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News Editor: Jessica Truby – J.L.Truby@iup.edu Lead News Writer: Emily Loose – E.D.Loose@iup.edu

(Facebook) Students rallied Wednesday to fight to make education more affordable to all students in Pennsylvania.

Students rally in Harrisburg for affordable tuition EMILY LOOSE

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

Pennsylvania college students took a stance against student loan debt by rallying Wednesday in Harrisburg.

IUP students and faculty rode a bus to the Capitol building in order to rally for the Pennsylvania Promise Act. With support from APSCUF, the mission of PA Promise is to make higher education more affordable to all students in Pennsylvania.

As recorded by the Institute for Higher Education, Pennsylvania has the highest amount of student loan debt in all 50 states.

In 2017, it averaged to around $36,000.

Other schools in attendance included Slippery Rock, Kutztown and Lock Haven. All students and faculty in attendance were ready with signs as they gathered in the Rotunda.

The event was led by Sen. Vincent Hughes, who asked why there shouldn’t be free college.

“We want to let the state know that there’s nothing wrong with free college,” he said to the crowd, gathering cheers.

One IUP student, Catherine Zerfing (chemistry) read her own

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and that started with affordable education for all.

“With the Pennsylvania Promise, we can reward hard work because we reward hard work on campuses across the state with a degree,” Zerfing said.

The crowd chanted “Educate the State” as she asked them if they agreed that the only way they could ensure easier lives and less hunger was through lower college tuition.

Other speakers discussed struggles they saw in friends and in family. Kutztown student Vanessa Nunez described how her mother had seen so many lose jobs and opportunities to those who were more privileged.

When Nunez decided to work in special education, she saw how the problem was worse for the disabled.

“We stress for the importance of advocating for our students to have the same resources and the

same educational opportunities that their neurotypical peers get to experience in their learning,” Nunez said. “But the reach is only so far.”

The struggle of affording education and the lack of being able to work for their needs made the need for affordable tuition even more important to her, she said.

“PA Promise is more than just a way to alleviate college debt among students,” she said.

“PA Promise is a pathway toward the human right to education.”

When the rally came to an end, Sen. Hughes told the group not to be afraid of speaking up to senators and legislators because their voices matter, too.

“As you go talk to the legislators today, when you go talk to the senators today, don’t be afraid,” he said. “Don’t be fearful. Don’t be nervous. They were elected by you.”

“We want to let the

state know that there’s

nothing wrong with free education.”

(Facebook) Catherine Zerfing (chemistry) shared her story of growing up homeless and why she supports the PA Promise.

speech in front of the crowd. She discussed growing up homeless and how it made her worry about the future.

As a child, she thought about how even with a good paying job, anyone could still get an eviction notice on their door.

“I determined that hard work alone would not be enough to

provide the financially secure future I yearned for,” she said. “I need more.”

When preparing for college years later, she was turned away because she could not get the funding that she needed. As a mother, she discussed wanting her children to have more opportunities than she was given,

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IUP discusses idea of new grading system JEREMY STOUT

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

The IUP grading system might be making a big change that could see the switch to a plus/ minus grading system.

Other universities have implemented this type of system in multiple different Student Name: ways.

Some have Subject: included an “A-plus,” which allows students to achieve a grade higher than a 4.0 GPA, while others have excluded “A-pluses,” making it harder to achieve a 4.0.

“The aspects of plus/minus grading are complex and offer both positive and negative attributes,” said Adrianna Branin, senator for the College of Hu-

manities and Social Sciences.

She said that the possibility of getting more than a 4.0 has never been discussed by the Academic Affairs Committee, and that it is “not an idea we are considering, nor have we considered in the past.”

This policy still worries some students, who fear that the effect it could have on their GPAs could interfere with their chances of getting Grade: into grad school.

One such student is Antonella Mastroianni, (junior, history).

“I really don’t see any benefits to the system, other than the handful of students who can manage to get into the higher “A” range, so it wouldn’t negatively impact their GPAs,” Mastrianni said. “If they were to approve this new scale, my GPA would decrease, and

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She said she thinks it could negatively impact students in the “B” range, which might also affect the university athletic programs.

One of the more concerning aspects to Mastroianni is the lack of communication from the university.

“I am extremely frustrated with the school’s blatant lack of communication,” Mastroianni said.

There are people on campus

who are in favor of the change, such as Dr. Laurie Miller, a journalism and public relations professor and voting member of the University Senate.

“I’ve worked at different places that had the plus or minus system, and I liked using it,” she said.

She said she prefers it because of the flexibility it allows her in grading.

“There’s a wide range between a very low ‘A’ and a high ‘A,’ Miller said. “I think

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sometimes it’s beneficial to recognize that students have achieved a high ‘A,’ rather than just edged a 90.”

Miller said she can empathize with students’ concerns.

“When I was in a master’s program, I had all ‘A’s’ except for one, and it was an ‘A’ minus,” Miller said. “I ended with a less than 4.0 for my GPA.” On the other hand, the pluses could increase others’ GPAs higher, such as a ‘B’ to ”B-plus” situation.

Alex Fefolt, Student Government Association vice president, said it’s too early in the process for him to be able to give an accurate statement on what the policy will be, but students can address their concerns at the SGA meetings, held 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at in the Hadley Union Building Monongahela Room.

terroristic threats, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and criminal mischief after McMillen was found to be intoxicated and causing a disturbance that damaged a radio, a door and ripped an employee’s shirt at Coney Island Bar. McMillen also resisted arrest and threated to do harm at 1:04 a.m. March 24 at 642 Philadelphia St., according to borough police.

