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The IUP community mourned the death of student Jessica Aaron, who was murdered in her home in Slickville.

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IUP to be hub of new high-speed Internet

By Emily Eberhart Staff Writer E.E.Eberhart@iup.edu

Three schools belonging to PASSHE are about to become hightech after plans were announced to build a new high-speed Internet.

IUP will be one of 13 hub sites to anchor the Pennsylvania Research and Education Network project.

PennREN will extend about 1,700 miles through 39 counties, with the potential to provide a high-speed Internet backbone to more than 5 million residents in more than 2 million households and 200,000 businesses, according to an IUP news release.

The initiative will implement a fiber optic network, which uses strands of optically pure glass as thin as human hair that carries digital information over long distances using pulses of light to transmit data.

“This honor demonstrates the quality and strength of IUP’s information technology infrastructure, staff and leadership,” IUP President Tony Atwater said, according to the news release. The network will also provide the capability to connect colleges and universities, public institutions, regional networks and last-mile providers across the commonwealth, according to a National Telecommunication and Information Administration document.

Other PennREN hub sites among PASSHE universities include Clarion and Slippery Rock. Institutions of higher education were chosen as hub sites because of their strong presence in the potential service area.

On Feb. 18, President Barack Obama’s administration awarded $99.6 million in federal stimulus funding to the Keystone Initiative for Network-Based Education and Research for the project. KINBER is a coalition of Pennsylvania colleges,

IUP alumnus makes top 10 for ‘Survivor’ casting call

By Sean Bracken News Editor S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

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universities, research and health care organizations and economic development entities that submitted a joint application for the construction and management of a statewide broadband network.

An IUP graduate has the chance to appear on a popular CBS reality program.

Jeff Troxell, a 1982 IUP safety sciences graduate, is a top-10 finalist in the casting call for “Survivor,” according to his brother, Greg Troxell.

“He has been working his tail off for 10 years,” Troxell said.

He said that Jeff was “ecstatic” when he heard about making the top 10.

“I was very excited for him,” Troxell said.

He said that Jeff has made it this far two other times, but has not been selected to appear on the island. Troxell said that if Jeff wins, he would then go to California to

go against 50 competitors. He said the final 16 are chosen to be on the island.

Troxell said that the 50 competitors are chosen through votes from the fans, who can vote by visiting the CBS Web site and clicking Jeff’s page on the “Survivor” Web site.

He said to enter the word “verification” and click the red link at the left of the page.

Troxell said people are able to vote as many times as they would like to on the first day. He said voting is limited to five times per day after that.

Voting ends on Friday.

Troxell said they are using social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, to get the message out.

“We are doing what we can,” Troxell said.

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Police blotter

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Alcohol violations

• At 12:35 a.m. Sunday, David B. Kondracki, 20, Altoona, was observed walking in the 200 block of Rice Avenue with an open container of alcohol, according to borough police. Kondracki was cited for underage drinking and violation of the borough’s open container ordinance and was released from the scene.

• Campus police reported that at 3:20 a.m. Saturday, Trista L. Tecak, 24, Pittsburgh, was seen stumbling through Esch Lot and then falling into a snowbank. Tecak was cited for public drunkenness and released to a sober adult.

• At 2:05 a.m. Friday, Megan S. Alexander, 19, Lansdale, was found intoxicated after she walked in front of a marked IUP police cruiser, according to campus police. Alexander was transported to Indiana Regional Medical Center for excessive alcohol consumption. She was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness.

• At 11:19 p.m. Friday, Amanda C. Moore, 19, Duncannon, was observed in an intoxicated state in the 600 block of Pratt Drive, according to campus police.

Moore was taken into custody and transported back to the campus police department for processing. Moore was charged with purchase, consumption possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages and public drunkenness and released to a sober adult.

• At 10:38 p.m. Friday, Mariano J. Cocco, 18, Elverson; Kelsey M. Dray, 19, and Rachel C. Enscoe, 19, both of McMurray; Alexander R. Hummel, 18, and Zachary B. Hunter, 19, both of Elverson; Katherine R. King, 18, Villas, N.J.; Alexandra D. Phillips, 19, McMurray; and Megan A. Seydel, 19, Birdsboro, were all cited for underage drinking after campus police responded to a noise complaint at 170 Wallwork Hall. Hummel was also charged with furnishing alcohol to minors, police reported.

• At 2:28 a.m. Jan. 30, Danielle C. Harrison, 20, Pittsburgh, was charged by campus police with driving under the influence, a summary traffic charge, careless driving and underage drinking, campus police reported.

Assault

Chantel R. Bobb, 20, Melody S. Pleasant, 18, and Mercedes T. Wilson, 20, all of Philadelphia, were all charged by borough police with two counts each of simple assault and harassment stemming from an altercation at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 10. at an apartment at 800 Grant St., borough police reported. All three engaged in an assault and sprayed each other with pepper spray.

Criminal mischief

• Borough police reported that someone damaged the gate arms for the entrance and exit gates at the Indiana Borough Parking Garage at 650 Water St. sometime between 3 p.m. Saturday and 8:45 a.m. Sunday. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

• Campus police reported that someone forced open a vending machine in the Elkin Hall first-floor lounge Friday sometime between 1 a.m and 9 p.m. and removed all items inside. Anyone with information is asked to contact campus police at 724-357-2141.

Drug violation

Borough police reported that at 4:02 p.m. Jan. 23, Randi A. Hertz, 19,Philadelphia; Victoria Marcosky, 19, Saint Clair; and Joseph Nardi, 20, Philadelphia, were found with marijuana, prescription drugs, drug paraphernalia and alcohol at the Carriage House. Nardi was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hertz was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and underage drinking and Marcosky was charged with underage drinking.

Hit and run

• Someone driving a white vehicle damaged a car in the 100 block of South Eighth Street sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday and 12 a.m. Monday, according to borough police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

• Borough police reported that someone damaged the side mirror of a vehicle parked in the 300 block of Oak Street sometime between 2 and 11:30 a.m.

Saturday. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

• Someone damaged the rear bumper of a Silver Chrysler 300 parked in the 300 block of Water Street sometime between 5 p.m. and 7:25 p.m Friday, according to borough police. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police.

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Contributing Writer C.C.Starr@iup.edu

The Summer Employment and Internship Fair had a very satisfying attendance of both students and employers.

The Fair, held Wednesday at the HUB Ohio Room, had an attendance of 42 employers seeking students for internships and jobs for the summer.

There was an approximate attendance by 1 p.m., of about 125 to 150 students seeking to fill these positions with an hour left for more to arrive.

Students were provided with a wide variety of options for career growth. Companies were searching for students eager for both internships and summer jobs.

The Pampered Chef, a company that sells cooking utensils, was seeking students looking mainly for jobs for the summer.

The job provides business experience for employees. It is an independent business, leaving employees with flexible hours and opportunity for growth.

