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Police blotter Assault

Borough police reported that sometime Thursday morning, a woman was struck in the face with a beer bottle at Wolfendale’s Bar at 560 Philadelphia St. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-349-2121.

Criminal mischief

• Campus police reported that sometime between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 6:39 a.m. Thursday, someone placed Styrofoam packaging balls on the ground near the first, second and third floor doors in McCarthy. Someone also wrote peace symbols on numerous doors in the building, police reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact campus police at 724-357-2141.

• Borough police reported that at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, someone kicked in the rear door of 357 1/2 Water St. and entered the residence. Anyone with information in asked to contact borough police.

Drug violation

At 3:39 a.m. Tuesday, borough police responded to report of a domestic dispute in the 100 block of South Eighth Street. Police observed Cory Gunter, 21, Philadelphia, exiting the residence. After being temporarily detained, Gunter led police on a foot chase and was apprehended in the 800 block of School Street.

Police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in her possession. It was also discovered that Gunter had assaulted two women inside the residence, during which she broke through the front window. Gunter was charged with simple assault, harassment, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, public drunkenness, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct and was later released on $5,000 unsecured bond.

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• Borough police reported that sometime between 4 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday, someone took a white Apple iPod from a white Chevrolet Lumina parked in the Moore Hall parking lot in the 800 block of Garman Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• Borough police reported that sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. Sunday, someone took a green-framed Shocker Mountain Bike from the porch of a residence in the 500 block of Shryock Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

• Sometime between 5 p.m. April 9, and 9 a.m. April 10, someone took the tailgate from a used silver Chevy Silverado parked in the used vehicle lot at Colonial Motors at 349 N. Fourth St., borough police reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police.

– compiled from police reports

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Most of a man’s nose was cut off during a bar brawl, allegedly by a bar employee wielding a 34-inch sword, according to a police report released this week.

The man’s injuries are not lifethreatening, police said.

Police arrested bar worker Adan Abraham Zapata, 32, of Oklahoma City, on charges of using the sword to slash a patron of the El Ausente bar during an April 3 fight, the report states.

Zapata was booked into jail on complaints of assault with a deadly weapon and destroying private property and has since been released on bail, jail records show.

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Zapata told police he was the owner of the bar, but other employees said he had only been working there for several months, according to the report.

Officers could not find the part of the nose that was cut off, the police report states.

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Students threaten lawsuit against IUP to change discrimination policies

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

Three IUP students are attempting to have the university’s sexual harassment policy changed to adhere to the students’ constitutional rights.

Nearly two months ago, Attorney Randall Wenger of the Independence Law Center, and in affiliation with the Alliance Defense Fund, contacted IUP students Elizabeth Davis, Joshua Hughes and Chris Minich to involve them in making a change to IUP’s Sexual Harassment Policy.

In a letter dated April 8, addressed to IUP President Tony Atwater, Wenger said he wrote on behalf of the three students who think that IUP’s Sexual Harassment Policy should be changed because it’s unconstitutional as it stands.

Wenger wrote: “They are concerned about their ability to speak, publicly or privately, about a host of issues pertaining to sexual orientation and conduct, gender, sexual

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According to this motion, subsections d. and e. of the current policy violate the constitutional rights of the students.

“As the policy stands, it’s significantly ambiguous,” said Hughes, Student Government Association vice president. “It could be interpreted broadly to put students at IUP in violation when they’re in fact covered by the First Amendment.”

SGA President Alyssa Stiles has a different perspective.

“I don’t think that it’s necessary to be changed, because it’s important to be respectful to students of gender and sexual minorities,” Stiles said. “I don’t think that the university should create an environment that would make anyone uncomfortable.”

Addressing the issue of whether or not this motion could affect Hughes and Minich’s positions in SGA, Stiles responded, “They’re entitled to their own opinions and have been proactive in emphasizing that their opin-

ions are not representative of SGA.” “I take my position as VP of SGA very seriously. I swore in the beginning of the year to uphold the constitution of the student government and to represent the student body, and I’ve never strayed from that within my position,” Hughes said.

“My involvement with this is as a student of IUP, not as a community adviser, not as SGA’s VP, not as an Honors College student.”

Hughes and Minich admit that since they’ve vocalized their stance on the issue, they’ve been subjected to criticism from the opposition.

“I just wish people would come and talk to us,” they said, referring to criticism they’ve been receiving on the Internet regarding the issue.

“People may, after a careful reading of the letter, reach differing conclusions,” Hughes said. “But that’s also exactly why I’m requesting my own right to express my personal, dissenting opinions through the revision of IUP’s sexual harassment policy.”

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Developers visit IUP to discuss campus facilities plan

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

Imagine that it is 10 years in the future, and IUP has changed the campus’s appearance to make it more enjoyable for students. Imagine the changes that could be made.

Imagining those changes is what the administration and members of JJR, a development firm out of Ann Arbor, Mich., are doing.

IUP’s Student Housing Development Director Tom Borellis, along with three members of JJR – Doug Kasma, Michael Johnson and Mary Jukuri – held a twoday presentation open to students, faculty and local residents about their plans for IUP. The meetings were held Tuesday at the Crimson Events Center in Folger Hall and Wednesday at the HUB Monongahela Room.

Discussion at the presentation centered on the future of Keith and Leonard halls.

Borellis said IUP will be “working on the details” of how the Keith and Leonard halls plan will be shaped.

“We are going to be doing the right thing,” Borellis said Wednesday.

He said the issue of Keith and Leonard halls is part of a 20-year plan required by PASSHE, which calls for updating the campus’ facilities to improve the quality of education.

“My assignment is that this plan needs to become a reality,” Borellis said.

He said the plan received state funding and would also include a possible new science building, nursing school and more dining facilities.

Borellis said this plan is also referred to as the “beyond KCAC project,” because IUP must decide what happens after KCAC completion.

Kasma said the project is currently “midstream” in a five-part process to put the plan together.

Kasma discussed IUP’s enrollment,

which he said increased by 3.5 percent from 1997 to 2009. He predicted enrollment would increase another 2.5 percent by 2020.

“IUP has done remarkably well in attracting students,” Kasma said.

He discussed JJR’s plan for increasing student housing to keep up with increasing demand for housing.

“IUP has done the most aggressive redo in all America [when it comes to housing needs],” Kasma said. “[But they] still have an unmet demand for housing.”

His plan called for adding at least 1,000 beds for on-campus housing and 2,000 for off-campus housing.

Zachary Stayman (sophomore, political science) expressed concern for the cost of housing. He said it is difficult to find affordable housing after the construction went underway with IUP’s Residential Revival plan.

“It is important to hit [students] with a less expensive option,” Stayman said.

Johnson provided a model that he said was designed to link the north and south parts of campus, link South Campus to the Co-op lands and engage downtown by possibly moving some campus facilities as far as Philadelphia Street.

“It would be nice to enhance [Indiana],” he said.