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with retail theft, underage drinking and public drunkenness at 11:03 p.m. March 23 in at the 768 Wayne Ave. Sheetz, according to borough police.

Retail Theft •Samul Skinner, 52, of Indiana was charged with

retail theft at 3:22 p.m. March 18 at 421 N. Fourth St., according to borough police.

Noise Violation •Shawn Lacue, of Indiana was charged with

violating the borough code for noise after police located a loud party hosted by Shawn Lacue at 8:46 p.m. March 23 at 500 Grant St., according to borough police.

Public Urination •Ridge Williams, 21, of Wyalusing was cited for

public urination at 1:57 p.m. March 23 at 200 Rice Ave., according to borough police.

Drug Charges •Surron Adams, of McKees Rocks was charged

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Students learn to create conversations in five concepts EMILY LOOSE

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

Conversations between people with different views tend to turn hostile, but there are steps that can be taken in order to be more respectful of one another.

Monday’s edition of the Six O’Clock Series was titled “Difficult Conversation from a FaithBased Perspective” and took place in the Hadley Union Building (HUB) Ohio Room. Sponsored by the Council of Spiritual and Religious Life (CRSL), the discussion focused on the value of accepting free speech by letting others have their own views.

The talk was led by CSRL president Michael Kroll. Originally, the discussion was going to be a panel, but Kroll decided to make it an interactive experience.

His discussion focused on lessons he learned from a friend. He said it was a gift that helped with the intent of discovering others and their interests.

Kroll said he wanted the group attending to understand that listening was not everything.

“There is a difference between listening to someone and understanding them,” he said.

To see this, he gave the group five concepts to help them be active in listening and understanding.

Anchor was the first concept. Kroll explained an anchor is a support that keeps

(Facebook) Council of Spiritual and Religious Life president Michael Kroll led the discussion focused on the value of accepting free speech by letting others have their own views.

people in place and stops them from being thrown off course. He said his own anchor was his faith.

Many audience members responded similarly, but others gave answers that included family and research.

Kroll said that while these were the things that kept them in place, they were also the things they were often ready to get offended about but needed to stay calm about in situations.

His next concept was focusing.

When ready to listen to someone, he advised the audience

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to someone and

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to focus on the person and show them that they want to be heard. To make this clearer, he explained open and closed body language.

“If you cross your arms, you are telling the person that you do not want to interact or listen,” Kroll said.

The third step discussed was summarizing.

Instead of simply nodding or agreeing with what the person says, Kroll said to state their answer back to them.

“When you look to discover more, you are telling them ‘I want to go more in depth about the conversation,’” he said.

As well as making it known that what they are saying is being heard and that they should continue, it also gives a chance for them to restate their thoughts if needed.

The fourth step, inviting, simply asks the other person for more information and gets them to delve deeper into the topic.

Asking was the fifth step. After the previous question was answered, Kroll encouraged that topics mentioned but not fleshed out should be discussed because it shows much more interest in the other person.

After all five steps were discussed, the audience was given the chance to use what they had learned by asking each other questions. Along with using the steps, they were asked to find the moments where they made it about themselves or were not listening.

Many audience members said

they found the talk helpful.

“I was surprised by how many times I wanted to jump in when I related to the conversation,” Rachel Meyers of the Interfaith Council said.

Holding back from doing so, however, she said she was able to learn much more about the topic than what she had previously known.

According to Kroll, one of the most important things to take from the discussion was the ability to appreciate ideas even if it difficult to agree wtih.

As the CSRL president, he has talked to students of many different backgrounds, and although his faith is Christianity, he said he is happy to see their devotions to their own beliefs.

The next Six O’Clock Series event is Monday, and it will focus on Osama Alamar, a Syrian writer who was exiled from his home country. All Six O’Clock Series programs will continue to take place in the HUB Ohio Room.

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SGA reports student complaints to provost JEREMY STOUT

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

At the Student Government Association meeting Tuesday, various SGA members reporting student complaints to IUP Provost Timothy Moerland.

These complaints were collected by SGA members over the course of two separate tabling sessions in Stapleton Library.

“Our No. 1 complaint that we got from students was parking,” said Brynna Troop, senator for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

One of the big issues that students were having with parking is that the time limits were only in 25-minute increments, and classes are at least 50 minutes.

“I was unaware that the increment of time was 25 minutes,” Moerland said. “You’re right; that doesn’t make much sense.”

He said that this is not in his office’s purview, but he will take the message to that division.

Troop said the second largest

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group of complaints was about the library hours.

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a full-time job, like to come to the library and then stay until 3 a.m.,” Troop said.

Moerland responded that the university has noticed that during the last couple semesters, the library had not been well-used during extended hours, except during midterms and finals. He added that if there is significant student interest, library hours may be extended.

Troop also said that they received a lot of complaints regarding the dining options on campus and them being closed earlier.

“Dining is something that is always being tinkered with,” Moerland said.

SGA vice president Alex Fefolt said that he’s had complaints from students about professors being switched mid-semester, professors not being available during office hours and professors making “racist, homophobic or sexist” remarks.

“Anyone who brings things up, or that they have an experience like that…please, make it known to the Office of Social Equity,” Moerland said.

There were also plenty of issues regarding students having trouble dealing with the financial aid office.

