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The football game.

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Daniel Sanders, 22, Philadelphia, was arrested and cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct after he was found intoxicated in the 500 block of Philadelphia Street, according to borough police. Police reported he shouted profanities while standing on the sidewalk. Sanders was lodged in the county jail, police reported.

Disorderly conduct

At 1:03 a.m. Thursday, Ishmael Husam, 23, West Milton, was found being disorderly at Wolfendale’s Bar at 550 Philadelphia St. after he was previously warned not to return, according to borough police. Police reported that Husam was found to be intoxicated after he obstructed their investigation by yelling profanities on the sidewalk. Police reported that he attempted to punch out a window of a police cruiser. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, obstruction of justice, resisting arrest, public drunkenness, criminal mischief and defiant trespass, police reported. He was released to a sober adult.

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• A vehicle was damaged from a hit and run accident after another unknown vehicle traveled into the opposite lane and caused damage to the driver side mirror in the 200 block of South Seventh Street 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to borough police. Police reported there was no description available of the suspect or driver. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

• Someone struck a white Mercury Mariner parked in the 500 block of Washington Street sometime between 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a.m.

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• Someone stole a Garmin GPS unit and black binder after entering a vehicle parked in the 200 block of Gompers Avenue sometime between 12:01 and 5 a.m.

Thursday, according to borough police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• Someone stole a set of keys, a brown American Eagle handbag, including a cell phone charger inside from a vehicle parked in the 00 block of South Carpenter Avenue sometime between 12:01 and 1 a.m., according to borough police. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

– Compiled from police reports

Correction

• It was mistakenly implied that the Student Government Association was at fault for the Crimson Court ballot issue. It was an administrative error. The Student Government Association have meeting schedule for fall semester. Their meetings are Oct. 12, Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Nov. 30, and Dec. 7. All meetings are at 7 p.m. in 121 Eberly. Incorrect information ran Oct. 1.

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Homecoming parade to be held for students, borough

By Sean Bracken Senior Staff Writer S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

“There are about 75 units for the Homecoming parade.”

— Rick Kutz, Homecoming parade chair

Along with football, drinking and partying, the parade proves to be a yearly Homecoming tradition for the IUP community.

This year will be no exception, as IUP’s Center for Student Life continues its preparations for the parade.

Rick Kutz, the Homecoming parade chair, said this year is expected to include several different organizations.

He said the parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at 10th and Philadelphia streets.

According to an IUP news release, a howitzer cannon from the military science department will be fired near the Indiana County Court House, sounding the start of the parade.

“Cartoons remembered” will be this year’s theme for all of the parade floats, which will include five different Nickelodeon cartoons.

There will be 22 different fraternities that will be on the different floats. The five floats will begin with the “Rocket Power” float and end with the “Hey Arnold” float.

Kutz said other floats will include “Rugrats,” “Spongebob” and “Angry Beavers.”

The parade will also include the winners of this year’s Crimson Homecoming Court elections, which were held Sept. 21 and 22, according to the news release.

He said there will be many other participants taking part and said all participants were notified of the parade staging area at 13th and Philadelphia streets.

“There are about 75 units in the IUP Homecoming Parade, which includes five local high school marching bands, Norm, the Crimson Hawk mascot, IUP’s ROTC, PFLAG, Jeffa Shrine and

others,” Kutz said.

According to the news release, the parade also will include two grand marshals for the parade from IUP’s 1960 graduating class.

The marshals will be Bernard A. Moreau, a retired IUP professor residing in Homer City, and Robert C. Shoemaker, a retired school administrator from Seneca Valley Schools and a resident of Butler.

“The parade will travel east to Sixth and Philadelphia streets, south on Sixth Street to Church Street, west on Church Street to Oakland Avenue and southwest on Oakland Avenue to 11th Street,” Kutz said.

“The Homecoming parade route will continue to include the IUP Oak Grove as a spectator area.

The route will continue southwest on Oakland Avenue to Eleventh Street, where the parade will disband.”

The presentation of the parade float prizewinners will be held in the Oak Grove at 11:45 a.m., according to the news release.

The judges for the event include Claire Hogan, a former Indiana Borough Council member and Indiana resident; Michael Hood, College of the Fine Arts dean; Colin O’Brien (senior, art) and Sherry Renosky, an IUP alumna and marketing manager of the Indiana Mall. According to the news release, the first prize will be $1,000, 1sponsored by the IUP Alumni Association.

There will also be prizes for the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth place floats.

The Homecoming parade float sponsors will be announced during half-time of the football game between IUP and Mercyhurst at 2 p.m.

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More than 400 people gathered in the Ohio Room Monday for the Six O’Clock Series “Responding to Violence.”

Three leaders of the Center for Health and Well Being guided the event with their knowledge and experience on dealing with violence. Malinda Cowles, Director of the Haven Project, was the first to discuss her beliefs.

She talked of how violence can be stopped, and how everyone plays a role in its demise.

“There’s an important role that each of us play,” said Cowles. “Help someone who has experienced violence. You can play an important role.”

She emphasized how the first contact an abused person makes is often the most crucial.

She talked about how key it is to listen, provide support, and avoid being judgmental.

In some cases she stressed how important it is to retrieve help from the police or hospital if it is an emergency.

It is also important to know local resources such as the phone number and location of the hospital or the Center for Health and Well-Being.

She said that with this knowledge, students can be helpful in making IUP safe.

“We should all be able to move around campus safely,” Cowles said to conclude her portion.

“With your help, we can make a difference.”

The microphone was then passed off to Kate Linder, Associate Dean of Students for Student Life and Community Engagement.

She talked about all of the different types of violence that have occurred on campus, and how the Haven Project

is built around every type.

Linder said the Haven Project is much more modern than violence.

“Violence has always been in our lives,” said Linder. “But it has evolved over time.”

Unfortunately, according to Linder, hostility is an exponential problem.

She said often violence has been met with more violence.

It’s almost a chain effect, resulting in all parties being hurt.

She then went on to talk to the students in the most practical sense.

“We should all meditate on our decisions so we have a better experience overall,” Linder said in regard to the upcoming Homecoming festivities.

Lou Ann Williams was the last leader to speak to the students.

She is the Executive Director for the Alice Paul House.

The Alice Paul House helps victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes.

Features include relocation, counseling, service to all victims, and even a victim compensation program.

“Our services are growing 5 to 10 percent every year at the Alice Paul House,” Williams said. “Violence doesn’t respect anybody and we see all kinds of victims.”

The Alice Paul House provides free services that are completely confidential.

Last year they provided 1,100 people with care.

The Alice Paul House is available from a grant funded by the Department of Justice.

Questions were then answered for the audience.

In regards to how media can cause a personto become an offender, all three leaders agreed that the media doesn’t help.

They all felt that the media helps perpetrators to see their victims as objects.

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PR professionals provide advice for future employees

By Sean Bracken Senior Staff Writer S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

Students wanting a career in public relations attended a discussion panel made up of IUP alumni about how to succeed in the PR field.

The discussion, held 7 p.m. Monday in the HUB Susquehanna Room, included five panelists with positions in PR related fields. IUP’s Public Relations Student Society of America sponsored the event.

Members of the panel included Anna Goth, an employee in the communications department at the American Legacy Foundation; Tim Hayes, the president of Tim Hayes Consulting in Pittsburgh; Jeff Krakoff, the director of brand marketing practice for Burson-Marsteller; Mark Richards, vice president for marketing and public relations for the Indiana Regional Medical Center and Elaine Smith, a web editor in the IUP communications department.

The panelists provided a lot of advice about succeeding in PR, ranging from writing ability, to social media, internships, classes and other things.

Krakoff said people should know how to write if they want to be in PR – advice shared by a majority of the panel.

“If you can’t write, you are not going to get hired,” Hayes said.

Smith said good writing samples from either print media or PR will help students receive an internship or get hired for a company.

A majority of the panelists recommended students write for organiza-

tions like The Penn and do internships.

Goth said enthusiasm is a big characteristic many firms look for from interns, and added students do better if they do not do an internship for the sake of doing one.

“We have seen some fired-up interns that went on to be successful,” she said. “Don’t just do it to check a box.”

Krakoff said internships provide students the opportunity to see what they do and do not like. He said that is why students should do a couple of internships for different corporations or other organizations.

“Be prepared to do different things and make yourself valuable,” Richards said.

A majority of panelists said students should know the basics of journalism if they want a career in PR, which they said is taught in classes like basic journalism skills, PR I and layout and design. Goth said these basic classes teach tools that are important in the work place.

“Learn the AP Stylebook, because it will be your bible,” she said.

The panelists also covered the role of criticism that comes with being in PR. Hayes said there are two forms of criticism, including the criticism of work and personal criticism.

He said students should welcome criticism, unless it is personal, which he said is “uncalled for.”

Krakoff said people criticize just to be mean and people must be willing to take a lot of that criticism.

“Grow a thick skin, because you will be criticized a lot for at least the first two years,” Goth said.

The panelists also went on to discuss the importance of social media relating to PR. Krakoff said social media is just another tool PR people can use to spread their message.

“I am fortunate to be around when social media took off,” he said.

Hayes and Goth both said students should not over-emphasize social media.

Goth said traditional forms of PR are still used, like press releases and newsletters, which she said should be used along with social media.

Smith said a lot of posts that organizations make on social media websites will lead to a lot of questions.

She said not to leave those questions hanging and to answer them as soon as possible.

PRSSA President Jessica Brown (senior, journalism) said she put the event together to demonstrate the education students receive at IUP. “By bringing in alumni of the IUP journalism department, I hoped that we would be able to show current students what a fantastic foundation IUP builds for our futures,” Brown said.

Planning for the panel began in the middle of summer, and Brown consulted Randy Jesick, chair of the journalism department, for suggestions on different graduates to contact.

Tashina Johns/The Penn From left to right: Mark Richards, vice president for marketing and public relations at IRMC; Elaine Smith, web designer for IUP’s communications department; Jeff Krakoff, brand marketing practice director for Burson-Marsteller; Anna Goth, communications employee at the American Legacy Foundation and Tim Hayes, president of Tim Hayes Consulting, spoke to students Monday in the HUB Susquehanna Room.

“We told him that we wanted people who had different job titles, and who had graduated apart from one another,” Brown said. “We hoped that by doing this, we would get a variety of answers and advice, which worked perfectly.”

She said she thought the panel was a “good way to kick off the [semester],” providing students

with a lot of helpful tips about the field.

“The panelists were informative and entertaining, offering advice on everything from internships, social media, writing ability and how to take criticism.” Brown said. “I thought the event was a great success for our organization and for the journalism department.”

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In past years, hundreds of IUP alumni have flooded back to the campus to relive their own college experiences and to lend a helping hand. This year will be no exception, as many former students are trekking toward campus for this year’s Homecoming Weekend.