Dave Biblis/The Penn Ann Reynolds from the Washington Center attended the summer employment fair at the HUB Ohio Room Wednesday.

Disney, an entire franchise of amusement parks, television shows and movies, was at the job fair solely looking to fill internship positions in all fields.

Interning at Disney provides students with networking opportunities, the ability to use the name of one of the largest corporations in the world on resumes and housing at any Disney theme park

in the world.

Cedar Point, an amusement park, is looking to fill positions in both internships and summer jobs.

Interns are provided with business management experience, and those looking for summer jobs are provided with more than 200 opportunities, housing and admittance to the park for free.

Valerie Tumminello (junior, accounting) felt as though she benefited from the job and internship fair.

She was seeking a position with the Bank of New York Mellon and spoke with their representative at the fair.

“I want to get into more of the banking side of accounting, and I have two family members that work there,” Tumminello said.

Jan Shellenbarger, coordinator of on-campus recruiting, reported that she was very happy with the turnout of the fair.

The employers present were in the process of making rounds on a trip to visit four different state schools in Pennsylvania, including Clarion, IUP, Lock Haven and Slippery Rock, according to Shellenbarger.

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Atwater no longer considered for Florida Atlantic University

By Sean Bracken and Emily MRoss Penn Staff the-penn@iup.edu

IUP President Tony Atwater was not among the three candidates announced for the president position at Florida Atlantic University, according to the Palm Beach Post.

The announcement was made more than a week after a letter containing his resume was obtained by the university.

Atwater has been IUP’s president since 2005. Remodeling Fisher Auditorium, the Residential Revival Plan and the KCAC project were some accomplishments Atwater listed on his resume.

IUP also achieved record enrollment for the current academic year, enrolling 14,638 students.

In December, the faculty voted no confidence in Atwater. A lack of transparency with the university budget was a complaint among the faculty.

The SGA also held a meeting before the end of the winter semester, where they made a list of grievances against Atwater.

Students attend professor’s display on lights

By Kat Oldrey

Florida Atlantic University, located in Boca Raton, Fla., has several branch campuses across the state.

The paper reported that the final decision will be made Wednesday.

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A small crowd of students attended a presentation that dealt with the different kinds of light.

The presentation, “New Eyes: Gamma Ray and X-ray Astronomy� was presented Wednesday at Weyandt Hall’s planetarium.

Geoscience professor Ken Coles ran the show.

This presentation is the third in a four-part series sponsored by the IUP geoscience department and the IUP College of Natural Science and Mathematics.

The first show, “Variable Stars: Science You Can Do,� took place on family weekend, the morning of Oct. 31.

The second, “Astronomy Short Stories,� was on Dec. 9. Unlike the others in the series, this show showcased student work.

Students in the stellar astronomy class used the planetarium equipment to create their own demonstrations.

Fewer than 15 people attended the presentation.

“I’d run this machine for an empty room.� — Ken Coles, Geoscience professor Coles was not bothered by the small crowd. “I don’t care,� Coles said. “I’d run this machine for an empty room.�

The machine was ordered in 1966 and installed in 1967.

It was not expected to have a 40-year lifespan.

Coles outlined the history and recent developments in the study of gamma ray and X-ray astronomy.

He covered the light spectrum in order of increasing wavelength, which are radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet light, X-rays, and gamma rays.

Gamma rays and X-rays are emitted by very hot or energetic objects and can only be studied from outside the earth’s atmosphere, according to Coles.

Early researchers in the field launched balloons with recording equipment from the North Pole.

More recently, satellites and space stations take more measurements with greater accuracy.

Coles has been teaching at IUP

Dave Biblis/The Penn Students attended geoscience professor’s Ken Coles’ presentation on lights Wednesday evening.

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He hopes to make the planetarium more visible and more open to the public, and to raise campus awareness of it, declaring, “the facility has a future.� “You’ve got to like what you do,� he said. “Four-hundred Years of the Telescope,� which will explore the legacy of Galileo and the first telescope, will take place April 22.

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Pa., N.J. rank low in Northeast for spending on health-related issues

By Don Sapatkin The Philadelphia Inquirer MCT

Pennsylvania and New Jersey spend fewer federal dollars per person on disease and injury prevention than any other states in the Northeast and both rank near the bottom nationwide, according to an analysis of public health funding released Sunday.

Pennsylvania’s state health budget is also the lowest in the Northeast.

The report aims to highlight stagnating spending on public health in the United States at a time of heightened concern about pandemics, chronic diseases, foodborne pathogens and bioterrorism.

“Public health departments are responsible for finding ways to address the systemic reasons why some communities are healthier than others and for developing policies and programs to remove obstacles that get in the way of making health choices possible,” Jeffrey Levi, executive director of the Trust for America’s Health, said in a statement.

“But right now, public health departments do not have the resources they need to improve health in communities.”

Sunday’s report was a joint effort of Levi’s organization and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

RWJF last month presented another report that detailed wide disparities in people’s health status accord-

ing to where they live, with residents of low-income cities like Philadelphia having shorter lifespans, on average, than residents of high-income areas such as Chester County.

Excluding one-time funding to stimulate the economy, support for public health from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been relatively flat for five years.

Most of the CDC’s budget is distributed to states and other entities to support programs ranging from HIV testing to obesity prevention, and that federal money often equals half or more of what the states themselves spend, according to the new report.

Federal funding for each state varies widely, depending on the size and needs of the population, and applications for competitve grants.

For fiscal year 2009, the report found, states received an average of $19.23 per capita from the CDC. Pennsylvania got $14.86 per capita (a total of $187,352,742), ranking it 47th of the 50 states.

New Jersey got $16.67 ($145,144,429), No. 40. Delaware got $27.26 ($24,130,888), No. 8.

State treasuries nationwide budgeted a median of $28.92 per capita for health in fiscal year 2009, the report said. Pennsylvania spent $19.64 per person (a total of $247,514,000), down 1.2 percent from 2008, ranking it 39th in the nation. New Jersey spent $32.38 ($281,987,000), down 6.1 percent, for No. 24. Delaware spent $52.77 ($46,709,500), up 2.6

UC San Diego student admits to hanging noose in library

By Larry Gordon Los Angeles Times MCT

percent, No. 13.

Because the report attempted to analyze budgets in a way that allowed comparisons among states that budget in very different ways, its numbers may not match figures put out by each state. And true comparisons were not always possible; Pennsylvania and Delaware were among the states whose numbers included only general funds, for example.

The foundations’ report did cite

one potential bright spot. The healthreform bills that passed the House and the Senate each contain several billion dollars in new funding for school-bassed health clinics, childhood obesity prevention and other public health programs, some of them intended to reduce health-care costs over the long haul.

In theory, those programs could be approved separately even if comprehensive healthcare legislation is defeated.

University of California, San Diego police said Friday that a student admitted hanging a noose from a library bookcase in an incident that set off a new round of protests and a sit-in at the chancellor’s office.