SGA president David Laughhead said that even he was going through this by having to resubmit his mother’s death certificate every semester, despite the FAFSA already having the information.

Moerland said that he would bring that up to the Financial Aid Office and asked if he could mention Laughead by name.

There was also the question of

what could be done with Fosters Dining Hall.

“We did have plans to turn it to other purposes,” Moerland said.

“Turns out the building is in far worse shape than we thought.”

Prior to receiving the SGA reports Moerland said he would like those in attendance to understand that “academic offerings… are always being refined.”

“Nothing can remain static,” Moerland said. “Courses are reviewed and revised constantly.”

Moerland then segued into discussing the new “academic unit” that launched last fall, the University College. This was the first phase of a two-phase rollout with the next phase beginning in the fall 2019 semester. The next phase will be the big phase and be “the home of all students who have not declared a major.”

“This will be a constructive, safe place to explore,” Moerland said. “Data shows that students who actually wait a couple of semesters before declaring a major actually do better.”

He also said there’s an effort being made to widen class availability.

Other topics handled during the meeting were the approval of both the skateboarding and BMX club and the Organ Donations club. The budget for the upcoming multicultural festival was approved for $1,500, covering the expense of a disc jockey, prize baskets, a bounce house and various facilities.

The APSCUF/SGA event was also approved and will take place May 3.

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Special Olympics’ funding and US priorities in question Just as the 2019 Special Olympics passed, the Trump administration threw the non-profit organization a curveball in preparation for next year.

The administration decided Wednesday to not allocate for the usual $18 million in funding to the Special Olympics as a part of the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2020, which included a $7.1 billion decrease to the Department of Education.

The proposal still has to be approved by Congress.

The budget calls for an increase in military spending and a decrease in domestic programs like education.

You can tell where the Trump administration’s priorities lie.

“The Special Olympics is not a federal program,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said in a statement Wednesday. “It’s a private organization. I love its work, and I have personally supported its mission.

Because of its important work, it is able to raise more than $100 million every year.

“There are dozens of worthy nonprofits that support students and adults with disabilities that don’t get a dime of federal grant money. But given our current budget realities, the federal government cannot fund every worthy program, particularly ones that enjoy robust support from private donations.”

The new budget has a $13.2 billion

(TNS) U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy Devos defended deep cuts to Special Olympics in 2018 while urging Congress to spend millions more on charter schools.

request for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act – a law that makes an appropriate public education free to eligible children with disabilities – DeVos said.

The Special Olympics touches each and every community in the United States.

It’s extremely important for people with intellectual or physical disabilities to have opportunities for education and activity to feel supported.

IUP students involved with Phi Sigma Kappa and Alpha Sigma Alpha had already

been planning a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday to raise money for the Special Olympics.

Special Olympics International chairman Timothy P. Shriver responded to the budget announcement by urging members of Congress to sign a letter to ensure the federal funding.

“The traditional Special Olympics program funded by philanthropy operates around the country for over half a million athletes every year, provides thousands of

events, hundreds of coaching and training opportunities every day around the country and has over 50 years been built on the backs of volunteers and philanthropists,” Shriver said. “This is not the work being funded by the United States Department of Education.

“On the contrary, the United States Department of Education, in partnership with state Departments of Education and local education authorities, have contracted with Special Olympics to provide critical educational services in schools, supporting the development of children with special needs, supporting the learning about their peers, and supporting the teaching of critical, social and emotional skills such as grit, perseverance and inclusion.”

He emphasized how critical the funding was to the organization because of the programs the money went toward.

The New York Times predicted that the proposed budget would not even be passed. Trump‘s budget had trouble gaining support when Republicans had control.

Now that Democrats control the House, it is likely that the budget will face even more opposition than it already has.

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“I think the move from Betsy DeVos to strip funding from the Special Olympics is a detrimental one, but the silver lining could be that it’s a greater opportunity for organizations such as ours to increase fundraising and provide more service to the Special Olympics, such as coaching, volunteering, etc.”

- Noah Schwartz, Phi Sigma Kappa Vice President

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STATIC hosts IUP version of The Price Is Right

IUP’s Best Bar Bracket arrives at the Elite Eight NICK MACIA Contributing Writer the-penn@iup.edu @ThePennIUP This article contains opinion.

The results from the first round of IUP’s Best Bar Tournament are in.

With the majority of the matchups from the first round resulting in blowouts, we’ve found out who the big-time players are in the IUP bar scene.

Thanks to everyone that voted.

The bars who received more percentage of the vote than their opponent will be moving on to the Elite Eight. The first-round results should give everyone an idea of who will be going farther in the tournament and the close matchups that will be happening in the second round.

The No. 1 seed, The Coney, brought in 88 percent of the votes against SteelWorks’ 12 percent.

SteelWorks is now officially closed according to sources, but the bar’s faithful fanbase was still able to bring in more votes than some of the other bars in the tournament.

Al Patti’s, the eight seed, will be moving on to the second round after a respectable 67 percent to

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33 percent win against Spaghetti Benders. This makes Al Patti’s a possible sleeper the rest of the way. But to advance to the Final Four, it will have to pull off an upset against the No. 1 seed.

Twisted Jimmy’s slaughtered Maudie’s Sixers with a whopping 91 to 9 percent victory in the polls.

Twisted Jimmy’s could definitely be a formidable opponent going into the second round.

