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Wolf visits IUP as Election Day looms only a week away

by PETE SIRIANNI Managing Editor P.M.Sirianni@iup.edu

If there could be one word to summarize Tom Wolf ’s vision for Pennsylvania as Election Day looms just a week away, it would be “tomorrow.”

That word rang through the brisk air Saturday morning from a “Burgers and Ballots Election Tailgate” in front of Wallwork Hall on Pratt Drive as the opening words to “Feds Watching” by rapper 2 Chainz played before Wolf ’s arrival for the event.

The campaign stop came as part of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations’ (AFL-CIO) “Burgers and Ballots Election Tailgate,” which featured Wolf as a special guest.

The point of the tailgate was to rally support for Wolf – who spent a few minutes flipping burgers and hot dogs – and Kevin Freeburg, a fellow Democrat running against incumbent Republican Dave Reed for Pennsylvania’s 62nd District seat in the State House of Representatives.

Before introducing Wolf to the crowd of over 100, Ken Mash, president

of the Association of Pennsylvania State Colleges and University Faculties (APSCUF), reminded the mixed-age crowd of current issues being faced by college students that were brought about by Gov. Tom Corbett’s first term in office.

“We’ve seen tuition go up by 17 percent,” Mash said. “[College students are] looking at a future where Pennsylvania ranks 50th in job creation.

“But that’s the past.”

Next, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder reminded voters that even though Wolf holds a lead in various polls over Corbett, now – the last week before the election – is not the time to coast.

“A good track runner runs through the finish line,” Snyder said.

After holding a double-digit lead in some polls, Wolf ’s lead has slipped down to single digits, according to a Saturday CBS Pittsburgh article.

Finally, Wolf took the microphone and talked for about 8 minutes from a platform about the need for education funding and a new direction in Harrisburg, topics that were met with applause from the crowd.

“I understand that you can’t throw

(Photos by Daniel Kirby/ The Penn) Wolf took a break form the campaign trail to aid in the preparations for an old fashioned backyard barbecue Saturday as part of Burgers and Ballots.

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money at every problem,” Wolf said, “but I think we need to make sure that we are fully and adequately and fairly funding education.

“I think a big part of that will come from the additional funding from the Marcellus shale tax. Some of that has to come from two other areas.

“Again, in a market economy, a limited government has to focus on education more than anything else.”

In Wolf ’s speech and in an exclusive interview with Corbett, both candidates talked about the need for coming up with enough money in the budget to cover an annual shortfall of $610 million.

While Corbett is against raising taxes, Wolf ’s proposed tax plan includes a new measure that would raise money through a Marcellus shale fracking tax.

Much of Pennsylvania sits on top of a large deposit of Marcellus shale, with the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, chief among fears by those against the method.

Fracking is the method gas companies use to extract the shale, but concerns about chemicals leaking into groundwater make some Pennsylvanians apprehensive to its use.

Under Wolf ’s plan, a 5 percent severance tax will be placed on natural gas extraction, which will create about a billion dollars in new revenue for the state.

“Some of that would go back to the localities,” Wolf said. “Some of that would go to the Department of Environmental Protection, but a big chunk of that would be able to go to education.”

A promise to strengthen funding for education is why students should vote for him, Wolf said.

“I think I should have the student support because of what I want to do with education,” he said.

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Top: Tom Wolf arrived Saturday for Burgers and Ballots amid a peaceful protest by the IUP College Republicans Below: Supporters of all shapes and sizes came out Saturday, including Caitlin Ruggeri and her dog Zuzu.

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Police Blotter Alcohol Violations

•Kelly Margaret Clark, 18, of Pottstown, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after she was found stumbling and staggering along Pratt Drive Oct. 24 at 2:35 a.m., according to university police.

• Joseph Frances Polley, 19, of Pittsburgh, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after police were called to Stephenson Hall after receiving a call of Polley vomiting in a garbage can Oct. 24 at 1:29 a.m., according to university police. Polley was transported to Indiana Regional Medical Center for treatment.

• Matthew William Cox, 19, of West Chester, was cited for underage drinking at Wallwork Hall Oct. 23 at 2:22 a.m., according to university police.

drug violations

• Joshua Nichter, 18, of Westchester, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, public drunkenness and underage drinking after he was found intoxicated on the sidewalk near Wallwork Hall Oct. 24 at 1:08 a.m., according to university police.

trespassing

• Borough police responded to a call of an unknown male trespassing inside a residence in the 600 block of Oak Street Oct. 24 at 4 a.m. Police found Matthew Reed, 21, of Bethel Park, hiding in the basement. Reed was taken into custody and later lodged at the county jail to await arraignment, according to borough police. He was charged with criminal trespass, loitering and prowling at night time and disorderly conduct, the report said.

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• A white 1998 Jeep Cherokee was reportedly stolen from the 400 block of North Fourth Street sometime between 11 p.m. Oct. 22 and 5:30 a.m. Oct. 23. The Jeep was parked in a driveway at a residence in the area. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

• A light gray and burgundy Under Armour hoodie and approximately $20 was reportedly stolen from a gym locker in the Hadley Union Building sometime between 12:05 and 1 p.m. Oct. 8. Anyone with information is asked to contact university police at 724-357-2141.

• A black ROSS bicycle with foam, red handlebars, a large seat and a yellow ring on the tires was reportedly stolen from the Wallwork Hall courtyard sometime between 3 p.m. Oct. 10 and 6 p.m. Oct. 12. The bike is valued at $50. Anyone with information is asked to contact university police.

• $200 and a money clip from a pair of pants that were under the bench in the Zink men’s staff locker room were reportedly stolen from the locker room Oct. 13 sometime between 11:50 a.m. and 1 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact university police.

• Several items, including a lacrosse stick, lacrosse gloves and a sleeping bag, were reportedly stolen from a vehicle parked in the 1100 block of School Street sometime between 6 p.m. Oct. 17 and 6:30 a.m. Oct. 18. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• Approximately $800 worth of items were reportedly stolen from a vehicle parked in the HUB Lot Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact university police.

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• An unknown person reportedly broke into a residence in the 300 block of South Sixth Street and stole several items, including a laptop computer, Oct. 14 around 10:30 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• An unknown person reportedly entered Chestnut Hills Dental, 655 Church St., and stole stole a deposit bag containing cash and checks sometime between 4:30 p.m. Sept. 17 and 6:30 a.m. Sept. 18. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

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Students receive service awards for volunteer work By jennifer bush Lead News Writer J.L.Bush@iup.edu

The Foundation for IUP Community Volunteer Service Award was first established in 1998 to recognize the work of student volunteers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The two students that were chosen this academic year are not only full-time students, but spend a lot of their leisure time doing volunteer work.

Shannon Kovalchick (sophomore, psychology and sociology) and Brandy Rummel (senior, child development and family relations) accepted their awards from President Michael A. Driscoll and Ruth Risenman at a Foundation for IUP meeting Sept. 5.