Other plans Johnson mentioned included creating new indoor athletic facilities, turning the intersection of Grant and 11th streets into a more pedestrian-friendly street and creating a road that will go in between the KCAC and the new hotel.

Jukuri said the plan included a “Crimson line,” a bus line that would start at Eighth Street and run past the HUB and through South Campus.

Borellis said they are attempting to spread the word because he didn’t want people to say they were not involved in this plan.

“We are showing you what the possibilities are,” he said.

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Muslim woman speaks about Islam

By Casey Contres Contributing Writer C.C.Contres@iup.edu

In 2003, Asra Nomani walked into her Morgantown, W.Va., mosque and refused to be segregated from the men for prayer.

Monday’s Six O’Clock Series at the HUB Ohio Room provided the audience with a look at her life story and struggle to achieve equality among men and women in Islam.

Nomani came to America when she was 4.

As a child, she said she never went to the mosque, an Islamic place of worship, because it was not a tradition for women to go into the sacred space.

“I grew up with contradiction because of my community,” she said.

“Feminism was alive in America.”

Nomani said that when she was younger she tried to enter two mosques in Washington, D.C., and pray with the men, but was denied.

She said she felt the easiest path in life was the best path.

That all changed when she became friends with Daniel Pearl, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

They met in 2002 when they were both reporting for the newspaper in Pakistan.

While they were there, Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic terrorists.

But before his death, he inspired Nomani to have the courage to accomplish what she believes in.

During her time in Pakistan, Nomani met a man and conceived a child.

She said it is illegal to have a baby out of wedlock in Pakistan, so she came back to America to give birth.

“My baby boy gave me courage and a responsibility to stand up to my interpretation of my religion,” Nomani said.

In 2003, Nomani went with her son to the mosque in Morgantown.

She was told to take the backdoor and pray in the separate area for women, but along with some other women, she marched through the front door.

Nomani said this caused a lot of screaming and yelling in the mosque, but she insisted on challenging the rules and ending the segregation.

She was later put on trial by her mosque to be banished.

“It’s not easy to face struggle in this world,” Nomani said. “Every time we step forward, we come closer to living with courage.”

Since that day, Nomani said she has traveled with other Islamic women all around the country entering mosques that have segregated men and women.

She also wrote “Standing Alone in

Danielle Bashore/The Penn Asra Nomani spoke to students Monday at the HUB Ohio Room about the challenges Islamic women face.

Mecca,” about women’s struggle for the soul of Islam.

Students reacted to what Nomani said and about the treatment of women in Islam.

“Men and women being separate in mosques may not be right, but it has been like that for a really long time,” said Allen Zieglar (sophomore, political science).

In Nomani’s closing remarks, she stressed the audience to live with authenticity and courage.

“You’re not alone,” she said.

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By Chuck Shepherd Universal Press Syndicate

Democracy in action

Felon-Candidates: • John White, now running for sheriff in Roundup, Mont., will be unable to carry a gun if he wins because of a long-ago bank robbery conviction.

• Convicted felons might be running against each other if they win their primaries in May for county judgeexecutive in Hindman, Ky. Democrat Donnie Newsome and Republican Randy Thompson were both convicted of election fraud (though Thompson’s case is still on appeal).

• Cynthia Diaz was re-elected town clerk in Coventry, Vt., in March, though still facing 10 felony personal tax-filing counts. (The town clerk is the town’s treasurer, delinquent-tax collector and trustee of public money.)

Tackling the Big Issues: • The Utah legislature passed a bill in March to, for the first time, legalize the personal collection of rainwater.

“Harvesting” rain has been illegal, but now would be allowed, with a state permit, in special state-approved containers.

• The Tennessee legislature is considering removing a longstanding ban on fish tanks in barbershops.

Currently, no “animals, birds or fish” (except guide dogs) are permitted where hair is cut. Opponents said they don’t mind aquariums but fear that trendy pedicures by nibbling fish (now in New York and Los Angeles salons) might come to Tennessee.

of Rachel Porcaro (a single mother with an $18,000-a-year hair-cutting job, raising two kids, living with her parents) centered on the IRS’s yearlong, full-blown audit of her, and subsequently of her parents, because she was flagged for earning too little money on which to raise a family in Seattle. Ultimately, Rachel and her parents prevailed on every issue except the Earned Income Tax Credit, in that Rachel’s kids receive a little too much help from her parents for her to qualify.

Government stalks the weakest

Some people seem to need a prophet

• On Jan. 29, more than 200 Alabama state troopers were amassed at 4 a.m. for the purpose of raiding several illegal bingo parlors. The raids were eventually called off, but a University of Alabama professor estimated the staging cost to the budget-shriveled state at $130,000. Said a spokesman for Gov. Bob Riley, “No matter what it costs, the law must be enforced.”

• A December Seattle Times profile

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Raj Patel’s recent appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” was ostensibly based around his work on global poverty and food production, but followers of an 87-year-old Scottish mystic named Benjamin Creme received a different message that Patel was the long-awaited messiah that Creme had been promising would appear to unite humanity.

Overwhelmed by the followers during

a recent book-signing tour, according to a March profile in London’s Guardian, Patel made public denials of any messianic role.

Police report

How much can a shoplifter stuff in his pants? A man seen on surveillance video at a Mobil on the Run convenience store in Bloomfield, Conn., in February fled after stuffing at least 17 cans of Red Bull energy drink down his pants. And in Cairns, Australia, a 51-year-old man was caught shoplifting in March, witnessed by security staff putting three limes and a package of beef tongue in his pants.

When cornered, the man pulled out an additional two onions, three trays of rump steaks and a packet of lamb forequarter chops.

When “detention” is not enough

Schoolteacher Lucia Carico, who has been in good standing in Hawkins County, Tenn., schools since 1973, was fired in March over an incident in

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which she stabbed a seventh-grade student in the arm seven times with a pen (because, she said, he had been unruly, singing and passing gas).

• Teacher Randolphe Forde was fired in January by the Clayton County, Ga., school board for an October incident in which he allegedly “put a hit” on an 11th-grade student (offering $50).

News of the weird classic (July 1998)

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson told his “700 Club” TV audience in June (1998) that the city of Orlando, Fla., was taking a big risk to sponsor the recent “Gay Days” festival.

“I would warn Orlando that you’re right in the way of some serious hurricanes,” he said, “and I don’t think I’d be waving those [Gay Days logo] flags in God’s face if I were you.”

Homosexuality, he said, “will bring about terrorist bombs, it’ll bring earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor.”

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Safe Zone celebrates 10th birthday with events

By Rose Catlos Staff Writer R.V.Catlos@iup.edu

Around 40 people formed a pink human triangle at noon Wednesday in the Oak Grove to celebrate the IUP Safe Zone’s 10th birthday.

Students and faculty volunteers also distributed logo-bearing candy, rainbow Slinkys, ribbons and literature from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oak Grove as part of Safe Zone Visibility Week.