Wolfies eliminated Bruno’s with an 82-18 percent victory. Its cult Country Night following will now have its work cut out for it as it takes on Twisted Jimmy’s for a spot in the Final Four. It’ll be interesting to see if a bar with a weeklong appeal can take down the Wednesday night powerhouse.

On the other side of the bracket, HB Culpeppers (Culps) beat out Off the Rocks with the biggest blow out of the tournament so far.

Culps brought in 96 percent of votes against Off the Rocks, which brought in only four percent of votes.

Tres Amigos pulled off what some considered an upset against Levity Brewing Co. The Mexican restaurant had 58 percent of votes as Levity acquired a close 42 per-

cent of votes.

Tres Amigos could be the tournament’s Cinderella story if they can knock off heavy favorite H.B. Culpeppers in the second round.

Brunzies beat Noblestein by a massive margin of votes. Brunzies, proving to be one of the more chill destinations on Philadelphia Street, took 86 percent of votes, while Noblestein brought in 14 percent.

The closest matchup of the first round was Boomerangs versus Benjamins. Boomerangs, or “Boomies,” narrowly escaped an upset against the more upscale, townie-friendly bar, Benjamin’s, with 53 percent against 47 percent.

With none of the breweries making it to the Elite Eight, it will be intriguing to see if the higher scale, more expensive Brunzies can beat the cheaper, more college friendly bar that is Boomies.

After an eventful first round filled with more blowouts than close games, Elite Eight weekend should provide followers with closer matchups.

Keep up with The Penn on Twitter to see who will be advancing in the tournament, and don’t forget to continue placing your votes for your favorite bar.

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(Autumn Dorsey/ The Penn) STATIC (The Student Activity Committee) hosted its own version of “The Price is Right” Wednesday in the Ohio Room. Students participated in Plinko, Cliff Hangers, Race Game and It’s in the Bag. Students were called up in four separate rounds to try and win prizes.

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Logic defies today’s music with new book, soundtrack SETH WOOLCOCK

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

This article contains opinion.

If there was a present-day reincarnation of Freddie Mercury, you probably wouldn’t think of a 29-year-old white rapper from Montgomery County, Md., named Robert Hall II. But then you just must not know Logic.

Yes, the Grammy-nominated hip-hop/rap artist Logic released a soundtrack, “Supermarket,” Tuesday to go with his new book, where he may have defied everything you knew about him as an artist and music as a whole in 2019.

The book, titled the same as the soundtrack, tells the story of an anxiety-filled kid from the suburbs, named Flynn, whose life is shaken up one day when he arrives to work at a local grocery store to discover a crime scene.

The book, already the No. one selling book on Amazon, will have to share some of the spotlight with the soundtrack, a place where listeners get to witness a whole other side of Bobby.

The 13-song soundtrack exposes this guitar-driven rocker and singer that seems like Logic was dying to let out, and it all begins on track one: “Bohemian Trapsody.”

(Facebook) Grammy-nominated artist Logic released his new soundtrack “Supermarket” Tuesday.

Smooth electronic riffs are met with acoustic chords in the opening number. A solid back beat and some earth-friendly lyrics is a nice way to ease listeners into his new style of music.

Sure, six minutes can seem long for any track, let alone the opening one, but many critics said the same thing at first about Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Variations in tempo and beat at the

five-minute mark keeps the song fresh throughout. And with a late rap verse, “Bohemian Trapsody” is officially a hit.

“Time Machine,” coming in at track No. 3, brings in a softer and more real feel to the soundtrack.

The song talks about the harsh reality of survivor guilt going on in America today. But even with such a heavy-hitting subject, Logic is able to keep the song upbeat, like

that one friend who’s always seeing the glass half full.

“Pretty Young Girl” makes anyone feel like running to their significant other in slow motion as the tempo picks up. And even though Hall seems reluctant on the track to let another girl into his life, by the end of the song, he gives in, saying, “I’ll be your man.”

Mixing killer vocals with chill sounding rap verses, the track can remind some of an early 2010’s rap scene when albums like “Rolling Papers” and “Blue Slide Park” were dominating the game.

And then there’s “Supermarket.”

The title track that takes listeners back even further in time when alternative rock was mainstream in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s.

On track six, “Baby,” Logic gives his own Rendition of Biz Markie’s 1989 hit “Just a Friend.” Again, Logic strikes gold by putting out relatable lyrics over guitar riffs that make listeners feel like everything’s going to be all right at the end of the day.

If you’re looking for a deep track that really hits home, look no further than “By the Bridge.” The lyrics “It feels like everywhere I go, I’m searching for something inside my soul. If I never find what I’m searching for would you still love me or let me go?” feel extremely personal, especially if you’re in a similar place as some: lost, search-

ing for that one thing that you know you were meant to do.

Not every song is a success on the soundtrack, as “Lemon Drop,” while fun and energetic, seemed like a track that may have been better suited for another album, and Juto’s feature on “Can I Kick It” is a tad unsettling.

But other than that, Logic rounds out the album with the raw, quickly guitar-paced track “Best Friend,” the mesmerizing “DeLorean” and the perfect happy ending credits track “I Love You Forever.”

“It’s something the world has never really heard because they’re just used to me rapping,” Logic said on Tuesday’s episode of ABC’s “Strahan and Sara.” “I felt like this was a really good cheat code to be able say ‘yeah, I’m going to make a soundtrack for a book.’ That way I can just sing my heart out and have fun.”