All officials would say was that the student contacted campus police and admitted hanging the noose on a lamp fixture on top of a seventh-floor bookcase in Geisel Library.

Police originally said they were investigating the noose incident as a crime with “intent to terrorize.”

Student protesters, angry about the noose and other recent racially charged incidents, occupied the office of UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox. In sympathy, black students at University of California, Los Angeles organized a brief sit-in at that school’s administrative headquarters, Murphy Hall, in the hallway outside the office of Chancellor Gene Block.

A campus spokesman said about 100 protesters were involved, no one was arrested and there was no damage.

It ended after Block went out and talked with the students and expressed concern about the situation at UC San Diego.

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Rescuers search Chile for quake survivors; death toll jumps to 708

By Chris Kraul Los Angeles Times MCT

Rescuers searched for survivors Sunday a day after one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history rocked Chile, killing more than 700 people while leaving untold numbers missing and 2 million displaced, wounded or otherwise affected.

The death toll jumped Sunday to 708, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said, nearly doubling as rescue crews reached remote and badly damaged towns.

The 8.8 quake, which hit before dawn Saturday, toppled buildings, buckled freeways and set off sirens thousands of miles away as governments scrambled to protect coastal residents from the ensuing tsunami.

Authorities lifted tsunami warnings Sunday after smaller-than-feared waves washed shores from Southern California to Hawaii and Japan.

Looting broke out Sunday in some of the most heavily damaged areas of Chile, where residents were without water or electricity.

Crowds overran supermarkets in the port city of Concepcion, which sus-

tained widespread damage, and were making off with food, water and diapers but also television sets. Several banks also were hit. Police in armored vehicles sprayed looters with water cannons and made several arrests, mostly of young men.

“The people are desperate and say the only way is to come get stuff for themselves,” Concepcion resident Patricio Martinez told reporters. “We have money to buy it, but the big stores are closed, so what are we supposed to do?”

Bachelet, following an emergency meeting with her cabinet Sunday, announced she would send army troops into the Concepcion area, about 70 miles south of the quake’s offshore epicenter, to restore order and assist in recovering bodies and searching for survivors.

She previously declared swaths of the country “catastrophe zones” and Sunday issued an emergency decree for the area that will be in force for 30 days.

State television reported 350 people were killed in the coastal town of Constitucion, near the epicenter.

With images of Haiti’s devastation from an earthquake last month still fresh, the world woke up to a new

disaster and fears of another catastrophic toll. But the Chile quake’s epicenter was relatively deep, at 21.7 miles, and building codes are strict in a country that 50 years ago was struck by the biggest earthquake ever recorded: a magnitude 9.5.

Nonetheless, Bachelet said in an address to the nation Saturday night that a million buildings had been damaged.

And with television stations showing topsy-turvy structures, severed bridges and highways whose pavement looked as if it had been tilled by some giant farm machine, the death toll was expected to rise.

As a flurry of 30 aftershocks, some measuring greater than magnitude 6.0, continued to strike the region all day, Chile’s Interior Ministry said tsunami surges reaching heights of 10 feet hit the nation’s Juan Fernandez Islands, leaving three people dead and 13 missing.

Memories of the tsunami that was unleashed on Southeast Asia and around the Indian Ocean five years ago haunted governments across the Pacific on Saturday.

In Hawaii, 100,000 people were evacuated to higher ground, and the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet sent four

warships out to sea as a precaution against damage near shore at Pearl Harbor.

A series of small 3-foot tsunamis hit Hawaii’s Big Island shortly after 1 p.m., churning up sediment but causing no apparent damage.

Early Sunday, Japan’s Meteorological Agency warned a “major” tsunami of up to 10 feet could hit northern coastal areas, although initial waves that reached outlying islands posed little threat.

The U.S. moved briskly to offer assistance to Chile. President Obama spoke with Bachelet to offer condolences, praising the country’s quick response and reiterating the United States’ readiness to aid in rescue and recovery.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she planned to visit the region Sunday.

“Our hemisphere comes together in times of crisis, and we will stand side by side with the people of Chile in this emergency,” she said.

Some observers, however, worried international relief efforts could be stretched thin by the continuing response to the Haiti earthquake, which left more than 215,000 people dead and a million homeless.

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Insufficient cell phone data may make us unwitting lab rats

By Christopher Ketcham Los Angeles MCT

We love our digital gadgets — “magic” devices that define cool and promise to remake our lives for the better. But there is growing evidence of a dark side to the techno-magic.

Your cell phone, and any other wireless device that depends on electromagnetic microwave radiation to function, may be hazardous to your health.

Most of the bad news comes from major labs and research institutions in Europe.

What they’re reporting is that using cell phones and Wi-Fi transmitters — which operate using similar frequencies — can have biological effects on the brain and body.

The scientific debate remains heated and far from resolved, as the Health section in the Los Angeles Times reported last week.

But the research to date suggests a number of chilling possibilities as to what EM radiation may be doing to us.

For example, in 2008, neuroscientists at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia strapped Nokia phones to subjects’ heads, then turned the phones on and off.

On — the brain’s alpha waves spiked.

Off — the brain settled. The researchers speculated that the effect was the result of the brain “concentrating to overcome the electrical interference in brain circuits caused by the pulsed microwave radiation.”

Swedish neuro-oncologist Leif Salford, chairman of the department of neurosurgery at Lund University, has found that cell phone radiation kills brain cells in rats, especially those cells associated with memory and learning.

The damage occurred after an exposure of just two hours. In duplicating earlier research, Salford also found that cell phone microwaves produce holes in the barrier between the circulatory system and the brain in rats.

One potential outcome, according to Salford, is dementia.

Meanwhile, Austrian researchers reported in 2004 that cell phone radiation can induce double-strand breaks in DNA, one of the undisputed causes of cancer.

So why isn’t this a bigger issue in the United States?

Partly because there are countervailing studies and other scientists telling us not to be worried, that the risks are low or that we just don’t know enough to say that the risks are real.

Consider the biggest study being

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done on the question of whether cell phones cause cancers of the brain, mouth and ear — the 13-country Interphone study conducted under the auspices of the International Agency for Research on Cancer in France.

The study’s epidemiologists have looked at cancer patients and worked backward to establish cell phone habits.

The study, alas, has been fraught with controversy.

The multinational researchers — U.S. scientists conspicuously not among them — have fallen into warring camps, and the full study has not been released.

However, pieces of the study have been made public.

One Interphone study, for example, found that after a decade of cell phone use, the chance of getting a brain tumor goes up as much as 40 percent for adults. Another Interphone study reported a nearly 300 percent increased risk of acoustic neuroma, a tumor of the acoustic nerve. But still other Interphone researchers say their data show no increase in brain tumors — or any tumor — caused by cell phone use.

