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Police blotter Alcohol violations

• At 4:24 a.m. Sunday, borough police were called to a report of people breaking glass bottles in the 200 block of Rice Avenue. Casey Eckenrod, 18, Johnstown, tried to flee from the scene. He was found to be underage and have consumed alcohol. Eckenrod was cited for underage drinking and released from the scene, police reported. • Borough police reported that at 2:34 a.m. Sunday, Donald L. Smith, 24, Canonsburg, was observed staggering in the 700 block of Philadelphia Street, where he was found to be intoxicated. Smith was arrested for public drunkenness and lodged in the county jail. • At 1:41 a.m. Saturday, borough police observed Timothy McBride, 21, Warren, Ohio, with an open can of Keystone Light along South Seventh Street near the Sheetz parking lot at 768 Wayne Ave. McBride was cited for violating the borough’s open container ordinance and released from the scene, police reported. • At 12:19 a.m. Saturday, Justina M. Williams, 19, Northumberland, was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness after she was found unconscious and intoxicated on the second floor of the Maple West Suites, according to campus police. Williams was taken to Indiana Regional Medical Center for treatment, police reported. • Campus police reported that at 8:44 p.m. Friday, they observed Chad E. Bush, 18, Greensburg, unconscious and intoxicated in the first-floor bathroom in Elkin. Bush was cited for underage drinking and public drunkenness, police reported. • At 11:58 p.m. April 16, borough police were in the 900 block of Oakland Avenue conducting a drug investigation and encountered Steven Jablonowski, 20, Pittsburgh, as a potential suspect and detained him. Jablonowski led police on a foot chase for several blocks, police reported. He was apprehended and found to be intoxicated. Jablonowski was charged with escape, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and underage drinking, police reported.

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Borough police reported that sometime between 8 p.m. Friday and 1:15 p.m. Saturday, someone spray painted an obscene phrase on the rear of 216 Rice Ave. Anyone with information is asked to contact borough police at 724-3492121.

Disorderly conduct

Borough police reported that at 1:29 a.m. Friday, an employee at Coney Island at 642 Philadelphia St. flagged them down due to a man that was pounding on the side entrance and being verbally aggressive. Steven Pusateri, 44, Indiana, was found to be intoxicated. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness and lodged in the county jail on a temporary detainer, police reported.

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• Borough police reported that at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, someone took two purses from the food court in the HUB. A witness told the victims that a man wearing a black shirt took the ivory and black purses while they were left unattended. He appeared to be talking on a cell phone stating that he was picking up purses that had been left behind. Police reported that the witness left before they arrived. Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call borough police. • At 11:10 p.m. Friday, borough police were dispatched to the Sheetz at 768 Wayne Ave. for a shoplifter in custody. Nadirah M. Brown, 19, Philadelphia, was observed by Sheetz security to have taken two drink items and an ice cream dessert from the store. Brown was arrested for retail theft and later released, police reported.

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Bone marrow drive to be held this week By Kat Oldrey Staff Writer K.E.Oldrey@iup.edu

Students looking for another way to give back to their community can do so by heading to the bone marrow drive Thursday. The drive will run from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the main gym of Memorial Field House. The drive is sponsored by the IUP athletics department and will be overseen primarily by the football program, according to Jim Smith, IUP’s assistant football coach. Campus athletic teams have been urged to participate, and coaches hope student athletes will spread the word to the rest of the student body. This is the drive’s second year on campus, Smith said. The first drive had a turnout of around 500 students, which exceeded organizers’ expectations. Smith said they ran out of selftest packets for prospective donors. Smith said that no bone marrow is actually donated at this event. The drive is a preliminary screening to put students on the National Bone Marrow Registry. Each student will be given a selfscreening packet to take a sample from his or her own mouth with a cotton swab. These cotton swabs are then packed up and sent to a lab. The lab will screen each sample for matches between potential bone marrow donors and patients in need. If a match is found, the compatible student will be contacted.“Entering your name on the registry does not put you under any obligation,” Smith said. “If you change your mind, you do not have to go through with any donation procedure that comes up.” The information provided during the screening is safe and confidential. It will only be used by the National Bone Marrow Registry and will not be

shared with other organizations. The entire process is walk-in, Smith said. Students do not need to bring anything or register ahead of time. Screening takes 10 to 15 minutes and is completely needle free. Smith said he hopes to have the most diverse crowd of donors possible; the more diverse the donors, the greater chance that

there will be a match for someone in need. There is some discomfort involved in the actual bone marrow donation procedure but, Smith said, “to have the opportunity to save someone’s life … I hope we could all … deal with some discomfort.” For questions or more information about the bone marrow drive, contact Smith at 724-357-2780 or James.Smith@iup.edu.

Food-service workers hold rally to protest Aramark By Sean Bracken News Editor S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

IUP’s food-service employees held a rally Saturday in hopes of ending the possibility of a strike. Workers, students and community supporters rallied in front of Foster Dining Hall with signs, chants and a giant rat, according to Jennifer England, an independent professional of Pink Coat Communications, a communications service that promotes social change and justice. The rally ran for about 30 minutes, where they demonstrated and spoke to students and parents about the reasons why there will be a possible strike. Sam Williamson, Pa. Joint Board Associate Manager, said the rat

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symbolized how Aramark is acting through their recent actions against labor employees. “Aramark is continuing to commit unfair practices, break the law and refuse to negotiate,” he said. Williamson said the protest was “spirited,” with about 100 supporters in attendance. “Workers, reluctant to strike, felt the move was necessary in the face of the employer’s continual refusal to negotiate a new contract with the members’ union,” England said. “With no progress or movement forward on part of the company, this rally is an effort to pressure [Aramark] to stop breaking the law by committing Unfair Labor practices.” She said this rally came after Aramark refused union representatives normal worksite access, refused

to process grievances or arbitrate contractual disputes, placing union dues in escrow and refusing to remit them to the union and imposing unilateral changes in working conditions, which robbed members of accumulated sick days. England said Aramark even told workers they no longer had a union. “Last year, Aramark stopped recognizing its workers’ lawful union, even after the federal government, through its National Labor Relations Board [Region 6] determined that SEIU still represents Pittsburgh area workers like those at IUP,” she said. “Aramark still refused to change its behavior or begin negotiating a new contract.” The worker’s actions began on April 15 when they voted 89-7 in favor of authorizing a strike against Aramark.