Cheat codes are often seen to have a negative connotation, but not this time. Maybe this soundtrack will just be another album the mainstream set aside and tuck into Logic’s large collection of solid music.

But maybe, just maybe, “Supermarket,” both the book and the soundtrack, can inspire other mainstream artists to embrace their more personal sides and create a trend of more dynamic music making.

Well done, Logic. Well done.

IUP welcomes Christian rock group for KING & COUNTRY this weekend HEATHER BAIR

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

The Christian pop and alternative rock band, for KING & COUNTRY, will be performing 7 p.m. Friday at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC).

The band is on its “Burn the Ships” world tour, named after the title song on its new album of the same name.

Joel and Luke Smallbone, brothers and lead singers, started the band in 2007, creating the platform that would become the band for KING & COUNTRY. Four of their songs, “Joy,” “Priceless,” “Fix my Eyes” and “Shoulders,” have all hit the No. 1 spot, and nine of their songs have been on the Top 10 Hits list.

Some of the songs have also been featured on the Emmys, The Super Bowl and Sunday Night Football, and they have played live on “The

(Facebook) For KING & COUNTRY bring their Burn the Ships world tour to the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (KCAC) tonight.

Tonight Show,” “Today” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

The band is known for their Christian songs, such as “God Only Knows,” “O God Forgive Us” and “The Proof of Your Love,” but their songs aren’t just for those

who are religious. They’re looking for everyone to get something out of their songs, whether it’s religion, love, a nice beat to dance to or just something new to check out.

Luke and Joel started out singing backup vocals with their sister, Re-

becca St. James, as well as various other bands. Their band at first was called “Austoville;” however, they later changed it to “Joel & Luke” while thinking up a proper name.

When the first EP, “A Tale of Two Towns,” came out under the

Joel & Luke, the reviews were mixed but all around received well.

In 2009, the brothers signed on with Warner Music Group and changed the band name to “For King and Country,” written as “for KING & COUNTRY.” “We picked it after an English battle cry,” Luke said.

Their earlier album, “Crave,” was released in 2012, followed by “Run Wild, Live Free, Love Strong” in 2014. “Burn the Ships” is their newest album, recently released in 2018.

“When I was in youth group, we went to WinterJam, where they performed,” Kaleigh Shission (freshman, early childhood and special education) said. “I fell in love with them. I saw them again at CreationFest for three years in a row, as well as the Bloomsburg Festival.”

Shission said she waswas excited to hear they were coming to Indiana and is disappointed she has to miss it for work.

Tickets for the show are still available at the KCAC box office.

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Celebrate the end of March with these birthdays and anniversaries HEATHER BAIR

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

This article contains opinion.

March is best known for St. Patrick’s Day, but birthdays and anniversaries are in abundance.

March 28 The birth of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, otherwise known as Lady Gaga to her fans, was March 28, 1986. The 32-yearold singer, songwriter, actress and activist has been hitting headlines lately with her 2018 movie, “A Star Is Born,” co-starring Bradley Cooper.

Gaga is best known for her songs “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Bad Romance” and, more recently, “Shallow.”

She has also been the first person to win an Academy Award, Grammy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award in one year for “A Star Is Born.” Along with those awards, she’s also acquired eight other Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, another Golden Globe and 13 MTV Music Video Awards, as well as several Guinness World Records and the inaugural Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Contemporary Icon Award.

Along with being named Woman of the Year 2015, Gaga is also the first and only artist to have two songs pass 7 million downloads, “Poker Face” and “Just Dance.”

March 29 On March 29, 2007, Rihanna released a song from her album “Good Girl Gone Bad” titled “Umbrella.” The song would be on her third studio album.

“Umbrella” was originally intended for Britney Spears; however, Spears’ label rejected it, handing it to Rihanna instead.

A section of the song devoted to rap would be performed by rapper Jay-Z. Entertainment Weekly ranked “Umbrella” at No. 1 on the 10 Best Singles of 2007. Rolling Stone and Time also listed it at No. 3 on the Best 100 Songs of 2007 list.

(Facebook) The last few days of March celebrate the birthdays of Lady Gaga (top left) and Ewan McGregor (top right) and anniversaries for “Umbrella” by Rihanna (bottom left) and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” movie (bottom right).

Rihanna and Jay-Z won two out of the four MTV Video Music Awards for which they were nominated. They earned the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2008 Grammy Awards.

Rolling Stone also granted it to be on the list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at No. 412.

March 31 Scottish actor Ewan McGregor also has a birthday this month, March 31. McGregor’s most recent film was the 2018 “Christopher Robin,” in which he portrays the title character. He’s also best known for his roles as Mark

Renton in “Trainspotting” and the sequel, “T2 Trainspotting.”

“Star Wars” fans might recognize him as Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy.

He also starred as Lumiere, the human turned candlestick, in Disney’s live action of “Beauty and the Beast.”

He’s won a Golden Globe for Best Actor due to his work in the movie “Fargo” and a Golden Globe for a Musical/Comedy for his work in “Moulin Rouge!” and “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.”

Not only is McGregor known for his acting roles, but he’s heavily involved in charity and became an ambassador for the United

Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2004. He was appointed Order of the British Empire for services to drama and charity.

In 2016, McGregor received the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award.

Also, on March 31, “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, will celebrate it’s 80-year anniversary. It’s based on the book of the same name by Sherlock Holmes creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

“The Hound of the Baskervilles” was the first movie in which Basil Rathbone starred as the iconic Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce portrayed his bumbling

sidekick, Dr. John Watson. It would be followed by 13 more movies in which Rathbone and Bruce reprised their roles.