The cell phone industry lobby, CTIA — the Wireless Association, recently said in a statement that “peerreviewed scientific evidence has over-

whelmingly indicated that wireless devices do not pose a public health risk.”

Meanwhile, watchdog groups keep it vague. “The available science,” said the Food and Drug Administration, “does not allow us to conclude that mobile phones are absolutely safe, or that they are unsafe.”

So whom to believe, and what to do?

First, consider research done by Henry Lai, a biologist at the University of Washington: Only 25 percent of studies funded by the wireless industry show some type of biological effect from microwave radiation.

Independently funded studies, however, are far more damning: 75 percent of those studies — free of industry influence — show a bioeffect.

Some 30 percent of funding for the Interphone research was provided by industry, which critics say has resulted in a favorable skewing of some Interphone data.

Obviously, we need to demand more independent research into microwave radiation.

In the meantime, we should also treat cell phones and other wireless gadgets with less adoration and more suspicion, and as individuals we may want to follow the lead of many nations and regulate the way we use

Academy of Pediatrics proposes mystery meat makeover for hot dogs MCT

The notion that the hot dog should be redesigned inspires a variation on the mad-scientist-movie line: “Man was not meant to tamper in God’s domain.” Or, in this case, Oscar Mayer’s.

Yet the American Academy of Pediatrics is proposing that the wiener (and other products frequently consumed by children) be reshaped as a way of preventing toddlers from choking.

The proposal doesn’t sit well with an interest group we didn’t even know existed, the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council.

But you don’t have to be a lobbyist to rebel at this well-intentioned exercise in paternalism.

We accept the academy’s assertion that children under the age of 3 shouldn’t be given whole hot dogs.

We have no problem with its other

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them for ourselves.

For example, Belgium, France, Finland, Germany, Russia and Israel have publicly discouraged use of cell phones by children.

Independent research in Sweden last year concluded there was an astonishing 420 percent increased chance of getting brain cancer for cell phone users who were teenagers or younger when they first started using their phones.

France has gone so far as to issue a generalized national cell phone health warning, banned cell phones in elementary schools and considered outlawing marketing the phones to children.

The personal equivalent? For starters, don’t get rid of your land line.

Buy a hands-free device; keep your cell phone away from your head, face and neck.

Don’t carry it in your pocket for hours on end (there’s some evidence cell phones aren’t good for your sperm count).

Salford, the neuro-oncologist, has called the unregulated use of cell phones by 4.5 billion people worldwide “the largest human biological experiment ever.”

It’s only common sense to do what you can to take yourself out of the guinea pig pool.

suggestion: that hot dog and other packages should come with conspicuous warning labels about the danger of choking.

But not everything can be made safe for consumption by the youngest common denominator.

Even the academy acknowledges the fact that (short of genetic engineering) it would be impossible to reconfigure some of the other foods it cites as choking hazards, such as popcorn, peanuts and grapes.

As with hot dogs, the best remedy may be parental vigilance.

It’s hard to believe that the academy seriously proposed a hot dog makeover.

Perhaps the doctors knew that the idea, even as it provoked ridicule, would increase public and parental awareness of the dangers of giving hot dogs to toddlers.

But if they’re serious, they’ll find that taking on this tubular treat is no picnic.

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Tuna-safe tuna: Atlantic bluefin may become endangered species if we do not act soon

By Rob Kramer MCT

For avid anglers, few things in life can match the thrill of catching a bluefin tuna. And for good reason.

The sheer power and brute force of a bluefin tuna is nothing short of astonishing.

Anglers who have been lucky enough to tangle with a bluefin will no doubt remember that experience forever.

But unless we act now, these opportunities to hook up with one of the ocean’s most magnificent and awe-inspiring animals may soon become a thing of the past.

Fortunately, a historic moment for conservation of Atlantic bluefin tuna is near. This March, representatives from 175 countries will meet in Doha, Qatar, for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. In effect since 1975, the CITES treaty establishes rules for international trade to protect plants and animals from commercial overexploitation.

More than 40 proposals are on this year’s agenda, but one — a proposal to

enact the highest level of protection for Atlantic bluefin tuna — stands out as a tremendous step forward to halt the decline of an extremely valuable sport and food fish. The outcome of this seemingly distant debate could have a real direct impact, not only on anglers in the United States but throughout the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Sport fishermen are not alone in their quest. Bluefin tuna, known for their delicious meat and revered by sushi chefs and diners around the world, are so sought after that a 511-pound fish sold recently at Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market for $175,000. Yet, even though fishing for bluefin dates back to the Roman Empire, the post-World War II industrialization of the fishing fleet has pushed this species to the brink.

Indeed, estimates indicate that there are only roughly 41,000 mature bluefin left in the Western Atlantic — down from more than 220,000 just 40 years ago Recently Monaco called for the strongest possible protections for Atlantic bluefin tuna populations.

Under consideration during the March meeting, the proposal would prohibit all international commercial trade in

Atlantic bluefin.

In no way, however, would this proposal prevent U.S. anglers from catching bluefin tuna. In fact, there’s a good chance this proposal would actually increase recreational fishing opportunities since Atlantic bluefin populations would finally have a chance to rebuild.

This crisis has also attracted the attention of several members of Congress. A recent bipartisan effort led by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Robert Wittman, R-Va., and backed by 32 other House members, called on the Obama administration to support the Monaco CITES proposal.

And in light of President Obama’s recent call for ideas grounded in science that can attract bipartisan support, U.S. delegates to the CITES meeting must seize the opportunity to protect this important game fish from collapse.

Few fish species command as much respect from anglers as Atlantic bluefin and the momentum has never been stronger to restore populations.

It’s finally time for global action and the United States cannot afford to sit on the sidelines.

Ah, spring break. A time for jetting off to Cancun or Key West for a week of tanning, partying and taking pictures you’ll never show your parents.

For most students, though? Not so much.

While heading off to a sunny beach somewhere sounds like the ideal way to spend the much-coveted week away from school, most students just don’t have the finances to make that dream break happen.

Just because you can’t afford to fly off to some exotic vacation spot doesn’t mean your spring break is lost. Affordable fun can come from surprising places.

• Pick up a book.

Honestly, when was the last time you lost yourself in the pages of a good book? Whether it’s an old favorite or a new find, escape to someone else’s world for a little while.

• Play catch-up.

Yes, it’s your vacation, but do you really want to leave all of those papers, projects and take-home tests until the Sunday before classes start back up? Do yourself a favor and get it out of the way more than five hours before it’s due.

• Bake something.

Even if it fails epically, you’ll have a good story to tell.

• Have a movie marathon.

“Star Wars,” anyone?

• Learn something.

Go see a local landmark or historical site and learn something about your area you never knew. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water is gorgeous no matter what time of year, and Fort Necessity is open all year long. Learn something new – it’s not as painful as it sounds.

If all else fails, give yourself at least one day to just escape for a little while.

