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News Editor: Casey Kelly – C.E.Kelly2@iup.edu Lead News Writer: Alexandria Mansfield – A.M.Mansfield@iup.edu

SGA elects freshman president, vice president duo With the spring semester coming to a close, changes are coming to IUP’s Student Government Association.

Current SGA president Vincent Lopez (junior, English) and vice president Tyron Snead (junior, political science), are stepping down to make way for two freshmen eager to enhance SGA’s mission in the upcoming year.

Brian Swatt (political science) and Carson Nicholas (political science) ran unopposed during the election, which was held online from April 13-17 through CrimsonConnect.

An April 12 debate preceded the election and current officers questioned candidates on their vision for SGA and how they plan to fulfill their daily duties.

All SGA members were in attendance along with an additional 20 or 30 individuals, according to Nicholas.

Although the debate was a success, Nicholas saw it as more of a coronation than a debate since many of the candidates ran unopposed.

Either way, Swatt ended up winning the presidency, and Nicholas took the vice president position.

Even as freshmen, both Swatt and Nicholas have big plans for SGA. Increased participation and more accountability are the leading goals the tandem hopes to achieve during its term.

“We want to bring accountability to the student government,” Nicholas said.

The main reason Swatt ran for the presidency was because he saw potential in the organiza-

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tion but a lack of presence on the IUP campus.

Nicholas ran for similar reasons, stating how he noticed a membership decrease. Last semester, there were 40-50 senators, but since then, membership has decreased to around 30 senators.

“If I hadn’t stepped up or my friend Brian hadn’t stepped up, there would have been a hole,” Nicholas said.

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Furthermore, Nicholas and Swatt hope to build stronger relationships with residence halls, Aramark and other student organizations.

The idea is to let more students know of the benefits SGA provides and how students can get involved with their mission.

Changes are already being implemented.

About three or four weeks ago, changes were made to SGA’s constitution that now requires senators to run for specific positions in order to increase student’s understanding of what SGA does and the senator’s role in the organization.

Swatt passionately campaigned in favor of the organization and explained why other students should care.

“We are elected to represent the students,” Swatt said. “You can’t expect change without having a voice in that change.”

Nicholas added on by emphasizing the power SGA can have when dealing with issues on campus, such as the per-credit tuition change.

“SGA is an outlet for that [per-credit tuition issue],” he said.

“We have more bargaining power than students think.”

Although SGA has sway in certain issues, they do not have legislative authority.

“We don’t create legislation, we are just the voice,” Nicholas said.

Even so, for any students wary about joining an organization, especially at the freshman level, Swatt had some encouraging words.

“Do it,” Swatt said, “Get in here and get involved.”

Swatt believes that students who actively get involved have a more rewarding time in college.

He hopes that by drawing more of a media presence, SGA can increase student participa-

We want to bring accountability to the student government.

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tion and involvement.

“That’s only going to get done through the individual,” Swatt said.

There will be less than 20 senators returning next semester, leaving approximately 35 spots open for incoming freshmen or other interested students, according to Nicholas.

For more information about SGA, contact Brian Swatt at b.h.swatt@iup.edu.

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Police Blotter ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS

• IUP Police observed Mary Fletcher, 19, of Homer City, in Suites on Pratt at 1:14 a.m. April 15 and cited her with underage drinking and public drunkenness, according to police.

•Emily Jackson, 19, of Gibsonia, was cited with carrying false identification after Indiana Borough Police responded to Twisted Jimmy’s, 29 N Seventh St., at 6:54 p.m. April 15, police said.

• At 1:03 a.m. April 16, IUP Police observed Alec Billion, 19, of Indiana, at the intersection of Garman Avenue and Locust Street and cited him with public drunkenness and underage drinking, according to police.

• Justin Adams, 18, of Drexel Hill, was cited with underage drinking and public drunkenness after IUP Police conducted an investigation in Suites on Maple East at 1:21 a.m. April 17, police said.

• IUP Police observed Brittany Armstrong, 19, of East Berlin, on Grant Street at Pratt Drive at 12:38 a.m. April 16 and cited her with underage drinking and public drunkenness, according to police.

• Hunter Cunningham, 18, of Saltsburg, was cited with underage drinking and public drunkenness after IUP Police observed him outside of Delaney Hall at 2:39 a.m. April 17, police said.

• At 9:50 p.m. April 16 in Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, IUP Police arrested and cited Halie Townley, 22, of Homer City, with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after she entered a concession area and attempted to steal food, police said.

DRUG VIOLATIONS

• IUP Police conducted an investigation in Delaney Hall at 5:37 p.m. April 9 and cited Eric Boyer, 23, of Elizabethtown, with possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to police.

BURGLARY

• Indiana Borough Police responded to a report of a break-in in the 300 block of School Street at 4:20 p.m. April 20, according to police. Officers observed Stephen Hill, 31, of Robinson, exiting the residence, and a short chase took place. Hill was apprehended and charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft, receiving stolen property and possessing instruments of crime, police said.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

• A blue Toyota Highlander was reportedly struck in the KCAC parking lot sometime between 5 and 10 p.m. April 16, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact IUP Police at 724-357-2141.