The movie is regarded as one of the best film adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes franchise, as it mirrors the story almost exactly. It is also the only Holmes film to be set properly in Victorian England, as other films – and other adaptations of the same films – have been modernized and updated.

Rathbone and Bruce were praised for their roles of the characters and would later be regarded as the franchise’s best representation of the beloved detective and his faithful sidekick.

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Sports Editor: Elliot Hicks – E.Hicks@iup.edu Lead Sports Writer: Brad O’Hara – B.L.Ohara@iup.edu

(IUP Athletics) The IUP women’s basketball team was eliminated in the NCAA Division II Final Four.

Women’s basketball drops Final Four matchup in Columbus BRAD O’HARA

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

The ride to a national championship has once again ended one stop short of glory.

IUP women’s basketball’s historic run has officially come to an end as it fell Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, to Southwestern Oklahoma State, 66-57, in the NCAA Division II Final Four.

The Crimson Hawks got off to a slow start against the Bulldogs, opening the game with a turnover and missing four of their first five shots, while Southwestern Oklahoma State jumped out to a 10-4 lead.

IUP quickly got its offense going and tied the game at 10. However,

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that offensive push quickly fell to the Bulldog defense as it continued to miss from beyond the arc. IUP failed to make any 3-point shots in the first quarter despite trying four times, allowing the Bulldogs to take a 20-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter is when IUP was able to kick things into gear.

After missing the first five shot attempts of the second quarter, the Crimson Hawks made five of their remaining eight shots of the quarter to bring the game within one at the half. IUP eventually fixed its 3-point problem as it went from missing all of its first quarter attempts to making four of six in the second quarter.

With the momentum on their side at the end of the half, the

Hawks came into the third quarter with a lot of energy. They played well both offensively and defensively and tied up the game less than three minutes into the second half.

IUP continued to put pressure on the Bulldogs and finally took the lead off a 3-point shot from Courtney Alexander (redshirt sophomore, biology). The Crimson Hawks kept that lead as they ended the quarter up by four.

Sadly, the fourth quarter is where everything fell apart for IUP. After making the first shot of the quarter, IUP’s lead quickly started to diminish. Three minutes into the quarter, the lead went back to the Bulldogs.

Despite the Crimson Hawks’ best efforts, the lead never went back to IUP. Instead, the Bulldogs

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capitalized on IUP’s mistakes; the Crimson Hawks failed to make any 3-point shots in the fourth quarter but took six attempts. Southwestern Oklahoma State closed off the game, winning 66-57.

Despite not making it to the national championship, IUP women’s basketball has accomplished a lot this season.

The Crimson Hawks won the PSAC title, the Atlantic Regional title and made it back to the Final Four for their second consecutive season.

“It feels great to have been able to make it this far and accomplish so many things along the way with the team,” Natalie Myers (junior, developmental studies) said. “We may have fallen short, but we did accomplish quite a lot and grow as

a team. This season is something I will cherish forever in my heart.”

This game also marked the final game in an IUP uniform for seniors Carolyn Appleby (safety sciences), Lauren Wolosik (business), Brittany Robinson (education), Ana Hollen (kinesiology) and Kendall Hunter (special education).

“It’s been a great journey the whole way,” Robinson said. “My last remarks would have to be a huge thank you to the IUP community and fans that have continuously supported us throughout the years.

The love had always been felt, and I can’t thank them enough for that.

“To my teammates and coaches, thank you for the best four years of my life that have shaped me into the person I am today. Our family versus their team.”

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MLB’s worst teams catching headlines for the wrong reasons JAKE SLEBODNICK

possess rather than relying on the aging figures to win a pennant.

Let’s go, Rangers. Make the Cowboys the most hated team in Texas once again by bringing home some hardware.

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

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

NL: Miami Marlins (2018: 63-98)

Editor’s note: The MLB, just as any sport does, has clear good teams and bad teams. Here, catch Jake and Steve break down their worst teams in the American and National Leagues for 2019.

This article contains opinion.

AL: Texas Rangers (2018: 67-95) What Texas has done with its team has been an atrocity.

The Rangers formulated a gameplan after a 2018 that saw them last in the AL West, an already anemic division, by signing players to boost their roster. Only these players plummeted the teams stock: Lance Lynn (injury-prone), Jeff Mathis (old) and Drew Smyly (stats don’t put smiles on fans’ faces).

Give credit to their lineup that has some potential breakout talent in Rougned Odor (when he’s not brawling on the field with other MLB players), Joey Gallo and Elvis Andrus. When these guys can flip the switch in a game, they look like

(TNS) Derek Jeter has been widely criticized during his tenure in Miami.

a brand-new squad.

There’s still hope that they can climb out of the cellar by signing Dallas Keuchel and/or Craig Kimbrel to bring back a real pitching game to Arlington. They remodeled their coaching staff as well in many different areas, so let’s pray that they won’t end up as Texas’ red-headed stepchild.

If they aren’t looking to contend anytime soon, bring back Bartolo Colon. At least something of interest would happen to this team.

That, and he would fit in well with the MLB retirement home mentality.

It’s a new year for baseball. Let’s just hope that Texas has worked aggressively on the talent they

Let’s title this “A fish out of water: the journey of Miami’s road to the basement.”

