rift.

The answer that worked best was the suggestion that the professor tries to get all of the students motivated again. Instead of continuing the lecture, the students were to stand up and shake off any boredom.

Afterward, they were to partner up and discuss the lecture, with one talking and other note-taking. The student who texted then stopped texting because now they had work to do that required the listen.

“The reason this worked was because it gave the students an opportunity to participate and be

included,” said Cole.

It had also shown that the professor then noticed social cues, which was a big part of the workshop’s discussion.

This particular example covered more than one scenario – respect, faculty-to-student conversation and power balance.

Though this situation in particular worked, Coles and DeSoto-Jackson warned everyone to “be prepared to be unprepared.”

Not everyone is going to work and cooperate the same way, which makes it important to have more than one idea ready.

They also expressed that even if you think something could go right, it can still go horribly wrong, so one must be willing to embrace that aspect.

DeSoto-Jackson closed the workshop with some advice.

“Be aware that communication is not only you, but others,” she said. “How you say something is just as important as what you say.”

This was the last workshop of the semester, but there will be five more in the spring. Going to four of these events will get you a certificate of Training in Diversity and Inclusion.

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University Museum hosts model train display

(Danielle DiAmico/The Penn) The IUP Lively Arts hosted a free model train exhibit Saturday at the University Museum on the first floor of Sutton Hall. The exhibit featured various model trains displayed and organized by the Indiana Model Train Collectors.

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Student debate: Is it too early to play Christmas music?

Tis’ the season for Christmas music BETHANY BAILEY Staff Writer B.Bailey@iup.edu @bethxnybailey

This article contains opinion.

One question divides the holiday community in two. When is it appropriate to play Christmas music? Before or after Thanksgiving?

Picture this perfect scenario: snow is falling outside your bedroom window, you are snuggled up underneath a festive holiday blanket and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is playing softly in the background.

Does it really matter if this happens before or after Thanksgiving?

Who is it hurting?

Some people believe that it is too early to celebrate Christmas, and Thanksgiving and Advent – a Christian season of waiting for Christ – has been overlooked.

Christmas music first became popular in Europe with the idea of “Christmas carolers” singing church hymns at the door steps of their neighbors. It was not until the artists like Bing Crosby and Dean Martin began to sing covers and write original Christmas songs did the popularity of secular Christmas songs begin to sky rocket.

In a study from Neilsen, they reported that more than 35 percent of adults ranging from 18-34 listen

to Christmas music earlier. Twenty-five percent of the older generation said they like to get ready for the Christmas season by listening to festive music early. This is interesting because most Christmas music was made in the ‘50s and ‘60s.

So why do millennials and Generation Z seem to appreciate Christmas more? The main reason stems from nostalgia. Listening to certain songs can remind you of simpler and possibly happier times in life. This can be true for many young adults who now remember the holidays as fond times in their childhoods.

“I don’t even see it as Christmas music, for me it’s just seasonal,” Nolan Peters (freshman, undecided) said. “It’s like as soon as it gets cold out, I’m immediately in the mood to hear carols, Frank Sinatra and Mariah Carey.”

This IUP student is not the only one that feels this way, and major corporations have noticed this trend. The reason why it seems like Christmas is celebrated earlier each year is because it is.

In the grand scheme of things, why is listening to Christmas music early so wrong? Being nostalgic is a normal emotion and expressing nostalgia before Thanksgiving is not a crime.

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EMILY LOOSE

Staff Writer E.D.Loose@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

This article contains opinion.

It seems that as soon as Halloween is over, Christmas spirit comes and takes over.

Advertisements come out showing deals for the holidays, and stores put up Christmas decorations. Then, there is the never-ending Christmas music that plays everywhere.

The debate about the appropriate time to play Christmas music has been around for a while now.

While some are excited to get into the spirit of the holiday, others say that it is better to wait until after Thanksgiving has passed.