The human triangle was meant to mirror the Safe Zone logo, a pink triangle inside a rainbow, designating certified university employees or graduate students as sensitive to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and allied issues. “We want students to be aware that the Safe Zone exists and that there’s a safe place on campus,� said Dina Kelly, Pride Alliance adviser.

The program, established in 1999 by the University Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender

and the Office of Social Equity, aims to educate the community about gender and sexuality issues, said English professor Lynne Alvine.

Alvine, one of the commission’s first members, helped implement the program.

Safe Zone members are equipped to educate the campus about the GLBT community and its issues, she said, and to abolish ignorance, which can lead to violence and bullying. “The more visible members of the IUP community are with their ability to stand up and say, ‘I’m a part of this,’ the more students will recognize it and say, ‘This is cool,’� she said.

Prospective program members, who include only IUP employees or graduate students, can register for membership at iup.edu/safezone.

They must first undergo training by the program’s education and training committee, on which Alvine serves.

Students can find membership lists in each of the residence halls and academic buildings or on IUP’s Web

site, including direct links to member e-mail, said Julene Pinto-Dyczewski, of the Housing and Residence Life department, the program’s sponsor.

But Safe Zone has no home per se, which troubles supporters whose efforts to develop a sexuality and gender resource center have been denied by the administration, Alvine said.

Other PASSHE schools, including Kutztown, East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg have centers, said event co-coordinator Rita Drapkin, of the Counseling Center.

Friday will be the Safe Zone Visibility Week’s final day and will culminate with the National Day of Silence until 5 p.m. and the Glitz and Glamour Drag Show at 8 p.m. in the HUB Ohio Room.

Anyone can show support of GLBT issues by taping his or her mouth shut and observing silence until 5 p.m. today, when demonstrators will meet in the Oak Grove for Breaking the Silence, said Pride Alliance member Tiffany Dyer (senior, English).

Social Change Summit to be held this weekend

By Kat Oldrey Staff Writer K.E.Oldrey@iup.edu

Different “progressive grassroot organizations� will be visiting IUP as part of a regional tour to bring awareness to social justice issues.

The Regional Mini-Summit on Social Change will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday at the HUB. The summit for Indiana and Armstrong counties, sponsored pri-

marily by the Three Rivers Community Foundation, will include panels, workshops and group discussion about social justice issues for those with a desire to learn strategies for running an organization for social change.

The event is free to the public, but donations are also welcome.

Workshops at the summit will include “Building Sustainable Organizations,� “Getting Your Message Out,� “Community Organizing, Coalition Building, and Civic Engagement,� “Legislative Advocacy/

Grassroots Lobbying 101� and “Youth Students Making Change.�

The lunch discussion topics that attendees can sign up for are “Disability Rights,� “Economic and Racial Justice,� “Environmental/ Climate Justice,� “Family and Community Issues,� “GLBT Rights,� “Peace and Human Rights,� “Women’s Rights� and “Youth/Students Making Change.�

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Two panelists discuss violence against women

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

Violence against women is beginning to decline, but the issue still remains, according to a panel of women involved in the issue.

The panel spoke to students about the problems of violence Wednesday at the HUB Susquehanna Room.

Malinda Cowles, The Haven Project director, discussed violence against IUP women. She provided statistics of women who were stalked, experienced dating violence or experienced sexual assault on the IUP campus.

Cowles said 18.5 percent of women were sexually assaulted in 2008, which was down from 23 percent in 2003, according to a study done by Charlene Bebko, an IUP marketing professor.

She said 22.4 percent of women experienced relationship violence in 2008, which was also down from 30 percent in 2003.

Cowles also said 25.6 percent of women were stalked in 2008. “I’ve seen great strides made, but there are still leaps needed to be made,� she said.

Cowles said that violence against women is an “epidemic� because a quarter of American women face assault. She said men cause most violence, but added that most men do not commit violent acts. “Men who speak up against violence is very powerful,� Cowles said.

Lou Ann Williams, executive director of the Alice Paul House, gave a history of domestic violence, which dates back to 753 B.C. when

laws of chastisement were passed in Rome, which protected a man from a woman’s behavior. “What I tried to do is put together some facts about how violence against women occurred through our culture,� she said.

Williams also discussed the women’s suffrage movement that gave women the right to vote in 1920 after the ratification of the 19th Amendment.

She said the amendment was ratified in Tennessee when Harry Burn, a 24-year-old state assemblyman, voted to approve it. Williams said Burn was going to vote “no� when his mother called him and told him he should vote for it.

She said the suffrage movement led to several demonstrations, which resulted in arrests and in some cases, no hearings. “Many women in the suffrage movement were women that were elderly and were arrested,� Williams said.

She also spoke about women that worked in factories during World War II, while their husbands were in Europe and Japan fighting in the war.

Williams said women had to return to the home when the war ended.

She said there was a “propaganda campaign� in the 1950s that promoted women wearing high heels and skirts.

She said the purpose of discussing the history was to make people aware as to what went on in the culture. “There is not an awareness of history that went on,� Williams said.

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Protecting all students: the reality of the sexual harassment policy By sarah morrow Senior Staff Writer S.E.Morrow@iup.edu

By now, most of the student body has heard about that unusual letter that has landed upon the desk of university President Tony Atwater. If you have not, please check the News section of this issue.

Three of our fellow students, two of whom are prominent student government representatives in elected positions for 2009-10, have sought the services of a legal adviser in Harrisburg to alter or possibly revoke a portion of the university’s sexual harassment policy.

Their basis, according to their public letter that can be found on the speakupmovement.org Web site, is that the policy as written does not account for opinions on certain issues pertaining to some student’s religious and/or conservative beliefs regarding sex and gender.

I would like to make two points before I continue on with this piece.

Firstly, this is an opinion piece.

My opinion is my own, just as the opinions of the three students in question are their own opinion. I do not wish to force my opinion onto anyone, nor do I feel that I have perfect solutions to the

problems of the world.

Secondly, I, too, am a member of the SGA. As such, I feel responsible to say that these views are not representative of the SGA as a whole, and to honestly say that the opinion of the student population, as I have heard it, does not seem to see eye to eye with the letter in question.

That is not to say that there are no students who agree; I have just not heard them yet.

Moving on, the points of IUP’s Sexual Harassment Policy in question are sections d. and e. as listed in The Source, which is the student handbook and can be found on the IUP Web site by searching the title. These sections, as written, state: “d. verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature — which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s academic, personal or professional performance e. verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature — which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive educational, social or work environment.”

According to the government’s resources at ed.gov and usa.gov, the phrases utilized within the IUP policy are appropriate and stem from the original and amended Title VII (note the 1984 change to include educational institutions) and Title IX amend-

ments and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s stance of what constitutes sexual harassment.

If you do not know these things, please look them up in both their original forms and their present forms.

These policies protect the members of our country from sexual harassment. They exist at the state and national levels.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as a state-owned university that is federally funded, is bound to these policies.