Before we start, there is one thing to say: if you are still a Marlins fan, may God bless your soul.

Oct. 2, 2017 The Miami Marlins get new ownership after Jeff Loria’s horrendous tenure. The new ownership had Marlins fans excited, especially after seeing that New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter was part of it.

Little did they know, it was the beginning of the end.

Dec. 7, 2017 Dee Gordon is the first victim to leave under the new ownership.

Marlins fans are fine since they still have the core players together.

Dec. 9, 2017 The Marlins traded away their best player and one of the best power hitters in the game in Giancarlo Stanton. The trade included second baseman Starlin Castro and two prospects. What could

possibly be wrong with this trade?

The following months would soon show why.

Dec. 13, 2017 Marcell Ozuna is traded to the Cardinals. What did they recieve?

What else but more prospects. The only thing the Marlins missed out on was a .280 batting average and 22 home runs. You think to yourself, “okay, well, we still have Christian Yelich.”

Jan. 25, 2018 Marlins fans are happy that 2017 is in the past. The team is in disarray, and fans can’t believe what they are seeing. Well, this day was the death of the Marlins. Christian Yelich is traded to the Brewers, and honestly, it doesn’t matter because the team was going to be bad anyway. Yelich goes on to be the National League MVP, forcing Marlins fans to rethink “are the Marlins a baseball team or a dumpster fire?”

The answer to the question is both.

Feb. 7, 2019 Your only remaining good player is traded. The owners are smart and trade JT Realmuto to in-division rival Philadelphia.

Never have we seen a team that wants to lose as much as Miami.

Have fun losing 100 games the next five years.

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With weeks until playoffs, NBA season storylines winding down JEFF HART

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

This article contains opinion.

The NBA playoffs are about to begin, and come playoff time, we will see the end result of some of the season’s biggest storylines.

LeBron and the Lakers Calling the Season Quits When arguably the best player in basketball decides to take his talents to that of the Los Angeles Lakers, that comes with a variety of expectations and pressure.

When basketball savant LeBron James made his decision to commit to the Lakers in last year’s offseason, many experts and fans had the LeBron-led team easily making playoffs.

This was based on the almost religious trust that LeBron could take any team and compete after taking the underwhelming 2018 Cleveland Cavaliers squad to the NBA finals.

This season has not lived up to those expectations, sadly.

In typical LeBron James fashion, he, along with general manager Magic Johnson, made a mid-season push to acquire star talent An-

(TNS) LeBron James (right) and the Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs in 2019.

thony Davis. After failing to land him and dealing with countless injuries, the Lakers fell from being the fourth seed in the West to out of the playoff picture.

With no hopes of making a

playoff run, the Lakers appear to be electing to rest James for the remainder of the season. With a star-studded class of 2019 free agents, hopefully L.A. can add some talent to this underachieving

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LeBron can’t do it on his own, so hopefully someone can bring the talents to the West coast to help “The King.”

are deserving of this accolade. It will truly be an interesting night to see who will take home the hardware of league MVP come the endof-season awards.

The Beard vs. The Freak This year’s MVP race has been a two-man race between the Rockets’ James Harden and the Bucks’ Giannis Antentakounmpo.

Both are elite talents in their own respects. Each player has positioned his teams in strong playoff positioning, as the Bucks have the best record in the NBA, and the Rockets are currently fourth in the Western Conference playoff picture.

It has been neck-and-neck between both players with many analysts unable to definitively decide a winner.

Harden has inarguably been the best offensive player this season and has averaged more than 40 points over the past 40 games. He is currently leading the league with 36 points per game.

History is on the side of the Greek Freak, as more than 90 percent of the League MVP awards have been given to the player who has played for the better team.

It will be hard to tell who will have the edge come voting time.

Both players are superb talents and

The Unexpected Playoff Threat With the NBA season coming to a quick close, the playoff picture has become fairly clear as to who is in or out.

There is one team that many have overlooked: the Portland Trail Blazers.

This team has been phenomenal for most of the season as they are currently seeded third in the Western Conference. It has a phenomenal guard tandem consisting of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum.

Along with this dynamic duo and even after the devastating injury to Jusuf Nurkić, they have Enes Kanter, who is a monster on the boards. The Trail Blazers historically have been a team that loses in the second round and does not receive a lot of attention in a star-studded Western Conference. But with a tight Western Conference, Rip City might become the benefactor of good matchups, as many think the Nuggets, Rockets and Thunder all could potentially give the Warriors a run for their money.

It will truly be interesting to see if Portland can shake things up.

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(TNS) Conor McGregor has officially retired from UFC competition.

McGregor’s retirement brings reminders of fighters’ rises and falls BRAD O’HARA

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

On March 26, Conor McGregor officially announced his retirement from UFC. However, McGregor’s story was just one of the many riseand-fall stars to step into the Octagon as we look toward the new era.

One of the largest stories right now is the rise and fall of the bantamweight division.

At one point, the bantamweight division appeared to be one of the toughest in the company. When Cody Garbrandt defeated Dominick Cruz to win the title, he was undefeated and a top star in the UFC. Directly below him in the rankings was his teammate, TJ Dillashaw, who was also seen as one of the best in the industry.

The high point for the division

came when these two went head to head in the Octagon, a back-andforth competition that left Cody Garbrandt taking his first loss in his first title defense. This perfectly set both fighters up for a rematch and prominence for the bantamweights for the time to come.