Polls have been done to see the popularity of each stance, all coming back with similar results.

One poll done by the IndyStar that showed 74 percent of pollers wanted it to stop. Another poll, done by KISS.FM, shows that 67 percent of their listeners are not ready for the music either.

But why would someone not want to get into the Christmas spirit? There are many reasons.

One survey, done by the American Psychological Association, shows that playing the holiday music early can actually cause stress for some. This is due to the music making people worry about getting gifts and having everything prepared for the big day.

Already having a lot of stress, it is no wonder that some students at IUP are not happy with hearing the classic songs.

Indiana has many festivities for

the holidays, including activities at the Jimmy Stewart Museum. But as excited as some students at IUP are to go home for winter break, not all are ready for the Christmas spirit just yet.

These students weighed in on why it was still too early for Christmas music.

“It just needs to wait until after Thanksgiving is over,” said Sydney McClure (senior, communications media).

Others thought that playing music early could ruin the holiday.

“I think we need to savor the seasons a little more and not rush

along,” Catherine Sukala (senior, communications media) said. “The season loses its meaning if it drags on.”

No matter the stance, it is hard to stop the music from coming about. Even without it, there is still so much Christmas spirit and festivities going on everywhere you go.

Thanksgiving is only over a week away. The best thing that can be done is to embrace it and wait for it all to fly by. Maybe if someone wrote some Thanksgiving songs, no one would have to worry about premature Christmas music.

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(Facebook) “Toy Story 2,” starring Tom Hanks (Woody) and Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear), was released Nov. 13, 1999.

‘Toy Story 2’ captures hearts of all ages 19 years later HEATHER BAIR Staff Writer H.Bair@iup.edu @ThePennIUP

Every child has lain in bed at night wondering what would happen if his toys magically came to life. Luckily, Disney and Pixar took that dream and made it not just into a movie, but a franchise.

In 1995, Disney and Pixar released “Toy Story,” a movie about a group of toys who came to life when no one was looking. The first movie centered around Andy, a little boy receiving a brand-new toy named Buzz Lightyear and the acceptance of Buzz from the other toys.

After the movie did well, Disney and Pixar united again to create “Toy Story 2,” which premiered Nov. 13, 1999.

In “Toy Story 2,” Buzz and the gang must group together to rescue Woody from a toy collector named Al, who steals Woody from a yard sale that he was accidentally placed in.

Woody, upon meeting other toys at Al’s house, named Jessie,

Stinky Pete the Prospector and Bullseye the Horse, finds out he is not just a regular toy. In fact, Woody is from a television show called “Woody’s Roundup,” much like the other three.

While Buzz and the gang are on their ways to Al’s to rescue Woody, we find out that “the Roundup Gang” is being shipped to Tokyo to be in a toy museum.

Just as Woody is about to consider going to Tokyo, his friends come to the rescue. Once Woody offers a new home to Jessie and Bullseye, Stinky Pete shows his true colors, revealing that he would rather live in a museum than be forced to suffer through the inevitable life as a toy: being unloved and forgotten.

Woody, realizing that their beloved Andy could never forget them, rescues Jessie and Bullseye from the suitcase going to Tokyo. Stinky Pete finds his new home, not at the museum, but with a young girl who enjoys giving her dolls makeovers with markers. Safe to say, Stinky Pete never looks better when we next

see him enjoying tea in his new home.

“Toy Story 2” featured an allstar cast who voiced our beloved characters. Tim Allen portrayed Buzz Lightyear, Tom Hanks was Woody and Joan Cusack was Jessie. Tim Allen and Tom Hanks are most notable for their roles as the beloved toys.

Reviews were as complimentary as they were in “Toy Story” in 1995. Critics called it stunning and exciting, even witty.

After the release of “Toy Story 2,” there was high demand for a third movie. Finally, in 2010, almost 10 years after the release of “Toy Story 2,” Disney and Pixar banded together to give us “Toy Story 3,” in which the toys ind themselves in a daycare center.