Kovalchick, 20, of Butler, found out about the award through the Cook Honors College. Kovalchick said she likes to volunteer for the Alice Paul

House and help her fellow psychology students the most.

“I feel that by volunteering,” Kovalchick said, “I am being a contributing member of society and fulfilling crucial services that people or groups really need but can’t afford to pay for.”

She also spends her volunteer time working for campus events and groups, such as the IUP Residence Hall Association, Phi Eta Sigma honors society and the TOST and Turned charity theater group. She has helped with The Walk for a Wonderful Life 5K, RAINN Day and roadside trash cleanups.

After graduation, Kovalchick hopes to work as a therapist after graduate school but says that she would like to stay active in mental health awareness events like The Walk for a Wonderful Life 5K. Brandy L. Rummel is from Shelocta and is a 2010 graduate from Indiana

Man sentenced for pumpkin patch assault

By LAURIE MASON SHROEDER The Morning Call MCT

A fight over prized pumpkins in a Pennsylvania pumpkin patch that left one man bloodied landed in Lehigh County Court on Monday.

Brian Golderer, 55, of Emmaus, Pa., pleaded no contest to simple assault and was sentenced to 18 months of probation.

As part of the sentence, Judge James T. Anthony ordered Golderer to pay $750 restitution, the cost of repairing a tattoo on the victim’s abdomen, which was damaged in the alleged stabbing.

“It was a big misunderstanding,” Golderer told the judge. “Something just went wrong that day.”

According to court records, the incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Sept.

10, 2013, in a garden in Emmaus.

Police say Golderer, a friend of the home’s owner, was collecting pumpkins when he was confronted by a man renting a room at the house.

The man, Jared Frost, told Golderer that the two pumpkins were his and that he had written his daughter’s name on them.

Golderer, who said he’d helped plant the garden, grabbed the pumpkins and said he was taking them for his own children.

The victim said Golderer then slashed him with the knife he had used to harvest the pumpkins. In court Monday, Golderer insisted that he had pushed Frost while holding keys in his hand, and did not intend to cut him.

Frost refused medical attention for the wound, said Assistant District Attorney Christine F. Murphy.

She noted that the pumpkin stems

criminal mischief

• A green Ford Escape was reportedly damaged in the on-campus parking garage Oct. 11 at 10:11 p.m. The rear and front windshield wipers were broken off, the antenna was bent, the driver-side mirror was cracked, the caps were missing off the passenger side tires and air let out of the front passenger tire. Anyone with information is asked to contact university police.

• A gate of the parking garage at 650 Water St. was reportedly damaged Oct. 11 at 12:33 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• A gray Honda Civic parked in an off-street parking lot along the 200 block of Rice Avenue was reportedly damaged Oct. 12 at 2 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• The sign to the Flower Gallery, located at 635 Church St., was reportedly damaged sometime between 2 p.m. Oct. 11 and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 12. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• An IUP faculty member reported that he had parked his vehicle in the Davis Parking Lot and that unknown person(s) punched his passenger-side mirror, causing it to break. The incident occurred sometime between 9 p.m. Oct. 9 and 5 a.m. Oct. 10. Anyone with information is asked to contact university police.

Area Senior High School. Rummel has volunteered at the Indiana County Department of Human Services, The Suicide Task Force of Indiana County and the Children’s Advisory Commission of Indiana County. She was awarded the Angels on Earth, Inspiration Student Award from the Suicide Task Force of Indiana County on Sept. 12.

Rummel’s favorite part of volunteering is planning events and implementing them to help people in the community. She particularly likes helping with Indiana County Day of Play, Family Fun Fest and Family Nature Palooza.

After college, Rummel said she plans on staying in Indiana County to help with children and families.

“Get out and do it!” Rummel said.

“It will strengthen your resume, and you will meet great people who will help you get far. It will be one of the best experiences of your life.”

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were cut cleanly, as if with a knife, but that a knife was never found.

Had the case gone to trial, Golderer was prepared to present a video he made showing that ripe pumpkins can be snapped cleanly from their stems, said his attorney Kathryn Roberts. She told the judge that the no contest plea was the better solution to resolving the case.

“It just seems so ridiculous. A fight in a pumpkin patch,” Roberts said.

In a no contest plea, a defendant does not admit guilt, but concedes that prosecutors have ample evidence to secure a conviction.

It carries the same weight at sentencing as a guilty plea. Frost did not attend the hearing Monday.

Murphy said he agreed with the sentence, which was the result of a plea bargain. Judge Anthony banned Golderer from having any contact with the victim.

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Wallwork acts as home away from home for international students By stephanie bachman Contributing Writer S.L.Bachman2@iup.edu

IUP grad donates 75 percent of proceeds from Rock Album By jennifer bush Lead News Writer J.L.Bush@iup.edu

In 1988, a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a double major in business education and information science had no idea what was going to happen to him just two years after receiving his diploma.

Tim Surkovich, 52, has Multiple Sclerosis and said that he was an extremely different person than he is now.

When Surkovich was diagnosed, he was working in an Indiana business when his left side suddenly went numb.

MS is the attack of the central nervous system and can be in varying severity forms. Surkovich has the relapsing and remitting form, which he says can be very good one day and very bad another.

Although the first 10 years weren’t easy, “being diagnosed was a blessing in disguise,� Surkovich said.“It made me think of things differently,� he said.

Surkovich wrote poetry and lyrics in college and never had any idea how this would heal him later in life. Having to retire because of MS, Surkovich wrote lyrics but never had any plans for them.

He became friends with Randy Sciarrillo, who had connections to forming a

band.

The band made a rock CD that consisted of four guys who were all committed to getting Surkovich’s MS experience out into the world. The CD is called “Progmium,� and they also have a few songs on YouTube. The artwork and picture on the front of the CD were done by Surkovich’s son, Kyle.

The song lyrics play significant parts in Surkoich’s journey with “MS.� He said that only one song has the word MS in it, but he says that you can substitute any disease for it, and it can help anyone like it did for him. The songs range from finding out he had MS – which is in the lyrics of the song “Invincible�– to the last song on the CD called “Take Up the Fight,� which talks about his daily struggle with the disease.

Surkovich is also a motivational speaker, and talks to crowds about the healing power of music.

Seventy-five percent of the proceeds the band makes will go towards MS research. They have a website called www.theprojectdiagnosis.com.

Those who donate $12 or more will get a free CD. “Dig deep, find strength within and always take up the fight – no matter what the problem may be,� Surkovich said.

With over 800 students from over 60 different countries studying at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the population of international students is hard to miss, and Wallwork Hall is the place where these students can be found most frequently.

The residence hall is home to the Global Awareness Living-Learning Community, so it is only appropriate that this is the place to live for visiting students.

Residing in such a community creates amazing opportunities for both the international students and the full-time students. “It definitely helps domestic students to understand the benefit of having an international community and promotes international students to get engaged in the community,� said Li Teng, one of Wallwork’s residence directors.