These policies are also pursuant with some of the largest and most diverse universities in the country’s sexual harassment policies, such as NYU, Pitt and UCLA. Another policy that the university is bound to is that of freedom of speech.

In the letter to Atwater, it is suggested that the university’s sexual harassment policy limits freedom of speech and infringes upon the religious and political rights of these students.

The policy of the university as written in no way limits freedom of speech when it comes to “the exchange of ideas,” to pull from the letter written on behalf of the students by Randall L. Wenger. If someone has an opinion that is expressed without directly harassing another, they are entitled to express it.

One of the words that the students

and their representative have taken issue with is the use of “offensive” in the policy. However, they neglect that both sections d. and e. of the policy utilize a key word: “unreasonably.”

As per the government’s civil rights Web sites, this would indicate speech and behavior that is threatening, consistent and demeaning. Characteristics such as these indicate intent to harm and harass another human being, thus the policy.

There is a difference between expressing one’s beliefs and opinions, even if some find those beliefs to be offensive, and harassing someone. Continued, unwanted comments relating to sex and/or gender constitute harassment. It is entirely possible to hold civil, adult conversations on these topics without crossing this line.

I respect the rights of conservative and religious individuals to maintain their opinions. I do not, however, accept any human being who consciously chooses to harass another individual based on sex or gender. We are talking about infringing upon basic human rights.

I am truly concerned about what the state of this university and the country would be if we, the people, no longer had this kind of protection regarding sex and gender discrimination.

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IUP’s policy

Sexual harassment is defined as: a. making unwelcome sexual advances b. requesting sexual favors c. verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature — when submission to such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of a person’s employment or education d. verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature — which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s academic, personal, or professional performance e. verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature — which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational, social, or work environment f. basing employment or academic decisions upon a person’s submission to or rejection of verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

Sexual harassment may also involve relationships among equals. In these cases, repeated sexual advances or demeaning verbal behavior have a harmful effect on one’s ability to study, live or work within the academic community.

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Slavery should be more than small afterthought in Confederate History Month MCT

What was Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell thinking when he declared April to be Confederate History Month without mentioning slavery?

Whatever the explanation, the proclamation, pegged to the fact that Virginia joined the Confederacy in April 1861, has been hastily revised after a public protest.

But now it also contains a paragraph — one that easily could have been included in the original — that “the institution of slavery led to this war and was an evil and inhumane practice.”

Though inserted in the middle of the proclamation, it still reads like an afterthought.

Anyone familiar with the Civil War knows that the preservation of slavery was not the only motive for secession and that Confederate soldiers saw themselves as defending hearth and home.

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Nor did every Union soldier feel called to battle by a commitment to emancipation.

Still, slavery was at the heart of the War Between the States, an irreducibly brutal reality that generations of revisionists have attempted unconvincingly to efface.

Consider this description of the war by the commander of the Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans: “Our Confederate ancestors fought to save our homeland from invading troops and it is our duty to see that their memory is not tarnished but given the respect and honor due them for the sacrifice they gave.”

Like the flying of the Confederate flag, a sanitized portrayal of the Confederacy inspires anger and uneasiness that once would have been regarded — and not just in the South — as oversensitivity. We know better now, and so, we hope, does Robert McDonnell.

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College community should strive for tolerance in all forms

Letter to the editor In a letter dated April 8, Randall L. Wenger writes on behalf of three students to IUP President Tony Atwater, demanding that IUP change their non-discrimination policy such that religiously-backed comments about sexuality and gender are no longer regulated against.

Currently it is against the rules to point at a person suspected of homosexuality and tell them they are going to burn in hell because they are an abomination.

This makes sense to me, because I don’t like mean jerks.

Chris Minich and Joshua Hughes (both members of SGA, somehow) appear to disagree with me, and they along with a third student, Elizabeth Davis, have lent their names to the letter from Mr. Wenger.

I call for their immediate resignation or formal removal from SGA. If they are in the habit of suing the

school to remove language which protects sexual and gender minorities from harassment, how could they possibly be understood to serve their interests?

IUP has gay people in attendance, FYI, and they need support, not damnation.

I call ALL STUDENTS (regardless of religious background) to stand united against this frivolous lawsuit threat.

I do not believe it has any chance of succeeding, because it is 2010, not 1953.

However I do see that the letter alone does damage.

It shows in bold face that elements of our own student government want greater freedom to condemn and decry sexual and gender minorities — part of the very student body they claim to represent.

It is extremely frustrating as IUP is

trying to be an up-and-coming center of education — this letter, with what is apparently SGA support, leads me to believe that the SGA would rather have a bigoted school in which homosexuals are belittled with no recourse or administrative support.

The letter referenced is available at speakupmovement.org/content/ pdf/IUP%20rights%20letter.pdf in its entirety.

I urge all students to read it and respond. Perhaps your understanding is different from mine.

In closing I would like to put out a genuine invitation that the students listed above contact me (facebook for the win).

I would love to discuss this over coffee and detail my position. I believe you have been taken advantage of.

— October Surprise (graduate, sociology)

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IUP is a diverse community, where students represent many cultures, religions, gender identities and sexual orientations. Programming on campus highlights this diversity, and serves as a venue for students, faculty and community members to learn about those who may be different from them, while hoping to promote tolerance amongst everyone — even if they share different views.

No group at IUP should feel like they are the target of another’s prejudice.

Recent events on campus have brought this idea of tolerance and respect back to the forefront of the community’s conscience.

Some students have spoken – and threatened litigation – against the university regarding something they find to be oppressive to their freedom of speech on campus. Others have taken to the Internet in full-force to stand up for the protection afforded to them by the university’s sexual harassment policy.

It would do well for all those involved to remember that civil dialogue on both sides of the debate should be utilized. Part of tolerance is respecting the views of others, no matter how much you disagree. The Six O’Clock Series this week dealt with the struggle for equality in Islam – the speaker disagreed with religious leaders and stood for what she knew to be right. Students on campus are doing the same regarding the sexual harassment policy.

But while both groups struggle to be understood, we, as a campus, must remember that we are here to learn and become better citizens of the world.

This means having an open mind and protecting the spaces in which we exchange discourse about our individual belief systems.

Some students feel that they will be under attack if the policy is changed.

This could potentially affect their academic performance – which is a main reason why the policy is in place. The university has an obligation to protect all of its students from harassment, regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation, and it makes policies with this obligation in mind. Any proposed change to the policies presently in place must still protect the right that every student on this campus has to pursue their education freely, without the threat of harassment from others.

Editorial Policy The Penn editorial opinion is determined by the Editorial Board, with the editor in chief having final responsibility. Opinions expressed in editorials, columns, letters or cartoons are not necessarily that of The Penn, the university, the Student Cooperative Association or the student body. The Penn is completely independent of the university.

Letter Policy The Penn encourages its readers to comment on issues and events affecting the IUP community through letters to the editor.

Letters must be typed in a sans serif, 12-point font, double-spaced and no more than 350 words long.