• A black Toyota Prius was reportedly damaged by an unknown person while parked in the Robertshaw Parking Lot sometime between 1 p.m.

April 11 and noon April 20, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact IUP Police.

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FLICK Film festival to feature workshops, prizes

By TYLER MILLER Staff Writer T.C.Miller2@iup.edu

IUP will host its first-ever short-film festival, Flick: The Fledgling Filmmaker’s Festival, beginning 9 a.m.

Saturday.

A total of 144 short film entries will play throughout the day in the Hadley Union Building.

The Flick Film Festival is a joint effort, combining the talents and resources of many faculty, departments and colleges across the IUP campus, including a partnership with the Student Film Association.

“Flick originally had over 700 film submissions that have been narrowed down to 144 films that will be screened at the festival,” said Kayla Kehler (junior, marketing), who is a marketing intern for the event.

During the festival, awards and cash prizes of up to $1,000 will be awarded for the following predetermined categories: Best Overall Flick, Best Animated Flick, Best Narrative Flick, Best Business-Related Flick, Best Instructional Flick, Festival Choice Flick, Best Experimental Flick, Best Documentary Flick and Best Social Responsibility Flick.

“Flick was co-founded by Dr. Jim Lenze and Dr. Tom Slater [communications media and English professors of IUP],” Kehler said.

Lenze said he is eager to award prizes at the event.

“It’s been two years in the making,” Lenze said. “We’re giving away over $10,000 in prizes.”

The festival will begin with a speech by IUP President Michael Driscoll.

Shortly afterward, films will begin airing and workshops will open.

Throughout the festival, various film-related workshops will be available to festival-goers, including ones on camera work, pre-production, post-production, screenplay writing, film analysis, acting, directing, storyboarding, review writing and fight choreography.

At the conclusion of the event, the Flick Awards Ceremony will take place, where Driscoll will deliver his closing remarks, prizes will be announced, prize checks will be presented and trophies will be awarded.

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Sociology professor spearheads Hunger Awareness Week

By JASON DAQUELENTE Staff Writer J.E.Daquelente@iup.edu

IUP’s Sociology of the Family class, in conjunction with multiple Indiana community entities, will be hosting the third annual Hunger Awareness Week April 25 to 29.

From Tuesday to Thursday, the “Stuff the Van” Food Drive will be receiving food and toiletry donations for the Zion Lutheran Church food pantry. The van will be located in the Hadley Union Building cul-de-sac by Pratt and Whitmyre halls.

Those who donate will receive a small token bag with a pack of seeds for planting and a few other trinkets.

This is a new addition to the event itinerary, and sociology professor and lead organizer Dr. Melissa Swauger hopes it’ll be a success. Drop-offs are welcome from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

In addition to “Stuff the Van,” another new addition to this year’s Hunger Awareness Week will be a presentation of research by a group of IUP students on hunger and food insecurity on college campuses.

The presentation will be held at the film screening of “A Place at the Table” and panel discussion on Wednesday in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building Room B-02.

The presentation, along with the film screening, will run from 5 to 7 p.m.

A poverty simulation will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday in Room 126 of the Humanities and Social Sciences Building, which, according to Swauger, “is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low-

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Dr. Melissa Swauger, sociology professor and lead organizer for Hunger Awareness Week, mixed soil Saturday in the Zion Lutheran Church parking lot.

income family trying to survive month to month.”

The simulation in the past has drawn between 85 to 100 participants, and Swauger hopes to see the same turnout for this year’s iteration, for there must be a minimum of 80 participants for the simulation to take place.

In the simulation, participants will be assigned to a family and confronted with different daily tasks.

They must maneuver around specific obstacles they may face while trying to make ends meet in a system that doesn’t quite grant them the necessary tools or resources to succeed.

In past years, the simulation has inspired participants and made such an impact on them that they continue to volunteer for the simulation, as the participants have a “deeper understanding of poverty and injustice,” according to Swauger.

There will also be a distribution for The Seedling Project Monday.

Local and national contributors have donated a multitude of different

materials, such as buckets and seeds.

The Seedling Project has been coordinated by Lisa McCann (graduate, sociology).

The project’s aim is to provide local residents with the ability to grow their own produce through container gardening, seeing how many do not have access to in-ground plots.

Additionally, it can “provide meaningful service learning experiences for the students for part of their course requirements in Dr. Swauger’s Sociology of the Family course,” according to McCann.

The Sociology of the Family course

teaches students how social inequality, poverty and social policy affects families. The class also gets students involved in outside volunteerism and contributions to the community.

Other hands on the project include students from the department of food and nutrition and Into the Streets, as well as master gardeners from the Indiana Community Garden.

McCann said the seedling donations have come from local nurseries, such as Plant-It Earth, Faught’s Greenhouse and Nature Works Farm.

The inventory mainly consists of tomato and pepper plants.

The project and its effectiveness have garnered its organizers recognition. Swauger has received a Center for Teaching Excellence Award for Experiential Learning, and McCann has received several awards, including a University Service Award and a Women’s Leadership Award.