See a show, find a new favorite restaurant, curl up in a corner coffee shop, whatever. College is stressful, no matter what your year or major, and you owe it to yourself to allow yourself to kick back for a day or so and do what makes you happy.

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‘Terminal Ambivalence’,‘Woody’ leaves you anything but ambivalent

By SARAH MORROW Senior Staff Writer S.E.Morrow@iup.edu Dreamstime

Batteries make technology breakthrough with ‘nanotubes’ The Environmental Magazine MCT

The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries now so common in everything from iPods to hybrid cars can store twice the energy of similarly sized nickel-metal hydride batteries and up to six times as much as their lead-acid progenitors.

But these advances are only a small evolutionary step from the world’s first battery designed by Alessandro Volta in 1800 using layers of metal and blotting paper soaked in salt water.

With battery technology advances long overdue, researchers are racing to develop more efficient ways to store power.

One hopeful option is in the use of carbon nanotubes, which can store much more electricity by weight than lithium-ion batteries while keeping their charge and remain durable for far longer.

But what are carbon nanotubes, and how can they be used to store energy?

Technicians skilled in working with matter at the molecular (nano) level can arrange pure carbon molecules in cylindrical structures that are both strong and flexible. They have significantly higher energy density and can store more electricity than any currently available technology.

These tubes, each only billionths of a meter wide, essentially become highly efficient, electrically conduc-

tive pipes for storing and providing power. Electrical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have formed carbon molecules into tiny springs that store as much electricity as same sized lithium-ion batteries but can maintain a charge while dormant for years and work well in temperature extremes.

Stanford University researchers have created ink made from carbon nanotubes that can be drawn onto paper where it serves as a highcapacity rechargeable energy storage medium.

And University of Maryland scientists have created nanostructures able to store and transport power at 10 times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.

Other technologies in development include batteries using zincair, lithium-air and other combinations of elements to provide longer run-times between recharges.

Others still are working on prototype nuclear batteries, the trick being to make them small enough to be practical, let alone safe.

And then there are fuel cells, created in 1839 but only recently commercialized. Not batteries per se, fuel cells generate, store and dispense power by forcing a reaction between a fuel (hydrogen from water, methanol) and oxygen, creating usable non-polluting electricity.

One major hurdle for fuel cell makers is making them small enough to be able to work in laptops and other small personal electronics.

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Thursday will bring another intriguing night of student theater to IUP’s Waller Hall Studio Theater.

Junior directing studio student Natalie Brown will bring to life “Terminal Ambivalence�.

A new one-act play by student Matthew Oberdoester (senior, theater), revolves around the final choices of a young man named Caleb.

Pulled closer to the end of his life by visions of Hell, Caleb must decide if he wants to become Lucifer’s errand boy or accept his fate as is: an eternity of Hell fire.

Should he choose the former, he must carry out an unspeakable act on another human being.

When is humanity beyond salvaging?

Brown’s treatment for this production is minimal yet enthralling.

A close staging and seating arrangement gives the audience no choice but to become deeply involved in the struggle. A reliance on subtle

details pulls you into the world of the play and Caleb’s psychological state as his temptation is presented.

While Lucifer and Harper are fighting for Caleb, a distinct and earnest fear is raised in the audience.

What would you do in his place?

This semester will bring a total of eight plays from the theater department’s Directing Studio course.

Accompanying Brown’s “Terminal Ambivalence� is senior directing studio student Sean Barrett’s production of “Woody: A Love Story.�

As a young girl gets to know her new ventriloquist dummy, she begins to fall deeply in love with him.

This does not go over well with her family. Will their love ever be recognized?

Both shows will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Waller Hall’s Studio Theater.

Tickets will be $4 and are available at the door.

This production is one night only.

Seating is limited.

Please be warned: These productions contain violence, adult situations, and smoking.

IUP drill team to hold talent show for Haiti earthquake fund By amber grady Staff Writer A.M.Grady@iup.edu

The IUP drill team is hosting a talent show at 7 p.m. March 19 at the HUB Delaware Room. All proceeds from the event will benefit IUP Haiti Relief.

Sign-ups for the event are being held now through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. outside of the HUB Fitness Center.

There is a $5 performance fee per person. Admission to the event is free, but donations are encouraged

at the door. Brittany Malone (junior, journalism), co-captain of the IUP drill team, said, “We thought a talent show would be a fun way to get people involved around campus. We have a lot of talented students here at IUP.� Malone said the team hopes to have 18 committed acts by Friday.

The drill team asks all performers to provide their own equipment and to not exceed four minutes. Also, all acts should be kept clean, and there shouldn’t be more than 10 participants in an act. Each participant must be an IUP student. For more information, contact Malone at B.L.Malone@ iup.edu

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Learning different language benefits communication skills

By Alex Rudowski Staff Writer A.P.Rudowski@iup.edu

Welcome, IUP students, to the liberal studies language requirement.

Many undergraduates are required to take up to 12 credit hours of a foreign language aimed at promoting better communication skills and introducing the student body to the different cultures.

To encourage students to find something that interests them, IUP offers coursework in Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish and German.

International trade tracks are available for the latter three.

Language is a tool that helps us tap into the lives of people from around the world, and IUP has a big toolbox filled with options for students who need extra help. “Sometimes the hardest part about teaching language is finding ways to

“Sometimes the hardest part about teaching language is finding ways to make it meaningful to the students.� — John Zyck, Spanish instructor make it meaningful to the students,� said Spanish instructor John Zyck.

For instructors, helping students learn a new language often requires that instructors be creative and use diverse teaching methods.

Because no two students learn everything exactly the same way, many professors offer conversation hours, according to Zyck.

Conversation hours enable students to work one-on-one with their instructor, and give students the opportunity to practice speaking. Each department includes some form of tutoring for students.

For upper-level language students, there are language conversation clubs

on campus that can help students become fluent or maintain fluency. “Take language classes early in your [college] career, because if you’re disinterested or have problems, you don’t want that to possibly prevent you from graduating,� Zyck said.

Just about everyone can benefit from language study. “I would say that communication is the best reason to study language,�

Zyck said. “So many more of us will be likely to have to deal with ‘foreigners’ within our lifetime,� said Zyck. “Taking up a new language introduces students to new ideas and attitudes.� “Learning culture is always a plus because we take ours for granted,�

Zyck said. He added that it’s important to see how other people live to better appreciate our own culture and to learn about others’ ideas.

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Safe drinking tips for safer drinking community

By SEAN CAREy Staff Writer S.P.Carey@iup.edu

Many people enjoy having a few drinks at the bar, especially during the weekends when the crowds have gathered and the scene is lively.

A night out with friends and drinks can be a rewarding experience, as long as you keep some simple ‘laws of liquor’ in mind.

Many of the local bartenders know a thing or two about drinking, and they are usually quite responsive to your inquiries.

“Make sure you eat,” said Shavonne from Wolfie’s.

Drinking on an empty stomach is a bad idea.