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And there it is - the question that leaves you with the sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach - the one that asks if you’ve ever been convicted of an alcohol-related misdemeanor or felony... When I was 18, I went out to a drinking party with my buddies and did something really stupid! Since then I’ve gone on to become a physician but my past is coming back to haunt me. Recently, I’ve applied for hospital privileges and a few training opportunities, but I have not been able to apply to certain institutions due to the fact I’d have to answer those questions on a criminal background questionnaire and that would raise red flags in the healthcare environment and immediately remove me from consideration from a training position or a potential job.

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10 Years ago I was at a party where I drank way too much alcohol. One the way home, I stole a few things at the convenience store. I thought I had paid for my punishment back then, but now I am unable to volunteer as a block parent at my children’s school, help coach my daughter’s softball team and I’d like to take a better paying position to pay off student loans, my house and fund my son’s college expenses but my criminal record is holding me back.

A lot of students don’t realize how one moment of bad judgment can mean that you’ll have to alter you future plans. Convictions including: • Carrying or manufacturing a false ID • Misrepresenting your age to purchase or attempt to purchase alcohol

• Driving under the influence of alcohol • Disorderly conduct or • Purchasing and/or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors.

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Virginia criminology professor, author speaks about organized crime By Sean Bracken News Editor S.M.Bracken@iup.edu

Organized crime has been a part of American culture for more than a century, dating back to the 1880s, according to Jay Albanese, a criminology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. The subject has also crossed over into pop culture, inspiring movies like “Casino,” “Goodfellas” and “The Godfather,” as well as television shows like “The Sopranos.” Albanese spoke to students Thursday at Gorell Recital Hall about organized crime and its impact on society. Albanese said organized crime has provided some of the most “lasting images” in American history. But as for mob movies, he said most films on the mafia do not accurately depict the history of real organized crime. “I’ve studied [organized crime] for a long time,” Albanese said. He said organized crime began in the late 1800s in New Orleans when David Harnessers, the police chief at the time, was shot at his doorstep. Albanese said Italians, the city’s most recent immigrant group, were blamed. “America has a nasty habit of hating the most recent immigrant group,” Albanese said. He said organized crime took

off in the 1920s after prohibition laws were passed, which banned the sale and consumption of alcohol. “Prohibition was the single factor that made organized crime more organized,” Albanese said. “Because there was a ban, people wanted to drink,” he said. He said prohibition laws started bootlegging, or smuggling alcohol to sell for profit. Albanese said a lot of the bootlegging calmed down in the 1930s because of the Great Depression and the repeal of prohibition. He said the 1950s were the first time the word “mafia” was used to describe organized crime. This decade was also the first time several congressional hearings were held on organized crime. Tenn. Sen. Estes Kefauver was the first to broadcast the hearings on television. Albanese also discussed the Appalachian Incident, which occurred in 1957 and led to the arrests of 58 Italians. “All cases were overturned for a lack of evidence,” he said. Albanese went on to discuss the case of Joe Valachi, who testified in 1963 about organized crime to avoid a death sentence. He said that Valachi claimed there was a gang war in the 1930s that involved the existence of “families,” such as the Cosa Nostra. “No convictions resulted from

the testimony, but he had a major influence,” Albanese said. He said the testimony led Attorney General Robert Kennedy to demand stronger laws in the 1960s, leading to the 1968 passage of a wiretapping law. The law also led to the Organized Crime Act and the Bank Secrecy Act, both passed in 1970. Albanese said there was “virtually no prosecuting” done between 1970 and 1980, but added the 1980s were the most “aggressive” years for prosecutions. He said there were several convictions then resulted in more violence because younger leaders were “struggling for leadership.” “Younger leaders were concerned about others ‘ratting’ them out,” Albanese said. He said organized crime now takes a role in “safer scams” like selling narcotics. “There is also a lot more of networking going on,” Albanese said. He said organized crime was like a “business model,” because they use it to make money to filter off to other organized crime groups. “All organized crime groups wish to survive and profit, while controlling suppliers, customers, regulators and competitors,” Albanese said. He said new versions of organized crime have shifted to things such as internet gambling, synthetic drugs, sex trafficking, money laundering

Kassi Cheatle/The Penn Jay Albanese, Virginia Commonwealth University criminology professor, spoke to students about organized crime Thursday afternoon at Gorell Recital Hall.

and property theft. Albanese said these new examples of organized crime are changing very quickly. “Human trafficking was unknown about a decade ago,” he said. Human trafficking has occurred in at least 20 states; it is an easier way of committing a crime, Albanese said. “You can exploit the same victim over and over again,” he said. Albanese said the U.N. has taken

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actions to decrease organized crime, such as binding agreements to increase certainty of apprehension and prosecution, a convention against transnational organized crime and public education efforts to reduce its demand. He said the future of organized crime will continue to exist and change. “The most significant crime problem is corruption because it [involves] every single crime,” Albanese said.

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Social networking sites leave legal trail in court By Mary Ann Cavazos Scripps Howard News Service

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those easily could be used as a negotiation tool. Some people simply decide to settle to avoid the embarrassment of having photos or other information such as online profanity-laced tirades against an ex read in court, Perkins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a blessing or curse depending on if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re using it or if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being used against you,â&#x20AC;? Perkins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[But] itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost never good.â&#x20AC;? For law enforcement, social-networking sites, which boast millions of users, have become one more tool in a crime-fighting arsenal. Local graffiti vandals who proudly post their exploits online have found it used against them in court. But criminal defense attorney Gerald Rogen said he has used it to discredit witnesses. In a child sex abuse case, he found the profile of the parent of a child who accused his client. The site had photos that showed adults drinking in front of children, simulated sex acts and a cake with an image of male genitalia. That could allow him to question where a child picked up sexual references. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good way to check up on

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keep that going.â&#x20AC;? Along with much-needed funds, Frank made a libertarian argument supporting new legislation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;American adults want to be able to do what they want with their own money without the government interfering,â&#x20AC;? Frank said. Opponents of Internet gambling arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t standing by idly and are lining up to oppose Frank and McDermott in the House. Last week, a Republican memo tying jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff to online gambling made its way around Capitol Hill. Professional sports leagues are against the bill because they think it will expand wagers placed on their games. Other influential groups, such as the nonprofit conservative Christian organization Focus on the Family, are firmly against any extension of legal gambling. Chad Hills, policy and research analyst for Focus on the Family, said addictive gambling is already a problem in America and passage of this legislation would only exacerbate that problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This basically creates a national casino, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no time they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be operating,â&#x20AC;? Hills said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We already have between 15 and 20 million people in the U.S. with a pathological gambling problem.â&#x20AC;? The bill was set to be considered earlier this month by the House Financial Services Committee, but the hearing was canceled due to a scheduling overload. Frank, the panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chairman, plans to get a vote this spring, and is confident the House will pass the bill. There is no companion bill in the Senate, but Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., introduced a bill last August seeking to legalize and tax poker and games of chance on the Internet.