In the second matchup, Dillashaw once again reigned supreme and left the future for Garbandt unclear, as he now had to rebuild before ever getting another title opportunity. This quickly bumped Dillashaw up on the pound-for-pound rankings and set him up for big payouts in future fights.

The first of the big-payout fights was his bout for the flyweight title against Henry Cejudo.

This was the calm before the storm as the Cejudo fight was the final mark for the downward spiral

of the bantamweights.

Dillashaw went into the fight arrogant, showing no doubt that he would win the flyweight title. However, Cejudo had other ideas as he knocked out Dillashaw just 32 seconds into the fight. This was not just embarrassing for Dillashaw but for the flyweights in general.

Less than two months later, Garbrandt was knocked out in the first round of his rebound fight, furthering the spiral of the bantamweights. Finally, Dillashaw was suspended for a year for violating the UFC’s drug policy, leaving the entire division in limbo.

Now, Cejudo will fight Marlon Moraes for the vacant title as the division looks to rebuild.

But there’s no talking about riseand-fall stars without mentioning Jon Jones.

Jones has been seen as an elite

fighter for the entirety of his career as he has blown through every fighter he has ever faced. So, if he is undefeated (minus a disqualification loss in the Ultimate Fighter season 10), where does his fall come in?

Jones biggest problem is himself as his run-ins with the law have hampered the legacy that he put together. This includes a hit-andrun charge in 2015 and multiple violations of the UFC’s drug policies. Now, Jones has once again overcome his drug problems and is looking to regain the trust of the company and his fans as he embarks on his second Light Heavyweight Championship run.

There are also multiple fighters that have rose to the occasion, won the title and quickly fell from fame.

Now, they are trying to regain that prominence and work to get back

into the title scene.

Throughout recent history, this can be seen with Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold, Jose Aldo and multiple others. However, none have been through the same thing as Stipe Miocic.

Miocic was the champion for the heavyweight division for 785 days.

His only loss since 2014 came in his title defense against Daniel Cormier.

Immediately after that loss, Miocic got back to training and worked toward winning the title back but was never given the opportunity.

Instead, Cormier gave the opportunity to Derrick Lewis before stepping back from competing for a period of time.

Now, Miocic continues to wait for his rematch opportunity as Cormier still has yet to reveal any details regarding his next fight.

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(TNS) Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and the Columbus Blue Jackets are on the outside looking in at the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Playoff scenarios coming down to the wire with few games left TYLER COMO

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

You’d think once a team was eliminated from the NHL playoffs, there would be some sort of decline in its play style.

Quite the opposite actually.

The pressure of trying to make it in seems to vanish. Now, you’re just playing hockey for the hell of it.

At that point, you look toward the offseason, the perfect time for rest but also to prepare you for what comes next season, and you hope the hockey gods will be more in your favor.

The Edmonton Oilers may be breaking out the golf clubs earlier than those going for the long haul toward the cup, but their season isn’t over yet.

With six games left, this is the

time to see what may need work over the offseason, or what may need to change. But that scenario didn’t apply Tuesday night with the matchup against the Los Angeles Kings.

Edmonton defeated the Kings 8-4 and recorded a double hat-trick that night.

Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each scored three goals against Johnathan Quick.

What made Hopkins’ night so special was that all three of his goals were scored within the first period and tallied his first NHL hat trick, also putting the Oilers up 5-1 by the end of the first.

The next team to join the “elites” in the Sweet Sixteen were the Nashville Predators, and they’ll be doing so for the fifth straight season. Not to say it’s much of a surprise, they were one of the

teams that dominated throughout the season.

They’re in. So who’s out?

Two teams lost their chances to manifest their ability to fight toward the cup finals.

The Florida Panthers will join the Anaheim Ducks in waiting until next season to prove if they have what it takes to make it to the playoffs – or considering current circumstances, just make the wild card round.

What is interesting is who has already made it.

There are six teams that have clinched spots, two per division.

This is excluding the Metropolitan Division, which has yet to see a team clinch a playoff spot as of yet.

In the Eastern Conference, the only teams still in the hunt are from the Metro Division not currently in a playoff spot: the Philadelphia Flyers and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

But with few games left, the door to achieve those much-needed points is closing rapidly. Although, after the Flyers past two losses to division teams (Saturday against the Islanders, and Sunday versus the Capitals), the odds are not in their favor. On the bright side, they managed to beat a back-andforth, here-one-day, gone-the-next team, the Toronto Maple Leafs in a shootout.

Even though the chances of Columbus making the playoffs haven’t completely eviscerated, their likelihood is slim as well.

It’s a shame to see everything they traded during the trade deadline. For going “all in,” they are getting really close. But close only counts in hand grenades and horseshoes.

In the past four games, Blue Jackets starting goaltender, Ser-

gei Bobrovsky has tied himself with the face of the Golden Knights, Marc-Andre Fleury, for most shutouts (8) in the league.

The Dallas Stars’ goaltender also makes headline, but not for the same reason. Late in the second period, Ben Bishop was injured and left the game. He did not return.

But watching the replay, it’s hard to say what it was that he injured.

It could be something with a past injury, but for now it is just speculation. The Stars did defeat the Calgary Flames 2-1 with backup Anton Khudobin.

Injuries are always so unpredictable this time of year. It’s a concern regardless, but this close to playoffs could be make it or break it for a team.

For now, another day over, another night of hockey and one step closer to the Stanley Cup playoffs.