“A large number of alumni return during homecoming and volunteer in a variety of a different ways, not through our office, so it is hard to accurately estimate a number of returning alumni,” Sarah Lawer, assistant director, office of alumni relations, said.

As festivities begin to be brought to life, students currently enrolled will start to see more people on campus than their friends and their professors.

“Having alumni return is always a great moment; having alumni actively participating in the development of Homecoming is an even greater one,” Whit Watts, professor of geography and regional planning, said.

While here, alumni have the option of participating in various activates like touring the campus, including dorms, new buildings, sororities and fraternities. Other events include involvement in the traditional parade, bringing their

children to participate in the celebration in the Oak Grove, and joining everyone for the All-Alumni Pre-game Picnic.

“Returning alumni volunteers can participate by driving cars in the Homecoming Parade, judging the Parade floats, and serving as local community vendors,” Lawer said.

Making all of this possible, the Homecoming Committee, along with the Office of Alumni Relations works hard for a positive turnout and a joyous celebration. The Homecoming Committee arranges all of the festivities and the actual event, while the Office of Alumni Relations solely works with the alumni Chelsea Yurisic/The Penn and their return to the campus community for the duration of the The Office of Alumni Relations welcomed hundreds of alumni for Homecoming. weekend.

“I want to stress that, in our temperatures, the Homecoming eyes, Homecoming is truly a univer- Weekend is certainly giving students sity/community celebration. Many something to look forward to.

“I think it is a great idea committees come together at the university, but it’s not just those that IUP alumni are returning to help university members that make this out with Homecoming Weekend,” happen. We count on downtown Cassie Stroman (freshman, music) Indiana businesses, local hotels, the said.

To top it off, alumni participaIndiana Mall, Indiana Borough Police, etc […] to come together with ‘us’ tion is increasing significantly each as a University community to make year and becoming more diverse; Homecoming a memorable weekend new members are attending each year to take a look back at for all involved,” Lawer said.

With most of the community and their college days and to make campus participating, it is not hard positive memories for those of us to see how the event is organized. here now.

“Homecoming is truly a meeting With the weather reaching lower of the minds and hands,” Lawer said.

“Homecoming wouldn’t be the tradition it is without volunteers like you making it possible.”

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devour almost seven tons of fish a year. Furthermore, female Humboldts are capable of laying 30 million eggs.

Can’t Possibly Be True • Until August, Nettleton Middle It’s Good to Be a British Criminal School near Tupelo, Miss., had a strict (continued) • Briton Tania Doherty believed in policy for election of class officers for 6th-, 7th- and 8th-graders: Only white 2008 that she was finally rid of exstudents could be president, and only boyfriend Kawa ali Azad, who had black students could be vice presi- stalked and assaulted her (once beatdent. (Other officers were segregated ing her unconscious) after she ended their affair in 2006. by race, as well.)

Azad had been arrested and Officials explained that it was one way to assure black representation ordered deported to his native Iraq, even though three-fourths of the but when Iraq refused to take him, he students are white. A school memo applied to stay in Britain and, pendwas leaked to The Smoking Gun ing an immigration decision, was website in August, and a day later released by a judge sensitive to the the school district rescinded the pol- “human rights” of someone seeking international “asylum.” Azad immeicy.

• After two Mexican fishermen were diately resumed harassing Doherty dragged from their boats and “chewed (who was chagrined to learn of the so badly that their bodies could not breadth of her violator’s “human be identified by their own families,” rights”).

• Notorious killer Jon Venables, conaccording to a Daily Express review of an August British TV documentary, victed in 1993 at age 11 of the torturewarnings were issued along the Pacific murder of a 2-year-old Merseyside coast about the northern migration of boy, was held until age 18 and then released on conditions and with a new Humboldt squid.

They grow to 8 feet long, weigh identity to protect him from harassup to 100 pounds, travel up to 15 ment.

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Unclear on the Concept • Police in New Albany, Ind., arrested two alleged counterfeiters in August but believed that a much bigger operation was in play. Subsequently, the Indiana State Police made a public plea for informants, focusing on the people most likely to be cheated by counterfeit money: local drug dealers.

“What we are asking today,” said ISP Sgt. Jerry Goodin, “is we want all the drug dealers to call us. We want to get all of your information and exactly what happened in (any of your dealings).” Goodin added, “Trust us.”

• In June, Raytown, Mo., farmer David Jungerman mounted a sign on a tractor-trailer denouncing “parasites” who “always have their hand out for whatever the government will give them.”

Following news reports about the sign, the Kansas City Star reported that Jungerman himself had

received more than $1 million in federal crop subsidies since 1995.

(He later explained that a “parasite” pays no taxes at all yet seeks handouts. By contrast, Jungerman said, he pays taxes.)

Least Competent Criminals Mark Smith, 59, was arrested at a bank in Watsonville, Calif., in September after he had allegedly threatened a teller with a bomb (spelled “bom”) and demanded $2,000. The teller, apparently skeptical of Smith’s toughness, tried to convince him, instead, to borrow the money, and she had him wait while she retrieved an application (during which time she called 911). By the time police arrived, Smith was filling out the loan form.

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A News of the Weird Classic (September 2005) Innumeracy: In July 2004, a federal appeals court ruled that the leaksafety standards for the long-awaited nuclear waste repository at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain were too weak, in that the Environmental Protection Agency could regard the facility as safe for “only” the next 10,000 years (100 centuries).

One National Academy of Sciences panel had recommended against the site unless leak safety could be certified for at least 300,000 years. In August 2005, EPA issued a revised durability standard, claiming, somehow, that the site would be free of unsafe leaks for 1 million years.

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Senator promises anti-harassment legislation

By ERIK SHILLING The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) MCT

Colleges and universities that receive federal funding should adopt policies that would prohibit the harassment of any student, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., told a crowd of 300 people gathered at a town hall forum Wednesday night at Rutgers University.

Lautenberg said he planned to introduce such legislation in Congress in the wake of the death of Rutgers freshman and Ridgewood, N.J., resident Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after being harassed.

Schools that don’t comply might risk losing federal funding, he told those assembled at the emotional gathering organized to highlight anti-gay bullying.

The legislation is still being drafted, an aide to Lautenberg said, and money for the establishment of programs on campus to deal with harassment still hasn’t been ironed out.

Lautenberg said that he had not yet heard from Republicans in Congress about whether they would support his legislation, but he was remaining cautiously optimistic.

“I’m never really surprised at what happens,” he said. “Meanwhile, we have to make sure that basic civil rights are in place.”

Solar cells to power the White House

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The most famous house in America is going solar.

The White House soon will have solar panels to supply the first family’s hot water and some of its electricity, the Department of Energy announced Tuesday.

It’s not yet clear whether the panels will be visible to tourists from below, but environmentalists and clean energy advocates hope that the buzz will give solar a boost, just as First Lady Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden got more people buying seeds.

The White House solar panels will be a demonstration project to show that “American solar technologies are available, reliable and ready for installation in homes throughout the country,” the Energy Department said in a statement.

“This project reflects President Obama’s strong commitment to U.S. leadership in solar energy and the jobs it will create here at home. Deploying solar energy technologies across the country will help America lead the global economy for years to come,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement.

Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org — a campaign to find climate change solutions in communities around the world — said in a statement that the White House “did the right thing.”

“If it has anything like the effect of the White House garden, it could be a trigger for a wave of solar installations across the country and around the world,” he said.

President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar panels on the roof of the White House above the Oval Office in 1979 to heat water in the staff kitchen, according to the National Museum of American

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History in Washington, which acquired one of them. President Ronald Reagan removed them in 1986.

McKibben obtained one of the old White House panels and drove it from Maine to Washington last month, trying to push the administration toward taking action on climate change.

After Tuesday’s announcement, White House officials said solar had been in the plans since the early days of the administration.

Chu said in a blog post Tuesday that the new solar panels would be on the roof by the end of next spring.

The Energy Department will take bids from companies that want to install the panels and water heater. Among its criteria will be how well a company “showcases American technology, products and knowhow,” said Christine Glunz, a spokeswoman for the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

The department expects the solar-powered system to produce about 19,700 kilowatt hours of electricity a year. Based on Washington commercial rates, that would mean an electricity bill savings for a typical household of $2,300 per year. The additional savings on hot water would be about $1,000.

The department is investing in the next generation of solar power, and it says that innovation and new technologies will make solar energy cost-competitive with conventional electricity across the country.

Solar today generates less than 1 percent of the nation’s electricity.

The costs of photovoltaic panels have been declining, however. The solar industry says that scaling up the use of solar would lower the cost further and make it competitive with coal and natural gas.

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By Kristen Gilmarten and Dustin Mendus Penn Staff the-penn@iup.edu

Homecoming 2010 is just around the corner, and with it comes an itinerary of fun activities for everyone.

This year’s events commence Thursday in Sutton Hall. From 12 to 7:30 p.m. the University Museum, located on the first floor of Sutton Hall, will host a regional collection of various art.

Following the showcase that night will be “Crimes of the Heart,” a comedy about a day in the life of three Mississippi sisters, one of whom has just been accused of shooting her husband. The play begins at 8 p.m.

Thursday at the Performing Center Waller Hall Mainstage.

On Friday, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony, as well as the naming of a new building: Andrew W. Stephenson Hall, originally known as the Crimson Suites. According to the IUP Website, Stephenson, a 1972 graduate of IUP, is an attorney in Washington, D.C., and a partner with the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP. Since July 2004, he has served on the Foundation of IUP board of directors, as well as the Executive Committee.

“I can only accept this representative honor on behalf of them all,” Stephenson said, according to the IUP website. “I know it is their greatest hope that we have been of some small service to the students, faculty, staff and administration of IUP now and for generations to come.”

Friday at 9 p.m., Jason Derulo, an R&B singer famous for his charttopping songs “Whatcha Say,” “In My Head” and “Ridin’ Solo,” performs at the HUB Ohio Room, in an event

sponsored by The Entertainment Network (TEN) and the Black Emphasis Committee (BEC).

On Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m., IUP alumni Joey Lynn Guarneri Sarkees will sign copies of her book, “Earth Angels,” in The Co-Op Store.

Sarkees, a Philadelphia native, is a 1999 IUP Journalism graduate, according to IUP website. Her book chronicles the women’s rugby team of 2003 as they risked their lives to save victims of one of the worst accidents in the Pennsylvania Turnpike history. The IUP team was honored by “Reader’s Digest” as the 2003 Heroes of the Year and by the Pennsylvania State Police for heroism, according to the website.

From 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Pregame in the Oak Grove will entertain students and alumni with music, food and beverages, face painting and performances by the IUP cheerleaders. And, for the younger generation, there will also be a Kidz Karnival, sponsored by the IUP Ambassadors.