For one thing, you are more likely to consume more alcohol in a short amount of time, which is not good.

Secondly, you might even have to spend money on food that you could have otherwise used to buy a drink!

Both the New Hampshire Liqour Commission and the Queensland Office of Liqour, Racing and Gambling agree that you should eat before and while drinking.

The Queensland Web site also suggests certain foods that are better to eat when drinking, such as eggs, cheese, nuts and boiled

potatoes. For more info, visit the Queensland site at EveryDrinkCounts. qld.gov.au.

Taking shots is another thing to be careful with. Again, this will get you drunk faster, but it

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Consider whether you want to call it quits or stay and enjoy the evening.

“Don’t [take] shots,” added Shavonne.

“Drink in moderation,” said Stephanie Shaul from Coney. “Have water in between [drinks].”

This helps digest the liquor and possibly reduce the effects of a

hangover. “Know your limits,” said Randi Coleman from Wolfie’s. No one wants to be the one who was last seen vomiting in the restroom.

Just because your friends can drink alot does not mean you have to as well.

Some people are able to hold their liquor better than others.

“Find a [designated driver],” said Lupita from Wolfie’s.

There are also other transportation options in town if you can’t find anyone who will be your designated driver for the night.

Most nights the bus is running through town.

There is also a cab service in the area. Wolfie’s will even call for you. Finally, as Julie Szeckley from Culpeppers said, “Don’t leave your drink unattended.” This is one of the most basic of the ‘laws of liqour.’

You would think that leaving your drink with friends would be all right, but make sure you trust them.

The New Hampshire Web site states to “Remember the word HALT; don’t drink if you’re Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired.”

Alcohol can greatly effect your emotional state.

If you’re not the mood or aren’t having fun, then you should probably wait for a better time.

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Dreamstime New Scientist teamed up with Earthsense and Trucost to find out if consumers’ environmental perceptions of various companies lined up with reality. In many cases they did not.

Eco-companies with credibility may not be green

By JEFFREY DAVIS Mother Nature Network MCT

Does the eco-image of a company sway you towards their products over others?

You may think you’re spending your “green dollars” responsibly, but a story from New Scientist says that might not be the case.

New Scientist teamed up with Earthsense (Earthsense.com) and Trucost (Trucost.com/newsweek) to find out if consumers’ environmental perceptions of various companies lined up with reality. In many cases it did not.

Earthsense has polled U.S. consumers on the perceived “greenness” of many companies, and Trucost has compiled a quantitative assessment of companies’ global environmental impact.

A fusion of these two sets of information reveals just how confused the average consumer is about companies’ green credentials.

The New Scientist article said, “Overall, there was no correlation between the Earthsense and Trucost scores, suggesting that U.S. consumers have little idea about companies’ environmental performance relative to each other.

And looking within industrial sectors, the only hint of accurate consumer awareness came for technology companies.”

In some scenarios there were drastic differences between perception and reality.

Discovery Communications — whose lineup includes Animal Planet and TreeHugger.com — are overwhelmingly given serious green credibility.

But according to the data, their environmental impact per dollar is almost identical to Viacom.

The food and beverage industry is where consumers are most confused about the eco-friendly facts.

New Scientist analyzed 115 firms and found that producers of food and drink have the highest environmental impact.

Out of 22 food and beverage companies in the Earthsense survey, consumers picked Coca-Cola as the 16th in terms of environmental impact.

Their actual rank is second, bested

by Green Mountain Coffee (a company that consumers perceived to be at the top spot).

Whole Foods Market is a purveyor of “natural and organic produce” and is generally thought of as the most environmentally responsible place to shop.

Sure, they’ve taken some great steps towards sustainability, but Trucost’s modeling rates them no better than other conventional supermarkets.

In Whole Foods’ case (and other companies’ as well), the data may not be an accurate representation of their environmental commitment.

The company doesn’t disclose all its key environmental data, which forces Trucost to model its impact from an analysis of its overall operations.

Amy Hebard, co-founder of Earthsense, suspects that companies like Whole Foods Market aren’t disclosing all of their environmental data for fear of being seen as “greenwashing.”

Greenwashing is a term used to label a company that wants to be seen as environmentally responsible without actually taking the steps to do so.

Efforts to encourage companies to release their environmental impact data are gaining momentum, but consumers may have to remain in the dark until that reporting is actually required.

Check out New Scientist’s interactive chart to see the results of the consumer polling vs. actual data: newscientist.com/movie/green-companies.

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‘Woody’ provides great food, great education to students

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“Where’s woody?” This phrase is posted on flyers hanging up in academic buildings.

“Woody” stands for the Allenwood Restaurant in Ackerman Hall.

The hospitality management department is currently serving light, refreshing dishes such as salads, soups and pastas for prices that won’t break the bank. “[Allenwood Restaurant opened] in 1965, and we prepared the lunches for school children,” said Tom Vandyke, current chairperson for the hospitality management department. “It just evolved from that point of time.”

The restaurant not only offers great deals for food and enjoyment to students, but serves as an educational tool for students who are in the hospitality management department.

Allenwood serves as a lab course for students to get hands-on experience working at a restaurant and serving customers.

Each class is able to hold up to 18 students.

The experience that is gained through the course are skills of woring behind the scenes — the “back of the house” — where the cooking and the industrialized equipment are controlled, while other students are able to handle serving the public — the “front of the house” — where they will be managing food orders from customers. “[There are] three lab courses available. [One is] how they put meals together and operate equipment. The second is learning how to serve the public and the third is [handling] themed dinners,” Debbie

‘Sweet Charity’ brings sweet surprises to campus By sarah morrow Senior Staff Writer S.E.Morrow@iup.edu

Brock Fleeger/The Penn Allenwood Restaurant began as a cafeteria for school children and evolved into a restaurant and lab course for students interested in hospitality management.

Rankin, hospitality management department secretary, said. “The dinners are held every Tuesday [from March 2 to April 27], and this week’s theme...”

The interesting layout to the theme will consist of a variety of grilled vegetable salad with an olive vinaigrette, shrimp cocktail, grilled halibut, steamed asparagus and risotto; and for dessert, maple syrup upside-down cake.

Allenwood Restaurant offers choices, such as pasta, with a choice of either marinara or Alfredo sauce, topped with grated Parmesan cheese, and a side of spring mix salad in homemade vinaigrette.

If you’re having a taste for Mexican food, steak and chicken quesadillas are available, accompanied by their fresh corn soup.

For daily specials, pasta with

olive oil pecorino and pepper, served with a spring mix salad with homemade vinaigrette is up for grabs.

Allenwood Restaurant also offers vegetarian options, such as a vegetarian quesadilla and corn soup.

Have a sweet tooth? Their baked apple dessert with whipped cream and caramel sauce served with a coffee is available for just $2.

Despite the faculty members and students who were able to make the restaurant possible, the gratitude also belongs to a former chairperson.