This is essential because it helps make a more enjoyable experience for those who are studying abroad at IUP. Community Assistants are the students who interact with international students the most on a daily basis and have some of the largest roles in helping make these students feel more welcome and have a better experience while at IUP. Being a CA is no easy task, but it is even harder when the students are stepping into a new culture. Luke Mafrica (sophomore, economics), a CA in Wallwork, talked about how he handled this issue. “I look at it as a matter of treating

them like I would treat any other resident,� Mafrica said. “I feel the best way is just be personable and talk to them the way I would talk to anyone else.�

All CAs put on programs for their residents, but in Wallwork, these programs are tailored to fit the international community. One unique program is the Global Adventure Series, which celebrates one or two different countries a month. This is done by having students from those countries talk about their experiences and culture.

The staff in Wallwork are not the only people invested in making life better for the international students.

Other offices, such as the Office of International Education and Office of Housing, Residential Life and Dining, do all they can to make these students both feel more at home while at IUP and to make their time here the best that it can be.

This is a year-long process that starts before classes even begin with an intensive, three-day orientation designed to help get the students familiar with their new home, such as where classroom buildings are.

Once classes start, though, Wallwork continues this process with a monthly on-going orientation that has a different topic each time.

The meetings focus on getting the students involved on campus and talking to them about different topics, such as academic terminology and active resources available on campus.

College life is not without problems for domestic students, so, naturally, it is even more difficult for those farther away.

One of the most common problems facing international students is homesickness and culture shock. The Wallwork staff handles this by focusing more on one-on-one interactions with students and paying close attention to those international students.

CAs are trained to watch out for signs that the international students might be going through something so they can step in and talk with them about what is going on.

At the same time, the counseling center’s staff is trained to deal with issues – such as homesickness – so international students also have the option to go there if they need help or someone to talk to.

One of the other biggest issues that is faced when trying to make international students feel more at home is their tendency to not interact with students who are not from their home countries.

The staff wants to make the students’ international experience as memorable as possible, and this is done by getting them engaged with others and in campus life. “[We] help them to make friends not only among their groups and also step out of their comfort zone to make friends from other groups,� Teng said.

This way, they get out of the space, meet new people and can really experience life in America.

Dealing with international students is no easy task: It requires a lot of patience and dedication.

Yet, it can also be extremely rewarding and mind-opening for all involved.

When two cultures make a conscience effort to work with each other, both groups can learn something new.

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Return of guerrillas feared as anger grips Mexico over missing students By tim johnson McClatchy Foreign Staff MCT

IGUALA, Mexico – In what some critics believe is a political miscalculation, President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government has mustered only tepid action to resolve the case of 43 missing student teachers who disappeared nearly a month ago, hoping the scandal will blow over.

Instead, the Pena Nieto government now confronts a bruising series of public demonstrations and the specter of a rise in violent radicalism in the Pacific Coast state of Guerrero.

Tens of thousands of people clogged the streets of central Mexico City Wednesday night in a candlelight vigil for the missing students, and marches unfolded in at least 30 cities.

Four once-moribund armed groups in Guerrero have all issued statements condemning what they call “state terrorism,” with one group calling for “all forms of struggle, violent and peaceful.”

As the days pass, patience is wearing thin among activists seeking the return of the missing students, who were attacked by municipal police in this city on Sept. 26.

The clashes left six dead. Police rounded up 43 others and turned them over to a regional crime group that received orders from the mayor’s wife, authorities say.

“The government is trying to buy time to erase all the evidence,” said Crisoforo Garcia Rodriguez, a leader of the Union of People and Organizations in the State of Guerrero, a group that has mobilized hundreds of activists to this city of 130,000 residents in the search for the disappeared.

While Pena Nieto has spoken of the case rarely, and his Cabinet has offered little information until this week, Garcia’s group has scoured the hills around Iguala, finding numerous mass graves with the help of concerned citizens and shining a light on the nexus between politicians and criminals.

“A total of 17 clandestine mass graves have been found,” Garcia said. “There are more. There are hundreds of clandestine grave sites out there.”

In the initial weeks after the disappearance of the students, all of whom attended a rural teachers college in the state, the Pena Nieto government sought to cast responsibility for the incident on Guerrero State Gov. Angel Aguirre Rivero, a former legislator of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI, who switched parties in 2010 and won election as governor on the ticket of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution.

“They miscalculated,” said Juan Angulo Osorio, editor of El Sur, a newspaper that circulates in Acapulco, Guerrero’s best known city, and Chilpancingo, its capital, referring to leaders of the

PRI. “They wanted all the responsibility to fall on Aguirre. But they didn’t count on the international reaction that puts the blame on Pena Nieto.”

Aguirre fell on his axe later Thursday.

He told a news conference around 6 p.m. that he’d asked to take an indefinite leave from his post.

He said he made the decision to “improve the political climate” in his state and that it would be up to the state Congress to pick his replacement.

It was unclear how his departure would affect the crisis. Federal officials were urgently seeking to quarantine the political contagion as cynicism over seemingly lackluster government attempts to hunt for the missing students deepened.

As PRI leaders seek to quarantine the political contagion from the Iguala disappearances, cynicism over seemingly lackluster government attempts to hunt for the missing students has deepened.

“The chain of complicities and coverups, both political and police-military, goes from the municipal level to the federal level,” a onetime guerrilla group, the Insurgent Revolutionary People’s Army, said in a statement Oct. 17.

Other one-time insurgencies that have condemned the disappearances include the Popular Revolutionary Army (active in the latter part of the 1990s), the Revolutionary Armed Forces-Liberation of the People, and a fourth group, the People’s Militia of Guerrero.

(MCT) A protester with his face covered awaits the beginning of a march in Iguala, Mexico, Oct. 22, 2014, calling for the return of 43 students who went missing.

None of the armed groups is believed to have significant membership, weaponry or logistical capability, but that may not always be the case as frustration levels grow. The Rev. Francisco Javier Tejeda, parish priest of Iguala’s cathedral, said anger over rampant corruption in the state is already high. The case of the missing students “will bring a lot of consequences,” he said.

“It is possible that another armed movement may be brewing,” Tejeda said.

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Several respected security analysts shared a concern about intensifying upheaval in Guerrero, adding that the Pena Nieto government had been caught offguard by how anger over the disappearances has spread.

“It seems that what happened in Iguala crossed an invisible line and turned into a national commotion and an international jolt,” said Ernesto Lopez Portillo Vargas, head of the Institute for Security and Democracy, a think tank in Mexico City.

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Washington state high school student kills one classmate, injures four

By Maria L. La Ganga, James Queally and Molly Hennessy-Fiske (MCT) MARYSVILLE, Wash. – A freshman football player and homecoming prince apparently distraught over a recent breakup with his girlfriend opened fire inside a high school cafeteria Friday, killing one classmate and injuring four others before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.

Authorities identified the shooter at Marysville-Pilchuck High School as Jaylen Fryberg. He is the son of a prominent family in the Tulalip tribe of Native Americans.

It was not clear whether Fryberg targeted the students or what motivated his attack, but postings on social media suggested that he was upset over personal relationships.