For more information on hunger and local and national food insecurity, students, faculty and community members are encouraged to observe window displays with information on the subjects in the Stapleton Library and McElhaney Hall throughout the rest of the month.

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CLUB SPOTLIGHT Fishing Club cleans up trash around lakes

By JASON DAQUELENTE Staff Writer J.E.Daquelente@iup.edu

Pollution is a global issue, and certain groups find themselves taking the initiative to clean up the Earth and improve the environment.

IUP’s Fishing Club is among them. It took part in two cleanups, one on March 17 and another on April 6, at Two Lick Lake.

Between the two cleanups, the club collected 25 industrial-sized garbage bags and 15 plastic bags worth of trash, along with six tires.

The first cleanup consisted of eight members, and the second featured 10.

“The lake does not contain much garbage,” said Robert Kish (finance), president of the Fishing

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A 2015 IUP graduate with a degree in human resources, Liz Grambo, held a sunfish in this Feb. 1, 2014, Facebook photo.

Club. “The surrounding shoreline is loaded with it, and we will need to make more efforts to continue the progress.”

When the lake receives heavy rain or experiences rises in water

level, trash that rests on the shoreline tends to get swept up and enter the lake, making it unsafe for the wildlife in and around the lake.

The last cleanup resulted in two truckloads of trash being hauled

off. Items found included plastics, cans, appliances, rubber inner tubes, rims and tires, according to Kish.

The Fishing Club focuses more on Two Lick Lake rather than others, such as Yellow Creek State Park, since Yellow Creek has more regulations with garbage cans and outhouses. Therefore, more importance is stressed on Two Lick Lake, as there is not much regulation regarding cleanups or reinforcement with convenient garbage cans.

The Fishing Club welcomes all those willing to assist them in future cleanups.

Community members, students

and others are encouraged to take part in making a larger impact on the local community.

There will be another cleanup in the fall, and Kish is welcoming any who are interested in assisting the club.

Other than lake cleanups, those interested can participate in the Fishing Club’s other opportunities, such as fishing trips, stream cleanup volunteer projects, dam tours, trap netting and electrofishing surveys, as well as a banquet fundraiser with an abundance of prizes donated by sponsors and donors.

For more information, contact Kish at vsft@iup.edu.

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Alpha Xi Delta to host 5k benefitting

Autism Speaks

By AGATHA PHILLIPS Staff Writer A.R.Phillips@iup.edu

One large responsibility of the Alpha Xi Delta sisters is supporting their national philanthropy.

In order to accomplish that goal, the sorority is hosting AmaXIng Step it Up Challenge 5k walk/run at noon Saturday in Blue Spruce Park. It will benefit Autism Speaks, which works to inform and sponsor research on autism and its effects.

The money made from the event, as well as further donations, will go toward the advocacy organization. This is the event’s second year, and some members hope it can persist long after they graduate. Last year’s event, Light it Up Blue, raised more than $4,000.

“It is definitely something sisters will want to keep going for many years to come,” said Katelyn Anderson (junior, criminology), programs vice president of Alpha Xi Delta.

Additionally, Anderson said the

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sisters were “dedicated to doing the 5k again this year” after seeing how much of an impact autism has on the Indiana community and after the success of last year’s event.

Registration is available the day of the event starting at noon; it is $35 per person. If people are interested in making a team of between six and eight people, they will pay a discounted price of $20 per person. All ages are welcome to participate, and there also will be music, games, food and T-shirts available on-site.

Anyone interested in pre-registering can do so at runsighnup. com/race/pa/indiana/2ndannualli ghtitupblue5k.

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Career and Professional Development Center sponsors Networking 101 event

(Sara Bertram/ The Penn) Casey Lemmons (senior, journalism and public relations), far left, was one of several students in attendance at Networking 101, an event hosted by the Career and Professional Development Center at Sutton Hall’s University Museum Wednesday. Devon Watt and Samantha Bell are among other students pictured above.

By MADELINE WILLIAMS Staff Writer M.R.Williams@iup.edu

“If you want to get somewhere, it is best to find someone who has

already been there,” said Robert Kiyosaki, a famous businessman and financial consultant.

Nicolette Querry (junior, journalism and public relations) kicked off her Networking 101 event with this

quote Wednesday evening in the University Museum, located in Sutton Hall.

Querry works with the Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC), which she said

helped her immensely in preparing this event.

Networking 101 was created by the CDPC to help students alleviate their fears of networking with professionals, according to Querry.

During the event, students spoke with professionals, such as Dr. Michele Papakie, Dr. Dot Gracey and a myriad of others.

Students in attendance found Networking 101 to be very beneficial.

“This event showed me that networking really is not that difficult once you get started,” Courteney Williams (sophomore, journalism and public relations) said.

“It really helped me get over my nerves,” said Nicolette Santiago (junior, journalism and public relations) and Evan Sakowicz (senior, journalism).

In the end, the professionals in attendance left the students with a couple of key networking tips: One: Do not start off talking about business. Ask people about themselves and let the conversation build from there.

Two: If you want to speak with someone in particular at an event, talk to others first to ease your nerves.

“Those who really want to be successful will use events like this to learn the art of small talk, how to first listen to others and build on conversations and how to showcase their best sides through easy interactions with new connections,” Gracey said.