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Opinion

Improve school lunches, cut healthcare costs By Trulie Ankerberg MCT

Sloppy joes or pepperoni pizza? For many children, these and other fatty foods are the only choices at lunchtime. Millions of families do not have the funds to send their children to school with nutritious homemade lunches. They rely on subsidized meals provided through the National School Lunch Program. But these meals do more than fill empty stomachs. They also help shape children’s eating habits — often for the worse. And that should be important to anyone who cares about our country’s future. If we don’t help children develop a taste for healthful foods, our nation will soon face a public health crisis. That’s why, as a mother and a dietitian, I support the Healthy School Meals Act of 2010, a new bill in Congress that would help schools serve more healthful foods. There is tremendous room for improvement. Children who eat subsidized school lunches are nearly four times as likely to eat two or more servings of fatty meat each day, compared with those who bring packed lunches, according to a new study conducted by University of Michigan researchers. The study also found that kids

who file through the school lunch line also consumed more sugary beverages and fewer fruits and vegetables than their peers. Not surprisingly, they were also more likely to be obese. They even had higher levels of LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol. Congress has spent months debating how to improve access to medical care. But if our nation doesn’t improve access to healthful foods and help young people develop healthy eating habits early in life, we’re going to see more and more people in the doctor’s office. In 2008, the United States spent $147 billion on obesity-related medical costs alone. And the cost of hospitalizing obese children nearly doubled just between 1999 and 2005, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs. Our children are more at risk of obesity than they have ever been. More than 30 percent of kids in 30 states are now obese. And more than 6 percent of children are extremely obese, according to a new study of more than 700,000 children. We know that obesity dramatically increases the risk of diabetes, hypertension and other medical problems. Indeed, largely because of risking obesity rates, an estimated one in three children born in 2000 will devel-

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op diabetes at some point, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The cost of treating this diabetes epidemic could bankrupt our health care system. As school food revolutionary Jamie Oliver often mentions, for the first time in history children are expected not to live as long as their parents. Such cold, hard facts help explain why lawmakers in both political parties are calling for school lunch changes. They’ve been joined by Michelle Obama, who is also encouraging food companies to produce healthier products and parents to cook more meals at home. Healthful school lunch options also enjoy broad scientific support. A recent school lunch study by the Institute of Medicine found that children need more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. And plant-based vegetarian school lunch options are backed by both the American Public Health Association and the American Medical Association. The trick is getting it done. Many schools are already working hard to serve better options — but they face economic challenges. They need help. It’s time for Congress to do its part by passing the Healthy School Meals Act.

The benefits of ACORN By Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite Los Angeles Times MCT

This is a eulogy for ACORN as we knew it. Our premier anti-poverty organization has been forced into a massive reorganization, and its future is unclear. If we care about democracy, we should study the story of what happened to ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. It is true that in its rush to recruit people and build its organization, ACORN was sometimes sloppy and should have supervised its people more closely. But those faults could have been corrected and ACORN’s singular contributions to our polity sustained. More than any other national organization, ACORN succeeded in bringing the voices of the poor into domestic politics. The group had its roots in the welfare rights movement of the mid1960s, when impoverished Americans joined to demand benefits they were entitled to but often denied. By 1966, these small local groups had banded together to become the National Welfare Rights Organization. Their campaign attracted young activists who called themselves community organizers, and in 1970 the movement gave birth to ACORN, which set out to organize a broader swath of lowincome Americans. Sarah Palin and her ilk mock the term “community organizer” because they are blind to the vision of an inclusive democracy that lies behind it. The community organizers at ACORN were deeply committed to expanding our democracy to include people whose interests and needs otherwise get short shrift. They were highly effective in reaching out to people in poor and workingclass neighborhoods, identifying their concerns and fashioning strategies to resolve them. Their small victories built community organizations, ultimately making the group a force not only in local politics but in state and national politics as well. ACORN held a profoundly optimistic view of democratic possibility in America, and those who ridicule that vision do our country a serious disservice. ACORN’s most extreme critics have attacked the group as a tool of some Marxist cabal intent on overthrowing American democracy. There is irony in this. ACORN’s campaigns were inspired by nothing so much as faith in the potential of

American democracy. As far back as 1972, ACORN’s neighborhood organizations in Arkansas campaigned for more parks and better schools, for fair distribution of community development funds and for an end to racially discriminatory real estate practices. And through it all, the group registered voters as part of a goal to increase participation in government by lowincome citizens. The political climate of the Reagan era was hostile to an organization devoted to building power among working and poor people. ACORN nevertheless persevered, launching campaigns against predatory lending and for low-cost housing, environmental justice, a living wage and school reform. In 2004, in the battleground state of Florida, ACORN developed a strategy to increase the electoral participation of poor Floridians by helping put a referendum on the ballot to raise the state’s minimum wage, which at the time was $5.15 an hour. Organizers hoped the lure of a ballot referendum to raise wages would mobilize more liberal voters, who would also then cast a vote in the presidential race. In the end, George W. Bush beat John Kerry by 381,000 votes in Florida, but 3.1 million voters, or 71 percent of the electorate, voted for the minimum-wage increase. ACORN’s success in the Florida minimum-wage fight came at a cost. Conservatives and business leaders who opposed the initiative took aim at the organization in hopes of discrediting a political enemy. An alleged whistle-blower claimed knowledge of an ACORN conspiracy to register voters fraudulently; a major Republican law firm with ties to the Chamber of Commerce and other business interests launched lawsuits; and government investigations ensued. But while there were lapses on the part of some of the people ACORN paid to register voters, the organization was not found to have deliberately done anything wrong. Having Barack Obama in office does not negate the need for an organization like ACORN. A progressive president needs a mobilized base, and ACORN knew how to mobilize a base. Today, the circumstances of low-income Americans are worsening, and public policies or their absence are a large part of the reason. As in the Depression, and again in the 1960s, we once more need wide-scale protest movements to save American democracy. It’s a shame ACORN won’t be around to help organize them.