The Kidz Karnival features live characters for children to take pictures with, including Tigger and Scooby Doo to coincide with the “classic cartoons” theme, as well as 15 different activities for children. Sara B. Lawer, Assistant director at the Office of Alumni Relations remarked that she “looks at the Karnival as the highlight of the weekend. The more fun kids have, the more successful the program will be!”

“Seventeen years ago on Saturday, October 9, 1993, the IUP Ambassadors held their first Kidz Karnival Program,” Lawer said. “Although there have been a few name and location changes over the years, the IUP Ambassadors still consider this to be one of their most prized events, a

tradition of excellence.”

Lastly, the Crimson Huddle at the practice fields behind Miller Stadium will round out the events for this year’s homecoming. Alums and students mingle together at the picnic pregame to eat, remember old times, and, most importantly, get into the IUP spirit before the homecoming game.

Reunion celebrations as well will be taking place this year for the classes of 2005, 2000, 1985, 1980, and 1970, but you don’t have to be an alumni to participate in the Crimson Huddle.

This year’s Homecoming football game will be held at 2 p.m. at Miller Stadium, with IUP facing off against the Mercyhurst Lakers.

Immediately following the game is the “IUP Homecoming Fifth Quarter,” an after-party commencing at 6 p.m. in the Coney. According to the IUP website, there will be complimentary appetizers, a cash bar, prizes, a disc jockey and more.

From 6 to 11 p.m., B.E.C. will present “Roc Da Mic,” a “comedy show with a twist,” featuring comedian Deon Cole in the HUB Ohio Room.

On Sunday, an Alumni Lacrosse Game will be played at Miller Stadium at 10:30 a.m., followed by “Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes,” a walk benefiting the cure of the disease, at 2 p.m., with a 12:30 p.m. check-in.

The walk will be held at Blue Spruce Park, six miles north of Indiana.

Concluding the Homecoming festivities will be a 3 p.m. Homecoming Concert in the Performing Arts Center, performed by the IUP bands.

For more information about the schedule of events, visit http://www. iup.edu/homecoming/.

Contributed Photo Alumna Haley Schmidt (right) painted a child’s face at Kidz Karnival 2009.

Contributed Photo Alumni Sarah Johnson, Kelly Palya and Joe Bowman (left to right) took part in the Oak Grove at last year’s Homecoming festivities.

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Obama hails community colleges, skirts their lack of funding By michael Doyle McClatchy Newspapers MCT

President Barack Obama used a special White House conference Tuesday to tout the nation’s community colleges as offering a path to the American dream for underprivileged citizens and as essential centers for training the 21stcentury work force.

He glossed over, however, the serious funding challenges that these institutions face.

Calling community colleges the “unsung heroes” of the U.S. educational system, Obama said that they “provide a gateway to millions of Americans to good jobs and a better life.”

Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, introduced Obama during the first White House meeting on community colleges. She has been a community college professor for the past 17 years and a tireless advocate for the two-year schools. She spearheaded the daylong event, which brought together educators from across the

nation for brainstorming.

“Community colleges are uniquely American, places where anyone who walks through the door is one step closer to the American dream,” Jill Biden said during an opening ceremony that featured the unveiling of a $35 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

That donation will set up a grant program for five years whose goal will be to reverse a trend in which roughly half of community college students fail to achieve certificates or associate’s degrees.

The White House also announced a new public-private partnership to foster closer links between community colleges and corporate America, labor unions and government agencies.

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Yet the National Association of Manufacturers, which has been critical of the Obama administration on tax matters, was conspicuously absent from the list of invitees. Association officials confirmed the snub but declined to comment.

“I’d say they’ve been trailblazers,” said David Baime, the senior vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges.

His association nonetheless was thrilled to be in the spotlight.

“The event is going to be a red-letter day for community colleges. We have felt for some time that our contributions have not been recognized,” Baime said.

“Policymakersare still surprised to learn that over 45 percent of all students in higher education attend community colleges in this country.”

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Some leading minority advocacy groups long have supported AT&T Inc., Comcast Corp. and other major telecommunications firms in the industry’s efforts to win approvals for mergers, get rid of old regulations and avoid new government rules.

And the telecom firms, in turn, have poured millions of dollars of donations and in-kind services, including volunteer help from the carriers’ executive suites, into charitable groups in the communities they serve.

Consumer and public advocates used to whisper about the possibility of conflicts of interest, but now they are openly critical as the battle heats up over proposed federal regulations over net neutrality, the principle that Internet service providers should not restrict content, programs and other uses on their networks.

Key minority groups are backing the carriers’ efforts to thwart the net neutrality proposals, which would, for instance, prohibit carriers from charging more to give some residential and corporate customers priority in delivering online content. “When you give national civil rights groups millions of private dollars, there’s no firewall strong enough to keep that money out of their policy,� said Malkia Cyril, executive director of the Center for Media Justice.

Cyril and other consumer and public advocates have been buoyed by comments from Federal Communications Commission member Mignon L. Clyburn, a prominent African-American and daughter of Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C. She said in a speech in January that she was surprised that most statements and filings by “some of the leading groups representing people of color have been silent on this make-or-break issue� of net neutrality.

But in a recent interview, she declined to say whether she thought there was a link between minority groups’ opposition to the proposals and donations they received from carriers.

Brent Wilkes, national executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens, said that any suggestion that minority groups were mouthpieces for the industry was “offensive.� “It’s kind of like saying the

minority organizations can’t think for themselves,� Wilkes said.

Internet providers also rejected any connection between their policies and their donations.

In the past three years, Verizon has given about $1 million to LULAC for the group’s youth literacy program, according to public documents filed with the Internal Revenue Service. And since July 2009, Wilkes has written at least two letters to the FCC echoing the industry’s opposition to net neutrality rules.

Wilkes rejected any link between the donations and the letters. He also said broadband providers were being “good corporate citizens� in giving time, money and equipment to charitable groups.

Civic work has long been a hallmark of utilities and other major corporations to help volunteer groups in the communities they serve, as well as on the national level.

For instance, David Cohen, Comcast’s executive vice president, joined the board of the National Urban League three years ago as part of a three-year partnership to promote the league’s various educational programs. Comcast, now seeking FCC approval to buy a controlling interest in NBC Universal, was recognized that year for being one of several sponsors to donate $5 million or more to the organization. “It’s hard to imagine (Internet providers) putting out this kind of money if there was nothing coming in return,� said James Rucker, executive director of Color of Change, a San Francisco public interest group and outspoken advocate of heightening FCC regulation over Internet providers.

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It must have been some party.

Madison’s city attorney’s office has slapped three University of Wisconsin-Madison students with fines totaling more than $86,000 — that’s about $28,000 apiece — for hosting a house party last month that led to more than 130 citations, Madison police said Tuesday.

To put that in some context, attending UW-Madison for a year and paying for housing and other expenses costs about $21,600.

Travis W. Ludy, 21, Mitchell J. Klatt, 20, and Kevin J. Tracy, 20, were each cited with one count of dispensing alcohol without a permit, 21 counts of procuring alcohol for an underage person and 21 counts of adult encouraging underage alcohol consumption. The students also could face discipline from the university.

Madison Police Officer Brian Chaney, who was involved in breaking up the party at a two-story brick house, said officers were more concerned about safety than racking up fines. The problem was that the hosts didn’t work with the officers.

The three students were charging most partygoers $5 per cup to get in and get drinks from half-barrels, according to police.

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Many of the attendees were freshmen in just the second weekend of classes.

When police arrived and saw 200 to 300 students milling around the house with plastic cups, they knocked on the door. Those inside immediately stopped the music, locked the door and hushed themselves, Chaney said.

Officers wanted the hosts to come out and give them permission to search the home, Chaney said.

That way, they could check whether students inside were incapacitated.

They have found in the past that house parties can get so big that the hosts can’t keep track of the guests.

Chaney said it took awhile before students decided “it wasn’t worth it to barricade themselves in the house with their hosts.�

When the hosts still didn’t identify themselves, the officers started counting suspected underage drinkers. They stopped once the hosts came forward and were cooperative.

The nighttime party started out with two kegs of beer and was the first big party the roommates had, he said. “More kids just kept coming and coming, even after we started kicking them out,� he said. “It just got pretty out of hand.�

Ludy said the partyers who were kicked out began milling around the parking lot, refusing to leave.

He said once the three found out “by word of mouth� that police had arrived, “it was just ‘what do we do?

What do we do?’� “And then the cops came and busted all of us,� he said.

Ludy said the three are hoping to get their fines reduced, because “none of us have anywhere near that kind of money.�

A neighbor, Spencer Evenson, a 20-year-old junior from Wayzata, Minn., said the fines are “absolutely unbelievable� and that partying is a way of life in the neighborhood. “It’s a college town; it happens,�

Evenson said. “I don’t know how you could ever charge somebody $86,000 for having people over.�

Marci Paulsen, who handles most house party cases for Madison’s city attorney’s office, noted that the fines are the maximum that the hosts of this party might have to pay. The hosts might negotiate a lesser amount with her office.

The party is the only one with major fines so far this year, Paulsen said, adding there were only one or two such parties last year.

Authorities in Madison said they’ve been trying to crack down on large house parties because they worry uncontrolled revelry could lead to sexual assaults, batteries, thefts and damaged property, as well as alcohol poisoning.

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Few things could be more distressing to grieving family members attending the funeral of a loved one than the sudden appearance of noisy demonstrators nearby waving obnoxious signs and shouting hate-filled obscenities. That’s what happened to Albert Snyder, the father of a Marine lance corporal killed in Iraq in March 2006. The demonstration outside Matthew A. Snyder’s funeral in Westminster by a fringe group of anti-gay zealots, during which protesters brandished such messages as “Thank God for Dead Solders” and “Semper Fi Fags,” was as offensive and hurtful as it was seemingly random and pointless.

Understandably appalled by the demonstrators’ outrageous behavior, Mr. Snyder sued the group in federal court for intentional infliction of emotional distress, harassment and invasion of privacy. A jury in Baltimore awarded him $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages, which the judge reduced to $5 million. But the 4th Circuit Court in Richmond, Va., overturned the award on the grounds that it violated the protesters’ First Amendment right to

freedom of speech. That court ruled that “as utterly distasteful” as the protesters’ words were, “they involve matters of public concern, including the issue of homosexuals in the military, the sex-abuse scandal within the Catholic Church, and the political and moral conduct of the United States and its citizens” – and thus fell into the category of constitutionally protected speech.

While we believe that decent people everywhere empathize with the pain and suffering inflicted on Mr. Snyder’s family, and that the nation as a whole owes him the assurance that we honor his son’s sacrifice and condemn the actions of Westboro pastor Fred Phelps, it would be wrong for the court to rule those actions illegal.