Nicolette hopes that Networking 101 is just “the first installment of a series of events helping students prepare for career-related events.”

For more information about the services that the Career and Professional Development Center has to offer, such as resume and cover letter workshops, mock interviews and etiquette dinners, contact the center at (724) 357-2235 or visit the office in Pratt Hall Room 201.

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EDITORIAL The danger of social media

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Yik Yak, an anonymous social media application available for Android and iOS, is used on many college campuses as a means of casual communication between anyone in the immediate area. On the IUP feed, users typically post comments about what’s happening on campus and pleas for insight on things going on in their social lives.

However, posts that have recently surfaced concerning race and religion have brought to the stage something most journalists never want to admit: The First Amendment can be misused.

Users of the app, which was created in 2013, can anonymously create posts (called “Yaks”) that other Yik Yak users within a 10mile radius of the poster can read and reply to, all without revealing their identity. The app is most popular at colleges, where large numbers of like-aged people cluster.

While this often leads to playful conversations between users who might not otherwise interact, it has also been used to spread

hateful messages.

We have seen countless examples of Yik Yak being used to spread rumors, encourage hate speech against specific groups and threaten others. It is not uncommon for social media sites to be used to engage in cyberbullying because the disconnect between users allows attackers to worry less about repercussions. Almost any type of social media works for this type of bullying because attackers are not forced to face immediate reactions, as they are using a keyboard and staring at a screen instead of standing faceto-face with their target(s).

However, Yik Yak exacerbates this by not holding people accountable for what they say.

Though users are warned by Yik Yak before posting content that is potentially offensive to others, the warning isn’t enough to stop many. There is a time and a place for anonymous commentary, but a social media platform of this sort should not exist without the potential for repercussions for users repeatedly posting offensive content.

While we believe in free speech, we also believe in the right to feel safe.

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Beyond the 4-year degree

By JEFFREY J. SELINGO Los Angeles Times TNS

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Thursday, April 14: The assumption that a college education should take four years is baked into American culture.

We expect students to enter college at 18 and leave when they turn 22, and we worry about those who take a more circuitous route to graduation.

But we need to reconsider that long-established, one-size-fits-all model. For many students, attending college for four consecutive years is no longer the right path. The dynamic economy requires more flexibility, especially in fields outside the traditional liberal arts.

Take data science. In the last

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five years, there has been a sevenfold increase in demand for data scientists. But in the same time span, the requirements for the job have changed, requiring greater training in data visualization and less familiarity with deep quantitative reasoning. In this and other areas, the relevant skills are evolving so rapidly that no traditional undergraduate curriculum can keep up.

Instead of maintaining the fouryear norm, we should reimagine a college education as a platform for lifelong learning, one that would provide students with multiple opportunities to develop soft skills as well as critical technical skills – not just between the ages of 18 and 22 but whenever necessary.

Stanford University has provided a model for how a college for life might work. In 2014, its design school developed a proposal

for what it called an “open loop university,” which would admit students for six years of study that could be undertaken at any time.

Under this new system, students could start college when they were ready – at 16, 18 or 26 years old – and distribute the six years as they saw fit. They could “loop out” after two years to work for a Silicon Valley startup and then “loop in” a few years later if the startup failed or they wanted to try something else.

Students who returned after looping out could use the time that remained on their six-year clock to move toward new careers in their 30s or 50s.

Granted, students are rushed through college in part because of ever-spiraling tuition prices.

But new advances in the delivery of education can assist in lowering the cost of a degree, so that more time won’t necessarily equal

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higher prices. Online and hybrid classes, which mix virtual and face-to-face learning, are both less expensive to offer and more flexible than a traditional lectureor seminar-based course. At the University of Central Florida, 60 percent of the university’s 35,000 students take online or hybrid classes, and can mix and match them with traditional classes in the same semester.

Students at many colleges already acquire knowledge in a variety of settings – through internships, co-curricular activities and independent research projects – yet most of the credits they earn and pay for in college are based only on the time they spend sitting in a classroom. By giving students credit for experiential learning as well, colleges could help integrate in-class education with the hands-on experience valued by employers. This change would

also help studnets learn how to take control of directing their professional development.

Courses in this new model for education wouldn’t need to be offered solely by traditional universities. Colleges and universities could curate trusted sources outside their campus walls to supplement their offerings, including free, open online courses; boot camps that offer short-term skill classes; and online training programs.

With an expansion of the ways higher education is provided, students wouldn’t be locked into studying at a particular place and in one set period of time. Instead, a student could move in and out of college, going back when new skills and information are needed, and higher education would become what it needs to be – a lifelong and adjustable acquisition of knowledge.

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The Co-op Park, left, and the Golden Star Theaters are attractions for IUP students and members of the Indiana community.

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Life in Indiana: Good enough or not enough?

Indiana is already interesting

By STEPHANIE BACHMAN Staff Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

The following is an opinion: Indiana is certainly no New York City. But IUP students looking for fun have plenty of local options at their disposal year-round.