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Letters to the editor It is with great appreciation that the Peer Educators of The Haven Project and Health AWAREness recognize all of the volunteers and organizations that helped make Take Back the Night, 2010 a record-breaking success! We believe nearly 600 people took part in the fight against sexual violence in our community. There are many myths surrounding victimization: young and old,

MEN and WOMEN, rich and poor are all affected by sexual violence. It is the goal of The Haven Project through events such as Take Back the Night to dispel such myths and raise awareness on the IUP campus and in the Indiana community. Thank you to the many student organizations who signed up to volunteer, spread the word, carry signs, set up and tear down, and count-

less others who volunteered in various other ways. Thank you also to Lowe’s, ARAMARK, BACCHUS and the Co-op store for their support of Take Back the Night, 2010! We at The Haven Project are so very grateful for the participation of everyone who made this event possible! — Darla Barie Graduate assistant

Court nominee’s sexual orientation nobody’s business MCT

Chatter swirling about the sexual orientation of possible U.S. Supreme Court candidates ought to be put to rest in the future with a single, and oft-repeated, response from President Obama: It’s none of our business. That would have been the correct response when a former Bush administration aide and blogger wrote recently on a CBS News site that one possible nominee, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, is a lesbian. Instead, the White House denied it and issued a strong rebuke to the network. It should not have. Kagan may be

gay, or she may not be. But she is protected from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Thus, questions about her sexuality required no response. Especially since CBS quickly deleted the post once its author acknowledged he was merely repeating a rumor. Instead of putting out a potential fire, the Obama administration fanned smoke into flames. Let’s all repeat: It is none of our business. Some people speculated that Justice David Souter was gay. Those whispers dogged the justice before and after he was confirmed.

As far as the public knows, Souter is a man who enjoys his solitary life. That amount of knowledge is as it should be. Some critics may seize upon the issue of sexual orientation to discount nominees they do not like. Others may be driven by prejudice and opposition to gay rights. All are entitled to their opinions, but should not be able to deny qualified candidates on the basis of sexual orientation. An absence of smear campaigns during the coming court-nomination process may be asking too much. At least there should be no campaign to smear gays.

IUP is by, most standards, a small school. It has more than 14,000 students enrolled and is in, by most standards, a small town. With a small enrollment, it doesn’t have national reputation that Penn State or University of Pennsylvania do. It rarely gets coverage from national media outlets and plays sports on a Division II level. With these things stacked against it, however, IUP still manages to turn out fairly successful alumni. Just look at Chad Hurley, for example. Hurley graduated with a bachelor’s in fine arts and turned that into a multi-million-dollar corporation now known as YouTube. Another example is Steelers founding owner Art Rooney, who graduated from Duquesne University, attended IUP and founded one of the most successful franchises in American sports. Saturday morning, another successful alumni was added to that list when former IUP cornerback Akwasi Owusu-Ansah was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Owusu-Ansah was one of the most prolific players in IUP history and because of size, speed and ability to play either defense or special teams is a favorite to make the main roster. Lessons can be learned from these three alumni and other successful alumni: That it doesn’t matter what school you come from, how prestigious of a reputation the school has or how much money it has, you can still be successful. You can still make it to the highest level of your profession. So to the students of IUP, make the most of your experience here at IUP. The degree you earn here is just as good as anywhere else. If you have the talent and determination, you could help put IUP on the level of Harvard or other schools of that nature. It may not have a 100,000-seat football stadium, it may not have a long line of U.S. presidents, but that doesn’t mean that it means any less than another school. If the students of IUP work hard enough, we can all be on this list the next time around.

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Profiling growth of green jobs increases greener lifestyle By ROB GOODIER MCT

Mechanics construct windmills in Indianapolis while lab techs in Silicon Valley crank out thin-film solar panels. Contractors in Portland, Ore., weatherize Queen Anne homes, and their counterparts in Pittsburgh fix up low-income apartments. Renewable energy and efficiency projects like these are cropping up in every state, in some cases on a massive scale, boosted by funds from federal and state governments. Drafty windows and underperforming furnaces are the primary targets so far — first steps toward a goal of making cities more sustainable and spurring job growth in the emerging green economy. In New York State alone, thousands of jobs may be created, sparked by the passage of an energy bill that will finance energy-saving retrofits for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the state. Lee Wasserman, director of the Rockefeller Family Fund and a consultant for the legislation, called it “the most significant state energy-efficiency bill in the nation’s history.” State senators from both major parties touted its potential to rescue the economy, create jobs and save energy.

To get a better grasp of the situation, we looked at the efforts of four cities around the country to invest in the green job growth. They are Portland and San Jose, Calif., on the West Coast; Indianapolis in the Midwest; and Pittsburgh in the East. All expect to receive federal stimulus money for energy efficiency programs. Weatherization, traffic light upgrades and job training are common themes among them, but each city has a unique approach. Marshall Runkel, owner of the Portland construction company Eco Tech, hired five weatherization workers to start and expects to have 15 by next year. His company installed insulation and windows and sealed cracks in the walls of six homes over the summer. “You can see the result,” Runkel said. “I mean, the first project that we completed will take 12,000 pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere every year.” Eco Tech is one of six contractors hired as part of a financing experiment the city has undertaken. Seeded by $2.5 million of federal stimulus money, a local bank will give 500 homeowners low-interest loans to pay for home improvements. Then they will pay back their loans with their monthly utility bills, but most of the payment should be covered by what they save in heating

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expenses. The owners get improvements and only have to pay what amounts to a slightly higher monthly utility bill. Portland’s mayor, Sam Adams, believes the plan could become a model for financing energy efficiency conversions around the world. “For us and around the world the biggest barrier has been financing,” he said. “That’s what’s been holding back the green revolution, in my opinion.” In Oregon, some 100,000 homes are drafty, without insulation in the walls or the attics. And the state’s unemployment rate of 12 percent (as of August 2009) is well above the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Businesses like Runkel’s address both issues, creating jobs and weatherizing homes. To prepare new workers, the city links community colleges with contractors. “I work with these community development groups, and in exchange I get employees who have training,” Runkel said. They should have jobs as long as people can pay for retrofits. The problem, in Adams’s view, is that loans for such improvements are hard to come by. “When it’s just as easy to get a loan for a retrofit as it is to get one for a motorcycle, then I’ll know we’ve achieved our goal,” he said.