“Allen Wood used to be on the faculty,” Rankin said. “He was the chair of the food and nutrition department.”

Allenwood Restaurant is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with special dinners held Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

Last weekend, IUP’s Theater By the Grove and the Music Theater brought Neil Simon’s “Sweet Charity” to life at Fisher Auditorium. “Sweet Charity” tells the story of an eternal optimist named Charity. As a dance hall hostess in 1960s New York City, the titular character attempts to seek out true love at all costs. The book, a typical Neil Simon venture, is accompanied by classic numbers such as “Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now” and high school choir favorite “The Rhythm of Life.”

The musical, directed by theater faculty member Rob Gretta, was a sharp contrast to last year’s ambitious Cole Porter show “Anything Goes.”

“Sweet Charity” utilized a minimalist approach in both scenery and lighting. The choreography was also toned down, but still full of the Bob Fosse elements that the show originated with. The treatment allowed for the diverse and well-trained student talent to never be overshadowed.

Leading the cast as Charity was Erika Pealstrom (junior, theater).

Pealstrom, who is never a disappointment, conveyed all the optimism and quirkiness of her role while still eliciting compassion from her audience. Supporting Charity through her search for a better life were Nickie and Helene, two hardnosed coworkers.

Samantha Fabiani (junior, theater) and Kayleigh Thadani (senior, theater/ fashion merchandising) portrayed these parts with a kind of passion and sincerity that was unexpected. These three young women together formed a talented and strong trio of performers with voices that stunned.

Graduate student Jim Nash portrayed Charity’s love interest, Oscar.

Meeting while trapped in an elevator, the two form an unlikely pair.

Oscar’s neurotic behaviors are regularly foiled by Charity’s energy and hope. Nash showed great skills as both a singer and a character actor.

Accompanying the cast was faculty guest artist Joseph Brooks as the movie star Vittorio Vidal. His operatic voice and kind nature were not lost on his audience.

Aside from a few lost jokes pertaining to post World War II Germans living in Venezuela falling flat, “Sweet Charity”’s largest issue was the book itself. The flow from Simon’s words to Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields’ music and lyrics is difficult for even the most trained actors. The ever hopeful Charity is also left right where we first met her: alone and in a pond — hardly the most upbeat turn of events. The company adapted to these difficult challenges and put forth an excellent production regardless. The next Theater By the Grove production will be “The Servant of Two Masters” directed by Rick Kemp, and will go up in April.

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IUP downs SRU, will play Gannon in PSAC tournament at Memorial Field House By vince DeANGELO Staff Writer V.A.DeAngelo@iup.edu

The IUP men’s basketball team performed well at Memorial Field House Saturday on Senior Night, finishing off the regular season with an IUP-record 25 wins by pounding Slippery Rock 99-71.

The single-season wins record was held by the 1993-94 and 1995-96 teams at 24 wins.

“We are proud of a single-season record for most wins,” Head Coach Joe Lombardi said.

“It is a sign of a championship team because it is a lot of work over four months. The success of this program is the result of the help of a lot of people. We had a great regular season, and the guys made tremendous sacrifices. They did everything we asked of them.”

The Crimson Hawks, ranked No. 6 in the country and No. 2 in the

Atlantic Region, finished the regular season 25-2 overall and 13-1 in the PSAC West. Seniors Akida McLain and Young combined to score more than half of IUP’s points, a special performance during their final home game.

“Historically, I have not played well in front of my mother,” Young said.

“It was nice to come out here and play well for her. She’s my biggest critic but also my biggest fan. It was a special moment to play well in front of family.”

Young had 24 points and four rebounds, and McLain had a double double at 26 points and 10 rebounds.

Forward Willie Estrella had 15 points and five boards, while guard Julian Sanders had 10 points.

“I’m excited about how Estrella is playing,” Lombardi said. “He gives us great physicality and is rock solid when it comes to rebounding the basketball.”

IUP shot 55 percent from the

Liebold stands out at PSAC meet Sophomore Venessa Boyd turned in a solid showing with a sixth-place finish in the 800 meters. The IUP women finished in fourth place for the The IUP track team traveled to conference meet.

Edinboro this weekend for the PSAC Among the men standing out was conference meet. junior Kevin Raymond with a firstAmong the many successful IUP place finish in the 400 meters. His track stars, Junior Brianna Liebold first-place finish was good enough captured the spotlight. She was the for a conference record and an NCAA first-place finisher for the automatic qualifying mark. triple jump with a jump of He also finished in second 39 feet, 9 and three-fourths place in the 200 meters and inches. third place in the 60 meters.

This mark was good Junior Leander Toney tied for enough for an automatfirst place in the high jump, ic qualifying mark and but was edged out because landed her with the Most his opponent had fewer Outstanding Field Athlete misses. Freshman Hillary award. Her jump was also Mugun also finished in first Liebold good enough to break a sixplace in the 5,000 meters. year-old conference record.

Senior Matt Celestin finished She also placed second in the long third and freshman Brandon Ford jump and fourth in the 60 meters. finished sixth in the triple jump.

Joining Liebold in the triple jump was Freshman Yoann Godet finished freshman Laurie Ajavon, who took a third in the heptathlon, and freshman fifth place, and junior Liz Tepsic, who Kenneth Wallace-Whitfield turned in finished in eighth. a fifth-place finish in the 800 meters.

Rounding out the women’s side The IUP athletes who have autoof the meet was sophomore Tamika matically qualified for nationals will Taylor, who finished second in the 60 next compete at the NCAA indoor meters and fourth in the 60-meter championships March 12 and 13 in hurdles.

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floor on the night and outrebounded Slippery Rock 42-38.

The score was tight for about three minutes until IUP went on a 12-3 run, making the score 24-12 with half of the first stanza left to play.

The Hawks didn’t give up any momentum and took a 50-33 lead into the break.

IUP next plays Gannon in the PSAC quarterfinals at Memorial Field House at 7 p.m. tonight.

“Gannon is a tough team,” Young said. “They are the toughest team we played in the PSAC West. Everyone is going to be ready and we are just excited about the opportunity.”

The Crimson Hawks defeated Gannon twice this season, but will have to do it a third time if they want to advance and acquire a PSAC tournament title — something IUP has not done since 2004.

“I don’t know if momentum carries into the postseason, but we do have confidence,” Lombardi said. “This

Dave Biblis/The Penn Guard Thomas Young scored 24 points during his final home game Saturday night.

marks the end of one season and the beginning of a new. We are just continuing to improve. [Gannon] is going to give us a tough game and they are a tough matchup for us as well. They have confidence to play here and no one played us tougher both games than them. I have great respect for their defense.”

“We have to get better at defensive rebounding,” Lombardi said. “We also need to eliminate turnovers and working at shooting free throws better. Defensively we need to work on containing the dribbler. I hope we get some tremendous support from the community and students for this game.”