The thought was that “Toy Story 3” would be the last one, since Andy goes off to college at the end of the movie, leaving his beloved childhood toys with his little sister. However, we can expect a fourth installment of “Toy Story” this June, in which Woody and the gang go on a rescue mission for

Woody’s sweetheart, Bo Peep.

“Toy Story 2” gave way to a dream come true for children everywhere. Even adults who didn’t

wonder what their toys would do when they weren’t looking thoroughly enjoy the movies with their children.

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(Facebook) Green Day was formed in 1986 and has released 12 studio albums. Their breakout album “Dookie,” was released in 1994.

Green Day hints punk roots for 2019 25th anniversary tour JAKE SLEBODNICK

Staff Writer J.C.Slebodnick@iup.edu @slebby24

Nothing beats going back to your roots and revamping them to show the modern population where you came from, especially

when it’s part of the music scene.

Green Day, a once punk band out of the East Bay turned mainstream rockstars, looks to flash to the past in 2019 to celebrate 25 years on the music scene.

Band frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is back from releasing an

album with his side project, “The Longshot,” and he wants to kick back to the days when Green Day was heard every hour on the radio by going on tour with bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool (Frank Edwin Wright III) to celebrate a successful 25 years.

The band announced early this year their plans to kickoff the “Dookie” 25th anniversary tour, starting in March 2019.

The band has released to the press that they re-recorded albums “Dookie” (1994) and “Insomniac” (1995) for the tour, both of which reached one million albums sold worldwide within a year of release, and they plan to record and rehearse a few more of their early albums.

Unsure of which albums will be covered, fans hope to hear classics from “Kerplunk!” (1991), “Warning” (2000), “1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours” (1991; a compilation of four EPs released in the band’s early days) and “Nimrod”

(1997) on tour.

Green Day sometimes sneaks in some classic songs in the middle of a set during a concert, but it is usually under looked due to the majority of a set containing songs from “American Idiot” (2004), “21st Century Breakdown” (2010) and “Revolution Radio" (2016), due to the major political statement opposing President Trump’s presidency. Oddly enough, that was what molded the creation of “Revolution Radio.”

This tour will look to bring fans back to the years when Green Day fit the natural punk genre with lyrics shadowing that of The Clash, Ramones and the Sex Pistols, rather than transitioning into an alternative band that expressed Armstrong’s softer side.

What to Expect: No set dates/ locations are released as of yet, but with the looks of it, we will see them sometime in the near future.

With two albums covered and still a lot left to go, the trio has its work cut out for it.

Whether it is confirmed or not, the band wouldn’t go through the trouble of re-recording all of its old albums unless it plans to release a major album containing remakes of them. To me, that sounds a little silly, but with “American Idiot: The Movie” in production for HBO, it is uncertain whether the band will want to create a hectic year ahead or, if they want to, focus on the film and just have fun in the studio.

If this tour is happening, I expect major hits to be the grunt of each set since many fans (excluding die-hard fans) will not know many B-tracks.

All I can say from here is it is a Longview as to which tracks will be Welcome(d) to Paradise on the tour. Just thinking about it is causing my thinking to Burnout and my brain to turn into Brain Stew.

Until confirmation, I will become an Insomniac since I’ll be thinking about it too much. Until then, keep your eyes peeled.

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FilmStruck closing down business

(Facebook) FilmStruck announced it would be shutting down Nov. 29.

JEREMY STOUT

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

This article contains opinion.

(Facebook) Imagine Dragons released its fourth studio album, “Origins,” Friday.

Imagine Dragons mixes new and old sounds for album BETHANY BAILEY Staff Writer B.Bailey@iup.edu @bethxnybailey

This article contains opinion.

“Radioactive,” “Demons” and “Believer” are just some of the familiar breakout songs that made the band “Imagine Dragons” a household name. The captivating rhythm and unforgettable lyrics created a cult following full of diversity and an overall appreciation for good music.