“It won’t last ... it’ll never last,” he said in his last posting on Twitter on Thursday.

Two days earlier he wrote: “It breaks me. ... It actually does. ... I know it seems like I’m sweating it off. ... But I’m not. ... And I never will be.”

Police said the dead student was a girl. Four others – two girls and two boys – were hospitalized, with at least three in critical condition, officials said.

A school official reported the shooting at 10:39 a.m., according to Marysville Police Commander Robert Lamoureux.

Someone pulled a fire alarm in the minutes after the shooting, prompting scores of students to evacuate to a playing field as they had been trained.

They were stopped by other students and police, who ordered them back to their classrooms to take cover.

The gunman fired multiple shots.

“He was angry; I heard yelling,” said Erick Cervantes, 16. “I heard a shot, and then I saw a gun.”

Cervantes was one of about 30 students and staffers who witnessed the shooting.

“He shot the kids, and then he stood there. I’m pretty sure he tried to reload.

A teacher came out and tried to stop him; I heard a shot and saw him on the ground,” Cervantes said.

As Cervantes watched, a teacher checked one of the fallen students for a pulse. Cervantes ran off and called 911.

“I’m still pretty shocked,” he said. “I still have a bunch of images in my head: looking down seeing bodies, blood everywhere.”

Fryberg’s friends said it was not clear what sparked the shooting.

Austin Neal, 14, who had science class with Fryberg, said he heard Fryberg had been bullied for being Native American.

“He seemed mad yesterday,” Neal said, adding that Fryberg sat with his head down and “didn’t really talk.”

Another friend said that Fryberg had conflicts with at least one other student.

“He had gotten in a fistfight with another football player about two weeks ago,” said Cesar Zatarain, 16, a fellow football player.

But Zatarain attended marketing class with Fryberg on Friday morning before the shooting and didn’t notice anything amiss.

“He was always laughing,” Zatarain

said. “I just saw the kid a couple of hours ago, and now he’s dead.”

Students were evacuated from there by school bus to a nearby church, where they were reunited with frantic parents.

At an afternoon briefing, Lamoureux said the students and staffers who witnessed the shooting were still being questioned. He would not say what motivated the attack or what type of gun was used.

He said authorities were confident that the shooter acted alone.

Marysville, with a population of 60,000, is about 35 miles north of Seattle. The shooting is the second to rock a Seattle-area campus in the last five months. In June, a gunman opened fire at Seattle Pacific University, killing one student and injuring three.

“We’re deeply saddened by the tragic events today,” Nehring said.

The four injured students who survived the shooting were taken to nearby Providence Regional Medical Center, where Dr. Joanne Roberts said some of them were being treated for serious head wounds with massive bleeding. One girl was still in surgery late Friday, she said.

Roberts had already met with more than two dozen relatives of the injured on Friday.

“Our community is going to mourn this for years,” she said, adding that even seasoned hospital staffers “will all go home tonight and cry.”

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Top: Students are escorted to buses for evacuation after a shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School, in Marysville, Wash., Oct. 24, 2014.

Bottom: Police direct school busses filled with evacuated children from Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Wash., Oct. 24, 2014.

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Washington state high school student kills one classmate, injures four

By Maria L. La Ganga, James Queally and Molly Hennessy-Fiske (MCT) MARYSVILLE, Wash. – A freshman football player and homecoming prince apparently distraught over a recent breakup with his girlfriend opened fire inside a high school cafeteria Friday, killing one classmate and injuring four others before fatally shooting himself, authorities said.

Authorities identified the shooter at Marysville-Pilchuck High School as Jaylen Fryberg. He is the son of a prominent family in the Tulalip tribe of Native Americans.

It was not clear whether Fryberg targeted the students or what motivated his attack, but postings on social media suggested that he was upset over personal relationships.

“It won’t last ... it’ll never last,” he said in his last posting on Twitter on Thursday.

Two days earlier he wrote: “It breaks me. ... It actually does. ... I know it seems like I’m sweating it off. ... But I’m not. ... And I never will be.”

Police said the dead student was a girl. Four others – two girls and two boys – were hospitalized, with at least three in critical condition, officials said.

A school official reported the shooting at 10:39 a.m., according to Marysville Police Commander Robert Lamoureux.

Someone pulled a fire alarm in the minutes after the shooting, prompting scores of students to evacuate to a playing field as they had been trained.

They were stopped by other students and police, who ordered them back to their classrooms to take cover.

The gunman fired multiple shots.

“He was angry; I heard yelling,” said Erick Cervantes, 16. “I heard a shot, and then I saw a gun.”

Cervantes was one of about 30 students and staffers who witnessed the shooting.

“He shot the kids, and then he stood there. I’m pretty sure he tried to reload.

A teacher came out and tried to stop him; I heard a shot and saw him on the ground,” Cervantes said.

As Cervantes watched, a teacher checked one of the fallen students for a pulse. Cervantes ran off and called 911.

“I’m still pretty shocked,” he said. “I still have a bunch of images in my head: looking down seeing bodies, blood everywhere.”

Fryberg’s friends said it was not clear what sparked the shooting.

Austin Neal, 14, who had science class with Fryberg, said he heard Fryberg had been bullied for being Native American.

“He seemed mad yesterday,” Neal said, adding that Fryberg sat with his head down and “didn’t really talk.”

Another friend said that Fryberg had conflicts with at least one other student.

“He had gotten in a fistfight with another football player about two weeks ago,” said Cesar Zatarain, 16, a fellow football player.

But Zatarain attended marketing class with Fryberg on Friday morning before the shooting and didn’t notice anything amiss.

“He was always laughing,” Zatarain

said. “I just saw the kid a couple of hours ago, and now he’s dead.”

Students were evacuated from there by school bus to a nearby church, where they were reunited with frantic parents.

At an afternoon briefing, Lamoureux said the students and staffers who witnessed the shooting were still being questioned. He would not say what motivated the attack or what type of gun was used.

He said authorities were confident that the shooter acted alone.

Marysville, with a population of 60,000, is about 35 miles north of Seattle. The shooting is the second to rock a Seattle-area campus in the last five months. In June, a gunman opened fire at Seattle Pacific University, killing one student and injuring three.

“We’re deeply saddened by the tragic events today,” Nehring said.

The four injured students who survived the shooting were taken to nearby Providence Regional Medical Center, where Dr. Joanne Roberts said some of them were being treated for serious head wounds with massive bleeding. One girl was still in surgery late Friday, she said.

Roberts had already met with more than two dozen relatives of the injured on Friday.

“Our community is going to mourn this for years,” she said, adding that even seasoned hospital staffers “will all go home tonight and cry.”

(Dean Rutz/ The Seattle Times/MCT)

Top: Students are escorted to buses for evacuation after a shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School, in Marysville, Wash., Oct. 24, 2014.

Bottom: Police direct school busses filled with evacuated children from Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Wash., Oct. 24, 2014.

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Domestic violence really is scary With Halloween around the corner, social media is already starting to blow up with costume ideas.