No matter how odious and repugnant the demonstrators’ words may have been, the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech would mean nothing if it didn’t protect exactly those types of speech that are most unpopular and offensive. It is critical to the proper functioning of a democracy that debate on matters of public import be “uninhibited, robust and wide open,” the court has ruled in previous cases. As former Justice William O. Douglas wrote in a famous dissent in a 1973 obscenity case, “the

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First Amendment was designed to invite dispute, to induce a condition of unrest, to create dissatisfaction with conditions as they are and even to stir people to anger.”

As crazy as Mr. Phelps and his followers are, they legitimately exercised their rights to political speech within the reasonable restrictions imposed by the state. The Westboro protesters stayed within a designated area 1,000 feet away from the funeral, and they did not make contact with Mr. Snyder’s family.

In scrupulously obeying the law by observing the reasonable restrictions on time and place that the Constitution allows, the Westboro protesters’ acts were similar to other free-speech controversies in recent decades involving odious and obnoxious speech, including a planned 1977 Neo-Nazi march through a neighborhood in Skokie, Ill., that was home to many Holocaust survivors.

In every case, the court upheld a half-century of precedents giving even the most controversial and vile speech constitutional protection.

That may be of little comfort to Mr. Snyder and his family, who saw the protests on television and read the hateful postings about them on the church’s website. But it is a principle the Supreme Court should uphold.

Feedback leads to intelligent discussion

By Sean Bracken Senior Staff Writer S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

It has been more than a year since “Release the Bracken” first started appearing in The Penn. Feedback for my column has turned out to be pretty good because of the many students and professors sending me e-mails letting me know what they think, regardless of whether it is good or bad.

Most of the feedback I’ve received has come from my two most recent columns, including “Less driving, more walking,” which suggested a lot of students are too lazy to walk short distances to places on campus.

The column received a lot of feedback, including a letter I received at the office from someone identified as “your friendly commuter.” In the letter, the unnamed commuter made several fair and valid points, mainly from my interview I did with Gregory Cusimano, who deals with IUP’s parking services.

For example, in my column I talked about how one of the reasons for the new parking restrictions was because the spaces might need to be used for emergencies like fires.

“This could happen during the day at any of these lots during times students are allowed to park at them because every single lot is not monitored every single minute of the day,” the commuter said.

That is a really good point that I did not take into consideration when first writing this column. The commuter is right, emergencies can happen at any point during the day, and students are allowed to park in these lots during a majority of the day. Chances are, most of these students are going to be in class if something bad should happen, which would still make it hard for emergency officials to use those lots.

I think that is something parking services is going to have to answer.

The commuter also talked about the snow removal, which continues to be a hot topic among the IUP community.

“The lots are there for cars, not a place to dump the snow,” the com-

muter said. “I understand they need a place to put the snow, but some people need to drive to campus, take for instance all of the people who commute or do not live within walking distance of campus.”

I agree that the snow removal should not be dumped in parking spaces where students need to park. However, the problem is, there is nowhere else for the snow removal team to put all of the snow, unless it is the grounds, where you can only place so much of it.

I am not saying what the snow removal team is doing is right, but the lack of places to dump the snow is something people should take into consideration.

But when reading the letter, I got the sense the main issue with my column was when I talked about how students were unwilling to walk a little to reach their classes.

This was an area where I expected criticism, because I understand there is a group of students that commute from places that are located far from campus.

I was never trying to attack anyone who comes from places too far to walk, because there is no need to walk for miles, especially in times of poor weather. However, I also stand by my belief that there are students that do drive from walking distances. How else can one describe the heavy volume of traffic that goes through campus, especially nearer to class time?

In my opinion, I think it is disappointing that the commuter was not identified, because I would have been happy to have a civil discussion about parking.

In fact, I am still more than happy to discuss the issue further with the commuter and try to come up with a solution that makes it better for pedestrians and commuters on-campus.

I offer the same invitation to any student about any of my columns.

Just find me on Facebook or e-mail me, and I will be glad to discuss any campus issue further. I feel it is important for students to have a voice, and I want to be the one to advocate it through these columns.

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Letters to the editor National Coming Out Day is October 11th and it is important that all of us stand up for our own individual rights, for our own beliefs for the things that we stand for in this great country of America.

It is important we honor National Coming Out Day because just like the Civil Rights Movement we are acknowledging the aspect of individual freedom and individual rights.

For all of you that read this letter we hope that you would join us in this great day and being supportive of individuals being able to have their just rights.

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As Homecoming Weekend commences, I invite you to honor IUP’s rich history by enjoying the multitude of available festivities while strengthening friendships, both old and new.

Our Homecoming parade begins at 10 a.m., traveling down Philadelphia Street, returning to campus via Church Street and Oakland Avenue, and concluding at the Oak Grove (a great vantage point for watching the parade!).

From 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., I encourage you to participate in the third Annual “Pre-Game in the Oak Grove Festival” by visiting a variety of activity and food booths, checking out the Kidz Karnival, and enjoying the music of several local marching bands during a post-parade band exhibition. Finally, join the IUP and Indiana Community for the annual

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Homecoming is truly a time for celebration! It’s important to stay safe and engage in responsible, legal behaviors so that you and those around you can fully enjoy the weekend. As citizens of IUP and Indiana community, I urge you to be thoughtful in the choices you make, particularly as they relate to the use of alcohol or other substances, and to display behavior that reflects positively on you, our university, and our town. And, be a good Samaritan – if you encounter someone in distress, please help them get the assistance they need.

I look forward to seeing you at the Parade, the Pre-Game Oak Grove Festival, and the football game against Mercyhurst at 2 p.m.!

Go Hawks!

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Texters better off driving drunk

By Michael Fumento Los Angeles Times MCT

“Border collie jill surveying the view from atop the sand dune.” Those were the last words of Malibu plastic surgeon Frank Ryan, best known for “reconstructing” reality TV star Heidi Montag. It’s not quite up there with “Et tu, Brute?” Yet it seemed important enough for him to text it just before driving off a cliff in August. Jill survived.

We don’t know what the message was in a 2007 accident involving the sender and her four fellow New York high school cheerleaders. But it probably wasn’t worth slamming head-on into a truck, killing them all.

And the 2008 Chatsworth train collision, in which 25 people died and more than 100 were injured, was officially attributed to the engineer of the Metrolink commuter train being distracted by text messaging.

Texting while driving can be more dangerous than driving while swigging Jack Daniels, according to studies. In a 2009 survey, Car and Driver magazine tested two of its staffers under a variety of conditions.

It found that on average, driving at 70 mph, one man braking suddenly while legally drunk (0.08 blood alcohol content) traveled 4 feet beyond his baseline performance.While texting, he traveled 319 feet before stopping.

Texting and driving is 17 times more dangerous than just talking on a phone, according to a 2009 Virginia Tech study. And we sent about 15 times the number of messages in 2009 as we did in 2005, according to one wireless industry report.

The mere existence of laws alone is not enough. Almost twice as many Californians in a new Automobile Club of Southern California survey say they now use cellphones while driving than admitted to doing so

before it became illegal 20 months ago. And texting laws in four states surveyed have done nothing to reduce reported collisions, according to figures released by an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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Enforcement efforts are virtually nonexistent because everyone thinks it’s so difficult. Yet equipment that detects outgoing radiofrequency signals is neither new nor cost-prohibitive and no more invasive than traffic control cameras, radar or radar detector spotters.

But even such low-tech “equipment” as human eyeballs can work. Results from two pilot programs released Tuesday by the Department of Transportation show that.

During a yearlong test, using a combination of public service announcements and programs in which officers were specifically watching out for drivers using cellphones, hand-held cellphone use while driving dropped 56 percent in Hartford, Conn., and 38 percent in Syracuse, N.Y.; texting while driving declined 68 percent and 42 percent, respectively.

“The laws are simple to enforce,” says Jennifer Smith, president of Focus Driven, patterned after Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

For now, all you can do is control your own conduct. No message is worth dying for.

Keep the wolf pack safe this Homecoming weekend It’s Homecoming. Let’s be honest, many of us started celebrating yesterday, if not earlier. We all want to have fun, but we all need to stay safe and healthy too.

Don’t think that just because it’s the weekend of “Kegs and eggs” and orange fencing that you have to be inebriated for 72 hours.

Students, alumni, and other visitors will have no trouble finding events at which to imbibe alcohol. If you’re of age, indulge responsibly; walk or find a designated driver for the night. Regardless of how you’re getting around, keep your drinking in check. No one wants a citation for public drunkenness marring his or her record.

If you’re underage or don’t feel like drinking, there are plenty of fun events this weekend where sobriety isn’t something to be ashamed of. You don’t have to hide away in your room all weekend for fear of rampaging drunks and police horses.

Homecoming is for everyone – campus and community alike. It’s yet another chance for us to come together and prove that we can have a good time, all differences aside.

Be smart about behavior this weekend. Respect those around you, and the property of others. You might think that Homecoming is a free-for-all, but laws are still in effect.

Don’t feel pressured to do things that you don’t want to do because of the image of Homecoming that’s hanging over everyone’s heads, or displayed across chests on bawdy t-shirts.

It’s this image that many are working to fight – yes, Homecoming is about reconnecting and having fun, but shouldn’t you be able to remember the fun you had the next day? Is there really anything fun about the morning after, when you suddenly discover that there’s no ibuprofen in the medicine chest, and it doesn’t seem like there’s enough water in the world to rehydrate you?

Those who have been around the block a few times on a Homecoming weekend know that the police are out in full-force, and they are not playing games. Do not do anything that would jeopardize you or the lives and safety of others.

Keep Tuesday’s police blotter small -- don’t wake up on anyone’s roof.

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Student-owned nightclub celebrates one year of excellence By vaughn johnson Editor in Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

The Underground nightclub, a part of The Uptown Cultural Center, will present rapper and Philadelphia-native Meek Mill as a part of its Homecoming festivities Saturday.

Doors will open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. Meek Mill will be at the after party in The Underground.

Having a rapper by the likes of Meek Mill perform is another step for the business owned and run by former and current IUP students.

The Uptown Cultural Center, formerly the Indiana Theater, opened its doors in September 2009 and celebrated it one-year anniversary Sept.

5.

The venue has hosted a number of different events since its inception, but is most famous for its dance club, The Underground, located in the basement of the center.

Samuel Johnson, former IUP student and part-owner of The Uptown Cultural Center, is proud of

the club reaching this milestone.

“I’m just happy that I can wear this shirt that says ‘established in 2009’ in 2010 to say that we made it,” Johnson said during an interview Sept 26.