If you enjoy nature, check out places such as Yellow Creek State Park, Blue Spruce Park, Buttermilk Falls, the Hoodlebug Trail, White’s Woods Nature Center and IUP’s Co-op Park. Yellow Creek has a lake where students can go swimming, fishing or boating, as well as number of trails. The Co-op Park has a lot of wonderful trails and disc golf, but it is best to visit in the all-too-common snowy months because the hills are excellent for sledding.

Other great activities in the area include catching a movie at Golden Star Theaters in the Indiana Mall, grabbing a bite to eat at one of Philadelphia Street’s numerous restaurants, bowling at Mohawk Lanes, ice skating at S&T Bank Arena or mini golf.

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iature Golf, located at 750 Indian Springs Road, is one option just outside of town.

Another fun activity that is coming soon to Indiana is The Escape Room.

Not everything is open all year, however. The haunted house and corn maze at Yarnick’s Farm are examples of some of the seasonal entertainment opportunities in Indiana.

Another example is the Palace Gardens Drive-In Theater, which is open May through September.

Additionally, IUP organizations often plan trips to provide students with different opportunities. Groups such as BACCHUS, AACC, TEN and BEC plan events that are open to all students.

Trips to Sky Zone Trampoline Park, a Pittsburgh Pirates game, or more locally to places like Yarnick’s Farm are always a good time.

So no matter the interest, there is always something to do in and around Indiana. The town and the university offer a lot of great ways to have fun on both weekends and weekdays.

No, it needs more entertainment

By TORI STROMBERG Staff Writer T.J.Stromberg@iup.edu

The following is an opinion: Have you ever looked around IUP’s campus – and the town of Indiana for that matter – and thought there is nothing to do?

Well, you’re not alone.

Starting college as a freshman is probably one of the most exciting experiences because it seems like there is so much to do and so many places you’ve been told about and want to check out.

Unfortunately, IUP doesn’t seem to have a lot to offer to students.

It is already hard enough as a college student to save money, but when prices around town vary, it becomes frustrating. You’re just better off staying in and watching the same show over and over again on Netflix.

Sure, Philadelphia Street has places to go, but it is mostly just restaurants and high-end boutiques, places that aren’t always accessible to IUP students. Basically, students can grab a bite to eat and then go get a tattoo at one of the many tattoo shops

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Indiana’s Chipotle is located at 1781 Oakland Avenue.

nearby, like Ikonic Ink or Big Mojo Tattoo & Body Piercing.

Also, for people on campus, the walk to Philly Street can be arduous, especially when it precipitates in some form most of the semester.

Indiana does have a mall, but not one to rave about. The onestory building has a select few stores where students will actually shop. Spencer’s, Rue 21 and Bath & Body Works are the only places that grab the attention of a young person.

IUP students have to make their own fun at parties and at places

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like Boomerang’s, which offers specials for students. It starts dirt cheap, with offers such as $0.25 wells and $0.50 Bud Light drafts.

You know there is nothing to do in Indiana when you find yourself going to Wal-Mart for fun.

One of the most exciting things that has happened for IUP lately is when Chipotle opened up last year. Students couldn’t wait, but now, it is old news.

We are waiting for the next big thing to open, which will be The Escape Room, but for now, we will take trips to Wal-Mart and the onestory mall.

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Director Johnson staying hushed on ‘Star Wars’

By JOSH ROTTENBERG Los Angeles Times TNS

From left: Jasmine Oates (junior, biology and pre-veterinary), Septima Simpkins (junior, communications media) and Nautica Gant (junior, fashion merchandising) walk down the runway at the Shades of Spring fashion show Thursday evening in the Sutton Hall Blue Room.

From the moment it was announced that Rian Johnson would be directing “Star Wars: Episode VIII,” fans have been excitedly wondering what kind of special sauce the director of genre-bending films like “Looper” and “Brick” (not to mention a few of the best episodes of “Breaking Bad”) will bring to the universe George Lucas created.

Speaking with The Los Angeles Times last year, Lawrence Kasdan – the co-writer of “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Return of the Jedi,” “The Force Awakens” and one of the key keepers of the “Star Wars” flame – suggested that Johnson would be taking the franchise into heretofore uncharted creative territory.

“Rian Johnson is a friend of mine – he’s going to make some weird thing,” Kasdan said. “If you’ve seen Rian’s work, you know it’s not going be like anything that’s ever been in ‘Star Wars.’ “ Now, in an interview with The Times to promote the upcoming superhero epic “X-Men: Apocalyse,” opening May 27, actor Oscar Isaac – who played ace Resistance starfighter pilot Poe Dameron in “The Force Awakens”

and will reprise the role in the series’ next installment – is confirming that Johnson will indeed shake things up in “Episode VIII.” “I would agree with (Kasdan),” said Isaac. “Rian is definitely going to places and investigating things that haven’t really been done in the ‘Star Wars’ universe. For me, it’s so fun getting to explore different things that I wouldn’t have expected in this universe.

“In some ways it feels like we’re making an independent film,” added the actor, who has starred in critically acclaimed indies such as “Ex Machina,” “A Most Violent Year” and “Inside Llewyn Davis.”

“Certain things we get to play with – this kind of intimacy that we get to find – it’s special. It’s been really fun.”