MCT Donated glasses are readied for recycling at SCARCE, (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting), a recycling program in Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Recycling takes turn into Dumpster for treasure By HEIDI STEVENS Chicago Tribune MCT

Kay McKeen has sent microscopes to Ghana, zippers to Ethiopia, textbooks to India and a baby grand piano to a high school on Chicago’s South Side. She’s equal parts environmentalist, Dumpster diver and missionary, and her motivation is simple: “If we don’t rescue it, it’s in a landfill forever.” McKeen, 59, of Wheaton, Ill, is the founder and executive director of SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education), a Glen Ellyn, Ill.-based organization dedicated to collecting people’s unwanted stuff and finding a use for it — from bottle caps and old keys to overhead projectors and, in one case, a 16-foot balance beam. “It came from a school whose insurance no longer covered gymnastics,” McKeen recalled. “We found a magnet school in Chicago that just happened to need a new balance beam.” There’s plenty to give the green movement the blues: a global water crisis, a giant garbage patch in the Pacific, polar ice caps melting in the Arctic. But McKeen takes a different approach. “People should feel excited,” she said. “There are some amazing things happening.” Especially at SCARCE headquarters, a warehouse tucked into a nondescript brick office complex. When you walk through the front door, tidy suburbia gives way to delightful chaos. Thousands of books line the walls from floor to ceiling. A shelving unit holds containers of American flags, dried-up

ballpoint pens, eyeglasses, old keys, wine corks, cell phones and other items that often get tossed. “It’s not trash,” McKeen said. “It’s resources.” Resources for whom? You name it. McKeen funnels goods to recycling centers or groups that can use them. The eyeglasses go to the Lions Club, where they’re cleaned up and distributed to people in need. The Lions Club takes the keys as well, melting them down for the brass and scrap metal. Pens go back to their manufacturer for recycling. Wine corks go to teachers for art projects or Whole Foods for recycling. American flags go to the VFW for proper retirement. “When I see an American flag sticking out of a garbage can, that drives me nuts,” McKeen said. “I’ve saved a number of those.” McKeen thinks nothing of “saving” other people’s trash. “Oh, I’m a Dumpster diver,” she said proudly. “I even have a T-shirt.” Some items she’ll dispose of in a greener fashion. Trashed fluorescent lights go to a household hazardous-waste site. “All it would take is one crack and the garbage collector’s getting a face full of mercury. You can’t have that.” Other items she’ll bring back to the warehouse. A flawless, oversize wall clock she rescued hangs above one shelving unit. McKeen has been passionate about the environment for as long as she can remember. She put that passion to work in the late 80s as a volunteer with the Wheaton Environmental Improvement Commission and led the effort to build Wheaton’s recycling center.

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IUP Planetarium presents ‘400 Years of the Telescope’ By MOHAMMAD ALJAYYOUSI Staff Writer M.I.Aljayyousi@iup.edu

The IUP Planetarium offered a free show of the stars Thursday evening. IUP geoscience professor, Ken Coles, presented “400 Years of the Telescope.” “I have been doing planetarium shows since I came to IUP in 2004,” Coles said. “It was clear to me that this facility is great for teaching the public about the sky and how objects move and change. “You can also tell people about new discoveries when they visit to see the sky. This program highlights the start of observational astronomy 400 years ago. “The anniversary was an obvious topic for a public planetarium show. In many ways, telescopes work the way they did in Galileo’s time, but the way we record and use what they see has changed dramatically,” he added. Coles said the planetarium projector is 43 years old and was sold by a company that is still working over in Philadelphia. “You can leave your seats for flotation,” Coles said. The audience embarked on their journey into the heavens with this funny note that caused a wave of laughter among them. The College of Natural Science and Mathematics sponsored the event. The starry show began with the Sun’s daily motion. Coles, then, went over many star constellations, pointing to them with his laser pointer. Some of these were the Summer Triangle, Aries, and Pisces. The audience also had the chance to see the outer edge of our galaxy, the Milky Way, which Coles described it, was “very starry and beautiful.” Coles told the audience he knew only three constellations when he was hired for the job and asked if he would

teach Astronomy. Coles prepared the audience for the following historical overview by asking them to pay attention to different planets and think about Galileo. The historical overview was a PowerPoint with information about two scientists who preceded Galileo, — Claudius Ptolemaeus and Nicolaus Copernicus. Ptolemy was a Greek astronomer who worked in Alexandria. According to Coles, Ptolemy was the first to mathematically formalize the idea that planets, the sun and the moon go around the earth. Coles illustrated this by playing an animation of the universe as configured by Ptolemy. The animation showed the Earth at the center and the other planets revolving around it in different types of circular motions. Some were like little wheels calledepicycles. Coles explained how this configuration of the universe would be crucial to Galileo’s work, as the latter questioned its assumptions, especially regarding Venus, which in Ptolemy’s design is always between Earth and the Sun. Coles introduced another figure, Nicolaus Copernicus, from the 15th century. Coles showed a diagram in which Copernicus introduced his then revolutionary idea that the Sun, rather than the Earth, is the center of the planet system. This idea challenged the teachings of the Church that the Earth was the center of the universe. The Church banned his books. “Along comes Galileo,” Coles said, “born 20 years later.” Galileo made use of a new invention, the telescope. “It occurred to him to make a telescope and use it to look at the heavens.” This led him to many observations about the planets and the stars in

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Copernicus’s direction. Galileo was the first real scientist because he believed all assertions must be tested,” said Coles. In 1610, Galileo wrote “The Starry Messenger” in Italian — not in Latin — to reach more people, said Coles. This book made him a celebrity. In it, he proved Ptolemy wrong, and turned over many years of teaching. As a result, Galileo was convicted, but not for heresy, as the widespread misconception affirms. “He gave us the telescope three hundred years,” said Coles. The last part of the show was running “time forwards” of the planet’s movement for five months, from

November to late April. This basically showed the audience the movement of Mars against that of the moon. As Coles anticipated, the audience laughed when the moon comes racing by Mars six times. Coles concluded the show by sharing information about next year’s activities, like the total lunar eclipse in September. He gave some information about three types of telescopes, and the audience went outside for a star party, which began with a close look at the moon’s surface. Several dozen people saw the moon, Venus, Mars and Saturn through two of the Planetarium’s telescopes.