Johnson promoted parties at different venues around Indiana.

When those venues no longer rented to IUP students, Johnson and a group of owners came up with the idea of buying their own venue.

The center did not open up to a warm reception from the community as a whole, and it was not expected to last very long.

But the young entrepreneurs have exceeded expectations so far and have become a mainstay in Indiana.

“For me, it’s a great experience,” Johnson said. “You get to meet a lot of people. Thus far, I’ve sat down with the mayor, the police chief, different business owners along Philadelphia Street, getting the chance to meet different celebrities as far as trying to book them, just getting familiar with the Meek Mills camp, getting to meet different sports figures.”

Since its opening a year ago, The Uptown Cultural Center has come a long way.

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Brock Fleeger/The Penn The Underground nightclub, a part of The Uptown Cultural Center, celebrated its one-year anniversary on Sept. 5.

It started as simply an urban nightclub where students could go to dance and have fun.

“Our doors are open to everybody, every culture,” Johnson said.

Those open doors seemed to have paid off thus far. The type of people seen in The Underground on any given weekend continues to change – so much so that the club is considering having different theme nights to cater to all genres of music and cultures represented in Indiana.

“I think it’s a good thing that we’re starting to spread out more and more, because it’s not a bar just like these other places or it’s not a food establishment,” Qui’en Simmons (senior, sports administration) said. “It’s a dance club, and a lot of people just like to come out and just have fun without having to drink. That basis is starting to build upon not just the urban environment, but among the town in general.”

The last thing Johnson and Simmons want for The Uptown Cultural Center is to get stuck with the tag of just being a nightclub and weekend hang-out spot.

“We’re trying to open up and let people know that The Underground is not just a club for partying – it’s a

social club,” Simmons said.

Running a business can take its toll on anyone, but for Johnson and Simmons, Simmons in particular, it’s even harder with the job of being a student being just as important.

“It’s [about] sacrifices,” Simmons said. “Every day we’re in here trying to do something to improve and take a step forward every day. It does take an effect on your school time.

Sometimes it does take an effect on your work life. I don’t go home as much. Everyone makes sacrifices, but I’m not thinking about tomorrow. We [are] thinking about down the line.”

Although all seems well with The Uptown Cultural Center and it continues to progress, Johnson still has concerns about his business.

The main thing that concerns Johnson is the negative feed back he gets sometimes from students, which he thinks is unwarranted.

Especially from the AfricanAmerican sector of the student body, which is what The Underground was originally created for, according to Johnson. “If you’re in my culture, why would you complain? And this is the only establishment up here for our culture,” Johnson said. “Why would you downplay that? You don’t have to

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support us, but don’t downplay us.”

According to Johnson and Simmons, The Uptown Cultural/The Underground gives students a legal place to party, and it cuts back house parties, underage drinking and arrests.

“I look at the stats,” Johnson said.

“If this wasn’t here, where would be for our culture? It would be more house parties, more people getting drunk, and more underages, so now they got a place to come. I like to call it a safe haven.”

“After being open this long I learned that you can’t satisfy everybody,” Johnson said.

Despite the naysayers, The Uptown Cultural Center is still pushing to expand in a number of different areas. They believe Homecoming is a testament to that growth.

It had at least 40 applicants just to work security for the Meek Mill concert and had people from all over the state demanding tickets to the concert.

“I think this Homecoming is a big step for us,” Simmons said. “It’s a well-known artist. An up-and-coming artist and an up-and-coming business, and I think people should support both The Underground and the artist, and that’s going to take us to the next level.”

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YouTube channel talks about gay abuse, how ‘It Gets Better’ By merrie leininger McClatchy-Tribune News Service MCT

Last week, relationship and sex columnist Dan Savage heard about yet another suicide of a young gay person and called his husband of 16 years, Terry Miller, with the idea to start a YouTube channel called “It Gets Better,” where they tell their personal stories of harassment and torture at the hands of their classmates and show what their lives are like now.

“We reserved the video channel on Sept. 15. We didn’t post the video until Sept. 21, but my column about it didn’t come out until the 22nd, but in just in a week, we have gotten probably 1,000 videos. The limit you can post on YouTube is 650, and we’ve hit that. We didn’t post every one we got, and there are more coming in — every day, every minute,” Savage said in a phone interview in which he had to constantly stop to answer other lines (including one call that came in from The Oprah Show during our interview).

Savage said now that the YouTube channel is full, people are posting videos on their own and having conversations with people through the comments sections and communicating through e-mail.

Savage said he thinks most gays and lesbians have so successfully escaped their horrendous childhoods, and surrounded themselves with supportive people that they have forgotten how bad it can be for teenagers currently facing another awful day at school.

“I think a lot of those gays and lesbian in big cities think it’s gotten better — there’s Cameron and Mitchell on ‘Modern Family;’ and they don’t realize it’s getting worse for kids in the suburbs and out in the boonies.

For the past 10 years, there has been a war waged on gay people by the religious right,” Savage said.

Savage said that the first 200 videos uploaded were from regular people, such as a lesbian farmer from Vermont, and a gay Mormon, and the Youth Pride Choir of New York.

But now, some celebrities have also made videos. People like comedians Sarah Silverman and Kathy Griffin, “Project Runway’s” Tim Gunn, “Ugly Betty’s” Michael Urie, musician Joel Madden, and Glee’s Chris Colfer.

“Kathy Griffin managed to do in three words what I wrote a whole column about,” Savage said.

“Tim Gunn’s video, where he talks about his suicide attempt when he was a teenager; it’s heartbreaking and inspiring that he was willing to open up about how he really reached the breaking point, and how he is happy that his suicide attempt wasn’t successful.

“He was articulate, compassionated, revealing, and it’s one of the best videos on the site.”

Savage said that his video, in which he and Smith talk about their adopted son DJ and share family photos, was a joy for him.

Smith is extremely private, and although Savage is a public figure who has written books about his family, Smith has only done two interviews and never before allowed pictures of his son to be distributed by the media.

Savage said he knows that posting videos doesn’t stop a bully from calling another person ‘fag,’ but he said the videos will give hope to kids like Billy Lucas, 15, of Greenburg, Ind., Tyler Clementi, 19, of Rutgers University, Seth Walsh, 13, of Tehachapi, Calif., and Asher Brown, 13, of Houston, Texas, who all killed themselves within the last month after enduring harassment.

“When a 15-year-old gay kid commits suicide, what he’s saying is, ‘I can’t picture a life for myself that’s happy.’ Those kids can go to a website and watch 10 or 15 videos for an hour and never believe that ever again,”

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Homecoming approaches, prepares to make new history

By KERI DURRETT

“[Homecoming] invites alumni to remember all of the wonderful memories The Homecoming festivities they once shared here.” begin this weekend.

Staff Writer K.D.Durrett@iup.edu

Amy Francheschi/The Penn Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority will host “Volley for 65 Roses,” a tournament to raise money to support the cure of Cystic Fibrosis.

Organization presents ‘Volley for 65 Roses’

By AMANDA PEARSON Staff Writer A.E.Pearson@iup.edu

Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority will host a Cystic Fibrosis Volleyball tournament, “Volley for 65 Roses,” at noon Oct. 25 at Memorial Field House.

The name “Volley for 65 Roses” originated in the 1960s.

“A woman whose children were diagnosed with CF in the 60s was doing fundraising for the foundation, and one of her boys mistakenly heard his mother asking for people to help ‘65 roses’ [rather than Cystic Fibrosis],” Rice said.

Students can participate by registering teams of six to eight people by Oct. 10 in order to play.

“We are planning for an all-day

event with roughly three games going on simultaneously,” Sara Rice (senior, Spanish) said.

“We will also have a competition between teams to see who can raise the most donations prior to the event.”

Students don’t need to be athletic to participate, according to Rice.

Purchasing a T-shirt, donating funds or toys for Tate’s Totes Toy Drive will benefit the cause.

Tate’s Totes Toy Drive was started by an IUP graduate who had a family member diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.

“When the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation began in 1955, children diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis were not expected to attend their first day of school,” Rice said. “Now, 55 years

later, the average life span of a Cystic Fibrosis patient is 37 years.”

Delta Phi Epsilon hopes to raise $1,000 from its fall fundraising event.

“Half of our proceeds will directly pay medical expenses for one-yearold Chenci Esposito, whose uncle is a student at IUP, while the other half will be funneled into the Western PA CFF chapter, who has greatly helped us in planning this event,” Rice said.

Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder affecting the respiratory, digestive and reproductive systems, according to CFF.org.

It is an inherited chronic disease that affects about 30,000 children and adults in the United States.

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For most students it is just another excuse to party, but the message of homecoming is pride.

“IUP’s Homecoming began in the 1930s as a celebration to honor the graduates of an institution and to welcome them back to their alma mater,” Sara Lawer, assistant director of the Office of Alumni Relations said.

“Homecoming starts Saturday with the parade, there’s the Crimson huddle, different Greek houses as well as other alumni groups return to congregate together,” Lawer said.

These tables, which will be set up all weekend, are an easy way for old classmates to find each other.

Aside from Greek houses and clubs, there will also be tables by class year, starting from the 1970s, to help students reconnect.

Lawer believes that these tables are a great way to celebrate the shared pride amongst alumni for their school.

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“It invites alumni to remember all of the wonderful memories they once shared here,” Lawer said.

What does this mean for the current students and faculty? How do they play into the picture of homecoming?

“It benefits everyone because it celebrates tradition and traditions build community. Teachers are preparing students to be successful in the professional world and to return and honor the location that afforded that success,” Lawer said.

Homecoming will kick off with the annual parade beginning at 10 a.m. on Philadelphia Street. This year’s float theme is “Cartoons Remembered.”

For a complete list of this weekend’s activities visit www.iup.edu/ homecoming/ and be a part of this time-honored tradition.

Do-it-yourself ‘bar’ parties offer fun, food, casual atmosphere By emilie le beau

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Standing at the grill, turning a sizzling steak at the right moment.

It’s an experience that many diners are happy to repeat at a restaurant.

The idea of cooking your own meal excites many restaurant customers, and the National Restaurant Association listed grilling and build-your-own burgers as hot 2010 trends in the annual chef’s survey.

There’s a sense of customization that makes the work worth it.

But other customers are appalled and wonder, why pay so much money to cook your own meal?

These varying reactions make it hard for hosts to determine whether Do-It-Yourself cooking translates well to at-home parties.

DIY parties are gaining in popularity, said Patricia Mendez, author of “Easy Entertaining for Beginners” (Maple Heights Press, 2008).

“It’s something different than having a completely prepared meal ready for you when you arrive,” Mendez said. “I’ve had them myself, this year for Fourth of July, we had a gourmet hamburger bar.”