Unfortunately, one of the costumes being shared this year is that of Ray Rice.

Those choosing to dress as Rice – a former Ravens player who was indefinitely banned after videos emerged of Rice hitting his wife – aren’t doing so because of Rice’s performance on the field.

“In one photo, a man wearing Rice’s No. 27 Ravens jersey drags a blow-up doll by a leg,” according to a Monday USA Today article. “In another photo, a man in blackface wears a Rice jersey and poses next to a woman, who has a black eye.”

The latter photo was posted on Instagram by a son proud of his parents’ costumes. “So my mom and dad win the best Halloween costume ever #hitabitch #illtaketheelevator,” the son posted.

Scariest of all, one dad even dressed up his young son in blackface and a Rice Jersey, completing the outfit with a doll to be dragged around, Black Sports Online’s website reported.

Halloween is all about the creepy and terrifying. The fact that some Americans are making light of domestic abuse is just about as horrifying as it gets.

Janay Rice, the victim of the abuse, tweeted her response: “@TMZ it’s sad, that my suffering amuses others.”

Domestic violence is anything but a joke.

Three women are killed in the United States every day by a current or former male partner; 20 people are victims of intimate partner violence every minute; and a woman is beaten every nine seconds in the U.S., according to a Monday Press TV article.

Halloween is meant for people to pretend to be monsters, and people making light of Rice’s abuse aren’t just dressing up as monsters – they’re being monsters themselves.

If we are to make our country a truly safe and free place to live, we need to take matters such as domestic violence and abuse seriously.

Promoting domestic violence by dressing up as Rice will make others view you as a monster long after the jersey and makeup is taken off.

“Halloween Tip: Don’t dress up as Ray Rice,” @woodruffbets tweeted.

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Wal-Mart may help Obamacare succeed

By CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL MCT

The following editorial appeared in the Charleston Daily Mail on Monday, Oct. 27.

In 2006, Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, turned the pharmaceutical industry on its ear by offering prescription drugs at a low price.

For a mere $4, customers could get a 30-day supply of more than 300 common prescription medications under the Wal-Mart plan.

“Each day in our pharmacies we see customers struggle with the cost of prescription drugs,” then-Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott Jr. said in a press release on Sept. 21, 2006.

“By cutting the cost of many generics to $4, we are helping to ensure that our customers and associates get the

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medicines they need at a price they can afford. That’s a real solution for our nation’s working families.”

Other retailers followed, and more drugs were added.

Now, Wal-Mart and other retailers are getting into the health insurance business, which may help the unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act work.

The company’s Sam’s Club subsidiary is expanding to offer services to small businesses, such as payroll and human resources.

Sam’s Club will team up with experts in the field.

Among those services is health insurance.

“Small business owners rarely have time to shop for affordable health care options much less to manage individual plans for each employee,” Wal-Mart said in a press release last week.

“Aetna Marketplace for Sam’s Club

is the first mass retail-supported private health care exchange designed to meet the needs of both the small business owner and their employees.”

Wal-Mart also plans to work with DirectHealth.com, an online health insurance comparison site and agency, to allow shoppers to compare coverage options and enroll in Medicare plans or the public exchange plans created under the Affordable Care Act, the Associated Press reported.

Other retailers also are entering the business.

The move by retailers to partner with private insurers is good for everyone.

Unlike the government, retailers are accountable.

They cannot get away with breaking the promise of keeping one’s doctor.

As with drug prices, private enterprise can once again fix what Congress and the president have failed to fix.

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Scotty McCreery brings ‘See You Tonight’ tour to KCAC Sunday

By JESSIE LIST Staff Writer J.L.List@iup.edu

Scotty McCreery played at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex for the first time Sunday evening.

The platinum-selling country star found fame by winning the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011.

Opening for McCreery was Danielle Bradbery, a 17-year-old country sensation who gained notoriety when she became the youngest winner of “The Voice” in 2013.

The concert drew a wide variety of students and Indiana County residents.

Some attendants were avid country fans.

“I grew up with country music,” Devon Bratton (freshman, College of Health and Human Services) said. “I love everything about it.”

Others came simply to enjoy a night of music.

Lisa Ewing, an accounting alumna of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was among these fans.

“I didn’t watch ‘American Idol’ when Scotty McCreery was on,” Ewing said, “and I didn’t watch ‘The Voice’ when Danielle Bradbery was on either, but I like how upbeat their songs are.”

The general cheerfulness of each musician’s music was not lost on the audience.

From the beginning of Bradbery’s opening number to McCreery’s final bow, not a single attendant remained seated.

Bradbery played a few songs from her self-titled album which was released last November, including one of its biggest hits, “Young in America.”

Her performance radiated fun and youth with each song featuring an upbeat, pop-like melody.

McCreery took the stage shortly after Bradbery’s departure.

His deep, bass voice could be compared to a mixture of the crooning vocals of Elvis Presley and the southern sound of Johnny Cash.

“I love Scotty McCreery’s voice,” Katrina Anderson, a resident of Indiana, said. “It reminds me of

classic country music.”

McCreery played several of his recent hits, including the song that headlines his current “See You Tonight” tour.

This song tells the story of a young man who is anticipating seeing his girlfriend for the first time since he left to serve in the military.

Its emotional significance struck a chord with audience members.

“I love ‘See You Tonight,’” Bratton said. “My boyfriend is in the Navy, so that song has a lot of meaning for me.”

McCreery made every attempt to make his audience feel welcome.

Before his performance, behind-thescenes videos of him on tour played on a large screen, displaying various jokes he played on crew members as well as normal, everyday activities he enjoys in his free time.

The concert ended with immense applause and cowboy hats waving back and forth.

Though it was McCreery’s first time playing at the KCAC, it was clear that he will definitely be welcomed back.

(Photos courtesy of http://www.scottymccreery.com)

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Ghost abandons Keith Hall due to building conditions

By PATRICK KALIE Staff Writer P.D.Kalie@iup.edu

Local Ghost, Bill Spector 238, decided to abandon Keith Hall due to the state of the building.

“Keith Hall has become a decrepit, shabby and frightening fixture, Spector 238 said “and I simply cannot work in such conditions.”

Spector 238 has had trouble competing with the conditions of the building in spooking the students.

“Those who use the building are more afraid of breathing in asbestos than they are of contacting a ghost,” he said.

Spector 238 has been an icon for the area ever since his death 200 years ago in a tragic horse-and-buggy crash.

He has been scaring students since Indiana University of Pennsylvania was the tiny Indiana Normal School.

“I decided that my tenure at Keith Hall was due to end after my 200th anniversary festivities,” he said. “I decided to celebrate with an elaborate ‘Scarefest.’

However, the students and professors simply ignored me after they realized there was an infestation of cockroaches on the first floor.”

Even though the recession is over, for the most part, unemployment for the supernatural is still grim.

“I have been searching for different positions on campus,” Spector 238 said.

“However, my efforts have

served to be unrewarding.”

While unemployment among Pennsylvania’s mortal population hovers around 6 percent, unemployment for the passed over is still at its highest point since the recession.