Letters may not be signed by more than five people, and letters credited to only an organization will not be printed.

All writers must provide their signature, university affiliation, address and phone number for verification of the letter.

The Penn will not honor requests to withhold names from letters.

The Penn reserves the right to limit the number of letters

published from any one person, organization or about a particular issue. The Penn reserves the right to edit or reject any letters submitted.

Submitted materials become the property of The Penn and cannot be returned.

Deadlines for letters are Sunday, and Wednesday at noon for publication in the next issue.

Letters can be sent or personally delivered to: Editor in Chief, HUB Room 235 319 Pratt Drive, Indiana, Pa. 15701 Or e-mailed to: the-penn@iup.edu Letters not meeting the above requirements will not be published.

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‘Death at a Funeral’ plans to leave crowd dying of laughter By betsy sharkey Los Angeles Times MCT

Director Neil LaBute’s new comedy “Death at a Funeral,” which stars a posse of comics headed by Chris Rock, is the movie version of karaoke.

It sings the same tune as the 2007 British underground hit, but it’s a little, and at times a lot, off-key.

Anyone who saw the original Frank Oz comedy of manners, with its Pandora’s box of problems sharing coffin space with the deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional English family, should hold on to whatever fond memories they might have.

For the rest, this new “Death” has its moments, but on the whole the production is, as “American Idol’s” Randy Jackson might say, very pitchy and a couple of beats behind.

The problems start with Rock, who also serves as a producer on the film, which I guess gave him dibs on whatever role he wanted; he took the straight guy. Why? As Aaron, he’s the serious older brother to whom all the funeral planning falls, including a eulogy that promises to be deadly (the stack of note cards and the stilted speech he keeps rehearsing is the clue). But Rock wears boring like an ill-fitting suit.

Other than asking one of the

funniest comics around to play the nebbishy central character, the film hews so closely to the original that it can feel like an echo chamber with words, scenes, plot twists, even the graphic style of the opening credits borrowed.

The script, for which original writer Dean Craig again gets credit, replaces British slang with American but keeps the same cast of characters, and in the case of Peter Dinklage, the uninvited guest who stirs the pot and thickens the plot, the same actor as well.

For the uninitiated, “Death” is very much an ensemble farce swirling around the death of the father — in this case an affluent AfricanAmerican family long settled in an upscale Southern California neighborhood. Although Aaron and his wife have been living at home with the parents, Ryan (Martin Lawrence) is the favorite son who left years ago for New York, where he’s a successful novelist and the source of much unresolved sibling rivalry.

The assorted extended family is a multicultural cast consisting of doctors, investment brokers and other professional types, each with a set of issues they’re working through.

Those intersecting issues get passed around like a hot potato, which makes for a fast-moving film, with broad slapstick carrying the comedy,

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including the conservative boyfriend who is on a bad acid tri.

The stick that gets slapped around the most is Dinklage, as someone small enough to be stuffed into tight spots when the spot he thrusts the family into turns out to be tight indeed.

Those intersecting issues get passed around like a hot potato, which makes for a fast-moving film, with broad slapstick carrying the comedy, including the conservative boyfriend who is on a bad acid trip.

Netflix officially made its streaming video service available on the Wii Monday, after several weeks of soft-launching the service.

It provides instant play of selected movies and TV shows through the Wii when a special Netflix disc is playing in the console.

Netflix is providing the discs free to people who subscribe to plans starting at $8.99 a month.

The Wii is late to the Netflix party. Instant-play Netflix streaming has been available for a while on the Xbox 360, PlayStation3 and all sorts of Blu-ray players and Webconnected TVs. But it’s still a nice addition for Wii owners looking for a simple way to get Netflix stream-

ing to their TVs. It’s also a big step forward for the Wii, which otherwise lacks the movie playback capabilities of the Xbox and PS3.

I’ve been testing it at home and prefer the Wii setup over Netflix on my Tivo HD, even though the Wii service is lower resolution.

That’s because I’ve got weak DSL service at home and the lower res video streams just fine on the Wii, but pauses to buffer now and then on the high-def Tivo.

For families who already have Netflix and a Wii, the service could become an auxiliary DVR in the family room, providing a big library of on-demand movies and TV shows.

The service also includes Netflix DVDs by mail (although note that Netflix recently agreed to delay new releases from a few major studios for up to 28 days).

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Theater by the Grove provides night of laughter, excitement By sarah morrow Senior Staff Writer S.E.Morrow@iup.edu

MCT Scosche’s solBAT II is a solar-powered back up battery and charging device for any portable USB gadget.

Celebrate Earth Day with fun gadget

By Gregg ellman MCT

Today’s world is all about portability when it comes to gadgets and there are plenty of “green” choices for the upcoming Earth Day on April 22. The solCHAT from Scosche is a well-designed solar-powered Bluetooth speakerphone allowing any Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to work hands-free.

Using the device is simple. It comes with suction cups for mounting on a windshield and a clip to place on a sun visor.

After it’s mounted, pair it with your phone (this can vary from phone to phone) and you’re ready to go.

I chose to mount it on my windshield within arm’s reach – but not blocking my sight for driving.

This gave me great access to hear my call and for the caller to hear me, along with a clear view for the solar panel to keep it charged up.

Users can also charge the unit with a USB cable or car adapter, which both come with the solCHAT. Users will get caller ID announcements over the speaker from up to 1,000 contacts. It will also allow one-touch voice dialing with most Bluetooth cell phones.

Most of the controls are set with a multi-function button and are explained well in the quick-start guide.

The all-important volume buttons are conveniently located right on the front of the unit.

Details: scosche.com, $99.99 Scosche also has the solBAT II, a solar powered back up battery and charging device for any portable USB gadget.

Any iPod/iPhone, cell phone and many digital cameras can get the necessary power to keep working after

charging from the 1500ma lithiumion battery. A windshield mount is included to charge while driving or it can be charged via USB. Users can also attach the included carabiner for portability.

The setup is simple because since there is none. Just charge it up however you choose (USB or solar) and then charge your devices. Once it’s dead, charge it again.

For details, visit scosche.com.

The final Theater by the Grove mainstage show for this season, “A Servant of Two Masters,” premiered Thursday night to a delighted audience. “Servant,” originally a Commedia dell’arte-related piece by Carlo Goldoni, has been adapted for a contemporary audience by translator Lee Hall.

It tells the story of young Truffaldino, an everyman servant, as he tries to find his way through some wacky adventures. Due to a never-ending need for a hot meal and a ducat, he agrees to follow two masters: the young Beatrice, who is disguised as her own brother, and Florindo, Beatrice’s lover and the murderer of her brother.

Beatrice’s disguise has allowed her to lay claim to a wife, Clarice, and a dowry that were promised to her brother. Clarice is, of course, in love with another: Silvio. Their Silvio and Clarice’s respective fathers, Pantaloon and Doctor Lombardi, go to great lengths to serve their own interests in the matter of their children’s love. Through comic miscommunications, Truffaldino leads his masters down the garden path.