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Who’s going dancing from big conferences in college basketball?

It is March, which means that I think Kansas, Kansas State, Texas conference tournaments will start A&M, Baylor and Texas are locks to up this week and go until Selection make it.

Sunday on March 14. Between those Pac 10 14 days we will see 31 tourWinner: California naments.

Dark Horses: Arizona There are 32 conferences, State and Washington but the Ivy League doesn’t The conference is have a tournament. having a down year and The automatic bid goes could receive only one to the winner of the conferbid to the tournament. If ence for the regular season.

California doesn’t win the Below are the big tourtournament then it might naments, my winners have a case at an By anthony scherer and a couple of dark at-large bid.

Sports Columnist horses. Also, you will Big East A.J.Scherer@iup.edu see how many from Winner: Syracuse each conference I think will go to the Dark Horses : Villanova, West tournament.

Virginia, Pittsburgh, Marquette and Big 12 Georgetown Winner: Kansas I think the Big East receives Dark Horses: Kansas State, Baylor, the most bids with seven, with Texas A&M, Missouri, Texas and Connecticut joining the six above.

Oklahoma State The Big East proved again that it is The conference will receive five bids the best conference in basketball. unless Oklahoma State or Missouri Atlantic Coast Conference wins the conference tournaments.

Winner: Duke

Dark Horses: Maryland, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Florida State, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech It looks like the conference could receive six bids. There aren’t a lot of great teams in this conference, but there are a lot of good teams. I think either Wake Forest or Georgia Tech will be the team that is left out.

Southeastern Conference Winner: Kentucky Dark Horses: Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi State and Mississippi I think the conference will receive five bids, with Mississippi being the team left out if it doesn’t win the conference tournament.

Big Ten Winner: Ohio State Dark Horses: Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin The conference will receive four bids.

Illinois is another team that could receive a bid, but I think it needs to win the conference tournament.

Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim took his team to the No. 1 ranking this week.

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IUP comes up short in CHMA title game By kyle predmore Staff Writer K.R.Predmore@iup.edu

Brock Fleeger/The Penn Goaltender Padraig Carey (35) and the Crimson Hawks gave up eight goals against WVU Saturday night.

The IUP Crimson Hawks battled their way to the CHMA Championship Game just to see the championship slip away to the West Virginia Mountaineers by a score of 8-2.

The first period seemed promising for the Crimson Hawks.

They were able to get control of the puck early and maintain it for a good amount of the first period.

Sixty-three seconds into the game, the Crimson Hawks were able to take the early advantage when defenseman Corey Beers passed the puck to center Joe Ford, who was able to get it

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The Hawks had everything going for them until the Mountaineers were able to get a goal of their own with a little over seven minutes left in the first period.

The Hawks led in shots 17-9 at the end of the first, but the Mountaineers were on the verge of turning the tables on IUP. Even during a power play with 2:10 remaining in the first and another in the second period, the Crimson Hawks were unable to score.

WVU’s Brent Hart scored against goaltender Padraig Carey.

WVU was able to take the lead in the game, and they never gave it up.

Within two minutes of the

Mountaineers taking that lead, the Crimson Hawks were called for roughing and again for crosschecking. These calls gave the Mountaineers a 5-on-3 opportunity, during which they took advantage and scored again.

The Crimson Hawks led in shots the entire game, but they were unable to convert any of those chances into goals.

While the Hawks struggled, the Mountaineers added insult to injury with a fourth goal with a bit over three minutes left in the second.

The Hawks outshot the Mountaineers 45-24, but Wilder was on fire, stopping 43 of 45 shots. He was also awarded the CHMA Playoff MVP by stopping 76 of 80 shots.

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IUP dismantles SRU, will play Cal U in PSAC quarterfinals By vaughn johnson Sports Editor V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

IUP wrapped up the regular season with an 83-44 destruction of Slippery Rock Saturday in front of a large crowd at Memorial Field House during Senior Night.

The game was tied 16-16 at the 11:43 mark in the first half after a 3-pointer from Slippery Rock guard Bethany Caudill.

Sixty-seven points and 14 3-pointers later, IUP cruised to a comfortable victory.

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the original game plan.

The plan was to pound Slippery Rock down in the paint, a plan that IUP executed successfully.

Sarah Pastorek scored 18 points and probably sealed the PSAC West Freshman of the Year award.

When the low-post game was working, it opened shots for IUP’s sharpshooters to taker aim.

“When you’re feeling it and you’re knocking down 3-[pointers], you can’t really discourage your people from shooting 3-[pointers] when they’re hitting them,” Head Coach Jeff Dow said.

Guard Eryn Withers hit a game-high five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points.

Guard Lacy Claar hit four 3-pointers and broke the school record for 3-pointers made in a season with 73 – breaking Katie Glaws’ previous record of 71.

The big win left time for the two seniors, Kierstin Filla and Hillary Shope, to take it all in as their last time on the floor at Memorial Field House.

“I was sitting on the bench and I gave everybody a hug when I came out. [I] gave Kier[stin] a hug when she came out and she sat down on the bench and it was like two minutes to go and I leaned back and I said, ‘Take it all in Kier, it’s our last time,’” Shope said.

Both Shope and Filla were taken out of the game and given a standing ovation for the efforts to the women’s basketball program.

“It’s kind of surreal right now. It hasn’t really hit me,” Filla said. “It was definitely bittersweet tonight.”

Despite the high emotions of playing in front of the home fans for the final time, Shope, Filla and the rest of the Crimson Hawks must turn the page and get ready for tonight’s show-

Dave Biblis/The Penn Guard Eryn Withers hit five 3-pointers during IUP’s win over Slippery Rock Saturday night.

down with Cal U in the PSAC quarterfinals.

It doesn’t matter where these teams finish in the standings, these two teams always find a way to cross each other’s paths in the postseason, and this season is no different.

After a 39-point win, it is safe to say that IUP comes into the third match-up with Cal U with some much-needed confidence and momentum.

“It was definitely important,” Filla said. “Our confidence is definitely up now just with how we played offensively.”

Although IUP had some momentum, Cal U swept the Hawks in the regular season for the second year in a row.

In the last three regular seasons, IUP is 1-5 against Cal U. In those three PSAC tournaments, however, IUP is 3-0, all of which were in the championship game.

The game is not just important for IUP from a rivalry

standpoint, but also for IUP’s chances of making the NCAA tournament.

Although IUP has had a tremendous season, given what they lost last season and in the middle of this season, it has yet to get that big win over a marquee team.

It had four chances with two games against Cal U and two against Gannon, but faltered all four times.

No matter what the outcome is, Dow knows that his team exceeded expectations set forth for them in the beginning of the season.

“This has been just a gutty little group of nine players and for us to come away with a record of 10-4, and by no means am I embarrassed that the four losses are to Cal and Gannon […], but to be essentially one game behind last year’s team [..] it certainly says a lot about the character of this group,” Dow said.

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