With production on “Episode VIII” currently underway in England, virtually nothing has been revealed to this point about the film.

About the only thing Johnson himself has said, in an answer to a fan on Twitter, is that BB-8 will be back in the film. (“Man, you’d have to admire my cojones if he wasn’t,” he joked.)

For now, if “Star Wars” fans want a better idea of what Kasdan and Isaac mean by a weirder, more intimate and indie-flavored “Star Wars,” patience they must have.

SPORTS

THE PENN

Sports Editor: Kyle Kondor – K.D.Kondor@iup.edu Lead Sports Writer: Vaughn Dalzell – V.S.Dalzell@iup.edu

Five of the hardest-working athletes at IUP

Alexandria Mansfield, our lead news writer, spoke to IUP track and cross country coach Joey Zins, volleyball coach Scott Pennewill and softball coach Bill Graham about some of their hardest-working athletes: Alex Hampel (senior, biology and nursing), track and cross country

Amanda Spindler (junior, education), softball

“Alex is a three-time Champion Scholar,” Zins said.

“The award is handed out each year to the student-athlete competing at that sports conference championship with the highest overall grade point average.

“He’s a dual major in biology and nursing. He runs higher mileage than anyone else on the team, and made the All-PSAC team for the second consecutive year this fall.”

Hampel also addressed his strengths.

“I think I have always considered time management as one of my best qualities,” he said.

“Life really is about balance and I’ve become pretty good at this. When it is time for me to do schoolwork, I focus on that, but when it’s time for me to practice or compete, I focus solely on that. This way I can always do my best.”

“I plan to continue competing after graduation. I swam three years in college in addition to the three years of running I have done here at IUP. That sets me up pretty well to get serious in triathlons.

“I have really lofty goals, but I am aiming to get sponsored as a marathon runner, and I would love to qualify for Olympic trials in distance marathon. After that, I am definitely going to pursue Ironman triathlons.

“It all sounds crazy, but competing is a big part of my life. I couldn’t imagine not pushing my body as far as it can go. That’s the beauty of distance sports.”

“[Spindler] did very well as a freshman pitcher, winning 12 games, with a grand slam thrown in offensively,” Graham said.

“Last year she had a back injury and wasn’t able to participate at 100 percent. She never complained and did everything we asked of her.

“She has rehabbed for so long now and done so much to get better, and she is in great shape pitching and hitting again.

It has been a big recovery for her, and she will contribute a lot to this team.

“I spend a lot of time on my work,” Spindler said. “A lot of the time it’s just so frustrating and you just want to give up but can’t.”

Kaitlyn Palmer (junior, biology/pre-med), volleyball “While most of our athletes are very hard-working on the court,” Pennewill said. “Palmer is truly the kind of student-athlete that every program would want.

“Kaitlyn is an extremely hard-working athlete and has so many leadership roles within the university. I know the high brass in administration here at IUP are very impressed.”

Palmer is the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the secretary of IUP’s American Medical Student Association. She’s also served as one of the captains of the volleyball team since the spring of her sophomore year.

Additionally, she serves as a member of the President’s Athletic Advisory Committee and the Athletic Gender Equity Committee.

“Academics and volleyball are my top priorities,” Palmer said. “When you add a job, research, volunteer activities, clubs and meetings on top of that, it’s hard to find time to do everything while still maintaining your personal health and getting enough sleep to perform well in your sport.

“I was honored to be voted captain by my teammates, especially as a sophomore.”

Palmer has also been a PSAC scholar-athlete for the past two seasons.

“As a student, my biggest accomplishments have been maintaining a 4.0 GPA and earning Dean’s List every semester.

“In addition, being a student-athlete has enabled me to network and connect with people and provided me with opportunities to serve on committees and attend conferences that will prepare me for my future.

“After I finish my undergraduate degree, I’m planning on attending medical school.

And I would love to continue to be involved in athletics if time allows.”

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Riva Walker (senior, pre-dental), cross country “Riva played one of the two lead roles in the play ‘I and You’ which was put on by the Theater-by-the-Grove this fall during the middle of the cross country season,” Zins said.

“In addition to taking a full load of classes and being a member of the cross country team, Riva spent several nights per week at rehearsal and other countless hours memorizing her lines.

“Riva has been a consistent presence in our top four during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.”

“I started by helping out with scenic design. Last year I was in ‘The Temptress’ over the summer, and this year I was in ‘I and You,’” Walker said.

“This year was the hardest because it was during the semester. I know things suffered because of that. I tried my best, but I couldn’t put as much effort into running and school.

“I think [being in the top four] is more of an encouragement. I have a very different view on running. I just run the best I can for that day and I just kind of encourage everyone.

“I don’t think I’m in the top four because I’m better than anyone else. It just kind of happens.”

Becky Wilson (senior, nursing), track and cross country “She loves running on hills more than anyone else on the women’s team because she knows that will help her become a stronger runner,” Zins said.

“Becky is a 10k specialist on the track, which is arguably the toughest, most grueling event in all of track and field.”

“I have endurance more than speed so I started [10k] because I thought I’d be good at it,” Wilson said. “It’s more hard work than natural talent.”