His wit and charm keep him from responsibility at every turn, though.

Will the two pairs of separated lovers ever be reunited? Will Truffaldino’s hunger ever be satiated?

“Servant ...” utilizes some of the classic stock characters of Commedia dell’arte. Consequently, about half of the cast performs in masks.

These masks offer the audience a unique look at performance and style that is not usually available on our campus.

Performance masks, while common in many other parts of the world, are not seen often in contemporary American theater.

This show was a challenge not only for the actors utilizing the masks, but for the audience as well. The cast breathes new life into these classic stock characters. Sean Barrett (senior, theater) plays the whimsical Truffaldino with great ease. Truffaldino is based on the well-known mask of Arlecchino, or Harlequin.

His physicality and humor resonated with his audience at every turn. The dinner scene truly showcased his acting abilities. A surprise favorite among audience members was the porter, played by Frank Perri (senior, theater).

His Zanni mask, indicating that his character was of the servant

class, and his strong characterization elicited both laughs and empathy from the audience. The costuming was elaborate and captivating.

Costume designer Carrie Ann Yonker (senior, fashion merchandising/theater) surpassed the period expectations of any audience member. This allowed the costumes to stay very true to the figures.

Directed by theater professor Rick Kemp, a recent recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Award, the play brings together historical elements with some contemporary humor. The use of vernacular by Truffaldino was not lost on the audience.

The use of a deep perspective set, period costumes and classic stock characters from Italy was a unique experience for the company and the audience.

Combining these elements with both present day and historic English phrases, there may have been a slight disconnect. However, the material was handled masterfully by those involved.

The show will continue its run at Waller Hall over the next two weeks.

Shows are at 8 p.m. today, Saturday and April 21-24, with a 2 p.m. show Sunday. Tickets are $8 with an I-Card, $12 discounted and $14 regularly and are available at the HUB box office or at the door.

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IUP student plans service trip to Jamaica to assists those in need

Used oyster shells collected to help next generation grow

By AMBER GRADY

By meredith cohn

Staff Writer A.N.Grady@iup.edu

The Baltimore Sun MCT

While other students soak up the sun on beach vacations this summer, Kylie Boskey (junior, interior design) will be in Jamaica tutoring children at a summer camp and building needed homes and schools.

Boskey will spend several weeks in Petersfield, Jamaica this July.

The Walnutport, Pa. native will join sociology professor Melissa Swauger, eight other undergraduate students and two graduate students on the service trip.

Boskey said she immediately became interested in the trip when Swauger mentioned it in class. “I wanted to go on this trip because I want to help those in need and those who don’t have the same opportunities that I have,� Boskey said.

Good academic standing, a letter of reference and a personal statement were required in order for Boskey to sign up.

The trip is a partnership between IUP and Amizade, a global servicelearning program based in Pittsburgh.

Although this is IUP’s first time working with Amizade, Swauger has worked with the group at a different university.

In addition to students from IUP,

students from other universities are also participating in the trip.

This is the first service trip Boskey is making to a foreign country. “I’ve always wanted to participate in a trip like this, and I am unbelievably excited to have the opportunity to participate,� she said.

While others will earn six credits on the trip, Boskey said she is doing it because she wants to help, not for the credits. “I will still be doing the work that the others who are taking it for credit will be doing to make sure that I am on the same page as them,� she said.

Regarding her goals for the trip, Boskey said, “All I want to accomplish is seeing children smile because they were able to complete something or gain self confidence.�

Boskey, a sister of Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority,

volunteers in the community often.

Boskey, Swauger and the other travelers are currently fundraising for the trip. The sociology department has already raised $100 through a bake sale, and they have received another donation of $1,000. They raised additional money through another bake sale this week. They are also holding a car wash April 30 at Papa John’s.

Donations made for their trip will help provide necessities such as insurance for the travelers. “I feel people should donate because we are looking to better other people’s lives. We are donating our time to help those who really need it and would really appreciate it,�

Boskey said.

For more information about the trip, or if you’re interested in making a donation, contact Boskey at K.E.Boskey@iup.edu.

Like much of the other containers and food scraps from the North Baltimore farm-to-table restaurant Woodberry Kitchen, the oyster shells don’t go in the trash.

The raw bar castoffs — about 2,000 per week — are sent to an Eastern Shore oyster hatchery and then back to the Chesapeake Bay. The restaurant is one of about 20 in the local food industry working with the University of Maryland and a nonprofit group to recycle the calcium carbonate encasements for use by another generation of bivalves.

The shells are collected, cleaned and given a spot of oyster spat, or larvae, before being returned to the water.

Supporters say the effort could bring public attention and support to restoring the once-plentiful species in the bay, with profound environmental and economic impacts.

“At Woodberry, we compost and recycle everything we can, but until now, because the shells don’t compost, they were going to the landfill,� said owner and chef Spike Gjerde. “We knew there was a better way. I went out on a boat and saw a reef where the shells go, and it gave me a glimmer of hope that this way of life is not lost to us.�

The nonprofit Oyster Recovery Partnership, which collects the shells, was formed 15 years ago to help revive Maryland’s oyster population.

The effort is seen as important to watermen and the bay itself.

Oysters help filter the water, and oyster reefs serve as habitat for other sea life.

Volunteers make weekly trips to restaurants, caterers and other businesses in Baltimore, Annapolis and Washington, trucking the haul to the university’s hatchery in Cambridge.

The restaurants have contributed 3,000 bushels in the year and a half since the effort began as a pilot program.

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Resume tips benefit college, graduates for real world experience By marissa young Staff Writer M.E.Young@iup.edu

Every semester, many students graduate from IUP to enter the work force. What helps them obtain a career-related job?

A resume that’s detailed showcases that individual student for their strengths and what they can offer an employer. Whether it be work experience in your related field, the kinds of classes you took or an outside job, all experience matters.

“The resume is the basic advertisement that you submit to be considered for a job. A good resume won’t get you the job, but it will get you the interview,” said Mark Anthony, Career Development Center director.

When questioning the length of a resume, it really depends on the position for which you are applying.

“But for some of our academic programs, such as education or safety sciences, it would be hard to give an employer vital information without going to a second page,” Anthony said.

Some information to leave out of your resume includes your Social Security number, age, height, weight or other information that could be used to discriminate against you, Anthony said.

“The most important information [in your resume] will be education and experience [both pre-professional and non-professional/volunteer].

“Other important features will be skills, activities, honors or interests,” Anthony said.

One of the most important parts of your resume is the appearance, as well as the quality of the information included. In addition to having a resume that is well-done and professional, it is good to have it in PDF format, so you have the capability to submit it electronically, which is becoming more popular.

“Today, most job seekers will probably be submitting resumes electronically, so it’s important to use a basic font, in a 10- to-12-point font,” Anthony said.

A resume should be printed on a good quality bond paper, which can be purchased at an office-supply store.