The notion of customization delighted Mendez’s guests who received fully cooked angus beef

patties that they topped with gourmet ingredients such as avocado and artisan cheeses. But Mendez acknowledges that some hosts aren’t as clear on how much work guests should contribute at a DIY party.

Asking guests to contribute too much may make a host seem lazy, not innovative.

Mendez said hosts must determine whether the DIY idea is even appropriate for the type of guests invited.

While family and close friends are casual enough to participate, other guests may be offended or surprised by the idea.

Friends who grumble about bringing a dish to a potluck, for example, aren’t the target audience for this type of party, Mendez said.

“It depends on your circle of friends,” Mendez said. “If you have a guy who comes over and feels like he has to cook, he’ll resent it.”

For friends and family who are open to the idea, hosts must still proceed carefully.

Etiquette experts say there is a fine line between unique and asking too much.

“I think the fine line is not asking them to clean up. The host or hostess should be able to do that,” said Sue Fox, author of “Etiquette for Dummies” (Wiley, 2007).

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Jeff Bouton serves IUP students, community hot dogs, good times By vaughn johnson Editor in Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

blast doing it. So I just decided right then and there. I said, ‘I’m going to do this every weekend.’� “I slowly started doing more of this and less of the security,� he added.

Bouton opens up Thursday through Saturday night from 11:30 until he runs out of three things: “hot dogs, people and patience.� He does this every weekend during the academic year. “People see me out for four hours and they say, ‘Boy, that’s really great for four hours a night,’ but they don’t know everything that goes into it,�

Bouton said. “If I open up that means I put in 10 hours that day ‌ a total of 10 hours.â€? “Between shopping, clean-up, prep work, all that stuff, a total of 10 hours.â€?

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After he buys his necessary tools, he goes home and performs his secret preparation methods seven hours before opening.

Everyone wants to know Bouton.

People frequently come up to him and say hello and have a conversation with him. Drivers often drive by the parking lot on Wayne Avenue honking their horns in a salute to the man affectionately known by IUP students as “Hot Dog Man.� “He’s awesome,� Brittany Clouner (sophomore, criminology) said. “He’s

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Bouton has aspirations of opening up his own restaurant in Indiana in the near future.

He said that he is very close to closing on a deal in finding a location, and he thinks it could happen before the end of the year. He said that it wouldn’t open until maybe next fall.

He can’t say where the location is, but did say that it is “real close to campus.�

He said that it would be under the same name, Jeff Munchies, and would have a simple menu. “It’d be hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries, my nachos and cheese,�

Bouton said about the possible restaurant. “ Any sandwich I would do would be in a hot dog bun.� “I don’t do anything I can’t do out of a hot dog bun,� he added.

Although he is close to opening a restaurant, Bouton admittedly cannot cook.

He gives that credit to his sister, but simply thinks of himself as a “grill master.� “I may not be able to do a lot of things, but I can do a hell of a hot dog,� he said.

Until then, Bouton will keep the spot on Wayne Avenue open, which was open again Oct. 2.

After his night was done, Bouton cleaned up, packed up his grill, drove off and returned to his normal, simple life.

Bouton simply drops off the trailer at a secret location, goes home, unwinds with a cold beer and calls it a night. He goes from Jeff Munchies and returns to Jeff Bouton. “This whole stand is my personality,� Bouton said. “I’m not being stuck up, and I hope it doesn’t sound that way, but if somebody else was running it, it wouldn’t be the same.�

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It was near 11 p.m. Oct. 2 when a Ford Explorer towing a trailer pulled into the Giant Eagle parking lot on Wayne Avenue.

Jeff Bouton gets out of the sport utility vehicle, unloads a Char-Broil grill and begins to prepare hot dogs.

People anxiously wait outside of the trailer, the doors of which remain closed. For now.

About half an hour later, the doors finally open. When the doors open, Jeff Bouton transforms. He goes from an ordinary remodeler to a newfound, late-night staple of the campus at IUP. He becomes Jeff Munchies.

Since March 17, 2005, Bouton, armed with tongs, a grey sweatshirt and hand sanitizer, has given partygoers and other hungry people good service, good times and, most importantly, good food.

Bouton, 52, is a native of Indiana and a 1977 graduate of Indiana High School. After high school, Bouton got married, started a family and worked in security.

One day, two of Bouton’s friends, John and Kristy Sherf, offered Bouton a hot dog business to buy. At the time, Bouton was not interested. In fact, he said that he wanted nothing to do with it.

A year later, Bouton was offered the business again by the Sherfs.

This time, in the middle of a divorce, Bouton accepted. Bouton did it one weekend, and he was immediately hooked. “The first weekend I had it out, I realized I can make money off it,�

Bouton said in an interview while he was grilling hot dogs Oct. 2. “I had a

got a great personality, and he’s fun to be around. I have a fun time.�

Bouton steps from behind the grill to interact with customers - something he makes a point of doing. “It puts a face on the place,�

Bouton said. “That’s the thing,� Bouton said. “You think about a restaurant, you don’t see the cook, you can’t see the kitchen or anything like that. Here, it’s all open. If I wanted to, I couldn’t hide anything. You go to a restaurant, you don’t know what the hell is going on in the kitchen, but out here you know exactly what’s going on.�

People aren’t just fans of Bouton because of his personality, the main reason why they wait in any kind of weather for him to open is simply because they believe his hot dogs are very, very good. “When I first heard about Munchies, I was like ‘It’s just a hot dog. What’s the big deal?’� Clouner said. “And then I physically had my foot stuck in my mouth because these are the best hot dogs I’ve ever eaten in my life.�

Clouner was not speaking in hyperbole, as she isn’t the only person who believes that. “They’re phenomenal,� Nick Fahey (freshman, undecided) said. “Words can’t describe these hot dogs.� “He puts love in his hot dogs,� he added. “You can taste it.�

Bouton has served so many hot dogs that he has it broken down to an exact science.

He puts on the condiments in an exact order that he must follow and not deviate from.

If someone is getting a hot dog with everything on it, he must put on cheese, relish, onion, chili, ketchup and mustard — in that order.

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Devices that help drivers stay safe while texting, using phone By mary w. smith Detroit Free Press MCT

Can adding new layers of technology really fix a problem created by technology?

Software developers and hardware makers are rushing to help people stay connected via their phones while driving, even as states ban driving and texting or talking on the phone without a hands-free device.

“Technology doesn’t typically go backward. It’s like Pandora’s Box: Once someone knows they can do something, it’s difficult to get them to stop doing it,” said Chris Hassett, CEO of Boston-based AdelaVoice, which just released StartTalking, a smartphone app that allows texting using only voice commands.

A study released last week by the Highway Loss Data Institute found no decrease in crashes in California, Louisiana, Minnesota and Washington after those states approved driving-whiletexting bans.

Michigan’s ban on texting while driving went into effect July 1 and carries a $100 fine for a first offense.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, a fierce proponent of legislation to limit distracted driving, slammed the Highway Loss Data Institute study, calling it misleading.

“We have a national law against drunk driving. People are also required to wear seat belts. But if the number of fatalities in a state goes up one year, would it now pass as research to say that seat belt and anti-drunk driving laws are to blame?” LaHood wrote on his official blog.

Yes, it’s ironic to add technology to the car to make technology less distracting. But here are some of the slickest solutions that, if used properly, could help keep you safer on the road.

STARTTALKING This Android-based smartphone app touts itself as the world’s first 100 percent eyes- and hands-free texting application.

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commands. And, unlike other similar applications, it can run in the background without forcing the phone’s display to be illuminated, saving on crucial battery life.

The app also allows you to send replies as audio recordings. An iPhone version is planned for the first quarter of 2011. www.starttalking.com Cost: Free BLUEANT Q2 SMART BLUETOOTH HEADSET This sleek Bluetooth headset announces the caller’s name when you get an incoming call so you don’t have to pick up your phone to know who is calling. Answer with a click on the headset, which rests comfortably in your ear. This headset also has a dedicated smartphone app — Vlingo — that can read incoming text messages and e-mails into your ear as you’re driving. While the app is free to download, unlocking those features will cost you $10.

Vlingo is available for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Nokia platforms.

MCT The headset and app also allow you to use voice commands while driving to update your Facebook status or call a specific contact in your address book. www.myblueant.com Cost: $129.99 SMS REPLIER This smartphone app offers a way to send automated replies to your contacts while your car is moving, kicking in automatically when you reach 15 m.p.h.

Incoming callers and texters receive an automated reply such as: “I’m driving right now, can I call you back when I’m off the road?”

You can also customize replies to tell people you’re at work, in class, etc.

For safety reasons, you can also define a set group of five contacts that will bypass the auto-reply and allow your phone to ring (your child’s school, for example).

SMS Replier is available for Android, BlacBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones. www.smsreplier.com Cost: $19.95

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Combined couple profiles on Facebook present pros, cons Each person can have an individual profile, but the couple creates a separate fan You may have come across a page to represent the entity.

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growing trend of couples that create one personal Facebook profile using a combination of their names.

It’s not something I recommend, since Facebook’s rule book states only one person should be in control of a personal profile, and that profile should be a real name.

The concept harkens back to the classic thought of one family contact: One home phone number for “The

Robinsons.” One joint bank account.

One family e-mail.

But many online professionals will have a hard time understanding why that would be desirable, when a great deal of importance is put on online individuality and personal space.

So why would a couple do this?

And what are the downsides?

Some couples like to share one page because one or both of them are not active on Facebook, I learned, and having a single account makes it easier for the family to update friends.

Other couples may do this because they want to share everything with each other and prove they have nothing to hide (or perhaps discourage unfaithful online flirting).

When I polled my online connections about their thoughts on couples sharing a page, there was an abundance of disgust at the idea.

Most responses from people in

their 20s and 30s assumed any couple that does so must have unhealthy trust or dependency issues.

That means if you choose to have one profile, be aware you’ll get plenty of eye-rolling and judgment for going against the Facebook status quo.

But there’s also the issue of confusion. How do your friends know who posted?

What do you put for the birth date?

And friends might be frustrated that they can’t send you a personal message.

And if there’s a fight or worse — a breakup — who gets the page?

There are solutions that might work for some of you lovebirds. Each person can have an individual profile, but the couple creates a separate fan page to represent the entity.

It’s the same type of page a company would have.

Friends can connect by “liking” the couple, and the couple can use that page for all family-related news.

There’s another option, although its frowned on by Facebook.

Create a separate new fake profile for the entity. (If it gets deleted, at least you don’t lose your individual accounts).

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Over a plate of eggs from a free-range, hormone-free, vegetarian-fed, organic chicken, I pondered the carbon footprint of my beer consumption.

I recycle bottles and cans, sure; but is that enough to offset all the water, energy and other resources that go into making liquid gold?