“She had to drive to clinical in DuBois twice a week during our season, and she also works at Commonplace 15 or more hours every week in addition to all of the demands of being a student-athlete,” Zins said.

“My coach has been so helpful with working with my schedule,” Wilson said. “As long as I get mileage in on my own, it’s fine. It’s more of a self-driven sport.”

April 22, 2016

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After starting 13-0, the Crimson Hawks have lost three of seven

By PAT CROSSAN Staff Writer P.J.Crossan@iup.edu

After losing to No. 18 California University of Pennsylvania Thursday, IUP won two of three games against Charleston University and West Virginia State University Saturday and Sunday.

“We know that we had a chance on every single court TENNIS to win our matches against Cal we just could not that day,” Luise von Agris (sophomore, international business and general management) said.

“I think that the outcome in the PSACs will be different. We all are pumped up and ready to get the title. Everybody on the team wants to win it. And we know that we are able to beat a team like Cal. We already beat teams with the same level of tennis this season.”

The Crimson Hawks (17-3, 4-1 PSAC) took on West Virginia State Sunday in a battle of the top two teams in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings. IUP handed the region’s second- ranked team an 8-1 loss.

Jarka Petercakova (junior, international business), ranked at No. 6, defeated the region’s third-ranked singles player Brittany Franco 6-4, 6-3, and kicked off a six-win streak in the singles portion for the Crimson Hawks.

Von Agris followed and defeated her 20th-ranked opponent

Laura Isbey 7-5, 6-0.

Claudia Menes (freshman, athletic training) picked up the win at No. 4 with a 6-2, 6-2 score while Alanna McFail (senior, biology/ pre-med) also won at the sixth spot, 6-2, 6-2.

The only loss of the day was the 21st-ranked doubles team of Petercakova and von Agris, which fell 9-7.

The win improved the Crimson Hawks’ record to 17-2.

The 36th-ranked IUP women’s tennis team shutout fifth-ranked Charleston University 9-0 Saturday to add to the team’s six shutouts already on the year.

“The main focus in every match is to win as a team, if its 9-0 or 5-4 at the end what counts is that we found a way as a team to get the win,” von Agris said.

The No. 1 doubles team of Petercakova and von Agris led off with an 8-3 victory.

McFail and Rachel Wood (junior, criminology) played at the No. 2 spot and won 8-2. Menes and Sophie Butland (junior, exercise science) also won 8-1 at the No. 3 doubles spot.

Petercakova beat the region’s 13th-ranked player, Toni Katipa, 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 1 spot for the Crimson Hawks.

The Crimson Hawks took on Division-I opponent Bucknell University Tuesday but lost 6-1.

The loss brought the team’s overall record to 17-3 before its final match of the regular season.

All doubles games were close for the Hawks, with Petercakova and von Agris getting the only victory on the day with a 6-4 win at the No. 1 spot.

The Bison won the other two doubles games and, in accordance with Division-I scoring rules, were awarded one point.

The lone singles win for the team came thanks to Menes, who had to go into three sets against Madeline Melch. Menes last the opening set 4-6 before coming back and winning the next two 6-1 and 6-0.

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released new regional rankings on Wednesday, and IUP still finds itself ranked second in the region behind Cal U. Petercakova moved up to third in the region from sixth.

Raquel Gonzalez (junior, management) and von Agris each moved up one spot, to seventh and eighth, respectively.

Menes moved to No. 9 in the region after being previously unranked.

Wood stayed at the No. 11 spot, and Butland moved down a spot to No. 16 in the region.

The women’s team will end its regular season with a game at Edinboro University Friday.

The Crimson Hawks have already clinched the No. 2 seed in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West and will host No. 3 Mercyhurst University next Tuesday in the conference tournament.

(Darius Lighty/ The Penn)

Rachel Wood, top, and Jarka Petercakova, bottom, each had multiple victories for the Crimson Hawks over their last three matches.

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Solid individual performances not enough for IUP at home

By WILLIAM GOSHAY

Staff Writer W.Goshay@iup.edu

After shooting an 18-over 302 and completing Sunday’s opening round in seventh place, IUP shot an 11over 295 Monday to finish in fifth place at the 53rd annual Cecil Spadafora Invitational in Indiana.

The Crimson Hawks, who hosted 15 opGOLF ponents at the event, finished Round 1 eight strokes back of leaders Le Moyne College and West Liberty University and completed the entire tournament 11 strokes back of first-place West Chester University.

Max Kirsch (junior, business) led the way for IUP, shooting one shot behind the leader at one-under 70 after Day 1. Kirsch’s round Sunday was his best of the year. He’d go on to shoot a 5-over 76 Monday, placing him into a three-way tie for eighth place.

Two other Crimson Hawks finished in the top 25. Michael Hoare (sophomore, marketing) had IUP’s top second-round score, shooting an even 71. He finished in a tie for 19th overall with an

(IUP Athletics)

Max Kirsch’s 4-over 146 wasn’t enough for IUP at the 53rd annual Cecil Spadafora Invitational in Indiana Sunday and Monday.