The position at Leonard Hall has been open for the past 50 years.

“I will not move to Leonard Hall because the conditions there are no different,” Spector 238 said. “If IUP wants to remain the go-to university for the afterlife, they must start investing in infrastructure.”

IUP will remain Pennsylvania’s leader in afterlife employment.

IUP employs ghosts in Sutton, Waller and Wilson halls, as well as Breezedale and Stapleton Library.

“The ghosts and ghouls who give up their after-lives to raise up the next generations of Pennsylvanians have been taken advantage of,” American Unions of Ghosts and Ghals foreman, Boo Jackson, said.

IUP has addressed this issue by starting the construction of new social science and science buildings.

However, some say that these measures are “too little, too late.”

“I can’t stand another year in Keith Hall as I wait for the new building to be constructed,” Spector 238 said.

Only time will tell what will happen to the ghouls and ghosts at IUP. However, the community of Indiana wishes Spector 238 good luck in his future endeavours.

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By Renée Williamson Staff writer R.A. Williamson@iup.edu

Name: Xavier Bennett

Year at IUP: Freshman

Place of tattoo on body: Right ribs

What the tattoo is: The Tecumseh quote, “Live life that the fear of death can never enter your heart,” and a feather.

REASON FOR GETTING THIS TATTOO: “My friend was getting one, so I got one, too. And I’m not afraid of death. I like to live everyday like it’s my last.” Bennett also said he heard the quote in “Act of Valor,” and it stood out to him.

When IT WAS DONE: Oct. 14, 2014

Pain level on a scale of 1 to 10?

“An eight. Usually, it just goes numb – but no, it was an eight throughout the whole time.”

Has it interfered with jobs or the workplace?

“No.”

Has anyone outright shown disapproval of your tattoo?

“No.”

Are there any funny stories linked with this tattoo?

“I was sweating the whole time. It was so cold in there, but I was sweating so much because it was a rib tattoo.”

Bennett also said, “I got it at the same time as my friend.”

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Ascension Meditation and Yoga offers new way to exercise

By JESSIE LIST Staff Writer J.L.List@iup.edu

Ascension Meditation and Yoga is offered every Wednesday in the Hadley Union Building’s Susquehanna Room from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Attending this class could result in numerous benefits for the highly stressed student, staff member or citizen of Indiana.

Each class begins with a 10-minute session of laughter yoga led by retired Indiana University of Pennsylvania soci-

ology professor Brooke Grant.

This form of yoga requires participants to perform various warm-up exercises while laughing. Participants are also encouraged to greet one another with a handshake and a chuckle.

Bina Soni, a professor in the developmental studies program and an instructor of Ascension Meditation and Yoga, explained the history of yoga.

“Laughter yoga helps our emotional body,” Soni said.

Following laughter yoga is a 20-minute hatha yoga session in which various flexibility and aerobic exercises are per-

formed.

“This yoga helps to improve our physical body,” Soni said.

The physical yoga session may seem intimidating at first, but Soni assured students that the most important thing about yoga is not who is able to complete the most exercises or stretches.

After the physical yoga session, the class winds down with 5 minutes of breathing exercises which Soni says are used to improve the mental and intellectual body. In the last 15 minutes of class, meditation exercises are used to develop the spiritual body.

Though Ascension Meditation and Yoga does not work up the biggest sweat, its number of benefits is abundant.

“Yoga makes me relax and improves my flexibility,” Nikki Cornack, (senior, hospitality management) said. “It benefits me emotionally and physically.”

Taylor Barto (senior, communications media) noted similar benefits.

“I always feel healthier and happier after yoga class,” Barto said. “It puts me in a good mindset.”

Because of its numerous physical and mental advantages, Soni said that yoga is “most definitely a win-win situation.”

“The students who come here have found that laughter yoga helps them forget all of the tension and trouble in their lives,” Soni said.

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Commonplace Coffeehouse and Roastery holds week-day deals, ‘Hours of Joy’

By ANDREW MILLIKEN Lead Wet Ink Writer A.P.Milliken@iup.edu

As we wade our way through the mid-semester doldrums – with Thanksgiving break still so far away – those early mornings and late nights start to eat away at the willpower of even the most dedicated students.

Some people give themselves that much-needed boost with regular exercise or a consistent sleep schedule.

Others use coffee.

Commonplace Coffeehouse and Roastery, a familiar stop for Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s caffeine junkies, is eager to provide quality coffee or tea for that morning kick to get through an 8 a.m. lab or a late afternoon cup of joe to stave off the sandman during night class.

The Commonplace’s new daily “Hours of Joy” are a series of happy-hour-style specials aimed at making coffee accessible in a way

other than necessity.

While Commonplace coffee may be invaluable for staying focused during the bleary-eyed trek to class, manager Natalie Hotaling said she wants the family-owned coffee shop to be about more than a quick caffeine fix.

“We have a lot of community support,” Hotaling said.

“It wasn’t a way to get people in the shop; it was a way to get people to drink coffee in a new way.”

Hotaling also explained that the idea came from employee Keely Beasley and that Commonplace’s Pittsburgh location has been practicing the “Hours of Joy” specials for some time. The deals currently offered at Commonplace’s Hours of Joy are: Mondays: $2 cappuccinos.

Tuesdays: 12-ounce coffee and a muffin for $3.

Wednesdays: Add any homemade syrup to any drink for free.

Thursdays: $2 cortados.

Fridays: Any Clover or pour-over coffee for $3.

Friday’s special involves lower-priced manual brewing methods that allow the barista to have greater control over the flavor of the individual cup of coffee, unlike brewing a whole pot at once.

All specials run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the listed days.

Hotaling also explained that these specials are seasonal and subject to change with the weather and season.

Drinking coffee for its flavors may be a new and somewhat odd experience for even the most red-eyed caffeine craver, but Hotaling hopes that the community-minded coffee shop can make the experience accessible.

“It’s a way for us to say, ‘slow down and enjoy the afternoon with us,’” Hotaling said.

Commonplace is located at 1176 Grant St., right next to Subway, Domino’s Pizza and Stern’s II. Anyone interested can learn more on its Facebook, Twitter or website, thecommonplacecoffeehouse.com.

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(Katlynn Resides/ The Penn) The Commonplace Coffeehouse and Roastery will be hosting a happy hour from 2 - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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B y Pat r i c k K al i e | P. D. K al i e @ i u p. e d u

A R I ES (M ARC H 21-APRIL 2 0) Be wary of falling pianos. You probably didn’t think that those were a real threat. In all actuality, falling pianos are the cause of 120 deaths per year and are most common in men between the ages 18-35. That last sentence was a lie. We all lie sometimes, especially your parents.

T A URUS (APRIL 2 1-M AY 21) Stay away from eating raw meat today. This has absolutely nothing to do with your sign, but it’s just a good way to avoid contracting food-borne illnesses.

G E MINI (M AY 22-JUNE 21) Do not eat any type of pork today. If you do, the soul of the pig will harass you for the next 24 hours. You can’t have that, not with your already hectic schedule.