So I started looking into organic beers — and I was underwhelmed.

Unlike the wine industry, which in recent years has exploded with bio-dynamic and organic wines produced in sustainable ways, there are still only a relative few number of beers out there that have gone green.

Whatever the reason — not enough certified-organic hops and barley farms, or a lack of demand for organic beers — the ones that are on the market, for the most part, aren’t extraordinary.

“Honestly, brewing with organic ingredients does not improve, nor does it deteriorate, the quality of our beers,” saID Brenden Dobel, brewmaster at California’s all-organic Thirsty Bear Brewing Co., in a recent interview with SF Weekly.

“The satisfaction lies more in knowing that large portions of agricultural land somewhere in North America are pesticide-free and the surrounding water is purer due to our purchasing power.”

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IUP to host PSAC rival Mercyhurst for Homecoming game

By Vaughn Johnson Editor in Chief V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

IUP Head Coach Lou Tepper was still smiling Tuesday during his weekly press conference about IUP’s dominant 18-0 win over Edinboro a week ago. The running game had a big day, and the defense pitched its second consecutive shutout.

IUP ran for 303 yards against Edinboro a week ago. Running back Harvie Tuck made his return to the lineup in a big way running for 168 yards on 32 carries.

“I thought we showed great secondhalf effort and toughness,” Tepper said. “For a young group, I think they knew the plan, and I haven’t had a lot more satisfying second halves in my career than that one. It was really fun to watch.”

Despite the historic day on the ground, Tepper does not believe it is going to last long.

“There’s no question that we’ve got to be able to throw the ball to win in the future,” Tepper said. “We’re not going to be able to rush the ball for 300 yards against most of the teams we play, particularly now. The box is going to be loaded, and we’re going to have to make plays.”

The dominant running game may

stop as early as this week as IUP (4-1, 2-0) hosts Mercyhurst (3-2, 1-1) 2 p.m.

Saturday during Homecoming.

The Lakers rank second in PSAC in rush defense. In the event that Mercyhurst does shut down the ground game, Tepper said that he has faith that quarterback Bo Napoleon will get the job done. It turns out IUP actually called a pass play in the second half against Edinboro, but Napoleon was sacked.

“Bo’s ready to beat them,” Tepper said. “We didn’t run the ball because we didn’t have faith in Bo. We ran the ball to eat up the clock, and we ran the ball because the elements weren’t conducive to throwing.”

Although the weather is supposed to be better for Saturday’s game, it still may not be good conditions to throw the football, as Mercyhurst has recorded the third-most quarterback sacks in the conference with 85.

Despite having dominant performances the last two weeks, the IUP offensive line has given up the most sacks as a unit in the conference with 25. Throwing may be even tougher with the Lakers having the PSAC’s interception leader in Julius McCormick, who has grabbed four this season. There will be no target number of passes like there is for the ground game for the Crimson Hawks,

but believe if needed that aspect of the offense will come through.

Mercyhurst comes into the game after a tough 14-10 loss to inter-city rival Gannon, which dropped its record to 3-2, but a glance at the Lakers’ statistics would tell people that this team does not have many glaring weaknesses.

Mercyhurst has the third-best defense in the PSAC (one spot behind IUP), holds opposing offenses to only 26 percent on third down conversions and is in the plus side of the turnover ratio.

It has been dealt a tough opening schedule as this will be already their fifth road game of the season, and they will have another next week against Edinboro.

The only losses came to rival Gannon and undefeated Kutztown.

On paper, the Lakers should pose a considerable challenge to IUP. IUP’s defense, which hasn’t given up a point in eight consecutive quarters, will have to deal a team that is much like IUP — pounding the football. Gerald Anderson, who is currently sixth in the conference in total offense averaging 146.2 yards per game, leads Mercyhurst’s ground attack.

Despite having an almost onedimensional attack on offense, the Lakers will show a number of different

Brock Fleeger/The Penn IUP’s defense have has their opponents to zero points in the last two games.

formations and packages, which gave IUP problems in its loss to them last season.

In that game, former IUP quarterback Andrew Krewatch and IUP defensive backs Andre Henderson and Akwasi Owusu-Ansah were all injured.

Owusu-Ansah recovered and played the rest of the season, but Krewatch and Henderson were not as fortunate.

Krewatch’s injury ended his college career and Henderson’s injury has still kept him sidelined.

Recievers Javon Rowan and Mychal Skinner are both “possible” for Saturday, but neither practiced Tuesday.

Offensive lineman Dan Matha played hurt last week, but is expected to play against Mercyhurst.

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Michigan State will need to hold on After last week’s beat down of to the ball a lot if it wants to win this Florida, Alabama will travel on the road game, because it doesn’t have the to take on South Carolina. This will be speed to keep up with Robinson. the first game for South Carolina after BCS Implications: These are two its first loss against Auburn of the four teams that are two weeks ago. undefeated in the Big Ten. This will be South Michigan State is lucky it Carolina’s chance to prove doesn’t have to play against that it belongs with the Ohio State this year, but elite of the SEC, because it does have to travel to if it loses this game, it Northwestern and Iowa in will be one game behind back-to-back weeks.

Florida in the SEC East. As Michigan, on the other for Alabama, it need this hand, has a long road ahead to keep up with LSU and By Anthony Scherer this season. It faces Iowa Auburn, both of whom and Penn State back-toSports Columnist are unbeaten in conferback starting next week, A.J.Scherer@iup.edu ence play so far. and then in the last two Alabama is led by senior quarter- weeks the wolverines have Wisconsin back Greg McElroy, who hasn’t lost a and Ohio State. game since the eighth grade. It hasn’t Prediction: been a great year for McElroy; he has Michigan State 42, Michigan 35 only seven touchdowns with three interceptions. If Alabama wans to be LSU vs. Florida back in the National Championship Game later this season, he will have This is the third game against a improve on these stats. ranked opponent for LSU. After As for South Carolina, it needs defeating previously ranked North quarterback Stephen Garcia to repeat Carolina and West Virginia, a victory the same performance that he had will bounce them into the top 10 and against Auburn Saturday. Garcia threw into National Championship Game. three touchdowns and 235 yards. If As for Florida, it is trying to bounce Garcia does that, then the chances for back from the beat down at Alabama. a South Carolina win go way up.

Florida was held to only 79 yards BCS Implications: A loss for rushing and only scored six points.

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Steelers predicted to finish strong The Pittsburgh Steelers lost their The Ravens took their 10-7 lead first game of the year Sunday to the into the half, and the Steelers knew Baltimore Ravens. they had some serious work to do.

The week started like every The third quarter started, other week, with people on and both teams came out ESPN talking about how of the half playing stellar they didn’t know if the defense. The game lived up Steelers could pull another to all the defensive hype win out of their magic hat going back and forth, with while Ben Roethlisberger is no points scored in the third sidelined. Some were skepquarter. The fourth quarter tical, with the main focus started, and the Steelers being on the two team’s had to make moves if they defensive excellence. The planned on staying undeBy A.J. Pagano Ravens have allowed the feated.

Sports Columnist least amount of yards Mendenhall added to A.J.Pagano@iup.edu in the league, and the his great day by finally Steelers have allowed the getting the Steelers on least amount of points. the scoreboard again with a sevenThe game started off with the yard touchdown run. The Steelers had Steelers striking first. After a long taken the lead, and the game rested completion to Antwaan Randle El, the in the hands of their oh-so-confident Steelers were set up on the one yard defense. The unit stepped up on a big line, and Rashard Mendenhall had no defensive goal line stand and were trouble carrying the ball over the goal able to get the ball back, but like line for the first touchdown of the most of the game, they were plagued game. with penalties. They committed three The second quarter started, and penalties in four plays and were forced it was a defensive quarter for the to punt from deep inside their own Ravens. They held the Steelers score- territory. One of those penalties was less while putting up some points on that punt, giving the Ravens even of their own. Willis McGahee scored better field position. The Ravens their first points of the day on a nine- proceeded to move down the field yard touchdown run, and they pro- and the wind was completely taken ceeded to add a field goal before the out of Steeler Nation when Joe Flacco half ended. threw the go-ahead, 18-yard touch-

down to TJ Houshmandzadeh.

The Steelers got the ball back with under a minute left, and on the first play of the drive, Steeler quarterback Charlie Batch threw an interception and the game was over. The Ravens squeaked out a last-second victory and to some ESPN analyst, that’s good enough to name them the best team in the NFL. I don’t know if they don’t do their research, or if they just don’t care, but the Ravens won in the last seconds of the game when the Steelers were handing it to them on a platter. The Steelers had 88 yards in penalties; Jeff Reed missed two field goals, and they started their fourth string quarterback. If you can beat a team that played like that, do you deserve to be called the best team in the NFL? I didn’t think so, but that was just me.

I mean, the teams still have the same record and the Steelers have played the more challenging teams so far.

Roethlisberger is back at Steeler practice brushing up on his passing skills and getting ready to face the Cleveland Browns Oct. 17 at Heinz Field.

The Steelers have a bye in the upcoming week, which gives Roethlisberger even more time to get ready for his first game back. The first game back against the Browns should be interesting to watch.

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The Heder family on the field: like father like daughter

By Thomas Nobles Contributing Writer T.J.Nobles@iup.edu

“Do what you love.� People would more than likely be in the minority if they haven’t heard that expression at least once in your life. It’s the very reason students all search for “their calling� while in college.

If someone is going to spend the next 50 years of your life working, it might as well be something they enjoy doing.

That notion couldn’t be more true with the father and daughter tandem of Adel and Viann Heder. Adel Heder, Head Coach of the IUP women’s soccer team has been playing soccer all of his life. “Growing up, that’s all we did.�

Adel Heder said. “And then that carried on through high school, college, and so on.�

It’s why he continued on to coaching after college. Soccer has and always will be a passion of his. It’s a passion that was instilled in both of his daughters. Crystal Heder played under her father’s direction from 2003-2006. It wouldn’t be long before that tradition continued.

It’s easy to see where Viann Heder acquired that same passion. Having a father and an older sister who both were exhilarated by the competition of soccer, it’s as if the path was already laid out. She was going to play soccer.

Not to say that Adel Heder forced the sport on them. It was Viann Heder, who wanted to emulate her fathers’ passion for the sport, that drove her to continuously strive for perfection on the field.

When asked who was a bigger influence in her life when it came to soccer, without hesitation she answered, “My dad. I was always around it when I was younger and it just progressed from there.�

Growing up, though, it wasn’t always easy being the coach’s daughter. Even though Adel Heder has never personally had parents question his coaching when it comes to his daughters, Viann Heder, long before her collegiate days, encountered a teammate who thought she was favored by her dad. “I mean yeah, there were times when I was younger where people said things, but you just brush that off,� she said.