8-over 150. Tyler Erb (sophomore, business) played as an individual and shot a two-day total of 6-over 148, finishing in a five-way tie for 12th place.

IUP hasn’t won the Spadafora Invitational since the 2013-14 season. The Crimson Hawks finished in second place last season.

“It’s difficult to win your own tournament,” IUP head coach Fred Joseph said, according to The Indiana Gazette. “It shouldn’t be, but it is.”

Kenneth Sames (senior, business), Brett Geiser (senior, management) and Josh

Bartley (sophomore, management) each shot a 10over 152, tying them for 31st overall. John Foley (freshman, business) played as an individual and finished 52nd, shooting a 17-over 159.

This was the Crimson Hawks’ final tune-up before the Atlantic/East Regional Championships at the Timber Banks Golf Course in Baldwinsville, N.Y., May 2-4.

IUP currently sits No. 2 in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region rankings.

The Atlantic Region tournament will feature 20 teams, and the top five will move on to the NCAA Division II Championships in Denver May 16-18. If IUP completes its goal of winning an NCAA Regional Championship, it will be the sixth in program history.

April 22, 2016

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WEED WORRIES:

By VAUGHN DALZELL Lead Sports Writer V.S.Dalzell@iup.edu

Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana Sunday, and Wednesday was April 20, better known as the national holiday for cannabis culture.

With this fresh in our minds, let’s take some time to reflect on how this drug has affected the Pittsburgh Steelers.

When discussing one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history, the Steel City faithful often remember Santonio Holmes’ clutch toe-dragging catch to bring a sixth ring to Steeler Nation. Holmes is also remembered as the original pothead Steeler.

Holmes’ issue with smoking marijuana plagued the Steelers to the point where they traded him for a fifth-round pick the season after his Super Bowl XLIII MVP performance. When you consider what the league is becoming, you can’t blame the black and yellow.

Holmes’ arrests came at a time when the Steelers had wide receiver Hines Ward and were ready to sign wideout Mike Wallace to a contract extension.

Besides wearing No. 10, Holmes and current Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant have a lot in common.

Bryant, who received a four-game suspension in 2015 for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, will miss the entire 2016 season for the same reason. He was poised for what many thought would be a breakout year.

Bryant’s career totals are 76 receptions for 1,314 yards and 14 touchdowns in 21 career games.

The 24-year-old wideout was due to make $690,000 and will give the Steelers a cap hit of only $109,805 this season and next. With this low cap hit, expect Bryant to be wearing a black-and-gold uniform next season.

Superstar running back Le’Veon Bell was suspended two games to start the 2015 season along with short-lived former Steelers running back LeGarrette Blount. The NFL handed out its punishment shortly

after the two were arrested while cruising around the 412 on a “joy ride.”

Bell, one of the league’s most dynamic backs, also received 15 months probation and a DUI. It seems unlikely that Bell, like Bryant, will be a repeat offender.

One guy who never played for Pittsburgh but faced it regularly and shouldn’t be celebrating 4/20 is Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon. Gordon is the marijuana poster boy in the league right now.

He struggled in college and was being suspended constantly for violating team rules and failing drug tests.

He was a 2012 supplemental draft pick that paid off for the Browns in 2013. Gordon had a career year in his sophomore season, scoring nine touchdowns and reeling in 87 receptions for a leaguehigh 1,646 yards. In 2014, Gordon played in five games before receiving a suspension. In 2015, he was suspended for the entire season.

Gordon reportedly failed yet another drug test in March, but his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, believes his client will play in the NFL this year. It could be interesting if teams start signing players suspended for drug-related reasons, like Gordon.

According to ESPN, an unnamed NFL general manager said, “He’s not Greg Hardy.”

Hardy, a free agent defensive lineman, is in the midst of the recoil surrounding a domestic violence case in which he was found guilty of beating his girlfriend and using guns to threaten her.

“They just need to let [marijuana] go,” former New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie said.

“They need to go ahead and say, ‘Y’all go ahead. Smoke it. Do what you need to do.’”

While 32 team owners are looking at Cromartie sideways, many take the approach of former Steelers and Washington Redskins safety Ryan Clark.

“I know guys on my team who smoke,” Clark said. “And it’s not a situation where you think, ‘Oh,

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Hopefully certain Steelers weren’t celebrating 4/20

these are guys trying to be cool.’

These are guys who want to do it recreationally.”

Clark also gave insight on the other side of the argument.

“A lot of it is stress relief,” he said. “A lot of it is pain and medication. Guys feel like, ‘If I can do this, it keeps me away from maybe Vicodin. It keeps me away from pain prescription drugs and things that guys get addicted to.”

The NFL is reviewing its policy for suspensions due to failed drug tests as players like Gordon struggle making it through all three stages of the NFL’s reinstatement program. In Stage 3 of the program, the player must take 10 randomized drug tests per month.

Gordon has passed at least 70 drug tests but failed one after codeine from cough syrup showed up his system, according to Deadspin.

Of the 32 NFL teams, 17 play their home games in states where marijuana has been legalized to some extent.

(TNS)

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant has failed multiple drug tests since joining the team and will miss the 2016 season because of that.

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