C A N C ER (JUNE 22-JULY 22) The ghost of the 40th president, Ronald Reagan, will visit you today. Be sure to offer him jelly beans, for those are his favorite snack. Also, be sure not to mention the national debt. Ghosts hate talking about economic issues.

L E O (JULY 2 3-AUG. 22) Absolutely nothing life-altering will happen to you today. So, you can stay in bed all day, not that this will be a change from your normal schedule.

VIRGO ( AUG. 23 - SE P T. 2 3 ) You started saying “Bro” - and all the offshoots of it such as “Brocahontas” or “Chupica-Bro” ironically, but now it formed as a habit. Today somebody will judge you harshly for using those terms.

LIBRA ( SEPT. 2 4 - O CT. 2 3 ) A watermelon will actually grow inside of your stomach today if you accidentally eat the seeds.

SCORPIO ( OCT. 2 4 - N O V. 2 2 ) You will either receive late birthday presents or early ones soon. Or on-time ones. Happy birthday!

SAGITTARIUS ( N O V. 2 3 - D E C. 2 1 ) You will conclude that free will is a lie after taking a look at your student loan debt.

CAPRICORN ( D E C. 2 2 - J A N . 2 0 ) You will soon realize that not keeping all of your eggs in the same basket is wildly unrealistic, especially when it comes to the grocery stores.

AQUARIUS ( JA N . 2 1 - F E B . 1 8 ) Your age has come when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars. Then, peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars.

PISCES ( FEB. 1 9 - M A R CH 2 0 ) You will be severely disappointed when your horoscope is not a complete-

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Turnovers erase IUP’s chances vs. Slippery Rock

By JOSH HILL Staff Writer J.M.Hill5@iup.edu

It was a pristine day for football at George P. Miller Stadium on Saturday; the result, however, was quite the opposite for the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks.

IUP (5-3) was defeated by rival Slippery Rock University (6-2) 31-21 in a game in which the Crimson Hawks FOOTBALL turned the ball over four times.

IUP, a team normally predicated on running the football, struggled Saturday. Slippery Rock held the Crimson Hawks to a measly 26 yards on the ground, which forced quarterback Chase Haslett (graduate, sports management) to put the ball in the air a total of 50 times.

Slippery Rock opened up the game with 17 unanswered points in the first half. They got the party started on their second possession of the game, when electrifying tailback Shamar Greene ran over Takhi Turner (freshman, management) and scampered 65 yards down the IUP sideline to put SRU up 7-0.

This was the only score in the opening frame of play.

The next score came early in the second quarter when Julian Durden tacked on an 11-yard touchdown. This score was set up because of a 52-yard reception by Greene. Slippery Rock also added a Mike Wainauskis field goal at the 10:34 mark of the second quarter to give the Rock a 17-0 lead.

IUP responded nicely, however, with a 10-play, 75-yard drive. The drive was kept alive with a personal-foul penalty on an IUP punt, a penalty that gave the Crimson Hawks a first down. Following the penalty, Chase Haslett was able to deliver a 20-yard strike to Drew Carswell (senior, criminology) to get IUP on the scoreboard.

IUP tacked on the final points in the first half with just under a minute to go, as Haslett once again connected with

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Carswell for a touchdown. Carswell, who has been getting looks from NFL scouts, had four receptions and five targets on the two IUP scoring drives.

The drive was once again extended by a Slippery Rock penalty, as Derrick Fulmore was flagged for a holding call on big-bodied tight end Brock DeCicco (graduate, undeclared).

IUP went into the locker room for halftime on a high note with momentum on their side. “The mood was good,” DeCicco said. “We were confident. We just came out and didn’t make anything happen.”

“I just felt, personally, if [IUP] would have the scored in that first drive in the third quarter, we were in trouble,” Slippery Rock head coach George Mihalik said.

IUP did not score to start the third quarter and only scored once in the second half. Slippery Rock outscored the Crimson Hawks in the second half, although Walt Pegues (freshman, communications media) had a receiving touchdown for the team.

In addition to the four interceptions, Slippery Rock was able to sack Haslett eight times.

“I’ve got to limit the mistakes and cut them down so I don’t cost the team games like I have,” Haslett said.

This loss effectively ended any hopes the Crimson Hawks had at making the Division II playoffs, something head coach Curt Cignetti and his team were striving for since the beginning of the season.

“We’re going to fall short on our goals for this season,” Cignetti said.

“There’s three games left to play, and we need to pick up some wins.”

With three games remaining, IUP looks to end the season strong in order to go into next year on a high note.

“In Division II, it’s like you win eight games, and you don’t get anything,” Haslett said. “In Division I, if you win eight games, you’re in, like, the Capital One Bowl.”

IUP will be back in action next Saturday against Clarion University. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Above: Drew Carswell (senior, criminology) hauls in a touchdown for IUP. Below: Walt Pegues (freshman, communications media) carries the ball vs. the Rock.

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IUP suffers OT loss in home finale NBA season approaches

By JAKE ENDERS Staff Writer the-penn@iup.edu

It certainly wasn’t for lack of trying.

The Indiana University of Pennsylvania women’s field hockey team dropped a heartbreaker to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, 1-0 in overtime, Saturday night at George P. Miller Stadium in a contest between Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference rivals.

FIELD HOCKEY The Rock spoiled IUP’s Senior Night festivities with the game-winning goal after nearly 80 minutes of thrilling, back-and-forth action. The loss punctuated IUP’s home finale of the season.

“I think our enthusiasm, our energy, was up,” IUP head coach Gary Agard said. “They gave a really good effort today.”

In a defensive battle that featured countless swings in momentum, both teams took turns controlling the play.

IUP (6-8, 4-7 PSAC) had several chances to break the scoreless tie, both in regulation and in overtime.

However, they couldn’t find a way

to score. The Crimson Hawks attempted five shots, three of which made it through to the net, but Slippery Rock goalkeeper Carlee DuMars proved equal to the challenge.

“The momentum of the game changed when [Slippery Rock] started moving the ball really, really well,” Agard said. “We started making little mental errors in the middle of the field which were converted into turnovers.”

In the final minutes, Slippery Rock (9-6, 7-4 PSAC) had several opportunities to take the lead. Around the 3:00 mark, IUP goalkeeper Darian Shuker (senior, business) made a spectacular diving save off a rebound. Shortly afterward – following a penalty corner – a sequence ended with Shuker making another great play, this one a kick save on a shot from close range. Shuker would make six saves on the night – all of them crucial – before the overtime goal.

The game ended with 5:28 remaining in the first overtime period when Slippery Rock’s Michelle Couch collected a loose ball around midfield and raced in on a breakaway. Her low shot eluded Shuker and gave Slippery Rock the win.

However, Agard found reason to be satisfied with his team’s performance.

“We just need to continue playing that way for the next three games,” he said. “I think that if we do that, it will bode well for, hopefully, the postseason.”