On Nov. 9, Imagine Dragons released its highly anticipated fourth album, “Origins.” In this album, the band branches out to a new style. Fans have been waiting impatiently for the album since the band teased with the single “Natural” in July.

On the previous albums “Night Vision,” “Smoke and Mirrors” and “Evolve,” the darker style on these albums have similar sounds and messages, covering topics such as redemption and love. In the new album, it seems like “Origins” was made to take a different stance. The songs discuss moving on from and rejecting to conform to society’s standards.

“I think this is the perfect next album after ‘Evolve’ because they [the albums] are so similar but, yet very different,” Megan Arnold (freshman, undecided) said. She goes on to say that “Origins”

seems to have more of a “poppy” vibe, but that she does not mind the newer sound.

Most of the album can be compared to be a mixture of ‘80s electric pop and early 2000s alternative, blending seamlessly together to create genius music.

The two styles of music sound like an odd pair, but songs like “Boomerang,” “Cool Out” and “Bullet In A Gun” come together to make an irresistible sound.

Although “Origins” only has 12 tracks, the variety of music that Imagine Dragons provides in this is vast. “Love” and “Stuck” are two songs from that satisfy the romantics. However, the band continues to make energy filled songs that will get anyone ready for a sports event, a night out or a dance party alone.

Nicholas Siedal (sophomore, public health) said, “I absolutely love the album…I would definitely say that it lived up to the hype.”

Like most Imagine Dragons fans, Siedal has been waiting for the album to be released since the most-streamed rock band announced the big news on Oct. 4.

“Origins” is a great, family friendly album that will have listeners on their feet and humming the lyrics in no time. The 12 songs will become instant classics and soon be overplayed on the radio in no time. And that does not make me a “Bad Liar.”

The last good thing on the internet has died.

It is with a heavy heart that FilmStruck, the streaming service dedicated to classic films, ends.

They will go out on Nov. 29.

FilmStruck was a beautiful thing.

It offered a place apart from the “garbage in, garbage out” (as James Schamus calls it) model of Netflix’s algorithms that determine what content gets made.

For every “Mudbound” that Netflix acquires at a festival, there’s a hundred “Alex Strangelove” movies or *shudder* “Game Over Man” movies that they make based on some computer

farting out that people like Adam DeVine’s stupid face.

FilmStruck was different. It was a place for people who liked movies to watch good movies. What a novel concept.

It brought a catalogue that extended back into the silent era and went up to more modern arthouse fare. It was a streaming service that felt tailored to me. Well, me and Bill Hader.

There are, of course, efforts to save it, but I’m afraid that Guillermo Del Toro and Barbra Streisand’s efforts are for naught.

The hard truth to come to is that FilmStruck doesn’t appeal to enough people. It’s just me, Bill Hader and people like us.

Most people don’t really need a service that offers a place to watch Jean Cocteau movies, and that’s fine.

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Most people are happy with what’s on Netflix, and I can admire the simplicity in that.

I just wish that a place that streamed classic Billy Wilder movies like “Ace in the Hole,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “Double Indemnity” was economically viable.

These movies, and thousands of others, deserve a home where they’re easily findable for generations to come. Too many of these films are in danger of going back to only being seen on the rare occasion that Turner Classic Movies runs at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, and that’s not what these movies deserve.

They deserve to be made easily accessible to anyone interested in the history of film or anyone who wants to see a good movie.

That’s the thing that I’ll miss the most about FilmStruck. The average quality was so much higher than most streaming services.

There was a curation that’s lacking from Netflix.

There were human beings working to guide you toward interesting things that you’d never seen before, helping to broaden the type of films in which you’d be interested.

At least the service isn’t dead yet, and you can still go watch Andrei Tarkovsky films on the service until the end of the month, so go get to streaming.

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