For even more tips on resume writing visit iup.edu/career, choose “Job Search” and choose the Resume and Letter Writing option.

Any other questions can be directed to the Career Development Center, located on the second floor of Pratt Hall.

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Professors crack down on text speaking with students

By ROGER PHILLIPS

By matt krupnick

McClatchy Newspapers MCT

Contra Costa Times MCT

College professors are anything but LOL at their students’ recent writing habits. Not only are instructors not laughing out loud — shortened to LOL in text messages and online chats — at the technology-oriented shorthand that has seeped into academic papers, many of them also sternly telling students to stop using the new language even in less formal writing.

The shorthand often consists of shortened variations of common words — “u” instead of you, or “ur” for your.

Text speak may be appropriate for a quick note to a friend, but professors are increasingly stymied by how casually students are using the terms.

“Despite the fact that I happen to be perfectly capable of reading any incoherent drivel you may send to my [e-mail] inbox directly from your phone keypad, ‘wut up ya I cnt make it 2 clss lol’ is insanely unprofessional,” reads the syllabus of Alejo

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Enriquez, a Cal State East Bay instructor. “Therefore, I am imposing a higher standard of grammar, spelling and use of the enter key upon you and kindly request that all e-mails sent to me resemble any other letter to your teacher, supervisor, grandparents or parole officer.”

Faculty members increasingly have expressed irritation about reading acronyms and abbreviations they often do not understand, said Sally Murphy, a Cal State East Bay professor and director of the university’s geneal-education program.

One e-mail to a professor started with, “It has a real effect on the tone of professionalism,” said Murphy, who also has seen younger instructors use the shorthand.

“We tell them very specifically how this is going to affect them in life. It’s kind of like wearing their jeans below their butt. They’re going to lose all credibility.”

The introduction of such casual language into term papers is a sea change from the days when nearly all students addressed their instructors as “professor” or “doctor.”

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Here are ways to keep each of the vital parts of your bike in shape for spring cycling: • Make sure they are properly in contact with the rim when the brakes are engaged. Pads should not hang under the rim or contact the tires. Check for wear on the brake pads.

• Scour the rim of your wheel with a mildly abrasive pad or fine steel wool to remove brake pad residue.

• With hydraulic disc brakes, make sure there isn’t brake fluid leaking anywhere in the brake lines and ensure the rotors are not excessively rubbing against the pads.

Make sure there’s no give when the brake levers are squeezed and the brakes stop your bike quickly and smoothly as you squeeze the brakes.

• Head to the bike shop if your brake pads are worn and need to be replaced.

Take your bike to a mechanic if brakes are rubbing, squealing, squeaking or not providing adequate stopping power.

• Check the air pressure and inflate them within the recommended range listed on the sides.

• Higher pressure means less rolling resistance and reduces the likelihood of pinch flats. It also means less traction and a harsher ride.

• Lower tire pressure results in a softer ride and more traction, but it requires more pedaling effort because of the increased rolling resistance.

• Varying the air pressure is one of the simplest ways to fine-tune your bike.

• Head to the bike shop if there are signs of excessive tread wear or cracked, split or frayed sidewalls.

• Your bike probably has been sitting idle for months, and if you want it ready to ride when the weather turns, take some time to get it in top shape by making necessary adjustments and repairs.

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Hawks sweep Millersville, prep for first-place Cal U this weekend By kyle predmore Staff Writer K.R.Predmore@iup.edu

IUP improved its record to 20-19 Wednesday after picking up two wins against Millersville at Owen Dougherty Field.

The first game was a convincing victory for the Crimson Hawks.

The Hawks took an early lead in the first inning after third baseman Vern Powell got an RBI and then picked up the second run after a throwing error by Millersville’s catcher Miles Gallagher.

In the second inning, the Hawks put up five more runs. Robbie Zinsmeister scored a run because of an error from Millersville right fielder Keith Spencer.

First baseman Kyle Stryker brought in four more runs after hitting a grand slam to bring the score to 7-0 in the second.

Millersville tried to close the gap when Gallagher hit an RBI single,

followed by designated hitter Corey Phelan, who brought in two more runs on a double to center field. One more run was picked up later in the inning when left fielder Ryan Chesler singled to right field to bring in Phelan for the Marauder’s last run of the inning, and their last run of the game, bringing the score to 7-4 in the third.

Late in the fourth inning with two outs, IUP catcher T.J. Nichols hit a three-run homerun to bring the score to 10-4. Two innings later, the Hawks picked up the game’s last run when Powell picked up an RBI from a double into right field.

Tyler Squibbs picked up the win, pitching four innings and giving up zero hits with five strikeouts. Josh Hildebrand came in the game in the fifth inning and finished the game giving up four runs on two hits with only two strikeouts.

The second game had only three runs but was very close, coming down to the last inning. The first run for

the Hawks came in the second inning when Powell scored from third base after Nichols was caught stealing second. Millersville was able to tie it up when Phelan hit a homerun to left field.

The game was tied all the way up until the seventh inning. Center fielder Frank Sirolli picked up an RBI single into center field, which ended the game when Shaffer crossed the plate for the game’s last run. Coming in early in the sixth inning, Cooke picked up the win, giving up zero runs.

IUP will not have much time to celebrate its sweep of Millersville because they have to focus on a very important home-and-home against Cal U Friday and Saturday, both starting at 1 p.m.

IUP (12-4) currently sits two games behind Cal U (14-2) in the PSAC West.

The winner of this series will more than likely have the momentum to be at the top of the division for the rest of the season.

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The best of the rest Penn columnist Anthony Scherer plays Todd McShay this time, gives more of his mock NFL draft The second portion of my mock draft will include who I believe the Pittsburgh Steelers will take at No. 18.

11. Denver Broncos: Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee Given that the Broncos just traded away Brandon Marshall a few days ago, it would be a good idea for them to go after a wide receiver with an early pick.

However, I have Dez Bryant being taken earlier by the Raiders, and there are no other receivers worthy of a top 15 selection. I have to go with Williams. He is a big guy that can clog the middle of the line for a defense.

12. Miami Dolphins: Joe Haden, CB, Florida Since the Dolphins signed a good free-agent linebacker in Karlos Dansby and just traded for a wide receiver in Marshall, they could pick the best available player with this choice.

If they are picking the best player a wide receiver. on the board, I would go with Haden. 15. New York Giants: Rolando He is the best corner in the draft and McClain, LB, Alabama could help out right away.

The perfect fit for the perfect team.

13. San Francisco 49ers: Trent McClain can in come in on day one Williams, OT, Oklahoma and be the starter at middle The 49ers need help linebacker for the Giants. on the offensive line, and He has experience callWilliams is the kind of playing plays out and is a good er that could come in and tackler. help right away.

He will also have help 14. Seattle Seahawks: C.J. from the experienced guys Spiller, RB, Clemson around him.