“I felt this show was a success and well worth the effort,” Coles said. “I had students bring relatives, faculty bring children, and many other members of the public. “Many made comments or asked questions afterwards. We also had a great night for observing after the show.” “I look forward to future public shows,” he added.

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Ebony & Ivory fashion show conquers catwalk, lights up runway By JALEESA TAYLOR Contributing Writer J.A.Taylor2@iup.edu

Even though the Grammy-themed fashion show was delayed for about 35 minutes, it did not stop anyone from conquering the catwalk. The Ebony & Ivory Fashion Show, hosted by the Black Emphasis Committee, was held at the HUB Ohio Room Saturday. The event was a part of BEC’S three-day weekend and celebration of their 24th annual fashion show. The opening of the event consisted of acrobatic moves and a fierce attitude by Ms. Angelique, a familiar face from last week’s Glitz and Glamour Drag Show. The Damage Dolls were the first models to perform their segment, with a Bollywood theme and choreographed routines. Ending the first segment of the event was a crowd-pleasing runway skit and choreography called “Death of a Barbie.” “‘Ladies with Poise’ conquered the runway. I am so proud of our models. I look forward to a

“‘Ladies with Poise’ conquered the runway. I am so proud of our models. I look forward to a bright and promising future [in general].” — Toya Robertson (freshman, College of Humanities and Social Sciences) bright and promising future [in general],” said Toya Robertson (freshman, College of Humanities and Social Sciences). A raffle drawing was held during intermission. Prizes included a new generation iPod. Ms. Angelique encouraged more enthusiasm and interacted with the audience before the second part of the event began. The second act of the show began with “Fashion Garden,” consisting of a floral setting. The segment was directed by Carlos Gonzalez (senior, sociology), Pearline Cooke (senior, sociology) and Ashley Johnson (senior, fashion

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merchandising). The inspiration behind “Fashion Garden” was the movie “Alice in Wonderland” and spring fashion. The next performance was by a group called “Strictly Business.” They performed with their own lyrics to the instrumental of “Bed Rock,” originally performed by Young Money, Lil Wayne and Drake. Before Ms. Angelique introduced the next act, she encouraged audience members to get up on the stage and do their best catwalk. She then entertained the crowd with her free-style dance moves. Lock Haven University was the next set of performers. Their precision in choreography and creativity received a standing ovation from the audience. Concluding the show was an ‘80s themed tribute called “Remembering the glamorous life of the ‘80s video VIXEN.” Featuring songs from artists like Shelia E. and Prince, the performance ended the event with a modern twist while paying respect to the past. The fashion show, for the 24th year, created a great success.

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Suggestion for organic food takes over markets By sandy bauers The Philadelphia Inquirer MCT

Not long ago, Maria Rodale got fed up and decided to speak out. The result is “Organic Manifesto,” a feisty, I-can’t-take-it-any-more diatribe about the ills of chemical farming. She shows her radical stripes as early as Page 4: “We are all being poisoned, contaminated, sterilized and eventually exterminated by the synthetic chemicals we have used for the last 100 years to grow our food.” The alternative — the imperative — is to insist on organically grown food, which she said will cure our bodies and save the planet. Rodale’s organic passion runs deep. She’s the granddaughter of J.I. Rodale, known as the father of organic gardening. Her father followed suit. In September, at 47, she took over the Rodale publishing empire. And she’s co-chair of the Rodale Institute, a Kutztown nonprofit that in 1981 started a farm systems trial to compare organic and conventional farming techniques. She bases a lot of her conclusions on the institute’s research. The mother of three children, she lives in Bethlehem and wakes up mornings in a house that has solar hot water, solar electric and roof shingles made to look like slate but are recycled tires. She starts with three cups of coffee. “Black. Organic. Preferably sitting quietly.” Then, look out. When Rodale was a kid, people made fun of her organic family, “and that’s OK.” Then came the hippie days, which propelled organic food closer to the mainstream. Except that lately, Rodale said, people are getting confused. They think that organic means

vegetarian. Or that local is better than organic. At its simplest, organic means no toxic chemicals were used. If it’s livestock, no antibiotics or growth hormones. And now, genetically engineered crops — often called GMOs, for genetically modified organisms — are proliferating, along with the seed companies’ claims that the crops will save money and prevent world hunger. More than 80 percent of corn, cotton and soybean acreage in the United States is growing genetically engineered crops. Rodale worries that one day, we’ll no longer have real food, just GMO food. In researching the book, which her company just published, Rodale met with farmers from Lancaster County to Iowa. She loved how they talked about the smell of good hay and paid close attention to nature. But she hated how they spoke of their “chemical dealer” as their most-trusted source of information. She thinks they’ve been tricked by big business. She calls chemical farming a subprime crisis, unsustainable. Organic farming, on the other hand, yields higher crops during drought and wet weather, she says. It creates jobs (because it’s more labor-intensive). It uses 30 percent less fossil fuel. It replenishes the soil instead of depleting it. Best of all, she said, organic farming boosts the soil’s mycorrhizal fungi, which stores carbon, a greenhouse gas. She’s also angry that organic food is more expensive and blames the government. Aiming to keep things simple and readable, Rodale writes in passionate gushes, but she also provides nine pages of fine-print footnotes.