Just because she gets a free ride financially to obtain an education does not grant her a free pass on the field. “Listen, my dad has always done what’s best for his team,� she added. “If I’m not playing as well as I should, I’m sitting down. Trust me, it’s happened before.�

One advantage that Viann Heder may hold over her teammates, is the extra motivation that she gets from Adel always there to watch her play.

Viann Heder gets to experience that every game, and even yields in positive results.

So does having her father there give Viann a little extra push? “Oh yeah, for sure,� she said. “I even recall one incident where I wasn’t playing well one game, and my dad was riding me hard, and I ended scoring a goal because of it. So having them watch you definitely gives you that extra motivation to succeed.�

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Brock Fleeger/The Penn Viann Heder (11) recorded one shot in the 2-0 win against Mercyhurst Wednesday.

a team that achieved great success last year. The women’s soccer team advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.

Expectations are high for this year’s club, but it is presented with some challenges that it first must overcome.

Since his arrival in 2001, this is Adel Heder’s youngest team, with 20

freshman. But that doesn’t worry him in the least. “We may lack the experience, but they are all real talented.� He said. “So once they get that experience, and get comfortable with what they’re doing out there, we have a good chance to succeed.�

It doesn’t look like that has taken too long. The girls have started out with a 6-3-1 record, with their three

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It’s no question the teams’ season is far from over, as they have a lot of work ahead of them.

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Hawks shut out Mercyhurst, 2-0

By Damon Boykiw Staff Writer D.M.Boykiw@iup.edu

The Crimson Hawks women’s soccer team shut out the Mercyhurst College Lakers Wednesday on goals by Ashley Moyer and Melissa Kornock.

Kelly Brennan came up big in the shutout, recording nine saves Wednesday. Brennan surpassed Sarah Daw to become IUP’s all-time leader in that category.

The temperature was in the 40s, and it was raining throughout the duration of the game. To top it off, the Hawks were still without golden-footed junior forward Heather Robbins.

Robbins is out indefinitely with a right MCL injury after the Crimson Hawks were coming off of a heartbreaking loss to league rival West Chester on Saturday, but that didn’t stop them from doing what they had to do Wednesday.

Mercyhurst’s defense, anchored by graduate student Lekeisha Gumbs, of Leicester, England, played far upfield, sometimes with every player on their side past the halfway line in an effort to force the play onto IUP’s side of the field, but that strategy backfired when IUP was able to win loose balls and take them the whole way up-field on breakaways, as Moyer did, assisted by Kornock, nine minutes into the game.

The Lakers forwardly-positioned strategy may have been worth the breakaways they let get away from them if the Hawks had anyone other than Brennan in net, who was a brick wall Wednesday. Brennan broke the all-time saves record despite sharing time with two other keepers this season.

The second half was filled with scoring opportunities for both sides, but field conditions and tenacious defense prevented both sides from taking over.

Finally, in the last four minutes of the game, Paige Virgara, won a loose ball close to the IUP goalie box and took it the whole way up the left side of the field, beating four opponents along the way and took the shot. Lakers goalie Rachel Greipsma stopped the ball but couldn’t hold it, and Kornock put it in for the win. “I’m listed on the roster as a midfielder because I played midfield last year, but I play defense this year.�

Virgara said.

It seems like Virgara is playing midfielder in spite of herself, exemplifying the kind of upfield conversion that coach Heder is emphasizing at this point in the season.

IUP fell one place to eighth in the Atlantic Region in the Oct. 5 National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll since the results were last com-

By Alycia King Staff Writer A.L.King@iup.edu

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piled on Sept. 28. The Hawks were supplanted by a surprising Edinboro team, to whom the Hawks suffered their only loss of the season by more than one goal. The Hawks travel to Erie Saturday to meet Gannon in PSAC West action at 6 p.m.

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Disc golf is played much like golf, hence the name.

There is still an object of completing each hole in the fewest number of strokes – or throws in this case. The Frisbee is thrown into a target called the “hole.�

Well, if people are interested in this sport, people should join the IUP Disc Golf Club. If they are thinking about joining, waiting for a meeting might not be your best option.

The club only meets one or two times a year in the HUB. Normally these people can find these disc golfers on the course in the CO-OP Park. To join, you should contact its president and team captain, Dave Viscomi.

“I try to help others and help everyone improve at the same time,� said Viscomi.

Meetings are fun, with a lot of laughter. The club members play weekly doubles in the fall, and in the spring they travel to tournaments.

The National Collegiate Disc Golf Championship in South Carolina is the tournament the club travels to. People don’t need to be experienced to join the club.

The club has only been official since the fall of 2009, though the club was beginning to be formed in the spring of 2008.

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Ford finds perfect combination for success

By Zach graham Staff Writer Z.Graham@iup.edu

Joe Ford brings a lot to the table, or rather, the ice. From his scoring touch to his work ethic, the junior center for the IUP men’s ice hockey team has managed to find success both on and off the ice. “I started playing hockey for the Armstrong Arrows when I was four,�

Ford said. “My dad and all my older cousins played hockey, so it was natural that I would too.�

In addition to getting him started in the sport, Ford emphasized the role his father has played in everything he does. “Everything I do to this day was influenced by him. He got me into all of my hobbies and is the best critic and supporter to me in everything I do. “He knew when to get on my case and when to pick me up,� he added. “I got this a lot throughout my years, and as bad as it ticked me off to hear some of the things he had to say, it only made me grow as a person and a hockey player.�

While not considered by many to be a hub of junior hockey activity, Western Pennsylvania has a number of quality club programs, including the Pittsburgh Hornets, where Ford played for two seasons. The Hornets have produced NHL players, including R.J. Umberger and local favorite Ryan Malone. “It was one of the greatest experiences in my life.� Ford said. “We travelled all of the U.S. and Canada playing an 80-game schedule. It was truly an unbelievable team to play for.�

Drawing from the favorable experience with the Hornets, Ford knew he did not want his ice hockey experiences to end after high school.

“My goal was always to play college hockey. IUP was my choice to come to if I wasn’t going to receive any money to play hockey,� Ford said. I am very happy with my decision to come to school at IUP and play for a great hockey team.�

IUP competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, an organization for club teams not sponsored as varsity sports. That means in addition to paying tuition, players also pay to support the team. “I do enjoy the physical presence on the ice,� he said. “I’ve always been a player who will muck it up in the corners, and I will always stick up for my teammates.�

While no one will question his willingness, Ford admits that, at times, his penalties can be detrimental, especially when the leading scorer spends significant time in the penalty box, and said it is something he would like to improve upon.

His success has also earned him recognition. In August, Ford and IUP coach Dan Hestin travelled to Grand Rapids, Mich., to take part in try-outs for the World University Games.

The try-outs featured about 80 ACHA players from around the country trying to earn a spot on the Team USA roster for the 2011 competition in Eruzurum, Turkey.

Though Ford was not selected for the final team, he appreciates the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. “Just to be invited to try out for any USA team is a great honor in itself,� Ford Said. “[It] was a great time getting out there with 80 of the best players from around the country, meeting new friends, and representing IUP.�

Ford is working toward a degree in marketing at the Eberly College of Business. After graduating, he hopes to pursue a career in sales.

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Halladay pitches second no-hitter in 2010

The Phillies’ ace Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in postseason history Wednesday in a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of the National League division series.

Incredibly, Halladay threw first-pitch strikes to 25 of the 28 batters he faced. Of the 104 pitches he threw, just 25 were balls. He struck out eight.

It’s the second postseason no-hitter ever. The other was a perfect game pitched by the Yankees’ Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.

Halladay’s would have been a perfect game had he not issued a six-pitch walk to Jay Bruce in the fifth. He was the Reds’ lone base runner.

Halladay is just the fifth pitcher all-time to have two no-hitters in the same season (counting the playoffs). The others: Johnny Vander Meer (1938), Allie Reynolds (1951), Virgil Trucks (1952) and Nolan Ryan (1973).

There were just two close calls. In the third, Reds reliever Travis Wood lined out sharply to right. In the fourth, Joey Votto hit a grounder in the hole on the left side that Jimmy Rollins fielded on the edge of the grass.

He threw off his back foot to

MCT Halladay became the fifth pitcher in MLB history to have two no-hitters in the same season.

retire Votto with ease.

In the eighth, Halladay struck out Drew Stubbs on three pitches to end the inning. The third one was a cutter that a helpless Stubbs just watched fly by him.

Halladay walked off the mound as the fans waved their towels.

The fans rose after Raul Ibanez popped out to short to end the eighth. They waited quietly until Halladay finally emerged from the dugout to

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throw his warm-up tosses.

They chanted “Let’s go, Doc!” as he pumped strike after strike in the ninth. When it was over, the 46,411 fans in attendance stood in amazement as Halladay’s teammates stormed the mound.

The Phillies jumped on the mound as if they had won a postseason series. Not yet, but Wednesday was a memorable start.

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r Horoscope q

Today feels like magic, with just the right atmosphere for romantic activities, social successes and personal growth. Relax and enjoy.

Take charge from the moment you get out of bed. Dress appropriately for climbing the next rung of the success ladder. Others help along the way.

All systems are go at work and in social venues. Your partner sees the way to transform a space into a party atmosphere. Get set to play.

Obstacles dissolve as you get into action, diving in with your natural talents.

Everyone agrees that you’re on the right track. This one’s easy.

You achieve your goals today, almost regardless of what you do.

Everything falls into place as if by incredible coincidence. You get fantastic results.

Keep lines of communication open, and listen for nuances in each person’s statements. Multiple ideas gain impressive results simultaneously.

Everyone uses their talents in optimum ways today. Plenty of good ideas surface, and each person runs with one of them. Expect great results.

The ball is definitely in your court, and you score big. You haven’t been on your game like this for a long time. Bask in the success.

Everyone appears to be on the same page now.

Take advantage of this agreement to move any important project forward. A little magic doesn’t hurt.

A lucky catch keeps you from spilling the beans.

The secret will come out when it’s supposed to, so smile and hold it until then.

Make the most of today in every area of your life.

Questions give way to logical answers, so you have time for a joyous celebration with friends.

Get everyone on the same page by breakfast, if possible. There’s a lot to get done today, but it’s all possible with cooperative effort.

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Are you the Norm?

We’re a group of students studying the drinking behaviors of our peers to see what the NORM really is…

Welcome to the WISE Team, Amanda Pearson and Nina Santiago!

The WISE Team Pictured from left to right: Shobith Balaram, Nina Santiago, Alyssa Stiles, Megan Stahl & Amanda Pearson

WISE wants to give a special thanks to the 255 students who took our most recent survey at IUP Day!

Students (left) line up to take our survey. An IUP student takes our survey on our new Ipads!

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