Since I have the 16. Tennessee Titans: Seahawks going defense Brandon Graham, DE, with their first selec- By anthony scherer Michigan Sports Columnist tion (Derrick Morgan), it Graham can play A.J.Scherer@iup.edu would be good for them either as a rush end or to come out with a player stand up and play the that could help score some points. outside linebacker position.

Spiller can do that for them. He He could come in and help a defense can jump in right away as a starter that lost some starters to free agency. at running back. He can return kicks He can also provide depth for a team and punts. He could also be used as that is getting a bit old.

17. San Francisco 49ers: Sergio Kindle, LB, Texas If the 49ers go with Kindle here, then they would have a great linebacker core that would have Kindle and Patrick Willis playing alongside each other. While playing at Texas, Kindle showed that he can rush the passer, but could also move back into coverage. He would be a great selection for this pick.

18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Maurkice Pouncey, C/G, Florida I know this doesn’t sound awesome at all, but if the Steelers go with an offensive lineman here, then they could go back to running the football the way they used to. Pouncey would come in and start right away at right guard. He is also a good pass protector, so that means Ben Roethlisberger could have more time throwing the football. That is, of course, if he isn’t suspended or traded.

19. Atlanta Falcons: Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama Jackson would help a defense that finished last year ranked 28 in the league in passing defense.

This defense needs all the help it can get. The Falcons are good enough to make the playoffs, but the defense isn’t where it needs to be for them to make a run at a Super Bowl.

20. Houston Texans: Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State The Texans have been a good team the last few years, but they need more help on the defensive side of the football.

If they go with Wilson here, they could add depth to a decent secondary that was hurt by losing some free agents such as Dunta Robinson.

I am not saying that is this selection alone will put them in the playoffs, but it is the first step in that process.

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IUP splits series with defending national champion Lock Haven Tuesday She also broke the career strikeout record set by Jodie Swavely in 2006.

Holloway faced 46 batters in a 13-inning span and only gave up eight hits.

The first game was close.

The IUP softball team split a The Hawks had a one-run doubleheader with defendlead after freshman catching national champion Lock er/third baseman Stefanie Haven Tuesday.

Poates hit a solo homerun.

Junior pitcher Erin The Bald Eagles rallied in Holloway played a big role in the fourth and fifth innings both games. to secure a 2-1 victory over She had a combined 17 the Hawks. strikeouts after the day In the second game, howwas done, and in doing ever, Holloway’s recordso, snapped two school Holloway breaking performance held records. the Bald Eagles to littleHolloway broke her own single-season strikeout record, first to-no offense.

Junior infielder Kelsey Ferguson set in 2008.

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homered in the fourth and sixth innings to give IUP a 3-0 lead.

Junior outfielder Kristen Tunno also contributed to the offensive side with a double in the seventh inning.

Poates knocked out her second homerun of the doubleheader, and the Hawks were on their way to a sixrun seventh inning.

This secured a 9-0-shutout victory for the Crimson Hawks.

IUP is 29-8 overall on the season, and they are second in the PSAC Central with a 9-3 record.

Bloomsburg is in first place with an astounding 14-0 conference record.

The Crimson Hawks play their next game at home at 2:30 p.m. Friday against Bloomsburg.

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MCT LeBron James did not play against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night.

East-leading Cavs ready for Bulls By george m. thomas Akron Beacon Journal MCT

By the time the Cleveland Cavaliers ended the third quarter, it was clear that they were as ready for the playoffs to begin as the rest of Northeast Ohio.

That’s not necessarily a good thing.

Although the Cavs essentially emptied the bench for the final game of the regular season Wednesday night, they weren’t particularly crisp in any aspect of the game as the Atlanta Hawks rolled over them in a 99-83 loss.

Without most of the starting lineup, including LeBron James and Mo Williams, the Cavs put on a spectacle.

Shaquille O’Neal, cleared to play earlier this week, didn’t make an appearance, saying before the game that he was just following marching orders.

Playing him didn’t make much sense, especially as part of a team that didn’t include the entire starting lineup. While they toiled away in Atlanta, the Cavs learned that their playoff opponent will be the Chicago Bulls, a team that gave the Boston Celtics a bumpy ride in the opening round of last year’s playoffs.

The Bulls, who needed a win over

the Charlotte Bobcats to enter the postseason derby, beat them 98-89 to ensure their appearance.

The Cavs were in this one until the third quarter, then the wheels flew off the wagon. Trailing just 48-46 at halftime, they scored just 14 points in the quarter and watched as the Hawks’ reserves — four out of five of their starters sat on the bench — blitzed by them in the second half. In the process, point guard Jeff Teague came out looking like the second coming of Dennis Johnson as he got his team active and involved. And he scored, too. Teague had 10 points in the quarter while passing out four assists in the quarter.

But it’s what the Cavs did and didn’t do that turned their fortunes to dust. They gave up 61 percent shooting in the quarter, while only hitting 31 percent of their shots.

Overall, they set a season low for 3-point percentage (7 percent). They only hit 53 percent of their free throws, but managed to avoid the season-low distinction in that category.

The Cavs played like a team wanting to get to the postseason. Given the fact that they clinched everything more than 10 days ago, fans probably feel the same way.

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newcomers are trying to figure out how to keep it going.

Last year, the Columbus Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues were in exactly the same position, qualifying for playoffs unexpectedly. The players said all the right things in the 72 hours between the end of the regular season and the start of the postseason, and then were promptly dispatched in four quick, easy steps.

“There is a concern about that, without a doubt,” acknowledged Coyotes Coach Dave Tippett, whose team didn’t get much of a reward for a 107-point regular season, as Phoenix drew the red-hot Detroit Red Wings in the opening round — something Tippett describes as just another hurdle in a season full of them.

“A perfect example of that came in February, when people said, ‘Every year, this is when the fade starts.’ And then we turned around and had one of the best Marches in club history.”

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quartet of trade-deadline acquisitions and secured the fourth seed in the West. Detroit, however, had an equally strong finish. The Wings were ninth overall at the Olympic break, but an even more-impressive 16-3-2 in the final 21 games moved them all the way up to fifth.

Detroit has qualified for the last two Stanley Cup finals and has played in 11 playoff series over the past three years; Phoenix last appeared in the playoffs in 2001-02. Experience matters in the playoffs, and Detroit has it in spades.

Still, Tippett is undaunted.

He and Red Wings counterpart Mike Babcock top the list for most coaching wins in the NHL since that last Coyotes’ playoff appearance. Even if Detroit seems like a more challenging opponent than, say the Los Angeles Kings might have been, Tippett said you can never hope to draw one team ahead of another because “to me, that’s a disaster.”

“From our side, we put the sole focus on us. Match-ups — you can drive yourself crazy thinking about’em. You prepare to play and prepare to win, just like you’ve done all year.”

According to Tippett’s assistant, Dave King, these next few days represent an important time in terms of the Coyotes preparation.

“You hope your team gets rested, but doesn’t lose their edge — and that’s a fine line,” King said. “You’ve got a few practices to use to your advantage. How much preparation is enough? How much is too much?”

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