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Online renting, streaming putting video stores out of business By Darrell Smith

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First, people decided they didn’t want to drive to the movie theater. These days, they aren’t too keen on driving to the video store, either. In a sign of the times, Netflix, based in Los Gatos, Calif., saw its stock price top $100 a share Thursday after posting blowout earnings. Brick and mortar video stores are under pressure from the online world, just like record stores and booksellers before them. We want to rent DVDs quickly by mail or pick them up at the supermarket. And that’s if we bother handling a physical disc at all. Increasingly, we just stream movies on laptops and smart phones or download them right to our PlayStations or Xboxes, so we can watch them on our flat-panel TVs. “The model has changed,” said Maithu Bai, owner of Awesome Video, an independent video rental store in Sacramento, Calif. “It’s not just here; it’s across the nation. In these times, people want

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something new.” Blockbuster and Hollywood Video are closing outlets in Sacramento and nationally. Both companies feel the heat from game changers like Netflix and Redbox, which rents movies for $1 a night out of vending machines in supermarkets. Nearly 14 million people subscribed to Netflix as of the end of March. In 2009, the company’s subscriber base ballooned by 31 percent, including more than 1.5 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter alone. Though it started out shipping videos by mail, Netflix now reports that more than half its subscribers viewed its Internet streaming service in the first quarter. Blockbuster also offers online rental options and ships movies by mail. But its legacy of physical stores has been hard to shake. The company posted a loss of $435 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. It has shuttered hundreds of outlets. Oregon-based Movie Gallery Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February and closed nearly 800 stores.

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From Indiana to Dallas Former IUP cornerback Akwasi Owusu-Ansah becomes seventh player in school history to be selected in NFL Draft By vaughn johnson Sports Editor V.M.Johnson@iup.edu

Former IUP player Akwasi OwusuAnsah was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the NFL Draft Saturday morning. OwusuAnsah was the second player taken in the fourth round and the 126th overall. Owusu-Ansah is the seventh player in IUP history to be selected in the NFL Draft, and the first since LeRon McCoy was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in 2005. The Cowboys chose Owusu-Ansah as a cornerback, but he played a good amount of his college career at the safety position as well. “I feel really comfortable at safety. Most of the plays I made in college were at safety,” Owusu-Ansah said. “I am ready to learn from the veterans on the team. Whether I am at corner or safety; I am ready to learn and to take what they have to offer.” While a part of IUP’s secondary, Owusu-Ansah made 73 tackles, broke up 19 passes and grabbed 10 interceptions, including eight during his junior season. One of the reasons why he only had two interceptions his senior

season was because teams did not throw the ball to his side of the field much. Owusu-Ansah made a big impact on special teams as well, as he was one of the most feared returners in the country. Owusu-Ansah scored a total of nine touchdowns in his career with five of them coming in the return game. During his senior campaign in 2009, he amassed 1,282 kick return yards and 788 punt return yards – both school records. “They definitely noticed my versatility,” Owusu-Ansah said. “They knew I had potential at both [safety and corner] spots. I think it will be more at the safety position. I think my special teams ability definitely helped with the decision as well. I take special teams very seriously and it is a very important part of the game. I think that helped my draft status.” Despite putting up stellar numbers during his college career, it came at a small Division II school where the level of competition isn’t as high as it is at a USC or Alabama, making it tough for Division II products to make the jump to the NFL Owusu-Ansah believes there will be a jump, but because he — at 6 feet and more than

200 pounds — is in a position where players his size are rare, it will be more of a mental jump than physical. “It will be a jump at first,” OwusuAnsah said. “I think it will be more of a jump mentally than physically. The game of football is a complex game and coming from a college that kept it simple, even on my visit we went over some plays that the Cowboys ran, it was very complex. A smarter football player is always a better football player. Learning the game and learning the coverage is going to be a harder jump. Physically tested I am a bigger and faster guy than most people. It is going to be an adjustment physically, at first, but then mentally I think that’s where it is going to take my game to the next level.” The Cowboys have had their eyes on Owusu-Ansah for quite some time now, even going as far as having visit their training campsite in Valley Ranch, Calif., to get an up-close and personal look at their future player. “I got to meet with all of the coaches and sit down with Jerry Jones one-onone and talk to him,” Owusu-Ansah said. “As far as the plays, each player sat down with the position coach and we would just talk football. They drew up the plays for me, I took notes and

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then they asked me to recite them. They asked me what I would do in certain situations.” Although Owusu-Ansah has been selected by the Cowboys, he will not participate in any contact drills during the rookie minicamp due to a March shoulder surgery. Owusu-Ansah dislocated his shoulder in 2009 during a game against Mercyhurst and reinjured the shoulder against Kutztown.

Owusu-Ansah will attend team activities but will not take part in contact drills until training camp in August. Whenever he returns, the Cowboys expect Owusu-Ansah to be ready to go. “They told me to get ready to compete and play for the Cowboys,” Owusu-Ansah said. “I am ready to compete. There are two pro bowl corners and a great safety.”

This year’s Mr. Irrelevant might be relevant to Detroit Lions in 2010 By nicholas j. cotsonika Detroit Free Press MCT

Three days after Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh held up a No. 1 Lions jersey as the second overall pick in the NFL draft, someone held up another Lions jersey on stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York. On this one, duct tape covered the No. 1 in the shape of an “I,” honoring Mr. Irrelevant, the 255th and final pick in the NFL draft, Weber State wide receiver Tim Toone. Paul Salata made the announcement as he traditionally does. He is the founder of Irrelevant Week, an annual five-day bash in Newport Beach, Calif., for the last man drafted. Why? To do something nice for no reason at all. “I think it’ll be fun,” Toone said. “Just having fun with the whole situation will be a great opportunity.” But just because Toone is Mr. Irrelevant doesn’t mean he will be irrelevant. The Lions made Alabama cornerback Ramzee Robinson the last pick (255th overall) in 2007, and after the parade and banquet and other events in Newport, he played 19

games for them. He has gone on to play for the Eagles and Browns. Coach Jim Schwartz thinks Toone could be as popular as the colorful, intense linebacker the Lions picked in the seventh round (235th overall) last year. “Zack Follett’s going to have some competition for new favorite player, new cult hero in Detroit,” Schwartz said, pointing out Toone not only had a lot of big numbers and honors from college, but was a “white guy with dreadlocks.” “I hope the fans will see the same thing that we saw in him,” Schwartz said. Toone, 5-feet-10, 175 pounds, is 25 years old, having served a two-year Mormon mission in West Africa. He’s speedy. He had 95- and 90-yard punt returns for touchdowns in college. “A lot of people tell me I’m like Wes Welker,” Toone said. “Having him in the league has helped me out a lot because he’s not the biggest guy, but he’s a hard worker, he runs great routes, he’s quick. That’s why people compare me to him, because I work hard. I try to find open holes and do everything I can to help the team win.”