IUP used a dominating first half to defeat Mansfield University 2-0 Wednesday at Miller Stadium. The Crimson Hawks controlled the play throughout and outshot the Mountaineers 7-1 in the first half and 15-6 on the game. Despite IUP’s advantage, the teams entered halftime locked in a scoreless tie.

Forward Tia Barndt (senior, sport administration) drew first blood for the Crimson Hawks, scoring 15 minutes into the second half. Defender Paige Klouser (senior, natural science) followed her teammate’s example 11 minutes later, redirecting a shot from forward Chelsea Wanamaker (senior, psychology) into the cage for a 2-0 lead.

The margin would stand up, as Mansfield (2-11, 2-9 PSAC) had difficulties penetrating the IUP zone and even more trouble sustaining any pressure.

Shuker was never really tested, making three saves – all in the first half – for her fourth shutout of the season.

IUP enters their final road trip in eighth place in the PSAC.

with plenty of headlines

By PeTE SIRIANNI Managing Editor P.M.Sirianni@iup.edu

With the NBA season tipping off Tuesday night, a lack of headlines is definitely not a problem the league will face.

Chief among those headlines is the return of LeBron James to Cleveland, as the Cavaliers could go from a mediocre team in the weak Eastern Conference to the NBA Finals.

James – who re-signed with the Cavaliers after playing his first seven years in northern Ohio – won two consecutive Finals with the Miami Heat sandwiched between Finals losses to Dallas and San Antonio, respectively.

The Cavaliers were one of the busiest teams this offseason, as they drafted Kansas swingman Andrew Wiggins first overall in the draft, only to wave him around as trade bait as all 30 teams waited to see where James would sign.

Wiggins was then dealt in a package deal to the Minnesota Timberwolves for all-star center Kevin Love, giving Cleveland a formidable big three with James, Love and incumbent point guard Kyrie Irving.

Another team from the East was busy this year, as the Chicago Bulls are banking on the health of former MVP Derrick Rose’s knees and the frontcourt defense of center Joakim Noah to lead the team to its first Finals appearance since Michael Jordan’s team in 1998.

Chicago drafted 6-foot-8 shooter Doug McDermott from Creighton,

college basketball’s best senior player last season, and signed Pau Gasol away from the Los Angeles Lakers to add to the league’s best front court.

Another hot storyline – which will undoubtedly be followed all season long – is that of the Lakers.

With Steve Nash’s season-ending injury, the Lakers are faced with a backcourt rotation that includes Jeremy Lin, Nick Young and a 36-year-old Kobe Bryant.

In other words, don’t look to the Lakers for shutdown defense against the league’s perimeter players, as the team should be one of the five worst in the league.

Last but not least, the low-key San Antonio Spurs return mostly the same roster from last June’s championship romp over the Heat. People have been calling for the end of the Spurs’ Western Conference dominance for years, but this may truly be the year the team takes a step backward.

Here are my predictions for the 2014-15 NBA season: Contract year player: Marc Gasol is a former defensive player of the year for Memphis. A bump in his points could lead to a big payday for a team in search of a big man, like the Knicks.

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Vladic’s goal gives IUP 1-0 win over Clarion

By CASSIE PUTT Staff Writer C.L.Putt@iup.edu

A single goal by Taylor Vladic (senior, criminology) gave the Crimson Hawks a 1-0 win over Clarion University Saturday.

The victory improved Indiana University of Pennsylvania to 9-5-2 overall and 8-5-1 in the CROSS Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

As the clock ticked closer to the COUNTRY end of the match, the pressure to score was in the back of every player’s mind.

Fortunately, the Crimson Hawks have been taught to capitalize on every scoring opportunity, which is exactly what Vladic and Brittney Kuhns (senior, exercise science) did with 40 minutes remaining in the game.

The goal came in the 49th minute of play, as Vladic scored off a cross pass from Kuhns.

“As a senior and a starter,” Vladic said, “I know I have to be calm and not let the pressure get to me.”

Overall, IUP dominated the Golden Eagles with 21 recorded shots while Clarion only attempted two.

Among the several girls who took shots on goal, Riley Bartoo (freshman, nutrition) said the team as a whole “could have had better shot placement in order to get more goals.”

This game marked the fifth shutout of the fall season with Jessica Printz (sophomore, athletic training) playing a full 90 minutes in goal.

The win is one step closer to the Hawks’ overarching goal to “go as far as [they] can in the playoffs,” Bartoo said.

IUP travels to Gannon University Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. to compete against the Golden Knights.

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Crimson Hawks cross country teams finish second at Go Fast River Run

By JUSTIN GERWICK Staff Writer J.L.Gerwick@iup.edu

The men’s and women’s cross country squads of Indiana University of Pennsylvania garnered similar results Saturday in the Go Fast River Run event at Lock Haven University.

Each squad finished in second place, with the men placing second of 16 CROSS teams and the women’s team placing second of 19.

Ray Ofman (senior, sports adminCOUNTRY istration) and Alex Hampel (senior, biology) were the top qualifiers for the men’s team, finishing ninth and 10th, respectively.

Ofman’s 25:42.25 8K time was his second best of the season after finishing the Greater Louisville Classic on Oct. 4 with a time of 25:36.52.

Hampel finished the race with a time of 25:44.73.

Not far behind was Tim Lynch (senior, criminology and pre-law), who finished the race in 15th place with a time of 26:04.70.

Rounding out the results were Andrew Morgan (junior, criminology) in 18th, Austin Cooper (freshman, accounting) in 25th, Greg Beaudette (sophomore, exercise science) in 33rd, Dalton Trump (sophomore, business) in 41st, Caleb Cordell (junior, computer science) in 63rd, Tyler Vella (fresman, nursing) in 65th, Porter Mitchell (sophomore, exercise science) in 103rd and Joey Franze (junior, economics) in 111th.

Rachel Magliane (junior, dietetics) earned her best 6K time of the season with a time of 22:00.87.

Magliane placed second and helped her team secure second place, finishing just 13 seconds behind the first-place finisher.

Next in line for the women’s squad was Makena Felts (freshman, nursing), who finished 15th.

Behind her were Marina Wareham (junior, exercise science) in 18th, Yelena Share (senior, dietetics) in 23rd, Riva Walker (junior, nursing) in 24th, Nicole Best (freshman, accounting) in 40th, Elizabeth Trowbridge (freshman, criminology) in 52nd, Maggie McChesney (sophomore, speech pathology) in 61st, Allyson Dryer (freshman, fashion merchandising) in 70th, Becky Wilson (ju-

nior, nursing) in 75th, Heather Ziegler (junior, safety and environmental science) in 108th and Lizzy Cunningham (junior, nursing) in 120th.

The overall finish was the best of the season for the women’s team.

Earlier this season, the team finished fourth in the Doug Watts Distance Gala and eighth in the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.

Both teams will next compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference Championships.

The men will compete Nov. 8, and the women will compete Nov. 1.

Cross Country UPCOMING SCHEDULE

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2014 PSAC Championships

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NCAA Atlantic Regional Championships

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