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Scherer: Steelers made good decisions, some bad during 2010 NFL Draft After three days and 254 selec- and Worilds could jump in right away tions, the Pittsburgh Steelers picked and help out there. 10 players that will join them at trainHe could be a starter one day if ing camp this July. Harrison or Woodley leave for more The Steelers traded for cornerback money. Bryan McFadden during the draft, so Third Round: Emmanuel Sanders, he will be back to help a secondary WR, SMU that didn’t perform well while Troy When the Steelers traded away Polamalu was out. Santonio Holmes a few First Round: Maurkice weeks back, it guaranteed Pouncey, OG, Florida that they were going to It was a great selection select a wide receiver in the by the Steelers in the first draft at some point. round. Pouncey will be able Sanders will take some to come in and start right time to develop, but he away at right guard. could become a very good He will eventually take slot player in the future. over for Justin Hartwig By anthony scherer He has good hands at center. and the ability to sepaSports Columnist Second Round: Jason rate from coverage. A.J.Scherer@iup.edu Worilds, OLB, Virginia The Steelers seem Tech to be great at finding This was the first of three outside good wide receivers in the third round, linebackers selected by the Steelers. because last year that is where they This perplexed me a little bit, because selected Mike Wallace. they have James Harrison and LaMarr Fourth Round: Thaddeus Gibson, Woodley who are starting. OLB, Ohio State They do need help on special teams, Gibson will be a project because he

isn’t that great at rushing the passer. He will join Worilds and others on improved special teams. Fifth Round: Chris Scott, OG, Tennessee Scott was a great selection in the fifth round. He played tackle at Tennessee but will have to build more muscle if he is going to play guard in the NFL. He could take over at a guard position in a year or two. Fifth Round: Crezdon Butler, CB, Clemson With the addition of Butler and McFadden, the Steelers addressed their weak pass defense. Butler could be a spot player in his first year. If he continues to progress, he could be a starter by his second or third year. Just like most of the Steelers selections, he will be asked to help on special teams. Fifth Round: Stevenson Sylvester, OLB, Utah Sylvester was the third outside linebacker the Steelers drafted. A lot

MCT Maurkice Pouncey was drafted 18th overall.

of experts have him projected as a back-up because of his ability to pass rush. Sixth Round: Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech I think this was the best selection by the Steelers. He can come in and be Rashard Mendenhall’s back-up right away. He plays hard, but needs to improve on his pass-catching ability and blocking.

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Sixth Round: Antonio Brown, WR, Central Michigan Brown could come in and be a returner on special teams. I don’t project him to be a great wide receiver, but if he develops a little, he could become a good No. 3. Seventh Round: Doug Worthington, DE, Ohio State Worthington will add depth to a defensive line that is aging.

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Pirates up (or down) to its billing so far The Pittsburgh Pirates are at it legs, wondering what to do next. again. Losing, that is. Unfortunately for Pittsburgh fans, As of Sunday, they were 7-11, occu- this may be something they have to pying the last spot on the NL get used to. Central. The Pirates are four The Pirates’ loss Sunday wins behind the St. Louis was 10-3 to the Houston Cardinals. Astros. Just like in the past seaIt seems that when the sons, the Pirates are looking Pirates have one bad inning, like their good old selves. the whole game goes down The worst loss so far the tubes. this season was on April 22, How do the Pirates fix when they lost 20-0 to the this problem? Milwaukee Brewers at That seems to be the By alycia king PNC Park. question of the last 20 Sports Columnist The Pirates cannot years. A.L.King@iup.edu afford to let teams come Mario Lemieux offered in and do this on a regular to buy the team and was basis or anytime. denied. Fans in Pittsburgh are growing If where they want to be is the impatient with their continued loss- laughing stock of professional basees. ball, then they should keep doing Ryan Braun believes this game is exactly what they are doing now. about failure for hitters? But if they want to make themTry being a Pittsburgh Pirate. selves a winning team again, they Failure is one thing that comes with need to go out and get players. the job. Players won’t stay unless you pay While the Brewers’ players were them though. adding to their stats, the Pirates were Money needs to be paid to the sitting with their tails between their talent that they want to bring in.

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Crimson Hawks elimnated from PSAC playoffs by Cal U, await NCAA tournament status

The Crimson Hawks were knocked out of the PSAC tournament this past weekend after losing two of three to Cal U. IUP started the PSAC playoffs this past weekend flying high after a 12-6 win over East Stroudsburg. The Crimson Hawks took advantage of six errors by the Warriors and moved on to play the host Vulcans later that day. Against East Stroudsburg, the Hawks jumped out to a 6-1 lead and were well on their way to a victory. The Hawks could only watch, though, as the Warriors stayed true to their name and fought back to get within two runs. In the top of the sixth, IUP pulled away by scoring four runs on only one hit because of three East Stroudsburg errors. Junior pitcher Erin Holloway closed out the game, giving her 24 wins on the season.

The second game against Cal U didn’t go as smoothly. The Vulcans jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the game, and Vulcan pitcher Lauren Shaheen held the IUP batters to zero runs on three hits through the first six innings. The Vulcans’ bats came alive in the sixth inning, scoring six runs. Junior Dee Eppinger hit a two-run home run, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Vulcans as they won 7-2. IUP went into Saturday needing to win both games to stay in the conference playoffs. The Hawks won the first game because of a six-run seventh inning. They finished off the Vulcans 14-9 and only needed to win one more game to advance. However, they played the Vulcans a second time, and losing 4-0, and were eliminated. IUP will now wait for the NCAA to announce where and when the Hawks will play in the Atlantic Region tournament.

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“We voted to authorize a strike because Aramark is committing unfair labor practices and refusing to negotiate a new contract with our union. We work hard, and our families depend on these jobs, but Aramark thinks they can violate our rights and bully or intimidate us. We’re not going to take it. We’re ready to do whatever it takes to get Aramark to stop breaking the law.” Gina Livingston, The Hub On Thursday, April 15th, Aramark workers at IUP voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike protesting Aramark’s unfair labor practices.

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